Chapter 29: Inspiration
At this moment, Lu Ming had another place of worry in his heart. If you think about it according to Shu Changshan's Cthulhu system for the time being, it has become clear that the next goal of the monsters is to find a way to create a way for the one that is called
The magical creatures of the Star Spirit provide guidance to help them reach Earth and complete their mission to harvest souls for the MONOCULUS.
However, at this moment, the monsters are besieging the base to hold a ceremony, and then they have observed
After the "Star Spirit", it has been more than ten days. During this time, have the monsters already completed the ritual and completed the guidance to the star spirits?
In this way, even if you know the truth of the matter, it will be too late. As if seeing Lu Ming's worries, Shu Changshan shook his head: "Lu ...... Sergeant Lu, don't worry. In my opinion, the monsters should not have completed the ritual of guiding the star spirits by now. "Is it true that a ritual was held to guide the star spirit?
Well, it's just as much Cthulhu. Lu Ming said: "Mr. Shu, what is the basis for your judgment?" Shu Changshan pointed to his head: "Judging from the occult knowledge I have, to complete this kind of direction-guiding ritual, it requires the cooperation of many factors. Not only do you need the right sacrifices, rituals, and spells, but you also need the right celestial phenomena to match. After all, the astral spirits that need the guidance of monsters exist in space. And, as I calculated, there had been no suitable celestial phenomena for the past month. The closest one, which exists twelve days later. ”
"Celestial phenomena?"
"Yes." Shu Changshan nodded: "The position of the eight planets and the moon relative to the sun and the earth, if the effect is to be the best, then the position of the earth relative to the center of the Milky Way and the position of the earth relative to the magic eye galaxy need to be considered." However, it is usually not necessary to achieve such a high degree of accuracy. He Wei couldn't help but say: "So, Shu Changshan, you still have to learn astronomical knowledge before you do business?" Shu Changshan said silently: "The starry sky of the universe is the origin of all mysteries. This statement is not said in vain. He Wei nodded stupidly: "Okay." Zhang Dingshan said solemnly: "In your judgment, Mr. Shu, the monsters will hold a ceremony in twelve days?" ”
"It should be."
"Where?" Shu Changshan shook his head: "I have no way to judge the specific location." But I can be sure that the farthest distance from the original psychiatric hospital is no more than 100 kilometers. Because that's where they 'transform'. They rely on that dark connection to the Monoculus to accomplish the ritual. "The farthest point is no more than 100 kilometers, which translates to an area of about 31,400 square kilometers.
This range is much more accurate than your own aimless search, but it is still too vast.
Lu Ming was silent for a moment and continued to ask, "How will the monsters hold the ceremony?" Shu Changshan said: "It is probably done through the teeth of some people who have been dead for more than a hundred years, the internal organs of some birds and beasts, plus some flowers and plants that fit the preferences of the gods, and the corresponding rituals and spells. At this moment, guide the words of the star spirits...... It should be some yellow, fragrant flowers. Zhang Dingshan said directly: "Do you have a way to determine their location?" "This is what the second team is most concerned about.
Regardless of whether Shu Changshan's system and theory are correct or not, it is very necessary to capture these escaped monsters and control them by themselves.
However, we have been conducting a large-scale search for several days, but we have not been able to find them. Shu Changshan's face was embarrassed.
"If the Light Chasers could still give me guidance, it shouldn't be difficult to determine where they are. But now ......" he shook his head.
What kind of light chaser, judging by Shu Changshan's words, should have run away without a shadow at this moment.
It's impossible to make it connect with the MONOCULUS or even help you fight it.
"It's important." Zhang Dingshan accentuated his tone: "Mr. Shu, think about it carefully and carefully. Lu Ming interjected: "I've seen the map with a radius of one hundred kilometers. Except for a part of the mountainous area of Minami Kururi Mountain, the rest of the area is a plain town. We can figure out how to make sure the monsters can't perform rituals in Plains Town. "Compared to the complex terrain of the mountains, densely populated places such as plain towns are undoubtedly more difficult to keep secret and easier to search.
