175: Emotions will shift

“I know, I know, you’ll get yours.”

Lin Chuping pressed the clay figurine back onto the offering table, his expression turning serious as he thought about what he was going to say next.

“You must have seen from your memories what a magnificent sight the Netherworld and Hell were before the fall of the gods.”

“From the Great Emperors and Yama Kings above, to the Yin Messengers below, everyone had their duties and everything was orderly. All kinds of Divine Artifacts were abundant.”

Lin Chuping stood with his hands behind his back, his gaze sweeping over the six men.

“Now the Netherworld is fragmented, Reincarnation is chaotic, and Yin and Yang are imbalanced. If left unchecked, the human world will fall into great disorder sooner or later.”

Zhao Hanyi’s expression was solemn: “What Master says is absolutely true. I saw in my memories that back then, Hell had the Ten Yama Kings, the Four Judges, the Black and White Impermanence, Ox-Head and Horse-Face…”

“Yes…”

Lin Chuping raised his hand to interrupt, his tone somewhat wistful.

After he died in his previous life, the System brought him here; otherwise, he might have seen the legendary Hell.

What a pity.

But it doesn’t matter, he can rebuild one.

It’s just… “Now the Netherworld only has you six lone commanders; everything has to start from scratch.”

“The Six Paths Reincarnation Disk has been restored to its place; next, we need to establish the eighteen layers of Hell step by step.”

Speaking of the eighteen layers of Hell, Lin Chuping truly had no clue.

The complexity of this thing was no less than starting a listed company from scratch.

Each of the eighteen layers of Hell required a judge to manage the Book of Life and Death, and also needed powerful enforcers.

None of these things were within his current ability to accomplish.

“Master, what should we do next?”

Zhao Hanyi stepped forward, cupping his hands in inquiry.

He genuinely admired Lord Chuping, and at this moment, Zhao Hanyi had wholeheartedly come to believe that Lord Chuping was the savior of this world.

The fated one to restore the Three Realms.

Their brothers only needed to be the sword in their Master’s hand, striking wherever they were directed.

As Magical Artifact spirits, they didn’t need to overthink things.

Lin Chuping reached out and rubbed his temples, his tone somewhat serious.

“Establishing the eighteen layers of Hell is not an overnight task. Your current strength is weak, so go and improve your strength first!”

“If there is a need in the future, I will naturally inform you.”

After speaking, he no longer paid attention to the six men, and instead sat cross-legged, closing his eyes to rest.

“Yes, we shall take our leave.”

* * *

After the six men left, Lin Chuping finally opened his eyes, irritably scratching his hair, his earlier dignified image completely gone.

Where was he going to find judges? The Book of Life and Death, Magical Artifacts for punishment… The Six Zhao Brothers had come to him on their own, and the completion of the Six Paths Reincarnation Disk was entirely due to luck.

If the Zhao brothers had been alive and well, he wouldn’t know when this task would have been completed.

Moreover, the unfinished tasks hanging on the System page always gave Lin Chuping a nagging feeling.

It was like an obsessive-compulsive disorder flare-up.

Uncomfortable, yet helpless.

Lin Chuping wasn't one to dwell on internal conflict, and he deeply understood one principle: emotions don't disappear, but they do transfer.

System, you’re it.

“System, the task of completing the Six Paths Reincarnation Disk has been finished. Where’s my reward?”

【Ding! Detecting Host has completed the Netherworld Reconstruction series task — “Complete the Six Paths Reincarnation Disk” task. Reward settlement in progress…】

The System’s cold, mechanical voice sounded in Lin Chuping’s mind. He sat cross-legged on the futon, his eyes lighting up.

“It’s finally here! Quick, tell me, what good stuff did you give me?”

Lin Chuping nervously rubbed his hands. Such a big task, the reward must be very generous, right?

He wasn’t picky about anything—Cultivation Techniques, territories, Medicinal Pills, Talismans, whatever.

【Reward issued: Incense Value +20,000, Netherworld Authority 10%, unlocked “Elementary Judge” Divine Position.】

The smile on Lin Chuping’s face froze.

“That’s it? System, are you taking kickbacks?”

Incense Value, a mere twenty thousand, isn’t even enough for the interest on his debt.

【Host, please watch your words. This System is fair and incorruptible, impartial and selfless. There is no fraud in the System’s core program.】

【And why does Host only see the Incense Value? The most important rewards this time are the Netherworld Authority and the Divine Position.】

The System was a bit helpless. Ever since the Host incurred a huge Incense Value debt, his eyes had been completely fixated on the words “Incense Value,” and he couldn’t see any other good things.

Truly… blind!

But he didn't dare to say that aloud.

Maintaining a harmonious relationship with the Host was a compulsory course for every System.

“System, can you blame me? Do you know about the garbage effect? No matter how cool this Authority and Divine Position are, when placed next to 20,000 Incense Value, it really makes one lose interest.”

【Host, please take a closer look!】

After the System spoke, the details of the Netherworld Authority and Elementary Divine Position appeared before him.

【Netherworld Authority 10%: Can mobilize part of the Netherworld’s Dao principles, gaining a “What is said becomes law” effect within the Netherworld (limited to 3 uses per day), unlocks the Netherworld map function, and can sense soul fluctuations within a hundred-li radius.

Elementary Judge Divine Position: Can confer the title of Judge to one individual (requires: profound Yin virtue, and soul strength meeting standards). The Judge will automatically receive a projection of the Book of Life and Death (Elementary), a Soul-Reaping Brush (Elementary), and basic judgment abilities.】