Oh no! I'm surrounded by female ghosts!

"System, begin upgrade."

As soon as he finished speaking, an upgrade page popped up in front of Su Ming's eyes.

[Level 2 Scenario: Heng'an Middle School]

[Exploration Level: 100%]

Upgrade progress: 100% (full)

[Start upgrading to Level 3 scene]

In Su Ming's eyes.

Around Heng'an Middle School, strange wooden stakes are sprouting from the ground and growing rapidly.

Their dense, interwoven mass quickly transformed into a gloomy and terrifying dark forest.

Then, the two-story building of Ailing Pet Hospital appeared next to Heng'an Middle School.

Countless birds and beasts poured out of the hospital entrance and disappeared into the forest, letting out terrifying roars.

Then they began to fight fiercely for territory, and the scene became extremely chaotic.

This astonishing commotion caused many of the ghost students at Heng An Middle School to come out.

They either lie along the corridor, stick to the window, or stand on the roof.

Then they craned their necks, watching the creation-like scene, and began to discuss and point.

That dark forest.

The situation gradually calmed down only after the territory was divided up.

The terrifying animals quietly occupied their respective territories, exuding a chilling aura.

This is the instinct of a terrifying animal.

Upgrade successful

[Level 3 Scene: Heng'an Middle School (can be renamed)]

Upgrade progress: 0%

Let's not rush to rename it.

Su Ming turned to Wen Qi beside him: "School beauty, how is it? Can you feel the change?"

Wen Qi nodded.

She could sense that the ceiling for Heng'an Middle School had been raised.

She is confident that she can reach the Devastation level.

Seeing Wen Qi nod, Su Ming chuckled.

"Sister School Beauty, take your time to appreciate it."

After saying that, he happily rushed into Ailing Pet Hospital.

The bird's nest on the second floor of the pet hospital has many decorative scenes.

He took all the ornaments out.

Rusty streetlights.

Strange road signs.

A trash can leaking black water.

A dilapidated wooden door.

A gloomy, dry well.

There were even a few old buses covered in cobwebs.

Like a master urban planner, Su Ming busied himself at Heng'an Middle School, arranging all the decorations one by one.

During the setup process, Su Ming discovered a pattern.

An object that can be identified by the system as a scene decoration must contain a ghost.

Once the spirit loses its possession, these objects become ordinary trash and cannot be considered decorations.

Moreover, he also discovered...

Each time a scene decoration is placed, the upgrade progress bar of Heng'an Middle School will increase.

After he finished setting up all the scene decorations.

Heng'an Middle School's upgrade progress bar has increased from 0% to 2.4%.

"Damn, it only increased by 2.4%."

Su Ming rolled his eyes, looking very displeased.

I worked myself to the bone, and all I got was a 2.4% increase.

But the next second, an astonishing aura came from behind.

I turned my head to look.

Another black sphere appeared suspended in the sky above Heng'an Middle School.

However, this time the black sphere was not an eyeball, but a black sphere made of countless strands of long, black hair.

The aura emanating from inside the sphere even caused space itself to slightly distort.

That was a power beyond the level of catastrophe.

Su Ming then knew that Wen Qi had once again begun his attempt to break through to the Destruction level.

Once she emerges from within, she will become a true destructive force.

So, Su Ming shouted at the black ball.

"Sister School Beauty, if you can't take it anymore, just tell me. Don't force yourself."

Just like Wen Qi said before.

The farther you go, the deeper the pollution becomes.

If it fails again.

If she's lucky, she'll become a mutated monster like Yu Mengnian.

If you're unlucky, your soul will be scattered.

Even more so, to become a part of knowledge forever.

A strand of black hair brushed against Su Ming's face.

Cold and soft.

It was as if Wen Qi was gently stroking it with his fingertips.

That was Wen Qi's answer.

She said, "I understand."

Su Ming chuckled.

He turned around and left Heng'an Middle School.

