"Since I'm the one who invited everyone here, let me introduce myself first!"
Cao Mingyu stood up.
" Haizhou City, Cao Mingyu, Tier 2, Ability: Physical Fitness Enhancement!"
" Lingyang City, Hou Zhe, Tier 2, Ability: Inert Skin!"
" Heyuan City, Gu Chang, Tier 2, Ability: Water Flow Manipulation "
" Huguang City, Gao Yuzheng,..."
"..."
Everyone introduced themselves one by one.
Shen Heng's gaze lingered briefly on the person named Gu Chang.
Water Flow Manipulation?
Hmm... Given the current personnel configuration of Linhai City, if a marine Calamity Beast were to appear, even First Tier would probably be difficult for them to handle.
It would be great to have someone with that kind of ability to fill that gap!
However, there isn't a huge shortage right now, since the sea Calamity Beast pose relatively little threat to humans, and even if they do appear, they can be driven away with firearms.
Of the next few people, the one who caught Shen Heng's attention the most was a woman named Gu Lingxuan.
Her long, wine-red hair was tied into a bun at the back of her head, and she was lightly smoking a cigarette between her fingers.
Of course, if that were all, Shen Heng would only glance at her once. What truly caught Shen Heng's attention was her rank of Tier 3 and her ability to Pressure Deception.
Is Pressure Deception, deceiving oneself about the pressure around us?
How can this ability be developed?... Shen Heng pondered for a moment.
While he was pondering, the others quickly finished introducing themselves.
Noticing that the sound beside him had stopped, Shen Heng slightly raised his eyes and said:
" Linhai City, Shen Heng, Tier 1, Ability: Hearing Enhancement!"
Upon hearing that Shen Heng was only at the First Tier, a hint of surprise flashed in the eyes of the others, but it was only a hint. After all, there was a Third Tier who was even rarer than the First Tier among those attending the meeting.
"Does anyone know what will be discussed at tomorrow's meeting?" Cao Mingyu asked.
Upon hearing this, everyone instinctively turned their gaze to Gu Lingxuan.
After all, in their view, if anyone knew this news, it must be someone of a higher rank.
Gu Lingxuan glanced at everyone, then looked to the side and said calmly:
"I don't know, and I'm not interested in knowing. Anyway, if the sky falls, the tall ones will hold it up; it's not my place to talk."
Seeing that even the only Third Tier didn't know, the others could only nod in agreement.
Hou Zhe from Lingyang City turned to look at everyone and said:
"I don't know what will be discussed tomorrow, but I've heard that two Fifth Tier big shots from Capital will be there!"
"Really?" someone questioned.
"Of course it's true!"
"That means..."
The group began to discuss the matter excitedly.
Shen Heng raised his eyes and glanced at everyone, then asked:
Do you know who the Fifth Tier is in Capital?
Upon hearing this, the table fell silent, and all eyes turned to Shen Heng.
Cao Mingyu also looked at Shen Heng with some surprise.
"Brother Shen Heng, don't you know?"
"I only heard about it when I first joined the Supervision Bureau. Since it wasn't mentioned again, I didn't bother to find out more about it!" Shen Heng said.
"How long have you been a member? Haven't you talked to him even once?" Cao Mingyu asked.
"It hasn't been half a year yet, I only joined the Linhai Supervision Bureau at the Three Moons this year!" Shen Heng replied.
"Oh, no wonder!"
Cao Mingyu nodded in realization, his gaze sweeping over Shen Heng.
"Is there enough Origin Power in the air now to cultivate to the First Tier in half a year?"
Shen Heng opened his mouth, hesitated for a moment, and then nodded slightly.
I guess so!
Everyone nodded slightly, not surprised by the result.
Although it took them quite a while to cultivate to the First Tier, the Origin Power in the air was much thinner back then, incomparable to now.
If they were in today's world, and they were serious, they could reach the First Tier in six months.
