Huo Shan saw Song Xu as a believer who was… trying too hard for him.

Studying diligently, cultivating assiduously, earning money industriously – all of this was well and good.

But striving to develop more believers, diligently managing them, and working hard to enhance Huo Shan’s strength… this made Huo Shan feel uneasy.

Song Xu’s incessant chatter echoed in his mind once more.

It was one afternoon, not long after he had converted Song Xu into a follower of the evil god.

Song Xu had said to him with earnestness, “Master, we can’t continue like this! Times are changing, the orthodox deities are progressing, and Kunxu’s oversight and competition are only going to intensify.”

“To avoid being eliminated by this world, internal reform is imperative!”

“The first thing we must do is accelerate talent acquisition. We can no longer rely on fate as we did before. We should proactively gather talent information, step onto campuses, actively vie for talent, conduct face-to-face assessments, and expedite the efficiency of the entire recruitment process.”

“I also suggest that you participate in all aspects of believer recruitment as an observer, attending the preliminary interviews of key believers…”

Striving to develop more believers required spending more time searching for suitable candidates, from gathering information to conducting covert investigations and then making overtures.

The time and effort expended in this process… far exceeded the labor involved in sitting in an office, selecting from a pile of resumes, and summoning candidates with a phone call for a barrage of questions.

After all, secrecy was paramount for followers of an evil god, and recruitment could not be taken lightly.

Take Huo Shan’s eight current followers, for example. Each one required hundreds of hours of work to investigate and recruit.

This alone made Huo Shan feel that being a company boss was far superior to being an evil god. He could casually offer a position and receive hundreds or even thousands of resumes. Those he hired would work diligently without any concern for leaks or breaches of confidentiality.

And if expanding the ranks of believers was already troublesome, diligently managing them was even more so in Huo Shan’s eyes.

At this moment, Song Xu’s incessant chatter echoed in Huo Shan’s mind again.

Song Xu: “This is my analysis of our team’s current situation after observing them for the past three months.”

“The primary issue causing decreased efficiency is information asymmetry.”

“For example, delivery courier believers don’t submit work logs and bank statements. The wear and tear on their running shoes doesn’t match the mileage recorded on their food delivery platforms. There’s no financial officer to audit them, and they can report whatever earnings they want.”

“Construction worker believers are even more unregulated. We know nothing about their daily working hours, income, or expenses.”

“I suggest that starting next week, every believer must submit a 300-word structured daily report, focusing on today’s accomplishments, tomorrow’s plans, and bank statements, by 9 PM each night.”

“Secondly, we will hold a half-hour weekly meeting every Sunday at 1 AM. No PPTs allowed, only discussions of bottlenecks and resource allocation.”

“We also need to establish an escalation channel for problems. Any issue that remains unresolved after 12 hours will be directly reported to me…”

Even just listening to Song Xu, Huo Shan felt a headache coming on.

However, Song Xu’s actions had indeed earned Huo Shan more money, allowing him to move from a basement to his current dilapidated apartment, enabling him to shop online, and even giving him more money to spend on gacha games.

So, with Song Xu pushing him, and Huo Shan reluctantly moving, they had reached this point step by step…

But Huo Shan still didn’t want to participate in hunting evil gods.

“Why must we fight and kill? Isn’t it better to eat, drink, and play games every day?”

At this moment, Huo Shan didn’t want to continue the hunting endeavor. He wanted to turn around and continue playing the game he hadn’t finished.

But Li Quan, another believer, exclaimed, “Master, there’s ten million!”

Upon hearing the words “ten million,” Huo Shan immediately perked up and jumped in front of the screen, looking at the information transmitted by the Shadow Gu.

He devoured the information sent by the Shadow Gu, quickly understanding the general situation.

“So it’s an evil god who escaped from Tian Tai City.”

“Tomorrow, his believers who remained in Tian Tai City… will bring the ten million yuan in cash that he hid outside Tian Tai City.”

“Let me see the transaction location…”

Seeing the news of the ten million yuan in cash, Huo Shan’s eyes lit up.

Even though he didn’t want to grind, it was impossible for a Kunxu evil god to not love money.

He just didn’t want to work hard to earn it himself.

If there was an opportunity to snatch ten million yuan in one go, he would not only be interested, but also diligently urge his followers.

“Transmit the information to Song Xu.”

“Have him take some people to the transaction location tomorrow. If there’s an opportunity… snatch the ten million.”

Inside the apartment.

After cultivating in the spirit realm for two hours, Zhang Yu returned to reality.

However, after taking off the spirit realm mask, his expression looked a little strange.

He recalled his cultivation session in the spirit realm today.

In the illusion, he had become a security guard at a high-end club. Under the oppression of the boss, he rose up in rebellion, constantly fighting the thugs while striving to find evidence of the club’s criminal activities. He fought, fought, fought in desperation!

And the boss of that high-end club was Yu Xinghan, who oppressed Zhang Yu, the security guard, and also exploited the attractive employees in the club day and night. He fought, fought, fought in the club!

