First Immortal of Destiny

Chapter 272: Dismissal

After a moment.

Tian Shouren, Zhu Dahai, Fang Lianxiu, and others hurried to the main hall of the Garrison Office.

Shen Mo was already sitting high on the platform, flipping through the roster of the Garrison Office cultivators.

"We have so few people in our office, and there are enough seats in the hall. Please sit down, don't be restrained," Shen Mo said with a smile.

Zhu Dahai and Fang Lianxiu exchanged glances, then walked forward and saluted Shen Mo.

"Master Shen, we want to resign from all positions in the Garrison Office."

"We hope that Master Shen will remove our names from the roster."

Shen Mo looked at the two of them.

After sizing them up, he said, "This matter is not urgent! You two wait for now."

Then, his expression became serious.

"Our Garrison Office has always had the responsibility of eradicating demons and evil, but now we are facing a shortage of resources and a decline in talent."

"The world is difficult, and the demonic calamity is imminent..."

"With the current situation of our office, I'm afraid it will be difficult to protect the millions of lives inside and outside the city!"

"By virtue of the orders of the Five Great Immortal Sects, starting today, I, as the head, will reorganize the Garrison Office of Hongye City."

"The salary owed to you will also be fully paid."

"In addition, we will clear out idle personnel, sort out our office's industries, and recruit strong individuals from all sides to take charge and fulfill the duties of the Garrison Office..."

Shen Mo briefly explained the future plans.

Then, his gaze fell back on the five people in the room.

The elderly cultivator Tian Shouren still had a calm and composed demeanor.

The four Body Tempering realm cultivators, including Zhu Dahai, all had a serious expression.

However, Zhu Dahai and Fang Lianxiu, in addition to their solemn expressions, also had a look of excitement and eagerness in their eyes.

The other two Body Tempering realm cultivators, on the other hand, did not have this kind of excitement at all.

"Hong Tao, Li Weicheng!"

Shen Mo suddenly spoke, calling out the names of the two people.

They were the two who had previously decided to stay in the Garrison Office.

They quickly stood up and respectfully saluted Shen Mo, somewhat puzzled. "Master Shen?"

Shen Mo took out dozens of low-grade spirit stones and six top-grade elixirs, divided them into two piles, and sent them to the two people with a wave of his sleeve.

"These are the cultivation resources owed to you by the Garrison Office. This month's salary is also included."

"You two can take them."

"In the future, there is no need for you to come to the Garrison Office for duty!"

Upon hearing this, Hong Tao and Li Weicheng's expressions changed slightly.

They quickly asked, "Master Shen, although we haven't made much progress since joining the Garrison Office, we have been diligent and have not neglected our duties."

"Tian Fellow Daoist and others can testify to this."

"May I ask why you want to dismiss us?"

Shen Mo sneered and said with a playful tone, "It's not that I, as the head, don't welcome cultivators from the Tian family and the Golden Toad Tower to serve in the Garrison Office."

"It's just that when you registered in the roster, you concealed your true backgrounds."

"This... goes against the rules of our Garrison Office!"

"If you two still want to contribute to the Garrison Office in the future, you can actively participate in recruitment."

"But when registering, don't make any more concealments!"

On the first day he arrived at the Garrison Office, Shen Mo used his ability, "Insight into All Beings," to probe the backgrounds of Tian Shouren and the other four.

As a result, two of them were from the Tian family and the Golden Toad Tower.

They were Hong Tao and Li Weicheng.

Hong Tao's real name was actually Tian Tao, from a branch of the Tian family.

Li Weicheng's name was not fake, but the background he registered in the roster was that of a wandering cultivator.

However, he was actually a disciple of the Golden Toad Tower, possessing several techniques and skills of the Golden Toad Tower.

There was no doubt.

These two were spies planted by the Tian family and the Golden Toad Tower in the Garrison Office.

If they hadn't cheated and honestly registered their true identities, Shen Mo wouldn't have cared.

After all, the original intention of the Garrison Bureau was to unite various forces.

He wouldn't have refused any cultivators other than those who practiced evil techniques, whether they came from the Five Great Immortal Sects, cultivation families, small sects, or were wandering cultivators.

Their backgrounds were exposed by Shen Mo.

The expressions of Tian Tao and Li Weicheng were quite wonderful.

First, they were incredulous, then confused, embarrassed, and slightly fearful.

Zhu Dahai and the square-faced cultivator Ji Gu, who knew their colleagues for several years, were actually from the Tian Clan Immortal Tribe and the Golden Toad Tower?

They all came forward to question.

The result.

After Tian Tao and Li Weicheng accepted the spiritual stones and pills, they fled from the Garrison Bureau in a sorry state.

They had come here with the intentions of their families and sects, harboring ulterior motives.

Now that their identities had been exposed, how could they dare to stay here for long?

Seeing this, a hint of desolation appeared on the faces of Zhu Dahai and Ji Gu.

But soon, they rallied because Shen Mo fully paid the back pay owed by the Garrison Bureau.

Of course, Shen Mo wouldn't bear the cost of these spiritual stones and pills himself.

He was just temporarily lending them to the Garrison Bureau. Once the profits from the Blood Silver Mine arrived in a few days, he would make up for it.

"These two can be forgiven. After all, they have done a lot for the Garrison Bureau."

"There are still more than thirty people on the roster who have never served a day but receive more than 250 spiritual stones every month."

"These people will all be removed from the roster!"

After receiving their back pay, Zhu Dahai and the others no longer mentioned leaving.

Instead, they worriedly advised Shen Mo.

"Commander Shen... many of these cultivators are from the Tian Clan, Golden Toad Tower, and Doujin Sect."

"Is it too hasty to dismiss them all at once?"

"Why not dismiss a group first, and when the commander has a firmer grip on the power of Hongye City, then remove them all?"

Being able to be listed in the Garrison Bureau and receive a monthly salary for doing nothing.

Naturally, it was not something that ordinary family cultivators or wandering cultivators could achieve.

The elites of various forces also didn't need to sacrifice their reputation for a few spiritual stones each month.

Therefore, most of the people receiving empty salaries on the roster were members and disciples of the Tian Clan, Golden Toad Tower, Doujin Sect, and other forces who were not valued.

Even so.

Removing more than thirty people at once was too drastic.

It was very likely to provoke these people to unite and cause trouble, or even... upset various forces.

"This matter should be done quickly!"

Shen Mo closed the roster decisively.

"Only by getting rid of these useless people can the atmosphere of the Garrison Bureau be changed."

"In the future, when cultivators come to serve in the Garrison Bureau, they won't have the idea of just taking a monthly salary without doing any work."

"Furthermore, it will save cultivation resources and allow us to recruit stronger individuals!"

Seeing that Shen Mo had made up his mind, Zhu Dahai and Ji Gu no longer tried to persuade him.

Immediately after.

Shen Mo's actions quickly spread to the ears of the relevant cultivators.

In less than half a day, there were about twenty to thirty people gathered outside the Garrison Bureau.

They were all cultivators listed in the Garrison Bureau's roster who received a monthly salary but had never performed their duties.

Among them, there were five Qi Gathering stage cultivators, and the rest were Body Tempering stage cultivators.

Judging from their attire, most of them came from the Tian Clan, Golden Toad Tower, and Doujin Sect.

There were less than ten people from other forces!

The ordinary people outside the Garrison Bureau's stalls saw this scene and quickly packed up their stalls, keeping their distance.

At the same time, in places where ordinary people couldn't perceive.

Divine thoughts and messages were constantly being exchanged.

(End of this chapter)