Unlike them, Gu Lingxuan narrowed her eyes slightly, her gaze lingering briefly on Shen Heng.
First Tier? Ha, this kid's probably almost Tier 2 already!
If what he said is true, he's only been with the Supervision Bureau for five months now, so he'll probably catch up to me in the next year or two.
Oh well, what's it to me? I should just mind my own business!
Gu Lingxuan looked away, took a light drag on the cigarette between her two fingers.
"So, does anyone know who the Fifth Tier members in Capital are?" Shen Heng asked again.
Cao Mingyu began to explain:
Capital has two Fifth Tier cities.
"One of them is a former special forces soldier from the Northern Theater Command named Jiang Xingwei, whose ability is S-Class 'Command Thunder'."
"The other is the Daoist priest of Clear Wind Temple, Li Daoyi, whose ability is S-Class Cloud-Heavens Wind Control."
Shen Heng nodded slightly. Command Thunder was easy to understand; it's about striking the Cloud-Heavens Wind Control...
"Does 'Cloud-Heavens Wind Control' mean controlling clouds or controlling the wind?" Shen Heng looked at everyone with some confusion.
"It's called 'riding the wind,' so it must mean controlling the wind!"
"No, I heard that when Daoist Master Li makes a move, there are always white clouds around him. He must be controlling clouds, right?"
"How can clouds attack people? Those white clouds are just a color; they're actually controlling the wind, right?"
"Why can't the clouds..."
Hmm, it seems nobody knows... Shen Heng glanced at the group of people who were discussing amongst themselves.
"Alright, stop guessing if you don't know!" Gu Lingxuan interrupted them.
Everyone instinctively turned their gaze to Gu Lingxuan, waiting for her explanation.
However, Gu Lingxuan didn't seem to have any intention of explaining; she simply seemed to be denying everyone's earlier guesses.
Shen Heng turned to look at everyone, then turned his gaze to Gu Lingxuan and asked:
"If it's neither cloud nor wind, then do you know exactly what it is?"
Gu Lingxuan turned to look at Shen Heng, thought for a moment, and said:
"It's a unique attack method that combines wind, clouds, and water vapor into one. On the surface, it looks like clouds, and there are indeed clouds, but the main killing move is the high-speed rotating airflow inside."
Upon hearing this, everyone nodded in understanding.
Shen Heng nodded slightly. So, the clouds are the exterior, and the wind is the interior—meaning it's both cloud and wind?
The following day, at 8:35 AM.
Headquarters of the Supervision Bureau, Mountain and River Hall.
Shen Heng sat in a relatively forward position, his gaze calmly sweeping across the hall.
To his left, Gu Lingxuan was yawning slightly, while to his right, Cao Mingyu sat upright.
Suddenly, a somewhat irritated voice rang out from ahead.
"Hey kid, you're not from our Capital Supervision Bureau, are you? What are you doing sitting here?"
Shen Heng looked in the direction of the sound and saw the first row of seats diagonally in front of him.
Several young men were standing beside the seats. The young man with a buzz cut, who was in the lead, frowned as he looked at a young man who looked somewhat scholarly and was currently sitting in the seat.
"Um... can't we sit here?" the somewhat bookish young man asked, looking up.
"Of course we can't sit here! Are you blind? Didn't you see the notice that this is the location of our Capital Supervision Bureau?" the crew-cut youth cursed angrily.
"Oh, well, I'm sorry, I only arrived here by plane around 5 o'clock, and then I rushed over without checking any other notices!" the bookish young man said apologetically.
"I didn't see, I didn't see, what do you mean I didn't see? Your mother gave you eyes to use, not for you to use as trash!" the crew-cut youth cursed angrily.
Shen Heng frowned slightly as he looked at the scene before him.
It's just reserving a spot; saying something is fine, but there's no need to use such harsh language.
Suddenly, a loud slamming sound rang out from the side.