Xia Jing Has Arrived, Everyone Has Arrived! (Bonus Chapter 2)

"Shi Yong and Zhuang Ziqing, the reserve officers of the Agricultural Official in this year's Ten Yang Grotto-Heaven, have also completed the Third Ring Mission."

"They have the Tigron Army as their backing, so their situation is better than Zhao Xing's. However, both of them have already failed to receive the best rating once," the third illusory figure commented.

"For the third step, allocate some human resources to Zhao Xing. Transfer Xia Jing from the Azure Dragon Martial Division to serve as a county magistrate, and also send some reserves from the Divine Might Army there."

"He also transferred about half of the people he knew from the actual breakout battle over there."

The third illusory figure radiated Golden Light, with the Golden Light vaguely resembling a dragon that roamed its surface. Clearly, this third illusory figure held a higher status.

"Yes, Zhao Xing is indeed worth cultivating." The other two illusory figures nodded in agreement. "Let's do as Heaven Derivation King wishes."

Cloud City, Shao Wanjie's residence.

Zhao Xing lay back in the chair, leisurely enjoying the massage service from the cat-eared alien girl, while the Illusionary Form Straw Puppet 'Shao Wanjie' and the 'butler' watched from the side.

"Master, when will the banquet begin?" an Ox Head Soldiers reported.

"Bring it to the highest standard, with the finest wines and delicacies!" The Illusionary Form Straw Puppet mimicked Shao Wanjie's voice and demeanor.

The scene was so realistic, and with the mist swirling around the hot spring, Zhao Xing used his Mist Shadow Concealment technique to easily fool his subordinates.

"I want to chat and have fun with Lord Zhao for three days and three nights. After you finish your banquet by the Warm Jade Pool, don't come and disturb us. Go and have fun on your own."

"Yes, sir." The Ox Head Soldiers didn't notice anything amiss.

Because Shao Wanjie has always been like this.

Sometimes he could spend days and nights playing with his subordinates, ignoring politics.

What's more, they've just won over a Seventh Grade official.

Those twin girls from another race were used to entertain Lord Zhao, which shows how highly he is regarded.

As expected, no one approached the hot spring area for enjoyment afterward. Even when servants brought over fine wine and delicacies, they kept their heads down and did not dare to look up.

Zhao Xing glanced at it casually and couldn't help but feel a surge of emotion. Shao Wanjie was living a damn good life.

He mostly sought out young women, and he had a thing for exotic people, like catwomen, leopard women... most of them exuded exotic charm.

Moreover, Shao Wanjie only made them wear a thick layer of thin gauze, their exquisite and graceful figures were faintly visible, and the combination of delicious food and beautiful women created a double sensory impact.

"Extravagant, too extravagant!" Zhao Xing exclaimed, enjoying the wine fed to him by beautiful women and savoring the delicious food. He casually slapped a foreign girl's bottom and said, "Go, dance for me. I'm going to give you a good scolding!"

"Yes, yes." The foreign girl shyly stepped back a little, and then began to dance on the lawn.

On both sides of the lawn, musicians played drums and other instruments, filling the air with soft, melodious sounds.

Zhao Xing crossed his legs, looking extremely relaxed.

Not long after the banquet began, Long Xiao returned.

After seeing what was below, I was absolutely stunned.

"Are you Zhao Xing? Or Shao Wanjie?"

Zhao Xing, with his arm around a dancer, laughed and said, "What, you don't recognize me after just one trip to the temple? Sit down and have something to eat."

Long Xiao sat down suspiciously, and immediately two maids approached him. He waved them away, dismissing them. "Isn't this inappropriate..."

Zhao Xing, however, said nonchalantly, "I've trained at the Ten Yang Grotto-Heaven for so long, can't I enjoy myself a bit?"

"Besides, we have to stay here until the higher-ups come, so we need to make it look convincing."

Long Xiao said, "How come you're so skilled at this? You're completely out of place even when you're thrown into this kind of situation."

Zhao Xing said sternly, "I am looking at this with a critical eye, studying how these corrupt officials became corrupt, and trying to understand their degenerate mentality so that I can always be vigilant."

"Is that so..." Long Xiao muttered, "What you said makes sense, but I still feel something's off."

"Let's not talk about that," Zhao Xing said. "Is everything settled?"

Long Xiao transmitted his voice and said, "Yes, among the Five Offices in Cloud City, the temple is the only place that Shao Wanjie dares not touch. As soon as I led my men there, the temple Priest Shen Mingyu immediately led his men to interrogate him in front of the Judicial Divine Statue. They quickly confirmed the crime and imprisoned him."

"Furthermore, Shen Mingyu told me that as long as I send a signal, he can immediately take action and arrest all the remaining members. He has already dispatched Yin Spirits to blockade various directions within Cloud City."

Zhao Xing nodded. "It seems that Shen Mingyu also knew that this time was different, and his reaction was quite quick."

The temple has a supervisory role. Did Shen Mingyu not know about Shao Wanjie's bad deeds? Of course he did. He even impeached him, but the higher-ups were suppressing him and wouldn't give him a response. What could he do?

