"Alright! Registration complete!"
The registrar handed the key back to Nathan Lin, his face showing a slight surprise.
"Thank you!"
Nathan Lin took the key and prepared to head back to the villa for some rest.
"Wow, Brother Lin, you're awesome!"
As Nathan Lin turned around, the fatty who had been in his class before came over, immediately showering him with exaggerated compliments.
"Brother Lin, you're our idol."
A few of the fatty's lackeys chimed in, fawning over Nathan Lin.
Nearby, some of the students were still in awe, especially the girls who saw Nathan Lin's impressive feats and good looks—he seemed to be practically glowing in their eyes.
As a time-traveler, Nathan Lin was used to such compliments and didn't let it get to his head. He ignored the fatty's antics and quickly made his way out of the crowd. It was time for him to shop for some daily necessities.
Once Nathan Lin left, the crowd erupted into heated discussions.
"No way, he took care of an entire villa by himself? That's impossible, right?"
"Yeah, I heard from the guards that no one has succeeded in the villa area for the last ten years. Since it was released for newcomers, no one under 20 has ever been able to live there!"
Some of the newer students couldn't believe it either. After all, handling a villa with a newly awakened Ghost Spirit was a daunting task!
However, Nathan Lin had already completed the registration, and the results of the test were soon announced. Although his name wasn't mentioned directly, it was clear that someone had managed to take a villa, and that confirmed the rumors.
The news spread like wildfire among the other three hundred students.
The outer city of Willow City wasn't small, but aside from the villa area, most of the residents were newly awakened Ghost Tamers.
Nathan Lin went to purchase daily supplies at the street his bus had passed earlier.
He waited for a while before an old bus arrived.
He got on.
On the bus, there were a few people, some with Ghost Spirits, who looked like they had lived in the outer city for a while.
These people seemed used to traveling with ghosts, and no one seemed particularly interested in talking to one another.
Nathan Lin scanned the fare with his identity card and took a seat.
After a short ride, Nathan Lin arrived at the busy shopping street.
He began buying daily necessities.
In this world, supplies in the Base City were relatively scarce, and the prices were steep. A decent blanket cost over a thousand, and towels weren't cheap either.
Thankfully, Nathan Lin had earned 100 contribution points after passing the test, which could be exchanged for 10,000 yuan.
So, he spent nearly fifty contribution points to purchase several items, having them delivered to the villa.
Once done, he took the bus back.
...
By the time Nathan Lin returned to the villa, the cleaning lady was almost done. He asked her to wash the sheets and hang them up.
For tonight, he could make do with the bedding he had used in the dorm, but those were single beds, far too small for the villa.
Once the cleaning lady left, it was nearly evening.
Dinner was easy to solve, as the outer city had plenty of restaurants, many offering delivery. Nathan Lin ordered some takeout, taking care of the meal.
After eating, Nathan Lin sat in the living room, took out the communication device integrated with his identity card, and checked his new messages.
"You must go outside the city within three days to deal with scattered ghosts?"
Nathan Lin murmured to himself.
Now that he and the other three hundred students were officially Ghost Tamers, though still under guidance in the Base City, they were freer than in school, with more flexible schedules.
However, this also meant they were responsible for everything themselves.
If they ran out of contribution points, they would go hungry.
So, the Base City handed out some time-limited tasks to the students, such as this ghost-clearing task, allowing them to practice and earn some contribution points.
Nathan Lin glanced through the task, dismissing it quickly. This task posed no challenge for him.
Although the outer city was full of ghosts, most of them were harmless, categorized as "benevolent spirits" or at least neutral.
To earn more experience for Coco's growth, Nathan Lin would need to take on stronger ghosts.
Once out of the Base City, it would be a real ghost-filled world. Though Coco had reached Dangerous-Grade, she was far from invincible. Nathan Lin wouldn't recklessly rush out.
Thus, tasks issued by the Base City were an ideal way to find ghosts that Coco could handle, combining them with system tasks to earn both experience and contribution points.
In the communication device, Nathan Lin saw many such tasks.
Through these, he learned more about the Base City's structure.
The space within the city was quite limited. The outer city had expanded over the years, with several defensive lines. Inside these lines, there were grain-producing towns and larger factories, such as cement and ironworks.
These defenses were mainly to guard against large-scale Ghost Tides, with powerful Ghost Tamers stationed at the outermost lines.
However, with such vast areas to cover, some ghosts inevitably slipped through, and their numbers weren't small.
The Ghost Tamers stationed at the outermost defenses could rarely leave. In such cases, the ghosts needed to be dealt with by Ghost Tamers within the city.
The time-limited tasks given to the three hundred new students were mainly about clearing scattered, low-level ghosts within the innermost defense line, giving them some hands-on experience.
Ghost Spirits that kill other ghosts could absorb their Spirit Energy and grow.
For example, after Coco killed the out-of-control Ghost Spirit, she had absorbed Spirit Energy on top of receiving system rewards.
The black shadow in the villa didn't have any Spirit Energy, probably because it had been neutered.
Of course, it couldn't be compared to the system's experience rewards, which were much faster and more efficient.
Nathan Lin was browsing the Base City's tasks when he saw one that suited him.
A "Horror-Grade" ghost appeared in a furnace factory outside the city, causing deaths. If handled, the task would grant 2,000 contribution points.
"Ghosts outside the city haven't been neutered, so I'll go deal with a Dangerous-Grade one first."
Nathan Lin thought.
But by the time he got to the task, it had already been taken by another Ghost Tamer, so he kept looking.
Soon, Nathan Lin found another one that caught his eye and accepted it.
The task was to investigate an abnormal decrease in food supplies at Grain Town No. 2. It was suspected that a "Dangerous-Grade" starving ghost had been eating the food.
"Ghosts can eat food?"
Nathan Lin muttered.
After solving the starving ghost, he would receive 200 contribution points, but it wasn't the contribution points that caught his attention—it was the system's rewards.
"New Task: Bring Coco and kill a complete 'Dangerous-Grade' Evil Ghost to complete the task. Task Rewards: 300 Experience, Ghost Spirit Potential +1, Bond +1."
The system's voice rang out again.
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