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"really?"
Tomoyo is also looking forward to it.
The concept of the Internet came into being ten years ago, but Ling has no idea how far it has developed now.
In the past, the Internet did not truly mature until the 1990s, but this is not enough to serve as a reference.
In this world, black technology is rampant, and human beings' real high-end technology has long stepped into the sea of stars. At least the computers from the military in Alice's room are not outdated even if they were taken from Lingye's previous life.
The technology has already been broken through, but it has not been used by the public.
Fortunately, Ling has now found someone who seems to have mastered the technology, so she doesn't have to start all over again.
The idea of expanding globally is too big and too extensive, so Ling only plans to build a network that is limited to the company's products, and the scope is currently limited to Tokyo.
Maybe we can expand step by step later. The first step should always be down-to-earth.
Hiring Alice was serious, even though there was no labor contract. There was no perfect labor law in this era.
Although it seemed a bit of a joke, a casual agreement between two fifth-grade girls, Ling had already received an advance payment.
A mobile phone, this is a welcome gift. It is also a necessary item for Alice to understand the company's technology. This is not a reward.
The first reward was that Alice no longer had to pay rent. Ling had also decided to give her the house that belonged to the Oshima Group.
Even if it is worthless, it is still a house in Tokyo after all.
Even if Alice could complete the initial framework of the forum and chat tools, Ling also planned to package the entire building and give it to her.
In this way, Alice can live the life of a landlady - although the only property rented is a ramen restaurant downstairs.
Alice accepted it with pleasure. She didn't really have any concept of money. As she said, she didn't have much savings, but when she needed it, it was easy to get it.
Writing a few code programs for certain departments.
However, this cottage, which she regarded as a fortress, belonged entirely to her, which was a very reassuring thing for her.
As for being a landlady, what she actually wanted to do was to see if Boss Ming downstairs would dare to add ramen and barbecued pork into her scallion soup in the future.
She is not malnourished. Chives are enough. Anything else is wrong.
Thinking of this, Alice picked up the landline in the room and called downstairs.
"A bowl of barbecued pork noodles, no barbecued pork, no noodles. And don't take the initiative to add eggs to my bowl."
She thought she could celebrate with a bowl of char siu soup with chives.
As for Boss Ming's usual words on the phone, "We sell ramen noodles," she still ignored him. Soon she became the landlord and Boss Ming's immediate superior.
Such a thought made Alice laugh out loud with joy.
After the spring equinox, the weather quickly turned warmer.
After destroying the monster and preventing Mount Fuji from erupting a few days ago, the members of the TAC team were given a few days of bonus leave to take turns to rest.
Beidou vaguely felt that it was not his credit that prevented Mount Fuji from erupting.
But he asked Lingye privately and the answer he got was "I don't know".
After defeating the lion-headed monster that possessed a human, Mount Fuji truly became peaceful. This is the only fact that people know.
If so, that is the only truth. After all, nothing else strange happened afterwards.
Observation data shows that the underground ground pressure of Mount Fuji has returned to normal, and is even slightly lower than the average of previous years.
Beidou knew the reason for this, because after he and Ace became one, his senses became much sharper, and he sensed the familiar monster under Mount Fuji at that time.
It turns out that letting leeches suck blood can also help when you have high blood pressure. Although it doesn't cure the disease, it can treat the symptoms.
Lunaticus, who was known as the "leech", kept his merits and fame to himself, wiped his mouth and went back to sleep.
Today's ground pressure is still relatively high, after all, plate collisions are still happening, but the probability of an eruption will not be too high for at least a few decades.
Lingya's "I don't know" was not meant to tease Beidou.
The demon was born out of people's fear. Since no one knows about it, it is better to bury it in oblivion. Otherwise, even if Kaima dies, another demon of fire may be born in people's memory. If no one knows about it, it is equivalent to never existing from the beginning.
Everything was calm again.
Taking advantage of this rare holiday, Beidou went to the ski resort of Iida Mountain in Myoko Plateau. Skiing is Beidou's hobby, and he is also good at it, but he doesn't have many opportunities to do so.
Although it is spring at this time, the snow on the top of Mt. Iidama is very high, nearly 4,000 meters above sea level, and it never melts all year round.
Even in the hottest summer, the top of the mountain is as cold as winter. This is a mecca for skiing.
The train then the bus, all the way to the deep forest, and then there is a mountain road that can only be climbed on foot. Fortunately, although it is a mountain road, because this is a ski resort, it has been trampled out by enthusiasts. As long as you don't deliberately go over the back mountain, you generally won't encounter any danger.
When Beidou reached the top of the mountain, it was already dark. The ski resort was closed, but the leisure hotel next to it was brightly lit.
There were travelers from all over the world, and Beidou's arrival did not attract anyone's attention.
Several travelers were sitting around the fireplace in the hotel lobby, listening to an old man who was probably a local telling a story. Beidou was not in a hurry to check in, but walked over to the crowd with interest. He was somewhat interested in the story, and of course, he was also interested in the hot fireplace.
We walked in the snow and ice for nearly an hour. It was really cold.
The old man was telling an ancient mysterious legend that only existed around Mt. Iida. It was a legend about a witch.
The word "武" is not common in the island country. The shrine maidens are also written as "神子" and this word is not used to describe them.
Because "Wu" is a more mysterious life, originating from the country across the strait. According to legend, long before the birth of humans, there were demons and a race called "Wu".