But this time, when Long Xiao went there, the higher-ups responded quickly, and Shen Mingyu immediately knew that the opportunity had come, so he quickly made arrangements for action.

Long Xiao asked, "What do we do next?"

Zhao Xing said, "It has nothing to do with us. We were just helping out. Shao Wanjie, a Regular Seventh Rank official, needs people from above to interrogate him. We don't need to arrest the remaining accomplices."

"So what? Do nothing?" Long Xiao asked.

"It's not like we're doing nothing," Zhao Xing said, slapping the maid's bottom. "Then the music starts, then the dancing begins!"

Long Xiao: "..."

Zhao Xing and Long Xiao's enjoyment lasted for two days and two nights.

On the morning of the third day, a large number of officials arrived in Cloud City.

They surrounded Shao Wanjie's residence completely.

In addition, personnel were dispatched to investigate the Phoenix Cry Mountain Bright Mine, the Agricultural Supervisorate, the Ministry of Works, the Divine Temple, the Martial Office, and the Medical Division.

Anyone associated with Shao Wanjie was taken away.

After the people from above arrived, Zhao Xing and Long Xiao immediately identified themselves and were then released.

As for how to deal with Shao Wanjie and his remaining followers, Zhao Xing didn't care and didn't even ask a single question, acting as if he were completely uninvolved.

"We need to bring in more people quickly." Zhao Xing looked at the list of officials from various departments in Cloud City and saw that another batch of people were missing, so he immediately looked worried.

Without the help of others, he could not possibly manage the area alone. During his training at Ten Yang Grotto-Heaven, there was always a sufficient number of people available, with no shortage of manpower or tools for each department.

However, the actual situation is completely different. To this day, his preparations are still in their infancy.

Ling Yuan led his men to shift their focus to cooperating with Zhang Zhong, Bao Wenshan, Jiang Xi, and He Fengnian, the Agricultural Supervisorate, to carry out dike and dam repairs within Cloud City County.

But that's far from enough.

"Why do you frown, sir? Now that Shao Wanjie, that cancerous tumor, is no longer a hindrance, the government agencies are gradually returning to their proper efficiency." Ling Yuan looked at the young man before him with deep respect.

They could bring down Shao Wanjie so easily; their power was terrifying.

You don't understand... Zhao Xing had no desire to explain to Ling Yuan at all.

His current Third Ring Mission is crucial to the plans that follow.

Zhao Xing isn't really coming to Cloud City to settle down, so we need to see results as soon as possible.

Where did the natural disasters come from? They must have been caused by the barbarians of the Southern Barbarians.

Because it occupies the upper reaches of the Canglan River, the Water Shamans upstream can cause the people downstream to work up a sweat if they even slightly disturb the water flow.

Zhao Xing knew without a doubt that the various Southern Barbarians tribes had already dispatched a large number of people to approach the front line of the Nine Heavens Responding Origin Prefecture.

There was no other way; if the Great Zhou made a move, the various Southern Barbarians tribes would have to move as well.

Whether the Great Zhou was conducting military exercises or genuinely intended to fight, once one side made a move, the other side had to prepare accordingly.

Is the Great Zhou conducting a drill or does it really intend to fight? The Southern Barbarians are unsure, after all, for over two hundred years, the Great Zhou has occasionally engaged in some minor actions, and the various Southern Barbarians tribes have done the same.

Zhao Xing estimated that many military fortresses had already appeared in the Phoenix Cry Mountain Range and the upper reaches of the Canglan River to the south, and that a group of Water Shamans had even begun to target Cloud City, making it a target for natural disaster strikes.

Zhao Xing was never one to passively take hits or simply defend himself.

He needed to quickly complete the defense work in Cloud City and lead a team to counterattack.

Only in this way can one gain enough military merit.

Zhao Xing had memorized the topographical map and sphere of influence of the Southern Barbarians during the reign of Emperor Jing, because there was only one major battle during the Jingxin Calendar, which had been reenacted by players many times in his previous life.

During the reign of Wu Emperor of the Later Dynasties, Military Realm were conducted using this battle as a model, making it difficult for the Military Sima Nong not to remember it.

"Help! I need people! People!" Zhao Xing cried out in his heart.

For someone of his caliber, the window of opportunity to gain merit in the Pacifying Barbarians War was not very long.

Because the war escalated very quickly.

Once you reach a certain level, if participating becomes too risky and offers more opportunities, Zhao Xing will no longer get involved and will even try to extricate himself.

While Emperor Jing was busy opening champagne and bestowing lavish rewards, they should quickly grab what they could and run, otherwise the merits they gained earlier would be lost due to defeat later.

"For the last large-scale exercise at Ten Yang Grotto-Heaven, I only need to equip myself with 70% of the equipment required for the recruit camp at that time, and that will be enough to snowball the effect."

"I don't expect someone as exceptional as Xia Jing; a few dozen next-tier professionals in various fields would be enough," Zhao Xing thought to himself. "I hope Derivation Three's luck will work out this time."

Five days after the Shao Wanjie case, at dawn, Zhao Xing finally received the appointment for a replacement.

