C2035

2035

Looking at the people kneeling in front of him, Xu Taiping didn't have much of a feeling of being in a higher position. Even though he had become the Ghost King, it didn't feel too exciting to Xu Taiping.

"Get up." Xu Taiping said.

Everyone stood up at the same time.

The last Ghost King was killed by me, and according to your rules, I am naturally the new Ghost King. As for me, I do not have many rules and regulations, so, everything is fine as it is, you guys were originally in charge of any work under the Ghost King, so you guys are in charge of it. Xu Taiping said.

Xu Taiping's words made many people happy, these people were the people who worked for the Ghost King previously, they were most worried about the new Ghost King's transfer of manpower, and since there were no new manpower, they were able to stay in their original positions, which was very good for them, but there were some who were very unhappy, because they had originally planned to rely on Xu Taiping, but Xu Taiping actually said that everything was as it was, meaning that they had no chance at all.

At this moment, Xu Taiping continued, "Also, the ghost generals from before have already lost 13, so I need a new 13 ghost generals. Those who think they have the ability to become ghost generals, take a step to the side."

Xu Taiping's words rekindled hope in many, and they quickly walked to the side.

Suddenly, the number of people at the entrance changed into two groups.

Xu Taiping looked around and found that there were about 20 people who thought that they had the ability to be ghost generals.

"Next up, I'll pick thirteen of you to become Ghost Generals. The standard for me to pick a Ghost General is very simple, which is that there's no standard. The reason why I picked you is all because I find you pleasing to the eye." Xu Taiping pointed to a short man in his forties and said, "You can't do it. Come out."

"Why can't I, Lord Ghost King?" the man asked.

"You're too ugly." Xu Taiping said.

"Ugly?" That man was shocked. He wouldn't be surprised if Xu Taiping found out another reason, but he didn't expect Xu Taiping to say he was too ugly.

This was a bit unacceptable.

"Yes, you have to know that the Ghost General represents the City of Fear to a large extent, and your looks will determine people's first impression of the City of Fear. Therefore, the Ghost General's appearance is very important, even if you do not want to be like me, you have to look good, you are too ugly." Xu Taiping said seriously.

"Fine." The person who was told by Xu Taiping that he was too ugly shook his head, "You're the Ghost King, you have the final say."

With that, the man left sadly.

Xu Taiping then selected a few more people to be eliminated, but the reason was more or less the same. For example, there were those who were ugly, those who didn't like what they saw, and so on. In the end, there were thirteen.

"The thirteen of you, follow me into the Ghost Temple. The rest of you, return." Xu Taiping waved his hand.

The people at the door all left, and after that, Xu Taiping led the thirteen people he had chosen into the Demonic Palace.

Within the Ghost Temple.

"You thirteen are my new Ghost Generals. Congratulations." Xu Taiping said.

"Thank you, Ghost King!" Everyone shouted in unison.

"Don't be in such a hurry to thank me. There's still a surprise for you all." Xu Taiping said with a smile.

Surprise?

Everyone present was stunned. In all of history, there had never been a Ghost King that gave people any surprises after taking office. The Ghost King in front of them was truly different.

"I want you to find someone." As Xu Taiping spoke, he took out his phone and opened a file on it.

Inside the document was a profile with a large photo in it.

"This person is called Henry, he might be in the Fourth Ring, or the Fifth Ring. Your mission is to find him, and whoever finds him will become Ghost General # 1!" Xu Taiping said.

No.1 Ghost General, that was someone who lived in the eighth floor. It was said that there were many ghosts there, and if they could live in the eighth floor, then their strength would increase at a rapid pace!

Generally, those who lived on the eighth floor were the strongest amongst the Ghost Generals. As long as they could find someone called Henry, they would be able to become Ghost General No.1. For those who were not strong enough, this was a huge opportunity!

"Go out and search for him. Whoever finds him first and brings him over to me will become Ghost General # 1. There's no need to care about his life or death." Xu Taiping said.

"Yes sir!" The group of Ghost Generals all accepted the order and left. Only the original four Ghost Generals were left behind in the Ghost Temple.

"The four of you will be responsible for protecting this place." Xu Taiping looked at the four people in front of him and said, "Whoever performs the best will be the Ghost King after I leave."

