Five Frozen Centuries

Chapter 405: Human Resources in the Underworld

Wu Bin thought about it carefully. A moment later, he said, “I’m in school. I’m studying at night. Wait a minute. I seem to be driving a bus before the evening self-studying session…”

Wei Huo stopped Wu Bin’s memories and said, “There’s no need. Let’s go to the terminal first.”

Wu Bin nodded but then asked, “Master, are you… dead?”

When Wu Bin mentioned death, the people in the bus seemed to stir. However, the Rule Power suddenly appeared and everyone was stabilized. They sat upright and motionless, but their eyes were confused.

Wei Huo said, “I’m not dead or alive.”

Wu Bin shook his head. “I don’t understand. Master, have you become a Mythical creature?”

Wei Huo replied, “Yes.”

Wu Bin was suddenly happy. He said, “That’s great. I met someone previously. She said that as long as a Mythical creature appeared, she could save me and help me leave this place.”

Wei Huo asked, “Who was it?”

Wu Bin was stunned again. He said, “I can’t see clearly. In the Underworld, I can’t see her appearance at all.”

Wei Huo nodded. The situation in the Underworld seemed a little different. He had only seen Wu Bin’s appearance with his eyes.

Wei Huo asked, “Why did you become a driver?”

Wu Bin started thinking. He seemed to have been brainwashed by the Rule Power for a long time, so his brain was a little slow. After thinking for a long time, he said, “I don’t know.”

The bus was still moving forward. Wei Huo started walking toward the back of the bus while Wu Bin followed him respectfully.

In the bus, Wei Huo saw people in hospital gowns, prisoners, and all sorts of people from society. They all had one thing in common: They were wearing clothes from tens of thousands of years ago, before the time halt had occurred on Earth.

Wei Huo was confused.

However, it would not be surprising if these people were from another world. In that world, perhaps there had been no time halt. Perhaps people were still living peacefully there.

Wei Huo continued walking toward the back of the bus. At that moment, an old man asked, “Do you want to sit? I can give up my seat!”

Wu Bin asked in confusion, “Are you giving up your seat to the driver?”

The old man stopped talking. It was obvious that although his body was not moving, his heart was struggling.

Many people were struggling internally. Wei Huo’s appearance had weakened the Rule Power in the bus. When he had barged in, he had also broken through a lot of Rule Power.

Wei Huo asked, “Are all these people dying soon?”

Wu Bin replied, “That should be the case. You’re about to die too. Perhaps you’re already dead. Master, since you’re at the Mythical stage, why did you come here?”

He knew that Mythical creatures had unlimited lifespans.

Wei Huo said, “Because I wanted to come here.”

Wu Bin suddenly did not know what to say. There was indeed nothing wrong with his words, but he did not know how to answer.

At that moment, the bus started slowing down. The outline of a gate appeared in front of them. They seemed to be reaching the terminal.

When the bus got closer, they saw a word written on the gate. The word ‘Underworld’ was written from right to left.

It was a circular arch that looked like half an ‘M’. The bus soon drove past the gate and entered the so-called Underworld.

Wei Huo said, “That word seems to change according to the person reading it. If one is a foreigner, the word might be in English. However, I don’t seem to see any foreigners in the bus. Does the Underworld only accept people from China?”

The memories of tens of thousands of years ago were still fresh in Wei Huo’s mind. He had already reached the Mythical stage, and to Wu Bin, those were only memories from hundreds of years ago. That was why they were still fresh in his mind.

Soon, the bus entered the station and they reached a place similar to a bus stop. Then, the bus door slowly opened. Although the people in the bus were a little resistant, they still got out obediently and walked in a certain direction.

Wei Huo and Wu Bin followed them. Wu Bin asked, “Master, are we going too?”

Wei Huo said, “Yes.”

He then kept moving forward with Wu Bin. The two of them did not queue up. On the way, they saw many buses and passengers. The passengers, including the bus drivers, got out of the buses and walked in a certain direction.

However, they were all queuing up properly, unlike Wei Huo and Wu Bin, who did not line up.

Still, they did not feel any resentment for Wei Huo’s actions.

Wu Bin could not help but say, “Master, aren’t you a little too arrogant? Why did you cut the line in the Underworld?”

Wei Huo smiled. “Not at all. Others might thank me for cutting the line.”

Wu Bin stopped talking. He did not know how to continue.

The two of them walked forward and cut lines of countless people. They then arrived at the registration booth. There was a row of staff members at the registration booth. Every single one of them was pale and expressionless. However, when they saw Wei Huo and Wu Bin, they were obviously stunned.

They probably had not seen anyone in the Underworld cutting the line before.

A few staff members thought about it and helped them complete the procedure. One of the staff members said, “Take this card. You will be heading to the 10 underworld halls next. Every hall will be a trial. If you are not guilty, you will be reincarnated very soon. If you are guilty, you will have to erase your sins before you can be reincarnated.”

The staff members were very responsible. They explained everything in detail and clarified a few key points for Wei Huo.

However, Wei Huo did not leave immediately after hearing that. The people behind him did not complain either.

Wei Huo observed the staff members closely. Their souls were not strong. They were probably only slightly stronger than ordinary people’s souls. However, the people in the queue were bound by the Rule Power, so they were not a threat.

Wei Huo was confused. The staff members had physical bodies. It seemed like the situation in the Underworld was different from what Wei Huo knew. Shouldn’t all the staff members in the Underworld be souls?

“Is the Underworld lacking people?” Wei Huo suddenly asked.

A staff member scratched his head. “Did you take the bus?”

Wei Huo nodded.

The staff member said, “Any person who takes the bus should not have been a special person when they were alive. Generally speaking, we don’t recruit such people here. If you came in a car or a private plane, that would be a different story.”

Wu Bin was confused. Was there different treatment in Hell?

The staff member continued explaining. “You guys should be mistaken. It’s useless to stuff money into our pockets. After all, money is useless in reality. It can’t affect our economic environment. However, if one has outstanding talent in reality, one might be noticed by the Human Resources Department in the Underworld. In that case, one might be invited to an interview. If the interview is successful, one can stay and work here.”