Having the genes of a demon king, I never intended to be a kept man.

Fifteen minutes later.

The group brewed two pots of tea and sat together.

"So, Teacher Cangfeng will be with us on this mission?"

Nangong Qiuyue was slightly surprised and murmured, "I never imagined that you, Teacher, would be a descendant of the ancient White Tiger clan. It's truly unbelievable..."

Cang Feng: "......"

Xia Xiyao nudged her with her elbow, wrinkled her nose, and whispered, "Are you stupid? How can you talk like that? What do you mean 'you actually are'?"

Cang Feng heard their hushed conversation but still maintained a teacherly smile.

"Even if what you said is true, how heartbroken the teacher must be to say it in front of them!" Xia Xiyao added.

Cang Feng: "......"

"Ah..." Upon hearing this, Nangong Qiuyue realized what was happening and quickly put on an apologetic expression: "I'm sorry, Brother Feng, that's not what I meant."

"...Hehe, it's nothing." Cang Feng smiled, trying to appear strong.

"Ahem... Alright, let's get down to business."

Ye Ge coughed lightly twice.

He was worried that if Brother Feng got angry to death by these two girls, there would be no one to guide them.

"Brother Feng, could you give me a brief overview of the situation in Thunder Rift Valley?"

"......it is good."

Cang Feng took out something that looked like a remote control and pressed it with his thumb.

A holographic map projection appeared in front of everyone.

"These are notes I made a few years ago when I went to Thunder Rift Valley to do a mission."

Cang Feng said, "The terrain inside the Thunder Rift Valley is very complex. It is rainy all year round. Moreover, in the valley that you can see at a glance, only 30% of the composition is rock, and the remaining 70% is all metallic material with extremely strong electrical conductivity."

"Huh??" Jiang Xiaoming exclaimed in astonishment, "Then wouldn't we be electrocuted to carbon as soon as we go in?"

Cang Feng took out a bead: "This is a lightning protection bead, which can effectively avoid the damage caused by lightning. I will give one to each of you later."

"But the amount of lightning energy that this thing can avoid is still limited. It can only ensure that we are not struck by lightning when we walk, and that we are not electrocuted when we step on those metal rocks."

"When faced with the overwhelming power of the White Tiger Holy Lightning, this thing cannot withstand its might. So don't think you're invincible just because you have the Lightning-Avoiding Pearl, understand?"

Xia Xiyao and Nangong Qiuyue nodded repeatedly like chicks pecking at rice: "Yes, yes, we understand."

Cang Feng: "Also, the magnetic field of Thunder Rift Valley is extremely strong, and there are many taboos to be aware of. I have prepared a guide for each of you. After you go back tonight, you must read it carefully and memorize it, understand?"

Xia Xiyao and Nangong Qiuyue: "Yes, we understand."

“Especially you, Nangong.” Cang Feng glanced at her: “The curse mark Ye Ge gave you only has a 15-minute time limit. Before you activate the power of the curse mark, you will only have the strength of the Thousand Soul Realm. If you don’t remember it, you will be the one who dies the most.”

Nangong Qiuyue: "......"

Cang Feng: "I still remember that mission you guys had when you were kids. Ye Ge, Gao Shenxue, and His Majesty Long Ying, those three good students, made a mission plan on their own and prepared in advance for possible dangers during the mission."

Cang Feng glanced at Nangong Qiuyue and Xia Xiyao: "And you two academic failures don't even know the areas the mission will take you through."

"..."

Xia Xiyao shrank her neck timidly.

Yu Li pursed her lips and covered her mouth with a smile.

"...Brother Feng, you can't keep judging me by the standards you had when I was a kid!" Nangong Qiuyue said, dissatisfied. "I'm the captain of the Night Watch now! I'm not that unreliable!"

"I hope so." Cang Feng pushed up his glasses.

Next, Cang Feng gave everyone a long lecture on the White Tiger and the precautions for tomorrow's Thunder Rift operation.

Then they prepared to dismiss everyone.

"Night Song, when exactly will the people from the gene company start their operation tomorrow?" Cang Feng asked finally.

“At night, 18 PM,” Night Song replied.

Cang Feng narrowed his eyes: "18 PM...that's exactly when the lightning power in Thunder Rift is at its weakest...it seems the gene company has done quite a bit of research on that place?"

“That’s natural,” Ye Ge smiled.

Cang Feng nodded and then left.

"Xue'er." Ye Ge, holding the lightning-avoiding beads given to her by Cang Feng, said, "We don't have enough lightning-avoiding beads. Do the other Ye family warriors have any other lightning protection measures for tomorrow?"

Gao Shenxue thought for a moment, then, holding the lightning protection bead, said, "I can modify the lightning protection suit that the Ye family used before. The effect should not be worse than the lightning protection bead."

“Okay,” Ye Ge said, “but is there enough time? We need so many protective suits, and we have to move out tomorrow night.”

“No problem,” Gao Shenxue said. “It’s just a very simple modification. I can have the little robot help me. It can be done in two hours.”

Ye Ge scratched his face, thinking about it, and realized it made sense.

Gao Shenxue is a mechanic; she can do the work of an entire factory by herself. What is this little bit of work?

"Okay, good luck then," Ye Ge said. "I need to go out again anyway."

Gao Shenxue tilted her head curiously: "Where is Xiaoye going? Is she going to see which younger sister?"

"......no."

Ye Ge smiled and said, "I'm going to meet an enemy."