Return of the Sword God-Rank Civil Servant novel Chapter 276

Everything proceeded exactly as planned.

The larger guilds took their own approaches, while smaller ones began forming alliances based on shared goals to operate more efficiently.

The entire nation was buzzing with energy.

In a way, the Purification Unification Project could be viewed as a kind of war.

Yet, the atmosphere remained positive.

And for good reason—external threats like monsters and Gates only served to further unite those within.

Su-ho, in the meantime, began tying up the loose ends of everything he had set in motion.

That included finalizing the results of the Special Recruitment.

Su-ho said,

"Alright then, I look forward to working with you."

"Yes, I’ll do my best."

The results of the high-profile Special Recruitment were officially announced.

As Su-ho expected, there were no surprises.

The entire Banshee unit had been accepted—along with Park Yong.

That was the final outcome.

But to Su-ho’s surprise, the announcement barely drew attention from the public.

Compared to the explosive excitement surrounding the upcoming Purification Unification Project, even a recruitment into the Special Division paled in comparison.

As a result, the appointment ceremony was conducted with minimal formality.

There were no Grade 6 appointments.

The highest designation granted was Grade 7, awarded solely to Kim Geon.

The others were split between Grades 8 and 9 based on a comprehensive evaluation. Park Yong, despite his performance scores, received a Grade 9.

It was unexpected, but unsurprising when considering his final interview.

Still, the man himself had no complaints.

Because training would be provided—or more accurately, because Su-ho himself had promised to personally train them.

Only one team would be formed, led by Kim Geon in accordance with his grade level.

Naturally, the team would be designated Special Division, Special Affairs Team 1.

The entire point of the recruitment had been to reinforce the depleted manpower in the Special Affairs Department.

After the ceremony, Su-ho gathered the new recruits in a conference room.

Seeing them all assembled made the group feel quite large.

After Su-ho and Jeong Cheol-min introduced themselves and outlined what lay ahead, Su-ho spoke.

"You all know what the Special Division does, right? It requires comprehensive understanding of every department in the Association. Typically, you’d rotate through each one and undergo written and practical tests. But due to the Purification Unification Project..."

Just then—

"Excuse me, Chief, Department Head?"

It was a female staff member from the Special Affairs team.

For her to barge into an ongoing orientation meant it was urgent.

Su-ho asked,

"What is it?"

"Um... we just received a call from China."

"China?"

"Yes. They said they want to discuss the Purification Unification Project."

"If it's about that... was the call from the CMC?"

"Yes, exactly."

"Haa..."

Su-ho let out a dry chuckle at the mention of CMC.

CMC stood for Central Military Commission.

Known as Zhong Jun Wei in Korean, the Central Military Commission was the supreme governing body of the Chinese military—arguably the true nucleus of China's national power.

Technically under the Chinese Communist Party, but since the Chairman of the Party and the Chairman of the CMC were the same person, the distinction was meaningless.

For the CMC to reach out at this timing? The reason was obvious.

Su-ho turned to Jeong Cheol-min.

"Chief, if the CMC suddenly contacted us, it’s definitely about the Purification Unification Project."

"Yeah, there’s no other reason they’d call out of nowhere."

"Then may I scrap our original training plan and switch to the fallback curriculum?"

"Let’s do that. If it’s the CMC, I’d rather not deal with the headache."

Su-ho nodded and turned back to the recruits.

"Attention, everyone."

"Sir!"

"You just heard—China’s Central Military Commission has made contact. If you don’t know what that is, look it up. Anyway, this changes things. We’re probably going to have to deal with a lot more moving parts now. So our original orientation is canceled—we’ll proceed with the backup plan."

With that, Su-ho reached beneath the table and pulled out a stack of thick documents.

"As I mentioned earlier, the Special Division may be required to perform any department's duties depending on the situation. That means you need to understand how every department works. These are targeted study guides for the written tests. I used them myself. Don’t whine about the amount—just be grateful I’m handing you the answer key. Once you’re done studying, we’ll hold the written test. Passing score is 90. Any questions?"

Gu Yeon-hwa raised her hand.

"Sir, how many points did you get?"

"Perfect score."

"All of them?"

"Yup. Your Chief here was the youngest and the first in Association history to get a perfect score."

"..."

Jeong Cheol-min answered on his behalf.

Su-ho grinned cheerfully.

"Any other questions? No? Then hit the books. Someone else will handle desks, lockers, and issuing your ID cards. That’s all. Chief, shall we?"

"Alright. Good luck, everyone."

Once the two left, sighs of despair echoed across the conference room.

*

The two immediately headed for the Association President’s office.

Vice President Do Sang-wan was already waiting.

Seeing them enter, President Lim Cheol greeted them with a serious expression.

"You’re here."

"You said the CMC contacted us?"

"Yes. To be specific, the CMC’s Department of Awakened Abilities reached out."

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