He made his way down from the fourth floor of the Main Building.
Chen Mu slowly digested the information and gains he had obtained from this trip to the General Office.
First, he had clarified the path ahead: after Tendon Transformation and Bone Tempering came the five viscera and six bowels—the true absolute strength that stood above the million people of vast Jade City. Perhaps it amounted to little across all of Great Xuan, but in one region, it was enough to hold down an entire side.
Then there were the artistic conception diagrams of Qian Heaven Kun Earth. According to Xu Hongyu, aside from the Qian and Kun diagrams, the city lord likely possessed the other six as well. It was simply that, at his current level, he could not yet come into contact with the city lord. At the very least, he would have to wait until he entered Tendon Transformation.
Lastly was the matter of his promotion to Runner Office.
As Chen Mu pondered and weighed these matters one by one, he made his way downstairs. Suddenly, an unfamiliar Runner Office officer in a Dark Green Yamen Uniform approached him, smiled faintly, and cupped his fists in greeting.
Though he did not know the man, Chen Mu habitually returned the salute when facing a Runner Office officer.
"I am Fu Linjiang. I have long heard that Runner Chen is young and promising. Now that I have met you, you truly do cut a dashing figure."
Fu Linjiang spoke with a smile.
Not knowing the other man's intentions, Chen Mu responded with the proper attitude of a subordinate. "You overpraise me, sir. I merely happened to ride the winds of the moment."
Fu Linjiang looked at Chen Mu meaningfully. "As the saying goes, when one rides the same