Chapter 219 Chapter 219
The day before New Year's Day.
Qingtong is on a video call with her family.
"Yes, the training base is on holiday. No, I won't go back for the time being. I want to train my abilities." Qingtong spread out his palms, and the metallic liquid continued to deform in his palms.
"Okay, since it's your decision." Qingtong's mother sighed, and was pushed aside by Yanjun as soon as she said this.
"Brother - I got first place in the practical class!" Yan Jun said excitedly, "I will also join the strange response department in the future -"
"...Well, that's great." Qingtong said, "Keep training."
"Have you told your father about not coming home?" The mother pushed her son away and asked, "I've watched the live broadcast of Beijing Strange Domain. This is a dangerous job. I won't ask you to quit, although I really don't want you to continue doing it. Will you be safe?"
"I'll be careful." Qingtong thought for a moment and added, "Don't worry."
"I also told Dad that I wasn't going home."
Even though he was nagged for more than an hour, and his father kept nagging him to change jobs.
After ending the video call with his family, Qingtong opened the Savior System interface and continued to study new cards.
【Character: Mango
Rarity: SSS
Personality: Lively, cute, innocent, dangerous
Ability: Unlocked
This was the first time Qingtong had seen so many positive character descriptions.
Think back to the personalities of the cards he had gotten in the past: the madness of Paper Man, the cruelty of Faceless Child, the hypocrisy of Bai Yixin, the savagery of Tong, the evil of Kailett, the indifference of Coil, the capriciousness of Curse Priest, the evil of Straw Boy, the cunning of Crow, the pessimism of Banshee, and the deception of Fox Rabbit.
Only the Invisible Son has a nothing character, nothing at all.
Although there is one "dangerous" in Mango's personality tags, at least the other three are good adjectives.
If we use a fan-shaped diagram to divide the image, the sunny side will still be more visible, right?
After all, humans cannot be all good. Mango is really much better!
While observing the card details, Qingtong unexpectedly discovered that there was an extra piece of information under the interface of Mangosteen compared to other cards. He unfolded it and saw the following words: [Mysterious Territory: Mangosteen Forest]
……Um?
Weird area?
"Wait, this card has a built-in weird domain???" Qingtong was very excited, "Can a weird card have a weird domain?"
Salvation System: “Is it weird?”
"Speaking of which, the core level of the weird domain in the weird domain is A, and the weird card I got is at least S. Logically, every card I have should have the ability to release the weird domain."
"Yes, theoretically it is true. Every weird card in the host's hand has the ability to create a weird domain." The Savior System said, "But the premise is that the host first completely unlocks the card's skills, opens the second form, taps the ability to the maximum, and then explores the method of releasing the weird domain on his own."
"Unlock all of them." Qingtong opened the card list. Except for the newly drawn cards, all other cards were in the state of self-acting, but the unlocked skills and information would be updated in real time in the system interface.
Except for Mangtao's twelve cards, those who have unlocked three skills and opened the second form are not enough for a slap.
"Host, there is no need to rush to pursue the Weird Domain. The Weird Domain is used to divide the territory for hunting. The host's vest mission target is the Weird. Releasing the Weird Domain requires a lot of Weird Power, and it is extremely difficult to control. If you are not careful, it will kill everyone in the Weird Domain. Even humans who accidentally enter it will become the host's vest's prey. And as of now, there is no Weird that is strong enough for the host to take the trouble to open the Weird Domain to kill."
"But SSS-level cards have strange properties. Aren't you afraid that I won't be able to control them?"
"That's the difference between SSS cards and other cards. The host has enough weird power to release the weird domain, and controlling it will be as natural as breathing. There is no need to worry about losing control."
"Hmm? How big can the strange domain cover?"
"If the host fully unlocks the card and releases its maximum power, a city."
Qingtong took a breath of cold air: "How big is the city?"
"It's a city as big as the capital."
Qingtong: ...
Very good, he understood the value of SSS-level weirdness.
"Host, this system refers to the entire area divided into the capital city on the map. It does not refer only to the city, but also to the suburbs."
Qingtong closed the system interface with a smile. He felt that he needed to wash his face and calm down.
