Then let them offer their loyalty!

Therefore, what Elder Tang meant was that Qiu Tu should begin monitoring Pang Haichen from today onwards to prevent Pang Haichen from escaping.

Afterwards, Qiu Tu waited patiently until Elder Tang confirmed the candidate, and then all parties launched a joint operation.

When the time comes, everyone in the shelter, Beiyunzhou, and Dongyezhou will work together to bring Pang Haichen's faction under control.

Qiu Tu naturally had no objection to this. So he nodded and agreed.

After hanging up the phone, Qiu Tu couldn't help but think of the third set of information Yan Chen had given him, which was also the only analysis among the three sets of information.

That analysis was slightly inferior to the previous two intelligence reports, but it still contained many points that resonated with Qiu Tu.

The analysis mainly focused on Qiu Tu's "catastrophic pathway" and his "positioning" in Shelter 8 and even the entire Northwest region.

According to Yan Chen, Qiu Tu, as the most exaggerated political rising star in the Northwest region in the past two years, has probably already had his information, resume, and all his development process thoroughly studied.

Even if Qiu Tu tries to conceal his true intentions, act recklessly, and create smokescreens, the heads of the intelligence system and the leaders of the shelters probably already guessed that Qiu Tu's path to disaster is "order-politics."

This can be seen from the fact that the shelter promoted Qiu Tu despite his relatively insufficient merit and seniority, and even paved the way for him in various ways.

This serves two purposes: firstly, to verify the hypothesis, and secondly, to help Qiu Tu improve his strength.

After all, as long as Qiu Tu is loyal to the human camp, the stronger he becomes, the more powerful and numerous the evil gods he can influence.

Given the remarkable success of the "using evil gods to control evil gods" approach, the shelter would certainly be willing to allocate more resources to try it.

This is the core reason why Qiu Tu was able to become the Speaker of the Dongye Prefecture Council, the Garrison Commander of two prefectures, and even... the one who was implicitly aiming to rule four prefectures.

But... precisely because of this, this matter is actually a double-edged sword.

It's not that anyone would try to sabotage Qiu Tu after he learned about his "catastrophic pathway".

On the contrary, Qiu Tu has now reached the peak of his power and influence in the Northwest region.

As long as Qiu Tu's strength remains sufficient to suppress everyone, then no one will be foolish enough to provoke him.

Moreover, Elder Rao and Elder Tang would absolutely not allow anyone to undermine Qiu Tu's foundation.

Therefore, compared to this concern, Yan Chen felt that the real issue was Qiu Tu's "future development".

Qiu Tu is already the garrison commander of two prefectures. At most, Elder Tang and Elder Rao can only help Qiu Tu advance one more step.

Once Qiu Tuzhen controlled the four states, he entered the core of the shelter as the leader of the faction.

Then, Qiu Tu will only have Tang Lao and Rao Lao left.

If Qiu Tu wants to move up, he must first bring them down. Alternatively, he can get the two of them to relinquish their interests and acknowledge the three-way co-management of the shelter.

This is almost an irreconcilable contradiction. It's certainly a problem that Professor Rao and Professor Tang are worried about.

Even if Rao and Tang were truly selfless and gave up their own interests to jointly manage the shelter with Qiu Tu,

At most, Qiu Tu's catastrophic pathway can only be improved a little more. From now on, it will be extremely difficult for Qiu Tu to further increase his strength.

To rule the Northwest? Or to become the supreme ruler of humanity? And ultimately, to rule the entire world?

This naturally limits Qiu Tu's potential and will also create many enemies for him.

The reason Qiu Tu was able to advance so quickly was largely because no one knew about his "Cataclysmic Path," and with so many positions available, Qiu Tu's promotions didn't stand in the way of most people.

However, if Qiu Tu were to actually conquer the Northwest region, become the common ruler of mankind, and conquer the entire world, it would be tantamount to making enemies of all the high-ranking officials of both races who hold power.

As for a solution, Yan Chen did offer some suggestions.

His opinion was... to become the garrison commander of the four prefectures step by step, and then voluntarily give up the path to promotion in the 8th Sanctuary.

He had been observing the delegation from the 6th Sanctuary throughout this period.

He discovered many interesting details, leading him to suspect that Sanctuary 6 is currently on the verge of civil war. There might also be other opportunities within this situation.

