The "Development Plan" this time was attempted because the Xinjie Territory had no masters.

Now that a Fifth-Order Evil God has claimed the Xinjie Territory as its own and two or three other Evil Gods are lurking covetously, they have no need to stubbornly stick to Xinjie City.

For the Three Giants of Xinjie City, things are different. As the masters of Xinjie City, their fates are intertwined with the city: they thrive or decline together.

The "Great Development Plan" was originally going to propel Xinjie City into a significant leap forward.

Once it was truly successful, the Three Giants would stand to gain the most.

With this political achievement, they could very well establish their future status at the upper echelons of the Sanctuary.

Thus, with differing interests and perspectives, it was natural that disagreements arose.

After unsuccessful negotiations, all parties compiled all the intelligence and questions and reported them to the Sanctuary.

Upon hearing the various reports, the Sanctuary too was somewhat shocked.

After all, they had not expected the situation to take such a drastic turn in just a few short days.

After a detailed assessment, the Sanctuary's conclusion was similar to that of the experts.

Unless it could be proved that Zhao Ji's presence was an accident, Xinjie City was not suitable to continue the "Great Development Plan."

After all, it was much safer to develop an area under the control of a Fourth-Order Evil God than to directly confront a Fifth-Order Evil God head-on.

If not under invasion, even the Sanctuary wouldn't want to start a war with a Fifth-Order Evil God...

This did not align with the current strategy of the Human Alliance...

Such a result, obviously, did not satisfy the Three Giants of Xinjie City.

Fortunately, the Sanctuary didn't make an irrevocable decision. Instead, they left an opening: as long as it could be proved that Zhao Ji's presence was an accident or that Zhao Ji had no intention of taking over the Xinjie Territory, then the "Development Plan" could still proceed...

So, after further discussions, the Three Giants of Xinjie City decided to deploy a "Dare-to-Die Team"!

Led by one or two high-ranking officials, below the level of Deputy Director from one of the three main institutions, they would enter the Boundless Heart Sea New Realm region to explore, understand the situation, and verify suspicions.

Because the current situation in the New Realm Territorial Area was unclear, it was very likely that they would face life-threatening dangers.

Therefore... everyone who participated in this event, as long as they returned alive, would receive a rank promotion!

Even if there were no vacant higher positions, they would still get a rank increase, becoming a Deputy Director with no real power, like Tang Feifei had previously been.

Even so... since the mission was exceedingly perilous—with the Fifth-Order Evil God releasing a deterring presence and two or three other Evil Gods watching—it was no surprise that none of the high-ranking officials were willing to undertake this task.

After all, ranks can slowly be earned, but one only has one life...

For the high-ranking officials who had just arrived in the Planning Area, indulging in luxury and becoming people of status, the risk and reward simply did not align...

However, for Qiu Tu, it was different.

After reading the meeting records, his eyes suddenly lit up.

Wait a second... didn't he himself know whether the Boundless Heart Sea New Realm region was dangerous or not?

Didn't he himself know whether the Boundless Heart Sea New Realm region had been targeted by Zhao Ji or not?

Didn't he himself know whether that presence was a misunderstanding or not?

The danger was himself! The presence was something he had created!

Moreover... wasn't he, right now, in need of going to the Boundless Heart Sea region to refine the Central Hub, yet afraid of being discovered by Sanctuary families, factions, and Evil Gods?

If he... were to lead a team into the Boundless Heart Sea...

Wouldn't the Sanctuary side avoid suspecting one of their own for no reason?

And... from those three Evil Gods' points of view, the one who obtained the Central Hub would be an Evil God from Zhao Ji and Larilo's camp, riding a Fourth-Order Catastrophic Creature. They surely wouldn't suspect him, a mere ordinary Second-Order Cataclysmic Awakened...

So... wasn't this a merit and promotion opportunity just being handed to him on a silver platter!?