The gold content is still at the 999 level.
I suddenly understood why the Savior System was so excited when it found out that it had drawn an SSS weird. This ability is indeed worth being excited about.
"You definitely can't try this ability in the community." Qingtong opened the system panel again, "Go to the no-man's land and try it."
If it works, he has a good idea on New Year's Day.
Remember to turn on the live broadcast and use the scene of everyone arriving to increase your fusion level. You may be able to unlock a new second form of the card.
*
Beijing, strange response department.
"We'll go to Jiuxia Mountain to take over on New Year's Day." Nong Xiangming sighed, "I was thinking of going home tomorrow."
"It's a pity that my vacation is ruined." Si Zai rested his hands on the table. His computer was open with the weird live broadcast illustration interface, which contained the introduction of the S-level weird series such as Paper Man.
"Do you think we will meet the leader of this organization tomorrow?"
Nong Xiangming thought for a moment and said, "I'm not sure. Up to now, we are still not sure how many people there are in this organization... and how weird they are. And the only ones we can come into contact with regularly are Bai Yixin and a few others. They are not completely friendly to humans."
"Yes. The person in charge of the northwest gate said that he saw a paper man during a mission and wanted to say hello to him to show his friendship, but he was completely ignored." Si Zai laughed twice, "And the paper man caught an awakener on the spot, turned him into a paper man puppet and took him away. It was unstoppable."
Nong Xiangming pushed up his glasses and said, "I remember that after the awakened person accidentally awakened and gained power, he killed many innocent people, robbed, set fire, and committed many crimes."
"Yes. The mission of the Northwest leader was to capture the awakened person. Because of the danger of the other party, he was allowed to 'kill him as a last resort'. Unexpectedly, he was kidnapped by the paper man just after he found the person."
Nong Xiangming: "Catching criminals and using them as paper puppets, from this perspective, paper puppets are not that bad."
"That's just not bad." Si Zai scratched his head. "To be honest, I'm a little worried. The other party is a tiger, and we are cats. A cat and a tiger want to cooperate? If we don't get swallowed up, it's the other party's kindness."
"Who's going tomorrow?"
"Too many people won't do. It will be troublesome if someone talks nonsense. It's just you and me, and then..." Si Zai thought for a moment and said, "Let's call Quan Li."
Nong Xiangming was stunned for a moment: "Quan Li? Isn't he a newcomer?"
"Yes, a newcomer. A newcomer who knows how to speak carefully." Si Zai clicked on the employee file folder and found Quan Li's information. Looking at the photo of the young man with a silly smile, he said, "I think he is suitable. The architect and the construction manager must be present. In case there are any changes that need to be made, they will be required to come to the site to design. Although they said so, they have not left since the building was completed. They are living there and waiting. But apart from negotiations related to the construction, there are only three of us."
"Hope everything goes well tomorrow."
*
The next day, early morning of New Year's Day.
The first rays of sunlight fell on the land of the Eastern Continent.
The salvation system alarm rang, reminding Qingtong of the beginning of the first day.
He got up, washed his face, got dressed, and ate breakfast leisurely. Seeing that there was still an hour before the meeting, Qingtong sat down and browsed the system mall, looking for good things to buy.
At the same time, Si Zai and others had already arrived at the halfway point of Jiuxia Mountain...
Unlike Qingtong and the Majias who had a system to transport them, as humans they had to climb up Jiuxia Mountain step by step.
"I didn't expect to be called to carry out this mission. I'm so excited!" Quan Li said excitedly while carrying his bag. "Deputy Minister, can you really take me with you?"
"The minister ordered us to do this. Anyway, you are just a messenger." Nong Xiangming wiped the sweat from his forehead and looked up. "How far is it?"
"Based on the route and our previous climbing speed, we'll be there in another half an hour." Quan Li estimated the time, "It doesn't matter, I can still do it."
Nong Xiangming's eyes were fixed, he couldn't do it.
Unlike Si Zai and Quan Li, he is a civilian and not good at sports.
"The cable car is a great invention." Nong Xiangming said in a long voice, "It would be great if Jiuxia Mountain could also build a cable car."
