"Tch, it's boring..."
The ambiguous atmosphere was ruthlessly broken by his younger brother, and his tone returned to his original passionate character from the charming one before.
According to Tang Yiling, his sister has a "flame" personality.
After everyone's room was assigned, everyone took some talismans and cinnabar from their suitcases.
Although Tang Yiling said before that this was a safe house, no one, including himself, fully believed this statement.
After all, the "safe house" in the cemetery maze almost assimilated him before.
Sprinkle plant ash under the door frame of the apartment, and draw the Ice Breaking Talisman on the door again.
Each bedroom door is also painted with a new ice breaking talisman using cinnabar ink. On the wall, there is yellow paper with talismans written on it.
All preparations were completed, and the time came to four o'clock in the morning unknowingly. Everyone returned to their bedrooms and fell asleep quietly under the dim light of the desk lamp.
It was not until twelve o'clock in the afternoon that the door opened in the deserted living room. There are two bathrooms in the apartment, so everyone doesn't have to fight for one bathroom.
After washing up and having "breakfast", everyone began to plan the next "curse hunting" plan.
"Our target this time is this cursed nightmare called 'Beast Collector'." Tang Yiling flipped through his notebook and displayed the page with information about the Beast Collector in front of everyone.
"According to memory, wherever this beast gatherer appears, there will be a large number of stray cats or dogs gathered together." After saying this, Leng Shuanghan shook his head helplessly.
"However, because all the attack methods of the beast gatherer depend on the upper limit of the combat power of the stray cats and dogs it gathers."
"So, when we met the beast gatherer before, there was basically no attack, and it disappeared on its own. After the beast gatherer disappeared, the stray cats and stray dogs that it gathered together also fled in all directions."
"And in the place where the Beast Collector disappeared, except for the black circular mark, there is no trace of the existence of the cursed object."
After Tang Yiling listened quietly to Leng Shuanghan's words, she suddenly remembered something and subconsciously groped in her pocket.
As soon as he put his hands on his pockets, Tang Yiling's movements suddenly stopped in mid-air, and then he sighed in frustration.
"It's broken. The electronic version of the collection of horror stories is still stored in my mobile phone. I forgot to forward it to you for backup..."
Everyone was slightly stunned at this moment, but Rowena on the side spoke first. "Is it the phone that was abandoned in the corner of the classroom and burned beyond recognition?"
"Well, the full name of that collection of horror stories is "Collection of Horror Stories from Qianling Academy"..." Tang Yiling briefly told Leng Shuanghan about the collection.
After speaking, although everyone felt a little regretful, they had nothing to do. Now we can only think of new ways to try to "contact" the beast gatherers.
"I suddenly thought of a question!"
Theia seemed to have noticed some amazing discovery and shouted excitedly to everyone! Then she looked at Tang Yiling and looked directly into his eyes.
"Yiling, you said before that your nightmare can only trap living things...then why do these things in our hands, even your mobile phone, appear in the nightmare!"
"Blind student, you discovered Hua Dian." Elio gave a thumbs up to Theia without expression.
"The essence of nightmares is actually the product of people's fear of reality and the unknown, mixed and distorted with the chaotic thinking of the brain, and then materialized in dreams."
Theia did not wait for Tang Yiling's reply, but instead waited for Leng Shuanghan's answer.
"So, it is very possible that things in reality and memory appear in dreams in the form of projections."
After answering Theia's question, Leng Shuanghan raised his head and looked at Theia. But he found that Theia's eyes had long been replaced by dullness.
But before Theia could continue to ask, Leng Shuanghan continued: "And there is also the influence of the rattle curse. No matter how strange things happen, it is not surprising..."
After listening to Leng Shuanghan's words, Theia was sluggish, Elio was watching the show, and Tang Linsu and Tang Yiling kept their heads down thinking.
But Lovina, who was sitting next to Leng Shuanghan, kept staring at Leng Shuanghan, with a faint look of surprise in her eyes.
