I Cultivate in a Government Office

Chapter 233: Chapter 134: Six Years, the Election of the New Cabinet

Upon arriving at the municipal bureau, the process was much more efficient than expected.

Yang Wenqing was led into a simple office in the personnel division of the records department. Two deputy department heads from the records department spoke with him personally.

No, it was less of a conversation and more of a targeted interview and evaluation. The questions covered the details of the case investigation, his understanding of the complexities of the Lingshan New District, his preliminary ideas for future work, and even his views on combining new-style runic equipment with traditional cultivator combat methods.

Yang Wenqing’s answers were logical and clear. He didn’t shy away from difficulties, nor did he speak in empty ideals.

The conversation lasted about an hour. When it ended, the answer he received was to go back and wait for the official appointment papers.

He walked out of the municipal bureau building and met up with Vice Director Gao, who was waiting outside. They looked at each other, and both saw a sense of relief and a hint of excitement in the other’s eyes.

The dust was about to settle.

A few days later, the Qianjiao County branch officially closed the case file on the Lingshan Town attack. Soon after, the official appointment papers were issued: Gao Zhen was appointed Director of the Lingshan New District City Defense Bureau, and Yang Wenqing was appointed Vice Director.

The two wasted no time. With a preliminarily selected core team, along with some personnel and equipment allocated by the municipal bureau, they officially headed to Lingshan Town—no, it should be called the Lingshan New District now—to assume their posts.

It’s worth noting that most of the members of the previous investigation team were kept in Lingshan Town by the municipal bureau, including Liu Xin, Li Yue, Sun Yi, and Wu Qianjun, who had been sacrificed in the town. As a result, the Qianjiao County Major Case Team was left virtually empty. This was perhaps an intentional move by the municipal bureau to clear the way for the new director.

The first major event after they took office was a solemn funeral.

In a cemetery temporarily sectioned off in the New District, a grand burial ceremony was held for Liu Rong, Wu Yan, and Wu Qianjun, who had died during the series of incidents in Lingshan Town.

After the funeral, the myriad tasks of reconstruction truly began.

Yang Wenqing assisted Gao Zhen, starting by building the framework of the New District’s City Defense Bureau. They divided the planned New District into a central urban area, a northern mining district, and a southeastern industrial zone. Based on this, they established three public security stations to oversee these key areas, and formed corresponding patrol units and emergency response teams.

Personnel recruitment, station site selection, equipment distribution, duty system formulation, coordination with the Civil Affairs Bureau and various construction units—every day, Yang Wenqing was so busy he barely had time to breathe.

As time went on, the initial chaos slowly subsided, and order began to be established.

The Lingshan New District transformed from a chaotic construction site into the fledgling shape of a city. Roads were widened and paved, rows of runic streetlights lit up, the first residential complexes and commercial districts opened for use, and the mines and factories began stable production.

Every day, Yang Wenqing handled all sorts of public security cases, labor disputes, and production safety inspections, but he never let his Cultivation fall behind. He officially perfected the Fifth Refinement of the Nine Refining Secret Skill by the end of the year, and his training in the Sixth Refinement, ’Initial Opening of the Sea of Consciousness,’ progressed steadily. Through the daily grind of practical work, the qualification badge on his chest and the silver star on his shoulder settled into a more restrained yet solid brilliance.

「In the blink of an eye, six years passed.」

This year happened to be the Wanxuan Nation’s election, held once every twelve years.

In the Capital City of Zhongjing, east of Positive Pole Plaza, a massive aerial platform floated a thousand meters in the sky. The platform spanned dozens of li in circumference, with a sea of clouds churning below it.

At the edge of the plaza stood seventy-two jade pillars carved with the deeds of past sages and esoteric runes. They shimmered with a faint golden halo in the sunlight. These were not just decorations, but also nodes for the protective and Communication Arrays.

At this moment, a massive crowd had gathered before a magnificent ceremonial stage in the center of the plaza. Streams of light in various patterns flowed across the ground, marking different viewing areas.

Further out in the sky, countless private Flying Shuttles of various designs and official Flying Ships from government agencies hovered like stars. Countless photographic arrays were aimed at the ceremonial stage.

Above the stage, a giant holographic screen unfolded, projecting every detail on the stage with perfect clarity.

Suddenly, a bell chimed, heralding the arrival of a momentous occasion.

"My fellow countrymen..."

"Over the past twelve years, we have witnessed runic technology transition from a supporting role to a leading one, deeply integrating with traditional cultivation. We have also witnessed the brutal war on the Northern Border..."

"...But we are keenly aware that beneath the surging spiritual tides, there are undercurrents. As technology advances, ethics and order face new challenges. As our national strength grows, the external environment becomes more complex. Today, we accept this authority not for glory, but for responsibility."

"We will do everything in our power to implement the ’Universal Basic Cultivation Guarantee Act,’ ensuring that no qualified child’s path to cultivation is cut short due to a lack of resources."

"We will launch ’Project Deep Blue Sentinel’ to protect our hard-won peace and environment for development."

"...The road ahead is long and fraught with obstacles, but we firmly believe that by gathering the wisdom of our hundreds of millions of countrymen, uniting the strength from all corners of the land, upholding the pioneering spirit of our ancestors, and carrying forward the unyielding soul of our Wanxuan Nation, we can overcome any and all hardships. In this magnificent and turbulent era, we will write a new Chapter that belongs to us, and to the generations to come!"

The speech ended.

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Meanwhile, thousands of miles away, in the northernmost city of Donghai Province—a city named Mingbei, which symbolized newly pioneered territory and the rebuilding of order... inside Mingbei City.

This place was originally called Fire Island and was only officially incorporated into Wanxuan’s territory thirty-two years ago. The island was quite large, about twice the size of Coral City’s main island. Its northern coastline faced the territory of an overseas sect called the Jade Whale Sect across the sea. On a clear day, one could even use a high-powered telescope to see the faint silhouette of the sect’s mountain gate on the opposite shore.