Hell Emperor.

Chapter 313 Shura Jie - Cafeteria

Seeing that the Palace Master asked about him, Shi You did not dare to hide anything and answered repeatedly: "Palace Master, it is the King of Goguryeo in the mortal world who intends to meet with you. In the past, the Master of the Golden Wheel Palace would serve as the State Master of Goguryeo. Now that the Palace Master has been replaced, the King of Goguryeo naturally intends to invite you to discuss in detail."

"Yeah……"

Ye Jie nodded slightly, thinking deeply in his mind.

It is not that easy to increase the population of Yama Palace. Ghosts do not appear on their own. The ghosts in Yama Palace were all living people when they were alive.

Now, with the invitation from the King of Goguryeo, the matter of replenishing ghosts seems to be on track.

"Is there no building on the Seven-Sided Page that can quickly increase the population?"

As if he had thought of something, Ye Jie had no choice but to look at the torn piece of paper in his hand for advice.

There are thousands of types of buildings that can be built in the Yama Palace. Even Ye Jie couldn't figure out the function of each building for a while, so he had to ask the seven stitching pages to see if there were any buildings that could increase the population.

Soon, various information appeared on the seven stitched pages:

[Sun Temple (unlocked on three sides): The virtue of the sun shines on all races, and the radiance of the sun protects all living things. Build the Sun Temple to sing praises to the sun's radiance in the underworld, increase the duration of daylight, enhance the power of the sun's skills, cause droughts in the world, wither crops, cause famine, and increase the output of ghosts. Construction requires 10 million Yin De, 5 million soul rhymes, and 100,000 pounds of steel bones. It cannot be built at the same time as the Taiyin Temple. ]

[Taiyin Palace (unlocked on three sides): Taiyin's silence, vast cold, Taiyin's loneliness, all alone. Build Taiyin Palace, sing praises to Taiyin's glory in the underworld, increase the duration of the night, enhance the power of Taiyin's skills, call tidal waves, flood coastal areas, and increase ghost output. Construction requires 10 million Yin De, 5 million soul rhymes, and 100,000 pounds of steel bones. Cannot be built at the same time as the Sun Palace. ]

Looking at the information on the seven stitched pages, Ye Jie couldn't help but secretly click his tongue.

Whether it is the Sun or the Moon, they are both extraordinary places. They are under the jurisdiction of the Star Gods, and their power is no less than that of the Yama Palace.

The buildings constructed in the Yama Palace can just borrow the power of the sun and the moon to increase the output of ghosts. This discovery made Ye Jie nod his head slightly, feeling that it was worthy of being a special building that was unlocked on three sides.

Among them, the Taiyin Palace's mention of enhancing the power of the Taiyin technique made Ye Jie take a closer look.

The Comet Moon-Attack Sword on Ye Jie's body originated from the Guanghan Sword Art, and the Guanghan Sword Art is a standard Taiyin martial art.

In other words, if Ye Jie built the Taiyin Palace, he would be able to increase the power of the Comet Moon Sword, and it seems that the increase would be significant.

Perhaps because the sun and the moon cannot shine at the same time, only one of the Sun and Moon Palaces can be built. Once one of them is built, the other cannot be built.

A hint of thought flashed across Ye Jie's eyes. From his previous experience, after certain buildings were completed, the corresponding subsequent buildings would be unlocked.

The Sun and the Moon are so prominent that the subsequent buildings will naturally be extremely powerful. However, due to the conflict between the two, building one of them will make the other side unable to be built, and the unlocking of subsequent buildings will also be completely blocked. It would be a pity if one side must be abandoned.

"Whether it is the Sun Palace or the Moon Palace, once they are built, their power will be too strong... They will cause droughts on earth and flood coastal areas. It is really against the harmony of nature. Let's see if there is a more gentle building..."

Ye Jie shook his head. Although it could increase the output of ghosts, he had no plans to build these two halls. He lowered his eyes and continued to browse the records on the seven stitched pages.

[Plague God Temple: Plague-ridden, no corpse left. Worship the Plague God to unlock the recruitment of plague ghosts. Plague ghosts will spread diseases in the world. If they are not eradicated in time, there is a certain probability of plague, which will increase the output of ghosts and collect resentment from patients. The name of each plague ghost needs to be registered. Limited by the administrative efficiency of the Yama Temple, a maximum of 100 plague ghosts can be recruited. Construction requires 1 million Yin De, 10 resentments, and 50,000 pounds of steel bones. ]

[Earth Dragon Fence: When an earth dragon turns over, it will cause a tremor for thousands of miles. Set up an earth dragon fence to breed earth dragons. When an earth dragon turns over, it will cause an earthquake in the human world, increasing the output of ghosts. The intensity of the earthquake will depend on the level of the earth dragon. Each earth dragon fence can breed a maximum of one earth dragon. Construction requires 500,000 Yin De and 1,000 kilograms of steel. ]

[Wine God Temple: Fine wine is fragrant, who wouldn't drink it? Worship the wine god, and you can brew fine wine in the Yama Temple. Increase the number of alcoholics in the world, and alcoholics will have a shorter life span, and be more susceptible to diseases. When drunk, they are more likely to lose their minds and attack others, increase the output of ghosts, and collect wisdom from alcoholics. Construction requires 3 million Yin De, 100 strands of spiritual essence, and 300,000 kilograms of steel bones. ]

【…】

Looking at the records on the seven stitched pages, Ye Jie was dumbfounded for a moment.

