No strange things are allowed to evolve!

One part is, which means another part is not, and Xia Zhi doesn't know where the other part went after they disappeared, so he doesn't know if they really broke the limit.

Thinking of this, Jiang Shu couldn't help but complain.

"If that's really the case, then you're quite confident..."

"Confidence?" Xia Zhi asked, puzzled. "Why do you say that?"

“I remember when we were talking about them online, you didn’t seem afraid of them at all. Since you clearly had some guesses about their origins, it just shows how confident you are.”

That's not how it works.

Xia Zhi shook his head:

"First of all, for some reasons I don't know, they don't interfere in reality, so no matter how strong they are, I don't need to fear them, because we have no need to be enemies."

Secondly, possessing an ancestral spiritual root does not equate to invincibility.

Jiang Shu could understand the first half of the sentence, but the second half was worth pondering.

Jiang Shu immediately asked curiously, "You haven't fought with them before, have you?"

Before Xia Zhi could speak, Shenji impatiently interrupted, "Let me speak, let me speak."

Xia Zhi glanced at her but did not stop her.

"Then you speak," Jiang Shu said, adopting an attitude of being all ears.

“His process of obtaining the access card was different from ours.” For some reason, Shenji looked proud: “He got his access card himself.”

"From?"

"Correct!"

Shenji said excitedly:

"Besides those with Level 3 privileges, there are other evolved individuals who do not belong to our Fellowship, and they are collectively called 'Wanderers'."

He encountered a tourist outside the Fellowship in the hatchery, which resulted in a conflict, and then he completely destroyed the person.

Unlike us, who were recruited into the group like underlings, Xia Zhi was invited to join by a Level 3 authority user, and he was immediately a Level 2 authority user.

To put it simply, he's not a Level 3 Authority user, not because he's weaker than them, but simply because he lacks the Ancestral Spiritual Root and isn't a 'Wanderer'.

"Wow!" Jiang Shu exclaimed in surprise.

Although he knew the bureau chief was formidable, he didn't expect him to be this formidable.

"If you're this powerful even without an ancestral spiritual root, then what will happen when the ancestral spiritual root incubation ground for wisdom spiritual roots opens? Won't you be so powerful, Director?"

As soon as Jiang Shu finished speaking, the director's face remained expressionless.

There was not a trace of longing for the ancestral spiritual root in his eyes.

At this moment, Shenji said, "You're wrong. If Xia Zhi wanted the Ancestral Spiritual Root, he would have had it long ago."

"Huh?" Jiang Shu was taken aback. "What do you mean?"

"It means exactly what it says."

Divine Strategist's Answer:

"The Wisdom Ancestor Spiritual Root Incubation Site appeared more than ten years ago. He reached the end more easily than anyone else in history who had obtained the Ancestor Spiritual Root."

But at the crucial moment, he gave up on his own initiative.

"Why?" Jiang Shu looked at Xia Zhi in confusion.

Seeing this, the latter looked at him as if he were an idiot: "Didn't I say that after obtaining the Ancestral Spiritual Root, you must leave the real world?"

Besides, I had already encountered similar beings by then and found them to be nothing special. So why should I pay an unnecessary price for an unattainable goal?

"Uh," Jiang Shu said awkwardly, "I don't know what the timeline is either..."

After thinking for a moment, he continued, "So you actually miss the real world, right?"

“You could say that.” Xia Zhi nodded. “I don’t like a life of constant movement. As far as I know, tourists are constantly moving around the hatchery, and their living environment is constantly changing. I can’t accept that my familiar environment is changing all the time.”

"That's how he is. If he finds something delicious, he can eat it every day for a month straight without getting tired of it," Shenji interjected.

"I understand." Jiang Shu understood perfectly.

Actually, most men are like this, but Xia Zhi seems to be a bit more extreme.

But then again...

Just who is the director of the Bureau of Unorthodox Abilities?

The treasures that the whole world covets, I discard like worn-out shoes. I don't need to sacrifice my soul for power, because the power you gain by exchanging your souls is still utterly insignificant before me.

He's so handsome!

"Then..." Jiang Shu asked hesitantly, "Since you are so strong, why do you let the rebels and the likes of the Unambitious Old Man run rampant? You should be able to easily wipe out these people, right?"

Upon hearing this, both Shenji and Xia Zhi were taken aback.

How could this child start talking about killing the whole family?

"I am strong, not a demon."

Xia Zhi's expression was slightly strange:

"Moreover, wherever there are people, there will be conflicts, factions, and oppositions. Unless I am the only evolved being left in this world, these things cannot be eliminated."

In that case, all I need to do is ensure the absolute authority of the Bureau of Different Systems and maintain the stability of the evolutionary world, and that will be enough.

Under this premise, even if some dissenting voices emerge, I cannot completely suppress them; in the long run, that would not be a wise choice.

“No problem.” Jiang Shu nodded.

The Bureau of Different Principles must maintain its authority, but it cannot be too authoritative. If it doesn't even grant people the most basic freedom, then the world of the evolved will inevitably descend into chaos sooner or later.

And when the world of evolved beings falls into chaos, the world of ordinary people also falls into chaos.

Even if Xia Zhi is able to suppress it, the resulting disaster would be immeasurable.

Highly centralized hegemony has never brought good results, as history has proven countless times.

"But since you've brought this up..."

Xia Zhi then brought the topic back to its very beginning:

“I don’t need the Primordial Spiritual Root, so I gave up in the end. But you are different. You have a Cataclysmic-level skill that is different from all of us. It is very likely that it is the true complete version. Therefore, the Primordial Spiritual Root is essential for you.”

