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Chapter 28 The Mink's Special Mouse-Catching Techniques

Drip...drip...tap...tap...

Inside the cave, the rhythm of dripping water seems to never change.

At the top of the cave, a mechanical mouse was clinging to the smooth rock wall, its small eyes peeking down at the dozen or so minks below who were looking troubled.

It is the Celestial Rat!

Made by a master craftsman, this palm-sized creature contains 360 gears, 250 springs, 176 connecting rods, a spirit stone energy core, and the souls of 30 rats.

A small cylinder, wrapped in animal skin, was tied to its back.

At this moment, it was quietly attached to the ceiling, motionless and silent.

This cave was formed by the long-term immersion of the Spirit River during its ancient course, resulting in a chaotic spiritual energy field.

Inside the cave, the minks' strange detection instruments were completely useless.

It will be safe once the minks leave.

Or it can wait for these minks to starve to death here, then it will be safe.

Just then, it saw a dozen or so minks below, each holding a detector, forming a circle and scanning the cave following the instructions of the triangular-eyed mink!
The Sky Rat is not very intelligent, but it instinctively feels fear.

Is this a phased array of detectors...?

"Waaaaah, woof woof woof woof!"

Mink Triangle directed his brothers to maintain formation, each holding a detector, keeping in a circle, and following its movement.

"嘤嘤嘤!"

With a flick of its sable claw at the ceiling, a ring of detectors all pointed upwards!
"Ouch!"

With a flick of its sable paw into the cave, a ring of detectors pointed deep into the cave!
"Waaaaah!"

Its sable claws drew a curve on the ground, and a ring of detectors then pointed towards the ground, scanning the curve!
The internal threads of each detector were trembling and jumping around, but its two small eyes would sometimes look at the detector, sometimes at the cave, and sometimes give new instructions, allowing its brothers to adjust their direction, fully demonstrating its superb skills as a treasure hunting expert!
"Ow!"

It led its brothers, maintaining formation, and slowly made its way deeper into the cave, scanning the ceiling and floor in circles as it went, advancing slowly and steadily...

The way a group of minks looked at Mink Triangle gradually changed.

How did the brothers who used to lick can lids together end up playing with phased arrays without us even realizing it?

But in order to help their boss capture the magical artifact, they cooperated fully!
"Ohh ...

Before the sable triangular ear could finish giving the command, it twitched slightly and turned to the left.

Immediately, the entire mink twisted back, bursting with terrifying speed, leaping out of its circle of brothers, and rushing towards the cave entrance!

"Ow!"

Snapped!
With a crisp sound, the mechanical mouse was pinned to the rock wall by the mink triangle, then clamped between its two claws, unable to escape no matter how much it squeaked and twisted!

The eyes of more than a dozen minks lit up!
They rushed forward and cheered and danced around the mink triangle!
"嘤嘤嘤!"

"Ouch!"

The mink triangular creature grabbed the writhing mechanical mouse, swishing its large tail, baring its small sharp teeth, and grinning wickedly with a smug look on its face.

"Waaaaah!"

We've been waiting for it to escape!
As for phased arrays and the like, it certainly doesn't understand them.

They're just making things mysterious to scare the mice.

A sable's life is like a play, all about acting skills!

……

call……

A cold wind blows.

The twilight deepened.

The Celestial Rat, trapped in a cage made of two celestial official hats, was still trying to escape with a "plop, plop" sound.

Wu Yun and a group of minks gathered around to look at the register of celestial officials.

The booklet was thin, neither new nor old, with a half-wet brush tied to its edge.

The paper has yellowed, but it is still very resilient after all these years.

"It's too hard to tear."

Wu Yun tore it open and drew a conclusion.

The sables also stretched out their paws to poke and touch the booklet, trying to feel it. Then, flipping through the contents, they saw that each page listed an official title.

The first page is the [Governor].

Later on, there were hundreds of official positions, large and small, such as pump operator, dredging craftsman, jade tempering master, spirit guide, and fortune teller.

Each official position is recorded with its corresponding celestial official hat, copper flower buckle, and celestial artifact representing authority.

Wu Yun continued flipping through the pages until the last page, where the official title was clearly stated: [Acting Garrison Commander].

"Can it be replaced?"

He instinctively became excited and carefully read the contents of this page.

"In governing the celestial realm, the duties of officials are of utmost importance. Therefore, the law hereby establishes the method for the succession of chief officials in the lower realms, and all three realms shall abide by this rule."

