After Huang Quan left, Si Ren walked over to the remains of the Kuomintang soldiers.
He dug a pit with the Seven-Star Dagger and buried the bones inside.
Then he carved a memorial tablet for them bearing the inscription: "Namely Loyal Bones."
Taking a bottle of white liquor from his backpack, he poured it out in front of the grave.
"Though I know neither your names nor your military unit designation, it is my good fortune to have fought side by side with you today.
As the saying goes: Loyal bones are buried in every green mountain; why need one be returned wrapped in a horse's hide?"
Si Ren bowed solemnly three times, turned, and left.
His harvest this time had been immense.
Not only had he gained a generous amount of points, but most importantly, he learned from Huang Quan's own mouth that he could hire ghosts to work for him.
When he was promoted to probationary employee, the option to exchange for Underworld Banknotes had appeared in the Lingtu Mall.
This was no coincidence; it must have been done intentionally.
It was likely meant to safeguard the lives of probationary employees like them during the early stages.
Huang Quan must have known about this, yet he had never mentioned it to him.
Something must have gone wrong somewhere along the line—perhaps direct trading with the Ghost Market was blocked, leaving them with no way to hire guards using Underworld Banknotes.
Thank goodness for his great luck and resilience; otherwise, he would have died eight hundred times over b…
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