"Huh?"
This day, both the Mechanical Ball and Xu Nan were in class on campus.
Jiang Lin, with nothing to do, took out the drift bottle that the system had rewarded him with upon returning from the Three Halls trip and played with it.
The drift bottle was no bigger than his palm, transparent, with a rolled-up note inside.
Every now and then, a message would appear on the note.
These messages were random, like people's bored complaints or wishes.
Following his usual practice, Jiang Lin would copy down the information on the note.
Because, in his opinion, the system would never give him a useless trash bottle.
However, this time, when Jiang Lin took out the note, he found that the information on it had changed.
Besides a sentence, there was also an address attached below.
"Save me, save me..."
Address: Human Realm, Lin Province, Xinyang District, Roland Residential Area.
At the same time, the system's prompt sounded:
"Congratulations to the host for triggering a side quest: Fulfill a drift bottle wish."
Jiang Lin raised an eyebrow. The system's quests hadn't been updated in a long time.
The previous pollution source incident had been so big, yet it hadn't triggered anything.
But why this time...?
According to the quests previously issued by the system, their purpose was either to make him proficient with the live stream system and promote the culture of the Underworld.
Or it was to increase his strength, improve his status and authority in the Underworld.
So, was the purpose of this one the former or the latter?
Jiang Lin looked at the drift bottle in his hand and murmured, "The address was never displayed on this before..."
He recalled the last time he checked the drift bottle, what was different from now?
"Is it because I became a First-Class Ghost Messenger? Or because my cultivation realm has reached the Underworld Messenger Realm?"
"Forget it, what's the use of thinking about these things?"
Various thoughts surfaced in his mind and quickly disappeared.
Jiang Lin shook his head and placed the drift bottle on the desk.
Should he go on a mission?
The mission information only contained one sentence.
It did not specify whether the target was human or ghost, nor did it mention the time.
He stared at the drift bottle for two seconds, then suddenly thought of something, and his eyes lit up.
He got up and walked out of the hall.
Destination - The Human Realm!
...
"I'm back."
Because he was delayed after school by classmates asking about cultivation matters,
By the time Xu Nan returned, it was already quite late.
Looking around, the Eighteenth Hall was empty, and there was no sign of Captain Jiang anywhere.
Catching sight of the Mechanical Ball repairing the swing in the courtyard out of the corner of his eye, he quickly went over to ask:
"Where did Captain Jiang go?"
"To the Human Realm."
The Mechanical Ball glanced at him and continued installing the swing.
Last time, when the partners from the Counter-Attack Alliance came to play, many of the toys were no longer sturdy.
Since he remembered today, he hurried to fix them.
Xu Nan: "Did Captain Jiang go on a mission?"
The Mechanical Ball buried his head in his work, "I don't know. He said he was going to the Human Realm for a while."
"Is that so... Huh?"
Xu Nan's eyes widened, "How long is Captain Jiang staying in the Human Realm?"
The Mechanical Ball: "I don't know."
Xu Nan found it somewhat unbelievable, "What about the work of the Eighteenth Team?"
"Oh..." The Mechanical Ball tilted his head and thought, "He probably took leave."
Xu Nan stood there stunned.
He couldn't calm down for a long time.
Although Qin Zhouzhou had said it, and Captain Jiang had also said...
It wouldn't be bad to live a leisurely life.
But, but Captain Jiang, isn't this a bit too 'leisurely'?!
The day before yesterday he played cards with King Jian'an, the day before that he went to the Bridge of Helplessness to listen to the stories of the souls, and the day before that he had dinner with Qin Zhouzhou...
And now, is this a direct vacation?
Xu Nan couldn't understand.
...
...
Xu Nan couldn't understand, but Jiang Lin, who had already arrived in the Human Realm, knew what he was doing.
He just...
Wanted to try not to be so tense, not so ambitious.
— In the past, he always took work and missions very seriously.
Later, he realized that many things were not as important as he had imagined.
— In the past, he was always afraid of not having enough money, afraid that one day he would wake up and find his body gradually becoming transparent and disappearing.
But now, if he paused for a moment and looked back.
All of this had already been resolved.
He could completely relax, change his mindset, and try a different way of life.
For example, to use the authority that only a First-Class Ghost Messenger had?
Just as he had told the human viewers in the live stream before:
— Life is only a few decades long, there are so many things to experience.
It would be too much of a pity to only see love.
As for [Ling], it was just an opportunity.
...
Passing by Happiness Residential Area, Jiang Lin found it unexpectedly lively.
There were quite a few people coming and going at the entrance of the residential area, and the merchants setting up stalls at the entrance had doubled.
Logically speaking, through the live stream, the human viewers also knew that the influence of [Ling] still lingered here.
The residents should have tried to move out.
But the situation before him was the exact opposite.
If, before, when Jiang Lin came, the residential area was only half-filled with residents.
Then now, the houses in the residential area were completely full.
"No entry, no entry."
The security guard at the entrance stood at the door, blocking them non-stop.
There were three families blocked outside.
They were all dragging their families, carrying gifts, wanting to give them to the security guard.
With a pleading look: "We'll just stay for one night, even on the lawn is fine, we definitely won't run around."
"That's right, that's right, we definitely won't cause you any trouble."
"Please let us in, we beg you."
The security guard was also very helpless, "Really not possible, every place has its own rules.
If you go in, I'll lose my job."
Looking at the scene before him, Jiang Lin was somewhat surprised.
However, after listening for a while in place, he understood the reason.
Those who came to seek accommodation basically had a 'patient' in their family.
Those with depression, those who felt the world was bleak after a breakup, those who had suffered violent abuse...
For these people, the residual influence in Happiness Residential Area might be just right.
"Go, go, it's really not possible. If there's an empty house, I'll definitely notify you."
The tug-of-war at the entrance finally ended with the security guard's persistence.
The three families who couldn't get in could only lower their heads and wipe their tears, leaving with a backward glance.
"Alas—" the security guard shook his head.
Helplessness, sympathy, and emotion converged in this sigh.
Just as he was about to turn back to the security booth, he turned his head and saw a young man standing under a tree not far away.
His face was clean, his build was tall and slender, looking to be in his twenties.
He was wearing a white shirt and black casual pants, with the top button of his collar unbuttoned, giving him a casual air.
He was looking at them quietly, as if he had been there for a long time.
The security guard thought for a moment, and was about to step forward to ask if the person needed anything.
Now their residential area had become a 'star' residential area, and the superiors had said that everything must be perfect.
While doing good publicity, they should also try not to let anyone find fault.
However, just as he took two steps forward, the young man turned and left.
"Strange..."
The security guard was puzzled for two seconds, scratched his head, and went towards the security booth.
...
Meanwhile, Jiang Lin walked forward and stopped in front of Roland Residential Area.
He looked up at the buildings in the residential area, pondering how to move in.
Since he wanted to try a different way of life, he naturally had to find a place to stay first.
...