Monster Beauty's Unlimited Game

Mountain Village Ghost Story 23

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where did they go

When walking in the corridor, Zhou Yan had many guesses in his mind, for example, he might see a larger tomb at the end of the corridor, or a strange ghost building, but he never expected that in this ancient At the end of the tomb, I saw a modern building.

The building in front of me is very strange. The wall with a circular structure is completely dark. Even the windows on the wall are covered with black mist. It stands like a dead thing in the deep mountain.

A bolt of lightning flashed across the sky.

Zhou Yan once again saw the whole picture of the building clearly. It didn't seem to be towering into the sky, but was built on the side of the mountain. There seemed to be some special equipment on the rock wall that went straight up, all the way to the peak.

Since the mountain and the building are pitch black, Zhou Yan mistakenly thought that the height of the building reached the sky when he first saw it.

The monsters were illuminated by the silver light of the lightning like a black ocean, churning out waves one after another, and the scales on their bodies reflected the silver lightning.

They are not bowing down to the building, but bowing to the thunder and lightning in the sky.

Zhou Yan couldn't help raising his head, wanting to see what they were worshiping?

Are there really dragons?

However, all the secrets are in the black building ahead.

Zhou Yan and Ji Fangwei stopped talking, disturbed the herd of beasts, put on the invisibility cloak tacitly, and the two walked slowly towards the mysterious tall building.

The two came to the gate of the building, and saw a line of signboards in black and white on the dark wall.

【Togaki No.13 Research Institute】

This place is actually a branch of Dongyuan Research Institute!

Thinking of the strangeness of coming here from the corridor of the ancestral hall, Zhou Yan had no doubt that the Dongyuan Research Institute had been to this place long ago.

When did Qi Sixian come here?Could it be that he came out of this institute?

Ji Fangwei looked at the concealed door and said, "There is no lock."

Zhou Yan stretched out his hand and pushed open the door that hides countless secrets.

【Ding!Congratulations to player Zhou Yan and player Ji Fangwei for completing the task of exploring the corridors of the tomb. 】

[Player Zhou Yan and Player Ji Fangwei obtained important clues—the map of Dongyuan No.13 Research Institute]

Holding his breath, Zhou Yan stepped into the research institute with Ji Fangyi.

Lightning raged outside the house, and the silver light that was more dazzling each time illuminated the tip of the iceberg of the research institute.

Very simple design, oncoming is a reception desk, directly opposite is a long corridor, on both sides of the wall on the first floor are spiral upward stairs, leading to the unknown second floor.

It seemed that no one had been to this building for a long time, and the inside of the building was lifeless, except for the constant thunder coming from outside the house, there were no more sounds, let alone seeing people.

Zhou Yan called up the map of the research institute in his mind, and found that the structure of the first floor was only roughly drawn, just a few blank squares, without even the most basic signs.

He's tired of talking about this damn system.

"Go and have a look at the reception desk." Ji Fangwei suggested.

After Zhou Yan nodded, he walked to the reception desk with him, and he saw a very ordinary table decoration.

Common items such as fax machines, notebooks, folders, etc. are placed in front of the reception desk, and next to an open book is a glass filled with clear water.

What shocked Zhou Yan was that the glass of water was still emitting wisps of steam.

Obviously this glass of water has temperature.

Ji Fangwei reached out and touched the wall of the cup, and said in a deep voice, "It's hot."

Zhou Yan swallowed his saliva. He felt chilly all over. Looking around the dark environment, he sneaked up to Ji Fangwei and whispered, "Is there anyone else here?"

Ji Fangwei stroked the countertop of the reception desk. There was no dust on his smooth palms. He looked at the green potted plants placed behind the reception desk, which were also lush and fresh.

It seems that the staff of this guest house have just left, or just now, they all disappeared.

So the water on this table is still hot.

Either way, it's enough to make your scalp tingle.

He said, "Look around first before talking."

Zhou Yan's heart was beating violently. He was not afraid of monsters, but he was very afraid of such weird situations, just like he was afraid of ghosts. He was always afraid of unknown things.

Seeing that Ji Fangwei had already walked in, but his legs seemed to be filled with lead, he said to him: "Wait, wait a minute."

Zhou Yan picked up the notebook as if covering up again, and said, "Look at this notebook."

Ji Fangwei turned around, walked up to Zhou Yan with a fleeting smile on his face, and said, "You should take a look."

When Zhou Yan opened this notebook, the first step was to check whether the date was recorded in these papers. Unfortunately, there was no information about the time recorded.

He started searching from the first page, and found the information he needed from the correct handwriting.

[The murals of King Nanyan's tomb, the first piece has been repaired and placed in the exhibition hall, and relevant personnel have been sent to study and decipher it. 】

[Rotten pieces of wood were found in the tomb of Nanyan King, which are suspected to be ancient books of Huainan Kingdom. They have been transferred to the exhibition room, and relevant personnel have been sent to study and investigate. 】

……

The following words were illegible, as if they had been deliberately erased by the system.

Zhou Yan flipped through the next paper, but it was blank. He frowned, and felt a bump with his fingertips.

