Almost without any hesitation, Lu Ming rejected Liu Xiaoyu’s proposal.
“I have no intention of joining headquarters, and I have even less obligation to report anything to you.”
Liu Xiaoyu, on the other end of the line, was taken aback. Clearly, she had not expected Lu Ming to answer like this.
According to Yang Jian, this Lu Ming had still been an ordinary person not long ago.
Generally speaking, after ordinary people became ghost wielders, their way of thinking would not change immediately. Toward an official force like the Ghost Wielder Headquarters, they would still carry at least some degree of awe.
But why did this Lu Ming’s tone sound so impolite?
“You should think it over properly. Don’t act on impulse. After joining headquarters, not only can you obtain supernatural items provided by us, you can also receive a certain quota of gold… In this day and age, you should know the value of gold. Moreover, the salary headquarters issues every year would be enough for you and your family to live a lifetime without worrying about food or clothing.”
Hearing this, Lu Ming shook his head disdainfully.
If he really knew nothing, then perhaps he might indeed have been tempted by Liu Xiaoyu’s terms.
But after seeing these people’s true colors clearly, Lu Ming only wanted to keep a respectful distance.
Strategic resources like ghost candles were extremely difficult to be allocated even one unless one was a ghost wielder like Yang Jian, who had resolved an S-class supernatural incident, or a top-tier talent like Wang Xiaoming.
As for money…
It was indeed not easy for ordinary people to make money.
But for a ghost wielder, there were far too many ways to earn several hundred million.
Just take the ghost wielder bodyguards hired by top tycoons—their monthly salary alone was an unimaginable astronomical figure.
It would not be an exaggeration to say that, for ghost wielders, money was merely a number.
Most importantly, once he joined the Ghost Wielder Headquarters, it meant Lu Ming’s movements would be restricted.
If a supernatural incident appeared in the area he was responsible for, he would also have to deal with it.
This meant Lu Ming would be dragged into different supernatural incidents over and over again.
Lu Ming thought to himself, “Ghost wielders are short-lived to begin with. Using supernatural power will accelerate the revival of the fierce ghost inside the body…”
“Making me join headquarters and become a person in charge? I’d only agree if my brain were broken.”
Just as Lu Ming had said before, from beginning to end, he had only ever had one goal.
It was very simple, and very pure.
That was to survive in this despairing world.
Surviving was the only goal.
Other than that, things like ending the supernatural era were neither a mission from the Main God Space nor Lu Ming’s mission.
At least, they were not something he should be considering right now.
It was enough for Lu Ming to understand these things in his own heart. There was no need to explain them to anyone else.
Thus, in response to Liu Xiaoyu’s request that he “think it over carefully again,” Lu Ming’s answer was to hang up directly.
J City, Asian branch of the Ghost Wielder Headquarters.
Inside the communications room.
There was only a “beep” as the call was hung up.
Liu Xiaoyu was somewhat annoyed, her mood extremely vexed. This was not the result she had expected.
Zhao Jianguo asked, “How did it go? What did Lu Ming say?”
“Lu Ming said he has no intention of joining headquarters, and his attitude was very firm. I originally wanted to persuade him a little more, but he hung up on me directly… These ghost wielders really have tempers worse than the last.”
After hearing Liu Xiaoyu’s account, Zhao Jianguo frowned.
It was normal for capable people to have a bit of a temper.
Not to mention that under the influence of the supernatural, ghost wielders would become even colder and more violent by nature.
What he truly cared about was the unstable factor that was Lu Ming.
“After experiencing the gray fog incident in Dachang City, Yang Jian has already entered the ranks of top ghost wielders. Yet in the ghost bus incident, he still needed Lu Ming’s help in order to survive… It seems the fierce ghost this Lu Ming controls is anything but ordinary…”
At this thought, Zhao Jianguo instructed Liu Xiaoyu, “For the next period of time, focus on monitoring Lu Ming’s movements. It’s not as if there haven’t been cases before where someone who used to be very well-behaved began indulging themselves and disrupting public order after obtaining supernatural power.”
“Make absolutely sure he doesn’t stir up any trouble.”
After arranging Liu Xiaoyu’s work, Zhao Jianguo sighed and left the communications room with worries on his mind.
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Dachang City.
Inside a very ordinary residential community.
This was a two-bedroom apartment so ordinary it could not be more ordinary.
At this moment, the sky outside was somewhat gloomy, and the lights inside the apartment were also off. Everything was pitch-black; nothing could be seen clearly.
From the outside, one might think the household had gone out and was not at home.
In truth, Lu Ming was in precisely such a dark environment, seated on the sofa in the living room.
Lu Ming put down the satellite phone and glanced at the corpse spots that had only recently grown on his wrist, his expression dark.
The first-stage mission from the Main God Space was to have him survive here for seven days.
After getting off the bus, the supernatural power of the mourning clothes and the supernatural power of the mummified bride had both been suppressed to a certain degree.
One day had already passed.
Staying here for the remaining six days would most likely not be a problem.
But that was only the most ideal situation.
No one could say for certain whether something unexpected might happen during that time, requiring Lu Ming to use supernatural power.
Moreover, even if he completed the first-stage mission, Lu Ming would still have to return to the world of Mysterious Revival in the end.
The problem of fierce ghost revival had always been right in front of him, waiting for him to solve it.
“Just like the two ends of a scale, the mourning clothes of the Mourning Ghost and the bridal gown of the mummified bride cannot form a perfect balance.”
“Unless… I can control the Mourning Ghost’s crying face.”
This thought flashed through Lu Ming’s mind, and he felt it was quite feasible.
Controlling both the mourning clothes and the crying face at the same time would be like adding a small weight to the slightly raised end of a scale. That way, the balance between the two would become much more stable.
When that time came, Lu Ming would not have to be as timid and restrained as he was now, not daring to use supernatural power.
Having made up his mind, Lu Ming rose from the sofa and, by the dim light, tidied himself in front of the full-length mirror.
After being eroded by the supernatural, his skin had taken on a sickly pallor, and strange corpse spots dotted it here and there.
Over his gray-black casual shirt, he was also draped in a set of white mourning clothes that gave off an unpleasant stench of corpses.
If he went out like this, he would definitely scare passersby.
And he would draw far too much attention. No matter what he did, people would stare at him.
So Lu Ming added another coat over himself, covering the white mourning clothes.
After tidying himself up, at most, others would think Lu Ming was dressed somewhat strangely, but they definitely would not think in the direction of “this guy is a dead man.”
However, this method could only temporarily maintain Lu Ming in the appearance of an ordinary person. Once the supernatural power inside him lost control, his body would rot, stink, and ooze foul, bloody pus at the fastest speed possible.
“The crying face is different from the mourning clothes. If I want to control the crying face, I still need to make some preparations.”