Chapter 14

Translator: Henyee Translations Editor: Henyee Translations

The governor was silent longer than ever. In the end, he did not say yes, but let him go.

This kind of ambiguous attitude proved that the governor was not sure either. He would probably have to weigh it carefully or ask for instructions from his superior.

Lin Wen couldn’t be bothered to care too much. After completing the relevant duties at the governor-general’s office, he took a private car back to Changshan County.

This time, he had to make good use of this position and create Kindness.

Lin Wen thought to himself.

Kindness was the foundation of everything. It could not only be used as icing on the cake, but it could also be used as a timely aid. It could allow one to ascend to the heavens in a single step and also provide insurance.

As long as there was enough Kindness, everything was fine.

Then, he would find an opportunity to achieve a perfect reincarnation.

If he could achieve reincarnation as soon as possible, that would be for the best. It would save him time in the mortal world, preventing his Dao heart from being covered in dust and his spirit platform from turning gray.

If there was no chance, then it didn’t matter. He would just treat it as a type of tribulation training.

In any case, if he were to cultivate in the future, he probably wouldn’t be able to escape the trial of the mortal world.

The third was to find more ways to die. If he could really find a way to replace the Chosen One and the responsible person, it was not impossible to change his target.

With his thoughts settled, Lin Wen studied Immortal Guiding the Way for a while and raised many questions. Unfortunately, he didn’t find anything.

For example:

“How can I be the perfect, flawless leader of Changshan County?”

The answer required 19,600 karma.

“What is the method to make everyone in the county rich overnight?”

It required 92,021,812 Kindness.

“How can I use the county governor’s authority to maximize my Kindness?”

The question is invalid. No answer.

Tsk!

After returning to Changshan County, Lin Wen moved from Changle Town to Huai Town. This was a town with modern facilities. It was the capital of Changshan County, and its facilities were much better than when he was in Changle Town.

The appointment of the governor-general’s office had long since arrived at the county hall and the county governor’s office. When Lin Wen arrived, only a few low-ranking officials came out to welcome him. There was no sign of any officials from the county hall, nor was there anyone to hand over their duties.

Lin Wen didn’t care. He dismissed everyone and went straight to his office to look up information.

He stayed for three days.

Lin Wen looked through all the documents in the county governor’s office and then went to the Changshan County Archives to look through all the files of the past ten years. Of course, there was too much information. He couldn’t finish all of them at once and only skimmed through some of the main content.

He already had a basic understanding of the situation in Changshan County. It could only be said that it was indeed the poorest region in the Empire. Last year, the entire Changshan County’s GDP was 89 million imperial yuan.

There seemed to be quite a lot, but there were 1.3 million people in Changshan County. It meant that each person only produced 68 yuan. If GDP was calculated in the same way as it was done in his previous life, that meant that the per capita GDP was only 68 imperial yuan.

Not even one-tenth of people in Africa. In the country he came from, he would probably have to look for a similar number before it was liberated.

Furthermore, as the mountainous regions were remote and there were many uncountable regions, there should be 1.4 million to 1.5 million people in Changshan County. If that was the case, the GDP per capita would be even lower.

It was no wonder when he asked what Changshan County needed the most.

The answer was only one word—money.

In the county governor’s documents that Lin Wen had read over the past few days, the most Lin Wen had seen were the suspended and hidden Changshan County Development Plans. There were even more half-written drafts. Most of them were the work of the previous county governor, Zhao Anping.

They were abandoned for one reason.

With insufficient funds, they could not be implemented.

Indeed, the only incurable disease in every world was poverty.

It seemed that the first thing Lin Wen needed to do to earn Kindness was to earn money.

It was impossible to count on the governor-general’s office in Dongqin State anymore. Sheng Huaixuan told him clearly, “I won’t give it to you.”

Moreover, according to Lin Wen’s current understanding, the budget of the Empire was also very tight, and there was a huge gap in all aspects. Although Changshan County was a special poverty zone that should be supported, among the many children waiting to be fed, it was obviously not the loudest to cry.

Every year, there was only 600,000 imperial yuan of investment in Changshan County. On average, only 0.46 yuan was given to each person. As the region that suffered the worst disaster this year, only 100,000 imperial yuan was received for reconstruction after the disaster. Most of the funds were still far away.

Now, the capital on the county government’s account was zero.

The Empire could not be counted on either.

He could only think of ways to earn money himself.

Lin Wen was not very good at making money, but when he thought of the 300,000 refugees waiting for the county to help them rebuild their homes, his heart burned with passion.

Other policies might screw up. But rebuilding homes could never be wrong, right?

How much Kindness would he gain for rebuilding 300,000 homes?

Although the policy had been decided long ago, due to a lack of funding and a series of problems such as flooding and cleanup, the reconstruction plan was forced to stop as soon as it started.

The refugees could only be temporarily placed at temporary resettlement locations.

If I can get money, wouldn’t it be a great contribution to rebuild 300,000 homes?

Lin Wen thought.

