[Heavenly Dao Advance Panel] [Advance project 1: Archery Mastery (100% repaid)] [Advance project 2: "Water-Cutting Saber Art" perfection (100% repaid)] [Advance project 3: "Iron Robe Skin-Grinding Method" perfection (38% repaid)] [Currently available advances: 0] [Advances awaiting unlock: Calligraphy, Bedchamber Art, Culinary Arts...] [Current realm: Qi-Blood Second Level Perfection]
Early that morning, after finishing his repayment practice for the Skin-Grinding Method, Li Feng looked at the slowly rising progress on the Heavenly Dao Advance Panel with deep satisfaction.
"Sister-in-law, I'm heading out. Remember to buy some extra meat when you shop."
"All right, Feng."
After exchanging a few words with his sister-in-law, Li Feng headed toward the City Guard Office.
His savings had all but run dry from practicing the Skin-Grinding Method recently. Fortunately, his promotion from temporary constable to regular constable had doubled his monthly salary from two taels to four.
It would hardly make him rich, but it was enough to cover food and everyday expenses for the two of them.
Being a regular constable was considerably better than being a temporary one, but the biggest improvement was really his standing, not his pay. Previously, he had been a temporary odd-job worker who could be replaced at any moment. Now, he was a regular constable whom outsiders could not casually look down on. As for extra pickings from his duties, there still weren't any.
Chief Constable Zhao did not attend that morning's assembly.
Li Feng had thought Zhao would show up even less often after his injury, but he had actually been attending quite diligently lately. Perhaps he wanted to build up more connections before retirement so they could lend him a hand afterward.
All the other chief constables were present, however.
Once several of the leading chief constables had assigned the day's duties and delivered