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Qiu Tu felt that in that instant, he seemed to have formed a strange connection with the entire "Eternal Night Region"!

He felt as if his consciousness had suddenly multiplied into 36 pieces! Directly merging with the various ley line nodes into one!

Then, along with the flow of the regional ley lines, his consciousness began to flow throughout the entire "Eternal Night Region"!

He seemed to be one with the entire "Eternal Night Zone"; he was the "Eternal Night Zone," and the "Eternal Night Zone" was him!

His heart moved, and the entire area seemed to change accordingly.

Whatever he wants, this area will become.

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Qiu Tu savored that feeling.

He felt that this was different from when he refined the "Regional Central Hub" and became the "Regional Lord".

The simplest difference is that... after refining the "regional central hub" and becoming the master of the region, his consciousness is concentrated and flies directly into the sky before spreading outwards throughout the entire region.

However, when refining an area through a "geyser node," the consciousness is dispersed and then spreads from the ground!

Thinking this, Qiu Tu found that his aura also began to bloom from the leyline node, spreading rapidly throughout the entire "Eternal Night Region".

Wherever Qiu Tu went, everything was tainted by his aura, while the aura left by Mu Ye was being quickly eliminated!

When it was all over, Qiu Tu felt his consciousness gradually merging into one. Then, in this dark world, he rose higher and higher!

As he flew higher into the sky, Qiu Tu felt as if he had gained a new ability: to be the "designated" regional central authority.

He can merge the regional central hub with any object or creature in this dark world.

Then, by leveraging the power of the regional central authority, it becomes easier to control the entire region.

Thinking this, Qiu Tu hesitated for a moment, then directly "reached out" and plucked a ray of aurora from the horizon, then condensed the entire "Eternal Night Region" authority into that ray of aurora!

As that ray of aurora became the "regional hub," it seemed to come alive, wandering between Qiu Tu's fingers.

Finally, with a thought, Qiu Tu swallowed the ray of aurora directly into his stomach.

When the "regional central hub" is established, the entire "Eternal Night Region" will completely change hands!

Qiu Tu immediately felt a surge of power flowing into his pseudo-domain as the domain master, making him even stronger!

Unfortunately, his "pseudo-level strength" is currently stuck at the peak of the fourth tier, so it only makes him stronger, but cannot achieve a qualitative change.

Thinking this, Qiu Tu's consciousness slowly sank down and returned to his body.

With his eyes closed, Qiu Tu quietly experienced the power of the new area before slowly opening them.

When Qiu Tu opened his eyes, he saw Zhao Ji standing on a small hill not far from him, her hands behind her back, gazing at the aurora on the horizon, lost in thought.

Perhaps sensing Qiu Tu's awakening, or perhaps sensing the change of ownership of the entire "Eternal Night Region," Zhao Ji slowly turned around, looked at Qiu Tu, and then asked indifferently, "Did you succeed?"

Qiu Tu nodded. "He has become the ruler of the region."

Zhao Ji's beautiful face remained expressionless. "Mu Ye is quite composed."

Upon hearing this, Qiu Tu smiled and said, "I do hope he can remain calm."

Zhao Ji asked coldly, "Then you can refine all of his territory?"

Qiu Tu showed no embarrassment whatsoever, "I do have this idea. In that case, my path to the peak of the fifth rank will be completely smooth."

Upon hearing Qiu Tu's words, Zhao Ji gave him a cold look, then said nothing, but calmly said, "Let's go to the next area."

"Let's see if your dream comes true."

Qiu Tu didn't care about Zhao Ji's sarcasm. Anyway, he had obtained the region, and he had become the ruler of the region.

With the addition of the "Captain's" area, he now holds three areas in his hands.

I've completed one-third of the journey to the peak of the fifth tier, feeling great.

Thinking this, Qiu Tu got up and flew into the regional mist with Zhao Ji...

As they re-entered the area's mist, Qiu Tu followed Zhao Ji forward, asking, "Sister, I'd like to ask you something. What's the difference between the power of a fake entity and one's own power?"

Upon hearing this, Zhao Ji coldly retorted as she walked, "In front of you, there is a gold bar and 1000 silver coins. Tell me, which one can't you spend?"

Qiu Tu hesitated for a moment, then said, "I can spend all of them."

Zeji said, “Yes. This is the ‘false identity’ and the ‘self’.”

"It's all your power, just in different forms. There's no essential difference."

"As for how much power you can unleash, that depends on your skill, that is, how you 'spend' it..."

"You're so capable that you can make a thousand silver dollars look like ten thousand silver dollars, or make a single gold bar look like ten gold bars."

“You’re incompetent. No matter how many silver dollars and gold bars you’re given, you’ll still squander them all.”

It must be said that the examples given by Consort Zhao were both vivid and easy to understand.

So Qiu Tu nodded with a look of sudden realization—actually, there was no difference.

Whether it's a fake skill or your own strength, it's still your own strength, so just use it.

This surprised Qiu Tu a bit. In his previous life, he watched anime and TV series, and since fake powers were not his own, he always seemed to be "inferior".

So, there's no difference in this world?

Could it be... that this has something to do with the very nature of how this world works?

With that in mind, Qiu Tu suppressed his doubts.

And so, following Zhao Ji through a maze of twists and turns, Qiu Tu arrived at a new area called the "Trade Market Area".

Upon arriving in this area, Qiu Tu once again followed Zhao Ji and began refining the earth vein nodes!

Meanwhile...

Real world - Dongyezhou - Dongcheng City.

Inside the parliament building, Dai Yukang was in his office, communicating with Ye Mingfeng using a catastrophic artifact.

