Guo Chishao's Plan (2)

Listening to Guo Chishao's information, Zhou Zhi gradually began to think.

Sure enough.

The leaders of any major power were no fools.

The Chengyun Dynasty was now like oil poured onto a blazing fire, while the northern lands were ultimately only one part of Chengyun, incapable of standing against a true Six Nations-level power.

Unless they had the help of another faction.

Zhou Zhi had previously believed it was the Medical Department, but now it seemed that there was someone else behind it.

"During the Great Calamity, the organization known as [Insect] was considered utterly terrifying in the forbidden books of the dark world. Organ cultivation, human trafficking, monopolizing Plague Extermination Art, exploiting the Great Calamity for massive profits—in many later novels and plays, they were depicted as the Black Hand behind the scenes."

Twenty-Three explained dutifully.

The Insect Organization was no stranger to Zhou Zhi.

At the very least, he had encountered several former Insect executives.

The ancient soul parasitizing Luo Xiuyuan, the obstetrics and gynecology Human Dragon [Infant], and the Chen Family's old ancestor, the scythe-wielding Bird Beak Doctor [Chen Junsheng]—they all shared one trait: insect tattoos on their bodies.

Was the plague extermination organization hidden in the past about to stir up trouble again during the Pestilence Revival?

"Sure enough, humanity's inherent flaw lies in the endlessness of its internal strife."

That was Twenty-Three's assessment.

Guo Chishao had been observing the man before her the entire time.

There was a peculiar sense of distance about him, making him especially difficult to fathom.

So this was a Dragon Among Men... Even a genius like Guo Chishao could not reach such a realm.

"However, some extremely secret information emerged recently."

"First, a large quantity of medicinal herbs has been transported to Long Forest. The amount far exceeds normal trade