Governor Zhang paused slightly, his face calm, but his eyes flashed with countless unwillingness and frustration.

He is an outlier.

He did not become an official through a formal examination.

He was not an official who was influenced by the officialdom from the bottom and then climbed up through opportunism and intrigue.

He fought with swords and guns in the channels to other worlds and fought with other hostile forces on Earth. With his merits accumulated, he became a governor!

In other words, he does not have the bureaucratic air of those in officialdom.

He doesn't understand officialdom either!

But he knows right from wrong and what is right!

Governor Zhang gritted his teeth and said, "Special Envoy Wang, the Shadow Guards are the pillars of our nation and must not be put in danger. So, are we going to give the spoils gained by others at such a risk to the Shadow Guards who can't even fight?"

"How can someone who doesn't even dare to take the initiative to fight be called a pillar of the country?!"

"I only remember the True King saying back then that power doesn't come from the petty intrigues and maneuvers of the officialdom. Power is built on the force of force. As the saying goes, political power grows out of the barrel of a gun!"

"Without warriors, without those who risk their lives, where would you get your power?!"

Envoy Wang's face suddenly darkened: "Zhang Shifei!"

"The Shadow King has his reasons for making this decision, and the Central Committee has its reasons for making this decision!"

"You're not aware enough! There's definitely something wrong with your attitude!"

"Shadow Guard!"

The king's special envoy roared.

Two figures wrapped in black suddenly appeared in the void. Both of them were wearing standard clothes and carrying standard weapons.

Envoy Wang said calmly, "Imprison Zhang Shifei and release him when he realizes his mistakes!"

“Here!”

Two shadow guards approached.

Zhang Shifei stepped back, his face filled with sadness.

Then, his whole body was filled with energy.

But the next moment, the two shadow guards each took out a strange stone and rushed towards Zhang Shifei's attack.

After three breaths.

The attic collapsed.

Facing the dust from the collapsed attic.

Envoy Wang coughed twice and said calmly, "Let Deputy Governor Liu accompany me to pick him up!"

“Here!”

A voice of agreement came from the void.

Soon, a middle-aged bald man with a big belly came over with a smile.

"Oh, early this morning, I heard magpies chirping in the yard. I was wondering what was going on. It turns out that a distinguished guest has arrived..."

"However, I, Liu, only just learned of Special Envoy Wang's visit. I truly regret this! I beg the Special Envoy to forgive me!"

Special Envoy Wang chuckled, "It's not your fault. I just don't like big scenes."

"Let's go, it's almost time, accompany me to pick someone up!"

Liu Zhenyang paused slightly, a hint of excitement flashing in his eyes.

Special Envoy Wang went on a secret visit, but he did not go to see Zhang Shifei, the Governor of Shangzhe Road, but instead came to see him, the Deputy Governor of Shangzhe Road who usually did not have much to do with affairs?

Could it be that the central government is planning to reuse him?

Very likely!

Although he was suppressed to the position of deputy governor because he was an ordinary person and had no qualifications for cultivation, can one really be a good official just by having high martial arts skills?

Some things still need to be done by ordinary people, and only ordinary people can do them well!

For example, the position of the Grand Sikou!

Thinking of this, Liu Zhenyang's eyes lit up slightly, and he nodded and followed.

…

The coastline has long been visible to the public.

But it took an hour to actually fly over the coastline and enter the magic city with countless skyscrapers.

The two sages used their spiritual power to lead 108 people into the Demon City.

But under the cover of spiritual power, ordinary people cannot see anyone flying in the sky.

"Why not announce the invasion of the Ten Thousand Worlds?"

"Why not announce the existence of the cultivators?"

"It was fine before, but now that spiritual energy has revived, even if we're worried about the invasion of the Ten Thousand Worlds causing panic, the existence of cultivators can be made public, right?"

Hearing Zhou Buzhou's question, everyone fell into deep thought.

Li Zun chuckled: "Everyone has his own job!"

"Only when everyone performs their duties can a complete society be constructed. If it were truly announced and everyone began to practice..."

"Who will grow food? Who will generate electricity? Who will build cities? Who will conduct scientific research?"

"In a society, even bees have division of labor, so it is absolutely impossible for human society to have only one profession!"

"Of course, we have actually considered that ancient humans before the mythological era might have built a complete civilization solely by relying on cultivation and spiritual energy as energy."

"But right now, Earth's technological landscape is dominated by petroleum energy and electricity. To truly transition to spiritual energy technology... it might take a very, very long time..."

"Okay, here we are!"

Li Zun roared.

Haoyue's spiritual power poured into Zhou Buzhou's mind: "Three top-level opportunities, don't be reluctant to give them up!"

Zhou Buzhou nodded: "If you really only want three top-level opportunities, I will naturally be willing to give them up. I'm just afraid that people will be greedy!"

"No! I promise you in the name of the Sage of Haoyue!"

It would be better if...

Zhou Buzhou thought so in his heart.

If that were the case, he would really agree and be obedient.

But if it weren't so...

Zhou Buzhou was in a complicated mood, and even felt a slight fear of the place he was about to arrive at.

He always felt that he might really have embarked on a path of no return.

Either die or change everything...

Li Changfeng and others looked at Zhou Buzhou, sighed slightly, and said nothing more.

Li Xuelong, Yang Zimei and a dozen other people from the Spiritual Department base gathered around.

Yang Zimei's eyes were filled with murderous intent: "Old Zhou, no matter what, I, Yang Zimei, will fight alongside you, even if it means death!"

The people at the Spiritual Department Base nodded fiercely: "What are you afraid of? Why would a barefoot person be afraid of someone wearing shoes? Especially since Brother Zhou once chased someone wearing shoes barefoot before!"

"At worst, I can just chase the guy wearing shoes barefoot again!"

"Hahaha!"

"That's right, if they really don't want to give us a chance to live, the worst that can happen is we'll just rebel against them!"

The corner of Haoyue's eye twitched slightly, and he suddenly roared: "Be careful with your words!"

Maize skin.

There's definitely something wrong with these people at the Spiritual Base. They even said something like "rebellious" and, moreover, their tone didn't even sound like a joke...

A moment later,

An extremely luxurious wooden loft appeared.

This wooden attic is built on top of a building that is almost a hundred stories high. The top of the wooden attic is pointed, as if it is going to pierce the sky.

Looking down from the wooden attic, there is a courtyard with two entrances, also made entirely of wood.

At this moment, there were nearly a hundred people gathered in the yard.

The hundreds of people, led by a gentleman in a Zhongshan suit and glasses, all looked towards the people in the sky.