Let them offer their loyalty!

With a click, the introduction to the second-tier game popped up in front of Qiu Tu.

"As a boss, you can assign one subordinate with a loyalty above 90 to 'work overtime' every night."

"The 'overtime' subordinate will go to the 'Boundless Heart Sea' to salvage."

"The salvage area will correspond to the location in the real world within the 'Boundless Heart Sea'."

"Therefore, each salvage operation gives you a chance to obtain 'Cataclysmic Potion,' 'Cataclysmic Treasures,' and 'Cataclysmic Creatures' that exist in your area as rewards."

"And each time you salvage, there's also a chance that the subordinate will be permeated by Catastrophe Power, increasing the probability of Cataclysm Awakening."

"Note 1: The loyalty of salvaged Cataclysmic Creatures cannot be guaranteed, so please be sure you can handle them before releasing them."

"Note 2: Non-Cataclysmic subordinates can only salvage once a week. If done more frequently, there is a risk of Degeneration, Cataclysm, and so on..."

After reading the introduction to the second game, Qiu Tu blinked, and his brain quickly made a simple analogy: A different-dimension version of Gold Miner?

My subordinates work during the day, and at night, they have to laboriously salvage Cataclysmic Potions, Cataclysmic Props, and even Cataclysmic Creatures for me, just like gold miners?

That's just too fort.... too utterly conscienceless!

Am I really not going to be lynched?

Thinking this, Qiu Tu silently made excuses for himself: Well, working overtime in dreams probably doesn't count as overtime, right?

With that thought, Qiu Tu didn't hesitate and immediately selected Eagle to start the second-tier game.

As Qiu Tu confirmed his choice, the very next second, a small screen popped up in front of him.

In the screen was a chibi top-down view of Xinjie City, and a pixelated little figure with a hooked nose was standing on the tallest building in Xinjie City, casting a fishing net down with his hand.

The net in his hands was enormous, covering the entire Xinjie City in one sweep.

But perhaps because the net was too big, after several minutes of strenuous effort to pull the net back up, it came up empty.

Thus, he stamped his foot in annoyance and continued to cast his net....

Cast, retrieve, cast, retrieve, the animation repeated over and over.

Qiu Tu watched quietly for a while, knowing that there wouldn't be any results in such a short time, so he temporarily closed the game screen and prepared to open the first-tier "Fighting Game" from the loyalty game.

He opened the "Fighting Game," and just like last night, selected Ah-Tai and Wang Xi.

The memory fragment he obtained this morning helped Qiu Tu glimpse a side of Wang Xi unknown to others.

So Qiu Tu also wanted to delve deeper into this mysterious subordinate who was "a Pharmacist by day, a motorbike thug by night."

To see what organization he really belonged to, and what that organization was typically up to....

After arranging the two loyalty games, Qiu Tu's tasks for the day were finally completely finished.

He yawned, cuddling Shen Lingshuang's small, soft, fragrant body, and slowly fell asleep....

......

The Blue Moon hung high in the night sky, casting gossamer moonlight, quietly illuminating the new city of Xinjie.

But for some reason, there seemed to be mysterious fluctuations occurring in Xinjie City tonight.

The fluctuations were very regular, occurring every few minutes, and ordinary beings couldn't detect them at all. Even the Cataclysmics or Cataclysmic Creatures were led to believe it was just the normal undulations of the Boundless Heart Sea....

But if one could see the screen of the Loyalty Game, they would realize that the pattern of the fluctuations matched exactly with Eagle's net casting and retrieving.

It was as if someone was really salvaging something from the entire Xinjie City in a higher dimension....

And so, the night passed without incident.

The next day, Qiu Tu was awakened by someone.

He opened his bleary eyes, lifted his head, and saw Shen Lingshuang bending over prodding his lower half...

Qiu Tu looked at her blankly and asked, "What are you doing?"

