[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-history-is-sick":3,"chapter-history-is-sick-history-is-sick-chapter-22":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"chinese","History Is Sick",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},2292423,4483,"Chapter 22: Old-Day Domain of Law (Seeking monthly tickets! Seeking to keep reading!)","history-is-sick-chapter-22",22,"\u003Cp>Inside the secret chamber, the walls were not made of metal or wood, but were instead lined with sponge.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the center floated an eyeball covered in a heavy stone armor; it looked to be about the size of an adult man's fist, though it was currently covered in a garment made of black cloth, which looked somewhat incongruous.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet, this caused it to close its eye and fall into a deep slumber.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gurgle, gurgle!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The surface of the stone shell was connected to thin stone pillars that sank into the ground, through which magma flowed slowly like blood vessels, connecting it to the depths of the earth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As Jiang Yan approached, he could vaguely hear a sound similar to a human heartbeat, only heavier and more muffled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Facing it, Jiang Yan felt as if he were standing before a vast, boundless land.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Expansive and profound!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even though the entity was sealed, the aura it radiated still made a chill run down Jiang Yan's spine.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was an instinctive fear brought on by a vast disparity in the level of life.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Coffin Spirit in his trouser pocket sensed its master's emotional fluctuations; blood threads wove together into a small hand that reached out to touch his fingers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It transmitted a thought.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Anything that wished to harm its master would be buried by it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even death would not be an exception!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Yan felt quite comforted and his mood quickly settled; looking at this historical relic before him, he wondered what kind of offspring could be gestated by a Demon God embryo?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just as he was pondering, Ba Lie's voice reached his ears:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"How does it feel to face an Old Script-level entity?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ba Lie stood beside the stone-armored eyeball and touched it lightly, causing the ground to tremble slightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was like poking Mother Earth's... well, heart.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ba Lie said softly: \"You weren't asking how strong an Old Script-level is? You should have just seen those petrified areas. The biggest difference between them and the Extraordinary Realm is that they have condensed their own Domain of Law!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Domain of Law? Like the ones in the Boundary Lands?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Yan immediately thought of how, after the tributaries of the River of History covered the present world, they became completely independent spaces where one could fight freely without affecting reality.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, everything destroyed inside would be reflected back into reality.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Somewhat similar, but Boundary Lands are formed by the rivers of the River of History covering the present world; the power contained within is enough to distort time and space, which a Domain of Law cannot yet do.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ba Lie nodded and continued:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"A Domain of Law is a domain forcibly carved out around oneself using the laws one has mastered. Inside, all life other than the user is suppressed, while the user's own strength is enhanced. With this disparity, any life form below the Old Script level is merely a lamb waiting to be slaughtered.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Yan understood; it was similar to a boss arena in a game, suppressing levels, health bars, mana bars, and so on, while the damage from the boss's skills increased exponentially.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Unless you were cheating, if your level wasn't high enough to challenge it, the result would be shattering at the slightest touch.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"As for how to ascend to the Old Script level... that is too far off for you. Your top priority is to first raise your own spirituality to the limit, then find a cultivation method to transform it into a Dao Foundation...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ba Lie stopped halfway and looked at Jiang Yan, asking:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Almost forgot to ask, do you have a cultivation method?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Not yet.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Yan shook his head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It wasn't just because the [Lamp-Lighting Fire Prison Visualization] was related to an ancient deity and could easily invite unnecessary trouble; it was also because it primarily focused on the soul.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The three stages of the Extraordinary Realm were all about laying the foundation, tempering the physique and spiritual power.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And he was effectively skipping elementary and middle school to start learning university-level calculus.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was too high-end!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The process of accumulating spiritual power and laying a good foundation had been skipped entirely.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the Lamp-Lighting Fire Prison chapter couldn't have anticipated that someone capable of cultivating the soul would lack a sufficient foundation of spiritual power.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Yan, who cheated through his offspring, was also quite helpless and could only find another spiritual power cultivation method to fill the gap.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"A cultivation method is very important.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhao Yinman, who had been listening, spoke up:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Do not choose casually; it will affect the condensation of your Old Script.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ba Lie's eyes lit up, and he secretly gave Zhao Yinman a thumbs-up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Finally, she was starting to cooperate!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He explained: \"Little Zhao is right. If cultivation is compared to planting a tree, Opening the Spirit is digging the hole, the Dao Foundation is the foundation, the Law Seed is sowing the seed, and the Old Script is the sapling that has grown and begun to spread its roots.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A good cultivation method allows you to accumulate a deep foundation during the three stages of the Extraordinary Realm, making it easier for the sapling to grow into a towering tree, and even making you stronger than others at every stage.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Most importantly, there are differences in quality among Old Scripts. A powerful Old Script Domain of Law is enough to cover a city and change the world, while a weak one struggles to cover half a county. The gap is greater than that between a human and a dog, and this is the difference made by cultivation methods.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Yan looked at Ba Lie, who resembled a top-tier salesman from an old-fashioned TV commercial, and asked cooperatively: \"Then how does one obtain a good cultivation method?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The best choice is naturally to resolve a Sickness Domain and receive a reward from the River of History; what you get is often a top-tier cultivation method. But the difficulty is high, and the rewards are random, so there is no guarantee you will get a cultivation method, and it's easy to waste time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They are also sold on the black market, but they either have mediocre potential or are fragments of cultivation methods obtained from Sickness Domains. There are traps everywhere; if they were truly good, they would have been kept as family heirlooms long ago—this is a foundation sufficient to start a family.