Then let them show their loyalty!

Chapter 599: The Iron Lady Army and Shen Yuzhou are coming! (7k words)
But now that it has happened, Qiu Tu has no way of feeling sorry and can only respond positively.

So, after calming down, he directly asked Princess Xi on the other end of the phone, "So, where is the other party now?"

After hearing Qiu Tu's words, Princess Xi's voice was filled with a hint of relief. She said, "Now the other party has not continued to move forward, but has chosen to stay in Fengqizhou to recuperate."

"I immediately asked the speaker of Fengqizhou to receive them, and sent Du Wenzhong to greet them. But now, the two sides have just made contact, and we don't know the specific situation yet."

Du Wenzhong is one of the only two high-ranking members of the royalist faction left, and one of the few trusted aides of Princess Xi.

It was appropriate for him to go forward to welcome the 3rd and 4th Sanctuary Messengers.

Thinking of this, Qiu Tu looked deep and quietly analyzed the purpose of the envoys from the 3rd and 4th shelters' visit this time.

First of all, Qiu Tu could confirm that the envoys from the two major shelters clearly had ill intentions this time.

However, from the fact that they bypassed the territory of the 6th Shelter and marched quickly to the 7th Shelter, and then chose to recuperate in Fengqizhou after issuing a formal letter, it can be seen that they are actually still acting on the edge of the "rules".

"So, the purpose of their action this time is probably to demonstrate."

After making this judgment in his mind, Qiu Tu's brain continued to work.

When a person or an organization does something, they must have their own purpose.

It's like Qiu Tu helped Princess Xi in order to interfere in the affairs of the 6th Shelter; he helped Kou Xuan in order to get the "root of the mountain" of King Kang as soon as possible; and he instigated Princess Xi to rebel in order to use Princess Xi's hand to attack the 7th Shelter in a reasonable and legal manner.

It’s all purpose-oriented.

As one of the top powers in the human camp, the 3rd and 4th shelters must have gone to such great lengths for a purpose.

They wanted to interfere in the affairs of Shelter 7 before, most likely for two purposes.

For the public good, it is to curb Qiu Tu's development, help the top leaders of Shelter 7 maintain their rule, and restore unity and order in the human camp.

For personal reasons, he had a reasonable and legal reason to intervene in the 7th Shelter, and used this as a springboard to interfere in the political situation in the "Northwest Territory".

During this period, because he controlled the 6th and 7th shelters, Qiu Tu's intelligence became more comprehensive and rich.

This gave him some understanding of the relationships and establishment processes of several shelters.

The three shelters in the "Southwest Region" were built too early and are not of much reference value.

As for the three major shelters in the "Northwest Region", most of them were built by people who were already very powerful and had the strength to unify the surrounding areas and fight against the evil gods. After that, other shelters were considered to be worthy of support after inspection.

Only then did they provide intelligence, weapons, supplies, money and other resources to help that force build a new shelter.

However, because most shelters are quite far apart, and in order to avoid misunderstandings, supporting shelters often do not send personnel over.

Only when a new shelter is successfully established and needs some staff support from them, will other shelters provide “conditional” support staff.

——For example, the establishment of the "Military Academy" in the 8th Shelter was done at great expense, with the help of people from the 6th Shelter.

Therefore, all the major shelters are independent of each other and belong to independent countries with complete sovereignty.

There aren't many opportunities to directly interfere in the internal affairs of other shelters.

Most of the decisions of other shelters are influenced by culture, ideology and political inclinations.

There has never been a situation like the "Northwest Territory" where it can directly intervene in regime change since the Cataclysm Era.

It is inevitable that other shelters will be tempted by this.

After all, this is a huge piece of fat meat.
However, the appearance of Zhao Ji directly interrupted the ambitions of the 3rd and 4th shelters, making it impossible for them to achieve their two goals.

However, it is clear that they have not completely abandoned these two goals.

This can be seen from the fact that they did not give their approval after Qiu Tu took over the 3rd and 4th shelters.

Thinking of this, Qiu Tu felt that everything was almost clear.

The 3rd and 4th shelters have two purposes.

The goal of "restoring order in the human camp" can no longer be achieved - they do not have the ability to fight across regions and reverse the order in the "Northwest Region".

Then what remains is to use their voice in the human camp to "interfere in the internal affairs of the 7th Shelter and expand their influence in the northwest region."

'Establish a position similar to "supervision"?'

