Chapter 21: The Human Relationships with the Ghosts

Tiantian who was behind was also stunned.

She watched as Jian Yue used money to bribe... bribe the ghost NPCs! ! ! !

You know, when they met Zhang Ma on the night they first arrived, Brother Dao told them that Zhang Ma was a very powerful character. Although she was old, many players had died at her hands. He said she was very dangerous. If they wanted to find Zhang Ma to do something in the future, don't try to snatch it from her if she doesn't give it to them. If all else fails, just steal it from her!

So when Jian Yue asked Zhang Ma for the key and Jian Yue refused to give it to her, Tiantian thought of what Dao Ge said and felt that they had no choice but to steal!

But what she didn't expect was!

Jian Yue actually used money to get it directly! ?

Tiantian watched Jian Yue come out. As the two of them walked towards the warehouse, she was a little incoherent: "Butler Wang...you...I, can I bribe NPCs?"

When Jian Yue heard this, he glanced at her and said seriously, "That's not right. How can something that involves scholars be called bribery?"

Tiantian asked in confusion: "What is this?"

"This is the way of the world." Jian Yue pushed his glasses up and looked down at her: "When you reach my age, you will understand."

Tiantian: “…”

Butler Wang, you look the same age as me! !

She glanced at Jian Yue, but found that Jian Yue had no smile on his face even though he got the key. Instead, he looked sad. She asked tentatively, "Butler Wang, are you unhappy?"

Jian Yue sighed softly and said, "You've been with Brother Dao and the others for so long, have you ever heard them mention..."

Tiantian's heart tightened. Come on, come on. Could it be that Butler Wang is finally curious about Brother Dao and his friends' past experiences in dungeons? Has he finally stopped refusing to let them in? !

My mind is full of thoughts.

Then Jian Yue was heard saying indignantly: "Have you ever mentioned whether the system will reimburse the money paid out to complete the task? Is this considered public funding? I just asked the system, but it ignored me and pretended to be dead!"

Tiantian: “…”

Enough, she said.

Stop this farce, Butler Wang.

Why would anyone ask the system for reimbursement? ! Butler Wang, can you really be any more stingy? !

I don’t know if it’s because it’s too nonsensical, but Tiantian’s original nervousness and the fear she felt from being scared by the ghosts last night dissipated a lot. In the past, when she went out to deal with ghosts and do tasks, she was always very nervous. It was extremely dangerous every time, and they were on the verge of life and death. Over time, her spirit was on the verge of collapse.

But today, following Jian Yue, her precarious sanity suddenly regained some of its former self.

Butler Wang is actually quite reliable.

Tiantian thought that she and her boyfriend had believed in Brother Dao before...

What would happen if I really believed Brother Dao and stole the key today? As she thought about this, she suddenly felt a chill in her back.

Jian Yue's voice rang out: "We're here."

They returned to the warehouse.

Nothing had changed here since they left.

The wooden door that had just been discovered not far away was tightly closed. Before opening the door, Jian Yue said to the people around him, "Stand back. If there is any danger, use the card to run."

Tiantian was so scared that she immediately took a few steps back: "Yeah!"

Jian Yue put the key into the lock, turned it a few times, and heard a click. The lock opened, and the old door panel loosened a little. He slowly opened the door of the warehouse, and saw a long staircase. It was dark inside and he couldn't see anything. The darkness meant that there must be unknown fear underneath, but it was obviously an enclosed space, and it must be not small.

Tiantian hesitated and said, "Butler Wang..."

Jian Yue didn't say anything. He took out a matchbox from his pocket, lit it, and put it on the stairs to test it. The flame flickered and didn't go out. He nodded and said, "There is oxygen. You can go in."

Tiantian was too scared to go down. She trembled and said, "It looks so dangerous down there."

Jian Yue did not force it: "You don't have to go down. We need someone to pick us up above to prevent anyone from coming over suddenly. I will go down by myself in a while. Every thirty seconds, you call me from above to make sure I am still alive. After all, if there is any danger below, we two can't both die in it. Do you understand?"

When he said that, Tiantian's eyes suddenly turned red.

