119: Chapter 119 The Expeditionary Force Sets Off: We're Not Invading, We're Just Property Management Coming to Our Door

Tianhe Academy, High-Altitude Mooring Port.

One hundred Abyss creature warships, recently captured, were now completely unrecognizable.

Their originally ferocious, terrifying, slime-dripping hulls had been painted pink, sky blue, and light green by the Earth and Wood element students using **[High-Intensity Spiritual Energy Paint]**.

The flagship, **"the glutton,"** was painted a festive bright red, and on either side of the terrifying giant mouth at the bow, a huge couplet was affixed:

Upper scroll: Safe Travels

Lower scroll: Invite Wealth and Prosperity

Horizontal scroll: tianhe no. 1

"This... this is too humiliating!"

The Glutton Lord (now the navigator), bound tightly and hanging from the ramming horn at the bow, felt like dying when he saw his flagship, once famous throughout the Abyss, reduced to this state.

"Can we change the color? Pink... How am I supposed to survive in the Abyss now?"

"Less nonsense!" Butcher Xiao, in charge of the decoration, glared at him. "This is for 'Spiritual Civilization Construction'! Pink can effectively reduce the belligerence of you Abyss creatures, understand?"

Saying this, he stuck a 'Fu' (Fortune) character onto the Glutton Lord's forehead (stuck upside down, symbolizing fortune arriving).

...

On the command bridge.

Li Mo, wearing the Headmaster's robes, looked down at the fully prepared **[Tianhe Expeditionary Force]**.

The lineup for this expedition was both luxurious and bizarre:

Commander-in-Chief: Butcher Xiao (holding a megaphone and demolition contracts).

Technical Advisor: Lei Wanjun (carrying a portable reactor and a high-voltage electric net).

Diplomat (concurrently Logistics): Emperor of Great Zhou (responsible for shouting announcements and keeping accounts).

Vanguard Force: Three thousand 'Mecha Tentacle Monsters' (Abyss turncoats) + Five thousand fully armed 'Electrician Cultivators'.

"Ahem..." Li Mo cleared his throat, and the entire army fell silent.

"Everyone," "Today, we are embarking on a great journey."

"Some say that place is a demon's lair, a Hell, a Forbidden Ground where the living dare not tread."

"But in my view, it is merely... a delinquent tenant who is long overdue on payments."

Li Mo took out the small notebook and waved it.

"The Abyss, as our world's neighbor (or perhaps, its sewer system),"

"For a long time, they have not only failed to pay property management fees but have also frequently thrown trash into our house (monster invasions) and created noise (whispers and babbling), severely affecting our quality of life."

"Therefore, the codename for this operation is—**[Civilized City Creation]**."

"Our slogan is: We will not take a single needle or thread from the masses, but the overdue fees must be paid back with interest!"

"Depart!"

Boom—!!!

One hundred 'Dopamine-colored' biological warships simultaneously blasted blue spiritual energy tail flames (they originally spewed poison gas but were modified).

Under the desperate guidance of the Glutton Lord, the fleet majestically charged toward the inverted passage blasted open by an Abyss brick.

...

During the space jump.

The passage was filled with flowing light, and countless distorted dimensional fragments flashed by outside the windows.

Thanks to Li Mo's **[Administrator Privilege]** escort, these dimensional turbulence currents, which could normally drive Cultivators of the Soul Transformation Stage insane, were now as docile as tap water at home.

"Arriving at destination shortly: Abyss First Layer."

"Environmental scan: Rotting Swamp Plane."

"Air quality: Extremely poor (severely exceeding limits)."

Buzz—

The space vibrated.

The fleet burst out of the passage and hovered above a dim, oppressive sky.

Abyss First Layer, Rotting Swamp.

As far as the eye could see was an endless black mire, and the air was filled with a nauseating smell of sulfur and decaying corpses.

Countless low-level lesser demons and ghouls were rolling and fighting in the mire.

When the huge and festive red hull of **"tianhe no. 1"** appeared in the sky.

The monsters on the ground were stunned.

