King of Assassins-Chapter 937 - 653: Apologies (Part 2)

Although Gao Xuan possesses the talent for locating the Evil Gods, his capabilities fail his potential, and he can't perform any tricks.

Shui Yunlan naturally couldn't have imagined that in just an hour, Gao Xuan had already met with Hercules behind the scenes.

The meeting between the two had altered Sea Emperor Star and even changed the entire Alliance.

Two days later, orders from the Holy Hall finally arrived, and Shui Yunlan, Gao Xuan, and Yuan Youyuan used the Teleportation Array together to return to the Holy Hall Headquarters.

Upon returning, Shui Yunlan first reported to the Inspection Headquarters.

Gao Xuan and Yuan Youyuan returned to the training base; their forty-day absence had caused them to miss some courses.

Fortunately, as they were entrusted by the Inspection Department for training, and because they were carrying out Inspection Department missions, they had ample support from the training base. The missed courses were accounted for as full credits.

Gao Xuan and Yuan Youyuan first visited Director Jin Hongmei, bringing her some specialties from Sea Emperor Star.

Although the gifts weren't particularly valuable, it was the thought and courtesy that counted.

Jin Hongmei was pleased with the gift and even invited Gao Xuan and Yuan Youyuan to have dinner at her home.

Being invited to dine at home also expressed Jin Honghai's friendly attitude toward the two.

Jin Hongmei, being well-informed, knew that significant events had unfolded on Sea Emperor Star, but Gao Xuan performed outstandingly.

While Shui Yunlan made some mistakes, they were not linked to Gao Xuan.

Some at the Inspection Headquarters also praised Gao Xuan. Slaying Evil Gods has never been difficult; finding them is the true challenge.

Through this battle, the Inspection Headquarters recognized Gao Xuan's abilities. With Huo Wuming's support behind him, Gao Xuan's future path seemed smooth.

Being an asset with potential, Jin Hongmei naturally aimed to forge a connection. Even if not useful later, gaining a friend is always beneficial.

The family dinner was enjoyable, leaving both host and guest satisfied.

Upon leaving Jin Hongmei's home, Yuan Youyuan remarked, "Look at Director Jin, so good at conversation. Compared to Director Jin, Shui Yunlan is just like a fool."

"If Shui Yunlan were as adept in social skills as Director Jin, she would have climbed ranks long ago."

Gao Xuan said, "We should keep our distance from her from now on."

"I wonder how much Points we'll get..."

Yuan Youyuan eagerly looked at Gao Xuan and said, "Brother, you should share more with me."

"Hmph, show me what you've got."

"Daddy, please..."

Seeing no one around, Yuan Youyuan hugged Gao Xuan's neck, coquettishly snuggling like a snake.

The scene of the young man and woman's intimate interaction was displayed on a monitoring screen.

Two investigators from the Inspection Department were watching carefully.

There was monitoring surveillance on them as well, and although the investigators found the scene cloying, they had no choice but to watch.

Jin Yijun from the Inspection Department walked in from outside the room, glanced at the monitor screen, and asked, "After days of monitoring, have you found anything?"

"Everything appeared normal with no trace of Evil God aura found..."

Monitoring field investigators after task execution was standard protocol for the Inspection Department.

Moreover, considering the massive incidents on Sea Emperor Star, Jin Yijun had personally led efforts to uncover issues but had come up empty.

Feeling a bit embarrassed, Jin Yijun ordered his subordinates to closely monitor the three, hoping for leads.

After watching the monitor for a while, Jin Yijun found it uninteresting and said, "That's enough. Archive all records and cease further monitoring."

The two subordinates immediately stood up to comply, pleased to be free of the tedious surveillance of Gao Xuan and Yuan Youyuan.

The two of them seemed glued together all the time, sickeningly sweet.

Spending time watching their public displays of affection was a bore compared to enjoying a game.

In the following two days, Gao Xuan noticed that the surveillance on him had been lifted, which was good news.

Even better news was that the headquarters' rewards had finally been issued — seven Evil God Divine Crystals, totaling 430,000 Points.

Due to the heavy team losses for which Shui Yunlan bore significant responsibility, 120,000 Points were deducted from the rewards.

The remaining 310,000 Points were divided according to prior agreements, giving Gao Xuan half: 155,000 Points.

Such deductions meant there weren't many Points left.

Initially, Yuan Youyuan had high hopes, but seeing only 150,000 Points left, she lost interest.

After all, Gao Xuan needed the Points to borrow Secret Techniques, whereas she didn't have an immediate need for them.

Gao Xuan couldn't let Yuan Youyuan's efforts go to waste; even if she didn't contribute much, she had diligently played her part every day.

He gave her 25,000 Points, sufficient for her everyday use.

The remaining 130,000 Points were spent by Gao Xuan to borrow Secret Techniques.

"Grand Five Elements System Overview," "Pure Yang Thunderbolt True Understanding," "Yin Yang Theory," and "Theory of Yin and Yang of Space-Time and Divinity" — these four works were the pinnacle of current cultivation system theories.

These theoretical works lacked specific cultivation methods, only providing a top-down in-depth analysis of the cultivation system.

Being theoretical, much is speculative and unverified.

The cultivation system, in its current form, is extremely well-developed.

Many aren't adept at cultivation but excel in theoretical analysis, which is crucial for an advanced system.

Only when cutting-edge theories yield results can the path forward be found.

However, such pure theoretical research is very advanced. A Foundation Establishment Cultivator like Gao Xuan generally has no need to look at these theories.

Similar to how a warrior using a gun need not study relativity.

As such, these pure theoretical works are very expensive and lack practical cultivation methods; only those in theoretical research would explore them.