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Chapter 87: The Underworld System
Under the guidance of the City God of Changxing County, Xie Lian quickly entered the underworld.

In front is a standard building complex, but it is different from the Xiaoning County City God's Mansion with its numerous palaces. The buildings in Changxing County City God's Mansion are relatively square, simple and rough.

They were arranged neatly in the style of the army.

There were tall city walls outside, and many soldiers were patrolling on the walls.
The city wall is built of black stones and has no aesthetic appeal at all. Against the backdrop of the night, it looks like a crawling giant beast.

Below the city wall is a moat, in which flows silent black water.

Ordinary people would feel depressed and horrified just by seeing this scene.

But Xie Lian was obviously not in this group. She was just a little surprised. She didn’t expect that the City God of Changxing County would actually turn the City God’s Mansion into a military camp style.

They walked all the way to the gate, lowered the drawbridge on the city wall, and then they walked in.

"If the evil spirits that attacked Xiaoning County in the past had attacked the City God's Mansion in Changxing County, I'm afraid there would be only one possibility: they would return empty-handed."

Xie Lian muttered to himself.

The entire City God's Mansion is actually a military fortress armed to the teeth. She has already seen many lethal weapons flashing with cold light on the city walls.

After successfully entering the City God's Palace, the first thing that comes into view is a huge tripod.

The tripod represents "prominence", "honor", and "grandness".

"This was the rule in the Little God Army in the past. Whenever the emperor, royal relatives, or generals came, a tripod would be placed to show respect. Now that I have become the City God, no distinguished guests have ever come. The tripod has been sealed in the dust. Only today, when the Immortal came here, it finally saw the light of day again."

The City God of Changxing County sighed and wondered if he was thinking about the past.

"You are too polite, God."

Xie Lian walked around the cauldron, a look of surprise flashing in his eyes.

She had never seen an ancient military camp before. Today, when she went to the City God's Mansion, she unexpectedly broadened her horizons.

Going forward, you will see the square, or it would be more appropriate to call it the parade ground.

There were weapon racks on both sides, and some Yinchai were practicing.

In front of the main hall, there was a huge oil pan. The three monsters were thrown into it. It seemed that they had been fried for quite some time.

When they saw the City God of Changxing County, the three demons immediately looked pleading and opened their mouths as if they wanted to say something, but their tongues had been pulled out long ago, and they could only make “wuwuwu” sounds.

"Please come in, Immortal."

The City God of Changxing County ignored the three monsters. This kind of scene was commonplace to him.

He led Xie Lian into the main hall and sat down according to the host and guest.

Then someone came to serve the food right away.

The dishes are still very rich, but the style is rough and the portions are very large. Things like roast chicken and suckling pig are served whole.

It's basically all meat, not much vegetables.

Then there is the wine, which has a strong taste and is very strong, which is also the style of the military.

Looking at the huge wine bowl, Xie Lian gave a wry smile.

"The Lord God has really given me a difficult problem."

"If the Immortal doesn't like to use a big bowl, I will immediately go and change it for a cup."

"This...is not necessary."

Xie Lian picked up the wine bowl and weighed it. Although it looked scary, she was now a person with magical powers after all, so it would be difficult for her to get drunk. Thinking back to the TV dramas she had watched as a child, the martial arts heroes all ate large chunks of meat and drank large bowls of wine. This seemed not bad.

Once the dishes were served, the banquet began.
Perhaps to show their importance, there were only Xie Lian and the City God.

But this created an awkward situation, where the two of them ate and drank but spoke very little.

As the master of Changxing County, the City God was obviously not good at speaking. Xie Lian could sense that he seemed to want to find a topic but didn't know what to say.

This was the most awkward banquet Xie Lian had ever attended.

I sighed helplessly and could only find a topic for myself.

"May I ask the Lord God, why don't you invite the civil and military judges, as well as the heads of various departments, to the banquet together? This way, it will be more lively."

The City God answered truthfully.

"I thought the Immortal was unhappy."

He quickly realized his problem and gave orders immediately. Not long after, five people came in.

