The Post Sky Tipping Era
Chapter 342 - 237: Mission

Chapter 342: Chapter 237: Mission

All eyes were on the yellow letter atop the wooden counter.

The letter was ordinary and no different from the ones Li Yi and his group had received before. However, when this letter appeared, the messenger named Guo You clearly felt fearful and was resistant to its emergence.

As someone who had arrived at the Ghost Post Office earlier than Li Yi and the others, he knew more information and seemed to understand the danger of the letter.

"I haven’t been at the Ghost Post Office for long, but I’ve heard from previous messengers that if a letter appears in the room, it means one person is to deliver it. When a letter appears on the counter, then more than one person must deliver it, specifically all the messengers on this floor," Guo You said, his eyes still full of fear.

"But the more people involved in the delivery, the more dangerous it is. Seven people are already the limit for this floor, which means the danger level of this letter has also reached the limit for this floor."

Upon hearing this, everyone couldn’t help but shudder.

So that was it.

The more people involved in the delivery, the more dangerous the task.

Having only arrived at the Ghost Post Office yesterday, they immediately encountered the most dangerous letter; this was definitely not a coincidence but intentional.

"What happens if we refuse to deliver the letter?" suddenly, Li Yi asked.

Guo You continued, "You would be killed by a ghost. If you can fend off the attacks from a fierce ghost, then you can refuse the delivery task. But the ghosts that come to attack you are definitely more dangerous than those you might encounter when delivering the letter. This is a very bad deal. You might not be attacked by ghosts when delivering the letter, but if you refuse, the attack is certain."

"Wow, this place is really harsh. Not delivering means death by ghost attack; delivering is extremely dangerous. Wanting to leave here requires delivering fifteen letters; how is that different from sending people to their deaths?" Qin Bing scoffed coldly. "Are we supposed to be controlled by this ghostly post office for the rest of our lives?"

"Until we have the ability to resist, we can’t refuse the delivery tasks. To escape this place, we can only die," Li Yi said. "Besides, I feel that these things are not designed for ordinary people but for Ghost Tamers. The successive delivery tasks are surely arranged from easy to difficult, and their purpose must be to cultivate strong messengers."

"It’s just our bad luck to be targeted right after arriving. If it weren’t for the previous decision-making errors, we could have gradually learned all this and possibly hidden in a safe place for a few months. But now it seems we have no control over anything, we can only deliver letters while we wait, and then leave when the time comes."

Zhang Jing said, "But surviving until that time won’t be easy."

"I guess they won’t constantly force you to deliver without breaks; there must be intervals. Enduring for three months is quite hopeful, at least better than the survival rate of other messengers," Li Yi said.

The others thought it over and felt it made sense.

While delivering the letters, they would wait. As soon as the three months were up, they would immediately cross the border and leave.

They could not believe that they would still be attacked by ghosts after leaving this world. If that were the case, they would just accept it.

"Why are you all talking so much nonsense? Since all the messengers on this floor must deliver the letter, I will keep this letter from now on," said a stranger messenger who was impatiently walking toward the counter, attempting to take the yellow letter.

But how could Li Yi and his group tolerate this? Although they were new to the place and knew little about everything, they understood that whoever held the letter had the upper hand in delivering it.

In an instant.

In the dimly lit hall, pairs of glowing eyes locked onto the stranger messenger, and waves of killing intent surged.

If he dared touch the yellow letter, he would receive the eye witness from the four Evolvers, and as an ordinary person, even one eyewitness could be fatal.

In an instant.

The stranger messenger stopped in his tracks, feeling a chill, and looked with surprise at the newcomers who had arrived yesterday; his face immediately changed.

Their eyes were glowing?

Although he wasn’t an Evolver and not sensitive to it, the killing intent was enough to terrify anyone.

The hand that had almost reached out immediately stiffened, afraid to take the yellow letter; it seemed as if touching it could end his life.

"I meant no harm; I just wanted to be involved in the delivery task sooner. If you disagree with me keeping this letter, it’s the same if you keep it," the stranger messenger said resentfully, and his tactful behavior spared him from danger this time.

"I’ll take the letter," Li Yi said, walking over and picking up the yellow letter from the counter.

No one objected.

To them, whether Li Yi or someone else held the letter, it was the same. In fact, they felt more at ease with Li Yi holding the letter, as among them, he was the one with the strongest ability despite his inspiration realm.

And at the very moment Li Yi took the letter.

A cold wind appeared in the lobby on the ground floor, and dust swirled around, falling on the counter to form a crooked line of text: "All messengers on the first floor deliver the letter to Wang Fei at the Zhongyang City Sports Stadium within three days."

Everyone witnessed the appearance of this line of text.

