Chapter 18: Inner Change
"Yes, among the local exorcist families, only the Santuhe family is the one who specializes in witchcraft and insect arts."
As the secretary of the head of the countermeasures room, Jinguji Calamus, Nikaido Kiriri is not only always dressed in men's clothes, but also generally expressionless, and maintains his three-no character label very well.
She stood quietly behind the director's wheelchair, and without squinting, she reported a report on her actions in a tone similar to that of a script.
"However, according to the comparison of the data in the countermeasure room, the Santuhe family has gradually declined in recent years, especially after the unexpected death of the previous owner, and the inheritance of the family may not have had time to be carried out...... And the current head of the family is not yet an adult, and there are still ......"
"What else? β¦β¦ Wait a minute. β
The calamus of Jinguji Temple seemed to suddenly remember something, and subconsciously asked: "I seem to remember, the Santuhe family only had one direct family left to support two years ago, right?" If I'm not mistaken, then the little imp called Santuhe and Hiroshi is only thirteen years old this year, right? β
"Yes, if he's alive." The three-secretary girl nodded, and there still didn't seem to be any special emotions in her tone, but it seemed to have a hint of strangeness and difference.
It's like somewhere else in the world, what kind of catastrophe has happened, how many casualties have been caused, but as long as it doesn't fall on your head, or someone you know or are familiar with, then the vast majority of people will not feel anything.
No matter how shocking the number of casualties is, it is still a string of numbers after all.
It's hard to really have any empathy for other people's tragic experiences.
"Yes, if you're still alive - I remember testing it a few years ago, saying that his qualifications are still very good, and he is even a little better than Huangquan in terms of spiritual power."
The head of Jinguji Calamus didn't seem to notice, as if she was aroused by some sorrow, and sighed softly.
"The Santuhe family originally thought about prospering in this generation of little ghosts, but they didn't expect that it would be too late to implement it, and the whole family would suffer such a big blow...... I think that after the death of his parents, that little ghost volunteered to join the countermeasures room to seek refuge, but later when he was on a mission as a member of the overseas dispatch force, he was ...... in a plane crash."
Speaking of this, Jinguji Calamus didn't continue to speak, but just sighed softly again imperceptibly.
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Nikaido Kiriri was still expressionless, but at this time, she interjected at the right time: "Actually, the head of the room. According to the latest investigations, it is likely that the imp did not die in the first place, and even that accident may have been caused by him-"
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"Because we found out the traces of witchcraft spells, so following this relationship, we traced it to the head of the Santuhe family, and then found some strange suspicions...... From this point of view, we investigated the accident again and found many relevant clues. β
Speaking of this, the secretary of the three no girls paused slightly.
Jinguji Calamus, who had quickly calmed down, also withdrew her gaze from the crossroads outside the window at this time, glanced back at her, and nodded lightly to signal her to continue.
"Specifically, that's probably what it ...... like"
Nikaido Kirito didn't say anything directly, but handed over a thin document, and her eyes became so solemn for the first time since she appeared. The head of the room also seemed to be infected by her emotions, and after taking a few breaths, he cautiously reached out and took the document.
For a moment, there was only a slight sound of paper turning pages in the empty room manager's office, and after a while, Jinguji Calamus's palm suddenly paused, and her pupils suddenly contracted-
"Type A? β¦β¦ Or is it a suspected spiritual field reaction of the killing stone?! β
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At the same time, another place in Tokyo.
Inside the White Emperor Academy.
By the time Mu Xiu said goodbye to Eonnomiya Icheng and returned to the teaching area alone, the crowd of onlookers gathered in front of the bell tower had already dispersed.
It seems that the previous farce has come to an end.
It's just that there is no cordon in the open space in front of the bell tower, and there is no scene of "corpses covered by white cloths" or anything else...... This made Mu Xiu feel a little disappointed, and felt that some strange sense of expectation in his heart was not satisfied.
- Blood, death, killing, for example...... Elements like that, and the impact of pleasure and fulfillment that comes with it.
It's just that considering that he may become a murderer who will be extremely manic as long as he doesn't kill anything for a day because of this problem, he deliberately avoided that mental abnormality as much as possible.
"Is there no casualty accident in such an exaggeration...... It's clearly a stunt! β
So Mu Xiu just smacked his lips very regretfully, said such a sentence to himself in a serious joke tone, and then walked into the elevator of the bell tower.
And when he took the elevator to the top floor of the bell tower and walked into the student union hall, the hall was empty at this time. Spring Breeze Qianying, who has been online for a long time, is not there at the moment, and the debt housekeeper seems to have gone back after fighting Gui Xue Lu for a game, but the floor on the balcony is obviously just cleaned once.
