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This is also a major reason why the Special Operations Department is so weak now.

Now, due to Yan Chen's sudden promotion, the military in the New Territories City has no choice but to mobilize manpower to protect Yan Chen.

This has significantly weakened the military's strength in the Moonlight Lake area of ​​the New Territories. Therefore, East City now completely dominates the New Territories.

It is said that although General Ye has not uttered any harsh words against Yan Chen these past two days, his complexion has remained unpleasant.

After reading all the reports about Moonlight Lake, Qiu Tu had a general understanding of the current intelligence regarding Moonlight Lake.

He remembered talking to Tang Feifei before.

Various authorities have the task and requirement to collect disaster-related materials in the areas to be planned.

Each year, the shelter will give different ratings based on the amount of disaster relief materials submitted.

Promotions at the deputy director level and above are closely related to this rating system, even exceeding the evaluation of daily duties.

This is also a major reason why various forces were tempted after such a large Moonlight Lake was discovered.

After reviewing all the materials, Qiu Tu gained a comprehensive understanding of Moonlight Lake.

He picked up the tea that Tan Huimin had brewed, took a small sip, and then walked to the window.

Perhaps it was a coincidence, but Qiu Tu's office window happened to face the location of that depression.

Qiu Tu stood by the window, watching quietly for a while. Finally, he took out his communicator and made two calls...

The grand feast at Moonlight Lake had been eyed by various forces for half a year. Moreover, the spoils had already been divided up by a few powerful figures. Therefore, he certainly couldn't intervene and seize any more profits.

However... this doesn't mean he can't indirectly gain something...

Especially when... the alliance is likely to cause trouble.

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The day passed quickly.

Nighttime. The area between New Territories City and Eastern City.

On the outskirts of that small forest, which had only recently been renamed "Moonlight Forest" from "Nameless Forest" in the last six months, simple military camps were built.

On a late autumn night, the leaves turned yellow and fell. By the light of the deep blue moon, one could clearly see squads of fully armed soldiers and special operations agents patrolling the jungle.

They were clearly the elite of their respective cities, not only physically strong but also possessing an extraordinary aura.

Holding a rifle, his riding boots crunched on the fallen leaves.

This is another peaceful night, the first in six months.

So the patrolling soldiers and agents weren't particularly vigilant.

After all, this had been going on every night for the past six months, and they had long since gotten used to it...

But on such an ordinary yet extraordinary night, everything seemed to change.

At first, there was just a light mist, as usual.

The mist seemed to originate from underground, silently spreading throughout the entire jungle.

Then the fog became thicker and more humid.

The soldiers and agents, already accustomed to this change, withdrew from the forest according to their usual experience, stood outside the forest, and silently observed.

Based on past experience, the fog concentration is estimated to reach its peak around 12 o'clock, and then begin to weaken.

It completely dissipated around 5 a.m.

Having already gone through this process for half a year, they didn't care much.

In the southern part of the forest controlled by the New Territories City Detective Department, several Secret Service agents were even able to smoke and chat casually.

"Old Zhang, how long has it been since you came home?"

"Sigh. It's been almost a month. My shift is about to start. I can finally get some rest when I get back."

"That's great. I just started my shift last week, and I estimate I'll have to stand for another three weeks."

Hearing his companion's words, Old Zhang asked, "Hey? You just arrived last week? Have you had anything fun lately?"

Hearing Lao Zhang's words, the detective chuckled and said, "Funny stuff? Let me tell you. You've lost out this whole month you've been on duty."

"Our investigation department has been quite lively this past month. It's been like a blockbuster movie, with one event after another. It's been incredibly exciting."

Upon hearing this, Old Zhang exclaimed "Oh?" with curiosity, then, as if he had thought of something, asked, "Could it be that Deputy Section Chief Qiu did this?"

"He's incredible. He jumped several levels in just half a month, which shocked almost all of us."

Upon hearing this, his companion gave a mysterious smile, "Deputy Section Chief Qiu? Heh... he's not a deputy section chief anymore."

And just as the two were talking.

Suddenly... two dazzling stars lit up the dark sky.

One of the two stars was extremely bright, almost comparable to the North Star in Qiu Tu's previous life, while the other, though dimmer, was still incredibly clear.

Because the two stars appeared out of nowhere, Lao Zhang and his companion, who were chatting idly, were immediately distracted.

The two of them couldn't help but look up, wanting to see what had happened.

Just then, a bright silver beam of light suddenly appeared between the two stars!

The next second, the beam of light plummeted from the heavens! It crashed straight into the center of the Moonlight Forest!

In that instant, the ground in the valley began to tremble slightly, and an invisible energy surged in the air, bringing gentle breezes.

The silver mist was suddenly blasted up, then gathered in the sky above the forest, condensed, rose, and finally coiled in the air like a giant silver dragon.

Old Zhang and his companions were all shocked to see this!

Their mouths slowly opened wide, and their cigarettes involuntarily fell to the ground! They clearly had no idea what was happening!

However, the entire change did not stop because of their surprise!

The silvery-white dragon of mist hovered in the air for a few seconds, roared at the sky, and then suddenly crashed straight down into the central depression of the Moonlight Forest!

The next second, the giant dragon of mist crashed into the depression. Immediately afterwards, streams of silvery-white light emanated from the bottom of the lake.

The light seemed to possess a magical power; it appeared out of thin air, from nothing to something, and spread rapidly.

Soon, the light filled the entire depression!

