Even though ghosts already didn't need to rest and sleep, they still needed to overdraft their spiritual force and soul bodies. Right now, this long dragon was just too astonishing, densely packed and moving about.
"Next one!"
Under the dark and turbid sky.
At the other end of the Bridge of Helplessness, Shangguan Man sat on a chair, holding the Book of Life and Death like an official in an office. She was more and more impressed by the mysterious emperor of the Samsara Temple for such a huge workload. It was hard to imagine his perseverance … Although she didn't know that this was just a doppelganger of Xu Zhi, who had no feelings and only carried out mechanical inspections.
One day.
Two days.
Shangguan Man looked at the endless winding line of people on the Road to the Underworld. A trace of despair and numbness flashed in her eyes. This workload was unimaginable to ordinary people. She hadn't rested for more than 50 hours.
Five days.
Ten days.
…
Hold on a little longer.
The hazy and radiant figure flashed in her eyes. This was the greatest opportunity of her life. Even the Celestial Being was jealous of her. Was she going to let him down?
"No opportunity comes out of thin air."
She pursed her lips and strengthened her conviction.
"The last one."
Half a month later, Shangguan Man looked at the last member of the long line. She didn't know how she made it. She felt her body relax as if it was about to collapse. Her soul body was weak and hazy, and she was about to pass out.
"Is this the test for me? It reminds me of when I was eight years old, I starved in the rain for three days and three nights. I thought I was going to die. "
She was silent for a moment, then began to carry her exhausted body forward step by step on the dark ground. Her head was heavy, as if she would fall asleep if she closed her eyes. She forced herself to walk step by step to the back of the hall and stepped through the door.
The halo had disappeared, and the face was flawless. He sat calmly on the throne and flipped through the black book.
Shangguan Man tried to open her mouth, but she didn't know how to address him. After thinking for a moment, she slowly knelt down and said respectfully, "Your Majesty …"
Xu Zhi was stunned. He sighed at this woman's terrifying willpower. He closed the book and smiled. "Get up. There's no need for such formalities when you come to see me in the future. Just be casual."
This being was unexpectedly amiable. After all, this was a being who controlled the reincarnation of an entire world. The huge contrast made Shangguan Man feel inexplicably touched. She slowly lowered her head and replied, "Yes."
"What do you think of the current Hell?" Xu Zhi suddenly asked.
Shangguan Man thought for a moment, her face pale. She sorted out her thoughts and answered seriously, "There are many problems. The biggest problem is that it's too crowded and we don't have enough manpower."
"The lack of people is indeed the biggest problem in the Netherworld. Next, when you have nothing to do, you can check the Book of Life and Death. Find some people among the reincarnated people to share some of the pressure. They are the Judge, Black and White Impermanence, Ox-Head and Horse-Face …"
Xu Zhi explained and then became a casual shopkeeper, letting her look for the person on her own.
They would have to come up with their own rules and regulations as to how the affairs of Hell were going to be carried out. The natives were running their own realms, and Xu Zhi was already very familiar with the task of delegating all of the responsibilities to them.
Although …
This was a world of online games!
The players began to experiment on a large scale.
At this moment, Shangguan Man's face was still pale, but she was still carefully listening to the rules of reincarnation and sorting out her thoughts.
Seeing that she was listening attentively, Xu Zhi's spiritual force surged and warmed her soul. He continued to explain some things. After a while, a brand-new long line accumulated outside. Countless wronged souls began to line up for reincarnation.
"Do you want to deal with it?" Shangguan Man's face was pale.
"There's no need. Let these dead souls float for a while," Xu Zhi said with a smile.
"Yes." Shangguan Man's expression did not change, but she was a little surprised. This existence was really calm and leisurely. To those dead souls, they would want nothing more than to be reincarnated in the next second, but he turned a blind eye to them and left the wandering souls to worry about.
"By the way, do you need to restore your appearance?" Xu Zhi asked.
Shangguan Man didn't respond immediately this time. Instead, she fell silent.
Every girl wanted to have a beautiful face. She was born with a hideous dark red centipede birthmark on her face, which overlapped like a burning cloud. However, the outline of her face was very good. She had an oval face, and she was still a peerless beauty even if she covered it with foundation.
At this moment, as long as she responded, she could completely get rid of the birthmark and become the peerless beauty in the eyes of the brothel. She would become her real self …
Shangguan Man took a deep breath and said, "I think my current appearance is very good, Your Majesty! I used to run a brothel, and I know that beautiful women can only ask customers to drink wine. The one in front of me looks similar and also asks customers to drink soup, but it's completely different … If such a beauty sits on the side of the Naraka Bridge in the underworld, she won't be able to deter the wandering ghosts from all walks of life! "
"So, I think …"
Her eyes flickered as she looked up at the existence in the sky timidly.
