Regardless of the town's customs, old hand-held lanterns, which are almost equivalent to cultural relics, are still used. This kind of behavior can be said to be detached from the daily life of urban people, and exudes a slight ritual atmosphere, so that other outsiders are staring, whispering, with a novel look on their faces, and unconsciously looking for those who know. If it's not really a taboo, the locals should know the reason, in some places where tourism is developed, this custom will be used as a part of the scenic spots, and some places will deliberately fabricate some local mysteries and customs, etc., and when they actually investigate the local historical materials, they will feel disappointed.

However, the locals have maintained a ** attitude towards such problems and do not plan to talk about it too much, but for them, is it out of the taboo of local customs, or is it the need for commercialization? Those of us who are not outsiders can tell from this alone, but there are also those who feel that because the upstream villa development plan has decided to cooperate with the town, the townspeople also intend to try to boost the local economy through tourism.

However, although the scenery here is pleasant, it is not much different from other less prosperous places, and this kind of mountains and rivers should be commonplace for those who like to travel. Therefore, it is necessary to show something of local characteristics, and on this basis, it is necessary to suspect that the antiquity of these portable lamps may of course be fake. It is not impossible that the attitudes of the locals, these ritualized actions, and even the style of the portable lanterns, have been rehearsed in the near future for "special tourism projects".

However, occult experts have a rather keen intuition as to whether such a thing is true or false, whether it is a commercial contrivance or a true custom. Even if you have not studied the occult and the study of customs in particular, since you have grown up to this kind of course in the midst of mystical events, you really know nothing. There are very few such people who will delve into relevant information because of their own experience. Basically, once you encounter a "mystery", the "mystery" will ensue, as if you have become a magnet for those things. Moreover, if you want to survive repeated events, your own ability is important, and luck is the key, but sure enough, human beings are still more inclined to delve into what they can grasp, that is, mysterious power and knowledge that can become their own strength.

Human sophistication and business knowledge, all kinds of science and engineering techniques, are not useful in most mysterious events. Luck is not something to grasp, but having mysterious powers and knowledge, knowing how to gather information, and being able to make divergent associations and logical inferences about unknown situations as much as possible can make people maintain a good attitude when facing mysterious events, even if luck is still more important than this state of mind. As long as you are lucky, it doesn't matter if you have a mentality or not. But sure enough, there is such a thing as luck...... Until the event is over, no one can be sure whether they are good or not.

For people who constantly need to undergo the test of "mystery", trying to dig up all the information related to "mystery" is no longer a hobby, but a life need. Even if you don't have experience at first. But forced by life, he kept learning and using it, and occasionally one day when he looked back, he found that he was already an occultist and a genre scholar. Such examples abound among people I know, people who are under extreme oppression. Once you break out, you will realize your potential.

The same is true for me, in the past apocalyptic fantasy, it was only less than a year, but the things I came into contact with, the events I experienced, and even the desperate efforts in learning, it was like compressing the events of twenty or thirty years into that short year. By the time I realized that it was only a short time compared to others, I had already attained a level of occultism, customs, and psychology that surpassed that of a university graduate. As for how it compares to graduate students in the major, I haven't really compared it, anyway, I don't learn it to show off or compare with others, this kind of knowledge is only at the middle and lower level in the mysterious circle, and people who have more knowledge and more advanced skills than me also abound in the Internet ball.

It's just that, compared to those people, I also have some excellent points, that is, my intuition - "Jiang" is in my body, so that my whole person has become different. Just using the existing eyes, looking at my appearance and dissecting my mental world, I probably don't feel that there is anything abnormal, even if there is an abnormality, it is only the abnormality of the "mentally ill", but I am very clear that there are many more abnormalities in my own place than others. These anomalies, which cannot be judged with normal knowledge and eyes, are brought about by "Jiang", and because of these, I have a sharper intuition than others.

In particular, in the case of an incident involving a "mysterious" factor, when other occult experts are still half-convinced, and need to find the suspicion in order to sort out the general context and find a concrete solution. My instincts are already telling me that this is a mysterious event, or that it will develop into a mysterious event, that there is something suspicious, or that someone is worth noting, or even what I need to do to achieve a certain goal without any clues. These answers are hidden in my intuition and implemented in my own actions. It is true that I often think and think that the power of thinking is powerful, necessary, and beautiful, but I do not deny that most of those thoughts in mysterious events are stupid, and my actions seem to be based on the answers I have come up with, but I am more practical, in fact, before thinking about the conclusion, I have already decided what to do with my intuition, and then I am more inclined to find a "reasonable reason" for such an action. The relationship between intuition and thinking is often very tight and even a little vague, and even I sometimes feel that it is through guò thinking that determines my own behavior, but in retrospect, it is indeed intuition that is one step earlier, which determines the direction of action and even the result of thinking.

Because of this, when my thinking diverged and I began to associate, I was confused by the clues of **, and it seemed that I was already hesitating, but my actions were not disturbed at all. I sometimes think, maybe. At that time, those hesitations were only because their intuition told them that it was not the time to act, so they used the way of thinking to delay until the opportunity came.

