Starting from the folklore forum, making up town objects

Chapter 334 The Warm Sun Fades, and Three More Yama Kings Appear

Three days passed in a blink of an eye.

That night, one by one, the warm suns that had shone over the cities of Great Xia went out.

The night in the land that never sleeps has returned to its former tranquility.

In Mubei City, Chen Xin and many other members of the Bureau of Public Opinion Investigation saw the disappearing light in a conference room on the fourth floor of the Bureau.

Everyone, including Chen Xin, felt a sense of disappointment.

Humans' phototaxis is ingrained in their very being.

Less than five minutes after the warm sun set, a group of investigators from the Bureau of Public Opinion Research arrived in the conference room.

Without exception, they were all practicing Yin cultivation.

Needless to say, all the Yang cultivators in the conference room understood what these Yin cultivators had gone to do.

Having witnessed the power of the warm sun, they knew that Yin Xiu's departure was out of necessity.

Even top-tier group leaders of Yin cultivators had to hide in dark corners for these three days, quietly waiting for the warm sun to set.

If you're lucky, you might encounter one or two ghosts hiding and fleeing in your hiding place; if you're unlucky, you'll just be bored in your hiding place for three days.

At this moment, Yin Xiu, who had just arrived at his office, also looked at the exhausted Yang Xiu in the conference room.

While they had been resting comfortably these past few days, these cultivators were utterly exhausted.

However, the Yin cultivators did not show any schadenfreude when they looked at the Yang cultivators; instead, there was a hint of envy in their eyes.

"Alright, everyone take your seats. The video call from the General Administration will be coming over in a bit."

Bai Hongtao walked in from outside, said something in front of the large screen at the front desk, and then sat down in the first row with a smile.

Bai Hongtao was also a Yin cultivator, but he had been busy outside and directing things for the past three days.

That's why he's so excited right now.

There's only one reason for the excitement: that 'warm sun'!
Even someone as capable as him, as the head of a bureau, had been busy for three days, and although he wasn't always under the warm sunshine, he still had more than ten hours of work in total.

In just over ten hours, the evil spirits within him had already weakened. What does this mean?
This shows that the 'warm sunshine' is very effective!

The Bureau of Polling has acquired a powerful weapon capable of dealing with spies on a large scale!

The fact that the General Administration of Sport could come up with something like this is absolutely inspiring.

Perhaps the other pollsters haven't realized what the emergence of 'Warm Sunshine' will bring in the future, but he can already imagine it.

If one day the warm sun can hang high in the sky forever, then what does it matter if the darkness still exists?
Even if his cultivation is useless on that day, he will have no regrets!

Five minutes later, the screen lit up.

A slightly weathered face appeared on the screen, and the specialists who recognized the face sat up straight.

"Good evening, colleagues. I am Feng Jin, the Director of the Bureau of Public Opinion Survey."

After a brief self-introduction, Feng Jin began to recount the incident with a blank expression.

“A week ago, due to a sudden attack by the Divine Envoy Organization, a Netherworld Rift appeared in nearly half of the cities in Great Xia.”

"This sudden attack has plunged the people of Great Xia into misery. According to statistics, 69,721 people in Great Xia lost their lives in this week-long riot. This is our dereliction of duty."

When the number 69,721 was announced, a look of surprise appeared in the eyes of the members of the Bureau of Investigation.

It's not too much, it's too little.

Despite the wide-ranging impact of this major event, the number of deaths was still less than the number of people killed in the Black Abyss annihilation of Yangcheng.

Inevitably, everyone thought of that sun, and a plan formed in their minds.

"The dead are gone. In addition to remembering the lessons of this incident, we must also understand that the enemies we face are not only the treacherous, but also those of our own kind who have lost their way."

Upon hearing this, the name of the divine messenger flashed through everyone's minds.

"We do not know, nor need we know, why the Divine Messenger Organization did this."

At this point, a cold glint flashed in Feng Jin's eyes.

"From today onwards, any non-governmental organization that has not registered with the Bureau of Investigation, regardless of whether it has a criminal record in the past, will be completely eliminated as soon as it is found and is organized!"

"The General Administration will update the weapons and equipment of all branches and will send temporary workers and star-level specialists to be stationed in each branch."

"The primary target of this cleanup operation is the Divine Messenger organization. If any members of the Divine Messenger are found, the entire branch office must be mobilized to deal with them and eliminate them without fail!"

"If a member of the Divine Messenger organization is discovered and allowed to escape, the first offense will result in a demerit, and the second offense will lead to the resignation of the director."

Hearing Feng Jin's words, all the members of the Bureau of Investigation felt a chill run down their spines.

But considering the dangers posed by the Divine Messenger Organization, they felt that this attitude was normal.

At this moment, some veteran pollsters below seemed to be thinking of the great purge fifty years ago.

Do we have to do it again?
But can the Bureau of Polls really do that?
Fifty years ago, there were not many ghosts or spirits, and even the Netherworld Rifts were few and far between. The Bureau of Investigation could focus most of its attention on grassroots organizations.

