Chapter 357: Chapter 284: The New Department_2

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Of course, he could understand. After all, the other party had worked within the Imperial Palace for so many years, picking up some professional habits was normal.

“Does Eunuch Lu have any recommendations?” Chen Xing asked straightforwardly.

Seemingly unaccustomed to such a direct response, Eunuch Lu fell silent for a moment before laughing heartily, “It seems that Young Master Chen is also a straightforward person.”

Therefore, Eunuch Lu then conveyed His Majesty’s wishes to Chen Xing.

Upon hearing that a new department was about to be established in the country.

Chen Xing felt a bit shocked at the bottom of his heart; this was definitely a big move.

Throughout history, whether it was reform or change, nothing had failed to cause turbulence.

Within a stable framework, to insert a new framework out of thin air is to disrupt the existing stability.

Once stability is disrupted, there are bound to be tumultuous times before new stability takes shape.

This entirely new department was starting from scratch, and the vast majority of positions were open for recruitment from zero.

Even though Chen Xing didn’t quite grasp politics, he could imagine the uproar these new positions would cause.

Little did he know Han Zhaobao nearby was also all ears; what a big scoop he had stumbled upon!

However, since Eunuch Lu could speak of it so openly, this matter would probably not remain secret for long. Perhaps, it was already circulating within certain circles.

Han Zhaobao pondered whether his own whelp could join this department.

According to what Eunuch Lu said, this new department was recruiting only young people of a certain age; his whelp had just graduated a year ago, so he should be considered within the category of young people.

Han Zhaobao looked towards Chen Xing, feeling emotional in his heart. Knowing about Chen Xing’s Beast Taming that led to Fleshly Transcendence through the path of the Four Transcendences, he knew that the lad would one day be extraordinary and soar to great heights—he just didn’t expect the opportunity to come so soon.

“If Young Master Chen is interested, you may want to pay attention to the official forum. You are welcome to sign up,” Eunuch Lu said.

Chen Xing agreed. In fact, when Eunuch Lu was speaking before, he had already vaguely guessed the purpose of his visit, but he still had a doubt in his heart; he didn’t understand why they would seek him out.

He knew that before this, there had never been any contact between himself and Emperor Xuanyi.

He hadn’t even made any significant accomplishments.

The only thing that might have caught the other party’s attention could be the championship title from the college cup?

Eunuch Lu spoke with a sly smile, “Young Master Chen, it’s actually not as complicated as you think. His Majesty admires talent the most, and he is also willing to provide opportunities to talented people; you can ask General Han about this.”

Han Zhaobao confirmed with his input.

Emperor Xuanyi had indeed promoted many talents, and many of the country’s current big figures had been promoted by Emperor Xuanyi when they were young.

Of course, as the monarch of a country, he did indeed qualify to be the nation’s biggest angel investor.

It’s precisely because Emperor Xuanyi had always valued talent and promoted numerous geniuses that he had been able to hold his position steadily for hundreds of years.

“I have delivered the message, so I won’t bother Young Master Chen any longer.” Having said that, Eunuch Lu bowed and then his body turned into a wisp of blue smoke, disappearing from the spot.

From start to finish, Chen Xing didn’t even catch a glimpse of the Eunuch’s Beast Taming in action.

A while after Eunuch Lu had left, Han Zhaobao said to Chen Xing, “It seems that as long as you sign up for this new department, the position should not be too low.”

After all, it was His Majesty himself who made the invitation.

Of course, there would definitely be no written document about it.

But the mere fact that such a message was conveyed orally was enough.

Given his identity, he certainly couldn’t leave behind any physical tokens or letters.

Moreover, with his identity, there would be no need to deceive Chen Xing.

Chen Xing spoke, “Uncle Han, do you know what this new department does?”

Han Zhaobao shook his head, “How would I know? If it wasn’t for you, I might have heard about this new department only after some time.

But since it’s a department directly under His Majesty, it should be similar to the Jin Ye Guard, with direct access to imperial hearing, and most likely with certain special privileges.

