Then let them offer their loyalty!

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What's even more terrifying is that many evil gods, after being killed in reality, can still be resurrected and regain their "divine positions" after returning to the "Boundless Sea of ​​the Heart" and recovering for a few years, as long as they retain a trace of consciousness!

Through research conducted in conjunction with top scientists and high-level Cataclysms in the three shelters, a startling conclusion was reached.

The "Boundless Sea of ​​the Mind" is a world of spirit. Theoretically, the catastrophic creatures and evil gods born in the Boundless Sea of ​​the Mind are also "spirits".

Therefore...they are theoretically immortal.

Even if they are killed by humans in the real world, as long as they retain a trace of consciousness, they can still be reborn after returning to the "spiritual world".

This discovery left all the shelter's leadership feeling utterly hopeless.

This means that humanity must fight against an endless stream of catastrophic creatures and evil gods.

This is almost certainly a losing proposition...

As a result, at this moment, by chance, an evil god was killed, but his remaining aura prevented other catastrophic creatures and evil gods from approaching the area he controlled.

Thus... the "Boundless Heart Sea Summoning Event" was born for the first time.

At the time, it also gave the disaster victims in the city a big fright.

But later, after research by the three sanctuaries, the secret of everything was discovered.

It turns out... the boundless sea of ​​the mind is different from the real world. Because it is a spiritual world, it needs a spiritual vessel and anchor.

Once someone becomes the embodiment and anchor of the spirit of this region, they gain the ability to control that region.

As for what can be done after controlling this area...?

Shen Lingshuang wasn't entirely clear on the matter.

She only vaguely remembered her father saying that this was the key to becoming a god and a necessary condition for advancing to the fifth-order Cataclysm!

Moreover... it seems that once this area is controlled, it will prevent the birth of catastrophic creatures and evil gods in this area.

This astonishing discovery made it seem as if the three sanctuaries had found the key to victory in this world-ending war—to seize more areas within the boundless sea of ​​the mind.

Therefore, the three sanctuaries began to deliberately lure the evil god, try every means to kill him, and then seize the areas he controlled.

As a result, in this process, the three sanctuaries discovered that... the more territory a god controlled, the more powerful and cunning it was.

The sanctuary is now too powerful to deal with the evil god and cannot continue to expand.

Therefore... the three major shelters began to seek allies in the cataclysmic world, establish new shelters, conquer the "Boundless Heart Sea" region, and win this world-ending disaster!

This is why shelters appear one after another, like flowers blooming in multiple locations across the world—because the closer to the center of the world, the more areas the evil god controls, and the more powerful he becomes.

Humanity is currently no match for them.

After listening to the information provided by Shen Lingshuang, Qiu Tu silently analyzed it for a while before asking, "Did your father ever mention how to control unclaimed areas?"

Upon hearing this, Shen Lingshuang shook her head slightly and said, "I didn't say that."

"And...I remember they never figured it out."

"Aside from a few areas that were obtained by ordinary cataclysms by chance, the other areas were either taken over by other evil gods or are still in a stalemate of war."

"Now, even the top-ranked shelters are starting to use these stalemate areas as training grounds."

"They try every means to send ordinary Cataclysmics in, and then guard the area, fighting against Cataclysmic creatures and evil gods."

"The effect seems to be pretty good."

At this point, Shen Lingshuang tilted her head and thought for a moment before saying, "By the way, although my father and the others haven't yet figured out a method that can guarantee 100% success."

"But... they also gained some experience."

"It seems that the control methods for each area of ​​the 'Boundless Sea of ​​Mind' are different. Each one requires gradual exploration."

"However, the control methods are often related to the type of this area. In other words, the control methods are hidden within this area..."

At this point, Shen Lingshuang paused for a moment, and then said, "Therefore, regardless of strength, as long as one can solve this mystery, there is hope of becoming the controller of the region."