But now, there are too many shady dealings, and those grassroots organizations that have been hiding for fifty years are not without progress.

If this cleanup plan is really carried out, will it cause even greater unrest?
Seeing the excitement on the faces of the younger commissioners, the older commissioner's face showed a hint of worry.

Seemingly noticing the old commissioner's concerns, Feng Jin continued.

"You all saw that artificial sun, didn't you?"

All eyes were fixed on Feng Jin.

"That sun, which we call the Warm Sun, is the first large-scale, wide-ranging experiment, and so far, the results seem quite good."

At this point, a slight smile appeared on Feng Jin's usually expressionless and stiff face.

"Ladies and gentlemen, we can look forward to the sun rising again. I can tell you that day is not far away."

"The opinions and plans for handling non-governmental organizations will be distributed to all branches later. Please take them seriously!"

Upon hearing this, the veteran staff members who were worried about the large-scale cleanup were all relieved.

If there's sunshine, then the Bureau of Polling only needs to focus on dealing with grassroots organizations.

Even under the warm sun, those grassroots organizations are often suppressed.

After all, over 99% of non-governmental organizations practice clandestine cultivation.

Yang Xiu did not live long in grassroots organizations.

Moreover, there are no subsequent versions of the exercise among non-governmental organizations, so even if one wanted to follow the path of Yangxiu (a form of self-cultivation), there was no way to do so.

……

End of the meeting.

Just as Chen Xin and the other specialists were about to leave, they suddenly heard Bai Hongtao calling out to them.

"Chen Xin, come with me for a moment."

Chen Xin was surprised and followed. When they arrived at Bai Hongtao's office, Bai Hongtao poured Chen Xin a cup of tea.

Chen Xin looked at Bai Hongtao with a complicated expression, waiting for him to say something next.

"Chen Xin..."

"Yes, Director, please go ahead."

Chen Xin put down his tea and looked at the other person.

"Well... that's right. People shouldn't spend all their time on work; they need to separate work from life."

Chen Xin was taken aback. What did those words mean?

After thinking for a moment, Chen Xin said, "Director, I understand. I'll leave right after get off work from now on." "No... cough, leaving right after get off work is the right thing to do, but you also need to enrich your life after get off work."

Seeing Chen Xin's puzzled expression, Bai Hongtao finally couldn't keep up the act any longer.

"Chen Xin, you were writing novels before you joined the Bureau of Investigation, right?"

"..."

five minutes later.

Watching Chen Xin's departing figure, Bai Hongtao felt his face turn slightly red.

But there was no other way; the task assigned privately by the Director-General could not be botched.

However, the serious bureau chief was actually a fan of Chen Xin's novels?
Bai Hongtao was somewhat incredulous.

After thinking for a moment, he turned on his computer, found information about Chen Xin in the database, and searched for the novels Chen Xin had written.

……

Chen Xin walked out of Bai Hongtao's office with a strange look on his face.

He never expected that Bai Hongtao was looking for him to finish writing the novel that he had previously stopped updating!

But he wrote that book to improve his life. After joining the Bureau of Investigation, Chen Xin was no longer short of money. In addition, he had a lot of other things to do, so he stopped updating the novel.

Who knew that urging for updates would reappear in front of Chen Xin in this way?

Back home, Chen Xin turned on his computer and found the book.

After reading the comments in the book review section, which were mostly encouraging him to go back and continue writing rather than criticizing him, Chen Xin sighed.

"Then let's finish writing it."

Immediately, Chen Xin summoned his illusory form.

After pulling out a chair for the phantom to sit down, Chen Xin transformed into a wisp of black smoke and disappeared into the void.

In an instant, the only sound in the room was the clicking of a keyboard.

……

Since acquiring the power of the Netherworld Seal, Chen Xin no longer resisted entering Sanshan Village.

After all, if you can't win a fight, you can always run away.

In the past five days, Chen Xin has earned more than 400,000 Yin Virtue Points.

According to Chen Xin's original judgment, the speed at which Yin Virtue Points were acquired would only increase faster and faster. In fact, two days after the cracks in the three cities were stitched up, the growth of Yin Virtue Points was just as he had expected.

The turning point came after the warm sun rose.

The appearance of the warm sun directly annihilated a large number of wandering souls, and the number of remaining vengeful ghosts and evil spirits was naturally not as many as the wandering souls.

Furthermore, not all Bureau of Investigation agents possessed protective charms, which resulted in Chen Xin gaining less than 50,000 points of Yin Virtue in the three days following the rising of the warm sun.

This left Chen Xin feeling rather helpless.

But he wasn't in a hurry. During the time when the warm sun was rising, he had already used his supernatural abilities to look at that warm sun.

He understood when he discovered that the substance in that warm sun was consumed as the sun shone brightly for a longer period of time.

It is foreseeable that once the warm sun sets again, the yin energy will reappear in various cities.

The Bureau of Polls may have some measures to curb it, but unless it's a warm sun, it won't be very thorough.

Therefore, in the near future, Chen Xin's Yin De points will continue to increase gradually and then stabilize at a certain level.

