My Divine Pet Enables Me To Become The Biggest Winner
Chapter 146 - 144: Human Sentiments Beyond the Law (2nd Update)_1

Chapter 146: Chapter 144: Human Sentiments Beyond the Law (2nd Update)_1

The Lord of the Skeleton Sea stood disheartened on one side; the Honored Lord had spoken, who else could take the position of the Judgment Officer? He originally thought he could personally control the positions of Ox-Head and Horse-Face and the Netherworld Judge, but now this newly arrived ghost must certainly not be willing to heed his orders.

The Lord of the Skeleton Sea even faintly felt that this new ghost’s background was extraordinary; just entering the ghost realm at the third level, he might become the fifth giant in the Ghost Zone, on par with himself.

He curiously asked, "With your strength, you could resist the attraction of the Ghost Zone on your own, why did you come here?"

Ethan Eastwood responded with a smile, "I was just curious, so I wandered over to have a look."

Lord of the Skeleton Sea: "..."

Owen Bertram said, "Alright, let’s settle this matter like that, this..."

Ethan Eastwood quickly said, "Just call me Wealth Ghost."

"Treasure Ghost Judge, you can start the trial now."

"Yes." After Ethan Eastwood received the order, the Lord of the Skeleton Sea reluctantly removed the skeleton chain lock, and they saw one treasure after another flying out from Ethan Eastwood’s ghost body. In no time, a temporary hall was set up by the Riverside!

There was even a Water-Fire Stick, a Ghost Head Saber for punishing hungry ghosts; a Ghost Fire Lamp, a pot of Ghost Water Wine for rewarding good ghosts!

The Lord of the Skeleton Sea’s jaw almost dislocated, and Owen Bertram praised it: Look at this fortune!

Lord of the Skeleton Sea ordered the patrol team to summon all the newly arrived ghost souls during this time, and they were interrogated by the Treasure Ghost Judge. Ethan Eastwood’s abilities were quite outstanding, and after several interrogations, whether evil or good ghosts, they all confessed the truth and were suitably punished.

Owen Bertram kept nodding in approval, and the Lord of the Skeleton Sea next to him could only sigh in relief and give up the position of Judgment Officer.

At the end of the trial, Owen Bertram noticed the ghosts of the merchant team, and they came forward, knelt down, and cried out, "We have been wronged!"

"We implore the great one to help us."

Owen Bertram remained silent, and as Ethan Eastwood asked for the details of the case, he could not help but sympathize, "It’s really a disaster without cause, and those foreign spies are extremely hateful!"

He sighed helplessly, "However, now that the living and the dead are separated, what can we do? In the future, just focus on cultivating here, and there will always be a good future."

The owner of the merchant team still refused to get up, weeping, "I am not of great wealth or status, but life is difficult, and the heavy taxes on the 26 households in our clan are overwhelming. We pooled money to form this merchant team during the agricultural slack season; I led more than a dozen young men from our clan to travel and earn silver to support our clan, but we encountered disaster on our first outing!"

"This capital has emptied out our clan’s fortune. More than a dozen strong youths are the pillars of our families. I still have three young sons to raise. Now that we have died as guests in a foreign land, I’m afraid our entire clan won’t be able to survive..."

Ethan Eastwood clenched his teeth in sympathy but, due to his responsibilities, there was very limited support he could provide. He waved his hand, "These people, who had been kind and virtuous in their lives and willingly took risks for the sake of their clan’s livelihood - reward each of them with a drop of Ghost Water Wine."

As the last group of people, this act of rewarding good and punishing evil has come to an end, and the ghosts dispersed.

When they left, Owen Bertram suddenly said, "Little Bone."

Lord of the Skeleton Sea was feeling lost and melancholic on one side. The newly arrived Judgment Officer had extraordinary abilities, and the Honored Lord seemed very satisfied. Ah, it’s true that new people laugh, and old ones cry - out of a pile of rigid bones, their inner feelings could be quite sensitive!

When the Honored Lord suddenly called out, he immediately responded, bouncing up, "Little Bone is here."

