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"Let's see which task he wants to carry out."

"After all... our 'Temple' has its own rules and regulations. He just returned from a major mission, and theoretically, he should have a relatively long period of rest."

"So, whether he wants to carry out the mission, and which mission he wants to carry out, is actually the most important thing."

Upon hearing that Mitchell dared to let Qiu Tu choose, the Dark God King's expression changed slightly. He had obviously guessed that Mitchell must have secretly contacted Qiu Tu and offered him a price that would tempt him.

She wanted to refuse the suggestion, but Mitchell's proposal was so reasonable that it was impossible to find fault with it. So for a moment, she could only remain silent.

At the same time, all the fourth and fifth level god-kings present also noticed that something was wrong.

Just now, two giants actually got into a fight over a god-king?

Qiu Tu God King?

Even if the high-ranking officials from different regions don't know each other, they can still match names with faces. But this particular name is unfamiliar to everyone, so it can only be the Level Two God-King who is attending the high-level meeting for the first time today...

Thinking this, many God-Kings turned slightly to the side and focused their gaze on Qiu Tu, the second-level God-King who had caused a conflict between the two giants, wanting to see how he was going to answer.

At this moment, Elena also realized that something was wrong and repeatedly sent telepathic messages to Qiu Tu to calm down.

"Qiu Tu, whatever you do, don't agree to Mitchell's offer. At least say you'll think about it first. We can analyze their intentions in detail after the meeting."

However, despite Elena's repeated attempts to communicate telepathically, Qiu Tu seemed not to hear her.

And so, at this moment of great anticipation, Qiu Tu finally spoke.

He looked up at the three towering statues, then bowed and said, "Thank you for your kindness, Your Majesty Mitchell. But I have already promised Your Majesty the Dark to carry out her mission."

"And her mission happened to be related to establishing an intelligence network."

So, I'm really sorry.

Upon hearing Qiu Tu's words, the Star Forging God King in the front row suddenly turned around, looking at Qiu Tu with astonishment, as if he were seeing Qiu Tu for the first time. His cloudy eyes were filled with disbelief, as if he couldn't understand how Qiu Tu dared to play tricks on a high-ranking God King.

The three towering statues also paused abruptly.

They're not fools. Since Mitchell dared to propose that Qiu Tu carry out his mission in this situation, he must have already reached an agreement with Qiu Tu.

Qiu Tu actually dared to break the contract in public. This was tantamount to trampling on the face of a high-ranking god-king, and even crushing it!

Has Qiu Tu gone mad?

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Chapter 851 The Ink-Colored God King: Don't Leave After the Meeting (Seeking Monthly Tickets)

The "Order Path" high-ranking god-kings are figures standing at the pinnacle of this world. Even though they are bound by the "rules," it doesn't mean they must completely follow them.

To become a powerful force, they too had fought their way out of mountains of corpses and seas of blood.

If they were truly angered, forcibly violating the rules and killing an ordinary god-king to please them wouldn't require them to pay a heavy price.

Historically, there have been instances where the four giants arbitrarily found a pretext to kill the god-kings who opposed them.

Therefore, when it was discovered that Qiu Tu seemed to have tricked God King Mitchell, the entire Divine Light Plains fell silent.

Even the god-kings of the second and fourth regions, which are adjacent to the third region, moved to the side, as if afraid of getting blood splattered on themselves.

However, as a high-ranking god-king, Mitchell was certainly a shrewd and calculating person.

Therefore, when he discovered that Qiu Tu dared to play him for a fool, his first reaction was not to explode, but to think:

Why did Qiu Tu dare to do this? Who gave him such confidence, allowing him to offend me so directly?

After this round of thinking, Mitchell's gaze naturally fell on the Ink God King who had just spoken up to compete with him.

'Could it be... that I've been tricked by Mo Se?'

If it were just a minor second-level god-king like Qiu Tu who had defied him, then Mitchell might not have cared, and might even have simply crushed Qiu Tu to death.

However, if another high-ranking god-king is behind this, then Mitchell has to be cautious.

After all, he was the one who first arranged for someone to "turn Qiu Tu against himself," so he was in the wrong from the start. Mo Se's counterattack was deliberately designed to embarrass him, so even if he stepped in to protect Qiu Tu, he couldn't find any fault with it and might even fall further into the trap.

