Actually, collecting taxes from the landlords and powerful families in Dragon City County was quite excessive.

However, that’s human nature. If you just want to open a window, they may not agree, but if you want to tear off the roof, they’ll agree to let you open a window.

Right now, with County Magistrate Su backed by a Fifth Grade official, in the prime of his career, if they can avoid being audited by paying taxes normally, surely the four great families and the Six Great Sects would be more than willing.

The county officials all agreed in unison and went about their business as per Su Yuan’s arrangements.

Dragon City County finally regained its long-lost peace.

However, the legend of County Magistrate Su somehow spread, sweeping across the county like the wind.

County Magistrate Su boldly confronting a Fifth Grade official, cleverly extracting a million Spirit Coins from Dragon City County’s powerful families, remaining composed in the face of a stunning beauty late at night, drafting the second generation of the four great families as laborers, training daily, and devoting himself to fighting pirates...

These stories, whether they truly happened or were artistically embellished, formed a series of captivating and tumultuous tales.

The storytellers in the county and the children playing by the roadside passed these stories on, making them known to all.

And not only the things that happened in reality, but also many incidents from County Magistrate Su’s childhood.

Like cutting down the family’s cherry tree and admitting his mistake, using the Gathering Light Magic Mirror to light up the whole room so the doctor could successfully treat his mother, practicing sword swings ten thousand times a day, etc.

These stories added a certain mystique to County Magistrate Su and also had educational significance for the children of Dragon City County.

As for how exactly these stories were disseminated?

Naturally, Su Yuan secretly hired a bunch of ’Ancient Water Army’ to spread the word bit by bit.

Stories like the Falling Sakura Divine Axe and the Gathering Light Magic Mirror were also copied by him from stories in some textbooks from his previous life.

The reason for doing this was very simple, it was to ensure that during future surveys, the populace would willingly fill in "very satisfied."

This is certainly better than forcibly making the populace do things they are unwilling to do.

The hardships he endured, he couldn’t let the masses suffer again.

Of course, the cost of hiring the Water Army would definitely be reimbursed by Captain Zhang.

As for Su Yuan’s efforts in building his reputation, the four great families and the Six Great Sects dared not take any measures, allowing it to all develop unrestrained, watching helplessly as Su Yuan gained more and more public support.

But there was nothing they could do about it, even Lin Yonghua, the Golden Core expert, got slapped, how could they dare to offend Su Yuan again?

All they wanted now was to get through Su Yuan’s term steadily.

Just like that, the first month of Su Yuan’s tenure reached its end.

And it was at the end of the first month of his term, his task was finally completed.

Within the County Magistrate’s mansion, Su Yuan secluded himself in the bedroom, sitting cross-legged on the bed, opened the system panel.

[Task Progress: Rule Breaker (100/100)]

[Task: Environment Disturber (Completed)]

[Task Reward: Demon Technique·Finger Technique (Level 3) (Claimable)]

"Sigh, I merely went with the trend of the Celestial Law World’s Immortal Official System, but was condemned by the darn system as an environment disturber, cultivation is truly not easy."

Su Yuan shook his head and sighed, clicking to claim his reward.

[Demon Technique·Finger Technique (Level 3) (Claimed)]

In the next second, a vast amount of knowledge surged into Su Yuan’s mind.

Fortunately, his cultivation had now reached the pinnacle of the Foundation Establishment Sixth Layer, far surpassing his state when he received "Demon Technique·Finger Beast (Level 3)".

In less than a quarter of an hour, Su Yuan completely digested the knowledge of the Demon Technique·Finger Technique and fully mastered it.

And as he expected, this Demon Technique targeted not the Daoist techniques, but the rules.

[Demon Technique·Finger Technique (Level 1): Can forcibly twist the common sense of Qi Cultivation Stage Cultivators, can only be used on one target at the same time.]

[Demon Technique·Finger Technique (Level 2): Can forcibly twist the common sense of Foundation Establishment Stage Cultivators, can be used on up to ten targets at the same time.]

[Demon Technique·Finger Technique (Level 3): Can forcibly twist the common sense of Golden Core Stage Cultivators, can be used on up to one hundred targets at the same time.]

Although the effects of the three levels of Demon Technique·Finger Technique seemed similar, appearing to be padding the word count.

But with each upgrade, the brief changes in effect description each time led to a near qualitative leap for the Demon Technique·Finger Technique.

The 3rd level effect obtained by Su Yuan could directly target Golden Core Cultivators!

Moreover, the effect of this Demon Technique was even more terrifying than he imagined.

In Su Yuan’s expectations, if the Demon Technique·Finger Technique could change some rules in a specific area, it would already be incredible, but this thing directly modifies the rules, the common sense, from inside the head of a cultivator.

Even though he was the owner of this Demon Technique, he couldn’t help but ask.

Is there any justice? Is there any law?

You darn system, giving me such a technique, is clearly up to no good!

Because no matter how you look at it, this isn’t the ability a normal cultivator should have... it looks more like an ability coming out of a eroge!

Modifying perceptions, huh!

Making the entire school consider OO as common sense, huh!

Shameless! Absolutely shameless!

But... hehe, I like it.

