Shita Yama composed himself, seemingly deep in thought.
After a moment of contemplation, as if he had made a tremendous decision, he stepped forward and bowed deeply to Li Yu, his tone more earnest than ever before:
"Lord Li Yuxing... I humbly request to follow in your ranks!"
Seeing Li Yu's scrutinizing gaze, tinged with hesitation, Shi Tuo Yan quickly added:
"Although I have some poison on my body, I only use it against external enemies and will never harm anyone in the team!"
As he spoke, Shita Yama immediately raised his withered hand, pointed to the sky, and swore:
“I, Shi Tuo Yan, swear to the heavens that I will follow Lord Li Yu Xing with all my might. If I break this oath, may my soul be destroyed and I be condemned to eternal damnation.”
Li Yu frowned slightly. Although the oath of Shi Tuo Yan was ruthless and unquestionable, he still had some hesitation in his heart.
However, when Shi Tuo Yan took the initiative to help stop the two Deep Sea Watchers, Li Yu decided to repay Shi Tuo Yan's favor.
He simply hadn't expected that Shita Yama would now offer to serve him, which was truly unexpected.
Although Li Yu suspected Shi Tuo Yan's true motives for following him, he had to admit that Shi Tuo Yan's abilities were indeed somewhat helpful to the Seventh Regiment.
They are particularly adept at interrogation, tracking, and even some bizarre methods.
Seeing that Li Yu still hadn't made a statement, Shi Tuo Yan couldn't help but feel a little anxious.
Thinking of everything he had seen through the three-legged worm, he steeled himself and spoke again:
"My Lord, you are wise! My loyalty is beyond question."
"I have been immersed in unorthodox practices for many years and am very familiar with many evil spirits, secret methods, strange poisons and strange insects in the world. Perhaps I can help you solve a big problem at a critical moment."
After thinking for a moment, Shitaka Yama added:
"Moreover, I am skilled in interrogation by the Corpse God and can extract the most useful information from the enemy's mouth."
"I can help the Star Lord establish an intelligence department within the team, specializing in intelligence gathering, interrogation, and analysis. I am confident that I can take on this task! I will surely be able to clear away obstacles in the path ahead for the Star Lord and gain insight into the enemy's situation!"
Shitaka Yama bowed again: "Isn't that right?"
Li Yu's gaze lingered for a moment on Shi Tuo Yan's old face, which was filled with "sincerity" and "expectation".
Thinking about what the other party said about establishing an intelligence department, after weighing the pros and cons, the hesitation in my heart gradually dissipated, and I finally nodded slowly:
"Alright. You stay. You'll be in charge of the intelligence."
Upon hearing this, Shitaka Yama was overjoyed, his voice trembling with excitement:
"Thank you for your trust and shelter, Lord Li Yuxing. I will do my utmost to serve you."
Only when Li Yu agreed to let him join the Seventh Regiment did the huge weight in Shi Tuo Yan's heart finally lift.
Joining Li Yu's team is not important at all. As long as I can stay by Li Yu's side and get some of his incredible "life" luck, my death may really have a chance to turn around!
In this way, his death can be postponed.
The mere slight contact with cause and effect elicited such a reaction, and Shita Yama couldn't help but feel a deep anticipation for the vague future that the Three Paths Worm had seen.
......
Next, Li Yu stayed in Yangcheng and spent several days reorganizing with the Seventh Regiment.
After replenishing their supplies and getting themselves in good shape, Li Yu led the Seventh Regiment of Awakened Ones out of the City Lord's Mansion to bid farewell to Li Yang, who had come to see them off.
Li Yu clasped his hands in a fist and said to Li Yang, "City Lord Li Yang, thank you for taking care of me during this time."
"Not at all, Mr. Li Yuxing, you're too kind. Yangcheng will always welcome you." Li Yang smiled slightly, then, as if remembering something, asked with feigned curiosity:
"I wonder where Li Yuxing is going next? Perhaps it would be better if he stayed in my Yangcheng."
"No, thank you." Li Yu declined, gazing into the distance. "I'm planning to visit the ghost town."
"A ghost town?" Li Yang was taken aback when he heard this, then his eyes flashed with a sharp light, and he quickly realized what he meant. A thoughtful expression appeared on his face.
Li Yang understood that those dangerous ghost cities that ordinary people feared were probably not a threat to Li Yu, who was a Star Lord.
Li Yang couldn't help but put himself in the shoes of the city lord and think about it. In just a moment, his ambition grew wildly as if it had taken root.
If I possessed strength as great as Li Yu's, and could establish a firm foothold in Ghost City as a Star Lord, then... there would probably be no need to choose a city lord for Ghost City.
Li Yang quickly suppressed his turbulent emotions, carefully considered his words, and subtly mentioned:
"Lord Li Yuxing has lofty ambitions. The situation in Zhongzhou is currently turbulent, with various forces stirring up trouble, and there is a risk of significant changes..."
It was precisely because he knew that a great change was imminent that Li Yang sighed that he was lucky enough to meet Li Yu so early, and placed all his hopes on Li Yu, hoping to get Li Yu's help in the future.
As he spoke, Li Yang's gaze swept over the large group of people from the Seventh Regiment behind Li Yu, then glanced at Ma Yuanbai and Lin Han at the front of the group, before continuing to Li Yu:
"Excuse my bluntness, but even if the Star Lord's seven regiments have strong logistical support, there is still a limit to the expansion of numbers. It is not a long-term solution to keep moving around with so many people."
Li Yang had already realized that Li Yu's team had reached its limit in terms of size and number of people, and that Ma Yuanbai and Lin Han's abilities were insufficient to support further expansion.
He then changed the subject and earnestly advised, "Why not find a suitable place to settle down, consolidate your foundation, strengthen your forces, and then plan your future development and migration in the long term?"
Li Yang deliberately steered the conversation to this point, keeping a close eye on Li Yu's expression as he spoke.
He wanted to catch even the slightest hint of ambition to dominate from Li Yu's face.
Li Yu's eyes lit up: "Great idea!"
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