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Chapter 408: Chapter 404 Sweepers
Gu Jinlai stayed at the banquet for half a day before returning directly.
The next day, Zhao Yushu also hurried to Gu Jinlai’s residence, curiously guessing, "Senior Gu, do you have some matters that need the Feng Family to handle?"
"Yes."
Gu Jinlai glanced at her and did not deny it, "But at this time, whether it’s the Feng Family or your Yellow Dragon Commerce, the influence is too poor."
"We can collaborate with other chambers of commerce."
Zhao Yushu said, "Monopolizing has never had a future; cooperation leads to mutual prosperity. Previously, although the Yellow Dragon Commerce had some influence, it dared not make deep contact with the Six Great Chambers of Commerce; otherwise, it would risk being completely swallowed up. But if the Ancient Martial King could represent our Yellow Dragon Commerce and the Feng Family, the Feng Family could barely qualify to contend with the Six Great Chambers of Commerce. As long as I present a plan that satisfies everyone, they would not mind teaming up with us to make profits together."
"You have such a plan?"
Gu Jinlai looked at her somewhat surprised.
"Don’t forget what my major is — internal and external trade, marketing, and management; these are all my strong points. The market and business world of this world can’t even compare to our world... As long as they play by the rules, I’m confident that after uniting the six chambers, I can increase the Six Great Chambers of Commerce by 30% in one year and double in three years."
Zhao Yushu spoke, a rare confidence flashing in her eyes.
Commerce, this was her domain.
"Thirty percent in one year, doubling in three years..."
Gu Jinlai was somewhat startled.
The scale of the Feng Family was already considered massive, the Six Great Chambers of Commerce...
Back in Blue Star, this was equivalent to the top three leading enterprises in an entire province.
For such a colossal entity, achieving a 10% growth in annual revenue was enough to make them very satisfied.
Now, using Zhao Yushu’s plan, they could potentially increase their revenue by 30% in one year, and double it in three years...
Such growth would definitely persuade the Six Great Chambers of Commerce without a doubt.
"Prepare the materials of the Six Great Chambers of Commerce for me."
Gu Jinlai said solemnly.
"Okie dokie, I’ll bring them to you within three days."
Zhao Yushu promised excitedly.
Having a solid backing seemed to finally allow her to take bold steps confidently.
"Wait for my good news."
She said quickly before rushing off.
Watching Zhao Yushu’s retreating figure, Gu Jinlai fell into thought.
Originally, he had helped Zhao Yushu merely because they were both from Blue Star and were somewhat acquainted.
But now it seemed that he might achieve an unexpected gain?
After all, he planned to cultivate the Chaotic Thunder Primordial Body next.
And cultivating this cultivation technique would inevitably require a large amount of Thunder Magnetic Elemental Gold.
Thunder Magnetic Elemental Gold was even more precious than Immortal Essence Gold, easily costing over ten million taels.
To cultivate the Chaotic Thunder Primordial Body, at least a thousand units of Thunder Magnetic Elemental Gold would be needed, that’s a hundred billion taels.
In addition to money, he also needed channels to collect them one by one.
Otherwise, how much time and effort would it take if he did it himself?
But now, if Zhao Yushu truly had the capability to pull in the Six Great Chambers of Commerce of Wind and Rain City, at that time, their influence would be vast, even capable of reaching half of the Holy Dynasty.
And with resources and foundation of the Holy Dynasty far surpassing Qiantian, gathering a thousand units of Thunder Magnetic Elemental Gold in just half of the Holy Dynasty would still be a feasible task.
...
The next day.
Gu Jinlai left the house and walked towards the Martial Arts Academy.
Yan Lie would take him to the Clearing Department to officially join as a member of the Sweepers.
Close to arriving at the Martial Arts Academy, there was a surge of people ahead, and a ruckus could faintly be heard.
Gu Jinlai listened for a moment.
"The most glorious sacrifice is the destiny of the martial artist..."
"Defend our homeland, defend Wind and Rain, defend the Holy Land, defend all humanity..."
"For the Holy Dynasty, and the Holy Dynasty for me, joys in life, and fearless in death!"
This was a group of vibrant young people singing aloud.
The song was generous and inspiring, filled with infectious power.
Gu Jinlai watched for a moment, and a girl who looked to be eighteen or nineteen noticed him, approached, and handed him a small flag with a big smile.
The flag of the Holy Dynasty.
Gu Jinlai took the flag and noticed that there were quite a few people distributing flags.
And...
Today seemed not to be any sort of festival.
But these young people still gathered here spontaneously, singing triumphant songs, extolling the spirit of guarding the Holy Dynasty, fighting for the Holy Dynasty, and sacrificing for the Holy Dynasty.
After watching for a while, Gu Jinlai finally entered the Martial Arts Academy and went straight to the inner courtyard to meet with Yan Lie.
Under the leadership of Yan Lie, the two quickly arrived at a cluster of pure black buildings that felt somewhat oppressive to the senses.
"Sweepers and Demon Slayers are different. Demon Slayers often operate outside of Wind and Rain City, covering the surrounding thousand miles. Some high-level Demon Slayers and special-level Demon Slayers even leave the city, traveling three thousand miles or even crossing cities to hunt devils, while Sweepers are active in the city all year round, mostly within a thousand miles of the city. Your opponents are not only the Out-of-Controls but also Demonic Cultists."
