Upon hearing Ai Qing's response, the legal affairs commissioner smiled.
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"I haven't heard that the Astronomy Society has any capable staff in Xin Hai!" The middle-aged man sneered. "Don't just send a couple of nobodies to deal with it. What we want is results."
"Nobodies?" Ai Qing raised an eyebrow. "If you think that someone who joined the company a week ago personally killed the international criminal Green Day and quelled the rebellion of the Sublimators in Xin Hai is a nobody, then I must say that Wan Li has a lot of talented individuals, with Sublimators as abundant as the clouds."
The legal affairs commissioner was taken aback, not expecting Ai Qing's subordinates to have such impressive credentials. He then looked at the manager with some suspicion: Is this woman trying to frame me?
The manager seemed to remember something and discreetly wiped the sweat off his forehead, gesturing to the legal affairs commissioner not to dwell on this issue.
"It seems like you have doubts about his abilities? That's normal, considering he's just a seventeen-year-old kid."
Ai Qing's words seemed to deliberately expose weaknesses, causing the hesitant legal affairs commissioner to become stern. But then, he heard her voice again:
"But I have to say, although that guy has a good temper, he's not exactly...gentle."
As she spoke, Ai Qing reached into the wheelchair's compartment and took out a thick stack of reports, placing them in front of the legal affairs commissioner.
It was a stack of death reports, two fingers thick.
Or rather, it could be considered a record...
Even the elite seeds from various lineages, who had received a large amount of resources, would find it difficult to achieve such terrifying results. It could be described as a trail of blood, especially the top three reports.
Apart from the Green Day realm activist, the Red Glove, the reports also mentioned the father and son, Qi Wen, who were once Wan Li's major clients... Almost the entire family died at the hands of that guy, and it had only been a week since then. At that time, the guy was still in prison undergoing interrogation.
Even now, the elevated bridge mentioned in the reports had not been repaired!
Ai Qing asked considerately, "If you really have any doubts about his investigation, why don't you talk to him face to face? I can call him over..."
"No need, no need!"
The legal affairs commissioner tried hard to divert his gaze from the gruesome crime scene photos, forcing a smile.
"It seems like we at least agree on this matter."
Ai Qing nodded in satisfaction. "You mentioned that you want results, and coincidentally, I want them too."
With that, she tapped her pen on the records in front of her and revealed a gentle, formulaic smile. "But before that, there are things we need to clarify, don't you think?"
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And so, the investigation continued.
.
.
In the evening, Huai Shi received a call from Ai Qing.
When he anxiously arrived, it seemed like Ai Qing had been waiting for a long time. She was sitting in the living room, drinking tea and looking calm.
After Huai Shi entered, she glanced at him, gesturing for him to sit down, and then lowered her head to drink her tea.
The first sentence she said after putting down her teacup startled Huai Shi.
"It seems like you've gained a lot?"
"Uh...what did you say?"
Huai Shi's expression twitched. "I didn't hear clearly."
"Ah, maybe I made a mistake."
Ai Qing pointed to the document on the table and pushed it over. Huai Shi picked it up and glanced at it, feeling confused. "Operation authorization? What operation?"
"A few days ago, a vicious robbery occurred in Xin Hai. A suspected Roman alchemist robbed Wan Li Group's vault and made off with goods worth tens of millions..."
So much!
Huai Shi almost blurted out, but he managed to hold back and forced a smile. "Isn't that going too far?"
"Yes, that's why the Astronomy Society must investigate thoroughly."
Ai Qing glanced at him and said, "I'm entrusting this matter to you."
"Uh..." Huai Shi hesitated. "What if I can't catch the culprit? I mean, if I were the suspect, I would definitely do one job and then run away. I can't possibly go all over the place looking for him, right?"
"If you can't handle it, then you can't handle it. Report to headquarters and offer a reward. That's it. There are countless unsolved cases like this every year. It's not a major case, so there's no need to assign manpower."
