"My goodness! Is this a real horror movie screening?"
"ヾ(｡ꏿ﹏ꏿ)ﾉﾞ What just happened? Why is it a ghost movie scene as soon as I come back? Should I go back to the restroom again?"
Just as Asi, a member of the Ghost Artifact Workshop, was pondering how to get back to his room, the wall to his right was suddenly knocked on.
Not only was it knocked on, but two pale white arms also stretched out.
The viewers in the live stream looked at the streamer, then at Asi, then at the two hands on the wall.
"It was one thing for something to fall from the ceiling, but why are there two extra hands in the middle of the night?"
"...Brothers, although I know it's okay with the streamer here, I'm too scared to look at my own wall anymore."
"Same here."
The moment the hands appeared on the wall, the viewers' hearts skipped a beat.
Even though they had watched the live stream so many times, even though they knew it was okay with the streamer there.
But for such sudden terrifying things, their brains couldn't react!
Before their brains could react, their bodies were already scared.
"!!!!!!!! Head! Head!"
"Sadako has appeared!!!!"
"Those who said they wanted to fight the horror earlier, come out!"
Under the horrified gaze of the viewers, a head emerged from the wall on the right, which had just been broken open.
On the head, there was long hair, hanging all the way to the ground, obscuring the face.
The head moved left and right, as if searching for something.
As the long hair swayed, a pair of chilling eyes could be vaguely seen.
Finally, those eyes landed on Jiang Lin and Asi.
"...Want to have hot pot?"
Jiang Lin: "..."
Should he complain about why this person broke through the wall, or why this person was so obsessed with hot pot?
Qin Zhouzhou, from the intelligence team, raised her hand and smoothed her bangs. "You guys seem to be having a lively time, let's have hot pot together?"
It's too lonely to eat alone.
She retracted her head, then turned around to put the pot in the room and began to climb through the hole.
When she was halfway through, she suddenly felt her hips get stuck.
"Wait..."
Just as Jiang Lin was about to say he'd go open the door, he saw Qin Zhouzhou pause, then exert force at her waist!
Crash—
A large chunk of the wall fell.
Jiang Lin put his hand on his forehead: "..."
These two, so they were here specifically to make holes tonight, right?
He looked to the left, hoping no more holes would suddenly appear there.
This house, it turns out, was really fragile...
...
Under a mended ceiling, next to a hole with a diameter of over half a meter, a hot pot was set up.
Xiao Er and Da Yi were also called out again and began cleaning ingredients nearby.
Qin Zhouzhou arranged the bowls and chopsticks, then began to simmer the soup base. Under her long bangs, her eyes were filled with anticipation.
Asi, a member of the Ghost Artifact Workshop, picked up his chopsticks and sat by the hot pot, staring intently at the food in the pot.
He had tried it tonight anyway, and this house was no longer suitable for ghost artifact production.
He would have to find an opportunity to go to the Ghost Artifact Workshop or other open areas next time.
He didn't expect to be able to freeload a meal tonight!
At their level, the need for food was negligible.
However, some instincts and habits left by humans were difficult to change.
Well, this also depended on whether one wanted to change, and whether one wanted to eat.
As Qin Zhouzhou simmered, her gaze suddenly fell on Dandian, who was hopping and dancing, circling the three ghost envoys curiously.
It was round, with blue and red colors intertwined, patterned like waves.
Qin Zhouzhou watched silently for a while, then turned to Jiang Lin and asked, "Should this egg be put in the pot to simmer together?"
"Perhaps it can create a new flavor of soup base."
"!!!"
The Seven-Colored Egg understood, was startled for a moment, then shot behind Jiang Lin to hide.
Jiang Lin said calmly, "It's not for eating."
He could feel that Qin Zhouzhou's words were not malicious.
It was purely out of curiosity whether this was an ingredient that could be put in the pot.
"Oh."
Qin Zhouzhou indeed didn't ask further.
The space suddenly became quiet.
Asi, a member of the Ghost Artifact Workshop, looked at Jiang Lin, then at Qin Zhouzhou.
Should he say something?
Jiang Lin provided the venue, Qin Zhouzhou provided the hot pot...
Asi thought for a moment and found a topic, "What have you guys been doing lately?"
Jiang Lin recalled the past two days and said briefly, "Shopping?"
Qin Zhouzhou: "Shopping?"
Asi: "???"
Did these two go shopping together?
Asi was stunned. "I was studying at the Ghost Artifact Workshop in the South Hall, but they don't seem to value these ghost artifacts very much."
Jiang Lin also added a few more words: "I wandered around the South Hall. Their ghost market's arena is quite interesting, and it can also restrict ghost energy."
Qin Zhouzhou, while accepting ingredients from Da Yi and Xiao Er and throwing them into the pot, said:
"I've been to both the human world and the underworld. I'm from the intelligence team, so I just run around everywhere."
Asi: "Oh oh oh!"
As the hot pot began to bubble, Asi finally breathed a sigh of relief.
He focused on the hot pot, waiting to eat, no longer needing to think of topics.
Jiang Lin glanced at Qin Zhouzhou and, out of the corner of his eye, saw the small live stream ball move a little further away.
While picking up dishes, he asked casually:
"Do you know what special missions are?"
Asi, with a mouthful of food, looked up blankly and mumbled, "Special skill mission??"
"..."
Qin Zhouzhou's bowl was full, her mouth was also full. Her eyes under her bangs looked at Jiang Lin, then at the pot in front of her.
She looked at Jiang Lin, then at the pot, and finally chose to look at the pot.
Chewing, chewing, chewing...
Xiao Er and Da Yi beside them continuously cleaned ingredients and quickly added them to the pot.
They were afraid of being too slow to keep up with their masters' eating speed.
Just as Jiang Lin thought they didn't know, he saw Qin Zhouzhou finish the mountain of food in her bowl in a few bites.
While quickly picking up food, she also quickly glanced at Jiang Lin.
"Special missions? Yes, I know!"
As the captain of the intelligence team, how could she not know?
Even if she didn't know, she would find out!
The ghost envoys of the intelligence team must have a curious heart and also the ability to control their curiosity.
"Special missions, I've been around the South Hall for the past couple of days, and it should be similar to the concept in the East Hall."
Seeing that Qin Zhouzhou was about to speak, Jiang Lin said, "Wait."
He snapped his fingers, and a ghost energy barrier instantly appeared around the three of them.
It isolated them from the outside.
Even though the live stream ball had moved away, this room wasn't very soundproof.
And the special missions in the South Hall were only known to those who had taken them.
Although he didn't know why the Kings of Hell didn't publicize the content of special missions, Jiang Lin figured it was better to have soundproofing just in case.
"It's ready," Jiang Lin said.
Qin Zhouzhou looked at Jiang Lin's actions and didn't pay much attention.
"Actually, your realms and various qualifications are quite high. Even if I don't say it, the King of Hell will let you come into contact with these types of missions sooner or later."
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