Fantasy: Starting with a bowl, you can exchange it for endless cultivation.

Half a day.

Gu Chen then rushed from Yuehai County to Jiuwan City.

Arrive outside the Night Watch of Nine Bays City.

The Night Watch of Jiuwan City was four or five times larger in scale than that of the Night Watch of Luo'an County.

Outside the Night Watch, there are two stone lions, which look incredibly imposing.

Outside the gate, guards were two people at the early stage of the first realm of the Innate Realm.

Upon seeing Gu Chen arrive, the two immediately shouted, "This is a restricted area of ​​the Night Watch; no unauthorized entry is permitted."

Gu Chen took out his identity token and official seal and said, "I am Gu Chen, the newly appointed head of the Night Watch of Jiuwan City."

The two were startled upon hearing this.

They hurriedly stepped forward to check Gu Chen's identity token and official seal.

After confirming Gu Chen's identity, he immediately knelt down: "Greetings, Your Excellency."

The previous head of the Night Watch of Jiuwan City was a second-generation official who came to Jiuwan City to gain experience. After his term of office expired, he was promoted to a high-ranking position in the Night Watch of another prefecture in the desolate state.

The position of Chief of the Night Watch of Jiuwan City has been vacant for two months.

Finally, another official has taken office.

"Okay, get up." Gu Chen told the two of them to get up.

Then they stepped into the Night Watch.

The two guards hurriedly followed him inside.

"Go and inform all the Night Watch personnel in Jiuwan City to assemble," Gu Chen said to the two.

"Yes!" The two men received the order and hurriedly went to inform the others.

Before Gu Chen returned.

They then studied the personnel structure of the city's night watch.

The county's Night Watch was the lowest-ranking institution, consisting of only one chief watchman, two deputy chief watchmen, and ten watchmen.

The night watch of a city is of a higher rank than that of a county.

Other positions have been added.

The highest official position was the Director of the City Office, a seventh-rank official.

The next two are deputy directors, both of the eighth rank.

Next were four officials in charge, all of the ninth rank.

Each magistrate had eleven men under his command, ranked ninth.

Of the eleven Night's Watchmen, one was the captain.

These are the official personnel of the Divine Dynasty, totaling fifty-one people.

The rest were hired guards.

There were nearly a hundred people.

One battalion commander and ten squad leaders.

They specialize in doing odd jobs.

Soon, in the main hall of the Night Watch of Nine Bays City.

All fifty officially employed personnel, excluding Gu Chen, and all guards were summoned.

Gu Chen also took their identity registration records and their cultivation level information.

I read through everything.

The two deputy directors of the Night Watch have different strengths: one is at the mid-stage of the fifth level of the Innate Realm, and the other is at the late stage.

The four leaders were all at varying levels, from the middle to the peak of the fourth realm of the Innate Realm.

All four Night Watch squad leaders possessed the cultivation level of the third stage of the Innate Realm.

The forty members of the four Night Watch squads ranged in strength from the first to the third level of the Innate Realm.

The hired guards, including the captain, also possessed the cultivation level of the third stage of the Innate Realm.

The ten squad leaders all possessed cultivation at the second level of the Innate Realm.

The hundred guards ranged in strength from top-tier to the second level of the Innate Realm.

The two groups combined constitute the entirety of the Nine Bays City Night Watch.

Gu Chen looked at everyone and said, "Let me introduce myself. I am your new director, Gu Chen."

"Cultivation level: Perfected Fifth Realm of Innate Realm." After Gu Chen finished speaking, his terrifying cultivation level was revealed.

The true essence of the Five Elements Thunder circulated around his body, and a powerful pressure spread outwards.

The Night Watch personnel and guards felt an overwhelming, suffocating pressure wash over them.

It makes them want to kneel down and submit.

The same applies to the two deputy chiefs of the Night Watch.

One of them was in the middle stage of the fifth realm of innate cultivation, and the other was in the late stage. They were both practicing ordinary cultivation techniques and had not yet been able to condense true essence.

