I told you to change your skills, and you changed them into a nuclear explosion immortal?

Tai'an City.

The main gate of the city lord's mansion.

Tai'an City Lord Yan Guofei straightened his collar, his expression extremely solemn.

Meanwhile, Chang Bin, the city lord of Mingguang City, Zhang Guangming, the director of the Mingguang City monitoring room, and Li Dehai, the director of the Tai'an City monitoring room, sat upright and formally.

As for the dozen or so leaders and staff members from various departments of the two cities standing behind them, they were even more nervous, rubbing their hands together, afraid that they might say something wrong.

Seeing that the atmosphere was a bit awkward, Yan Guofei cleared his throat and pretended to be calm.

"The officials sent from above will arrive soon. We just need to follow the plan we discussed in the meeting. There's no need to be nervous."

That's what they say, but can it really be the same in practice?

That was a big shot sent from above, a top-tier expert at the seventh level of the Radiant Realm.

Those kinds of people are so rare that you'd have to be incredibly lucky to even meet them. They're just managers in a second or third-tier city; how could they possibly be qualified to stand in front of such big shots?

Let alone them, even the city lords of first-tier cities may not have seen them.

Moreover.

You say you're not nervous, then why are your legs shaking so much?

As everyone was making complaints, a figure suddenly appeared in front of them.

Everyone was startled, but upon closer inspection, their pupils constricted sharply.

"Teleportation... it's teleportation that doesn't require a magic circle!"

"This skill must be at least a black-rarity level!"

Seeing that he was dressed in a magic robe and looked to be only about 40 years old, Yan Guofei, after being shocked, quickly cupped his hands in greeting.

"Yan Guofei, Lord of Tai'an City, greets Your Excellency!"

"We have met Your Excellency!"

Seeing the restrained expressions on everyone's faces, Lord Qi, who had just arrived, quickly spoke up.

"My name is Qi Zhaolin. Please don't stand on ceremony. Let me first report the specific situation."

Qi Zhaolin?

Upon hearing this name, everyone's expression changed drastically.

"It's... it's actually Deputy Minister Qi from the Long Office?"

"My God... I never expected that this time it would be such a powerful and influential figure..."

Everyone was shocked, terrified by Qi Zhaolin's identity.

They originally thought that the arrival of a special envoy was already a sign of great importance.

"City Lord Yan?"

"what?"

Yan Guofei's expression tightened, and he suddenly came to his senses.

"Ah! Good, good, good! Minister Qi, please come inside!"

Since learning Qi Zhaolin's identity, Yan Guofei and the others bowed even lower.

There was nothing they could do; even Yang Ming had to act like a grandson in front of them, so naturally they dared not offend the emperor's might.

but……

Looking at Qi Zhaolin's steps, why does he seem... in a hurry?

Yan Guofei and the others exchanged glances, their eyes growing increasingly suspicious.

We arrived at the conference room.

Qi Zhaolin got straight to the point.

"Time is of the essence, let's get started. Let's begin with a report from Mingguang City."

"yes!"

Chang Bin responded and quickly nudged Zhang Guangming. Zhang Guangming shuddered and stood up, looking as nervous as a primary school student who had done something wrong.

"Greetings, Lord Qi! I am Zhang Guangming, Director of the Monitoring Room in Mingguang City!"

"Now I will give you a detailed report on the nuclear explosion!"

Zhang Guangming picked up the projector remote and began explaining while playing the PowerPoint presentation.

His meticulous demeanor showed an even greater tension than when he first awakened.

However, this matter is very simple from beginning to end, and there is really not much to say about it.

Zhang Guangming summarized the whole incident, shared his own conjectures, and finished speaking in less than half an hour.

Looking at the pictures and energy detection charts on the PPT, Qi Zhaolin frowned slightly and said softly.

"You mean, a powerful individual brought their child out to level up, which caused the Barren Lands to turn into a deep pit?"

Zhang Guangming dared not delay and nodded quickly.