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Ai Qing calmly said, "It's just that you'll have a label of being ineffective. It's just one more stain on your record."
"Leave it to me."
Huai Shi quickly put away the authorization letter, his voice filled with enthusiasm. "Fighting criminals is the responsibility of every member of the Astronomy Society."
A stain?
He didn't care about that at all. With his record, it was already stained. He had even been reprimanded after killing Qi Wen last time. Besides, he wasn't even a registered employee now, and he didn't want to climb up the ranks. He would be satisfied just by taking advantage of this opportunity.
"It's good to be confident."Ai Qing calmly picked up the teacup and glanced at him, "However, from the perspective of mutual trust, both you and I have a long way to go in learning..."
Huai Shi pretended not to hear.
"Let's start with helping each other, shall we?" Ai Qing suddenly said.
"Hmm?"
"Do you have any plans for tonight?" Ai Qing asked, "For example, with a passionate female student, or with the daughter of Director Fu? Or maybe with a lady you suddenly confessed to? I don't want to disturb your private time."
"No! There's nothing like that!"
Huai Shi shook his head vigorously, hating how he seemed like a pervert in other people's eyes despite being innocent.
Once again, he felt the pain of being slandered!
"That's good."
Ai Qing nodded, "Go to the Special Affairs Department later and report, you have a business trip."
"Huh?"
Huai Shi was first stunned, then shocked, "Business trip? Where am I going?"
"Not far, about a five-hour journey by sea."
Ai Qing calmly finished her tea and put down the teacup, "Thanks to some unnecessary infighting among the suspects, I managed to find a weakness in the Wanli Group.
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In order to smoothly carry out operations in Dongxia and to give an explanation to the Astronomical Society, those stubborn old men reluctantly handed over some intelligence.
According to their information, a smuggling fleet has taken on a big order - a ship is carrying a border relic excavated from hell and is being transported from Indonesia to the Russian Federation.
Our goal is to join forces with other inspectors and action officers from the Astronomical Society to intercept this ship and retrieve the item."
"Border relic?"
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Huai Shi was curious, "What kind of border relic? And why do we need other inspectors?"
"A piece of fragment."
Ai Qing said, "A fragment of the Philosopher's Stone."
"What is that?"
Huai Shi widened his eyes and almost jumped out of his chair, unable to believe it.
.
.
Huai Shi once had a discussion with Crow about the Philosopher's Stone when he first became a Sublimator.
After all, this thing is so famous that it naturally arouses curiosity.
Moreover, Crow is quite good at alchemy. If she can make it, wouldn't that be a big profit?
Crow, however, remained calm.
"The Philosopher's Stone, although not common, is not so rare that it only appears once in a thousand years." Crow replied, "There are probably hundreds of people active in the world today."
"Active? In the world? Hundreds of people?"
"If you're talking about those who have died, there are some. But I know where your question is going - yes, the Philosopher's Stone is alive. Or rather, only those who have reached the pinnacle of their own Holy Mark lineage and transformed into prototypes can be called perfect, the Philosopher's Stone."
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This is the division of stages for Sublimators, the process of gradually becoming miracles.
Crow also took the opportunity to re-educate Huai Shi on the five stages of Sublimators, the advanced chart known as the 'Path of the Fire Sword' in alchemy.
The first stage, Mercury, goes without saying.
Named after the first metal in alchemy, it describes its position as the foundation for sublimation. Only with the combination of salt, sulfur, and mercury can the source material be formed to carry the miracle.
The second stage, Gold, has already taken a crucial step in its own lineage, determining the future direction. Sublimators will master the talents and abilities of this category and lineage, and some outstanding Holy Marks may even possess various strange talents. For example, the Gorgon's Eye of Aversion...
The third stage, Ether, is a change in bloodline.
If before this stage, it was just a strengthening of scales and claws, then now it is a comprehensive enhancement from the inside out.