Upon hearing the question, Shen Lingshuang's ears turned a bit red. She whispered shyly, "You're hard."

Hearing this, Qiu Tu turned over with annoyance, "That means I've been dead for 12-16 hours."

"Leave me alone, let me 'die' a little longer."

Shen Lingshuang made an "Ah?" sound, her mouth gaping wide as she stared at Qiu Tu in disbelief.

After a long moment, she finally realized that Qiu Tu was referencing "rigor mortis."

She got annoyed and hit Qiu Tu a few times with a pillow, "You're disgusting! You're really disgusting!"

Qiu Tu couldn't be bothered with her.

She puffed her cheeks, pouted, and muttered softly, "Insensitive." Then she hopped out of bed to go to the bathroom.

But her departure left Qiu Tu unable to fall back asleep. He turned over, opened his eyes, and stared at the ceiling for a while.

Then he called out the Loyalty Game panel, ready to check out the spoils of the previous night.

Upon opening the Loyalty Game, the first thing he saw was the settlement screen of the "Fighting Game."

Unsurprisingly, Ah-Tai had once again smashed Wang Xi to bits.

But perhaps because he had drunk alcohol last night, the pixelated figure of Ah-Tai in the screen also had a "battered" left eye, which turned purplish.

In the settlement screen, a drunken Ah-Tai was burping with a hammer in hand, stepping on Wang Xi.

Wang Xi, meanwhile, lay on the ground, clutching a brick, crying "wah wah."

'The outcome screen actually changes?'

'And... it seems to vary according to the real state of the subordinates?'

Qiu Tu was surprised while checking the game's spoils.

Last night's haul was relatively average, just a mere 2 points of loyalty, and there was nothing else.

Qiu Tu felt a little short-changed....

Drinking indeed caused trouble; he decided not to bring Ah-Tai to the next gathering.

With a strong sense of dissatisfaction, Qiu Tu closed the "Fighting Game" and checked the "Salvage Game."

Salvage Game's settlement screen was rather simple—it was just Eagle's pixelated figure, exhausted and panting on the ground. There was nothing else special.

Qiu Tu initially thought this was a failed salvage.

However, when he was about to close the settlement animation disappointedly, he noticed that next to Eagle's figure, there was surprisingly a small pink bottle of potion.

The icon was extremely small, and if it weren't for Qiu Tu's sharp eyes, he probably would have missed it.

Curiously, Qiu Tu clicked on it, and sure enough, a prompt popped up in front of him,

[Obtained Cataclysmic Potion: Mandragora Love Drug]

Qiu Tu: ??

What's this?

Qiu Tu tried to check the description of the potion.

'Cataclysmic Potion: Mandragora Love Drug'

'Potion Description: A Cataclysmic Potion made from Cataclysm Materials such as Mandrake Flower and Succubs of Water, through a "Mystery" process used by Cataclysmics.'

'Potion Effect: Simply apply a small amount to the neck, and you will gain a half-hour effect of enchanting allure. Anyone who approaches you will involuntarily let down their guard to some extent and feel a certain fondness for you.'

Seeing the effect of the pink potion, Qiu Tu's mouth hung open slightly, somewhat stunned...

This... thing is quite frightening.

It felt akin to some banned substances.

With this thought, Qiu Tu's mind went back to the "Salvage Game" introduction from last night.

The introduction said that the items salvaged weren't conjured from thin air but existed in reality...

So, did Cataclysmics in Xinjie City secretly concoct this potion?

And thinking about the identities of these Cataclysmics, Qiu Tu's brows furrowed tightly.

Most of the Cataclysmics in Xinjie City were mid to high-level officials, after all. What were they concocting this potion for?

Qiu Tu could not shake the feeling that something strange was brewing in Xinjie City recently, as if some event was imminent...

After pondering quietly for a while, Qiu Tu came back to his senses, silently put away the Cataclysmic Potion, and didn't use it right away.

