Soon.
Agents from the Special Bureau and the local police station arrived.
They set up a perimeter nearby and began to clear the scene.
In the Passat, Duan Tianhe and Jiang He had a pleasant conversation about all sorts of things for a long time before Duan Tianhe cut to the chase. "Jiang He, I heard from Wang Siyu that you've only reached rank-four in martial arts today?"
Jiang He nodded.
Duan Tianhe smiled, but did not dwell on the topic.
Having reached grandmaster, his horizons far surpassed before, and he could tell Jiang He's martial arts tier at a glance.
Rank-four intermediate.
Moreover, his True Qi was abundant, far surpassing his peers.
Duan Tianhe simply assumed that Jiang He was hiding his cultivation, which was not a problem since every martial artist had their own trump card.
Pausing, Duan Tianhe said, "Jiang He, I've seen the Ferals and Cordo's wounds. Aside from the python, the other Ferals must have been killed by the bomb, while Cordo was killed with a single palm. You've just reached rank-four, so how did you do it?"
Jiang He glanced at Duan Tianhe in surprise.
He thought that Duan Tianhe would ask him about the origin of the bomb and was even thinking about how he should bluff him. Since Duan Tianhe did not ask, he naturally would not tell him on his own.
After musing to himself for a while, Jiang He asked, "Is there a problem with your information, Captain Duan?"
"Hmmm?"
"You said that Cordo was rank-four pinnacle and powerful, but I felt that he was very weak."
Jiang He thought about it and said, "At the time, I blew up the beast-tamer and his Feral, but the dwarf … Cordo managed to escape. He caught me off guard and ambushed me from behind, and I killed him with a palm."
"…"
Duan Tianhe's mouth hung open.
He was not there at the time, but he could determine many things through his observation of the scene.
Moreover, Jiang He's white tracksuit was pitch-black and his face was covered in black dust. He must have been at the edge of the explosion, and yet he managed to retaliate and instakill a rank-four pinnacle martial artist ambushed him …
Taking a long look at Jiang He, Duan Tianhe smiled. "You've done well, Jiang He. You've done the Bureau a great favor by taking care of Cordo and the Sky Demon Cult's beast-tamers. Otherwise, there would have been massive casualties if they had mobilized the Ferals to attack the village."
At this time, Wang Siyu's voice came from outside the car.
Jiang He conveniently opened the car door, and she climbed inside.
She held a list in her hand and said, "Captain Duan, I've calculated it. There are a total of 13 Rank-1 Vicious Beasts, worth 130 merit points. One Rank-2 Vicious Beast is worth 50 merit points."
"That beast tamer …"
Wang Siyu paused for a moment before she said, "He was blown up too badly. His skin was torn and his flesh was badly mangled. There was no visible spot on his body, so it's hard to identify him. However, since he can control so many Direbeasts, he's at least a C-rank Beast Tamer. He's worth 100 merit points."
"Cordo, on the other hand, is a peak rank-four martial artist, worth 500 merit points."
Duan Tianhe nodded and said, "You'll handle this matter. Transfer all merit points to Jiang He."
Beside him, Jiang He's expression remained the same, but he was inwardly delighted.
I'm rich!
I'm rich!
What did it mean to become rich overnight?
This was becoming rich overnight!
It only took him a little over a dozen minutes to blow up the Ferals and kill Cordo. Even if he included the time it took to travel and search for them, it would only take him an hour at most.
And in one hour, he had earned 680 merit points.
One merit point was worth ten thousand dollars, which meant he had earned 6.8 million in an hour!
"Calm down, calm down. It's just 6.8 million, and it's not even worth mentioning compared to the wealth my farm could generate. If I wanted to, I could just take out a dozen cucumbers and it would be worth more than that."
Even as he comforted himself inwardly, there was a faint smile at the corner of Jiang He's lips.
Duan Tianhe then added, "By the way, the National Martial Arts Department (NMAD) is already making preparations, and the Superpower Research Department is setting up Feral material purchasing departments in various major cities. I've already notified the NMAD personnel in Linzhou, and they would arrive soon."
"Eh?"
Jiang He did a double take and asked, "Feral materials … can be sold for money?"
"Of course."
Duan Tianhe smiled. "The new composite metals are developed by using some new ores and extracts from Feral bones. Moreover, Feral flesh could be purified and processed as one of the raw materials for making qi pellets, and a rank-one Feral's corpse is worth at least a few dozen thousand dollars."
After staying silent for a while, Jiang He suddenly said with a serious look, "Captain Duan, you must have planted an undercover agent in the Sky Demon Cult to know that they are coming for me, am I right?"
"That's right."
Duan Tianhe nodded and told the truth. "The Sky Demon Cult had been active over a decade ago, wreaking havoc everywhere they go. That is why the Special Bureau has long since set up a plan against them."
"Before this, the Sky Demon Cult was active in the Western Frontier, Miaojiang, Yungui, and other regions. This time, they've sent a Heavenly General, many rank-six and rank-five martial arts elites, as well as some Awakened, probably intending to establish a foothold in Linzhou City and infiltrate Xibei and Miaojiang. When that happens, it would be difficult to fight the Sky Demon Cult."
"I know about some of the martial arts elites that the Sky Demon Cult has sent to Xibei this time. In fact, some of them have disguised themselves very well and have some status in Linzhou, and have been lurking for a long time."
Jiang He smiled. "Captain Duan, could you give me a copy of the information you know?"
Noticing the weird look on Duan Tianhe's face, Jiang He explained, "Captain Duan, you know that the Sky Demon Cult is insane. I've only killed eight of their Ferals, and they've already sent such a powerful lineup against me. If my dog wasn't smart, I would have been squashed to death under the roof."
"Know thyself and know thy enemy. I'll be more at ease when I sleep at night."
"…"
Duan Tianhe said seriously, "Jiang He, you're not thinking of fighting the Sky Demon Cult, are you? They've already set their sights on you, and the next time they attack, it wouldn't be as simple as a rank-four martial artist. "
"I suggest that you stay with our special forces for the time being. When the matter at Mount Dadong is over and we're mobilized, I'll work with the military to clean up the Sky Demon Cult elites who have infiltrated Linzhou. It's not too late for you to return to the village then."
"That won't do!"
Jiang He shook his head. "I'm the type of person to sleep in, and I wouldn't be able to sleep anywhere else."
Smiling, he then asked, "Captain Duan, I haven't been cultivating martial arts for long and I'm not too sure about the combat ability of martial artists of different tiers … which is why I wanted to ask — how do I kill a grandmaster?"
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