They had no power to resist Gu Chen, who had already condensed his true essence.

"Greetings, Lord Gu!" Everyone knelt on one knee in unison, bowing to Gu Chen.

"Get up." Gu Chen withdrew his oppressive aura.

He immediately displayed his cultivation upon arrival, aiming to establish his prestige.

He looks too young.

It's easy for people to think he's not very experienced.

In this world where strength reigns supreme.

A state of being can represent everything.

He demonstrated the strength of a perfected fifth-stage innate realm.

He can make everyone preconceived about his strength, thus ignoring his qualifications.

Respect for the strong is the main theme of this world.

Gu Chen withdrew his oppressive aura, and everyone present felt a sense of relief, as if a great weight had been lifted from their shoulders.

At the same time, he felt a deep sense of awe for Gu Chen.

Gu Chen looks quite young, yet he possesses such cultivation; he must be someone highly regarded by the higher-ups of the Night Watch Division, above the Prefectural Division.

That's why he was assigned to serve as the head of the Night Watch of Jiuwan City.

The previous director was just like that. He was the son of a high-ranking official in the Central Plains Night Watch headquarters and was sent to this coastal border city to serve as director and gain experience.

Once his term was up, he was transferred back to that place to serve as a high-ranking official above the prefectural level.

This estimate is the same.

They felt that...

However, working under a director like Gu Chen, who has high-level connections, makes things much easier for them.

This way, the Night Watch's authority would be significant enough, and someone would be there to cover for them if anything went wrong.

Even though they both work under the head of the city's Night Watch, if the head doesn't have a powerful backer, they'll be hampered and have a lot of trouble.

Of course, this is a paradox.

Without powerful backers, one cannot become the head of the Night Watch in a place like the Divine Dynasty.

Even the head of the night watchman's office in a county is not allowed.

The only difference is whether the backer behind you is big or small.

Of course, it won't happen that you're talented but can't be promoted. If you're talented, you'll be noticed by important figures during the God's Examination.

The important person who promotes you is actually your powerful backer.

"I am new to this post and not very familiar with the current situation in Jiuwan City. Please give me a brief overview first," Gu Chen said.

Upon hearing this...

Lin Fei, one of the two deputy directors, spoke up: "Sir, under the governance of the previous director, there have been no major cases in Jiuwan City. The occasional disturbances caused by evil spirits have also been dealt with by us."

"Nine Bays City is near the sea and has no border with the Demon Mountain Range, so there are no land-based demons causing trouble. Only some fishing villages along the coast are occasionally harassed by sea monsters. We have personnel skilled in naval warfare, and over the years we have established a certain prestige, making the sea monsters dare not easily approach the shore to harm people."

"The entire Jiuwan City, encompassing twelve districts and counties and over fifty towns, is a peaceful and prosperous place where people live and work in contentment," Lin Fei reported.

This was thanks to the former head of the Night Watch, a second-generation official from Zhongzhou.

The reason he was able to control the demonic scourge and evil spirits in Jiuwan City so well was not because of his own great abilities, but because his father, a high-ranking member of the Night Watch, had sent a fourth-rank servant to accompany him to take up his post.

While acting as his protector, he also helped him cleanse all the evil spirits and demons within the territory of Jiuwan City.

With this person sitting here with him, keeping things under control.

Within the territory of Jiuwan City, naturally no evil spirits or demons dared to cause trouble.

Even some cults in Yuehai County would deliberately avoid the jurisdiction of Jiuwan City if they wanted to cause trouble.

This young master is just here to rack up merits.

They leave when their time is up.

As long as he doesn't cause trouble during his term, he won't be purged by that fourth-rank old servant.

Otherwise, if they displease this young master, they will never have a peaceful day.

The appointment of the director is for a five-year term, which is why Jiuwan City will be peaceful during the five years of this young master's term.

of course.

He certainly couldn't say these things to Gu Chen in front of everyone.

Just tell him quietly in private.

At this time.

