Super Gene Ⅱ: Evolution

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"Little Imperial Uncle has returned, and he even helped Tian drive away the debt collectors?" The Heavenly Emperor, wearing a cotton robe with his chest exposed, leaned against the bedhead while having lunch. Upon hearing the report from the Celestial beside him, a look of surprise appeared on his face.

"Yes, Your Majesty." The Celestial replied, "Little Imperial Uncle also hit the vice minister from the power supply department who came to collect debts, An Hui. He slapped her twice, swelling both sides of her face, and even knocked out all her teeth."

"That An Hui, she's from the An Family's Third Mansion, isn't she?" The Heavenly Emperor said coldly.

"Reporting back to Your Majesty, Vice Minister An Hui is the cousin of An 3." The Celestial answered.

"Little Imperial Uncle's slaps... well done... thoroughly satisfying..." The Heavenly Emperor burst into laughter as if greatly pleased, "But that's a bargain for the lad. In the short term, it seems unlikely anyone would dare to collect debts from the Celestial Master Institute again."

"Should we put more pressure on him?" The Celestial asked.

"No need, he's well aware of the difficulties of the Celestial Master Institute," said the Heavenly Emperor indifferently, "Let the Celestial Master Institute handle that matter. Those folks there have been idle for so many years; it's about time they did some work and earned enough money to pay off their debts."

"Understood, I will go find the Chief of the Heavenly Institute," the Celestial acknowledged, bowed, and withdrew.

"Little Imperial Uncle has been gone for so many years without a word, why did he return at this moment, and how did he get involved with that boy?" The Heavenly Emperor's eyes flickered, pondering unknown thoughts.

The Little Imperial Uncle, Tian Zhixia, who had been missing for years, had unexpectedly returned to the Sky Pinnacle Star, and he even helped the new Head of the Celestial Master Institute deal with the debt collectors. News of this spread quickly, as if it had legs, throughout the entire Sky Pinnacle Star.

"So, that human is Little Imperial Uncle's man, no wonder he was able to become the Head of the Celestial Master Institute."

"Little Imperial Uncle's return at this time is quite a delicate moment."

"Having one troublemaker in the family is bad enough, now there's another, and the life of the Celestial Court may not be easy."

"With the return of Little Imperial Uncle, the peaceful days of Sky Pinnacle Star might be coming to an end."

Upon hearing the news of Tian Zhixia's return, the big shots from various families all had different expressions.

After receiving the news, An 4's face turned extremely unsightly, knowing that with Tian Zhixia protecting the Celestial Master Institute, any moves against it wouldn't be so easy.

Lin Shen returned to his own residence with Scrap Sword; Wufu was not at home, likely gone to Ring Mountain Planet.

Just as he was about to take a nap, he heard the doorbell ring.

"Who is it?" Lin Shen opened the door to see an unfamiliar Celestial.

"Imperial Palace General Affairs Department Tian Congyun, here to visit the Head of the Heavenly Institute." The Celestial presented his ID card with both hands to Lin Shen, smiling as he spoke.

"Ah, Steward Yun, please come in and have a seat if you don't mind," Lin Shen invited Tian Congyun into the house.

The General Affairs Department typically handles logistical work; all sorts of material coordination need to go through it, and it's practically the department of the God of Wealth.

However, Tian Congyun was only the Minister of the Imperial Palace General Affairs Department, not the overall Celestial Race General Affairs Minister. This made a big difference; he was solely responsible for the logistical operations within the Imperial Palace, essentially the private resource manager for the Heavenly Emperor. Despite his ministerial title, it was somewhat honorary in nature.

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But for Lin Shen, this was also considered a bigwig.

The Celestial Master Institute was the Heavenly Emperor's revenue-gathering department, and the resources they managed were supposed to be transferred to the Imperial Palace General Affairs Department. This Tian Congyun, although nominally not in a superior-subordinate relationship with the Celestial Master Institute, actually could be regarded as Lin Shen's half-boss.

Any private matters of the Heavenly Emperor, I suppose, would have to be communicated through this head of the General Affairs Department.

"There's no need for such courtesy, Chief of the Heavenly Institute. I'm just a jack-of-all-trades in the Imperial Palace, at most a steward. Just call me Congyun," Tian Congyun said with a smile.

