High Martial Arts: Slay enemies to become stronger, forge invincibility from billions of corpses.

Song Chen stopped in his tracks. He remembered that one of the most important reasons he joined the disciplinary department was safety.

Earth is only a Type I civilization, as fragile as an egg in the universe.

The affiliated civilization system of the Cangxing Alliance is a cruel game. You have to pay back your debts. If you can't pay back your debts, you have to sell people, resources, and planets. If you owe a certain amount, the disciplinary department will come.

If he dies, who knows where he will go in the future.

But things are different now. With the Silver Armor on his body, there are only a tiny group of people in the entire galaxy who can pose a fatal threat to him. His safety no longer needs to be guaranteed by his status in the Department of Punishment.

Then why stay in the Seventh Action Team?

Song Chen stopped in the middle of the corridor.

The people in the Seventh Action Team are all pretty good, but the problem is, he has no choice in the missions they undertake.

This time it's Emerald Star, next time it might be some other kind of star.

He had to carry out whatever task the Disciplinary Department assigned to the Seventh Action Team.

There are some missions he doesn't like, such as those that are purely for the sake of killing.

On the Emerald V, he killed 1.2 million winged soldiers. Those were armies; on the battlefield, it's only natural for you to die.

There was also a more practical problem: he couldn't get enough killing in the Seventh Action Team.

Moreover, there is a risk of exposure. His strength is increasing too fast. He gained 2.5 million health points in just over ten days. Not only would his teammates find this strange, but the data analysis department of the punishment department has already considered his data as a device malfunction.

Lal shielded him once, brushing it off with the excuse of "special training".

However, if he continues to stay in the group environment, his strength will increase significantly every time he returns from a mission, and even the best reasons will not stand up to repeated use.

Song Chen planned to act alone, to carry out the mission by himself, and to kill whomever he wanted.

Once he's accumulated enough kill points, he can go into seclusion in the void to level up. When he comes back, people can guess how much his strength has increased, since no teammates are watching him every day.

Moreover, acting alone means he can choose his own tasks, and the Disciplinary Department posts thousands of tasks every day.

Some were near, some were far; some were urgent, some were slow; some were collecting debts, some were quelling rebellions, some were hunting down deserters, and some were eliminating space pirates.

He had no choice in the Seventh Action Team; whatever mission the captain accepted, the whole team did.

But if he's alone, he can choose the most suitable mission from the mission list, the one with the highest kill value and the smoothest route.

However, if he wants to act alone, he will need to ask Lal for help again.

Thinking of this, Song Chen turned around and walked back along the corridor.

The receptionist, seeing him return, paused slightly in surprise: "Mr. Song Chen, is there something you need?"

"There's something else I need to discuss with Director Ral."

The receptionist hesitated for a second. According to the rules of the investment department, an appointment was required to see a senior investment director. Moreover, Lar had just finished a meeting, and according to regulations, at least half an hour should be reserved before the next group of visitors could be arranged.

But Song Chen was no ordinary visitor; he was someone Lar personally requested to see.

Moreover, just now in the office, Lars's laughter could be faintly heard even through two soundproof doors.

"Please wait a moment, let me check with my superiors." The receptionist pressed the communication terminal to her ear and said a few words in a low voice.

Three seconds later she looked up: "Director Ral said to go straight in, no need to announce our arrival."

Song Chen pushed open the silver-gray alloy door. Lar was still sitting behind his desk. When he saw Song Chen come in, his eyebrows rose slightly.

"Did you leave your things here?"

Song Chen walked to the desk: "No, there's something else I'd like to discuss with you."

"Speak."

"I want to apply to the Disciplinary Department for a separate position, so I won't stay in the Seventh Action Team anymore and can do missions on my own."

Lal glanced at Song Chen and leaned back in his chair.

"Can."

This reaction was completely different from what Song Chen had expected. Lal didn't ask "why," nor did he ask "wasn't the Seventh Action Team good enough?"

They didn't even show any surprise.

Now it was Song Chen's turn to be stunned: "Aren't you going to ask me why?"

"Why ask? Geniuses don't team up with ordinary people; that's common sense in the universe."

"For the same amount of work, you can complete it ten times faster by yourself than seven people, and you don't need to split the contribution points into eight parts."

"It's more efficient for the disciplinary department, and more beneficial for you."

"If I were to stop you from doing something so obvious, that wouldn't be an investment, it would be a delay."

"However, the approval authority for separate staffing does not lie with the Investment Department, but with the Disciplinary Department. But I can open a special recommendation channel for you. The senior investment director of the Investment Department can directly recommend you, and the staffing committee of the Disciplinary Department will usually complete the process within one business day."

"As for the authority to freely accept missions..."

Lal tapped the screen twice.

"This permission is linked to the staffing level. Individual staff automatically gain the permission to take on free tasks. They can take on all unlocked tasks on the Disciplinary Department's public task list without needing the team leader's approval."

"After accepting the mission, the disciplinary department's logistics system will automatically allocate resources to you, including spaceships, supplies, and intelligence support."

Song Chen didn't expect the process to be so simple. He had prepared a whole host of reasons and was even prepared to be rejected.

"It's that simple?"

"It's that simple."

Lal turned the data screen towards him. On the screen was a completed recommendation form, titled "Application for Adjustment of Staffing in the Disciplinary Department," with Song Chen as the applicant and Lal Aurelien Castor as the recommender.

The application details section reads "Transfer from Deputy Captain of the Seventh Action Team to an independent staff position".

At the bottom of the table is a gold stamp, with the dark gold flame emblem on Ral's forehead in the center.

"Whenever you want it, I'll stamp it." Ral's finger hovered above the stamp.

"Now?"

"Yes, now," Song Chen said.

As Lal's fingertip touched the paper, a golden stamp flashed on the screen, and the form was automatically submitted.

The application for staffing adjustments has been submitted. Applicant: Song Chen. Current status: Under review (estimated processing time: within 1 business day).

[Note: This application includes a letter of recommendation from the Senior Investment Director of the Galaxy Division of the Investment Department and has been automatically upgraded to priority processing.]

"Alright." Ral turned off the data screen.

"Is there anything else you need? Tell me before I get to the next group of customers."

Song Chen thought about it and realized that it really was gone.

He not only secured investment today, but also conveniently resolved his staffing issue; the efficiency was so high that he was a little unaccustomed to it.

"That's all, thank you."

"You're welcome." Ral waved his hand and said something similar to what he had just said.

"This is an investment. Being assigned to a separate team means you can take on higher-risk tasks, higher-risk tasks mean faster growth, and faster growth means you will grow into the person I want you to be sooner."

"So helping you is helping myself."