My name is Huang Tian, ​​what the hell is this "Heaven is dead" nonsense?

Chapter 74 Really
When the clerk first saw Huang Tian walk in, he was puzzled as to what had happened.

After all, the register room is only responsible for registering the name, place of origin, martial arts level, and other information of each Zhenwuwei personnel, as well as for the preliminary classification and organization of various documents for storage in the archives.

He's neither in charge of personnel nor qualified to comment on the distribution of logistical supplies, so it's unclear what Huang Tian is here for.

Unexpectedly, his very first words stunned the clerk.

He froze for a moment, then suddenly stood up, his neck craning out like a turtle poking its head out. "Could you please ask Commander Huang to repeat that? I'm afraid I misheard!"

Huang Tian was very patient and repeated, "I have broken through and am now at the seventh rank of martial arts. I have come here to record this."

"Ah~~"

The clerk almost let out a cry of disbelief, muttering in his sleep, "Another breakthrough! Another breakthrough!"

It felt like being trapped in a dream, or having a nightmare.

After a long moment of stunned silence, he took out a book with mixed feelings, picked up a pen and changed Huang Tian's information on it, changing his martial arts rank from eighth to seventh.

After recording the information, he said in a hoarse voice, "Now that Commander Huang has achieved the seventh rank, go and report to your direct superior. He will arrange a position for you."

Xia Hong could be considered Huang Tian's direct superior, but in reality, according to common sense, he should have had a centurion or probationary centurion above him. However, he was not assigned to any place, so he did not have a direct superior.

Huang Tian thought for a moment and asked, "I wonder if Commander Xia has returned?"

He knew that Xia Hong had gone to the county below to arrest Zhang Yu.

The clerk replied, "It just so happens that I returned at noon today and am currently in the government office."

As if on cue, Xia Hong appeared. Just as Huang Tian was thinking of going to find Xia Hong, a hearty laugh suddenly came from outside. Xia Hong, dressed in a qilin robe and with a burly figure, strode in and slapped Huang Tian's shoulder with a palm-sized hand.

"I heard you've been promoted to the eighth rank and were even summoned by Governor Bai, who gifted you a secluded garden. I was just about to go to Qinghui Garden to find you and present you with a congratulatory gift when someone came to report that you've arrived at the government office. What a coincidence!"

Compared to the last time when he still showed a touch of elder-like warmth, this time Xia Hong's attitude towards Huang Tian was much warmer, treating him almost as an equal.

Upon hearing Xia Hong's words, the clerk behind the desk had a strange expression, wanting to laugh at the same time, and also wanting to cry.

Xia Hong, always observant and attentive, noticed the clerk's strange behavior and asked curiously, "What's wrong with you? Did I say something wrong?"

After he finished speaking, he seemed to remember something, "Huang Tian, ​​what brings you to the Records Office today?"

The clerk stammered in reply, "Commander-in-Chief Huang... he's broken through again!"

Xia Hong frowned: "Of course I know he broke through to the eighth rank, otherwise why would I prepare a congratulatory gift?"

The clerk sighed, and Huang Tian remained silent, creating an awkward atmosphere. Xia Hong's heart skipped a beat.

He asked the clerk in a very soft voice, "Another breakthrough?"

The clerk nodded listlessly.

Xia Hong's eyes widened, and he asked Huang Tian again, "Really?"

"really."

Huang Tian gave a clear answer.

"Ah~~"

Like the civil official, Xia Hong let out a long sigh and was speechless for a moment.

Thirty days! Only thirty days! He actually broke through three realms in a row, is he even human?! If Huang Tian had taken precious pills and elixirs to break through realms one after another, Xia Hong could accept it, that would be external power, and anyone could do it as long as they had enough rare and precious materials.

However, as far as he knew, Huang Tian had never taken any elixirs or precious medicines. The only pill he had ever swallowed was the Blood Clotting Pill, which was given to him and Bai Zhenfu Shi.

Blood Clotting Pills are not considered particularly precious; they are rather practical and common pills that almost every low-ranking martial artist takes.

Others who take the Blood Coagulation Pill need several years to break through a realm, and some are stuck there for more than ten years without making any progress. But Huang Tian made rapid progress after taking the Blood Coagulation Pill!

This shows that it's not a problem with the medicine's effectiveness, but rather that his talent is worlds apart from that of ordinary martial artists!

Xia Hong clicked his tongue a few times, feeling a pang of bitterness as he recalled how he had been stuck at the fifth rank for years without advancing further.

After the initial bitterness comes an overwhelming sense of ecstasy.

The stronger Huang Tian's aptitude, the greater the reward he, as the introducer, will receive!

He threw his head back and laughed loudly: "Good! Good! Good!"

The noise was so loud that the busy clerks and laborers outside the recording room heard it, and they all peeked inside, trying to see what was going on.

Huang Qian, who was engrossed in his work at the Records Office, also heard Xia Hong's loud laughter and vaguely heard the name "Huang Tian." His heart skipped a beat—ever since he entered the government office, every time he heard Huang Tian's name, it meant bad news.

He put down the document in his hand, walked to the door, and listened carefully to the sounds outside.

Inside the recording room, Huang Tian said, "I wonder what position I should take after this breakthrough?"

Xia Hong pondered for a moment, "If it were anyone else, I would have made the decision directly, but as for you, I'd better take you to see Commander Bai. He might already have something in mind."

Geniuses are always treated differently, and even a commander like him dared not arbitrarily assign Huang Tian a future position.

The two walked out of the recording room. Facing the curious gazes of the clerks and strongmen, Xia Hong waved his hand, somewhat smugly and somewhat impolitely, and said, "What are you all looking at? So what if I broke through to the seventh rank again, breaking through three realms in thirty days? What's so interesting about that?!"

As soon as he finished speaking, the clerks and laborers erupted in cheers, making the scene even more lively. Xia Hong smirked and coughed twice: "Stop making a ruckus. You look like you've never seen anything like this before. It's embarrassing!"

Then, in a cheerful mood and with light steps, he led Huang Tian straight to the office of the garrison commander Bai Yuanfu.

He was left with a group of chattering subordinates and Huang Qian, who was secretly eavesdropping and felt as if he had been struck by lightning.

"He, he, he's reached the seventh rank?!"

The heavy blow nearly caused him to collapse to the ground. He barely managed to hold onto the back of the door, his mind a complete blank.

Previously, before Huang Tian broke through, he could maintain a psychological advantage by claiming that he was a seventh-grade martial artist and therefore stronger. But now that Huang Tian is at the same grade as him and his strength is not necessarily inferior, his psychological advantage has collapsed.

"What should I do?"

He slowly walked to the chair, sat down, and forced himself to calm down, pondering, "I must break through to the middle third rank and surpass him!"

He is about to reach the perfection of the third transformation of Qi and Blood, and is preparing to try to absorb the spiritual energy between heaven and earth. However, his progress is very slow. He has not even condensed a wisp of true Qi, let alone formed a Qi vortex.

Because the spiritual energy was too violent, it damaged his bones and muscles as soon as it entered his body, forcing him to stop, slowly adapt, and temper his bones again.

But now, he can't wait any longer!
"Take the pill! The Qi Gathering Pill!"

He made up his mind completely, "I will ask my father to buy me a Qi Gathering Pill, swallow it to induce Qi, and break through to the sixth rank!"

(End of this chapter)