Chapter 563: The Card Maker (I)
When the sun hurriedly crossed the gap between the clouds and threw the light into the sea at a slight angle, the yacht on which Ronan and his party were traveling had already crossed the Tropic of Capricorn.
Ahead, the Koro base is already in sight.
It's May 16, 2097, around 10 a.m. time.
Compared to modern aircraft, even speedboats are too slow. Almost all the way was driven at the highest speed, but it still took seventeen or eighteen hours to cross the ocean surface of 2,000 kilometers.
Of course, there are also storms and man-made variables.
Now there are only 10 hours left until the high seas auction.
The Koro base was once the most important outpost northeast of the city...... At present, too, but as the world government gradually enters the stage of counteroffensive against the wilderness and even the sea, the situation of the periphery has been greatly eased, and this once military stronghold has slowly incorporated more and more commercial elements.
The area with the highest density of mercenaries in the world, the "fishing area" with the largest catch of marine distortion species in the world, the trading center of distorted raw materials with the highest trading frequency in the world, and the "free port" where the underground black market is most rampant...... All kinds of names belong to Ticheng, but this southwest Pacific stronghold, which is spliced together by hundreds of islands, must contribute a considerable part of it.
Affected by the strong "commercial atmosphere", the current military control area actually only covers the two largest islands, Xisu Island and Beisa Island, and hundreds of small Pacific islands scattered in the southeast direction, which are completely a paradise for merchants and explorers, showing a high degree of freedom and disorder.
The yacht has a small arc to enter the archipelago from the southeast.
It sounds like there are a lot of small islands of hundreds of islands, but in the vast Pacific Ocean, the distance between islands is mostly tens or hundreds of kilometers. Yachts pass through this area, and only occasionally see some undulating silhouettes that are slightly different from the sea and sky.
However, compared to the vast ocean surface on the outside, the wind and waves in this sea area have stopped early, and now the clouds are slightly thicker and the sea surface is gentle, which is a good time for sea fishing.
The shadows of the ships on the sea are also a rare sight in the wide ocean outside.
It looks very relaxed.
"Sometimes, it's wilder than wilderness. You can still see a corpse in the wilderness, but if you throw it into the sea, you can't see anything...... Ahhh ”
Zhang Yingying, as a temporary tour guide, was not in a very good mental state, yawning for days, lying on the railing and falling asleep. It's not just that I didn't sleep well, but also a considerable part of it, because I watched the transcendental-level battle up close last night, which hurt my mind.
This is the statement of His Majesty the Martial Emperor.
In Zhang Yingying's view, more factors are due to the struggle to communicate with a certain "moo, moo" bull-headed monster.
At this time, the "Dark Dragon God" was trying to curl himself up in a ball, hiding in the shadows between the deck and the cabin. If you only look at the exposed half of it, it really looks like a well-behaved baby cow......
The problem is, Zhang Yingying would never think so: "This guy is a good hand at pretending to be stupid, and I have never seen anyone who pretends to be stupid and tosses himself stupidly!" Ask what you don't know! Others use it for experiments, and they don't know what happened to them, what about jokes? ”
"The more you know,
The sooner you die, there's nothing wrong with that. Ronan replied casually.
Last night, Ronan and the cow ghost didn't actually communicate much.
The "mica" used for his experiment was directly scrapped by the "coward" and needed to be rebuilt, which took him a lot of time.
As for Hancheng's side, with the gradual restoration of the soul cloak, he has a direct observation perspective, which makes it more convenient for Yin Le to collect relevant information, and it is just a matter of listening to the bull ghost's news, so why limit himself to his words?
Zhang Yingying let the gossip heart dominate: "According to the bull ghost, the 'devil' who pretended to be Matsudaira Yoshio used it as an experimental container to do some complex research. As for what is being studied...... Belief system? Bamboo poles should like this, and he has been doing research in this area for the last few years. ”
"Well, I've read Brother Bamboo Pole's paper."
"The bamboo pole is from the perspective of the social hierarchy of the Order. As for this one, I feel like I want to be a god. ”
"Where does the word 'also' come from?" Ronan disagreed, "The definition of 'god' on earth is too broad. At best, it's a social experiment. Like that 'devil' gentleman, the Osawa Order is the experimental environment he set up and the verification tool......"
"Tsk, you can understand this baby cow's vague words?"
"If you don't listen, you'll understand better."
"Huh?!"
Zhang Yingying is not a fool, Ronan's words made her eyebrows stand up instantly, and her sharp gaze went straight to the past - in fact, her cultivation is weaker than the cow ghost, but isn't there the word fox and tiger, the cow ghost who has some distance from them subconsciously agitated, and the cow showed a simple and careful "smile" on his face.
