It wasn't that the Celestial Court forbade taking in demons. In fact, there were plenty of them in the Celestial Court. However, it would be a little too eye-catching if Miao Yi's subordinates were all demons. As soon as he brought his men out, he was greeted by a thick demonic aura. The Eastern District Governor's Manor had become a nest of demons!
In the end, he had to consider his safety. Was it safe to bring in the demons from the Sea of Constellations? That was the real problem!
Miao Yi could see the fervent anticipation in the eyes of these Corporals. They were waiting for him to make an exception and promote them.
It wasn't that he didn't consider promoting one or two of these people. However, after the incident at Mount Dang Yin, he was still a little worried about them. From a certain perspective, these people were already rotten. They were all people in a large vat of dye.
"Corporals, stay here. The rest of you are dismissed!" Miao Yi called the Corporals over and gave them instructions from Kou Wenlan. He ordered them to put up the Black King's notice.
They accepted the order and patted their chests, promising to get it done. Then, they quickly left, eager to prove themselves.
Miao Yi stood alone on the steps of the grand hall in silence for a while. In the end, he decided to test Kou Wenlan. If there were no problems, he would still use the people from the Sea of Constellations.
Yun Zhiqiu had already told him many times that the Four Constellations Masters often went to look for him. As long as he didn't see them, they would guess that he had gone to the higher worlds. They were all itching to find him. If he didn't give them an explanation soon, the four of them might do something desperate. No one would be willing to endure humiliation under the Six Sages when they saw hope.
As for the risk, the people below him were all unreliable. It might even be more dangerous. He had always been accompanied by danger. No matter how dangerous it was, he had to make a choice. As long as he controlled the path to and from the small world, it would still be his escape route!
With this thought in mind, he flew away without even looking at his own residence. He landed outside the Guardian Palace and asked to see Kou Wenlan again.
The two met. Kou Wenlan asked curiously, "Is something the matter?" They had only been separated for a short while.
Miao Yi smiled bitterly. "When I went back, I saw only black and white armor. There wasn't even a single golden armor. I would like to hear the Great Commander's opinion on this matter."
Kou Wenlan gestured for him to sit down. She sat down as well. "What? I gave you authority, but you can't find the right person? Do you want me to help you find someone? "
Miao Yi said, "I can find some people, but the people I know who are useful aren't from the Celestial Court. The Grand Commander also knows that I haven't joined the Celestial Court for long. I don't know many people from the Heavenly Court. Adding over thirty Golden Lotus cultivators at once isn't a member of the Heavenly Court, and I don't have the ability to send them all in at once. "
Kou Wenlan wasn't stupid, he immediately understood the meaning behind those words. Coming here to ask for instructions was a lie, he really wanted Kou Wenlan to help him. This was the first time his subordinate had spoken, he couldn't refuse. However, he still said solemnly, "More than thirty people joined the Heavenly Court at once. Not to mention, they were all Golden Lotus cultivators. This was going to be a little tricky! I can help you solve it, but you have to understand that the people you choose must be reliable. If there are any problems, I will not help you bear the responsibility. If anything happens, you will bear the responsibility yourself! "He definitely had the ability and background to make someone else take the blame.
"Yes! I understand. I wouldn't have opened my mouth if he wasn't reliable. "Miao Yi replied, then hesitated for a moment before weakly saying," Grand Commander, I have another question. These thirty people are all Yao cultivators! "
"..." Kou Wenlan was speechless for a moment. He scrutinized Miao Yi from head to toe, as though asking, 'Don't tell me you don't know anyone else? Have you been dealing with demons all this time? ' After a moment of silence, he said, "Just this once. Don't let it happen again!"
"Yes!" Miao Yi immediately stood up and cupped his fists gratefully. "I understand!"
He had no other choice but to find Kou Wenlan. An outsider joining the Heavenly Court required three Grand Commanders to recommend him. To put it bluntly, they were acting as guarantors. If anything happened, the guarantor would have to bear the responsibility. However, Kou Wenlan was the only Grand Commander he knew. Where could he find so many Grand Commanders to vouch for him?
As for 'don't let it happen again', Miao Yi wasn't worried at all. He had already joined the Heavenly Court. He didn't believe he wouldn't be able to get acquainted with three more Grand Commanders in the future. If worst came to worst, he could just find someone else to recommend him when he brought people from the Lesser Realms over.
After receiving her approval, Miao Yi returned to the Eastern District Commander's Manor with a peace of mind. He went straight to his own courtyard and went to the Heavenly Court's shrine in the main hall. He invoked his arts and entered his own Paradise.
Inside was still a courtyard. The environment inside had been decorated quite nicely by the previous Kou Wenlan. However, Miao Yi wasn't interested in such things. He wasn't a refined person and had never been interested in such things. He went straight to the main hall.
All the furnishings in the main hall had been taken away by Kou Wenlan. It looked rather empty. This was a good thing for Miao Yi. Even if Kou Wenlan didn't take them away, he wouldn't 'have the heart' to use the things she left behind.
In the center of the main hall, there was a golden disc that looked like a millstone. It took up more than half of the hall and was divided into three layers. Each layer had grooves spiraling downwards, as though it was for something to slide down to the bottom. At the top, there was something that looked like a candlestick.
