Compensation and Promotion

As Jing Qian walked, he carefully pondered the organizational structure of the Hun Zhou Government Office.

The Hun Zhou Government Office had Three Houses and Two Directorates. Below the Zhi Zhou, these were the powerful organs that truly held power and governed the entire Zhou.

Among them, the Military Affairs Office, the Civil Affairs Office, and the Maritime Affairs Office, as their names suggested, each had their own responsibilities and undertook all administrative functions.

The Craftsmen Directorate and the Education Directorate, on the other hand, followed a specialized route. The Craftsmen Directorate was responsible for the manufacturing of artifacts, the refining of magical treasures, and the management of magical materials.

The Education Directorate was responsible for managing the three Destiny Hearths under the government office, as well as the secret vault containing various cultivation methods.

In this cultivation world, the Three Houses and Two Directorates of the Hun Zhou Government Office were not only symbols of secular power but also important links between the cultivation world and the mortal realm.

Anyone who could hold a position in the government office must have cultivation.

The heads of these Three Houses and Two Directorates, with the exception of Wu Liuyuan, the head of the Craftsmen Directorate, who held the position exceptionally as a Ninth Grade Hundred Refinements craftsman, were all at the Seventh Grade Prolonging Life realm of cultivation.

Any one of these heads, if sent out, could independently establish a Destiny Island.

Below these five heads, each office also had several Eighth Grade Dragon Elephant realm managers who served as middle-level administrators, commanding a large number of Ninth Grade cultivators to perform their duties.

Jing Chuan, the ancestor of the Jing Family, and Qian Yuan, who was currently before him, belonged to the middle-level managers of the Maritime Affairs Office.

These two, one old and one young, walking one after the other, could be said to have their own hidden agendas.

That Qian Yuan had sought the Jing Family's Official Shop License and suppressed the Jing Family for many years. If Jing Qian hadn't intervened, he would have completely removed this Dragon Elephant family from the list.

He could be described as a cultivator with a kind face but a wicked heart, skilled in scheming, and possessing strong power.

And this Jing Qian was no pushover either. He cleverly disguised himself and entered the situation, attempting to deceive everyone.

Although he took on the karma, he intended to take away the Jing Family's foundation to build the foundation for his own cultivation.

The two were genuine enemies, but before this government office, they had to put on an act, displaying a hypocritical facade, as if there had never been any enmity between them.

After the two walked into the mouth of the dragon python, the giant python slowly closed its mouth and swam along the winding river channel towards the interior of HunZhou Island.

Its speed remained at two hundred kilometers per hour, as if it were a terrifying natural disaster traversing this large island.

Before long, it passed by a small human settlement.

And the people in this city seemed to have been waiting for the arrival of the dragon python!

They saw them erect a barbecue grill made of black stone next to the python path, on which lay the carcass of a huge Ninth Grade White Fang ox.

The giant ox had already been skinned and bled, and the aroma of the roasting meat was overwhelming.

As the dragon python passed by, its snake tongue flicked out and swallowed the giant ox into its belly.

Then it continued to swim into the distance!

If one were to raise their perspective and look down on the entire HunZhou Island from high in the sky, they would see the winding python path extending across the entire large island, connecting all the human settlements.

The dragon python moved back and forth within this python path, and at each stop, people would feed it the blood and flesh they had prepared in advance.

It didn't have to do anything; it just needed to roam around the various settlements every day and devour the prepared food.

And preparing food for this dragon python was an important task for all human settlements on the large island, a huge burden, a sharp sword hanging over their heads!

From this perspective, this [HunZhou Island] is nothing more than a cage for raising dragon pythons!

Millions of people support the dragon pythons; these dragon pythons are the core, while the human race are all cattle and horses.

Jing Qian followed Qian Yuan, along the serpent's tongue, into the government office. After many twists and turns, they arrived before a three-story Management Pavilion.

Qian Yuan spoke to the Management Pavilion:

"House Master, it is Jing Chuan's great-grandson, Jing Clan member Qian, who struck the [Dragon Drinking Plate]!"

"He said that Jing Chuan once left an opportunity for his descendants to strike the plate back then. Please investigate, sir!"

As he spoke, Jing Qian's spirit instantly tensed.

He had followed his plan, fighting his way here, and was finally about to face the real test!

If he ultimately failed, his only option was to leap into the void and escape.

But doing so would disrupt his optimal cultivation path!

He waited for the reaction of the Maritime Affairs Office Master, and to his surprise, the Master seemed to have no suspicion about his identity.

He saw a figure appear on the third floor of the Management Pavilion, looking down at the two of them.

Jing Qian controlled his magical power and divine sense, not daring to let any leak out.

The figure asked:

"Jing Qian, did you go out to sea with the [Hun Yi Number] and find Jing Chuan'sRelics?"

Hearing this, Jing Qian took out the [Tide Divination] he had prepared beforehand from hisIn his arms, held it above his head with both hands, and said:

"Reporting to sir, I have recovered the family inheritance and have come specifically to apply for the ancestor'sCompensation to help me determine my destiny and enter the Dao, so that I can re-refine the [Tide] and continue to serve the [Hun Zhou] Navy!"

The figure on the third floor nodded after hearing this and said:

"Your great-grandfather Jing Chuan was blessed with good fortune. He once ate a [Crimson Scale Dragon Carp], was stained with the Dragon Carp's DharmaCharm, and finally refined the [Dragon Carp] Dharma Idol, advancing to the Eighth Grade."

"This [Tide Divination] was something I obtained for your great-grandfather from the Education Directorate back then."

"I observe that within your physical body, the Dragon Carp's DharmaCharm is also overflowing, which must be due to excellent bloodline inheritance."

"Since that is the case, I shall bestow Jing Chuan'sCompensation upon you!"

"Furthermore, since you have struck the [Dragon Drinking Plate], you may make one request. I will make the decision to raise yourCompensation by one level."

"Later, you may go to the Education Directorate and attempt to determine your destiny with a Sixth Grade [Purple Destiny Furnace]."

"The precious ship of your Jing Family will also be raised to the Eighth Grade."

"If you successfully enter the Dao, then go to the Education Directorate's secret vault and receive a new [Destiny Constitution] inheritance."

"Thank you for your great kindness, sir!"

Jing Qian immediately bowed in thanks, secretly letting out a sigh of relief in his heart!

Afterward, the figure threw down a sentence and returned to the Management Pavilion.

"Qian Yuan, take Jing Chuan to the Education Directorate and have him receive theCompensation as I instructed."

"Yes, sir!"

Qian Yuan turned his head and said to Jing Qian:

"Consider yourself lucky. Come with me."

Jing Qian immediately followed behind Qian Yuan and turned into a side courtyard within the government office.

As soon as he entered the area, he suddenly felt as if his soul and divine sense were being roasted by a fierce fire, making him want to shrink into a ball.

However, this intense heat was completely confined within this courtyard, and there was no perception of it from the outside.

As Qian Yuan led him into this courtyard, a middle-aged scholar came forward to greet them.

Qian Yuan bowed and said:

"Brother Tao, is the Libationer here?"

"I have brought my Navy disciple to collect the death benefits for the [Hun Ling Number]."

"Our office head has specially approved that he can use the sixth-grade [Purple Destiny Furnace] to burn his body and determine his destiny. Please explain this to Brother Tao and the Libationer."