boyutpedia Chapter 54 Trying to extort me? The entire Western Hell will have to pay compensation.
Chapter 54 Trying to extort me? The entire Western Hell will have to pay compensation.
Inside the First Yama Palace, the aged, majestic voice, tinged with a slight electrical buzzing, flowed slowly through the amplified phonograph.
"Benefactor Chu, could you... for the sake of Buddha, perhaps we could discuss this further?"
The sound wasn't loud, but it made the hall feel as if it had fallen into an ice cellar.
The backs of King Qin Guang and the others, which had just straightened, unconsciously slumped down a little again.
The Buddha's face.
In the underworld, these four characters carry more weight than the combined seals of the Ten Kings of Hell.
Jin Chanzi's originally ashen face instantly lit up with a glimmer of hope.
He suddenly looked up at the figure slumped in the chair in the water mirror, as if looking at his last straw.
In the water mirror, Chu Jiang toyed with the flattened soda can in his hand, tilting his head as if he hadn't heard clearly.
"What kind of noodles did you say?"
"Buddha's face." The voice patiently repeated.
"Oh, Buddha." Chu Jiang nodded in sudden realization.
He sat up straight, and his expression became much more serious.
"Then I'd like to ask, can one get an invoice for Buddha's influence in the underworld?"
Can it be deducted from the merit tax?
"How much performance bonus does this 'face' amount to? Will it be included in my performance review at the end of the year?"
A barrage of questions caused even the author, Kuofuyin, to pause for a moment.
The aged voice fell silent.
The ghost officials inside the hall nearly popped their eyes out.
Is this something I can ask?
King Qin Guang silently covered his face, feeling a tightness in his chest.
"If neither is possible," Chu Jiang shrugged, his tone returning to its usual lazy manner, "then what are you talking to me about saving face?"
"I, Chu Jiang, am an ordinary entrepreneur, and my biggest concern is cost and benefit."
"You sent people here to sabotage my business, crash my servers, and even try to poach my employees."
"You think you can just dismiss it all with a casual 'for Buddha's sake'?"
Chu Jiang threw the crushed soda can onto the table with a crisp sound.
"Do you think I'm doing charity work?"
"Or are you going to teach me how to do it?"
"..." On the other end of the amplified text, there was another long silence.
"Programmer Li." Chu Jiang ignored the reaction on the other end and called out directly.
"Yes, boss."
"Draft a lawyer's letter." Chu Jiang crossed his legs. "No, our court just opened, it should be called 'The Supreme Court of the Underworld's Notice of Rights Protection'."
He started counting on his fingers and began to do the accounting on the spot.
"The public facilities at the Sanzu Ferry were damaged, with 372 paving stones broken. At the market price of a merit brick, wouldn't it be reasonable to give them one million merit points?"
Li, the coder, was taking notes rapidly on his tablet.
"Our core server was maliciously attacked, causing a three-minute downtime for maintenance, which delayed at least 100,000 orders. At the minimum cost of 10 Yin Virtue per order, that's another million."
"Our employees, including but not limited to Meng Po, Bruhe, and the Soul-Devouring Beast, have suffered severe fright and immense psychological trauma. Is it reasonable to award them 100,000 merit points per person for this emotional distress?"
"Also, to facilitate this entrapment operation, the Ten Kings of Hell made a cameo appearance. How much should their appearance fee be? King Qin Guang, you name your price?"
Chu Jiang suddenly turned the question to King Qin Guang.
King Qin Guang was startled and quickly waved his hand. "No, we are doing this voluntary work."
"See how magnanimous Your Majesty is?" Chu Jiang nodded. "Then consider it a friendly donation. However, this favor must be recorded."
"Most importantly," Chu Jiang's tone shifted, his voice turning cold, "our company's brand image has been severely damaged by this incident. Hundreds of millions of users in the underworld believe our company has gone bankrupt. How do you calculate this intangible loss of brand value?"
He hesitated for a moment.
"How about this, let's round it up."
"Just ask them for... 100 trillion merit points."
"puff--"
Inside the main hall, one of the ghost officials couldn't hold back and spat out a breath of yin energy.
A trillion?
Even if you sold the entire Ling Mountain and the Western Hell as a package, would you be able to make up this small amount?
The breathing sounds from the other end of the amplified text channel became noticeably heavier.
"Benefactor Chu, this is extortion!"
"You're wrong," Chu Jiang corrected. "What I'm doing is protecting my rights according to the law and seeking reasonable compensation."
"If you think this is unreasonable, you can hire a lawyer. Oh, by the way, our court just opened a lawyer competition window, and Jin Suanpan is the chief lawyer; you can contact him."
