Secular world: My destiny has no taboos

Chapter 474: A Day in the Life of a Luozhou Citizen (Part 484)
"Go to the mission hall first!"

Alin kept in mind Mr. Bai's advice and did not choose to visit those novel shops. Instead, he went straight to the mission tower, which was like a landmark building.

The group first looked in front of the door for a while, then pushed open the huge bronze door and walked in.

The hall was very spacious. Looking around, it was crowded with people. The glazed skylight hanging high in the dome filtered through mottled light, which sprinkled on the smooth ground.

There is a circular platform in the center, and the bottom of the platform is covered with silver sand, which flows slowly like a stream flowing downstream.

This is a place to rest, because Alin saw many people sitting there, as if waiting for work, their eyes constantly glancing around.

What they were looking at were tall counters with people sitting behind them and a huge wooden sign next to them with various tasks written on it.

[Mission: Opening up wasteland]

【Time limit: long term】

[Ability requirements: no limit]

[Number of people: unlimited]

[Time: 5 ghost money/day]

[Client: Agricultural Department]

"This is the mission?!"

Alin glanced at the white words written on the wooden sign and felt very curious.

He then looked at the other task cards.

[Task: Agricultural Tool Forging]

[Time limit: three days]

[Ability requirements: Possess basic forging skills and forge effective agricultural tools according to the craftsman's arrangement.]

[Number of people: unlimited]

[Time: 7 ghost money/day]

[Client: Engineering Company]

……

Various tasks are clearly written on the task boards. Those who are interested can directly go up and ask the corresponding staff, or queue up directly to accept the task.

Since Alin and the others arrived late, it was already afternoon. Although there were still many people in the mission hall, most of them had completed their missions and came back to collect the paper money.

"I've never seen such a scene!" The girl who had frowned and asked the old man why he was still working exclaimed.

Not only her, but everyone else had the same idea.

Everyone had mixed feelings as they watched people handing over their tasks at the window and receiving paper money and then walking out of the mission hall happily.

Having lived in the dark environment of Changzhou for many years, they had never seen such a positive scene.

At the same time, they are a little confused because they find themselves incompatible with these people and don’t know whether they can integrate into such an environment in the future.

Ah Lin took a deep breath, calmed his inner turmoil, and said to the people around him: "Everyone can go shopping separately, and gather here in an hour."

The mission hall is very large and it is impossible to see it all at once, and many places require you to get closer to understand the details.

It's not just about coming and taking a look. Everyone needs to take everything they've seen back to tell others who haven't come. In order to save time, dispersing is the best option.

Alin's proposal was agreed by everyone.

A group of more than a dozen people separated and went to places that interested them. They shamelessly approached and listened to the conversations between the staff and the people who received the paper money after completing the task.

Alin came to a task counter that was recruiting spirit craftsmen. Because the skill of spirit craftsmanship itself was extremely rare, there were relatively few people at this position, with only a few people standing here and there.

A man in front of the task desk took out an identity jade disc from his pocket and handed it to the staff behind the desk. After verifying the authenticity of the ID card, the man was allowed to enter the next room.

Ah Lin was a little confused when he saw this scene, so he bravely stepped forward and asked the stranger who was waiting in line, "Brother, what are they doing in that room?"

When Yi Ren saw that A Lin was a stranger, he immediately thought of the group of people who entered Wangfeng City today.

He smiled and said, "This is an assessment."

"Assessment?" A Lin was a little confused.

The stranger nodded: "Some special missions cannot be accepted just because you want to. They require assessment."

"Just like this spirit craftsman!"

"Now in Luozhou, in addition to believing in and worshipping the Lord of the Palace, everyone can also worship other secular gods."

"This also promotes the industry of spirit craftsmen."

"Because not every craftsman is qualified to carve a secular god. The statue of a secular god must be carved by a spiritual craftsman. If you carve it casually at home and make it ugly or weird, even if the secular god doesn't blame you, I'm afraid he won't like it."

Ah Lin nodded when he heard this: "This is indeed related to the question of whether one is sincere or not."

The stranger looked Ah Lin up and down and chuckled, "You also want to take on the task of Spiritual Craftsman?"

