18th day of the third month of the fourth year of Gaia, Southern Border Protectorate.
The three examiners came to the main hall of the protectorate. Their first request was to release the caravan that had been sentenced. Ouyang Shuo naturally could not agree to it. He said, "Unfortunately, they have violated Shanhai City's' Territory Code '. Even as a lord, I have no right to interfere with the sentencing of the Punishment Bureau."
The trio turned anxious as they said, "One of them is also an examiner. At the very least, release him, right?"
Ouyang Shuo shook his head once again.
"Without him, we won't be able to complete the assessment." The trio began to threaten him with the assessment mission.
Ouyang Shuo smiled. He had already discussed this matter with Wei Yang and had come up with a solution. He said, "In view of this special situation, according to the special provisions of the 'Territory Code', I can allow that lord to carry out limited and monitored activities. After the assessment is over, he will be sent back to prison to continue serving his sentence. "
"…"
The trio was immediately dumbfounded.
Ouyang Shuo continued, "Lords, please rest assured. That lord will not receive any unfair treatment in prison. After serving his sentence, I will personally arrange for someone to send that lord back to Dali. "
"That's all we can do."
Although the trio had received orders, they did not dare to openly threaten a lord like Ouyang Shuo.
After coming to an agreement, the trio introduced themselves. Including the lord serving his sentence, the four came from the Dali imperial court's Ministry of Rites, Ministry of Personnel, Ministry of Revenue, and Ministry of War. They were all officials of the fifth-grade.
The person leading them was Minister of Rites, Lord He.
After a while, Minister of Revenue, Lord Li, was escorted to the protectorate's main hall by the Punishment Bureau's bailiffs. For the following assessment, this lord would be 'protected' by bailiffs twenty-four hours a day.
Lord Li clearly knew the outcome of the negotiation. His face was grief-stricken. He never expected that he would be thrown into prison because of an assessment. Even if he returned to Dali, he would not be able to face anyone.
The leader, Lord He, went straight to the point. "Lord Protectorate, we have completed the assessment of Shanhai City's culture, commerce, popular sentiment, as well as the city's construction. Now, only the army and the R&D department are left. Lord, please allow us to conduct an on-site inspection so that we can give a fair judgment. Seeing is believing! "
Ouyang Shuo's eyes narrowed. They were using this opportunity to pry into the core secrets of Shanhai City.
"Sure." Ouyang Shuo could not refuse.
He wanted to see what these few civil officials could figure out.
As he spoke, Ouyang Shuo called for Du Ruhui and introduced her, "Milords, this is the Director of Military Affairs of the Southern Border Protectorate. From now on, Lord Du will accompany all of you on your inspection. Sir Du will arrange for whatever you want to ask and whatever important military places you want to enter. "
When Official He saw this, he nodded his head in satisfaction and said, "This is very good."
"Sirs, please!"
Du Ruhui understood and led the four to the camp of the Imperial Guards for inspection. After that, they would go to military workshops, shipyards, steel mills, artillery production bases, and other places, all of which were important military sites.
Another day passed by in this investigation.
On the morning of the 19th, the four of them were in a side hall arranged by Ouyang Shuo for the final assessment.
Although according to Du Ruhui's report, the four of them had been rather well-behaved during the inspection yesterday and hadn't picked on any faults on the spot, Ouyang Shuo was still a little nervous. He was afraid that he had overlooked something and the other party would take advantage of it.
This group of people came with ill intentions.
At three o 'clock in the afternoon, it was finally time for the verdict.
In the main hall, other than the guilty Sir Li, the other three people looked normal and nothing could be seen. As the leader of the assessment team, Official He made the final assessment statement and said, "I hope that the Protectorate Manor will know that the four of us, under the orders of the Emperor, have conducted a comprehensive assessment of Shanhai City through five days of open and secret investigations. Finally, we have come to a consensus that this assessment has passed. Congratulations, sir! "
Almost at the same time, the sound of a system notification rang in Ouyang Shuo's ears.
"System notification: Congratulations to player Don't Say You Don't Have Clothes for Capital City Advancement Mission 1 [Imperial Court Assessment]. You have achieved good scores in all five areas: politics, economy, culture, technology, and military. Mission complete!"
These people were really black-hearted.
The mock assessment organized by Jiang Shang had all five areas to worry about, but all of them had turned into good scores. If it wasn't for the fact that Shanhai City had no loopholes, these people might have really been black-hearted and failed.
"Fortunately, I've finally passed!"
Just two days ago, the third mission [New Type of Soldiers] had been completed.
Of the three capital city advancement missions, only the second mission [Thirty-Six Lines] had not been completed. During this period of time, all the prefectures and counties had carefully investigated the people under their jurisdiction. They didn't even let go of the villages.
Regrettably, not to mention the Southern Sichuan, Yunnan, and Lingnan Provinces, they didn't even find the divination witch in the newly conquered Minnan Province.
This mysterious witch had suddenly become the biggest obstacle to Shanhai City's advancement to the capital city.
"I might have to use my trump card," Ouyang Shuo thought to himself.
