"What exactly did the boss go down there to do? We feel so useless. We always want to help, but we always end up holding him back."
"Yeah."
Qin Ling and the others stood above, really having little practical grasp of these matters.
But they had already given practically everything they had in the earlier fight with the Demon Beasts, leaving them unable to move any more.
"Just stay here. Jiang Lan doesn't need you down there. If he needs me, I'll go. Don't let people from Other Bases come over and scoop up these resources. Take back what you fought so hard to get."
Shen Qingqiu pointed at the pile of golden cores on the ground as he spoke.
"These Demon Beasts aren't low-level. Don't bother wondering what connection they have to the ones behind them. In any case, figuring out what's down below is the priority, or there's no telling what will happen later."
"Understood! Don't worry, sister-in-law!"
Shen Qingqiu blushed at that form of address.
"Could you stop calling me random things?"
"Oh, come on, we all know the boss only calls you Aunt as a bit of roleplay. Nobody deserves him more than you. You're simply perfect for each other."
"Right, right, I think all that stuff before was purely, well, you know. You're really a great match."
Hearing their words, Shen Qingqiu didn't know what to say for a moment and simply turned away.
In truth, he was utterly mortified. Who would have thought they could still say things like that at a time like this?
Jiang Lan knew nothing of the situation above. He simply crept over, used his own advantages, and darted in front of the giant python.
He had thought it was a giant dragon, but when he got closer, he discovered