Han Wanli was anxious and truly perturbed.

At the outset, he was vehemently opposed to the dissolution of the Special Ninth Department and the establishment of the Defense Bureau. Such actions resulted in pushing Tang Rao out, causing him to completely lose faith in them.

Han Wanli knew very well that Blue Star had always maintained its tranquility, and one could even say, it was all thanks to Tang Rao.

Had it not been for him keeping the people from the Nine Realms and Seventy-two Domains outside Blue Star, this place would have turned into a battlefield long ago.

But what use was his clarity? Many people were unaware, and many didn't even believe it.

They even thought there was nothing to fear about the Nine Realms and Seventy-two Domains, and that it was all Tang Rao trying to scare them.

Simply put... it could only be described as ignorance.

Since he became an envoy of the Defense Bureau, he had been trying to persuade them, urging that they at least restore Tang Rao's position.

At the very least, make him the Chief Instructor of the Defense Bureau.

However, no one agreed.

In fact, Han Wanli himself knew it was a vain effort because the purpose of changing from the Special Ninth Department to the Defense Bureau from the start was to remove Tang Rao.

If so, how could they possibly let Tang Rao be the Chief Instructor of the Defense Bureau?

Besides, there was no such position as Chief Instructor in the Defense Bureau.

"Tang Rao, you know, this is how bureaucracy is, with every country in the world competing, I'm helpless. I also understand, you don't care about such a position as Chief Instructor, what bothers you is being tricked like this. But these, in your eyes, are just trivial disruptions from short-sighted people, don't take it to heart. Blue Star owes you, the whole world owes you gratitude, I hope you don't abandon this place, after all, despite everything, it's still beautiful," Han Wanli said, every word heartfelt.

Tang Rao had to admit, Han Wanli's words were beautifully spoken and quite persuasive.

"Old Han, I didn't say I would abandon Blue Star. I always fulfill what I promise. If I said I would keep this place peaceful, I will strive to do so. What I say I don't care about is everything apart from ensuring the safety of Blue Star. From now on, no matter how chaotic it becomes here, it won't concern me. Just to be clear, even if there's a huge upheaval, I won't intervene," Tang Rao said coldly.

Han Wanli's expression was not very pleasant.

"Tang Rao, are you suggesting that there will be upheavals?" Han Wanli asked.

"Is that so strange?" Tang Rao scoffed.

Han Wanli fell silent.

"I've got some other things to handle, Old Han. If you have any issues in the future just contact me. If it's about other matters, definitely don't come to me, I'm someone who easily turns hostile," Tang Rao said, looking at Han Wanli.

Han Wanli knew, this time, Tang Rao was serious.

He had completely lost hope and had no desire to deal with these matters anymore.

Even, this might be the last time he and Tang Rao meet. It can be anticipated that Tang Rao will never appear in the Defense Bureau again, never, not even if carried by a grand sedan chair.

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"Lao San... no... Tang… I'll still call you Brother Tang…" Mo Xinyu was somewhat incoherent, she never imagined that Tang Laosan was actually Tang Rao.

That legendary man.

"Actually, I didn't mean to deceive you. Actually, right from the start I told myself I was Tang Rao, don't believe it, you can ask Jin Li," Tang Rao pointed towards Situ Jinli nearby.

Situ Jinli also had a helpless expression, indeed, that time Tang Rao destroyed a stone stump, and then he said he was Tang Rao.

Turns out, he really was.

"Right, I'm about to leave, done acting cool, matters have also been taken care of," Tang Rao said.

Mo Xinyu remained silent, she didn't know what to say.

Should she try to retain Tang Rao? With what should she retain him?

The Special Ninth Department being abolished to establish the Defense Bureau, anyone with discerning eyes knew what this meant—it was to extract Tang Rao's superior status within the Special Ninth Department.

"Then... will we be able to meet again?" Mo Xinyu asked.

"This depends on you," Tang Rao suddenly said, "I spend most of my time on the Moon now. If you're willing, you can come work there with me. Of course, don't worry about the salary and benefits, they'll definitely be better than the Defense Bureau's. And there's no political strife because there, there's no hierarchy, only differentiation based on the nature of work."

Tang Rao transformed into a recruitment expert again, as the Moon currently lacked manpower, and Mo Xinyu and others were quite trustworthy, so he took the opportunity to recruit.

If she's willing, great; if not, he won't force her.

"Can... can I come back? My... my parents might miss me..." Mo Xinyu said.

"There are weekends, you can come back anytime you want. The Moon has a Transmission Array, and it takes about two or three seconds to Blue Star, it's quite convenient," Tang Rao said.

"What about... the Defense Bureau..."

"Don't worry about that," Tang Rao said with a smile.

"Then I agree," Mo Xinyu immediately nodded upon hearing Tang Rao say this. Truth be told, even if Tang Rao didn't recruit her, she was planning on resigning from the Defense Bureau after a while. She didn't like working at the Defense Bureau, with all its rules that seemed foolish but no one sought to change.

"Congratulations, you've made the right decision," Tang Rao said with a smile.

"Tang... Mr. Tang, can I?" Slightly hopeful, Li Rui, Dr. Li asked from the side.

Just like Mo Xinyu, Li Rui didn't enjoy conducting research at the Defense Bureau at all, where every technology needs to be hidden away. How the hell can we research without clarity? How many detours do we have to take?

Not having enough clearance, some things are confidential and can't be disclosed, he was utterly sick of these things.

"Of course," Tang Rao nodded. "In my place, you can freely access research materials, study whatever you like. Funding is adequate, resources assured, there's nothing you can think of that I can't provide."

"Are you saying, I can freely study whatever I am interested in?" Li Rui was somewhat excited.

"Of course," Tang Rao spread his hands, "Even if you like researching goldfish, I can get you all the goldfish varieties discovered across the Nine Realms and Seventy-two Domains."

"This is reliable! This is reliable!" Li Rui's eyes sparkled.

As for the issues with the Defense Bureau, Li Rui wasn't worried at all—this person in front of him was Tang Rao.

Would the Defense Bureau dare to say they wouldn't release people in his presence? Nonsense, there were few in the Defense Bureau who dared to confront Tang Rao directly.

First, Tang Rao was truly powerful; second, the people of the Defense Bureau were also guilty. They kindly shared the technologies of Cultivators and the technologies of the Seventy-two Domains. Instead, after crossing the river, they demolished the bridge, playing a good game of cunning.

This point couldn't just be described as unkind; it was downright the sewer: utter crap...

"That... what about... Mr. Tang, what do you think about me?" What Tang Rao did not expect was that Sun Tianfei had squeezed in. However, by this time, he had completely changed his appearance, from being aloof before.

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