Chapter 72 Rebirth Society

There was no conversation throughout the night.

Before they knew it, the next day was over, and evening had arrived.

Li Jing started preparing chicken soup before it got dark, waiting for Chen Yuran to return.

In his spare time, he returned to his room and started studying for his "homework" on his computer.

He had once again become a "temporary worker", and Kong Wu gave him a two-day leave along with Lu Yangcheng and Yi Xiuzhu.

Having a break was undoubtedly a good thing.

Especially when the situation in North City district was so tense.

The patrol bureau was busy, and the Assistant Inspector Department wasn’t much better.

However, they had to face what needed to be faced.

In two more days, the day they would be back on duty in the Heavenly King Group, they would have to face the rookie exam.

Recently, Li Jing had finished all the necessary preparations.

The basic legal principles that assistant inspectors needed to know weren’t very many, just a bit complicated.

At this crucial moment before they had to face the "battlefield", it was necessary to cram for the exam.

The official rookie exam covered a more extensive range of topics, and the difficulty was noticeably higher. There were no extra credit possibilities.

If you failed to pass the base threshold of 60 points, then regardless of who you were, the only option was to pack up and leave.

As he was studying, Li Jing’s phone, which was placed on the table, vibrated.

Upon picking it up, he realised that it was an Immortal Message from Xiang Minghui.

Why did this guy think of sending him a message?

Slightly puzzled, Li Jing opened the message.

"Brother Li, the materials you gave me are fantastic! I’ve forged a Treasure-level 8 item!"

When he saw the content of the message, Li Jing was astonished.

Xiang Minghui’s good news came very unexpectedly.

It turned out he really did manage to forge a Treasure-level 8 item...

A Treasure-level 8 item had a minimum value of 10 million.

Whether it could fetch a higher price depended on all kinds of stats that came out after the appraisal, and the highest could reach 20 million.

Without thinking much, Li Jing quickly typed a congratulatory message and sent it.

Just as he finished sending his message, he received another one from Xiang Minghui.

"It’s a pity that I didn’t forge a Treasure-level 9 item. Otherwise, I could have saved up enough credits for the next two years in one go, and just lay back till graduation. I have to thank you for this, the 500,000 you gave me yesterday, I’m returning to you now."

Before he could finish reading the message, Xiang Minghui had already transferred the 500,000.

Seeing the transfer, Li Jing was taken aback.

He never expected that he could get his spent money back.

Just as he was about to reply, Xiang Minghui sent another message.

"If you have any more monster materials to sell in the future, Brother Li, let me know first. I’ll give you an extra 10%!"

Seeing this, Li Jing couldn’t help but laugh.

Xiang Minghui had tasted the sweetness of success and now saw himself as a lucky charm?

An extra 10%, this was nearly the market price offered by fair dealers.

Looking at the balance in his account, which had grown to 550,000, Li Jing typed a message back.

"Sure, if I have any more monster materials in the future, I’ll definitely look for you."

Just as he finished replying and was about to put down his phone, he heard the sound of someone unlocking the door from the living room.

Immediately after, Stinky Tofu’s excited howls could be heard.

Hearing this, Li Jing raised an eyebrow.

Chen Yuran was back.

He got up and left his room and met a tired-looking Chen Yuran, who was about to go upstairs, at the front door.

As they came face to face, Chen Yuran stopped in her tracks.

"Were you waiting for me?"

"Didn’t I tell you last night that I would prepare chicken soup for you?"

Li Jing answered in response.

"Oh! I forgot because I was too busy!"

Realizing this, Chen Yuran’s face brightened up with a smile.

"I’ll take a quick shower, change my clothes and then come down."

"Okay."

In response, Li Jing went into the kitchen to bring out the chicken soup, which had been kept simmering on low heat, and set it on the table.

...

Not long after.

Chen Yuran took a shower, changed into sleepwear, and came down from upstairs.

She walked up to the table and sniffed the chicken soup that Li Jing had prepared. Chen Yuran looked over and giggled.

