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Thinking this through, Qiu Tu pondered quietly for a while, then picked up the landline on the table and made a call.
"What is Speaker Tang doing right now?"
"A war council is being held?"
"Okay, please tell her that I'll go see her in a bit to discuss the military's development."
After saying that, Qiu Tu hung up the phone with Tang Feifei's secretary...
Whether cooperating with the Kou family or siding with Princess Xi, it will require mobilizing the army.
To reiterate: High-level Cataclysms can change the course of a battle, but to maintain control over a region, an army is essential.
Therefore, it is necessary to determine the status of the military in advance.
Thinking this, Qiu Tu got up and headed to the "Four States Military Center".
Since the four states were now entirely under Qiu Tu's control, in order to coordinate resources and facilitate the exchange of goods, Qiu Tu established several departments, including a "Military Center," an "Intelligence Center," and an "Economic Development Center."
Then several speakers took on their respective roles within the council.
The "Military Center" is the department that studies foreign combat plans and conducts training for soldiers from the four states.
Upon arriving at the military center, Qiu Tu, accompanied by Tang Feifei's secretary, went to the conference room door.
Through the glass of the conference room, Qiu Tu saw Tang Feifei in military uniform sitting in the main seat, listening expressionlessly to the explanation given by the people below.
She was already strong and imposing, and now, with her full power unleashed, she was like an abyss, exuding an extraordinary sense of oppression.
However, none of this caught Qiu Tu's attention.
What caught Qiu Tu's attention was... the flickering "spiritual light" surrounding Tang Feifei.
The "spiritual light" seemed to have a life of its own, hovering around Tang Feifei as if it were attracted to her.
However, when Qiu Tu tried to take another look and try to figure it out, the "spiritual light" completely disappeared.
'Huh? What's that?'
Qiu Tu blinked and looked at Tang Feifei again, but found that everything just now seemed like an illusion, and he couldn't see anything at all.
With these questions in mind, Qiu Tu glanced at Tang Feifei again and then offered to wait for her in the office.
Tang Feifei's secretary, of course, dared not object, so Qiu Tu soon arrived at Tang Feifei's office.
He sat down in Tang Feifei's seat as if they were old friends, and then casually flipped through the documents on the table.
A short while later, Tang Feifei returned from her meeting.
This woman, who resembled a female leopard, dismissed her secretary and strode over.
Because of years of exercise, her waist is slender and flexible, swaying like a willow branch in a breeze; her legs are long and strong, and every step is full of power.
Tang Feifei pulled up a chair and sat down in front of Qiu Tu, then asked in a cool tone, "What brings you to see me today?"
Qiu Tu, without looking up from the documents in his hand, replied, "I just wanted to see how your preparations are going and how the soldiers' morale is."
Hearing Qiu Tu's words, Tang Feifei pondered for a moment and said, "Morale is alright. Young soldiers always yearn to make a name for themselves."
"Just like the last time we swept through Tianzhou and Dizhou, many soldiers and officers were promoted afterwards."
"The other soldiers, of course, also looked forward to this day."
Qiu Tu nodded slightly. In chaotic times, the fastest way for a soldier to get promoted is, of course, war.
After a few battles, he might be promoted to lieutenant or captain, thus gaining a certain status and position.
As for his life and fortune...
In times of chaos, survival is already difficult enough; one might as well take a gamble.
Just then, as Qiu Tu was thinking this, Tang Feifei suddenly spoke up, saying in a cool tone, "By the way, I have a surprise for you."
Hearing Tang Feifei's words, Qiu Tu was stunned for a moment, then his gaze involuntarily swept over Tang Feifei's stomach, "You're not pregnant, are you?"
Upon hearing this, Tang Feifei said: ...
Qiu Tu was always very dedicated whenever he was being professional with Tang Feifei.
So, he wasn't just making things up; he genuinely suspected that Tang Feifei might be pregnant.
As a result, Tang Feifei naturally denied it outright.
Tang Feifei shook her head and then said, "It's absolute perception."
"Absolute perception?" Qiu Tu was stunned for a moment, then seemed a little surprised.
He quickly activated "Order Space" and then "Absolute Perception".
As a result... Qiu Tu was dumbfounded for a moment.
Because... what appeared before him was Tang Feifei surrounded by countless "catastrophe forces".
Those "catastrophe powers" were all the same ones that Qiu Tu and Zhao Ji had captured back then, one by one, strand by strand.
Upon seeing this, Qiu Tu suddenly realized something.
No wonder Tang Feifei was surrounded by spiritual light just now; if I'm not mistaken, it must have been due to the collision of catastrophic forces.
However... that's not the point. The point is... Tang Feifei actually possesses "absolute perception"!
According to Zhao Ji, shouldn't this be a talent that only one in a million people possess?
Isn't someone with this talent a genius among geniuses?
Thinking this, Qiu Tu couldn't help but glance at Tang Feifei, um...
Tang Feifei keenly noticed Qiu Tu's strange gaze.
She gave Qiu Tu a cold glare and even directly invited him, "Come to my house for dinner tonight?"
Upon hearing this, Qiu Tu couldn't help but laugh. "Is that what you call eating? You want to eat me, don't you?"
Tang Feifei glanced at Qiu Tu and said nonchalantly, "As long as we can eat our fill, who cares if it's porridge or refined porridge?"
Qiu Tu: .....
Indeed, the saying "thirty is like a wolf" rings true; the ancients were right.
