These weird things are all mine

Chapter 5: New Gate God, the Church’s New Goal (k)

The gloomy gray fog slowly dissipated, and Luo Ling's figure gradually emerged on the ordinary streets of Victoria.

The few passersby around didn't seem to notice her and just walked past her.

It was almost evening before they knew it. Unlike Iris's kingdom of God, the Victoria in this world had a more gloomy look as if a storm was about to come.

"..."

Luo Ling touched her forehead, and the slight burning sensation told her that everything that had just happened was not a dream.

Through this flower pattern, she can return to the Lost Kingdom of God at any time.

Of course, the prerequisite is that the owner has to open the door.

During this half day, Luo Ling received a huge amount of information, and for a moment it felt difficult to digest.

...God's choice, God's kingdom, the path to becoming a god.

Contrary to popular belief, God's chosen ones, the apostles of weirdness, all have very clear goals, and it is not just to make the weirdness they believe in appear in the world.

Moreover...the scale of the strange apostles is far beyond the records of the "Company". Even though there are hundreds or thousands of records of disasters caused by apostles, it is still just a small number compared to the number of apostles and their strength.

For example, the first one, her strength is simply unimaginable. Luo Ling is very clear that even if she transforms into the "White Witch", she can probably only hold out and there is no guarantee that she will not be defeated.

The most important thing is that "Kume Rumor" is not a combat-type ability...

Besides this, there is one most important thing.

The philosopher's power "Traveler" was previously in the "Company's" files, but no one knew its details or even its name, because whenever the philosopher took action, almost no one could escape alive.

"Even the Omen of Time, the first of the four omens of the Speaker of Heaven, cannot reveal any information about the philosopher."

Luo Ling recalled the entries about philosophers in the "company" files, and the more he thought about it, the more frightened he became.

The "Company" knew very little about the Pioneers. When Luo Ling went to look for information, most of it was files of loss reports, and more detailed information was simply impossible to find.

For example, until now, "the company" has only had the appearance of philosophers and educators, and the most mysterious historian has been missing.

Not to mention the other members of his subordinates, most of them don’t even know their code names.

Of course, if one wants to snatch the so-called "road to godhood" from the philosopher, the first thing is to know the details of his power, or at least to know which weirdo it belongs to.

For this reason...Luo Ling accepted the commission of the tea party.

Go check out the forbidden slate controlled by "The Company".

The first bargaining chip was the information about the "Realm of Nothingness" that Luo Ling needed, while the others were willing to pay with two petals.

Unfortunately, Luo Ling had used all the flower petals he had just earned to pay off his debts, so he had no chance to experience the benefits that Tumi mentioned.

"Even if you pull out one or two hairs, you won't go bald, but it's better to take it slow."

Luo Ling was thinking about where else she could sell her goods. She wondered if nails or something like that would work, or maybe clothes...

Never mind, it feels a bit perverted.

In addition to this information, Luo Ling also gained a little surprise from this trip.

"I didn't expect that the iris sapling would be so powerful..."

Luo Ling sensed her current state and believed that the "Naraku" form should have already developed its first ability.

As long as the inherent ability is awakened, the most basic first ability can be promoted with enough strange power, but the second ability and beyond will be more difficult.

The first ability of Puppet Song is attributed to the Wangchuan ghost, the second ability is Bai Lingzhi, the third ability is Ji Ying, and the power is...sister.

"I remember that there was another stronger weirdo in Iris's kingdom... Never mind, I'd better not go after her. She's already pitiful enough."

Thinking of Iris's red face that couldn't even hide the mystery at the end, Luo Ling sighed. She really couldn't understand what these old ladies were thinking.

"Let's go back first. It seems like Miss Cen and the others must be getting impatient."

Luo Ling calmed herself down. Before setting off, they had agreed that after the commission was successfully completed, they would go and try Victoria's grilled steak, which was said to be a rare local delicacy.

Although Cen Xiangyun tried her best to stop Lu Manqing's proposal which was full of flag-like meaning at that time, but... no matter whether the process was smooth or not, the commission was completed anyway.

......

