Beneath the Upper City

No one knows when it began—

But the world was split in two.

Those in the Upper City live in the sunlight, on vast lands, warm and free.

Those in the Lower City survive in a crampe...

Chapter 1173 Taking Over [Qiu Camp]

There may be some differences in intelligence among those present.

But what can be guaranteed is that in most cases, this gap only affects the speed of reaction.

Now that Luo Xiu has said this, if you still don’t react, you may not have the chance to participate in this kind of meeting.

Luo Xiuquan guessed correctly the three reasons why Ning Fan built the wall.

As for the last answer, it would be difficult for Luo Xiu to come up with it if he hadn't spent so much time with Ning Fan.

After all, Ning Fan's idea of ​​actively exposing his flaws is a bit risky for many people.

Coincidentally, Luo Xiu understood Ning Fan.

Ning Fan has never been afraid of taking risks. As long as the returns can meet psychological expectations and are sufficiently feasible, it's fine.

That's why Luo Xiu said that this might be the last high-level meeting with only people from the lower city.

From now on, Ning Fan will recruit some of the more capable people from Shangcheng into the core team.

This is inevitable.

Putting aside the issue of strength, if the people in charge of this land are all from the lower city, even if there is a wall separating them, it will take a lot of time to completely conquer this place.

Only when the people in the upper city feel recognized will they truly "accept" the people in the lower city to manage them.

Among the candidates currently joining the core team, Zhou Xing and Song Changming have definitely been confirmed.

And Chen Xin...

Little York had already discussed this person with Luo Xiu before.

It's quite appropriate to let him be the one to make the mistake.

Even Chen Xin himself didn't know that he had actually exposed his "potential" in this regard. Even if he didn't want to betray now, both Luo Xiu and Little York believed that he would definitely go down that path.

These two knew traitors all too well.

"Um."

Ning Fan smiled and nodded: "That's what I think."

He gave a positive answer to Luo Xiu's guess.

Luo Xiu just smiled and didn't show any particular excitement.

He has come this far, and for him, that is enough.

He no longer needs to prove his excellence to anyone.

"Of course, these issues only need to be understood internally by us."

Ning Fan's expression became more serious: "We still have to build this wall properly."

Everyone understood what Ning Fan meant.

Although the real purpose of the wall is not to defend the top city, it cannot be too frivolous.

The people in Diancheng are not stupid either. If they can see the problem, they will naturally know that this wall is just a decoy.

"As Minister Luo said, some people from the Upper City will be participating in our meeting. Of course, we can discuss it as we please. There's no need to be particularly discreet with them."

Ning Fan said softly, "This is a process of mutual trust. We need to find someone who meets our requirements and is truly willing to be loyal to us."

"Similarly, we also need to build up some confidence in them so that they feel they are truly part of our team."

"Even for those with ulterior motives, this kind of trust is necessary. Otherwise, if they didn't trust us, how could they bring our weaknesses to Summit City?"

Only when a person receives most of the information that is true will he be sure that the information he spreads is valuable.

And Ning Fan only needs to give out a fatal flaw at the critical moment.

Ning Fan now has enough chips to consume.

To exchange a small price for huge gains, to give up what should be given up and to gain what should be gained, this is what he should consider in this position.

"I plan to name this wall the Boundary Wall."

After Ning Fan simply named it, he didn't plan to spend too much time on the issue of this wall.

After all, everyone present has understood its function, and that is enough for the time being.

"Next, it's the arrangements of the Qiu Camp."

Ning Fan looked at Duan Weijun and said, "According to rough statistics, after the huge losses suffered in the previous battle, the Qiu Camp currently has only a little over 60,000 to less than 70,000 men left."

"Of these 70,000 people, 300 can reach the strength of the Four Desolations, and about 5,000 are at the Three Desolations level."

"Mr. Xu is currently planning to retire, and this team is being managed by Wen Yao, who is only a hair's breadth away from the Six Wastelands."

"Master Xu is asking me whether I want the Qiu Camp to remain as it is, or to be incorporated into our team in the lower city."

"Commander Duan, can you give me some advice?"

Duan Weijun's eyes lit up first.

He is a military commander, so it is impossible for him not to like this kind of high-combat-powerful team.

[Qiuying] in the upper city is completely equivalent to the special teams [Kaishan] or [Lingxi] in the lower city.

Once used properly, it will have a miraculous effect on the battlefield.

But after a brief moment of excitement, Duan Weijun suppressed his smile and said seriously, "Captain General, to be honest, if you ask me if I want this team, I definitely do."

"Well, say but." Ning Fan nodded.

"but……"

Duan Weijun certainly didn't disappoint Ning Fan. He followed up his previous words with these two words: "At this point, I don't know much about Shangcheng's fighting style, and I can only imagine what kind of results they can achieve."

"So I think it's okay to recruit the Qiu Camp into our team, but not now."

"During this time, I hope to learn more about the Qiu Camp. During this process, it would be best to let their original managers be responsible for the team's arrangements."

Duan Weijun has indeed matured.

If it were in the past, Duan Weijun would not care so much about you. I will get such a good team into my own hands first.

But now he knew that the value of the [Qiu Camp] was very high. If he kept it in his hands, not to mention whether it would be "ruined", even if it could not play its due value, it would be a waste of resources.

"Okay, I'll arrange for Wen Yao to interact with you more in the near future. Master Xu said that Wen Yao was the first one to follow him, so there shouldn't be any problems with this person."

Ning Fan thought for a moment, then added, "But as to what he's really thinking, we still need to observe for ourselves. Do you understand what I mean?"

"Yeah, I understand."

Duan Weijun thought for a moment, then looked at Luo Xiu. "If the Minister of Internal Affairs has the energy, would you be willing to join me in the team for a few days?"

Luo Xiu was stunned. He didn't expect Duan Weijun to suddenly "invite" him.

Duan Weijun didn't feel embarrassed at all. "It's mainly when it comes to judging people and things. I'm really lacking. I'm confident in managing the troops, but managing people... the Minister of Internal Affairs needs to help me."

Since they've already lowered their profile so low, and Luo Xiu happens to find this matter quite interesting...

"OK."

Luo Xiu smiled and nodded.