She hated herself for being so cowardly, but she was really too scared. The other team members were annoyed by her crying all the time, and she began to hate herself. If someone like her died, maybe no one would care. Her boyfriend kept encouraging her, but her mental state was still slowly collapsing.

But Butler Wang said that she was useful.

At this moment, Tiantian suddenly felt a surge of courage in her heart. She said in a strong and generous voice, "Don't worry, Steward Wang. With me here, no one can leave!"

The audience in the live broadcast room was amused when they saw this scene:

"Wherever this kid stands, he'll be a soldier."

"To be honest, it's not easy for the little girl either."

"To be honest, I admire the host a lot. I have been through quite a few dungeons in the nightmare world, and I have seen many people send their teammates to be guinea pigs or scapegoats in dangerous moments, but the host is different. He can ensure the safety of his teammates at such times. Now I understand why Jinka chose him."

The nightmare world has its own operating rules.

Every new player who enters the dungeon will be asked to draw card skills, but after a long time, everyone discovered that it is not them who draw the cards, but the cards that choose them.

Every card will enter the card pool only because the owner likes it.

When players enter the dungeon, the system will evaluate each player based on their comprehensive abilities in the real world. The scoring criteria are different, which may be the good or bad things they have done in the real world, or many different reasons.

This player must have some qualities that the card appreciates, so he will be chosen.

At the beginning, the players came in to watch the fun, and they were somewhat curious. They wanted to know what was so good about Jian Yue that made this golden card choose him as its owner.

They came here to question it! But as they watched, they also fell in love with the host unconsciously! !

“I hope the anchor can live longer.”

"He has become my source of happiness now."

"But this warehouse copy is really dangerous."

"It is right to leave someone up there to provide support."

"Of course I almost died down there."

"Stop talking, I'm traumatized now!"

Jian Yue who was in the stairwell had already gone down.

He had brought a small flashlight with him when he came, and it came in handy at this time. The stairs had been in disrepair for a long time and made creaking sounds, which echoed in the dark space where you could hardly see your hand in front of you, adding a bit of eerie feeling.

Jian Yue shone his flashlight on the shelves and found that they were all filled with wooden boxes. Not just this row, but when he looked from a distance, they were all filled with wooden boxes. From a distance, they stood quietly on the shelves, and their neatness was actually frightening.

A sweet voice sounded above: "Brother? Are you okay?"

Jian Yue shuddered and said, "No, it's okay."

He wiped the cold sweat from his forehead in fright.

I realized that just by coming down the stairs from the upper floor, my back was already wet with cold sweat. This kind of unknown secret room is really challenging to one's nerves.

Tiantian asked, "Brother, do you need me to come down?"

Jian Yue replied: "No, just keep calling me every 30 seconds."

Tiantian agreed: "Got it!"

After the two people exchanged a few words, their fear eased a little. Jian Yue walked to the shelf and opened a box casually.

An old smell of dust wafted out. Jian Yue frowned, coughed lightly a few times, and continued to shine the flashlight into the box. Under the cold incandescent light of the flashlight, he could see some old small objects inside. He picked up an old-fashioned watch, which no longer moved, but by turning over the back of the watch, he could see the date of production.

1876

It has been one or two hundred years since now.

It seems that this is indeed the place where the old owner of the Chen residence secretly hid things from the passing archaeological team. In that era, watches were very precious things that only people of high status or knowledge could use. The archaeologists at that time should have been a group of elites.

You've found the right place.

Jian Yue put the watch back and continued to look through the box. Further down were some yellowed reference books, all of which were reports on geological surveys and some that recorded the vegetation on the mountain. None of them meant much to him.

He continued to look through the box, which contained mostly small personal items, such as glasses, watches, badges, and pens.

The sweet voice sounded again: "Brother? Are you okay?"

Jian Yue said: "It's okay, just talk to me every 30 seconds."

Tiantian replied: "Okay! I know!"

He was a little tired of searching, and was just thinking about whether he should go upstairs and call someone to come down to look for it together, when the flashlight flashed and he suddenly noticed a red box on a shelf not far away. The pattern on this box was obviously much more valuable and exquisite than the other boxes, and it exuded an aura of "Come and see me, I'm extraordinary!"