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Next are the great clans and sects, which all have high-quality cultivation methods, but you must reach the position of a true disciple; otherwise, you are likely to be taught external methods. It's not that they can't be practiced, but until you are fully trusted, there will be some hidden tricks within them.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ba Lie went through several ways of obtaining them, and only then did he mention his own organization:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Leaving the History Correction Bureau for last certainly has a bit of my own selfishness, but I can swear on my chest that we are absolutely the fairest, and at the same time, we have the largest and most complete collection of cultivation classics in the present world. Therefore, many top-tier forces also send their own geniuses to the official organization for training.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As long as you are a newcomer joining the History Correction Bureau, you can choose one high-level cultivation method for free. If you can't cultivate it, you can change it; there are three opportunities in total.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course, what you can see are only the basic chapters for the Extraordinary Realm. To obtain higher realms, you need to use points to exchange for them. Your background is clean, which makes you the most suitable for joining us.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ba Lie finished in one breath and began to wait for a reply, feeling a long-lost sense of nervousness in his heart.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, this was a Grade A-plus newcomer, like a top-tier character in a gacha game; once missed, there would never be another chance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But he had done everything he could; if the other party wasn't willing, he wouldn't pester him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhao Yinman nodded in agreement: \"There are no bad people in the History Correction Bureau.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Yan fell into deep thought.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To be honest, he had no ill will toward the History Correction Bureau; in fact, he had mostly positive feelings.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, his ability to grow up safely was inseparable from their silent maintenance of order, and with a bureau chief being so respectful and humble, he felt valued.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>An official organization would definitely be more formal than a sect or a great clan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Yan could grow on his own, but with an organization providing resources and intelligence, he would grow faster.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Moreover, he discovered that the other party valued him too much.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The strength of the two people before him far exceeded his own, so it shouldn't be because of his strength.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was highly likely because...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Grade A-plus evaluation was more valuable than he had imagined.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Can you tell me about the benefits of joining? I'm a rather free-spirited person and don't like being controlled,\" Jiang Yan said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He wanted to lean on a big tree to enjoy the shade, not be ordered around and be a punching bag.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rather than having conflicts after joining, it was better to ask clearly in advance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ba Lie was stunned for a moment, then immediately ecstatic.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because someone who wasn't interested wouldn't ask about the benefits, so he hurriedly said:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"After joining the History Correction Bureau, there is a guaranteed monthly salary of 50,000, six insurances and two funds, with mission bonuses calculated separately. If you complete multiple missions, you will be promoted and get a raise, and every mission outside will have subsidies for food, housing, and transportation, plus bonuses.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Except for missions to maintain the order of the present world which are mandatory, other missions can be chosen freely. After completing each mission, you can earn points, which can be exchanged for cash or the extraordinary materials you need.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And you don't have to worry; in order to prevent extraordinary power from being polluted, the founder of the History Correction Bureau made it independent of the political system from the very beginning.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the same time, History Walkers have very high authority. In emergencies, they can act first and report later, mobilize local troops to blockade areas, and forcibly investigate illegal scientific research institutions and companies. As long as you keep the evidence, you can submit a report afterward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Moreover, every time a History Walker excises a lesion, they risk their lives, so the bureau can provide spouses and family members with easy, high-paying jobs.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As for you saying you don't like being controlled, our bureau doesn't require daily clocking in; you have fifteen days of vacation a month, as long as you can be found when executing missions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And I can make the decision to appoint you as the Acting Commander of the Pan'an County History Correction Bureau, which counts as the second-in-command. You will only have me as a superior. If you still feel dissatisfied after joining, you can submit a resignation report at any time, and I will stamp it for you.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The benefits are indeed good.\" Jiang Yan nodded, then asked out of the blue: \"Ms. Zhao, how many people are in our bureau?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Counting you, there are 7 in total,\" Zhao Yinman answered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ba Lie's smile came to an abrupt halt. Just as he was about to explain a few things, he saw Jiang Yan reach out his hand and say seriously:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I just like a quiet work environment. Please take care of me in the future, Bureau Chief Ba!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"No problem!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ba Lie shook Jiang Yan's hand, grinning, his dignified face smiling like a chrysanthemum.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A Grade A-plus talent, secured!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In this year's newcomer training in Jiangnan Province, Pan'an County would definitely make a splash!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Yan was also happy. A unit with few people, lots of money, and simple colleague relationships was a great place to... oh wait, a great place to work.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, Jiang Yan glanced at the historical relic in the center of the secret chamber and asked curiously: \"Bureau Chief Ba, what is the name of this Old Script-level historical relic, and what is its ability?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As the second-in-command of the branch, although he hadn't taken office yet, he had to get to know every blade of grass and every thread in the branch.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ba Lie was in high spirits and answered without thinking:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That thing? It's called the [Eye of the Ram]. Its ability is to survey and comb the ley lines, but every time it is used, it needs to be live-sacrificed with a pig, an ox, and a sheep wrapped in yellow cloth, otherwise it will riot, and in serious cases, it will cause earthquakes.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As the words fell, Jiang Yan's pupils trembled slightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There is another chapter coming later. With the example of Lu the Big Yellow-Hair, who has been milking the official organization for all it's worth in the previous book, there's no need to worry about feeling stifled. The complete worldview is about to unfold, new plotlines are starting, continuing to ask for monthly tickets and for you to keep reading!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>(End of chapter)\u003C\u002Fp>",2217,"2026-06-20T04:11:05.849Z",1,"Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite","194e0eff8f77e437316cf732a425076491393687932d4be026c33bdbb68a48ad","history-is-sick-chapter-23","history-is-sick-chapter-21",69,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fhistory-is-sick-cover.jpg"]