After listening to Gu Shenghui, Pei Yan nodded thoughtfully, saying, "Hopefully it’s unnecessary."

Gu Shenghui understood the meaning behind his words and echoed, "Yeah, hopefully it’s unnecessary." After saying this, noticing the dull atmosphere in the room, he immediately smiled and said, "Let’s talk about our training. Xiaoye and I just need to wait for the Immortal Palace to send the required items. As for you, it’s a bit tricky. From what you said earlier, Lin Ruxue wants to give you a ’three-expert consultation.’ Since experts from three dimensions on Mechanical Technique are here, should I have Engineer Li bring their team along too? After all, your growth relies on his help."

"No need." As soon as Pei Yan spoke, he hesitated and then contradicted his previous opinion with a wry smile, "I do feel he’s more reliable, but isn’t it a bit selfish to do this? Engineer Li is an ordinary person; his life won’t be as long as ours. It feels like it’s wasting three months of his life here for no reason."

"Hmm, I’ll ask for his and his team’s opinion. We won’t force it, but I think he’d be happy to come. For one, he’s genuinely interested and concerned about your progress, and two, they really long for this world. Engineer Li’s unofficial team cooperating with the Investigation Hall has applied more than once to visit here, but it was previously refused due to safety concerns. Now that our status in the Daoist Realm has improved, and security is assured, if this trip comes to fruition, half of it will be for work and half for tourism. Besides, we can also bring some people from their equipment department; it’s beneficial for them to observe and learn from Mechanical Masters and Alchemists from three dimensions."

"That would be great!" Pei Yan stood up, clapped his hands excitedly, and said, "Then I have no problem. Just waiting for Lin Ruxue to send people to fulfill their promise."

"Alright, I’ll arrange the contacts now," said Gu Shenghui, exchanging a glance with Mei Simiao, as both got up together to prepare for the coming events.

Seeing the serious matters were concluded, the atmosphere relaxed. Jiang Feiyang casually moved a chair and sat down, looking at the luxurious feast on the table, and said sourly, "Ah, people really can’t be compared. We’ve been anxious all morning and haven’t even eaten! But here you are, sitting with two supreme beauties, enjoying food and drinks!" He said, sniffing the aroma of the table’s delicacies, intoxicated, "Oh! So fragrant! Pei Yan, there’s so much left, should we eat it?"

"Of course, you can, though some of it’s a bit cold. Should I heat it up?" Pei Yan shrugged indifferently.

"No need, some things change flavor when reheated; it’s better to eat them cold." Jiang Feiyang said, picking up a piece of cured meat and putting it in his mouth, his face instantly showed an expression of happiness.

"Don’t just stand there, everyone. Let’s eat; there’s plenty on the table." Pei Yan immediately invited, seeing this, the others didn’t hold back, and one by one took out their bowls and chopsticks from their spatial rings, some sitting while others stood, eating directly.

When Xia Yu and Zhao Yuanhu tried to reach for the bowl of the remaining porridge, Pei Yan quietly pulled their sleeves and shook his head at them. Seeing this, they prevented Liang Qian from taking the porridge, and the three watched in confusion as the other male team members divided the porridge entirely among themselves.

"My goodness, the porridge is incredible! Pei Yan, at which restaurant did you order this porridge? We’ve been to many renowned inns in the city but never had anything this tasty. Can we order some more back so everyone can enjoy it?" Jiang Feiyang said as he held his empty bowl, savoring the lingering taste.

"Yes, yes! It’s really delicious."

"Absolutely, this porridge, blending meat and fruit flavors, is the best I’ve ever had in my life."

Everyone who had the porridge praised it. Wang Wenze, showing his thoughtfulness, drank a bowl himself, savoring the amazing flavors, then noticed Liang Qian hadn’t had any. Despite his urge to drink more, he handed his bowl to Liang Qian.

Liang Qian was secretly pleased and wanted to take the bowl, but after glancing at Pei Yan, who signaled him not to drink, he reluctantly withdrew his hand, placing it over Wang Wenze’s wrist, indicating he shouldn’t drink either.

Confused, as Wang Wenze was about to ask, Jiang Feiyang snatched the porridge bowl from his hand with a chuckle, "No need to hesitate, you two don’t want it but I do. It’s mine now! By the way, Pei Yan, you haven’t said where this porridge is made?"

"You can’t buy this; the ingredients alone need three years of careful preparation. Only top-tier Sect Elders have the privilege to order it, and there’s even a queue." Pei Yan replied, grinning as he repeated what Lin Ruxue said, eagerly awaiting the shocking reveal.

"Look at that, no wonder it’s so delicious. Good stuff uses exquisite ingredients. I wonder what kind of rice this is. Could we grow it in our world? I tell you, even without adding other seasoning, if we use this rice to make plain rice, it would sell like crazy!" 𝕗𝐫𝚎𝗲𝘄𝐞𝕓𝐧𝕠𝘃𝕖𝐥.𝐜𝚘𝚖

"This porridge isn’t made from rice." Pei Yan couldn’t hide his mischievous smile anymore.

"If it’s not rice, then what is it?" Jiang Feiyang carefully scraped the last grain from the bowl with a spoon, savoring it with closed eyes.

"Maggots!"

Jiang Feiyang suddenly opened his eyes wide, staring blankly at Pei Yan, then back at his empty bowl. The other porridge drinkers were equally incredulous, seeing everyone’s expression mirroring his own from before, Pei Yan felt satisfied, humming as he walked back into the room, quickening his pace as he heard footsteps behind him, finally using the Space Jumping Technique to escape.

The efficiency of the Immortal Palace’s operations under Lin Ruxue’s supervision improved significantly. After hiding for a day, Pei Yan received news the next morning that personnel dispatched by the Immortal Palace had arrived at Yirong Pavilion. Meanwhile, Mei Simiao’s team had already returned to the Investigation Hall station at the Foundation Dimension before their arrival.

Standing in front of the dimension portal was Mei Simiao’s old subordinate, Yuan Shaoqing, responsible for receiving the task. Through the Hall’s conversion and his training over this period in the training space, his ability advanced from an initial Tier Five Awakening to Tier Six Awakening Peak. While Mei Simiao was in the Daoist Realm, he was responsible for the Investigation Hall’s normal operations regarding supernatural intelligence in the real world.

Having been notified of the plan early, he watched the glowing portal, occasionally scanning the specially selected "core members" behind him with anxious faces. Although his expression remained unchanged when turning back, he was secretly burdened with concerns.