Rules of the Strange: I Became a God in a Bizarre World Through Taoist Arts

When Shen Xingzhuo said those words again, the entire sky screen trembled.

Strands of golden light spilled from the sky, turning into rain and falling into the real world.

The rain brought a long-awaited peace.

Am I just imagining things? I feel like the air around me is much calmer.

Why is this happening? I can hardly believe that ghost stories and the supernatural would treat us so kindly.

Why does your Tianxia Kingdom have a chosen one like Shen Xingzhuo?

How come you guys always get all the good things, while we're stuck waiting to die in this contaminated zone?

[Hey, watch your wording! Our Tianxia Kingdom is prosperous, so good fortune will naturally follow!]

[Those of you who said to just wait to die in the contaminated zone, why don't you stand up for yourselves? (disdain.jpg) I saw your combat readiness information, so you're not making any effort at all, just waiting for the chosen ones to clear the game in the supernatural tales... If you don't die, who will...?]

[Holy crap?! So that's how it is! (Speechless) Even if the Chosen One managed to escape the ghost story by sheer luck, they'd be driven mad by these lazy bums, wouldn't they?]

[Forget about them, now that we've received the purifying rain! Could we collect some and save it? Maybe it can alleviate the suffering of those with severe mental pollution?]

[Oh right! Everyone, bring out your containers! If you don't have any, drink more!]

For the first time, the barrage of comments on the screen completely disappeared, except for the pause.

Everyone rushed out into the golden rain.

As Assistant Xu watched the level of the eerie pollution rapidly decrease, an expression of disbelief appeared on his face.

"Captain Guan! If this rain continues for more than thirty minutes, our Tianxia will become the first country in the entire star system whose purified area exceeds 50% of its land area!"

His voice trembled with excitement.

But Guan Shanyue, standing to the side, remained expressionless.

The next second, I heard her say—

"Make sure the entire advance team is ready. In addition to rescuing 'disaster victims' in the contaminated area on the front line, they must also be on guard against sneak attacks at all times."

"It's not just the strange occurrences; there's also the covetous gaze of other countries."

Upon hearing this, Assistant Xu was stunned for a moment. Before he could react, he heard Guan Shanyue modify the order.

"Let's have all the advance troops prepare for an attack at any time."

A fierce glint flashed in Guan Shanyue's eyes.

"Strike first, strike hard."

Assistant Xu pursed his lips tightly and nodded after a long while before leaving the air command center.

……

An hour later, Qin Shi appeared in a primeval forest outside the base.

"You were looking for me?"

Her voice echoed through the woods.

Assistant Xu suddenly appeared in front of her. Their eyes met, and they walked silently into a secluded cave.

"You've discovered that I like you?" Assistant Xu asked.

Qin Shi nodded. "Otherwise, I wouldn't be here."

Assistant Xu sighed.

It's no wonder the two were deliberately speaking in riddles.

The entire base is under the signal wave detection of the command center, and people inside the base have virtually no secrets under such surveillance.

People's hearts are unpredictable.

This is one of the most powerful security technologies in interstellar space.

But even if they leave the base, people of their status are very likely under hidden surveillance.

So if they wanted to exchange information, they could only talk nonsense and use pauses to create cryptic messages.

Such methods may not be sophisticated, but they can indeed reduce the vigilance of those being tested.

"So what are your thoughts?"