Let them offer their loyalty!-Chapter 1492 - 635: Are You Secretary Bai?

Since they still had to carry out the plan next, Golden Lion and Zhi Yan directly invited Qiu Tu to go with them to the "Northwestern Region."

Qiu Tu, who already didn't know the way, obviously agreed.

On the road, Qiu Tu also asked Golden Lion about his arrangements for him.

He gave Golden Lion three options.

1. He could "ally" with Golden Lion right now, making himself Golden Lion's "dependent," counting his evaluation under Golden Lion.

2. He could temporarily keep his independence, go back to the "Northwestern Region" with Golden Lion, gather the forces of the "Northwestern Region," and wait for the right moment to attach himself to either Golden Lion or Tian Qi.

3. He... could return to Zhao Ji first, act as an insider, help the "Fog Hidden Association" keep an eye on Zhao Ji's movements, then gather the forces of the "Northwestern Region."

Golden Lion, though somewhat arrogant, wasn't stupid. He... didn't choose any option.

He smiled at Qiu Tu and said, "This matter is far too important. It still needs Master Tian Qi to make the call."

"Let's get to the 'Northwestern Region' first and talk then."

Qiu Tu's current attitude was to keep a low profile, and use someone else's resources to get ahead, so he readily nodded…

.....

Meanwhile—

While Qiu Tu was forced to go with Golden Lion and Zhi Yan to the "Northwestern Region,"

In the Northeast, Qing Lan's face was tense as she skimmed past layers of mountains. Beneath her were pitch-black earth and scorched forests.

As the only "spiritual world", the "Boundless Sea of Mind" had been consuming and assimilating other worlds for years.

The method of assimilation was to "connect" the "core regions" with other worlds, then begin to infiltrate and merge them.

The "Northwestern Region" and "Southwestern Region" were human worlds. But the "Northeastern Region" and "Southeastern Region" were not.

Moreover, compared to the Northwestern and Southwestern regions, which were under full human control, the Northeast and Northwest were not monopolized by a single race, but were homes to multiple races.

Among them were "Long-eared Clan," adept at machinery like humans, the naturally superpowered "Skywing Species," as well as "Demi-Humans" and "Fusion Beasts," etc.

And that wasn't all.

Compared to the Western Kingdom, where forces were mixed but the deities generally looked and acted "human," the Eastern Kingdom was far more complicated.

There were not only the "Phantasms," fictional creatures born from the negative emotions and fantasies of living beings; but also the immortal, grotesque-looking "Polluters;" and the "Godspawn," formed from dead deities reincarnated multiple times.

All were crazy and chaotic types.

If the "Western Kingdom" is themed around "Order," and its main approach is "Order" and "Life," then the "Eastern Kingdom's" path is "Chaos" and "Mystery."

That means both "Northeastern Region" and "Southeastern Region" should be caught in endless wars.

Yet flying all the way over, Qing Lan was shocked to find the whole "Northeastern Region" basically empty, dead silent.

It felt as if every living being had been wiped out. Whether earth or forest, it was all charred black.

This bizarre abnormality made Qing Lan both astonished and highly vigilant.

Combined with all the oddities of this "Heavenly God Trial," a bad omen rose in Qing Lan's heart: Something's wrong with this "Heavenly God Trial!"

And... if the "Northeastern Region" is that miserable, could the "Southeastern Region" be the same?

If both regions are like that, here's the problem: the third round of this "Heavenly God Trial" requires territory and population.

So... the populations of the four regions would be concentrated only in the Northwestern and Southwestern Regions!

When the time comes, those two regions will definitely become the main targets for all eighty-eight "Trialists" to compete over.

'The "Northwestern Region" belongs to Qiu Tu, doesn't it. Damn, what a headache....'

With these thoughts, Qing Lan kept flying ahead.

Soon, she arrived at the scorched forest where Qiu Tu, Golden Lion, and Zhi Yan had been talking.

Dropping from the sky, Qing Lan sniffed the air, wrinkling her brows slightly.

'There's another deity's scent?'

Qing Lan recalled that she'd checked on Qiu Tu's location before, and he was in the "Northeastern Region" with her.

According to their agreement, if they were in the same region, they should go meet up first, then go find other companions in other regions.

But Qiu Tu hadn't followed the agreement. Now he was almost at the "Regional Passage," which meant he might've encountered some trouble....

'Aaaagh! So annoying! I hate it when something goes wrong during work!'

'Behaving well in jail gets you time off, but working overtime just gets you more overtime!' 𝗳𝚛𝗲𝕖𝕨𝕖𝗯𝚗𝚘𝕧𝕖𝗹.𝗰𝗼𝕞

After venting a bit internally, Qing Lan rubbed her slightly chubby cheeks, puffed up her lips, and flashed forward like a bolt of lightning to keep up the chase.

She honestly wasn't trying to rescue Qiu Tu. She just wanted to dig up some intel....

After all, if the man is lost, the ladies back home gotta know which little vixen took him, right?

So, with one group flying, the other chasing, they quickly crossed the "Northwest-Northeast" regional passage, returning to the "Northwestern Region."

The regional passage isn't far from the Four States—it's in the Cataclysm Zone ahead of the Four States.