Chapter 81 Bai Ye: Ah? Wonder, is this true or false?
"This is where that ordinary citizen of Ink City discovered the trace of the Ten Commandments Token [Meteorite]."
After a brief rest, the Squid Detective Agency headed non-stop to the place where the clue was first revealed, led by law enforcers who had arrived in advance at the Ink City Branch of the Sun Law Enforcement Bureau.
It was the edge of a jungle.
Passing through the city center area which was no different from other urban areas, the dazzling skyscrapers quickly disappeared and were covered by local characteristic vegetation. A huge river passed very close to the outskirts of Ink City. The surrounding environment was so pristine that Bai Ye had only seen it in some wildlife documentaries. The giant tropical trees that blocked out the sun supported a tree dome several tens of meters high. The dome was composed of a broad tree canopy and intertwined vines. The vines in the primeval forest covered each other, making the four people from the Squid Detective Agency uncontrollably think of the vine cocoon that trapped Lily of the Valley for a long time in the just-concluded Dionysus Space "warm-up match".
He didn't know if it was his illusion, but Bai Ye always felt that the raised wooden edges of the vines were like snake scales. Just the simple downward arc made him vaguely think of the demon followers living in the temples - feathered serpents.
"Over here."
The local law enforcers led several high school students around the wide river that was as wide as the sea. At the other end of the man-high grass that had been pushed aside, an ancient village deep in the jungle appeared before them.
There are no buildings made of rammed earth. Instead, there are suspended tree houses made of vines and wood resources from giant trees in the primeval forest. Stairs made of wooden boards extend from the giant trees that several people can hug together to the tree houses suspended in mid-air. The tree houses are connected by floating bridges built with vines, which shake violently as the villagers walk.
The climate in Ink City is hot. Even Shuise and Lily of the Valley, who have always been particular about matching, have changed into simple summer clothes. The villagers here are no exception. Most of them wear cool clothes, and their necklaces and other decorations have obvious local colors, which are rough and bright.
"On the day when the first season was about to end, the Enforcement Bureau detected a strange red light at one end of the sky. The Astronomical Bureau confirmed that it was a meteorite falling from the sky."
The local law enforcers carefully shared the information obtained by the Sun Law Enforcement Bureau branch with the Squid Detective Agency: "The relevant files have been sent to everyone's Eden Garden account. The meteorite fell very quickly. Even though the branch coordinated the work at the first time, the first eyewitness was still the resident of this quaint village. According to the residents here, a green sun fell into the Rain River near the village that night. The 'sun' disintegrated when it was moving in the sky. The other tiny parts are missing. Only the largest piece of debris fell near the widest river of the Rain River."
The local law enforcer looked a little tired. He pushed up his glasses, revealing the dark circles under his eyes. Apparently, because of the troubles brought about by the two clues to the Ten Commandments tokens that suddenly appeared recently, the branch had been busy working overtime to an unbearable intensity.
The social animal law enforcer took a deep breath and said, "The Sun Law Enforcement Bureau initially speculated that the meteorite disintegrated in the atmosphere and dispersed into several pieces. The other pieces have disintegrated in the friction with the atmosphere, and only the largest piece of meteorite fragments has been preserved."
Shuise asked doubtfully, "Hello, I have a question. Although you said so... but isn't the Ten Commandments a treasure that existed thousands of years ago? Can the meteorite that just fell... also be considered a clue to one of the Ten Commandments?"
You Yu and Bai Ye also looked at the local law enforcer who was leading the way.
"...Please forgive me, I forgot you are from Night City headquarters."
The young man with glasses sighed again. This time he did not push his glasses up. Instead, he took them off his nose, took out a clean piece of cloth from his pocket and began to wipe them. He looked even more tired.
"As a volunteer team specially invited by the headquarters, you don't have to be so polite."
The office worker law enforcer seemed to have regained some of his strength during the brief cleaning of his glasses. He continued to walk forward, passing through the buildings in the tree village, the passers-by in a hurry, and some tourists who were taking photos and checking in, and signaled the four people from the detective agency to continue to follow him.
"It's normal for our department to have such doubts. In fact, even in the City of Ink, few people know about the legend now, let alone linking it with the Ten Commandments, which has always been a secret... The legend of the [Meteorite], one of the Ten Commandments, comes from the local mythology of the City of Ink. It is said that the God of Black Mist, who is in opposition to the dead Mitlan and creates great deeds, will transform into a feathered serpent and hover around the pyramid to fight against the dead Mitlan when humans encounter a catastrophe. But in fact, in the later transformation of mythology, some scholars also mentioned that the two are two sides of the same coin, different evolutions of the same belief..."
