When Li Xiu got up early in the morning, he saw Sha Chu, who lived in the east wing, preparing breakfast in the kitchen. He brought the breakfast up soon.

"Is this our breakfast?" Li Xiu looked at the food on the table with a strange expression.

"Is there any problem?" Sha Chu looked at the breakfast on the table. She didn't think there was anything wrong, but looking at Li Xiu's expression, it seemed like there was a big problem.

"Can I eat something cooked?" Li Xiu said with a bitter face, looking at the fish fillets and lettuce on the table.

The fish slices were cut into thin, crystal clear slices, and the meat was plump and tender; the vegetables were raw and washed very clean, and the green jade looked very healthy.

But Li Xiu was used to eating cooked food, and he was not used to eating these things early in the morning.

"It's already great to be able to eat vegetables in Changshengtian. The main food here is seafood, which is relatively cheap. Other foods such as rice, wheat, eggs and milk are very expensive." Shachu said.

"Don't be afraid to spend money. My stomach can't handle these things." Li Xiu said.

"Of course you are not afraid of spending money, it's not your money that you spend." Sha Chu rolled his eyes at him and said, "With the few gems you brought, if you eat pasta every day, it's probably only enough to last for half a month."

"So expensive? After all, I am the chief executive, I should have a salary, right? The chief executive's salary shouldn't be enough to buy rice and noodles, right?" Li Xiu said.

"Enough, but you have to wait until you get your salary. What will you do this month? And if you spend all your salary on food, how can you buy the resources you need? How can you enter the trial gate?" Sha Chu curled his lips.

"I don't care. I can't eat these things anyway. At least you have to fry the fish fillet for me and stir-fry the vegetables, right?" Li Xiu said helplessly.

"You need oil to fry fish and cook vegetables, right? Oil is very expensive here. If we eat oil for every meal, we won't be able to last even ten days with your gems." Although Sha Chu said this, he still took the fish fillets and vegetables back. After fiddling with them in the kitchen for a while, he made delicious fried fish fillets and stir-fried vegetables, and also a fried egg.

"Thank you, Bodhisattva, for your mercy." Li Xiu ate some fried fish fillets, which felt a bit fishy and tasteless. He couldn't eat it anymore, so he had to eat the poached eggs and stir-fried vegetables.

Shachu was quietly eating fried fish slices nearby, and said as he ate, "The condiments here are also very expensive, so just make do with what you have."

Li Xiu was speechless. He originally thought that a place like Changsheng City must be extremely luxurious, but he didn't expect that even having a meal would be so difficult.

After finishing the meal, Li Xiu said to Sha Chu, "Let's go to Vice President Bai first and take over the Magic Equipment Group."

After Sha Chu washed all the dishes, he took Li Xiu to Vice President Bai's office.

On the way, Sha Chu told Li Xiu about Vice President Bai's situation.

The Bai family used to be one of the eight great families, but now it is not as prosperous as before and has no place among the four great families. However, because it is very close to the Li family, it still has some status in Changsheng City.

This Vice President Bai is currently the most powerful person in the Bai family.

In addition to managing the Magic Equipment Group on behalf of the group, Vice President Bai also manages many affairs within Changshengtian, which is a bit like being the Minister of General Affairs.

"This is a lucrative job." Li Xiu knew that in a place like the General Affairs Department, if you could just slip a little through the gap, you could make a lot of money.

The so-called three-year clean-up of the government office means that the poor will have gold jingling on their bodies.

"The Bai family is the president's direct line. Otherwise, it would be difficult for the Bai family to occupy this position given their current situation." Sha Chu thought for a moment and said, "Although the Magic Equipment Group is not very popular in Changshengtian, many trial gates are guarded by Magic Equipment Masters of the Magic Equipment Group. In addition, the Magic Equipment Laboratory is a place where a lot of money is burned, and there are still many benefits to be gained. It is hard to say whether Vice President Bai will hand over the Magic Equipment Group to you so easily."

Li Xiu originally thought that the vice president's office must be in an institution such as the City Lord's Mansion, but he didn't expect it to be just a small building on Sunset Street, without even a guard at the door.

"Chief Technician, nice to meet you. You have become the chief technician at such a young age. You will surely achieve great things in the future..."

