"Old Miracle...what is this?"
Ji Xun immediately became alert.
Obviously, there are some mysterious existences hidden under the surface in this cellar!
He is always paying attention to his attribute panel, and if there is anything wrong at all, he will immediately prepare to evacuate.
But after observing carefully for a moment, there didn't seem to be any danger.
[JOKER] There is an attribute in the Trickster's entry. He has a probability of understanding the devil's whispers.
It seems that now that I have stayed in the cellar for a long time, I have heard more of the demonic whispers that sounded like ringing in my ears, and I have gained enlightenment.
It also allowed him to understand some meanings: sacrifice, joy, faith, ancient gods...
Not words, but an indescribable cognitive endowment that seems to point to something beyond human comprehension.
miracle?
Ji Xun was thoughtful.
...
But although I don’t understand what that indescribable thing is, the phenomenon it manifests is: mental pollution.
No wonder I always felt like my head was buzzing.
Ji Xun thought of something and reached out to touch the [Joker's Mask of All Omens] card in his trouser pocket, chanting in his heart: "Solution!"
The mask has immunity to various mysterious forces. Since it is mental pollution, this mask is useful.
As soon as he put on this ancient relic, he immediately felt that his sensory world became clear.
And there were new discoveries immediately.
"Sure enough, there is something hidden..."
Without the interference of the indescribable external factors, Ji Xun's eyes immediately looked different in the cellar.
It was as if the blur filter had been eliminated. In the field of vision, the dark energy on the corpses seemed to be drawn by a mysterious force and converged on an inconspicuous wall tile.
Ji Xun walked over and looked at the brick in front of him that he had not noticed before.
It manifests itself because cognition exists.
This fixation was enlightening.
【Secret Cause of Psychic Medium】
Detailed explanation: An energy condensation containing powerful dark supernatural properties, a spiritual medium that touches the miracles of the past; an evil material of flesh and blood, with a very slight trace of divinity;
.......
"Is this still an extraordinary material?"
Although Ji Xun didn't know what the amber-like thing in front of him was, he could see the terrifying extraordinary properties.
If the energy unit of the extraordinary characteristics of time and space spilled from these corpses is 1, it is like stars; then Ji Xun feels that this piece of dark amber material is at least 100, as bright as the moon!
What surprised him even more was that the extraordinary properties of this thing seemed to be able to be swallowed directly?
Ji Xun looked at the extraordinary characteristics that were also overflowing, and wondered if [Feast] could be used.
Thinking about it, he reached out and touched it carefully.
Then, as if he had discovered a new world, his expression was startled.
The extraordinary characteristics surged into the body.
"You used Feast Devouring, your constitution +0.021"
"You used Feast Devouring, power +0.018"
"You used Feast Devouring, toughness +0.009"
"You used Feast Devouring, Dark Affinity +0.04"
"..."
"It's really good!"
Ji Xun's eyes lit up instantly as he looked at his changing numbers.
What a surprise!
This exaggerated efficiency was dozens of times higher than that of any corpse he had devoured before.
The purity and richness of the extraordinary characteristics were something Ji Xun had never seen before!
He looked at the data changes after swallowing and made a rough calculation. If he really had to swallow this whole piece, the attributes such as strength, agility, and physique would most likely exceed 3.
What is the concept of almost all attributes being more than three times what they are now?
Physical combat effectiveness may be more than ten times what it is now!
This is definitely a treasure that can bring a leap in his strength.
"Good stuff..."
Ji Xun's mind turned around and it was the first time he encountered such a weird and evil supernatural thing.
But poison can also cure diseases. This thing is evil to others, but to him, it is a complete tonic.
Seeing this medium, he now understood what was going on with these corpses.
The corpses in these cellars seem to be some kind of evil ritual, and then the ritual gathers extraordinary characteristics and condenses into this [Secret Cause Medium].
But for some reason, he was discovered by the company's field agents and fled in a hurry, before his things could be taken away.
I don’t know who arranged this ceremony, so there’s no need to guess. Using human sacrifices is obviously not a good thing.
Probably some kind of evil wizard, or an outer god sect.
So taking away this piece of [Secret Cause Psychic] will definitely involve big trouble.
At this moment, people seemed to get a glimpse of the crime and disorder in Innocence City.
but...
big trouble?
No, no, no.
Ji Xun never considered this in his mind from beginning to end.
Ever since he discovered that this thing's extraordinary properties could be swallowed, his mind had already been deducing the various risks he would face after taking away this piece of psychic medium.
The cellar has been searched. The two men in suits outside obviously didn't know this thing existed, and they wouldn't know it if it was taken away.
The body had just died, so the cellar must have been raided before anyone could move the medium.
And if the person who arranged the ceremony is not dead, then he must know.
When he came back and found that his things were gone, his first thought must be that the field agents of the Golden Oak Security Company had taken them away.
If "that person" had a way to confirm that the company's field staff didn't take anything, they would definitely turn their suspicions on the body collector.
A series of causal plots were deduced in Ji Xun's mind.
But it’s not a big problem.
He needs this [Secret Cause Medium] not to sell, nor to keep it as a collection.
After all, you can catch a thief and catch a thief.
If this thing is absorbed, won't there be no evidence in the end?
