Merit-based card draws, quickly become a Heavenly Emperor

Seeing this, Fang Zheng, despite being a ghost official, still felt somewhat excited.

"Fangzheng will certainly not let you down."

Fang Zheng bowed to Lü Zhengfeng, who had promoted him despite the pressure; otherwise, Fang Zheng could not have reached the ninth rank so quickly.

As soon as he picked up the official seal, a thought flashed through Fang Zheng's mind.

"Fang Zheng, formerly a ninth-rank patrol officer at the Ghost Gate of the Underworld, has been appointed as a ninth-rank supervisor and inspector of Yongqing County, Yan Commandery, Youzhou."

The next moment, a beam of light pierced through the roof tiles, descended from the sky, and crashed down on Fang Zheng.

This is the power of the official scriptures.

The beam of light, as thick as a bowl and pale gold in color, exploded into a halo in the room before quickly receding and disappearing into the square center of the forehead.

A warm current flowed through my meridians and spread throughout my body. Unlike cultivation, which directly enhances one's cultivation level, this was an invisible blessing of fortune.

Fang Zheng felt his soul and body being cleansed and purified by the Qi, his thoughts became clearer, his reactions became sharper, and his whole being seemed to have been re-polished.

Meanwhile, in Yongqing County, countless people looked up at the beam of light that descended from the sky.

The people whispered among themselves: "Another official has been registered? Which department?"

"Judging by the direction, it's towards the county supervisory office."

"I heard that the newly arrived Lord Lü dug a talented person back from the underworld and promoted him directly to the ninth rank."

"Tsk tsk, instant success!"

In particular, many low-ranking officials, despite years of service in government, remain just that—low-ranking officials.

Although their status was higher than that of ordinary people, they were far from being true officials.

In the center of the southern part of the city, Cao Jingde also noticed this divine power descending from the sky.

He looked towards the direction where the light fell and saw the county supervisory office; he already knew what was going on.

With a bang, he crushed the teacup in his hand.

He hates it.

This righteousness is like an indestructible copper pea; what was initially thought to be a minor boil has now become a major threat.

The more I think about it, the angrier I get.

He summoned the butler, "Prepare the car, I need to go find Tianhua!"

........

Inside the office of the supervising official, the light gradually faded.

Fang Zheng stood still, gently clenched his fist, and felt the changes in his body.

He had previously undergone the official rituals in the underworld, but since he was a living person, he could not enjoy much of the benefits that the underworld's official rituals provided to ghosts.

But things are different now.

The blessing of official power is different from martial arts cultivation and Taoist cultivation; it is more like a powerful enhancement.

During the Great Qian Dynasty, officials were not only prohibited from cultivating themselves, but were even encouraged to do so.

With the blessing of official power, the body is cleansed by the flow of energy, the mind is strengthened, making it more suitable for cultivation, and the power of martial arts techniques is greatly increased.

For example, Lü Zhengfeng is not old, but he has already reached the seventh level of cultivation, the [Night Travel] realm, and can leave his body to travel through the world at night.

This was certainly inseparable from his official position.

Cultivation and promotion complement each other, together creating a path to heaven.

From this moment on, Fang Zheng became an official whose name was recorded in the official records of the Great Qian Dynasty.

Not only that, a system notification followed immediately.

"Upon promotion, the rank and etiquette will be adjusted accordingly, and the etiquette will increase by 1."

"High position carries heavy responsibilities, upright conduct yields profound merit, Heaven rewards sincerity, gray merit +20."

"First promotion to official rank, the limited-time card pool [Purifying the Turbid and Promoting the Pure] is now activated."

[Eliminate the corrupt and promote the virtuous]

"Cleansing away impurities and ushering in a new era illuminates the human heart."

Opening hours: 60 days

Card Pool Tier: Gray - Rank 9

(Guaranteed to get the [Mirror of Justice] gacha within 100 pulls; the gacha pool will close after you get it.)

【Mirror Hanging High】(Peerless Rank 9 Gray · Wisdom): Talent Card, greatly enhances the ability to capture details such as expressions, aura, speech and behavior, can roughly perceive the purity of the other party's aura, and help judge good and evil, loyalty and treachery.

Fang Zheng was overjoyed; indeed, those who are virtuous receive much help.