"I have thought about Theia's words before, but after thinking about it, I still don't have an answer..." At this time, Tang Yiling spoke under the gaze of everyone.
"After thinking about it at the end, I found... If I want to answer this question, I still have to go back to the problem of cursed nightmares."
"Still a hypothesis about memory loss."
"That's right!"
Tang Linsu raised her head and looked at Tang Yiling; now, all the questions have returned to the original question again.
"The reason why we chose the 'Beast Collector' as the primary target of this plan is precisely because of its specialness!" As he spoke, Tang Yiling turned his notebook to everyone's perspective.
"My idea is to negotiate with the other party first and try to see if there is a possibility of negotiation."
Tang Yiling took a sip of tea, and then continued: "Even if the conversation fails, based on the beast gatherer's previous performance, at most it will only miss one chance to obtain the cursed object."
As soon as Tang Yiling finished speaking, Leng Shuanghan continued to explain to everyone what Tang Yiling said. "Because of its special nature, it was set as one of the main goals of this operation."
"One of the main goals!"
At this time, Rowena seemed to have thought of something, and with some doubts, she asked Leng Shuanghan.
"Shuanghan, do you think..."
As if he knew what Rowena wanted to say, Leng Shuanghan nodded gently.
"Yes, we do plan to... after the negotiation with the Beast Collector fails, we will directly hunt down another cursed nightmare, the 'Dream Eater'!"
As soon as Leng Shuanghan said the name of the nightmare, her sister Tang Linsu asked Tang Yiling directly.
"Yiling, do you want to..."
Tang Yiling's reaction was the same as Leng Shuanghan's, nodding lightly.
"Yes, I chose the Dream Eater because of its name. And...even if the other party is just showing off, we can get a new cursed object."
Although the two people's plan has flaws, its logic is quite rigorous. This plan was successfully passed after a series of discussions among everyone.
Regarding some details of the plan, Tang Yiling and Leng Shuanghan left full authority to Luo Weina and Tang Linsu to be responsible for perfecting it.
The time of the operation was set during the peak period when the beast collectors appeared, that is, between six o'clock in the evening and ten o'clock in the night.
As for the haunting time of the Dream Eater, it is from eight o'clock in the night to six o'clock in the morning, which coincides with the haunting time of the Beast Collector.
Because the plan stipulated starting at six o'clock, Tang Linsu and Luo Weina started preparing today's meal in the kitchen at three or four o'clock.
While preparing the meal, Tang Linsu and Rowena also chatted. Halfway through the conversation, the two suddenly turned to the topic of pets.
"Black cats, also known as black cats, were used to ward off evil spirits and avoid disasters in ancient China, and they symbolize good luck." Tang Linsu raised her head and took out the dishes from the cupboard, and continued chatting with Rowena who was chopping vegetables.
"Times have changed, and black cats are like crows. The symbol of disaster has overshadowed the original symbol of beauty."
"Everything is constantly changing, even the symbolic meaning people give to things, or people themselves...are constantly changing every minute and every second." Rowena's words seemed to comfort Tang Linsu, or it might just be Stating facts.
"Then...there is something that is immutable. In other words, it can be retained as a record for a long time."
Tang Linsu's words caused Rowena's movements to freeze, and she turned her head to look at Tang Linsu's beautiful and clear eyes.
"Memory..." Rowena gave her answer, but Tang Linsu did not refute it. She didn't know whether it was approval or objection.
The time came to six o'clock in the evening. After eating and drinking, everyone was ready to go. After reconfirming the planned process, they were ready to set off!
In areas where animal collectors are present, there is a high probability that stray cats or stray dogs will gather.
Therefore, Tang Yiling and his team also prepared food and snacks that cats and dogs love to eat in advance.
At Qianling College, students or teachers often go to the college playground where stray animals often gather and feed them some cat strips, canned food, or ham bought from the nearby canteen.
