Chapter 500

Tang An was a Yin spirit living in the Northwest District. He was a Yin spirit who had died only in the last ten years due to leukemia. When he heard the announcement of the Official Decree of Hell No. 002, he immediately raised his head just like any other Yin spirit around and stared expectantly at the illusory figure projected into the skies.

Hell was a place that was lacking in entertainment. Thus, any incident that was out of the ordinary was bound to draw the attention of all Yin spirits around.

This was the by-product of extreme boredom. Things had returned to how they were back in the Qin and Han Dynasties, when every sunrise and sunset was a thing to behold. If the present ruler of Hell was going to keep things status quo, just like how Kong Mo did, then it wouldn’t be long before a major riot occurs here in Ashmound.

After all, every Yin spirit here felt as though they had taken several steps back, reverting from life in the information age to the prehistoric era upon death. It was easy to change one’s habit from that of a frugal lifestyle to one of great extravagance, but far harder to do the converse.

Within five minutes, everyone in the city poured out of their homes and offices and stared intently at the skies. It was only then that Qin Ye continued to speak in a deep voice, “Official Decree of Hell No. 002. With immediate effect, 15 March is to be designated as the National Day. Together with the National Day, the Hungry Ghost Festival, the Winter Clothes Day, and the Qingming Festival are all to be designated as public holidays. The details are as follows.

The Hungry Ghost Festival, the Winter Clothes Day, and the Qingming Festival shall each be celebrated with a two-day public holiday. All Yin spirits may receive burnt offerings, sacrificial goods and Hell’s notes during this period of time. The National Day is to be celebrated with a three-day public holiday. Effective immediately.”

The eyes of the citizens didn’t flicker one bit.

After all, this much wasn’t enough to stir the hearts of the citizens at all.

Rest… We’re already resting everyday!! Sometimes, I even wish we could work overtime all the time!

Qin Ye ignored the thoughts of the Yin spirits. This was only the first of the one-two combination punch he had prepared to deliver today.

“I hereby announce the Official Decree of Hell No. 003.”

“With effect from the date of the Hungry Ghost Festival this year, all use of prevailing currencies shall be abolished, and only Hell’s notes shall be accepted moving forward. Starting tomorrow, you may exchange all prevailing currencies for the unified currency of Hell at all designated places of exchange located in the Central District. Please note that the designated places of exchange shall close in one month’s time.”

Tang An sighed and turned around, and an older Yin spirit beside him remarked in surprise, “What’s the matter? Not going to listen any longer?”

“There’s no point.” Tang An yawned lazily as he tried to squeeze out of the crowd, but to no avail. There were several others who clearly thought the same way as he did, but the crowd was simply too packed for them to even move an inch.

“How naive…” Another old man shook his head, “These are all matters that will be closely related to our future. You’ll only regret missing out on the rest of these announcements.”

Tang An rolled his eyes and pouted his lips.

Things were exactly the same as they had been back while he was living. He would habitually hear about the implementation of new social security rules, as well as lower interest rates in banks. But did they really have an effect on how he lived?

Social security was something that sounded great, but he’d never needed to use. And as for bank interest rates… his money was stored in his Alipay and WeChat accounts, where they accrued interest on independent rates. Thus, to his mind, rather than focus on these ancillary matters, he would much prefer it if the government focused on actually improving their quality of life!

We’ve got no internet, no computers, and no cell phones. Do you know what we’ve been doing all these nights?

We’ve been spending all our free time on the streets, interacting with those Yin spirits that have died well over sixty years ago! I swear I can even tell you their life story, word for word by now!

That said, everyone remained completely silent.

Qin Ye glanced around the city. The second decree had stirred some ripples across the citizens, but it clearly wasn’t anything more than a faint ripple across stagnant waters.

Clearly, the previous two decrees weren’t enough to cause a splash in the waters.

“With that, I go on to the next piece of announcement.” Qin Ye drew a deep breath and drew his eyes to the last two items on the agenda. These were the heavy blows that were intended to cause a splash to begin with!

“With effect from the date of the Hungry Ghost Festival, the first giant entertainment facility shall be opened on Spider Lily Island. This entertainment facility will cover an area of 14,562 square meters, and shall be opened 24/7… Silence!”

His announcement instantly stirred a buzz among the crowd below!

Tang An was just about to leave when his feet suddenly paused. Then, he turned to look at the lofty, illusory figure above in the skies. And he wasn’t the only one. In fact, countless Yin spirits, regardless of when they perished, all stared intently at the skies above with a fiery gaze in their eyes!

Clamor.

There was an uproarious clamor!

What started out as soft whispers of discuss