It was a raised mark on the bottom cover. He opened the last page and saw a line of small characters written at the bottom of the bottom blank cover——

[I don't like this place, the water is hot. 】

The handwriting is scribbled, no longer as neat and rigid as before, it seems to be just a small complaint from the owner of the writing.The reason why Zhou Yan was able to touch it should be that the person who wrote it was too hard and the cover was also scratched.

When Zhou Yan wanted to read it, all the handwriting in the entire notebook disappeared.

It seems that the system can only provide so much information to itself.

The water is all hot?

Zhou Yan also stretched out his hand and touched the wall of the cup. The warm feel is a very suitable temperature for drinking.

But also frighteningly cold.

What is this place like?

【Ding!Congratulations to player Zhou Yan and player Ji Fangwei for activating the Dongyuan Research Institute map and opening the exhibition room. 】

On the map of the research institute in the system, a gray grid lit up with white light, displaying a bright red word - "exhibition room".

Ji Fangwei said: "The rest of the murals should be there."

Zhou Yan nodded, looked at the pitch-black institute where silver light flashed from time to time, and took a notebook and a pen to record useful information.Then, following closely behind Ji Fangwei, he always felt that someone was watching him.

His back was getting cold again, Zhou Yan quickly followed Ji Fangwei, looking around nervously to see if any staff from the research institute would suddenly appear.

Both of them involuntarily lowered their footsteps, so as not to disturb the silent black research institute.

The exhibition room was located in the middle of the corridor on the first floor. The two found the exhibition room without any trouble. It was an ordinary wooden door with a wooden sign with red letters on a white background.

Along the way, Zhou Yan also noticed that there were wooden signs hanging on the doors of other rooms, but they were all blank. It seems that further tasks need to be completed before he can get more information.

The two pushed open the wooden door of the exhibition room at the same time.

creak.

Zhou Yan thought he would smell a special smell of decay, but he didn't. There was no smell in the exhibition room, just a smell of potion that was not pungent, which should be a special material for preserving murals.

He took out the very useful archaeological flashlight and scanned the dimly lit exhibition room.

It is a room similar to a museum exhibition. The remaining murals of King Nanyan are divided into several small pieces, which are displayed under the glass window in a certain order, and there are some explanatory cards next to the bright mural fragments. .

And next to the wooden door that came in, there was a very conspicuous light switch.

Zhou Yan: "For safety's sake, don't open it yet."

Ji Fangwei nodded.

What I saw in the tomb of King Nanyan before was the fragment from his birth to his ascension to immortality. Among them, the most important murals on how to cultivate immortality are all missing, and the rest should be in this exhibition room.

Zhou Yan came to the glass display case on the far right, which happened to be connected to the content after the migration of the Nanyan King's family.

The well-preserved murals depict that King Nanyan led the people over mountains and ridges, and after hardships, they came to a place called Longmen Mountain. It is surrounded by mountains and rivers, which is very suitable for people to live and work in peace.

Zhou Yan said: "This should be Huaishui Village."

Ji Fangwei's attention was attracted by the explanation card below, and he said, "Look at the explanation below."

Zhou Yan moved the light to the explanatory card under the mural, and the content inside made both of them stare wide-eyed.

[Cochin Kingdom, witchcraft is prevalent.Wu Zhu gave birth to a son and gave him the name Yan, known as the King of Nanyan in the world.King Nanyan was born without muscles and bones. 】

"No tendons and no bones!" Zhou Yan lowered his voice and said in surprise, "No wonder the murals say that he gave birth to meatballs. If he is a person without muscles and bones, then it should be similar to meatballs."

Ji Fangwei said: "That npc said that people in Huaishui Village have genetic diseases."

Zhou Yan added: "It seems that Qi Sixian lost a spine, it's true..."

"No," Zhou Yan thought about the information in the card again, and said, "Qi Sixian is a paper man now, and his lack of a spine does not affect his actions. What about before? How did he survive?"

Ji Fangwei also paused when he heard the words, and after thinking for a while, he said, "Maybe the institute helped him heal."

Zhou Yan: "This is a possibility."

Then there is a card description that shows the truth of the incident.

【King Nanyan is a man without muscles and bones. He found the treasured keel to support his body.It is because of this that he is brave and good at fighting and invincible.King Nanyan ground the keel into powder and gave it to the people of Huainan to strengthen their physique.Later, due to the decay of the keel, all the people of Huainan State suffered from strange diseases, they were defeated by the emperor, and the whole country moved. 】

Zhou Yan suddenly realized, and said: "No wonder the mural depicts the reincarnation of his golden dragon. It turned out to be the reason, but does this dragon bone really exist?"

At this time, Ji Fangwei's eyes flickered, and he said casually: "It exists."

Zhou Yan saw that his expression was different, so he couldn't help but clenched the flashlight tightly in his hand, thinking to himself, this keel must have a great connection with Ji Fangwei.Before that, he had maintained an indifferent attitude towards everything, but when it came to the keel, he seemed to be particularly concerned.

However, all of this has nothing to do with me.

Zhou Yan shrugged and said, "Keep watching."

Move the flashlight to the next mural.

