Chapter 13 New Tasks

After obtaining the new talent, Ye Chuxiao's daily cultivation tasks added a new item.

It was to develop and utilize the 'Shaping Energy' talent, combining it with the divine tree spirit root's powerful energy absorption ability, to form a suitable combat power.

Sometimes, when he was mentally strained from his busy cultivation, Ye Chuxiao would also use the golden clock, consuming Dao rhythm aura, to travel back and watch Yan Po and the prison's gun-wielding expert's past.

These past experiences were basically all related to combat. Although Ye Chuxiao was only an observer, he could better observe some details in the battle, which were very useful for reference.

The Ministry of Justice was one of the six ministries, and in Shenjing City, it was divided into many sections such as the government office, public office, prison, arrest office, and drill ground.

The prison only occupied a corner of the Ministry of Justice.

At this moment, inside the public office, in an ordinary courtyard, Yuan Shen, the Minister of Justice, was sitting under a phoenix tree, brewing tea.

The thick phoenix tree spread out its tall canopy like a phoenix spreading its wings.

The scarlet patterns flowing on the tree trunk emitted bursts of brilliant light.

This was actually a high-grade spiritual root; in any place, it was worth more than a city.

Opposite Yuan Shen, there were also several tall and imposing people standing. Among them were men and women, and judging from their clothes, they should all be constables of the Ministry of Justice.

However, their clothing was not consistent with the uniforms of the Ministry of Justice constables and had very strong personal characteristics.

Only in the color scheme and some pattern details did they retain consistency with the Ministry of Justice constables.

"Lord Yuan! We're really short-handed now. In the Six Doors, from the Divine Arresters down, there are two vacancies for Gold Badge Arresters, twenty-one vacancies for Silver Badge Arresters, and three hundred and seventy-nine vacancies for Bronze Badge Arresters. Ordinary constables and informants are even more lacking."

"The whole country is short of people. Shenjing City is closely watched by several garrisons, so it's not obvious, but if you go a little further, you don't even need to leave Yong Province to see cultivators causing trouble everywhere."

"There are also busybodies coming across borders, insisting on creating a Hidden Immortal List in our place, and blowing up some old guys who are hiding in the mountains to cultivate." The speaker was a Gold Badge Arrester, exceptionally burly, especially his hands, which were several sizes larger than ordinary people, and his palms had a bronze-gold color, obviously indicating that most of his cultivation was tied to these hands.

The structure of the Ministry of Justice was special. In such a transcendent world, an衙門 (yamen, or government office) with law enforcement and judicial attributes inevitably needed to have powerful experts to be worthy of the name.

Because the public office of the Ministry of Justice had six large doors, it was also known in the martial world as the Six Doors.

However, the publicly recognized leader of the Six Doors in the martial world was not Yuan Shen, the Minister of Justice, but the Five Divine Arresters.

These five Divine Arresters did not sit in the Ministry of Justice on a daily basis, only listening to orders and not accepting declarations.

Even Yuan Shen could not force these five Divine Arresters in the slightest.

Therefore, the ones who were truly useful under his command were actually some Gold Badge Arresters.

The Six Doors establishment had twenty-four Gold Badges, eighty-one Silver Badges, and no fixed limit for Bronze Badges, but they generally fluctuated between eight hundred and one thousand.

Yuan Shen poured a cup of tea and handed it to the burly man with unusual hands: "I understand what you mean."

"You want to transfer another batch of usable manpower from all parts of the Ministry of Justice to supplement the Six Doors?"

When these words were asked, the big man did not continue, because although Yuan Shen had no expression on his face at the moment, the phoenix tree behind him was swaying without wind, emitting a phoenix-like cry.

The Ministry of Justice governed the constable system, which was the Six Doors.

However, the relationship between the two could not be completely defined by a superior-subordinate relationship.

It was more like a relationship of vassalage and parasitism. As for who was a vassal and who was a parasite, opinions differed.

Transferring manpower from all parts of the Ministry of Justice to supplement the Six Doors was equivalent to Yuan Shen arranging a large number of his elite troops into the Six Doors for the Six Doors' arresters to drive.

This was quite risky for Yuan Shen.

Although he was the Minister of Justice, if the yamen up and down did not have so many satisfactory and useful personnel, then this yamen, for him, would be equivalent to being hollowed out.

The court's laws were useful, but they were not always useful at all times.

Moreover, the power structure of the Ministry of Justice itself was very complex and ambiguous, with many ambiguous spaces.

"Lord Shi Huang means that we can first transfer manpower from the Ministry of Justice's prison. Anyway, they are just decorations. We dare not invite the real prison-suppressing experts out." The big man said cautiously.

A strange look flashed in Yuan Shen's eyes, and then he deliberately asked in surprise: "Oh? It seems you have someone you fancy?"

"The prison guards in the Ministry of Justice's prison have been slack for a long time, and only a few can be used."

"Their ancestors were heroes who sacrificed and contributed to the Great Heng, so their descendants can live peacefully in the prison and seek a living without having to lick blood from their blades."

"You have come to find me with such fanfare. You shouldn't be here for some mediocre ordinary prison guards!"

The big man was embarrassed, but still said: "Lord Yuan, you saw through it. Lord Shi Huang means to ask you to transfer the official record of the prison warden Ye Chuxiao and arrange for him to enter the Six Doors, first as a Silver Badge Arrester."

*Pa!*

Yuan Shen directly shattered the teacup in his hand.

"Shi Huang! What a big tone!"

"Ye Chuxiao has reformed several times, adding the Heaven Prison and the Torture Building to the Ministry of Justice's dungeon, sweeping away the past decline and decadence. Is it not a waste to send such a talent to your Six Doors to fight and risk his life with powerful people?"

At this time, Yuan Shen directly used the words 'your Six Doors' to block the several Gold Badge Arresters present, which showed that he was really angry.

But this made these Gold Badge Arresters secretly relieved.

They were familiar with Yuan Shen and knew that if Yuan Shen really intended to turn his face, it would not be like this.

Getting angry meant there was still room for negotiation.

"Lord Yuan, don't worry. We are transferring Ye Chuxiao not because we value his combat ability, but because we want him to help us organize a plan so that the manpower of our Six Doors can be used more reasonably and standardized, minimizing sacrifices and increasing the detection rate."

"Many people in the Ministry of Justice have seen his ability, not to mention that everyone has seen it."

"In less than a year, how many people have benefited from him? The reputation of the Ministry of Justice's prison has become better and better. It is nowhere like before, when prison guards colluded with some incompetent constables and relied on framing innocent civilians to earn some dirty money." At this time, the speaker was no longer the big man who had been provoking the topic, but a female arrester. Her voice was soft and beautiful, effectively eliminating the gunpowder smell in the air.

The reformed arrester uniform, mainly in black and red, was worn by her in an extremely beautiful way.

The gold badge on her chest was large, bright, and white. Between the black boots and the skirt, a section of absolute territory was faintly revealed, making people want to explore it.

But those who knew this 'Jin Sanniang' knew that under this skirt, there was a man-eating ghost hidden.

Yuan Shen seemed to be weighing the situation. After a long while, he opened his mouth and said, "This matter can be discussed for the time being, but you should first bring a message to Shi Huang."

......

Inside the dungeon of the Ministry of Justice, Ye Chuxiao, who was enjoying private tutoring from several offending officials, suddenly received a transfer order.

He was still temporarily holding the position of prison warden, but daily affairs could be handed over first.

Within three days, he must report to the arrest office of the Ministry of Justice.

To temporarily serve as a Silver Badge Arrester.