Sublimators will completely transcend the limitations of humans and be endowed with the essence of their own path of sublimation. Their vitality becomes incredibly strong, as if they have undergone a complete transformation. Even if they are riddled with bullets or blown up, even if only their heads are left, they can still maintain basic consciousness.
And in this stage, with the infusion of a large amount of vitality, the Sublimator's soul will begin to undergo new changes. Until the physical body and soul reach their limits at the same time, they will both advance and enter the fourth stage, undergoing a tremendous qualitative change.
The fourth stage, Star Antimony, is completely different from the previous stages.
Not only is it a fully transformed soul, but it also has a body that can be called a humanoid Godzilla - at this moment, the Sublimator can truly be called a legendary creature walking in the human world, such as a dragon, angel, exiled immortal, demon, or divine child. In their eyes, the world has also become different.
This is what is rumored to be the 'Transcendent Vision' and 'Soul Vision', which can shake the foundations of physics. Things that are hard for ordinary people to imagine can be easily achieved in their eyes. This is what an ordinary person would usually imagine as a master, a master, a master of masters.
For things that are unimaginably difficult for ordinary people, they might be able to achieve them with a casual effort. This is what most people usually imagine as the pinnacle of mastery.
Beyond this, it is not a realm that ordinary Sublimators can touch.
——The fifth stage, the Philosopher's Stone.
Regardless of whether it was the White Emperor's Son or the Xuan Bird that Huai Shi had seen with his own eyes, they had already made Huai Shi understand: what kind of power does a Sublimator, who has reached the pinnacle of the Holy Mark lineage and can be called a complete and finished state, possess.
Even the inherently deficient Garuda, relying solely on its own radiance, could purify a weakling like Huai Shi as if he were dust.
Even that Great Gan, who was beaten up by the remnants of the spell, was capable of transforming into an entire moving border, carrying a large number of Sublimators who could invade the realm at any time and place, and could destroy an entire city just by its own weight.
However, the importance and preciousness of a fifth-stage Sublimator far exceed this.
Upon hearing Ai Qing's response, the legal affairs commissioner smiled.
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"I haven't heard that the Astronomy Society has any capable staff in Xin Hai!" The middle-aged man sneered. "Don't just send a couple of nobodies to deal with it. What we want is results."
"Nobodies?" Ai Qing raised an eyebrow. "If you think that someone who joined the company a week ago personally killed the international criminal Green Day and quelled the rebellion of the Sublimators in Xin Hai is a nobody, then I must say that Wan Li has a lot of talented individuals, with Sublimators as abundant as the clouds."
The legal affairs commissioner was taken aback, not expecting Ai Qing's subordinates to have such impressive credentials. He then looked at the manager with some suspicion: Is this woman trying to frame me?
The manager seemed to remember something and discreetly wiped the sweat off his forehead, gesturing to the legal affairs commissioner not to dwell on this issue.
"It seems like you have doubts about his abilities? That's normal, considering he's just a seventeen-year-old kid."
Ai Qing's words seemed to deliberately expose weaknesses, causing the hesitant legal affairs commissioner to become stern. But then, he heard her voice again:
"But I have to say, although that guy has a good temper, he's not exactly...gentle."
As she spoke, Ai Qing reached into the wheelchair's compartment and took out a thick stack of reports, placing them in front of the legal affairs commissioner.
It was a stack of death reports, two fingers thick.
Or rather, it could be considered a record...
Even the elite seeds from various lineages, who had received a large amount of resources, would find it difficult to achieve such terrifying results. It could be described as a trail of blood, especially the top three reports.
Apart from the Green Day realm activist, the Red Glove, the reports also mentioned the father and son, Qi Wen, who were once Wan Li's major clients... Almost the entire family died at the hands of that guy, and it had only been a week since then. At that time, the guy was still in prison undergoing interrogation.
Even now, the elevated bridge mentioned in the reports had not been repaired!
Ai Qing asked considerately, "If you really have any doubts about his investigation, why don't you talk to him face to face? I can call him over..."
