Han Lang and Old Master Cao's banter made Tang Haoran laugh heartily.
"Haha... what's there to say? It's settled then!"
As he spoke, he turned to the person in charge of the Tang Group sitting beside him and instructed.
"Xiao Fan, the contract revisions are up to you. Also, starting today, you will be the president of the three united groups. However, I must remind you. Although Han Kang and Miss Cao are vice-presidents respectively, you cannot act presumptuously or make decisions on your own. You must always follow their suggestions!"
The person in charge of the Tang Group listened to this earnest advice and nodded repeatedly in agreement. "Don't worry, Patriarch. I understand."
Seeing the sincere attitude of the Tang Group's representative, Tang Haoran nodded with relief, then said again to Han Lang and Old Master Cao.
"I am ordered by the Tang family of Xingcheng to guard Le City. In return, the Tang family of Xingcheng will distribute some cultivation resources to me annually. Now that we are united for the development of Le City, you must include me in this resource distribution, right?"
Han Lang and Old Master Cao became flustered upon hearing this.
"This... isn't that inappropriate?"
"How is it inappropriate?" Tang Haoran retorted. "The Tang family of Xingcheng is powerful, and the distribution of cultivation resources is almost done on a merit-based system. With the commercial unification of Le City, this is a great achievement! How can your contributions be missing? Moreover, both your families are now part of the cultivator world. I won't say anything about Brother Han, but don't Miss Cao and Han Kang need cultivation resources for their future cultivation? So, don't hesitate on this matter!"
The two were stunned by Tang Haoran's words. Exchanging glances, Old Master Cao uncertainly asked Han Lang.
"Then... should we respectfully accept?"
Han Lang laughed heartily. "I don't mind! But Brother Cao... I think it's indeed better to respectfully accept!"
Seeing Han Lang agree, Tang Haoran quickly echoed, "Exactly! From any perspective, our three families will share blessings and bear hardships together from now on. There's no need to be polite!"
Sharing blessings and bearing hardships.
This statement immediately resonated with everyone present!
Old Master Cao no longer refused and waved his hand. "Alright! It's decided then!"
Seeing this, Tang Haoran and Han Lang couldn't help but laugh heartily.
"Haha..."
The alliance of the Han, Tang, and Cao families completely eliminated the problem of chaotic commercial competition in Le City. Under the guidance of the three families' union, the development of Le City was bound to flourish!
Several days later...
Tang Qin excitedly summoned Han Lang, Han Kang, and Ma Long to the Special Investigation Bureau. While the three looked confused, she mysteriously took out three ancient rings and placed them in front of them, saying.
"These are rewards from our superiors for our continuous efforts in dismantling three mutant bases and eliminating dozens of mutants!"
The three were a bit puzzled upon hearing this.
Ma Long picked up one of the rings, examined it carefully, and asked doubtfully, "Is the Special Investigation Bureau that stingy? We took down three mutant bases this time, our contribution should be significant, right? Why only give us such small rings? Are they very valuable?"
"Yes!" Han Kang also picked up a ring, looking at it from all sides, and even jokingly asked, "This doesn't seem special at all. Hey, Tang Qin, you're not just trying to fob us off with something because we're auxiliary police, are you?"
Seeing Han Kang's playful expression, Tang Qin was so annoyed that she almost rolled her eyes.
"Hmph! Such petty thoughts! Do you see me as that kind of person?" She then handed the remaining ring to Han Lang and said, "Han Lang, you're knowledgeable. Take a look at what this is and explain it to these two ignorant country bumpkins!"
Han Lang hadn't expected Tang Qin to suddenly shift the focus to him. Caught off guard, he instinctively took the ring, but after looking at it, he couldn't figure anything out.
So, he replied sheepishly, "Well, besides the material looking somewhat ancient, there doesn't seem to be anything special about it, does there? Could this be some rare antique?"
Tang Qin was speechless and joked.
"Poverty truly limits your imagination! As cultivators, haven't you three ever heard of storage rings?"
"Storage rings?"
The three exclaimed almost in unison.
For Han Kang and Ma Long, storage rings were almost things that only existed in cultivation novels.
As for Han Lang, although he had memories of the Medicine Sovereign from another world concerning storage rings, the style of storage rings on the Li Chuan Continent was completely different from these rings that looked like gemstone rings.
How could he possibly connect them to storage rings at this moment?
Ma Long was extremely excited.
Trembling, he pointed at the storage ring in his hand and stammered, "Tang Qin, you... you're saying this... this is the kind of... storage ring mentioned in cultivation novels?"
Tang Qin nodded proudly and replied unequivocally, "That's right! If you don't believe me, you can imprint your divine sense on it and see for yourselves!"
Ma Long was impatient. "How... how do I imprint it?"
Tang Qin patiently explained to the three.
"This is actually like fingerprint recognition on a smartphone. Unclaimed storage rings have no divine sense imprint. So, as long as you extend your divine sense, you'll find the tiny spatial entrance hidden on the ring. When you enter, leave your divine sense imprint at the entrance, and the process is basically complete!"
As Tang Qin spoke, Ma Long followed step by step.
As soon as Tang Qin finished speaking, Ma Long's cheer followed.
"Hey, it's real! I'm in. Are the small pile of root plants and the dark pills inside the other rewards?"
"Yes! Although these items are not as good as Spirit Gathering Pills, they are still valuable cultivation resources in the current cultivator world!"
Ma Long seemed indifferent to this and repeatedly said, "It's okay, it's okay! Even ants are meat, right? Besides, with this storage ring, these rewards are more than enough."
Hearing this, Han Lang also felt a bit antsy. "About how much space is there inside?"
Ma Long immediately replied, "It's not very large, about 3 cubic meters. Little sir, if you're curious, you can recognize it as your own and take a look. Hehe..."
Han Lang also smiled excitedly at this.
Just as he was about to extend his divine sense with curiosity to recognize it as his own, he suddenly stopped as if he had thought of something and asked.
"Can a divine sense imprint be cleared once it's made? Or can it be overwritten?"
Tang Qin shook her head. "Unless your strength is a full tier higher than the original owner, it's almost impossible!"
Divine sense, in a way, is also a symbol of cultivation.
Therefore, unless one was a full tier higher, it was almost impossible to erase the divine sense imprint left by someone else on a storage ring.
Upon hearing this, Han Lang couldn't help but hesitate.
He knew how precious storage rings were on Blue Star.
Although the space of this ring was only 3 cubic meters, in the entire cultivator world, only powerful and influential factions could possess them.
If it weren't for the significant mutant cases they had solved this time, the Special Investigation Bureau wouldn't have been able to reward them with storage rings of this caliber!
Moreover, Han Lang's Three-Story Pagoda already had the function of a storage ring.
Therefore, this storage ring was not that essential for him.
So, he quickly changed the subject.
"Han Kang! Why don't you try it first?"
"Alright!"
Han Kang, without any suspicion, was also extremely excited at this moment and agreed immediately without any hesitation.