The purpose of the national "War God Squad" is to venture into secret realms and gather resources. The risks are extremely high, and there's always the possibility of sacrifice.
Accordingly, the War God Squad also receives very generous benefits.
After causing a big stir, he immediately called the leader of the Five-Man Task Force and asked her to handle the aftermath.
Although the five aren't particularly high-level in cultivation, they're all elite members sent from various departments. So, having them handle cleanup is just perfect.
Four hours later, at the Waterwood University library.
Ian Song was lounging in a chair, flipping through a wuxia novel published over ten years ago.
After returning, he searched online and discovered that the "Great Qin World" was actually modeled after a novel written over a decade ago.
Before his traversal, he'd read plenty of novels and watched lots of TV and movies, but he mostly focused on works released in the past three years.
To avoid going in blind on his next traversal, he came to the library to look for some old-school wuxia novels to read.
Just then, a capable woman dressed in a black business suit and gold-rimmed glasses walked into the library. She scanned the crowd, then headed straight for Ian Song.
Her name was Elaine Ling, the leader of the Five-Man Task Force.
Since the Five-Man Task Force was formed, Ian Song had only met with them once at the very beginning, and hadn't summoned them again until now. This was their first real activation.
And this first call was for a major case.
Before Ian could even ask, Elaine Ling proactively reported the details of how her team handled the incident.
"You all did a great job this time. Here, split this among yourselves!" Ian casually handed Elaine a jade bottle.
Inside the jade bottle were five Marrow-Cleansing Pills.
Marrow-Cleansing Pills can wash the marrow and improve a martial artist’s aptitude—their value far exceeds even Vital Essence Pills.
Elaine didn't hesitate. She accepted the bottle with both hands. Although she didn't know what kind of pill was inside, she trusted that anything Ian gave would be extraordinary. After bowing in thanks, she quietly withdrew.
Elaine was actually from a family clan, but the Ling Clan was only second-tier.
Her martial talent was average; at thirty-five, she had only just reached Post-natal Perfection. Otherwise, she wouldn't have chosen a government career.
After leaving Waterwood University, Elaine called the other four members of the Five-Man Task Force.
Twenty minutes later, all five gathered at a small courtyard house.
The Five-Man Task Force consisted of three men and two women. Elaine Ling had the highest cultivation, excelled at overall control and intelligence analysis, and was also the oldest, so she naturally became the leader.
"Sis Elaine, you met with the Boss, right? So, is the Boss satisfied with our efficiency?" Kelly Qi asked nervously. As the youngest in the group at twenty-seven and a Post-natal late-stage cultivator, she was also a top-tier hacker.
She contributed the most to compiling evidence of Luan Huaiming's corruption in just a few hours.
"He seemed pretty satisfied," Elaine replied with a smile.
"That's good," Kelly said.
A friendly-looking young man with ordinary features smiled and said, "My name is Evan Lu, thirty-two, Post-natal late-stage. I'm good at tracking and counter-surveillance, and used to be a criminal police officer."
The other two were Jade Hua and Rock Chen.
Despite his feminine name, Jade Hua was actually a man. He was petite and fair-skinned, and if he wore a wig and women's clothes, he'd look just like a real woman.
He was twenty-eight this year, also a Post-natal late-stage cultivator, skilled in disguise, infiltration, and fluent in nine languages.
The last was Rock Chen, thirty-one years old, Post-natal late-stage, former special forces, expert in all kinds of firearms, and a sniper specialist.
Overall, each member of the Five-Man Task Force had their own specialty.
"By the way, the Boss gave us a reward. Jade, you're the expert here—can you tell what kind of pill this is?" Elaine handed the jade bottle to Jade Hua.
Jade Hua also came from a martial arts family, and the Hua Clan specialized in alchemy.
Jade Hua opened the bottle, poured out a pill, and when he saw it in his palm, his face lit up with joy: "Boss is way too generous! This is a Marrow-Cleansing Pill that can wash the marrow and improve a martial artist’s aptitude—money can’t buy something this good!"
Hearing 'wash the marrow and improve physique,' the other four immediately became excited, their expressions turning to joy.