However… it’s a bit odd that they’re recruiting newcomers; normally, if a new department is to be established, like in our military, if a new force was to be formed, we would certainly draw elites from other mature forces and then use these elites as the backbone to ensure the efficient operation of the department.

And do you think everyone has your kind of freakishness? Solely recruiting fresh talent means the age of the Beast Tamers won’t be too high.

Since their age won’t be high, even with extreme talent, there will be limitations to their strength; getting to your level is about hitting the ceiling, so your competitiveness is very high.

Moreover, as far as I know, our Emperor is quite generous with delegating power. He doesn’t interfere much with many matters, and…”

Han Zhaobao thought of some rumors he had heard before,

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He felt that this department was a divine selection for Chen Xing.

Because nearly every department had an unwritten rule.

In the promotion of positions, merit was one aspect, but strength was also very important! It could even be said to be one of the essential conditions.

Given Chen Xing’s rate of growth, how could anyone else compete with him?

However, Chen Xing was contemplating deeply whether he should join or not.

He had already refused the recruitment from the Jin Ye Guard before.

With this new department being established, he still had some hesitations.

Frankly, this job was also akin to working for someone.

The only difference was that previously, there were more bosses, but this time the boss was reduced to just one.

But there were benefits as well.

As long as he could become a true high-ranking official in this new department.

His powers would certainly increase greatly, and the resources a department could mobilize were definitely very abundant.

For example, the corpse of a monster that had achieved Fleshly Transcendence, such a resource might just require a word from him, and someone would deliver it to him.

Relying on the mighty war machinery of Great Xia, the resources for nurturing Beast Tamers at the Transcendence stage would no longer be lacking.

For an individual, certain abundant resources might not mean much for the whole nation.

However, resources at the Ascension Level were definitely tight, and that would probably require some struggle to obtain.

But since there were corresponding resources, there must also be corresponding obligations.

Everything had a price.

Therefore, Chen Xing had not fully made up his mind yet, he planned to wait and see for a while.

Since Uncle Han had said the official website would announce information, it would surely reveal some of the duties and obligations of this new department.

Chen Xing decided to wait and see what happened.

Han Zhaobao didn’t continue this topic with Chen Xing and instead changed the subject.

“Come with me, I guessed you would definitely choose a special identity. Here is a reward for your special identity.”

“Military merit medal?”

Han Zhaobao laughed and scolded, “Dream on. You think just walking around gets you a military merit medal? The fact you got one before was already incredibly lucky. How could you possibly receive a second one so soon? Military merit medals aren’t that easy to come by.”

In the military, there was only one way to obtain a military merit medal—establishing merit.

Either by inventing something beneficial for the overall military, like the time Chen Xing researched a new evolutionary pattern.

Or by achieving great feats in a war.

Chen Xing, however, thought of the new evolutionary path he was preparing for the Twin-fiend Dogs. Perhaps it truly could earn him a second one…

But naturally, Chen Xing wouldn’t blabber about this.

“Here, take it.”

Han Zhaobao walked into a tent nearby, took out a large backpack from inside, and tossed it to Chen Xing.

Chen Xing caught it, and his palm sank.

The contents of the backpack were quite heavy.

He wasn’t sure if it was just his imagination, but he felt a tingling sensation in his hand holding the backpack.

Upon opening the zipper, Chen Xing discovered the source of the tingling.

Inside was a massive Thunder Crystal.

The crystal-clear Thunder Crystal was full of Magic Power, even outlining the shape of lightning.

It looked somewhat similar to the Thunder Seed used by Taotie during its evolution.

But Chen Xing knew this was not a Thunder Seed, as the power within a Thunder Seed would not leak out.

Divine items were inherently enigmatic; most top-tier treasures were understated, only showing their miraculous side, but their internal power would not dissipate outwardly.

“This is a high-purity Thunder Crystal. Knowing that your Beast Taming attribute is thunder, your Beast Tamer will need to absorb a lot of thunder attribute power when breaking through to the Second Layer Heaven. It should be of great help to your Beast Tamer.”

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