Inoue Tetsuya is off work. The exorcism system returns again.
After tasting the sweetness of 200,000, he knows running around stupidly hunting monsters has no meaning.
Exorcising can raise attributes.
Then what?
He's still a worker with savings 100,000 and debt 300,000.
Even if he wants to become a hero who protects world peace, he has to first make sure he can eat and wear warm clothes.
For example, buy a house in full, savings reach 100 million, then marry a beautiful gentle wife.
Before that, he still has to use his power the proper way: do bounty exorcism missions.
Tonight's time he already planned. No games, no videos. Full effort cracking the exorcism app.
After a simple wash, he opened his laptop, entered the website, then entered the phone verification code before entering a site called "Spirit Domain."
Similar to the app, the site colors lean dark red, divided into official, missions, data, forum and other main sections.
Spirit Domain's cooperating official: Neon Special Incident Investigation Bureau.
On this page there's a very eye-catching button: [Join Us].
He hesitated slightly, then decisively clicked the X.
He's already a corporate slave worker. Doing a side job and still working for someone else? Crazy?
When his finances recover, maybe he won't quit his current job.
But that would be for cultivation, for system rewards, not to make money for capitalists.
Working two jobs means double cultivation resources.
Inoue Tetsuya: "Heh."
Is there a possibility that after becoming an investigator, daytime main job means no spiritual power, and after work when main job switches to side job, he's still considered working, still no spiritual power.
No spiritual power. Investigate what?
And soon he learned through info posts how correct his choice was.
The so-called official investigation bureau, together with the police department, is under the police chief's leadership.
Facing special cases, investigators have independent investigation rights, but when executing tasks must have police assistance.
Listen to that. Working there still needs supervision.
If the supervisor were a spirit master with higher spiritual power, fine. But it's outsiders.
If they meet rigid types, the investigator has to deal with evil spirits and also deal with pig teammates dragging them down. That's basically joking with your life.
"This bureau's status isn't even worth crap."
Next section,
Mission section,
Also the section he cares about most.
This part is simple and easy to understand.
Basically: the bureau lacks manpower and can't handle all cases, so some relatively not-tricky ones get posted as bounty missions. Complete within time limit, receive reward.
Usually the evil spirits in these tasks won't exceed C-rank, and are mainly lower-harm D-rank and low-threat-to-ordinary-people E-rank.
Of course, all registered spirit masters can also privately post tasks here.
Cycle like this, as a spirit master, it's not easy to be short of money.
And because task content is reviewed, officials are happy to see civilian forces contribute to city stability as long as they don't break the law.
…
Spirit coins. A virtual currency usable only on the Spirit Domain site.
While browsing the forum he saw someone buying spirit coins at 1:10,000. Then his 200 coins equal 2 million?
"No. That guy buying coins is long-term buying, instant payment. That means there's still big profit margin inside."
Another point. Spirit Domain ≠ Investigation Bureau.
One info post said: "Spirit Domain site was built 30 years ago. The bureau only 15. Tasks from the bureau must be reviewed by Spirit Domain backend staff. Think about it carefully!"
Below that, all kinds of comments.
A 30-year site has too much content. One night can't finish reading.
Even if he could, he can only pick key parts first.
For example, his site nickname is "Black Widow."
Changing nickname needs 10,000 spirit coins and has a 1-year cooldown.
Another example. The shop subpage of the mission section not only lets you buy items directly, but also consignment sell.
To buy, pay coins first, then delivery to your door.
Consignment selling: site staff come pick up goods. After sold, 10% custody fee deducted. If unsold within three months, item returned, minimum 1 coin storage fee deducted.
"No matter how you play, the platform profits."
Quite interestingly, because of trust in Spirit Domain, if someone gets a good spirit item but fears they can't keep it safe, they'll list it at a sky-high price and let the platform hold it.
Official Spirit Domain says three months means three months. Either someone buys it or you wait.
At critical times, this is basically a perfect three-month life-saving method.
He browsed items sold in the official shop.
Small as talisman paper and brushes, big as spirit missiles, everything exists.
"Missiles… a non-official site can sell missiles…"
He clicked his tongue.
Of course buying missiles must have restrictions. No need to ask. Otherwise the whole Neon would've vanished long ago.
He scrolled.
"D1 Spirit Gun. Can damage D-rank evil spirits. Price: 100 coins.
Spirit bullets: 1 coin per shot, minimum 20."
After reading he felt toothache again. "So my 200 coins only enough for one gun plus 100 bullets. Damn, who said spirit masters can't be poor? My account besides one D-rank permission is cleaner than my face!"
…
So he browsed until past 11, remembered the clothing problem still not solved, rubbed sore eyes, went to work.
The uniform he wore in the day actually wasn't dirty. Just left in the closet too long, had a not-so-good smell.
Now a whole day passed. Hang it overnight, spray fragrance, barely can last some time.
Also iron out wrinkles. Must be careful.
Another hour like that.
Midnight already. Even with spiritual power support he felt sleepy.
About clothes, best method is buy new.
Clothing shops on the way home are countless. Definitely wouldn't take this much effort.
Too bad he's poor.
Another way is send to dry cleaner for rush service.
Shop rules thousands. Pay triple price for one job. Tomorrow morning someone would bring clean neat clothes to Mr. Inoue with a smile.
Too bad he can't bear it.
In the end it's still poverty.
As a fake spirit master, he knows nothing about the industry.
He doesn't know when the next 200,000 will arrive. Maybe tomorrow, maybe next month. No one can say.
Before sleep, the 200 spirit coins in account "Black Widow" were emptied.
Between money and items he hesitated long, finally decided to think long-term.
Exorcising equals risking life.
D1 spirit gun, 100 bullets. All in. Sleep!