《I Devour Deities》


 Chapter 1 – Dragon Cicada Gods Ruins

    In July, Guangqing was as hot as the Flame Mountain. If one stayed outdoors for half a day, their skin could peel off a layer.


    The Bodhisattva of the Long Chan Temple is very efficacious and quite famous in the city. Every year before the college entrance examination, parents would bring their children to make a wish. Whether it is effective or not, at least it brings peace of mind!


    Lin Baici did well in this year''s exam, and his performance was outstanding. He didn''t know if it had anything to do with the Long Chan Bodhisattva, but he made a wish before the exam, so he had to fulfill it!


    Three incense sticks and some fruits and cakes were definitely needed.


    Of course, the funds were provided by his mother.


    Lin Baici had actually planned to secretly intercept a hundred yuan, but his mother had sternly warned him that he couldn''t be greedy with this kind of incense money.


    Ah!


    So poor!


    Without money, he couldn''t afford anything he wanted.


    Lin Baici walked on the path paved with cobblestones and looked back at the Da Xiong temple in the distance.


    Should he make a wish for wealth again?


    Would the Bodhisattva think he was too greedy?


    Lin Baici''s current goal was to become a video blogger and make money by shooting videos. However, he had only uploaded five outdoor videos on Bilibili so far, and the total number of views didn''t even reach one thousand.


    It was still a long way off from becoming a video blogger with millions of fans and a monthly income of tens of thousands.


    "Work well with good tools. Maybe things will get better after I get new equipment!"


    Lin Baici encouraged himself.


    Because Lin Baici did well in the exam, his mother promised to reward him with a new phone.


    After getting the money, Lin Baici planned to buy a GoPro sports camera. As for the phone, he would make do with it for now and buy the latest Apple phone directly when he made a lot of money from shooting videos.


    Gurgle!


    His stomach was slightly painful, and the sudden hunger interrupted Lin Baici''s thoughts.


    "Hmm?"


    Lin Baici raised his slender eyebrows like a lion king who suddenly discovered a fat prey and immediately looked around.


    Who dropped something?


    Lin Baici had experienced this sudden hunger every year since he was young. Sometimes, even if he had just eaten half an hour ago, he would still feel extremely hungry.


    Lin Baici thought he had a stomach problem, but his mother took him to the hospital and found out that his body was unusually healthy. He could even donate 300CC of blood on the spot and go play a basketball game immediately.


    In the summer of his first year of junior high school, Lin Baici once took a walk on campus after lunch and suddenly felt hungry again. A few minutes later, he accidentally found a wallet on the playground.


    There were more than three hundred yuan, a beautiful student ID of a senior sister, and a confession letter inside.


    Strangely, when Lin Baici confirmed these items in the wallet, that inexplicable hunger disappeared.


    Lin Baici then did three experiments and had several similar experiences later, which led him to conclude a rule.


    Whenever he suddenly felt hungry, there must be something valuable nearby.


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    He had picked up several car keys, five mobile phones, a female student''s tuition fees, and the most expensive one was a gold ring he found in the green belt.


    The summer was hot, and the cicadas were a bit weak, as if they were dying.


    Lin Baici felt very hungry.


    He was currently in the small square in front of the Arhat Hall. The stone slabs were cleaned very clean, and nothing could be seen except for a few cigarette butts.


    "It''s probably a phone or a wallet!"


    Lin Baici looked up.


    Walking a hundred steps north and turning left was the Guanyin Pavilion, while going right and crossing a long corridor was the release pond.


    The release pond was a famous scenic spot of the Long Chan Temple. In the summer, it was full of lotus flowers, green and lush, with lotus leaves everywhere.


    Many tourists would come here to take pictures and post them on their social media.


    There were many people here, so the chance of losing something was naturally high.


    Lin Baici quickened his pace and arrived at the release pond.


    The hunger was getting worse.


    According to past experience, this meant that the "lost item" was closer.To the east was a large lake, covered in lotus leaves, where one could hear the croaking of frogs and see koi swimming in the water. To the north was an octagonal pavilion.


    The pond was too big, so Lin Baici decided to go to the octagonal pavilion first.


    As he climbed the steps and entered the pavilion built on the artificial hill, his hunger became even more intense.


    Lin Baici leaned against the railing and looked outside the pavilion. Soon, he saw a palm-sized pink cartoon wallet in a crevice between two stones.


    "There it is!"


    Lin Baici flipped over the railing and picked up the wallet.


    He opened it on a whim.


    Wow!


    There was a thick stack of money inside, including red 100-yuan bills and yellow 50,000-won bills. Lin Baici recognized the latter from some Korean comics he had read.


    In addition to the money, there were three bank cards, a passport, an ID card with Korean characters, and a photo of a beautiful girl.


    After inspecting the contents, Lin Baici put everything back into the wallet.


    He returned to the pavilion, opened his phone, and started playing games while waiting for the owner to come.


    After about twenty minutes, a well-endowed Korean girl rushed into the octagonal pavilion, looking around anxiously.


    But she found nothing.


    "Xiba!"


    The girl with light golden hair cursed and raised her foot to kick the railing. But when she saw someone there, she put her foot down.


    "Did you lose something?"


    Lin Baici spoke up.


    The girl was about eighteen or nineteen years old, with a goose-egg face and a great figure. Her white skin and long legs in denim shorts were eye-catching, much more attractive than those of the Korean girl groups.


    Jin Yingzhen understood Chinese and immediately looked at Lin Baici. "Oppa, have you seen a pink wallet?"


    Her voice was soft and magnetic, like she was acting cute.


    "Is this it?"


    Lin Baici took out the wallet and handed it to Jin Yingzhen.


    Her face matched the photo on the ID card in the wallet, so it was clear that she was the owner.


    "That''s it!"


    Jin Yingzhen grabbed the wallet and, after confirming that her passport and ID card were still inside, breathed a sigh of relief.


    Losing money was a small matter, but losing her passport and ID card would be a big problem.


    Lin Baici did a good deed and was ready to leave.


    He didn''t give the wallet to the scenic area''s staff because he was afraid that the money inside might be less and he wouldn''t be able to explain it later. After all, it''s hard to be a good person these days.


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    "Oppa!"


    When Jin Yingzhen saw the handsome guy who could easily stand in the center of a boy band about to leave, she immediately chased after him and bowed repeatedly.


    "Kang Sang Mi Da! Thank you!"


    Jin Yingzhen not only thanked him but also opened the wallet, without counting the money, and handed him a stack of bills, holding them in both hands.


    "It''s just a small favor. No need to pay me!"


    Lin Baici refused.


    He didn''t expect her to be such a generous little rich girl.


    "Oppa, please take it!"


    Jin Yingzhen insisted and was about to force the money on him. She also wanted to ask if he was interested in becoming a trainee in Korea and debuting as an idol. But suddenly, she saw him look up at the sky, his face shocked.


    Jin Yingzhen followed his gaze and immediately paled.


    "God...God''s Ruins?"


    A meteor with a long orange tail crashed into the Dragon Zen Temple.


    Boom!


    There was no violent impact, but a large amount of black mist surged out like a tsunami, engulfing the entire Dragon Zen Temple.


    ...


    Thirty years ago, a meteor fell, and God''s Ruins appeared.


    Some gods emerged from it and began to prey on humans.


    Since then, a new natural disaster appeared on Blue Star.All countries have tried various methods to intercept these meteors, but all have failed.


    Fortunately, every year, the meteors that bring the God''s Ruins, ranging from a few to dozens, are not enough to destroy the world.


    So far, the largest God''s Ruin is the one that swallowed one-third of the Kangaroo Country''s territory, where 18 million citizens perished!


    ...


    Lin Baici woke up starving!


    He opened his eyes and saw that black fog covered everything, with visibility of less than ten meters.


    The Korean girl lay next to him, unconscious.


    "Hey, wake up!"


    Lin Baici grabbed Jin Yingzhen''s shoulder and shook her hard.


    Yes!


    Call 911!


    Lin Baici hurriedly took out his phone, but found that it had been turned off and could not be turned on.


    He was about to shout for help when he suddenly closed his mouth.


    Will this attract monsters?


    The official prohibits ordinary people from discussing anything related to God''s Ruins, so Lin Baici''s knowledge of it is limited to some rumors.


    Some people say that there are monsters in the God''s Ruins besides gods.


    Those trapped in the God''s Ruins have become their food.


    "We must escape as soon as possible!"


    Lin Baici shook Jin Yingzhen hard.


    Just as he was about to slap the Korean girl to wake her up, Jin Yingzhen regained consciousness.


    "Ah!"


    Jin Yingzhen cried out in pain, feeling as if her brain was being stirred by a propeller, which was extremely painful.


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    What''s going on?


    Lin Baici was startled by the sudden voice in his mind. He was sure that this sentence was not spoken by the girl in front of him.


    "We...are we trapped in the God''s Ruins?"


    Jin Yingzhen trembled all over and instinctively grabbed Lin Baici.


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    "What are you?"


    Lin Baici asked in his mind, but no one answered.


    "Oppa, we must destroy the God''s Remains quickly, or we will die!"


    Jin Yingzhen stood up and looked around.


    "God''s Remains?"


    Lin Baici frowned. This girl seemed to know something about the God''s Ruins.


    "When a meteor falls to the ground, it produces fog. The area covered by the fog is called the God''s Ruins."


    Jin Yingzhen explained, "In the God''s Ruins, there are God''s Remains, which are the corpses of gods. These God''s Remains radiate a mysterious energy that pollutes everything around them!"


    "Continue!"


    Lin Baici listened attentively.


    "Do you know about nuclear radiation? The radiation from God''s Remains is ten thousand times more terrifying than that! Do you feel dizzy, nauseous, and want to vomit now? That''s the symptom of pollution!"


    Jin Yingzhen knew that as time passed, the pollution symptoms would become more and more terrifying, first driving people crazy, and then gradually losing their human form and becoming a pile of unconscious rotten flesh.


    "..."


    Lin Baici wanted to say something, but he couldn''t feel anything abnormal except for the unbearable hunger.


    "Anyway, if we don''t destroy the God''s Remains quickly, we will be polluted!"


    Jin Yingzhen was depressed and wanted to die. Why did they encounter such a crisis when they just wanted to travel?


    "Can''t we just escape from the God''s Ruins directly?"


    Lin Baici was puzzled.


    "Do you see this fog? It''s like a maze. Without destroying the God''s Remains, the fog won''t disperse!"


    Jin Yingzhen smiled bitterly.


    Her brother was a God Hunter, so she knew a lot of confidential information.


    Lin Baici wanted to inquire more about the inside story when a crisp wooden fish sound came from the fog.


    Dang! Dang! Dang!


    "Run!"Jin Yingzhen''s face changed drastically. She stood up and tried to run, but a three-meter-tall dark Buddha statue had silently appeared behind them.


    "The Buddha asks you, are you sincere in your heart?"


    The Buddha lowered its head, its diamond eyes glaring, and its Sanskrit chant was not loud, but it could shatter a person''s heart.

 Chapter 2 – Is your heart sincere?

    Under the shroud of dark mist, the entire Dragon Zen Temple seemed like a ghostly place.


    Dang! Dang! Dang!


    The sound of the wooden fish became more urgent.


    Each strike felt like it was hitting Lin Baici and Jin Yingzhen''s chests, making their heart rates increase rapidly, almost to the point of sudden death.


    "I ask you, is your heart sincere?"


    This suddenly appearing mysterious statue of Buddha lowered its head, looking down at the two of them expressionlessly, with crimson light flickering in its eyes like the flames of hell.


    The divine taboo had arrived!


    Jin Yingzhen instinctively tried to run, but her right wrist was suddenly grabbed by a large hand, and when she turned around, she saw the statue of Buddha holding the wooden fish up towards her.


    As long as she ran, the wooden fish would definitely smash her head.


    Cold sweat instantly soaked her back, making her underwear damp.


    Gulp!


    Jin Yingzhen trembled and swallowed with difficulty, her gaze falling on the face of the boy who, if he debuted, could become a top idol based on his looks alone.


    She knew that if it weren''t for him pulling her back, she would have already died.


    Lin Baici looked at the Korean girl and shook his head slightly.


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    That was what the mysterious voice said.


    "You can''t run, show your sincerity to the Buddha, otherwise your head will be smashed into a bloody fireworks display by the wooden fish!"


    Jin Yingzhen dared not speak and used her eyes to ask Lin Baici, what should they do?


    Lin Baici looked up at the statue of Buddha.


    It was reddish-brown all over, like the color of coagulated blood, about three meters tall, and was carved from a single piece of giant rock.


    Every detail was lifelike, even the most outstanding master craftsmen could not create such a perfect work.


    The expression, breath, and texture of the statue of Buddha were like those of a living person.


    It held a wooden fish in its left hand, resting it on its chest, and a large stone hammer in its right hand, striking it steadily, making a clear sound.


    The statue of Buddha noticed Lin Baici''s gaze and immediately stared at him.


    "I ask you, is your heart sincere?"


    This was the third time it had asked, and its patience seemed to be wearing thin. At the same time as it asked, the wooden fish in its hand was raised high.


    From the looks of it, if Lin Baici didn''t answer, or answered incorrectly, his head would be smashed to pieces.


    "Fuck, I''m dead!"


    Jin Yingzhen wanted to live, but her mind was a mess and she had no idea what to do.


    "Delivery arrived, thanks for the offering from the gods, let''s start eating!"


    "Delivery? From this statue of Buddha?"


    Lin Baici wanted to curse, clearly he was the one at the bottom of the food chain in this situation."Why aren''t you eating? Don''t like the taste?"


    "Even with iron teeth and copper teeth, I can''t bite it!"


    Lin Baici shouted in his heart.


    What exactly is this Buddha statue?


    What does that sentence mean?


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    Does it mean that as long as I am sincere, I can survive?


    Lin Baici looked at Jin Yingzhen, wanting to ask if she had any ideas.


    The Korean girl blinked her eyes, looking at Lin Baici with hope, as if this Oppa was her last straw.


    Lin Baici took a deep breath.


    It''s over, can''t rely on this woman!


    I have to rely on myself.


    Lin Baici prepared to worship the Buddha, and when he was trying anything to save his life, the mysterious voice sounded in his mind again.


    "Worship the Buddha and offer tribute, but not too little, otherwise it will be very angry."


    "You are insincere, damn it!"


    After the Buddha statue finished speaking, the stone hammer in its hand fell and hit Lin Baici''s head.


    "May the Buddha bless me. My heart is as sincere as a mirror, and the world can see it!"


    Lin Baici shouted anxiously, took out his wallet, and took out 150 yuan, his cafeteria card, and ID card: "All for you!"


    Whew!


    The stone hammer stopped in front of Lin Baici''s forehead, and the wind it brought up scattered his bangs.


    Jin Yingzhen covered her mouth with both hands, panic in her eyes, almost screaming.


    "Is it not enough?"


    Lin Baici felt like his heart was about to jump out of his throat. His heart rate was definitely over 200 at this moment. He didn''t dare to delay and quickly took out his phone.


    "This is also for you!"


    After Lin Baici finished speaking, he quickly took off his T-shirt and jeans.


    The Buddha statue looked at the "tribute" Lin Baici offered. Its originally terrifying face showed a satisfied smile.


    "I, the Buddha, know that your heart is sincere!"


    "You can live!"


    The Buddha statue opened its mouth wide and took a deep breath.


    Lin Baici''s wallet, phone, and clothes were directly sucked into its mouth, chewed a few times, and swallowed.


    Whew!


    Lin Baici breathed a sigh of relief.


    Is it okay now?


    The Buddha statue didn''t leave, but turned its head and looked at Jin Yingzhen, its smiling face turning fierce.


    "I, the Buddha, ask you, is your heart sincere?"


    Jin Yingzhen was very clever, imitating Lin Baici, took out her wallet, phone, removed her watch, hesitated for a moment, and then took off her jeans and tight-fitting shirt, offering them to the Buddha statue.


    Lin Baici couldn''t help but glance at her.


    Her figure is really good!


    Is this what they call a cow?


    The Buddha statue opened its mouth and sucked up the tribute Jin Yingzhen offered, then knocked on the wooden fish and disappeared into the dark mist.


    It''s safe now!Jin Yingzhen, who escaped death, hugged Lin Baici excitedly.


    "We made it! We passed! Oppa, you''re amazing!"


    Mua!


    Jin Yingzhen couldn''t help but kiss Lin Baici on the cheek.


    "Do you know what that is?"


    Lin Baici pointed to the strange Buddhist statue.


    "Divine taboo!"


    Jin Yingzhen explained, "This is a type of thing that appears in God''s Ruins. It cannot be explained by existing scientific theories. The authorities define them as divine taboos, meaning they are forbidden things even the gods fear!"


    "These divine taboos possess supernatural rule power and can cause rule pollution. For example, that statue just now, I think if we couldn''t prove our sincerity, we would have been killed!"


    Jin Yingzhen still felt scared when she thought about it.


    She was so panicked just now that she couldn''t think.


    Thanks to this boy!


    He was calm enough to come up with the idea of offering tribute to prove their sincerity.


    Otherwise, they would have died for sure.


    "Oppa, you''re my superhero!"


    Jin Yingzhen looked at Lin Baici admiringly.


    Although she was now only wearing underwear, Jin Yingzhen did not complain. She even thought about taking it off and offering it up just now. After all, no one knew how much the bottom line for tribute to that statue was!


    If it wasn''t enough, they would be killed.


    "How many divine taboos are there in a God''s Ruins?"


    Lin Baici felt overwhelmed and felt like he was going to be in trouble.


    "I don''t know!"


    Jin Yingzhen suddenly noticed that besides being handsome, Lin Baici also had an amazing body with well-defined muscles that made her want to touch them. "Do you work out often?"


    This was obviously a very self-disciplined man!


    Jin Yingzhen found another good quality in Oppa.


    "I don''t like exercising!"


    Lin Baici shook his head and looked around.


    "Huh?"


    Jin Yingzhen''s gaze fell on the eight-pack abs on Lin Baici''s lower abdomen, feeling surprised. Did they grow by themselves?


    Lin Baici knew Jin Yingzhen''s confusion because he was also confused.


    Since he was young, his body had been very healthy, especially after entering high school, his body began to become as if he had been exercising for a long time.


    "Given this situation, will we encounter other divine taboos?"


    Lin Baici changed the subject.


    "Definitely!"


    Jin Yingzhen looked pitifully at Lin Baici. "So, Oppa, we rely on you!"


    To be honest, this girl was very beautiful, with a very explosive figure, even better looking than the top girl group members that her friend Li Wei liked, but Lin Baici remained calm.


    Because he was hungry.¡¾Bring her along, can be used as a backup food source, recommended cooking method: charcoal fire!¡¿


    The mist dissipated a bit, and the visibility was about twenty meters.


    "Oppa, let''s hurry and find the god corpse?"


    Jin Yingzhen felt dizzy and nauseous, as if she had been on a roller coaster for half an hour. "With this situation, we can''t hold on for long. Even if we don''t go crazy, our bodies will give out!"


    "Let''s go!"


    Lin Baici didn''t want to wait any longer.


    Otherwise, he felt that he would starve to death before being contaminated into a pile of unconscious dead flesh by the god corpse.


    "Is that the Daxiong temple over there?"


    This was the largest building in Long Chan Temple, and Lin Baici decided to try his luck there.


    "Not necessarily. The God''s Ruins that were born after the meteorite fell can cause changes in the original terrain and create some incredible places!"


    Jin Yingzhen was completely open and answered everything.


    "Okay!"


    Lin Baici had taken only three steps when the voice suddenly reminded him.


    ¡¾There is a big meal over there, but with your appetite, you won''t be able to finish it. It is recommended to avoid it for now.¡¿


    "What are you?"


    Lin Baici stopped. Although this voice was inexplicable and mostly related to eating, it did help him just now.


    There was no answer, and the voice fell silent.


    "Can you tell me how to get out of this God''s Ruins?"


    Lin Baici didn''t give up.


    ¡¾Go to the right. This is your hunting ground, and your appetite is already starving and impatient to start eating.¡¿


    "To the right?"


    Lin Baici turned around and decided to try it.


    Jin Yingzhen followed.


    The two of them cautiously moved forward in the mist.


    Lin Baici''s calmness gradually infected Jin Yingzhen, making the blonde girl much calmer.


    "Be careful!"


    Lin Baici suddenly crouched down.


    Jin Yingzhen didn''t stupidly ask what was wrong, but quickly crouched down and followed Lin Baici''s gaze.


    More than a dozen bodies were lying around in disarray not far away.


    "Let''s run!"


    Jin Yingzhen grabbed Lin Baici.


    ¡¾Hey, a group of unlucky people who died in the hands of the Buddha of Merit. Are they unwilling to donate tribute even if they die?¡¿


    It seems that the Buddha statue just killed these people.


    By the way, is that monster called the Buddha of Merit?


    Lin Baici estimated that these people didn''t refuse to donate money, but didn''t know how to prove their sincerity.


    ¡¾You''re in luck, you''ve hit the jackpot. You can go lick the bag!¡¿


    "Let''s go!"


    Since the voice said so, there shouldn''t be any danger.


    Lin Baici boldly walked over.


    All nine men and seven women had their heads smashed."Search and see if you can find anything useful!"


    Lin Baici walked over to the body of a young man who was about his height and took off his Manchester United jersey.


    The jersey was stained with blood, which made Lin Baici uncomfortable, but he was even more uncomfortable wandering around in just his underwear.


    After all, Lin Baici wasn''t a pervert.


    The relics of these corpses were untouched by the merit Buddha. It seems that they were not tribute offered by tourists voluntarily, so it refused to accept them.


    Lin Baici found a Rolex watch.


    He wasn''t after the small gain, but he wanted to know the time to confirm how long he had been in this God''s Ruins.


    In addition, he also picked up a backpack, two lighters, more than 600 yuan, and three mobile phones.


    If he encounters the merit Buddha again, he can give these things to it.


    "Oppa, we don''t have any weapons!"


    Jin Yingzhen changed into a pure cotton skirt and put on a white sun protection shirt.


    "Let''s go!"


    The two continued to move forward and after about ten minutes, they saw a gate of the Moon Cave, which looked like the eye socket of a monster that had been gouged out, standing not far away.

 Chapter 3 – Divine Taboo Game

    On the gate of the Moon Cave, there were four characters that read "Peach Blossom Garden," and a strange fruity fragrance drifted out from inside.


    ¡¾The peaches are plump, juicy, and ripe at eighteen!¡¿


    "Shall we go in?"


    Jin Yingzhen stood on tiptoe and peered into the peach garden.


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    The mist had dissipated somewhat, revealing a grove of low peach trees laden with fruit about forty meters away.


    "Let''s go!"


    Lin Baici walked through the Moon Cave gate and stepped onto the path of broken stones.


    He had no weapons for defense, which made him uneasy.


    Lin Baici thought about breaking off a tree branch as a weapon but hesitated and gave up the idea.


    What if it attracted a terrifying statue monster?


    "These peaches are huge!"


    Jin Yingzhen''s mouth watered as she wished to pluck one to eat.


    Not only were the peaches large, but their pink color was flawless, like the smooth and tender skin of a teenage girl, making one''s mouth water.


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    Lin Baici frowned.


    The low peach trees had branches that looked like they were dancing, resembling a shaman at first glance.


    "Isn''t it strange for things in God''s Ruins to not be strange?"


    Jin Yingzhen perked up her ears. "I think I heard someone talking?"


    "I heard it too!"


    Lin Baici quickened his pace.


    At the end of the path of broken stones, he saw a thatched cottage with a small courtyard in front of it, complete with a well and a dead dog.


    To the east was a vegetable garden, where birds and sparrows hopped around.


    About ten people were gathered here.


    The appearance of Lin Baici and Jin Yingzhen made them immediately nervous, but they relaxed when they realized they weren''t monsters.


    The men''s eyes were fixed on Jin Yingzhen.


    This girl is so pretty.


    Lin Baici looked around and asked the six middle-aged women resting at the stone table in the courtyard.


    "Aunties, hello, have you found anything?"


    The six aunts were all in their fifties, dressed in fashionable clothes, and appeared to be retired and frequently dancing in the square.


    One of them was even wearing a light blue qipao embroidered with peonies. She was sitting on a stone bench, rubbing her tired feet and complaining.


    The qipao aunt glanced at Lin Baici and ignored him, but an old lady wearing a sun hat found Lin Baici pleasing to the eye and responded.


    "It''s safe here, you can hide for a while!"


    The six of them were mahjong friends who had come to burn incense and relax, but they never expected to encounter such a situation, which was simply infuriating.


    "Thank you!"


    Lin Baici thanked them politely.


    ¡¾This old lady''s family owns a food factory and is worth millions. Her husband died five years ago, and she''s slightly interested in you.¡¿


    Lin Baici was speechless. What did that mean?


    Do I look like a gigolo?


    He walked towards the thatched cottage to see if there was anything useful inside.


    "No need to go, we''ve already searched it all!"


    A round-faced uncle approached him. "Do you have any cigarettes?"


    "No!"


    Lin Baici shook his head.


    The uncle was in his forties, slightly chubby, with a bandage on his left hand hanging from his chest and a kitchen knife in his right hand. However, he didn''t have a fierce aura and looked more like a home cook."My surname is Sima, just like Sima Yi in the Romance of the Three Kingdoms. My given name is Mu. What are your names?"


    Sima Mu was very talkative.


    "Lin Baici!"


    Lin Baici saw a young couple arguing in the vegetable garden.


    [That woman has a serious gynecological disease and has had an abortion, but the child is not from the young man next to her.]


    "..."


    Lin Baici was shocked. What was that voice? It even knows people''s privacy?


    "Oppa, let''s go find weapons!"


    Jin Yingzhen''s attitude was cold and she didn''t want to talk to someone like Sima Mu who had wandering eyes.


    "Sima, she looks down on you!"


    Behind the thatched cottage, a young man came out after fetching water and saw Jin Yingzhen''s coldness. He deliberately provoked, "Don''t you want to teach her a lesson?"


    Jin Yingzhen hid behind Lin Baici.


    When Cui Feng came out, the young couple stopped arguing and the six middle-aged women stood up.


    "Cui Ge, what should we do next?"


    The cheongsam-wearing middle-aged woman, whose face cost several thousand yuan for beauty treatments every month, showed a pleasing smile.


    "What the f*ck, do I look that old?"


    Cui Feng spat out a thick sputum.


    The cheongsam-wearing middle-aged woman was embarrassed by the retort, but didn''t dare to talk back because they wanted to survive and relied on this young man.


    "I''m so old, is it worth it to argue with a girl?"


    Sima Mu was very magnanimous.


    "Aren''t you afraid of this kid? Don''t worry, I''m on your side!"


    Cui Feng''s triangular eyes turned to Lin Baici.


    Damn!


    This height, this muscle, he looks like he can fight!


    If it were before, Cui Feng would definitely not dare to provoke him, but now...


    Sorry,


    I can take on ten!


    Cui Feng had a hatchet tied to his waist and held a torch that was three feet and two inches long and as thick as an adult''s wrist in his right hand. This was his confidence.


    "Oppa, let''s go!"


    Jin Yingzhen tugged at Lin Baici''s clothes.


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    The voice obviously came from Cui Ge.


    "Hehe, leaving? Did you ask me?"


    Cui Feng looked at Jin Yingzhen with ill intentions.


    Long Chan Temple had become a terrible God''s Ruins. Everyone here would die today, so what was there to worry about?


    Let''s have some fun first!


    A gust of wind blew, and the mist dissipated. Suddenly, the peaches on the tree shook.


    Rustle! Rustle!


    A crack appeared on the ripe peaches like a mouth.


    "Eat me!"


    "Eat me!"


    "Eat me!"


    These peaches screamed and fell from the branches, growing four scorpion-like legs and crawling quickly towards Lin Baici and the others.


    "Monsters are coming!"


    The cheongsam-wearing middle-aged woman was full of fear and ran away, but tripped and fell.


    "What the hell is this?"


    Cui Feng''s scalp was numb.


    Although Sima Mu''s left hand was wrapped in bandages, he was the fastest to react. He ran for only ten meters before being forced to stop.


    There were too many peach monsters with scorpion legs, at least a thousand of them, and they came in groups, blocking the way for everyone to escape from the peach garden."Don''t run, it will anger them!" Jin Yingzhen quickly reminded.


    It seemed that those peach trees were divine taboos. If everyone wanted to survive, they had to follow their rules.


    No one ran because everyone was afraid of death.


    "What do we do now?" The old lady with the sun hat looked at Jin Yingzhen and asked in a low voice. She heard something from the Korean girl that seemed to be an inside scoop.


    Everyone stopped moving, and the peach monsters stopped chasing them.


    There were more than a dozen of them, climbing quickly to a big-haired lady and shouting at her.


    "Eat me!"


    "Eat me!"


    The voices were sharp, miserable, and sounded like a baby crying when it was extremely hungry.


    The big-haired lady trembled and looked at Cui Feng. "Save...save me!"


    Cui Feng remained unmoved. He planned to observe these monsters first before making a move.


    "Rather eat one fresh peach than a basket of rotten apricots. These just-ripe peaches are juicy and delicious. Start tasting them now!"


    Lin Baici felt nauseous.


    "Would you like to try one?" Sima Mu suggested.


    "Who can stomach it?" The big-haired lady shook her head like a drum.


    "Eat me!"


    "Eat me!"


    Dozens of fist-sized peach monsters surrounded the big-haired lady and urged her relentlessly. Seeing that she was indifferent, they became impatient. "If you won''t eat me, then I''ll eat you!"


    After saying this, the monsters'' mouths suddenly split open, revealing their fangs and dripping with liquid, whether it was peach juice or saliva, Lin Baici was unsure. They pounced on the big-haired lady and easily bit off a piece of meat the size of a palm.


    "Ah!"


    The big-haired lady screamed in pain, waving her hands to try to stop the monsters. However, dozens of peach monsters, like piranhas, crazily tore at her. In the blink of an eye, she was covered in blood and had no good meat left.


    Less than a minute later, the big-haired lady stopped moving and was bitten to death.


    The peach monsters did not leave but continued to eat her body.


    Everyone was frightened by this scene.


    Dozens of peaches crawled to a big-eyed lady.


    "Eat me!"


    "Eat me!"


    The big-eyed lady trembled and said to Cui Feng, "Brother Cui, help me!"


    "If you eat them, you probably won''t die!" Cui Feng wanted to see the consequences of someone eating these peaches.


    The big-eyed lady turned her head and looked at the long-legged peaches. She retched and vomited them out.


    She couldn''t stomach them!


    Suddenly, the lady ran away, wanting to escape.


    This startled the hornet''s nest, and the peach monsters rushed towards her. Not long after, they caught up to her and completely engulfed her.


    A few seconds later, the peach monsters left, leaving only a white skeleton on the ground.


    The other ladies were so scared that they didn''t dare to breathe.


    Lin Baici turned his head and asked Jin Yingzhen in a low voice, "Does everyone have to go through this?""In the realm of divine hunters, this rule contamination is called the Divine Taboo Game, and everyone is expected to experience it!"


    Jin Yingzhen explained, "When humans face the Divine Taboos and do not follow their supernatural power rules, the only outcome is death!"


    Dozens of peach monsters with scorpion legs crawled out.


    "Don''t come to me! Don''t come to me!"


    Not only the qipao aunt was praying, but everyone was murmuring.


    Lin Baici was horrified when he realized that the peach monsters were crawling towards him.


    What should he do?


    Does he really have to eat these ghostly things?


    But the problem is, who can guarantee that they will survive after eating them?


    The peach monsters crawled in front of Lin Baici.

 Chapter 4 – Dragon in the Garden Startles

    These peaches have scorpion legs and a mouth with cracked fangs, very terrifying, but the "saliva" dripping from the corners of their mouths emits a sweet smell that makes people want to take a lick.


    ["It''s ugly, but it can be eaten!"]


    Is ugliness the problem here?


    Lin Baici hasn''t figured out what to do yet. The peach monsters paused for a moment and then took small steps towards Cui Feng.


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    Cui Feng wailed.


    Feeling unlucky.


    Phew!


    Lin Baici breathed a sigh of relief and only then did he realize that Jin Yingzhen was grabbing his jersey with one hand.


    "Why didn''t you run?"


    Being so close, those peach monsters might have eaten Jin Yingzhen along with him.


    "If we have to run, we''ll run together!"


    Jin Yingzhen had planned to shout at Lin Baici to run together. Anyway, they couldn''t just sit and wait for death. Who knew that those peach monsters would stop in front of him and then crawl away.


    "Oppa, you''re really lucky!"


    Jin Yingzhen became more determined to stay with Lin Baici.


    This Oppa was handsome, calm, and had some luck. Following him, they might really be able to escape from this God''s Ruins.


    "If we can''t come up with a solution, we''ll all die here!"


    Lin Baici worried.


    They couldn''t run away. The speed at which those peach monsters chased and bit the double-eyelid lady just now was unbelievable, comparable to that of a rabid dog.


    "Eat me!"


    "Eat me!"


    The peach monsters surrounded Cui Feng, snarling with their teeth bared.


    "Fuck!"


    Cui Feng pulled out the machete hanging from his waist with his left hand, and held a torch in his right hand. He scratched the ground with force, just like lighting a match, and it made a hissing sound.


    The torch actually lit up.


    In the dim peach orchard, the torch''s light illuminated Cui Feng''s panicked face.


    Squeak! Squeak! Squeak!


    Those peach monsters seemed to fear the torch and screamed, quickly retreating.


    "It works!"


    Cui Feng was overjoyed.


    Everyone else was instantly encouraged.


    They could survive!


    "That torch is a Divine Taboo!"


    Jin Yingzhen envied it.


    An ordinary torch couldn''t be lit by scratching it on the ground.


    "Isn''t this thing very dangerous?"


    Lin Baici was puzzled.


    "Generally speaking, after a Divine Taboo is sealed by a black coffin, it can be used. Although its power is weakened, it is safe!"


    Jin Yingzhen explained in a low voice, "Of course, there are some Divine Taboos that are inherently less dangerous and can be used directly."


    Lin Baici suddenly understood why these people followed Cui Feng, because he had this torch.


    "Xiba, this guy is also too lucky!"


    Jin Yingzhen stared at Cui Feng and bit her little silver teeth.


    So angry.


    The peach monsters hesitated for more than ten seconds and then gave up on Cui Feng, crawling towards the lady in cheongsam.


    "Cui ge! Cui ge! Help!"


    The lady in cheongsam hurried towards Cui Feng.


    "Fuck, stay away!"


    Cui Feng was afraid of accidents and quickly stopped her, but the lady in cheongsam didn''t listen.


    Fortunately, the peach monsters chased her for a while and then stopped, apparently fearing the torch, which made Cui Feng relieved.


    Seeing this, everyone hurriedly ran towards Cui Feng, seeking refuge.


    Jin Yingzhen had also wanted to go over, but when she saw that Lin Baici didn''t move, she withdrew her foot.


    "Cui ge!"


    The lady in cheongsam looked at Cui Feng pleasingly, "I''ll give you money, a hundred thousand."


    Cui Feng''s eyes lit up and he opened his mouth wide, "One million!"


    "This..."


    The lady in cheongsam hesitated."What? Is your life not worth a million?"


    Cui Feng kicked the thigh of the cheongsam lady hard with his foot. "Then get lost!"


    "I''ll pay! I''ll pay!"


    The cheongsam lady forced a smile.


    "Haha!"


    Cui Feng was happy.


    He looked at the cheongsam lady and found that apart from a small belly, she hadn''t gained weight in other parts of her body. Moreover, the cheongsam dress with black stockings was quite charming.


    "Here, hold this chopping knife for me!"


    Cui Feng thought the torch was enough, so he handed the chopping knife to the cheongsam lady. After she took it, he pinched her butt.


    The cheongsam lady dared not speak up.


    "Xiao Cui, since this torch can scare off these monsters, let''s leave here quickly!" Sima Mu urged.


    "No hurry!"


    Cui Feng looked around at the people beside him. "A million each, and I''ll take you out!"


    No one expected Cui Feng to ask for money at this time, and the atmosphere suddenly became awkward.


    "I...I don''t have that much money!"


    Ma Xiaowang looked at Cui Feng pitifully. "Can I give it to you after I graduate and start working?"


    This young girl had an average appearance and was wearing a light blue dress. She looked like a pure girl next door, but her voice revealed that she had had an abortion and a serious gynecological disease.


    "Don''t be afraid!"


    Wang Kun saw his girlfriend begging others in a low voice and felt heartbroken. "I will definitely protect you!"


    "Shut up, did I allow you to speak?"


    Cui Feng kicked Wang Kun''s abdomen, making him stagger backwards.


    Wang Kun was very angry and wanted to fight back, but was stopped by Sima Mu.


    Cui Feng had wanted to say that if she didn''t have the money, she could be his girlfriend, but when he caught sight of Jin Yingzhen standing nearby, he suddenly found this college girl in a dress dull.


    This one is more beautiful.


    Damn it, I never dared to think about this kind of woman before.


    "Hey, do you want to go together?"


    Cui Feng tried to strike up a conversation.


    Jin Yingzhen could feel Cui Feng''s malice towards her. With the high emotional intelligence she had developed from following her mother''s exercise since childhood, she could treat this young man like a dog, but...


    I refuse!


    Jin Yingzhen hugged Lin Baici''s arm and didn''t even bother to look at Cui Feng.


    "Fuck! You chose this yourself! Don''t regret it!"


    Cui Feng was furious. "Let''s go!"


    "Yes! Yes! Let''s hurry and leave!"


    The cheongsam lady was so scared that she clung tightly to Cui Feng.


    "Don''t you regret it?"


    Lin Baici was surprised that Jin Yingzhen had chosen him.


    "No choice, I''m a lookism, so I chose you. By the way, I haven''t had plastic surgery!"


    This was what Jin Yingzhen was most proud of.


    Since elementary school, she had often been stopped by talent scouts when she went shopping. If it weren''t for her mother''s objection, she would have entered the entertainment industry long ago.


    When those peach monsters saw that Cui Feng and the others were leaving, they immediately became agitated, but because they were afraid of the torch, they did not dare to approach.


    "Haha, we''re safe!"


    Cui Feng was very pleased and turned to look at Lin Baici and Jin Yingzhen. "You can stay here and wait for death!"


    "Cui ge, don''t waste time talking to them, let''s escape!" The cheongsam lady followed Cui Feng and kept begging.


    "Are you teaching me how to do things?"


    Cui Feng glared at the cheongsam lady and suddenly his brain went blank, like a nerve had snapped. He fiercely poked the cheongsam lady''s chest with the torch.


    Boom!The cheongsam aunt was like a straw man soaked in gasoline, and she instantly ignited, burning into a human-shaped torch.


    Everyone was shocked by this sudden scene.


    "Ah!"


    The cheongsam aunt screamed in pain, her body visibly burned into charcoal, and just over ten seconds later, she fell to the ground and turned into a pile of ashes, completely dead.


    "Cui Feng, what are you doing?"


    The sun hat aunt was both shocked and angry.


    "I...I don''t know!"


    Cui Feng was sweating profusely, looking dazed. Why did I light the cheongsam aunt on fire? But it feels so good to burn things!


    Thinking this way, Cui Feng extended the torch towards the big aunt with the golden bracelet on her right.


    The aunt dodged, but was still touched by the flames, and then she was ignited like a lighter.


    Whoosh!


    Everyone was scared and quickly retreated.


    "Are you crazy?"


    The sun hat aunt questioned.


    "He''s not crazy, the rule contamination of the torch has started to take effect!" Sima Mu was frustrated and spitting blood.


    Couldn''t he have held on a little longer and contaminated everyone after they escaped from the peach blossom garden? Now it''s all over!


    "I..."


    Cui Feng wanted to explain that he didn''t do it on purpose, but suddenly a strong impulse arose in his mind. Wouldn''t it feel even better if I burned myself?


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    This thought startled Cui Feng, and he wanted to throw away the torch, but his right hand held it even tighter.


    "Sima Mu, help me!"


    Cui Feng shouted and put the torch on his hair.


    Boom!


    Cui Feng was on fire.


    Everyone was horrified to see this.


    In an instant, Cui Feng turned into a pile of ashes, and the torch fell to the ground and was extinguished.


    "Wang Kun, go pick up the torch and lead everyone out!"


    Sima Mu urged.


    "Why don''t you go?"


    Wang Kun was indignant. Do you think I''m stupid?


    Without the deterrent of the torch, the peach monsters crawled over again.


    Dozens of them rushed towards Ma Xiao.


    "Eat me!"


    "Eat me!"


    Ma Xiao trembled with fear, grabbing Wang Kun''s clothes tightly. "I don''t want to die!"


    Wang Kun gritted his teeth and decided to fight.


    "Xiao Xiao, I''ll pick up the torch and protect you while we run out!"


    Wang Kun ran towards the torch, picked it up, and then, imitating Cui Feng, he swiped it hard on the ground.


    Whoosh!


    The torch was lit.


    The peach monsters immediately retreated with their scorpion legs, not wanting to be burned to death.


    "Be careful."


    Ma Xiao shouted, not daring to get too close to Wang Kun, afraid of being burned to death by him.


    Wang Kun ran more than ten meters and suddenly lit his shirt with the torch.


    Boom!


    He was burning like a candle.


    "Wang Kun!"


    Ma Xiao was desperate. What will I do if you die?


    Hold on a little longer!


    She didn''t actually like Wang Kun, but his father was the vice-principal of the school, and Ma Xiao promised to accept his confession in order to stay in the school after graduation.


    In less than three minutes, four people had died, leaving Lin Baici completely stunned.


    The divine taboo was too terrifying!


    "Good riddance!"


    Jin Yingzhen saw Cui Feng die and wanted to applaud. At least this annoying guy died in front of her.


    "Eat me!"


    "Eat me!"


    Ma Xiao didn''t dare to eat the peach monsters and suddenly ran towards the Moon Hole Gate, but she didn''t run far before the peach monsters caught up to her and began to bite her frantically.


    Her screams were piercing.The female college student was rolling on the ground in pain.


    "When using this torch, how can I avoid being burned to death?"


    Lin Baici was ready to take a risk.


    There was no time to hesitate. He might be the next one to eat the peaches.


    "I don''t know!"


    Jin Yingzhen could tell what Lin Baici was thinking and quickly tried to stop him. "Don''t do anything reckless. You''ll die!"


    Ignoring her, Lin Baici stared at the torch.


    ¡¾The pine torch emits a pine scent when burning. It can ignite anything and turn it into ashes in a short time.¡¿


    ¡¾Everyone who sees this torch wants to play with it. But as they play, they will have the impulse to burn themselves or others!¡¿


    ¡¾But don''t be afraid. Pick it up and use it to start a fire for cooking. It''s a great kitchen tool!¡¿


    The mysterious voice repeated three times in Lin Baici''s mind.


    "I don''t have to be afraid? What does that mean?"


    Lin Baici asked, "Will I not be contaminated?"


    The voice didn''t answer, but Lin Baici guessed that was what it meant.


    Jin Yingzhen had said that the ruins had radiation from the divine remains, which could cause symptoms like dizziness, nausea, and vomiting. But he hadn''t had any reaction so far.


    After the peach monster finished eating Ma Xiao''s peaches, they went to rest, and another group emerged in front of the old lady with the sun hat.


    "Hmph, these monsters even know how to line up for food!"


    The old lady mocked herself.


    Lin Baici didn''t want to delay any longer. What if something else happened?


    "Follow me closely!"


    Lin Baici said and quickly started running towards the torch.


    "Don''t!"


    Jin Yingzhen was anxious.


    Lin Baici picked up the torch, exerted all his strength, and swept it across the gravel path.


    Whoosh!


    The torch ignited, dispersing the mist with its light, like the spreading dawn.


    "Follow me and run!"


    Lin Baici rushed out with big strides, waving the torch.


    The flickering flames and the trailing blaze were like a running dragon, scattering the peach monsters all over the orchard!

 Chapter 5 – Please call me the Gourmet God!

    The old auntie was stunned. She couldn''t believe that the big guy dared to hold the torch after burning two people.


    He''s too bold!


    In the next moment, the old auntie was overjoyed and quickly followed.


    "If I can leave here alive, I''ll give you an immortal card and worship you as my ancestor."


    "Wow, awesome!"


    Sima Mu was amazed by Lin Baici''s courage.


    You''re a real man!


    Although Sima Mu''s left hand was wrapped in a bandage and supported by a splint, it didn''t affect his running at all. Moreover, he was quite clever, staying five steps away from Lin Baici and not getting too close.


    Obviously, he was afraid of being burned to death.


    "Should... should I take over?"


    Jin Yingzhen suggested.


    The longer the use of the divine taboo, the greater the probability of being contaminated by the rules. Changing people might reduce the contamination.


    "No need!"


    Lin Baici not only ran but also lit nearby peach trees on fire. He was also vigilant. If he felt uncomfortable or had any thoughts, he would immediately throw away the torch.


    So far, everything was normal.


    But Jin Yingzhen''s words made Lin Baici trust her a little more.


    "Don''t run!"


    "Don''t run!"


    "Come and eat me!"


    "Come and eat me!"


    The peach monsters chased after them at a rapid speed. Some of the bolder ones even charged towards the survivors.


    "Ah!"


    The old auntie screamed in pain as her right calf was bitten.


    Lin Baici swung the torch made of pine wood even harder, forcing the monsters back. "Hold on, we''re almost out!"


    The Moon Cave Gate of the Bodhi Peach Garden was already visible, just over forty meters away.


    At this moment, when these people were about to escape, the peach trees, which looked horrifying and seemed to be possessed, suddenly twisted together.


    Rustling sounds of branches and leaves were like a curse, making people shudder.


    Crack! Crack! Crack!


    More peach monsters fell down, grew four legs, and ran wildly towards Lin Baici and his group.


    In front of the people, some peach monsters had already gathered.


    "Fight your way out!"


    Sima Mu clenched his sickle and looked fierce.


    Swish!


    The monsters rushed forward like a tsunami, wanting to swallow everything.


    "Don''t be afraid!"


    Just as Sima Mu was about to cheer Lin Baici on, he saw him charge out first, swinging the torch like a brush, painting a chaotic picture.


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    The flames touched some of the monsters, instantly igniting them. The scattered sparks were also terrifying. Even if they landed on the monsters, they would ignite them.


    The wind blew, and ashes floated down.


    Lin Baici rushed out of the Moon Cave Gate and immediately turned around to look.


    Sima Mu was the second, and Jin Yingzhen was the third.


    The old auntie was old and had less stamina, so she fell behind.


    "Save me!"


    The old auntie cried.


    Lin Baici took a big step, quickly started running, and rushed back into the Moon Cave Gate. He grabbed the old auntie''s arm and threw her back with all his strength.


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    The monsters were coming.


    Lin Baici waved the torch made of pine wood, forcing them back, and then left the peach garden.The ignited peach trees were now burning fiercely, like a large bonfire, and had even ignited the nearby trees.


    The fire was swirling.


    The peach monsters gathered in front of the Moon Cave, shouting "come and eat me", but they did not come out. Even the monsters that had bitten Sima Mu and the others had left on their own.


    "Safe!"


    Jin Yingzhen looked at Lin Baici with admiration, "Oppa, you are my superhero!"


    Plop!


    The old lady''s legs gave out and she fell to the ground. She clasped her hands together and kept bowing to Lin Baici.


    "Thank you! Thank you!"


    The old lady''s light makeup was now washed away by tears.


    All five of her mahjong friends were dead. So now, she was full of gratitude towards Lin Baici.


    "That aunt didn''t come out!"


    Jin Yingzhen was disappointed.


    The last aunt was only more than ten meters away from the Moon Cave, but she was unlucky and was bitten by a peach monster on the neck, and died on the spot.


    "Phew!"


    Sima Mu looked at the wound on his body and spat out a mouthful of saliva. He then walked over to Lin Baici and hugged his shoulders tightly. "Uncle owes you a life."


    "You''re exaggerating!"


    Lin Baici smiled slightly.


    "Oppa, put out the torch quickly, it''s too dangerous," Jin Yingzhen said, staring at the torch warily.


    "Okay!"


    Although Lin Baici didn''t feel any discomfort, he didn''t dare to hold it up all the time. But how could he extinguish it? Lin Baici remembered that when Cui Feng and the others died, the torch went out when it was thrown away, so he threw the torch away.


    In less than ten seconds, the torch went out.


    Jin Yingzhen was impressed.


    "Oppa, you react so quickly!"


    If it were her, she would never have thought of throwing the torch to extinguish the flame.


    "Yes, yes, this torch is too dangerous, throw it away quickly..."


    The old lady said halfway through, but saw the big guy pick up the torch again, which made her gasp in shock.


    "Young man, you don''t have to take the risk of carrying it!"


    The old lady was concerned.


    "It''s okay!"


    This thing was excellent for starting fires and could be used as a weapon. Lin Baici was prepared to use it for self-defense. He then looked at the peach orchard where the fire was getting bigger and bigger, frowned, and complained in his heart.


    "Hey, foodie, is this the way you were talking about? I almost died, you know?"


    Because most of what the mysterious voice said was related to food, Lin Baici decided to call it "foodie".


    [Please call me the God of Food!]


    "I also called you handsome guy!"


    Lin Baici was speechless. The other party didn''t even like the word "foodie".


    Speaking of which, he was so hungry!


    His stomach was cramping.


    [Mature peaches are very delicious. It''s a pity that you burned them. What a waste!]


    The God of Food complained.


    "Even if I, Lin Baici, starve to death outside, I won''t eat the long-legged peaches!"


    The mist had dissipated quite a bit.


    Waiting to die was definitely not an option, so Lin Baici was ready to continue exploring. With this pine torch, the safety factor had increased a bit.


    "Let''s go. If we don''t find the divine remains, we''ll all die here!"Jin Yingzhen glanced at Sima Mu''s bandaged left hand and then at the elderly woman wearing a sun hat who was clearly not physically fit.


    Useless new teammates.


    They had to rely on Lin Oppa!


    The mist cleared a bit, but the terrain had completely changed, and they couldn''t find the way out of the Dragon Zen Temple.


    Of course, even if they found it, they couldn''t leave.


    As Jin Yingzhen had said, as long as the divine corpse was not removed and the mist was not dispersed, this place would forever be a maze.


    After passing through a corridor, the four of them came to a dormitory.


    The low tiled houses were connected together, like a big snake sleeping on the ground.


    "Shall we go to the abbot''s meditation room and see?"


    Jin Yingzhen suggested.


    "Okay!"


    Lin Baici didn''t know where to go anyway, so he decided to follow this Korean girl''s lead.


    Creak!


    Sima Mu pushed open the door of a dormitory.


    The sudden sound startled the elderly woman.


    "What are you doing?"


    The woman, Xu Xiu, was a local from Guangqing.


    "Just checking if anyone''s inside!"


    Sima Mu was bold.


    "Don''t mess around and listen to Baici''s orders!"


    Xu Xiu only trusted Lin Baici now.


    After leaving the dormitory and passing through a pavilion with a "Cleansing the Heart Pavilion" plaque, they entered a courtyard through a flower gate.


    The courtyard wasn''t very big, but it had a rockery, a pond, and various flowers and plants. A mulberry tree stood in front of the gate like a loyal old servant.


    "Hollow Iron Goddess, boil with boiling water, and it will emit a unique fragrance. After drinking it, you will lose your emotions and become an empty person for several tens of minutes!"


    "What is this? Tea?"


    Lin Baici looked around and his gaze fell on a plant in the corner of the wall that looked like a tea tree.


    This must be what the Gourmet God was talking about.


    "Drink a cup of clear tea, taste the ups and downs of life, and observe the myriad of worlds!"


    Lin Baici didn''t like tea and ignored it.


    "What? What? Is there really someone who doesn''t want this tea? After drinking it, you will lose interest in poetry, distant places, dreams, and women, and go directly into the sage''s time."


    "Tired? Destroy it quickly!"


    Lin Baici raised his eyebrows and walked towards the tea tree in the corner of the wall.


    "What''s wrong?"


    Sima Mu was looking into the main room, where there seemed to be someone.


    Jin Yingzhen, who had followed Lin Baici over, was shocked to see the leaves on the tea tree: "These leaves are actually in the shape of Guanyin?"


    The tea leaves were emerald green and the size of a fingernail. Each leaf was shaped like Guanyin sitting on a lotus flower, which was very magical and had no traces of artificial pruning.


    Lin Baici reached out and picked a large handful.


    "Is it dangerous?"


    Xu Xiu also wanted to pick some.


    She often drank tea, and now that she smelled the fragrance of the tea leaves, her panicked emotions eased slightly.


    This should be a good thing.


    "I don''t know!"


    Lin Baici still didn''t fully trust the Gourmet God''s food reviews.


    After all, different species had different perceptions of food.


    Lin Baici collected a large amount of tea leaves and put them in the backpack he had picked up.


    Jin Yingzhen and Xu Xiu followed suit and collected some as well."What are you guys doing?"


    After Sima Mu finished speaking, he looked at Lin Baici and the others and suddenly froze: "Baici, Xu Xiu, your... your necks!"


    "What''s wrong with our necks?" Xu Xiu reached out to touch his neck.


    Huh? There seems to be something there?


    Lin Baici looked at the old lady and his face changed. There was a thick vine wrapped around her neck, like a noose.


    Jin Yingzhen next to her also had a vine around her neck.


    "Quick, get away from that tea tree!" Sima Mu urged, feeling lucky that he didn''t touch anything.


    "What... what should we do?" Xu Xiu tried to pull the vine, but it was too strong to move.


    Is this thing going to strangle me to death?


    "Sima Mu, you also have it on your neck!" Lin Baici touched the vine on his neck and guessed that it had nothing to do with the tea tree. They must have encountered the divine taboo again.


    "What?" Sima Mu was dumbfounded and quickly touched his neck. When he found something there, he instantly lost his spirit.


    "This is too difficult!" Jin Yingzhen felt hopeless.


    They couldn''t find the divine corpse and would surely die from radiation. But in the process of searching, they might also fall into the rules pollution of the divine taboo and lose their lives.


    "Let''s go to the meditation room!" Lin Baici guessed that the problem should be inside.

 Chapter 6 – Zen meditation and scripture recitation room

    Among the four people, Sima Mu was the most anxious. He took big strides up the stairs and pushed open the door of the meditation room.


    "Someone''s here after all!"


    The meditation room was about half the size of a basketball court, with several cushions on the ground. A large incense table was placed on the north side facing the door, with a faceless Buddha statue inside.


    There was also an inner room on the west side of the meditation room.


    Lin Baici came over and scanned the room with his eyes, seeing fourteen people inside.


    These people had vines tied around their necks, looking hopeless and not in the mood to speak. When they saw someone coming, they just glanced and lowered their heads.


    "What''s going on with this thing? Will it strangle people to death?"


    Sima Mu roared.


    No one answered.


    "Damn it, are you deaf?"


    Sima Mu clenched his sickle and wanted to attack.


    "In the west chamber, there are delicious delicacies that you can''t miss, otherwise you can delete your account and start over."


    Gurgle!


    Lin Baici''s stomach was growling. He felt so hungry that he wanted to eat the door frame.


    "Why didn''t you tell us it was dangerous here?"


    Xu Xiu complained. As long as these people reminded them, she felt that they could leave before being strangled by the vines.


    A big-bellied man sneered at an old lady, "Why should we remind you?"


    "You..."


    The old lady was angry. Wasn''t this harming others and benefiting oneself?


    "Are you asking for a beating?"


    Sima Mu, who didn''t seem like a wounded person at all, was furious and wanted to beat someone up to let him know why the flowers were so red.


    "Everyone, stop arguing. We should work together now and find a way to escape from here!"


    A short girl spoke up.


    She wore a blue pleated skirt on her lower body, a white short-sleeved shirt on her upper body, which was somewhat transparent, revealing the straps of her bra. She had a red tie around her chest and was wearing a pair of black round-toe leather shoes.


    This was the popular sailor suit COS outfit.


    Lin Baici frowned slightly, "Why does this girl look a bit familiar?"


    "Yueyu, don''t mind them!"


    The one who spoke was a young woman with short hair, around twenty years old, with an average appearance. She was wearing jeans, white sneakers, and a hooded sun protection shirt.


    "We can''t just give up like this, can we?"


    Hua Yueyu sighed. She was only nineteen years old, the most beautiful time of her life, and she didn''t want to die.


    "Are you Hua Yueyu from Shark Live?"


    Lin Baici heard the girl with the white sneakers call her Yueyu and suddenly remembered.


    He seemed to have seen this girl live streaming games on Shark Live.


    "Yeah, are you my fan?"


    Hua Yueyu tried to force a smile.


    Hua Yueyu was currently the most popular first-line anchor on the live streaming platform Shark Live, mainly doing game strategies, house dances, singing, and occasionally outdoor exploration and other content.


    At the same time, she was also a video blogger, posting videos on websites such as TikTok and Bilibili, with a total of five million fans.


    "Oh, then you can watch more of my live streams in the future, which will definitely bring you some fun!"


    Hua Yueyu took the opportunity to gain more fans, but she felt a little disheartened when she thought that she might not survive today.


    Alas!


    She would never have the chance to earn a billion and enjoy life after achieving financial freedom.


    "What''s the point of watching? We''re all going to die today!"


    The big-bellied man sneered."Do you know what''s going on here?"


    Lin Baici tugged at the vine noose around his neck.


    "When the meteor fell, I passed out. When I woke up, I saw a group of people and followed them with Xiaoli Jie and Gu Ge to hide here!"


    Hua Yueyu had a small round face and a cute little tiger tooth that showed on the left side of her mouth when she spoke. Xiaoli Jie was the short-haired young woman in white shoes, and Gu Ge sat beside her, not much older, with a Canon camera hanging from his chest, obviously Hua Yueyu''s photographer.


    "We rested for less than ten minutes and suddenly this unknown grass-woven noose appeared around our necks. We found out that when the noose tightened, we had to immediately enter that meditation room, or we would be strangled to death!" S§×ar?h the nov§×lF~ire.net website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality.


    This was the rule that Hua Yueyu had summarized.


    "Can''t we run?"


    The old lady''s voice trembled, still holding onto hope.


    "No, as soon as we leave the courtyard gate, our necks will be immediately broken!"


    Xiaoli Jie despairingly grabbed her hair. There was nothing more cruel than waiting to die.


    "What''s in the meditation room?"


    Jin Yingzhen asked, "Has anyone come out?"


    "I don''t know!"


    Hua Yueyu shook her head. "From the beginning until now, seven waves of ten people have gone in, but none have come out!"


    "Are they all dead?"


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    Sima Mu''s scalp was numb.


    "Probably!"


    Hua Yueyu was the calmest of them all, observing very carefully. She wore a GoPro sports camera around her collar, but unfortunately, in God''s Ruins, no electronic devices could be used. Otherwise, she still wanted to see if there was any key information to escape.


    "You said there were deaths outside? I didn''t see any bodies!"


    Lin Baici needed more information.


    "Those who were strangled to death turned to dust and shattered in less than three minutes."


    Xiaoli Jie interjected.


    "Ah?"


    Xu Xiu became more panicked and hugged Lin Baici''s arm.


    "Whatever happens in God''s Ruins is not worth being surprised about!"


    Sima Mu didn''t care about those bodies. "The most urgent matter is how to get rid of this noose?"


    "Kuishen, what do you think?"


    Lin Baici asked inwardly.


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    This answer was completely inappropriate.


    Lin Baici was about to ask Hua Yueyu for more information when a man wearing sunglasses like a rabbit with a stepped-on tail suddenly jumped up.


    The old lady was startled and quickly hid behind Lin Baici.


    "Their noose tightened!"


    Hua Yueyu touched the noose around his neck, but it didn''t tighten.


    Phew!


    Luck was good, they could live a little longer, but this should be the last chance to escape. If they couldn''t think of a way, they had to enter the meditation room.


    "Damn! Damn! Damn!"


    The man with sunglasses cursed, but he had no choice. Running out meant certain death, and entering the meditation room might have a chance of survival.


    Ten unlucky people were chosen and walked into the meditation room tremblingly.


    Lin Baici was about to lean over to take a look when the door slammed shut.


    "Hehe, we can live a few more minutes!"


    The big-bellied man showed a self-deprecating smile, but he didn''t want to die. He took the initiative to talk to Lin Baici, "Hey, do you have a way?"


    He could tell that these newcomers regarded this handsome young man as their leader."No!"


    Lin Baici walked to the Buddha niche, observing the faceless Buddha statue while pondering the possible crises they might encounter and the appropriate ways to respond.


    Jin Yingzhen bravely walked to the door of the inner room and listened, but unfortunately couldn''t hear anything.


    "I''ve done everything you''ve done, and I haven''t found anything!"


    Hua Yueyu sat down, bent her legs, and hugged her knees, resting her chin on her knees.


    Ah!


    Everyone here is just an ordinary person trapped in the God''s Ruins. I''m so stupid to expect them to be able to save us like divine beings!


    Lin Baici carefully searched the room and was about to go to the courtyard when the collar around his neck suddenly tightened.


    A pain spread from his neck, accompanied by a slight feeling of suffocation.


    "Baici!"


    The old woman cried again. She heard that when someone was strangled to death, their tongue would stick out a long way.


    "It''s our turn!"


    Gu Ge stood up and touched the Canon camera on his chest, the first one to enter the inner room.


    "Let''s go, we have no choice!"


    Hua Yueyu took a deep breath, tried to cheer up, and prepared to make a final struggle.


    Lin Baici lifted his wrist and looked at the Rolex he had picked up.


    Six minutes had passed since those people had entered.


    "Baici, come into the meditation room!"


    Sima Mu called out.


    Jin Yingzhen and the old woman also came over early, feeling safer with Lin Baici.


    The big-bellied man saw this and quickly ran over, following behind the four people.


    The meditation room was not big, with no furnishings except for a meditation cushion on which a monk sat chanting. The cushion was a bit old, slightly yellowed, and there was a fist-sized incense burner on top of it with three incense sticks burning inside.


    A strange scent permeated the air.


    As soon as everyone entered, the vine collar around their necks immediately loosened.


    "What do we do now?"


    Everyone looked at each other, puzzled.


    "Is this incense burner a divine taboo?"


    Lin Baici stared at the incense burner, waiting for the Gourmet God to give a food critique, but there was no sound in his mind.


    Creak!


    The door closed automatically.


    "Look!"


    Jin Yingzhen called out anxiously.


    The white smoke emitted by the burning incense turned into faint characters.


    "Sitting cross-legged, listening to my chanting. Those who can remain as calm as ever will reach the other shore!"


    The characters appeared for three seconds and then quickly dissipated.


    "What does it mean?"


    The big-bellied man was bewildered.


    "It seems like we have to listen to the chanting?"


    Hua Yueyu said and quickly sat down in a cross-legged position. The floor was a bit cold, making the female anchor shiver.


    "Listen to chanting? Who understands that?"


    The big-bellied man was desperate. He was just a vulgar person who liked to eat and bathe in a sauna every few days. He had no Buddha nature at all.


    As soon as he finished speaking, the vine collar around his neck tightened again, frightening him into begging for mercy. "I''ll listen, I''ll listen. Please start chanting!"


    Not only the big-bellied man, but also everyone else''s vine collars tightened, causing them to feel suffocated.


    "What''s going on?"


    Xiao Li was panicking.


    "Quick, sit down and cross your legs!"


    Lin Baici saw that Hua Yueyu was okay and understood what was going on. Everyone had to follow the instructions of the incense characters to escape death.


    "What is sitting cross-legged?"


    (Note: sitting cross-legged, which is a traditional sitting position used in meditation, also known as the "lotus position".)The big-bellied man sat on the ground with crossed legs, but he found the noose was still tightening, which made him anxious to the point of spitting blood: "Who knows how to do this?"


    "It''s like this. First, put your left foot on your right thigh, and then put your right foot on your left thigh!"


    Hua Yueyu demonstrated.


    For the sake of beauty, she relied on her face to make a living and had learned yoga and meditation and understood this type of content.


    "Baici, follow me!"


    Xu Xiu also understood, but she had been tricked by a fitness coach and spent six thousand yuan to learn only a few poses in three months.


    But now she could help Lin Baici, and Auntie suddenly felt that six thousand yuan was worth it.


    I finally have some use!


    Xu Xiu was worried that she would be too cumbersome and be abandoned by Lin Baici, but she only had a few seconds of happiness before she saw that Lin Baici could also sit cross-legged.


    "Oppa, can you do it?"


    Jin Yingzhen could also do it. She looked at Lin Baici worriedly and even planned to help him herself.


    "No problem!"


    Lin Baici had read many miscellaneous books and had a broad range of knowledge.


    The big-bellied man finally sat cross-legged, and the noose around his neck loosened. However, before he could remember to breathe a sigh of relief, the sound of chanting began to echo in the meditation room.

 Chapter 7 – Overhearing and reciting

    The fragrance lingers on, leaving a lasting aftertaste.


    Lin Baici couldn''t understand a word of the language the voice spoke, but the pronunciation was full of beauty.


    Melodious! Ethereal! Leisurely!


    It made him feel refreshed, like the feeling after a rain in the mountains.


    Lin Baici forgot about his hunger and immersed himself in the chanting that was like celestial music.


    Life is like a boat, sailing through wind and waves.


    Seven-year-old Lin Baici ran barefoot along the creek, carrying a small bucket and a fishing net, trying to catch the little mud loach that had just slipped away. He picked a green apricot and it made his teeth ache.


    At seventeen, Lin Baici sweated on the court and wrote furiously in the exam room. He also watched the back of the girl he had a crush on as she walked home by the classroom window. He wanted to catch the cicada and catch the summer that belonged to him.


    At twenty-seven, Lin Baici was full of ambition at work, drank and ate at roadside stalls, and made life plans in his rented room late at night. He felt he could do anything, from plucking stars from the sky to riding a dragon and slaying a whale.


    At thirty-seven, Lin Baici had achieved nothing and was unemployed at home. He had no girlfriend, no salary, and no friends. He tightly closed the curtains, afraid of the rising sun every day.


    At forty-seven, Lin Baici was like a walking corpse, lying in bed, waiting for the Grim Reaper to knock on his door. Life is like a boat, crashing and bleeding!


    "F**k!"


    Lin Baici couldn''t help but curse.


    Is this my life?


    What a joke!


    Lin Baici was extremely unhappy and wanted to hit ten people to vent his anger. Suddenly, a severe pain came from his stomach, and the overwhelming hunger made him salivate.


    Gurgle!


    Lin Baici''s consciousness was pulled back by the hunger, and he saw everyone falling to the ground, twisted, excited, or angry...


    Chanting?


    Everyone had forgotten about it a long time ago!


    But what was even more terrifying was that Lin Baici found the vine noose around his neck tightening slowly. He was now gasping for breath.


    "This chanting will weave a nightmare!"


    "Why didn''t you say so earlier?"


    Lin Baici roared in his heart. Thanks to the stimulation of hunger, he was pulled out of the dream.


    The top priority was to finish listening to the scripture and complete the Divine Taboo game. But with distracting thoughts and the tension and palpitations of being strangled, Lin Baici couldn''t calm down and listen to the chanting.


    What should he do?


    Lin Baici grabbed the torch beside him.


    Should he light it?


    He didn''t do it when he entered the meditation room earlier because he was afraid of angering the Divine Taboo and being strangled to death. But now, it seemed like he had no choice.The vine noose around his neck tightened.


    Lin Baici struggled to stand up, but when he pressed his left hand on his backpack, he had a sudden realization.


    That tea!


    The sentence formed by the incense smoke was simple: sitting in a lotus position and listening to it recite scriptures can make one reach the other shore.


    The other shore should mean survival.


    The problem they were facing now was that the chanting voice was arousing various distractions, making it impossible for them to calm down and listen to the scriptures.


    Lin Baici quickly opened his backpack and grabbed a handful of hollow Tie Guan Yin tea leaves, stuffing them into his mouth.


    He bit down hard, and juice burst out.


    The Gourmet said that after drinking this tea, one would lose their emotions and become an empty person with a heart as cold as iron. They would instantly lose interest in dreams and women, entering a sage-like state.


    Didn''t that mean it could eliminate distractions?


    Lin Baici was ready to give it a try. If the hollow Tie Guan Yin didn''t work, he would burn incense!


    "I wonder if chewing it will work?"


    Lin Baici didn''t have time to find hot water to make tea, but after swallowing the tea leaves, his chaotic thoughts disappeared in just a few seconds, like dust washed away by heavy rain. S~ea??h the N?velFire.n§×t website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality.


    Even the vine noose gradually tightening around his neck didn''t bother Lin Baici anymore.


    It''s just death!


    Come on, do your worst.


    The chanting voice was clear in his ears.


    Lin Baici sat in a lotus position without missing a word, and the vine noose that strangled him gradually loosened.


    "It worked!"


    Lin Baici smiled slightly.


    Others weren''t as lucky.


    The big-bellied man usually ate and drank excessively and didn''t exercise, so he had the worst body. His face was already turning blue, and he was about to suffocate to death.


    Lin Baici glanced at him, grabbed a handful of hollow Tie Guan Yin, suddenly stood up, and rushed to Jin Yingzhen''s side. "Quickly, eat the tea leaves!"


    The Korean woman''s eyes were tightly closed, indifferent.


    Lin Baici pinched her chin, forcibly opened her lips, and stuffed the tea leaves in. He then went to the old lady''s side and did the same.


    After feeding Sima Mu and Hua Yueyu, Lin Baici ran out of tea leaves, but luckily there were more with Jin Yingzhen. He quickly went to get them.


    Then it was Xiao Li and Gu Ge.


    Finally, Lin Baici looked at the big-bellied man. He didn''t have a good impression of this man, but human life was at stake, and he decided to help.


    After feeding everyone the tea leaves, Lin Baici quickly sat in a lotus position.


    One by one, the people who swallowed the hollow Tie Guan Yin regained consciousness.


    "What happened?"


    The old lady looked confused.


    "Do you still have tea leaves in your mouth? Swallow them quickly, don''t think about anything, assume the proper posture, and listen to the scriptures!"


    Lin Baici instructed."Tea? What did you do?"


    Hua Yueyu felt a strange taste in her mouth, like Nutri-Express.


    Huh?


    Why do I not care if I can survive or not?


    "Oppa..."


    Jin Yingzhen knew that Lin Baici had helped everyone, and her pretty oval face showed both nervousness and excitement.


    My Oppa is really amazing!


    The big-bellied man was suffocating and lacked oxygen, and his body had become stiff. He had tried several times to sit cross-legged, but the vine rope around his neck tightened again.


    This was adding insult to injury.


    "Help... help me!"


    The big-bellied man''s instincts were still asking for help, but he did not scream hysterically because he had eaten the hollow iron Guanyin tea. No one saved him, not because everyone was cold-blooded, but because the tea had taken effect.


    When the chanting ended, the vine rope around the big-bellied man''s neck had completely tightened, breaking his cervical vertebrae. Afterwards, his body visibly dehydrated and cracked, like it had been exposed to wind and sun for thousands of years, and crumbled into dust.


    This terrifying scene made everyone shudder and subconsciously touch their necks.


    Huh?


    Where did the rope go?


    "We passed the test?"


    The old lady''s face was filled with joy.


    "Haha, we survived!"


    Sima Mu laughed and jumped up, rushing to Lin Baici''s side. "Baici, thanks to you, let''s become sworn brothers!"


    "What did you do?"


    Hua Yueyu finally had the leisure to take a closer look at this big guy.


    His face was youthful and inexperienced, and he was probably still a high school student. He was tall, and if he had better jumping ability, he could have dunked a basketball.


    "I gave you guys tea!"


    Lin Baici made up an excuse. "I was very hungry at the time and had nothing to eat, so I stuffed the tea leaves I just picked in the courtyard into my mouth. Unexpectedly, I woke up from a dream and became calm!"


    "What tea?"


    Xiao Li was puzzled. "I haven''t seen it before."


    "It''s the plant with the leaves shaped like Guanyin sitting on a lotus flower!"


    Jin Yingzhen interjected.


    "Ah? That one!"


    Gu Ge had seen it, but everyone was afraid of the strange-looking plant and did not dare to touch it, especially since they still had vine ropes around their necks. But who would have thought that it was the key to survival?


    Actually, as long as a person has no desires or expectations, sees through the illusions, and keeps a calm mind, they will not be contaminated by the divine taboo.


    It can be said that almost all children under the age of three can leave this meditation room alive.


    "I''m going to pick some!"


    Sima Mu rushed out.


    Xiao Li and Gu Ge followed suit. This tea seemed to be a good thing, and it was better to have some on hand just in case."Baici, did you finish eating what you just made? I''ll go collect some more for you."


    The old woman knew she didn''t have much talent, so she could only demonstrate her worth through these small tasks.


    Upon hearing this, Jin Yingzhen quickly ran out.


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    I won''t let you take the opportunity to please Oppa away from me.


    "Thank you! Let me formally introduce myself. My surname is Hua, and my given name is Yueyu. What''s your name? You''re probably not older than me, right?"


    Hua Yueyu actually wanted to quickly collect the hollow iron Guanyin tea, but she held back and knew she had to express her gratitude first.


    Next, if she wanted to survive in God''s Ruins, she would definitely have to rely on this big guy, so she had to maintain a good relationship with him.


    "Lin Baici!"


    Lin Baici looked at Hua Yueyu, who was wearing a sailor uniform and whose height only reached his chest, and said, "I''m definitely older than you!"


    "I''m a college student, you know!"


    Hua Yueyu covered her mouth and chuckled. "I just look like an underage girl."


    "..."


    Lin Baici was speechless.


    Women really only look at appearances, and can''t guess age.


    "So it''s not illegal to date me!"


    After Hua Yueyu finished speaking, she thought of something and quickly added, "Oh, and Hua Yueyu is my real name. It''s written that way on my household registration!"


    When Hua Yueyu introduced herself before, people often thought she was deliberately not saying her real name and was using a fake name to brush them off.


    "Hua is not a common surname!"


    Lin Baici smiled faintly.


    "Yeah, the most famous one is Hua Mulan!"


    Hua Yueyu thought too much.


    Lin Baici didn''t care if what she said was her real name or not. If he couldn''t get out of God''s Ruins, calling on the Queen Mother wouldn''t help.


    "You should also collect some tea leaves for self-defense."


    Lin Baici held the torch and looked at the incense burner.


    Burn this thing so it won''t harm anyone.


    "Then I''ll go!"


    Hua Yueyu ran out of the meditation room, her legs covered in knee-high black stockings.


    [Pre-meal exercise is over, you can eat now!]


    "What should I eat?"


    Lin Baici cried and laughed. "Do you want me to nibble on the incense burner or swallow the ash?"


    [From the perspective of human kingdoms, there is a divine blessing on this cushion called "overhearing and reciting." If you eat it, you can possess it!]


    [Overhearing and reciting, as the name suggests, means that after hearing something once, you can remember it all and immediately recite it!]

 Chapter 8 – Thanks for the gift from the gods

    The two words "Kamigami" contained too much information, leaving Lin Baici stunned.


    "Are you saying that this cushion is the Divine Taboo?"


    Lin Baici walked up to the cushion and examined it carefully.


    This thing was unremarkable and inconspicuous, unlike the carved beast-patterned incense burner, which looked like a valuable antique.


    So much so that Lin Baici made a misjudgment.


    Kamigami might have thought that this question was too foolish and did not respond.


    Of course, since Lin Baici heard the mysterious voice, the other party had not responded to him proactively, and most of the time, he was talking to himself, mostly related to eating.


    "That divine grace, if I eat it, will I be able to remember everything that others say, regardless of length?"


    Lin Baici was excited.


    If he had this ability, his learning efficiency would definitely increase.


    "Report, I found a Nine-Leak Fish. I''ve explained it so plainly, but it still needs me to say it again!"


    "..."


    Lin Baici''s mouth twitched. Was he being despised?


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    Lin Baici''s stomach started growling again, and since he approached this yellowed cushion, his appetite had started to boil and was almost uncontrollable.


    There seemed to be a kind of peerless delicacy on it, tempting his gluttony.


    "How...how do I eat it?"


    Lin Baici stuck out his tongue and licked his teeth.


    He couldn''t just bite into the cushion like a pancake, could he?


    A pair of translucent and starlight-like slender arms stretched out from Lin Baici''s shoulders. They grabbed a light ball the size of a fist from the cushion in mid-air.


    The light ball was like a soap bubble, colorful, and wrapped around a pale golden small ball, like a little sun.


    "Is this divine grace?"


    The strong desire to eat made Lin Baici unable to resist the urge to snatch the "soap bubble" and stuff it into his mouth.


    The feeling was like a refugee who had suffered from hunger for half his life and had been starving for decades suddenly seeing a table full of delicacies.


    He couldn''t wait to eat!


    "Open your mouth!"


    Lin Baici opened his mouth.


    "Thanks for the gift from the gods!"


    After Kamigami finished speaking, he grabbed the soap bubble with both arms and stuffed it into Lin Baici''s mouth.


    After the soap bubble entered, it broke directly, and the pale golden little sun melted in his mouth like a cup of hot milk flowing into his throat and entering his stomach.


    Lin Baici''s body immediately became hot, and at the same time, some mysterious knowledge was added to his brain, imprinted on his neurons.


    He couldn''t forget it, just like an innate talent.


    Get the ability to remember everything you hear!


    A sense of fullness arose spontaneously, making Lin Baici very satisfied.


    "Perfect!"


    Lin Baici snapped his fingers.


    "Baici, what are you doing? We should leave now."


    In the courtyard, Sima Mu shouted.


    "Oppa?"


    Jin Yingzhen came back after picking tea leaves: "Is everything okay?"


    "It''s okay!"


    Lin Baici looked at the cushion and asked Kamigami in his heart.


    "What should I do with this Divine Taboo? Can I take it with me?"


    Lin Baici had harvested the first divine grace from it, which was very commemorative, so he wanted to keep it, but he didn''t know if it was still dangerous.


    "Vanilla cushion, sitting on it to study can keep you energized, work hard for a long time without fatigue, and remember everything you hear. With persistent use, it can enhance your memory for a long time and even cure Alzheimer''s disease."


    Alright.


    Lin Baici put the incense burner aside and picked up the cushion.


    It wasn''t heavy, probably about three pounds.


    "Oppa, are you going to take it with you?"


    Jin Yingzhen was worried: "The Divine Taboo will only become less dangerous after being sealed in the Black Coffin!"


    "What is the Black Coffin?"


    Lin Baici asked."I don''t know either. The manufacturing technology of the Black Coffin is an absolute state secret."


    Jin Yingzhen explained, "Just remember that the Black Coffin can prevent the contamination of Divine Taboo''s rules!"


    "Okay!"


    Lin Baici brought the pine torch with him. Was he afraid of a cushion that only weaves dreams?


    He could just drink another cup of tea!


    "I didn''t expect this cushion to be a Divine Taboo!"


    Jin Yingzhen wanted to touch it, but she hesitated. "It would be great if there were Divine Blessings on it!"


    If it weren''t for Divine Taboo, Oppa wouldn''t have brought it.


    "What are Divine Blessings?"


    Lin Baici was curious.


    "Thirty years ago, a meteor fell and the God''s Ruins appeared. Some gods walked out of it, feeding on humans. Ordinary people knew nothing, but it is said that the world was almost destroyed!"


    Jin Yingzhen organized her words.


    "Some people stood up and killed the gods. After the gods died, they left behind some fragments. When humans ate those fragments, they would gain extraordinary power!"


    "But the gods were too difficult to kill."


    "Fortunately, not every God''s Ruins had powerful gods. Most of the time, there are only god corpses, which are the bodies of the gods."


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    "Destroying the god corpse would also drop fragments, and humans who ate them would still gain extraordinary power."


    "People call this power Divine Blessings, or simply God''s Blessings!"


    "Please continue!"


    Lin Baici listened attentively. He was just an ordinary high school graduate and had no access to these secrets that only the upper class knew.


    "The god corpse is radioactive and contaminates everything. Some items mutated under this radiation and became Divine Taboos!"


    "Among these Divine Taboos, a very small number have given birth to Divine Blessings. These Divine Taboos are the most sought-after trophies in the hunter circle!"


    Jin Yingzhen''s brother is a god hunter with a great reputation in Goryeo, so she knows a lot of inside information.


    "Hunter circle?"


    Lin Baici heard many new terms today.


    "If the god corpse cannot be contained or destroyed in time, the God''s Ruins will spread and contaminate larger areas, making it uninhabitable for humans."


    "The God''s Ruins are more terrifying than floods, earthquakes, and volcanoes, so twenty years ago, they were officially recognized by various countries as a new natural disaster."


    "Humanity will not sit idly by, so they break the God''s Ruins, hunt the gods, seal the Divine Taboos, and the officials call the people who do this God Hunters!"


    Jin Yingzhen''s mouth was dry. She just licked her lips, and Lin Baici handed her a bottle of mineral water.


    This thoughtful gesture made Jin Yingzhen like him even more.


    "So are we God Hunters now?"


    Lin Baici thought this profession was cool.


    "No!"


    Jin Yingzhen shook her head. "Ordinary people cannot withstand even the basic radiation pollution in the God''s Ruins. After about ten hours, they will become a pile of unconscious flesh. Only those who have ''eaten'' Divine Blessings can stay in the God''s Ruins for longer. Only these people are qualified to be called God Hunters!"


    Those hunters who stand on the front line against the gods are the precious wealth and heroes of the country, and they have great privileges.


    Jin Yingzhen''s brother, when hunting gods, can even call on local troops for assistance.


    "Okay!"


    Lin Baici nodded. He was suddenly a God Hunter. How sudden!


    By the way, why didn''t he feel dizzy and nauseous when he didn''t have Divine Blessings?


    "Just like the gaming circle and entertainment circle, God Hunters also have their own circle. They sell information to each other, exchange Divine Taboos, and even seek teaming up!"Jin Yingzhen used her brother''s account to log into some internal websites, and the information on them opened her eyes.


    "We ordinary people really don''t know anything!"


    Gu Ge wiped the lens of his Canon camera, looking depressed.


    After they picked tea leaves and returned, they stood at the door and listened to a lot of Jin Yingzhen''s popular science.


    "Ignorance is bliss!"


    Sima Mu chuckled, "For some people, knowing the true nature of this world will make them collapse!"


    As a first-line female anchor, Hua Yueyu had a much larger social circle than Gu Ge and the old aunt, and she had heard a lot of gossip about God''s Ruins.


    "Don''t chat, let''s destroy the Divine Taboo and escape!"


    Xu Xiu''s head was throbbing, like waking up from a hangover and then playing on a roller coaster for half an hour.


    "Oppa, let me help you carry it!"


    Jin Yingzhen volunteered to take the cushion.


    The old aunt''s mouth moved, wanting to show off, but when she thought that this was a Divine Taboo with rules pollution, she dared not speak up.


    "Okay!"


    Lin Baici didn''t stand on ceremony.


    If he held the cushion and encountered danger, he wouldn''t be able to fight.


    Everyone walked out of the courtyard and looked at Lin Baici, waiting for him to make a decision.


    Lin Baici''s performance allowed him to sit firmly in the position of the temporary team leader of the seven-person team without having to recommend himself.


    "How do we get to the God Eater?"


    Lin Baici asked in his heart.


    The God Eater didn''t respond, but a slight hunger came back.


    In the past, Lin Baici knew that when he suddenly felt hungry, there would be lost items nearby, but now, hunger was like a radar pointing to the Divine Taboo.


    "How about going to the Daxiong Hall?"


    The female anchor suggested.


    "That''s a good idea!"


    Xiao Li Jie joked, "At worst, we can pray to the Buddha for good luck!"


    The black mist dissipated a lot, and everyone could already see the vague outline of the Daxiong Hall.


    "Then let''s go!"


    Lin Baici held a pine torch and led the way, but not long after, the God Eater spoke up.


    [Absolutely! Absolutely! Absolutely! Don''t go to the Daxiong Hall, or you will immediately take an elevator to hell!]


    Such a solemn warning made Lin Baici frown.


    Forget it, play it safe!


    "Let''s go to the Daxiong Hall later!"


    Lin Baici decided to follow the hunger!


    Fifteen minutes later, Xiao Li Jie suddenly smelled a sweet fragrance.


    "It smells so good!"


    Xiao Li Jie followed the fragrance and chased after it.


    Hua Yueyu and Gu Ge quickly followed.


    "It seems to be the taste of some kind of porridge!"


    The old aunt sniffed hard and ran over.


    "Baici, let''s go too!"


    Jin Yingzhen grabbed Lin Baici''s arm and pulled him forward.


    "Wait, this smell is not right!"


    Lin Baici wanted to stop everyone, but it was useless. Everyone completely ignored his words, and only the fragrance was left in their minds, wanting to eat it quickly.


    Rules pollution happened again!

 Chapter 9 – Aromas fill the kitchen

    Xiao Li and the others followed the fragrance and rushed over, as if they were starving wild dogs who hadn''t eaten for half a month.


    This was clearly abnormal.


    Lin Baici shouted several times but couldn''t stop them. He knew it was the work of the Divine Taboo again.


    Five minutes later, everyone was panting as they rushed into a large courtyard and stopped in front of a vegetarian hall.


    Above the hall''s gate hung a plaque that read "Xiang Ji Kitchen".


    "A cafeteria?" Lin Baici sniffed and smelled someone cooking porridge. It smelled so good!


    Hua Yueyu and the others pushed open the door.


    Creak!


    The door hinge made an irritating sound.


    Lin Baici wasn''t tempted by the fragrance. He could leave, but hesitated for a moment and stepped over the one-foot-high threshold and followed them in.


    Bang!


    After Lin Baici entered, the door slammed shut.


    Lin Baici turned around and pulled the wooden door. It was tightly shut and couldn''t be opened!


    The vegetarian hall called Xiang Ji Kitchen was very large, with fifty rectangular tables and wooden stools, which could accommodate six or seven hundred people at the same time.


    On the north side was the kitchen, where no one could be seen busy, but there was a strong fragrance of porridge wafting out.


    The old aunt found an empty seat and started calling for Lin Baici.


    "Baici, come and sit down!"


    There were many people in Xiang Ji Kitchen. Lin Baici glanced at them and counted nearly a hundred, but they all looked anxious and didn''t feel like talking.


    In front of each person was a large bowl filled with purple eight-treasure porridge, which was very tempting. Just looking at it made people want to drink until they were full.


    "Seven guests, one bowl of fragrant porridge each!" A bold female voice rang out in the hall.


    Lin Baici felt like he had entered Sun Erniang''s black shop in Liangshan. If he wasn''t careful, someone might rush out and chop them up with a knife, then use them as filling for buns.


    Out of caution, he should let someone else ask about the current situation, but Jin Yingzhen and the others were all thinking about "eating" and didn''t care about anything else.


    Lin Baici had to ask himself.


    He took a look around and then looked at the old man with white hair sitting three meters away from him.


    "Old man, what''s going on here?"


    Lin Baici was polite, but the old man ignored him and slurped his porridge, then struck up a conversation with Hua Yueyu.


    "Beauty, why do I feel like I''ve seen you before?"


    This old man often watched live streams and loved these young girls. It would be even better if they wore less.


    [He is an old-fashioned critic who disrespects the elderly. He only watches live streams for free and often pretends to be rich to flirt with female streamers, but in reality, he is stingy and always steals something from the supermarket. If caught, he lies on the ground pretending to have a heart attack!]


    [Attention: Do not help him up if you see him fall, or you will be extorted!]


    [It is recommended to feed him to the dogs after charcoal burning!]


    The food god''s three-part evaluation made this old man seem worthless.


    Hua Yueyu didn''t hear what the old man said at all. She stretched her neck and stared straight at the kitchen, her eyes eager.


    Jin Yingzhen and the old aunt were more or less the same.Everyone didn''t wait long, and a chef walked out with a red lacquered tray.


    There were seven bowls of porridge on it.


    The bowls were very large, big enough to hold a person''s head.


    Lin Baici saw the chef and his pupils shrank.


    The other party was wearing a very clean coarse cloth linen, tied with an apron, and wrapped a white square scarf on her head.


    Her hands and feet were very skillful, and her smile was very kind, but she was about two meters tall, with a tiger''s back and a bear''s waist, and her arms were thick enough to run a horse.


    Lin Baici believed that in the face of such a chef, diners were definitely not thinking about how to eat a free meal, but whether they could survive after eating.


    "Seven bowls of Fu Lu Shou Xi porridge!"


    As the chef stretched out her tone and bowed, the seven people including Lin Baici were served a bowl of porridge.


    The steam rose, and the fragrance of the porridge filled the air, making people unable to resist the urge to eat.


    "Please enjoy!"


    After the chef shouted, she put the tray on her lower abdomen and retreated to the side, smiling at everyone.


    Jin Yingzhen and others couldn''t wait any longer. They didn''t even use a wooden spoon, but directly picked up the big bowl and poured it into their mouths.


    Even if it was scalding hot, they didn''t stop drinking the porridge.


    "..."


    Lin Baici''s mouth twitched as he watched.


    The chef was very satisfied, but when she saw that Lin Baici didn''t move, her smile immediately disappeared: "You... don''t drink?"


    "It''s hot, let it cool down!"


    Lin Baici perfunctorily replied.


    "It tastes better when it''s hot!"


    The chef explained.


    "I''m afraid of getting burned!"


    Lin Baici squeezed out a smile.


    "Hehe!"


    The old man looked at Lin Baici with a smug expression, waiting to see him suffer.


    Someone didn''t drink the porridge just now, but was forcibly opened his mouth by the chef and poured it in like pouring sewage into a trash can.


    "I''ll help you!"


    The chef said and put the tray on the table. She took a step and stood in front of Lin Baici, rolled up her sleeves, and was ready to help him drink the porridge.


    Lin Baici didn''t dare to let the chef do it and quickly picked up the big bowl: "No need, I can do it myself!"


    Gurgle!


    Lin Baici took a sip of porridge.


    Damn!


    It''s so hot!


    The chef showed her smile again, put down her sleeves, and took the tray.


    "Don''t worry, drink as much as you want!"


    After speaking, the chef walked towards the kitchen.


    Lin Baici waited until the chef turned around before lowering his head and spitting the porridge back into the bowl.


    Who knows if there''s something wrong with this stuff?


    He definitely wouldn''t drink it.


    Lin Baici was very cautious, holding the bowl to his mouth and stealing glances at the chef''s back. If the other party found out that he had spit out the porridge, he would immediately drink another sip.


    By the way, the chef even had a kitchen knife hanging from her waist?


    It''s a bit scary.


    The chef didn''t look back until she walked into the kitchen.


    Lin Baici was relieved and looked at the others.


    Jin Yingzhen and the other six were drinking porridge and urging Lin Baici to taste it quickly.


    "Don''t drink it!"


    Lin Baici advised.


    It was useless.


    "Why can you resist it?"


    The old man looked at Lin Baici in shock, dumbfounded.The eight people at the same table had the same expression.


    The porridge was too delicious. Everyone realized something was wrong after drinking too much. Before that, they only had the thought of drinking porridge in their minds.


    Lin Baici ignored the old man.


    He felt hungry, but not for the porridge. He wanted to ''eat'' something in the kitchen.


    The old man''s gaze fell on the pine torch and then on Lin Baici, carefully examining him.


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    This kid had strong willpower. He couldn''t resist drinking the porridge earlier, looking like a starving ghost, making his stomach uncomfortable and wanting to vomit now.


    "Food is the most important thing for the people, drink porridge! Drink porridge!"


    Lin Baici felt relieved when he heard the words of the food god. It seemed that the porridge was okay to drink.


    In the hall, everyone sat on wooden stools, drinking porridge with embarrassed expressions. Some people had obviously drunk too much, but they dared not stop and had to force themselves.


    "Will we be killed if we can''t finish this bowl of porridge within a certain period of time?"


    Lin Baici analyzed.


    "Hey, why aren''t you drinking? It''s so delicious!"


    Sima Mu was surprised when he saw that Lin Baici hadn''t moved. He had already finished his bowl and was now licking the remaining rice grains with his tongue.


    "Not hungry!"


    Lin Baici noticed that Sima Mu had filled his stomach with a bowl of porridge and was not fully focused on it now.


    Jin Yingzhen didn''t have a big appetite and couldn''t eat anymore. She drank the porridge at a noticeably slower pace. On the other hand, Hua Yueyu, unexpectedly, was a big eater.


    "I advise you to drink quickly. When the cook comes out later and sees that you haven''t drunk the porridge, she will chop off your head!"


    The old man deliberately frightened Lin Baici when he saw that he hadn''t drunk a sip of porridge, feeling unhappy about it.


    If this Fu Lu Shou Xi porridge was harmful to the body, this kid would have escaped if he didn''t drink it. This was not acceptable!


    If they were going to die, they would die together.


    "No need to worry about me. I have a bad stomach and can''t eat anything. I believe that the cook will be understanding!" Sear?h the n??el Fire.n§×t website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality.


    Lin Baici smiled.


    This old man had some dark thoughts.


    As soon as Sima Mu put down his bowl after drinking the porridge and burped, the cook came out with a bowl of porridge in her hand.


    It was still a large bowl, placed on the table in front of Sima Mu.


    "Can you tell how many ingredients are in this Fu Lu Shou Xi porridge?"


    The cook blinked her billiard ball-sized eyes and looked at Sima Mu expectantly.


    "I can''t tell!"


    Sima Mu shook his head. Who could tell?


    He glanced at the hot porridge in the bowl, which had boiled red dates, longans, peanuts, and various beans that were almost overcooked.


    He didn''t recognize them.


    The cook looked disappointed, but still smiled reluctantly. "It''s okay. Take your time and drink it slowly. You don''t need to rush!"


    Lin Baici raised his eyebrows when he heard this.


    Did she want to live by guessing how many ingredients were in this Fu Lu Shou porridge?


    When the cook was about to leave, she noticed the bowl of porridge in front of Lin Baici and immediately stopped, her big eyes widening. "Why aren''t you drinking?"


    As she spoke, her right hand reached behind her waist and gripped the handle of the kitchen knife."Hehe, if you have the guts, continue not drinking!"


    The old man was comfortable.


    "I drank it, savoring it carefully!"


    Lin Baici explained, "I want to taste the flavor of each ingredient on my tongue!"


    The chef heard this and became excited, asking eagerly, "Have you tasted anything?"


    "I''ve tasted five ingredients so far!"


    Lin Baici glanced over and reported the ingredients he could recognize.


    "Uh-huh! Uh-huh!"


    The chef nodded eagerly and was very satisfied. "You are the first customer today to taste the Fulu Shouxi porridge seriously. Let me give you another bowl of hot porridge. Drink it with confidence, it''s filling!"


    "Thank you!"


    Lin Baici was very polite.


    The old man was stunned, and the other customers at nearby tables were also amazed.


    Drinking porridge in this Xiangji kitchen was a torture, comparable to torture, but this person actually took the initiative to ask for it?


    "Truly ignorant and fearless!"


    A woman with red hair sneered.


    "He managed to dodge all of that?"


    The old man was speechless.


    This student''s response exceeded his expectations, especially when he saw that the chef believed in him and didn''t force him to drink the scalding hot porridge. He was unhappy.


    But when the chef brought another bowl and put it in front of Lin Baici, urging him to drink it quickly, the old man was happy.


    Let''s see how it ends when he can''t finish it later!


    Jin Yingzhen and the others had drunk more than half a bowl of porridge, and their strong appetite had diminished, their reasoning returning to their brains. Suddenly, they broke out in a cold sweat and were frightened.


    Even if they were foolish, they could sense that eerie feeling.


    "Oppa, what should we do?"


    Jin Yingzhen looked at Lin Baici with hopeful eyes.


    Their survival depended on him.


    The female anchor, the old lady, and Xiao Li were also the same. Lin Baici was now the hope of the whole village.

 Chapter 10 – Monster Chef Girl

    "Based on the current situation, if we can identify all the ingredients in this porridge, we can leave here alive!"


    Lin Baici looked at the others.


    The more than ninety tourists in Xiangji Kitchen had not suffered any physical harm. Even if they felt uncomfortable, it was due to fear or overeating.


    "Nonsense, even fools can see that!"


    The old man retorted, "The key is that the porridge is made so haphazardly. Besides the chef, who knows what ingredients were used?"


    "Only a food god can taste it!"


    Sitting opposite Jin Yingzhen was a three or four-year-old girl who added in a childish voice. She was wearing a cute little skirt.


    The old man''s eyes lit up with a wicked thought. He lowered his voice as if revealing a secret he didn''t want others to know, "Actually, you can also guess!"


    The little girl shook her head when she heard this and looked at Jin Yingzhen.


    "Yeah, aren''t there only a few kinds of ingredients in eight treasure porridge?"


    Gu Ge''s eyes brightened.


    "Hehe!"


    Lin Baici looked at the old man with a mocking tone.


    "What... what''s wrong? Am I wrong?"


    The old man felt guilty.


    "Baici, what''s going on?"


    Sima Mu was more straightforward and didn''t understand why Lin Baici was acting this way.


    "If we guess, how many times do we need to guess before we get it right?"


    Lin Baici looked towards the kitchen. "I don''t think that chef would tolerate a customer guessing repeatedly until they get it right!"


    "True!"


    Gu Ge thought he had found a way out, but it didn''t work, so he was disappointed.


    "If we guess wrong, will we be killed? At most, we''ll just be trapped here, right?"


    Hua Yueyu looked up and looked around, fortunately, she didn''t see any corpses.


    "That''s up to this old man!"


    Lin Baici sneered.


    "What... what are you asking me for?"


    The old man''s eyes wandered.


    "You want us to guess the ingredients, just to use us to eliminate some wrong options!"  S~ea??h the Nov§×l?ire.n(e)t website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality.


    Hua Yueyu was very clever and also thought of this possibility.


    "What?"


    Sima Mu was angry and stared at the old man across from him.


    "What are you talking about?"


    The old man was hit by the truth and became angry but still tried to defend himself, "I''m just worried that the number of spots for survival is limited, so I secretly told you, to avoid being heard by others. I didn''t expect you to misunderstand me!"


    "You liar!"


    Hua Yueyu said sarcastically, "With so many people here, I don''t believe no one has tried guessing the recipe!"


    "Uh..."


    The old man''s face stiffened.


    These two were too fast in their thinking, how could he deceive them?


    In fact, someone had tried guessing it before. After failing three times, the chef cut off their head.


    "I had intended my heart to be as clear as moonlight, but alas, the moon shines on the gutter!"


    The old man was thick-skinned and didn''t feel embarrassed.


    "It looks like we have to sneak into the kitchen and check the rice jar!"


    The old aunt suggested.


    "Who will go?"


    Sima Mu scanned the crowd.


    It was obvious that the ingredients used in the fragrant porridge were definitely in the kitchen, but the problem was, who would take the risk?


    Everyone fell silent.


    That chef was like a murderer, making people feel deep fear.


    "I''ll go!"


    Jin Yingzhen took a deep breath.We can''t always rely on Lin Oppa. We have to show our own value and become women who can be his teammates.


    "Xiao Gu, Jin beauty is very courageous, why don''t you accompany her?"


    Sima Mu instigated.


    "Why don''t you go?"


    Gu ge wiped his Canon camera. He didn''t care, he just couldn''t stand Sima Mu''s attitude.


    "I only have one hand, how can I do it?"


    Sima Mu shook his left hand wrapped in bandages. "I''m afraid of messing it up and losing our only chance to peek into the kitchen!"


    "I can help you hold the chef!"


    The old man suddenly interrupted. "But after getting the information, you have to share it with me!"


    "Don''t believe him, this old man is very bad!"


    Hua Yueyu found that the old man always peeked at her, which made her very unhappy.


    "Stop talking and listen to Baici!"


    The old lady thought to herself that this place was where Lin Baici had the final say!


    The chef came out.


    The whole hall suddenly became quiet, and everyone dared not speak, lowering their heads, afraid of being noticed by the chef.


    The chef looked around and walked to a young man in a plaid shirt, smiling and asking, "Guest, do you know what ingredients are used in this porridge?"


    "A rare opportunity, go to the kitchen quickly!"


    The old man urged. "I will definitely help you hold the chef!"


    He was in a hurry because he had already drunk two bowls of porridge and could be found by the chef at any time.


    "I''ll go!"


    Jin Yingzhen crouched down and was about to leave the chair, but was held down by Lin Baici.


    "Sister, don''t move!"


    The little girl who had been leaning against her mother suddenly shouted anxiously, "A big brother who left his chair just now was immediately found by the scary chef monster!"


    "Later, he couldn''t answer the chef''s question and had his head chopped off!"


    The little girl saw with her own eyes that the big brother wanted to kill the chef, but the chef only used a knife and chopped off his head like cutting a tomato.


    Blood sprayed high like a fountain.


    Jin Yingzhen turned pale when she heard this and quickly bowed her head and crouched down. Then she gratefully looked at Lin Baici.


    "Oppa, thank you!"


    If it weren''t for Lin Baici''s quick action, she would have left the chair by now.


    The old man was so angry when he saw Jin Yingzhen retreating that he spat blood and glared fiercely at the little girl, cursing her in his heart.


    "Damn girl, I''ll teach you a lesson!"


    "Thank you, little sister!"


    Jin Yingzhen thanked her.


    "You''re welcome!"


    The little girl smiled sweetly.


    "In fact, even if she didn''t speak, I wouldn''t let you go!"


    Lin Baici looked at the people at the same table. "So many people, I don''t believe no one has thought of going to the kitchen. Why didn''t you go?"


    "Why?"


    The old lady blurted out.


    "Because it''s dangerous!"


    What made Lin Baici unhappy was that these people at the same table knew this, but they didn''t say it. They just hoped someone else would try it again.


    If the person who went there died, it had nothing to do with them. If it succeeded, everyone would have a better chance of walking out of this hall alive.


    "Damn, why didn''t I think of that?"


    Gu ge slapped his head hard. He was still blaming himself for his cowardice and anger. He didn''t expect that Lin Baici knew from the beginning that this plan was not feasible.


    "What should we do?"The old aunt was uneasy: "Can we really rely on luck?"


    "We can also pray that the next wave of tourists attracted by the fragrance includes a five-star chef!"


    Sima Mu had no choice.


    "A chef won''t do, we need a food god!"


    The little girl''s eyes lit up. If it was a food god, they could take a sip and taste all the ingredients in the porridge, even the spring water used from which location!


    That''s how it''s shown on TV.


    Hua Yueyu thought of a solution while looking at Lin Baici, who was calmly observing the chef as if he were a relaxed foodie enjoying afternoon tea, rather than a poor soul who would die from rule pollution the next moment.


    Hua Yueyu turned her head to observe the whole crowd, who were all nervous, fearful, and afraid, bowing their heads, afraid to meet the chef''s eyes.


    Only Lin Baici remained calm.


    What a big heart he had!


    He was so calm!


    It''s a pity that she couldn''t use her phone, otherwise, she really wanted to capture this moment of Lin Baici.


    The chef listened to the young man in the checkered shirt list the ingredients and shook her head disappointedly.