My previous task for you was to try your best to obtain the Primordial Spiritual Root of Love and Desire, or at least to prevent others from not obtaining it, right?

The mission has changed; you must now obtain the Primordial Spiritual Root.

“It’s fine to just be a troublemaker.” Jiang Shu scratched his head. “But it’s a bit difficult for me to compete with Elder Wuzheng. I can’t possibly reach level eighteen in half a year. Why don’t you use some underhanded tactics to kill him? That way I’ll still have a chance.”

“…” Xia Zhi was silent for a moment: “I suddenly realized that letting you know so much might not be a good thing.”

“Yeah.” Shenji also looked troubled: “Why do you always want to kill people? Your words are a bit too villainous.”

"I was just kidding." Jiang Shu could only laugh. "It's not a lack of confidence."

Upon hearing this, Xia Zhi shook his head: "If you can't even get past Elder Wuzheng, how can you possibly walk the path that previous evolved beings couldn't walk?"

Jiang Shu was speechless for a moment.

Listen to this, is this even human language?

It's like telling a player who has just reached Bronze, "If you can't even get past Faker, how are you going to win the World Championship?"

Although Jiang Shu isn't a true bronze-level player, but rather a half-baked fish-fryer, this is still a bit too extreme.

"Moreover," Xia Zhi changed the subject, "your real challenge may not just be the old man Wuzheng."

“I know,” Jiang Shu said, indicating his understanding. “There are still many other people with the Love and Desire Spirit Root who have been suppressing their desires for so long. They’ll definitely tear us apart this time.”

“No,” Xia Zhi said seriously, “What I mean is, this time, an administrator might become your opponent.”

"An administrator with a love-related natural disaster skill?" Jiang Shu asked doubtfully, "Isn't it the Old Man Wuzheng?"

"No."

Shenji said:

"I don't know who he is. I've never seen him before. Although we are both administrators, I have never contacted him."

It's not that I don't want to contact him, it's that he never replies to my messages, and he's never asked me to do anything for him. I don't even know if he's male or female.

He had a very low profile among the administrators and was a very mysterious person.

Although it's uncertain, Xia Zhi and I both feel that he will most likely participate in this competition.

Jiang Shu's eyes were clear: "Why don't you calculate it yourself?"

Shenji was speechless: "Just say you want me dead."

"Mine," Jiang Shu said awkwardly, "I forgot your skill is that you bully the weak and fear the strong."

"What kind of talk is this?" Shenji glared at him.

Xia Zhi waved his hand, interrupting the two's bickering: "In short, you have to be prepared. You must get your hands on the Ancestral Spiritual Root."

"Even if you say that, all I can say is that I will do my best, but I can't guarantee whether it will succeed." Jiang Shu appeared very conservative.

Actually, he was quite confident at first.

It wasn't just because he possessed a calamity-level skill, but also because he originally had an ancestral spiritual root, which made him feel that the advantage was in his hands.

So no matter how big the gap seemed to be with other evolved beings, he didn't understand why everyone was talking about Xiang Yu being trapped at Gaixia, as if this ancient battlefield in the Central Plains was destined to be bleak for him.

He wanted to go to the Ancestral Spirit Root Hatching Ground, also out of curiosity about the difference between the Ancestral Spirit Root that was the final reward and his own, to see which one was male and which one was female.

But now, as he learns more about evolved beings and comes into contact with more and more truly powerful individuals, he has gradually become less arrogant than he was at the beginning.

Even if he himself could barely be considered a god-like figure, and not everyone could be a peerless hero like Xia Zhi, it's always better to be careful.

A man's maturity begins with composure, and Jiang Shu feels that he is gradually developing this kind of mature charm.

Xia Zhi frowned at Jiang Shu's conservatism, seemingly somewhat dissatisfied.

"I want you to be prepared, not to be afraid."

"Ah, actually I'm not that afraid. Better safe than sorry," Jiang Shu replied.

“Then we are still not prepared enough.” Xia Zhi said decisively, “If we are fully prepared and have considered every possible situation, then we can sail without being overly cautious and just crush everything.”

“Uh…” Jiang Shu couldn’t help but say, “Director, watch your persona. You’re starting to develop a spiritual root for courage.”

“That’s still different.” Shenji chimed in: “The crushing power of the Courage Spirit Root is all about brute force, while Xia Zhi calculated every possibility and ignored the risks to counter each move.”

"So the Courage Spiritual Root is also called a Low-Level Intelligence Spiritual Root, right?"

"That's true."

Just as the two were having a heated argument, Xia Zhi finally made a decision:

"Alright then, I'll personally train you for the next period of time."

"Train in my own way."

Chapter 194 Father

On his way home, Jiang Shu kept thinking and reviewing.

He now fully understands why the bureau chief, who is disguised as a police officer, wanted to see him.

The other person may not have initially thought that they were making a sacrifice, but they could tell from the post that there was a connection between the two.

He probably wanted to confirm whether his background as an agent of the Bureau of Alien Affairs was truly clean.

This is understandable.

If it were anyone else, and someone who had just gained their attention suddenly had a mysterious figure of similar status behind them, it would be strange not to feel suspicious and curious.

Just as Shenji said, it was indeed not a bad thing for him and the bureau chief to reveal their identities sooner rather than later.

Although the process was a little scary, the result was good.

Not only will it save him a lot of trouble in the future, but more importantly, he has gone from a somewhat capable newcomer who was only being taken care of by his superiors to someone who can barely sit at the same table with his superiors.

The most obvious proof is...

The same task given by a leader used to simply tell you to do it, but now they'll explain why.

"Why" is important at all times, which means you are no longer just a nail that is driven in wherever it is needed, no longer just a program that operates on demand.