"You also know this is impossible. The land of Jiuxia Mountain will be used for lighting in the future." Si Zai, who was walking in the front, said calmly, "How could such equipment used by tourists be installed here?"
Nong Xiangming sat down, took out a bottle of water from his bag and took a sip.
Quan Li looked at the deputy minister, who looked so exhausted that he could hardly walk, and asked curiously, "Minister Si, can't we take a helicopter over there?"
Nong Xiangming answered his question: "After the temple was built, there was not enough open space for helicopters to park, and the terrain there was also quite steep. The construction materials were transported to the open space below and then carried up by hand."
This cost a lot of labor costs, but since the money was all raised from the United States, I didn't feel bad about spending it.
\"I see." Quan Li nodded, indicating that he understood.
Half an hour later, the three finally arrived at the temple in Jiuxia Mountain.
It was only after they arrived that Quan Li finally understood what Nong Xiangming meant by "the terrain is relatively rugged".
這座新建立的廟宇，竟然是完全依附着懸崖峭壁，在滑坡一樣的石壁上建立。建築地盤順着地勢而走，藏于峭壁上生長的綠樹之中，大半在雲霧的籠罩下若隐若現，鬼斧神工給人神秘莫測的感覺，宛如仙人隐居之所。
“厲害——”全黎眼睛冒亮光，下意識的就想要摸出手機拍照，突然想起這以後是給燈火組織使用的建築，就又放下了手機，“副部長，這個廟宇比我看到的懸空寺還牛——”
“畢竟是全國最棒的建築設計師親自操刀……”
司災的話還沒說完，一個男人清冷的聲音在他們身後響起：“你說的這二者無法相互比較。首先你覺得這個建築比懸空寺牛，只是因為它的規模更大，周邊環境更美，而且我将現代建築美學和古代建築特色融為一體，利用這裏的風景地勢建造而成，符合大衆對于阆苑仙境的想象。而懸空寺建立距今一千五百多年，當時在懸崖峭壁建造廟宇的難度遠遠高于現代。現代可以在電腦上制作模型，用直升飛機運送材料，在過去，設計全靠一根筆，一張紙，和足夠大的想象力，建造和搬運也完全依靠人工。就以設計和建造的難度來說，這棟建築遠遠并沒有懸空寺的難度高。”
全黎：“那個……你是？”
“自我介紹一下，李堂恩，一名建築設計師。”李堂恩謙虛道，“在國內和國外小有名氣。”
司災哈哈笑了兩聲：“小有名氣啊，如果你這麽說的話，也行吧。”
“我還需要留在這裏嗎？”李堂恩詢問司災，“建築已經落成，我全部檢查過了，沒有任何問題。”
司災撓了撓臉：“這個嘛，我是擔心萬一不符合燈火組織的喜好，畢竟你也知道，他們都不是人，萬一有哪裏不滿要更改的話……”
“更改？別開玩笑了。”李堂恩皺眉，“這棟建築是一體的，為了讓它完美的和地形契合，在擁有實用性的基礎上增加美觀，每一根木頭，每一塊石頭的大小和位置我都精準計算，沒有任何多餘的部分，當然也無法删減。如果真要改的話，不如直接推掉重來，但我對這棟建築非常滿意，我無法設計比它更棒的建築，不滿意的話另請高明吧。”
司災尴尬的扯了扯嘴角。
的确對這棟建築他也沒有任何挑剔的地方，但詭異的審美，誰知道呢。
“我覺得很好啊，不用改也沒關系吧。”男孩俏皮的聲音在頭頂響起，幾人擡起頭，就看到稻草男孩站在建築的金色屋檐頂上，他的手裏還拿着一個小號稻草人娃娃。
“我是第一個到的呢。”稻草男孩秦小草跳了下來，就像是沒有絲毫重量一樣落在了司災的面前，他眯起眼睛打量着對方，嘲諷道，“弱雞。”
司災：……
這個詭異小鬼果然和資料記錄的一樣，讓人讨厭。
在稻草男孩出現的瞬間，很多人的手機和電腦彈出了一條信息：詭異直播軟件中有特別直播開啓，是否現在觀看。
有的人正在工作中，有的人正在浏覽網站，還有的人正在打游戲。
