Fuso's curse was probably the key to unlocking the gap between the path and the underworld on the Fuso tree. After the curse was defeated by Kamiyagawa and the others, the gap disappeared.
The towering hibiscus trees still exist, although they have stopped growing. But the tangled tree roots and trunks occupied the entire village, and the dense tree cover blocked the sky and the sun.
And since the hibiscus tree is still there, is it possible that the gap between it and Hades will still be opened?
No one can say for sure about this kind of thing.
After a war ended, Kamiya did not participate in the aftermath as usual. It was better to leave this kind of matter to the people in the countermeasures room.
The sky turned blue and was still gray.
A little bit cold.
It's already around five o'clock in the morning, and the sun will rise soon.
At this moment, Kamiyagawa was standing at the entrance of the village street of Jixiangsuhara, watching the small flat-headed Nagatomo Masao leading the explanation to some local villagers.
"Looking at the little crew cut, he seems to be quite adapted to his current job."
Kamiya thought in his heart.
After looking at it for a while, he looked away and began to think about other things to pass the time.
For example, what you gained after the battle just now.
When he thought of this, the corners of Kamiyakawa's mouth couldn't help but rise. After fighting this scourge, we have gained a lot.
So far, Kamiya has not officially taken out all the trophies from the battle that just ended for inspection and appraisal.
The current environment and atmosphere are not suitable for this. Anyway, the harvest from the battlefield is already in the [Mirage Bag]. It is not too late to look at it in a deserted place.
The main focus is to make money silently.
However, Kamiya took the time to read the notification message on his phone.
Three B-level monsters were eliminated, and 16,853 Light Soul Crystals were taken.
I got three B-level monsters from my heart.
In addition, the previously shelved "Encountering Demons at Noon" mission and the "Encountering Demons at Xushi" mission to Jixiangsu are both completed simultaneously, which means that there are still two system mission rewards available.
"Speaking of which, the breeder came back really quickly. It's only been less than a year. I originally thought it would take at least ten or eight years."
"The fact that he came back so soon probably has something to do with what Xu Shi did... He used the same Huangquan Naraku spell as the breeder to summon a fuso tree that connected to the underworld in reality. Fortunately, he found out and acted quickly enough. "
"Thanks to the fact that I have been diligently practicing and doing tasks this year. If I hadn't slacked off with a sense of urgency, I really wouldn't have been able to defeat the breeder when he came with Duoyipo and Xuanyiweng like this. Fortunately, he This hidden danger has been resolved.”
"I just don't know what the breeder went through after his death and went to Santu River? His spells are originally related to the underworld. He probably really has the ability to communicate with the afterlife while alive... However, the Po ghost and the Weng ghost Why would you choose to help a pair of Buddhist villains from Santuchuan? I don’t understand..."
Kamiya was thinking about it, and then he saw Yuuki Makenyu walking towards him.
"Boy, tell me something." Uncle Yuki gestured for the two of them to go to a quiet place to talk. "I just contacted the organization."
"Oh? How do the higher ups plan to deal with things here?" Kamiya asked.
The entire Jixiangsu was destroyed, and with this huge and extremely eye-catching hibiscus tree still standing in the Wumao Mountains, it felt like it would be very troublesome to deal with things here.
"All the original residents of Jixiangsu must be moved away, and they must be observed intensively for a period of time to ensure that they will not suddenly turn into fusang trees. The Jixiangsu area must be sealed off, and spiritual exterminators will be left to take turns guarding it in the future. . The hibiscus tree is still there, and I don’t know if there will be any changes in the future. The above plan is to send people to study it before discussing the possibility of cutting down the hibiscus tree. "
Yuki roughly told Kamiya all the temporary decisions made by the organization on the phone.
In short, these are some reasonable arrangements.
The thing just happened, so this is the only way to deal with it temporarily. After that, specific action measures will probably need to be held several more meetings and conducted on-site research for a period of time before a final decision can be made.
"What about the news here, which is also blocked?" Kamiya asked again.
Uncle Yuki took out a lighter from his pocket, lit a cigarette, took a long drag, and exhaled leisurely: "Yeah. That's what the politicians in charge at the top said. Those people... don't want the public to know about the weird stories. thing."
