Chapter 1 Sign the Agreement

"Pa!" Zhang Yuanqing slapped an ancient piece of parchment on the table and smiled, "Let's sign the agreement!"

Lian Sanyue focused her eyes and saw a brief contract written in golden letters on the parchment. The general content was that from this day forward, Lian Sanyue would be the head of the "Dark Department" of the Returned, and she must not betray the organization or kill its members. If she violated the agreement, she would immediately return to the Lingjing Xingzhe world!

As an artificer, Lian Sanyue sensed the aura of two different professions the moment her fingertips touched the parchment. One was from the Void profession, and the other was dignified and righteous, somewhat like a knight from the First District!

Seeing Lian Sanyue frown, Zhang Yuanqing smiled and said, "When an employee joins a company, they have to sign a labor contract, right?"

Lian Sanyue sneered, "Why don't you just give me a non-compete agreement?"

Zhang Yuanqing waved the parchment in his hand. "Void plus Knight, it's both a labor contract and a non-compete agreement!"

The parchment was a unique item of the Knight profession, used to establish contracts, while the content of the agreement on the paper was written by his uncle himself, making it a transaction!

Lian Sanyue had to sign and affix her fingerprint on the parchment for the contract to be established. Accepting the black iron box would complete the transaction!

His enemy was Ling Tuo, so he couldn't be careless. The more cautious, the better. Any possible loopholes had to be plugged.

Lian Sanyue was capricious, and the two of them didn't have any deep friendship or a life-or-death bond!

He had to be vigilant!

Lian Sanyue thought for a moment, bit her fingertip, and signed her name on the contract. The parchment shone with a bronze, pure light, and the rules were quietly established.

She smiled and put away the black iron box, saying, "Boss, what else do you need me to do?"

"Your next job is to help me collect intelligence on the Southern School—Transcendent, Saint, and Ruler levels," Zhang Yuanqing said.

Lian Sanyue flicked her cigarette ash and smiled, "You just became a Ruler and you can't wait to take revenge on the Southern School?"

She sat in a lazy posture, her eyes scrutinizing him, with a cigarette between her fingers, looking every bit the big sister boss. Anyone who didn't know better would think she was the boss!

Zhang Yuanqing didn't hide anything. "What suggestions do you have?"

Lian Sanyue lightly pursed her red lips around the cigarette, and with a puff of smoke, she had a good idea. "What's the most important thing in a war between two countries?"

"Food, soldiers, and weapons!" Zhang Yuanqing said.

Lian Sanyue curled her lips. "I'll hold an auction, send out invitations to heroes far and wide. Evil and orderly powerhouses will naturally flock to it. Then you can screen and lock onto targets on the spot and make your move after they leave Wanbao Wu!"

Zhang Yuanqing stroked his chin and praised, "Good idea. Even if we don't attract big fish, we can still use the small fish to follow the vine!"

Lian Sanyue changed the subject and sighed, "Boss, I have a meager foundation and can't come up with treasures that can attract strong people. I'm really powerless in this regard!"

This woman is trying to fleece me right off the bat, Zhang Yuanqing thought, and said, "I'll give you a batch of Life Source Liquid, mechanical weapons, and mid- to high-level materials. Hmm, I'll also give you a few low-quality Ruler-level items!"

Zhang Yuanqing added, "You get 30% of the auction proceeds, and 70% goes to the organization."

The Life Source Liquid can be obtained from Gongzhu Yao. She has the Demon Refining Pot with her, and the quality of the Life Source Liquid is even stronger than that of the Musician family!

Xia Hou Aotian can be responsible for the mechanical weapons!

The Returned has just been established and urgently needs funds. Selling mechanical weapons to raise money is understandable.

If the Five Elements Alliance wants to hold him accountable, let Fu Qingyang handle it!

As for the materials, he could just ask Vice President Pan Xi for credit. As for the Ruler-level items, he could ask his uncle. The Myriad Treasures Tree has so many treasures hanging on it, are they just for decoration?

Lian Sanyue smiled.

"Okay, boss, I'll follow you for the rest of my life!"

"Following me is fine, but don't try to *do* me!" Zhang Yuanqing said with a double entendre, and then said, "That 30% profit isn't for nothing. I have something I need you to do!"

As he spoke, he took out the "Craftsman's Ring" and slapped it on the table. "Find a way to upgrade this item to the Ruler level. Its inherent ability is that of a Saint-level high-grade item, and you're not the same profession, so it shouldn't be too difficult!"

He had many Ruler-level items, and the cost of each one was enormous. The Craftsman's Ring, which could reduce the cost of using items, was like a divine artifact!

But it was a Saint-level item and couldn't reduce the cost of Ruler-level items!

Lian Sanyue straightened her back and picked up the ring to check its attributes. She nodded. "No problem, but I can only refine it into a low-quality Ruler item at most. Don't even think about mid- to high-quality. That's beyond my capabilities, and the failure rate is very high. The cost of materials alone will make you take out a naked loan!"

If I, Yuanshi Tianzun, were to take out a naked loan, wouldn't all the female witnesses in the world have to sell everything to pay the bill? Zhang Yuanqing joked to himself, "That's enough. When can it be completed?"

"It's an item for the Scholar profession. I have all the materials. If I work overtime, it'll take about two days!" Lian Sanyue said.

Zhang Yuanqing nodded, retrieved the parchment, and snapped his fingers, leaving in a rising starlight!

The zoo!

A cat and a dog looked at each other in a room full of pets!

The eighth-level Ms. Jojo squatted on a cyan circular formation. The circular formation was outlined with vine-like incantations. This was the battle pet contract array!

"I only have one request for you!"

"I just like possessing dogs. I don't have any improper thoughts about cats and dogs!" the Dog Elder explained in a gentle voice.

"That's not what I'm talking about!" Ms. Jojo elegantly licked her paw.

"I want you to help me investigate an organization called the Tongzhou Society!"

"Tongzhou Society?" The Dog Elder tilted his head. "I don't know this organization!"

"It seems you're not that old. The Tongzhou Society is a non-governmental organization in the Second District. It was established during the Anti-Japanese War. After the founding of New China, it disappeared. I heard Yuanshi Tianzun say that many of the high-level members of the current orderly organizations, especially the first generation of Lingjing Xingzhe, were members of the Tongzhou Society. Based on age, you should call me senior." Ms. Jojo immediately put on airs when she heard that the Dog Elder didn't know about the Tongzhou Society.

The Dog Elder automatically ignored the last sentence, and asked cautiously, "What are you investigating the Tongzhou Society for?"

The lowest level of the first generation of Lingjing Xingzhe who are still alive is eighth-level, and some have even become demigods!