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Soon, agents from bureau and the local police arrived . After setting up a perimeter nearby, they began to clear the scene .

In Duan Tianhe’s Passat, he had a lively, cheerful chat with Jiang He about many trivial matters before finally getting to the point .

“Jiang He, I heard from Wang Siyu that you’ve only reached rank-four in martial arts today?”

Jiang He nodded .

Duan Tianhe smiled, but didn’t continue probing into the matter .

He had already reached the level of grandmaster, with his Insight extending far beyond from what it reached before, he was able to uncover Jiang He’s martial-arts rank with a single glance .

Rank-four intermediate . He also had true qi in abundance far beyond his peers of the same rank .

Still, Duan Tianhe thought that it was not an issue for Jiang He to hide his cultivation, since all martial artists have their own trump cards .

After a brief pause, he added, “Jiang He, I’ve seen the wounds on the Ferals and Cordo . Aside from the snake, the other Ferals must have been killed by a bomb, whereas Cordo was instakilled by one palm . How did you do it when you’ve just reached rank-four in martial arts?”

Jiang He glanced at him in slight surprise . He had thought that Duan Tianhe would interrogate him about where he got his bomb and was thinking about how to avoid that conversation . But since Duan Tianhe did not ask, he naturally would not offer an explanation on his own .

After musing to himself for a moment, Jiang He asked, “Team leader Duan, don’t you think that your intel has a problem?”

“Hmm?”

“That Cordo you mentioned is a rank-four pinnacle and should be very powerful, but I felt that he was very weak,” said Jiang He after giving it some thought . “When I bombed the beast-tamer and his Ferals to death, the midg—I mean, Cordo, managed to escape and backstabbed me from behind, catching me off guard . But then, he immediately died after I palmed him once . ”

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Duan Tianhe’s mouth hung open . Though he was not present when that happened, he could determine many things by observing the scene .

For one, Jiang He’s white tracksuit was now pitch black, and his face was full of black soot, meaning that he must have been at the edge of the explosion . And yet, under such circumstances, he managed to retaliate against a rank-four pinnacle martial artist and instakill him…

After taking a long look at Jiang He, Duan Tianhe smiled . “You’ve done well, Jiang He . Getting rid of Cordo and a beast-tamer of the Sky Demon Sect is a great help to our bureau . There would have been severe casualties if they attacked the village with their Ferals . ”

That was when Wang Siyu’s voice could be heard from outside the car . Jiang He opened the car door handily, and she crawled in with an inventory in her hand .

“Team leader Duan, the numbers are in . There were a total of thirteen rank-one Ferals, worth a hundred and thirty merit points, as well as a rank-two Feral worth fifty merit points . As for the beast tamer…”

Wang Siyu paused for a moment before continuing, “He was blasted to a horrific pulp and there’s not much to go on, but he should at least be a class-C beast-tamer since he could control so many Ferals . So, he’s worth one hundred merit points . And Cordo himself is a rank-four pinnacle martial artist worth five hundred merit points . ”

Duan Tianhe nodded . “You’ll handle this matter . Transfer all the merit points to Jiang He’s account . ”

Beside them, although Jiang He was keeping a straight face, he was secretly thrilled to pieces .

Jackpot!

Jackpot!

What do people mean when they say ‘overnight millionaires’?

This!

In a single night, no, in a dozen minutes, he had bombed Ferals and killed Cordo . Even if he added the time it took for him to track them down and travel to the cornfield, it was an hour at most . One hour, and 680 merit points were being deposited into his account . One merit point was worth ten thousand dollars, meaning that he had just earned 6 . 8 million dollars in just an hour!

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‘Calm down, calm down . It’s just 6 . 8 million dollars, which is insignificant compared to the wealth my farm could provide . If I wanted to, simply selling a dozen cucumbers would earn me more than that . ’

But despite how he was trying to compose himself inwardly, there was a hint of a smile at the corner of Jiang He’s lips .

“Oh, right,” added Duan Tianhe, “While the National Martial Arts Department is getting ready, the National Superpower Research Department has started to buy Feral materials from various major cities . I’ve notified their branch at Lingzhou and they should arrive soon . ”

“Eh?” Jiang He did a double take before asking, “Monster materials… can be sold for money?”

Duan Tianhe chuckled . “Of course . The new metal matrix composites (MMC) are produced by combining a new ore with some extract found in Feral bones . Their meat is also one of the raw materials that can be refined into pellets that improve qi and blood, and is worth at least tens of thousands . ”

Jiang He stayed silent for a few beats, then suddenly solemnly asked, “Team leader Duan, since you knew that the Sky Demon Sect was coming for me beforehand, does that mean that you have a mole placed in the Sky Demon Sect and are aware of their movements?”

“That’s right . The Sky Demon Sect has been active since more than ten years ago . They’ve been wreacking havoc everywhere, which is why the bureau is setting the stage to go against them,” said Duan Tianhe, nodding as he answered truthfully .

“Before this, they have been active at the Western Frontier, Miaojiang, Yungui, and other regions . This time, they sent one heavenly general and several Awakened, along with many rank-six and rank-five martial artists . They perhaps intend to set up a base at Linzhou, using it as a foothold to spread their influence across Xibei, connecting to their comrades at the Western Frontier and Miaojiang . When that happens, they would be tough to handle . ”

“But this time, I’ve learned some information about the Sky Demon Sect martial artists and even several of their elites who came to Xibie . After having infiltrated this place for some time, they are good at impersonation and have some degree of status in Linzhou .

Jiang He smiled . “Well, could you share some of that information with me, team leader Duan?”

When he saw the weirded-out look on Duan Tianhe’s face, he quickly explained, “You know that the Sky Demon Sect is ruthless . All I’ve done is kill eight of their Ferals and they’re already sending such a strong force to deal with me . If my dog back home wasn’t smart, I would have been crushed under my own roof . Knowing is half the battle after all . I would at least have an easier time sleeping at night . ”

“…You’re not thinking about fighting the Sky Demon Sect, are you?” asked Duan Tianhe solemnly . “They have their eyes on you now, and I’m afraid they won’t just be bringing a rank-four martial artist if they come again . ”

“I suggest that you come stay with our division for some time . When the matter at Mount Dadong is settled and we have hands to spare, I will work with the military to purge the Sky Demon Sect elites hiding in Lingzhou . It wouldn’t be too late even if you return to the village then . ”

“No way!” exclaimed Jiang He, shaking his head . “I have to sleep in my own bed, I can’t fall sleep anywhere else .

Smiling, he then asked, “Team leader Duan, it’s been a short time since I started training in martial arts, and I’m not too familiar about the strength of martial artists of various ranks… That’s why I want to ask, how do I kill a grandmaster?”

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