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She first looked at Qiu Tu, and after seeing Qiu Tu nod, she looked at Shen Yuzhou on her right and said, "Speaker Shen and Commander Li have come together, there must be something going on, right?"

"Now that there are no outsiders here, let's speak up and have a chat."

Upon hearing Princess Xi's words, Shen Yuzhou first glanced at Li Feng beside him, and only after seeing that Li Feng had no interest in speaking first did he do so.

He then slowly said, "President Lin, you are right. We are indeed here with a mission."

He glanced at Qiu Tu, his eyes sharp behind his monocle. "Your actions in the Northwest region this time have gone too far."

"It has exceeded all the rules between us humans."

"In addition, there are acts such as colluding with evil gods and asking them to take action."

“We believe there may be some very serious problems at the current shelter No. 7.”

At this point, Shen Yuzhou looked at Li Feng beside him and then said,

"Therefore, during this period, our major shelters, including Shelter No. 2, have held several rounds of discussions. We feel that... it is necessary to make some demands and impose some restrictions on Shelter No. 7."

"Only in this way will we be willing to acknowledge it as part of the human camp..."

"Otherwise... we will most likely classify the 7th shelter as an anti-government armed force..."

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Because they belong to the same human community, they often cooperate and help each other. Therefore, when the various sanctuaries negotiate, their language is generally quite conciliatory.

It's quite rare to see someone like Shen Yuzhou use such strong language right from the start.

This also shows that Qiu Tu and Princess Xi's coup attempt has indeed aroused the attention and fear of other shelters.

As Shen Yuzhou finished speaking, the entire reception room fell silent.

Princess Xi sat in the main seat, trying her best to restrain her gaze from looking at Qiu Tu, but her eyes still involuntarily glanced at Qiu Tu out of the corner of her eye, wanting to see his reaction.

Qiu Tu, however, did not notice the Princess Xi's gaze. He sat there upright, eyes downcast, seemingly oblivious to the whole affair, as if it had nothing to do with him.

Commander Li Feng clearly sensed the subtle atmosphere between the two, so she looked at them with interest in her phoenix eyes.

The reception room remained silent for a good three or four seconds. Seeing that Qiu Tu hadn't spoken up, Princess Xi coughed and then took the initiative to speak, "Speaker Shen, you flatter me."

She carefully chose her words, "I feel that the various shelters seem to have some misunderstandings about our No. 7 Shelter."

"All of our military actions this time are reasonable and legal."

"As one of the four founding families of the 7th Sanctuary, the Lin family itself possesses the legitimate right to rule the 7th Sanctuary."

"After becoming the head of the Lin family, I immediately sent letters to the Han, Zhao, and Wei families, demanding that the Lin family reclaim the benefits that are rightfully its own and return to the Senate of the 7th Sanctuary."

"It was the Zhao and Han families who broke their vows when the shelter was established and refused my demands, which forced us to start the military operation."

At this point, Princess Xi paused, then said with a serious expression, "As for colluding with the evil god, it wasn't us."

“During this operation, we did not ask any evil god to take action or help us.”

"We even encountered attacks from sixth- and seventh-order evil gods."

"According to the investigation, those two evil gods are members of the 'Mist Hidden Society,' an important organization in the core area of ​​the Boundless Heart Sea."

"Coincidentally, the Zhao and Han families also joined the 'Hidden Mist Society.'"

"Therefore, we have reason to believe that the Zhao family and the Han family orchestrated those two attacks by the evil god."

"Some time ago, we meticulously documented the fact that the Han and Zhao families colluded with the evil god, joined the 'Mist Shadow Society,' and betrayed human intelligence, and distributed the information to all the major shelters."

"This also includes the speculation that they may have directed an evil god to attack us."

"I believe you have all seen those documents."

"So... Speaker Shen, I'm sorry I can't accept what you just said."

The worst thing you can do in a negotiation is to follow the other party's line of thinking.

Shen Yuzhou said that if certain conditions were met, the 7th Sanctuary could be recognized. If Princess Xi followed suit and inquired about these conditions, she would be directly drawn into his scheme.

Only by taking a different approach and directly refuting the other side's arguments—that our regime change is legitimate and legal, and we don't need their recognition—can we steer the negotiations back to our own pace.

However, Princess Xi is an excellent politician, and Shen Yuzhou is not bad either.

