The Grammatical Investigator in Conan

The sudden noise at the door caused Qin Zhibo and Koizumi Hongzi in the temple to stop searching the temple, and slowly looked back nervously.

The door of the temple has been closed, blurring the capture of outside sounds, but it also formed a strong fortress, making the two people inside feel a little more at ease.

Qin Zhibo walked quietly to the door, put his ear against the stone wall, and listened carefully to the sounds outside.

It was a scattered running sound, which seemed to come from some kind of terrible beast, booming and booming.

The sound gradually dispersed around the temple and turned into a more leisurely sound of footsteps in place.

Qin Zhibo frowned, feeling increasingly uncomfortable.

It seems that these "visitors" are not just passing by, but come here with a purpose.

Koizumi Hongzi tugged Qin Zhibo's arm and cast a questioning look at him, what should I do now?

Qin Zhibo responded with a hissing gesture. Now they could pray silently for each other to leave this place and prepare for battle. However, they could not take the risk of opening the bolted door and actively exposing themselves to the unknown environment.

For this reason, Qin Zhibo had already unhooked the gun holster on his waist and held the Colt revolver in his hand, ready to give the intruder a Magnum bullet at any time.

At this moment, a loud knocking sound suddenly came from outside the door.

Bang, bang, bang.

The thunderous sound shattered the two's desire to settle the matter. This was definitely some kind of creature knocking on the door in an organized and rhythmic manner. They were knocking on the door with a purpose.

Along with the loud noise from the door, Qin Zhibo, who was relatively close to the door, heard some words first.

These words are not meaningless notes but words with sharp pronunciation.

But Qin Zhibo, who is proficient in five languages, cannot understand the meaning of these words, let alone respond.

The "people" outside heard no response from inside, and spoke another word with a different pronunciation. It was obviously not the same language as the sharply pronounced words just now.

At this time, Koizumi Hongzi took a step forward and whispered to Qin Zhibo.

"I understand, he's speaking Spanish."

"It means 'open the door and let us in'."

Qin Zhibo: "?"

Why does this sentence sound so much like the nursery rhyme "Little rabbit, be good and open the door"?

Then if I open the door, wouldn’t it mean that I am not as intelligent as an animal?

The door definitely couldn't be opened, but Qin Zhibo was at least certain that the person standing outside was some kind of intelligent creature, which might even be infinitely close to "human".

But there are good people and bad people, so we still need to be vigilant here.

Qin Zhibo thought about it and decided to summon Minase Youmeng and let her use her bug-like ability to penetrate walls to go out and observe the situation outside.

But just when Qin Zhibo was about to do this, a human figure walked through the wall first!

The translucent and almost virtual body passed through the thick stone wall and appeared straight in the temple. The strange appearance made the two people in the temple feel shocked.

Qin Zhibo: "!"

Koizumi Anko: "Ah!"

Qin Zhibo, who had been prepared for a long time, immediately raised his revolver subconsciously, and a Magnum bullet spurted out from the flames at the muzzle.

Pia!

But the bullet flew to the virtual body and did not stop at all. Instead, it passed directly through the body and hit the stone wall behind it, splashing some broken stones.

Qin Zhibo's eyes widened, looking at the incredible scene in front of him.

And that figure seemed to have noticed that some kind of dangerous weapon had hit him just now. He looked back at the shattered rocks behind him, then turned to tell the two of them his intention.

"We don't have any ill intentions. It was 'Gaai-Youshis' who told us that there were outsiders on the plains, so we came here to check."

"Are you humans from outside? People on the ground?"

The man in front of him, wearing this exquisite robe and carrying a long sword at his waist, has a face similar to that of an Indian. He does not look like a kind person, nor is he as vicious as imagined.

He just stared at Qin Zhibo intently without opening his mouth, and these thoughtful words appeared in the latter's head.

Qin Zhibo: "!"

Qin Zhibo was startled again, and he confirmed in his heart that these words that suddenly appeared were not produced by his mind, but came from the "person" in front of him.

But even so, Qin Zhibo still took half a step back vigilantly and spoke to Koizumi Hongzi.

"You ask him in Spanish, who are they?"

Koizumi Anko nodded and communicated with the other party fluently in Spanish.

