"Oh? The murderer was caught? Tell me the details."
Lu Zhenghai handed two 30-year-old aged ginseng to the two men.
"Boss, did you strike it rich?" Zhao Black Pillar was shocked.
Although 30-year-old aged ginseng was not extremely expensive, it was still worth several hundred taels.
For Zhao Black Pillar and the other man, this was an astronomical figure.
Zhao Black Pillar and the other man's annual salary was only 40 taels.
Without a promotion, they would need to work for ten years without eating or drinking just to afford 30-year-old aged ginseng.
"Stop the nonsense. Take them and hurry up and Breakthrough to Acquired third layer."
Among ordinary Embroidered Uniform Guard officers, Acquired third layer was considered strong; most were only Acquired first or second layer.
Lu Zhenghai patted Zhao Black Pillar's head and continued asking Zhou Hu: "Is the murderer 'Gao Ren'?"
"It was him. He really wasn't the real Gao Ren, but a disguised alien race!"
"All the details of the crime were exactly as you, Boss, described."
"Boss, you are truly divine!"
"Additionally, because Gao Shihan privately sold military equipment, the Emperor has ordered that all males in the Gao Residence be executed, and all females be sent to the Imperial Entertainment and Discipline Department."
... Speaking of this, Zhou Hu suddenly chuckled: "Centurion Song specifically named you, Boss, to raid the Gao family!"
"Me leading the raid? I'm just a Squad Leader, am I qualified?"
"A Squad Leader isn't qualified, but you, Boss, have been exceptionally promoted to Banner Commander."
Why was this considered exceptional?
Because in the eyes of everyone in the Embroidered Uniform Guard, Lu Zhenghai was still in the Acquired fourth layer Realm, and even his Squad Leader position was bought with money.
However, Banner Commanders in the Embroidered Uniform Guard were generally existences ranging from Innate Realm first layer to fifth layer.
For Lu Zhenghai, this wasn't just exceptional; it was a massive breach of convention!
Soon, the three men, including Lu Zhenghai, returned to the Garrison.
Many officers looked at Lu Zhenghai with envious and incredulous gazes, as if he were a deity.
They had all heard about Gao Shihan's case, which was extremely bizarre, with the murderer leaving almost no clues or flaws.
By all accounts, the case had a very, very high probability of becoming a cold case.
It was shocking that Lu Zhenghai had managed to solve it within a single day.
Even a few Banner Commanders greeted him politely and proactively, a treatment he had absolutely never received before.
"Brother Lu, where did you run off to? We were just waiting for you."
Chief Huang came forward, incredibly enthusiastic.
His form of address had even changed to Brother Lu.
Centurion Song was also waiting for Lu Zhenghai. Seeing him walk in, Centurion Song was all smiles: "Changqing, you rendered great service in Gao Shihan's case. It just so happens that Banner Commander He has reached retirement age, so you will take his place. Starting today, you are a Banner Commander."
"Thank you, Centurion Sir, for your kindness!" Lu Zhenghai showed a face full of gratitude.
Regardless of what he thought internally, in front of a superior officer, he had to learn how to flatter.
Flattering a superior officer was not shameful.
Failing to get promoted was shameful.
"Hahaha... With this case solved so quickly, you don't know how ugly the faces of Centurion Wang and Centurion Xu, who are at odds with me, must be."
Centurion Song seemed genuinely happy.
"Right, besides giving you a promotion this time, the superior also rewarded you with 10,000 contribution points."
"10,000?"
Lu Zhenghai was overjoyed.
10,000 contribution points was truly a lot.
He had originally predicted that getting 3,000 to 5,000 points would be good enough.
"I will personally reward you with another 10,000 contribution points," Centurion Song continued.
"That's 20,000 contribution points in total. These 20,000 points should help you boost your strength somewhat."
"Changqing thanks Centurion Sir for your kindness and promises not to disappoint Centurion Sir."
The Centurion Sir he was following seemed quite wealthy? Awesome!
"Don't get too excited, hurry to the Treasure Pavilion and exchange for Cultivation resources!" Centurion Song patted Lu Zhenghai's shoulder.
"Then I will give you three days to improve your strength. Three days later, you will lead people to raid the Gao family. This is also a benefit, but don't go too far, understand?"
"Yes, Sir!"
Lu Zhenghai cupped his hands and turned to leave.
He first went to change into the flying fish robe and xiuchun saber belonging to a Banner Commander, as well as obtaining the token representing the Banner Commander rank.
Then he went to the Treasure Pavilion.
There was a Treasure Pavilion inside the Embroidered Uniform Guard headquarters.
This Treasure Pavilion was extremely valuable.
After all, the Embroidered Uniform Guard dealt with raiding homes and exterminating clans, and every time they did so, they enriched the Scripture Pavilion.
Moreover, the Embroidered Uniform Guard did not only raid the homes of officials.
The territory of the Great Yu Dynasty was exceptionally vast, roughly equivalent to more than ten Earths.
There were tens of thousands of Sect forces within the entire Great Yu Dynasty.
Imperial power generally did not interfere with Jianghu matters.
