Qinghui knew that it was the divine metal presented by Yuan Bao, which once again improved the toughness of the golden sword, so it was not surprising:
"That's right, I just thought it was a little strange. It seems that you are willing to spend a lot of money! Such a sword uses so much metal and so much divine metal. Some warlocks spend their whole lives. No chance to blend in...you are just a bit..."
Qingfu omitted the "waste of natural resources" and in the end could only sigh:
"This ingot is given to you, Shou Gong, Nan Xing and others. It's a big gift!"
Welling responded solemnly:
"No, sir, the knowledge I packed for it is the systematic knowledge that the three people of Nanxing received in the school. I think its value far exceeds that of these metals. It is the crystallization of the wisdom of the Daxia people for thousands of years. "
Qingfu was startled and understood Wei Ling's perspective on the problem:
"Yes, I understand your thinking. Those metals are dispensable for Yuanbao, but those systematic knowledge are the biggest opportunity in its life, and will also change its fate and that of its subordinates. "
Wei Ling nodded.
"Haha, Welling, you are leaving a secret hand to the empire in disguise!"
Instead of allowing those mutated beasts to grow barbarically, it would be better for them to receive the empire's cultural inheritance education. In the future, their psychological bias will definitely be toward the empire, not the Xixuan Federation.
Thinking of this, Qinghui's expression was a little complicated:
"Welling, as an intelligent warlock, your achievements this year have already made me, a forerunner, ashamed.
Now that your magic skills are improving very quickly, and you have a guardian by your side, you can go to most places. "
Wei Ling bowed slightly, sat and clasped his fists:
"Thank you for your care, sir!"
This was not because Wei Ling responded out of etiquette, but because he felt that Qinghui had given him enough trust and given him more opportunities and heights.
Qingfu's expression changed from joyful and indifferent to a little determined:
"Now that Nan Xing and others are back, it can even be said to be a blessing in disguise. What you have done has been very successful.
However, that hidden line reached out to Yaxi County so grandly and abducted people from our rule. This matter is not over!
Some things have to be done by someone. No matter how Murong responds to the inquiries from Yangqi and his supervisory system, or whether there is evidence for those things, at the top, there are some things that do not require evidence. What we should do is still work. Do it in front.
Wei Ling nodded in agreement with Qinghui's meaning:
"I understand, sir, although the empire will inevitably have conflicts between powerful families, there should be a bottom line. If Murong's behavior is confirmed, it will break the bottom line."
"Yes, you should have seen clearly that the basic framework of the empire is actually that the imperial family and aristocratic families rule the world together. This is caused by the chaos of the Great Annihilation Era. This is actually the most suitable for the current situation.
In my opinion, the living conditions of my Daxia people are much better than those under the loose federation of Xixuan. "
Wei Ling nodded frequently, feeling a little surprised by Qinghui's frank information.
Qingfu came from a poor family, but she did not complain at all about the empire dominated by aristocratic families. Instead, she compared the survival basis of the race with the federation and recognized the empire's system.
Qinghui hesitated a little, but still asked Wei Ling for his opinion:
“Therefore, I will discuss with you whether you are willing to continue as the Special Incident Investigation Officer of Iasi County.
If you like, you will go to Kerala soon to continue investigating the situation of the fire thief. "
Seeing that Wei Ling was about to respond, Qingfu raised his hand and blocked Wei Ling:
"If you don't want to, I will never have any slander or dissatisfaction with you, and ask Master Yangqi to send another commissioner to take over the matter.
From a personal point of view, I actually hope that you stay and train Nanxing, Phytolacca and Jinu, so that the empire will have four more powerful warlocks... You see, Jinu has become one of the youngest warlocks in the empire. This is your credit! "
Wei Ling understood what Qing Hui meant. From a selfish point of view, he was not willing for Wei Ling to take risks.
It is indeed unreasonable for a wise warlock to do what the subordinates of the county supervisor Shi Yangqi should do. At least, the empire's supervision system should pay enough attention to this matter.
From the perspective of responsibilities, Qingfu, as the county magistrate of Yaxi County, must cooperate with the county governor to handle various matters in the entire county, which naturally includes matters in the direction of Yangqi's responsibilities. From this perspective, it is not considered a Transcendence.
Seeing that Wei Ling was thinking about his information, Qing Fu did not wait and continued to throw the subsequent factors involved to Wei Ling:
"I'm glad now that you haven't joined the Western Wasteland Army yet, otherwise it would really be difficult to arrange anything for you.
If you take over and continue the investigation, then you will be equivalent to a subordinate sent by me, and your future career direction will be the imperial civil service system.
As expected, when the final rewards and punishments of the Battle of Iasi are finalized, based on your merit assessment, you will be qualified to be awarded a lieutenant in the military attache system, which is slightly lower than Yang Jingjie. In the civilian system, you will be slightly lower than Chuanbai's imperial officials. "
In fact, Welling really hasn't thought about the future direction.
In terms of investigating the life experiences of himself and his three children, the civilian system should be able to get more help than the military attaché system.
However, whether they are civil servants or military attaches, in the empire's bureaucratic and military system, they will be restricted to one county and one place, and they cannot leave if they want to.
Unless you become a professional intelligence system investigator, your natural duty is to travel all over the world.
There is another problem. The agreement with the Li Clan is that the default is to follow the military attache system. After retiring, he will join the Li Clan. Master Qingfu's arrangement is obviously contrary to this.
