I run a casino in the immortal realm.

For the first three days after taking office, Zheng Yifei lived an unusually quiet life, even staying at home in seclusion.

Aside from clocking in at the main hall of the patrol office every morning and listening to the routine reports from the clerks of each department, he spent most of his time on two things.

The first thing to do is to go to the library of the government office.

As a seventh-rank official appointed by the imperial court, Zheng Yifei now has the authority to enter the second floor of the government office's library.

During those three days, he spent three and a half days in the library, relying on his inspector's badge.

Although the second floor still doesn't offer access to top-tier cultivation techniques that lead directly to the Great Dao, its foundation is already extremely profound compared to remote places like Liuhua County.

Zheng Yifei carefully selected and used the official merits he had just received from his account, plus three thousand gold notes he had given to the steward, to successfully copy four cultivation techniques. One of them was the "Gengjin Shattering Star Technique," suitable for sword cultivators like Li Jianfeng and Su Wanqing.

One book is "The Shadowless Record," suitable for stealthy assassinations by night owls.

One book is "Thousand Machine Divine Calculation" which is designed to help Wang Changsheng study formations, and the other book is "Evergreen Transformation Qi Technique" which is suitable for Ouyang Tianren to strengthen his foundation.

Although these cultivation techniques are not some unique and unparalleled manuals, they are enough to allow the Nascent Soul stage cultivators in the team to break through their current cultivation bottlenecks in a short period of time and raise their strength to the next level.

The second thing was to stay in the study in the backyard of the patrol office, and to read through the legal books of the Tianlong Dynasty and the internal files of the patrol office.

Zheng Yifei knew very well that to thrive within the system, one had to understand the rules better than anyone else, especially the loopholes within them.

While reviewing the "Laws of the Heavenly Dragon," Zheng Yifei astutely discovered a detailed supplementary clause regarding the "no-fly zone."

It turns out that the no-fly order that Liu Zhengyi mentioned to him on the way only applied to civilian cultivators and business associations.

The laws of the imperial court clearly stipulate that there are several situations in which the no-fly order does not apply: First, the rotation and transfer of imperial troops;

Second, the emergency transfer of disaster relief supplies and military supplies;

Third, and most importantly, officials at all levels can use officially issued flying vehicles when carrying out official inspections, apprehending bandits, or delivering urgent documents.

Following this law, Zheng Yifei checked the asset register of the patrol and inspection department, and the result made his eyes light up.

The inventory of property of the Yuanyang Prefecture Patrol Office contained a total of sixteen officially designated flying magical vessels called "Cloud Piercing Boats".

According to regulations, fifteen of these sixteen cloud-piercing boats were assigned to the patrol and inspection posts of the fifteen counties below. Each boat was about five zhang long and could accommodate about twenty people. They were usually used for emergency support and anti-smuggling patrols between the counties.

The remaining vessel was the official vehicle of the Patrol Inspection Division headquarters. It was ten zhang long and made entirely of hard second-tier spirit wood. Its surface was engraved with defensive formations and the prominent words "Patrol Inspection." It could carry fifty people at a time.

However, the law also strictly stipulates that officials are prohibited from using public resources for private purposes, and any official is prohibited from transporting private goods in a private capacity. Violators will be demoted or dismissed from office.

Upon seeing this, Zheng Yifei put down the file and called Xu Qian, who was organizing case files in the outer room, in.

"Master Xu, I've read the terms of this no-fly order."

Zheng Yifei pointed to the legal code on the table, his tone inquisitive: "It says that personal flight is prohibited, but as far as I know, the city is full of hidden talents, and there are many old monsters in the Void Refinement stage or even the Integration stage among those powerful families."

Do these powerful beings have to obediently travel by carriage when they go out on ordinary days?

Xu Qian glanced at the law book, smiled slightly, and explained unhurriedly, "Sir, the words in this law are written for those below. When you truly reach that level, the rules will naturally change."

Xu Qian walked to the desk and lowered his voice: "This no-fly order mainly targets the grassroots commerce and trade and low-level cultivators. As for the high-level cultivators of those big families, such as the Void Refinement stage experts, if they really wanted to fly, their speed would be as fast as lightning, and with their aura concealed, we lower-level state officials would not be able to detect them at all."

Even if the Sky Patrol's array occasionally detects a trace, as long as it's not blatantly displayed in broad daylight, everyone turns a blind eye. Who would be so foolish as to provoke those old monsters?

"Of course, these high-level cultivators are also aware of this, and dare not openly oppose the imperial court, lest they give others grounds for criticism."

Therefore, they would mostly choose to fly at night and only operate within the territory of the Tianlong Dynasty.

Along the border, there is a ninth-tier national protection array set up by the imperial court, specifically designed to monitor high-level spiritual energy fluctuations. Touching it would immediately attract the border army's encirclement and suppression, so they dared not cross the border.

After listening, Zheng Yifei nodded thoughtfully. To put it bluntly, this is an unspoken rule.

As long as you don't strip the imperial court of its dignity and trample on it, the imperial court won't bother to care how you fly in the sky at night.

"My lord, there is one more thing."

Xu Qian pulled out a thick stack of bright red invitations from his sleeve and placed them on the desk: "In the past three days, the Wang family, Zhao family, Lin family, as well as more than a dozen large and small forces in the city, such as the Canal Gang and the Salt Gang, have all sent people to deliver invitations, wanting to hold a banquet at the largest restaurant in the city to get acquainted with you, the newly appointed inspector."

Zheng Yifei glanced at the gold-embossed invitations, showing no interest whatsoever in opening them, and said indifferently, "How did you handle them?"

"As you instructed, I politely declined all offers on your behalf, citing your recent arrival and busy schedule."

Xu Qian replied.

"well done."

Zheng Yifei leaned back in his chair: "My foundation is not yet stable. If I go to eat their food, I will have to accept their favor. The food these people bring is not easy to digest. Let's leave them to their own devices for now."

Xu Qian nodded, then changed the subject and suggested, "Sir, since you don't want to get involved in the social interactions in the prefectural city right now, I have a suggestion. According to the custom of previous inspectors, a new official usually goes out to inspect the area after taking office."

"Inspection?"

"Yes."

Xu Qian explained: "Most of our patrol and inspection team are stationed in the fifteen counties below. As the commander, you can go to each county to visit your subordinates who are carrying out missions in various places, and win people's hearts by combining kindness and severity."

Secondly, it also allows me to understand the progress of major cases in various regions and familiarize myself with the terrain and checkpoints of each county. This way, I can legitimately avoid these invitations from the prefectural city and demonstrate my diligence in official duties—a win-win situation.

Zheng Yifei tapped his fingers lightly on the table, pondered for a moment, and thought, "This is indeed a good idea."

He needed to return to Liuhua County to deliver the cultivation manual and also to settle some accounts related to his businesses.