Then let them offer their loyalty!

This is the right time to hand over this trump card to Huang Shangzong!

After all, when Yan Chen could no longer exert much influence on Huang Shangzong, even if Huang Shangzong magnanimously refrained from avenging Jia Shu, he could no longer support Yan Chen.

After all... the "academic school" has no shortage of talent.

There should be quite a few faction members who can compete with Yan Chen, so Huang Shangzong has plenty of options.

This was a different story for Yan Chen: he lost his faction's biggest backer in the state and the trust of the state assembly speaker.

Having also offended Speaker Liu Xiong Yuan, Yan Chen will have no chance of making a comeback...

At that point, Qiu Tu and Liu Xiong Yuan will be completely at their mercy...

Qiu Tu could understand these things, and the old fox Yu Zhengyi had obviously thought of this as well.

A smile involuntarily appeared on his face...

However, after laughing, Yu Zhengyi seemed to have thought of something and suddenly asked, "By the way... Minister Qiu, this conversation wasn't recorded, was it?"

Upon hearing Yu Zhengyi's words, Qiu Tu scoffed and said, "Director Yu is joking."

What value is there in recording this conversation?

At this point, to show his sincerity, Qiu Tu even rummaged through his pockets, then stood up and stood aside, saying, "If you don't believe me, you can search this room as you please..."

Upon hearing Qiu Tu's words, Yu Zhengyi, that old fox, hesitated for a moment before finally smiling and smoothing things over, saying, "Minister Qiu is joking. Of course I trust you..."

Even so, after exchanging a few casual words, Yu Zhengyi made an excuse and hurriedly left Qiu Tu's office.

After seeing Yu Zhengyi off, Qiu Tu smiled as he watched Yu Zhengyi's retreating figure.

Then he walked back to his living room and went to the sofa in the reception area.

Open the coffee table next to it, and there's a small tape recorder sitting there openly.

Press pause and rewind the tape. Qiu Tu played back their conversation.

After confirming that everything was alright, Qiu Tu made a copy of the cassette tape, then opened the safe and put it inside...

.....

A day passed quickly.

On this day, the New Territories City in the real world was bustling with activity, and the New Territories region in the boundless sea of ​​the mind was also bustling with activity...

Lariel, who has finally returned to her loyal New Territories region...

I searched the stream three times;

He searched the two secret locations where he kept the "Boundless Divine Crystal" and his family fortune seven or eight times.

I've used the summoning ritual for the Emerald Shadow Dragon countless times...

Finally, gazing at the sun slowly rising over the boundless sea of ​​her heart, at the dew-laden grass, at the towering trees gradually growing taller under the sunlight, she finally realized something...

Her home was ransacked....

After confirming this conjecture, Larilu felt like the sky had fallen!

Perched atop a tree, she gently rocked her tiny, radiant baby Jojo, her face filled with bewilderment...

Where is my regional central hub? Where is such a large regional central hub?

Where is my fortune? All that fortune?

Where is my dragon? Such a big, innocent dragon loli that I could bully and pet at will?

What happened...? It's all gone?

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Thinking this, Larilu's mind went blank for a moment.

She just stood there quietly watching the sunrise for a while.

After calming myself down, I slowly came to my senses and began to think about who was responsible for all of this...

Initially, she actually suspected the evil gods in other regions.

She suspected that the evil gods had secretly infiltrated the New Territories after they learned of her misfortune.

After this period of exploration, they killed Cuiying Long Yiyi, unearthed their treasure, and stole the regional central hub.

Moreover... the New Territories region does indeed possess the aura of other evil gods.

This seems to further confirm Lariro's guess.

But... just when Larilu thought her guess might be the truth, the image of a handsome man appeared in her mind: Qiu Tu.

Although it's hard to believe that Qiu Tu, an ordinary second-tier Cataclysm, possesses such abilities.

But thinking about how Qiu Tu had been playing me for so long, and how I had told Qiu Tu how to summon and control the Green Shadow Dragon "Dai Tou".

La Riluo felt that Qiu Tu was highly suspicious after she had told him the location of one of her treasures.

'Did Daitou manage to dig up all my savings from all these years?'

'Through observation and analysis, the regional central nervous system was located?'

'Qiu Tu is indeed quite suspicious!'

Thinking of this, Lariro blinked her scarlet eyes.

Although she still didn't understand how Qiu Tu had gained the complete trust of the Emerald Shadow Dragon—she had only taught Qiu Tu ordinary summoning and control methods.

Cuiyinglong Daitou isn't a stupid dragon. Without seeing him, he'll definitely maintain a certain level of wariness towards Qiu Tu. He won't completely obey orders.

I won't try to dig up Lariel's treasure, nor will I simply ignore Lariel's summons like I am now...

There must be some other operations involved!

Larilu gritted her teeth, her eyes filled with resentment!

She felt like she had hit rock bottom! Her strength had plummeted, she was no longer the lord of the region, her home had been robbed, and her pet had been kidnapped!

And all of this is because of Qiu Tu!

'Qiu Tu... I won't let you get away with this!'

Thinking this, Larilu sat on that towering tree, gazing at the rising sun and silently making a vow!

.......

at the same time.

The real world. New Territories.

