In an era where everyone is cultivating immortality, the system wants me to become a demon?

Chapter 378 The Governor of the Cold Plum World? I've reserved it! (3K views, please subscribe!)

We only take money from whoever has money.

After Su Yuan said this in a nonchalant tone, Transport Commissioner Fan narrowed his eyes slightly and began to seriously examine Su Yuan again.

After a long while, he slowly said:
"If Nephew Su can accomplish this, he will become a pillar of our Tianlu court!"

"I wish my nephew all the best in achieving his goal soon, so that he may be on equal footing with me! Hahaha."

As he spoke, he raised his glass to Su Yuan and smiled in greeting.

Su Yuan quickly picked up his wine glass and lowered it slightly, saying:

"No matter what position my nephew rises to in the future, Uncle Fan, you will always be my elder."

Transport Commissioner Fan was very satisfied with Su Yuan's attitude and happily drank the wine in his cup.

[The celestial official system under the Holy Law Council is fair and impartial, always handling official business impartially. Yet you have corrupted the celestial official system with the drinking culture that is hated by countless people. Your crime is heinous!]

[Number of rule violations increased by 1]

Su Yuan pretended not to hear.

After making some polite remarks, Lord Fan's expression turned serious, and he asked earnestly:

“Nephew Su, you intend to be promoted four ranks within a year, directly jumping to the fifth rank. To be honest, the timeframe is very tight.”

"Not only is there a tight timeframe for you to achieve your goals, but it will also take a considerable amount of time to find a suitable vacancy for you."

Upon hearing this, Su Yuan's expression turned solemn as he said:

"I would appreciate your guidance, Uncle Fan."

Transport Commissioner Fan said:
"As far as I know, in our seven continents of East, West, South, North, Central, and White, apart from the Central Continent which serves as the central hub, the number of fourth and fifth-rank officials in the other continents is limited. It's practically one person per position, and there's simply no room to spare."

“Take our Eastern Continent for example. The Transport Commissioner, who is a fourth-rank official, is already a high-ranking official in charge of a region. He is responsible for supervising the entire Eastern Continent and is one of the most powerful officials of the fourth rank.”

"Below him, there are no more than thirty officials of the fourth rank (prefect), the fifth rank (prefect), and other officials of the fourth and fifth ranks in other powerful departments."

"Which of these thirty positions isn't held by a powerhouse at the late or peak Golden Core stage? How are you going to compete with them?"

"To be frank, aside from the three conditions I mentioned before, you'd better break through to the Golden Core stage within a year. Otherwise, I might not be able to get you a Rank 5... unless you have the strength to fight against a Golden Core cultivator while you're at the Foundation Establishment stage."

As Su Yuan listened, he nodded repeatedly, feeling his horizons broaden.

Through this Lord Fan, he gained a very thorough understanding of the upper-level celestial official system of the Seven Continents of Heavenly Law.

The more Su Yuan learned, the more he understood how difficult it was to be promoted to the fifth rank, and he also understood the unspoken meaning in Lord Fan's words.

It's almost impossible to be promoted to the fifth rank in Dongzhou.

Sure enough, Lord Fan changed the subject abruptly:

"However, promotions are inevitable; you can only get promoted if you can be promoted."

“I think you don’t have to limit your operations to the Eastern Continent; you can certainly extend them outwards.”

At this point, Lord Fan looked up at Su Yuan, paused for a moment, and then slowly said:
"Beyond the Seven Continents of Heavenly Law, we have also established the position of governor in the various great worlds and middle worlds under the jurisdiction of the main world."

"The governor of a great world is a high-ranking official of the third rank, and each one is a powerful Nascent Soul True Monarch."

"However, when a governor-general holds great power in the outside world, he may inevitably do some things that are beyond his authority. At this time, it is necessary to send some supervising celestial officials specially dispatched by the central government to patrol on behalf of Heaven."

"The highest-ranking official in the supervisory system, the Imperial Inspector, is a fifth-rank official, a position with low rank but high power."

“I remember that in Su Xian’s hometown, Hanmei World, there is a vacancy for the position of Sky Patrol Envoy. I wonder if you would be interested.”

Upon hearing this, Su Yuan's heart skipped a beat.

Lord Fan's words have a probing tone.

From his perspective, Su Youlin was born in the Cold Plum World, and the forces behind him must have a considerable foundation in that world.

Becoming an official in the world of Hanmei would be a perfect opportunity to make great strides, and there's no reason to refuse.

If I refuse, wouldn't that imply that I have something to hide or that I have a problematic background?

It must be said that Transport Commissioner Fan made a brilliant move.

If Su Youlin is innocent, this official position is a great gift; if Su Youlin is guilty, his worth can be quickly judged by his performance in the Cold Plum World.

After these thoughts flashed through his mind, Su Yuan glanced at Lord Fan and saw that the man's triangular eyes had a half-smile on them, like a cold, venomous snake.

Su Yuan tried his best to remain calm and said without showing any emotion:

"Why would such a lucrative position as the Celestial Patrol Commissioner be vacant?"

Lord Fan laughed and said:
"Hehe, isn't it because some barbarians in our subordinate worlds are uncivilized and always think about becoming independent, which leads to repeated incidents of breaching city defenses and slaughtering officials?"

“In particular, celestial officials like the Celestial Inspectors, who frequently patrol the localities, are often the primary targets of attacks by certain forces.”

