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

For the next week, Jiang Qin followed Cang Ling on missions all over the country.

In the morning, they were on the frontier preventing ferocious beasts from attacking the city; in the afternoon, they were on the other side of the country suppressing rebellious forces. Their cultivation and rest time were squeezed out entirely by traveling on their flying vehicles. It truly lived up to the saying:

He's like a brick; he can be moved wherever he's needed!

Although the task was a bit busy, the substantial rewards it brought were unparalleled.

The Zhenling Bureau has no regulations regarding the handover of embezzled funds.

According to normal practice, after a mission, the law enforcement officer would take 70% of the proceeds, the adjutant would take 20%, and the remaining 10% would be given to the local city to help refugees.

Don't be fooled by the fact that it's only 10%.

However, the forces that dare to rebel are all families or sects that have existed for at least a hundred years. Even a tenth of the resources accumulated over such a long period would be enough to help millions of refugees.

As a result, Jiang Qin was pleased.

Because Cang Ling has never been interested in these cultivation resources. According to her, her strength was already fixed when she came to this world, and no matter how many resources she used, she could not improve it.

Therefore, she used to hand over all these resources to the local city.

Now, all these resources belong to Jiang Qin, and he generously allocates an extra half percent to the local city.

...

Headquarters of the East China Town Spirit Bureau.

In the director's office.

Yue Beishan glanced at the stack of reports that had been submitted, quickly flipped through a couple of pages, and then nodded in satisfaction. He looked up at Jiang Qin and Cang Ling and said:

"Thank you for your hard work during this time."

"Cangling, how's it going? With an adjutant like Xiao Jiang, carrying out missions is much easier, isn't it?"

Cang Ling nodded in agreement: "Yes, he is indeed very useful. Some troublesome tasks can be assigned to him to complete on his own, and there is no need to worry about him suddenly dying."

Jiang Qin: "..."

Thank you so much for praising me!

Director Yue put the report into the drawer and said, "The situation has stabilized. I'll give you two days off. I'll notify you again if there are any important tasks."

"Since you came in such a hurry when you registered, Xiao Jiang, you can take these two days to go back and catch up with your friends. Also—this is for you."

A gold medal representing military rank was tossed to Jiang Qin, who caught it in his hand.

"Nominally you are an adjutant to the law enforcement officer, but your military rank is still only that of an ordinary investigator. But that's no longer the case... From this moment on, your military rank has been promoted to brigadier general, and you are qualified to participate in important event meetings. You can learn about the benefits and treatment later."

"Alright, I still have things to take care of. You can all leave now."

After explaining the situation, Director Yue issued an order to leave.

Jiang Qin and Cang Ling walked out of the office and headed straight for the cafeteria.

"Cangling, what benefits and perks does a brigadier general receive?"

Jiang Qin knew very little about military affairs, so he turned to look at Cang Ling.

As Cang Ling walked, he explained casually, "A brigadier general is already a general-level officer. Only investigators who have worked hard for headquarters for decades and made significant contributions can receive this honor. The most obvious benefit is that they have a monthly quota of 10 contribution points."

The contribution point system is not unique to the four universities.

Rather, it would be more accurate to say that the four universities' contribution point system was modeled after the Zhenling Bureau's merit-based reward system.

The difference lies in the fact that the four universities have a limited number of items that can be redeemed with contribution points.

At the headquarters of the Spirit Suppression Bureau, in addition to receiving rewards such as cultivation techniques for making outstanding contributions, one can also exchange accumulated contribution points. As long as there are enough contribution points, even ordinary investigators can exchange for S-level martial arts skills.

The contribution points required for an S-rank martial skill are exactly 10.

This shows how good the headquarters' internal benefits are. Outsiders might spend hundreds of billions or even trillions to buy an S-level martial arts technique, but as long as you reach the rank of general, it's equivalent to receiving an S-level martial arts technique every month.

The sound of their footsteps echoed down the corridor.

Cang Ling remained silent for a moment before finally speaking up to remind him:

"I know you have great talent, but you'd better not spend too much energy on martial arts."

Why?

"For martial artists below the Divine Manifestation Realm, martial arts skills can provide great assistance. After reaching the Divine Manifestation Realm, martial arts skills can still provide some help. But once you reach the Earth Martial Realm... martial arts skills will no longer be an aid, but will instead become a shackle."

This is also why the Zhenling Bureau doesn't impose many restrictions on cultivation techniques.

As long as you become a martial artist and are willing to put in the effort, you can acquire martial arts skills through various channels, the easiest of which is buying and selling.

"The characteristic of the Earth Martial Realm is the possession of domain power. Within the domain, you are the absolute master, which greatly enhances your body and speed. Instead of wasting time studying obscure and difficult martial arts techniques, you should spend more time studying your domain. In the battles of true powerhouses, victory or defeat is decided in a single thought."

Two intertwined slashes appeared in Cang Ling's hand. She explained:

"In battles at the Earth Martial Realm, the decisive factor is never martial arts skills or a powerful physique—whoever has a stronger domain wins. It's that simple. Those who still bother to study martial arts skills at the Earth Martial Realm are just untalented individuals. They can't make progress in their domain, so they painstakingly study martial arts skills, even if it only increases their combat power by a little bit."

Whether it is a Dharma form or a domain, it all originates from heaven and earth.

No matter how powerful the martial arts skills that mortals develop, how can they possibly contend with the mighty forces of heaven and earth?

"I've learned something new," Jiang Qin said, a look of sudden realization on his face.

So that's how it happened.

He said that once your strength improves, S-rank martial arts techniques are as common as cabbage; even a small town in the Great Jin Kingdom could produce several of them. It turns out that only those without talent need to study martial arts techniques.

Even so, S-rank martial arts techniques are still very rare.

After all, in a powerful country like China with billions of people, the Divine Realm is already a pillar of society, and some people can never break through it in their entire lives.

Moreover, the Earth Martial Realm is profound and mysterious, enough to dominate a region.

After a quick lunch at the headquarters cafeteria, Jiang Qin said goodbye to Cang Ling and boarded a flying vehicle to return to Shanghai. He felt he should go back and say hello since he had left in such a hurry last time.

By the way, the beast meat in the spatial ring is almost finished. I'll ask Su Lingwei to grill some more when we get back.

Putting everything else aside, the meat that woman grills is incredibly fragrant!

The top of one of the fortresses on the island in the lake is unfolded.

"Buzz—!"

The aircraft roared out, transforming into a shooting star in broad daylight as it hurtled toward Shanghai at an incredible speed.

Set the coordinates.

Jiang Qin prepared to lie down and rest for a while.

Half an hour had passed since the aircraft left the East China headquarters, and now it arrived over a jungle.

Suddenly, the aircraft's alarm sounded.

The sound was incredibly piercing!

"Warning! Warning!"

"Unknown energy fluctuations detected, exceeding the detection threshold. Signal transmission is blocked, suspected to be some kind of powerful domain. Immediate escape recommended! Repeat...immediate escape recommended!"

Jiang Qin sat up with a slight change in expression. He was about to control the aircraft to leave, but he quickly lowered his outstretched hand.

Because it's too late!

The environment outside the aircraft was changing rapidly; the blue sky and white clouds disappeared, replaced by an endless desert.

This is... the domain!