Chapter 70: It of the Old Days
"New news from Miss Olivia. β
The virtual screen on the window trembled, and the sound of intelligent announcements came to Zhu Jue's ears, who were watching the "Book of Dekian" in the studio while monitoring the gentleman's residence.
"Read!"
Separated by a door, Zhu Jue's voice sounded a little muffled.
"Message Reading...... Zhu Jue, there is a new situation in the cult in Hesai Town, come to the archaeological association, right now. β
The cult problem in Hesai Town is not completely over because of the return of Zhu Jue and Olivia, after all, there are a large number of cult members in the local area, and only most of them appeared in the battle in the tavern at that time, and even if those monsters are put aside, some things within this cult also need to be further investigated, and the sudden disappearance of the terrifying monster in the depths of the swamp naturally cannot be regarded as nothing happened.
After two days of searching by the Archaeological Association, Olivia, as the main investigator and person in charge of the case, received a lot of follow-up reports from the investigation team of the Archaeological Association, so she informed Zhu Jue as soon as possible, hoping that he could go over and discuss it together.
"Message reply, I'll be there right away and help me prepare a dinner. β
Too lazy to take out his mobile phone, he simply asked 1103 to help him reply to the message, and then put the "Book of Dekian" into his handbag and then stuffed it into his pocket, beckoned in the direction of the bed, half of his body hung outside the bed, and the wind chimes that tried to hook the milk cup with his tail immediately jumped out.
......
"The success of special biological parasitism depends on whether the state between the parasite and the parasitic can be balanced, once there is a rejection reaction can cause very serious consequences, modern biotechnology does not support human beings to try to coexist with parasites, it is not that technology cannot achieve it, but it is not worth the loss, because compared to parasitic technology, we have more mature prosthetic modification and biochemical modification, in fact I don't mind you waste too much time on parasitism. β
On the suspended light screen, the gray-haired old man recounted his opinion, and although his words had been deliberated, the meaning was also straightforward.
In front of the screen, the gentleman reclined in his seat with his eyes closed.
"I paid so much money to find you, not so that you could tell me here how hard it is to parasitize, but to ask you to give me a solution...... I'll give you a week, and if you can't do it, let me know in advance. β
Picking up the quaint teacup engraved with delicate patterns, the gentleman waved his hand to close the light screen, sat up straight, and his eyes fell on the transparent cabin in front of him After his cultivation over the past few days, the expression on his face was much soothed.
Prosthetic modification?
Biochemical modification?
These two methods can greatly enhance combat effectiveness, which is very clear to the gentleman, but the goal has always been to pursue the liberation of the soul, only the brain will try these methods, he must ensure that his soul is pure, and want to enhance his combat effectiveness on this basis, the gravel in front of him is undoubtedly the most suitable thing he has encountered over the years.
"How am I going to get hold of you?"
Moving some distance forward, the gentleman propped his chin in one hand and kicked the cabin lightly on his toes.
Before the words fell, his pupils contracted rapidly, and he subconsciously sat up straight, and the gentleman clearly saw the sand in the cabin as if he understood his words, and the body that was still in a static state was suddenly distorted.
Like a cobra swaying from side to side to the sound of the flute played by an Indian snake dancer, the sand snake transformed from the gravel also swayed, and after a while, it attached itself to the bulkhead and began a second change of shape.
βH-U-N-G-E-R...... hungerοΌβ
Seeing the sand and gravel spelling letters on the surface of the cabin, the gentleman's face turned red with excitement, his left hand slapped the seat handle, turned to the door behind him and shouted,
"Go get me a raw steak!"
"Yes, sir. β
Someone outside the door replied.
"You really have your own consciousness, and even a wanted criminal can get your help in the first place, which means that you don't need too harsh conditions to parasitize...... Whatever he can give you, I can definitely give you more, better!"
The gentleman expects Gravel to make demands on him, and as long as he can communicate with it and gain favor, he is willing to pay no matter what the cost!
......
The glittering dawn of the city center.
"Gotta give him some sweetness, you can't always be lifeless, it's not good if you are sold as waste, calculate the time, and in two days you will be untied, and then you will have to fight with that guy, prepare in advance, you know. β
There was no one around, Zhu Jue put his hands in his pockets, looked at the building of the archaeological association in front of him, and muttered to himself.
It was nine o'clock in the evening when I entered the building with my consultant ID, and most of the staff in the association had already left work, and the corridor was empty, except for the faint reflection of the greenery under the light.
As one of the team leaders of the field team, Olivia naturally has an exclusive office, which is not very large, but it can be called well-equipped.
"In the process of sorting out special information, idlers are exempted. β
The reminder letter pushed on the door did not stop Zhu Jue's footsteps, and he opened the door directly and went in, but before he saw anyone, a smell of chicken soup came to his face.
It's not that Zhu Jue is suddenly blind, but because the light in the office is very dim, except for the virtual light screen in the center, the surroundings are basically shrouded in darkness, and only a desk lamp on the desk serves as a second light source.
