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If someone is too attentive to you for no reason, he is either a traitor or a thief. I don't know what she is thinking.
There is a custom in the island country that gifts given to guests should be opened on the spot, so Ling also opened it on the spot.
The gift that Yakumo Yukari sent was a bit strange.
"What is this? Pearls?"
It really does look like a pearl.
"Zi said it was some immortality medicine from Pengshan, but I don't know what it is."
Of course, Reimu had heard of this name. It was the legendary elixir of immortality in the Tale of the Bamboo Cutter.
Before returning to the Moon Palace, Princess Kaguya gave her elderly adoptive parents an elixir of immortality as a token of her gratitude.
But no matter what, Reimu would not think that it was the real thing. The elixir of immortality was something that only existed in myths.
Even if it was Yakumo Yukari who took out the things.
Although he was mysterious and always claimed to be 17 years old and indeed a monster, Reimu still couldn't connect the person standing in front of him with myths and legends.
"Pengshan Immortality Elixir?"
Ling also took it and looked at it. Hmm, it seemed to be the real thing.
But immortality, how should I put it, doesn't seem to be a particularly attractive thing. Especially when there is only one.
So in the myth, Kaguya-hime's adoptive parents did not use it in the end.
Rather than leaving one person to bear the curse of immortality, they would rather face death together and embark on a new journey.
It was a strange feeling to be given an elixir of immortality on my tenth birthday.
The arrival of Hyuga Miyaji seemed to turn on a switch, and Ling received many gifts of various kinds.
Some were brought by Tian Xiegui, who brought many gifts and blessings on behalf of the monsters he knew.
Those monsters did not come, as they did not think they were qualified to meet the emperor, but the gifts they sent were very sincere.
Among them are some treasures recorded in mythology.
As the gifts were opened one by one, Tomoyo and Sakura were surprised at first, but then gradually became numb.
Isn't it the Dragon King's precious jade? Isn't it the Ice Tear Stone of the Snow Girl's Tears? Isn't it the Jade of Yasakani no Magatama?
etc.
"Yashakani no Magatama?"
Aren’t those the three sacred artifacts?
Lingye picked up the magatama in her hand, took a closer look, but didn't see anything.
Sakura and Tomoyo also put down the gifts they were interested in and came over.
The Eight-foot Mirror is enshrined in the Ise Shrine, but the other two items, the magatama of Yasakani no Nira and the sword of Kusanagi, have long disappeared.
It is not even known whether it is a myth or not.
I have seen the Eight-foot Mirror before, a broken bronze mirror. What about this one?
"This is presented to you by the dragon god who lives in Gensokyo," explained Amanesha.
Dragon God?
Oh, it's Him.
Reiya created Gensokyo with the remains of the secret realm of Takamagahara. For ordinary monsters and gods, Takamagahara is the pinnacle of faith.
Therefore, even with limited authority, it is enough to establish rules to restrict everyone.
Reimu's Yin-Yang Jade is made from this.
However, the Dragon God is the only one Ling knows who has authority over the ruined Takama-ga-hara, and he is not even restricted by the Yin-Yang Jade in Reimu's hand.
Even in the mythological era, he was a god second only to the three noble sons.
Ling also knew of His existence from the beginning.
The reason why He did not fall with the gods was because He had been hiding underground, relying on the power of the earth veins to survive.
Dragon God - Renlong
Born from the earth veins, a god created by human beings' worship of the earth. In a sense, He is a part of Gaia.
Ling also created Gensokyo, which gave Him another option besides hiding in the earth veins.
If it comes from Him, then this Yasakani no Magatama is most likely real.
But so what?
The style is rustic and not good looking. This kind of artifact cannot be sold, and no one dares to buy it. At worst, we can build a museum to display it in the future.
Ling also put the magatama back into the box. The ancient lacquer box itself should be a cultural relic with a long history.
When they started cutting the cake, another guest came in. This time, Ling was not familiar with the guest and had never seen him before.
It’s Mr. Bai from the bathhouse.
"It was Yubaba who asked me to come here to celebrate your birthday and present you with gifts."
The phrase "birthday congratulations" doesn't seem right to describe an eleven-year-old child, but the person involved, Mr. Bai, did not realize there was anything wrong with what he said.
"We don't have anything of high value in our bathhouse, so please don't be disgusted."