    "No!"


    "Let me think again!"


    The young man in the checkered shirt racked his brains, but he had already used up his three chances.


    The chef drew her knife.


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    Swish!


    The sharp kitchen knife left a silver trail as it sliced through the checkered shirt young man''s neck.


    Thud!


    His head fell off and the crimson blood spurted into the air.


    There was an uproar in the Xiangji Kitchen.


    After killing the man, the chef wiped the blood off the knife on the man''s clothes, inserted it into her waist, picked up the young man''s head with one hand, and his body with the other, and walked towards the kitchen.


    In less than ten seconds, the chef came out with a bucket of water and a cloth, wiping the blood off the floor.


    After doing all this, the chef wiped the sweat off her forehead and walked towards the kitchen.


    When she passed by a young woman, the woman was too nervous and accidentally knocked over a bowl of porridge.


    The chef''s face immediately turned angry.


    "What a waste!"


    "I didn''t mean to..."


    Before the young woman could finish speaking, the chef chopped off her head with her knife.


    Thud!


    The head fell on the table and rolled.


    The whole room gasped, everyone lowered their heads, some even buried their heads in their pants.


    Afraid!


    The old aunt trembled and instinctively grabbed Lin Baici''s arm.


    Jin Yingzhen turned her head and saw that Lin Baici was not panicked, which made her feel a little relieved.


    The chef squatted down and began to wipe the floor. "You''ve been drinking porridge for a long time. After I finish my work, I will start questioning. Those who can''t answer will be used as firewood for my porridge!"


    Everyone''s heart tightened.


    The grandpa sitting diagonally across from Lin Baici became angrier the more he thought about it. Wasn''t he just here to burn incense and make a wish for longevity and wealth? Why did he have to encounter such a mess?


    If he had known, he would have gone to get a foot massage instead.


    The chef got up, looked around, and walked towards Lin Baici''s table.


    The tourists at several tables were instantly stunned, praying to gods and Buddha, hoping they wouldn''t be chosen by the chef.


    "Is she...coming towards us?"


    The old aunt cried in fear.The old man lowered his head and pretended to drink porridge, stealing glances at the cook, but their eyes still met, making him shudder.


    "It''s over!"


    At that moment, the old man''s courage failed him. He suddenly kicked the leg of the stool the little girl was sitting on.


    "Ow!"


    The little girl fell on her butt.


    "What are you doing?"


    Hua Yueyu, full of righteousness, scolded when she saw what happened.


    The old man pretended not to hear.


    The cook stopped in front of the little girl.


    "Little guest, do you know what kind of beans are in the porridge?"


    The cook squatted down and stroked the little girl''s head.


    "I...I..."


    The little girl was very anxious and looked at her mother.


    "Please, save her!"


    The little girl''s mother was desperate, muttering and praying for help.


    Everyone was powerless.


    Lin Baici clenched his pine torch in his right hand.


    He stared at the cook, picked up the porridge with his left hand, and took a sip.


    The sweet and soft rice was full of fragrance.


    It was indeed good porridge.


    Jin Yingzhen and Hua Yueyu both noticed Lin Baici''s actions at the same time, both afraid and admiring.


    "Oppa, let''s chop it together!"


    Jin Yingzhen''s moral standards did not allow her to stand by and watch a little girl die in front of her.


    "Let''s do it!"


    Hua Yueyu grabbed the edge of the table, ready to flip it over.


    "Lin bro, be steady!"


    Sima Mu persuaded him.


    Little Li Jie heard this and sneered at the guy.


    The atmosphere in the hall was oppressive.


    Just when everyone thought the little girl was about to die, suddenly they saw the big boy sitting next to her pick up a bowl and take a sip of porridge.


    "Good porridge!"


    The big boy cheered, put down the big bowl with a thud, and shouted to the cook who was killing people left and right...


    "Another bowl!"

 Chapter 11 – Hungry person at Lin University

    In the vast Xiangji kitchen, you could hear a pin drop.


    All ninety-three tourists trapped here looked at Lin Baici.


    This guy actually took the initiative to provoke that kitchen maid, is he crazy?


    Everyone had already witnessed how terrifying the maid with the horse-running arm was. It was like cutting a watermelon to chop off a head, as easy as pie.


    But when everyone''s gaze fell on the trembling little girl who was scared like a quail, they all sighed.


    They understood that this big boy was saving her.


    "Oppa!"


    Jin Yingzhen stood up and advanced and retreated with Lin Baici.


    Hua Yueyu saw that even a foreign girl was so fearless, she didn''t want to be inferior, so she immediately stood up.


    "Lin ge, let''s charge!"


    Hua Yueyu shouted.


    Like playing a game, winning or losing was not the point. You couldn''t lose in terms of momentum. Charge first.


    The kitchen maid turned her head and looked at Lin Baici. "Do you want another bowl?"


    Lin Baici''s original intention was to attract the kitchen maid''s attention and take advantage of the torch to fight, but when he drank that mouthful of porridge, the foodie spoke up.


    [Fuxing Shouxi Porridge, made from twenty-eight carefully selected ingredients such as red dates, wolfberries, longans, angelica, lotus seeds, and silver ears... After nine processes and fifteen hours of slow cooking, it is complete!]


    [After the porridge is cooked, the fragrance spreads ten miles!]


    [Drinking this porridge makes you forget your worries, open up, prolong your life, and extend your years!]


    Three simple sentences perfectly displayed the style of a god-level foodie.


    Lin Baici immediately changed his strategy.


    "This porridge is so good, I drank it all. It''s too wasteful. More people should taste it!"


    Lin Baici smiled slightly.


    When you''re just trying to make great content at .


    The old man rolled his eyes and thought to himself that it would be best if you drank it all by yourself.


    "No, you said you wanted another bowl, so you have to drink it!"


    The kitchen maid walked three steps to Lin Baici like two stone pillars, lowered her head, and looked down at him with a fierce expression.


    "If you can''t drink it, I''ll pry open your mouth and pour it in!"


    "Go and serve the porridge!"


    Lin Baici sat down with a domineering aura.


    The kitchen maid left.


    "My Lin ge, what are you pretending for at this time?"


    Sima Mu smiled bitterly. "You really don''t care about your life!"


    "Thank you! Thank you!"


    The little girl''s mother hugged her daughter and kept thanking Lin Baici.


    "Oppa, you looked so cool when you faced that monster kitchen maid just now!"


    Jin Yingzhen was full of admiration.


    "Um!"


    Hua Yueyu nodded eagerly.


    "Even if you''re as cool as a tyrannosaurus, you still have to die!"


    The old man gloated. He was comfortable now, at least this annoying guy would die in front of him.


    "Big brother..."


    The little girl knew that this handsome big brother was targeted by the kitchen maid because of her, so she felt very guilty.


    "Don''t be afraid, we''ll be out soon!"Lin Baici smiled gently and brightly, like the sunshine in March, warming people''s hearts.


    The cook came over with a bowl of porridge and placed it in front of Lin Baici.


    "Drink!"


    With her left hand, she was ready to pry open Lin Baici''s mouth.


    "After I finish the porridge, can I leave?" Lin Baici asked as he took the bowl.


    It was a bit hot!


    "No!" The cook stared at Lin Baici. "This porridge is only for friends. If you''re not a friend, you have to pay for it!"


    "How much?" Jin Yingzhen asked.


    Pay? Why didn''t you say so earlier? I don''t lack money.


    "One life!" The cook''s clear words sent shivers down everyone''s spine.


    "How do you define a friend?" Hua Yueyu asked.


    "Guess how many ingredients are in this porridge!" The cook glanced at everyone and pulled out her kitchen knife. She pointed at Lin Baici. "I''ll start with him and ask one by one. If you can''t answer, I''ll use you as firewood to cook the porridge!"


    Many men exchanged glances secretly.


    It was better to take a chance than to sit and wait for death!


    Guessing the ingredients in the porridge? Even a gourmet wouldn''t be able to do it.


    "Speak up!" The cook urged.


    "Sticky rice, black rice, yellow rice, sorghum, red beans, mung beans, kidney beans, lily, tremella, lotus seeds, angelica, wolfberry, red dates, longan, rock sugar..." Lin Baici''s voice was clear and loud.


    The ingredients he mentioned were all common ingredients, including beans, rice, and medicinal herbs...


    But it was impossible to taste them all in one pot of porridge.


    "You made it up?" "Of course, he just took a wild guess." "Kidding, if he''s right, it''s even more amazing than winning the lottery jackpot."


    The tourists murmured, but compared to the previous twenty-something people who guessed the ingredients, Lin Baici was much calmer when he listed them.


    "Twenty-eight kinds!" The little girl counted and looked at the cook.


    "That''s it!" Lin Baici smiled faintly. S§×arch* The n??el Fire.n§×t website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality.


    Thanks to his divine gift, he wouldn''t have been able to remember the twenty-eight ingredients that the food god mentioned if he hadn''t heard them before.


    The cook looked at Lin Baici with a stern expression, but suddenly her expression softened, and she put on a big smile.


    "Please enjoy your meal, and welcome back anytime!" The cook made a welcoming gesture.


    Creak!


    The door of the Xiangji Kitchen opened.


    "He actually got it right?" Sima Mu was stunned.


    "He must have used up all his luck in his life." The old lady muttered.


    "... "Jin Yingzhen couldn''t describe her feelings at the moment. Lin Baici''s excellence once again refreshed her cognition.


    The ninety-three tourists felt the same way.


    How could this big guy get it right?Immediately, they began to feel remorse.


    Damn it!


    I didn''t remember anything.


    "Who remembers?"


    "Do you think I have a photographic memory?"


    "Why don''t we ask him again?"


    The tourists murmured excitedly, many of them looking at the open door, wanting to rush out with all their might, but ultimately holding back.


    The chef''s knife was dangerously close.


    The old man looked puzzled. This guy actually got it right?


    Following him was a big mistake!


    Damn it!


    I''ve offended the wrong person!


    This is bad!


    I wonder if bowing to him will make him forgive me?


    "Big brother, are you a food god?"


    The little girl blinked her bright eyes and looked up at Lin Baici with admiration.


    "No, I''m just hungry!"


    Lin Baici thought to himself that he hadn''t stopped feeling hungry since he entered this Dragon Zen Temple. It was almost unbearable.


    Once he got out, he would go eat hot pot!


    Just meat, no vegetables.


    "Evil person?"


    The little girl was confused, then shook her head firmly. "Big brother is not evil, he is a hero! A great hero!"


    "I''m just a hungry person!"


    Lin Baici joked.


    "Hungry person? Aren''t you a foodie?"


    The little girl giggled. "I think Hungry God sounds better. Big brother can taste everything in the porridge. He''s the reincarnation of the Hungry God!"


    "Lin brother, stop joking!"


    Sima Mu whispered. "Quickly tell us all the ingredients!"


    We made it!


    The old lady was excited but also a little worried as she looked at the chef. Would it ignore such blatant cheating?


    The nearby tourists perked up when they heard Sima Mu''s words.


    Lin Baici was speechless. Did they think the chef was blind?


    What if it got angry and started killing people?


    "The ingredients for the Fulu Shouxi porridge have already been announced by the guest of honor, so it''s meaningless for you to say them again. I will go back to the kitchen and add a new ingredient to the porridge!"


    The chef''s words immediately caused a wave of wailing and cursing.


    "Guest, you may leave!"


    The chef prepared to close the door once Lin Baici left.


    "Lin brother, don''t leave us behind!"


    Sima Mu pleaded.


    "Baici, please help us!"


    The old lady was still crying.


    Jin Yingzhen and Hua Yueyu didn''t say anything, but they looked pitifully at Lin Baici.


    Other tourists also began to plead.


    "Since I''m your acquaintance, can I take them with me?"


    Lin Baici asked with a smile.


    The chef hesitated for a few seconds. "Since you put it that way, I can give you a privilege!"


    "I''ve been cooking this porridge for a long time. If you can answer how long, you can take them with you. But if you''re wrong, I''ll chop off your head and use your body as firewood!"


    "What''s your decision?"


    The chef held the knife and stood in front of Lin Baici again.


    Everyone looked at Lin Baici, extremely worried.This big guy can now decide everyone''s life and death with just one sentence.


    "Oppa, why don''t you give up?"


    Jin Yingzhen felt that guessing the time was too difficult.


    Lin Baici finally passed this divine taboo game and there was no need to gamble the lives of these strangers.


    "Shut up!"


    The old man exploded when he heard Jin Yingzhen''s words. He then begged Lin Baici with a smile, "Just guess one, any one will do!"


    What if he guessed it right!


    The old man knew that with his physical condition, he would definitely die if everyone started fighting with the cook.


    "Baici, if you''re not sure, give up!"


    Hua Yueyu grabbed the edge of the table with both hands, ready to flip it over. Even if she died, she wanted to make the monster cook suffer.


    "Fifteen hours!"


    Lin Baici reported a time with a straight face, but he was actually laughing inside.


    Sorry,


    I can''t afford to lose!


    With the food reviews of the Gourmet God, I can do whatever I want!


    Swish!


    Everyone looked at the cook, waiting for its verdict.

 Chapter 12 – Black altar bowl

    One second!


    Two seconds!


    Three seconds!


    Everyone''s heart was in their throat, like a death row inmate waiting to be executed at noon, hoping to exchange their luck for a chance to be spared.


    The serious expression on the chef''s face suddenly blossomed into a smile, as if it had just cleared up after a rain.


    "Guest, congratulations, you can take them out now!"


    The chef congratulated.


    "Fantastic!"


    "We survived! We survived!"


    "Thank heavens!"


    The tourists cheered excitedly, with many people collapsing on the table, gasping for breath.


    This time, they were really scared to death.


    He actually got it right again?


    This is too lucky, right?


    No one believed that Lin Baici could taste the time it took to cook this pot of porridge, because it was too unbelievable.


    "What does God have to do with it? Oppa saved us all!"


    Jin Yingzhen sneered.


    "You guessed, right? You must have guessed, right?"


    Hua Yueyu looked at Lin Baici, her heart pounding like a curious kangaroo inside.


    "Yes!"


    Lin Baici smiled slightly.


    "Wow, that calm smile, I love it!"


    Hua Yueyu grabbed Xiao Li''s arm and shook it hard.


    I used to like those young actors before?


    It''s really shallow!


    I declare that from today on, Lin Baici is my male god!


    "What are we waiting for? Let''s go!"


    The old man urged, smiling and speaking softly to Lin Baici, "Little handsome guy, I was wrong just now. When we get out, I''ll treat you to a table at Fu Jinglou to apologize!"


    Fu Jinglou is the best restaurant in Guangqing City, with an average consumption of about a thousand yuan per person.


    The old man was reluctant to let go.


    So, he just promised an empty check to get Lin Baici to take him out of Long Chan Temple.


    "Can we leave now?"


    Someone impatiently asked the chef.


    "Ask him!"


    The chef pointed to Lin Baici.


    Everyone looked at him eagerly.


    "Handsome guy, let''s hurry up and leave, okay?"


    "Let''s go! Let''s go!"


    "Hurry up!"


    Everyone urged anxiously, not wanting to spend even a second longer in this terrifying temple.


    "I say, shouldn''t you thank him first?"


    Jin Yingzhen complained, "You have no manners at all!"


    Everyone was stunned by her criticism, and awkwardly turned to Lin Baici to express their gratitude.


    For a moment, thank yous were heard one after another.


    "No need to thank me, just hurry up and leave!"


    Lin Baici waved his hand. He saved these people purely out of convenience, and with the Gourmet God present, it was just an extra "time" to him.


    Everyone looked at the chef, seeing that she didn''t object, and rushed out all at once.


    "Wait!"


    Lin Baici stopped them.


    Swish!


    Everyone stopped and looked at Lin Baici, puzzled."I didn''t say it was you!"


    Lin Baici looked at the old man. "Who told you to leave?"


    "Huh?"


    The old man looked frightened, afraid.


    Was this kid holding a grudge against him?


    "Handsome guy, I..."


    The old man squeezed out a smile and quickly thought of words to persuade Lin Baici.


    "Chef, I don''t care about this guy!"


    Lin Baici''s voice was cold.


    What this old man did was really disgusting, especially kicking over the little girl''s stool to divert the chef''s attention. It was no different from murder.


    Lin Baici''s mind was rusty, and he wouldn''t help him!


    "Don''t! Don''t! I''ll kneel down for you! I''ll kowtow to you!"


    The old man''s face turned pale with fear, and he knelt down with a bang, kowtowing to Lin Baici.


    Dong! Dong! Dong!


    "I still have two grandsons to take care of. I can''t die!"


    The old man cried and began to act pitiful.


    "You just need to taste the fragrant porridge and tell me how many ingredients were used, and you won''t have to die!"


    Lin Baici chuckled. "It''s quite simple!"


    "Simple my ass, I''m not a food god!"


    The old man cursed in his heart, but he didn''t dare show any disrespect on his face.


    The chef walked over and glanced at the old man.


    "This kind of spineless person who kneels to anyone isn''t worthy of drinking my porridge. He should be used as firewood!"


    The chef grabbed the old man''s hair and dragged him towards the kitchen, obviously intending to throw him directly into the stove.


    "Let me go!"


    "You son of a bitch, I''m an old man. Don''t you understand respecting the elderly and loving the young?"


    "I was wrong, I apologize. Give me a chance."


    The old man shouted incoherently and tried to struggle, but it was useless. The chef was two meters tall and a fierce woman with arms like horses.


    With a slap, the old man''s teeth were shattered and his chin dislocated.


    Everyone saw this terrifying scene and ran even faster.


    At the same time, they realized how much Lin Baici''s help meant to them.


    With just a word, he could really decide their life and death!


    Everyone left the temple and came to the courtyard outside Xiangji Kitchen.


    Bang!


    The wooden door closed.


    Some people shook with fear and sat on the ground, while others came over to chat with Lin Baici.


    They weren''t stupid. They knew that only by clinging to this big thigh could they increase their chances of entering Long Chan Temple, so they wanted to team up with Lin Baici.


    The old aunt was anxious and kept fanning herself with her sun hat. If so many people followed Lin Baici, she would become a marginalized person.


    "Lin ge''s tongue is really powerful. Were his ancestors chefs for three generations?"


    Gu ge was very curious.


    "Three generations? Who are you looking down on? Lin ge''s ancestors must have been imperial chefs!"


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    Lin Baici didn''t leave and looked back at Xiangji Kitchen. Was there any divine grace on the divine taboo inside?


    After enjoying the benefits of "Listening to the Scriptures," he had only four words for divine grace..."I really want it."


    "Why are we leaving? Let''s find a way to grab it!"


    "I have never seen someone who wouldn''t pick up money from the ground. It''s something you can get for free, don''t miss out, otherwise, even the goddess of luck will despise you."


    "You guys wait here!"


    Lin Baici clenched the wooden torch and walked towards the gate of the hall.


    Gurgle!


    His stomach growled, feeling even hungrier.


    "What are you going to do?"


    Hua Yueyu instinctively grabbed Lin Baici, not understanding.


    "Oppa, do you want to go get the Divine Taboo?"


    Jin Yingzhen guessed Lin Baici''s plan and quickly persuaded him, "Only the Divine Taboo sealed in the black coffin is safe. Otherwise, getting close to it carries the risk of being contaminated by the rules!"


    Jin Yingzhen held a fragrant cushion in her arms and was actually quite nervous. If she could choose, she would have thrown this thing away long ago.


    "It''s okay, I''ll act when the time is right!"


    Lin Baici reassured her and walked quickly towards the kitchen, pushing open the door.


    Because he had just completed the Divine Taboo game, the rule contamination had not yet taken effect on him.


    The kitchen wasn''t very big.


    Lin Baici quickly scanned the area and didn''t see the cook''s shadow. It seemed that the cook only appeared when new customers were attracted by the aroma.


    Inside the stove, the flames were blazing, burning a corpse that had turned black and unrecognizable.


    "Which one is the Divine Taboo?"


    Lin Baici''s gaze swept over the kitchen knife, cutting board, iron pot, and bamboo sieve...


    "Look what I found! A black bowl! This is a very practical tableware!"


    A bowl?


    Isn''t it the bowl that monks use to beg for food?


    In Journey to the West, Tang Sanzang had one.


    Based on the words of the Gourmet God, Lin Baici found a black bowl on the stove.


    It was quite large, flat and round, like a box for storing Go pieces.


    Lin Baici walked over quickly and picked up the black bowl.


    It was quite heavy!


    From the outside, it was black, as if the night without a bright moon had been solidified. There was a circle of gold around the bottom and the rim of the bowl.


    Lin Baici knew it was the one.


    Because when he picked up the bowl, his hunger disappeared.


    "Use it to hold rice and dishes. Just let it sit for a minute, and it can purify the impurities and toxins in the food!"


    "The world is heavily polluted. People eat grains, mixed grains, and meat from birds and beasts, which will inevitably intake some harmful substances. These substances accumulate in the body, and over time, they will make people sick and shorten their lives!"


    "With this black bowl, even if it''s food made with gutter oil, expired snacks, or drinks mixed with chemicals, you can eat with peace of mind!"


    The Gourmet God''s three-part evaluation.


    Lin Baici raised his eyebrows. This was a good thing.


    But the vacation was ending, and he was about to go to university. During his four years in college, he would definitely eat at the cafeteria. He couldn''t carry a bowl with him every day, could he?Do students who don''t know the situation think I''m a monk who has returned to secular life?


    No!


    Even if I were a serious monk now, I wouldn''t use this thing to eat, right?


    Lin Baici was depressed.


    It''s a waste to have something good but no way to use it.


    [Its biggest function is that it has an "internal granary". You can store rice, flour, oil, vegetables, and fruits in it. As long as you carry this bowl, you will never have to worry about the risk of starving to death.]


    When Lin Baici heard this, he was excited: "What?"


    [It''s confirmed. It is indeed a Nine-Leak Fish. Can''t you understand such a straightforward explanation? I suggest you redo nine years of compulsory education!]


    Kuishen was sarcastic.


    "No, of course I understand. I mean, is there really a ''granary'' in this bowl?"


    Lin Baici put his hand into the bowl and touched it around, then turned it over and shook it hard, but nothing came out.


    People who have experienced the epidemic era know how important survival supplies are.


    Therefore, Lin Baici was very excited about the effect of this "granary".


    [Please call it a bowl and pronounce it with me, boyu!]


    Kuishen''s pronunciation was very standard, and he could host the news broadcast on CCTV.


    "Where is the granary? How do I open it? How big is the space?"


    Lin Baici asked eagerly.


    [You mutter ''drink porridge'' to it, and you can open the granary!]


    Lin Baici immediately lifted the black altar bowl with one hand and brought it to his mouth.


    "Drink porridge!"


    "Drink porridge!"


    After Lin Baici finished speaking, he saw a vortex-shaped halo appearing at the mouth of the bowl.


    He was excited and stared inside with wide eyes.


    "How do I use it?"


    Lin Baici was very interested, as if he was an Ultraman who had seen a little monster attacking.


    "I''m Kuishen, not a nanny!"


    Kuishen refused to teach him hands-on.


    Lin Baici put down the wooden torch, picked up a kitchen knife from the chopping board next to him, and put it into the vortex-shaped halo.


    He had been cautious all along and had not put down the torch since he entered the kitchen, always ready for a fight.


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    After waiting for a few seconds, Lin Baici put his hand into the halo and scooped it a few times. When he took it out, he was holding a kitchen knife.


    "Haha, it''s fun!"


    Lin Baici was happy.


    Wait a minute!


    Although this is a granary, it didn''t say that only food must be stored, right?


    Clothes, shoes, socks, bedding, and computers should also be possible.


    Doesn''t that mean that I don''t have to carry a lot of luggage when I go out to play in the future?


    "By the way, Kuishen, how do you know all this?"


    Lin Baici found that Kuishen seemed to be familiar with all these divine taboos!

 Chapter 13 – Buddha worship in the main hall

    The devouring god did not respond.


    Lin Baici wanted to know what was causing the hunger he had been experiencing since middle school. Whenever he felt hungry, valuable things would inevitably be lost nearby. Now, he found that his hunger was even more pronounced when in the presence of divine taboos. The closer he was to a divine taboo, the stronger his hunger became. When he obtained a divine taboo, he felt as though he had just had a full meal. It was quite comfortable!


    "Yingzhen, come in!"


    Lin Baici called for Jin Yingzhen.


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    "What does Brother Lin want?"


    Xu Xiu asked curiously.


    "You''ll know if you go see for yourself."


    Lin Baici suggested.


    "Why don''t you go?"


    Xiao Li rolled her eyes.


    "..."


    The old auntie awkwardly smiled. She didn''t dare to go, afraid of being scolded by Lin Baici.


    "Oppa, what''s up?"


    Jin Yingzhen came in and saw the black altar bowl in Lin Baici''s hand.


    It was quite beautiful, like an exquisitely crafted antique if it wasn''t so new.


    "Give me the cushion!"


    Lin Baici wanted to put the herb cushion in it, but it was too big to hold. He didn''t want to do it outside to avoid suspicion. After all, the fewer people who knew about his possession of divine taboos, the better.


    "Oh!"


    Jin Yingzhen handed the cushion to Lin Baici. Then, he muttered something and a vortex-shaped halo appeared on the bowl. Afterwards, a cushion much larger than the bowl was easily placed inside.


    "Wow, it''s amazing!"


    Jin Yingzhen exclaimed, "Does it have divine blessings on it?"


    There was no need to ask. This bowl was definitely a divine taboo, and the pollution caused by the rules just now was caused by it. If it weren''t for Lin Baici''s intervention, everyone would have died from the pollution.


    "No."


    Lin Baici shook his head, but he felt that the "purification" and "granary" effects were not inferior to a divine blessing. "Let''s go, let''s hurry and find the divine remains!"


    According to Jin Yingzhen, there was at least one divine blessing on the divine remains.


    The little girl saw Lin Baici come out and immediately broke free from her mother''s embrace, running over with her small legs. "Thank you, Hunger God Brother!"


    The little girl smiled sweetly and took out a piece of candy, handing it to Lin Baici. She remembered Lin Baici''s self-mocking words of being a "hungry person" just now, so she changed the "person" to "god".


    Her mother also ran over and kept bowing to Lin Baici, thanking him!


    Many rescued tourists also came over, not only to express their gratitude but also to ask to team up with Lin Baici.


    "Are you feeling uncomfortable?"


    Lin Baici squatted down and touched the little girl''s head. Her face was pale, and she looked tired, like she was seriously ill.


    "I''m fine!"


    The little girl shook her head. She didn''t want her mother to worry. In reality, she felt very nauseous, like she had been in a car for a long time.


    "Here, have some candy!"


    Lin Baici peeled off the candy wrapper and stuffed the candy into the little girl''s mouth. "Don''t worry, big brother will take you out soon!"


    "Okay!"


    The little girl nodded heavily, "Hunger God Brother is amazing!"


    "Baici, let''s hurry and find the divine remains."


    The old auntie didn''t want to waste any more time here.


    Lin Baici raised his hand and looked at his watch.It''s been two hours since the appearance of God''s Ruins.


    "Wow, Rolex? Lin Ge is a rich second generation!"


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    Gu Ge likes watches, but can''t afford them.


    Xiao Li''s eyes lit up when she heard this.


    Good-looking, wealthy, intelligent, with a fearless heart and love...


    Love! Love!


    "No, I picked it up!"


    Lin Baici tells the truth.


    "Baici is too modest, can anyone just pick up a Rolex?"


    Xiao Li thinks Lin Baici wants to keep a low profile.


    Lin Baici thinks to himself that it''s possible to find one in this Dragon Zen Temple, after all, there are many corpses.


    "Handsome guy, what do we do next?"


    The woman with red hair who had mocked Lin Baici for being ignorant and fearless before squeezed out of the crowd and asked with a smile.


    Dang! Dang! Dang!


    The piercing sound of the bell echoed over the Dragon Zen Temple, sounding like the roar of a monster under the cover of the black mist, eerie and sinister.


    "Please, all pilgrims, go to the Daxiong Baodian to pay homage to Buddha!"


    The majestic and deep voice repeated three times.


    "Who''s talking?"


    The tourists looked panicked. Could it be a monster scarier than the chef?


    "Baici, don''t go, please don''t go!"


    The old lady is scared.


    "We have to go!"


    Jin Yingzhen is annoyed, "This must be some kind of Divine taboo that has started to contaminate the rules, and judging by the signs, it should be an extremely dangerous Divine taboo."


    Lin Baici frowned. The God''s Ruins had warned him that the Daxiong Baodian was very dangerous, but now there was no way to avoid it.


    "Why can''t we just hide?"


    The old lady argued, "We can hide!"


    "Naive!"


    The black mist had dissipated a bit, and Jin Yingzhen could already see the Daxiong Baodian clearly. It looked like a giant beast ready to devour people, crouching there.


    "Those who don''t want to go can stay."


    Lin Baici won''t force anyone. He held a pine torch in his hand, a hatchet hanging from his waist, and walked towards the Daxiong Baodian.


    Jin Yingzhen and Sima Mu immediately followed.


    "What should we do, Yueyu?"


    Xiao Li didn''t want to go.


    "Leave him, what do you think our chances of survival are without him?"


    Hua Yueyu finished speaking and went to catch up with Lin Baici.


    "Let''s go, I trust Lin Ge!"


    Gu Ge raised his Canon camera out of professional habit, wanting to take a picture of Lin Baici, but he forgot that the camera was broken.


    "Wait for me!"


    The old lady jogged to catch up.


    The rest of the tourists were hesitating.


    Going was certainly dangerous, but not going might result in punishment?


    The little girl tugged on her mother''s arm, "Mom, follow the big brother!"


    The mother shook her head!


    In the end, only one-third of the tourists went, and the rest were either scared or cunning, wanting others to go first and decide whether to go themselves.


    ...


    The Daxiong Baodian had flying eaves and corners, and was covered in golden glazed tiles, looking magnificent and grand, like a monster wearing a suit of golden armor.


    The grand and tall redwood door of the temple was closed, and everyone could only wait in the open space in front of the steps.


    More and more people gathered.


    Some of them were in bad mental states, obviously having suffered great sins in the Divine taboo game."Final warning, all pilgrims please proceed to the Daxiong Baodian Temple to pay respects to the Buddha!"


    The voice was grand and severe, like a cruel official who enjoyed punishing prisoners.


    People arrived one after another, but there were still many who didn''t come.


    Lin Baici glanced at his watch from time to time. After ten minutes passed, the large redwood door of the Daxiong Baodian Temple, inlaid with brass rivets, creaked open, making people''s teeth ache.


    A melodious, solemn, and sacred chanting began to resound, as if thousands of high monks were meditating and chanting.


    "You know, this sound is quite nice!"


    Hua Yueyu didn''t understand what scripture they were chanting, it was definitely not Chinese, but the melody and pronunciation made people feel comfortable.


    If she sang this passage of scripture and made a short video, it would definitely become popular.


    "Oppa, let''s wait a bit before we go in!"


    Jin Yingzhen reminded in a low voice.


    "Okay!"


    Lin Baici was indeed enjoying the chanting.


    On the paved ground, over 800 tourists gathered, looking around and waiting for someone to enter the main hall first.


    Suddenly, 18 two-meter-tall monks wearing gray robes and made entirely of steel ran out of the Daxiong Baodian Temple.


    "There''s a monster!"


    Screams erupted from the tourists, scattering them like a swarm of ants scalded by boiling water.


    These 18 monks were clearly not human. Each one was burly and fierce-looking, holding a thick Zen staff, like evil spirits from hell.


    But they didn''t kill anyone. After descending the stairs, they immediately split up and went to different areas of the Longchan Temple.


    "Are they going to kill those who didn''t come to the Daxiong Baodian Temple?"


    Many people were scared and wanted to leave, but after hearing this, they immediately stopped in their tracks.


    "Not paying respects to the temple is a sin!"


    A rebuke came from the main hall.


    The scene erupted in chaos, followed by gasps of fear.


    "It''s confirmed, those who didn''t come will die!"


    Hua Yueyu breathed a sigh of relief. Fortunately, she made the right choice. Otherwise, if she saw others hiding and winning by lying down, she would definitely be depressed.


    "That little girl..."


    Lin Baici frowned and looked in the direction she came from.


    Sima Mu and the old woman instinctively grabbed Lin Baici''s arm, worried that he would go to save people.


    After all, this big guy looked very kind.


    "Hunger God brother, we''re here!"


    The little girl grabbed her mother and squeezed through the crowd.


    "Thank goodness you came. Did you see it? Those who didn''t come will be killed by those monster monks!"


    Hua Yueyu ruffled the little girl''s hair.


    "We saw it!"


    The little girl''s mother, Zhang Ju, was trembling slightly.


    After Lin Baici left, her daughter dragged her over, saying that the big brother was a good person and that they could survive if they followed him.


    Zhang Ju thought so too. They could hide outside the Daxiong Baodian Temple first, but she didn''t expect 18 monster monks to rush out and scare her into carrying her daughter and running away.


    When those monster monks passed by her, she was almost scared to death.


    This was truly a choice that decided life and death.


    "All pilgrims, please enter the Daxiong Baodian Temple to pay respects to the Buddha!"


    The voice sounded again."This is truly a rare sight, food delivered to our doorstep?"


    The Gourmet taunted.


    "Let''s go!"


    Lin Baici called out to everyone and led the way towards the main hall.


    No one can escape the contamination of the rules, whether they come early or late.


    ...


    Inside the main hall, the dome was towering and spacious.


    In front of the Buddha altar, there was a nine-meter-tall dark Buddha statue. It sat cross-legged with its right elbow resting on its knee and its palm supporting its cheek. Its sharp eyes were watching these humans with great interest.


    Very good!


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 Chapter 14 – Three Difficulties Before Buddha

    In the main hall, the lighting was dim, and there was a creepy atmosphere.


    The dark Buddha was so eye-catching that everyone saw it. A few timid tourists were still wondering if they should kneel down and kowtow to the Buddha first.


    "Move forward!"


    "Kneel and bow!"


    "Pay respect to the Buddha!"


    The dark Buddha, which looked like it was made of brass, spoke concisely and authoritatively.


    The tourists were restless and didn''t know what to do.


    "Baici, should we kowtow first?"


    The old lady was afraid, "It''s just kowtowing, it won''t hurt!"


    "Let''s kowtow first!"


    Sima Mu also agreed.


    "Oppa, the rule contamination should have started. I just don''t know what the deadly effect is?"


    Jin Yingzhen felt that the imposing Buddha was so terrifying that kowtowing alone wouldn''t solve the problem.


    When there were too many people, there would be a herd mentality.


    More than 800 tourists were watching each other.


    Kowtowing was not the problem. The main concern was that accidents might occur if they kowtowed first.


    The Buddha snorted coldly when it saw that no one moved.


    A spark flew out of its two thick nostrils, and then scattered like fireflies in the summer, falling down.


    "Dodge!"


    When Lin Baici heard this, he quickly moved to the corner.


    "Step back!"


    Lin Baici reminded Jin Yingzhen and the others. In fact, everyone acted instinctively to dodge these sparks.


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    One spark after another fell and suddenly accelerated, flying onto the nearest person''s forehead.


    Boom!


    A small flame ignited on their forehead.


    "What is this?"


    "It''s a little hot!"


    "What should we do now?"


    These tourists who were marked by the sparks panicked.


    "Don''t hesitate. You might die. Go and kowtow to the Buddha!"


    A middle-aged man with short hair anxiously roared.


    He didn''t have any sparks on his forehead, which meant that he wanted these people to go first. If it was dangerous, they would be the first to step on it.


    The tourists heard this and didn''t dare to delay. They quickly ran to the Buddha and knelt down to kowtow.


    "Bodhisattva bless!"


    "May Buddha have mercy!"


    "I am a good person and have never done anything wrong. Please spare me!"


    The tourists kowtowed, prayed, and many promised to offer incense.


    The Buddha held its cheek in its palm and looked at these people expressionlessly, suddenly revealing a grim smile.


    "Those who disrespect the Buddha shall die!"


    As the word "die" fell, those tourists with sparks on their forehead met their doom.The spark burst with a pop, igniting their hair and causing them to burn like candles. The fire spread rapidly, engulfing their entire bodies in an instant.


    Boom! Boom! Boom!


    The temple was suddenly filled with so many "torches," dispelling much of the darkness, but the surviving tourists felt like they were in an ice cave and became even colder.


    The old lady and Hua Yueyu hugged Lin Baici''s arm, trembling.


    The seventy-five unlucky ones who were lit up screamed, wailed, and called for help...


    They ran around like headless flies, but after only a dozen seconds, they fell to the ground and were burned to death.


    The corpses turned into black charcoal emitting a burnt smell in the air.


    Ew! Ew!


    Many people vomited.


    "Approach!"


    "Kneel!"


    "Bow to Buddha!"


    The Dark Buddha spoke again.


    This time, everyone didn''t dare to be careless. Except for a few cats still standing, everyone else knelt down and kowtowed to the Buddha.


    "Baici, kneel down quickly!"


    The old lady saw that Lin Baici didn''t kneel and pulled him.


    "Lin Ge, don''t worry about your face, saving your life is more important."


    Gu Ge urged.


    Regardless of whether it was useful or not, they kowtowed first.


    The tourists bowed down, but the Buddha was not satisfied. It snorted again, and a spark shot out of its nostrils.


    Everyone had witnessed the horror of this thing. With a swoosh, they anxiously dodged and pushed each other to try to use others as human shields.


    The speed of the spark was fast, and its flight path was irregular, making it difficult to dodge.


    It was purely a matter of luck.


    Another sixty-odd unlucky ones were attached by the sparks to their foreheads.


    "Lin...Lin Ge!"


    The photographer cried.


    He was unlucky and had a spark burning on his forehead.


    "Bowing is not enough. We need to quickly find the correct way to worship the Buddha!"


    Lin Baici analyzed while asking the Gourmet God in his mind what to do.


    However, the mysterious voice did not reply.


    "It seems that we can only rely on ourselves!"


    Lin Baici began to save himself and called on everyone, "Don''t waste time here, quickly search the temple carefully and see if there are any clues!"


    In the Great Dharma Temple, apart from the Dark Buddha enshrined on the front altar, there were eighteen small altars on each side.


    If Lin Baici guessed correctly, those should be the positions of the eighteen Arhat monks who had rushed out earlier.


    Behind these two side altars were a row of purple-lacquered wooden frames, each holding a row of unlit bronze oil lamps.The main hall was paved with blue stones, smooth as a mirror, with scriptures engraved all over it. The dome was too high to see clearly.


    The walls around were decorated with colorful murals.


    There were images of the Buddha descending to earth to save all beings;


    There were devout men and women praying and reciting sutras;


    There were incense burning brightly, and the Buddha shining forever...


    Even the inconspicuous weeds on these murals were carved vividly, and the expressions of every believer were lifelike.


    "There''s nothing in this hall!"


    Many people couldn''t find any clues and became hopeless.


    Lin Baici looked around and then back at the mural on the left wall.


    A group of devout men and women sat on cushions, reciting sutras and worshipping.


    "Do we have to recite sutras?"


    Hua Yueyu also noticed this and her eyes lit up.


    "Does anyone know how to recite sutras? Quickly recite a few passages!"


    The middle-aged man with short hair shouted.


    "I...I know!"


    An old man stood up. He was old and sick, and started to believe in Buddhism in order to live longer.


    There was a Guanyin statue in his house, and he had to recite a passage every day.


    "What are we waiting for? Hurry up!"


    The middle-aged man urged.


    The old man knelt down, put his hands together, and began to recite the sutras in a low voice.


    Everyone held their breath and watched him.


    The Black Buddha in the darkness listened.


    "It seems to work?"


    The tourists were excited.


    The old man glanced at the Black Buddha, thinking he had passed, and was about to breathe a sigh of relief when the Buddha spoke.


    "Wild dogs barking, noisy!"


    The Buddha was impatient and raised his left hand, pressing it in the air!


    A black Buddha palm condensed from light suddenly appeared more than ten meters above the old man''s head and then quickly slapped down.


    Bang!


    Dust flew up, and blood and flesh splattered.


    When the black Buddha palm disappeared, there was only a mass of flesh and blood smeared on the blue stone.


    The old man was dead, and his bones were gone!


    Many people saw this scene and their scalps tingled. Couldn''t they recite sutras?


    The Black Buddha swept around.


    The tourists with sparks on their foreheads were frightened and bowed even harder. Two of them even self-harmed to show their devotion to the Buddha.


    But unfortunately, it was useless.


    Boom! Boom! Boom!


    Sparks burst and ignited them.


    "Yueyu..."


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    "Gu Ge!"Hua Yueyu was in a bad mood. Gu Ge was a good man and a good partner who took his photography seriously, didn''t smoke or drink, but he died in a place like this.


    "Kneel!"


    "Bow!"


    "Pay respects to Buddha!"


    The giant Buddha spoke in a cold voice.


    "If you want us to pay respects to Buddha, then tell us what to do!" someone shouted angrily.


    The Buddha ignored him and snorted again, emitting a spark from his nostrils.


    Swish!


    The tourists hurriedly retreated. Now everyone knew that if they touched this thing, they would die.


    The sparks exploded like a meteor shower, landing on the foreheads of some people.


    At this moment, regardless of status, wealth, or appearance, luck was all that mattered.


    A spark passed by Hua Yueyu and landed on Jin Yingzhen''s forehead.


    "Oppa..." Jin Yingzhen panicked.


    "Don''t give up!" Lin Baici encouraged her, his gaze wandering over the murals while he recalled what happened after the Buddha allowed everyone to enter the temple and pay respects to Buddha.


    "Kneeling, copying scriptures, burning incense, offering tribute, reciting sutras...reciting sutras?" Lin Baici had a sudden realization.


    Reciting sutras must be a way to pay respects to Buddha, but the Buddha was not satisfied, was it because he couldn''t understand it?


    Lin Baici looked down at the scriptures written in a language he didn''t recognize on the stone floor and remembered the chanting that had sounded in the Daxiong Baodian at the beginning.


    None of it was in Chinese.


    "Yingzhen, follow me and recite a passage of scripture!" Lin Baici quickly opened his backpack, took out the black alms bowl, muttered "drink porridge" twice, and took out the herbal cushion.


    Hua Yueyu was surprised to see this, but if it were any other time, she would have asked what he was doing. But now that people were dying, she had no interest: "Reciting sutras won''t help, Baici!"


    "Not necessarily!" Lin Baici walked towards the Buddha. "Hurry up!"


    Jin Yingzhen quickly followed.


    Lin Baici placed the herbal cushion, had Jin Yingzhen kneel on it, and began reciting the scripture.


    Thank you for listening!


    After hearing it once, he remembered the passage.


    Jin Yingzhen repeated each sentence as Lin Baici recited it, and her memory was enhanced by the power of the alms bowl.


    Some tourists walked around the hall, not giving up on finding clues, while a few gave up and lay down.


    They watched Jin Yingzhen reciting sutras and thought she was wasting her time.


    The old man had already proven with his life that reciting sutras was useless."Rather than being beaten into a pile of meat, I''d rather be burned to death!" the old lady grumbled.


    Soon, people realized that something was wrong. The Buddha did not kill anyone. It was listening to the girl with the egg-shaped face chanting, and the murderous expression on its face had also softened.


    Five minutes passed.


    Jin Yingzhen finished chanting and looked at the Buddha nervously.


    "Step back!"


    The Buddha waved its hand, and the spark on Jin Yingzhen''s forehead burst with a snap and disappeared.


    "I''m alive! I''m alive!"


    Jin Yingzhen jumped up excitedly, hugged Lin Baici like a koala, and kissed him fiercely.


    "Oppa, you''re my superhero!"


    Jin Yingzhen was full of gratitude towards Lin Baici for saving her life again.


    "Can chanting save lives?"


    "Then why was that old man killed?"


    "It seems like they were chanting different scriptures!"


    The tourists gathered around Lin Baici, wanting to inquire about what had happened.


    Everyone could see that this girl, who looked like a member of a Korean girl group, was able to survive solely because of this big guy.

 Chapter 15 – Reciting scriptures in front of painted walls

    "I''m alive!", The old auntie breathed a sigh of relief.


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    The middle-aged man with short hair pushed through the crowd and came to Lin Baici.


    "Teach us, please?"


    The tourists with sparks in their foreheads were getting more and more anxious.


    "When the temple door opened just now, didn''t we hear a recitation? I had her recite that!"


    Lin Baici informed the crowd.


    "I see!"


    The tourists suddenly understood.


    "You actually remembered it all?", Hua Yueyu was shocked. What kind of godly memory was this?


    "That''s amazing!"


    "Don''t just stand there with sparks in your forehead, hurry and kneel in front of the Buddha with this handsome guy and recite the scripture!"


    The middle-aged man took charge.


    From the current situation, everyone had to rely on this student to survive. But he couldn''t be forced to help others, so it all depended on his mood. That''s why the middle-aged man wanted to hear him recite the scripture again and quickly wrote it down.


    The unlucky ones immediately knelt in front of the Buddha and looked anxiously at Lin Baici.


    "Listen carefully..."


    Lin Baici didn''t mind, it was just a matter of reciting it again.


    Everyone stumbled through the recitation, like people who had never learned English trying to follow along as the teacher read a short passage in English...


    It was too difficult.


    Even if Lin Baici paused after every sentence, there were still people who couldn''t keep up, and many people didn''t pronounce the words correctly.


    The Dark Buddha listened for a few sentences, and his brow furrowed.


    Was this a scripture recitation for paying respects to the Buddha?


    This was clearly a bunch of mosquitoes buzzing around, which was ruining this passage of scripture.


    These unlucky people were ignited by the sparks in their foreheads and quickly turned into charcoal.


    At this point, there were already over a hundred bodies lying in the temple, which was very frightening.


    "Why were they killed again?", Zhang Ju tightly hugged her daughter, completely confused.


    "It should be because they didn''t recite it correctly!", Sima Mu said, "If I heard this kind of recitation, I would want to hit someone too."


    The middle-aged man with short hair listened carefully for a few sentences, but found that he couldn''t understand or remember it. This made him wonder how the pretty girl did it, because no matter how he looked at her, she didn''t seem like a study god.


    The middle-aged man''s gaze fell on the cushion that Jin Yingzhen was holding.


    Could it be related to this thing?


    "Come forward!"


    "Kneel!"


    "Pay respects to the Buddha!"


    The Dark Buddha urged, humming again and spitting out sparks.


    It was the fourth group.


    Swish!


    Everyone''s gaze turned to Lin Baici.


    Lin Baici didn''t take the initiative, but this time, the sparks spewed out by the Buddha drifted to his forehead, and Hua Yueyu didn''t dodge either.


    Lin Baici had the female anchor hold the fragrant cushion and quickly prepared.In order to hear more clearly, the tourists wanted to get closer to Lin Baici, so some people pushed and cursed, and even started fighting.


    Hua Yueyu was very nervous, worried that she wouldn''t remember, but she quickly realized that she was overthinking it.


    She could remember Lin Baici''s strange pronunciation after hearing it once.


    "Was I always this smart?"Hua Yueyu was amazed.


    "Don''t get distracted!"


    Lin Baici warned her.


    Hua Yueyu immediately straightened her back and tried to pronounce every word correctly. She didn''t snap out of it until Lin Baici''s voice stopped, and then she finished reciting.


    She then looked up at the giant Buddha, waiting for the verdict.


    "You two, step back!"


    When Hua Yueyu heard this, she excitedly raised her small fist.


    Yes!


    "Baici, thank you!"


    Hua Yueyu''s eyes were filled with tears.


    The other sixty-plus tourists with sparkling eyebrows were panicked. The dark Buddha didn''t mention them, obviously dissatisfied.


    "Handsome guy, help us!"


    Before they could ask for help, the sparks ignited them.


    There were casualties everywhere!


    The smell of burnt flesh was spreading.


    "It''s definitely related to that cushion!"


    The middle-aged man with short hair didn''t care about the burned people and rushed to Lin Baici in a few steps.


    "Hello, I''m Jiang Hong, the boss of Hongji Real Estate. I''ll give you ten million. When it''s my turn to offer incense, can you lend me this cushion?"


    The middle-aged man got straight to the point.


    In fact, more than ten tourists had also noticed the vanilla cushion and wanted to borrow it, but Jiang Hong''s name and ten million directly suppressed them.


    The middle-aged man was very confident when he said this.


    Hongji Real Estate is the leading enterprise in Guangqing City, and Jiang Hong himself is the richest man in the city. His reputation is huge. Who wouldn''t give him face?


    Ten million, enough to knock down that boy?


    But this money cannot be given in cash. Two sets of houses will be used to offset it at market price. It''s the most cost-effective.


    Jiang Hong thought the other party would agree.


    "Ten million?"


    Lin Baici looked at the middle-aged man.


    So this is the heartless businessman that his uncle mentioned?


    "Since you have money, why don''t you finish building your company''s abandoned building?"


    Seven years ago, his uncle''s family bought a Hongji Real Estate house for his son''s wedding, but it''s still an abandoned building without a roof. It''s said that many people can''t move into their new homes and still have to pay their mortgages every month, which is a scam.


    Jiang Hong didn''t feel embarrassed at all and pointed out to Lin Baici in an elder''s tone, "You don''t understand business!"


    "Baici, I can come up with two million in cash. Please help me!"


    Old Aunt Xu Xiu was sincere and wanted to use this money to save her life. She was now very afraid of being in the same group as Jiang Hong.


    "I''ll also give money, one million. Can I reserve a spot?"


    "I don''t have that much cash, but I have a villa. Once we get out of here, I''ll transfer it to you!"


    "I''ll give you half of the profits from my canned food factory every year!"


    Some wealthy people started bidding, trying to offer prices that would impress Lin Baici and make him help them first, but most of the people were poor and remained silent.


    A monthly salary of three to four thousand yuan left them with no qualifications to compete.


    "Don''t worry, Xu Auntie, I''ll help if I can!"


    Lin Baici comforted her.


    "Kneel!"


    "Bow to Buddha!"


    The Dark Buddha yawned and this time, he emitted a large spark that engulfed over two hundred people.


    The little girl and her mother Zhang Ju, the old auntie, Jiang Hong, and Xiao Li all had sparks attached to their eyebrows.


    "Fuck!"


    Jiang Hong cursed, laughing and continuing to persuade Lin Baici, "Little brother, help us out. I''ll remember this favor for a lifetime!"


    "Brother Hunger God!"


    The little girl saw Lin Baici looking at her and waved her small hand.


    "Handsome guy, please save my daughter?"


    Zhang Ju cried.


    "Baici!"


    The old auntie was trembling.


    Xiao Li didn''t say anything, but her eyes were full of pleading as she looked at Lin Baici. Who wouldn''t want to live if there was a glimmer of hope?


    Hua Yueyu and Xiao Li were good girlfriends. For moral and emotional reasons, she hoped Lin Baici would help Xiao Li, but the little girl was only three years old and hadn''t even experienced adolescence.


    Lin Baici was just a high school graduate who should have spent a happy summer vacation, then gone to college, found a girlfriend, and enjoyed his youth. But now he had to choose who to help survive.


    Those who weren''t chosen were undoubtedly going to die.


    Lin Baici hated this kind of decision.


    Hoo!


    Lin Baici exhaled and looked up at the Dark Buddha, who sat high on the platform, overlooking all living beings. "Can I recite sutras and bow to Buddha on behalf of these tourists?"


    "Oppa!"


    Jin Yingzhen was startled and wanted to persuade him not to act rashly, but after seeing Lin Baici''s eyes, she gave up.


    This... was probably what a hero was like, right?


    "Brother Lin, are you trying to get yourself killed?"


    Sima Mu was anxious and didn''t want Lin Baici to take unnecessary risks for these people.


    "Saving one person is the same as saving a group. There''s no difference!"


    Lin Baici waited for the Dark Buddha''s reply.


    "You can!"


    The Dark Buddha revealed a smile full of wickedness and pointed to the mural of the virtuous men and women on the wall. "As long as you can recite with them and complete a bow to Buddha, I can forgive these ants for their disrespect!"


    "Okay!"


    Lin Baici agreed. Wasn''t it just reciting sutras?


    Even if it was long, with a good memory and a cushion, it wouldn''t be a problem.


    "Don''t rush, listen to me. If you interrupt the recitation halfway, you will die!"


    The Dark Buddha chuckled.


    Hearing this, everyone took a deep breath."Brother Lin, don''t take risks!"


    Sima Mu advised with force, "Just do your best to save someone you want to save!"


    The Dark Buddha looked down with interest at Lin Baici and asked, "So, do you still want to recite sutras for them?"


    "Let''s begin!"


    Lin Baici sat cross-legged on the cushion, concentrating.


    "Everyone, don''t speak. Whoever talks, I''ll beat them to death!"


    Jiang Hong roared, "If you want to fart, hold it in!"


    It was a matter of life and death, and Jiang Hong couldn''t afford to make a mistake.


    After three crisp bell chimes, the male and female believers in the mural began to recite sutras.


    The tourists'' faces changed after listening for a few sentences.


    The sound was pleasant, but it was too difficult. It was like listening to a foreign language.


    Who could remember all of that?


    They looked at Lin Baici with despair.


    It''s over!


    In the Sanskrit formation, they shared the same Dharma rain and bathed in the Buddha''s grace.


    What seemed impossible to others, Lin Baici accomplished. Although he didn''t know the meaning of the scripture, he recited it accurately and precisely with the believers.


    "It''s possible!"


    The tourists were excited.


    Hua Yueyu and Jin Yingzhen were still worried because the recitation was getting faster and faster, like they had to say thousands of words in one breath.


    Fortunately, Lin Baici kept up.


    After fifteen minutes, Lin Baici''s lips were numb, and he finally waited for the recitation to end.


    When he stopped, every tourist''s face was filled with excitement and relief.


    With such a perfect recitation, the Buddha statue shouldn''t find any faults, right?


    This guy''s memory is too good, isn''t it?


    "Genius!"


    Jin Yingzhen looked at Lin Baici, amazed.


    She had just used the Divine Taboo cushion to listen and recite, which was impressive, but remembering it and being able to say it were two different things.


    The cushion didn''t have the function of automatically correcting pronunciation errors.


    Therefore, Lin Baici''s language expression and imitation abilities were very strong, and he did it under the immense pressure of knowing that he would die if he failed.


    Lin Baici did it!


    His ability to withstand pressure was incredibly strong.


    "Is it enough?"


    Lin Baici asked with a smile, rubbing his lips with the back of his hand.


    To improve his English listening skills, he had been reciting a short passage loudly every morning since his first year of high school, and over time, he had developed his speaking skills.

 Chapter 16 – Curse Buddha Infant

    The tourists all looked up at the dark Buddha.


    "Hmph!"


    The dark Buddha snorted, clearly feeling that being stared at was disrespectful.


    Many tourists shuddered and quickly lowered their heads.


    Lin Baici didn''t look away.


    The dark Buddha propped his chin on his hand and gave Lin Baici a playful look before closing his eyes.


    "What does this mean?"


    The old lady was anxious and wanted a definite answer on whether they would survive.


    "It must mean that we''ve successfully paid our respects to the Buddha. Didn''t you see that it didn''t spit out any sparks anymore?" Sima Mu breathed a sigh of relief.


    "Can we leave now?" Xiao Li didn''t want to stay here any longer, it was too dangerous.


    "We probably can''t!" Hua Yueyu thought with her toes, knowing that the trouble wasn''t over yet.


    The tourists whispered amongst themselves, some wanted to leave, but no one wanted to be the first one to do so.


    "Thanks to you just now, I owe you a favor. And when we get out of here, I''ll immediately wire 10 million to you!" Jiang Hong was a shrewd person.


    He emphasized the words "favor," "10 million," and "immediately" to both praise Lin Baici and hook him with money.


    This big man was calm, wise, decisive, and most importantly, kind in the face of a life-threatening crisis, making him easy to manipulate.


    Jiang Hong understood that his chances of survival depended on this big man, so he had to first win him over and strengthen their relationship.


    "This Buddha suddenly closed its eyes, who knows what it means. How about we choose a few people to try and see if they can leave this hall?" Jiang Hong suggested.


    "Who should we choose?" Sima Mu looked at this real estate businessman.


    Slightly chubby, with a big belly and a shrewd look all over his face.


    "After the crisis just now, you saved everyone''s lives. They will definitely listen to you. Whoever you choose, they won''t object." Jiang Hong faced Lin Baici with a humble attitude, praising him highly.


    "Oppa, don''t listen to him, he''s just using you as a pawn!" Jin Yingzhen thought this guy was despicable.


    The people chosen would be cannon fodder. If they died after leaving the hall, it could be said that Lin Baici had sent them to their deaths.


    Even if they were lucky enough to survive, they would never trust Lin Baici again.


    "I don''t mean that!" Jiang Hong lowered his voice. "I''ve heard about the horrors of God''s Ruins. Since there are no divine hunters here, if we want to survive and avoid being contaminated by the rules, we have to use human lives to test the waters!"


    "I''ll say something harsh. Although you saved them, many people here will still die in this God''s Ruins. Instead of dying in vain, we might as well use them as stepping stones."


    "Don''t worry, when it''s time to get our hands dirty, I''ll be with you!" Jiang Hong finished speaking and patted Lin Baici on the shoulder.


    Hua Yueyu looked at Jiang Hong in shock.


    This person had a cruel heart.


    Sima Mu didn''t say anything, he just glanced at Lin Baici to observe his attitude, because Jiang Hong''s suggestion was the best option at the moment."Survival of the fittest is the law of this world. Besides, you have already saved these people once. Isn''t it more valuable to use their lives for something?" Jiang Hong instigated.


    The sparks that the dark Buddha statue had sprayed from its nose had killed about three hundred people in four batches. The five hundred people who were still alive were all saved by Lin Baici.


    The old aunt felt that Jiang Hong had a point. After all, these people owed Lin Baici their lives.


    "If you become the leader, although some people will die, some will still survive. If you don''t become the leader, then these people will undoubtedly die!" Jiang Hong didn''t say a word, but as a trusted person of the leader, his chances of survival were naturally greater.


    "Jiang boss, everyone''s life is their own. They can make their own decisions about how to use it. I don''t care!" Lin Baici stared at Jiang Hong. "Also, don''t try to influence my judgment with words. I''m not that stupid!"


    Jiang Hong smiled awkwardly, feeling worried.


    This kid is not easy to fool!


    It''s a pity that he can''t drink, otherwise, after five bottles of Maotai, I could make him kneel down and call me daddy!


    "Oppa, look!"


    Jin Yingzhen pulled Lin Baici''s jersey.


    An old lady in her sixties, probably frightened, stumbled towards the red wooden gate, trying to escape from this place.


    She stepped over the one-and-a-half-foot threshold and headed straight for the steps.


    Just when everyone thought it was safe to leave, a semi-transparent Buddha palm suddenly fell from the sky, as if swatting a mosquito, and slapped her onto the floor.


    Bang!


    When the Buddha palm disappeared, it left behind a pool of flesh and blood.


    "Indeed, we can''t leave the hall!"


    Every tourist felt both lucky that they didn''t recklessly try to escape and helpless.


    What should we do next?


    Everyone subconsciously looked at the student who had just helped them through the crisis.


    But the next moment, they looked horrified and took a step back in unison.


    "What''s wrong?"


    Lin Baici frowned. What''s the meaning of this?


    Why does his shoulder feel heavy?


    "Oppa, on your right shoulder..."


    Jin Yingzhen was startled.


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    "What''s wrong with my shoulder?"


    Lin Baici turned his head and looked at his right shoulder. A pair of black eyes met his gaze.


    "Oh my god!"


    Lin Baici was shocked.


    What is this?


    On his shoulder, there was a black Buddha statue the size of a baby, staring at him expressionlessly.


    "Ah, Yingzhen, you have it on your shoulder too!"


    Hua Yueyu shivered and quickly looked around, finding that many people had these Buddha babies on their shoulders.


    These Buddha babies were naked, with black skin like tar, and emitted a foul smell.


    "What is this?"


    Jiang Hong reached out to grab the Buddha baby lying on his shoulder, wanting to tear it off and throw it away.


    The Buddha baby opened its small mouth, revealing black teeth, and bit down hard on his wrist like a wild dog.


    "Ah!"


    Jiang Hong cried out in pain.In just a few seconds, these Buddha infants climbed onto the tourists'' shoulders like ghosts, silently and without exception.


    Hua Yueyu wanted to vomit and instinctively reached out to get rid of the ghostly thing.


    Snap!


    Lin Baici grabbed her wrist.


    "Don''t touch that thing on your shoulder!"


    Lin Baici shouted, his voice echoing in the temple.


    Some people listened, but some didn''t. After all, who wouldn''t be scared when possessed by such a thing?


    "Auntie, Xiaoli, don''t touch it, this thing will grow!"


    Lin Baici persuaded.


    The rule contamination had begun again, and it was impossible to remove the ghostly thing by hand.


    "Grow?"


    Jin Yingzhen finally realized that the Buddha infant on Jiang Hong, the old aunt, and Xiaoli''s shoulders was obviously one size bigger than the ones on Lin Baici, Hua Yueyu, and Sima Mu''s shoulders.


    "You mean, this thing gets bigger the more you touch it?"


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    Lin Baici estimated that when the Buddha infant grew to a certain extent, the players'' death would come.


    In the hall, there was chaos and crying. Although someone had been burned to death just now, it hadn''t happened to them yet, so everyone was scared but not panicked. But now, everyone had a Buddha infant on their shoulders, which meant they could die at any moment.


    "Handsome guy, what should we do now?"


    "Don''t let anyone touch it, do you know what it is?"


    "Wuwuwu, I don''t want to die, I haven''t had enough of life!"


    The tourists crowded around Lin Baici, seeking his help.


    "Stop making noise, be quiet first!"


    Lin Baici shouted several times before calming everyone down a bit. "I found something crucial on the mural just now. Everyone go and search the hall again, see if there is any important information we missed!"


    Everyone immediately turned to the murals on the wall, staring at them like playing a matching game, looking for clues.


    "Oil lamps!"


    Hua Yueyu suddenly exclaimed as if she had discovered a new continent. "There is an oil lamp next to each person on the mural!"


    Lin Baici saw it too.


    "What are we waiting for? Let''s go get them!"


    Sima Mu urged.


    Behind the Buddha''s altar on both sides of the hall, there were rows of purple-painted wooden frames, each with a row of unlit bronze oil lamps.


    Lin Baici ran to the wooden frame but didn''t immediately take one.


    He wanted to observe whether these oil lamps were different.


    "They all seem the same?"


    Jin Yingzhen didn''t take one either, but the old aunt and Xiaoli were not cautious enough and grabbed one first.


    "Well, they should be the same!"


    Lin Baici picked one up.


    These oil lamps had the same shape, with a tray at the bottom, a lotus bud the size of an apple on top, and a closed bud shape.


    There was no lamp oil in the bud, only a chopstick-sized wick.


    Lin Baici had performed well just now and was the hero who helped everyone survive, so everyone was watching his every move.


    Now that they saw him take an oil lamp, they all hurriedly ran towards the purple-painted wooden frame, regardless of whether it was useful or not, just to take one."This is what I saw first!"


    "Why are you fighting over it? Aren''t they all the same?"


    "Damn it, who pushed me?"


    The tourists were in conflict over the oil lamps, arguing and cursing. If it weren''t for the Buddha statue on their backs, someone with a hot temper would have started a fight on the spot.


    The old lady held the oil lamp in her hands and asked hopefully, "Has the ghostly thing on my back disappeared?"


    "No!"


    Little Li was disappointed. It seemed to have nothing to do with the oil lamp.


    Others also found that the Buddha statue on their backs did not disappear after getting the oil lamp.


    "The oil lamps of these people in the murals are all lit!"


    Hua Yueyu shouted, "Everyone light the wick and see!"


    Not only Hua Yueyu, but others also noticed this.


    Jiang Hong and Sima Mu both had lighters, but after taking them out, they did not light the wick.


    Jin Yingzhen glanced at Lin Baici.


    She remembered that the two of them offered incense money and escaped from the hands of the merit Buddha, only to encounter a pile of corpses, and Lin Baici picked up a lot of things, including several lighters. Why didn''t he take them out?

 Chapter 17 – Adding blood to light the lamp

    "Why aren''t you lighting the wick?"


    The old lady looked surprised to see that neither Jiang Hong nor Sima Mu had lit their wicks.


    "Aren''t you afraid of death?"


    "Look, it''s shrinking! Shrinking!"


    A young man with glasses excitedly pointed out the shrinking Buddha statue on his back as he lit his wick.


    The dim light didn''t give off much heat, but the Buddha on his back began to shrink as if it were melting in the sun.


    The others breathed a sigh of relief and began lighting their own wicks with their lighters.


    "What''s there to see? The statue is shrinking in the light, doesn''t that mean the oil lamp works?" someone asked.


    "Shrinking doesn''t mean it will disappear!" Lin Baici replied. "And there''s another problem. The oil lamp only has one wick and no oil. How long can it stay lit?"


    The man with glasses trembled as he realized his wick was burning too quickly.


    "Lin, you''re the one with a sharp mind!" Sima Mu wiped the sweat from his forehead.


    Jiang Hong felt the heat from his lighter and was scared.


    "Don''t scare me, we don''t need oil!" the man with glasses stuttered as he tried to scare the Buddha statue away with the lamp. But it didn''t work.


    In less than a minute, the wick burned out and the Buddha on his back grew seven or eight times larger.


    "Help me!" the man with glasses panicked.


    "Get another lamp!" Lin Baici urged.


    The man with glasses ran to the wooden rack to get another lamp, and the others followed suit. But even with a new lamp, the Buddha statue continued to grow.


    Suddenly, the Buddha on the man with glasses'' back opened its mouth and bit his throat, tearing out a piece of his windpipe and flesh.


    The man fell to the ground, unable to make a sound, as the Buddha statue began to devour him.


    The others who had lit their wicks suffered the same fate when their lamps went out, and their Buddha statues began to grow and attack, consuming their flesh.


    This terrifying and bloody scene sent shivers down everyone''s spine."Everyone, go search and see if there''s any lamp oil?" Jiang Hong shouted.


    A chaotic scene ensued.


    Jin Yingzhen saw this and suddenly understood why Lin Baici didn''t take out the lighter.


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    In the eyes of others, Lin Baici was still the innocent and kind student.


    Only Jin Yingzhen knew how meticulous he was. He not only considered the consequences of every action but also shaped his personal image.


    Now, the impact of Jiang''s words was probably not as great as Lin Baici''s.


    He had money, but Lin Oppa could lead everyone to survive!


    "We can''t find any lamp oil!"


    The tourists had searched several times but found nothing. They were afraid as the Buddha statue on their backs grew bigger.


    Lin Baici had already considered the lack of lamp oil and looked for a substitute.


    "Are we going to use human oil?"


    Jiang Hong suddenly spoke, startling Hua Yueyu.


    "What did you say?"


    Hua Yueyu had heard him clearly, but the consequences were unimaginable.


    "Human oil, to light the lamp. Haven''t you heard of it?"


    Jiang Hong covered his mouth and lowered his voice. "We might have to use human oil to pass this level!"


    Jiang Hong couldn''t think of any other way to get lamp oil.


    Jin Yingzhen, the old lady, and Xiao Li were already pale at the thought of that horrifying image.


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    "You...you''re just guessing. What if human oil doesn''t work?"


    Hua Yueyu retorted.


    "If it doesn''t work, we''ll think of something else. This thing is getting bigger, and we don''t have much time left!" Jiang Hong said, willing to kill to survive. He looked at Lin Baici. "What about you?"


    "No way!" Lin Baici refused directly.


    If they had to kill for oil, he would live with a psychological shadow for the rest of his life.


    "Okay, if my plan works, don''t come begging me later!" Jiang Hong said decisively and immediately gathered a group of strong men who could fight.


    "This guy is scum," Hua Yueyu thought Jiang Hong was too inhumane.


    Lin Baici didn''t give up. He observed the oil lamp.


    The patterns on it were beautiful.


    [A bronze oil lamp, no matter how exquisite it is, cannot be eaten. What''s the use of it?]


    Lin Baici was almost annoyed by this comment from the Gourmet God. Always talking about food, couldn''t he say something important?


    [In the cold night, with all sounds silenced, adding blood to light the lamp, the Buddha''s light shines forever. Eating a vegetarian meal in this environment would have a unique flavor!]


    The Gourmet God''s words made Lin Baici think.


    "Adding blood to light the lamp?" Lin Baici caught a keyword.


    Could it be that this oil lamp was not using lamp oil but fresh blood?


    With this thought, Lin Baici drew the machete from his waist, cut his finger, and began to drip blood into the oil lamp.


    The crimson blood dripped into the bronze lamp, creating ripples.


    "What are you doing?" Hua Yueyu didn''t understand.


    Besides her, Xiao Li, Jin Yingzhen, Xu Xiu, the old lady, Sima Mu, Zhang Ju mother and daughter, and fifty other people followed Lin Baici.No one noticed that when Lin Baici added blood to the lamp, the dark Buddha on the altar suddenly opened its eyes and glanced at him.


    "Uncle, lend me a lighter!"


    Lin Baici saw that the lamp was filled with fresh blood and was about to stop, but he heard a voice in his mind.


    [Once filled, it can burn for three years.]


    What does that mean?


    Lin Baici frowned.


    He didn''t want to bleed anymore. Although the lotus bud lamp was small, it would probably take 200cc of blood to fill it.


    But if it wasn''t filled, what if the lamp couldn''t hold on until that thing disappeared...


    Lin Baici turned his head and looked at the dozens of bodies that had been gnawed by the Buddha infants, suddenly gritting his teeth.


    Just some blood, he could find a chicken to replenish it when he got out.


    "Lin brother, what are you doing..."


    Sima Mu wanted to say, if you find anything, don''t come by yourself, use the cannon fodder first. Otherwise, if you die, what will we do?


    Lin Baici took the lighter and lit the wick.


    Whoosh!


    The light was small, but the warmth was comforting.


    "Shrinking! Shrinking!"


    The old lady exclaimed happily.


    "Jiang Hong, blood can replace lamp oil!"


    Lin Baici shouted.


    The tourists gathered around.


    "Really?"


    Jiang Hong came to Lin Baici''s side.


    He had already convinced eight people.


    "See for yourself!"


    Lin Baici held the lamp in one hand and the torch in the other. Unlike the panicked crowd, he remained calm.


    The wick burned, and the Buddha infant on Lin Baici''s shoulder had completely shrunk behind him, not wanting to be exposed to any light.


    Even so, its body was gradually decreasing.


    "It seems to work!"


    A young man with a hooked nose behind Jiang Hong spat, "Do we have to use our own blood?"


    Everyone was taken aback.


    "As you just saw, each person can only take one lamp. If you use someone else''s blood and stain the lamp, what if the wick doesn''t light?" Lin Baici retorted.


    Jin Yingzhen secretly praised his wit.


    This hooked nose guy was obviously stubborn and hard to persuade, but with this retort, he became cautious. After all, no one dared to gamble with their own life.


    Except for Jiang Hong and the hooked nose guy, some people also thought about using someone else''s blood as lamp oil, but Lin Baici''s retort made them give up the idea.


    "Let''s play it safe!"


    The hooked nose guy took out a switchblade and cut his finger.


    "It''s better to fill the lamp at once!"


    Lin Baici reminded loudly.


    "Do we have to fill it up? It hurts!"


    Hua Yueyu cried.


    "Don''t you do this every month? Haven''t you gotten used to it?" Sima Mu teased.


    Because of the pressure of the Buddha infant, everyone moved quickly, and even fought for the lighter and knife.


    After some fuss, everyone added blood and lit the lamps."Quick, help me check if this ghost thing on my back has gotten smaller?"


    "It works! This method works!"


    "Young man, you''re really amazing!"


    "Don''t call me young man, that''s impolite. Call me handsome!"


    As they watched the hunched over Buddha infant shrink and survive, the tourists'' moods relaxed slightly.


    Lin Baici didn''t care about these discussions. He only wanted to find the divine remains and destroy them to make this God''s Ruins collapse. Otherwise, they wouldn''t have enough lives to spare.


    "It seems like there won''t be any more problems!"


    Just as Sima Mu finished speaking, he heard a girl scream.


    "Why is my blood burning so fast?"

 Chapter 18 – Offer flowers to Buddha

    Snap!


    Sima Mu raised his hand and gave himself a hard slap.


    "What are you doing?"


    The old aunt was startled by his sudden movement and thought something had happened.


    "I have this damn jinx!"


    Sima Mu was depressed, the pollution of this rule was really hard to prevent.


    "Hey handsome, can you help me take a look?"


    The girl in the long blue dress who had just screamed ran over to Lin Baici with a lantern in hand, asking for his help.


    "My blood seems to be burning fast too!"


    "How do you define fast? Isn''t it all the same?"


    "No, yours is obviously much faster!"


    When the tourists heard the girl in the dress''s words, they began to stare at the blood in the lantern, some of them horrified to find that the burning speed of their blood was different.


    It was visibly faster.


    This scared them.


    "Yours is burning so fast, add some more blood!"


    Hua Yueyu suggested, looking at her own lantern, which was fine.


    "Oh! Oh!"


    The girl in the dress nodded eagerly, took the machete handed to her by Lin Baici, and cut her finger.


    Tick-tock! Tick-tock!


    "The blood is flowing too slowly, cut a larger wound!"


    Sima Mu urged, "It''s so late, are you still afraid of pain? If you can''t do it, I''ll help you!"


    The girl in the dress cried, endured the pain, and cut her finger again, but unfortunately the wound was still too shallow.


    Sima Mu couldn''t bear to watch anymore and grabbed her left hand.


    The sharp sickle slashed across her fair palm, and blood flowed like a river.


    "Ah!"


    The girl in the dress screamed in pain.


    The tourists whose blood was burning too fast were anxiously borrowing knives and adding blood to the lantern.


    Hua Yueyu and Jin Yingzhen looked at each other and saw a trace of fear in each other''s eyes.


    "Why... why is it still so fast?"


    The girl in the dress trembled, her face already drained of blood and lifeless.


    "Fuck, what''s going on? Did I not use the right lantern?"


    "Hey handsome, what should we do?"


    "Waaah, I don''t want to die!"


    There were probably more than two hundred tourists, and the blood in their lanterns was burning relatively fast.


    "Hungry God brother!"


    The little girl hugged Lin Baici''s leg, her mother Zhang Ju standing next to her, holding a lantern.


    The blood inside was burning at a normal speed.


    Sima Mu glanced at his lantern and found no problem, so he calmly directed others, "Don''t just stand there, keep adding blood!"


    "Judging from this situation, no matter how much blood we add, it won''t help!"


    Hua Yueyu felt that Sima Mu''s suggestion was unreliable and harmful.


    "How much blood did you add the first time you filled the lantern? Did you fill it up?"


    Lin Baici looked at the girl in the dress, who was wearing light makeup, and asked.


    He probably guessed the reason.


    "Did...did I fill it up?"


    The girl in the dress stammered."I want an accurate answer!"


    Lin Baici raised his voice.


    "Not... just a little off..."


    The tears of the girl in the dress flowed even more violently. "It... it hurts too much, so I didn''t continue bleeding!"


    "Did you all not fill the lamp to the brim because your blood burns too quickly?" Sima Mu shouted loudly.


    Buzz!


    Everyone was stunned.


    Was that the reason?


    Damn it, they should have just filled it up earlier.


    "What do we do now?" someone asked urgently.


    Sima Mu didn''t know, so he naturally looked to Lin Baici for an answer.


    Lin Baici remained silent because he felt that there was no solution.


    Fortunately, when the Devouring God said the phrase "fill it up once, burn for three years," he was cautious enough to fill the lamp with blood. If he was afraid of pain or thought that a little blood was enough, then things would have been settled by now.


    "Why aren''t you saying anything?"


    "Yeah, what do we do now? Please tell us!"


    "Please!"


    The tourists with the Buddha babies on their backs, which were growing larger and larger, couldn''t sit still anymore and surrounded Lin Baici, shouting at him.


    "He''s said everything he needs to say. It''s your fault for not following his instructions!" Hua Yueyu saw that these people were getting excited and worried that they would do something extreme, so she quickly explained for Lin Baici.


    "It''s your fault!" Jin Yingzhen scolded.


    Those who listened to Lin Baici''s reminder and filled their lamps with blood were now very grateful.


    Now the situation was clear.


    Blood could serve as lamp oil. Fill the lamp to the brim, light the wick, and use the light to drive away the Buddha babies on one''s back.


    If they didn''t do this, the ghostly things would continue to grow until they matured and devoured the person beneath them.


    "Fortunately, these things won''t attack others, only the person beneath them." The old lady patted her chest and took a deep breath.


    Stable! It''s stable!


    Soon, within a few minutes, the blood of several tourists had burned out. No matter how much blood they added to the lamp, it was useless.


    The Buddha babies on their backs began to grow rapidly and then attacked and bit them like mad dogs.


    "Damn it, I can''t survive, and neither can you!"


    A young man wearing Puma sneakers saw that he couldn''t be saved and couldn''t see anyone else being saved either. He suddenly rushed towards a woman beside him and punched her head fiercely.


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    The people nearby were afraid of being affected, so they pushed him away.


    Anyway, it had nothing to do with them, so they hung high.


    When the young man in sneakers caused a commotion, some people were incited to follow suit, killing and slaughtering as if they were going to die anyway. Since they were going to die, there was no legal or moral punishment for themselves.


    But just then, Lin Baici rushed out like a cheetah, quickly ran to the young man in sneakers, and hit him hard on the head with a wooden bat.


    Bang!


    The young man in sneakers instantly had blood all over his face and fainted. But the next moment, he was bitten awake by the Buddha baby.


    Bang!Lin Baici kicked him in the mouth.


    "What do you want?"


    Lin Baici shouted angrily at these people.


    Although he had not exercised, his tall and muscular body was perfectly developed, even with eight-pack abs, due to a mysterious hunger since childhood.


    Now standing in the Daxiong Palace, holding a torch, staring angrily, his aura was domineering and powerful, quite intimidating.


    "If you have time to kill, run away now, maybe you can survive!"


    Lin Baici shouted loudly.


    Those who planned to drag others down were instantly stunned, and with this sentence, they gave them a glimmer of hope, and they began to flee outside the temple.


    The crowd breathed a sigh of relief.


    But Lin Baici knew they were doomed.


    Bang! Bang! Bang!


    Anyone who escaped from the temple and stepped over the threshold was instantly smashed into minced meat by a giant Buddha''s palm descending from the sky.


    The people behind were too scared to run, but the oil lamps had burned out, and the Buddha''s baby on their backs began to attack.


    The temple was in chaos.


    "Oppa, you were so cool just now!"


    Jin Yingzhen was dazzled by what she saw. Lin Baici had single-handedly subdued hundreds of people. Otherwise, if these people had rioted, some of them would have been unlucky.


    Hua Yueyu clenched her small fist and regretfully smashed the GOPRO sports camera hanging on her collar. If this thing worked, it could have captured Lin Baici''s domineering posture.


    "Brother Hungry God is so powerful!"


    In the crowd, a little girl hugged tightly by her mother looked at Lin Baici with bright eyes.


    "Hey buddy, that big Buddha is watching you!"


    The hooked-nose man didn''t expect this student to be so brave.


    "What?"


    Lin Baici was not afraid yet, but Hua Yueyu and Jin Yingzhen were shocked and instinctively turned their heads to look at the dark Buddha on the altar.


    It had a smile of unknown meaning on its lips as it looked at Lin Baici.


    [In its eyes, you are now about 60% cooked. If you turn your head, you can eat, but it''s rare to come across such a delicious ingredient, so you can wait a little longer.]


    Lin Baici frowned.


    After another fifteen nervous minutes, people suddenly realized that the Buddha''s baby on their backs had disappeared.


    "It''s gone, it''s really gone!"


    "It should be okay now, right?"


    "Great, we''re saved!"


    The surviving tourists wept with joy.


    Lin Baici counted that there were more than 800 visitors who entered the temple, and after two rounds of "worshiping the Buddha" and "lighting the lamps," there were only 271 people left.


    "In just a moment, nearly 600 people died!"


    Jin Yingzhen looked at the survivors, feeling numb.


    Because they had not found the divine taboo, the pollution of the rules had not ended, which meant that there would still be deaths. According to this rate of reduction and proportion, wouldn''t the next round be a complete wipeout?


    "Replacing lamp oil with blood and having to fill it up all at once is too much of a trap. If I had been afraid of pain and hesitated just now, it would have been over!"Hua Yueyu was afraid and horrified by the contamination of the rules.


    The old aunt nodded vigorously.


    "Handsome, thank you!"


    The survivors crowded around and thanked Lin Baici.


    It was all thanks to him that they were able to survive.


    "Add blood and light the lamp, may the Buddha''s light shine forever!"


    The Dark Buddha spoke, his voice loud, solemn, cold, and suppressing all the noise in the hall, "But don''t you feel that there''s something missing in front of this Buddha?"


    "Whatever you want, as long as we have it, we''ll give it to you!"


    Someone begged, "Please spare us!"


    "I consider incense as nothing, how could I want your possessions?"


    The Dark Buddha laughed, "As the saying goes, offer flowers to Buddha. All you need to do is each pick a bunch of wildflowers and place them in front of the Buddha!"


    Lin Baici didn''t take this as a sincere request, and he remembered every word.


    "Go!"


    "Go to the lotus lake in the east and pick flowers!"


    The Dark Buddha finished speaking and closed his eyes.


    Everyone looked at each other, not knowing what to do, so they looked at Lin Baici again, waiting for him to lead.


    "Why even think about it? Let''s go pick flowers!"


    The man with the hooked nose inserted his right hand into his hair and ruffled it back.


    No one moved, not even looking at him, all waiting for Lin Baici''s decision.


    This made the man with the hooked nose very embarrassed.


    "By the way, all living beings should remember that the offering table is too small and can only hold thirty bouquets of flowers!"


    The Dark Buddha suddenly blurted out, leaving everyone confused.


    "What does that mean?"


    Someone was still foolishly asking, but someone had already cleverly run out of the hall.


    "Hurry up and go grab the flowers!"


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    Sima Mu was anxious.


    The Dark Buddha meant that only the first thirty people to offer bouquets of flowers would be allowed to live.

 Chapter 19 – Lotus Lake, docked boat

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    "Can you guys hurry up?"


    Sima Mu complained to Zhang Ju.


    She was holding a child and was too slow. Even the old lady couldn''t keep up and started panting after running for a while.


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    "Sorry!"


    Zhang Ju apologized.


    "Is sorry useful?"


    Sima Mu was impatient. He originally wanted to scold her, but seeing Lin Baici''s calm face, he held his tongue.


    Zhang Ju was clever and could tell that Lin Baici was kind-hearted. So she came over with her daughter and became a burden.


    "Hey, Little Lin is still a student and hasn''t experienced the darkness of society. Maintaining this kindness will only lead to big losses!"


    Sima Mu sighed.


    He didn''t dare to advise Lin Baici to give up Zhang Ju, as it would make him seem heartless.


    "Let me carry her!"


    Lin Baici reached out his hand. He wouldn''t care if it was just Zhang Ju alone, but he couldn''t harden his heart when facing an innocent three-year-old girl...


    Moreover, the little girl had warned them not to listen to the cunning old man''s words and that the monster chef would kill those who left their seats.


    She was a kind-hearted little girl.


    "No need, no need!"


    Zhang Ju refused. She had a sense of propriety and knew that following Lin Baici had already caused trouble. If she let him carry a woman again, she would feel too guilty.


    "Give her to me!"


    Lin Baici took the little girl and put her on his back.


    She was not heavy, only about twenty kilograms. With Lin Baici''s physical strength, it had no effect on his speed. He was still faster than the old lady and Jin Yingzhen.


    "I shouldn''t have helped those people. It would be better if they all died!"


    Xiao Li regretted.


    "There are still more than 200 people left, right?"


    Sima Mu didn''t know the exact number.


    "271. If only 30 people can survive, then only one out of every nine people can survive!"


    Jin Yingzhen calculated quickly.


    Hua Yueyu gasped and shuddered.


    "The accounts are not that simple. No one knows what accidents may occur during the process of picking flowers. The more people there are, the more cannon fodder there will be!"


    Lin Baici had this idea in mind.


    Apart from his years of education and morality, he also had this thought when saving people.


    More people meant more chances to try and make mistakes.


    Lin Baici and the other seven people passed through an arch and entered a large garden, running wildly on the green grass.


    There was a large lake in the east.


    The green lotus leaves connected to form a large area, swaying with the breeze, like a mother''s cradle, carrying the dreams of children.


    Several dragonflies landed on the pink lotus flowers, like a still ink painting.


    "Where are the wildflowers?"


    The old lady panted and looked around, sweating profusely. Besides the green grass, there were no wildflowers.


    "On the island in the lake!"


    Jin Yingzhen had sharp eyes and saw a small island in the middle of the Lotus Lake, about fifty meters away from the shore, with a golden wildflower field on it.


    There was a faint sunlight shining through the mist, giving off a summer scent.


    "How do we get there? We can''t swim, can we?"


    Xiao Li panicked because she couldn''t swim.


    "Over there!"Jin Yingzhen pointed her finger, "There''s a pier!"


    There were three boats at the pier, two small and one big.


    The small ones were sampans, which could only seat four people at most, while the big one was a covered boat that could hold ten or so people.


    Tourists were all running towards the pier, and those who arrived first had already started fighting for the three boats, as whoever got on first would be able to survive.


    "Let''s hurry!"


    Sima Mu ran as fast as he could, despite having one hand wrapped in bandages and hanging in front of his chest.


    Since only thirty people could survive, there was no need for anyone to urge them on, and the tourists were all trying their best.


    Gurgle!


    Lin Baici''s stomach began to growl.


    He felt hungry.


    "I knew it wouldn''t be that simple!"


    Lin Baici wasn''t in a hurry.


    The feeling of hunger indicated that there was a divine taboo near this pond, and with this thing around, it wasn''t a matter of who could run faster or who could pick wildflowers.


    Lin Baici and his group arrived at the pier.


    Except for about twenty elderly people, all the tourists had arrived.


    The ownership of the two sampans and one covered boat had also been decided, and it was Jiang Hong and his group with the hooked nose who had won.


    There were fifteen of these people, all of them young and strong, and they looked like they could fight.


    There were about twenty unlucky people lying on the ground, some of whom were covered in blood and had no breath left, which showed how ruthless these people were.


    "Hey, little brother, come with us!"


    Jiang Hong shouted at Lin Baici, who had been waiting for him after he had taken the boat.


    "Let''s go, buddy!"


    The hooked-nose guy didn''t like Lin Baici, but this student wearing a Manchester United jersey was very powerful, and with him around, everyone''s lives were more secure.


    Whoosh!


    All eyes on the shore were focused on Lin Baici.


    There was envy, jealousy, and anger.


    But they admitted that Lin Baici had the qualifications, and if they had a boat, they would also ask this big guy to come along.


    "Baici!"


    The old aunt''s voice was trembling, and she was really afraid that Lin Baici would leave.


    Although Hua Yueyu had not been with Lin Baici for a long time and did not know what kind of person he was, her intuition told her that Lin Baici would not leave.


    "West Eight!"


    Jin Yingzhen was annoyed. He was the man I had my eye on first. You all get out of here.


    "Can I take a few people with me?"


    Lin Baici asked casually, searching for the location of the divine taboo through his hunger.


    "Brother, as you can see, there are not enough seats for all of us. To make room for you, some people will have to wait for the second wave!"


    Jiang Hong explained.


    "Buddy, be content with what you have!"


    The hooked-nose guy looked at Jin Yingzhen and Hua Yueyu and suddenly understood Lin Baici.


    This kind of giving nine out of ten and deducting one point because the pretty girl is not my girlfriend, I also want to save her!


    As for Xiao Li Jie?


    She was decent-looking, and the old aunt still had some charm, but standing next to Hua Yueyu and Jin Yingzhen, she was completely ignored.


    "You guys go ahead. I''m not getting on!"


    Lin Baici refused.


    Wow!


    Lin Baici''s choice surprised everyone.


    What does this mean?


    The hooked-nose guy''s face darkened. "Do you look down on us?"


    Lin Baici didn''t look down on them, he just didn''t like their style of doing things and didn''t want to be with them. And most importantly, the divine taboo hadn''t been found yet, so who knew if it was dangerous to get on the boat?


    These people were eager to grab the boat and go to the island, so they were just the target of exploration.Of course, Lin Baici wouldn''t reveal his true thoughts, otherwise Jiang Hong and the others would definitely become suspicious. So he just curled his lips and sneered.


    "Hehe!"


    The meaning of this mockery was self-evident.


    "You..."


    The man with the hooked nose was angry, but he remembered Lin Baici''s previous behavior and, coupled with the fact that the latter had a sturdy build, he wisely chose not to cause trouble.


    "Let''s row, let''s go!"


    The man with the hooked nose spoke up.


    "Wait!"


    Jiang Hong stopped him.


    "What''s wrong, Mr. Jiang?"


    The man with the hooked nose was unhappy. If this guy hadn''t promised to pay him ten million to take him out, he wouldn''t have brought this burden along.


    "Something''s not right. According to this student''s previous behavior, he doesn''t seem like the type to show his likes and dislikes on his face. So why did he mock you?"


    Jiang Hong''s thick eyebrows furrowed.


    Could it be that this guy thinks there''s danger on the island and is just looking for an excuse not to board the boat?


    "Brother Zhou, let''s wait for the second batch to go to the island!"


    Jiang Hong persuaded.


    "What are we waiting for? Let''s hurry up and pick some wildflowers and leave this ghost place!"


    The man with the hooked nose had a good constitution, but he was feeling dizzy and had the urge to vomit. His muscles were also starting to ache and feel numb, and he was feeling fatigued.


    He had heard some rumors that people in God''s Ruins would be contaminated by the radiation of the divine remains and eventually turn into a pile of unconscious flesh.


    "What if there''s danger on the island?"


    Jiang Hong was worried.


    "The most dangerous thing is that only thirty people can survive!"


    The man with the hooked nose was arrogant. "Besides, picking flowers and running away only takes a few minutes!"


    The distance from here to Lotus Island is less than fifty meters, and it can be swum across. Moreover, the island is not big and everything is clear at a glance.


    Except for a field of golden wild chrysanthemums, there was nothing else.


    "Haha, that''s right!"


    Jiang Hong patted the man with the hooked nose on the shoulder. "Then let''s set sail!"


    Everyone immediately started rowing.


    Jiang Hong still felt uneasy and turned his head, only to see Lin Baici''s calm eyes fixed on Lotus Island. His heart skipped a beat.


    This posture...


    He''s clearly a scheming dog!


    He''s waiting for someone to explore the way!


    Jiang Hong suddenly rushed forward and jumped onto the shore.


    "What are you doing, Mr. Jiang?"


    The man with the hooked nose was dumbfounded.


    "I''ll wait for the next trip!"


    Jiang Hong forced a smile and quickly reassured him. "Don''t worry, I won''t deduct a penny of the money I promised you!"


    "Fuck!"


    The man with the hooked nose knew that Jiang Hong obviously felt safer with that student. I''m really impressed!


    Are we, so many big men, not as good as him alone?


    In Jiang Hong''s mind, these people, including the man with the hooked nose, could definitely beat Lin Baici in a fight, but when it came to brains, they might not be able to keep up.


    "Mr. Jiang, you''re very clever, aren''t you? Do you think that by waiting for the second batch to go to the island, you can safely enter the top thirty without taking any risks?"


    Sima Mu sneered. "But have you ever thought about what would happen if someone swims over?"


    Jiang Hong suddenly shuddered. "Swim over?"


    Oops!


    I forgot about that!


    In fact, some people had already started taking off their clothes. Those who were impatient and confident in their swimming ability didn''t even bother to take off their clothes and just jumped into the water.


    Splash! Splash!


    About thirty people entered Lotus Lake.


    Some tourists who were still hesitating saw that the number of people exceeded thirty and immediately became anxious and started jumping into the water too."What''s the rush? After they pick the flowers and come back, their energy will be almost depleted. Then we can snatch their flowers!"


    A man in his thirties with a fierce expression, willing to kill to survive.


    "Are you stupid? The Buddha said that we have to pick the wildflowers ourselves!"


    Hua Yueyu was speechless. If Jiang Hong and the others hadn''t figured this out, would they rush to the island to steal the flowers?


    Isn''t it better to stay on the shore and rob others?


    Many survivors on the shore had this dark thought. Now that Hua Yueyu had exposed it and they realized it was impossible to implement, they were all dumbfounded.


    Some people quickly went into the water, while many others looked towards Lin Baici.


    "Handsome guy, think of a solution quickly, will you?"

 Chapter 20 – Bodhi envoy kasaya

    Lin Baici ignored them, looking at the black canopy boat and paying attention to the lake nearby.


    The heavy feeling of hunger indicated that there must be divine taboos around, and rule pollution could happen at any time, even already happening.


    The sound of tourists swimming broke the tranquility of Lotus Lake.


    "Row faster!"


    Eagle-nose sneered at those who wanted to swim past, thinking that if they didn''t know better and ran in front of him, he wouldn''t be polite.


    The black canopy boat was moving fast and was only a dozen meters away from the island in the middle of the lake.


    "Bad luck, miscalculated!"


    Jiang Hong was depressed and was thinking about what to do when the black canopy boat suddenly flipped over and disappeared.


    Eagle-nose and his group fell into the water like dumplings.


    "What''s going on?"


    "What the hell?"


    "Why did the boat capsize?"


    The tourists on the shore were fine, but those in the lake were scared out of their wits. They quickly stopped.


    The black canopy boat sank without warning, like a toy boat suddenly being forcibly dragged under the lake by a giant hand.


    The tourists on two small sampans panicked.


    One of them rowed back with all their might, wanting to get back to shore quickly, but the next second, it sank with a splash, and the tourists on it fell into the water and shouted twice before going silent.


    The other saw the situation and rushed towards the island in the middle of the lake with all their strength. After all, it was closer to the shore, so they could go ashore first. However, they sank just three or four meters out, too.


    The tourists who planned to swim across were panicked and turned around, swimming back with all their might.


    But it was too late.


    They were like being dragged under the lake by a water ghost.


    "Help!"


    "Save me!"


    "Don''t kill me!"


    Shouts for help, curses, and screams disappeared completely in less than ten seconds. Fifty-plus people who had gone into the water were nowhere to be seen.


    Only ripples spread slowly on the lake surface.


    The people standing on the shore were chilled to the bone.


    Dozens of people died in an instant.


    This was too terrifying.


    Jiang Hong, who had just regretted not leaving earlier, was now relieved.


    "God bless! God bless!"


    Jiang Hong glanced at Lin Baici, and it was indeed a wise decision to follow this kid.


    After about two or three minutes, the black canopy boat and the two small sampans floated back to the pier, slowly drifting.


    But no one dared to grab them this time.


    "Baici, what should we do?"


    The old lady was sweating all over, not knowing if it was from the heat, anxiety, or fear, wetting her clothes and sticking them to her body.


    "Look for divine taboos nearby and destroy them!"


    Lin Baici finished speaking and stepped on the green grass, wandering around the lake.


    The willow trees planted here were lush, with green branches and leaves, like new silk spit out by spiders. S§×arch* The Novel?ire(.)ne*t website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality.


    Everyone hurried to follow.


    Lin Baici didn''t care about them. He was looking for divine taboos based on his hunger. As long as the hunger intensified, it meant that it was nearby.


    What they feared most now was that the divine taboo was on the island in the middle of the lake, which would be troublesome.


    Xiao Li wanted to speak but was stopped by Hua Yueyu.


    "Don''t disturb him!"


    Hua Yueyu turned around and persuaded, "Everyone, go look for divine taboos, don''t follow him!"


    No one moved.


    Everyone was worried that if they left, they might go to the island themselves while they were away.


    "Don''t bother persuading them. They''re all relying on Oppa now!"Jin Yingzhen looked up and scanned the area, hoping to find some wildflowers besides the ones on the island, but there were none.


    Lin Baici felt even hungrier.


    He turned his head and looked towards the 10 o''clock direction. About 30 meters away from the lake shore, there was a group of stone Buddha statues, about 30 of them.


    These stone Buddha statues were only about one meter tall and not even as tall as Lin Baici''s waist. They had weak bodies and slender limbs, like those severely malnourished and starving.


    But they had a huge head, especially the eyeballs, which bulged out.


    "Their appearance is so disgusting!"


    The old lady felt very uncomfortable.


    Lin Baici and his group approached.


    These stone Buddha statues had traces of wind and sun on them.


    "What if they suddenly come to life?" Hua Yueyu was worried.


    "Don''t scare me!" The old lady began to tremble and leaned towards Lin Baici.


    "Let''s go in and take a look!" Lin Baici saw a stone Buddha statue that was different from the others, wearing a robe.


    Everyone followed, but as soon as they approached the group of stone Buddha statues...


    All the statues turned their heads and stared at them.


    "Ghost!"


    "Oh my god!"


    "Run!"


    Everyone was scared, except for Lin Baici who took a step back. Jin Yingzhen ran a few steps, stopped, and asked, "Oppa?"


    [A group of stone Buddha statues with big heads, almost starving to death, are full of murderous intent and greed towards any food, but because they cannot move, they can only watch and not eat!]


    "They can''t move? So as long as we don''t get close to them, we''re safe?" Lin Baici was relieved and looked at the red robe.


    It was made of red cloth, the same kind that the abbot wore in a normal temple, but this one had rows of golden symbols, probably some kind of text.


    Who cares, let''s burn it.


    Lin Baici held a torch made of pine wood and approached a stone Buddha statue, vigorously scraping it.


    The torch ignited, and the orange light dispelled some of the chill.


    Everyone stayed where they were and watched as Lin Baici walked into the group of statues.


    This...is so bold!


    Suddenly, the stone statues lifted their heads and pouted, screaming loudly.


    The eerie tone spread throughout the lotus lake, even causing ripples on the lake surface.


    It hurts!


    Lin Baici covered his ears with one hand.


    Others were even worse off. The screaming sounded like sharp iron drills being hammered into everyone''s skulls by a giant with a hammer, piercing through their brains.


    But what was even more terrifying was that with this scream, the lake bank suddenly splashed, and a three-meter-tall monster rushed out from the water and came straight at them.


    The monster looked like a Buddha statue, with meat buns on its head, drooping ears, and a string of prayer beads hanging around its neck. Apart from these, there were no other Buddhist elements.


    The monster''s muscles were bulging, as if it had been fed with protein powder, and the blood vessels and veins on its skin were protruding.


    And it only wore a pair of leather shorts, tightly wrapped around its body.


    As it ran, its muscles expanded and contracted, and its big feet stomped on the ground. Every step it took, dirt and grass flew up, leaving half-inch-deep footprints.


    This posture was full of explosive power and visual impact.


    The tourists turned and ran.


    Just kidding, this monster was strong enough to participate in a bodybuilding competition and could kill everyone on the scene in less than a minute."Oppa, run quickly!"


    Jin Yingzhen shouted.


    Lin Baici only glanced at the monster Buddha statue and immediately sprinted towards it.


    He wanted to burn the kasaya.


    This ghostly thing must have been created by that thing.


    Thump! Thump! Thump!


    The monster Buddha statue ran wildly, quickly approaching Lin Baici.


    Fortunately, he was close enough to the kasaya and arrived in time. But when he reached out with the torch to light the kasaya, Gourmet God spoke up.


    "This is a Bodhi envoy kasaya. Wearing it can summon a Buddha to help you with laundry, cooking, chopping wood, and feeding horses. If you want to fight, it can also hand you a knife and bury the body."


    Gourmet God suggested, "As a professional foodie, you need some servants to serve you. This Buddha envoy can be used for now."


    "What is this?"


    Lin Baici was completely confused.


    Can this thing be a servant?


    If someone punches me, I won''t cry for long and will just ascend to heaven.


    Lin Baici was determined. Whatever it was, he would burn it first, otherwise he would be the one who dies when this thing comes over.


    "Wearing the kasaya can enslave it, simple and easy to use."


    Kuishen''s comment made Lin Baici move the torch away at the moment he lit the kasaya.


    "Is it that easy?"


    Lin Baici was incredulous. He thought of the dark Buddha statue in Daxiong Palace. If he had a muscle Buddha fighter like this, he should have a chance to win against that statue.


    Thinking of this, Lin Baici quickly reached out to grab the kasaya on the stone statue.


    The monster Buddha statue rushed over, taking a big step forward, and its right fist smashed towards Lin Baici''s head like a meteor.


    "Oppa!"


    "Baici!"


    Jin Yingzhen and Hua Yueyu dared not look anymore.


    Lin Baici flicked his wrist and draped the kasaya over his shoulder, covering half of his body.


    The golden scripture was particularly dazzling among the willow stone statues.


    The wind of the punch blew Lin Baici''s Manchester United jersey.


    The monster Buddha statue''s heavy punch stopped in front of his forehead.


    Lin Baici only realized now how dangerous his actions were. If Kuishen''s comment was wrong, or if he was slow in putting on the kasaya, then his brain and blood would have already colored these stone statues.


    The monster Buddha statue stood still, straightened its body, folded its hands together, bowed slightly to Lin Baici, and then its whole body became faint and disappeared.


    "Oppa!"


    Jin Yingzhen hurried over, crying out loud, "You scared me!"


    Although they had not been together for long, Lin Baici''s intelligence and bravery, and of course his good looks, had already made this Korean beauty student have a good impression of him.


    If he escorted her home tonight, Jin Yingzhen would definitely invite him into her bedroom for a bowl of instant noodles.


    Lin Baici shrugged and put on the kasaya.


    It was just a piece of cloth draped over his shoulder and left arm, tied with a strap.


    Everyone came over after seeing the crisis resolved.


    "Baici, don''t do this kind of thing again next time, it''s too dangerous!"


    The old lady''s voice trembled. She didn''t understand why Lin Baici wasn''t afraid.


    "Is that muscle Buddha monster the culprit who killed those tourists just now?"


    Jiang Hong was very excited. If that was the case, wouldn''t it mean that it was safe to cross the lake now?


    What about that muscle Buddha?


    Was it subdued by Lin Baici?


    Jiang Hong''s gaze fell on the kasaya on Lin Baici''s body. This should be a good thing.


    I want it!


    "Oppa, this kasaya is a divine taboo. Wearing it may be contaminated!"Jin Yingzhen was worried.


    "No choice!"


    Lin Baici estimated that he had a certain chance of resisting this rule pollution, otherwise the God Eater would not let him use it.


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 Chapter 21 – Invincible power

    "What?"


    Lin Baici paused.


    [As a servant, being ordered around by you, can''t I have a little emotion? It''s not too much to occasionally punch you, is it?]


    The tone of the eating god was natural.


    "The key is that this punch will kill me!"


    Lin Baici was helpless, it seems that he needs to be more careful in the future.


    Everyone rushed back to the pier.


    The lake was calm, only the lotus leaves rustled.


    "Captain, hurry up!"


    Jiang Hong had thick skin, and he wasn''t familiar with Lin Baici, but he still called out very affectionately.


