"Hi—Patika—"

Valerie saw Patika as soon as she stepped outside.

The latter didn't look well, and only forced a smile when she heard her call.

"You've worked hard!" Valerie greeted her with a comforting hug.

Xiao He didn't get up, but casually cast a healing spell on her as a welcome gesture.

"It's obvious he didn't sleep well."

"..."

Patika dragged her somewhat weary steps into the room next to Xiao He's.

Valerie sighed, shook her head, and followed him inside.

The others who returned with her looked utterly dejected. They waved to each other and parted ways at the fork in the road.

Not to mention Wang Xuefeng, who had gained insight, even Xiao He could see that they didn't like Patika.

Perhaps it was the lack of unity or harmony within the team that caused their low spirits.

But as Lucadi said, he understands the abilities of each member and will not assign them tasks that are too difficult.

The two watched as group after group of members returned before sunset, and they didn't see anything surprising in their eyes.

Everything seems to be going smoothly.

Wang Xuefeng reviewed the latest intelligence from each city, all of which reported improvements in the battle situation.

"Yuanfang, what do you think?"

"What?" Xiao He turned his head.

“This pattern.” Wang Xuefeng used his pen to connect the coordinates of these cities.

Xiao He took the simplified map from his hand.

The lines themselves don't seem very clear, but when combined with the outline of the Suniga Sea...