Luo Feng Takes Office

“With this official appointment issued, I can actually teleport directly from my manor to the Ganwu Branch within the Virtual Universe.” Luo Feng nodded in satisfaction after reviewing the detailed, intricate information attached to the email on his screen and noting all the important rules. “To the Ganwu Branch!” Luo Feng thought, and his will stirred. He instantly disappeared from his desk, teleporting to the Ganwu Branch in the Virtual Universe. Within the Virtual Universe, there existed a primary dimensional space. This dimensional space contained numerous continents, each representing a Cosmic Nation. Surrounding these continents were countless islands, some representing medium-level cosmic civilizations, others marking special locations. For instance, the Black Dragon Mountain Island, under the jurisdiction of the Ganwu Continent, was the usual place for residents of the Black Dragon Mountain Empire to enter the Virtual Universe network. Under the Ganwu Continent's jurisdiction lay 'Amethyst Island'. This was an incredibly beautiful island, entirely composed of purple crystal. Its total area was in no way inferior to Black Dragon Mountain Island. The island was covered with undulating palaces made of amethyst, each varying distinctly in height and grandeur. The most dazzling of these was the central amethyst palace, towering over ten thousand kilometers high. Bathed in sunlight, this majestic amethyst palace refracted a myriad of brilliant colors. This Amethyst Island... was the office of the Virtual Universe Company's Ganwu Branch. Given the immense vastness of the cosmos, it was only natural for this office to be located within the Virtual Universe. “Everything was perfectly normal, and now headquarters suddenly dispatches an Inspector Envoy! And this Luo Feng, what's the rush to break through to Domain Lord level...” Inside the grand hall, a massive round table, over a thousand meters in diameter, stood. Beside it were three towering thrones, each currently occupied. The speaker was an ape-man with fine fur on his face, clad in an exquisite, magnificent purple robe, speaking with a frown. Faint wisps of purple lightning crackled around his purple robe. “What good is your displeasure? Even if Luo Feng hasn't broken through to Domain Lord level yet, he'll still reach it within a few millennia. And since his home is the Ganwu Universe Nation, he'll still come to our Ganwu Branch as an Inspector Envoy eventually.” A man with dazzling golden hair, like the Sun, and three golden feathers atop his head, whose beauty bordered on the sinister, spoke with disdain. “Purple Lightning Marquis, Golden Feather Marquis!” A gentle voice chimed in. It belonged to a barefoot girl, entirely veiled in black gauze, her gaze subtly seeming to twist the surrounding space-time. “The appointment has been issued, and Luo Feng will soon take office! Your bickering now is utterly pointless!” The ape-man, Purple Lightning Marquis, and the sinister man, Golden Feather Marquis, both looked over. “Luo Feng's identity as an Inspector Envoy grants him the authority to investigate many of our official actions. He might uncover evidence detrimental to us!” the black-veiled girl said softly. “Purple Lightning Marquis is in charge of the Commerce Department. There are countless messy transactions within it. Even if the accounts are perfectly kept and much evidence destroyed, if he investigates thoroughly... haha, ape-man, even if you're not thrown into a star-domain prison, you'll have to go to the Outer Territory Battlefield to atone for your sins!” the sinister man chuckled. “Is your Martial Department clean?” the ape-man glared coldly at the sinister man. “Better than your Commerce Department, at least,” the sinister man retorted, raising an eyebrow. “Enough!” The black-veiled girl frowned and softly snapped. Immediately, both men looked at the black-veiled girl, who was subtly radiating anger: “Some things inevitably violate regulations. If that Inspector Envoy is truly determined to investigate, given enough time, he will absolutely uncover issues. Even if the problems aren't severe, dismissing us from our posts would be well within his rights.” “Hmm.” Both the ape-man and the golden-haired sinister man nodded in agreement. “Regardless, we must keep these positions!” the ape-man said in a low voice. The three giants of the Ganwu Branch, what illustrious statuses they held! They wielded immense power! Far stronger than ordinary Marquis-level Immortals. Among the Martial Department, Commerce Department, and Military Department, the Military Department was actually the hardest and safest to investigate. This was because the Military Department was simply too vast and jointly managed the cosmic army with the Ganwu Universe Nation... If the Inspector Envoy wanted to investigate the Military Department, he would need to go through the high-ranking officials of the Ganwu Universe Nation, making it extremely complicated. Investigating the Martial Department and Commerce Department, however, would be much easier. “Firstly, Luo Feng isn't a fool. If he's dead set on investigating, he'll force us into opposition,” the black-veiled girl said softly. “That would bring him no benefit whatsoever.” “If he dares to do that, we'll just secretly kill him!” the golden-haired sinister man said chillingly. “Kill him?” The ape-man scoffed. “Golden Feather Marquis, do you think his teacher, Zhenyan King, is a fool? Zhenyan King is second only to the Saint Lord in my ape-man race, and he's renowned for his domineering nature and protectiveness. If you truly dare to secretly kill him, unless you do it flawlessly, leaving no trace, and even erase your own memories so Zhenyan King can't find anything... otherwise, you're dead!!!” The golden-haired sinister man's pupils contracted. Zhenyan King? Crushing him, Golden Feather Marquis, would be like crushing an ant. “Wake up, both of you! Luo Feng broke into the Primal Secret Region during his very first qualification battle. A genius