When Li Xiu and Sha Chu met Vice President Bai, Vice President Bai, who was as fat as a ball, stood up enthusiastically, shook hands with Li Xiu, and poured tea for them personally.

"Vice President Bai, you are too polite. I would like to ask for your help with something." Li Xiu said with a smile.

"I have almost prepared the handover of the Magic Equipment Group and it can be handed over at any time." Vice President Bai said.

"There's no rush for the handover. This is my friend. She was originally in the Tao-seeking group. Vice President Bai, could you please be able to transfer her to my technician group?" Li Xiu looked at Vice President Bai and asked.

"This... I'm afraid it's a bit troublesome..." Vice President Bai said with an embarrassed look on his face: "The members of each group are generally recruited by the general directors themselves. In principle, unless the general director of the original group allows it, members of each group cannot transfer to another group at will."

"Of course, the situation of the Seeking Truth Group is a bit special right now. The old general manager just passed away, and the new general manager has just taken over not long ago. These members were not developed by the new general manager, but after all, he is the general manager of the Seeking Truth Group. If you want to transfer to another group, you still need his consent. Otherwise, it will be difficult for me to do anything..."

"Since it's difficult to handle, let's hand over the magic suit group first." Li Xiu said.

Vice President Bai smiled widely, "Of course you can. This was originally the office for the chief of the Magic Equipment Group. I was in charge of the Magic Equipment Group before, so I worked here. Yesterday, I heard that the Magic Equipment Group had a new chief, so I moved all my things away. All the information and things of the Magic Equipment Group are here, so you can just work here. These desks, chairs and other office supplies are all what I used before. If you don't mind, you can use them first. If you don't like them, you can change them later."

Vice President Bai placed an account book in front of Li Xiu and said, "This is the account book of the Magic Equipment Group. Everything in the Magic Equipment Group is recorded. Please check and see if there is anything missing."

"Vice President Bai is really thoughtful." Li Xiu took the account book and handed it directly to Sha Chu, asking her to check what the magic equipment group should have.

"My job is no different from that of a warehouse manager. I'm used to keeping accounts." Vice President Bai said with a smile, "The Magic Armor Group must have a lot of stuff, but the Blood Seal Stones of the Magic Armor Group members are currently under unified management in the City Lord's warehouse. If you want to take them out, you still need to go through some procedures. Please wait a few days. I will apply for the Blood Seal Stones of the Magic Armor Group members and hand them over to you as soon as possible."

"How long will it take?" Li Xiu asked.

The Blood Seal Stone is the foundation of a group. Without those Blood Seal Stones, it would not be easy for a new general manager to make those old members obedient.

Everything else can be handed over except the Blood Seal Stone. This Vice President Bai may not be as willing to hand over the Magic Armor Group as he appears.

As long as the Blood Seal Stone is still in his hands, the members of the Magic Equipment Group will probably only recognize him, Vice President Bai, and not Li Xiu, the head of the technician group.

"Well, I can only do it as soon as possible. You know I was only in charge of the Magic Equipment Group temporarily before. Most of the members of the Magic Equipment Group were recruited by other chiefs and assigned to the Magic Equipment Group. Under normal circumstances, those chiefs would directly put those blood seal stones into the warehouse without passing through my hands. I was only in charge temporarily and did not apply for those blood seal stones from the warehouse. Over the years, many magic equipment masters have died, and some magic equipment masters have upgraded their membership levels. The information has been frequently transferred. Now it is really troublesome to apply for the blood seal stones of all members of the technician group. Give me some time, I will figure things out as soon as possible."

Vice President Bai said so much, but in fact he only meant one thing, that is, the Blood Seal Stone of the Magic Armor Group cannot be handed over now.

"Vice President Bai, you can take your time to prepare for the Blood Seal Stone. I'll have to trouble you to help me transfer her to my technician team." Li Xiu said as he glanced at Sha Chu who was checking.

"This..." Vice President Bai looked embarrassed.

"If even Vice President Bai can't accomplish this, then I can only ask the President for help." Li Xiu's meaning was very clear.

If he went to see the president, the matter he would talk about would probably not just be about Shachu's transfer to another group.