Ouyang Shuo raised his head and revealed a warm smile. "Thank you for your hard work, sir."
"We're just following orders." Lord He revealed a smile and said casually, "Lord Protectorate, now that the assessment is over, can you let Lord Li go? Rest assured, when we return to Dali, I will definitely report this to His Majesty and punish Lord Li. What do you think? "
Lord Li also revealed an expectant expression when he heard this.
Ouyang Shuo smiled and shook his head firmly. "I've said it before, I have no right to interfere with the Disciplinary Bureau's investigation. I'm really powerless."
"…" Lord Li's face was ashen.
Lord He's face instantly turned ashen. He said stiffly, "Then I'll take my leave!"
"Wait!"
"What else do you want, sir?" Lord He asked coldly.
Ouyang Shuo smiled and didn't mind. He said, "Lord He, when you return, please send my regards to your young master Duan. Tell him that I'll remember the incident at the Breeze Pavilion. "
"You!"
Lord He's face changed drastically, and his voice trembled.
Ouyang Shuo was even more certain that the young master Duan he mentioned wasn't an NPC, but a player. This person was like Caesar, reincarnating as a member of the royal family as soon as he entered the game.
It was said that this person's family was a descendant of the Duan family of Dali. No wonder he had such a fortuitous encounter.
In his previous life, although this person couldn't compare to the one in the capital, he was still very famous in the wilderness. The real time to make this person famous and shake the wilderness would have to wait until the Duan family of Dali took over the royal city of Dali.
The Duan family of Dali's royal family started in 937 AD and ended in 1254 AD. They had 24 emperors and ruled for 318 years, spanning five dynasties and ten kingdoms, as well as the Song Dynasty and the Yuan Dynasty.
The Duan style of Dali in Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils referred to this royal family in history. Of course, the real Duan Zhengchun and his son Duan Heyu, also known as Duan Yu, were not as ridiculous as in the novel.
Both father and son ascended the throne, and Duan Yu was the longest-reigning emperor of the Dali royal family. During his reign, he was diligent and loved the people. He was a good emperor.
However, due to his sons vying for the throne, he was vexed and became a monk in his later years.
Precisely because the two of them were the most famous, Gaia chose Duan Zhengchun as the emperor of Dali, while Duan Yu appeared in the royal city of Dali as a prince.
The young master Duan who reincarnated as a member of the royal family was named Duan Hong. He was ambitious. From the beginning of the game, he had been plotting how to seize the throne and control the royal city of Dali, becoming the overlord of the wilderness.
After Duan Yu appeared, the two of them had a fierce battle over the position of crown prince. It was precisely because of the battle that Duan Hong became famous in the wilderness and was known to ordinary players.
Therefore, when the Breeze Pavilion was deliberately made difficult by the Dali court, Ouyang Shuo thought of this person. The person who had instructed the four doctors to pry into the secrets of Shanhai City was definitely this person.
Ouyang Shuo naturally had to take revenge for this.
Lord He looked deeply at Ouyang Shuo, cupped his fists and left, leaving Lord Li alone with a desolate expression.
… …
20th of March, Shanhai City.
In a quiet study, Ouyang Shuo held a special card in his hand, his expression uncertain.
[Restricted Summon Card] (King level): After use, a random summon can be changed to a restricted summon. Friendly reminder: This card is only effective on people below the King level.
This special card was specially given to him by the Siege Lion when he visited.
The Siege Lion had obtained this card by accident. He had wanted to recruit a general after obtaining the King level summoning talisman, but when he found out that Shanhai City's capital advancement mission was blocked, he specially gave this card to Ouyang Shuo.
Vaguely, there was a sense of loyalty.
With this card, Ouyang Shuo would be able to use the recruitment hall's monthly special talent recruitment opportunity to recruit a divination witch, completing the last capital advancement mission.
It was just that using such a precious card to summon a special talent was truly a reckless waste of God's gift. Therefore, unless it was absolutely necessary, Ouyang Shuo was not willing to use this card.
Since the first mission, [Imperial court examination], was completed, Ouyang Shuo could not delay it any longer.
"Forget it, if it's a waste then so be it!"
Thinking of this, Ouyang Shuo got up and left the study, heading to the recruitment hall alone.
"System notification: Detected that the recruitment hall still has a chance to recruit a special talent, do you want to recruit?"
Ouyang Shuo did not reply, but took out the [Restricted Summon Card].
"System notification: Detected a special tool [Restricted Summon Card], it can change the chance to recruit a special talent to a specific job, do you want to use this tool?"
"Use!"
"System notification: The tool has been successfully used, please specify the job of the special talent!"
"Divination witch!"
"System notification: Job locked, do you want to start recruitment?"
"Recruit!"
A white light flashed, and a divination witch walked out from the teleportation circle.
Seeing this, Ouyang Shuo heaved a sigh of relief, and the system notification sounded in his ears again.
"System notification: Congratulations to player Don't Say You Have No Clothes, capital advancement mission 2 [Thirty-Six Lines] completed!"
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