Chapter 207, "Reforming Corvée Labor, Changes in the First Year [Happy New Year!!!]", is the clearest early answer because it turns Xiang Liang's situation into a concrete plot event. The chapter turns that into something concrete by moving from On the southern side of the Great Xia Valley, there is a giant... to Brother, how long have you been in Great Xia?.

Chapter 207, "Reforming Corvée Labor, Changes in the First Year [Happy New Year!!!]", is the clearest early answer because it turns Xiang Liang's situation into a concrete plot event. The chapter turns that into something concrete by moving from On the southern side of the Great Xia Valley, there is a giant... to Brother, how long have you been in Great Xia?.
Chapter 205, "The Director Emerges, Treasure Presentation Opportunity (3)", is the clearest early answer because Xiang Liang gets a payoff that changes the stakes. The chapter turns that into something concrete by moving from Leader, this must be the Great Xia Leader..." Xiang Liang looked at... to Who is this person?" As Yuwen Dao climbed the stairs with the four,....
Chapter 200, "Xu An, Ten Thousand Urgent, Presenting Treasure", is the clearest early answer because Xiang Liang gets a payoff that changes the stakes. The chapter turns that into something concrete by moving from After Xu An finished speaking, Li Hun hurriedly set the young man... to And they are gathering other camps to jointly attack Great Xia?. What makes it stick is that the chapter closes with ..., which gives the main cast a stronger narrative position and pushes the battle onward.
Chapter 206, "Pleas, Cold Element Festival, the Leader Emerges (Part 3)", is the clearest early answer because it turns Xiang Liang's situation into a concrete plot event. The chapter turns that into something concrete by moving from Just as Xiang Liang stepped out of the main hall, the voice from... to But before he could speak, another person in the group of three spoke....
Chapter 90, "Assault", is the clearest early answer because it turns Xiang Hongbin's situation into a concrete plot event. The chapter turns that into something concrete by moving from In some poorly drained areas of the base, it looked just like a river... to You stay in the car; I'll take care of the zombies." To save time,.... What makes it stick is that the chapter closes with The few soldiers also then understood why Wang Tao had become a commissioner.
Chapter 111, "Please do me a favor", is the clearest early answer because it turns Xiang Hongbin's situation into a concrete plot event. The chapter turns that into something concrete by moving from But regardless, since these two women were with Wang Tao, he would... to Continue!" After collecting the loot, Wang Tao drove with Ding Yuqin.... What makes it stick is that the chapter closes with With Self-exploders involved, they generally had to use Slime Grenades.
Chapter 366, "Mechanical Body", is the clearest early answer because it turns Xiang Hongbin's situation into a concrete plot event. The chapter turns that into something concrete by moving from Hiss—how cool is that!" Seeing Xiang Hongbin's current appearance,... to Although Wang Tao didn't understand why just custom-making a set of....
Chapter 90, "Assault", is the clearest early answer because it turns Xiang Hongbin's situation into a concrete plot event. The chapter turns that into something concrete by moving from Let's go." Wang Tao got in the car and handed over the prepared head... to Seizing the opportunity, Han Rui tiptoed and whispered nervously into....
Chapter 366, "Mechanical Body", is the clearest early answer because it turns Xiang Hongbin's situation into a concrete plot event. The chapter turns that into something concrete by moving from Are you all right?" "Haha, thanks for the concern! to For a considerable period, the only distinctions were between.... What makes it stick is that it gives the main cast practical battlefield or strategic value, making the technology side of the story feel consequential rather than decorative.
Chapter 149, "Special Energy", is the clearest early answer because it turns Xiang Hongbin's situation into a concrete plot event. The chapter turns that into something concrete by moving from Shuize Base was originally Shuize University, which had several... to We can only stay put in the base for now.. What makes it stick is that the chapter closes with "It's over...