    As he greeted people, he ran towards the black canvas boat. Other tourists were also pushing and shoving, trying to grab a spot.


    Plop!


    Someone was pushed into the water.


    "Get out of here!"


    Jiang Hong jumped onto the black canvas boat and shouted at the people who were squeezing with him, "Without the captain, no one is allowed to board the boat!"


    "Who do you think you are?"


    Someone was dissatisfied, but more people went to grab the two sampans and avoided Jiang Hong. After all, he was the richest man in Guangqing and had money.


    That powerful student named Lin could easily pull him up and get 10 million yuan. It was unreasonable not to earn it.


    Lin Baici walked to the pier and looked at Jiang Hong who was shouting. His brows furrowed. "Get off!"


    "Ah?"


    Jiang Hong was dumbfounded.


    "Get off!"


    Lin Baici couldn''t stand people like Jiang Hong. "Don''t let me say it a second time!"


    "..."


    Jiang Hong was embarrassed, his expression as uncomfortable as if he had been constipated for ten years.


    "Get lost!"


    Sima Mu jumped onto the black canvas boat and waved his sickle at him.


    Jiang Hong looked at Lin Baici and understood that he didn''t want to team up with him.


    Ah!


    Be sensible and get off the boat, so as not to be beaten.


    "Handsome guy, let me get on the boat too?"


    The woman with red hair was not dead yet, with a face full of flattery, she begged Lin Baici.


    "You can take the sampans!"


    Lin Baici picked up the wooden paddle and began to row.


    On his boat were Jin Yingzhen, Hua Yueyu, Little Li Jie, the old aunt, Sima Mu, and Zhang Ju mother and daughter.


    "Give me a spot!"


    Jiang Hong used his financial power. "I''ll pay!"


    But unfortunately, everyone wanted to live, and after the more capable men like Eagle Nose were gone, the remaining people had similar combat power. For a while, it was chaotic, and everyone wanted to be in the first group.


    The black canvas boat docked, and they arrived at the Heart Island.


    A large field of golden wild chrysanthemums swayed in the wind, sprinkling a fresh floral fragrance.


    "Get off and pick flowers!"


    Sima Mu jumped ashore.


    "So beautiful!"


    The little girl sighed.


    Only this flower field didn''t have the dark and eerie color of God''s Ruins.


    You could also see bees flying in the flowers.


    "How big of a bouquet do you want?"


    Hua Yueyu and her group got off the boat and were about to walk into the flower field to pick some pretty wild chrysanthemums.


    "Wait!"


    Lin Baici stopped them.


    Everyone stood still.


    "What''s wrong?"


    The old aunt was scared. "Is it dangerous?"


    "I don''t know!"


    When Lin Baici received the Bodhi Messenger''s Kasaya, his hunger had decreased, but it hadn''t disappeared completely. When he stepped onto this Heart Island, the hunger surged again.


    And it was so severe that saliva was secreted in his mouth.


    [This wild chrysanthemum field, overly nourished by divine power, has mutated. Its roots will drag any life that enters the flower field into the soil and turn it into nutrients!]


    [Burn it, you can''t take it. Otherwise, picking some chrysanthemums to make tea can relieve internal heat.]


    The eating god commented.


    "Should we pick flowers?"


    Hua Yueyu only listened to Lin Baici now. He must be right."Don''t pick them!"


    Lin Baici held a torch, lit it with a stroke on the boat''s side, then jumped off and approached the flower field. "Stay away from here!"


    "What are you doing?" Sima Mu panicked. "Are you going to burn them?"


    "Yes!" Lin Baici looked at Sima Mu. "Do you have any objections?"


    "No! No!" Sima Mu laughed. "Do whatever you want!"


    Lin Baici lowered the torch and waved it a few times in the flower bushes.


    Hoo! Hoo!


    The flames immediately ignited and began to engulf the entire flower field.


    On the shore, tourists suddenly noticed that the island was on fire and became anxious.


    "What''s going on?"


    Thick smoke billowed up into the sky.


    Tourists on two sampans quickly rowed towards the island. Before they could reach the shore, they heard squeaks and screams coming from the flower field, as if monsters were being burned alive.


    They looked at each other in confusion.


    Hua Yueyu and her companions looked scared.


    If Lin Baici hadn''t stopped them from picking the flowers, they would have been killed by the monsters in the flower field.


    Ten minutes later, the heart of the lake island turned into a scorched earth, and all the chrysanthemums were burned.


    Some tourists were unhappy, but dared not speak out.


    An old lady wanted to ask Lin Baici what to do, but seeing his calm face, she shut up.


    After waiting for a while, some wild chrysanthemum seedlings broke through the soil and sprouted!


    They grew visibly, towering, blooming, and standing in the wind.


    "Baici, you''re amazing!" Hua Yueyu exclaimed.


    Lin Baici was just a student?


    Who would believe that!


    He must be a god hunter, and a very powerful one!


    Lin Baici turned around and looked at the tourists on the sampans and those who dared to swim over. "Shall we take them first?"


    "No objection! No objection!"


    "You go first!"


    "Whoever dares to object, I''ll kill him!"


    There weren''t many newly grown wild chrysanthemums, not enough for a few bouquets, but these people were clever and didn''t dare to compete with Lin Baici.


    As a result, Hua Yueyu and her companions also took advantage of it.


    After picking a bouquet of wild flowers, Lin Baici strolled around the heart of the lake island.


    What''s so good about it that makes people drool?


    Lin Baici didn''t move, and Hua Yueyu and her companions had to wait.


    A little girl squatted on the ground, picking up stones to play with. Inadvertently, she saw a crystal stone the size of a walnut in the mud.


    It was pale blue, round, covered with strange patterns, and radiated light.


    "It''s so pretty!" The little girl immediately ran to Lin Baici, offering the crystal stone like a treasure, holding it in both hands, and handing it to him. "Hungry God brother, I''ll give it to you!"


    This thing!


    The moment Lin Baici saw it, he wanted to eat it quickly.


    "In your human terms, it''s called a meteorite stone, filled with divine power. After eating it, it can activate and nourish cells, allowing your body to evolve to the next level of life!"


    "Is this a meteorite stone?" Jin Yingzhen exclaimed.


    "Do you know it?" Lin Baici needed a little science lesson.


    "I''ve never seen it before." Jin Yingzhen shook her head. "Meteorite stone is the most precious resource in God''s Ruins. It can be said that god hunters risk their lives to break through the divine barrier just for the godly remains and this stone!"


    "The meteorite stone contains a mysterious energy. After being extracted through a special process, god hunters can absorb it and use it to strengthen their bodies and replenish their divine power.""I told you before, the more divine blessings a Divine Hunter has, the stronger they are. But if their body is too weak, they may die from absorbing too much divine energy. And using divine blessings requires consuming divine power, so the meteorite stone that can strengthen the body and replenish divine power is invaluable!"


    Jin Yingzhen learned all of this knowledge from her brother.


    "You can''t just eat it?"


    Lin Baici frowned.


    "Not even a Divine Hunter can eat it directly. If they don''t wash their stomach and remove it within a few minutes, they will soon be deformed by the mysterious energy inside!"


    Jin Yingzhen looked at the meteorite stone with envy. "In the Hunter''s circle, this is the highest currency."


    "How much is it worth?"


    Lin Baici''s eyes lit up.


    "If it were exchanged for money, you would be financially free!" Jin Yingzhen quickly reminded, "But no Hunter would exchange it for money. They all use it to improve their strength!"


    Only Divine Hunters knew how precious a meteorite stone was.


    "Okay!"


    Lin Baici put away the meteorite stone. "Let''s go!"


    When he got the money, he decided to give the little girl a sum of money as a thank you for finding the meteorite stone.


    In fact, he didn''t have to give her anything. After all, he saved the lives of her and her mother.


    The boat set sail and returned to the dock.


    As soon as Lin Baici left, the hostility of the tourists on the island erupted. After all, only thirty people could survive.


    "Quickly eat it! What are you waiting for?"


    The Gluttonous God urged.


    "You''ll die if you eat it!"


    Lin Baici explained.


    The Gluttonous God didn''t care: "If you don''t eat it, I''ll force it into your mouth!"


    "Jin Yingzhen said that it needs to be refined by a special process before it can be used."


    Lin Baici hesitated.


    He survived until now thanks to the Gluttonous God''s food reviews, but it was difficult for him to eat something like this raw.


    "The Divine Corpse in the Treasure Hall cannot be killed by you in your current state. Going there is like delivering takeout."


    The Gluttonous God mocked, "Don''t you think your companions here can help you?"


    "How do I eat this? I can''t even bite it."


    Lin Baici looked at the walnut-sized meteorite stone and sighed.


    Actually, he had no choice.


    And this feeling of hunger was also stimulating him to eat.


    "Just put it in your mouth!"


    Lin Baici wiped the meteorite stone with his jersey and, while everyone was not paying attention, put it in his mouth.


    The temperature in his mouth immediately rose, and the meteorite stone softened and turned into a liquid.


    Gulp! Gulp!


    Lin Baici swallowed two mouthfuls in a row and ate it.


    A hot stream burst open in his stomach and rushed to his whole body. White steam emerged from Lin Baici''s body, and his skin turned slightly red.


    Everyone noticed this wave of heat and turned to see Lin Baici''s strange condition, which frightened them.


    "Baici, what''s wrong with you?"


    Xiao Li was shocked. "You are the hope of the whole village. You can''t have an accident!"


    Lin Baici didn''t say anything. After about a minute, the steam dissipated from his body, and his skin color returned. He was even more delicate and firm than before, making women who used high-end cosmetics every day jealous.  S§×ar?h the N?velFire.n§×t website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality.


    "I''m fine!"


    Lin Baici breathed a sigh of relief.


    The boat arrived at the dock, and he looked back at Heart Lake Island. He could clearly see the tourists scrambling for wild chrysanthemums, including Jiang Hong''s ferocious expression.


    His vision had improved.


    Although Lin Baici did not have myopia, his vision had deteriorated over the years of studying. But now, he was definitely 5.3. If he went for a pilot''s vision test, he would pass.


    Lin Baici remembered the Gluttonous God''s review of the meteorite stone.This stone is full of divine power, which can help humans evolve to the next level of life.


    "Divine power?"


    Lin Baici clenched his right hand and could now clearly feel something flowing within his body.


    [This thing is divine power. To use divine blessings, you must have divine power!]


    Lin Baici understood that divine power was the blue magic value of a character in an online game.


    "Let''s go!"


    Lin Baici jumped off the black canopy boat and headed towards the Great Treasure Temple.


    That dark Buddha probably didn''t expect me to eat a meteorite and come back wearing a Bodhi messenger robe, right?

 Chapter 22 – Dark Buddha

    The wild chrysanthemums grew crazily because the divine power in the meteorite stones nourished the soil of the Heart Island, benefiting these plants.


    Jiang Hong and his newly recruited five companions finally waited for the chrysanthemums to grow. After each of them picked a bundle, they immediately jumped onto the sampan and rowed back.


    "Hurry up!"


    Jiang Hong urged.


    "No need to rush. We don''t know what pitfalls lie ahead. Let Lin Baici face that dark Buddha first."


    A bald middle-aged man lazily rowed the boat.


    "What do you know?"


    Jiang Hong was unhappy. "Following Lin Baici is the safest!"


    Everyone else thought the same, so they paddled the wooden pulp quickly and soon arrived at the pier.


    Jiang Hong didn''t wait for the sampan to stop and jumped down.


    "Hurry up!"


    Jiang Hong urged, but after running a few steps, he suddenly stopped.


    A burly and terrifying dark Buddha appeared in front of him like a ghost, blocking his way. It held a wooden fish and knocked on it slowly.


    "Buddha asks, are you sincere?"


    The Buddha stared at Jiang Hong with lowered eyebrows and angry eyes.


    Jiang Hong''s cold sweat soaked his clothes instantly.


    "I''m sincere! I''m sincere!"


    Jiang Hong hurriedly responded, but the Buddha asked again.


    "Buddha asks, are you sincere?"


    "I''m sincere!"


    Jiang Hong shouted and knelt down with a thud, kowtowing hard.


    He was so scared, especially when the Buddha asked again, he knew he was done for.


    Sure enough!


    The Buddha, who did not see Jiang Hong''s sincerity, held the wooden hammer and smashed his head.


    Bang!


    Jiang Hong''s head shattered, blood and flesh splattering everywhere. His headless body fell to the ground.


    The Buddha turned his head and looked at the bald middle-aged man. It seemed to teleport and appeared in front of him.


    "Buddha asks, are you sincere?"


    The bald man was scared and ran away.


    "If Lin Baici were here, he would know how to prove his sincerity."


    The bald middle-aged man remembered Lin Baici''s goodness at this moment.


    The Buddha had no expression on its face and threw the wooden hammer.


    Bang!


    The bald middle-aged man died and fell into the water, and blood spread out in a large area.


    The remaining three tourists ran away separately.


    But it was useless!


    The Buddha threw the wooden hammer casually, and it flew out like a flying hammer, smashing the heads of these disrespectful tourists one by one.


    Afterward, the Buddha wiped the wooden hammer and looked at the figure walking on the Heart Island.


    So it boarded the sampan.


    Dang! Dang! Dang!


    The crisp sound of the wooden fish echoed in the air above the Lotus Lake!


    The cicadas sang louder.


    ...


    "Although we have picked the flowers, we don''t know what will happen next. Everyone should be prepared."


    After whispering to his companions in front of the Daxiong Baodian, Lin Baici ran up the steps, crossed the threshold, and walked into the main hall.


    A gloomy and eerie atmosphere immediately hit them.


    The dark Buddha still sat high on the Lotus Flower Altar, holding its chin with one hand, overlooking these despicable ants.


    There was disdain, contempt, and thick mockery on its face.


    "The first one to come back is indeed you!"


    The dark Buddha looked at Lin Baici, and its gaze passed over the torch in his hand and the kasaya on his body.


    Sizzle!


    The dark Buddha couldn''t help but stick out its thick tongue and licked its lips."Even from this far away, I can smell the delicious scent on you!"


    "We''ve retrieved the bouquet!"


    The old auntie wore a smile on her face and spoke with a humble attitude, "Can you let us go now?"


    She didn''t want to stay here for even a second longer.


    "May Buddha be merciful!"


    The dark Buddha chanted a Buddhist mantra, stood up, and walked down from the Buddha altar to the old auntie. He squatted down and said, "You don''t have to be afraid!"


    Plop!


    The old auntie knelt down directly.


    "I''m not afraid! I''m not afraid!"


    Her voice trembled.


    The dark Buddha nodded, satisfied with the old auntie''s attitude, and even reached out a finger to touch Xu Xiu''s head.


    "Would you like to be my follower?"


    The dark Buddha''s movements were gentle, like a cat groomer petting a cat!


    The old auntie instinctively turned her head and looked at Lin Baici.


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    "What is it doing?"


    The dark Buddha questioned, "Don''t you want to?"


    Snap!


    The dark Buddha pinched Xu Xiu''s head with two fingers.


    "I do! I do!"


    The old auntie quickly surrendered. The dark Buddha pinched too hard.


    "Well taught, young man!"


    The dark Buddha praised and let go of his fingers.


    Just when the old auntie thought she had escaped, the dark Buddha suddenly flicked his finger and hit her forehead.


    Snap!


    The old auntie''s head was smashed, and her brain, skull, and flesh and blood were mixed together into a mess, splashing onto the floor.


    "Ah!"


    Zhang Ju was frightened and collapsed on the ground, and the others were also uncomfortable.


    No one expected the dark Buddha to be so capricious and kill people so casually.


    "Are you crazy?"


    Lin Baici shouted, his voice echoing in the hall.


    He knew he shouldn''t be so emotional, but he couldn''t help it. Since Long Chan Temple was shrouded in darkness and became God''s Ruins, he had been facing the threat of death. Other rule contaminations were fine, and he could survive them, but this monster had already announced three forbidden games and still killed people so casually.


    Human life was no different from toys to it.


    "Oppa!"


    Jin Yingzhen frantically signaled to Lin Baici not to provoke this thing, or they would suffer a big loss.


    "Baici, calm down!"


    The female anchor persuaded him.


    "Are you angry?"


    The dark Buddha laughed, "That''s good!"


    Just as he finished speaking, he flicked his finger again.


    Bang!


    This time it was poor Xiao Li Jie. She was already bowing her head and hunching her back like a little transparent, trying to avoid it, but she still couldn''t make it.


    The dark Buddha burst her head.


    Bang!


    The body fell to the ground.


    Lin Baici clenched the wooden torch.


    "If you want to live, what you should do is kneel down and pray to me!"


    The dark Buddha squatted in front of the people and lectured those who had not yet realized the situation, "I am a god, the ruler of you all!"


    He reached out his finger and pressed it against Jin Yingzhen''s head.


    "Would you like to be my follower?"


    If you answered no, you would definitely die. If you answered yes, there might be a slim chance, but...


    Jin Yingzhen glanced at Lin Baici and replied with trembling courage, "Whatever Oppa does, I''ll do it too!"


    "I don''t like that answer."


    The dark Buddha flicked his finger, wanting to burst Jin Yingzhen''s head. Suddenly, Lin Baici shouted.


    "Ask me!"


    These four words were loud and clear, like the sound of a golden drum and thunder.


    Everyone turned their heads and was shocked by Lin Baici''s fearlessness.


    "Alright, I''ll grant your wish!"The Dark Buddha lowered its head and approached Lin Baici, staring at him. "Will you become my disciple?"


    "I will... f*ck!"


    Lin Baici roared and thrust the torch into the Dark Buddha''s left eye.


    The Dark Buddha sneered and reached out to flick Lin Baici to death, but before it could eat him, a heavy punch like a shooting star smashed into its face.


    Bang!


    The Dark Buddha was sent flying, skidding across the floor and crashing into the wall dozens of meters away.


    "You guys run!"


    Lin Baici shouted and charged towards the Dark Buddha.


    He rubbed the torch on the ground!


    Whoosh!


    The flames burned, like the beating of Lin Baici''s heart.


    The Muscle Buddha in shorts was faster than Lin Baici, striding forward like a giant beast and slamming into the Dark Buddha.


    Bang!


    They were sent flying and entangled together.


    Lin Baici ran to the Dark Buddha, exerted all his strength, and stabbed the torch at it.


    "Light up, damn it!"


    Lin Baici hoped to use the Godly Attribute of the Pine Torch, which could ignite anything and turn it into ashes in a short time, to kill this monster.


    If it didn''t work, he was dead today.


    The Dark Buddha''s right leg was touched by the torch and immediately caught fire. The flames quickly engulfed it and even the Muscle Buddha was not spared.


    "You ants, you won''t hurt me!"


    The Dark Buddha was angry and wanted to kill Lin Baici, but was held tightly by the Muscle Buddha.


    "Just a food ingredient, and you''re so arrogant?"


    The Gourmet God sneered.


    The Dark Buddha was not a god, just a Buddha statue parasitized by a piece of divine remains. Even this piece of divine remains was only a small part of the remains of a god.


    Not enough for the Gourmet God to eat.


    The Dark Buddha was on fire, and the flames burning all over its body made it look like a torch, illuminating the hall.


    Bang! Bang! Bang!


    The Muscle Buddha fiercely pounded the Dark Buddha''s head.


    "Even if you smash its brain, the divine remains are parasitized on its left arm!"


    Lin Baici could not only summon the Muscle Buddha with the Bodhi Messenger''s Kasaya, but also issue some simple commands for it to execute.


    The only trouble was that it might be beaten to death by it.


    Upon hearing the Gourmet God''s words, Lin Baici immediately ordered, "Twist off its left arm!"


    Lin Baici didn''t get close.


    Both Buddha statues were now burning, and when they collided, the offerings, cushions, incense candles, and Buddha statues they hit also caught fire.


    Thick smoke billowed.


    "Oppa, be careful!"


    Jin Yingzhen was worried.


    "Don''t talk nonsense, let''s get out of here!"


    Sima Mu shouted.


    Everyone was just an ordinary person, useless except for getting in the way.


    "Baici!"


    Hua Yueyu was very worried and wanted to help, but didn''t know what to do.


    Zhang Ju stumbled towards the hall''s exit while holding her daughter. The old aunt died beside her, and her brain and flesh splattered all over her face, scaring her so much that her legs went weak. If it weren''t for her daughter, she would have fainted long ago.


    The Dark Buddha was extremely angry.


    It wanted to kill these people to vent its anger. When it saw Zhang Ju running away, it immediately swung its right hand towards the offering table beside it.


    Bang!


    The table was sent flying and smashed into the door on the other side of the hall.


    "Be careful!"


    Hua Yueyu''s warning came too late. The seven-meter-long table slammed into Zhang Ju''s back. S§×arch* The ¦ÇovelFire.¦Çet website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality.


    Bang!The little girl was lucky enough not to be hit directly, but Zhang Ju fell and her daughter was thrown out.


    "Take that little girl away!"


    Lin Baici shouted and rushed to the face of the Dark Buddha, "You bastard, don''t you want to kill me? Come on!"


    He was provoking not only to give Hua Yueyu and the others a chance to escape, but also to attract the attention of the Dark Buddha and let the muscle Buddha take action.


    "Let''s go!"


    Sima Mu anxiously urged and grabbed Jin Yingzhen.


    The Dark Buddha had already started a killing spree, and if they didn''t leave now, they would die.


    The Dark Buddha saw Lin Baici jumping around like a clown, completely treating him as a joke. It clenched its fists and swung its arms, wanting to beat him into mud.


    Slap!


    The muscle Buddha took the opportunity to grab its left arm, like a python strangling its prey, and suddenly tightened, twisted, and pulled.


    Crack!


    The left hand of the Dark Buddha was broken.

 Chapter 23 – Escape alive

    After losing the Divine Corpse, the body of the Dark Buddha began to crumble and the stone debris fell to the ground.


    Lin Baici urged anxiously.


    The Muscle Buddha swung the arm he had just torn off the Dark Buddha''s body and suddenly smashed it towards Lin Baici.


    The arm whistled past him.


    Fortunately, Lin Baici was fully focused and reacted quickly, tilting his head to the side and dodging the arm.


    The arm hit the wall and, combined with the flames, shattered into stone powder. Only a palm-sized black substance peeled off and fell to the ground.


    Lin Baici stared at the Muscle Buddha, but it didn''t attack him again.


    "It seems that we shouldn''t use this Kasaya casually!" Lin Baici remembered Jin Yingzhen''s explanation. Divine taboos like this should only be used after being sealed by the Black Coffin, otherwise they could easily be contaminated by the rules.


    Without waiting for the Devouring God''s reminder, Lin Baici involuntarily walked towards the black substance and picked it up.


    It looked like a piece of dried beef that had been dried for many years. It was warm to the touch and Lin Baici could feel that it was emitting a kind of energy.


    Lin Baici didn''t know that if an ordinary person came into contact with a Divine Corpse without any protection, they would immediately lose their human form and turn into a pile of rotten flesh due to radiation pollution.


    What''s even more terrifying is that this pile of "rotten flesh" is still alive.


    Lin Baici was hungry, but he still felt a bit resistant to eating this unidentified "dried meat."


    While Lin Baici was still hesitating, a pair of translucent and star-like slender arms stretched out from his shoulders and held the Divine Corpse.


    Without waiting for Lin Baici to speak, the arms directly opened his mouth and stuffed the dried meat in.


    Lin Baici felt uncomfortable from being choked, but soon a surge of divine power erupted inside him, nourishing his organs.


    It felt even better than eating a meteorite.


    Intense pain attacked his brain, causing Lin Baici to clench his fists and hit his head hard.


    After about ten seconds, the pain disappeared and Lin Baici gained some mysterious knowledge in his mind.There were two divine gifts, and Lin Baici was familiar with them as if he had known them since birth.


    "Vedic Buddha Sound?"


    "Floating Life Night Rain, Wild Buddha Blowing Lamp?"


    Lin Baici tasted them and then smiled, as if his father suddenly told him on his way home from school that he was actually a billionaire''s son.


    He received two divine gifts again, and they were very strong.


    ***


    Outside the hall, Sima Mu pulled Jin Yingzhen hard.


    After sending the little girl out, Jin Yingzhen wanted to rush in to help.


    Hua Yueyu held the unconscious little girl, full of self-blame and worry.


    It was not that she did not want to help, but that she was powerless.


    With the destructive power displayed by the Dark Buddha, they didn''t even have the qualifications to be cannon fodder. If they stayed inside, they would undoubtedly die.


    "Oppa, let me go!"


    Jin Yingzhen lifted her long legs and kicked Sima Mu between the legs.


    Sima Mu was kicked unconscious, but he did not let go.


    "Listen to me, don''t get in the way!"


    Sima Mu was also well-intentioned.


    "I can at least be a cannon fodder!"


    At the last moment, Lin Baici let everyone go and stayed alone to fight the Dark Buddha, which moved Jin Yingzhen beyond words.


    She had never had anyone treat her so well except for her mother.


    "Baici?"


    Hua Yueyu, who had been staring at the hall, suddenly showed a pleasant surprise on her tearful face. Then she picked up the little girl and rushed towards the hall.


    That big boy, he survived!


    Jin Yingzhen was overjoyed.


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    "Fuck, did this kid really win?"


    Sima Mu was shocked.


    "Is everyone okay?"


    Lin Baici looked at Jin Yingzhen and the others. Except for being a little disheveled, they were all fine. However, when his gaze fell on the little girl, he sighed.


    Poor Auntie, Little Li, and Zhang Ju, they had such bad luck!


    "Where is the divine corpse?"


    Sima Mu stood on tiptoe and looked into the hall.


    Lin Baici smiled slightly.


    He would never reveal the fact that he had eaten it.


    "Ah? That means this God''s Ruins will soon collapse and disappear. We can get out alive?"


    Jin Yingzhen was too happy and jumped onto Lin Baici, hugging him tightly.


    The Korean girl kissed Lin Baici hard.


    It was really big!


    Lin Baici could feel it clearly in this position.


    The dark mist that enveloped the Dragon Zen Temple was quickly dissipating."


    "Baici, thank you!" Hua Yueyu said gratefully: "From now on, you''re family. In every argument, I''ll let you have your way."


    The female anchor was not joking. From today onwards, she decided to treat Lin Baici as her brother!


    After all, without this big boy, she would have definitely been doomed in this temple.


    Wait a minute!


    "Baici should be younger than me, am I a cougar here?"


    Hua Yueyu was not tall, on the skinny side, and rather flat-chested. Dressed in a school uniform, she looked just like a middle school girl, but in reality, she was already in her sophomore year of college.


    "Let''s talk later, we need to get out of here first!"


    Lin Baici wanted to leave.


    This time he had a huge harvest, having obtained several Divine taboo items, and he did not want any more mishaps.


    "Right, let''s go!"


    Sima Mu looked up and said: "Don''t go through the main gate. Climb over the wall and take the small path down from the back mountain."


    Jin Yingzhen and Hua Yueyu looked towards Lin Baici.


    Both girls understood the situation well. In such circumstances, they would not express their opinions rashly, fully relying on Lin Baici to make the decision.


    "Let''s go!"


    Lin Baici led the way.


    As a local, he had been to Long Chan Temple many times and knew the way well.


    According to what Jin Yingzhen had explained, the God''s Ruins formed by the meteorite that had just fallen were still relatively safe. At this time, divine hunters would come to break the God''s Ruins, seal the Divine taboo items, and contain the divine remains.


    If they went through the main gate, it was very likely they would encounter them.


    Lin Baici certainly did not want the Divine taboo items he had just obtained to be forcibly confiscated.


    ***


    At the foot of Jiu Feng Mountain, in the parking lot.


    A young man in his twenties stood on top of a tour bus, observing the mountain top with a pair of binoculars.


    A few days ago, the purple bricks and red tiles of Long Chan Temple were still visible, but now only a large expanse of black fog could be seen, resembling the cave of a demon king in , exuding an eerie and ghostly aura.


    On a hot summer day, the cicadas'' chirping sounded feeble, without a hint of breeze. But suddenly, the black fog at the mountain top began to dissipate.


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    The young man was surprised, and as soon as he confirmed he wasn''t seeing things, that the dark fog was indeed thinning, he immediately pulled out his phone and dialed the office.


    As soon as the call connected, a roaring voice came from the other side.


    "Xiao Chen, how many times have I told you? I don''t have extra hands for you right now. As long as the God''s Ruins don''t spread, don''t bother me!"


    The rough, hoarse, anxious, and deeply worried voice came through the receiver.


    "No, Director Zhang, the dark fog is dissipating quickly."


    Chen Shihe hurriedly reported.


    "What?"


    Director Zhang''s spirit lifted: "Are you sure?"


    The dark mist dissipated, indicating that the divine remains had been contained and the God''s Ruins would soon disappear, returning the surrounding environment to normal.


    Chen Shihe thought to himself, "I''m not blind."


    "Haha, God helps me too!"


    Zhang Ju breathed a sigh of relief. "Longchan Temple is the most famous scenic spot in our Guangqing City, with many tourists. When the meteor fell and formed the God''s Ruins, there must have been divine hunters burning incense and worshipping Buddha inside, so they took the opportunity to contain the divine remains and destroy the God''s Ruins."


    "It could also be done by ordinary people!"


    Chen Shihe analyzed.


    Zhang Ju immediately retorted, "Look at the time. It''s only been five hours since the God''s Ruins appeared at Longchan Temple. You tell me which ordinary person has the ability to quickly find the divine remains and contain them under the pollution of many divine taboos?"


    "..."


    Chen Shihe was speechless.


    Indeed, it was impossible. Ordinary people either died from pollution or turned into dead flesh under the radiation of divine remains.


    "Breaking a God''s Ruin in five hours, the divine hunter who did it must be at least a Lion King, and maybe even a Dragon-level!"


    Zhang Ju was very glad that, in any case, the God''s Ruin disaster at Longchan Temple had been resolved.


    "Hiss, Dragon-level?"


    Chen Shihe took a deep breath, exclaiming in shock.


    "Don''t make a fuss. You go to Xiushui County to support Captain Li!"


    Zhang Ju ordered.


    "Should I go into the temple and find the Dragon-level hunter to help?"


    Chen Shihe suggested.


    Guangqing City was unlucky this time, with two meteors falling at once. One fell in Xiushui County, affecting more than 200,000 people. In a Longchan Temple, there were 20,000 tourists, so Zhang Ju sent all the divine hunters in the bureau to Xiushui County, leaving only Chen Shihe and his partner to monitor outside Longchan Temple.


    "You''re stupid. If the Dragon-level hunter goes, what can we get?"


    Zhang Ju was about to be angry.


    Divine taboos, meteorites, divine remains, although dangerous, were also valuable. Handing them over to headquarters could bring back a lot of benefits.


    After ending the call, Chen Shihe looked at Longchan Temple and jumped off the top of the bus, sitting in his partner''s Mazda.


    "I wonder what divine taboo that divine hunter got? Is it a colleague?"


    Chen Shihe was very curious.


    Every country has an official organization to deal with God''s Ruin disasters.


    The department that Chen Shihe belongs to is the Jiuzhou Divine Shield Security Bureau-Guangqing City Branch."In just five hours, they destroyed a god''s ruin and hunted down a divine being, impressive. Zhang Bureau doesn''t want to mess with them. Otherwise, with his nitpicky personality, he would definitely come and argue over the divine taboo and divine remains."


    The partner joked and started the car, heading towards Xiushui County.


    ***


    Over an hour later, Lin Baici and his team of five left Jifeng Mountain and appeared on the side of a nearby road.


    They walked on foot for over five miles and finally hailed a taxi.


    "To Hilton Hotel!" Jin Yingzhen spoke up.


    Hua Yueyu couldn''t help but glance at Gao Limei. She didn''t expect her to be a rich girl.


    The best hotel in Guangqing City was Hilton, and even a standard room for one night cost over a thousand yuan.

 Chapter 24 – Return with a full load

    After playing the God''s Ruins game for five hours, everyone was exhausted and had experienced many life-threatening situations. Especially the little girl, who was already sleeping heavily on Hua Yueyu''s lap.


    "What should we do with her?" Hua Yueyu sighed.


    The little girl''s mother was very unlucky, but if she could hold on a little longer, she would be able to come out alive.


    "Should we take her to the police station?" Lin Baici thought about sending the little girl home, but how could he explain her mother''s situation?


    "When we get to the city, I''ll get off and take her home," Sima Mu said as he patted the little girl''s head and thanked Lin Baici for helping him survive in the God''s Ruins.


    "Sure!" Lin Baici didn''t refuse, Sima Mu wasn''t a human trafficker, so there was no need to be on guard.


    "Let''s exchange WeChat and I''ll treat you to a big meal in a few days," Sima Mu took out his phone and planned to keep in touch with Lin Baici in the future.


    "This person has unlimited potential, so it''s better to establish a good relationship now. I won''t lose in the future," Sima Mu thought to himself.


    "Can your phone still be used?" Hua Yueyu was surprised as all her phones, camera, and GoPro were all broken.


    "Oh, I forgot!" Sima Mu smiled awkwardly. "Then let me leave my number."


    "You leave one and I''ll remember it," Lin Baici said as he was going to university in Haijing City and would have to change his phone number then.


    "1379026768," Sima Mu said, and when he saw that Lin Baici had no intention of remembering it, he doubted if he could remember it.


    Lin Baici smiled as he activated his divine power to help him remember the number clearly for at least ten years.


    "Our things were all offered to the Buddha statue with the merit box!" Jin Yingzhen explained to Lin Baici to prevent Sima Mu from thinking that he was disrespectful. After all, he gave them his phone number, and it would seem like they were just brushing him off if they didn''t listen.


    "Merit box? Buddha statue?" Hua Yueyu was surprised. "Did you guys play other God''s Ruins games?"


    "Yeah!" Jin Yingzhen shuddered at the thought of it. If it weren''t for Lin Baici and Oppa, she would have been knocked out and turned into a headless corpse.


    "Amazing!" Sima Mu gave Lin Baici a thumbs up, full of admiration. Even for a God Hunter, participating in a God''s Ruins game was a life-threatening crisis.


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    To avoid causing panic and chaos among the citizens, the government would not report any news about the God''s Ruins, so ordinary people knew very little about this kind of information.


    An hour and twenty minutes later, the taxi arrived in the city. Sima Mu carried the little girl and said goodbye to Lin Baici and Hua Yueyu.


    "Let''s keep in touch!" Sima Mu waited until the taxi had driven away before finding a mobile phone store and buying a new phone, as well as a new phone number.Afterwards, he made a phone call.


    After nine rings, the call was answered.


    "Uncle Nine, when I went back home to pay respects to my ancestors, I came across a God''s Ruins!"


    Sima Mu sat down at a barbecue stall by the roadside. "Boss lady, give me two pounds of skewers and ten bottles of beer! Uncle Nine, I met a new person with great potential!"


    ***


    The Hilton Hotel in the city center, together with the adjacent provincial television tower, was considered a landmark building in Guangqing City.


    At night, the neon lights on the TV tower were turned on, colorful, giving off a city atmosphere of lights and wine.


    As soon as the taxi stopped in front of the hotel, the doorman came over to open the door.


    "Give the driver the fare, put it on my bill!"


    Jin Yingzhen instructed the doorman.


    "Tsk tsk, could she really be the young lady of the Goryeo chaebol?"


    Hua Yueyu muttered to herself. Jin Yingzhen''s attitude clearly showed that she was used to being served by others.


    Once they entered the hotel lobby, the three receptionists at the front desk bowed and greeted them.


    "Good evening, Miss Jin!"


    "Open two more luxury suites, buy two of the latest iPhones, one Samsung phone, and get three SIM cards!"


    Jin Yingzhen casually ordered. This small amount of money was not worth her meticulous calculation.


    "Oh, and he lost his ID card, can he still check in?"


    Jin Yingzhen was referring to Lin Baici.


    "No problem!"


    The front desk receptionist smiled warmly.


    This person in front of her was a lifetime member of the Hilton Hotel. The general manager had instructed them to take care of him and satisfy all of his needs. Of course, being a lifetime member was not important, what was important was that he seemed to be a young master of a Goryeo chaebol family.


    That was impressive.


    What was the background of this young man?


    The front desk receptionist quickly glanced at Lin Baici.


    He''s so tall!


    And his looks really do qualify him to be a gigolo.


    "Aren''t the rooms in this hotel expensive?"


    Lin Baici frowned, he didn''t have the money to pay for it.


    "Oppa, this is not something you should worry about!"


    Jin Yingzhen smiled brightly.


    The front desk receptionist was stunned.


    This attitude was not right, was it?


    Why did it feel like this Goryeo young lady was pursuing this young man?


    "I''ll pay for my share!"


    Hua Yueyu didn''t want to take advantage of this opportunity.


    "Don''t worry about such small matters!"


    Jin Yingzhen didn''t care. Spending a few tens of thousands of dollars was as ordinary to her as buying a bottle of mineral water.


    After two minutes, the front desk receptionist opened the room and checked them in. She handed the room key to Lin Baici and Hua Yueyu, then led the way to the elevator.


    "Be careful where you step!"


    The lobby floor was clean and flat, and no one was going to fall, but the front desk receptionist still kindly reminded them.


    When they reached the elevator, she opened the door and stood in front of it, waiting for Jin Yingzhen and the others to enter before she entered and closed the door, pressing the floor button.


    "My goodness, is this service treating guests like princesses?"


    Hua Yueyu exclaimed, was this the enjoyment of the rich?This global chain five-star hotel was quite luxurious. The front desk lady was very beautiful, dressed in a light blue suit dress with black stockings and small leather shoes. Her trained posture and gait were very attractive.


    Hua Yueyu couldn''t help but glance at her a few more times, then stole a glance at Lin Baici and found that he wasn''t staring at the front desk lady''s butt.


    Hmm! He''s a good man!


    Hua Yueyu felt like she had discovered another advantage of Lin Baici.


    "If you need anything, you can call the front desk!"


    After the front desk lady opened the room for the three of them, she tactfully left, giving the guests enough private time.


    [There''s a girl who can be won over with cash. Only three thousand yuan per night. Do you want to try?]


    That''s what the front desk lady said, according to Guishen''s comment.


    "Let''s take a shower first. We can talk later!"


    Jin Yingzhen looked at Lin Baici. "Oppa, can I help you with the bathwater?"


    "No need!"


    Lin Baici quickly refused. Jin Yingzhen was too enthusiastic, which made him uncomfortable.


    Lin Baici walked into the luxurious suite, stepping on the soft carpet, which felt great. He took off his dirty clothes and saw a landline phone on the desk. He quickly called his mother to let her know he was safe.


    He didn''t go home directly because he was dirty and had some minor injuries, and going home would inevitably lead to questioning.


    The phone was answered.


    Lin Baici said he was staying at his friend Li Wei''s house, and easily brushed it off.


    After hanging up with his mother, Lin Baici immediately called Li Wei and told him to be careful not to let slip any information.


    "Where are you fooling around? You''re not coming home at night!"


    Li Wei shouted loudly.


    "At an internet cafe!"


    Lin Baici didn''t say he was at a hotel. His friend wouldn''t believe him anyway.


    "Listen, Old Bai, summer vacation is over, and we''re college students now. If we stay out all night, it can only be because we''re staying in a hotel with a woman. What''s the point of going to an internet cafe?"


    Li Wei tried to persuade him earnestly. "It''s too low!"


    "You apologize to the people who stayed up all night at the internet cafe for me!"


    Lin Baici thought to himself, isn''t this also considered staying in a hotel with a woman? And two beautiful ones at that.


    "Old Bai, seriously, I''m planning to go to Haijing to work for the summer and save some money. Otherwise, when we get to college, we won''t even have enough money to buy milk tea for girls. It''s too embarrassing. Do you want to come with me?"


    Li Wei wanted to go with Lin Baici so they could look out for each other.


    "I...let me think about it."


    Lin Baici came from a single-parent family and relied solely on his mother to support the family. Their financial situation was not great. Although Li Wei''s parents were both alive, his father had suffered a work injury in his early years and become disabled, so he could only stay at home. As a result, Li Wei''s living expenses were quite low.


    If it were yesterday, Lin Baici wouldn''t have hesitated and would have agreed immediately. But after experiencing the God''s Ruins in Longshan Temple, his thoughts had changed a bit.


    Work to earn a few bucks? He was now a God Hunter with three divine abilities. He needed to figure out how to monetize his abilities.


    And to be honest, Lin Baici would rather become a video blogger and make money by filming videos.


    "That''s fine!"Li Wei didn''t insist, "You can continue to have fun for another half a month. Let me show off my skills and earn mountains of gold and silver for you. I''ll cover all the abortion fees for the next four years!"


    Lin Baici laughed and cursed.


    After ending the call, Lin Baici walked into the lavishly decorated bathroom.


    As the hot water poured down from the showerhead onto Lin Baici, he couldn''t help but let out a sigh of relief. The exhaustion of the day seemed to disappear.


    "As a newcomer, the harvest is good!"


    The Gourmet God was very satisfied. "You deserve to reward yourself!"


    "What are you, exactly?"


    Lin Baici was curious. "A divine blessing?"


    The Gourmet God didn''t answer.


    "Forget it, whether you want to tell me or not!"


    Lin Baici felt that the Gourmet God had no ill intentions towards him, so he decided to take stock of his gains.


    There were three divine blessings: reciting scriptures, the sound of Buddhist chants, and the ephemeral night rain.


    How could he monetize them?


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    Lin Baici wanted to make money so he could buy the latest phone, computer, sports camera, and have the confidence to pursue girls.


    As for the divine taboos, they included pine torches, fragrant cushions, black altar bowls, and the powerful Bodhi Envoy''s kasaya.

 Chapter 25 – Goal, one million fans

    After Lin Baici finished showering, he realized that he had no clothes to change into. After searching around, he found a white bath towel in the closet and wrapped it around his waist.


    On the table, there was a coffee machine, and in the drawer, there were individual packages of coffee and tea.


    Lin Baici also found a small refrigerator.


    Inside, there were Coke, soda, beer, high-end mineral water, and some snacks, most of which were imported.


    He was a bit thirsty, but he figured that these things would cost money, so he didn''t touch them.


    Sure enough, he soon found a "Check-In Notice" on the desk, which listed various precautions and some chargeable items.


    "Fifty yuan for a Coke? Why not just go rob a store?"


    Lin Baici was speechless. It would be better to just buy some at a convenience store.


    Ding dong! Ding dong!


    The doorbell rang.


    "Oppa, are you finished showering?"


    Outside the door, Jin Yingzhen''s voice was sweet.


    "I''m done!"


    Lin Baici quickly went to open the door.


    Jin Yingzhen was wearing a tight little tank top and shorts, showing off her two long white legs, standing coyly in the hallway.


    As soon as she saw Lin Baici, the Korean girl exclaimed in surprise.


    "Wow!"


    Although she had seen Lin Baici''s body when facing the Buddha of Merit in the Dragon Zen Temple, she was too anxious at the time and only noticed that he had a great figure.


    But now, looking at him again...


    It was really explosively good.


    His arms were slender, his shoulders were wide and his waist was narrow, his body lines were smooth, as if the Creator had carved them himself, especially the eight-pack abs on his stomach...


    Could she touch them?


    The idol trainees under her mother''s entertainment company should practice according to Lin Baici''s figure. With this figure, what else do they need besides singing, dancing, and rapping?


    When he took off his clothes and stood on stage, he would automatically attract a large number of female fans.


    Lin Baici didn''t know where to look.


    Jin Yingzhen''s outfit was too hot.


    Under her shorts, her two long legs stood straight up, and on her feet were a pair of flip-flops, with ten playful white toes wiggling.


    The little tank top on her upper body could only cover her chest, revealing her white and slender belly with a mermaid line, the most eye-catching of which was the deep groove.


    It must be a D cup, right?


    "Oh my god, what did I just see?"


    Suddenly, a cry of surprise came from beside them.


    It was Hua Yueyu!


    She heard the commotion and opened the door, just in time to see Lin Baici and Jin Yingzhen, whose figures shocked her.


    Jin Yingzhen didn''t need any talent, just relying on her face and figure. She could put on a yoga suit and pose casually, and attract hundreds of thousands of fans.


    But it seemed that she was the daughter of a conglomerate and didn''t need to earn that kind of money.


    "Little White, how do you maintain this kind of self-discipline?"


    Although Hua Yueyu was petite, she was over a year older than Lin Baici. She couldn''t call him "brother Lin" and calling him "Baici" would seem too distant. The female anchor thought for a while and decided to call him "Little White."


    Friendly and cute!


    "Self-discipline?"


    Lin Baici was surprised."Yeah, to train a body like yours, you not only need to exercise regularly, but also control your diet, right?"


    Hua Yueyu thought that as a high school student, Lin Baici must have gone through a lot of hardship to build such muscles.


    "Not really!"


    Lin Baici shrugged his shoulders.


    He never exercised and didn''t care about his diet. He drank a lot of cola, ate a lot of fried food, and instant noodles, but his body was still more perfect than that of an athlete.


    He didn''t know the reason before, but now it seems to be the effect of the God of Gluttony, a kind of divine grace!


    He just didn''t know when he absorbed this divine grace.


    "You''re too modest!"


    Jin Yingzhen thought that the body was the most honest thing.


    No one would believe a fat person saying that they were self-disciplined!


    "Let''s chat inside!"


    Lin Baici gestured for them to come in.


    Hua Yueyu was wearing a bathrobe, but she had a petite figure, not flat-chested, but not particularly eye-catching either. Jin Yingzhen was the one who caught the eye.


    "You guys sit for a while, I''ll wash my clothes!"


    Lin Baici just picked up his dirty clothes when Jin Yingzhen stopped him.


    "Why wash them? Just buy new ones!"


    Jin Yingzhen picked up the phone and called several luxury brands that she often used to see if they had stores in Guangqing City. If they did, they would send a tailor over to customize some clothes for Lin Baici.


    "No, no!"


    Lin Baici quickly stopped her. Seeing that Jin Yingzhen wasn''t listening, he snatched the phone from her hand. "I''m just an ordinary high school student. I can wear shorts and tank tops casually!"


    Lin Baici didn''t care about his clothes, and Jin Yingzhen''s lavish spending really made him uncomfortable.


    "Then let the staff come and take them to the hotel laundry!"


    All big hotels provide this kind of service, but it costs money.


    Jin Yingzhen finished the call and walked to the mini-fridge, opening it and taking out all the snacks and drinks inside. "Do you want to drink?"


    "..."


    Lin Baici was convinced that rich people really didn''t care about the price.


    "This is my goal to strive for!"


    Hua Yueyu sighed.


    With her net worth, she could afford to stay in this kind of hotel, but she couldn''t be so carefree and at ease.


    Fish, you can achieve financial freedom!


    Hua Yueyu clenched her fists and encouraged herself in her heart.


    Ding Dong! Ding Dong!


    The doorbell rang again.


    This time it was the hotel manager, a middle-aged man!


    "Miss Jin, your dinner and phone have arrived!"


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    The manager was very friendly.


    Jin Yingzhen turned around. "Oppa, can we eat here?"


    "Sure!"


    Lin Baici didn''t mind.


    "Then please bring it in for us!"


    After Jin Yingzhen finished speaking, the manager pushed a cart with a young chef in white uniform beside him. There was also an older foreign chef beside him.


    "This is our head chef, Lauren. He''s off tonight, but he knew you hadn''t finished your meal, so he came specially to prepare this dinner for you!"Introduction by the General Manager.


    The head chef is French and obviously knows Jin Yingzhen''s identity, so he greets her in a few words of Korean that he learned on the fly.


    Jin Yingzhen speaks fluent French, which is authentic and impressive.


    After exchanging a few pleasantries, the head chef stops talking and doesn''t want to disturb the VIP''s meal.


    "Oppa, take a look at dinner and change it if it doesn''t suit your taste!"


    Regardless of the French chef, if Oppa doesn''t like it, then it must be redone.


    When the general manager hears Jin Yingzhen''s words, he can''t help but glance at Lin Baici.


    Tsk!


    This figure is really good!


    He should be a rich second generation, right?


    After all, ordinary people don''t have time to work out!


    Jin Miss is really good to him!


    It''s a bit like she''s courting him.


    "Just eat whatever!"


    If it were up to Lin Baici, he would just go to a roadside stall and eat skewers.


    He''s not used to such high-end dining.


    "Miss Jin, our hotel has specially presented you with a bottle of French Chateau de Bordeaux red wine. Enjoy your meal."


    The general manager also leaves.


    The wine is expensive, over 3,000 per bottle, but there''s no need to emphasize it because Jin Yingzhen understands at a glance.


    "Aren''t you guys hungry too? Let''s eat!"


    Jin Yingzhen wipes her knife and fork with a napkin and hands it to Lin Baici. Her attitude is as attentive as a tea server.


    "This meal is expensive, isn''t it?"


    Hua Yueyu feels like she''s taken advantage of and is embarrassed.


    "We''re in this together, and the friendship we''ve built is priceless!"


    Jin Yingzhen doesn''t have the idea of showing off the prices of these things. She''s afraid she didn''t entertain Lin Baici well enough.


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    "Oppa, what are you planning to do next? Become a God Hunter?"


    Jin Yingzhen is curious.


    Because God''s Ruins have become a natural disaster, if the divine remains inside are not contained, the God''s Ruins will continue to spread and erode humanity''s homes.


    For example, Okinawa Island was covered by black mist and has become a God''s Ruin for more than ten years. It''s said that there are gods living there.


    Anyway, the Sakura Country has not been able to recover it until now. Over a million people have died tragically.


    Therefore, the importance and value of being a God Hunter who can hunt gods and contain divine remains are self-evident.


    Officially, various countries do not publicize any information about God Hunters and God''s Ruins to avoid causing panic, but privately, these hunters enjoy tremendous privileges.


    Because the country needs them.


    "No, I''m going to college!"


    Lin Baici worked hard for three years in junior high school and struggled for three years in high school. Now he''s finally liberated. Of course, he wants to enjoy the college life that the homeroom teacher has been praising for so long.


    It''s the most leisurely time in life, these four years. After graduating from college, he''ll become a workhorse and enjoy the "benefits" of 996.


    Assuming he doesn''t become unemployed!


    "That''s right. You''re still young. Why take that risk?"


    Jin Yingzhen understands. Being a God Hunter is probably the most dangerous profession."But I plan to make videos recently. Yueyu, do you have any suggestions?"


    This is the top stream of Shark TV, a first-line anchor with over five million fans on various platforms combined.


    "Fitness videos are popular lately. With your figure, you could gain a lot of fans just by doing some simple exercises!"


    Hua Yueyu teased.


    "No way!"


    Lin Baici really didn''t understand fitness.


    "In fact, whether a video is popular or not depends on luck, besides operation!"


    Hua Yueyu grabbed her hair. "This industry is not easy to get into. You might become popular after working hard, but then disappear the next day!"


    "Are you doing it for money or fame?"


    Jin Yingzhen interrupted. "Why not come to Goryeo and become a trainee? With your talent, my mom will definitely focus on training you, and you can debut in a year!"


    "I heard the entertainment industry in Goryeo is very chaotic!"


    Hua Yueyu didn''t want Lin Baici to leave.


    "Hehe!"


    Jin Yingzhen smiled.


    As an idol, who would dare to mess with me, Lin Oppa?


    Do you think my Jin family is made of clay?


    "Well, I understand!"


    Lin Baici was embarrassed to say that he was making videos to earn money in front of two beautiful girls.


    "If you really want to make videos, we can work together!"


    Hua Yueyu suggested.


    She wanted to use her popularity to boost Lin Baici, but there was a problem. Those crazy fans who liked Hua Yueyu would definitely hate on Lin Baici.


    At least the title of "gigolo" would be hard to shake off.


    "No need, I can do it myself!"


    Lin Baici thought, as a God Hunter with three major divine blessings, it was reasonable to gain a million fans with a video.


    He could also earn money through advertising and make thousands of dollars a month!


    "Baici, which school did you get accepted into?"


    Hua Yueyu hoped they were in the same city.


    Jin Yingzhen also perked up her ears. "I can have my mom arrange for you to become an international exchange student at the school where Oppa is."

 Chapter 26 – Is your eating serious?

    "Haijing University of Science and Technology!"


    Speaking of school, Lin Baici was still quite proud because he did well in the exams. "I performed exceptionally well this year!"


    "We''re in the same city!"


    Hua Yueyu was happy. "I''m studying business management at Haijing University."


    "Great, the new semester has started, we can get together!"


    Lin Baici knew that his friend Li Wei liked to watch live streams, the kind of free-riding streams. If he knew that Lin Baici knew Hua Yueyu, he would definitely be excited and clamor for a photo.


    "Of course, Haijing is my turf. When you come, I''ll arrange for wine and meat, and even prepare a dragon."


    Hua Yueyu was clearly a socialite. Whether it was because she drank some beer or they were becoming more familiar with each other, her attitude became more and more casual.


    "By the way, Xiaobai, do you have any favorite female anchors? I can help you set up a date!"


    Hua Yueyu could tell that Lin Baici''s family was relatively poor, but it didn''t matter. He was handsome and a divine hunter, a super potential stock!


    "Not at the moment!"


    Lin Baici shook his head.


    "Don''t be shy, just tell me!"


    Hua Yueyu boasted.


    "Xiba, is this woman a prostitute? She''s using this method to please Oppa!"


    Jin Yingzhen wanted to say that several female anchors could come and accompany him, even members of a top girl group. But that would sound shallow.


    As a Korean, she had been educated not to do such things, so she smiled and changed the subject.


    "Oppa, what are you going to do with those four divine taboo items?"


    Jin Yingzhen reminded him, "Usually, after professional sealers use a black coffin to seal the divine taboo items, they can be used. Otherwise, there is a possibility of rule pollution leaking out."


    In fact, the entire Hilton Hotel was at great risk because of Lin Baici''s four divine taboo items. Maybe when they went to sleep at night, the muscle Buddha would activate and start killing people in the hotel.


    "How do I find professional sealers?"


    Lin Baici frowned.


    These four divine taboo items were like time bombs, indeed a problem.


    "Go to the official organization of Dahua, or go to the underground black market of the hunter circle, but the black market is usually more tricky!"


    Jin Yingzhen suggested, "You''re still a newcomer, and if you don''t have anyone to guide you, you won''t find the underground black market. Even if you do, you''re likely to be taken advantage of!"


    "What''s the name of Dahua''s official organization?"


    Lin Baici was curious.


    "Nine Provinces Shield Security Bureau!"


    Jin Yingzhen got all this information from her brother.


    "Will they confiscate Bai''s divine taboo items?"


    Hua Yueyu was worried.


    "I don''t know!"


    Jin Yingzhen only knew the name of an organization and didn''t know its specific reputation.


    "How much are these divine taboo items worth?"


    Lin Baici wondered if he should sell one or two of them.


    The black altar bowl couldn''t be sold!


    Just leave food in it for a minute, and it can purify impurities and toxins in the food.


    Food made with gutter oil, expired snacks, and drinks mixed with chemicals can all be safely consumed when placed in the black altar bowl.


    In this era where food safety has become a stubborn problem, whoever holds this black altar bowl can live at least ten years longer.


    Disease comes from the mouth?


    No longer a problem!


    Of course, the most important function of this bowl is its internal "granary," which can be used to store any item.


    With it, Lin Baici can go out with as many things as he wants. Just put them in the bowl and then stuff the bowl into his backpack, and he can easily leave."The Bodhi messenger''s kasaya cannot be sold!


    When you wear it, you can summon a muscular Buddha who wears only a pair of leather shorts to help with laundry, cooking, chopping wood, and feeding horses.


    If you need to fight, it can also hand you a knife to bury a corpse.


    Apart from occasionally punching its owner, there are no other flaws to be found.


    The fragrant reed mat seems to be quite useful.


    People who sit on it to study can maintain their focus, energy, and recitation ability.


    Although I have absorbed its divine grace, others can still enhance their memory and even have the effect of curing senile dementia with prolonged use.


    What a pity!


    If this mat could cure senile dementia in just half a month, then I could earn money just by lying on it at home.


    Lastly, there is a pine torch!


    When it burns, it emits a pleasant pine scent, can ignite anything, and can turn it into ashes in a short amount of time.


    Lin Baici felt like he didn''t have many opportunities to use it; after all, setting fires could land you in jail!


    Moreover, this torch was too dangerous. Everyone who saw it wanted to pick it up and play with it. Playing with it could lead to a strong desire to burn someone else or oneself.


    "In the hunter circle, meteor coins rich in divine power are the hard currency. The raw materials come from meteorites. If you exchange them for money, you''ll lose out!"


    Jin Yingzhen licked her lips. "If you want to sell it, I can ask my brother. I promise you won''t lose out!"


    Actually, if she used money to buy it, she could call the shots. Ten million, twenty million, it was all small change. But Lin Baici had saved her life, so she couldn''t take advantage of him.


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    Hua Yueyu believed that the divine taboo was the rarest item, and once you sold it, it would be difficult to buy it back.


    "Oppa, don''t rush to make a decision!"


    Jin Yingzhen took a sip of juice and handed her newly purchased iPhone to Lin Baici and Hua Yueyu.


    "Thank you!"


    Hua Yueyu took it with both hands and thanked her. "I''ll transfer the money to you later!"


    The phone was the best and most expensive PROMAX version, costing over ten thousand yuan, but Hua Yueyu could afford it.


    "It''s just a phone!"


    Jin Yingzhen wouldn''t take the money. Seeing that Lin Baici didn''t take it, she asked, "Oppa?"


    "It''s too expensive!"


    Lin Baici felt embarrassed to accept it.


    "Oppa, you saved my life!"


    Jin Yingzhen stood up, holding the iPhone in both hands. She bowed ninety degrees and handed it to Lin Baici, her attitude much more serious than before.


    "A small gift, please accept it!"


    "You can keep it!"


    Hua Yueyu persuaded him.


    Although Jin Yingzhen was dressed in shorts, a small vest, flip-flops, and a homely outfit that didn''t look valuable, it was all luxury goods.


    The pair of purple slippers on her feet should be Chanel, costing over seven thousand yuan.


    It was just a phone, and Jin Yingzhen didn''t care about the money.


    "Thank you!"


    Lin Baici accepted it. If he didn''t, it would seem too affected. Moreover, when he had money in the future, he could return the favor by giving Jin Yingzhen the latest iPhone.


    "Oppa, don''t be polite with me!"


    Jin Yingzhen sighed. Oppa had such good character. If it were her girlfriends'' little dogs, they would have eagerly accepted the gift, licked their faces, and called themselves princesses.


    Hua Yueyu opened the packaging box, took out the phone, and replaced the SIM card.


    She found out that it worked!


    "Yes! This saves me the trouble of changing SIM cards!"


    As soon as Hua Yueyu logged into WeChat, hundreds of messages popped up, especially in the twenty-something groups of rich fans, all of which were @ her. After all, her sudden live broadcast had made everyone worried about her.


    But for now, she didn''t care!Hua Yueyu leaned in to Lin Baici''s side. "Little Bai, are you done yet? Add me as a friend!"


    "Just wait a moment!"


    Lin Baici''s previous phone was a second-hand one handed down from his mother, which only cost a little over a thousand yuan. Now that he suddenly got an iPhone, he needed some time to get used to it.


    "I''ll teach you!"


    Hua Yueyu immediately became a home tutor, pointing out how to use WeChat, Meituan, and other apps.


    The phone operation was very simple, especially since Lin Baici had activated the "Overheard Scriptures" skill, which allowed him to remember anything he heard at least clearly for three years. If he didn''t activate it and just listened casually, he would start forgetting after a few weeks or months.


    "I might become a top student in the future!"


    Lin Baici was looking forward to it.


    "Little Bai, do you have a bank card?"


    Hua Yueyu guessed that Lin Baici didn''t have one.


    "No!"


    Lin Baici had just graduated from high school and didn''t have such a thing.


    "Not having a bank card is inconvenient. You should get one!"


    The female anchor suggested.


    Ding dong!


    Lin Baici received a transfer message.


    From Little Fish!


    "What are you doing?"


    Lin Baici was confused.


    Little Fish was Hua Yueyu''s WeChat nickname, and they had just become friends!


    "You can only transfer up to fifty thousand yuan per day and per transaction. Don''t think it''s too little!"


    Hua Yueyu was a little worried. After all, the money was too little.


    Lin Baici rolled his eyes, accepted it, and continued to fiddle with his phone.


    "Hey, you accepted it!"


    Hua Yueyu urged him. "I have to do something for you, otherwise I''ll feel guilty!"


    "Aren''t you planning to entertain me with a feast?"


    Lin Baici joked.


    "That''s not the same thing!"


    Hua Yueyu became anxious. "I have to do something to repay you!"


    "Just treat me as a friend and don''t worry about these things!"


    Lin Baici refused. He saved people in God''s Ruins, not for money.


    "Well¡­"


    Hua Yueyu nodded. She would always remember this kindness.


    The Glutton suddenly spoke up.


    "Is this serious?"


    Lin Baici was startled. He still wasn''t used to hearing a voice suddenly in his mind.


    "¡­"


    Lin Baici felt like he had just heard some incredible information.


    "Unfortunately, you can''t livestream in God''s Ruins, otherwise it would definitely be a hit!"


    Hua Yueyu calmed down and began to think about work. The God''s Ruins game was thrilling and exciting, and it would definitely shock her fans.

 Chapter 27 – Fish brother-in-law and potential stock

    The moon was bright and the stars were sparse, and it was quiet at midnight.


    The three of them talked until late.


    Lin Baici asked many questions about God''s Ruins, but Jin Yingzhen wasn''t a divine hunter and didn''t know much.


    "Oppa, good night!"


    "Little Bai, rest early!"


    Jin Yingzhen and Hua Yueyu bid farewell.


    "Good night!"


    Lin Baici turned off the lights and went to sleep, feeling very comfortable.


    Hua Yueyu returned to her room, sent a few messages in the fans group to report her safety, and then logged in to her account and started broadcasting.


    "I finally squatted down!"


    "Sister Fish is here, fishermen wake up and have fun!"


    "Sister Fish, why did you suddenly end the broadcast during the day?"


    Hua Yueyu was a top anchor with high popularity. Even if she went online late at night, fans who saw her would immediately enter her live broadcast room.


    "I''m telling you, I almost died today. The things I experienced could make a horror movie that would definitely gross over a billion at the box office."


    Hua Yueyu was very beautiful, and even without makeup or beauty filters, she could beat many female anchors who used beauty filters up to level ten.


    This is also one of the reasons why Hua Yueyu has so many fans, because everyone is here to see a cute girl.


    Dinosaur Without Teeth: Sister Fish, are you in a hotel? The decoration looks upscale!


    Wu Gang Chops the Immortal: My Sister Fish is number one on Shark TV. Even the presidential suite can''t match her style.


    Fish Sister''s Ribs: Waaah, where''s the first brother? Come out and prove that you didn''t spend a thousand and one nights with Sister Fish.


    This sentence from Fish Sister''s Ribs quickly sparked a response among the fans.


    Money Burns: I''m eating skewers with my friends on the street!


    After speaking, he gave a rocket tip.


    This is one of Hua Yueyu''s die-hard fans.


    "Thank you, Brother Money, I wish you all the best!"


    Hua Yueyu took a bottle of drink and wanted to sit by the window and broadcast under the moonlight, but she thought better of it.


    The current fans are very powerful. If she looks at the night view outside the window, she might be able to find the hotel she''s staying in.


    Money Burns: Did something happen when you suddenly interrupted the broadcast during the day?


    "Ah, I can''t say!"


    Hua Yueyu was afraid of being banned from the live broadcast room.


    "Did something that minors can''t see happen?"


    "Sister Fish, your figure is not good, even the bathrobe can''t hold it up!"


    "Shut up, I finally saw Sister Fish''s bathrobe live show, if she changes clothes, will you compensate me?"


    "I''m so scared, can I watch it without spending money?"


    The fans were all joking and chatting, and the atmosphere in the live broadcast room was lively.


    "To be honest, I finally saw what a real man looks like today. Facing fear, confronting death, fearless, I was so scared that I even peed myself, but that big boy still dared to charge!"


    What Hua Yueyu admired most about Lin Baici was that he could remain calm in the face of monsters. He should know that certain actions could lead to death, but he still did them.


    Money Burns: It seems like you have a good impression of that man!


    This is the first brother, and he shouldn''t have said some things in front of so many fans, but Hua Yueyu still admitted it: "If I had known him for a little longer, I might have chased after him!"


    Fish Sister''s Ribs: Unfollow! Unfollow!


    Dinosaur Without Teeth: Sister Fish, you''ve changed!


    Wu Gang Chops the Immortal: Is that man really that good?


    "Well, it''s not love, it''s worship of the strong, do you understand?"


    Today, Hua Yueyu tasted what it was like to feel safe for the first time.


    "Is that man next to you? Shout it out so we can see!"


    "Yeah, who is this fairy that Sister Fish speaks so highly of?"


    "Quickly call out your brother-in-law!"


    The fans started to stir again."I''m not going. That girl from Goryeo''s chaebol might have already gone to discuss things with him at this time. I don''t want to be a third wheel."


    Hua Yueyu turned her phone around the room.


    "See that? Hilton Hotel, five-star luxury suite, costs thousands per night, and this Apple Promax phone was also bought by that chaebol girl!"


    "I''m telling you, she''s so rich!"


    As Hua Yueyu spoke, she even gestured with her hands in front of her chest, drawing an exaggerated arc.


    ...


    Jin Yingzhen did not go to find Lin Baici. Instead, she made a long-distance call.


    She told her brother, Jin Xian, everything that had happened today.


    After listening, Jin Xian thought for a few minutes and then ordered, "The frequency of meteorite falls is increasing year by year. According to predictions, the next two or three years may see a peak period. Our country is small and densely populated, and Divine Hunters are very rare. Once we encounter a Divine Ruins disaster, the losses will be very severe."


    "That Lin Baici you mentioned seems to have great potential. Try to win him over, and I can promise him the rank of Lieutenant here!"


    The Lieutenant that Jin Xian mentioned was not the ordinary kind in the military, but the one in the Divine Hunters.


    As for the annual salary?


    That was not even a problem. Jin Xian didn''t even bother to mention it because he was worried that Lin Baici wouldn''t ask for it. As long as he dared to ask, no matter how much it was, Jin Xian would give it.


    "Got it!"


    Jin Yingzhen was surprised by her brother''s high evaluation of Lin Baici.


    "If he wants to sell the Divine Taboo in his hand, I can buy it at three times the market price to ensure that he won''t suffer a loss."


    Jin Xian was expressing his sincerity.


    An ordinary high school student could actually contain a divine corpse within five hours and break a Divine Ruins. Besides luck, there must be some reliance.


    Divine Hunters with such high potential were targets that every country tried their best to win over.


    "I got it!"


    After chatting with Jin Xian, Jin Yingzhen was also worried about his situation. "Mom said you''re going back to the Divine Ruins?"


    "The Busan Divine Ruins, which has been silent for ten years, suddenly began to spread again half a month ago. This time, we must break it, or the adjacent city of Ulsan will be doomed!"


    Jin Xian''s tone was heavy.


    This was the difficulty of a small country.


    The land area was too small, and there was nowhere to hide when encountering natural disasters.


    "Be careful!"


    After ending the call, Jin Yingzhen lay in bed and couldn''t sleep.


    Maybe her brother was gambling on Lin Baici''s future and investing first, but she thought that Lin Baici was very powerful and would become a great figure in the future for the sake of the country and her compatriots. So she also wanted to bring him over.


    ...


    Not sure if it was because of eating meteorites and divine corpses, Lin Baici woke up at seven o''clock, feeling in great physical condition.


    The morning sun was shining brightly, and the breeze was blowing gently.


    After brushing his teeth, Lin Baici prepared to memorize words, but then he remembered that the college entrance examination was over, so he relaxed and started watching videos. At eight o''clock, Xiaoyu Ren sent a WeChat message.


    "Xiaobai, are you awake? Let''s have breakfast together?"


    "I''m awake!"


    Lin Baici replied, "Bring Yingzhen along?"


    Lin Baici sent the message, and Jin Yingzhen replied immediately.


    "Wait for me to take a shower!"


    She had already woken up and ran five kilometers in the gym.


    "Are all chaebol girls so disciplined? No wonder she has such a good figure!"


    Hua Yueyu suddenly felt a lot of pressure and had to start exercising.


    Breakfast was a buffet with a wide variety of Chinese and Western dishes.Lin Baici ate two steamed buns, an egg, several pieces of bread, and drank a large glass of milk.


    Jin Yingzhen only drank milk and ate some fruit.


    Hua Yueyu picked the food she liked and filled up a large plate. Her live broadcast began again.


    The buffet breakfast at the five-star hotel was just a gimmick, but she was polite and kept her voice down, and did not let the camera sweep over other guests.


    Tyrannosaurus Rex Has No Teeth: Where is that beautiful wealthy miss you mentioned? Let us see if she is really beautiful.


    Fish Sister''s Rib: Please identify!


    Green Tea Bitch''s Nemesis: This restaurant is so high-end!


    "I can''t show her, I''m afraid you guys will feel inferior, after all, she''s a girl you''ll never be able to pursue in your lifetime."


    Hua Yueyu joked, this was her broadcasting style, often teasing her fans.


    "What about your brother-in-law? We can at least see him, right?"


    "No, I like men, I''m afraid I''ll fall in love with him."


    "My soap fell, who can help me pick it up?"


    The fans were noisy.


    Hua Yueyu didn''t dare to film Lin Baici''s face, so she filmed his hands and upper body.


    The People of the Country Didn''t Laugh: Wow, these fingers are so beautiful, it''s a waste if he doesn''t play the piano.


    Fat Three Jin: Great figure!


    Third Leg Prince: Suitable to be a duck.


    Third Leg Prince has been banned.


    "What the hell?"


    Third Leg Prince wanted to send a barrage, but found that he had been banned.


    Was it a mistake?


    He often drove in Hua Yueyu''s live broadcast room, even the kind that ran over his face, but he had never been banned before, and today he didn''t even send any extreme barrage.


    Third Leg Prince quickly appealed, and then the room manager told him that Hua Yueyu had personally banned him.


    "Why? Just because I said ''suitable to be a duck''?"


    Third Leg Prince didn''t understand at all.


    Hua Yueyu was really protective of that "Fish Sister''s husband", wasn''t she?


    After breakfast, Hua Yueyu checked out of the hotel.


    Xiao Li and Gu Ge had died, although they were only in an employer-employee relationship, Hua Yueyu still planned to go to their home to explain.


    "I''ll see you in Haijing in the new semester, and I''ll arrange a feast for you, I guarantee you won''t want to leave!"


    Hua Yueyu promised, patting her chest.


    "Okay!"


    After bidding farewell to Jin Yingzhen and Lin Baici, they took a bus and returned home after nearly an hour''s ride.


    Mom wasn''t home, she had gone to work.


    There were thirty yuan on the table, left for Lin Baici to eat. S§×arch* The ¦ÇovelFire.¦Çet website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality.


    "Mom is working the night shift today!"


    Lin Baici sighed, looking at this 60-square-meter two-bedroom apartment, thinking about how hard his mother worked every day, looking haggard. His desire to make money became even stronger.


    He must buy a large house as soon as possible.


    Move out with his mom.


    This old and shabby residential area was really enough.


    Without delay, Lin Baici immediately decided to make a video.


    Goal: One million followers in three months!

 Chapter 28 – Buddhist Sounds of the Sanskrit Language

    The morning sun was just right.


    The sound of an old lady playing mahjong drifted from under the two large banyan trees on the east side of the community.


    Lin Baici took a notebook and looked at it carefully.


    It was filled with words.


    These were the current hot topics he had summarized while watching various website videos during his leisure time.


    As long as the girl isn''t ugly, recording a video will get a good number of views.


    Unfortunately, Lin Baici was a man, and naturally lacked that advantage.


    Food videos were very popular, including cooking, eating contests, and exploring restaurants.


    Because his mom was busy with work and often worked overtime, Lin Baici lived alone and could cook, but only for himself.


    However, he wouldn''t look good on camera, and he didn''t have the spare money to buy various ingredients. Also, the old and rundown kitchen in his house was not suitable for filming.


    As for eating contests, due to his love of food, Lin Baici could really eat, without needing to make himself vomit like some other video bloggers. However, the problem was that Lin Baici didn''t have the money to buy food.


    Besides, he didn''t want to ruin his stomach.


    Exploring restaurants was also not possible. Guangqing City was a food desert, with nothing good to explore other than street vendors selling chicken pots and snacks.


    And exploring restaurants was really expensive!


    As a poor student, Lin Baici couldn''t afford it.


    Comedy videos were also a big category, but they required not only funny ideas, but also filming techniques, script design, and proper character gestures and expressions.


    Lin Baici was good at Chinese, able to write beautiful copy, but that was his only strength.


    "Give up!"


    Lin Baici crossed out this category with his pen, mainly because he wasn''t good at being funny.


    Similarly, street fitness was not possible.


    Lin Baici had thin skin, and if he exercised in the park, once he was surrounded by old men and women, he would just die of embarrassment.


    "What advantages do I have?"


    Lin Baici pondered.


    How about singing?


    Every New Year''s Eve party during his three years of high school, Lin Baici always sang and received a good response.


    His voice was very distinctive, like a stream flowing over pebbles in a mountain ravine, warm and cool, and he had plenty of lung capacity, able to hit high notes!


    "It''s you!"


    Lin Baici immediately opened NetEase Cloud Music and began selecting a song.


    The Brightest Star in the Night Sky!


    This song was good, with a nice melody and uplifting lyrics.


    Lin Baici listened carefully once.


    He had never studied vocal music and didn''t know how to read music, but with the help of the divine ear, after listening to it once, he could hum the melody correctly.


    But that wasn''t enough!


    All day long, Lin Baici didn''t even go to the bathroom, just kept playing and singing along to this song.


    As the sun set, there was a sizzling sound next door as someone stir-fried vegetables.


    Lin Baici felt he had practiced enough, found the accompaniment for this song, and began recording with his phone.


    The brightest star in the night sky, can you hear,


    The person looking up, the loneliness and sighs in their heart,


    ...


    The song was 4 minutes and 12 seconds long, and was quickly recorded.


    Lin Baici took a sip of water and listened to it once.


    Compared to the original, because of the divine ear, he didn''t go off key and the lyrics were correct. It could be said that it was a good cover, but the problem was that it had no special features."I''m dreaming if I think I can gain a million fans with these kinds of videos!"


    "I need to add my personal style!"


    Lin Baici pondered. He had no singing style or stage presence, only a slightly recognizable voice. He wasn''t sure if the audience would like it.


    Wait a minute!


    Why don''t I use my divine blessing to sing?


    After eating the divine corpse, Lin Baici received two divine blessings. One of them was called "Buddhist Sounds of the Sanskrit Language".


    This divine blessing could fill the voice of a Divine Hunter with Zen, allowing them to speak words that would calm the mind, dispel fear, cut off three thousand worries, and make the listener clear and pure. Although it couldn''t lead to enlightenment, it would give a feeling of sudden enlightenment.


    Lin Baici decided to try it out!


    He replayed the accompaniment and activated the Buddhist Sounds of the Sanskrit Language.


    This time, when he opened his mouth, his voice immediately became melodious, distant, and ethereal, like the chanting of morning prayers at Hanshan Temple, with the sound of bells and the scent of fish, conveying a sense of tranquility and inaction.


    After finishing the song and a few minutes later, the neighbor suddenly shouted next door.


    "Old Zhang, what are you doing? You burned the food!"


    "Oh! Oh!"


    The man looked at the burnt pan and hurriedly cleaned it up while listening curiously. "Wife, did you hear the song our neighbor just played?"


    In this old neighborhood, the sound insulation was poor.


    "No, why?"


    "It was really good!" The man chuckled. "I think that between children, there is no grudge that lasts overnight. If your daughter wants to get married, let her. She doesn''t need a dowry. Why fight over such a small matter?"


    "Are you stupid?"


    The aunt retorted, "Eighteen thousand yuan, not a penny less!"


    "Money is something that you can''t take with you when you die. Why make a family unhappy over it?"


    After finishing, the man was spit on by his wife.


    Normally, this couple would have started quarreling, but today, the man had no intention of arguing. After cleaning up the kitchen, he left while his wife was still cursing.


    He drank a small glass of wine, watched the sunset, enjoyed the evening breeze, and watched the ebb and flow of the city''s crowds.


    Life is not easy, one should be magnanimous!


    Lin Baici didn''t know that the neighbor had changed his mind after listening to his song. He thought the finished product was great and had a personal touch, so he excitedly opened his computer, imported the video, and began editing.


    Busy until 10 pm, Lin Baici finished the song and was about to upload it to Bilibili. He thought for a moment and decided to register a new account.


    "A new account, a new beginning!"


    Lin Baici rubbed his chin and looked at the screen. What nickname should he use?


    "Gourmet God?"


    No, he might as well call himself Lin the Hungry Man!


    Fifteen minutes later, Lin Baici finished uploading the video.


    He leaned back in his chair, satisfied and waiting for the moment when the video would become a hit.


    Gurgle!


    His stomach growled.


    Lin Baici cooked a bowl of instant noodles and went to sleep.


    ...


    The next morning at 7 o''clock, Lin Baici got up on time.


    After washing up, he put the soybeans that had been soaked overnight into the soy milk machine and went to the breakfast stall outside the community to buy three yuan worth of fried dough sticks.Returning home, he boiled water and cooked two eggs, then served a small dish of pickled vegetables made by his mother before opening his phone to check the video he posted last night.


    The views were only 98, but there were 120 comments and over 10 messages.


    "Is this considered good?" Lin Baici felt a bit discouraged after reading the comments.


    "Is this a cover by the video blogger? The voice is unique, but not good!"


    "It doesn''t have the same flavor as the original!"


    "Isn''t this an inspirational song? Why does it sound like Buddhist scripture? It''s like being in a temple!"


    Out of the 11 comments, five were from a user named "Hua Kai Qian Mo Li."


    "Clearly it''s an inspirational song, but after listening to you sing it, I feel like giving up and just lying down!"


    "Actually, lying down isn''t bad either. Why bother living such a tiring life? In a few decades, when you''re sent to the crematorium, nothing will be left except ashes!"


    "I''ve shared your video, hoping you can become one of the top 100 video bloggers!"


    This Hua Kai Qian Mo Li user liked, donated, and collected the video with just one click.


    "Does this count as the first fan?" Lin Baici replied with a thank you and lay on his bed, pondering the information revealed in the comments.


    Click, click!


    The sound of the door unlocking could be heard.


    Mom was back!


    Lin Baici immediately got up and walked to the kitchen with breakfast.


    Looking at her son placing breakfast on the table, Lin Ma smiled and said with some emotion, "Once you go to college in Haijing, you won''t be able to taste your breakfast anymore!"


    Lin Ma was in her forties, with some white hair due to her exhausting work, but she had a beautiful face that showed she must have been a beauty in her youth.


    "I''ll try to save up a lot of money before I graduate from college and buy a big house in Haijing. Then we can settle down in that city!"


    Before, Lin Baici wouldn''t dare to make such a big promise, but now, as a god hunter, he had the qualifications to do so.


    Selling these four divine taboos now would be a waste. It would be better to use them to break into a God''s Ruins, collect some divine taboos and meteorites, and then sell them to Jin Yingzhen for a profit.


    Lin Baici wasn''t afraid of the dangers in God''s Ruins, but he didn''t want to take any risks. If he died, who would take care of his mother?


    And his mother would definitely be heartbroken and might even commit suicide. After all, he was her only motivation to live.


    But seeing his mother''s haggard appearance, Lin Baici felt heartbroken.


    "Okay, I''ll follow you to enjoy the good life!"


    Lin Ma took a sip of soy milk and casually said it.


    Haijing was a first-tier city, and a few dozen square meters of house would cost seven to eight million, which was so expensive that people dare not even think about it.


    Even if her son had a yearly salary of a million and didn''t eat or drink, it would still take nearly ten years to save up.


    After breakfast, Lin Baici asked his mother to go to bed quickly, washed the dishes, and returned to his room.


    This time, he chose a popular folk song to cover and started singing.


    In the evening, after recording the Ideal Three Decades, Lin Baici logged into his Lin Da Er Ren account and uploaded the video.


    The first video had over 500 views, but the comments weren''t great.Most of the bullet comments and messages are saying that something feels off and strange.


    Ding Dong!


    It''s a WeChat message from Hua Yueyu.


    Little Fish: Sister Fish is doing her rounds, holding her head with both hands, squatting against the wall!


    "..."


    Lin Baici smiled, a curve appearing at the corner of his mouth.


    There was a sense of familiarity in Hua Yueyu''s words.


    Lin Xiayue Moon Returns: Haven''t seen you in two days, and you''ve become a "sister" now?


    Little Fish: It''s just a title, don''t mind it. I can even call you dad!


    "..."


    Support us at .


    Lin Baici was confused, he didn''t know how to respond to this.


    Little Fish: Dad, did you post the video? If you did, remember to send it to me!


    Hua Yueyu was ready to mobilize her million fans to collect, repost and like Lin Baici''s video.


    She was eager to repay him.


    Hmm!


    I, Little Fish, never owe anyone anything. S§×ar?h the Novel?ire(.)ne*t website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality.


    Thinking of his pitiful number of views, Lin Baici felt embarrassed to show it to Hua Yueyu.


    Lin Xiayue Moon Returns: Thanks in advance!


    Little Fish: We''re brothers for life, what''s there to thank?


    The two chatted for a big half hour, and when Hua Yueyu was about to start her live broadcast, they ended the conversation.


    During the conversation, it was Hua Yueyu who initiated most of the topics, which made Lin Baici feel flattered. If it were another girl, she would have ended the conversation with a "I''m going to take a shower".


    Ding Dong!


    Just as Lin Baici put down his phone, he received another WeChat message.


    Opening it, a pair of fair collarbones immediately entered his view.


    Follow Xiong Da''s Adventure!


    It was a selfie from Jin Yingzhen.


    Ding Dong!


    Christine Princess: Oppa, I couldn''t sleep on the second day we parted!

 Chapter 29 – This video is going to be popular!

    "......"


    Lin Baici looked at the message, unsure of how to reply.


    Besides studying, he usually spent his time reading novels, playing ball, and gaming. He didn''t have much experience talking to girls, so he had no idea how to handle someone like Jin Yingzhen.


    And the selfie of the Korean girl, she''s wearing so little...


    Is this something I can see for free?


    Christ Princess: I feel like I''ve lost weight these past few days, what do you think?


    "Am I supposed to comment on her body?"


    Lin Baici thought, "At this time, I should probably praise her, right?"


    Christ Princess: These past few days, I went to the embassy and visited a few uncles and aunts. I finally got my passport and ID card sorted out, but it exhausted me.


    Christ Princess: That merit Buddha is so annoying. Next time I see it, I''m going to smash its head and steal its merit box.


    Lin Xia Dai Yue Gui: I''ll help you!


    Jin Yingzhen sighed as she looked at the simple message.


    Oppa, you''re not good at chatting!


    No wonder you have such a handsome face but you''re still single!


    But she quickly felt happy again, realizing that Oppa doesn''t have much experience with women and is still a simple-minded guy.


    "Let big sister help you gain some experience!"


    Jin Yingzhen raised her phone, found the right angle, and snapped a picture.


    Not bad!


    Two-thirds of the photo is a tight, round little tank top.


    But is this too stimulating?


    Jin Yingzhen clicked send. S§×arch* The n??el Fire.n§×t website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality.


    "......"


    Lin Baici wanted to cry. Please don''t test my moral bottom line, okay?


    I really know how to save it!


    Christ Princess: Oppa, what''s fun to do and eat in Guangqing City?


    When a girl asks like this, she definitely wants the boy to accompany her.


    Fortunately, Lin Baici''s emotional intelligence wasn''t that low, and they had all experienced life and death together in God''s Ruins, so he saw Jin Yingzhen as a friend.


    As a local, he should extend his hospitality and show the Korean girl a good time.


    In reality, a third-tier small city has no appeal to a wealthy girl like Jin Yingzhen who travels all over the world.


    Jin Yingzhen was simply trying to get on Lin Baici''s good side and convince him to return to Korea with her.


    For the next five days, Lin Baici was her companion.


    Jin Yingzhen respected Lin Baici, her savior, and had high emotional intelligence, so when she took care of him, it really made him feel like he was in a warm spring breeze.


    ***


    In the amusement park, on the rotating Ferris wheel.


    "Oppa, have you fallen for me yet?"


    Jin Yingzhen sat across from Lin Baici, holding an ice cream cone and eating it slowly, her eyes fixed on him.


    "It doesn''t matter if I like you or not, you''re going back to your country."


    Lin Baici smiled slightly.


    He had a great time these past few days.


    "You can come back with me!"


    Jin Yingzhen''s invitation seemed casual, but her heart was pounding in her throat.


    Lin Baici shook his head.


    Korea?


    Why would I go to that country?


    Eat kimchi every day?


    And I don''t even speak the language.


    Wait a minute!"I have perfect pronunciation, so language isn''t a problem. At most, I should be fluent in speaking like a local in half a year."


    Jin Yingzhen felt a little disappointed. Lin Baici really didn''t seem to care for her country.


    She didn''t bring up the invitation for him to return to his home country to become a god hunter again.


    Although her brother promised to give him a lieutenant''s rank, in Lin Baici''s opinion, he might think that he was being deceived.


    After all, he didn''t know how high and influential her brother was.


    The Ferris wheel turned one round and stopped.


    Lin Baici got off and stretched lazily.


    "Oppa!"


    Jin Yingzhen looked at the sunset. "If there was a job with an annual salary of one million, would you take it?"


    "Yingzhen, where do you think I''m worth one million?"


    From the way the Korean girl spent money during this time, Lin Baici could tell that she was not just rich.


    He didn''t know that Jin Yingzhen''s brother wanted to hire him, and he thought that the Korean girl mentioned the annual salary to give him money as a reasonable excuse to repay him.


    "Looks, courage, body, potential..."


    Jin Yingzhen counted on her fingers, proud of herself.


    Lin Baici had never been praised like this by a girl before, which made him feel a little embarrassed. "Okay, don''t think about repaying me anymore. We''re friends, don''t be so formal!"


    ***


    Lin Baici sent Jin Yingzhen back to the hotel and took the bus home.


    The Korean girl wanted to treat him to dinner, but Lin Baici refused.


    He couldn''t accept letting the girl pay, but he was too embarrassed to pay himself.


    During these few days they spent together, he had also bought tickets and snacks and treated Jin Yingzhen to a meal.


    He had saved up seven hundred and sixty yuan from his pocket money.


    "Chasing girls really costs a lot of money!"


    Lin Baici felt that if he hadn''t saved Jin Yingzhen, they would never have played together because their family conditions were too different.


    Jin Yingzhen used two pieces of face masks every day, which Lin Baici couldn''t afford with a month''s living expenses.


    "I need to earn money quickly!"


    After dinner, Lin Baici washed the dishes and went back to his bedroom.


    He opened his computer, logged into Bilibili, and checked his data.


    The first cover video, "The Brightest Star in the Night Sky," had over 10,000 views, 500 bullet comments, and over 100 messages.


    The second "Ideal Three Decades" had slightly worse data, with only a dozen comments.


    Lin Baici looked through the comments one by one.


    "Can folk songs be sung like this? It''s weird."


    "Your voice is unique. Keep it up!"


    "My love is dead. Listening to the UP host sing this song, I lost my emotions and don''t want to chase that girl back. I just want to become a monk. Amitabha!"


    Most of the comments said that the UP host had a unique voice but chose ordinary songs.


    Flowers Blossom in the Field: Folk songs are niche and have style, making it easy to attract fans, but you need to sing with a personal style. Keep it up!


    Flowers Blossom in the Field: I feel like you have good lung capacity. Why not try a dolphin sound?


    Flowers Blossom in the Field: Why not upload a new cover? You have to persist to reap rewards. Although you didn''t have a good start, I believe you will have a beautiful result.There weren''t many comments left, but there were a lot on the "Flowers Blossom on the Main Street" page. Lin Baici saw the first fan who followed her with just one glance.


    Lin Baici clicked on her personal space and saw that it was a girl with very little information.


    "Have you given up?"


    Disappointed!


    This message was posted this afternoon.


    It can be hard to make great work when its stolen from ".


    These past few days, Lin Baici had been busy accompanying Jin Yingzhen, and the response to his cover videos was not good, which also affected his motivation.


    "Thank you!"


    "I won''t give up!"


    Lin Baici lay in bed and reconsidered his path.


    Continuing to sing like this definitely wouldn''t work. Should he make funny videos instead?


    But he had no talent for that!


    Lin Baici repeatedly read the barrage and comments.


    There were users who criticized his singing skills, but not many. Most of the comments focused on his unique voice, strange atmosphere, and mismatched songs.


    "Folk music doesn''t work, and I don''t really like rock. So what should I sing?"


    Lin Baici grabbed his hair with both hands.


    So frustrating!


    Should he just recite Buddhist scriptures instead?


    Huh?


    Lin Baici suddenly sat up.


    The sound of the Sanskrit language was already related to Buddhism. Maybe reciting scriptures would complement his singing?


    He decided to give it a try!


    Even if he failed, it would just be a waste of time!


    Lin Baici opened his computer and searched for Buddhist chanting songs, but found very few.


    He then searched for some Buddhist scriptures and finally chose the "Heart Sutra."


    The text explains the five aggregates, three poisons, four noble truths, and twelve links of dependent origination, expounding the Buddhist doctrine of emptiness of self-nature. It believes that Prajna, or great wisdom, can alleviate all suffering, attain ultimate nirvana, and achieve the bodhi fruit.


    The sutra was translated by the Tang Dynasty monk Xuanzang, but Lin Baici planned to sing the Sanskrit version. He had a good ear and could learn it after listening to it once.


    It wasn''t difficult!


    And most importantly, Sanskrit had a lot of style!


    Lin Baici found the Sanskrit version of the "Heart Sutra," learned it after listening to it twice, and then found a pure instrumental music with a natural and ethereal atmosphere as accompaniment. He then activated the sound of the Buddha and started recording.


    Because it was after nine in the evening, Lin Baici didn''t dare to sing too loudly. Moreover, he didn''t think this chanting video would be popular, so he didn''t take it too seriously.


    Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva,


    when practicing deeply the Prajna Paramita,


    perceived that all five aggregates are empty,


    thus relieving all suffering and distress.


    ***


    After finishing the recording, Lin Baici listened to it and felt that it was pretty good.


    He imported the audio into his computer, added two images of Buddha statues, edited it a bit, and uploaded it.


    When he was about to click "publish," Lin Baici suddenly had a mischievous idea. What if he used a picture of the Muscle Buddha as the background? It might be even more interesting.


    Lin''s mom knocked on the door and came in. "Baici, go to bed early. I''m off tomorrow, and I''ll take you to buy some clothes. See if you need anything and make a list."


    There were less than ten days left before he reported to university.


    "You don''t need to buy clothes. I can still wear mine!"


    Lin Baici knew that his family was not wealthy and didn''t want to spend money recklessly.


    "When you go to university and meet new classmates in a new environment, you need to have a few good clothes!"


    Translated by: cranberry_jamLin Ma didn''t allow Lin Baici to argue back. She didn''t want her son to feel inferior in college.


    ***


    In the following days, Lin Baici was very busy.


    Aside from buying clothes and preparing luggage, he was also invited by his good classmates to go out and play, for one last gathering.


    They played games, climbed mountains, read comics...


    And ate ice cream while walking on the street.


    In the last few days, Lin Baici unexpectedly received WeChat messages from several female classmates, asking him out to watch movies.


    This made Lin Baici very surprised. He wasn''t exactly invisible in class, but he wasn''t the center of attention either. He didn''t talk to girls very often.


    "It seems like I have good relationships with people."


    Little did Lin Baici know, if he had been a bit more daring and confessed his feelings, he could have had several relationships and even lost his virginity during the summer break after high school graduation.


    After all, Lin Baici was tall and handsome, with fair skin and good looks.


    Hua Yueyu and Jin Yingzhen also frequently messaged Lin Baici to keep in touch, especially the Korean girl who always started her selfies with "Can I watch this for free?"


    Lin Baici was too busy to pay much attention, aside from occasionally watching a video of someone chanting the Heart Sutra. And as the views were slow to increase, especially in the days leading up to college enrollment, he stopped logging into his account altogether.


    So he didn''t know that after a week of fermentation, the video''s reputation had improved and its replay and collection rates were terrifyingly high.

 Chapter 30 – Listen to the gospel of God

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    Haijing Academy of Fine Arts, Building B, third floor art room.


    The night outside the window was quiet, and the light from the energy-saving lamp was somewhat pale. Combined with the various colors of paint on the walls, the classroom had an atmosphere of a horror movie.


    A tall girl sat in front of the drawing board.


    Her black long hair was wrapped in a scarf into a big bun, tied behind her head to avoid getting paint on it. With a sweep of her bristle oil paintbrush, she splashed a turbulent, surging blue torrent onto the drawing board.


    This torrent spun and roiled, forming a crazy nebula, like a demon''s big mouth, ready to devour the entire city under the night sky.


    The girl was painting Van Gogh''s "Starry Night," which was already ninety percent similar, except for that breath...


    Snap!


    The girl suddenly dropped the oil paintbrush and started staring at the ceiling in a daze.


    Her pitch-black pupils were like a dead pool, without any ripples.


    After a while, the girl picked up her Huawei phone lying next to her and opened Bilibili.


    The phone was very old, causing the interface to be a bit laggy.


    That guy named Lin Dae Ren wouldn''t really give up, would he?


    The girl worried and clicked on her follow list.


    There was only one video blogger inside, lonely like an abandoned stray dog.


    Has he updated?


    The girl''s eyes brightened, and she immediately clicked on the video.


    Huh?


    It''s actually the Heart Sutra?


    Without earphones, a male voice as pure as a clear stream began to echo in the art room.


    This chanting was not solemn or serious, like a refined and easy-going friend, softly recounting some interesting anecdotes he encountered on his journey for the sutras.


    The girl listened quietly.


    The Heart Sutra was not long and ended quickly.


    The girl didn''t move and slowly savored it. After about ten minutes, she clicked on replay.


    ...


    In the morning, the golden dawn sprinkled on the campus like a layer of gold.


    Approaching the start of the semester, some senior students had already returned to school early, busy rushing their graduation works.


    Li Jing got up early, bought a pancake and ran to the art room. If she didn''t finish her work quickly, it would be hard to find a job.


    Huh?


    What''s this?


    Chanting?


    And it sounds so nice!


    Li Jing climbed up to the third floor and heard the chanting. She walked quickly to the front of the 302 art room and found that the door was not locked!


    Creak!


    Li Jing pushed open the door, like a hamster, sticking her head into the classroom and taking a glance.


    "Shen Xin? You came early!"


    Li Jing knew this girl.


    Or rather, as a painting genius who had held an exhibition in Paris in her sophomore year, there was no one in Haijing Academy of Fine Arts who didn''t know her.


    It was said that the principal begged her to stay.


    Disturbed by the noise, Shen Xin frowned slightly."Shen... Shen classmate, can I ask you some questions?"


    Seizing the opportunity, Li Jing quickly took out her unfinished painting and asked Shen Xin for guidance.


    "Your technique is excellent, but it lacks soul!"


    Shen Xin glanced at Li Jing''s modified "Madonna of the Sistine" and said, "If you only want to find a good job, then choose a work that can best showcase your painting skills!"


    "For example, Kramskoy''s ''Portrait of an Unknown Woman''."


    Li Jing was surprised. She didn''t expect that Shen Xin would guess her thoughts just by looking at her work.


    When she applied to the Haijing Academy of Fine Arts, she was very ambitious and prepared to create her own style. But now?


    Sorry!


    She just wants to draw character portraits for those game companies, the kind that can sell for tens of thousands of yuan.


    "Thank you! Thank you!"


    Li Jing quickly thanked her with a meek attitude.


    Shen Xin packed up her painting board, organized her paints and brushes, untied her scarf, and her waist-length black hair flowed down like a waterfall.


    Shen Xin lowered her head and opened the comment section.


    After scanning it, she began to leave comments.


    Hua Kai Qian Mo Li: Congratulations on finding your own path!


    Hua Kai Qian Mo Li: The fish will eventually find the sea where it can swim freely, and the bird will fly to the sky where it can spread its wings.


    I''m glad you didn''t give up!


    Hua Kai Qian Mo Li: Keep going, hungry person!


    Shen Xin put away her phone and prepared to leave.


    "Shen classmate..."


    Li Jing couldn''t help but speak again.


    Shen Xin stopped and turned her head, making a nasal sound.


    "Um?"


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    Feeling a bit uneasy under the gaze of such a genius, Li Jing asked, "Can you tell me the name of the Buddhist music you were listening to just now? I think it''s very beautiful!"


    Li Jing swallowed her saliva.


    How did this girl have such great courage?


    "Search for ''Lin Da Hungry Man'' on Bilibili."


    Shen Xin finished speaking, and a faint smile finally appeared on her expressionless face.


    ...


    In Shuishui City, Shiwanshangyuan Community, Building 12.


    A fat guy was frantically typing on his keyboard!


    "Sh*t, heal, heal, do you even know how to play? F*ck!"


    Riven died, and the screen turned black and white.


    The fat guy immediately pounded the keyboard, cursing his teammates one by one.


    "Did you eat sh*t? Why is your mouth so stinky?"


    "You stupid piece of sh*t!"


    "F*ck off!"


    The teammates were not polite either and immediately fought back.


    The fat guy became even more excited, ready to show off his hand speed cultivated over 18 years of being single and engage in a war of words.


    Snap!


    The computer screen went black, out of power.


    The fat guy was stunned for a moment, then burst into tears."My love is gone, I can''t win the game, and now I want to curse someone. Even the power company is against me. Do you believe I won''t pay the electricity bill next month?"


    The fat guy''s surname is Zhang and his name is Jing. He graduated from high school this year and felt that he might not have a chance in the future, so he confessed to the goddess he had been secretly in love with for three years.


    But before he could say anything, he saw the goddess and the school heartthrob coming out of a hotel.


    At that moment, Zhang Jing felt that his life was shattered and meaningless.


    "Xiao Jing, what are you crying for? Xiao Pi came to see you!"


    Zhang Jing''s mother gasped for breath.


    "Tell him I''m dead!"


    Zhang Jing jumped onto the bed, and the nearly 200-pound weight made the bed creak.


    "What are you doing, man?"


    A skinny boy who looked like a monkey pushed open the bedroom door. "You''ve been holed up at home for half a month. What''s wrong, practicing immortality?"


    "Pi Zi, my love is dead!"


    Zhang Jing''s eyes were full of tears.


    Li Piwang was Zhang Jing''s childhood friend, and Zhang Jing wasn''t afraid to make a fool of himself in front of him.


    "Forget it, when has your love ever been alive?"


    Li Piwang pressed the power button on his computer twice and found that it was out of power. "What good are women? They only affect my sword-pulling speed!"


    Zhang Jing lay back on the bed, feeling exhausted!


    It would have been better if he had been rejected by the goddess, but the problem was that he had seen them coming out of the hotel.


    The blow was too big!


    He felt like a victim in a comic book.


    Seeing Zhang Jing like this, Li Piwang knew that he had been hit hard this time. He sighed, opened Bilibili, and sent him a link.


    "Listen to this!"


    "What is it?"


    Zhang Jing clicked on the link, which took him to Bilibili.


    "Buddhist scripture!"


    Li Piwang watched videos of girls dancing before going to bed every day. But last night, he accidentally heard this Buddhist scripture, and he lost interest in the girls.


    He was so scared that he thought he was useless.


    "Now even if Sakyamuni himself sings the Buddhist scripture to me, it won''t work!"


    Zhang Jing chuckled and clicked play.


    As soon as the chanting began, just the first sentence caught Zhang Jing''s ear.


    It felt so good!


    The previously restless, anxious and angry emotions were suddenly extinguished like a flame mountain drenched in ice and snow.


    After listening to it, there was only peace in Zhang Jing''s heart.


    He even put his hands together and muttered "Amitabha."


    "How do you feel?"


    The phone rang, and Li Piwang turned on his computer, ready to conquer the Valoran continent!


    "I want to become a monk!"


    Zhang Jing told the truth. He now had an impulse to become a monk with no attachments to the mortal world.


    "Haha, I felt the same way when I just listened to it!"


    Li Piwang skillfully opened a folder and found a video. "This chanting is very skillful. It''s probably from some high monk in a temple."Zhang Jing originally wanted to ask if there were still high monks around, but he closed his mouth when he remembered the chanting full of Zen. After savoring it for a few minutes, Zhang Jing suddenly spoke up, "Pizi, want to go on a trip to Shaolin Temple with me?"


    "It''s almost time for school to start, why go to Shaolin Temple?" Li Piwang thought his friend was crazy.


    "To listen to the sutras, worship Buddha, and ask..." Zhang Jing originally wanted to say "for marriage", but suddenly felt that it didn''t matter without a woman.


    "Don''t be a corpse, hurry up and get up, let''s go together!" Li Piwang urged.


    "No interest!" Zhang Jing listened to the scripture again, liked it, threw in some coins, collected it, and left a comment.


    Zhang San Ritian: Master Lin, is there an MP3 version? Can I download it?


    Zhang Jing wanted to download this scripture to his player and listen to it when he was annoyed. He looked and saw that many people were requesting downloads. "Lin Dae-ren? That name doesn''t sound like a high monk!" Zhang Jing followed him and then changed it to a special follow.


    ...


    On September 3rd, at 6 o''clock in the morning, outside the Guangqing High-speed Railway Station.


    "Mom, you can go back now! Just drop me off here!" Lin Baici carried a lot of luggage and got out of the taxi.


    "I''ll wait for you to get on the train before I go back!" Lin''s mother originally wanted to accompany Lin Baici to report to the university, but her work was too busy, her boss didn''t approve her leave, and Lin Baici said he could handle it himself since he was already grown up, so Lin''s mother decided not to go.


    But just before leaving, when she thought about her child going to live and study in a place more than a thousand miles away for four years, Lin''s mother became worried again.


    "No need, I won''t get lost, and you don''t have a ticket, so you can''t come in anyway!" In addition to feeling sorry for his mother, Lin Baici also felt uncomfortable carrying so much luggage. He could have put it in the black altar bowl, but he didn''t dare to do it in front of his mother''s eyes, or she would ask too many questions. Then, he wouldn''t be able to keep the secret about the God''s Ruins in Long Chan Temple, and she would worry and forbid him from going there again. Lin Baici also planned to get a few more Divine Taboos and sell them for a fortune.


    A mother worries about her son who is traveling far. Lin''s mother still couldn''t rest assured. She regretted not accompanying her son to the university.


    "Mom, let me be independent and exercise myself!" Lin Baici persuaded her. "You can''t take care of me for the rest of your life, can you?"


    Lin''s mother was finally convinced. "Then be careful, keep your wallet and phone safe, don''t lose them!"


