Can't I develop my own character?

If the top beam is crooked, the bottom beams will be crooked too. If the director is like this, how can the people below be any better?

However, many people from the General Administration were arrested in the Norman case. Those who worked for Norman were arrested or demoted. The deputy director and several captains were gone, so in such a huge General Administration, Ryan found that his official position was actually the highest?

Hey, pour me some tea!

"Captain Ryan, this is your office."

A security lady led Ryan into the office.

The criminal investigation captain's independent office was a room of about ten square meters, and it had everything he needed. Ryan spent two hours to basically adapt to the situation here.

The leader was arrested, but the case still had to be solved. In addition, there were issues with public security management. There were no top or second-in-command, so Ryan had to give the orders personally.

Fortunately, during this period of time I followed Jonathan and learned some management skills.

Ryan sat in his office and gave orders.

As the get off work was about to end, everything was finally arranged. Although the leadership was seriously injured, the team was still there, and as long as those who were doing the work could continue to do their work, that was enough.

"Let's play a game first."

Ryan had to go to the bookstore later, so he was in no hurry to leave and simply opened the game.

Empress Online, start!

Switch to the character interface of 'Xia Li'.

You dug your way through the prison.

"Uh-huh?"

In the game, 'Charlie's' head stuck out of the dug hole. Nothing else was visible except a large golden box.

Treasure chest! ... Ryan's eyes lit up instantly.

Chapter 39 Treasure Chest

The dark golden treasure chest was covered in dust due to the passage of time, but that could not conceal the brilliance that the treasure chest itself emitted in Ryan's eyes.

"A treasure chest! This is the first time I've seen one. Is there a treasure chest in this place in the game?"

Don't remember at all.

But as a player, you must open the treasure chest when you see it.

What's the point of playing the game if you don't even open the treasure chests?

The issue is.

"How do I get down?"

The entrance was just wide enough for her to stick her head out, which was definitely not enough, and she also had to think about how to get out after going down.

"A rope."

Ryan thought for a moment, asked 'Xia Li' to continue digging the hole, and then found a long rope in the bureau and threw it into his backpack.

After about half an hour, the hole expanded again, to a size that could barely accommodate her.

'Charlie' tied the rope to the prison railing and threw the other end into the hole. Just as she was about to go down, she suddenly looked up and saw Edward looking at her with a confused face.

That look seemed to say, 'How did you dig such a big hole? Where did you get the rope?'

Yesterday, the person in the cell opposite was taken away, leaving only the person in the cell next door. The area near Charlie was basically occupied by Edward, so Charlie had a lot of time to dig holes and was not too worried about being discovered.

But he was discovered anyway, but it was Edward.

'Xia Li' raised her index finger, signaling the other party to be quiet.

Then she moved over and whispered, "I dug a tunnel and am going to go down and take a look."

"You want to escape?" Edward said with a strange expression, "but the prison is underground, aren't you digging deeper and deeper?"

This escape route is not right either.

"I can't dig up there either."

"That's right... Then I'll help you stop them. If anyone comes down, I'll cough to remind you."

Edward has placed all his hopes on Charlie. Even if he cannot escape, if Charlie can escape, she can at least bring a message to his daughter.

'Xia Li' made an OK gesture and returned to the cave entrance.

In fact, there is no need to stop them. Basically, no one will care if you don't make a big noise. After all, the people locked up here are already disheartened and don't care what you are doing.

"Treasure chest, here I come~"

Ryan rubbed his hands and gave orders to Charlie.

In fact, it doesn't matter what you get out of it. What's important is the act of opening a treasure chest. Strangely enough, he just likes opening treasure chests. He feels uncomfortable if he doesn't find all the treasure chests on the map in the game.

at this time.

'Xia Li' grabbed the rope with both hands and slowly lowered herself down.

As a result, as soon as the character came out of the cave, he was hit inexplicably and his health dropped by half!

She quickly crawled back to the cell.

Edward, who was staring from the other side, looked puzzled.

"what's the situation?"

Ryan was also puzzled, until 'Xia Li' looked down into the cave again and saw a black thing.

【Harrier Guard lv10】

"..."

Good news, it's an ordinary monster.

Bad news, it has 10 levels.

There was no way a level 1 trumpet could beat this thing, and Ryan soon saw that there were more than one Harrier Guard.

These things roamed around the room below, guarding the treasure chest, giving Ryan a headache.

Fortunately, they didn't seem to be planning to come up from below, otherwise 'Xia Li' would be locked up in a cell. Cell, wild monsters, female killer? Sent it, sent it.

"We have to find a way to get rid of them."

Ryan frowned.

Although he is not afraid of death, even if 'Xia Li' dies in the cell, he can rebuild his character. After all, he is only level 1, and the Blade of Karut will not disappear here. At most, he will lead an army to attack later.

