29: Chapter 29 Joining the Justice Bureau

The young man with glasses was none other than Su Fan.

Facing the staff member's lack of courtesy, Su Fan secretly wondered if he should reveal his strength and cultivation level to intimidate him.

After a moment's thought, he felt there was no need; it was better to keep a low profile.

Showing off his sharp edge would only invite unnecessary trouble. Biding his time and quietly accumulating strength was the way to go for the long run.

Besides, the man was just a minor clerk who hadn't even undergone Awakening. As a Golden Core Realm expert, why bother getting angry at a small fry?

With this thought, Su Fan silently walked to the window, filled out the form, registered, and then followed the few people ahead of him to the central building.

"Now, I will conduct a test on your cultivation and strength. Those who pass will be sent to the Justice Bureau next door for the next stage of the assessment."

In the first-floor lobby, a uniformed staff member holding a multicolored orb spoke to Su Fan and the dozen or so others.

"Those whose names are called, come over for testing. Zhang Sitao..."

"980kg!"

"Try again. The value needs to reach 1000kg to be considered passing."

"Urrghhh!!!"

Zhang Sitao gripped the multicolored orb tightly with one hand, using all his might. The veins on his face bulged, and his face turned red. Finally, he reached 1000kg.

He pumped his fist, shouted "Yeah!", and then, under the staff member's direction, stood to the side.

"Chen Huahua!"

"Value?"

"1001..."

"Chen Meng!"

"..."

"Su Fan!"

Finally, it was his turn.

Su Fan felt a bit worried; he was afraid he might crush the force-measuring orb.

Just during the short time he was waiting in line, he had repeatedly thought about whether or not to reveal his true cultivation level.

Reaching the Golden Core Realm right upon Awakening—surely that was impossible anywhere in the Great Xia?

Once his Golden Core Realm cultivation was exposed, what would happen next? Would he be valued by the state, or targeted by certain people?

Regarding these unknowns, Su Fan felt conflicted, even a little fearful.

After thinking it over from every angle, he decided not to reveal his true cultivation level.

After all, there were already big shots in the Spirit Transformation Realm in the Great Xia, and since his Golden Core Realm wasn't the strongest, it was better to choose a low-profile approach...

With this thought, after Su Fan took the multicolored orb, he didn't dare use any strength at all. As a result, the value on it kept jumping around in the single digits...

"Use some strength! Don't act like you haven't eaten..."

The staff member remarked.

Su Fan pretended to be using a lot of effort, but in reality, he only used a tiny bit of strength.

"Huh... 1998... You're almost at Qi Refining Stage 2. Try again and see if you can reach Qi Refining Stage 2?" the staff member said.

It turned out that the Bureau of Extraordinary Affairs' method for testing cultivation was extremely simple and crude: they just used this force-measuring orb to see how much strength one had, and whatever value they reached determined their cultivation level.

For example, reaching a force value of 1000kg meant Qi Refining Layer 1.

The guy in the baseball cap from before had a force value of 3000kg, so they considered him to be at Qi Refining Stage 3.

Under the staff member's urging, Su Fan pretended to try very hard a few more times. The values were 1800, 1900, 1200, 1500... and even dropped to 1000.

This was exactly the effect Su Fan wanted: keeping it within Qi Refining Layer 1 or Qi Refining Stage 2 was enough to get into the Justice Bureau. He didn't want to be too high-profile, but he hadn't expected that it would be quite difficult to control his strength without actually trying, and the value kept fluctuating within the Qi Refining Layer 1 range...

"A bit of a pity, I can only put you down for Qi Refining Layer 1."

The staff member said.

Su Fan asked, "If I get into the Justice Bureau, will the treatment for Qi Refining Layer 1 and Qi Refining Stage 2 be different?"

"Of course!"

"How is the treatment different?"

"One is an intern, the other is official; the treatment is far apart. Alright, I won't talk to you so much, go join the queue!"

...

After a few minutes, everyone had finished testing.

There were quite a few who didn't meet the standard and were eliminated.

There were also two ordinary people whose values were only in the double digits, trying to pose as Awakened ones. They were scolded severely by the staff member, fined 200 yuan according to relevant laws, and entered into the list of untrustworthy individuals.

Next, Su Fan followed the group to the Justice Bureau next to the Bureau of Extraordinary Affairs.

At the entrance of the Justice Bureau, squads of military police were armed with live ammunition, and several armored combat vehicles were patrolling back and forth. Even the security guards at the gate, at a glance, clearly had high cultivation levels...

Upon entering the gate, the Justice Bureau building had a red flag planted at the entrance. The entire building was solemn, dignified, and imposing, looking even stricter than a courthouse...

Along both sides of the towering steps, two rows of Cultivators stood guard.

Each of them stood straight, carrying rifles on their backs, with sharp blades hanging at their waists. Dressed in well-fitted uniforms, they looked tall, upright, and heroic, inspiring awe in others.

Silently following the staff member, everyone didn't dare to speak.

It wasn't until the staff member led them to an assessment hall that they began looking around and whispering to each other.

"Those Justice Heroes standing guard just now were really handsome!"

"This uniform is really great! I also want one of these uniforms..."

"Hey, buddy, what did you do before you underwent Awakening?"

Just as everyone was chattering away, a thumping sound was heard. It sounded very much like hard boots stepping on the floor.

However, the pace was very rhythmic, and the duration of each step seemed to be about the same.

Noticing this, Su Fan, like everyone else, looked towards the source of the sound.

Before long, they saw a female Cultivator wearing a deep blue form-fitting uniform. She was tall, with a fair complexion, a melon-seed-shaped face, and was very beautiful. She walked in slowly, stepping in military boots.

She first gave a military salute to the staff member. The staff member returned the salute, handed over the documents in his hand to her, and then left.

Then, she looked at the crowd and said, "Let me introduce myself to everyone. My name is Qin Xiaoxiao, my cultivation is Qi Refining Layer 7, and I am the section chief of the 13th Security Section of this city's Justice Bureau. Before Awakening, I was a policewoman. Next, please follow me to the Personnel Department to handle your employment. From now on, you are my soldiers."

After she finished speaking, someone asked loudly, "Isn't there still an exam?"

"Quiet!!"

This female Cultivator named "Qin Xiaoxiao" shouted sharply, stiffened her pretty face, glared at the person who had just spoken, and then slowly said, "Since you have joined the Justice Bureau, you must follow the rules of the Justice Bureau. In formal situations, if you want to speak... please raise your hand!"

Everyone present, except for Su Fan, became as silent as cicadas in winter upon seeing her Aura.

Even if they had questions, they didn't dare to speak up again.

However, Su Fan was not scared. A Qi Refining Layer 7 female Cultivator, what was there to be afraid of?

But for these recruits at Qi Refining Layer 1, Qi Refining Layer 7 was indeed a very powerful existence.

Seeing Su Fan looking calm and composed, Qin Xiaoxiao couldn't help but take another look at him.

Suddenly, she felt inexplicably startled.

She actually couldn't see through this person's strength...

She walked up to Su Fan and swept a calm gaze over him: "What is your name?"

"Su Fan."

Qin Xiaoxiao picked up the data sheet in her hand and took a look: Su Fan, Qi Refining Layer 1...

Huh, why does he give me a feeling of strong pressure?

Could I have made a mistake?

With this thought, Qin Xiaoxiao put away the data sheet, thumping with her military boots, striding with her straight, slender legs, revealing a graceful and curvaceous figure as she walked on the floor.

"Follow me, I'll take you to the Personnel Department for a psychological test."