    "Okay!" Lin Baici lined up and spent half an hour passing through security. He saw his mother still outside the high-speed railway station and waved to her through the glass."Mom, go back!"


    Lin Baici sent a WeChat message.


    He knew that his mother wouldn''t leave until she saw his back, so he took the elevator to the second floor waiting hall.


    The hall was bustling with many students who were about to travel far away.


    Lin Baici looked around and was about to find the A12 ticket gate when a sudden hunger struck him.

 Chapter 31 – Lost Coast

    The waiting hall was noisy with the arrival of trains and the broadcast reminding passengers to check their tickets and board.


    Gurgle!


    Lin Baici''s stomach growled.


    He took out his phone and checked the time.


    It was now 8:20 a.m., and there was still over an hour before the G1955 train departed.


    "I should be early, but the train station has a large passenger flow, and there are naturally many people who lose things!"


    Lin Baici guessed that it was a wallet or luggage, but he didn''t go to pick it up. After hesitating for a moment, he walked towards the restroom.


    He was planning to put these items into the black altar bowl.


    With all the bags combined, it weighed around fifty catties, which was not only heavy but also troublesome to carry.


    "I shouldn''t be monitored, right?"


    Lin Baici was worried that he would be monitored by the train station''s surveillance cameras when he entered the restroom with a bunch of things and came out with only a backpack.


    But carrying it was too heavy, so Lin Baici decided to take a risk.


    However, Lin Baici still played a little trick. Instead of finding a secluded restroom in a corner, he chose one with a large flow of people and walked in.


    There were blue toilet balls in the urinal, and the smell was slightly pungent.


    The floor was cleaned very well by the cleaning staff.


    There were still quite a few people squatting on the toilet, and Lin Baici waited for a few minutes before there was a vacant spot.


    He walked in, locked the door latch, and took out the black altar bowl from the blue backpack.


    The bowl was flat and round, like a jade box for storing Go pieces. It was pure black, as if the night without a bright moon had solidified on it, with a circle of gold at the bottom and the mouth of the bowl.


    "No matter how many times I look at it, it''s so beautiful!"


    Lin Baici couldn''t help but wipe it, then brought the bowl to his mouth and muttered softly.


    "Drink porridge!"


    "Drink porridge!"


    After Lin Baici finished reciting, a vortex-shaped halo appeared on the mouth of the bowl.


    The "Grain Warehouse" had opened.


    Lin Baici placed the suitcase in front of the bowl, and it sank into the halo like it was sinking into a lake, causing the halo to ripple with layers of golden ripples.


    When Lin Baici put the handbag into it, he felt much lighter.


    The weight of the black altar bowl didn''t increase even though it contained so many things.


    "Awesome!"


    Lin Baici was happy.


    The backpack contained chargers, notebooks, wallets, umbrellas, tissues, and water bottles, all of which were commonly used and important items that he had to carry with him. However, they only weighed three or four catties, which was a light load.


    After Lin Baici finished dealing with his luggage, he pretended to be nonchalant and walked out of the compartment, came to the sink, and washed his hands.


    When he returned to the waiting hall and saw the passengers carrying so much luggage, he felt a sense of happiness.


    The black altar bowl was indeed a necessary artifact for long-distance travel!


    Gurgle!


    The hunger pangs were still there, indicating that the "Lost and Found" item had not been found by the owner yet.


    Anyway, there was still time, so Lin Baici decided to go look for it.


    Doing good deeds would accumulate good karma and make his next four years of college life a little more enjoyable.


    Lin Baici hummed a tune and began to act.


    After so many years, he had become quite proficient in finding "things."


    Hunger was like a radar.The hungrier he felt, the closer he was to the "lost item." When he reached the point of salivating and needing to swallow, it meant that the "lost item" was nearby.


    Lin Baici walked to the northwest corner of the waiting hall.


    There were few people here, only a supermarket selling local specialties with two customers inside.


    Lin Baici looked around.


    The cleaner was very diligent and had cleaned the floor spotlessly. He didn''t see any wallets or phones.


    Lin Baici also paid special attention to under the chairs, but there was nothing there.


    "What are you looking for?"


    A rough question suddenly sounded.


    Lin Baici looked up and saw a man in his thirties staring at him with a large frown on his face.


    The man had a flat top haircut and wore a suit. He held a cigarette in his left hand.


    Lin Baici didn''t answer.


    Who does this guy think he is?


    I''m still a divine hunter!


    The man in the suit took a puff of his cigarette and scrutinized Lin Baici, his face full of scrutiny, as if Lin Baici was a fugitive.


    [This guy thinks he''s better than you. Can you tolerate that as a student? Teach him a lesson, kill him, and suggest feeding him to the dogs!]


    The God of Gluttony spoke up, ready to fight and kill.


    Lin Baici ignored the God of Gluttony and looked at the black suitcase next to the man in the suit. The hunger he felt seemed to have been caused by that suitcase.


    What was inside?


    "Hey, what are you looking at?"


    The man in the suit had a companion, a young man in his twenties with a big nose. He saw Lin Baici staring at the suitcase and became annoyed.


    Lin Baici turned and left.


    "Mate..."


    The young man with the big nose stood up and watched Lin Baici''s back. "This guy came over suddenly and then left. Something''s not right. Should we interrogate him?"


    "No need. He probably lost something and came to look for it. It has nothing to do with the ''Lost Coast''!"


    The man in the suit, named Ma Yuan, watched Lin Baici''s back and took another puff of his cigarette. "He''s just an ordinary student. Don''t worry about him. Let''s focus on our target. He''s carrying an A-level divine taboo with a pollution intensity of 5.0. Our operation must be flawless!"


    ...


    After seeing the black suitcase, Lin Baici''s hunger decreased significantly. This confirmed that the divine taboo was inside.


    If it were something valuable like gold or antiques, even if the man in the suit had stolen them, Lin Baici wouldn''t have felt hungry.


    "I wonder if those two are wild divine hunters or official ones?"


    Lin Baici found the A12 ticket gate.


    There were many people sitting in the four rows of seats nearby.


    Haijing was a super first-tier city, and many people from Guangqing went there to work, so this train was very popular.


    Lin Baici wanted to find a seat.


    There was a young woman in her twenties who was very eye-catching.


    She wore a denim mini skirt that showed off her two white legs. She had a pair of beige studded high heels on her feet and wore a backless camisole on her upper body.


    Next to her left hand was a small red suitcase.


    The men around her couldn''t help but steal glances at her and feast their eyes."I advise you not to sit next to her, she has HIV!"


    "What?"


    Lin Baici had no intention of sitting next to that woman, but the words of the Gourmet God still surprised him.


    "Don''t you know about this? AIDS, understand?"


    The Gourmet God explained.


    "No, I know what HIV is, I mean that woman looks very healthy!"


    Lin Baici was surprised. If he only looked at her appearance, he would never have thought that she had such a contagious disease.


    "What''s the use of appearances?"


    The Gourmet God thought Lin Baici was naive. "Eyes cannot see the truth."


    The young woman was bored, scrolling through her phone. When she saw Lin Baici, her eyes suddenly lit up.


    What a handsome guy!


    His face still had a youthful innocence. He must be a college student, right?


    But the young woman couldn''t be sure because he didn''t have any large luggage, just a backpack, too easy.


    Huh?


    What''s this guy doing?


    The young woman''s arched eyebrows wrinkled slightly.


    She was confident in her appearance and figure, and most men didn''t have the courage to approach her, but they would walk by and steal a few glances.


    But this big man just bypassed her.


    Why?


    Am I a plague?


    The young woman was unhappy, but when she thought of her own situation, her face suddenly stiffened.


    Is he studying medicine?


    Can he tell that I have HIV?


    No,


    I''ve only been infected with this disease for less than five months, and there are no obvious symptoms on my body yet.


    Lin Baici found a seat and sat down, observing the passengers waiting for the train.


    Because the Gourmet God would make comments.


    "A man with a bad temper who often beats his wife. He''s currently hungover and had his wallet stolen when he entered the station. You''d better stay away from him and be careful not to be cheated!"


    That was a man in his thirties, balding, with swollen eyes, and he didn''t look like he had slept yet.


    "A hardworking and optimistic woman. Don''t be fooled by her plain and shabby clothes. Her son has been admitted to Peking University and she''s a good mother who has given her child love and everything!"


    The Gourmet God was talking about a woman with two snake skin bags beside her, filled with bedding.


    She has been working in Haijing for more than ten years to earn money for her son''s marriage and house.


    Although tired,


    But very happy.


    Now she just hopes her son will get married soon and give her a big fat grandson.


    "My mom is also very good!"


    Lin Baici thought of his mother and his motivation to make money increased.


    "A man who has kidney and heart disease due to overwork. He hasn''t realized it yet. If he doesn''t get treated soon, the best treatment period will be over!"


    That was a man in his thirties with heavy dark circles.


    He had a Huawei laptop on his leg and was typing code, occasionally yawning and taking a sip of coffee from the cup beside him.


    "Are these situations accurate?"


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    Although he asked, Lin Baici felt that they should be correct.


    The Gourmet God was too disdainful to answer such a boring question.The train station is truly a place that reflects the diversity of life. Some people are full of energy and have high hopes for the future, while others have been worn down by the hardships of life and only want to earn a few coins to support their families.


    Some people are willing to sacrifice everything for love, while others indulge in massages and foot rubs every day.


    Everyone has their own struggles and joys.


    Lin Baici listened for a while, then lowered his head to read a novel to pass the time.


    Ding dong.


    Lin Baici received a WeChat message.


    Little Fish: Where are you?


    Hua Yueyu knew from her chat with Lin Baici yesterday that he was reporting for school today. She had already taken a leave of absence and was preparing to go to Haijing University of Science and Technology to help Lin Baici with various enrollment procedures and familiarize him with the dormitory and campus environment.


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    As a senior sister, it was her responsibility to make her junior brother feel at home.

 Chapter 32 – God of Foods review, suggest steaming

    Lin Baici: We should arrive at the train station around 3 pm.


    Little Fish: I''ll pick you up at the station!


    Lin Baici: No need, it''s too much trouble for you. Besides, the school arranged a bus to pick up new students.


    Little Fish: Humph, I bet you want to hook up with the senior sister, right?


    Lin Baici: ...


    Little Fish: Senior sisters in their fourth year are all wolves. You have to protect yourself!


    Hua Yueyu thought that with Lin Baici''s face and figure alone, he would definitely not lack a girlfriend in his four years of college. If he was a scumbag, he could easily five-kill a semester.


    Time passed quickly with someone to chat with.


    "Attention passengers, the G1955 train from Guangqing Station to Haijingnan is now checking tickets. Please go to the A12 ticket gate or B12 ticket gate for ticket inspection and board the train at platform 16!"


    "When riding the escalator, please stand firmly and hold on!"


    "When boarding the train, please mind the gap between the platform and the train!"


    The train station broadcast sounded, and the passengers who were sitting still were like a school of fish in a pond, attracted by tourists'' feeding, and all moved towards the ticket gate.


    Four long lines immediately snaked out.


    Lin Baici looked at his phone.


    9:37, the train was about to depart.


    Lin Baici: Ticket inspection!


    Little Fish: Be safe! Followed by an embrace emoji.


    Lin Baici put away his phone, stood up, and packed his backpack. He saw that everyone was carrying a lot of luggage, at least a suitcase and a handbag, which made him feel a sense of happiness.


    Instead of immediately joining the queue, he walked towards the programmer with dark circles under his eyes.


    After the programmer put away his laptop and hurried to join the queue, Lin Baici stood behind him.


    "Hey, handsome, why don''t you go get a physical check-up?"


    Lin Baici knew that this kind of pick-up line was very abrupt and could get him punched if he said someone was sick. But saving a life is more important than building a seven-story pagoda, so he decided to say it.


    The programmer turned around, looking puzzled.


    "Your complexion and condition don''t look good. You must be sick!"


    Lin Baici said earnestly.


    "Thank you!"


    The programmer politely thanked him but didn''t take it seriously. He had been feeling unwell recently, but with 996 work and staying up every night, only a ghost could be healthy.


    When this project was done, he would take a year off and maybe he would feel better.


    Seeing the programmer''s expression, Lin Baici knew he didn''t take it seriously and told a white lie.


    "I''m a medical student, and my grades are pretty good!"


    Lin Baici smiled, showing eight white teeth, with his handsome face, sunny and gentle, making people feel good.


    The programmer took Lin Baici''s words seriously when he heard he was a medical student.


    "Thank you!"


    The programmer decided to go to the hospital for a physical checkup when he finished his business trip. He was not afraid of ten thousand things, only afraid of something unexpected.


    "You''re welcome!"


    Lin Baici was just doing a good deed and accumulating good karma.


    "Young man, can you check me out? Do I have any illness?"


    Suddenly, a middle-aged woman in her fifties next to him spoke up.


    Obviously, she wanted a free check-up.


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    "Auntie, you have to watch your diet. Diabetes requires attention to diet!"


    Lin Baici advised.


    The middle-aged woman looked surprised. "I was diagnosed with diabetes less than five months ago. How did you know?"The passengers in the queue nearby didn''t pay attention to this side at first, but now they all looked over when they heard the old lady''s words.


    The programmer was also surprised.


    Lin Baici smiled.


    The God of Food is amazing!


    This must be some kind of powerful divine grace!


    "Young man, can you leave me your phone number? Where do you study medicine?"


    The old lady thought Lin Baici''s medical skills were good, so his teacher should be even more powerful and she could visit him.


    "Handsome guy, can you take a look at what illness I have?"


    "Young man, I haven''t had much appetite lately, what''s wrong with me?"


    "I''ve had a headache for several months, and even after doing a CT scan, they couldn''t find anything wrong. Can you help me take a look?"


    All the people who talked to Lin Baici were older, not wanting to freeload, but feeling that they had encountered a powerful doctor, which was a rare opportunity.


    After all, who doesn''t want to be healthy and live a long life?


    Lin Baici was overwhelmed, regretting that he had said too much.


    Fortunately, the ticket inspector was very fast, and it was only a few minutes before it was Lin Baici''s turn. He swiped his ticket and quickly walked towards the platform.


    The high-speed train entered the station, causing a gust of wind.


    When the train slowed down and was about to stop, Lin Baici immediately ran towards Carriage 07.


    "Please stand one meter away from the yellow line!"


    The station attendant held a loudspeaker and reminded everyone to be careful.


    The train door opened, and after the passengers getting off the train had left, the people who had been waiting for a long time rushed towards the train door like a school of sardines fighting for food.


    Most of them had a lot of luggage, and the train door was not wide, so it was quite difficult to get on.


    Lin Baici was over 1.8 meters tall and had gained even more strength after eating the meteorite and divine remains, being able to bench press 100 kilograms like it was nothing.


    But he didn''t go to squeeze in.


    Everyone was afraid of not being able to get on the train, so they moved quickly.


    Lin Baici didn''t wait long before he was the only one left on the platform. He lifted his foot and stepped into the carriage.


    The passengers had not settled down yet, and the aisle was crowded with people putting away their luggage. Lin Baici waited for a while at the connection between the carriages.


    The train started moving.


    People gradually quieted down, and most of them started playing with their phones.


    "18F!"


    When Lin Baici found his seat while holding his ticket, he frowned.


    The woman wearing a denim skirt, beige studded high heels, whom he had seen in the waiting hall before, was sitting in his seat.


    Lin Baici wasn''t disgusted because she had HIV, but because it seemed like she had taken his seat.


    Seats C, D, and F, and F should be by the window.


    Lin Baici lowered his head and glanced at his ticket, then compared it to the seat number on the train.


    "Miss, it seems like you''re sitting in the wrong seat!"


    Lin Baici showed his ticket, "I''m 18F, by the window!"


    "Handsome guy, my name is Song Li. Can I take a look at the scenery outside and switch seats with you?"


    The young woman saw Lin Baici and a hint of surprise appeared on her face.


    She didn''t expect to be so fortunate as to sit next to this handsome guy.


    Lin Baici didn''t mind and put his backpack on the luggage rack, sitting in 18C by the aisle.


    The passenger in 18B was a boy, about 18 or 19 years old, sandwiched between Lin Baici and Song Li. He looked like a college student about to travel far.


    Song Li was very beautiful and dressed very sexy, making 18B feel cramped and excited, fantasizing that something good would happen on this trip."Thank you, handsome!"


    Song Li smiled and asked, "Are you a college student? What''s your name?"


    "Mhm!"


    Lin Baici nodded, showing no interest in telling his name to a stranger.


    The guy from class 18B thought this guy was sick for being indifferent to a beautiful woman who took the initiative to talk to him.


    "If it were me, I would tell her everything about my family for the chance to talk to a beauty like her."


    Lin Baici''s coldness made Song Li feel embarrassed, but her competitive spirit rose, and she smiled at 18B.


    "What about you? You''re a college student too, right?"


    18B was thrilled to be noticed and immediately nodded, "Yes, I took the college entrance exam in June and got an acceptance letter from Haijing Normal University!"


    "Wow, that''s amazing!"


    Song Li showed an envious expression.


    "It''s nothing special."


    Although 18B said that, he was already very proud.


    "What university are you from, handsome?"


    Song Li teased Lin Baici.


    If his university was not as good as Haijing Normal University, he would definitely be upset.


    A murderous intent filled Lin Baici''s mind.


    "Song, please understand. If he doesn''t want to say, then don''t ask!"


    18B looked at Lin Baici and smiled, "Many people in our class didn''t do well on the exam and don''t want to talk about it."


    As a teenager who had just entered puberty, he couldn''t resist a fashionable and charming woman like Song Li. He was like a male peacock fighting for mating rights, wanting to show off his most beautiful feathers.


    Lin Baici was not someone to be trifled with, especially after experiencing life and death in the God''s Ruins of Longchuan Temple. He had become sharp and angular.


    If you want to pursue girls, that''s your business, but don''t try to use me as a stepping stone.


    "No offense, but is Haijing University of Science and Technology not as good as Haijing Normal University?"


    Lin Baici asked seriously.


    "Uh..."


    18B was speechless.


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    Song Li didn''t know much about university rankings, but it seemed that 18B was inferior and not just by a little.


    "Gosh, he''s so handsome, smart, and rich. Is there no justice in the world?"


    Song Li was getting angrier and angrier, and most importantly, why wasn''t he paying attention to her?


    "Song, do you want some potato chips?"


    18B took out a bunch of snacks from his Nike backpack and handed them to Song Li.


    "Thanks!"


    Song Li was absent-minded.


    Normally, if 18B was this nice to her, Song Li would chat with him and even add him on WeChat. It wouldn''t hurt to have a lapdog, but with this cold guy around, she wasn''t interested.


    Wait a minute...


    Is this guy playing hard to get?


    Song Li suddenly got excited.


    You want to play this game with me?


    You''re not experienced enough!


    Song Li began to chat and laugh with 18B.


    An hour passed, and that cold guy was still looking at his phone.


    Damn...


    It was the newest and most expensive iPhone.


    Wait a minute...


    That watch on his left wrist was a Rolex!


    He''s a rich guy!Song Li felt that she might have judged wrongly. The other party was not playing hard to get, but simply not interested in her at all.


    Lin Baici had limited mobile data and didn''t want to waste it on videos. Reading novels also made him tired, so he decided to rest and take a nap. However, just half an hour after he closed his eyes, hunger pangs struck, causing his stomach to spasm.

 Chapter 33 – The Majesty of Gods Grace

    "What the hell?"


    Lin Baici frowned, straightened his back, and looked around.


    The train had stopped at a station five minutes ago. Could it be that a passenger forgot their luggage and got off?


    No, that''s not right!


    This hunger was too strong to be caused by losing a few thousand yuan worth of belongings.


    "Could there be a divine taboo on this train?"


    Lin Baici rubbed his stomach and decided not to find out.


    It was already past 11 o''clock, and some people started to make instant noodles for lunch.


    The strong aroma of seasoning packets wafted through the air, making it hard for Lin Baici to sleep. He put on his headphones, listened to Jay Chou''s songs, and continued reading his novel.


    Song Li wasn''t the type to persist, so she gave up on Lin Baici when she saw he wasn''t interested. She started chatting with her admirers, taking some selfies, acting cute, and feeding them dog food.


    Unfortunately, 18D tried to talk to Song Li a few times, offering her snacks and drinks, but she only gave him perfunctory responses.


    It was almost noon, and the children''s shouting, the conversations of the passengers, and the music from the Douyin videos being played out loud mixed together, making the carriage as noisy as a market. Sear?h the N??elFir§×.net website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality.


    Suddenly, a middle-aged woman''s angry curse suppressed all the noise.


    "This is a public place, why can''t I watch Douyin?"


    The woman was in her forties, with a head of red curly hair and wearing a light purple skirt. The skin on her neck was sagging, and she was wearing a gold necklace.


    "You can watch it, but please wear headphones!"


    The man who spoke wore glasses.


    Normally, he would let it go, but today his wife was feeling very uncomfortable and dizzy from motion sickness. She was also eight months pregnant and needed sufficient rest, so he wanted the woman in front to lower her voice. However, she was very stubborn.


    So the two of them started arguing.


    "Wearing headphones or not is my freedom!"


    The woman was very stubborn. "And wearing headphones causes my hearing to deteriorate. Are you responsible for that?"


    "Then don''t bother others?"


    The man with glasses wasn''t very good at arguing.


    "If it''s too noisy, you can switch seats with someone else!"


    The woman spoke very quickly, like a machine gun. "Everyone else isn''t afraid of the noise, it''s just you. Are you a spoiled flower in a greenhouse?"


    "It''s not me, it''s affecting my wife!"


    The man with glasses explained.


    In reality, everyone was annoyed by the woman playing her Douyin videos out loud. Her voice was so loud that the whole carriage could hear it, but no one dared to confront her.


    After all, it could lead to a fight.


    "Look at your pregnant wife. She''s eight or nine months pregnant, why doesn''t she stay at home and rest? Isn''t her discomfort self-inflicted by running around like this?"


    The woman started to launch personal attacks.


    "Stop arguing!"


    The pregnant woman''s face was full of pain as she pulled her husband''s arm and made him sit down.


    "We''re going back to our hometown!"


    The man with glasses'' parents were in their hometown, so they could take care of the baby.


    "You''re so old, and your wife is pregnant. You''re traveling so far and you''re not willing to rent a car or take a plane home. Your life is really a failure!"


    The woman continued to attack him personally.


    "What are you saying?"


    The man with glasses'' face turned red.


    This sentence hit him right in the sore spot.


    When people reach middle age, they''re most afraid of being told that they haven''t achieved anything and can''t make much money.


    "What, do you want to hit me?" The woman jumped up and stood on the chair, even more arrogant than the man with glasses. "You have the guts to hit me!"


    The woman patted his face."I won''t let you bankrupt yourself to make up for my loss!"


    The nearby passengers either watched the spectacle or advised the bespectacled man to give up.


    The middle-aged woman was clearly not a kind person. If they kept arguing, the bespectacled man would definitely lose.


    The bespectacled man had never argued with anyone in public before, and he was embarrassed and flustered. His face turned red as he stuttered, "I... I''ll expose you online!"


    "Quick, take a picture of me and expose me on as many websites as possible!"


    The middle-aged woman was not afraid. "My son is a famous lawyer in Haijing. If you dare to expose me, I''ll sue you in court!"


    The middle-aged woman was not stupid. She saw someone taking pictures of her with their phone, so she was just trying to intimidate them.


    "Stop arguing!"


    The pregnant woman was feeling uncomfortable.


    The bespectacled man stopped arguing and looked like a defeated dog. He slumped over and looked even more dejected.


    As the victor, the middle-aged woman sat with her legs crossed and continued to watch short videos on her phone.


    Lin Baici took off his earphones.


    If this had happened before they set off for Long Chan Temple, Lin Baici wouldn''t have been able to do anything. But now...


    "I am a Divine Hunter!"


    Lin Baici stood up and walked towards the middle-aged woman.


    Song Li and 18D looked at Lin Baici.


    What was this guy going to do?


    Did he want to be humiliated?


    The two of them could already imagine Lin Baici coming back with his tail between his legs.


    "Ma''am!"


    Lin Baici stopped by the middle-aged woman and spoke to her with a nonchalant attitude. He didn''t even want to call her "auntie."


    Swish!


    Everyone looked over.


    "Who are you calling ''ma''am''?"


    The middle-aged woman retorted, "Are you blind? Am I that old?"


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    Lin Baici chuckled and didn''t even call her "ma''am" anymore. He leaned over with one hand on the back of the chair and activated the Vajra Sound of Buddha, speaking to the middle-aged woman in a low voice.


    "You''re at this age, can watching short videos really prolong your life? You should recite more sutras, do good deeds, and accumulate merits. That''s the only way you can live longer!"


    With the blessing of the Vajra Sound of Buddha, Lin Baici''s words became wise, rational, and full of Zen.


    The middle-aged woman''s mind was like being hit by a stick from the Buddha himself, and she was awakened by his words.


    "You''re right. Watching these short videos won''t make me live longer. I should listen to the sutras, do good deeds, and accumulate merits!"


    The middle-aged woman''s eyes lit up.


    If Lin Baici wasn''t so young, she would have called him "master."


    "Not causing trouble for others is the simplest good deed!"


    Lin Baici continued to persuade her, "For example, don''t play loud noises in public!"


    "Yes! Yes! I was wrong!"


    The middle-aged woman quickly turned off her phone''s sound and the sense of satisfaction from winning the argument disappeared.


    She felt childish.


    Winning or losing didn''t matter.


    "Thank you for understanding!"


    Lin Baici smiled and turned to leave.


    Indeed, it was a divine blessing, and it was amazing!


    The Vajra Sound of Buddha could make the voice of a Divine Hunter full of Zen, and the words they spoke were pure and holy, dispelling fear and cutting off all worries.


    At the same time, it could also make the listener let go of everything and be free from desires and wants.


    In other words, it was entering the sage mode.


    Of course, the effect of the Vajra Sound of Buddha on the listener was only temporary. It could last for a few dozen minutes or up to one or two days, but eventually it would wear off.


    Lin Baici had no intention of making the middle-aged woman become a monk. He just wanted her to be quiet for the rest of the journey.


    The people nearby were all amazed at what Lin Baici had done.


    What did this big guy do?That obviously difficult to deal with aunt actually obediently silenced her phone after he spoke to her?


    How miraculous!


    Lin Baici returned to his seat and sat down.


    Song Li and 18D were both confused.


    "What did you say to her?"


    Song Li''s curiosity could kill a hundred cats.


    The passengers in the front and back seats also perked up their ears.


    "Nothing, just talked some sense to her!"


    Lin Baici brushed it off.


    "You''re lying!"


    Song Li clearly didn''t believe him.


    That guy with glasses also talked sense to her and even threatened to film her and expose her, but ended up being scolded badly. What makes you think you can do it?


    It can''t just be because of your good looks, right?


    Lin Baici shrugged his shoulders.


    It was almost noon, and many people began to eat.


    The box lunches on the high-speed train were quite expensive, with the cheapest one costing forty or fifty yuan. Few people wanted them, most of them brought their own instant noodles. Some people found it troublesome and ate some bread, ham, biscuits and other things to fill their stomachs, and then ate after getting off the train.


    The dining car passed by, and the stewardess asked if anyone wanted a box lunch.


    "Give me one."


    The male student in 18D refused to let himself be humiliated, and this was also in front of a beautiful woman. He couldn''t show any signs of being poor.


    "What kind of set meal do you want?"


    The stewardess stopped and introduced the types of box lunches.


    "Give me the chicken rice!"


    18D opened WeChat.


    His eyes were good, and he saw the price, 45 yuan. Not only was it expensive, but it was also the cheapest kind of box lunch.


    A bit of a rip-off.


    After scanning the payment code, 18D looked at Lin Baici again, his face expressionless, but his heart was full of superiority.


    The stewardess left, and 18D opened the box lunch and mixed the vegetables and rice together. He had eaten two bites when a girl stood in front of him.


    "Handsome, can I change seats?"


    18D instinctively looked up and was shocked.


    So big!


    It blocked 18D''s line of sight to the girl''s face.


    Lin Baici also turned his head to look and was equally shocked.


    He thought Jin Yingzhen was already unbeatable, but he didn''t expect this girl to be even more explosive. Was all the fat in her body accumulated here?


    "Change seats?"


    18D finally saw what the girl looked like.


    She was about twenty years old, with a pure appearance.


    At first glance, she looked a lot like Yui Aragaki. Her mouth was not big, her eyes were very bright, especially when she looked at people, there was a sense of seriousness that made people feel a sense of strength.


    She was wearing light blue and white two-color sports shoes, with two long legs wrapped in a loose narrow-foot sports leggings, and a sun protection shirt on her upper body. She didn''t zip it up, and there was a flesh-colored sports vest inside.


    "Yeah, change seats!"


    The girl was full of energy, with a sweet smile.


    Her long hair was tied up in a high ponytail, jumping up and down as she turned her head, very lively.


    She was a very beautiful girl!


    She was also the most beautiful woman 18D had ever seen in his eighteen years of life, so he hesitated.


    If it was usual, 18D would have agreed without hesitation, but today...


    He turned his head and looked at Song Li.


    At least let me get her WeChat before I leave!


    18D felt like he was making an effort and could win over this woman, giving him a good start to his four years of university life.


    Lin Baici saw 18D''s reluctant little eyes and couldn''t help shaking his head.


    If you knew she had HIV, you''d run as far away as possible.


    The girl saw 18D''s hesitation and didn''t insist, looking at Song Li, "Beauty, can I change seats?"Song Li''s intuition as a woman told her that this girl must have come for Lin Baici. She didn''t want to switch, but the next sentence from the other party made her agree.

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    "Can I change seats for 100 yuan?"


    The girl smiled, looking very sunny.


    "Sure!"


    Song Li nodded.


    She thought Lin Baici was quite good-looking and since the journey was boring, she could talk to him and maybe gain another lapdog and ATM by her side.


    However, Lin Baici was too indifferent, which made Song Li lose interest.


    Now she could earn 100 yuan just by changing seats? That was a huge profit.


    "I''ll transfer the money to you via WeChat!"


    The girl took out her phone and gave the money to Song Li. "I''m in carriage 05, seat 12!"


    Song Li took her suitcase from the luggage rack and glanced at Lin Baici before leaving.


    He continued reading his novel and didn''t care about what was happening around him.


    Song Li smiled at the girl and muttered to herself, "Wish you bad luck," as she left in her sexy studded high heels, drawing attention from many people.


    "..."


    18D watched Song Li''s figure disappear into the distance, feeling depressed.


    In theory, he should be happy to have a prettier girl by his side, but he wasn''t because he knew that he wasn''t qualified to pursue the girl with a high ponytail.


    Song Li had a wild streak, which was the reason why 18D dared to talk to her.


    The girl with a high ponytail put her luggage away and stretched out her fair right hand towards Lin Baici, who was sitting next to 18D. "Hi, nice to meet you. My name is Xia Hongyao, Hongyao, you know? It''s not a kind of medicine..."


    "I know, it''s the alias of peony!"


    Out of politeness, Lin Baici lightly shook Xia Hongyao''s hand.


    To be honest, it was his first time experiencing this kind of adult etiquette while traveling, and he was a little excited and curious.


    18D was clearly being ignored, making him feel embarrassed.


    "Not many people know this!"


    Xia Hongyao looked at Lin Baici.


    Her gaze was like that of a little girl on the beach who had found a rare seashell and wanted to collect it and put it in a fishing bucket.


    "She''s a divine hunter, with strength and speed both at A level, intelligence at D level. She likes detective novels and exercises regularly, so she has an excellent body and is a high-quality mating partner!"


    The Gourmet God commented: "It is recommended to monopolize her. When survival resources are lacking, she can be used as a backup source of milk."


    Lin Baici didn''t care about the inappropriate comments from the Gourmet God. The four words "divine hunter" made him feel like he was facing a great enemy.


    However, on the surface, Lin Baici''s expression didn''t change at all.


    "Baici, pay attention to details and don''t let the other party notice that I have already discovered that she is a divine hunter!"


    Lin Baici warned himself in his heart. He didn''t know what Xia Hongyao was coming for.


    Could it be for the divine taboo?


    Damn it!


    The first time I used the divine grace to uphold justice, I was being watched?


    This is so unlucky!


    "Does anyone need a box lunch?"


    The flight attendant pushed the food cart and walked through the aisle. "We also have melon seeds, peanuts, and drinks!"


    "Can I have two box lunches, please?"Xia Hongyao called out and saw that there was Happy Water on the dining car. "Give me two more bottles of Coke!"


    "There''s beef rice, chicken rice, and fried sauce noodles in the box lunch..."


    The steward smiled and served.


    "Two beef rice!"


    "One is 68, plus two bottles of Coke, a total of 156 yuan!"


    The steward handed over the payment code.


    18D was surprised. This girl was quite slim, but she could eat so much.


    "Thank you!"


    Xia Hongyao paid the money, took the box lunch, put one on the small table in front of her, and handed the other to Lin Baici.


    "You haven''t eaten yet?"


    Xia Hongyao''s attitude was generous, just like talking to a friend she had known for years, without any sense of strangeness.


    "..."


    18D felt like his knee had been stabbed fiercely. The chicken rice for 45 yuan in front of him suddenly didn''t taste good anymore.


    He had thought that Lin Baici was poor before, and he felt superior because he could afford the expensive box lunch on the high-speed train. But now, Lin Baici could afford it too, not only the 68 yuan one, but also without paying for it himself.


    Damn it!


    Being handsome is nothing!


    I wish you were a duck in your next life.


    "Thank you, I have bread!"


    Lin Baici didn''t take it.


    "Why are you being so polite? We''re all gods..."


    Xia Hongyao stopped halfway because the term "God Hunter" was not suitable to be mentioned in public.


    "Eat it, I''ll treat you!"


    Xia Hongyao forced the box lunch into Lin Baici''s hands, hummed a little tune, opened the box lunch, picked up disposable chopsticks, stirred the rice and dishes, and started eating.


    "After I finish this box lunch, I won''t pass out and find out that I''ve been robbed, will I?"


    Lin Baici chuckled.


    18D felt that Lin Baici was unreasonable. If a beautiful woman gave me a box lunch, even if there was some slightly smelly Marsha inside, I could still eat it.


    "Why would I rob you?"


    Xia Hongyao mumbled while shoveling rice into her mouth, unclear.


    She didn''t care about her image at all.


    Xia Hongyao had just returned from a business trip and was bored on the high-speed train, so she walked around and observed the passengers to exercise her reasoning ability.


    If she encountered a fugitive or something, she could uphold justice, which would be even better.


    Xia Hongyao heard the glasses man and the aunt arguing, and came over to stand at the connection of the carriage, watching for a few minutes. When the glasses man was sprayed to the point of autism, she was about to take action, but she didn''t expect a big guy to come out.


    Then he said a few words to the bad aunt and easily solved her. S§×ar?h the nov§×lF~ire.net website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality.


    As a God Hunter, Xia Hongyao naturally saw that Lin Baici used divine grace, which made her very interested.


    There was no badge on his collar, and he didn''t understand the secret language of the Security Bureau he spoke of, which meant he was not a member of the Nine States God Shield.


    A wild God Hunter was not rare, but being so young was precious!


    Because it was very difficult to enter the God''s Ruins, pass various taboos of the gods, obtain divine grace, contain the god''s remains, and break out alive.Without experienced divine hunters to help, the death rate of ordinary people trapped in the God''s Ruins is as high as one hundred percent, let alone becoming a divine hunter.


    "If he''s not an officially registered hunter, then he must be a member of some organization. And what about his convincing the old lady''s divine grace?"


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    Xia Hongyao transformed into Xia Fuermo Hongyaosi and began to reason.


    Lin Baici is not someone who is afraid of trouble!


    It''s not good fortune but misfortune that can''t be avoided, so he thanked them and began to eat his boxed lunch.


    Xia Hongyao didn''t continue to talk to Lin Baici, but put on her headphones, closed her eyes, and continued to use her intelligent brain to reason.


    After lunch, most of the passengers in the car quieted down and began to rest.


    Lin Baici also closed his eyes and prepared to take a nap.


    ...


    Carriage 18.


    "Captain, when do we take action?"


    The big-nosed youth Lin Baici met in the waiting hall looked anxious. He was worried that the target would discover them, losing their advantage.


    "Keep waiting. There are too many people on the train. Once a fight breaks out, innocent people will be hurt!"


    Ma Yuan pulled his tie with his right hand and loosened it.


    Plop!


    The sudden sound of falling into water made Ma Yuan suspicious.


    He turned his head and saw a sleeping male passenger slide into the water, but the passenger didn''t react at all, as if he were a corpse thrown into the lake by a thug.


    "Where did the seawater come from?"


    Ma Yuan muttered to himself, then suddenly stood up in horror.


    Damn it!


    Black Shark III had launched the Divine Taboo and began to contaminate the rules of the entire train.


    "Captain!"


    The big-nosed youth and his three companions looked anxious and serious.


    As expected of the divine hunters of the Lost Coast, the attack was so sudden and strange that people were caught off guard.


    The seawater flowed silently, causing the water level to rise rapidly and soon flooded everyone''s waist. What was even more terrifying was that the seawater had a narcotic effect.


    Any ordinary person who came into contact with it fell asleep and couldn''t be awakened no matter how loudly the big-nosed youth shouted.


    "Hurry, kill Black Shark III and take back the Divine Taboo."


    Ma Yuan rushed out. If the rule contamination wasn''t stopped quickly, everyone on this train would die.


    ...


    "Where''s my dragon? Where''s my big dragon?"


    Hua Yueyu cried sadly and apologized to Lin Baici, "I lost my dragon, let me serve you instead?"


    "No need! No need!"


    Lin Baici refused.


    "It''s okay, I''m good at it. I promise to make you ascend to heaven in three seconds!"


    Hua Yueyu approached Lin Baici with a smile, and suddenly shook her hands, revealing a rope that she then strangled around his neck with force!


    Lin Baici immediately suffocated, flailing his arms and legs.


    Glug, glug!


    Lin Baici drank several mouthfuls of seawater.


    Cough, cough!


    Lin Baici coughed and opened his eyes, seeing himself soaking in seawater. He panicked and struggled to stand up.


    ¡¾Hurry up, this isn''t a dream, it''s rule contamination!¡¿The warning from the devouring god made Lin Baici shudder, causing him to break out in a cold sweat.


    The sensation of seawater was real, icy, damp, and carried a salty taste as it poured into his mouth.


    Lin Baici, who had thought he was dreaming, immediately woke up, grabbed onto the back of his chair, and stood on top of it.


    Why was there a rule contamination on the high-speed train?


    Lin Baici frowned deeply.


    Inside the carriage, the seawater had risen to a height of 1.2 meters and was still rapidly increasing.


    Most of the passengers were asleep, lying limp in their seats. In a little while, the buoyancy of the seawater would cause their bodies to gradually float up.


    There were also a few unlucky ones who had slipped into the seawater.


    Their long hair scattered like a tangle of seaweed, and they appeared to have already died.


    Lin Baici''s heart sank.


    "I want a girl!"


    18D muttered in his sleep, turned over, wanting to lie more comfortably. As a result, he slipped out of his chair and into the seawater.


    Surprisingly, he had no reaction.


    Lin Baici quickly reached out and grabbed 18D''s collar, pulling him out.


    "Hey, wake up!"


    Lin Baici shouted loudly, but the guy was quite heavy.


    "There is an anesthetic in the seawater. Ordinary people need intense stimulation to wake up!"


    "What counts as intense stimulation?"


    Lin Baici asked, but the devouring god did not answer, so he waved his hand and slapped 18D''s face four times.


    Slap! Slap! Slap!


    18D shivered all over, awakened suddenly. When he saw the situation around him clearly, he was completely bewildered.


    "What the f*ck is this?"


    He subconsciously wanted to hold onto Lin Baici''s arm, not wanting to fall into the seawater.

 Chapter 35 – Seawater train

    Lin Baici immediately let go and looked at Xia Hongyao next to the window. sea??h th§× ¦ÇovelFire.¦Çet website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality.


    This girl with a high ponytail is a divine hunter and could be a teammate. Lin Baici was about to physically wake her up when Xia Hongyao opened her eyes on her own.


    As expected of a divine hunter, her resistance was stronger than an ordinary person.


    Xia Hongyao''s eyebrows furrowed like willow leaves, and excitement appeared on her face.


    I, Xia Hongyao, have finally waited for the opportunity to become famous in one battle.


    Just wait and see, within three years, I will definitely become a Nine State Dragon Wing.


    "Hey, do you know what''s going on?"


    Lin Baici asked Xia Hongyao, reached for his backpack from the luggage rack, unzipped it, and put his hand inside.


    "There is a divine hunter on this train, and it is very likely that they accidentally released the Divine Taboo they were carrying..."


    Xia Hongyao stopped here and suddenly shut up, staring at Lin Baici warily.


    This kid is also a divine hunter.


    "Don''t look at me, it''s not me!"


    Lin Baici was speechless. "If I were a bad guy, you would be the first one I''d kill."


    Xia Hongyao was startled.


    Right!


    This kid woke up a few seconds earlier than me?


    This either means that his physical fitness is better, his resistance to rule contamination is higher than mine, or he has a lot of experience and discovered the problem earlier and was prepared.


    Whichever it is, Xia Hongyao was a little depressed to be inferior to him.


    What?


    The person in 18D next to us is also awake?


    Joking aside, look at that guy standing on the chair, holding onto the luggage rack like a coward. He doesn''t look like a strong person, and he even has finger marks on his face, obviously he was awakened by being hit.


    Hongyao, your reasoning ability is getting better and better. It''s no wonder you often watch Sherlock Holmes'' detective stories!


    "What do you usually do in this situation?"


    Lin Baici didn''t want to reveal the Black Altar Bowl, and took out a pine torch from his backpack, using it to block his view.


    "..."


    18D''s eyes widened when he saw this scene.


    What the hell?


    Why do you have a torch in your backpack?


    Are you a savage?


    Wait, this torch is obviously longer than the backpack. How did you put it in there?


    Xia Hongyao''s eyes lit up. She didn''t see it wrong. This kid is indeed a divine hunter. "Which organization are you from?"


    "Second Middle School in Guangqing City!"


    Lin Baici took a deep breath and forced himself to calm down.


    He thought of the man in a black suit with a black suitcase he met in the waiting hall.


    "Second Middle School?"


    Xia Hongyao looked puzzled. Is there such an organization in the hunter circle?


    She''s never heard of it!


    Is it a newly established one?


    Lin Baici could tell from the expression on the girl with the high ponytail that she had misunderstood. He was speechless.


    As expected of a D in intelligence."Did you use up all your talent points on the big bear?"


    "I just graduated from high school and became a Divine Hunter this summer by accident!" Lin Baici explained.


    He knew he would have to use Divine Taboo and Divine Grace soon, so he decided to be upfront about it and make a good impression.


    "..."


    Xia Hongyao didn''t believe it. A young wild Divine Hunter like him? Yeah, right!


    There were no experienced hunters to lead the way in God''s Ruins, so the corpses were already starting to rot.


    But now wasn''t the time to argue about that. The big guy didn''t seem to be the source of the rule contamination.


    "You guys stay here and don''t wander around. I''ll take care of the enemy!" Xia Hongyao looked around the train car.


    "Rule contamination? Divine Taboo?" 18D was stunned by these words. He had seen posts like this online before, but he didn''t expect to see it with his own eyes.


    He turned to Lin Baici. "Damn! This kid is a Divine Hunter who can hunt down gods?"


    "Do you know where the enemy is?" Lin Baici was eager to help.


    "I don''t know, but I can deduce it!" Xia Hongyao was confident.


    "...I don''t think this girl is reliable," Lin Baici thought. With so little information, how could she deduce anything? And with the rising seawater, the passengers would be dead in ten minutes at most.


    "Break the window!" Lin Baici urged.


    "Huh?" Xia Hongyao was confused. "Are you trying to lure the enemy over?"


    "No, I want you to open the window and let the water out!" Lin Baici was alert, even underwater.


    "Oh, I see!" Xia Hongyao realized she had made a mistake in her deduction. The seawater had already reached the window, about five centimeters above the bottom. If they broke the window, the water should flow out.


    She clenched her five fair fingers together and punched the window.


    The glass shattered all over the floor.


    Lin Baici was surprised. This was a high-speed train window, but she broke it with one punch?


    But she didn''t have time to think about it because the seawater didn''t flow out of the broken window. It was as if an invisible barrier was blocking it.


    "What...what''s going on?" 18D was panicking. If the water couldn''t flow out, wouldn''t they all drown?


    Xia Hongyao wasn''t surprised. "The rule contamination has enveloped the whole train. To lift it, we must find Divine Taboo as soon as possible!"


    Lin Baici shouted in his heart.


    The Eater God didn''t respond, but hunger struck him strongly. He instinctively looked towards the front of the train, where there seemed to be something tempting him with delicious food.


    "Let''s go to the front of the train!"


    Lin Baici jumped into the water.


    The sea water immediately submerged up to his navel, making it difficult for him to take each step.


    Fortunately, the other passengers were all asleep. If they were struggling and trying to escape, they would certainly block their way.


    Xia Hongyao took out a black short knife over a foot long from her backpack and followed Lin Baici, with a strong desire to learn.


    "Why did you choose this way?"


    Lin Baici wouldn''t tell anyone that his hunger was like a radar that could indicate the approximate location of valuable items.


    "Hey, where are you guys going?"


    18D became anxious. "Don''t leave me behind!"


    "You stay here and wait for good news from us!"


    Xia Hongyao reassured him.


    But 18D didn''t listen and jumped into the water.


    Who do you think I am?


    It''s safer to follow two god hunters than to stay alone, right?


    18D looked at Lin Baici''s back, holding an unlit torch, with envy and admiration in his eyes.


    He was envious that Lin Baici was a mysterious and powerful god hunter!


    He admired that Lin Baici didn''t just think about saving himself, but stayed behind like a superhero, to solve the pollution of the rules and save the people on the train.


    The Eater God''s voice was excited.


    Lin Baici''s stomach growled. He was hungry.


    In the God''s Ruins of Longxian Temple, the hunger that made him want to cook even the soles of his shoes had come back for the second time.


    "Now that there''s no meteor falling, there shouldn''t be any divine remains on the train, right?"


    Lin Baici wasn''t slow because he wasn''t in a hurry, but because it was too difficult to move in such deep water.


    As the three of them walked, they stirred up the seawater, causing small waves to surge and hit the carriage, then roll back.


    A female corpse was pushed in front of Lin Baici by the waves. Her wide-open eyes had lost their luster.


    Lin Baici had seen many corpses in Longxian Temple, but he still felt psychologically uncomfortable.


    He pushed the corpse away with his hand and continued forward.


    They arrived at Carriage 06!


    Some snack bags, instant noodle boxes, food residues, and even a lady''s slipper were floating on the water surface.


    Lin Baici didn''t rush in, but stood at the connection between the carriages, looking inside.


    "What''s wrong?"


    Xia Hongyao stood beside him.


    "Observing!"


    Lin Baici was very cautious.


    18D pointed inside and exclaimed.In the front half of carriage 06, around seats 6-7, a young man with headphones threw something off the luggage rack and lay down on it.


    "A human with decent resistance!"


    The speed at which people turn into dead flesh after being exposed to divine corpse radiation and divine taboo rule pollution varies.


    The slower the speed, the higher the resistance and survival rate.


    The headphone guy was scared and panicked when he saw Lin Baici and the others, and immediately asked, "What''s going on?"


    Finally, he saw living people.


    Headphone guy was excited.


    "Have you heard of rule pollution? It''s happening now. Come on, let''s stick together for survival!"


    18D didn''t tell headphone guy out of kindness, but because having one more person meant having one more bait in case of danger.


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    Headphone guy obviously didn''t have this kind of scheming, and he had also heard of the horrors of rule pollution, so he was tempted to get off the luggage rack.


    Lin Baici continued forward, but after a few steps, he suddenly stopped.


    After swallowing the meteorite and divine corpse, not only did his physical fitness improve, but his vision also improved a lot. From more than thirty meters away, he saw a dark shadow swimming from the opposite carriage under the water.


    Lin Baici growled low, scaring the headphone guy.


    "What''s wrong?"


    18D was on high alert.


    "There seems to be something in the water!"


    Lin Baici explained.


    "What?"


    18D''s spine tightened, and he wanted to stand on the chair.


    "Don''t move!"


    Lin Baici turned around and glared fiercely at 18D.


    He was behind him, only five meters away. If he attracted the monster, he might also be affected.


    "Don''t be afraid, I''m here!"


    Xia Hongyao comforted, but she still recognized Lin Baici''s caution towards the divine taboo, which was eerie and terrifying and could not be prevented with too much care.


    18D and headphone guy didn''t even dare to breathe heavily, and their limbs were stiff.


    More than twenty seconds passed.


    No monster launched an attack.


    "Did you see it wrong?"


    18D was suspicious.


    "The seawater is rising so fast!"


    Headphone guy was so anxious he wanted to cry, "We have to get out of here quickly!"


    Lin Baici glanced at the headphone guy, hesitated for a moment, and didn''t say anything.


    His education and moral standards did not allow him to deceive the headphone guy and use him as cannon fodder.


    But if headphone guy wanted to die on his own, then it had nothing to do with him.


    "It is rising pretty fast, let''s hurry up!"


    18D was also urging.


    "Okay!"


    Lin Baici nodded and took a slow step forward, then quickly stopped.


    He was trying not to make ripples.The guy with headphones didn''t have such a meticulous mind. He stepped on the chair and got off the luggage rack, then stood on the floor. He walked forward anxiously while calling out to Lin Baici and the others, "Hurry up, go open the door!"


    "Let''s go!"


    Xia Hongyao was about to leave, but found that Lin Baici hadn''t moved. As she reached out to push him, a black shadow suddenly darted out of the seawater next to the guy with headphones and pounced on his face.

 Chapter 36 – Lin Holmes Baici

    "Monster?"


    18D screamed, breaking his voice, and rushed behind Xia Hongyao in a panic.


    "Stay still!"


    Lin Baici growled a warning.


    He had been staring at the earphone man, and with his exceptional dynamic vision, he immediately saw clearly when the dark shadow rushed towards the earphone man at an extremely fast speed.


    It was a gray octopus with ring-shaped patterns and some protruding lumps on its body, looking very disgusting.


    Its head was oval like a big coconut, and its tentacles spread out, over a meter long.


    Snap!


    The octopus leapt out of the water like a cannonball and pounced on the earphone man''s face. Its four tentacles tightly wrapped around the man''s head, leaving no gap.


    Two tentacles wrapped around his neck, tightly strangling him.


    "Help..."


    The earphone man struggled desperately, scratching with both hands, trying to pull the octopus monster off his face, but the suction cups on the monster''s tentacles were too strong, and the earphone man couldn''t pull it off at all.


    The most troublesome thing was that the octopus''s body covered the earphone man''s mouth and nose, making him unable to call for help or breathe.


    The remaining tentacles of the octopus monster reached into the water, hooked onto the seat, and began to exert force.


    Plop!


    The earphone man was dragged and fell into the sea.


    Gurgling!


    A string of bubbles emerged.


    Xia Hongyao''s sense of justice exploded, gripping her short knife, and was about to rush over to save him.


    "Don''t move, he''s done for!"


    Lin Baici stopped Xia Hongyao.


    At the moment when the earphone man was dragged into the sea, Lin Baici heard a cracking sound, which should be the earphone man''s cervical vertebrae being broken by the octopus monster.


    "He...he''s dead...?"


    18D''s hair stood on end, and he broke out in goosebumps.


    In the sea, the earphone man''s hands and feet no longer struggled, like a dead fish slowly sinking to the bottom.


    It was obvious that he was dead.


    "Don''t panic, I''ll take care of it!"


    Xia Hongyao was reckless. A living person had just died in front of her, but she was not afraid at all, but rather aroused her fighting spirit.


    "Don''t move!"


    Lin Baici growled, "Do you know the monster''s search method? All attack methods? How many are there? And do you have any counter tactics?"


    This high ponytail girl was very brave, but bravery should not be a death sentence.


    "Uh..."


    Xia Hongyao was speechless.


    Lin Baici had stumped her with his questions.


    Seeing a monster, just attack it, why bother thinking about these things?


    "If you don''t have any, then stay put!"


    Lin Baici''s words were also risky now.


    If he judged incorrectly and the octopus monster could not only sense its prey through ripples on the water surface but also through sound, then he would be attacked.


    After killing the earphone man, the octopus monster crawled under the seat and hid.


    "Where did the monster go?"


    18D trembled and wanted to leave the carriage but was too scared to do so.


    "Do you already know the answers to the questions you just asked me?"


    Xia Hongyao stared at the water surface and asked Lin Baici.


    "Yeah!"


    Lin Baici replied, holding a torch tightly in his right hand and vigorously scraping it on the top of the carriage.


    Boom!


    The torch was lit, and the orange light brought a hint of warmth.


    This was the advantage of being tall and long-armed.


    Lin Baici was over 1.8 meters tall. If he were any shorter, he would not be able to ignite the torch without rubbing against anything.


    There was a reflection of the fire on the water surface.Xia Hongyao didn''t feel anything, but 18D''s gaze was immediately attracted by the torch''s light, and he couldn''t move his eyes away, having an impulse to rush forward and embrace it.


    "Are you lying to me?"


    Xia Hongyao didn''t believe it.


    How long has this monster been around?


    Just a few seconds?


    How could you collect so much information?


    Do you think you''re Sherlock Holmes?


    "The first shadow I saw was this octopus monster!"


    "I was cautious and didn''t let you move. At that time, we weren''t attacked. After waiting for a while, the headphone guy on the opposite side went into the water, and the octopus monster immediately launched a surprise attack and killed him. Now that we don''t move, the octopus monster hasn''t attacked us, which is enough to show that it searches for enemies by moving towards its target and creating water disturbances!"


    Lin Baici explained.


    "I see."


    Xia Hongyao suddenly realized that Lin Baici''s words made sense.


    This kid has a strong reasoning ability!


    He''s a bit better than me!


    "What should we do now? We can''t just stand here and wait for the octopus monster to leave, can we?"


    18D was worried. The fact that they hadn''t been attacked by the monster yet meant that Lin Baici''s analysis was correct, but they couldn''t just stand still!


    The seawater was still rising.


    Some of the passengers on the chairs were relatively short, and at this time, the seawater had already reached their mouths and noses, especially the children, who were completely submerged in the water.


    But because of the existence of the anesthetic effect, they were all unconscious.


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    Lin Baici suddenly reached out and pulled a suitcase from the luggage rack, throwing it into the water.


    Splash!


    A big splash of water splashed out.


    The waves immediately spread out in circles, hitting the carriage and then surging back.


    The nearby passengers also swayed with the waves.


    "What the hell are you doing?"


    18D was almost scared to death.


    Lin Baici ignored him and stared at the water''s surface.


    The monster, which was hiding somewhere, didn''t appear. It seemed that it could distinguish whether the falling object was a human or luggage.


    "Sorry!"


    Xia Hongyao understood that Lin Baici was trying to lure the monster out, but it was obviously very clever.


    "It should be able to sense and distinguish targets by their body temperature, right?"


    Lin Baici guessed, and then pulled a small backpack from the luggage rack, smashing it towards the middle-aged male passenger with a bald head who was two meters away from him in the aisle.


    Bang!


    The bald passenger, who was unconscious on the seat, was hit and his body tilted, falling into the water!


    Splash!


    Water splashed everywhere!


    "What are you doing?"


    Xia Hongyao was shocked.


    Before she finished speaking, a black shadow swam over from under the water, and then with a splash, it broke the surface, entangling the head of the middle-aged passenger who hadn''t completely sunk into the water yet.


    Lin Baici acted, taking a step forward with all his strength, approaching the bald passenger, and at the same time, he used the burning pine torch like a spear, stabbing the octopus monster.


    The octopus monster sensed danger and shot out a tentacle, hitting the pine torch. As a result, it was ignited like an iron plate octopus soaked in gasoline.


    Lin Baici immediately swung the pine torch with all his strength to prevent the octopus monster from approaching, avoiding it from becoming desperate and taking him down with it.


    However, he clearly overestimated the monster''s bravery.


    After being ignited, the octopus monster''s first reaction was to escape and get away from the torch.It loosened its grip on the bald passenger and quickly swam towards the depths of the sea, trying to hide and extinguish the flames with seawater.


    But it was useless.


    Things ignited by the pine torch would not be extinguished by water.


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    Lin Baici grabbed the bald passenger and pulled him out of the water, tossing him back onto the chair.


    The bald passenger''s body was stimulated so much that he woke up, looking at the seawater-filled carriage with a bewildered expression.


    "This dream is too real!"


    The bald passenger wiped his face and saw the short female passenger next to him soaked in water, her face pale, almost scaring him to death!


    After dealing with the octopus monster, Lin Baici breathed a sigh of relief and opened his backpack to take out the Bodhi Messenger''s kasaya and put it on.


    "¡­"


    18D looked confused.


    Why would he think of cosplaying at this time?


    But generally, people would choose superheroes, or at least Ultraman, right?


    Who are you cosplaying with this kasaya?


    Tang Sanzang?


    "Divine taboo?"


    Xia Hongyao didn''t expect that this young man would have a divine taboo, but she didn''t know what its effect was.


    "Let''s go!"


    Lin Baici extinguished the torch, called out to Xia Hongyao, and quickened his pace.


    He hadn''t worn the kasaya before because it was too conspicuous. Even a fool could tell that Lin Baici was a divine hunter and needed to be extra cautious.


    But the appearance of the octopus monster made Lin Baici choose to be fully armed.


    "Damn, awesome!"


    18D looked at Lin Baici''s retreating figure and thought he was super cool.


    This is what a real man looks like.


    Xia Hongyao originally thought that Lin Baici was too cruel to use people as bait, but on second thought, the bald passenger didn''t die, but woke up instead, giving him a better chance to survive than the others.


    Moreover, Lin Baici wouldn''t have done this if he wasn''t sure that no one would die!


    And it''s not valid to say that he was afraid of monsters and used people as bait, because there must be more monsters coming, and Lin Baici went forward alone.


    If it were another cold-blooded divine hunter, they would have already woken up several passengers to act as cannon fodder.


    The bald passenger saw the beautiful Xia Hongyao walking past him and couldn''t help but reach out his hand.


    Xia Hongyao narrowed her eyes, swung her short knife, and fiercely knocked it on his mouth.


    Bang!


    Ah!


    The bald passenger screamed, fell back onto the chair, and blood and teeth spewed from his mouth, spreading in the seawater.


    "Trash!"


    Xia Hongyao glared at the bald passenger.


    "Stupid!"


    18D mocked: "This is not a dream!"


    The bald passenger was dumbfounded, opened his mouth wide, and scooped up some seawater with his hand.


    Damn!


    Is it really seawater?


    Seeing the three people leave, the bald passenger glanced at the carriage, where many short passengers were already soaked in seawater.


    The bald passenger shivered and shouted, "Wait for me!" before hurrying to catch up.


    In Carriage 04, Lin Baici and the others didn''t encounter any octopus monsters and safely passed through.


    "It''s over, how can we get off the train?"


    18D was desperate.


    He stood at the connection between the carriages and saw through the blurry window that the train was still speeding along. Even if they opened the door and jumped down, it would be a dead end.


    "Let''s stop the high-speed train first!"


    As soon as Lin Baici stepped into Carriage 03, his hunger intensified.


    The divine taboo was here!


    Lin Baici''s spirits lifted, but he didn''t see any abnormalities in the carriage after scanning it!


    The passengers were all unconscious.


    The culprit behind all this was cunning and cautious, pretending to be unconscious and blending in with the passengers, making it impossible to single him out.


    "Hurry up!"


    The bald passenger urged.


    "If we can''t find the enemy, let''s stop the high-speed train first, or else it''ll be over if we crash into something!"


    Xia Hongyao suddenly realized that Lin Baici might have considered this point when he decided to go to the front of the train instead of the rear.


    She raised her hand and flicked her high ponytail, looking at Lin Baici''s figure with the thought of recruiting him into the Jiuzhou Divine Shield.

 Chapter 37 – Octopus Balls, Coral Sea

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    Lin Baici turned his head and looked at Xia Hongyao.


    "What''s wrong?"


    The girl with the high ponytail was puzzled and instinctively turned her head to take a glance.


    "It''s nothing!"


    Lin Baici slightly pursed his lips.


    This girl with double A in strength and speed and D in intelligence didn''t notice anything unusual in this car, which made him a little dissatisfied with the divine hunters of Kyushu Shield.


    Are you all just eating rice?


    Forget it, it''s better not to find the enemy. At least I don''t have to worry about you alerting the enemy.


    "Let''s go forward, what are you waiting for?"


    The bald passenger urged. The seawater kept rising and had reached their chests, which was too scary.


    "Hurry up!"


    Xia Hongyao also urged, because many passengers were sitting, and the seawater had already submerged their heads.


    If they waited for another minute or two, they would definitely drown.


    Lin Baici didn''t move. Since the enemy was here, there must be octopus monsters, right?


    Anyway, if it were him, he would definitely leave one or two monsters for self-defense.


    In Lin Baici''s view, both the seawater and the monsters were created by the enemy, so the other side must have a way to control the octopus monsters.


    "To kill the octopus monster in one hit, we must use the pine torch!"


    Lin Baici extinguished the torch to reduce the enemy''s vigilance. Otherwise, if someone on the high-speed train was holding a burning torch, any person with a brain would think that there was a problem.


    But now, Lin Baici had no choice.


    So he raised his arm and swiped the torch on the roof of the car!


    Whoosh!


    The torch was ignited like a giant match.


    During this process, Lin Baici kept staring at the entire car, wanting to see if any passengers showed any abnormalities because of the torch he lit.


    Because this was obviously a divine taboo.


    If there were, it would mean that the other party was a divine hunter.


    But the enemy was obviously very patient, motionless, and continued to pretend to be unconscious.


    "The strong hunger means that guy is in this car!"


    Lin Baici used the same trick again.


    He pulled a backpack from the luggage rack and smashed it towards the tall male passenger three meters in front of him near the aisle.


    Plop!


    The backpack fell into the water, and the tall man slid into the water.


    A black shadow emerged from under a nearby chair and quickly swam towards the fire. Its tentacles stretched out and entangled around the tall man''s head.


    Splash!


    Water splashed everywhere.


    Sure enough, it was an octopus monster.


    Lin Baici rushed forward with all his strength, holding the pine torch in his right hand and stabbing it out quickly!


    Splash!


    The torch was like a harpoon, piercing through the water, but its speed slowed down due to the resistance of the seawater. However, it still grazed the octopus monster.


    Boom!


    The octopus monster ignited, and even in the water, the flames could not be extinguished.


    The bald passenger originally criticized Lin Baici for not moving and wanted to urge him, but when he saw this scene, his face turned pale with fear.


    "There''s a monster!"


    The bald passenger trembled like a sieve.


    "Help...help me!"The tall traveler struggled in the water.


    If it weren''t for Lin Baici''s hit, he would have been unconscious and drowned in the sea.


    When Xia Hongmian saw that Lin Baici didn''t move, she wanted to surpass him and save the tall traveler, but was stopped by Lin Baici''s hand.


    "There may still be octopus monsters!"


    Lin Baici warned.


    The tall traveler''s movements caused many waves, which saved him from being used as bait.


    "..."


    Xia Hongyao''s pretty cheeks turned red with embarrassment.


    I didn''t think there might still be monsters?


    This big guy is not a person who sees death and does not save, he must have a reason for not moving!


    Now it''s terrible!


    Does he think I''m stupid?


    Xia Hongyao decided to tell this big guy that she often reads Sherlock Holmes and has excellent reasoning skills after the divine taboo was sealed.


    "It seems that there are no monsters. Let''s hurry up and go to the front of the train."


    Lin Baici spoke loudly.


    In fact, this sentence was meant for the enemy to hear and lower their guard.


    "What''s your name, big brother?"


    18D asked respectfully.


    He felt very unlucky to have met the leader of 18F on this trip before, but now he felt grateful!


    Looking at those people drowned in the sea, they all died tragically.


    "My surname is Lin, and my name is Baici!"


    When Lin Baici walked past seat 21, his mouth watered and his hunger intensified, causing him to instinctively look at the two passengers on the right.


    21B was a woman in her twenties with short, neat hair and a tall figure, estimated to be about 1.9 meters. She was wearing an Anta sports suit and had scars on her fingers, wrapped in tape, looking like an athlete from some provincial team, either playing basketball or volleyball.


    21A by the window was a short young man wearing a blue T-shirt and a long face with a seven-part haircut. He was completely immersed in the water and didn''t move, as if he was already dead.


    "..."


    Lin Baici frowned and his gaze shifted between the woman and the young man.


    Hunger represented that the enemy was one of these two people.


    Then the dead person should be ruled out!


    But Lin Baici always felt that something was wrong.


    This woman was clean and tidy, with nothing but her phone on her thigh, while the young man next to her was soaked in water and had a waist bag.


    "If I were a terrorist, I wouldn''t let the divine taboo leave my side!"


    All signs indicated that the "dead young man" should be the enemy.


    "Eat God, say something!"


    Lin Baici shouted in his heart, but the Eat God did not respond.


    "Everyone, watch out for the monsters!"


    Lin Baici shifted his gaze away and only glanced at the young man with his peripheral vision.


    He knew he didn''t have time to hesitate.


    Standing here for too long will definitely arouse the enemy''s suspicion.


    "There is only one chance for a surprise attack. If you choose the wrong one, you will face a huge risk of death!"Lin Baici thought to himself, and suddenly exerted force with his right arm, holding the pine torch and fiercely smashing it towards the young man''s head.


    It''s you!


    A dead person, according to common sense, is not a threat, but even the pollution of rules, a non-natural thing, exists. So the "common sense" known to ordinary people may not be common sense!


    Snap!


    The torch opened on the water surface and hit the young man''s head.


    Bang!


    The young man''s hair was ignited, the burning pain made him scream, his entire face twisted, his body slipped like a fish...


    No!


    More like an ugly octopus, sliding into the water.


    Putting out a fire with water is a human instinct, but this time, the young man miscalculated.


    Lin Baici succeeded with one blow and quickly retreated!


    A person ignited by a pine torch will be burned to ashes, so Lin Baici didn''t have to take risks to continue attacking. He just waited to collect the corpse and loot.


    "What the hell?"


    18D''s mind was in chaos.


    When Lin Baici stood still next to the 21st seat, he thought this guy was interested in the tall girl, but he didn''t expect him to suddenly hit the young man.


    Does that guy look like your love rival?


    Or do you simply dislike him?


    Otherwise, why would you beat the corpse?


    But what made 18D more frightened was that the "corpse" that was hit with a stick actually came back to life?


    Are you kidding me?


    18D saw it with his own eyes. The guy was in the water without breathing. Otherwise, there should be air bubbles floating out.


    Xia Hongyao''s intelligence was indeed not high, but she was not stupid. She immediately understood what was going on when she saw a "corpse" screaming and diving into the water.


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    Xia Hongyao gripped her short knife.


    "The thing ignited by my torch won''t go out until it''s burned to ashes, so..." Lin Baici put on a proud expression, sneered, "You''re dead!"


    Lin Baici was not an arrogant person.


    He said this to anger the enemy, make him lose his mind, and also make him think that this torch was his most powerful weapon, thereby ignoring the Bodhi messenger''s kasaya on him!


    "Fuck you!"


    A curse filled the carriage.


    At the entrance of the opposite carriage, the young man floated to the surface.


    His skin was very red, very tender, and he had no hair on his head, like a braised egg!


    "Hmm?"


    Lin Baici was puzzled.


    "Didn''t expect it, huh? I can molt!"


    In the Lost Coast, the young man nicknamed Octopus Ball showed a smirk, "Want to kill me? I''ll swallow you whole today!"


    "Molt? Is it a divine gift?"


    Lin Baici pondered, there''s also this move!


    Octopus Ball didn''t answer, but his small eyes stared at Lin Baici, sharp and with a hint of doubt, "How did you discover me?"


    "Intuition!"


    Lin Baici smiled slightly.


    "You''re lying!"


    Octopus Ball didn''t believe him.


    He wanted to know where he had revealed his flaws, so he could disguise himself better in the future.


    "It''s true!"


    Lin Baici looked sincere.


    "Bullshit!"Octopus Ball cursed loudly, "In order to confuse my opponent, I even pretended to be a corpse with my mouth and nose submerged in the water, and I deliberately chose a tall girl as my cover!"


    Why did Octopus Ball sit next to that athlete?


    Because she was a woman herself, and women naturally attract men''s attention, especially since she was so tall. When the seawater flooded the entire carriage and passengers, only her head was exposed.


    This was a huge clue!


    Suspecting her as an enemy, wasn''t it reasonable?


    Octopus Ball thought his tactics were perfect, but somehow, this overly young boy still found him and didn''t hesitate to take action.


    This result was a huge blow to the confident Octopus Ball.


    My awesome tactic,


    Was it useless?


    If it weren''t for the divine grace of ''Molting,'' I would have been dead by now!


    "Yeah, how did you recognize him?"


    Xia Hongyao looked at Lin Baici with shining eyes.


    As a mystery enthusiast, the high ponytail girl was very interested in Lin Baici''s reasoning process of ''finding the bad guy''!


    "Tired, don''t want to talk!"


    Lin Baici was stalling for time, thinking about tactics.


    The torch was useless, so how could he kill this guy?


    Lin Baici didn''t have much time left.


    Because the seawater was still rising rapidly, once it filled the entire carriage, the enemy with underwater breathing ability could easily drown anyone.


    "You want to stall for time? Waiting for reinforcements? Don''t dream, my big brother Black Shark III has already turned your companions into snacks and swallowed them alive."


    Octopus Ball sneered.

 Chapter 38 – Winner

    The seawater surged up to their chests, and most of the passengers were already completely submerged and would suffocate to death in a few minutes.


    Octopus Ball stared at the torch burning in Lin Baici''s hand, thinking of his words "it won''t go out until it turns to ashes," and couldn''t help but feel nervous.


    As for the kasaya on this kid''s body? It should be some kind of divine taboo for defense, right?


    Are all the Dragon Cavalry Guards of the Nine Provinces Shield this powerful now?


    The special operations team responsible for dealing with divine disasters in the Nine Provinces Shield''s Security Bureau is called the Dragon Cavalry Guard, and these members are referred to as Dragon Cavalry Guards by the outside world.


    The most powerful among them, known as the Nine Provinces Dragon Wing, is a top-tier powerhouse capable of breaking through the God''s Ruins alone. S§×ar?h the N?vel(F)ire.¦Çet website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality.


    "Companion? Are there people from the Nine Provinces Shield on this train?"


    Xia Hongyao blurted out.


    "What? Aren''t you with that Dragon Cavalry team?"


    Octopus Ball was stunned, then cursed his bad luck.


    His and Black Shark III''s tactic was for him to hide in the distance, holding the "Coral Sea" and launching a rule pollution to turn this high-speed train into a water train.


    Black Shark III''s divine grace is very suitable for fighting in the water.


    As long as Octopus Ball isn''t discovered and killed, the seawater won''t recede, ensuring their victory. But who knew he would be discovered by a big guy who wasn''t part of the plan.


    "You guys hide, I''ll take care of him!"


    As a member of the Dragon Cavalry Guard, Xia Hongyao was very responsible and proud. Even though Lin Baici was a divine hunter, she didn''t plan on letting him help and was ready to fight alone.


    "Hide?"


    Octopus Ball chuckled, "Today, you''re all going to die!"


    As he spoke, he quickly lowered his head and sank into the water.


    Xia Hongyao swam forward, but suddenly, a bunch of black ink spread in the seawater, making the originally clear water instantly turn pitch black, and nothing could be seen.


    This was another divine grace of Octopus Ball''s that could spray ink to hide his figure, making it very powerful for both escaping and attacking.


    Lin Baici immediately activated his divine ability, Ear-Reading, to listen carefully to the movement underwater.


    This divine ability is mainly used to enhance memory, but it can also improve auditory sensitivity.


    Tall passenger Fu Shui used his hands and feet to try to escape from this car.


    However, he hadn''t swum far when something seemed to wrap around his legs, causing him to sink suddenly.


    "Help..."


    A large string of bubbles rose up.


    "Don''t panic!"


    Xia Hongyao wanted to help, but before she could reach him, the tall passenger''s body floated up, his head twisted irregularly, obviously his neck had been broken.


    18D originally wanted to run, but seeing this situation, he dared not move and could only plead with Lin Baici helplessly.


    In his heart, this peer was even more powerful than Xia Hongyao.


    The bald passenger who was awakened by Lin Baici with his luggage had been following at the end of the team and quietly retreated when he saw this situation.


    Suddenly, Splash!The water surface broke, and the octopus ball revealed its head, grinning at the bald traveler. "Where are you going?"


    The bald traveler was scared out of his wits and was about to beg for mercy when a big hand grabbed his neck and snapped it with ease.


    The octopus ball sank back into the water.


    Because the ink spread rapidly in the seawater, making everything black, Lin Baici and Xia Hongyao couldn''t locate the exact position of the octopus ball.


    "Don''t panic, this guy kills to intimidate and put psychological pressure on us to make us lose our composure!"


    Lin Baici said as he walked towards Xia Hongyao.


    They could help each other if they encountered trouble.


    But the octopus ball was faster.


    A thick tentacle suddenly shot out from underwater, wrapped around Lin Baici''s right hand, and pulled him into the water with force!


    The torch went into the water, and the flame immediately weakened but did not go out.


    "Catch the torch!"


    Lin Baici shouted and reached out his left hand, grabbed the torch from his right hand, and threw it to Xia Hongyao.


    The octopus ball shot like a torpedo and appeared in front of Xia Hongyao, grabbing the torch first with its tentacle.


    "Hahaha, I got it!"


    The octopus ball was delighted.


    He killed those two travelers not only to intimidate and create panic but also to conceal his true attack method.


    He had a divine taboo and could grow four three-meter-long tentacles under his ribs.


    This was his trump card.


    But now, he would try the divine taboo he had just obtained.


    The octopus ball quickly turned around and stabbed the torch at Xia Hongyao, trying to ignite her.


    However, he was surprised to find that the beautiful girl with a high ponytail was replaced by a towering man who filled his vision.


    No!


    It should be called a giant Buddha.


    His muscles were knotted and bulging, as if he could move mountains and fill the sea. Because he was too tall, he couldn''t stand up straight in the carriage and could only bend his waist.


    The octopus ball smelled a huge death aura and instinctively wanted to escape, but it was too slow.


    The muscle Buddha punched!


    The fighting spirit surged, and the iron fist was like anger, determining life and death!


    The muscle Buddha''s iron fist slammed into the face of the young man nicknamed the octopus ball, making a loud bang like a drumbeat.


    The location of the young man''s heavy punch deformed, swelled, and then burst.


    Flesh splattered everywhere!


    The heavy blow of the iron fist transmitted to the seawater, causing waves to form and spread rapidly to the surroundings.


    Lin Baici and the others couldn''t stand firm and were pushed up and down by the seawater.


    The travelers soaking in the seawater were like floating corpses, swaying with the waves.


    Xia Hongyao grabbed a chair to stabilize herself and looked at the muscular Buddha who was only wearing tight shorts and was brutally beating the octopus ball with a blank expression.


    This scene was too cruel, wasn''t it?


    "You want to scheme against me? Dream on!"


    Lin Baici smiled confidently.He estimated that Octopus Ball would try to snatch the Pine Torch because this Divine Taboo posed a great threat to him. So, when Lin Baici''s right hand was imprisoned by Octopus''s tentacles, he looked panicked and threw the torch towards Xia Hongyao, but it was all part of his plan.


    Octopus Ball was in the sea and was very fast. Lin Baici rashly summoned Muscle Buddha, which may not have hit him, but with the Pine Torch as bait, it was not a problem. Octopus Ball thought he had taken the torch, but he did not know that Muscle Buddha had silently appeared behind him.


    18D was dumbfounded and then ecstatic.


    "Damn, big brother, you still have such an ace up your sleeve? Why didn''t you use it earlier? You scared me to death!"


    After beating Octopus Ball for eighteen seconds, Muscle Buddha stopped punching, clasped his hands together, bowed to Octopus Ball, and chanted the Buddha''s name.


    Octopus Ball had no breath left, and his body was torn apart, with his bones shattered, floating like a pile of rotting meat on the water. A strong smell of blood spread out.


    Lin Baici rubbed his nose and swam towards Octopus Ball while canceling the summon. Otherwise, he was afraid that Muscle Buddha would punch him.


    "This fitness Buddha, did you summon it with the robe on your body?"


    Xia Hongyao was curious. "I thought it was a defensive Divine Taboo!"


    Lin Baici grabbed Octopus Ball''s body, pulled off his waist bag, opened it, and saw a brown leather wallet, an iPhone, and a palm-sized red coral covered with small hairs, slowly wriggling.


    Kuishin''s comment.


    "Is there no divine grace on it?"


    Lin Baici licked his lips.


    Kuishin''s answer disappointed Lin Baici, and he handed the Coral Sea to Xia Hongyao.


    "Ah?"


    Xia Hongyao was surprised.


    She was still considering how to persuade Lin Baici to give her the Divine Taboo, as it was his spoils of war, but she did not expect him to give it to her so generously.


    She wanted this Divine Taboo mainly because she was worried that Lin Baici would not know how to use it and could not immediately seal it.


    "Do you know how to use it?"


    Lin Baici just didn''t want to bother.


    He had not forgotten that Octopus Ball had companions, and if he took the Coral Sea, it would mean that he killed him.


    Better let Xia Hongyao be the cannon fodder and attract their hatred.


    "Well, I have heard of this Divine Taboo!"


    Although Xia Hongyao had low intelligence, she was still a public official of the Nine Provinces Divine Shield, who was admitted based on her strength. Moreover, she often went to the archive and knew a lot about Divine Taboos.


    She held the Coral Sea and infused it with divine power, controlling it.


    The seawater on the train lost the mysterious power of the Coral Sea and began to flow out of various gaps.


    Many glasses could not withstand the pressure of seawater and were crushed after a few tens of seconds.


    The seawater poured out, and the water level in the carriage dropped rapidly.


    "That''s it!"Xia Hongyao saw that many passengers'' mouths and noses were exposed, and they began to breathe heavily. She felt relieved.


    "Little Linzi, you saved a lot of people!"


    Xia Hongyao looked at Lin Baici with admiration and amazement in her eyes.


    A wild god hunter, so powerful!


    And he''s still so young!


    I want him!


    "Little Linzi,


    Xia Hongyao invited.


    "What kind of ghost is Little Linzi? Are we that familiar?"


    Lin Baici rolled his eyes, but the proposal to join the Jiuzhou Divine Shield did make him a little tempted.


    After all, it''s a stable job with food and clothing provided!


    Lin''s mother''s greatest wish in her life was for Lin Baici to become a civil servant.


    "Isn''t it considered familiar after we''ve been through life and death together?"


    Xia Hongyao was surprised.


    "¡­"


    Lin Baici had nothing to say.


    Although Xia Hongyao didn''t contribute much just now, she didn''t run away. Moreover, she let Lin Baici go first several times, wanting to face the enemy herself.


    This courage and boldness, appearing on a girl, was admirable.


    Lin Baici didn''t know that his decision not to run and to face the octopus balls head-on had greatly increased Xia Hongyao''s good feelings towards him. Otherwise, it wouldn''t be easy to gain Xia Hongyao''s friendship.


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    Lin Baici''s good reasoning ability also played a big part.


    Xia Hongyao liked to make friends with smart people, and it would be even better if they liked Sherlock Holmes.


    "Let''s go, stop the train first, and then clean up the remaining enemies!"


    Xia Hongyao ran towards the front of the train.


    This guy killed by Lin Baici had mentioned Black Shark III, a well-known main member of the terrorist organization Lost Coast.


    Whether dead or alive, as long as they were captured, there would be a reward of one million RMB, which could be claimed at the Jiuzhou Divine Shield Security Bureau.

 Chapter 39 – I really admire him!

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    Carriage 28, corpses everywhere!


    The blood of the passengers has completely stained the seawater red, and with the waves brushing against the carriage walls, it looks like a flesh and blood mill.


    Splash!


    The water surface opened, and a fat man stood up.


    He was not tall, with a big bald head, and six horizontal openings on each side of his neck, under his left and right ears, making him look like a shark''s gills.


    The young man with the big nose that Lin Baici had seen in the waiting hall, was now being bitten by him, dangling in his mouth. The young man''s limbs were soft and his head was hanging down, indicating that he was already dead.


    The fat man stared at Ma Yuan, who was standing opposite him, grabbed the young man''s hair, and pulled it hard, like eating a meaty bone stick...


    Tear!


    The young man with the big nose was pulled apart, leaving a large piece of flesh on the fat man''s mouth. Blood gushed out of the wound on his neck, splashing into the seawater.


    "Nine States Dragon Guard..."


    The fat man looked at the corpse in his hand, sneered, and casually threw it away. "Is that all?"


    "Courting death!"


    Ma Yuan was burning with anger, his face turning red, and he rushed towards the fat man, but the seawater in the carriage greatly slowed down his speed.


    "Hahaha!"


    The fat man laughed, swam like a fish, and disappeared into the water.


    Ma Yuan felt hopeless.


    He knew he had been careless.


    Their team was responsible for tracking the fat man, thinking they had not been discovered. However, the fat man already knew, and had set a trap using this train.


    The Nine States Divine Shield knew little about the fat man, only that he was nicknamed Black Shark III in the Lost Coast.


    Now, Ma Yuan knew why the fat man had this nickname!


    This guy could breathe underwater and had an extremely fast swimming speed, which increased his combat power in the seawater.


    If it were on land, Ma Yuan would have the confidence to fight Black Shark III alone, let alone five against one. However, in the seawater, the deaths of his four teammates already explained everything.


    Ma Yuan destroyed the carriage, trying to let the seawater flow out, but it was useless. The seawater was caused by the Divine Taboo''s rule pollution, and without finding the Divine Taboo, the seawater could not disappear.


    "Find a way to die together."


    Ma Yuan gave up, but Black Shark III did not attack.


    He resurfaced and looked at the front of the carriage with a solemn expression.


    Why was the seawater decreasing?


    Did something happen to Octopus Ball?


    Black Shark III turned his head and glanced at Ma Yuan, starting to hesitate.


    Should he kill this Nine States Dragon Guard while there was still seawater, or go to support Octopus Ball?


    Ma Yuan was not weak, and it would take him several minutes to kill him. During this time, Octopus Ball might have died. But if he did not kill Ma Yuan now, his combat power would greatly decrease without seawater.


    Soon, Black Shark III made a decision.


    He swam into the water and headed towards the front of the carriage at the fastest speed.


    In the Lost Coast, he had always teamed up with Octopus Ball because both of their divine gifts were related to water, and they could form a 1+1>2 effect.


    Today''s tactic was one they often used. Octopus Ball would hide and use Coral Sea to flood a semi-enclosed environment with seawater, while Black Shark III would stand out, attract the enemy''s attention, and launch the main attack.


    The seawater battlefield doubled Black Shark III''s combat power.


    Most enemies saw that Black Shark III could breathe underwater and subconsciously thought that he caused the seawater. They believed that killing him quickly could remove the rule pollution.


    Once the enemy thought this way, they were doomed.If Black Shark III can win, he will fight. If he can''t win, he will use guerrilla warfare to consume the enemy. When the enemy is almost exhausted, he will be joined by the well-prepared Takoyaki as a fresh force.


    But most of the time, Takoyaki doesn''t need to take action.


    Because in a half-enclosed battlefield filled with seawater, anyone who cannot breathe underwater, even the Divine Hunters, is like a lamb waiting to be slaughtered.


    With this tactic, Black Shark III has killed many powerful people and has gained great fame in the Dark Hunter circle, even being invited by the Lost Coast leader to join.


    But no one knows Takoyaki''s name.


    This was a decision made after they discussed it.


    Because of this, everyone would think that Black Shark III always acted alone and when they saw the seawater spreading, they would judge that killing him would allow them to survive.


    But today, something unexpected happened!


    "What happened to Takoyaki? Before getting on the high-speed train, I confirmed that only Long Xiang''s team of five people, including Mahara, was here!"


    Black Shark III''s face was solemn.


    When he arrived at carriage 03, the water level had dropped to his ankles.


    He didn''t call out Takoyaki''s name, but quickly scanned the carriage with his eyes and looked towards Takoyaki''s seat.


    Takoyaki was lowing his head, lying on the small table like a pile of rotten meat.


    Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!


    Black Shark III stepped on the water and quickly ran over.


    "Takoyaki!"


    Black Shark III shouted loudly, his face showing a very anxious expression, looking like he was worried about his companion''s safety.


    But in reality, his nerves had stretched to the limit, and he was fully focused on being vigilant of his surroundings.


    Something had happened to Takoyaki.


    So the enemy was likely to be lurking nearby, waiting to ambush him!


    All the passengers in this carriage were suspects.


    Although Black Shark III was fat, he was very agile.


    He rushed to the seat in row 21 and looked at the woman in her twenties, over 1.9 meters tall, wearing a sportswear from Anta. Without hesitation, he swung the short knife in his hand towards her neck.


    Generally speaking, this position next to Takoyaki was the most suitable for an ambush.


    So he would rather kill the wrong person than let them go.


    Just as the female athlete''s head was about to be chopped off, a muscular Buddha appeared behind Black Shark III.


    Whoosh!


    A heavy punch struck!


    Feeling the strong wind coming from behind, Black Shark III used all his strength to jump up like a flea and rolled away from the seat.


    Bang!


    Black Shark III landed in the aisle and saw the attacker.


    It was a Buddha statue wearing only shorts, with bulging muscles and veins, even the world''s bodybuilders who had been eating protein powder since childhood couldn''t grow like this.


    "Divine Taboo?"


    Black Shark III''s eyes narrowed, and a strong sense of alertness appeared on his face.


    From the punch of this muscular Buddha, he felt a great threat. If he was hit, he would either die or be severely injured.


    A Divine Hunter who possessed such a terrifying Divine Taboo was most likely a powerful warrior.


    Damn it!


    He didn''t expect there were other Divine Hunters on this train.


    Black Shark III felt that Takoyaki was very unlucky. He must have angered the other party after launching the Coral Sea and then engaged in a fight.


    "Sir, this is a misunderstanding, and I am willing to compensate you!"


    Black Shark III''s attitude was respectful.


    In fact, this was just an act. He wanted to lure the other party out, otherwise, even if he killed the Buddha statue, it would be useless if he couldn''t kill its owner.


    "Compensation?"


    A refreshing voice, like the sunshine in spring, sounded. S§×ar?h the n?velFire.net website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality.


    Black Shark III immediately stared over.A young man, no, a high school student, stood up from his seat in class 5B.


    He was wearing jeans and a T-shirt, looking like a regular freshman going to college.


    But he was not ordinary.


    This young man was not only tall and handsome, but also had a high value that could make rich women wave their money to keep him as their pet.


    "Money is not a problem!"


    Black Shark III spoke, continuing to probe.


    "But I just killed your companion, is that all right?"


    Lin Baici smiled, his sunny temperament like a gentle neighbor boy, but his words were somewhat frightening.


    ¡¾If there is a water tyrant, I would advise you to run away if you are in the water. This kind of person should not be provoked. If you provoke them, you have to kill them with one blow and cannot leave any future troubles!¡¿


    Snap!


    Lin Baici snapped his fingers.


    Muscle Buddha immediately rushed forward, approaching Black Shark III.


    "Everything can be negotiated!"


    Black Shark III didn''t want to resist, quickly retreating, but he underestimated Muscle Buddha''s speed.


    Muscle Buddha took three steps and came to Black Shark III, swinging his fists!


    Olala!


    The fist wind was sharp as a knife.


    "So strong!"


    Black Shark III''s nerves were tense, staring at Muscle Buddha and the tall young man in the distance, afraid that they had other tricks up their sleeves.


    But in the next moment, a black short knife appeared from his left rear, like a thunderbolt, piercing through the air.


    Too close,


    too fast!


    If he were in normal condition, Black Shark III could barely dodge this knife, but now he was restrained by Muscle Buddha, and most of his attention was diverted, so he was hit.


    Sizzle!


    The short knife pierced Black Shark III''s left rib.


    "Success!"


    Xia Hongyao was overjoyed, using her right hand to push the knife harder, wanting to break Black Shark III''s rib and cut open his heart.


    "Don''t be greedy!"


    Lin Baici shouted.


    Black Shark III turned around and slashed his knife towards Xia Hongyao''s head.


    Xia Hongyao had to dodge, otherwise, even if she killed Black Shark III, she would be severely injured.


    Bang!


    Muscle Buddha hit Black Shark III.


    Black Shark III took advantage of the force, like a kicked soccer ball, bounced and rolled a few times before standing up again.


    "Xiaobai, we did it!"


    Xia Hongyao was full of joy.


    After stopping the train, Xia Hongyao urged Lin Baici to hurry up and find Octopus Ball''s companions, but was dissuaded.


    Lin Baici said that they should wait and ambush instead of rushing over, wasting energy and possibly falling into a trap.


    Lin Baici''s reason was that judging from Black Shark III''s nickname, he must have some divine taboo related to seawater.


    Even if he didn''t care about Octopus Ball''s life or death, he must care about the "Coral Sea" divine taboo, so there was a high probability that he would come to retrieve it.


    The fact proved that Lin Baici was completely right.


    Later, the two returned to the train compartment.


    Xia Hongyao wanted to sit next to Octopus Ball, feeling that this position was the most suitable for a sneak attack, but was once again dissuaded by Lin Baici.


    His reason was that the people from this terrifying organization of Black Shark III must be very bad.


    Either out of caution or revenge for seeing their companions die, there was a high chance that they would kill the people near Octopus Ball first.


    The result proved once again that Lin Baici was correct.


    If he hadn''t acted in time, the tall female athlete next to Octopus Ball would have been killed.


    Tsk!


    I really admire this guy''s brain.


    I must recruit him into the Nine Provinces Divine Shield and make him my teammate!Xia Hongyao felt that with Lin Baici, at least one-tenth of her goal of forming the strongest hunter team in the Nine Provinces was accomplished.

 Chapter 40 – Pollution intensity: 5.0

    In the carriage, the passengers were unconscious and lying in all directions.


    Lin Baici heard hurried footsteps and immediately turned around.


    Ma Yuan came, his suit wrinkled and messy, much less elite than when Lin Baici saw him in the waiting hall.


    "Xia Hongyao?"


    Ma Yuan saw Xia Hongyao and blurted out, "Do you know me?"


    Xia Hongyao flicked her ponytail. "You should ask, who doesn''t know you and your sister in the security bureau!"


    Ma Yuan instinctively glanced at Xia Hongyao''s chest. He had never seen her in person, but comparing her to the photo, he found that she was even bigger than in the picture.


    Is that bigger than a D cup?


    Immediately, Ma Yuan stared at Black Shark III.


    The fat man was holding his rib injury, and blood was flowing out of his fingers, wetting his clothes.


    Compared to his arrogant posture just now, the main member of the lost coast was now much weaker.


    "Very good, I didn''t expect that I, Black Shark III, would fall into the hands of two young people today!"


    Black Shark III clenched his teeth and glared at Lin Baici, feeling very aggrieved.


    When he came in, he was very careful, but he didn''t expect to fall into an ambush. The other party was even more meticulous than he had estimated.


    "I just did something insignificant, and the main layout was designed by Lin!"


    Xia Hongyao was an honest person and didn''t want to take credit.


    "No need to say it, I can see it!"


    Black Shark III stared at Lin Baici with a resentful gaze.


    He thought that the muscular Buddha in shorts was the killer move, but in fact, it was a feint to attract his attention. The real killer move was this girl with a ponytail.


    Why could he make this judgment?


    Because this girl with a ponytail was so happy and her chest was so big that she didn''t seem like someone who would use her brain.


    Of course, the most important thing was that Lin Baici stood up and talked those two sentences too calmly and with the demeanor of a general, which was why Black Shark III subconsciously paid attention to him and was especially vigilant.


    "Hongyao, who is this..."


    Ma Yuan had been looking at Lin Baici and now heard Xia Hongyao''s words, so he asked.


    When did the bureau recruit such talented newcomers? But wasn''t this year''s assessment not started yet?


    "My friend!"


    Xia Hongyao didn''t reveal Lin Baici''s identity, fearing that Ma Yuan would try to take him away.


    "My partner, did you kill her?"


    Black Shark III''s tone was cold, and his eyes were full of hostility.


    "I killed her!"


    Xia Hongyao immediately took the blame. She was afraid that Black Shark III would run away and seek revenge on Lin Baici, so she took the initiative to shoulder the blame.


    Black Shark III sneered, not believing her."What? You look down on me?" Xia Hongyao was unhappy.


    "The stab you made on me was fast, accurate, and ruthless, but..." Black Shark III shook his head. "It''s not enough to kill Octopus Ball with this kind of knife skill!"


    Xia Hongyao didn''t argue. She recalled the process of Lin Baici''s killing of Octopus Ball, which was a series of steps, shining with the light of wisdom.


    "What? Dare to kill but not admit it?" Black Shark III sneered.


    "Hehe, listen carefully. The killer is Lin Baici from Haijing University of Technology!" Lin Baici adjusted his robe.


    "Revenge?"


    "Who do you think raised me?"


    "Come on then!"


    Xia Hongyao and Ma Yuan''s eyes lit up when they heard Lin Baici''s words.


    "Domineering!" Ma Yuan gave a thumbs up. "Do you want to join my team? I can be your recommender and guarantee for you!"


    To join the Nine States Shield Security Bureau as a Divine Hunter, one needs to pass multiple selections. Having a team leader as a guarantor makes it much easier.


    "Hey..." Xia Hongyao frowned. "Do you think I don''t exist? This is the member I''ve picked!"


    Lin Baici glanced at Ma Yuan and thought to himself,


    He asked Xia Hongyao to ambush in this carriage and not to support them for another reason. He wanted the Long Xiang team and Black Shark III to fight. If they won, they saved themselves the trouble. If they lost, he could take advantage of it and seriously injure Black Shark III.


    But when this main force of the Lost Coast arrived, he was only slightly injured and his combat power was not greatly affected.


    "Hahaha, so arrogant!" Black Shark III grinned. "Do you think you''ve got me?"


    "Why isn''t he dead yet?" Lin Baici frowned.


    He wasn''t chatting with Black Shark III for nothing. He was waiting for him to lose blood.


    "Hahaha, the stab from that girl was very ruthless. If it were an ordinary person, they would have bled out and gone into shock, but I am a Divine Hunter!" Black Shark III was very proud. "Even if I don''t take action, I have three ways to kill you!"


    Without Lin Baici''s urging, Ma Yuan and Xia Hongyao also realized that things were not good and rushed towards Black Shark III, but it was too late.


    Before the fat man finished speaking, he quickly took out a palm-sized conch and blew it hard.


    A transparent bubble emerged from the conch and enveloped him.


    At the same time, a yellow sandstorm suddenly rose in front of Lin Baici and his companions, blocking their vision and making them unable to see anything.


    "Rule contamination?" Lin Baici immediately summoned Muscle Buddha and wanted to light a fire, but the flying yellow sand made his eyes narrow and he couldn''t see anything.Fortunately, the sudden sandstorm didn''t last long, only six or seven seconds before it disappeared, but the surrounding environment had changed.


    "Where are we?"


    18D looked confused.


    Wasn''t I on a high-speed train?


    This was an endless red mud pit, and 18D''s feet sank into it up to his calves, slippery and muddy, very uncomfortable.


    Ma Yuan cursed fiercely.


    The thing he feared most had happened.


    "Little Linzi!"


    Xia Hongyao waded through the mud, deep and shallow, and came to Lin Baici''s side.


    "What divine taboo caused this? Do you know?"


    Lin Baici asked.


    Except for the four of them, all the passengers on the G1955 train were affected and contaminated by the rules.


    Some people lay in the red mud pit, still unconscious, and some began to wake up, looking around in confusion.


    Xia Hongyao looked at Ma Yuan.


    Ma Yuan took out a crumpled note from his pocket and handed it to Xia Hongyao.


    Divine taboo characteristics: a mud sculpture.


    After the rule pollution begins, a muddy red mud pit will form, and a mud monster will appear, forcing the contaminated to make mud sculptures.


    Sealing method: black coffin seal.


    Disaster assessment: higher.


    Special precautions: do not attempt to escape, you will be killed and lose the qualification to make mud sculptures.


    Xia Hongyao gasped at the number.


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    Lin Baici frowned.


    Ma Yuan smiled bitterly.


    After decades of continuous exploration and summary, countries have a certain understanding of God''s Ruins disasters and have developed unified disaster assessment standards.


    A pollution intensity of 5.0 represents the disaster caused by this divine taboo, equivalent to a small God''s Ruins.


    For ordinary people, the survival rate is pitifully low.


    "Where are we?"


    "What happened?"


    "Why are my clothes wet? What about the high-speed train? What about my luggage?"


    The awakened passengers were panicked and asked each other, with vigilance in their eyes!


    "Apprentices, come over here, the apprenticeship assessment is about to begin!"


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    A dry voice came from the nine o''clock direction, echoing over the red mud pit.


    Everyone turned their heads and looked over.


    "Apprentices? Who?"


    18D looked at Lin Baici: "Is it us?"


    "Let''s go, we have no choice!"After Xia Hongyao finished speaking to Lin Baici, she clapped her hands to attract the attention of the travelers and said, "Let''s go, we have been contaminated by the divine taboo''s rules and only by following its instructions can we survive!"


    The travelers were dumbfounded.


    Many of them had heard of the terms "God''s Ruins" and "divine taboo" through the internet or other means, and knew they were terrifying, but no one had actually seen them.


    Now they suddenly heard that they had been contaminated and were all terrified.


    "Will we die?"


    "Who are you?"


    "What exactly is rule contamination?"


    The travelers all looked at Xia Hongyao, waiting for an answer.


    "Let''s go first, you''ll find out soon enough!"


    Even if Xia Hongyao wanted to explain, she didn''t have time, because if she didn''t follow the divine taboo''s instructions, it would kill them all.


    Lin Baici walked towards the dry voice.


    18D quickly followed, begging and apologizing in a low voice.


    "Brother, if I offended you earlier, please forgive me!"


    18D followed Lin Baici all the way, witnessing his amazing performance and knowing that following him would increase their chances of survival, so he took the initiative to show goodwill and cling to him.


    This red soil mud pool was like a wetland swamp, so difficult to walk in.


    After walking a short distance, 18D''s left foot was stuck in the mud and couldn''t be pulled out.


    Many people encountered this problem.


    Swearing erupted all around.


    Lin Baici walked more than two hundred meters and saw a circular red soil platform, about half the size of a football field, built from red soil.


    On the platform, there were half-moon-shaped kilns, each over one meter high and half a meter in diameter, made of red soil.


    Next to each kiln was a pile of charcoal and a wooden box the size of a suitcase.


    Lin Baici knew that those things were called bellows, tools used for cooking in the countryside in the past.


    A two-meter-tall red soil mud man stood on the platform, scrutinizing these apprentices.


    "Can we kill it?"


    18D found that this mud man was lifelike.


    At first glance, it looked like a real person covered in mud, and even its eyes were lively and vivid, making people feel intimidated.


    But upon closer inspection, one could see that the whites of its eyes were the color of mud, and as its eyeballs moved, some mud powder would fall off.


    "Generally speaking, no!"


    Ma Yuan''s answer was very cautious.


    "How do we pass this divine taboo game?"


    Lin Baici asked in his heart.


    Gourmet God explained.


    "The apprentice assessment is starting now. Follow me!"


    The Mudman announced loudly, and then took long strides, walking into the mud pond.

 Chapter 41 – Clay Figure Challenge

    Everyone''s gaze was fixed on the clay monster.


    Some people were cautious and didn''t say a word, hiding in the crowd, afraid of being noticed; some wanted to ask, but were afraid of the clay monster and didn''t dare to speak up, waiting for someone else to take the lead.


    "Everyone, pay attention. Based on my estimation, if we fail to meet its requirements, we will die!" Xia Hongyao warned loudly.


    Actually, speaking like this was very dangerous for her. It could easily be judged by the clay monster as a violation of the assessment rules and result in a death penalty.


    "What is this thing?" A big-bellied man with short hair, round eyes, and a pointed chin asked Xia Hongyao. His voice sounded like he had phlegm stuck in his throat.


    "It''s a rule contaminant!" Xia Hongyao hadn''t finished speaking when she was interrupted by the clay monster.


    "Silence!" The clay monster glared at Xia Hongyao and the big-bellied man. "Otherwise, I will revoke your qualification for the assessment!"


    The crowd tensed up when they heard this. Although they didn''t know what would happen if their qualification was revoked, they knew it couldn''t be good!


    "Next, I will teach you how to make a clay figure on the spot. If you succeed, you will pass the assessment!" The clay monster walked in the muddy red soil pond, making a clattering sound with every step.


    "What if we fail?" Xia Hongyao asked. Actually, she could guess the answer. It should be death.


    "Then you will have to start over!" The clay monster snorted coldly.


    Xia Hongyao wanted to ask whether starting over meant that they had to learn again and make another clay figure or whether they would be burned to death in a furnace, but she didn''t get the chance.


    "Can you keep quiet for a moment?" Ma Yuan was annoyed. Was this woman brainless?


    This was a divine taboo disaster with a pollution intensity of 5.0. Couldn''t she be more cautious?


    "That Black Shark the Third is not here!" Lin Baici scanned the crowd.


    There were about 820 people on the scene.


    Jin Yingzhen had said that rule contamination could not be exempted, so except for those who died in the sea, all the passengers on the G1955 train should be here.


    But Lin Baici didn''t see Black Shark the Third.


    "Didn''t he take out a conch before the contamination and blew a bubble to wrap himself up?" Ma Yuan smiled wryly and was a little envious. "That conch is called a parrot conch, one of the few divine taboo items that can exempt people from rule contamination!"


    It seemed that the main force members of the Lost Coast all had their own secret equipment.


    "Is it expensive?" Lin Baici raised his eyebrows.


    "It''s a must-have. The parrot conch is priceless on the black market."Xia Hongyao knew the situation well: "Because the God Hunter often enters the God''s Ruins to collect meteorites and contain divine remains, they usually encounter rule contamination several times. Although the Conch can only exempt one time, it can save lives in critical moments."


    "Okay!"


    Lin Baici glanced at Xia Hongyao and Ma Yuan.


    Black Shark III should not have left, but instead waited for everyone to die from rule contamination and then came to loot the bodies. As long as he passed this divine taboo game, he would face him.


    If he could kill him, how would the Conch be divided?


    Could he monopolize it?


    [You haven''t finished your bowl, but you''re already thinking about the pot?]


    [Very good, very idealistic, this is the style of a great hungry person!]


    [I admire you!]


    The Gourmet praised.


    When Lin Baici heard the Gourmet say this, he took a deep breath and threw away his distractions.


    Let''s pass this level first!


    "Listen up!"