Another deputy director, Liang Xiaoyun, said: "However, some time ago, after the previous director was transferred, the chief of the Yuehai County Night Watch Division discovered a smuggling case overseas, which was suspected to have been smuggled out from the docks of my Jiuwan City. However, the case files have been taken away by the big shots in the chief division and they have taken over. We don't know much about the specifics."

"Understood." Gu Chen nodded.

After inspecting the overall situation of Jiuwan City, he found it to be much better than when he first took over Luo'an County.

At least there were no demons, evil spirits, or cults causing trouble.

He can focus on refining elixirs to earn money and develop his business in peace.

He didn't show that he had already reached the True Essence Realm, also because he wanted to play it safe.

If he keeps hiding like this, he might inadvertently offend some people, and someone might want to get back at him.

They might also misjudge his abilities.

In the end, he caught them completely off guard.

"I already know about the smuggling case overseas. When I came to take up my post yesterday, the Prefectural Magistrate told me that the case had been taken over by the Prefectural Magistrate. We don't need to worry about it. The special task force sent by the Prefectural Magistrate is investigating the case. If they need our help, we will do our best," Gu Chen said to the two of them.

"Yes, sir." The two nodded.

"I have no special requirements for taking office," Gu Chen said, looking at Lin Fei and Liang Xiaoyun. "You two are responsible for handling the daily affairs of the department. If you encounter anything that you cannot handle, then report to me."

Gu Chen is preparing to become a hands-off manager.

He should focus his energy on alchemy, and delegate ordinary tasks to his subordinates.

Anyway, his talent is there.

With Shangguan Wuqing's backing, as long as he doesn't make any major mistakes...

Once things stabilize, a promotion shouldn't be a problem.

"Yes, ma'am." The two men's faces lit up with joy.

The former head of the Night Watch did the same.

That young master doesn't usually get involved in anything.

All authority was delegated to the two of them, so although they were tired, they had a lot of power!

They can do a lot of things.

If they encounter something they can't handle, they report it to the young master, who then sends his old servant to deal with it.

If even that old servant can't handle it, then report it to your superiors.

That man has connections in Zhongzhou; the sky won't fall down.

The new director is also prepared to do the same.

That's so awesome.

They will have great power for another five years.

It's just unknown what kind of backing this person has, or whether there's a powerful figure behind them.

The fact that Gu Chen is Shangguan Wuqing's disciple is something that cannot be publicized.

If this is publicized, it's easy for people to think he got to his position through connections.

It requires someone with the will to investigate.

His information has not yet been revealed here.

As time went on, his background became known to the people here.

They felt more at ease.

The prefect of Yuehai County was his fourth senior brother, and the governor of Huangzhou was his master.

In this Nine Bays City, who dares to disobey him?

I've said what I needed to say.

Gu Chen then dismissed everyone and sent them back to their posts to perform their duties.

Liang Xiaoyun, his deputy director, was the woman who was responsible for taking Gu Chen to his residence.

Liang Xiaoyun's cultivation level was at the late stage of the fifth realm of the Innate Realm, which was one realm higher than Lin Fei's.

He is considered the strongest fighter in the Nine Bays City Night Watch, apart from him.

This woman, deep down, is someone who admires strength.

Although the former head of the Night Watch of Jiuwan City was a second-generation official, his cultivation level was actually not high. He had not even reached the fifth level of the Innate Realm, but only the fourth level.

If it weren't for his father's strong connections, he wouldn't have been qualified to serve as the head of the Night Watch of Nine Bays City.

He handled matters entirely thanks to the combat prowess of the fourth-rank old servant he had brought with him.

Compared to the former head of the Night Watch, she admired the current head, Gu Chen, even more, for he possessed the strength of a perfect fifth-stage innate realm at such a young age.

Once Gu Chen has opened up his meridians, he will gather his true essence in his dantian and condense it into a true essence vortex.

Then you can break through to the True Essence Realm.

That's a seventh-rank expert. Judging from Gu Chen's age, he shouldn't be more than twenty-five.

She would have a better future following a seventh-rank expert of this age.