Volume 2: The Church of Light Chapter 178 Seven Families
Return to the bureau.
Liu Jichuan immediately entertained Tao Hai and asked about the situation.
Upon learning that he had received 10,000 orders, Liu Jichuan breathed a sigh of relief and was quite happy. This was enough to keep the bureau going for a while. Otherwise, if the ruins cutter only gave out money without the ruins purifying agent, something would definitely go wrong after a long time.
As for the purchase price, with Xu Shen beside him, Tao Hai did not report an over-price and submitted the purchase order for 28 million as it was.
Although the price is quite high, it is still within Liu Jichuan's expected range.
"Thank you all for your hard work."
Liu Jichuan laughed.
The accompanying female and young purchasing agents were flattered and quickly said it was not a big deal.
Xu Shen and Tao Hai also exchanged a few polite words. After Tao Hai and the others left, Liu Jichuan kept Xu Shen and asked, "Did you feel humiliated during this trip?"
"No, it's mainly Tao Hai and others who are in charge." Xu Shen said.
"It's always like this when dealing with the inner city. You'll get used to it slowly." Liu Jichuan smiled and said, "Take a rest for the next two days. You'll need to go to the Mother Queen District in two days. It might be hard work again."
"Queen Mother Area?" Xu Shen was puzzled.
"That's right." Liu Jichuan said, "It's almost the end of the year, and the Queen Ant will review the situation of each branch. She may also need you to demonstrate your abilities. Just think of it as understanding the combat power status of each branch."
Xu Shen was a little surprised. The duty of the Ruins Secret Bureau is to slay the ruins and maintain order. Why do they need to practice?
Liu Jichuan could tell what Xu Shen was thinking from his expression and said with a smile, "This is normal. Those inspection offices also need to practice in front of the leaders every year. Regular inspections are also to prevent the emergence of termites who only take salaries but do nothing. But it's just a token of their intention. The queen ant has a sharp eye and can tell the situation of each branch with just a glance."
Xu Shen thought of the queen ant riding a white horse like a sacred knight at the end of the cave. Although he didn't see her face, he could feel her elite nobility.
"Wouldn't it be more appropriate to let Chu Bai do this kind of thing?" Xu Shen asked.
Liu Jichuan shook his head and said, "He is the fighting force in charge of the bureau. We just need to show him off a little bit. There is no need to be too ostentatious."
Xu Shen understood what he meant. He didn't want to expose all the situations in the bureau, so he kept some information to himself to give himself some room to maneuver, in case the headquarters assigned him a task that he would have to exhaust all resources to complete, pushing him to his limit.
"Okay." Xu Shen could only agree.
Liu Jichuan smiled, stood up, patted Xu Shen on the shoulder, and said a few polite words. Xu Shen then took his leave and left.
Back at Manor No. 1, Xu Shen drove away and came to Building No. 17, where he saw Mo Xiaoxiao.
"Were we on a mission a few days ago?" Xu Shen asked casually.
Mo Xiaoxiao was surprised: "You came to see me?"
"I just passed by and took a look." Xu Shen said, "No one in the team is injured."
"It's just a D-level little guy. It's no big deal with me as the team leader." Mo Xiaoxiao looked relaxed. Except for the occasional words she said that frightened the team members, her ability was definitely at the captain level of the first echelon.
"That's good."
Xu Shen felt relieved and asked, "How many Xu Bing do you have? Are they enough? I'll get you some next time. Do you want offensive or defensive ones ?"
"Oh, you are rich now." Mo Xiaoxiao said with interest: "It's different when you become the captain of the bureau. You can pick any Xu Bing you want? I don't lack this. I have one. Although it's just one, it's enough. Don't have too many Xu Bing. I'm only in the initial stage. The maximum Xu Bing weight I can bear is only 5. I have already used 3."
Xu Shen was a little surprised. There was only one Xu weapon, but the weight was 3?
The weight of the Xubing mask on him is only 4.
The higher the weight of the Xu Bing, the more picky the fusion is, and it is difficult to find one that adapts.
"Hmm..." Mo Xiaoxiao's eyes suddenly dropped when she thought of her sister who gave her the soldiers.
Xu Shen's heart suddenly moved, and he asked: "The Jiang family has the Ghost Moon Mask, and your Mo family should also have a special and powerful Xu Bing, right?"
Mo Xiaoxiao's emotions were diverted by Xu Shen's topic, and he quickly calmed down and nodded, "Of course, the seven noble families have their own exclusive Xu soldiers. The Jiang family has the Ghost Moon Mask, and our Mo family has the Dragon Sword."
"Hanlong Sword?"
Xu Shen was slightly stunned, and immediately thought of Mo Qinghao, whom he had killed. The latter did not have such Xu soldiers.
Is it because... I am not qualified enough?
"But to get the exclusive soldiers, you need to be extremely talented. They are all core members cultivated by the clan, and most of their abilities are special. The Jiang family's Ghost Moon Mask forms the Ghost Moon Team, and my Mo family's Dragon Sword forms the Dragon Guard."