    The clay monster stopped and explained loudly, "Step one, take the clay embryo!"


    The faces of the travelers were filled with anxiety, worry, and nervousness as they looked at the clay monster more than thirty meters away, not knowing what to do.


    The clay monster squatted down, inserted its hands into the clay pit, and like playing with mud, pushed aside the muddy and damp red soil on top.


    "What should we do?"


    18D looked at Lin Baici.


    "Do as it says!"


    Xia Hongyao squatted down and grabbed a handful of clay.


    Making a clay figure, the first step must be to collect soil.


    Most of the travelers thought so, so they all squatted down.


    Lin Baici looked around and activated his "Overhearing Scripture," asking the Gourmet in his mind, "If I walk to the side of this clay monster, will there be any danger?"


    [What if there is danger?]


    The Gourmet asked back.


    Lin Baici hesitated for only two seconds before walking towards the clay monster.


    The red soil pit was too muddy, like a swamp, making it very difficult for Lin Baici to lift his feet every time, feeling like his shoes were about to fall off.


    When Xia Hongyao saw Lin Baici''s actions, she was startled, "What are you doing?"


    Ma Yuan was about to squat down and looked over at the sound.


    "Get closer to it and see it clearly!"


    Lin Baici explained.


    More than thirty meters was not far, and with Lin Baici''s vision, he could see it clearly, but he was afraid of missing some details.


    "Are you crazy?"


    18D exclaimed in shock, then quickly closed his mouth, quickly glanced at the clay monster to make sure it hadn''t noticed him, and then reassured himself, lowering his voice to persuade, "Are you tired of living? Are you worried that the clay monster won''t trouble you?"


    "The distance is not too far, I won''t miss anything!"Ma Yuan thought that Lin Baici was a good person worth getting to know, so he advised him kindly.


    "I still want to get closer!"


    Lin Baici didn''t listen to advice.


    Snap! Snap!


    Lin Baici remembered the time when he played in the muddy pond as a child.


    Almost all the travelers squatted down, and those who didn''t dare to move for fear of attracting the attention of the mud monster, only Lin Baici walked over alone.


    So he attracted special attention.


    "Little Linzi!"


    Xia Hongyao didn''t want Lin Baici to get into trouble, so she immediately got up and followed him.


    "Aren''t you afraid of the mud monster?"


    Lin Baici asked back.


    "It''s no use being afraid!"


    Xia Hongyao had an eager look on her face: "And I''m confident that with my intelligence, I can pass this divine taboo game!"


    "..."


    Lin Baici was stunned and subconsciously glanced at Xia Hongyao''s chest.


    You say Panda is smart,


    I admit it!


    Intelligence?


    Do you have that?


    Lin Baici didn''t forget that the Gourmet God''s evaluation of this high ponytail girl was power and speed double A, intelligence D.


    "By the way, have you found anything?"


    Xia Hongyao asked in a hushed voice, covering her mouth with her hand.


    Previously, Lin Baici used reasoning to find the octopus balls and kill him, which made Xia Hongyao recognize his intelligence and think that his opinions should be valued.


    "Do you think this mud monster just squatted down randomly? Or did it deliberately find a position?"


    Lin Baici wanted to hear other people''s opinions.


    "Huh?"


    Xia Hongyao was stunned: "Did it choose a position? Didn''t it just squat down after saying ''take the mud embryo''?"


    "Not sure, that''s why I want to get closer to take a look!"


    Lin Baici explained.


    Xia Hongyao frowned and thought about the difference between these two possibilities, and then suddenly realized that if the mud monster seemed to squat down randomly, but actually chose a position, it meant that it wasn''t enough to just take any piece of red clay.


    And now many travelers were just squatting down and preparing to take the red clay in front of them.


    Lin Baici''s concerns may have been excessive, but his meticulous thinking was impressive.


    "No wonder you''re the team member I chose!"


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    Lin Baici stood one meter away from the mud monster''s side, smiling, but in fact, his body was tense. If this guy had any unusual movements, he would immediately summon the muscle Buddha.


    The emotionless eyes of the mud monster stared at Lin Baici.


    The terrifying silence on the scene made people suffocate.


    The travelers looked at Lin Baici in disbelief.


    Is this guy crazy?


    He actually took the initiative to approach that mud monster?


    One second!


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    Two seconds!


    Three seconds...


    ...After a full ten seconds, the mud monster lowered its head: "The first step is to take the clay embryo. First, remove the wet mud on top of the mud pond and take the lower layer of red clay, which should be a bit drier."


    The mud monster spoke and acted at the same time.


    Xia Hongyao squatted down and followed the instructions, while Lin Baici kept his eyes fixed on the mud monster, not missing any details.


    Among the travelers, there were about sixty who were careful and cautious.


    They thought about why Lin Baici was getting closer to the mud monster and, seeing that he wasn''t attacked, they also gathered the courage to approach.


    There were also many travelers who didn''t think about it, but followed the crowd.


    Soon, more than two hundred people had gathered around the mud monster.


    "What are you doing? You''re blocking our view! Move aside!"


    A man with a big belly shouted.


    These people were more timid and didn''t dare to get close to the mud monster.


    "Why haven''t you taken the clay embryo yet?"


    Xia Hongyao dug out a lump of red clay the size of a coconut.


    Lin Baici, who was squatting, removed the wet mud in front of him and dug down about fifteen centimeters before revealing the drier red clay.


    Lin Baici grabbed a few handfuls of red clay and squeezed it, looking at the handprints left on it before stopping.


    "What''s wrong?"


    Xia Hongyao didn''t understand why Lin Baici stopped.


    "I feel like the viscosity of this clay isn''t high enough!"


    Lin Baici recalled the mud monster''s actions when digging red clay.


    It would dig a few handfuls, then squeeze it to test the viscosity, hardness, or dryness of the clay before continuing.


    "The viscosity isn''t high enough?"


    Xia Hongyao''s eyebrows furrowed, enough to crush a crab. She looked at the lump of red clay in her hand. "How did you know?"


    "Handprints!"


    Lin Baici was succinct.


    "You''re making it up, aren''t you? You can tell the viscosity of the red clay from a handprint?"


    Song Li questioned.


    She was barefoot, standing in the mud, holding her beige studded high heels in her left hand.


    The shoes were quite expensive, over seven hundred yuan, and she didn''t want to throw them away.


    She thought Lin Baici was an honest person, and with his strong physique, following him should be safe, so she came over.


    "The key is, can you remember how deep the handprint left by the monster was when it squeezed the red clay?"


    Ma Yuan was curious.


    "I think the red clay doesn''t differ that much," 18D thought Lin Baici was overthinking.


    Lin Baici was too lazy to explain and moved to another spot to squat down and dig red clay. But after two minutes, he stood up empty-handed, dissatisfied."Instead of searching aimlessly like a headless fly, think about what characteristics the mud monster''s chosen location has?"


    Lin Baici looked around the mud monster.


    There was a bit more water accumulated, and when he stepped on it, his feet sank deeper than in other places.


    Lin Baici began to search for a location based on this condition.


    Found it!


    Lin Baici chose a puddle, squatted down, and pushed aside the red mud in front of him. Comparing the depth of the hole dug by the mud monster just now, he dug more than ten centimeters deep and finally found a suitable piece of red mud.


    Ma Yuan thought Lin Baici was making a big deal out of a small issue and was being overly cautious.


    "The red mud here is all fine, do you two want to take some?"


    Lin Baici asked Ma Yuan and 18D.


    "Why didn''t you ask me?"


    Xia Hongyao was puzzled.

 Chapter 42 – Step by step to a losing game!

    "You''re lucky, the red clay you dug up should be qualified!"


    Lin Baici looked around and said, "I think most of the red clay around the clay monster''s body can be used, and the one you dug up is similar to it."


    Ma Yuan frowned and looked at the tourists more than thirty meters away.


    The implication of this kid''s words is that these people didn''t get qualified soil?


    "What about mine?" Song Li worried.


    "I don''t think so!" Lin Baici spoke truthfully. "But this kind of thing is a matter of life and death. I''m just suggesting. How to choose is up to you. Don''t complain to me later if there''s a problem and say I''m selfish for not reminding you."


    Song Li fell silent.


    18D thought of Lin Baici''s performance on the train before and made up his mind. "Brother, I believe in you!"


    Xia Hongyao saw that Ma Yuan didn''t move and gave a suggestion, "I advise you to listen to him!"


    "Okay!" Ma Yuan actually thought that there was no difference between the red clay, and it didn''t matter where it came from.


    Song Li saw that Ma Yuan and 18D both listened to Lin Baici''s suggestion, so she followed suit.


    "After you''ve taken the clay, follow me!"


    The clay monster stood up, holding a coconut-sized red clay, and walked back to the platform.


    To the north of the platform, there were many long, rectangular stone slabs, about an inch thick, over two feet long, and over a foot wide. They looked like chopping boards for cutting vegetables. In addition, there were some small wooden boxes the size of a palm stacked beside them.


    "See those stone slabs and wooden boxes? Take one of each!"


    The clay monster instructed.


    The tourists immediately ran over, vying with each other, obviously wanting to choose first.


    Lin Baici observed carefully and confirmed that there was no difference between the stone slabs before casually choosing one.


    It''s quite heavy!


    Estimated to be about ten pounds!


    Afterwards, he picked up a wooden box, opened it, and saw a finger-length iron carving knife inside.


    "Follow me!"


    After everyone came back, the clay monster put a stone slab on the ground, then knelt down beside it, picked up the clay, and started to beat it on the stone slab.


    Crack! Crack! Crack!


    "Hold the clay above your head, with moderate strength, beat it 120 times!"


    The clay monster explained the essentials.


    "What is moderate strength?"


    The programmer with serious dark circles Lin Baici had seen before dared to ask.


    He hated this kind of vague statement.


    "Feel it yourself!"


    The clay monster''s answer almost made everyone angry.


    "Chinese chefs teach cooking, how much seasoning to put is all appropriate. I didn''t expect that making a clay figure is also like this!"


    The big-bellied man cursed.


    "You guys hurry up, I won''t wait for anyone. As long as half of you finish this step, I will immediately start to explain the next step!"


    The clay monster warned.


    This sentence instantly made everyone feel a huge sense of tension, and everyone began to beat their own clay, afraid of falling behind.


    Crack! Crack! Crack!


    The sound of the clay beating on the stone slab was crisp and loud, one after another.


    "Don''t be lazy, strictly follow the essentials I said!"The mud monster reiterated its instructions. It lifted the mud embryo over its head and then slammed it down. Its expression was precise, and its movements were filled with a powerful beauty, as if it were a master of mud sculpture.


    Each of the red clay mud embryos held by the travelers weighed over three catties. At first, they didn''t feel much when they were beaten, but after dozens of times, their arms began to weaken, tremble, and their muscles became sore.


    Many travelers'' movements slowed down, and they even became deformed and unable to do it properly.


    "I feel like a fool!"


    The diabetic woman who had asked Lin Baici about her illness in the waiting hall muttered.


    She was already in poor health, overweight, and had hypertension, hyperlipidemia, and hyperglycemia. Now, after just over thirty times of doing this physical work, she was exhausted.


    Her mud embryo was no longer lifted over her head, but was dropped from a slightly higher position around her neck.


    When Song Li reached over sixty times, she was tired and uncomfortable sitting on the ground of the soil platform with her bare legs.


    Finally, she couldn''t stand it anymore and was ready to be perfunctory.


    But just as she was about to drop the mud embryo after lifting it to her chest, the indifferent young man spoke up, "If you don''t want to die, follow the monster''s instructions strictly!"


    "What?"


    Song Li was startled, "Will we die?"


    "Not...not necessarily, right?"


    18D interjected, secretly sizing up the mud monster, "As long as it doesn''t see us, it should be okay to slack off a bit, right?"


    "You only have one life, are you willing to bet?"


    Lin Baici retorted.


    Song Li swallowed and decided to hold on a little longer.


    "Brother, don''t scare me!"


    18D cried with a mournful face. He had planned to slack off while the mud monster wasn''t looking, but now he didn''t dare.


    In less than ten minutes, someone had finished, even faster than the mud monster.


    Soon, the mud monster also finished, kneading the mud embryo into a ball and placing it on the slate. Then it stood up and walked among the crowd like a proctor inspecting the room.


    Many travelers were nervous at the sight of the mud monster''s posture, and coupled with its statement that half of the people had completed the first step, everyone sped up.


    Some people were already exhausted, and their beating movements became perfunctory.


    Song Li finally finished, her arms sore and swollen.


    She looked at the travelers who hadn''t completed the 120 mud beatings with a bit of schadenfreude, waiting for the mud monster to punish them.


    But the mud monster didn''t move.


    It patiently waited for these people to complete the first step.


    "Fuck, are you playing with us?"


    The fat man cursed.


    The travelers who were anxious and rushed to finish were all unhappy. If they had known this, they would have come slower!


    Song Li looked at Lin Baici with a hint of blame in her eyes.


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    "Lin Baici''s caution was right!"


    Xia Hongyao spoke up for him.


    "The mud embryos that have been beaten well can be turned into mature materials and used for the second step, body sculpture!"The mud monster picked up an iron carving knife and said, "Body molding refers to the carving and shaping of the mud person''s body. This time, we will be making humans! Please make a mud person that matches your own gender. It doesn''t need to be exquisite, but your personal features must be highlighted!"


    As the mud monster explained, it rapidly wielded the knife. The iron carving knife flew around the round mud embryo material, like a butterfly dancing, cutting off chunks of mud. Mud powder floated in the air.


    Ignoring the mud monster''s identity, its carving posture was graceful and elegant, with a special beauty that was pleasing to the eye. The travelers watched intently.


    In just three minutes, the mud embryo under the mud monster''s knife had turned into a ten-centimeter-tall miniature mud person that looked exactly like the mud monster, except for the lack of facial features and hairstyle.


    "You may begin!" The mud monster put down its completed work and solemnly reminded them, "Please do your best to carve a mud person that looks like you. This will make it easier for you to get a high score and pass the assessment in the final scoring and evaluation stage. You have thirty minutes!"


    Upon hearing that they only had so little time, the people began to panic and hurry, quickly picking up their knives and starting to work.


    Fortunately, this was carving mud sculptures, not performing surgery, so even if they made a few mistakes, they could be fixed.


    Lin Baici picked up his knife and pondered where to start. "Kuishin, do you have any advice for me?"


    ¡¾The mud embryo you chose is good. Ten points. The process of making the mature material was perfect. Ten points. Carving? Just follow what the mud monster said!¡¿


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    "I didn''t ask you to praise me!" Lin Baici rolled his eyes. "What should I pay attention to in this step?"


    Kuishin remained silent.


    Lin Baici sneered and decided to figure it out himself.


    For an ordinary person who had never touched mud sculpture before, it was a pipe dream to want to create a lifelike mud person on their first try. Fortunately, this step did not require a high degree of realism.


    Lin Baici recalled the mud monster''s explanation. "Make a mud person that matches your own gender. It doesn''t need to be exquisite, but your personal features must be highlighted!"


    Lin Baici had an idea. The mud person''s clothing should be the same as what he was wearing, and he could use muscles to show a strong body, especially the eight-pack abs, which had to be prominent. This could be achieved by highlighting the contours of the stomach when the clothing was pasted onto it.


    Although the mud monster did not require realism, Lin Baici still tried to make the mud person resemble himself as much as possible, from the same clothing and body shape to even the brand of shoes on his feet.


    Lin Baici held the iron carving knife in his right hand and began to carve the mud embryo!


    No one spoke. The travelers were fully focused on carving their mud people.


    ...


    Black Shark III stood on the tracks, watching the swirling sand around him, his heart pounding as he took a deep breath.If it weren''t for the bubbles blown by the parrot snail, exempting himself from the rule pollution, he would have to experience another terrifying Divine Taboo game.


    A pollution intensity of 5.0 could be fatal.


    This time, Heishark III and Octopus Ball were responsible for transporting the Divine Taboo object, officially known as the Mudman Divine Doll, which was snatched from a wealthy man according to the information from the Nine Dragons Pavilion.


    After obtaining it from the Lost Coast, they were worried about being pursued by the Jiuzhou Dragon Guard, so the team leader instructed the eight members of the team to split into pairs and act separately.


    Heishark III and Octopus Ball were strong, but the team leader was still not at ease, so he lent them the parrot snail, allowing them to activate the Mudman Divine Doll in times of crisis.


    Heishark III and Octopus Ball both thought that the team leader was making a fuss over nothing, because up until now, they had never failed a mission they were responsible for.


    The main reason was that their combination, with their own divine blessings and the Coral Sea, was simply invincible.


    However, they didn''t expect this time to be an unexpected accident!


    "Damn! Damn! Damn!"


    Heishark III cursed and kicked the rails forcefully.


    What was the background of that boy?


    He could actually find Octopus Ball so quickly, kill him, it was simply incredible!


    It should be known that the entire train would be filled with seawater in at most ten minutes.


    Even if Sherlock Holmes came, it would be impossible to find Octopus Ball in such a short time.


    "Damn, it''s a pity I couldn''t kill him with my own hands!"


    Heishark III spat out a thick sputum, looked at the faint outline of the train through the sandstorm.


    He thought Lin Baici was doomed!


    It was impossible to pass the Divine Taboo game with a pollution intensity of 5.0.


    Heishark III, following the team leader''s instructions, had tied a remote-controlled bomb to the black coffin that sealed the Mudman Divine Doll in advance. In this way, when encountering an unbeatable enemy, they could destroy the black coffin, break the seal, activate the Divine Taboo object, create rule pollution, and use the Divine Taboo game to kill the enemy.


    "But I can whip the corpse!"


    Heishark III lit a cigarette and waited patiently.


    He didn''t know what kind of Divine Taboo object he would pick up when he collected the corpse this time.


    Exciting!

 Chapter 43 – Details determine success or failure

    In the red mud pond, on a circular platform, tourists were carving mud figures with great concentration.


    Apart from the sound of iron knives cutting through the mud, there were also some tourists breathing heavily due to fear, which made the silence on the platform even more terrifying.


    Song Li lifted her arm and wiped the sweat from her forehead.


    Unknowingly, her underwear was already soaked and stuck to her body, making her very uncomfortable.


    She was anxious because the mud figures she carved looked like they had been gnawed by dogs. Not only could she not meet the requirements of the strange mud figures, but she herself could not bear to look at them.


    "I''m definitely not qualified to continue like this!"


    Song Li looked at 18D and then at Ma Yuan.


    Fortunately, these two people were like her and had no artistic talent. They were all clumsy.


    When she looked at Xia Hongyao, she felt jealous.


    The mud figure carved by this girl with a high ponytail was so lifelike.


    Unfortunately, she couldn''t let her do it for her.


    Song Li then looked at Lin Baici.


    Huh?


    His carving was not very good either. The hands and feet were rough, but anyone with eyes could easily see that he was carving himself.


    Why?


    After observing for a few minutes, Song Li understood.


    Lin Baici focused mainly on the clothing of the mud figure.


    "Yes, clothes make the man, and jewelry is the most important thing for personal impression, right?"


    Song Li was excited, as if she had discovered the secret to getting full marks.


    The sneakers on Lin Baici''s feet were Anta, and he even carved the logo.


    My beige studded high heels are very recognizable. They are either worn on a woman''s feet or carried on a man''s shoulders.


    Song Li squeezed the mud figure in her hand into a ball, kneaded it, and started carving again.


    The strange mud figures walked around the platform and occasionally stood next to a tourist, looking at them. Although they did not comment, they would nod or shake their heads.


    The strange mud figure came to 18D and shook its head while looking at his mud figure.


    18D was serious and did not dare to look around.


    The strange mud figure then looked at Song Li, nodded after a few seconds, and then left.


    "How was it? Did it nod or shake its head?"


    Song Li asked in a low voice.


    "It nodded!"


    Ma Yuan was depressed because the strange mud figure did not pay attention to him, and he did not know if his work was qualified.


    "Haha!"


    Song Li''s heart suddenly relaxed.


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    Stable!


    Song Li glanced at Lin Baici with some regret.


    It would be great if he were my boyfriend.


    "What about me?"


    18D was nervous and his hands were trembling.


    "Shake your head!"


    Ma Yuan pouted, "Redo it!"


    "What?"


    18D''s face suddenly became sad, "I already put in a lot of effort!"


    "You have to carve out your own characteristics!"


    Song Li improvised and whispered the secret she had observed to 18D.


    First, do him a favor and gain some goodwill!


    Maybe someday she could get back what she spent with interest.


    "I see!"


    18D suddenly realized and quickly thanked her, "Thank you, Sister Song!"


    Sister Song is so kind and has fair skin, long legs, and a perfect figure. If she were willing to be my girlfriend, I would sell my blood and steal electric bikes just to make her happy.


    Lin Baici listened to their conversation with a slightly furrowed brow.


    Was his mud figure qualified?


    The God of Food did not comment or remind him, so it should be stable!


    The strange mud figure''s posture, like that of an invigilator, made the tourists nervous and the atmosphere oppressive. Suddenly, a middle-aged woman screamed in horror.


    "What''s going on? What''s going on? Why is my mud figure melting?"


    Everyone looked over at the sound.


    The mud and clay in the middle-aged woman''s hand were melting rapidly, like ice cream exposed to the sun on a hot summer day.


    Some red clay fell on the ground, forming puddles of mud spots.


    The crowd was shocked and quickly looked at their own mud figures.


    "Mine seems to be melting too!"


    "What the hell is going on? Is the temperature too high? Or did we carve it wrong?"


    "Why is your mud figure fine?"


    The travelers began to argue, and many of them saw signs of melting in their mud materials.


    The stickiness was impossible to mold into shape.


    "What...what''s going on?"


    The fat man''s mud figure also failed to take shape. He was angry and questioned the mud figure.


    The mud figure glanced at him and remained silent!


    The fat man couldn''t help but panic. The melting of the mud material meant direct failure, and there was no need to continue the test.


    The middle-aged woman was anxious and looked around. She saw that some people''s mud figures were not melting and was puzzled.


    "Why isn''t your mud figure melting?"


    She asked several people but didn''t get an answer. Not that they didn''t want to say, but they didn''t know why.


    The middle-aged woman saw Lin Baici and was impressed by the medical student who had treated her at the station. When she found that the mud figure in his hand had not melted, she immediately ran over.


    "Young man, why isn''t your mud material melting?"


    Lin Baici looked at the diabetes aunt with a worried face. "Did you not follow the instructions of the mud figure monster?" S~ea??h the NovelFire.net* website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality.


    "I did!"


    The diabetes aunt emphasized, "One hundred and twenty times, not one less!"


    "No, I mean, did you lift it over your head every time?"


    Lin Baici explained.


    "This..."


    The diabetes aunt was dumbfounded.


    When she was hitting it around forty times, her arm was sore, so she slacked off and didn''t lift it over her head. "Do I have to lift it over my head every time to count as one?"


    "I think so!"


    Lin Baici nodded.


    Others also heard what Lin Baici said and thought that this reasoning was very likely.


    "You can ask those who had melting mud materials, and you''ll know."


    Xia Hongyao suggested.


    The diabetes aunt immediately shouted, "Did you not lift the mud material over your head when hitting it?"


    Everyone looked at each other.


    Soon, everyone figured out that this was the reason.


    "Damn it, I shouldn''t have slacked off!"


    "Are you sure this is the reason?"


    "No doubt!"


    The travelers whose mud materials melted regretted it. They shouldn''t have cut corners. The rest of them secretly rejoiced that they didn''t cheat.


    Gudong!


    Song Li swallowed her saliva and was frightened.


    Fortunately, the big guy had just held her back, or she would have slacked off too, and it would have been disastrous now.


    "What should we do now?"


    The diabetes aunt looked at Lin Baici eagerly, waiting for his suggestion.


    "What else can we do? Hurry up and get some red clay and do it again!"


    Ma Yuan raised his wrist and looked at his watch. "Hurry up, there''s only fifteen minutes left!"


    "Yes! Let''s do it again!"


    The diabetes aunt rushed to the red clay pond.


    The travelers whose mud materials melted also realized what was going on. They ran to the nearest red clay, brought it back, and hit it on the stone slab as quickly as possible.


    This time, no one dared to slack off and lifted the mud material over their heads.


    The sound was endless.


    Time passed second by second, not too fast or too slow, but the travelers became more and more nervous and anxious, especially those who had not completed the "body molding" step, sweating profusely.


    "I''m done!"


    Xia Hongyao put the mud figure on the stone slab, crossed her arms, and observed it from left to right.


    Beautiful!


    As expected, it was my work.


    "Is mine okay?"18D was also completed, but I didn''t know if it was qualified or not, so I was full of anxiety.


    "It should be fine!"


    Song Li casually reassured, anyway, hers was no problem.


    "Seven minutes left!"


    Ma Yuan stood up, looked around, and found that the passengers who had been strictly following the clay monster''s requirements to beat the clay embryos had almost completed their ''body shaping''.


    Even those who were still carving were just refining the details of the clay figures. After all, they had nothing better to do.


    "This step should be secure!"


    Song Li picked up the rivet high heels she had placed beside her and put them on.


    She wanted to look beautiful,


    So she could seduce Lin Baici and make him take care of her.


    "Handsome guy, you..."


    Song Li was just about to strike up a conversation when she suddenly heard a terrifying scream.


    "Honey, why did your clay figure melt?"


    Everyone turned their heads and looked over.


    "It''s that pregnant woman!"


    18D blurted out.


    The pregnant woman was in the same carriage as him. Her husband had even argued with an aunt who was playing her phone out loud to make his wife more comfortable.


    In the end, they were defeated, and it was Lin Baici who stepped in to deal with the troublesome TikTok aunt.


    At this moment, the pregnant woman''s loose dress and both legs were covered in mud. She sat on the ground, holding her belly with one hand and staring at her husband''s clay figure with a terrified expression.


    "What''s going on?"


    The pregnant woman cried, her tears and sweat mixing together, along with some mud, turning her face into a big, colorful mess.


    Her husband, wearing a pair of glasses, looked panicked.


    He tried to repair the clay figure, but the red clay still melted slowly like candle wax, and it couldn''t be glued back together.


    The patrolling clay monster happened to walk near him and looked at him expressionlessly.


    "Why did it melt?"


    The bespectacled man couldn''t understand, "I lifted my head every time I beat the clay embryo!"


    The clay monster didn''t answer.


    "You must have remembered it wrong!"


    Ma Yuan shouted.


    "No way!"


    The bespectacled man shook his head vigorously. He had always been an honest person since he was a child, and he would always complete the tasks assigned by his parents, teachers, or bosses meticulously.


    "You saying it doesn''t matter, your clay figure melted, which means you were lazy. Go get more red clay now!"


    A passenger interrupted.


    "I wasn''t lazy!"


    The bespectacled man''s face turned red.


    "Honey, don''t worry about this, just go get more red clay!"


    The pregnant woman urged, struggling to stand up and help her husband.


    "Don''t move around, be careful of a miscarriage!"


    The bespectacled man worried.


    The potbellied man grumbled. His arms were sore, and he was extremely uncomfortable, but he had to endure it and hurry up to make the clay figure.


    But when the carving knife fell on the half-finished clay embryo again, it began to melt, and the potbellied man could clearly feel that the clay embryo was getting softer.


    "What''s going on?"


    The potbellied man instantly broke into a cold sweat.


    Even if he didn''t understand anything, he knew that nothing could be made with the clay embryo in this state.


    The potbellied man panicked, suddenly looked up to see other people''s clay embryos, and heard the diabetic aunt''s horrified scream.

 Chapter 44 – Elimination means death!

    On the platform, there was a loud commotion.


    Not only had the fat man and the diabetic woman melted, but many other travelers'' mud sculptures had also melted.


    "When I was beating the mud, I didn''t slack off at all. I raised my hands all the way up!"


    "Me too!"


    "Is it just bad luck for me?"


    The travelers shouted anxiously, looking at the mud monster.


    Lin Baici glanced at the Rolex he had found at Longchuan Temple. There were still six minutes left until the end.


    The mud monster stopped in its tracks, looking at the people with cold eyes, like gods looking down on a group of ants from high above. It had no intention of answering the travelers'' confusion.


    "What''s going on? Can you tell us?"


    The fat man yelled.


    "Please keep quiet and don''t disturb others!"


    The mud monster rebuked him.


    "I''ll be damned!"


    The fat man wanted to kill someone.


    Lin Baici thought it was because the mud was not dug properly.


    He looked at the pregnant woman and couldn''t bear to see the child lose its father as soon as it was born. He wanted to tell the man with glasses his reasoning, but what if he was wrong?


    After all, this was a matter of life and death. Until the last second, Lin Baici couldn''t guarantee that the mud sculpture he made was okay.


    "Be confident. Your analysis is correct. It''s the problem with the mud!"


    The Gourmet spoke up.


    Upon hearing this, Lin Baici immediately shouted to the man with glasses, "Uncle, the mud you dug out is not qualified, so the mud sculpture melted!"


    Swish!


    Everyone turned their heads and looked at him, first glancing at Lin Baici, and then at the stone tablet in front of him.


    There was a mud sculpture on it that looked just like him.


    "Young man, are you saying there''s a problem with the mud?"


    The diabetic woman''s voice trembled.


    "Yes!"


    Lin Baici nodded.


    "Where''s the problem?"


    "Isn''t it all mud? Is there a difference?"


    Not only were the travelers whose mud sculptures had melted confused, but even those who had succeeded in making them were mostly at a loss because they had just dug up mud at random.


    "Then where should we dig the mud?"


    The diabetic woman anxiously looked at Lin Baici, waiting for an answer.


    Some of these people were smart.


    Five of them immediately ran to the place where the mud monster had dug up the mud before.


    "Damn it, I should have done this earlier!"


    The fat man cursed and regretted.


    In fact, many travelers were too afraid of the mud monster to get close to it.


    The fat man, the diabetic woman, and others immediately ran to the place where the mud monster had dug up the mud before.


    "Leave some for me!"


    The diabetic woman shouted anxiously.


    "Don''t panic, it''s okay!"


    The man with glasses said, and he too wanted to go grab some mud, but his wife held him back.


    "What''s wrong?"


    The man with glasses was puzzled."So many people went, can you get it? And can you guarantee that the mud embryo you dig this time is okay?"


    The pregnant woman covered her stomach with one hand and was very anxious: "Since that student knows the reason for the mud embryo, he should know what kind of mud embryo is qualified. Let''s go ask him!"


    After the pregnant woman finished speaking, she walked towards Lin Baici.


    "Don''t move, I''ll go!"


    The man with glasses rushed to Lin Baici and begged with folded hands: "Little brother, please help me?"


    "Let''s go!"


    Lin Baici picked up the mud man on the slate and ran towards the red clay pond.


    "This kid is too cautious?"


    Ma Yuan was speechless. Can''t you trust me a little?


    After all, I am a dragon guard of the Security Bureau, and I will definitely protect your mud man.


    Depressed!


    Lin Baici''s small movements still made Ma Yuan look up to him.


    Those who pay attention to details can succeed.


    "You dig here!"


    Lin Baici chose a waterlogged pit: "It must be at least fifteen centimeters deep!"


    The man with glasses looked here, then turned his head to look at the location where the mud man dug the red clay.


    There were too many people there, more than three hundred, all crowded together. Moreover, in order to fight for the best position, which was near the pit where the mud man dug the red clay, they even pushed and fought.


    If there weren''t so many people, he would still want to go there!


    Lin Baici understood the man with glasses'' hesitation, after all, it was a matter of life and death.


    "What are you fighting for? Is it so difficult to dig a qualified mud embryo?"


    The mud man couldn''t stand it anymore.


    These people''s behavior was too eye-catching.


    They even fought for mud.


    Many people heard this and showed a "I knew it" expression, especially those tourists who dug out qualified mud embryos, secretly happy.


    "What kind of mud embryo is qualified?"


    The diabetic aunt asked.


    The mud man didn''t answer and stared at Lin Baici, warning, "This is a qualification assessment for apprenticeship. Each step must be done by the apprentice himself. If you help others again, I will punish you and deprive you of your qualification for assessment."


    Lin Baici shrugged.


    He has always been cautious. If he didn''t feel sorry for the pregnant woman''s deceased husband, he wouldn''t have spoken out of turn.


    The man with glasses was honest, but not stupid. When he heard the mud man''s words, he instantly understood.


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    The man with glasses immediately squatted down, inserted his hands into the mud pond with force, and began to dig mud.


    At least fifteen centimeters deep, right?


    "Baici, come back soon!"


    Song Li shouted.


    She asked Xia Hongyao for Lin Baici''s name.


    Thank God, let me meet him, otherwise I would be anxious like a burning butt to dig mud embryos now.


    Song Li felt very happy when she thought that she had chosen to trust Lin Baici and followed him to dig red clay.


    Her luck was really good.


    So she was very concerned about Lin Baici''s safety now.Because this big guy is alive, she has a thigh to hold onto, which increases her survival rate.


    It can be hard to make great work when its stolen from ".


    "..."


    Ma Yuan was afraid afterwards, is this mud block really a problem?


    Almost acted recklessly.


    "How is it? This kid is amazing, right?"


    Xia Hongyao boasted.


    This is the potential member I have my eye on!


    Hmm!


    After dealing with this divine taboo, I''ll quickly call my sister and ask for a spot for exemption from the entrance exam.


    Listening to Xia Hongyao praise Lin Baici, 18D was envious.


    Why is it that all he can think of is panic and helplessness, and he can''t be like Lin Baici?


    Is the gap between people really that big?


    But when 18D saw the tourists still digging in the red mud pit, he felt relieved.


    These are the performances of ordinary people!


    "Young man, is this mud block qualified?"


    The diabetic aunt dug up the mud block and immediately came to ask Lin Baici.


    There is not much time left, and she does not have another chance, so she must ensure success in one go.


    About twenty tourists have dug up red mud and have run back to the platform to prepare for pounding and shaping. Now seeing the diabetic aunt running to Lin Baici and muttering to him, three people with quick thinking immediately understood what the aunt was doing and picked up mud balls and ran over.


    Obviously, they planned to let Lin Baici confirm whether the mud block was qualified or not.


    Lin Baici didn''t say anything.


    "It''s okay, that mud man is patrolling, didn''t you see it? Hurry up and tell me!"


    The diabetic aunt urged, "Please!"


    "Don''t harm people, okay?"


    The glasses guy reprimanded the old woman.


    He was worried that Lin Baici was young and inexperienced, and liked to help people. If he impulsively acted like a hero and told the old woman the answer, it would be troublesome.


    "Shut your mouth!"


    The diabetic aunt glared at the glasses guy and then looked at Lin Baici with a pitiful and pleading expression, like those professional beggars on the street.


    "Handsome guy, help me take a look too!"


    "You don''t need to speak, just nod or shake your head, give a secret signal!"


    "I shouldn''t have a problem, right?"


    Several tourists accompanied with smiles and asked in a low voice.


    "Don''t talk too much, otherwise you''ll really die!"


    The ghoul warned.


    Lin Baici didn''t say anything, and walked towards the platform in silence.


    Several tourists saw that they couldn''t ask for an answer, cursed, and hurriedly ran back to their respective stone slabs to start pounding the mud blocks.


    Crack! Crack! Crack!


    This time the sound was very dense, and the tourists used the fastest speed possible.


    The diabetic aunt also wanted to be fast, but she had already made two batches of clay, was very tired, and her arms were sore. She couldn''t speed up even if she wanted to.


    Especially this time, after hitting the mud block more than ten times, her arms were trembling like she had Parkinson''s syndrome, and she couldn''t lift the mud block through to the end.


    "Oh my god, this is going to kill me!"The aunt with diabetes cried out in despair.


    No one cared about her, as everyone was doing their best to make their clay sculptures as perfect as possible in the remaining time, hoping to get a high score.


    The atmosphere was oppressive and tense, like a noose tightening around everyone''s necks.


    The clay monster patrolling the area suddenly stopped and announced loudly after looking around, "Time''s up, the making of the clay bodies is over!"


    There were still about fifty passengers struggling with their clay sculptures, most of them elderly.


    Lin Baici glanced at the bespectacled man, who was still carving his clay figure without putting down his carving knife. He was more skilled this time since he had done it once before.


    The clay monster looked at these people with disdain in its eyes.


    "You can''t even properly shape the clay, you''re all worthless! Eliminated!"


    Although they didn''t know what would happen after being eliminated, they knew it wouldn''t be good, so they argued.


    "It''s your fault for not explaining clearly, causing us to do it a second time!"


    "Give me another chance, please?"


    "My previous clay figure was beautiful!"


    Some complained, some begged for mercy, but the clay monster didn''t care. It raised both hands and clapped three times.


    Clap! Clap! Clap!


    In the red clay pond, mounds of clay rose from the ground, wriggling and forming two-meter-tall clay figures within ten seconds.


    They had no facial features but accurately stepped onto the platform and quickly approached those who had been eliminated.


    The aunt with diabetes panicked and tried to run, but the clay figure that was more than five meters away from her raised its right hand, and like a python hunting, it shot out and grabbed her ankle.


    The clay figure''s arm shortened and slowly retracted, while it also turned around and walked towards the clay pond.


    The aunt with diabetes was dragged along the ground, leaving a trail behind her.


    "Save me!"


    "Please, save me!"


    "I don''t want to die!"


    When the clay figure''s arm returned to its original length, the aunt with diabetes was dragged into the red clay pond. She struggled in vain.


    The clay figure standing in the pond grabbed her shoulder with one hand and her hair with the other, pushing her head into the clay pond.


    The aunt couldn''t even scream for help, let alone cry out in pain. She could only flop around weakly like a dying catfish.


    Death had arrived!


    The clay figures began to clean up those who had been eliminated, drowning them directly in the clay pond.

 Chapter 45 – E-level luck

    On the clay platform, many travelers were trembling and their faces were drained of blood, like prey caught by a fierce beast.


    This...


    This method of death is too cruel, right?


    Song Li leaned in close to Lin Baici and tightly grabbed his arm.


    To be drowned alive in the mud?


    How terrifying!


    The aunt with diabetes was motionless, like a dead fish, soaking in the rotten mud pool.


    The clay figure grabbed her hair, lifted her up to check if she was really dead, and then threw her aside.


    The fifty or so travelers who hadn''t finished kneading the clay were all running towards the mud pool, trying to escape, except for those who were caught off guard.


    "Don''t run! You can''t escape! Kill that clay monster!" the big-bellied man roared.


    He was afraid, but he could still think.


    The mud pool was endless at a glance, and there were no obvious landmarks. If they ran in, they would definitely get lost and die.


    Kill these long-armed clay figures?


    They were all monsters summoned here, and Lin Baici estimated that no matter how many of them he killed, the clay monster could summon even more.


    So the only way out was to kill the clay monster.


    That being said, courage wasn''t something that everyone had.


    Only three men looked at the big-bellied man after hearing his words and said, "Let''s charge together!"


    The clay monster looked at the big-bellied man, and its expressionless face suddenly grinned.


    Full of sarcasm!


    "Get him!" the big-bellied man charged forward.


    The travelers all stepped aside.


    Xia Hongyao clenched her fists and took a step forward, looking like she was going to help.


    "Don''t go, it''s useless!" Lin Baici held Xia Hongyao back.


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    From a distance of thirty meters, the big-bellied man rushed forward and appeared in front of the clay monster. Then he realized that this two-meter-tall clay monster was really too burly.


    The clay monster swung its arm.


    Whoosh!


    Its right hand, like a wheel battle axe, slapped the big-bellied man''s left face with a sharp sound of breaking wind.


    Bang!


    The big-bellied man''s head shattered like a cherry smashed by a giant''s hand, directly turning into debris.


    Red blood, gray-white brain matter, bone fragments, and countless pieces of flesh were scattered in a fan shape and smeared on the clay platform.


    In the air,


    Some black hair was slowly falling.


    The other three male travelers who planned to attack the clay monster saw this and were afraid, losing all their courage and turning to run.


    The long-armed clay figures didn''t chase after them, but they couldn''t run fast either.


    No way!


    The red clay pool was too muddy. The shallowest part was ankle-deep, and the deepest part was up to the knees, making it impossible to speed up.


    Plop! Plop!


    The three of them took a few steps and suddenly sank down.


    Their feet couldn''t be pulled out!


    "Help!"


    "Give me another chance!"


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    The three travelers cursed and struggled, but in less than a minute, their whole bodies sank into the mud pool as if they had never existed.


    On the red clay platform, it was silent.


    The bodies soaking in the mud pool reminded them of what fate awaited those who were eliminated!


    "Considering that this is your first time making clay figures, I''ll lower my requirements for this step. As long as your clay figure has hands and feet, and looks like a humanoid, it will be considered qualified!" the clay monster announced.


    The travelers breathed a sigh of relief when they heard this.


    The man with glasses looked at the clay monster, his heart pounding.While the long-armed clay figure was dealing with the eliminated contestants, he took the opportunity to shape a person out of clay. He didn''t know if he would be accused of cheating.


    "It''s okay!"


    "It will definitely be okay!"


    The pregnant woman held his arm and comforted and prayed incessantly.


    This time, the goddess of luck seemed to favor them. The clay figure monster did not investigate but instead returned to its slate and picked up the clay figure.


    "The beating of the clay embryo seems simple, but it''s not. The strength doesn''t matter, but it must be held high above the head because it shows respect for clay sculpture and adds a sense of ceremony. Only then will the red clay come to life in your beating and become alive!"


    The clay figure monster explained.


    "Isn''t this hindsight?"


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    18D complained softly.


    "Alive?"


    Lin Baici frowned.


    "Next is the third step, face sculpting!"


    The clay figure monster explained the essentials: "Life is full of joys and sorrows. As long as people are alive, they must constantly taste the sweetness and bitterness of life!"


    "Sweet enough to be unforgettable for a lifetime, bitter enough to make you drink your sorrows!"


    "In addition to carving the clay figure''s facial features, hair, and eyebrows to resemble yourselves as much as possible, you also need to give it an expression."


    The clay figure monster carved a smiling mouth on one side of the clay face and a tearful expression on the other.


    "One smiling face and one crying face, you choose!"


    The clay figure monster scanned the audience. "Time is fifteen minutes, let''s begin!"


    "Fifty-seven people have died!"


    Xia Hongyao gritted her teeth!


    All 826 people who were contaminated by the rules and regulations were passengers on the G1955 train. Now, only 769 people survived.


    "Is it time to worry about the death toll? Even if we fail this step, we still have to die!"


    Song Li felt that the girl with the high ponytail was too confident.


    Why wasn''t she afraid?


    "This level seems simple!"


    18D looked at Lin Baici. "Are you ready to carve a smiling face or a crying face?"


    Both expressions were relatively simple. A smiling face had an upward-curved mouth and crescent-shaped eyes, while a crying face had an open mouth, wailing, and tears flowing down.


    "I think a smiling face is easier to carve!"


    Song Li suggested, "Let''s choose this one?"


    After experiencing the pitfall of choosing the clay embryo in the previous step, Ma Yuan was more cautious this time and waited for Lin Baici to make a decision.


    "I choose the crying face!"


    As an official department dedicated to dealing with divine taboos, the Nine Provinces Shield Security Bureau, Xia Hongyao felt powerless seeing so many passengers die in front of her. She felt that carving a smiling face was too ironic.


    Xia Hongyao picked up the clay figure and carving knife and prepared to start.


    "Wait a minute!"


    Lin Baici stopped her. "What if we choose the wrong expression and die?"


    "What?"


    Song Li was shocked. "Is that possible?"


    Lin Baici thought about what the clay figure monster had said and recalled the process of facial sculpting. He tried to find some clues from the details to determine which expression to choose.


    Among the passengers, there were people who were meticulous in their thinking.


    The programmer with heavy dark circles asked loudly, "Will we die if we choose the wrong expression?"


    Whoosh!


    Many people looked up in surprise and then turned their heads to stare at the clay figure monster.


    The passengers who had already started carving their expressions were scared and stopped.


    One second!


    Two seconds!


    Three seconds!


    ...


    Ten seconds later, the clay figure monster grinned again.


    It laughed!"You''re quite clever, that''s right. If you carve the wrong expression on the clay figure, you''ll die!"


    Whoa!


    The words of the clay figure monster instantly caused a commotion.


    Many people didn''t expect that there would be a pitfall here!


    They were so close to falling for it.


    "¡­"


    Song Li felt a chill down her spine. This rule was too terrifying, right?


    It was simply impossible to guard against!


    She subconsciously glanced at Lin Baici and found that his expression was unchanged, as calm as ever.


    Judging from Lin Baici''s previous performance, he wasn''t scared out of his wits, but rather had a strong heart that could withstand such pressure.


    What a strong ability to withstand pressure!


    Song Li''s eyes were filled with admiration.


    "Don''t look at me, I won''t tell you the answer. It''s a fifty-fifty chance of survival!"


    The clay figure monster made it clear.


    The difficulty in this step of face molding was not in carving the facial features, but in choosing the expression.


    If they chose wrongly,


    They would die!


    The atmosphere on the platform once again became dead silent and oppressive.


    Everyone thought they could easily pass this step, but they didn''t expect such a huge pitfall!


    No one dared to make a move.


    Everyone hesitated!


    Lin Baici pondered, looking for the key to breaking the deadlock.


    ¡¾Don''t bother thinking, this step is all about luck, there''s no pattern to follow!¡¿


    Chewing God suddenly spoke.


    "Relying on luck?"


    Lin Baici frowned.


    ¡¾One''s fate, two''s luck, three''s feng shui, four''s accumulating virtue, five''s studying. Some people just have good luck, finding money while walking, encountering noble people to help them in their careers¡­¡¿


    ¡¾Ordinary people can''t envy that!¡¿


    "Then I''ll choose the smiling face!"


    Lin Baici simply didn''t like crying, thinking that such an expression implied something bad, either too weak or too sentimental!


    ¡¾Hehe, men smile and women cry. Congratulations, your luck is not bad, you passed!¡¿


    Chewing God congratulated.


    "You mean men should choose smiling faces and women should choose crying faces? It''s different?"


    Lin Baici was astonished.


    This divine taboo game was really damn deceptive.


    Lin Baici was really screwed.


    Most of the time, a small group would choose the same expression, which meant that someone in the group was definitely doomed.


    Chewing God didn''t answer.


    "What should we choose?"


    18D was entangled, "Brother Lin, can you say something?"


    "I suggest choosing the smiling face!"


    Xia Hongyao was very decisive.


    "Don''t rush, think about it some more!"


    Ma Yuan''s right hand touched his chin, racking his brains to figure out the correct answer.


    "We only have fifteen minutes for face molding, and five minutes have already passed!"


    Xia Hongyao reminded, "We still need to leave time for carving expressions, at least seven or eight minutes, right?"


    Everyone became more nervous because of Xia Hongyao''s words.


    Indeed,


    They still needed time for carving.


    "Listen to me, choose the smiling face, smile at life, and let the hardships go away!"


    Xia Hongyao picked up the iron carving knife and clay figure, ready to start working. She didn''t care about others, she was going to carve a smiling face anyway.


    "Alright!"


    Ma Yuan couldn''t find the correct answer, and felt that Xia Hongyao''s reasoning was not bad.


    So, they chose the smiling face.


    "Brother Lin, what do you think?"


    18D still decided to listen to Lin Baici.


    Song Li was anxiously grasping her hair.


    Lin Baici looked at Xia Hongyao.


    You have both A-level strength and speed, D-level intelligence, and E-level luck, right?


    "What''s wrong?"


    Xia Hongyao blinked her big eyes.


    Her eyes were spirited, divine, innocent, and pure. She was the kind of girl who hadn''t been beaten by society''s iron fist, carefree, optimistic, and cheerful.


    "If you choose wrong, you''ll die!"


    Lin Baici reminded.


    "No, I believe in my reasoning!"


    Xia Hongyao was very confident.

 Chapter 46 – Open the cellar, enter the furnace, determine life and death!

    Lin Baici was shocked.


    Laughing at life, troubles disappear?


    Is that the reason why you have a smiling face? And you, a big bear woman who was evaluated by the Gourmet God as having a D in intelligence, do you even have intelligence?


    "Yeah, I often watch "


    Xia Hongyao made a V gesture and evaluated herself:


    "..."


    Lin Baici didn''t know how good Xia Hongyao''s reasoning ability was, but her confidence was off the charts.


    "Okay, enough talk, hurry up and carve a smiling face!"


    Xia Hongyao urged.


    Lin Baici kindly reminded her.


    "Why?"


    Xia Hongyao looked up, puzzled.


    "Because if you choose a smiling face,"


    Lin Baici thought to himself and sighed, he could only make up a lie: "What is kneading clay? It is creating life, didn''t you hear what that clay monster just said?"


    "Hitting and beating the clay embryo 120 times, lifting it up high, is a sense of ritual, in order to make the clay embryo mature and lively!"


    "This shows that the clay figure is alive!"


    "Alive?"


    18D was startled.


    Ma Yuan lowly scolded.


    "You continue!"


    Xia Hongyao listened carefully.


    The thirty or so passengers nearby also gathered around.


    "Clay figures are a traditional craft. Since it is traditional, it is inevitable to follow some old customs, such as valuing boys over girls in ancient times. When a boy is born, the whole family is happy, but when a girl is born, the daughter-in-law can''t lift her head."


    Lin Baici made up a story, but his tone was serious and he had a very serious expression.


    When he said this, his voice was not loud, and he kept staring at the clay monster in the distance. If the other party had any abnormal behavior, he would immediately shut up.


    "That''s right, I heard that in the past, some poor families were even more ruthless and would send newborn baby girls away. "


    18D nodded vigorously, feeling that Lin Baici''s reasoning was very reasonable.


    "Your reasoning is more reasonable, then I''ll choose the crying face!"


    Xia Hongyao gave a thumbs up and continued to carve.


    "..."


    Lin Baici was speechless.


    Lin Baici was originally still organizing his language to increase his persuasiveness, but now he doesn''t need to.


    This girl with a D in intelligence is not useless after all!


    At least she is easy to fool.


    Ma Yuan obviously wasn''t so easily fooled. He looked at Lin Baici with a puzzled expression: "Are you sure?"


    Why do I feel like you made up this reason on the spot?


    "Do you have a better answer?"


    Lin Baici asked back.


    "No!"


    Ma Yuan lowered his head and carved a smiling face.


    "Then I''ll carve a smiling face too!"


    18D decided.


    "This explanation seems to make some sense!"


    The nearby passengers all believed Lin Baici''s words and made their decisions.


    In everyone''s eyes, there must be some logical relationship in choosing what face to carve. They didn''t even think it was just luck.


    Song Li saw everyone starting to carve and became anxious: "This is a matter of life and death, shouldn''t you all make a more careful choice?"


    "Didn''t Little Lin just reason it out?"


    "Logic chain is perfect, no problem!" Xia Hongyao smiled with satisfaction.


    "What about the Yin Yang face?" Song Li considered it carefully, "Is it possible to have a half-smiling face and a half-crying face?"


    "..."


    18D stopped carving and looked at Lin Baici, "You know what, that''s possible!"


    Song Li was excited to have someone support her, "Maybe the clay monster is misleading us by saying to choose one face, and the real answer is to carve a clay figure that is half-smiling and half-crying!"


    "You''re quite clever!" Ma Yuan chuckled, "This kind of decision concerns life, so if you don''t trust others, do what you think is right!"


    "That''s right, you only have one life, the decision is in your hands!" Xia Hongyao, who was not very old, only twenty years old, had already experienced several life-threatening situations as a god hunter, so she was indifferent to this kind of life and death decision.


    Lin Baici had originally planned to persuade Song Li, but Xia Hongyao''s words made him change his mind.


    That''s right!


    He had no right to make decisions for others. Anyway, he had already told them the correct answer. Whether they listened or not was their problem.


    And what if what the Devouring God said was wrong?


    Although it was unlikely, it was not impossible.


    Lin Baici hurriedly carved the smiling face.


    After hearing Xia Hongyao''s words, 18D looked at the panicked Song Li and then at the calm Lin Baici, and he lowered his head to carve the smiling face.


    "You guys..." Song Li was angry that no one was listening to her and was hesitant while looking at the clay sculpture.


    To put it bluntly, she was a selfish person. At this critical moment of life and death decision, she wanted to make the decision herself. As Xia Hongyao said, even if she chose wrong, it was her own choice and she deserved it.


    But Song Li also wanted to drag a few people along with her.


    This way, if they were wrong, they could comfort each other.


    It''s just that these people didn''t listen to Song Li, which made her very annoyed.


    "Damn!" Song Li cursed and chose the smiling face.


    Lin Baici held the carving knife and carefully carved the clay figure''s facial features, hair, even the Adam''s apple, earlobes, and even fingerprints...


    In short, he tried his best to carve everything that should be on a person''s body.


    The clay monster patrolling suddenly stopped and announced loudly, "Time''s up, stop carving!"


    Most of the tourists put down their knives, but about twenty people were still working because they wasted too much time deciding what face to carve.


    The clay monsters clapped three times.


    As soon as the clay monster''s clapping sound fell, the clay figures in the hands of the twenty people suddenly came to life like big fleas, and with a snap, they bounced onto their faces.


    Bang!These twenty unlucky individuals had their heads hit by clay figures, but what was even more terrifying was that the clay figures melted upon impact, forming a red clay mask that tightly adhered to their faces.


    Their eyes were covered, so they couldn''t see anything, but their mouths and noses were blocked, making it impossible for them to breathe.


    They desperately grabbed at their faces, trying to remove the red clay masks, and they wanted to cry for help, but their mouths were blocked, and they couldn''t make any sound.


    The surrounding travelers watched this horrifying scene, shivering in fear.


    As the suffocation worsened, these punished individuals fell to the ground one by one, twisting and struggling, some even punching their own cheeks, but it was all in vain.


    Gradually, they stopped moving.


    When these people were dead, the clay figure monster spoke again.


    In the singing and shouting of the elongated tone of the clay figure monster, the semi-circular underground furnace, which was over one meter tall and half a meter in diameter, like a Mongolian yurt, opened a hole.


    The clay figure monster raised both hands and threw a handful of clay powder.


    The clay powder floated in the wind like snowflakes, rolling over the stone slabs in front of those travelers, and fell on the clay figures that were just molded.


    18D exclaimed in surprise.


    These newly molded clay figures actually twisted their limbs and made rustling sounds. In just five or six seconds, some of them began to move. sea??h th§× ¦ÇovelFire.¦Çet website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality.


    They walked towards the furnace on their short legs.


    Song Li was nervous, not knowing if this was a good or bad thing.


    Song Li quickly turned her head and looked around.


    "Why isn''t ours moving? Do we have to wait?"


    18D was anxious.


    He, Lin Baici, Xia Hongyao, and Ma Yuan''s clay figures remained still.


    "Husband, why isn''t your clay figure moving?"


    The pregnant woman saw the glasses-wearing man''s clay figure standing still and was frightened. Tears instantly streamed down her face, flooding her cheeks.


    This meant that one of them was definitely unqualified.


    "It''s okay! It''s okay! As long as you can survive!"


    The glasses-wearing man tried to squeeze out a smile and comfort his wife. "The clay figure monster said ''enter the furnace,'' so the clay figures that don''t move should have a problem!"


    The pregnant woman couldn''t speak through her tears.


    The glasses-wearing man hugged his wife with one hand and caressed her belly with the other, looking gentle yet pained. "Wife, please get rid of him!"


    "Huh?"


    The pregnant woman was dumbfounded, not knowing what her husband was talking about.


    "With a child, you won''t be able to remarry!"


    The glasses-wearing man also wanted his wife to give birth to a son to leave a descendant for the family, but with the burden of a child, how could his wife remarry?


    "Don''t...don''t say that!"


    The pregnant woman hugged the glasses-wearing man tightly.


    "We should be qualified!"


    The programmer with dark circles under his eyes extended his index finger and pushed his glasses up, comforting the people around him.


    As the glasses-wearing man said, the clay figure monster said "enter the furnace," so whoever''s clay figure entered the furnace meant that they were qualified.According to common sense, after shaping the clay figure, it should be fired and fixed, right?


    "I passed this step successfully!"


    The programmer breathed a sigh of relief and looked at Lin Baici.


    This young man had left a deep impression on him.


    What a pity!


    His clay figure didn''t move, which meant he was going to die.


    Sigh!


    If he had survived, he could have become a highly skilled doctor in the future!


    The noise was getting louder.


    The programmer''s explanation quickly spread throughout the platform. The players whose clay figures moved were overjoyed, their faces filled with relief after a narrow escape. Those whose clay figures didn''t move were devastated.


    "Brother Lin, what should we do?"


    18D''s voice trembled, "We can''t just sit here and wait for death, can we?"


    Xia Hongyao stared at the clay figure, ready for battle.


    She would make a last-ditch effort.


    As for the fact that she was disqualified because she listened to Lin Baici''s reasoning, she didn''t care and had no complaints.


    "I can''t be happy! I can''t be happy!"


    Song Li warned herself not to laugh, otherwise, it would be too stimulating for Lin Baici and the others, but she couldn''t help feeling excited in her heart.


    I was right, but you didn''t listen to me. Are you dumbfounded now?


    "Lin Baici, if you had listened to me, you could have survived this time!"


    Song Li lamented and mourned for Lin Baici and the others.

 Chapter 47 – Mass layoff

    "Don''t say goodbye so early!"


    Ma Yuan widened his eyes, staring at the clay figures walking towards the furnace. There was still hope before the final moment.


    "Heh!"


    Song Li chuckled and turned to look at Lin Baici, but she found him calm and not at all like someone who was about to die.


    Something''s not right!


    Why wasn''t he afraid?


    Could it be that if someone''s clay figure moved, they would die?


    So he was confident?


    Song Li thought of this possibility and immediately broke out in a cold sweat.


    "Lin Baici, aren''t you afraid? That monster said ''into the furnace'', and according to the steps of making clay figures, there must be a drying step. Your clay figures haven''t moved, you''re doomed, think of a way quickly!"


    Song Li muttered.


    "You can attack that clay figure monster now, kill it, and maybe there''s a chance to survive."


    Lin Baici suggested.


    Afraid?


    Sorry,


    I''m afraid the gods will be too bored with such a simple game and won''t be able to kill me!


    The clay figures made by these tourists walked to the nearest furnace, then jumped into the furnace with a leap.


    Bang! Bang! Bang!


    The lid of the furnace immediately closed.


    "Ignite!"


    The voice of the clay figure monster was melodious, with a strange tone, like a shaman of a primitive tribe chanting spells to exorcise and communicate with spirits.


    Boom! Boom! Boom!


    The pile of firewood in the furnace below immediately ignited.


    The orange flames rose and swayed, like a female demon dancing.


    The noisy sounds on the platform gradually subsided, and the tourists stared at the furnace one by one.


    The programmer with dark circles was intelligent and good at planning before acting. He believed that even if this step was qualified, the next steps were still full of danger, so he began to urge those failed tourists.


    "Your lives are already counting down. If you want to survive now, you have to unite and fight that clay figure monster to the death!"


    The programmer persuaded the tourists around him, asking them to fight desperately. Even if they couldn''t win, they could probe the weaknesses of the clay figure monster.


    These people hesitated.


    To be honest, if it weren''t for the fact that the fat man was slapped to death by the clay figure monster, showing terrifying killing power, they would have started earlier.


    The programmer saw that these people were cowardly and afraid of death, shook his head disappointedly, and then walked quickly towards Lin Baici, ready to talk to him.


    At this critical moment, this boy was bold enough to take the lead. These failures should dare to take a chance.


    However, after the programmer took more than ten steps, he suddenly felt hot all over, sweating, and then feverish, like accidentally touching the stove while eating barbecue.


    "What''s going on? Are tourists not allowed to move around?"


    The programmer frowned and looked around, then was horrified to find that he wasn''t the only one with a problem. S~ea??h the n??el Fire.n§×t website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality.


    "Why do I feel so hot?"


    "So hot! What''s going on?"


    "Damn, what''s wrong again?"


    The tourists were clamoring, and some women screamed in agony.


    "Baici..."


    Ma Yuan''s expression brightened.


    He was indeed a divine hunter, reacting quickly. He noticed that the people who were shouting and complaining about the heat were the tourists who had jumped into the furnace with clay figures.


    Song Li couldn''t handle it anymore. She felt so hot, like being in a sauna, sweating like crazy, and her clothes were soaked in just over ten seconds.


    Then her body began to burn, with a burning sensation like being roasted by a red-hot charcoal.


    "Baici, look at her..."On 18D''s face, there was only terror.


    Not only Song Li, but also many of the passengers'' skin turned red, as if they had been burned by hot charcoal, with blisters popping up.


    "Brother Lin, save me, I don''t want to die!"


    Struggling, Song Li rushed towards Lin Baici, seeking help.


    As tears flowed from her eyes, they evaporated with a hissing sound before even reaching her face, due to the intense heat.


    Ma Yuan stepped forward and kicked Song Li''s thigh.


    Bang!


    Ah!


    Song Li screamed in agony, fell to the ground, and couldn''t get up, writhing in pain.


    "Save me! Please!"


    Song Li''s skin visibly dehydrated, wrinkled, and turned black, like a lamb skewered on a barbecue grill.


    On the mud platform, every passenger who entered the kiln was roasted by the flames, writhing in pain.


    "Why is it me who''s wrong?"


    The programmer roared in agony, heartbroken.


    He thought Lin Baici was the loser, but he himself was the pitiful clown.


    "If you want to survive, attack that clay monster!"


    Xia Hongyao shouted.


    Ten or so passengers, in this desperate situation, stumbled towards the clay monster, but even more people ran towards the kiln, trying to retrieve their own clay figures.


    But the kiln was too hot, and the flames too intense.


    When they put their hands on the opening, with a sizzle, their palms were immediately burned.


    The smell of burning fat and flesh began to waft over the red mud pond, pungent and nauseating.


    "Lin...Brother Lin..."


    Song Li''s voice was hoarse, her once fair and smooth skin now burnt black and wrinkled, unrecognizable from her previous beauty.


    Because her body was too hot, even the riveted high heels on her feet had melted, sticking to her flesh.


    Sigh!


    Lin Baici sighed and stared at the clay monster.


    It stood in the middle of the mud platform, inhaling the pungent smell in the air, then showing a look of enjoyment.


    "Brother Lin, we passed!"


    18D exclaimed excitedly, punching the air.


    If Song Li and the others had died, didn''t it mean that the makers of the clay figures left behind were qualified?


    Dying Song Li heard this and a huge sense of regret and remorse filled her chest like wild weeds.


    I hate it!


    Why didn''t I listen to that student?


    If I carved a crying face, I could survive!


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    "Wife! Wife!"


    The man with glasses jumped anxiously, wanting to hug his pregnant wife, but her body was like a burning charcoal, too hot.


    "Husband!"


    The pregnant woman curled up in pain, tears streaming down her face.


    She felt so sorry for the unborn child in her belly.


    Why did this little life have to suffer like this?


    "Don''t be afraid, I''ll go kill that monster!"


    The man with glasses gritted his teeth, his face full of ferocity and killing intent. The only way he could think of to save his wife and child was to kill that clay monster.


    "Don''t go!"


    The pregnant woman reached out to pull her husband''s pants, but was afraid of burning him and withdrew her hand.


    "Don''t go, try your best to survive!"


    The pregnant woman pleaded.


    Because she knew that if her husband went, he would be dead for sure.


    "Eat God, is there any way to save them?"


    Lin Baici clenched his fists.


    [No!]


    The answer from the Eat God was concise and to the point.This is rule contamination, a supernatural force that cannot be violated by human power. If you want to survive, you must follow the rules of the divine taboo.


    The high temperature roasting of the clay figures in the kiln will be reflected on the creator.


    So a few minutes later...


    The programmer died!


    The pregnant woman died!


    Song Li also died!


    In addition to them, there were also 478 tourists who had made mistakes in their expressions and were burned alive.


    Their bodies were completely dehydrated, charred, and shrunk, like burnt charcoal, with a strong smell of burnt odor emanating from their bodies.


    Yuck! Yuck!


    Someone couldn''t stand this gruesome scene and bent over to vomit.


    "Brother Lin, yuck..."


    18D tried to speak, but ended up vomiting the lunch he had eaten.


    Lin Baici also felt a little uncomfortable.


    "When you join the Security Bureau and start breaking the God''s Ruins and sealing the divine taboo, you will see even more terrifying death scenes than this!"


    Ma Yuan patted Lin Baici''s shoulder.


    "There are still 288 people left!"


    Xia Hongyao counted the number of people.


    With so many people dead, the earth platform suddenly became much quieter.


    The clay monster didn''t even glance at those bodies with its eyes, and announced loudly, "Congratulations, everyone, your clay sculptures are qualified. Next step, baking and fixing!"


    Ma Yuan heard the word "qualified" and excitedly patted Lin Baici''s back.


    "My team members are pretty good, right?"


    Xia Hongyao boasted, very proud.


    "Is there any apprentice willing to step forward and be the first batch of candidates?"


    The clay monster asked.


    The tourists looked around, but no one spoke up.


    The first group of people to go up would probably have a slim chance of survival.


    Lin Baici was also waiting, wanting to figure out what to do in this step before thinking of a way to pass it, but the Devouring God spoke.


    [Sign up and step forward, this batch has the highest chance of survival!]


    After hearing this, Lin Baici immediately raised his hand.


    "I''ll participate!"


    Swish!


    The tourists all looked over, with surprise, confusion, but not a single look of stupidity.


    Because Lin Baici''s previous performance was excellent, helping many people pass the body sculpting step.


    This kind of person...


    Can''t possibly do something stupid.


    "Little Lin, did you find something?"


    Xia Hongyao was curious and asked in a low voice.


    In her opinion, Lin Baici''s reasoning ability was strong, and he must have found some key points through some clues.


    Ma Yuan and 18D looked at Lin Baici, waiting for an explanation.


    "I didn''t find anything, I just thought that the first group might get some preferential treatment?"


    Lin Baici casually made up a reason.


    "You''re very good!"


    The clay monster grinned, but it looked like it was about to eat someone: "Please take your clay figure and go to a kiln nearby!"


    [Choose a kiln closest to the clay pit!]


    The Devouring God reminded.


    "If anyone trusts me, follow me!"


    Lin Baici shouted loudly.


    Everyone looked at each other.


    Xia Hongyao picked up her clay figure and followed Lin Baici.


    "Don''t be reckless, the best way to deal with this is to wait for the first wave of people to go up and see what this level is about."


    Ma Yuan advised.


    According to the rules summarized by the Hunter''s Circle, the first wave of people to go up in rule contamination are almost all cannon fodder, mainly used to collect information.


    "I trust him!"Xia Hongyao was very confident in Lin Baici''s intelligence: "Moreover, he is my reserve team member, and I can''t let him take risks alone!"


    Lin Baici was shocked: "Reserve team member?"


    "Yes!"


    Xia Hongyao smiled brightly, and after sealing the Divine Taboo item and going to Haijing, she would call her sister to get Lin Baici a spot for admission without examination.


    Such a talented newcomer only appears once every ten years, right?


    I must get him!


    Ma Yuan was conflicted, should I go or not?


    Without any hesitation, 18D picked up the clay figure and followed.


    Although he hadn''t spent much time with Lin Baici, the other party was not only outstanding but also had incredible luck. Every choice they made was right!


    As long as he sticks to such a strong person,


    he can survive!

 Chapter 48 – Add charcoal! Add charcoal! Add charcoal!

    ¡¾The red mud in the muddy pond has the effect of isolating high temperatures. It cannot be cooked when used to make beggar''s chicken.¡¿


    Lin Baici raised his eyebrows when he heard this.


    He knew that beggar''s chicken was a dish made by cleaning and peeling a chicken, brushing it with oil and seasoning, wrapping it in lotus leaves and yellow mud, and then roasting it in a fire.


    Lin Baici immediately thought of Song Li''s death and rushed towards the muddy pond.


    Crack!


    Lin Baici flew and dove into the muddy pond, then began rolling around and getting covered in mud.


    Not satisfied with just that, he started grabbing the red mud and smearing it all over his body, preparing to apply a layer.


    "What are you doing, Lin Ge?"


    18D was stunned.


    Lin Baici couldn''t have gone crazy, right?


    "What are you waiting for? Come and smear mud on your body. The thicker, the better!"


    Lin Baici urged.


    No wonder the Gourmet God asked him to choose the cellar furnace closest to the muddy pond. This was the reason.


    Xia Hongyao ran to the edge of the platform, took a leap, and jumped into the muddy pond. After rolling around a few times, she grabbed a handful of red mud and smeared it on her face.


    This girl with a high ponytail was very pretty. Normally, girls would be very repulsed by this kind of image-damaging behavior, but Xia Hongyao was having a great time.


    Just like a Siberian Husky!


    Hmm!


    In terms of intelligence, Xia Hongyao was only slightly smarter than a Siberian Husky, right?


    Ma Yuan saw this scene and made up his mind.


    Follow him!


    With Lin Baici''s meticulous thinking and caution, how could he take risks?


    Even if he did take risks, he must have some confidence!


    Follow him!


    He would definitely win!


    Ma Yuan picked up a mud figure and ran towards the muddy pond, rolling around like a wild boar and covering his body with mud.


    The mud figure monster looked at the four people and then focused on Lin Baici. It sneered and asked, "Is there any apprentice who wants to come forward?"


    The glasses-wearing man looked at his wife''s body, looked at her bulging belly, endured and endured, but couldn''t hold back anymore.


    "F*ck!"


    The glasses-wearing man roared and rushed towards the mud figure monster. S§×ar?h the Novel?ire(.)ne*t website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality.


    He was crazy.


    The mud figure monster stood there motionless. When the glasses-wearing man ran over, its big hand casually waved and hit the glasses-wearing man''s head.


    Bang!


    The glasses-wearing man''s head shattered, and blood, brain matter, and bone fragments splattered out in a radial pattern.


    Dong!


    The body fell to the ground.


    "Is there anyone else who wants to challenge me?"


    The mud figure monster asked, casually shaking off the flesh and blood on its hand.


    Killing a person was easier than swatting a fly.


    No one answered. When the mud figure monster''s gaze swept over, they all lowered their heads and dared not look at it.


    "What a useless bunch of waste. You can''t even seize the opportunity. This kind of ingredient is too low-end. Even dogs won''t eat it!"


    The Gourmet God sneered."The first batch of apprentices is too small, not enough. Since you are unwilling, I will pick for you!"


    The mud monster pointed randomly.


    "You! You! You!"


    It pointed at six people, just enough to make up ten people.


    Lin Baici looked and recognized one of them, the middle-aged woman who played videos on Douyin out loud on the train.


    "Hey, this flight attendant is pretty, too bad she''s going to be roasted to charcoal!"


    The Food God expressed regret.


    "Otherwise, steam her, she''ll be delicious!"


    Among the six people was a woman in her twenties wearing a red skirt and a white short-sleeved shirt with a red vest on top. Her black stockings were torn and covered in mud, and she had lost one of her black low-heeled leather shoes. This was the uniform of a high-speed train attendant!


    "Quick, go to the mud pit and cover yourselves in mud!" Xia Hongyao urged.


    "Hurry up and choose a cellar. The assessment will begin in ten seconds!" The mud monster urged and began counting down.


    The six people didn''t have time to react. No matter how unwilling they were, they could only pick up the mud and hastily find a cellar.


    "Choose the one closest to the mud pit." Lin Baici shouted, but no one listened.


    The mud monster''s countdown was fast, making them panicked, like helpless lambs being chased by hungry wolves. They all chose the cellar closest to them.


    "All ten of you, listen to my explanation and strictly follow it." The mud monster warned, "I''ll only say it once!"


    The six people didn''t have time to react and listened intently. Even Lin Baici''s nerves were tense, and he perked up his ears.


    "Hehe!" Lin Baici smirked. He had a good memory, and as long as you said it once, he could remember it for at least three years.


    "Open the cellar!"


    "The mud people go into the furnace!"


    Without the passengers having to do it themselves, as the mud monster declared, the mud people they had made moved by themselves, walked to the cellar, and then jumped in.


    "Ignite!"


    Boom! Boom! Boom!


    The charcoal in the furnace began to burn. The charcoal was all about the size of a palm, an inch thick, and very uniform in shape.


    "Fan to increase the temperature!"


    After the mud monster shouted the fourth sentence, it closed its mouth. The passengers stared at it, muttering the four steps. Lin Baici observed the condition of the cellar.


    Didn''t it say to fan to increase the temperature?


    Why isn''t anything happening?


    In the next moment, Lin Baici understood that he needed to operate it himself at this step. He immediately squatted at the mouth of the furnace, gripped the handle of the blower with his right hand, and pulled it hard.


    Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!


    Air blew into the furnace, and the flames inside immediately surged. The charcoal burned even more vigorously.


    Ma Yuan and Xia Hongyao realized what was happening and quickly pulled the blower.


    "Lin Ge, are you sure this step is correct?" 18D worried, and wanted to wait and see if the mud monster had any new orders.


    "Not sure."Lin Baici didn''t want to speak too soon, what if he was wrong?


    The other six people also began to work.


    However, the flight attendant was obviously a city girl and had never seen a bellows, which was only found in remote rural areas. She was holding it, looking confused.


    Fortunately, she adapted quickly and began to pull the bellows hard after seeing how Lin Baici and the others were using it.


    "Add charcoal!"


    The clay monster ordered.


    There were many black pieces of charcoal piled up next to the cellar, and everyone immediately grabbed a piece and threw it into the furnace.


    Some black charcoal ash stuck to their hands, but no one cared about these minor details.


    "How much should we add?"


    18D threw seven or eight pieces at once and then looked up to ask Lin Baici when he saw that the clay monster didn''t say anything.


    "I don''t know!"


    Lin Baici only added one piece of charcoal.


    Although he didn''t understand how to make clay figures, this kind of work was similar to firing porcelain and should have strict requirements for firepower. Therefore, he didn''t rashly add more charcoal.


    He was also waiting for the God of Food to comment, but the mysterious voice didn''t sound.


    "There were ten pieces of charcoal in the furnace at the beginning. Why don''t we add ten more?"


    Ma Yuan suggested.


    The ten passengers didn''t need to worry because the clay monster spoke again.


    "Add three pieces of charcoal!"


    Very clear instructions.


    Everyone immediately threw in two more pieces of charcoal.


    However, 18D, the TikTok aunt, and two other passengers were dumbfounded. They had just thrown in several pieces of charcoal.


    "Lin Ge, what should I do?"


    18D cried anxiously.


    "Add three more pieces, it should be okay, right?"


    The TikTok aunt cursed with a trembling voice.


    "Do you think it''s possible?"


    Ma Yuan was speechless. It was obvious that if they didn''t follow the clay monster''s instructions, they wouldn''t be able to make the clay figure.


    "What should we do then?"


    The TikTok aunt cried anxiously.


    "Dig out the charcoal!"


    Lin Baici''s expression was serious.


    "What?"


    The TikTok aunt and 18D immediately looked around, but they didn''t see any tools to dig out the charcoal from the furnace.


    "There are no fire sticks or shovels on this red clay platform?"


    18D complained.


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    There wasn''t even a blade of grass on the red clay platform, let alone other vegetation. It wasn''t even possible to break off a tree branch to use as a fire stick.


    "With your hands!"


    Lin Baici knew that this answer was cruel, but it was the only way.


    "What?"


    18D, the TikTok aunt, and the two other passengers who added more charcoal were stunned.


    Use their hands?


    They looked at the furnace, where the flames were roaring. If they put their hands in, would they still have hands left?


    "We have no tools, we can only use our hands, and there isn''t much time left for you to hesitate!"


    Ma Yuan followed up, "Because you added more charcoal, the size of the fire is different from others, which will definitely cause problems with the clay figure!"


    The four people looked panicked.


    "Lin Ge..."18D looked at Lin Baici with a pleading face, "Think of a way!"


    "There''s no way!"


    Lin Baici shook his head.


    "Damn, why didn''t this guy explain clearly when he said to add charcoal just now?"


    Douyin''s aunt cursed, but it was of no use.


    "Did I tell you to stop fanning?"


    The mudman monster questioned.


    Everyone was shocked and hurriedly pulled the bellows.


    "Add charcoal!"


    "Three pieces!"


    The mudman monster spoke again.


    Lin Baici and the others quickly grabbed the charcoal and threw it into the furnace.


    "I... I just added six pieces just now, so I don''t need to take out the charcoal this time, right?"


    Douyin''s aunt was overjoyed.


    18D''s face was pale, he had to take out one piece to match the number the mudman monster said!


    ¡¾Four self-righteous fools, at this time, they can''t hesitate at all. Now they are too late to remedy, the difference in firepower has caused the success rate of the mudman coming out of the furnace to drop to 70%!¡¿


    The God of Gluttony mocked.


    Seventy percent seemed not too low!


    But you have to know that the process of firing has just begun, and who knows how many steps there are behind!


    "If you want to live, follow the instructions of this monster strictly, 18D, you''d better hurry up and take out the extra charcoal!"


    Lin Baici warned.


    18D looked at the furnace that was turned orange by the flames, but couldn''t bring himself to do it.


    "Add charcoal!"


    The mudman monster spoke again.


    "Add charcoal!"


    "Add charcoal!"


    Within a quarter of an hour, the mudman monster called out to add charcoal three times, and never let them stop fanning. So Lin Baici and the others worked hard to pull the bellows.


    After absorbing the meteorite and the divine corpse in Longchan Temple, Lin Baici''s physique had increased, and he could bear this kind of physical work. Xia Hongyao and Ma Yuan also had no problem, but the others were a bit miserable.


    Especially the delicate flight attendant and Douyin''s aunt, both of them took turns pulling the bellows, but their arms were still sore and extremely uncomfortable.


    "If this were a square dance competition, I could win first place!"


    Douyin''s aunt was depressed.


    Just when everyone was about to give up, new instructions came.


    "Lower the firepower!"


    18D cried, like a student who found out that he couldn''t even do the simplest bonus questions on the final exam.


    "How to lower it? We can''t just pull out the charcoal from the furnace, can we?"

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    "Stupid, stop pulling the bellows!"


    Ma Yuan shouted, also reminding others.


    After he finished shouting, he quickly glanced at the mud monster. The other party did not seem to punish him for his words, which made him feel relieved.


    "Yes! Yes! It can be done this way!"


    18D suddenly realized. sea??h th§× n?velFire.net website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality.


    Everyone stopped and rubbed their sore arms, finally able to catch their breath.


    But before two minutes had passed, the mud monster spoke again.


    "Reduce firepower!"


    This made everyone dumbfounded.


    The bellows were no longer being pulled, so how could they reduce firepower?


    Actually, there was another answer, which was to dig out the charcoal. With less charcoal, the flame would definitely weaken, but the problem was...


    This thing was really hot!


    Lin Baici looked at the fiery furnace and picked up a pine torch, preparing to use it as a fire stick.


    The Gourmet warned.


    Lin Baici frowned. Does this mean...


    I can only use my hands?


    "Baici, hurry up and get the charcoal. When you finish using that torch, lend it to me!"


    Ma Yuan urged.


    "If you use the torch or anything else, you will die!"


    Lin Baici reminded him.


    "Ah? Then what should I use?"


    Ma Yuan felt that Lin Baici was being too cautious.


    Lin Baici glanced at his left hand wrapped in a thick layer of red mud, and quickly and decisively reached into the furnace.


    Lin Baici pinched a piece of charcoal with his index and middle fingers and pulled it back hard.


    The charcoal was pulled out of the furnace and fell on the ground.


    Ma Yuan was stunned. Did he have to be so reckless?


    He clearly had a torch, but he didn''t use it just for a "possibility" and pulled out the charcoal with his bare hands?


    What a ruthless person!


    Definitely a ruthless person!


    Ma Yuan felt that within two or three years, this boy would definitely make a name for himself in the world of divine hunters!


    "It''s okay, it doesn''t hurt!"


    Lin Baici curled his lips. "You guys should hurry up and get some too!"


    "I think Bai''s concerns are right!"


    Xia Hongyao said, reaching for the charcoal.


    Because of her strong physical aptitude and martial arts training, her movements were swift and agile, almost too fast for Lin Baici to see.


    Truly a high-A in both strength and speed with a high ponytail!


    "Well, it doesn''t hurt as expected. It seems that wrapping it in red mud is the right thing to do!"


    Xia Hongyao breathed a sigh of relief. Without this layer of red mud, her whole hand would have been burned.


    After seeing Ma Yuan take out the charcoal and reduce the firepower, 18D gritted his teeth and also reached into the furnace to pull out a piece of charcoal.


    "Huh? I''m not hurt!"


    18D looked at his left hand, overjoyed as if he had picked up a great bargain. "Lin Ge, your prediction is really accurate!"


    Seeing this, the others immediately ran to the mud pit, wanting to wrap themselves in red mud.¡¾Those who fail to reduce charcoal and lower firepower within five seconds will be judged as failures!¡¿


    The mud monster declared.


    Everyone froze upon hearing this, the color draining from their faces in an instant.


    In such a short time, they couldn''t even run to the mud pit, let alone cover themselves in mud.


    Among the onlookers, many ran towards the mud pit and started to cover themselves in mud, afraid that they wouldn''t have time later.


    The TikTok aunt was afraid of death. She still wanted to play mahjong every day, dance in the square, and get free eggs from the supermarket. So she screamed and reached into the furnace, pulling out a piece of charcoal.


    "Ah!"


    The TikTok aunt screamed in pain. Her whole hand was burned red, especially the three fingers that touched the burning charcoal, which were covered in grape-sized blisters.


    The TikTok aunt cursed, jumping in pain.


    "Quick, go cover yourself in mud in the mud pit!"


    Xia Hongyao reminded loudly.


    The TikTok aunt ran away as fast as she could.


    "Hurry up, there''s no time left!"


    Xia Hongyao urged.


    "Damn it, let''s go all out!"


    The female flight attendant made up her mind and was about to reach into the furnace. Suddenly, her body burst into flames with a bang.


    It was the mud figure she had made in the kiln, which had been ignited because it cooled too slowly.


    The damage the mud figure received would be fully reflected back to its creator.


    The female flight attendant writhed in pain on the ground.


    Her red uniform, hair, and even her leather shoes were all on fire.


    The other three unlucky ones didn''t have time to reduce the charcoal and were all ignited, running and rolling like human torches.


    But soon, they lay on the ground, motionless.


    The TikTok aunt looked at the burnt and smoking bodies and suddenly felt that her blisters weren''t that painful anymore.


    "Reduce charcoal, lower firepower!"


    The mud monster shouted.


    With the experience from last time, everyone was more calm, except for the TikTok aunt, who was still screaming in pain.


    "Add charcoal! Pump the bellows!"


    The mud monster didn''t want the tourists to stand around doing nothing.


    The 18D team scrambled to pick up charcoal and were about to throw it into the furnace when Lin Baici stopped them.


    "Wait, use new charcoal, not the ones that have been burned before!"


    Lin Baici reminded them.


    Upon hearing this, Ma Yuan understood that Lin Baici was worried that if they didn''t need to reduce the charcoal and cool down later, the firepower provided by a piece of burnt charcoal would definitely be less than that of a brand new one.


    This could lead to errors and possibly cause the mud figure to fail or be imperfect.


    "This kid has such a big heart!"


    Ma Yuan sighed.


    In the midst of the constantly deadly rule pollution, Lin Baici was still able to maintain a calm and rational mindset. He was truly amazing.After another twenty minutes of tedious work, the fourth step of the firing process finally ended.


    The mudman''s voice was melodious.


    "I''m alive! I''m alive!"


    The TikTok aunt cried tears of joy, but her expression quickly twisted into a grimace, baring her teeth.


    She was already soaked in sweat, looking like she had just been pulled out of the water, and her entire left arm was severely burned, covered in grape-sized blisters that were packed tightly together and looked disgusting.


    Lin Baici and his four companions pulled out the hot charcoal blocks, and with a bang, the kiln door opened!


    A wave of heat and sparks rushed out.


    "Get the mud figures!"


    The mudman urged them.


    Although the temperature inside the furnace was extremely high, they had no choice but to retrieve the mud figures with their bare hands. Fortunately, the red clay in the mud pit had insulation properties, so Lin Baici and his four companions wouldn''t be burned, but the TikTok aunt couldn''t do it.


    If she put her arm in, it would definitely be ruined, so she immediately ran to the red clay mud pit to wrap mud around her arm.


    As she ran, the TikTok aunt kept staring at the mudman.


    If it didn''t allow her, she would stop immediately.


    But this time, luck was on her side, and the mudman didn''t stop her.


    Lin Baici and his four companions retrieved the mud figures.


    [These self-righteous low-level creatures are doomed. For years, the residents who were disturbed by her square dancing music can finally celebrate with champagne!]


    After smearing a thick layer of red clay on her body, the TikTok aunt ran back to the kiln, gritting her teeth and enduring the pain, and reached into the kiln opening to grab the mud figure.


    In the next instant, the mud figure suddenly moved, grabbing the TikTok aunt''s wrist and pulling it back violently!


    This was the consequence of not retrieving the mud figure in time.


    Ah!


    In the TikTok aunt''s screams of agony, she was pulled into the kiln, followed by heart-wrenching screams and cries for help.


    The tourists on the platform were all pale with fright.


    18D gulped and nervously watched the mud figure on the ground that belonged to him.


    The mudman raised his right arm and placed it flat in front of him.


    "The people on the left side of my arm are the second batch. The assessment begins. Please pick up your mud figures and wait in front of a kiln!"


    The unlucky ones who were selected had a gloomy expression. They cursed and complained, but they had no choice but to follow the mudman''s orders.


    Thanks to Lin Baici and his companions setting an example, they had experience now, and they all rushed to grab the kilns near the edge of the mud pit, resulting in pushing and shoving.


    A good position near the kiln could increase their survival rate, so at this point, everyone didn''t care about being gentlemanly anymore and even resorted to fighting.


    Some tourists even ran into the mud pit again, grabbing wet mud and smearing it on their bodies."Open the cellar!"


    The clay figures made by the travelers immediately came to life and jumped into the nearest furnace.


    Some people who were smearing clay on themselves in the mud pond heard this and hurriedly ran back. They still had clay figures in their hands, but it was too late.


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    Following the command of the clay figure monster, the cellar furnace lid slammed shut, and the charcoal in the furnace was ignited.


    Those clay figures that didn''t enter the cellar furnace in time showed cracks on their bodies and then shattered with a crackling sound.


    Their owners didn''t even have time to call for help. Just like their clay figures, they broke apart and died on the spot.


    The bright red blood flowed, moistening the earth platform.


    Ma Yuan sighed. Most of the dead were women. They only thought about applying red clay to avoid being burned. As for the cellar furnace, they felt that they were small and weak, and they couldn''t grab a spot, so they planned to choose one casually.


    But they didn''t think about whether the clay figure monster would give them enough time to run to a cellar furnace.


    The clay figure monster began to give instructions.


    Every traveler tried their best to be perfect.


    Since they were mentally prepared, they didn''t hesitate when it was time to reduce the charcoal. With red clay on their arms, they only felt a little heat and weren''t burned.


    This gave them great confidence.


    They could survive!


    Every traveler''s eyes were full of hope.


    Lin Baici looked at the Rolex on his wrist and compared it with the commands given by the clay figure monster.


    "Why do you keep looking at your watch?"


    18D was worried, "Is there a problem?"


    Lin Baici finished speaking, and his brows furrowed.


    Something was wrong.


    At this time, it should be time to reduce the charcoal and lower the firepower. Why didn''t the clay figure monster give the command?


    Lin Baici looked up at the people standing in front of the cellar furnace, concentrating and waiting for the clay figure monster''s instructions.


    If this continues,


    They would all die!


    "It''s time to reduce the charcoal!"


    Lin Baici shouted. He stared at the clay figure monster, and if it didn''t allow him to speak, he would immediately shut up.

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    On the foundation, besides the crackling sound of burning charcoal, it was very quiet. The travelers all held their breath, afraid to make any noise and miss the instructions of the clay monster. So when Lin Baici spoke, it was very jarring to their ears.


    Swish!


    Everyone turned their heads to look at Lin Baici. He didn''t speak immediately, but stared at the clay monster. If it had any extreme reaction, Lin Baici wouldn''t remind everyone again.


    The clay monster turned its head and looked at Lin Baici, its eyes made of mud revealing a surprised expression. It didn''t expect Lin Baici to remember every step of its creation.


    "It''s time to reduce the charcoal!"


    Lin Baici shouted.


    "But this monster...this guy didn''t give any instructions?"


    The one speaking was a balding man in his thirties with swollen eyes.


    "He probably did it on purpose!"


    Lin Baici explained. He knew this man. When they were in the waiting hall, the food critic had commented on this drunken man who was always sleepy, saying that he loved alcohol like his life depended on it.


    Swish!


    Everyone looked at the clay monster. The clay monster suddenly grinned and didn''t say anything.


    "Are you sure?"


    "What does he have to be sure about? He couldn''t possibly remember every step, right?"


    "But he has no reason to deceive us, and he even helped us before!"


    The travelers whispered to each other, not knowing what to do for a moment. But almost everyone didn''t take Lin Baici''s words seriously and waited for the clay monster''s instructions.


    After all, making a mistake meant death.


    "That''s all I can say. It''s up to you whether to believe it or not!"


    Lin Baici sighed and gave up persuading them.


    No wonder the food critic said that the first batch had the highest survival rate. It turned out that the clay monster would deliberately skip some steps in the next assessment.


    If the participants couldn''t remember the entire process, it was a death sentence.


    "Lin Ge, when do you remember to add charcoal, reduce charcoal, and increase the temperature with the bellows?"


    18D was curious.


    "Mm!"


    Lin Baici nodded.


    During the process of making the clay figure just now, he had been looking at his watch and quietly reciting the time, memorizing it all.


    "No wonder you were looking at your watch the whole time!"


    Ma Yuan suddenly realized.


    It can be hard to make great work when its stolen from ".


    "Hiss!"


    18D took a deep breath. This memory was too terrifying, wasn''t it?


    Wait a minute!


    If what Lin Ge said was true, then these people...


    This time, reducing the charcoal wasn''t just once, but three times. The clay monster didn''t say anything, and the travelers didn''t do it either, so they were doomed.Just as the drunken man was about to ask the clay monster if Lin Baici was telling the truth, his body suddenly ignited, like a lamb chop in an oven, visibly dehydrating and turning black. A cloud of black smoke filled the air.


    The drunken man screamed in agony. Even without the clay monster''s instructions, he wanted to remove the charcoal from the furnace, but it was too late. Others tried to help, but it was too late. All the passengers who participated in this assessment were burned because they reduced the charcoal too late, causing the clay figure in the furnace to be burned and the damage feedback to them. These people were all ignited, like human torches. The onlookers were shocked and retreated in fear of being affected.


    Two minutes later, there were many blackened corpses on the ground. All 119 people were dead. The air was filled with the stench of burning fat and muscle, which made people sick.


    The remaining passengers looked at Lin Baici, who had not moved, with horror. If these people had listened to him, they would not have died.


    "Don''t just stand there, hurry up and apply the red clay!" Lin Baici shouted.


    Everyone rushed to act. With so many corpses lying on the platform, it was scary to look at, but the clay monster remained calm and said, "The rest of you take your clay figures and wait in front of a furnace!"


    In chaos, some people even lost their shoes. With the lessons learned from the previous batch, everyone moved quickly this time.


    "Open the furnace!"


    "Put the clay figures in!"


    "Start the fire!"


    The process of burning the clay figures began. The monster walked around the platform and gave various instructions. While the passengers followed his instructions, they also kept looking at Lin Baici.


    "Hey handsome, if there are any deliberate omissions in the steps, you have to tell us!"


    "Stop talking and listen to the instructions, don''t disturb the handsome guy!"


    "God bless us! God bless us!"


    The passengers were nervous, like frightened birds.


    Fifteen minutes later, Lin Baici saw that the clay monster had not spoken and reminded him to reduce the charcoal by three pieces. This time, no one hesitated and immediately removed the charcoal from the furnace.


    The process of burning the clay figures took less than thirty minutes, but for the passengers, it felt like a long journey through hell. Finally, when the clay monster said the words "remove the charcoal," "extinguish the fire," and "open the furnace," the passengers felt a sense of relief.Several women were so nervous that after they relaxed, they wet their pants.


    The travelers were overjoyed and immediately ran to Lin Baici after taking the clay figures out of the kiln, thanking him.


    "Thank you, handsome!"


    "Good-looking guy, let me kowtow to you!"


    "Do you have a girlfriend? I have a daughter who is eight years old and in the third grade of elementary school. She is very pretty!"


    The travelers surrounded Lin Baici, not only to express their gratitude but also to establish a relationship with him so that when Lin Baici rescued people, he would save them first.


    [The woman who said she had an eight-year-old daughter is fair-skinned, beautiful, and has a plump body. She tastes good and is worth considering!]


    Lin Baici heard this and turned his head to take a glance.


    The woman was covered in mud, looking tired and disheveled. There was no trace of charm left in her.


    [Of course, the best source of milk is still Xia Hongyao. It is recommended to buy the best fruits, vegetables, and grains and feed her carefully.]


    [One must work hard to reap rewards. Don''t be afraid of trouble!]


    [One bottle of milk a day makes a strong man!]


    "Can you say something serious?"


    Lin Baici was more interested in how to defeat this clay figure monster.


    "Very well, next is the final step, the evaluation and scoring section!"


    The clay figure monster announced loudly, "Who wants to volunteer to be the first?"


    Everyone looked at each other with fear and finally looked at Lin Baici.


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    "Since no one is stepping forward, I''ll choose myself."


    The clay figure monster obviously had no patience and then pointed, "You, come forward!"


    The unlucky one chosen was a middle-aged man.


    He immediately looked at Lin Baici in a panic and asked for his help, "Handsome, can you help me?"


    "Hurry up, or you''ll get zero points!"


    The clay figure monster urged.


    The middle-aged man didn''t dare to delay and hurriedly ran to the clay figure monster. When he saw it reach out its hand, he nervously handed over the clay figure he had made.


    "The facial features are not clear, and there are too few eyebrows and ears."


    "The limbs are of different lengths!"


    "It was over-fired, and there are cracks all over the body!"


    ...


    The clay figure monster listed seven flaws in one breath, and disappointedly shook its head, losing interest in continuing to evaluate the clay figure.


    "Trash that offends the eye, zero points!"


    After the clay figure monster finished speaking, it threw the clay figure in its hand to the ground.


    Bang!


    The clay figure shattered into pieces.


    The middle-aged man screamed and fell to the ground, his body like a person falling from a skyscraper, bleeding and broken, twisted beyond recognition.The passengers trembled and stepped back, trying to use someone else''s body to block themselves because the flaws pointed out by the clay monster were also present on their own clay figures.


    If they were chosen, they were doomed.


    "You, come over here!"


    The clay monster picked another person.


    "Buddy, think of a way!"


    The unlucky person begged Lin Baici, treating him as the last straw of salvation.


    "Next, you go!"


    "Remember, when the monster finishes evaluating you and asks you to step down, immediately smash your clay figure! Otherwise, it will come to life later and snatch your heart!"


    "Is it not over yet?"


    Lin Baici was shocked. He thought that after the clay monster finished evaluating, he could pass this game of divine taboos. He didn''t expect to have to fight with the clay figure he made himself.


    It was really a trap.


    Indeed, with a rule pollution intensity of 5.0, the survival rate was extremely low.


    The middle-aged man got forty points and did not pass.


    When the clay monster smashed the clay figure, the middle-aged man gritted his teeth and launched a suicidal attack, but he did not even touch the clay monster and was slapped to death.


    "Next!"


    The clay monster was completely indifferent, as if it had just killed a mosquito. It raised its right hand and prepared to call out another name.


    "I''ll go!"


    Lin Baici raised his right hand.


    Everyone looked over in shock.


    "Little Lin, have you figured something out?"


    Xia Hongyao was excited.


    Ma Yuan and 18D were also looking forward to it.


    "I''ll try first. If I can survive, you guys can do it my way!"


    After Lin Baici finished speaking, he walked towards the clay monster.


    "Lin Ge, there''s no need for you to take the risk. Let someone else go first!"


    18D whispered, "Everyone here wants to survive and will definitely be willing to try your method."


    "Let me do it!"


    Lin Baici smiled.


    "Little Lin, let me do it!"


    Xia Hongyao grabbed Lin Baici and said, "You have helped me so much, and it''s time for me to step up. After all, I am the team leader. Even if the sky falls, I have to bear it and can''t let my team members take risks!"


    Lin Baici was stunned. He found that Xia Hongyao was very serious when she said this.


    "This girl is sincere. What a noble soul! Look at the fragrance she emits. It''s so tempting!"


    "I want to eat."


    "I suggest steaming it!"


    The tone of the gourmet god was full of longing.


    "Don''t worry, I''ve always been lucky!"


    Xia Hongyao patted Lin Baici''s shoulder, took the clay figure, and walked towards the clay monster.


    Snap!Lin Baici grabbed her arm.


    "Stop messing around!"


    Lin Baici couldn''t help but smile and cry, but he was also touched in his heart.


    This high ponytail girl,


    She''s easy to get along with!


    "You all just wait here!"


    Under everyone''s gaze, Lin Baici walked towards the mud monster.


    He wasn''t nervous, afraid, or showing the kind of desperate determination to survive. Instead, he was calm, as if he was about to face not a terrifying monster that killed people like cutting grass, but a lame old dog scavenging for food in a garbage dump.


    "Brave!"


    Ma Yuan secretly praised!

 Chapter 51 – Raw Food Master Lin Baici

    On the red mud platform, it was silent.


    Without any wind blowing, the residual heat from the kiln had not dissipated, making it feel hot and unbearable.


    The clay monster held Lin Baici''s work and examined it carefully.


    "The features are clear!"


    Even the earlobes were carved out, and the two eyebrows were very similar to the real person.


    "The limbs are slender!"


    The T-shirt stuck to the clay monster''s belly, revealing his abs.


    The clay monster turned his head and looked at Lin Baici''s stomach.


    Lin Baici reached his right hand behind his back, grabbed his shirt and pulled it back, the T-shirt tightly against his abdomen, revealing the outline of his muscles.


    "The personal characteristics are obvious, it''s made of myself!"


    The clay monster handed the clay figure back to Lin Baici: "Apart from not being lifelike enough and having some differences in appearance with myself, everything else is quite good, a score of nine!"


    The clay monster''s mouth curled up, revealing a smile.


    This time it was not mockery, but satisfaction and appreciation for Lin Baici''s craftsmanship.


    An ordinary person who had never touched clay sculpture could achieve this level, indicating exceptional talent and rare gifts.


    "He is indeed qualified!"


    "Talent is talent, the same thing, others can do it perfectly!"


    "Don''t be dissatisfied!"


    A group of travelers envied him.


    "Step down!"


    The clay monster looked at the crowd, ready to select the next person.


    "Thank you!"


    Lin Baici seemed respectful, but as soon as he spoke, he suddenly exerted all his strength with his right hand and smashed the clay figure in his hand towards the clay monster''s face.


    In theory, smashing it on the ground and stomping on it was the most sensible thing to do, but Lin Baici had just participated in such a terrifying game of taboo, and there was a fire burning in his belly.


    He couldn''t swallow this anger without giving this monster a punch.


    Bang!


    The clay figure hit the clay monster''s face, the hands and feet broke, but more than half of the body was still intact.


    "Ah?"


    The travelers were stunned and exclaimed in shock.


    What was he doing?


    You''ve passed the test, why do you still want to hit that clay monster?


    But what frightened them even more was that a three-meter-high Buddha statue appeared.


    Hmm!


    It should be a Buddha statue, with meat buns on its head like the Buddha, drooping ears, and a string of prayer beads hanging around its neck...


    But the problem was that this guy''s muscles were knotted, as if he had been fed with protein powder since childhood, and there were veins on his skin that looked like earthworms, giving off a violent and fierce atmosphere.


    Oh, and he was only wearing a pair of leather shorts.


    As soon as the muscle Buddha appeared, he twisted his waist and swung his arms, his right fist like a heavy cannon, first hitting the clay figure that had not fallen, and then with it, heavily hitting the clay monster''s face.


    Bang!


    The clay monster was knocked back, and his face was somewhat sunken. The clay figure made by Lin Baici was directly turned into a pile of mud powder and scattered in the air by this violent punch.


    "F*ck it!"


    Lin Baici held a pine torch in his right hand, quickly drew on the ground, lit it, and disappeared in the next instant.


    "Where is he? Why did he disappear?"


    "Could it be that breaking this clay figure can allow him to leave?""He should have left this ghostly place, right?"


    The travelers looked around anxiously with a glimmer of hope.


    One male traveler, who knew that his poorly-made mud figure would never pass the test, slammed it hard on the ground and stomped on it several times. This was his last hope.


    Bang! Bang!


    The mud figure shattered.


    Everyone looked over.


    "Why haven''t I left yet? This is unfair!"


    The male traveler cried out in despair.


    In the next moment, his body burst with a loud explosion, splattering blood and guts everywhere.


    "It seems that only after commenting and smashing the mud figure can we leave here!"


    Xia Hongyao murmured, about to let the mud figure monster comment on her own figure.


    "Don''t be anxious, let others try first!"


    Ma Yuan held Xia Hongyao back.


    "There''s no time left. Xiao Bai will definitely be targeted by Black Shark Third if he goes out. I have to go help!"


    Xia Hongyao tried to break free from Ma Yuan''s grip.


    "Hongyao, calm down!"


    Ma Yuan didn''t let go.


    For heaven''s sake, this was Xia Hongmian''s sister. If she died here, he would definitely be blamed by Xia Hongmian. It would be better to be dead than alive.


    When Ma Yuan thought of Xia Hongmian''s terrifying record, he held Xia Hongyao''s hand even tighter.


    "Wait a little longer, someone will definitely learn from Baici''s method. Let''s not be too hasty."


    Ma Yuan persuaded, "Besides, Baici is so smart. He has already seen the strength of Black Shark Third and will definitely run away!"


    Xia Hongyao thought about it and agreed.


    In front of Lin Baici, yellow sand was flying.


    He looked up and found himself still in a carriage, but the glass windows had been broken and there was already a layer of sand on the ground.


    "I''m out!"


    Lin Baici excitedly punched his fist.


    Gurgle!


    A strong sense of hunger suddenly attacked, causing Lin Baici''s stomach to spasm.


    "A delicious meal is waiting at the end of the carriage!"


    Lin Baici ran towards the back of the carriage.


    There were many corpses lying in the carriage.


    Lin Baici only took two minutes to rush to the back of the carriage. He scanned his eyes around and finally fixed his gaze on the luggage rack above seat 2.


    There was a silver suitcase on it.


    Lin Baici rushed over and took the suitcase down.


    After using his Iron Fist to smash it open, Lin Baici saw a one-foot-long mud figure inside.


    The mud figure had no gender and was not wearing any clothes. Its limbs were twisted and deformed, and its belly was large, as if it were pregnant. Its face had a half-smile and half-cry expression, with a large tongue sticking out, making a mocking face.


    "What is this thing?"


    Lin Baici frowned deeply.


