First-Year Internship—And You Went to Site 749 to Contain Monsters?!

”Next comes the game between just the two of us.”

”I know I’m weak and fragile, so I won’t confront you directly.”

”That’s why there will be no shortage of underhanded methods from now on - please forgive me in advance.”

”I’ve heard Grand Duke Lu is so righteous it’s almost evil, and ruthlessly cruel - I wonder if you’ll feel any guilt about your subordinates’ deaths? Next, I’ll be hunting White Ridge 749 investigators, so I hope Grand Duke Lu is prepared.”

”If you can’t handle the pressure, you could always hand over Golden Ao’s wife.”

”Wuwang, Gao Qiuli, personally written.”

Zhan Tingzhou finished reading along with Lu Ding.

He cursed silently: ”Disgusting!”

This kind of tactic was almost impossible to defend against completely.Because 749 investigators had to go out on field assignments.

As long as they didn’t stick together, there would be risks - they could be picked off one by one.

But not going on assignments wasn’t an option either.

Going out in groups wasn’t practical either.

Even though White Ridge’s public security had improved greatly thanks to Lu Ding’s fearsome reputation, there were still plenty of incidents every day that required 749 investigators to handle.

If they grouped up, with more people per team, the bureau wouldn’t have enough personnel.

If the groups were too small, these Wuwang demons were all quite powerful.

Zhan Tingzhou knew particularly well that this Gao Qiuli was no ordinary character - she was terrifyingly ruthless.

To achieve her goals, she could even massacre innocent people everywhere, creating chaos to lure 749 investigators out.

For a moment, Zhan Tingzhou genuinely couldn’t think of any effective countermeasures.

Until he saw a smile appear on Lu Ding’s face.

And a light shine in his eyes.

Was this actually good news?

He’d been worrying about how to give those investigators in the bureau who had committed serious crimes in the past a dignified way out.

Now, this was perfect.

Compared to the threat Gao Qiuli presented, those investigators in the bureau who needed to be ”optimized” and had already been given advance warning, staying prepared at all times - they were Lu Ding’s real dilemma.

This was like someone delivering a pillow just when you’re feeling sleepy.

Things were gradually getting interesting.

Lu Ding was very curious about how these Wuwang demons would react when they saw group after group of investigators with criminal backgrounds competing to become martyrs.

He was really looking forward to it.

With a smile on his face, after obtaining useful intelligence, Lu Ding immediately cranked his [Torture-Crushing Great Rotation] to maximum.

Zzzz...

Everyone watched as Big Head’s remains were devoured by the sharp fangs and teeth in Lu Ding’s hands.

In its final moments, it exerted all its strength to shout: ”I told you everything, why are you still killing me!!!?”

After saying this, it was also ground into pulp, transforming into blood mist that sprayed out from the [Torture-Crushing Great Rotation]’s waste discharge port, staining a section of tables and chairs red.

Dead beyond dead.

Lu Ding’s voice sounded, answering the dead: ”I never said I wouldn’t kill you.”

No one around dared to respond, only Zhan Tingzhou quietly played along: ”Indeed you didn’t.”

Lu Ding nodded in affirmation, then looked at his golden finger.

[Contained Monster: Binman]

[Containment Reward: Copper Head Method]

[Copper Head Method: Encase the soul spirit within the brain, preventing injury, head becomes hard as raw copper, blades shatter against it, iron dents against it]

Copper Head Method?

Seeing these four words, Lu Ding couldn’t help but think of Copper Head and Iron Arms.

This was Monkey King’s signature skill!

Although Lu Ding had [White Snake Shakes Scales] that could step left foot on right foot to recover from injuries, [White Snake Shakes Scales] primarily manifested the snake’s resilience.

In other words, it wasn’t hard enough.

If he took hits beyond a certain intensity, he would still get injured, he just recovered quickly.

But if he had Copper Head and Iron Arms, that would be different.

In his previous life, when Lu Ding watched the animated version of Journey to the West where Monkey King made havoc in heaven, when Monkey King was pushed onto the demon execution platform, it was Patriarch Bodhi who secretly appeared and gave him Copper Head and Iron Arms.

Even the giant axe on the demon execution platform got chipped.

Absolutely rock solid.

