Chapter 174: A Hundred Ghosts Walk at Night
Standing at the door, the visitor hesitated for a while, but finally gritted his teeth and stretched out his hand to knock on the door.
However, just as her finger was about to knock on the door, the door of the mansion in front of her was suddenly pushed open, and the light escaped from the inside to the outside, dotted with dust scattered in the sun.
Against the light, the people who came saw the people who came to greet them.
It was a girl with a somewhat eccentric appearance, and her face was pretty alone, and her brown skin gave her a "youthful" vitality, although her expression was slightly stiff, but overall it was pretty good.
However, after seeing this person, Tong Kong, who came, shrank slightly: "Bian Tian......?" ”
Well?
Hearing the name, the girl subconsciously glanced at the guest.
But she didn't say much, just said solemnly, "Come in." ”
"The Prophet has been waiting for you for a long time."
Hearing this, the visitor subconsciously pressed his chest and lowered his eyelids, so that the girl would not see the rolling waves under his eyes.
It took a while for the man to raise his head and show a surging smile at the girl: "Please lead the way." ”
The fact that the man did not ask the "prophet" why he knew in advance that he would be visiting was a stupid question that was completely unnecessary.
It would be better to say that in the guest's opinion, it would have surprised him if the owner of the land had not forewarned that he would "visit".
As if it was this man's attitude that made the girl a little strange, she shook her head, then shrugged her shoulders and turned to walk further into the house.
Such actions always give people a more deliberate feeling.
It's like ...... It's like something in the same way.
But the visitor didn't say anything, just followed the girl.
The two of them stepped directly into the elevator after crossing the seemingly unanomalous room. The girl gently pressed the elevator button, then reached out, ruffled her hair, and pressed her neck.
The visitor could see very clearly, and under the girl's neck, something like ...... "interface" could be faintly seen.
While pressing, the girl also whispered: "There is a slight problem with data connectivity...... It looks like the network setup needs to be adjusted, otherwise it may become a hassle when going far away......"
She said something that no one else could understand, as if she was complaining about something, and as if she was worried.
The visitor looked at her deeply again, rubbing against something on his chest as he looked at it, his fingers twisting lightly, as if he were considering something.
After a while, the two of them left the mansion through the elevator and officially entered the more spacious territory.
The elevator door opened in front of them, and when the open space in front of them was presented in front of the two of them, it was obvious that the special nature of this underground environment made the visitor slightly stunned, and his eyes changed slightly.
And the "Hetian" who led her up showed a proud expression, coughed, and then said, "Follow me, I'll take you over." ”
As she spoke, she slid through the neat wires on the ground and walked deeper into the base.
The man followed behind her, and when he looked around the base, his eyes subconsciously tinged with some strange colors.
It didn't take long for the girl walking in front of her to stand still in a room.
She knocked on the door of the room and whispered, "Prophet, people have brought." ”
After about two seconds, a calm response came from inside the door: "Come in." ”
The girl who got the response glanced at the guest, pushed the door open, and stood by the door, not looking like she was going to go in.
Glancing at the "Heda" standing beside him, the guest silently withdrew his gaze, tidied up his clothes, and walked into the room with a steady and calm step.
This room is probably the living quarter, and it looks neat and orderly, without any dirt at all, and even the quilts on the bed next to it are neatly stacked on top of each other, giving the illusion that they have not been folded.
The furnishings in the room can almost be called "rudimentary", except for a few pots of greenery, which are quite conspicuous, the rest is a heavy tome and sandalwood bookshelves, and newspapers and magazines piled up on the shelves. The charger next to the bookshelf may be the only "modern" appliance in the room, but there is no sign of electricity in the room.
The person who was visiting was sitting on the wooden table, writing and drawing on a piece of paper.
While looking at the piece of paper, the man said, "Please take a seat, next to it is a seat." ”
As he spoke, he made a strange mark on his paper as he looked up at the guest sitting next to him.
"I have to say, this is really beyond my expectations."
He said, although it was unexpected, but there was no trace of surprise in his tone, only calm and calm: "If there is no problem with my memory, then it seems that we have only seen each other once not long ago, so it cannot be said that we have not seen each other for a long time." ”
"What do you say, Miss Taketori?"
Listening to his words, a smile spread across the face of the guest, or "Kaguya-hime" from the island country, Kaguya Taketori, "Yes, sir." Not so long ago, we fought together on the Smoky Mountains. ”
"It's only been more than 20 days since you smashed the malice and delusions of 'Human Watch' and turned the tide to save the elites of various countries, so we have indeed only seen each other for a short time."
Putting down his pen, the Prophet looked up at Kaguya.
After a long while, he said calmly: "I see, you learned my address through this method. ”
"The ability to communicate with the deceased, and the princess of Tsukiyomi is not just limited to the biographical anecdotes of mythology, but because of the new power derived from modern urban rumors and popular literature?"
Hearing the prophet's voice, the expression on Kaguya's face remained the same, but his eyes flashed with a complicated light.
After a while, she said helplessly: "It seems that I really can't hide it from you." ”
"That's right," she said in a dignified manner, "I have the ability to 'communicate with the souls of the dead.'" This ability comes from a long-standing urban legend called 'The Medium'. ”
"There was once a 'medium' in my country that was distorted into a xenomorph, and after I defeated it, I obtained this pendant, and it gave me the power to communicate with my soul."
As he spoke, Kaguya stretched out his finger and picked up the pendant in front of him, showing it to the Prophet.
The Prophet smiled meaninglessly after a mere glance, and whispered, "Oh, Hermes fellow......"
