The Peerless Beauty Stuck With Me

Whether it was the old man in military uniform or Ming Luo and Xiao Shi, all of them wore expressions of horror at this moment.

Hurry up and reach Foundation Establishment...

Tang Rao said he was about to reach Foundation Establishment—how is that possible! How could that be!

He's only twenty years old—Foundation Establishment at twenty? What kind of international joke is that.

As for Qi Mansion Practitioners, they certainly knew what that meant. In fact, both Ming Luo and Xiao Shi had opened their Qi Mansions.

However, their strength was not strong, with both only at the middle stage of Qi Gathering.

In Tang Rao's view, such a level hardly warranted the need for him to take action.

The scene was somewhat silent, eerily so.

"Now, can I go?" Tang Rao asked again, with no interest in any sort of national special agency.

He had always hated being constrained by nature.

Moreover, you do not have the qualifications to bind me, Tang Rao.

Having said that, Tang Rao didn't wait for a response; he turned around, ready to leave.

"Tang... Tang Rao, wait a moment." The old man in military uniform finally spoke up.

Tang Rao stopped in his tracks.

"What else is it?" Tang Rao felt he had been quite friendly already.

Seeing as you represent the pillars of the country, I will not stoop to petty disputes with you.

"I... I still want to invite you to join us. A Foundation Establishment Cultivator is of extraordinary significance to the nation. If you could stay..."

"I've said I'm not interested, how many times must I tell you!" Tang Rao roared in a low voice, interrupting the old man in military uniform.

As he spoke, Tang Rao had already pulled open the door.

"You can have countless resources, and although they may not help you much, I'm sincere," the old man in military uniform called out with a sigh, speaking of a twenty-year-old who was about to enter Foundation Establishment.

The nation certainly knew of the existence of Cultivation Families and Sects.

But what of it? Starting too late, despite placing great importance on it, we are still far behind.

Tang Rao's body jolted to a stop.

Damn it, how could I have not thought of that.

The nation! Resources!

Yan Country is a nation, a vast world power, indeed.

What kind of resources wouldn't it have? How could any family, any Sect compare to a nation!

In an instant, Tang Rao succumbed and shamelessly wavered.

What constraints or restraints—this is mutual benefit, this is joint development.

"Actually, I still don't know what your agency is all about. Tell me about it," Tang Rao suddenly turned around, took a few steps, and sat down on the chair opposite the old man in military uniform.

Everyone in the room was dumbfounded by Tang Rao's swift change of attitude—damn, this guy's face-turning is simply otherworldly.

"My name is Yan Zhengda." Hope flickered in the old man's eyes.

Tang Rao's willingness to sit down meant there was still a chance.

"Your name means 'Eyes Really Big'? I'd give that name a hundred out of a hundred," Tang Rao said with a grin.

Xiao Shi: "..."

Ming Luo: "..."

Yan Zhengda chuckled twice. With anyone else, he would definitely have gotten angry. But with Tang Rao... well, it was better to go along with him for now.

"Our agency is called the Special Ninth Department, specifically responsible for collecting information on Cultivation Families and Sects, as well as developing individual strength," Yan Zhengda explained.

Tang Rao was unimpressed by this; after all, it was essentially an official Cultivation Base, which had nothing to do with him.

"How many Cultivation Resources do you have?" Tang Rao asked. This was what he cared most about.

If the deal's not sweet enough, don't bother; if it's sweet enough, I'll do anything.

"Just say what you want, if we have it, we'll find it for you." Yan Zhengda stared into Tang Rao's eyes and said coolly.

Tang Rao blinked in surprise. That was quite an impressive offer, downright explosive!

"So that's the case, then I'm kinda interested." Tang Rao smiled.

Hearing that Tang Rao was interested, a sharp glint flashed in Yan Zhengda's eyes.

"What would I need to do usually if I joined?" Tang Rao continued to inquire.

"You don't have to stay regularly, we'll contact you when needed, and there are no obligations otherwise." Yan Zhengda replied immediately, he could tell that Tang Rao was not one to enjoy being constrained.

His agreement was purely due to the resources.

"That actually sounds pretty good." Tang Rao pursed his lips, thinking that cooperating with the state was definitely more promising than joining any family or sect.

Even the most powerful sect was just confined to its own corner.

Besides, these so-called sects, aside from cultivation resources, could not provide any help to Tang Rao in terms of cultivation experience.

And when it comes to cultivation resources, all the sects put together might not match the state.

So, it was obvious who was superior.

"Alright, I agree." Tang Rao knocked on the table, "From now on, we're team."

Yan Zhengda felt like jumping up in excitement. Tang Rao's joining was too important for him.

"From now on, Tang Rao is the Chief Instructor of the Special Ninth Department. Xiao Shi, announce the command, and then process Tang Rao's credentials and identity information." Yan Zhengda said to Xiao Shi.

"Yes!" Xiao Shi nodded, glanced at Tang Rao, and then left the room.

"Ming Luo, take Tang Rao to pick some items from the resource storage." Yan Zhengda continued.

"This is a ritual for joining the Special Ninth Department, after joining, you can first go to the resource storage and pick three items." Ming Luo said with a beaming smile.

"Ten items." Yan Zhengda ordered directly.

"Boss Yan, you really know how to do business." Tang Rao gave Yan Zhengda a thumbs up, thinking to himself that Yan Zhengda was quite good at getting things done.

Yan Zhengda: "..."

Tang Rao, this guy, I'm a Major General for heaven's sake, your way of speaking is so bandit-like.

Boss Yan, no one calls me that.

…

Ming Luo didn't take Tang Rao straight to the resource storage, but instead walked him through an introduction to various aspects of the place.

Including the facilities here, how everything operates, and the like.

Of course, Ming Luo also briefly explained Tang Rao's position as the Chief Instructor.

In essence, it's a big job, apart from the top brass, it's the most badass in the entire Special Ninth Department.

"This is the training ground." Ming Luo led Tang Rao to a vast open space, where dozens of people were gathered, some appearing to be instructing something.

"See that man there?" Ming Luo pointed subtly with his mouth.

Following Ming Luo's gaze, Tang Rao saw a rather thin man, around forty, with a face full of pockmarks and a rather sinister look.

"Actually, one of the reasons Major General Yan wants to recruit you has to do with this guy," Ming Luo said with some displeasure in his eyes.

Tang Rao listened quietly.

"This person is from a sect, very arrogant, very conceited, very greedy." Ming Luo gestured with his mouth as he spoke.

A sect?

"Which sect?" Tang Rao asked casually.

"Sword Sect."

Ming Luo's words made Tang Rao a little startled. Sword Sect?!

That Huang Tianquan, he's from the Sword Sect!

Well, isn't this a coincidence? What a surprisingly big world.

"Let's go, let's take a look. After all, I am the Chief Instructor, let's see what the strength of our Special Ninth Department's kids is like." Tang Rao walked forward with a grin, clearly up to no good.