This endless world

"Dip, beep, beep..."

"Really, why did it start again?"

Sitting in a room full of screens, Jian Yun casually glanced at the message on the screen in front of her that it had been nearly a year since the Third Regiment of the Ninth Army had lost contact. She sighed and dragged the message into In the trash can: "This kind of news again..."

"Senior, is it okay to ignore this kind of news?"

Next to Jian Yun, there was a young man who did not look very old. He had a bookish air about him, and he looked like he had just entered the society. And with his extraordinary eyesight, he could clearly see the content of the message with just a brief glance: "The disappearance of an entire battle group is not a trivial matter..."

"It doesn't matter. You've just joined our department and don't quite understand what's going on. Not to mention that you haven't reached the warning line yet, but what if you have actually exceeded the warning line? It's just a matter of following the normal reporting process."

Jian Yun waved her hand, indicating that nothing was wrong: "For those immortals who are fighting abroad, this kind of thing is normal... Even the loss of contact may be intentional on their part."

"ah?"

Hearing this sentence, Chang Kong was immediately confused, but he was not the kind of dumb guy who didn't understand the ways of the world. When he saw Jian Yun's index finger on her right hand moving slightly, he immediately took out a bag with great discernment. The tea leaves were handed to the other party's hand respectfully: "This season's Enlightenment Tea has just been launched not long ago."

"Well... the prices of things in the ancient world have become much more expensive recently. Even the price of old brands like Enlightenment Tea has increased by about 20%. It's no wonder that one or two of these immortals are going to thresh the grass. "

"Throwing grass in the valley?" Hearing an unfamiliar term, Chang Kong suddenly became more confused: "If I remember correctly, the meaning of this word is..."

"It's what you think it is, literally."

She casually controlled the energy to tear open the tea packaging bag, and pinched a magic formula with one hand to condense pure water from the air. Jian Yun explained to this newcomer who had just joined the Plane Supervision Department: "Opening up territory is the first step. At first glance, these immortals who lead a group always have the most power... But as time goes by, some people are not satisfied with the rules of heaven, so they secretly do private work under the banner of external war. "

"Private work?"

"Yes, private work, such as not following the normal process after discovering a new plane, but choosing to eat it all yourself."

"!"

Obviously Jian Yun's answer was so understated, but Chang Kong was so startled that he almost jumped up from his seat. The young man first looked like a thief to see if there was anyone else around him, and then asked with some fear: "How is this possible...do they ignore the regulations of heaven?"

"After all, the regulations are made up by people. Since they are made up by people, there are loopholes that can be exploited, and the turbulence of time and space that no one can monitor is their best excuse."

Jian Yun said indifferently: "You only need to dive into the turbulent flow of time and space. It can take as short as a year and a half, as long as ten or eight years. This happens every now and then. As long as it doesn't delay the business, who can really go inside?" Are you looking for someone? By then, all the gains will go into your own pocket."

"This, isn't this just..."

"What do you want to say? Abuse your power for personal gain? Or use it as an excuse?"

Chang Kong, who heard the inside story for the first time just a few days after joining the department, was naturally shocked, but Jian Yun was not surprised by his reaction. The middle-aged man took a sip of the enlightenment tea in the cup and nodded with satisfaction. : "Don't be surprised. This has long been an unspoken rule of our department. In fact, the vast majority of immortals have related dealings with our department... Otherwise, your bonus last month would not have been so high."

Thinking of the frighteningly high bonus on his salary slip, Chang Kong realized that it actually included part of the hush money. And as he unknowingly became a vested interest, his voice suddenly became much softer: "But, this..."

"Everything in the world is bustling for the sake of profit, and the world is bustling for the sake of profit. This is the reality. It is said that we are trying to change our destiny, but what is the reality?"

Jian Yun curled her lips with a scornful expression: "Listen to me, don't care about things that you shouldn't care about, and don't think about using your own efforts to challenge the long-standing unspoken rules... Say no. That’s nice, how much money do we make? How much salary do we get? It’s better to do less than to do more.”

"But, senior, that's not what I have been taught for a long time." After hesitating for a long time, Chang Kong finally said what was in his heart: "Whether it is the Human Emperor's Charter or the propaganda of Heavenly Court..."

"Ha! Do you really believe it?"

Jian Yun sneered briefly, as if she was mocking Chang Kong's naivety, or mocking something else: "They say everyone is equal, but what's the reality? They say it's fair competition, but what's the reality?"

"Everyone will say that from the perspective of the higher-ups in Heaven, it is of course suppressing all dissatisfaction, but no matter what, the gap in this world still exists. Maybe on the surface, all information is available to you, but rich and powerful people, there are People with resources and access must stand at a higher starting point than others, unless you are truly a genius... Otherwise, the news that spread throughout the world some time ago would not have caused such a big disturbance. "

Speaking of this, Jian Yun glanced at Chang Kong and said, "Remember? A young girl who has not experienced systematic cultivation training, and does not even belong to any well-known university in the world, won the rune analysis competition in the world. He won the twelfth place in one fell swoop; after that, he will challenge the immortals as a fourth-level body to prove what he has learned..."

"Of course I remember." Chang Kong nodded heavily, as if the previous blow had calmed down a lot: "Even if he was directly challenged, the immortal still responded gently. This is enough to prove that the heaven values ​​​​all those who have real talents and practical knowledge... …”

"You are still too young... In my opinion, this is probably just a show."

While drinking tea from the cup, Jian Yun said vaguely: "First, the immortal raised questions, then traced the cause and effect, waiting for public opinion to ferment, and then proposed a gambling treaty, and monitored the whole process under the demon mirror... What kind of hard work is it to practice arithmetic? Ten years is actually just a show. Where do so many geniuses come from in this world?”

"But, senior..."

Although he was hit, Chang Kong still whispered: "What if it turns out that the casual cultivator did not cheat, but had real talent and learning?"

"First of all, let me tell you that this probability is very, very small. It is almost the same as the non-faced immortal who took the initiative to enter the turbulence of time and space, but accidentally fell into a small plane in an unknown corner. It is even smaller, smaller than the danger of heaven, and smaller than you. The next second he won the lottery, he was even younger..."

Although he was hitting Chang Kong and making sarcastic remarks, Jian Yun's words were getting slower and slower, and there seemed to be a light flashing in his eyes. It was not until the end that this weather-beaten man looked at the bottomed tea in the cup and slowly said one sentence...

"If there really is such a person, he can use his fourth-level body to defeat the immortals, and even defeat them..."

"Then he must be a real genius." (End of Chapter)