"Um … is there a problem with One Hundred Ways to Destroy Dragon City?" Meng Chao asked tentatively.
"No, there's no problem at all. This small booklet is really well written. It's filled with foresight, and it's practically enlightening. It taught the secret police, nine great cultivation families, mega corporations, and related departments a good lesson," Shen Yupeng said seriously.
Shen Yupeng said seriously. "Even many of the seniors in the superhuman circle believe that this small booklet has accurately pointed out the hidden dangers in Dragon City. Supernatural abilities are a double-edged sword our civilization has never seen before. They can push our civilization to new heights, but they can also make our civilization fall into the abyss of destruction. What we should do depends on how we treat them.
"So, after the Noble Descent Hotel ambush ended, the secret police, related departments, mega corporations, and nine great cultivation families started reflecting on and reorganizing themselves on a grand scale.
"It's especially so after you went into the wild to train over the past few months. Everyone made bold decisions and dealt a heavy blow to their foundations. They got rid of the evil tendencies that had been around for a long time and focused on learning and cultivating the spirit of serving the citizens.
"More specifically, many of the departments and corporations conducted strict audits on the distribution and usage of cultivation resources over the past ten years or even longer. Even if it's a bottle of high-calorie nutritional fluid, a gene medicine, or even a gram of crystals, they had to figure out where they went to and make sure that they were used for official purposes.
"At the same time, we exposed and removed the small coffers and secret accounts that had existed for a long time. We cut down a lot of unreasonable expenses and reduced the superhumans' benefits. We also invested the money and cultivation resources we saved into the people to upgrade the defense systems of the old residential areas and modify the normal schools in the residential areas to support the cultivation of the poor.
"At the same time, we also noticed that many of the superhumans in the past placed too much emphasis on their own cultivation. They were too superior and not down to earth. It's no wonder then why they became estranged from the normal citizens. Some of the citizens even started having opinions about us.
"In this regard, the ace investigator of the abnormal beast research department, Lu Siya, set up an example for us. Under your influence, she changed her arrogance and took the initiative to enter the citizens and do voluntary work for them. She also promoted the idea that superhumans should serve the normal citizens, and she received a lot of praise from the citizens.
"That's why we studied Lu Siya's exemplary deeds seriously. Every day, we wrote a few reports about what we learned and went out to do some voluntary work. I have to say, doing voluntary work is much easier than chasing lost people!"
The more Meng Chaoyue listened, the more he felt that something was wrong.
She felt that Shen Yupeng's words had a hidden meaning, and it sounded a little strange.
Meng Chao could only brace himself and ask, "Big Brother Peng, I'm listening. The superhumans in Dragon City have been doing pretty well over this period of time. They're getting closer to the normal people. Isn't that a good thing?"
"Of course it's a good thing. No one is saying that it's a bad thing. They're just praising the One Hundred Ways to Destroy Dragon City for having great foresight. Lu Siya is also a model for us cultivators!"
Shen Yupeng extended three fingers and brought them together to form a pinch, which meant that it was insignificant. "That's right. We ran into a small problem, and it's not a big deal. It's just that the secret police lost one-third of their members over the past few months."
"What, what do you mean?"
Meng Chao was dumbfounded. "One-third of the secret police quit? Why?! "
"Because these people don't have a high level of awareness!"
Shen Yupeng said expressionlessly. "Of course, objectively speaking, the secret police and adjudicators aren't good occupations.
"To superhumans, what sort of occupation is good? It's actually very simple. There are only two criteria. One, they can earn cultivation resources, and the other is that they have room to level up. If I had to add another criteria, it would be that they can become famous and become heroes that everyone praises, right?
"Hunters, pathfinders, and explorers are occupations that allow them to enter the wild and face monsters head-on. They fit the requirements very well. They continuously fight to the death against monsters, and while they train their fighting strength, they can also get a lot of cultivation resources. Their cultivation realms will naturally increase by leaps and bounds. If they manage to record exciting fighting videos or kill high-grade superbeasts, they will have the chance to become famous overnight. It's no wonder why countless superhumans flock to this job.
"But what about the secret police?
"First, due to the needs of our work, most of the secret police and adjudicators cannot reveal their identities. At the very least, they can't appear under the spotlight and become heroes that everyone cheers for.
"Second, due to the unique nature of our work, we can't guarantee that we will run into superhuman criminals every day.
"When a hunter trains in the wild for a month, he might kill hundreds of monsters and eat a lot of monster flesh and gene medicine. He would accumulate a lot of spirit energy and fighting experience, which would allow him to reach a brand new cultivation realm.
"And if the secret police spend one month to solve a crime, there's a high possibility that they spend twenty-nine days searching for clues and documents that are so detailed that they're complicated. They might also spend seven days and seven nights monitoring the criminals. There's also a possibility that after they waste a lot of time and energy, they'll realize that they've gone astray and that they've done useless work.
