Rosalyne let out a sigh of relief and looked at Ningguang and Jean.

"What do you think? The assessment will be your responsibility. We only provide the manpower. If you find them unsuitable, you can reject all of them—I won't say a word."

Ningguang and Jean exchanged a glance, remained silent for a moment, and then said softly:

"We have a rough understanding of the internal factions within the Fatui.

If there are people loyal to Dottore among them, they will find out that Snezhnaya has already allied with us.

Who knows, they might cause us trouble. While we aren't afraid, it's still a nuisance. How can you guarantee that?"

Rosalyne's gaze turned cold, and she said firmly:

"If they are Dottore's people, I will naturally deal with them thoroughly!

Until we have the power to easily suppress Dottore and the others, our cooperation will not leak a single word!

Snezhnaya's affairs, we will handle ourselves, and it will never affect anyone else…"

Seeing Rosalyne say this, Ningguang and the others no longer insisted. They nodded:

"Find a time. I will bring Yelan back. With her in charge, no one will be able to hide anything."

Rosalyne breathed a sigh of relief and said seriously:

"Thank you…"

No matter what, the unsuitable members under her and Dottore's command had been removed.

Together with the people the Cryo Archon would bring, they should now be able to make up a thousand.

A thousand people would be enough in the early stage, at least giving the Cryo Archon some breathing room to think of the next steps.

After their discussion, Ryen smiled and looked at Zhongli:

"By the way, when do you plan to find Azhdaha?

After all, he's a top-tier Archon-level combatant. Keeping him sealed away is such a waste!

When we explore the new continent, you'll also need a strong guardian at home."

Mentioning this, Zhongli looked a bit troubled.

But seeing the other adepti around keeping an eye on him, he sighed and said helplessly:

"Do you have any plans for tomorrow?"

"Tomorrow?"

Ryen paused thoughtfully, then said slowly:

"Tomorrow we'll head to the Twilight Forest to deal with the Snow Queen and continue our deeper exploration.

If all goes well, we'll push through the entire Twilight Forest in one sweep!

Afterward, we'll need to assign people to settle in and start gathering resources, preparing for the second wave of kills to unlock the next new module."

Zhongli nodded slightly and said in a low voice:

"Then let's handle it after the first batch of monsters in the Twilight Forest.

While Venti is also present… I'll go kill Azhdaha myself."

Ryen couldn't help but laugh, shaking his head:

"So you've decided to go with the Totem of Undying after all?

That's probably the best option. Enchanted Golden Apples can reduce wear, but progress is slow."

Zhongli shook his head.

"Azhdaha has already suffered severe wear. Recovery in a short time is unlikely. It's better to go straight with the Totem of Undying"

Although using the Totem of Undying on Azhdaha would indeed keep him safe…

Personally killing Azhdaha even once was still very heavy on Zhongli's conscience.

Venti rolled his eyes.

"Old man, you really trust me, huh!"

"Azhdaha, the Dragon King, has lived even longer than I have. He's a true top-tier Archon, and among the top-tier Archons, he's the strongest.

Back then, even you had a hard time subduing him alone. Sending me… wouldn't that be putting me in danger?"

The Cryo Archon nodded in agreement. Although she wasn't the first-generation regent, she had seen Azhdaha herself.

He was a proper powerhouse, second only to Zhongli.

Back then, sealing Azhdaha required the full mobilization of the adepti, and many almost lost their lives in the process.

Zhongli himself was heavily injured.

Fighting him alone, the Cryo Archon didn't think she could match Azhdaha.

Even with Venti, the two of them together could at best fight him to a draw.

Zhongli sighed and said softly:

"You all focus on keeping Azhdaha entangled with the adepti. I will personally strike to kill him…"

Upon hearing this, Venti and the others fell silent.

Zhongli was going to do the hardest part; they had no reason to keep refusing.

Yet the Cryo Archon was still pleased.

Once Azhdaha's wear was removed, he would be a powerful force second only to Zhongli.

With the blessing of that world, he would become another general capable of resisting the Celestia's order.

With more chips on the table, hope grew even greater.

Consequently, the Cryo Archon's worries about the chaos within the Fatui eased considerably.

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