After a brief chat, Tang Feifei regained her composure. She spoke seriously, "Actually, the reason I'm talking to you about this is because ever since I gained 'Absolute Perception,' I feel like I've been given a cheat code."
"Whether it's the power of cataclysm, the ability of cataclysm, or the creatures of cataclysm, it all seems to be clearly visible."
"And in the martial arts I practice, every move that is not connected, every move that has a problem with the operation of the cataclysmic power, is clearly visible."
"This has allowed me to improve rapidly every day. I think I'm old enough to consider advancing to the fifth rank."
Upon hearing Tang Feifei's words, Qiu Tu pondered for a moment before nodding in agreement.
After all, Tang Feifei was Qiu Tu's most powerful confidante, and also the most combat-ready among Qiu Tu's men.
Given their close relationship, Qiu Tu couldn't even think of a reason to refuse her.
Except... time is a bit tight right now, Qiu Tu may not be able to help her protect her for the time being.
Thinking this through, Qiu Tu hesitated for a moment before saying, "Feifei, the conflict at the 6th Shelter has been too intense these past few days, and I can't get away for the time being."
"But it's okay, I'll introduce you to a friend. Let her protect you."
At this point, Qiu Tu paused for a moment, then added, "With her help, everything should be foolproof."
Tang Feifei glanced at Qiu Tu suspiciously, but then seemed to guess who it was, so she nodded slightly....
.........
Meanwhile, at the 6th Shelter, outside Immortal City.
"Ah!" "Screech—ah!"
Accompanied by suppressed screams, several people fell into the waterfall of blood.
Moments later, a series of dark figures appeared beside the corpses.
The leading figure in shadow tilted his head in a gesture. The other figures immediately began searching for items.
Moments later, a piece of intelligence, still sealed with lead, fell into their hands.
They didn't even clean up the battlefield. They returned to Xianyuan City with the intelligence and then compiled it with Princess Xi.
More than three hours later, Princess Xi, having finished her official duties, picked up the intelligence report on the table and began to examine it carefully.
After reading through the intelligence reports one by one, Princess Xi soon saw the report in question.
After removing the seal and opening the letter, Princess Xi's expression changed drastically in the next second.
Because the letter contained an authorization letter, authorizing Su Wanqing to use all the resources and manpower of the Kou family in the four eastern states.
'The Four Eastern Provinces?'
As she pondered those four words, Princess Xi felt a sense of foreboding...
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Chapter 570 Princess Xi: I Can Give It a Try (Seeking Guaranteed Monthly Tickets at the Beginning of the Month)
Although Princess Xi is not a demon, she is not stupid either.
Or rather... if she were a fool, she wouldn't have been able to build up the royalist faction in just a few years. Nor would she have been considered a minor rival by Kou Xuan.
So, even though it was just a simple authorization, she immediately sensed something was wrong.
Qiu Tu didn't know who Su Wanqing was, but he knew Princess Xi all too well.
The Kou family in this generation is known as a pair of stars: Kou Xuan in literature and Kou Yu in martial arts.
However, few people know that, in addition to this scholar and the warrior, some of the Kou family's collateral branches were also very outstanding.
As a family with a history spanning over a thousand years, the Kou family already possessed a comprehensive talent cultivation mechanism. Selecting suitable individuals from collateral branches and assigning them to various departments to enhance the family's influence and heritage was one of their most common methods.
Among them, Su Wanqing was one of the ten most outstanding individuals from the collateral branch of the Kou family. She was known as one of the Ten Heroes.
It was these 12 people who allowed the Kou family to firmly control the power of the 6th shelter.
Among them, Su Wanqing is most famous for her gentle and elegant appearance, superb negotiation skills, and diplomatic abilities.
A woman like this, who ran to the 8th shelter and to Dongyezhou, anyone with a brain would know what the Kou family was up to.
Thinking this, Princess Xi frowned, pursed her lips tightly, and unconsciously clenched the intelligence report in her hand.
Fortunately, this period of time had tempered her mentality. So she didn't explode, but instead pondered quietly with a deep gaze.
Because the clues were quite obvious, after thinking for half an hour, Princess Xi roughly guessed Kou Xuan's plan to undermine Kou Xuan's plans.
'Bribing Qiu Tu... to cut off my escape route...?'
'What a ruthless method.'
The more Princess Xi analyzed, the more ashen her face became.
However, compared to the Kou family, she had far fewer cards to play.
Aside from the greater cause of being a descendant of the Kang King, the only thing that could attract Qiu Tu to her was her "prostate."
But who knew that Kou Xuan would be so ruthless, launching a coup while she was in the 8th shelter.
This resulted in the Kangwang Treasury being directly controlled by the Kou family. She had the key but couldn't retrieve the "root of the mountain" at all.
'We can't really offer it to Qiu Tu, can we?'
Thinking this, Princess Xi couldn't help but lightly bite her red lips.
Putting aside whether she's willing or not... even if she were, she thinks Qiu Tu would most likely not accept it... right?
After all... although she had only met Qiu Tu a few times, she felt that she had a clear understanding of him: like herself, he was a true political being.
Although Qiu Tu always presented himself as a "womanizer," he was actually incredibly cold-blooded inside.
Apart from the two or three women who had been with him from the very beginning, the other women did not hold much of a place in Qiu Tu's heart.
Therefore, it is simply unrealistic to try to use one's beauty to obtain resources or benefits.