After dealing with the matter of cultivation techniques, Zhao Fu opened the item search to see what might be useful. Ideally, he could control something in the Fish Scale World and gradually nurture it, developing it into a major power. It would be best if he could unite an entire continent.
After searching, Zhao Fu really did find something useful: Brain Worms, insects that could control City Lords. Brain Worms were exceptionally powerful, since City Lords possessed City Lord Seals and terrifying strength. They couldn't be controlled just like that.
Brain Worms could burrow into a City Lord's mind, devour their soul, and take their place, acquiring everything that City Lord had, such as their abilities, memories, and personality. They could impersonate them perfectly.
The chances of anyone discovering this were low, though it wasn't as sophisticated as erasing someone's will. Still, it was already very useful for dealing with Zhao Fu's current problem.
Zhao Fu's plan was to use Brain Worms to secretly control a group of City Lords in the Fish Scale World, then manipulate them from behind the scenes and have them attack other regions. That way, he could slowly expand and grow stronger. With the Brain Worms' abilities, any power he built would be completely loyal to Zhao Fu and would never betray him.
However, Brain Worms weren't easy to obtain. Zhao Fu searched for missions that offered them as rewards. There were plenty, but they all required different things: materials, pills, equipment, or information.
The first mission Zhao Fu saw offered five Brain Worms in exchange for a major city. Although Zhao Fu now had more cities, he was still reluctant to trade away a major one for five worms.
For now, Zhao Fu could only look through the many missions for suitable ones. Then