From the Carp that Brings Children to the Celestial Officials

Chapter 302 Building a Furnace
You Ming's willingness to exchange tokens with Black Bear Bail was certainly not simply out of pity for the other party.

After all, repairing a furnace is just hard work, it's not like anyone will die.

It was simply because he sensed that the blood energy distributed in all directions seemed to be scattered within the underground magma veins.

Based on his years of gaming experience, he would probably need to continue interacting with the blood and energy to advance the quest progress bar.

He took the opportunity of repairing the furnace to go and check on the underground fire vein.

"Alright, the City God has already given instructions. Everything on this trip will be under my command. You cannot disobey."

Seeing that they were about to continue their rambling, You Ming directly used his authority to silence them.

However, precisely because of this, people have gained a lot of respect for him.

"After you have received your tasks, you can get to work on your own."

"But I estimate that those demons won't let this go, so everyone should try not to stay outside for too long."

You Ming looked at everyone and added another instruction.

Everyone nodded, acknowledging the dangers of the journey.

Although gods do not truly die, no one wants to be killed and resurrected, as that would essentially mean the loss of hundreds of years of accumulated merit.

……

After giving some instructions, You Ming led the [Fire Refining Division Divine Martial Judge] and another eighth-rank deity to the entrance of the underground fire vein.

Of their group, only three of them needed to repair the furnace.

Fortunately, the Divine Martial Judge was originally a weapon refiner and was a naturally born fire spirit. He was not afraid of high-temperature environments and even thrived in them.

As for the other deity, he was an eighth-rank deity.

Well, how should I put it? I can only say that although Lord Chiheng said it was all based on luck when distributing the tokens, it was probably after a preliminary screening.

We will try our best to match each god's abilities with the mission.

Another eighth-rank deity was originally a "monster" born from an old furnace. He was later enshrined as a deity and, through diligent work, rose through the ranks to reach his current status.

What is strange? Things that are old are strange.

If animals develop intelligence, they are called demons; if plants develop intelligence, they are called spirits.

But if some objects develop a spirit, that's strange.

For example, there are often rumors that old brooms, office chairs, old paintings and calligraphy hanging in the home, old inkstones, etc., suddenly become spiritual, and these are all classified as "strange".

These monsters are relatively rare compared to demons and spirits, as they are inanimate objects in the mortal realm and it is extremely difficult for them to develop sentience. You Ming has only ever seen one such monster in his entire life.

You Ming and his two companions flew close to the ground, and after traveling only a few dozen miles, they arrived in front of a volcano.

The closer they got to the volcano, the more they could feel the scorching heat, which made You Ming somewhat uncomfortable.

With his strength, this little flame couldn't harm him.

But he was, after all, a fish, and naturally rejected this kind of environment.

He casually adjusted the compass and retrieved the cheat code for "Automatic Incense Burner".

In an instant, an invisible force enveloped his body, not only cleaning his body inside and out, but also expelling the originally scorching and harsh environment, turning it into fresh air, even filled with a faint floral fragrance.

This is a really useless cheat code that Youming got a long time ago. It can only be used to clean your body and has no other purpose.

The two deities beside him took only one breath and felt completely refreshed. Seeing this, they were once again amazed. Such power is truly capricious! Even in such a harsh environment, they still expend their magical energy to maintain their purity. Is this the daily life of a great cultivator? It's incredibly luxurious.

You Ming felt a little better before looking at the volcano in front of him.

At the base of the volcano, an artificial gate has been carved out, and a road extending outwards has been built. At this moment, countless ghost messengers and divine officials are pushing carts in and out.

You Ming glanced around and saw that they were transporting slag, seemingly cleaning the inside of the volcano.

Although repairing the furnace was hard work for the gods, it was still much better than the work of the lowest-ranking ghost messengers and divine officials.

These ghost messengers and divine officials are the ones doing the hardest and dirtiest work.

"go."

You Ming and the other two poured their divine power into the tokens, and a beam of light emanated from the volcano, covering their bodies.

After verifying their identities, they were allowed to enter and exit.

As soon as You Ming and his companions stepped into the gate, they felt an even more terrifying, scorching heat wave crashing down upon them, as if it were a tangible substance.

However, when these heat waves approached within three feet of You Ming, they were repelled by the ever-changing flow of energy.

During the effective period of the [Automatic Fragrance], the external environment cannot affect it.

You Ming looked up and saw that the volcano had been completely hollowed out and then built into countless complex structures. There were many weapon-refining platforms in all directions, like floating bridges and stairs, spiraling upwards.

Each floor is equipped with a casting platform, forging platform, cooling pool, and inscription platform, with a layout that resembles a palace or a tower, complex yet orderly.

Each structure is also inscribed with numerous runes.

These runes glowed faintly in the high temperature, forming a huge array that was constantly operating, seemingly ensuring the stable operation of all structures.

Below, there was a volcanic vein hundreds of feet wide, with molten lava flowing through it. From within the lava, fire dragons and fire serpents would rise up and spew flames.

This is a fiery spirit nurtured in magma by the gods; it can nourish the magma and maintain its vitality.

A huge, waterwheel-like structure slowly rolls, drawing underground magma to the highest point, where it flows down through branching channels and into various structural spaces.

Countless ghost messengers and divine officials held hammers high, constantly forging, like a modern assembly line, with each person responsible for only one step in the process.

Standing in such a place, even as gods, You Ming and the others felt extremely oppressed.

The flames scorched the earth, turning the world into a furnace. All the blood and sweat instantly evaporated into mist, and even the breath smelled of rust.

But that is the meaning of volcanic hell.

Legend has it that the ghost messengers and divine officials here were actually people who had committed grave sins in their previous lives.

It was the divine way that gave them a skin, a brand, so that they wouldn't simply vanish into thin air in this hell.

But they must be enslaved day by day and night by night, so that they may wear away their sins.

"Esteemed deities, now that we have arrived, please follow me to the inner furnace and thoroughly repair it."

Just as everyone was looking around, a somewhat shrill voice came from behind them.

Looking up, they saw a small deity standing on a stone platform in front of them. He was three feet tall, entirely red, wearing a green official robe, but his head was bald and pitted.

This minor deity was only of the ninth rank, so he was still very polite to You Ming and the others.

(End of this chapter)