Three days later.
On the mountainside of Mist Smoke Mountain, west of the Affairs Office.
Following the signs on the wooden plaques, Chen Mu slowly entered Bamboo Courtyard.
According to the notice posted outside the Affairs Office, Bamboo Courtyard was responsible for assigning personnel across different regions.
Whenever a Lower Courtyard was short-staffed, the news would immediately be sent to the Bamboo Courtyards in every Affairs Office.
Bamboo Courtyard would then dispatch people to the understaffed Lower Courtyard in the form of assignments.
He had come today to see whether there was suitable work that would allow him to leave East Ridge Five Mountains.
Killing Sun Wujiu was, after all, a hidden danger.
Entering the room, Chen Mu swiftly swept his gaze around.
Two hollowed-out screens stood on either side of the entrance, dividing the building into two relatively independent eastern and western compartments. Both resembled studies, furnished with bookshelves, desks, writing brushes, ink, paper, and inkstones.
At that moment, two people were talking in the western compartment. Chen Mu gave them a brief glance before walking straight toward the eastern compartment.
Behind the desk there sat a bald middle-aged man in his forties.
Dressed in black, his eyelids drooped and his face was utterly indifferent.
Before Chen Mu could speak, the bald middle-aged man directly held out his hand, sounding somewhat impatient. "Give me your Identity Jade Token."
Chen Mu had already asked about the procedures and was prepared. He promptly handed over his Jade Token.
Taking it, the man's eyes flashed with a faint white light. "You know how to refine Fasting Pills?"
"I do." Chen Mu nodded.
The bald middle-aged man's expression immediately softened. "Which mountain do you want to go to?"
"I'm not sure. Does anywhere outside East Ridge need someone to refine Fasting Pills?" Chen