He immediately received a notification from the official seal that the list of officials in Cloud City had been updated.

Zhao Xing immediately took out the Earth Mirror to take a look.

The first batch of replacements were for the three martial arts departments, totaling 513 people, including the Seventh Grade position of Cloud City County, which was also restored!

To Zhao Xing's surprise, he saw the names Xia Jing, Zhang Jie, Chen Fang, and Hu Bing among the first group of people!

"Hahaha, what incredible luck! Xia Jing got assigned here! Seventy-five people from the Four Great Martial Offices arrived, awesome!"

Zhao Xing jumped out of bed excitedly.

"Meow?" Aotian Meow woke up from a deep sleep, yawned, and looked at Zhao Xing, who was jumping and bouncing on the bed, puzzled. What was he so excited about so early in the morning?

I really don't understand humans.

Zhao Xing quickly got dressed.

The three Eighth Grade Agricultural Supervisorate, Zhang Zhong, Jiang Xi, and He Fengnian, were taken aboard the Arrowfish Flying Boat.

They immediately flew to the Cloud City.

To show his respect, he even went three miles outside the city to greet him.

After it came to a stop, the signal tower on the Arrowfish Flying Boat Magic Array lighting up.

Zhao Xing also cleared away the haze in the sky, making the weather warm and spring-like.

If he had the means, he would have loved to call up a group of musicians and Dancer Master to serve as a welcoming honor guard!

"Phew~"

Before long, a medium-sized Tigron Flying Boat descended from the sky.

Xia Jing quickly jumped down from above.

As soon as he entered Cloud City territory, he immediately looked at the list of Cloud City officials.

Xia Jing was quite pleased to discover Zhao Xing's name.

The Waterways Magistrate is actually Zhao Xing! What incredible luck!

If Zhao Xing were to serve as the Military Sima Nong, what could possibly prevent Xia Jing from achieving great things during this internship test?

"Brother Zhao!" Xia Jing jogged over, and upon seeing that it really Zhao Xing, and not just someone with the same name, the Marquis Manor Heir was also quite excited. "I didn't expect it to really be you!"

"Brother Xia!" Zhao Xing ran over and grabbed Xia Jing's arm. "A day apart feels like three autumns!"

It's a bit cheesy, but that's the kind of thing that's popular these days. When people are happy, they'll hug someone and call them "brother."

"With you as the Waterways Magistrate, I have absolutely no need to worry about natural disasters!" Xia Jing said with a smile.

"Now that you've become the county magistrate, I can finally breathe a sigh of relief," Zhao Xing said with a smile.

Just then, a slightly teasing voice appeared:

"Brother Zhao only cares about Brother Xia and doesn't need us at all. Brothers, let's go."

"Brother Chen!" Zhao Xing immediately released Xia Jing's hand. "How could that be? It was my negligence, I apologize, I apologize."

"How will you compensate us?" Zhang Jie asked with a smile. "You can't exactly treat us to Numbfish Fruit, can you? The young Marquis wouldn't be able to handle that."

"Ugh~" Xia Jing seemed to have triggered some kind of memory, and her body reacted immediately, grabbing Zhang Jie by the neck. "You bastard, who told you to bring that up!"

"Brother Zhang, you still have the nerve to say that?" Chen Fang laughed. "Back then, you were clinging to Commander Liu's leg, crying and calling him 'Great-Grandma'!"

"Hahahaha." Everyone burst into laughter.

"You're all here now, how can we eat the same things as during training? Of course we need to eat better!" Zhao Xing said heartily. "I just managed to get my hands on a batch of good stuff a few days ago. Come with me into the city, I promise you won't be disappointed!"

"Let's go into town!"

"Haha, I hope there aren't any more fish."

"Ugh~ You bastard!"

The arrival of Xia Jing and his group undoubtedly gave Zhao Xing a shot in the arm. Not only were these people outstanding in their own abilities, but they also had their own resources. For example, Xia Jing's Tigron Flying Boat was more advanced than his Arrowfish Flying Boat. In addition, these people all had connections and could obtain high-level intelligence, which was exactly what Zhao Xing wanted.

But the surprises weren't over yet.

On the second day, a second group of people arrived, mainly Mechanism Master and Agricultural Official.

Zhao Xing recognized familiar faces such as Wang Ji, Han Bing, Che Shihai, and Cao Shuang among them.

On the third day, the third group of people arrived, mainly physicians and Priest.

Zhao Xing glanced at the list and, lo and behold, Yuan Yang and Zhang Yi were there too!

"They're back! I can feel it! Everyone's back!"

"The Derivation Three truly live up to their name!"

Zhao Xing grinned like a fool. What could be more exciting than running into his old crew?

Tantai Ming said: Yes.

Given that Cloud City is Commandery-level County but has not received sufficient supplies for many years, the prefectural government has decided to make up for the supplies that have been owed but not allocated over the past ten years in one go for all departments in Cloud City.

Past accounts do not need to be handled by officials in this term; everything should be based on the end of March of the seventeenth year of the Jingxin Calendar!

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