The Death Benefits in Our Jurisdiction Are Very Generous

Walking into the familiar conference room, Su Yang immediately spotted Zhao Shengshen, wearing silver-rimmed glasses, his temples flecked with gray.

"Director!"

Seeing that Zhao Shengshen was still doing well, Su Yang was a little excited.

It seemed Zhao Shengshen had not been punished for what happened yesterday, and most of Su Yang's guilt finally dissipated.

Smiling, Zhao Shengshen waved a hand, signaling the principal following Su Yang to leave the conference room.

Once Su Yang and Zhao Shengshen were alone in the conference room, Su Yang could no longer contain his excitement and asked him a question.

"Director! Your superiors didn't punish you, did they?"

"Thanks to you, they didn't..."

"Thanks to me?"

Su Yang was puzzled. What did Zhao Shengshen mean by that? How was it thanks to him?

The smile on Zhao Shengshen's face grew wider. He pressed Su Yang down into a chair and began to explain.

"Yes, thanks to you."

"God forgave my dereliction of duty."

Su Yang's eyes widened, his face full of shock.

"God?"

"Did God send down an oracle last night?"

Su Yang wondered if he had misheard. Had God actually sent down an oracle over this matter?

As far as Su Yang understood, Gods were surely all high above everyone else.

He would never have imagined that a newly awakened Sword-Bearer like him could have anything to do with an oracle.

Seeing Su Yang's shock, Zhao Shengshen nodded and continued.

"Maiden's Soul was a rather unusual containment object in the Soul-Reaping Bureau. Although it was a C-class containment object, it bore an oracle."

"Seven hundred years ago, God commanded that everyone who joined the Soul-Reaping Bureau had to rely on this sealed object to awaken their Sequence Ability."

"In the Soul-Reaping Bureau, those with the First Sequence Ability are called Sword-Bearers, while those with the other Sequence Abilities are called Sword-Guardians. But whether Sword-Bearers or Sword-Guardians, they all awakened their Sequence Abilities under the threat of Maiden's Soul."

"So after you destroyed it with one slash yesterday, my superiors immediately dispatched an Omniscience Envoy under fifty—that is, a Sixth Sequence Ability holder who had yet to show signs of mutation—to request God's guidance."

At this point, Zhao Shengshen rubbed his chin, his tone tinged with surprise.

"Whether I was punished or not didn't really matter. We damage the bureau's sealed objects all the time in our jurisdiction anyway. At the end of the day, Maiden's Soul was only a C-class containment object."

"What surprised me was that the oracle received this time was unusually complete. Although I don't know its exact contents, Headquarters hasn't punished me in the slightest!"

"And my superiors seem to have taken a great interest in you. They even made an exception and allowed me to tell you how your parents have been lately."

Zhao Shengshen's voice rose, and his gaze was full of admiration as he looked at Su Yang.

The word "parents" was like a dagger, stabbing straight into Su Yang's heart.

He shot up from his chair.

"How my parents have been?!"

"How are they now?"

Seeing how agitated Su Yang was, Zhao Shengshen raised a hand.

As Zhao Shengshen moved, Su Yang felt as though he had been enveloped by an inexplicable ability. Its fluctuations calmed his mind in an instant.

After carefully considering the change in his state of mind, Su Yang came to a realization.

Is this Zhao Shengshen's ability? A Domain ability related to the human heart?

The next moment, Zhao Shengshen's gentle voice reached Su Yang's ears.

"Don't worry, Su Yang. My superior said your parents are both safe. They're carrying out a very high-level mission."

"Judging by the time, they'll be back before long. I hope you can give them a big surprise when they return."

Zhao Shengshen's words were like an enchanting voice, making Su Yang's heart leap with joy without causing him to lose his composure, striking a perfect balance.

All this time, his parents had been a great stone weighing on Su Yang's heart.

Now that Zhao Shengshen had told him for certain how his parents were doing, the great stone in Su Yang's heart finally fell to the ground.

Su Yang hurriedly thanked Zhao Shengshen.

"Thank you, Director! I'll do my best! I won't let down my parents or the Soul-Reaping Bureau!"

"Director, I count as a member of the Soul-Reaping Bureau now, right?"

When Su Yang brought it up himself, Zhao Shengshen's expression turned solemn, and his gaze grew serious.

"Although there was a slight mishap with yesterday's awakening ceremony, I still have to congratulate you!"

"Su Yang, you're now a member of the Soul-Reaping Bureau! As a First-Tier Sword-Bearer of the Soul-Reaping Bureau, you'll receive a monthly salary of 500,000 yuan and an extraordinary standing in the mysterious world."

"You'll have law enforcement authority within this jurisdiction and the authority to pass judgment on supernatural beings—any creature you believe poses a danger to the people of this jurisdiction can be eradicated!"

"But please remember one thing! The glory you enjoy now comes from the support of countless people!"

Zhao Shengshen's tone shifted. An inexplicable pressure emanated from him as his piercing gaze met Su Yang's.

In that instant, Su Yang felt like a rabbit in the forest, locked in the sights of a powerful eagle.

"If you use your strength to bully the weak and disregard this country's laws and justice, you'll be stripped of all your privileges and expelled from the Soul-Reaping Bureau!"

"Su Yang, you'll encounter countless dangers in the future, and you'll find yourself trapped in peril countless times! But I hope you'll always keep a heart that believes in justice!"

Su Yang looked into Zhao Shengshen's earnest eyes and silently opened his mouth.

Uphold justice...

Just as Su Yang was about to say something, Zhao Shengshen continued.

"You don't need to make me any promises. You're that person's son. I believe you'll carry on his will and keep the people of this area safe!"

"But as a Sword-Bearer, you'll face more danger than Sword-Guardians on Soul-Reaping Bureau missions. I hope you'll prepare yourself in advance!"

Su Yang knew that by "that person," Zhao Shengshen meant his mom and dad.

Taking a deep breath, Su Yang nodded.

He had long since prepared himself!

As the saying went, the greater the ability, the greater the responsibility. The people of the Soul-Reaping Bureau enjoyed privileges ordinary people could hardly obtain, so naturally they also had to shoulder dangers ordinary people would hardly encounter!

Besides, over the past five years, Su Yang had already encountered death more than once.

The shadow cast by that eerie whisper still hung over Su Yang's heart.

Only by becoming stronger himself would Su Yang be qualified to pursue the secrets hidden behind the Dead Man's Book and the whisper!

Whatever the case, joining the Soul-Reaping Bureau now would bring Su Yang nothing but benefits!

Su Yang stood up and spoke solemnly to Zhao Shengshen.

"Don't worry, Director! I'm ready!"

Zhao Shengshen nodded in satisfaction. He also stood up and patted his sleeves.

"Mm, good! Since you're ready, let's set off!"

"As it happens, there's a rather dangerous mission right now! Even with your strength to destroy a Second-Tier Vengeful Spirit in one slash, it's still very dangerous."

"But don't worry, the Soul-Reaping Bureau's death benefits are very generous! Especially in our jurisdiction!"

Speaking of death benefits, Zhao Shengshen's face showed a hint of pride.

Zhao Shengshen even patted Su Yang on the shoulder. "The death benefits in our jurisdiction are generally more than half again as much as those in the Soul-Capturing Bureau's other jurisdictions!"

Su Yang: "..."

Is it because the people in our jurisdiction are more likely to go GG on missions?