When Luo Ling returned to the apartment exhausted, the full moon was already high in the sky outside the window. Even Elsa was drowsy because her biological clock was almost up.

She was clearly sleeping in the dilemma of memory...

Luo Ling put a coat on the dozing Elsa and walked to the next room of the apartment.

There was only Cen Xiangyun in the next room, and there was no sign of Lu Manqing.

"Oh, Miss Luo Ling, you're finally back. I would have gone to take a shower later." Cen Xiangyun saw Luo Ling coming in and immediately walked up to her and handed her a thick book. "Come on, choose the commission reward."

"Ok?"

Luo Ling took the book and looked at the cover: "Company Points Redemption Catalog".

"So many?"

Luo Ling flipped through it curiously. It was not a catalogue, but more like a picture album.

It vividly records the company's various collections, from strange holy relics of various levels to mysterious alchemical elixirs, all of which are marked with their corresponding prices.

"In fact, we can't replace most of them, so we'll just give you a feast for your eyes," Cen Xiangyun said, "After the 100th page, most of them are kept in the company's secret collection. Each one is extremely precious."

The "company" secret treasure is where the company stores various precious resources. It is said that it is located in a space constructed by a powerful sacrificial vessel. Even if the "taboo" appears in the world, it cannot destroy this space.

Of course, it is unknown whether this is bragging or not. After all, no one has ever experienced the manifestation of "taboo" in the world.

Interestingly, Luo Ling saw several old acquaintances in the secret section.

"...Scientist's skeleton, 60,000 points?"

Looking at the half-dead and hideous face in the album, Luo Ling felt a strange feeling in his heart.

She allowed the scientist to bring everyone back to the real world in the world of nothingness. She had expected the scientist to escape, but she didn't expect him to die.

Luo Ling didn't know exactly how he died, but looking at this picture, he probably didn't die very happily.

It's a pity that he only got 60,000 points, which is worth ten Cen Xiangyun's year-end bonuses. Otherwise, the remaining "Naraku" holy remains on the scientist would be of great help to Luo Ling.

"How many points are our reward this time?" Luo Ling looked up and asked.

"Actually, it's not points, it's holy medicine, a total of ten bottles of third-level holy medicine with random paths, distributed within the team." Cen Xiangyun scratched the back of his head and said helplessly, "But none of us are lower-level awakeners, so the effect is really not great, so it's better to exchange it for points.

"It's just that it's still a bit of a loss. A bottle of third-level holy medicine is 2 points, but it only converts to 15 points for us... damn, you capitalists!"

Luo Ling hesitated for a moment and said,

"I...should be considered a lower-level awakener?"

Her original body doesn't have any abilities at all. Currently, she only has the power of "devouring", and the path is still unknown.

"Huh?" Cen Xiangyun blinked in disbelief, and then said, "Miss Luo Ling, please stop joking..."

Not to mention that in the train battle, Luo Ling was able to survive after facing the scientist alone. In the battles she had personally experienced, her strength when she forced back the artist was that of a real upper-level awakener.

Even if he used some secret method at that time, his true strength couldn't be less than that of a mid-level awakener, right?

In fact, when fighting against the artist, Luo Ling was using the power of Puppet Yao's body, not her own. At that time, her own Puppet Yao had not even awakened its third ability, and was at most equivalent to a mid-level awakener.

"It may be true. My situation is special, as you know."

Luo Ling said implicitly that although not many people knew her identity as the mysterious Seventh Path Awakener, she did not hide it from everyone in the team.

"Really?" Cen Xiangyun looked strange, but still said, "If you insist, I have no objection, but I have to tell you in advance... The company's alchemical elixir is not allowed to flow out, even if it has no effect on you, you can't sell it."

The "company" has corresponding controls on things like holy medicines, not because they are too precious, but mainly because they are too dangerous for ordinary people. Once they fall into the hands of ordinary people and are used, the "company" will have to step in to clean up the mess, which is not worth the loss.

Although there were opportunities to take the risk of selling it, Luo Ling really didn't need to do so.

"Clear."

Luo Ling nodded.