As long as you give an order, you can ensure that the monsters can't converge here. If the scope of the ceremony were to be held only in the Nanli Mountains, the area would be reduced from 31,400 square kilometers to less than 2,000 square kilometers.
Shu Changshan said: "The place where the ceremony was held should have been in a sparsely populated place. If there are too many people, the breath of living beings will affect communication with the gods, causing the ritual to fail. But...... Even if the area of the mountainous area is less than 2,000 square kilometers, it is not easy to locate them. He sighed: "It's a pity ......"
"It's about your own life, and it's about your son's life." Lu Ming said in a deep voice: "Even if you and your son's lives can be saved, without human civilization, your wealth or something will be meaningless." Shu Changshan continued to smile bitterly: "I know, I know everything." I...... Let me think about it and see if there is anything about it in the knowledge that the Lightseeker has told me. But don't count on me, I'm not sure. "He's very honest.
"It's fine." Shu Changshan was allowed to go and rest, and returned to his room. Zhang Dingshan also issued a special order, requiring the guards to be on strict duty and not allow anyone to disturb him.
It was getting dark, and the lights were lit up in Shu Changshan's room. Lu Ming saw that Shu Changshan's shadow was imprinted on the window, and he didn't move for a long time, as if he was meditating.
"Hopefully he'll find a way." He Wei muttered. Lu Ming didn't answer her, just said in a muffled voice
"It's time to go to the regular meeting," he turned and left. This kind of pinning his hopes for the future on a field that he is completely unfamiliar with, and within this field, he can only count on only one person, makes Lu Ming very uncomfortable.
Because in this case, how things will develop will be completely out of your control. There are just too many uncertainties.
In particular, first of all, we cannot be sure that this Cthulhu system and theory is really valid.
Secondly, even if we are sure that this set of theories and systems is really valid, we cannot confirm that Shu Changshan is really reliable.
The regular meeting with four members of the Action 2 team began again. Among them, several people discussed the recent discoveries and progress, and finally, Lu Ming made a suggestion.
"Qingliang, you better try to find it again, and see if you can find a few more people who are as special as Shu Changshan, or at least show some kind of peculiarity. Now we are simply confused about the details of the eucalyptus, and it is completely what Shu Changshan says. He Wei said keenly: "Do you feel that Shu Changshan has a suspicion?" Or...... What did you find? Lu Ming said in a sullen voice: "No." I just don't think you can put all your eggs in one basket. Zhang Dingshan nodded and said, "That's true." Qingliang, you go and look for it again. Lu Qingliang smiled bitterly: "This ...... Okay, I'll look for it again. "This time the regular meeting ended without a hitch again.
At night, Lu Ming still thought about it until late before returning to his room. When passing by Shu Changshan's room, he saw that the light was also on in Shu Changshan's room.
Through the window, he saw Shu Changshan's figure still sitting in front of the desk, as if still thinking.
Lu Ming shook his head and walked away. Lu Ming woke up early the next morning. When the three of them went to the cafeteria to eat, Shu Changshan came over.
At this moment, Shu Changshan has long since lost the temperament of yesterday's fairy wind bones. His clothes were wrinkled, his hair and face were oily, the corners of his eyes were even droppings, and his lips were chapped.
It seems that he has stayed up all night to get up to this shape. He walked straight to the three of them. Zhang Dingshan knocked lightly on the table: "Don't say it here." Go to my office. Not only Zhang Dingshan, but He Wei and Lu Ming also noticed that Shu Changshan seemed to have discovered something, or thought of something.
The four of them came to Zhang Dingshan's office in silence. Shu Changshan sat on the sofa, picked up the water bottle and took a big sip before saying, "I thought of a way that might allow me to find the hiding place of the monsters." The eyes of the three of them focused on Shu Changshan at the same time.
