I Can Strengthen Everything

Chapter 180: Chapter 109: Cang Province, Piyao Essence

Upon hearing this, Fang Xing rose and clasped his hands in a salute. "Your subordinate, Fang Xing, pays his respects to Marshal Zhang."

Zhang Xuan looked at him and smiled faintly. "Commander Fang, you are every bit as impressive as they say. Your assistance to the other two Commanders was a tremendous help."

"You are too kind, Marshal. I was only doing my duty," Fang Xing replied with a salute.

"Alright, that’s enough formality. We’re all on the same team now. Sit down," Hong Miaojin said.

Fang Xing sat down again.

At the side, upon hearing Hong Miaojin’s words, Zhou Yu and Chen Yan couldn’t help but exchange a look, their eyes lighting up.

’One of us...’

’It seems Hong Miaojin has decided to poach him for good.’

As the thought flashed through their minds, smiles crept onto their faces.

’If that’s true, this is fantastic!’

’With someone as powerful as Fang Xing on the team, future missions will be so much easier.’

"Ma’am, I will take my leave," Zhang Xuan said to Hong Miaojin as he stood.

Hong Miaojin nodded slightly, looking at Zhang Xuan. "Keep an eye on the Blood Demon Sect. Those bastards won’t lie low for long."

"Understood." Zhang Xuan nodded and promptly left the hall.

’The Blood Demon Sect...’

’That Demon Path Upper Sect!’

Hearing her words, Fang Xing couldn’t help but recall the members of the Blood Demon Sect he had encountered at Dongting Lake.

’A Demon Path Upper Sect!’

’Even for him now, it was still a colossal entity!’

"This mission was completed well. You didn’t disappoint me."

Hong Miaojin looked at the three of them, a smile on her face.

Zhou Yu stood and said, "Ma’am, this was mainly thanks to Commander Fang. Otherwise, we likely would have failed the mission."

"It was the result of our teamwork. The credit isn’t mine alone," said Fang Xing.

Hong Miaojin glanced at the three of them. "Rest assured, everyone will get the credit they deserve. You two can go report the mission’s completion. After you’re done, Zhou Yu, I need you to come back."

"Yes, ma’am!"

The two of them nodded and promptly left the hall.

Soon, only Fang Xing and Hong Miaojin remained in the hall.

"Fang Xing, what do you make of the current situation in Cang Province?" Hong Miaojin asked, looking at him.

At her words, Fang Xing lowered his head in thought for a moment before looking at Hong Miaojin. "Ma’am, Cang Province is in turmoil due to Demons and Monsters. On my way back, I saw that some cities were completely deserted. The Evil Cults are running rampant, and their influence is substantial."

Hong Miaojin nodded lightly. "Yes, you’re right. The situation in Cang Province is indeed chaotic, with the scourge of demons everywhere. Although our Cang Province Observatory has acted to suppress and eliminate many of them, our resources are still stretched thin. That’s why we are in desperate need of more people."

She seemed to deliberately emphasize that last part. Fang Xing noticed, but said nothing.

Hong Miaojin looked at him. "This temporary transfer of yours might last a while longer. Do you have anything you’d like to say about that?"

Fang Xing looked at her, rose to his feet, and said, "I will follow your arrangements, ma’am."

Hearing this, a smile spread across Hong Miaojin’s face. "Good. Then you’ll stay in Cang Province until the transfer is over. I’ve already made arrangements. I have a residence in the city; you can stay there for the time being."

"Thank you, ma’am." Fang Xing did not refuse.

While on temporary assignment in Cang Province, he would naturally need a place to stay.

"Where is your waist token?" Hong Miaojin asked him.

"I have it right here."

With that, Fang Xing took the waist token out from his Storage Pouch.

Hong Miaojin extended a hand, and the waist token flew into her grasp.

A faint light glowed, and the token was instantly suffused with a layer of purple radiance.

Just as quickly, it returned to normal.

With a flick of her finger, Hong Miaojin returned the token to him.

"I’ve made a slight modification to your token. Now, you can use it to redeem Cultivation resources here. The extra hundred thousand Merit points on it are your reward for this mission."

Hearing Hong Miaojin’s words, Fang Xing looked down at the token, which now showed a total of 170,000 Merit points. He was inwardly shocked but quickly recovered, bowing to Hong Miaojin with clasped hands. "Thank you, ma’am."

A hundred thousand Merit points at once was no small sum.

It was more than he had received last time at Qingfeng Pass.

One hundred thousand Merit points were worth far more than one hundred thousand gold.

Hong Miaojin smiled faintly. "When I do things, I never shortchange anyone. This reward is what you deserve."

"Do well in the future, and there will be even more where that came from."

Hearing this, Fang Xing nodded lightly.

"I heard that Nangong Qing plans to promote you to Vice Marshal in the future?"

Hong Miaojin suddenly changed the subject.

Hearing her question, Fang Xing was slightly taken aback but quickly collected himself. "Lord Nangong did mention it."

Since Hong Miaojin had asked so directly, there was no reason for him to hide anything.

Hearing Fang Xing’s answer, Hong Miaojin blinked. "That man really knows how to dangle a carrot."

"..."

Fang Xing remained silent, pretending not to have heard Hong Miaojin’s jab.

"It’s a nice carrot, I’ll give him that. And it is tempting. What are your thoughts on it?" she asked, looking at him.

Hearing Hong Miaojin’s question, Fang Xing didn’t hesitate. "I haven’t thought about it for now. After all, I am still a long way from the True Gang Realm."

"With your talent, breaking through to the True Gang Realm shouldn’t be an issue. Have you really not thought about it?"

Hong Miaojin looked at him curiously.

"...I haven’t considered it," Fang Xing replied.

At his answer, Hong Miaojin looked at him with a grin. "What’s the matter? Afraid to tell me? Worried there’ll be trouble if you do?"

"..."

Hearing Hong Miaojin’s teasing, Fang Xing clasped his hands again. "Ma’am, it’s not that I haven’t thought about it. The Observatory operates on a foundation of strength. Since I am still far from possessing the required level of strength, I naturally haven’t given it much thought."

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