Deities Are All Just My Food
Chapter 1025 - 482: Devil’s Hand Seizes Life, Death Takes a Startling Turn

Chapter 1025: Chapter 482: Devil’s Hand Seizes Life, Death Takes a Startling Turn

Luoyang’s First Town was an ancient town, and one could simply walk out of it.

The key point was to find the correct route, and those banners inscribed with words were clues.

Lin Baici stood on a rooftop, looking out into the distance.

Auntie was also on a rooftop not far away. When she saw Lin Baici, she jumped over, "What are you thinking about?"

"Nothing!"

What Lin Baici was thinking about was what the Taboo things causing this rule corruption might be.

Was there Divine Grace above?

"Still thinking about that cheating incident?"

Auntie clearly misunderstood and tried to console Lin Baici, "You, you’re still too young, filled with a sense of justice."

"For us old hands, this is nothing!"

"Huh?"

Lin Baici was taken aback, "What do you mean?"

"Being a God Hunter is full of danger," Auntie explained, "and there’s always a shortage of people. Yet, we can’t just recruit more people through normal hiring processes!"

"Taking ordinary people into God’s ruins to purify rule corruption is too inhumane. This would damage one’s reputation if it got out, but it’s different for licensed individuals."

Auntie smirked, "If they die, it’s because they’re not strong enough! But in reality, without someone to guide them, a newcomer joining a team is just cannon fodder!"

"..."

Lin Baici was astonished.

"When an industry is in need of people, the barriers to entry will be lowered."

Auntie realized Lin Baici didn’t understand the significance of the license examination, "All we need to do is two things. One, register the God Hunters and bring them under supervision. Two, identify the elites and recruit them into the Security Bureau."

"So that’s why everyone’s reaction to cheating was so nonchalant?"

Lin Baici countered.

"This isn’t like the college entrance exam with a cut-off score where if you pass, you’d take my spot."

Auntie chuckled, "It’s all about individual strength, and moreover, if the Security Bureau loses a lot of people one year, the pass rate for the license examination will increase the following year!"

"Don’t think Dragon Level individuals are fools. Selling exam questions, doing favors, earning this kind of money—it’s harmless. If it were hot potato, nobody would touch it."

Lin Baici fell silent.

This was the downside of having a mentor without much experience.

Xia Hongyao was too young and had a highly influential sister, so she was entirely untouched by this sordid underbelly. And Lin Baici’s start was too high—he had never taken the exam and consequently had no way to learn about these unwritten rules.

"Any candidate with a background will have someone looking after them!"

Auntie whispered lowly, "Likewise, those without a background but who stand out will also be taken care of by the examiners. I’m not talking about helping them cheat, but they would definitely lend a hand, give a hint or something."

"If you had taken the exam, with your talent, those chief examiners would even fight over you, perhaps even have Dragon Level ones come to be your examiners!"

"That can’t be, right?"

Lin Baici felt that was a bit of an exaggeration.

"Ying Baili was snatched up, and the chief examiners nearly came to blows over her."

Auntie thought it necessary to emphasize Lin Baici’s high value, "We enter God’s ruins betting our lives. Who wouldn’t want a few companions they can trust with their lives and who have exceptional abilities?"

"Uh-huh!"

Lin Baici nodded. If he had to choose just one companion to enter God’s ruins with, he would choose Xia Hongyao.

Even though High Ponytail wasn’t very bright, he would dare entrust his life to them.

Kim Myungjin wasn’t strong enough.

Actually, what Lin Baici really wanted was Gu Qingqiu, top-notch in intelligence, capable of Breaking Divine Ruins alone, it was just a pity the loyalty wasn’t there.

To put it plainly, Gu Qingqiu would weigh the pros and cons, make their own decisions, while Xia Hongyao would strictly carry out Lin Baici’s orders.

"So don’t think too much about it. Even if someone gets picked up by the Security Bureau and becomes our ’colleague,’ so what?"

Auntie patted Lin Baici’s shoulder, "It’s our own interests that we need to maintain!"

"Thank you, Auntie. I understand now!"

Lin Baici nodded, truly enlightened.

"Who are you calling Auntie?"

Auntie rolled her eyes, but did not correct Lin Baici’s way of addressing her.

Why did she talk so much about the unwritten rules?

Not because she had time to spare, but because she was doing Lin Baici a favor.

Lin Baici was outstanding, and though exploring God’s ruins together was out of the question, deepening their relationship for some information and favoritism shouldn’t be a problem.

"All you need to do is turn a blind eye, giving others a convenience is also giving yourself one."

Auntie watched Fang Mingyuan enter the alley, "You know that examinee, right? There are no cameras in God’s ruins, you get what I mean, right?"

"Ha ha!"

Lin Baici forced a laugh.

Of course, he understood.

No cameras meant that giving hints to examinees wouldn’t be caught.

"Off you go then, I’ll treat you to a meal after the assessment is over!"

Auntie hugged Lin Baici with one arm and then went after the examinee she was responsible for.

Lin Baici crouched and followed Fang Mingyuan and Little Fatty across the rooftops.

"Over here!"

Long Miaomiao led the way. She insisted on going exactly in the direction the banners said not to.

Stubbornness was her main characteristic.

After walking through three narrow alleys, Fang Mingyuan, who looked uneasy, felt his worries diminish considerably.

"It seems there’s no danger?"

Fang Mingyuan murmured, "But how long are we going to walk like this?"

"I don’t know!"

Long Miaomiao, with a lollipop in her mouth, felt bored, "Why don’t we hop over into those houses and have a look?"

"Huh?"

Fang Mingyuan was startled.

"The examiners didn’t say we couldn’t jump over walls, right?"