Chapter 50: Delicious Soul? Heituo’s Attention
“Refugee?” Zhang Hengyu was shocked. “Didn’t you say refugees can’t enter the Court of Justice?”
“It’s not that they can’t enter.” Zhang Yunqing looked very irritated: “It’s just that their identity has limitations. Take this Sixth Chief Judge as an example. With his strength and merits, if he weren’t a refugee, he could have become the Chief Judge long ago.”
“Moreover, his brutal personality may not be unrelated to his refugee experience. He sees us as the exploiting class and casually beats or kills local high-level officials when carrying out tasks.”
“If his parents hadn’t been killed by the Cult of the Strange God, he might have defected to them.”
At this point, she looked at her own younger brother again. “This Chief Judge likes to take those with outstanding talent as students. Fortunately, you only have Brilliant Silver Talent.”
Zhang Hengyu fell silent.
“Don’t tell Father about this matter. At least, don’t let it come out from us.” Zhang Yunqing cautioned again.
Facing such a clear instruction, Zhang Hengyu nodded quickly.
………
“To think it’s reached such a point…” Zhou Xian stood by the window, his cheek twitching slightly.
The entire room was filled with chilling air. On the metal platform behind him lay the nearly rigid corpse of Zhou Zong.
Although Yuan Chenyang had been transferred away, his sense of crisis had not diminished at all. Zhang Hongbo was a more troublesome problem than Yuan Chenyang.
Fortunately, this man had always sought stability, so perhaps he still had a slim chance.
“The Holy Word Stone is lost, the Space Crystal is lost, and one of the two Holy Artifacts has actually turned into an empty shell…” A long sigh suddenly came from behind.
Zhou Xian’s pupils contracted. He turned around and his face became even more horrified. The one speaking was actually his son whose head was half shattered?
“Who are you?” Zhou Xian demanded in a deep voice.
“You already have the answer in your heart, so why ask again.” The other said calmly.
“Heituo Priest.” Zhou Xian’s face darkened. He knew this was the person who had been in contact with him. “Have you come to hold me accountable?”
“No…” Zhou Zong shook his head stiffly. “The great Sovereign fully understands your feeling of losing a child. He has given you an opportunity to atone for your sins with merit.”
Zhou Xian silently clenched his fists. The first time he had contact with the other party, he had hesitated. Now, there was no chance to extricate himself.
Zhou Zong’s mouth kept opening and closing. Zhou Xian’s heart twitched. “When the great Sovereign accidentally cast his gaze here, he discovered a very delicious and appetizing soul. You need to find him.”
“Delicious soul?” Zhou Xian was puzzled and suddenly asked: “Do you know why the Strange Artifact is empty?”
“Because the erosion failed.” The priest did not conceal it. “That delicious and appetizing soul has extremely strong resistance.”
Erosion failed?
Zhou Zong’s heart shook violently. A name suddenly emerged—Yuan Chenyang!
He actually had such capability?
The priest’s voice seemed to come from an even more distant place. “You don’t need to worry about other things. As long as you find him, the great Sovereign will fulfill a small wish of yours, such as… reviving your son or something.”
Zhou Zong’s eyes suddenly burst with brilliance. Yuan Chenyang’s name was about to slip out, but the priest continued:
“But you only have one chance, because even I cannot confirm if the target is what the Sovereign needs. If you sacrifice the wrong person, and the great Sovereign gets angry, both you and I will die.”
Yuan Chenyang’s three words were swallowed back down. Zhou Xian stared fixedly at his son and nodded heavily: “I understand.”
Seeing Zhou Zong lying back down again, Zhou Xian’s expression changed. Yuan Chenyang had already left. To figure out this matter, he could only start with others.
……
The next day, Yuan Chenyang left the Inspection Department he was loyal to and headed to the ruins garrison.
And according to Sun Fatty, who came later to deliver him potions, Zhou Xian had argued at the Council meeting, wanting to take over the Inspection Department temporarily, but was rejected by Zhang Hongbo.
“Fortunately, it’s not him…” Sun Fatty said with lingering fear. “Who doesn’t know he thinks you stood by and did nothing, causing his son’s death? If he really takes over the Inspection Department, no one will have good days.”
“Moreover, the suspicion of his connection to the Cult of the Strange God hasn’t been cleared. How could he possibly be allowed to take charge?”
Sun Fatty muttered with him for a while, his attitude unchanged. Before leaving, he kindly admonished: “Little Brother, don’t keep stifling yourself in the room training. After a long time, it will cause problems. Go out for a walk when you have nothing to do.”
As Yuan Chenyang said, he was just being transferred away for a period of time, not never coming back.
“Brother Sun…” Su Chen called out to him again and asked: “Do we have ranked weapons here?”
Weapons were undoubtedly a good way to enhance strength. He only had one Iron Chain on him.
Sun Fatty stopped and said matter-of-factly: “As a violence institution, of course we do.”
“If you need a First Order weapon, I can think of a way, but Second Order is more troublesome, and Third Order is even more unthinkable.”
“Alright.” Su Chen was clearly disappointed. First Order items wouldn’t improve him much.
“No way around it. We can still make First Order weapons ourselves, but for Second and Third Order, we can only rely on Ying Feng.” Sun Fatty changed the subject. “However, there are weapon craftsmen on the Black Market who can be commissioned to forge them, but the price is a bit…”
“Handmade?” Su Chen was surprised.
“Something like that.” Sun Fatty nodded. “High-level Weapons are hard to mass-produce and can basically only be handmade.”
“What profession is needed?” Su Chen couldn’t help asking.
“Little Brother, different trades have their specialties.” Sun Fatty advised. “This profession consumes a lot of time and energy.”
Su Chen said he was just curious. Sun Fatty said helplessly: “The vast majority of weapon craftsmen take 【Engineering Apprentice】 as their base for First Order professions.”
“The one Teacher gave me?” Su Chen’s expression was odd.
“Mm.” Sun Fatty nodded: “The job appointment conditions aren’t difficult, but it’s just the foundation.”
“As for the Second Order promotion profession, I’m not too clear.”
Second Order professions weren’t something Sun Fatty could get. Old Yuan also had to go through a process.
This matter wasn’t urgent. Su Chen saw Sun Fatty off and proficiently downed a tube of Black Flame and Spirit Light Potion.
Spirit Light was also a First Order potion, but of better quality. Perhaps because he was going to be rotated out, Old Yuan easily obtained it.
Blazing flames scorched his body, his spirit highly active. Su Chen entered the Gravity Chamber and huffed and puffed while training.
……
Not long after Yuan Chenyang left, Zhang Hongbo came to the Inspection Department that wasn’t so loyal to him and summoned all section chiefs and above for a meeting.
The meeting was quite simple, nothing more than stabilizing people’s hearts, gathering investigation personnel, and everyone performing their duties.
“That, Section Chief Sun… stay behind.”
After the meeting ended, Sun Fatty, mixed in the crowd, was called out.
Gulp!
Sun Fatty’s throat bobbed. Under the puzzled gazes of the others, he turned around with a chrysanthemum-like smile: “City Lord, you called me?”
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