They look like humans, but they are not humans. They have powers that can reach the sky and penetrate the earth, much stronger than humans, like gods.
The age of witches is even older than that of gods. Not long after the birth of human ancestors, witches disappeared.
However, in the folk stories of the Iidayama area, there is a witch left here, but what is left is not the legendary life, but only its remaining soul.
The witch's soul will look for the corpse of a human who died in the ice and snow to possess. After the corpse rots, it will look for the next one.
But in return, it will fulfill the deceased's last wish before death, the strongest wish in his heart, as a reward for possession.
Therefore, it is more like a transaction than a robbery of corpses. When a person dies unexpectedly in the ice and snow, and his wish before death is too strong, it will attract the witch and summon it to appear.
"I say, Boss, you talk so convincingly, as if you've really seen a witch. It's quite scary. You should be a radio announcer telling ghost stories."
A tourist said this, and Beidou realized that the old man telling the story was the owner of this inn.
"Ha, who knows, maybe there really is a 'witch'." The old man laughed and saw a newcomer entering the store and began to greet Beidou.
Chapter 270: Extinct Creatures
The Tsukimine Shrine has become the most talked about shrine in the island nation these days, because it is rumored that a "sacred artifact viewing ceremony" will be held here.
The former Tsukamine Shrine was unknown in Tokyo. Even though it has become more popular in recent months, it is only limited to pilgrims from the surrounding areas.
However, the "Sacred Artifact Viewing Ceremony" instantly ignited the emotions of the entire Tokyo, no, it should be said that it was the emotions of the people across the country.
This is no exaggeration.
Because the sacred artifact they were admiring was not some weird antique from their shrine, nor was it some random thing like the Heart Sutra or the sword, but the "Yata Mirror"!
Ha, the Eight-foot Mirror! When everyone first heard the news, they probably thought it was an auditory hallucination.
The Eight-foot Mirror, one of the three sacred treasures of the myth of the Buddha, which can make one understand everything!
Just like when Chinese people heard about Xuanyuan Sword and Hetu Luoshu, their first reaction was: That thing actually exists? Isn't it just a story?
After all, no one has ever seen it. Just like the Ark of the Covenant in Christianity, the stone tablets on which the Ten Commandments were written.
No one believed it at first, thinking it was just nonsense, until the Ise Jingu Shrine, where the Eight-foot Mirror was enshrined, confirmed it personally.
The Eight-foot Mirror really exists! It is even brought out for the public to admire, which has not happened for thousands of years.
As for why it was Tsukimine Shrine, no one cared. After all, he was a lucky person favored by Ise Shrine, so he wouldn't have to please the dignified Ise Shrine, right?
These days, the one in the best mood is Bo Ligongshi. Even though the sacred artifact has not been exhibited yet, Yuefeng Shrine is crowded every day.
The donation box was cleaned three times a day and filled up in a few hours. Although the coins were all five-yuan coins, his hands cramped when counting them, but he was happy!
The day of the memorial ceremony was a workday, and of course a school day. Originally, the shrine maiden was required to preside over the ceremony, but Ling didn't want to take a day off from school.
It was just a mirror that she couldn't tell was made of metal or stone, and it was not worth her missing class.
Bo Li originally wanted to insist, after all, it would be inappropriate to have a ceremony without a shrine maiden, but he was stopped on the spot by the Lord of Kagura Palace.
He still remembered Kagura's serious expression.
"Students should focus on their studies. I will host the ceremony. After all, I am the one who is most familiar with the Eight-foot Mirror."
What Lord Kagura said made sense. Indeed, no one was more familiar with the Eight-foot Mirror than her.
But Boli felt that the other party was so eager to take the initiative to do the job, it seemed that he didn't want to force the Oshima Miko.
When did their relationship become so good?
However, as soon as this thought flashed through his mind for a few seconds, Bo Li immediately figured out the reason.
Ah! I didn’t expect that the Lord Kagura with thick eyebrows and big eyes is also a fan of Cardcaptor!
Sure enough, his decision to find a TV star to be the witch was a wise one! Bo Li had to admire his own wisdom.
He is so smart!
Ling really didn't care about the Eight-foot Mirror, even if it was one of the three sacred artifacts. When myths and legends came into reality, they were just antiques in her eyes.
She was more concerned about Noah's Ark.
After being granted access by Gaia to the space she called 'Noah's Ark', she often came here.
This space is far more shocking than the so-called Eight-foot Mirror.
Endless, with no end in sight, and trillions of living things.
That is a tomb. Although the creatures condensed in the amber of time are still alive, they are tombstones of their respective races.
Starting from the Cambrian period more than 500 million years ago, life appeared and then exploded. Everything was flourishing and the planet was filled with joyful new life.
But in this cemetery, life and death are equal. Those who exist will be destroyed, and those who are born will die.
Those that have appeared have almost without exception become extinct.
The farther away from Lingye, the older the time and the stranger the creatures. Famous ones include Opabinia, Anomalocaris, and Hallucigenia, but there are many more strange species that have no fossils left and are unknown to humans.
The shape even exceeded her imagination and reminded her of a story in a book called "Book of the Dead" that she had read in her previous life.
The strange creature like Cthulhu that was killed by a fishing boat probably looked like that, right?
The closer they are to her, the closer their destruction is, and the creatures become familiar with each other.