I started on a rocking horse and relied on watching ads to dominate the highway survival charts.

In an instant, the red light blasted open the fitting room door, and the shattered fragments of the door hurtled towards Nuannuan.

Huo Yunzhi hugged Nuannuan tightly, protecting her in her arms.

Just as the debris was about to touch Huo Yunzhi, the ghost messenger's work ID glowed with golden light, enveloping Huo Yunzhi and Nuannuan while simultaneously repelling all the debris.

The red light was forced back into the fitting room, flickering uncertainly, looking extremely unwilling.

"Sister...you, you're actually a ghost messenger!" Nuan Nuan peeked out and shouted in surprise after seeing the red light being forced back.

Huo Yunzhi retrieved her work permit, which was suspended in mid-air, and observed it.

The work ID, which originally only showed the name, now displays two lines of text.

One line shows that her current job level is Yellow.

The other line reads: "Ghost messengers, who can extradite and judge vengeful ghosts and cleanse the areas under their jurisdiction of pollution."

"Nuan Nuan, do you know what happened just now?"

Huo Yunzhi released Nuannuan and asked as she led her toward the fitting room that was emitting a red glow.

"The pollution in the service area has worsened."

Although Nuan Nuan is afraid of pollution, she is also afraid of ghost messengers.

But she still tried her best to calm herself down and answer Huo Yunzhi's questions.

What will happen if the pollution continues to worsen?

"A fourth rule will be established."

Huo Yunzhi stopped in her tracks as she walked towards the fitting room: "The fourth one?"

"Yes, as pollution intensifies, new rules will emerge. At first, I only had one initial rule, but it gradually became three as pollution intensified. Some heavily polluted service areas even have seven or eight rules."

When Huo Yunzhi heard the words "seven or eight articles," she felt as if she had been hit over the head with a club.

A clothing store with three rules is slowly developing two contradictory conditions that will inevitably lead to its demise due to the increasing pollution.

Wouldn't those seven or eight rules mean that no one would survive?

Nuannuan had no idea of ​​the turmoil in Huo Yunzhi's heart.

She walked over and carefully tugged at Huo Yunzhi's sleeve: "Those service areas with seven or eight rules, many of the original inhabitants have become vengeful ghosts. Ghost messenger sister... are you here to help me purify the pollution?"

As Nuannuan said this, she secretly glanced at Huo Yunzhi: "As long as you help me purify the pollution, although I can't give you survival coins, you can choose any clothes in the store."

"Okay, as long as I'm able, I'll definitely help you."

From the moment Huo Yunzhi stepped into the clothing store, Nuannuan did nothing to harm her, except for the initial sales pitch.

Right now, she didn't want the little girl's shop to slowly become a completely polluted area, or for the little girl, who was still relatively friendly to the players, to turn into a vengeful ghost.

Furthermore, the ghost messengers are responsible for purifying the contaminated areas. According to what Nuannuan just said, you can earn survival coins by purifying the contaminated areas!

Thinking of this, Huo Yunzhi's eyes lit up.

What she needs most right now is survival coins!

She reached out and ruffled Nuannuan's hair: "Wait for your sister to come back."

Although Nuan Nuan didn't say anything more, her eyes were bright and sparkling, and there seemed to be tears glistening in them.

Huo Yunzhi did not hesitate this time and walked towards the fitting room without looking back.

The moment I stepped into the fitting room, the red light inside stopped flashing, and behind me, it became pitch black; the warm, inviting lights of the clothing store completely disappeared.

Huo Yunzhi took two more steps inside.

The fitting room felt like another world.

The air was damp and gloomy, the clothes on the racks were old and worn, and thick fog swirled around the clothes racks and the damaged mannequins. A large portion of the fog even seemed to climb up Huo Yunzhi's trouser legs.

[A pollution source has been detected in the service area. Has it been cleaned up?]

A strange voice, completely different from the system's, rang in my mind.

"Purify".

[Purification mode has been activated. Please proceed to the core of the pollution source. Current karma value is 0, maximum is 100. Purification will automatically stop once the maximum is reached.]

When Huo Yunzhi heard the broadcast, her body seemed to be controlled by something and began to move on its own.

She reached out and made a complex hand seal. A swirl of red light formed at her fingertips and then dispersed, swirling around her.

The mist that had been clinging to Huo Yunzhi's trouser legs instantly dissipated.

It looks like dish soap has been dripped into water that's full of oil.

Huo Yunzhi took a few more steps forward.

The light that had been broken for some unknown reason began to slowly light up again.

The clothes hanging on the hanger also began to change slowly; the original dust and wrinkles were disappearing.

[Current karma value 10%...30%...60%...90%. Current karma value is full. Purification will automatically stop.]

Most of the fog in the fitting room had dissipated, leaving only a bright red bead suspended on the ceiling.

The mist surrounding the bead looked as if it would dissipate with a single breath.

"Is this the only level of purification possible, and not a complete elimination?"

The red light that had surrounded her gradually disappeared from her fingertips, and Huo Yunzhi regained control of her body.

[Purification complete. Service area NO.399's current pollution level: Slight. Ranking rises to NO.211. 5000 Survival Coins can be collected.]

[Congratulations on obtaining the title "Scavenger"! Wearing this title grants you 30 seconds of protection against pollution invasion. What a lucky player!]

The system came back online sometime later.

Moreover, when announcing Huo Yunzhi's latest title, the tone was one that anyone with ears could hear was clearly displeased.

Huo Yunzhi ignored the system's breach and clapped her hands as she walked out of the fitting room.

Nuan Nuan stood at the door of the fitting room, her eyes closed and her hands clasped together as if she were praying for something.

"What are you doing at the door?"

"Ghost Messenger, you're here!" Nuan Nuan opened her eyes with a whoosh.

Looking at the shop that was now countless times brighter and cleaner, Nuannuan opened her mouth in shock.

After a long while, she walked up to Huo Yunzhi with tears in her eyes.

"Thank you, Sister Ghost Messenger!"

"Can I choose what's in the store now?" Huo Yunzhi's mind was full of her spoils.

"Of course! As long as it's under 5000 Survival Coins, you can take whatever you want." Nuannuan's voice gradually faded: "But you only have ten minutes to shop."

"No problem." Huo Yunzhi squatted down and pinched Nuannuan's little face. "But can we wait until your sister says to start before we start the timer?"

"No problem! This is within my control and adjustment range."

Nuannuan was very excited to be able to help Huo Yunzhi, and she even couldn't help but tiptoe slightly.

"Then wait for your sister for a moment." After releasing Nuannuan's face, Huo Yunzhi stood up, supporting herself on her knees.

Huo Yunzhi browsed around the clothing store for a while before finally setting her sights on the constant-temperature underwear priced at 50 survival coins.

She calculated the price in her mind, then opened the system panel, found the world chat channel, and typed a message in the channel.

【Crayon Shin-chan Eyes】: Limited to 100 sets of all-season temperature-controlled underwear, 100 survival coins per set. First come, first served.