like that is definitely noticed by the highest levels of headquarters!” the black-veiled girl said coldly. “And he has Zhenyan King backing him! Even if we act, we can at most teach him a lesson, make him suffer a bit, but absolutely no killing intent. Once we make a move to kill... that truly would be a dead end for us.” Both the ape-man and the golden-haired sinister man nodded. “We have no other choice!” The black-veiled girl pointed into the void, and a screen appeared, displaying detailed plan proposals. “These are three contingency plans my subordinates drafted. Take a look.” The two men looked. After reading, the two exchanged glances. “Let's hope Luo Feng is a smart man. That way, he can enjoy his time as Inspector Envoy with great prestige and comfort, and the three of us won't have any troubles! Otherwise... we'll all suffer together!” the golden-haired sinister man grunted. A moment later— “Beep!” “Beep!” “Beep!” “Beep!” “Beep!” “Beep!” A piercing alarm blared through the hall. The three giants abruptly stood up. “He's here!” the black-veiled girl said softly. “Come, we must give an exceptionally warm welcome to the esteemed Envoy who has arrived to conduct the inspection.” “Indeed, exceptionally warm,” the ape-man nodded. “Extremely warm,” the golden-haired sinister man also deliberately put on what he believed to be his most friendly smile. On an amethyst reef, tens of square meters wide, at the easternmost edge of Amethyst Island, a burst of brilliant light shot skyward, and Luo Feng appeared on the reef. “So this is the Ganwu Branch's office in the Virtual Universe?” Luo Feng's eyes were dazzled by the shimmering Amethyst Island under the brilliant light. The entire island was like a colossal work of art, and the amethyst palaces, bathed in sunlight, were indeed breathtakingly beautiful. Whoosh! Luo Feng immediately took flight, heading towards the center of Amethyst Island, for the island was truly immense, comparable in size to Black Dragon Mountain Island. “Hmm?” After flying for a moment, covering about a hundred thousand kilometers, Luo Feng saw the countless figures standing on the massive amethyst plaza. At a glance, they seemed to stretch endlessly. At the very front of the dense crowd stood three figures. An ape-man, elegant in his magnificent purple robe, smiled, purple lightning rippling around his body. A man with incredibly dazzling golden hair, his smile was brilliant, and his entire being radiated warmth like the Sun. A barefoot girl, clad only in black gauze, her unintentional allure made Luo Feng feel a surge of good cheer, even knowing it was a temptation. “Welcome, Inspector Envoy Luo Feng!” the black-veiled girl said with a smile. Whoosh! The countless figures, stretching as far as the eye could see, uniformly knelt, respectfully shouting in unison: “Greetings, His Highness Luo Feng!” “Greetings, His Highness Luo Feng,” hundreds of Immortal Gods bowed. “Luo Feng, welcome to our Ganwu Branch!” the black-veiled girl said with a smile. “Luo Feng, I've long heard of your great reputation. To break into the Primal Secret Region in such a short time, I truly admire you, truly admire you.” The golden-haired man's smile was brilliant, and he appeared very amiable and sunny, without a hint of his previous sinister aura. “Haha... Luo Feng, I am from the Guanyan Tribe of the ape-man race. Your teacher, Zhenyan King, is the greatest existence of the Kahuns Tribe. I've admired Senior Zhenyan King since childhood and always aimed to follow his example. To see Zhenyan King's disciple today, I'm truly delighted. Haha...” The ape-man was exceptionally enthusiastic. Luo Feng stood there, somewhat dazed, watching the three giants' enthusiastic welcome, hundreds of Immortal Gods bowing respectfully, and countless people kneeling. This, this, this... Wasn't this welcome from the Ganwu Branch a bit too grand? Moreover, these three giants were all Marquis-level Immortals, their status in no way inferior to his own, yet they were so enthusiastic? “Luo Feng.” The black-veiled girl walked over, smiling. “Allow me to introduce us.” “I know the three of you,” Luo Feng said directly, looking at the black-veiled girl. “You must be Minister Weisa, the 'Black Annihilation Marquis,' who oversees the Military Department!” The black-veiled girl smiled and nodded. “You must be Minister Aifu, the 'Golden Feather Marquis,' who oversees the Martial Department.” Luo Feng looked at the golden-haired, sunny man, who smiled and nodded. “And you must be Minister Zhenqian, the 'Purple Lightning Marquis,' who oversees the Commerce Department.” Luo Feng looked at the ape-man, who laughed heartily and nodded repeatedly: “It seems you already know quite a bit about the three of us, Luo Feng, even before arriving. With your investigative abilities, this Inspector Envoy job will surely be easy.” “I'll still need the assistance of the three of you,” Luo Feng said with a faint smile. “Of course.” “Absolutely.” “It's our duty.” The three giants all smiled and nodded. “Luo Feng, let me introduce you,” the black-veiled girl said with a smile, gesturing towards the countless figures behind them and the respectfully bowing Immortal Gods. “Our Ganwu Branch is responsible for managing over ten thousand star domains and hundreds of millions of star systems within the Ganwu Universe Nation. So, in addition to us three ministers, the branch has 322 other Immortal Gods, and approximately 820 million important personnel responsible for various star domains and systems—all of them are here!” Luo Feng held his breath. He gazed at the kneeling, countless figures that stretched endlessly before him. There were indeed 820 million people; no wonder his vision couldn't fully encompass them. “Hmm?” As Luo Feng's gaze swept over the 322 Immortal Gods, he suddenly spotted an old man with green skin and a wrinkled head. He couldn't help but feel surprised. “Manluo?” This old man... It was precisely the old man Luo Feng had often seen in the Black Dragon Mountain Island's killing arena back then.