"Ding~ Host triggers sub-quest one: Popularize the cultural characteristics of the Southern Hall Underworld."
"Ding~ Host triggers sub-quest two: Popularize the cultural characteristics of the Western Hall Underworld."
"Ding~ Host triggers sub-quest three: Popularize the cultural characteristics of the Northern Hall Underworld."
"Ding~ Host triggers sub-quest four: Complete at least one special-grade mission!"
"Ding~ Host triggers sub-quest five: Learn at least one new skill!"
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As Jiang Lin left the eighteenth hall and headed to the agreed meeting point, the system's prompts began to chime incessantly, like a musical performance.
Jiang Lin listened carefully and realized he had triggered five new missions consecutively.
The mission 'Become an Excellent First-Class Ghost Messenger' was not yet complete, and Jiang Lin had assumed new missions would only appear after that one was finished.
It seemed the system's missions would appear based on his choices or the surrounding environment, rather than being fixed.
Moreover, although these five sub-quests looked numerous, the first three were all about promoting the cultural characteristics of other Underworlds.
He was going to these three places on this trip, so he could complete them incidentally.
As for sub-quest four...
Special-grade missions were something Jiang Lin had not encountered before.
However, he had heard other ghost messengers mention them. Among all Underworld missions, besides the ones they usually handled, there was another type: special-grade missions.
Only those who had completed special-grade missions could be considered high-ranking personnel in the Underworld.
Ordinary ghost messengers could not even see special-grade missions, nor did they know where to find them.
Some ghost messengers speculated that special-grade missions were likely personally issued by the King of Hell.
...
While contemplating how to complete these missions, Jiang Lin arrived at one of the entrances to the Eastern Hall Underworld.
A medium-sized ghost artifact ship, capable of accommodating twenty to thirty people, was already docked there.
Three ghost messengers had arrived early on the ship.
Leading them was the senior member of the sealing team, whose hair was white, wearing a blue robe, and standing straight as a pine tree.
"Senior, I'll trouble you with this journey," Jiang Lin greeted first.
The senior member of the sealing team nodded, "Come aboard first."
"Alright."
The moment Jiang Lin stepped onto the ghost artifact ship, the system's prompt sounded in his mind once again.
"Ding~ Host triggers sub-quest six: Maintain your original intention!"
"System prompt: All sub-quests for this mission are due by the time the host returns to the Eastern Hall. If the missions remain uncompleted upon returning to the Eastern Hall, they will be considered abandoned."
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Hearing these two prompts, Jiang Lin was taken aback.
Maintain his original intention?
Could it be that something would happen on this trip that would cause his thoughts to deviate?
Jiang Lin pondered but couldn't figure it out, so he decided to set it aside for the moment.
However, with the system's reminder, he should be able to sense it if something related to sub-quest six occurred.
While Jiang Lin was thinking, all the ghost messengers who were to travel this time had arrived at the ghost artifact ship.
The senior member of the sealing team stood at the bow of the ship. Seeing that most of the team members had arrived, he stepped forward and said:
"I am the captain of Sealing Team Three, Xu Youzhi, and also the captain leading this mission."
"I hope that during our journey to the Three Halls, we can help each other."
"Now, I will call out the roll. Those who are called, please respond."
Saying this, the senior member of the sealing team—Xu Youzhi—took out a booklet and scanned the ghost messengers present:
"Captain of Sealing Team Nine, Yu Baixing."
"Present!"
Yu Baixing, wearing a white robe with gold trim and a '封' (Feng) character on his back, responded from the side.
He was a newly promoted captain of the sealing team in recent years and a key member for the sealing mission to the Three Halls.
At this moment, facing this veteran of the sealing industry, Yu Baixing's body tensed, and his voice was dry.
He was like a novice meeting an idol.
Xu Youzhi glanced at him, nodded, and continued:
"Captain of Bai Wuchang Team Eighteen, Jiang Lin."
Jiang Lin, who was thinking about the sub-quests, immediately withdrew his thoughts, "Present!"
Xu Youzhi's gaze lingered on Jiang Lin for a moment, as if recalling something, and he nodded imperceptibly.
"Captain of Hei Wuchang Team Sixteen, Liu Buwei."
"Present."
"Intelligence Team..."
The senior member of the sealing team called out names one by one, which also served to introduce the team members to each other.
There were a total of six ghost messengers on this trip.
Among them, the sealing team, including Xu Youzhi, had two ghost messengers, who were primarily responsible for completing the sealing tasks in various halls.
The rest were ghost messengers going to learn:
One Hei Wuchang, one Bai Wuchang, one from the Intelligence Team, and one member from the Ghost Artifact Workshop.
"Everyone is here, so let's set off."
Xu Youzhi nodded, extended his right hand, and ghost energy surged forth.
"Set sail!"
At this command, the entire ship vibrated slightly, and immense ghost energy radiated outwards from the hull.
In the next moment, the entire ship abruptly ascended.
Its speed was so fast that in the blink of an eye, it was already in the high altitude of the human world.
Layers of white clouds surrounded them.
But as the ship passed through, the clouds seemed to encounter an invisible barrier, forcing them to part to the sides of the ship.
The journey to the Three Halls officially began!
...
Xu Youzhi stood at the very front of the ship and explained:
"Our itinerary this time is to go to the Southern Hall first, then the Western Hall, and finally the Northern Hall."
"The Underworld has already notified each hall in advance, so we will go directly to the Southern Hall first."
"Traveling from the Yin world, it's inevitable that we'll encounter some dangerous and forbidden places, so we're traveling directly from the human world. The Southern Hall will send people to meet us in advance."
After explaining the itinerary, Xu Youzhi asked:
"Do you have any questions?"
Yu Baixing of the sealing team asked nervously, "Does Senior know what the Southern Hall is like?"
Xu Youzhi thought for a moment and said, "The four directions of the Underworld rarely interact nowadays, so I know very little."
"Therefore, you will have to learn about the Southern Hall yourselves."
"Thank you, Senior. I will definitely not fail this mission!" Yu Baixing's face showed excitement.
It was unclear whether he was excited about thinking of the Southern Hall or because he had spoken to his idol.
Then, seeing that no one else had any further questions, Xu Youzhi said:
"It will take another half day to arrive. Everyone rest and conserve your strength."
Saying this, he was the first to find a place to sit on the ship.
After all, there were only a few ghost messengers on this trip.
Whether anything would happen on the way, or what they would encounter upon arriving at the Southern Hall, everything was unknown.
All they could do was conserve their strength and maintain their optimal condition.
For a moment, no one on the ship spoke again.
It was extremely quiet, with only the sound of the wind whistling as the ship sped along.
They hadn't noticed it earlier with Senior Xu leading them.
But now, in the silence, these newly promoted captains exchanged glances and suddenly realized...
They had met at the annual meeting!
These people beside them had witnessed her/his embarrassing past!
An awkward atmosphere began to spread silently throughout the ship.
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