Chapter 051 Three Sentences Fill the World-weary Villain with Hope (Sixteen)
Although they had already guessed it, Ming Shaotu and You Fei were stunned for a moment when they heard the affirmative answer from him. But the next second, ecstasy welled up in their eyes.
"Great...Great!" You Fei spun around twice, clenching her fists. "Did you know? The two energies you left behind are even more powerful than the seals our seniors from the Spiritual Department painstakingly engraved. They've practically sealed the entire Hemp Rope Alley. As long as the energies don't dissipate, the objects within Hemp Rope Alley, along with their inherent power and aura, will no longer be able to affect the outside world. This is a great benefit for Ancheng, and a great accomplishment for you as well!"
As he spoke, he grabbed Chen Yunli's shoulders and shook him hard, making him dizzy and almost unable to hold the chopsticks.
"Stop, stop, stop! Calm down!" Chen Yunli quickly stopped him from vomiting his breakfast. "What do you mean by meeting the Spiritual Department? What's the seal? I don't understand."
You Fei was so excited that he temporarily lost the ability to organize his words. After explaining a few incoherent words, Ming Shaotu covered his mouth helplessly and asked him to go aside to calm down.
"I'm sorry. I didn't know your background before, so I temporarily withheld the details about our work location and department. Now I can fill you in."
Ming Shaotu said seriously, "The City Library is a subordinate unit directly under the Spirit Seeing Department. Its primary responsibility is to monitor the status of the various evil creature nests within An City and to observe and record the operation of the seals on these nests. The Spirit Seeing Department is a department on the same level as the Supervisory Office, responsible for managing all matters related to evil creatures—specifically, evil gods—in the city."
If the human world today is divided into the light side and the dark side, the Supervisory Office and the Spirit Seeing Department are the management departments on both sides, and there is no distinction between high and low. It's just that the work intensity and danger level of the latter are much higher than those of the former, so the people working in the Spirit Seeing Department will be paid very high wages, especially the casualty pensions, each of which is an astronomical figure.
As for the seal that You Fei mentioned, it is actually the only semi-mechanical and semi-abnormal item created by humans so far that can temporarily suppress the evil god.
"There are five evil god lairs in Ancheng, five old areas that have been deliberately avoided by urban planning. Hemp Rope Alley is one of them, and it's also the least thoroughly sealed one. Ultimately, this is because the seal inside Hemp Rope Alley is incomplete—it's missing the mechanical part."
These five... no, four and a half sealed objects were created by several powerful men from the Rebel Army. The main body is the corpse of the evil god who died at the hands of humans, supplemented by a mechanical wheel with catalytic, control and circulation capabilities.
The mechanical roulette was cast from the hardest metal, engraved with extremely complex and magical mystical runes. By extracting the power and aura of the evil god's corpse, it transformed it into special power, covering and suppressing each evil god's lair, drawing a line on the ground to temporarily seal it off, buying time for the human world to recuperate and grow stronger.
The evil gods actually have no concept of death, so their corpses can be considered living things. As long as the mechanical wheel is not damaged, they can provide a constant supply of power to the seal and keep the seal running.
The nightly patrol team is responsible for checking the seals. If any damage or malfunction is found, it must be reported immediately and handed over to a dedicated person for handling.
Since the seal cannot completely suppress the evil aura in the nest, team members are often affected, seriously injured, or even lose their lives in the process.
For some reason, the Hemp Rope Lane was extremely restless last night. If Chen Yunli had not accidentally left behind the power of the divine realm, Yufa's team would have been wiped out. What's more, the seal of Hemp Rope Lane would have been destroyed by the attack of the evil god in the nest, resulting in the loss of this place and the fall of Ancheng.
Chen Yunli felt a little guilty when he heard this. The unusual commotion in Masheng Lane was probably related to his actions on the first night. Fortunately, no one died, otherwise he would have been worried.
But Ming Shaotu quickly told him that this matter might be related to him, but the relationship was not too big.
In reality, the threat of the fall of Masheng Lane was ever-present, with casualties every year. It was like a sword of Damocles hanging over the city, poised to strike at any moment. It was the very thing that Ancheng's Jianling Tribe feared most.
The reason for this is that when the seal guarding Masheng Lane was being forged, the most critical mechanical wheel was missing due to insufficient materials.
Before Chen Yunli appeared, the leaders of the Ministry of Spirits had been looking for a replacement for the mechanical roulette. Ming Shaotu would stay in the library, which was almost equivalent to the evil god's lair, for a long time in order to find a way to repair the seal of Masheng Lane from the collection of books that were materialized by the evil god's power. However, no matter how hard they tried, they found nothing.
Now, Chen Yunli solved the biggest worry that had been bothering them for a long time by drawing a white cross at the entrance of Masheng Lane. Not to mention Ming Shaotu and You Fei, even the Minister of the Ministry of Spiritual Affairs was so happy after hearing the news that he wanted to open champagne to celebrate and gave a bottle of champagne to everyone in the city to share in the joy.
Of course, in the end, he gave up his impulse because he had no money.
"Thank you so much." Ming Shaotu couldn't contain his joy and bowed solemnly to Chen Yunli. "First, you suppressed the evil spirit in the library for us, and now you've helped reinforce the seal of Hemp Rope Lane. No amount of words of gratitude can express even one ten-thousandth of our feelings."
