Confined to one's home at the start, studied for ten years, and became a saint and ancestor.

Is reading really useful?

Although I felt that Lu Feifan's temperament suddenly became more sophisticated and high-class.

However, Mu Xiaoya, having recovered from that state, remained skeptical.

Useless is a scholar.

No matter how well you write poetry, it's all for naught if you encounter a fist.

Even the best-laid plans will fail if they encounter a strong but reckless individual.

Therefore, even in the imperial examinations, ability was the primary factor. If one lacked ability, no matter how outstanding one's talent and learning, one could not be admitted. After all, without ability, one was not even qualified to take the exam.

In the imperial court, if you want to reach a certain position, you must first have the ability to achieve it.

The power of high-ranking officials in the central government extends beyond their status to the local level; it lies in their actual strength.

Of course, this also leads to a more rigid class system in the world than one might imagine.

The existence of dynastic families is also incredibly long, often lasting for thousands of years or even tens of thousands of years.

The destruction of most of these powerful forces was not due to external pressure.

The problem lies internally.

It's like the Duke of Dingguo's mansion.

Even if the pillar of stability fails, if everyone works together, nothing will happen.

But unfortunately, some people who live too well just like to seek out some excitement.

After Mu Xiaoya left with Xiao Tianyi.

Lu Feifan couldn't concentrate on his reading for a while, so he ran out.

With nothing else to do, I went to the Duke of Dingguo's mansion.

The capital city is vast, but the space left for ordinary people is not very large.

This is because the land occupied by these powerful and wealthy families is excessively large.

Take the Duke of Dingguo's mansion for example. It covers an area of ​​nearly 1.4 million square meters, which is the size of two imperial palaces on Blue Star, where he lived in his previous life.

This is a city within a city.

And this is only the Dingguo Duke's Mansion, one of the eight great pillars of the state.

It should be noted that there are seven other similar entities, not to mention the forces subordinate to them.

In short, the mansions and residences of these powerful and wealthy families throughout the capital were increasingly extravagant.

In fact, many powerful and wealthy people had fiefdoms outside the capital and did not live entirely off the dynasty's stipend.

However, everyone still gathered in the capital, not only because of the rules established at the beginning of the dynasty, but also because the capital had the blessing of a dragon vein, which was more conducive to cultivation.

Of course, the so-called dragon vein is actually a treasure land for cultivation.

This is also one of the important reasons why the royal family of the Great Xia Dynasty, as well as the various powerful and noble families, have maintained a continuous line of succession.

The rank of an official in the Great Xia Dynasty also reflects the length of time spent cultivating in the land of dragon veins, as well as their location.

Therefore, for various powerful forces, official positions are not simply about power and influence.

For example, the old Duke abdicated in order to give up the best cultivation position belonging to the lineage of the Duke of Dingguo.

In every faction, ordinary positions can be freely assigned, but key positions can only be held by those currently in office.

Even royalty is no exception.

This is probably also a major reason why those two old guys couldn't resist.

Once they reached Shenwu, there was little point in continuing the struggle.

Reaching the Divine Martial Realm is extremely difficult; it's not something you can achieve simply by relying on the imperial dragon vein.

Therefore, the only reason they could be considering this was for their direct descendants.

However, those two old guys didn't even consider the timing when they wanted to cause trouble.

Given the current situation.

If they instigate internal strife, then they have truly succeeded.

But given this precarious situation, how long they can hold out is a question.

That's practically courting death.

Lu Feifan paused for a moment, looking at the two ferocious beasts guarding the Duke's mansion not far away.

He didn't go in; he just looked around from the outside and then turned and left.

After he left, the beast's eyes looked in the direction where he had stood, as if it sensed something was wrong.

However, after staring intently for a while, even seeing a blood-red light in his eyes, he looked away once everything seemed normal.

"You're quite wealthy. You found a good house."

Lu Feifan approached Li Erlin, the underling he had taken in a few days earlier.

They found that this guy was fairly honest and obedient, and he bought a house not far from Tianya Haige.

"Be careful, you're afraid of being poor. This is your only hobby, and you're already dreaming of having your own big house."

Li Erlin said with a little apprehension.

"It's okay, as long as you like it."

"You know that the Empress has just established a Demon Suppression Division, right?"

"It should be aimed at those members of the Phantom Clan."

"Get ready, let's go and join them, and use their power to find the Phantom Clan."

Lu Feifan directly stated the purpose of his visit.

Li Erlin naturally had no objection to Lu Feifan's decision.

Whatever Lu Feifan says goes.

Soon, Lu Feifan led him to the place where the Demon Suppression Division was recruiting people.

Very easy to find.

The Empress's establishment of the Demon Suppression Division was a grand and impressive undertaking.

You can find out the place with just a few inquiries.

Moreover, joining is extremely easy, with virtually no assessments or reviews.

Lu Feifan originally thought that his identity was unclear and that he was just there to join in the fun, but in reality, he couldn't really get involved.

It went much more smoothly than I had imagined.

After registering and demonstrating his abilities, he received a waist tag. He filled in his own identity information, and a special mirror image artifact captured his facial image.

This is like a joke.

The Empress made such a big show of the Demon Suppression Bureau, and this is all she produced?

Could it be that she lacks authority and has been misled by her subordinates?

Lu Feifan was very skeptical about this.

However, when they saw the benefits offered by the Demon Suppression Division...

Lu Feifan then realized that he had been wrong.

The Demon Suppression Division is indeed open to any martial artist.

But getting a waist token doesn't mean you're guaranteed a government job.

We must do things first.

If you don't do any work, the badge is just a badge; it doesn't grant you any rights.

There wasn't even a basic safety net.

From this perspective, joining the Demon Suppression Guard, while seemingly granting them a title, is actually just the beginning.

Later, as you level up, you will be able to gain more benefits.

To level up, you need to do quests from the Demon Suppression Division.

This has practically turned into a hiring platform!

It's about using rewards to motivate people to work hard.

Eventually, once you reach a higher rank, you become an insider of the Demon Suppression Division.

They'll be able to get a government job now.

But in themselves, those with high levels are all experts.

For them, receiving a government salary is a very simple matter.

This is simply masterful manipulation.

That's a really clever idea.

However, that's all I thought about it.

A true expert, seeing this situation, would never come here to join the fun.

He was the exception, bored out of his mind.

But people like him are ultimately in the minority.

"It's not that the Empress, upon first registering her power, wanted to cultivate martial artists from the common people for her own use, but was afraid that the quotas would be monopolized by powerful forces. Therefore, she simply didn't set any thresholds, allowing everyone to develop freely. Once they reach a certain level, they can receive genuine training from the Demon Suppression Division. The conditions listed here don't seem very good, but they are actually a smokescreen by the Empress!"

I heard this kind of discussion.

Lu Feifan couldn't help but glance sideways, wondering which brilliant person had such a wild idea.

Lu Feifan saw that it was a man wearing a blue robe who looked shifty-eyed.

He moved closer to the crowd and made this guess.

Moreover, Lu Feifan noticed that this was not the only one making such claims.

Online trolls!

A familiar term came to Lu Feifan's mind.

Awesome!

That's what you call really good at having fun.