"And once someone becomes the controller of a region, no matter who they are, they will immediately become a hot commodity in various shelters and a pillar of those shelters."

"Becoming the speaker of a state legislature is hard to say. But... becoming the deputy speaker shouldn't be a problem."

"As for what happens next, that depends on your own efforts and intelligence."

"After all, while strength is important,... intelligence is even more important. The shelter cannot relinquish its supreme decision-making power, the fate of an entire state, or even the entire shelter, just for the sake of strength."

After listening to Shen Lingshuang's words, Qiu Tu nodded slightly. He finally had a comprehensive understanding of the "Anti-Infiltration World Project".

In short, the "Anti-Infiltration World Project" is humanity's only real hope in winning this catastrophe.

That's why major shelters attach so much importance to this plan.

If he could gain control of the New Territories, he might rise to great heights and become a big shot in the state!

Furthermore, becoming the controller of a region seems to bring great benefits to oneself and one's strength.

Thinking this, Qiu Tu secretly made up his mind once again: he must take control of this area!

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It was late at night, probably because Qiu Tu hadn't come back for a long time.

Shen Lingshuang nestled in Qiu Tu's arms, chattering away, but she just didn't want to sleep.

Qiu Tu was also concerned, so he opened the "Loyalty Game," selected Shen Lingshuang, then selected La Riluo, and started the game immediately....

And so, watching Pixel Shen Lingshuang and Pixel Xiaobai give Pixel Larilu a sound beating; listening to Shen Lingshuang's adorable voice, Qiu Tu, who had been overworked these past few days, slowly drifted off to sleep...

Perhaps noticing the weariness between Qiu Tu's brows, Shen Lingshuang looked at him with a touch of heartache, then nestled in his arms and slowly drifted off to sleep...

And so, the night passed without further incident.

The next day, when Qiu Tu woke up, the first thing he saw was the victory screen of the "Loyalty Game".

At first, he didn't care much.

As a result, when he looked closely, he was quite surprised.

Because a lot of things came out after this victory.

3 points of loyalty, a medium-sized memory fragment, and one piece of catastrophe material....

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Perhaps because this "loyalty game" revealed a lot, Qiu Tu suddenly woke up completely.

He turned his head and looked at Shen Lingshuang, who was still fast asleep in his arms.

This girl has always been carefree and easygoing. So even though Qiu Tu left her at home without a word for over a week, once he coaxed her back, she immediately treated him as her closest person again.

So she was wearing a very thin silk short-sleeved pajama set, with her arms around Qiu Tu and one of her smooth, slender legs draped over him, and she was sleeping soundly.

Because the pajamas were made of a close-fitting and thin material, Qiu Tu felt as if he wasn't wearing anything at all.

Seeing that Shen Lingshuang wouldn't wake up anytime soon, Qiu Tu looked at the "Loyalty Game" in front of him again, ready to see what La Riluo had revealed last night.

The first is loyalty.

In the victory screen of the loyalty game.

The little white dog that Shen Lingshuang was holding looked like a vicious dog, its four paws becoming as long and thin as an octopus, and it was frantically scratching at La Riluo from a distance.

Larilu, on the other hand, was scratched all over and lay on her back on the ground, utterly dejected.

Although it was a pixelated cartoon, Qiu Tu could still sense La Riluo's unbearable sorrow from her scarlet eyes.

Even so, a loyalty +3 icon still appeared above her head. Did this mean that although she was badly beaten last night, her "affection" for Qiu Tu had actually increased?

To be honest, Qiu Tu didn't quite understand.

After all, winning the "loyalty game" doesn't automatically increase favorability.

After Qiu Tugang and Tan Huimin met, he sent Shen Lingshuang to attack her several times. Although she won every time and received some memory fragments and other rewards, she never increased her "loyalty".

This made Qiu Tu realize that even a "loyalty game" cannot reverse the mind of a living being.

