Weird Cultivation, I have a five-organ temple

Chapter 210: Demonic Officials and Evil Officials
"Everyone, get up."

Shang Lu gave the monsters a warning, then he restrained his aura, put away the scales given by the pig-bodied, eight-legged, snake-tailed god, and instantly returned to his previous handsome appearance and peaceful aura.

However, with the previous experience, the monsters no longer dared to underestimate or doubt him.

Hearing his order, he hurriedly tried to get up.

However, it was easy for the monsters to kneel down, but it was somewhat difficult for them to get up again. They stumbled as if their bodies and limbs could not be coordinated.

Seeing this, Du Feng, who was standing next to Shang Lu, kindly stepped forward and wanted to help lift up one of the men who looked like an old man.

As a result, when he stretched out his hand, instead of helping the old man up, he actually broke his arm.

Du Feng was startled, only to see several big rats crawling out from under his clothes.

It turns out that this old man is made up of several big rats, stacked like a human pyramid.

The big rat standing at the top looks somewhat similar to the thin old man, so we let it form the head.

When Du Feng saw the rat spirit, he felt a dull pain in his hand. He subconsciously reached out and grasped the sword at his waist, and a murderous look appeared on his face.

The big rats were frightened at once and kowtowed and bowed repeatedly.

The big rat that formed the head spoke in human language: "Sir, although we are monsters, we have never harmed anyone, otherwise we would not dare to come to the government office to register."

After a pause, it continued, "Sir, we dare not lie. At most, we can just play tricks and deceive people into offering incense and offerings. Even so, we have to fulfill your wishes, otherwise those people will really take back the tributes..."

Seeing this, several other monsters nearby simply took off their robes, revealing their true forms so that they could get up more easily.

Among them, there is a big dog with a human face, a long snake as thick as a forearm, as well as mandrills, bird spirits and the like.

They all followed the big rat and swore to the heavens and the earth, saying that they had never harmed anyone after their spiritual powers were opened.

Shang Lu believed this.

According to the imperial system, monsters that can be registered must have never harmed anyone.

The monsters that have harmed people would have fled overnight, but they would not be foolish enough to come and find the Demon-Suppressing County Lieutenant and fall into his trap.

Shang Lu signaled to the monsters not to be nervous.

"Whether you have harmed anyone will be examined by the witch officer. Don't worry, I will never harm you."

At this time, Du Feng calmed down, snorted coldly, and put away his murderous intent, but his hand holding the knife never loosened.

While waiting for the witch officer to arrive, Shang Lu asked these monsters why they came to register on their own initiative.

At the beginning, the monsters found some plausible excuses.

But under Shanglu's clever questioning, they quickly told the real reason.

Just as Shang Lu had expected, they were frightened by the heads on display and were afraid that if they did not register, they would be killed as evil spirits and become one of the heads on display.

After a while, the witch officer came to the county lieutenant's office. It was still the witch officer Jiang.

After using his strange eyes to examine the monsters, Witch Officer Jiang said to Shang Lu, "They really haven't harmed anyone. At most, they have committed some theft and fraud."

Shang Lu thanked Officer Jiang and said to the monsters, "After you are registered, you can no longer do these things. Otherwise, you will be imprisoned on the corresponding charges!"

The monsters nodded one after another, saying that they would abide by the law in the future.

Shang Lu gave a few more instructions before asking the clerk to take out the corresponding list and register the types, names, addresses, abilities, etc. of these monsters. From then on, these monsters were considered official members of Luoshui County.

While registering the monsters, Shang Lu suddenly had an idea and asked, "Are you willing to work for the government?"

These monsters each have their own abilities.

Like the dog demon, it has a keen sense of smell. If it is assigned to the constable as a police dog, it will definitely play a big role in investigating and solving cases.

Rat monsters, snake monsters, etc. can dig holes and have certain combat capabilities. If they are added to the county soldiers or the third squad, they can do many things that ordinary people cannot do.

Other bird spirits also have their own strengths.

When the monsters heard Shang Lu's words, they were all stunned and hesitated.

Du Feng couldn't help but sneer when he saw this.

"If ordinary people want to work in the government, they have to use connections and pay money. Now that the county lieutenant is honoring you, you are actually hesitating. You are really ungrateful!"

When the monsters heard this, they were all shocked and tried to explain in a hurry.

But most of them, although they can speak some human language, are not good at expressing themselves.

They were so anxious at the moment that they even forgot how to speak human language and just barked "woof woof", "chirp" and "hiss" in the yamen.

It was still the big rat, bowing repeatedly, explaining: "Sir, you misunderstood. We were just surprised. Can monsters like us work in the government?"

Shang Lu was about to speak, but Jiang Wuguan took the lead and said with a smile: "Why not? There are many generals who are monsters in the border troops. Even in the local areas, there are officials who are monsters. As long as they abide by the law and are loyal to the country, whether they are human or monster, they are all citizens of our country."

Not to mention these monsters, even Shang Lu was a little surprised. He didn't expect that there were officials in the State of Ba who were born as monsters.

It's not Shang Lu's fault for being ignorant. After all, he was just a small detective not long ago. After he was promoted to county lieutenant, he came into contact with some information that ordinary people could not see.

But before the discovery of the secret realm, Luoshui County was just a low-ranking county in the interior. The documents and materials in the county government were limited, so it was normal not to know the situation outside.

After hearing what Witch Officer Jiang said, the monsters no longer hesitated and thanked Shang Lu one after another.

Shang Lu asked someone to call the Niu Butou, and when the monsters had finished registering, he took them to the Sanbanyuan and assigned them corresponding positions according to their abilities.

After the clerks took the monster away, Witch Officer Jiang said with a smile, "Will County Magistrate Shang's offer of a thousand gold coins to buy horse bones work?"

Shang Lu kept these monsters in the government office to work. In addition to wanting to bring out their unique abilities, he also had a glimmer of hope in his heart, wanting more monsters to voluntarily come out and register.

After all, this is also a political achievement, and he really wants to make progress.

Shang Lu shook his head. "It's not like I'm spending a fortune on horse bones. As a white servant, I don't even have a cent. I just thought that instead of letting these monsters stay outside and become uncontrollable factors, it's better to tie them up in the government office and use them for our own benefit. If their abilities are used in the right place, the effect will definitely be great."

"You're right to think so."

Witch Officer Jiang nodded in approval.

"There are good and bad monsters, and we can't generalize them. But you can use them, but you have to keep a close watch on them."

"Yes, I understand." Shang Lu replied.

Seeing that no one was around, he lowered his voice again and asked, "Sir, how is the interrogation of the Chu wizard going? Has he confessed?"

(End of this chapter)