Thinking that the Shadow Monarch's power also came from the system, and that he had also summoned Xiadie, a very special being, Cheng Xiaoyu quickly regained his composure and said to Liu Chenhao, "Speaking of which, I have a favorite barbecue ingredient that's in the tent."
"Brother Xiao Yu! I'll go find him!"
Liu Chenhao was not a fool. He knew that there was something he couldn't listen to, so after getting himself out of the way, he ran straight into the tent and tightened the zipper.
"Miss Xiadie, can you explain to me who you are?"
If it was a few sentences ago, Seong Xiao-Woo would not have asked this question.
"Your Excellency's acumen is truly astonishing."
Xiadie praised.
Both of them knew that this was just a polite remark. After all, although Xiadie didn't say it explicitly, she had revealed many clues through her words and actions.
"I am the administrator of the underworld, the one who brought the concept of death to the world. You can also call me Senatos."
Xiadie smiled and said, "However... although I call myself Senatos, I am actually Senatos's successor."
Did she bring the concept of death into the world? Conversely, if she didn't exist, there would be no death in the world?
Cheng Xiaoyu's eyes widened. He had actually overestimated Xiadie's existence as much as possible. He was not even surprised when Xiadie mentioned the manager of the underworld, that is, the master of the underworld. But the concept of bringing death was completely different.
Death is part of the rules of the world... Even for the heir, it's beyond Seong Jin-Woo's understanding.
and many more……?
"Ms. Xiadie! Can you see this thing?!"
Cheng Xiaoyu wanted to call up the system interface, but the black window that would appear at the thought of it was completely silent.
The system is scared!
Cheng Xiaoyu was extremely sure of this. The system was afraid of the purple girl in front of him!
It’s good to be afraid! It’s good to be afraid!
Cheng Xiaoyu actually smiled. He was not afraid of the deal that was made public. He was afraid that he would become a pawn being manipulated without realizing it, and secretly pay a price that he could not accept. However, he could not help but breathe a sigh of relief when he realized that this system was not invincible and that the system also had things it was afraid of.
Yes, even though they had only known each other for a short time, in Cheng Xiaoyu's eyes, Xiadie was far more trustworthy than the system.
"Sorry, Miss Xiadie, I can talk about my business later."
After calming down a bit, Seong Xiao-Woo brought up the previous topic again: "Excuse me, what is the price you are talking about? What about helping me relax some of the restrictions?"
Curiosity flashed in Xiadie's eyes, but she didn't rush to ask. After all, the other party was obviously planning to explain.
So she followed what Seong Jin-Woo said and said, "I hope you can help me complete the rules of the underworld."
Chapter 17: Win-win!
"rule?"
Thinking of what Xiadie had just said about the successor, Cheng XiaoWoo naturally guessed, "Is it about the rules of the underworld?"
"As you might imagine, I have only just become the administrator of the Underworld. Currently, most of the Underworld's rules need to be revised and improved."
Xiadie avoided this topic because the other party might be the next employee to work for her.
She is not a black-hearted boss and will not hide anything.
"I see."
Cheng Xiaoyu nodded. This was normal. Whether it was a company or a store, as long as the new leader was ambitious and capable, he would hope to shape it into something more in line with his own ideas. As for whether it would be successful, it all depended on personal ability.
Compared with the previous two, the underworld is the same. The difference is that the underworld has no competitors and does not need to consider the market. No matter what ideas the lord of the underworld, Xiadie, has, the underworld and the dead can only let it go.
"So what exactly do I need to do?"
Thinking of this, Cheng Xiaoyu also understood Xiadie's intention of recruiting him. To him, this was a surprising turn of events and a blessing in disguise.
After all, he saw Xiadie's honesty, which was definitely better than the system's forced and hidden approach.
"As the judge of the underworld, you will exercise the power to judge the good and evil of souls on my behalf."
Xiadie first gave an overview and then explained the current situation in the underworld.
There are no managers, and everything needs to be looked after by Xiadie personally. Of course, there is nothing wrong with not looking after it and just treating the underworld as a world after death. However, if the world of the living cannot achieve absolutely fair judgment, then Xiadie hopes to redress those people after her death.
Judging the evil ones and giving preferential treatment to the good ones is an unnecessary rule that Xiadie hopes to implement.
