"Because there are always some special relationships that need to be taken care of, such as this immortal coming to the underworld..." the bespectacled ghost said, pointing at Wang Yao.
"He has some connections with the King of Hell and the judges of a certain court. He vouched for you, Lin Yazhi, and pleaded for your life. After all, the Underworld is just one of the six realms, and some relationships still need to be taken care of..."
"Especially now that the birth rate in the human world has dropped drastically, the reincarnation quota can never be met. What can be done if it can't be met? It can only be delayed month by month. Nowadays, the queue to be reincarnated as a human is already 200 years from now. Just think about it, as long as you don't reincarnate, you still have to pay your social security and housing fund contributions in full..."
"If you're not careful and fall off the building, all the auction proceeds will be confiscated, and the reincarnation quota you won will be completely invalidated. That would be an extremely cruel psychological blow to a ghost!" The bespectacled ghost said, shaking his head sadly.
"Now that I've said the bad, let me say the good. If you work hard, things will be different. As long as you contribute enough to the underworld, you can rise higher. There are eighteen more levels above me. My level is called Ghost Officer, and the cultivation of the Ghost Path is just beginning..."
"The place where the ghost warriors live is upstairs. I heard that there are garden villas upstairs, and each family has a ghost servant. They have days off, and on holidays they can take their wives and children on trips in the building. Their salary is more than double mine. If a ghost warrior wants to be reincarnated, they will be given priority to us ghost staff."
"As for what goes up, even I don't know much about it. It's better than you can imagine. I heard that on the eighteenth floor, the ghost kings walk on ghosts without their feet touching the ground."
"Just think about it, no ghost king in the underworld has ever voluntarily reincarnated. You'll know that being a ghost in the underworld is much happier than being a human or a god. So, in our underworld, you only have one path: work hard, work hard, and work even harder!"
"Otherwise, you wouldn't even be qualified to be a ghost who serves as a stepping stone for the Ghost King. I'm not talking nonsense. Serving as a ghost servant for a ghost warrior requires someone of our level. Serving as a stepping stone for the Ghost King is something only ghost masters and ghost generals of the fifteenth or sixteenth level are qualified to do."
As the bespectacled man spoke, a deep look of envy appeared in his eyes behind his glasses. He tilted his head back to calm himself before continuing to speak to Lin Yazhi.
"You must have some questions in your mind: how should I cultivate? Don't worry, since the Underworld has accepted you and provided such a path for advancement, as long as you work hard, you will naturally have opportunities." The bespectacled ghost coughed lightly and then continued.
"We in the underworld implement a comprehensive training system. As long as you are a ghost in the underworld, you must participate in training and learning. All the bad things you did in the human world will be explained to you one by one in the underworld, and the truth will be carefully distinguished to correct the distorted values you had in the human world."
"Why do you spend five times more time studying on the fifth floor than here? The extra time is here, to help you completely say goodbye to your sinful past self deep in your soul, and prepare to re-enter the human world as a pure and innocent good boy."
"Then there's the question of what rules a ghost should follow in the underworld. There are rules for going down five floors, rules for going down four floors, and so on. Generally, the higher you go, the fewer rules there are. There are also rules about how to be a qualified ghost, how to be a qualified team leader, and so on..."
"Finally, we must study the speeches of our ten main leaders in the underworld at various important meetings, and let their thoughts become your guiding light in the underworld. We must not only put them into action, but also let them melt into our blood and become the driving force for our daily struggle!"
"Once you pass the assessment and are mentally prepared for cultivation, you can then take your underworld ID card, property certificate, proof of social insurance and housing fund contributions, training transcript, and contribution points certificate to register for cultivation..."
"Of course, there's also a hefty registration fee to pay. I know it's not easy, but let alone climbing from the fifth floor, the most powerful one in our Underworld climbed up from the twelfth floor and is now on the third floor. This guy is involved in organized crime in the human world and has a lot of lives on his hands..."
"But he's quick-witted, hardworking, and diligent! Even now, there are chain stores under his 'Start Over' group on the lower floors. So, as long as you work hard enough, no matter how many evil deeds you commit in the human world, as long as you don't fall to the eighteenth floor from the start..."
"...You will definitely have a bright future in the underworld!" The bespectacled ghost rambled on, getting excited as he spoke, his eyes filled with eager anticipation as he looked at Lin Yazhi.
"Anyway, let's work together. I've said everything I needed to say. Just one more reminder: I'll take you to the fifth floor in a bit. Once you get there, the Ghost Office will assign you accommodation, work, and put you in a group..."
"We in the underworld value unity the most, so contributions are calculated and distributed by group. You probably won't get much contribution since you're new here, but just wait it out. Once the old ghost is gone, it'll be your turn to get contributions..."
Wang Yao had been confused when the bespectacled ghost mentioned contribution points earlier, and now that he heard him mention contribution again, but in a vague way, he finally couldn't hold back any longer.
"What...what's this about contributions?"
"Contributions are another reward mechanism in our underworld. Think about it, if a ghost comes down to earth and has many relatives, children and grandchildren who burn paper money for him day and night, wouldn't that ghost become a tycoon in the underworld without any effort? He would climb up the social ladder in no time. How could that be allowed?"
"What we in the underworld can't stand the most is your human world. You all only care about money, resulting in countless swindlers. We in the underworld have conducted social surveys, and when ghosts came down and talked about the thing they feared most in the human world, the largest percentage said it was being scammed. Even swindlers themselves are afraid of being scammed by other swindlers..."
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