Infinite Mask Game.

Chapter 327 Bounty
The organizational structure of the Imperial Observatory was similar to that of the Secretariat.

The highest-ranking official was the Director of the Imperial Observatory, under whom were two Junior Directors and two Mysterious Observatory Officials. These two different positions corresponded to the former Six Doors and the Imperial Observatory, respectively.

The Junior Supervisor was in charge of military operations, while the Mysterious Temple was responsible for intelligence and the star-gazing organization.

The Imperial Observatory also set up twelve divisions according to the twelve provinces, but they did not call them "twelve regions" but "twelve fields".

The highest-ranking officer of each branch is a "Star Constellation". Each branch has two Star Constellations in charge, both of whom are first-class to super-first-class experts, and they are under the jurisdiction of the Junior Supervisor and the Mysterious Temple respectively.

Shaojian and Xuanguan are also constellations, inheriting the names of "Jiao," "Dou," "Kui," and "Jing."

There are a total of twenty-eight constellations.

Under the constellations is the Commander, who in turn commands the Jingwei (Scenic Guards), and both are members of the Junior Supervisor's faction.

Xuan Guan operates in a similar manner to Zi Zhuang, with its spies infiltrating all directions.

Each intelligence agent uses the code name "Xingzi" and communicates with their subordinates in a one-way manner, operating in secrecy.

Along with Zizhuang, they were known as the two major intelligence agencies in the martial arts world.

In this respect, the Imperial Observatory falls short. The Imperial Observatory has existed for a long time and has a deep foundation, allowing it to spend time and effort cultivating its own people, something the Imperial Observatory cannot do. It only began to function properly after being filled with a large number of talented individuals from outside.

The Imperial Observatory was most famous for its private prisons.

The Imperial Observatory had the power of arrest with the authority to act first and report later, and it had a guard prison, which served as a model for the Imperial Prison of the Imperial Household Department.

Jingwei could arrest people and use a certain degree of torture; as long as there were no visible injuries, they could be handed over to the Ministry of Justice. The prisoners would then be transferred to the Ministry of Justice for investigation.

If some江湖人士 (jianghu figures) lack sufficient reputation but have conclusive evidence, they can even bypass the Ministry of Justice and be directly imprisoned in the prison, where they will be dealt with by the Imperial Observatory.

The Imperial Observatory's residence was imposing and in no way inferior to the Imperial Secretariat, with its gray walls and black tiles, all in perfect order.

The guards at the gate, dressed in crimson official robes, quickly let the visitors pass upon seeing them.

A hostess led Wei Miao to the main hall.

Pei Wenwei had been here many times, so Wei Miao knew the place well.

The main hall is decorated in a grand and elegant style. Behind the main seat is a rectangular wooden panel with relief carvings of dragons, tigers and fierce beasts, looking down at the seat below.

Gu Fuhui was already seated in the main seat.

Wei Miao sat down to one side and got straight to the point: "The plague has broken out. Does the Supervisor have any countermeasures?"

Gu Fuhui shook his head: "It's difficult to find any evidence against the mastermind. After all, the plague is not a crime, so there aren't many clues."

Wei Miao: "However, if the mastermind really has the ability to spread the plague, perhaps today is just a test, a test of our response. Otherwise, there should be no place in the capital that can escape the disaster, and it should not be limited to just the southwest corner."

Gu Fuhui thought for a moment and said, "That makes sense. What do you want to do?"

Wei Miao: "I'm offering a reward to everyone in the world. If anyone can provide any useful information about the plague, I promise a large sum of money."

"Oh? Relying on such an unreliable method?" Gu Fuhui frowned. "Once someone provides a clue, we have to spend time and manpower to verify it, and we may very well come up empty-handed."

Offering rewards for clues was a practice used when hunting down some notorious thieves.

However, many of those who report the crime are paranoid and, after investigation, find that the reports are completely unfounded.

Wei Miao smiled: "Could it be that the Supervisor has another better plan?"

If you have a suspect, you can certainly start by investigating that suspect.

