Trading system, I exchanged vegetables for golden pills.

Ye Chen played for over an hour with great interest.

The electric arcs condensing in his hands were much larger than before, and the effect looked even cooler when the lights were turned off.

He can now use his profound lightning to hit objects three meters away.

Although its power is still somewhat underwhelming, it's already quite impressive.

The Profound Thunder Technique is one of the most difficult techniques he has learned so far.

If it were any other spell, I would have mastered it long ago.

Ye Chen checked the time; it was almost 5 p.m., so he stopped cultivating, quickly washed up, and changed into clean and presentable clothes.

He originally intended to fly there, but then thought it over and decided to take a taxi instead.

Patton is too conspicuous; it's better to keep a low profile when meeting with superiors.

There was still some traffic congestion at this time, and it was already past six o'clock when Ye Chen arrived near his destination.

However, it was still early before the agreed time, so Ye Chen got out of the car and walked a distance to his destination.

When he arrived, Secretary Du was already there, but she was alone.

Ye Chen greeted her, "Secretary Du, I'm not late, am I?"

Upon seeing Ye Chen, Secretary Du smiled and said, "It's not late, the leader will be here shortly. Please have a seat!"

As she spoke, she poured Ye Chen a cup of tea.

After thanking him, Ye Chen quietly drank his tea without saying anything more.

After waiting for about 20 minutes, Leader Wu arrived, but he was accompanied by two men in black.

Ye Chen raised an eyebrow slightly. These two men in black looked a bit like the two Ah Long had mentioned that morning.

Leader Wu seemed to treat the two of them quite kindly.

Ye Chen detected this scene using his spiritual power, so he remained seated without making a sound.

The door was quickly pushed open, and Leader Wu walked in first.

"Oh, Mr. Ye is here. What's wrong with you? You didn't even let me know Mr. Ye was coming!" Leader Wu scolded.

Ye Chen stood up and smiled, "What are you saying, sir? I just arrived myself!"

"Mr. Ye, it's been a long time since we last met. How have you been lately?" Leader Wu said with a smile, his face full of concern for Ye Chen.

"Thanks to the leadership, everything is going well!" Ye Chen said politely.

"Come, come, let me introduce you. These two are comrades from above. As for the others, that's a secret for now!"

Leader Wu introduced it with a smile.

However, it's practically the same as not introducing anything at all.

The only useful information for Ye Chen came from above...

Both men had striking features and looked incredibly dashing and righteous. One was in his thirties, and the other was about the same age as Ye Chen.

"Mr. Ye, it's a pleasure to meet you. My name is Lu Ye!" The older colleague smiled kindly and extended his hand to Ye Chen.

Ye Chen shook hands with the other person: "Hello!"

The comrade, who was about the same age as Ye Chen, nodded at Ye Chen, his expression somewhat stern: "Zhang Zhengyi!"

Ye Chen almost misheard it as upholding justice.

Indeed, his name reflects his character; he has a righteous look on his face.

Ye Chen shook hands with him: "Hello!"

"Please sit down!" Leader Wu said with a smile, inviting everyone to take their seats.

Leader Wu chatted casually, keeping the atmosphere lively.

Lu Ye would occasionally chime in, making the atmosphere more harmonious.

However, Zhang Zhengyi remained silent, sitting upright, which is probably just his personality.

They didn't get to the point, and Ye Chen remained calm and didn't ask anything.

Finally, Director Wu spoke first: "Mr. Ye, do you know why I've called you here today?"

Ye Chen shook his head: "I don't know why the leader has summoned me, but please speak freely!"

Ye Chen actually had a general idea of ​​what they wanted to do, but he pretended not to know.

"Hehe, actually I'm just here to organize things today, let Comrade Lu Ye do the talking!" Leader Wu looked at Lu Ye.

Lu Ye nodded slightly: "Mr. Ye, I'm sure you already have some guesses in your mind. Let's not talk about the dark side, so I'll be frank!"

We sincerely invite Mr. Ye to join us!

"Don't rush to refuse, listen to what I have to say first!"

"Auction, No. 999: Apartment and villa on fire, suburban scrap metal yard..."

Lu Ye didn't spell out his meaning, only mentioning a few keywords.

But every word he said struck Ye Chen like a heavy hammer.

Because these are all things he has done!

These people have studied him even more thoroughly than the Wang family, leaving no stone unturned!

"Of course, I'm not saying this to hold them accountable; this is the punishment they deserve, and once it's over, it's over!"

Lu Ye continued, "You're a capable and intelligent person. Joining us will only benefit you!"

Lu Ye did not explicitly state that Ye Chen was a cultivator, perhaps because Leader Wu was present and there were some things that were inconvenient to say openly.

Leader Wu was indeed completely confused, not knowing what Lu Ye was talking about.

However, Ye Chen gleaned a lot of information from the conversation: the country has relevant departments composed of people like them.

They came to Ye Chen to recruit him.

Ye Chen calmly looked at Lu Ye: "Can I refuse? I'm used to being free and independent, and I don't want to go back to working 996!"

Lu Ye was slightly taken aback, then smiled: "We don't have fixed working hours and locations, so in a sense, you'll still live your life the same way as before!"

"Doesn't that mean working all year round? Isn't that even more grueling than the 996 work schedule?" Ye Chen shook his head.

Lu Ye was a little embarrassed: "Well, let me put it this way, our department operates on a task-based system. Each person only needs to complete 3 tasks per year, and the rest of the time is free."

"I won't go into the benefits and compensation, as these are the most basic guarantees. In addition, you can enjoy some special privileges if you join us."

"It can legitimize your actions because you have the entire country backing you. Do you understand?"

"For example, if a similar situation arises again, even if you don't personally intervene, the organization will handle it for you!"

"Take the most recent example: as long as you join us, even if the Wang family had a hundred times the guts, they wouldn't dare to touch you in the slightest."

"Your information will now be classified as confidential. Even if there's a second Wang family, they won't be able to access your information!"

"That's the advantage of being protected by an organization!"

"There are many other benefits, but I won't list them all. You'll find out once you join us!"

"Of course, we respect everyone's decision. If you truly don't wish to join us, you only need to sign an agreement—an agreement that adheres to conventional rules!"

"I hope you'll think it over carefully!"

After Lu Ye finished speaking, he stared at Ye Chen without blinking.

Ye Chen was essentially faced with only two paths: one was to join the organization and enjoy its protection, but at the same time, he also had to do some things for the organization.

One option is to continue being a rogue cultivator, but his identity has now been exposed, and if he refuses, he might become a key target of surveillance.

He could no longer do whatever he wanted as before; how could the organization allow a superhuman to run rampant in the secular world?

As for other troubles, none of them will be missing!