Towering trees were felled, and the mountain's resources were turned into stacks of money in the hands of humans. Such destruction of the land undoubtedly enraged the mountain god!
He appeared in a dream to the construction workers in this place, saying that those who disrespect nature will surely be punished by nature.
"Natural punishment? Don't joke with me, how could that be as terrible as poverty?"
The next day, a white fog enveloped the area, and the entire construction team disappeared without a trace.
The logging of Laoxian Mountain was stopped, and the front mountain was developed into a tourist area, while the back mountain, where hundreds of people went missing or died, became an absolute no-go zone!
The mountain god's consciousness split into two. One is the mountain god in black, dressed in modern clothes, who wants to remind others of humanity's endless desires. He wants to protect this land, but not the people on it!
He regards mankind as the enemy of nature, and those who step into this place will be swallowed by the white mist and turned to ashes in the sunlight.
Secondly, there is the inn's mountain god, who firmly believes that humanity is inherently good and that we should not be hostile to all of humanity because of a few individuals. Humanity is still the object of His protection, so He transformed His body into the inn and His scattered consciousness into the staff, all to ensure the safety of the people in this place.
The staff members dressed in ancient costumes were there to remind the Black-Clad Mountain God of the kindness that humanity once possessed.
The two mountain gods began a long-term confrontation. The mountain god in black carved out his own territory in the inn and used his divine power to corrupt the humans who entered, turning them into spiders.
However, since the divine power was divided in two, and the power wielded by the Black-Clad Mountain God was ultimately limited, He could not recklessly corrupt it. Therefore, He began to infiltrate the inn and set many "rules"!
Those who break the rules will be surrounded by divine power, causing the staff to regard them as enemies. Over time, although all the staff were created by the mountain god, they have developed their own way of acting and are no longer controlled by the mountain god.
As for the rats, they are products infused with more of the black-clad staff's divine power; they no longer abide by order, but only have a crazy bloodlust for spiders and infected.
The staff mechanically carried out the combined instructions from the two mountain gods, and the bodies were finally destroyed at midnight.
The next day, new staff will appear and repeat these mechanical orders.
It wasn't until Jiang Ran and the others encountered the parrot—the final concentrated embodiment of the inn's mountain god's consciousness—that the parrot lost its last bit of divinity, and the staff would no longer be generated. This is why none of the staff could be seen the next day.
The benevolent voice of the inn's mountain god rang out again: "The Four Directions Spirit Key will seal Him for a hundred years. This is not a cure. The real solution has always been in your own hands, humankind."
When humanity returns this natural landscape to nature, the two mountain gods will reunite and once again protect the people of this land.
[Congratulations to Jiang Ran, the Ghost Storyteller from the Dragon Kingdom, for clearing the S-rank Ghost Story World: Deep Mountain Inn, with an overall score of 96, Excellent!]
You will receive a 100% reward and the opportunity to change your talents. The three talents you draw this time will not be lower than your current talent levels.
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The next dungeon won't be purely about deduction anymore; I'll add some fun elements to make everyone happy. By the way, I'd like to ask for your opinions: do you prefer more hardcore dungeons or those with lighter deduction and a bit more humor?
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