Chapter 1068: Chapter 676: Rules
She naturally understood what these two provinces meant to Liu Hun. The things he had painstakingly created were about to be taken away in an instant, something Liu Hun definitely did not want to see.
“What else?” Liu Hun took a deep breath, then continued to ask Long Bing’er.
“As for the remaining matters, I will handle them. You don’t need to worry for now, but the time left for you is not much. I hope you are aware of that. Also, after you thoroughly finish dealing with the matters in Huaihai Province, I will promote you to deputy group leader of the Dragon Sect. This status should be sufficient for you temporarily,” Long Bing’er said seriously, a hint of earnestness appearing on her exquisite face.
“I understand,” Liu Hun gently closed his eyes and replied softly to Long Bing’er.
“But I still need you to help with one task, which is the recruitment for the Dragon Sect. Initially, I planned to handle this personally, but I thought it would be better for you to manage it when you return because your reputation in the City of Death is much higher than mine. If I were to do it, it wouldn’t be as effective. If the Dragon Sect’s branch becomes strong, it will be extremely beneficial for us in the future,” Long Bing’er said after pondering for a moment.
Having just informed Liu Hun about so many things, she knew clearly that Liu Hun probably had no intention of staying in this place any longer, yet Long Bing’er still told him these things first.
Even though Long Bing’er had yet to figure out why Liu Hun was involved in this matter, as long as their goals were the same, she didn’t care about the rest.
“I understand. Release this task under my name. I will try to stay here for a few more days,” Liu Hun said to Long Bing’er after a moment of contemplation.
“I will have to return soon because there are still many issues waiting for me to handle in the Dragon Sect. I’ve been out for too long this time,” Long Bing’er said somewhat apologetically to Liu Hun.
Upon hearing this, Liu Hun frowned slightly but said nothing more, knowing that the presence or absence of Long Bing’er made little difference here.
After lunch, Long Bing’er took a flight back to Beijing, leaving Liu Hun alone in the City of Death.
Fortunately, Wen Xiaodao and Miao Yu had already started preparing for this matter before he left. As soon as he returned, they immediately released the announcement.
The City of Death wasn’t densely populated, but it still harbored some criminals who could ignore the secular laws as long as they didn’t cause trouble.
Initially, most interviewees were these criminals; yet even so, Liu Hun still selected a few of them, plus some Loose Cultivators who had no affiliations.
However, after two days of selection, the results were still unsatisfactory. But on the third day, many experts came for the interviews.
At first, Liu Hun was suspicious if they were sent by other family factions in the City of Death. Originally worried, he promptly notified Wen Xiaodao and Miao Yu, instructing that all these people be recruited.
“Xiao Tian, if these people turn out to be spies, it might be difficult to deal with them. We’ve interacted with them before, and when you truly want them to do something, they disappear quicker than anyone else, and we can’t do anything about them,” Wen Xiaodao said with some concern to Liu Hun after receiving his instructions.
Upon hearing this, Liu Hun’s lips curled into a slight smile as he chuckled, “Don’t worry, I’ll take care of it. Just do as I say.”
Seeing Liu Hun’s confident demeanor, Wen Xiaodao and Miao Yu exchanged glances but said nothing more. Since Liu Hun was so determined, they could only follow orders.
After all, with the Dragon Sect’s command, those working beneath naturally had little to say.
In the evening, Wen Xiaodao came into the courtyard to report to Liu Hun, “Xiao Tian, the numbers are about right, around two hundred people.”
“Around two hundred people? That’s about right. We can filter it down to about a hundred, which should be sufficient to handle the situation here for now. Especially considering many already belong to various family factions,” Liu Hun said with a faint smile, as he walked towards a nearby courtyard.
As soon as he stepped into the courtyard, Liu Hun saw the roughly two hundred individuals standing inside. He narrowed his eyes slightly, then smiled and said, “I believe everyone is aware of each other’s identities now. I, Liu Hun, am from the Dragon Sect, which shouldn’t need further explanation since everyone knows. But since so many have passed the first round, we’ll now proceed with the second round of interviews.”