"I've sorted out what I have about the occult, made some improvements to one of the rituals, added some things from the other, and with the help of my, well, my inspiration, it might be useful."
"Inspiration?"
"Not inspiration in the usual sense." Shu Changshan shook his head: "It's not the kind of inspiration that comes to me and then writes a poem or an article, but 'the soul's feeling of mysterious power'." Now, although I don't have the response of the Light Chaser, and I don't have any special abilities of my own, but I have communicated with the Light Chaser so many times, held so many rituals, and dealt with the mysterious power so many times, my body ...... It's not the same as ordinary people anymore. I can sense many things that you normal people can't. For example, the convergence and change of certain evil forces, the remnants of certain ritual powers, and so on. Regarding Shu Changshan's statement, the three of them were silent, and they really didn't know what to say.
After all, you don't know anything about this kind of thing, and you don't have the means to verify it. Shu Changshan continued: "This ritual ...... Well, this ritual wasn't told to me by the Light Chaser, but I invented it myself. His smile was a little bitter: "Based on my knowledge of occult theory, I created it by blending two different rituals on my own. So, I'm not sure if this ritual will work or not, so I can only say that I can give it a try. If it goes well, this ritual will strengthen my own inspiration, make me more sensitive to the forces of evil, and on that night after eleven days, I will be able to perceive where the forces of evil are converging. That's where the monsters hold their guiding rituals. Lu Ming said: "If the ceremony fails, what will be the consequences?" ”
"The consequences? I do not know. Shu Changshan shook his head: "I don't even know if the ritual has an effect, how do I know what the consequences will be if it fails?" But...... At best, it's just an unknown curse, or possessed by a ghostly spirit. At most, I lost a life, or went crazy, and I couldn't even affect others. The three of them glanced at each other, each understanding the other's intentions.
This ritual can be tried. Anyway, there is no other way for you to do it now. But the most important point is that this must be voluntary.
Zhang Dingshan said solemnly: "Have you thought about it?" Shu Changshan was a little tired and said, "What do you think about but don't think about." Implicated in the Magic Eye, I won't live long anyway. As long as you keep your promises. Zhang Dingshan nodded: "No matter whether this ritual is effective or not, and no matter what consequences this ritual has caused you, our promise will definitely be kept." ”
"That's good. Now, let's get ready. To perform this ceremony, I need you to help me gather some materials. First, 10 ml of umbilical cord blood from a newborn baby, and 10 ml of blood from a dying person, mixed with me. The fresher the blood, the better, and the more people collected, the better, well, more than ten people each, and be careful not to let them coagulate. Seeing that the three of them seemed to have some doubts, Shu Changshan explained: "When people are just born and on the verge of death, they are the most inspired. Their blood enhances the ritual effect. This blood is not in a hurry to be collected first, it is better to collect it again on the day of the ceremony, and then give it to me as quickly as possible. "It's not that difficult, except for being a little more troublesome.
Umbilical cord blood or the blood of a dying person can be found in every large general hospital.
"Second, the stomach pouches of animals that have survived the cold winter and starved to death when spring is approaching. On a genetic level, the closer you are to humans, the better. But it has to be wild, well, collect ten animals. He went on to explain: "Food is scarce in winter, but food is abundant in spring. The animals came to spring with great anticipation, but fell before dawn, and they have a strong resentment. This grudge will be concentrated in the stomach pouch, and it is also a good material for the ceremony. ”
"Thirdly, the flowers that bloom in the spring, and the nectar of the flowers whose color is yellow is ten grams, and the juice of their roots is also ten grams. Fourth, and most importantly. Shu Changshan looked at Zhang Dingshan solemnly: "From now until the night when the monsters hold their rituals, in these eleven days, I will feel the distribution of evil forces in this area." Therefore, this area of about 2,000 square kilometers must be silent during this time, so as not to disturb my inspiration. The road is blocked, and no vehicles can be driven. People have to stay in their rooms and can't come out. The cattle are to stay in the pen and not to come out. ”