Trading system, I exchanged vegetables for golden pills.

The next day, Ye Chen, feeling elated, turned on his phone and received a thank-you text message from Chen Dao.

Chen Dao has successfully established his foundation with the help of Ye Chen's Foundation Establishment Pill, becoming a Foundation Establishment cultivator in the Human Path.

He claimed he would definitely visit to express his gratitude another day.

Without Ye Chen's pills, he wouldn't have been able to even reach the Foundation Establishment stage, let alone be injured to a certain extent. Therefore, he was filled with gratitude towards Ye Chen.

His words conveyed respect and gratitude.

Ye Chen wasn't too surprised that Chen Daoneng had successfully established his foundation. With the Foundation Establishment Pill as a backup, his success was quite normal.

Exchanging a Foundation Establishment Pill for a favor from a Foundation Establishment cultivator isn't a bad deal...

In the morning, Ye Chen made a rare trip to Tian Shu Company to inspect its work.

If he doesn't go to the company soon, he'll almost forget that he's still the person in charge of Tian Shu.

A life of comfort and indulgence can easily erode one's fighting spirit.

After Ye Chen arrived at Tian Shu, Lu Ye and Qian Zhengyi excitedly expressed their joy at his breakthrough.

"Boss, I feel like the best thing I've ever done in my life was recruiting you into Tian Shu!" Lu Ye exclaimed excitedly.

"Just think, in such a short time, I broke through from the fifth level of Qi Refining to the sixth level, and yesterday I broke through to the seventh level. It feels like a dream!"

Ye Chen thought to himself, "That's it? This is already a dream? He's only broken through two realms."

Old Lu, you're not up to par. If you wait until you reach the Foundation Establishment stage, you'll be utterly astonished.

Look at Ah Long, how strong his mental fortitude is. From the mid-stage of Qi Refining to the mid-stage of Foundation Establishment, did he say anything?

That's what you call a dream!

Ye Chen chuckled and patted Lu Ye on the shoulder: "Calm down, you'll get used to it!"

Qian Zhengyi grinned and said, "Boss, you have no idea, our Tian Shu department is rising in status thanks to you. We're even showing signs of returning to the top spot. Colleagues from other departments are so envious of us now, and several of them are even considering transferring to Tian Shu!"

Lu Ye nodded: "That's right, we've received no fewer than six applications already. Two of them were assigned by higher-ups because we're short-staffed... I was just about to report that to you!"

"Huh, so they're trying to plant someone in our ranks?!" Ye Chen wasn't too surprised.

With him acting so arrogantly, Ye Chen felt there was something wrong if he didn't assign him some people.

"By the way, did you get a reply to the report I asked you to send before?" Ye Chen asked casually.

Lu Ye shook his head: "There were no specific instructions!"

"No reaction at all? Don't you want to criticize me a bit more?" Ye Chen rubbed his chin.

The calm before the storm is brewing; the quieter things are, the less likely they are to be up to something.

Perhaps they realized that blaming others was useless, so they became too lazy to do anything pointless.

Such a valuable storage treasure as the jade storage bottle failed to attract anyone's attention.

He accepted it with a smile, using it as a convenient pretext.

Since the report has already been issued, he can now use it openly and legitimately!

Lu Ye pondered for a moment before speaking: "The applications from the two people assigned by the higher-ups were sent out just yesterday evening. Could there be some connection between them? Should we reject their applications? We can find reasons to reject them, after all, we don't have a small number of people now."

Ye Chen waved his hand: "No need to refuse. It's just two people. Come on, it's not like we're doing anything shady behind closed doors. It's good to have a few more people to work with, and you can have more time to cultivate."

"Bring all six applications to me for a look. If it's feasible, keeping them all isn't out of the question."

Lu Ye nodded and turned to get the application.

Since the higher-ups have already sent people over, Ye Chen might as well be more open. There's no need to be secretive; it would only make people overthink things.

A short while later, Lu Ye handed Ye Chen six printed application forms.

The six people belong to different departments, exactly one person from each department!

Ye Chen looked at the information of the six people. All six of them were young, under thirty years old.

Four women and two men. The two men are at the fifth level of Qi Refining, and their strength is not weak. The four women are all at the early stage of Qi Refining, two at the second level and two at the third level.

The two men were assigned by their superiors, while the four women applied for the positions themselves.

Of course, it's also possible that someone else placed them in the application process.

Well, the department's overall strength has been significantly lowered.

After a moment, Ye Chen made the decision: "Since they've applied, let's approve it. They're all young and strong, so they should be good at the work. We should give them some face since it's an assignment from above!"

Lu Ye nodded. Since Ye Chen agreed, he would do as he was told.

He was even considering starting a new project so the newcomer wouldn't be too idle...

Ye Chen suddenly remembered something and asked, "I have a question. Is it possible for the higher-ups to transfer our people to other departments as well?"

Lu Ye nodded: "That's for sure, but it's not usually done that way. First, Beidou is relatively free, and the leaders don't want to interfere too much. Second, frequent personnel changes are not good for the stability of the department."

Ye Chen frowned at me: "Don't tell me you guys will be transferred someday? That won't do!"

Lu Ye is now in the late stage of Qi Refining, so he's quite a sought-after talent, and there's a real possibility that he might be taken away.

If Ah Long's Foundation Establishment strength is exposed, he might be directly appointed as the head of another department!

Being a department head is no easy job. When something goes wrong, you have to stand up and take the blame. You're also easily targeted. It's nothing like how easy it is now!

It was definitely the right decision to have Ah Long keep something hidden!

It seems that not letting Xiao Qi and the others join Tian Shu was the right choice.

Once you join, some things become beyond your control.

"Be careful in the future. Hide your strength a little in front of outsiders, and don't spread the news of your breakthroughs!" Ye Chen instructed.

Lu Ye and Qian Zhengyi nodded solemnly, understanding what Ye Chen was worried about.

Honestly, even if they were asked to leave, they wouldn't want to.

Life has finally started to get better, wouldn't it be a death sentence to let them leave again?

It seems I need to be more careful with my words and actions from now on...

Ye Chen went to the traditional Chinese medicine clinic again. Xiao An and Zhang Qian had both reached the first level of Qi Refining, which could be considered as entering the beginner level.

Both of them were very excited; they had officially embarked on the path of cultivation!

The two of them wished they could kowtow to their grandmaster Ye Chen!

Li Wenlong and Ye Chen got down to business, with Li Wenlong mentioning that several people had come for interviews recently, and Li Wenlong had his eye on one of them.

Wang Jingsheng, 65 years old, was originally the chief physician of a traditional Chinese medicine hospital. He had already retired, but felt bored at home, so he wanted to find another job to pass the time.

Their professional skills are undoubtedly top-notch; they've been doing this their whole lives!

He is also a local of Lucheng and doesn't have high salary requirements. He is mainly interested in Xuanzhen Traditional Chinese Medicine Clinic, so he submitted his resume!

After listening, Ye Chen told Li Wenlong to make the decision.

As long as Li Wenlong is satisfied, that's all that matters, since they'll be partners in the future!

Li Yunlong insisted that Ye Chen take a look, saying that someone would come over later to discuss some details!