[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-why-do-all-these-monsters-have-health-bars":3,"chapter-why-do-all-these-monsters-have-health-bars-why-do-all-these-monsters-have-health-bars-chapter-167":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","Why Do All These Monsters Have Health Bars?",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},1557564,2023,"Chapter 167 - 166: The Director Visits, The Golden Tablet’s Legacy","why-do-all-these-monsters-have-health-bars-chapter-167",167,"\u003Cp>Having established a communication link with WuShu, Li Jing quickly went back to the room, placed Xiao’ai on the stand, added WuShu to her friends list and left her be.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He didn’t need to bother himself with this.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As long as Xiao’ai had successfully registered as a merchant, she could handle it herself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In a blink of an eye, it was afternoon.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The management bureau staff did not come in the morning.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Liu Sisi woke up at noon, had a meal, then went to the guest room to ask Xiao’ai for information and immersed herself in \"study\".\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Jing, having nothing to do, simply moved a chair and sat in the courtyard.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was a rare moment of leisure.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Soaking in the sun, while fiddling with his new cell phone he bought this morning was not bad.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>You know what?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After using Xiao’ai for a long time and getting used to all kinds of conveniences, suddenly returning to a regular phone was quite a novelty.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Around two in the afternoon, a beam of sword light descended from the sky and landed outside the courtyard, revealing Jiang Yini.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Jing sitting in the courtyard, looked up and saw her, slightly surprised.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When Jiang Yini said someone would deliver his documents today, it definitely wouldn’t turn out to be an empty promise.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But having the director herself coming in person, honestly, was beyond his expectations.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Looking strangely at Jiang Yini, who was quite particular about landing outside the courtyard, Li Jing got up, went to the front of the courtyard, and laughed saying,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Sister Yini, you should be quite busy. Why are you personally coming over here?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You have the nerve to ask!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Yini huffed, pretending to be angry.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Last night, I messaged you to join me for supper, and you didn’t even reply!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Forgot.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Jing shrugged his shoulders.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Yini got into a drama the moment she arrived, which he didn’t bother to keep up with.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Last night he didn’t respond to the message, Jiang Yini seemed to understand, and didn’t send a message afterwards.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was something everyone understood without communicating.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If he had to cooperate, he would just give people the opportunity to act up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As for Brother Jiang Yini’s temperament, Brother Jing had no idea how deep it might be.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But he understood all he should.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Furthermore, in fact, the little act Jiang Yini was putting on right now was left over from playing with Liu Sisi.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To deal with such schemes, Jing had plenty of experience.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It goes without saying, seeing as some people have absolutely no intention to cooperate, Jiang Yini is left without room to act for a while.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She knew this trick, and she could use it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She had the \"capital\" to play tricks, but as a director, she couldn’t play the role of a full of aggrieved little woman like Liu Sisi.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Taking out a small blue book at random, Jiang Yini passed it over and said,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This is your certificate. Keep it safe and don’t lose it. Your Merit Points account is bound to the chip inside the certificate. If you want to use Merit Points to exchange various things, you can swipe it at the Management Bureau’s Logistics Department.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>While she said this, she continued to explain,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"There aren’t many rules for exchanging Merit Points, as long as the spiritual objects you want are in the Management Bureau’s inventory, you can take them on the spot. But if it is not in the inventory, and needs to be transferred from other regional Management Bureaus or from the National Treasury, you may have to wait two or three days.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Okay, I understand.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Taking the little blue book, Li Jing looked at it and then asked,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"How many merit points do I currently have in my account?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Four hundred and twenty thousand.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Yini responded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That much?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Jing was surprised.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Indeed, it’s more than expected, but mainly because the Research Institute had a breakthrough.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Yini answered, saying,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The Research Institute has successfully deciphered the text on the lid of the stone coffin you brought back, concluding that there is some kind of inheritance in the golden stele that was buried with it, dating back tens of thousands of years. The inheritance may be a technique or something else, and no conclusion has been reached yet.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There’s a Saint Clan inheritance inside the Golden Stele?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Jing was surprised.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just as he wanted to ask, Jiang Yini shook her head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"As for the specific situation, it’s not clear at the moment. The material of the golden stele is very special, not any of the known spiritual materials. It was also a sophisticated refining technique, not an ordinary one.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Saying that, she continued,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Currently, the golden stele, along with the stone coffin, has been sent to the National Research Institute Headquarters for research and deciphering by several senior fellows who have deep research into alien civilizations, in conjunction with experts from the Refining Association and the Appraisal Association. Considering the confirmed research value of the golden stele, I directly gave you 200,000 Merit Points from the management bureau, and there will be no more later.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After the explanation, she added,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The remaining 220,000, of which 200,000 I have already told you in advance, are for your significant contributions to the Secret Realm exploration on the two occasions. Then, 20,000 are from your two large thrones. This number is given by the Research Institute after the throne material appraisal, and if other values are found in the throne, more merit points will be supplemented for you later.