The next second, the light solidified!

With a rushing sound, a smooth, transparent, silvery-white lake appeared out of nowhere!

A gentle breeze rippled across the lake, and the silvery ripples shimmered in the moonlight, like countless stars leaping in the water!

The Moon Lake, which involves various forces in the New Territories City and East City, and attracts the attention of the Alliance and the Shelter, containing 1.3 tons of Moon Tears and enough to make 65000 bottles of Cataclysmic Potions... has officially been born!

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At this point, Lao Zhang and his companion were completely terrified!

Even when they received the assignment, they already knew from their superiors that they were guarding and patrolling an extraordinary lake and an extraordinary forest.

However, there is a difference between hearing about something and seeing it with your own eyes.

I saw the silvery-white, dazzling starlight descend from the sky and explode across the entire forest; I saw the pervasive mist transform into a long white dragon that spiraled upwards!

Hearing the sudden rushing sound of water from the dry depression in the middle of the forest, and feeling the sudden surge of life, they knew all too well that the extraordinary lake that their superior had been talking about had been born!

So, after staring wide-eyed for a few seconds, they turned and ran back to report the situation!

Soon, the sounds of rustling voices and dressing could be heard in the dark camp.

Soon, more and more shouts and calls to action rang out over the New Territories City Exploration Department's camp.

Teams of special operations agents, led by their first-level agent captains, arrived, fully prepared for deployment.

However, while the New Territories City Investigation Department was fast, the other three forces were not slow either. Or rather... even faster.

Especially the East City Investigation Bureau, which had already received Liu Xiongyuan's signal. They had made preparations early that night.

Therefore, from the moment the starlight fell to earth, they headed directly towards the Moonlight Forest. This also made them one of the forces that reached Moonlight Lake...

"Hurry up!"

"This way! This way!"

With a soft command echoing from the dark forest, the East City Exploration Bureau team quickly arrived at Moonlight Lake!

At this moment, the newly formed Moonlight Lake lay quietly in the depression in the center of the Moonlight Forest.

The lake flowed quietly, like a silver mirror, reflecting the blue moon in the night sky, creating a stark contrast with the dark moonlit forest shrouded in night.

"This is Moonlight Lake? It's amazing..."

The leader of the Dongcheng City Exploration Bureau team, a tall section chief, looked at the sacred lake before him with a face full of joy and surprise.

He gestured a few times to calm his men down, then slowly walked towards Moonlight Lake.

I don't know if it's just my imagination, but Moonlight Lake seems to be "blooming" right now!

Every ripple on its calm surface stirs up a wisp of mist. And that mist seems to carry powerful life energy; as soon as it drifts around Moonlight Lake, it instantly brings forth unprecedented vitality to the plants it touches.

Seeing this, the tall section chief who was in charge deliberately walked around to a wisp of mist, closed his eyes and took a deep breath!

A faint fragrance lingered in his nose, and he felt as if an ancient tree had been rejuvenated, his whole body feeling incredibly refreshed!

'That's amazing!'

After making this remark, Section Chief Gao knew that time was tight and the task was heavy tonight. So he waved his hands behind him a few times and whispered, "Hurry, hurry! Hurry! Set up the equipment!"

Upon hearing the section chief's words, the team of agents ran over with light steps and skillful movements, carrying the equipment, and began to set it up.

Their equipment is somewhat similar to a water pump, but it has undergone some special treatment.

For example, a filter device was added; the water outlet is connected to large barrels for easy transport; the machine also has an external diesel generator, etc.

These dozen or so agents had clearly practiced many times before, so they assembled the machine in just one minute.

Afterwards, under the command of the tall section chief, the two detectives threw the water pipe into Moonlight Lake!

The other agents began pouring diesel fuel into the generator and then started the machine.

"Puff puff puff!" With the roar of the water pump, the pump started running wildly!

Moonlight Lake isn't just filled with Moonlight Tears; it also contains a lot of pure water condensed from the air. The filtration system is designed to remove the pure water and extract the Moonlight Tears!

Soon... "Tick-tock... tick-tock... splash... splash..."

More and more filtered moonlight tears began to pour into the plastic bucket.

The Moonlight Tears, like the small bottle Qiu Tu had once obtained, were like mercury, gleaming with a silvery-white light, and when shaken, they seemed to flow like moonlight.

Seeing this, the tall section chief finally felt relieved—his advance team had at least successfully completed its mission.

This propelled the East City Investigation Bureau to the forefront of the four major powers.

This bought us a lot of time to extract disaster materials!

Just as he was thinking this, suddenly, a series of noisy footsteps sounded from the west side of the Moonlight Forest.

The tall section chief paused for a moment, looking over there in disbelief.

As a result, he saw that several squads from the New Territories City military headquarters had also come to the lakeside with their equipment.

Moreover, they seemed to have made preparations well in advance, as they immediately assembled the equipment and began extracting Moonlight Tears as soon as they arrived at the lake.

The overall speed was only 3 minutes slower than the East City Investigation Bureau.

'How is this possible!'

The tall section chief found it hard to believe.

After all, the four major powers have gotten to know each other very well during this period.

Although everyone patrols at night, it's mostly just going through the motions because Moonlight Lake is still a long way from being formed.

There are only 5-10 people on night patrol at most. The other agents and soldiers are all sleeping and resting as usual.

As for the equipment, some of it wasn't brought, and some was stored in a secret warehouse at the camp, making it very difficult to retrieve.