Shuang Xin never thought that she would see Lu Ban again.

She originally thought that Lu Ban had died in the insect storm. After all, it was unimaginable for him to survive the attack of those insects.

But now, Lu Ban was standing in front of him alive and well!

Unbelievable!

"Mr. Lu..."

While Shuangxin was sighing, she quickly thought of a possibility.

This is fake!

It is possible that someone from other city-states disguised himself as Lu Ban to gain Shuangxin's trust and try to conquer Utopia from within.

But she changed her mind and realized that only the three of them knew about Lu Ban's existence. She had only told the high-ranking members of the Senate, including the Saint, about Lu Ban. Even if they knew the name Lu Ban, they could not know what Lu Ban looked like.

"It looks like you guys are doing pretty well."

Lu Ban didn't know what Shuang Xin was thinking, he looked around.

"I thought you were also killed in the Zerg attack. Now it seems that you have escaped."

After hearing Lu Ban's words, Shuang Xin felt a little relieved.

She didn't know how Lu Ban survived, but according to Mr. Du, Lu Ban must be a person with some special powers, just like him.

So, now that I think about it, it is normal that Lu Ban was able to survive such a difficult situation.

"…So, you two really know each other?"

The poet looked at the two people and felt that they were really familiar.

"Yes, poet, let me introduce you to Lu Ban, the man who will lead us to the promised land."

Shuang Xin looked at Feng Yu who was beside Lu Ban again.

She really didn't recognize this one.

"I'm Feng Yu."

Feng Yu saw the other party's confusion and introduced himself.

"Hello."

Shuang Xin greeted him politely and then looked at Lu Ban.

"You came at the right time. We are planning to organize an expedition to explore the Promised Land. The land has changed due to the continuous heavy rains, but the Senate does not agree with our going out."

She didn't hide anything and said it directly.

"The Saint is about to step down. Until the new Saint makes a decision, this exploration must be put on hold. Furthermore, based on the intelligence currently obtained by the Academy, other campaign forces do not want to explore the Promised Land."

Frost Heart briefly talked about the major forces currently supported by the Senate of Utopia.

The first is naturally the academy. As the main force for field exploration, it requires a lot of resource support and has a natural conflict with other forces.

The Wild Wolf Guards are responsible for maintaining law and order in the city and are the army of Utopia. The main strategy of the Wild Wolf Guards is to develop farming, strengthen defenses, and live a good life.

The Huangsha Brotherhood is composed of some businessmen who are financially strong and advocate the development of trade and friendly exchanges with other city-states.

The Quicksand Council sounds like a serious organization, but it is actually an organization composed of young people under the Senate. Most of them are people with extraordinary abilities, but their views are extremely tough. They want to wage war against other city-states and seize more resources.

Among the several forces, only the Quicksand Council maintained a neutral attitude on exploring the Promised Land and was willing to push the Academy to send people to explore after taking power.

This is easy to understand. For the Wild Wolf Guards, their base is in Utopia. If they explore the Promised Land and develop a second Utopia there, the power of the Wild Wolf Guards will be weakened. Due to the resources and rain in the Promised Land, that place may even be more developed than the original Utopia. This is difficult for them to accept.

The Brotherhood of the Yellow Sands is primarily concerned with the interests of merchants, so they naturally want to develop travel business. Exploring the resources that may be obtained from the Promised Land will cause some commodities to completely lose their value, which will be a huge loss for them.

The Quicksand Council needs to use the excavation of the Promised Land to expand its own military strength in order to fight against external enemies.

"So, you guys just want to explore that city, nothing else?"

After listening to this, Feng Yu asked back.

"what else?"

Frost Heart was puzzled.

"For example, exploring this city to obtain resources can make the citizens' lives better, those equipment can develop productivity, and abundant rainwater can grow more crops... something like that?"

Feng Yu said tentatively.

"These have nothing to do with us."

Frostheart replied.

She really didn't seem to care.

"Then why did you go to explore those ruins?"

Feng Yu couldn't help but ask.

"Initially, it was to deal with the Zerg. Now that the Zerg has been dealt with, I want to learn more about the old times and gain more knowledge."

Frost said as a matter of course.

It seems that exploring relics and seeking knowledge is as instinctive as eating and drinking.

"That's why you don't have any support..."

Feng Yu commented.

Lu Ban also understood it quickly.

This group of scholars only wanted to explore the world, but had no intention of changing their living environment.

Simply put, they are a group of people who will subconsciously solve a math problem when they see it, without first thinking about the purpose of the math problem.

They are not pragmatists, but more like a group of idealists.

Of course, such people cannot be understood by most people.

In the wilderness, the citizens of Utopia are thinking about what to eat tonight, what to eat tomorrow, and how long they can live, while these scholars are studying the origin of the world and the stars in the sky.

Just imagine, when you can't even keep your job and can't afford food for tomorrow, and someone talks to you about the stars and the sea, you will definitely think that this person is sick and don't bother to pay attention to him.

That's what college is like.

Whether they are detached from the masses or indulge in their own world, they are just such a group of people.

Feng Yu glanced at Lu Ban.

"It seems difficult for these people to succeed. If you have to choose, it's best not to choose them."

She whispered.

For Lu Ban's mission, the academy is obviously a very difficult option to win. At any time, humans can only see the benefits in front of them. Although going out to explore the ruins can gain ten times or a hundred times the benefits, most people can only see the little gains in front of them.

This is also related to the average life expectancy in the wilderness. For these people, the future of even ten years from now is unimaginable, let alone thirty years from now. They prefer to live in the present.

"Haha, Mr. Du also said something similar to us. We are also making improvements. It's not that easy to find something that can convince everyone."

Frostheart said.

"Mr. Du?"

Lu Ban knew that ordinary people in the wilderness used their abilities as code names and would not have a name like his.

Then this Mr. Du...

"Yes, come to think of it, you may know him."

Frost Heart seemed to remember something and pointed to a room.

"He is right here, Mr. Dudanpindu."