Speaking of the wasteland's cultists, that would be the Heavenly Father.
The deity's believers spread disease across the desert, plunging the entire city into terror before ultimately turning its people into His followers.
Lu Ban's current mission had also mentioned that foreign deities might attempt to meddle in Utopia.
From this perspective, the Quicksand Council was indeed the best place to start.
However, Lu Ban did not act immediately. Instead, he had Ke Cheng go into the city and inquire about the Quicksand Council, including its recent activities, connections with outside forces, and relationship with ordinary citizens.
Ke Cheng obviously had no way to investigate in great detail. In fact, his actions now might very well be noticed and tracked by other factions, especially the Quicksand Council.
That was exactly what Lu Ban wanted.
Sometimes, if you wanted to know what a troublesome child was thinking or secretly doing, forcing him to tell you might not work. It was better to do the opposite—distort what he was doing through some other means. Then he might very well jump out and refute you himself.
Even if the worst came to pass and the Quicksand Council really was involved with the Heavenly Father, as Du Danping had said, the worst that could happen was that they would be taken out by the other side.
If it really came to that, Bao Bao was there, so he did not need to worry about Ke Cheng's safety. Those people would also reveal their true colors.
Although Lu Ban felt that the Quicksand Council probably was not that foolish.
As for Lu Ban, Cleopatra had certainly noticed him by now. The Yellow Sand Brotherhood would be watching his every move, so acting rashly would only create trouble without bringing any benefit.
At that thought, Lu