Then, Let Them Offer Their Loyalty!

Aside from South wind and Qin Shuman, who stepped forward without hesitation to join Qiu Tu on his mission,

there was also... her undeniable conspicuousness.

Out of the 23 subordinates, she was the only one who did not display a numerical value of loyalty,

only she... her head was as bare as can be. Not even a mark of loyalty to be seen.

If it wasn't Tang Feifei, who else could it be?

It's worth noting that even spies and possessed subordinates like Qin Shuman have loyalty indicators above their heads.

The only one without a loyalty display could only be Qiu Tu's superior.

Thinking of this, Qiu Tu put Larilo back into the "Gold-Addicted Wallet," and then called out, "Qing Jin."

The replacement chosen by Tang Feifei was a burly man with a substantial build.

After entering Qiu Tu's room, Tang Feifei saluted and said seriously, "Chief, I have important intelligence to report."

Upon hearing Tang Feifei's words, Qiu Tu's gaze sharpened, and he asked, "What intelligence?"

With a stern face, Tang Feifei replied seriously, "Just now, the Chen Long Squadron, who were on night duty, accidently discovered some low-level Cataclysmic Creatures in the Xinjie Territory."

"These Cataclysmic Creatures seem to be searching for something, digging here and there in the forest."

Shocked by Tang Feifei's words, Qiu Tu quickly reopened the "Wireless Visibility" to check the current situation in the Primitive Forest.

It was probably because he was in the air, and the objects on the ground were too small. Plus, just now, Qiu Tu was solely focused on "Changing the Terrain," so he didn't notice.

Now, as he zoomed in to check the anomalies in the forest, he spotted the Cataclysmic Creatures—barely half a meter tall, with 5-7 vertical stripes on their bodies, fish heads, human forms, and steel forks in their hands—digging around everywhere.

Qiu Tu observed them closely and thought they looked a bit like Zhou Bing.

'Are these the vassals summoned by the Whale Shark?'

As early as the day before yesterday, Qiu Tu had gathered intelligence from Larilo and knew that Evil Gods and Domain Masters are actually not the same.

Some Evil Gods are the favored children of the world, naturally nurtured. They are powerful individuals who have always been solitary.

But there are also Evil Gods and Domain Masters who have their own vassals and many Cataclysmic Creatures under their command.

And the Whale Shark is one of them...

'It seems... the mission just got a lot more difficult today...'

'I hope there won't be any accidents.'

...

A night passed without incident, and the next day came.

Qiu Tu once again boosted his team's spirits and briefed them about the appearance of the Zhou Bing before directing all four squads to carry out their missions again.

Squad one's mission was still to investigate Evil Gods.

Therefore, Qiu Tu had previously locked onto the Whale Shark's location and the route of the Zhou Bing. He led squad one through twists and turns until they reached the Whale Shark's position.

The Whale Shark was resting at the time.

In these two days, it had found 5 Leyline Nodes and successfully infiltrated two of them.

Based on the 81 Leyline Nodes, he and another Evil God should take around 15 days to completely gain control of the Xinjie Territory.

But as the Leyline Nodes became harder to find later on, he summoned hundreds of his Zhou Bing to help him search.

First using the Exploration Relic "Thousand Yard Eyes" to observe the Whale Shark's condition closely, Qiu Tu then took out the Record Treasure "Flowing Fluorite" to record the Whale Shark's current situation.

While Qiu Tu was conducting his inquiry and recording, his team members were dispersed around him on alert duty.

Among them... Tang Feifei and Qin Shuman always found their gazes involuntarily drifting towards him.

Of course, the two were not motivated by "affection" but by pure curiosity and wonder...

This was the third day of the mission, and since day one, Qiu Tu seemed to be on a role, accurately leading everyone to two Evil Gods every day.

If once was a coincidence, twice could be seen as a coincidence, but this had happened more than a dozen times, and it was difficult to explain by mere coincidence.

'Is it because of his special Cataclysmic ability?'

'Does he possess a powerful locating Cataclysmic treasure?'

As they kept watch, Tang Feifei and Qin Shuman couldn't help but speculate in their minds....

While squad one was recording the Evil God, squad three was also in the Primitive Forest, collecting plants, soil, water, and minerals from different regions.

Because their mission was relatively simple, and the team captain was the lively Ding Xiaoliu, the atmosphere in squad three was more relaxed.

This also gave them more time for idle chat.

Wu Ma said, "Our team captain really has divine powers. Do you think his ability is related to fortune-telling? How does he always point us to the most suitable collection points and save us from wasted effort?"

Hearing his words, Shen Hou chirped in with a monkey-like air, "If you ask me, our captain's ability might be X-Ray Vision. That's how he can remotely direct us and know which regions have the richest resources."

Hearing this, Dong Feng popped his head out and added, "But indeed... it's really comfortable and easy following our captain. I came here to participate in this event with a mindset ready for death, and my colleagues all said it was highly dangerous. Who knew it would be this easy?"

At this moment, listening to their conversation, Ding Xiaoliu poked his head out and said cheerily, "Now you know the benefits of following Brother Tu, right? I'm telling you, Brother Tu is renowned in the Investigation Bureau for his strong abilities, his defense of his subordinates and for his consideration of his underlings! With him, three promotions in half a year."

"So guys, work hard this time and strive to catch Brother Tu's eye. Soaring to great heights won't be a problem then."