But occasionally, some Jianghu forces foolishly provoked the Imperial Court, and the Embroidered Uniform Guard would take action.
Therefore, the Embroidered Uniform Guard not only raided the homes of officials but also the homes of those Jianghu experts.
The Cultivation resources and Heaven And Earth Treasure accumulated in the homes of those Jianghu experts were even greater.
Arriving at the Treasure Pavilion, Lu Zhenghai was finally qualified to step onto the third floor.
Ordinary officers could only exchange for items on the first floor of the Treasure Pavilion, Squad Leaders the second floor, and Banner Commanders the third floor.
Walking into the third floor, Lu Zhenghai's eyes were overwhelmed.
There were so many damn good things.
He wished he could take everything home.
I, Chief Lu, am greedy for wealth and lustful for beauty; greed is carved into my bones.
[Ding, the intelligence has been refreshed.]
Just as Lu Zhenghai didn't know which good things to choose, the System actually refreshed its intelligence?
The second piece of intelligence in one day? Was the novice period this great?
Lu Zhenghai quickly checked the intelligence.
[Ding, on the seventh row, middle position of the shelf to the host's front left, the book named "Cloud Breaking Sword" is ostensibly a Profound-Grade Medium Grade Martial Skill, but it actually conceals the heaven grade low rank Martial Skill "One Sword Flying Immortal."]
Lu Zhenghai's heart pounded wildly.
Holy crap!
Hit the jackpot?
Heaven-Grade?
And it's a sword technique?
Among Martial Skill, in terms of pure offensive power, sword Martial Skill were the strongest.
Although, as a member of the Embroidered Uniform Guard, he had always Cultivated saber Martial Skill.
But saber and sword techniques were interconnected.
"In the same Martial Dao Realm, if I can master a heaven grade low rank sword Martial Skill, I can definitely cross major Realms to kill enemies."
The more he thought about it, the more amazing it was.
System, I love you, haha...
Lu Zhenghai took the "Cloud Breaking Sword," naturally needing to register it and deduct points.
If he borrowed it, it would only require 3,000 contribution points.
But to claim it permanently, meaning never returning this Martial Skill, required 9,000 contribution points.
Because of this, when members of the Embroidered Uniform Guard came to the Treasure Pavilion for Martial Skill, they usually borrowed them instead of claiming them permanently.
Lu Zhenghai, however, chose to claim it permanently without hesitation. 9,000 contribution points it was.
The reason was simple: he didn't want anyone else in the Embroidered Uniform Guard to obtain the "Cloud Breaking Sword" and thus have the chance to obtain "One Sword Flying Immortal."
Whether one called Lu Zhenghai selfish or cautious.
The fewer people who mastered such an incredible Martial Skill, the more beneficial it was to him.
Some good things follow the principle of scarcity, don't they?
If everyone mastered Heaven-Grade Martial Skill, would Heaven-Grade Martial Skill still be valuable?
As for the remaining 11,000 contribution points in his hand, Lu Zhenghai exchanged them for 1 Profound-Grade Low Grade Realm Breaking Pill and 10 Yellow-Grade Medium Grade spirit gathering pill.
1 Profound-Grade Low Grade Realm Breaking Pill was worth 8,000 contribution points.
10 Yellow-Grade Medium Grade spirit gathering pill were worth 3,000 contribution points.
The function of the Realm Breaking Pill was to facilitate Breakthroughs.
Lu Zhenghai was already in the Acquired ninth layer Realm.
The next step was to break through the major Realm and achieve Innate status.
It went without saying that major Realms were difficult to break through.
Using a Realm Breaking Pill for assistance was a very good choice.
He would keep the Realm Breaking Pill ready, just in case.
Unfortunately, he still lacked contribution points.
If he had enough points and sufficient authority, exchanging for an Earth-Grade Realm Breaking Pill would be even more amazing.
The function of the spirit gathering pill, on the other hand, was to help the Martial Artist focus intensely during Cultivation, while also temporarily boosting their Comprehension Ability.
Both the "Supreme Primordial Cycle Technique" and "One Sword Flying Immortal" probably required him to temporarily boost his Comprehension Ability just to get started, right?
Damn it, it was still the same old saying: Cultivating in the Great Yu Dynasty felt like constantly spending money.
To temporarily boost Comprehension Ability, enlightenment tea had a better effect.
Unfortunately, the third floor of this Treasure Pavilion did not have enlightenment tea; it was probably only available on the fourth floor.
Although the spirit gathering pill could not compare to enlightenment tea, it was still decent.
Moreover, he had a full 10 pills.
If the quality wasn't enough, quantity would make up for it.
"I will immediately enter seclusion when I get home. I hope that in three days, I can successfully switch to Cultivating the 'Supreme Primordial Cycle Technique' and successfully achieve initial mastery of 'One Sword Flying Immortal'."
Lu Zhenghai was filled with anticipation.
What he looked forward to even more was that after exiting seclusion in three days, he could go raid the Gao Residence.
Lu Zhenghai felt that raiding homes was the correct way to operate the Embroidered Uniform Guard.
An Embroidered Uniform Guard who doesn't raid homes has no Soul!