I take my thinking very seriously, but probably, my intuition. It occupies a larger proportion. Sensuality and intuition, isn't it a good match? Relatively, rationality and thinking are also a couple. And when human beings decide to act, if they have both, they will appear mediocre and hesitant.

I look like a combination of "rational and thoughtful", but when I was an honor student in school, I heard praise from others in this regard. But. My essence is actually the type of "sensibility plus intuition". It is not surprising that the memory of my first exposure to cigarettes is very deep in my mind, and whether it is the situation of the cigarette exposure at that time or the deep memory of such a situation, it already says about my personality.

Because I'm such a person, I don't reject the atmosphere that I feel intuitively. and the suspicions that leaked out of the atmosphere.

No matter what other people think, I can understand why they see it that way. Personally, however, I think that the town is still as mystical as the rest spots I have arrived at before.

On our trip, few people noticed the anomaly at the first rest point because it was so inconspicuous. Even if I said it, I would be seen as a hallucination of a mentally ill person. However, at the second break, there was a grand anomaly such as the temporary number jù hedging space, and everyone at that time was immersed in the scene. But afterwards he still tried to return to common sense. So, even if I think that the behavior of the townspeople at this pier is also problematic, others probably just think that this is a "weird" situation.

What's more, after my identity as a mentally ill person was confirmed, the people around me have been analyzing my mentality and behavior based on this identity premise. If I did do something, other people would be nervous, and Dr. Nguyen Le would certainly be held accountable. After all, I was the aggressive, dangerous psycho she was responsible for. My actions at the last rest point were inevitably taken out for study after the fact, and the severity of aggression and mental hallucinations had been roughly determined.

Therefore, it is better to be silent as if you didn't hear anything.

I don't mind what I'm being said of, but Dr. Nguyen Le doesn't intend to say too much good about my condition. It's understandable that she's doing that, and it's because she needs help that she's participating in this seminar and trading with that mysterious big businessman in Dallas, isn't it? And what she did was undoubtedly with sincere emotion.

Even if I am constrained in my behavior because of this, I don't intend to blame her for it.

I focused my attention on the surface of the river, the hand lamp on the long pole was constantly being drawn and swayed in circles, and the hull of the ship that emerged at the end of the night quickly became clear. When the boat approached the pier, the people who were still in the shop walked out. There are some locals telling tourists stories that look old but interesting, but there are so many flaws in them that I immediately understood that they were definitely fabricated for commercial purposes, and not "legends from ancient times", as he called them. I don't know if the person listening to the story is clear, after all, the other party looks like a very talented scholar and expert from the outside, whether he can find out the doubts, or whether he just listens to the story to pass the time, it is completely impossible to confirm.

Compared to the atmosphere created by the old lantern at the dock, although the ship has a mysterious smell when it appears in the distance, when the shape becomes clear, it immediately does not feel like that.

This is the ferry that we attendees are going to take, and it can seat twenty or thirty people inside, but in order to sit comfortably, it will not carry the maximum number of people, and the appearance is also old, as if it would take another year to pull it to the recycling station. The person in charge of the seminar specially hired an extra one for this purpose, so that everyone could arrive at the villa area at the same time, but it is not known whether it will be the same as this one.

When the ferry docked, the wind blew a hint of fishy smell. As the crew members came out of the cabin and put hemp ropes on the wooden stakes of the pier, two more ferries appeared in Hanoi, and after a while, the smaller boats on the other side of the pier also docked one after another. It seems that these townspeople had dinner after work, and they added loud voices and laughter, which soon raised the buzz of the docks to a higher level.

"It's nine o'clock on board, please tell each other." The heads of the three teams shouted to the people present: "Please also do not leave the dock without permission during this time, we will check the list again." Please go to the person in charge of each team to sign it. "The balding middle-aged man in charge of our bus was among them, and the person in charge of the other two buses. They are also middle-aged, and the difference is in the hairstyle and no hairstyle. Listening to the people around me, it seems that they are all slightly famous figures in the field of psychology.

Although the people in the other two convoys did not encounter an unbelievable life-and-death crisis like ours, those people also listened carefully to the safety reminders. I think. The person in charge is supposed to know the "mystery", but he doesn't mention the super-common sense at all. All the instructions are the popularization of daily safety knowledge. And the others did as they were told.

When I was queuing up to register, I carefully read all the words on it, but I didn't feel anything wrong.

The person in charge needs to verify the name registered this time against the previous information, and during this time, the people on the ferry have already packed all the food that can be eaten.

In the old days, these townspeople would probably have called it a day. Or stay and have a drink with friends. I only hope that the people who are responsible for carrying us will not be drunk, but at this time, I can't tell which ship and who are in charge of our affairs.

I tried to understand the local situation, but I didn't get much out of it, so I put it aside for now. Go and observe these lanterns. Of course, Dr. Ruan Li and the others wouldn't let me run around, and I didn't have anything to do after dinner anyway. So they all came with me, and they were actually interested in these lanterns as well. There are many people who think like us, and the townspeople don't refuse, but we are serious about damaging these lanterns.

"It's a fake." While looking closely at the lantern, Mitsukasu suddenly said this.