"I just realized having you at home is pretty good, at least you take care of people really well."

"Don’t I have any other virtues besides taking care of people?"

Li Jing responded playfully.

"I haven’t discovered any yet."

After a laugh, Chen Yuran sat at the table and took a sip of chicken soup. She gave a thumbs-up and then asked.

"Why is Ji Qing sleeping upstairs? Usually, at this time, she should be very energetic. Is she not feeling well?"

"No, she just overslept."

Li Jing said, then continued.

"You probably know the news that I killed a snake demon two nights ago. I’ve had someone take care of the snake demon, and Ji Qing took the snake meat. She insisted that I make her snake soup at noon. After eating, she went to sleep and hasn’t woken up yet."

"Really?"

Chen Yuran blinked but didn’t make much of it.

She, of course, was aware that Li Jing had slain a human-shaped demon.

Beyond that, she had learned the fact that someone was already at the Three Realm stage from Dai Hong.

After a few sips of chicken soup, the slightly lethargic Chen Yuran seemed considerably cheered up and then asked+

"Now that you’ve entered the Three Realm, what are your plans?"

"Nothing in particular."

Li Jing uttered casually.

"First, I’ll pass the Assistant Inspector Department’s new member assessment two days later. After working for a while and getting enough experience, I’ll try to test for the position of patroller."

"Hmm."

Chen Yuran nodded.

She knew that Li Jing joined the Assistant Inspector Department intending to become a patroller.

Without letting the topic dwindle, Chen Yuran spoke.

"The situation in North City has stabilized now, but martial law will continue for a while. The medical lab has made great strides in analyzing the samples you collected. They’ve determined a research direction and have begun attempting targeted treatments for victims."

She prattled on.

"According to the experts in the lab, the new prohibited substance spread by the group of Evil Cultivators is a biological agent, mixed with an unknown virus that infects and corrupts the foundation of cultivation. With the virus samples now available, solving the problem is no longer difficult. However, no one can tell for certain what after-effects will be left once the virus is eradicated. What’s certain is that these people’s cultivation levels cannot be preserved, and they will be left as useless individuals without any cultivation."

Listening to Chen Yuran’s explanation, Li Jing fell silent, feeling a cold pang in his heart.

He was very familiar with how difficult it was to live in this world without any cultivation level.

While it wasn’t impossible to survive, life would inevitably be full of hardships.

With a silent sigh, Li Jing asked.

"Are there any updates about the Evil Cultivator group?"

"Yes."

Chen Yuran agreed, then said.

"The International Oversight Bureau sent a message at noon today that representatives will come for a meeting tomorrow."

"International Oversight Bureau?"

Li Jing was taken aback.

The International Oversight Bureau was an organization jointly established by different countries to deal with cross-country major criminal cases.

The organization stays completely neutral and refrains from engaging in any non-cross-country related affairs. They only intervene when a cross-country case arises, needing the victimized country’s consent."

Tomorrow, representatives from the International Oversight Bureau will come to visit. Does that mean the criminals in North City are part of a transnational group?

As he was making guesses, Chen Yuran spoke.

"Based on the case files submitted, the International Oversight Bureau suspects that the group in North City is closely linked with the notorious ’Rebirth Society,’ an international group of monsters and evil cultivators. Similar cases have happened in countries all over the world over the years, with as many as thirty-seven types of new prohibited substances involved. The ’Rebirth Society’ is implicated in every one of these."

Having said that, she took a light breath.

"I don’t know anything beyond that. My rank doesn’t allow me to access too much information on transnational evil cultivator groups. Knowing this much is enough for you. The rest probably won’t have much to do with our North City Branch. That group led by Ji Xiumin has had a few mishaps in North City. With Captain Dai’s big move of martial law in the entire city, there probably won’t be any follow-up."

"Hmm."

Li Jing nodded, keeping the name "Rebirth Society" firmly in mind.

Monsters and Evil Cultivators Union.

A union of monsters and evil cultivators?

He was very interested in this.

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