Chen Yunli had accomplished such a big thing without knowing it. Facing the excited looks of his two colleagues, he felt both amused and helpless, and had a subtle sense of accomplishment.
Who hasn't had a dream of being a hero when they were young? During the teenage years of junior high and high school when the second-year syndrome was at its worst, they might have had the fantasy of standing up and saving everyone when the school was attacked.
But fantasy is just fantasy after all. Chen Yunli has been a civil servant in the Kingdom of God for so long, and he has never thought that this job can bring him any privileges.
At this moment, someone suddenly jumps out and tells him that your childhood dream has come true. You have inadvertently done a super good thing. While resisting evil, you have also saved countless people. The only difference between you and the savior is that you did not show up on the eve of the destruction of the world, but strangled the disaster in the cradle!
What kind of ultimate cool plot is this?
When Chen Yunli thought of this, he couldn't help laughing out loud. He was happy for his sudden relapse of his old illness, Chunibyo Syndrome, and also for all the people who were able to avoid the disaster.
Even though he knew that the entire world was just a piece of data, and the so-called evil gods were at most garbled code or bugs, and his fellow gods could clean them up with a flick of their fingers, it did not diminish his happiness at the moment.
"I'm glad I can help you." Chen Yunli patted Ming Shaotu's shoulder. "By the way, can I continue to work in the library in the future? Will I be transferred to another department?"
For example, the Operations Department.
"It all depends on your wishes. As long as you agree, the department will not change your position. Of course, your salary and bonus will still increase. However, if necessary, the department will transfer you to the front line. Please understand."
Ming Shaotu took a deep breath, and the unconscious trembling in his voice was almost suppressed: "You are now the strongest fighting force in our department."
"That's good." Chen Yunli scratched his face. "But I used to work as a civilian, at most on field missions. This is the first time someone treats me as a combatant... It's quite new."
Ming Shaotu's eyes narrowed slightly, but he glanced past the "before" he mentioned without leaving a trace.
According to the department's investigation, Chen Yunli was an ordinary person in the past, without any work experience or experience in fighting against evil gods. Even now, his "inspiration" is still the lowest among all the members tested by the Spiritual Department.
But it doesn’t matter, everyone has secrets, and not every secret should be known to them.
Chen Yunli doesn't need to tell the Spiritual Department anything. He just needs to stay in the department and do his best to maintain the survival of human civilization when necessary.
"You can continue eating breakfast." Ming Shaotu smiled slightly, pulled the still excited You Fei back out the door, "See you later."
…
After breakfast, it was almost time to go to work. Chen Yunli took Chen Wenjian, who was determined to be his follower, out and waited for the bus on the platform.
It had rained this morning, but now it had stopped, leaving only a thin layer of gray clouds hanging over the tops of the tall buildings like mist.
Chen Yunli suddenly recalled the internet meme in the real world that said "Workers' resentment is heavier than ghosts" and couldn't help but smile.
Chen Wenjian felt his good mood and felt that the depressing weather was not so unbearable. He tilted his head to look into his slightly smiling eyes and couldn't help but smile too.
At the same time, scattered warmth seemed to flow into his body, and his old injury that had been aching for a long time healed a little, or at least the pain was much lessened.
Chen Wen Jianyin had a sudden realization - his power seemed to be not only useful against evil gods, but also had a miraculous effect on his own injuries, especially when he was in a good mood.
Just as he realized this, Chen Yunli heard the long-lost system prompt sound:
"Congratulations to the auditor for successfully reversing the target's innate ability - the target's ability has changed from devouring desires (negative) to absorbing goodwill (positive)."
Chen Yunli looked at Chen Wenjian in surprise, and was caught off guard by his focused gaze. It was a warmth and calmness that, in his impression, was almost never associated with the name "Chen Wenjian".
It does not have the hidden and surging undercurrents and terrifying depths of the previous world, nor the scars that appeared when this world was first met. It is just a pure goodness that is nurtured and grown in the light, a completely positive gentleness.
Chen Yunli couldn't help but be startled. In a trance, he heard Chen Wenjian ask, "What's wrong? Why are you looking at me like that?"
"Nothing." Chen Yunli smiled and said, "I just remembered something happy."
Chen Wenjian tilted his head: "Is it related to me?"
Otherwise why would she suddenly look at him?
"Yes, it has something to do with you." Chen Yunli nodded with a smile.
The iron car came with a clanging sound, and a dark gray smoke column swept up into the gradually clearing sky. When the car door opened, a warm air flowed out from the rear of the car.
Chen Yunli was the first to step onto the steps that were almost knee-high. He turned around and held out his hand to Chen Wenjian: "I really like the breakfast you made today. After get off work tonight, let's go shopping for groceries. Can you make me another meal?"
"Okay." Chen Wenjian shook his hand. "If you like, I'll cook every meal for you in the future. If that person invites you to dinner, just refuse directly."
"Hey who?" Chen Yunli stretched out his hand to put in the coin, his face full of confusion.
Chen Wenjian curled his lips: "Yeah, that's who."
Chen Yunli thought for a moment, then suddenly realized and couldn't help laughing: "You mean Youfa?"
Chen Wenjian nodded expressionlessly. If he were still in cat form, he would have shown his claws by now.
The iron car honked its horn to warn pedestrians ahead to move away, and Chen Yunli's happy laughter accompanied the horn.
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