First-Year Internship—And You Went to Site 749 to Contain Monsters?!
Chapter 241: Wake Up All the Old Spirits, Lord Lu Taishui's Assigning Us a Job

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"Since then, there's been no more talk of 'ascension.' If people outside reach the realm requirement, they can go in whenever they want."

"For us in the 749, there's technically a realm threshold too, but with talent like yours—even if your realm isn't high enough—you can still come have a look."

"If you can reach the Earth Observer Realm within ten years, you’ll be sent right in. Higher education, grad school, guaranteed, hahaha....."

The moment the words "grad school" came out,

Lu Ding suddenly felt like the Dragon Wall wasn’t so detached from real life after all.

But honestly, when the voice-over started as he entered the Dragon Wall,

The serious and tense atmosphere instantly vanished, replaced by a touch of fun.

Just like launching a game, right off the bat they throw you a gorgeous CG, pulling you in.

So for now, he held judgment, just hoping it wasn’t a case of "CG done with heart, game done with feet."

But it wouldn’t be long.

Ten years is too long. One year. One year would be enough.

Might even have extra time.

"The flute was nice, but that song was kind of creepy."

The moment he said that, the three others looked confused.

Counselor: "What song?"

He Tai: "What song are you talking about?"

Bai Hemen: "Who was singing?"

Lu Ding looked at the three: "Huh?"

"You guys didn’t hear it?"

All three shook their heads.

Counselor: "Never heard anything before."

He Tai: "Never heard of that before."

Bai Hemen: "I’ll go listen again."

"Come back here. You can’t just go around touching that thing every day, it drains your energy. Be good, alright? If you really want to come back, wait for the next group and come with them. For now, rest up."

The counselor quickly pulled back Bai Hemen, who was about to head back to listen again.

Ever since Lu Ding mentioned the singing,

Bai Hemen hadn’t doubted Lu Ding’s words at all—he only doubted himself, wondering if he’d missed something.

"Alright then."

Lu Ding went quiet.

So that song—only he heard it?

The counselor quickly asked: "Everyone experiences something from the Rolling Dragon Wall, more or less. To put it in the words of the old-timers,"

"The environment of the second ring is way better than the first. Whether it’s entering directly or just experiencing the Rolling Dragon Wall, it’s all about bringing in fresh blood to the second ring, and it comes with a gift from Heaven and Earth."

"Maybe this is your opportunity. Go back and reflect on it."

To be honest, Lu Ding hadn’t comprehended a single thing from that elder’s singing.

He looked at Bai Hemen: "Did you realize anything?"

Bai Hemen answered without hesitation: "I can now control the fusion of corpse energy and spiritual energy better, my power's improved a lot."

Then what about him?

Lu Ding felt a flash of doubt.

No way he got nothing out of it.

Suddenly, something clicked in Lu Ding’s mind.

"Counselor, do you know the Three Calamities?"

The counselor thought seriously for a moment.

But seeing him not answer right away,

Lu Ding already knew the answer.

"You don’t."

See?

Still, a faint idea began forming in Lu Ding’s mind.

The Might of the Three Calamities was a test to become immortal.

Could it be that he had already passed the Three Calamities?

Or maybe what he saw was a glimpse of his future Three Calamities?

If people in this world really had to pass the Three Calamities...

Then wasn’t he destined to become immortal?

True or not, at least Lu Ding managed to cheer himself up.

"It’s nothing, just curious."

Now that the main business was done, He Tai invited the three to eat.

At the dinner table,

Lu Ding told them what Deputy Director Qiu had said about showing off when he returned to school.

As soon as he heard that,

He Tai got excited first.

Said he couldn’t even imagine how satisfying that must be.

Too bad he hadn’t thought of that back then—

He’d just gone and dropped out.

His life had been regret-free.

But now, hearing this—he missed his chance to flex.

Huge regret!!!

As the conversation flowed, Bai Hemen gnawed off a big chunk of meat, set the bone down, and wanted to join in.

But he didn’t have a topic.

Thought hard.

Suddenly had a lightbulb moment: "Counselor, is there a realm above Heaven Observer Realm?"

"There is, of course there is."

That got Lu Ding interested too. He immediately looked at the counselor, waiting for more.