It seems that if Yama Palace wants to increase the output of ghosts, it must find ways to do harm to the human world, with plagues and earthquakes. Is there no less cruel way?
Now Ye Jie finally understood why the world was always plagued by disasters. Whenever a natural disaster struck, it was very likely that there was a shortage of people in the Yama Palace.

Ye Jie held his forehead helplessly. Ghosts are all transformed from the living. If the living do not die, how can the output of ghosts be increased? The seven stitched pages perfectly met his requirements and showed the buildings that increased the number of ghosts. However, the final answer was really unsatisfactory.

The Star God in the sky is responsible for bestowing blessings on the human world, while Yama in the underworld is responsible for bringing disasters and catastrophes to the human world, so as to make the Yama Palace grow and develop. The buildings in the Yama Palace are all associated with death and terror, so how can there be buildings that benefit the human world?
"It seems that these buildings are not suitable for construction."

Ye Jie shook his head. He had no grudges or hatred against any living being in the world, so how could he bring down disasters and make all living beings suffer?
Just as he had taught Xia Wei, the greater the power, the greater the responsibility. He could have built these buildings that were harmful to the harmony of nature and gained profits from them, allowing the Yama Palace to grow rapidly, but he was unwilling to do so.

The world has been plagued by enough disasters. Now that he has become the Lord of Yama, he only hopes that this world can be a better place. He doesn't want to do anything that is against the will of heaven.

"By the way...why can we collect wisdom from alcoholics?"

The corner of Ye Jie's mouth twitched. If it wasn't written in black and white on the seven stitched pages, he would have thought he had seen it wrong. No matter what, he couldn't connect the alcoholic with Hui Shi.

"Is it because alcoholics always daydream? Or is it something else?"

Ye Jie was quite curious. Alcohol can make people forget their worries and all sufferings, as if they were in a fairyland. From this point of view, it is quite consistent with the meaning of wisdom. However, excessive drinking will lead to diseases and shorten the life span, which is something that the Yama Luo likes to see.

Shaking his head, Ye Jie suddenly remembered something. He quickly picked up the seven stitched pages in his hand and began to search carefully on them, unable to take his eyes off them for a moment.

After browsing the many underworld buildings recorded on the seven stitched pages, Ye Jie suddenly had an idea and finally remembered the building he most wanted to build.

Thinking of the many disasters in the world and the severe drought mentioned by the Sun Temple, Ye Jie's memories of the past were also evoked.

Every ghost seems to find it difficult to forget his own death. Ghosts can forget everything they experienced before and after death, and can forget any joy or unhappiness, but the only thing they can never forget is the experience of death.

Even though he had been a ghost for many years, Ye Jie still couldn't get over his own death. Whenever he thought of his experience of starving to death, the hunger that made him want to eat dirt would once again envelop his body. "Let me find... where is that building? It can't be gone, right? I remember there was one in the Yanwang Palace before..."

Ye Jie's eyes quickly scanned the seven stitched pages, not daring to stop for a moment.

If there was no such building, wouldn't his long-cherished wish be impossible to fulfill? Even if he became the Lord of Yama Palace, he wouldn't feel the slightest bit of joy.

"……found it!"

After browsing for an unknown amount of time, Ye Jie suddenly fixed his gaze on one of the buildings. He finally smiled as if relieved, and saw the following words written on the seven stitched pages:

【Big Canteen: Starving people everywhere, give alms to fill their stomachs. Set up an open-air canteen, cook spiritual porridge and spiritual grains in the underworld day and night, give alms to the ghosts, so that the hungry ghosts can be full, and consume one thousand soul rhymes every day. After the construction of the big canteen, the hungry ghosts think that the hall master is a trustworthy person and are willing to work for the hall master. Unlock the hungry ghosts who guard the hall. When the Yama Hall is attacked, according to the hall master's past prestige, a certain number of hungry ghosts will be obtained to guard the hall. Unlock the recruitment of hungry ghosts. The name of each hungry ghost needs to be registered. Due to the administrative efficiency of the Yama Hall, a maximum of one hundred hungry ghosts can be recruited. Construction requires one million Yin De and two hundred thousand soul rhymes. 】

"Sure enough, the cafeteria is also on the construction list!"

Looking at the building displayed on the torn page, Ye Jie took a deep breath, and a hint of reminiscence appeared in his eyes.