Ah Lin's expression remained unchanged, he neither nodded nor shook his head.

Seeing this, Yi Ren said to himself, "Don't be fooled by the fact that there are few people here and the high reward for spirit craftsmen. In fact, that's because the requirements of this industry are too high. Many people have failed after trying, and finally lost everything."

As he spoke, the stranger pointed in the opposite direction.

"Do you see that window?"

Ah Lin looked in the direction of the other person's finger, and saw a shadow of a person not far away without a window.

There was still a wooden sign standing next to the window, but it said that what was needed was a 'spirit-raiser', the reward was 20 ghost money per day, and the client was from the Ministry of Gods.

The Ministry of Gods is one of the eighteen departments along with the Ministry of Industry and Agriculture, and is even more special.

Because the Shinbu is a department used to plan and manage the incense offerings to the secular gods of Naju, it is extremely important to any secular god.

Therefore, the Kamiya Department is also a place that many people in Luozhou want to join.

However, the Divine Department's recruitment standards are extremely strict, and the demand for personnel is very small. Since the opening of the mission hall, only three perfume makers and two spirit craftsmen have been recruited.

Although the position of divine master has been created now, it still restricts most people.

The profession of a deity is too rare and requires extremely high talent. One needs to cultivate the ability to sense the power of secular gods from a young age and go through a series of complex rituals before one can finally become a deity.

Because this skill requires a long time to learn and accumulate knowledge, it is usually a master who teaches one apprentice.

This also leads to very few people in this field, but if you find it, you can accomplish great things.

Luozhou is now in a state of disrepair, and everything is developing slowly from scratch.

Before Alin and others came, Luozhou didn't even have a spiritual master.

Seeing Ah Lin staring at the window he was pointing at in a daze, Yi Ren smiled faintly and said, "The position of God Master has been there for quite some time. At the beginning, someone wanted to try his luck, but he was thrown out just after entering the examination and was beaten up by the people of the God Department."

"Every window will welcome people who are truly capable, but everyone has their own unique personality. There are always people who think they have endured hard times and should live a better life, and want to cheat and act slyly." Ah Lin heard the implicit reminder from the stranger and smiled and replied, "Don't worry, big brother, we still have self-awareness and will not do anything beyond our capabilities."

During the time when the two were communicating, the person who entered the room for the assessment had already walked out.

He was covered in dust, and it was obvious that he had carved something in the room as requested.

But judging from the frustrated expression on his face, he probably didn't succeed.

The stranger walked forward and patted Alin on the shoulder: "I'll go first!"

A Lin saw that the stranger was just like the previous person. After submitting his ID card, he was soon arranged to enter the room. It seemed that he was also going to take the assessment.

Alin stood there and watched for a while, then turned around and came to the window that was recruiting divine masters.

There was a good-looking woman sitting in the window, flipping through an ancient book whose title could not be seen clearly.

Perhaps she was too bored waiting, so she supported half of her face with her hands and yawned in boredom.

Seeing Ah Lin coming over, the woman looked up at him and said calmly, "It usually takes two to three days for outsiders who have just joined our Luozhou to get their ID cards. Little brother, you can't accept any missions now."

Ah Lin shook his head when he heard this: "I just want to ask, before you recruit a divine master, you should have stayed here, right?"

Hearing this, the woman was obviously stunned for a moment, and then she looked up and down at Alin with some surprise.

"Are you a diviner?"

Alin hesitated for a moment and nodded silently.

Not only him, Su Niang is also a spiritual master.

The reason why he came over to ask was that he wanted to find out the other party's conditions in advance.

The woman smiled immediately upon hearing this: "What do you want to know, brother?"

"I heard that you would beat up those who failed the test."

The woman slammed the table and said, "That's nonsense. Where did you hear that rumor?"

"We are a serious civil servant in the Ministry of God. The requirements for joining are naturally much higher. The reason we did that at the time was to show those who wanted to take advantage of the situation."

"Master Fox Spirit God built this mission tower according to the Lord's request. Everything was done within the rules. It did reduce a lot of manpower and restored order."