"The infiltration plan is progressing relatively smoothly, but... the counterattack from the disaster zone is far too fierce. I feel like I've stirred up a hornet's nest."

Ye Mingfeng, smoking a cigarette on the other end of the phone, his expression was indistinct through the swirling smoke. "Yes," he said.

"Such a strong counterattack is truly unprecedented."

"If I weren't sure we hadn't done anything, I would have thought we had raided their base."

Upon hearing Ye Mingfeng's words, Dai Yukang said with a solemn expression, "So, I have a feeling that something big is about to happen."

"Something big?" Ye Mingfeng asked, puzzled.

Dai Yukang said, "Don't you think... the fierce attacks in the disaster zone these past few days seem like they're covering something up?"

Upon hearing this, Ye Mingfeng hesitated for a moment before tentatively asking, "You mean... you suspect they have other motives behind such a large-scale attack?"

Dai Yukang nodded slightly, adjusted his glasses, and said, "Yes. That's my guess."

Ye Mingfeng's brows furrowed slightly. He pondered quietly for a moment, then changed the subject and asked Qiu Tu instead.

Still no news of Qiu Tu?

Dai Yukang shook his head. "No. He just vanished into thin air."

"Whether we retrieve surveillance footage or conduct covert investigations in various cities, we cannot find any trace of him."

Ye Mingfeng asked in confusion, "Then where could he have gone?"

Dai Yukang's eyes were full of deep thought. "I don't know."

"I suspect he left from the 'Boundless Sea of ​​the Heart.' That's why we can't find any trace of him."

“In addition…” Dai Yukang paused and said, “His two secretaries are obviously getting more and more flustered, and their faces are getting more and more pale.”

"This shows that he left very suddenly. He didn't even say goodbye to his confidants."

Ye Mingfeng squinted, took a drag of his cigarette, and then asked, "What did he do before he left?"

Dai Yukang picked up the teacup on the table, but did not drink it; he just held it.

He looked out the window for two seconds before saying, "Before leaving, Qiu Tu called all his trusted confidants in for a chat."

"But nobody knows exactly what they talked about."

"He was very good at winning people's hearts. His confidants were very loyal to him and would not reveal a single word no matter how you tried to find out or subtly inquire about them."

Upon hearing Dai Yukang's words, Ye Mingfeng smiled and said, "In that case, Qiu Tu is most likely not missing, but leaving on his own initiative."

"But... at such a tense moment in Dongye Prefecture, his departure as vice speaker is not only irresponsible, but also smacks of desertion."

"Therefore, no matter what important things he did, he cannot escape the charge of dereliction of duty!"

"Unless... he resolves the crisis at Dusk."

In the end, Ye Mingfeng himself laughed.

Unfortunately... Dai Yukang did not laugh.

His gaze remained fixed on the view outside the window. Then he rubbed the rim of his cup, picked up the tea, took a sip, and his expression became somewhat serious.

If it were Tang Feifei, Li Tingdong, or even Liu Xiongyuan who had gone missing... he would think Ye Mingfeng's guess was a joke.

But... it was Qiu Tu who went missing.

Others might not know, but he knew how capable Qiu Tu was, didn't he?

When he was the deputy minister, he plotted to kill La Riluo, and then killed Xie Yue and Jing Jiao.

It can be said that... Qiu Tu is the nemesis of evil gods. Moreover... he is extremely adept at achieving great results with limited resources.

Qiu Tu's sudden disappearance, coupled with Huang Shangzong's recent grand promises, makes it hard to believe he didn't make the connection. Even a ghost wouldn't believe it...

'Could Qiu Tu... really be plotting against Mu Ye?'

'No way...'

Dai Yukang was filled with doubt and disbelief...

.....

Meanwhile, a similar conversation took place in Tang Feifei's office.

The only difference was that the two people in the conversation were now Tang Feifei and Guan Xiao.

Tang Feifei might really be in love. Since Qiu Tuyi disappeared, she's been incredibly anxious, her face so gloomy it's almost like it's about to rain.

She sat in her vice-speaker's chair, her face serious, and asked in a deep voice, "You really don't know where Qiu Tu went?"

In front of Tang Feifei, Guan Xiao behaved extremely obediently. She quickly shook her head, "Speaker Tang, I really don't know."

"But I think the Speaker is probably alright."

Tang Feifei looked at her coldly and said, "What do you think? If Qiu Tu really gets into trouble, can you take responsibility? Can you bring him back to life?"

At this point, Tang Feifei took a deep breath and said, "The whole of Dongcheng City is in an uproar right now."

"All the middle and senior-level officials in Dongye Prefecture also know about Qiu Tu's disappearance."

"If Qiu Tu can't give everyone a satisfactory explanation in the end, he'll definitely cause a lot of problems when he comes back..."

Similar conversations and speculations were quietly circulating among various departments and cities in Dongye Prefecture.

Just as Tang Feifei and Ye Mingfeng had guessed, most of the middle and senior management were very dissatisfied with Qiu Tu's "desertion at the last minute" behavior.

It's just that we're still in "wartime" so all the conflicts haven't erupted yet.

If Qiu Tu returns to the State Assembly without bringing back corresponding achievements, then a bloody storm is sure to follow...

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Meanwhile, in Dongye Prefecture, the disappearance of Qiu Tu was causing quite a stir.

"Boundless Ocean of the Heart - Trade Zone"

Qiu Tu was refining the third ley line node.

"Trade Market" is the largest trading place on the edge of the disaster zone, so its area is relatively large.