Let them offer their loyalty!

Qiu Tu tentatively raised his head to look at the beautiful young girl.

Her elegant, egg-shaped face was suffused with a gentle luster. Her eyes were large, round, and clear like apricot kernels with stars held within.

She appeared to be only fifteen or sixteen years old, exuding a youthful maidenly charm.

Her face, while ought to radiate innocence, was instead filled with seductiveness, each grin and frown seemingly capable of drawing one deep into temptation...

It was a striking contrast of purity and allure.

'This... is Larilo?'

Qiu Tu looked up at the "Deity" before him, somewhat puzzled.

Honestly, if he didn't know that this "Deity" was a high-ranking Cataclysmic Creature, he would have thought she was just a girl who was exceedingly beautiful.

At that moment, Larilo, who sat enthroned as a god, also slowly parted her lips to speak.

Her voice was soft and coquettish, reminiscent of a chanteuse's gentle humming, "Jia Shu... are you willing to become my devout follower~~?"

Hearing that tickling voice and seeing Larilo' s innocent appearance, umm... Qiu Tu felt somewhat tempted.

After all... it's said that some religious followers have duties to serve the deities.

If he could serve the Heretic Goddess Girl before him, Qiu Tu felt it wouldn't be a loss.

However... despite what he was thinking, Qiu Tu hadn't forgotten the true purpose of his meeting with Larilo tonight – to gather intelligence.

So, after a moment of thought, he didn't directly answer Larilo's question but instead looked at her with a longing gaze and slowly began to speak, "From the moment I was born, I've always felt as if I was carrying a mission on my shoulders."

"I seem to have been waiting for someone's arrival, always hoping to stay by her side..."

"But I've been lost, not knowing whom I am waiting for or why I should wait for her..."

"Now, I understand..."

With that, Qiu Tu looked at Larilo with fervent eyes and took steps toward her.

Rule number one of "Gathering Intelligence": Don't let your conversation be dominated by the other party's rhythm.

Sure enough, following Qiu Tu's unexpected "confession," Larilo's train of thought was interrupted, and her eyebrows visibly furrowed.

But being a Heretic Goddess adept at bewitching hearts, clearly, Larilo was not a simple character.

So, she chuckled behind her hand and gave a gentle wave.

Suddenly, the misty steps between the two seemed to be severed, creating a vast chasm.

Qiu Tu's advance was blocked, and he had to stop.

Larilo sat on her divine throne, watching Qiu Tu with a captivating smile, "Want to come closer to me~~?"

"You can. But... only my followers can approach me~~"

"So... do you want to become my follower?"

Hearing Larilo repeatedly ask this question, Qiu Tu immediately became extremely cautious.

Therefore, he still didn't give a direct answer but continued to probe with a smile, "Why can only your followers come close to you?"

"Shouldn't the glory of 'God' shine upon all mankind?"

At these words, Larilo let out a soft laugh, then, sitting on her throne, she crossed her slender legs, "'God's' glory indeed shines upon all mankind. But... that doesn't mean everyone has the privilege to approach the Deity."

"If every ordinary person could get close to the Deity, then what would be the difference between the Deity's followers and ordinary people? How could they serve the Deity any better?"

As she spoke, Larilo's clear apricot eyes once again locked onto Qiu Tu, teasingly asking, "So, are you truly willing to become my follower... Director Qiu?"

At first, as Larilo argued with him about whether "ordinary people" could approach the "Deity," Qiu Tu wasn't particularly moved.

After all, the only reason he was discussing these points was to engage Larilo in idle chatter and to build a mental model of her character to analyze what type of woman this Heretic Goddess Girl truly was.

But before he could finish constructing the model, his cover was blown!

At that moment, Qiu Tu really felt as if the hairs all over his body were standing on end!

He was eager to use the "warning method" taught to him by the Security Department to alert Liu Fuping and have those outside help him exit the dream.

But... when he was about to actually do it, he hesitated. Explore stories on empire

Because he felt a bit unwilling...

The rare opportunity to face this Heretic Goddess and extract some intelligence was at hand, but running away at the first hint of danger seemed too cowardly.

Moreover, Qiu Tu remembered that the Security Department had explained to him that "Enter Dream" is a basic ability of Cataclysmic Creatures with "Divinity" living in the Boundless Heart Sea.

For that reason, this ability wasn't as powerful as one might think.

It's not just killing Qiu Tu in the dream that would be difficult, even hurting him in the dream would likely be challenging.

After all... the Spirit World is merged with the material world, but there remains a strong barrier between the two worlds.

To purely rely on mental power to forcibly harm a person in the material world within a dream would require a significant amount of energy.