見到這一條消息後，大家都一怔，但很快，所有人不約而同的選擇了‘現在觀看’。
特殊直播，聽起來很吸引人。
和以往哪裏不一樣嗎？
打開詭異直播軟件後，就看到軟件最頂端有一個紅色條幅：點擊觀看特殊直播。
沒有标注直播的地點。
難道不是詭異降臨嗎？
一打開直播間，率先看到的就是懸崖峭壁中，雲霧籠罩下的廟宇，而後鏡頭拉近，廟宇正門前面小小的一片空地上，有四個人，還有一個詭異少年。
除了稻草男孩以外，其他都是比較陌生的面孔。
【這是什麽情況？】
【哇哦，特殊直播，看起來不是有詭異的直播間啊。】
【誰說沒有詭異，那麽大一個稻草男孩，沒看到嗎。超級兇的。】
【看起來就是一個小孩子而已。】
【別被外形欺騙了，這個小孩比紙人還兇殘，以前曾經因為好玩滅過一個村子的普通人，要不是詛咒祭司去阻止，第二個村子也沒人了。】
【這麽可怕嗎？】
【是的，他也在其他直播間出現過，無差別攻擊。順便他可能很讨厭成年人，路過成年人身邊都會給一腳的那種地步，如果要是遇到成年人礙他的事，打斷腿都是輕的。】
【聽起來像是路過狗身邊給狗一腳的樣子。】
【那幾個人，有誰認識嗎。】
【穿着深藍色衣服的那個人我認識，是李堂恩，華國現代頂級建築設計師。在國際上也很有名，曾經被邀請去國外為一棟古建築設計擴建。】
【聽起來很牛的樣子。】
【就是很牛。】
【所以說，他在這裏做什麽？】
【李堂恩只對建築有關的事情感興趣，也只會将時間用在與建築相關的事。】
【就沒人關注這個建立在峭壁上的建築嗎？真是太美了，這是哪裏，我想去旅游。】
【資深驢友，沒有見過這種地方，應該是新建的。】
【再想想李堂恩的身份，我大概猜到了。】
【美麗的東方建築，神秘感。】
“我對這裏很滿意。”秦小草手裏有着短黑麻頭發的稻草人一雙紐扣眼睛似乎動了動，向着李堂恩的方向看去，畫上去的嘴角也微微壓低，像是在求救。
然而秦小草抓着小稻草人脖子的手微微一個用力，小稻草人就沒了反應。
李堂恩沒有注意到這一切，他只關心建築方面的事，對于詭異和直播都僅僅是知道消息而已，從未詳細關注過，也不了解面前的少年，只瞥了一眼他手中的稻草娃娃就移開了視線。
“滿意就好，這是我的得意作品。”李堂恩嘴角挂上一抹笑。
秦小草歪頭，有點惡劣的笑：“不過，如果首領不喜歡的話，我就不喜歡了，我會幫首領把這裏徹底推平。到時候就請你再設計一個更棒的出來吧。”
李堂恩嘴角的笑容立即僵住了，他看向司災。
司災立即走到李堂恩面前：“好了，接下來的事情交給我們吧，我知道這棟建築很好，那個……你們的臨時休息室在後面吧，你先去休息吧。”
“如果你們真的把這裏推平。”李堂恩咬牙，“這輩子別想我再接你們部門的委托。”
司災立即安慰道：“不會，肯定不會。”
說實話，司災也覺得這個建築美到了極致，怎麽可能推平呢，如果燈火組織真的不滿意的話，大不了換個地方再建一個。
有些建築在建造完畢後，就成了珍寶，與歲月無關。
李堂恩就這樣被司災送走了。
看着旁邊笑的一臉邪惡的秦小草，顯然他是故意說那樣的話氣人，司災嘆了口氣，有些無奈。
一只蝴蝶從幾人的中間穿過，然後是第二只，第三只，最後竟是一群。
彩色的蝴蝶在幾人面前盤旋着，聚成了一團，等它們散開消失後，出現的就是一個白瞳少年，他掃了在場衆人一眼後，走到一邊的牆上坐下，安靜的看着遠處的群山。
司災腦海裏回憶着這個少年的信息。
蟲繭，曾經在詭異直播中出現過幾次，因為他一直在霓國呆着，所以就算在詭異圖鑒中有他的信息，司災也沒有認真調查過。這個少年不怎麽愛說話，如非必要根本就不開口，不過實力很強，更可怕的是，根據淺顯的資料調查，這個少年擁有蠱惑人心的力量。
霓國有不少他的追随者，僅僅是在直播間見到他的模樣，就瘋狂的愛慕着蟲繭，自稱是他的骨灰級粉絲。
好像在霓國還建立了百蝶會，全部都是蟲繭的粉絲群，同時裏面覺醒者不少，可以說是霓國最強的民間團體了。
這樣的詭異少年，也是燈火的一員啊。
【蟲繭——】
【我們的神明，為什麽會在這裏？】
【這裏是華國吧，為什麽會去了華國？】
【不是我們霓國的蝶神嗎？為什麽？】
【稻草男孩，蟲繭，有人猜測他們是燈火的一員，有兩個都出現在這裏，難道現在直播的是燈火全員聚會？】
【真的假的，我激動——】
【等等，那三個人什麽情況？為什麽在這裏？】
【我知道，是詭異應對部門的人，那高個子的是司災，總部長。】
【不奇怪，華國最先拿出秘籍就是和白一心交易來的，白一心是詭異組織的商人，這樣聯想的話，他們早就和燈火組織有聯系了。】
【這棟建築，該不會是華國的部門，給燈火組織建造的聚會場所吧？】
【為什麽！來我們銀國啊！】
【羅斯國擁有世界上最大的領土，歡迎燈火來駐紮。】
【別開玩笑了，你們擁有最多的領土，但多半是凍土吧。】
“啊~~~~”優美的女性嗓音，帶着悲哀的音調在空中盤旋。
I don't know when I have stood on the top of the building. The shrieking banshee Ariel gazes into the distance and sings the saddest and most beautiful melody.
"It's so noisy - stop singing -" Qin Xiaocao shouted angrily.
