Chapter 1046 - The Grand Secretariat (1/2)

In the Dragon’s Cave on the hill in Qi City.

Fang Ning spent the past two days dispirited. The bunch of tasks and errands that were accumulated for the past eight months made him feel fatigued.

After all, he had a lot of properties to look after. Furthermore, due to Sir System’s special case, he could not reveal this to anyone else and he could only handle certain matters personally, such as regular inspections and looking out for inside men…

“Sigh, no wonder there were so many incompetent emperors in the past. My dragon soul that has undergone cultivation and refinement can’t even handle so many errands. What about the bodies of regular folks and even emperors that aren’t as strong as regular folks?” He moaned.

“Who are you going to blame? I won’t help you anyway, not a single thread will be used.” Sir System quickly declined to help.

“No, I must form a Grand Secretariat and organize each task properly, which are the tasks that I’m supposed to handle personally, and which are the tasks that can be delegated to someone else. After all, I already understand what this Era of Mystery is all about. Just like in Xuanhuan novels, as long as the power is in our hands, we don’t have to worry about losing it.”

Fang Ning made that decision after seeing the bunch of unresolved tasks in the Heavenly Book.

“Master, then let me be Senior Grand Secretary of this Grand Secretariat…” The Heavenly Book immediately nominated itself.

“Eh, dear, you are required to accompany me on my battles. The previous situation will still appear.” Fang Ning had to reject its offer.

“Bah, what difference does it make whether it accompanies us or not?” Sir System brushed him off. “Anyway, I can’t make use of it at all, it’s just a useless book. Earlier, it still had some use, but even if I use it to hit someone, I’ll complain that it won’t help much.”

“Don’t tell me I can’t bring my darling along whenever we go out?” Fang Ning could not accept Sir System’s remark and snapped back. “You’re the unhelpful one, Sir. Currently, we can only realize Ultra Spatio-temporal Communication in this universe, but we’re unable to communicate across different worlds… Or, I wouldn’t even have to worry about these matters.”

“…” Sir System’s eyes went wide. “We’ve talked for so long and you still pin the blame on me?”

“It’s the truth.” Fang Ning became more certain of the current situation and replied solemnly.

“Sorry, I can’t do it. If possible, go find a more powerful System.” Sir System remarked.

“Look at you, you’re so petty. I only made a few remarks and now you want to give everything up.” Fang Ning heard this and quickly pestered the System. “I just want to push you to work harder and improve yourself, I wasn’t trying to blame you. Forget it, I’ll set up a Grand Secretariat right now.”

“Hehe, fair enough.” Sir System rejoiced.

“In that case, baby, you stay at home and become the Senior Grand Secretary. However, if there’s any sign of danger, run away at once and don’t engage in a fight with the enemy.” Fang Ning made his decision.

Sir System might be sharp-tongued, but it was not wrong. At present, the Heavenly Book baby seldom had opportunities to venture outside to fight. The enemies that could threaten Sir System were on a much higher level these days. No longer were they useless crap that could be defeated effortlessly.

The best part about assigning the baby as Senior Grand Secretary was the zero need to worry. As something created from the System, the baby knew certain secrets about the System. It would be much more convenient for them to work together.

“Mm, if that is so, who else do you need to form the Grand Secretariat, baby? Tell your Master and I will get them for you.” Fang Ning said confidently.

“Thank you very much, Master. I hope to get Twelve Arms as Secondary Grand Secretary; As for Tertiary Grand Secretary, I’ll assign this role to Old Yellow. The Dragon Carp can also become a substitute.” The Heavenly Book flipped its pages and called out the names.

“Hey hey, what era is it now? What’s all this talk about Grand Secretariats and Senior Grand Secretaries? Are you trying to restore the dynasties of yore?” Sir System saw Fang Ning and the Heavenly Book discussing among themselves and scoffed. “It sounds rather embarrassing.”

“Then I’ll change the name. The baby is the Senior Guardian of the Dragon God, and in ascending order, there’ll be Guardian Two, Guardian Three…” Fang Ning said proudly.

“Can you come up with something more creative? It sounds so boring and embarrassing.” Sir System grumbled.

“How about you come up with some nice names?” Fang Ning got fed up.

“Use the Seven Lunar Mansions of the Azure Dragon to order and name them. Coincidentally, that Grand Secretariat of yours has around seven members.” Sir System replied smugly.

“Eh, you’re cultured, a real Hero System.” Fang Ning had to acknowledge this.

Suddenly, the Heavenly Book baby spoke. “Master, Mister Long San and Long Fan request to meet with the Dragon God. Qiao Zishan is with them, too.”

“Oh, that little brother of mine is still alive, it ain’t easy.” Fang Ning finally recalled the Stygian Snake after a while as he had not met it for a long time. “Alright, they happen to be from the Dragon Species as well and they can be put to good use immediately. Set a time for them to come over.”

“Yes, Master, I’ll let them visit tomorrow.” The Heavenly Book baby confirmed this appointment.