"To request a change in the position of the head of Sanctuary 7, I need the approval of Sanctuary 3 and Sanctuary 4?"

"Are you asking for a certain amount of disaster materials and disaster treasures as military expenses?"

'Are you asking for the opening of the autonomous regions controlled by the 3rd and 4th shelters?'

His mind raced as Qiu Tu listed in his mind the purposes of the 3rd and 4th Shelter Envoy Groups' visits.

But after listing them, he smiled and shook his head.

The most ridiculous idea in the world is to want to get something through the negotiation table that you cannot get on the battlefield.

Do they really think that after Zhao Ji left, there would be no one in the "Northwest Region" who could suppress them?
I haven't left yet!

Thinking of this, Qiu Tu no longer hesitated. He promised Princess Xi expressionlessly, "Don't worry. With me here, Shelter 7 will not be in chaos."

Princess Xi made this call early in the morning just to test Qiu Tu's true intentions and see how confident he was.

Now that she had received a satisfactory answer, she felt relieved.

Regardless of whether Qiu Tu is pretending or not, at least Qiu Tu does look very confident now.

In this case, there would be no need for her to jump ship in a hurry.

"Wait and see how Qiu Tu will solve this crisis."

With this in mind, Princess Xi made up her mind. She responded in a deep voice, and then said, "If that's the case, then I'm relieved."

"Then I will continue to keep an eye on the envoys from the two shelters. No matter what new developments there are, I will communicate with you in a timely manner."

"Let's meet them together at the Hub."

Qiu Tu said "hmm" lightly.

After hanging up the phone, Qiu Tu's expression was not as relaxed as before. He held the communicator in his hand, looking at the spring scenery outside the window with a deep look in his eyes.

He was not worried about the external threat from the 3rd and 4th shelters, but because of the internal troubles from the 6th and 7th shelters.
More than 3 minutes had passed since he answered the phone call from Princess Xi. However, during this period, the Security Bureau had not reported the arrival of the 4rd and th Shelter Envoy Groups.
Qiu Tu did not doubt the loyalty of the Security Bureau. With Yu Die and Guan Xiao in charge, the Security Bureau was 100% loyal to Qiu Tu.

What he was worried about was that the Security Bureau's intelligence system in Shelter 7 was clearly not mature and efficient enough.

Obviously, both intelligence systems were built from scratch, but now Princess Xi's intelligence system is obviously built faster.

Although this is because she is now the apparent highest commander of the 7th Shelter and can easily mobilize all the apparent forces of the 7th Shelter.

However, intelligence work only looks at the results, not the process.

In addition to the intelligence work of the Security Bureau, Qiu Tu was also worried about the Kou family.
The masters from the 3rd and 4th shelters went out, passed through the barriers of the "Southwest Area" and the "Northwest Area", and passed through the territory of the 6th Shelter, but the 6th Shelter did not send any news.
Qiu Tu didn't believe that with the Kou family's control over Shelter 6, they would not have gotten this information.
"Oh, it seems that after Zhao Ji left, many people have other thoughts."

Thinking of this, Qiu Tu's eyes became even more profound.

He pondered quietly for a while, but did not immediately start to plan corresponding countermeasures.

The reason why all parties are now in a state of agitation is the arrival of the 3rd and 4th Shelter Emissaries.

Therefore, no matter how much he did, it would be worse than defeating the two large groups of envoys from the shelter and proving himself.

By then, all internal and external troubles will be swept away!

Thinking of this, Qiu Tu couldn't help but make up his mind: In this case, let's deal with the envoys from the 3rd and 4th shelters.

However, after making up his mind, Qiu Tu himself did not realize that his eyes were not as firm as they were at the beginning, but a little more hesitant.
The reason was simple. According to his plan, he would leave the "Northwest Territory" in another month and a half.

Even if he fought off the two large groups of envoys from the shelter, even if he shocked the entire "Northwest Region" and made the entire "Northwest Region" really united as one and only obey his orders.

But after he leaves, won’t the whole thing still become a mess?

Is it really worth it to force myself to build my own system in this one and a half months?
With this question in mind, Qiu Tu put his hands in his pockets and quietly looked at the scenery outside the window for a while.

It wasn't until his communicator vibrated again that he slowly came back to his senses.

I picked up the communicator, this time it was Guan Xiao calling.

Qiu Tu picked up the phone, and as expected, Guan Xiao came to report on the arrival of the 3rd and 4th Shelter Envoy Groups.

