Chapter 587: Bound to the Birth System, Becoming a Winner in Life Chapter 588 Infinite Flow Cannon Fodder (35)

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Main Character:

Shen Yao

Because drawing talismans at the residence got twice the result with half the effort, the two of them did not go out for the next few days, but instead used these blank talisman papers and cinnabar to constantly enrich themselves, turning them into one treasure after another possessing combat power.

Even because the cinnabar and talisman paper were not enough, Shen Yao had tried mobile shopping.

This is the convenience of modern society; unlike in ancient instances where everything had to be bought by going into the city, here technology and transportation are developed, with many shipping methods, and express delivery is everywhere.

It's just that Ping'an Community is very famous here; even though the delivery fee is high, still few people dare to enter alone to deliver to the door.

No choice, Shen Yao could only go downstairs trip after trip to the security office at the entrance of the community.

Because she went often, Shen Yao knew this old man at the security office was surnamed Jia, an old resident of Ping'an Community; when the village was demolished to build Ping'an Community back then, he as a participant had personally experienced it, even though he was not old at that time.

"Little Shen, here to pick things up again."

Jia Daye waved his hand, handing the cardboard box from the security office to Shen Yao.

The cardboard box was very large, but not heavy; inside were all light and airy blank talisman papers.

Shen Yao just shopped for express delivery every now and then; the name written on the box was ordinary, so Jia Daye did not ask anything.

"Jia Daye, thank you for your hard work."

Shen Yao took the cardboard box, and handed over a bag of fruit she had brought down; only with give and take could she continue to trouble him.

Jia Daye took the fruit as usual, feeling happily in his heart; this Little Shen was always so courteous, a pity she lived in Ping'an Community... He sighed slightly, Jia Daye's expression turned serious, "Little Shen has lived here for nearly half a month, right? I see the weather is not good these days, don't go out at night, and don't meddle too much even if you hear noises."

Shen Yao:... Here we go, here we go; as expected, this place cannot let her be peaceful for too long.

"Jia Daye, is something going to happen? I see there are more tenants living in the community these days."

Unlike before, when they almost stayed outside twenty-three hours and fifty-nine minutes a day, now there are people morning and evening.

Jia Daye raised his hand and touched his old face like orange peel, "Nothing, the community often has stray cats and dogs wandering around; you haven't been here long, just get used to it."

Shen Yao:...

Shen Yao smiled and nodded, exchanged a few more polite words with Jia Daye, then hugged the cardboard box and turned to leave.

Upstairs, enter the door.

Shen Yao put the cardboard box on the table, took out scissors and cut open the front.

The blank talisman papers inside were revealed, and beside them were a canister of cinnabar and a hairbrush for drawing.

Xu Ningchen pinched his wrist; the two of them had not rested these past few days, basically spending half their time on drawing talismans.

It was not that they did not want to spend more time, but after more than twelve hours, their heads felt dizzy and swollen and progress was slow, showing that daily cultivation also had a time limit; who knew if they could draw for twelve hours or more, it was thanks to adding points to their bodies.

"Just went to the security office, Jia Daye said..." Shen Yao briefly told Xu Ningchen their conversation, then mentioned the strange matters of Ping'an Community.

"With so many talisman papers prepared," Xu Ningchen smiled and said they were just joining in the fun, to see how crazy these stray cats and dogs could be.

"Jia Daye definitely knows something; just don't know how to make him speak," an old man, not resting properly, but instead insisting on being a security guard in the crisis-ridden Ping'an Community.

Moreover, Jia Daye was the landlord of Ping'an Community, like Mei Yi, owning property in Ping'an Community; someone who was not short of money insisted on being idle, Shen Yao pondered for a moment, planning to continue to pump him for information if there was a chance; any source of news here could not be missed.

The two continued to bury their heads in drawing talismans, new talismans and old talismans, who knew how many they had drawn in total.

Pfft

The exorcism talisman ignited, consuming that wisp of gray gas before their eyes completely.

Shen Yao looked calmly at the empty corridor, thinking that Jia Daye's advice not to go out or wander around was indeed experience.

Who would have thought that the originally normal Ping'an Community suddenly fell into trouble, with evil energy everywhere; ordinary people touched by it would get sick lightly or lose their lives heavily; no wonder so many people in Ping'an Community committed suicide and lost their lives every so often.

Shen Yao and Xu Ningchen are now very wealthy; they have who knows how many talisman papers in hand.

Taking the exorcism talisman just now as an example, Shen Yao could basically use it like tissue paper.

"This corridor is fine, go check the next floor," they live on the fourth floor, and Ping'an Community has problems in the whole building.

