First-Year Internship—And You Went to Site 749 to Contain Monsters?!

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He raised his hand.

[Touch of Gold Turns to Stone]

Condensing the air into a mirror, reflecting himself.

Lu Ding looked at himself in the mirror—black smoke curling slowly, the [Four Fundamental Evil Aspects] behind his head rotating steadily, four positions with four ferocious gods, hideous and terrifying.

His current image.

Could be summed up in one word—badass!!!

But it was also getting more and more otherworldly.

Didn't look like a good person.

Aside from his face, body, and features still resembling a human, his entire ensemble was gradually leaning toward divinity—though he didn't seem like a benevolent god either.

After all, what normal person had something like a Great Halo appearing behind their head? Both flashy and badass.

Now, the Disheveled Hair and Mourning Guest problems were solved.

Lu Ding had received another massive power boost.

He really didn't want to stay any longer in that gloomy dungeon.

Turning around, he walked out.

At the door, Yan Feifan was waiting.

Stepping forward, he said, "Brother Lu, Fengkou City's 749 Bureau sent word that the Three-Month Pact is almost upon us. They're asking when we'll be arriving so they can arrange hospitality."

"Also, Liang Fang, the Deputy Director of Fengkou City's 749 Bureau, personally wants to plead for the Liberation Sect. Back when Zhou Chu's incident happened, it was the Liberation Sect's Deputy Sect Leader's personal decision—treating public property as his own private possessions. It had nothing to do with the sect as a whole."

Of course, Yan Feifan hadn't known about this matter originally, since he hadn't been involved back then. The person they'd contacted was Fu Xinghe.

It was just that Fu Xinghe couldn't leave now—he had to stay in the new city to spend money, oversee infrastructure, ports, investment attraction, and so on.

This time, it would be Yan Feifan accompanying Lu Ding instead, so the two had handed off responsibilities.

Lu Ding laughed at that.

"What's there to plead about?"

"This is Zhou Chu's own matter. Do you think that just because I'm a special envoy, I'd make things difficult for the entire Liberation Sect over something like this?"

There was no one else around.

So Yan Feifan didn't need to hold back.

He immediately nodded. "Yes!"

The smile instantly vanished from Lu Ding's face, then: "Damn, you see right through me, hahahahaha..."

"Alright, since Deputy Bureau Chief Liang of Fengkou is pleading, I'll give him that much face. When the time comes, we'll just see what Zhou Chu has to say."

As for the Three-Month Pact...

Lu Ding pulled out his phone and called Zhan Tingzhou, who was way down south in Gold Flat operating the Reshaper and working like a dog.

The call connected.

The noise on the other end was deafening.

Lu Ding shouted into the phone: "When are you gonna be done over there!?"

Zhan Tingzhou: "WHAT!?"

Lu Ding: "I said, when are you gonna be done?"

Zhan Tingzhou: "What did you say?! I can't hear you!!!!"

Lu Ding took a deep breath: "I SAID!! WHEN ARE YOU GONNA BE DONE!! ARE YOU STILL COMING TO THAT THREE-MONTH PACT WITH THE PURPLE CLOUD SECT IN FENGKOU OR NOT!?"

Zhan Tingzhou: "WHAT!?"

Lu Ding: "Screw this, I'll text you."

Zhan Tingzhou: "Why are you cursing at me?"

Lu Ding: ??????

"Hey?! How come you could hear that clearly?"

Zhan Tingzhou: "WHAT!???!!"

Lu Ding: ........

If he kept going, he'd lose his mind.

He just hung up the phone and sent a text instead.

Meanwhile, elsewhere.

Gold Flat.

Zhan Tingzhou operated the Reshaper. Not far away stood Min Fang, the former special envoy of Qingyuan Prefecture, and Ying Gou, the current dual-district special envoy for Gold Flat and Jinhua Tian Temple.

The two stared unblinkingly at Zhan Tingzhou operating the Reshaper.

It was just like ordinary people staring at an excavator operator, watching for an entire day.