The law enforcer pushed his glasses again. "Sorry, I went a little too far. According to the word of mouth of the temple priests, there were ten rings between heaven and earth that stored the power of the God of Creation and the world consciousness. Unlike the other ten rings, one of them, the [Meteorite], is a consumable. Every time the power is used, the meteorites will break into dust. So when the future revealed by fate requires the help of the ten rings [Meteorites], the black mist of creation in the sky will control the stars in the sky to fall into the mortal world as a help for mankind to fight against the death of Mitlan."
"so……"
As soon as You Yu opened his mouth, the other party quickly continued, not giving him any chance to be the riddler.
"You guessed right. After testing and inference by the Sun Law Enforcement Bureau, the real source of the power of the [Meteorite] in the Ten Commandments token should not be the meteorite itself, but a special green substance brought from outer space by the [Meteorite]. This is also the fundamental reason why the meteorites witnessed by the villagers here are green. It may be organic or inorganic, but it will be affected and consumed by soul particles or demonic power."
You Yu: ...I haven’t said anything yet.
"In other words, the Ten Commandments of this era that we need now have been sent here as meteorites by the legendary 'God' in the sky, the 'Black Mist of Creation'?"
Bai Ye, who was walking at the end, spoke. The law enforcer paused, stopped, and responded with a formal polite smile: "It's okay if you understand it this way. It seems that you don't have to worry. Even fate is on our side, but..."
The law enforcer's voice lowered again, just as he had just been excited. He used the branch in his hand to remove the tangled vines, creating a natural "window" between the two trees in front that were almost connected by vines, allowing the newly arrived supporters behind him to see the magnificent scenery hidden behind the vines.
"Although the meteorite has been delivered to our door, all the Sun Enforcement Bureau needs to do is find it, but this simplest step has now become the most difficult step."
The law enforcer's sight passed through the "window" made of broken vines and fell on the vast river surface of the Rain River, which was as huge as the sea and had no end in sight.
"The area of the Rain River is too vast. Due to the need to protect the lives of the surrounding residents, the Sun Law Enforcement Bureau cannot directly use giant machinery to clear the river. We can only trouble all of our partners with special soul tags and powerful soul particles to come to support us."
Shuise pointed at the winding Rain River, with a look of disbelief on his face: "We won't look for a piece of land in this sea-like river area..."
The law enforcer added considerately: "According to the appraisal of professionals from the Astronomical Bureau, the remaining fragments after the meteorite separated should not be larger than the size of a palm, and are most likely in the shape of a slab of stone."
Shuise closed his eyes and didn't dare to open them, hoping that the Yuhe he just saw was just an illusion.
The law enforcer added, "Oh, by the way, because the meteorite fragments are too light, there is a chance that they will be carried downstream by the turbulent river water. Although the main search target is the river basin in front of us, in extreme cases, the entire Rain River is probably within the patrol range..."
Shuise no longer wanted to open his eyes, so he closed his eyes and began to act like a blind person.
Linglan clenched her fists in hatred, and it seemed that she had convinced herself hundreds of times before she finally spoke: "...When I find that damn demon apostle, I will beat him up first...For the Ten Commandments, for the end of the reunion...For this month's salary...I'm looking for-"
"You guys are progressing so fast? We've even reached Rainy River... Congratulations."
A neutral but slightly cold voice sounded, and in the vine rainforest behind them came the sound of floating leaves on the ground being stepped on. Bai Ye and Shuise, who were at the end of the team, turned around first, and saw Feicui, who had not been seen for a long time, walking nimbly from the depths of the tangled vines. This time she did not tie her hair into the double ponytail style she had at Solomon College. Her hair was naturally draped behind her, making her look even more heroic.
"Yang Yan didn't come this time?"
Shuise, who had formed a deep friendship with Yangyan in Huangquan Town, asked another question. After all, if Yangyan was there, he would definitely be following Feicui now.
Feicui shook her head: "He is still cleaning up the mess on Yedao Island, and is on guard against the resurgence of Yuan Luzhi's forces."
Mizuise sighed regretfully. He quite liked getting along with Yangyan. After all, they both had a deep "obsession" with Wonder.
"It's not a bad progress, at least we have some clues. How about you?"
You Yu finally turned around and looked at Feicui. This time, two clues about the Ten Commandments token emerged at once, so the Sun Law Enforcement Bureau headquarters arranged for Feicui's [Wings of Victory] and the Squid Detective Agency to go to different places where the clues appeared to conduct investigations. You Yu spoke with the purpose of exchanging information, but unexpectedly found that the law enforcer had an ugly expression on his face.
"not good."
Unexpectedly, Feicui did not have any hidden thoughts, nor did she sneer at Youyu as usual, but directly explained the situation on the other side: "It's so weird that it's hard to do anything... You should go to the other side to see the specific situation in person."
Jade's voice was serious.
"Also, we found new clues at the scene. The clues related to the crystal skull seem to be related to Wonder's involvement. A terrible situation is happening in that small village that I cannot explain."
white night:……
Bai Ye: Huh?
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