The information she provided was almost the same as that of Princess Xi, and even lacked key information such as the route of the two major shelter envoys.

At this time, more than 40 minutes had passed since Princess Xi called.

In some important matters, not to mention 40 minutes, even 4 minutes may affect the outcome.

Therefore, Qiu Tu did not save face for Guan Xiao and criticized her harshly. He told her that Princess Xi had already reported this information 40 minutes ago and ordered her to set up the intelligence system in Shelter 7 as soon as possible!

Even if it is difficult to establish an intelligence system in the states near the center of the 7th Shelter, we must also build an intelligence system in several states near the 7th Shelter in Dongye Province.

Maybe because this was the first time Qiu Tu lost his temper, Guan Xiao on the other end of the phone blushed and turned pale as he listened to the criticism, and then issued a military order.

After hanging up the phone, Qiu Tu put the communicator back into his pocket and returned to the bedroom.

In the bedroom, Yudie was still sleeping soundly. Her milky white skin was covered with traces of battle, which also showed how fierce the battle was last night.

As a speaker who came from the secret front, Yudie is still vigilant.

Even though she was almost exhausted last night, when she noticed someone walking around her, her eyelids trembled slightly and then she woke up suddenly.

When she saw that the person next to her was Qiu Tu, she was obviously relieved.

She stretched with her arms bare, completely ignoring the sudden exposure of her breasts.

After stretching, Yudie looked at Qiu Tu lazily and asked coquettishly, "Why did you get up so early?"

If Qiu Tu had to use an animal to describe Yudie, it would definitely be a cat.

Lazy and cunning.

She clearly noticed the displeasure on Qiu Tu's face, but she deliberately didn't ask the reason. Instead, she talked about other topics or used other means to dilute the atmosphere.

Sure enough, after listening to Yudie's coquettish words and looking at her well-proportioned figure as white as mutton-fat jade, Qiu Tu felt too embarrassed to criticize her.

He told Yudie what had just happened in a calm tone.

He also talked about in detail the time difference between Princess Xi and the Security Bureau for the same information.

Like Guan Xiao, Yudie is actually the head of the intelligence system of the Security Bureau of Shelter 7.

So, after hearing Qiu Tu's words, Yudie quickly reached out and hugged Qiu Tu, then comforted him, "Okay, okay. We know that the intelligence framework is not set up." "But you have to give us some time."

"Princess Xi is the most senior official in Sanctuary 7. She has elites selected from the royalists, and can rely on Sanctuary 7's old intelligence system, so of course the speed will be faster."

"We are starting from scratch. We need to build bases bit by bit, establish contacts with the authorities, bribe informants, and set up intelligence networks. Of course, it will be slow."

"and"

At this point, Yudie paused and said cunningly, "I don't think you can blame us for this."

Hearing Yudie's quibbling, Qiu Tu frowned and asked in a deep voice, "Why can't I blame you?"

Yudie, naked, wrapped her arms around Qiu Tu's neck from behind, her heavy and soft body pressing on his back, her delicate little head resting on his shoulder.

She leaned close to Qiu Tu's ear and said with a smile, "Because of this news, I was actually going to report it to you last night."

"But you never gave me a chance and kept interrupting me."

"Or maybe you knew last night that Shelter 3 and Shelter 4 would quietly come to Shelter 7 in the next two days, and you were ready the night before."

Qiu Tu was stunned for a moment, then turned around and looked at Yudie behind him.

After seeing Yudie's serious expression, he pondered for a moment and immediately had a guess in his mind. He asked, "What information did Zhao Pan's son provide you?"

Yudie nodded slightly and agreed.

Qiu Tu didn't expect that the Zhao family had such a close connection with the 3rd and 4th shelters.

So he said, "Then tell me. What intelligence did you get last night?"

Time is like a handful of sand. The more you try to hold it, the faster it passes.

Soon, the morning passed.

At noon, Qiu Tu had lunch with Yu Die, and after instructing her to rest for two more days, he went to the Senate of Shelter No. 7 to meet with Princess Xi.

Princess Xi is currently reforming the political system of the 7th Sanctuary.

Or it cannot be said to be a reform, but rather an addition.

The Senate is still the highest power structure of Sanctuary 7. However, she has set up a new department called "Privy Council" outside of the Senate.

The main purpose of this department is to transmit and issue her orders and assist her in handling government affairs - a bit like Huang Shangzong's attendant room.