Soon, she got her answer.

"He said they were Kunyang people and residents here."

"He invited us out to be guests in their city. What should we do?"

Qin Zhibo frowned. From the various signs he had just seen on the plain, he guessed that there was some kind of civilization in this place.

But he didn't expect that this civilization could be so similar to humans. The human body shape and the face were similar to those of Indians.

Perhaps, as Running Bull said, they are the ghosts of Indian ancestors, from an era older than the Maya.

However, judging from the psychic communication and virtualization abilities this person has mastered, they are still much more advanced than modern humans.

In this case, Qin Zhibo felt that it was not appropriate to anger the other person. This was his/her territory, so he should obey first and see what the situation was.

Maybe the other party really doesn't have any malicious intentions, and by the way, you can get information about Enkai.

"You tell him, 'I'm sorry for my overreaction, we undoubtedly offended them and just walked in here by accident'."

What Qin Zhibo taught Koizumi Hongzi said was not very convincing, because the word "accidental" could not explain the various equipments the two were equipped with.

But after Koizumi Hongzi said this to the person, the person was not angry, but said that he could understand.

Next, he will exit here, and then wait for the two of them to take the initiative to open the door of the temple.

When the virtual body slowly retreated to the other side of the wall, Qin Zhibo and Koizumi Hongzi breathed a sigh of relief.

But the danger was not far away, and both knew that the man and his noisy army were outside.

"Hongzi, go and find if there are any other exits here."

Qin Zhibo immediately ordered Koizumi Hongzi to find a way out, and he summoned Minase Yangmeng and asked him to go through the wall and take a look at the situation outside.

After a while, Minase Yomeng floated back.

"There are over twenty people outside, and they're all riding monsters!"

"monster?"

Qin Zhibo's brain reacted and he thought of the flat-faced monster wearing a saddle on the plains.

These ugly beasts are their mounts.

The "informant" that the man just mentioned who informed them of their existence should be this creature called "Gaai-Yuhis".

Qin Zhibo remembered that when he met them near the temple, they looked at them for a while and then turned away. It turned out that they were going to tell the truth!

mean!

Qin Zhibo felt that he had made a mistake for not realizing that this creature had certain intelligence.

At this time, Koizumi Hongzi also came back from the depths of the temple and said that there was no other exit from this place.

Qin Zhibo had also expected it, because there was no investigation point here, which meant that there was no secret door here.

The bolted door in front of you is the only way in and out.

After thinking about it, Qin Zhibo decided to open the door proactively to avoid irritating the other party.

There is a lever on the inside of the temple. Push it upward, and a complex hinge system will slowly raise the heavy stone door.

As Minase Yomeng said, there were almost twenty people standing outside, all riding livestock, surrounding the place.

Being surrounded, Qin Zhibo felt a sense of oppression.

But at the same time, he also discovered that the bodies of these people are currently solid, which shows that their bodies can switch between solid and virtual.

They are not ghosts, but living people.

One of the people standing next to the livestock spoke first. He was also the person who had just entered the temple to communicate with Qin Zhibo and Koizumi Hongzi.

He was dressed slightly differently from the others. The yellow robe was more elegant, and he seemed to be a little boss-like existence.

He said a lot of words in Spanish "Jili Guala", and Koizumi Hongzi translated his words to Qin Zhibo.

"He said his name was 'Khasaj' and he was the captain of this sentry team."

“He once again invited us to visit their city ‘Zato’.”

Hearing this, Qin Zhibo was not a fool.

They are sentry troops, not tour guides of a sightseeing group. Naturally, they are not invited as guests, but become their prisoners.

But even so, Qin Zhibo looked around at the opponent's more than 20 people. They were all strong and strong, and with their ugly mounts, it was difficult to break through from here.

Even if they can break through, the other party doesn't know how to notify other sentries nearby, causing even greater trouble.

"Tell them that respect is worse than obeying orders. We are willing to go."

Koizumi Hongzi expressed their willingness to comply in Spanish, and the leader, Captain Hasaj, nodded with satisfaction.

Hasaj turned his head and silently ordered his men to separate two animals for Qin Zhibo and Koizumi Hongzi to ride on.

