For this little thing, Kudo Yuichi didn't even ask why, nodded very casually, and agreed.

The elevator door slowly slid open in both directions, and the two of them reached the ninth basement floor.

It should be past seven o'clock in the evening, but the underground is brightly lit.

The first thing that catches Kiyoshi Uesugi's eye is a corridor of nearly 100 meters, the corridor is cleaned and bright, clean and clean, and the whole floor is a huge mirror surface that seems to be one, and when Uesugi Kiyoshi steps on it, he can clearly see his reflection in it.

How to say it, it's nothing now, I don't know what black technology is used in this mirror, although it can reflect the human figure, but it does not reflect the light, so that the room does not appear dazzling.

But if anyone walks down this corridor in total darkness, they will be scared to death by the ghostly shadows reflected in the mirror.

Kudo Yuichi found that Uesugi Kiyoshi seemed to care about this "floor", he led the way in front, pointed to the mirror under his feet, and explained: "This is a super-large inheritance mirror, of course, it is a used wreckage, this thing is a good thing that Akutagawa applied to the headquarters, it can resist the invasion of extraordinary forces to a certain extent, our base is underground, and it is not realistic for the enemy to kill directly from the surface, but the invasion directly from the underground is still not easy to defend, with this thing, the base will be much safer." ”

"The mirror of inheritance, you should know, the necessary materials for the linker's awakening of the extraordinary, eighty percent of the mirror of inheritance exists in the form of a mirror, and the person who does not fit the heroic soul in the mirror of inheritance can only use it as an ordinary mirror even if he has the mirror of inheritance, and the qualified linker, facing the mirror of inheritance, will reflect the corresponding image of the heroic soul, the higher the fit, the clearer the mirror."

Yuichi Kudo explained briefly, then pointed to the average and symmetrical door of the division in the hallway.

"It's all about... Fortification. ”

"Well, you can understand it that way."

"The ninth floor is the lowest and most important layer of the base, the conference room, the seal, and the main courtyard, all on the ninth floor."

"So Akutagawa has invested a lot of money to build this place into a solid soup."

"Didn't he just say to get the key, the seal is connected to the Shosoin, in order to open these two houses, you need all the collectors' keys to get together, and if you don't have one handle, you can't open it."

As he spoke, Yuichi Kudo led Kiyoshi Uesugi to the end of the corridor, and with a slight force, pushed open a wooden quaint Japanese door.

This should be the "conference room" in Kudo's mouth, but Uesugi Kiyoshi never expected that the conference room of the transcendent would be so different from what he imagined.

There is no light in physics, and what provides illumination is a myriad of arm-thick candles that glow warmly.

The candle stands on top of the golden candlestick nearly two meters high, condescending, like countless shining sparks, like a dream.

The ceiling of the entire conference room is a transparent and clear glass window, like crystal, without flaws.

Behind this crystal barrier, Uesugi Kiyoshi looked at it and saw an endless starry sky!

This is the ninth basement floor, but the ceiling is lit up with a bright starry sky that is no longer visible in Tokyo, where light pollution is severe.

On the side of the candlestick, there are countless antique ornaments that look antique and extraordinary, and there are several tall and hideous, lifelike statues of ghosts and gods, and in the center of these ornaments is a round table made of white jade.

This round table is somewhat like a round table for Western knights' gatherings, with neatly displayed large ink-colored chairs next to the table, and Uesugi counted them, and there are nine chairs in total.

On the table in front of three chairs are signs of Chinese characters written with ink pens.

They are "Rashomon", "Detective" and "Attempted Crime".

This may be the code name for the three collectors that the Collectibles Society has in existence.

The first two, he already knew who it was, so he made this judgment.

When Kiyoshi Uesugi and Yuichi Kudo entered the conference room, the heavy wooden door closed automatically.

Candlelight and starlight are intertwined, sprinkled on the white jade round table and ghost sculptures, setting off the atmosphere mysterious and ambiguous.

Yuichi Kudo sat down in his own chair, comfortably relaxed his shoulders, his expression became a little more relaxed, and he glanced at Uesugi Kiyoshi.

"Feel free to sit down, how about it, I designed this conference room."

Uesugi Kiyoshi pondered for a moment and said two words with certainty.

"Rich!"

Yuichi Kudo rolled his eyes, as if offended.

"This boundless starry sky is an image I took directly from the National Astronomical Department, and it is directly projected on this crystal wall, and the onmyoji is good at stargazing at night and divining good fortune, which is prepared for the onmyoji companions who may appear in the collectors in the future."

"Those ghost and god statues are the ghosts and gods that we have destroyed and sealed over the years, and they use the statues as sustenance, bewitching believers, guiding rituals, and we have discovered them, destroyed them, and then contained the idols here."

"These candles are all by-products of the research of the scientists of the association, which are mixed with soothing incense, which can refresh the mind, help meditation, and reduce the probability of sinking.

Yuichi Kudo proudly introduced his design concept, but looking at Uesugi Kiyoshi's perfunctory look, he knew that everything he said was in vain.

He paused and changed the subject.

"Qing, you've changed a lot lately, be careful not to indulge in killing, it's easy to sink like that."

Uesugi Kiyoshi found a seat and sat down, raised his eyebrows, and said with a smile: "I've changed... Is there one? ”

"Of course there is, have you counted, how many people have you killed today?"

"Those killing-level secret ritual people under Dong Wenyu's command basically died in your hands, this level of killing, it is very easy for transcendents to lose their hearts and be taken advantage of by ghosts and gods, you have no signs of sinking until now, it is already a miracle."

Yuichi Kudo's words made Uesugi Kiyoshi thoughtful.

It was not that he had not fallen into a sinking, but that he had been saved from it.

He remembered the lazy and casual shadow again, like a lotus flower out of the water.

"Killing, will it accelerate the sinking?"

Uesugi Kiyoshi stopped the distracting thoughts in his heart and asked seemingly casually.

"Not entirely true, but there is a saying."

"The hatred and resentment of mortal souls will blind the inspiration of the transcendent and weaken his mental defense, so there are very few incidents in this world where transcendental people wantonly slaughter ordinary people, and it is not good for them."

"In this respect, the effect of the soul of the transcendent is better than that of the soul of the mortal."

"Therefore, in the battle between transcendents, even if the winner is divided, you must be careful of the opponent's final counterattack, make up the knife in time, and don't talk a bunch of nonsense like the villain in the movie."

"There are too many mystical rituals who died in your hands today, why do you think I didn't use the lights to illuminate them, but lit the requiem candle, I'm really afraid that you will fall into a sinking, that kind of taste is not pleasant."

Facing Yuichi Kudo's somewhat worried eyes, Uesugi Kiyoshi smiled slightly.

"Thank you for your concern, I'm fine."

"Yuichi, I've never changed."

"Maybe I'm hiding it deeply, but I never said... I'm a good person! ”