Although Wen Qi's favorability rating did not increase, his relationship with Wen Qi had undergone the most crucial qualitative change.

I imagine that once her favorability rating increases...

It's very likely that it will reach full capacity immediately.

Su Ming became increasingly adept at improving favorability.

The favorability rating is full but I haven't advanced?

No problem, you can accumulate more than the limit.

Once you successfully advance, all the pent-up energy you've accumulated will erupt like a volcano.

Wen Qi is the best example.

Return to the first level of the abyss.

Wen Qi's projection has disappeared.

Ailing Pet Hospital has also disappeared.

Su Ming frowned: "That won't do."

The scary animals at Ailing Pet Hospital greatly enhance the ambiance.

They can look for scene decorations.

Although the upgrade progress provided by the decorations is minimal.

But there's a saying that goes something like that.

If the quality isn't good enough, make up for it with quantity.

Throwing them into Heng'an Middle School to keep them in captivity is not as good as throwing them into the abyss.

As long as he collects the items periodically, Su Ming will have a continuous supply of scene decorations.

"That's right, just like that." Su Ming snapped his fingers, pointed to the sky, and softly uttered two words: "Descend."

He did not choose the entire Heng'an Middle School.

Instead, it's the Ailing Pet Hospital, which has already been integrated with Heng'an Middle School.

In an instant, several huge iron chains rose from the ground.

A huge black shadow came into view.

As the chains tightened, a two-story building gradually rose from the shadows.

It's like an iceberg slowly rising from underwater.

A few seconds later.

Ailing Pet Hospital reappeared in front of Su Ming.

Immediately afterwards, a dark shadow landed on his shoulder.

It's a coal ball.

It nuzzled Su Ming's cheek affectionately, making "meow meow meow" sounds.

Su Ming scratched the coal ball's chin.

It tilted its head back, squinted its eyes, showed a comfortable expression, and made cooing sounds.

So Su Ming simply picked it up and vigorously rubbed its head.

Who would dare to imagine that?

This adorable cat is actually a catastrophic monster.

The coal ball made several satisfying "snap" sounds.

Su Ming frowned and said, "Call me Your Majesty."

He remembered that lumps of coal could mimic human speech.

Sure enough, the coal ball opened its mouth and made a human-like sound, calling out, "Your Majesty."

Su Ming felt better.

He liked the nickname very much.

"Alright." He patted Coal Ball's head. "You'll stay here."

"Let them go out and pick up trash more often."

Coal Ball must stay at Ailing Pet Hospital.

This is the first level of the abyss; who knows what other ghostly things are hiding here.

After all, even the Twisted Temple, a terrifying thing, exists on the first level of the Abyss.

With coal briquettes watching over him, Su Ming felt more at ease.

The scary animals at Ailing Pet Hospital are all her precious pets.

They will collect "nectar" for Su Ming, just like diligent bees.

Moreover.

The coal briquettes have already been taken in by Su Ming.

Su Ming can summon the coal ball at any time if he wants.

Speaking of containment objects.

Su Ming opened the containment space.

The five ghosts—the jumping-off-building ghost, the human-skin ghost, the dean of students, the PE student, and the chef—have finally returned to normal.

He was standing quietly inside, waiting for Su Ming's instructions.

"I've finally recovered."

Su Ming raised his hand and released the five of them.

As soon as the ghost appeared, it pounced on Su Ming: "Anyone who dares to harm the king will have to step over my dead body."

That righteous and tragic expression, coupled with that high-pitched and harsh voice, even stunned Su Ming for a full second.

The ghost in human skin, the chef, the sports student, and the dean of students all gave the ghost who jumped off the building a deep look.

Although I really don't want to say it.

But they felt that the ghost who jumped off the building would definitely make something of himself.

I dare not say that I am second only to one person and above all ghosts.

But they could definitely become the king's close confidants, for example, Eunuch Lou.