140: Chapter 140 The Case: Four Buildings

He reorganized the buildings that needed to be constructed in his mind once again.

The four judges of the Judges Office required a Seventh-Order world to be created, so there was no need to consider them for now. However, the buildings of the Judges Office did not necessarily require the Seventh-Order to be built.

Just like the Bridge of Helplessness and Meng Pos Pavilion of the Department of Reincarnation, and the City God Temple and Soul Capturing Platform of the Department of the Netherworld, they were all completed during the Sixth-Order period. The Judges Office should also have corresponding buildings that can be constructed in advance during the Sixth-Order period.

Once the buildings are complete, the conditions for creating the Judges Office will naturally be met.

Su Bai closed his eyes, his consciousness linking with the rules of the Netherworld World, and began to search the list of creatable buildings.

On the light screen, a dense array of building names emerged.

He browsed quickly, his gaze stopping on several buildings.

[Creatable Building: Yin Register Pavilion]

[Power Of Faith Consumption: 50,000 points]

[Description: The core building of the Judges Office · Yin Law Office, a hall where the Yin Register is stored and the Life spans of living beings are recorded. Once completed, it will have the following effects:]

Effect One · Yin Register Recording: The Yin Register Pavilion automatically records the names, birth dates, death dates, and the good and evil deeds of all living beings in the Netherworld World. Any change in information will be updated in real-time by the Yin Register Pavilion.

Effect Two · Life Span Inquiry: The judges of the Yin Law Office can query the remaining Life span of any living being through the Yin Register Pavilion, accurate to the hour.

Effect Three · Pseudo: Once the Yin Register Pavilion is built, it can automatically generate the item "Pseudo" for the judges of the Yin Law Office to use, allowing them to modify the Life spans of ordinary beings (ineffective against Hero Units).]

[Creatable Building: Pi Yin Platform]

[Power Of Faith Consumption: 50,000 points]

[Description: The core building of the Judges Office · Department of Rewarding Virtue, a high platform for judging good deeds and granting blessings. Once completed, it will have the following effects:]

Effect One · Judgment of Good Deeds: The judges of the Department of Rewarding Virtue can judge the good deeds of living beings on the Pi Yin Platform and grant corresponding blessings based on the magnitude of the deeds.

Effect Two · Blessing Empowerment: Living beings who are granted blessings will receive an increase in all attributes for a certain period. The greater the blessing, the larger the increase.

Effect Three · Good Deed Records: The Pi Yin Platform automatically records all good deeds, forming a "Good Deed Register" for the judges of the Department of Rewarding Virtue to consult.]

[Creatable Building: Ghost Catching Hall]

[Power Of Faith Consumption: 50,000 points]

[Description: The core building of the Judges Office · Department of Punishing Evil, a hall for capturing evil ghosts and judging sins. Once completed, it will have the following effects:]

Effect One · Judgment of Evil Deeds: The judges of the Department of Punishing Evil can judge the evil deeds of living beings in the Ghost Catching Hall and sentence them to corresponding punishments based on the magnitude of the deeds.

Effect Two · Evil Ghost Apprehension: The Ghost Catching Hall can automatically capture evil ghosts in the Netherworld World, with the success rate proportional to the rank of the judges of the Department of Punishing Evil.

Effect Three · Evil Deed Records: The Ghost Catching Hall automatically records all evil deeds, forming an "Evil Deed Register" for the judges of the Department of Punishing Evil to consult.]

[Creatable Building: Soul-Locking Prison]

[Power Of Faith Consumption: 50,000 points]

[Description: The core building of the Judges Office · Inspection Division, a prison for detaining souls awaiting trial. Once completed, it will have the following effects:]

Effect One · Soul Imprisonment: The Soul-Locking Prison can detain souls awaiting trial, preventing them from escaping or dissipating. The detention capacity is proportional to the scale of the Soul-Locking Prison.

Effect Two · Inspection Interrogation: The judges of the Inspection Division can conduct interrogations of souls in the Soul-Locking Prison to uncover the truth and clarify good and evil.

Effect Three · Iron-Faced Impartiality: Within the Soul-Locking Prison, all disguises, concealment, and deception skills of the souls are completely nullified, and they can only provide truthful accounts.]

Four buildings.

Yin Register Pavilion, Pi Yin Platform, Ghost Catching Hall, Soul-Locking Prison.

One for each of the four divisions of the Judges Office, each consuming 50,000 Power Of Faith, totaling 200,000.

Su Bai did not hesitate.

"Create."

[Confirm Creation: Yin Register Pavilion]

[Power Of Faith Consumption: 50,000 points]

[Remaining Power Of Faith: 267,811 points]

The Underworld Space trembled once again.

To the east of the City God Temple, a new building rose from the ground.

It was a pavilion, about ten zhang high, with three floors in total. The exterior of the pavilion was ancient and solemn, with flying eaves and bracket sets, and bronze bells hung from the corners of the eaves, letting out a low hum in the Yin Qi. A plaque hung on the lintel, with three large characters written on it:

[Yin Register Pavilion]

Pushing open the vermilion doors, inside were rows of tall bookshelves. Numerous registers and books were neatly stacked on the shelves, with a person's name written on the cover of each volume. Those names glowed faintly in the Yin Qi, some bright, some dim, and some were flickering.

That was a sign that their Life span was nearing its end.

In the aisles between the bookshelves, countless tiny specks of light floated, each representing a piece of information being recorded. Life and death, good and evil, merit and fault, blessings—everything was under the control of the Yin Register Pavilion.

