First-Year Internship—And You Went to Site 749 to Contain Monsters?!-Chapter 788: Gold Badge, Silver Credentials—100,000 Contribution Points, Top-Tier Investigator!
"An... Wuyang...?"
That AUV prince?
This name brought back memories for Lu Ding of his time with the Wei Gao group.
No matter how you looked at it, the two of them could be considered friends.
Now, hearing about him again...
Lu Ding pondered for a moment. "What did he do?"
Up on the high platform, the Great Han official continued, "It's not so much that he did something wrong."
"You should know that the population composition of the Second Circle is mainly divided into three parts. The first part is the original inhabitants of the Second Circle. The second part consists of Ascenders who flew up from various dynasties of the Third Circle. The final part is the Latercomers, those who came up after finding the Dragon Wall."
"Among these, whether it's the original inhabitants or the Latercomers, the quality is rather uneven."
"The only exception is the Ascenders from the various dynasties."
This point was easy to understand.
It was just like settling in a big city. The original inhabitants were the beneficiaries of local quotas; there were many rich people, but also many poor people. The Latercomers were supplementary population imports, with an even more uneven mix of rich and poor.
Only the Ascenders!
This was talent recruitment, plus buying property to settle down.
The Second Circle was like a major city where every inch of land was worth its weight in gold.
To come here through talent recruitment and settle by buying property, one had to meet strict conditions: high education, high skills, and money.
The first two points satisfied the talent recruitment conditions, the last point satisfied the property purchase settlement condition.
A single property cost several million, even tens of millions.
Those who could earn that kind of money while also possessing good education and high skills—which of them wasn't an outstanding talent among men?
Although the competitive pressure in the Second Circle was immense,
real gold shines wherever it goes!
As they listened, the Great Han official on the high platform continued, "Among them were Ascenders from the Jing Dynasty. In the following days, they re-established a new Jing Dynasty."
"As time developed, the current Jing Dynasty is divided into two factions."
"Pro-Han, and Anti-Han."
"The Pro-Han faction believes the Third Circle is the Third Circle, the Second Circle is the Second Circle. The fall of the Jing Dynasty was the unstoppable crushing force of history's wheel, and furthermore, the Jing Dynasty itself had problems. They should learn from the Jing Dynasty's lessons, reform themselves, maintain a better Jing Dynasty, and avoid the tragedies of the past."
"We are all nations that ascended from the Third Circle; we should cooperate with each other."
"The Anti-Han faction, however, believes that Great Han stole the country, that it pilfered the Jing Dynasty's territory."
As soon as these words landed,
Lu Ding spoke up directly. "That's fucking bullshit. The Jing Dynasty kept ceding territory and paying indemnities until it played itself into extinction. There was a period of chaotic times in between. Great Han only rekindled the flame after that chaotic era."
Laughter erupted from the high platform.
Everyone felt Lu Ding's cursing was cathartic.
"The reasoning is sound, but the Jing Dynasty's Anti-Han faction won't accept it."
"Currently, Great Han is expanding in multiple directions. The Jing Dynasty is just a side branch, a chicken rib—tasteless to eat, yet a pity to discard. Launching a major military campaign wouldn't bring back enough benefits to offset the losses."
"If we leave them unchecked, the Jing Dynasty's Anti-Han faction is cooperating with sects like the Yellow Heaven Sect and Wuwang, which is genuinely annoying."
"This time, An Wuyang ascended to the Second Circle right after you. His bloodline concentration as a prince has already surpassed the vast majority of the current Jing Dynasty's direct imperial lineage in the Second Circle."
"It can be said that, in terms of status, his future possibility of inheriting the Jing Dynasty's great succession is the highest."
"We've reviewed your file. You have a good relationship with him. If you could help make contact with him and ascertain his stance, then Great Han could take action to support him in solidifying the throne. We wouldn't need him to offer any benefits."
