332: Being smart

After returning to Hope City, Qin Shilei immediately called for Mu Ziping, the head of the intelligence department.

Mu Ziping had once served as Qin Shilei's adjutant and was now the head of Hope City's intelligence department.

His strength had also greatly improved, possessing the cultivation of Silver Seven-star.

Qin Shilei pointed at the map on the table and asked, "Ziping, has your intelligence department compiled statistics on the Space Rifts in our Great Xia?"

Mu Ziping picked up the red pen on the table and quickly drew nine small circles on the map.

"City Lord, according to the information we've gathered from the chat channel and our own investigations, these nine locations are very likely to have Space Rifts."

Qin Shilei looked at the nine locations the other party had drawn; five of them overlapped with what he already knew.

These were the Space Rifts near Beian City, Dechuan City, Yonghua County, Hope City, and Lingquan City.

The Space Rift in Lingquan City was very likely connected to the Abyss World.

The Glutton definitely couldn't solve the problem of that Space Rift, so Qin Shilei didn't even bother to look for the Space Rift there.

Suddenly, a place name caught Qin Shilei's eye.

Changzhou City, located between Junhai City and Beian City.

"Is there really a Space Rift near Changzhou City? I remember when I traveled from Junhai City to Beian City some time ago, I didn't discover any large-scale exotic beasts."

"A few days ago, survivors in Changzhou City sent out a message saying that their city was now heavily surrounded by insects, so we deduced that there must be a Space Rift nearby."

Qin Shilei asked about the situations of the other three suspected Space Rifts, then let Mu Ziping leave, while he himself took the map, rode Little Strong, and flew towards Changzhou City.

An hour later, he finally arrived above Changzhou City.

Looking down, he indeed found Changzhou City heavily besieged by countless types of insects.

Fortunately, Changzhou City also had city walls as high as fifty meters, so the survivors inside the city were temporarily out of danger.

Qin Shilei rode Little Strong and searched for more than half an hour near Changzhou City, but he still couldn't find the location of the Space Rift.

"I hope the survivors of Changzhou City know the location of the Space Rift."

Qin Shilei had no choice but to let Little Strong fly towards Changzhou City.

As the massive figure of the Golden Winged Thunder Roc flew over Changzhou City, it immediately attracted the attention of the Evolutionaries on the city wall.

Buzz!

A sharp alarm sounded loudly.

"Exotic beasts attacking! Quick, be on alert!"

"This giant eagle, I feel like I've seen it somewhere before."

"It seems like Qin Shilei, the number one person on Blue Star, also has a pet like this. Could it be that he's here to save us?"

"Are you stupid? If he had the ability to save us, we wouldn't have had to flee a thousand miles to come to Changzhou back then."

"You're the one who's stupid. The insects surrounding Beian City were long ago completely cleared out, and it was Qin Shilei who did it."

"Does that mean we're saved?"

"Who knows? We were deserters back then. If Qin recognizes us, he probably won't save us."

"How about we all pretend not to know Qin?"

"Alright, pass on my order: everyone is to pretend not to know Qin. I'll also send someone to inform the City Lord and the others now."

When Qin Shilei flew onto the city wall alone, many Evolutionaries surrounded him, holding their weapons, pretending not to recognize him.

"My name is Qin Shilei. Do you know if there's a Space Rift nearby?" Qin Shilei asked.

"Qin Shilei, the number one person on Blue Star?" A captain suddenly realized, "Qin, are you here to rescue us? We don't know if there's a Space Rift. How about I take you to see our superior?"

"Alright, lead the way," Qin Shilei said indifferently.

The captain immediately drove a car diligently, carrying Qin Shilei into the city.

When they were halfway there, the Changzhou City Lord's Mansion sent people to stop them, then led them to a luxurious mansion.

"This is the residence of Xie Haitao, the person in charge of our Changzhou City. Please come in!"

Passing through the courtyard, Qin Shilei quickly arrived in a large hall.

A slightly plump middle-aged man walked up with a smile, "Mr. Qin, your presence honors us. Xie Haitao has failed to welcome you from afar. Please forgive him."

Qin Shilei responded indifferently, "Hello, Mr. Xie."

After a few simple pleasantries, Xie Haitao couldn't help but ask, "May I ask why Mr. Qin has come to our Changzhou City?"

Qin Shilei got straight to the point, "There should be a Space Rift nearby. Do you know where it is?"

Xie Haitao tentatively asked, "May I ask why Mr. Qin is looking for a Space Rift?"

Qin Shilei replied calmly, "I plan to enter the Insect World through the Space Rift."

Although he was there to solve the problem of the Space Rift, he didn't want to reveal too much to them, lest they shamelessly beg him to use the Glutton to help them level up by killing monsters.

Upon hearing this, Xie Haitao's face immediately showed a hint of disappointment.

After hesitating for a moment, he still pleaded, "Qin, I heard you have a purple beetle that can control the insects outside the city.

On behalf of the hundreds of thousands of survivors in Changzhou City, I humbly request Mr. Qin to lead us in eliminating the insects outside the city."

Qin Shilei hadn't expected that the other party already knew the fact that he could control insects through the Glutton.

He could only briefly explain, "I am looking for the Space Rift precisely to help you solve the problem of the insect siege. As long as you tell me the location of the Space Rift,

I can block those insects from the Insect World from continuing to pass through the Space Rift and coming to our Blue Star.

At that time, you can slowly clear out the insects outside the city.

This will naturally resolve the difficulty of the insect siege, and you can also take the opportunity to kill insects and earn crystals."

Xie Haitao narrowed his eyes, observing Qin Shilei, as if considering whether the other party was lying.

However, a thought arose in his mind that Qin Shilei was trying to shirk responsibility, believing that Qin Shilei must have some unspeakable secret for looking for the Space Rift.

After a brief thought, he said, "Mr. Qin, although I am the person in charge of Changzhou City, I am not very clear about whether there is a Space Rift nearby.

Please rest here for a while. I will go and ask someone and then get back to you."

"Alright," Qin Shilei agreed readily, not suspecting anything.

Xie Haitao had someone bring some snacks, then got up and left the hall.

Soon, he arrived in another large hall behind the mansion.

"City Lord, Qin Shilei has come to our Changzhou City to prepare to go to the Insect World through the Space Rift. And he refused my request, unwilling to help us solve the problem of the insect siege outside the city."

Xie Haitao then quickly recounted every word he had exchanged with Qin Shilei.

Sect Leader Feng Yuxin, who was seated in the main position, frowned and said, "Everyone, let's discuss how we can get Qin Shilei to help us solve the problem of the insects outside the city."