Chapter 1241 - 1241 1240 Imperial Palace

Chapter 1241: Chapter 1240: Imperial Palace Chapter 1241: Chapter 1240: Imperial Palace Due to the limited time given by Sir Yan,

Han Dong first bid farewell to Governor Wang Shiheng.

The latter also clearly expressed that the favor of “Moon Water” would be repaid in the future.

At the same time, a normal identity would be arranged for “Frozen Bone” Luo Gaocheng, who had exerted effort in this incident.

“Miss Chen, your identity should be restored soon, we’ll meet again inside the court… I have some matters to discuss with Mr. Huang, so I’ll take my leave now.”

“Okay.”

She watched Han Dong’s figure disappearing into the distance.

Chen Xinying’s eyes flickered with a strange expression, perhaps shocked by Han Dong’s recent behavior, or perhaps harboring other thoughts.

“Congratulations, Mr. Han, to be chosen by the Secret Department… Your future prospects are boundless, if you need any assistance in the future, please feel free to instruct me.”

Feng Kui, a man covered in black flesh and hung with iron rings, always appeared very honest in front of Han Dong.

“Feng Kui, come here.”

This commanding phrase directly acted upon Feng Kui’s brain, an irresistible force pulled him close to Han Dong’s side.

Slap!

His palm attached to the back of Feng Kui’s head, wisps of essence from the Mad Laugh were extracted.

If he didn’t remove the Mad Laugh Virus from Feng Kui’s brain, he would encounter trouble when reassembling the Corpse Bug.

The master-servant relationship faded into obscurity, but the experiences from this period of time were still preserved in Feng Kui’s mind… by the time he realized something was amiss and wanted to inquire further, Han Dong had already vanished.

…

Within the partition,

The doctor stood respectfully in front of him, carefully noting down a series of instructions provided by Han Dong.

“In short, this incident should be able to conclude ahead of schedule.

The progression of the event will be driven by me.

Doctor, you should focus entirely on the grand project currently being prepared by the Ministry of Works, helping to push Corpse Country along, and achieve the results they desire as much as possible.

Then, privately fully analyze the ‘Mechanical Planting’ technology, striving to bring it back to the manor and apply it to the Ghoul.

If bringing back this technology requires payment of points, I will handle it.”

“Good!”

Upon hearing the chance to bring back the technology here, the doctor was overjoyed, nothing could excite him more than engaging in research.

…

Having settled the minor matters by his side,

Han Dong immediately followed Sir Yan Bowen, the Secret Department official, up the central chain of the Ministry of War.

Having had the experience of climbing Moon God Mountain, climbing the chain seemed easier than ever, relying purely on the strength of his body to quickly ascend without using any powers related to the [Floating Corpse Internal Classic].

Sir Yan Bowen, the Secret Department official, on the other hand, ascended with a very wonderful ‘stepping into the void’ technique, landing on invisible steps in the air with each zombie leap, making it look effortless.

While climbing, Han Dong tried to ask, “Sir Yan, if every new secret official added to the Secret Department must be personally reviewed by His Majesty… then there must be very few secret officials, right?”

“Yes, the current total number of secret officials is thirteen.

Even the lowest-ranking secret official holds a third-rank official status. Your manuscript is extremely valuable if the methods for ‘repairing defects’ mentioned above prove to be useful, you would have made a significant contribution.

How much time did you spend on producing this manuscript?”

Han Dong naturally couldn’t reply honestly with “ten minutes.”

“I became interested in the Corpse Bug a long time ago when I met Taoist Master Chen and learned about it… all in all, it probably took a little over half a year.”

“Half a year, that short?

Once you pass the Emperor’s review and officially become a secret official, I will show you around the Secret Department and have you quickly take over matters related to Corpse Bug.

Corpse Bug is the foundation of the nation’s fate.

We must ensure the normal operation of the national fate, so that the grand plan can be realized.”

…

Under the guidance of Sir Yan,

Han Dong set foot in the Imperial City District for the first time.

