After a moment, Sifuer sighed, meeting Raphael's suspicious gaze, shrugged her shoulders and said helplessly, "He needs to find a place to recover his physical condition before coming to the sanctuary."

"Can you confirm now that you are in a communication ban state?" Raphael looked suspiciously at Bailang and Sifuer.

"Yes, we followed his instructions to turn off the communication state, but whether he tampered with it, we don't know!" Bailang immediately understood what Raphael was thinking and said with a smile.

Raphael's face changed upon hearing this. Damn it! He wasn't cautious enough, which means his previous words might have been overheard by that kid. Thinking of this, his expression steadied as he stood up and began using the unique communication gestures of the Demon Race, conveying the information, "For safety's sake, leave all items related to this person at the tavern, and let's find another place to talk."

Watching Raphael's hands swiftly executing the gestures, Sifuer and Bailang exchanged glances, hesitated for a moment, and still did as he said, taking off earphones from their ears and placing them along with three drones and the small package given by Pei Yan on the table.

After raising a hand to indicate they had finished clearing, Raphael beckoned the two with a smile and said, "After watching such an exciting battle, I think everyone must be tired, right? I'll arrange a dinner and rooms for everyone right away. Miss Sifuer, please follow me this way."

With a beaming Raphael leading the way, Sifuer and the company filed out of the tavern, walking down the dim street. Occasionally, Bailang looked back at the ghost-like shadows stealthily following their team, a disdainful smile appearing on his face, he signaled Hel and Xiaonai, who immediately placed their hands on the longswords at their waists to guard beside Sifuer.

Before long, the group stopped in front of the most conspicuous building on the street at Raphael's lead. At Raphael's invitation, Sifuer was the first to push open the door and enter.

"This of course cannot compare to the residence Miss Sifuer had in her territory, but it is the most luxurious and comfortable accommodation in this sanctuary. Please, make yourself at home, as if this is your own place. Miss Sifuer, you can freely dispose of everything here," Raphael said with a smile after inviting the guests to sit down at the long table in the hall, then sat directly opposite Sifuer.

Bailang sat beside Sifuer while Hel and the others stood straight behind her. As for the two Hellhounds and other non-humanoid demon creatures, they did not even have the qualification to enter the house. Facing Raphael's hypocritical smile, Sifuer responded with an equally flawless smile, expressing her gratitude to him.

After some pleasantries, Raphael changed the subject, placing his hands on the long table and said with a smile, "Miss Sifuer, today that guy from the Keystone Plane called, um… called Shitang, Shitang..."

"Shitang Longsi!" Bailang reminded softly.

Raphael nodded with a smile toward Bailang: "Yes, Shitang Longsi, ah, names from the Keystone Plane are such tongue twisters. Everyone has witnessed his battle situation. I think you two should understand his importance to us better than I do."

Sifuer did not refute, nodding in agreement. Seeing this, Raphael continued, "I believe for our interests, no matter what, we have to force him to hand over the Steel Puppet he carries, and the so-called technology secrets he mentioned."

Seeing Sifuer's forehead furrowing as if she wanted to say something but held back, Raphael continued tapping the table with his fingers, "I know you're worried about breaking off the relationship with the Keystone Plane because of this, but our world is currently on the brink of collapse. We, being at a disadvantage, must grasp every lifeline. Such a power capable of changing the battlefield should be in our hands rather than being under someone else's control."

Saying this, Raphael spread his hands in a feigned relaxed manner and joked, "Besides, we have always had a hierarchical relationship with the Keystone Plane, and this energy desert just happened to create an Alchemy Puppet capable of restraining the Red Scourge to some extent. It cannot change our subordinate status. Even if the Keystone Plane is angered by this, we can completely spread this secret. At that time, smart people among the other three planes will naturally understand the importance of this thing, and to protect their own planes from invasion, they will jointly pressure the Keystone Plane, making it impossible for them not to hand over this technology!"

Finally, Raphael summarized, "Of course, if possible, I still hope to resolve this matter peacefully. If this guy called Shitang Longsi knows what's good for him and hands over what we want, we won't make things difficult for him, not only providing the information he needs but even some compensation. Miss Sifuer, what do you think?"

Sifuer and Bailang exchanged glances, after conversing closely, Bailang returned to his seat, looked at Raphael with difficulty, and said, "But judging from his unwillingness to come directly to the sanctuary, he already has suspicion towards us."

"Having suspicion is natural. Coming to a perilous unknown world, stepping into an environment where friends and foes are indistinguishable, restoring one's strength to normal is a rational choice." Raphael said, clapping his hands, soon a team of attendants filed in to begin setting the table. Ignoring the attendants' movements, Raphael leaned back against his chair and gestured at Bailang with a smile, "Wouldn't you and I do the same? But for the plan to be implemented smoothly and to avoid causing extra harm, we still need to strategize properly."

"What you said is not impossible, but I'll stick to the conditions I stated earlier. We can fully cooperate with you, but if a battle does occur, my people won't get involved. After the event, you also need to make room for my incoming staff," Sifuer pondered for a moment, then replied.

"Deal!" Raphael raised his wine glass, just filled by the attendant, smiling brightly.

In a hidden mountain depression under the Red Scourge, inside a bare metal tent, Pei Yan was eating instant noodles voraciously while watching the light screen displaying the conversation between Raphael and Sifuer, listening to the translated conversation content in his headphones, shook his head with a bitter smile, "It seems being too outstanding isn't a good thing; now I've caught someone's attention."

What Raphael said was correct; Pei Yan indeed did not trust them. Precisely because he didn't trust them, he placed a large number of surveillance Nanomechanical Insects inside the Harpy's feathers in Sifuer's team. As they entered the sanctuary, these mechanical insects quietly dispersed, spreading out in every corner of the sanctuary. It can be said that Pei Yan now knows more about the changes in the sanctuary under Raphael than the latter, who constantly raised his glass and talked eloquently in the video.

"Didn't you anticipate this long ago? That's why you kept some things hidden during the fight just now! Are you planning to play dumb and then strike back at them?" Lin Junzhao's playful voice echoed in Pei Yan's mind.

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