But it would be useless to rush forward now.

After thinking it over, Ryan didn't act impulsively and covered the entrance of the cave. It wouldn't be too late to explore later after finding a way.

...

"Oh~ My hands are itchy."

in the office.

Ryan closed the game interface with some regret.

The treasure chest was right in front of him, but he was powerless to do anything.

The next moment the phone rang.

"Hello, I'm Ryan."

"It's me, Jonathan," the voice on the other end of the line said. "How does it feel to be the head of the General Administration?"

"What kind of leader is that? He's just a team leader."

"That's quite a big position. Work hard, and you never know when you might be promoted to director. By then, your position will be higher than mine, haha."

Jonathan was expecting this. His identity was somewhat clear, and climbing to this level was his limit, unless the imperial government took action. But what was the probability of this happening?

So it is better to hope that Ryan will take the position. After all, he is a member of the Fire-Chasing Covenant. By then, the Fire-Chasing United Administration Bureau and the public security of the entire Berman City will be largely stabilized.

Adler: Yes, yes, that’s what I thought.

"By the way, let me remind you of something. If Princess Casiladi wants to win you over, don't agree."

"Why would she try to win me over for no reason? I have no power and no authority."

"Who knows? That princess has a long-term vision and might even like to cultivate and discover new talents with potential. But the Fire-Seeking Covenant protects the Empire, not any particular prince or princess. Just because we helped Princess Casradi this time doesn't mean we're her people, understand?"

"learn."

"In history, has the struggle for the crown prince not been bloody and turbulent for the empire? In the end, it is the people of the empire who suffer. Behind all that glamor, countless heroic souls have died."

Jonathan's tone was full of emotion.

In addition to the provisions of the Fire Covenant, he also didn't want to see someone as promising as Ryan die in a fight.

genius?

Nothing counts if you don’t grow up.

He didn't even plan to push Ryan to the Fire Covenant headquarters, the center of the imperial regime. The vortex there was too big and it was not a place for ordinary people to stay.

At least wait for a while until Ryan is able to protect himself.

"Just remember what I said. I have something else to do, so I won't talk to you anymore."

Jonathan was about to die, and Ryan quickly asked, "Director, is there anything that can allow an ordinary person to kill a superhuman?"

"What do you want with that?"

"Haven't I just become an official investigator? I'll have to deal with extraordinary people in the future, and I feel very insecure."

"Why do I feel like you're incredibly safe... Forget it, if you really want it, you can engrave the magic scroll with the spell."

"Do we have this thing?"

"Used to have."

"now what?"

“It’s all gone.”

"Depend on."

"Don't worry, it's the same everywhere," Jonathan said leisurely. "Not only are the Transcendental Props, but even the Soul Jades have been decreasing in number over the past two years. The fundamental reason is the unstable situation in the empire, and resources need to be sent to more critical areas."

"Imperial Capital?"

"See through it but don't tell it, understand?"

Of course Ryan knew that magic scrolls were useful, but he couldn't get them. He only got one in a battle before, and the drop rate was shockingly low.

"Can I buy it?"

"It depends on luck. If you want to give it a try, you can find Jack. There's a place in Berman City where transcendents can trade. He knows the location."

"Oh?"

"But I don't recommend you buy them. Even if you do, don't buy too many. One will be enough. Ultimately, it all comes down to your own strength. You have a high talent, so it's more cost-effective to keep the Soul Jade to improve your strength."

The master only leads you to the door, but the practice depends on the individual. Jonathan only gives some suggestions, but it depends on Ryan himself how to do it.

This is how everyone in the Fire Covenant came through.

"I don't lack soul jade."

After ending the call, Ryan looked at the nearly nine thousand soul jades in his backpack, two thousand of which were given by Jonathan. Originally, he only had one thousand per month, and Jonathan personally sponsored another one thousand, saying that there was a great demand due to the newly awakened extraordinary people.

The rest were obtained by Lin Qi when he killed monsters.

This thing has a high drop rate, so Ryan is not worried about not having enough.

He took out a piece from his backpack and tried to absorb it according to the method Jonathan taught him. As the magic power surged into his body, the soul jade disappeared soon.

The magic power increased, but it was very weak. Ryan couldn't see the experience bar, but it was definitely less than 1%.

Upgrading is indeed a cumulative process.

At this time, Ryan was a little envious of his secondary account, as it could upgrade so quickly with the help of the system.

Yes, your own efforts cannot compare to the efforts of the system.

There must be enough soul jades. Ryan decided to try the trading market that Jonathan mentioned. Even if it wasn't for the treasure chest, 'Charlie' had to find a way to get out of the cell, otherwise how could she find clues about the hidden profession?