Chapter 416: Heaven, Earth, Xuan, Huang

Li Huaiyi and Lu Qian were momentarily stunned, then began preparing to register the four major guilds.

Lu Xiangdi and the others were stunned, completely shocked that their guilds actually had a chance to be legalized in the Zhao State Capital.

Wang Baozhu asked cautiously:

"Um... do we have to pay money?"

"No need to pay, pay what money? The guild names just need to be changed."

Yang Ling said casually.

Wang Baozhu: "I heard those guilds in the Capital all had to pay a huge amount of silver to get legalized..."

Lu Xiangdi kept signaling him with his eyes, but unfortunately this welfare recipient couldn't read the hint at all, and kept asking questions.

It wasn't until Yang Ling repeatedly stated that he wouldn't take their money that Wang Baozhu finally relaxed, scratching his head and grinning.

"Chief Constable Yang, there are four types of guild certificates: Heaven, Earth, Xuan, and Huang, each further divided into nine grades."

"Different guild levels have different rules. The lowest level, Huang Ninth-Rank guilds, can only recruit up to thirty members."

Lu Qian seemed to know a lot about this subject. Before starting the registration, he cautiously asked:

"Which level should these four guild masters' guilds be assigned?"

"Which levels do I have the authority to approve?"

Yang Ling asked curiously.

Lu Qian gave an awkward smile: "The Heaven and Earth levels are all held by the Department Head and the Strategy Division, Command Division, and Decapitation Division."

"The directors of the Public Security Division and Bandit Apprehension Division only have the authority to approve Xuan and Huang level guilds. As the Chief Constable of First Division, Public Security Department, you have the authority to approve Huang level guilds."

He paused, then added: "But no more than ten. If it exceeds ten, Director Ji personally needs to approve and sign off."

"Oh, so I still have ten Huang level guild approval slots."

Yang Ling's expression shifted slightly, then he said casually:

"Let's set their guilds as Huang First-Rank for now."

The pinnacle of the Huang level!

Lu Qian thought about it and felt Yang Ling did have that authority, but he still advised:

"Chief Constable Yang, Huang First-Rank can recruit three hundred members, and also requires an Eighth-Rank martial artist to hold it down..."

"These four all have Upper Ninth-Rank cultivation. What rank would suit them?"

"Huang Sixth-Rank, can recruit one hundred members."

"Alright, then Huang Sixth-Rank. When they advance to Eighth-Rank, they can come back and change to Huang First-Rank."

Yang Ling said.

Lu Xiangdi and the others were trembling all over.

Not from fear, but from excitement!

They had long heard that upgrading a guild required not only greasing palms heavily, but also having the right connections.

After all, the Ironclad Department didn't exactly like seeing certain guilds grow stronger.

A Huang Seventh-Rank guild wanting to advance to Huang Sixth-Rank would likely require the guild master to exhaust every effort and pay a massive price to accomplish.

They had all heard plenty of stories about failures too.

Yet now, without doing anything at all, the guilds they had created were about to become legal, legitimate Huang Sixth-Rank guilds!

This was literally a pie falling from the sky, and every player was almost knocked unconscious by it!

"The original guild names won't work, they need to be changed."

Yang Ling looked at the four of them, Lu Xiangdi and the others:

"Do any of you have ideas?"

Lu Xiangdi asked cautiously:

"Brother Yang, do you have any suggestions?"

Sun Jiayi and the others quickly caught on, all asking Yang Ling for his input.

"What suggestions could I have..."

Yang Ling thought for a moment, "Lu Xiangdi, why don't you call your guild the God-Slaying Guild. Sun Jiayi's guild will be called the Immortal-Slaying Guild. Wang Baozhu's guild will be called the Heaven's Wrath Guild. And Yang Yi's guild will be called the Green Gang."

Lu Xiangdi was slightly startled. God-Slaying... wasn't that about slaying the Immortal God Sect?

Sun Jiayi also caught onto this, her expression turning somewhat strange.

This counted as a pledge of allegiance, didn't it?

They didn't object, happily accepting it.

Wang Baozhu thought Heaven's Wrath Guild sounded pretty good too, more domineering than Welfare Guild.

"The Green Gang... I'm the Green Gang's guild master now..."

Yang Yi murmured to herself.

