Thanks to the other party's reminder yesterday, he was not set up by Jiang Mu.

"Oh! Is there anything you need, Mr. Xiao?"

However, Lady Xuan Xin's attitude today was extremely cold, completely different from her enthusiasm yesterday.

"Lady Xuan Xin, you're certainly a changing woman."

Xiao Mu joked and smiled. He did not take Lady Xuan Xin's sudden change in attitude to heart.

"Oh!"

Lady Xuan Xin nonchalantly turned her head away.

What's going on?

The icy attitude of the lady finally surprised Xiao Mu.

Could it be because I didn't bring any food with me today?

"Haha!"

A man beside him suddenly laughed out loud.

Xiao Mu turned his head and recognized the man as Wang Kui, whom he met yesterday.

"Brother Kui, hello!"

"Err, hello!"

Wang Kui was taken aback before returning a greeting to Xiao Mu.

"Brother Kui, what's going on with Lady Xuan Xin? Why is she suddenly so cold today?"

Xiao Mu, confused, asked Wang Kui using telepathy.

"Don't call me Brother Kui, it's because you didn't bring any food, haha!"

Wang Kui.

"Thank you for the reminder, Brother Kui!"

As expected, just like he had guessed.

This lady is indeed a complete foodie, she's only warm to those who give her food.

Xiao Mu couldn't help but look at Lady Xuan Xin again.

"Don't call me Brother Kui!"

Wang Kui grumbled at Xiao Mu in dissatisfaction.

"Alright, Brother Kui!"

Xiao Mu responded with a grin.

"FUCK!"

Wang Kui looked annoyed.

At exactly eight o'clock, the large display screen in the center of the Task Hall lit up.

Everyone walked up in turn, input their identity information on each computer display, and checked their task for the day.

After a few operations, Xiao Mu quickly mastered the use of it. Once he inputted the identity information, his information popped up on the computer display.

Name: Xiao Mu.

Identity: Inspector.

Group: Jiang Mu group.

Task for the day: Guard the ancient palace, prevent the intrusion of the evil absurdity, and guard the basic scriptures mutated in the ancient palace. Complete the job handover task and prevent theft.

"Brother Kui!"

Xiao Mu, who is unfamiliar with the location of the ancient palace, once again went to Wang Kui and held his fist in salute.

Wang Kui said sternly, "Please call me Wang Kui."

Xiao Mu said: "Alright, Brother Kui. My task is to guard the ancient palace, prevent the intrusion of the evil absurdity, guard the basic scriptures, complete the handover task, and prevent theft. Where should I be going?"

"Your task is the same as mine, just go together with me. Also, please call me Wang Kui."

Wang Kui looked serious, his face stern as he corrected Xiao Mu.

"Thanks, Brother Kui!"

Xiao Mu grinned and saluted once again in thanks.

"Please call me Wang Kui!"

Wang Kui earnestly corrected Xiao Mu once more.

"Alright, Brother Kui."

Xiao Mu earnestly nodded in agreement.

...

Ancient Palace, Xiao Mu, Wang Kui, Lady Xuan Xin, along with another male mutated being called Zeng Guan, headed together.

This is a huge hall, tall and spacious. It is at least twenty or thirty meters high.

Inside the hall were weird miniature mountains, caves, strange and ancient stones, unknown peculiar flowers. On the ground were topographical features of mountains and a big river, which seemed to be flowing, barely different from real mountains and rivers.

Xiao Mu scanned the walls. There were huge murals visible on them.

In the murals, there were temples that were half-concealed, as if they were about to burst through the walls at any moment. There were even divine beings that moved among them, looking into the hall. Their gaze was so intense that people didn't dare to give them a second look.

From one of the temples, a divine being dressed in a golden robe walked out. The moment this divine being turned its head, it saw Xiao Mu.

The gaze of the divine being in the feathered robe fell directly onto Xiao Mu.

In an instant, Xiao Mu felt as if his entire being was being drawn into those ethereal eyes, inducing him into a cold sweat.

Most unsettling was the faint smile that spread across the face of the divine being, appearing remarkably genial.

"Do not stare at any of these murals, and certainly do not lock eyes with any of the divine beings in the paintings!"

Wang Kui gave Xiao Mu a serious warning, his countenance dire.

"Thank you for the reminder, Brother Kui!"

Xiao Mu thanked him solemnly, promptly averting his eyes.

Wang Kui's reminder had fully arraigned him of the dreadful power that the murals possessed. At any moment, the mountains and rivers painted on the ground could swallow a person's divine consciousness, creating the illusion of a real world.