This mural has not been cut, and it completely shows the very weird and bizarre content.

It describes that after King Nanyan came to Longmen Mountain, he changed its name to Yinhuai Mountain, dug holes in the mountain, diverted the river, and changed the entire Longmen Mountain into a landform of Yin and Yang poles.

And, on a night of lightning and thunder, tens of thousands of people were sacrificed to summon a golden dragon.

The instruction card below reads——

[According to the records in the tomb, King Nanyan transformed the terrain and divided the yin and yang luck. The Yin village created immortal Yin soldiers, who could act at night, wait for their swords, and send troops to the emperor. 】

[Note from Dongyuan No.13 Research Institute: Nanyan King is good at witchcraft. Research shows that it is a kind of insect-growing fungus. At present, scientific methods do not know its specific structure. The surface is red. Preliminary experimental results show that its effect can be Strip away human consciousness and connection, and keep the consciousness (that is, the soul in the popular sense) in another body.The body must or may be made of human skin. 】

[The stored consciousness body should not be contaminated with rainwater or river water in Huaishui Village. The specific reason needs to be ascertained. The preliminary judgment is that it is the residual consciousness of Huaishui Village. 】

The secret of Huaishui Village has finally been explained here, and the players are in the Yin Village of Huaishui Village.

So they were all affected by witchcraft. This condition should have been given by the system when they first entered the dungeon.

After the paper man's chase mission, they all turned into paper men.

All the mysterious customs are actually a series of weird rules formulated by the Yin soldiers in Huaishui Village to avoid being devoured by the evil ghosts who are secretly watching.

And the reason why the ghost messengers are running around here is because the Yin Qi of the Yin Village nourishes the wandering souls here all the year round, so that they do not enter the cycle of reincarnation.

Zhou Yan looked at the densely written words several times before he let out a long breath, and sighed: "It's because of such a reason, this is also, this King Nanyan is too vicious."

Ji Fangwei rarely used an adjective with obvious emotion, and said: "The evil spirits here should be the people who died tragically when he used living people to sacrifice."

Zhou Yan: "So they resent everything here."

Both of them were silent for a long time, and then Zhou Yan walked towards the last mural, which depicted King Nanyan leading mighty Yin soldiers, riding a golden dragon, commanding the Central Plains to fight against the emperor.

The ending of the story is of course that the Emperor Chaotian was beheaded under the body of the dragon, and because of the accumulation of merits, King Nanyan finally ascended to the fairy world with the dragon.

Looking at the explanatory card below, Zhou Yan couldn't help laughing out loud. There were four big characters written on it - "a bunch of nonsense".

"If he was really promoted to immortality, he wouldn't be buried in this tomb."

After he wrote down some useful information in his notebook, he heard a prompt from the system.

【Ding!Congratulations to player Zhou Yan and player Ji Fangwei for collecting all the murals in the tomb of King Nanyan. 】

【Progress (8/8)】

[Congratulations to the player for receiving the task reward. 】

[Reward 50: The main task, the progress of investigating the truth of the dragon has increased by 50%, and the current progress is [-]%. 】

[Reward 13: Open all the maps of Dongyuan No.[-] Research Institute. 】

Zhou Yan was so shocked by the sudden and generous reward that he couldn't find his way. After simply exploring an exhibition room, he even progressed more than half of the main task.

However, if there is no systematic reminder, Zhou Yan almost forgets the two most important main tasks. One is to investigate the truth of the dragon, which is half completed, and the other task is to solve the problems of the villagers in Huaishui Village.

"If I'm not mistaken, this solves the problem of the villagers in Huaishui Village," Zhou Yan said, looking at the people kneeling on the ground on the mural, "it is likely to treat their genetic diseases."

Ji Fangwei clicked on the description about the dragon, and said: "We should also pay attention to this. The establishment of a research institute here must have something to do with this."

Zhou Yan recalled what Qi Sixian said before, that he often dreamed of dragons when he was a child and came here, and then turned into a paper figurine inexplicably, there must be some strange encounters.

He said: "The timeline of Qi Sixian's coming here is a key point. When he came here, did this research institute exist?"

At this time, the two suddenly heard a slight sound of footsteps.

Zhou Yan immediately turned off the flashlight, and the two waited with bated breath for what was about to happen in the dark.

The author says:

Continue talking about what happened yesterday.

Seeing that the elevator still stopped on the 18th floor, I panicked, and felt that this must not be a coincidence!

However, the garbage still has to be dumped, and this is the last time!

I went out, took out the garbage, and when I came back, I found that the elevator stopped on the 18th floor again.

Before I had time to press the down button, the elevator went down automatically. The numbers started from 18 and counted down to 16, 13, 10, and reached the first floor.

At this time, it is necessary to see that the monster is making trouble, and then a disheveled girl in pajamas came out, cursing and cursing on the phone: "I think you have to go out a few times, if you go out again, don't come back ..." (roughly so)

I recognized her as a resident on the 18th floor. It turned out that it was a trick of a couple quarreling and running away from home, so the elevator would always stop on the 18th floor...

Although it's an oolong, it's really scary at night!Don't scare yourself QUQ