"Now, I'm giving you two choices."
"First, transfer the compensation to my company account within three days."
"Second, I will take this 'Notice' to the Heavenly Court and apply to the Jade Emperor for enforcement."
After Chu Jiang finished speaking, he made a gesture directly to Xiao V.
"I'm hanging up now, don't keep me from getting off work."
"beep--"
The sound in the amplified text abruptly stopped.
The entire First Yama Palace was so quiet you could hear a pin drop.
Chu Jiang looked at the blank, wooden faces reflected in the water mirror and smiled with satisfaction.
"Programmer Li, push the notification to the top of the entire server via the 'Santu Kuaidu' application."
"One copy to Mount Ling, one copy to the Western Hell, and copies to the Heavenly Court's Ministry of Justice, the various departments of the Underworld, and the office of the Earth God at the City God Temple."
"We want the entire underworld to know that our underworld is a place of reason and law. Anyone who dares to try and extort money from us should be prepared to lose everything."
"Understood, boss."
Li, the programmer, tapped his finger lightly on the tablet.
The next second, all devices with the "Three Paths Crossing" APP installed, whether in the underworld, the human world, or even the heavens above, started to vibrate simultaneously.
A red pop-up window took up the entire screen.
[Notice from the Supreme Court of the Underworld Regarding the "January 1.15th Major Cyber Attack and Illegal Intrusion Case"]
The moment the notification was sent out, Chu Jiang heard the long-lost system notification sound in his mind.
[Ding! Congratulations, host, for completing the hidden achievement: The First Person to Promote Legal Knowledge Across Entities!]
[The host has successfully extended the influence of the Underworld's rules to other major world planes, greatly enhancing the authority of the Underworld's Heavenly Dao!]
[System rewards are being settled...]
[Reward 1: Cultivation Enhancement! The host's cultivation level will break through from the late stage of Ghost King to the mid stage of Ghost General!]
An unimaginably vast amount of pure energy appeared out of thin air and instantly filled Chu Jiang's limbs and bones.
His soul seemed to be on a rocket, breaking through layer after layer of barriers.
Peak Ghost King!
Half-step Ghost General!
Ghost General (early stage)!
Finally, he steadily stopped at the mid-stage of the Ghost General realm.
[Reward 2: Unlock a brand new magic weapon – the Measuring Ruler (Physical Account Settlement Version)!]
Chu Jiang opened his hand, and a simple, black ruler covered with dense runes appeared in his palm.
Four large, gold-plated characters gleamed on the ruler.
— "Pay back the debts you owe."
[Magic Weapon Description: When used against debtors, it can ignore distance and defenses to conduct forced physical debt collection. The specific collection effect is directly proportional to the amount owed.]
Chu Jiang weighed the ruler in his hand and revealed a kind smile.
This thing is much more effective than a lawyer's letter.
"V." Chu Jiang felt the surge of power within him and was in high spirits.
"Yes, boss."
"Weren't those friends from the Western Hell just now trying out our internet service?"
"Our company emphasizes making guests feel at home and being responsive to their needs."
Chu Jiang stood up, walked to the control panel, and looked at a red dot representing the coordinates of the Western Hell plane.
"Didn't you reverse engineer their communication channels before?"
"Now, play our company's recruitment ad on a loop 24 hours a day in their hometown."
V's eyes lit up, and he rubbed his hands together excitedly.
"Boss, what's the best word to use for 'GG'?"
"Let's use that one," Chu Jiang thought for a moment.
Do you want to get rich overnight? Do you want to rise to the top in one step? Do you want a bright future?
Don't hesitate, join "Sanzu Ferry Management Co., Ltd." now!
"Here, there is no oppression, no exploitation, only a warm family and countless KPIs!"
"Join us now and enjoy unlimited access to 'Holy Water of Merit,' 'fully furnished riverside residence,' and a 'Luxury Package for the Chosen One'!"
"The contact number is Ash's private number, the leader of Hydra."
"I'll see if their hell is more solid, or if my hoe can swing faster."
V's eyes lit up as he listened, his fingers leaving a blur of typing on the keyboard.
"Understood! We'll make sure their backyard is covered with our recruitment brochures!"
Just then, an emergency notification popped up on Li's tablet.
He adjusted his glasses and reported to his supervisor.
"Boss, we just received a login request from the highest level of authority in the Western Hell."
"The other party attempted to log in to the 'Santu Kuaidu' APP to check their personal credit score."
"Username is..."
Li, the coder, paused for a moment and then uttered a name that made the entire Three Realms tremble.
Lucifer.