After dealing with the evil energy on the fourth floor, they went down the cement stairs; whatever they encountered, they directly threw exorcism talismans to test the waters; if that didn't work, they switched to suppression talismans; if still not, they chose Spirit Fire Talismans and Spirit Thunder Talismans.

Oh, besides that, if they couldn't win, they could run; they could also use Speed Talismans or Flight Talismans, or choose Explosion Talismans to perish together.

The last three were mastered by them during their rest; their effects were not as targeted as exorcism and suppression talismans, but they could still be taken out and used.

Hope they won't be needed.

Shen Yao neither wanted to escape nor perish together; she only hoped to clear the instance as soon as possible.

Third floor, second floor, first floor.

Continuously cleaning four floors made Shen Yao and the other feel some weariness in spirit.

Exorcism talismans were enough, but that did not mean they did not need to expend mental effort.

Moreover, the evil energy of Ping'an Community was the most ordinary strange phenomenon; the difficulty would slowly increase later, until enough people died would they be able to pass.

If Anjiang City were not a first-tier city, with tens of millions living here, and the strangeness of Ping'an Community limited to the community interior, behavior where people died left and right would have long spread all over the streets.

"Go to the fifth floor"

After finishing downstairs, there was still upstairs.

To be honest, Shen Yao was more curious about the situation of the top floor above.

People lived on floors one to nine, but the top floor above the ninth floor was sealed with iron chains; it was said the key was at the police station, and without a special password, no one was allowed to enter.

The top floor definitely hid a secret; perhaps the source of Ping'an Community's continuous mutation was there.

Shen Yao had been drawing talismans this whole period and had no chance to touch the top floor to look; now she just happened to take this opportunity to go up and look.

Xu Ningchen did not refuse, following behind Shen Yao; the two walked up the cement stairs continuously; soon, the two big characters "Fifth Floor" appeared on the wall.

Evil energy spread, paving a layer over the fifth floor corridor.

Exorcism talismans flashed with light; often Shen Yao threw down a handful, extinguishing a patch.

Dead things aren't as aggressive as living ones; they just tossed them over layer by layer, and Shen Yao and Xu Ningchen quickly reached the eighth floor.

At this moment the air was abnormally cold; even wearing long sleeves and long pants, neither could withstand it.

Unlike the seventh floor below, the eighth floor's corridor not only carried evil energy, but also some evil anomalies slowly taking shape.

"This"

Shen Yao pointed at a human figure in the corner, then raised her wrist to point at the ceiling above.

Evil energy not only clung to the ground, but also seeped out from the ceiling.

That is to say, the ninth floor's severity must be the worst in the whole building; as for the rooftop, the possibility of it being the source of Ping'an Community's anomaly was raised to ninety percent.

Boom—

Exorcism talismans flew out one after another, occasionally mixed with a few suppression talismans.

Exorcism talismans dispel evil energy, while suppression talismans suppress evil anomalies.

Soon, the eighth floor was renewed; although evil energy kept seeping out, it would take some time to restore it to how it looked when they first came up.

Taking advantage of this interval, they quickly climbed the stairs to the ninth floor.

Ah!

A gray-black sharp claw came straight at them, heading straight for Shen Yao's face.

Shen Yao turned her body to dodge, and incidentally sent flying several strands of hair that had been pulled out.

"Careful!"

She spoke at the same time, using it to remind Xu Ningchen walking behind her.

Pfft

A palm-sized wooden toy dagger extended out, cleanly and neatly chopping off this gray-black sharp claw.

Clack

The claw broke at the wrist, fell to the ground turning into gray mist, and at the break no blood spurted out; only a twisted mass of mist appeared, carrying an intact arm as it kept retreating backward.

Hah

Shen Yao exhaled, letting Xu Ningchen stretch out his hand and pull her up from the ground.

Before her eyes was a straight corridor completely occupied by gray mist; on both sides were tightly closed iron doors, with not a sound coming through.

"These people"

Shen Yao furrowed her brow, thinking to herself no wonder every time large numbers of people died it started from the upper floors and spread downward; indeed, the higher up, the thicker the evil energy, and the more strange evil anomalies were born from it.

Ordinary people have no way to fight these strange anomalies; at least they can't hurt them.

At the same time, strange evil anomalies could take ordinary people's lives. Whether it was an illusion or fright, ordinary people couldn't withstand the attacks of non-human species, and in the end ended their lives, using their own bodies to calm one outbreak of strange evil anomalies after another.

"First deal with these strange evil anomalies; if we can't find the source, no matter how much we do it's just treating symptoms, not the root."