His expression slowly faded, and he looked sharply at Princess Xi before speaking directly, "Head of State Lin, I'm not here to play games with you, nor am I here to engage in evasive tactics."

"Instead, they're issuing an ultimatum."

His voice was strong and his eyes were sharp as knives. "Although you have used many means to make this coup seem legitimate, everyone knows that it is just a cover-up."

"Do you really think everyone else is a fool? Do you think no one can see the truth behind your coup?"

At this point, he stopped looking at Princess Xi and turned his gaze to Qiu Tu, saying, "And Elder Qiu... do you really intend to have Princess Xi stand in the forefront and negotiate with us indefinitely?"

"As the mastermind behind the entire plan, the mastermind who secretly controlled the two shelters, don't you have anything you'd like to discuss?"

Shen Yuzhou's words silenced the reception room once again.

All eyes were on Qiu Tu, eager to see how he would respond.

At this moment, Qiu Tu's expression remained unchanged despite being the focus of everyone's attention.

He stopped pretending and casually picked up his teacup, took a sip, and then asked, "Are the 2nd, 3rd, 4th, and 5th shelters going to jointly impose some restrictions on us? Make some demands?"

"May I ask what the restrictions or requirements are?"

Today, Shen Yuzhou was dressed in a sharp black suit, impeccably tailored. His jet-black hair was short and neatly combed back. At first glance, he exuded a cold and solemn aura.

Upon hearing Qiu Tu's words, his eyes darkened like cold stars in the night sky, flashing with an icy light.

He slowly began, "To prevent a similar incident from happening again in the Seventh Sanctuary, we, the major sanctuaries, request the establishment of a 'Special Envoy' position at the Seventh Sanctuary's central headquarters."

"The person appointed by our four sanctuaries will take on this role."

"The special envoy has the power to participate in and discuss politics, can participate in the council of elders, and can supervise major decisions of the 7th Sanctuary."

"In the Seventh Sanctuary, the special envoy's treatment is equal to that of the second-in-command. However, he is not subject to the laws of the Seventh Sanctuary."

"No matter what problems arise, he can only be sent back to the shelter where he is located to be interrogated and sentenced."

Upon hearing this, Qiu Tu showed no reaction, but Princess Xi's expression changed slightly.

But that's not all. After saying "special envoy," Shen Yuzhou continued, "Furthermore, in order to prevent such a vicious coup from happening again in the 7th Shelter, and also so that in the Cataclysmic Era, we humans can be united and no longer engage in internal strife."

"Our four shelters require that any changes to the positions of the senior staff of the 7th shelter must be approved by us before they can take effect."

Qiu Tu nodded slightly. Princess Xi's expression began to turn ugly.

Shen Yuzhou seemed oblivious to Princess Xi's expression. He continued, "Furthermore, to prevent a recurrence of a coup or a major incident like the 'Partridge Terrace Incident' at the 7th Sanctuary..."

“Our four shelters will each establish a small office in the state capital of one of the eight states to facilitate intelligence sharing and rapid support.”

At this point, Shen Yuzhou paused for a moment, "Of course, these eight offices, including the staff within them, are also not subject to the laws of the 7th Shelter."

"Extraterritorial territory?" Qiu Tu asked expressionlessly, sipping his tea with his head down.

Shen Yuzhou nodded and replied, "Yes."

After saying that, he added, "In addition, because of the establishment and operation of this series of institutions, the 7th Shelter needs to provide a certain amount of funds to our four major shelters on a regular basis as institutional expenses."

As Shen Yuzhou presented his conditions one by one, Qiu Tu remained calm and unmoved.

It's very simple... because these conditions were all within Qiu Tu's expectations.

Didn't he already deduce these conditions when he was on the phone with Princess Xi this morning?

He had thought the other party would only choose one or two of these conditions, but he never expected that the other party would have all of them!

For a moment, Qiu Tu didn't know whether the other party was being greedy or continuing to exert pressure.

Just then, as Qiu Tu was thinking this, Shen Yuzhou finally finished explaining the specific amounts of money and resources needed. He then picked up his teacup, took a sip, and asked, "I wonder what Elder Qiu thinks of these conditions?"

He said, "As long as the 7th shelter agrees to these conditions, we will recognize your position and status in the 6th and 7th shelters."

