Upon witnessing the girl's reaction, Christopher Yard rolled his eyes and placed his locked phone in front of her. He said casually, "Hmm? Take a look at yourself!" "Ah!!" Initially dismissive, Serene Hayes glanced at Christopher Yard's phone and was about to avert her gaze. However, she quickly caught sight of her own image on Christopher Yard's phone and let out a high-pitched scream! To drown out the deafening scream, Christopher Yard covered one of his ears! After Serene Hayes finished screaming, Christopher Yard wasted no time and immediately inquired about the situation in the village from Aken. Now aware that Christopher Yard was there to save them, Aken didn't hesitate and revealed the truth. Soon, Christopher Yard understood that a month prior to the arrival of the Taoist priest, there had been sudden cases of people going insane and biting others in the village. That's when the Taoist priest had arrived. The Taoist priest claimed that Dalong Village had been contaminated by evil spirits, and these evil spirits originated from the police who were soon to enter the village. Only by killing those police officers could Dalong Village find peace. "These guys are quite cunning. They knew that the police would eventually come here to arrest them, so they framed the police first. No wonder the villagers were so hostile towards the police," Christopher Yard nodded and remarked. Afterwards, Christopher Yard listened to Aken's account of how the Taoist priest and the criminals colluded with each other. The criminals brought individuals who could temporarily suppress the evil spirits in the village. Of course, at that time, the villagers didn't refer to these criminals as "criminals." According to the Taoist priest, they were called "heroes." The "heroes" in the Taoist priest's words were righteous. They couldn't bear to see Dalong Village being contaminated by evil spirits, so they were invited by the Taoist priest to suppress the evil spirits by capturing people. Although some villagers went missing afterwards, they didn't suspect the Taoist priest and those so-called heroes because the Taoist priest used his spells to control the villagers. Instead, all the resentment was directed towards the police. Up until now, Christopher Yard finally understood that the entire incident in Dalong Village was orchestrated by the Taoist priest, and it was highly likely that he was responsible for driving the villagers insane. As for the purpose, it was obvious that it was for the convenience of kidnapping people. When Christopher Yard pondered how this Taoist priest had acquired his spells, he became even more perplexed. Why hadn't he encountered any spells before? What's more important is that this Taoist priest is obviously colluding with those criminals. Why didn't he use the Thunderwood Spell on the police at that time? If he had, all the police would probably be dead by now. After contemplating for a long time, Christopher Yard couldn't figure it out. So he stopped thinking and tidied up his appearance. Serene Hayes then gave some instructions to the villagers, telling them to immediately report any suspicious activities to the police. Afterwards, Christopher Yard returned to the police station with the people he had brought. He left the rest to the police to handle. It had been a busy day for him. He quickly returned home. At that moment, he noticed that Samantha Townsend had also returned and nothing had happened. Christopher Yard felt a little relieved. Recently, someone from an organization had targeted him, and it was highly likely that they would go after the people around him. After taking a shower and ensuring Samantha Townsend was asleep, Christopher Yard once again entered the Thumbs-Up System. He discovered that his thumbs-up count for the day had reached 220,000. Seeing this, Christopher Yard's mood immediately improved. He accepted a thunderbolt and exchanged it for 160,000 thumbs-up points. It was worth it! Christopher Yard realized that he had been struck by lightning once and his mouth felt dry. He poured a glass of water and drank it while browsing the Thumbs-Up Online Mall in the Thumbs-Up System. There were numerous items in the Thumbs-Up Online Mall that he needed to carefully study. He wanted to find some spells to defend himself. Wouldn't that be great? Christopher Yard didn't really expect powerful spells like the Cloud Somersault or the Seventy-Two Transformations. Even the Thirty-Six Transformations would suffice. Christopher Yard touched his nose and shamelessly thought to himself. Just as Christopher Yard was browsing the Thumbs-Up Online Mall, a mechanical voice suddenly sounded in the system, startling him. "Ding! Congratulations, Host, for obtaining the method to practice the Thunderwood Spell. However, you need to upgrade the system to version 3.0, which requires 1 million thumbs-up points. Does the Host want to upgrade with a deficit of thumbs-up points?" "Pfft!" Upon hearing the system's words, Christopher Yard spit out the water he had just drunk. Damn it, 1 million thumbs-up points? Why don't you just go rob someone, system? And you have the audacity to ask if I want to upgrade with a deficit of thumbs-up points? Screw you! Christopher Yard's mind was instantly filled with a myriad of emotions. He had seen lions roar before, but never like this. With a whopping one million thumbs-up points, it was equivalent to a hundred million yuan in Chinese currency. Could Christopher Yard resist the temptation to click on something? Definitely not. This was not a small amount; it was a huge sum! When the system introduced Thumbs-Up 2.0, it was through a lottery upgrade. But now, this guy was extorting a million from him. If he threw away a million, it would be a big deal.Although he earned tens of thousands of thumbs-up points every day, he always felt that the system wouldn't be so kind. When it came to thumbs-up points, the system was as tricky as it could be. After spitting out a mouthful of water, Christopher Yard initially wanted to refuse the system. But then he remembered the bonus of the pet experience points that came with the Thumbs-Up 2.0 upgrade, and he couldn't sit still. That pet was a really good thing. Otherwise, his four cooking skills wouldn't have reached this level. Obviously, if he upgraded, he would be able to learn the Thunderwood Technique! Now, Christopher Yard suddenly had two conflicting thoughts in his mind, constantly whispering in his ears. Thought One: Upgrade! If you upgrade, you can learn the Thunderwood Technique. Damn, that's a spell that Thumbs-Up 2.0 doesn't have! Thought Two: Yeah! Yeah! It's just a million thumbs-up points, right? It could be done in a month. Who knows, maybe you can save someone and immediately earn it back? ... In his mind, the two thoughts kept battling, and Christopher Yard realized that although he claimed he didn't want it, deep down he was actually very tempted. The mentality of taking risks and the Thunderwood Technique were influencing him! What could he say about this? Should he upgrade or not? Upgrade! He must upgrade, hehe! "System, please return the 200,000 thumbs-up points that I owe, and then proceed to upgrade me to Thumbs-Up System 3.0!" Christopher Yard commanded silently. Following his command, a mechanical voice resonated in his mind once more. "Ding! Congratulations, Host. The system has successfully upgraded after clearing the owed thumbs-up points. The upgrade process is now underway..."