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Chapter 221 Merit Loan! (Seeking votes~)

To be honest, this was the first time Lin Hao had ever experienced merging his divine sense with the lightning tribulation.

As this was Lin Hao's first time undergoing a "trainee" tribulation, guided by the rules of the tribulation, he was somewhat worried.

Especially when you're chopping someone up for the first time, that's probably what it feels like for a medical student to be on the operating table for the first time.

You used the Heavenly Dao rules of the tribulation lightning to shatter the three souls and seven spirits of a mortal.

You have found the aphrodisiac within this person's soul.

You used the devastating heavenly lightning to destroy the Hehuan Gu.

Lin Hao was stunned when he saw the notification.

Hey, what kind of operation is this?

Did they cut off the patient's head because the patient had a headache?
Is it reasonable that the tribulation clouds, in order to remove the pink foreign object from the soul of a mortal, have scattered the mortal's three souls and seven spirits?
Since he began cultivating and his power returned to himself, Lin Hao has had his hands stained with human lives, but he felt very uncomfortable taking lives without any reason.

Lin Hao wanted to stop.

But soon, the log in front of Lin Hao continued to update rapidly.

You possess merit, and by using that merit, you promptly repaired this person's three souls and seven spirits.

Originally, Lin Hao perceived that the souls of those whose souls had been annihilated had been restored to their original state.

Meanwhile, within Lin Hao's sea of ​​divine sense, a small portion of the golden cloud of merit had disappeared.

Huh?
So, it turns out that accumulating merit can also have the effect of repairing the soul?

No wonder the lightning tribulation cloud takes you along when it strikes someone; it seems that the lightning tribulation cloud cannot condense merit.

However, Lin Hao sensed the amount of merit within his sea of ​​consciousness.

Using the same method of rescuing people by chopping them down, saving about a hundred people would completely deplete Lin Hao's existing merits.

This must be because Lin Hao restored the "merit stockings" to their purest form of merit.

This isn't a solution either.

However, the lightning tribulation cloud quickly came up with a solution for Lin Hao.

[Saving a life is worthy of the title "Seven-Story Pagoda"]

[The tribulation clouds are beginning to urge Heaven to bestow merit upon you.]

The assessment of merit by Heaven is not quick; it requires very rigorous calculations, including but not limited to the past good and evil deeds, present actions, and future destiny of the person being saved.

[The lightning cloud, admitting it has no brain, continues to urge Heaven to bestow merit upon you.]

The assessment of merit according to the laws of Heaven is not quick; it requires very rigorous calculations, including...

[Thunder Tribulation Clouds, Urge]

[The Way of Heaven represents the assessment of merit]

[Thunder tribulation clouds, hurry up!]

[The Way of Heaven indicates.]

[Thunder tribulation clouds, hurry, hurry, hurry!]

[The Heavenly Dao begins to determine Lin Hao's past good and evil deeds, present actions, and future destiny.]

Lin Hao: ? ? ?
Weren't we just calculating the merits of those we saved? How did the tribulation clouds suddenly turn into calculating their own merits?
Lin Hao is not yet thirty, currently at the Remnant Core stage, with a lifespan of eight hundred years. Excellent!

[Lin Hao wields immense power but does not kill; good!]

Lin Hao has mastered the "Unpredictable Overtime Technique," and his karmic connection with the underworld is very close. Good!

Lin Hao created the art of milk tea, which is close to the Dao; he founded a sect and took in refugees—a truly benevolent act!

[The lightning tribulation cloud appears, and Lin Hao joins forces to save the small world of the river debris]

[After verification, and in accordance with the rules of this Heavenly Dao, Lin Hao is temporarily granted a sum of merit.]

[Unified settlement, refunds for overpayments and additional payments for underpayments]

The right of interpretation belongs to Heaven.

Good heavens, the tribulation clouds are urging us on, and now they're even offering merit loans?
Sure enough, no matter where you are, urging things to be done is always effective.

The next moment, Lin Hao's divine sense vanished into nothingness.

Divine senses cannot perceive one's own physical body, nor can they perceive the existence of the lightning tribulation.

It seemed like a moment, yet it also seemed like ten thousand years.

When Lin Hao regained his senses, he subconsciously felt that the place was vast and empty, like a void.

However, Lin Hao did not fully experience this transcendent feeling, and once the golden light filled his vision, he was no longer in this state.

When Lin Hao regained his senses of physical existence, his sea of ​​consciousness was filled with merit as vast as the ocean.
Lin Hao felt that if he could use all these merits, he could potentially master the [Zero Zero Seven Mysterious Technique].

However, according to my intuition, these merits can only be used for the repair of the soul.

It's a pity, but now we won't be short of funds to save people.

As for the issue of repaying the "merit loan," Lin Hao felt it wouldn't be a big problem. If Heaven dared to lend money, would it think he couldn't repay it?