"Yes, that's our guess."

"absurd."

As soon as Qi Zhaolin spoke, everyone's expressions tightened.

"A powerful expert capable of unleashing such a powerful skill should be assigned to a level 10 or higher dungeon to help new students level up."

"The Barren Lands? Why waste time on those beginner dungeons?"

It's not just a waste of time, it's a waste of class.

A skill that can destroy an entire dungeon with a single ability must be at least a Mythic-level skill.

Moreover, judging from the screenshots in the PPT, turning the entire dungeon into a deep pit, that must be a god-level forbidden spell-level skill.

Would a top expert with such skills take a junior to a level 5 dungeon to level up?

Do masters have no regard for honor and dignity?

Even if there is such a thing as absorbing experience, you should take the player to a dungeon that is level 10 or higher, or even a level 20 or 30 dungeon.

Moreover.

Who's a good person who comes in and immediately goes all out?

A level 5 monster? That's a level 5 monster! Did it get punished by heaven? Use a forbidden spell to cleanse it up?

With forbidden spells already in place, how could they not have mythical-level skills? Or epic-level skills?

Even legendary AoE skills, three or four of them are enough to clear the dungeon, so why use forbidden spells?

Seeing that Qi Zhaolin remained silent with a sullen face, Chang Bin quickly gave Yan Guofei a meaningful look.

Seeing this, Yan Guofei forced himself to bow and say something.

"Minister Qi... actually... we've already had a meeting. It's not just the Barren Lands; we suspect that the incident at the Corpse Castle, which is under the jurisdiction of our Tai'an City, was also caused by a powerful individual leading a group to level up..."

Upon hearing this, Qi Zhaolin's mind stirred and he replied.

"Tell me the details."

Upon hearing this, Li Dehai forced an awkward smile and quickly gave a presentation using PowerPoint.

As Qi Zhaolin listened, he felt something was amiss.

"You mean, someone used the same skill three times in the level 30 dungeon, Corpse Castle?"

Li Dehai shuddered and quickly spoke up.

"Yes, yes, but this time they went into Purgatory mode, and the reason we guessed it was for leveling up is because the city-wide announcement clearly stated that it was three people who cleared it."

"And... the final boss only took 12 seconds..."

This? ? ?

Upon hearing this, Qi Zhaolin was about to say, "Using forbidden spells three times in a level 30 dungeon? You'd be asking for trouble!"

No wonder those people's brains were completely washed up.

Hearing that it was called "Purgatory Mode" made him even angrier.

How precious are the materials from Purgatory?

Putting aside the fact that the strong person would be punished in order to pass the Purgatory Mode, if you really want to take the juniors to Purgatory Mode to get rewards and level up, you should go to a higher level dungeon.

Why waste materials on a level 30 dungeon? Are you just wasting money or bored out of your mind?

However, just as he was about to get angry, he heard that there were only three people behind him, and that they had defeated the BOSS in just 12 seconds, so he immediately became obedient.

"12 seconds? How could a powerful expert with forbidden spells take that long? Shouldn't they have killed him with a single skill?"

Those who possess forbidden spells are all at the top level of the ninth level of cultivation. How could they possibly kill a level 30 boss in Purgatory Mode in 12 seconds?

Even if there are affixes, this still doesn't make sense.

Wait a minute? Three people?

Could it be that he brought along two juniors?

Qi Zhaolin's expression was uncertain; he couldn't figure it out no matter how he thought about it.

When it comes to mentoring younger generations, only families with members possessing gold-level professions are qualified to hire powerful figures with forbidden spells.

There are only four gold-tier professionals in the Northern Region this year, and they belong to four different companies. Given their past grievances, it's highly unlikely that they would ask someone to help them all.

But if it's not for leveling up, why would such a powerful player need to enter a level 30 dungeon?

and many more?

Leveling up?

Qi Zhaolin's expression changed, and he suddenly realized that his guess seemed to be off track.

"To the Hall of Professionals! Quickly!"