He never expected that, having just arrived at Ice Extreme Pass without any acplishments yet, he would be held in such high regard by Qin Tian and directly remended as Chief Administrative Officer.
It’s important to realize that, setting aside military power, the Chief Administrative Officer is the first person below the Guardian Envoy of Ice Extreme Pass, responsible for all internal affairs, big and small. The weight of this responsibility can be clearly seen.
Although he previously served as a key department head under his family, his current power and status may even be slightly higher than that of Ice Extreme Pass’s Chief Administrative Officer, but the future and potential of Ice Extreme Pass far surpass those positions.
Currently, Ice Extreme Pass only has one main city and Eight Satellite Cities, but with the continuous leaning of Empire Policy and ongoing development of Mingwang Planet, it won’t be long before it rises to bee the premiere mega power of Mingwang Planet, with its territory spread across the entire planet.
By then, the weight of being Chief Administrative Officer will even far exceed that of many Governors of remote planets.
Mingwang Planet is one of the Eight Satellite Cities nearest to the Royal star, located right next to the center of power, its strategic importance and development opportunities are simply unattainable by those remote planets.
To hold the reins of internal affairs in such an uncharted territory and witness the rise of heavy towns is both a trial and a lifetime rare opportunity for him.
However, the position of Chief Administrative Officer must be officially appointed by the Empire; the Guardian Envoy only has the right to remend, not direct appointment.
But don’t forget, the Chief of the Royal Council is none other than the Great Elder of the Zhuge Family, Zhuge Jin. Now that the Guardian Envoy has taken the initiative to remend him, a Zhuge family descendant, the Royal Council will surely give a green light to swiftly approve the appointment without any obstacles.
Thousands of thoughts flashed swiftly in his mind, Zhuge Xuanting restrained his inner excitement, solemnly clasped his fists, and bowed deeply: "Thank you, Military Lord! Xuanting will devote himself entirely, never letting down the Military Lord’s trust and responsibility!"
Qin Tian smiled as he raised his hand, steadily lifting Zhuge Xuanting.
His decision to appoint Zhuge Xuanting as Chief Administrative Officer of Ice Extreme Pass was not made impulsively but was a well-considered decision.
Firstly, Zhuge Xuanting’s ability is beyond doubt.
He has been deeply involved in internal governance for years, not only possessing extremely rich practical experience but also sharp political insight and long-term strategic vision. Whether in planning or execution, he can handle it calmly, perfectly aligning with the core requirements of the Chief Administrative Officer role.
With a capable officer like him in charge of internal affairs, the longstanding internal governance shorting of Ice Extreme Pass can be swiftly remedied, allowing him to focus more on the Nine Stars Martial Meeting in half a year.
Secondly, Zhuge Xuanting’s Zhuge family background is also an important factor in his consideration.
Although Zhuge Xuanting is merely a side branch member, as long as he takes up the position of Chief Administrative Officer, in the eyes of outsiders, Ice Extreme Pass will be thoroughly bonded with the Zhuge family, forming a deep connection.
From the Zhuge family’s perspective, this is also Ice Extreme Pass actively sending a signal of closeness, expressing sincerity in reciprocating the Zhuge family.
As a result, Zhuge Jin, the Chief of the Royal Council, will surely extend more care to Ice Extreme Pass. Whether it’s policy approvals, resource allocations, or coordination of various affairs, it will likely all proceed smoothly, clearing numerous obstacles for Ice Extreme Pass’s development.
Moreover, the fifteen Zhuge members who arrived at Ice Extreme Pass along with Zhuge Xuanting are all elites in their respective Domains, not a single one is mediocre.
Talents have always been a blessing, especially in the current rapid development of Ice Extreme Pass, there is an urgent need for all kinds of top talents to lend support.
His intention in placing Zhuge Xuanting and others in key positions is to use them as a benchmark, to convey the attitude of Ice Extreme Pass in valuing and treating talents well to the entire Zhuge family, attracting more outstanding Zhuge youths to e.
Later, Qin Tian and Zhuge Xuanting had a long conversation, setting down broad directions in many Domains.
After seeing off Zhuge Xuanting, Qin Tian finally had time to study the spoils he just acquired.
A flash of spatial fluctuation
Qin Tian arrived at the underground base
Bang
A coffin landed steadily on the ground, stirring up tiny stone chips and dust.
