Chapter 21 Pear Blossom Lantern Festival
Chapter 21 Pear Blossom Lantern Festival (Part )
The patrol department and the armory.
"Put this on. A small size should be fine, right?"
Fu Ze took out two sets of dark blue standard robes of their patrol department and handed them to Liu Sheng and Song Haiyin.
"It has a protective magic circle engraved on it, which can resist three attacks from monsters of the 'dangerous' level or below. However, if it is a rule-based attack, there is a certain chance that it cannot be resisted. You must be careful about this."
Once certain strange taboo rules are triggered, death is certain. This is rule killing.
Although Liu Sheng and Song Haiyin had no experience in detecting strange creatures, they had received complete training and knew the basic knowledge.
"This is a soul-stabilizing pendant, which was consecrated by the Supreme God. Wearing it can calm your mind and slow down the speed at which the strange energy erodes your mind. After you enter the strange cave, you must avoid violent fluctuations in your mind. If you find that we are in a trance, you must remain vigilant in time. If the situation is not right, attack immediately. Do not hesitate or show mercy."
Fu Ze said in a serious tone, the most dangerous thing in the strange den is not physical attack, but the erosion of the spiritual realm, which makes people fall into the abyss step by step without knowing it. Even if they are not killed by the rules, they may become disabled due to mental disorder. And partners in the strange den are not necessarily helpers, they may also become sharp blades pointing at themselves.
Liu Sheng carefully took the soul-fixing pendant and felt a cool breeze emanating from it. He immediately felt refreshed and his mind became much clearer.
Upon closer inspection, one can see that the jade is as transparent as water, with intricate magic array patterns engraved in the middle, shining brightly.
She couldn't help but sigh that the products produced by the General Administration of Weaving must be of high quality.
Then Fu Ze continued to take out various items from the cabinet one by one.
"The strange aura detector modified by Liu Siku is very useful."
"This is a peach wood sword. It is very effective in attacking monsters, but it may be difficult to surpass too many monsters in strength."
"One dagger per person, for self-defense."
"Three amulets, open the protective shield for thirty breaths."
"There are also three Fireball Talismans and three Ice Arrow Talismans."
Fu Ze also specially gave Liu Sheng a talisman activator. Because Liu Sheng was not a cultivator, he had to use a spiritual weapon to activate the power of the talisman.
Song Haiyin is a cultivator at the first level of the initial realm. Although his cultivation is not high, he can already stimulate it on his own.
"Three small Huandan pills. If you are in danger of death and can still take drugs, just take one... Bandages, wound medicine, bone repairing plaster... and a bag of spirit beads. Liu Sheng can use them to extend the life of the spirit tool, and Haiyin, you can use them to replenish the spiritual energy."
“Remember to keep these within easy reach.”
Liu Sheng and Song Haiyin obediently stuffed everything into the storage bags around their waists.
Their storage bags are of low quality and limited capacity, so naturally they should hold the most important things.
“This is the most important thing.”
Fu Ze performed a magic spell, and a secret cabinet suddenly rose from under the floor in the center of the room. When he opened it, he found that it was not big and it was pitch black inside.
Before Liu Sheng could see clearly what was inside, Fu Ze took out three palm-sized wooden boxes. The surface was engraved with inscriptions and patterns, and was wrapped with many seals.
Liu Sheng is very familiar with this thing. Isn't this the box that the Patrol Office uses to store strange creatures every time?
"You probably know about this weird object storage container. When a weird object is weak, it can be stored inside. There is a mustard seed space array engraved inside, so no matter how big the weird object is, it can be stored inside."
Fu Ze still explained it to them.
"But I will try not to let you do this. If the containment goes wrong, there will be backlash. With your strength and experience, you must not use this thing unless it is absolutely necessary."
Fu Ze gave a final warning and then went out to wait for Liu Sheng and Song Haiyin to change their clothes.
After they were dressed, the two men walked out of the armory, both wearing dark blue robes with narrow sleeves, their hair tied up high, looking very capable; they carried peach wood swords on their backs, daggers hidden in their sleeves, and soul-fixing pendants hanging from their waists, with a faint glow all over their bodies.
"This time, the director has spoken, and the equipment provided to you two is quite luxurious. Usually, in addition to the basic equipment, we need to exchange more for merits..." Fu Ze said with emotion.
"If you can't use up all these things, you have to return them, so you must come back alive!"
Fu Ze, who was extremely serious, told a joke that was not really a joke. Liu Sheng and Song Haiyin really couldn't laugh.
"lets go!"
The night was deep, and the divine light of the Supreme God enveloped the three hurriedly departing figures, their eyes were covered and dim.