The entire thing was as tall as Miao Yi's chest and went straight down to the ground. It was connected to the Paradise. This was the transcendent artifact used to collect Orbs of Will.
Miao Yi caressed it and circled it. After invoking his arts to examine it, he tapped on the transcendent artifact with two fingers and imprinted his transcendence seal.
As soon as the transcendence seal was inserted, the candlestick-like 'candle' on the top immediately emitted a gentle white light, as though a candle had been lit.
Miao Yi smiled. It seemed that Kou Wenlan's side was quite efficient. The fact that the candle could be lit after his transcendence seal was inserted meant that Kou Wenlan had already stored his transcendence seal into the branch transcendent artifact on his side. Otherwise, there wouldn't have been any reaction.
In other words, the collection of Orbs of Will on his side was distributed by Kou Wenlan. This thing was more advanced than the Orb of Will collection transcendent artifact from the Small World. At least there was no need for annual tribute and escort. It was too troublesome to run around.
Soon, a 'wax tear' fell and bounced on the groove of the disc. An Orb of Will the size of a quail's egg appeared and rolled down the spiral opening into the groove at the bottom.
Miao Yi invoked his arts and sucked it into his hand. He pinched it between his fingers and saw that it was a high-grade Orb of Will. This was his salary as a Commander.
His salary was one million high-grade Orbs of Will every year, which was equivalent to a hundred million low-grade Orbs of Will. It wasn't any lower than the annual income of the Six Sages from the Small World. Of course, the Six Sages also had other sources of income, but so did Miao Yi. Sitting in such a lucrative position, just the annual tribute from the tens of thousands of shops in East City District was not a small figure. It was not something the Six Sages could compare to. This was the cultivation resources of the Greater World.
The ringing sound on the disc did not stop. High-grade Orbs of Will kept appearing one after another. The ringing sound of spring water was quite pleasing to the ear. The craftsman who designed and refined it had put in a lot of effort. Not only was his salary here, but the salaries of the subordinates in East City District were also gathered here and distributed by him.
After looking at it for a while, he extended his hand and invoked his arts to raise the candle on the disc one level higher. The sound of the Orbs of Will falling immediately became much more rapid. Mid-grade Orbs of Will appeared one after another. Once again, he invoked his arts to raise the candle one level higher. Low-grade Orbs of Will immediately fell out with a clattering sound. The sound was a little noisy.
He switched back to the state where he was harvesting high-grade Orbs of Will. The ringing sound of spring water was still a little nicer...
Celestial Street, with the City-Guarding Palace as the center, was divided into four districts — North, South, East, West, and West. Now that the Commander of East City District had been changed, an endless stream of people came to the Commander's Manor to congratulate him. They were all the shopkeepers of the various large shops who came to visit. Naturally, they all came with congratulatory gifts. They all went to the Grand Commander's Manor first before coming here.
Miao Yi, who had been overseeing the Commander's Manor for the past few days, hadn't been able to accomplish anything. He had temporarily put aside the matters of human resources and was busy receiving the shopkeepers of the various large shops. There were tens of thousands of shops in East City District. He couldn't receive all of them one by one, so he could only deal with the rich merchants and those with more powerful backgrounds.
The difference between being a Deputy General and a Grand Commander was immediately apparent. Normally, the large merchants wouldn't pay attention to a mere Deputy General. Since they could establish themselves here, they must have a certain background and power. There was no need for them to care about a mere Deputy General. However, it was a different story when it came to the Commander in charge of this area. Regardless of whether they looked up to him or not, they had to deal with him on the surface. Otherwise, it was very likely that he would make things difficult for them. Moreover, Miao Yi had Kou Wenlan as his backer.
A backer of Kou Wenlan's level wasn't someone ordinary people would dare to offend. For example, after Xiahou Longcheng caused trouble in East City District, he destroyed so many shops, owed a huge debt, and ran away. Who would dare to say anything? Who would dare to collect the debt from Xiahou Longcheng? They could only blame it on their bad luck. Actually, those shopkeepers were the ones involved. They had seen with their own eyes that Kou Wenlan's men robbed their shops, but who would dare to say anything?! It would be better if they didn't want to do business anymore. Her background could really wipe out your entire family. Even Madam Biyue turned a blind eye to it!
One by one, the visitors sent out invitations to Miao Yi on behalf of their masters. They invited Miao Yi to visit certain places when he was free, and this instantly broadened Miao Yi's network.
It could be said that Miao Yi's hands were sore from receiving so many gifts. The smile on his face was so stiff that it almost became rigid. When people came to send gifts, he had to at least give them a smile, right? Many of the shopkeepers who weren't of a high enough status didn't even get to see him. They also knew that as a new official, he wouldn't be able to meet them. It could be seen from the endless stream of people outside the Commander's Manor. They could only leave behind gifts and name cards to bid farewell.
For the next few days, Miao Yi didn't care about day and night. He just had to stick to some of the primitive habits of humans. After a few days, the crowd gradually thinned out. When things were getting more leisurely, someone handed him an invitation. Miao Yi opened it and was stunned. Huang Fujun from the Hall of Heroes? Y was here.
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