“Wasn’t it supposed to be that once you pass the interview, you become a member of the Dragon Sect? Why is there now a second round of interviews?” someone in the crowd complained to Liu Hun just as he finished speaking.
Hearing this, Liu Hun looked at a young man in the crowd with a smile and said, “I’m sorry, you’ve been eliminated, please leave now.”
“I… Liu Hun, isn’t this a bit too much? Is this how your Dragon Sect tricks everyone?” The young man, hearing Liu Hun’s words, immediately looked displeased.
“Yes, we originally came for your reputation, but now that we’ve succeeded in the interview, you’re pulling something like this, directly eliminating people. Isn’t this just a joke on all of us?” At this point, someone else shouted at Liu Hun.
With the words of these two people, the whole place became somewhat ‘lively’.
“Why? Because I’m in charge here now, and everything follows my orders. Is that reason good enough?” Liu Hun coldly said to the guy who was unhappy.
“You…” The opponent pointed at Liu Hun, looking angry, but couldn’t find any reason to refute Liu Hun.
In response, Liu Hun sneered and looked at everyone before slowly saying, “Since you’re working for Dragon Sect, the most important thing is to obey orders, no matter the situation. Just do what your superiors say without any doubts, which is why I just eliminated you.”
“Good, good, a great Dragon Sect, truly too prestigious, I would like to see…” The guy just eliminated heard Liu Hun’s words and still felt some dissatisfaction.
But before he could finish speaking, Liu Hun interrupted him directly, “Sorry, you no longer have the right to stay here. If an outsider insists on staying, I don’t mind using force, as this place is a critical area of Dragon Sect; not just anyone can enter.”
This time, the man’s face turned iron-blue, although he wanted to cause trouble, he thought about Liu Hun’s reputation within the City of Death, and being the City Lord’s son-in-law wasn’t someone they could easily offend, even if some people came from other families.
Liu Hun, people in the City of Death privately say he’s a mad dog that can’t be provoked; otherwise, he’ll bite anyone.
And his current status isn’t enough to resist Liu Hun’s orders, so he could only leave the courtyard dejectedly.
After this guy left, Liu Hun continued, “You, you, you, and you, all leave as well; you’ve been eliminated.”
All these people were those who had verbally clashed with Liu Hun, without exception; they were all eliminated by Liu Hun.
Having seen the previous scene, this time, no one dared to say anything more.
After all those people were cleared out, Liu Hun cleared out a few more, some of whom were spies from other families, and some whose abilities were insufficient. It was a crucial period, so Liu Hun didn’t have time to train them.
In less than half an hour, half the people were gone, leaving about a hundred people, whose abilities were mostly in the realm of Innate Six Layers to Innate Eighth Layer.
Most surprisingly to Liu Hun were a few Innate Nine Layers experts present; although somewhat unexpected, he didn’t say much as long as they were willing to join Dragon Sect, other matters would be easily resolved.
“Alright, now you all have passed the final interview. If you have no objections, sign this contract.” After speaking, Liu Hun called Wen Xiaodao and Miao Yu in from outside.
The two came into the courtyard carrying a large pile of contracts and distributed them to everyone one by one; although some clauses in the contracts were difficult for them to accept, thinking of the magnitude of Dragon Sect, they could only grit their teeth and sign.
“This is your ceremonial drink, drinking it means you officially belong to Dragon Sect from now on.” Liu Hun pointed to a large wine barrel in the corner of the courtyard and smiled at everyone.
No one thought much of it, as they had already signed the contract and had no further concerns.
Once everyone finished their drink, Liu Hun slightly squinted his eyes and continued to say to everyone, “Now that all procedures have been completed, you’re officially part of Dragon Sect. But I hope you remember what to do and what not to do. Wen Xiaodao and Miao Yu will explain things to you later, but now I want to tell you about betrayal!”
Here Liu Hun deliberately paused his speech, scanning everyone before continuing, “If I find anyone leaking our Dragon Sect’s secrets or betraying us, I will make them wish for death. You can rest assured of this because I know many of you come from other families with various purposes. I have no interest in your intentions, and the drink you just had was specially brewed by me. There’s only one way to cure it, by me, meaning if anyone betrays, even if they escape to the ends of the earth, they will die.”