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Upon hearing You Ruo's words, the Fire Qilin actually gave her a fawning smile.

Seeing the Fire Qilin's fawning appearance, Duan Lang was speechless: "It seems this guy has really become a spirit!"

"Young Miss, could you please ask this fellow where our Duan family's Fire Kirin Sword is?" Duan Lang asked You Ruo slowly.

You Ruo nodded, then asked the Fire Kirin about the location of the Fire Kirin Sword.

The fire qilin looked at the pool of water in front of it and let out a soft roar.

"You mean the Fire Kirin Sword is in this pool?" You Ruo asked, watching the Fire Kirin's movements.

The fire unicorn nodded.

After receiving a definite answer from the Fire Qilin, Duan Lang jumped into the icy pool without hesitation.

"Junior sister, will Duan Lang be alright jumping in like that?" Qin Shuang asked with some concern as she watched Duan Lang jump into the icy pool without hesitation.

You Ruo smiled and said, "Don't worry! With Duan Lang's current strength, there won't be any major problems!"

After about the time it takes to drink a cup of tea, Duan Lang emerged from the icy pool, his face somewhat pale, holding a fiery red sword in his hand!

"Duan Lang, are you alright?" You Ruo asked with a smile as she looked at Duan Lang who had come ashore.

"It's nothing!" Duan Lang shook his head and said to You Ruo, "Miss, I have to thank you for being able to retrieve the Fire Kirin Sword this time! Until we meet again!"

After saying that, Duan Lang prepared to leave.

Seeing Duan Lang preparing to leave, You Ruo called him back, saying that since they had come to Lingyun Cave, she had to share some of the benefits of the Fire Qilin with him.

"The benefits of the Fire Qilin?" Duan Lang stopped and looked at You Ruo with some doubt. "What benefits could the Fire Qilin possibly offer? Didn't you say you weren't planning to kill it?"

Upon hearing Duan Lang's words, the Fire Qilin immediately looked at You Ruo.

Seeing the panicked fire qilin, You Ruo smiled and said, "Of course I don't plan to kill it! I intend to slowly cultivate a gentle and docile natural treasure through this fellow!"

"Is Miss referring to the legendary Blood Bodhi?" After a moment of contemplation, Duan Lang's eyes lit up.

Having lived in Wushuang City for so long, Duan Lang had naturally heard of the Blood Bodhi, a treasure.

You Ruo nodded and said, "That's right, it's the Blood Bodhi!"

After a slight pause, You Ruo smiled and continued, "The so-called Blood Bodhi is a treasure that appears when Qilin blood is combined with some common plants in certain specific environments! Now that I have the Fire Qilin in my hands, the Blood Bodhi is just an ordinary thing to me!"

Upon hearing You Ruo's words, Duan Lang couldn't help but reveal an expression of admiration in his eyes.

Even a treasure like the Blood Bodhi is something You Ruo is thinking of cultivating; her vision is truly extraordinary!

You Ruo looked at the obedient fire qilin beside her and said with a smile, "Let's go, let's go, take us to the place with the Blood Bodhi!"

Under Duan Lang's silent gaze, the Fire Qilin reluctantly got up from the ground.

Urged on by You Ruo, he led the three of them through the dense network of side passages in Lingyun Cave, stopping and starting at times, occasionally breaking through what appeared to be incredibly sturdy cave walls.

Finally, they arrived at a cave, where a large number of Blood Bodhi Fruits appeared before You Ruo and the others.

Seeing so many ripe Blood Bodhi fruits, Duan Lang was understandably shocked, and at the same time, his eyes couldn't help but reveal a look of eagerness.

Just smelling the alluring fragrance of the ripe Blood Bodhi fruit, Duan Lang felt not only his spirits lift, but also the speed at which his internal energy circulated increased significantly.

You Ruo looked at Duan Lang, who was staring at the Blood Bodhi with great enthusiasm, and said with a smile, "Duan Lang, why don't you pick one-third of the Blood Bodhi?"

"This...this...this isn't quite right, is it?" Although he was more than willing in his heart, Duan Lang was too embarrassed to agree directly.

"There's nothing good or bad about it. It's all about sharing!" You Ruo said magnanimously.

Seeing this, Duan Lang naturally didn't stand on ceremony anymore.

