Chapter 16: Remnant Chapter of the Great Yin-Yang Art: Spirit Control

Just as he stepped out of the grass, before Uesugi Toru could even speak, the two apprentices squatting by the stream spotted him and started chattering excitedly, faces full of excitement.

The effect of this outfit was extraordinarily good.

Uesugi Toru feigned a surprised look and asked them, "You're the workshop apprentices here? How come you're so stingy?"

The two apprentices hurriedly nodded, knelt before him, and began pouring out their grievances with whimpers.

Although the dialect they spoke sounded rather strange, Uesugi Toru could still understand the general meaning.

Nothing more than cursing how black-hearted the workshop owner was, squeezing their rest time, not letting them leave the cramped workspace at all...

So Uesugi Toru sighed, "Too pitiful, really too pitiful."

Bowing and taking the two apprentices' hands, Uesugi Toru said sincerely, "Come to our factory. Not only do we strictly implement the eight-hour work system and prohibit two-shift and three-shift rotations, but we also provide five insurances and one fund, and pay piece-rate on top of the base salary."

The many new terms left the two apprentices bewildered, but there was one thing they could be certain of.

That was, the adult before them was willing to lead them out of this hell!

"Thank you... thank you!"

By the time Uesugi Toru helped them up, the apprentices were already choking with sobs.

"Then come with me."

Uesugi Toru said, "I'll take you to welcome your new life."

【You killed the Stray Spirit "Clumsy Worker Apprentice", gained 7 Soul Ash.】

【You killed the Stray Spirit "Clumsy Worker Apprentice", gained 6 Soul Ash.】

In the gloomy thatched hut, Uesugi Toru, having completed the backstab, lightly wiped the blood stains off the firewood cleaver with a hemp cloth.

There was one thing he hadn't lied about.

That was, does death not count as a kind of new life?

"Didn't expect them to be this gullible, truly worthy of small monsters with the 'Clumsy' prefix."

With a sigh, after confirming no blood stained his body, Uesugi Toru returned to his original spot again, using the Hundred-Eyed Demon Eyeball to monitor the workshop, waiting for the apprentices who would sneak out for a breather.

After waiting several hours and repeating the same trick twice more, Uesugi Toru, having already dealt with five workshop apprentices, decided to stop for now.

This matter shouldn't be rushed; otherwise it wouldn't be good if the foreman discovered something wrong too early.

Moreover, it was already dawn, and Uesugi Toru also needed to sleep — not only to attend school normally tomorrow, but practicing Kiai Technique and swordsmanship would also require a lot of energy.

But this life still had to be used to its fullest.

So Uesugi Toru exited Arakawa Ghost Village and walked into Edo Castle, beginning to explore swaggeringly.

The result was naturally as expected: after touching two corpses that had nothing on them and gaining 1% exploration degree, he was beheaded in three strikes by a passing Sengoku Ronin.

But last time it was two strikes, while this time it was three — that already counted as a whole half of progress!

Uesugi Toru held his neck and sat up, shaking his head; he felt he had already gotten a bit used to the taste of being beheaded.

Picking up his mobile phone, just as Uesugi Toru expected, the company slave netizens had indeed replied in the middle of the night.

【Work Go Die】: From your description, it sounds like a ronin or samurai from the Warring States period, but why would they be wearing a Noh mask? What the heck? Cosplay at a CP convention?

Noh mask?

What's that?

Uesugi Toru searched online and found it bore a striking resemblance to the Peking Opera and Kunqu of his hometown.

So it's for singing operas.

【Tsukisuna-chan】: Does this have anything to do with Noh?

【Work Go Die】: You brat really don't understand any traditional culture. Based on your description, the mask that samurai is wearing is the "Fangxiangshi" Noh mask.

Uesugi Toru's expression stiffened slightly, his grip on the phone subconsciously tightening.

Fangxiangshi?

Maybe his description wasn't clear, causing the other party to mistake the dye on his face for a mask...

But whether it's dye or a mask, the company slave netizens wouldn't know that "Fangxiangshi" is the floor boss of Edo Castle.

Uesugi Toru suddenly felt a bit absurd.

On his first entry into Edo Castle, when he pushed open the spawn point gate, he actually ran into the floor boss face-to-face.