The audience in the live broadcast room also wailed when they saw the box:

"It is it!"

"That's it, our good friend the little red box!"

"My shadow is coming."

"I almost subconsciously wanted to close my eyes."

Jian Yue walked over and stood in front of the box, and found that this box was different from the other boxes. There was actually a small lock on the outside of this box. He hesitated for a moment, took out yesterday's wire from his pocket and put it into the lock core. Fortunately, the locks of that era were not complicated. He just fiddled with it for a few times, and heard a "click" sound that echoed in the silent space, and a crack appeared on the box.

He took a deep breath.

He reached out and slowly pushed the box open. The flashlight fell on the box and he could slowly see what was inside. In the huge box was a radio and several tapes. They all looked very old-fashioned. The most surprising thing was that they were not rotten and looked like they could still be used.

radio……

If it can really still be listened to, the tapes inside might really reveal some secrets of Wanfu Village.

Moreover, this box is different from other boxes. It is locked. This alone proves that the things inside it must be different from those in other boxes.

Just as Jian Yue was about to pick up the radio to take a closer look, he suddenly noticed that there seemed to be a palm-sized notebook inside the radio.

"Clang"

There was a slight sound. The notebook fell under the box because the recorder was moved, making a not-too-heavy sound.

Jian Yue narrowed his eyes, stretched out his hand to take the notebook out from the gap, and shone the flashlight on the notebook. The light fell on it, allowing people to see the worn patterns on the notebook. There was also a line of still somewhat blurred handwriting on the top, which slowly emerged under the light of the flashlight: West Asia Archaeological Team—Ji Feng's Diary.

Ji Feng!!

The man in the village archives who disappeared from the list of the West Asian archaeological team!

His diary was actually in the warehouse of the Shen family’s old house!

You have to know that the one in the ancestral hall has been looking for him. He has been remembered by a female ghost for so long. He must have experienced many unusual things in Wanfu Village back then. Even the so-called secret may be related to Ji Feng!

Jian Yue's hands were shaking a little, and the system refreshed in his ears at this moment:

Main quest: [The Secret of Wanfu Village]

Story progress: 35%

The plot is finally starting to progress! It seems that after all this trouble, there must be something in this diary that can help him!

Jian Yue slowly opened the diary in his hand. Maybe because it was so old, the pages were a little fragile when he opened it, so he could only open it very carefully.

What caught my eye on the first page was the very beautiful handwriting. This should be Ji Feng’s diary, which recorded his daily work.

It's a little blurry, but I can still make out what's written on it:

February 3, 1752

Sunny weather

I received a task from the organization to go to Wanfu Village. I heard that this village is a well-known longevity village. There are even elderly people in the village who can live up to 100 or 200 years. The geology and soil are very special. Our institute has organized an archaeological team to investigate. This is a very important opportunity. As long as we can find out the secret of longevity in Wanfu Village, my years of research will definitely bear fruit!

February 4, 1753

Weather

Xiaoyue didn't quite agree with me going to Wanfu Village. She said that the place was very dangerous and that many archaeological teams had gone there and never returned. I told her that those were all accidents and she was not very happy.

February 5, 1753

Sunny weather

I applied for the qualifications of the archaeological team, and Xiaoyue agreed to go with me.

February 6, 1753

Sunny weather

We arrived at Wanfu Village. It was really hard to find the place because of the perennial fog outside the mountain. The village chief who received us was very enthusiastic and gave each of us a lantern for lighting. The people of this place are indeed simple and honest!

The diary ends here.

As Jian flipped the pages, he found that the handwriting on the second page was even more blurred. Half of the page was not clear and he could only see the first two lines.

February 7, 1753

Weather

Something terrible happened last night. Our team...

The handwriting was a little unclear at this point. Jian Yue frowned and was about to take a closer look when he suddenly stopped holding the flashlight. He stood in front of the shelf and his entire body stopped moving. Something was wrong. It was quiet, too quiet. Thirty seconds had definitely passed since he opened the box, but why...

He didn't hear the sweet voice again?