The Tiger Skin Isn't Ordinary Strong

Li Ye's workstation was still the spare computer. The data here was shared with the people in this office. As a part-time employee, he certainly couldn't be solely responsible, nor could any single data analyst. Everything was cross-reviewed.

His main task was to find any gaps or missing information during the cross-review, checking for any suspicious points that the data analysts might have missed.

But it was basically impossible to find anything. The data analysts who could get hired here were all quite capable.

Like the time the Five Plagues Ghost was mistaken for a Filth Worm, that was extremely rare.

Li Ye was essentially without anything to do, so he just stared at the data, looking at examples of demons.

Unlike ordinary people who rarely encountered demons, data analysts encountered quite a few.

They were basically all related to daily life. For example, since it was summer, would 'Heat Demons' appear on the roads?

They were an offshoot of natural phenomena, demons that clung to asphalt roads, glass, and air conditioners. They looked like a reflective object and would cause temperatures to soar once they appeared.

But they were inherently low-threat, meaning it just got hotter. However, if a person stayed in their presence for too long, they could very well become parasitic, causing heatstroke and fever.

These kinds of demons could be dealt with by a sprinkle of water from a sprinkler truck.

There were also 'Gnawing Rats' and 'Crevice Demons'. The former would cause buildings to age and metal to rust, while the latter would widen cracks in old buildings. These were demons formed post-natally and were classified as harmless demons, even serving as a warning.

They were essentially born from human resentment. They arose from people living in poorly constructed buildings and the long-term resentment that formed. Once they appeared, it meant the building was close to becoming a dangerous structure.

Besides clearing demons, the Pest Control Bureau would also find the source and punish the companies that built these structures.

If they were poorly constructed, who else would you find fault with but the construction company?

In addition, there were food-related ones, like 'Mold Demons', 'Corpse Worms', and 'Drug Residue Spirits', corresponding to moldy food, issues with dried goods, and drug residues in food, which could also give rise to demons.

Clothing, food, housing, and transportation – people's necessities – were also the places where demons were most likely to spawn.

But in reality, there weren't many demons. Under current conditions, not many appeared. After all, once a demon appeared and was dealt with, the source would be found and punished from the beginning.

In the entire data analysis room, Li Ye's experience was discovery, suspicion, and confirmation. But many cases stopped at the suspicion stage because they were just normal phenomena, not demons.

And once a real demon was discovered, it wouldn't be allowed to grow. Corresponding solutions would be implemented immediately. These minor threats didn't even require pest control officers to handle them. Either it would be a nearby dispatched data analyst or a police officer from a neighboring department, who would resolve it upon arrival.

Just like last year when Li Ye killed a Snow Spirit, and a police officer immediately came looking for him.

This was also why ordinary people rarely encountered demons.

The Divine Land protected its people very well. Ordinary people were taught common knowledge from a young age to prevent these minor demons.

As for larger demons that ordinary people couldn't handle, like the Five Plagues Ghost that was mistaken last time, since it could already cause harm, pest control officers would be dispatched.

Actually, if it hadn't been mistaken and had truly been a Filth Worm, the First Dragon Gate could have handled it. But to be safe and ensure the highest chance of success, pest control officers were always deployed.

Li Ye only found out later that when he encountered the Five Plagues Ghost, Huang Qingyi happened to be on vacation alone and rushed over quickly. Most of the time, these pest control officers were primarily active in sparsely populated areas.

In cities, due to timely control, mature demons were rare. Production bases related to humans were also well-controlled. However, those uninhabited areas were another story.

In sparsely populated areas, demons appeared less frequently, but if one did appear, no one would know. By the time it matured and was discovered, it would be too late. This was when pest control officers would come down hard.

This reminded Li Ye of something.

"Brother Wang, you know about that news from Jinze City next door last time, right? Shouldn't this kind of thing usually be handled by the Pest Control Bureau? Was that Fu Yan also from the Pest Control Bureau?"

Li Ye asked a nearby data analyst when he had a moment.

"Oh, that Ore Skeleton Ape, I know about it..."

Wang Cai shook his head and tutted, "Fu Yan isn't from the Pest Control Bureau. We're just an official agency, not a shelter or a prison. There are so many martial artists in the world, how could they all end up here? Some 'people of the folk' are also very powerful."

He didn't say it all, but Li Ye understood completely.

Violating laws with martial arts, committing crimes with martial arts – these things couldn't be completely eradicated. History books were filled with such incidents. It wasn't like they disappeared immediately after the Divine Land was established.

There would always be martial artists who wanted to live more freely, and there would certainly be existences that had accumulated over thousands of years.

It really fit what his father said on TV last time, 'It's all a setup by capital.' No wonder they shut down industries and arrested people so often.

Some demons were born purely because wicked people created them for profit. So, demons needed to be dealt with, and those who created the demons also needed to be dealt with!

At noon, the data analysts went to the cafeteria in batches for lunch, and Li Ye was among them.

He took just one bite before immediately taking out the Five Flavors Chopsticks.

The stir-fried pork used Jade Marrow Black Fur Pig, and the chili peppers were Jade Peppers, all ingredients that could enhance immunity.