The prosperity here was simply incomparable to other surrounding districts.

The zombies bustling up and down the streets were all crown officials donning black gauze caps and official robes, with their work locations all set within the Imperial City District.

Of course.

Just as Han Dong had guessed.

The Imperial City had a clear distinction between the “Inner” and the “Outer” areas.

These officials residing in the outer parts were always just outsiders. The majority couldn’t even obtain the opportunity to “Face the Saint” once in their lives; it was very possible they could contribute to the court for a lifetime without ever stepping into the Imperial Palace.

“Is this the outer wall of the Imperial Palace?”

The towering red-lacquered wall body, almost as tall as the City Wall of the Holy City, had a golden hoop standing column as a joint every hundred meters.

“The Imperial Palace is a Forbidden Area that all zombies in the nation dream of stepping foot in. Once inside, it means the individual has been recognized by the emperor… The kingdom’s construction will be closely linked to this.

You’re a Secret official I personally recommended, so regard this audition as the most important battle of your life.”

“Alright.”

‘Most important’ wasn’t exactly true for Han Dong.

After bypassing several streets of the Imperial City District, they finally arrived at the main entrance of the Imperial Palace, which was guarded by many soldiers from the Ministry of War equipped with heavy machinery.

The city gate guards, who usually displayed a fierce light, immediately showed a timid and fearful look upon the arrival of Sir Yan, and promptly opened the city gates for him.

“Come in, it might take some time to acclimatize.”

“Mhm.”

The moment Han Dong stepped into the Imperial Palace.

The rich Corpse Energy rushed towards him like a tide, trying to push Han Dong out of the city gate as if it were an army of corpses.

At the same time, the overhead sun was obscured by the Corpse Energy, and darkness enveloped the entire Imperial Palace, never dissipating day or night.

“What is this!”

Han Dong looked towards the depths of the Imperial Palace.

A thick, almost completely black stream of Corpse Energy was constantly rising into the sky… However, most of it remained within the palace, with only a small part flowing to the outside world.

“Could this be the source of the loss of control? How did this world-altering Corpse Energy arise?”

Sir Yan saw that upon Han Dong’s first entrance into the palace, he did not retreat half a step, nor did he show any signs of fear, showing an appreciative expression.

“Let’s go, let’s see the emperor… You seem to be in good shape.”

The deeper they went into the palace, the denser the Corpse Energy became, even giving a sense of oppressive discomfort as if squeezing through mountains of corpses.

[Tai Chi Gate]

Sir Yan and Han Dong had just reached it.

Immediately, two zombies who radiated a dense murderous aura and had at least a thousand lives under their belts swooped down from the sky… Their piercing gazes, able to read minds, scrutinized the newcomers.

Donning Skull Masks with a Dark Gold luster and wearing the unique black attire of the flying fish robe.

These were the Forbidden Army – Jin Yiwei, who were also directly subordinate to the emperor, each one a true powerhouse among zombies.

“Sir Yan, what business do you have going to Taiji Palace?”

“To report the investigation results of the recent ‘Corpse Bug event’ and to promote a new Secret official.”

“Please.”

Due to Han Dong being a new face, the entire way was accompanied by the two Jin Yiwei.

Stepping on the “one thousand and eight” steps in front of Taiji Palace, Han Dong could clearly feel the Corpse Energy flowing between the steps ‘touching’ and ‘identifying’ his body.

Sir Yan, as well as the two Jin Yiwei, were surprised by Han Dong’s performance during the ascension.

To perform so normally on the first Upgrade was something… They too had several stops when they first came here, feeling a complete draining weakness in their bodies, almost failing to complete the Upgrade.

Han Dong’s abnormal performance made the Jin Yiwei pay even more attention to him.

However.

Just as he stepped onto the last step.

Before Sir Yan could report to the inside of the palace, and before the two Jin Yiwei could conduct further examinations on Han Dong.

A deep and powerful voice came through:

“Dragon Ming, Conch, you two stand down.

Sir Yan, bring this prospective Secret official in to see me.”