Now that I had dabbled in both the divine and the sinister paths of card creation;
I was going to dominate both the underworld and the righteous path!
Lin Chen couldn't help but indulge in bold fantasies!
Since evil ghosts ruled the dungeons of the Ghost Realm;
why couldn't my own "ghost" cards take charge instead?
The author and Lin Chen have come to beg for votes and follows!
Now that this book had dabbled in both recommendation slots and the new-book rankings;
I was going to dominate both monthly votes and follows!
Lin Chen couldn't help but indulge in bold fantasies!
Since seasoned veterans ruled the new-book rankings;
why couldn't my new book take charge instead?
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Section 48: Kill Ghosts at the Shop at Night, Sell Steamed Buns by Day!
In this bizarre apocalypse, the weak were prey for the strong.
One had to be more evil than evil ghosts, fiercer than vicious spirits!
So when dealing with ghostly monsters, Lin Chen would show no mercy.
As for these "unorthodox" methods of making use of ghostly monsters' flesh and blood, he had no taboos whatsoever.
Besides, a black shop targeting ghostly monsters was a righteous shop born from two negatives making a positive!
Who dared to criticize him?
He would use the remains of these ghostly monsters to light a lamp and illuminate this endless night!
After spending half the night at it, Lin Chen had exhausted his spiritual power, so he closed up shop with Great Auspice.
After tallying up the earnings, he had obtained two or three portions of white-grade ghost material and two portions of "Burning Saber Fiendish Wine" (white);
as well as a pair of "Face-Cutting Daggers" (green) left behind by the Slit-Mouthed Woman.
These were weapons left behind after the Slit-Mouthed Woman had slit the corners of countless living beings' mouths. Their killing intent was extraordinarily powerful.
He could give them to Sun Erniang as weapons for now, using their killing intent to enhance her Earth Fiend Evil Star trait.
The corpses of the other ghostly monsters were hung in the "Flesh Workshop" on the second floor as a reserve of flesh and blood.
The results were truly impressive. Converted into cash, he could earn more than a hundred thousand worth of materials in a single night—though he still had to find a way to turn them into money.
It had also served to temper his cards.
A sharp sword was forged through grinding; card spirituality worked the same way. It had to be improved through frequent use—in other words, by grinding proficiency.
Sun Erniang in particular had been completely in her element that night;
he had to admit, bizarre dungeons suited her far too well. Here, she was a born hunter and butcher.
Reality, on the other hand, offered no place for her talents. Her skills in deception and trickery had nowhere to go, leaving her to be nothing more than an unremarkable proprietress.
The spirituality of his Gold-Consuming Black Shop was also faintly increasing, especially in the "Flesh Workshop" on the second floor, where the aura of blood and qi was growing denser;
if it continued developing like this, it would inevitably enhance the materials it produced.
Building cards also possessed spirituality, but it was unconscious spirituality. They could only rise in stars by being used continuously and having their traits strengthened.
Compared with Door God Temple, it did seem to fall a little short.
After all, Door God Temple could absorb faith.
At that moment, Lin Chen suddenly took a sharp mental turn.
Door God Temple counted as an architectural site and could absorb faith. Then his Gold-Consuming Black Shop was also a building card—could it absorb faith as well?
To answer that, he first had to figure out what faith power actually was,
and at present, the faith power of this world was actually a very broad concept.
"What exactly is faith?"
In his previous life, there had been a famous quote about love:
"You only like an ordinary person, but your liking gilds them with a golden body."
It meant that love was cast into a kind of faith, which then empowered the other person.
Seen this way, faith was a kind of emotional fulfillment.
The same held true for other emotional feedback:
the Cult of the God of Wine's debauched revelry satisfied desire and pleasure;
the Door God provided protection, satisfying people's sense of security and desire to survive.
The God of Wealth, the God of Agriculture, the Kitchen God, and all the other gods represented all kinds of human needs and desires.
But when all was said and done, what believers sought could be summed up in one sentence—
"If you can help me, I'll believe in you!"
Door God Temple obtained offerings, the Church of Light collected devotion, and the Cult of the God of Wine absorbed fervor... On the surface, their methods differed;
but in essence, they were all the positive emotional feedback produced when believers' "needs" were fulfilled!
Then Lin Chen could completely obtain faith power and advance his cards by satisfying all kinds of needs among the people!
There were many ways to satisfy needs, and Lin Chen thought of Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs, which had been extremely famous in his previous life.
This theory proposed that humans had five kinds of needs:
1. Physiological and Material Needs,
2. Safety and Survival Needs,
3. Emotional Comfort Needs,
4. External Esteem Needs,
5. Ultimate Ideal Needs.
For now, the needs of the third, fourth, and fifth stages were not urgent. They would also be difficult to satisfy.
The people's safety and material needs had to be met first, and were the most urgent!
The Door God had already satisfied the people's Safety and Survival Needs;
so how could he satisfy physiological needs such as clothing, food, housing, and transportation?
Food was the first necessity of the people. He would start with food!
Lin Chen now had both a hotel and a chef. Wouldn't that let him satisfy the need for "food"?
As the world underwent bizarre changes, commerce and the catering industry in this world had declined along with it.
On top of that, pollution was rampant, and pure, natural ingredients were extremely expensive. Most residents usually ate industrially manufactured food, such as compressed biscuits and instant noodles.
Since transmigrating, Lin Chen had yet to eat a truly delicious meal.
So when it came to food, the people indeed had many needs that could be satisfied.
But to open a shop in this world, one had to be a card creator with the ability to protect oneself. Otherwise, it simply couldn't stay open!
And card creators were too busy improving their own strength. How could they have the leisure to open shops and provide services for the general public?
This enormous gap in the market was practically tailor-made for Lin Chen!
Lin Chen had what it took to open a shop!
He could copy the Door God Temple's model: once the shop was open, he could simply have Sun Erniang manage it. It wouldn't delay his time either, and he could help his cards obtain faith power while sitting around.
Sun Erniang's cooking skills certainly wouldn't be poor. He only had to remember to use normal ingredients when making the buns and absolutely not mix them up.
Lin Chen planned to conduct a small-scale experiment first, starting in his own residential complex!
He first sold the useless ghost material cheaply on the card market, exchanging it for ten or twenty thousand yuan;
then he went to the supermarket and bought a large ton of artificially farmed beef along with some kitchen ingredients.
By the next morning, Lin Chen had recovered his energy.
He settled the building card in his own residential complex.
Sun Erniang, meanwhile, swiftly prepared steamer after steamer of buns, hung up a sign, and set up a stall.
The fragrance spread in every direction, immediately attracting many residents of the complex.
Some of them knew Lin Chen and knew he was a card creator;
so they boldly came over to see what was going on.
Lin Chen told them that he had made a "chef" card spirit skilled in making meat buns according to a family recipe.
He was just setting up a stall to sell breakfast and help his card spirit level up.
With their excellent appearance, rich aroma, and the dirt-cheap prices Lin Chen had set;
along with Sun Erniang's warm smile and enthusiastic cries to attract customers;
they immediately drew over a large crowd of neighbors.
"This looks so fresh!"
"It smells amazing—I'm already drooling!"
"What huge meat buns!"
"Give me five to try."
"I want ten!"
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