Chapter 83 Spirit Pearl
On the second day after Gu Nian arrived in Ancheng, she met a girl who believed in a strange statue. The girl told her that the strange statue was the god of natural disasters, and they were about to have an opportunity, and according to the time, it would be today.
Now that Xu Can said that the sect of the leech-like man believed in the god of natural disasters, Gu Nian suddenly thought of the girl.
When Gu Nian told Xu Can about the matter, she immediately decided to go find the girl and attend the rally.
Last time, only Gu Nian and Yue Jian talked to the girl, so this time they went to find the girl. Chi Qin led half of the Aurora team to provide support from a distance, while Tu Jing and his men stayed behind to guard the camp.
Gu Nian and Yue Jian went to the meeting place she and the girl had agreed to meet.
It was a dark alley in Ancheng, full of sewage, rats and cockroaches everywhere. Yes, even natural disasters could not get rid of them.
On both sides of the alley, homeless people were sleeping against the walls.
The girl lived here. She was covered with a dirty blanket. When she saw Gu Nian coming, she casually tucked the blanket away and said, "Let's go."
Following the girl, Gu Nian and Yue Jian finally saw the night watchman's hut in the east of the city.
This is actually a cemetery.
The girl led them through the cemetery. These graves had no tombstones, and the areas were divided in a mess. After all, it was a natural disaster, and the living people didn't know what life would be like, let alone the dead.
There were no elaborate marble tombstones. Instead, a wooden board or a few stones were placed on each grave to indicate to later generations that a body was buried there.
"There were too many people killed in the natural disaster, and the crematorium couldn't burn them all." The girl told them numbly, "But keeping them in the city would bring plague. So they found a place in the eastern suburbs of the city and buried them all there. Night watchman is just a nicer name, it's actually a gravekeeper."
Following the girl's introduction, Gu Nian was already wondering what kind of organization would choose to hold a gathering in a cemetery.
They went into the gravekeeper's house.
This house is an abandoned building before the natural disaster, and it is quite large.
At the door, an old lady was guarding it. One of her eyes was blind and covered with white cataract, which looked a bit creepy.
The old lady asked: "Lu Yuan, why did you bring two strangers here?"
It turns out that the girl's name is Lu Yuan.
Lu Yuan plucked up his courage and said, "According to the doctrine, as an old believer, I can recommend new members to join the church. They are both new members recommended by me."
It is true that there is such a doctrine. After all, this sect was once very small, so naturally they would like believers to recruit members on their own.
The old lady reluctantly let Gu Nian and Yue Jian in and gave each of them a mask that only covered the upper half of their face.
It's increasingly feeling like a secret gathering.
Gu Nian, Yue Jian and Lu Yuan put on their masks and walked into the house. This building was quite large and spacious inside, with more than 30 members in total.
Someone was distributing food in the middle, and everyone came forward to receive it.
"That's Communion." Lu Yuan said in a low voice.
Free food is the easiest way to gain believers.
The three of them also went to line up.
When it was his turn, Gu Nian observed the communion in his hand. A steamed bun, a bowl of porridge, and a fried egg. This was considered a delicious meal during a natural disaster.
Lu Yuan took them to find a table and sat down.
"You guys, don't you want to eat it?" The girl asked cautiously, "If you don't want to eat it, can you give it to me?"
Yuejian said, "Wait a moment."
He tore off a small piece of fried egg, smelled it, and put it in his mouth.
"There are hallucinogens in it." Yue Jian told Gu Nian with certainty.
Gu Nian didn't think it was strange. This rally looked frivolous, so why was it strange to hand out food containing hallucinogens? It was easier to play tricks and make believers loyal.
Lu Yuan was still staring at the food. When she heard Yue Jian say there were hallucinogens, she was also shocked, but her eyes were full of desire as she looked at the food.
Gu Nian thought for a moment, took out a few candies from his pocket, and handed them to her: "Eat this first."
Lu Yuan took it with care, opened one carefully and put it in her mouth. The sweet taste made her temporarily forget the sufferings of the natural disaster era.
More and more people came, and finally, the entire building was full, with a total of about fifty people.
Gu Nian could clearly see the difference among the fifty or so people. A dozen of them were very thin and ragged, and they looked like poor people who were starving. They must be the first batch of believers. The rest were strong, with the characteristics of evolvers, and had fierce and bloodthirsty qualities. They must have been recruited recently.
Finally, the rally began.
A man walked in from outside the building. He was the weirdo who stole the spirit pearl!
When he appeared, everyone's face showed a fanatical look.
The weirdo walked to the platform in the middle and began his speech in a hoarse voice: "The natural disaster is a sign that God has come to Ancheng! Acid rain will come again. Only by completely dedicating ourselves to the gods can we survive this world-destroying disaster!"
"Who is he?" Gu Nian asked Lu Yuan beside him in a low voice.
Lu Yuan showed fear on his face and said, "He said his name is Gu, and he is the spokesperson of the God of Natural Disaster in the world. He is very scary, and all believers who anger him will die."
Gu? What a strange name.
"My friend died at his hands." Lu Yuan whispered again, hatred in his eyes.
Gu's speech level was average, but the believers in the audience had already taken hallucinogens, so they were crazy enough without his incitement, and everyone fell into group intoxication.
