Chapter 123 Madness and Chaos
Yuan Tianyu rubbed his fingers together as he carefully recalled every message he had received, but there wasn't a single word about books or classics.
“You said those ghosts have been watching our world for a long time, then… they might have been hiding scriptures for a long time, otherwise how could we know nothing about ghosts?”
Cheng Yuying nodded. "It's because of this that I have a bad feeling."
The other players all looked at her, while Cheng Yuying looked up, as if she were looking at something through the ceiling. "They might have hidden the scriptures in the ghost realm."
Ghosts can enter this world, but there seems to be no way to get to the ghost realm here; it appears that the only option is to rely on the token.
A female player put her hand on Cheng Yuying's shoulder and said, "Forget it, there's no chance in the Ghost Realm. We haven't even dealt with our Ghost Lord, let alone the token."
They came all this way with Cheng Yuying hoping to get some information, but now it seems there's absolutely no way out.
More than a month has passed since they arrived in the instance. They still have so much time left, they need to think carefully about how to spend it.
At this moment, Yuan Tianyu said, "Even if the chances are slim, our members will try to fly into the air and see if we can enter the Ghost Realm."
The players who heard this were somewhat moved, but they were ultimately just passersby in this world. They could only hope that after they finished their mission and left, another group of players would appear to hold the line.
Cheng Yuying: "Sorry to bother you, but I hope you succeed."
As the dozen or so players were about to turn and leave, Yuan Tianyu reached out and called out, "We've gotten quite a few peach wood branches. Take some with you. I know you've been dealing with ghosts. Peach wood is very effective against ghosts. One of our members killed a ghost with peach wood."
The players looked at each other, then nodded in agreement. The peach wood was effective, so they didn't need to waste their ammunition.
After his assistant led the others away, Yuan Tianyu collapsed back into his chair, utterly exhausted. Even though the hunting area was sealed off, he hadn't given up. Once the peachwood weapons were ready, they would find a way to break in.
He also found out where peach wood was hidden in other cities, and now it was up to the alliance members at those outposts to find it quickly.
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The ghosts in the hunting area seem to have divided up their places. For example, in this area, if there are no accidents and one ghost comes in every half hour, they can probably stay in one place for more than a month.
Therefore, Rong Yi and Wei Yanqing stayed in the building with peace of mind, and took out the books one by one, so that everyone present could take a look.
Rong Yi held up a book and said to everyone, "These are books that ghosts have deliberately hidden. They contain all the information about ghosts. I wonder if there are any instructions on how to deal with ghosts. Please check them. It would be best if you could find any books that can help you deal with ghosts."
With a limited number of books, people would share one book among themselves, reading the contents word by word, and becoming increasingly alarmed as they read.
According to information found in books, ghosts have existed since the earliest written records.
For a moment, everyone was so engrossed in the scene that the only sound inside was the turning of pages.
“That seems to be true…” a young girl said uncertainly.
Rong Yi immediately walked to her side. The girl smoothed her hair behind her ear and handed her the page she had turned to. "It's here." She pointed to the picture on the left page with her index finger.
The drawing is a complex vertical symbol. The written annotation on the right side states that it is a protective talisman to ward off evil spirits, including the incantations to be made when drawing the talisman.
“It can ward off ghosts.” Rong Yi continued to flip through the pages quickly and found many more of these symbols. “Study this book carefully. Whoever has the best drawing skills should copy and draw the symbols.”
This way, even if the book is lost due to an accident later, they will still have a reference point.
Several people eagerly raised their hands, and Wei Yanqing prepared paper and pens for them, which spurred the rest of the group to check the contents of the book.
“Mine is a little different,” another person said.
This time, the surprise was even greater, as it included a detailed description of how to make the yellow paper and cinnabar for drawing talismans, and which animal hairs could be used to make the talisman-drawing brush.
Turning to the back, there are various finger-counting techniques for individual use.
Nearly a hundred books were confiscated, most of which contained descriptions of ghosts; they were essentially various historical records and even folk tales.
However, these two gains have already been a pleasant surprise.
Even though Wei Yanqing had a lot of supplies, he didn't prepare yellow paper and cinnabar, so he had to take out white paper, a fountain pen and red ink.
So they made a decision: to trace a picture onto the most ordinary paper and go out to test the effect.
There are standards for drawing talismans. First, the person drawing the talisman must not be inherently bad, and second, the mindset of the person drawing the talisman is also important.
Rong Yi noticed a few young children in the crowd. "Let these children try. They don't need to draw perfectly; just get the basic shape."
The children's parents naturally agreed.
None of the children had any drawing skills, so Rong Yi took out paper and pens and sat down opposite them. "Look at that drawing. It doesn't matter if it looks like the real thing or not. As long as you feel that you've drawn it well, that's fine."
The children looked confused, but they still nodded.
Rong Yi practiced breathing exercises several times. As required by the book, one must calm down and avoid anxiety or distraction before drawing talismans.
When Rong Yi started drawing based on the reference objects, she found that the feeling of writing was different from that of the indigenous people when copying symbols in books. First of all, the pen in her hand was very stiff, as if an invisible force was pressing down on her, and it took a lot of effort to push the pen an inch.
Not only her, Wei Yanqing noticed that two of the children were similar, pursing their lips and concentrating on moving their pens, their foreheads soon covered in sweat.
The parents of the two children were worried and wanted to speak, but Wei Yanqing raised his hand to stop them, quietly shaking his head to indicate that they should not make a sound and disturb them.
Rong Yi's eyes were filled with the strokes of symbols, oblivious to the passage of time, and those around him were equally oblivious.
The symbols seemed to be imprinted in her mind; she knew where to draw next without looking at any reference point.
When he finished drawing the last part, the red ink looked particularly bright against the white paper. Rong Yi blinked and noticed that he could vaguely see a faint gold at the edge of the symbol, but it disappeared in the next blink.
The moment I put down my pen, my stomach started growling.
Wei Yanqing handed her a handkerchief, "You spent three hours drawing."
"So long?" Rong Yi thought it would only take a few minutes at most.
Wei Yanqing took the talisman she drew and said, "You were the last one to finish. We'll try these out when we go out later."
Rong Yi wiped her sweat and walked to the side with him. "So, were there any special circumstances with the talisman drawing?" She was afraid that asking on the spot would affect the children's mentality.
Wei Yanqing glanced at the group of people talking across from him without saying a word. “There are two children in a similar situation to you. One of the boys gave up because he was too tired, but he still managed to finish the drawing. The other girl kept going and finished the drawing.”
Rong Yi happened to be facing away from the crowd, and he took out the three talismans by taking advantage of his position.
"The one with the brightest color is yours, the second is that girl's, the last is that boy's, and these are the others." He laid out the talismans for her to see.
Rong Yi noticed that only these three were very red, while the rest were somewhat dull, and the colors became lighter as he drew more, with some symbols only having marks at the end.
(End of this chapter)
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