However... for today's situation, the Star Forger King actually asked Mitchell to make some preparations.

For example... he sent Elena away in advance, cutting off the communication channel between Qiu Tu and the Ink God King; for example, after the Star Forging God King and Qiu Tu reached an agreement, he used a special treasure to monitor Qiu Tu's whereabouts.

At least before the meeting, he had not received any reports of communication between Qiu Tu and the Ink God King.

so....

'Could it be... that Qiu Tu acted without the Black God King's consent and did so unilaterally?'

Although he had some guesses in his mind, the situation was complicated, so Mitchell did not act rashly. Instead, he gestured to the Star Forger King, who was in shock, to speak.

Meanwhile, the Star Forger God King was still reeling from the shock of being outmaneuvered by Qiu Tu.

The entire plan to "turn Qiu Tu into a traitor" was overseen by the Star Forging God King.

Now that such a huge mess has occurred, causing Mitchell to lose so much face, he already has a premonition that he's in for trouble.

So when he suddenly saw Mitchell's hint, hope seemed to ignite in his heart!

'Perhaps... if we handle this matter amicably, there's still a chance for things to turn around!'

With that in mind, the Star Forging God King's brain was racing, and he began to think of a way to break the deadlock.

As the planner and executor of the entire plan, he naturally understood the progress of events better than God-King Mitchell. Therefore, he quickly discovered the blind spot that Mitchell had just discovered—Qiu Tu had no time to communicate with God-King Ink! He was acting first and informing later!

This is a flaw!

With this thought in mind, the Star Forger God King felt immediately at ease.

He pondered for a moment, then turned around and looked at Qiu Tu, his aged face filled with gloom, "God King Qiu Tu."

"Lying before the three Your Majesties is a serious crime."

"This plan to rebuild the intelligence network is something I have carefully considered and formulated over the past few days. I have only reported it to His Majesty Mitchell and have never told anyone else."

"This afternoon, I spoke with you beforehand, and this is the first time I've revealed this to a third person."

"And in order to help you complete this task better, His Majesty Mitchell has also agreed to help you raise your strength to the level of Guardian God King."

"In fact... because they wanted to help you improve your strength faster, they even agreed to give you 1.5 times the promotion resources."

"And yet you say that His Majesty the Dark Lord already gave you the same task?"

"Excuse me... when did His Majesty the Ink give you this mission? Why didn't you mention it when you met and communicated with me?"

"Are you lying? And deliberately trying to smear His Majesty the Dark-Robed?"

The Star Forger God King's powerful words brought the situation back from the brink of collapse.

His statement has three key points.

First, it shows that he had already discussed this matter with Qiu Tu. Qiu Tu's sudden betrayal is a deliberate attempt to escalate the conflict between the two giants.

Secondly, it was mentioned that Mitchell offered Qiu Tu a price: 1.5 times the resources needed to advance to the position of Guardian God King.

The reason Qiu Tu let the Ink God King know that he acted first and informed him later was not to save face for the Ink God King, but because there was profit to be made, and the price was not low.

If the Dark God King agrees to this, he will have to provide the same amount of resources.

Third, and most importantly.

Qiu Tu deliberately used the Ink-Colored God King's name to shield himself from the wrath. However, he also deliberately sowed discord between Qiu Tu and the Ink-Colored God King.

He defined the matter as Qiu Tu's one-sided lie, and added the charge of deceiving the Ink God King, thus presenting a way out to the Ink God King.

If the Ink God King is dissatisfied with Qiu Tu, or does not want to pay such a high price, he can simply walk down the steps.

At that point, Qiu Tu will be utterly destroyed. He won't even need to carry out his undercover mission.

At this moment, upon hearing the words of the Star Forging God King, Elena and Qing'e, who knew Qiu Tu best and were closest to the Ink God King, roughly guessed the truth of the matter.

Both of them looked rather grim.

Qing'e was like an ant on a hot pan, wanting to do something but not knowing what to do. She could only look to Elena for help, hoping Elena could think of a solution.

At this moment, Elena was no longer the languid woman she usually was. She stood there, her gaze fixed straight ahead, and spoke telepathically, using her mental power.

"Qiu Tu! Are you insane? You acted first and reported later, plotting against His Majesty the Ink-Colored—you're playing with fire!"