Ariel's singing paused. She lowered her head to look at Qin Xiaocao and opened her lips again.
The beautiful tone turned into a mournful scream. Qin Xiaocao frowned. He raised his hand and threw the straw doll into the air. The straw doll floated in the air like a human being, pulled out a dagger from its body, and rushed towards the direction of the screaming banshee.
The Banshee leaned forward, ready to fight.
The cocoon remained in the same sitting position, ignoring everything around it.
The straw doll has already flown in front of the banshee. Qin Xiaocao, who is controlling the straw doll, has a face full of anger. Just when the fight is about to begin, time suddenly stops. The movements of the straw doll and the banshee are frozen in the air. Even Qin Xiaocao and the panicked Si Zai and others below are still.
Only in the live broadcast room outside the domain, time continues to pass.
[What's going on? Everyone is standing still? ]
【Time stopped, I knew who it was. 】
【Me too.】
【It really looks like a gathering organized by Denghuo. 】
【That man is coming. 】
[It must be the leader. 】
[It’s hard to say. Even if he’s not the leader, he must be an elder or something like that.]
Amid the discussion among the audience in the live broadcast room, a ray of light flashed and the curse priest appeared on the roof. He held a straw doll in his hand and hammered the ground with his scepter. Time began to pass again.
Ariel, who was about to attack, missed. Qin Xiaocao, who found that the doll was caught, looked at the curse priest. Although she was a little aggrieved, she quickly lowered her head and looked as if she admitted her mistake.
The disaster-stricken people looked around blankly, and after seeing the curse priest, they breathed a sigh of relief.
"It's always you, Qin Xiaocao." The Curse Priest said, "It seems I should describe your behavior to the leader."
"No, don't--" Qin Xiaocao raised his hand and waved, and the straw doll in the curse priest's hand flew into his hand.
"There won't be a next time." Qin Xiaocao lowered her head and said, "Really."
The comment section of the live broadcast room exploded.
[So the priest is not the leader? ]