Let them offer their loyalty!-Chapter 367 - 273: The Birth of Moonlight Lake! (10,000 Words for Monthly Ticket!)_2

Aside from local intelligence in Xinjie City, the information about Moonlight Lake that Qiu Tu had been paying special attention to also arrived.

According to the intelligence reports,

the place where Moonlight Lake was about to emerge was actually a depression located between Xinjie City and Eastern City.

It was originally a small Cataclysm Forest.

But years ago, due to the influence of a clash between two Evil Gods in the Boundless Heart Sea, the ground collapsed in the middle of the forest, trees fell, and a 1.52-square-kilometer depression was formed.

At first, no one cared about this depression. After all, in this age of Cataclysm, any sort of phenomenon could occur, and the three major power institutions had become accustomed to oddities.

However, over time, things began to change.

Just over a year ago, the forest would suddenly be enveloped in thick fog every night.

The fog was impervious to wind and would not dissipate with rain, yet it receded every time the skies cleared.

The Political Department and Security Department, having learned about this phenomenon from passersby, started regular observations and investigations.

Gradually, they discovered strange changes occurring in the corresponding area of the Boundless Heart Sea—a small tornado continued to swirl specifically in this region of the Boundless Heart Sea.

After reporting to the Sanctuary, experts were specially dispatched to conduct research and analysis. They ultimately concluded that a Moonlight Lake was about to be formed there.

According to the experts, the battle between the two Evil Gods years ago might have disrupted the Cataclysmic Power in this area.

The injury of the Evil Gods, shedding a significant amount of "Divine Blood," coincidentally "activated" the Cataclysmic Powers in these areas.

Thus, with a large amount of "Divine Blood" as the core, and the "activated" Cataclysmic Power as the force, a Cataclysm Storm began to form here.

The Cataclysm Storm would engulf the surrounding Cataclysmic Power, making the power in this area more and more concentrated.

It would undergo a qualitative change with the "Divine Blood," eventually producing the Cataclysmic Material—Tears of Moonlight.

The expert who came for the research was clearly very experienced; after inspecting the depression and the aftermath of the battle between the Evil Gods in the Boundless Heart Sea, he also provided his estimate of the yield of the Moonlight Lake: 1.3 tons of Tears of Moonlight.

Suffice to create 65,000 bottles of Cataclysmic Potion.

This astounding treasury shocked the military and Investigation Bureau in both Xinjie City and Eastern City.

Therefore, over the past six months, four departments have been locked in a political chess game over this Moonlight Lake, ultimately reaching a delicate balance.

The Investigation Bureau of Eastern City and the military of Xinjie City could each claim roughly 30% of the shares of Moonlight Lake; while the Investigation Bureau of Xinjie City and the military of Eastern City would each take 20%.

Because of the ongoing power struggle, Yan Chen had deployed almost all the elite detectives trained by the Special Service Department over the past year.

This is also an important reason for the current weakened strength of the Special Service Department.

Now, due to Yan Chen’s sudden promotion, the military of Xinjie City had no choice but to start mobilizing personnel to protect Yan Chen.

This led to a substantial weakening of Xinjie City’s military presence in the Moonlight Lake area. Hence, Eastern City has now completely overwhelmed Xinjie City.

It’s said that although General Ye has not openly cursed Yan Chen in the past two days, his complexion has been constantly sour.

After reading through all the reports on Moonlight Lake, Qiu Tu had a general understanding of the current intelligence on Moonlight Lake.

He remembered discussing this with Tang Feifei.

All the power departments actually had missions and requirements to collect Cataclysmic Materials in the Planning Area.

Each year, depending on the amount of Cataclysmic Material submitted, the Sanctuary would allocate different ratings.

Promotions above the Deputy Director level had a lot to do with this rating, even surpassing the evaluation of daily duties.

This is one of the main reasons why various forces were tempted by such a large Moonlight Lake when it was discovered.

After reviewing all the data, Qiu Tu had a comprehensive understanding of the Moonlight Lake.

He picked up the tea brewed by Tan Huimin, took a gentle sip, and then walked to the window.

It might have been a coincidence, but the window of Qiu Tu’s office faced directly towards the location of the depression.

Qiu Tu stood by the window, quietly looking out for a while. In the end, he still took out his communicator and made two phone calls…

The festivity surrounding Moonlight Lake had been targeted by various powers as early as six months ago, and it was already completely divided by several heavyweights. Thus, it was certain that he’d be unable to intervene and snatch any benefits now.

But this didn’t mean that he couldn’t reap something indirectly…

Especially when the United Front was very likely to cause trouble.

…

Day turned to night quickly.

Nighttime. The region between Xinjie City and Eastern City.

The outskirts of the forest, recently renamed from "Nameless Forest" to "Moonlight Forest" over the past six months, where makeshift barracks had been constructed.

On a deep autumn night, leaves withered and fell. Under the azure moonlight, one could clearly see squads of fully armed soldiers and Special Service Detectives patrolling through the woods.

They were obviously the elite of various cities, not only robust in physique but also exceptional in demeanor.

Armed with rifles, their boots crunched on fallen leaves with a "crackling" sound.

This was another peaceful night over half a year.

Hence, the patrolling soldiers and detectives weren’t particularly vigilant.

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After all, it had been like this every night for the past six months; they were long accustomed to it...

But on this ordinary yet extraordinary night, everything seemed to have changed.

Initially, it was just a faint fog spreading as usual.