According to Princess Xi, this is just a secretariat-like department to help her improve the efficiency of government affairs.

However, Qiu Tu, who had a keen political sense, saw the problem at a glance.

Throughout history, how many so-called "secretary departments" have gradually developed into the power center of a country?

Moreover, they do not deprive the old forces of their "positions", "honor" and "identities"; instead, they choose to establish a new system and undermine it. This is one of the most common ways of "seizing power".

Therefore, after learning about Princess Xi's recent actions, Qiu Tu had to admit that Princess Xi was indeed a politician with superb means.

No wonder she was able to fight King Kang and the Kou family in Shelter 6.

However, as I said before, Qiu Tu’s main enemy now is the envoys from the 3rd and 4th shelters.

To some extent, Princess Xi is still his ally.

Therefore, Qiu Tu did not care about Princess Xi's little tricks, but just turned a blind eye.
At 2 p.m., after a five-hour journey, the envoys from the 3rd and 4th shelters finally arrived at the center of the 7th shelter.

Qiu Tu and Princess Xi brought many surviving elders to the outside of the shelter to greet them.

Before the people arrived, a huge momentum could be felt from afar.

That aura was like that of a peerless killer standing tall and proud, or like an iron army condensed with a strong aura. Just the contact with it made people shudder.

"Rumble"

As the envoys got closer and closer, the rumbling sound of the army marching and the flying dust began to enter the ears and eyes of the elders of the 7th Sanctuary.
Soon, just as the eastern sky was dyed golden red, an army of steel appeared on the vast horizon.

The armored vehicles carrying troops slowly approached like giant steel beasts. The armor on the outside of the armored vehicles shone with a cold metallic luster in the sun, and the female soldiers wearing armor and holding guns sat inside with expressionless faces, like the most dedicated sculptures.

This is the foundation of the 4th Sanctuary: the Iron Ladies Army.

Soon, the steel torrent slowly arrived in front of Qiu Tu and others accompanied by the shaking of the earth.

The vehicles were divided, drove to both sides, and then lined up in a row.

It was not until the last two armored vehicles stopped that a few off-road vehicles emerged from behind.

After a while, the door of the SUV opened and six people got out of the car one by one.

Qiu Tu knew two of the six people, Du Wenzhong, a close confidant of Princess Xi, and his adjutant.

And the other four people.
A middle-aged man wearing an elegant suit, leather shoes, a monocle, his hair was neatly combed, and his face was a little serious.

A girl wearing a black school uniform and light makeup, looking like a night elf.

She had a face exactly the same as Shen Lingshuang's, but she didn't have Shen Lingshuang's sweet smile. Instead, she had only cunning and ambition.

If Shen Lingshuang is a female college student with clear eyes and a foolish look, then that girl is like the self-important but well-mannered female student union president in college.
Obviously, they are Shen Yuzhou and his daughter.
As for the others, of course, there is Li Feng and her adjutant.

This was also the first time Qiu Tu met Li Feng.

Today, Li Feng was wearing a black armor, his posture was straight, his short hair was thick and black, his eyebrows were straight, his eyes were cold, and he had a confident and flamboyant smile on his face.

She looked like a lawless young lady, or a young phoenix that could burn everything.

This character also extends to her way of doing things.

She was not as steady and calm as Shen Yuzhou. Perhaps to intimidate Qiu Tu, or perhaps to protect her own safety, Li Feng actually gathered the strength of 1700 female warriors on her body in the car.

This allowed her entire strength to directly rise to the mid-level 7. The aura of the super-level master was like an abyss and a prison, sweeping over like waves.

The maximum endurance limit of the "edge area" is the peak of the sixth level, so when facing such a strong momentum, the space made a crisp "cracking" sound, as if it would collapse in the next second.

Even though he already knew the strength of "Li Feng", when he saw it with his own eyes, Qiu Tu couldn't help but sigh in his heart.
'So strong.'

"So weak." As Qiu Tu sighed inwardly, the girl who looked the same as Shen Lingshuang whispered to Shen Yuzhou beside her.

Hearing the girl's voice transmission, Shen Yuzhou couldn't help but glance at the girl. Although he didn't say anything, his meaning was obvious.

The girl glanced at Qiu Tu indifferently and said, "From what I can see now, it's only level 4."

"Fourth level?" Shen Yuzhou frowned slightly, his eyes behind the monocle a little sharp, obviously a little bit unconvinced.

