Whoever had money paid whoever they wanted?
After Su Yuan said this in a breezy, untroubled tone, Transport Commissioner Fan narrowed his eyes slightly and gave Su Yuan another careful look.
Only after a long while did he slowly say:
"If you can pull this off, Nephew Su, you'll be a pillar of the Heavenly Law Imperial Court!"
"Then I'll wish you an early success in reaching your goal, so you can stand shoulder to shoulder with me! Hahaha."
As he spoke, he raised his wine cup toward Su Yuan and smiled.
Su Yuan hurriedly lifted his own cup, holding it a little lower than Fan's, and said:
"No matter how high I rise in the future, Uncle Fan, you'll always be my elder."
Fan was very pleased with Su Yuan's attitude and cheerfully drained the wine from his cup.
[The Immortal Official System under the Holy Law Executive Council was fair and incorruptible, always conducting official business by the book. Yet you've corrupted it with the hated drinking-table culture. Your crimes are unforgivable!] [Rule-breaking count +1]
Su Yuan simply pretended he hadn't heard.
After exchanging pleasantries, Commissioner Fan's expression grew more serious. He asked earnestly:
"Nephew Su, you want to rise four ranks in a single year and jump straight to Principal Fifth Rank. To be honest, the timeline is extremely tight."
"Not only will you have little time to meet your goal, but finding a suitable vacant post for you will take quite a while, too."
Su Yuan's expression turned solemn.
"Please enlighten me, Uncle Fan."
Transport Commissioner Fan said:
"As far as I know, among the seven continents of East, West, South, North, Central, White, and Black, only Central Continent, where the Central Administration is located, is an exception. On the other continents, there are