Yubaba usually likes to collect gold, silver and jewelry. She is a stingy witch. But when it comes to offering such things to the gods, even Yubaba herself feels that she can't afford to give them away.
So what Bailong sent was just some food, including salmon sushi, sea bream fillets, etc., all freshly caught from the shore, made by the chefs in the soup house.
I have to say, among all the gifts, this one is the most satisfying.
Compared to the so-called mythical treasures, delicious food is more practical.
"Thank you, Bailong, the food in the bathhouse is delicious. We will go to the bathhouse again if we have a chance."
"As long as you like it!"
Haku knew that this was what Yubaba wanted. To be liked by her and remembered in her heart was more precious than any wealth.
"Come and cut the birthday cake."
Jianye's butler pushed a dining cart with a birthday cake on it with lit candles. Sing and make a wish.
Entering the year 1974.
Her birthday is always the first of every year, so every birthday is also the beginning of a new year on Earth.
So my birthday wish is to hope for world peace in the new year.
The candles are blown out.
It seemed like an unattainable ambition, but it was indeed her wish.
Although some monsters continue to appear on Earth recently, most of them come from the Earth itself, and the invading aliens seem to have disappeared.
However, the relative calmness of the Earth does not mean that the universe is calm. On the contrary, with the rumor that the captain of the Light Kingdom Space Guard was injured, the guards, Zoffy, the first generation, and Seven all became low-key and rarely appeared on the front battlefield. Everything seemed to prove that the Space Guard was indeed in a trough.
Zoda's dark army became more and more restless and began to plunder civilizations everywhere.
Almost every day there are news about the Galactic Federation's civilizations being invaded by the Dark Legion, and the Federal Parliament is extremely worried.
"Brother Zoffy, the Galactic Federation hopes that we can take action to curb the power of the Dark Legion."
The speaker was Ace, who had returned from the Nebula Branch where he was stationed because he had received a request for help from the Galactic Federation.
In the past, he had established friendship with the Galactic Federation and was given a ring that symbolized the Federation. Generally speaking, the Galactic Federation only absorbs civilizations and does not consider individuals, but that ring means that he is personally regarded as an honorary member by the Galactic Federation.
"It's not time yet, Ace. You should know that those so-called dark armies are insignificant. The only real threat is Zoda."
As long as Zoda can be destroyed, the so-called dark army will immediately scatter.
"But, can Taro really do it?"
The brother that Ace remembered was powerful, but reckless, arrogant, and did things without thinking. He really couldn't imagine how Taro could grow up to destroy Zoda.
Are the expectations of Ultraman Father a little too high?
In order to test whether he is qualified to be the leader of the Nebula branch, the captain decided to defeat the Yawa people as a test of his experience.
So, how much expectation does the captain have for Taro by using Joda as a training object?
"You should trust your brother more. Ace, or rather, you should trust Gaia more. With her guidance, Taro has indeed grown a lot."
"Gaia? Guidance?"
This is the first time Ace has heard of this.
"Yes, commissioned by Mother Ultra, Gaia is now Taro's instructor. Her training method is very special, but it is indeed effective."
Taro is now a qualified member of the Ultra Guard.
However, Ultraman Father's expectations of him are obviously higher.
Grow up quickly, Taro. Zoda is already a little impatient, and he doesn't have much time left.
Ace thought to himself.
if not--
Joda is about to be destroyed by his brothers.
Chapter 369 Ant Plague
"Ms. Oshima, do you like this?" It was Steel Rod who spoke. The alien from Magni.
He brought Ling to a prosperous yet depressed commercial street.
It is prosperous because there are many shops here, and it is desolate because there is no one in the whole area.
Of course there was no one there, as the entire commercial street had just been completed and had not yet been put into use.
Having previously contracted the construction of the amusement park, Ganggun took over the construction of surrounding facilities from Lingye. A large number of commercial buildings were built around the theme park and the zoo.
Including restaurants, bars, shopping malls, hotels, etc. It is close to the port terminal in Tokyo Bay, and the logistics are very convenient.
Ling also found that she had originally planned to stay away from real estate, but she did not expect to start investing in this. As a basic industry, the development of the real economy is inseparable from it.
However, because it is alien technology, the construction cost is very low, and it is expected that the investment can be recovered within a few years. So even if there is a financial crisis in a dozen years, she will not suffer losses.