The White Impermanence and Black Impermanence will definitely work hard.

When the thunderclouds hung high in the sky, someone was taking pictures with their phone.

Although the current weather is making the network unreliable, whoever uploads first after this strange celestial phenomenon ends will get traffic!
When the lightning cloud began to "splitter" on the street where there were no lightning protection devices or equipment nearby, the person taking the photos...
More!
Such a spectacular sight must be captured using a mobile phone camera.

In particular, some people who are struck by lightning want to make a record of their experience as soon as possible.

Under natural circumstances, surviving being struck by lightning would be such a sensational story!
Of course, they didn't know that these lightning tribulation clouds themselves couldn't kill people.

When the height of the lightning cloud descended to the tallest building in River City, there were not many people left who were still in the mood to take pictures and record it.

Seeing a city-sized, seemingly endless structure pressing down on the ground, I truly felt a sense of dread, as if the sky were collapsing.

More people, under the organization of the Hexie City Urban Management Brigade, began to look for nearby disaster shelters.

Meanwhile, Xi Yu, who was in the urban management brigade, had a furrowed brow.

As soon as the lightning appeared, the city-wide riots caused by the unknown supernatural power began to gradually subside.

Is it that the forces of nature themselves restrain that unknown supernatural power, or is this celestial phenomenon a manifestation of another supernatural power?
If this is a manifestation of extraordinary power, then how strong must it be?

There aren't even enough people in this city to slaughter Fang Tu, are there?

So for now, focus on doing what you can manage.

Thanks to the careful calculations of the budget consultant, all possible arrangements have been made, and all team members are now carrying out their tasks normally within the margin of error.

On the contrary, after assigning the tasks, Xi Yu had a little free time, so he decided to find a professional—

Xi Yu: "Go, find the director of the meteorological bureau and see if the meteorological bureau can come up with a solution."

With a clatter, Officer A of the Urban Management Brigade rushed to the Meteorological Bureau.

An elderly security guard, like a background NPC, stopped team member A.

The old security guard said, "Where did you come from? Stop right there and register!"

Team member A: "I'm from the Urban Management Brigade. Where's your Meteorological Bureau Director? The Urban Management Brigade Captain needs to speak with him urgently?"

The security guard, an elderly man, said, "Oh, you're from the urban management brigade. Do you have an appointment?"

Team member A: "I didn't make an appointment, but it's urgent."

Captain A took out his identification.

The old security guard said, "Don't show me any ID. I'm an old man and I can't read it. All I know is that you can't come in without an appointment. Don't you know any rules? Go away, go away. Make an appointment first."

The old security guard sat back on his throne, closed the doors and windows of the security room, then closed his eyes, lowered his head, and pretended to doze off, not wanting to say anything more.

He'd wait for Team Member A's rule. Team Member A: ???

Forget it, in this emergency, let's just rush in.

When the security guard looked up again, he saw that team member A was gone and shook his head.

"Tsk tsk tsk, you're leaving already? Next time you come, you won't be allowed in either. You have no manners at all."

As he spoke, the security guard opened a drawer, took out an unopened pack of "River Dust" brand cigarettes, puffed on them, and waited for the next well-behaved NPC.
Team member A rushed straight into the director's office.

no one.

Leaving, the secretariat is next door.

Open the door and enter.

There was only one person sitting near the door, lying on a chair with a newspaper covering his face.

Team member A: "Wake up! Where's your bureau chief?"

The newspaper guy, who had just been woken up, looked impatient and scrutinized Team Member A from head to toe: "Who are you?"

Captain A took out his identification.

Newspaper Guy immediately stood up, extended both hands, and wanted to shake hands:
"Good leadership."

Team member A: "Stop talking nonsense, where's the director?"

Newspaper Guy: "It's working hours now, and the bureau chief isn't at the office."

Team member A: "During working hours, if you're not at the office, where are you?"

Newspaper Guy: "Captain, what are you talking about? How can you be at the workplace during work hours!"

After some communication, team member A dragged the newspaper guy into a private kitchen. After a harmonious, loving, and bloodless conversation, they met the director of the meteorological bureau, who was reeking of alcohol, in a brightly lit basement private room.

The bureau chief took one look and realized, "Oh ho, they're calling me to a meeting at this crucial moment. It's definitely not to have drinks. They're going to give me some real information. I can't go. I'm already full of alcohol."

The bureau chief immediately instructed the secretary-general who was accompanying him for drinks—

"Go find the chief engineer!"

The secretary-general, who was accompanying the drinking party, still understood his job and whispered:

"The chief engineer is on annual leave."

Director: "Go find the head of the Disaster Prevention and Mitigation Section!"

Secretary-General: "The section chief is on maternity leave."

Director: "Then find a meteorological researcher."

Secretary-General: "The researcher is on sick leave."

