Virus King - Chapter 398

Chapter 398: Liu Huai’s Ghost City! Ferryman of the Yellow Springs!

TL: YYang

Chen Bai had met Liu Huai a few times before.

Although neither he nor Liu Huai often participated in the collective activities of Group No. 001, they had frequently encountered each other during the previous events at the Demon-Sealing Pagoda of Mount Shu.

Liu Huai wasn’t particularly stunning, nor could she be considered a beautiful woman. However, she had a unique calmness and gentleness about her that gave people a sense of reassurance just by looking at her.

She wasn’t the kind of person to create trouble, but if someone needed her help, she would definitely lend a hand.

As a result, Chen Bai held great trust and admiration for her. An admiration purely for her charm of character, entirely unrelated to romantic feelings.

This time, the Dream Transmission was, without a doubt, the first time Chen Bai had truly spent time alone with Liu Huai face-to-face.

Dream Transmission was based on entering dreams. Only by entering Liu Huai’s dream could the transmission occur. Thus, immediately after the transmission, Chen Bai appeared right in front of Liu Huai.

And at this moment, that was precisely the case!

“Lord Bai!”

The joyful voice startled Chen Bai, making him open his eyes. He smiled faintly and nodded:

“Thank you, and thank Meng Meng as well. Otherwise, it would’ve been quite a hassle to get to Fengtian quickly!”

Though his speed was already exceptional, especially with the Wings of Netherflame granting him flight, making him faster than a plane and capable of reaching Fengtian in a day, the expansion of the world these days meant he could encounter unpredictable obstacles.

Liu Huai adjusted her glasses and quickly replied:

“I should be thanking you, truly! I’ve never had the chance to thank you face-to-face for saving my life last time!”

Evidently, there were still five days left before Chen Bai needed to go to Goguryeo. During this relatively free time, Chen Bai was in no rush. He sat down on the nearby sofa and asked:

“That was nothing. Didn’t you mention before that you planned to build an evolver settlement in Fengtian? How’s the progress?”

Given Liu Huai’s character, her plan to create a special settlement to protect others was something Chen Bai had heard about before. However, he hadn’t been too optimistic about it.

The idea of a settlement was excellent in theory.

But the reason it was often described as just an “ideal” was because maintaining it was incredibly difficult.

Chen Bai had no doubts about Liu Huai’s determination, but building a settlement wasn’t something one person could accomplish. Even a god couldn’t establish a divine kingdom entirely on their own.

There had to be layers of leadership under them.

And once power structures were involved, things inevitably became infinitely more complicated.

The slight silver lining was that with enough strength, at least they wouldn’t have to worry about life-threatening dangers.

Not to mention, Liu Huai also had Chen Bai and the entire Group No. 001 to support her.

However, Chen Bai quickly realized he might have overthought things?!

Liu Huai shook her head slightly:

“I haven’t found a suitable City-Building Order yet, nor do I have enough ghosts—especially capable ones…”

Chen Bai’s eyelids twitched quickly:

“Ghosts? What ghosts?!”

Liu Huai blinked, then smiled slightly:

“My talent and profession allow me to nourish souls and perceive ghostly entities. In the apocalypse, as long as a being hasn’t been dead for more than three days and their spiritual strength hasn’t entirely dissipated, they can form a ghost, which I can detect.

As long as their spiritual strength isn’t too low, these people retain their memories and intelligence, and they still count as evolvers to some extent.

So, I plan to build a city that specifically shelters these ghost evolvers—a special place in this vast world where they can survive and thrive!”

A ghost city?!

Chen Bai was momentarily stunned, genuinely caught off guard.

He was aware that ghosts could persist after death and still be considered evolvers.

However, ghosts were no longer considered truly human after death. Even those who retained their memories and rationality would often attack living evolvers.

Building a ghost city? Liu Huai certainly had an imaginative idea!

But he had to admit, her talent and abilities seemed perfectly suited for this!

Chen Bai glanced at her:

“What’s your profession?!”

Liu Huai had no intention of hiding anything. She directly sent a screenshot to Chen Bai:

[Ferryman of the Yellow Springs (S): The legendary Yellow Springs marks the boundary between life and death. A Ferryman is an existence between the realms of the living and the dead! Constitution Growth +15, Spirit Growth +15! Free Attribute Points +15!]

[Yellow Springs (Profession Authority): Grants the ability to freely interact with ghosts, observe ghostly and undead entities, and increases all damage to ghosts and undead by 200%. Reduces damage received from ghosts and undead by 50%!]

[Ferrying (Profession Skill): Allows the transcendence of undead spirits, significantly extending their stay in the mortal realm and prolonging their lifeforce!]

[Waters of the Yellow Springs (Profession Skill): Summons the Yellow Springs into the mortal realm, corroding and submerging a large area of enemies. Power scales with spirit strength. Cooldown: None!]

[Forgotten Admonition (Profession Skill): Casts a curse of forgetfulness, causing any being to lose specific memories. Effect depends on the spirit strength of both parties. Cooldown: 2 hours!]

[Cloak of the Yellow Springs (Profession Skill): Passive skill. Any attack below the threshold of the user’s Constitution is nullified. Attacks above the threshold are reduced by 20% and reflected back!]

Ferryman of the Yellow Springs?!

Chen Bai nodded. The profession resembled the kind of oriental professions like the Sword Immortal.

It was quite fascinating!

Its abilities were certainly terrifying as well.

Combined with Liu Huai’s SSS-Rank talent, Yin Wood Physique, it was absurdly powerful.

The profession’s attributes balanced Constitution and Spirit perfectly, making it the most suitable profession for Liu Huai—there wasn’t even a close second!

Chen Bai turned his head slightly and asked:

“Judging from what you said, it seems you’ve already found a considerable number of ghosts?”

Liu Huai nodded:

“This entire building is full of them. Should I call them over to greet you?!”

Greet him?!

Chen Bai pursed his lips, glanced at the excited Liu Huai, thought for a moment, and then shook his head:

“Forget it. As long as you’re happy, it’s fine.”