At this point, perhaps worried about pushing Qiu Tu too hard, he paused again and added a time limit, "Ten years. As long as the 7th shelter doesn't cause any more trouble in these 10 years, all the conditions we've proposed can be rescinded."

After saying that, Shen Yuzhou looked at Qiu Tu and said with a serious expression, "This is all for the peaceful and stable development of the human camp."

"Elder Qiu, please consider the overall situation."

Qiu Tu: .....

"The bigger picture...heh..."

Qiu Tu never expected that such a boomerang could actually hit him.

He chuckled coldly twice, then said, "What if I disregard the bigger picture?"

Upon hearing this, Shen Yuzhou sighed and said, "Then Elder Qiu, we have no other choice. We can only help you consider the overall situation."

As he spoke, he made no move, but the aura emanating from the girl beside him, who looked exactly like Shen Lingshuang, steadily increased.

Fourth tier, peak fourth tier; fifth tier, peak fifth tier; sixth tier, peak sixth tier...

The girl's aura seemed to rise wildly without limit. Even Li Feng, who had been sitting calmly beside her, became much more serious.

A terrifying cataclysmic force, like a vortex, began to swirl around the entire reception hall, causing the world to change color and space to tremble and shatter!

Feeling that terrifying power, Qiu Tu's expression changed slightly.

Seventh rank!

A genuine Tier 7 product!

This means that Qiu Tu's biggest trump card, "Order Space," will have no effect.

Is this... a "reincarnation of a god"?

Thinking this, Qiu Tu's mind raced through the information that Yu Die had given him that morning.

This morning, after guessing that Yu Die's information was provided by Zhao Pan's son and that it involved the Third Shelter, Qiu Tu immediately took it seriously.

Therefore, he did not fire the first shot of the morning, but instead listened attentively to Yu Die's report.

According to Zhao Pan's son, the Zhao family has actually maintained close ties with the No. 3 shelter over the years.

The reason is simple... The "dual catastrophe pathway" was originally developed by the Third Sanctuary.

Back then, the Lin family was able to complete this research thanks to the Third Shelter.

Even... after the Lin family accidentally tested the "Butterfly Transformation Gu," they also provided some backups to the Third Shelter.

This led to the fact that after the Lin family was destroyed, the main research on the "Butterfly Transformation Gu" was concentrated in the 3rd Sanctuary.

If the Zhao family wants to continue this research, they will definitely need to cooperate with the Third Shelter.

However, compared to the Lin family's research capabilities, the Zhao family is clearly far inferior, which has led to them being able to only do some peripheral work all these years.

Even so, they learned a lot of secret information.

One of the most crucial points is... how the "Lawful Faction" of Sanctuary 3 seized power over those five years!

A god reincarnated!

The Lawful Order used some means to control a reincarnated god!

That reincarnated celestial being possessed explosive combat power, and due to the abundant accumulation of knowledge from his previous life, his progress was rapid. Coupled with the all-out support and resource allocation from the "Orderly Faction," he reached the sixth rank in just a few years.

It was thanks to the god's reincarnation's extraordinary combat power, along with the strong support of the other Rank 6 experts of the "Lawful Faction," that the "Lawful Faction" successfully won a majority of seats in the Council of the Third Sanctuary and successfully "governed" the Third Sanctuary.

After hearing about the reincarnation of a god from Yu Die, Qiu Tu could not hide his surprise.

He was even more shocked when he heard that the "Lawful Order" had actually controlled a reincarnated god.

After all, a Celestial! That was once a 9th-tier being! A being that truly stood at the pinnacle of the "Boundless Sea of ​​the Heart - Core Area"!

Although it is unclear why such deities would choose to reincarnate and cultivate again, even if they reincarnate and cultivate again, their strength can almost be said to be invincible among those of the same level.

Furthermore, given their extremely rapid cultivation speed, Qiu Tu truly found it hard to believe that they could be controlled by someone.

It's like imagining that he can control Zhao Ji, making her lie down when she wants, lie prone when she wants, kneel when she wants...

How could he dare!

Surprisingly, someone else actually did it!

Thinking of this, Qiu Tu couldn't help but recall the excited expression on "Little Yaksha's" face when he first recognized Zhao Ji as the "reincarnation of a god." (Chapter 527)