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Qiu Tu bowed his head and replied, "Yes, Elder Wang."
Perhaps all the important figures at the shelter are this busy, or perhaps there have been some recent changes at the shelter's leadership. Last time, Old Tang came and went in a hurry, and this time, Old Wang also came and went in a hurry.
To be honest, Qiu Tu strongly suspected that if his matter hadn't been so important, these two elderly people probably wouldn't have come to the New Territories in person.
And so, Qiu Tu, Huang Shangzong, and Liu Xiongyuan saw Old Wang off.
Before leaving, Old Wang also had someone give Qiu Tu a box of "Boundless Divine Crystals" and then swapped it with the corpse of the "Whale Shark".
This was something that the shelter had communicated with Qiu Tu before Mr. Wang arrived.
According to the shelter, they need the complete corpse of the evil god to conduct certain experiments.
However, Qiu Tu was very suspicious, and the shelter's higher-ups wanted to personally verify the "whale shark's" corpse to confirm Qiu Tu's strength.
However, the shelter is always generous, so the "Boundless Divine Crystals" supplied to Qiu Tu were more than enough.
Therefore, Qiu Tu readily agreed.
After seeing Elder Wang off, Huang Shangzong and Liu Xiongyuan couldn't help but glance at Qiu Tu.
Huang Shangzong's gaze was somewhat complicated, but he still said, "Vice Speaker Qiu, see you in the prefecture tomorrow."
After saying that, he got into his car without looking back.
Behind him, Liu Xiongyuan gently patted Qiu Tu's arm and whispered, "See you tomorrow."
After that, he got into his car.
And so, the two men's convoy followed closely behind Mr. Wang and left the New Territories.
Suddenly, the once bustling New Territories fell silent...
Qiu Tu watched the three convoys depart one by one, his gaze resolute. In his heart, he whispered, 'See you tomorrow....'
.......
Silent all night.
The next day, the official documents for the shelter were issued.
Chiu Tu, Director of the New Territories City Exploration Department, has been promoted to Deputy Speaker of the Tung Yip State Assembly.
Along with the issuance of this document, the inside story of Qiu Tu's promotion to Deputy Speaker of the Dongye State Assembly was revealed.
Soon, everyone in the 16 cities of Dongye Prefecture knew why the state council speakers had kept quiet these past two days, and why Old Man Wang had traveled all the way to Dongye Prefecture!
Qiu Tu became the second area master of the Eighth Shelter after Tang Feifei.
Then, he used this to break through to the pseudo-fourth rank.
But that's not all. It's unknown what kind of magical ability they possessed, or what methods they used.
Qiu Tu killed a fourth-tier evil god in two moves!
He directly became a top expert who could stand shoulder to shoulder with Huang Shangzong.
Therefore, although Qiu Tu was relatively inexperienced, his abilities, strength, and contributions were all outstanding, so the shelter's higher-ups ultimately agreed to his promotion request!
Such an exaggerated reason for promotion left almost all the councilors from the 16 cities speechless.
After learning about it, they had only one thought in their minds: It's a lie...it's a lie, right?
Soon after, they saw Qiu Tu's heroic figure, who had killed a fourth-tier evil god in one move, from their respective backstage sources.
With video evidence as proof, plus Mr. Wang's personal verification.
Even though the news was so shocking, these lawmakers still had no choice but to believe it...
Thus, Qiu Tu, a councilor who had only recently come into their view, entered the Dongye state political arena as a dark horse without ever participating in a single parliamentary session!
Meanwhile.
Ellie, Cheryl, and Yan Yan also felt disbelieving.
When they heard that Qiu Tu had actually been promoted to vice speaker, the three women who were having breakfast were almost stunned.
Although they had heard about Qiu Tu's application to become the vice speaker the day before yesterday, Ellie, Xue'er, and Yan Yan all felt that Qiu Tu would fail 99% of the time.