"No need, no need!"
The legal affairs commissioner tried hard to divert his gaze from the gruesome crime scene photos, forcing a smile.
"It seems like we at least agree on this matter."
Ai Qing nodded in satisfaction. "You mentioned that you want results, and coincidentally, I want them too."
With that, she tapped her pen on the records in front of her and revealed a gentle, formulaic smile. "But before that, there are things we need to clarify, don't you think?"
Sponsored Content
And so, the investigation continued.
.
.
In the evening, Huai Shi received a call from Ai Qing.
When he anxiously arrived, it seemed like Ai Qing had been waiting for a long time. She was sitting in the living room, drinking tea and looking calm.
After Huai Shi entered, she glanced at him, gesturing for him to sit down, and then lowered her head to drink her tea.
The first sentence she said after putting down her teacup startled Huai Shi.
"It seems like you've gained a lot?"
"Uh...what did you say?"
Huai Shi's expression twitched. "I didn't hear clearly."
"Ah, maybe I made a mistake."
Ai Qing pointed to the document on the table and pushed it over. Huai Shi picked it up and glanced at it, feeling confused. "Operation authorization? What operation?"
"A few days ago, a vicious robbery occurred in Xin Hai. A suspected Roman alchemist robbed Wan Li Group's vault and made off with goods worth tens of millions..."
So much!
Huai Shi almost blurted out, but he managed to hold back and forced a smile. "Isn't that going too far?"
"Yes, that's why the Astronomy Society must investigate thoroughly."
Ai Qing glanced at him and said, "I'm entrusting this matter to you."
"Uh..." Huai Shi hesitated. "What if I can't catch the culprit? I mean, if I were the suspect, I would definitely do one job and then run away. I can't possibly go all over the place looking for him, right?"
"If you can't handle it, then you can't handle it. Report to headquarters and offer a reward. That's it. There are countless unsolved cases like this every year. It's not a major case, so there's no need to assign manpower."
Sponsored Content
Ai Qing calmly said, "It's just that you'll have a label of being ineffective. It's just one more stain on your record."
"Leave it to me."
Huai Shi quickly put away the authorization letter, his voice filled with enthusiasm. "Fighting criminals is the responsibility of every member of the Astronomy Society."
A stain?
He didn't care about that at all. With his record, it was already stained. He had even been reprimanded after killing Qi Wen last time. Besides, he wasn't even a registered employee now, and he didn't want to climb up the ranks. He would be satisfied just by taking advantage of this opportunity.
"It's good to be confident."Ai Qing calmly picked up the teacup and glanced at him, "However, from the perspective of mutual trust, both you and I have a long way to go in learning..."
Huai Shi pretended not to hear.
"Let's start with helping each other, shall we?" Ai Qing suddenly said.
"Hmm?"
"Do you have any plans for tonight?" Ai Qing asked, "For example, with a passionate female student, or with the daughter of Director Fu? Or maybe with a lady you suddenly confessed to? I don't want to disturb your private time."
"No! There's nothing like that!"
Huai Shi shook his head vigorously, hating how he seemed like a pervert in other people's eyes despite being innocent.
Once again, he felt the pain of being slandered!
"That's good."
Ai Qing nodded, "Go to the Special Affairs Department later and report, you have a business trip."
"Huh?"
Huai Shi was first stunned, then shocked, "Business trip? Where am I going?"
"Not far, about a five-hour journey by sea."
Ai Qing calmly finished her tea and put down the teacup, "Thanks to some unnecessary infighting among the suspects, I managed to find a weakness in the Wanli Group.
Sponsored Content
In order to smoothly carry out operations in Dongxia and to give an explanation to the Astronomical Society, those stubborn old men reluctantly handed over some intelligence.
According to their information, a smuggling fleet has taken on a big order - a ship is carrying a border relic excavated from hell and is being transported from Indonesia to the Russian Federation.
Our goal is to join forces with other inspectors and action officers from the Astronomical Society to intercept this ship and retrieve the item."
