The Shameless Sorcerer
Chapter 168

The Feng Shui Here Is Pretty Good!

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The Blood Worship Cultists are a collective term for the followers of the Ancient Seven Gods.

In the Pro World, these people are truly infamous. Typically, the appearance of Blood Worship Cultists is a harbinger of large-scale disaster.

History provides a painful lesson: prosperous city-states were once wiped out by Blood Worship Cultists.

These Cultists, whose minds have been corrupted by the Ancient Seven Gods, have no reason whatsoever. Compared to the fanatical followers of the true gods, they are even more fanatical and have no bottom line.

Although the Pro Gods were not exactly benevolent, compared to those disgusting evil gods, they were truly pure white lotuses rising from the mud, untainted by its filth.

At the very least, most of the righteous gods among the Pro Gods will still maintain a facade of integrity, and on the surface, they won't exhibit the kind of crazy behavior that evil gods do.

It is clear that everything needs to be compared.

It's all thanks to the contrast with our peers!

Xu Nan had doubts. Although Liu Erdao was so confident, as if historical experience was indeed true, according to his bloodline knowledge, the brains of Blood Worship Cultists were basically controlled by the ravings of evil gods. How could they give up their faith and mission because of a few words from a pyramid scheme member?

So he patiently continued to observe.

Before long, he gradually came to believe it... On one hand, perhaps Earth was too far from the Pro World, and the evil gods' ramblings simply couldn't be transmitted; on the other hand, well, in a backward place like the Pro World, evil gods had no other tricks for abducting believers besides semi-coercive spells and incessant harassment, and compared to the eloquence of a pyramid scheme teacher, they were truly pathetic. Especially the atmosphere of this pyramid scheme den; if Xu Nan hadn't been so resistant, he might have actually been subtly influenced.

He and Liu Erdao observed for a while, then found an opportunity to approach the Blood Worship Cultists.

This guy is holding a self-help book called "How to Earn Ten Million in Thirty Years" and reading it aloud. Well, the author of this cheaply printed book that doesn't even have an ISBN is none other than Teacher Zhao, who is in charge of giving lectures at this place.

Liu Erdao patted the Blood Worship Cultists on the shoulder and asked in a low voice, "Do you think Teacher Zhao is right? Can it really work?"

The Blood Worship Cultists jumped up as if his tail had been stepped on. "You dare to question Teacher Zhao's words? Your life is destined to be dark and beyond saving!"

"I've wandered through this fog for so long, and finally I've found the guiding light that leads me on the path of life. Don't try to deceive me!"

"Teacher, I am filing a formal complaint; someone here is questioning you!"

Teacher Zhao, who was giving a lecture, twitched his eyelids. Suddenly, several burly men came over, grabbed Liu Erdao, and Xu Nan was shocked. This guy's Chinese Language is so fluent? Has he been involved in a pyramid scheme? And he even knows how to file a formal complaint?

Xu Nan was about to do something when Liu Erdao gave him a wink.

"You three, come with me!"

"The rest of you, pair up and supervise each other on what you just learned. You must work hard, understand?"

Teacher Zhao had the burly men take Liu Erdao and Xu Nan to a dark room. The Blood Worship Cultists was just having a good time when he was shoved inside.

Soon, only the four of them remained in the room.

As soon as the door closed, Teacher Zhao's expression changed instantly, and she looked at Liu Erdao with a fawning expression. "Brother Dao! This is the third one this month, isn't it? We've wanted to turn over a new leaf for a long time, but you insist on making me continue driving this thing..."

Under the unsuspecting gaze of the Blood Worship Cultists, Liu Erdao grabbed a handkerchief and covered his face. Before long, he fainted with his eyes wide open. Xu Nan was amazed by the skill with which he did it.

"That's all for you, go ahead. Remember to let me know next time you see someone with a similar tattoo!"

Liu Erdao waved his hand.

Teacher Zhao nodded repeatedly, like a chicken pecking at rice. "Okay! I understand, I'm a member of the organization now, and I'll definitely work hard to become a full member..."

Teacher Zhao opened the door and left. Liu Erdao carried the Blood Worship Cultists and skillfully opened the back door of the Black Room and left.

Xu Nan followed. "Is this over?"