In order to implement this rule, someone needs to take on the position of judge and use his eyes and thinking to define sin. Therefore, he must be a calm and rational person.
(Seong Xiao-Woo can be more calm and rational than anyone else by adding points. The biggest reason for his personality change is not the increase in strength, but the increase in wisdom and perception)
"Wait... Based on the number of people dying every minute in this world, this isn't something a mere human like me can do, right?"
Cheng Xiao-Woo frowned and said, "Besides, those monsters are also residents of the underworld, right?"
"I will open up some of the underworld's permissions for you, Your Excellency."
Xiadie explained, "Then you will be able to quickly browse through the life history of others in a single thought, which will facilitate your judgment."
"Having said that, a person's time is ultimately limited..."
Cheng Xiao-Woo, however, remained pessimistic. "If we want better results, it would be better to increase manpower. However, the best approach would be to abandon manpower and conduct trials using more mechanized rules."
"Yes, in fact, the only things that really require your attention are those that the mechanism cannot reach a conclusion on."
Xiadie nodded: "As for more manpower, you will need to find them from the underworld yourself."
“…This is the dilemma of starting a business…”
Cheng Xiaoyu also realized the situation at this time, and couldn't help feeling a long-lost physical and mental fatigue, but he quickly adjusted himself and even felt relaxed.
Although it was tiring and difficult in the early stages of starting a business, this was a business with no competitors and no need to consider the market. Coupled with a boss who was so unfathomable that even the system was afraid of him, Cheng Xiaoyu knew that he had really found a good partner this time.
They say there are always people above you, but now I have people below me.
Besides, it doesn't matter if the rules of the underworld don't change. The reason why he is so tired and still trying hard to maintain "fairness" and "judgment" is that Xiadie is a responsible person who can clearly distinguish between good and evil. Such a boss undoubtedly makes Cheng Xiaoyu feel very at ease and he doesn't have to worry about being backstabbed.
In the early days, it was tiring, and he had experienced even more tiring times before.
"I understand. Please give me your guidance from now on, boss."
Cheng Xiaoyu subconsciously stretched out his hand, but then he remembered the peculiarity of Xiadie and withdrew his hand as if nothing had happened.
"That's not necessary. You can just call me Xiadie."
Xiadie doesn’t care much about the address, but the feeling of “boss” doesn’t really match my style.
"Then there's no need to call me Your Excellency or anything like that. Honestly, being addressed like that by the Grim Reaper feels a bit short-lived."
Cheng Xiaoyu smiled and said, "Just call me Cheng Xiaoyu, or until we get to know each other better, you can call me Cheng Hunter."
"Then... Hunter Cheng."
Xiadie accepted the title and continued, "I grant you permission to view the lives of the deceased. However, since you are a resident of the world of the living, you cannot bring these memories back here until you are truly a resident of the underworld."
This sentence made Cheng Xiaoyu stunned for a moment.
He thought that his reward was the memories of the dead. After all, there were all kinds of people among the dead, including powerful fighting skills, confidential documents of certain organizations, weaknesses of dungeon monsters and all kinds of things. The value of these things could not be bought with money.
But if you can't bring it back, these values will no longer exist.
Although this reward may not be very useful for him who can add some upgrades, it doesn't matter even if there is no reward. After all, the biggest reason for him to join is to rely on the big tree of Xiadie. But if he really gets nothing... then his impression of Xiadie needs to change.
But he was not in a hurry, but waited quietly for what would happen next.
"In exchange, you can, as an auxiliary administrator, call upon the power of the dead who harbored ill will towards you and turned their blades against you."
As expected, Xiadie did not stop talking, but instead dropped a big melon on Cheng Xiaoyu.
This melon made Cheng Xiaoyu's eyes widen instantly.
He could realize how great a reward this was. Just now, Xiadie had forbidden him from forcibly driving those who were unwilling to help him, even if those people had drawn swords and attacked him.
But things are different now. If before it was the underworld and the dead and him, now it is the underworld and the dead, and he has become the official force on the underworld side, which is equivalent to having a certificate to work.
Third parties are not allowed to interfere with the residents of the underworld, but it is different for him, an official of the underworld.
and……
"If I understand correctly... this power over the dead is a right given to me by Miss Xiadie, not my own power, right?"