Silently taking off his coat, Duan Lang carefully put away the one-third ripe Blood Bodhi fruit he had picked, and then said to You Ruo, "Young Miss, until we meet again!"

“This Lingyun Cave is full of twists and turns, I’d better escort you out!” Youruo nodded and said.

After sealing off the cave containing the Blood Bodhi, You Ruo and Qin Shuang, led by the Fire Qilin, escorted Duan Lang to the entrance of Lingyun Cave.

Outside, the wind and rain were still raging, but the floodwaters that had originally covered the Leshan Giant Buddha's knees had inexplicably receded.

Without saying a word, Duan Lang bowed to You Ruo and Qin Shuang to take his leave, then flew away and disappeared into the heavy rain in the blink of an eye.

After watching Duan Lang leave, You Ruo said to the Fire Qilin, "You should go back first. I'll come back to find you in a few days!"

With that, You Ruo shattered the ice on the Fire Qilin's head with a single palm strike.

Then, he casually put a collar around the Fire Qilin's neck.

You Ruo bought this collar in her chat group's store; its main function is location tracking.

"Don't even think about running away! With this collar around your neck, I can find you anytime!" You Ruo said with a smile, pointing to the collar around the fire qilin's neck.

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The fire unicorn obediently nodded to You Ruo, then ran back into Lingyun Cave without looking back.

Watching the fire qilin disappear into Lingyun Cave, Qin Shuang asked softly, "Junior sister, aren't you afraid that this guy won't come out again? After all, Lingyun Cave is full of passages. If it doesn't come out on its own, it won't be an easy thing for us to find it!"

"Don't worry, Senior Brother Shuang, as long as it has that collar, it can't run away!" You Ruo said to Qin Shuang with a smile.

"But what if that collar..."

Seeing Qin Shuang's continued worry, You Ruo said confidently, "Don't worry, not even my father could break that collar, let alone the Fire Qilin!"

Hearing You Ruo say this, Qin Shuang didn't say anything more.

After returning to the World Society, You Ruo told everyone in the chat group about her experience in Lingyun Cave.

Group owner Xiao Shan: "We actually ran into Duan Lang? How strong is that guy Duan Lang now?"

You Ruo: "It's alright. It's an improvement since I left the World Society, but not a big one!"

Zhang Chulan: "So it seems he wasn't particularly valued in Wushuang City either!"

Huang Rong: "Sister You Ruo, since that's the case, why don't you recruit Duan Lang back to the World Society?"

You Ruo: "Given Duan Lang's current personality, now that he's escaped from the World Society, he'll definitely be too embarrassed to come back! Since that's the case, why should I make things awkward for both of us?"

Zhang Chulan: "That makes sense!"

……

The world of courtyard houses, the city of Beijing.

Having completed his daily tasks, Xiao Shan was resting in his office while watching people chat online.

In fact, Xiao Shan sometimes wondered if he would live a more spirited life if he were to travel to the world of You Ruo, Zhang Sanfeng, and others.

Just then, there was a knock on the door.

Xiao Shan looked toward the office door: "Please come in!"

As the door was pushed open, Xiao Shan discovered that it was Li Huaide's secretary.

The secretary told Xiao Shan that Li Huaide wanted him to come over.

As soon as Xiao Shan arrived at Li Huaide's office, Li Huaide immediately told him some good news with a big smile: "After a meeting and discussion with the factory leaders, we have decided to separate the factory's purchasing department and establish a purchasing office! You will be in direct management of this purchasing office."

The main reason for establishing a purchasing department is that Hongxing Steel Rolling Mill now has money and the amount of materials it purchases has increased dramatically.

These supplies were originally under the management of the logistics department.

However, as the amount of supplies increased, the logistics department was completely overwhelmed.

Therefore, Li Huaide planned to set up a purchasing department in the factory to be specifically responsible for purchasing and managing the purchased materials.

In addition, this purchasing office also has another function: to handle machine tool orders from John Bull.

Therefore, it makes perfect sense for Xiaoshan to manage this purchasing department.

After all, the machine tool companies in John Bull only recognized Xiao Shan.

Seeing this, Xiao Shan knew he couldn't refuse, so he nodded in agreement.