The two of them couldn't wait to get their hands on the machine and try it themselves.

Like playing with building blocks.

Especially Min Fang—the envy in his eyes was practically overflowing.

If he could use the Reshaper to repair Wuliang Mountain, which had been blasted into a basin in Qingyuan Prefecture, it would save so much effort.

But the Reshaper was too expensive. Not to mention whether Lu Ding would even lend it to him, even if he did, Min Fang couldn't afford to run it.

It was like a luxury car—sure, it looked cool, but even if you gave someone the car for free, not everyone could afford to drive it. Just the fuel and maintenance alone would be astronomical.

And if a few small parts needed replacing?

He'd be ruined.

The Reshaper didn't come with insurance.

Everything was out-of-pocket.

Min Fang could only come by when he had nothing else to do, just to feast his eyes.

Ahead.

Zhan Tingzhou, still operating the Reshaper, read the message Lu Ding had sent him.

He thought to himself.

"With my current Fifth Restriction Middle Stage strength, honed through the Reshaper, my Five-Colored Divine Light is now fully complete. Even against God Ascension, I'd have a fighting chance!"

"I can go!!!"

He couldn't wait a moment longer!!

He had to crush that bitch from his past life in the cradle.

Even though he might not be able to completely overwhelm Yu Ci right now, even if it meant getting injured, he didn't want to delay any further.

That woman Yu Ci was never short of sycophants and men who inexplicably admired her.

Even though the time for that certain person to appear hadn't come yet.

But what if something went wrong?

Zhan Tingzhou didn't want to deal with so many unexpected complications.

He immediately kicked the Reshaper into full speed—he had to finish quickly!!!

He needed to settle this matter as soon as possible!

Gold Flat, which hadn't sustained much damage to begin with, was soon restored to its original state under Zhan Tingzhou's efforts.

He left the Reshaper and walked toward Ying Gou and the other man.

Before he even got close.

He heard them talking.

"I wonder what the higher-ups are up to now. The Hundred-Year Ten Thousand Immortals Plan, capturing demons alive, raising the exchange ratio for live demons and contribution points—isn't that cutting off my livelihood?"

"You're pretty much the same as Grand Duke Lu. Whatever's bothering you, he's probably bothered by it too. Everyone knows that Grand Duke Lu never leaves demon captives alive."

"I don't know how he handles it anyway. Either way, I'll just pretend I didn't hear it and go about my business as usual. One district less won't make a difference, and one district more won't change anything either."

These words.

Hit the exhausted Zhan Tingzhou like a thunderbolt.

How... how could the Hundred-Year Ten Thousand Immortals Plan have started this early!?

Wasn't the situation in Great Han perfectly clear right now?

The new city's difficulties had also been alleviated ahead of schedule. Elder Shui shouldn't have had any problems.

The Hundred-Year Ten Thousand Immortals Plan had been advanced by so long... but right now, I'm only at the Fifth Restriction level!!!

Zhan Tingzhou silently clenched his fists, because he understood the future development trends. Right now, he was being pushed forward by the unstoppable tide of fate, hating that there wasn't enough time!

For the investigators below, the Hundred-Year Ten Thousand Immortals Plan, with Great Han opening its treasury wide, was a monumental opportunity.

Not only could they earn many more contribution points, but the exchange prices for most rare natural treasures, spells, artifacts, techniques, and secret methods had all been lowered.

They were even bringing out many good things that people had never even heard of before.

Times create heroes, and a man-made great era had emerged, producing many terrifying prodigies in Great Han.

But for Zhan Tingzhou, who was still at the Fifth Restriction level right now, his cultivation weight just wasn't enough!!!

No way!!

He had to move faster—resolve Yu Ci's matter, then guide Lu Ding, unite the western region, get on the right track, scour the mountains and subdue demons, earn more contribution points, and keep snowballing!

Even though the half herb garden that Zhan Tingzhou had obtained didn't contain any Earth God Temple, the incredibly fertile herb garden itself was extraordinary, and the help it provided him was beyond imagination!