If a creature fundamentally resists you, rejects you, doesn't want to cooperate with you, or doesn't want to be close to you, then the "loyalty game" won't change its mind.

Conversely... if a creature can increase its loyalty through a "loyalty game," it at least proves that it does not have any "subjective" malice towards Qiu Tu.

so....

Thinking of this, a thoughtful look flashed in Qiu Tu's eyes...

'It seems... my acting over this period of time has paid off?'

'The strategy we adopted initially was definitely the right one.'

Ever since Qiu Tu met La Riluo, he has never been arrogant, whether La Riluo is riding on his head or pinning him down.

Unlike the villains in TV dramas, he didn't reveal his plans or mock Lariel in front of her.

The reason for this is simply "stability".

Faced with this unknown evil god, Qiu Tu had no idea how many trump cards the other party was hiding, so he dared not be reckless.

This also means that, although he is highly suspicious in front of Larilu, there is always a glimmer of hope for a reversal.

Like last night when he tricked La Riluo, saying that Liu Xiongyuan's attack on La Riluo had nothing to do with him.

La Riluo could suspect that Qiu Tu and Liu Xiongyuan were in cahoots, but... upon closer examination, she would realize that Liu Xiongyuan could have ambushed her even without Qiu Tu.

After all, as long as Liu Xiongyuan condenses Moonlight Lake, he can force Yan Chen to dispel his domain. At that time, La Riluo, once freed, will definitely escape.

Lariro will most likely run back to her own "territory" if she escapes.

Therefore, Qiu Tu's existence was not a "necessary condition" in the whole incident.

Therefore, as long as there's no evidence to tell Lariluo that Qiu Tu orchestrated all of this, even setting the time it took for Moonlight Lake to condense, Lariluo will always harbor a sliver of hope for Qiu Tu...

Last night, Qiu Tu successfully captured La Riluo and forced her to "recognize him as his master." He could have handed her over to the security department directly, but he kept her instead.

He even tried to deceive her, telling her that he was protecting her.

The same principle applies.

As long as Qiu Tu doesn't hand her over, La Riluo will always have a sliver of hope.

They always hoped that Qiu Tu might just be an arrogant believer who had little respect for the gods and lusted after their bodies.

It was this glimmer of hope that made it possible for Lariro's loyalty to increase.

Thinking about this... Qiu Tu had a new understanding of the "loyalty game".

So he looked at his second find.

The second gain was a Cataclysmic Material called "Life Sand".

Qiu Tu recalled that after he first obtained the "Loyalty Game," the game's description stated that if a subordinate under attack possessed special talents, there was a chance of obtaining related disaster materials, disaster items, etc.

Since Lariel is already an evil god, she must be a subordinate with "special talents." It's quite normal for her to drop other items.

With that in mind, Qiu Tu checked the description of the disaster material.

"Life Sand: Sand formed from the condensed soul power of high-level cataclysmic creatures, containing their status and aura, and possessing the power to distort reality."

"It is one of the raw materials for many high-level catastrophe artifacts and catastrophe potions."

A very simple description; it looks like a high-level but unusable disaster resource.

However... this made Qiu Tu seem thoughtful...

He stared at the tiny, rice-grain-sized, multicolored grain of sand in his hand and pondered quietly for a while.

Qiu Tu then snapped out of his thoughts and looked at the third acquisition.

The third gain, and also Qiu Tu's main purpose in using the "loyalty game," was fragments of memory.

Although Qiu Tu did not expect to obtain a method to control the "Boundless Heart Sea Area" on his first use of the "Loyalty Game".

But... he felt that as long as he could learn more about Lariro, even if it was just about the evil god or information related to Lariro, it would be good.

It might come in handy at some crucial moment.

Thinking this, Qiu Tu turned his head to look at Shen Ling Shuang beside him again. Seeing that she was still unconscious, he used the "Memory Fragment (Middle)".

This is accompanied by Qiu Tu using "Memory Fragment (Middle)".