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"Of course, I'm an artist, right?"
It is indeed impossible to refute what Ling said. She is the Sunday shrine maiden of Izumo Taisha Shrine, and she is also a very popular artist now because of the movie "Cardcaptor".
If he walks on the street without sunglasses and a straw hat, many people will come to him for autographs. It is not an exaggeration to say that he is a popular artist.
"Besides, Shimazu is also a shrine maiden like Kikyo."
"I?"
Ling also remembered the shrine maiden who stood on the top of Mount Fuji and sang ancient ballads, as if she had walked out of the ancient times. She was beautiful and solemn, just like the legendary Sakuya Okami of Asama.
So for the role of Kikyo, Ling did not consider Kuze and Kagura, and the first person she thought of was Shimazu. No one was more suitable than her.
"Becoming a famous TV actor will make you very popular, and maybe even the number of incense sticks at the shrine will increase a lot."
After hearing this, Fujinomiyaji, who was originally a little impatient, immediately perked up.
"Really?"
"Of course, that's a TV series produced by our Oshima family and the Daidoji family. If necessary, we will not be stingy with money for advertising. Lord Palace Master, you should have heard that because of the previous "Cardcaptor", our Izumo lineage's Tsukimine Shrine went from a small shrine that no one cared about to a famous shrine in Tokyo in just a few months."
Of course he had heard of this Fujinomiyaji, he had heard of it too much!
That Tsukimine Shrine is almost a legend in the industry! Indeed, the Oshima Shrine Maiden in front of him is not only a respected Sunday Shrine Maiden of Izumo Taisha, but more importantly, she is the current head of the Oshima family!
In Fuji's opinion, the identity of the head of the Oshima family is much more important than the former one!
If the Oshima family would fund and place advertisements for their shrine… His breathing became heavier and he looked eagerly at his own shrine maiden.
Shimazu already knew what her lord was thinking, and she sighed helplessly. Fortunately, she herself was also a little tempted.
"I understand. Please."
One of the main characters is settled. Ling was secretly happy. She didn't care what "Inuyasha" turned out to be like. Losing money or making money didn't mean anything to her. As she promised, she could use the money to do advertising, regardless of the cost.
The important thing is that Tomoyo's dream of becoming a director has come true. This is all she can do for Tomoyo.
As long as Chise is happy, it's all worth it.
She had known him since kindergarten, and it had been nearly ten years now. He could be said to be her lifelong friend.
We also agreed not to separate in the future.
Although Sakura is also a friend, she is always closer to Tomoyo than to her. Human emotions are always so incomplete, and they cannot be as caring as the gods, and there is nothing we can do about it.
At this time, Ling also noticed that the teacup in front of her was shaking slightly, and ripples appeared on the water surface.
"What's going on?" Fujinomiya stood up in panic, "Is it another earthquake?"
It never ends. If there is another earthquake, will there still be pilgrims at their Sengen Shrine?
But this was not an ordinary earthquake. Ling did not feel the tremors of the ground, and she was always more sensitive to the rhythm of the earth.
It's a super beast!
"A super beast appeared at the foot of Mount Aiyo, a branch of Mount Fuji!"
The TAC team sounded a shrill alarm.
"Are you sure it's a super beast?"
"Yes. The radar detected a dimensional shock wave, which is consistent with the characteristics of a super beast."
Captain Long stood up and looked around the command room. Every team member was there.
"Hokuto, Yoshimura, drive the Cosmos. Yamanaka, Noriko, you and I will drive the Eagle. Konno, you will drive the Panther to the scene from the ground and be responsible for the evacuation of personnel!"
"understand!"
However, when the Universe and the Eagle arrived at the scene five minutes later, they only saw a ruined village and no trace of the Ultra Beast.
More than ten minutes later, the Black Panther driven by Konno also arrived at the scene.
The entire village was littered with ruins and signs of being burned by the fire.
"How many casualties will there be?" Beidou muttered to himself as he sat on the plane, looking at the devastated scene below. However, because he was wearing a headset, his voice could also be heard by everyone.
"It's not that serious. The damage is much smaller than expected." Konno's voice came, "Captain, I'm patrolling the ground and I haven't found any casualties yet."
"No casualties?"
"Yes, according to the villagers I met at the intersection, the super beast first appeared in the mountains. After discovering the super beast, everyone fled. So when the super beast came to the village, there was no one left. It only destroyed some houses."
"That's good."
No one was injured or killed, and the loss of some houses is acceptable.
But the villagers obviously don't think so.
"That super beast... It's over, it's over, my home is gone."
"Why, did you see the super beast?" Konno asked the man squatting on the roadside. A wooden building next to it had completely collapsed. It should be the man's home.
"Yes, it's a fish. No, it's a giant salamander. That super beast looks just like a giant salamander!"
