Secret Department
A special department established after the Xuanmen Coup.
Its fundamental purpose was to ensure that no large-scale coup capable of threatening Grave Lord's position would ever occur again.
Through covert means, a kind of "Corpse Gu" that did not interfere with subjective consciousness was generated in the brains of all zombies, becoming the Secret Department's fundamental means of controlling the nation's fate.
Although the Secret Department stood alongside the Six Ministries, every Secret Official needed Grave Lord's approval, so their total number had never exceeded twenty.
Its offices had been renovated from the Imperial Pharmacy and were only a thousand paces from the Taiji Gate.
The air in the Secret Department was thick with medicinal scents, mixed with the nauseating stench of rotting corpses.
"Han Dong, can we begin work on the 'Corpse Gu flaws' mentioned in your manuscript soon? We need research results as quickly as possible."
"Secretary Yan, could you give me an hour?"
"Of course, you'll be given time to rest.
After all, you just came from Taiji Hall. The pressure from His Majesty must have put a great burden on your body. Take a day off, and we'll begin tomorrow."
"No need. One hour will be enough."
Han Dong completely filled out the hastily drafted manuscript from earlier within an hour.
Holding a new manuscript three times thicker than before, he headed straight to Secretary Yan's office.
Yan Bowen immediately began reviewing the more detailed manuscript before him.
It not only explained in detail why the Corpse Gu flaws existed, but also laid out the solutions one by one.
The more carefully Yan Bowen read, the more doubts filled his heart.
He could not understand how Han Dong had produced such a manuscript without all manner of equipment.
Of course, he had no idea