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Chapter 57 Spiritual Artifacts and Forbidden Weapons (Bonus Chapter for Monthly Tickets)
It now seems that the proportion of high-level superhumans is probably not high—but they do have ways to protect themselves.

Bi Xuan seemed to remember something, and glanced at Chu Zhu again, "A Zhu, aren't you the daughter of Governor Lu..."

“That won’t do!” Li Kang interrupted Bi Xuan. “The system of separating the extraordinary from the ordinary! Even if Su is in power, theoretically he doesn’t have the right to directly issue orders to the Commandery.”

"If he wants to transfer the Commandery, he has to call Tianjing and get the application and authorization from there!"

"The situation here is far more complicated than you think! A small change can have far-reaching consequences."

"...But you clearly said so before!" Bi Xuan couldn't hold back anymore.

“That’s why it’s only theoretical!” Ning Linglong mocked her junior’s naiveté.

“Currently,” Li Kang ignored Bi Xuan, his expression becoming increasingly troubled, “we are the closest to the origin, and this matter has become so big. In addition, this matter does involve the supernatural, so we are able to intervene… but it should be only us.”

“What if I said,” Chu Zhu suddenly spoke slowly, “that guy is going to assassinate me tonight, barring any unforeseen circumstances?”

He originally planned to go find Zhang Hai, but now... it wouldn't hurt to test the Duweisi's trump card again?
Li Kang's expression changed. He gave Chu Zhu a deep look. "You actually gave me the exact time? But how do you know such a precise time?"

Without asking further questions, Li Kang had long been accustomed to Chu Zhu's unusual behavior that others couldn't understand, and to Chu Zhu's inexplicable acquisition of information from unknown sources. He nodded, "Then there's room for maneuver."

Now that the time has been confirmed, it's good that I don't need to endlessly watch over Chu Zhu!

“Deputy Captain Ning,” Li Kang said, emphasizing each word.

"I'm here." Ning Linglong's body tensed instantly.

"You submit an application! I'll approve it! Then hand it over to the First District Commander-in-Chief to request the opening of the Jinghai Treasury, please..."

Li Kang hesitated for a moment, "Please ask them to get a third-tier spirit... never mind, a forbidden artifact! Preferably one that can counter assassins with stealth abilities..."

Ning Linglong nodded quickly, tore a piece of paper from her notebook, wrote on it rapidly, and then handed it to Li Kang.

After reading it, Li Kang signed his name. After hesitating for a moment, he wrote at the bottom, "I strongly recommend granting the forbidden weapon code 3-181! If there is any spare time, considering the life safety of Chu Zhu, the key figure in maintaining order in the shantytown redevelopment area and also the advisor of my Third District Commandery, please approve an additional set of second-tier defensive spiritual weapons!"

Rubbing his temples, Li Kang handed the document to Bi Xuan, saying, "You must set off immediately, drive to the First District, and hand it over to the Commander-in-Chief of the Jinghai Garrison for approval!"

"Yes." Bi Xuan saluted, accepted the gift, and quickly left.

"...Excuse my bluntness!" Chu Zhu's face lit up with interest. As he watched Bi Xuan leave, he asked, "What exactly is this forbidden artifact, this spiritual artifact? Could it also be some kind of ancient relic?"

Chu Zhu, connecting the idea that even a cell phone could be an ancient relic, began to conjure up countless possibilities in her mind. Could it be a miniaturized railgun? Or perhaps some other incredible artifact?

“Theoretically, a very small number of ancient relics can be called spiritual artifacts.” Li Kang’s expression was complicated.

Then he said something that Chu Zhu could never forget: "Spiritual artifacts and forbidden artifacts are actually the same thing! They are things that can contend with the power of extraordinary beings, or things that can serve as weapons for extraordinary beings... Regardless of whether they are ancient relics that have been unearthed, as long as they have this ability, they can be called that!"

"However, if I die... there might be one more level two spiritual artifact in the treasury. Of course, if I'm unlucky, it might be a level two forbidden artifact."

Chu Zhu: "...?" What the heck? What does your death have to do with the appearance of new spiritual artifacts and forbidden weapons... Could it be...?
After sorting through his thoughts, Chu Zhu's expression changed. This thing was forged from the corpse of a superhuman?!

Seriously, guys, is this how you guys play? That's way too crazy!
Noticing Chu Zhu's astonished gaze, Li Kang remained unmoved. He could actually understand Chu Zhu's emotional journey at this moment, because he had also experienced such emotional changes.

He only said one sentence: "The only ones who can fight against the superhumans are the superhumans themselves and some of the creations of the gods."

"I think I understand what you're thinking, but we have no other choice! Everything is for the continuation of civilization, for our descendants!"

"..." Since Li Kang had already put it this way, Chu Zhu didn't dwell on it any longer and continued to ask, "So, what's the difference between the spiritual and forbidden artifacts? And from what you've said, it seems that it's easier to apply for forbidden artifacts?"

“Spiritual artifacts don’t come at a great cost; but forbidden artifacts… it’s hard to say.” Ning Linglong interjected, then added, “Also, don’t think so darkly… Captain, even if you really die, the most you can make from your corpse are some extremely hard knives and swords!”

"Even those might not be able to enter the treasury... Those that can enter the treasury must be spiritual artifacts forged from the corpses of cultivators who have developed supernatural powers?"

Chu Zhu: "!!!"

Good heavens, this is truly amazing! Even corpses have such a strict class distinction, is there even a hierarchy of contempt?

"Um, Captain!" Guan Fei blinked, then asked cautiously, "Have you forgotten something very important?"

"Forgot? I'm dealing with that right now... Oh!" Li Kang suddenly realized, slapped his forehead, and said with a wry smile, "Look at my memory!"

"Mr. Bamboo".

Upon hearing Li Kang change his form of address, Chu Zhu knew that he was now communicating with Mr. Zhu from the shantytown redevelopment area in an official capacity.

His expression also turned serious, and he said, "Please speak."

“I have been entrusted by Governor Su to come and inquire! How far do you intend to go before you stop?” Li Kang looked directly into Chu Zhu’s eyes.

Chu Zhu understood immediately and solemnly said, "I hope that next, we can have a face-to-face union meeting with the owners of various large factories!"

"...That's it?" Ning Linglong was a little confused and couldn't figure out what Zhu meant.

You want to chat with the factory owner?
What does this have to do with resolving this issue...?

"...Let me ask!" Li Kang realized something, his expression turned strange, and he quickly walked out of the room and took out his phone.

"There's more to it than meets the eye?" Ning Linglong began to understand.

“You can’t say that…” Guan Fei interjected from the side. His expression was also conflicted and strange. He seemed to want to laugh but was holding it back, but at the same time he was also a little melancholy. He was obviously not yet free from the shock of Zhou Ze’s death.

"To be specific, it's quite complicated. To put it simply... Mr. Zhu probably wants to plunder the factory owners' gold coins!"

Ning Linglong: "!!!"

No, this is way too concise! And how did you guys manage to jump to this point from just one sentence from Chu Zhu?
(End of this chapter)