Task Hall

After Song Gang and the others left, the small courtyard immediately fell silent. Because Lin Baichuan's courtyard was located in a more remote area, even though there was some commotion, it wasn't significant enough to attract anyone's attention.

Lin Baichuan glanced at the dilapidated courtyard gate and couldn't be bothered to repair it. He'd report it later, and the logistics department would naturally send people to handle it. Their craftsmanship was far superior to his.

"Forget it, I'm not in the mood to cultivate anymore. I'll go check out the mission hall."

Lin Baichuan muttered. Now that he had reshaped his bone structure and physique, he felt reborn. The next step was to seize the time to improve his strength. Compared to secluded cultivation, using Merit to enhance his power would naturally be much faster.

Therefore, Lin Baichuan planned to visit the mission hall to see if there were any suitable tasks.

Within the Demon Suppression Division, Demon Slayer Guards, in addition to completing assigned tasks, could also pick up missions from the mission hall to earn extra contribution points.

In fact, this was the primary source of contribution points for the Demon Slayer Guards.

Compared to the mandatory tasks assigned from above, the missions picked up from the mission hall offered more generous rewards and greater freedom. Demon Slayer Guards could choose missions that best suited their needs and strengths.

Unlike the assigned tasks, which were full of uncertainties, some missions were tedious and dangerous, yet the rewards were mediocre, and they couldn't be refused. This was because they were mandatory. Every Demon Slayer Guard was assigned corresponding mandatory tasks annually, which they had to complete.

Failure to complete them would initially result in a deduction of contribution points. If it happened multiple times, the consequences would be severe, potentially leading to demotion or other strict punishments.

As soon as the thought occurred, Lin Baichuan didn't waste any time. He got up and left the courtyard, heading straight for the mission hall.

However, after only a few steps, someone blocked his path.

It was Qin Qing.

He didn't know when this woman had arrived. She was standing a dozen or so yards away, smiling at him. Lin Baichuan was startled but didn't stop. He continued walking towards Qin Qing.

"You performed quite well today. You really got under Song Gang's skin."

Qin Qing smiled as Lin Baichuan approached. "Unfortunately, the intensity was still a bit lacking. You need to put in more effort."

"More effort? Do you want Song Gang to go berserk?"

Lin Baichuan rolled his eyes. "What exactly do you want? If you're here with a mission to investigate Song Gang, given his behavior, he likely has many loopholes. You shouldn't need to go through all this trouble to gather evidence, right?"

"Investigate him? Heh... he's not worthy..."

Qin Qing chuckled coldly. "Alright, you don't need to try and pry information out of me. I'll tell you what you need to know, and you should mind your own business regarding what you don't.

I heard you went on a killing spree at the Hundred Herbs Hall yesterday over a Mysterious Sun Fruit. It seems you've already refined the Return Origin Body Tempering Soup and reshaped your physique and bone structure..."

"I have to thank Miss Qin for the recipe."

Lin Baichuan smiled slightly, implicitly admitting to reshaping his physique and bone structure. In fact, he had no intention of denying it because he knew he couldn't hide it from Qin Qing. This woman was incredibly mysterious, and now that he thought about it, she had likely concealed her cultivation and was unfathomably deep.

"There's no need for pleasantries. We're just conducting a transaction, each taking what we need," Qin Qing said, waving her hand with a light laugh. "However, you've angered Song Gang this time. He won't let this go. Be careful, don't end up losing your life. I won't be collecting your corpse."

As she spoke, she lightly tapped her toes and, like a swift swallow, moved a dozen yards away. Within a few breaths, she had vanished.

"Damn it!"

Lin Baichuan cursed inwardly, his face darkening. That woman's words were truly venomous.

Shaking his head with a wry smile, Lin Baichuan composed himself and continued towards the mission hall. Regardless, picking up a mission was the priority. Contribution points were secondary; the most important thing was Merit. Without Merit, the system was just a decoration.

Half an incense stick later!

Lin Baichuan entered the Demon Suppression Division's mission hall. It was an ancient and elegant grand hall, bustling with people, far livelier than any other part of the Demon Suppression Division.

In the center of the hall stood a jade stele, about ten feet tall.

This was no ordinary jade stele. It was rumored to be a special Spirit Artifact, displaying various mission information in real-time. Around the hall were smaller stone walls, serving as tools for Demon Slayer Guards to view and filter suitable missions. They were connected to the central jade stele, much like Lin Baichuan's previous life's central server and its many sub-servers.

If a member of the Demon Suppression Division wanted to view or filter missions, they simply had to place their identification token on a stone wall to activate it, allowing them to browse and select missions conveniently.

It even made Lin Baichuan wonder if he had transmigrated again.

This scene was too sci-fi and seemed completely out of place in the high-martial-arts world he was currently in!

"This world is too profound. What I understood before was just the tip of the iceberg," Lin Baichuan murmured to himself, but his hands were not idle. He approached an empty stone wall and, like others, placed his identification token on it.

Buzz...

Immediately, the stone wall, approximately one meter square, emitted a faint glow, condensing into a light screen. Various information and text gradually appeared on the screen.

These were the missions.

With a thought from Lin Baichuan, the text on the light screen immediately refreshed.

He was using his mind to control the light screen to filter information and select tasks that met his needs. After a brief exploration, Lin Baichuan had completely mastered the stone wall's functions. In his opinion, this thing was no different from a computer in his previous life.

No!

Strictly speaking, it was more intelligent than a computer because he could control it with his mind. He didn't need to move a finger to get the content he wanted. With just a thought, the information on the light screen would refresh. What was the difference between this and the brain-computer interface mentioned in his previous life?

"Can martial arts be this powerful?"

Lin Baichuan was somewhat stunned, his mind in turmoil, and he remained unsettled for a long time.

After a while, Lin Baichuan took a deep breath, allowing his emotions to calm down slightly, and then focused his attention on the mission information on the light screen. As for the mysteries of the jade stele and stone walls, they weren't of much concern to him.

At least not currently.

These things were definitely secrets of the Demon Suppression Division. He was merely a Junior Demon Slayer in the Ninth Rank Skin Refinement Realm, a typical nobody. How could he possibly have access to such things? Therefore, overthinking it now was useless.

With this time, it would be better to kill more demons and gain more Merit to improve his strength.

However, Lin Baichuan believed that one day he would stand at the pinnacle of this world and understand everything. After all, he had the system. If he couldn't reach the pinnacle of the world even with a cheat, he might as well go and smash his head against a tofu.