Chapter 651
Chapter 651 - 631: Benefits
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When Lu Ping’an came, he was full of doubts and ideas, but when he left, he was happily holding a potted plant.
There was actually a small episode in between.
The two big shots pulling Lu Ping’an into their plans wasn’t just because of his "potential."
𝗳𝚛𝗲𝕖𝕨𝕖𝗯𝚗𝚘𝕧𝕖𝗹.𝗰𝗼𝕞
"... It’s very likely that we will designate an area near the university town for new city construction."
University town? The area around Ancient City University, a delicate area that’s both within the city and suburbs. I’m familiar with it.
This was expected.
Building a city for foreigners behind the military area? It would be shocking if the military didn’t refuse.
But as long as the military refuses... the previous plan had already been approved, and if the military refuses, the plan will naturally have to change.
How to change? Simply pick another area that the military doesn’t oppose... this is the method of using an "administratively problematic decision" to successfully replace an "administratively impossible decision."
I submit an application to your superiors that has no major issues in theory or by the rule of law, it gets approved, and during the execution, you encounter "force majeure", and as a subordinate executing unit, you can only be "flexible"... In most cases, the superiors won’t review your execution.
Thus, non-compliant and illegal content has become the reality of execution...
"These guys are too gutsy, if something goes wrong, they’re going in..."
Lu Ping’an was also amazed by the methods of the high-level officials in Ancient City, but this matter was a bit far from him. Whether it’s promotion or not, it doesn’t matter much to him...but some things directly involved him.
The newly added Special Service Team has a high chance of being stationed in the new city, and naturally, Lu Ping’an will become one of the top-ranked Commanders.
By that time, there will be two main areas of security to be in charge of: one is the regular security of the university town... which isn’t much of a problem, as institutions like Ancient City University are already a force.
The other part is the security of the "Development Zone New City"... This will require direct dealings with the Saphire people of the Desert Kingdom, and many new problems from the Foreign Domain, a whole bunch of trouble.
Through casual conversation, Lu Ping’an learned that he was the first one to be named... His fluent Saphire language and "study abroad" experience in the Theocratic Nation made his resume the most suitable candidate.
"Well, it is true that ’the capable do more and make more mistakes’..."
Lu Ping’an felt a bit helpless, but then thought that he might be able to slack off at the university, make up for his already precarious... uh, probably completely hopeless attendance, and felt a little bit happier.
"...I shouldn’t get held back, right?" Lu Ping’an was still a little worried, but if he really has to repeat a year, there is probably no other way.
Although the Commander position had been confirmed internally, the party concerned, Lu Ping’an, had no way to know. However, the other party involved... the executive deputy director of the New City Development Zone, Wang Xier, got the news first.
In a certain sense, Lu Ping’an was equivalent to becoming the police commander of the new city... considering his strength and special identity, it was not wrong to call him the deputy director.
As such, Wang Xier, who was predetermined to be one of the high-ranking members of the new city, would naturally take the initiative to pull him in.
As for the three iron relationships, being classmates and bedmates was not possible, but carrying a gun together and building a bond through battle was an easy feat for them, and so they held this meeting.
Frankly, Lu Ping’an was an add-on, a bonus item in a big scheme, but no longer an insignificant shrimp that could be ignored.
If everything goes as planned, there will be many more opportunities for him to interact with Wang Xier in the future... Yaxi is very interested and has already planned to open a new company in the new city.
During their chat, she excitedly introduced her local name - Wang Yaxi!
This wasn’t her hastily trying to show goodwill to someone. In fact, she had come up with it long ago, while learning the local Eastern language and casually said...
"Wang, the Royal Family, becoming a king... At least, I once had a dream, pouring it into my surname, I can’t forget, and my descendants shouldn’t forget either..."
Subconsciously saying these words, the Six-fingered Prince hesitated for a moment and then looked at his sister "Wang Xier" for a long time.
The name they chose was quite delicate - Nan Liuzhi simply used the first sound of his own name, but it seemed that his sister didn’t make it so simple.
Being stared at by her brother, Wang Xier, who also had the same surname, opened her mouth hesitantly; explaining wasn’t a good option, but neither was not explaining... Her inheritance rights were far behind those of her brother.
Wang Yaxi, who had unwittingly planted a mine between the siblings, quickly changed the subject and began discussing the maple leaves of her hometown.
Lu Ping’an happily spent the whole time eating, drinking tea, and enjoying the commotion around him.
"You guys go ahead, I’m happy just eating."
Lu Ping’an was taking everything in stride. Since he was here, he might as well enjoy it.
