Outside the gates of the Underworld.
After confirming the evening's provisions, Qin Zhouzhou continued to wander around with the lamp.
As if searching for something, or perhaps just strolling casually.
Meanwhile, Jiang Lin went to the mission center and submitted all the tasks he had completed that day.
When settling the mission from the special area, based on the items and information Jiang Lin brought back…
The reward was doubled in the final settlement.
It was considered an over-fulfillment.
Jiang Lin consequently exchanged for two more cultivation cards and used his contribution points to redeem a cultivation tutorial from the Southern Hall.
The moment he saw his contribution points completely depleted, Jiang Lin felt a sense of his wallet shrinking.
The tutorial he redeemed was the foundation for all moves and skills.
According to Li Suo, all moves and skills initially evolved from this foundation.
Whether it was those wings or the flame armor…
Even some ghosts with high innate talent could deduce some moves and skills after studying this cultivation tutorial.
However, the rather frustrating part was that this basic tutorial was divided into three volumes.
This meant Jiang Lin would have to redeem the remaining two volumes later.
And each volume required a considerable number of contribution points.
But Jiang Lin wasn't in a hurry.
Their team should remain in the Southern Hall for some time.
He would focus on building a solid foundation first.
If everything was as Li Suo said, then this foundational tutorial was the most important.
The source of some deductions.
Once he mastered this, he would always have opportunities to learn one or two skills.
For some simple moves and skills, he might not need to purchase them and could figure them out himself.
"That's all for today,"
Jiang Lin said to the live stream, and then turned it off.
"Goodnight streamer, see you tomorrow."
"Going to eat dinner, see you after twelve. (doge)"
…
"Huh?"
Li Suo was drifting around the Underworld, and as he turned his head, he unexpectedly saw Jiang Lin emerging from the mission center.
Why was Jiang Wuchang still here?
Wasn't he supposed to go to the cultivation room?
Li Suo found it strange and said, "Jiang Wuchang, you… Mph!"
As soon as the words left his mouth, a flash of inspiration struck him.
His expression instantly froze, and he quickly covered his mouth with both paws.
Because he suddenly remembered…
He hadn't informed Jiang Wuchang about how sought-after the cultivation room slots were.
Especially during the evening…
If you didn't go early to secure a spot, you wouldn't even be able to touch the door.
The scene was even more terrifying than human aunties scrambling for discounted goods.
Glancing at a passing ghost officer, he quickly hid behind the ghost officer.
Attempting to sneak away with them.
"Li Suo, stop!"
A voice suddenly called out from behind.
"!!!"
Li Suo's attempt to sneak away froze. Should he run, or stop?
Ultimately, after weighing the options in his mind, Li Suo chose to stop.
He slowly turned his head, and upon seeing the figure who had called out, he immediately breathed a sigh of relief.
"What's wrong, Uncle Meng?"
The one who stopped Li Suo was Meng Shen, dressed as a Black Wuchang.
His face was mature, and his black robe on the upper body was tight, giving him a powerful appearance.
Meng Shen asked, "What were you sneaking around for?"
Li Suo glanced towards the entrance of the mission center, and seeing that Jiang Lin had already walked in the opposite direction, he finally felt at ease.
He was afraid Jiang Lin would notice them.
"Nothing, I wasn't doing anything. Uncle Meng, do you need me for something?"
Meng Shen seemed to be in a good mood, and his tone was very calm, "Yes, Lord Zhong Kui is looking for you."
"Ah?"
Li Suo blinked, somewhat bewildered.
Why would Lord Zhong Kui be looking for him?
Despite his confusion, Li Suo quickly went to find Lord Zhong Kui.
…
On the other side,
Zhong Kui sat in a brightly lit hall.
He looked at the documents on his desk, and his stern face occasionally curved upwards at the corners of his mouth.
In the past two days.
The incense and paper money in the southern regions had suddenly increased.
According to the information collected, many humans, in addition to burning paper money, wrapped it in a layer of white paper, writing "Southern Hall," "Southern Underworld," and similar phrases.
Clearly, they intended to burn it for the Southern Hall.
However, due to inaccurate address and other information, it was not directly transmitted to the Underworld.
Instead, it was intercepted by passing ghosts or spirits.
The scene was like a sudden rain of money from the sky, spectacular and lively.
Even many ghost officers picked up some.
However,
Although this money did not directly reach the official Underworld,
As the ghosts in the Underworld had money and became wealthy, they naturally had to spend it.
As the spirit money circulated, the Southern Hall, which accommodated the ghosts, naturally benefited.
It was also considered an indirect arrival at the Southern Hall.
Overall, this was a good omen.
Inside the hall.
Xin Shi, who stood by, ready to receive orders, couldn't help but secretly glance at Lord Zhong Kui at the desk.
Then he looked again.
Lord Zhong Kui was actually smiling?
That was a smile, wasn't it?
Although it looked a bit ferocious.
He thought about the last time Lord Zhong Kui was this happy…
It was when he had fought an evil ghost for three days and three nights, and then swallowed the opponent in one gulp.
As for the taste of ghosts…
Not many ghosts knew.
Even ghost officers rarely consumed ghosts.
They were not easy to digest.
Although they could absorb a lot of ghost energy, they also contained a lot of杂乱 (záluàn - miscellaneous/chaotic) things.
In severe cases, they could be affected by those杂乱 (záluàn) energies.
However, since Lord Zhong Kui took on the role of a ghost officer in the Underworld, he had always displayed great power.
—Whether it was combat strength or his methods.
He would swallow ghosts as he pleased, without hesitation.
This was something most ghost officers dared not attempt lightly.
Yet for Lord Zhong Kui, whether he could digest it seemed to be outside of consideration.
In the Southern Hall, many ghost officers viewed Zhong Kui as an idol precisely because of this.
Xin Shi was no exception.
Lord Zhong Kui was too formidable! And upon interacting with him, one would discover that Lord Zhong Kui was also very knowledgeable.
It was rumored that in the human world, he was also a top student, but he never had the opportunity to utilize his talents.
A great pity.
At this moment, Xin Shi suddenly heard Lord Zhong Kui's voice.
His expression immediately turned serious, and he listened attentively.
"Go see why that little fellow Li Suo hasn't arrived yet. Has he gone to demolish houses again?"
"Yes, Lord Zhong Kui."
Xin Shi immediately got up and floated out of the hall.
Although it was called a "Hall," its decoration was actually quite simple, not much better than ordinary housing.
Nor was it as exquisite as the Eastern Hall, with its various carvings and abundant Yin energy.