After dispatching Cao Fangding and Shi Yue, Zhang Yu used the list provided by Master Artisan Chen to order the Inspection Office to compare and investigate the Frost Continent Creators who had infiltrated the continent.
At the same time, he ordered the Inspection Offices of every province to keep a close watch on all areas and report any unusual movements without delay.
He had not communicated this operation to the supervisory envoys and the others, for no one's identity could now be confirmed. The supervisory envoys might have been beyond suspicion before, but could they still be trusted now?
That was hard to say.
Until matters were truly confirmed, he could not trust these people. Fortunately, given his present status and actual control, he was fully capable of bypassing them and conducting surveillance throughout the continent.
Yet only three days later, news arrived first from Shi Yue. He said that Master Artisan Fei Liao had been successfully taken into custody and would soon be sent to Liang Province.
The reason for sending him to Liang Province was that the south had no formidable enemies, so its garrison was relatively sparse and its military equipment the most ordinary. The Celestial Mechanism Institute had no branch academy here, and those forces hostile toward the Profound Residence would find it difficult to wield any power in this place.
Another two days passed before Shi Yue returned safely with his men and reported to Zhang Yu, "Profound Rectifier, I tested him with the jade pendant you gave me. However, this Master Artisan Fei is not a Creator. He is the real person himself."
Zhang Yu's heart stirred slightly. "Oh? Were there any obstacles on this journey?"
Shi Yue said, "None. Once I found Master Artisan Fei and presented the decree you gave me, he