"Go on." Xu Zhi's eyes were indifferent.
Shangguan Man completely opened her mouth and spoke with fervor and assurance, full of confidence, "I'm not very knowledgeable, and I've only been at the bottom of the society. The top thugs in the cities are usually strong and fierce. After all, the first impression people have is their appearance. Only by being fierce can they intimidate others! But in the underworld, when faced with all kinds of ghosts, I should have the image of an evil ghost. Fierce! Violent! Sinister! Temperamental! That's the only way to give people the impression that they don't dare to mess with me. I even hope that Your Majesty can make me uglier … "
"You don't want to be beautiful, but uglier? That's a good idea … As you wish, "Xu Zhi replied indifferently.
The next second.
Below the Samsara Temple, Shangguan Man gradually turned into a trembling old woman in her sixties or seventies, her back hunched and her skin black.
Originally, Shangguan Man's face was ugly and ferocious, but her body was extremely attractive. Now, she seemed to have shrunk, and her face was twisted with a wrinkled ghost face.
"If you want to change back, you can come to me at any time," Xu Zhi said. A mirror slowly floated in the air.
Shangguan Man looked at herself in the mirror and stared at her own ugly face. She stared at her own eyes in the mirror.
"It's just a reflection of all living beings. When I received tens of thousands of guests on the Naraka Bridge, I saw too many joys and sorrows. Only then did I realize how ridiculous the common people and the inferiority complex I once valued were! In front of this reincarnation, beauty and ugliness, height and weight, and all the major races are nothing but a bag that contains the soul … In here, everything returns to equality, to the primordial chaos of life, and to the reincarnation division. "
She slowly bowed to him.
"Not to mention existences like you who have transcended reincarnation, even the top existences who are constantly reincarnating can change their appearance and appearance at will. I believe that there is no meaning in paying attention to the body shape that is presented to the outside world."
After this conversation, Shangguan Man heaved a long sigh of relief. She felt a little uneasy, not knowing how His Majesty would react.
Now, it was obviously the second test.
She didn't dare to deceive him. This was indeed her most sincere thought, and she had tried her best to express herself.
In the past half a month, she had experienced many reincarnations, and only then did she realize the greatness of this mysterious underworld that was unknown to the living.
Her position was so tempting.
Even the most honorable Celestial Being couldn't reach it. Although she couldn't determine the three paths of reincarnation, she could easily determine the location of their reincarnation and their parents.
A rich family.
A family of nobles, generals, and ministers.
A poor and miserable family.
She held the key to determining her fate, and it was just a stroke of her pen.
"It's good that you don't change your appearance." Xu Zhi smiled. "I hope that all the colleagues you recruit in the future will follow this standard."
"Yes!"
Shangguan Man was completely excited, and her chest rose and fell.
How could she not understand the meaning of this sentence? This meant that she had completely passed the second test, and was qualified for this position.
Xu Zhi quietly looked down at Shangguan Man, who was wild with joy. He had to say that this Meng Po was becoming more and more in line with his expectations.
This was the world of gourmet food. There weren't many gourmet talents related to "soup", but there were definitely many! Many people were obsessed with delicacies. The reason why he had chosen her was because he had seen her life experience and knew her personality.
After all, how could a beautiful girl in the underworld, feeding soup at the bridgehead, control the situation?
Meng Po's love of beauty was absolutely out of the question. Dealing with the underworld was extremely serious, and not only was she not beautiful, but she also had to be ferocious and full of murderous intent, which was in line with the gloomy image of the underworld. In myths and legends, the wrinkled Meng Po, the ferocious ox-head and horse-face, and the Black and White Impermanence with their long tongues were all in line with Xu Zhi's requirements.
Shangguan Man was good in all aspects, and her only weakness was that she was timid, which was inevitable. She had been at the bottom of society for a long time, and this was the survival posture of the weak. But in the future, she would definitely grow.
The more Xu Zhi looked at her, the more satisfied he was.
Shangguan Man, on the other hand, was a little confused by this gaze, and her body trembled slightly. "Could it be that His Majesty has a unique taste, and likes ugly young girls like me, and deliberately made me uglier and hunchbacked, so …"
She couldn't help but blush a little. Under such a scorching gaze, she actually began to feel a strange anticipation.
