"If you succeed, Lord Hei Yu will take you two and leave. Do not contact the Young Master under any circumstances to avoid causing him trouble."
"If you fail, then for the safety of the Young Master, Lord Hei Yu will take the Young Master and one of you away."
"The other will stay behind to cover our retreat."
"That way, the day when the three of you, all at the Yang Transformation stage, take action, that enemy at the Yang Transformation stage shouldn't be able to stir up any trouble."
"As for... Lord Hei Kui and Lord Hei Xiong. I think they should leave Emerald City in advance to preserve the fire of hope."
"To avoid any unexpected complications in the plan, we can't let the Inspector catch us all in one fell swoop."
"At least that way, we will still have a sliver of hope for survival."
Hearing Black Shadow's words, everyone looked at each other, then had a quiet discussion for a while and finally agreed to the plan.
Seeing that the plan was smoothly approved, Black Bull happily slapped Black Shadow on the shoulder and said, "Indeed, you're the one with the brains! We can fight, but when it comes to thinking, we're just not up to it."
Black Shadow gave a sheepish smile, actually too embarrassed to be modest...
After all, his lords were indeed a bit unreliable....
Soon, a day went by in the blink of an eye.
Fang Ze spent the afternoon and evening at Qing Ya's place.
With a great battle imminent, Fang Ze was doing everything possible to improve himself.
Especially with the immensely valuable "Qin 28" up his sleeve and the junior commissioners of the Security Bureau ripe for the taking, Fang Ze was brimming with confidence.
Therefore, he spent 2.6 million Lini on "Loanshark" in the afternoon, boosting his Martial Arts Cultivation to the peak of Marrow Tempering.
Afterward, he hung around Qing Ya's place and discussed the Martial Dao Realm following Marrow Tempering with her.
According to Qing Ya, the realm after Marrow Tempering is known as "Blood Exchange."
As the name implies, it's about replacing all the blood and blood vessels in your body with the "Power of Laws," leaving the body flawless, without any weaknesses.
However, although many are aware of this realm, the number of people with the Cultivation Technique to practice it is rather small.
After all, generally speaking, unless one is a genius, reaching the Blood Exchange realm is downright impossible.
Therefore, she speculated that only the State Security Bureau, a few noble families, or some long-standing Awakener families and Martial Arts Sects might possess the Cultivation Technique for Blood Exchange.
If Fang Ze wanted to continue making progress, he had to try his luck at these places to see if he could acquire the corresponding Cultivation Technique.
After understanding the principles of Blood Exchange and gathering relevant information, Fang Ze also attempted to use "Loanshark" to see if he could directly enhance his strength.
But for some reason, whether the Blood Exchange realm itself was difficult to improve or because Fang Ze lacked a proper method, requiring an abundance of resources,...
In any case... "Loanshark" demanded a whopping 8 million Lini from him just to get started with "Blood Exchange."
That made Fang Ze abandon the idea entirely.
He planned to acquire a Cultivation Technique first, then try boosting his strength with "Loanshark" again.
Otherwise, directly enhancing would just be too costly.....
Late at night, after leaving Qing Ya's place, Fang Ze returned to his office to begin tonight's investigation.
Since he had just met with Miaomiao the previous night, it wasn't suitable to meet her again so soon.
Thus, after considering his options, Fang Ze decided to investigate "Qianfeng."
The reason for investigating Qianfeng was that, to date, Fang Ze's greatest loot, "Qin 28," had exploded out of Qianfeng's body.
Additionally, regardless of strength and status, Qianfeng was one of the top suspects on Fang Ze's list, ensuring a reasonable baseline yield.
So tonight, after weighing his choices, Fang Ze still selected him.
However, whether Qianfeng had already been squeezed dry by previous investigations, or Fang Ze's "big-eyed stare + repetitive questioning" investigation method wasn't suitable for Qianfeng, he didn't extract any new information from Qianfeng's mouth all night long.
As a result, Fang Ze's haul for the night was quite average.
It was a Disaster Creature known as "Red Robe."
The Red Robe looked like a blood-soaked garment, dirty and unremarkable.
However, upon appraisal by the Late-Night Investigation Room, it was determined to be a very evil and sinister Disaster Creature.
This creature would usually hide in the slums of lower-level cities.
If a destitute person picked it up and wore it, the Red Robe would stealthily consume the person's body at night.
Because it used some kind of hypnotic ability while feeding, many victims would be eaten alive in their dreams, one bite at a time.
Moreover, with each consumed being, the Red Robe's power would grow stronger, eventually reaching a level comparable to Spirit Ascension or even Yang Transformation stage high-level Disaster Creatures....
Overall, this creature didn't hold much value for Fang Ze, unless under special circumstances. Otherwise, he figured he would probably keep it in the Space Folding Bag forever...
After tossing the Red Robe into the Space Folding Bag, Fang Ze checked the time; it was already past three in the morning. Judging by the time, his Clone Body should be ready.
With that thought, Fang Ze had Mei awaken him from the outside realm.
Then he put on his clothes and, with Mei and Jun in tow, left his office and headed to his other office in the training center, where he stored the Clone Body.
Three to four o'clock was the darkest and quietest time of the day.
Walking down the corridors of the Security Bureau and training center, Fang Ze arrived at the center.
Casually walking to his office, Fang Ze didn't even bother opening the door but used the ability of the "Dark King" to transform into a wisp of Black Shadow and slip inside his office.
Once inside the office, he opened the inner chamber to find the floor covered in blood and broken bones, which was somewhat chilling in the dead of night.
And a massive octopus soaked in blood lay limp on the ground, its entire body brightly red, as if it was slowly mutating......
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