218: Chapter 218: Hehehe

Walking out of the City Lord's Mansion.

Li Changsheng looked at the token in his hand, secretly delighted.

Judge?

He, a Saint, had actually become a judge.

And according to the City Lord, the power was not insignificant.

What did this mean?

It meant he could finally possess power just like Xiao Ran. With this, was dominating the Immortal Realm with their combined strength still far off?

In the Soul Link, Xiao Ran's voice came through.

"Changsheng, how is it over there?"

Li Changsheng: "The City Lord gave me a position as a Judge."

Xiao Ran was stunned: "Judge? Isn't that a magistrate?"

Li Changsheng: "..."

Xiao Ran laughed heartily: "Changsheng, you hit the jackpot."

"The Judge's power is immense. Work hard, and it will be easy for us to get by in the Far North Land later."

Li Changsheng asked hurriedly upon hearing this.

"How immense is the power?"

He had only heard it from the City Lord; he didn't know exactly how big it was.

Who knew if the City Lord was just feeding him empty promises?

"Let's put it this way! If you become a Judge, you will control the legal agency for arresting people in the Sword Qi Great Wall."

"When the time comes, if you say someone is colluding with the Yao Race, then they are colluding with the Yao Race..."

Xiao Ran thought for a moment and said.

After all, he had been mixing in the Sword Qi Great Wall's system for two days, so he had some understanding of the power of some of its agencies.

Li Changsheng: "Hiss~ Such great power? Why would the City Lord choose me?"

He had only saved the City Lord's daughter on a whim; it shouldn't be possible to step into the core power structure of the Sword Qi Great Wall just like that.

If it were that easy, the Sword Qi Great Wall would have rotted through long ago.

Xiao Ran hurriedly gave his guess upon hearing this.

"I think the City Lord has had his eye on you for a long time. He wants an outsider to rise to power to suppress the existing Sects and noble families."

"I am a typical example, for instance."

"And you... you must have been chosen by the City Lord to keep me in check."

Li Changsheng nodded, feeling that what Xiao Ran said made sense.

The way of checks and balances lies within.

"But the City Lord miscalculated one thing."

"The relationship between us is not one of evenly matched rivals!"

Xiao Ran revealed a sinister look.

Li Changsheng did the same.

The two spoke simultaneously in the Soul Link with perfect tacit understanding.

"If we both reach the upper echelons... Jie jie jie~"

The two laughed sinisterly for a long time.

In the end, Li Changsheng said he had to go report for duty, ending the conversation.

After cutting the link, he walked towards the East City.

East City, Judges Office.

This was a small courtyard with gray walls and black tiles, and two locust trees at the entrance.

In the courtyard sat several Judges wearing gray uniforms, looking through files.

They stood up hurriedly when they saw Li Changsheng walk in.

"Who are you?"

Li Changsheng took out the token: "A new Judge. I'm here to report for duty."

An old Judge took the token, glanced at it, and his expression changed.

"You are Li Changsheng?"

Li Changsheng nodded; it seemed the City Lord had already given notice.

The old Judge hurriedly stepped aside, his face full of smiles.

"Disrespectful, disrespectful! Please come in, Judge Li! Judge Zhao is waiting for you inside."

Li Changsheng walked into the courtyard, passed through a corridor, and arrived in front of a room door.

The door was open, and an old man with white hair was sitting inside.

He had a thin, refined face, three long strands of beard hanging over his chest, and was holding a brush, reviewing files.

"Judge Zhao?" Li Changsheng asked.

The white-haired old man looked up at him: "You are Li Changsheng?"

Li Changsheng nodded: "Yes."

Judge Zhao stood up, looked him up and down, and nodded.

"Not bad, you look like someone who can work. Sit."

Li Changsheng sat down.

Judge Zhao poured him a cup of tea and pushed it in front of him.

"I heard about yesterday's incident. The City Lord values you highly. Work hard; you, kid, have a boundless future."

Li Changsheng picked up the teacup and took a sip: "Judge Zhao, you flatter me."

Judge Zhao waved his hand: "I always speak my mind; I don't like beating around the bush."

Afterward, Judge Zhao introduced the situation of the Judges Office to Li Changsheng.

The Judges Office is divided into three departments, each overseeing five Judges.

Judge Zhao is the person in charge of the East City Judges Office, managing five Judges under him.

Li Changsheng is one of them, responsible for trying cases in the East City area.

Whether it was intentional or not, this place happened to be in Xiao Ran's jurisdiction.

"The East City is the most prosperous part of the Sword Qi Great Wall, with shops, inns, and restaurants everywhere, and the people are mixed."

"Your task is to try cases, fairly and justly."

"If someone reports a case, you try it. Once tried, you pass judgment, then hand it over to the Enforcement Team for execution."

"The Enforcement Team serves specifically for us."

Judge Zhao said.

Li Changsheng nodded, noting everything down.

Judge Zhao stood up.

"Let's go, I'll take you to meet your colleagues."

The two walked out of the room and came to the courtyard.

Four Judges were already standing in the courtyard, wearing gray uniforms, holding files, and standing straight.

Seeing Judge Zhao come out, they shouted in unison: "Judge Zhao!"

Judge Zhao waved his hand: "Alright, stop shouting."

"This is your new colleague, Li Changsheng. Take care of him in the future."

The four Judges looked at Li Changsheng in unison.

A young man, and he looked even younger than them.

However, since it was Judge Zhao who spoke personally, none of them dared to say anything.

Li Changsheng looked at their eyes and knew what they were thinking.

He just cupped his hands and said: "My name is Li Changsheng. I look forward to learning from you all in the future."

The others responded immediately.

"Of course, Judge Li, feel free to come to us if you need anything!"

Judge Zhao patted Li Changsheng's shoulder.

"Alright, you familiarize yourself with the environment first. I'm leaving."

He turned and left.

After he left, the other four Judges simply chatted a few words with Li Changsheng and then turned and left.

After all, everyone was busy with business.

Li Changsheng didn't mind, as everyone was of equal rank, and it was normal for no one to pay him much attention.

Although there was Judge Zhao's order, Li Changsheng didn't intend to let others hold his hand.

He still preferred to do things himself and be self-sufficient.

Fortunately, every Judge had four assistants, and the details of general cases were understood by the assistants before being reported to the Judge.

Li Changsheng immediately found his four assistants.

"Let's go, take me to see the recent cases."

The four assistants hurriedly led the way.

Li Changsheng followed the four assistants into the file room.

The file room was not large; all four walls were bookshelves, and the shelves were piled full of files, densely packed like small mountains.

The air was filled with the smell of paper and ink, and sunlight shone through the windows onto the yellowed paper pages.

The four assistants were Old Zhang, Little Chen, Big Liu, and Old Zhao.

Li Changsheng spent a brief moment with them and quickly characterized the four.

Old Zhang was the oldest of the four, having worked in the Judges Office for twenty years, with rich experience.

Little Chen was the youngest, having arrived only two years ago, full of energy.

Big Liu was taciturn, but reliable in his work.

Old Zhao was slick and worldly, understanding human affairs the best.

"Judge Li, these are the recently unprocessed cases."

"Most of them are small cases; we have already drafted our recommendations for handling them. You just need to review and sign them."

Old Zhang carried a stack of files and placed them on the table.