After all, she didn't think that she was very powerful. Her talent was ordinary, and there were so many people in the world, so why would he choose her? If she had to say that she was different, then her only characteristic was that she was ugly. Could it be that she was really …
Her mind raced.
"It seems that I have to pay more attention to dressing up …" This strange thought suddenly appeared in her mind. As the top girl in the brothel, she had naturally practiced smiling. In the face of His Majesty's scorching gaze, she couldn't help but instinctively respond with a shy smile.
This smile showed her bright eyes and white teeth.
If it had been on a peerless beauty, it would have instantly stunned everyone. But at this time, the smile of this ferocious and wrinkled old lady made people feel as if they had seen a ghost.
"Hiss …"
"Good face."
Sitting on the throne, Xu Zhi pretended to be calm. He wore a crown on his head and a black robe, maintaining the dignified image of a Heavenly Lord, but the corner of his mouth began to twitch.
"Sure enough, God will never give me a candidate with perfect attributes. Shangguan Man, have you awakened some strange attribute? Ugly but cute … route? "
Even he found it a little hard to endure this smile. It was even more intense than the explosive passion of the muscular girls.
"But it does fit the image of the Underworld."
After all, after all, having experienced those eyesores of the muscular girls, Xu Zhi's ability to withstand pressure was extremely strong. He couldn't help but sigh softly in his heart. "Shangguan Man is indeed very smart. This must be her idea … This smile of hers is so sinister and strange that it can instantly suppress all the characters on the road to hell!"
"I can already see the horror of the vengeful spirits."
Xu Zhi's lips curled into a smile when he thought of this.
Shangguan Man stood below, her heart trembling. She couldn't control herself. She actually smiled at me. At first, she thought it was just a coincidence, but it seemed that it really was possible … This, this is too crazy!
Under the pitch-black sky, the noise outside soon broke the silence.
"Is there a sign saying that reincarnation is suspended?"
"They've been waiting for a long time?"
"The world after death?"
People were gathering outside, and more and more people were gathering.
Xu Zhi ignored it and slowly finished talking about these important things. Seeing Shangguan Man's expression change several times, he naturally didn't know that she was thinking about whether she should marry him if he really liked the ugly ones. Then, he suddenly talked about other things. "Do you know that besides the Mortal Dao, the Animal Dao, and the Celestial Dao, there is a fourth type of living beings?"
"The fourth type?" Shangguan Man showed a puzzled expression.
Xu Zhi pursed his lips, took a sip of tea, and said, "The fourth type of living beings comes from the extraterrestrial civilization, which is called the Asura Dao by the Celestial Dao! They have a special form and have the characteristics of life evolution. In the near future, the fourth type of living beings will completely flood into this world, and they will not be in the reincarnation system, nor will they enter the Underworld. They are beyond the three paths! "
"The extraterrestrial civilization? Not under the jurisdiction of the Underworld? Not in the Book of Life and Death? Removed from the Book of Life and Death? " Shangguan Man's pupils suddenly widened. For her, it was as if the truth of the whole world was slowly revealed at this moment.
"Yes."
Xu Zhi answered as he looked at the three paths of reincarnation.
This was a world with a large number of players. Although most of the players could only move in the Animal Dao, which had the lowest flow of time, the players would also completely change the entire ecology of the world, and they would definitely try to get closer to the "online game world". If it was really a large-scale Eastern Xianxia online game, then Shangguan Man and the others would naturally be the supreme NPCs who were in charge of the highest reincarnation system, the Underworld.
This batch of NPCs would not be affected by karma, had no grudges, and would not intervene in the disputes of the three paths.
The current batch of Yuan Dynasty's Blue Flower belonged to the last competition, and there were only two to three hundred people left when they were attacked. The next wave of the community PVP fighting competition was now being held, and it had an unprecedented number of six thousand people! This batch of players had officially entered the game, and the server was opened! Naturally, he had to remind and warn Meng Po and the other civil servants in advance so that they would not be difficult to deal with if any accidents happened.
"They have the characteristics of evolution, and they are also the source of the new species that make up this world?" Shangguan Man quickly tried to think. "They come from another civilization, and they will bring different ideas and actions?"
Shangguan Man took a deep breath and suddenly raised a question that even Xu Zhi didn't understand. "Since all creatures are equal, can I also recruit some of these creatures?"
Xu Zhi looked at her and said, "Yes, you can. Although they can't be reincarnated in the reincarnation cycle, they can be guided to the Underworld and take some jobs, but you have to be careful."
Shangguan Man nodded. She was just asking out of curiosity, and she didn't really intend to recruit them.
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