Vice President Bai had no idea how Li Xiu became the new general manager, but the establishment of a new group must have been approved by the president, otherwise it would have been impossible to establish a new group.

Vice President Bai thought for a moment and said with a smile, "How about this? I will do my best to handle this matter. Whether it succeeds or not, I will give you a reply within three days. What do you think?"

"Whether it succeeds or not, I have remembered Vice President Bai's favor. The Blood Seal Stones of the Seeking Dao Group should also be in the warehouse, right? It is troublesome to transfer the Blood Seal Stones of a group, but Vice President Bai can take his time. But it should not be difficult to transfer the Blood Seal Stones of one person, right?" Li Xiu said to Vice President Bai.

"This... I'm afraid it's against the rules... The handover of the Blood Seal Stone for the Seeking Dao Group is also very troublesome, and it probably won't be possible to complete the handover in a short period of time. In fact, you don't have to worry about these problems." Vice President Bai groaned.

"Vice President Bai, if there was a woman whose life was controlled by someone else lying next to you every day, would you be worried? I would be very uneasy anyway." Li Xiu said calmly, "I can take care of other things, but I still need your help on this matter."

"Okay, for your sake, I'll make an exception this time. Since everyone is going to be transferred to your team anyway, I can give you the Blood Seal Stone first. As for the Magic Armor Team..."

"There's no rush over there, and I'm not that interested in magic equipment. If Vice President Bai is free, it would be even better if he could help me manage it a little." Li Xiu said.

"You're too polite, President Li. Just let me know if you need me." The smile on Vice President Bai's face grew brighter and brighter, and he even called out Li Xiu's real name.

In fact, there was no need for Li Xiu to use a code name. Now there were few people in Changshengtian who didn't know that the chief technician was Li Xiu. His identity was not a secret at all.

Vice President Bai directly took out Shachu's blood seal stone from the warehouse. When he handed it to Li Xiu, he said ambiguously: "Now, President Li, you can sleep peacefully."

"Thank you very much for your help." Li Xiu accepted the blood-sealed stone and said with a smile.

"This is what I should do. I will take you to the Magic Equipment Group and introduce you to some of the veterans of the group to facilitate your future work..." Vice President Bai said to Li Xiu.

"I just came to Changshengtian and I'm not used to the environment here yet. I can't sleep well and I can't eat. I feel really uncomfortable and not feeling well. Could you please help me manage it for a while?" Li Xiu said with a smile.

"We are all family, so it's no trouble at all. Don't worry. I'll keep an eye on those guys for you. It won't be too late to go back to work when you're better." Vice President Bai said with a smile on his face.

"We don't have an attendance system in Changshengtian, right?" Li Xiu asked.

"No, no, President Li, just rest assured and take care of your health. All the benefits will be paid on time without any deduction. You can come to me directly to claim them when the time comes, or I can have someone deliver them to your house." Vice President Bai said quickly.

"Then I feel relieved." After saying goodbye to Vice President Bai in a friendly manner, Li Xiu took Sha Chu home directly.

Standing at the window on the second floor, after watching Li Xiu and Sha Chu leave, the smile on Vice President Bai's face gradually disappeared, and he murmured to himself: "This Li Xiu is not simple."

"You're at a huge loss by exchanging a magic suit set for my blood seal stone." On the way back, Sha Chu said to Li Xiu with a smile.

"How can it be considered a loss to exchange something that doesn't belong to me for something that truly belongs to me? It's clearly a profit." Li Xiu said with a smile.

Shachu rolled his eyes: "Whose stuff is yours?"

Li Xiu did not answer, but said: "Without the Blood Seal Stone, it is useless to take over the Magic Armor Group. Let Bai take care of it first. Let's go to the Trial Gate and see if we can enter the Trial Ground. We need to get some resources back. I have a lot of magic spirits that need to be fed. I can't just sit there and eat up all the resources."

"Where do you have any mountains?" Sha Chu said with a smile, "As far as I know, among the thousands of trial gates in Changshengtian, only about 20% to 30% have been fully developed. There are many choices. I am only familiar with the ones I used to go to. Which trial gate do you want to go to?"

"Let's go to a place where there are many demons." Li Xiu said.