Owen Bertram said, "Although our main rule in the Ghost Zone is to try our best not to interfere with the real world, some things always make people feel uneasy."

Ethan Eastwood’s expression changed slightly, looking expectantly at the Honored Lord.

The Lord of the Skeleton Sea was stunned for a moment before reacting, "Please give your orders, Honored Lord, Little Bone will definitely help appease the unhappiness in your heart!"

Owen Bertram covered it with a sentence, "It’s not just for me to feel at ease."

The Lord of the Skeleton Sea remembered the words of the old man: The Honored Lord’s words and actions must have a profound meaning! Thus, he pondered for a moment and suddenly realized, "Little Bone understands that the uneasiness may become an obstacle on the future path of cultivation!"

Owen Bertram thought to himself that he could understand as he pleased, "Give them power to the merchant team, let them take revenge, but make it clear to them: this is an inappropriate act, and after they return, they will be punished by the rules of the Ghost Zone."

Ethan Eastwood immediately nodded, "This is a great idea!"

Owen Bertram continued, "Little Bone, when you lend them power, you also knowingly break the law and go against the rules of the Underworld. You will also be punished."

Lord of the Skeleton Sea: "?!?!"

It was you who asked me to do this!

No, the Honored Lord’s words and actions are indeed profound. The Lord of the Skeleton Sea thought for a moment, and out of trust for the Honored Lord, he still said, "Little Bone is willing."

When Owen Bertram left, the Lord of the Skeleton Sea quickly summoned the merchant team’s ghosts, explained the situation, and the ghosts did not hesitate to kneel down, "Please help us, great one!"

The Lord of the Skeleton Sea released phosphorous fire, merged it into their bodies, and waved his hand, "Go!"

When those merchant team’s new ghosts left, the Lord of the Skeleton Sea called his Pig-Headed Military Advisor, "What is the meaning of this from the Honored Lord?"

How would Butcher Maxwell know? I am just a pig killer, but you always treat me as a military advisor... Is it because I eat a lot of pig heads?

But he did not dare to argue with the Lord of the Skeleton Sea and could only rack his brains, "In my humble opinion, the Honored Lord... must have a profound meaning."

The Lord of the Skeleton Sea looked unkind. Was this kind of cliché necessary? Butcher Maxwell quickly said, "First, the merchant team members died with grievances and had strong obsessions in their hearts. If not dealt with, sooner or later, it would create trouble."

"Second, our Ghost Zone is still small in scale, but as it develops, there will be more and more such incidents in the future. If we rigidly follow the rules of the Underworld, it will create a blocked and unsolvable situation, accumulating into a greater threat. The Honored Lord has set a precedent this time, and in the future, we can follow it, opening up a way to release the pressure."

"Third, if we completely follow the rules of the Underworld, our Ghost Zone’s future will be limited to a Miniature Underworld at most. However, the Honored Lord has lofty ambitions and is clearly not satisfied with this. So, perhaps he is using this opportunity to try some new methods."

"Lastly, when the Honored Lord proposed establishing the position of Judgment Officer, he asked if you had any suitable candidates in mind. Honored Lord must have seen your embarrassment at that time. After this, the new ghosts of the merchant team and you will be connected by cause and effect. In the future, they will be your people, thoroughly cultivated, and there will never be a lack of people to handle things."

The Lord of the Skeleton Sea was dumbfounded for a moment and sighed, "The Honored Lord is truly a divine dragon in the Nine Heavens and a golden phoenix in the clouds! His foresight is beyond my reach. Such a simple act of a new ghost taking revenge is hidden behind it with such far-reaching implications, and he even cares deeply about Little Bone."

"I could not repay even a fraction of his kindness even if I were crushed to pieces..."

Butcher Maxwell finished in one breath and was stunned himself. Had he made up so much?

"The implications of the Honored Lord’s intentions are probably only a fraction of what I have seen."

The Lord of the Skeleton Sea waved his hand, "You’ve done very well already."

He became complacent again, thinking: Can you, the old ghost, see so much? Huh!