Wei Ling hesitated and threw his thoughts to Qinghui.
Qinghui slapped his forehead and laughed dumbly.
Or because Qinghui completely regarded Wei Ling as her student and hoped that he would have a good background and future, completely ignoring Wei Ling's own needs and goals.
"Haha, I'm overthinking it. As long as you have enough achievements, it's not easy to be free. Needless to say, there is Li Jubai, one of the three princes of the empire, among the Li clan, and there is no need to mention the three princes of the empire and the prime minister among the Xie clan. Xie Xinyi, if you become a high-level warlock, there will be many positions that meet your requirements in Jixia Academy."
Wei Ling also smiled. Yes, that is true. It is possible for a high-level warlock to teach at the Imperial University.
He immediately felt that it was too far to think about this now:
"Sir, I have decided to continue to pursue the clues of the slave trading group, and collect more information related to the Fire Thief."
Qinghui smiled and nodded:
"Okay! Then you should continue to carry this identity. You can run around and collect more information. You don't have to make a decision in time. I feel that this matter is not as simple as it seems.
I will send people to keep an eye on Nanxing and the others this time. I hope they haven't given up yet, and I will arrange a situation where they can catch a turtle in an urn. "
"Thank you, sir. I'm relieved... This time, the earthly mid-level mage put enough pressure on me. I would like to ask, are there any mid-level or high-level warlocks in Yaxi?"
There was a smile on Qinghui's lips:
"What do you think?"
Welling nodded.
If nothing unexpected happens, perhaps only a few of the empire's officials are natural persons or mutants, and most of them should be espers with activated warlock abilities.
Maybe there is an unspoken rule here. The higher the position, the higher the warlock level.
Otherwise, would a high-level warlock be willing to work under a junior boss?
If we continue to deduce this, Master Bai Su, could he be a master?
Based on Qingfu's position as a county magistrate, he should be at least a mid-level warlock or above.
Qinghui's hint immediately dispelled Wei Ling's worries about Nan Xing and others.
What happened this time was because Qingfu and the others did not expect such an accident, and coupled with the rush of the battle, this oversight occurred.
If something like this happens again after the war, it would be an underestimation of the mentality of everyone in Iasi County.
Thinking of this, Wei Ling was completely relieved:
"Sir, if there is nothing else, I have decided to leave the day after tomorrow and spend another day with Nanxing and the others tomorrow."
"It's okay. There's no need to be in such a hurry. You can rest for a few more days. By the way, I'll transfer the funds for handling the case to your identification chip."
Welling laughed:
"Sir, the funds last time were basically useless. This case is too profitable."
"Haha, this is nothing. It is impossible to ask warlocks to take risks. They are still skimping on these aspects."
When he was about to say goodbye, Qingfu threw a piece of information that made Wei Ling think deeply:
Perhaps, after the Great Annihilation, starting from the emergence of warlocks, this world has actually begun to deviate from the original technological path.
The Silent Age mentioned by those humanities scholars is just a starting point. The speed of this change seems to be accelerating. You see, even the legendary monsters are about to appear.
I am very worried about the future of the empire. After all, we use technology to crush the Federation.
When the path of technology is deviated, will the empire still have an advantage?
…
Patbon.
The Imperial Western Expeditionary Force has left, and the entire city has returned to its pre-war tranquility.
This tranquility can even be said to be a kind of desolation.
In the past, Pat State, a large number of troops from various parts of the federation gathered here. The military issued various tasks, and wilderness hunters gathered in groups to do some military tasks while scavenging in the wild.
At that time, Patbang was so prosperous that even if it was an illusion, it brought many opportunities for making money to the locals.
Now that Pat State has been demilitarized, all the military factories have been dismantled, and a large number of wilderness hunters from many states in the federal hinterland have returned. The ruined military camps have become camps for a small number of local wilderness hunters.
The original "Yama Army" organization in Patbon has been broken up and dismantled.
When the Western Expeditionary Army arrived, the remnants of the army scattered and fled to hide in the large forests and Shenzhu Plateau. Those who survived the Western Expeditionary Army's annihilation operations gradually gathered together after the Western Expeditionary Army left, transforming into about a thousand people. Pattbon Police Force.
The Daxia Empire retained a small number of sergeants and sorcerers in Pat State, and established a military observation office in Pat State to regularly report various intelligence developments here to the empire.
Pat State has completed demilitarization and stripped away those military expenses. The current depression and decline are inevitable. After the pain, it may usher in a new life.
The crooked and dirty streets have also returned to the worldly bustle. Countless people are numb and in a hurry, busy with their livelihoods, living for the sake of livelihood, and have no time to care about their own physical condition.
The citizens would not even notice an ascetic monk appearing in the square of the great temple.
This is a handsome blond young man, about twenty years old, with bright eyes, a deep blue.
His golden hair, which had not been washed for a long time, was in tangled strands.
The gray linen robe on his body was torn and stained with dust.
The blond young man wore a pair of bare feet, as if he had walked a long way, and there were many dried bloodstains and scars on his toes.
He stood in the huge square with a blank look on his face.
He looked up at the towering tower.
A flock of pigeons flew over the tower and flew across the sky.
He lowered his head and slowly walked into the dim temple.
In the big temple, the old and exhausted old man was still sitting there, staring at the blond young man who entered the temple.
The blond young man looked up at the top of the tower far above his head, then looked around at the monks standing in the shadows, and then walked up to the old man.