After all, Qiu Tu's qualifications are too shallow, and he has not made any great contributions. How could he possibly become the vice speaker?
And guess what? It actually succeeded!
Moreover! Qiu Tu actually became the lord of the region without anyone noticing? And he even single-handedly killed a fourth-tier evil god?!
Who the hell could have imagined this?
But what's even more important is...
At the dinner table, after a long silence, Xue'er suddenly screamed, "Ahhh! He's become the vice speaker! How am I supposed to get revenge?!"
"Did my brother Jia die in vain?!"
At this point, Xue'er's fair and beautiful face couldn't help but twist in pain!
Upon hearing her words, Ellie's expression also changed.
Xue'er's words reminded her... she had also lost to Qiu Tu.
Originally, she planned to gather evidence of Qiu Tu's collusion with the evil god, bring down Qiu Tu, and make him never appear in front of her again, so that she would no longer have to abide by the bet.
Later, Qiu Tu advanced to the fourth-tier Cataclysm, "proving" that he was not the one who colluded with the evil god.
Although she dismissed the idea, she still harbored the fantasy that she could use Huang Shangzong's influence and the "academic school" to negotiate a deal with Qiu Tu and peacefully end the bet.
She wasn't really confident about this method. After all, Qiu Tu never seemed to give Huang Shangzong much face.
And now...
Qiu Tu has been promoted to vice speaker. He can now confront Huang Shangzong directly, making reconciliation even less likely!
'Could it be... that I've really lost to Qiu Tu in this lifetime?'
Thinking this, Ellie's eyes became somewhat vacant...
While Xue'er was going crazy and Ellie was lost in thought, Yan Yan, the only one who truly cared about Qiu Tu, shifted her position on the chair a couple of times, feeling a little awkward.
Two blushes crept onto her innocent face, and her eyes were so moist they seemed to drip with water.
'Ah... Master...'
After muttering it to herself for a couple of seconds, Yan Yan shifted uncomfortably a couple more times.
......
While everyone was shocked by Qiu Tu's rapid promotion.
At this moment, Qiu Tu also stepped into the office of the highest level of the Dongye State Legislative Assembly.
Huang Shangzong sat in the main seat, like a majestic mountain, staring at him expressionlessly.
Several familiar faces—Li Tingdong, Ye Mingfeng, Liu Xiongyuan, Dai Yukang, and Tang Feifei—stood on either side of the conference table. Some were looking down at documents, some were adjusting their glasses, and some were smiling at him, each with a different expression…
The gate slowly closed behind him, symbolizing his formal entry into the top power circle of Dongye Prefecture!
But...what no one knew was that just one minute before he stepped into the meeting room, he sent three words to a communicator in the New Territories: "Let's do it..."
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It was already deep winter, and the sky over Dongcheng was covered by thick, leaden clouds. Snowflakes fell like sharp blades, cutting through every inch of air.
Inside the luxurious rooftop conference room of the state capitol building.
A long, rectangular conference table occupied the center of the room. Its smooth, mirror-like surface reflected the dim light and shadows around it, giving it a particularly austere appearance.
"Vice Speaker Qiu Tu, please have a seat."
Huang Shangzong sat in the main seat, like an insurmountable mountain.
He looked at Qiu Tu expressionlessly, then gestured to the spot opposite Tang Feifei.
Qiu Tu's gaze swept over the several vice speakers.
Li Tingdong, dressed in casual clothes, was looking down at the documents in his hands, like a data-obsessed madman, completely unaffected by the outside world, immersed in his own world.
Ye Mingfeng, dressed in a dark green military uniform, sat upright, his sharp eyes fixed on Qiu Tu, a faint smell of blood emanating from him.
Liu Xiongyuan, this little old man, had a face like an old pine tree sculpted by time, with deep and hard wrinkles and dark skin, like bronze and iron that had been forged a thousand times. He had one foot on a chair and was looking at Zi Qiutu with a smile.