"You have a super spirit, so you should go to a place with more demon spirits." Sha Chu thought for a while and said, "I know that there are a lot of demon spirits in a trial place, and the level of the demon spirits is also quite high. Most trial participants dare not go there, but you are different. There are super spirit Jedi Knights there, so it is a great place for you. But if you want to get an admission ticket, you still need some luck. I don't have many gems on me, so I can probably only open the door four times. If I can't get an admission ticket randomly, then there is nothing I can do."

"Let's try our luck first." Li Xiu said.

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Han Minghui brought Han Mingshou and Han Minghao to the courtyard of the Eighth Master. Han Minghui accompanied the Eighth Master to drink tea, while Han Mingshou and Han Minghao could only stand by.

"Eighth Master, these are some gifts from my heart. Please don't mind." Han Minghui placed a wooden box on the table in front of Eighth Master.

Mr. Ba was not polite at all. He opened the wooden box and took a look. The jewels inside made him smile so much that his eyes narrowed.

"Minghui, your father and I are brothers who have been through thick and thin together. I am already very happy that you can come to see an old man like me. Why did you bring these things here?" While saying this, the Eighth Master put the wooden box in his hand directly into his sleeve.

"It is precisely because you are my father's best friend that I didn't know your whereabouts before and couldn't show my gratitude to you. Now that you are finally back, I, as your niece, have the opportunity to show my gratitude to you as a junior." Han Minghui said seriously.

"There aren't many people who value relationships like you nowadays. No wonder you can become the vice president." Mr. Ba said with a smile: "Besides coming to see an old man like me, you should have other things to do, right?"

"Nothing can escape your keen eyes, Master Ba." Han Minghui sighed and said, "Master Ba, your niece does have something that I would like to ask you for help with. If it is not related to the rise and fall of the Han family, I would not dare to trouble you."

"Tell me about it." Mr. Ba took a sip of tea and said solemnly.

"This is my brother Mingshou, who has just taken over the position of the chief of the Seeking the Way Group. Master Ba, you know this best. We have an unwritten rule in Changshengtian. If the previous chief has no close relatives, then all his magic spirits and contracts will belong to the new chief. The old chief of the Seeking the Way Group not only had no children, but also no relatives. However, after his death, the magic spirits and contracts that should have been inherited by my brother were taken away by someone using insidious means, and my brother was unable to inherit anything."

"How could such a thing happen? I heard that the old Taoist priest ascended to heaven in Changshengtian. How could the things be taken away by someone else?" Mr. Ba asked in surprise.

Han Minghui sighed and said, "That's why I said that person was insidious. He took away all the things before the CEO passed away. The CEO shouldn't have passed away so soon, but that's why he left so quickly."

"Who is that person?" Mr. Ba frowned.

Killing people to seize the contract is a taboo for trial-takers. Although many trial-takers have done it, no one will admit that they have done such a thing if it is put on the table.

"That man's name is Sha Chu. He was originally a member of the Tao-seeking group." Han Mingshou quickly interjected.

"How can an ordinary member have the opportunity and ability to do such a thing?" asked Mr. Ba.

Han Mingshou said angrily, "That Shachu relied on her beauty to seduce the chief executive and made him do whatever she said. In the end, she ended up like this."

"So that's how it is. Even a hero cannot resist the temptation of a beautiful woman. I didn't expect that the old Taoist priest would also fall into the trap of flowers in his old age, thus ruining his whole life's wisdom." Master Ba sighed.

"Eighth Master, this matter is not that simple. The old general manager was probably tricked. That Sha Chu is just an ordinary member. Even if she is pretty and has seduced the old general manager with her beauty, she probably doesn't have the courage to do such a thing. There is someone behind her." Han Minghui said, "If we follow the rules, our Han family can recognize anything, but that person is so insidious that he used a woman to take away all the magic spirits and deeds left by the old general manager. We really can't swallow this breath. Please help us, Eighth Master."

"It's my duty. Even if you didn't come to beg me, based on my friendship with that old Taoist priest, I can't let him be killed in such an unclear way. Who is the person behind Sha Chu?" asked the Eighth Master.

"That person is Li Xiu, the chief of the new technician team." Han Mingshou said immediately.