"Ms. Eve's commission reward is separate from ours. Elsa said she doesn't need it, so we can just give it to you directly... How about this, you take five bottles of holy medicine, and Lu Manqing and I can exchange the rest for points."

"It's up to you."

Luo Ling had no objection. She didn't think much of such trivial things. She just wanted to try out what the holy medicine was like.

To be honest, the points she had just gained from the small tree she gnawed on in Iris's kingdom of God would have to be worth at least several hundred or even a thousand points.

Apart from the magical experience of the Kingdom of God, this commission is actually similar to an outing, so it is normal that the reward is small.

"By the way, Miss Cen, I want to ask you something."

Luo Ling remembered another more important commission she had received and called out to Cen Xiangyun.

"go ahead."

Cen Xiangyun stopped and turned around and said.

"...How many points do I need to be able to take a look at the forbidden slate?" Luo Ling asked.

"Isn't the content of the slate public? You can find it in the lobby of any office you go to. Why do you need points?"

Cen Xiangyun was very curious why Luo Ling asked such a question, and began to suspect that Miss Luo Ling was sick today and kept talking nonsense.

"No, no, no, what I want to see is... the original version." Luo Ling said.

"Ah?" Cen Xiangyun was stunned and shook her head. "I don't know about that, but... there is probably no such option."

She paused, then continued, "Let's not talk about the fact that the contents of the taboo slate will be released regularly. It doesn't matter if we wait until the release date to read it. Besides...what's the point of doing this?"

Cen Xiangyun looked at Luo Ling suspiciously and continued,

"Wait, Ms. Luo Ling, you didn't hear somewhere that the forbidden slate is some kind of powerful artifact, did you? In fact, apart from recording the strange sequence, the slate is really just an ordinary slate. At most, it is indestructible."

"No, I just want to make sure..."

"Sure... To be honest, there's really nothing good about the forbidden slate, and I haven't heard anyone mention going to see the original version. If you really want to... you can find a chance to talk to the company about it." Cen Xiangyun spread her hands and said, "But I think it's unlikely to work. After all, if the forbidden slate is lost, it would be a big deal.

"Because of this, only the three senior directors of the company are qualified to touch the forbidden slate."

In other words, the reason for not allowing people to watch it is because they are worried about losing it, not because there is a problem with the content?

But the truth...is it really so?

"Well, I see."

Having said that, Luo Ling no longer insisted.

"By the way, Eve said she would come over tonight and celebrate with our team." Cen Xiangyun unbuttoned her coat as she spoke, "Ms. Luo Ling, you don't have to be too shy. We are all colleagues in the company and will be working together in the future. More friends mean more paths.

“The company doesn’t have KPI assessment, but things like year-end bonuses have OKRs… Do you understand?”

"What?"

Luo Ling, who had never been a social animal, blinked.

"I'm so envious. I wonder if this kind of thing only happens to students." Cen Xiangyun said with emotion, "Anyway, KPI is like the boss is using a whip to urge you to make progress, while OKR is like the boss letting you use a whip to urge yourself to make progress... It's called voluntary, but it's basically the same.

"If you change to a 'company', you have to complete more commissions to get the corresponding compensation in the contract. You can't survive on the basic salary... Please help me unbutton it."

Cen Xiangyun, who was only wearing her underwear, turned her back to Luo Ling and pointed at the underwear buttons that she could not reach.

"Ah good."

Luo Ling walked forward and looked at Cen Xiangyun with some envy.

Because she doesn't need anyone to unbutton her clothes.

Just as Luo Ling stretched out his hand, the door of the apartment creaked and then opened.

Luo Ling and Cen Xiangyun turned their heads and saw Lu Manqing holding a few ice cream cones in his hands. Next to him was Elsa, who was licking the cone and staring blankly at the scene inside the apartment.

"excuse me."

Lu Manqing closed the door.

"Miss Luo Ling!"

Elsa opened the door again.

"Sorry to bother you."

Lu Manqing closed it again and pulled Elsa back when she broke into the apartment.

Luo Ling looked at Cen Xiangyun in confusion, "What are they doing?"