It's a little more lively.

But Xie Lian still felt it was a little strange.

"Are these the only officials under the City God's Mansion?"

However, they never expected that the City God and the five people all showed doubts at the same time.

"What do you mean, Immortal? Aren't there only a few people in charge of the City God's Mansion?"

Faced with everyone’s questions, Xie Lian was also stunned, but he soon realized that he had taken it for granted again.

The Shintoism of this world is completely different from the legends of the previous life, and the regulations within the City God's Palace will certainly not be the same.

"I don't know much about the duties of the City God's Mansion, so please forgive me for my inadvertent words."

Xie Lian raised his wine bowl and said with a smile.

Although everyone was a little confused, they all raised the big bowls in their hands at the first opportunity.

"You are too kind, Immortal."

Only the City God of Changxing County, who was sitting in the host's seat, felt something move in his heart.

The conversation with the City God of Xiaoning County that day came to my mind again.

The City God of Xiaoning County clearly stated that Xie Lian had no knowledge of Shintoism and even mentioned the word "Hell".

Afterwards, the City God of Changxing County came up with a bold guess based on his own experience.

That is the underworld, perhaps referring to the Shinto forces of ancient times.

Although this guess was not stated directly, the two city gods knew it in their minds.

Now that Xie Lian mentioned the duties of the City God’s Mansion, the City God of Changxing County became interested and raised his wine bowl and spoke.

"The Immortal Master must have been in seclusion for too long. He didn't know that the current Shinto has undergone great changes. For City Gods like us, we were actually confused the moment we woke up from our slumber and took this position."

"Although I have obtained the status of a god and possess certain powers, there is no standard rule on how to run the duties of the City God's Mansion."

"So, all the city gods in the world crossed the river by feeling their way, relying on their own abilities to divide up various duties."

Xie Lian heard the words "today's Shinto" said by the City God of Changxing County, but she didn't take it seriously because she didn't know much about the Shinto of this world. Her attention was mainly on the words themselves.

After listening to it, I felt a little strange.

"What the Lord God means is that although you city gods have obtained the status of gods, no one has told you how to be city gods?"

The City God of Changxing County nodded and said.

"This is exactly the situation. When I obtained the throne, I had the strength and authority that matched my position. These were all given by heaven and earth, but heaven and earth did not tell me what to do next."

"When the City God's Mansion was first established, it was just a makeshift team. The only known positions were the Civil Judge and the Military Judge. I spent hundreds of years recruiting and promoting ghost messengers and subordinates. Then, based on my past life experience, I established a system to make the City God's Mansion run smoothly."

“I think the city gods in other places should be the same.”

Xie Lian looked strange.

"In this case, doesn't it mean that every City God's Mansion has its own system?"

This kind of rules is equivalent to no rules.

Heaven and earth awakened the City God, endowed him with certain abilities, and then left him alone.

What you achieve depends entirely on your own means.

It's not that difficult to meet those powerful city gods, who are only responsible for governing a county. But if you meet some less powerful ones, you may take a detour, making the laws incomplete and the city god's mansion full of loopholes.

At this time, Xie Lian thought of an old city god in Xiaoning County who did not want to reveal his name.
So is this situation good or bad?

Xie Lian thought about it for a moment and felt that it was not a good thing.

The system, or the legal system, should have consistent standard rules. Only when all places follow the same rules and regulations can things be done better.

For example, in the case of the City God of Changxing County, the City God's Mansion had spent the past few hundred years perfecting its own team, and the situation in the City God's Mansion itself must have been chaotic and disorderly.

Then there will be loopholes in management, and once a monster appears to harm people, it will be difficult to respond quickly like we do now.

"That's right. The city gods in different places are not subordinate to each other, and they don't know each other. They all rely on their own abilities. I was a warrior in my lifetime and didn't know how to govern. So I set up the Prison Department, the Military Law Department, and the Inspection Department based on the old military system."

"The Prison Department is responsible for detention, interrogation, and punishment."

"The Military Law Department is responsible for internal investigations, arrests, and training."