"Can you really hide it? Such a big hibiscus tree grows here."
"Who knows?" Yuuki flicked the ashes from his cigarette, "Boy, I have a feeling... sooner or later, or not long after, the strange stories will become known to everyone."
"Um……"
The frequency of strange incidents is accelerating.
Kamiya and Yuki both knew this.
For the previous Mengnan incident, experts can come forward and explain some group psychological events. The entire village in the remote mountains of Tsushima Island was completely destroyed, and the higher-ups were probably able to control and block all news.
But what if such a big event happens again?
What if such a major disaster affects a metropolitan area with extensive transportation and information networks?
If strange incidents continue to occur with such high frequency, sooner or later people will react. Everyone will realize that the world is not as peaceful as it seems.
Yuuki: "Do you know? In the Heian Era, people and monsters coexisted. The countermeasures room's predecessor, the Yin Yang Liao, was an organization on the surface at that time. Everyone knew that the responsibility of the Yin Yang Liao was to fight against the ghosts."
Kamiya: "I thought that statement was just a legend."
In the era of peace, humans and ghosts coexisted.
The officials at the upper level care about their own enjoyment, while the people at the lower level are miserable and miserable.
If this statement is true, then the Heian Period must not have been a good era for ordinary people to survive.
"Judging from today's situation a thousand years later, of course we will only regard it as a legend." Uncle Yuuki smiled bitterly, "But at the end of the Heian period, a large number of demons disappeared and disappeared, and slowly it became just a story. . After that, the Onnyang Room gradually moved from the front to the backstage. It underwent reorganization around the Meiji period and became the current Countermeasures Room."
"You mean that the era of coexistence of humans and ghosts may come again today, a thousand years later?"
"I do think so. The number and frequency of ghost stories over the years is really abnormal. If that day comes, the countermeasures room may be pushed from behind the scenes to the front and officially appear in the public eye. In fact, within the countermeasures room, we are already making corresponding plans and arrangements for countermeasures."
"Um……"
Kamiyakawa pondered for a while, mentally imagining what impact it would have on him if things really developed to that point.
It may be difficult for ordinary people to accept it, but for him, it seems that it should be whatever it is.
Even so, real-life activities may become busier.
"Hey, kid."
Uncle Yuki's slightly hoarse voice interrupted Kamiya's thoughts.
"What are you doing? Don't look at me with such strange eyes."
"It's nothing." Yuki suddenly smiled heartily, "I just feel that if the era of coexistence of humans and ghosts really comes, your kid might be the savior."
"That's too flattering to me."
"Haha, I'm not kidding. With your current strength, it seems that no one in the countermeasures room is your opponent. How many B-level shikigami are there around you now?"
"Well, actually there are only two. The others are not entirely my shikigami. You can understand them as the helpers arranged by my ghost master."
"Your master." Yuuki murmured, but seemed not to go into detail, "Boy, you are on... the side of mankind, right? I'm not saying that you have to be the leader of this world. Savior, just..."
"Otherwise?" Kamiya interrupted him, "I am also a human being."
"Haha, just asking casually. Ho-"
Yuki took another deep drag on the cigarette and exhaled a cloud of blurred smoke. His eyes were covered by the smoke. He might have been a little confused at first, but when he looked at Kamiya, he seemed to be filled with indescribable trust and hope:
"Boy, whatever you need to do, just do it. I will help you sort out the matters in the countermeasures room. Having said that, it's really scary to be a junior. You can train two B-level shikigami in such a short time. Come."
Kamiyagawa felt a sense of relief for no reason, and even felt teasing: "I think my sister-in-law is already at level B, and uncle, you are pretty awesome too."
"That's all because of you. Before I got those pills from you, Xiao Zhang had been on the verge of being promoted to B level for a long time."
"Well, uncle...I'm a little curious."
As soon as this topic was mentioned, Kamiya's curiosity aroused.
"you say."
"You know, right? After Kaidan is promoted to Class B, he becomes an Aragami, and he needs incense and faith to worship."
Kamiya first came into contact with the concept of Aragami from the information in the Countermeasures Room.
