After easing the awkward feeling in his heart, Jiang Hou's gaze fell on Li Mengwu's name as he pondered slightly.
Although Li Mengwu is part of the Wind and Cloud Group, the country's three top-tier powers all have shares from 'Heaven's Punishment,' secretly holding majority stakes.
Therefore, when personnel shortages arise at local branches, they can recruit assistance from key members of the three major powers.
Essentially, Li Mengwu can be considered a half-member of Heaven's Punishment; unlike those with established roles like Jiang Hou, she is more like a contract worker.
Thus, she can apply for the position of his Assistant Minister.
Jiang Hou closed the folder, "Notify Shentu Ni and Yu Jing; they won't need to attend the interview. Later, when Li Mengwu arrives, you can directly hand over to her."
With only three candidates for the position, Jiang Hou decidedly chose Li Mengwu, who appeared more pleasing to the eye.
There's no need to mention Shentu Ni, the bald young man; and Yu Jing, who is an older man, serving as his assistant feels awkward to think about โ better to skip.
Besides, Li Mengwu's strength is not weak. Elemental fusion grants her the destructive capability equivalent to Late-tier Five even at Early-tier Five.
Coupled with the battlefield experience from Abudan, she should be able to handle things independently.
After finalizing the assistant candidate, Jiang Hou saw there was still time before the video meeting at ten, so he took the elevator down to the logistics department on the basement level.
As Jiang Hou stepped out of the elevator, Feng Qing, busy in a white lab coat, brightened up and put down her work.
Feng Qing spoke excitedly, "Minister Jiang, you're here just in time. The analysis report on the Transcendent material came out yesterday; the figures are astonishing."
"High-energy polymer, its quality comparable to the flesh of Tier Seven creatures, yet the energy it contains is transformed to be very gentle and easily absorbed."
"Moreover, through my multiple experiments, the energy in that yellow substance doesn't conflict with other Era Systems..."
Jiang Hou knew what Feng Qing was explaining, but he needed her research proofs and data, so he nodded after she finished, "Thank you for your hard work, Sister Feng."
"I obtained this material by slaying a Tier Seven Ferocious Beast, and I still have quite a few. I'm planning to list them on the exchange section."
"Selling...?" Feng Qing was surprised that Jiang Hou would sell such valuable resources, but ultimately she didn't comment further and nodded.
Next, Feng Qing led Jiang Hou to the rear warehouse, where he emptied a storage space filled with crab yolk into inventory.
Finally, Jiang Hou instructed, "Sister Feng, later you classify these materials into a thousand portions, each costing three hundred points, with no exchange threshold."
"Three hundred points, okay." Feng Qing's eyes brightened.
"Oh, Sister Feng, later remind headquarters in my name to expedite accumulating the Demon Soul Crystal I previously exchanged for."
With Qin Siyu's help, the pollution accumulated from absorbing nearly a million Supreme Yang Divine Crystals last time has been erased.
Including the hidden pollution from past beast devourings and resource absorption, all dissipated, allowing Jiang Hou to attempt absorbing massive resources again to awaken a second True God Power.
However, the previous solicitation order exhausted the points of many High-tier Transcendents, depleting resources exchangeable from Heaven's Punishment branch warehouses.
The tens of thousands of points in Demon Soul Crystal he requested have yet to be fully gathered.
After assigning tasks, Jiang Hou took the elevator back to his top-floor office.
As soon as he entered, he saw Li Mengwu standing at the desk, head down, writing on a file.
"Li Tongxue, you're already here," Jiang Hou was somewhat surprised.
Li Mengwu looked up and smiled slightly, "This is my first job, so I must be more positive. Otherwise, what if Minister Jiang fires me?"
Today, Li Mengwu was not only very punctual but had also changed into a black pencil skirt secretary outfit, emphasizing her tall and full figure.
Normally draped naturally over her back, her purple long hair was tied up in a high ponytail, enhancing her exquisite oval face with even more beauty.
"Do I look that stern?"
Li Mengwu smiled, "Luckily, usually Minister Jiang seems rather gentle, just appearing domineering and fierce once combat starts."
Due to their previous school association, they were technically superior and subordinate now, but the atmosphere between them was quite natural.
Making Li Mengwu feel more at ease than when they met during a banquet in the Demon Sea.
At this moment, Li Mengwu held the file and said, "Minister, the meeting starts in ten minutes; the projector in the conference room is already tuned up. Shall we go now?"
"Mm, let's go."
While heading to the conference room at the corridor's end, Li Mengwu, holding the folder, continued talking.
"Minister, this meeting is mainly initiated by envoys from the three great empires; you and several other guardians only need to speak at key moments."
"Pay particular attention to the Guardian Envoy from the Demon Dragon Divine Hall; the hall's Nine Halls are each independent, and one of the envoys this time is from the Purple Dragon Hall."
"That power is known for being reckless; they might cause some trouble later."
Jiang Hou's eyes narrowed: "Purple Dragon Hall better not seek death."
The Purple Dragon Hall actually put a bounty on him on Abudan's battlefield; though it didn't harm him, it created a grudge.
And now the top-tier human fighters are all deeply into the ruins; with his current Tier Seven, but with Triple Talents' explosion reaching Early-tier Eight, his power is enough to be globally invincible.
If they still dare to stir trouble, he wouldn't mind flattening the Purple Dragon Hall.
While talking, the two arrived at the conference room, and as they waited, Li Mengwu continued introducing other attendees of this meeting to Jiang Hou, including the other three Guardian Envoys of Heaven's Punishment.
The three Transcendent Powers possessed twelve Guardian Envoys, with realms mostly at Late-tier Seven, even peak, and armored with power akin to Half-Step Tier Eight.
Each held formidable strength capable of breaking limits once, and the four Guardian Envoys together, supplemented by Forbidden Divine Artifacts, could even clash forcefully against ordinary Tier Eight Evil Gods and Demon Gods.
"The time has come."
The enormous projection wall instantly illuminated, revealing fourteen video projections. Among them, a representation of Divine Palace Feiyue's upper body appeared, her white wings stretched behind.
Looking at Jiang Hou sitting at the desk, Divine Palace Feiyue's face revealed a smile, "Junior, good morning."
Jiang Hou also nodded with a smile, "Long time no see, Senior Sister; you look much better. Congratulations."
Although separated by video, Jiang Hou could tell the gloom between Divine Palace Feiyue's brows had vanished, suggesting the progress of the plan using brainless fans against fanatics had gone well.
While the two were talking, others were also observing them.
Compared to the other ten guardian envoys, Jiang Hou and Divine Palace Feiyue appeared more distinct.
One had their life form transformed into an ancient angel, no longer belonging to humanity; the other was the sole Giant Beast Era Awakener, a dual-era inheritor.
From the Demon Dragon Divine Hall faction, a purple-haired youth wearing glasses stared at the pair hotly, "I really want to dissect your bodies for study."
Such undisguised words instantly silenced the meeting.