"From this message, the task of delivering the letter should not be difficult, with an exact location and person identified, it should be an easy task for us," Qin Bing observed and then said.

"Hopefully it is, but time is limited so we’d better set off immediately, we can’t afford to waste too much time on the road," Zhang Jing said.

Li Yi nodded, "You’re right, let’s set off, and first head to that sports gym to assess the situation."

After a brief discussion, they decided it was time to take action.

However, at this moment, Tao Yuan suddenly thought of something and asked, "After we deliver the letter, how do we get back to the Ghost Post Office?"

"There’s no need to return. Once the letter is delivered, the task is complete, and we can live freely outside until the next delivery task arises. Naturally, a small path will appear before us when it’s time to deliver again, signaling the start of the delivery task. Besides, by lighting a black sheet of paper, we can forcibly make that small path appear and return to the Ghost Post Office anytime, anywhere."

Guo You walked over and disclosed further information, "However, all these things are what I heard from other Messengers, so they should be true. The Messenger who told me this should have gone to the second floor by now, you could ask up there if you have the chance."

"Black paper, huh?" Li Yi and the others immediately remembered the black paper they had picked up last night in the hall.

So that was how the black paper was used, to forcibly make that small path appear.

"I don’t think anyone would want to come back here immediately after delivering a letter," said a stranger who was a Messenger.

Guo You spoke again, "No, as far as I know, this black paper is used for emergency escapes. After completing the delivery, fierce ghosts might still be lurking nearby, which is very dangerous. At that moment, it’s necessary to light the paper for an urgent evacuation, providing a lifeline for Messengers who have completed their tasks. Plus, it’s absolutely safe to stay inside the Ghost Post Office during the day, though it looks eerie and scary, it is actually very safe."

"Sort of like some kind of rule protection? Inside the Ghost Post Office, ghosts can’t kill during the day? Like an absolute safe zone?" Li Yi asked, looking at him.

"Probably so," Guo You replied.

With this vital information, their understanding of the Ghost Post Office deepened, and without hesitation, they carried the letter and headed out of the Ghost Post Office.

As they left the post office, the surroundings were still dark, but a small path, winding and twisting, faintly connected to some real city, appeared before them.

Li Yi, Qin Bing, Tao Yuan, and Zhang Jing did not hesitate and began to walk forward along the path.

After their initial experience, they had come to accept these strange oddities.

They had not walked long when a light appeared before them, and a large bridge came into view.

At that moment, distance had twisted again; within just a few steps they had left the Ghost Post Office and arrived under the bridge where they had gathered the night before.

"Are we back?" Li Yi looked around, finding it increasingly miraculous.

"A normal world, devoid of Cultivation, yet possessing the ability to transcend space and time like this, it’s baffling. If the Ghost Tamers of this world weren’t so desperate, I’d want to master some of the powers of this world," Qin Bing couldn’t help but express.

"The level of supernatural power in this world is indeed very high and very terrifying. Once a common person becomes a Ghost Tamer, they can contend with us Evolvers in a meteoric rise, the only drawback being their short lifespan, which shows that power comes with a price, unlike us who Cultivate step by step," Zhang Jing finished and looked aside.

Tao Yuan said, "Let’s drive to Zhongyang City then, although the road is a bit longer, by car it’s only a few hours."

The others found no issue with that, immediately boarded the car Tao Yuan had arranged before, and swiftly set off.

Along the way, everyone was calm, clearly accepting all the recent events.

Only when passing their previous Cross Border location did they helplessly take another look, feeling somewhat sentimental in their hearts.

Not knowing whether they could return here in three months to cross back.

"Without mentioning anything else, apart from the supernatural elements, this world is still very peaceful. In our world, who would dare to drive so openly? We’d have been targeted by Extraordinary Creatures long ago. Sometimes you really can’t ask for too much; every world may have its own crisis, perhaps our expectations were too high," Tao Yuan laughed at that moment, trying to ease the awkward atmosphere.

"That may be so, but this world is definitely not normal. Extreme power systems bring extreme fear; I wouldn’t want to live here," Zhang Jing shook her head, "Captain Zhang Xun, an Evolver like him being killed, let alone ordinary people, I feel completely unsafe here."

"Once we get through these three months, we’ll leave, then report the dangers of this 36th world and better yet, have this place permanently sealed off, so no one crosses here again. I’m anxious to return; this hand of mine is still waiting to regrow once I get back," Qin Bing looked at his severed arm, then continued smoking and said.

"Speaking of which, what will happen to those other unfamiliar Messengers if they don’t join this mission?" Tao Yuan asked.

Li Yi said, "It’s none of our concern; they may come or not. It won’t affect us; we deliver letters to survive, and the chances of survival must be firmly grasped by ourselves."