Dai Yukang was dressed in a black suit and had put on rimless glasses at some point. He looked at Qiu Tu in a friendly manner, but his smile always seemed insincere and fake.
As for Tang Feifei, her wheat-colored skin shimmered with a healthy glow, like a work of art meticulously sculpted by nature, exuding a wildness and vitality.
Perhaps to avoid suspicion, she did not make eye contact with Qiu Tu, but instead was drinking water.
However, you could still tell from the slight upturn of her lips that she was overjoyed...
Having taken in the state of all the speakers, Qiu Tu smiled and nodded to Huang Shangzong, who was seated at the head of the table, and replied, "Yes, Speaker."
After saying that, he walked over to Tang Feifei, pulled out a chair, and sat down.
When Qiu Tu finally sat down on the chair that symbolized one of the highest powers in Dongye Prefecture, he even felt the cataclysmic power in his body begin to boil.
That feeling was exactly the same as when he received the "letter of appointment" from the shelter this morning.
Based on his past experience, once he becomes the vice speaker, his "order-politics" path will officially enter the fourth stage of catastrophe!
Moreover, this realm is not his current "pseudo-fourth-order" state, but a genuine "true fourth-order".
With the addition of the pseudo-rank of "Lord of the Region," his strength will most likely soar to the peak of the fourth rank.
In this way, even without the "Lord of the Region" bonus, he can already be invincible at the fourth tier!
All the fourth-tier evil gods would be no match for him!
The strength and methods he demonstrated in his video to kill the whale shark can be considered, to some extent, a successful example of "using the false to cultivate the true."
However... even knowing there would be so many benefits.
But Qiu Tu still doesn't dare to get promoted casually.
There are two main reasons.
First, the shelter has repeatedly emphasized that the highest level one can advance to is the third rank, as reaching the fourth rank may affect one's mental state.
Qiu Tu felt that his approach had limited impact on the mind.
However, they dared not take any risks easily.
He planned to get a good understanding of the situation from Tang Feifei tonight before making a decision.
Secondly, when advancing to the fourth rank, it seems that all catastrophic beings need to go into seclusion, and they will also activate the "law phantom".
Qiu Tu was unsure whether advancing to the fourth tier again would be the same, given that he had already advanced once before.
This is a crucial moment for his promotion and the chaos in Dongye Prefecture; he cannot take this risk.
Therefore, he suppressed the surging cataclysmic power within him, forcibly restraining his level, intending to advance after resolving everything...
"Ladies and gentlemen, after welcoming Vice Speaker Qiu Tu, let's get down to business."
Huang Shangzong glanced at the several vice speakers present, then slowly began to speak.
"The first thing was yesterday; Old Wang gave us a strict order: we must eliminate all the spies in Dongye Prefecture within two months and complete the 'Disaster Zone Infiltration' plan."
"The reason is that Princess Xi of the Sixth Shelter and Cabinet Minister Kuo Yu will be visiting our shelter in two months."
"As you all probably know, the Sixth Shelter provided a lot of help when our shelter was first established..."
As Huang Shangzong spoke, Qiu Tu couldn't help but recall the basic information about the Sixth Shelter.
Yesterday, after learning from Elder Wang that the Sixth Shelter was going to visit, Qiu Tu retrieved information about the Sixth Shelter, Princess Xi, and Wu Yu.
The Sixth Shelter, adjacent to the Eighth Shelter where Qiu Tu is located, is situated in the western part of the world.
However... the Sixth Shelter will be located closer to the core area.
Unlike the "parliamentary system" practiced in the Eighth Sanctuary, the Sixth Sanctuary practiced a "constitutional monarchy".
Moreover, it is a rather unique "dual monarchy".
Therefore, in the Sixth Sanctuary, although the monarch's power was limited through constitutional legislation, the monarch's power was still greater than that of the cabinet/parliament.