"Right now, the only unique thing about the Edge Region is the invasion of the Puppet Insects."
"This species is indeed quite special, quite fascinating."
"And once they spread, it'll be a huge headache."
"The World Source sensed the danger, so it set the God's Trial in the Edge Region, wanting the Trial Participants to resolve this crisis—makes sense, doesn't it?"
This was sothing Qiu Tu had thought about a few days ago when Guan Xiao brought it up. So he nodded slightly, acknowledging her speculation.
Seeing Qiu Tu approve of her idea, Guan Xiao's smile grew more confident. She continued, "So, here's what I was thinking..."
"What if there are so hidden prerequisites or rewards in this God's Trial, and they're connected to these Puppet Insects?"
This angle from Guan Xiao was sothing Qiu Tu had never considered before, so on hearing this, his eyes involuntarily flickered and he started pondering the possibility.
Honestly, it was clear Guan Xiao had already planned out what to say long before eting Qiu Tu.
She spoke, "I've thought this over very carefully, and I think there's a good chance I'm right."
"If my guess turns out to be correct, then I think she..." As she got to this part, Guan Xiao pointed at the girl in her arms and said, "...might really co in handy."
No denying, Guan Xiao's idea was quite intriguing—it really struck a chord with Qiu Tu.
The only problem was...
'Why the hell am I getting another girl again!'
'I really have no damn interest in pretty won!'
While cursing inwardly, Qiu Tu sized up the Insect Race girl in front of him.
Honestly, this Insect Race girl wasn't especially good-looking, but she had youth on her side.
No amount of mature charm from a woman in her thirties or forties can compare to the shy blush of an 18-year-old girl with her head slightly lowered.
More importantly, Qiu Tu had never seen a girl quite so unique before.
She looked human—face and build—but had a large abdon jutting out behind her.
And supposedly Puppet Ants reproduce asexually, producing offspring all by themselves. So is this Insect Queen before him technically a young woman, or still just a girl?
As these thoughts went through his head, Qiu Tu nodded slightly and said, "I really like this present you've given ."
"And your idea—I find that very interesting too."
Saying this, Qiu Tu glanced at the two Light Cocoons undergoing rapid tamorphosis and added, "Once Feifei advances to Sixth Rank, I'll call for an internal eting. We'll discuss this together then."
"Maybe, for our Northwest Sanctuary—maybe even for all humanity—this is key to breaking out of our predicant."
"Understood." Upon hearing Qiu Tu's words, Guan Xiao gave a slight nod.
.....
anwhile—
In the Southwest Region, Third Sanctuary, a eting was in progress.
At Fourth Sanctuary, the commander of the Steel Maiden Army, Li Feng, was banging her fist on the table, facing several Speakers from Third Sanctuary, and declaring, "If you save the land but lose the people, land and people are both lost. If you save the people but lose the land, land and people are both preserved!"
"Can't you see the situation clearly now?"
"Those Eighth Rank Evil Gods are utterly beyond anything we can handle. The only reason they haven't struck us yet is because they're still observing."
"Once they figure out the strengths and weaknesses of both sides, they will attack without hesitation!"
"Don't keep imagining you can maintain balance with nuclear weapons like in the past."
"It's useless."
"The Isolation Mountains still stand between the Edge Region and the core area. Our nukes can't even reach the Evil Gods' territories—they aren't threatened by us at all."
"As for bombing the Evil Gods themselves... Never mind how much damage we could do, do you really think we could even hit them?"
"Given how mobile Eighth Rank Evil Gods are, the odds are practically zero."
At the end, Li Feng tapped the table hard with her second knuckle and said, "So! Only Qiu Tu can save humanity!"
"Only him!"
Finishing, Li Feng exhaled heavily and leaned back, making her black armor clang and ring.
She said, "Setting aside the insanely powerful Reincarnated God behind Qiu Tu, not to ntion how Qiu Tu himself advanced all the way to Eighth Rank in just over two years—"
"Let's talk about the Northwestern Region as it stands."
"With Princess Xi and Qiu Tu's deterrence, all the God's Trial Participants have kept their distance from the Northwest. The northwestern region is now completely under Qiu Tu's control."
"And just recently, he sohow managed to counter the Puppet Insect swarm."
"After that, Tang Feifei led the Puppet Insect army and swept through the disaster zones near the Eighth Sanctuary—now she's in the process of advancing."
At this, Li Feng paused. "Can't you see the gap between us by just that?"
"Plus, don't forget—Qiu Tu is only in his early twenties. All that's happened in just over two years. His potential, his talent, are terrifying."
"He basically has infinite prospects ahead of him."
She swept her gaze across everyone present and said with conviction,
"So, abandon these two sanctuaries and migrate all of us to the Northwest. Let's join Qiu Tu's Northwest Sanctuary!"
"That's the only way to keep the people of both sanctuaries and our own lives safe."
"It's the only way to preserve humanity's strength!"
"Otherwise, all that's left for us is extinction."
When Li Feng finished, silence fell over the entire conference room.
The Speakers of the Third Sanctuary could only exchange looks with one another.
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