Chapter 158: The Tree Worshiping Tribe

The ghost bandits and the tree tribe were almost settled, and Tu Lanxun felt satisfied. The biggest surprise was that the second ghost bandit brother had not eaten proper food for many years, and a meal of cold beer and fried chicken legs made him cry, as if he couldn't help but want to say something.

But the second brother pursed his greasy lips, lowered his head and said nothing.

Seeing this scene, the third brother of the ghost bandit who was supervising on the side frowned secretly.

Tu Lanxun sensed the signs of his psychological defenses being lowered, so he said to Suo Niya, who was taking over the shift to look after the ghost bandit, "Turning up his psychological defenses a bit more, it's best to make him give up."

Sonia nodded, and Tu Lanxun went downstairs. While the ghosts downstairs had just eaten and drunk their fill,

Pull them to move the machine.

The full name of this machine is the Omnidirectional Soul Interference Device. It's quite complex, often abbreviated to "Spirit Stem Device." As the name suggests, it's a massive, powerful offensive and defensive control device capable of forming a matrix around an area. The smallest can cover a single room, while the largest can cover an entire city. However, the energy requirements are also enormous.

Tu Lanxun commanded the ghost bandits and the tree tribe to carry the machines and place them at the four border points of the development zone, and then remotely controlled Bai Chao, Lu Jiasui, Xian Yu Qingyun and Liu Maosheng to turn on the machines.

"What should we do?" She and the rest of the people were still standing at the door of the convenience store. The third brother, the only one among the ghost bandits with a high level of education, stayed in the convenience store as a jailer. The eldest ghost bandit brother looked at the piles of complicated and difficult-to-understand machines, and his scalp tingled.

Tu Lanxun led them into an empty shop next to the convenience store and smiled, "Come sit down."

The so-called soul energy is actually the power extracted from the ghost itself, but it is not like drawing blood by connecting a tube. Instead, it is necessary to capture the energy that overflows when the ghost moves in a targeted manner.

In other words, the ghosts that provide energy must move.

The matching machines have been placed in the empty shop, one set is a dance machine and the other is an exercise bike. Tu Lanxun took a look at the trendy clothes of the ghost bandit leader from the 1980s and decided not to challenge the other party's limitations of the times.

The leader of the ghost bandits walked towards the dance machine and said with disdain: "Who are you looking down on? Who hasn't been to a disco?"

What happened next was somewhere between a loss of dignity and complete loss of face. Sounds of suppressed laughter echoed in the space. After all, no one could see a 1.9-meter-tall, eagle-like tough guy dancing slow disco to the rhythm of a Korean girl group song without laughing.

The leader of the ghost bandits was so amused by his brothers' laughter that he glared at them and said, "What are you laughing at! Come over here and ride your bikes!"

Several positions were quickly filled up by the queue. The ghost bandits had been floating around all year round to save energy, and they hadn't exercised so vigorously for a long time. The accumulated energy quickly reached the transmission line, and several ghost bandits standing by the window exclaimed.

“Oh my God!”

"Look!"

Tu Lanxun pressed the button in his hand, and under the distant skylines in several different directions, light films fluttered and spread out like angel wings, then wrapped around the development zone and disappeared transparently. Only a little bit of unusual phosphorescence could be seen at certain angles.

All the ghosts in the development zone felt as if their foreheads were stuck with spider silk. The electronic devices around them automatically started to ring, and the same number was beeping on them, which was the serial number of the blue-painted xun.

"Hello."

"Hello."

"Hello, I'm Tu Lanxun, the acting manager of the development zone."

The voice recorded by Tu Lanxun rang in the ears of hundreds of ghosts at the same time. According to her instructions, they stood at the designated position, sent their messages with their mobile phones, and then looked up at the sky. They felt an unusual ray of light sweeping across their faces, and their appearance, soul wave frequency, name and address were all recorded in Tu Lanxun's switchboard.

Now the switchboard can know where these ghosts go, but it cannot be checked at ordinary times. However, if there are foreign ghosts that do not belong to the development zone entering, Tu Lanxun will be able to know it first.

This is the result of the hard work of the ghost bandits and the tree tribe. At present, the operation of the spiritual stem device has entered a stable stage and no longer requires such a large amount of energy consumption as the initial startup.

The toothless ghost showed a handsome toothless smile: "You are tired too, let us take over."

The bandit leader and others were so tired that they could not speak. They almost crawled to the side. Mikhail from the convenience store smiled brightly and brought them ice drinks and chocolate to replenish their energy.

In fact, the replenishment of physical strength is fake, it is just to soothe emotions. The ghost has been exhausted to this extent and will never be able to resume normal activities without resting for 24 hours.

In other words, the ghost bandits were completely controlled by Tu Lanxun within 24 hours.

They were inadvertently stripped of their ability to resist, and it seemed they couldn't even protect the detained second brother of the ghost bandit.

The leader of the ghost bandits was the first to react. He looked at Tu Lanxun with an unhappy expression, but he lowered his head, panicked and angry, not knowing what to say.

Tu Lanxun, however, remained calm: "Thank you all for your hard work. We agreed to assign dormitories to you all. I'll find someone to take you there now."