"But even though everything is done according to the rules, there are still many villains who want to take advantage of the situation."

"We basically strike hard at people like this. Once or twice is fine, but if they do it too many times, they will be blacklisted and taken to a reformatory by the patrol team for reform."

The woman looked at A Lin seriously and said, "If you really have the ability, you can rest assured to try this assessment. We will not ignore any talented person."

After hearing what the woman said, Alin felt more or less at ease.

"Thank you!"

"Welcome to join Luozhou. I look forward to you getting your ID card and accepting the assessment of the divine master in my divine department." The woman raised her eyebrows and smiled.

Alin didn't say anything after hearing this. He thought it was about time and returned to the place they had agreed on.

When the group left the mission hall, they found that it was already dark and big red lanterns were hung in front of many shops.

They also discovered a strange phenomenon, that is, every household placed a shrine next to the door, whose specific appearance could not be seen clearly.

These shrines are made of stone and stand in front of every house, looking forward as if staring into the darkness.

A-Lin pulled over a dusty old lady who looked like she had just returned from the city and asked, "Madam, who are these shrines in front of the door?"

The old lady glanced at A-Lin and the others, raised her strong arms, and broke free from A-Lin's hands, shouting loudly: "Of course it's the Lord of Bei Ming Mansion."

"Put it at home and worship it during the day, and put the shrine outside at night to ward off evil spirits and prevent epidemics, and protect the family from safety."

Upon hearing this, Alin and the others looked at each other and understood.

It turned out to be the case.

After the old lady left, Alin and others returned along the same route they came.

This time they met many people.

These people had all returned from working outside the city. Although they looked tired, their eyes were filled with happiness.

They passed by Alin and others. Some went to the mission hall to hand over the mission, while others went directly into the Huixian Grain Store to buy food.

They bought food and took it home. A string of red lanterns on the street illuminated the road beneath their feet. They did not have to worry about being attacked by evil spirits or having their food snatched away by others.

Before I even got home, there were old people and children waiting at the door.

The old people and children went to greet them, and handed over the food to their family members who had worked hard all day. The whole family gathered together and walked into the warm home, and the streets were filled with laughter.

Alin looked at these ordinary yet heartwarming scenes. His brain paused for a long time before he reacted. He controlled his body and silently turned around and left.

While in Changzhou, they lived in fear and despair, struggling for survival every day.

But in Luozhou, although no one has ever distributed food to the people, everyone needs to rely on labor to exchange for food for the family and is busy running for life every day, but everyone's face shows hope for the future.

"Alin, do you think we can live like this in the future?" asked his companion softly.

Alin hesitated for a while, his mind echoing what he had seen and heard that day, as well as the words that the divine woman had said to him, and finally he nodded firmly.

"Definitely!"

"As long as we work hard, things will definitely get better and better and we can live a stable life."

As they talked, they continued to move forward, and soon they returned to the training ground.

Looking at the temporary area that occupied the entire large parade ground, Alin's eyes reflected the piles of burning bonfires in the dark night. Familiar people walked among the bonfires with heartfelt smiles on their faces.

"Sister, I haven't laughed like this in a long time!"

Alin felt emotional. He looked up at the sky. The stars were twinkling in the sky, as if they were also blessing this land full of hope.

The attendant Hu Xian who was sitting in the pavilion looked at this scene, with a smile on his furry face, he walked out of the pavilion and came in front of A Lin and others.

"Did you gain anything today?"

Upon hearing this, Alin and the others looked at each other and nodded in unison.

Attendant Hu Xian smiled faintly and said, "That's good. In fact, what you have seen is only a small part of Luozhou at present. If you have the chance, you can also go to other cities to have a look."

"At present, Wangfeng City is focusing on production. If you are interested, you can go to Huangque City and join the Beiming Army."

"Northern Ming Army?"

In fact, Alin and others have heard a lot about the three words Beiming Army today.

These three words seem to have extremely high prestige and status in the eyes of the public, and you can hear people talking about them from time to time.

Moreover, the largest place in the mission hall is the Beiming Army’s recruitment post.

(End of this chapter)