What excited Xu Yi wasn't the specific contents of the meeting minutes, but a treasure called the Boundary Barrier Pearl.
Xu Yi had heard of the Boundary Barrier Pearl long ago. It was a precious treasure that could seal off space. With one in place, not only could no one sense its owner, they couldn't hear a thing either.
He had only ever heard of such a treasure. He'd never seen one.
He hadn't expected the First Division to have one, kept specifically for the Director. Whenever a meeting was held, they could bring out the Boundary Barrier Pearl and seal off the area from the outside.
After all, it wouldn't do for a dignified division's office to conduct an entire meeting by telepathy. That would be far too undignified.
First the Hidden Spirit Pearl, and now the Boundary Barrier Pearl. Treasures like these were hard to come by elsewhere, yet they were all gathered in the government offices.
For the first time, Xu Yi understood that Steward Fang had been right: serving as an official in the Northern Sacred Court came with far too many perks.
He loved collecting treasures, especially ones on the level of the Boundary Barrier Pearl. Now that he'd seen it, how could he possibly let it go? He immediately summoned Envoy Liu.
Envoy Liu was thirty-six or thirty-seven, with a fair, clean-shaven face. He was in charge of the First Pavilion.
The pavilions were small units within the Director's office. The so-called unsalaried Senior Officials were often the head and deputy envoys of these pavilions.
Envoy Liu oversaw the First Pavilion, which was specifically responsible for serving Xu Yi, the Director.
Xu Yi got straight to the point and stated his intention. Envoy Liu shrank his neck and began to stammer.
Xu Yi smiled.