"After the chief official dies and his or her Dao disappears, the official directly above him shall select a successor."
"For those cases that have not been resolved within ten years, any celestial official within this Immortal Bureau whose rank is higher than that of the original presiding official may act on their behalf to assume the appointment authority."
"For those cases that have not been resolved for over a century, the system of communication between the Thirty-Three Heavens Palaces shall be established. From the Lingxiao Heavenly Palace to the Immortal Mansions of the Four Seas and Eight Desolations, all those who have received the Heavenly Palace Immortal Register, regardless of their position, may be examined for succession."
"Those who have been unresolved for over a thousand years, and whose beings on earth possess intelligence and spiritual abilities, may be publicly elected. Those who receive more than half of the votes will be granted a divine seal by Heaven to establish their positions."

"For over a thousand years, officials have neglected their duties, leaving the immortal positions vacant and the common people without support. They have reduced the immortals' lifespan by five hundred cycles and cast them into the cycle of reincarnation for ten lifetimes of tribulations."

"The imperial edict shall be carried out, and Heaven and Earth shall bear witness."

Wu Yun frowned and pondered it carefully.

"It means..."

“After the death of the garrison commander, the superiors should appoint a new one within ten years.”

"If the higher-ups haven't completed the appointment process, then anyone with a high enough rank can make the appointment."

"If no high-ranking official is available to make the appointment, then anyone within the Thirty-Three Heavens Palace system can be appointed."

"If a thousand years pass and no one comes to appoint, then... let the local beings vote to decide?"
"Isn't this a safety net mechanism?"

"Native creatures?"
"vote?"

Wu Yun murmured subconsciously, looking at the dozen or so minks.

"Would you like me to be the garrison commander?"

The dozen or so minks were stunned for a moment.

We looked at each other, then at the boss.

"Hey?"

"Ow?"

What kind of talk is that, boss?

They support whatever the boss wants to do!
"嘤嘤嘤!"

The sable white raised its claws!
"Ouch!"

The black sable raised its two paws!

"Waaaaah!"

Mink Huhu raised his tail along with his arm!

Nineteen minks cast dozens of votes, and it passed unanimously!

Wu Yun closed the register of celestial officials and was about to grin when he saw the register in his hand emit a bright light, float up into the air, and turn the pages on its own with a "whoosh." The brush seemed to be held by someone, and the brush moved with great skill, writing with flowing strokes!
The pile of celestial official hats next to him trembled, and a black gauze hat with a copper flower button with star patterns flew out from the pile and landed on Wu Yun's head!
The sky was filled with wind and clouds, and lightning flashed and thunder roared!
A voice, indistinguishable between male and female, fell like a resounding bell!

"By the decree of the Goddess Doumu:"

"There is now the Guiwei node of the Zhou Tian Ji Zhu Grand Array, which governs the Qi of the Big Dipper and the Jade Balance, and is the pivot of the spiritual veins of the Eastern Continent. The position of the 'Guardian Envoy' is now vacant, and in accordance with the 'Law of Succession of Immortal Officials,' the following decree is issued:"
"He was granted the rank of Martial Cloud, a ninth-grade official, to act as the guardian of the immortal realm."

"You shall hold the three powers:"

"Holding the 'Great Seal of Crimson Jade Guardian', one can control the spiritual energy tides at the array's core, and the flow of starlight depends on the imperial decree."
"The Second Master of the Imperial Secretariat's Golden Register of Appointing Generals in the Year of Guiwei" has the authority to make decisions on the appointment, dismissal, promotion, and punishment of lower-ranking immortal officials.
"The Three-Purpose 'Kui Lang Xuan Jia Hu Fu' can be used to dispatch three hundred heavenly soldiers to slay evil and protect the righteous path when encountering demons causing trouble."

“You must abide by the three covenants:
"On the nights of the new moon and full moon, the power of the stars must be drawn to infuse the earth's veins; those who disobey will have their immortal lifespan reduced by three cycles."

"At the end of the year, the spiritual energy of the heavens is balanced and unbalanced in the Dipper constellation, which delays the seizure of the Tiger Seal."

"Those whose energy fluctuations persist for more than three days will fall onto the Reincarnation Platform and suffer the punishment of being whipped by lightning."
"All authority shall be handed over on the altar;"

"The stars bear witness, and our resolve will endure through countless eons."

The wind quickly subsided and the clouds dispersed.

The register of celestial officials fell into Wu Yun's hands.

The imperial seal and the tiger tally... were never fulfilled. It is unknown whether they were taken back, damaged, or lost to the endless years.

　Dear readers, the next chapter needs some revisions and will be a little later.
　　
　
(End of this chapter)