Chapter 33：The Special Consultant of the Agency of Special Affairs (1/2)
In a meeting room within the Ling Manor, Lu Xuan, Yun Sheng, and the square-faced fatso sat on three separate sofas.
Yun Sheng took a deep breath before opening the conversation. ”As the head of the Agency of Special Affairs, I would like to hire you, Mr. Lu, as a special consultant of the Fu City's Agency of Special Affairs!”
Lu Xuan glanced at Yun Sheng. From his past life, he knew that the Agency of Special Affairs had the tradition of absorbing all sorts of mysterious talents and bizarre beings. The reason was that it was impossible for all these extraordinary beings to only appear in the military or government. In fact, most of them would be found among regular people.
If only one or two of such humans surfaced, they might be arrested or captured like they were monsters. However, this was the start of a brand new era. Most factions had realized by now that the world might be an entirely different beast from then on.
Slowly but surely, the old set of rules would be abandoned for a newer game. Even within the country, one or more factions fought each other for these cultivators.
Out of them, the only faction who could publicly recruit the Awakened was the Agency of Special Affairs. For those who were just awakened or were not yet stable, the Agency of Special Affairs would take all of them into the organization.
For those who had become dominant, they would entice them to join the agency.
Lu Xuan belonged to the third type; not only was he powerful, but his power was also beyond anyone's wildest imagination. After the battle of tonight, no one would ever question just how destructive a martial arts legend could be on the battlefield.
Yun Sheng thought it through. For someone as formidable as Lu Xuan, who did not display any signs of anti-societal inclination, it would be wise to try to win him over to their side. Why do they need to wait? For other organizations to buy Lu Xuan over to the opposing camp?
Lu Xuan lowered himself into the sofa and let out a seemingly happy expression. ”You want me to enter your Agency of Special Affairs? What's in it for me?”
Of course, Lu Xuan understood what they meant by making him a special consecratee. Judging from the name, it should be quite similar to a regular consecratee. They would not meddle with anything concrete and just needed to come out and be intimidating when need be, not unlike a hired thug.
Lu Xuan was happy with the arrangement. If he were to expected to interfere with worldly affairs and waste time in all sorts of politics, he could forget about making good progress in cultivating.
There was no harm in beating people up occasionally or being brought out as intimidation. After all, when he got bored of cultivating, he would also need some chance to crack his knuckles and loosen his joints.
Even regular Baodan Grandmasters would have some apprehension or hesitation when facing an entity as humongous as the Agency of Special Affairs. However, Lu Xuan was different. His capabilities had surpassed the threshold for being a martial arts legend, and that itself was enough to make him more than just a chess piece on the board.
Even if he decided to join the Agency of Special Forces, he would never be a chess piece. He would be a collaborator, and together they will be of mutual assistance, achieving win-win.
That was also why he decided to exert his dominance back then. Otherwise, some may still be unclear about the current situation, thinking that they could threaten them in one way or the other.
Yun Sheng was, in fact, relieved by his directness. Lu Xuan was willing to discuss this at least, and Yun Sheng thought of it as a good start. He would be worried if Lu Xuan had been a blockhead who couldn't care less about such things.
Yun Sheng had encountered types that were difficult to convince. Some were blockheaded youths who had just awakened their powers, and some were just cultivators who were as unworldly as wild cranes or floating clouds.
Those people would never pay you any attention. The only way to get through to them was to flash them your authoritarian steel fist and teach them who's the real boss.
Of course, that would be useless against Lu Xuan. Otherwise, they might be the ones getting taught a lesson by Lu Xuan instead.
”It seems like you were quite familiar with us, the Agency of Special Affairs, Mr. Lu. I won't beat around the bush then. To put it simply, if you join us at the agency, we would provide a portion of the resources needed for your cultivation!” Lu Xuan said as he waved a single finger. ”You may be very powerful, Mr. Lu, but in terms of resource gathering, I'm assuming that the agency would fare much better, given our control over the nation's resources. However, so long as you join the Agency of Special Affairs, none of that is an issue!”
Lu Xuan nodded; Yun Sheng was right. Currently, the drastic change of heaven and earth had only just begun. Many treasured herbs still grew deep in the mountains and forests.
Without external help, a lot of time would be wasted just by looking for these precious herbs. That would also explain the rumor that cultivation was much easier for those working for the government.