Letting the two people ride on the livestock can, on the one hand, quickly bring the people back to Zatuo; on the other hand, they can control the movement of the livestock to prevent the two people from deviating from the direction and trying to escape.

Qin Zhibo saw this, but he couldn't refuse.

He selected one of the horned animals, turned over and climbed onto the monster's broad back.

Although this monster named "Gaai-Yousi" is ugly, it is not a big deal to Qin Zhibo, who has seen more strange things.

He has even ridden Mi-Go. He is so brave! ?

But for Koizumi Anko, this kind of extremely ugly mount was beyond the scope of what she could accept. She shook her head and refused to get on it.

Qin Zhibo had no choice but to let her ride on the same animal as him, while the other animal carried the backpacks of two people.

In this way, the team continued to move in an unknown direction.

…

On the way, Qin Zhibo was not silent, but used the other party's at least superficially friendly attitude to inquire about the information here.

In this regard, Hasaj had nothing to hide and told Qin Zhibo generously about many things.

First of all, these Kunyang people strictly speaking do not have language, or in other words, they got rid of the shackles of language on communication thousands of years ago and can communicate with each other telepathically.

This method is not only applicable to Kunyang people, but also applies to "outsiders" like Qin Zhibo.

Qin Zhibo only needs to stare into the other person's eyes when he wants to speak, and think of the words to express in his mind.

As for what Khasaj said when he knocked on the door just now, it was because spiritual communication could not be used through the door, so he tried several more languages ​​to try to communicate.

Most of these languages ​​were learned from outsiders on the ground.

With this convenient method of communication, Qin Zhibo no longer relies on Koizumi Hongzi as a translator to communicate with Hasaki.

In his description, these Kunyang people living underground are a very ancient race, coming from an extremely distant planet in the universe with a physical environment similar to that of the Earth.

Of course, this is just a long-standing legend. Today's Kunyang people don't know where their hometown is.

They were able to come to the earth because the legendary "Tulu" brought them here.

Hasaj said, "Tulu is a great being with an octopus head, just like what you saw in the temple just now."

Only then did Qin Zhibo understand that what the Kunyang people called "Tulu" was "Cthulhu".

But then a disaster occurred.

The Kunyan people believed that it was a terrible disaster caused by the "violent devil" in the universe, which caused Cthulhu to sink into the ocean together with a large area of ​​the ancient continent, and Cthulhu was sealed in an icy undersea tomb. .

After the disaster, only a small number of Kunyang people survived, and they turned to underground life until now.

The Kunyang people have lived underground for a long time, and have maintained a high degree of vigilance for a long time, regarding foreign invaders as spies of those "devils".

It was not until the past few hundred years that the Kunyang people realized that the outside world had undergone earth-shaking changes, and began to be "friendly" to outsiders.

…

On the way to Satuo, Hasaj told Qin Zhibo, an outsider, most of the origins of their "Kunyang people".

This made Qin Zhibo have some good feelings. It seemed that this was an aboveboard race.

Although they believe in "Tulu", which is Cthulhu, they do not worship it as crazy as the Innsmouth people.

In addition to the octopus-headed god, Hasaj also introduced that they also believe in many other gods.

Turu, Ig, Tsathoggua, Shub-Nicholas, and the one who cannot be named...

Qin Zhibo was a little surprised. The belief of this Kunyang man was indeed complicated. Even the nameless one, Hastur, the King in Yellow, believed in him.

But what concerned him more now was the "Satogua" in Khasaj's mouth.

In Koizumi Hongzi's magic book, the "Toad God" Satorgua lives in the abyss under Enkai.

According to legend, this god taught the great magician Ebon the powerful magic that transcends time and space, so he is sought after by many magicians.

And the end point of this trip is Enkai with Tsathogya.

So at this moment, Qin Zhibo wanted to know more about Satogua.

"Excuse me, how can I get to the place where Tsathogya is?"

Qin Zhibo looked directly at Hasaj and conveyed his thoughts.

But the moment Hasaji accepted this idea, his eyes immediately changed and he let out a sharp cry.

He yelled before communicating with Qin Zhibo through spiritual communication.

"No, you can't go."

"That's not a place anyone can go to..."