I run a Taoist temple in a bizarre world.

Chapter 105 Changes

"Have you heard about a few things?"

Tell me about it.

Seeing Luo Yang's mysterious expression, Wu Min swallowed the food in her mouth and was the first to express her opinion.

Chai Siyuan lowered her head, trying to bury it in her plate.

His gaze did not fall on Chi Le, nor did it look at Luo Yang.

He was intently counting how many grains of rice were on his plate.

He was still muttering to himself.

"This rice is really rice—"

As for Chi Le, he ate the food on his plate while looking at Luo Yang.

Feeling the gazes of the two, Luo Yang, satisfied, didn't keep them in suspense and spoke directly.

"The first one is from our training camp, I heard, I heard."

"It's said that our training camp this time has received attention from higher-ups."

"It's not just our Jiangcheng Special Operations Bureau that's taking this so seriously; it's the entire Southern Region of Great Xia's General Special Operations Bureau that's paying attention!"

"Not only have the resources used for training increased dramatically—"

At this point, Luo Yang lowered his voice.

"————Even after the training camp ended, the rewards for those who ranked at the top of the points list became even more generous."

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"and!"

Luo Yang emphasized his words.

"The scope of the rewards has also changed."

Previously, only those with the highest scores among the Divine Sense Masters could receive the rewards from the Special Affairs Bureau.

"Now, even the second-place winner gets a reward."

"However, it's said there aren't many, but it's better than nothing."

Luo Yang somehow found out about Chi Le's current points ranking.

"I feel like Chi Le, you should give it a shot. First place is hard to come by, and if you work hard and maintain your position, second place is definitely achievable. I believe in you, Chi Le!"

Because Chi Le skipped physical training this afternoon.

As a result, he failed to earn any points in this physical training session.

In today's latest points rankings, Chi Le has dropped one place and is currently in second place.

After saying that, Luo Yang sighed.

"I really envy those of you spiritual masters."

"It's one thing to have only eight people, but now the top two will get the reward."

"Compared to those spiritual masters like Wu Min, we're in a pretty bad situation."

"Although the reward pool has expanded from the top three to the top five, we martial arts practitioners have a large number of people!"

"Thirty-four people are vying for the top five, the pressure is immense!"

Wu Min wasn't actually interested in the rewards for ranking points.

She also saw several outstanding individuals in the recent training sessions.

Wu Min felt it would be difficult to compete with them on her own.

She was more interested in the other one.

"The entire southern region of Great Xia?"

Wu Min's voice was somewhat muffled. After swallowing the food in her mouth, she continued to ask.

"Our little training camp in Jiangcheng, with a group of Day Returners who haven't even come into contact with supernatural abilities, can actually be valued by big shots from the Southern District Special Operations Bureau?"

"Who knows, maybe—"

Luo Yang seemed unsure of the answer and gave a vague reply, but his gaze drifted towards Chai Siyuan, who was still engrossed in eating.

Upon seeing Luo Yang's obvious hint, Wu Min immediately guessed why this small training ground had attracted the attention of the Southern District Special Operations Bureau.

Recalling the changes that Chai Siyuan caused in the selection of martial arts practitioners and spiritual masters using bronze mirrors.

And Chai Siyuan's almost abnormal performance during recent physical training.

Wu Min suddenly had a complete epiphany.

With such performance, it's no wonder that it attracted the attention of the Southern District Special Operations Bureau.

The protagonist is just like the prodigy of a sect in a novel.

It's not surprising that they could gain the attention of the big shots in the sect.

"Given all this, it would be strange if we didn't get attention."

Wu Min picked at the food on her plate, a few ripples of emotion stirring within her, but they quickly dissipated.

He reached out and put his arm around Chai Siyuan's shoulder, who was still looking down.

"Little Siyuan, you truly are amazing!"

Forced out of her shy state by Wu Min, Chai Siyuan, who was in a daze, looked at Wu Min who suddenly hugged her with a puzzled expression.

"What's wrong, Sister Wu Min?"

"It's nothing, I'm just happy for you because you did well today!"

Wu Min's smile was genuine, showing no sign of pretense.

She was never a competitive person with a strong desire to win.

At the training camp, during every training session, she never thought about competing with anyone for rankings or gaining more points.

I just wanted to improve myself more.

So that he could survive in that strange and eerie world.

She was different from Chi Le, Chai Siyuan, Luo Yang, and others who had never truly entered the strange world.

She had actually entered the Ghost World and endured a difficult night there.

