It took a while to persuade the police to leave. Under Lu Ban's supervision, the cleaning staff spent three hours cleaning Lu Ban's room.

The fee is one hundred and five yuan.

Cheap and affordable.

Lu Ban decided to find another one next time.

It was already evening when he finished cleaning. Lu Ban ate something casually and thought that since he couldn't sleep in the bed anyway, he might as well finish the task.

Sitting on the sofa, Lu Ban checked the things he had on him.

A radio, a suona, a crowbar, some compressed dry food, canned food, and of course, the crystals of red leaves.

Three windows appeared on the wall again.

Lu Ban directly pushed open the last door.

The falling cherry blossoms interweave in the blue sky, forming the cold and indifferent words of the system.

[No War in Spring]

[The shrine maiden of the Wajima Taisha Shrine is about to step down, and a new shrine maiden will inherit her mantle and bathe in the pure fire]

[However, not every shrine maiden can enter the shrine and visit the gods, and competition is everywhere]

[A shrine maiden known as a genius is preparing to travel across the ocean to Hedao Island. She seems to exist just to become the chief shrine maiden, the shrine maiden among shrine maidens. However, the chief shrine maiden means power. Family and political disputes can sometimes influence the judgment of the gods. And geniuses should not appear sometimes.]

[You have accepted the mission of protecting the miko to the island of He. Along the way, the human heart is more dangerous than the filth. On this long journey, only the falling cherry blossoms and the clear sea water will not betray you.]

[Task Difficulty: Self-selected]

[Task requirements: Escort the shrine maiden to the Wajima Taisha Shrine]

[Quest requirements: Witness the birth of a new priestess]

[“I have forgotten my original thoughts, and I am left with nothing but my body. Could it be that I am your legacy?”]

"A very clear escort mission."

This type of task is actually a bit difficult for Lu Ban.

Due to some well-known reasons, the survival rate of Lu Ban's teammates is not high. Except for Tristana, Xia and others who are also the Chosen Ones of God, basically all the companions in the foreign land will die. Even those who can die successfully are considered lucky, and not turning into monsters is considered a success.

So, since I have a burden this time, it’s better to choose a lower difficulty.

Lu Ban clicked on the difficulty and took a look. The [Mortal] difficulty was naturally blacked out. Not only the [Mortal] difficulty, but even the [Pollution] and [Erosion] difficulties were blacked out.

Only the [Alienation] difficulty can be selected.

"???"

Is there a bug in this mission?

Lu Ban confirmed it twice more.

"Oh, that's what I said."

Lu Ban finally discovered the problem. In addition to the [Alienation] difficulty, there are still other difficulties to choose from.

Next to the [Alienation] difficulty, there is an option with a higher difficulty, but it cannot be selected because Lu Ban has not been unlocked.

“How thoughtful.”

Lu Ban sighed.

He can only choose the [Alienation] difficulty.

With tears in my eyes, I earned hundreds of thousands of silence points.

[Do you want to enter the quiet place?]

【whether】

Lu Ban chose [Yes].

The window suddenly opened and Lu Ban felt a gust of warm wind.

He was sucked into the window.

Purple light surrounded Lu Ban, making him feel dizzy, as if he was thrown into an infinitely rotating wheel. Countless points of light formed a picture of the starry sky on his retina. Suddenly, some soft whispers reached Lu Ban's ears, like weeping and complaining, like some kind of resentful wail.

[The speed of time in the Quiet Place is inconsistent with the outside world]

[The time ratio of this journey is: 2:1]

【Number of companions: 0】

[Heading to Kazushima]

When his feet felt the ground again, Lu Ban smelled a faint floral scent.

The sound of birds singing and the warm and gentle spring breeze came to his ears, and Lu Ban seemed to hear someone talking.

"...Please don't have any unnecessary communication with her. Of course, our guards will take care of her. You are just responsible for leading the way."

An elderly woman's voice was heard, causing Lu Ban to turn around.

He saw a wrinkled face.

The old woman's hair had turned completely white and was tied into a bun. She was wearing a dark blue satin dress and holding a cigarette in her hand. She took two puffs and exhaled grayish-white mist.

"I see."

Lu Ban heard the person next to him respond, and it seemed that he fast-forwarded to the time when the journey was about to begin.

Next to him sat an older woman who was wearing coarse black cloth. There were several strands of white hair among her black hair, as if it was highlighted. She was about twenty-seven or twenty-eight years old. There was a heroic look between her brows, like an experienced hunter or warrior.

Next to the woman's hand was a long knife in a scabbard.

The knife was very long, exceeding the length of the swords that Lu Ban usually knew. It was like a clothesline, forming a sharp contrast with the woman's body shape.

"We are bound by the Word Spirit, so we will not do anything that goes against our oath. I just don't know if we can have a few words with her. I think knowing each other will be more helpful for this journey, right?"

The woman asked. She did not take the old woman's words too seriously. In fact, she did not show any humility or submissiveness. She looked more like a winner with an advantage.

"…She is practicing for today. You can see her in the side hall after she is done."

After saying that, the old woman tapped her pipe and signaled the two to leave.

Lu Ban caught up with the woman and found that his clothes had also turned into similar coarse cloth clothes, and all the props were put into the bag he carried with him. It seemed that the difference in level between him and Dao could be seen from his clothes.

The old woman was wearing silk, while the guards next to her were wearing coarse linen. The woman and Lu Ban were slightly better, but the improvements were only in form.

"She believes that as long as her granddaughter can become the chief priestess, her family will be able to enter the core political circle of Hedao."

The woman said to Lu Ban after leaving the room and the guards.

"Of course, many people don't want to see the chief priestess be someone who doesn't belong to their sphere of influence, and the dispute starts from here."

"Shouldn't the chief priestess rely on her strength?"

Lu Ban asked, loosening his collar. Kasuga's Kazushima was very warm, but the coarse cloth was not breathable.

The woman turned around and glanced at Lu Ban with a slight smile.

"These officials are not that naive. Indeed, the chief priestess needs to rely on strength to stand out. In fact, being able to enter the Wajima Grand Shrine and become a candidate has already gone through a lot of bargaining and compromise. The major families on Wajima will not allow someone who is beyond their control to become a priestess."

"So what about us now?"

Lu Ban thought that this was similar to the elections in some countries around the world. It seemed very intense, but in fact it was the result of bargaining and compromise between the big companies and capital behind it.

"This is the variable. The witch here is said to be extremely talented. There were special celestial phenomena when she was born. It seems that she is destined to be the next head priestess. The only shortcoming is that she and her family have been outside the core power circle for a long time."

The woman and Lu Ban came to the side hall to wait. Lu Ban roughly found out that the woman's name was Changpu, a famous mercenary on the sea, and he was one of Changpu's subordinates.

After waiting for a while, just when Lu Ban had drunk two cups of tea and felt like going to the bathroom, a maid walked into the room.

"The lady has arrived."

She said.