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However, they clearly didn't understand what this meant, nor did they understand how Qiu Tu had managed to do it...
After all, the Eighth Sanctuary didn't even know what a "Regional Central Hub" was, and was still figuring out how to become a regional lord, so it was impossible for them to know the abilities they would gain after refining a "Regional Central Hub"...
Thinking this, Qiu Tu observed Team 3 again to make sure there were no problems there. Then, he slowly withdrew his gaze and returned to his busy work.
On this day, the whale summoned hundreds of amberjacks. These hundreds of amberjacks were constantly moving around in the primeval forest, making the suicide mission much more difficult.
They not only encountered the boat-shaped fish several times, but also had several conflicts.
Fortunately, under Qiu Tu's command, most of the team members retreated unharmed, except for two who sustained minor injuries.
This made Qiu Tu increasingly prestigious among the members of the suicide squad.
As a result, the loyalty of these suicide squad members generally exceeded 55, and it is estimated that it will easily exceed 70 by the end of the entire operation.
Even if the suicide squad disbands, Qiu Tu can still command them and bring them under his command...
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"In disciplined forces, subordinates are completely dependent on their superiors for life and death. In wartime, every order from a superior determines the life or death of a subordinate."
"Therefore, subordinates are particularly prone to becoming staunch and loyal followers of their superiors."
"This is actually one of the reasons why local military commands are particularly prone to becoming too powerful and uncontrollable..."
Night falls. The Milky Way stretches across the sky, casting a soft and clear light upon the earth.
In that silvery glow, in Qiu Tu's bedroom, Qin Shuman, wearing the face of Mao Tu, stood beside Qiu Tu and spoke softly.
She clearly saw through Qiu Tu's purpose these past few days, so she was giving him hints and reminders.
Qiu Tu stood with his hands behind his back, gazing at the dark primeval forest outside the base, and then said with a smile, "The local and the central authorities will always have an implicit antagonistic relationship."
“The central government is worried that local areas will become too powerful and difficult to control, leading to regional separatism, disobedience to orders, and even the usurpation of power.”
"But I was also worried that the ground was disorganized and lacked combat effectiveness, making it unable to deal with external enemies."
There is no absolutely correct method. The only way is to strike a balance.
Qiu Tu's answer was also very simple. The central government and local governments are inherently in an implicit antagonistic relationship.
No matter what you do, there will always be problems, and there will always be no problems. It all depends on how you interpret it.
Qin Shuman's expression changed upon hearing Qiu Tu's words.
After a moment, she sighed softly, rubbed her temples, and said, "You've changed so much lately, I hardly recognize you anymore."
She looked at Qiu Tu and said seriously, "Like these past two days, you seem to have used some methods that I have never seen before, and I don't even dare to imagine."
"Those methods were like miracles."
"What level of Cataclysm are you now? Tier 3? Peak Tier 3?"
"You can't possibly... have already secretly reached level four, can you?"
At this point, Qin Shuman's eyes were full of curiosity.
Just as the two were talking, there was a knock on the door.
Qiu Tu said, "Please come in."
The next second, the door opened, and Tang Feifei, in her guise as Nanfeng, entered the room.
Seeing Qiu Tu and Mao Tu (Qin Shuman) standing side by side, behaving somewhat intimately, she frowned slightly. Then she said, "Sir, there's some information you might need to know."
Upon hearing Tang Feifei's words, Qiu Tu turned around, gave her a deep look, and then walked over.
Seeing Qiu Tu approach, Tang Feifei also went over and whispered in Qiu Tu's ear, "Sir, the No. 2 squad on duty just sent a message. They said there seems to be some unusual activity in the forest."
"They saw more than a dozen boats divided into two or three groups heading in the same direction, but their specific purpose was unknown."
Upon hearing Tang Feifei's words, Qiu Tu felt a chill run down his spine.
He activated his infinite vision and searched around. Sure enough, he found groups of amberjacks gathering in the heart of the forest.
