Ten days passed in the blink of an eye, and the Thirteen States Joint Conference was about to officially convene.

The meeting was held in the Yaojing Spiritual Capital, which was a quasi-super first-tier city and one of the only two cities with the opportunity to become a super first-tier city, along with the Mist Capital, Lanjing.

Three days ago, the notice from the Imperial Headquarters had already been delivered to the Changshan County Government Hall. Since that day, Qin Luoshuang had been working day and night, burying herself in her work. On the day of departure, Qin Luoshuang gave Lin Wen a black leather briefcase filled with various materials and evidence she had organized and reduced over these days.

Originally, Qin Luoshuang had planned to go with Lin Wen, but because there were still two crucial pieces of evidence that had not been clarified and lacked key parts, she stayed behind.

They agreed to keep in touch at all times, so Qin Luoshuang specially got him a military satellite phone. The Sheriff himself had a dedicated mobile phone, but it was basically useless in Changshan County due to the lack of signal, and its confidentiality was much lower than that of a satellite phone.

Lin Wen didn't bring anyone else. Changshan County was in a critical period of accelerated development, and everyone was important. Moreover, who knew what would happen at this conference? It was best not to bring anyone along to avoid being held back and unable to fully display their abilities.

Before departure, he made a final inspection. Everything in the county was in good order, the reconstruction work was progressing steadily, the land reclamation work in Shangxi Town was well-organized, and the villages and towns in various regions were operating normally. There were no problems with the officials, and there was sufficient funding. It would still take some time before it was exhausted.

As for himself, his primordial spirit was full.

All the storable spells were full.

【Seven Apertures Exquisite Heart】 had 8 hours remaining.

【Paper Moon Suspended】 had 2 hours remaining.

【Observing Qi to Discern People】 had 4 hours remaining.

【Thousand Li Sound Transmission】 had 15 hours and 31 minutes remaining.

Good karma: 3512 points.

Everything was ready.

Lin Wen set off on his journey to the Spiritual Capital alone.

The Spiritual Capital was to the east of East Qin Prefecture, about 800 kilometers away. This prefecture was not large, and its population was much smaller than that of East Qin Prefecture, but it was very developed. It was known as the number one prefecture in the eastern part of the empire, and there was a saying, "You won't know the mortal world until you reach the Spiritual Capital."

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Yaojing Spiritual Capital was its capital, and its prosperity far surpassed that of the capital of East Qin Prefecture, Danyang City. When Lin Wen entered the city, he had a feeling of returning to his original world for the first time.

Lin Wen arrived a day early. It was already evening when he arrived, and the sun had just set, and night had just fallen. The city's lights had just come on.

This city, known as the dazzling crown jewel of the empire, was now showing its charm.

The special car flowed into the city, and at a glance, the lights of thousands of households poured down like a galaxy. The cars flowed like a stream of light, the stars were like rain, the people were like weavers, and the fireworks bloomed in the night sky.

A paradise on earth.

Even Lin Wen, who had seen the prosperity of another world, was momentarily stunned.

After entering the city, the traffic began to slow down, and the ten-lane roads in both directions started to congest.

Lin Wen looked out the window and saw a large group of shiny non-mainstream-looking guys sliding devilishly on the street. He saw nouveau riche people who wanted to cover themselves from head to toe with the words "awesome" getting out of luxury cars and walking into nightclubs with signs flashing in a hundred different colors.

He saw homeless people huddled together to keep warm by burning garbage in dark corners, gang members holding knives and sticks confronting each other in secluded alleys, and security guards in police uniforms brutally beating a middle-aged man who looked like a white-collar worker outside a low-rise rental house.

When the special car reached a giant roundabout, it was finally completely stuck in traffic.

Lin Wen unfortunately recalled his experience of being stuck for four hours in the Death Roundabout in Guanggu. He decisively got out of the car and instructed the driver to find a place to park on his own and pick him up tomorrow morning. He then went to the Captain Cook Hotel designated by the officials alone.

Lin Wen bypassed the immobile traffic and walked onto the nearby pedestrian sky street. He had a good sense of direction and could tell where the hotel was just by looking at the map.

Along the way, Lin Wen witnessed many wonders of this city: the 381-meter-tall Imperial Building adorned with dazzling lights, the Times Square covered with neon lights and large advertising screens, the Sixth Avenue with beautiful shop windows, the bustling Lingdu Harbor and the magnificent Diagonal Bridge, as well as the Imperial Goddess Statue holding a long sword, a grenade, and a sniper rifle with a cannon on her back.

When he deviated from the main route and walked into a small alley, he saw the low slums hidden in the shadows of high-rise buildings, bodies piled up in garbage dumps because they hadn't been burned in time due to the epidemic, scavengers searching through garbage and bodies regardless of the danger of disease, as well as beggars, thieves, pickpockets, robbers, illegal vendors, smugglers, and drug dealers selling all kinds of prohibited items.

Not all of them were completely black; the vast majority were partially black or had blackened parts. It made sense when you thought about it. Completely black people wouldn't walk on the streets.

What a pity.

Lin Wen thought.

Otherwise, he might have been able to make some extra money.

Lin Wen activated 【Spirit Cat's Agility】. Since his primordial spirit was full, it would be a waste not to use it. He drove away many hooligans along the way, crossed a stinking garbage dump, climbed over two security guard outposts, ignoring the blaring alarms behind him, and returned to the bustling world.

He walked straight ahead, ignoring all obstacles and hindrances. As long as the direction was right, he would not get lost.

If you go around too much, you'll get dizzy.

And, as his middle school teacher taught him, the shortest distance between two points is a straight line.

When Lin Wen was near Captain Cook Hotel, he saw a man being kicked out of a nearby building. With a crash, a whole box of miscellaneous items fell on him, accompanied by a contemptuous voice, "Get lost, you're just a useless piece of trash, a defective product that has been replaced."

He didn't say a word and silently stood up, picked up the items and put them back in the box, then limped away towards the distance.

But Lin Wen saw his aura clearly weaken.

"Hey."

Lin Wen called out to him.

The man turned his head. He was probably around twenty-five or twenty-six years old and looked like an ordinary person with no distinctive features. There were no tears in his eyes, and his expression was calm, as if nothing had happened.

But Lin Wen knew that he was about to commit suicide.

"What's your name?"

The man remained silent for a moment. "Do you need something?" His voice was soft and calm.Lin Wen chuckled, "You're hired. Start working for me now."

He remained silent. Lin Wen appeared young, but he was dressed in formal attire chosen by Qin Luoshuang. Despite Lin Wen's insistence on lowering the standard to 3000 yuan, he still looked impressive. The black briefcase in his hand was made of rhinoceros skin, not only fireproof and waterproof, but also bulletproof.

Perhaps it was true, but he said, "Thank you, but I have to go."

The Seven Apertures Exquisite Heart spoke, "The world is so vast, don't you want to see it? The mortal world may not be worth it, but there are still many people who love you, aren't there?"

Tears streamed down his face without warning. He immediately turned around, and Lin Wen handed him a tissue from behind, also passing him the briefcase in his hand.

"Let's go, you're my employee now."

Lin Wen turned around and walked ten steps. He followed.

"Th-thank you." His voice was choked, but it was filled with life. "My name is Qi Mu, I, I..."

Lin Wen nodded, "My name is Lin Wen."

"Mr. Lin, what, what do we do?"

Lin Wen turned back. Behind him was the brightest night view of the city. The stars in the sky seemed to reflect behind him. The seven-star Captain Kuku Hotel stretched across the sky like the Milky Way, its diamond-like dazzling light made his smile somewhat blurry.

"Heal the world."

Good Karma +1

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