Chapter 4615 — Recommended Candidates
The Blossom Guardian · Page 1 of 3
"Mm, off you go. You've done well lately—the nascient-soul-stage biochem potion is finally finished. The stability still has a few minor flaws, but such things are unavoidable; at worst we lose a few more hands. That is a price we can bear." A rare trace of relaxed amusement crept onto Miss Luan's face.
"Thank you for your praise, Miss Luan. It is only my duty." The mysterious man lowered his head slightly.
"Heh, neither arrogant nor rash—that is precisely what I admire in you. Far more dependable than the rest of those mediocrities. If I had a few more like you, our Center's great cause would be assured!" Miss Luan's smile deepened, and then she said, "The nascient-soul-stage biochem potion is only the first step. The next target is the mystery-ascension stage. That breakthrough will be far harder than the nascient soul stage, and there can be not the slightest mishap. Those two fools in the Demonic Cold Sea are useless. You had better choose two more people and send them over."
"Then how about Xu Lingchong and Meng Zhou?" the mysterious man proposed after a moment's deliberation. Of all the candidates, these two were the ones he thought most highly of, and they had the rare quality of complementing each other. Cultivated properly, they would surely become his right and left arms in days to come. Since Miss Luan wanted to replace the overseer on the Demonic Cold Sea side, this was a rare chance for the two of them to temper themselves—and at the same time it would neatly keep them clear of Wei Zhao. Two birds with one stone.
"Let me recommend someone to you instead. That Zhong Yongliang is not bad—promote him and let him serve as a minor chief over there." Miss Luan thought for a moment, then said suddenly.
"Hm?!" The mysterious man was startled. A personage as lofty as Miss Luan paying attention to a bottom-rung nobody like Zhong Yongliang was truly hard to fathom.
Zhong Yongliang had joined the Center as well—not long, not short, nearly two years now—but he had never truly entered the mysterious man's field of vision. At best he counted as a cannon-fodder-grade underling; if not for his good memory, the man might not even have remembered the name. Even he had needed a moment just now to recall it—so how much less Miss Luan?
"What? Do you object?" Miss Luan glanced at the mysterious man.
"No, no—your subordinate obeys." The mysterious man nodded hastily. Though her proposing Zhong Yongliang had caught him off guard, such a trifle could not affect the larger picture. People were needed now in any case; there would be no shortage of posts from which to promote Meng Zhou and the others.
"Oh, by the way, I hear Little Paozi is about to come out of seclusion. When he does, I will have him come assist you. The two of you can discuss and handle all matters, great and small, between yourselves. And before long, I may have to set out for the Eastern Continent." Miss Luan said.
"Junior Brother Pao is out of seclusion? Excellent—I have been waiting for him a long time!" The mysterious man's eyes lit up at this. True, once Junior Brother Pao arrived, he would inevitably have to part with a share of the power now in his hands; but if he could use the occasion to build a good rapport with this man, in the long run the advantages would outweigh the drawbacks.
"Mm. This Zhong Yongliang I just mentioned—he was in fact recommended to me by him earlier. Just keep an eye on him, that is all. You and Little Paozi are both core pillars whom the Center values greatly. When the time comes, you must cooperate wholeheartedly. I do not want the two of you falling out. Understood?" Miss Luan admonished.