"We'd just need him to manage the people within the Jing Dynasty properly, have them stay obediently in their own country and not cause trouble. Additionally, provide a list of those cults and their intelligence. That's all."
"If not, if he's also beyond redemption, then Great Han would have no choice but to shoulder the losses, preferring short-term pain over long-term agony, and directly dispatch troops to crush them."
The new city and the subsequent chain effects
have caused Great Han significant losses.
The current situation is that for side branches like the Jing Dynasty, if we can avoid deploying troops, we avoid it, saving money to use where it's most needed, to deal with the truly formidable adversaries.
From this perspective, the official leadership on the high platform should be from the dove faction.
But being a dove doesn't mean being cowardly; it just means there's room for negotiation.
If it were the hawk faction... they'd just fucking attack them!
There are pros and cons to both.
It's like that emperor on horseback, who launched five expeditions into the northern deserts, waging major military campaigns. The process drained the people and wasted resources, but winning meant solving the problem once and for all.
It boils down to one word: gamble!
Lu Ding could understand. In your position, you plan your duties and fulfill your responsibilities.
As a 749 investigator who has worked until now, he still had professional spirit, but his personal will could not be encroached upon.
He repeated his earlier line: "My temper is rather explosive."
The official on the high platform immediately laughed. "As an envoy of the superior nation, when you are out and about, you represent Great Han. A strong Han nation is never weak!"
Since they had given their stance,
Lu Ding didn't mind making a trip.
"Alright, I'll take on this matter, but I can't guarantee the outcome."
"We don't need you to deliver an outcome. We just need you to come back with an answer. It's not that we fear them; it's that we don't want to do thankless tasks. If they won't listen to reason, then we'll let the illiterate talk to them instead."
If you won't be a 'dove,' then we'll let the hawks have a chat with you.
Elder Shui's hand, holding his tea, paused.
"What do you mean? Who's illiterate?"
"Hahahaha, Elder Shui, not you, not you."
Seeing the situation was clear, the Review Office side immediately struck the gavel.
"The Review Office side has no further objections. One vote raised. Lu Ding is not guilty, released on the spot."
The 749 side followed closely behind.
"The 749 side has no further objections. One vote raised. Lu Ding is not guilty, released on the spot."
Great Han's official authorities came last.
"The official authorities have no further objections. One vote raised. Lu Ding is not guilty, released on the spot."
As the voices fell, the three declarations merged.
"749 Senior Investigator, New City Special Envoy, Lu Ding, not guilty but meritorious, released on the spot, rewarded on the spot."
"First merit: cleansing the Path of Dry Bones 749, completing the phased task perfectly. Reward: 3.5 intra-bureau treatment, with jurisdictional treatment!"
"Second merit: killing the Yellow Heaven Sect emissary, clearing the Western Wuwang members in New City. Reward: 100,000 contribution points, accompanied by the Gold Seal and Silver Certificate, promotion to Special-Class Investigator!"
"Third merit: providing patented technology, maintaining the New City environment, encouraging continued efforts to swiftly eradicate Wuwang. Reward: one of the Thirty-Six Heavenly Materials, the Six-Winged Cicada Slough!"
This wasn't just upgrading from a bird gun to a cannon.
This was upgrading from a bird gun to a missile.
The 3.5 treatment goes without saying; it was mentioned before.
The promotion to Special-Class Investigator was also within Lu Ding's expectations.
But the Gold Seal and Silver Certificate was truly beyond his expectations. The Gold Seal and Silver Certificate—who wouldn't show respect upon seeing it?
This thing was more effective than the Imperial Sword.
It was true that the Review Office supervised 749, but now that Lu Ding had the Gold Seal and Silver Certificate, any Review Office personnel below the ministerial level and above who saw him would have to stand at attention!
Moreover, with the Gold Seal and Silver Certificate complementing his Special Envoy status, from now on, Lu Ding wouldn't just have the power of life and death in New City; within Great Han's borders, no one could touch him.
