Endless Winter: My Camp Upgrades Infinitely

Chapter 1267: Chapter 418: Seize the Opportunity, Turmoil Brought by the Eldest Young Master, Hongmen Scroll_4

The current Vice Chief of Punishment of Hongmen City is a significant opportunity for him. As long as he does a good job and doesn’t disappoint Xia Chuan and Director Li, his status in their eyes will continue to rise. Will he still worry about not having opportunities to make a name for himself in Great Xia!

“Everyone, are you planning to surround me like this all the time? It’s not easy to enter the Martial Arts Pavilion; isn’t it a waste if you don’t seize the time for cultivation?”

Meanwhile, at the other side, after Xia Yuzong finished the second set of fist techniques and being surrounded by everyone, he couldn’t help but turn his head, cupping his hands toward everyone around him, and spoke in a childish voice.

When everyone heard his words, they immediately reacted.

Most people quickly turned back to their areas for cultivation, while a few rolled their eyes and praised Xia Yuzong.

“The Eldest Young Master’s aptitude should be the best in Xia City, right?”

“Not just Xia City; a six-year-old at the Earth-digging Realm might not be found across Nine Towns. To call him the best in Moao South Slope wouldn’t be an exaggeration!”

“Yes, yes, yes. At this rate, I estimate that the Eldest Young Master could break through to the Cold Resistance Level at most in his early teens. Moao South Slope likely can’t find anyone with higher aptitude than the Eldest Young Master.”

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Upon hearing the praise from that small group, Xiang Liang, who was about to leave, immediately stopped, then couldn’t help but turn his head to look at Xia Yuzong, wanting to see his reaction.

When Xia Yuzong heard the words of the crowd, his little face not only didn’t show a smile but seemed to show a bit of displeasure. He slightly cupped his hands and said to everyone: “You overpraise me, please make good use of your time to cultivate!”

For a six-year-old Xia Yuzong, to react so calmly to so much praise was indeed impressive.

Those who praised him visibly had awkward expressions but didn’t dare to say anything further. They cupped their hands and returned to their own tasks.

As for those who had already left, they turned their heads to look at Xia Yuzong, with obvious admiration in their eyes.

Xiang Liang was more direct, looking at Xia Yuzong with eyes full of appreciation and praise.

No matter the reason, a six-year-old child who doesn’t get lost in the praise and commendations around him is already remarkable. Considering Xia Yuzong’s heritage and status, achieving this is undoubtedly even more commendable.

“It was rumored that when the Eldest Young Master was born six years ago, the Lord himself said he would become a dragon of the Xia Family. Now it seems that prophecy will indeed come true!”

Xiang Liang smiled, turned around, and left the Martial Arts Pavilion heading home.

He needed to tidy up first before heading to the Prison Department to report to Li Tiancheng.

Wang Yuxiu was overjoyed to see her husband finally out of seclusion, bustling about to tidying up for him and preparing meals, busy beyond words.

Xiang Liang only stayed at home for half an hour before going to the main hall of the Prison Department.

After the guards reported, Xiang Liang went directly into the main hall, seeing Li Tiancheng, who was writing diligently at the desk above, he hurriedly bowed: “Silver Order Prison Warden Xiang Liang greets Lord Chief!”

“11 mane strength, not bad!”

A two-month promotion to 11 mane strength surprised Li Tiancheng as he looked at Xiang Liang, and the words of praise were clearly from the heart.

“The Chief overpraises. If not for the precious opportunity given by the Minister and you, Lord, I couldn’t have advanced so quickly!”

Hearing Xiang Liang’s modesty, Li Tiancheng waved his hand, refraining from further small talk, and quickly drew a blue-covered book from the desk, gesturing for a guard to pass it to Xiang Liang.

Seeing the blue cover, Xiang Liang’s face lit up with speculation. Upon receiving the book from the guard and seeing the words on the cover, he silently thought to himself, ‘Just as I guessed.’

The cover clearly read “Hongmen Scroll.”

The Prison Department oversees the criminal laws of Great Xia, and as Prison Wardens, they are responsible for handling cases, investigations, arrests, punishments, and even execution tasks when necessary. Such complex tasks naturally require strict procedures.

To standardize case handling procedures, the Prison Department established scrolls for reporting all subordinate districts across Great Xia, categorized into blue and red volumes. The red scroll records are cases finalized by the Prison Headquarters; the blue scroll records are unsolved or unopened cases.

The dangers of the Ice Abyss World are numerous, and even in today’s powerful Great Xia, the monthly reported deaths at various stations are significant. Among these, some disappear, some are killed by Cold Beasts, some by Deceitful Monsters, and, of course, some by humans.

The reasons for these deaths must be investigated thoroughly by the Prison Department.

If it’s confirmed that Cold Beasts or Deceitful Monsters caused the deaths, the Prison Department finds relief. The real fear lies in human-caused murders, which require a thorough investigation into whether the perpetrator was an outsider or an insider, and for what motive. Everything must be clear.

If it remains unclear, that’s fine; it’s filed as a cold case, and whoever handles it has their name on it, ultimately affecting their promotional assessment.

In such a way, all Prison Wardens fear cold cases the most.

Yet, according to Prison Department regulations, each station has cold cases, so there’s a blue scroll at every station.

Prison Wardens, upon seeing the blue scroll, can’t help but want to turn around and run.

At this moment, Xiang Liang, holding the blue scroll in his hands, naturally shared this feeling.

Moreover.

The blue scroll in his hand from Hongmen, its thickness was somewhat terrifying!

It’s thicker than any scroll he’s seen before!