Moreover, in this world’s cultivation realms, after the Five Decays of Heaven-Man came God Ascension, Spirit Refinement, and God Sealing realms, also called Ascending the Divine Bridge, Refining the Spirit Platform, and Fengshen Bang!

Although nothing obviously wrong with these realms had been publicly revealed.

The more Lu Ding looked at that God Sealing realm, the more something felt off - Fengshen Bang, could these three words possibly be right?

He didn’t want to wear the shackles of that dead-end job, forever unable to climb up, with the high always stepping on the low, and the low always being stepped on by the high.

Lu Ding was a transmigrator - the words ”fixed hierarchy” alone were enough to trigger him.

And that Spirit Refinement realm, also called Refining the Spirit Platform, felt weird too.

But now that he’d obtained Copper Head Method, if he could also get Iron Arms and combine them into Copper Head and Iron Arms.

Then Lu Ding wouldn’t be afraid.

If Monkey King could withstand the demon execution platform with Copper Head and Iron Arms, so could Lu Ding.

Whoever wants to come, bring it on, it’s all just extra.

Do you understand the gold standard of one of Monkey King’s signature spells?

Life was really looking more promising every day.

He glanced again at the [Binman] text.

”Looking at how you wobble when you walk, you actually managed to drop a useful spell - I guess I judged by appearances.”

Gao Qiuli had really sent him a great gift.

Lu Ding said this.

The [White Marsh Chart] had records about it.

[The essence of where three armies fought is called Binman, shaped like a human head......... when it sees people it spins, call it by its name and it leaves......]

Roughly meaning, this thing had no body, just a dead person’s head, with red eyeballs, quite terrifying.

Once it saw people, it would go ”dudu dudu” spinning in the air.

If you knew its name and called it, it would turn and run like it had shame syndrome, saying ”Oh how embarrassing!”

But if you didn’t recognize this thing, then you were in trouble.

This thing was originally the essence of battlefields, gathering resentment and metallic energy from weapons.

If it discovered someone didn’t recognize it, it would transform into the appearance of soldiers who died on battlefields.

Continuously asking you: ”Guess who I am?”

This thing was like a toad crawling on your foot - it doesn’t bite but it disgusts you, not very offensive itself but it wears you down.

And it was tough-headed and hard to kill.

If you ignored it, it would headbutt you, but it rarely headbutted people to death - it just hurt.

Later, after people got used to it, whenever it came out asking people to guess, they would say, I guess you’re a dead person’s head.

This phrase gradually became local slang for cursing people, carrying some disdainful meaning.

In his previous life, when Lu Ding heard the security uncle guarding the library mention this anecdote, he was impressed.

Later, Lu Ding learned many strange tales and interesting facts from this uncle.

Being liked by elderly people - this was a trait he had since his previous life.

Now that the person was dealt with, Lu Ding should go deliver the Dragon Emperor Different Dimension to Path of Dry Bones 749.

After finishing matters there.

Perfect timing - he could send out White Ridge 749’s investigators to take over and absorb Path of Dry Bones 749’s territory.

As the situation got chaotic.

Didn’t Wuwang demon Gao Qiuli want to kill White Ridge investigators?

Fine!!

I’ll let you kill!

Kill as you please.

Line them up for you to kill.

Going with the flow, the territory expands, the personnel foundation gets cleaned up - aside from being short-handed later and getting busier, there were no other drawbacks.

Lu Ding could get two clean territories, a group of clean subordinates, and conveniently eliminate a Wuwang demon.

Multiple gains with one move.

Thinking of this, he laughed himself.

”How can things in this world be so coincidental, with such perfectly closed loops - it’s basically free delivery.”

”Ai........”

From beginning to end, Zhan Tingzhou watched his changing expressions completely.

He was truly puzzled.

What?

Wasn’t Lu Ding anxious?

If they really let Gao Qiuli kill freely, how many people would die?

Just as he was about to use his ”local” identity to remind Lu Ding how ruthless this Gao Qiuli was.

He saw Lu Ding take out a stack of compensation forms that Fu Xinghe had prepared for him, writing while shouting: ”Is the boss here?”

The manner was like writing checks, as if he wanted to buy the entire shop.

Looking at that stack of compensation forms, Zhan Tingzhou thought to himself: ”This... this thick!?”