This card pool came at just the right time. He was about to investigate a case, and with these cards to his aid, his chances of success were much greater.

Ignoring these hints for the time being, Fang Zheng continued to sense the growth of his own strength.

Officials during the Great Qian Dynasty, in addition to being blessed by official regulations, also possessed the skills of officialdom.

Official skills are directly related to official positions. The soul-binding chains that Fang Zheng used when he was patrolling the underworld were transformed from official skills.

Now, his official rank is the ninth grade, and his official position is supervisor and inspector. The official skill he has acquired is called "Judge's Pen".

A single stroke of the pen can reveal whether someone is loyal or treacherous.

Fang Zheng reached out and grasped light, his fingertips gathering a glint of light that condensed into a semi-transparent pen-shaped halo.

He channeled his inspiration into his tiger-hair brush, which glowed with a soft light, and the handle became warm, as if it had come alive.

Lu Zhengfeng watched Fang Zheng skillfully unleash his official techniques, nodded slightly, and said, "Fang Zheng, from today onwards, you will be my supervisor and inspector."

But whether he can hold onto this position depends on how well he handles his first case after taking office.

He said solemnly, "The case of Brother Chu's murder is of great importance. The Prefectural Supervisory Commissioner and the Prefectural Magistrate's Office have jointly issued a document to supervise the case and order us to solve the case and apprehend the murderer within a month."

Time is tight and the task is heavy. I'll have Guan Tieyi deliver the files in a bit.

I'll give you one hour to finish reading this. Remember, you absolutely must not reveal it to anyone.

Fang Zheng nodded in agreement.

No sooner had Lü Zhengfeng left than Guan Tieyi pushed open the door and came in carrying a thick stack of files.

He placed the files on the table and said in a serious tone, "Brother, these are them."

Lord Lü said that you are allowed to see this alone and must not tell anyone else.

After he finished speaking, he turned and walked to the door, but instead of going out, he held the knife hilt and stood there with his back to the door.

Fang Zheng did not rush to open the file, but instead closed his eyes slightly and focused his mind on the system panel.

As usual, I'll do a 10-pull in the newly activated "Cleanse the Turbid and Promote the Pure" card pool first.

Nine strands of gray energy were poured in, a flash of light appeared, and ten cards appeared before their eyes.

Fang Zheng glanced at the scene and his eyes lit up slightly. It was a rare double gray result in ten consecutive pulls.

【Unraveling the Mystery】×1 (Rare, Grade 9 Gray, Intelligence): Skill Card. Increases the ability to solve cases after use. Skilled at capturing clues from subtle and complex details.

【Insightful Insight】×1 (Rare, Grade 9 Gray, Intelligence): A special skill card. After use, you will gain the special skill Insightful Insight. It consumes Yuan Power to concentrate and greatly improves your insight.

[Introduction to Account Checking - Fragment] ×2 (Common, Common, Black, Intelligence): Skill Card. Increases account checking ability upon use.

[Interrogation Basics - Fragment] ×1 (Common, Common, Black, Intelligence): Skill Card. Increases interrogation ability upon use.

[Introduction to Case Solving - Fragment] ×2 (Common, Common, Black, Intelligence): Skill Card. Slightly increases case solving ability upon use.

【Contemplation Realm Cultivation】×2 (Collector's Edition, Common Black, Wisdom): Cultivation Card. Slightly increases Contemplation Realm cultivation upon use.

【Collected Cases of Injustice Rectified - Fragment】×1 (Rare - Common - Black - Intelligence): Secret Card. Use to obtain information on some difficult and strange cases.

Fang Zheng was overjoyed. With his keen insight and meticulous analysis, he realized that with these two gray cards in hand, his investigative abilities were no less than those of Guan Tieyi, a veteran who had been immersed in the judicial system for many years.

Immediately afterwards, he did a 10-pull in the "Painting Journey" gacha pool.

This time, there were no gray cards, but the increase in resources brought by the several black cards was solid enough.

Fang Zheng used all the cards one by one, and countless pieces of detective knowledge flooded his mind.

The key points of on-site investigation, the skills of reading between the lines, and the focus when checking accounts were all engraved in his memory, as if he had been working in this industry for many years.

Fang Zheng opened his eyes, his gaze clear.

He took a deep breath, cleared his mind, and opened the files on the table.