Upon hearing Qiu Tu's words, Guan Xiao asked with some confusion, "Can the 'Boundless Heart Sea Expansion Plan' really bring so many political resources?"
Qiu Tu nodded slightly.
He looked at the beautiful subordinate in front of him, his gaze pausing momentarily on a drop of milk at the corner of her mouth, and then said, "You should be aware of the 'submitted share' required by each city, right?"
Upon hearing Qiu Tu's words, Guan Xiao nodded slightly.
The reason Sanctuaries explored the Planning Area was not only to rescue the disaster survivors from the Anti-government Armed Forces, extreme religions, and the control of the Evil Gods.
Another important reason was the collection of resources.
These resources included Boundless Divine Crystals, Cataclysmic treasures, Cataclysmic Material, pre-Cataclysm technology, books, gold, and more.
Thus, each quarter, officials of the Planning Area had to submit a share of materials as specified by the Sanctuary.
And the amount of materials submitted often affected the performance evaluations of the high-ranking officials in the Planning Area.
Generally speaking, the more that was submitted, the better the evaluation.
As long as the required shares were submitted on time without any major blunders, the Sanctuary would not micromanage the officials' methods.
This led to many city leaders, under the veil of secrecy, scavenging various materials on their own.
When Qiu Tu first arrived, he suspected the existence of Supernatural Abilities in this world because the military, City Hall, and the Investigation Bureau were all collecting these items.
Normally, this task was handled by the Political Department, so after becoming the Deputy Minister of the Political Department, Qiu Tu learned about the related information.
And now Guan Xiao, as the Minister of the Political Department, naturally also had knowledge about this.
Therefore, she nodded slightly and responded, "I know."
Qiu Tu hummed affirmatively, then said, "Among all the materials, the most precious, aside from the rarely encountered Boundless Divine Crystal, what the Sanctuary favors most are the Cataclysmic Materials."
"And in the 'Boundless Heart Sea', what is most abundant are the Cataclysmic Materials."
"A few days ago, when I discussed with Vice Speaker Tang, we estimated the output of the 'Boundless Heart Sea'."
"In three days, it can gather the amount of Cataclysmic Materials that a normal city would in one month."
"That means, the efficiency and output are ten times higher than other cities."
"Such a massive collection of resources is enough to make a significant mark on my resume."
Speaking to this point, Qiu Tu paused for a moment, then continued, "And... don't forget, the three Evil Gods we drove away last time, only one died. They have actually still been eyeing the 'Boundless Heart Sea - New Realm Region' all this while."
Upon hearing Qiu Tu's words, Guan Xiao was startled, then looked towards Qiu Tu.
Qiu Tu nodded slightly.
He wasn't deceiving Guan Xiao about this; Larilo had told him.
For the past few days, Larilo had been hiding in the 'New Realm Region' recuperating her strength.
Then, one day when she emerged, she inadvertently sensed the presence of a Whale Shark.
Therefore, she decisively descended to the real world to inform Qiu Tu.
Upon receiving the tip-off from Larilo, Qiu Tu didn't delay and decisively returned to the 'Boundless Heart Sea - New Realm Region' and used 'Infinite Vision' to survey the entire New Realm Region.
He quickly located the lurking Whale Shark in the 'New Realm Region', who was sneakily plotting something.
Evidently, the Whale Shark hadn't learned its lesson from last time. It even possibly thought that "Tang Feifei" might be suffering under the calamity of the "Yellow Charm", significantly weakened, and so it saw an opportunity to once again attempt to seize control over the New Realm Region.
However, compared to last time when he had just stepped into the Fourth Order and his combat power had not been fully unleashed, Qiu Tu was now much stronger.
Having successfully been promoted to Bureau Chief, his real strength had reached the Third-Order Peak. Supported by the False Frame of the 'Domain Master', Changers below the middle Fourth Order stood almost no chance against him.
Even against those in the late Fourth Order or Peak Fourth Order, he could still affect them after expending a lot of spiritual power.
According to Larilo's intelligence, the Whale Shark was at most a Late Fourth-Order Evil God.
Thus, facing the Whale Shark, with proper planning, Qiu Tu could capture it relatively easily without calling for external help.
Unbeknownst to others, Qiu Tu had grown to a frightfully high level of power. He was no longer the little shrimp that anyone could crush as they had initially.
While Qiu Tu was thinking this way, Guan Xiao, blinking her attractive peach blossom eyes, then inquired, "Bureau Chief... are you targeting those two Evil Gods?"
Upon hearing this, Qiu Tu came back to his senses. He gently stroked the cat's fur, and the black cat comfortably lay on Qiu Tu's legs.
Then he lightly said, "Haven't you noticed a very interesting thing?"
"Recently, all the Deputy Speakers have been 'proving themselves' by slaying Fourth-Order Evil Gods."
"Since that is the case, of course I can't dishonor the reputation of Dongye State. We must continue this fine tradition."
Upon hearing Qiu Tu's words, Guan Xiao pondered briefly, realizing except for
Meanwhile, as he was thinking this, Fang Tangtang bashfully covered her face, then untied her belt at her waist.
The next second, her robe slid down, revealing a body as exquisitely carved as white jade.
Qiu Tu admitted, at that moment, his heartbeat seemed to have sped up for an instant.
But he was, after all, a respectable person. Plus, he had to read that philosophy book tonight!