At this moment, Lu Ming had another worry in his heart. If we continue to think along Shu Changshan's Cthulhu system for the time being, we have already made it clear that the next goal of the monsters is to find a way to defend the so-called
The magical creatures of "celestial spirits" provide guidance so that they can reach the earth smoothly and complete the task of harvesting souls for the evil eye.
However, at this moment, the monsters besieged the base and held a ceremony, and then we observed
It has been more than ten days since "Star Spirit". During this period of time, have the monsters already completed the ritual and completed their guidance to the stars?
In this way, even if you know the truth of the matter, it will be too late. Seemingly sensing Lu Ming's worry, Shu Changshan shook his head: "Lu... Chief Lu, don't worry. According to my analysis, the monsters should not have completed the ceremony to guide the stars yet." Sure enough, it was through a ceremony. Come to provide guidance for that star spirit?
Well, this is also very Cthulhu. Lu Ming said: "Mr. Shu, what is the basis for your judgment?" Shu Changshan pointed to his head: "Based on the mystical knowledge I have, a variety of factors are needed to complete this kind of direction-guiding ritual. It requires not only suitable sacrifices, rituals, and spells, but also suitable celestial phenomena. After all, the stars who need the guidance of monsters exist in space. And, I have calculated, the suitable celestial phenomena have been in the past one None exist within a month. The closest one exists twelve days later."
"Celestial phenomena?"
"Yes." Shu Changshan nodded: "If you want to achieve the best effect regarding the positions of the eight planets and the moon relative to the sun and the earth, then the position of the earth relative to the center of the Milky Way and the earth relative to the Magic Eye galaxy need to be taken into consideration. . But it is usually not necessary to achieve such a high accuracy." He Wei couldn't help but said: "So, Shu Changshan, before you do business, you have to learn astronomical knowledge?" Shu Changshan said silently: "The starry sky is the origin of all mysteries. . These words are not said in vain." He Wei nodded angrily: "Okay." Zhang Dingshan said solemnly: "Based on your judgment, Mr. Shu, the monsters will hold the ceremony in twelve days?"
"should be."
"Where will it be held?" Shu Changshan shook his head: "I have no way to determine the specific location. But I can be sure that with the original mental hospital as the center of the circle, the furthest distance is no more than a hundred kilometers. Because that is where they "transformed" place. They have to rely on the secret connection with the magic eye to complete this ritual." The furthest distance is no more than one hundred kilometers, which translates to an area of about 31,400 square kilometers.
This range is much more accurate than searching aimlessly, but it is still too vast.
Lu Ming was silent for a moment and continued to ask: "How will the monsters perform rituals?" Shu Changshan said: "Probably through the teeth of some people who have been dead for more than a hundred years, the internal organs of some birds and beasts, plus some that suit the gods' preferences. Flowers and plants, etc., must be completed with corresponding rituals and spells. At this moment, if you guide the star spirits... they should be some yellow flowers with fragrance." Zhang Dingshan said directly: "Do you have a way to determine their location? ?" This question is what the second action team is most concerned about.
Regardless of whether Shu Changshan's system and theory are correct or not, it is very necessary to capture these escaped monsters and bring them under control by our own side.
However, we have been conducting large-scale searches in recent days and have been unable to find them. Shu Changshan looked troubled.
"If the Light Chasers can still give me guidance, it shouldn't be difficult to determine their location. But now..." He shook his head.
Judging from Shu Changshan's words, that light chaser should have disappeared without a trace by now.
It is simply impossible for it to connect with the Demonic Eye and even help oneself fight against the Demonic Eye.
"This is very important." Zhang Dingshan emphasized his tone: "Mr. Shu, think about it carefully again." Lu Ming interjected: "I have seen a map with a radius of one hundred kilometers. Except for a part of the mountainous area of Nanli Mountain, the rest The places are all plain towns. We can find ways to ensure that monsters cannot hold ceremonies in plain towns." Compared with the complex terrain of mountainous areas, densely populated places like plain towns are undoubtedly more difficult to keep secrets Places are also easier to search.