They sensed the aura of the Glutton Lord, but this artistic style... looked exactly like someone coming to deliver wedding sweets?

"Roar? (Did Lord Leader return?)

A relatively large leader of the sludge monsters excitedly waved its claws. "Little ones! The Lord has brought back fresh food! Hurry and welcome him!"

However, what greeted them was not food.

But a huge holographic projection fine notice descending from the sky.

[Violation Notification]

[Location: Abyss First Layer.]

[Violations: Dirty and messy environment, public urination and defecation, malicious fighting.]

[Penalty Decision: Mandatory labor reform until environmental standards are met.]

"What is this?" The sludge monster leader looked utterly bewildered.

The next second.

The hatch opened.

"First Brigade! Air drop!"

Butcher Xiao roared.

Whoosh whoosh whoosh!

Thousands of Cultivators wearing fully sealed anti-contamination suits (actually just smaller versions of the Air Conditioning Giant's skin) stepped on Flying Swords, holding **[High-Pressure Water Guns (filled with 84 disinfectant)]** and **[Powerful Vacuum Cleaners (Magic Treasure Version)]**, descending like heavenly soldiers.

"What are those weapons?!" The monsters were terrified.

"Ssssh—!!!"

The high-pressure water guns sprayed white disinfectant foam.

This substance, which was merely a cleaning agent to ordinary humans, was highly toxic 'Holy Water' to Abyss creatures.

"Ah!! It burns! My skin!"

The sludge monsters screamed as they were washed, their surface filth and Devilish Qi forcibly stripped away, revealing their original... slightly pinkish true skin layer.

"Resistors, receive electrotherapy!"

Lei Wanjun followed closely with the electrician team.

For any monster that attempted to attack, he simply jabbed it with a high-voltage electric baton.

Crackling!

The monster instantly convulsed and fell, foaming at the mouth, its eyes becoming clear (dumbed down).

...

Half an hour later.

At the entrance to the Abyss First Layer.

The originally murky and foul swamp had been forcibly cleared to create a clean square.

Tens of thousands of low-level monsters, having been 'washed clean' and 'electrotherapy-clarified,' were squatting on the ground with their hands behind their heads in neat formations.

The Emperor of Great Zhou (Diplomat) sat behind a temporarily erected desk, taking a statement from the sludge monster leader.

"Name?"

"Gulu... (Sludge King)."

"Occupation?"

"Ea... eating garbage."

"Very good." The Emperor of Great Zhou made a note in the ledger. "Given your good attitude, the death penalty is waived."

"Now, Tianhe Property officially takes over this area."

"Your task has changed: Director of the Swamp Sewage Treatment Plant."

"You are responsible for filtering this entire swamp every day and handing over the 'Dark Gold Ore' extracted from it. If you fail to meet the quota, you will be sent to the Glutton Lord's stomach as reserves."

"Gulu?! (Do we get fed?)

"Fed until full. Scraps of 'Void Beef Melon' twice a day."

"Roar!! (Deal!!) "

The Sludge King wept with emotion. In a place like the Abyss, governed by the law of the jungle, there was actually such a good thing as 'guaranteed food'? These were not invaders; they were great benefactors!

...

Inside the tianhe no. 1 flagship.

Li Mo (via remote projection) looked at the harmonious scene and nodded in satisfaction.

"This is much better."

"The Abyss is not without resources; it lacks management."

"These sludge monsters are actually very good 'filters.' With a little guidance, this first layer is a massive rare metal processing plant."

He cast his gaze toward the deeper darkness.

That was the Abyss Second Layer: The Lava Purgatory.

It was also the hometown of the 'Flame Lord' whom he had previously used as lubricant.

"Director Xiao."

Li Mo issued a new command.

"Leave a portion of the troops on the First Layer for infrastructure development."

"The main force will continue descending."

"Next stop: Second Layer."

"Since we already have a refrigerator (the glutton), we still need to go get some... barbecue grills (Lava Demons)."

"After all, there is too much beef in the North Sea. It would be a real waste not to set up a whole Abyss-wide chain of **'Tianhe Barbecue Stalls.'**"