After coming out of the illusion, Zhang Yu couldn’t help but ask him in the Martial Inquiry Hall, “Does this have any cultivation effect?”

Yu Xinghan smiled and shook his head: “Zhang Yu, you who are castrated, cannot understand my current realm.”

Clearly, although Zhang Yu had introduced Yu Xinghan to Xiong Haohan, he had not informed Yu Xinghan of his physical condition.

And after experiencing these two days of growth, Yu Xinghan felt that his spirit and will had greatly improved.

In his eyes now, although Zhang Yu’s strength was great, his spiritual realm was just that of a castrated child.

Unlike him, who had gone through countless trials and tribulations via puppets and illusions, he could be said to have experienced the vicissitudes of life and stood the test of time.

“So-called, passing through thousands of flowers, not a leaf touches the body.”

“Only when hobbies and interests become work can one sever desires and return to the true self.”

“This is the true meaning I have comprehended… how to overcome lust.”

“Hehe, remember these words of mine, they will definitely be of great benefit to you in the future.”

Just then, inside the apartment.

Bai Zhenzhen stopped exercising and looked at Zhang Yu, who had woken up, and asked, “How is it, Yu-zi? Did you succeed?”

Zhang Yu nodded: “Let’s go outside and discuss it.”

So Zhang Yu then took Bai Zhenzhen to the familiar bridge hole, by the small river.

Bai Zhenzhen immediately asked impatiently: “What’s the situation now?”

Fu Ji said: “The information has been sent. It jumped through three puppet machines, and I managed to track down the location of my colleague.”

Bai Zhenzhen said: “Then let’s attack them now, catching them off guard!”

Fu Ji said: “Although I tracked down their location, I didn’t want to alert them, so I didn’t take the opportunity to investigate them.”

“So I don’t know how many believers my colleague has, or how strong they are.”

“But there’s no need to rush. I’ve already sent false information. It should draw away their main force tomorrow.”

“Then we’ll follow the plan and gather intelligence…”

Zhang Yu said nervously: “Won’t they find out?”

Fu Ji smiled: “Your sister has a good saying: information is very important in this world.”

“Sometimes the information difference is even more important than the strength difference.”

“Just like this time, using the Shadow Gu to counter-track the other party, we are in the dark and they are in the light. Using this information difference, we can be invincible.”

The next evening.

A container truck was heading towards the suburbs.

Inside the truck, besides Song Xu, there were also five other evil god believers at the peak of the Qi Refining stage, each one full of vigor, exuding the fierce aura of the delivery, construction, and courier industries.

A thin believer with an ethereal figure said: “When we see them, just ram the truck into them. See if we can kill one of them first.”

Another dark-skinned, burly man with a face full of horizontal scars said: “Although the location is in the suburbs, with no surveillance, don’t forget to use the shielding formation first to avoid being discovered by the orthodox god’s lackeys.”

Another person said: “Although the other party is also an evil god believer and probably won’t dare to call the police, we still need to move quickly to avoid them jumping over the wall in desperation.”

At the same time, Song Xu was sitting in the passenger seat of the truck, meditating with his eyes closed, listening to the other believers chat without saying anything.

His mind was still recalling the evil god intelligence he had received yesterday.

“Ten million, huh?”

When he first heard this number, Song Xu’s heart skipped a beat, and a strong desire arose in his heart.

After all, in the Kunxu world, money is potential, money is future, money is the wings on the path of immortality, which can help people advance bravely and break through social classes.

For this ten million, Song Xu even had an idea: “Should I get Mo Tianyi and the others to help?”

But in the end, he suppressed this impulse.

After all, the Poor People’s Alliance was not an evil god believer. It was a force he had built himself, and it could be regarded as truly belonging to him. The money he earned for him also belonged to his personal small treasury. He didn’t want to expose it to the evil god easily.

Moreover, that ten million…

“Even if this ten million is snatched, Huo Shan will definitely take the lion’s share.”

“With so much money, this lazy bum will definitely not want to work harder.”

Song Xu seemed to have already seen the other party saving the money to earn interest and then completely lying down to enjoy himself.

Based on his understanding of Huo Shan, the other party would definitely do such a thing.

“Then this guy will definitely not want to help me hunt evil gods even more.”

“What’s more, I still don’t know where the other party’s evil god is.”

“Once this ten million is touched, it will inevitably arouse the other party’s vigilance, and it may be difficult to handle the hunting of evil gods.”

Although when he heard about the ten million, Song Xu’s greed was great, he quickly restrained himself after careful consideration.

After all, even if the ten million was snatched, it wouldn’t be his. Snatching it would instead affect his plan to hunt evil gods and improve his potential.

Just like he had endured the pain and waited for an opportunity to sell his grandfather’s grave.

Song Xu felt that now was not a good opportunity to snatch this ten million, especially compared to the ten million, he wanted to hunt evil gods and stimulate his potential even more.

He tapped his fingers lightly, stroking the palm-sized civilian-grade flying sword in his hand, thinking in his heart: “I’ll use the flying sword to check the situation first. If there’s no chance, then forget it.”