Sacrificial Artifact System: From Bell-ringer to the Ancestral Patriarch of the Sect novel Chapter 148

Chapter 148: Chapter 127 Empress Dowager Becomes a Heavenly Phenomenon (Request for Monthly Ticket)_2

"Just some perfunctory action will do, after all, those below know what to do... haha, this Senior Brother Li really puts on quite an air, I don’t believe he can truly do anything."

An Inner Sect Disciple with the surname He sneered.

The unspoken rules of the preliminaries, those above are aware of it, and they have tacitly consented.

These Inner Sect Disciples guarding the Divine Sword Mansion, taking advantage of the recruitment preliminaries to rake in some profits, had long become customary.

...

In the blink of an eye, three days passed.

Li Qian, who had been staying in the Divine Sword Mansion, suddenly said, "Starting today, we shall conduct preliminaries in every county, town, and village."

"Ah? Senior Brother Li, conducting preliminaries one by one like this is too inefficient and troublesome, it’s better to let those below bring the participants over here."

He, the Inner Sect Disciple, quickly responded.

"Though it’s a bit troublesome, this way we won’t miss out on the true martial arts talents. Just do as I say."

Li Qian said indifferently.

He, the Inner Sect Disciple, showed a troubled expression...

Because the notice he issued only reached the county level, whether the counties had informed the towns and villages was unknown, and the likelihood was very low.

"What? Is there a problem?"

Li Qian asked sternly.

"Senior Brother Li, no...."

He, the Inner Sect Disciple, quickly shook his head.

Reluctantly, he could only follow Li Qian out of the Divine Sword Mansion, but he secretly signaled someone to pass the message along.

The preliminary selection site in Pingze County City.

Hundreds of young men and women gathered.

Many of them were civilians’ children.

"Only so few people?"

Li Qian frowned slightly.

"Senior Brother Li, everyone is here..."

He, the Inner Sect Disciple, promptly replied.

"I remember the population of Pingze County City is around 800,000, right? Have the officials from the household office bring over the registries of all eligible youngsters aged ten to eighteen from the entire Pingze County. I want to inspect each one’s Root Bone."

Li Qian declared with a wave of his hand.

He, the Inner Sect Disciple, turned pale. If they were to inspect based on the household registries, the true intricacies of the recruitment couldn’t be concealed anymore.

"Senior Brother Li..."

"What, is there a problem?"

Li Qian’s expression darkened.

The reason he made the trip himself was to find out just how serious the corruption in recruitment was.

"Senior Brother Li, I’ll immediately send someone to the household office."

He, the Inner Sect Disciple, quickly said.

Since this Senior Brother Li insisted on investigating, let him do so.

But once he discovered the insides, he probably wouldn’t be able to investigate further.

"Never mind, I’ll go there myself."