"The Inspection Department is responsible for inspections, investigations, and reporting."

The City God of Changxing County paused, waited for Xie Lian to nod, and then spoke again.

"According to this system, the City God's Mansion can operate normally, and there haven't been any major mistakes over the years. But as time goes by, I feel that this system is not enough. The City God's Mansion has too many and too complicated things to do, and it should be more detailed so that it can better perform its duties."

"But my ability is limited. It is somewhat difficult for me to set up laws from scratch."

"Sometimes I also want to communicate with other city gods, but the only one I can get in touch with is the one from Xiaoning County. After some communication, I feel that he is not as good as me, so I have to put it aside until now."

Hearing this, Xie Lian couldn’t help but let out a smile.

If the City God of Xiaoning County was here, he would be deeply shocked.
However, these words from the City God of Changxing County made Xie Lian think more highly of him.

It’s not that the system he established is so good, but it’s rare that he has a heart that wants to improve the law.

In fact, most of the city gods in this world would not think about these issues. In the eyes of the city gods like the City God of Xiaoning County, well, Xie Lian said sorry in his heart and used his old friend as a reference again.

In short, among all the city gods in the world, county city gods are definitely the most numerous. The area under their jurisdiction is not large and they do not have many things to do.

Just formulating some reliable systems will be enough to make the City God's Palace operate normally.

Thinking like that of the City God of Changxing County should generally be considered by the City God of the prefecture, the City God of the state, or even the City God of the capital, because the population under their jurisdiction may be hundreds of thousands or even millions.

If the system is not perfect, various problems will arise.

Although the status of the City God of Changxing County is not high, it is rare that he has begun to think about these issues.

Xie Lian sighed from the bottom of his heart.

"If all the city gods in the world were like the Lord God, there wouldn't be so many monsters harming people."

The City God of Changxing County shook his head and said.

"I only have this idea, but I don't have a specific strategy. After all, for so long, I have been crossing the river by feeling the stones, and I don't have any previous experience. So, today I dare to ask the immortal for advice and ask the immortal to point out a clear way."

This was why he asked the City God of Xiaoning County to help invite Xie Lian.

He had not had such an idea at first, but after he guessed that the "Underworld" was a Shinto force from ancient times, he had this idea.

If I can't think of any good new system, why not stick with the old one?
In ancient times, Shinto was prosperous, and as a city god, it was impossible not to be interested in that glorious Shinto era.

So he was really curious about this matter.

But Xie Lian had no way of knowing what he was thinking, let alone knowing that this person had such a deep misunderstanding of her. After hearing this, her first reaction was to refuse.

"I am just an outsider, how can I interfere in the affairs of the Lord God? If I speak nonsense, won't I harm the people of this place?"

Xie Lian refused quickly. The duties of the City God were extremely important. If she said something careless and caused trouble in Changxing County, it would be a serious crime.

But the City God of Changxing County did not want to miss this opportunity and pleaded.

"I know your ability, Immortal. Your opinions must be true insights. How could they be nonsense? Please give me some advice, Immortal."

The other five gods also stood up and bowed.

"Seek the guidance of the Immortal Master."

They all knew who Xie Lian was. If they missed the opportunity to receive guidance from such a person today, they might not have another chance in the future.
Xie Lian showed hesitation.

"I am deeply moved by the trust of the Lord God and the other lords, but I am far from being as profound as you think. Let's just let this matter go."

The five gods looked at each other, not knowing whether they should continue praying.

The City God of Changxing County suddenly had an idea and said.

"How about this, Immortal Master is knowledgeable and has much more experience than us who are trapped in a well. We will not ask you for advice. We just want you to think about some experience that we can refer to. Maybe it can give me some inspiration at that time."

"Any experience you can refer to?"

Xie Lian thought of the common system used in the City God’s Mansion in his previous life, and spoke after hesitating for a moment.