Originally Uesugi Toru still thought about getting stronger and then hanging up that red-faced samurai to beat him up, but now it seemed hopelessly far off.

【Tsukisuna-chan】: Okay then, got it. (Heart Emoji)

Following the original owner's previous style, he thanked the other party, and Uesugi Toru, who originally wanted to just go to sleep, silently put down his phone, preparing to practice Kiai Technique for two more hours.

On the other side, in the ruins of the Friendship Club branch where the fire was burning strong.

Just off overtime, with Kohinata Bozu on her head and a cigarette in her mouth, Nanjo Rituna raised her dead fish eyes and muttered, "Did the little guy run into a samurai ghost?"

She took a heavy drag, clicked her tongue and exhaled, "The world's too chaotic, better teach him some skills first."

Beside Nanjo Rituna, Hasegawa Ken, only his upper body remaining, was covered in dust; the other half of him who knew under which piece of rubble it was buried.

The smile-loving him would never be able to smile again from now on.

But fortunately the Special Affairs Division had already promoted him overnight to 【Attained Karma Student】; at that time the tombstone would also be engraved with this, counting as fulfilling a long-cherished wish.

Irritably tearing off her battle-damaged cloth trousers, Nanjo Rituna began typing.

【Work Go Die】: Brat, did you run into something unclean? Don't be scared, I'll teach you a trick right now, guarantee you'll sleep secure.

Teach me a trick?

Uesugi Toru, who had just entered a breathing state, frowned and picked up his phone.

Probably some third-rate folk Yin-Yang Technique.

But he had no time to learn this stuff right now; otherwise, wouldn't asking Nanjo Rituna directly be better?

But on the surface, he still gave the netizen enough face.

【Tsukisuna-chan】: Awesome, boss. (Expectation Emoji)

Rituna Minami hooked the corner of her lip, thinking of the doll she had given him, and began typing out long passages at extreme speed.

Glancing casually twice, Uesugi Toru, who couldn't understand it and was about to brush it off to continue practicing Kiai Technique, saw a prompt pop up before his eyes.

【Work Go Die is teaching you Great Yin-Yang Art Fragment: Spirit Control……】

【Tsukisuna-chan】:?

【"Tsukisuna-chan" recalled a message】

【Tsukisuna-chan】: Sorry, misclick. Boss, keep sending.

Uesugi Toru hurriedly opened the Window, cold air rushed in, and he sobered up in a flash.

Still practicing Kiai Technique? Practicing what Kiai Technique?

Scolding himself from a few seconds ago with two sentences, Uesugi Toru began to focus intently on memorizing and attempting to understand these long passages of text.

Although Uesugi Toru completely couldn't understand, it was fine, the system would help him understand, he only needed to keep staring tightly at it.

After a short few minutes, accompanied by the long text ceasing to appear, the prompt popped up once more.

【You have learned Great Yin-Yang Art Fragment: Spirit Control.】

【Spirit Control Technique (Entry Level 0/100)】

【Effect: Control the Qi of Heaven and Earth, connect with the spirits of all things.】

How does this effect description look so mystical.

After absorbing a series of basic knowledge related to Spirit Control Technique that appeared in his Brain, Uesugi Toru looked at the Mobile Phone again.

【Work Go Die】: This isn't some precious art; if you want to teach it to a friend, it's fine, just don't spread it online.

Uesugi Toru stared at the characters "Great Yin-Yang Art" for a while, and replied "OK" in Confusion.

Could it be that the Company Slave netizen is an heir of some great Family, forced out for various reasons and thus became a Company Slave……

After thinking of an extremely dog-blooded plot, Uesugi Toru then typed a thank you, and then considered where this Spirit Control Technique could be used now.

The knowledge contained in Entry Level Spirit Control Technique is not much; at most it can use Spirit Power to warn some mindless wandering souls, or let the user communicate with some Shinrei Kobutsu.

After a brief contemplation, Uesugi Toru slapped his Thigh, thinking of the Doll Puppet Rituna Minami had given him.

That Doll, isn't it a Shinrei Kobutsu!

Thinking this, Uesugi Toru pulled open the Door, and grabbed the Doll spinning on the Straw Rope into his palm.

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