Finance Ministry Director; the Snow Empress Awakens

Several days had passed since that secret meeting.

During that time, Xu Tianran had neither made any earth-shattering moves nor rushed to take revenge on those people.

Instead, he had quietly begun paving the way for Long Wushang.

The first step was a director's position in the Imperial Ministry of Finance.

Normally, judging by Long Wushang's credentials on paper, he would never have been considered for the post.

But with Xu Tianran personally recommending him, the Black Dragon Merchant Association's deeply rooted influence in the empire, and the formidable strength Long Wushang himself had displayed, the position had ultimately fallen into his hands.

To be honest, even Xu Tianran had not expected Long Wushang to have already reached the Soul Douluo rank.

According to his Sun Moon Empire Resident ID, he was apparently only in his thirties.

That talent was astonishing. He stood a very good chance of becoming a Titled Douluo before forty.

A forty-year-old Titled Douluo would have been considered an unparalleled genius in any era.

And given how young, vigorous, and full of vitality he looked, whether he was even in his thirties remained an open question.

After all, the empire had spent years accepting immigrants from the territories of the three empires originally belonging to the Douluo Continent, and all manner of underground dealings in resident identities had long since sprung up.

No one could say how much truth there was in the age listed on a Resident ID.

But none of that mattered much to Xu Tianran. As long as Long Wushang was strong enough, willing to cooperate, and on his side, that was enough.

As for his position as a director in the Imperial Ministry of Finance, it sounded powerful, but very little actual work fell to Long Wushang.

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