It was this piece of education that gave Qiu Tu the courage to meet Larilo in the dream and to engage with her back and forth...

Otherwise, with his usually cautious nature, he would not have risked placing himself in such a dangerous situation.

'I can hold on a bit longer! Try to chat more!' he thought.

With that in mind, Qiu Tu suppressed his anxiety and dropped the pretense.

He stared straight at the Heretic Goddess Girl in front of him, then said with a smile, "I never expected even the great 'God' to know my name. It seems... my fame is really high now!"

Seeing that Qiu Tu didn't run away, Larilo's eyes turned into curved rainbows, as she looked at Qiu Tu like prey and continued to drop bombshells with a giggle, "Actually... I not only know you. I have also seen you."

Qiu Tu's pupils shrank slightly, and his heart suddenly pounded.

Looking at Qiu Tu's reaction, Larilo laughed even more joyously. She said, "And... not only have I seen you, but I have also heard many followers talk about you."

Qiu Tu was startled once again. He suddenly felt that things were getting out of control...

He was tempted to probe Larilo and her followers' identities further.

But before he could speak, Larilo looked at Qiu Tu with a devilish grin and bluntly asked, "Do you want to know who I am? Also, do you want to know... who my followers are?"

At this point, Larilo winked at Qiu Tu, "It's no harm to tell you."

"After all, even if you know, it won't affect us."

"One of my followers... is your superior, the person whose name you've used..."

Qiu Tu was shocked, "Jia Shu?"

Larilo nodded with a smile, "Surprised?"

Honestly, Qiu Tu suddenly understood how Yan Chen had felt when facing him—it was one bombshell after another, truly enough to make his brain buzz with the inability to think.

Making his entire head hum.

However, precisely because of this, Qiu Tu forced himself to calm down even more.

He knew that the more such a situation occurred, the less he could afford to panic, the less he could follow the opponent's rhythm.

After all... Yan Chen had been "played" by him in just this manner.

Thinking this, Qiu Tu took several deep breaths and put a confident smile back on his face.

He smiled and continued to probe, "Minister Jia is your follower?"

"Honestly, I find that a bit hard to believe."

"With his ascetic demeanor on a daily basis, could he be a follower of a deity whose domain is 'Reproduction'?"

Larilo, hearing this, laughed even more merrily, her crimson eyes looking at Qiu Tu as she dramatically asked, "Are you~~ really sure your Minister Jia is an ascetic?"

"If I remember correctly, his favorite thing is to dissect the bodies of women, right?"

"Do you want to visit his villa's basement? Perhaps... there are many surprising things there~~"

Larilo was like a devil, looking at Qiu Tu with a teasing gaze, her face filled with an evil smile, "Like... the reproductive organs of young girls..."

Qiu Tu: !!

Perhaps fearing that the shock for Qiu Tu wasn't great enough,

Larilo continued with a smile, "And... guess why I dare tell you all this."

"Because... you won't live for two more days."

She counted on her fingers, and her stunning face seemed to truly express a girl's innocence, "At the latest, by the night after next, your Minister Jia should be preparing to assassinate you on my command."

"Are you sure you can escape from the hands of such a skilled Second-Order Cataclysmic Awakened?"

At this point, Larilo's eyes narrowed into rainbows again, seductively saying, "So... become my follower, Qiu Tu."

"Let's fill the world with life together!"

"Let reproduction become the true power of humanity!"

"No matter your status, married or not, no matter the place or occasion! No matter how many!"

"As long as you want! You can!"

"Let's change this world together!"

...

"Whew!"

When Qiu Tu suddenly awoke from his dream, he was dripping with sweat!

He opened his eyes, and then realized that Liu Fuping, Lin Zuo, Cao Dabiao, Chen Feng, and several officers from the Security Department were all beside him.

Liu Fuping, Cao Dabiao, and even Chen Feng, who usually wore a stoic expression, were gathered around his bed, looking at him with concern.

Meanwhile, Lin Zuo and the Security Department officers were clustered by his side, using instruments to check his physical condition.

Seeing everyone there, Qiu Tu's face looked a bit grim, "Did I exhibit some abnormality just now?"

Lin Zuo, with his arms crossed and an expressionless face, said, "Obviously. Just now, you were extremely agitated, and a strong abnormal Catastrophe Power emanated from you."

"Agent Liu was worried something was wrong, so he quickly called us over, forcibly waking you."

At this point, Lin Zuo couldn't help asking, "Did you meet that Evil God just now? What did it say, what did it do?"

"Why did it provoke such a strong reaction from you?"

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There was some business at the company, so I've been very busy all day. It delayed the manuscript. Sorry about that! Continuing with ten thousand words tonight!