    At first glance, he felt physically uncomfortable with this thing, which looked like a prop used to scare people in horror movies.


    [An ugly mud figure doll that no one would like except for mental patients, but there is a delicious divine grace on it!]


    "Divine grace?"Lin Baici''s eyes lit up, but he was also worried: "After absorption, will it cause damage to the body?"


    Who knows if this clay doll is like those poisonous mushrooms, after eating it, will people see little people and dance with them?


    The devouring god didn''t even bother to answer, it went straight to work.


    On both sides of Lin Baici''s shoulders, there were half-transparent, slender arms that seemed to be condensed from starlight. They reached out over the clay doll and grabbed a fist-sized sphere from inside its body.


    The sphere was like a soap bubble, colorful, and wrapped around a light golden ball, like a small sun.


    "Thanks for the divine gift!" The devouring god prayed and stuffed the sphere into Lin Baici''s mouth.


    The soap bubble burst, and the golden ball melted in his mouth like a cup of hot milk, rushing into Lin Baici''s stomach.


    A sense of fullness immediately arose, making Lin Baici feel comfortable, like a wild cat basking in the warm spring sun.


    Along with this came some mysterious knowledge, imprinted in his mind.


    But this pleasant feeling lasted less than three seconds, and Lin Baici didn''t even have time to recognize this knowledge, such as what "Red Rolling Stone" meant. A stronger sense of hunger was born.


    This time, Lin Baici was like a starving man who had been hungry for half a year, and his stomach began to spasm.


    "What''s going on?"


    Lin Baici instinctively looked at the clay doll, feeling an urge to eat it raw.


    "There''s a divine bone in this clay doll!"


    "Profit! Profit!"


    "Sure enough, without night grass, horses can''t get fat, and without external wealth, people can''t get rich!"


    "I''m going to eat until I''m full and have to lean against the wall!"


    The devouring god''s voice was full of joy, like going out to buy vegetables and casually picking up a lottery ticket that won ten million.


    "A divine bone?"


    Lin Baici''s expression brightened, and he immediately flipped the clay doll over to inspect it, hoping to find a seam and take out the divine bone inside.


    But the clay doll didn''t even have a small opening, let alone a seam, and the whole body was one piece.


    "Smash it and take the divine bone!"


    "My stomach is already starving!"


    The devouring god urged.


    Lin Baici didn''t hesitate.


    Xia Hongyao and the others were still suffering from rule pollution. Without the black coffin, Lin Baici couldn''t seal this divine taboo to save people. The only way to save them was to destroy it.


    And now there was a divine bone inside, so there was even more reason not to hold back.


    Lin Baici placed this strange-looking clay doll on the ground, picked up a wooden torch, and smashed it hard.


    Bang!


    The clay doll cracked, but it didn''t break.


    Lin Baici did it again.


    Bang!


    More cracks appeared, and a piece of the clay doll''s finger fell off.


    ...


    After Black Shark III bandaged his wounds, he anxiously waited while monitoring the surroundings.


    Thanks to the official blockade of information related to various god''s ruins in Jiuzhou, ordinary people knew very little about this disaster.


    Now, the yellow sand was flying, and even if someone saw it, they would think it was a sandstorm.Moreover, this place was remote, surrounded by mountains and rivers, with only a few scattered fields and hardly any people to be seen.


    Not only the Nine Provinces official, but other countries would not voluntarily disclose information related to the divine disaster. The main reason was that the existence of gods was unimaginable, and everyone still hadn''t figured out their origin.


    For example, 26 years ago, a god appeared in Montana, a beautiful country. When a local television station reported it, they published a photo taken by a citizen by chance. sea??h th§× nov§×lF~ire.net website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality.


    As a result, more than 400,000 citizens who saw the photo on TV at that time were all contaminated, their intelligence regressed to the infant stage.


    The radiation pollution brought by gods was too terrifying and difficult to guard against. Therefore, since then, all countries have prohibited the discussion of such content.


    Once discovered, they would immediately block and delete accounts, and in serious cases, invite them for a coffee.


    "After the rule pollution ends, I''ll collect the ''Mudman God Doll'', loot the corpses, get the spoils of war, and immediately cross the mountain to leave. I''ll enter a nearby village, steal a motorcycle as a means of transportation!"


    Black Shark Third was planning his route, trying to avoid being tracked as much as possible.


    "Huh?"


    Black Shark Third suddenly raised his head.


    The yellow sand flying in the air was falling to the ground, becoming thinner and increasing visibility.


    The sandstorm was getting smaller!


    This meant that the rule pollution had ended.


    Everyone on the train, including those annoying Nine Provinces Dragon Guards, were dead.


    "Haha!"


    Black Shark Third laughed out loud and immediately ran towards the tail of the train. He was going to collect the ''Mudman God Doll''.


    However, when he rushed into the carriage, he saw the boy who had killed Octopus Ball holding a torch and smashing the Mudman God Doll.


    "What the hell is going on?"


    Black Shark Third''s eyes widened like two light bulbs.


    Why was there still someone alive?


    This was a 5.0 intensity contamination divine taboo game, even a Leopard Head would die if caught in it.


    In the Nine Provinces, divine hunters also had levels.


    The so-called Leopard Head was a divine hunter who had ten divine blessings and had broken through three God''s Ruins as the main force.


    A look of astonishment and anger appeared on Black Shark Third''s face.


    Although emotionally unwilling to believe it, reason told him that the young boy in front of him, who had not yet grown hair on his mouth, had successfully walked out of the rule pollution of the ''Mudman God Doll''.


    He was a genius!


    He would surely achieve great things in the future.


    However, since you''ve met me, your bright future will end today!

 Chapter 52 – Floating Life Night Rain, Wild Buddha Blows Out the Lamp!

    On the train, Black Shark III''s killing intent surged, but in the next moment, his gaze involuntarily fell on the clay figurine god puppet.


    Its belly was smashed open, revealing a walnut-sized meatball.


    "A god...god''s remains?"


    Black Shark III was shocked. This should be the remains of a god, but why was it in the belly of a clay figurine god puppet?


    Wait a minute!


    Could it be that the Nine Dragons Pavilion knew that there was something in the belly of this divine taboo?


    The employer for this mission on the Lost Coast was the Nine Dragons Pavilion.


    The pavilion owner had paid a high price.


    Black Shark III stared at the meatball tightly, his face full of excitement.


    This was the remains of a god, an invaluable resource that all major organizations would do anything to plunder!


    If the Lost Coast had a piece of god''s remains, its value would instantly double, becoming the target of all parties trying to win it over.


    "Ingredients are here. Due to its strong flavor, it is recommended to charcoal-grill and add more spices."


    The Gourmet God''s comment.


    Lin Baici turned his head and met Black Shark III''s ferocious and greedy eyes.


    "Get lost!"


    Black Shark III roared, "It''s mine!"


    Lin Baici didn''t back down, tucking the hem of his robe into his waistband and raising a burning torch.


    The Muscle Buddha appeared in front of him.


    "Don''t touch the remains of the god, and I''ll spare your life!"


    Black Shark III glanced at the torch in Lin Baici''s hand. This was a divine taboo. He didn''t care about Lin Baici, but was mainly afraid that this kid would damage the remains of the god.


    Even if a sesame-sized piece fell off, it would be a huge loss.


    "Get lost!"


    Black Shark III scolded.


    Lin Baici was still thinking about tactics. Suddenly, a crack appeared on the walnut-sized meatball on the ground. Like a god opening its eyes, a pale eyeball was revealed.


    Whoosh!


    The eyeball turned.


    A terrifying soul pressure swept across the room.


    At that moment, Lin Baici and Black Shark III''s hearts trembled, almost stopping and dying. They both felt insignificant, like insects, being watched over by a god.


    Plop!


    Black Shark III''s legs went weak, instinctively kneeling down, bowing his head, and not daring to look at the eyeball again, as if it was a kind of transgression and offense.


    Lin Baici stood still, motionless.


    "Is this a god''s eyeball?"


    Lin Baici''s thoughts were in turmoil, a mess.


    After staring deeply at Lin Baici, the pale eyeball closed its crack, but Black Shark III didn''t feel much better.


    He was dizzy, nauseous, and wanted to vomit. He felt like he was holding a deck, running a high fever of 40 degrees, struggling in the stormy sea wind and waves.


    "It''s the radiation from the remains of the god!"Heishasan knew that his condition was caused by the terrifying radiation of the divine corpse. He had experienced it before, but it wasn''t as severe as this time. He even felt that he was going to die.


    His body functions were rapidly declining.


    He couldn''t wait any longer!


    Heishasan stared at Lin Baici, bit his tongue fiercely, and forcefully spat out a mouthful of blood.


    These drops of blood did not fall to the ground but condensed into blood-colored sharks in the air, shooting towards Lin Baici like bullets.


    Blood Shark Bite!


    This was Heishasan''s strongest divine ability, his last resort to save his life.


    As these blood sharks flew towards Lin Baici, they visibly split, grew, and multiplied, becoming more than a meter long and numbering in the dozens.


    Muscle Buddha threw a punch to intercept them, but only managed to destroy three.


    These blood sharks easily dodged it and headed straight for Lin Baici.


    Lin Baici remained calm.


    He quickly stepped back, took a deep breath, and activated his divine ability!


    A Buddha''s shadow appeared behind Lin Baici.


    The Buddha''s eyes were tightly closed, sitting cross-legged on a lotus platform.


    Its hands were bound inside its chest, with both thumbs interlocked and the index and middle fingers of the left and right hands pointing up, forming a true mantra seal.


    Suddenly, a light rain began to fall in the air, quickly wetting everything inside the carriage.


    "What kind of divine ability is this?" Heishasan''s face turned serious, with a hint of fear.


    When the rain fell on the blood sharks, flames ignited on their heads like oil lamps.


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    Heishasan looked up, unable to see anything, but he knew that there was a flame on his head too because he could feel the warmth.


    That was the flame of life, the temperature of the soul.


    "Damn, why does this guy seem to have not been affected by the radiation of the divine corpse?" Heishasan noticed another problem.


    The blood shark group had already rushed to Lin Baici''s front. One had opened its mouth and bitten his arm, but in the next moment, Lin Baici''s big move came.


    The Buddha''s shadow behind him suddenly blew out a breath.


    Floating Life Night Rain, Wild Buddha Blows Out the Lamp!


    Whoosh!


    There was no violent wind or flying sand and stones, only a refreshing summer night breeze brushing past their faces.


    But as this breeze passed, the flames on the blood sharks'' heads were instantly extinguished, as if a lamp had been blown out.


    Crack, crack, crack!


    In the instant that the flames were extinguished, the bodies of the blood sharks shattered into pieces, scattering in the air.


    Heishasan was stunned.


    This guy''s divine ability was so strong! Heishasan was in a terrible state due to the radiation of the divine corpse, and seeing this terrifying scene made him suddenly want to retreat. But it was already too late.A gust of wind brushed across his face, refreshing and comfortable. Black Shark San Shi hummed involuntarily, but in the next moment, he fell to the ground with a bang, breathless. The flame on his head, which was his life fire, was extinguished by Yefo''s breath.


    Lin Baici held a torch, ready to fight, but was stunned when Black Shark San Shi fell to the ground. "Is he dead?" The other seemed to have no breath left. Was the Divine Taboo, Fusheng Yeyu and Yefo''s breath really that strong?


    [This ingredient has greatly reduced physical function under the radiation of the God''s Ruins, so your Divine Taboo can kill it in seconds!]


    The Gourmet''s comment.


    "You''re not going to make me eat this thing, are you?" Lin Baici was in a dilemma. If the divine remains were like the ones he had seen in the Dragon Temple God''s Ruins before, dried like beef jerky, he could still eat it. But this one was an eyeball, and it seemed to be alive.


    [When humans eat this level of divine remains, they will immediately be irradiated by divine power and become a distorted body, which is what humans call monsters.]


    "What do we do now?" Lin Baici breathed a sigh of relief, not having to eat this thing, but to be honest, he still had the urge to take a bite.


    The Gourmet did not respond.


    Lin Baici did not expect the Gourmet to answer everything, so he ran to Black Shark San Shi''s corpse.


    Since he dared to use the Divine Taboo, he must have brought the Black Coffin. How else could he seal it?


    Lin Baici did not know if the Black Coffin could seal the divine remains, but it was definitely safer than just putting it in the Black Altar Bowl.


    Black Shark San Shi was dead.


    He had a waist bag.


    Lin Baici took it off, opened it, and saw a short wallet, a bunch of keys, and a cell phone inside. In addition, there were two cherry-sized black metal balls.


    "Is this the Black Coffin?" Lin Baici asked, holding the mechanical black metal ball, which had a button on it.


    He ran back to the clay figurine puppet, smashed open the belly of the Divine Taboo, and dug out the meatball-like divine remains. He stuck the metal ball to the divine remains and pressed the button.


    Snap! Snap! Snap!


    The metal ball opened, and black mechanical ribbons popped out, instantly wrapping the divine remains tightly, looking like a mummy.


    Lin Baici roughly checked it and put it in the Black Altar Bowl, then picked up the pine torch and smashed the clay figurine puppet to pieces.


    The yellow sand flying in the air quickly disappeared.


    ...


    "The facial features are not clear enough!"


    "The personal characteristics are not obvious enough!"


    The clay figurine monster held the clay figurine baked with 18D and gave a critique.


    "Fifty points, not qualified!"


    18D trembled all over, his mind completely blank.


    Am I going to die?18D wanted to resist, but thinking about those unlucky souls who had been smashed like mosquitoes by the clay monster, he lost his courage.


    Simply covering his head with his hands, he closed his eyes and played the shrinking turtle.


    However, after waiting for more than ten seconds, he was not attacked.


    Huh?


    Could it be that I am special? The chosen one?


    Is this clay monster going to spare me?


    18D opened his eyes and found that the red clay pond, the earthen platform furnace, and the most terrifying clay monster had all disappeared.


    The messy carriage and the surviving passengers came into view.


    "Am I back?"


    18D was stunned, and then he burst into tears.


    Mom,


    I want to go home!


    I want to eat your braised pork!


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    When Xia Hongyao and Ma Yuan hurriedly came to look for him, Lin Baici was getting familiar with the divine grace he had just drawn from the ''Clay Man Divine Doll'', a divine taboo item.


    This divine grace was called ''Red Rolling Stone''.


    Lin Baici hadn''t figured it out yet, and when he saw Xia Hongyao and the others, he immediately stopped releasing the divine power, and the summoned red clay little clay man instantly turned into a pile of dust.


    Of course, he couldn''t let others know about such a powerful trump card as divine grace.


    "Little Linzi!"


    Xia Hongyao rushed over with a curious face, "What happened? Why did the rule pollution end?"


    Ma Yuan was more meticulous and observant than Xia Hongyao. At first glance, he saw the black shark lying on the ground.


    "Dead?"


    Ma Yuan was shocked and hurriedly ran over to check the body.


    Could it be that this big boy killed him?


    It shouldn''t be, right?


    This guy was a main force member of the Lost Coast, not comparable to those self-improving divine hunters.


    "I was lucky enough to sneak attack Black Shark III and killed him!"


    Lin Baici shrugged.


    "Did you really kill him?"


    Ma Yuan was dumbfounded.


    Why are there no wounds on the body?


    What kind of means did you use to sneak attack?


    It seems that this kid possesses a divine grace with a strange attack power.


    "Huh?"


    Xia Hongyao was taken aback, and then she burst into laughter, patting Lin Baici''s chest vigorously, "Amazing, you''re truly the man I''ve set my eyes on!" S§×arch* The ¦ÇovelFire.¦Çet website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality.


    Hearing this, Ma Yuan wanted to roll his eyes. How could Xia Hongmian, such an unparalleled woman in wisdom, have a sister like you with the same intelligence as a fool?


    You two are not related by blood, are you?


    You don''t even doubt what this kid is saying?

 Chapter 53 – Million-dollar bonus

    Not far away, cries and arguments from travelers could be heard.


    "Xiaolinzi, don''t be so reckless in the future, run when you have to!"


    After Xia Hongyao finished laughing, she solemnly reminded Lin Baici, "You''re a newcomer facing the main members of the Lost Coast. It''s not shameful to run away, and it''s not always lucky to win!"


    "Okay!"


    Lin Baici nodded, grateful for Xia Hongyao''s advice.


    Although his divine skills, Floating Life Night Rain and Wild Buddha''s Lamp, were powerful, it was not easy to kill Black Shark III. He had only won because the guy was heavily injured by the radiation of the Eye God''s Corpse.


    Under normal circumstances, Black Shark III couldn''t beat Lin Baici and could easily escape.


    "Anyway, I admire your courage to face such a strong enemy!"


    Ma Yuan extended his right hand towards Lin Baici and said, "Let me introduce myself again. I''m Ma Yuan from the Qiantang Branch of the Nine States Shield Security Bureau. Thank you for your help!"


    "Lin Baici, a prospective student of Haijing University of Science and Technology."


    Lin Baici smiled slightly and shook hands with Ma Yuan.


    "This guy is really handsome!"


    Ma Yuan envied him. With his looks, even if he was poor and had no money in his pocket, he wouldn''t lack girls when he went to college. But now that he had killed Black Shark III, he wouldn''t lack money either.


    Ma Yuan laughed, "Baici, the Lost Coast is a dark organization that has done many bad things, so the Security Bureau has issued a bounty on these villains."


    "A bounty?"


    Lin Baici''s eyes lit up. "How much?"


    "A million RMB for Black Shark III''s head!"


    Ma Yuan sighed, not because he envied Lin Baici for getting the bounty, but because it was their mission that had failed. It would be embarrassing if it got out.


    "A million?"


    Lin Baici was shocked. If he had a million, wouldn''t his four years of college life be comfortable? "When can I get it?"


    "After the official personnel verify Black Shark III''s body, confirm that it is the real one, and understand the detailed process!"


    Ma Yuan was familiar with these procedures. "But don''t worry, with me here, I''ll help you urge them to finish the process as soon as possible, and try to get you the bounty within two months!"


    "Thank you, Brother Ma!"


    Lin Baici was grateful.


    When he got the bounty, he would buy a good phone, a laptop, and a GoPro action camera, make videos, and strive to get millions of followers and make big money to buy a big house for his mother. Sear?h the Novel?ire(.)ne*t website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality.


    "It''s my pleasure!"


    Ma Yuan''s attitude was friendly.


    This boy''s performance this time was excellent, and judging from Xia Hongyao''s attitude, she appreciated him and wanted to bring him into the Nine States Shield. With his strength, he would probably shine soon, and it would be easier to cooperate in the future if he established a good relationship with him now.In the hunter circle, powerful divine hunters are highly sought after because having a strong teammate in the God''s Ruins increases everyone''s survival rate significantly.


    "Ah, it''s not that complicated. I saw it with my own eyes. When I get back, I''ll have my sister... um, the deputy bureau chief approve your reward!"


    Xia Hongyao took charge, "Don''t worry, you''re a member of my team. No one dares to withhold your money!"


    "..."


    Ma Yuan''s mouth twitched upon hearing this.


    Damn it!


    He couldn''t even sell favors as well as Xia Hongyao!


    "Baici, what about the Divine Taboo of Black Shark III?"


    Ma Yuan started to handle official business according to procedure.


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    "Here!"


    Lin Baici pointed to the pile of dirt on the ground, "It''s a clay figure. I broke it to save you guys."


    "Ah? It''s broken?"


    Ma Yuan felt heartbroken and immediately ran to the pile of dirt to check. He could still see some parts of the clay figure''s body.


    What a pity!


    A Divine Taboo that could cause a pollution intensity of 5.0 would have been a great achievement if it was brought back intact.


    Wait a minute.


    Wasn''t there also a Conch Parrot?


    Ma Yuan turned back and looked at Lin Baici, then glanced at Xia Hongyao. He wisely didn''t ask.


    Ah!


    How envious!


    That was a Divine Taboo that could resist one rule pollution and was very popular on the black market.


    Ma Yuan didn''t know that the most valuable thing was the Eye God''s Remains.


    "Brother Lin!"


    18D looked for Lin Baici for a long time and finally found him. He ran over immediately, "Brother Lin, from now on, you''re my family. My wife is your wife, and I have a younger sister who''s in her first year of high school..."


    18D was incoherent.


    "Your sister will be lucky to have Baici as her brother-in-law, won''t she?" Ma Yuan joked.


    After seeing Lin Baici''s face, 18D decided not to play matchmaker. His sister would definitely chase after him if she saw him.


    "I understand what you mean. No need to thank me!"


    Lin Baici smiled.


    Some travelers also found Lin Baici and hurried over to thank him. It could be said that everyone who was still alive owed Lin Baici their lives.


    "It was just a small gesture. You don''t have to thank me anymore!"


    Lin Baici looked up and checked the sky.


    The sun was setting.


    It was evening.


    "Can I leave now? If I miss the university registration time, the school will think I''m not going to attend!"


    Lin Baici was worried.


    There were only three days for registration.


    "According to the normal procedure, professionals will ask you some questions and give you some confidentiality instructions so that you don''t talk nonsense."


    Ma Yuan laughed, "Of course, you don''t need that!"The Security Bureau did not want the common people to know too much about the gods and disasters, so they have always been blocking all kinds of information and investigating strictly. Any posts related to this kind of content on the internet will be immediately blocked. If netizens use illegal means to browse foreign websites, they will be visited by the Security Bureau the next day and invited to have tea!


    "Thank you, Brother Ma!"


    It was easy to get things done with connections in high places. Otherwise, Lin Baici would be lucky to be able to leave in two days.


    "You''re welcome!"


    Ma Yuan patted Lin Baici''s shoulder.


    "Captain Ma, I''ll leave the aftermath to you!"


    Xia Hongyao was never interested in cleaning up the mess, and she also had to talk to Lin Baici, so she didn''t have time to stay.


    "Okay!"


    Ma Yuan glanced at Lin Baici enviously. He had passed the Security Bureau''s assessment and was admitted based on his strength, and then climbed to his current position step by step. Lin Baici clearly didn''t need to do that. With Xia Hongyao''s guarantee, he could be exempted from the exam and there were many benefits to being a member of this kind of team leader.


    But Ma Yuan thought about Lin Baici''s performance in the God Forbidden Game before and felt relieved. He deserved Xia Hongyao''s favor.


    "Little Lin, let''s go!"


    Xia Hongyao already had a plan: "Let''s leave here, take a taxi on the highway, go to the nearest city, find a hotel to stay in for a night, and set off tomorrow morning. Is that okay with you?"


    "Okay!"


    Lin Baici was covered in mud and in a sorry state. Without extra money, he probably couldn''t even hail a taxi because the driver would dislike his dirtiness.


    After Xia Hongyao found her luggage on the train, the two of them set off. They left the railway and walked for about half an hour to a rural road. After asking for directions, taking a taxi, and struggling for nearly two hours, they finally arrived at the nearest city, Anyao, when it was already dark.


    Xia Hongyao was obviously not as particular about her living standards as Jin Yingzhen. She picked a random budget hotel and walked in with Lin Baici. The front desk was a girl in her twenties who was surprised to see Xia Hongyao and Lin Baici covered in mud. What was going on? Did a new PLAY start between couples again? Both the man and woman were so good-looking. The front desk girl''s gaze couldn''t help but fall on Xia Hongyao''s chest. It''s so big! She couldn''t help but want to touch it.


    After five minutes of checking in, Xia Hongyao and Lin Baici took the elevator to the third floor room.


    "Go take a shower, meet here in fifteen minutes, and let''s buy a phone and eat!"


    After Xia Hongyao finished arranging everything, she swiped the room card and went into the room to take a shower. Lin Baici couldn''t stand being covered in red mud, so he quickly swiped the card and went in to take a shower.Compared to the five-star Hilton Hotel, the facilities of this express hotel were much simpler, and the bathroom was even smaller. However, it didn''t matter.


    Lin Baici was only staying for one night.


    As Lin Baici undressed, he took out his phone and pressed the power button again to turn it on, but there was no response.


    "Sigh!"


    Lin Baici sighed.


    Xia Hongyao had mentioned it earlier in the car.


    If the radiation caused by the Divine Taboo reached a pollution intensity of 5.0 or above, like the "Mudman Divine Doll" today, it would form a "small God''s Ruins" and damage all electronic devices inside.


    So the Apple phone Jin Yingzhen gave Lin Baici was ruined.


    "Unbearable!"


    Lin Baici was heartbroken. This was the latest and best-configured PROMAX, costing more than ten thousand yuan, and it was broken just like that.


    Lin Baici quickly took a shower.


    Fortunately, most of his luggage and belongings were stored in the black altar bowl and hadn''t been soaked in seawater. He changed into a pair of jeans, a T-shirt, and a pair of Hongxing Erke sneakers.


    The backpack was covered in mud and couldn''t be carried anymore. Lin Baici didn''t want to leave the black altar bowl in the hotel, what if it got lost?


    So he could only carry it, planning to go downstairs later to buy a backpack.


    Lin Baici opened the door and saw Xia Hongyao already waiting in the hallway.


    She was wearing light blue quick-drying sports pants, a yoga tank top, and a sun-proof shirt over it.


    On her feet, she wore flip-flops.


    ¡¾A very healthy and delicious woman, I suggest keeping her, so you can have a cup of delicious and nutritious fresh milk every morning!¡¿


    "Are you done showering?"


    Xia Hongyao saw Lin Baici come out, greeted him with a smile, and then her eyes fell on the black altar bowl in his hand, looking astonished.


    What was he planning to do with that?


    Go begging?


    "Mhm!"


    Lin Baici nodded. Xia Hongyao''s still-damp black hair was tied up in a high ponytail, exuding a healthy and energetic aura.


    "What''s this thing..."


    Xia Hongyao began to deduce, could it be that Lin Baici was a germaphobe and never used outside tableware?


    No, that''s not right!


    Even if he was a germaphobe and wanted to bring his own tableware, it shouldn''t be a monk''s begging bowl, right?


    That would be too eye-catching, and he would be stared at by everyone in the restaurant. Moreover, there was a high possibility of being secretly filmed with a mobile phone and posted online as a funny video material.


    Lin Baici wasn''t that stupid, so there was only one possibility left.


    This bowl was a Divine Taboo, so he had to carry it with him to avoid losing it.


    Deducing this, Xia Hongyao''s face showed an excited and expectant expression, looking at Lin Baici with eagerness, waiting for him to give an answer.

 Chapter 54 – Love Cool Detective Xia Captain

    "It''s called the Black Altar Bowl, a divine taboo," explained Lin Baici.


    Xia Hongyao had no ill intentions, and with her intelligence, even if she wanted to trick Lin Baici, he was confident he could see through it.


    Of course, the most important thing was that Lin Baici could tell from Ma Yuan''s attitude towards Xia Hongyao that this girl seemed to have some background and even seemed to appreciate him, wanting to recruit him as a member!


    Lin Baici knew too little about God''s Ruins, and now that he had met an official member worth befriending, he naturally wanted to express his friendship through honesty.


    Moreover, Lin Baici had already exposed himself, and with the power of the officials, it was too easy to find out his background.


    Like today, Lin Baici could tell that Ma Yuan wanted to ask about the whereabouts of the conch shell on Black Shark III, but because Xia Hongyao didn''t speak, he tactfully didn''t ask.


    Even if Xia Hongyao''s brain was slow, as an official member, she had a duty and couldn''t make mistakes in matters as important as divine taboos, as they could cause major casualties once they contaminated the rules.


    This high ponytail girl didn''t mention the conch shell, obviously to protect Lin Baici and help him gain benefits.


    Lin Baici remembered this favor.


    "Okay!"


    Xia Hongyao nodded calmly, but her little tongue was about to jump for joy, singing a high-pitched song.


    Great Detective Xia,


    You''re too amazing!


    Xia Hongyao praised herself.


    "Oh, what about your torch? Don''t leave it in the hotel. It''s a small matter if it''s stolen, but if it contaminates the rules, it''s troublesome!" Xia Hongyao reminded him.


    She was actually very curious about the effect of the ''Black Altar Bowl,'' but she also understood that some secrets shouldn''t be inquired about.


    For divine hunters, divine taboos were their trump card.


    Whether breaking into God''s Ruins, sealing divine taboos, containing divine remains, or fighting between hunters, if a divine taboo was used well, it could have a decisive effect.


    Therefore, divine hunters never asked about or discussed the divine taboos held by others, and even whether an item was a divine taboo or not would not be told to others.


    After all, even divine hunters often couldn''t distinguish between ordinary items and divine taboos, and even some mediocre divine hunters couldn''t find them when divine taboos caused rule contamination.


    "Inside here!"


    Lin Baici shook the bowl.


    "Ah?"


    Xia Hongyao was stunned, then took a gulp of cold air, "You mean it has an internal space?"


    "Yes!"


    Lin Baici introduced the effect of the Black Altar Bowl.


    "Toxin purification? And a large grain storehouse," Xia Hongyao envied.


    After all, who wouldn''t want to eat green and healthy food? And the grain storehouse effect was too convenient, wasn''t it?"Little Linzi, may I ask how you became a Divine Hunter?" Xia Hongyao asked curiously.


    Lin Baici gestured for Xia Hongyao to go back to her room, then briefly recounted his experience at the Dragon Zen Temple.


    Xia Hongyao was dumbfounded after listening to him.


    "Five hours to break a Divine Ruin?" Xia Hongyao looked at Lin Baici. "Are you sure?"


    "At most five and a half, but definitely not more than six!" Lin Baici thought for a moment.


    "And there were no other Divine Hunters present, only ordinary people?" Xia Hongyao was amazed.


    "Yes!" Lin Baici nodded.


    Xia Hongyao was at a loss for words, not knowing how to respond.


    Every year, there are dozens of meteors that fall to the earth and form Divine Ruins. Without the help of Divine Hunters, ordinary people would almost never make it out alive, let alone become Divine Hunters by absorbing the divine energy.


    How did the Divine Hunters of various countries come about?


    They were selected from military schools and the military, trained and cultivated for five years, and then accompanied by experienced Divine Hunters to enter the Divine Ruins. If lucky, one or two out of a hundred people would become Divine Hunters.


    In the Hunter''s circle, there is a type of wild Divine Hunter, an ordinary person who follows a Divine Hunter out of the pollution of the rules and luckily absorbs the divine energy from the Divine Taboo.


    But even if they were wild, they still had to survive with the help of Divine Hunters.


    Someone like Lin Baici, a high school graduate who went through at least five Divine Taboo games alone, obtained three divine energies, and finally broke the Divine Ruin and made it out alive...


    As far as Xia Hongyao knew, there were only three people who had such a stunning first battle in the past five years, and they were all the brightest new stars in their respective countries.


    Thinking of this, Xia Hongyao became excited and looked at Lin Baici as if he were a dusty gemstone.


    I want him!


    With him, my team will definitely become one of the top ten elite Hunter teams in the Nine Provinces!


    Xia Hongyao did not doubt Lin Baici''s words, because this kind of thing could be confirmed with a simple inquiry. Moreover, even if half of what Lin Baici said was true, it was enough to show that he was very outstanding.


    "Can you tell me more about your experience at the Dragon Zen Temple?" Xia Hongyao switched to detective mode, not only to analyze how much of Lin Baici''s words were true, but also to become more familiar with her new team member. This way, when she asked her older sister for a waiver of the entrance exam, she would have more confidence.


    "Tell me as we walk!" Lin Baici''s phone was still broken.


    Hua Yueyu and Jin Yingzhen would message him every day, and he hadn''t replied for a day. He didn''t know if the other party was worried, but his mother must be worried.


    "Okay!"Xia Hongyao was deeply moved as she listened to Lin Baici''s story.


    "Little Lin is so generous, unlike many hunters who hide their wealth, afraid that others will find out about their meager belongings!"


    Xia Hongyao decided to make Lin Baici her vice captain.


    ...


    In the city, neon lights were shining.


    It was already past eight o''clock, and besides various barbecue stalls, small restaurants, and massage parlors, the shops like business halls and phone stores were all closed.


    Xia Hongyao had no choice but to hail a taxi.


    "Driver, go to the nearest Wanda shopping mall!"


    When Xia Hongyao got into the car, the taxi driver saw through the rearview mirror that she was completely squeezed by two big bears.


    Oh my god, this girl is huge!


    The taxi was driving slowly, and Xia Hongyao urged him several times.


    When they arrived at Wanda, Lin Baici took out his money, but Xia Hongyao stopped him.


    "I am the captain, let me pay!"


    Xia Hongyao and her teammates went out to eat, drink, and have fun, never splitting the bill, she paid for everything.


    The two of them entered the mall, and the lights were bright.


    "Do you have any particular preference for phone brands?"


    Xia Hongyao looked at the phone experience stores on the first floor, Huawei, Xiaomi, Blue-Green Factory, and they were all there.


    "No!"


    Lin Baici didn''t know much about these brands.


    "Then let''s go to Huawei!"


    Xia Hongyao quickened her pace and went into the Huawei experience store.


    A male clerk walked over. "What models do you need?"


    Xia Hongyao turned around and saw that Lin Baici didn''t understand.


    "It''s too late today, just buy two flagship phones. They''re good for taking pictures, playing games, and watching videos. We''ll use them for now, and when we have time later, we can shop around!"


    Xia Hongyao made a decision.


    "It''s expensive, isn''t it?"


    Lin Baici was worried.


    Flagship phones?


    These phones with such high specifications are definitely not cheap.


    Although it''s a bit embarrassing for a man to say that something is expensive and he''s afraid he can''t afford it in front of a girl, Lin Baici didn''t want to spend his mother''s hard-earned tuition and living expenses recklessly.


    It''s okay, I''m poor now, but it doesn''t mean I won''t have money in the future.


    Lin Baici comforted himself.


    "About six or seven thousand for similar configurations?"


    Xia Hongyao wasn''t picky about electronic products, as long as they can be used. Sear?h the N?velFire.n§×t website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality.


    "So expensive?"


    Lin Baici frowned.


    This price is equivalent to his three months of living expenses.


    "You can take a look at this P series, there are discounts for purchase now!"


    The clerk introduced.


    He secretly observed the two people and couldn''t figure out their relationship for a moment.


    Are they a couple?


    Doesn''t seem like it!


    Friends?


    They both don''t have a local accent, why are they in Anyao?


    This is not a tourist city either!


    By the way, both the man and woman are so good-looking.The attraction of the bear was so great that the male clerk couldn''t help but take a glance.


    "Thank you, but no need."


    Xia Hongyao declined, picked up the flagship model, casually clicked a few times, tested the smoothness of opening the APP, and then handed it to Lin Baici: "Little Linzi, what do you think? Do you like the appearance?"


    "Too expensive!"


    This was a big problem.


    He was a student and couldn''t afford it.


    "Then let''s go with this one!"


    Xia Hongyao looked at the clerk: "Please get us two of these!"


    The male clerk was a bit confused. Was their decision made a bit too quickly?


    It hadn''t even been three minutes since they entered the store and chose the phone!


    The male clerk didn''t move, mainly worried that after all the work, the other party would change their mind and there would be a dispute.


    "Why aren''t you going? Are you out of stock?"


    Xia Hongyao raised her eyebrows.


    "Xia Team, it''s too expensive, let''s look at something else."


    Lin Baici had just met Xia Hongyao. Calling her Hongyao seemed too intimate, but adding her surname felt too distant, so he finally chose Xia Team.


    Xia Hongyao was taken aback, not expecting Lin Baici to address her like this, and then a look of enjoyment appeared on her face.


    Xia Team?


    What a great title!


    "In at most two months, you''ll be able to receive a million. What are you afraid of?"


    Xia Hongyao joked, "By then, not to mention a phone, you''ll be able to buy a car worth over a million!"


    "......"


    Lin Baici thought to himself, the money hasn''t arrived yet, what if it doesn''t work out?


    "......"


    Upon hearing this, the male clerk''s eyes widened in surprise, looking at Lin Baici.


    A million?


    A full 100W?


    How to get it? Where to get it?


    Thinking that the young man in front of him was a millionaire, the male clerk felt as if someone had stuffed a mouthful of lemon in his mouth, sour to death.


    "Haha, just kidding, your phone broke because of ''work,'' so it can be reimbursed!"


    Xia Hongyao actually never intended to let Lin Baici spend money.


    "Reimbursement?"


    Of course, Lin Baici knew what this word meant, but he wasn''t a member of the Security Bureau, was he?


    "Under normal circumstances, it can''t be reimbursed, but this time the situation is special!"


    Xia Hongyao treated Lin Baici as a reserve member, naturally fighting for these benefits for him, and also letting Lin Baici enjoy the benefits of joining the organization first. Otherwise, what if he refused?


    Right!


    He shouldn''t refuse to become a Jiuzhou Dragon Guard, right?

 Chapter 55 – Annual salary of 600,000

    "Will this cause you trouble?" Lin Baici worried.


    "Don''t worry, it''s just reimbursing a phone. The director won''t hold it against me!"


    How much could it cost?


    In order to break into God''s Ruins, Divine Hunters had to take great risks, so the Security Bureau always prepared plenty of supplies.


    "Besides, you saved the lives of over a hundred people!"


    Xia Hongyao patted Lin Baici''s shoulder, indicating that he could use it with confidence.


    This was what Lin Baici deserved.


    The male clerk became even more jealous.


    So you didn''t even have to use your 100W, you just took advantage of the company.


    Can someone tell me where their company is?


    I really want to report them, what should I do?


    Various thoughts were swirling in the male clerk''s mind, but his feet were not slow.


    "Just wait a moment, I''ll go get the phone!"


    The male clerk ran off.


    He knew he had misjudged the young man. He wasn''t poor, he was just frugal.


    Xia Hongyao went to the counter to pay with her card, but before she finished opening the invoice, the male clerk had already returned.


    Lin Baici and Xia Hongyao unpacked the phone and checked it. After confirming that the appearance was fine, they inserted the SIM card.


    Turn it on!


    "Let''s go eat!"


    Xia Hongyao was hungry and prepared to treat Lin Baici to a big meal to celebrate their first meeting and their survival from the pollution of the rules.


    "Just wait, I need to download a few apps!"


    Lin Baici felt sorry for his phone''s data usage and smiled at the male clerk, "Hey handsome, can I borrow the WIFI in your store?"


    "Sure!"


    The male clerk told Lin Baici the password, but in his heart he was cursing.


    You''re a millionaire!


    You''re about to have 100W in your bank account, but you still want to use our store''s internet?


    After logging into WeChat with his phone number, dozens of messages immediately popped up.


    Little Fish: Have you arrived at school?


    Little Fish: Hey, hey, where''s Xiaobai? Did I lose such a big Xiaobai?


    Little Fish: Sister Fish is patrolling. Hurry up and put on your clothes, cover your head with your hands, and squat against the wall.


    Little Fish: What''s going on? Where''s the person?


    At first, Huayueyu was still chatting and gossiping, but after sending seven or eight messages, she realized that Lin Baici hadn''t replied. Especially according to Lin Baici''s train schedule, he should have arrived at the station already, which made Huayueyu worried.


    She made several phone calls, but none of them went through.


    Jin Yingzhen''s messages were relatively few. The first one was a routine selfie with the caption, "Can I watch this without spending money?"


    The second and third ones were asking for the exact time Lin Baici arrived at school and if he needed anything, don''t hesitate to ask.


    Lin Baici''s mother called during her lunch break, but no one answered, so she sent a message asking where he was.Lin Baici continued to download apps such as Qidian Reading, Gaode Maps, and Taobao, and then called his mother.


    "Mom, I arrived safely and everything is fine."


    "Dinner? I already ate, don''t worry, my roommates are all good!"


    "I''m going to take a walk around campus, talk to you later!"


    To ease his mother''s worries, Lin Baici told a small white lie before opening Hua Yueyu''s WeChat.


    Lin Xia Dai Yue Gui: There was a small problem, but it''s already solved. I''ll be at school tomorrow. sea??h th§× n??el Fire.n§×t website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality.


    Then he replied to Princess of Mount Christ, which was Jin Yingzhen''s WeChat.


    Lin Xia Dai Yue Gui: I''ll be there tomorrow, everything is good, I don''t need anything, thank you!


    As soon as Lin Baici finished sending the messages, his phone rang.


    It was Hua Yueyu.


    Lin Baici answered.


    "Xiao Bai, what''s the problem?"


    Hua Yueyu sounded anxious.


    Lin Baici could hear the concern in Hua Yueyu''s voice and felt warm inside. "I had a little trouble on the high-speed train!"


    "Do you need help?" Hua Yueyu asked worriedly.


    "It''s already solved!" Lin Baici replied.


    Apart from his childhood friend Li Wei, Lin Baici didn''t have many friends, especially female friends, so Hua Yueyu''s concern made him feel strange.


    "What problem made you not even have time to reply to my WeChat?" Hua Yueyu''s heart was filled with sadness. "I heard that if someone doesn''t reply to your WeChat, it''s because you''re not important to them!"


    Hua Yueyu sincerely regarded Lin Baici as a friend.


    Even if Lin Baici asked to borrow one million yuan from her right now, she wouldn''t hesitate to give him her bank card without leaving any living expenses.


    So when Lin Baici didn''t reply to her message, she felt disappointed because she thought her position in Lin Baici''s heart wasn''t very high.


    Lin Baici looked at the male shop assistant and walked outside to avoid being overheard. "I encountered a rule contamination on the high-speed train and played with my life for an afternoon."


    "Ah?" Hua Yueyu exclaimed in the phone. "Are you injured?"


    "No!" Lin Baici sighed when he thought of the hundreds of passengers who died.


    "Where are you now? I''ll come to see you!" Hua Yueyu was already changing her clothes in a hurry.


    "I''m in Anrao, far from Haijing!" Lin Baici was at a loss. He heard Hua Yueyu busy on the other end of the phone, seemingly still talking to fans.


    He didn''t know that when he sent a WeChat message to Hua Yueyu, she was actually live streaming. After confirming that she wanted to find Lin Baici, she turned off the microphone, apologized to her fans, and said that she had an emergency and had to end the broadcast.


    "Xiao Yu, it''s late, don''t bother!" Lin Baici quickly persuaded her. "Besides, I might have already taken another train by the time you buy your ticket and wait for the train!"


    "Well... okay!""Hua Yueyu gave up and exclaimed, ''What kind of luck do you have? Just by reporting your name, you encountered a rule contamination!''"


    "Good luck?"


    Lin Baici thought to himself, he received a divine grace, a parrot shell, and a divine skeleton, he earned a lot!


    Oh!


    And one million in prize money and Xia Hongyao''s friendship.


    "Come to Haijing quickly, I''ve prepared a feast for you, to dispel your bad luck!"


    After chatting for a while, they hung up the phone.


    While Lin Baici was on the phone, there were several WeChat notifications and two missed calls, all from Jin Yingzhen.


    The phone call was also from a Korean girl.


    Lin Baici opened the messages and answered the call, but they only chatted briefly before saying goodnight, otherwise the phone bill would be too high.


    "You have Korean friends?"


    Xia Hongyao was surprised. As a divine hunter, her sixth sense was very keen, and she heard the voices of "Oppa" in Korean on the phone.


    She knew this word meant "brother" in Korean!


    "Yeah, I met them at Longxian Temple!"


    After downloading some important apps, Lin Baici and Xia Hongyao went to eat.


    "Grilled meat or hot pot?"


    Xia Hongyao had already searched on Meituan while Lin Baici was on the phone, looking for something delicious.


    "Anything!"


    Lin Baici didn''t care.


    Xia Hongyao chose hot pot.


    There was a Decathlon store on the second floor, and Xia Hongyao went in and picked out two sets of sportswear without trying them on, to use as spare clothes.


    The hot pot restaurant was on the fifth floor.


    After ordering a mandarin duck hot pot, they ordered two pounds of fatty lamb and beef, as well as miscellaneous vegetables such as tripe, fish tofu, and baby bok choy.


    After eating for about forty minutes, Lin Baici and Xia Hongyao were full. The bill was 260 yuan, and Xia Hongyao paid.


    Lin Baici didn''t rush to pay because Xia Hongyao said it could be reimbursed.


    "Reimbursement, what a beautiful word!"


    Lin Baici sighed.


    On the way back, Xia Hongyao bought six cans of beer, some potato chips, peanuts, melon seeds, and duck necks at a supermarket.


    When they arrived at the hotel, Xia Hongyao followed Lin Baici into the room, obviously intending to talk all night.


    Lin Baici was a young man with plenty of energy. He used to be able to stay up all night for several days in a row without feeling tired, and now that he had "eaten" a meteorite and a divine skeleton, his physical fitness was even better.


    Hiss! Hiss!


    Xia Hongyao opened two cans of beer, handed one to Lin Baici, and sat cross-legged on the bed, taking a sip before staring at Lin Baici with big eyes.


    "Pajian Buddha Infant? Adding blood to the burning lamp? It sounds scary, tell me more!"Xia Hongyao said it was terrifying, but her expression didn''t show it. Instead, she looked excited, like a horror movie enthusiast who had been waiting for a long-awaited new horror film: "How did you figure it out? Tell me the details."


    Xia Hongyao loved reasoning.


    Lin Baici had no choice but to explain it in detail again.


    In fact, Lin Baici was a little proud. In the end, he had passed the three divine taboo games of lying on the shoulder of the Buddha infant, adding blood to the burning lamp, and offering flowers in front of the Buddha, killing the dark Buddha statue. This debut battle was definitely worth mentioning.


    ...


    "So, after twisting off the arm of the dark Buddha statue, I broke the God''s Ruins!"


    Lin Baici shrugged.


    "Amazing!"


    Xia Hongyao praised, picked up the beer, and gulped down several mouthfuls: "What a pity, how great would it be if I were with you in Longchan Temple?"


    Xia Hongyao imagined herself using her full brainpower, deducing the key to the rule pollution through various clues...


    It would definitely be as cool as Sherlock Holmes'' arrival.


    "Hehe, there will be opportunities in the future!"


    Lin Baici thought of Xia Hongyao''s performance in the rule pollution today.


    Although she was a bit slow, she was brave and wouldn''t abandon her friends. She would take the lead in any situation.


    This high ponytail girl,


    He could get along with her!


    Upon hearing this, Xia Hongyao, who originally planned to invite Lin Baici after obtaining the exemption qualification, couldn''t help it anymore.


    "Xiao Bai, do you want to join the Jiuzhou Security Bureau and be my teammate?"


    Xia Hongyao''s eyes were like stars, clear, bright, innocent, and full of light.


    Lin Baici raised his eyebrows: "You think I can just join like that? Isn''t this organization supposed to be a secret agency?"


    "With your performance, getting an exemption qualification won''t be difficult!"


    Xia Hongyao was very sure that such a newcomer would be highly sought after by various god hunter organizations.


    "..."


    Lin Baici fell silent.


    He was seriously considering.


    He had become a god hunter because of an accident, so what should he do in the future?


    Seeing that Lin Baici didn''t speak, Xia Hongyao thought he was hesitating and began to persuade him, "The treatment in our Security Bureau is really good, with a basic annual salary of 600,000!"


    Lin Baici''s thoughts were interrupted, and he blurted out.


    "How much?"


    He thought he had heard it wrong.

 Chapter 56 – Dragon Soul

    "Annual salary of 600,000 yuan"


    Xia Hongyao introduced, "As long as you become a member of our Security Bureau, you can get at least 600,000 yuan per year."


    "If you go on a mission and enter the God''s Ruins, there will be an additional bonus. This money is based on the difficulty of the God''s Ruins and the task assigned to the hunter. Even if you only patrol and guard the outskirts of the God''s Ruins, you can still get at least one million yuan!"


    "Finally, based on the harvest and after the Security Bureau confirms the value, you can also get a large bonus!"


    "When the Dragon Guards are on a mission, if they cause civilian casualties within a certain range, they do not have to be punished by law!"


    "Of course, the most important thing is that the Dragon Guards are national civil servants. Those who harm the Dragon Guards will be punished no matter how far away they are!"


    In fact, the last two points are the most tempting.


    Lin Baici licked his lips and stopped hesitating. Why would he still hesitate?


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    600,000 yuan a year is 50,000 yuan per month.


    50,000 yuan!


    Lin Baici''s mother often works night shifts to earn some extra money. With overtime pay and salary, she only earns a little over 4,000 yuan per month.


    "I only need to agree, and I can earn as much money in one month as my mother does in ten months!"


    Lin Baici was tempted.


    "In addition to the annual salary, there are also five insurances and one fund; if you travel to other places, there is a subsidy; there is also a holiday welfare during the Dragon Boat Festival, Mid-Autumn Festival, National Day, New Year''s Day, and Chinese New Year every year."


    Xia Hongyao introduced in detail, "There are fifteen days of annual leave each year. If a staff member is called up by the Security Bureau during the annual leave period, they must return to the team unconditionally. Of course, after the task is over, they will be compensated with double the annual leave!"


    "Of course!"


    Lin Baici said he understood.


    When the meteor falls, regardless of whether the divine hunters are on vacation or not, the Security Bureau will definitely attack the God''s Ruins for the safety of the people.


    "Some daily necessities, such as mobile phones and laptops, can be bought by the staff themselves and reimbursed as long as the reasons are appropriate and the prices are not too high!"


    Xia Hongyao laughed, "But you can earn 600,000 yuan a year, so you don''t need this little money!"


    "Will the salary increase in the future?"


    Lin Baici looked forward to it.


    "Of course!"


    Xia Hongyao took a sip of beer, "I am now the captain and get 1 million yuan!"


    "..."


    Lin Baici subconsciously glanced at the tall ponytail Xiong Da.


    He was wrong!


    He didn''t expect Xia Hongyao to be a big shot with an annual salary of millions!


    Sorry for the disrespect!


    Xia Hongyao saw that Lin Baici was tempted, which made her very happy. She got her first team member, but some things still needed to be clarified.


    "Xiao Bai, the treatment of the Security Bureau is very good, but correspondingly, you also need to be prepared to pay the price!"


    "You said!"


    Lin Baici listened seriously.


    "You should have seen it. Exploring the God''s Ruins is also a very high-risk thing for divine hunters. But once the Security Bureau issues a task, the Dragon Guards are not allowed to refuse without special reasons!"


    Xia Hongyao warned solemnly, "That is to say, no matter how high the pollution level of the God''s Ruins in front of you is, you must enter if you are asked to!"


    Lin Baici nodded. He had guessed this.


    They wouldn''t offer such high treatment to useless people.


    "Of course, the Security Bureau will not let the divine hunters die easily. As your captain, I will not allow such things to happen either!"


    Xia Hongyao made a promise.


    She didn''t say one thing, which was that when exploring the God''s Ruins, she would always be at the forefront.


    "Are you sure I will be assigned to your subordinate?"


    Lin Baici was curious.


    Xia Hongyao had a good personality, and Lin Baici wasn''t worried about being taken advantage of by her.


    "Haha, don''t worry!"Xia Hongyao laughed heartily and chugged some beer. "I just got promoted to captain and have the authority to form a ten-person team. I personally picked all the members."


    Xia Hongyao looked at Lin Baici with satisfaction and admiration. "You''re the first!"


    "Thank you for your kindness, Captain Xia," Lin Baici thanked her.


    "Hmph, I have high standards!" Xia Hongyao boasted. "By the way, if we sacrifice ourselves during a mission, there will be compensation for our families!"


    "What is the main responsibility of the Security Bureau?" Lin Baici asked as he took a sip of beer. The word "sacrifice" was heavy, but if he died, leaving some money for his mother wouldn''t be a bad thing.


    "Our Security Bureau, the full name being the Nine Provinces Divine Shield Security Bureau, means simply to protect the sacred shield of the Nine Provinces of China. As long as the divine shield is not broken, the Nine Provinces will not perish."


    Xia Hongyao sat up straight and spoke seriously. "The Security Bureau is responsible for handling all matters related to divine disasters, including exploring God''s Ruins, investigating the illegal circulation of Divine Taboo items, purifying rule pollution, hunting gods, and so on."


    "Also, ordinary citizens are not allowed to possess Divine Taboo items, so before you complete your entry procedures, it''s best not to use your few Divine Taboo items!" Xia Hongyao reminded him sternly.


    "Understood!" This was also the reason why Lin Baici wanted to join the Security Bureau. The killing power of Divine Taboo items was much greater than that of firearms. Ordinary people were not allowed to possess real guns, let alone Divine Taboo items.


    "The Divine Hunters who are on duty in the Security Bureau are called Dragon Guards and have their own uniforms and badges."


    Xia Hongyao looked at Lin Baici. With his high looks and good figure, he would be super handsome in a Dragon Guard uniform and become the most handsome guy in the bureau.


    "My team wants to become one of the top ten elite Dragon Guard teams in the Security Bureau. We need to independently break through several ten-year-old God''s Ruins. But to become the most handsome boy band, we just need Lin Baici to join us!" Xia Hongyao was very happy. Even if the men who joined the team later were ugly, Lin Baici could raise the average looks.


    Oh, I can use Lin Baici to seduce last year''s strongest rookie, White Pear!


    It was said that those team leaders broke their heads trying to win her.


    Xia Hongyao didn''t even dare to hope to get a rookie like White Pear, but now that she had Lin Baici, she could try.


    "Cheers!" Xia Hongyao and Lin Baici clinked glasses.


    The two chatted late into the night. Xia Hongyao was still in high spirits, but when she remembered that Lin Baici had to catch a train early the next day, she had to stop. S§×arch* The n??el Fire.n§×t website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality.


    "Get some rest!" Xia Hongyao said goodbye and went back to her room. She took a hot shower but still couldn''t sleep. She unlocked her phone and opened a WeChat group called "Dragon Soul."


    The group wasn''t big, but everyone in it was a team leader-level figure in the Security Bureau, and each of them had an impressive record of independently breaking through a ten-year-old God''s Ruin.


    Xia Hongyao sent a 100 yuan red envelope first, then @ everyone and said, "Don''t sleep, let''s have some fun!"


    He Chengxiang: Thank you, Detective Xia.


    He was the first to grab it, getting 55.9 yuan.


    Hot Pot Immortal: Same!


    Eating Table Brother: @Hot Pot Immortal, not sincere enough. Quickly say ''Thank you, Captain Xia!''"


    Hot Pot Immortal: Screw you!


    He and Eating Table Brother were in the same period and had a good relationship, often teasing each other.


    My Daughter is the Best: Is there anything that makes Red Medicine happy?


    Eating Table Brother: Besides not getting reprimanded, it''s finding a new teammate. I bet it''s the latter!


    Captain Xia: Hehe, on the way back from my business trip today, I encountered Black Shark III on the Lost Coast, and you guys probably can''t imagine that the guy actually had a companion.Xia Hongyao typed a lot of words in one breath, introducing the tactics of the Black Shark Third Generation duo.


    Chi Xige: I see. If I had encountered this duo rashly, I would have suffered a big loss. Thank you, Detective, for the information.


    Hotpot Immortal: Detective, when you come to Yuejing, I''ll treat you to hotpot.


    Crane Prime Minister: @Detective Xia, are you hiding something?


    Knowing Xia Hongyao, the Crane Prime Minister knew that she couldn''t possibly kill these two. They were the main force of the Lost Coast, not some wild fish.


    A Wandering Red Ghost: Same question.


    Chi Xige: Wow, even the ghost has come out. It shows how amazing Detective''s achievements are this time!


    Detective Xia: You''ll know in a few days.


    Xia Hongyao lay on the bed, laughing so hard that her teeth were exposed but her eyes weren''t visible.


    She didn''t want to say it.


    What if Lin Baici was poached by them?


    For a full minute, no one spoke in the group chat. Xia Hongyao held back and held back, but couldn''t help it. She wanted to show off her new teammate.


    Hmm!


    I''ll just show off a little.


    Detective Xia: I met a high school student. He is a wild god hunter. He killed Black Shark Third Generation and his companion. He exerted a lot of effort and also purified the divine taboo''s rule pollution.


    Hotpot Immortal: See, I told you she couldn''t help it. She would say it herself.


    Chi Xige: Detective, can you have some self-control?


    Crane Prime Minister: High school student? God hunter? It sounds very exaggerated. Can you be more specific?


    Detective Xia: No!


    If I tell you, you will definitely come to snatch him away.


    Serpent Princess: Male? Is he taller than 1.8 meters?


    Everyone was used to her asking this question. In her values, men below 1.8 meters don''t count as men.


    Detective Xia: A big boy, about 1.86 meters tall.


    Serpent Princess: Is he good-looking?


    Detective Xia: If you see him, you''ll definitely knock him out and take him straight to the Civil Affairs Bureau to get a marriage certificate.


    Crane Prime Minister: Really?


    A Wandering Red Ghost: Same question!


    Chi Xige: Same question!


    Hotpot Immortal: Same question!


    Everyone knew that Serpent Princess was a beauty control. Even the most handsome and elegant Li Tianshi in the Security Bureau was only a seven in her eyes.


    Serpent Princess: Do you have a photo? If not, hurry up and take a sneak shot.


    After sending the message, she casually sent a big red envelope of a thousand yuan.


    Crane Prime Minister: The queen is generous!


    Hotpot Immortal: Why can''t I ever grab it before you?


    Crane Prime Minister always won when grabbing red envelopes. He might not grab the most, but he was always the first.


    Chi Xige: Good for nothing, but always first in grabbing red envelopes.


    My Daughter is the Best in the World: Old Crane, I admit defeat to your fifty years of single-handed speed.


    Detective Xia: There''s no way I can sneak a photo unless you give me Bai Liuli.


    Serpent Princess: If the high school student is really so handsome that I scream, giving you Bai Liuli is not impossible.


    No one believed this.


    Bai Liuli was the most important junior to the Serpent Princess, and she had spent a lot of effort and resources to cultivate her. Even when the headquarters requested Bai Liuli to join the Dragon Cavalry, the Serpent Princess didn''t agree.


    A Wandering Red Ghost: Tell us about the divine taboo game you encountered!


    Everyone was interested in any rule pollution due to professional habits. Because they might encounter similar divine taboo games in the future, having more experience would mean a higher survival rate.

 Chapter 57 – Xia sisters

    Xia Hongyao didn''t hide anything and even wanted to show off her first team member, so she talked a lot.


    The members of the "Dragon Soul" group were all experienced, especially He Chengxiang, who easily saw through Xia Hongyao''s words.


    Although Xia Hongyao claimed to be a great detective, everyone knew that her intelligence was average, maybe even lower than ordinary people.


    But this was inevitable, who made her have such a magnificent pair of breasts? According to the law of energy conservation, there had to be a smaller area somewhere.


    He Chengxiang: This high school graduate is really strong!


    After hearing Xia Hongyao''s story, everyone felt the same way.


    Huoguo Xianren: One person broke into God''s Ruins, amazing! The Black Shark Third Generation Duo deserved to die.


    Chixi Ge: Hongyao, protect him well and quickly process his employment procedures. If he offends the people of the Lost Coast, they will definitely retaliate. I don''t want to lose my seat at the table.


    Great Detective Xia: I understand.


    If Lin Baici was a wild god hunter, the Lost Coast would definitely retaliate. But since Lin Baici became a Dragon Guard, people in this organization would be more cautious.


    After all, everyone understood that people with official backgrounds would cause big trouble if offended.


    But who among the newcomers could defeat the main members of the famous and terrible organization, the Lost Coast?


    The reward issued by the Nine States Security Bureau was not much money, but more of an attitude and a warning to the bounty hunters. It told them that the bureau was watching them and not to cause trouble in the Nine States.


    Either stay honestly or leave the Nine States and wander abroad.


    If these guys really caused a big problem, the Nine States Security Bureau could not wait for the wild god hunters to hunt them down. They would directly send out Dragon Guards to chase them to the ends of the earth.


    God hunters joined the Nine States Security Bureau for two reasons. Firstly, they were the top god hunters in the Nine States, and most of them were in this organization. They could rely on the organization to team up with other experts and increase their survival rate.


    In case they got stuck in God''s Ruins, they would have companions to rescue them, and they could also receive top-level treatment if they were injured.


    Secondly, they joined to protect their families.


    Who didn''t have a few loved ones in their lives? What about their families if they fought alone?


    As god hunters, they had to take in divine taboos, meteorites, and god corpses, which were scarce and valuable resources. They couldn''t avoid making enemies.


    He Chengxiang: By the way, according to the latest news, there are signs of the spread of the Qin Palace God''s Ruins!


    This information caused a stir in the group.


    The Qin Palace God''s Ruins were a God''s Ruins that fell eleven years ago with a meteorite. Within a month, the Nine States Security Bureau sent three hunter groups in, but they were all wiped out. Three months later, two dragon-level captains led a hundred-man team in, but they also never returned.


    Since then, this God''s Ruins located in the Qin Mountains was named the Qin Palace God''s Ruins.Most of the time, the God''s Ruins would continue to spread, and the radiation from the god''s remains would contaminate cities, farmlands, villages, and rivers, creating no man''s land.


    In order to protect their homeland, the Dragon Guards of the Nine Provinces would enter the God''s Ruins one after another, even if they knew they would die, to contain the god''s remains and break the God''s Ruins.


    But after the headquarters issued a conscription order, this God''s Ruins inexplicably stopped spreading.


    In order to reduce losses and maximize profits, the headquarters opened the Qin Palace God''s Ruins and allowed hunters from other countries to come and explore.


    For the first five years, there were always confident hunters who entered, but none returned. After that, various hunter organizations listed the Qin Palace God''s Ruins as a place of certain death and gave up exploring.


    Unexpectedly, eleven years later, the Qin Palace God''s Ruins began to spread again.


    He Chengxiang: It won''t be long before the headquarters issues a conscription order.


    Everyone fell silent.


    For a God''s Ruins like the Qin Palace, which has existed for more than ten years, many items have been contaminated as Divine Taboos under the radiation of the god''s remains for years, meaning that there will be more Divine Taboos and the contamination of rules will increase, naturally increasing the death rate of hunters.


    The leaders of the Nine Provinces Security Bureau were not heartless butchers who would force hunters to break such God''s Ruins, but they issued conscription orders.


    They motivated the Dragon Guards to voluntarily enter the God''s Ruins with generous rewards.


    Eating Xi Ge: Hey, I''m going to eat a lot of my colleagues'' seats this time.


    No one said that Eating Xi Ge was a jinx because, according to past experience, the death rate of Dragon Guards would be very high to break a ten-year-old God''s Ruins.


    My Daughter is the Best in the World: My daughter is awake, I''m going to sing her a lullaby.


    Hotpot Immortal: When you''re all free, come to Guangjing and eat hot pot together.


    Eating Xi Ge: I''m going to sleep!


    Everyone left, and the group became quiet.


    "If I lead a team to take down the Qin Palace God''s Ruins, I''ll become famous in one battle!"


    Xia Hongyao sighed, but it was just a thought.


    Since the birth of that God''s Ruins, more than ten Dragon-level hunters have died inside, and Xia Hongyao wouldn''t challenge it even if she had a hole in her head.


    Looking at the time, it was 2:30 in the morning. Xia Hongyao dialed her sister''s phone number.


    She didn''t have to worry about disturbing her rest because her sister was definitely working overtime at this time.


    The phone rang three times before it was answered.


    "Sister, give me a waiver for admission without examination!"


    Xia Hongyao got straight to the point.


    "Reason!"


    On the other end of the phone, Xia Hongmian''s voice was calm, and there was no emotional fluctuation, making it impossible for Xia Hongyao to judge her mood.


    "I encountered Divine Taboo contamination on the train today..."


    Xia Hongyao spoke quickly, briefly describing what happened on the high-speed train today. She didn''t need to emphasize Lin Baici''s credit because he had taken down the Black Shark Third with his own strength.


    "Such a powerful newcomer must be recruited into the Bureau as soon as possible. What if other organizations recruit him first? That''s why I need a waiver for admission without examination!"


    Xia Hongyao finished speaking and waited nervously for her sister''s reply.She and her sister Xia Hongmian were four years apart and had an average relationship.


    Because she was often reprimanded, she was very afraid of Xia Hongmian. Moreover, Xia Hongmian, as the deputy director of the Haijing branch of the Nine States Divine Shield Security Bureau, was very busy with work on weekdays, which also resulted in little time for the two to communicate and develop their relationship.


    "No way!"


    Xia Hongyao refused.


    When Xia Hongyao heard these two words, she became anxious and asked, "Why?"


    "I didn''t lie. Captain Ma Yuan of the Qiantang branch can testify. You can call him." S§×arch* The n?velFire.net website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality.


    "It''s true. Lin Baici is very excellent!"


    Xia Hongyao became both anxious and angry, and said a lot.


    "Anything else?"


    Xia Hongmian''s voice remained calm.


    "How did you come to believe me?"


    Xia Hongyao asked back.


    "I believe you. That Lin Baici is very excellent, but still not suitable!"


    Xia Hongmian insisted.


    "Why?"


    Xia Hongyao shouted.


    "According to what you said, he graduated from high school this year and became a Divine Hunter in the summer, so he definitely doesn''t have a license!"


    Xia Hongmian explained.


    In the Nine States, any Divine Hunter must participate in the official examination organized by the Security Bureau, pass it, obtain a license, and be qualified to hold Divine Taboo and engage in God''s Ruins exploration activities.


    Otherwise, it would be illegal, and if caught, one would go directly to jail.


    "Lin Baici is very strong. He is almost certain to pass the license exam!"


    Xia Hongyao emphasized.


    "Since he can easily pass the license exam, he should go and take it. It''s as easy as a picnic, isn''t it?"


    Through the microphone, one could hear the sound of Xia Hongmian drinking coffee.


    "But this year''s license exam will have to wait until December, and at that time, what if he performs too outstandingly and all the team leaders come to snatch him?"


    Xia Hongyao worried.


    During the annual license assessment, those Dragon-level team leaders would also come and directly dig out outstanding candidates.


    As a new team leader without qualifications or achievements, what could she rely on to attract people?


    Xiong Da?


    Exploring God''s Ruins is a job with a very high mortality rate. Who wouldn''t want to have strong teammates around them?


    "Hongyao, you just became a team leader and you''re using the exemption to get him in as your first team member. What do you think others will think of you?"


    "Others will think that you are not capable and cannot get people without relying on the exemption!"


    Xia Hongmian patiently analyzed the situation for her sister. "And you''ve only been with Lin Baici for most of the day. Do you really know his character?"


    "You are aware of the terror of the Lost Coast organization. Do you not suspect a high school graduate who killed two main members?"


    "Do you know about the Divine Grace and Divine Taboo he possesses, and whether he has been contaminated before?"


    "You don''t know anything, why do you dare to ask for the exemption?"


    Xia Hongmian''s series of questions left Xia Hongyao at a loss.


    "I...I believe in him!"


    Xia Hongyao was stubborn.


    In fact, she understood that her older sister was doing it for her own good.Lin Baici was admitted to the security bureau without examination, and Xia Hongyao was his recommender. If Lin Baici had any problems in the future, such as being a traitor or defecting, Xia Hongyao would be held responsible.


    "Even if he has no problems, you shouldn''t have made the decision so lightly. You are a team leader now, and every decision you make may affect the life and death of your teammates in the future."


    Xia Hongyao''s sister didn''t want her to be a Dragon Guard, as it was too dangerous. With her intelligence, she couldn''t handle it. But it was their father''s decision.


    "I...I already promised him. If you don''t agree now, where will my face be?"


    Xia Hongyao wanted to cry, as this was too embarrassing.


    "If he is really as outstanding as you described, he will definitely not be angry over such a small matter. Instead, he will participate in the God''s Hunter License exam, get the first place, and prove himself!"


    Xia Hongyao''s sister took a sip of her coffee, "If he doesn''t take the exam this year, no matter how outstanding he is now, he is not worth your effort!"


    "Why?"


    Xia Hongyao didn''t understand.


    "Real geniuses have a sense of pride in their hearts that doesn''t allow them to be underestimated!"


    Xia Hongyao''s sister scoffed, "My refusal is questioning him. Do you think a genius would tolerate this?"


    "I can''t argue with you!"


    Seeing that there was no hope, Xia Hongyao hung up the phone.


    In the security bureau''s branch building in Haijing City, a young woman in a white shirt, wearing a tie, sat at her desk, looking at the city''s night view through a large floor-to-ceiling window.


    After taking a sip of coffee, she dialed a number.


    "Minister!"


    A respectful male voice answered the phone.


    "Check out a new student named Lin Baici at Haijing University of Technology this year!"


    "Find out about the whereabouts and contacts of Qiantang Branch''s Ma Yuan in the past six months, as well as information related to the Black Shark Third Generation from the Lost Coast. Make it clear within three days and send it to me."


    Xia Hongyao hesitated for a moment and gave up on sending someone to secretly protect her sister. It was time for her to experience the dangers of the hunter circle.


    As for Lin Baici''s family, they needed to be looked after.


    After ending the call, Xia Hongyao''s sister made another cup of coffee and prepared to continue working when her sister called again.


    "Shouldn''t you at least give the one million bounty? I saw the bodies of the Black Shark Third Generation and his partner with my own eyes!"


    If her sister didn''t agree, Xia Hongyao was ready to pay the money herself. In any case, she couldn''t let Lin Baici think that she was an incapable and unreliable team leader.


    "Fine, I''ll give it to you within half a month!"


    After saying that, Xia Hongyao''s sister heard her hang up the phone.


    She didn''t take her sister''s tantrum to heart and looked down at a document on her desk.


    Should I go to the Qin Palace God''s Ruins?


    When you''re just trying to make great content at .


    ...


    Early the next morning, Lin Baici and Xia Hongyao hurried to the train station and took the high-speed train to Haijing City.

 Chapter 58 – Origin Forum

    From Anrao to Haijing, it takes more than four hours by high-speed train, but Lin Baici wasn''t bored with Xia Hongyao accompanying him.


    The high-speed train was still noisy.


    Every half an hour, the attendants would push the food cart through, selling melon seeds, peanuts, and happy water.


    Lin Baici and Xia Hongyao hid in the connection between the carriages, speaking softly.


    Most of the time, it was Lin Baici asking questions.


    Xia Hongyao was quite patient with her first teammate. From her attitude, even if Lin Baici asked her about her aunt''s date, she would still answer.


    "Are all divine remains the same?"


    Lin Baici remembered the eyeball he accidentally obtained from the divine taboo "clay god puppet." That thing seemed to be alive. When the eyeball suddenly opened and met his gaze, it scared him.


    "Divine remains are the corpses of the gods. Of course, they are all the same, but there are differences in size and location!"


    Xia Hongyao looked at both sides of the carriage, avoiding being heard by others.


    "The larger the divine remains, the higher their value. If you find a complete divine remains, you can choose whatever you want from the "divine taboo" in the security bureau''s treasure trove!"


    After being sealed by the black coffin, divine taboo can be used as a weapon.


    Powerful divine taboo can increase the combat effectiveness of the god hunters and double their survival rate in the God''s Ruins.


    "Have you seen an eyeball-shaped divine remains?"


    Lin Baici asked casually.


    Last night, Xia Hongyao asked him how the divine remains of the Dragon Zen Temple were dealt with.


    It wasn''t that she wanted it, but this substance was too dangerous. If it wasn''t stored in a special container, it would easily cause secondary radiation pollution.


    Lin Baici couldn''t say that he ate it. If he did, Xia Hongyao wouldn''t believe it and would think he was joking. So he made up an excuse, saying that the divine remains were crushed into pieces and blown away by the wind.


    Xia Hongyao believed him and didn''t continue to ask.


    Otherwise, Lin Baici would be in trouble. Therefore, it''s not a bad thing to date a girl with intelligence like Xia Hongyao.


    "No!"


    Xia Hongyao shook her head. "So far, almost all discovered divine remains are like dried beef jerky, muscle tissue, and organs such as the eyeballs, limbs, and heart have not appeared!"


    "Besides, we don''t know the form of the gods, so the gods may not have organs like eyeballs and hearts."


    "By the way, what I said may not be correct. After all, with my position, I have too little access to core secrets!"


    Xia Hongyao knew that her sister was one of the six department heads of the security bureau. She must know many secrets, and she asked, but Xia Hongmian never spoke.


    "Well!"


    Lin Baici sighed in his heart. He had to explore the secret of that eyeball himself.


    [Explore what? Hurry up and enter the God''s Ruins, collect meteors and divine remains, eat them to improve your physical fitness, and then you can eat it!]


    The devouring god urged.


    It was hungry."According to what you said, I can eat ordinary divine remains, but if I eat this eyeball, I will be irradiated and lose my human form. Does that mean this eyeball is even higher level?"


    Lin Baici asked.


    The Gluttonous God remained silent.


    "What is a god?"


    Lin Baici was very curious, but the Gluttonous God remained silent.


    "I knew you wouldn''t answer!"


    Lin Baici sneered. Speaking of which, what was this voice that called itself the Gluttonous God?


    Divine blessing?


    When did he receive it?


    He had no impression at all!


    "About the concepts of God''s Ruins and Divine Taboo, a few sentences can''t explain it clearly. I''ll give you an invitation code. Register an account on this forum and see for yourself!"


    Xia Hongyao took out her phone, opened a forum called "Origin," logged in, opened her profile, found an invitation code, and sent the website link and the invitation code consisting of eighteen letters and numbers to Lin Baici via WeChat.


    "Okay!"


    Lin Baici clicked on the link.


    It was a pale gold webpage with a background image of a rising sun in the early morning. Except for an input box for invitation registration, there was nothing else.


    "This website prohibits visitors from accessing it. Only registered members can browse its contents!"


    Xia Hongyao introduced, "Do you know how precious its membership is?"


    "How precious?"


    Lin Baici was about to enter the invitation code, but stopped when he heard this.


    "This website is not open for registration. Only old members who have been registered for more than three years can get an invitation code. New members can only register successfully with these invitation codes!"


    Xia Hongyao''s invitation code was obtained by begging her sister. "If a newly registered member violates the website''s rules and is banned, the member who gave them the invitation code will also be banned and never allowed to register again. So you know how rare this membership is?"


    "By the way, from the moment an old member gives out an invitation code, they have to wait three years to get a new one!"


    The fear of being banned together made everyone reluctant to give out invitation codes easily. Moreover, getting one every three years meant that they were not trustworthy people and would not give them out easily.


    "Is this website very useful?"


    Lin Baici frowned, not wanting to owe anyone a favor.


    "Active on it are Divine Hunters from various countries. Besides chatting and having fun, there are also people selling information, Divine Taboo, posting tasks, rewards, recruiting companions... In short, many hunters are mingling in it. Even some well-known dragon-level experts occasionally show up."Official organizations like the Nine Provinces Safety Bureau have good benefits but also many rules. Some people don''t like being restrained, especially those who become Divine Hunters. They feel superior and want to be free. Others have committed crimes that the Safety Bureau doesn''t want to deal with.


    These Divine Hunters are called "wild" and many have joined some of the Divine Hunter groups under large corporations or simply formed teams of their own...


    Before they enter the Divine Void for exploration, they usually come to a forum called "Origin" to buy information and recruit companions or buy and sell Divine Taboo items.


    "Hey, why haven''t you registered yet?"


    Xia Hongyao saw that Lin Baici''s phone was still on the initial interface.


    "This invitation code is too valuable."


    Lin Baici hesitated. He wanted to check out the forum, but he owed a favor.


    "Don''t worry about that. Besides, you saved my life in yesterday''s Divine Taboo game!"


    Xia Hongyao patted Lin Baici''s shoulder. "And from now on, I''ll be your team leader and take care of you!"


    In fact, there are big bosses in the underground world willing to pay ten million for this invitation code, but those old members don''t even care about the reward.


    After all, being a member of this website comes with responsibility. If a member violates the rules and gets banned, the member who gave them the invitation code will also be implicated.


    And the Origin forum is a circle composed of Divine Hunters with thresholds. Even if those bosses have billions of assets, they won''t be able to get in unless they have Divine Grace.


    "Thanks, Captain Xia!"


    Lin Baici smiled brightly, like the bright sun in March, incredibly handsome.


    Xia Hongyao suddenly felt that letting Lin Baici go after the Great Snake Princess Bai Liuli''s wall might actually work.


    Lin Baici entered the invitation code and the webpage redirected to the registration page.


    Nickname: Lin Daerren.


    Phone number: 180****1024.


    Email: optional!


    SMS verification code: 2587AS.


    Password: ********


    Repeat password: ********


    After filling in the information and checking the box next to "I have read and agreed to the Origin Forum User Agreement and Privacy Policy," Lin Baici hesitated when he saw his nickname.


    His Bilibili username was Lin Daerren. If the two websites had the same username, what if someone traced him?


    Although it was unlikely, he had to be cautious.


    After thinking for a moment, Lin Baici changed his nickname to "Hungry God" and clicked "register," only to see the message "This nickname has already been registered!"


    "..."


    Lin Baici was speechless. He guessed that all the good names were taken, so he just filled in "Raw Food Master."


    Congratulations, you have successfully registered.


    Before browsing this forum, please carefully read the rules. Violators will have their accounts deleted and banned.Because Xia Hongyao had spoken of the invitation code as being extremely precious, Lin Baici did not dare to slack off and carefully read the forum rules.


    There wasn''t much content, mainly just three rules.


    1: It is forbidden to expose the personal information of forum members.


    2: For transactions involving money, please be honest and trustworthy.


    3: Do not maliciously attack others or groups.


    "The most important ones are the first and second rules, which must be followed. The third rule is not a problem. Japanese and Korean people often have high-intensity confrontations, but they haven''t been banned. However, the most annoying ones are the Indians, who always act as if they are the best in the world," Xia Hongyao shared her experience.


    "Okay!"


    Lin Baici clicked on the homepage.


    "The Origin Hall, this section is for chatting, gossiping, and complaining. Some people also post ''benefit'' pictures!" Xia Hongyao introduced.


    "Huh?"


    Lin Baici was taken aback. Such a high-end website also had people posting those kinds of pictures?


    Speaking of which, Xia Hongyao, you seem to know quite a lot?


    "This is a forum for Divine Hunters, so of course, they will post relevant content. However, many of the pictures are photoshopped," Xia Hongyao explained that the so-called benefit pictures referred to various divine bodies, Divine taboo items, and the terrifying photos of those who died in the rule pollution.


    A post that had been popular on the forum for years was a ranking of the top ten most terrifying, bizarre, and desperate Divine taboo games in the past decade.


    The second section was the ''Divine Bar.'' S§×arch* The N??elFir§×.net website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality.


    This section mainly posted news and information related to God''s Ruins and recent news in the Hunter circle.


    For example, a meteorite fell in a certain place, and a new God''s Ruins appeared, or a powerful new Hunter emerged in a certain country.


    Lin Baici pressed the screen and scrolled down.


    "The third section is ''Reward for Help.'' When people encounter unknown mysterious Divine taboo items or don''t know how to break certain rule pollutions, they will post reward requests for help. If someone answers correctly, they can receive the bounty!" Xia Hongyao felt that she had a high IQ. Over the years, she had read Sherlock Holmes detective stories dozens of times and was confident in her reasoning abilities, so she often lurked in this section to help people solve problems.


    "I''ll secretly tell you, I''ve earned 200,000 here!" Xia Hongyao''s beautiful eyebrows and eyes were filled with pride.


    It didn''t matter how much money she made; the main thing was that her reasoning abilities had been proven.


    "200,000?"


    Lin Baici felt that he had found a way to make money. If Xia Hongyao, with her low intelligence, could earn 200,000, then he could double that and rake in 400,000, right?


    With a light tap of his index finger on the screen, Lin Baici entered this section.


    Before he even started browsing the posts, hunger struck first.

 Chapter 59 – Reward for help, ten thousand for each character

    Lin Baici felt like he was in a group chat where someone suddenly shared pictures of barbecue, beer, and hot pot in the middle of the night, claiming they were having a late-night snack. It was extremely frustrating.


    "Buy all these divine taboo items!" The Gourmet God was very excited, like a woman who had just received her salary and couldn''t decide what to buy on Taobao.


    "You''re talking as if I have money," Lin Baici said, rolling his eyes.


    "Go earn some. Your face and body are valuable, there are plenty of rich women who want you," the Gourmet God said, still highly praising Lin Baici''s body as long as he was shameless enough to take advantage of it.


    Lin Baici didn''t want to deal with the Gourmet God anymore, so he casually clicked on a post.


    "Help needed. This should be a divine taboo item, but it hasn''t been sealed by the Black Coffin for five years, and it hasn''t caused any rule pollution. Does anyone know what''s going on?"


    The original poster attached three pictures of an antique that looked like a urinal from different angles.


    Finally, there was a reward of 50,000 yuan for anyone who could solve the mystery within a month, and ten days had already passed.


    Seven people had replied to the post, all of them using the "only visible to the original poster" mode, and it was unclear whether any of them had the correct answer.


    "Xia, can we really get 50,000 for answering this question?" Lin Baici asked, still skeptical of the quick money-making scheme.


    "Definitely," Xia Hongyao replied, glancing at Lin Baici''s phone screen. "In any era, ''information'' is always valuable."


    "You might think 50,000 is a lot, but for the original poster, without the information on this divine taboo item, it''s just a worthless piece of junk. But if they know, they can sell it for a lot of money!"


    "Okay," Lin Baici nodded. "But how do I get the money once I answer the question?"


    "The original poster has already transferred the money to the forum''s account. Once they confirm your answer is correct, they''ll notify the moderator to transfer the money to you," Xia Hongyao explained. "Don''t worry, the original poster won''t deny it once they receive the correct answer, because the moderator will confirm it. And to be honest, a few hundred thousand yuan is nothing to Divine Hunters."


    "No one would risk getting banned for such a small amount of money!" Lin Baici was too poor to understand the ways of billionaires, let alone the life of the average rich second generation. He only bought the cheapest ice cream during the hot weather, while the rich had bottles of wine worth tens or even hundreds of thousands of yuan. One sip of their wine could cover Lin Baici and his mother''s living expenses for a year.Xia Hongyao glanced at the post that Lin Baici was reading and asked curiously, "Do you know why this divine taboo item has no radiation pollution rules?"


    "I don''t know!" Lin Baici shook his head.


    "I think you don''t know either!" Xia Hongyao wasn''t a top student, but she had studied hard and read all the documents in the library when she was studying at the headquarters of the Safety Bureau. Among them were many introductions to the God''s Ruins and divine taboo items. Xia Hongyao was able to earn those rewards purely because she read a lot, not because of her reasoning skills.


    Lin Baici was a high school student who had never been exposed to any related content before, so he definitely didn''t know.


    Xia Hongyao decided to teach him slowly and send him some basic information.


    "But I have a Devouring God!" Lin Baici browsed through the posts and skipped the ones with high rewards because they were definitely difficult. After all, no one was a fool and would give away money for easy questions. Each post had a specific reward amount, and Lin Baici clicked on a few to browse through them casually. Although he didn''t know the answers, it was eye-opening to see the variety of divine taboo items.


    "Can anyone tell me what the patterns on these three pictures mean?" The reward was 10,000 yuan for each picture. The deadline was two months, and it had been 56 days since the post was made.


    Lin Baici looked at the pictures, which were similar to ghost talismans, but he didn''t recognize them. He was about to close the post when his Devouring God spoke up.


    ¡¾Dragon¡¿, ¡¾Sword¡¿, ¡¾River¡¿.


    Lin Baici''s fingers, which were about to close the post, froze.


    "Are you saying that the contents of these three pictures are three words?" Lin Baici was curious.


    The Devouring God didn''t answer, apparently thinking that the question was too stupid. S~ea??h the ¦ÇovelFire.¦Çet website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality.


    Lin Baici looked at the three pictures again, but couldn''t find any corresponding words. However, based on the Devouring God''s past performance, its food critiques had never been wrong.


    "Should I try to answer?" Lin Baici was excited.


    If he answered correctly, he could earn 10,000 yuan for each word, which was equivalent to his mother''s three months'' salary.


    Lin Baici had just become a Divine Hunter and knew nothing about the Hunter''s circle. He thought he should keep a low profile, but 10,000 yuan for one word was too tempting to resist. If he didn''t take it, Lady Luck would roll her eyes and spit on him.


    "I should keep a low profile!" Lin Baici muttered, but his hands didn''t listen and he clicked on the post to reply.


    "The patterns on the three pictures are all one word, from top to bottom they are Dragon, Sword, and River!"After Lin Baici finished editing, he clicked publish.


    Done.


    Waiting to receive payment.


    "Oh, Xia Team, do I need to send you my bank account number?"


    Lin Baici asked Xia Hongyao for advice.


    "Ah? You answered the questions?"


    Xia Hongyao, who was playing with her phone, frowned slightly and looked up at Lin Baici''s screen. "Xiaobai, although you won''t be punished for answering these posts incorrectly, it will affect your personal reputation!"


    The Divine Hunter''s Guild members cherish their reputation, and they almost never write uncertain answers. Those who can answer difficult questions in this section are called "gods" and are highly sought after.


    "Okay!"


    Lin Baici nodded and explained casually, "I''ll try my luck with the first post."


    "You..."


    Xia Hongyao shook her head and patiently told Lin Baici where to input his bank account number.


    No way!


    Little Linzi is too poor. For money, he actually answered questions randomly, and in the future, he might even be poached by someone with a high salary. I have to prevent that.


    Xia Hongyao decided to go to Haijing and immediately find her older sister to get the one million reward and the exemption from the entrance exam. She would also try to persuade her sister to give Lin Baici a salary. If worse comes to worst, she would pay him herself.


    In order to keep Lin Baici, Xia Hongyao was willing to do anything.


    With a beautiful woman accompanying him, even if they didn''t talk, it wouldn''t be boring. Moreover, they had many topics to talk about.


    Xia Hongyao was optimistic and generous, treating Lin Baici as both a teammate and a friend. Her sincere way of treating people also made Lin Baici let go of his last bit of guard and began to see Xia Hongyao as a friend.


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    After more than four hours of travel on the G1708 train, they arrived at Haijing South Station at 11:40 noon.


    Haijing was already a big city, and now it was early September, the time for new students to report and return to school. Therefore, there was a huge crowd of people at the train station.


    Although Lin Baici had a strong physical fitness, he was still sweating profusely from getting off the train and walking out of the ticket gate.


    Xia Hongyao bought two bottles of mineral water from a vending machine and handed one to Lin Baici. "It''s noon, let''s eat first and then go to school. Otherwise, if you go to school now, you''ll have to deal with various procedures and won''t have time to eat."


    "The restaurants nearby must be very expensive!"


    Lin Baici was calculating his expenses.


    Xia Hongyao smirked and lowered her voice. "It can be reimbursed!"


    "If you put it that way, I won''t be polite!"


    Although Lin Baici seemed to want to rip off Xia Hongyao''s wallet, in the end, they chose a noodle shop and ordered a cold dish, a smoked meat platter, and two bowls of beef noodles."You don''t need to save money for me!"


    Xia Hongyao was speechless.


    "One should be thrifty!"


    Cold dishes for 20, smoked meat platter for 38, two bowls of beef noodles for 80, with only a few slices of meat on top. This little bit of food cost 138, making Lin Baici feel the pain.


    "I hope you maintain this thrifty style after you get the one million bonus!"


    Xia Hongyao joked.


    After lunch, Lin Baici took the initiative to pay the bill.


    Mainly because of his chivalrous mindset, no matter whether Xia Hongyao could reimburse the meal or not, Lin Baici felt that it was not right for his friend, especially a girl, to pay for the meal.


    Of course, those playboy women who wanted to treat men as automatic ATMs would not get Lin Baici to spend even a penny.


    "I told you I could reimburse it!"


    Xia Hongyao suddenly felt that she couldn''t see through Lin Baici. You could say he liked money, but he wasn''t stingy when treating friends to meals, and he didn''t take advantage of small reimbursements.


    "Next time it''s your treat, a big meal!"


    Lin Baici laughed.


    "Alright, let''s take a taxi to Haijing University of Science and Technology now!"


    Xia Hongyao planned to take Lin Baici to the school first, help him with all the procedures, and then return to the Security Bureau.


    "No need to trouble you. I''ll take the school bus. Goodbye, Team Xia."


    Lin Baici carried his backpack, pulled his suitcase, and bid farewell to Xia Hongyao.


    After the meal, he had gone to the public restroom and taken his luggage out of the black altar bowl. Next, he would go to Haijing University of Science and Technology.


    He didn''t want to use the Divine taboo in the campus, in case someone took a photo with their mobile phone, he would be in trouble.


    "I''ll take you there!"


    Xia Hongyao insisted.


    "Taking a taxi is too expensive. The school bus is quite good, and I might even get to know some alumni!"


    On the west side of the train station square, there were more than a dozen buses parked. The buses had the names of their respective schools and red slogans welcoming new students on their bodies.


    Very eye-catching.


    "Goodbye, Team Xia. Call me if you need anything!"


    Lin Baici ran away with his suitcase.


    "This kid is too polite!"


    Xia Hongyao shook her head and chuckled, then walked to the side of the road, took a taxi to the Security Bureau, and asked her elder sister for Lin Baici''s bonus.


    On the bus side, there were already quite a few students.


    When Lin Baici came over, the senior sisters from various schools who were in charge of receiving new students immediately looked at him.


    This male student was really good-looking.


    Which school did he belong to?


    Probably an art school student?

 Chapter 60 – This is how the world works

    On the large square in front of the train station, there was a crowd of people because it was the first day of school for many universities, so there were many college students.


    On the energetic faces, there was a sense of youthful freedom and enthusiasm.


    Youth is capital.


    They have the right to squander their youth and the qualification to enjoy their youth.


    The buses sent by various universities to pick up new students were all labeled with the names of their respective schools and welcoming slogans, and senior students who volunteered were waiting.


    The new students didn''t have to worry about getting on the wrong bus.


    When Lin Baici came over with his suitcase, the senior students in front of the buses immediately looked over.


    "Oh my god, he''s so handsome!"


    A senior sister with short hair and a rabbit hairpin saw Lin Baici approaching and immediately enthusiastically directed him, "The bus to Haixi is over there!"


    "Haixi?"


    Lin Baici didn''t understand, so he followed the senior sister''s finger and looked over.


    In front of the green-painted bus, several bored students who were chatting had already looked over, their expressions amazed.


    "Damn, he''s so good-looking, he can compete with this year''s school grass!"


    "Do we even need to compete? Look at his figure, his muscles, his lines, he must have been trained. There are other freshmen with the same good looks as him this year, but their figures? Sorry, they''re all outshined!"


    "Yeah, his physical condition is too good!"


    "Oh my god, I envy him so much!"


    Haijing Drama Academy, also known as Haixi, was one of the top three film schools in Kyushu. Many well-known stars graduated from this school.


    It can be said that entering Haixi is like boarding a fast train to become a star.


    However, if you want to become a star, you must at least have a beautiful appearance and outstanding figure.


    Of course, if you have a background or money, you can also play around, but the chances of success are very low.


    These volunteers were all senior students from Haixi in their third or fourth year. After undergoing image training and internal quality training, combined with their naturally high appearance, they were indeed outstanding.


    The new students sitting on the bus waiting for it to be full would occasionally glance at them.


    After all, who wouldn''t fantasize about being as elegant and outstanding as them, attracting attention wherever they go.


    However, at this moment, when the tall male student over 1.8 meters tall arrived, these senior students from Haixi were immediately overshadowed.


    Not only in terms of appearance and figure, but also in temperament.


    After Lin Baici''s life and death training at the Zen Temple God''s Ruins and killing the Black Shark Trio, he had developed a calm and composed temperament. Moreover, he would have one million yuan in his account in two months at most, so he exuded confidence from the inside out.


    Lin Baici saw the name of the school on the bus and smiled and shook his head, "Senior sister, I''m not from Haijing Drama Academy!"


    "Huh?"


    The senior sister with short hair was stunned.


    In her understanding, male students who were good at studying were mostly not handsome and were bookworms. A good-looking male student like the one in front of her must have poor grades.


    "I''m a freshman from Haixi University of Technology!"


    Lin Baici smiled slightly, exuding a sunny temperament as he walked towards the bus of Haixi University of Technology with his suitcase.


    "What''s going on?"


    "He''s not from Haixi?"


    "What a waste of his good looks!"


    The students started discussing.


    The senior students from Haixi were stunned for a moment, and they didn''t expect that the new student would not be from their own school. However, they immediately became happy.


    Great,


    One less strong competitor.


    "What are you guys happy about? With his appearance, even if he auditions for a role, he''s aiming for the lead, not a supporting role like you."


    The leader, a senior sister in her fourth year, retorted.


    She didn''t know why, but she felt unhappy.


    "Maybe it''s because we lost a talented junior schoolmate!"


    A senior sister muttered.


    "Good looks don''t necessarily mean you can be the lead!"


    A senior brother grumbled sarcastically.


    However, he didn''t believe it himself. In today''s entertainment industry, a person can become popular as long as they are good-looking. Unlike in the past, where they needed impressive works, now as long as they are good-looking enough, the company is willing to spend money to buy hot searches and hire water army, and that person can become popular, gain fans, and make money. That guy, with his image as a little wolf dog, definitely won''t lack rich women who are willing to spend money on him.


    On the bus, the teacher leading the Haixi Drama Academy was playing with his phone with the air conditioning on. When he saw Lin Baici, his eyes lit up, secretly thinking that this year''s school grass had arrived.


    As long as this student had decent emotional intelligence and qualified talent, he would definitely be snatched up by various big companies. However, he didn''t expect that he would turn out to be a student from a technical university?


    "What a pity!"


    The teacher shook his head, feeling somewhat regretful. He was about to continue watching videos when he saw the students on the bus and nearby staring at the new student. He had a thought and got off the bus.


    He could ask for his phone number and recommend him to the dean.


    The dean''s daughter owned an entertainment company, and she might sign him.


    In the acting industry, it depends a lot on innate conditions. Good looks are a huge advantage, not to mention that this student also had an excellent figure.


    How do entertainment companies operate now?


    When they see a student with potential, they sign them first. It doesn''t cost much to give them a monthly allowance, and they can arrange jobs for them later. If they can play a supporting role, it''s already good. Shameless companies might even make beautiful girls accompany clients for drinks.


    As long as the newcomer becomes a little popular, the company won''t lose money. If some newcomers find other opportunities on their own after signing the contract, what should they do? They can buy out the contract with their own money and terminate it, making a small profit for the company.


    Selling people is a common practice for these small companies.


    And that male student from Haixi University of Technology had such a great figure that he could easily become a model and wouldn''t lack work. Signing him would be a profit for the entertainment company.


    If this works out, he could also show his face in front of the dean and gain some personal connections.


    ...


    "Ah? He''s from our school?"


    The senior student leading the group adjusted his glasses and looked at Lin Baici in surprise. You''re so good-looking and a top student, are you leaving anyone else a chance to live?


    Haixi University of Technology was ranked fifth among all universities in Haixi, and its admission scores were not low.


    "Yeah!"


    Lin Baici nodded.


    "Then... then go to the bus..."


    Before the senior student leading the group could finish, the senior sister next to him continued.


    "Go to the bus and wait. The bus will leave when everyone is on board!"


    The senior sister took out a bottle of mineral water from her bag and handed it to Lin Baici.


    "I don''t need this."


    Lin Baici didn''t take it.


    "Don''t be polite, it''s a benefit for new students, everyone gets one!"


    If it weren''t for her personal image, the senior sister would have asked for Lin Baici''s WeChat.


    She didn''t give Lin Baici a chance to refuse again and directly handed the bottle of Nongfu Spring to him, "Go to the bus and wait, it''s hot here!"


    "Thank you, senior sister. Thank you, senior brother!"


    Being sweet-tongued was not a problem.


    Lin Baici didn''t feel superior just because he was a god hunter and had powerful divine blessings.


    "Junior, give me your suitcase!"


    The senior student with glasses, who had finally reacted, smiled and went to take Lin Baici''s suitcase and put it in the luggage compartment on the right side of the bus.


    "No need, I''ll do it myself!"


    Lin Baici didn''t like to trouble others.


    "No, no, let me do it. You''ve been on the road for a while and must be tired."


    The senior student with glasses was very enthusiastic and insisted on taking Lin Baici''s suitcase and putting it in.


    Afterwards, he took out his phone, "Junior, add me on WeChat. If you have any questions or problems in your life, you can come to me!"


    "Senior Cai, well done!"


    Senior sister Tao Yun secretly praised and also took out her phone, "Junior, add me too. If you can''t find a girlfriend, let sister help you!"


    After getting on the bus, there were already about twenty new students sitting inside. They watched as the two senior students warmly exchanged WeChat with the new student who had just arrived, and then they realized that they could be even more enthusiastic.


    But the object was not themselves.


    "Yeah!"


    Lin Baici took out his phone and opened WeChat.


    [Cai Zhiheng, entering his fourth year, member of the student union. Don''t be fooled by his glasses and honest appearance, he actually has some tricks up his sleeve. He added you as a friend because he saw the Rolex on your wrist!]


    [He has a long-distance relationship girlfriend, but their relationship is average and they will probably break up soon!]


    After scanning Cai Zhiheng''s QR code and adding him as a friend, the Food God commented.


    [Tao Yun, she just thought you were handsome and was impulsive to add you as a friend. She hasn''t had a relationship in her three years of college, likes to drink cold water, and her menstrual cycle is often irregular. If this continues, she won''t be able to get pregnant.]


    [She comes from a poor mountainous area and knows that knowledge can change her fate. She spends every day in the library and has already obtained five certificates in her spare time. She is working hard to find a good job with a monthly salary of one dog.]


    Lin Baici respected her.


    Hardworking people should be respected.


    When he finds a suitable opportunity, he will tell her not to drink cold water anymore.


    Everyone here is a schoolmate, and Lin Baici can''t fool them like he did with the diabetic lady at the train station, saying that he is a medical student.


    Lin Baici didn''t rush to get on the bus. Taking advantage of the good atmosphere, he planned to inquire about the situation of the school and prepare himself mentally.


    But before he could chat for long, a man in his thirties approached.


    "Classmate, I''m a teacher from Haixi Drama Academy, my surname is Feng, Feng Yi. I see that you have a good demeanor, eloquence, and a good temperament. Have you received relevant training?"


    Feng Yi smiled and reached out his right hand towards Lin Baici.


    "Hello, Teacher Feng. I haven''t!"


    Lin Baici shook Feng Yi''s hand and even though he wasn''t a teacher from Haixi University of Technology, he still addressed him as such.


    It''s better to be polite. sea??h th§× N?vel?ire.net website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality.


    "Oh? Then it seems that you have a lot of talent!"


    Feng Yi praised a few more words, reducing Lin Baici''s unfamiliarity with him, and then casually talked about the two recent hit movies, mentioning that a certain popular idol in them was a graduate of Haixi Drama Academy.


    Cai Zhiheng and Tao Yun didn''t know what Feng Yi wanted to do, and they were confused. But when they heard him invite Lin Baici to visit Haixi Drama Academy, they understood.


    "Are you interested in acting? Do you want to come and listen to a few classes?"


    Feng Yi, considering himself a cultured person, didn''t say "I''ll give you a chance" so explicitly, but the meaning was conveyed.


    As long as the other party wasn''t too stupid, they could understand.


    Tao Yun was dumbfounded and quietly poked Cai Zhiheng with her finger, muttering softly, "Has Lin Junior caught someone''s attention?"


    Cai Zhiheng nodded, feeling a bit sour, as if he had just eaten a lemon.


    Good-looking people have more opportunities!


    But Cai Zhiheng also knew that in the current entertainment industry, it doesn''t matter if you have acting skills, as long as you are good-looking. When the time comes, the sponsor will spend money, buy hot searches, and hire a water army, and that person will become popular and gain fans.


    This is how the world works.

 Chapter 61 – The man at the top of the food chain

    "I''m not interested!"


    Lin Baici refused.


    Is there a role for a divine hunter in acting?


    This profession is very dangerous, but the profits are high.


    Xia Hongyao said that divine hunters can continuously absorb the energy from meteorites to strengthen their bodies, reaching the point where they can withstand nuclear explosions.


    Their immunity is improved, they don''t get sick for years, their vision doesn''t deteriorate from watching videos and playing games all day, and they don''t have to worry about high blood pressure, high cholesterol, and gout from overeating...


    Even an ordinary divine hunter, like Lin Baici who is a newcomer, already has a stronger physique than an ordinary person.


    "Um..."


    Lin Baici decisively answered, leaving Feng Yi at a loss.


    Most people, even if they are not very interested, would consider it when they hear about the opportunity to act. But this person, Lin Baici, refused without hesitation.


    "Well... how about becoming friends? There are a few theater plays in Hai Xi recently, and the rehearsals are going well. You can come and watch to improve your aesthetics and broaden your horizons."


    Feng Yi smiled and shook his phone. If it weren''t for Lin Baici''s outstanding appearance, signing him would be a guaranteed profit. He would have left immediately.


    Do you know how many people spend money trying to enter Hai Xi?


    "No thanks, I''m not interested in theater plays!"


    Lin Baici still refused.


    "..."


    Cai Zhiheng was dumbfounded.


    "..."


    Tao Yun was dumbfounded.


    "..."


    This time, Feng Yi was speechless. He also had his own pride, and being rejected twice in a row made him unhappy. "Well, I wish you a bright future, classmate!"


    After speaking, Feng Yi left quickly, not wanting to stay here for another moment.


    "Damn, Lin junior, you''re amazing! You''re giving up such a good opportunity?"


    Cai Zhiheng was too shocked and even cursed, "There are so many beautiful girls in Hai Xi, do you know how many luxury cars are parked outside the school every day?"


    "Don''t you want to have a celebrity girlfriend?"


    Tao Yun was surprised.


    "Not interested!"


    Lin Baici subconsciously remembered the photos Jin Yingzhen sent him every night, asking, "Can I watch this for free?" Her beauty was even higher than the current popular first-line female stars.


    Right, Lin Baici remembered that Jin Yingzhen said her mother had a famous entertainment company and signed many trainees.


    They were all preparing to debut as idols!


    "Admire!"


    Cai Zhiheng thought Lin Baici must be from a small place and didn''t know the fame of Hai Xi. Once he found out, he would definitely regret it.


    "Courageous."


    Tao Yun thought Lin Baici was easy to get along with, unlike other guys who racked their brains to find a girlfriend from Hai Xi.


    After all, it would be really prestigious to bring her out.


    The nearby students had different thoughts when they saw this scene. S§×ar?h the n?velFire.net website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality.


    The freshmen thought they would also wait for their own opportunities, while the senior students thought Lin Baici was a bit silly and cute.


    He was handsome, but seemed a bit clueless.


    In life, there are only a few good opportunities. When you encounter them, you should seize them with all your might.


    Hai Jing University of Technology was good, but even for popular majors, the monthly salary for undergraduate graduates was only around ten thousand yuan, at most twenty thousand.


    Being a celebrity was different.


    An actor who played a small role in a popular drama once revealed that he had been unemployed for nearly a year and found out he only had a little over a million yuan left in his bank account. He was very panicked at that time.


    Celebrities earn money quickly and easily.


    [Many people nearby think you''re stupid. Tsk, they don''t understand your special qualities. You are the top predator at the top of the food chain. Break the God''s Ruins and devour the divine remains, that''s what you should do!]


