"Today's mission will be a bit special."
After accepting the mission from the mission center, Jiang Lin set off from the underworld to undertake a special-grade mission.
This time, the underworld had allocated ten spots, so he figured there wouldn't be too few ghost messengers going.
On the way to the human world, Jiang Lin, as usual, opened his live stream and offered a brief explanation.
He had been busy these past few days, and this was the only time he could manage to do the system's daily live stream tasks.
"The streamer actually has time to explain things to us today! I'm going to the window to see if the sun has risen."
"My left eyelid has been twitching since I woke up this morning, so something good really is happening!"
The moment Jiang Lin spoke to the live stream, the bullet comments immediately erupted.
Everyone was extremely excited.
The streamer had been busy these past few days, and the viewers felt like it had been a long time since they had spoken to him.
Although he had become more laid-back, it didn't dampen their excitement and joy at this moment.
"Streamer, streamer, new fan reporting in~✿✿ヽ(°▽°)ノ✿"
"Streamer, where are we going today? Catching bad guys or finding things?"
These past few days, the viewers had followed the live stream on various missions and had seen quite a lot.
They could be considered well-traveled and knowledgeable.
Some talented viewers had even compiled descriptions of those underworld creatures, preparing to create an "Underworld Creature Compendium."
...
Jiang Lin hadn't expected such a strong reaction from the viewers. After thinking for a moment, he added another sentence.
"This mission is a bit special, so please be cautious with your comments later."
After all, this was a special-grade mission, different from the usual ones.
Although he had confidence in the system's live streaming equipment, it was always better to be cautious the first time.
Seeing a flurry of 'ok,' 'Understood!', 'Alright streamer.'... in the comment section,
Jiang Lin said no more and flew directly to the mission location.
The incident occurred by a roadside. According to the investigation by the mission center staff,
the reincarnator was walking to work when, midway, his physical condition suddenly deteriorated.
His reanimated corpse after death had already integrated with this area.
Jiang Lin hovered in the air above the road, surveying the surrounding environment.
To the left was an earthen slope, enclosed by a tin wall, seemingly for some construction.
To the right was a street yet to be inhabited, and further beyond, a street with an ancient style.
Dozens of meters ahead was a school with the sound of reading aloud.
Jiang Lin frowned slightly. Although he knew this area was within the scope of the ghost domain, he hadn't felt anything particularly strong upon arriving.
Just a faint sense of strangeness.
If he hadn't known beforehand and held the mission token from the mission center, it would have been difficult to detect the entrance to a ghost domain immediately.
The hidden nature of this special-grade mission was very strong.
...
"..."
The live stream's comment section was unusually empty.
The viewers, mindful of the streamer's instructions, quietly watched the stream.
If any new viewers came in unaware, others would quickly remind them, "The streamer said to be cautious with comments."
Seeing this, the new viewers also fell silent.
The streamer rarely told them such things, but when he did, it was definitely a serious matter.
They didn't want to lose their lives or be suddenly entangled by something.
... For example, turning around and being embraced by a wall, or other eerie events.
Subsequently,
the viewers saw the streamer stop in the air above the road, ponder for a moment, and then
take something out of his sleeve pocket and walk into the space before him.
There was clearly nothing in front of the streamer, but as he stepped forward, the air began to ripple.
Something resembling a 'door' appeared out of thin air.
In the blink of an eye, the streamer disappeared from the sky above the road.
The live stream's view also shifted, moving to another space.
But the moment the view stabilized, the viewers were stunned.
The scene before them was both overly familiar and overly strange.
Sometimes, some things are known to you, but they don't recognize you.
Or you clearly dislike something, yet it appears in your dreams and in your waking thoughts.
It's hard to imagine such a situation happening simultaneously with the same thing.
But in fact, such things do exist.
But...
why would this thing appear in an underworld scene as well?
Can't even ghosts escape it?
The viewers in front of the screen froze for a moment, instinctively wanting to send comments, but then quickly withdrew their hands.
'What should I do? Who can enlighten me?'
'Holy crap, I really want to see how others react.'
The streamer said to be cautious with comments, be cautious...
But how cautious they needed to be, the viewers couldn't quite grasp.
For a moment, the comments were empty, no one speaking.
Hands, itching to type, reached out and then retracted, reached out, and then retracted.
...
In the live stream footage—
Jiang Lin looked at the scene before him, slightly surprised.
White walls surrounded him on all sides, with no doors or windows.
On one of the walls was a blackboard, two meters long and one meter wide.
In front of the blackboard was a set of desks and chairs.
Just like what students used for class.
However, this 'classroom' was too empty, with only this set of furniture.
The surroundings were completely sealed, with no sounds of reading or sunlight filtering through.
Jiang Lin surveyed the surroundings.
He was surprised not by the appearance of this scene, but by the peculiarity of this place.
When he accepted this mission, he had received relevant information.
—【Teacher】【Exam Room】.
The deceased reincarnator was a teacher.
As soon as he stepped into this space, Jiang Lin attempted to spread his ghost qi.
But it was quickly met with resistance.
The ghost qi could spread freely within this space, but it was confined to this space, within the four walls.
Beyond that, he could neither explore nor sense anything.
It was as if, in the entire ghost domain, there was only this classroom, resembling a confinement room.
But Jiang Lin knew this was impossible.
He raised his hand, condensing a small ball of ghost qi at his fingertips, which landed on the white wall in front of him like a dragonfly touching water.
*Crack—*
A faint sound was heard.
*Crack, crack—*
Several more cracking sounds followed.
The small ball of ghost qi, seemingly insignificant, easily broke through the wall's defenses.
Cracks, like a spiderweb, began to spread rapidly across the white wall.
One wall, then another...
In just a moment, the entire space was covered in spiderweb-like cracks.
And then, at a certain point, they all shattered in unison.
*Bang!*
The entire room turned to dust but quickly reformed in the next instant.
An identical room reappeared before him.
Still the same desk and chairs, the same blackboard, the same snow-white walls.
It was like entering a loop, or being confined here.
Jiang Lin raised his hand again. This time, he still used only a small amount of ghost qi.
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In the past, Jiang Lin would probably have just punched it directly.
But now, when a small amount of ghost qi could accomplish the task, why waste it?
Especially in an unfamiliar environment where the situation was still unclear.
With a wave of his hand, Jiang Lin's robes fluttered.
*Bang!*
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