Although Xia Hongyao was fatigued from the journey, Cui Guosheng didn’t let her rest.

After explaining some precautions and documents in the office, he took her on a tour of the camp, explaining the functions of each department.

Lin Baici and Gu Qingqiu were worried that Xia Hongyao might mess things up, so they followed along the entire time.

By the time they had toured the entire camp, it was dinner time, and everyone went to the canteen for a simple meal.

The food was average, and the chef’s skills weren’t great, but for a God Hunter, going three or four days without food wasn’t an issue.

Moreover, being stationed in Qinling meant constantly facing the danger of the spreading dark fog, so the stipend from the Security Bureau was quite high.

Even the lowest-level ground staff could earn a thousand Meteorite Coins a month.

After dinner, without even a fifteen-minute break to digest, they followed Cui Guosheng to the meeting room for a meeting.

The meeting lasted an hour and a half.

This was merely Xia Hongyao listening to the various leaders’ work reports; she hadn’t even inquired in detail yet, or it would have taken longer.

Finally, after being busy until 11 PM, everyone got a chance to catch their breath.

"Isn’t there too much work?"

Xia Hongyao leaned back, sprawling out in the chair, her whole body numb.

She preferred exploring God’s ruins to this mind-numbing paperwork.

"How annoying!"

Looking out the window, Xia Hongyao actually wanted to get close to the dark fog today, just to circle around—maybe she could find some clues, making her name as Great Detective Xia resonate.

"Hongyao, can you handle it?"

Lin Baici frowned, looking worried.

Cui Guosheng clearly wanted to leave early and go on vacation.

Initially, Lin Baici thought Xia Hongyao was just a leader; who would have thought she would become the highest-ranking person at this camp?

If anything went wrong, the high ponytail would take the fall.

Moreover, at Xia Hongyao’s youthful age, with limited work experience...

Lin Baici felt the likelihood of mistakes was high.

Who knows what Xia Hongmian was thinking?

If anything went wrong, it would be Haijing’s issue, a problem with Xia Hongmian’s judgment, since she sent her here.

"I think Hongyao is doing quite well!"

Gu Qingqiu, on the contrary, appreciated Xia Hongmian’s decision; she surely knew her sister would listen to Lin Schoolmate and herself, so perhaps she wanted them to be her right-hand support, doing this job well and gaining some reputation!

"Whether I can handle it doesn’t matter, isn’t it because you are here?"

Xia Hongyao retorted, rendering Lin Baici speechless.

Especially with the high ponytail speaking so confidently!

So you didn’t plan to take responsibility from the start!

"Little Linzi, what’s with that expression?"

Xia Hongyao was surprised: "If it weren’t for you and Little Qiu Qiu, did you think I’d take on this task?"

"I know my own limits very well!"

Lin Baici and Gu Qingqiu exchanged a glance, feeling relieved that Hongyao knew her boundaries.

"If you’re talking about solving a murder case or purifying a pollution of rules, I can definitely handle it, but managing a camp?"

Xia Hongyao chuckled: "If nobody revolts within a week, that would be me performing beyond expectations!"

Smack!

Gu Qingqiu slapped his forehead!

I was wrong.

I take back my words!

The high ponytail has no idea about her own limits.

"Alright, you all get some rest early, tomorrow we’ll go visit those bigwigs!"

After speaking, Xia Hongyao picked up the documents again and immersed herself in work.

Regardless of the high ponytail’s abilities, at least her attitude was commendable.

...

Lin Baici returned to the room to find Kim Myungjin and Hua Yue Yu there.

Especially the Goryeo girl, who hadn’t seen Lin Baici for a good while; when she saw him, her eyes were filled with deep affection.

"Xiao Bai, I’m tired today, I’ll head back to sleep first!"

Hua Yue Yu took her leave.

"What’s going on?"

Lin Baici was puzzled.

"I get Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays, and she gets Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Saturdays, then on Sundays, we’re both with you!"

Kim Myungjin smiled: "Of course, if you want both of us anytime, that’s also okay!"

"..."

Lin Baici thought to himself, I’m here on a business trip, not on a picnic; wouldn’t this be too inappropriate?

However, Lin Baici quickly stopped caring about that.

Because the Goryeo girl, in her tight jeans, bent over by the bed to tidy up the bedclothes, and the posture was truly enticing.

...

On the very first day they arrived at the outpost camp, the Origin Forum exploded.

"Extra, extra, read all about it: Haijing god of forest heads to Qinling Mountains, suspected to be preparing to strategize Qin Palace Divine Ruins!"

"The news has been confirmed; Xia Hongyao Tuan, that is, Jiuzhou’s number one, Xia Hongmian’s own sister, has become the highest-ranking person on the front line of the divine ruins, taking over everything!"

"It’s said that when Xia Tuan arrived at the outpost base, she made an example by killing several leaders to assert her authority!"

Posts in the forum increased rapidly, with everyone talking about it.

The flood section of Origin Hall, the God Tavern posting all kinds of information, and even the bounty board for inquiries and requests were full of posts.

Of course, the most lively was Origin Hall.

Speculative posts were springing up like mushrooms after rain.

"Qin Shanwei is already done for, why would Xia Hongmian still take the risk?"

"Indeed, Qin Shanwei probably can’t get out of Qin Palace, Xia Hongmian will just reap the rewards."

"I say, what Xia Hongmian should do now isn’t cleansing Qin Palace Divine Ruins, but securing the top spot of Jiuzhou Security Bureau; that way, even if Qin Shanwei comes back later, it won’t matter at all!"

"If we’re talking about treachery, it’s you folks!"