Love letters are not allowed in the exorcism notebook!-Chapter 998 - 65: We Successfully Arrived at the Shelter

April 15th, Chu Jiang opened his eyes once more.

Wang Yunxiao had been missing from school for a whole month, and his brothers all thought he was on some secret field mission, not knowing that he was here shirtless wrestling with a group of people, having the time of his life.

This bastard had almost forgotten he even had a girlfriend, except for occasionally chatting a bit through notes, there was no other contact. He didn’t even think of sending a birthday gift when it was his girlfriend’s birthday.

Though he didn’t know the exact date, Li Mumu didn’t remember either...

But he didn’t even ask, this boyfriend was indeed very incompetent.

Chu Jiang turned his gaze towards the military camp.

A month was enough time for the Qilin Army to restore its complete organization and combat effectiveness, soldiers aren’t delicate maidens after all.

This time Wang Yunxiao had also brought over his brothers, and the Special Service Section team was fully mobilized again.

Meanwhile, on the other side, at the Church headquarters of the Mechanical God Sect, the giant machine that Shen Qingxi had poured her heart into creating also began refueling.

This giant construct named "Gonggong Engine" was a mysterious weapon Shen Qingxi had reconfigured using the hover engine from the ship brought over by the Mechanical God Sect.

Even in its nascent stage, this machine gave Chu Jiang a faint sense of threat.

They say geniuses are geniuses for a reason, anyone else would break their head trying to figure out how to cultivate both Engineer and Witch Doctor, two seemingly unrelated paths.

Shen Qingxi did it, and her progress was rapid.

Chu Jiang turned her gaze towards the distant Imperial City.

By now, the Imperial City had been completely corrupted and eroded by demonic power, and even from afar, one could feel intense discomfort. This demonic power even distorted space-time and causality, blocking her view.

The currency "golden pearls" that was originally circulating within the Thousand-Year Dynasty World was now listed as contraband, strictly prohibited from being traded or circulated. All the golden pearls were tainted with demonic power, causing ordinary people to develop an insatiable thirst for money unconsciously, overwhelming reason and leading to incomprehensible acts of violence.

The demons weren’t content with indulgence... In fact, they had long been intrigued by West Spring Mountain outside the Imperial City. But due to the pure incense offerings and the aloof attitude of the Mountain God himself, who was indifferent to the world, they temporarily hadn’t found any exploitable loopholes.

With the full moon night of the fifteenth approaching, the barriers between outer dimensions began to become particularly fragile.

Chu Jiang sensed a new dimensional portal slowly opening between West Spring Mountain and the Capital.

At this point, there was still someone coming to stir up trouble?

No... One should say, it was long foreseen.

"Mountain God, there is something I need to report to you."

Shen Qingxi stood outside the shrine, appearing extremely respectful.

But Chu Jiang knew very well that there was no such word as "respectful" in this woman’s dictionary.

Anyone fooled by her cute and innocent appearance would be caught off guard by her sudden betrayal once they let their guard down.

Of course, her appearance right now wasn’t that cute and innocent.

Originally discarded like old shoes by the Mechanical God Sect, she had now picked it up again like a bedpan and reused it, and the priests of the Mechanical God Sect had no complaints, proving Shen Qingxi’s manipulative skills were unmatched.

"Speak."

"In the name of the Great Sage of the Mechanical God Sect, I humbly request you to accept another batch of refugees from beyond the realm."

The Mechanical God Sect hadn’t expanded its faith in West Spring Mountain because their belief required a high level of understanding—simply put, people without education couldn’t understand the doctrines.

There’s nothing to talk about with a bunch of dead people.

Thus, there was no conflict with the local faith.

As for the refugees from beyond the realm?

"Where did the refugees come from?"

West Spring Mountain had been continually accepting nomads from the Dark Wilderness, and the population had been growing. If it was just a common nomadic settlement, it wouldn’t warrant Shen Qingxi’s seriousness.

"Refugees from Lanton."

"Believers of the Mechanical God Sect?"

"Yes."

The Mechanical God Sect had traveled thousands of miles to the Far East to seek the Great Sage not just for the holy guidance in the prophecy but also to find a way out for the impoverished people of Lanton’s Lower City District suffering from life-threatening industrial pollution.

Chu Jiang had known of this matter long ago, but at that time she didn’t know what method the Mechanical God Sect would use to lead a group of unarmed civilians across half the world to seek a paradise.

"As the saying goes, there’s a way for dragons and a way for rats."

Shen Qingxi wore a mysterious smile, looking like a riddle person.

"They can come here, but if they don’t behave..."

"Then you’ll need to establish a set of laws."

The words weren’t pleasant, but they were true.

West Spring Mountain had always been in a state of governing by doing nothing.

The residents here needed no legal constraints because they had no material needs and thus no motivation for crime.

As for incidents like brawling to death... everyone here was dead anyway, dust to dust, what’s the harm?

But now it was different, as West Spring Mountain’s environment gradually improved, some living people began migrating to settle here. Though there had been no issues yet, over time, disorder was inevitable.

It wasn’t that West Spring Mountain had no law, but the only law, and the right to interpret its provisions, rested in the hands of the "Heaven and Earth Bank."

Including the ban on the "golden pearls," it was also enacted by the Heaven and Earth Bank.

"Manage these people well, otherwise..."

Chu Jiang believed Shen Qingxi understood her meaning, if something truly went wrong, it wouldn’t be the local Mountain God who needed to worry. The Mountain God is not a virtuous elder, they don’t deal with trivial matters, whether a few people live or die is of no consequence to her. 𝕗𝕣𝐞𝐞𝘄𝐞𝚋𝚗𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗹.𝚌𝕠𝚖

But those soldiers next door, they all had guns in their hands.

Better not let them mistake you for a demon and eliminate you together.

"I understand, thank you, Mountain God."

Shen Qingxi had come merely out of respect, to give a nod to the local lord.

The real plan had already started two months ago, and now was just the final step.

Returning to the Mechanical God Sect headquarters, she stood in front of the Gonggong Engine and issued an order.

"Push the lever, ring the great bell!"

Accompanied by the billowing white steam, the muffled tolling of the bell resonated, echoing through the dimensions.

In a flat wasteland five kilometers away at the foot of West Spring Mountain, the ground suddenly rose high, and immediately after, a bright steel drill emerged from underground.

It was a giant drilling vehicle as large as an adult elephant.

The door opened, and a group of bipedal rats stumbled out of the vehicle, sniffing around.

"It’s here! It’s here! I heard the bell!"

"The direction is correct, correct! We have arrived successfully, feet on the ground, praise Alpha!"

The drilling vehicle continued forward, leaving behind a deep tunnel, from which a group of ragged civilians crawled out, their faces full of fear.