Olivia sat on the edge of the desk at this time, tilted her head to look at Zhu Jue, who had just entered the door, raised her hand and lit the pot behind her, the white and tender chicken was scattered in the pale yellow soup, full of color, flavor and flavor.
Zhu Jue sucked his saliva, rubbed his hands and went up.
"Why do I have to eat in my office and get the smell of chicken soup everywhere? β
Picking up the chopsticks that were sent along with the chicken soup pot and handing them to Zhu Jue, Olivia said helplessly.
"Whoever asked you to call me over at night, it was originally the time when I was going out for supper, and now you can't go hungry, oh, give you a chicken leg." β
Occupying the position that should have belonged to Olivia, Zhu Jue pulled a chicken leg and handed it over, the latter was about to wave his hand to refuse, but he paused halfway through and took it again.
I smelled the fragrance for almost half an hour...... To hell with the idea of staying in shape!
"What's going on now?"
Adjusting his position to the bottom of the air conditioner, he took a sip of chicken soup and asked as he looked at the light screen in front of Olivia.
"Since there is a cult in Hesai Town, then these people must have a meeting place, according to this line of thought, the association's follow-up investigation team found a secret room in the residence of the mayor of Hesai Town, and there were some things in it...... May affect appetite. β
Olivia clicked on one of the videos, which was supposed to be a live video from the investigation.
The content of the shooting is the general situation in the secret room, with strange characters and some special artifacts everywhere in the room.
"Nothing strange about that, right?"
Zhu Jue looked at it for a while and said out loud, in his opinion, it would be strange if there was no such place in Hesai Town.
"The key is 5 minutes and 35 seconds...... This is it!"
When the video played to a certain point in time, Olivia paused it and pressed the button on the remote control in her hand, and the whole picture was constantly enlarged.
Zhu Jue stopped his chopsticks.
It shows a wall in the chamber with a mural outlined in what could be blood or some other red paint.
The content is not complicated.
The lake and its spiked monsters, which were only half exposed, and a few rows of people kneeling outside the lake.
"I came to you to make sure the monster on this mural was the one you had met in the swampy lake. β
That night, Zhu Jue went straight to the swamp lake after the battle in the tavern, but Olivia didn't follow because of his reminder, so she only heard the sound of the battle on the other side of the swamp lake, but she didn't really see the monster that was difficult to describe in words, so she would contact Zhu Jue immediately after discovering something, hoping that he could come and identify him.
"Yes, it is. β
Started chewing the chicken again, Zhu Jue picked and said.
"Since it's exactly the same as the monster you encountered, it means that the monster that the cult in Hesai Town believes in actually exists, and you look here. β
Continuing her movements, Olivia quickly adjusted the screen to 13 minutes and 15 seconds and pressed the pause button again.
This time, the content on the screen is somewhat similar to the one just now, but Zhu Jue can clearly see an image similar to a tree from around the lake where the monster exists.
"What does it mean that these two murals appear on two walls in the same chamber?"
"The second mural is the Marsh Lake in Hesai, and the first one represents another place!"
At this time, Zhu Jue also stood up with the bowl, leaned in front of the virtual light screen to look at it carefully, and then said categorically.
If it weren't for the dream when he returned, Zhu Jue might not dare to say it so surely, but some dreams are done, and he remembers very clearly that in the lake of the black and white world, there are clearly monsters full of spikes, and they are even larger.
"This is a little strange, it is normal for cults to worship evil gods, even if there are a little more of them, it is not a strange thing to have a strange shape, but I have never seen an evil god worship two places at the same time, and it is an evil god who looks exactly the same......"
"No, they should be the same guy, and the one in the swamp lake is likely to be a clone of the other party or something. β
"Why do you say that?"
Zhu Jue's statement undoubtedly shocked Olivia.
"Because there's no better explanation, I didn't leave anything behind when I killed that guy, let alone a corpse, not even a scream, I used to think that the monster was special, but now I think about it, unless it's unreal, how can this happen?"
In fact, this was just a guess by Zhu Jue, and he didn't dare to pack a ticket.
Who can give a clear definition of these monsters?
"If it's really just a doppelganger...... Having controlled a small town with only one doppelganger, how many people should its entity control, and what makes me even more curious is that this monster must have existed for a long time, why hasn't there been any information about it before, and it has only appeared in recent years?"
When she said this, Olivia herself felt a chill down her spine, and then she seemed to think of something, and continued without waiting for Zhu Jue to speak,
"It has been sleeping in the past, and it has only been awakened in recent years?"
"Perhaps this monster is like the evil gods of the Silver Twilight Esoteric Order that we encountered in the Unspeakable Shower, and they are all asleep...... Or that it has been sealed for I don't know how many years, and it has only been awakened recently. β
The city in the deep sea that the middle-aged sailor talked about before he died, even five years later, still makes Zhu Jue linger.
How long exactly have these monsters been on Earth?
Are they asleep or sealed?
The former is easy to say, but the latter is worth scrutinizing.
What kind of existence can seal these indescribable things that existed in the past?