Apparently, the princess was currently busy with the new district and would only be free next month to set off... Lu Ping’an calculated the time and realized his team was still in a "digestion period," and might not be ready by next month.
Even just for him, there were several professions that needed to catch up and digest... In Xia Qin and the others’ eyes, the list of professions Lu Ping’an made for himself would take at least one or two years to accomplish.
Meanwhile, everyone else in the team was also quite busy.
Lu Ping’an heard from Catherine that after his recording spread within a small range in the ancient city, the courtyard’s gym usage rate increased by at least double.
When the team leader was rapidly advancing, naturally it put pressure on those who didn’t want to fall behind.
Xue En was shooting for a third-tier Battle-profession, and there was also his own family’s unique special pathway... In fact, many people in the team had their opinions about this.
But in his own words, "The enhancement of my bloodline seems to have stimulated my Talent Abilities, so I need to suppress it with professions"... This reason was so sufficient that Xue En might not limit his advancement in the future.
Miss Rou was making an all-out effort to reach the fourth-tier Magic Potion... This was actually a bit early for her, but she needed Decree-level potions to prove she still had the qualifications to work with Lu Ping’an.
Lu Ping’an had visited her twice, trying to persuade her not to be so anxious, as he was about to advance soon... But then, he was kicked out.
"Tsk, speaking the truth doesn’t even work these days."
The other reason that was pushing her to work hard was Senior Guan Xinxian, who had already successfully obtained the third-tier Gardener position, which specialized in cultivation... His existence greatly enhanced the production and stability of the magic plants in the courtyard but also put more pressure on Miss Rou, who was in charge of concocting magic potions.
Now with two third-tier Gardeners on the team, one third-tier Magic Potion-maker should normally be enough... but obviously, Guan Xinxian and Lu Ping’an were far from normal.
Guan Xinxian had just reached the third-tier Gardener and was now aiming to immediately advance to the fourth-tier.
Some Informed-people thought he might have gone crazy, but Lu Ping’an knew he would most likely succeed.
"How did he manage to practice such an exaggerated ’Grafting’..."
Remembering the lv22 Grafting professional skill, Lu Ping’an knew that Guan Xinxian wasn’t merely striving, but rather elevating his tier to where it should be.
Actually, during his travels, he successfully managed to cultivate the Fusang tree seed (a Decree-level and above) without any references or information. That in itself was an astonishing academic achievement... In terms of nature, it was roughly equivalent to finding a dinosaur egg fossil and then figuring out a way to turn it into a stable and mass-produced living dinosaur.
Next, he used the Fusang tree as a core, transforming it into an "Ark" and allowing multiple Magic Plants to develop a symbiotic relationship with it, creating useful ship facilities.
These are things that even current Lu Ping’an couldn’t accomplish, and they were not tasks that a normal 2-tier "farmer" should undertake... Simply ensuring the stable coexistence and beneficial parasitism of plants should have been the content of the third-tier.
Now, Guan Xinxian was merely catching up quickly... Even with this normal catch-up, going through the ceremony, professional skills, and most importantly, comprehending and grasping Talent Abilities, required both inspiration and time - a year or two was a must.
However, now it wasn’t just Lu Ping’an who could use "cheats."
As a botanist, Guan Xinxian had harvested a lot during his journey and subsequent acquisitions, accumulating over a thousand Life-points unknowingly.
Now, by using the Botanical Garden’s ability to accelerate plant cultivation to practice his professional skills and purchasing "Talent Abilities" to assemble his own professional components, shortening his preparation time had become a certainty. He might even become the team’s only "Decree-level full-time employee" before departure.
Most of the others were in a similar situation, with Xia Qin also aiming for the fourth-tier, and Hua senior sister getting beaten up daily in the gym by mercenaries... It seems the pressure Lu Ping’an imposed might have been a bit excessive.
The only exception was probably Meow... Meow had been too busy lately with work arrangements for Lu Ping’an, leaving no time to manage this lazy food-loving cat, who had unknowingly gained a few pounds during the break.
Seeing that most of the team members were working hard and striving, Lu Ping’an felt quite good. After some thought, he unlocked the warehouse and began a new round of rewarding mechanisms... It couldn’t hurt to give out some of the high-quality Taboo items instead of letting them gather mold in the warehouse, right?
"It’s just Meow that doesn’t have any."
"Meow! Why?! You’re being racially discriminatory!" The cat’s fur stood on end in an instant.
"Uh, aren’t you the one who doesn’t consider yourself human?... Look at the rolls of fat on your belly, and you still have the nerve to say that?!"
— End of Chapter 651 —