As he spoke, Tu Lanxun called a familiar ghost nearby, who was also a member of Liu Maosheng's patrol team, and led the trembling ghost bandits to a nearby building. Several double rooms had been arranged in the building. Each 50-square-meter space had two single beds on the left and right, as well as its own bathroom and a small kitchen.

This building was originally used as an apartment building. Later, Tu Lanxun generously paid half of the fee himself and asked Wen Chong to approve the other half to divide the interior of the building, separate the water and electricity, renovate the building and paint it, and turned it into a dormitory for grassroots staff of the development zone, that is, a home for ghosts who do not have the money to rent a stable house but can contribute their labor.

The ghost bandits called themselves bandits simply because their personalities and behavior were less than respectable, and they didn't possess the material living standards expected of bandits. Therefore, this cozy, simple, and even quite spacious dorm immediately caught their eye.

"Big brother," one of the younger brothers said excitedly, "It's not like we haven't lived in a house like this before, but we've never lived in one together."

This shot almost made Tu Lanxun's favorability among the ghost bandits soar. The ghost bandit leader stood up tiredly, waved his hand, and asked his brothers to go to their matching dormitories to pack up and rest. He didn't have the energy to take care of so many things now.

On the other side, Tu Lanxun looked at the tree ghosts happily pedaling their bicycles and suddenly pursed his lips and smiled: "Keeping secrets is not a good thing."

These tree tribe members look dark and thin, but their endurance is much better than that of the big ghost bandits. They are truly hidden talents.

Yes, a group of people who have lived in the mountains and wilderness for many years and are accustomed to farming and hunting are always in better physical condition than the older gangs of thugs who hang out at barbecue stalls.

The toothless ghost also smiled: "You haven't asked us." He looked at Tu Lanxun meaningfully: "I know what you want. I've already thought of a price. But considering the effort, we want more."

Tu Lanxun readily agreed, "That's right. The dormitory arranged for you is over there." She was also referring to the apartment building. The voluntary dormitories for the tree tribe members were of exactly the same specifications as those for the ghost bandits. She would not make any differential treatment in this regard, as that would offend people.

The tree tribe's balcony was full of plants. Tu Lanxun certainly didn't have the ability to cast plant magic with a wave of his hand, but the green balcony building on Xingfuquan Road was already empty, and the plants were returned to the property. Tu Lanxun also purchased them and transplanted them to the balcony of the building in the development zone. From the side, it looked like a green waterfall.

Unexpectedly, they hit the jackpot. These plants were colorful and had different shapes, but the common point was that they were very vibrant. The tree tribe, who had been away from home for a long time, suddenly felt like they were back in the village. They seemed to be happier than getting real gold and silver.

"Okay, okay." The toothless ghost pulled Tu Lanxun aside, "But don't think that flowers and plants can impress us." He reluctantly looked away, "We want practical benefits."

"What benefits?" Tu Lanxun asked.

The toothless ghost smiled slyly: "Shu said that your workplace has a staffing system for ghosts, and ghosts can also be your colleagues. I want five staffing positions."

Tu Lanxun suddenly had the urge to go to the disciplinary department for self-examination. She was just a small figure with a semi-staff position. How could the toothless guy want to trade her for a staffing position and drag her into making mistakes?

Where are the promised village tribes and simple and natural scenery?

Tu Lanxun shook his head. "This thing can't be traded, but if you're capable enough, I can recommend you to my superiors. Once you pass the ability test and undergo deliberation and approval, you'll be assigned to a position. It doesn't necessarily have to be five, it could be more or less."

The toothless ghost smiled hesitantly: "How do you test your ability?"

Tu Lanxun was even happier: "For example, tell us now, how did you manage to temporarily circumvent the Fourth Treaty?"

The toothless ghost was completely controlled, but he regarded Tu Lanxun as someone he could trust. I don’t know whether he came to this conclusion through his own observation or was told by the tree.

After thinking for a long time, this unusually flexible head raised up and said, "It's a folk remedy. Take the leaves of a laurel tree that's more than three years old, crush them, mix the green pulp with rice paste, and apply it on the forehead. Then you won't be able to see ghosts."

This was originally their tribe's ancient method of "avoiding ghosts" and was only for good luck and comfort. However, due to the emergence of the Fourth Treaty, its visual shielding effect disappeared. However, it exploited the loophole in the definition of "seeing" and was used in many ways.

For example, if a ghost paints a person's forehead, the ghost can come and go freely, and the person can still see the ghost, but the detection of the fourth clause will be invalid, and the ghost does not have to worry about being punished.

Tu Lanxun nodded. She couldn't verify this on her own, so she could only report it to Wen Chong and recommend these ghosts of the tree tribe.

Wen Chong's call finally got through, and his first words were, "How are you? Has the development zone been cleared?"

Tu Lanxun quickly recounted what happened, and Wenchong said, "Very good." When Wenchong heard Tu Lanxun talk about the shielding method of Article 4, his voice became noticeably more relaxed.

"Okay, we will do the experiment. By the way, Xiao Tu." Wen Chong's voice suddenly became serious.

Tu Lanxun asked, "What's wrong?"

Wen Chong said, "Most areas in Lucheng are under control, but you have to be careful. A group of ghosts from the Kingdom of Heaven Group evacuated from the north and may be heading towards your development zone..."