Night, 80km outside the training camp, through the Light Gate, inside.
Two figures lay prone on the ground, shrouded in the darkness of night.
An angry roar echoed through the mountains and forests, approaching the two women several times, but failing to find them.
After a long while, the roars faded away and stopped, followed by two sounds of venting frustration and smashing, and then silence fell.
Silence reigned all around.
The two remained motionless, still lying in the same spot.
Suddenly, a series of suppressed footsteps came from somewhere.
The footsteps drew closer.
Their already extremely low breathing was subconsciously suppressed even further.
There was no movement, and they dared not make a sound; the two waited silently.
Finally, the footsteps passed them and gradually moved away into the distance until they could no longer be heard.
I don't know how much time passed.
The figure with a low ponytail slowly raised her eyes from behind the earthen slope and looked into the distance.
Upon seeing this, the figure with the high ponytail also carefully raised her head and looked into the distance.
In the field of vision, a figure was curled up and resting in an open space several hundred meters away.
"Call--"
The figure with a high ponytail raised her hand and gently patted her chest.
"This... this Dragon Armor Beast is too outrageous! We almost couldn't escape!"
"If that weren't the case, they probably wouldn't have specifically left it for us as an assessment task!" the figure with the low ponytail replied.
"But this is too difficult! If Xingyu doesn't allow participation, who can deal with it?" Xiao Bai'er looked at her friend with some complaints.
There was no response; Shen Shuning stared at the Calamity Beast in the distance.
Dragon Armor Beast, Near-S-Class!
Without seeking help from others, it would indeed be quite difficult for the two of them on their own!
But it is precisely for this reason that one Calamity Beast can be worth three peak-stage Third Tier- tier Origin Crystal, right?
Breakthrough, 15, still quite a distance to go...
Shen Shuning's eyes were unfocused.
Suddenly, she couldn't help but cough softly.
" Shuning, how are you? Are you alright?" Xiao Bai'er looked over with concern as soon as she heard the voice.
"Yeah, don't worry, I'm fine. I just got injured earlier and was a little short of breath. I'll be fine after a while," Shen Shuning explained, her gaze turning to Bai Er as she spoke. "But Bai'er, you were just knocked away head-on by the Dragon Armor Beast. Are you hurt?"
Hearing this, Xiao Bai'er breathed a sigh of relief and patted his chest lightly. "Hehe, don't worry, although I'm not completely unharmed, I'm in pretty good shape!"
Seeing this, Shen Shuning couldn't help but smile.
"That's good!"
"But Shuning," Xiao Bai'er said with a melancholy look at the Dragon Armor Beast in the distance, "What should we do now? Retreat, or wait for the others to arrive?"
The cleaning of the Light Gate has been going on for two days.
Even though they're heading in different directions, the others should be arriving here soon too.
Moreover, their battle with the Dragon Armor Beast had caused such a commotion.
However, after a few seconds, the expected reply did not arrive.
Xiao Bai'er paused for a moment, then looked away at her friend beside her.
My friend was also gazing into the distance.
" Shuning?" Xiao Bai'er whispered a reminder.
Seemingly awakened by her voice, her friend turned her head.
His eyes were calm and bright.
She raised her hand and wiped away the blood she had just coughed up from the corner of her mouth.
" Bai'er, do you still dare to try?"
"Click--"
The sturdy wooden door was pushed open.
Without closing the window, Zhao Yonggang took a document, walked behind the desk, and sat down.
He leaned back in his chair, then stared blankly at the documents on his desk, lost in thought.
Suddenly, there was a knock on the door.
Zhao Yonggang snapped out of his daze and looked up at his secretary Lü Mingzhe, who was standing at the door.
Come in!
"Minister, you're back!" Lü Mingzhe stepped in.
"Don't call me Minister anymore, call me Director!" Zhao Yonggang said.
Upon hearing this, Lü Mingzhe paused, then continued forward.
"Has the specific restructuring plan been finalized?" Lü Mingzhe asked.
Although it was a question, the tone was already full of certainty.
"Yes!" Zhao Yonggang nodded.
"What was the name after that?" Lü Mingzhe stopped at his desk.
Zhao Yonggang glanced at the top line of the file he had placed on his desktop and said:
" Great Xia Ruins Defense General Administration!"
" The Great Xia's defense of the ruins... General Administration?" Lü Mingzhe repeated in a low voice.
There's not much to say about the prefix; "Ruins" is also understandable, referring to the Ruins Realm; "defense" refers to all matters related to national security and defense.
Overall, it is actually more in line with their job responsibilities than the original Public Security Supervision Bureau.
but...
General Administration?
Why did you specifically add "total"?
Noticing the pause in Lü Mingzhe's words, Zhao Yonggang explained,
"The General Administration is only responsible for formulating and revising the highest strategy, as well as discussing some necessary matters. Specific tasks are still left to the lower-level organizations to make their own decisions and carry them out!"
"The organization below?" Lü Mingzhe asked again.
"Yes, the existing local Supervision Bureau will be retained, but their responsibilities will be adjusted. The new powers include:"
Deal with potential Calamity Beast that may appear within the city; manage the Light Gate that appear around the city; and oversee the guilds and martial artists in society.
In addition, a new Special Operations Squad has been established to support and handle the Light Gate that various cities cannot handle.
Zhao Yonggang explained,
"Then, besides these two, there are the current four military regions: the Central Military Region, the Plateau Military Region, the Grassland Military Region, and the Maritime Frontier Military Region."
"There are only six subordinate organizations in total!"
"Isn't this pretty much the same as before?" Lü Mingzhe asked, somewhat puzzled.
"They're similar in form, but there's a real difference," Zhao Yonggang said slowly. "The most obvious difference is in the Erosion Zone. Before, although they fought together there, soldiers were soldiers and inspectors were inspectors. But from then on, they all belonged to the military region there!"
"Unified under which military region?" Lü Mingzhe repeated the question heavily.
"Yes!" Zhao Yonggang nodded.
"Does that mean all the inspectors currently in the Erosion Zone, including Daoist Master Li and his group, belong to that military region and not to our Supervision Bureau anymore?" Lü Mingzhe asked, his eyes wide.
"No, S-Class members like Daoist Master Li are directly under the Defense Administration. As for the others..." Zhao Yonggang paused, looking at Lü Mingzhe, and said, "They do belong to their current organization!"
"No, Minister, how can you agree to this? If they are separated, wouldn't our Supervision Bureau be weakened?" Lü Mingzhe said, his eyes slightly wide.
Even excluding Daoist Master Li and his group, the other inspectors in the Erosion Zone can be said to represent more than 80% of the Supervision Bureau's top combat force.
As a result, when told that the inspectors behind them had nothing to do with the Supervision Bureau?
What does this have to do with weakening the power of the Supervision Bureau...?
"Bang!"
Lü Mingzhe's thoughts were suddenly interrupted by a loud voice.
He looked over and saw the minister slamming his hand on the table, staring straight at him.
Zhao Yonggang rebuked him sternly.
"Why do you think we need reform? Reform is precisely to change your kind of thinking!!"
" Supervision Bureau? Military Department?"
"What? You work here so that all the good stuff will end up in the Supervision Bureau?!"