[Yin Register Pavilion Completed]

[Effect Active: Information of all living beings in the Netherworld World has begun to be automatically recorded]

Su Bai did not stop.

"Create Pi Yin Platform."

[Confirm Creation: Pi Yin Platform]

[Power Of Faith Consumption: 50,000 points]

[Remaining Power Of Faith: 217,811 points]

To the south of the Yin Register Pavilion, a high platform rose from the ground.

The Pi Yin Platform was about fifteen zhang high, with a square base, each side being thirty zhang long. The body of the platform was built from gray-white Yin Stones, with the words "Rewarding Virtue" carved on every Yin Stone. At the top of the platform was a huge platform, in the center of which stood a desk, with a brush, ink, paper, inkstone, and a golden square seal placed on it.

On that square seal, four characters were carved: [Seal of Rewarding Virtue]

Around the Pi Yin Platform stood four stone pillars, carved with various scenes of performing good deeds. Giving alms, helping the needy, saving the dying, tending to the injured, preaching, teaching, and resolving doubts—each carving was lifelike, glowing with a faint golden light in the Yin Qi.

[Pi Yin Platform Completed]

[Effect Active: The Judgment of Good Deeds system is now online]

Su Bai took a deep breath.

"Create Ghost Catching Hall."

[Confirm Creation: Ghost Catching Hall]

[Power Of Faith Consumption: 50,000 points]

[Remaining Power Of Faith: 167,811 points]

To the north of the Yin Register Pavilion, a hall rose from the ground.

The Ghost Catching Hall was about twelve zhang high, looking like a fortress with thick walls and narrow doors and windows. The roof was covered with black glazed tiles, reflecting a cold light in the Yin Qi. A plaque hung on the lintel, with three large characters written on it:

[Ghost Catching Hall]

The hall doors were made of cast iron, covered with suppression runes. Pushing open the doors, inside was a vast hall, in the center of which stood a huge desk, with an Iron Ruler and a black square seal placed on it.

On that square seal, four characters were carved: [Seal of Punishing Evil]

On both sides of the hall stood two rows of cast iron statues, holding chains, shackles, Iron Rulers, and Steel Forks in their hands, with ferocious expressions and lifelike appearances.

[Ghost Catching Hall Completed]

[Effect Active: The Judgment of Evil Deeds system is now online]

The last one.

"Create Soul-Locking Prison."

[Confirm Creation: Soul-Locking Prison]

[Power Of Faith Consumption: 50,000 points]

[Remaining Power Of Faith: 117,811 points]

Behind the Ghost Catching Hall, a prison rose from the ground.

The Soul-Locking Prison had no buildings above ground; it was built entirely underground. The entrance was a downward slope, with spectral blue rune stones embedded in the walls on both sides, emitting a faint light.

Walking down the slope and passing through nine iron gates, one could reach the core area of the Soul-Locking Prison. There was a huge circular space, with cell doors all over the surrounding walls. Each cell was condensed from pure Yin Qi, and the walls were covered with binding runes.

Souls imprisoned in the Soul-Locking Prison could not use any skills, could not hide, and could not escape. They could only wait, waiting for the interrogation of the Inspection Division judges.

[Soul-Locking Prison Completed]

[Effect Active: The soul detention system is now online, and the interrogation system has been activated]

Four buildings, 200,000 Power Of Faith.

Su Bai stood at the world core, looking at the four newly born buildings in the Underworld Space, a slight smile appearing on his lips.

The buildings of the Judges Office were complete.

Yin Register Pavilion, Pi Yin Platform, Ghost Catching Hall, Soul-Locking Prison.

Four buildings, the foundations of the four divisions.

Next up were the four judges.

Su Bai raised his hand, his consciousness linking with the world core.

[Creatable Hero Unit: Judges Office · Department of Rewarding Virtue · Merit Officer Wei Zheng]

[Power Of Faith Consumption: 50,000 points]

[Prerequisite: Pi Yin Platform completed]

[Current Power Of Faith: 117,811 points]

[Whether to confirm creation?]

50,000 points.

[Confirm]

[Creation failed, world level must reach Seventh-Order]

Su Bai frowned slightly, thought for a moment, and then pulled up the creation conditions for the other three judges.

[Creatable Hero Unit: Judges Office · Department of Punishing Evil · Zhong Kui]

[Power Of Faith Consumption: 50,000 points]

[Prerequisite: Ghost Catching Hall completed]

[Creatable Hero Unit: Judges Office · Inspection Division · Lu Zhidao]

[Power Of Faith Consumption: 50,000 points]

[Prerequisite: Soul-Locking Prison completed]

[Creatable Hero Unit: Judges Office · Yin Law Office · Cui Yu]

[Power Of Faith Consumption: 50,000 points]

[Prerequisite: Yin Register Pavilion completed]

Four judges, 50,000 each, totaling 200,000.

He had a faint feeling.

The four judges of the Judges Office might be different from the other divisions of the Ten Great Yin Marshals and the Six Case Clerks. They were not independent Hero Units, but a whole.

The Judges Office, four divisions as one.

Rewarding Virtue, Punishing Evil, Inspection, and Yin Law, the four judges jointly held the power of judgment. Without any one of them, the Judges Office would not be able to function normally.

If he only created one judge now, that judge might not be able to exert their full strength. They might even be like Meng Po and the City God, requiring the cooperation of other buildings and heroes to truly take their place.

Furthermore, these four judges could only be created after the world level reached the Seventh-Order.

Su Bai withdrew his hand and did not press the confirmation button.

No rush.

Seven days was enough time for him to do many more things.

He looked toward another corner of the Netherworld World.

Tongue-Pulling Hell.