My boss is acting like a monster anyway, why should I bother saving him money?
The system adopted a nonchalant, "whatever" tone, saying, "If the Heavenly Dao really wants to take me in, they'll have to get past my boss first! He's willing to be a sucker, emptying his coffers for you to squander, so what can a lowly customer service representative like me do to stop him?"
[You're at the Nascent Soul stage, right? Here you go!]
[However, host, I must warn you beforehand that my permissions are limited. This temporary permission can only last for a maximum of two hours! Once the time is up, it will immediately revert to its original state!]
【If you haven't emerged from the Underworld by the time limit... well, then don't even think about returning to Lingzhou. You can just line up right here and be reincarnated. Maybe you can even catch an internal preferential number from our Ghost Realm!】
Shen Zhaozhao felt the unprecedented and immense power surging within her body. The spiritual energy flowing through her meridians was as thick as rivers and seas, and her divine sense could cover a radius of a hundred miles with a single thought. This powerful feeling of being able to control everything with a wave of her hand was truly mesmerizing.
"Two hours is enough."
She took a deep breath, suppressing the slight dizziness caused by the sudden increase in power, and turned her gaze to the massive door that exuded an ominous aura.
This time, without any special skills, her Nascent Soul stage cultivation level allowed her to ignore the sealing barrier on it.
Shen Zhaozhao walked straight toward the giant white bone gate, her body flashing with spiritual light, and easily stepped into the thick gray-black fog.
The anticipated immense resistance did not materialize; instead, a chilling aura instantly enveloped the entire body, as if capable of freezing one's very soul.
The scene before my eyes suddenly changed.
It was no longer a desolate valley, but a gloomy world stretching to the horizon.
The gray sky obscured the sun and moon, with only a dim, eerie light falling from somewhere.
The air was thick with an impenetrable aura of death, and the biting wind howled past, stirring up the gray dust on the ground and emitting a wailing sound like the lamentation of ten thousand ghosts.
A vast, murky river, its waters a strange, dark yellow, stretches across the distance. Faint, ethereal images of tormented faces float on its surface, wailing silently—the Sanzu River.
On the banks of the Sanzu River stands a dead tree of unimaginable size.
The tree trunk was charred and twisted, as if it had been burned by heavenly fire for ten thousand years. Not a single leaf was visible, and the bare branches resembled ferocious ghost claws, piercing straight into the gray sky.
What's most chilling is that those countless branches were densely covered with all sorts of pale white skeletons.
Amidst the skeletons, countless eerie blue will-o'-the-wisps flickered and danced like breaths, converging into a terrifying spectacle that sent shivers down one's spine.
Even though Shen Zhaozhao already possessed the cultivation of the Nascent Soul stage, her heart skipped a beat and a chill ran down her spine when she first saw this hellish scene.
However, before her shock could fully subside, something bizarre happened.
On the towering, withered tree, the previously flickering, eerie blue flames suddenly began to fall in orderly rows.
Their drifting trajectories were very regular, even carrying a hint of...hurry?
The will-o'-the-wisps that had been lingering on the ground beneath the dead tree seemed to have been waiting for a long time. Upon seeing this, they immediately floated up in rows, precisely filling the empty spaces above.
Shen Zhaozhao: "???"
What the hell... is this a shift change?!
Just as Shen Zhaozhao was stunned by this bizarre scene, a ghost that had just "finished get off work" from the dead tree and floated to her vicinity seemed to notice the living soul standing there "foolishly".
The ghost's form was blurry, barely recognizable as a human, and it emitted a faint blue light.
It glanced at Shen Zhaozhao, its tone perfectly natural, even carrying a hint of seasoned familiarity, and urged, "Aren't you here to relieve us? Why don't you hurry up and float up to your post?"
"When it's the foreman's turn to patrol, if he sees you absent, he won't be paying you for today!"
Shen Zhaozhao: "???"
What the heck?
You guys really changed shifts?!
Seeing Shen Zhaozhao's blank expression, the ghost seemed to understand something and exclaimed, "Oh—so you're new here? You've been put to work without any training?"
"Tsk, Blackie and Whitey were really sloppy this time. How could they just leave their own souls here and not care about them?"
"Never mind, it's fate that we met. I just got off work and have nothing better to do, so I'll take you to check in."
This kind-hearted ghost seemed to be a chatterbox. Before Shen Zhaozhao could respond, it floated forward on its own and began to introduce itself enthusiastically.
"Don't worry, little girl, our ghost realm is developing very well now! It's no longer the place described in old folk tales, full of blood and tears!"
"What we're emphasizing now is standardized, industrialized, and modernized management!"
Its tone even carried a hint of pride: "Look over there—"
The ghost pointed to a distant, faintly visible area... brightly lit, with magnificent palaces and even a huge complex resembling a memorial archway, standing out starkly against the surrounding gloomy environment.
"That's where we're going to report—the Underworld Administrative Center! It's practically the CBD of our ghost realm! It's incredibly luxurious! And the efficiency is top-notch!"
Shen Zhaozhao: "???"
CBD?!
What is that?!
What nonsense is this ghost spouting?!
Despite her utterly shocked expression, as if her worldview had been reshaped, the enthusiastic ghost continued its endless chatter.
"Young lady, you don't know, the birth rate is plummeting right now, and we down here are under a lot of pressure! Time is tight, tasks are heavy, and even reincarnation requires waiting in line!"
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