"I do have some experience, but they are all from legends. Don't take them seriously. I'm telling you this. Just take it as a joke. If there is anything you can learn from it, you can use it. If not, don't be obsessed with it. In fact, the Lord has governed Changxing County for many years and has his own set of experience. You should understand the principle of adapting measures to local conditions. What I said can only be used as a reference."

"What the Immortal said is exactly right. I just want to listen to it. Whether it will be useful or not is still unknown."

The City God of Changxing County looked calm on the surface, but he was already excited in his heart.
If the speculation about Xie Lian's identity is true, then the so-called "legend" he mentioned is most likely the system of the "underworld".
Now that things had come to this, Xie Lian stopped being pretentious and after reminiscing a little, he spoke.

"In the legend I know, the duties are set up like this."

"First, under the City God, civil and military judges are established. There is no need to explain this."

"Under the civil and military judges, there are seven departments. Each of the seven heads of the department has a yamen, equipped with a Gongcao, and then there are subordinate officials, assistant officials, and Yinchao at his service."

"These seven departments are the Yin-Yang Department, the Quick Report Department, the Supervision Department, the Rewarding the Good Department, the Punishing the Evil Department, the Salary Increase Department, and the Salary Incentive Department."

"The Yin-Yang Division has the greatest authority, equivalent to the cabinet, and is the first assistant to the City God. When the City God does not have time to take care of things, or when there are some minor matters that do not require the City God to worry about, they will be directly handed over to the Yin-Yang Division and handled by the Division Master and Gong Cao."

The City God of Changxing County held his breath and stared with his eyes wide open.

Xie Lian's words shocked him.

"The Immortal Master is really too low-key. He said something so meaningful, but he still claimed it was just a legend?"

The City God of Changxing County became itchy after hearing about the Yin-Yang Division and decided to set it up immediately.

Because I do everything myself, I am really too busy.

Especially many trivial matters are not worth taking up his energy at all. With the Yin-Yang Department, he is liberated, which is simply indispensable.

But this is just the beginning, there are six more departments below.

"The Quick Reporting Department is responsible for patrolling the surrounding area, gathering information, and reporting to the City God's Mansion. The Quick Reporting Department has day and night patrolling gods who patrol and spy all day long. Inspectors are also appointed to set up military stations in various dangerous places. If there are demons and ghosts entering the country, they can be discovered immediately."

"The Inspection Department oversees the officials of the City God's Office and maintains the law, but its main function is to arrest evil spirits and demons, either by beating them to death or judging them. Under it are the Oxen and Horse General and the Shackle General."

"The four departments of rewarding good deeds, punishing evil deeds, increasing wealth, and giving life to the dead are mainly aimed at the living. As the name suggests, they are nothing more than punishing evil and promoting good deeds. After death, evildoers will be interrogated and punished according to the law. Gooddoers and those who have merits will be rewarded as appropriate to increase their wealth and lifespan. In this way, evildoers will be in awe and good people will have hope. The order of the human world will also be affected by the law of the underworld."

Xie Lian spoke slowly.

But the hearts of everyone present were in turmoil.

The five Gods are simply happy and excited.

According to Xie Lian's set of rules, there would undoubtedly be many more positions, and their trusted people would have the opportunity to be promoted.

As for themselves, they will also benefit from this, because the "three officials" of the Changxing County City God are obviously not enough, which leads to their busy affairs and frequent confusion and omissions.
Now that the responsibilities have been divided more specifically, the entire City God's Palace will become well organized.

The City God was filled with horror.

"Is this the law of the City God system under the underworld? It is so strict that it is completely sufficient to govern not only a county, but also a county town or a state capital."

"If all the city gods in the world follow this law, then the entire underworld system will be completely renewed. Even if we encounter some city gods who don't care about their work, this perfect system will be enough to maintain the normal operation of the city god's mansion."

"Laws and rules. The so-called laws and rules are rules. Without rules, there will be no order. Changxing County should act in accordance with this law!"

The City God of Changxing County has been in this position for many, many years, and no one knows better than him what the City God's Office has to do.

After a simple thought in his mind, he knew how practical the system proposed by Xie Lian was.

(End of this chapter)