When our eyes are on Him. He looked around cautiously, then reached out and rubbed the edge of the lamp a few times, where the color faded, as if a layer of oily paint had been rubbed off.

"If it's customary, it's going to be done often. These lanterns should also be used as props frequently, so they need to be carefully maintained, and if they are still antiquities with some age value, they should also do some restoration work. Mitsui Tsukao said, "But I'm pretty sure that this layer of paint is definitely not for restoration. ”

"Fake?" Fitness trainers don't quite understand why this conclusion can be drawn with just a frustration of paint.

"Probably." Mitsukazuka's words are not so certain, but his tone is very affirmative, "The technique is different, but these lanterns look so old, probably because they are painted." ”

"Draw it?" The soothsayer seemed to understand what he was saying, "You mean, the lantern itself is cheap and has little history, but the person who uses it is not too clever in the way of old-fashionedness, so he uses paint along the surface with a layer of color to give it the charm he needs under the light?" ”

Mitsukasuo nodded, and said, "It's not just that it's as simple as applying colors, they also use a way similar to painting, adding some textures, and even the paint is also special. He put the crumbs under the light and said, "Look, you can turn around." Sure enough, these were supposed to be crumbs of solidified paint, taking on an ancient hue in the light.

"Without this kind of light, it might look like a real bargain, so you don't have to worry about theft." Mitsukashi said: "My interest is rather eccentric, and I often study antiquities, especially using ancient methods to achieve modern light and sound effects. In fact, in history, human beings have long understood many phenomena, and can use simple structures and simple chemical reactions to add mystery to some idealistic situations. These lanterns are basically applied in this way, you will think that even the light emitted by the lanterns has a special charm, but in fact, it is a simple way to achieve a filter effect inside the lamp. ”

"This ...... Sounds like a very clever technical job. The fitness instructor laughed in surprise.

"Those who don't know find it complicated, but those who know how to do it can easily do it. Most of the so-called ancient technologies are like this, so the secrecy is very strict. Mitsukasuka laughed, "I guess there are people here who know about the technology." We don't have the professional tools to study the authenticity of these lanterns, but in my experience, they are just antiques, not real antiquities that have been passed down through the generations. And the scene just now is probably like a rehearsal before the official opening of the business. It will soon be developed as a tourist resource. ”

His statement is in line with a possibility I had thought of earlier. But the problem is that although he can prove that these lanterns are not real antiquities, but commercial imitations, there is no way to verify whether these lanterns have anything to do with the "mystery". It is true that in terms of occultism and customs, people and objects that truly have "historical inheritance" will show an unusual side under certain circumstances, but in the apocalyptic fantasy, "mystery" is not something limited by occultism and customs, and there is only no way to study the occult and customs and use the knowledge and concepts in them to look at "mystery". The unknowability and danger of "mystery" are affirmed, but human beings do not refrain from knowing because they are absolutely unknowable, and forcibly apply the occult and customs to know, even if it does not achieve the effect, it can still make people feel acceptable when using this knowledge.

Even if the situation here has nothing to do with the occult, customs, or archaeology, and is completely just a commercial act instructed by people, since this kind of commercialization involves people with mysterious powers, and their actions are also full of mystical flavors, then it is conceivable that behind these commercialized acts, there is a mysterious purpose hidden, and some kind of mysterious force is interfering.

I have to be so cautious because I'm the only one here who has experience with that.

"It's a little hard to imagine, but after Mr. Mitsui said that, I think I can enjoy it with my heart." The soothsayer smiled.

"But if that's the truth, it's a bit of a pity." The fitness instructor said, "Wouldn't it be more interesting if it was really a custom that has been passed down since ancient times?" Also, people here don't seem to be very commercial in their eyes. If you stay a little longer, the locals who talk and pretend to be mysterious will show their feet. ”

"Since the workshop is in charge of the development here, it doesn't matter if it's a custom or a performance." Dr. Nguyen Le said: "If the murderer of the previous murder had stayed here, it would probably have been easier to deal with." ”

When it comes to the matter of the last rest point, the fitness coach and others can't help but fall into the haze again.

"You mean, in fact, the previous registration is a kind of investigation?" The soothsayer asked.

"That's what I thought, but I don't know exactly what the specific arrangement of the seminar will be except for the three people in charge." "According to common sense, since something like that has been done, the murderer should find a way to leave, and the closer he gets to the seminar, the easier it is for him to be exposed," Dr. Nguyen Le said. ”

However, this is also the case of common sense, which will lead to such development. Dr. Nguyen Li doesn't see the "mysterious" side, and it's understandable that he would think so, but for me, the last thing to do was not a simple matter of a mad scientist or a serial murderer, but a clash of unusually chaotic mysterious forces. And we're just being hit by the fish in the pond...... No, when we become parties, it means that this is the revelation of fate. After that event is over, it is definitely not the end, at a certain time and place, there must be some follow-up events that are closely related to us.

The situation at the dock made everyone hotly discussed, but in the end, it was just a bustle, and no one would think that some kind of "mystery" was happening. It was easy to guess - there were less than two hours left before the time to get on the ship, and what strange thing could happen in such a short time and in such a crowded place. (To be continued......)