    [These lowly ants don''t even have the qualification to bow down and chant your great name!]


    [In this city, there is the scent of gods!]


    [Stop talking to these insects, go on the bus and prepare for hunting the gods.]


    Kuishen said a lot, revealing a huge amount of information that overwhelmed Lin Baici.


    What food chain, predator? He thought it was just a joke. But the statement that there was the scent of gods in the city was quite scary.


    "From what I know, Hai Jing and the surrounding areas don''t have God''s Ruins. So where are the gods from?"


    Lin Baici asked.


    In super first-tier cities like Shang Jing, Hai Jing, and Yue Jing, there were branches of the Security Bureau with a large number of Dragon Guards stationed there.


    Once a meteorite fell nearby and formed a God''s Ruin, the Dragon Guards would immediately mobilize and enter to explore and contain the divine remains, not giving them a chance to spread.


    Kuishen fell silent.


    "What exactly are gods?"


    Lin Baici was curious.


    Kuishen didn''t answer, as if it had fallen asleep.


    Lin Baici didn''t mind, he didn''t expect to get answers from Kuishen anyway.


    As for rejecting the opportunity to become an actor, Lin Baici didn''t care at all.


    Aside from whether that theater teacher was reliable or not, even if he was, how difficult would it be to climb up step by step with an opportunity? They wouldn''t arrange a major supporting role for him from the beginning, right?


    He didn''t even need to think about being the protagonist!


    If there really was such an opportunity, why not support someone he knew well?


    In other words, that teacher was like a talent scout. Seeing that Lin Baici was handsome, he cast a net to catch him. If Lin Baici became famous, he would make a profit, and if he didn''t, he wouldn''t lose anything.


    If Lin Baici really wanted to become an actor, he might as well find Jin Yingzhen, the heiress of the entertainment company.


    She had money and connections!


    "I''m about to earn an annual income of 600,000 yuan as an employee of the Kyushu Security Bureau, receiving 120 meteorite coins. Isn''t that great? I can date my senior, play games all night, sleep until I wake up naturally, and enjoy a beautiful four-year college life. Isn''t that great?"


    This was the life he could have now, and Lin Baici was quite satisfied. He definitely wouldn''t plunge into the entertainment industry for a chance to become a celebrity.


    Thinking of this, Lin Baici furrowed his brows slightly.


    Although Xia Hongyao made a promise to him, it was the minister of the Security Bureau who made the final decision. What if they disagreed...


    It''s okay, I still have a one million yuan bonus.


    Lin Baici took out his phone, opened the Origin Forum, logged into his account, and found the bounty post he had answered in the morning.


    The original poster hadn''t replied yet, it seemed like he would have to wait a few more days.


    One word, ten thousand yuan. It was easy money, but the waiting time was torture.


    Lin Baici chatted with Cai Zhiheng and Tao Yun for more than ten minutes, and then more freshmen arrived. The two of them were responsible for receiving the freshmen, so Lin Baici boarded the bus.


    In the front row of the bus, on the left by the window, there was a young teacher who was taking a nap. He was in charge of leading the group today.


    But receiving freshmen was a simple task, and it could be done by the students themselves.


    Lin Baici found a seat in the middle and sat down, continuing to browse the forum.


    The freshmen gradually boarded the bus. After about half an hour, the bus was almost full, with nearly forty people, and finally set off.


    "Lin junior, if you need anything, give me a call!"


    Tao Yun shouted to Lin Baici.


    "Okay, senior!"


    Lin Baici waved to Tao Yun, and when the bus left the train station, he looked out the window at the city scenery.


    Truly a metropolis, the roads were spacious, with a constant flow of vehicles. Cars that couldn''t be seen in Guangqing were occasionally seen here, speeding past.


    Lin Baici didn''t know their names, but he could tell they were expensive from their appearance.


    The women on the streets were fashionable and bold, some wearing professional attire, exuding the aura of smart and capable urban white-collar workers.


    The greenery in the green belt was lush, with almost no fallen leaves or debris on the ground. The environment was clean, and he could see sanitation workers busy cleaning.


    Ding dong!


    A WeChat message came.


    Xiao Yuren: Little Bai, have you arrived?


    Lin Xia Dai Yue Gui: I''m on the bus to the school.


    Xiao Yuren: So annoying, the dean wants to talk to me. I might be delayed before I can come find you.


    Lin Xia Dai Yue Gui: If you''re busy, you don''t have to come.


    Xiao Yuren: No, you just arrived in Hai Jing. As your senior, I have to take care of you. Don''t worry, if the dean talks too much, I''ll just leave without that graduation certificate and degree certificate.


    Lin Xia Dai Yue Gui: Don''t say impulsive things. Is it nothing serious that the dean wants to talk to you?


    In Lin Baici''s opinion, being called to the office by the school leader usually meant something bad.


    Xiao Yuren: No, according to what the counselor hinted, it seems like the dean wants to use my online celebrity identity to promote some outstanding students of the school.


    Hua Yueyu is so annoying. Since it''s the dean, there''s no way to refuse. Otherwise, she would have come to Hai Jing University of Technology to find Lin Baici long ago.


    Xiao Yuren: I''m busy now, see you later! Then there was a cat waving goodbye emoji, very cute.


    Lin Xia Dai Yue Gui: See you later.


    We are ", find us on google.


    The driver probably had thirty years of driving experience, as he drove the bus very fast. However, when they arrived at Fuan Road, where Hai Jing University of Technology was located, the speed slowed down.


    Because there were many parents sending their children, the street was congested with traffic, and they also had to wait for traffic lights. It took the bus more than ten minutes to reach the front gate.


    The gate of Hai Jing University of Technology was magnificent, with a wide automatic gate and a huge Feng Shui stone in front, with the words "Hai Jing University of Technology" written on it.


    The ironwork was silver and beautiful.


    The bus slowly moved forward, along the main road inside the campus, and arrived in front of Building A.


    There was a large square in front of the building, with many banners hanging and more than thirty tables set up, attracting many freshmen and parents.


    "We''ve arrived!"


    The driver shouted and opened the door.


    The freshmen were like penguins that had just left the Arctic and entered a new world. Everything seemed fresh to them, and they were excited and nervous. They paid great attention to their appearance, afraid of making a fool of themselves on the first day.


    "Everyone, take your luggage and go to the registration office of your respective departments to register and collect your daily necessities. As for the tuition fees, please pay at the payment office in the West Building of the school within a week."


    "The campus card can also be processed at the payment office. It is required for eating in the school cafeteria, taking showers in the bathhouse, and getting water from the water room. After receiving it, please keep it safe!"


    After the bus stopped, a senior student with some volunteers from the student union came over to help the freshmen get their luggage from the bus and guide them, giving them some instructions.


    "Thank you!"


    After Lin Baici took his suitcase, he went to the registration office of the School of Electrical Engineering and lined up.


    His first choice was the Software Engineering program at Hai Jing University of Technology, and he was accepted.

 Chapter 62 – New student registration

    Today is the second day of college registration. There are many freshmen, plus parents accompanying their children, the campus is bustling with people, and there are people everywhere, with noisy conversations.


    In front of Lin Baici, there are nine people, and it''s not his turn yet. There are more than ten people behind.


    The one in charge of registration is a senior sister and a senior brother from our college.


    "The senior brother is very ordinary, wearing thick glasses, looks like a honest person. The senior sister is very beautiful, tall with long legs, a slim waist, and light makeup. She''s very pretty!"


    "But her skin is a bit dark!"


    "If I were to rate her, I would give her a seven out of ten!"


    The boy in front of Lin Baici is holding a phone, muttering to himself.


    "Should I take a look? No, I can''t take pictures without their permission. That''s my principle!"


    "Alright, for the sake of my family, I''ll take just one look!"


    The boy said, aiming his phone at the wheat-colored senior sister.


    "Did you see it? I didn''t lie to you, did I?"


    The boy was very proud. "I didn''t expect our senior sister from the School of Electrical Engineering to be of such high quality. We can look forward to our campus life!"


    "Thanks to the Green Mushroom for the card, thank you!"


    "Thanks to the three-feet-tall Cow for the card, thank you!"


    This boy is thanking his fans for their rewards, and his voice is not small, attracting nearby students to look over.


    Lin Baici is close enough to see clearly.


    This average-height, slightly chubby freshman is also a Shark Platform anchor.


    He is wearing a pair of white Adidas Yeezy shoes, a pair of cropped casual pants, a Japanese-style trendy brand T-shirt, a baseball cap, and a pair of coffee-colored sunglasses.


    He has an outgoing personality and is a social butterfly.


    If it were Lin Baici, he would definitely not have the courage to live stream in front of so many people.


    "Do you want my WeChat? Do you want me to die on my first day of school?"


    "Do I look awkward when I''m rejected?"


    "Whether it works or not, how about donating a plane? How about three planes? This beautiful senior sister, isn''t she worth three planes? Okay, I''m going all out today!"


    This boy who calls himself "Big Official" is quite flirtatious and interacts with his fans. The atmosphere is lively.


    When it''s his turn, he holds his phone in one hand and hands over the admission notice with the other.


    "Sister, what year are you in?"


    The boy grinned, showing his friendliness. "My name is Xu Daguan, Xu with two people, Daguan on top, following Xun and Xun, observing the world with integrity!"


    Xu Daguan loves introducing himself because he thinks his name is high-class and has a certain charm. Every time others hear it, they are impressed.


    "Senior!"


    Zhou Ya politely responded.


    "I am an anchor on Shark Platform with one million fans. Can you say a few words to my fans? They are all fish who have never seen a beautiful senior sister who is both attractive and talented in a prestigious university. So they want to see if you can fulfill their wishes?"


    Xu Daguan has good emotional intelligence and sweet talk. Not only did he show off his million fans, implying that he is a big anchor, but he also praised Zhou Ya for her beauty and talent.


    The freshmen waiting in line around them were surprised and admiring to see Xu Daguan and the senior sister chatting without any stage fright.


    This is what a winner in life looks like, right?


    Envy.


    Zhou Ya had considered becoming a female anchor to earn tuition and living expenses, but she never tried it. So when she had the opportunity to livestream, she didn''t reject it. However, just as she was about to agree, she saw the freshman standing behind Xu Daguan.


    He was tall, at least 185 centimeters, with distinct facial features, handsome face, especially his eyes, which were very spirited.


    Zhou Ya and Lin Baici made eye contact.


    "Sorry, I don''t like being in front of the camera."


    Zhou Ya declined.


    For some reason, she didn''t want this boy to think she was frivolous and not reserved.


    "Sister, please help these people. Later, I''ll treat you and the senior brothers to coffee, how about that?" S~ea??h the ¦ÇovelFire.¦Çet website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality.


    Xu Daguan didn''t give up. The atmosphere in the livestream room was good, and the fans were clamoring to see the senior sister.


    Xu Daguan wouldn''t give up on this opportunity to increase his popularity.


    Zhou Ya shook her head. She quickly glanced at Lin Baici, her gaze sweeping over his whole body. When her eyes reached his wrist and saw the Rolex watch, there was a slight pause.


    [He has athlete''s foot, likes to collect adult movies, especially the JK genre, and is a frequent customer at roadside hair salons.]


    [He likes to take secret photos, pay attention to protecting your privacy!]


    [He smells bad, even dogs won''t eat him!]


    Lin Baici looked at Xu Daguan''s feet. The comment from the Gourmet God was referring to him.


    It seems that expensive shoes can''t cure athlete''s foot.


    [A senior sister in her fourth year, standing at a crossroads in life, has recently realized the power of money and how it can change many things.]


    [She wants money, a lot of money!]


    [She has a difficult time conceiving, so it is recommended to eat charcoal-grilled food and sprinkle some cumin!]


    These were the comments from the Gourmet God about Zhou Ya.


    "I also want money, to buy a big villa for my mom!"


    Lin Baici saw Xu Daguan and suddenly remembered that he had forgotten to check his videos on Bilibili. He hadn''t watched them for several days and didn''t know the view count.


    "Junior, here''s your proof. Go to the downstairs of Dormitory Building 2 to get your daily necessities!"


    The glasses-wearing senior brother was not happy with this freshman who was pursuing the senior sister as soon as he arrived.


    You''re so arrogant!


    If you really manage to pursue her, wouldn''t we senior brothers have wasted our four years of college?


    But judging from his appearance, this freshman with the surname Xu seems to be quite wealthy.


    Being an anchor really has a promising future!


    Xu Daguan took the proof and continued to pester Zhou Ya by her side.


    For the sake of three airplanes, Zhou Ya had to show her face.


    "Senior, can you help us?"


    Lin Baici handed over his admission notice.


    "Damn!"


    The glasses-wearing senior brother blurted out.


    This freshman''s looks are so high, he is the most handsome among the freshmen he has seen so far, and he really stands out among the crowd.


    Damn it,


    With this appearance and figure, in four years of college, he can definitely achieve the goal of being a lady-killer.


    The glasses-wearing senior brother was envious and quickly and efficiently processed Lin Baici''s proof, while also reminding him of some matters needing attention.


    "How do I get to Dormitory Building 2?"


    Lin Baici looked around, but his view was blocked by several buildings and the teaching building.


    "From this side..."


    The glasses-wearing senior brother was about to explain when Zhou Ya interrupted.


    "Xiaosun, I have a headache, probably heatstroke. I''ll go back to the dormitory and rest for a while. You and Xiaoxiao can take care of it, okay?"


    Zhou Ya raised her hand and pinched her forehead with her index finger.


    "Ah? Then you should go back and rest quickly. I can handle it by myself!"


    The glasses-wearing senior brother was very confident.


    These volunteers are members of various college student unions who voluntarily participate in welcoming freshmen. It''s not mandatory, so it''s okay to leave early.


    "Junior, it''s on my way. I''ll take you!"


    Zhou Ya smiled and walked to Lin Baici''s side, reaching out to take his suitcase. "Let me help you!"


    "No need, thank you, senior!"


    Lin Baici frowned slightly. What''s going on?


    He didn''t think he was so charming that a senior sister would take the initiative to help him.


    Wait a minute,


    Is she trying to get away from Xu Daguan?


    Lin Baici looked at the freshman who was still livestreaming. He also froze, even if his face was thick, he knew that the senior sister was politely rejecting him.


    And the livestream was still on. Although the fans couldn''t see the situation here, they could hear the sound, so some people started to make noise.


    Crayfish Only Eats the Head: What''s going on?


    Jungle Solo: I heard the senior sister calling the junior, is she going to find another freshman?


    Green Mushroom: Haha, Big Official''s plan failed, he''s in a difficult situation.


    My Brain is Injured: Forget about it, why wear the green hat, just take it off and wear it.


    Cow Three Feet: Haha, do you really think you''re a big shot like Ximen Qing? You''re so silly!


    "Sister has a headache from heatstroke. Can''t you understand? When girls show their faces, they want to be at their most beautiful!"


    Xu Daguan defended himself, but now he can play the victim and receive sympathy rewards. However, when he saw the senior sister pulling her suitcase and leaving with the freshman, he lost his mood and felt like stuffing his smelly feet into the mouths of the senior sister and the freshman.


    "Hey, let''s forget about the senior sister. I found a more beautiful one. Come on, I''ll take you to observe and explore the campus!"


    Xu Daguan quickly cheered up.


    No rush,


    There are still four years of college, take it slow. I will definitely turn this school into my fish pond.


    ...


    Zhou Ya pulled her suitcase and walked side by side with Lin Baici on the roadside, introducing him to the surrounding buildings.


    "The five-story building on the east side that looks like a toilet is the library. I don''t know who designed it, either their taste is terrible, or the school leaders took bribes. Anyway, this toilet building is famous among universities in Haijing."


    Zhou Ya smiled and told Lin Baici some school jokes that only students from our school would know. "Our school''s students don''t say they are going to the library to study, they say they are going to the toilet!"


    "Junior, do you work out often?"


    Zhou Ya was curious.


    Lin Baici was wearing short sleeves, and his muscular arms were exposed. When she got closer, Zhou Ya realized that this junior was really tall. She only reached his chest.


    If they were to kiss, she wouldn''t be able to reach his lips even if she stood on tiptoe.

 Chapter 63 – Senior sister! Senior sister!

    "No!"


    Lin Baici is busy studying every day, and he spends his free time reading novels and playing games. He has no time for exercise.


    "Then why is your body so good?"


    Zhou Ya reached out and pretended to poke Lin Baici''s biceps.


    The muscle lines look beautiful, unlike her boyfriend whose body is loose and flabby.


    "It''s natural growth, I guess," Lin Baici estimated that it was mostly related to the Divine Taboo.


    "Hehe, junior, you are too modest. When you are in college, there is no need to hide your talents. When it''s time to show off, you should show off and let people know about your excellence. This way, you can get more opportunities," Zhou Ya imparted her experience. "Don''t be afraid of jealousy from others. Remember, if you don''t attract envy, you are mediocre!"


    Recently, Poppy Jump is quite popular among girls.


    Zhou Ya and her roommates have also practiced it at night, and it is very tiring. So she knows how much effort Lin Baici has put into building his physique and how disciplined he is.


    "Like joining the student council, joining the party, and other opportunities, you must actively strive for them. It will be helpful for finding a job in the future!" Zhou Ya advised.


    Zhou Ya has the mentality of getting to know Lin Baici, after all, having a handsome and wealthy male friend is a matter of face.


    And who knows, maybe he can help her someday.


    Zhou Ya''s gaze subtly glanced over the watch on Lin Baici''s left wrist.


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    Rolex.


    Yes, it seems to be called Submariner. Zhou Ya is not very clear, she only knows that her boyfriend calls it the "Green Ghost" because the dial and bezel of this watch are both green, hence the name.


    Zhou Ya thinks the name "Green Ghost" doesn''t sound good, and she doesn''t know what''s so good about this watch. But her boyfriend really likes it and has saved various pictures of this watch on his phone, looking at them from time to time.


    Her boyfriend said it''s his dream watch, and after graduating for ten years, he will be able to buy one with a month''s salary.


    So how much does it cost?


    More than 80,000 yuan, RMB!


    Now, his dream watch is casually worn on the wrist of this junior.


    Ah!


    Some people are born in Rome, while others are born to be mules!


    Zhou Ya is already in her fourth year of college, she is no longer naive. She sent Lin Baici to the boys'' dormitory building not only because she disliked Xu Daguan and wanted to get rid of him, but also because of this watch.


    If she missed this opportunity, there would be no chance to get to know Lin Baici in the future.


    "Thank you for sharing your experience, senior!"


    Lin Baici expressed his gratitude, but he no longer cared about it.


    He is now a Divine Hunter and will soon become a Dragon Guard of the Nine Provinces, with an annual salary of 600,000 and 120 Meteor Coins. Even if he can''t achieve it, it doesn''t matter.


    As long as he qualifies to enter the God''s Ruins and brings out Divine Taboos without being confiscated by official institutions, Lin Baici is confident that he will become a millionaire.


    When he was browsing the Origin Forum and saw that some people were buying Divine Taboos and paying based on their characteristics, the cheapest one was worth over a million.


    The housing prices in Haijing are too expensive. If you want to buy a well-located new house, you can forget about it without ten million. So waiting for the salary is too slow.


    It is now September, and Lin Baici plans to wait until October. During the seven-day National Day holiday, he will invite Xia Hongyao to explore the God''s Ruins and obtain Divine Taboos.


    He has to invite Xia Hongyao because Divine Hunters without a license are prohibited from possessing Divine Taboos, let alone entering the God''s Ruins casually.


    He doesn''t know how to obtain a license. He has to get one quickly!


    "Look, that lake is called Qingliutang, but we all call it Little Taihu Lake!"


    Leaving the main road of the twelve buildings that make up the teaching building area, there is a huge flower bed with purple and red flowers planted in it. On the west side, there is a large lake.


    Willows are planted by the lake, and the summer breeze blows, causing the green trees to sway and providing a cool feeling from afar.


    "Don''t be fooled by the good scenery here. It''s full of mosquitoes in summer and too cold in winter. Except for the freshmen who haven''t experienced hardships, those veterans never come to this kind of place for love!" Zhou Ya thinks Lin Baici definitely doesn''t lack girlfriends and hopes he doesn''t become a scumbag.


    "Do you like playing basketball? Our school has a well-equipped gymnasium. With your height, you should be able to dunk, right?"


    Zhou Ya is a little hopeful. The boys in their department are not good at basketball, and they can''t even make it out of the group stage in the annual school basketball competition.


    "It''s okay!"


    It''s already past four o''clock, and Lin Baici can already smell the aroma of food coming from the cafeteria.


    In front of the cafeteria, there is a small square.


    At this time, there are more than ten sun umbrellas set up, with several mobile operators selling SIM cards, senior students selling old books and postgraduate exam materials, and students selling snacks and drinks as part of their entrepreneurship.


    Passing through the square is an H-shaped dormitory building with a total of twenty-six floors.


    "That''s the boys'' dormitory building No. 2, it seems like you guys call it ''Underwear Building''."


    Zhou Ya pointed it out to Lin Baici. "Our view is blocked by No. 2 building. Behind it is the dormitory area, with a total of thirty-six dormitory buildings. You freshmen are lucky. The ones you are living in this year are newly built buildings less than three years old!"


    "By the way, when you go to the water room to get water or take a shower, you will pass through the girls'' dormitory building. Don''t look around!" Zhou Ya teased.


    "Wait a moment, senior!"


    After Lin Baici finished speaking, he ran towards the cafeteria.


    Zhou Ya didn''t understand why the junior was hungry.


    Next to the cafeteria entrance, there are two vending machines with mineral water and drinks inside.


    Lin Baici ran to the vending machine, took out his phone to scan the code for payment, and bought a bottle of Nongfu Spring water and a bottle of juice.


    "Senior, have some juice to replenish vitamin C."


    Lin Baici came back and handed the opened juice bottle to Zhou Ya.


    "Junior, in high school, did a lot of girls chase after you?"


    Zhou Ya originally wanted to refuse, but when she saw that Lin Baici even opened the bottle carefully, she didn''t know why, but her heart softened.


    She wanted to taste the juice handed to her by this junior to see if it was better than what she bought.


    "I haven''t been in a relationship!" Lin Baici, a poor student, didn''t have time for a relationship. He studied hard every day, hoping to get into a good university and earn money to lighten his mother''s burden.


    "Those female classmates of yours have bad taste. They actually let you come to college all alone?" Zhou Ya joked.


    Lin Baici''s Nongfu Spring water costs 2 yuan, and this bottle of freshly squeezed orange juice costs 7 yuan. From this detail alone, you can see that this junior is generous and knows how to handle things.


    In Zhou Ya''s opinion, whether it''s water or juice, or even if Lin Baici didn''t buy water for her, she wouldn''t mind. But now that she received a bottle of juice, and it was opened for her, Zhou Ya''s mood became extremely good.


    There is a feeling of being treated gently by the world.


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    There is a bustling crowd at the entrance of the No. 2 dormitory building.


    The freshmen are all lining up to receive their daily necessities.


    "You wait here, I''ll go get it for you!" Zhou Ya rolled up her sleeves, ready to get to work.


    Actually, she planned to just send Lin Baici downstairs to the entrance of the building, but the bottle of juice from the junior made her change her mind.


    "Don''t!" Lin Baici grabbed Zhou Ya''s arm. "Just help me watch the luggage!"


    If he really let Zhou Ya go get his things, he was afraid that he would be seen as a spoiled pretty boy who couldn''t take care of himself.


    As for not buying juice for himself, it''s purely because it''s too sweet and he can''t drink it.


    After waiting in line for twenty minutes, Lin Baici received a large bag of light green color, a set of military training uniforms, a folding stool, an electric kettle, and various daily necessities such as a toothbrush, toothpaste, towels, and washbasins from the storage manager.


    Inside the big bag are two sets of quilts and mattresses, as well as four bed sheets and duvet covers. The patterns are composed of small green and white squares, without any patterns, monotonous.


    "Let''s go, I''ll take you up!"


    With so many things, Zhou Ya reached out to take the big bag from Lin Baici''s hand.


    "I can handle it myself! I can handle it myself!"


    Come on, I can bench press 100 kilograms, and I can lift you up with one hand. What''s this little stuff? If there weren''t so many people, Lin Baici would have flexed his muscles and acted as a coolie.


    Stepping up the stairs, Lin Baici and Zhou Ya entered building No. 2. After showing the admission notice to the dormitory manager aunt, she gave Lin Baici two keys.


    "9th floor, Room 906."


    This is Lin Baici''s dormitory.


    There are two elevators in the building, but today there are too many people. They waited for fifteen minutes before squeezing into the elevator and reaching the 9th floor.


    The corridor is crowded with people, including freshmen with young faces and parents who are worried about whether they can adapt to college life. On each face, there is concern and worry.


    Lin Baici walked to the front of Room 906.


    The door was closed.


    Lin Baici knocked on the door first, waited for about five seconds, and then pushed it open.


    This small detail made Zhou Ya have an even stronger good impression of Lin Baici.


    Junior Lin thinks of others.


    Knocking on the door first to remind, instead of entering directly, otherwise, they might encounter scenes that shouldn''t be seen, and everyone would be embarrassed.


    For example, someone crying for the first time after leaving their parents secretly, or parents telling their children things that outsiders shouldn''t hear...

 Chapter 64 – I know all your secrets!

    Lin Baici held the doorknob and took in the whole dormitory.


    The place wasn''t big.


    There were three bunk beds with wooden boards on top, painted with a dark green color.


    The color was quite intoxicating.


    Did the president of Haijing University of Technology get pranked with green paint?


    Otherwise, why would the bed sheets and bed covers be green?


    They really have no sense of aesthetics.


    Lin Baici''s evaluation was just one word,


    Ugly!


    In the northeast corner and in the middle of the dormitory, there were two desks. On the corner desk, there was an old landline phone that looked like it had been here for seven or eight years.


    Is there still anyone using this thing?


    "There''s a balcony inside, with a sink. Your luggage cabinet is also there!"


    Zhou Ya introduced the layout of the dormitory.


    "Yeah!"


    Lin Baici nodded. There were currently six people in the dormitory.


    A tall guy, probably over 1.8 meters, sat on the lower bunk of the bed near the door. He was spinning a basketball on his left index finger.


    He was wearing a yellow Lakers jersey with the number 23 on it, and a pair of AJ32 basketball shoes on his feet.


    When he saw Lin Baici come in, he stood up and politely asked, "Do you need help?"


    "Thanks, no need."


    This roommate should be a basketball fan. He had an average appearance, but he was strong and had dark skin, obviously from playing basketball all year round.


    [Wow, a muscular guy. Because he plays basketball all the time, his muscles are strong and powerful, quite chewy. I recommend barbecue, with plenty of sauce!]


    [Medium rare, don''t mind if it''s tough to chew, it has the best texture.]


    "..."


    The Gourmet God started commenting on the ingredients again, leaving Lin Baici speechless.


    "I''m Fang Mingyuan!"


    Number 23 extended his hand towards Lin Baici, but then quickly retracted it, realizing that his hand wasn''t clean because he had been playing basketball.


    But Lin Baici had already reached out to shake hands.


    "I''m Lin Baici!"


    Lin Baici smiled.


    [A guy who prefers action over thinking, loves playing basketball, and aspires to join a professional team. Not interested in women, after all, what woman has well-developed biceps?]


    [He can be taken along to explore God''s Ruins, usually as a laborer. When there''s a shortage of supplies, he can be used as food!]


    [It is recommended to spend time playing basketball with him every week, focusing on exercising his two thighs. I believe that after a year, the meat will be very tasty!]


    "If you need any help, just let me know!"


    Fang Mingyuan smiled and nodded at Zhou Ya, then sat back down and continued playing basketball to improve his skills.


    On the balcony, there was a guy making a phone call.


    He was about 1.7 meters tall, with a long face and well-groomed hair that covered his eyes. In short, he looked handsome.


    His outfit was also very trendy, all those brands that Lin Baici couldn''t name. His personal style was similar to those idol group members from Sakura Country and Goryeo.


    [He looks a bit effeminate, but he''s not gay. He has a temper and fluctuating emotional intelligence.]


    [His family is not just wealthy, but extremely wealthy!]


    [He is loyal to his friends, but always ends up being taken advantage of. Don''t owe him any favors, because he will find a way to get them back twofold.]


    [He has a weak constitution and frequently gets sick. Currently experiencing kidney deficiency.]


    Kidney deficiency?


    Lin Baici was stunned. Isn''t an 18-year-old man supposed to be overflowing with energy?


    How can he have a deficiency?


    But after looking at this guy''s face, Lin Baici understood.


    With money and good looks, how could he possibly lack a girlfriend?


    "I said we should break up, don''t you understand?"


    "I don''t like long-distance relationships!"


    "Let me visit you every weekend? No, I want to sleep in!"


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    "You come visit me? No, it will disturb my sleep."


    Qian Jiahui''s patience quickly ran out, and his voice became louder.


    "That''s it, I''m hanging up!"


    Qian Jiahui didn''t care about his girlfriend''s tantrums and hung up the phone directly. He walked out from the balcony and saw Lin Baici, looking him up and down.


    "Hello, Lin Baici, from Guangqing."


    Lin Baici greeted with a smile.


    "I''m Qian Jiahui, from Beijing!"


    After Qian Jiahui finished speaking, he took out wireless earphones and put them on without asking for Fang Mingyuan''s opinion. He hummed a tune and sat directly on his bed, starting to play a mobile game.


    Fang Mingyuan made way for him.


    There was another guy on the balcony. He had a basin of water in front of him and was squatting, wiping the stains on the floor and walls. He also had a broom and dustpan next to him.


    The dustpan contained many cigarette butts, crumpled tissue papers, and three dirty socks and a pair of underwear.


    It seemed that the previous senior students who lived in this dormitory were not clean.


    "Hi, how are you!"


    Lin Baici greeted.


    The guy immediately stood up and forced a smile, trying to appear friendly. He greeted Lin Baici, "Hello! Hello!"


    "I''m Lin Baici!"


    Lin Baici could tell that this guy was reserved.


    He was about 1.65 meters tall, thin and weak, with short hair. There was a thumb-sized scar on his left forehead.


    "I''m Hu Wenwu!"


    "Lin junior, this upper bunk is yours!"


    On the railing of each bed, there were students'' names. After Zhou Ya found Lin Baici''s bed, she opened the large bag and took out the bedding, helping him make the bed.


    "I can do it myself!"


    Lin Baici felt embarrassed. Wasn''t the senior sister being too enthusiastic?


    "You can take a break and chat with everyone!"


    As a senior in her fourth year, Zhou Ya had seen all kinds of students.


    She could tell that this guy named Hu Wenwu was from the countryside.


    Coming to Haijing, a super first-tier bustling city, completely shattered his worldview. Looking at the confident and carefree alumni on campus, he would definitely feel restrained and even inferior.


    If he couldn''t resist, he would spend four years in college with unpleasant memories.


    If he could endure it, he would undergo a transformation and mature, making these four years of university the cornerstone of his successful future.


    Zhou Ya thought of herself. Everyone''s family background was different, which also led to different goals in college.


    Some people had the capital to enjoy their college life, playing games and dating like wild horses running free. Some people studied hard from the first year to find a good job, even wearing out the chairs in the study room.


    That Qian Jiahui, dressed in luxury brands, was definitely a rich second-generation.


    What about Fang Mingyuan?


    Sorry, this type of person is too common in college, Zhou Ya couldn''t be bothered to pay attention.


    "Then I''ll trouble you, senior sister!"


    There were still three people in the dormitory, a middle-aged couple and a round-faced guy wearing black-framed glasses.


    The woman was making the bed and giving instructions to her son, while the man stood by the bed smoking, frowning and obviously lost in thought.


    The guy was saying "I know, I know" while keeping his head down, watching Douyin videos with a low voice that could still be heard in the dormitory.


    When Lin Baici pushed the door open, the round-faced guy glanced at him and made eye contact. Just as Lin Baici was about to greet him, he looked at Zhou Ya, glanced up and down, pursed his lips, and lowered his head to continue watching videos.


    Since the other party didn''t show any intention to greet, Lin Baici didn''t bother to talk to this round-faced guy either. Instead, he helped Zhou Ya make the bed.


    The man smoking a cigarette frowned even more when he saw this. He looked Lin Baici up and down and showed obvious displeasure.


    His son was being ignored.


    He felt that this guy was rude.


    [A momma''s boy who is self-centered and has a strong sense of territory. Always nitpicking and calculating. Don''t owe him any favors, because he will find a way to get them back twofold.]


    [He is obsessed with black stockings. He secretly bought and wore them. During high school, he added something to the water cups of three classmates he disliked when no one was around during lunch break.]


    "What did he add?"


    Lin Baici frowned.


    [Hehe!]


    The Gourmet God didn''t say, but Lin Baici could probably guess.


    He should be careful in the future and carry his own water cup. Otherwise, if someone adds something to it and he drinks it, it would be disgusting.


    Wait!


    With the Gourmet God here, the food and drinks I consume should be safe!


    [A small section chief who thinks he has some power and feels superior. When he attended his son''s parents'' meeting in the second year of junior high school, he became interested in one of his son''s classmates'' mothers and tried to seduce her using his section chief status. As a result, he was recorded and had to spend 50,000 yuan to smooth things over.]


    [He likes to show off and gossip about other people''s family affairs, always adding fuel to the fire and spreading all kinds of rumors. He has broken up two happily married couples.]


    This whole family is a bunch of extreme characters?


    Lin Baici was speechless!


    Can''t I have a different roommate?


    He was really afraid that this round-faced guy would add something to everyone''s water bottles if he got upset one day.


    Zhou Ya came down from the top bunk and clapped her hands. "It''s done, junior!"


    "Thanks for your hard work, senior sister."


    Lin Baici felt embarrassed.


    "Don''t be so polite!" S§×ar?h the N?vel(F)ire.n§×t website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality.


    Zhou Ya took out her phone and checked the time. "It''s past four. I''m going back to my dormitory. I still have clothes to wash."


    "Shall we have a meal together tonight?"


    Lin Baici invited.


    After helping so much, he should treat her to a meal.


    "You just arrived today, chat with your roommates and bond!"


    Zhou Ya saw that Lin Baici didn''t bother to talk to the round-faced guy and knew that he was also a proud person.


    You treat me with respect, I''ll treat you with respect.


    If you''re impolite?


    Very well, I won''t treat you as a person either!


    "Anyway, we have WeChat, so we can meet anytime!"


    Zhou Ya bid farewell to Lin Baici.


    When the two of them came to Building No. 2, they exchanged WeChat IDs.


    "Take care, senior sister!"


    Lin Baici wanted to accompany Zhou Ya out of the dormitory building, but he was stopped.


    "There are too many people taking the elevator. It would take half an hour for you to go down and come back up. Don''t bother."


    Zhou Ya shook the juice box in her hand. "Buy me a milk tea next time!"


    "No problem!"


    Lin Baici saw Zhou Ya off and returned to the dormitory. Fang Mingyuan patted the basketball and jokingly said, "Not bad, Lin student, you''ve already hooked up with a senior sister on your first day!"


    When Fang Mingyuan registered, it was this senior sister who handled his procedures.


    Hu Wenwu felt envious in his heart.


    When he registered, he saw that senior sister at the registration desk. She looked pretty when she smiled and spoke nicely. He quietly thought that he should work hard to improve himself during the four years of college and find a girlfriend who was at the same level as this senior sister.


    Even if he couldn''t find someone as beautiful, she shouldn''t be too bad.


    But he didn''t expect that on the first day, his roommate managed to do it!

 Chapter 65 – Im here, Little Lin, come pick me up

    In the dormitory, everyone was busy with their own things. But because of Fang Mingyuan''s words, they all looked up and looked at Lin Baici.


    Qian Jiahui smiled.


    With the appearance of their new roommate, it''s not surprising that girls would chase after him.


    Because he has experienced too many of these things himself.


    The Chief Liu looked at Lin Baici with a condescending gaze, while his wife had an unhappy expression.


    The girl who came in just now is pretty and well-proportioned, just a bit short. If she were to marry her son, it wouldn''t work unless her family background is good. But they can date and let their son gain some experience, so that he won''t be deceived by women in the future.


    Now that she heard that the girl already has a boyfriend, she naturally felt uncomfortable, like someone took a bite out of the peach she liked.


    What bad luck!


    "Zhou Xuejie is not my girlfriend!"


    Lin Baici quickly clarified. Who knows if Zhou Ya has a boyfriend at school, if someone hears it, it could easily lead to misunderstandings and harm Zhou Ya''s reputation.


    "Oh, she''s your fellow villager?"


    Fang Mingyuan was a bit embarrassed, he guessed wrong.


    "Not really!"


    Lin Baici walked to the balcony and picked up a cloth from the sink to wash it. "Wenwu, what else needs to be wiped?"


    "Don''t bother, I can do it myself, not much left."


    Hu Wenwu wanted to do more work to leave a good impression on his new roommate.


    "Not a fellow villager? Then why did she bring you up?"


    Fang Mingyuan was puzzled.


    Lin Baici shrugged, looking like he didn''t know either.


    "Lin Xuesheng, you should seize the opportunity!"


    Fang Mingyuan teased. "If you take the initiative to pursue her, you will definitely be the first one in our dorm to get out of being single!"


    Lin Baici smiled but didn''t say anything.


    Zhou Ya is not bad, but compared to Hua Yueyu and Jin Yingzhen, she is not on the same level. But if he had to choose, of course he would choose Xia Hongyao.


    Because of Xiong Da.


    "We''re in college now, what''s there to be embarrassed about being in a relationship?"


    Fang Mingyuan has a carefree personality and doesn''t think much before speaking. He saw Lin Baici starting to clean up, so he also picked up a broom and joined the cleaning.


    He asked Hu Wenwu earlier if he needed help, but Hu Wenwu said no, so Fang Mingyuan didn''t do anything and just played basketball.


    Qian Jiahui is a second-generation rich, living in a villa with a housekeeper, not because he is lazy or dislikes dirt, but in his concept, there is no need to clean the dormitory. If he were to do it, he would just spend money to hire a cleaner.


    Liu Yu sniffed and glanced at Lin Baici and the others before taking out his phone and walking outside the dormitory. "Mom, a high school classmate sent me a WeChat message, I''m going to make a phone call!"


    Actually, no one was looking for Liu Yu, he just wanted to find an excuse to leave.


    It''s not that I don''t want to clean, I just have something to do.


    Hu Wenwu agreed with Fang Mingyuan''s words. If the girl takes the initiative to bring you up, if Lin Baici actively pursues her, it would definitely be easy.


    He also wanted to say something, but when the words reached his mouth, he became nervous and couldn''t say it.


    "Cough!"


    Chief Liu coughed and threw the cigarette butt on the ground, stepping on it with his foot. "University is the most important time in life. If you don''t study hard, you will be unemployed after graduation. You will waste your parents'' hard-earned money!"


    Chief Liu''s tone was disciplinary and strict.


    Hu Wenwu shrunk his neck and forced a smile on his face.


    Fang Mingyuan glanced at Chief Liu but didn''t say anything.


    As for Lin Baici, Chief Liu didn''t even spare him a glance.


    After hearing God Eater''s comments about him, Lin Baici didn''t have a good impression of him. What kind of person wants to seduce his son''s classmate''s mother using his position as a chief? He couldn''t be a good person.


    Chief Liu''s face immediately darkened when he saw that the other three boys didn''t show a submissive attitude.


    "You guys are too arrogant, always thinking that you are right. When you graduate and experience the hardships of society, you will know how valuable my words are now!"


    Chief Liu shook his head. "You guys, the younger generation, are hard to teach. How many four years of college life can you have?"


    "Uncle is right!"


    Fang Mingyuan chuckled and made a perfunctory remark.


    "Mingyuan, do you know the girls in our school? I plan to pursue the school belle first!"


    Lin Baici asked.


    "Huh?"


    Hu Wenwu froze and glanced at Chief Liu subconsciously.


    Lin Baici''s words were clearly a counterattack!


    "I have worked hard for three years in junior high school and three years in high school. Can''t I enjoy myself now?"


    Lin Baici dislikes it when others lecture him.


    "..."


    Fang Mingyuan couldn''t help but laugh, thinking that their new roommate is quite interesting. "Let''s pursue together?"


    "Then I''ll change my target!"


    Lin Baici looked at Qian Jiahui''s face, which resembled an idol boy band member. He felt that if Qian Jiahui sings, dances, and raps, he probably wouldn''t be able to compete.


    "No need to change, let''s compare. If you win, I''ll pay for your meals in the senior year!"


    Qian Jiahui didn''t have any ill intentions, he was just playing around.


    Liu''s mother, hearing this, looked at Qian Jiahui with a surprised expression.


    She knew that the clothes this student was wearing were branded, but she didn''t expect him to be so rich.


    To pay for the meals of roommates for four years of college, how much money would that be?


    She should tell her son to get along well with this Qian person and build a good relationship.


    "What''s so great about being handsome? Are you betting with the school belle?"


    Fang Mingyuan teased. "Be careful, I''ll make you eat chili for a month and make pimples grow on your face and hemorrhoids on your butt!"


    Well, with the looks of Lin Baici and Qian Jiahui, it''s really possible to pursue the school belle.


    Hu Wenwu wiped the stains on the wall while grinning. He thought his new roommate was very humorous and he should have a pleasant four years of college life.


    Chief Liu felt ignored and was very unhappy. He shouted to his wife, "Is everything ready? Let''s go find Vice Dean Wang. I have a dinner appointment with him today!"


    After Chief Liu finished speaking, he looked at Qian Jiahui. "Do you guys want to come? Although Vice Dean Wang is not from your Electrical Engineering College, with his support, your future life will be much easier!"


    "No, I have something to do later!"


    Qian Jiahui didn''t want to go. He had already had lunch with his dad and the principal at noon and didn''t want to have another meal. He planned to go around the campus later.


    "Thank you, Uncle, but no need."


    Hu Wenwu also quickly refused and expressed his gratitude.


    Fang Mingyuan and Lin Baici didn''t say anything. They were not as naive as Hu Wenwu. Chief Liu''s invitation was just a formality, even if they were invited, only Qian Jiahui would go.


    "Let''s go!"


    Chief Liu walked out.


    "In the next four years, you will live together and help each other when you encounter any problems."


    Liu''s mother smiled and spoke to Lin Baici and the other three. "Our son has been weak since he was a child and doesn''t talk much, but he has a good heart. If you have any conflicts, please be considerate of him."


    "When Auntie comes to visit you next time, I will bring local specialties for you!"


    Hu Wenwu saw Liu''s mother leaving and waved goodbye. Fang Mingyuan and Lin Baici didn''t move, and Qian Jiahui lowered his head to play with his phone, not even looking at her.


    "Who isn''t a baby?"


    Fang Mingyuan curled his lips.


    Lin Baici felt uncomfortable. Someone who added ingredients to his classmates'' water bottles during lunch break, and even did it three times, can he really have a good heart?


    The three of them spent more than ten minutes cleaning the dormitory.


    Fang Mingyuan couldn''t wait to pick up his basketball and twirled it on his left index finger. "It''s still early, want to play for a while?"


    "You really like basketball?"


    Qian Jiahui didn''t like sports because he would sweat a lot.


    "I was admitted as a sports special student!"


    Fang Mingyuan looked at Lin Baici, who had a great figure. "Are you too?"


    "Not really!"


    Lin Baici shook his head.


    "Want to compare?"


    Fang Mingyuan challenged. Playing basketball is his way of building a relationship.


    "No, I''m not good at it!"


    Today is the first day, why play basketball? There are still many things to do. "Another day, I''m going to buy a campus card!"


    "Alright!"


    Fang Mingyuan slapped the basketball and saw that no one responded. "Then I''ll go by myself!"


    Lin Baici took out his luggage, put it in the cabinet, and stuffed the suitcase under the bed. After tidying up the bedding and placing a toothbrush, toothpaste, and towel on the sink, he greeted his new roommates. "Want to go out and take a look? Maybe buy something?"


    "I''m not going, I''m going to watch a live stream."


    Qian Jiahui declined and opened the Shark APP. He found Hua Yueyu from his followed streamers and entered her live stream room, only to find that she had posted an announcement today that she won''t be streaming for a day.


    "She stood me up?"


    Qian Jiahui was annoyed. He just broke up with his girlfriend today and officially became single again. He had planned to send some big rockets in Hua Yueyu''s live stream room to have some fun, but now he didn''t have the chance.


    Forget it, I''ll wait until tomorrow!


    Qian Jiahui opened a WeChat group called "Fishermen" where the diehard fans who have donated over 100,000 yuan to Hua Yueyu gathered.


    He flipped through the chat history and found that a good friend of Hua Yueyu''s had enrolled in college today, so Hua Yueyu went to welcome him. Sear?h the N?velFire.n§×t website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality.


    "Ah, I really want to have a meal and sing KTV with Little Fish!"


    Qian Jiahui had invited Hua Yueyu a few times, but they never went out together.


    "I... I''ll go!"


    Hu Wenwu put on his backpack, where he had his phone, wallet, and bank card, and he wanted to carry them with him.


    "Let''s go!"


    A quick look at " will leave you more fulfilled.


    Lin Baici also carried a backpack.


    There''s no way, he has to carry the black altar bowl with him. Besides being afraid of losing it, he is more worried that the rules contamination will suddenly erupt and all the new students in the building will be treated as firewood and cooked into porridge.


    He had just entered the elevator when his phone rang.


    Ding dong.


    It was a message from Hua Yueyu.


    Little Fish: I''m here, Little Lin, come pick me up!


    Lin Baici: Where are you?


    Little Fish: Guess?


    Lin Baici: Definitely not behind me.


    Little Fish: I''m at the small square in front of the cafeteria. The quality of the new students in your school is not good, especially the girls. Now I can rest assured.


    Lin Baici: ???


    Lin Baici''s question mark was asking why Hua Yueyu can rest assured.


    Little Fish: Rest assured that my Little White won''t be taken away. By the way, you probably don''t like older women in their third and fourth year, right?


    After sending the message, Hua Yueyu suddenly realized that she is one year older than Lin Baici.


    But it doesn''t matter, she will always be sixteen, wearing a sailor suit and white stockings, cuter than middle school students.


    Lin Baici:...


    Little Fish: Come down quickly, I''ll take you to a big meal!


    Hua Yueyu is a social butterfly, and after a few years of live streaming and making videos, she has become a social butterfly to the power of three.


    She didn''t drive while chatting, so Lin Baici didn''t end up with tire marks on his face, which was already quite restrained.

 Chapter 66 – Gratitude Fish

    It was getting late in the evening, and there were still many people in the small square in front of Building 2 of the dormitory.


    The aroma of food from the cafeteria wafted over, making people salivate uncontrollably.


    ¡¾Let''s go, target the cafeteria, find the chef, and enjoy the food!¡¿


    The Gourmet God urged.


    On the distant asphalt road, there were still many cars parked, all of them parents who came to drop off their children.


    There weren''t many people like Lin Baici who came by train on their own.


    After all, parents always worry about their children, and they still want to visit their child''s school.


    "Baici, what kind of card do you want to buy?"


    Hu Wenwu came from a poor mountainous area and hadn''t had a mobile phone for three years in high school, so he didn''t understand much about it. He wanted to ask which kind of card was the cheapest, but he felt embarrassed to say it when the words reached his mouth.


    "Buy whichever one is cost-effective!"


    Although he was about to receive a one million yuan prize, and possibly even a yearly salary of 600,000 yuan, not to mention the benefits, it hadn''t arrived yet.


    Besides, even if he got it, he still had to save it to buy a big villa for his mother.


    Hu Wenwu saw Lin Baici speaking so openly without feeling embarrassed about buying cheap things, and he envied him.


    He was still too concerned about the value of material things.


    Lin Baici was tall and had long legs. Standing there, he had an imposing presence, directly taking in the entire small square.


    He didn''t see the female anchor.


    Forget it,


    Let''s not look for her. Let''s go buy a SIM card first, and then exchange new phone numbers with Hua Yueyu later.


    "Find me where they sell SIM cards!"


    Lin Baici sent a message to Hua Yueyu and walked towards the stall with the ''China Mobile'' blue sign, not because he liked this brand, but because the girl selling things there was more beautiful.


    She was wearing a blue vest from the China Mobile company. Although she had light makeup on, judging by her age, she should be a college student doing part-time work.


    ¡¾A girl who is good at rhetoric and very good at selling. I advise you not to go, otherwise you will spend more money and buy things you don''t need!¡¿


    The Gourmet God commented.


    "In your eyes, do I lack self-control? Can''t resist temptation?"


    Lin Baici curled his lips, feeling that the Gourmet God underestimated him.


    She was a fairy, her mouth was even sharper than Guo Degang''s, and she wouldn''t let me spend an extra penny.


    ¡¾Hehe, the waist of a senior sister, a sharp knife!¡¿


    "I don''t believe it!"


    Before Lin Baici and Hu Wenwu could say anything at the China Mobile stall, the part-time senior sister had already smiled, her eight small white teeth making her seem friendly.


    "Do you want to buy a SIM card, junior?"


    The part-time senior sister picked up two brochures and handed them to Lin Baici and Hu Wenwu. "Do you make more phone calls or watch more videos?"


    Hu Wenwu didn''t understand and looked at Lin Baici.


    "Is there a difference?"


    Lin Baici quickly glanced through the brochure.


    "If you make more phone calls, you''ll get more free talk time. If you watch videos and play games more, you''ll get more data!"


    The part-time senior sister''s voice was sweet, but she began to hint, "Most freshmen buy plans with more data, after all, they just came to a new environment and will often miss home. They will definitely need to contact their parents frequently, and with more classmates, chatting on video and playing games together will also consume a lot of data. Basically, if you don''t have at least 30GB per month, it won''t be enough."


    "If you run out of data, buying additional data packages will be expensive!"


    "So, I recommend buying this 59 yuan Dynamic Campus Card, which has 30GB of data per month, 100 minutes of talk time, free domestic incoming calls, and 500GB of online storage."


    "This is currently the mainstream plan, and most students are using it!"


    As soon as Hu Wenwu heard 59 yuan, he immediately dismissed the idea of buying it. He looked at the plans on the brochure and found that even the cheapest ones were 19 yuan.


    Too expensive.


    The part-time senior sister had been observing the two of them. The boy on the left with short hair had a serious expression while looking at the brochure, so he was no longer the target customer. The other one...


    Damn,


    Is that a Rolex on his wrist?


    Great,


    I won''t be able to rip him off. My ''Xiao'' character will be written upside down!


    "If you chat with your girlfriend a lot and feel that the data is not enough, you can buy this 399 yuan plan, which has 150GB of data, 1500 minutes of talk time, and 1000M of fiber-optic internet."


    "You just arrived, so you definitely need broadband. Our mobile network signal is good!"


    The part-time senior sister was promoting the most expensive plan, and unless she encountered someone who didn''t care about money or someone who did live broadcasts, she basically couldn''t sell it.


    "Too expensive!"


    Lin Baici wasn''t interested.


    "How about this 299 yuan..."


    Before the part-time senior sister could finish, Lin Baici interrupted her.


    "Too expensive!"


    Lin Baici was worried that this senior sister would introduce other expensive plans, so he directly stated, "Are there any plans below 30 yuan?"


    Meow meow meow?


    The part-time senior sister looked at Lin Baici in astonishment.


    Are you from a wealthy family? You should be from a wealthy family, right?


    Why are you so thrifty?


    Don''t save money for your dad!


    Plans below 30 yuan?


    Even dogs don''t think they''re good!


    The part-time senior sister''s heart roared, feeling like the commission she was about to put in her pocket suddenly grew wings and flew away.


    "I don''t know if this 29 yuan plan with 5GB of data is enough?"


    Lin Baici pondered. He would definitely be using his phone more now that he was in university.


    "If you don''t watch Douyin, Bilibili, don''t shop on Taobao, and only use WeChat to browse the internet, it should be enough!"


    The part-time senior sister wanted to say, if you buy this plan, do you know that your Rolex on your wrist will cry?


    "I should watch Bilibili!"


    Lin Baici remembered the video he posted of chanting Buddhist scriptures. He had been busy these past few days and hadn''t had time to check the data.


    Mainly because the data for the first two videos was too poor, which made Lin Baici lose motivation.


    "I highly recommend this 49 yuan Happy Card plan!"


    Baby''s heart is bitter, baby wants a hug.


    A second-generation rich person just walked past me, and I''m only selling it for 49 yuan?


    Let''s write my ''Xiao'' character upside down!


    Although she was inwardly complaining, the part-time senior sister, surnamed Xiao, didn''t give up. She had to pull out a feather from an iron rooster to show off her abilities. S~ea??h the N?velFire.n§×t website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality.


    "What do you think, Wenwu?"


    Lin Baici sought his roommate''s opinion.


    "Let''s... let''s go look at the options next door?"


    Hu Wenwu thought these plans were all expensive, so it would be better to go and see at the China Telecom stall.


    "That''s fine!"


    Lin Baici didn''t mind.


    "I rely on, can''t even earn 49?"


    The part-time senior sister almost went crazy. She was quickly organizing her words, wanting to keep the two of them, but a cute round-faced girl ran over and slapped the handsome junior on the back.


    "Xiaobai!"


    Hua Yueyu touched her chin with one hand and crossed her arms, smiling mischievously as she observed Lin Baici. "I haven''t seen you for more than ten days, why do I feel like you''ve grown taller again?"


    Lin Baici turned around and looked at the eyelash-curling female anchor. "Envious?"


    Lin Baici had also noticed these past two days that he had grown three centimeters taller. Now he was probably about 1.88 meters tall, probably because of eating meteorites and divine remains.


    "I wish I could cut off your legs and attach them to myself." Hua Yueyu waved her right hand, making a chopping motion. "Do you want to buy a SIM card?"


    "Mhmm!"


    Lin Baici nodded. "Let me introduce you first. This is my roommate, Hu Wenwu!"


    "Wenwu, this is my friend, Hua Yueyu!"


    "Hello!"


    Hua Yueyu waved her hand.


    "You... hello!"


    Hu Wenwu was very uneasy. He was introverted and insecure. In three years of middle school and three years of high school, he had hardly spoken to any girls, let alone such a beautiful girl.


    So he was very nervous now, and his palms were sweaty.


    "Indeed a second-generation rich person."


    The part-time senior sister muttered to herself, looking at the girl''s appearance, she wouldn''t dare to pursue her if she wasn''t a second-generation rich person.


    Although she was a bit short, she was beautiful, especially when she smiled, she was very cute.


    She was wearing a sky blue vest with a ruffled skirt strapless dress on the outside, with the hem at the thigh position. She wasn''t wearing stockings and was barefoot in a pair of sandals.


    She had medium-short hair, and there was a cartoon hairpin on her bangs. She carried a golden Pikachu-shaped backpack, emitting a cute and sweet aura.


    The part-time senior sister really wanted to tell Hua Yueyu that your boyfriend is stingy.


    "Buy a plan with more data."


    Hua Yueyu took the brochure from Lin Baici''s hand and quickly scanned it. "Get this 299 yuan plan, it has 100GB of data per month, it should be enough."


    When the part-time senior sister heard this, her eyes lit up and she glanced at Lin Baici.


    Your girlfriend has spoken,


    Do you still dare to be so stingy?


    "Too expensive!"


    Lin Baici shook his head. "And I can''t use up that much data either."


    "You can video call me!"


    Hua Yueyu said matter-of-factly. "Please, just get this plan and give me the number list. We''ll pick one."


    Usually, more expensive plans also have better numbers, and there won''t be any with the number 4.


    "Yueyu, stop messing around."


    Lin Baici''s plan was to just randomly buy a plan first, and then see how it goes after using it for one or two months before switching to a more suitable one.


    "I''ll pay for it!"


    Hua Yueyu was worried that Lin Baici would refuse, so she quickly took out her phone from her bag and prepared to scan the QR code to make the payment.


    Snap!


    Lin Baici grabbed the female anchor''s hand.


    No matter how fast Hua Yueyu was, she couldn''t be faster than Lin Baici.


    "Xiaobai, give me a chance to repay you!"


    Hua Yueyu clasped her hands together and bowed to Lin Baici. "Otherwise, owing such a big favor, I won''t be able to eat well or sleep well!"


    The part-time senior sister looked at the two of them, unable to figure out their relationship.


    Repay?


    What favor do you owe? Are you a white snake or something?


    The part-time senior sister looked at Lin Baici and thought, with his physique, if he were Xu Xian, he could press down on the demon catcher Fa Hai.


    "Do you consider me a friend?"


    Hua Yueyu looked at Lin Baici. "If we''re friends, then don''t calculate things so clearly. You know, tens of thousands of yuan is nothing to me!"


    When the female anchor said this, she was serious, and Lin Baici also felt embarrassed to refuse again. "Then let''s change to another plan, this one is too expensive, and I can''t use it all."


    "Buy the 49 yuan plan, we can''t go any lower!"


    Hua Yueyu insisted.


    The part-time senior sister handed over a number list. "Except for the ones crossed out in red, you can choose any!"


    "Pick this one, 13826261001, how about it?"


    Hua Yueyu quickly scanned through and selected a number. Her birthday was on October 1st, which matched the last digits.


    "That works!"


    Lin Baici smiled. "I hope the number you picked can bring me good luck!"


    "Of course!"


    Hua Yueyu put her hands on her hips and proudly hummed. When she saw Lin Baici take out his phone, she quickly scanned the QR code and made the fingerprint payment. "Don''t compete with me!"


    2500 yuan received in Alipay.


    "At the latest within 24 hours, we will activate your SIM card!"


    The part-time senior sister was initially happy to have sold another card, but when she suddenly heard the amount, she thought to herself that she had entered the wrong number.


    This payment code was from the business hall, and if she wanted to refund it, she would have to call the boss, which was troublesome.

 Chapter 67 – The Fish Big Anchor Shows Its Power

    "Load all the money into this phone card!"


    Hua Yueyu instructed.


    "Huh?"


    The part-time senior sister was confused. Wasn''t it a mistake?


    Oh right,


    49 per month, 2352 for four years. She loaded 2500, which would be enough for four years of college if she only spent the monthly rent.


    Sorry!


    I was wrong. You are not the girlfriend of this rich second generation, you are the rich sister. You play with steel wire balls.


    The part-time senior sister secretly thought that she had misunderstood.


    Could it be that this student''s Rolex was also bought by this girl?


    Hu Wenwu was shocked.


    Buy a phone card for 2500?


    He didn''t understand. That amount was his living expenses for two semesters.


    And that girl was so caring towards her roommate!


    "Xiao Bai, give me a chance to repay you!"


    Hua Yueyu looked up pitifully at Lin Baici.


    At this point, the boy opposite her had saved her life, but she hadn''t done anything for him. This made Hua Yueyu feel guilty, as she had never owed anyone anything.


    "One is not enough, at least three?"


    Lin Baici teased.


    He also understood. Why waste energy on such things?


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    Why does it matter who spends the money!


    A deep friendship,


    There is no need to keep track of everything.


    When the part-time senior sister handed the phone card to Lin Baici, Hua Yueyu immediately grabbed Lin Baici''s clothes and said, "Let''s go eat. I''ve reserved a table at Jixiangju. I heard their seafood hot pot is really good!"


    "Wait!"


    Lin Baici was pulled a few steps forward and turned to Hu Wenwu, "You buy the card first, then we''ll go eat!"


    "No, I won''t buy it. Oh, you guys go eat, I won''t go!"


    Hu Wenwu felt embarrassed to go eat with the two of them.


    "Let''s go together, it''ll be more fun with more people!"


    Lin Baici invited.


    "No, no, I still have leftover bread from lunch. It''ll go bad if I don''t eat it!"


    Hu Wenwu had never eaten with female classmates before,


    He was nervous.


    Hua Yueyu wanted to have a meal alone with Lin Baici, but when she saw Lin Baici inviting Hu Wenwu, it wasn''t just polite, she really wanted to go with them, and she smiled.


    "Let''s go. After this meal, you will be mine. If Xiao Bai is deceived by a bad woman in the future, you must tell me immediately."


    Hua Yueyu''s affinity was overflowing, and her interactions with her fans always made people feel warm. Otherwise, she wouldn''t have become a top anchor of Shark Live in just over a year and had the strength to challenge the number one anchor of Shark Live.


    "Then... we''ll trouble you!"


    They had invited him several times already. If he didn''t agree, it would be impolite, and Hu Wenwu was also worried that Lin Baici would think he didn''t want to be friends with him.


    To be honest, among all the roommates, the one who left the best impression on Hu Wenwu was Lin Baici.


    "Let''s go!"


    Hua Yueyu stepped on the golden sunset on the stone road, feeling very happy. "By the way, Xiao Bai, did you change your phone?"


    Lin Baici was currently using a Huawei phone.


    "Yes!"


    Lin Baici gave Hua Yueyu a look, indicating that it wasn''t appropriate to talk about this topic in front of others.


    "I understand. The one on the train was broken, right!"


    Hua Yueyu was actually quite curious.


    That was a mysterious and dangerous divine taboo. She didn''t know how Lin Baici had been contaminated by such strange rules.


    Before, Hua Yueyu could only rely on hearsay, but now she had a friend who was a divine hunter.


    She could get more information herself,


    Maybe she could even see photos of the gods,


    It felt great!


    "Oh!" Hua Yueyu suddenly exclaimed, "I forgot to ask, are you injured?"


    Lin Baici looked healthy with his full beard and tail, and Hua Yueyu had forgotten to ask if he was injured.


    "No!"


    Lin Baici laughed heartily.


    He earned a lot from the divine taboo game yesterday.


    He obtained the divine grace ''Red Rolling Stone'', the divine taboo creature Conch, and a mysterious eyeball divine relic. He also met Xia Hongyao and had the opportunity to join the Nine Provinces Security Bureau, earning a salary of 600,000 years, 120 meteor coins, and countless benefits.


    Oh, and a one million yuan bonus.


    The three of them chatted as they walked out of the main gate of the school.


    Haijing University of Technology had two gates, front and back.


    The main gate was on Fuan Road, a main street where street vendors were not allowed. Therefore, fruit stalls, snack stalls, and the like were concentrated on the back street, the street that came out of the east gate.


    With more popularity, restaurants, barber shops, flower shops, and internet cafes were also located here.


    The whole street was full of college students'' economy.


    Jixiangju was a two-story building. Turn left after leaving the school gate and walk a hundred meters. The sign was large and antique, with two red lanterns hanging.


    Today was the day when new students reported to Haijing University of Technology, so Jixiangju, as the top restaurant near the school, was naturally crowded. The roadside had already been filled with cars.


    Lin Baici and the other two stepped onto the steps and entered the lobby, and sure enough, they saw a crowd of people.


    A waiter in a dark blue restaurant uniform immediately greeted them, "I''m sorry, we''re fully booked. If you want to eat, you''ll need to wait for a table!"


    "I reserved a private room, number 208."


    Hua Yueyu had anticipated this situation, so she had reserved a private room in advance and even paid a 500 yuan deposit.


    Otherwise, the boss might have given the private room to someone else.


    "Oh, please wait a moment. Let me check for you!"


    The waitress contacted the front desk through the walkie-talkie. After saying a few words, she apologized with a smile, "I''m sorry, but someone has already taken room 208."


    "Someone?"


    Hua Yueyu''s eyebrows furrowed. "I didn''t come, so why is someone there? I paid a deposit. Do you want to see the transfer record?"


    "Well... I''m not sure either. Do you still want to dine here? You can wait for a while, the guests in room 208 should finish soon."


    The waitress apologized with a smile.


    "Wait? Bring your manager here!"


    Hua Yueyu was getting angry.


    On her first invitation to Lin Baici for a meal, she encountered such a situation. It was really disappointing.


    The waitress quickly notified the manager through the walkie-talkie. After saying a few words, she smiled apologetically at Hua Yueyu, "I''m sorry, but the manager is busy with too many customers today. If you''re dining, you''ll be the next table after the guests in room 208. If you''re not dining, I''ll refund your deposit."


    She had the transfer record on Alipay, so there was no way to cheat her.


    "What?"


    Hua Yueyu, like a wild cat with its tail stepped on, suddenly became furious.


    Clearly, they were the ones at fault, but this damn manager didn''t even show his face and tried to dismiss her with just a waitress?


    If it were any other time, Hua Yueyu wouldn''t mind. She could just not eat and go to another place. But today, she was treating Lin Baici to a meal!


    He was her lifesaver.


    Hua Yueyu couldn''t contain her anger anymore.


    "Don''t make me repeat it a second time. Bring your manager here!"


    Hua Yueyu now had over six million fans on the internet, and it wasn''t from buying followers, but genuine fans. Plus, with her identity as a top anchor of Shark Live, earning hundreds of thousands of yuan a year, she had money in her pocket.


    This was her confidence in seeking justice.


    In the lobby of Jixiangju, about thirty tables of customers were waiting, and they all looked over when they heard the commotion.


    Someone was causing trouble. The manager couldn''t afford to be negligent and had to come quickly.


    "I''m sorry, I''m sorry. We have too many customers today. Please understand. I''ll refund your deposit right away!"


    The manager was a middle-aged man in his forties, with parted hair and small eyes that revealed a shrewdness.


    Despite his apologies, he had no sincerity at all and just wanted to quickly send these people away so as not to affect the business of the restaurant.


    "Do I need that 500 yuan deposit? What about my wasted time? How do you plan to compensate me?"


    Hua Yueyu questioned.


    "Heh, trying to cheat me?"


    The manager sneered, realizing that she wanted compensation. He wasn''t even going to let them in.


    Hua Yueyu''s anger was about to explode when she heard this. "Who is trying to cheat you?"


    "Not trying to cheat you, then take the deposit and leave!"


    The manager''s attitude was cold. "Where do you think you are? This isn''t your home."


    Hua Yueyu didn''t answer. She lifted her foot and was about to go upstairs.


    "Stop her!"


    It can be hard to make great work when its stolen from ".


    The manager ordered.


    Two waiters immediately blocked her way.


    "Don''t touch her!"


    Lin Baici shouted. He took a step forward and stood in front of Hua Yueyu.

 Chapter 68 – Free of charge

    The two male waiters suddenly felt a darkness in front of them.


    This boy was tall and had long legs, with a solid figure. Standing there, he seemed like a steel barrier, blocking even the light from the hall.


    His gaze was extremely sharp, like a sharp knife that pierced into the eyes of the two waiters.


    This made their necks tighten, and they instinctively clenched their buttocks.


    Hu Wenwu stood by the side. If it was him who suffered such a loss, he would endure it. But this time it was his friend, and he couldn''t advise him.


    Now that he saw a conflict about to arise, he didn''t hesitate and quickly stood beside Lin Baici.


    "Wenwu, it''s none of your business. I''m sorry, you can go back first!"


    Lin Baici didn''t want Hu Wenwu to get involved.


    Hu Wenwu didn''t say anything, but he didn''t leave either. Obviously, he wanted to stand with Lin Baici and Hua Yueyu.


    "You have already affected the business of my restaurant. If you don''t leave, I will call the police!"


    Manager Fan threatened.


    Lin Baici was very cunning. He made it clear that he wanted to make a big fuss and ruin the reputation of this Jixiangju restaurant, so he shouted loudly.


    There were many people eating in the lobby, and they were all startled.


    At this moment, they all craned their necks to look over.


    People are naturally attracted to spectacles.


    "Go ahead and call!"


    Lin Baici''s tone was calm as he looked at Manager Fan.


    Did he really think that I, the God of Gluttony, would be scared?


    "Damn it!"


    Manager Fan cursed inwardly, pretending to take out his phone, trying to intimidate the two students. But it was unnecessary, he didn''t want to call the police.


    If the police came and it became a big deal, would he still be able to do business?


    This is really frustrating.


    Not to mention incidents like "reserving a private room," he had dealt with incidents like finding cockroaches, hair, and rags in the food more than ten times this year.


    Most of the people who come here to eat are students from Haijing University of Technology. They are young and easy to deal with. Just give them a free dish, or even if they have a good temper, just change a plate.


    But this person today was a bit difficult.


    Manager Fan hadn''t figured out what to do yet when the two popular anchors he had paid a hundred thousand to suddenly walked out of the crowd.


    "Sister Fish?"


    The two popular anchors walked up to the round-faced girl as if they had seen a god. They looked excited, as if they were ready to ask for a photo but were afraid of being rejected, so they didn''t dare to speak.


    Oh no!


    Manager Fan was also a shrewd person and felt that he was in trouble.


    "Big Fatty? Little Fatty?"


    Hua Yueyu remembered that this was a newly rising male-female live streaming duo called Dao Shi She, specializing in outdoor activities and exploring stores.


    As a top-tier anchor, Sister Fish''s ability to learn was also one of the reasons. In addition to thinking for herself, she also watched other people''s live streams and learned from their strengths.


    "Yes, I am Big Fatty, an outdoor anchor."


    Big Fatty, with a few pimples on his face, was in his twenties and looked chubby and silly, but he understood the ways of the world.


    When the conflict broke out just now, he temporarily turned off the live stream. Otherwise, if it was broadcasted, wouldn''t it affect the reputation of Jixiangju?


    "Sister Fish!"


    Little Fatty greeted, but unfortunately, they missed the opportunity this time. If they could go live, with Sister Fish appearing, they would have a lot of interaction and gain many fans.


    You should know that Sister Fish is the youngest top-tier anchor on Shark TV, and her recent rise has been astonishingly fast.


    If it weren''t for the support of a wealthy sponsor and a strong guild, Hua Yueyu would probably have already reached the top.


    "Manager Fan, is there a misunderstanding here?"


    Big Fatty wanted to be a peacemaker. He not only got to know Hua Yueyu but also established a relationship with Manager Fan, making future cooperation easier.


    Of course, the reward for this time''s cooperation should be increased a bit, right?


    "Who is this..."


    Manager Fan wanted to confirm Hua Yueyu''s identity first.


    "She is the top-tier anchor of Shark TV, our Sister Fish. You should call her Sister Fish here. Fishermen, gather! There might be more than ten people standing up in your restaurant!"


    Big Fatty wasn''t exaggerating. Almost all the people eating here were students, and these young people were the main audience for live streaming.


    With Hua Yueyu''s fame, even if they weren''t her fans, they had heard of her name.


    Manager Fan''s face turned ugly.


    "Manager Fan, hurry up and resolve this. You paid me, but I can''t even get her to come. If she starts a live stream now, your restaurant will be finished."


    Big Fatty advised kindly.


    "If she dares, I dare to sue her!"


    Manager Fan was just bluffing. He didn''t want to weaken his momentum, but he was already thinking about making peace.


    "Manager Fan, you have no idea about the influence of Anchor Yu. Spend some money and let her hold a fan gathering in your restaurant, and then do a live stream. The popularity of Jixiangju will skyrocket!"


    Big Fatty planned to settle things with Manager Fan first and then go to Hua Yueyu to take credit.


    With just a few words, he could help Sister Fish earn hundreds of thousands. How could he not deserve her WeChat?


    "Manager, I''ve seen it. She is indeed a top-tier anchor, with millions of fans on both Shark TV and Douyin!"


    A female waiter reminded Manager Fan in a low voice.


    "Damn it!"


    Manager Fan cursed again, then smiled and took a few steps towards Hua Yueyu: "I''m really sorry, it''s all my fault. But as you can see, there are too many people here today."


    "People being crowded is not an excuse for you to break your promise!"


    Hua Yueyu was angry.


    Originally, she invited Lin Baici to dinner, but ended up arguing here, embarrassing herself and losing face.


    "Yes, yes, it''s my fault. I will compensate you double the deposit now, and in the future, when you come to eat, everything will be 30% off!"


    Manager Fan tried to make amends.


    With the restaurant''s profit, a 30% discount was still profitable, and Manager Fan wouldn''t lose anything.


    "Do I need your deposit and discount?"


    Hua Yueyu laughed in anger.


    There are so many high-end restaurants and private kitchens in the city where the average spending per person is three to four thousand yuan. Which one can''t I afford?


    It''s just because this place is close to Haijing University of Technology, allowing Little White to walk a few steps less, and the expensive food can show a level of taste. That''s why I came here.


    "Yes, yes, you don''t need it. Xiao Liu, go and see if anyone is paying the bill. Hurry up and clean the private rooms and invite the guests in for tea."


    Manager Fan played another card: "Today, this table is free."


    "Sister Fish, I think Manager Fan is sincere now. Besides, we''ve been standing stiffly in the lobby for so long, it''s not good!"


    Big Fatty persuaded.


    Hua Yueyu was not an unreasonable person. Now that she saw Manager Fan surrender, she didn''t argue anymore and turned to look at Lin Baici.


    Today, she invited Little White to dinner, so naturally, it was up to him to decide.


    This action of Hua Yueyu made Manager Fan, the two anchors from Dao Shi She, and the surrounding waiters and onlookers all look at Lin Baici.


    The others didn''t react much. They thought that since they came together, it was normal for the girl to ask her companion''s opinion.


    Big Fatty and Little Fatty, on the other hand, were surprised.


    What''s going on?


    Isn''t she the quasi-number one anchor on Shark TV? Wherever she goes, shouldn''t she be the focus and center? Now she''s actually taking cues from a boy?


    Big Fatty, with high emotional intelligence and rich experience, could tell that Hua Yueyu treated this boy with extreme caution, as if she was afraid of offending him. If this boy didn''t agree, Hua Yueyu would definitely continue to make a scene.


    After Little Fatty''s surprise, all he saw in his eyes was Lin Baici''s appearance.


    If he is willing to be my boyfriend, I''m willing to lick his feet.


    Even if Big Brother is a bit ugly, with this boy''s looks and height, we wouldn''t have to work so hard doing outdoor activities.


    We could just sit at home and chat, and we would still have female fans giving us gifts!


    Lin Baici looked at Manager Fan, and the comments from the Gluttony God echoed in his mind.


    [This restaurant uses some low-quality cooking oil to save costs. Benzopyrene and aflatoxin are present, oh, these two things are carcinogens!]


    [The hygiene in the kitchen is worrying. Rats have been living here for generations.]


    [Because of an unscrupulous life, there is an HIV carrier here. In the past year and three months, he has added something to the food. Be careful.]


    Lin Baici frowned. With these things, can they still do catering?


    [From the finished dishes, the chef who made the Squirrel Fish is quite good!]


    The Gluttony God gave a positive evaluation.


    "The hygiene is not up to standard. Even if the Kitchen God cooks for me, I don''t want to eat!"


    Lin Baici muttered to himself and looked at Hua Yueyu: "Do you still want to eat?"


    "I''ll follow your lead!"


    Hua Yueyu didn''t actually want to eat anymore. What''s the point of a free meal? Sear?h the nov§×lF~ire.net website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality.


    She wasn''t in the mood, and she didn''t even want to eat a full-course meal.


    "Return our deposit and we won''t eat here. We''ll go to another place."


    Lin Baici made a decision.


    "Today, I didn''t handle things well, and I have been disrespectful. Later, you must try our chef''s Squirrel Fish. It''s the signature dish of our restaurant!"


    Manager Fan tried to keep them.


    "No need, just return the money!"


    Lin Baici urged.


    "Alright then, the next time you come, our restaurant will give you a free meal. And no matter how many friends you bring to eat in the future, it will be 30% off!"


    Manager Fan said a few words through the intercom, asking the cashier to quickly refund Hua Yueyu''s deposit.


    A few seconds later, Alipay notified that 500 yuan had been received.


    "Let''s go."


    Lin Baici said to Hua Yueyu.


    Big Fatty and Little Fatty wouldn''t miss the opportunity to get to know Hua Yueyu. They saw them off.


    Manager Fan didn''t have the same attitude anymore. He waited for Hua Yueyu and the others to leave, then immediately announced: "Ladies and gentlemen, I''m sorry for the disturbance caused by a dishonest customer. We will give each table a fruit platter as a gift. Please enjoy."


    It has to be said that Manager Fan handled it well.


    A fruit platter for each table wouldn''t cost more than 200 yuan in total, but it could minimize the impact of the incident on Jixiangju.


    The customers who were watching the spectacle gained benefits. People are forgetful when it comes to food. How could they not praise Jixiangju for its generosity?


    Manager Fan waited for a few minutes and saw the two anchors from Dao Shi She return. He immediately went up to them: "Did they leave?"


    "They left!"


    Big Fatty sighed: "Manager Fan, you missed a great opportunity!"


    "Hehe, with your live stream, the effect would be the same!"


    Manager Fan flattered Big Fatty: "About what happened just now..."


    "Manager Fan, rest assured, I turned off the live stream just now. No one saw it. Hua Yueyu didn''t go live or record a video, I''m sure of it!"


    Big Fatty knew what Manager Fan was worried about.


    "You''ve gone through a lot of trouble!"


    Manager Fan smiled. This was what he was worried about. Now that he was satisfied, he said: "Let me order a few more dishes for you and bring a bottle of Maotai."


    "Thank you for your hospitality, Manager Fan!"


    Big Fatty thanked him. When Manager Fan left, he sneered: "He thinks he can dismiss us with just a bottle of Maotai. He really underestimates us!"


    "Yeah, if we livestream with Sister Fish, ride on her popularity, we can earn tens of thousands in donations tonight alone. Isn''t that more interesting than fixed explorations?"


    Little Fatty was unhappy.


    If it weren''t for the contract with Jixiangju, she would have wanted to leave already and go ride on Hua Yueyu''s popularity. Wouldn''t that be great?


    "I wonder what the relationship between that boy and Hua Yueyu is?" Big Fatty was curious. "If they are boyfriend and girlfriend, it would be a big news if people found out!"


    "That boy is too kind. If it were me, I would definitely take advantage of this situation and fleece this restaurant. If I don''t bleed it dry, I won''t be satisfied."


    Little Fatty sighed.


    That Lin Baici has too little social experience, and maximizing his own interests is not a problem.


    ...


    Lin Baici, who was thought to be kind, stood on the sidewalk outside Jixiangju on the west side of the street. Beside him was a big phoenix tree, lush and green.


    "What''s wrong?"


    Hua Yueyu didn''t understand. Why didn''t Little White leave?

 Chapter 69 – A handsome man with a kind heart, Lin Baici

    The setting sun disappeared between the tall buildings of the city, and the neon lights gradually lit up, making the city colorful.


    The night atmosphere began to spread.


    "That Manager Fan should be punished!"


    Lin Baici''s voice was indifferent.


    "Huh?" Hua Yueyu was surprised. It turned out that Xiaobai was also unhappy. "If you''re not happy with him, I''ll expose this restaurant!"


    Hua Yueyu had a GOPRO sports camera attached to her chest strap, which was always on.


    She brought this thing with her for two reasons. First, it was a professional habit to record video materials. Second, it had been a long time since she last saw Lin Baici, and it was meaningful to meet him again. She wanted to record the process and reminisce about it in the future.


    "Is that car expensive?"


    Lin Baici was referring to the black Mercedes parked under the phoenix tree. Generally, this kind of extended car was quite expensive, and it seemed like an ordinary person couldn''t afford it.


    "Yes, it''s a Mercedes S-Class, costing over a million. Only big bosses drive it!"


    Hua Yueyu didn''t understand why Xiaobai''s thoughts were so random.


    "How about acting with me?"


    Lin Baici asked with a smile.


    Manager Fan took the deposit but breached the contract, lacked integrity, had chaotic kitchen management, and poor hygiene conditions. Moreover, they used substandard cooking oil with excessive carcinogens. This problem was already very serious.


    But the most terrifying thing was that this guy had HIV and still worked in the food and beverage industry. He didn''t care about the health of the customers at all.


    Lin Baici always believed that ensuring health and hygiene in a restaurant was the most important thing.


    After hearing Lin Baici''s plan, Hua Yueyu was dumbfounded. "That manager has HIV?"


    "Yes!"


    Lin Baici didn''t want anyone to know about the existence of the Gourmet God, so he took out his phone and sent a message to Xiaoyu: "Don''t forget that I am a Divine Hunter, blessed with divine grace. I can see his health condition!"


    Hiss!


    After reading this message, Hua Yueyu immediately took a cold breath. She couldn''t help but break out in a cold sweat when she thought about standing five meters away from Manager Fan and arguing with him.


    "HIV won''t be transmitted through saliva, right?"


    Hua Yueyu quickly opened the browser to search. After confirming that saliva wouldn''t transmit the virus, she finally felt relieved, but she was still scared.


    Luckily, she didn''t eat at this restaurant. What if Manager Fan had a vengeful personality and dripped blood into her food or soup...


    The female anchor didn''t dare to think further.


    Hu Wenwu looked at the two people, completely confused.


    "What are you talking about? I can''t understand anything."


    "What''s HIV? Is it a disease?"


    "Wenwu, I''m sorry today. You should go back to school first. We have something to do." sea??h th§× NovelFire.net* website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality.


    Lin Baici apologized.


    "Since there''s something, I can''t leave even more!"


    Hu Wenwu thought Lin Baici was a good person and wanted to help if he could. Otherwise, it would be awkward to leave just like that when they would be living together for the next four years.


    "Then go to that Yang Er Barbecue over there and save a seat. Order 100 yuan worth of lamb skewers, and I''ll let them come over later!"


    Lin Baici instructed.


    Hu Wenwu wanted to refuse, but he was persuaded by Lin Baici. "Just stay there and watch. If I really have something, then come over!"


    "Okay!"


    Hu Wenwu agreed. It turned out he was a hidden soldier.


    Seeing Hu Wenwu walk away, Hua Yueyu couldn''t help but burst into laughter. Xiaobai was a Divine Hunter, what could happen to him? Besides, even if he couldn''t win, he could still shout for help from the Muscle Buddha while wearing a kasaya.


    Today was the freshmen registration day at Haijing University of Science and Technology. Some of the parents of the freshmen were successful people with established careers.


    You could tell by the luxury cars parked at the school.


    After finishing their meal, Boss Wang gave instructions to his son, telling him to behave in college and not always chase after women, so as not to cause trouble by impregnating someone. At the same time, he felt proud.


    His son was admitted to Haijing University of Science and Technology, which was a great honor for their family.


    A young driver hurriedly ran to the Mercedes S-Class parked nearby, opened the door, started the car, and turned on the air conditioning.


    After waiting for twenty minutes, Lin Baici and Hua Yueyu exchanged glances, knowing that their target had arrived.


    According to the plan, when the owner of the Mercedes approached the car, Hua Yueyu, who was under the phoenix tree, showed an anxious expression, worriedly asking Lin Baici.


    "What should we do now? Will we get infected?"


    No matter when, beautiful women always had an attraction, especially someone like Hua Yueyu, who was a top-level beauty. Boss Wang and his son had noticed her a long time ago.


    "It shouldn''t happen, right?"


    Lin Baici replied. He felt that Hua Yueyu''s acting skills were excellent. She truly deserved to be a broadcaster. Even he felt sorry for her when he saw her expressions.


    "Who told you that the manager has HIV? Should we go and ask?"


    Hua Yueyu''s voice wasn''t loud, but it was enough for Boss Wang and his family to hear.


    Their expressions immediately changed.


    HIV?


    Terrifying!


    Boss Wang frowned immediately. If the car wasn''t parked here, he wouldn''t want to come over. No matter how beautiful she was, if she had this thing, it would be a plague and must be avoided.


    "When I was in the restroom, I overheard two waiters whispering. They said that Manager Fan seems to have HIV, and they are afraid to continue working and plan to quit after receiving their salaries in a few days!"


    Lin Baici turned his head and glanced at Jixiangju. He planned to show a frightened expression as if he was afraid of getting infected, but his acting skills were slightly lacking. However, Boss Wang didn''t notice this detail.


    He was already scared by the news that the manager had HIV.


    "Who has AIDS, classmate?"


    Boss Wang asked.


    Lin Baici didn''t answer immediately but looked at Boss Wang with a guarded look.


    "Speak up!"


    Boss Wang urged anxiously. "Is it this Jixiangju restaurant?"


    Lin Baici didn''t say anything, but Hua Yueyu looked worried. "I don''t know what the owner of this restaurant is thinking. He actually hired someone with HIV as the manager. Could it be a relative?"


    Hua Yueyu guessed correctly.


    But the owner didn''t know that Manager Fan had this disease; otherwise, he would never have hired him.


    Boss Wang didn''t care about their relationship. He turned around and walked towards the restaurant.


    Lin Baici had prepared a lot of arguments, such as inviting the owner to confront him together, how to refuse if he was asked to go in, or how to persuade the owner to go to the hospital for a blood test instead of finding Manager Fan first. But now the owner was so impulsive, it saved him a lot of trouble.


    Boss Wang started as a construction worker, took risks, and encountered opportunities, becoming a real estate developer with a net worth of over a hundred million.


    But he hadn''t enjoyed it for a few days yet. Just by casually having a meal, he found out that the restaurant manager had AIDS?


    He was about to explode. He would burn down this restaurant.


    Boss Wang had thought about going to the hospital for a blood test, but how could he endure the waiting time? The few hours waiting for the results were the most agonizing. He didn''t want to go through that again, and it was embarrassing!


    So it was better to ask the manager directly.


    Easier.


    If he made a mistake, he could apologize and compensate him with ten thousand yuan.


    Lin Baici watched as Boss Wang walked towards Jixiangju with big strides and smiled. "Let''s go, have barbecue, and watch the show!"


    ...


    Boss Wang entered the restaurant, and the waiter immediately greeted him.


    "Boss, did you leave something behind?"


    The waiter remembered this boss who had just left.


    "Call your Manager Fan!"


    Boss Wang suppressed his anger.


    Manager Fan quickly came over with a smile. "Boss, what''s wrong?"


    "Do you have AIDS?"


    Boss Wang went straight to the point and stared at Manager Fan.


    Manager Fan''s face froze, and panic appeared on his face. "Who... who has AIDS?"


    If it were someone else, they might not have noticed Manager Fan''s abnormality, but Boss Wang had dealt with all kinds of people, from high-ranking officials to wealthy businessmen, to street thugs. He had encountered all sorts of people.


    His eyes were sharp, and when he saw Manager Fan''s expression, he felt a chill in his heart.


    "I''m going to call the police!"


    Boss Wang took out his phone and continued to test.


    "Don''t... don''t call the police!"


    Manager Fan was shocked and instinctively tried to stop him.


    If the police weren''t involved, the problem wouldn''t be big. They could discuss it privately.


    Boss Wang''s heart turned completely cold. He couldn''t hold back his anger anymore. He grabbed a chair from the side and smashed it towards Manager Fan.


    Normally, he would have slapped him, but today he didn''t dare. He was afraid of getting infected.


    "What the hell are you, a restaurant manager with AIDS?"


    Boss Wang''s roar silenced the entire hall, and everyone instinctively spat out the food in their mouths.


    The waiters were also at a loss.


    What''s going on?


    What''s wrong with Manager Fan?


    They were originally prepared to fight, but now they were frozen in place.


    A young waiter who didn''t know what HIV was wanted to help and show his face in front of Manager Fan, but he was stopped by a colleague.


    "Why are you going over? Do you want to get infected?"


    Talking about AIDS made people''s faces change because it was the most direct understanding of the disease. So far, there was no effective treatment, and all they could do was wait for death.


    Who wouldn''t be afraid?


    Soon, chaos broke out in the restaurant. Five or six minutes later, the customers in the private rooms upstairs also found out. Who had the mood to eat after seeing such a scene?


    So Jixiangju became lively.


    About ten hot-tempered people grabbed chairs and fiercely attacked Manager Fan.


    Manager Fan couldn''t defend himself. A blood test was ironclad evidence.


    ...


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    At Yang Er Barbecue, Lin Baici was casually chewing on a skewer of lamb meat on a low table by the roadside.


    "What do you think the outcome will be?"


    Hua Yueyu asked curiously.


    "It''s certain that Manager Fan will be beaten up, and he might even have to stay in the hospital!"


    Lin Baici took a sip of beer. "I don''t understand the law, so I don''t know if he will go to jail, but if he encounters difficult customers, he will probably have to compensate!"


    "Yeah, it''s all about making a scene now!"


    Hua Yueyu nodded. This Jixiangju was quite popular in this area, but after this incident, it was probably finished.


    When Lin Baici and the others were halfway through eating their roasted lamb leg, police cars with flashing lights arrived, and a few minutes later, an ambulance arrived as well.


    Hua Yueyu ran over to watch.


    Soon, Manager Fan, whose face was covered in blood and whose chest was soaked, was lying on a stretcher and being pushed out.


    His left eye was swollen and couldn''t open.


    "Everyone, step aside and don''t touch his blood!"


    The nurse shouted.


    They didn''t bandage Manager Fan because they were afraid. They quickly sent him to the hospital.


    Lin Baici watched as Manager Fan was pushed onto the ambulance, raised his glass, and toasted from afar.


    Wishing you a bright future!


    Farewell!


    Gulp! Gulp!


    Lin Baici finished his beer.


    The ten or so attackers were also taken away by the police, but this incident was not easy to handle.


    "I didn''t expect such an explosive event!"


    Da Fei laughed.


    After the scene in the restaurant just now, he immediately changed the title of his live stream to "Restaurant Manager is HIV Carrier, Number of Infections Unknown," causing his live stream''s popularity to explode.


    Originally, due to professional ethics, Da Fei shouldn''t have live-streamed, but this kind of traffic was too good to pass up.


    "Are we okay?"


    Xiao Fei worried.


    "We''re fine. As long as we keep ourselves clean, we won''t get HIV!"


    Da Fei said, then saw Hua Yueyu in the crowd and immediately became happy. He ran over and said, "Sister Yu? You guys haven''t left yet?"


    "Yeah, we were eating barbecue nearby and heard that something happened here, so we came to take a look." Hua Yueyu looked curious. "How did the manager get beaten up?"


    "It''s a good thing you didn''t eat here..."


    Xiao Fei rambled on and then sighed. "Your friend is handsome and kind. He didn''t even ask for a deposit, but that manager got what he deserved. The heavens have taught him a lesson!"


    "Hehe!"


    Hua Yueyu burst into laughter upon hearing this.


    Is Lin Baici handsome and kind?


    All of this was designed by Xiaobai.


    By the way, Divine Grace is so powerful!


    After a brief conversation with the members of Dao Shi She, Hua Yueyu said goodbye and left. She hadn''t even returned to the barbecue stall when she took out her phone and sent a message to Lin Baici.


    "Can I have a chance to become a Divine Hunter?"

 Chapter 70 – Explosive chanting video

    Lin Baici thought for a moment and replied to Xiao Yuren.


    Lin Xia Dai Yue Gui: Yes, but the mortality rate of this profession is very high. It''s better to be a video blogger and live a safe life.


    If Hua Yueyu was just an ordinary college student, her career as a video blogger wouldn''t have much success and she wouldn''t be able to earn money. It''s better for her to become a God Hunter and change her destiny.


    But Hua Yueyu is living a comfortable life right now, there''s no need to take risks.


    Xiao Yuren: Please give me some advice, Dad!


    After Hua Yueyu finished speaking, she added a bowing emoticon.


    Lin Xia Dai Yue Gui: If you obtain a divine grace, you can become a God Hunter, but divine grace is very difficult to obtain. Even if you have a lot of money, you probably won''t be able to buy it. So the only way is to enter God''s Ruins and find it yourself.


    Xiao Yuren: Dad, please take me with you the next time you enter God''s Ruins!


    Xiao Yuren: Let me bow to you again.


    Lin Xia Dai Yue Gui: It''s too dangerous, and I haven''t decided when I will enter God''s Ruins again.


    Lin Baici estimated that it would be soon after he became a member of the Nine Provinces Security Bureau.


    Hua Yueyu came back and sat next to Lin Baici, picking up a glass: "Come on, Xiaobai, Wenwu, let''s celebrate the downfall of Manager Fan, bottoms up!"


    Hu Wenwu quickly raised his glass.


    He had never had alcohol at home, so he wasn''t used to this kind of occasion.


    Bang!


    The three of them toasted.


    Lin Baici took a few sips and reminded Hua Yueyu, "What I told you is insider information that should not be leaked to others!"


    "Yes, I understand!"


    Hua Yueyu nodded quickly.


    Knowing a God Hunter, she now knew a lot more. I don''t think anyone would dare to boast about knowing inside information in front of me in the future.


    Seriously, do you guys know any God Hunters?


    The seasoning on the barbecue was generous and the taste was strong. Hua Yueyu didn''t eat much to maintain her figure, but Lin Baici didn''t mind.


    "Wenwu, we''re all friends here, don''t be so reserved, eat and drink to your heart''s content."


    Hua Yueyu ordered a roasted lamb leg weighing over six kilograms, it was a generous portion. "Eat as much as you can, it would be a waste if there''s leftovers!"


    Hu Wenwu wanted to say that the leftovers could be eaten tomorrow, but he realized that the lamb would probably spoil in the heat of the next day.


    The boss pulled an extension cord and brought a fan from the shop. "Do you want more drinks?"


    Hua Yueyu looked at Lin Baici, waiting for his decision.


    "It''s your first day of college, so drink less!"


    Lin Baici refused.


    "Alright!"


    Although the high-profit drinks didn''t sell, the boss wasn''t disappointed because the dishes ordered by Lin Baici''s table already amounted to over a thousand yuan.


    Otherwise, he would be bored and bring a fan to this table.


    "Boss, do you have more fans? It''s hot here too!"


    A short-haired boy shouted.


    "Sorry, only one!" The boss smiled apologetically. "I''ll buy a few more in the next few days to make sure you all can use them!"


    The boss said so, and the boy couldn''t do anything about it.


    While the boss was busy, the short-haired boy complained, "This boss is stingy. If we had a few girls at this table, we would definitely get a fan!"


    The short-haired boy thought that Lin Baici''s table was able to get a fan because Hua Yueyu was beautiful.


    Speaking of which, why would such a beautiful girl eat barbecue on the roadside? Shouldn''t she go to those fancy restaurants?


    "Forget it, do you know how much that lamb leg costs? At least a thousand yuan, more than our five tables combined."


    The short-haired boy''s companion was his fellow villager, a senior in his third year with more social experience. "That''s a big order. If the boss serves them well, they''ll become regular customers. They''ll order a lamb leg every time they come, and the boss will make a lot of money!"


    "I see!"


    The short-haired boy suddenly realized.


    He was a freshman and felt like he had learned something.


    "A... a thousand yuan?"


    Hu Wenwu''s mouth froze while chewing on the lamb.


    He knew this meal wouldn''t be cheap, but he didn''t expect it to be this expensive.


    "Eat to your heart''s content, try not to leave any leftovers!"


    Hua Yueyu poured wine for Lin Baici and Hu Wenwu.


    Just like a little sister next door, obedient and considerate.


    The three of them ate for an hour and a half and finally finished the whole lamb leg.


    It was getting late, but the whole city was brightly lit, bustling with people. The night economy was just beginning.


    "Are you full?" Hua Yueyu saw the two nod and took out her phone to call the boss, "Boss, the bill please!"


    "It''s a total of 1267.7 yuan, you can round it down to 1267!" The boss handed over a payment code, a hint of surprise flashed across his face.


    This girl is going to pay?


    Usually, when male and female students come here to eat, it''s the guy who pays. It''s rare to see a girl paying, you might not even see it three times a month, let alone for such an expensive meal.


    Hua Yueyu scanned the code and made the payment.


    1267 yuan was transferred to the boss''s account.


    "Have a good night!"


    The boss glanced at Lin Baici and clicked his tongue in surprise.


    Could it be that he''s a gigolo?


    As for Hu Wenwu?


    Sorry, he''s too ugly, obviously just a freeloader.


    "Damn!"


    The senior student was dumbfounded. Is that a freshman? Eating with such a beautiful girl, and the girl is the one paying?


    Impressive!


    ...


    "Let''s eat something casual today. After military training, your university life will be on track, and we can have a good time!" Hua Yueyu planned their schedule. "I''ve already made appointments with a few female anchors who have good figures and sweet voices. I''ll accompany you and make sure we don''t return until we''re drunk!"


    "Don''t waste your connections, I don''t like female anchors!"


    Lin Baici didn''t enjoy watching live broadcasts, mainly because he didn''t have time. And if Hua Yueyu asks those female anchors for favors, she''ll owe them a favor and won''t be able to refuse if they invite her to a party she doesn''t like next time.


    "Don''t worry, they''re all friends!"


    Hua Yueyu assured him that the arrangements she made wouldn''t be awkward.


    "What time are you going back?" It was getting late, and Lin Baici was worried that Hua Yueyu would be in danger if she went back too late. "Do you want me to walk you back?"


    Xiao Yuren is a considerate and understanding girl. She actually wanted to stroll around the campus with Lin Baici, but when she heard this, she gave up.


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    "I''ll go back now, you don''t have to accompany me."


    Hua Yueyu smiled, "It''s your first day, you should get used to the environment, chat with your new roommates, and build relationships. I won''t disturb you!"


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    Lin Baici wanted to hear Gigolo''s opinion on Hua Yueyu''s current physical condition, but Gigolo didn''t say anything.


    "I only had one bottle. Hey, don''t worry about me, hurry back to the dormitory. It''ll take me at most forty minutes to get back to Hai University by taxi!"


    Hua Yueyu suddenly ran off into the distance, stopped after a dozen meters, and waved at Lin Baici, "I''m leaving, let''s stay in touch on WeChat!"


    When Xiao Yuren came, she was dressed up, but when she left, she was carefree, like Cinderella disappearing from the royal banquet before midnight.


    Lin Baici waited until Hua Yueyu''s figure disappeared from sight, then looked at the No. 2 male dormitory building shrouded in the night, "Let''s go back to the dorm!"


    ...


    Room 902.


    Fang Mingyuan went to the basketball court, but it was small and the equipment was average. Besides the school team, ordinary students were not allowed to use it.


    This made him unhappy!


    But the sports field at Haijing University of Technology was large. In addition to a football field, there were ten basketball courts with plastic flooring. However, there were too many people playing.


    Fang Mingyuan played basketball for over an hour, worked up a sweat, ate a large bowl of noodles at the cafeteria, and returned to the dormitory. He took a basin, towel, and shower gel, and went to the public bathroom on the ninth floor to take a shower.


    The public bathroom had a row of faucets and shower stalls, but there was no hot water. However, since they were all guys, they could handle a cold shower.


    After Fang Mingyuan finished showering and returned to his room, he put on wireless earphones, picked up his phone, opened Bilibili, and entered his favorites. He found a chanting video.


    He clicked play.


    The Bodhisattva of Compassion,


    When practicing the profound Prajnaparamita,


    Clearly saw that all five aggregates are empty,


    And thus relieved all suffering.


    ...


    Fang Mingyuan couldn''t understand the meaning of the Sanskrit chanting, but the singer''s voice was melodious and distant, making him feel as if he was standing at the foot of Mount Hanshan, wearing a fishing fire and sunset glow, listening to the chanting of the evening class in the temple, stepping on the stone steps, walking towards the mountain gate.


    Fang Mingyuan had just arrived today, and he felt restless, nervous, and excited in the new environment. But now, all those feelings disappeared.


    His heartbeat slowed down, and he felt as calm as a still mirror!


    Fang Mingyuan liked this state. Since his high school friend recommended this video to him, he couldn''t get enough of it. He treated it as his lucky charm.


    As a sports special student, Fang Mingyuan often needed to quickly adjust his mindset and enter a competitive state, but mindset is not something that can be adjusted at will, especially when facing assessments that determine his future. It''s impossible to not be nervous, it''s simply impossible.


    But after he accidentally listened to this chanting video, he immediately calmed down, and every time he listened to it, he would naturally become calm and have a deeper understanding of the gains and losses in training or playing basketball during the day.


    After finishing the video, Fang Mingyuan clicked replay and then opened his private messages.


    He sent a private message to the video''s uploader, Lin Da Er Ren, asking for a higher quality MP3 version for more convenient listening.


    But it had been eight days, and there was still no reply.


    This time, there was still no response.


    Fang Mingyuan felt disappointed. He opened the comment section and scrolled through it.


    "Damn, what kind of immortal video is this? After listening to this chanting, I feel desireless and want to become a Buddha immediately!"


    "I''ve been listening to this video for three days, and I''ve already broken up with my girlfriend. Now my mental state is super good, no insomnia, no nightmares, it feels great!"


    "I found that this thing is a magic weapon for quitting masturbation. After listening, I don''t feel anything anymore!"


    "That''s right, the first time I listened, I was almost scared to death. I thought I had erectile dysfunction."


    "I bow to you, please release an MP3 version!"


    There were over thirty thousand comments, with most people marveling at the magical effect of this chanting, and the rest were begging for an MP3 version.


    A Bilibili member named ''Sun Wukong Lost His Golden Cudgel'' transcribed the video into an audio format, uploaded it to Baidu Cloud, and posted the link in the comment section for people to download.


    The replies under this comment had already exceeded a thousand.


    After Fang Mingyuan left a message asking for the MP3 version, he clicked on Lin Da Er Ren''s ID, entered his profile, and clicked on the ''Charge for Him'' button.


    A page appeared asking him to select the amount to charge.


    Fang Mingyuan chose a custom amount and entered 100 yuan before scanning the QR code to pay.


    Bang!


    The door of the dorm suddenly burst open with great force, startling Fang Mingyuan.

 Chapter 71 – Campus Ghost Stories

    "Family, this is my dorm room, 906. It looks very neat!"


    Xu Daguan took out his phone and walked into the dorm room, turning the phone 180 degrees to show the environment to his fans.


    Fang Mingyuan saw this and felt a little unhappy.


    Does this guy not care about other people''s privacy?


    What if I''m doing needlework? I''ll be embarrassed!


    "Hey, I''m Xu Daguan, you can call me Big Official. Do you want to say hello to my fans?"


    Xu Daguan glanced at Fang Mingyuan.


    "Please don''t film me!"


    Fang Mingyuan reminded him, moving aside a bit. He didn''t want to be on camera.


    "Oh, don''t worry, I respect personal privacy!"


    Xu Daguan laughed.


    He knew that some people were naturally introverted and didn''t like to show their faces.


    I have to say, the live streaming industry is really picky,


    And I,


    Have entered this industry.


    Awesome.


    Xu Daguan felt satisfied. Seeing three bunk beds, with only one bed without bedding, he knew that the other roommates had arrived. "Where are the roommates? Did they go out to see the senior sisters?"


    "I don''t know!"


    Fang Mingyuan was scrolling through his phone.


    "I saw it this afternoon. The quality of the senior sisters in our science and engineering university is not that high. When you have time, you can go to Haijing Normal University. There are many girls there."


    Xu Daguan was a chatterbox.


    He took out a phone stand and stuck it on the table, then put his phone on it, live streaming while packing his luggage.


    People can die, but the live stream must go on.


    ...


    Lin Baici and Huawenwu returned to the dorm room and saw Xu Daguan eating takeout and chatting with his fans.


    "Hey..."


    Xu Daguan heard the sound of the door opening, looked up, and saw Lin Baici''s face.


    Damn!


    Why is it this guy?


    Xu Daguan looked disappointed. He hadn''t forgotten that when he reported and signed in this afternoon, the beautiful senior sister ignored him and lied about having a headache from heatstroke. She said it was just a coincidence that she was going to the boys'' dormitory to drop him off.


    Many fans heard about it, and it made him lose face.


