Those wearing silver badges and embroidered robes looked at each other in bewilderment. Finally, one of them stepped forward and said, "Reporting to the Grand Commander, these are the highest secrets of the building. Normally, only Lord Zhu Xie can access them and report directly to the Emperor."
"Now that Lord Zhu Xie has disappeared, we don't know where he hid those intelligence messages, so we must find him first."
Zu An frowned. Zhu Xie Chi Xin was indeed suspicious and distrustful of everyone, keeping so many secrets tightly in his own hands.
"Lord Zhu Xie is already dead, there's no need to look for him anymore."
Upon hearing this news, everyone present was shocked: "Lord Zhu Xie is dead?"
Although there were various rumors before, none of them were confirmed. Zhu Xie Chixin had been in charge of the Embroidery Pavilion for decades, and his presence was felt all over the place, making it difficult for everyone to digest this news in a short time.
"It's absolutely true. He died in the battle at the Golden Summit. You will receive the official news later." Because of the isolation caused by the magic array at the time, only a few people within the high-level ranks knew the true situation at the Golden Summit, and what they knew was all told to them by Zu An.
"During this time, try to find where Lord Zhu Xie hid those intelligence reports. Every trace leaves a mark, so there should be some clues. Also, the embroiderers who assisted him in investigating these intelligence reports back then should still be around. Find out who they are and have them recompile the intelligence reports and hand them over to me."
"Yes!" The silver-plated, embroidered-clothes men bowed in unison.
Originally, he was somewhat hesitant, but upon hearing the news that Zhu Xie Chixin was dead, he knew that the embroidery tower had completely changed. He dared not play any tricks in front of the new boss anymore. On the contrary, he planned to try to make a good impression so that he would have a better chance of rising in the future.
Next, Zu'an asked them to send over the list of relevant middle and senior management personnel. At the same time, he summoned the heads of various departments for a private meeting to encourage and appease them, which temporarily stabilized the Embroidery Tower.
Then he went to visit Xiao Jianren in his room. Upon hearing of his arrival, Xiao Jianren was so excited that he tried to get up, but the movement aggravated his wounds, and he couldn't help but cough violently.
Zu An hurriedly went over and helped him lie down again: "You are seriously injured now, so don't stand on ceremony."
"Thank you, Eleventh Lord, no, I should call you Grand Commander now." Xiao Jianren grinned. Although his body ached, he felt really good today. He had finally vented his anger at being bullied by Bu Liangcai these past few days, and now the Eleventh Lord had become the Grand Commander. The powerful figure he was clinging to was getting stronger and stronger.
Zu An took out the ointment he had just found at Lou TCM Clinic and personally applied it to his wound: "You've suffered these past few days. That guy surnamed Bu must be trying to get you to implicate me, that's why he's tormenting you like this."
Xiao Jianren snorted: "Although I am usually mild-mannered, I am not the kind of person who would bite the hand that feeds on my superiors. I originally thought that I probably wouldn't be able to endure it. I was just hoping that Lord Eleven could help me take revenge in the future and take care of my family. I was content with that. I didn't expect the result to be so good."
Zu An smiled and said, "This is what they call good deeds being rewarded. Take good care of your injuries, and once you've recovered, I'll find an opportunity to promote you to the rank of Gold Medal Embroiderer."
Since the other party has not let him down, he naturally cannot let them down either. He already lacks trusted confidants in this embroidered tower, so it's a good opportunity to set him up as a benchmark.
Xiao Jianren was immediately shocked: "Absolutely not! My skills are too weak to be a gold medalist!"
Zuan knew he was telling the truth. His cultivation was passable, but only passable. He wasn't outstanding among the silver-ranked embroidered-clothes soldiers, let alone gold-ranked ones.
After thinking for a moment, he placed a finger on the other person and poured the cultivation power that he had just absorbed from Bu Liangcai into his body.
Bu Liangcai's cultivation level was of little use to him, but it was a lifesaver for Xiao Jianren.
As expected, upon sensing the powerful energy flowing into his body, Sheng Xiaojianren was both surprised and delighted: "Commander, this is..."
"No need for further words. This power will be temporarily sealed within your body. You should refine it diligently during this time, and your cultivation should improve significantly. Although you will still be somewhat short of the standard for a gold-level embroidered robe, you will be able to qualify."
Zu An replied in a deep voice, "This kind of direct and brutal infusion of cultivation is very convenient for improving one's realm, but it also has many hidden dangers."
For example, it can easily cause a practitioner's foundation to become unstable, and at the same time, it can easily limit their future potential.
In addition, since others do not have the special technique of Zu'an that allows them to absorb the cultivation of others and give it to another person, such behavior is actually very rare for various reasons.
Of course, Xiao Jianren's own aptitude was only average. Even if he followed the established path of cultivation, he might not be able to reach the level of Bu Liangcai. Therefore, there is no question of whether this affects his upper limit.
"Thank you so much, Commander!" Xiao Jianren was so excited that his eyes were blurry with tears. He was able to become a silver medalist largely because of his seniority and because he mainly relied on his brain. His combat strength was relatively weak among the silver medalists. He never expected that his cultivation would increase so dramatically one day.
"Don't think too much, just focus on recovering. We'll need your help in the future." Zu An smiled and mentioned the matter of investigating Ba Gong and the hidden ancestors of various families to him.
Upon hearing this, Xiao Jianren replied, "Although I often spend time in the archives of the Embroidery Building, I haven't had access to this information before. However, there are always some clues to be found in the people who handled it and the related case files. I have a vague idea, and I will report to the Grand Commander once I have a clear plan."
Zuan was overjoyed. When he assigned this task, the other silver medalists all looked troubled. After all, Zhu Xie Chixin had been in charge of this task before, and the others had no idea how to get started.
As expected, librarians have always been big shots throughout history. Xiao Jianren, who spends a lot of time in the archives, is the most suitable person to investigate this matter.
"Alright, there's no need to rush this. Let's focus on recovering first."
After leaving Xiao Jianren's room, Zu An also visited Tongpai Dai Laoqi and Chen Laoba, both of whom were his close subordinates and had been imprisoned during this period.
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