From the Carp that Brings Children to the Celestial Officials

Chapter 65: Troop Type Editing (Please read on!)
The weather grew hotter day by day, and the noisy cicadas chirped loudly in the forest. Even the little white dragon lay listlessly by the wishing well.

Summer days seem to last forever.

"Bah."

You Ming was also yawning. It was too hot, and there were far fewer people burning incense at the temple. Only Wu Mo was still diligently writing documents, but he didn't even bother to get up. He just kept turning his fins around on the compass.

Suddenly, a crisp sound rang in his ears, making his heart skip a beat.

Hey, after a few months, I've finally figured out a new cheat code!
He opened his sleepy eyes and quickly looked towards the control panel.

Gengwu 41238816.

[Service Branch Editing]

Introduction: Edit the growth path of your troops, allowing them to be promoted as desired, assigning them positions, skills, and roles, and transforming scattered soldiers into organized troops.

Troop type tree?
You Ming remembered that in his previous life, he had embedded this ability in a game, because all factions in the Xianxia game had their own troops.

For example, the Taoist warriors, the Yin soldiers of the gods, the heavenly soldiers of the Heavenly Court, the shrimp soldiers and crab generals of the Dragon Palace, and so on.

Each faction has different unit attributes and characteristics, which naturally leads to different gameplay styles.

He embedded this cheat code in order to adjust the unit attributes and abilities of different factions in order to achieve a balance of combat power.

But You Ming's face immediately fell. He only had two or three small fry under his command. Apart from Ai Ping, who could barely be considered a half-combat type, the rest were all support. He couldn't use this ability.

However, he was still very happy to get the new cheat codes.

You Ming pointed at the void, and in an instant, a very rudimentary editing interface appeared in front of him. Most people would be at a loss when they first saw this interface.

But You Ming felt a little nostalgic. This editing page was very similar to a mind map. You had to edit everything yourself and then continuously subdivide it into second-level, third-level, and even fifth-level branch trees. The different attributes and abilities of each branch tree would also be subdivided according to the first-level branch.

He casually dragged a level 1 unit box to the side.

Then click on it, and you'll see information such as [Unit Name: Unnamed], [Current Level: Level 1], [Original Attributes], and [Skills: None].

Because he currently has no troops under his command, this ability cannot be used for the time being without initial troops.

Our Yuanling Mountain is gradually growing stronger and is now qualified to raise some Yin soldiers.

However, ghost soldiers are a scarce resource, and it's not easy to obtain them without connections.

……

"Are you looking to recruit some ghost soldiers?"

Seeing You Ming's sudden visit, the Night Wanderer Zhu Xin somewhat awkwardly led him into his residence.

Although he is a formal deity, his rank is only ninth grade, and he lives in the City God's realm, where he lives a rather frugal life.

His current residence is just an old courtyard, which was allocated to him by the government. Otherwise, given his salary and his habit of spending all his money each month, he would never be able to afford a burial site.

"It doesn't necessarily have to be ghost soldiers. If we have a way to get strongmen or shrimp soldiers and crab generals from the aquatic tribe, that would be fine, but ghost soldiers are the most in line with the style of our divine way."

"If it's too difficult, then forget it."

You Ming was also prepared. All the ghost soldiers were under the jurisdiction of the City God, and if he asked the City God directly, he should be able to get them. But that would put him in a favor with the City God, and he didn't want to make things that complicated unless absolutely necessary.

"Oh, no, not at all."

"You coming to me is an honor for me. No matter how difficult this matter is, I will try my best to find a way to help you."

Zhu Xin was very happy. Everyone knew that this "Pregnancy Envoy" was a rising star in the religious world of Changning County. Normally, he would have no chance to curry favor with him.

He invited You Ming to sit down, warmly entertaining him while his mind raced. "I've got it! Normally, suitable spirits would be sent to the City God Temple first, and even when distributed to various deities, it would be handled by the City God Temple, making it difficult to find loopholes."

"But one day was an exception."

Zhu Xin has been a Night Wanderer for almost a hundred years. Although he has not been promoted, he is a true veteran of the divine path.

In addition, because he worked in the [Corruption Bureau], he was very familiar with many of the gray areas of the Shinto Path.

"Ghost Festival!"

"On the Ghost Festival, the Earth God grants forgiveness and the gates of hell open wide, allowing many newly deceased souls to return to the human world, reunite with their families, and receive offerings. However, at this time, some ghosts who died violently in the mountains and wilderness will sneak out and mingle among the dead, scrambling for offerings."

“In previous years, the City God would also send out teams of ghost soldiers to capture these ghosts who died violent deaths, but there were always oversights.”

"If you are interested, you can also try to capture vengeful ghosts. Even if the City God finds out, he will thank you."

Zhu Xin's eyes darted around, and he immediately had an idea.

Even though gods now reside in the world, with local deities in cities and villages, water officials in rivers and seas, and mountain gods in mountains and forests, there are still many places that gods cannot fully cover.

In some remote forests, if someone dies a violent death and happens to encounter a gloomy place, they may be transformed into a vengeful ghost.

They usually lie low and only come out to roam during the Ghost Festival or certain other special days.

These vengeful ghosts vary in strength; they may not be as powerful as the souls of fallen heroes, but generally speaking, they are much stronger than ordinary ghosts.

Upon hearing Zhu Xin's words, You Ming's eyes immediately lit up.

It's definitely worthwhile to interact more with the elders of Shinto; they are a treasure trove of knowledge.

"These violently deceased ghosts are too similar to ordinary ghosts. You can only sense their resentment when you get close, so they are not easy to find."

"Even if we send ghost soldiers to cleanse the area every year, minor disturbances still frequently occur."

Many deities dislike doing such thankless tasks, and they have no interest in raising ghost soldiers. Since they don't usually encounter any danger, they can simply let the City God deploy troops to protect them.

In fact, if You Ming hadn't obtained the cheat code for [Troop Editing], he wouldn't have bothered raising ghost soldiers.

"I see. I'll give it a try then."

"Okay, I'll leave first."

You Ming pondered for a moment. If there were connections, things would be easier; the rest were minor issues.

"If you leave so soon after arriving, it would seem like I haven't treated you well. Since you've come all this way, I'll definitely treat you to lunch at Huixianju."

Zhu Xin quickly tried to persuade him to stay.

"Next time, I'll treat you next time."

Huixianju is a restaurant run by the Kitchen God. Zhu Xin would probably have to spend a lot of money to treat him to a meal, so You Ming naturally smiled and refused.

He walked outside the door, and a mysterious light appeared around his body. In an instant, he flew away.

Outside Changning County, a nearly full moon hung above him, as if at that moment, he was very close to the entire sky.

"It's almost the fifteenth of July."

You Ming looked up at the sky and couldn't help but sigh.

(End of this chapter)