Zhang Lie shrugged. "What else can we do? This theory currently only works with humans, but I've been thinking about expanding to other races as well. Didn't the night spirits contact us three days ago?"

"You mean to use them as test subjects to expand the theory?!" Su Feng exclaimed. He had chalked off Zhang Lie's easy acceptance of cooperation as a delaying measure, but Zhang Lie really seemed poised to act on it!

Yan Long murmured thoughtfully, "That may be, but the night spirits are just an offshoot of the nightdemons. Shouldn't we aim for a more impactful target?"

"Right, at this point, it looks as though we should choose to work with one of the four prime races instead. If nothing else, they'll at least temper the stress that we'll have to face. In that case, Commanders, would you join me in attending a banquet at the Nightdemon Hotel tonight?"

Zhang Lie continued to smile, as though everything...