The corridor was quiet. The two stared at each other, locked in a fierce confrontation, neither willing to back down.

“No need for you to worry about that.” Nan Zhu chuckled. “I think that worker bees that can only blindly follow others based on pheromones are incompetent.”

Freya: "..."

“It is only natural for worker bees to follow the queen bee because of pheromones and physiological reasons, but they can only follow the queen bee because of these predetermined factors…” Nan Zhu looked deeply at Freya and said slowly and deliberately, “It is meaningless.”

After speaking, Nan Zhu gently knocked on the door, and after waiting for permission from the person behind it, he pushed the door open and went straight in.

Freya: "..."

He really is an annoying guy.

It's just that some of them appeared earlier, appearing in the list of secretaries earlier than expected.

"Miss, Mr. Chief, please have some tea."

The atmosphere in the office was somewhat somber. Nan Zhu didn't react much; he simply placed the tray on the table and naturally poured a cup of tea for each of them.

The tea soup was the perfect color, clear and bright, and a faint fragrance from the teacup filled the entire office.

Neither Shi Yin nor the chief said anything, and Nan Zhu didn't linger any longer. After pouring tea, he took the tray and left the office, gently closing the door behind him.

"Are you really going out alone this time?" After Nan Zhu left, the commander-in-chief frowned and said, "Once this plan is implemented, you will be going against the grain of your previous actions."

“As long as you don’t go against my wishes, that’s enough. Yanlong Kingdom is not my possession.” Shi Yin leaned back on the sofa, holding a draft paper in her hand: “You can never catch a fish without bait.”

"My Lord, the Yanlong Kingdom is not my possession, nor are you, nor are humans," Shi Yin said calmly. "We are two people, managing different departments and directions, so our decisions and policies should naturally not be the same."

Commander-in-Chief: "..."

"Don't worry, the chaos this time is big enough that these policies won't cause discontent anytime soon." Seeing the leader's silence, Shi Yin comforted him, "It's already a blessing to be able to survive in the apocalypse."

"No, what I care about is whether you're going to Mingtai Temple by yourself this time?" The Grand Commander sighed. "I thought that no matter where you go, you would at least bring someone with you."

"I did have that plan, but right now... I don't have anyone I can use." Shi Yin didn't intend to hide it from the commander-in-chief and spoke frankly.

"No one usable? You've picked up quite a few, haven't you?" The commander-in-chief was a little surprised. "They're all excellent, and you didn't go there to fight, did you?"

Didn't we just say that this unexpected event might be difficult to resolve, so we went to ask for reinforcements?

“Yes, but this situation is a bit special.” Shi Yin paused for a moment: “I usually bring someone with a pure heart, since this time we are inviting Buddha to come out of seclusion, so I will at least bring someone whose heart is acceptable to Buddha.”

"Where is Nanzhu?" the commander-in-chief asked.

“His character and purity are far from what I expected.” Shi Yin shook her head. “Although I can’t make a definitive judgment, I always trust my intuition in this regard.”

"I think Freya, whom you picked up, is quite nice." The commander-in-chief then thought for a moment, "What about Ji Chuan and Ye Shaoheng?"

"Freya..." Shi Yin paused for a moment, avoiding the name: "Ye Shaoheng's personality has changed a lot since Ye Yuansong died. My original plan was for him to gain the recognition of the World Imprint, which would naturally prove that he has enough ability and temperament."

"What mark should he have originally possessed?" the commander wondered.

“Heroism is the light of dawn that keeps a childlike heart, charging forward bravely at any time, even in adversity.” Shi Yin said in a deep voice, “While Ye Yuansong is the sunset, that is, transcending life and death with the fearlessness of life, and supporting the last glory of light before darkness with will and faith.”

"Has something gone wrong?" the commander-in-chief pondered.

Ye Shaoheng has indeed become much more composed since his return, which should have been a good thing. However, he seems to be deliberately imitating Ye Yuansong in many ways.

Ye Shaoheng did not show any sadness or pain over his grandfather's passing and continued to devote himself to his work as if nothing had happened. However, the head of the department could vaguely sense that he had not yet recovered from the grief of his grandfather's death.

In fact, Ye Shaoheng is becoming more and more like Ye Yuansong.

“It’s hard to draw a conclusion. Perhaps a single word’s deviation, or an instability in a certain detail, could cause a drastic change in a person.” Shi Yin rested her chin on her hand. “I’m sorry, even if I repeat it so many times, I can’t replicate every subtle detail.”

"So, the fact that he wasn't recognized by the world's mark means that something unexpected has happened to his character." The leader seemed to understand what Shi Yin meant: "What about Ji Chuan?"

"Currently, his temperament does fit the description, but unfortunately, someone with a system cannot be..." Shi Yin denied, "You could even interpret it as... a stain or a mark."

Commander-in-Chief: "What!?"

“Gu Changge and Qin Jin are both very talented, but the problem is that their rebirth memories came too late. People who have experienced the later stages of the apocalypse find it hard to have that kind of purity.” Shi Yin continued, “As for Lin Beiyue, she has to stay and lead the team.”

"Then, what about you..." The leader hesitated for a moment.

So many people don't possess the pure heart that matches, so does Tokine possess it? The Commander-in-Chief doesn't believe it. He believes in Tokine's patience, perseverance, and strength... but he doesn't believe in Tokine's so-called purity or childlike heart.

"To be honest, I really don't have any, so this time I'm just trying my luck." Shi Yin sighed, "After all, it's for the sake of saving the country, so there should be hope in getting them to come out of seclusion."

"If the lips are gone, the teeth will be cold. Once the Yanlong is destroyed, they will also be cut off from the root. It is not difficult to bring Mingtai Temple out of the mountains. The difficulty is to borrow the power of Buddhism."

The Consul General stopped speaking and took the agreed-upon draft to issue a notice.

The arrangements that follow are not something that can be resolved simply by the two of them discussing them. Now they are confronting the apocalypse at the national level, and a change in one part of the nation will have far-reaching consequences.

Shi Yin clearly has no intention of becoming a lone hero.

From the very beginning, when Shi Yin said that the end times were the end times for humanity and that the world was a human world, the leader had already realized something.

However, this plan...

The Consul General quickly instructed his secretary to file and organize everything written on the draft, and then convened a meeting. Sure enough, within the first three minutes of receiving the materials, someone raised objections.

In the huge conference room, everyone held only two or three thin sheets of paper in their hands.

These two or three sheets of paper are enough. The sentences written on them are short but concise and to the point, discarding lengthy and useless words. They clearly outline what needs to be done next in just a few sentences.

“We roughly know what happened next, but…” A middle-aged man adjusted his glasses, frowned, and looked unconvinced.

"Miss Shiyin, is this your idea?" The young man was much more impatient: "If we really follow this plan, it means we have to abandon the people of an entire city?"

“That’s right.” Shi Yin didn’t deny it, but nodded in agreement.

Is that so? Are you kidding me?

“Miss Shiyin, as high-ranking officials of the Yanlong Kingdom, how can we abandon the people of an entire city? We are leading our people now; shouldn’t we try to minimize the losses by ensuring no one is abandoned?”