Gui Daisy has not come back yet, and according to Mu Xiu's sense of her breath, it seems that she is still in the position near the Kendo Society, and she has not done much.
- As for the unfamiliar aura next to Katsura Daisy, it should be Hoshina Kashiwazaki, who has only been seen twice.
It feels like something has changed before I know it!
Facing the empty hall of the student union, the boy couldn't help but think.
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The next morning, at eight o'clock.
Mu Xiu had already arrived at the school early, and there was still no one else in the student council at this time.
"Life is so good, I feel like I'm going to start getting lazy if I go on like this-"
With his back to the floor-to-ceiling window of the balcony, sitting on the high-end leather sofa and stretching his arms, Mu Xiu let out a pleasant sigh.
After being so busy the day before yesterday and yesterday that my feet didn't touch the ground, today seems to be suddenly extremely relaxed, and there are relatively few things to do, because everything is already on track.
It's naturally the easiest to be busy, but if you have dealt with all the problems that need to be busy, it feels very good to be really light. - I think everyone knows that if you have too much homework, you just don't want to do it, so you just go to play. What is the difference between these two feelings and going to play with peace of mind after completing all the homework?
And especially like now, there is only Mu Xiu alone on the top floor of the entire bell tower, and there will be no unnatural and uncomfortable feeling at all.
And then there's this kind of perceptual experience right now, even for him, it's really quite extraordinary:
"In the last two days, it seems that the sensing has become clearer and clearer, and maybe if I continue like this, I will really be able to use the information collected by the "third eye" to process the imaging through the brain, so that I can directly see all the places I want to see......
Mu Xiu closed his eyes slightly, muttering to himself, he tilted his head slightly, as if he was feeling the rare tranquility of this moment in the early morning.
For him, he really grew to like sitting on the top floor of the bell tower in the center of the school, expanding the scope of the domineering shroud to the maximum limit of his perception - and then quietly monitoring the movements of the whole school, carefully distinguishing between each familiar and unfamiliar breath, as well as their location and movement......
This kind of seems to be high up, the candle shines on the world, and it is clear to see thousands of miles...... Well, the powerful sensation and perception ability of monitoring the whole school made him subconsciously want to indulge in it.
Although Mu Xiu could only detect a general movement, that is, he could only determine where and how far away the creature represented by each breath - whether it was a human or some other animal, or even a living thing at all, it was difficult to guess what the other party was doing at the moment.
But that's pretty much enough.
Because he only needs to cooperate with his strong memory ability, he can memorize all the information of teachers, students and related staff, and then correspond the special frequency and wavelength of each breath one by one...... Then he will be able to grasp the movements and whereabouts of tens of thousands of teachers and students in the school in real time.
Basically, sitting on the bell tower, closing his eyes and carefully sensing and silently calculating the time for ten or so seconds, Mu Xiu was immediately able to know the number of attendance and absences in each grade and class, and it was accurate enough to directly lock who was absent.
Moreover, as long as his domineering power continues to improve and strengthen, sooner or later he will be able to reach the level of controlling the overall situation, and he may be able to monitor the entire city and eavesdrop on everyone's voice.
"But that's still a bit far away, first try to keep the entire White Emperor under your control at all times-"
Opening his eyes and saying such words that seemed to be preparing for the dictatorship, Mu Xiu suddenly became emotional, and raised his fist and shook it vigorously in mid-air.
Because this is not some delusion that is out of reach, but an achievement that seems to be within reach as long as you work hard. For now, at least, he can clearly perceive his progress from day to day, or change from day to day.
And it's not a slow accumulation bit by bit, but a very obvious rate of improvement -
After the second stage of the liberation of the forbidden area of life was completed, Mu Xiu was even able to freely control more than 90% of his body, thus exerting 100% of his potential power. The muscles, blood, nerves, and five senses are greatly strengthened, and even part of the energy flow in the body can be controlled.
This also means that although he does not have the ability to "see" as those who are said to be cultivators, he is able to sense every part of his body with unmistakable precision, whether it is muscles, blood, bones, or nerves, and can precisely control most of them.
Therefore, every change that occurs in his body cannot be hidden from his eyes at all.
I don't know if it's because of the changes brought about by the consummation of the liberation of the forbidden area of life in the second stage, or because the liberation of the third stage accumulates quantitative changes to a certain extent, and finally becomes qualitative changes.
Anyway, Mu Xiu only knows now that he is constantly growing every hour and every second every day. Because he can clearly understand, unmistakably feel, all kinds of changes that are happening inside his body.
Little by little, the muscle fibers are becoming more tough and elastic......
Little by little, the density of bone mass is becoming tighter and stronger......
Little by little, skin cells are changing their composition, and their elasticity and toughness are becoming firmer......