God-level Ferryman: Starting reward is the Ten Kings of Hell

Chapter 63 Spiritual Energy Revival? No, this is a server version update.

The Bible in Bishop Peter's hands shone brightly.

The holy light giant sword, hovering in mid-air, hummed as it aimed at Chu Jiang's head.

"master."

Chu Jiang tilted his head, his finger resting on the trigger of the Gatling gun.

"Do you want to ascend to heaven physically, or do you want to go through my appointment process?"

Bishop Pete's facial muscles twitched.

He glanced at the menacing gun barrel, then at the Bible in his hand, and cold sweat trickled down his face.

"My Lord..."

He was about to recite a prayer to bolster his courage when the greatsword, formed from holy light, began to lose control of its energy because of his unstable mind.

The greatsword trembled violently, emitting a piercing buzzing sound.

"not good."

Chu Jiang frowned and shoved the Gatling gun under the bar.

"I told you to follow the proper procedures, but you wouldn't listen. See, the product is malfunctioning now."

Before he could finish speaking...

The holy light greatsword exploded in mid-air with a "boom".

It didn't hurt anyone; instead, it transformed into an out-of-control torrent of energy, shooting straight into the sky.

The sky above the pedestrian street looked as if it had been cut open by an invisible pair of scissors, leaving a huge gash.

The opening was pitch black and deep, with white flames burning at its edges.

Immediately afterwards, a visible, waterfall-like stream of pale golden air poured down from the opening.

"Holy crap, what kind of special effects are these?"

"Which film crew is shooting here? It looks so realistic!"

Before pedestrians on the street could react, they all took out their phones and started taking pictures of the sky.

Chu Jiang sighed.

"Look at you, you insisted on forcing me to pull out my weapon. Now look what's happened, a hole has appeared in the sky, are you going to pay for the repairs?"

He kicked Bishop Peter, who was already slumped on the ground.

The bishop's body didn't move, but a semi-transparent soul that looked exactly like him floated out.

That golden current, the so-called spiritual energy, poured down like a torrential rain across the entire pedestrian street.

The first things to change were the roadside green belts.

The meticulously pruned holly and roses seemed to have been injected with hormones, and began to grow wildly.

The vines twisted and climbed the walls like snakes, covering the entire building in seconds.

One by one, the roses as big as bowls burst open with a "bang, bang, bang," and tiny teeth grew on their petals.

The pedestrians on the street finally realized something was wrong and screamed as they scattered and fled.

A stray orange cat rummaging for food next to a trash can was completely bathed in spiritual energy.

Its body inflated like a balloon.

one second.

two seconds.

three seconds.

It grew to the size of a small truck, with bulging, muscular muscles beneath its orange fur, exuding explosive power.

"Meow—!"

A roar that sounded nothing like a cat's meow, but more like a tiger's roar or a dragon's cry, shook the glass of the surrounding shops.

The "muscular cat" locked its scarlet eyes on a girl who had fallen to the ground in fright not far away, and opened its blood-red maw.

Lin Fan turned pale with fright and hid under the bar, trembling.

"Run, Chu Jiang!"

Chu Jiang acted as if he hadn't seen it, and picked up a cup of milk tea that hadn't been sold yet from the bar.

He swirled his glass, glanced at the muscular cat poised to pounce on the girl, and frowned.

"Look at you, you've scared my potential clients."

With a flick of his wrist, the "Meng Po Special Mix: Forget-the-River Mojito" in his hand transformed into a graceful parabola, landing precisely on the muscular cat's forehead.

With a "snap".

The plastic cup shattered, and the icy liquid and ice cubes smeared all over Muscle Cat's face.

The enormous monster, which had lunged forward, froze in mid-air.

The ferocious expression on its face froze, and its scarlet pupils slowly diffused, turning into two spinning mosquito coils.

next second.

Its massive body swayed, its eyes rolled back, and it fell straight backward.

With a loud "boom", the ground trembled three times.

The muscular cat lay on the ground, its limbs twitched twice, then it lay on its belly and completely passed out.

The entire room fell silent.

The girl who was almost tackled stared blankly at the cat, which was bigger than a car, and then at the calm-looking owner of the milk tea shop. Her mind went completely blank.

"V."

Chu Jiang shouted into the air.

"Yes, boss."

V's figure emerged from the shadows.

"Issue an announcement to stabilize market sentiment."

"receive."

V-shaped fingers flew across the tablet.

One second later.

Throughout the city, all the lit screens—whether giant electronic billboards on the roadside, TV walls in office buildings, or even the screens of mobile phones in passersby—had their images forcibly switched.

A blue pop-up window with white text covered the entire screen.

[Urgent Announcement Regarding the Update to Yangjian Server Version 1.0 and Temporary Server Maintenance]

"Dear users: To improve user experience and optimize interaction within the Three Realms, the Yang Realm server will undergo a non-downtime hot update starting immediately. This is a mandatory update, and the estimated duration is unknown."