    Lin Baici was also annoyed.


    Why is it this smelly guy?


    Guishen said he had athlete''s foot and liked to collect JK-themed movies. That''s not a big problem, but he was also a frequent customer of roadside hair salons, and even more terrifyingly, he liked to take secret photos.


    Lin Baici looked at the phone.


    The new roommate was obviously live streaming and didn''t care about other people''s privacy at all.


    "Hello, I''m Huawenwu!"


    Huawenwu took the initiative to greet.


    "Hello, Xu Daguan, you can call me Big Official. I''m a Shark Platform anchor!"


    Xu Daguan shook hands with Huawenwu.


    Looking at his appearance, dress, and manners, it was clear that he was from the countryside. He didn''t know his personality yet, but for now, he seemed like an honest person who wouldn''t even notice if his wife was cheating on him.


    Well,


    Assuming he can find a wife.


    Xu Daguan thought about whether Huawenwu could increase his popularity. He looked at Lin Baici and smiled, extending his hand. "Hello, handsome, with you, our dorm room will shine."


    Xu Daguan praised Lin Baici, lowering his guard.


    This kid is really good-looking. If used well, he can create some buzz.


    [A scheming dog, in its eyes, the value of making friends depends on whether they can bring it popularity!]


    "Hello!"


    Lin Baici also smiled, showing his eight white teeth, giving people a good impression.


    One must be cunning, even if they want the other person to move out immediately, they can''t show any expression.


    Lin Baici washed his hands and face, changed into slippers, and stood on the balcony to look at the night view of the campus.


    Not long after, Liu Yu and Qian Jiahui came back one after another.


    Xu Daguan quickly greeted the two.


    "One mama''s boy, one rich second generation!"


    Xu Daguan looked at people with a discerning eye. "Qian, judging from your accent, you seem to be from Beijing?"


    "Yes!"


    Qian Jiahui lay on the bed, leaning against the blanket, boredly looking at WeChat messages, all from his ex-girlfriends.


    So annoying!


    "Isn''t it good to go to Beijing? Why did you come to Haijing?"


    Xu Daguan struck up a conversation.


    "Beijing is too close to home!"


    Qian Jiahui''s reason stunned Huawenwu. He wanted to go to college near his home.


    "Haha, that''s a good reason!"


    Xu Daguan laughed. "Family, let me tell you, we have a young and wealthy handsome guy in our dormitory. Do you want to take a look?"


    "Ladies, cover your eyes first. I''m afraid you''ll fall in love with him and forget about me, Big Official."


    Xu Daguan''s voice was loud, not talking to Qian Jiahui, but praising him.


    If it were in middle school or high school, Qian Jiahui would be the most handsome guy in the dormitory, but now, there was also Lin Baici on the balcony.  sea??h th§× n?velFire.net website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality.


    So Qian Jiahui didn''t react. What if Xu Daguan was talking about the other guy?


    Fang Mingyuan looked at Qian Jiahui and then glanced at Lin Baici. The two were equally good-looking, but in terms of physique, Qian Jiahui fell short. He was short and thin, looking like a weakling.


    Fang Mingyuan could take on six guys like him.


    "Are you live streaming?"


    Liu Yu looked at Xu Daguan''s phone, frowning. "Can you turn it off?"


    "Huh? Does it bother you?"


    Xu Daguan cursed in his heart but smiled on his face.


    "Please pay attention to our privacy. You''re live streaming, and everything in the dorm room is exposed!"


    Liu Yu complained.


    He looked average and had quite a few pimples on his face, so he didn''t want strangers to see him.


    And for some reason, he didn''t like watching Xu Daguan interact with his fans.


    "Okay!"


    Xu Daguan looked at his phone. "Family, I''m going to have a heart-to-heart talk with my new roommates to build a better relationship. I''m ending the live stream for now. See you tomorrow!"


    "Goodbye!"


    After Xu Daguan turned off the live stream, he looked at Liu Yu. "Satisfied?"


    "Yes!"


    Liu Yu nodded, put on his slippers, and picked up a bottle of mineral water, taking a few sips.


    There was no atmosphere for chatting in the dorm room.


    "Let me tell you, there have been some scary rumors at our school recently!"


    Xu Daguan couldn''t stop talking.


    "What rumors?"


    Qian Jiahui asked casually.


    "I heard that someone saw a dog with a human face on campus."


    Xu Daguan, being a live streamer, knew how to attract attention.


    "What is that?"


    Qian Jiahui was puzzled.


    The others also looked at Xu Daguan.


    "A dog with a human face, it has a human face on its body!" Xu Daguan chuckled. "I heard it has a beautiful woman''s face!"


    "How beautiful?"


    Liu Yu followed up.


    "Beautiful enough that her body is a dog, and you wouldn''t care."


    Xu Daguan exaggerated.


    "What breed of dog?"


    Qian Jiahui was curious.


    "You should ask if it''s male or female."


    Xu Daguan gave Qian Jiahui a knowing look.


    "Haha!"


    Qian Jiahui laughed. "Lin Baici, stop standing on the balcony and come join the conversation!"


    Lin Baici returned to the dorm room and took out the snacks he didn''t finish on the train, placing them on the table. "Let''s eat and chat!"


    "I have some too!"


    Fang Mingyuan also put his snacks on the table.


    "Do you want to order takeout and get another case of beer?"


    Qian Jiahui suggested.


    "Qian, it''s the first day of college registration. Are you going wild already? What if the dorm supervisor catches us?"


    Xu Daguan teased.


    "Don''t drink. It''s not good if someone sees us!"


    Liu Yu stopped him. He didn''t want to get in trouble right after starting college.


    "Let''s continue talking about that dog. It seems to have bitten more than ten students recently. They were all bitten on their way back to the dormitory after studying in the teaching building at night!"


    Xu Daguan had learned a lot today.


    "Is that it? Anything else?"


    Qian Jiahui found it not exciting enough.


    "In the past half month, two students in our school have died. It is said that their internal organs were hollowed out, so there are fewer people moving around the school at night recently."


    A quick look at /2p9emv8w will leave you more fulfilled.


    Xu Daguan''s words made Liu Yu frowned.


    He hated disgusting topics like this.


    "What do you mean by hollowed out internal organs?"


    Qian Jiahui didn''t believe this kind of rumor. It was too exaggerated. He lowered his head and looked at his phone, realizing that someone in the group said that Huayueyu was live streaming.


    Qian Jiahui opened Shark Platform and asked casually, "Do you guys like watching live streams?"


    "Is the live stream you''re talking about serious?"


    Xu Daguan said, and his phone screen lit up with a notification.


    It was sent by Shark Platform,


    ''The anchor you follow, Huayueyu, is live streaming.''


    "Nonsense, what''s the point of watching something that''s not serious?"


    Qian Jiahui was speechless. Wasn''t it more fun to play reality shows in hotels?


    "You don''t know what it''s like to be hungry when you''re full!"


    Xu Daguan sighed.


    Qian Jiahui, with his Herm¨¨s outfit worth tens of thousands, plus his face, how could he possibly lack a girlfriend?


    "I only watch game live streams!"


    Fang Mingyuan didn''t like female anchors dancing.


    Liu Yu pursed his lips, feeling unhappy. What''s with the fake seriousness?


    I don''t believe there''s anyone who doesn''t like watching Korean girls dancing.


    Liu Yu not only watched, but also saved the videos.


    "I''ve been obsessed with Huayueyu recently. Let me tell you, her little tiger teeth are amazing!"


    Xu Daguan put on a wireless earphone and opened Huayueyu''s live stream.


    "Huayueyu?"


    Huawenwu heard this familiar name and was stunned. He looked at Lin Baici and wondered if it was the girl who had dinner with them tonight.


    "I know this female streamer, she''s popular!"


    Liu Yu looked at Xu Daguan. "You''re also a Shark Platform anchor, have you seen Huayueyu''s bare face? Is she beautiful?"


    "She doesn''t use beauty filters!"


    Qian Jiahui interjected.


    "With the advanced beauty filter technology now, can you tell if she''s using it or not?"


    Liu Yu didn''t believe it.


    Xu Daguan didn''t want to discuss this topic. "Huayueyu originally announced that she wouldn''t stream today, but she started streaming again. I wonder why?"


    "Her friend started college today, and she went to welcome her. She probably started streaming after the gathering ended."


    Qian Jiahui explained.


    "What?"


    Xu Daguan looked puzzled. "How do you know?"


    "Somebody said it in the group!"


    Qian Jiahui casually explained, but Xu Daguan instantly understood. Qian Jiahui must be in Huayueyu''s wealthy fan group.


    As a rich second generation, he must know more about the streamer''s activities than ordinary fans.

 Chapter 72 – Good friend little fish person

    Xu Daguan picked up a bag of tomato-flavored potato chips, tore it open, took out a handful and chewed loudly.


    "How much does it cost to join this group of yours?"


    Xu Daguan asked curiously.


    "There is no specific amount, but it must be at least 100,000 yuan," Qian Jiahui explained. "Or a large enough one-time reward!"


    When Qian Jiahui was in his third year of high school, he broke up with his girlfriend and was bored. He happened to come across Hua Yueyu''s live broadcast.


    He thought this female anchor was very beautiful and charismatic, so he sent 100 big rockets and was invited to join the group.


    Liu Yu had been listening to his roommates chatting.


    He wasn''t a fan of Hua Yueyu, but he occasionally glanced at her. Although the female anchor was cute, she had no curves and didn''t dance.


    Liu Yu preferred those well-proportioned female idols who wore revealing clothes.


    Now, when he heard Qian Jiahui say that fans wanted to join Hua Yueyu''s wealthy fans group and it would cost a lot of money, he was shocked. "Are you saying 100,000? RMB?"


    "Are you using Vietnamese dong?" Qian Jiahui laughed.


    "So much money? Are there any benefits in the group?" Liu Yu was a little excited and wanted to ask Qian Jiahui if he could get a few perks.


    "Nothing special. What do you think Hua Yueyu is?" Qian Jiahui frowned.


    Not to mention special perks, there weren''t even many personal photos. The advantage of joining the group was being able to @ Hua Yueyu and chat with everyone.


    "Hehe!"


    Liu Yu didn''t say anything, but he thought in his heart that Qian Jiahui was a fool.


    Spending over 100,000 and not even seeing a single hair, who else but a fool would do that?


    Ah!


    How could someone like him become a second-generation rich? The heavens are truly unfair.


    "How much money have you given to Hua Yueyu in total?" Xu Daguan pondered, thinking about how to make Qian Er Dai become his benefactor.


    "I haven''t kept count!" Qian Jiahui sighed. "I''m so bored, why do I care about this?"


    "You''re amazing!" Xu Daguan admired, giving him a thumbs up. Look, this is a true wealthy person.


    To others, tens of thousands of yuan were just peanuts.


    Fang Mingyuan wasn''t interested in female anchors, but when he heard them discussing, he opened the Shark Live app and entered Hua Yueyu''s live broadcast.


    He happened to see the special effects of the big rockets on the screen.


    Three in a row.


    "Old Qian, is this ''Money Burns My Hands'' who just sent three big rockets you?" Fang Mingyuan, unlike Xu Daguan, didn''t even know Qian Jiahui''s birthday, so he called him Qian Ge.


    "No." Qian Jiahui felt annoyed when this was brought up. His surname was Qian, but he didn''t dare to be called Money Burns My Hands. "That''s Dream Chaser, it''s me!"


    Liu Yu heard this ID and wanted to laugh.


    What kind of Mary Sue nickname was this?


    "You''ve given quite a lot in rewards!" Fang Mingyuan saw the ranking of this ''Dream Chaser''. Although he didn''t make it into the top ten, he was still in the top thirty.


    "It''s just average!" Qian Jiahui didn''t care about this. He rewarded purely based on his mood, as long as he was happy.


    With a flick of his finger, he opened the page and recharged.


    Let the rewards begin!


    On Fang Mingyuan and Xu Daguan''s phone screens, the special effects of the big rockets immediately appeared, and they didn''t stop.


    Ten in a row!


    "Damn, it''s super popular! Qian Ge, you''re so rich!" Xu Daguan envied, almost crying. Ten big rockets, each costing 2,000 yuan, were sent out in the blink of an eye.


    Fang Mingyuan turned his head and glanced at Qian Jiahui, gaining a new understanding of his roommate''s wealth. He casually rewarded 20,000 yuan, with the same casual attitude as spending a few bucks.


    Liu Yu knew the price of super popular rewards. When he heard Xu Daguan say this, he was stunned and looked at Qian Jiahui in astonishment. Then he moved his mouth and muttered the word fool.


    "Qian Ge, when I livestream tomorrow, come and support me!" Xu Daguan handed over the bag of potato chips. "Here, offer a bag of chips to Qian Ge, wishing you good health and a new bride every day!"


    "Forget the bride, women are too troublesome. When you livestream tomorrow, remember to let me know so I can send a few rockets!" Qian Jiahui, being generous, would definitely support his roommate. It was his duty.


    "Thank you, Qian Ge!" Xu Daguan was about to receive a sum of money and felt that he couldn''t be stingy either. He had to show off his wealth in front of his five new roommates.


    Qian Jiahui really liked Hua Yueyu, so he decided to reward her with a big rocket.


    After all, he thought this female anchor was good, and the reward was worth it.


    After Xu Daguan finished the reward and the special effects appeared in the livestream, he immediately told Qian Jiahui, "Qian Ge, the one who sent Hua Yueyu two big rockets is me!"


    "I guessed it!" Qian Jiahui nodded.


    As for the topic of the livestream, Hu Wenwu didn''t understand much. He could only sit on the bed and listen silently.


    But he had already confirmed that Hua Yueyu was the girl he had dinner with tonight. Because at the restaurant, the couple who were livestreaming called her Fish Sister, and that Fan Manager backed down because Hua Yueyu was famous.


    "I hope Fish Sister uses this money to buy some high-end cosmetics and dress herself up beautifully for everyone''s livestream." Xu Daguan teased.


    Hu Wenwu couldn''t help but glance at Xu Daguan when he heard this.


    Tonight, Hua Yueyu treated them to a meal that cost over a thousand yuan.


    "By the way, since you''re in Hua Yueyu''s group, do you have her personal WeChat?" Xu Daguan wanted to ask for one.


    "No!" Qian Jiahui shook his head. "Hua Yueyu said she doesn''t add friends!"


    "Even if you reward over 100,000?" Xu Daguan was shocked.


    "No!" Qian Jiahui shrugged. "The top-ranked tycoon, Money Burns My Hands, couldn''t add Hua Yueyu on WeChat, and even caused a group exit incident!"


    "It seems like you need to spend a few million to win over Hua Yueyu!" Xu Daguan sighed. "But she is really beautiful and interesting!"


    "Exactly, not only does she have a beautiful appearance, but also a unique personality!" Qian Jiahui had tried to add her as a friend a few times, but Hua Yueyu rejected him.


    Hu Wenwu lowered his head and looked at his old, laggy phone. He opened WeChat.


    Besides his mother and two male classmates, there weren''t many people in there.


    The nickname of Hua Yueyu was Little Fish, and she was the first girl he added as a friend since he got this phone in his third year of high school and applied for WeChat.


    "Bai Ci, which anchor do you like?" Qian Jiahui noticed that Lin Baici was lying on the bed and hadn''t said anything.


    In his opinion, among all the roommates, Lin Baici and Fang Mingyuan left the best impression on him. That Hu Wenwu, they probably wouldn''t get along.


    Xu Daguan''s behavior was like those little brothers who followed him in high school. As for Liu Yu?


    He was too self-centered, speaking only when he wanted to and not respecting others.


    "I don''t have a favorite female anchor!" Lin Baici didn''t lie, including Hua Yueyu.


    "Then what are your hobbies?" Qian Jiahui changed his posture to lie more comfortably. S~ea??h the N?velFire.n§×t website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality.


    "Definitely fitness!" Fang Mingyuan interjected. "I feel like his physical fitness is better than mine, even though I''m a sports specialist!"


    Lin Baici wanted to say that he never worked out. His hobby was making videos and being a video blogger. However, recently, he had become slightly interested in God''s Ruins.


    The topic quickly shifted to personal hobbies.


    Ding dong.


    A message came on WeChat.


    Little Fish: Xiaobai, several wealthy bosses just rewarded me. I think the scale of the feast can be raised, and we can find more dragons.


    Lin Xia Dai Yue: Don''t spend recklessly, save the money as a dowry.


    Little Fish: My goal is to earn one billion before I turn thirty, achieve financial freedom, and then enjoy life. Marriage?


    Sorry, not considering it!


    Lin Xia Dai Yue: Keep it up.


    Little Fish: You''re the Dream Hunter now. You will definitely not lack money in the future. If I haven''t earned one billion by the time I''m thirty, can you make up for me?


    Followed by an evil smiley face emoji.


    Lin Xia Dai Yue: No problem.


    Little Fish: Yeah! I saved the screenshot as evidence. I feel like I can just lie down now and wait for thirty years to come and get one billion from you.


    Lin Xia Dai Yue: Rich lady, I''m currently poorer than you.


    Little Fish: It''s okay, I''ll support you first.


    After sending this message, Hua Yueyu''s mouth curled up. I actually want to support you, but I''m afraid that Miss Capitalist will compete with me.


    Ah!


    If it''s about wealth, who can surpass Jin Yingzhen!


    All the money she earned from livestreaming for eight or nine hours a day was hard-earned, unlike those big capitalists like Jin Yingzhen who lived off the blood of others.


    A moment of silence for the Korean people!


    Lin Baici sent a big smiley face emoji. Hua Yueyu was really interesting, like a happy fruit. No wonder her livestream style was loved by so many people.


    Ding dong!


    A new message arrived, from Princess of Christ Mountain.


    Lin Baici clicked on it and, as expected, it was no surprise. Xiong Da was appearing, shining brightly.


    This time, it was a fitness photo of Jin Yingzhen wearing tight yoga pants.


    Princess of Christ Mountain: Oppa, do you think I did the camel pose beautifully?


    Lin Xia Dai Yue: I don''t understand yoga.


    Lin Baici honestly replied.


    Princess of Christ Mountain: It''s okay, I''ll teach you in the future.


    Princess of Christ Mountain: Oppa, have you arrived at school?


    Lin Xia Dai Yue: Yes, I have.


    Princess of Christ Mountain: Got it, rest early.


    Then there was a voice message.


    Lin Baici casually clicked play.


    Aniang hei, chu mu sai yao.


    Lin Baici didn''t know what it meant.


    Xu Daguan heard this and immediately smirked, teasing Lin Baici, "I didn''t expect you to look so upright but also enjoy watching Korean girls dance!"


    Xu Daguan didn''t even think that Lin Baici knew a Korean girl, he thought he was watching a livestream.


    Liu Yu muttered, "Concealed pervert!"


    Lin Baici couldn''t be bothered to explain and was ready to change the topic. Suddenly, a notification message appeared on his phone.


    It was from the Origin Forum.


    Lin Baici''s spirits lifted and he immediately clicked on the forum and logged into his account.


    In the upper right corner, next to his nickname, there was a red +1 on the envelope icon.


    This meant that there was a new message.


    Lin Baici immediately clicked on it.


    It was a message from the official Origin Forum.

 Chapter 73 – The first bounty received

    "Thank you for your enthusiastic response. Your answer has been accepted, and the reward will be deposited into your reserved bank account within three working days. Please check it carefully!"


    "Thank you for your contribution to the Origin Forum. You have been rewarded with 10 reputation points and 10 divine coins!"


    "Wishing you a happy life!"


    Lin Baici looked at the message sent by the forum, feeling excited, hopeful, and somewhat incredulous.


    Did he just earn 30,000 yuan? sea??h th§× N?vel(F)ire.¦Çet website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality.


    Since the official has sent a message, they shouldn''t make a mistake, right?


    Sigh!


    Why do I have to wait for three days?


    It''s so hard to endure!


    But Lin Baici thought about it. He only answered a post and told the original poster the meaning of the patterns on three photos. He could earn 30,000 yuan easily, even easier than picking up money. So waiting for three days is acceptable.


    He didn''t know the use of reputation and divine coins, but he didn''t need to pay attention to them for now.


    Lin Baici closed the message and entered the third "Reward for Help" section.


    The original post "Help, what do the patterns on these three pictures mean? Does anyone know?" has been closed with a big red mark saying "Reward ended, problem solved."


    Lin Baici looked at the other posts. If the help question is not solved within the reward period, the title would say "Reward ended, unfortunately, not solved."


    ¡¾Buy, buy, buy all these divine taboos!¡¿


    Suddenly, Guishen spoke, startling Lin Baici.


    "Do you think I can afford to buy them?"


    Lin Baici was speechless and wanted to hint Guishen to tell him some answers to the questions.


    In this section, there are three pinned posts, all of which are the most concerned help questions by the forum users. There are many replies, but they are all just bumping the posts.


    Lin Baici clicked on the first post.


    "Help, the current number and detailed information of divine taboos in the Qin Palace God''s Ruins!"


    Reward: Information about one divine taboo, 10 million!


    Reward period: Six months.


    Until today, seventeen days have passed.


    This post is quite new, but there are already over two thousand replies.


    Although Lin Baici didn''t know where the Qin Palace God''s Ruins were, he estimated that this God''s Ruins must be very famous, otherwise, it wouldn''t attract so many divine hunters'' attention.


    Of course, it must be difficult, as seen from the price offered by the original poster.


    Lin Baici browsed the webpage and saw the post he saw for the first time.


    "Help, this should be a divine taboo, but it hasn''t been sealed by the Black Coffin for five years, and it hasn''t caused any rule contamination. Does anyone know what''s going on?"


    After waiting for ten days, the original poster apparently lost patience and no longer kept it a secret. They posted more pictures of this divine taboo.


    It is a porcelain item that looks somewhat like a urinal from the Ming and Qing dynasties. Even if it''s not a divine taboo, it should be an antique and can probably be sold for a good price.


    ¡¾Ew, a very disgusting divine taboo. Just one look at it makes one lose their appetite.¡¿


    ¡¾Mix the urine of five different creatures and pour it into the jar. A urine pool will immediately open up, and the person trapped in the urine pool must swim one kilometer without stopping to escape from the rule contamination.¡¿


    Lin Baici curled his lips. It turns out the activation method is so bizarre. No wonder the owner of this divine taboo couldn''t find a solution.


    He scrolled down the page, and the replies were all "only visible to the original poster," so Lin Baici didn''t know if anyone had answered correctly, but he estimated it was unlikely.


    The reward for this help post is 50,000 yuan, which can be considered as money earned.


    When Lin Baici was about to reply, he hesitated again.


    No rush,


    First, get the 30,000 yuan reward and make sure the forum won''t cheat him, then answer the question.


    "Hey, guys, it''s getting late. Shouldn''t we go to sleep?"


    Liu Yu chatted for a while and suggested ending the late-night talk in the dormitory.


    "What time is it?"


    Xu Daguan is a night owl and feels uncomfortable without staying up late.


    "Early to bed, early to rise, good for the body!"


    Liu Yu found an excuse, "Just started school, it''s better to establish a good routine!"


    "Okay, let''s wash up and sleep!"


    Xu Daguan realized that Liu Yu is quite self-centered. If he wants to sleep, he won''t let others chat, otherwise, he will come up with various reasons to stop them.


    A troublesome person.


    Xu Daguan doesn''t like Lin Baici purely because he lost face at the check-in place this afternoon. But he also understands that Lin Baici is good in other aspects. This can be seen from Fang Mingyuan, Hu Wenwu, and Qian Jiahui''s attitude towards him. These three people, who wouldn''t normally hang out together, have the willingness to be friends with him, which proves that Lin Baici is likable.


    "Then I''ll wash up first!"


    Liu Yu walked to the balcony and stood by the sink, starting to wash up.


    Hu Wenwu lay on the bed, unable to fall asleep.


    He felt that the gap between him and his new roommates was too big.


    A rich second-generation who spends money like water, the money he spent on a female anchor in one night is equivalent to his father''s annual salary.


    An athlete with special talents, full of vitality. Hu Wenwu looked at the healthy and strong body of the other person and felt envious.


    A livestreamer like Xu Daguan, who can support himself while still in college, made Hu Wenwu envious and admiring. He also wanted to become independent and earn a lot of money quickly.


    Liu Yu is ordinary, but he has a father who is a section chief. Judging from the way that uncle scolds people, he should be a high-ranking official, and Liu Yu is very confident. He says whatever he thinks, much stronger than himself, who is a coward.


    And there is Lin Baici, who sleeps on the upper bunk.


    He is handsome and friendly. As for his family background, he doesn''t wear Nike or Adidas, although his clothes are definitely better than his own, but it should be an ordinary working-class family, right?


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    Those two rich second-generations, it''s all about family background. Some people are born without it, and they will hardly have it in the future. The athlete is a gift from heaven, plus hard work...


    As for the livestreamer profession, he can''t do it.


    Hu Wenwu thought for a while and felt that Lin Baici was quite ordinary, the only person he could catch up with.


    "Baici, are you going to wash up?"


    Qian Jiahui came out from the balcony, shaking his wet hair.


    "Wenwu, Daguan, do you two want to wash up first?"


    Lin Baici didn''t go.


    "You go ahead!"


    Hu Wenwu didn''t mind, as he couldn''t wait for a few more minutes.


    "We''re tired today, no need to wash up!"


    Xu Daguan had already taken off all his clothes and lay on the bed, wearing only a pair of boxer briefs, not even covering himself with a blanket.


    "..."


    Lin Baici was speechless. Don''t you have athlete''s foot? You''ve been walking all day, don''t you want to wash up?


    Forget it,


    This is personal freedom, and he has no right to interfere.


    Lin Baici jumped off the bed and took off his T-shirt. Fang Mingyuan suddenly exclaimed.


    "Damn!" Fang Mingyuan immediately put on his slippers and rushed over, trying to touch Lin Baici''s abs with his hand, "How did you train these muscles?"


    Snap!


    Lin Baici opened Fang Mingyuan''s hand.


    Qian Jiahui looked over and was directly stunned.


    This physique is too muscular!


    Xu Daguan now only has one feeling left. I don''t blame myself for losing this afternoon. That senior sister is indeed experienced. She can tell at a glance that Lin Baici has more potential.


    I''m a guy, and I''m moved!


    Liu Yu took a sip of water and suppressed the jealousy in his heart.


    "I was wrong. Lin, you must be extraordinary. If you were an ordinary person, how could you have the discipline to train these muscles?"


    Hu Wenwu reflected.


    "Baici, can you be my coach? I don''t expect to train muscles like yours, just half of it, and I''ll give you 300,000!"


    When Qian Jiahui mentioned this price, everyone''s faces were immediately filled with shock, followed by envy.


    In Liu Yu''s eyes, with Qian Jiahui''s generous attitude towards tipping during the livestream, he would definitely be able to get 300,000 if Lin Baici taught him.


    That''s 300,000 yuan!


    You can buy so many things!


    Fang Mingyuan is a special talent. It would be great if he could make it into the provincial team. If not, his goal is to become a fitness coach and earn 300,000 yuan a year, which is his ideal annual salary.


    "Baici, can you agree?"


    Qian Jiahui regretted it.


    "Sorry, I don''t know about fitness, so I can''t help you!"


    Lin Baici couldn''t assist.


    "If Baici doesn''t know about fitness and teaches you rashly, it may cause physical damage. After all, everyone''s body is different and needs a customized fitness plan."


    Fang Mingyuan knows a little about it, but Qian Jiahui doesn''t need him.


    "Okay!"


    Qian Jiahui was disappointed.


    Liu Yu thought Lin Baici was an idiot. If he taught casually for a month and it didn''t work, he definitely wouldn''t get the 300,000. But with Qian Jiahui''s personality, he would probably give him 50,000 or 60,000, right?


    It seems that Lin Baici''s talent points are all on his appearance and physique.


    Fang Mingyuan and Hu Wenwu thought that Lin Baici, facing the temptation of 300,000 yuan, didn''t teach Qian Jiahui without a guilty conscience. This person''s character...


    Excellent!


    Everyone had just arrived in a new environment and was excited. They didn''t feel sleepy at all. Xu Daguan tried to speak a few times but was stopped by Liu Yu.


    In the end, Xu Daguan had no choice but to suggest going to the corridor to chat.


    "Let''s go, let''s play cards for a while!"


    Qian Jiahui and Fang Mingyuan both stood up and called Lin Baici to join them. He couldn''t continue sleeping anyway, so he put on a pair of shorts and got off the bed.


    Lights in the dormitory building are turned off at 11 o''clock sharp, but the lights in the corridor are still on.


    "It seems like everyone can''t sleep!"


    Fang Mingyuan saw that there were many people in the corridor.


    Except for Liu Yu, the five of them played cards and chatted until after 2 o''clock before going to sleep.


    Lin Baici lay on the bed, hoping for a colorful university life for the next four years.


    Originally, he planned to find a part-time job to earn a living and reduce the burden on his mother, but now he doesn''t need to. Even if he doesn''t get the job at the Kyushu Security Bureau, he can earn some money by answering questions on the Origin Forum.


    But if he wants to get rich and buy a house in Haijing, he has to enter the God''s Ruins and collect divine taboos.


    The only problem is that he doesn''t have a Divine Hunter license. Wild hunters are not allowed to possess divine taboos, let alone enter the God''s Ruins.


    Otherwise, even if he gets a divine taboo, it will be confiscated by the Security Bureau.


    So no matter when, joining an official organization, eating the government''s food, and holding an iron rice bowl is the most comfortable way.


    ...


    The next morning at 8 o''clock, Lin Baici woke up hungry.

 Chapter 74 – Jin Yingzhen is here!

    Divine taboo?


    Lin Baici''s spirits lifted as he immediately looked up and observed, while his right hand quickly reached for the clothes placed on the bedside.


    The clothes were rolled up, wrapped around a black bowl.


    What came into view was a slightly messy university dormitory, with the snoring of Xu Daguan and Qian Jiahui echoing.


    The morning sunlight sneaked in like a thief and spread across the floor.


    Outside the window, the time was just right, and the noise of youth could be heard.


    Hoo!


    Lin Baici let out a breath.


    Lately, he had been exposed to information about God''s Ruins, and he had overreacted a bit. This was a university after all, where would there be any divine taboo?


    He was hungry, it was just time for a meal.


    Lin Baici lowered his head and glanced down.


    Fang Mingyuan''s blanket was not folded, casually thrown on the bed. The Spalding basketball under the bed was missing, he should have gone to the basketball court.


    Hu Wenwu was also not there, he just didn''t know what he was doing.


    Liu Yu was lying on the bed, wearing headphones, watching videos, and muttering some syllables in his mouth.


    With Lin Baici''s current hearing, he could hear that he was reciting English words.


    Liu Yu saw that Lin Baici had woken up and immediately closed the video, switching to Weibo: "The current hot searches are getting more and more boring. Seven out of ten are related to celebrities, and the remaining three are about women boxing."


    "..."


    Lin Baici was stunned. Was this the kind of person who secretly studied hard and secretly made you feel embarrassed?


    Liu Yu''s operation of switching apps was skillful, obviously he had done it many times.


    Lin Baici smiled and got up to wash up.


    Because Xu Daguan and Qian Jiahui were still sleeping, Lin Baici tried to be as quiet as possible.


    Fetching water, squeezing toothpaste, brushing teeth...


    Lin Baici looked at himself in the mirror on the wall, the Lin Baici with foam all over his mouth, and grinned, revealing a big smile.


    "A new life begins!"


    After washing his face, Lin Baici politely called out to Liu Yu, "Are you going to eat?"


    "No, you go!"


    Liu Yu was planning to study a little longer while his memory was still good in the morning.


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    His goal was to be the top of the department and win a scholarship.


    "Okay!"


    Lin Baici stuffed the black bowl into his backpack and went out of the room.


    Ah!


    Although the "food storage" of the black bowl had saved Lin Baici a lot of trouble, it was still inconvenient to bring it every time he went out, right?


    If he didn''t bring it, leaving it in the dorm, Lin Baici would be worried.


    If it got lost, or if there was a sudden outbreak of rule contamination, it would be a big problem.


    Lin Baici left the dormitory building and as soon as he reached the small square, he immediately smelled the fragrance coming from the No. 1 cafeteria.


    There were quite a few people, all of them freshmen it seemed.


    Lin Baici walked into the cafeteria and was immediately hit by the noise and heat wave. Even with the air conditioning on, it couldn''t stop this force.


    There were no vendors shouting, only students wandering around each window, peeking in.


    There was no choice, the freshmen didn''t know which chef made delicious food, and which aunt''s hand didn''t intentionally shake when serving food, shaking the meat back into the dish.


    Lin Baici planned to start eating on the first floor.


    [A mediocre university cafeteria, today''s ingredients are all wholesale from the vegetable market, no substandard or rotten ones.]


    [Sanitary conditions are qualified, extermination of rats and cockroaches was done just three days ago!]


    [Counting from the right, the sixth window, the chef has diabetes and is lazy. Although he washes his hands after using the restroom, it''s just for show. If you don''t want your meal to be a little sweet, don''t buy from him!]


    Lin Baici looked over, that window sold steamed buns.


    He couldn''t see what the chef looked like, but the aunt responsible for serving food was in her forties, nimble with her hands and feet, and had a friendly smile.


    After the aunt opened the steamer, hot steam rose up, carrying a rich aroma that made people''s appetites soar.


    There were more than twenty students in line in front of the window.


    To be honest, if it weren''t for the reminder from the Gourmet God, Lin Baici would have wanted to buy a few steamed buns to try.


    Soy milk, fried dough sticks, millet porridge, eight treasure porridge...


    There were various styles.


    It was Lin Baici''s first time in the cafeteria, so he looked at each window, and finally ordered a bowl of millet porridge, a tea egg, and a sweet pastry.


    At Haijing University of Technology, students didn''t need to bring their own bowls and chopsticks.


    There were several food carts evenly distributed near the food windows, with stainless steel plates and bowls, disinfected chopsticks and spoons on top.


    Before getting food, students just needed to take a set.


    Lin Baici held his breakfast on a tray and felt it was fresh.


    The tables in the cafeteria were made of steel, with the table and chairs integrated, seating six people.


    The tabletop was blue, and the chairs were orange.


    Lin Baici found a seat and sat down, his buttocks feeling a bit cold.


    He didn''t know if it was because it was morning, but the boys were all sleeping in and not eating, while the number of girls was a bit excessive.


    After finishing his meal, Lin Baici started to wander around the campus, planning to take a walk and familiarize himself with the environment.


    On the playground, many students were releasing their hormones.


    Lin Baici stepped on the rubber track and felt good. He sprinted for more than ninety meters, like a hurricane, like a galloping horse.


    Not far away, a girl who was jogging saw this scene and was stunned.


    Wasn''t that too fast?


    That boy wasn''t even wearing running shoes, carrying a backpack on his back. Wow, those long legs were really eye-catching!


    He must be a student with a special talent in sports, right?


    At 10:30 in the morning, Lin Baici finished touring the campus and was ready to go to the department store on campus to buy some things when his phone suddenly received a message.


    Lin Baici took it out and looked at it, instantly delighted.


    You have received an income of 30,000.00 yuan from Industrial and Commercial Bank of China on September 3rd at 10:31 (remitted from another bank), with a balance of 41,175.93 yuan.


    Counterparty account name: Origin Forum, counterparty account number: 0001 [ICBC].


    Nice!


    Lin Baici clenched his right fist in excitement and swung it three times.


    This remittance came from the Origin Forum, it must be the reward he received after correctly answering that help post. S§×ar?h the n??el Fire.n§×t website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality.


    Yesterday, Lin Baici received a message from the forum, saying that the reward would be received within three days, but he didn''t expect it to be so fast.


    "It seems that the employees of the Origin Forum are quite efficient!"


    With the money in hand, Lin Baici felt relieved and became happy again.


    From now on, the reward and help section of this forum would be his own gold mine. When he had nothing to do, he could go in and take advantage of it, it was simply delightful.


    30,000 yuan!


    Looking at the message, Lin Baici''s first thought was to quickly call his mother and tell her not to work overtime for that little overtime pay.


    He would earn his own living expenses from now on.


    His mother could take it easy.


    But when it came time to make the call, Lin Baici hesitated.


    How should he explain the source of the money?


    Tell the truth?


    If his mother knew that he had become a hunter of gods, she would definitely be worried every day and would rather work overtime herself than let him take risks.


    Just find a random excuse, like winning the lottery. But his mother wasn''t stupid, she wouldn''t be fooled.


    Ah!


    Let''s keep it a secret for a month or two. By then, he could say that he had received a scholarship or participated in a senior sister''s entrepreneurial project and sold an app for some money.


    This senior sister could be played by Xia Hongyao, helping to cover up the lie.


    But with her intelligence, she wouldn''t accidentally let it slip, right?


    With a large sum of money in his account, Lin Baici planned to buy some delicious food to reward himself.


    He walked into the supermarket and came to the refrigerated display, ready to pick an ice cream. But when he looked at the price tag, he exclaimed,


    Oh my god,


    They''re all so expensive?


    A beautiful jasmine flower, fragrant and beautiful...


    His phone rang, and Lin Baici answered.


    "Oppa, I''m here to see you, where are you?"


    Jin Yingzhen''s respectful voice came from the receiver.


    "You''ve arrived at Haijing University of Technology?"


    Lin Baici was surprised. When they were chatting yesterday, Jin Yingzhen was still in Goryeo.


    "Yeah, I took a flight last night!"


    Jin Yingzhen knew that Lin Baici had arrived at the school yesterday and immediately booked a plane ticket. She arrived at Haijing Airport around three in the morning.


    The Goryeo girl got into the Mercedes-Benz car that came to pick her up and went back to Tingzhi Garden without resting. Instead, she went straight to the garage to check the gift prepared for Lin Baici.


    Tingzhi Garden was a famous villa area in Haijing, and the house here was bought for her by her father.


    But Jin Yingzhen had never come to live here. If it weren''t for preparing a gift for Lin Baici and needing a place to temporarily store it, she still wouldn''t have come.


    "Where are you now? I''ll come find you!"


    Jin Yingzhen''s voice was filled with excitement, she couldn''t wait to meet Oppa.


    "I''m at the supermarket, well, it''s very close to the school gate. I''ll come to the main gate to pick you up, the main gate on Fuan Road!"


    As Lin Baici spoke, he walked quickly towards the exit of the supermarket.


    By the way, from the tone of Jin Yingzhen''s words, it seemed like she came specifically to see him?


    Today was still the registration day, so there were a lot of people at the main gate, and the traffic was still heavy.


    Lin Baici was worried that Jin Yingzhen wouldn''t be able to find him, so he stood in front of the Fengshui stone with the four big characters "Haijing University of Technology".


    There were more than twenty students and parents taking pictures in front of this eye-catching stone.


    After a bus for new students passed by, a Mercedes-Benz drove over, with a pure black coating that shimmered in the golden sunlight. The body lines were heavy and magnificent, making it look like a black knight in armor, walking onto the battlefield to cut off the enemy general''s head.


    This was a new car, beautiful like a piece of mechanical art, making many people couldn''t help but take a glance.


    The Mercedes-Benz made a curved turn and stopped about five or six meters away from the Fengshui stone. The car door opened, and a girl with light golden hair opened the door and got out.


    "Oppa!"


    Jin Yingzhen shouted, running towards Lin Baici.


    "Yingzhen!"


    Lin Baici had just finished speaking when Jin Yingzhen had already pounced on him, hugging him tightly.


    Whoosh!


    Dozens of gazes immediately fell on Lin Baici.


    The girls were fine, but the boys felt sour, as if they had been forced to drink a bellyful of lemonade.


    How could he have such a beautiful foreign girlfriend?


    She was good-looking and had a sweet voice.


    By the way, she came in a big Benz, she should be rich too.


    "Let''s go somewhere else to talk?"


    Lin Baici''s head was spinning, he didn''t want to be seen as a monkey.


    "Okay!" Jin Yingzhen looked around on the street, "Is there a caf¨¦ nearby? Or should we go straight to a hotel?"


    Jin Yingzhen''s pronunciation was very standard, so the word "hotel" was very clear. When the nearby boys heard it, they felt bad all over.


    Go to a hotel?


    Should they just chat?


    They won''t do anything else, right?


    Please don''t play poker!

 Chapter 75 – High-priced poaching

    Jin Yingzhen was wearing a pair of tight blue jeans today, which perfectly highlighted her legs. She had a pair of white casual shoes on her feet and a pure white chiffon blouse with short sleeves, revealing her fair arms.


    She wore a Cartier ladies'' watch on her left wrist, which exuded elegance and agility.


    Lin Baici usually went out to play with his childhood friend Li Wei. If they got tired, they would either buy a bottle of cola and sit on the roadside, or go into KFC and order some food to rest.


    But it was obviously not possible today.


    Jin Yingzhen''s outfit and temperament didn''t match those roadside shops at all. Even if Lin Baici had low emotional intelligence, he knew that it was inappropriate to do so.


    "Let''s go to a coffee shop!"


    With the three thousand yuan that had just arrived in his account, Lin Baici said this with confidence.


    "Let''s go!"


    Jin Yingzhen ran to the right side of the Mercedes-Benz and opened the front door. "Oppa, please!"


    "No need to be so respectful!"


    Lin Baici felt that everyone around him was looking at him, so he quickly got into the car.


    Jin Yingzhen had long been accustomed to this kind of attention.


    Because when you are outstanding enough, others will naturally pay attention to you, scrutinize you, and some people will appreciate you, while others will despise you.


    There''s no need to care about those gazes, just be yourself.


    College students have strong purchasing power, so there are various types of shops near every college.


    After turning right out of the school gate and walking sixty meters, there was a two-story coffee shop called "Fei Lengcui Town". The decoration was full of Italian style, giving off an exotic atmosphere.


    "Let''s go to this one!"


    Jin Yingzhen parked the car and went in with Lin Baici.


    Inside the coffee shop, there was a brown floor, wind chimes hanging from the ceiling, and the sound of soft music passing through the ears, as if brushing against the waves on the beach, gently intoxicating.


    A female waitress in a coffee-colored uniform walked over.


    "Do you have a reservation for two?"


    The smile on the waitress''s face was very professional.


    "No!"


    Jin Yingzhen looked around. There were many customers, almost all of them couples. The more private booths were already taken. "Do you have private rooms or more private seats?"


    "Sorry, we have a lot of customers these days, and all the private rooms have been reserved. There are only a few seats left on the first floor. Can you sit by the window over there?"


    The waitress emphasized, "You can enjoy the view!"


    "This is not Budapest, Hungary. What is there to see on a street?"


    Jin Yingzhen complained, but she still respected Lin Baici''s opinion. "Oppa, what do you think?"


    "Let''s sit here!"


    It''s just a chat, there''s no need to be so particular.


    "Please follow me!"


    The waitress led Lin Baici and Jin Yingzhen to a window seat and then handed them each a delicate menu.


    "Our hand-ground coffee here is very good!"


    Jin Yingzhen couldn''t be bothered to look at the menu. It was a coffee shop targeting college students. What good coffee could they have?


    But Lin Baici was surprised.


    One pot of coffee for 180 yuan? And this was the cheapest one?


    Although he had never seen that pot before, it couldn''t be that big.


    In addition to coffee, there were also desserts, cakes, ice cream, and soda.


    "What do you want to drink?"


    Lin Baici asked for Jin Yingzhen''s opinion.


    "Anything!"


    Jin Yingzhen didn''t mind.


    "Let''s choose this one, a pot of coffee, and a large fruit platter. Do you want to eat cake?"


    Lin Baici didn''t recognize any of these coffees, so he simply chose the most expensive one. He was worried that this wealthy young lady wouldn''t be able to handle the cheaper ones.


    "No, thank you!"


    Jin Yingzhen wanted to maintain her figure and wouldn''t eat randomly.


    "These two cakes, one of each, and a box of these cookies!"


    Since this was Haijing University of Science and Technology, Lin Baici felt that he should be a good host and treat Jin Yingzhen well.


    "Oppa, there''s no need to order so much!"


    Jin Yingzhen was quite moved. She saw what Lin Baici ordered, and they were all the most expensive items. This showed that he treated her as a friend and was worried about not being a good host.


    Let her pay?


    Although they hadn''t known each other for long, Jin Yingzhen knew that Lin Baici was definitely not that kind of person.


    "Oppa, after this meal, are you going to eat dirt for half a month?"


    Jin Yingzhen teased.


    "Are you looking down on me?"


    Lin Baici laughed. Soon, he would receive a one million yuan reward, and even if he ran out of money, he could go to the Origin Forum to make some money.


    "Oppa, why did you change your phone?"


    Jin Yingzhen noticed that Lin Baici''s phone had become a Huawei.


    "I was contaminated by the rules on my way here!"


    Lin Baici casually explained a few words without going into detail.


    After listening, Jin Yingzhen hesitated for a moment and spoke up, "Oppa, do you want to come to Goryeo for a few days? Our girl group here is quite popular in your Jiuzhou. Do you have any favorite members? I can invite them to accompany us!"


    Female celebrities were also possible, but people from Jiuzhou seemed to not watch Goryeo''s movies and TV dramas much, so they probably wouldn''t recognize those female celebrities.


    "I just started school!"


    Lin Baici hadn''t been abroad before.


    "In fact, you are already a Divine Hunter. Whether you go to college or not doesn''t matter anymore!"


    Jin Yingzhen didn''t know how to approach the topic. The main reason was that Goryeo was much worse than Jiuzhou, and the success rate of poaching people was too low.


    "Learn more knowledge. It won''t do you any harm."


    Lin Baici didn''t see it that way. Most of the people who promote human progress are those who possess knowledge. If a Divine Hunter doesn''t study, he would probably be nothing more than a thug for the rest of his life.


    "In Jiuzhou, without a license, you are not allowed to explore the God''s Ruins. We also have this rule in Goryeo, but my brother is a powerful Divine Hunter and holds an important position in the military. If you want to explore the God''s Ruins, I can introduce you to him. Don''t worry, you can get seventy percent of all the benefits in the end!"Divine hunters entering the God''s Ruins of other countries had to pay a portion of taxes, after all, the God''s Ruins were on their territory and not unowned.


    "Is seventy percent a lot?"


    Lin Baici didn''t understand this.


    "I asked my brother, and it''s the highest rate!"


    Jin Yingzhen didn''t mention the price her brother Jin Xian offered. She thought it was too low, so she wanted Lin Baici to enter the God''s Ruins with her brother.


    As long as Jin Xian saw Lin Baici''s performance, he would definitely offer a new price.


    The success rate of digging for talent by offering a sky-high price for the first time was much higher than increasing the price step by step.


    Because it represented sincerity.


    "Let''s talk about it later!"


    The ordered items arrived, and Lin Baici invited Jin Yingzhen to have coffee.


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    "Xinyan, it''s the ''Fei Leng Cui Town'' just ahead, their iced coffee is really good!"


    Huang Tao kept looking for topics to prevent the atmosphere from becoming cold.


    "Okay!"


    Ji Xinyan had no interest at all. sea??h th§× ¦Çov§×lFire .net website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality.


    This Huang Tao was the son of her mother''s best friend, a sophomore this year. When that aunt heard that she had also been admitted to Haijing Polytechnic, she told her mother that her son could take care of her.


    What a joke, did she really need someone to take care of her?


    In fact, Ji Xinyan knew that the aunt wanted her son to marry her.


    After all, her dowry was quite generous.


    "Holy shit, a Mercedes AMG E63S?"


    Huang Tao saw Jin Yingzhen''s Mercedes parked in front of the coffee shop and immediately exclaimed, walking closer and taking out his phone to snap pictures.


    "Yep!"


    We are "pawread.co????", find us on google.


    Ji Xinyan knew about this car.


    "Do you know her too?"


    Huang Tao was excited, as if he had found a kindred spirit: "Look at the 20-inch lightweight wheels with PS4S racing tires, six-piston calipers, quad exhaust at the rear, and the ducktail spoiler on the trunk, it''s so sexy!"


    "Look at the V8 BITURBO tattoo on the fender, isn''t it bursting with style?"


    Huang Tao walked to the front of the car and touched the hood.


    "Inside, there''s a 4.0 V8 twin-turbocharged engine with over 600 horsepower, it''s like the heart of a monster. Driving this car on the road, you''re the king of the highway, and with just a touch of the accelerator, you can easily overtake any vehicle!"


    "You know a lot about cars, huh?"


    Ji Xinyan perfunctorily said.


    Huang Tao didn''t catch on and continued excitedly: "Not really, it''s just that this Mercedes is my dream car. My goal is to earn a salary after graduation that will allow me to buy one in two years!"


    "Two years?"


    Ji Xinyan''s beautiful willow-leaf eyebrows furrowed.


    Hearing this, Huang Tao thought Ji Xinyan felt his life goal was too small and hurriedly explained: "This car, fully equipped, costs about two million. Even with a million annual salary, it would take two years to afford it!"


    "It is quite expensive!"


    Ji Xinyan had no interest in cars: "Let''s go, I''m thirsty, let''s have some coffee!"


    "Oh, okay."


    As Huang Tao walked, he couldn''t help but look back at the Mercedes parked on the side of the road.


    It was so beautiful.


    It was like a sleeping Transformer, waiting for its master to take control!


    Ji Xinyan and Huang Tao entered the coffee shop, and there were only a few seats left. They chose one by the window.


    After sitting down, Huang Tao skillfully ordered and politely asked Ji Xinyan what she liked.


    "Whatever!"


    Ji Xinyan played with her phone, but her eyes were on Lin Baici.


    Damn, he''s so handsome.


    Ji Xinyan turned her phone to silent mode, secretly took a side profile photo of Lin Baici, and then sent it to a high school classmates group chat.


    Your Conscience is Lying: @Pink Meow, @Jumping Candy, how about my schoolmate? High quality, right?


    Those having coffee here should be students from Haijing Polytechnic.


    After ordering, Huang Tao noticed Jin Yingzhen and couldn''t help but take a few more glances.


    She had a great figure and was beautiful, but she seemed to be Korean?


    Although the other party''s voice was not loud, they could still hear it because the two booths were close. When the blonde girl called the young man Oppa, Huang Tao confirmed,


    This was a Korean girl,


    Kimchi flavored.


    Ji Xinyan was chatting.


    Jumping Candy: Can I still apply to Haijing Polytechnic now?


    Pink Meow: @Your Conscience is Lying, I want his WeChat! I want his WeChat!


    Where''s My Girlfriend: This girl is so pretty, Xinyan, can I have a front-facing photo?


    Your Conscience is Lying: Get lost!


    Taking pictures of boys was fine, but taking pictures of girls involved moral issues, let alone sending them to a group chat for male classmates to see, that was absolutely unacceptable.


    Who knew what these guys would do with the photos?


    Where''s My Girlfriend sent a crying emoji.


    Pink Meow: @Your Conscience is Lying, hurry up, I want his WeChat within three seconds!

 Chapter 76 – Jealousy makes me ugly

    In the caf¨¦, soft music flowed, creating a relaxed and comfortable atmosphere, perfect for talking about love.


    "You''re lying, when did I ask for a guy''s WeChat? It''s always them who approach me, okay?" Ji Xinyan rolled her eyes. She would never lower herself to such a level.


    Pink Meow immediately sent a disdainful expression, and the classmates followed suit, all condemning Ji Xinyan in unison.


    But it was all just teasing.


    Ji Xinyan was beautiful but not arrogant. She got along well with both male and female classmates, so she had a great personality and was the undisputed core figure of the class.


    Ji Xinyan ignored the people in the group chat and glanced at Huang Tao.


    What''s with you always stealing glances at that kimchi girl?


    Is it just because she has a better figure than me?


    You men don''t understand. That kind of bear, once they hit thirty, will definitely sag.


    Ji Xinyan felt annoyed and took a sip of coffee, deliberately placing the cup on the table with a thud.


    "Xinyan, how''s the coffee? Does it suit your taste?" Huang Tao seemed distracted.


    He used to watch those Korean girl group dance videos and thought they were sexy. But now that he saw a real person, he realized that she exuded a hormone that made people impulsive.


    Huang Tao watched as Jin Yingzhen lifted the cup and placed it near her lips, which were coated with rosy red lipstick. She took a sip, lightly pressing the edge of the cup against her lips...


    Damn it!


    Huang Tao changed his sitting posture.


    "It''s average!" Ji Xinyan pouted. She wanted to leave because sitting next to that kimchi girl made her feel inferior.


    [A man with dirty thoughts like him dares to covet your backup food? I suggest burning him and feeding him to the dogs.]


    The Gourmet God suddenly commented, raising Lin Baici''s eyebrows. He casually looked around and his gaze fell on Huang Tao.


    Is it him?


    Huang Tao met Lin Baici''s gaze and smiled, nodding politely.


    Jin Yingzhen followed Lin Baici''s line of sight.


    Huang Tao noticed this and was about to smile at Jin Yingzhen, even raise his cup for a toast, but she had already turned her head.


    Her casual attitude was like seeing a stray dog passing by on the roadside.


    This made Huang Tao feel embarrassed, and his self-esteem was severely hit.


    I may not be handsome,


    But I have talent!


    If Jin Yingzhen heard this, she would definitely laugh and tell him,


    Do you know how many students graduate from the top three universities in Korea, Seoul National University, Korea University, and Yonsei University, and line up to apply for a job at my company every year, waiting to be hired?


    And I''m a face dog. Good looks impress me more than talent.


    [Hey, an interesting woman. Although her overall quality is not as good as your backup food, it''s worth a try. After all, you can''t always eat the main course, right? The recipe would be too monotonous.]


    [She''s like a wild cherry. You see it, pick it, put it in your mouth, chew it, change the taste, and then spit it out!]


    Lin Baici frowned slightly.


    Who is the Gourmet God talking about?


    Is the backup food Jin Yingzhen? Then the wild cherry...


    Lin Baici looked at the girl at the next table.


    She wore a light yellow floral dress that accentuated her fair skin. She was so delicate that Lin Baici could break her arm with one hand. She wore a silver bracelet on her wrist.


    Her eyes were big and watery, and with a foxy face, she looked like she was flirting with everyone.


    Ji Xinyan noticed Lin Baici''s gaze and, with a cold demeanor, lifted her coffee cup, showing no intention of making eye contact with him.


    She was pretending, but before she could even drink the coffee, the guy had already turned his head.


    Damn it!


    He only looked at me for less than three seconds. Well, I remember you.


    Ji Xinyan gritted her teeth. In just three seconds, she broke her record for being stared at, and it was shortened by six seconds in one go. It was infuriating.


    "Oppa, what do you think of that car outside?" Someone sat down next to Jin Yingzhen, and she stopped talking about the Divine Hunter.


    "It looks cool!" Lin Baici looked through the car window and saw the Mercedes parked under the shade of a tree, like a dormant monster. It was a luxury car that ordinary people couldn''t afford in their lifetime.


    "Haha, it''s not a Rolls-Royce. What''s so cool about it? It''s just a means of transportation!" Jin Yingzhen felt obligated to help Huang Tao reestablish his values.


    Huang Tao was unhappy when he heard this.


    Do you know anything about cars?


    You think a Mercedes AMG E63S, which costs nearly two million, is just a means of transportation?


    Can you afford it?


    You livestream Korean dance every day and can''t even earn enough money to buy this car.


    "Oppa!" Jin Yingzhen showed a respectful expression and took out the technologically advanced car key, handing it to Lin Baici with both hands. She bowed, "This is a back-to-school gift I''m giving you. Please don''t dislike it."


    Pfft!


    Huang Tao spewed out his coffee. S§×ar?h the Nov§×l?ire.n(e)t website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality.


    What''s going on?


    Is that car hers?


    And she''s giving it to this guy?


    What the hell...


    Huang Tao felt like the heavens were full of malice towards him.


    Ji Xinyan was also quite surprised. What''s the relationship between these two dog-like people?


    What did that guy do to make that Korean girl give him a luxury car?


    Although Ji Xinyan didn''t play with cars, she still knew a little about them. Just by looking at the paint on the car, she could tell it was brand new, probably not even half a month since it was registered.


    "This gift is too precious!" Lin Baici didn''t accept it.


    "Oppa, give me a chance to express my feelings!" Jin Yingzhen explained, "I was afraid you would think it''s expensive and too ostentatious, so I didn''t dare to buy a sports car. A Mercedes is already the lowest grade."


    "..."


    "..."


    Huang Tao and Ji Xinyan both had the same feeling,


    Is this even human language?"How rich are you exactly, that a Mercedes is the lowest grade in your eyes?"


    "I appreciate your kindness!"


    Lin Baici was indeed touched.


    "Oppa, you''re in college now, you''ll be going out with your classmates often, right? You can''t always take the subway or taxi, it''s too inconvenient!"


    Jin Yingzhen persuaded, "When you have a girlfriend, are you going to let her take the bus?"


    "???"


    Huang Tao was dumbfounded.


    What the hell?


    Aren''t you even his girlfriend?


    Ji Xinyan also looked surprised.


    "But I don''t have a driver''s license!"


    Lin Baici shrugged.


    Jin Yingzhen had already thought of that, she took out a driver''s license from her handbag and handed it to Lin Baici.


    Lin Baici took it and was stunned.


    It was his driver''s license.


    The photo on it was taken when the two of them were playing in Guangqing.


    "How did you do this?"


    Lin Baici was shocked.


    He knew that Jin Yingzhen''s family was wealthy and probably had a lot of influence in Korea, but was it also this powerful in Jiuzhou?


    "It''s simple, I first got you a Korean driver''s license, then had the legal department of our company go to the relevant department in your area to exchange it for a Jiuzhou driver''s license!"


    Jin Yingzhen explained quietly, she didn''t know how the legal department did it, she just arranged the task and the people below did it well.


    "Don''t worry, the whole process is legal and compliant. The only small problem is that you haven''t driven in Korea, so Oppa, you need to practice more."


    Jin Yingzhen casually demonstrated the power of capital.


    Huang Tao on the side was green with envy.


    Damn it,


    I spent a whole summer, working hard under the scorching sun, and still haven''t gotten my driver''s license, and you guys got it so easily.


    "Thank you!"


    Lin Baici didn''t know what to say.


    The car must not be cheap, but what''s precious is Jin Yingzhen''s thoughtfulness.


    She must have been secretly preparing this college gift for him for a long time, and when she heard that he had arrived at school yesterday, she flew over from Korea.


    This friendship touched Lin Baici and he remembered it in his heart. He decided not to be pretentious anymore. It''s just a car, he can also give Jin Yingzhen a valuable gift in the future.


    Lin Baici was confident that even if he couldn''t get the iron rice bowl from the Jiuzhou Security Bureau and become a civil servant, as long as he got the God Hunter license, he could still enter the God''s Ruins.


    At that time, he could seal a few Divine taboos, sell them in the underground black market, and make tens of millions easily.


    "Oppa, don''t be polite with me!"


    Lin Baici accepted the gift, which relieved Jin Yingzhen. She then happily picked up a small biscuit and threw it into her mouth.


    Lin Baici was playing with the key, suddenly thought of a problem: "Where should I park it?"


    He couldn''t just leave it on the street, right?


    If it gets scratched or bumped by other cars, wouldn''t he be heartbroken?


    "I''ve booked a luxury suite at the nearest Hilton Hotel to your university for a year. You can use the parking space as you like. You can park your car there. If you want to use the car, you can go and drive it yourself, or make a phone call, and the hotel will arrange for staff to drive it over!"


    Jin Yingzhen had thought of this early on.


    "You booked a luxury suite at the Hilton for a year? How much did that cost?"


    Huang Tao knew it was a five-star hotel, super expensive to stay for one night. He and his ex-girlfriend didn''t dare to consider this kind of hotel when they were booking a room for Valentine''s Day.


    Ji Xinyan was also dumbfounded.


    Is this woman a bootlicker? Definitely a bootlicker, right?


    And a purebred one at that!


    "You''re spending money recklessly again!"


    Lin Baici was helpless.


    "I only spent a little bit of my private money!"


    Jin Yingzhen stretched out her left hand, pinched her little finger with her thumb, and made a small gesture to prove that she really only spent a little bit.


    "Oppa, don''t worry about these things. In the future, are you going to take a girl to a hotel where you can be heard by the next room if you make a few noises? Can you have fun?"


    Jin Yingzhen had a good impression of Lin Baici, not only because of the suspension bridge effect that occurred in the Longchan Temple, but also because of the charm he showed when he broke into the God''s Ruins, which she admired.


    Of course, Lin Baici''s handsome appearance, which was exactly what Jin Yingzhen liked, was also a plus.


    Finally, there was the task of poaching people that her brother had assigned. Jin Yingzhen naturally did everything she could. For people like them, anything that could be solved with money was not a problem.


    Seeing that he couldn''t persuade Jin Yingzhen, Lin Baici gave up.


    After all, he was just a child from an ordinary family. For the past eighteen years, he had been taught to be frugal, simple, and not wasteful.


    The two chatted for a while longer, then called the waitress to pay the bill and prepared to go for dinner.


    "The total is eight hundred and twenty yuan, will you be paying in cash or by card?"


    The waitress handed over the bill.

 Chapter 77 – Military training begins, flag bearer candidates

    "Scan Alipay!"


    Lin Baici took out his phone and scanned the code to pay.


    The majority of the bill for this morning''s tea was on that pot of coffee.


    Jin Yingzhen didn''t rush to pay. Men always had a chauvinistic mentality, especially when there were other customers around. Paying for themselves might make the young man lose face.


    After settling the bill, the two of them left.


    Huang Tao stared at Jin Yingzhen''s tightly wrapped buttocks, but only noticed after they left that he had been too focused on listening to their conversation and had neglected to entertain Ji Xinyan.


    Soon, the couple sat in the Mercedes-Benz worth nearly 2 million RMB under the shade of a tree, started the car, and drove away.


    "What a trashy man!"


    Huang Tao sneered, "I will earn that car through my own abilities!"


    "Heh heh!"


    Ji Xinyan chuckled, "Do you think he can make a super rich Korean girl treat him like that just with his face?"


    Ji Xinyan could tell that the Korean girl was very respectful and careful in front of that young man.


    "He was picked up by an artist!"


    Huang Tao sneered, full of disdain, "In other words, that Korean girl is a slut!"


    Ji Xinyan took a sip of coffee and couldn''t be bothered to respond. She had decided that no matter how her mother persuaded her, she would never go out with Huang Tao again.


    He was too shallow.


    ...


    After having lunch with Jin Yingzhen, Lin Baici accompanied her for a stroll around the campus before sending her to the main gate.


    "You go back, I know the way!"


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    "Be safe on the way!"


    Lin Baici reminded her.


    "Okay!"


    Jin Yingzhen got in the car and waved to Lin Baici before heading back to the Hilton Hotel.


    This was their agreement. The car would be parked in the hotel''s parking lot, and Lin Baici would go and get it when he needed it.


    After seeing off the Korean girl, Lin Baici used Meituan to search for a large supermarket near the school and found a Yonghui.


    He took a look around, bought some daily necessities and snacks, and then returned to the dormitory.


    His roommates were not there.


    It seemed that everyone was new to the school and everything was fresh to them.


    Lin Baici moved a chair and sat on the balcony, browsing the Origin Forum, trying to accumulate as much knowledge as possible so that he wouldn''t be clueless during his next exploration of the God''s Ruins.


    In the evening, the roommates gradually returned.


    Hu Wenwu was reading, Xu Daguan was livestreaming, Liu Yu was watching videos, Qian Jiahui was boredly playing with his laptop, and Fang Mingyuan was not there, presumably playing basketball.


    At 11 o''clock, the lights in the entire dormitory building were turned off on time.


    No one chatted anymore and everyone started to sleep because the registration was over today and formal military training would begin tomorrow.


    ...


    Early the next morning, everyone put on the military training uniforms and rubber shoes provided by the school and gathered at the playground.


    The freshmen were divided into groups based on their majors.


    There were a total of nine classes in the Software Engineering major, with more than 300 students, forming four formations, with separate formations for male and female students, each with two formations.


    On the boys'' side, about twenty extra people were thrown into the Electrical Engineering formation.


    Lin Baici, who was 1.88 meters tall, was too tall and was arranged to be in the last row.


    The instructor was a young man in his twenties, who looked very sturdy and spoke with a Northwestern accent. He had a strong presence and on the first day, he made everyone stand under the sun for thirty minutes.


    Line up, march, left turn, right turn, it was the traditional military training routine, nothing special.


    The only fun part might be looking at the girls.


    Everyone was wearing green military training uniforms and the same hat. At this time, it was still possible to stand out from a group of girls and make people think they were beautiful. That meant they were really good-looking.


    The first day passed like this.


    In the evening, except for Lin Baici and Fang Mingyuan, even Hu Wenwu, who often did farm work, was too tired to move and went to bed early.


    "Old Bai, you''re just a beast!"


    Qian Jiahui envied Lin Baici for being so relaxed.


    Fang Mingyuan was also surprised. He was a sports major and exercised regularly, so it was normal for him not to be tired, but what was going on with Lin Baici?


    His physical fitness seemed to be even better than his own.


    The second day of military training continued, but on the girls'' side, there were cases of heatstroke.


    "Disperse, take a fifteen-minute break!"


    Instructor Li shouted and then called out to Lin Baici, "Lin Baici, come here!"


    Some people looked at Lin Baici curiously, wondering why the instructor was looking for him, while others didn''t care and sat on the ground chatting with the people around them.


    Mobile phones were not allowed during military training, so it was boring.


    "Instructor!"


    Lin Baici thought for a moment and realized that he hadn''t made any mistakes!


    "Do you want to be the flag bearer?"


    Instructor Li got straight to the point.


    "Huh?"


    Lin Baici didn''t expect it to be something like this.


    The military training would last for nine days, and on the tenth day, there would be a performance for the entire school. The school leaders and military leaders would come to review the results of the freshmen''s military training during this period.


    The flag bearer was the person who carried the red flag and walked at the front of all the formations. They could be said to be the most dazzling.


    Of course, personal appearance was very important. They couldn''t be ugly or too short.


    "What? Do you want to or not? Speak!"


    Instructor Li had high hopes for Lin Baici.


    This student had excellent physical fitness, long limbs, sharp and agile eyes. If he went to the army, he would definitely be a promising soldier.


    "I don''t mind!"Lin Baici spoke honestly. If it had been before, he would have definitely taken up the challenge to test himself. But now, he was a god hunter, such attention-seeking matters were irrelevant to him.


    "What do you mean it doesn''t matter!"


    Instructor Li lowered his voice, "After the military training, there will be a selection for outstanding individuals and groups. If you can get the outstanding individual award, it will be very beneficial for you to join the student council or the party in the future. Moreover, being the flag bearer can also attract the attention of the department leaders!"


    "At the very least, showing your face like this will make it easier for you to find a girlfriend in the future!"


    Instructor Li and his team were in charge of military training at various universities every year, so they were very familiar with these matters.


    "I''ll listen to the instructor!"


    Since the instructor had made things so clear, it would be ungrateful of him not to agree.


    "Alright, go and prepare. After the selection, there will be individual training!"


    Instructor Li patted Lin Baici''s shoulder.


    What a pity for this body, it would be great if he could be his soldier!


    Xu Daguan had been watching this side. As soon as Lin Baici came back, he immediately came over, "What did the instructor want with you?"


    "What else could it be, to be the flag bearer!"


    The one who spoke was a tall guy named Zhang Zhixu. He wore glasses and was very thin, like a sorghum stalk. He was also in the last row, on the right side of Lin Baici.


    They were all from the Software Engineering 01 class.


    "Flag bearer?"


    Xu Daguan was surprised.


    "Yes, with Lin''s physique and looks, he is definitely the best flag bearer in history!"


    To be a flag bearer, Zhang Zhixu was tall enough, but his body was too thin, and he wore glasses, his appearance was too ordinary.


    "Being a flag bearer is not about the looks."


    Xu Daguan muttered, somewhat envious. However, he also understood that with his height, he was not even as tall as the flagpole, he had no chance of being a flag bearer in this lifetime.


    The break was over, and the training continued.


    There was no wind, no clouds, and the sun was hanging in the sky without any restraint, roasting the earth.


    Soon, there were screams from the female formation.


    "Why can''t we train less on such a hot day?"


    "I want to pretend to have a heatstroke!"


    "Do you think the school doctor is idle?"


    The students were sweating profusely, and their training uniforms were soaked.


    Finally, it was another break time. Everyone sat on the ground, listless, and some even took off their training uniforms and covered their heads.


    A few students brought water and placed it on the side of the playground. After reporting to the instructor, they ran over to drink.


    Lin Baici licked his lips.


    He could hold on, but why should he?


    So he got up, went to find the instructor, said a few words, and then came back, "Mingyuan, Wenwu, come, let''s go buy some water!"


    Some people heard this and looked at the instructor.


    "Those who want to buy water, go quickly, five minutes!"


    Instructor Li looked at his watch.


    Whoosh!


    Many students immediately stood up and ran to the nearest No. 2 canteen. There was a supermarket on the first floor, which was run by a relative of some school leader.


    When Lin Baici and the others arrived at the supermarket, Fang Mingyuan went straight to the refrigerator, took out two bottles of chilled cola, and threw them to Lin Baici and Hu Wenwu. He only took one bottle for himself, unscrewed the cap, and gulped down several mouthfuls.


    "Refreshing!"


    Fang Mingyuan exhaled a sigh of relief.


    Hu Wenwu didn''t drink.


    "Don''t be polite with Mingyuan!"


    Lin Baici actually wanted to drink water, but since Fang Mingyuan had given him cola, it wouldn''t be nice to refuse, so he also took a few sips, then he walked to the cashier.


    "Madam, I want to buy more water. Do you have any tools like tricycles here?"


    Behind the cashier was a middle-aged woman dressed quite stylishly. She raised her eyelids and looked at Lin Baici, "How much are you buying?"


    Lin Baici thought about the number of people, "Give me ten cases of Nongfu Spring."


    One case contained 24 bottles.


    "There''s an electric tricycle outside, do you know how to ride it?"


    "I do!"


    Hu Wenwu had ridden this in the village.


    "Move the stuff yourself, and return it to me when you''re done."


    The woman instructed.


    "No problem!"


    Lin Baici let Hu Wenwu and Fang Mingyuan do the work first, and he settled the bill first.


    Since they were not allowed to bring mobile phones, he had a lot of cash on him for emergencies.


    It cost a total of 380, the woman didn''t give a discount, but she gave three cans of herbal tea.


    "Why are you buying so much water?"


    Fang Mingyuan was puzzled.


    "For our class, it''s hot, we need to hydrate to avoid heatstroke!"


    There were 32 people in Lin Baici''s Software Engineering 01 class, including 13 girls.


    "You''re so generous!"


    Fang Mingyuan would only buy water for his friends at most.


    "From now on, we''re all in the same class, we should care for each other and increase the cohesion of the class."


    Lin Baici was not a stingy person even when he didn''t have much money before. Now that his income had skyrocketed, he was even more confident.


    Hu Wenwu rode the electric tricycle carrying the mineral water, Lin Baici, and Fang Mingyuan. This scene attracted the attention of many freshmen as soon as they arrived near the playground.


    You should know that there were thousands of new students undergoing military training on the playground at this time.

 Chapter 78 – Warm man

    Hu Wenwu lowered his head, unable to face those gazes.


    "Old Hu, our lives are in your hands, don''t mess up!"


    Fang Mingyuan teased.


    Hu Wenwu parked the tricycle on the track of the playground.


    "You two, unload the cart!"


    Lin Baici picked up a box of mineral water, returned to the formation, tore open the packaging, took out a few bottles and threw them to the students of Class 01, then took one bottle and handed it to Instructor Li.


    "You''re generous, kid."


    Instructor Li smiled and had a better impression of Lin Baici.


    He had been in charge of military training for college students for seven or eight years, but he had only seen three people buying water for their classmates.


    "Do we not count?"


    A mischievous male student teased.


    "Go get it yourself, or are you waiting for me to feed you?"


    Lin Baici finished distributing the mineral water from the box and returned to the electric tricycle. "Let''s go, one person carries one box, let''s go to the girls'' side!"


    "What?" Hu Wenwu was stunned and shook his head. "You...you guys go, three boxes of water, can you two carry them?"


    "Fool, Lao Bai is giving us a chance to impress them!"


    Fang Mingyuan instantly understood Lin Baici''s good intentions. Otherwise, with his build, carrying five boxes by himself would be no problem.


    Hu Wenwu was shy and dared not go.


    "Do you still want to stay single?"


    Fang Mingyuan picked up a box of water and handed it to Hu Wenwu.


    "Tiger, you''re in college now, change a bit!"


    Lin Baici not only advised Hu Wenwu, but he also planned to change himself and strive to become a better person.


    Hu Wenwu gritted his teeth and nodded.


    The three of them carried three boxes of water and walked towards the formation where the girls of Software Engineering Class 01 were.


    The girls had already noticed the three of them.


    Fang Mingyuan, who was involved in sports, had a more outgoing personality. "Girls of Class 01, come out and drink water!"


    "Wow!"


    "Thank you!"


    "I won''t be polite then!"


    The girls of Class 01 felt a sense of happiness when they realized that the mineral water was for them. They felt like they were being treated gently by the world.


    Following that, a sense of superiority arose in their hearts.


    There was no way around it. They went through military training together, endured the scorching sun, and now suddenly they were drinking mineral water.


    With this treatment, it was impossible not to feel superior.


    The boys in their own class were generous, considerate, and gentle. It seemed that they would have a pleasant four years together.


    Some girls were too embarrassed to take the water, so Ji Xinyan came out and distributed it to everyone.


    "Don''t waste the goodwill of your classmates!"


    Ji Xinyan said, glancing at Lin Baici, who was handing water to the instructor. She didn''t expect that the guy she saw at the cafe yesterday was actually in the same class as her!


    Fate!


    "If you can''t drink it, give it to someone else!"


    Lin Baici instructed Ji Xinyan.


    There were a total of 72 bottles in three boxes of water, and Lin Baici estimated that the girls of Class 01 couldn''t finish them all.


    "Who bought this water?"


    Ji Xinyan casually asked.


    "The boys pooled their money!"


    Lin Baici had already prepared the answer.


    Hu Wenwu was taken aback when he heard this. Why did Lao Bai say that?


    Fang Mingyuan didn''t owe him any favors, so he immediately retorted, "Don''t listen to him, he paid for it himself. We two were just running errands."


    The girls originally thought highly of all the boys in the class when they heard Lin Baici''s answer. But now, they were suddenly surprised by Fang Mingyuan''s explanation. They looked at Lin Baici with puzzled expressions.


    Clearly, it was you who paid for it, so why did you say it was the boys?


    Won''t that make them less grateful to you?


    "I just thought of it first. If I didn''t buy water for you, someone else would have!"


    Lin Baici laughed heartily.


    At this time, humility was needed, and when the girls asked, he couldn''t just say that he paid for it himself. That would be too showy.


    "That''s not true!"


    Ji Xinyan chimed in.


    "Alright, we won''t disturb you anymore. Take care and don''t get heatstroke!"


    Lin Baici bid farewell.


    "What''s your name?"


    Ji Xinyan asked, and the other girls, even those who were not from Class 01, were also interested in Lin Baici''s name.


    "He''s called Hu Wenwu, talented in both literature and martial arts, he has the highest college entrance exam score in our dormitory. This one is Fang Mingyuan, he''s excellent at basketball and is a member of the school team. I''m Lin Baici, just an ordinary person!"


    Lin Baici introduced.


    "Just an ordinary Lin Baici, huh?"


    Ji Xinyan thought to herself, with your face, how dare you say you''re ordinary? Do you believe that rich women will fight to have your babies?


    Lin Baici and the other two left, and the girls immediately started whispering and evaluating.


    "That Lin Baici is quite handsome!"


    "What? Just quite? Your standards for handsome are really high."


    "He''s a warm-hearted guy!"


    "Don''t say that too soon. He might be a wolf in sheep''s clothing. Look at how you all are now, just because he gave you a bottle of water, you have a good impression of him!"


    "A wolf? That''s even better. I like wolves!"


    The girls chattered and all had a good impression of Lin Baici.


    After the incident with the water delivery, military training continued as usual, but there was a change. The boys from other classes didn''t want to be outdone.


    On the third day, during break time, everyone went to buy water for the girls in their own class.


    Lin Baici trained every day, chatted with Hua Yueyu and Jin Yingzhen for a while after washing up in the evening, and then browsed the Origin Forum.


    Now that he didn''t have his mother to take care of him, life was comfortable.


    On the fourth day, Lin Baici participated in the selection of flag bearers, which involved standing in military posture and marching.


    On the fifth day, Lin Baici saw a tall and handsome boy holding a red flag and practicing marching on the edge of the playground.


    At night, after dinner, at eight o''clock, there was an emergency assembly.Everyone brought their stools to the playground. Under Instructor Li''s command, they formed a circle.


    "Tonight is a social gathering. Come on, boys and girls, mix and sit together."


    Instructor Zhang, who was in charge of the girls'' formation, was a serious person who didn''t talk much.


    "Whoever has a special talent, show it off. Maybe a girl will secretly fall for you!"


    Instructor Li encouraged.


    After about ten minutes of silence, a short-haired boy took the stage.


    "Let''s give him a round of applause!"


    Instructor Li led the applause.


    The short-haired boy sang a Cantonese song, which was quite good, clearly his ace in the hole.


    "Girls, it''s your turn. Don''t let the boys outshine you!"


    Instructor Li provoked.


    Once someone took the lead, everyone became more active, taking turns to perform.


    It had to be said, the new students were truly talented.


    Fang Mingyuan also took the stage, showing off his fancy basketball skills, while Qian Jiahui played a piece on the guitar.


    "Who''s next?"


    Just as Instructor Li asked, Xu Daguan called out to Lin Baici.


    "Old Bai, your turn!"


    Xu Daguan was a bit vindictive, hoping that Lin Baici had no talent and would embarrass himself in front of everyone.


    Lin Baici shook his head.


    He had sung a couple of songs before and uploaded them to Bilibili, but the response was lukewarm, which had hit his confidence, so he wasn''t interested.


    "Old Bai, stop hiding your talents. Everyone is waiting for you to show off. Come on, do something!"


    Xu Daguan clapped rhythmically.


    Everyone started to join in, clapping along.


    Because of the water delivery incident and his good looks, Lin Baici had gained some popularity among the new software engineering students.


    "Do something!"


    "Do something!"


    "Do something!"


    Everyone chanted in unison.


    Left with no choice, Lin Baici stood up and walked to the center of the circle.


    "Then I''ll sing ''The Brightest Star in the Night Sky''."


    Lin Baici didn''t use his divine grace, he just sang casually.


    When the song ended, everyone applauded.


    "He sings just okay!"


    "It''s not bad, at least he didn''t go off-key!"


    "So what if he sings badly? Am I here to listen to the song? I''m here to see him!"


    The girls chattered.


    The social gathering was lively. When it was time to disperse, Instructor Li called out to Lin Baici: "Baici, come over here!"


    Lin Baici guessed that it was probably about the flag bearer issue.


    Instructor Li hesitated, unsure of how to start.


    Lin Baici looked at the dormitory windows glowing with light, patiently waiting.


    "Ah, the flag bearer thing, it''s off!"


    Instructor Li sighed.


    "Thank you for your efforts, Instructor."


    Lin Baici thanked him.


    "A student named Zheng Haixuan has been appointed as the flag bearer, designated by your vice dean!"


    Instructor Li revealed.


    Despite all the instructors recommending flag bearer candidates and holding selection trials yesterday, these people were just for show, destined to be eliminated.


    Instructor Li felt guilty. He had encouraged Lin Baici, but the result was disappointing.


    "I understand!"


    Lin Baici nodded, he really didn''t care about being the flag bearer or not.


    "It''s good that you can take it easy!"


    Instructor Li patted Lin Baici''s shoulder, appreciating his calm and composed attitude.


    ......


    Time, like sand in a young girl''s hand, passed quickly!


    The nine-day military training period was over, and the performance report was due tomorrow.


    "We''re almost through!"


    Xu Daguan was already fed up with this formality.


    Lin Baici lay on his bed, chatting with Xia Hongyao.


    Detective Xia: The deputy minister has already signed it, it''s going through the process, you should get the bonus in a week at most.


    Lin under the moon: Thanks for your trouble.


    Detective Xia: It''s my job.


    Detective Xia: How many days off do you have after your military training?


    Lin under the moon: Three days, just in time for classes to start next Monday.


    Detective Xia: Are you free the day after tomorrow? I''ll take you to a fun place.


    Lin under the moon: How fun?


    Detective Xia: You''ll be so happy you''ll forget to go home!


    "Lin Baici, Instructor Li is looking for you!"


    Suddenly, someone shouted from the corridor.


    "I know, I''m on my way!"


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    Lin under the moon: The instructor is calling me!


    Detective Xia: You go ahead. By the way, keep an eye out for any suspicious people around your school.


    Lin under the moon: What''s going on?


    Detective Xia: There have been five death cases recently in the two streets near Haijing University of Technology. We suspect they were caused by a Divine Taboo.


    Lin under the moon: Understood.


    Lin Baici put away his phone, went to see the instructor, and pondered whether he could go out and look around. Maybe he could use the hunger of the God Eater to find the Divine Taboo.


    But doing so would definitely be dangerous.


    Instructor Li was at the staircase, smoking anxiously. Seeing Lin Baici, he hesitated for a moment before speaking: "Baici, can you do me a favor?"

 Chapter 79 – One person forms a formation

    The smell of cigarettes slowly spread.


    "What do you want?"


    Lin Baici thought that Instructor Li was a decent person. Although he looked serious, he was not strict during military training and gave plenty of rest time.


    When students asked for leave, he was also easy to talk to, unlike some other instructors who were strict and followed military regulations meticulously.


    Lin Baici didn''t know if those instructors were mentally disturbed or if they were just trying to win the first place reward for their team, but they were ruthless. The freshmen under their supervision were tortured.


    Those instructors had probably been cursed behind their backs countless times, but they would leave after the military training, at most staying for ten days. They didn''t care at all.


    "That Zheng Haixuan twisted his foot during dinner!"


    Instructor Li smiled helplessly.


    "How is that my problem?"


    In fact, Lin Baici now had a new divine blessing called ''Red Rolling Stone'', which he hadn''t used yet. If he wanted to deal with Zheng Haixuan, he could choose a night to use a flying stone to break his leg without anyone noticing.


    "He can''t participate anymore, so we need a replacement!"


    Instructor Li truthfully informed him, "The company commander has put the responsibility on me!"


    Although being a flag bearer didn''t require much skill, according to the normal process, it still needed a few days of separate training. But now they had to rush into it tomorrow. Who would dare to do it?


    If they made a mistake, they would lose face in front of the important leaders and freshmen of the whole school, directly losing their four-year college courtship rights.


    The instructors were finding all sorts of excuses to avoid it.


    Instructor Li also wanted to avoid it, but the company commander didn''t like him, so the task fell on him.


    "Baici, can you be the flag bearer?"


    Instructor Li pleaded.


    "I''m afraid I won''t do well!"


    Lin Baici honestly replied.


    "Being a flag bearer is not difficult, and with your physical condition, not being a flag bearer would really be a waste."


    Instructor Li really thought so, otherwise he wouldn''t have directly recommended Lin Baici a few days ago.


    Fang Mingyuan was also not bad, but Instructor Li chose Lin Baici.


    Looking at Instructor Li''s worried expression, Lin Baici agreed, "Alright!"


    "We can''t delay, let''s go for a walk and I''ll explain some things to you!"


    Instructor Li was grateful to Lin Baici.


    After the military training was over, he would definitely treat him to a few bottles.


    An hour later, Lin Baici returned to the dormitory.


    "Where did you go?"


    Liu Yu pushed up his glasses and was very concerned about why Instructor Li had looked for Lin Baici. Could it be that there was something good happening that he was hiding from everyone?


    Xu Daguan and Qian Jiahui were also curious.


    "He asked me to be the flag bearer!"


    Since they were going to perform tomorrow, there was no need to hide it.


    "What? You replaced the original flag bearer?"


    Liu Yu was surprised. It seemed that this roommate also had connections. I wonder which leader in the school he knew?


    "That flag bearer twisted his foot!"


    Lin Baici finished speaking, and everyone was stunned.


    Liu Yu''s mood suddenly improved. So, you don''t have any connections either, and you''re just an ordinary person. That makes me feel relieved. But in an instant, he felt a bit sour.


    Why did Instructor Li choose Lin Baici instead of someone else?


    He must have secretly given gifts in order to become the flag bearer.


    He''s really cunning.


    "Old Bai, being a flag bearer is not easy. You should have refused!"


    Fang Mingyuan kindly reminded him.


    "Why is it not good to be in the spotlight?"


    Liu Yu curled his lips, acting all smart.


    "Old Bai didn''t receive flag bearer training. If he makes a mistake, it will be a big loss of face!"


    Qian Jiahui worried.


    Liu Yu raised an eyebrow. So that''s how it is, it''s a dirty job!


    "Old Bai, do your best. We are all your support!"


    Xu Daguan said sincerely, but in reality, he was already looking forward to Lin Baici making a fool of himself.


    ...


    September 14th, clear sky, gentle breeze.


    On the north side of the Haijing University sports field, the already constructed main stage was occupied by school leaders and military leaders, who were taking their seats.


    Colorful flags fluttered, and the Chinese People''s Liberation Army March resounded through the loudspeakers, echoing grandly on the sports field.


    "Where is Lin Baici? Did he eat something bad?"


    The performance was about to begin, and Zhang Zhixu, who was on the left side, was a little worried that Lin Baici hadn''t arrived yet.


    He was also in Class 01 and lived in the neighboring dormitory. Since drinking Lin Baici''s water a few days ago, he thought this person was good and treated him as a friend.


    The others also had high hopes for Lin Zhang.


    "Lin Baici became the flag bearer!"


    Even though they were four people apart, Fang Mingyuan, who was in the last row, heard this and answered.


    "What?"


    Everyone was stunned and stood on their tiptoes to look. Soon, they found Lin Baici standing at the very front of the formation, holding the Five-Star Red Flag. sea??h th§× N??eFire.¦Çet website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality.


    "Old Bai is capable!"


    Zhang Zhixu envied him.


    "The original flag bearer twisted his foot, and Old Bai was chosen to take the blame!"


    Fang Mingyuan worried that everyone would think Lin Baici had used some means to become the flag bearer, so he explained.


    But he was overthinking it. With Lin Baici''s tall and straight figure, everyone would accept him as the flag bearer.


    At 9 o''clock, the principal announced that the entrance ceremony had officially begun.


    Lin Baici was a bit nervous, his heart pounding. After all, this was a big occasion. If he made a mistake and got too nervous, took the wrong step, it would be embarrassing.


    But Lin Baici was prepared.


    He took out a small handful of hollow Tie Guanyin tea leaves, about seven or eight of them, chewed them vigorously, and swallowed them.


    Soon, Lin Baici''s heartbeat calmed down.


    Nervous?"Impossible, Lin Baici has now lost all emotions, like a hollow man, even if he were to streak in public, he wouldn''t feel any shame.


    Amid the passionate and powerful voice of the announcer, and under the stirring march of the People''s Liberation Army of China, Lin Baici was the first to walk past the podium, holding the red flag.


    He changed his marching style to a formal one.


    At the same time, he held the red flag diagonally in front of him!


    Swish!


    Lin Baici''s shoulders were level and his hands steady, his movements clean and sharp, like a bayonet drawn, shining against the enemy.


    His calm and stern expression, coupled with his tall stature, sharp facial features, made Lin Baici look like a hero who had just finished his bullets in the battlefield, holding a bayonet, facing the enemy''s frenzied charge with contempt.


    He stood firm, ready to die for the flag!


    Everyone seemed to see fearlessness, perseverance, sacrifice...


    They saw the glory of a soldier.


    It must be said, Lin Baici''s personal image was too outstanding, especially since he had actually killed people, seen thousands of corpses, and after being cleansed of those emotions by the hollow Iron Goddess, he was as cold as a bloodthirsty war god.


    Lin Baici''s aura alone overshadowed the hundred-man formation behind him.


    The principal admired Lin Baici and sighed to the secretary next to him: "This freshman has an outstanding temperament!"


    "A one-man army!"


    The secretary chuckled: "He must come from a military family, right?"


    The female announcer watched as Lin Baici walked past the podium, her eyes brightening. With this junior here, it didn''t matter if all the first-year boys were lackluster.


    She would find a chance to get to know him.


    "Damn, Lin Baici''s posture is good, he must have practiced, right?"


    "I believe it if you say he''s been a soldier!"


    "It''s over! It''s over! This guy has already won the four-year courtship rights!"


    The freshmen of software engineering were lining up on the side of the field, waiting to enter. Seeing Lin Baici''s performance, they immediately started chattering.


    "..."


    Xu Daguan felt a bit naive for wanting to see Lin Baici make a fool of himself.


    Such a person, too excellent, given a chance, he would shine brightly, making others seem like fireflies.


    The female formation was also chattering.


    "Lin Baici is too handsome, isn''t he?"


    "Did you hear? The girls from other departments are already asking for Lin Baici''s name!"


    "Whoever has any ideas, hurry up and make a move, we can''t let the girls from other departments get to Lin Baici."


    The girls of software engineering were united in their hatred at this moment.


    After Lin Baici walked past the podium, he walked around the track for more than half a circle, finally entering the field, stopping directly in front of the podium across the track.


    This was the glory of the flag bearer, because holding the red flag, he would stand at the forefront, becoming the most eye-catching existence.


    Of course, being watched meant being scrutinized. It could be said that more than half of the eyes on the field would be on Lin Baici.


    Any small movement he made, such as scratching an itch or tilting his head, would be seen.


    Not everyone could withstand this kind of pressure.


    But Lin Baici did, because after consuming a few hollow Iron Goddesses, he stood there, calm and unmoving.


    At this moment, his shoulders were level, his chest was high, and he stood straight like a javelin, like a statue standing on the field.


    From Lin Baici''s position, he could see any girl passing by on the track in front of him, but he had completely lost interest.


    His mind was blank.


    "Wow, is this a buffet?"


    "I see some nice pieces of meat, hey, and some nice desserts, hmm, that long-haired girl has a malt scent!"


    "What are you waiting for? Let''s eat!"


    If the God of Gluttony had saliva, it would have flowed out by now.


    As the formation moved forward, about half of them had passed, and on the west side of the field, among the formations that had completed their entrance and were waiting, a scream suddenly rang out. The freshmen in military uniforms, like a herd of deer being ambushed by lions while drinking at a lake, scattered all at once.


    Swish!


    The freshmen fled.


    If viewed from above, they were like a wave of green water splashing on the field.


    The commotion here naturally attracted everyone''s attention.


    Lin Baici was unmoved.


    "There''s a mad dog!"


    "Run!"


    "Damn!"


    The noise was deafening.


    The school leaders had no time to review the formation, they all stood up, and the instructors waiting outside the field were all running towards the center of the disturbance.


    Lin Baici finally turned his head, and through the crowd, he saw a dirty adult Border Collie, darting left and right. It suddenly leaped up, pounced on a freshman, and bit a piece of flesh off his face.


    "Ah!"


    The unfortunate freshman let out a piercing scream.


    The Border Collie''s features were twisted, its eyes blood red, a large amount of saliva spilling from its mouth, its tongue hanging out, it was clearly a mad dog.


    After biting the boy, it continued to run wildly, charging towards a female formation.


    Boom!


    The girls scattered and ran, screaming in fear. Because there were too many people and they were too dense, collisions occurred, and some girls were pushed down and stepped on several times.


    "A mad dog contaminated by divine radiation!"


    By the time Lin Baici heard this comment, he had already rushed out, while his right wrist quickly rotated, wrapping the red flag around the flagpole.

 Chapter 80 – One morning become famous

    The playground was in chaos.


    In the area where the mad dogs were rampant, it was like a storm that was spreading rapidly.


    No one wanted to be bitten by a dog, let alone a mad dog. Not to mention the disfigurement caused by the bite, but it could also lead to rabies.


    Who could withstand that?


    The screams of the girls and their desperate attempts to escape only intensified the atmosphere of panic.


    "Get out of the way!"


    Lin Baici shouted loudly, waving the flagpole with both hands to push away the two girls who were running aimlessly towards him. Then, with a powerful push of his legs, he started running.


    He was about sixty meters away from the mad dog.


    But it was already too late to run over.


    A girl was knocked down, her military training cap fell off, and her long black hair scattered. Everyone around her had run away, so the mad dog naturally targeted her.


    Roar!


    The mad dog growled lowly, showing its sharp teeth, and pounced fiercely. Its target was the girl''s head. If it bit her, even if she didn''t die, she would be scarred for life, leaving a deep psychological trauma.


    While running, Lin Baici clenched the flagpole in his right hand and raised it, placing it on his shoulder like a javelin. Then, with a powerful push of his legs, he took two big steps forward, followed by a quick twist of his waist and a swing of his arm, like shooting an arrow from a bow, he threw the flagpole out.


    Swoosh!


    The flagpole shot out, accompanied by the sound of tearing through the air.


    Zhu Qiunan was completely frightened. The mad dog''s front legs were already pressing on her shoulders, and the tremendous impact directly knocked her down. Then, an ugly and dirty dog head leaned over, its mouth dripping with sticky saliva, splattering on her chest, neck, and face.


    A foul smell emanated from the dog''s mouth, making Zhu Qiunan instinctively nauseous and wanting to vomit.


    "Quick, beat the dog!"


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    "Block it!"


    The shouts from all around, rudely entered their ears, but Zhu Qiunan couldn''t hear them anymore. She only saw the dog''s head rapidly growing larger in front of her.


    And then, in the next instant, just as the dog''s drooling mouth was about to bite her, a red figure entered her peripheral vision, breaking through the air and piercing into the mad dog''s belly.


    Splat!


    The red figure hit the mad dog, and the tremendous inertia pulled the mad dog away from her, dragging it seven or eight meters away.


    Zhu Qiunan immediately felt her body lighten.


    She subconsciously turned her head to look at the mad dog, but a boy came running and jumped over her.


    His legs were so long, his figure so tall that when he blocked the sunlight, his shadow covered everything, obscuring the sky.


    Smack!


    The boy landed on one foot and took two steps to cross the seven or eight meters, appearing in front of the mad dog. He grabbed the flagpole that was stuck in the mad dog''s body.


    Yes,


    Zhu Qiunan finally saw it clearly this time. It was a flagpole, and the red flag that was originally wrapped around it was slowly unfurling.


    It was the flag bearer!


    He pulled out the flagpole and then forcefully stabbed it into the head of the mad dog, which was struggling to climb up and bite him.


    Splat!


    The steel flagpole pierced through the dog''s brain. With this blow, the mad dog stopped moving, and a black blood flowed out from its wound, spreading out and forming a puddle.


    The instructors ran over, two of them went to help Zhu Qiunan, while the others stood in place, looking at the mad dog, then at Lin Baici, their eyes filled with shock.


    Damn, what did this kid just do?


    From a distance of about thirty to forty meters, he shot and killed the mad dog with the flagpole?


    If they hadn''t seen it with their own eyes, the instructors wouldn''t have believed it.


    Could a person really do this?


    The flag Lin Baici held was of standard size, 192 centimeters long and 128 centimeters high. The flagpole was made of a hollow steel pipe and was about three meters long.


    This thing was not light at all. Ordinary people would get tired after holding it up for a while, but this freshman treated it like a javelin and threw it dozens of meters away with such precision, killing a mad dog in such a critical situation?


    This was too amazing.


    "Baici, well done!"


    Instructor Li ran over, excitedly patting Lin Baici''s chest. This was his student, and he had really made him proud.


    "You exercise regularly, right?"


    "Your muscle strength is impressive!"


    "It''s not just about strength, but also the judgment and courage to shoot the mad dog in such an emergency situation."


    The instructors discussed among themselves.


    Even if it was them, even if they could throw the flagpole that far, they wouldn''t dare to do it. What if they accidentally hurt someone? It would be a big problem.


    Lin Baici smiled and turned his head to look at the girl.


    The girl''s legs were weak, and she barely stood up with the help of the instructor. She noticed Lin Baici''s gaze and immediately met his eyes.


    "Thank you!"


    Wuwuwu.


    After Zhu Qiunan finished speaking, she cried in fear. If she had been bitten, her face would have been ruined. What would she do in the future?


    For girls, a beautiful face is more important than life itself.


    ¡¾Would you like to try a delicious dessert?¡¿


    "You''re welcome!"


    Lin Baici rubbed his right arm with his left hand. He had exerted too much force just now, and his muscles were starting to ache.


    "Are you a sports special student? You run really fast!"


    One of the instructors marveled.


    Although they were relatively far away from this side, they were all soldiers and had decent explosive power. But compared to this boy, they were slow, like old ladies walking.


    With his tall stature and long legs, he ran with big strides, like a galloping horse. The visual impact was incredible.


    The mad dog was dead, and the students finally stopped running. They looked towards this side, discussing in a chaotic manner.


    "Damn, what did I just see? A god!"


    "That flag bearer is too awesome, right?"


    "He''s so handsome, he has secured his right to court for four years of college, and even his mating rights!"


    The freshmen were discussing excitedly.


    This time, when they said "handsome," they weren''t referring to Lin Baici''s appearance, but rather his posture of running like a shooting star and shooting the mad dog with one shot.


    Wasn''t this cooler than those young idols in idol dramas?


    The school leaders finally arrived. They first checked on the two students who were bitten, then greeted Zhu Qiunan, who had almost been bitten, and finally turned to Lin Baici.


    "You did a great job. In a dangerous moment, you dared to step forward. Brave, passionate, worthy of being called a hero."


    The principal praised.He was truly grateful to Lin Baici.


    Today''s performance report was being covered by the city''s television station. If a mad dog had disrupted it, it would have been an indelible stain on Haijing Institute of Technology.


    Thankfully, this young man had taken care of it.


    The upcoming publicity could focus on this young man, showcasing his bravery, fearlessness, passion, and selfless dedication. They would definitely hype it up.


    After all, he was the only student who had gone against the tide when the freshmen were fleeing.


    "I just reacted quickly. I believe that the leaders and other students would do the same once they realized what was happening!"


    Lin Baici knew how to play the game, "Didn''t the instructors all come running over?"


    The reporters and cameramen from the city''s television station had already approached, and the camera was pointed at Lin Baici.


    They would definitely not miss this kind of news.


    Hearing Lin Baici''s words, the principal''s smile grew wider.


    This student was not only brave but also emotionally intelligent. With that statement, he had elevated the moral standards of the entire Haijing Institute of Technology.


    Of course, the key point was the word "leaders".


    "Our Haijing Institute of Technology has always adhered to a people-oriented teaching standard, emphasizing character before action, and cultivating useful talents for society."


    The principal grabbed Lin Baici''s hand, "What''s your name, young man?"


    "Lin Baici!"


    Lin Baici glanced at the camera.


    "We will commend Lin Baici in particular. In addition to awarding him a first-class scholarship, arranging for him to join the Party immediately, we will also call on all teachers and students to learn from him. At the same time, we will apply for a national bravery award on his behalf!"


    At such a time, they couldn''t be stingy, especially since it wouldn''t cost much.


    After the principal finished speaking, he glanced at Lin Baici and found him as calm as an old monk, showing no signs of joy or sorrow.


    He knew that the rewards he had mentioned were substantial for a college student and would be very beneficial when looking for a job after graduation.


    But Lin Baici was not in a hurry!


    The principal patted Lin Baici''s hand, his evaluation of him rising even higher.


    The beautiful female reporter was also amazed. Most students, having just done something so remarkable in front of the entire school and received so many benefits, would be full of pride and exuberance...


    But this student was as calm as if he had just finished meditating, as if he was ready to become a monk the next second.


    Lin Baici wasn''t nervous at all. The effects of the Iron Goddess of Mercy hadn''t worn off yet. Whether he was being watched by the entire school or being recorded by the television station, or even if he was being broadcast live in front of a national audience, his expression wouldn''t change.


    ¡¾Very good, these ingredients are now very interesting to you, you can take this opportunity to pick and choose, and start eating some of your favorite bread!¡¿


    In the eyes of the God of Gluttony, these freshmen were all bread.


    The female reporter handed the microphone to Lin Baici, wanting to ask a few questions.


    ¡¾No need to choose, let''s start with this one, I hope it''s strawberry flavored.¡¿


    "I just did a small, insignificant thing, it''s not worth interviewing!"


    Lin Baici declined and turned to leave.


    The female reporter was stunned, you don''t want the opportunity to be on camera?


    This guy is really handsome!


    The female reporter quickly asked the cameraman if he had captured the moment when this freshman shot the mad dog.


    The cameraman gave an OK gesture.


    Great!


    Make me a copy!


    ......


    Originally, according to the procedure, after the entrance ceremony, the school leaders would give speeches. Now that everything was in chaos, that couldn''t happen, so the principal announced that everyone was dismissed on the spot.


    The holiday started now, four days off, making up for the two days they didn''t rest last Saturday and Sunday.


    On Sunday afternoon, all classes of Software Engineering would have a meeting at 2 o''clock in Classroom 1012 of the teaching building. Classes would officially start on Monday.


    On the way back to the dormitory, Lin Baici was constantly being looked at by the freshmen.


    "Old Bai, you''re famous now!"


    Qian Jiahui joked, "How does it feel now?"


    "I hope the school will give me the scholarship soon!"


    Lin Baici was relieved, now he had an excuse to give money to his mother.


    "Scholarship?" Liu Yu was stunned, "Has it been decided already?"


    He was far away just now and didn''t hear the principal''s promise to Lin Baici.


    "It''s not the kind of scholarship for good academic performance!"


    Lin Baici explained.


    "That''s good!"


    Liu Yu was relieved. His goal was to rank in the top three and get a scholarship. If the scholarship was already gone, it would be infuriating.


    "Is that all the rewards?"


    Qian Jiahui sneered.


    "I can also join the Party, and the school will apply for a bravery award for me!"


    Lin Baici didn''t really care.


    Will it be easier to find a job in the future?


    I''m already a god hunter.


    "Join the Party?"


    Liu Yu''s ears perked up, and a sour feeling welled up in his chest.


    Damn it!


    Liu Yu''s goal was to join the Party before his sophomore year and get into the student council. If he could become the president of the student council, that would be even better.


    Now, his roommate, who had just started school and hadn''t even started classes yet, was already a party member.


    "Once you join the Party, isn''t it a matter of course to get into the student council?"


    Xu Daguan, who was live streaming, didn''t care about these things, but he was still a student after all. He knew these were good records. If he said he wasn''t jealous, it would be a bit fake.


    "I''m going to the bathroom."


    Liu Yu couldn''t stand it anymore. He would be pissed off if he stayed. He made an excuse and left.


    Lin Baici poured a glass of water, thinking about the God of Gluttony''s comments.


    Why was there a dog irradiated by the god''s remains near the school?


    Ding dong!


    A message came on WeChat.


    Lin Baici clicked it open.


    Detective Xia: Your military training is over, and you''re off tomorrow, right? Get ready, I''ll take you to a fun place!