Wu Minzhen has truly experienced the terror of this bizarre world.

The oppressive feeling brought by demons and evil spirits.

She will strive to complete all the training sessions at the training camp, not simply for the sake of points.

She wanted to learn more about the strange world and improve her own strength.

She wanted to live.

I just don't know why.

Wu Min held this thought in mind.

The points she accumulated during this period have propelled her to sixth place among martial arts practitioners.

Luo Yang shrugged, spread his hands, and said.

"Anyway, my current score has secured me fourth place. Barring any unforeseen circumstances, I should be able to get a share of the rewards from the new score ranking."

After he finished speaking, he looked at Chai Siyuan, who was being held by Wu Min and was still somewhat unaware of the topic at hand.

"Sigh, I really envy Chai Siyuan. She's consistently ranked first in the points rankings."

Upon hearing Luo Yang mention her, Chai Siyuan said shyly in Wu Min's arms.

"Hmm...good luck..."

Without lingering on that topic, Luo Yang quickly brought up the second "rumored" matter.

"Do you guys remember the fried rice cart that used to sell at the entrance?"

Mentioning this, Chi Le's expression changed, and her stomach seemed to ache slightly.

Wu Min then loosened her grip on Chai Siyuan, withdrew her hand, and her expression was clearly off.

Chai Siyuan involuntarily reached out and touched her lower abdomen.

They all recalled the darkest moment of that day.

"What, he's selling fried rice at the door again?"

"No, it's not that. He was almost taken away by the Special Operations Bureau."

Upon hearing Luo Yang's answer, Chai Siyuan's face showed an expression of disbelief.

"Does the Special Operations Bureau still handle the purchase of fried rice?"

Chai Siyuan was somewhat puzzled. Was the Special Affairs Bureau's scope of functions really that broad?

Wu Min continued the conversation.

"We shouldn't be concerned about buying fried rice, but we're concerned about the stomach upset caused by it affecting so many of us and affecting our training."

Luo Yang shook his head, denying Wu Min's opinion.

"That's not how it works. The person who bought the fried rice was actually a member of the patrol academy, and one of our instructors discovered his identity."

"If he hadn't run fast, and if that instructor hadn't been a spiritualist whose physical abilities couldn't keep up with him, he would definitely have been caught."

"It's funny, the person was discovered because this mentor had also eaten fried rice and had diarrhea."

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"He hadn't actually discovered the identity of the patrolman; he just wanted to go up and argue with him, and incidentally, stop him from setting up his stall at the entrance and make him leave."

"Unexpectedly, that person refused to leave, and the mentor, having been tricked before, was overcome with emotion and couldn't hold back—"

"After the conflict broke out, this person revealed that he possessed extraordinary abilities and was also a member of the acting patrol academy."

"Sigh, it means we won't have any late-night snacks anymore."

"In the past, the training camp was just a place for teaching and simple physical training. Some families nearby came here to earn some extra money to make a living, but the higher-ups didn't bother with it."

"Now that this has happened, I guess they won't let anyone set up a stall here anymore."

"Furthermore, our management should be tightened as well."

After speaking, Luo Yang lowered his head, his expression filled with loneliness and regret.

It's not because I'm sad that I won't have any late-night snacks anymore.

Rather, it was because he had planned to go out for a late-night snack that night.

But thinking about tomorrow's training and the points I need to earn...

He forced himself to suppress the thought and went to sleep.

Otherwise, I'll definitely be able to witness the excitement one night!

Instead of relying on snippets of information from others and having to piece things together in your mind!

In short, I deeply regret it.

Chai Siyuan and Wu Min didn't react much to Luo Yang's news.

After all, they had only ever heard the term "Deputy Inspector" from their instructors.

All I know is that this is a non-governmental organization that is the counterpart to the Special Affairs Bureau.

Members will use their extraordinary abilities, obtained from the supernatural world, to commit evil deeds in the real world.

One of the functions of the Special Operations Bureau is to deal with this organization called the Acting Patrol Office.

Chi Le, meanwhile, placed her chopsticks on her plate, lost in thought.

[A group of patrol members disguised as street vendors appeared at the entrance.]

[Has the acting inspectorate already set its sights on this training ground?]

Why?

What is it about this training ground that makes it worth their time and effort?

This training ground has been around for a long time.

Whenever new recruits join the Jiangcheng Special Operations Bureau and need training, they are all sent here for intensive training.

The Special Operations Bureau did not take any measures to conceal this place; it simply built it far away from populated areas.

