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Martial arts families need to expend a lot of resources to train their members.

Previously, the way to obtain resources was by entering interdimensional rifts.

However, with the initial fusion of the world's barriers and the invasion of ferocious beasts, hunting ferocious beasts and searching for resources in the wild have become the main sources of income for these martial artists. Now, the proportion of resources handed over has increased to 40%, which is enough to move them.

Moreover, what do martial arts families rely on to attract talent these days?

It's just "privilege"!

As a rogue martial artist, you work hard to acquire resources outside the city, but you have to pay 40% of what you get in the end; however, if you join our family, you can pay only 10%!

This is the best GG.

Now that Cao Hai wants to break this situation, how can these martial arts families sit idly by?

One after another, people spoke up and offered rebuttals.

"Now is the critical stage of resisting the ferocious beasts. No matter how many weak warriors there are, can they outnumber the ferocious beasts? The only hope is to improve the quality of the middle and upper-level warriors! One Spirit Sea Realm warrior is worth more than fifty Spirit Guiding Realm warriors. Instead of gathering resources downwards, we should pour them all into good talents."

"That's right! This decision is too risky. Director Cao, please consider it carefully! What we lack most right now is time, and we can't afford to make mistakes."

"Although this is somewhat unfair to those lower-level martial artists, it is for the sake of the future of the entire country, and I believe they will understand."

"I strongly oppose this..."

Most of the people in the meeting room voiced their opposition; they were all more or less connected to those martial arts families.

Simply put, they represent the interests of martial arts families.

Some people remained neutral, such as Enforcement Officer Lin and Enforcement Officer Zhou, as well as some experienced captains of the Divine Realm investigation team.

The two law enforcement officers simply didn't want to get involved.

Once they get involved, they will inevitably have to show their strength. At that time, the hidden Earth Martial Realm experts from various families will also come forward, making the situation even more troublesome and leading to greater internal strife.

So they chose to turn a blind eye.

The leaders of these investigation teams have very little say.

Although they can attend meetings and offer their opinions, they do not have decision-making power. If they rashly speak out and take sides, they will be targeted by these senior executives and will find it difficult to move an inch in headquarters from then on.

"quiet!"

Seeing that these people showed no sign of stopping, Cao Hai patted the conference table.

A clanging sound echoed in the conference room.

Everyone quieted down and sat back down in their seats.

Cao Hai then turned his gaze to Jiang Qin sitting beside him, his eyes seeming to say:

"I've already submitted the plan; the rest is up to you."

Jiang Qin raised his eyes and glanced to both sides, speaking calmly:

"I think Director Cao's suggestion is excellent. Those emerging martial artists are the future of China. They may be weak now, but they will become a force to be reckoned with one day."

Just as someone was about to object, Jiang Qin suddenly changed the subject.

"However, what you all said earlier makes some sense. A distant solution cannot quench an immediate thirst. We don't have much time left. Allowing more talent to grow within the limited time available is undoubtedly the most suitable decision for the present moment."

His words left everyone completely baffled.

You're both speaking up for Cao Hai and siding with the martial arts families. Whose side are you really on?

"but……"

Jiang Qin spoke again, this time with a much sharper look in his eyes.

"How can you all be so sure that ordinary martial artists are necessarily weaker than those from martial arts families? Are martial artists from martial arts families always stronger than ordinary martial artists? If not, then what is the point of us training talent?"

"This isn't cultivating talent; it's raising a bunch of parasites who reap the benefits without contributing!"

"What did you say?!"

A hot-tempered family warrior stood up, his face full of anger.

People from martial arts families value their family honor extremely highly, and they would never allow it to be tarnished.

"Commander Jiang, take back what you just said! Otherwise, I can suspect that you are trying to sow discord between headquarters and your family's power."

Jiang Qin met his gaze coldly.

"What if I don't? What, are you planning to lay a hand on me?"

The man's lips curled into a cold laugh: "It depends on the situation... Commander Jiang, don't forget this is the capital, not Tiannan Base City or Tianyun City. Every city has its own rules, and even if you're the commander-in-chief, you have to abide by them!"

Jiang Qin gripped the Cangling Sword, showing no trace of killing intent.

His fingers twitched slightly.

The next second, everyone in the conference room changed their expressions drastically; they sensed a deadly danger.

"Clang—!"

The sound of a hard object hitting the ground rang out.

Large amounts of warm, scarlet liquid splattered throughout the meeting, spreading a strong, fishy odor.

They looked toward the source of the sound, and their pupils constricted sharply, as if they had seen something unbelievable; terror appeared in their eyes.

The hot-tempered man was now just a mangled body standing in the same spot.

His head rolled several times on the ground until it reached a corner, his eyes filled with disbelief and resentment, as if he hadn't even understood what had happened before his head was chopped off.

Even Zhou Cang and Lin Xue couldn't help but show surprise at this moment.

What place is this?

Headquarters of the Spirit Suppression Bureau!

Even if Jiang Qin was the commander-in-chief, and even if this person was a bit arrogant, directly killing him was just too...ruthless!

The coldness in Jiang Qin's eyes gradually faded. He was still kind to his colleague, at least leaving him with a complete body.

"His actions of insubordination and provocation of his superiors were all aimed at hindering the development of our Imperial City. I have reason to suspect that this guy is a spy sent by the Holy Church, so for the safety of the city, I killed him immediately."

"Gentlemen, I hope you have no objections?"

Upon hearing this, everyone looked on incredulous.

Listen to what you're saying, is that even human language?

If I remember correctly, you met him just today. He only said less than five sentences, and you've already judged him to be a spy for the Holy Church? Do you think we're all idiots?

Jiang Qin placed his hand on the sword hilt again, glancing sideways at them.

"What, you have a problem with that?"

“No, no…”

"That's good."

As they returned to their seats, Fang Hong, who was outside the door, was called in. He cleaned up the spy's corpse and bloodstains on the ground before leaving.

The meeting continued.

Having achieved his goal of establishing authority, Jiang Qin stopped wasting time and got straight to the point.

"In my opinion, talent must be cultivated, but the feelings of lower-level martial artists must also be taken into account. After all, there are many geniuses among ordinary martial artists. I understand your feelings and I am willing to make concessions."

"Three days later, four people will be selected from both commoner martial artists and family martial artists to compete."

"If the commoner warrior wins, all clan warriors will have to hand over 40% of their earnings from leaving the city and will no longer enjoy any 'privileges'; if the clan warrior wins, they will no longer have to hand over their earnings from leaving the city; if it is a draw, the status quo will remain."

"Gentlemen, what do you think?"

……