I will eventually become a divine being through accumulating constantly

After a moment of silence, Xue Jing spoke calmly,

"How did I provoke him?"

"Or is there some misunderstanding?"

Despite Xue Jing's calm voice, Void Blade on the other end of the phone felt an inexplicable sense of danger.

Her tone became involuntarily more cautious, "...I'm not sure."

"The logistics department is a hotspot for nepotism. Many forces would insert their people into it, and those who come in through connections seldom work seriously. They are basically freeloaders, and the work is left to those without backing."

"Although Zhu Xuanli is the deputy director of the 'Special Material Management Department' in the logistics department, he usually doesn't go to work... but a few days ago, just when your application for the Divine Relic transfer was submitted to the 'Special Material Department,' he suddenly showed up at work."

"Normally, such applications are just a formality; no one at the 'Special Material Department' would bother to seriously review the transfer of material by the upper management, just like in your case. They had even prepared the Divine Relic before submitting the application, but Zhu Xuanli... just outright rejected it."

"Due to his family background, the only position above him at the 'Special Material Department' being theoretically able to override him and approve the application, the director dared not say much, and the matter came to a standstill."

Xue Jing, with his usual demeanor, walked into the community garden and sat down on a bench, tapping his knee with his fingers, and said,

"So, there's no possibility of misunderstanding; he is purposefully targeting me?"

According to Void Blade, the 'Special Material Management Department' of The Sixth Agency was essentially just for show, created only to meet management regulations.

Plus, considering Zhu Xuanli generally didn't work in this department, his showing up and actually 'doing work' this time was definitely targeted at him.

Void Blade thought for a moment and said, "If it were just his personal action, it would be one thing, but I'm afraid it's his family's intention."

"The reason he can hold up your application now fundamentally relies on his identity as a direct descendant of the Zhu Family; otherwise, he would have been 'fired' the moment he dared to reject the application from above."

"If it really is the Zhu Family harboring malice against you... then it truly could be tricky to handle."

The Zhu Family... Zhu Shanying's image emerged in Xue Jing's mind.

"The Zhu Family, being one of the Thirteen Great Families, is vast and extensive, with tens of thousands of descendants and possibly hundreds to thousands of branches... yet there are only 'five main branches'."

"There are two branches in the Inner Ring of the First Urban Circle—Capital City, distinguished as the Greater and Lesser to differentiate them."

"Zhu Xuanli belongs to the 'Lesser House of the Capital,' while not the core 'Greater House of the Capital' of the Zhu Family, but is still a direct descendant next only to the Greater House, with extremely formidable power."

Xue Jing, upon hearing this, thought for a moment and said,

"For now, no matter how powerful his influence is, there's only one problem that needs to be solved... how can I get my hands on the Divine Relic that is being held up?"

Void Blade was silent for a while, then said, "The White Crow here doesn't have any solutions for the moment, and even the commander is troubled."

She paused, then continued, "Though we don't have a way, you probably do... to be precise, the people behind you do."

"Although the Zhu Family is powerful, there are others with even greater power... "

"I shouldn't say too much, but you should understand..."

Void Blade spoke in a tactful and meaningful tone.

Xue Jing nodded and said, "I understand."

After chatting a few more sentences with Void Blade, he hung up the phone.

Sitting on the bench in the garden, Xue Jing's eyes showed deep thought.

He had no idea why the Zhu Family was causing him trouble.

The only connection he could think of between him and the Zhu Family was his senior sister, Zhu Shanying.

But it was not completely certain yet... while Zhu Shanying was clearly from a prominent family, whether she belonged to one of the Thirteen Great Families, the Zhu Family, was yet to be confirmed.

Xue Jing felt the likelihood was about ninety-eight percent.

"Senior Sister Zhu is from the First Urban Circle; if so, is she a direct descendant of the Zhu Family? If yes, is she from the two branches in the Capital? Which of the two branches? Greater or Lesser?"

Xue Jing had many questions he wanted to ask, but for now, Zhu Shanying was unreachable.

If the cause really lay with Zhu Shanying, then what specifically was the reason?

"Is it because I'm close to my senior sister? Does the Zhu Family think Senior Sister Zhu wants to befriend me?"

"The classic tale of a wealthy girl and a poor boy being forcibly separated?"

"...But I really don't have any intentions toward Senior Sister Zhu."

Shit, if that was really the case, then it would truly be an undeserved disaster.

But regardless of the reason, he noted this grievance.

"The Zhu Family, huh? You've already set a path to your demise."

However, thoughts of revenge were for later; the immediate priority was to get that batch of the Divine Relic.

Xue Jing stood up and walked to his house.

After arriving home, he went to his room first to fetch his student ID, then looked at [GOD-1291·The Little Girl's Matches] on his desk.

After thinking for a while, he took the matchbox too, put it into his pocket, and then walked out the front door to the entrance of the community where he kicked off the ground and soared dozens of meters into the air, landing lightly on the rooftop of a tall building.

"Huh?"

Xue Jing raised his eyebrows.

This single movement alone let him feel a change.

...Unexpectedly lightweight.

Before, although he had considerable Qi Force, he could distinctly feel the 'weight' when moving.