This Ghost Coffin is entirely dark and mysterious in color, its material is not ordinary wood, it resembles some kind of jade weathered by time, its surface filled with fine cracks like a dried-up riverbed, and each crack contains faint grey-black marks, remnants of past Spirituality now only leaving silence.
The coffin body is carved with plex and eerie patterns, the patterns twisted and intertwined, resembling ghosts and demons. You can vaguely see the ferocity and majesty of the past, but now all the patterns have lost their luster, turning gray and blurred, seemingly drained of all vitality, leaving only cold engravings, devoid of any Spirituality.
Qin Tian gently touched the coffin lid, he learned from the fragmented memories of the masked man that this Ghost Coffin was not a private treasure of the masked man but a cherished artifact of the Blood Demon Cult.
This time it was merely handed over to the masked man to assist in pleting a task.
The specific origin of the Ghost Coffin has long been buried in the river of time, but judging from the material and ancient patterns, it is not something of this era.
In the previous battle, he had already witnessed the horror of the Ghost Coffin, if not for his possession of the two Holy Blood level talents, Divine Venerable and Soldier Immortal, he would not have escaped being mercilessly subdued.
Overall, the Ghost Coffin has several major functions.
The first function is to transform corpses and refine Corpse Puppets.
Just place the corpse in the Ghost Coffin, and it can automatically summon the power of evil to cleanse the corpse, remold the flesh structure, transforming it into a Corpse Puppet at their mand.
The bat power of the Corpse Puppet is variable, depending on the corpse’s pre-death power level and the pleteness of its preservation— the stronger the corpse’s pre-death power and the better its preservation, the higher the refined Corpse Puppet’s bat power.
This, in fact, shares similarities with his Dark Necromancy technique.
Secondly, the Ghost Coffin can absorb ambient Soul Power from the world or forcibly capture souls and trap them within the coffin.
Through erosion and refinement, it gradually removes the autonomous consciousness of the soul, keeping only the bat instincts, then injects these tamed Ghost Souls into the Corpse Puppet.
In this manner, the originally not intelligent Corpse Puppet, which only obeys mands, gains simple intelligence, can flexibly respond to battlefield situations, and bees in the truest sense of the word a "intelligent bat machine," significantly improving its bat power.
The third function, sealing and suppression.
The Ghost Coffin itself is an extremely strong sealing treasure, only needing to activate the coffin body’s patterns to release bizarre sealing power, forcibly dragging the target into the coffin, then using the icy Spiritual Resonance inside the coffin to erode the target’s intelligence and flesh day by day, eventually being a Corpse Puppet.
Previously, the Blood Demon Cult relied on this sealing power of the Ghost Coffin to subdue strong enemies and deal with traitors.
Besides this, the Ghost Coffin also has a hidden function— absorbing Yin and Ghost Qi from the surroundings, as well as corpses atmosphere from battlefields, turning it into pure Yin power stored inside the coffin.
This Yin power is aggressively cold and deadly poison to ordinary Spiritualists, but for those practicing sinister Cultivation Techniques, it’s the highest quality nourishment.
If the Ghost Coffin was fully intact, aided by a vessel spirit, it could strongly suppress even Tier Eight Spiritualists, but having lost its spirituality and vessel spirit, its power greatly diminished, though not reduced to uselessness, it’s merely considered a good treasure.
Fortunately, the Ghost Coffin is mostly intact, its spirit patterns and coffin remain undamaged, with the power of the Martial Immortal nurturing it for a long time, it can not only return to its peak state but even hope to advance further.
By then, with a Tier Seven Spiritualist of matching attribute manipulating it, the Ghost Coffin remains a high-level treasure capable of suppressing Tier Eight and creating armies of Corpse Puppets.
"The Blood Demon Cult must be so heartbroken they’re spitting blood this time."
Qin Tian placed one hand on the coffin lid, slowly injecting the power of the Martial Immortal within, nourishing the coffin body’s spirit patterns, a wry smile curling at the corner of his mouth.
He could guess that the Blood Demon Cult had surely used the Ghost Coffin to create a massive army of Corpse Puppets as a strategic reserve force, relying on the Ghost Coffin’s Yin power to maintain their bat power.
However, now that the Ghost Coffin is in his hands, those Corpse Puppets, deprived of the Ghost Coffin’s nourishment and guidance, will gradually decay, their intelligence disintegrating, and before long, they would revert to useless cold bodies, the Blood Demon Cult’s years of efforts going down the drain.
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Just as Qin Tian thought, the Blood Demon Cult headquarters is currently undergoing an unprecedented storm.
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