Yan Lie informed Gu Jinlai of the situation, "Compared to devils, Out-of-Controls and Demonic Cultists are even more terrifying because they can disguise themselves. Out-of-Controls don’t always kill indiscriminately; they are just completely controlled by their own desires and fall into the Demon Path. Demonic Cultists are no different from ordinary people, but they are constantly thinking of deluding the public and splitting the Holy Dynasty. They see us Sweepers, who strive for the order of Wind and Rain City, as dogs of the court and are extremely hostile. Once they find out, they will try every means to kill you. Therefore..."
He took Gu Jinlai to a rather secluded courtyard.
"Each Sweeper wears a Spiritual Artifact that can cover their face, and only your Identity Token and your superior can know your identity."
Having said this, Yan Lie pushed open a door.
Inside was a man waiting who was even younger than him.
"You’re here?"
The man said briefly.
"Yes."
Yan Lie said, glancing at Gu Jinlai, "I leave him to you."
With that, he exited and closed the door.
The man then turned his gaze to Gu Jinlai, "Although we are short of people, I still have to remind you that being a Sweeper is very dangerous. We deal with the most terrifying Out-of-Controls and Demonic Cultists, who are much more dangerous to confront than devils and even pose a constant risk to life. Knowing this, are you still willing to become a member of the Sweepers?"
"I am willing."
Gu Jinlai replied gravely.
"Good."
The man said, taking out a Jade Token and a... mask.
"A Sweeper’s Token, it allows you to fight and combat within the city without being mistaken by the City Guard Army. If necessary, you can even request assistance from the City Guard Army. However, capturing Demonic Cultists or dealing with Out-of-Controls is not a task for the ordinary City Guard; they would be walking into death. This token mainly serves to prove your identity. Besides, it has a special ability; when there are new hunting missions for Out-of-Controls or Demonic Cultists, you will receive the information first."
As the man spoke, he paused, "Of course, upon receiving the notice, you can choose whether to participate in the hunt or not, freely and fairly."
Then, he turned his gaze to the mask, "A special Spiritual Artifact, we call it Thousand Faces, which can change one’s appearance and slightly alter a person’s Qi to avoid exposure."
Gu Jinlai took the Identity Jade Token and the Spiritual Artifact mask, vaguely guessing why "Sweepers" were short of people.
"I don’t know if Yan Lie told you, but every Sweeper needs to protect themselves. Too many Sweepers haven’t died on the battlefield chasing Out-of-Controls or Demonic Cultists, but because their identities were exposed and they were assassinated. Besides your superior and me, do not tell anyone else your identity. When you act, you should also choose a codename for yourself."
"I... will be called Blue Star."
Gu Jinlai said.
The man nodded, "You can call me Black Sword."
Gu Jinlai looked at him, only now realizing that Black Sword had been wearing a mask all along.
In other words, the face he had been showing wasn’t his true face.
"Use your Divine Thought or Spiritual Power to activate the Token. When there is information, the Token will vibrate slightly, and then you can probe or detect through Divine Thought or Spiritual Power."
Black Sword said.
Gu Jinlai immediately followed his method and completed the activation.
And inscribed the words Blue Star on the Token.
Once he had activated the Token, he quickly sensed something.
There were three information clusters in the Token.
He probed one of them...
Inside was contained a vast amount of information.
And listed a roster of over a hundred people.
"A Sweeper’s Identity Token is worth as much as a Top-grade Spiritual Artifact. They can resonate with a Top-grade Daoist Artifact within Wind and Rain City. Whatever updates are in the Daoist Artifact, the Token will display as well. Moreover, the information you detect with Spiritual Power is actually sent from the Daoist Artifact."
Black Sword explained, speaking indifferently, "You should see three light clusters, each representing the ordinary, danger, and extreme danger lists. Anyone who makes it to the list has been an Out-of-Control or Demonic Cultist who has lived for over a year without being swept. Of course, they might also have died outside the city."
Gu Jinlai carefully sensed it.
The ordinary and danger lists contained hundreds of people, and the extreme danger list also had dozens.
And this...
Was still a target Wind and Rain City needed to sweep and had yet to be cleared.
Were there really that many Out-of-Controls and Demonic Cultists?
"Ordinary level bounties usually target military generals and Martial Sect level. Danger level includes Martial Kings and Devas, while the extreme danger level, without exception, consists of Top Devas, Martial Kings, and even the top three on the list are Saint Xiao Long, Martial Saint Hong Tianji, and the Supreme Deva Yi Qian! Their strength is not something an ordinary Sweeper can contend with. Even I, upon seeing them, would run as far as possible."
Black Sword explained dispassionately, "However, just providing clues about these top-rankers can reward you with millions to hundreds of millions in Contribution Value. If you can take them down, tens of billions in Contribution Value won’t be out of reach."
Gu Jinlai glanced at the top three.
If his Cheng Ying Mecha were still around and he could use True Spirit Power, he might have given it a shot, but now...
Just as Black Sword said, run as far away as possible.
"All right, from now on, you can hunt at your discretion. I’m looking forward to your performance."
With that, Black Sword waved his hand, opened the door, and saw the guest out.