But the problem is, the only suspect now is the former emperor Lu Kaiyi, whose whereabouts are unknown. Who can they turn to?
Gu Fuhui continued, "The Imperial Secretariat and the Astronomical Bureau have joined forces, with eyes and ears all over the world. If even we can't find any trace of them, it's hard to count on anyone else. The Grand Eunuch shouldn't be too optimistic."

The implication was that he agreed to the plan, but was not optimistic about it.

“That certainly makes some sense, but the supervisor should not underestimate the people of the world.” Wei Miao said meaningfully, “There are many talented and extraordinary people, and you may not have even heard of the extraordinary abilities of some of these martial artists.”

Gu Fuhui pondered for a while, but still couldn't figure out what Wei Miao meant. Could it be that someone under the Grand Eunuch had some information about the plague? But judging from the widespread bounty, that didn't seem to be the case.

Since his breakthrough, this supervisor has undergone some inexplicable changes compared to before.

I vaguely sensed that he had become more profound, and I couldn't quite grasp the details.

He probed, "Is the Grand Eunuch confident?"

Wei Miao: "We can only say it's worth a try. We still cannot relax our surveillance throughout the capital."

She certainly wasn't hoping for the local natives, but rather for the players from outside the area.

Players travel through countless worlds, and many possess different systems such as magic, battle aura, and spiritual power, with a wide variety of abilities.

Players who enter this instance at this time may be somewhat related to this major event.

Therefore, it's not impossible to learn some inside information.

After discussing the matter, the two exchanged some more information, but gained nothing.

Gu Fuhui stared at the bone scabbard at her waist and suddenly said, "The Grand Eunuch has changed to a new sword? What kind of precious sword can replace Wanfeng?"

The topic jumped a bit. Wei Miao was taken aback, then quickly offered her prepared explanation: "This sword is called 'Night Cutter,' a gift from an old friend after my breakthrough."

As for who this old friend is, Gu Fuhui might investigate, but if he can't find out, it's none of Wei Miao's business.

He couldn't very well go to the Emperor and say that the Chief Supervisor had an untraceable old friend who had given him a knife.

Gu Fuhui indeed did not ask any further questions.

After chatting for a while, Wei Miao got up to say goodbye.

There's a ton of official business to handle and a ton of reports to listen to.

If it weren't for the good timing, Wei Miao might not have been so busy, since there are plenty of people willing to do the work.

Before leaving, Wei Miao paused, a hidden crack appeared on the back of her hand, and her scarlet eyes darted around inside.

She casually tossed a [Crimson Pollution] at Gu Fuhui.

[Note: There are two potentially contaminated entities within the object; please clearly identify the contaminated objects. Double contamination can also be achieved using two eye seeds.]

An unexpected bonus.

Wei Miao originally just wanted to see how the Seven Sects and ordinary martial artists would react differently to pollution.

As she had anticipated, Gu Fuhui was at the seventh level, of equal status to her, and should not have been easily corrupted. Moreover, she was curious about the reaction of the complete inner demon to corruption.

The Seventh Stage represents a qualitative leap in visualization practice, where the divine image within the visualization is complete. Can an already complete divine image be weakened by the Seed of the Eye?
As a result, the system notification told her that her inner demons could now be considered as independent entities.

"An independent individual needs to have their own thoughts, destiny, and many other miscellaneous things, which is much more complete than just a simple personality."

In other words, as long as the inner demon is willing to leave his body, it can survive in any physical body.

Wei Miao chose dual pollution.

[Scarlet contamination is being assessed using a multi-dimensional method...]

[Prompt: Judgment complete. The target "Gu Fuhui" has been successfully corrupted. Failure to judge the inner demon will result in a certain amount of mental damage as a backlash!]

For a moment, everything went black before Wei Miao's eyes, as if someone had slapped her on the head without her noticing. She felt dizzy and her mind was foggy.

She rubbed her temples and walked out of the lobby without making a sound.

This inner demon dealt a particularly harsh blow.