Ping'an Community has had trouble for several decades; during this period someone must have come to try to solve it.

It's a pity that until now no cure has been found; we can only let these strange evil anomalies run rampant, letting Ping'an Community bear a bad reputation.

Used talisman paper reappeared in both their hands; another round of new cleaning began.

With a large number of exorcism talismans and suppression talismans cooperating, even the ninth floor, the most dangerous, was cleaned spotless by the two of them.

According to plan, next they would go to the rooftop to investigate.

But they didn't have the password, nor a key; to go up to the rooftop they'd have to break that door that wouldn't open.

Shen Yao bent her fingers, tapping left and feeling right, finally determining this door wasn't easy to open; it was heavier than imagined, and outside hung long iron chains and iron locks; this noise would be far greater than knocking on the door.

They had been out long enough by now; outside it would soon be dawn.

Not forgetting Mei Yi and Jia Daye's warnings, Shen Yao and Xu Ningchen exchanged a glance, deciding to go back first to rest and recuperate, then come to the ninth floor again at night to investigate.

After they left, the ninth floor fell into silence; the evil energy that had originally disappeared once again seeped out, surging out from all around.

Clatter—

The door with iron chains and iron locks shook, making a disgusting rustling sound.

Bang

The tightly closed room door opened; a man in pajamas walked out, as if someone was manipulating him, disappearing before the door.

Morning

Shen Yao and Xu Ningchen sat on the sofa, about to go out and check the situation, when a scream startled them into running downstairs.

Someone jumped off a building!

The whole person fell onto the solid cement ground, a red blood flower blooming beneath them.

"Ouch, how tragic!"

"Jumped from the rooftop; they must have hit an insurmountable hurdle."

"……"

The tenants living in Ping'an Community each had their own sorrows; as for threatening suicide now and then, it was more like they had made up their minds to escape the panic.

After all, they moved in with the mindset that they might die; otherwise who would be willing to come to Ping'an Community.

Shen Yao and Xu Ningchen naturally saw the corpse that had fallen and already died.

Although a cordon was pulled around the corpse, Shen Yao still keenly noticed the evil energy on the corpse.

Tsk

This person was murdered into suicide!

More and more people gathered around; perhaps having lived in Ping'an Community for a long time, these tenants weren't afraid of corpses at all, and could even calmly joke about their own time of death.

Shen Yao and Xu Ningchen turned back; on the road they happened to meet Mei Yi rushing over.

Mei Yi was still wearing her woolly curly wide shirt, muttering about bad luck under her breath.

The tenants' life or death had nothing to do with her, but if it affected the rent it would make her irritable.

After the police and ambulance hauled away the corpse and finished a simple investigation, Ping'an Community once again returned to its usual bustle.

But the bustle could not hide the pall of death; the tenants might not care, but they could not control what was said online.

Shen Yao scrolled through her phone while blank talisman paper filled the tea table, freshly delivered by courier—the quantity they intended to draw, to replenish the Exorcism Talismans and Zhen Chong Fu used up last night.

Xu Ningchen came out of the bedroom holding a phone, smiling at Shen Yao as he said he had just contacted Mei Yi and taken on a side job to make extra money.

"Mei Yi?"

Shen Yao blinked; this landlord had been muttering to himself this morning, and now they were doing business with him—was he going to sell talisman paper?

Xu Ningchen nodded, "Just the two of us can't possibly cleanse all the Xie Chong Zhi Qi from the whole building."

Selling the talisman paper can save our energy, saving people while making money, and maybe even earning points."

The Infinite World is neutral toward instances; doing good deeds in an instance isn't for nothing.

Since that's the case, lending a hand doesn't seem like a bad thing.

Shen Yao and Xu Ningchen went out together, and the two went to see Landlord Mei Yi.

As a major customer of Ping'an Community, Mei Yi held two-thirds of its property deeds; once these tenants moved into Ping'an Community, eight or nine times out of ten they would have dealings with Mei Yi.

At this moment Mei Yi had lost her morning impatience; she raised a hand to touch her own curly wool hair, smiling and greeting Shen Yao and the other who had already entered.

Opening her mouth to praise them as young and accomplished, closing it to talk about price and pipeline, it was clear Mei Yi was truly moved by Xu Ningchen; these talismans had to be acquired.

"Mei Yi, one price."

Xu Ningchen pushed a kraft paper bag, inside loaded full with Exorcism Talismans and Zhen Chong Fu.

"Rest assured, Auntie knows the rules," Mei Yi raised a hand and patted her chest, then smilingly said she had a spare key to the top floor at her home, to be sent to them in the afternoon.