Team member A was extremely anxious, but it seemed impossible to find the person Vice Captain Xi Yu needed right now, and he couldn't leave.

However, the entire room was soon enveloped in a misty cloud.

"Damn it, it's too late to go back now!"

Before team member A could protect the others, he was struck by lightning.

After its three souls and seven spirits were scattered and reassembled, it fell into a peaceful sleep under the scorching heat of the [Early Eight True Flames].

At the same time, the bureau chief, who was crouching under the table, was also struck by the knife.

The moment the blow struck the bureau chief, Lin Hao's log showed—

[Karma settled instantly]

An invisible black aura burrowed from the fat man into Lin Hao's sea of ​​consciousness, directly offsetting a large amount of merit.

Lin Hao: ? ? ?
Goodness, the merits are settled slowly, but the karma is given out quickly!

But now is not the time to argue with the will of Heaven, and besides, how can one argue with the will of Heaven?
Should we sue them in court?

The only thing Lin Hao could care about was remembering all the people in Hexie City who had shattered their souls and left their karma behind, and then passing that information on to Xi Yu.
Like this fat guy eating in the basement of a private kitchen
Like that old woman in the director's office of the "Hexie City Hospital that Guarantees Children Are Their Biological Parents".
Especially the old woman in the dean's office, whose karma directly wiped out one-thousandth of Lin Hao's merit in his divine sea of ​​thoughts!

According to Lin Hao's calculations regarding the consumption of merit, this one-thousandth of merit can repair at least...
The souls of 5 people!
Too pit!
But since we've already saved him, we can't just kill him, can we? We'll have Xiyu investigate this thoroughly!
The lightning cloud has now struck down everyone on the "ground" of River City.

The entire city would be very quiet if the thunder stopped roaring.

Of course, there are also many underground spaces in River City, where some people are hiding.

Now, the subsidence continues.

At the very least, we need to examine the woman in the secret room to see what kind of person she really is.

Shortly after hanging up with the "Lazy Councilor," the "Lustful Councilor" received information about high-ranking officials from the "Lazy Councilor"—

[Fertility Specialist].

Just after the [Lustful Councilor] contacted the [Fertility Specialist] using an alias, before the [Fertility Specialist] could provide a safe way to leave River City...

The network connection was lost.

"Damn it, damn it, damn it!"

But complaining now is pointless.

Gritting his teeth, the "Lustful Councilor" decided to leave the secret room.

When it breaks, it breaks!

Although she didn't know what awaited her at the door, her life form wasn't so easily destroyed.

She was confident in this regard.

At worst, I'll lose some strength; at worst, my consciousness will be weakened for a while.

But it doesn't matter. As long as LSP exists, all power and consciousness can be restored on its own.

Didn't you see? Both the former and current captains of Riverscrab City chose to seal themselves away, but that didn't stop them from stirring up trouble in the city, turning Riverscrab City from their prison into a tentacle for developing their own power.

The entire city of River City has transformed from a romantic metropolis that believed in love into a showcase of desires for leisure and entertainment.

Of course, for safety's sake, it is still necessary to leave behind an additional source of consciousness and power.

The senator, whose face paled slightly, saw a woman with a veil on her face and half-exposed breasts appear on the computer screen, which was not connected to the internet.

Upload this image locally and, once the network is restored, send it to the multiple groups created by [Lustful Big Sister] for dissemination.

[Lustful Senator] took a deep breath, and a red string appeared on her wrist.

The moment the red rope appeared, it began to tremble as if it had come to life.

"Damn it, shut up."

Under the suppression of the [Lustful Senator's] power, the red rope gradually stopped trembling and began to tighten, embedding itself into the [Lustful Senator's] flesh. On the surface of the red rope, some tissue resembling human blood vessels appeared, piercing into the [Lustful Senator's] flesh.
[The red thread of destiny for marriage has appeared]

[Something's happened to the marriage matchmaker]

【A red thread of fate binds the love lives of all mortals in River City】

As Lin Hao continued to scatter and repair his three souls and seven spirits, and recorded the people who provided him with karma in his notebook, some inexplicable prompts appeared in the log.

Lin Hao had a vague recollection of the phrase "the red thread of fate."

However, whether it is born or not, or whether something happens to it, is none of Lin Hao's business.

He didn't need the Matchmaker's "Red Thread of Fate" to tie him to a destined marriage, and judging from the various TV dramas Lin Hao had watched in his previous life...
Many problems in film and television works stem from the idea that the matchmaker god (or "the god of marriage") arbitrarily arranges marriages.

The Heavenly Court had no idea why they would entrust the management of marriage to an old man who had never been married or in a relationship.

funny.

Besides, now is not the time to think about the "Red Thread of Fate" or the Old Man Under the Moon; getting rid of people is the priority.

(End of this chapter)