The potion seemed like it could only be used twenty or thirty times, with one less use with each application, so it couldn't be wasted carelessly.

Qiu Tu planned to find an opportunity today to try it out on a suitable person...

[9 days (time left to close the Yin Caimei case)]

...

He had breakfast with Shen Lingshuang.

During the meal, Qiu Tu also assigned Shen Lingshuang a task.

The task was simple, which was to have Shen Lingshuang scavenge for gold in the black market.

Now that Qiu Tu had money, besides needing the money to generate more money, he needed to convert the money into power as much as possible.

Among Qiu Tu's small team, apart from himself, only Shen Lingshuang had knowledge of potions and treasures.

Therefore, Qiu Tu decided to arrange for Ah-Shui and Da Tou to protect Shen Lingshuang while she scavenged for Cataclysmic Materials, Cataclysmic Potions, or Cataclysmic Props in the black market.

Even if they couldn't procure these overly precious items, Shen Lingshuang could appropriately buy some ordinary herbal materials and practice alchemy at home.

In times of chaos, the most sought-after items besides weapons are potions. As long as the quality isn't too shoddy, no matter how much is produced, various powers would scramble to buy them all.

Hence, a Pharmacist is like a walking minting machine. Well... given that there are sufficient materials.

Shen Lingshuang wasn't surprised by Qiu Tu's arrangement. Since the night she decided to stay, she had anticipated her future work.

However, what did surprise her was that Qiu Tu directly gave her 15 Little Goldfish as funds for purchasing.

You should know that 15 Little Goldfish are equivalent to the purchasing power of over 3 million. Not to mention a normal person's lifetime expenses, it could even be used to hire a private armed force of around a hundred people.

And yet, Qiu Tu just casually gave them to her?

Wasn't that too much trust in her?

Thus, touched beyond measure, Shen Lingshuang's loyalty surged another 3 points!

Seeing the sharply increasing loyalty, Qiu Tu reassuringly released the Little Goldfish from his hand: he had been prepared to backtrack immediately in case Shen Lingshuang's loyalty plummeted.

Though the Loyalty Game doesn't allow one to lock down subordinates' loyalty, it does enable estimation of subordinates' thoughts and intentions through real-time changes in loyalty.n/ô/vel/b//in dot c//om

So, if Shen Lingshuang's loyalty dropped sharply, planning to run away with the Little Goldfish, Qiu Tu would retract his offer promptly.

After assigning Shen Lingshuang's tasks and finishing breakfast, Qiu Tu embraced her, sketched out a few more big plans, and then drove to the Investigation Bureau to work.

The harvest from last night had opened up new lines of thought for the "Yin Caimei Case."

He planned to strike while the iron was hot and delve deep into the truth of the "Yin Caimei Case," thoroughly scrambling Yan Chen and Jia Shu's plans.

But who knew that before he reached the Investigation Bureau, halfway there, a woman in an investigator's uniform stopped him.

Living two lifetimes, Qiu Tu had never seen a beautiful woman flagging down a car, especially not an investigator.

Therefore, he stopped the car, rolled down the window, and asked curiously, "Miss, is there something you need? Looking for a lift?"

Hearing Qiu Tu's words, the woman lightly shook her head and then said, "Chief Qiu, I am Director Tang's personal secretary."

"I am waiting here because Director Tang has a message for you."

Qiu Tu was momentarily stunned.

Director Tang?

Tang Feifei...?

Qiu Tu's mind raced. Could it be... Tang Feifei took the bait?

It seems Liu Fuping worked very hard last night. Otherwise, Tang Feifei wouldn't come looking for me so eagerly early in the morning.

Thinking this, Qiu Tu couldn't help but ask, "What message does Director Tang have for me?"

The beautiful assistant looked at Qiu Tu, smiled slightly, "Director Tang said, she would like to have a chat with you. Perhaps there are other solutions to your current predicament."

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