Mo Xiaoxiao said: "The ability alone is enough to stump most people. The special abilities are one in a thousand, extremely rare, and very difficult to deal with."
"Yeah?"
Xu Shen was a little surprised. He had not yet come into contact with special abilities. The only one who impressed him was the chained woman from the Daytime Gang.
The opponent's chains can suppress and decompose the power and abilities.
Fortunately, the opponent's reaction was too slow and he was killed directly by him.
" You'll know when you come into contact with it." Mo Xiaoxiao snorted, then shook her head: "Forget it, it's better for you not to come into contact with it. That kind of ability is too dangerous."
Xu Shen smiled slightly and said, "If you had become a two-state earlier, maybe your ability would be that of a special type."
Mo Xiaoxiao shook her head and said, "I don't want it. Both of them are crazy. What's good about them?"
Xu Shen was somewhat helpless: "Not necessarily, you see I am very normal, right?"
Mo Xiaoxiao glanced at Xu Shen and said, "That's true, but I haven't had much contact with you. Maybe you are a little crazy, but I just can't see it."
"Okay..." Xu Shen did not persuade him any further. Sometimes becoming stronger does not necessarily mean happiness, and things may even get worse.
People always desire to become stronger, richer and more powerful, thinking that they can improve their lives and fulfill their ambitions and dreams, but they will find that they will only deviate and go further and further away.
"You have so many members in the Mohist School. What does the Mohist School mainly do?" Xu Shen took the opportunity to inquire, as he had never found a chance before.
"Why are you concerned about my family?" Mo Xiaoxiao looked at Xu Shen with strange eyes, her cheeks slightly flushed.
"This time I went on a business trip to the inner city, accompanying people from the bureau to purchase purifying agents. I heard from people in the factory over there that the Mo family was targeting Termite City, so I wanted to find out more about it." Xu Shen said.
"oh……"
Mo Xiaoxiao suddenly realized, with a little disappointment in her eyes, and shook her head and said, "The Mo family's industries are the same as those of other noble families. They are spread across various fields, some large and some small, from arms to the soap used in our city. Some brands are operated or controlled by our Mo family. There are many members in it, some are ordinary people, and some are ruins cutters."
"But the core members of the Gao Clan are all ruin slayers. After all, strength is the foundation. Other economic and power positions are nothing but castles in the air if there is no strength to defend them."
When it comes to these aspects, Mo Xiaoxiao shows an extremely sophisticated and mature attitude.
Obviously, growing up in a large family and being influenced by it, even if one does not care much about those things, the education and influence one receives, including vision and thoughts, are very different from those of ordinary people.
Xu Shen listened to Mo Xiaoxiao's explanation with great interest.
Mo Xiaoxiao was originally planning to say a few words, but seeing Xu Shen's interested look, she had no choice but to continue talking along with Xu Shen.
Xu Shen also learned about the other five of the seven noble families from Mo Xiaoxiao.
They are Lin, Qin, Han, Yu and Qiao.
Each family has its own exclusive soldiers and a core sequence similar to the Guiyue Team.
Xu Shen was a little surprised. The Nan family was not among them?
Previously, Nan Ning came from the inner city, and Xu Shen always thought that she was one of the seven noble families.
"Is there any big family with the surname Nan in the inner city?" Xu Shen asked curiously.
"Nan?"
Mo Xiaoxiao was puzzled and shook her head, "I haven't heard of it. It should be a surname, or the surname of a famous family."
Xu Shen was stunned for a moment, and suddenly thought of Nan Ning's previous disguised identity, Bai Yue. Could it be that her identity, Nan Ning, was also a disguise to avoid being discovered which family she belonged to?
Thinking of Nan Ning's sincere and clear eyes, Xu Shen understood that she was not intentionally hiding anything.
It's been so long, and I don't know if she is still in the city-state guardhouse.
Have you returned to the inner city?
Xu Shen thought that he should go and have a look when he has time.
“If you see someone with the surname Gao in Dicheng, don’t be afraid. There may not be anyone with the surname Gao. Even among the Gao people, some are marginal figures who have been expelled.”
Mo Xiaoxiao said to Xu Shen: "Among the seven noble clans, the oldest Yu clan has a history of more than 400 years. The status of the noble clans will also rotate. Every 100 or 200 years, a new clan will rise and become a noble clan, and the old noble clan will fade away and become a noble clan. Some are even worse than a noble clan and are directly driven to the bottom city, and their descendants will be in poverty."
"The Gao Clan has a deep heritage and many connections. Some people who cannot withstand the Xuli physique can only become marginal figures. Others who make mistakes will be driven away, but some of their surnames have not been taken away and have been retained. However, their descendants will no longer be regarded as Gao Clan members, nor will they be accepted."
Xu Shen was secretly shocked. A family with a history of four hundred years? This is too long.
It is hard to imagine how much wealth a family that has existed for four hundred years could have accumulated.
