Chapter 537: 338: The Only Designated Selection Officer of the Immortal Country!

Chapter 537: Chapter 338: The Only Designated Selection Officer of the Immortal Country!

“Welcome back, Brother Peiqi.”

A perfectly ordinary-looking man walked out from behind a tree.

“Ah, it’s you!” Shen Ye was surprised.

—Isn’t this the person who was in charge of the Shadow Brotherhood back at the Human Territory!

The first time he had met this man was in the Hand of Shadow’s tent.

He even sold a ‘play dead’ kit that had horses and daggers.

“Brother Peiqi, please follow me.”

The man turned and walked into the depths of the forest.

Shen Ye immediately followed.

“The situation has been tense recently, and there’s talk that the Undead might attack at any moment, firing the first shot of the war,” the man said.

“Do we have any plans in place?” Shen Ye asked.

“The King has just ascended the throne and he’s overwhelmed with a lot, but he’s kept the matters of the front lines in his mind at all times, and preparations are being accelerated on all fronts.”

“—I came back here today to prepare a Shadow Ritual for you,” the man spoke.

Shen Ye listened attentively, but felt somewhat puzzled.

Shadow Ritual… He had never heard of such a thing before…

But this wasn’t the right moment to ask.

He kept silent, following the man until they reached the deep parts of the jungle.

Before them was a small camp.

Several assassins dressed in form-fitting leather armor, with short swords and daggers hanging at their waists, had been waiting for a while.

Upon seeing Shen Ye arrive, they all gestured with their hands in a “love you” sign and said:

“Peiqi.”

“Young Peiqi.”

“Brother Peiqi.”

“Greetings, seniors,” Shen Ye greeted them.

“No need for formalities, start the ritual for him immediately,” the man ordered.

Everyone got busy at once.

They brought out various spellcasting materials and pre-carved rune array components from the tents, and began to set up a crude altar on the ground.

“Is there anything I should be mindful of?”

Shen Ye couldn’t help but probe.

The man who led him into the camp appeared to be the leader and responded, “You are Saint Peiqi, personally consecrated by His Majesty, and you will surely be able to communicate with the Immortal Country and receive an exclusive blessing of power.”

Shen Ye tilted his head, silently watching them set up the altar.

—He had never heard of this before.

“What if I fail?” Shen Ye probed again.

“Many people only gain strength after several attempts of communication,” the assassin leader said with a smile, “Relax, it doesn’t matter if you fail.”

“Alright then,” Shen Ye said.

The altar was quickly completed.

The assassins stood in front of the altar and completed a set of extremely complex, extremely suave movements.

Shen Ye thought they could practically form a dance group and debut.

“Here it comes!”

The assassin leader suddenly shouted.

The altar began to glow with a faint light and energy started to condense into the wind, blowing in all directions.

“Brother Peiqi, quick! Get up there, stand in the center of the altar!” everyone urged.

Two lines of faint glowing text appeared before Shen Ye:

“Through this ritual, the Immortal Country has sensed the tags ‘Encounter at the Jade Terrace Under the Moon’ and ‘Lunar Palace’ on you.”

“You need to stand in the middle of the altar to confirm further.”

Alright then.

Let’s do this.

Shen Ye walked into the center of the altar and stood firm.

The other assassins surrounded him, all making the “love you” hand gesture and chanting softly:

“May the shadows bless you, brother.”

The light in the void grew brighter, shining entirely upon Shen Ye.

At that moment, a thought suddenly crossed his mind.

Actually—

The Nightmare World originated from the Heavenly Technique of the Great Tomb Immortal State.

Perhaps this was the real reason why the Nightmare World could communicate with the Immortal Country and receive its blessing.

Suddenly.

The light in mid-air grew intensely bright, with the influx of energy forming a visibly huge white pillar of light.

Shen Ye stood within this pillar of light, feeling his entire body fill with strength.

In an instant.

Shen Ye felt a surge of jubilant emotion.

And the faint glowing text swiftly appeared:

“In the endless years past, the Mother of the Insect Horde that occupied the Tomb of the Fairy Kingdom was defeated by you and your companions. Your comrade took away the Heavenly Technique, while you stayed behind, guarding the Death Planet until this moment.”

“The Immortal Country has sensed your presence.”

“In further contact, your tags and Dharma Aspect resonated with the Immortal Country.”

“Currently, your Resonance with the Immortal Country has increased to infinity.”

“Congratulations.”

“You’ve been recognized by the Immortal Country, which has infused energy into your Dharma Aspect.”

“—You’ve been entrusted with a secret mission by the Immortal Country, which entitles you: ‘The deeply concealed Selection Officer.’

“Unique.”

“Description: You can conduct ‘Trials of the Immortal Country,’ and among those who pass the ‘Trials,’ only those you acknowledge and recommend can gain the trust of the Immortal Country, allowing them to enter the safer areas of the Immortal Country, claim rebuilding tasks given by the Immortal Country, and earn the opportunity to grow slowly.”

“Reward: Whenever you recommend a certain number and quality of Professionals to the Immortal Country, the Immortal Country will reciprocate with some strength, helping you to switch to a higher-level Occupation or obtain relics left by the Immortal Country.”

“—For the rebuilding of the uppermost high-dimensional universe of the Immortal Country, everything is necessary.”

In a moment.

All the light vanished.

The altar returned to its original appearance.

“Looks like it was a success!” exclaimed the assassin leader.

“Yes, it was,” Shen Ye nodded.

“Truly worthy of being Saint Peiqi—you don’t have to tell me, the blessing of the Immortal Country is your own secret; I am just happy for you!” the assassin leader said.

“Yeah, the power of the Hand of Shadow has grown stronger,” one of the assassins remarked.

“With one more brother, we will be even more adept at dealing with the Undead,” another assassin added.

Shen Ye took a glance at his Dharma Aspect.

Its Strength had reached 3000 points.