Although she scolded Qiu Tu, at the end, she still gritted her teeth and said,

"You chat with Starforge casually now to buy me some time. I'll communicate with His Majesty the Dark Lord immediately."

Hearing Elena's words, Qiu Tu felt a warmth in his heart.

He and Elena had only known each other for about a year. Their relationship was close, but... it was more like that of running buddies. At most, something beyond running buddies, with a touch of ambiguity.

Given that Qiu Tu is likely to have gotten himself into a huge mess, she could have easily abandoned him and stayed out of trouble.

However, she did not abandon Qiu Tu; in fact, she even wanted to help him clean up his mess.

Feeling this affection, Qiu Tu's lips curled up slightly, and then he whispered, "Thanks, if you don't die tonight, I'll give you a massage at the wine pool."

Elena already felt she was being quite dissolute. But hearing Qiu Tu's indecent words, she was still momentarily stunned.

She was about to send another telepathic message to Qiu Tu, trying to persuade him not to act impulsively.

Just then, Qiu Tu spoke.

Qiu Tu looked directly at the Star Forger God King's face with a smile, and then said with a smile, "Lord Star Forger is joking."

"My heart for His Majesty the Dark Crown is as clear as the sun and moon; how dare I slander him so casually?"

"As for the mission, what I said was the truth."

"You did come looking for me this afternoon, but you should also know that before you did, I spoke 'alone' with the Ink-Colored God-King in her side hall for several hours."

"The topic of our conversation happened to be the rebuilding of the intelligence network."

"Later, you came to me and we talked about the same thing. I was shocked, and my first reaction was the same as yours just now: ...Could our plan have been leaked?"

"Because I didn't understand the situation, I didn't say it to your face."

"It wasn't until after you left that I thought about it carefully and realized that maybe I was overthinking things."

"After all, whether it's His Majesty the Dark Ones or His Majesty Mitchell, they are both leaders of our 'Temple.' They hold very high positions and consider all aspects before acting."

"And now that we've encountered the same problem again, it's quite reasonable to have similar thoughts."

At this point, Qiu Tu paused, then continued, "Of course, although the ideas are similar, there are still some differences between the two Your Majesties."

"For example... His Majesty Mitchell prefers to start with the 'Immortal Heavenly Tomb,' while His Majesty the Dark King is more inclined towards the 'Destruction of the Royal Court.'"

"It is precisely because of our different directions that the two Your Majesties have different requirements for my strength."

"For example, the situation with the 'Immortal Heavenly Tomb' is more complicated and requires a higher level of strength from me, while the situation with the 'Destroying Royal Court' is relatively simpler and requires a lower level of strength from me..."

After Qiu Tu finished speaking, the Star Forging God King's expression became even more unpleasant.

Although Qiu Tu seemed to be answering his question, every word he said was actually directed at the Ink God King.

Qiu Tu first pledged his loyalty to the Ink God King, and then arranged a time for the two of them to discuss this topic in the morning.

When explaining the time, Qiu Tu even reminded the Ink God King: there were no outsiders present when the two were communicating, so there was no need to worry about being exposed.

After that, Qiu Tu even came up with a reason for the collision between the plans of the Ink God King and Mitchell: the two were of equal status, encountered the same problem, and it was reasonable for them to think of the same thing.

Finally, Qiu Tu also helped alleviate the concerns of the Ink God King: although he made an exorbitant demand of Mitchell, he did not make many demands of the Ink God King, who was not required to provide him with 1.5 times the resources needed to advance to the position of Guardian God King.

It can be said that Qiu Tu's actions were tantamount to feeding everything to the Ink God King.

The Ink God King only needed to nod to thwart Mitchell's plan, humiliating Mitchell without having to pay any price.

Thinking of this, the Star Forging God King looked at Qiu Tu with a gloomy expression.

To be honest, he really doesn't understand Qiu Tu anymore.

What was the purpose of Qiu Tu's whole ordeal?

If Qiu Tu wanted to raise the price, he could understand; if Qiu Tu felt the mission was dangerous, he could also understand.

But Qiu Tu has now given up on revenge and is still going to continue his mission. What's his motive?!

Is it... simply a matter of harming others without benefiting oneself?

Or does he have other tricks up his sleeve or other schemes?

At this moment, just as the Star Forging God King was completely unable to understand Qiu Tu's thoughts, the Ink God King was finally about to speak.