"Border relic?"
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Huai Shi was curious, "What kind of border relic? And why do we need other inspectors?"
"A piece of fragment."
Ai Qing said, "A fragment of the Philosopher's Stone."
"What is that?"
Huai Shi widened his eyes and almost jumped out of his chair, unable to believe it.
.
.
Huai Shi once had a discussion with Crow about the Philosopher's Stone when he first became a Sublimator.
After all, this thing is so famous that it naturally arouses curiosity.
Moreover, Crow is quite good at alchemy. If she can make it, wouldn't that be a big profit?
Crow, however, remained calm.
"The Philosopher's Stone, although not common, is not so rare that it only appears once in a thousand years." Crow replied, "There are probably hundreds of people active in the world today."
"Active? In the world? Hundreds of people?"
"If you're talking about those who have died, there are some. But I know where your question is going - yes, the Philosopher's Stone is alive. Or rather, only those who have reached the pinnacle of their own Holy Mark lineage and transformed into prototypes can be called perfect, the Philosopher's Stone."
Sponsored Content
This is the division of stages for Sublimators, the process of gradually becoming miracles.
Crow also took the opportunity to re-educate Huai Shi on the five stages of Sublimators, the advanced chart known as the 'Path of the Fire Sword' in alchemy.
The first stage, Mercury, goes without saying.
Named after the first metal in alchemy, it describes its position as the foundation for sublimation. Only with the combination of salt, sulfur, and mercury can the source material be formed to carry the miracle.
The second stage, Gold, has already taken a crucial step in its own lineage, determining the future direction. Sublimators will master the talents and abilities of this category and lineage, and some outstanding Holy Marks may even possess various strange talents. For example, the Gorgon's Eye of Aversion...
The third stage, Ether, is a change in bloodline.
If before this stage, it was just a strengthening of scales and claws, then now it is a comprehensive enhancement from the inside out.
Sublimators will completely transcend the limitations of humans and be endowed with the essence of their own path of sublimation. Their vitality becomes incredibly strong, as if they have undergone a complete transformation. Even if they are riddled with bullets or blown up, even if only their heads are left, they can still maintain basic consciousness.
And in this stage, with the infusion of a large amount of vitality, the Sublimator's soul will begin to undergo new changes. Until the physical body and soul reach their limits at the same time, they will both advance and enter the fourth stage, undergoing a tremendous qualitative change.
The fourth stage, Star Antimony, is completely different from the previous stages.
Not only is it a fully transformed soul, but it also has a body that can be called a humanoid Godzilla - at this moment, the Sublimator can truly be called a legendary creature walking in the human world, such as a dragon, angel, exiled immortal, demon, or divine child. In their eyes, the world has also become different.
This is what is rumored to be the 'Transcendent Vision' and 'Soul Vision', which can shake the foundations of physics. Things that are hard for ordinary people to imagine can be easily achieved in their eyes. This is what an ordinary person would usually imagine as a master, a master, a master of masters.
For things that are unimaginably difficult for ordinary people, they might be able to achieve them with a casual effort. This is what most people usually imagine as the pinnacle of mastery.
Beyond this, it is not a realm that ordinary Sublimators can touch.
——The fifth stage, the Philosopher's Stone.
Regardless of whether it was the White Emperor's Son or the Xuan Bird that Huai Shi had seen with his own eyes, they had already made Huai Shi understand: what kind of power does a Sublimator, who has reached the pinnacle of the Holy Mark lineage and can be called a complete and finished state, possess.
Even the inherently deficient Garuda, relying solely on its own radiance, could purify a weakling like Huai Shi as if he were dust.
Even that Great Gan, who was beaten up by the remnants of the spell, was capable of transforming into an entire moving border, carrying a large number of Sublimators who could invade the realm at any time and place, and could destroy an entire city just by its own weight.
However, the importance and preciousness of a fifth-stage Sublimator far exceed this.