Once Chen Xin has enough Yin Virtue Points to upgrade all his existing Town-Suppressing Objects to the Yama level, he will consider making a deal with the Bureau of Investigation to 'stitch up' those Yin Netherworld rifts.

At this moment, looking at the 400,000 Yin Virtue Points, Chen Xin turned his attention to the remaining items that had not yet been upgraded to the Yama level.

Currently, the only Yama-level talismans available are the Candle Night Stone and the House-Protecting Medicine, which is indeed a bit scarce.

When the Yin-Yang Rift was stitched up before, if the Raven Prophet were a Yama-level being, he could have stitched up the rift himself without having to send Chicken Brother over.

With over 400,000 points of Yin Virtue, after reserving 100,000 points for future use, the remainder can be used to directly upgrade the three guardian artifacts to the Yama level.

Although you will receive more merit points later, you still need to make a choice first.

Who should I give it to?

Chen Xin reached out and flipped through the pages of "The Complete Book of Talismans," finally making his choice.

First and foremost is the substitute paper-cutting. The illusion is very useful, and the Yama-level substitute paper-cutting is also worth looking forward to. This can also add another layer of insurance for Chen Xin.

Secondly, there's the magpie feather. The Raven Prophet's hundred magpie feathers are no longer enough. After advancing to the Yama level, the Raven Prophet will be able to control other magpie feathers. Even if the abilities gained at the Yama level aren't related to the number of magpie feathers, it doesn't matter.

In the last instance, Chen Xin did not choose the mourning staff or the reeds, but instead chose to give it to the cloth dog!
Because of the appearance of the Tongyou Seal, the taboo against the cloth dog getting wet and thus being unable to enjoy the Tusu wine was no longer in effect.

The ability of the cloth dog, whose main spirit is the Nine Suns, to handle electronic products can indeed bring a lot of convenience.

A few days ago, under the influence of the Yama-level house-protecting medicine, Jiu Ri was promoted to the Yin Si level and gained a new characteristic.

[Teeth marks]

It was precisely because of this ability that Chen Xin had the idea of ​​upgrading the cloth dog to another level.

【Tooth Mark】allows the cloth dog to leave a wisp of its soul inside the target's body after biting it.

This wisp of soul did not belong to Bugou, but to the ghostly figure within Bugou for nine days.

Correspondingly, that wisp of soul not only allows the cloth dog to track it, but it also possesses a small portion of Jiu Ri's ability to control electronic products. However, this method, similar to 'eye-gouging,' has a time limit.

Chen Xin didn't think much of this ability at first, but when he had a sudden inspiration and made Jiuri bite another cloth dog he had made, the situation changed.

The wisp of Jiu Ri's soul remained in that cloth dog, turning that cloth dog into a new 'Jiu Ri'.

Although this nine-day period is a bit slow, it's undeniable that the new cloth dog is much stronger than the ordinary [tooth mark] eye-piercing, and it has no time limit; all you have to pay for it is a new cloth dog.

Chen Xin was very pleased with this ability.

Jiu Ri, this "awake ghost," is a very special existence. In addition, Jiu Ri has the ability to control electronic devices, making it very difficult for Chen Xin to find another Jiu Ri.

At least until now, apart from the ninth day, Chen Xin has only seen the 'Bai Ying' of the ghost slave organization, who is suspected to be a conscious ghost, through Ye Shan.

As for Bai Ying's statement to Ye Shan that "people who die in the underworld become ghosts and then return to the mortal world will regain their memories," Chen Xin did not believe it.

Because the situation on the 9th did not match what Bai Ying said.

Therefore, Chen Xin would be willing to obtain a large number of 'Nine Suns' through the [Tooth Mark] ability.

However, the [tooth marks] still have limitations; at least for nine days, there aren't that many souls.

In addition, 'New Nine Suns' is a bit dull, so it would be too much trouble for Chen Xin or the illusion to control it.

The illusion is just a 'person'; if you throw everything at it, it will explode!

Therefore, Chen Xin plans to upgrade the cloth dog to the Yama level. This way, with the ability to control all sub-level guardian objects, Jiu Ri will be able to control the batch of 'new Jiu Ri' without Chen Xin's intervention, thus fulfilling Chen Xin's later ideas.

After selecting the three items, Chen Xin did not hesitate and directly used 300,000 Yin Virtue Points to upgrade them.

Soon, the three items in the "Complete Encyclopedia of Town Statues" each had some additional information added.

Following the substitute death, ward off evil, and illusion, the substitute paper-cutting now features a new [sticker] attribute.

After Prediction, Suppression, and Feathering, the Crow Feather gains the new trait of [Crow's Cloak].

After sealing the soul, suppressing evil, and leaving teeth marks, the cloth dog has been given the new trait of "devouring the sun".

……

P.S.: I couldn't add an extra chapter, so it's still just one chapter today. If I still can't add an extra chapter tomorrow, I'll continue to send out red envelopes in the group at midnight. I'll have to push them a bit.

(End of this chapter)