"In the end, when they capture the criminals, they also pay attention to striking them at lightning speed and instantly suppressing them. They basically won't give the superhuman criminals any chance to fight back. This means that their fighting strength won't be trained.
"The path of cultivation is like rowing a boat against the current. If you don't move forward, you will fall behind. If there are a few more of these crimes, the secret police won't have the time to train, and they'll be left far behind by the hunters, pathfinders, and explorers. Meng Chao, don't you agree with me?"
Meng Chao scratched his head.
Meng Chao thought about it, but it made sense.
He had been training in the wild for three months, and he had been focused on killing monsters every second. He had harvested and eaten a lot of valuable materials, so his cultivation realm had naturally improved by leaps and bounds.
If he spent the three months investigating and monitoring superhuman criminals, it would be good if his fighting strength did not fall behind.
"The secret police aren't a good occupation. We can only attract talents by increasing their pay, but we have our own problems in this area."
Shen Yupeng shrugged and said, "Why is being a hunter a popular occupation in the superhuman circle? It's because the superhuman squads formed by hunters can enter the wild to kill monsters and gather a lot of resources.
"In the words of a company, the hunting squads are the frontline business departments. They are the ones who directly create benefits.
"While the hunters hunt monsters, they harvest some resources from the monsters and divide them on the spot. They eat them on the spot, digest them, and absorb them. No one will say anything about it. First, it's difficult to conduct an audit in the depths of the fog. No one knows just how many monsters the hunters have killed and how many they have brought back. Second, when the business departments create benefits, it's impossible for them to set up a lot of rules and regulations. The more they eat, the stronger their fighting strength is, and the more prey they can get. There's nothing wrong with that.
"The same logic applies to schools like Agricultural University and the four research centers. They might not be able to create benefits directly, but they have a lot of research results. They also work together with their alumni to create a lot of businesses. They even work together with the Red Dragon Army to go pathfinders and hunt. They can also get a lot of cultivation resources so that their employees can live comfortably.
"But the adjudicator court is different.
"We're a law enforcement organization. It's impossible for us to enter the wild to hunt monsters, so we can't create benefits directly. We can only rely on the funds from the Survival Committee.
"And the uniqueness of our jobs means that we can't do part-time jobs or start our own businesses. If a secret police officer captures superhuman criminals while starting his own business, no matter how you look at it, it just doesn't sound right, does it?"
Meng Chao thought about it, nodded, and said, "It does sound wrong."
"But this is the norm in our work in the past," Shen Yupeng said expressionlessly.
Shen Yupeng said expressionlessly. "The funds from the Survival Committee alone are far from enough to satisfy the secret police's need for cultivation resources. Besides, the lost people aren't normal criminals. They're all superhuman criminals who have supernatural abilities. If we want to capture them quietly, we'll have to do more detailed work and face greater risks compared to our counterparts on Earth.
"Most of the time, we have to wander in gray areas and support the gray forces of power that are loyal to us. Then, through all sorts of illegal channels, we get a lot of secret cultivation resources and clues that we can't get through legal methods.
"When we deal with superhuman criminals, we can't avoid using some simple and crude methods. In fact, we even work together with superhuman criminals who aren't that dangerous to deal with superhuman criminals who have committed heinous crimes.
"During this process, many secret police officers were unable to resist the temptation and gradually turned from gray to black. They worked together with superhuman criminals and even turned into puppets of abnormal beasts without even realizing it," Meng Chao said with a sigh.
Meng Chao knew that Shen Yupeng was talking about what happened a few months ago.
The ambush on Noble Descent Hotel was like a deep water bomb. Even though it had been detonated a long time ago, the repercussions were still shaking the city.
"After we reorganized the adjudicator court by cutting off their own wrists to heal their wounds, the atmosphere in the adjudicator court has changed. I can guarantee you that there are no longer any signs of any illegal operations in the adjudicator court. There are no gray areas, and no one hides any secret cultivation resources. All our rules and procedures can withstand the strictest tests," Shen Yupeng said.
"Of course, because of this, the jobs of secret police officers and adjudicators under the adjudicator court have lost all their attractiveness. They don't have any cultivation resources, no space to level up, and no chance to be the center of attention. It's a tough and tiring job. In fact, when they're capturing superhuman criminals, if they're not careful, it's very easy for them to destroy buildings and cause collateral damage to innocent citizens.
"Say, just how stupid are the superhumans that they would give up on being hunters, pathfinders, and explorers to become secret police officers and adjudicators?
"Most superhumans know how to do things. Losing one-third of our members isn't a lot at all.
"As for the secret police officers who haven't found their next job or who haven't made up their mind to go out and start their own businesses, their workload has increased by one-third. Also, they have to study the One Hundred Ways to Destroy Dragon City in depth every day and imitate Lu Siya and the other model superhumans. They have to go out and do voluntary work to give pointers to poor children so that they can get along with normal citizens.
"Due to all these factors, we can't help but be helpless that we weren't able to discover the Deification Capsules and the mastermind behind the entire scheme."
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