The sliced melon was stir-fried with Bone Tempering Vine Melon, which had the effect of strengthening bones and promoting recovery.

Even the rice was cooked from special grains. The Qi Devourer told him it was Golden Sun Rice. Its cultivation method was the same as the cigarettes Pan Zhengyang gave him – using demon blood. But the blood was different; it was blood with extremely strong and yang attributes.

It had the effect of boosting spirits and strengthening the kidneys.

There was also a moss soup. Li Ye was shocked when he tasted it. This thing was even rarer.

Nether Moss, grown in underground caves, was highly toxic but had been processed well and turned into a harmless ingredient.

Drinking this had the effect of consolidating the foundation and strengthening the essence. Most importantly, it could strengthen Blood Essence and better resist demon contamination.

The ingredients at the Pest Control Bureau were all high-quality!

Especially the rice cooked with Golden Sun Rice. After eating it through the Qi Devourer, the amount of Blood Essence it increased was twenty times that of ordinary rice!

But he didn't eat much. These foods were all high-quality. For a martial artist who had broken through the Dragon Gate, the portion size was enough to be filling.

Li Ye only took three plates of food and then stopped.

This meal alone boosted me by 2 points.

2 points!

Over a hundred jin of rice! Over three hundred jin of cooked food!

Purely high-quality ingredients wouldn't be enough for such a high increase, but the Five Flavors Chopsticks in his hand elevated it significantly.

It truly lived up to its name as a Magic Treasure, with the upper limit of improvement depending solely on the quality of the ingredients.

Of course, there was also his Authority, otherwise, a normal person wielding the Five Flavors Chopsticks wouldn't see such significant results.

Authority combined with a Magic Treasure—it was fully utilized in the pursuit of increasing Blood Essence.

"The Pest Control Bureau seems to provide all three meals. If I ate here all day, that's 6 points. If I eat all three meals here and then go for more food, it'll shorten the time considerably."

Li Ye pondered, then asked someone else, "These ingredients are too good, where did you buy them?"

"They're too expensive, forget buying them. We get these as gifts during festivals, and it's enough for the family to have a taste," a colleague beside him said.

Li Ye nodded and headed straight for the section chief's office.

Since they could be distributed as gifts...

He planned to shamelessly demand some.

Upon arriving at the office, Sun Shun was there. Seeing Li Ye, he chuckled and said, "Li Ye, I was just about to look for you."

He gestured for Li Ye to sit down and handed him a small booklet. It was an ID card, with no writing on the cover, only a badge representing the Divine Land. The overall color was black, with gold thread for the badge.

Li Ye took it and felt it, secretly marveling. The material was unusual, not thread, but seemingly real gold.

Opening it, he saw a Xiezhi pattern above, with his photo below, identical to his school records.

"Although it's a part-time position, you're still one of us, so you need proof. This is the ID we had made for you. The Xiezhi represents discernment, the symbol of our data clerks."

"The symbol for pest control officers is the Bi'an. Once you achieve success in Martial Arts and officially join, you might get it changed."

"Our data clerks are on par with police officers when out in the field. If anything comes up, you can coordinate with the relevant departments. No one will refuse the Pest Control Bureau any face."

Sun Shun looked at him with a smile, his expression full of admiration.

He had no choice but to admire him.

He hadn't planned on issuing one initially, as it was just a part-time role. But after hearing Bureau Chief Pan's words yesterday, he had Li Ye's files expedited overnight and rushed the creation of this ID.

Part-time?

If you're not weighed, you're part-time. Once you're weighed, you're a data clerk for the Ningjiang City Pest Control Bureau.

He was already in the Dragon Gate Realm, just a bit young, perfectly meeting their criteria. There wasn't a single flaw that could be found, inside or out.

Li Ye put away the ID and said, "Section Chief, can I be assigned for external duties? I can handle some minor Demons too, right?"

He wasn't here to be a data clerk; he wanted the intelligence from this place. Most importantly, he wanted to find a way to eliminate Demons and identify which ones were 'gods'.

Sun Shun thought for a moment and nodded, "You want to kill Demons? Hmm... it's normal for young people to have such aspirations. Since you're part-time anyway, you can act freely. I'll grant you some permissions later. Install an internal software, and if you encounter any minor Demons suitable for us to handle, go ahead if it's convenient."

"Thank you, Section Chief."

"This is your prerogative, why thank me?" Sun Shun chuckled.

Li Ye smiled, "Section Chief, one more thing, about the food in the mess hall..."

Li Ye left carrying a batch of food.

Twenty jin bags of Golden Sun Rice, ten jin packages of Jade Marrow Black Fur Pig, as the bone marrow was the most valuable part.

He also took a bag of ten jin Wind-Splitting Green Horn Beef. Li Ye had also eaten this ingredient at noon; it improved tendon and ligament resilience, and eating more would also increase strength.

He took varying amounts of other high-quality ingredients as well.

If he had more space at home, Li Ye would have taken more, because judging by Sun Shun's demeanor, he didn't seem to mind him taking extra.

But there was no need to rush this matter; he could just take some every once in a while.

As for why Sun Shun was so good to him...

It was still the same reason: he couldn't repay Bureau Chief Pan's great kindness.

This tiger skin seemed to be unusually potent!