Liu Erdao glanced at him and said, "It's over."

Xu Nan asked, puzzled, "Is there anything I can help with?"

Liu Erdao: "No, I just brought you here today to broaden your horizons. This is a long-term mission. By the way, I have information on pyramid scheme locations in various areas of the city, and we have informants in each of them. If you are going to operate alone next time, refer to my methods."

"After all, the Blood Worship Cultists who have infiltrated are not just one or two, but a whole group. Although they are not very bright, they are potentially very destructive. You must be careful when you do things."

"If the destination is far away, it's best to take a taxi... don't drive yourself."

Xu Nan pondered, "Is it easier for people to spot you if you drive yourself?"

Liu Erdao tore open a Snakeskin Pocket, stuffed the Blood Worship Cultists inside, glanced at Xu Nan, and then said:

"No. Remember to get a receipt when you take a taxi; you can get it reimbursed."

"Fuel costs for personal vehicles are not included in the Special Ops Team's reimbursement list."

Xu Nan: "..."

Having assisted Liu Erdao in imprisoning the Blood Worship Cultists in the base's fourteenth basement level dungeon, Xu Nan's mission was considered complete.

After all, their mission was to capture the Blood Worship Cultists, and the subsequent interrogation work would naturally be carried out by the other members of the newly recruited Special Ops Team.

Xu Nan spent the rest of the afternoon in her office drinking coffee and watching American TV shows.

It has to be said that when there are no missions, the Special Ops Team's work is really super leisurely.

Xu Nan checked; Liu Erdao was sleeping next door, and the rest of the people were either playing cards or video games. Damn, even civil servants are still paying attention to Qingxi.

As he watched his colleagues come and go, a sudden realization dawned on him: perhaps the Special Ops Team, after its expansion, was not necessarily there to investigate certain special matters.

The Special Ops Team itself may be intended to keep these powerful individuals, whose abilities exceed those of ordinary professionals, occupied.

The daily check-in serves as a form of surveillance; and the tasks assigned to them can also keep their energy occupied and reduce the possibility of them losing control.

Thinking about this, Xu Nan felt somewhat uncomfortable.

Although the salary is good, I still feel like I've been tricked by the higher-ups at Thousand Rays Society again.

Fortunately, the Special Ops Team's work did not restrict their personal freedom.

In the evening, Xu Nan clocked out of work as usual, Liu Erdao from next door had long since disappeared.

After leaving the base, Xu Nan took two subway trains near the University City, then sneaked into a building, found a changing room without surveillance cameras, Hagrid's Flicker Spell to return to the underground city!

Today is the day the underground city is relocated, and he must be extremely careful!

After Xu Nan brought back a large amount of Titanium Mi Alloy from Yu Tuo Sang, the transformation of the Cloud Ascending Ship's form was no longer a problem.

The relocation of the underground city should naturally be completed as soon as possible. Ever since Old Hai and his team discovered Lulu's underground city next door, Xu Nan has felt uneasy. Especially recently, the Special Ops Team has established the Linxia base nearby. Xu Nan doesn't want the underground city next to his office, even though that would indeed satisfy the perfect work principle of high pay, low workload, and close to home.

When Xu Nan returned, the few remaining residents of the underground city were already ready to go.

Apart from Xin'er, who was still sleeping in her room, all the representatives of the first Underground City Residents' Conference were present. Everyone was quite excited, as they were witnessing the first strategic relocation of Linxia City.

This time, their strategic shift target is the hilly area in the eastern suburbs of the city!

Xu Nan had entrusted Song Ying's assets to Lü Junyi in order to acquire a deserted piece of land, thus minimizing the risk of the underground city being exposed.

Lü Junyi also did a very good job. He and Xu Nan had previously taken over a large piece of land from a real estate developer. The land was not only being developed into residential buildings, but also a resort.

However, due to certain policies, the development progress in the eastern suburbs is very slow, and large areas of unfinished buildings have appeared. Apart from the occasional poor buyer trying to demand payment for their property, there is basically no one in this area!

"Since everyone is ready, I, as the city lord, won't say any more. I'll start at three o'clock..."

Under everyone's expectant gaze, Xu Nan delivered a generous speech.

