Gong Luo’s stance was quite humble.
As the Chief of the Qingmu Departnt in the First Palace, Gong Luo’s status in the Luo Jiu Divine Palace wasn’t low. He himself was also a high-level Void God.
A high-level Void God corresponds to the levels of Seven Stars, Eight Stars, and Nine Stars.
With strength and status, his words to Jing Yan were very casual and calm, without a hint of arrogance. This deanor left a very good impression of Gong Luo on Jing Yan.
"Brother Jing Yan, I ca to find you because there’s sothing I wish to discuss with you. I’ll be direct, I hope you can join our Qingmu Departnt. I won’t hide from you that among the Ninety-nine Departnts, the Qingmu Departnt ranks slightly lower. If you join the Qingmu Departnt, the resources you might receive could be less compared to so better-ranked departnts." After exchanging a few pleasantries with Jing Yan, Gong Luo explained his intentions.
The attitude was very sincere.
He also frankly told Jing Yan that if Jing Yan joins the Qingmu Departnt, the rewards and resources he might receive could be less than those in stronger departnts. This was sothing unavoidable. His words clearly stated his attitude; he didn’t want to deceive Jing Yan, nor would he force Jing Yan. Whether Jing Yan wanted to join the Qingmu Departnt or not was completely up to Jing Yan.
Jing Yan looked at Gong Luo.
In fact, after Gong Luo approached him and revealed his identity, Jing Yan had already guessed Gong Luo’s purpose.
After thinking for a mont, Jing Yan pondered and said, "Director Gong Luo, I’ve not yet passed the selection assessnt, and I’m not officially a mber of the Luo Jiu Divine Palace. Could you wait until my assessnt is over before I give you an answer?"
In truth, Jing Yan had already leaned towards a decision in his heart. He felt this Director Gong Luo was a good person, and joining the Qingmu Departnt, even if the rewards were slightly less, wasn’t a big deal.
Upon hearing Jing Yan’s words, there was a faint glimr of disappointnt in Gong Luo’s eyes.
Gong Luo felt that the chance of Jing Yan joining the Qingmu Departnt wasn’t high anymore. By saying this, Jing Yan should be too embarrassed to refuse directly. After all, since he, the director, personally ca to invite him, refusing directly would be too disrespectful to Gong Luo.
"Alright, then I’ll wait for Brother Jing Yan’s response after the assessnt." Although disappointed, Gong Luo did not show any dissatisfaction towards Jing Yan and still smiled politely.
Jing Yan was a native, who, upon entering the God Realm, absorbed the Chaos Qi for nearly forty hours. This outstanding display of talent warranted his personal recruitnt. Such a genius having aspirations to join a higher-ranked departnt was understandable. After all, the stronger departnts offered more rewards upon joining.
Therefore, Gong Luo didn’t find any fault in Jing Yan not accepting the invitation to join the Qingmu Departnt.
...
"Director, it’s been investigated." A deacon from the Truth Departnt returned and quietly reported to Director Li Yue.
"That young martial artist is called Jing Yan. He’s a native, and not long ago, ascended from a low-class world, brought over by the Guiding Divine Palace," the deacon slowly explained.
This information was obtained through the registration office.
Thus, he was unaware that Jing Yan, after ascending to the God Realm, absorbed the Chaos Qi for more than three days. Though Elder Bao Tong at the registration office knew of this, he only inford Director Gong Luo of the Qingmu Departnt.
After hearing the report from his subordinate, the anticipation in Li Yue’s heart instantly faded.
"So, he’s a native." Li Yue looked at Jing Yan and shook his head.
He wasn’t particularly interested in natives. The Truth Departnt was very strong, and Li Yue was only interested in geniuses from the Tianhua List or those at that level.
As for natives?
Indeed, there were so natives with excellent talent. But how could they compare with the geniuses on the Tianhua List?
A native who ascended to the God Realm was predominantly at the Saint Realm, and even demigods were few. Even at best, they would be a One-star Void God. Even if this native had good talent, reaching a level to be promoted to the Second Palace would take a considerable amount of ti.
To be considered for promotion to the Second Palace, a Three-star Void God of average strength wouldn’t suffice; only rather strong Three-star Void Gods would qualify. A One-star Void God reaching the Three-star Void God level, even with exceptional talent, could not be achieved in re decades or even a hundred years.
Thus, knowing that Jing Yan was a native martial artist, Li Yue had little expectation.
"Gong Luo, that old fellow, is really desperate, to personally invite a native," Li Yue sneered.
"How could the Qingmu Departnt compare with our Truth Departnt! Almost all the talents from the Tianhua List choose to join the higher-ranked departnts. Director Gong Luo couldn’t invite any geniuses from the Tianhua List, so he’s left picking from the leftovers. He’s also forced by circumstances." The deacon from the Truth Departnt chuckled.
It wasn’t only the Truth Departnt that noticed Gong Luo’s interaction with Jing Yan. Many departnts paid attention to Jing Yan due to Gong Luo’s actions.
After their investigation, they reached similar conclusions to Li Yue. The stronger departnts weren’t very interested. Criticism of Gong Luo was not limited to just Li Yue.
After chatting with Jing Yan for a few more monts, Gong Luo clasped his hands in farewell and returned to where the directors of the First Palace were gathering.
"Director Gong Luo, how did your conversation with Jing Yan go?" Li Yue asked, smiling at Gong Luo.
Upon hearing Li Yue’s question, Gong Luo felt a slight heaviness in his heart.
"Director Li Yue, your information is really insightful, to know Jing Yan’s na so quickly," Gong Luo said, squinting slightly at Li Yue.
"Director Gong Luo is joking, what kind of insight is this? It’s just that Director Gong Luo’s actions are sowhat puzzling. Is it worth it for Director Gong Luo to personally approach a native?" Li Yue feigned confusion.
He was actually mocking Gong Luo, not truly puzzled.
Sure enough, his statent was followed by a wave of laughter.
Upon hearing Li Yue’s words, Gong Luo’s eyes flickered. From Li Yue’s words, Gong Luo understood that Li Yue didn’t know about Jing Yan’s absorption of nearly forty hours of Chaos Qi. If Li Yue knew this information, he definitely wouldn’t say such things.
Of course, Gong Luo had no intention of informing Li Yue at this mont. His relationship with Li Yue wasn’t good, in fact, their relations were quite bad.
Seeing Gong Luo remain silent, Li Yue continued, "But still, congratulations to Director Gong Luo for successfully inviting a native genius to join your Qingmu Departnt."
Another wave of gentle laughter circulated around.
"Director Li Yue is mistaken, Brother Jing Yan has not agreed to join the Qingmu Departnt," Gong Luo shook his head and said, also lightly sighing in his heart.
"Oh?" This ti, Li Yue was genuinely surprised.
He thought that since Gong Luo had personally intervened, the native Jing Yan would surely imdiately agree to join the Qingmu Departnt. Unexpectedly, the native didn’t consent.
"Haha, this native is interesting, daring to not give Director Gong Luo face. Tsk tsk, this is indeed intriguing," Li Yue said, shaking his head and swaying.
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