"During the update, some regions may experience benign bugs such as 'abnormal spiritual energy concentration,' 'animal and plant mutations,' and 'individual extraordinary awakening.' These are all normal phenomena. Please do not panic and do not take photos and post them on social media to show off, so as to avoid unnecessary server congestion."

"Official Reminder: While extraordinary encounters are delightful, do not overindulge in alcohol. The final interpretation rests with the Supreme Court of the Underworld."

Everyone was stunned as they watched the announcements scrolling across the city's screens.

"Version update? Server? What the heck?"

"So, that big cat we just saw was a bug in the game?"

"Why do I feel like the primal power within me is about to burst out of control?"

While the public was still processing this bizarre announcement, Chu Jiang, carrying Bishop Pete's semi-transparent soul, walked to the entrance of the milk tea shop.

He pointed to the large hole in the sky that was still pouring spiritual energy down into it.

Then, he pulled an abacus out of his pocket.

Yes, it's the old-fashioned kind, with a wooden frame, a dozen or so rods strung with beads on them.

Chu Jiang held the bishop's soul in one hand and placed the abacus on the bar counter with the other. His fingers flew, and the abacus beads clicked loudly as he moved them.

"Let me calculate it for you."

"What you did constitutes illegal construction and damaged public space. This hole in the sky is worth ten million merit points for you."

"It affects the city's appearance. Look at these flowers and plants, they look like aliens. They seriously damage the city's green aesthetics, costing another ten million."

"Furthermore, your actions have caused a leak of spiritual energy, altering the atmospheric environment of the mortal realm. I just checked, and you've thinned the ozone layer by 0.01 millimeters. This is quite serious; I'll charge you 50 million."

"In the end, you scared my employees, my customers, and me."

Chu Jiang stopped using the abacus and looked up at the bishop.

"I suffered immense emotional trauma, and it would take at least a hundred cups of milk tea to heal. Is twenty million a reasonable amount to compensate for this emotional distress?"

Bishop Peter's soul seemed to be in disarray in the wind; his mouth opened for a long time, but he couldn't utter a single word.

"In summary, the total is 90 million merit points."

Chu Jiang finished his final calculation.

"Cash or card? We accept payments via the 'SanTu Express' app. Installment payments are also available, but interest will apply."

He pulled a cash register from under the bar and handed it to the bishop's soul.

Lin Fan hid behind the bar counter, watching the mutated vines crawling all over the street, and the passersby who were trying to sit in meditation to absorb spiritual energy because of the "version update". He felt that his worldview and philosophy of life were being repeatedly rubbed into the ground.

"President Lin."

Chu Jiang's voice snapped him out of his petrified state.

As soon as he turned around, he saw Chu Jiang handing him a beautifully bound folder.

On the cover of the folder, a line of large characters was printed.

—"Planning Document for the Construction and Commercial Operation of the Earthly Order Base Station (Safe Zone) (V1.0 Trial Version)"

"Boss Chu, what's this?" Lin Fan stammered.

"What are you standing there for? A business opportunity has arrived."

Chu Jiang pointed to the chaotic street outside, his eyes gleaming with the light of success he was seeing.

"Go to the print shop right away and change our 'Sanzu Station' signboard."

"Change it to what?"

"The safest zone in the mortal world."

Chu Jiang tapped the table, clearly outlining the tasks.

"Put up a sign at the entrance and start selling tickets. Regular refuge seats, 100 yuan per person. Absolute safety cannot be guaranteed; it's just for peace of mind."

"VIP seats, 1,000 per person, allow access to the inner area, guaranteed to be free from mutated plants and animals."

"The VIP all-day package costs 5,000 yuan per person, and includes a complimentary 'Forget-the-River Mojito' and free charging at the store."

Lin Fan's mouth opened into an "O" shape.

What time is it, and you're still thinking about selling tickets?

"Go ahead, Mr. Lin. Our first pot of gold in the mortal realm depends on you."

Chu Jiang patted him on the shoulder and stuffed the planning document into his arms.

Lin Fan took the heavy planning document in a daze, feeling like he was in a nightmare from which he could not wake up.

Just then, V, who had been silently operating the tablet, suddenly looked up.

"Boss."

For the first time, a sense of solemnity appeared in her voice.

Our "Version Update" announcement was blocked.

Chu Jiang raised an eyebrow.

"Oh?"

"There is an unknown firewall at the bottom layer of the human network, intercepting and tampering with our announcement information."

In V's mechanical eyes, the data stream flashed by at an unprecedented speed.

"The other party has strong computing power, and its technical architecture does not belong to any force we are aware of."

"and……"

V paused for a moment.

"They are trying to trace our network address in reverse. The target is our store."