Anyone who lost their divine consciousness in this way would inevitably become an idiot.

As for the temples and divine beings depicted in the murals, they were so lifelike that at any moment, they could release energy, killing Xiao Mu outright.

"Please call me Wang Kui!"

Wang Kui solemnly corrected Xiao Mu.

"Wang Kui, Xuan Xin, Zeng Guan, and this one must be new here, right? You guys came at the right time, we were about to switch shifts."

In the ancient palace, four Mutated Beings tasked with guarding the palace came over to Xiao Mu and Wang Kui, smiling as they approached.

"Who is this?"

The four Mutated Beings all turned to look at Xiao Mu.

Xiao Mu couldn't help but look over at the four in return.

There were both men and women among the four Mutated Beings, three men and a woman. Of the three men, two appeared to be in their twenties, while the other looked to be in his forties.

However, the age of Mutated Beings was always hard to determine. Their appearances weren't a reliable indicator of their true age.

The female Mutated Being seemed to be the talkative type, with ordinary looks but extraordinarily lively eyes, spouting incessant chatter.

She was the one who had asked about Xiao Mu's identity.

"Chen Juan, Zhao Tie, Liu Li, Gu Yu, let me introduce Xiao Mu, who's new here. Xiao Mu, these four are Chen Juan, Zhao Tie, Liu Li, and Gu Yu."

"Hello!"

"Hello!"

"Hello, everyone!"

Xiao Mu greeted the four across from him.

With a personable smile, Chen Juan looked at Xiao Mu unendingly, "Xiao Mu, is it? Now that you're here, treat this place like home. If there's anything you don't understand, feel free to ask. Don't be a stranger, there are no outsiders here. No matter who you ask, we'll do our best to help you."

Why do I get the feeling that you seem more like the team leader?

Xiao Mu looked at Chen Juan, chuckling inwardly. Aloud, he replied, "Thank you, I will."

"In any case, don't be shy. We all consider you one of us. If you have any questions, feel free to ask anyone..."

Chen Juan was once again launching an onslaught of words at Xiao Mu's ears.

Wang Kui turned his head to look at Xiao Mu, and a mischievous grin spread across his face.

Dare to mock me, don't expect me to ever correct you again. I'll call you Brother Kui forever, Brother Kui, Brother Kui, Brother Kui.

Seeing Wang Kui's look of anticipation for the chaos to ensue, Xiao Mu muttered 'Brother Kui' angrily in his mind numerous times.

Finally getting rid of Chen Juan after changing shifts, and after her and the others had left, Xiao Mu and the other three began arranging their work.

Wang Kui started explaining to Xiao Mu, "Brother Xiao, you're new here and aren't familiar with the job yet, let me introduce you to it."

"Thank you, Brother Kui!"

Xiao Mu thanked him excitedly.

Once again, Wang Kui corrected Xiao Mu as seriously as before, "Please call me Wang Kui."

"Our job is quite simple, mainly to guard the Ancient Palace. We mustn't let strangers in, and especially not let any Evil Absurdities in. In case of any Evil Absurdities intruding, kill them immediately."

"What is the Ancient Palace exactly for?"

Xiao Mu asked confusedly.

"The Ancient Palace is where the Basic Scriptures mutate. It was the grand palace of the Great Song Dynasty before undergoing mutation. It harnesses astonishing power able to transform various secret manuals and scriptures into Basic Scriptures that we need."

Wang Kui responded patiently.

"I see!"

Xiao Mu nodded.

He came to understand that the Basic Scriptures he used came from the Ancient Palace.

No wonder the Alliance has access to seemingly inexhaustible resources of Basic Scriptures.

However, he wondered if it was possible for Basic Scriptures of Death Force to mutate here.

Xiao Mu, who desperately needed Basic Scriptures of the Death Force to try to mutate a Secret Manual of Death Force, was exceptionally curious. He wanted to know if the Ancient Palace had the ability to mutate scriptures of the Death Force, he was even tempted to experiment.

After all, Death Force was presently the most potent real force he was exploring, considerably more formidable than the Five Elements Power and the Yin Yang Power.

Any enchanting power or Secret Art related to life and death required the Death Force to mutate. Neither the Five Elements Power nor the Yin Yang Power was capable of it.

For someone like Xiao Mu who was constantly at risk of encountering formidable enemies, had offended more than one True Realm power, and could face death at any moment, the scriptures related to the Death Force were incredibly important.

Nonetheless, he didn't voice his doubt out loud. Even if it was possible, the Alliance wouldn't allow him to mutate books in the Ancient Palace privately.

If he wanted to find out whether it was possible, he would have to consider trying in secret.

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