He pondered for two seconds, thinking of Qiu Tu's recent record, and couldn't help but scold him through voice transmission, "Are you kidding me? How could Qiu Tu only be at the fourth level?"

Hearing Shen Yuzhou's words, the girl looked at Shen Yuzhou arrogantly and said, "Old Deng, believe it or not."

"However, I do not rule out the possibility that he has a catastrophic ability or catastrophic treasure that can suppress his strength."

Upon hearing this, Shen Yuzhou couldn't help but put his hand on his jade ring, then glared at the girl unhappily.

The girl turned her head away, put her hands in her pockets, and didn't bother to pay attention to Shen Yuzhou.

Qiu Tu was not aware of the private conversation between the father and daughter, so he and Princess Xi stepped forward despite Li Feng's pressure and invited, "Commander Li, Speaker Shen, I have heard of your great names for a long time. Shall we go into the shelter and talk?"

The third refuge is a multi-party parliamentary system, while the fourth refuge is directly a military government or military regime.

"Li Feng" is not only the commander of the "Iron Women's Army", but also the first member of the Supreme Military Committee of the Sanctuary, the head of the military regime and the military government. It can be said that she is extremely powerful and has the final say.

That's why Qiu Tu and Princess Xi came out to greet her personally, and that's why they placed her in front of Shen Yuzhou.

Hearing the invitation from the two, Li Feng's eyes fell on Qiu Tu. After curiously looking Qiu Tu up and down, she asked in her somewhat magnetic voice, "Are you Qiu Tu?"

Qiu Tu had never expected that the Lord of Shelter No. 4 would be such an unconventional person. But now that the other party had asked him about it, he certainly couldn't deny it.

So he nodded and replied, "Yes. I am Qiu Tu."

Li Feng was obviously a hot-tempered person. After hearing Qiu Tu's response, she paused on Qiu Tu's face and figure for a moment, and then made a comment that sounded like both mockery and praise.
"You have quite a bit of capital. No wonder so many women are willing to fight for you and go crazy for you."

Qiu Tu:
Compared to Li Feng, Shen Yuzhou was obviously more normal and friendly. He nodded expressionlessly, "It seems that you two are President Lin and Elder Qiu."

"Then I'll trouble you two."

While listening to Shen Yuzhou speaking, Qiu Tu's gaze couldn't help but fall on the other Shen Lingshuang.

Shen Lingshuang was also looking at Qiu Tu curiously, her pair of black eyes sparkling, as if she had seen something extremely interesting.

Just like that, under the personal welcome of Qiu Tu and Princess Xi, the envoys from the 3rd and 4th shelters were successfully welcomed into the core of the 7th shelter.

The "Iron Women's Army" was led to a pre-arranged base for a temporary rest.

Li Feng, Shen Yuzhou, Hei-Shen Lingshuang, and Li Feng's adjutant came to the Senate with Qiu Tu and Princess Xi.

Arriving at the Senate, Qiu Tu and Princess Xi first took the four of them to visit the interior and exterior scenery of the Senate, and finally took them to the reception room.

After sending the attendants away, only six people from the three parties were left in the entire reception room.

Princess Xi sat at the head of the group, presiding over the entire conversation.

She looked at Qiu Tu first, and when she saw Qiu Tu nod, she looked at Shen Yuzhou on her right, and then said, "Chairman Shen and Commander Li came together, so there must be something going on, right?"

"Now that there are no outsiders around, why not speak up and have a chat together?"

After hearing Princess Xi's words, Shen Yuzhou first glanced at Li Feng who was standing beside him, and then when he saw that Li Feng had no interest in speaking first.

He then slowly said, "Captain Lin, you are right. We are here with a mission."

He glanced at Qiu Tu, his eyes behind his monocle sharp, "Your actions in the Northwest Region this time have gone too far."

"This has exceeded all the rules between our human camp."

"In addition, he colluded with the evil god and asked him to take action."

"We think there may be some very serious issues at Shelter 7 right now."

Having said this, Shen Yuzhou looked at Li Feng who was standing beside him, and then said,
"So, during this period, our several major shelters, including Shelter 2, have also held multiple rounds of discussions. We feel that it is necessary to make some requirements and restrictions on Shelter 7."

"Only in this way can we admit that it is part of the human camp."

"Otherwise, we will most likely classify Shelter 7 as an anti-government armed force."
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