"... In conclusion, thanks to everyone's efforts, especially the tireless work of the city lord day and night, the Farming Garden has yielded a bountiful harvest. The Hybrid Rice planted by the dwarf demon representatives has yielded tens of thousands of kilograms per mu, the Bamboo Forest planted by A-Tang himself has produced roasted chickens, and Junyi Ge's okra and chives have also had a good harvest..."

The crowd was a little tired, but they still clapped along.

"... Now that I've covered the three points, I'd like to add two more things that need attention..." Xu Nan became more and more energetic as he spoke, having not had this kind of leadership experience in a long time!

Apart from the dwarf demons, most of their eyelids were already drooping. It wasn't that the dwarf demons were immune to hypnosis; they were just like people who had to bow their heads when under someone else's roof.

"... These two aspects are quite important. In order to protect the safety of our underground city, I think everyone needs to make efforts in the remaining four aspects..." Xu Nan spoke spittle flying across the stage.

The audience was filled with snoring.

"Damn! Are they really that disrespectful? The dwarves and Minotaur are much more loyal."

Xu Nan sighed and called out to Blazing Fire: "Activate the Cloud Ascending Ship form!"

"Heading towards the address provided by Junyi Ge!"

Blazing Fire calmly replied, "As you wish."

The mercury-like metal began to flow, and a large number of buildings began to shrink until the entire underground city was encompassed by a single Cloud Ascending Ship!

Xu Nan stood at the control panel, his heart pounding with excitement, as if he were the captain controlling the Cloud Ascending Ship and conquering the universe!

"Ground mode activated!"

"Blazing Fire, let's go!"

A slight tremor was heard as the Cloud Ascending Ship began to move underground.

Before long, some scenery that could only be seen in underground spaces appeared ahead: uneven natural caves and several clean Underground River... Indeed, as Shi Fanglin said, this place is more suitable for developing an underground city!

However, Xu Nan soon saw something strange.

That was a coffin buried in the ground!

Xu Nan suddenly felt something was wrong. As the Blazing Fire moved around, more and more coffins were detected nearby!

Before long, the Blazing Fire stopped and found a suitable base to set up near the target location.

This place is very close to a water source and the geology is very solid.

The problem is, it seems to be quite close to that area with coffins.

Xu Nan woke up Lü Junyi and asked, "Junyi Ge, what's going on? I just saw a lot of coffins... Did we come to the wrong place?"

Lü Junyi rubbed his hands together. "No mistake, no mistake, this is the place."

"We'll go check it out in a bit, you know!"

Xu Nan and Lü Junyi arrived at Linmian with some skepticism.

This area is indeed the eastern suburbs of the city, with large areas of unfinished buildings. However, the hillside to the northwest is actually a cemetery that has been around for a long time!

The notices in their own area seem to indicate that a new cemetery is also planned to be built there...

"What's going on?" Xu Nan was a little confused.

Lü Junyi explained, "Didn't you want to be alone?"

Xu Nan nodded.

Lü Junyi asked, "Didn't you want to buy as much land as possible?"

Xu Nan continued to nod.

Lü Junyi pointed to the plots of land next to the cemetery and said, "All the land here is yours!"

Xu Nan stared at the schematic diagram of the nearby construction site for a long time before asking in bewilderment:

"Didn't you buy land from a real estate development company?"

Lü Junyi nodded. "Yes! They are real estate developers, but this project is to help the government take on a cemetery project!"

"Nannan, don't be too demanding. Although the money you're offering is considerable, it's still quite difficult to buy proper land. You also emphasize seclusion, and this place is perfect!"

Xu Nan stared at him for a while, and only when Lü Junyi's gaze was open and honest did Xu Nan stop suspecting that this guy had taken a kickback.

He felt uneasy about the gloomy atmosphere around him.

Lü Junyi reassured him, "Don't be afraid. This cemetery is quite old, and very few people come here. We can take our time with the new cemetery project, and no one is urging you."

"This place is really nice, with beautiful mountains and clear waters, and it has another very important advantage!"

Xu Nan asked suspiciously, "What advantages?"

Lü Junyi chuckled:

"Since it's a cemetery, that proves the feng shui here is good!"

...!

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