Seeing that the fight had been stopped, Zhao Yonggang took a few steps forward.
He slowly walked to the edge of the stage, his face grim as he looked down at the people below.
"Who started this this time?!"
Upon hearing this, everyone's gazes instinctively turned to the young man with the buzz cut.
" Yang Xu?" Zhao Yonggang looked at the young man with the buzz cut and frowned.
The other party was from the Capital Supervision Bureau, and given their considerable talent, he still remembered them somewhat.
Seeing this, Yang Xu quickly pointed at Cao Mingyu.
"No, there's this guy too!"
Pointed at by Yang Xu, Cao Mingyu frowned slightly but did not refute. He acknowledged what he had done!
Zhao Yonggang glanced at Cao Mingyu, and seeing that he had no objections, he then looked at the crowd again.
"Alright, I'll review the security footage later. Everyone who started this will have 1000 points deducted, and everyone who participated will have 500 points deducted!"
"Huh? No, Minister, isn't 500 points a bit too much?" someone immediately retorted.
"More? Ha, that's exactly what we need. How else will we teach you a lesson?" Zhao Yonggang hissed.
Upon hearing this, the person who had just retorted opened their mouth, but ultimately did not continue speaking.
Seeing that no one had any objections, Zhao Yonggang:
"Alright, does anyone else have any objections?"
Jiang Xingwei, dressed in black, stood to the side. He glanced at the crowd below and interjected:
" Yang Xu is one of my men, and he even attacked right after I called a halt to the attack, so I'll deduct an extra 500 points!"
"Ah, boss, this..." Yang Xu looked up at Jiang Xingwei in surprise.
"What, do you have a problem with that?" Jiang Xingwei looked at Yang Xu coldly.
Meeting Jiang Xingwei's gaze, Yang Xu opened his mouth, but in the end, he could only lower his head.
1500 points? Does that mean I've worked for nothing for the past two years?
Damn it, those bastards!
at the same time.
Not far away, Shen Heng nodded slightly.
A penalty of 500-1500 points is quite severe.
Don't be fooled by the fact that Shen Heng accumulated over 2,000 points in just six months; that's because the Decaying Spore incident gave him a one-time bonus of 1,600 points.
If it weren't for that incident, Shen Heng's current score would be less than a thousand points.
This is normal; a typical member of the Supervision Bureau only earns a little over a thousand points a year.
If you're in Capital, your ability is combat-related, and your rank isn't high, the points you gain will be significantly reduced.
So the points deducted are already an uncountable penalty, enough to give those who just fought a hard time.
Speaking of this, Shen Heng subconsciously turned his head to look at Fang Ran standing next to him.
Although the other side was also in the center of the battlefield, they weren't actually involved in the melee; they were just shouting for everyone to stop fighting. This...
Just then, Shen Heng felt himself being watched, and he slightly shifted his gaze.
Not far away, Yang Xu was turning his head to look at him.
The gaze that was about to leave lingered as Shen Heng looked towards her.
The two stared at each other for a moment, then Yang Xu snorted coldly and turned away.
"Hehe... it seems he hates you!" Gu Lingxuan said with great interest.
"Yes, it seems that's true!" Shen Heng nodded.
"How does it feel to be hated just for helping someone out?" Gu Lingxuan turned to look at Shen Heng.
"Hmm... it feels a bit like being caught in an undeserved disaster!" Shen Heng pondered for a moment before saying.
"You don't seem to care much?" Gu Lingxuan asked with interest.
"Although we're both members of the Supervision Bureau, we're not from the same place. Even if he hates me, it's useless, besides..."
Shen Heng glanced at Cao Mingyu,
"I was probably just someone who got hated incidentally!"
"Well, that's true!" Seeing that Shen Heng didn't seem to care much, Gu Lingxuan lost interest.
During their conversation, Minister Zhao Yonggang glanced around the somewhat messy meeting room and began:
"Alright, everyone find a seat and get ready for the meeting!"
At this point, he glanced at the soldiers in the center of the battlefield, surrounded by many damaged tables and chairs, and added:
"As for you, you're the ones who broke the tables and chairs, so just sit on the floor and have the meeting!"
The participants frowned, but did not object. They simply sat on the ground to hold a meeting, which was much less serious than losing points.
"Let's find a place to sit down too!" Shen Heng turned his head and glanced at the two people beside him.
Gu Lingxuan nodded, offering no objection.
However, Fang Ran didn't follow; he asked:
"Um, do you know where Yunjiang Province is located?"
Shen Heng turned his head and glanced at the inspectors from all over the country who were walking towards different locations, as well as Cao Mingyu and the others who were already sitting on the ground.
"Why don't you just sit next to us?"
"Is this... alright?" Fang Ran asked hesitantly.
"Yes, didn't the minister just say to find a seat and prepare for the meeting?"
"Okay!" Fang Ran nodded in agreement.
Shen Heng led the two to a nice spot to sit down, then looked up.
On the stage, Minister Zhao Yonggang sat in the middle, with two Fifth Tier S-Class ability users from Capital sitting on his left and right sides respectively.
After everyone was seated, two crisp thumping sounds rang out, and everyone's attention was instinctively drawn to them.
Facing the gazes of the crowd, Zhao Yonggang began to speak:
"Alright, the meeting is now officially open!"
"First and foremost, the first thing."
After Zhao Yonggang finished speaking, he turned to look at Li Daoyi sitting next to him.
Li Daoyi chuckled and pulled a short metal rod from his sleeve.
You should recognize this, right?
Shen Heng's gaze fell on the short metal rod. He had seen this kind of thing many times before, on Han Ling and Wu Cheng.
"Is this a foldable weapon system?" someone in the audience immediately recognized it.
"Yes, that's right!" Li Daoyi a smile.
"What's the point of holding a meeting to discuss these weapons and equipment? Just put them on the Martial World Easy Exchange for people to exchange!" someone immediately retorted.
"For ordinary weapons and equipment, it's true that you can just put them on the Martial World Easy Exchange, but this equipment is different. Each of you can use it!" Li Daoyi.
"Can everyone use it?" someone asked doubtfully.
Shen Heng also looked at the stage with a puzzled expression.
Even if everyone can use it, there's really no need to specifically mention it; in other words, is there anything special about it...?
Li Daoyi stopped speaking in riddles and instead pressed down on the short stick.
The short metal rod quickly extended into a long rod, which Li Daoyi then forcefully shoved into the ground.
The next moment, Shen Heng's pupils contracted slightly, and he saw an invisible curtain of Origin Power expanding outwards.
The curtain quickly swept across the crowd, then covered the entire venue.
"What the hell was that just now?"
"I didn't know! I thought it was an area-of-effect attack, and I was already preparing to defend!"
"..."
The crowd below buzzed with discussion.
Shen Heng also turned to look at Gu Lingxuan sitting next to him and asked:
Do you recognize this equipment?
Gu Lingxuan recalled what had just happened and shook her head.
"I don't know. It's probably something new developed by the R&D department. It might have some special features, which is why it was mentioned at this meeting!"
Shen Heng nodded slightly upon hearing this, then looked back at the stage.