Then, Let Them Offer Their Loyalty! Chapter 1959 - 775: Qing Er: Lord Qiu Tu's Future Is Limitless
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"I prefer to trust my own eyes and understanding."
"After spending these days with them, I feel these ten Heavenly Gods are good, and I'm willing to try to cultivate them."
"So, even if their talent and abilities might be average, I still choose them."
Qing Er stood outside the room, listened to two sentences, and then stepped inside.
As she entered, what caught her eye was the somewhat conflicted face of the Hanhai God King.
Seeing Qing Er, both Qiu Tu and the Hanhai God King halted their conversation and greeted her.
Qing Er nodded, then gestured with her hand, "I'm here to discuss something with Qiu Tu God King. But it's not urgent."
"You two continue."
She said, walking to the side of the two, her gaze landed on the document on the table.
Just a quick glance, and Qing Er internally uttered a soft "Oh," then she reached out and picked up the application form.
Scanning the list quickly, Qing Er's demeanor remained unchanged, yet inside she was a bit shocked, and she also understood why the Hanhai God King might not want to pass this list to Qiu Tu.
The reason was simple. There wasn't a single Star Casting God King or Heavy Stone God King's plant on it.
As Elina's chief steward, Qing Er's most crucial skill was being keenly observant and well-informed.
With Heavy Stone God King being in charge of the "Execution Department," he was deeply rooted there.
Though his quota for Affiliated Heavenly Gods had long been exhausted, there were still many Heavenly Gods in the Execution Department that paid him great respect.
Among them were some skilled Heavenly Gods with good talent and capabilities, all potential candidates for promotion to God King.
According to Qing Er's information, the Heavy Stone God King spent heavily to plant spies around Qiu Tu. Not only did he have many good prospects pledge loyalty to Qiu Tu, but three potential God Kings proactively sought to gain favor with Qiu Tu.
And the number of these people was vast, with their relationship with the Heavy Stone God King being relatively hidden, challenging for a newly appointed God King like Qiu Tu to discern.
This was why Qing Er believed Qiu Tu was likely to be deceived.
Yet now, upon seeing the list, Qing Er discovered there wasn't a single plant from the Heavy Stone God King.
This was indeed unexpected for Qing Er and revealed why the Hanhai God King had been reluctant to pass the application to Qiu Tu.
Thinking of this, Qing Er couldn't help but look at Qiu Tu.
Qiu Tu seemed to sense something, turned to her, then smiled, his eyes seeming to carry a trace of "gratitude."
Qing Er paused, puzzled about where Qiu Tu's "gratitude" originated from.
Thoughtfully, she returned a smile, and then a flash of realization crossed her mind. She quickly looked at the Hanhai God King beside her.
Sure enough, the Hanhai God King was also looking at her, his eyes expressing "realization"...
A moment later, the Hanhai God King seemed to understand something, chuckled and said, "Since Qiu Tu God King has already made a decision, then let's proceed."
"I'll handle the paperwork now. Shortly, Qiu Tu God King can take away those ten Heavenly Gods."
Qing Er: ....
Having been with Elina for many years, Qing Er's political acuity was quite sharp.
Seeing the Hanhai God King's gaze, she understood the other had misunderstood:
Here was a newly appointed God King, Qiu Tu, who managed to avoid all the spies, the Hanhai God King had clearly been pondering the reasons and how to respond.
Now seeing her interest in the list, he very likely attributed the reason to her or, perhaps... to Elina.
Thus, in the mind of the Hanhai God King, everything was clear: she removed the plants for Qiu Tu, and today she was there to support Qiu Tu to advance the matter.
Representing Elina's will, it proved this matter was Elina's intent.
In the wake of trouble caused by the Heavy Stone God King and Star Casting God King, the Hanhai God King certainly wouldn't oppose Elina's side. Hence, he consented to Qiu Tu's application.
Qing Er: ....
Understanding all of this, Qing Er suddenly knew where Qiu Tu's earlier "gratitude" had come from.
It turns out she inadvertently took the blame.
However... this matter was simply everyone's own thoughts and considerations, with nothing being spoken explicitly, so Qing Er had no way to explain, nor could she explain.
Not explaining meant it would only remain a misunderstanding, but explaining it would not only clarify things but also align her with the Hanhai God King's side.
For someone maintaining neutrality like her, this was forbidden.
With this in mind, Qing Er continued adhering to the philosophy that more action leads to more mistakes, staying silent.
With Qing Er's "endorsement," the following processes went smoothly.
Shortly, Qiu Tu and the Hanhai God King completed the procedures, claiming those ten Heavenly Gods under his command.
Once these ten Heavenly Gods finished their paperwork too, they could take an Oath, pledging themselves to Qiu Tu as Affiliated Heavenly Gods, enabling Qiu Tu to officially advance to Second-Level God King, and begin establishing himself in the "Execution Department."
Half an hour later, as everything settled, Qing Er and Qiu Tu left the side hall, heading outside.
Walking along, Qiu Tu politely expressed gratitude to Qing Er, "Earlier, if not for Qing Er God King, everything might not have gone so smoothly."
Perhaps not expecting Qiu Tu to be so direct and sincere, Qing Er fell silent for a moment, then smiled and replied, "Lord Qiu Tu jests. I didn't do anything."
"You and Heavy Stone God King, Hanhai God King, all belong to the same department, colleagues, and should naturally work together in unity. That's the entirely normal thing to do."