But before the counselor could say anything,

He Tai wiped his hands from grabbing peanuts: "I know, I know."

The counselor waved grandly: "Then you tell it."

"Ahem, my mouth's kinda dry, hard to talk."

Seeing him holding back a grin, Lu Ding quickly poured him some wine.

A shot of white liquor down the hatch, He Tai went, "Tsk, ha～"

"Above Heaven Observer? That’s the Realm of the Five Decays of Man and Heaven. Once you get through that, you’re basically shedding the mortal body and getting closer to godhood."

Lu Ding heard that.

Godhood?

Wasn’t the Might of the Three Calamities the path to becoming immortal?

If given the choice—not that he really had one—Lu Ding would rather become immortal.

"After the Five Decays of Man and Heaven, comes the God Ascension Realm, the God Refinement Realm, and the God Sealing Realm, also known as the Ascension Bridge, the Refinement Platform, and the God Sealing List!!"

Those last three words instantly sent Lu Ding into a memory spiral.

He didn’t know about this world,

But in his previous life, the words "God Sealing List"—maybe not the biggest trap, but definitely not a good ending.

Just look how miserable the Jie Sect ended up.

Red lotus, white root, green lotus leaf—the Three Doctrines were once one family.

Then the God Sealing List appeared.

Hey, big bro and second bro totally screwed the third.

Screwed him hard.

Of course, the Jie Sect had its own problems too, but come on—big bro and second bro stabbing little bro in the back? Not cool.

Thinking about all that, Lu Ding made a mental note to be cautious around anything involving the God Sealing Realm.

And besides, since the Might of the Three Calamities showed up, it couldn’t have been for nothing.

If possible, Lu Ding would love to become a free and unrestrained immortal.

Of course, being a god wouldn’t be bad either—as long as it was honorary, without having to follow orders or report in.

But then again,

Even the Second Lord living at Guanjiang Pass only took orders but didn’t take commands.

If Lu Ding could achieve not taking orders or commands—come and go as he pleased—he’d be even greater than the Second Lord.

Sure, the idea was wild, ridiculously bold even, but he had a golden finger. This kind of thing? Totally within reach!!

The chat continued.

Lu Ding asked if there were realms beyond that. He Tai said there were, but he didn’t know—he’d never reached that level.

Just stuff the old counselor had talked about,

Now he was just passing it on to sound cool.

The room erupted into a few guys laughing in unison.

After food and drinks, it was already the next day.

Gotta say—Cultivators of Qi drinking? Kind of cheating.

One night passed,

Lu Ding and Bai Hemen walked out completely clear-headed.

The counselor asked: "You two finished the process. The advanced training center has nothing else for you right now. Want me to send you back to Yunhai to rest for a bit?"

"Absolutely. I’ve still got more flexing to do."

Lu Ding was still thinking about the tricks Deputy Director Qiu had taught him. Yunhai was a must.

"Hahahahaha youth is great. Alright, I’ll send you both back. Don’t get too wild. Remember to come back when we call you, alright?"

"Don’t worry, Investigator."

As he spoke, Lu Ding reached into his bag, pulled out his phone, and sent a message to Tang Bao of the Wuzang Shengshe.

[Shake the crew, time to work.]

Wuzang Shengshe was now officially an external department, and they had plenty of people—perfect timing.

Meanwhile.

Tang Bao, still eating breakfast, heard the Special Contact notification go off on his phone, immediately dropped his spoonful of porridge,

Leapt across the couch to grab his phone off the charger.

[Lu Taishui: Shake the crew, time to work.]

He turned to the side: "Big bro, stop eating. Lu Taishui’s coming back. Get ready. We’ve got a job to do."

He was hyped.

Even though Wuzang Shengshe now held the official external status under Yunhai 749, and no one dared mess with them,

That status only existed because of Lu Ding. Without him around,

Tang Bao always felt uneasy.

Now that Lu Ding was back, Tang Bao felt at ease. If Lu Ding was back, Bao Fan District was solid.

In the Wuzang Shengshe members’ group chat:

[Tang Bao / Group Leader: Anyone who’s awake, wake up the ones still asleep. Grab your gear and wake up all the old spirits. Lu Taishui is back and assigning us work!]