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hmm.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Jing nodded, carefully putting away his identification.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Four hundred and twenty thousand merit points, which is equivalent to four point two billion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This couldn’t be lost.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"When you have time, go to the Management Bureau’s Logistics Department once. I only brought your identification here; the badge and uniform will have to be claimed by you.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Yini instructed and looked into the courtyard and smiled,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Speaking of which, I personally brought over your certificate, aren’t you going to invite me in?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Ah, Sister Yini, what are you saying? Do I seem the kind not to entertain guests?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Jing pretended to put on a facade and moved aside, saying,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Come in, I have something to discuss with Sister Yini. We can sit down and talk.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>How clever is Jiang Yini?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Listening to Li Jing’s tone, she immediately knew that someone had a purpose.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But she also had her own agenda in making this personal trip.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Pretending not to care, she walked into the courtyard, Jiang Yini asked,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Isn’t your girlfriend at home?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"She’s in the guest room studying magic skills.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Jing responded, casually saying,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"First, Sister Yini, let’s talk business, then I’ll introduce her to you.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As for being cunning, Brother Jing was second to none.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For Director Jiang to personally deliver his documents, her motive could not be simple.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As for what the purpose was, Jing couldn’t be bothered to guess.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was mostly about wanting to play some small tricks to get him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Since she was here, it was impossible to avoid her meeting Liu Sisi,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was considering employing Liu Sisi as his secretary to make some moves at the Management Bureau, and the two were bound to meet sooner or later.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If that’s the case, there’s no need to overly avoid it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Yini was a cunning person herself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing Li Jing saying he wanted to talk about business first, then introduce Liu Sisi, she immediately understood that someone wanted to play a game of \"waiting for a price increase\".\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>By the time Li Jing finished talking, she would probably not be introduced to Liu Sisi if she did not agree.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Both harboring their own ulterior motives, they entered the villa, and as soon as Jiang Yini entered, she was drawn to the Stinky Tofu in the living room, who had been lounging around in the yard all morning watching TV.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A quiet Shiba Inu watching TV still on the couch looked quite off.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On the other hand, when Stinky Tofu heard the movement of someone entering, he instinctively turned his head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing Jiang Yini looking at him, it tilted its head in confusion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The human-like behavior convinced Jiang Yini that this husky was no ordinary one.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Li Jing, your husky...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It’s not mine, it’s Yuran’s pet spirit dog,\" Li Jing answered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"She’s been working overtime and has no time to take care of it, so she sent it here temporarily...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before he could finish his sentence, Stinky Tofu, who was staring at Jiang Yini, suddenly kicked him with its hind leg. Turning its head, it began fiercely gnawing at its own leg as if it wasn’t its own.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Yini was intrigued when she heard that Stinky Tofu was Chen Yuran’s pet spirit dog and was carefully observing it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing it kick itself and then bite itself, Jiang Yini’s mouth twitched.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This husky of Chen Yuran’s has quite a pure lineage.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Jing turned his head upon hearing this, saw Stinky Tofu messing with its own leg, and chose to ignore it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Jing didn’t know about Stinky Tofu’s lineage.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But acting quirky, that was part of its daily life.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After ushering Jiang Yini to a seat and pouring her a cup of tea, Li Jing spoke straightforwardly without beating around the bush.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Sister Yini, my girlfriend is looking for a job, can you arrange for her to be my secretary?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Secretary?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Yini frowned and said,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Arranging a job won’t be a problem, but this position of your strategic adviser is quite idle. Having a secretary for.....\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before she could finish, Li Jing shook his head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I have the authority to mobilize a team of ten thousand, how could this be considered an idle position?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After refuting, he blushed and said,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"As the saying goes, you should consider your duties in your position. Since I’ve promised you, Sister Yini, that I would join the Management Bureau, I should also consider for you. If I don’t do anything, people would indeed gossip. I have patrol duties to fulfill, and I can’t manage the Bureau on a regular basis, there’s no other way. It’s just right that my girlfriend takes my place at the Bureau and handles affairs.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Yini fell silent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Being as astute as she was, it wasn’t hard for her to realize that Li Jing had designs on expanding his role within the Management Bureau.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Furthermore, Jiang Yini wished he would simply resign from his patrol duties and came under her command.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Having Li Jing’s girlfriend act as a \"good wife and wise mother\" to help run the Bureau didn’t make much of a difference.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As long as Li Jing developed within the Management Bureau, he would eventually become one of her people.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before that, his girlfriend would first become one of her people.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was a situation that Jiang Yini was pleased to see.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What rendered her speechless was,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Someone had just been a bit too shameless!