Lu Qian looked at Yang Ling: "Chief Constable Yang, shall I register them like this?"

"Register them."

Soon, the four major guilds were registered in the books, becoming legal, legitimate Huang Sixth-Rank guilds of Zhao State, each allowed to recruit one hundred members.

Lu Qian and Li Huaiyi had just finished handling this matter and were about to speak again when Yang Ling continued his instructions:

"They've been taken under my wing now, becoming regular constables of the Ironclad Department. When they earn merit in the future, they'll be granted Ninth-Rank Ironclad Armor."

"Register their identities as well."

Li Huaiyi and Lu Qian gasped sharply.

Who the hell were these people?

Hadn't this Chief Constable Yang just arrived in the Capital? How did he already have a bunch of... outside subordinates?

Lu Qian, well-versed in this process by now, completed the registration for Lu Xiangdi and the others again.

He also had people bring over dozens of constable uniforms.

When Lu Xiangdi and the others walked out of the Ironclad Department, it felt like a lifetime had passed.

They looked down at the uniforms and swords in their hands, and saw that their Class in their Status Panels had changed to: Canal Worker (Constable).

At that moment, they finally believed they weren't dreaming.

In such a short time, their identities had undergone a qualitative leap!

"Guess you could say... we're eating government rice now."

Lu Xiangdi murmured to himself.

...

Ironclad Department, First Division, Public Security Department.

Li Huaiyi stayed silent, while Lu Qian's expression was grave and solemn:

"Chief Constable Yang, we arrested the wrong person. That Zhao Yingying really is the Princess of Prince Pinglan."

"So what if she's a princess? Does that give her the right to assault and try to kill me in the street?"

Yang Ling said casually.

Li Huaiyi said awkwardly: "Princess Zhao said she was just getting revenge for Xie Zhihu. She and Xie Zhihu spent several years together at the Star Observation Academy when they were children. They're good friends."

"So getting revenge justifies casually assaulting a Sixth-Rank Ironclad agent?"

Yang Ling said.

Li Huaiyi immediately shut his mouth, feeling a sense of unease and uncertainty in his heart.

This man in front of him... he wasn't really planning to go head-on against Prince Pinglan, was he?

Wouldn't that shatter everything into pieces...

"Come on, I'll personally interrogate these suspects."

Yang Ling led the two of them into the interrogation room.

Since the prisoners were held separately, he didn't go to Zhao Yingying's cell.

Instead, he had the eight young men and women who had been watching the commotion brought together for questioning.

These eight looked at Yang Ling by the dim oil lamp, uncertainty flickering in their eyes.

One young man gathered his courage and said politely:

"Chief Constable Yang, this is actually all a misunderstanding. Princess Zhao only acted this way out of childish impulsiveness."

"Whether from the perspective of Zhao State's laws... or any other perspective..."

"Things shouldn't have been pushed to this point, don't you think?"

"You're Han Dongdong, son of Han Changyuan, the langzhong at the Division of Selection and Appointment, right?"

Yang Ling glanced at him, then called out the identities of the remaining seven men and women:

"Some of you are from the Ministry of Personnel, some from the Ministry of War, some from the Ministry of Revenue. In short, you all have backgrounds and connections, trained in both civil and martial arts."

The eight of them, including Han Dongdong, couldn't help but show a trace of pride on their faces.

"But you all clearly know what a grave crime it is to assault and try to kill a Sixth-Rank Ironclad agent in the street, yet you indulged Zhao Yingying in doing exactly that."

"You have ill intentions."

Yang Ling said with a frown.

Han Dongdong immediately grew anxious:

"Yang Ling, why do you keep trying to smear us! What exactly do you want?!"

"Let me ask you all, is there anyone among you who has connections with the Immortal God Sect, or anyone who has connections with the Rong tribe?"

Yang Ling said with a smile.

There was nothing wrong with these eight's Status Panels.

He thought about it. If there were Rong tribe spies in the Capital, those spies would be hiding even deeper, with fewer weaknesses on their bodies!

Thump, thump, thump—

One person's heartbeat began to quicken, and the flow of their blood became more turbulent.

Yang Ling looked at that person. It was the son of some langzhong at the Ministry of Revenue, with a Seventh-Rank martial arts cultivation.