Heavenly Dao Formula

The Ministry of Records, the underground center.

After a great war, the book collection area here has been burned to the ground, but since most of the books have been backed up, the loss of the Privy Council is not too serious. It only needs to take some time to count and burn them. It is only a matter of time before the books are restored to their former appearance.

As for the issue that the backup book was not the original, the second prince didn't care. For him, the important thing about a book is the information on it, not the words or the paper itself. Compared to this, he is more concerned about the secrets hidden in the secret grid or dark room—for example, Room 4, which is used to store fairy arts, has signs of destruction inside the iron door.

At this time, an official from the Ministry of Records came to the side of the second prince, "Your Highness, we have thoroughly counted, and all the inheritance of immortal arts has not been lost."

"Are the magic eyes intact?"

"Yes, they haven't even moved their positions, which proves that the crystal cabinet has not been forcibly opened."

This sentence made Ning Qianshi feel a little relieved.

"However, there are two volumes of secret records recording immortal arts that are missing. I don't know whether they were burned or taken out of the recording department." The official continued.

"These important information should be backed up, right?"

"Yes, there are at least three printed copies and one manuscript in Shangyuan City."

"That's fine. Immortal art itself is hidden in the magic eye, and the secret record is just a supplement. Even if it is secretly sent back to the West Pole, it will not be of much use."

"Your Highness," Fei Nian asked, "do you think Olina Okan stole these secret records?"

"The two-foot-thick iron door does not destroy the outside, but starts from the keyhole and melts the lock cylinder with high temperature. This is very similar to her natural fire-free technique." Ning Qianshi analyzed, "With her With knowledge, one should be able to judge that the spells in these secret records are extraordinary, as for why he didn’t move his eyes, it should be related to Xia Fan’s secret procrastination.”

"So it turns out that Xia Fan is really not good at leaving the technique." Fei Nian thoughtfully, "During the trial in Qingshan Town, he couldn't even perform the most basic flying flower flame."

"Why, you suspect Jin Xia and the others?"

"No, Your Highness, I just do more thinking and plan ahead."

"A correct attitude." The second prince praised, "It is the basic quality of an alchemist not to use the Shangguan's point of view as the basis for judgment. Otherwise, if the Shangguan makes a wrong judgment, the concept built on it is just a fragile quicksand tower. It's a pity There are very few alchemists who can really do this. By the way... how is the matter that you were asked to investigate going?"

Fei Nian realized that the other party was referring to the "sudden rise in ranking", "Sorry, Your Highness, there is no result yet. But I have asked people to review the entire personnel file, and I should be able to find some clues."

"The accident at the Lantern Festival slowed down your progress, right?" Ning Qianshi waved his hand indifferently, "After all, you have been under house arrest in the palace for nearly a week, and you can't blame you for not making any progress."

Not entirely to blame, but still has some responsibility. The alchemist of the Privy Council should have the ability to overcome accidents and challenges.

Fei Nian felt her back tense, and quickly lowered her head, "I will investigate this matter as soon as possible."

...

Leaving the recording department, Fei Nian rode to another luxurious house in Dongcheng District.

This seems to be a place where rich and noble families live, with vestibules and pond pavilions, but in fact it is a real estate purchased by the Privy Council, which is used to transfer letters and records sent from various places, and is also responsible for keeping some records. spare books.

There are still a dozen or so hidden branches like this in Shangyuan City, and even the emperor of the current dynasty cannot know their locations.

Twenty or so people are busy flipping through the rebuilt documents in the mansion—they are all recorders trained by the Privy Council to update and check the contents of the documents. A case file with hundreds of pages is in the hands of these people It only takes two hours to scan. In a sense, even the sensualists cannot replace their duties.

"Master Fei."

Seeing Fei Nian coming, everyone saluted together.

"Don't worry about me, you keep busy." He walked to the presiding officer's desk and asked, "Did you find any new mistakes?"

"It's all recorded in the booklet, Sir Fei, please have a look." The presiding officer handed over a booklet.

As of today, the recorder has found more than 50 discrepancies in the old and new documents. Most of them are omissions and mistakes, which are of no help in the investigation of Xia Fan's ranking. If it weren't for the fact that these documents were the main reference for He'er to formulate the ranking, he really wondered if he was wasting his energy.

Fei Nian quickly turned to the last page.

There are only three newly found faulty records.

One is that the names of alchemists in Suzhou were wrongly recorded.

One is that the information recorded by Shangyuan alchemists is incorrect.

One is that the death records of Lingzhou alchemists are mixed up with the other.

No matter which one, it is thousands of miles away from Shenzhou.

Below the three flaws, there is a further description by the presiding judge. Name slips and death record mix-ups are obvious issues, but the second one is a little more complicated. A son of a rich family who passed the scholar's examination and was supposed to be elected to the post was found to be still in the city.

Of course, this is also a common situation. Such people have a rich family background, do not worry about life, and have awakened the ability to sense Qi. Taking the scholar examination is purely to pass the time, and they have no idea of ​​serving the Privy Council at all. However, on the old version of the document, this person was recorded as "assigned" status, which was a bit of an oversight.

The alchemist was named "Shangguan Cai" and his post office was in Leizhou.

Fei Nian put down the booklet and rubbed her forehead.

It seems that today is nothing.

Just as he was about to leave the mansion, a recorder hurriedly handed a piece of paper to the inspector. The latter frowned after receiving it, and then stopped Fei Nian, "Sir, please stop, old man!" There seems to be something wrong with the records on the paperwork."

"Did you find any new bugs?"

"It's not new...it's still related to that Shangguan soldier."

"Oh?" Fei Nian went back to the other party's table, picked up the note - it contained a transfer order, and transferred Shangguan Cai to Jinxia City to report.

"How come..." Seeing this, he couldn't help jumping his head, "Is it impossible for a transfer order to transfer a non-existent person?"

"Indeed." The review officer agreed, "This report from Leizhou is concise and clear, and there is little possibility of writing errors. Therefore, there are only two possibilities for this situation to occur."

"One is that Shangguan Cai belonged to a fugitive official who promised to go to the post but fled halfway. This person went to Leizhou and Jinxia successively, and then returned to Gyeonggi without resignation. Although she was canceled in the new document integration record, but not Represents that the old report was wrong."

"And the second possibility is—"

Fei Nian took his words and said, "Someone impersonated Shangguancai and moved from Leizhou to Jinxia, ​​and at this moment is still working in Jinxia's Privy Council." He squeezed the note tightly, "I need everything Regarding Shangguancai's records, go and find them all now!"