"I think Deputy Division Commander Li’s suggestion is feasible. With our large-scale entry into the battlefield for observation, the news has likely already reached the foreign races. Since that’s the case, we might as well pull a ’feint in one direction, attack in another’!" a colonel, upon hearing this, nodded in agreement.

"Then which foreign race’s territory should we assault?" someone asked again.

"Since the intelligence came from the Dark Night Elf Clan, let’s attack their territory. The Dark Night Elf Clan has no Strongest among them, and they’re under the protection of the Celestial Race. As long as we don’t strike their Tree of Life, the Celestial Race shouldn’t counterattack right away. We’ll only attack for three days and then immediately retreat. There shouldn’t be any major issues."

"That seems feasible."

"..."

"Hmm, Vice Director Gui, what’s your opinion?" Chen Yichuan finally gave a slight nod, his gaze falling on Gui Zian.

"How many people does the Military Department intend to embed with the students?" Gui Zian asked after a moment of silence.

"About forty people," Chen Yichuan replied after a moment of thought. "We’ll divide them into ten small teams to conduct reconnaissance separately. That should increase the odds of success."

"Forty people? Does that mean each military academy has to give up ten spots?"

"No. The infiltration is a top-secret matter. The more people who know, the higher the risk of exposure. My intention is to place all forty of them among the students from the Eastern Capital Military Academy."

"All of them with the Eastern Capital Military Academy?!"

"Yes, it’ll be safer that way. I’ll arrange for all the observation students from the four major military academies to wear identical uniforms and gas masks. It just means we’ll have to impose on the Eastern Capital Military Academy to free up forty spots in their observation group," Chen Yichuan explained with a nod.

"Understood. I will coordinate with Principal Song to make the necessary adjustments and arrangements." Gui Zian’s brow furrowed. The Eastern Capital Military Academy only had a total of eighty students participating in the observation this time.

Moreover, these spots had already been announced a few days ago.

’And now they want to take forty spots all at once?’

This was going to be extremely difficult.

But Gui Zian understood the importance of the matter, so naturally, he said nothing more.

"Alright, now that we have a decision, let’s discuss the specific details of the plan’s implementation," Chen Yichuan said with a nod. "I will propose it at the military region conference."

"Yes, sir!"

"Major Shen, go and get the details from Gao Neng again and record them. Then, have Military Base No. 5 in the Forgotten Land transmit an image of that Dark Night Elf. If possible, also ask Gao Neng to draw a sketch of the Dark Night Elf so we can compare the two."

"Yes," Shen Ning’Er replied, rising to her feet.

"Right. When you’re finished, arrange to have him and Fang Tangtang sent back to the academy. And don’t mention the plan to infiltrate the Eastern Capital Military Academy’s observation group to him." Chen Yichuan finished, then his gaze shifted back to Gui Zian. "Vice Director Gui, Gao Neng and Fang Tangtang... they’re not part of the observation group, are they?"

"They... are part of the observation group," Gui Zian said, deciding to tell the truth after a moment’s hesitation.

"They’re in the observation group? Aren’t they both only Second-Order? This is absurd! Sending Second-Order students to the battlefield—has the Eastern Capital Military Academy run out of people?" Chen Yichuan was visibly stunned. He remembered the order specifying Third and Fourth-Order students as the elite reserve pool. Second-Orders on the battlefield? ’What the hell is this?’

"Well... they aren’t ordinary Second-Order students. After enrolling, Gao Neng and his friends challenged twenty different squads from the lower rankings in a single month and won every match. What’s more, their final battle was against four Third-Order students. So... Principal Song and I thought it over, and we..."

"Forget it. I won’t meddle in your academy’s affairs. However, since the Eastern Capital Military Academy has to give up forty spots anyway, I think you should just remove Gao Neng and Fang Tangtang from the list. Those two have immense potential, but right now, they’re just kids. We need to be forward-thinking with our plans, but if something were to actually go wrong, how would you explain yourself to the Fang Family? Not to mention Vice Commander Shen... Er..."

As Chen Yichuan spoke, his eyes subconsciously flickered toward the door.

Thankfully...

Shen Ning’Er had already left the room.