"Baby salamander? You mean giant salamander? Are there many giant salamanders around this village?"
"There used to be some, but they have disappeared in the past ten years or so. It must be the giant salamanders coming for revenge! The giant salamanders are coming for revenge on us!"
Chapter 308 Konno and Shibata
The giant salamander is a large aquatic salamander. It has lungs and gills, and in terms of evolutionary history, it is still in the process of evolutionary transition.
This evolution started 1.6 million years ago. If nothing unexpected happens, it will evolve into reptiles in a few million years.
As the overlord at the top of the shallow water food chain, this evolutionary process should not have been interrupted until it encountered humans.
That's it. To all creatures on Earth, humans are an unreasonable species. Whether it's growing fangs, hiding in a shell, running fast, or flying high, it doesn't make sense. The only difference is whether it's useful to humans.
It's not just this village, nor is it just the island nation. Giant salamanders all over the world are on the verge of extinction due to human influence.
"Another animal protection?"
Beidou recalled that they had killed another super beast, the helmet crab super beast, which was also an endangered protected animal.
This is probably the evil taste of the Yabo people, who always like to remind humans of the sins they have committed.
But so what? Even if humans are guilty, it is not the turn of alien civilizations to judge. Nature will make humans taste the bitter fruit of their own actions, and this planet will judge the merits and demerits of humans.
Probably so?
Beidou replaced the high-sounding word "planet" with Lingye in his mind, and felt that she seemed unreliable as a judge of human beings.
No majesty.
It looks like it will protect humans at any time.
With such a 'Chief Justice', I'm afraid humans will commit even more serious crimes.
Forget it, this is not his concern. Beidou drove the Universe and circled over the village twice, but did not find anything suspicious.
"Captain, I heard from the villagers that the super beast appeared from the mountains in the north, and then ran back there."
Konno reported the news he had gathered from the affected villagers. The super beast appeared so suddenly and disappeared so suddenly that the TAC team did not find any trace.
"In the mountains?" Long, sitting in the cockpit of the Eagle, looked at the mountains in the distance. Perhaps because of the rain, the mountains were shrouded in smoke and he couldn't see clearly.
"In the mountains, let's go into the mountains again and patrol carefully."
"clear."
The Eagle turned in the mountains, and the air fortress roared its engine and flew towards the deep mountains.
Mount Aiyo is a branch of Mount Fuji and is an extinct volcano. About 40 years ago, Mount Fuji erupted violently, scattering magma and debris, which eventually solidified to form this secondary volcano. Initially, geological activities were frequent, but it was not until years ago that it was completely extinguished.
This place has a certain reputation in history, being one of the three mountains of Fuji, but it is not considered a tourist attraction. Rather, because the exposed rocks are severely weathered, climbers who like to challenge themselves often fall off the cliff and die, so you can see the words "No Climbing" everywhere.
Parts of the mountain were covered with messy vegetation, with large treetops and vines covering the ground. The aerial view was not very friendly, so the Eagle's reconnaissance work was not easy.
On the other side, the villagers who had fled before returned to the village in groups of three or four.
The ground was plowed by the giant creature weighing tens of thousands of tons, and the village ravaged by the super beast had long since become unrecognizable.
Some people were sitting on the ground crying, while more were rummaging through the ruins of their homes to see if they could save some valuable belongings.
click
It's the sound of taking a picture.
Then Konno saw a man who was not a stranger to him holding his cell phone horizontally and taking pictures.
"Reporter Shibata?"
"Oh, it's Team Member Konno." When Shibata saw Konno, he didn't feel embarrassed at all. Instead, he took a picture of him.
"Do you mind if I do an interview?"
He really is a war correspondent, running wherever there are super beasts, completely unaware of the danger.
"I don't think now is the time for an interview." Konno refused, his tone not very good.
Part of the reason is that now is not a good time to interview, but more of it is also because I am angry.
"Captain Konno, you are not angry with me, are you?"
"Is it because I used the photo you sent to Junko-senpai? You don't think that Junko-senpai and I have any relationship other than colleagues, do you?"
This straight shot was so straightforward that Konno didn't know how to respond.
Yes, that's what he felt.
If I had to describe Shibata Hajime, he would be the kind of uncle whose age you can't tell.
I use the word "uncle" because he dresses in an old-fashioned way, always wearing a khaki or navy blue suit.
He was not “rustic”, but he was not trendy either. His beard was untidy, and it was hard to tell at first glance whether he was in his thirties or forties.
However, this kind of temperament sometimes attracts young girls who are just entering the society.
Junko is obviously such a girl.
"My daughter is already in elementary school. Your worries are unnecessary."
"Ah?" This was the first time Konno heard of it.
"You, you and Junko...then you guys..."
"We're just colleagues. You see, Junko-senpai gave me those photos because I was writing a column about the TAC team. I do apologize for publishing the photos you took without your permission."