Yu Qiushui toyed with the fountain pen in his hand, spinning the silver pen between his fingers until it cast a halo of light.
" the Suo Po Association?"
"I've heard of it. It seems to be connected to the Western Cult, and the two sides have formed an alliance."
Luo Yan said, "Oh. If that's the case, it'll be difficult for Minister Zhixin to infiltrate the Southern Territory."
Li Chenyu leaned back and scratched the chin of her chubby white fox.
"What's there to fear? Zhou Yucheng has been getting close to the president of the Western Cult lately. Maybe he can bring in some investment from the Western Cult."
"Then toss it over to Monk Zhixin. Wouldn't that let us establish a foothold in the south?"
The news surprised Luo Yan somewhat.
"The Western Cult?"
"Even Shao Si Ming is connected to them?"
Li Chenyu said, "Mm. I remember the Western Cult only emerged last year. It was originally just a small group."
"I don't know who was funding them from behind the scenes, but they grew rapidly in a very short time."
"Now, among the organizations in the north, this religious group is the largest."
"Even Zhou Yucheng doesn't dare ignore them. Clearly, they're not simple."
Yu Qiushui gripped the spinning fountain pen. "Enough about that. Spiritual beliefs and religious groups are so boring."
"Have you looked at this issue's missions? I found an interesting long-term mission among them."
Li Chenyu shrugged. "Haven't we been busy cozying up to Minister Red Ghost lately? How would I have time to look at the missions? What interesting thing did Minister Yu find?"
Yu Qiushui said, "It's a recruitment mission."
"It's open to all branch chiefs, asking us to recruit as many talents in physics and aeronautics as possible."
"Once