Zhutian Panlong: They've all become gods, and they're only just joining the chat group.

"Old Li, interested in going to see what's going on?"

Just as Richard was squatting in the residence provided by Ye Zhen, studying the strange characteristics and rules, Ye Zhen suddenly came over and invited him to go and have some fun.

"Oh? What's all the commotion about?" Richard asked.

"Dachang City is bustling with activity. The Hungry Ghost's Ghost Realm has been under lockdown in Dachang City for almost a month."

Unfortunately, their precious Professor Wang from headquarters also got caught up in it.

The ghost controllers at their headquarters are so incompetent that they can't even enter the ghost realm of the starving ghosts.

So that's why they came to me for help, right?

They want me to help get Professor Wang out.

Ye Zhen's lips curled up slightly, clearly having made a fortune from this opportunity and squeezed a sum of money out of the headquarters.

Although those resources were basically useless to him, he had a large family business and an entire paranormal forum to support.

He doesn't need it, but the other ghost tamers below him can.

"Oh, I see. So the starving ghost incident isn't over yet on your end."

"It seems your time flows a bit slowly." Richard was more concerned about the differences in time flow between different worlds.

"Who knows, the time flow in the various worlds of the chat group is already a mess."

It's not even constant. I never care about that.

"Give me an answer, are you going or not?"

Ye Zhen shrugged, not particularly interested in the topic of time flow, and was more interested in seeing what the headquarters was up to.

"I'll go," Richard readily agreed.

I've been in this world for a few days now, so I should go and see the protagonist, Yang Jian.

Speaking of which, the headquarters of this world can be described as a prime example of an outsider leading an expert.

A group of ordinary people lead the ghost tamers, using them as cannon fodder. The headquarters hoards supernatural supplies but refuses to distribute them to the people in charge below.

As a result, after a group of Ghost Tamers loyal to headquarters were almost wiped out, the remaining Ghost Tamers became disloyal and disobedient.

The only way to get them to work again is to lure them with benefits.

Just like the recent starving ghost incident in Dachang City, is there really no one in China who can solve this problem?

There definitely are, not to mention Elder Qin who is in charge at headquarters.

Wang Chaling, a third-generation member of the Wang family, wields four terrifying and bizarre creatures, and is absolutely confident in resolving the situation.

There are also figures like Liu San the Paper Doll, Shen Lin the Ghostly Appearance, and Li Leping who controls the Forgotten Ghosts. While these individuals may not be absolutely certain of success, it's not to say they have no solutions at all.

Unfortunately, these people aren't so easy to recruit. Headquarters simply can't control them.

Therefore, the only option is to hire outside help.

Ye Zhen had contacted Fang Shimin's headquarters through his WeChat Moments.

Fang Shimin's asking price was too exorbitant; headquarters couldn't possibly agree, so they had no choice but to come to Ye Zhen. Ye Zhen's asking price wasn't low either; he already knew the plot and, of course, knew what good stuff headquarters had.

Although the headquarters was reluctant to accept it, they had no choice but to grit their teeth and accept it.

Old Qin is the pillar of the headquarters; he cannot be touched lightly.

The headquarters' own loyalists, like Li Jun, are too weak, and they can't mobilize the stronger ones.

We can only place our hopes on Ye Zhen.

"Alright, let's set off now and get there as quickly as possible."

As soon as Ye Zhen finished speaking, he transformed into a golden light and sped off into the distance.

It is this unique way of traveling used by the world's top ghost riders: flying through the rainbow of the ghost realm.

Richard followed behind him at a leisurely pace.

...

Before long, the two arrived outside Dachang City.

From a distance, the entire city of Dachang was shrouded in a layer of bluish-black mist.

The seemingly thin layer of fog separates Dachang City from the outside world into two distinct realms.

Inside was a living hell, teeming with vengeful ghosts. Countless infant ghosts, offspring of starving spirits, roamed the streets, searching for the few remaining signs of life among the living.

Outside the city, in a makeshift building, lies the command center of the Dachang City Starving Ghost Incident Countermeasures Team.

Team leader Zhao Jianguo from headquarters personally directed operations on-site.

Many of the headquarters' Ghost Masters also reside here.

However, it was of no use.

They couldn't even break through that thin, misty, eerie domain. They could only watch helplessly as Dachang City gradually became a ghost town.

Richard and Ye Zhen didn't try to hide their arrival, so Captain Zhao found out very quickly.

The two had only been standing in front of the gray fog for a short while when Zhao Jianguo came over with his men.

He couldn't help but take it seriously, as these two were said to have fallen from the sky.

By recklessly using the supernatural abilities of vengeful spirits, these two have definitely solved the problem of the vengeful spirits' resurrection.

Anyway, Li Jun just told him that he couldn't do it. If he used the ghost realm to travel like those two, he would soon die from the resurrection of the vengeful ghost.

Zhao Jianguo understood just by thinking about how terrifying it was to be able to freely use the power of ghosts and supernatural forces.

That's no different from a vengeful ghost, except it has human intelligence, allowing it to unleash far greater power than a vengeful ghost.

"President Ye, who is this?" Zhao Jianguo looked at Richard with a puzzled expression, hoping Ye Zhen could help introduce him.

You have to understand that this is an S-level paranormal event. Ye Zhen must know how dangerous it is, but he still brought this person with him.

That at least shows that Ye Zhen believes this person's abilities can help him in S-level paranormal events, or at least won't hold him back.

After all, Ye Zhen is just a bit of a chuunibyou (a person with delusions of grandeur), not stupid. He wouldn't joke around with his own life.

Moreover, this person flew here on his own, not with Ye Zhen, which proves his strength.

A ghost tamer who is at least as good as Ye Zhen.

There's no harm in getting to know each other.

"Oh, this is my friend. You can call him Old Li," Ye Zhen casually introduced.

Richard nodded to Zhao Jianguo.

Zhao Jianguo observed him discreetly. This man was in such good condition that he didn't seem like a ghost tamer.

Even Ye Zhen, when you get close, carries a faint stench of decay, something unavoidable for a ghost tamer. You can also feel a chilling coldness, as if the temperature has suddenly dropped several degrees.

But he couldn't sense any of these things in Richard; it was as if Richard wasn't a ghost tamer, but a normal person.

"Is this friend also a Ghost Tamer? Would you like to join our headquarters?"

Despite its impressive presence, the paranormal forum is ultimately just a grassroots organization.

Our Interpol Asia headquarters is the only official organization for Ghost Tamers in China. The benefits and compensation are top-notch, something these domestic non-governmental organizations can't offer.

In front of Ye Zhen, Captain Zhao began to try to win over Richard.

Ye Zhen simply watched without stopping him.

This confirmed Zhao Jianguo's suspicion that this person wasn't from the paranormal forum. Otherwise, Ye Zhen, with his delusional tendencies, would have already lost his temper.

He became even more enthusiastic in introducing the advantages of the headquarters.

Richard simply listened, occasionally nodding as a response.

He completely ignored their attempts to win him over.

He's not from this world, so why would he join headquarters?

Even for people from this world, joining headquarters isn't exactly a good option.

The help is minimal, but the obligations are numerous. Without a strong background, you'll definitely be used as a filler character until the vengeful ghost resurrects.

To the higher-ups at headquarters, the lowest-ranking Ghost Tamers were really just consumables.