"Steward Yun is being overly modest," Lin Shen said without saying much else, simply inviting Tian Congyun into the living room, where they sat down as host and guest. After brewing him some tea, Lin Shen waited for Tian Congyun to state his purpose.

"This tea is excellent, I haven't tasted such fine tea in many years," Tian Congyun commented after taking a sip.

"It's a special product from my hometown, not worth much money. If Steward Yun likes it, I have some more here that you can take when you leave," Lin Shen thought: "What a bunch of crap, jasmine tea that costs a few bucks per pack, and you haven't had it for years; quite the act."

"The Heavenly Emperor is frugal, promoting thrift and responsible household management, refusing to be extravagant and wasteful. The money saved is used for the development of our race, which is why the Celestial Race is thriving today. We, as servants of the Heavenly Emperor, naturally have to share His Majesty's worries. We can do without these luxuries," Tian Congyun stated.

Lin Shen inwardly cursed: "Everyone on Sky Pinnacle Star knows that the Heavenly Emperor doesn't bat an eye when spending money. Everything regarding clothing, food, housing, and transport in the Imperial Palace is top-notch. You come to my place and call my few bucks a pack of jasmine tea a luxury item, have you no shame?"

Tian Congyun continued with a sigh: "Unfortunately, our abilities are limited, and there's little we can do for the Heavenly Emperor. Those below us fail to appreciate His Majesty's good intentions.

A portion of the people are insatiable, living lives of extreme luxury, and heaven knows how much they've embezzled of the resources that should have been used for the development and construction of our race. They are a group of utterly disgusting parasites.

Luckily, now that you are in charge of the Celestial Masters' Institution, we can work together to share the Heavenly Emperor's concerns, oversee all quarters, and no longer allow them to do as they please."

"You're right," Lin Shen finally understood after listening for a while. The Heavenly Emperor intended to put them to work at the Celestial Masters' Institution.

To put it plainly, he wanted them to help the Heavenly Emperor make money.

Seeing Lin Shen not continue the conversation, Tian Congyun had to keep talking: "Our race is now strongly expanding, having developed many planets, but the input and output are severely imbalanced. There must be an issue, and this is something that will need the Chief of the Heavenly Institute's attention."

"Is this your idea, or the Heavenly Emperor's?" Lin Shen asked.

"The Heavenly Emperor's orders will arrive at the Celestial Master Institute tomorrow. My visit today is simply to have a heart-to-heart. After all, we will be working closely together for a long time and could be considered the closest of comrades. There are things I need to let you know in advance, so you can be prepared," Tian Congyun replied.

"Please speak, Steward Yun. I'm duty-bound to alleviate the Heavenly Emperor's concerns," Lin Shen knew that the orders arriving at the Celestial Master Institute would likely differ from what the Heavenly Emperor really wanted him to do. Tian Congyun was here to convey the true intentions of the Heavenly Emperor.

"Good, with that statement from you, Chief of the Heavenly Institute, the Heavenly Emperor can rest assured he hasn't misjudged you," Tian Congyun said with a relieved expression. "The Heavenly Emperor has our people's welfare at heart, living too frugally himself, not willing to eat well or dress well. We, His subordinates, cannot bear to see the Heavenly Emperor suffer.

Unfortunately, the General Affairs Department is currently short on funds and really unable to change anything, so we can only ask you to shoulder these concerns for the Heavenly Emperor."

After talking with Tian Congyun for a while, Lin Shen finally understood what the Heavenly Emperor meant.

Lately, those bigwigs developing planets have been covertly consuming most of the resources obtained from the developments, contributing only a small portion back to the clan. Most of that ends up in the clan treasury, with only a small part reaching the Heavenly Emperor's hands.

The Heavenly Emperor wants Lin Shen to visit those planets in order to devise a way to recover the resources embezzled by those bigwigs, which are not supposed to go to the clan treasury but directly to the Imperial Palace.

Of course, Tian Congyun also hinted that Lin Shen could keep a portion of the resources he reclaimed from those bigwigs, as long as it wasn't excessive.

"The Heavenly Emperor takes the cash during the good times, and I take the blame when things go south, with no connection to him at all. The Heavenly Emperor sure has a loud clack to his abacus," Lin Shen inwardly cursed the Heavenly Emperor for his shamelessness.