As long as you give an order, you can ensure that monsters cannot gather here. If only the area where the ceremony is held is determined to be Nanlishan District, the area will shrink from the original 31,400 square kilometers to less than 2,000 square kilometers.
Shu Changshan said: "The place where the ceremony is held should be in a sparsely populated place. If there are too many people, the breath of living creatures will affect the communication with the gods, causing the ceremony to fail. But... even if it is only a mountainous area with less than two thousand square kilometers, The area is so large that it’s not easy to locate them." He sighed: "It's a pity..."
"This also involves your own life and the life of your son." Lu Ming said solemnly: "Even if you and your son's lives can be saved, without human civilization, your wealth will be meaningless. ." Shu Changshan continued to smile bitterly: "I know, I know everything. I... I'll think about it carefully and see if there is anything like this in the knowledge that the Light Chaser told me. But don't count on me. , I'm not sure at all." He was very honest.
"That's fine." Shu Changshan was allowed to rest and returned to his room. Zhang Dingshan also issued a special order, requiring the guards to be on strict guard duty and not allowing anyone to disturb him.
It was getting dark, and the lights came on in Shu Changshan's room. Lu Ming saw Shu Changshan's shadow imprinted on the window. He remained motionless for a long time, as if he was thinking hard.
"I hope he can find a way." He Wei murmured. Lu Ming didn't answer her, just said in a low voice
"It's time to go to the regular meeting" and turned to leave. This situation of pinning future hopes on a field that is completely unfamiliar to oneself, and within that field, one can only count on one person, makes Lu Ming feel very uncomfortable.
Because in this case, how the situation will develop will be completely beyond our control. There are too many uncertainties.
In particular, first of all, we are not sure that this Cthulhu system and theory is really established.
Secondly, even if we are sure that this theory and system is really established, we cannot confirm that Shu Changshan is really reliable.
The regular meeting attended by four members of the second action team began again. Among them, several people discussed the recent discoveries and progress, and finally, Lu Ming made a suggestion.
"Qing Liang, you'd better try to search again and see if you can find a few more people who are as special as Shu Changshan, or at least show some kind of specialness. Now we are very familiar with the details of the case. He is completely confused, it is just what Shu Changshan said." He Wei said sharply: "Do you feel there is something suspicious about Shu Changshan? Or... what did you find?" Lu Ming said in a dull voice: "No. I just think, You can't put your eggs in one basket." Zhang Dingshan nodded and said, "That's true. Qingliang, you go look for it again." Lu Qingliang smiled bitterly: "Okay... okay, I'll look for it again." "This time the regular meeting ended in vain again.
At night, Lu Ming was still thinking about it until very late before returning to his room. When passing by Shu Changshan's room, he saw that the lights were also on in Shu Changshan's room.
Through the window, he saw Shu Changshan's figure still sitting at the desk, seemingly still thinking.
Lu Ming shook his head and walked away. Lu Ming woke up early the next morning. When the three of them went to the cafeteria to eat, Shu Changshan came over.
At this moment, Shu Changshan no longer had the celestial spirit of yesterday. His clothes were wrinkled, his hair and face were oily, there was even eye mucus in the corners of his eyes, and his lips were chapped.
It seemed that he had stayed up all night to look like this. He walked straight towards the three of them. Zhang Dingshan lightly knocked on the table: "Don't talk here. Go to my office." Not only Zhang Dingshan, but also He Wei and Lu Ming noticed that Shu Changshan seemed to have discovered something, or thought of something.
The four of them arrived at Zhang Dingshan's office in silence. Shu Changshan sat down on the sofa, picked up the water bottle and took a sip, then said: "I thought of a way that might allow me to find the hiding place of the monsters." The three people's eyes were focused on Shu Changshan at the same time.
"I sorted out the occult knowledge I had, made some improvements to one of the rituals, added some things from another ritual, and with the help of my, um, my inspiration, it might be useful."