At this time, one could see from afar a circle of towering golden light wall in the center of Li County, with runes floating. It was Dean Zhang activating a magic circle.
There was a thick and deep darkness inside the aperture, as if all the darkness had been sucked into it. Nothing could be seen, but looking at it made one's heart palpitate.
They ran to the place where they had agreed to meet with Zhang Yuanzheng, which was Renhe Street on the edge of Lixian Market, not far from the weaving factory.
Along the way, one could see people looking at the bright wall with concern, curiosity, or grief. Some even fainted from crying. It must be that someone close to them had fallen into it.
However, ordinary people are really helpless about this and can only wait for official action.
Zhang Yuanzheng was already waiting beside the light wall, his face was very tired, and his wrinkles looked much deeper than usual. It was all because of overdraft, Liu Sheng thought to himself.
"May the Supreme God bless you."
Zhang Yuanzheng looked at them deeply, waved his hand and opened a door for them to enter.
"May the Supreme God bless you."
Fu Ze and the other two also sincerely replied with a wish. Although Zhang Yuanzheng was outside, he also had a heavy responsibility. Then they walked in one by one.
He looked at the backs of the three people disappearing into the wall of light and sighed.
If possible, of course, I don't want Fu Ze to bring two inexperienced civilian staff in, especially Liu Sheng, who has no cultivation at all. Even if he has so many equipment to protect him, I'm afraid his chances of survival are slim...
However, in times of crisis, all colleagues in the Weaving Institute may be incorporated into combat units, which has been explained upon admission.
I hope Liu Sheng can be luckier. After all, where can you find another clerk who is so useful, can refine equipment, and is also good at self-involution?
Zhang Yuanzheng didn't know that Liu Siku, who made him so worried, could no longer hold back his desire to enter Guixiu's heart as soon as possible.
As Liu Sheng got closer to the strange den, the "mother" in his body became more and more restless.
"Hungry, hungry, food."
The little tentacle repeatedly emphasized that if it had a mouth, it would have been drooling over the ground.
Liu Sheng tried his best to suppress the urge to show up, and quickly followed the team leader Fu Ze into the strange den.
……
After Liu Sheng walked into the strange den, there was no one beside him.
Originally everyone agreed to follow Fu Ze closely, but they were separated once they entered the strange den.
However, Fu Ze also warned that such a situation would occur, and urged everyone to keep their minds calm, act cautiously, not trigger the death rule, and hold on until the time of reunion.
The entrance behind Liu Sheng closed quickly. Looking back, there was only a dark, empty street. Zhang Yuanzheng and Guangbi had disappeared without a trace.
There is no way out.
Her heart tightened.
When he came to his senses, Liu Sheng found himself standing in the middle of the street which was as bright as day because of the lanterns.
There is a bright moon in the sky, twinkling stars, and the night is dark.
The streets are filled with colorful lanterns, from traditional palace lanterns and lotus lanterns to goldfish lanterns and jade rabbit lanterns with auspicious meanings. Together with the blossoming pear trees planted in the streets, the whole market looks like a dream with interweaving of light and shadow.
Children holding small lanterns walked among the crowd with innocent smiles on their faces.
On both sides of the street, there are many stalls, and vendors are selling all kinds of snacks, such as sweet candied haws, soft and sticky roasted rice cakes, and fragrant mutton soup. The air is filled with the aroma of food. There are also many stalls filled with various exquisite handicrafts and lantern riddle games, attracting pedestrians to stop.
In the distance, there were various performances such as acrobatics, lion dance, dragon dance, opera, etc. The audience formed circles, some marveled, some clapped, and some cheered. The scene was very lively.
Are these real people?
Has the weirdness not yet reached here?
Liu Sheng was shocked and confused.
Everything in front of her looked so normal, so normal that she began to wonder if something strange had really happened.
It was so normal that it made her feel a little nauseous. She could feel that there was something very evil hiding underneath, watching her from the dim light.
"Mom" was excited, poked her head out from Liu Sheng's fingertips, took a deep breath, and burped.
It feeds on strange air, and its behavior is enough to show that this place is already full of strange air.
Liu Sheng was still thinking when he was suddenly bumped by a small body.
"Sister, I'm sorry!"
A childish voice sounded timidly.
Liu Sheng looked down and saw a boy with two pigtails on the left and right. His face was red from running so hard, and he was looking up at Liu Sheng pitifully.
It turned out that the child was playing with his friends with a lantern and ran too fast and accidentally bumped into Liu Sheng.
Seeing that Liu Sheng didn't respond, the child lowered his head and ran away with the lantern to find his playmates.
Only then did Liu Sheng realize that the lantern the child was holding was actually a human head.
(End of this chapter)