If Qiu Tu can seize this opportunity, he may be able to participate in this grand event and successfully become the number one or number two in the shelter.

If Qiu Tu isn't interested in this, Yan Chen suggests that he... wait two years before having an open and honest conversation with Elder Tang or Elder Rao.

He divided the land and established the "Ninth Sanctuary" based on the four states.

Based on Yan Chen's assessment of the situation, he guessed that the two elders would most likely agree.

Or... to some extent, Professor Rao and Professor Tang have actually been paving the way for Qiu Tu all along.

This can be seen from the fact that all the officials in the three states of Tian, ​​Di, and Xin were promoted from Dongye State.

This is completely contrary to the shelter's previous practices—allowing local forces to band together would inevitably undermine centralized authority.

However, if we understand this as a way to separate ourselves from the "Four States" and pave the way for Qiu Tu's independence, then it becomes understandable.

Of course... this kind of road paving is also a defensive measure.

Before Qiu Tu's approach of "using evil gods to control evil gods" has been fully proven successful, Elder Rao and Elder Tang will certainly try their best to build a firewall.

To avoid this route failing and causing the entire situation in Shelter 8 to deteriorate.

And... this is precisely Qiu Tu's opportunity.

It is precisely because of this separation that Qiu Tu is more likely to go independent.

In particular... the human camp's strategy over the years has always been to support each other.

As the last shelter, the Eighth Shelter has grown and developed over the years, and it is indeed time to support the next shelter.

Qiu Tu's Ninth Shelter was born at just the right time.

To be honest, after reading all of Yan Chen's analyses, Qiu Tu had only one thought in his mind.

'That old man's got some skills!'

'As expected of someone who once fought me to a standstill.'

'Such talent is unattainable; we really have to eliminate him beforehand. Otherwise, if he falls into enemy hands, or becomes an enemy again, it will be an immense headache.'

Therefore, this is why Qiu Tu was thinking about whether or not to kill Yan Chen while he was at it.

However... Yan Chen clearly sensed Qiu Tu's ill intentions, so he decisively offered him a "carrot".

This implies that the core conflict between herself and Qiu Tu no longer exists, and with the connection to Yan Yan, the two may very well end up on the same side in the future.

After verifying his "loyalty," Qiu Tu felt that there was indeed a chance of getting the carrot, so he let him go...

After all, in a world where great power ultimately resides within oneself, strength is the core of everything.

If Yan Chen really has other intentions, then he should just be humanely destroyed.

At times like this, Qiu Tu would absolutely not show any mercy.

Thinking this, Qiu Tu slowly withdrew his gaze.

He installed the special communicator and then muttered to himself...

'The Sixth Sanctuary...the Lord of the Four Continents, the Ninth Sanctuary?'

Compared to the path Yan Chen pointed out to Qiu Tu, Qiu Tu actually had a better idea. That was... "Heavenly Officials and Earthly Deities".

Compared to continuing to struggle within the human camp, Qiu Tu was actually more looking forward to whether the "Earthly Deities" after the 6th rank would bring about a magical change in his cataclysmic path.

Moreover, judging from the information revealed by Rao Lao, Zhao Ji, and La Ri Luo, it seems that after reaching the 6th rank, one is fighting in the world to compete for more world authority and positions.

Perhaps I can forge a completely different path in the future?

Thinking about this, Qiu Tu couldn't help but think of the "Little Yaksha" that he had imprisoned by his side since he captured her.

This sixth-tier evil god, who originated from the "Boundless Heart Sea - Core Area," must possess a great deal of information.

Qiu Tu checked the date. Seven or eight days had passed since the little demon was captured.

We can conduct an interrogation now.

The reason Qiu Tu hadn't interrogated the little yaksha before was because although the little yaksha had perished, his rank remained.

Qiu Tu's "order space" was completely ineffective against her, so she had to use other means to assist her.

Locking up prisoners for seven or eight days without asking about them is itself a psychological tactic.

The mentality of prisoners is actually the same as that of soldiers: they must exert their strength at the first moment, then their strength wanes, and finally they are exhausted.

When they are first arrested, most prisoners are actually very tense and resistant to interrogation, and extremely repulsed by the interrogators. They have probably done a lot of mental preparation.