It shouldn’t be a problem for me to gain several points of Kindness, right?

After so many days of practice, research, and fierce thinking, Lin Wen had figured out some ways to obtain Kindness. To put it simply, it was the extent of his role in this matter.

For example, defending the dam. He was indeed the greatest contributor, but not the only one. That was because there were still people transporting supplies. Otherwise, how could he defend with his bare hands?

He had yet to become an immortal!

Besides carriers, what about the people who built the dam? If no one built the dam, how could you defend it?

After all these calculations, the Kindness was actually much thinner. This was something that could not be helped. He could not take on everything and could only earn as much as he could.

For example, he assigned ten laborers to move the soil instead of helping him guard the dam. This was the maximization of profits. Guarding the dam was definitely more meritorious than transporting supplies from the rear.

Besides, as long as he got the money, he would be able to maximize the profits.

The question was, how and where?

Lin Wen asked Immortal Guiding the Way first.

“How can I get the money to rebuild homes that will give 300,000 people the greatest happiness?”

This was a question that Lin Wen had meticulously prepared. It was a little tongue-tying, causing him to repeat it twice.

The answer required 981,092 Kindness.

Tsk!

Lin Wen didn’t like this spell very much now because it always messed with people. If he wasn’t careful, a large amount of Kindness would be consumed.

He asked a lot of questions in a row, but there was no answer that wasn’t costly.

Just when he was at his wits’ end, another document came from the governor-general’s office.

This time, the document was sent by the governor’s car.

When the private car arrived at Huai Town, it was very eye-catching. All the officials in the county hall rushed out. When Lin Wen heard the rumbling sound, he also came out. It was the first time he realized that there were so many people here. When he looked up again, he was instantly shocked.

It was the most exaggerated car Lin Wen had ever seen.

It was a huge car that was three meters tall and seven meters long. There were more than ten luxurious limos around it.

The huge car was hung with luxurious decorations. There were swords, scepters, deer heads, wind chimes, and so on. There were pictures on both sides of the car. On the left was a picture of flowers and pheasants, and on the right was a picture of a hundred beasts and lions. The entire huge car looked colorful. It was extremely unusual.

But no one present felt the same way. They stood respectfully, trembling on the pavement and hardly daring to look up. In fact, Lin Wen felt as if they wished they were on their knees to greet His Majesty.

The door of the giant car opened. The first person to come down was not Governor Sheng Huaixuan, but a tall and cold man.

Lin Wen was a little disappointed. It wasn’t the governor.

A bald man among the crowd went up to greet him. When he went up, he bowed deeply. “The director of the county hall, Li Tupo, welcomes Secretary Cheng…”

Secretary Cheng didn’t even look at him. A strong man in black pushed Li Tupo away and walked towards Lin Wen.

Secretary Cheng stared at him with a cold gaze. He raised his white-gloved right hand, and a burly man carefully took out a document with a gold dragon pattern seal from a black briefcase. He placed it on a tray covered with red flowers and handed it to Secretary Cheng.

Everyone’s attention was drawn to the document as if it was a huge piece of gold.

“Hello, County Governor Lin. I’m the governor-general’s chief secretary, Cheng Hexin.”

Secretary Cheng spoke slowly and confidently.

“This is a special document approved by the Empire, signed by His Majesty and granted by the governor-general. It gives you the Commissioner’s Power.”

He raised the tray with both hands and handed it to Lin Wen.

Lin Wen stretched out his dirty right hand and immediately heard a heavy cough.

A beautiful female secretary wearing a blue scarf walked behind Lin Wen and personally put on a pair of white silk gloves with hollow patterns on his hands. She tied a golden cloud-patterned diamond belt and put on a purple flower golden silk cloak. Then, two ladies of etiquette stood beside him and gently supported his elbow.

Seeing that Lin Wen was still standing there, Secretary Cheng snorted and said softly, “That’s enough, County Head Lin.”

Lin Wen snapped out of his daze and reached out to pick up the documents from the tray. Then, countless flashes almost blinded his eyes.

Fortunately, the two ladies behind him held his elbow tightly, allowing him to maintain a decent posture.

After the flash ended, Secretary Cheng revealed a smile. “Congratulations, County Governor Lin. This is the first time the Empire has given anyone the Commissioner’s Power without any unrest or war. Your name will be recorded in history. I hope you can use the power to control the situation well and live up to the governor-general’s expectations.”

He clapped his hands and said, “Let’s go.”

The crowd left like a tide, and the convoy soon went far away.

Everyone present seemed to be petrified, and they didn’t make a single sound.

Lin Wen was the only one who grimaced. He felt as if his joints had been clamped by iron, and he couldn’t even straighten his arms. These two ladies looked delicate, but why were they so strong?

He ignored everyone present and turned around to return to his office.

He wanted to see what exactly was the Commissioner’s Power that made it so awesome.

Maybe it could help him get money?

After closing the office door, Lin Wen had just sat down when someone knocked on the door of the county governor’s office that nobody had visited in the past three days.