The leader is an old man who is at the first level of the Qi Gathering Realm. He is quite old.
With his energy and blood exhausted and his old eyes dimmed... Shen Mo had some doubts as to whether he could defeat a cultivator at the peak of the Body Forging Realm!
The other four are all monks in the body-forging realm, ranging from the fifth to the eighth heaven.
I'm not young anymore, and I'm afraid it will be difficult to take another step forward in this life.
Obviously, just like the old people in the Qi Gathering Realm, they all come to the Guard Division to hang out.
Shen Mo didn't waste any time and handed the jade slip of the order and the envoy token to the old man.
Then, under the surprised eyes of everyone, he walked towards the main hall.
After asking for their names, origins and positions, they waved away the four Forging Realm monks.
With his five senses.
You can also hear the whispers of the four body-forging people as they return to their respective residences.
"How many years do you think this new leader can last?"
"If he were more stable, it wouldn't be difficult for him to last two or three years. I'm just afraid of being arrogant and thinking about making some achievements." The eighth-level bodybuilder named Zhu Dahai murmured in a low voice.
The other person, who must be relatively junior, asked doubtfully: "Wouldn't it be better for us if we could make some achievements? At least we could receive a full monthly salary."
"You know nothing!"
"The previous envoy was originally a deacon of Linjiang Sect. After planning for a long time, he got the position of envoy here."
"He also wanted to make a name for himself, but he was disgraced by the Tian family. Only half a year later, he fled back to Linjiang Sect in despair."
"Also, the previous envoy was also a person with high ambitions and low hands."
"In an attempt to seize the profit resources that belong to the Guarding Department from the Tian family, small families, and various immortal sects outside the city..."
"As a result, he died outside the city for no apparent reason."
"If this were not the case, how could our garrison department be reduced to such a state that we cannot even pay our monthly salary?"
Shen Mo's eyelids bulged when he heard this!
The Guarding Department was nominally created by the five immortal sects and various forces.
The required resources for practice are naturally shared by all parties.
However, the Hongye Town Shousi has been in decline for a long time, and even if the Linjiang Sect invests resources, it will not make any waves.
Instead, it was divided up layer by layer, and in the end it ended up going to someone’s bag.
Over time, Linjiang Sect stopped investing resources here.
As for the small immortal sects, wealthy immortal families, small families, casual cultivators, etc. in the guarding area, naturally they will not bear this expenditure.
As a result, even the treasure house guarding this place had to shed tears when the spirit hidden rats entered it!
If Shen Mo can make a big splash in the future, he will hand over 70% of his cultivation resources to the garrison department in the capital.
What is left is the cost of maintaining the daily operations of the Guarding Department!
Shen Mo took over the monks' roster, income and expenditure account books, details of all the forces under his jurisdiction and other classics from the old monk.
After reading for a long time, he let out a long sigh.
What a mess!
There are many nominal monks, but they are all free-paying goods.
The Chief Supervisor of Hongye Town was so embarrassed that he actually had to break his bones and suck out his marrow.
The main income comes from Linjiang Sect's blood silver mine fifty miles outside the city.
When the garrison department was established at the beginning of the year, the Linjiang Sect transferred one-tenth of its mining shares to show its sincerity.
Right now, I can earn eight to twelve mid-grade spiritual stones every month.
Seventy percent of it needs to be handed over to the headquarters of the Security Department.
What actually falls into the guard's account is... only about three middle-grade spiritual stones per month.
Converted, that’s three hundred low-grade spiritual stones.
Then most of them will be taken away by the nominal monks.
Less than fifty low-grade spiritual stones were distributed to the old monk and the other five people.
As for other income, it depends on the mood of all parties.
Basically, it’s the same as nothing!
In this case, it’s no wonder that the city’s garrison officials are in decline.
Not to mention using spiritual stone resources to recruit strong men from small immortal sects, cultivating families, and casual cultivators to slay demons and evil spirits.
Even the five people who are still in the garrison department cannot receive their full monthly salary!
"Fellow Daoist Tian, I already understand the general situation. I wonder what you can teach me?" Shen Mo closed the roster and looked at the old monk below.
The old monk’s name is Tian Shouren.
Although his surname is Tian, he is not from the Tian family’s fairy clan.
He was once a disciple of the White Crane Sect of the Immortal Sect. The White Crane Sect was destroyed by demons decades ago, and he was lucky enough to escape with his life.
But he also became a casual cultivator!
After wandering around, I came to Hongye Town to serve as a supervisor. More than thirty years have passed.
Even though Tian Shouren's cultivation is low, given his years and experience, he at least has a good understanding of the internal and external forces in Hongye City.
"Don't dare."
Tian Shouren's posture was extremely low, waving his hands repeatedly to show that he could not bear the word "teaching".
Immediately, a glimmer of light flashed through his somewhat cloudy eyes: "I don't know what Shen Zhangzhi is thinking in his heart, so how can he lie about what he sees in his heart."
"I would like to ask Shen Zhangshi..."
"I wonder if you came here to live in peace, or to show off your ambitions?"
Shen Mo said "Oh" lightly, and became interested in his heart, and continued: "What if you want to live in peace? What if you want to show your grand ambitions?"
"If you want to live a peaceful life, prepare a lot of gifts and visit the Tian Clan."
"As for the various immortal sects under its jurisdiction..."
"Jin Chan Tower and Dou Jin Sect both have powerful men from the Spiritual Sea Realm who are in charge. They are quite powerful, so we have to pay them a visit."
"With the recognition of these three families, you can sit in the guard department. Even if you are dealing with demons and evil spirits, they can do it for you."
"There is no need to worry too much about other small families and immortal sects."
Seeing that Tian Shouren didn't seem so dim, Shen Mo looked slightly solemn and continued to listen to his words.
"If Master Shen wants to develop his grand ambitions, he will definitely need spiritual stone resources."
"But don't act recklessly, lest you harm all forces and end up with a tragic end."
"In the city, we may unite with other small families and practice alone to fight against the Tian Clan's Immortal Clan."
"In the Immortal Gate outside the city, Jinchanlou and Doujin Sect are not at odds with each other. They can win over one of them and suppress the other."
"In this way, it may be possible to revive the prestige of our Guarding Department!"
Shen Mo couldn't help but look at Tian Shouren. These words were generally consistent with his plan.
"Fellow Daoist Tian, you and I have known each other for less than an hour..."
Shen Mo took out the spirit wine and spirit fruit from the Qiankun bag, placed it in front of the two of them, and filled a glass of spirit wine for him.
Immediately, he said with a smile: "You just said these words to me. Are you not afraid to talk to me in a simple way, and then turn around and sell you?"
"Zi! Zhi!"
Tian Shouren took a beautiful sip of the spirit wine. How had a poor monk like him ever drank the fine wine from Linjiang Sect?
I couldn't help but feel a little intoxicated by the aroma of the wine. After a while, I started laughing.
"Master Shen Zhang, don't tempt me anymore!"
"This old man is really not an spy planted by the Tian clan's fairy clan or other forces."
"It's just... Now the evil disaster has occurred again. I am too old to go to the battlefield to slay the evil spirits."
"The Guarding Department was originally set up to quell the evil, and it should not be reduced to this."
If you can give Shen Zhang some advice and revive the reputation of our company, it will be considered as a small contribution to the great cause of slaying demons.