However, if you ignore him at this time, and quietly lock him up for a few days...

His initial enthusiasm will gradually dissipate, and he will no longer be so determined.

If the place where he is imprisoned is completely dark, in darkness, a creature's thoughts will be amplified infinitely, making it particularly easy for it to have wild thoughts.

After a few days, their psychological defenses may have already been almost completely broken.

Therefore, Qiu Tu thought of interrogating Yacha in advance, just like he had interrogated Mu Ye.

Even if we can't obtain key intelligence and can't verify it, obtaining some small pieces of information can still have a huge impact at certain times.

Thinking this, Qiu Tu took out a cataclysmic artifact called "Sound Transmission Conch," tapped it a few times, and sent a signal to Lariluo.

Then he put away his special artifact and took out the "Soul Shackle Altar" from the "Dimensional Space" that imprisoned the little yaksha.

As Qiu Tu expected, Little Yaksha was in very bad shape.

The once delicate and beautiful little girl now had messy hair, tear stains on her face, a pacifier in her mouth, and slumped on the altar, staring at the ground with a look of utter despair. Where was her usual arrogant and domineering demeanor?

Perhaps sensing the change in her surroundings, she suddenly looked up and then at Qiu Tu, who had taken her out!

Upon seeing Qiu Tu, the little demon's eyes instantly changed. She lunged at Qiu Tu, baring her teeth and claws, and said viciously, "You bastard! I'll kill you! I'll chop you into pieces! I'll feed you to the dogs!"

Upon hearing this, Qiu Tu immediately smiled.

He said, "It's no fun even if you chop me up and feed me to the dogs. Your Highness, if I were you, I would grind my bones to dust and put the ashes into fireworks, then have someone secretly sell them to people who are close to me."

"After that, let them light the fuse themselves during the New Year or other holidays, send me flying into the sky, and blast me into flowers!"

Little Yaksha: .....

To be honest, Little Yaksha thought he was already a standard evil god. But after talking with Qiu Tu twice, he felt that Qiu Tu was even more evil than an evil god.

Where did he come up with such a twisted and malicious idea?

Seeing that the little demon, who was "small in stature but had a big temper and would explode at the slightest provocation," was stunned by his few words, Qiu Tu took the opportunity to begin the interrogation. He said, "Your Highness, the reason I came to see you this time is that I have a few questions I want to ask you."

Little Yaksha probably realized she couldn't win against Qiu Tu with words, so she held her pacifier in her mouth, raised her head, and retorted, "Why should I answer your questions just because you ask me questions?"

"Then let me ask you a question, will you be able to answer it?"

Qiu Tu stroked his chin and then said, "It's not impossible."

He paused for a moment, then said, "How about this, Your Highness? I'll ask you a question, and you can ask me one too."

"How about we take turns answering?"

Upon hearing this, the little demon's eyes flickered slightly, her delicate face filled with contemplation.

After a moment, she said in a childish voice, "Okay. But... I have to ask first."

Qiu Tu said confidently, "No problem."

Upon hearing this, the little demon revealed a wicked grin. She sneered, "Don't you get tired of spending all your time with those women?"

"And don't you feel ashamed to be clinging to a woman's leg?"

This little girl clearly wasn't trying to ask a question; she was just launching a personal attack.

But Qiu Tu was thick-skinned and didn't care at all.

He said with a smile, "Your Highness Yaksha. It seems you clearly don't understand men."

"Let me answer your first question. Don't I get tired of being surrounded by those women?"

Qiu Tu, with a carefree air, said, "Of course I won't get tired of it."

"On the contrary, it's only when you're always with the same woman that you get bored."

At this point, Qiu Tu gave an example, "I'll use a car as an example."

"If a man only drives one car for a few months, or at most a year or two, he will get bored and find it dull. The joy of driving will diminish."

"But... if you can take turns driving several cars, or even drive other people's cars, or drive several cars together, then the fun is completely different."

Little Yaksha: ? ?

Perhaps because evil gods don't drive, Little Yaksha completely failed to understand Qiu Tu's analogy. But... she still felt something was off.

At this point, Qiu Tu addressed the second question, saying, "As for clinging to Sister Zhao Ji's coattails..."

Qiu Tu said with a grin, "You've never held one before. Let me tell you, it's soft, smooth, thin, and straight."