Muttering words that Kaguya didn't understand, the prophet looked up at Kaguya: "Then, don't worry about the minutiae of the details. ”
Straightening the paper in front of him, the prophet's voice was a little meaningless: "I said 'unexpected' before, not because you learned my address from some ghost, but because I was amazed at the purpose of your visit. ”
"I have to say, you really showed me a very interesting future. It's like thunder on the ground, and the sound is chilling, and then it is a gentle drizzle, and there is nothing special......"
"Heaven Descends"
As he spoke, his voice was a little playful, "Looks like you're going to die, Miss Taketori." ”
Listening to the prophet's meaningful words, Kaguya knew that the other party had now understood the purpose of his visit.
It was then that she realized what the so-called "prophet" meant.
Even though she had expected that this trip would not be too easy before she came, when she actually stood in front of this man, Kaguya still felt a heartfelt sense of powerlessness.
There are no flaws, no weaknesses, just like the whole person is covered with an impermeable hard carapace, and even light can't penetrate it.
However, in front of this person, he seemed to be lightly armed, allowing the sharp knife to penetrate his wooden armor and blood!
This is the overwhelming gap in information.
Taking a deep breath, Kaguya's eyebrows lowered, "As you expected, yes." ”
"If I continue to stay in the country, I am afraid that my life will not be long," her voice trembled slightly, "You may already know the details, but out of honesty, please allow me to tell the truth." ”
"You know the 'Wood Carving Master', Zou Ye, right?"
Kaguya looked at the Prophet, "Not long ago, Zou Ye also participated in this exercise in Yanxia Mountain, and possessed one of our team, and that person is the girl who is currently outside - her name is 'Asami Heda'. ”
Listening to Kaguya's voice, the expression on the Prophet's face did not change, but continued to look at her calmly with deep eyes.
Under the pressure of such a look, Kaguya subconsciously gritted his teeth: "For some special reasons, I reached a deal with Zou Ye. But unfortunately, Zou Ye failed and broke away from that body. ”
"Zou Ye seems to have gone crazy after breaking away from his body, causing us a lot of trouble, and even causing a lot of scandals," Kaguya said, "but because of his strange ability, even if we tried our best, we couldn't catch him, but let him run away." ”
"This made the people above very angry, and the 'Human Watch' incident only happened recently, so some people thought that there was a discordant note inside, and decided to investigate the internal ...... thoroughly"
Looking at the prophet, Kaguya said, "Because of this thorough investigation, many people have been unlucky. Many people have been exposed to colluding with some bad people and getting into a lot of trouble......"
"And among them, including you?"
Before Kaguya could finish speaking, the prophet interrupted her: "Because you also have a lot of problems yourself, especially since you and Zou Ye still have a deal, so your current situation is also very troublesome?" ”
Hearing this, Kaguya's expression was a little bitter: "Yes." ”
"You don't know, our country isn't much like you," she said, "and no one is going to be clean if you want to gain a foothold in that place, and that includes me." ”
She looked up, her voice calming again, "I might even be a little worse, after all, I've done a lot of despicable things to protect myself and try to climb up. And now, the investigators may be transferred to me at any time, and if I continue to stay there, I will probably not be able to protect myself. ”
"So, I went out of my way to find certain people for help. And that person told me that if it was from you, maybe I could get help. ”
With that, Kaguya stole a glance at the prophet's expression.
However, to her disappointment, even though she had revealed so much, the Prophet's face was still unwavering.
This made her very frustrated, and she felt more and more troublesome about the ability to "predict the future".
When negotiating and communicating, the expression and demeanor of the other party are very important indicators. It is impossible for anyone to receive a message without reacting at all. can be completely undisturbed, there are only dead people and ...... in this world whose physical functions are basically out of order The "prophet" who has already predicted the future in advance and will not be surprised at all!
They know a lot of information, so they can be completely calm and sane, which Kaguya has seen in another person besides the guy in front of him.
That was also a "prophet".
She lowered her head, her fingers gripping her skirt tightly, and was silent for a few moments before she spoke, "I know, you must be preparing for a few days from now. I can probably guess that the place where this happened was probably in 'Shinkai'. ”
Raising his head, Kaguya said word by word, "However, on that day, there will be a terrible situation in the 'Shinkai' that is no less terrible than this time in the Smoke Mountain!" On that day, the 'Hundred Ghosts' of our country will land on this land and wreak havoc among the 'New Seas'! ”
"There are a lot of troublesome people among the 'Hyakki', they are monsters that once arrived on the peninsula, and now they are classified under the name of 'Hyakki'," Kaguya said, "Even if it's a countermeasure bureau, it's difficult to solve them perfectly. Especially since they can unite to form terrible monsters. ”
"So this time, I brought the 'Broken Arm of Jianyu'!"
Kaguya said this, with a solemn expression on his face.
Hearing this, the prophet's eyes finally fluctuated slightly.
Jianyu is one of the three noble sons of the island country, "the male life of Jianyu Suzuo".
Not long ago, Qingguang had an argument with the Prophet over one of the severed arms of the Emperor. Although the final result was that Qingguang was shaken back, it was obvious that the "Jianyu" thing was of great significance to the Nine Divine Sects.
But Kaguya says that she brought out the "broken arm of Kengo......
If the information is accurate, all parts of Jianyu's body should be in the hands of the Countermeasures Bureau now.
How can the island country still have ......
Or is there a slight difference between the current "Jianyu" and the "Jianyu" I imagined?
Thinking of this, the prophet's eyes flickered and his meaning was uncertain.
After a moment of silence, he slowly spoke, "I understand. ”
"Come with me." He said, stood up, and patted the dust on his clothes, "Although it doesn't say that it can completely solve your problem, at least it is okay to drag it out and find a way to break the game." ”
"It's just that this requires the help of one of our 'friends.'"