"inspiration?"
"It's not inspiration in the usual sense." Shu Changshan shook his head: "It's not the kind of inspiration that leads to writing a poem or an article, but the 'soul's feeling of mysterious power'. Although I am now Without the response of the Light Chaser, I don’t have any special abilities myself, but after communicating with the Light Chaser so many times, performing so many rituals, and dealing with the mysterious power so many times, my body... has... I am different from ordinary people. I can sense many things that you normal people cannot sense. For example, the gathering and changes of certain evil forces, the remnants of certain ritual powers, etc." In response to Shu Changshan's statement, the three of them Judu responded in silence, really not knowing what to say.
After all, we have no understanding of this kind of thing, and we also lack the means to verify it. Shu Changshan continued: "This ritual...well, this ritual was not told to me by the Light Chaser, but invented by myself." His smile was a little bitter: "Based on my understanding of the occult theory, I combined the two A different ritual was created. Therefore, I am not sure whether this ritual can work. I can only say that I can give it a try. If it goes well, this ritual can strengthen my own inspiration and let me I am more sensitive to evil forces. On the night eleven days later, I will be able to detect where the evil forces gather. That should be the place where the monsters hold a guidance ceremony." Lu Ming said: "If the ceremony fails, the consequences will be What is it?"
"Consequences? I don't know." Shu Changshan shook his head: "I don't even know if the ritual has any effect. How do I know what the consequences will be if it fails? But... at best, it will just attract some unknown curse or be possessed by a resentful spirit. That's all. At most, I will lose my life or go crazy, and no one else will be harmed." The three of them looked at each other, and each understood what the other was thinking.
You can give this ritual a try. Anyway, we have no other way now. But the most important thing is that this must be done voluntarily by Shu Changshan.
Zhang Dingshan said solemnly: "Have you thought about it?" Shu Changshan said a little tiredly: "Is there anything I have thought about? If I am implicated in the Demon Eye, I won't live long anyway. As long as you can keep your promise." Zhang Dingshan nodded solemnly: "No matter whether this ritual has any effect or not, and no matter what consequences this ritual has caused you, we will definitely abide by our promise."
"That's good. Now, start preparing. To hold this ceremony, I need you to help me collect some materials. First, umbilical cord blood from a newborn baby, 10 ml, and blood from a dying person, also 10 ml. Mix them together and give them to me. The fresher the blood, the better. The more people are collected, the better. Well, more than ten people each. Be careful not to let them solidify." Seemingly confused by the three people, Shu Changshan explained: "People are here When you are just born and on the verge of death, your inspiration is most acute. Their blood can enhance the effect of the ritual. Don’t rush to collect this blood, it is best to collect it on the day of the ceremony, and then give it to me as quickly as possible.” Apart from being a little troublesome, it's not that difficult.
Umbilical cord blood or the blood of dying people can be obtained in sufficient quantities in every large general hospital.
"Second, the stomachs of animals that survived the cold winter but starved to death when spring was about to come. From a genetic level, the closer they are to humans, the better. But they have to be wild. Well, collect ten kinds of animals. ." He continued to explain: "In winter, food is scarce, but in spring, food is plentiful. When animals come to spring with full expectations, but fall before dawn, they will have strong resentment. This resentment will be concentrated in the stomach bag, which is also a ritual. good material.”
"Third, the yellow flowers will bloom in spring. Ten grams of nectar is needed to squeeze the juice from their roots. Fourth, and most important." Shu Changshan looked at Zhang Dingshan solemnly: "From now on From the beginning until the night when the monsters hold the ceremony, during these eleven days, I will feel the distribution of evil forces in this area. Therefore, within this area of approximately two thousand square kilometers, during this period of time, Silence must be maintained so as not to affect my inspiration. The highway must be blocked and no vehicles can travel. People must stay in their rooms and cannot come out. The livestock must stay in the pen and cannot come out.”