Ronan's conclusions really have nothing to do with what the cow ghost said, and most of them are based on his own observations. At his cognitive level, it is still a little difficult to be sophisticated, and some objective traces and clues can be seen at a glance, and there are really no secrets at all.
"At present, there are not many traces of human intervention in this belief structure system brought out by the bull ghost. At least the fake Mr. Matsudaira Yoshio didn't do that, and he seemed to be more inclined to verify the reality level.
"When I was in Hanjo, I also heard that he had made the aberration lab so successful that he had to intervene...... Hey, Lord Dark Dragon. ”
Ronan turned around and greeted him from afar.
The cow ghost stood up and crawled over upside down: "Moo, big guy, you are too polite, just call me a calf, I won't pick ...... ghost or anything."
Zhang Yingying touched her forehead with her hand, and Meng Chong hid far away a long time ago, lest she couldn't hold back her emotions and have an honor murder.
Ronan is at ease. In his opinion, although the word "cow" is hung, the cow ghost is not honest at all, but the word "ghost" is very appropriate, the "ghost" of demons and monsters, for such a guy, Ronan doesn't need to think too much.
"You said that the impostor Matsudaira Yoshio gave you very vicious means to coerce you to do things for him."
"Yes, the abbot of the shrine has also become a puppet, a real puppet, I don't know how to pinch it out, and I have to change it every once in a while......"
"And yet you ran out anyway. You said it was because the Amaterasu Sect wanted to do something to you, and the means on both sides interfered with each other, but they accidentally solved your trap, specifically
You can't tell you why. ”
"I really don't know, I really don't know, I don't understand that!"
"We believe you. But you also have to explain why after you escaped, you still dared to contact them in turn and coerce the Daze Order to sell ships and factories for your expenses? ”
"Wronged, what can I spend on this appearance!" The cow ghost looked aggrieved, "You have also seen it, I have been sleeping in the open air all the way, and the meat is about to be salted in the sea, so what is the cost?" And how to spend? That guy must have been selling the property in my name! ”
"You're saying that he saw your most important test subject run away, so he started to liquidate and wasn't ready to play?"
"Well, yes, it's definitely ...... Shape? ”
The tail note of the cow ghost suddenly weakened, and it was still fluttering. Because of this moment, Ronan reached out and pressed its head.
Ronan didn't bother to do anything, like some sect laying on hands for prayer, rubbing a blessing, or simply touching a pet's head - the cow ghost's fur was warm, a little fluffy, and it felt good.
However, compared to Ronan, the feelings of the cow ghost are more direct and more difficult to explain.
At first, it was still a little confused, but soon, the brain, shoulders, and even the whole body began to tremble unfreely. Especially when I saw Ronan's projected eyes, which couldn't discern the emotional tendency, this reaction couldn't be controlled no matter what.
"Moo moo, I'll add two sentences......
Before I could turn in, a strange sensation slowly seeped down from the top of my head - yes, it seemed that there was a slight cool air current, ignoring the barrier between the scalp and the skull, and blowing straight into the skull from the outside world.
It was also at this time that some debris slid off the top of its head. That texture......
No matter how the cow ghost is, he is also the "dark dragon god" who has been worshiped for many years, and his sensing ability is also very strong. After the initial panic and trance, the situation above his head was naturally reflected in his heart.
"Moo...... Horn! ”
On the top of its head, the pair of horns, about the length of an adult's palm, inexplicably disintegrated, and there was not even a stubble left!
This is normal, because the tendency to "disintegrate" does not stop at all, and after the horns are disposed of, it acts smoothly and naturally on its scalp and below...... The skull has begun to rattle!
So there was really wind, it was the sea breeze that blew in, and it blew into its brain!
"Uh-uh-uh......"
The whole body of the cow ghost was swinging, but at the same time it was hard like a sculpture, and there were no sentences in his throat and eyes, only vague syllables jumped out, spurting out with snot and tears.
Ronan let go of his hand, but the "disintegration" phenomenon he created with his hand continued, and it steadily spread below the cow ghost's skull.
Zhang Yingying, who was next to her, unconsciously held her breath.
"Two reasons."
Ronan raised two fingers in front of the cow ghost: "First, I'm thinking about how to negotiate with people right now. As the saying goes, shopping malls are like battlefields, and I have fought battles, but how to face the enemy on the other side of the negotiation table is not too familiar, and it should not be my problem that you automatically bump into it and play the role.
"Second, the new ability that I just realized yesterday requires someone to practice, and you are quite active here, thank you first...... If you don't have a good grasp of the heat, please understand. ”