The only uncertainty is that it takes some time to absorb.
There are definitely risks.
But compared to the rewards, it’s definitely worth the risk!
.......
The thoughts in Ji Xun's mind took him almost a moment to make a decision.
Not far away, Gibb was still carefully handling the body in the dim light, and did not pay attention to this side.
Such evil material can be taken away without any psychological burden.
Ji Xun won't hesitate when he thinks about it.
He carefully removed the piece of [Secret Cause Medium], and then quietly stuffed it into the abdomen of a corpse, hiding it in the flesh and blood tissue.
Usually, no one will touch these corpses before they are burned, and things will be safe inside the corpses.
The rest of the work of collecting the corpses will be done step by step.
The three corpse collectors from Dongjiu upstairs showed no intention of going down to the cellar to help. Ji Xun and Jibu were busy dealing with the sixteen corpses.
After working for more than half an hour, the sixteen body bags were moved upstairs one after another.
...
Captain Dongjiu called to everyone, "Okay, let's call it a day!"
Hearing this, the two men in suits who had been guarding the door also walked in.
After counting a total of eighteen corpses on the ground, they opened the body bags to check.
Ji Xun thought he had passed the test smoothly, but at this moment, the man in a white-faced suit suddenly took out an antique camera and said casually: "I'll keep a photo of the scene."
Before anyone could react, he clicked the switch towards the corpse collectors in the room.
"Pfft~"
The spotlight illuminated the scene with dazzling light and white smoke, making people blind for a moment.
What's even more strange is that the moment the fire light came on, the whole room seemed to be swept by some mysterious force.
The soul is in a daze.
In this strange state, a man in a white-faced suit heard a low-pitched inquiry: "Did you find anything unusual while collecting the bodies?"
Dongjiu, the three of them, and Jibu all shook their heads and responded as if they were hypnotized: "No."
At the edge of the crowd, Ji Xun looked at him with the same expression as the other four people, and responded.
But he muttered in his heart: "It's really coming..."
When he came up just now, in order to protect the hidden piece of [Secret Psychic Medium] from being revealed, he had already guessed that he might encounter some situations.
Such as hypnotic questioning.
So when he came up, he put on a clown mask.
I didn't expect to encounter this.
But the enlightenment already showed what happened just now: "You were exempted from memory tampering."
The mask plus the [JOKER] entry can exempt you from all cognitive tampering that does not exceed the rules of the mark.
Be prepared to miss the mark.
.......
Hearing this, the man in the white-faced suit didn't care at all. He took out a photo-like card from the camera and shook it.
It was as if some of the memories of several corpse collectors had been pulled out by this photo.
They had already searched it, but they didn't think anything was left behind.
The questioning was just a routine procedure.
The white-faced man was already very proficient in this procedure. After questioning, he said something with strong psychological implications: "You just collected some ordinary corpses and forgot the details in the cellar. There is nothing worth remembering."
As soon as these words came out, there seemed to be some kind of magic power. The expressions of several corpse collectors were obviously stiff for a moment, and they nodded as if they were lost.
When the white smoke from the spotlight gradually dissipated, the eyes of several people gradually focused.
Ji Xun's professional performance did not let anyone see any flaws.
Erase memory?
Seems like necessary confidentiality procedures for these field agents.
After thinking about it for a while, Ji Xun felt that he could understand.
Due to the nature of their profession, corpse collectors often come into contact with corpses and crime scenes. There are some sensitive incidents among them. But if even this low-level temporary worker knows about some top-secret events, then the whole city may know about it.
It is normal to have confidentiality procedures.
He just didn't expect that this world still has this magical method of "camera tampering with memory".
...
After taking the photo, the bearded man was no longer interested in staying in this shabby house. He waved his hand and said, "Okay, you can take the body away."
Captain Dong Jiu also seemed to have no memory of what happened after taking the photo. He smiled and said, "Captain Lu, let's leave first."
Field agents are a formal company establishment, which is not comparable to temporary workers like corpse collectors. But Dongjiu has already submitted a job application for field service, and he might even become a colleague in the future, so naturally he has to get acquainted with him in advance.
Ji Xun remained silent the whole time, helping to carry all the eighteen corpses onto the truck.
After getting in the car, Dongjiu and the others seemed to have recovered from their abnormal mental state.
Dongjiu has reached the seventh level of spell power and is the person with the strongest corpse collection power. He seemed to have noticed something and murmured to himself: "It's weird, I seem to have forgotten something. Did you forget to take something away..."
It was as if I had done something in my memory, but in the blink of an eye I had no memory at all.
Several others have completely forgotten about it.
No one took it seriously.
The steam car carrying the corpse sped down the street.
In the carriage, Ji Xun remained silent.
After experiencing this incident, he realized that the water in Sinless City was deeper than what he saw.
The profession of corpse collector is not as ordinary as it seems.
He had previously wondered why he was exposed to so many corpses and murders every day, why he hadn't heard from Dongjiu and other old employees that they had encountered any bizarre missions.
Now it seems that maybe it is not impossible.
It's that they have already dealt with similar bizarre incidents, but they just don't remember it.
Thinking of this, Ji Xun's eyes had a strange look, and he suddenly felt that this job was becoming more and more interesting.
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