Cheng Xiaoyu's rationality made him suppress the excitement that was about to overflow in his heart, but he still unconsciously raised the corners of his mouth.
"Yes."
"In other words, even if the opponent's strength is similar to mine, or even stronger than mine, I can still forcibly requisition his power, right?"
"Yes, but I hope Hunter Cheng doesn't forget the premise."
Xiadie's smile was peaceful and harmless, but the warning was obvious.
However, this couldn't suppress Cheng Xiaoyu's excitement at all.
I originally thought that my boss was a rigid and inflexible type, but now it seems that she is somewhat tactful. Her meaning is very clear, that is, any enemies she defeats in the future can be recruited by me.
Although the premise is that he fights back from a position of justice, Cheng Xiaoyu believes that he is not the kind of person who does evil. Moreover, if he killed someone out of selfish motives, then he can just not recruit him.
And if he abides by the rules and stands on the side of justice, then the dead he recruits will naturally be considered sinful souls. According to the rules that Xiadie gave to the underworld, they should be punished.
Making a lot of money...!
Xiadie also felt that she had made a profit. Although this transaction was more obviously about 'Xiadie' and 'Amber', but... at least the result was good. Except for the evil souls, everyone had a bright future.
Chapter 18 Ability Registration.
Although they all felt that they had made money, how much was another matter. Cheng Xiaoyu explained very honestly that it would be difficult for him to stay in the underworld for a long time, not only because his family needed his care, but more importantly, he had to make money.
But Xiadie didn't care about it.
Amber is now an immortal who has lived for thousands of years. Although a person's life is still not short for her, it is not long either. She can wait for a hundred years, so she allows Cheng Xiaoyu to stay in the underworld for four hours every day and punch in before he becomes a resident of the underworld.
Cheng Xiaoyu didn't expect the other party to be so easy to talk to. He was not a greedy person, so he nodded and agreed.
After completing the assignment of future work, Cheng Xiaoyu moved on to the next matter.
"Miss Xiadie, have you ever heard of a hunter who can continue to grow?"
"In this world, I have indeed never seen such a thing before, because the magic power of humans in this world has been forcibly instilled to the limit of what they can bear."
Xiadie said.
She said it lightly, but the amount of information contained in her words once again stunned Cheng Xiaoyu.
This world? Forced to the limit? And other worlds? Who forced them to the limit?
No, if the dungeon is considered as another world, it can indeed be explained as another world, but... he could feel that the girl in front of him definitely did not mean that.
"I have a system that issues exercise tasks every day and gives me points that increase my physical abilities."
Seong Xiao-Woo wasn't the type to worry about the country and its people. He just wanted to live his life well. Although that sentence contained a lot of information, he didn't ask or think deeply about it. "Besides, there's a mall where you can exchange items, weapons, and the like."
"..."
Xiadie almost couldn't breathe.
Do you have a system too?
She subconsciously thought that Cheng Xiaoyu's system was a branch system under the main system mentioned by the main control consciousness, but after thinking about it carefully, if the other party was really that system, he would not allow the host to communicate with him in such a friendly manner.
Come to think of it, system-based protagonists aren't that uncommon, so... Cheng Xiao-Woo is actually the protagonist of this world?
A look of inquiry flashed in Xiadie's eyes, and then she shook her head: "I have never heard of such a thing."
"That's it..."
Cheng Xiaoyu was a little disappointed, but still asked, "Miss Xiadie, do you remember the double dungeon before? I got this system after I came out of there."
"I'm sorry, I'm not sure either."
Xiadie shook her head again: "If I'm not mistaken, the system you mentioned is probably in your body, not attached to your soul. Although I can check it by touching your body, but..."
"But then I'd die too."
Seong Jin-Woo sighed, then put the thought behind him and asked another question: "If one day I die because of this system, can Miss Xiadie help me pass on a message to my relatives?"
"Well……"
Hearing this, Xiadie realized that the man in front of her did not trust the system in his body and was even a little wary.
If the two of them had nothing to do with each other, even Xiadie wouldn't care too much. However, considering that the other party had become her employee, and that Xiadie wanted to explore the other party's system, she said, "Don't worry about it."
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