In his heart, while criticizing the darn system, Su Yuan’s mouth uncontrollably curled upward.

Of course, don’t misunderstand, Su Yuan would absolutely not alter the common sense of innocent people.

He has always been a model for the proper use of Demon Technique, and Demon Technique·Finger Technique can be perfectly utilized against certain bad people who oppress the common folk.

After digesting the power of the Demon Technique·Finger Technique, Su Yuan didn’t rush to open the door but put on the communication earphone to contact Captain Zhang and report some recent situations.

After the report, Captain Zhang said:

"Su Yuan, you have managed Dragon City County very well this month, but it’s not feasible for you to keep fighting alone."

"Chen Nuoyi, Qi Hanyan, Zhu Tianqing, Leng Qianliu, and Xuan Haoran, the first batch of executors of the Mai Gou Plan, are ready to leave at any time."

"But because there is only one mask refined by the Thousand-Faced Celestial Monarch, and the Immortal Official exam has ended this year, I’m looking to get your opinion on how to place these five executors."

"Having them rise from nothing and wait for next year’s Immortal Official examination takes too long. I think letting them assist you in climbing to higher positions is a better choice."

Facing Captain Zhang’s inquiry, Su Yuan carefully considered and said:

"Five people appearing together would be too conspicuous, let’s have them come one by one."

"For the first Mai Gou Plan executor to arrive, I choose Chen Nuoyi. Her combat power will be very helpful for my upcoming plans."

Captain Zhang was not surprised by Su Yuan’s answer and responded:

"Alright, I’ll find a way to first send her into some Great World, blend her into an ascending team to secretly reach the Celestial Law World."

It’s a common issue that the Observation Law Ship cannot directly send someone into the Celestial Law World. Every time we plant an undercover agent inside, we must go in large circles, and the entire process is quite dangerous.

Su Yuan smiled and said:

"Captain Zhang, there’s no need for such trouble. Just with Chen Nuoyi, I can summon her directly."

Captain Zhang: "..."

Is it reasonable that a student from the Evil Extermination University possesses technology surpassing the Federation’s top starship, the Observation Law Ship?

If such technology exists, why not quickly make it widely available?

But soon after, when he heard from Su Yuan about the effects and activation conditions of the Holy Sect Blood Sacrifice Array, he fell silent.

This kind of teleportation technique is really not something ordinary people can use.

"Captain Zhang, please have Nuoyi board the Observation Law Ship first, so when I perform the Holy Sect Blood Sacrifice Array, the positioning can be more precise."

"By the way, before she leaves the Blue Star Federation, have her bring the personal items of the other executors, excluding Qi Hanyan, to serve as anchor points for summoning them later."

Captain Zhang: "..."

This battle-hardened officer was utterly bewildered at this moment.

So... you’re carrying around the personal effects of Chen Nuoyi and Qi Hanyan, right?

If I remember correctly, aren’t these two girls one the direct disciple of Wu Luo True Monarch and the other his biological daughter?

The fact that you haven’t been beaten to death yet must be due to sheer luck!

However, he ultimately swallowed all his inner complaints and replied with a "Got it" in an indescribable tone.

"Oh, and the condition for promotion to a Fifth Grade official is to raise three million Spirit Coins, right?"

At this point, as if remembering something, Captain Zhang said:

"Do you have any good ideas about this? Three million Spirit Coins converted into Federation Coins is a whopping thirty billion!"

"Based on the trade volume you reported to me from the four major families and the Six Great Sects of Dragon City County, to accumulate three million in a year, you’d have to tax these landlords and powerful families over fifty percent every month!"

"That’s a hefty fifty percent tax, and if you dare to levy such a tax, the landlords and powerful families of Dragon City County will surely take desperate risks to kill you in the County Government Office, regardless of your background."

As he spoke, there was a trace of worry in Captain Zhang’s tone, fearing that Su Yuan might slip up and overplay his hand.

But in response to Captain Zhang’s concerns, Su Yuan merely smiled slightly and said:

"Why not?"

Captain Zhang: "..." 𝐟𝕣𝕖𝐞𝐰𝕖𝚋𝐧𝗼𝚟𝐞𝕝.𝗰𝐨𝐦

In just these few minutes of communication, Su Yuan had shocked Captain Zhang three times in a row.

Wait, are you serious about taxing capitalists fifty percent?

Isn’t that almost the same as taking their lives?

However, what Su Yuan said next proved that Captain Zhang was still too naive in his thinking.

"A year is too long; I can’t wait."

"I want to raise the three million Spirit Coins in half a year, or even less. The bulk of it must come from the four major families and the Six Great Sects, while another part will be earned by fighting pirates."

"I’ve calculated it, and to achieve my goal, I need to tax the landlords and powerful families at least 94%."

"Captain, I should have mentioned to you before, my master’s world to be conquered is the Cold Plum World."

"Summer vacation is coming up, and I hope to explore and develop the Cold Plum World with my master."

The ambition in Su Yuan’s words was unmistakable.

Captain Zhang listened silently. Although he thought Su Yuan’s ideas were extremely crazy, he also understood that this was indeed the most efficient way to get promoted.

"Do you need any help?"

After a while, he slowly asked.

"No need, I already have a plan."

Su Yuan confidently answered.