After Gu finished speaking, he took out a bottle of black liquid and said, "This is the Divine Liquid given by the God of Natural Disaster. It can make you all as powerful as me. Today I will give it to each of you, but only the most loyal believers can survive the test!"
The others didn’t know what kind of hallucination they saw, and everyone’s face showed madness and obsession.
Gu wanted everyone to take turns to step forward and begin to welcome the so-called blessing.
As soon as Gu Nian saw the black liquid, she felt something was wrong. It was exactly the same liquid that Tian Jiaoyang used to transform the evolvers into monsters! Once the evolvers present drank the black liquid and transformed into monsters, it would be even more difficult to catch the man who called himself Gu!
Gu Nian shouted in a low voice: "Do it!"
She had a communication headset hidden on her body, and this sound was also to inform Chi Qin who was lurking outside.
Gu Nian pulled out the dagger, the blade flashed a cold light, and he quickly stepped forward, aiming for Gu's leg and trying to hit his hamstring.
Yue Jian also drew his sword, and with a thrust of the sword, he aimed straight at Gu's neck.
Last time, Gu drilled directly into the wall. This ability is very helpful for escape. Gu Nian decided to cripple his legs first. This time, he must keep him no matter what.
Her dagger pierced Gu's calf, but the feeling from the blade was like a knife inserted into mud, sinking deeply into it, and it did not feel like stabbing a human body at all.
What's going on?
At this time, Gu's attack also arrived.
He opened his mouth and sent out a silent sonic attack. Gu Nian felt a pain in his eardrum and the Gu took the opportunity to slip away. Gu Nian endured the pain and pulled out a large net and spread it out.
It was the same net that was used to catch the Wind Spirit. The Moon Mirror was also collected and brought to Anjo.
At this time, the door was blasted open, and members of the Aurora team came over.
Everyone worked together and quickly took care of the evolvers present.
Xu Can directly took these evolvers away on charges of illegal assembly. She would hand them over to the Ancheng authorities for handling, and the remaining communion on the table would be kept as evidence.
Gu Nian took the Gu away and returned to her temporary base. She also brought Lu Yuan back to the base. Lu Yuan had seen her and brought her to the gathering, so Gu Nian planned to let her stay in the base until the matter was over.
Tu Jing was in charge of Gu's interrogation.
She cut off Gu's finger with a knife and said, "Where is the spirit bead? Tell me and you can live. If you don't, you will die."
The fingers are connected to the heart. The pain of having a finger cut off is not fatal, but it is painful enough. Sweat is dripping from Gu Qingzi's skin due to the pain. The wrinkles on the skin are shaking, which looks even more disgusting.
Gu groaned in pain, but didn't seem to want to say anything.
Pretty tough, Tu Jing thought. She turned to Gu Nian and said, "Boss, we need to set up an interrogation room."
Gu Nian said, "There is a simpler solution."
She shrugged: "For such people, there is no need to talk about humanitarianism."
What Gu Nian took out was the extract of a mutant jellyfish. This mutant jellyfish was a prey caught in Haicheng, and a large amount of secretions were extracted from its body. Jellyfish itself is a slightly toxic creature, and the secretions of this mutant jellyfish also contain toxicity, but it is not a lethal poison, but a high-purity hallucinogen.
If a small amount of this secretion is applied to a wound, it can act as an anesthetic, but if a large amount is taken, it can act as a truth serum, of course, the consequence is that the brain of the person involved will be completely damaged by the large amount of hallucinogenic chemicals in the secretion.
Chi Qin didn't expect that the boss had such a good thing.
She pinched the mouth of the Gu open and poured a bottle of secretion into it without any hesitation.
With the help of the hallucinogen, Gu's mouth was finally pried open. Saliva flowed from the corners of his mouth, his pupils moved rapidly, and finally the whites of his eyes rolled out, and his expression was completely distracted.
Gu Nian asked him: "Where is that spirit bead?"
Gu said: "... in my body."
In the body? Gu Nian didn't expect this answer. How could such a big spirit bead be hidden in the body?
She said tentatively, "Take it out and let me see."
Gu stretched out his hand and inserted it into his body easily. Everyone then saw that his body had been completely transformed into a state like mud.
Gu took out a wooden box from his abdomen.
Gu Nian took it and opened the wooden box. The light filled the room, and inside was the spirit pearl.
Finally got it. Gu Nian felt relieved.
However, Gu still has value.
Gu Nian asked: "Why did you steal this spiritual pearl?"
"It's not me who wants it, it's God's messenger who wants it. God's messenger said that this spiritual pearl possesses the power that the God of Natural Disaster needs, and asked me to take it." Gu Chi said stupidly.
"Who is the messenger of God?" Gu Nian asked.
"...God's messenger is God's messenger." said Gu.
Gu Nian's heart moved, and he asked again: "Who gave you that divine liquid?"
"God's messenger. I became so powerful because I passed the test of the God of Natural Disaster and drank the God-Attracting Liquid." Gu said.
"How can we see the messenger of God?" Gu Nian said.
"The envoy of God... The envoy of God is here..." Gu was about to give the answer, but he suddenly came to his senses and screamed, "The envoy of God will come! You will all die!"
A string of white foam came out of the corners of his mouth, followed by an idiotic smile on his face. He was completely stupid.
There is no more useful information to be asked.
Fortunately, at least I got the spirit pearl.
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