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The promised part-time position had inexplicably become a full-time position?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He should have come for a proper job interview first!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And he was mentioning about handling his duties in his position!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>We are all adults here, can we be a bit more genuine?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After a moment of silence, Jiang Yini said,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"From what you’ve said, it seems that you hope your girlfriend can take up the daily tasks of your strategic adviser position as a secretary. I don’t have a problem with that, I can arrange an office for you when I’m back. At that time, the management of the team of ten thousand will officially be handed over to you.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After she finished, she paused and said,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"However, before that, I need to confirm two things. First, you have to tell me whether your girlfriend meets the recruitment standards of the Management Bureau. If she hasn’t reached the Third Realm in her cultivation level, I’m afraid this won’t work.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before Li Jing could reply, she continued,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The second thing is that you need to think it through. Officially taking over the management of the team of ten thousand will come with a significant amount of work. Even though there aren’t many actions to be taken on a daily basis by the Management Bureau, we never slack off in our daily operations. The Management Bureau not only deals with exploring secret realms but also responds to all sorts of supernatural disasters. Additionally, when necessary, we need to cooperate with the patrol and launch large-scale operations to suppress or deal with certain incidents.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hmm, I understand all of that.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Jing nodded and said,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The cultivation level won’t be a problem, Sisi just entered the Third Realm recently. And her special constitution allows her to cultivate faster than ordinary people during winter. As for work, she has a background in secretarial studies and also has experience running a shop. Managing a team of ten thousand, she should be able to handle it after some adaptation time.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Yini frowned slightly upon hearing this.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just entering the Third Realm, indeed meets the entry requirements of the Management Bureau.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, this cultivation level was indeed a bit low.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The special physique that allowed her to cultivate faster than others during winter was noteworthy though.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There were quite a few types of special physique that could cultivate faster in winter.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Jing didn’t specify which special physique, but as long as it was a special physique, her growth speed and strength would definitely surpass an ordinary person’s.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In this aspect, Jiang Yini was well qualified to speak.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Stepping into the Fifth Boundary at the age of thirty, she relied not only on her own talents and efforts.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She also had a special constitution.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And it was a very rare Dark Night Physique.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the dark night, her Qi Refining speed was nearly three times that of an ordinary person’s.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Furthermore, her body had a very special Power of the Dark Night, which could manifest a Dark Night Entity to fight for her in the night. It could also erode the opponent and make them lose their senses in darkness.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After a moment of silence, Jiang Yini spoke.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Would it be rude to ask, how old is your girlfriend this year?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"27,\" answered Li Jing truthfully.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Yini looked a bit strange upon hearing this.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>years old.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The age was not that big.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But stepping into the Third Realm at the age of 27 seemed a bit slow.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The special constitution that Li Jing’s girlfriend had might not really benefit her much.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As she was thinking about this, Jiang Yini felt a bit perplexed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Jing, with his cultivation level in the late stage of the Fourth Realm, why would he take a liking to a woman who had just recently stepped into the Third Realm from the late stage of the Second Realm?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Compared to her, Chen Jing’s daughter was clearly more attractive, wasn’t she?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Was there a story behind this?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just as Jiang Yini was speculating, the door to the guest room suddenly \"creaked\" open, and Liu Sisi walked out, stretching lazily.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Catching the sudden movement out of the corner of her eye, Jiang Yini instinctively turned her head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing Liu Sisi’s enchanting figure as she stretched, she was slightly taken aback and furrowed her brows.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On the other side, when Liu Sisi saw Li Jing and Jiang Yini sitting at the table after she walked out, she was taken aback for a moment too. She quickly dropped her arms and adopted a well-behaved posture.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing Liu Sisi come out, Li Jing stood up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Sisi, let me introduce you. This is Director Jiang Yini of the Management Bureau. We’ve already agreed on you joining the Management Bureau to be my secretary.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When Liu Sisi heard that Jiang Yini was the Director of the Management Bureau, her eyes widened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That the Director of the Management Bureau was a strikingly beautiful woman wasn’t that surprising. This world was one where strength talked. Female cultivators, with their higher cultivation levels, had more Qi nourishing their bodies, consequently making them stunningly beautiful.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What surprised her was...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Director of the Management Bureau had actually come to their home in person.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Jing’s influence must be significant.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not daring to be negligent, Liu Sisi quickly walked over and extended a hand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Director Jiang, hello. I am Liu Sisi, Li Jing’s girlfriend.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hello.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Yini smiled, extending her hand for a light shake and taking a careful look at Liu Sisi. She sounded a bit hesitant.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You... are you from the Liu family?\"\u003C\u002Fp>",2779,"2026-06-06T07:41:35.216Z",1,"novelbin.me","5fd352c2476238b3924533c054defbd14f63a894b3d52f22ae6e2e9b3769e9d1","why-do-all-these-monsters-have-health-bars-chapter-168","why-do-all-these-monsters-have-health-bars-chapter-166",719,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fwhy-do-all-these-monsters-have-health-bars-cover.jpg"]