In addition, individual neutral or friendly powerful monsters who are connected to the countermeasures room will also be enshrined in the big shrine as slave gods with the help of the organization to obtain incense.
As a spiritual exterminator who is also good at controlling spirits, Jiecheng Zhenjianyou must be aware of these things.
"I know. However, Xiaoxiao does not need incense to be offered."
"unnecessary?"
Kamiya had just watched the battle of the Rift Girl and noticed that the aura of Mrs. Kaitansao was very stable, similar to that of Mary and the Eight-foot Girl.
It's definitely not the kind of little tapir who just entered B level and can barely move around without eating faith.
Turns out she didn’t actually get the incense offering?
"Yes, it's still because of the pills you gave me." Jiexi nodded, "The Albizia Spirit Taming Technique can provide Shikigami with energy that replaces the faith of incense, but it will cause great physical damage to the Spirit Taming Master himself. But after taking the medicine you gave me, this drawback will be eliminated."
"Ah this..."
This time, it was Kamiyagawa's turn to have his outlook impacted.
He finally understood.
In order to gain faith for Mary, Little Tapir and the others, I have to take one step at a time, be foresighted and operate carefully.
As a result, when it comes to Uncle Jiecheng, just by moving his waist every night, he can fill up the faith that the cracked woman needs?
How unreasonable!
"Hehe, the Hehuan Spirit Taming Technique, isn't it magical?" Seeing Shengu's complicated expression, Uncle Jiecheng smiled so happily, "I've told you before, my Spirit Taming Technique is very strong."
Kamiya was speechless.
But then he comforted himself in his heart. The advantages of his royal spirit control skills were also obvious.
As long as the Shikigami shrine is run step by step, faith can be obtained stably.
Under this system, it doesn't matter how many shikigami you raise.
Like Uncle Cheng, it may be possible to raise a cleft girl, but if you want to raise a few more, it is probably impossible.
Even taking medicine can't make it up.
"You seem to be very interested in my spirit control skills today."
The smile on Uncle Jie Cheng's face almost overflowed.
"Sort of, because it feels magical."
Kamiyagawa told the truth.
"Want to learn? I'll teach you. Just help me get some pills in clay pots for tuition."
"Are you serious?"
"Of course. As you can see, that pill has greatly improved Xiaoli and I. Whether Xiaoli can continue to become stronger and advance in the future will depend on that medicine."
Judging from Uncle Jiecheng's expression, he is serious about it.
[Qiangshen Jiuwei Pills] For ordinary people, just taking a can of the best health care products that lasts a lifetime.
But for Jiecheng Zhenjianyou, this is not the case.
This little pill was just useless in his hand.
Not long after taking the medicine, the slit girl successfully broke through the B-level shackles. The speed of the Rift Girl's strength improvement is no slower than that of Kamiya's shikigami.
Now Uncle Jiejie can be regarded as the top combat power in the strategy room, capable of single-handedly defeating B-level opponents.
"It's not impossible."
Faced with the proposal of formation, Kamiyakawa chose to nod.
Is such that.
Although Uncle Yui is much older than Kamiya, the two of them are actually both teachers and friends and have a very good relationship.
And getting medicine from a medicine seller is not a very troublesome matter.
Since my friend needs help, how can I sit back and ignore it?
As for the subsequent reward, it is the Acacia Spirit Control Technique...
It's not important, the main thing is that I want to help my friends.
Moreover, Kamiya considers himself a studious person. Learn more about a set of spiritual control techniques and be prepared for any trouble.
It doesn’t mean that you have to do something, the main thing is to highlight one skill and not to overwhelm yourself.
That's it, yes.
Seeing Kamiya's serious and reserved look, Jiu Cheng showed an expression of "I understand everything", half-smiling but not smiling:
"Boy, I finally understand why you haven't established a relationship with Onizuka Miko for so long."
"Huh? What are you talking about?"
"It's nothing. By the way, my master, he and his master's wife were very much in love with each other when they were together in Hehuan Yuling."
"Uh... that legendary senior, can you even do this kind of thing?"
"After all, for him, work is work and life is life. However, what you said...hehe, I can't say it, kid."
Jiecheng Zhenjianyou put out the cigarette butt in his hand and grinned.
(End of chapter)
