I started by slashing through the enemy's territory, and I drew so many affixes that my hands w

At dawn, the first rays of sunlight shone on the capital city.

Sanitation workers arrived early to clean the roadsides, working in groups of three or five. Although using machines would be more convenient, these jobs have not been eliminated by the authorities in order to give ordinary people more space to live.

It can be said that as long as you are willing to work.

Even ordinary people who are powerless can live in this city.

In the courtyard of Qingyou Residence.

Jiang Qin, who had only slept for an hour, pushed open the door and was already dressed in a neat black uniform from the Zhenling Bureau. Unlike ordinary uniforms, his uniform had gold trim, making it look more noble.

A car was already waiting outside the Jiang family mansion.

Upon seeing Jiang Qin emerge, Fang Hong and his group of five bowed slightly, displaying respect.

They had absolutely no intention of looking down on or putting on airs because the person in front of them was young.

That's something only the dead do.

"Commander Jiang."

"Um."

After hearing what Jiang Qin said yesterday, none of the five people backed out.

Jiang Qin calmly opened the car door, got in, and then closed his eyes to rest.

This vast capital city may seem peaceful and more stable than Dongxing Base City, but the dangers in Dongxing Base City are all in the open, while the dangers in the capital city are lurking beneath the surface and could strike at any moment, making it far more dangerous.

Today is his first day officially serving as commander-in-chief, and there will undoubtedly be many troubles along the way.

Fang Hong got into the driver's seat and took on the role of driver.

He drove the maglev car toward the location of the Zhenling headquarters.

The other four people separated and followed the car at a distance that was neither too close nor too far. They would appear immediately whenever Jiang Qin needed them.

...

In a building located underground in the central part of Teikyo City.

This is also the location of the headquarters of the Spirit Suppression Bureau.

The atmosphere inside the high-level meeting room was subtle.

The heads of various departments, who were rarely seen in the past, as well as the two remaining law enforcement officers in the industry, were all present and sat quietly on both sides of the conference table, seemingly waiting for something.

There are two seats at the very front of the conference table.

One is Cao Hai's position as the head of the headquarters.

Secondly, the position of commander-in-chief has been vacant since its inception.

Everyone probably thinks that it was Cao Hai's plan to send Jiang Qin to the capital to report on his work as soon as possible, but in fact, it was the opposite. It was these so-called department heads who wanted Jiang Qin to come to the capital as soon as possible.

After Yue Beishan led a portion of the fighting force to the outside of the circle, many positions at headquarters became vacant.

These vacancies were mostly filled by people from the major families in the capital. Their idea was simple: to completely control the Zhenling Bureau. To do this, they needed to keep Jiang Qin, an unstable factor, in the capital.

As long as Jiang Qin hasn't broken through to the Earth Martial Realm, he won't be able to suppress them with martial prowess.

"Tap tap..."

The crisp sound of footsteps echoed outside the meeting room, stirring the emotions of those present, who instinctively looked towards the door.

The meeting room door was pushed open from the outside.

A young man in a uniform and black boots walked in calmly, his gaze sweeping over the people on either side of the conference table.

Cao Hai was the first to stand up, and then the figures on both sides also stood up one after another.

"This person is probably already familiar to everyone; Jiang Qin, the commander-in-chief appointed by Director Yue before he left."

"Jiang Qin, let me introduce you."

He pointed to a man and a woman on his left.

"These two are the only remaining law enforcement officers at headquarters, Officer Zhou and Officer Lin."

"It is because of these two that the capital is now as stable as Mount Tai. Even before the disaster struck, these two were among the best law enforcement officers."

Zhou Cang and Lin Xue nodded slightly to Jiang Qin, which was their way of greeting him.

They were law enforcement officers, only slightly lower in rank than Jiang Qin. This attitude was already quite polite, considering that law enforcement officers were surrounded by killing every day, which, over time, often resulted in them having eccentric personalities.

Next, Cao Hai introduced the people present to Jiang Qin one by one, and most of them were quite indifferent.

After Jiang Qin sat down in the empty seat, everyone else took their seats again.

A polite smile, unseen for a long time, appeared on his face.

"I'm new here and don't know the situation yet. You can proceed with the meeting as usual. I'll take a look first."

Cao Hai nodded and opened the document in front of him.

His voice rang out in the conference room.

"Today's meeting, besides welcoming Commander Jiang, also involves bringing up old issues."

"Although the capital city is currently safe and food is not scarce, the key issue is the cultivation resources available to ordinary people. The number of martial artists in the base city is decreasing every day, and very few new martial artists are joining. We need to change this unfavorable situation and devote more resources to those martial artists from ordinary backgrounds."

When disaster strikes, it affects not only ordinary people, but also martial artists living at the bottom of society.

When the country is peaceful and prosperous, they can complete various tasks to obtain cultivation resources and improve their strength.

However, when disaster struck, although it brought many cultivation resources from other worlds, most places were too dangerous for lower-level martial artists to venture into. Only those martial artists from major families could easily obtain a large amount of resources by going deep into dangerous areas together.

These family warriors, however, only need to hand over a very small portion to headquarters.

Upon hearing this, Minister Qian of the Logistics Department raised his head and responded:

"We already discussed Director Cao's issue last time."

"Resources are limited. At present, the base city has no extra resources to allocate to the lower-level martial artists. Don't forget the expenses of military personnel and city maintenance, which are also a huge expense, unless we reduce the number of troops."

City maintenance is essentially the maintenance of the Imperial Capital, a colossal magical artifact.

It requires a lot of resources every day to maintain its power and ensure that it can protect itself when the ferocious beasts attack the city.

"Disarmament is certainly out of the question," Cao Hai said noncommittally, his gaze turning serious as he looked at Minister Qian. "Therefore, I plan to change the resource handover ratio for hunting teams. From now on, family martial artists will be required to hand over 40% of the resources they obtain from hunting, just like ordinary martial artists!"

The number of martial artists from various major families in the capital city accounts for the majority.

However, those who should have contributed the most only had to give up 10% of what they received when they went out to search for resources, and sometimes they didn't even receive 10%.

Enjoy the convenience of the city for free, without paying any price.

Cao Hai had long wanted to make changes, but he lacked the confidence to do so before, and even if he proposed it, he couldn't implement it. But now it's different.

In Dou Dizhu (a popular Chinese card game), a small joker can easily be beaten by a bomb.

But as long as the two kings are together,

Those two cards are the most powerful of all the cards.

The only thing that would be harmed by such changes is the interests of those family martial artists.

Most of the people on either side of the table changed their expressions slightly, and some even became restless and immediately retorted:

"No! I don't agree to this change!"

"Those family martial artists have far greater talent than those at the bottom. Only by providing them with resources can they rapidly improve their strength. They are also members of Imperial Capital City. If they improve their strength, wouldn't that mean Imperial Capital City's combat power has increased? Director Cao, your idea is very dangerous. You should think about it carefully!"