"Yes sir!" Molia and the others nodded, and then Xu Taiping went downstairs.

Even before reaching the ninth floor, Xu Taiping could already hear the cheers from Karwendi.

"Found it, found it!"

Xu Taiping quickened his pace and walked into the ninth floor.

"What did you find?" Xu Taiping asked.

"Look, this is the entrance to the sealed area!" Karwendish pointed at his feet.

Xu Taiping looked down at the ground beneath Karwendi. Below his feet, there was a huge disk!

The disc seemed to be made of stone and had many patterns drawn on it. Moreover, many of these patterns were symmetrical.

Seeing these, Xu Taiping's first thought was of the magic array in the cartoon he had watched when he was young!

The patterns on the disk were extremely similar to the runes on a magic array!

Xu Taiping walked over and squatted down to take a closer look at the disk.

"This is the seal of King Joseph!" Karwendi excitedly squatted down and said, "The engravings on these are seals!"

"The seal of King Joseph?" Xu Taiping frowned as he looked at the patterns on the plate. He realized that the patterns were Chinese!

The reason why he felt that the patterns beneath his feet were of the western style was because there were many peony flowers drawn on them. These peonies were not common in the West, but it was quite common in China. In addition, Xu Taiping also saw the Pill Head Crane, the ancient Chinese sword, and even the shadow of a few strange flowers.

When all these elements were gathered together, the entire disc looked completely eastern-style!

"King Joseph, is he from the Kingdom of God?" Xu Taiping could not help but ask.

"That's right!" Cavendish nodded.

"Has he been to China?" Xu Taiping asked.

"Not in the historical records." Karwendish said.

"Then explain why the red-crowned crane, the peony flower, and the sword are all in the style of the East?" Xu Taiping asked.

"I don't understand. However, according to the legends of the Country of Gods, their God created the world. So, I think that Hua Xia was created by their God as well." Karwendish said.

"Nonsense." Xu Taiping rolled his eyes and said, "How could China's civilization be created by your god? I already said that Hongjun's creation is more believable than you said. I feel that your King Joseph might have gone to China, but that's just not recorded in history. Xu Taiping said.

"It's possible!" He was relying on Xu Taiping to open the seal. Even if Xu Taiping said that King Joseph was Chinese, he would not object.

"Find this entrance, and then what?" Xu Taiping asked.

"This is the door to the sealed area, look at the protrusion at the center of the circle, as long as you drip your blood on that protrusion, the door will automatically open, and civilization will be able to enter the sealed area!" Karwendish said.

"Is this the theory behind it?" Xu Taiping asked.

"I don't know either. I can only say that this is the great wisdom of the ancients." Karwendish said.

"Why do I feel like it's getting more and more mystical? It can't be that there's ghosts and gods hiding inside, right?" Xu Taiping asked.

"How is this possible, it's impossible!" Cavendish shook his head.

"Don't forget, this is the City of Fear. There is a ghost here!" Xu Taiping said in a serious tone.

"Ah?" Could there really be a ghost? " Kavan and Dixu asked in bewilderment.

"Don't worry, there won't be ghosts in this world." Xu Taiping smiled and shook his head, then said, "Why don't Civilization bring some over and blow this up?"

"No, according to the records, anyone who uses violence to break the seal will suffer the wrath of heaven. Moreover, the seal will collapse because of this. This is the ninth layer of the earth, if it falls, you might not die, but I am dead!" Karwendish said.

"Do you believe everything the documents say?" Xu Taiping shook his head with a smile. To him, the so-called divine punishment and collapse was just because King Joseph didn't want his descendants to break the seal.

However, since Karwendi didn't dare to use violence to break the seal, he could only wait here.

At this moment, it was noon.

For Xu Taiping and his group, there were still twelve hours before the time of the seal to open.

Meanwhile, outside.

All of them had remembered Henry's appearance. As long as Henry appeared within their time limit, they would immediately capture him and kill him, then bring him back to Xu Taiping, because Xu Taiping had previously said that as long as they could catch him, no matter if he was dead or alive, it would be fine. Since that was the case, the dead would definitely be easier to carry around.

But four or five rings were too big, and there were many other houses, and it was almost impossible to find a Henry in one of them by a dozen people.