Monster, come to my bowl

While I was pondering, the head of the embassy appeared.

The curator's name is Chang Dong, an old demon-suppressing guard who is over sixty years old.

"Disperse! The special envoy has arrived, and instead of preparing guest rooms for him, you are surrounding him and asking him questions. How disobedient!" Director Chang shouted angrily.

"Yes Yes Yes!"

"Let's arrange it right away!"

"I'll make tea."

Everyone dispersed in a hurry.

Chang Dong walked up to Cai Ji and bowed his hands in apology with a serious expression: "I didn't know the special envoy was coming. I'm sorry I couldn't..."

"Director, you don't have to be polite! Just call me Manager Cai." Cai Ji interrupted the other party's polite words and said with a smile: "I am not a demon-suppressing guard, so there is no need to be so polite. Just arrange a place for me to stay."

Not the Demon Suppression Guard?

Director Chang was just about to inquire about Cai Ji's rank in order to decide the level of hospitality, when he heard this he curiously asked, "Manager Cai... does he run a restaurant?"

"Inn, small inn." Cai Ji waved his hand and said modestly, "The communication roads between Zhongzhou and other states were attacked by monsters a while ago. I came to Dongzhou to help Wang Tiechui deliver a letter. I will go back after I finish the work."

When Director Chang heard this, he was extremely shocked.

From the coast of Zhongzhou to the main island of Dongzhou, it is thousands of miles away, and it is all by sea, so you may encounter all kinds of sea monsters at any time!

The couriers between the two states risked their lives every time they delivered the letters.

But coming from the mouth of Shopkeeper Cai, how could it be as simple as eating or shopping?

"Manager Cai, does the Great God of Destiny have any other instructions?" asked Director Chang.

"No!" Cai Ji was too lazy to explain the current situation again and asked directly: "Director, what's the situation in Dongzhou? I just went to the Demon Suppression Hall and they said that Mu Da Siming has passed away, and the new Da Siming has not yet arrived."

"Oh, don't mention it." Director Chang shook his head and sighed, "It's a complete mess."

"Why is it such a mess?" Cai Ji asked.

"It has been only five days since Mu Da Siming passed away, and Dongzhou is about to fall into civil war! A first-class expert has not appeared in the Dongzhou Demon Suppression Bureau for a hundred years, but there are quite a few second-class experts. In addition to the three Simings, there are more than a dozen second-class generals! Although Mu Changchun designated Lan Siming as his successor before his death, all forces refused to accept it!" Director Chang explained with a serious expression.

"Why do you refuse to accept it?" Cai Ji frowned.

"Lan Siming is too young, and his cultivation is only at the second level! There are so many other second-level Simings and generals. Anyone could have the opportunity to compete for the position of Grand Siming, so naturally he is unwilling to do so." The curator replied.

Cai Ji thought about it and asked curiously: "There are so many second-grade masters in Dongzhou? Why can't there be a first-grade master?"

He knew that there were second-rank generals in other states, but their numbers were in the single digits.

Because the positions of the Demon Suppression Bureau in each state are the same, the number of Si Ming is fixed.

The Demon Suppression Bureau has a total of five departments, namely the Supervisory Department, the Gold and Silver Department, the Power Transmission Department, the Equipment Manufacturing Department, and the Pharmaceutical Department.

The Great Sima is solely in charge of the supervisory and financial powers, and each Sima is in charge of one of the latter three, which means that there can only be three Sima in the Demon Suppression Bureau, as there won’t be enough positions for more!

The other second-rank masters would generally take up other positions first as substitutes for Sima Ming.

But in Dongzhou, there are actually more than a dozen second-rank generals!

It’s ridiculous!

"That's right! Dongzhou has many second-grade people, but it's hard to find a first-grade one!" Director Chang nodded and explained, "This is related to the clan tradition of Dongzhou. Dongzhou is made up of hundreds of islands. Due to inconvenient transportation, a clan governance pattern has been formed over thousands of years. Small islands are basically dominated by one family, and large islands are governed by several families. After banding together, dozens of in-laws have been formed, each occupying an island."

"These big clans are the real kings of the local area! When there is something going on in the local area, the victims will not go to the Demon Suppression Bureau, but to the elders of the big clans! The elders' words are more effective than the judgment of the Demon Suppression Bureau!"

"So, Dongzhou is nominally one, but in reality it is a clan alliance. Most of the resources that the major clans have are used on themselves, and they are only willing to give a small portion to the Monster Suppression Bureau. The Monster Suppression Bureau does not have enough resources, so naturally it cannot train first-class masters."

After listening to the curator's introduction, Cai Ji understood it instantly.

Isn’t this an autonomous region?

Clan autonomy!

Each autonomous region kept all the resources for itself, and thus cultivated a large number of second-grade masters!

But it makes the local areas rich and the central government poor!

The Demon Suppression Bureau has no resources, so it cannot cultivate a first-class monster.

It seems that a hundred flowers are blooming, but there is no single flower that stands out!

Cai Ji scratched his head and asked, "Who has the best chance now?"

"In my opinion, no one has a chance for the time being." Director Chang shook his head and smiled bitterly, "Among the three Sima now, Pang Dakuang is tyrannical and overbearing, Long Erniang is smiling but hiding a knife, and the major clans have their own candidates to support, so it is difficult to reach a consensus. Lan Xi, the successor of Mu Changchun, has a good character, but he is too young. Whether in terms of cultivation or skills, he is at the bottom of the three Sima!"

"I heard that Lan Siming is a little girl." Cai Ji suddenly asked.

"That's not the case with the little girl. Lan Siming is already in her twenties this year." Director Chang smiled and sighed, "Alas, she was the last disciple accepted by Mu Changchun. Her talent in cultivation was unprecedented, so Mu Changchun tried every possible way to collect resources to help her break through. If she had been given a few more years, she might have been able to reach the first level! It's a pity that Mu Changchun died suddenly, and Lan Siming can only stop for the time being."

"Stop temporarily? Doesn't she have her own family?" Cai Ji asked doubtfully.

"Lan Siming is the daughter of a fisherman. Her home is on a remote island and she does not belong to any large clan. However, the Mu family is willing to continue to support her, on the condition that she must marry into the Mu family." Director Chang replied.

"Fuck! Isn't this taking advantage of someone's misfortune?" Cai Ji couldn't help but complain.

"It's not that we would take advantage of someone's misfortune. After all, it was Mu Da Siming who changed Lan Xi's life. She has lived with the Mu family since she was a child. Marriage is the best choice for both parties." After Director Chang finished speaking, he shook his head and said, "It's a pity that distant water cannot quench a nearby fire. The position of Da Siming is destined to cause turmoil in Dongzhou!"

"Damn it! The demon tribe is about to launch a massive attack, and they are still thinking about fighting among themselves! They are really afraid that they won't die fast enough!" Cai Ji complained again.

"What? The demons are preparing to launch a massive attack?" Director Chang was shocked and asked quickly, "How did Shopkeeper Cai know about this?"

"A few days ago, a demon king went to Tongtian City to spy on information, but was caught by Wang Tiechui! The information was obtained from the demon king's mouth during interrogation! I came to Dongzhou just for this matter." Cai Ji replied.

Director Chang felt a chill on his back and said in a lost voice: "Now Dongzhou is leaderless, what should we do?"

Cai Ji touched his chin and suddenly asked, "If anyone among these second-rank people suddenly breaks through to the first-rank, can he subdue all parties and successfully become the Great God of Destiny?"