Just like Larilu, who was causing all sorts of trouble in the New Territories region of the Boundless Heart Sea, a lot also happened in the New Territories City today....

The biggest news is that the New Territories City is preparing to form a "suicide squad" to investigate a mysterious location!

No one knows where that mysterious place is.

No one knows what they will encounter once they go there.

However... what everyone knows is... all members of the "suicide squad" who come back alive will be promoted one rank.

Even if one dies in the boundless sea of ​​the heart, one can still receive a substantial compensation.

Compared to the well-off and cowardly upper classes, the middle and lower classes in chaotic times were still full of courage and valor!

For many people at the bottom, risking their lives for a chance at wealth is the only opportunity to rise in social class!

They were able to take this life-or-death opportunity because they were already working for one of the three major organizations.

In this world, most ordinary people don't even have the chance to take a gamble...

Therefore, when the news came out, there was a great deal of enthusiasm for signing up. In just one night, more than 100 people from middle and lower levels signed up.

But what most people don't know is that... the vast majority of these 100 people can't even complete the first hurdle: taking the Cataclysmic Potion and undergoing Cataclysmic Awakening...

According to estimates from senior executives of the three organizations, it would be good if 12-24 of the 100 people could remain.

These 12-24 people were the ordinary members of the "suicide squad" for this pioneering project.

As for the leader of this "suicide squad"...

Dongye Prefecture, Cangshan City.

Having just listened to the report from Colonel Chen of the Cangshan City Military Command, a member of the Dongyezhou State Assembly, Huang Shangzong, who had returned to his hotel suite to rest, took the New Territories City application from his secretary.

When Huang Shangzong saw that the three bigwigs of New Territories City jointly recommended Qiu Tu to be the captain of the "Daredevil Team" to explore the New Territories area of ​​the Boundless Heart Sea, he couldn't help but snort coldly.

He walked to the sofa in the suite and sat down.

He was already tall, standing at 1.95 meters, and with his muscular body, he was like a mountain!

So as soon as you sit down, the sofa makes a dull creaking sound!

Leaning back on the sofa, Huang Shangzong slammed the documents in his hand heavily onto the coffee table.

Then he looked up at his secretary and said, "Call the Investigation Bureau in."

The Dongyezhou Secret Investigation Bureau was an intelligence and staff agency established by Huang Shangzong with advisors from his personal staff as its core members.

After about half a month of development, it has taken initial shape and is Huang Shangzong's most important source of intelligence.

The New Territories City, which is closest to Tung Shing City, is the city most valued by the shelters, and is also the city with the most "thorns in Wong Sheung-chung's side," and of course, the city where the Investigation Bureau has the deepest infiltration.

Therefore, when dealing with matters concerning the New Territories, Wong Sheung-chung would call the Investigation Bureau to inquire.

A short while later, a stern-faced section chief from the Investigation Bureau entered.

Upon seeing Huang Shangzong, he saluted and respectfully greeted him, "Speaker!"

Huang Shangzong gave a deep "hmm". His broad face was full of seriousness and solemnity, and his thick eyebrows lay horizontally on his forehead, which added to his toughness.

He tapped the documents on the table lightly with his thick knuckles, then said, "I received several documents this morning related to the 'Boundless Ocean of the Mind Expansion Project.'"

“There are those in the New Territories, those in shelters, and those in development bases.”

"However, their assessments of this 'exploration plan' varied widely. The level of danger also differed significantly."

"What information has your investigation bureau obtained?"

The stern-faced section chief was clearly very capable. Upon hearing Huang Shangzong's question, he immediately replied, "Speaker, we are also investigating and gathering information regarding the 'Expansion Plan'."

"Now the matter is too complicated, and the level of the evil god involved is also quite high."

"We don't have a very accurate conclusion."

"All we can say is... the information in the reports from all parties should be true."

"According to our investigation, the Boundless Heart Sea New Territory area has indeed been targeted by several evil gods recently."

"At least three evil gods have infiltrated the New Territories with malicious intent."

"And it is true that the aura of the Great Evil Goddess Zehime intimidated all living beings in the entire region."

"As long as they were catastrophic creatures or catastrophic beings, they were all sensed at that time."

"Moreover... the 'Boundless Divine Crystal' that Zhao Ji used as a deterrent originated from Chris, the fourth-tier peak evil god she just killed yesterday."

"So... the New Territories area is indeed very dangerous right now."

"But no one knows what the Great Evil Goddess Zhao Ji is planning to do."

"We can only speculate based on the limited information available: perhaps... she is preparing to invade the New Territories. Or perhaps... she is furious at the intruders' arrogance and is standing up for her sister again."

"But regardless of the approach... our conclusion is similar to that of the shelters and the pioneering bases: now is not a suitable time to continue pioneering."

The stern-faced section chief's analysis wasn't entirely wrong.

After all... the information he received was incomplete and fragmented.

The most crucial point is that Zhao Ji's aura was not generated by herself, but by Qiu Tu.

However... at the time, only the three evil gods witnessed this scene; no one else did.

That's why there's such a big discrepancy in the information from the shelters.

At this moment, listening to the report from the stern-faced section chief in front of him, Huang Shangzong showed little expression.