Human Pit

"Have you entered the game?" Lu Li nodded and looked at the spirit messengers opposite him, saying, "What I'm doing here is just an avatar, so the original nine slots have been reduced to one-third. I can only protect three people moving within the Dreamlands. Have you prepared your choices?"

"Yes, this was agreed upon beforehand. Jasmine will take two people with you." Colt said without hesitation, "I'll stay here and oversee things. The captain will probably be here soon."

"That's good. Those who perform the rituals should keep an eye on them." Lu Li suddenly remembered something and said to Colt, "After they successfully complete the rituals, they can be considered to have established a connection with me. If their physique is suitable, they might gain some of my abilities."

"Such a person has the ability to become a true priest." Lu Li narrowed his eyes and looked at the group of young boys who were being taken away in the distance. Among the twenty-odd people, three of them had already established some kind of contact with him.

These three people were either corrupted by Lu Li's shadow or by Lu Li's Dreamlands. If they Deepening their connection with Lu Li through continuous prayer, they could become Lu Li's priests and draw power from Lu Li.

Of course, this is all predicated on their faith in Lu Li. Otherwise, why would Lu Li lend them his power, and perhaps they could really establish a small cult here?

Adre turned around and glanced at the person who emerged from the mask. Although the person was wearing a mask, Adley could sense that the person was looking at him, and at the same time, a sense of absurdity rose in his heart.

What exactly happened today? I ended up at a famous company with my best friend in a daze, doing temporary work to earn some money. Little did I know that it turned out to be a scene resembling a cult ritual, and they actually succeeded.

"Hey, Adre, that's so cool! You mean those masks were the first spirit weapons developed?" Herchika, her best friend, walked over excitedly and said, "I think those masks are really cool. I've decided that I'm going to become a mask spirit user someday."

"Come on, Herchika, we didn't come from the Spirit Envoy Academy. We don't even have a way to obtain spirit weapons, so how can we become spirit envoys? Besides, it's questionable whether those masks are even spirit weapons," Adre said, pursing his lips.

"Isn't the Cordila Group hiring recently?" Herchika said nonchalantly. "Adre, let's go for the interview together. Maybe we'll get the job and become Spirit Envoys."

"Heh." Adre gave a knowing smile, "We weren't trained from childhood at a Spirit Envoy Academy. The probability of us achieving resonance with spirit soldiers without any professional skills is 0. Even if the people at Cordila Group were brain-dead, they wouldn't choose us."

"Adre, people always need to have dreams..." Before Herchika could finish speaking, they were led to a conference room, where a Cordila Group employee handed out two documents.

"A confidentiality agreement?" Adre picked up one of the copies, understanding the situation perfectly. However, he had no intention of spreading today's events. He was self-aware enough to know that with the capabilities of the Cordila Group, if he were to speak carelessly, he would most likely run into trouble.

What worried him most was his best friend, Herchika. His boastful nature was likely to cause trouble. It seemed he would have to have a serious talk with him later. As Adre pondered this, he picked up another document, and then his eyes widened.

The document turned out to be an employment contract, with the job title being: Communicator. This would make one a formal employee of the Cordila Group, enjoying a range of benefits. What appealed to Adre was one of these benefits: a free test of compatibility with a spirit weapon.

As long as he can find a spirit weapon that is highly compatible with him, and after receiving some training, he can also become a spirit user. Adre closed his eyes, took a deep breath, and forced himself to calm down. There must be a price to pay for what you gain. If the benefits are so good, then this job must have some problems.

Then Adre heard the sound of a signature next to him. He opened his eyes and looked to the side, only to see Herchika excitedly signing the contract, which stunned Adre.

"I won't say much more. What you all just participated in was a confidential event for our company. Confidentiality agreements are mandatory. After you sign, we will settle your final salary payments. You are all sensible people; you know what to say and what not to say."

"As for the other employment contract, that's up to you. The job is the same as what you've been doing before. If you have any questions, you can ask me. If you don't want to be a company employee, you can sign a confidentiality agreement and leave."

The twenty-odd people sitting in the conference room looked at each other, but none of them left. Clearly, no ordinary person wanted to give up the possibility of becoming a Spirit Envoy.

"Then may I ask, what exactly were we doing before?" Adre asked, looking helpless as he stood up after seeing Herchika had already signed the papers.

"Well... alright, it doesn't hurt to tell you, so you won't be caught off guard and start spreading rumors." The Cordira employee said, "As you can see, you were just performing a prayer ceremony."

"The owner of that mask is a partner of our company. Your prayer and ritual just now was to establish some connection so that he could descend here in the form of an avatar. Do you have any questions?"

Adre sat down, and the others raised some more questions about welfare. Looking at the elated Herchika next to him, he remembered what Helchka had said, "People must have dreams." Then, looking at the welfare provisions in the agreement, Adre closed his eyes and thought of the person who walked out of the mask.

He picked up the pen and signed the contract, unsure if it was right or wrong. A sense of relief washed over him. Whatever, it was already signed; he'd just have to see how things went. His fingers traced the clause about the free test of spirit weapon compatibility. Adre sighed inwardly. "Everyone needs something to look forward to, doesn't they?"

Afterwards Adre and the others who had signed contracts went through the onboarding process and were assigned tasks. For the next week, they had to pray and perform rituals for an hour every day, and the rest of the time they were required to maintain confidentiality.

Meanwhile, Lu Li, along with Jasmine and her two assistants, broke through the barrier between reality and dreams, entering the Dreamlands. Dream energy enveloped the three of them, keeping them conscious and able to move freely.

"Due to the time flow issue, a year here is only a day in reality. This is the first transaction. We need to establish a reasonably decent organization within this year, or at least establish a stable trading channel with other large organizations." Lu Li looked at the desolate wilderness and turned to Jasmine, saying, "Do you have any ideas?"

"This is the Dreamlands? I think..." Jasmine hadn't finished speaking when a loud bang was heard.