Eating bizarre things in public upgrades my status; the Special Affairs Bureau wants me to join them

Zheng Guo spoke without holding back.

As he spoke, the faces of the high-ranking officials of the Special Abilities Bureau in the meeting room turned pale and then flushed, looking extremely unpleasant. Some even couldn't help but express their dissatisfaction...

"He Li did indeed obtain the token."

"But that thing is ultimately very important. Even if he wants to make a deal, he can't be so hasty, can he?"

"Couldn't he have communicated with us first?"

"He never tells you about this beforehand."

"What about after that? Who can guarantee that once he obtains something more important, he won't disregard national interests and engage in unauthorized transactions with other powers, causing damage to the interests of our Great Xia?"

Upon hearing this, Zheng Guo sneered.

His sharp gaze fell on the opening of the "Mediterranean Sea".

"Communication? What are you talking about?"

"Are you suggesting we ask if a deal is possible? Even if we did, would you agree to the deal?"

"Don't joke around. As for the future... ha, according to you, He Li might obtain important treasures and dispose of them privately, so he can't touch those things in the future?"

"Alright, then from now on, let your younger family members go and retrieve those dangerous places where important treasures may be found."

"Your younger generation must be very selfless, right?"

"They'd definitely be willing to hand over the treasures they receive, wouldn't they?"

"They must be fearless in the face of death, right?"

Zheng Guo repeatedly asked questions, while the Mediterranean man hesitated, sweating profusely, unable to refute them.

He knows what the younger generation in his family is like.

That's completely incomparable to He Li.

The places that He Li can go and dare to go are places that his family's peers simply do not dare to go to, nor do they have the ability to go there. Forcing their way there would basically result in certain death.

Because we are aware of the gap.

That's why he couldn't refute it.

Seeing this, Zheng Guo's gaze grew even colder: "Kong Xing, I think you're really going backwards as you get older."

"Treasures are certainly important."

"But don't you guys think about it carefully? Do you think just anyone can get those things? If it weren't for He Li, you wouldn't even have the chance to see those tokens."

"And an even more important treasure..."

"What's the point of not having more important treasures...?"

"You can't even produce anything, and you're still here spouting nonsense to me?"

"Kong Xing, I think you've really gotten old."

As Zheng Guo spoke, his tone suddenly became calm.

However, what others heard...

This made them all turn pale, sweat pouring down their faces, and they buried their heads even lower, not daring to raise them at all.

The man from the Mediterranean, Kongxing, looked completely dazed and swayed slightly, almost losing his balance and falling to the ground.

And the reason they reacted this way...

Ultimately, it was because Zheng Guo's comment, "You're too old," was actually a way of saying that Kong Xing was no longer suitable for his current position and should retire. No wonder Kong Xing was struck dumb.

The others didn't dare to breathe either.

They don't want to be "forced into retirement"!

Zheng Guo, seeing that no one dared to mention He Li's faults to him anymore, slowly sat down, took a sip of water, and calmly said, "There's no need to say more about He Li's token trading."

"He did nothing wrong, now..."

"Let's talk about the remaining tokens."

"Wang Yue just sent a message saying that He Li is willing to hand over five tokens to us."

"Now we just need to see how to distribute these tokens."

"You can all strive for it."

"but……"

Zheng Guo paused slightly.

"You all heard that clearly. According to the information conveyed by He Li and the others, that overseas fairy mountain in Shanghai is not actually one of the three true fairy mountains in legend."

"That's just an island belonging to the Qi Refining Sect in the Middle Realm."

"However, it is very likely that there is a special passage there that leads directly to the Middle Realm."

"Therefore, the island so-called sacred mountain is certainly no less dangerous than the top-tier, terrifying anomalies within the country. If you wish for your descendants to explore it..."

"You'd better think it over carefully."

"Don't let the elderly bury their children in the end..."

"You've come to me again to complain!"

After Zheng Guo finished speaking, the oppressive and tense atmosphere in the conference room eased slightly.

Those high-ranking officials from the Special Affairs Bureau who had recovered frowned and pondered whether or not to try to obtain the token. In truth, they didn't quite believe what Zheng Guo had just said.