Therefore, it is not surprising that the acting inspector discovered the existence of this place.

Even if it was discovered, the acting patrol institute did not take many measures against the training site.

Firstly, their limited energy does not allow them to spare any more energy to go to this training ground.

Secondly, there's no need for it.

Apart from a few instructors who are day-returners, the rest of the training camp staff are merely day-returner reserve personnel.

Dealing with this place is of little significance to them.

Why not curb their development now while they are still weak? Otherwise, once they grow stronger, they will pose a significant threat to us.

Don't make your acting inspector laugh.

Given the absurdly high mortality rate in this strange world, survival comes first, then growth can wait.

They possessed abilities beyond those of ordinary people even before entering the strange world.

It's not easy for someone to enter the strange world for the first time and thrive without facing much of a threat of death.

After thinking it over, Chi Le glanced at Chai Siyuan.

Could it be because of her—and me?

Chi Le certainly remembered the scene of the divine sense master and the martial arts practitioner being separated by the bronze mirror.

When Chai Siyuan looked in the bronze mirror, her reaction far surpassed that of everyone before her.

When Chi Le arrived, several cracks appeared in the bronze mirror.

Fortunately, neither Zhong Shancheng nor the Special Affairs Bureau has approached him about compensation since then.

Otherwise, Chi Le would definitely be in big trouble.

Chi Le shook his head and turned to look at the entrance of the training camp.

Luo Yang emerged from his state of regret and continued speaking.

"Oh, right, one last thing I heard."

"In a couple of days, combat training will begin at the training camp."

"After a few days of combat training, the [Mysterious Relic] used to suppress us and prevent us from entering the Mysterious World in the training camp will also reach its time limit and lose its effect."

"At that time, we who have been in contact with things related to the supernatural world during this period may fall into the supernatural world at any time at night."

"As long as you enter the strange world and survive, you will receive points as a reward."

"The first person to hunt down the demons and evil spirits they encounter in this strange world and gain extraordinary abilities will receive a large number of points."

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"This is a great opportunity to close the gap in points with other Piraeus teams."

Upon hearing this, Wu Min suddenly realized.

"So it was due to the influence of the [mysterious relic]?"

"I knew it. According to what our mentor said, we should have entered the strange world long ago."

"Especially me, I only came out of the Ghost World two nights before I joined the Special Affairs Bureau and arrived at the training site. Logically speaking, I should have entered the Ghost World again."

"But no, until now, I have never entered the Ghost World."

"I thought it was because I hadn't killed that demon. My entry into the strange world is irregular."

"So it was the influence of the [mysterious relic]."

Luo Yang said with an envious tone.

"After the Special Affairs Bureau's [mysterious relic] loses its effect, you will most likely fall into the strange world that very night."

"That's great! As long as you kill that demon, you'll get a lot of points. Even if you don't kill it, as long as you survive, you'll still get a lot of points."

"Your ranking is definitely going to climb a lot higher, you're in danger—"

Thinking about Wu Min's current ranking, Luo Yang suddenly felt that his position was in danger.

Faced with the news that she would soon be going to the strange world, Chai Siyuan was neither looking forward to it nor afraid.

She was still thinking about Chi Le's changes.

How can you not feel any change just because you haven't seen Pi for a day?

Should we just ask Chi Le what changes have occurred in him?

This thought kept swirling in her mind.

Meanwhile, Chi Le, the abbot of Qingshan Temple, who treated returning to the Ghost World no differently than going to the convenience store downstairs, continued eating, as if this guy had nothing to do with him.

That night, all was quiet.

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Having finished washing up, Chi Le stood on the balcony, watching the night gradually fall.

The weather isn't very good tonight.

Like a pitch-black night sky with only three stars scattering a faint light.

"It's time to build the second shrine."

Chi Le glanced at his watch and said softly.

The materials for building the shrine had already been prepared before they returned to the mortal world that afternoon.

He only needs to go to the River God Temple in Heliu Town, put in the materials, and he can build the [shrine].

Without further hesitation, Chi Le returned to his dormitory, locked the door, and with a thought, opened the "door" leading to the Ghostly Green Mountain Temple.

Immediately, pale white mist began to rise continuously from the room.

A faint, illusory "door" emerged from the mist.

The statues of gods and immortals inside the main hall are reflected in the open doorway of the "door".

He glanced around the quiet dormitory one last time, then stepped out without hesitation.

Chi Le's figure vanished instantly, returning to the main hall of Qingshan Temple.

The diligent Abbot of Chiguan is about to begin another night of labor.