“We used to have three purchasing departments in our factory. After the establishment of the purchasing office, we’ll need to add two more!” Li Huaide said to Xiao Shan. “You’ll have to trouble Xiao Shan to select the purchasing personnel for these two departments from within the factory yourself!”

"Of course, the procurement department is still in the preparation stage, so you have plenty of time to select personnel!"

After all, the procurement department is at least a division-level department, so it's certain that a separate office space should be assigned to the procurement staff.

There doesn't seem to be any vacant office space left in the Hongxing Steel Rolling Mill. Xiao Shan doesn't know if Li Huaide plans to build a new one or renovate the old, abandoned office building.

Regardless of the method used to set up office space for the purchasing department, it will take some time.

After returning to his office, Xiao Shan began to consider candidates for the two newly added purchasing departments.

The first people to consider are naturally the heads of the two purchasing departments.

The first person Xiao Shan thought of was Xu Damao.

Although Xu Damao has joined the disciplinary team and is working very hard in it.

But so far, Li Huaide has shown no intention of promoting him.

This is normal, though. Xu Damao has been married three times. Li Huaide wouldn't have chosen to promote him to head of the disciplinary team if he didn't make any outstanding contributions!

So if Xiaoshan were to approach Xu Damao now and ask him to be the head of the purchasing department, Xu Damao would definitely come running over without hesitation.

Moreover, Xu Damao used to frequently go to the countryside to show movies, so if he were to go to the countryside to handle procurement, he would probably adapt very quickly.

As for the remaining candidate for head of the procurement department, Xiao Shan was a bit stumped.

That afternoon, news of the factory's preparation for a purchasing office spread like wildfire throughout the factory.

However, it was not announced who would manage the procurement department.

So everyone is discussing who the new head of the purchasing department will be.

It's no wonder everyone is so curious about the new head of the purchasing department; the purchasing department sounds like a great place!

That's where the factory's material procurement and storage are managed; how could it not be a good place?

If they could find out in advance who the new head of the purchasing department is, they could make some arrangements beforehand and maybe even secure a good position in the purchasing department!

After all, this newly established purchasing department is not like other old departments; the easy and lucrative positions there were snapped up long ago.

The procurement department is still in the preparatory stage. Even if the director and deputy director are appointed, it is certainly too late to arrange the subordinate positions so quickly.

Therefore, many people are starting to get restless, wanting to secure a good future for themselves.

Li Huaide and the others didn't reveal Xiao Shan's name, and Xiao Shan certainly wouldn't be foolish enough to reveal it himself.

After all, so many people are already eager to make a move. If they find out that he is the top leader of the purchasing department, wouldn't they all come to him to pull strings?

Before we can even get to work in Xiaoshan, we'll have to deal with all these monsters and scoundrels!

The news that Xiaoshan was going to manage the purchasing department was only known to Li Huaide and a few factory leaders who had attended meetings with him.

Moreover, Li Huaide had instructed them in advance not to disclose any information about the Xiaoshan Management Procurement Office before its completion.

After all, Xiaoshan is already very busy trying to find candidates for the two new procurement team leaders and members in the procurement department.

Once the news gets out, I might be overwhelmed!

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The weather in Beijing was gradually getting cooler. After Xiao Shan received two more months' salary from the Ministry of Foreign Trade, the office building of the purchasing department was finally repaired.

The purchasing office building was converted from an abandoned office building in the factory.

It was renovated and repainted, turning it into a beautiful white building that was used as the purchasing office.

After the office building renovation is completed, the purchasing staff can move in.

Xiao Shan naturally received the news from Li Huaide and was currently in his office busily preparing for all matters related to the purchasing department.

The main task is to review and verify the list of newly recruited staff in the two procurement departments.

After all, the purchasing department is in charge of all material procurement in the factory. If they hire someone with bad intentions, it's like putting a rat into a rice bin.

Therefore, Xiaoshan had to carefully check the list of every person in the two newly recruited procurement departments.

To prevent individuals with dishonest practices or criminal records from infiltrating the purchasing department.

After checking the list, Xiao Shan asked someone to find Xu Damao for him.

Anyway, he was planning to promote Xu Damao to head of the newly established procurement department, which would be a good opportunity to test Xu Damao's work ability.

If it doesn't work out, he can still find a replacement.