At least, not wholeheartedly.

Or perhaps they still harbor wishful thinking about things like immortality and magic.

I'm hoping that there really is one on that island.

Therefore, they remain quick-witted.

Zheng Guo was well aware of their thoughts, but he didn't point it out. He simply watched them think calmly, knowing he didn't rely on the younger generation of their families.

However, to be fair...

These people come from powerful families, and their descendants have access to considerable resources and are quite influential.

Going to "pioneering" is just the right thing to do.

This also serves to show those arrogant, haughty, and idle second-generation rich kids a real dangerous world.

The real thing... to see blood.

This can at least serve as a learning experience.

Although the mortality rate for this training is very high...

But if someone does come back alive, then the second generation that comes back alive will definitely be different.

In the future, they will inevitably become a force that can contend with the Middle Realm and even the Upper Realm. Therefore, Zheng Guo had no intention of exposing their thoughts this time.

He didn't expect those second-generation rich kids to gain anything.

He just hoped that a few more would survive.

It is also hoped that He Li can bring back some new things after arriving at that overseas fairy mountain.

Or... find that passage.

At that time, perhaps it will be time to...

We are now officially facing the Middle World.

Zheng Guo was planning what to do next, while He Li in Shanghai was sitting in a room filled with all sorts of materials and treasures that were beneficial to the soul, raising a ten-horned creature.

We've already obtained a considerable amount of resources from dealing with so many families and sects in Shanghai.

In addition, Wang Yue transferred personnel from surrounding areas...

He Li was confident that this time, the ten-horned soul form would definitely grow into an existence that could directly attack souls, kill people invisibly, and then be sent to the other side of the sea.

"Once we get there, prioritize attacking the stronger and more powerful souls."

"The weaker souls will be dealt with last."

"Almost no one can see you in that place."

"If only someone could see you..."

"If they can't beat you, they'll at least run away, right?"

Inside the room, He Li stared at the objects around him that were frantically absorbing the power of his soul, making his soul body more solid and giving rise to nascent intelligence...

The ten-horned soul, which could already understand its own words and even react accordingly, smiled brightly.

He then didn't remain idle.

He also began to utilize the resources around him.

After all, so many forces have been dealt with.

Aside from things beneficial to the soul, the biggest gains this time were various spiritual pills, or elixirs and spiritual plants that could increase cultivation efficiency and strengthen physical fitness.

According to Kyoto's plan, he could take as much of those things as he wanted and eat them.

In contrast, no merit points were awarded this time.

The main discovery was made by the Kyoto authorities...

Merit is meaningless to someone like He Li, so we simply didn't award him any merit and instead gave him the authority to handle the spoils of war captured in Shanghai.

He Li was naturally happy to accept this.

Compared to his limited merits, he could freely access almost all the resources of Shanghai...

This is far, far better than any meritorious service.

While He Li was cultivating, the Death Ten Horns, and the Ten Directions Soul Body, and waiting for the overseas immortal mountains to appear, the outside world was already in an uproar because of the recruitment order issued by Kyoto.

In just one day...

All over the country, martial arts sects of all sizes, fallen families, and all sorts of other martial artists, or people who have inexplicably awakened supernatural powers, are flocking to Shanghai.

Shanghai's airports and train stations are already packed.

Wang Yue was already extremely busy, after all, although He Li was in charge of Shanghai, he didn't really manage things, such as arranging accommodations and temporary worker status...

Wang Yue has to handle all of this.

In addition, the Shanghai Special Bureau had been cleaned up by He Li, so there weren't many capable people left, which naturally kept him extremely busy.

But that's not all.

With the issuance of the recruitment order, it seems that the authorities have completely given up on concealing matters related to spiritual energy, the upper, middle, and lower realms, as well as monsters and supernatural powers.

Many posts and forums about these issues that were previously deleted or banned have been unblocked.

Ordinary people also began to get restless.

After all, who doesn't want to be extraordinary?

In this situation, Shanghai, already in the eye of the storm, suddenly became even more "lively," and just as the city was overflowing with people and brightly lit, about to transform into a city that never sleeps...

On the sea, the hazy silhouette of mountains appears!