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

He Li has already left.

Looking back at the collapsed forest and the tribal warriors whose faces were still filled with panic, Yu Qingge frowned. She felt that their tribe should not have ended up like this.

As descendants of the ancient Shu people, they possess information and power that even the capital city lacks...

Thanks to these ancient traditions...

According to normal development...

They deserve to be among the top forces in the Great Xia Dynasty.

Even without a genius like He Li in their tribe, they can still cultivate many talents who rank among the top in the lower realm by relying on their information advantage and the power inherited from their ancestors.

These ancient Shu tribes should also leverage their own advantages to actively develop the extraordinary areas and advance upwards...

If history really did unfold this way...

The tribes of Shu Prefecture must have long since become a gathering place for martial artists and awakened individuals of the Great Xia Dynasty.

Even Shuzhou will become the center of the world.

This place will become a place that countless people yearn for.

Especially those geniuses...

Those who possess talent or exceptional ability and aspire to make a name for themselves will inevitably gather here and establish good relations with the various tribes of ancient Shu.

But the reality is... the tribes, despite having the initial advantage, did not achieve any upward development.

The outside world knows very little about the tribe.

Even worse, they not only became the target of Kyoto's vigilance but also clashed with figures like He Li, leading to a conflict that significantly weakened their tribe's strength...

"This shouldn't have happened!"

"The problem...lies with the elders?"

Yu Qingge's gaze gradually turned cold.

They used to respect the elders, believing that these elders would lead them to a better future, and therefore they always tried their best to carry out the elders' orders and rarely doubted them.

Even when it came to matters involving contact with the upper realm, they ultimately chose to support them despite their concerns.

But what they got in return for their trust was...

But this is the result?

Looking at the mountains and forests and fortresses destroyed by the battle, and the panicked and uneasy tribespeople, Yu Qingge felt that if she continued to follow the elders' orders to develop the tribe...

Their tribe is probably not far from extinction.

"When you get old, you should retire with dignity."

Why cling so desperately to that little bit of power?

"Managing a tribe? Leading a tribe?"

"They're all senile, how can they manage things properly?" Yu Qingge stared coldly at the remaining clan elders in the distance, who seemed to have only dared to come by stepping through the air because they knew He Li had left.

Clearly, she's planning a rebellion...

Meanwhile, He Li, traveling at full speed, quickly approached the edge of Shanghai.

He originally intended to go directly to the Special Bureau of Shanghai to see what had happened, and also to check on the members of the Blazing Sun Sect that Wu Qiu and the others had brought back.

But just as it flew over the suburbs...

He Li, who was moving forward, suddenly stopped.

At the same time, several voices filled with discontent rose from the woods in the suburbs below...

"These people have gone too far!"

"They went off to pick up scraps, but sent all of us without connections to clean up the strange things in the neighborhood, or handle the kinds of things that should be the responsibility of the security guards?"

"Hmph, if it's a really threatening monster or a heinous case, then forget it."

"But the question is, does it exist?"

"Indeed, no. After all, so many powerful people gathered in Shanghai have already cleared out most of the monsters in the vicinity."

"What remains are all weak and harmless monsters, even less capable than ordinary people. Most of the cases are just neighborhood disputes or other trivial matters..."

"Damn, how can they be so disgusting?"

"Those people have always been like that!"

Among them, six investigators, forming a temporary team and wearing badges from different regional special bureaus, were sitting on the grass, discussing angrily after dealing with the strange creature.

Moreover, most of those people were acquaintances of He Li.

For example, Yang Jian, who was in charge.

Zhao Hu and Zhou Xin are also behind them.

He Li was initially quite happy to see them. He guessed that these were acquaintances sent by the local authorities to help, since Shanghai needed a lot of manpower to directly connect with the Middle World.

However, the content of their discussion made He Li, who had intended to deal with the problem first and then return to it, frown.

Even though he didn't know what had happened.

But just listening to what they said...

It wasn't hard for He Li to guess that they were probably being bullied by their superiors because of some interests.

These people are, after all, his comrades-in-arms. The management may not take excessive care of them, but they should at least refrain from bullying these old acquaintances out of respect for him.

