"Take this thing." Tian Qiang tossed a ring to Tang Rao, which looked quite unimpressive, no different from those sold at the roadside stalls for ten yuan each.

The only difference might be that this ring looked even uglier than those from the roadside stalls.

It didn't even gleam, looking almost like a dim iron hoop.

"Wear this ring, and remember, you can never take it off. Once removed, it would mean you have betrayed the Defense Bureau. The Defense Bureau is extremely harsh on traitors. By then, it won't be as simple as just stripping you of your cultivation. Understand?" Tian Qiang said to Tang Rao in a condescending manner, looking down on him.

"What if someone cuts off my finger?" Tang Rao asked.

Tian Qiang narrowed his eyes, with everyone looking at Tang Rao.

"Alright, I thought I was being humorous. Okay, I got it." Tang Rao shrugged, I'll put up with you for now.

With that, Tang Rao slipped the ring onto his finger, which was just a monitoring device after all, treated as if it were something serious.

However, this method isn't too bad, at least it could monitor the actions of most cultivators. This way, if anything chaotic happens, they can respond immediately.

Although the method is quite annoying, it has its usefulness.

"Alright, from now on, you belong to the Cultivator Defense Bureau Sui City Branch, and from here on out, you must obey Er Qi's orders." Tian Qiang pointed at the imposing man in the split-spirit final stage.

Tang Rao glanced at Er Qi, "Alright, I got it."

"Mr. Er Qi, he's in your hands from now on, I have some things to take care of so I will be leaving. Mr. Tang Laosan seems to be a bit disobedient, so you might need to discipline him well." Tian Qiang said to Er Qi before leaving the office with several others.

It was clear what Tian Qiang meant: he wanted Er Qi to deal with Tang Rao.

After Tian Qiang left, Er Qi looked towards Tang Rao and walked straight towards him.

Tang Rao also looked back coolly at Er Qi, slightly raising his eyebrows.

If this guy really doesn't know any better and tries to mess with me, then sorry, but I'll have to make a move.

"Brother Tang, sorry about what happened just now." Er Qi stopped about a meter in front of Tang Rao and patted him on the shoulder, with a look of helplessness.

Tang Rao was stunned for a moment...

"I had no choice, Tian Qiang, that trash, has a big say in the headquarters. So, I had to go along with his threats, otherwise, who knows what sneaky tricks that coward might pull on me." Er Qi's fierce aura subsided, and his square face was full of dissatisfaction.

"Don't get the wrong idea about Mr. Er Qi, Brother Tang, he's honestly a great guy." Mo Xinyu also started smiling.

"As for that idiot Tian Qiang, I really feel like slapping him!" As for Dr. Li, he suddenly burst out cursing, his old face full of rage.

Tang Rao couldn't help but laugh, it seems this group was all playing along with Tian Qiang.

Especially Er Qi, his acting skills were not bad at all; Tang Rao hadn't seen through him just now.

"Mr. Tang, I'm truly sorry. Rest assured, our Sui City Branch will compensate you. One thousand spirit stones every month, plus some cultivation medicinal materials, although not much, but we hope you will accept them," Dr. Li said to Tang Rao sincerely.

"Then I'd like to thank Dr. Li in advance," Tang Rao said with a smile, these people are quite nice. They seem like the real deal when it comes to getting things done, not like Tian Qiang who, having a bit of power, thinks he's all that.

Honestly speaking, those guards you brought with you are not enough to withstand even a single move from me.

"That said, I'll just call you Lao San from now on. You will be my deputy, handling some security issues for the Defense Bureau. Of course, generally speaking, there's usually not much to do. You can peacefully cultivate and will have plenty of free time," Er Qi said to Tang Rao.

"That's great, just my cup of tea, thanks a lot," Tang Rao gave a salute with his hands to Er Qi.

"From now on, we're all one of our own, no need for formalities," Er Qi said with a smile.

After a bit of chat, Er Qi and Dr. Li both left, letting Mo Xinyu take Tang Rao around the Defense Bureau for a tour and to introduce what each place is used for and the corresponding departments.

Mo Xinyu was very responsible, taking Tang Rao around for almost an hour, introducing every part of the Defense Bureau.

Of course, that included the room prepared for Tang Rao.

A two-bedroom and one-living-room apartment, quite nice indeed, decorated in a B style that looked quite fashionable, giving off the vibe of the social upper-class elite.

A huge floor-to-ceiling window, offering a view of the entire Sui City.

"Brother Tang, the food here is pretty good, right?" In the dining facility, Mo Xinyu and Tang Rao sat face to face, having prepared four dishes and one soup.

Tang Rao had to admit, the chefs here were really good – the dishes were tastier and more refined than those in some upscale hotels, each dish enticing in color, aroma, and flavor.

"It is indeed very good; this must be the best dining facility I've been to," Tang Rao nodded earnestly.

"Dining facility... haha, alright, we call it a restaurant," Mo Xinyu said, covering her mouth with laugh.

The delightful interaction between Tang Rao and Mo Xinyu did attract sidelong glances from many around them. Hmm, mostly men.

With Mo Xinyu's level of attractiveness, she was one of the top few in the Sui City Branch, naturally with many admirers.

As for Tang Rao, almost no one recognized him.

And the men around felt that Tang Rao was nothing more than a bit pale and fairer-looking, not so handsome as to be earth-shattering. Also, judging by his looks, he seemed a bit like a kept man.

Men always view other men with disdain, always refusing to acknowledge that someone else might be more handsome than themselves.

Even if someone is indeed explosively handsome, men would only talk about their own attractiveness as having its own special charm.

"Brother Tang..."

"Just call me Lao San, 'Brother Tang' and such is really too much to take," Tang Rao said.

"Alright, I'll just call you Lao San then. Speaking of which, what happened to that female robber afterward?" Mo Xinyu asked.

"You mean Jinxiu? She's now helping me with some tasks. How to put it, she has some special talents. If developed well, she might achieve something quite remarkable," Tang Rao said, Fang Jinxiu's talent in Super Technology Weapons was indeed noteworthy.

Without any technological support, she could create Super Technology Weapons even more powerful than what you possess, which is truly disappointing on part of the Defense Bureau.

I gave you technological support, provided you with the scientific theories of the Nine Worlds and the Seventy-two Domains unknown to others, but the pace of your development is really not praiseworthy.

Yan Wei over there has developed single-soldier combat weapons that can even kill those at the Transcendance Tribulation Stage, although at a very high cost.

And then there's the Star Cannon; firing it could shatter a planet without an issue.

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