190: Professionals are just tools.

The next day, Gu Qinghan was called to the hotel in the center of the Gathering Place early in the morning.

Unlike yesterday's scene, the hotel was especially lively today.

Gu Qinghan saw at least a dozen familiar faces.

Of course, the reason he felt familiar was because he had seen them in Wu Hao's memories.

Zhu Wenfu scanned the crowd and slowly said, "You have all been with me for a while. Originally, I didn't want to involve you in this matter, but now I have no choice but to trouble you."

When everyone heard this, they instinctively frowned.

Zhu Wenfu's suspicion and sensitivity were obvious to them.

And the events of yesterday, which Zhu Wenfu had kept under wraps, they did not know about.

However, they could guess some of the general situation from the drastic decrease in the number of Little Demons they saw today.

Seeing that no one spoke, Zhu Wenfu said directly, "You all heard that voice a week ago, right?

This game version is called Embrace of the Demon."

Everyone nodded, and some of them even looked at each other, their expressions carrying different meanings.

Zhu Wenfu nodded, then continued, "I'm not afraid to tell you that I am actually a Demon Contractor.

You don't need to be surprised, and some of you must have already guessed from the recent changes in our Gathering Place.

I can confirm that many of you are also Contractors.

However, since I have gathered everyone, I must show some sincerity.

Let me briefly introduce my contracted Demon: a medium-bloodline, control-type Demon."

As soon as he said this, several people showed expressions of disbelief.

Even Gu Qinghan felt a tremor in his heart; at the auction, the highest bloodline Demon he seemed to have encountered was only a low-level one.

What virtue and ability did this Zhu Wenfu possess to be able to sign a contract with a medium-bloodline Demon?

However, a thought later, he was relieved.

Those selected for the auction were mostly people who had shown their prowess early in the game.

But this did not mean that they were necessarily the strongest group in this world.

They just had better luck in the early stages, but this real game cannot rely solely on luck.

Zhu Wenfu gave everyone ample time to think, taking in all their expressions, and then suddenly smiled, "I say these things with no other meaning.

After all, as Demon Contractors, to gain more powerful Demonic Power from Demons, we need to complete the tasks of our contracted Demons.

Everything I did for my master before has been destroyed, and now I need everyone's help.

But you don't need to worry, I will also help you complete your tasks as appropriate.

You can continue to conceal your identities, but I can tell everyone that Gu Qinghan has already arrived in our Gathering Place.

He might be lurking somewhere, ready to act.

He has a very close relationship with the military, and everyone here has dirty hands; if we don't cooperate, he will likely defeat us one by one."

Zhu Wenfu's words at this moment did not sound like he was speaking to subordinates, but rather communicating with people of equal status.

Gu Qinghan was not in a hurry to speak, nor did anyone else, all of them with flickering eyes, wondering what they were thinking.

After almost five full minutes, a man with many pockmarks on his face finally spoke, "How did you become Contractors? I've actually heard some news about Contractors, but no Demon has ever approached me."

There was no fear in his words, but rather a hint of regret.

Zhu Wenfu laughed heartily, looking at the man and saying, "This shows you are still too naive; your methods are not ruthless enough, so no Demon has approached you.

Moreover, only people with good strength are qualified to be Contractors.

Your strength should be sufficient, you just lack a bit of ruthlessness."

Another woman looked at Zhu Wenfu curiously and hesitated before asking, "Leader, may I ask how you became a Contractor?"

"You may," Zhu Wenfu readily agreed.

He looked at the questioning woman and said, "Our Gathering Place was not this large before; it only reached its current scale by merging the populations of three Gathering Places.

But haven't you ever wondered where the leaders of the other two Gathering Places who cooperated with me went?"

At these words, everyone realized something.

Zhu Wenfu was very satisfied with everyone's expressions, and he said, "It's simple; after they migrated all their people over, I poisoned their food and then eliminated them.

Of course, I originally didn't intend to do that, but I found that the two of them seemed to be hiding some small secrets from me.

To prevent complications and for my own safety and yours, I had no choice but to do so."

Gu Qinghan let out a cold laugh in his heart; what self-preservation, it was all nonsense.

Zhu Wenfu simply wanted to secure his dominant position, killing the other two leaders, who were less cunning than him, in advance.

However, such people often live longer.

In the apocalypse, being too kind is not a good thing, unless one possesses absolute power.

A moment later, a man who had been silent suddenly spoke with a smile, "Alright, since you, Leader, have spoken, I won't hide it anymore.

I am also a Contractor; my master is a Low-Level Demon."

"I am also a Demon Contractor; my master is an Inferior Demon."

"Me too, my master..."

This person's words were like a fuse, drawing out everyone else's confessions.

Gu Qinghan clearly saw that before the first Contractor revealed himself, Zhu Wenfu had shot him a glance.

This person was also arranged by Zhu Wenfu in advance.

It wasn't until no one else spoke that Zhu Wenfu looked at the dozen or so people, including Gu Qinghan.

"You few, it seems you are still not ruthless enough.

Or are you all not telling the truth, still distrusting me, Zhu?"

His eyes narrowed slightly, but Gu Qinghan read a different meaning from his words.

Among the many people present, it was likely that not all of them would leave alive.

A bespectacled man adjusted his glasses, looked at Zhu Wenfu, and said, "I am not a Contractor, mainly because I feel that Contractors seem to be at odds with Professionals.

Although the news from the Time Settlement before showed that Contractors possess terrifying strength, what if Professionals can also gain powerful abilities later on?

Of course, I will still diligently follow the Leader and do my work.

However, I want to see how things develop on the Professionals' side later."

Everyone who could sit here, except for Gu Qinghan, must have done some shady things with Zhu Wenfu.

However, this bespectacled man clearly had some concerns of his own.

Zhu Wenfu glanced at him, not showing any anger at all.

He nodded, then turned to look at the others and said, "He has a point, but some people might still underestimate the abilities of Contractors.

Professionals are merely tools for us to complete our master's tasks!"