A towering, burly man, as tall as an iron tower, with a deep blue body, stood before them, holding an iron fork and listening to their report with a ferocious expression.
Although they couldn't understand what the fish were saying, judging from the amberjack's excited expression and the man's increasingly angry eyes... it seemed like they were complaining.
Thinking this, Qiu Tu frowned slightly, a bad premonition creeping into his heart...
Sure enough, the next second, a white light flashed in front of him, and a notification popped up.
"Trigger crisis awareness! Generate a crisis report!"
"Thanks to Zhou Yin's report, the Evil God Whale Shark discovered your presence with the suicide squad members!"
"Upon learning that a human team was exploring and gathering information in the New Territories, he was enraged. He believed you had ignored his warnings and were provoking his dignity!"
"Therefore, he plans to personally lead the boatmen to encircle and capture you!"
"Before becoming the ruler of the region, please protect your whereabouts and safety, and do not let him discover your whereabouts."
"Otherwise, wouldn't you like to know what a demon god who thinks he's been provoked might do to you...?"
Seeing the crisis warning before him, Qiu Tu remained outwardly calm, but inwardly he breathed a sigh of relief.
As expected... the worst-case scenario has come to pass.
This time, he found himself facing off against an evil god.
This can be considered the most dangerous development in this suicide mission.
This means that for the next three days, Qiu Tu and the others must gather resources and intelligence while being pursued by the evil god, and do their best to ensure their safety!
However, these are all things that happened later.
The first thing they need to do now is... they must shake off the pursuit of the evil god and hundreds of catastrophic creatures!
Thinking this, Qiu Tu's gaze sharpened, and he said to Tang Feifei, "Summon all members of the suicide squad immediately!"
Tang Feifei was visibly taken aback upon hearing Qiu Tu's order.
She hesitated for a moment, then asked a question that seemed somewhat out of place for her, "Is the matter that urgent?"
Qiu Tu gave a deep "hmm" and then said, "This might be the most dangerous situation we've ever encountered."
Hearing Qiu Tu's words and seeing his serious expression, Tang Feifei finally realized how earnest Qiu Tu was.
So her expression immediately turned serious, she nodded, and went out to gather people.
After she left, Qin Shuman asked curiously, "A dozen or so boat-shaped amberjacks heading in the same direction—there are many possibilities. Is it really necessary to be so cautious?"
"How about we send Team 2 to scout ahead first?"
Qiu Tu shook his head with a serious expression. "It's too late. If we don't run now, we won't have time to run anymore."
Many people share similar thoughts with Qin Shuman.
Especially after a long day of hard work and multiple battles, when they finally managed to get some sleep, the Expendables members felt even more misunderstood.
Fortunately, Qiu Tu had built up enough loyalty over the past two days, so even though they didn't understand and even had some complaints, they still meticulously carried out Qiu Tu's relocation plan!
Since there were still three and a half days left, the group didn't bring much, only enough food and valuables for the "pioneer base".
Fifteen minutes later, the suicide squad was ready to go. The 24 men, like elves of the night, silently infiltrated the forest.
As soon as they left, the "Pioneer Base" was filled with the sounds of explosions and the noisy roars of hundreds of amberjacks!
The azure light, like fireworks blooming on the horizon, illuminated the area behind the group.
This made all the suicide squad members, who had just been harboring some resentment, shudder!
Feeling the immense and terrifying power behind them, the members of the suicide squad all turned their gazes to the back of the man who was clearing the way ahead.
"Rat, Ox, Tiger... Loyalty +8, +7, +6... "
"East Wind, West Wind, South Wind... Loyalty +7, +6, +5..."
"Chen Feng and Ding Xiaoliu's loyalty +1"
As Qin Shuman said, in disciplined forces, especially those fighting on the front lines, every order from superiors will determine the life or death of subordinates.
Therefore, it is also the easiest way to cultivate loyalty.
