"Hmph, not presentable." An old voice suddenly rang out, causing even Shi Yin, let alone Ji Chuan, to pause for a moment.

Ji Chuan glanced back and saw it was his grandfather, Ji Yunhan.

Ji Yunhan is very old. Even with a cane, he walks with a limp and stooped back, a result of a hidden injury he sustained during the war.

His hair was already gray, but even so, his eyes were still sharp and piercing like an eagle's.

Ji Chuan was only stunned for a moment, glanced at Ji Yunhan and continued eating what he was holding, seemingly not taking his recent lesson to heart at all.

"Ji Chuan! You can't even..." Ji Yunhan sneered and slammed his cane hard on the ground.

"General Ji." Shi Yin's voice rang out from the side.

Indifferent and unquestionable.

“Miss Shi Yin, this is my family matter.” Ji Yunhan’s face darkened: “Disciplining a junior…”

"National affairs take precedence over family matters. I hope you remember how your son died." Shi Yin remained expressionless and made no move, but Ji Yunhan's face suddenly turned ugly.

His son, Ji Chuan's father, was killed because he disturbed Ji Chuan while Ji Chuan was doing disaster relief.

“Miss Shi Yin, Yanlong Kingdom is not your personal fiefdom. Your tyrannical behavior will likely not win the hearts of the people.” Ji Yunhan looked at Shi Yin: “What I do is up to the Commander-in-Chief.”

"Whether Yanlong Kingdom is under my absolute control is up to me, not the ruler." Shi Yin and Ji Yunhan exchanged glances: "Whether this world is a dog-eat-dog world or one of peaceful coexistence is also up to me."

Ji Yunhan: "You!"

“I respect you as a general, and you are a general. If I don’t respect you, you are a product of the old era that should be eliminated.” Shi Yin’s voice was devoid of any emotion: “You should be more obedient and know your place.”

"Fine, fine, you've grown wings and don't even recognize your ancestors anymore." Ji Yunhan slammed his cane on the ground. "Ji Chuan, you'll never be included in the Ji family genealogy! Not even your mother who slept with you!"

After saying that, Ji Yunhan turned and left.

Shi Yin secretly observed Ji Chuan, and sure enough, Ji Chuan's emotional fluctuations were particularly strong when facing the Ji family.

Is this really the place where we should find a breakthrough?

However, it was one thing for this group to teach Ji Chuan a lesson behind her back, and Shi Yin herself had intended for Ji Chuan to face it on his own, but for Ji Yunhan to start gossiping in front of her was simply treating her like she wasn't there.

Tyrannical behavior? That's easy for you to say. Why doesn't Ji Yunhan mention how she could keep her subordinates in check if she didn't protect them and defend them? He's said both sides of the story.

"Sister Yin, have I caused you any trouble?" Ji Chuan was a little embarrassed: "Actually, you should just ignore them. You're being too forceful, or people will talk about you."

"So what if I give people something to talk about?" Shi Yin lazily raised her eyes: "A villain should act like a villain. Everyone knows I just gave up a city. It would be inappropriate for me to be so polite."

“But you’re doing this for the good of the country.” Ji Chuan muttered softly, “If we don’t do this, Yanlong Kingdom might suffer a third of its casualties, and we’ve stayed up all night making many plans that we haven’t been able to put into practice.”

At that meeting, Shi Yin said that as long as a reasonable plan could be made, she would overturn the operation.

All the detailed data about the future has been made public in the database. Of course, some people tried to make an effort, but in fact, even after three days of working without sleep, no better idea came up.

"The best solution is not necessarily the most reasonable one, and no one should be sacrificed as a matter of course." Shi Yin crossed her arms and said calmly, "There's no need to speak up for me. I just made the most selfish plan."

Ji Chuan: "..."

Ji Chuan lowered his head. Perhaps he knew, but he was still very sad.

"Don't sympathize with me, Ji Chuan." Shi Yin found a seat and sat down. "I can sacrifice anyone, and you could be next."

"If Sister Yin needs it, it's not impossible." After hearing this, Ji Chuan lost his appetite and simply sat down to the side: "At least I'd be needed."

Before meeting Shi Yin, Ji Chuan also wanted to establish a shelter with the system, so that many people would need him.

Perhaps he is lonely.

"Sister Yin?" After a while, Ji Chuan noticed that Shi Yin did not respond. He turned his head and saw that Shi Yin made a shushing gesture.

What's wrong?

Ji Chuan closed his eyes, silently sensing the emotions within the doomsday beacon.

There was frustration, there was irritability, there was happiness, there was exhaustion... and... um?

Some people have the ability to sense things, and can clearly sense every part of the doomsday beacon. Ji Chuan's perception of emotions is the same; emotions are everywhere.

However, he sensed that something was wrong.

Metal is more sensitive than people. Ji Chuan sensed a fear emanating from within the Doomsday Beacon, but he couldn't pinpoint its source or sense any enemy.

Immediately afterwards, Ji Chuan clearly felt that the emotions within the Doomsday Beacon had decreased.

"Sister Yin, someone has been..." Ji Chuan was a little flustered.

"Shh." Shi Yin didn't react in any particular way: "Don't make a sound before the banquet is over."

This was originally intended as a banquet to appease people; if it gets out of hand, it will backfire.

"But what about those who were arrested?" In Ji Chuan's perception, those emotions seemed to have vanished into thin air.

If a monster were to crawl in and capture them, that would be one thing, but Ji Chuan didn't sense any fluctuations related to zombies or superpowers at all.

"And what if that monster suddenly appears at the banquet and kidnaps someone?" Ji Chuan was a little anxious, but seeing Shi Yin's calm demeanor, he could only suppress his irritation.

"The Doomsday Beacon only makes one mistake; it's much more reliable than humans." Shi Yin leaned back in her chair and said calmly, "The Doomsday Beacon suffered a large-scale attack before. Did any zombies come in afterward?"

“Well, there really isn’t one.” Ji Chuan scratched his head.

“The Doomsday Beacon simulates my power. Once you’ve seen it, you won’t make the same mistake twice.” Shi Yin glanced at Ji Chuan: “Even without the Doomsday Beacon, you shouldn’t be in such a hurry. You have no sense of the big picture.”

"Working with Agareth for so long has only made your already restless nature more impatient."

After being criticized by Shi Yin, Ji Chuan immediately became obedient, shutting his mouth and sitting on the stool without daring to move, his hands on his knees, just like a primary school student being criticized by his homeroom teacher.

“Disappearance does not mean death. Even if death occurs suddenly, what you should do is not to try to bring it back, but to find out the reason for the sacrifice.” Shi Yin said calmly: “Use a small number of sacrifices to ensure the interests of the vast majority, and wait for the base to stabilize before turning back to save that small number.”

“That’s true,” Ji Chuan said, somewhat dejectedly, “but I might not be able to ignore them. I can’t be as rational as you, Sister Yin.”

“Thinking that way is correct, but doing and thinking are two different things.” Shi Yin patted Ji Chuan on the shoulder: “Excessive rationality and emotion are both loopholes and traps, which is why I have been pushing the leader to the stage.”

"Rationality can sometimes lead people to justify their irrational behavior and fall into the trap of self-comfort. Only by being rational in doing things and being emotional in understanding everything around us can we stay true to our original intentions."

"Starting tomorrow, you will be following the Consul General in making decisions and carrying out tasks. Learn from the Consul General well."