It was morning when Lu Yi summoned the two members who had broken through to Soul King to the meeting room where they usually held small meetings. He also called in several companions.
Though Lu Yi and his companions were three or four years younger than the pair, every member of the Ministry of Magic now treated Lu Yi and Ning Tian with the utmost respect.
After all, wherever you went, the one who fed you was your mother, and the one who paid you was your lord. Lu Yi and Ning Tian had never been stingy with money or resources.
By extension, the three core members closest to them—Xiao Xiao, Zhou Sichen, and Cao Jinxuan—had also earned everyone's respect.
Soul Bones had always been Blood River Treasures that sparked bitter struggles. But an announcement had been made long ago, and the ministry's members came from a fairly narrow circle; most already knew one another personally. There was no harm in publicizing this to motivate everyone.
Still, it was better to hand out the rewards in private.
Lu Yi remembered these two well. They had been among the first to join the Ministry of Magic.
When they joined, they had graduated from the Outer Court just three months earlier. As Soul Ancestors and Level 2 Soul Engineers, they occupied an awkward middle ground in a major city like Shrek City: too accomplished for the bottom, not accomplished enough for the top.
Young and ambitious, they had no wish to move somewhere small and begin an early "retirement." Then they happened upon the Ministry of Magic's offer. After weighing it and comparing it with another sect called the Tang Sect, they resolutely chose to join.
Once they were here, they encountered things they had never even heard of and experienced the