Let them offer their loyalty!

Seeing that Qiu Tu understood his meaning, Liu Xiongyuan nodded with satisfaction. Experience tales at My Virtual Library Empire

The short elder clearly had his own style of doing things. After completing his teaching, he directly began to explain.

He grinned and said, "Yes. The biggest problem with Yan Chen's promotion is not only the timing of Dongye State's establishment."

"But that his own work has yet to be fully arranged."

"The Moonlight Lake that will soon form between Xinjie City and Eastern City isn't just a matter concerning the two cities."

"Such a large treasure is even attracting some attention from the Sanctuary."

"In fact, this is one of the important reasons why Dongye State was established so quickly."

As he spoke, Liu Xiongyuan stretched out his dark hand and made a gesture of closing his fingers together, then said, "So... as long as we prevent Yan Chen from catching up with the formation of Moonlight Lake, and make him miss this most important task in the near future."

"Then it's not about whether he can compete for the position of Deputy Speaker of Dongye State, but rather... whether he will be charged with dereliction of duty, receive a warning from the Sanctuary, or even be demoted or reassigned...."

Hearing Liu Xiongyuan's words, Qiu Tu appeared thoughtful.

It had to be said, the old ginger is still spicier.

Qiu Tu had actually done very well before. After all, following Yan Chen's sudden breakout, he didn't panic or worry but actively used the situation to think of thwarting Yan Chen's progress and turn the tide against the wind.

But Liu Xiongyuan's move, exploiting the current situation, not only destroyed Yan Chen's conspiracy but even dealt a bigger blow to him, was clearly better.

'It seems I really should learn more from these old fellows,' Qiu Tu thought.

With this in mind, Qiu Tu humbly asked, "Director Liu, then... how can we make Yan Chen miss this opportunity?"

"Can the time when Moonlight Lake forms really be controlled by people?"

Hearing Qiu Tu's question, Liu Xiongyuan "hehe" smiled, revealing his big yellow teeth.

This old man really didn't carry the air of a superior. If someone dropped him at a harbor and told Qiu Tu he was a boat tracker, Qiu Tu probably would've believed it.

This also made Qiu Tu curious as to how such a character could climb to his current position step by step in the Planning Area and how he made Eastern City's Investigation Bureau a benchmark of the Planning Area.

What kind of charm did he possess?

While Qiu Tu was pondering this, Liu Xiongyuan also answered Qiu Tu's previous question.

He said, "The time when Moonlight Lake forms indeed can be controlled."

Liu Xiongyuan explained, "Cataclysmic Materials like Moonlight Lake and Tears of Moonlight, ultimately, are all products of the concentration and qualitative transformation of Cataclysmic Power from the Boundless Heart Sea."

"The reason we could predict the birth of Moonlight Lake in advance is because we found increasingly high concentrations of Cataclysmic Power in the corresponding area of the Boundless Heart Sea."

"After that, based on the analysis of the content of Cataclysmic Power, and scientific judgments made from the physical matter and topography of both realms."

"So, theoretically, if we add more Cataclysmic Power to this terrain, we can hasten its formation."

"Moreover, you should know that this Moonlight Lake is already nearing a critical point of formation."

"Perhaps... just a small change could immediately catalyze it."

Qiu Tu didn't take Liu Xiongyuan's words at face value. He sat up straight, looked at Liu Xiongyuan seriously, and inquired, "Since there's such a way to give birth to Moonlight Lake in advance."

"Then why haven't you used it and have been waiting instead?"

"The longer you wait, the more forces will set their sights on this Moonlight Lake. So it seems more sensible to secure the prize sooner rather than later, which aligns more with the interests of Xinjie City, Eastern City, and even the Sanctuary, doesn't it?"

At this point, Qiu Tu's brows furrowed slightly, then he continued to analyze on his own, "Therefore, there must be other reasons you haven't done so."

"Like... the distribution of interests has not been completed, and pushing for the premature arrival of Moonlight Lake would intensify conflicts?"

"Like... the premature birth of Moonlight Lake could lead to unknown changes, such as reducing the purity of the Tears of Moonlight?"

"Or maybe…"

At this, Qiu Tu paused, then said, "perhaps the conditions required to hasten the birth of Moonlight Lake are quite harsh and difficult to meet."

"Even for you, it would be hard to achieve."

"And now, the reason you dare to propose this idea is probably because certain conditions have been satisfied?"

"For instance... the celestial change and Illusion of the Law triggered by Yan Chen's promotion to a Fourth Order Catastrophe-evolver."

When he heard Qiu Tu's flowing analysis, a flicker of surprise crossed Liu Xiongyuan's eyes.@@novelbin@@

As one of the Three Giants of a city himself, he didn't have the devious mind that Yan Chen had, but was extremely expressive with his emotions.

Looking at Qiu Tu, he praised, "I've heard from Fuping that you are extraordinary, with vast insights and profound plans."

"At the time, I thought she hadn't seen much of the world."

"Now that I've met you, I see that she wasn't mistaken."

At this, the admiration in Liu Xiongyuan's eyes almost overflowed as he said, "You... are really quite good."

Having said that, Liu Xiongyuan's tone suddenly changed, and then he said, "By the way, do you have any interest in taking a position in Eastern City?"

"Under Yan Chen, you won't have much of a future. That bastard does nothing but play dark schemes all day and leads all the good talents astray!"

"Eastern City is different.

"We judge everything based on your ability and achievements!"

"As long as you have the capacity and can solve major cases, your promotions will be as rapid as riding a rocket."

"And, even if you've reached the top end in the city, I'll still recommend you to other cities or to the Sanctuary!"