But this is what happened to them?

He Li was somewhat displeased.

The only thing that made him happy was that Zhao Hu and the others had all improved their strength considerably.

Perhaps because they had received many benefits from working for him in the past, or perhaps due to their own good fortune, their current level of cultivation has improved significantly.

Yang Jian has already reached the Profound Knowledge Realm.

Although Zhao Hu has not yet reached the Profound Knowledge Realm, he is very close, and it seems that some kind of change has occurred in him.

This guy might be even stronger than Yang Jian.

But He Li hadn't even been happy for a second...

Then something even more upsetting happened...

In the woods, Zhao Hu, unaware of He Li's presence, spoke with a grim expression...

"The Blazing Sun Sect that Brother Li conquered..."

"But it's a cultivation sect in the Middle Realm."

"The cultivation resources there are far superior to those in our lower realm."

"Whoever obtains the resources of the Blazing Sun Sect, and whoever seizes the high-quality resources first, will see their strength increase rapidly."

"This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity!"

"But resources are limited, and there are too many investigators, martial artists from sects, and awakened individuals in Shanghai. If we were to fairly select those who go to the Blazing Sun Sect in the Middle Realm..."

"Inevitably, there will be many unruly people, like Brother Li, who don't care about the powerful and wealthy."

At this point, Zhao Hu sneered.

"If those people get promoted..."

"Guess how those powerful and influential people who do shady things behind the scenes are feeling? The existence of Brother Youli is enough to scare them."

"They won't allow any more people like this to appear, so they've opted for underhanded tactics."

"They even openly used their power to expel us and prevent us from participating in the selection process..."

His words only fueled the anger of the crowd.

Some people seemed to have thought of something.

They couldn't help but say, "Brother Tiger, isn't the Bone-Chewing Yama one of your Special Bureau's creations? You're acquaintances, don't those people even give you this much face?"

"Aren't they afraid... that when Brother Li comes back and finds something amiss, he'll take action against them?"

Upon hearing this, both Zhao Hu and Yang Jian shook their heads.

"If they dare to do it, of course they're not afraid."

As Zhao Hu was speaking, Zhou Xin chimed in, "Those people were confident that the number of people sent to the Middle Realm this time was enormous, and that Brother Li was unlikely to realize there was something wrong with it."

"Plus, there's Brother Li's operation targeting the Middle Realm..."

"His time is definitely more limited."

"He has a lot to deal with."

"He probably doesn't have time to pay attention to these trivial matters, and besides, there's the cover-up from those higher up..."

"These factors are at play..."

"Of course they're not afraid."

Zhou Xin couldn't help but sigh as she spoke.

She, Zhao Hu, and many other investigators from the Bacheng Special Bureau worked hard to improve themselves after He Li left, hoping to catch up with him and finally achieve some results...

They had thought that they could go to the Middle Realm with the main group and close the gap with He Li.

Who knew something like this would happen again?

Although they had a premonition that the good fortune of obtaining resources from the Middle Realm might not be theirs...

But it really was manipulated behind the scenes...

They were even strongly suppressed by the powerful and wealthy.

How could they possibly feel comfortable?

For a moment, the atmosphere at the scene became somber.

In the end, Yang Jian waved his hand and said, "Forget it, let them be suppressed this time. Anyway, the Middle Realm is still big, and those privileged children can't keep doing this every time."

"It's fine to give it to those privileged children this time."

"After all, this is the first attack on the Middle Realm, and it's still uncertain whether the situation there is good or not."

"Let's just consider them paving the way for us!"

"Let's go, another mission is coming up."

"We have dozens of tasks to handle every day."

Although he tried to persuade everyone with these words, Yang Jian's stiff facial expression and the unwillingness in his eyes completely betrayed his true thoughts.

But... there's nothing we can do. Although these people are stronger than most of the investigators...

But ultimately, they couldn't contend with those powerful and wealthy individuals.

After all, not everyone is like He Li!

Upon hearing this, the others could only try to calm themselves down and get up to prepare for more missions, while He Li, who had heard the entire conversation from the sky, was filled with murderous intent!