When his soul returned to the underworld, he was often troubled by hunger in the first few years after his death. Although he was only a soul left, he often felt the hunger pain in his stomach like a knife cutting, which made him unbearable.

At that time, Ye Jie was in the predecessor of Guangwang Palace, that is, Yanwang Palace.

At that time, famine was spreading in the world. The Lord of Yanwang Palace could not bear to see the ghosts suffer, so he set up two open-air canteens in the palace, cooking spiritual porridge and spiritual grains day and night for the ghosts to fill their stomachs, without receiving any good karma.

Until now, Ye Jie can still recall the feeling of having a full stomach in the cafeteria for the first time. Perhaps what he ate at that time was just food transformed by spiritual power, which was not delicious at all and was far inferior to the mouth-watering delicacies in Aunt Meng's Winery. But that was the most satisfying meal he had ever had. He wished he could eat up all the food in the cafeteria until he could not eat anymore and then leave.

Thinking back to the past, Ye Jie's eyes were filled with emotion.

The Lord of Yanwang Palace was kind-hearted and generous, but because he gave too much alms to ghosts and did not pay attention to the development of the military strength of Yama Palace, when the dragon descended on the underworld many years later, he was unable to produce strong ghost soldiers to contend with it, so he was driven out of the position of Lord of the Palace, and even the entire Yanwang Palace ceased to exist. From then on, it was replaced by Guangwang Palace.

Ye Jie touched his chin. He remembered that Palace Master Yanwang seemed to be still trapped on the Naihe Bridge.

Ye Jie once had the chance to rescue him, but he prioritized saving his companions. Ye Jie could not afford to abandon his companions.

Now, by chance and after going through all kinds of things, Ye Jie has the honor of becoming one of the Lords of Yama Palace. In terms of status alone, he is not inferior to the former Lords of Yanwang Palace or Guangwang Palace.

As the master of the hall, how the Yama Hall will develop depends entirely on Ye Jie's thoughts.

He can be as aggressive as Palace Master Guangwang and use all resources to build buildings to increase troops, or he can be like Palace Master Yanwang and build buildings to benefit ghosts so that they can live in peace in the underworld.

As for someone like the Lord of the Golden Wheel Palace... no matter what, Ye Jie would not use the resources to build a golden wheel that he had no idea what it was used for.

"Speaking of which... no matter how many large dining halls we build, we can only recruit a hundred evil spirits at most. If we want to continue to recruit more evil spirits, we have to improve the administrative efficiency of Yama Palace... Improving administrative efficiency, can't it be the building I'm thinking of?"

As Ye Jie's mind moved, new hints soon appeared on the seven stitched pages:

[To improve the administrative efficiency of Yama Palace and recruit more ghosts, you need the Hades building: the Documents Palace. 】

"Sure enough, it's the Documentary Palace again..."

Ye Jie shook his head. As soon as he saw the word "administrative efficiency", he knew that this must be related to the Document Hall. After all, the description of the Document Hall was to greatly improve administrative efficiency.

Ye Jie could never have imagined that he just wanted to change the name of Yama Palace and planned to build the Document Hall, but unexpectedly he found the most critical building in the entire Yama Palace by accident.

It can be said that without the Office of Documents, the administrative efficiency of the entire underworld would be in disarray. No matter what kind of ghosts are recruited, once too many are recruited, even their names cannot be remembered, which will inevitably cause the entire Yama Office to be in complete disorder, not to mention modifying more advanced administrative options.

Once again, Ye Jie felt the importance of the Document Hall. No matter whether it was plague ghosts or hungry ghosts, if he wanted to recruit more ghosts in the Yama Hall, he had to build the Document Hall!

"We are still short of a lot of resources to build the Office of Documents... Let's forget about other things and build the cafeteria first."

"In the past, the Yanwang Palace built two large dining halls to meet all the hunger needs of the ghosts. They were praised by the ghost officials at that time for a long time. Now that I am the Lord of Yama Palace, I naturally cannot be worse than the Lord of Yanwang Palace. I will build three!"

As Ye Jie's mind moved, soon, a series of information appeared again on the seven stitched pages.

[Bookkeeping of life and death:]

[In the autumn of the 639th year of the Moro calendar, Shura Jie spent three million Yin De and six hundred thousand souls to modify the architectural files of the Golden Wheel Palace.]

[The Grand Canteen has been added to the Golden Wheel Palace building column.]

[The Grand Canteen has been added to the Golden Wheel Palace building column.]

[The Grand Canteen has been added to the Golden Wheel Palace building column.]

As a series of new words appeared on the seven stitched pages, the entire Golden Wheel Palace soon began to shake violently.

Shi Zuo and Shi You exclaimed in surprise, but before they could react, they saw three buildings rising from the ground as the earth shook, stirring up vast clouds of dust, along with the appetizing aroma of delicious food.

(End of this chapter)