Just like this near-death experience, after just one near-death experience, the loyalty of all the members of the suicide squad has reached over 60! They can be considered trusted confidants!
And so, the group followed Qiu Tu for half a day until they arrived at a hillside.
Qiu Tu stopped and said to the people behind him with a serious expression, "Everyone, the situation is critical. You could all lose your lives at any moment."
"Before I began this mission, I made a promise to you all that I would bring you back to the real world alive!"
"Therefore, I also need to make some adjustments based on the changes in the New Territories area."
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At this point, Qiu Tu paused for a moment, then sharply surveyed all the suicide squad members in front of him.
Sweat and dirt mingled on their faces. Perhaps due to a long day's work, coupled with being woken up in the middle of the night, their expressions were slightly tired.
Even so, their eyes remained full of determination and self-confidence.
Qiu Tu nodded almost imperceptibly, then began to arrange, "In the next few days, to avoid having too many people and exposing our whereabouts, and also to avoid being captured in one fell swoop, our four teams will operate separately and return to the real world separately."
At this point, Qiu Tu looked at the second squad and said,
"Second squad, your mission is to gather information on the distribution of mutated creatures in the New Territories. There are relatively few mutated creatures in the New Territories. In the past three days, you should have gathered most of the intelligence. You have basically completed your mission."
"At the foot of the hill on the east side of the hill behind me, there is a pit three meters deep."
"You guys will sneak over there and rest later."
"We will erase all traces of you after you hide."
"Tomorrow morning, our first squad will actively attract the attention of the boat-like creatures and the evil gods. Once we have their attention, I will send you a signal."
"Once you receive my signal, you shall begin your work immediately."
"After you've finished up the work, tomorrow you'll take all the data and intelligence, remove the 'cursed skull,' and return to the real world."
Upon hearing Qiu Tu's words, Chen Feng, the captain of Squad 2, opened his mouth as if to say something.
But Qiu Tu immediately raised his hand to interrupt him, saying sternly, "Obey orders!"
"Yes, sir!" Upon hearing Qiu Tu's words, Squad 2 saluted in unison.
Qiu Tu nodded slightly, then said, "Chen Feng, as the team leader, you will be the last to return to the real world."
"Before we return, I need you to set a fire around us to attract the attention of the boat-shaped demon and the evil god."
"Yes!" Chen Feng replied.
Seeing that Squad 2 had accepted the order, Qiu Tu looked at Squad 3 and said, "Squad 3, you should have completed most of your work in the past few days."
"Tomorrow, while our first squad draws the enemy's attention, you can't be idle either; you must hurry up and finish your work."
"You will have one more day than Squad 2. The day after tomorrow is your final deadline."
"When the time comes, no matter how much you've accomplished, you must set a fire to attract the enemy's attention, then remove the cursed skull and return to the real world!"
With the second squad setting an example, the third squad did not argue, but silently saluted and responded.
As for the fourth squad, Qiu Tu's arrangements were similar.
The only difference is that the 4th squad will cooperate with Qiu Tu's 1st squad to hold off the enemy's pursuit for the first two days, creating time and space for the 2nd and 3rd squads.
They will return on the 6th day.
Although the mission was arduous and extremely dangerous, Qiu Tu's first squad was assigned an even more dangerous and demanding task, so they had no complaints.
And so, all the plans were finalized.
Qiu Tu began directing the four squads to split up and hide.
In the dark forest, the night poured down like thick ink, swallowing the entire forest into endless darkness.
The trees towered into the clouds, their dense foliage intertwined, like a giant net woven by nature, completely blocking out the moonlight and starlight, leaving only mottled shadows swaying gracefully on the ground, adding a touch of eeriness and unease.
The air was filled with the scent of damp earth and decaying leaves, occasionally punctuated by the low growls of distant boats, which sent a chill down one's spine.
In this dangerous forest, the four teams moved silently, like ghosts in the night.