Hehe... I think it's not the local forces that want to kill the Sky Patrol Envoy, but rather the Governor of the Cold Plum World.

The water here is very deep.

Su Yuan sneered inwardly.

Through this information, he also understood what challenges he would face after becoming a Celestial Patrol Envoy. He witnessed the ambiguous gaze of a Nascent Soul Governor, and the attacks and assassinations by various local forces, large and small.

In this environment, unless one is the most powerful local figure, who would dare to take the position of the Celestial Envoy?
However... once we arrive in the Cold Plum World, Guanluhao can get involved more, and he might be able to continue playing the role of the 'Demon Lord's personal disciple'.

As the thought crossed his mind, Su Yuan decided to agree first and then consider it further later.

But just then, Lord Fan spoke slowly and deliberately:
"By the way, I heard that a few years ago there was a new force in the Cold Plum World. Its leader was a demonic cultivator at the peak of the Golden Core stage. He came from outside the world and his identity is very suspicious."

"I remember this person's name is... Yan He."

"If Nephew Su can uncover something during his tenure and achieve extraordinary merit, his ascension to the Heavenly Realm will be just around the corner!"

A new force? From beyond the world? Yanhe?

Su Yuan's heart skipped a beat, and he instantly realized that this Yan He was the same Yan He he had killed in the world of Absolute Sword.

I never imagined that the world this guy's true form came from was the Cold Plum World. What a coincidence!

He remembered that during the year-end (school year-end) exams, his master would lead the students of the Demon-Slaying Sword Sect to try to conquer the world where Yanhe lived.

There are less than three months left until summer vacation in the current federal time zone.

Didn't we just run into each other?

"I want this position of Sky Patrol Envoy. I would appreciate it if Uncle Fan could keep an eye out and help me make sure no one else gets there first."

Su Yuan smiled and spoke, appearing calm and composed.

This surprised Lord Fan, who was testing the waters.

For a moment, he couldn't even tell whether Su Yuan was just being reckless or genuinely confident.

Just as he was filled with doubt and uncertainty, Su Yuan said again:
"I know a bit about that Yanhe. He is a disciple of the ancient sword cultivator Feng Wuyai, and his strength is quite good among Golden Core peak cultivators."

"Since this person has a secret, I will naturally find a way to get him to talk after I take office."

The tone was so relaxed, as if they were discussing how to cook a free-range chicken.

Upon hearing this, Fan Zhuanyun's initial surprise and doubt quickly subsided, and he became completely certain of Su Yuan's extraordinary background.

Behind this kid is definitely a force deeply rooted in the world of Hanmei.

Furthermore, judging from the fact that this kid could casually mention Yanhe's background, there might be a powerful figure who survived from ancient times among the forces behind him.

Could it be some ancient deity?
hiss--

Lord Fan became increasingly alarmed as he thought about it, but his gaze toward Su Yuan grew more and more benevolent.

He stopped testing Su Yuan openly and subtly, and instead acted like a true elder, drinking and eating with Su Yuan while occasionally showing concern and care.

……

Transport Commissioner Fan only stayed in Longcheng County for one day before leaving.

Su Yuan could tell that this fifth-rank official was very satisfied with the 'interview,' and both host and guest were delighted.

"Your Excellency, has the matter been resolved?"

When Su Yuan returned to the county office after seeing Lord Fan off, Ying Ding and the others approached him nervously.

Looking at his subordinates' solemn expressions, as if facing a formidable enemy, Su Yuan said calmly:

"It's been solved, but not completely."

"Lord Fan's sudden visit this time is obviously due to the letters of denunciation from certain people. If Lord Fan and I were not old friends, like uncle and nephew, the consequences would have been unpredictable."

"What does this mean? It means there are bad people among the people of Longcheng County."

Winning, filled with indignation, said:
“Your Excellency is right. I don’t think that Lin family head is a good person. He was probably the one who informed on us.”

"I'll find a way to use some official means to properly deal with the Lin family."

Su Yuan snorted:
"The Lin family? Only the Lin family? Do you think that's possible!"

Ying Ding paused for a moment, then said cautiously:
"But with our strength, it's already difficult enough to punish the Lin family. If we involve all the powerful families in Longcheng County, it will inevitably cause a fierce backlash."

Clerk Liu, in a peacemaker's tone, said:
“Your Excellency, yesterday when you were drinking and chatting with Lord Fan, the Lin family took the lead in uniting the four major families in the city and the six major sects outside the city, raising a total of 900,000 spirit coins, which were then delivered in full.”

"Considering how sensible they are, we might as well treat them leniently."

"After all, you've been governing Longcheng County for many years. If your relationship with the local powerful families remains so strained, it will be difficult to carry out many tasks in the future."

After listening quietly, Su Yuan glanced at the expressions of Liu, the registrar, Ying Ding, Qi Junxiang, and other county officials.

It is quite clear that they remain loyal to Su Yuan, but they are somewhat afraid of the powerful four major families and six major sects.

Everyone felt uneasy and had a chill run down their spines under Su Yuan's gaze.

The atmosphere in the county government office remained frozen for a full minute before Su Yuan slowly spoke:
"I am no devil, how could I possibly fight with the common people every day?"

"Next, you will investigate the main businesses of the four major families and six major sects for me. I will also take a look at the tax revenue of these landlords and powerful families. That should be right."

(End of this chapter)