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Hyuga Palace Master and Reimu left, Ling thought about it and stood up as well. It was really boring to sit like this.
"Let me take you for a walk in the mountains. The lake on top of Yuefeng Mountain is very beautiful."
Of course it is beautiful, Yuefeng Mountain was named after this lake.
Huang Quan and Kagura naturally followed the host's wishes.
Today is the second day of the new year, the 20th in the lunar calendar. It is past the time of waxing in the middle of the month, and the full moon is waning.
There were still some cumulus clouds in the sky in the evening, but as they slowly walked up the mountain, the clouds gradually dissipated.
When we reached the top of the mountain, the moon was bright and the stars were sparse, with a slightly waning full moon reflected in the lake. Huang Quan felt that it was finally quiet here, as he had been busy with traffic since he entered Tokyo.
As quiet as Nasuno.
She thought of the souvenirs she brought with her. She couldn't come to visit empty-handed. Huang Quan did come with gifts.
The souvenirs should have been delivered as soon as they met. But the first time they met the Oshima Miko was in front of the monster, so of course they didn't think of this.
Later, during the visit, I kind of forgot about it.
No, it’s not that I forgot, but I just felt a little embarrassed to show it off.
After meeting such a sacred Oshima shrine maiden and seeing her put the evil spirit to rest with my own eyes, I always felt that the so-called "specialties" of their Nasu Shrine were completely meaningless.
The other party does not need to wield swords and guns like her. She is a true witch blessed by God, who can bless all living beings.
But at this moment, by the lake under the moonlight, she decided to take out the gift.
"Oshima Miko, have you heard that our Nasu Shrine has a tradition of raising spiritual beasts since ancient times?"
"Spiritual beast?"
Ling had never heard of this. She had never seen anything special about Jian Shanming before. She waved a sickle, but she didn't see any spirit beasts used - unless those blue butterflies were spirit beasts.
The blue butterfly is certainly not a spiritual beast, it is the phantom of the Killing Stone.
Ling didn't know what a spiritual beast was. She had only seen them in novels in the past, and she couldn't be sure which one Huang Quan was talking about.
Huang Quan's explanation later made Ling understand that, unlike what she had imagined, the spirit beast was not even a living creature. It was more like a monster in Gensokyo, something born from fantasy.
"My sword, Lion King, which has been handed down from generation to generation in the Isayama family, has a spirit beast called 'Nue' living inside it, named Ranganren. The Tugong family also has a spirit beast called 'Shirei' that has been handed down from generation to generation, named Shirai."
Nue and Shiling are both names of races. The former is a creature from ancient legend that resembles both a bird and a beast, and the latter is a white dog god.
However, Shiraei was passed down from Kagura's father and was not passed down to her. Kagura also did not want to take charge of Shiraei because that would mean the death of her father.
Bai Rui once swallowed the Killing Stone, becoming extremely powerful, but it also brought a restriction: anyone who canceled the contract with Bai Rui would have their soul devoured by it.
Each generation of the Tugong family's patriarch took the initiative to transform Bai Rui into his own power. The price was that he had to endure the consumption of spiritual energy and had to spend his entire life to maintain the seal.
There is no release until death.
The souvenir Huang Quan brought was certainly not a spiritual beast like Luan Honglian or Bai Rui that symbolized the identity of the head of the family, but a spiritual creature that was born not long ago from fantasy and was still immature.
Generally speaking, this is a precious gift, and the spirit beasts of Nasu Shrine rarely leave. In this era when shrines have generally lost their faith and spiritual power has become superstition, most shrines have never heard of such a thing as spirit beasts.
Even the Ise Shrine may not have it, at least Ling has never heard the Lord of Kagura Palace mention it.
Spirit beasts can assist in combat and possess various incredible abilities.
But Huang Quan was not sure whether the Oshima Miko needed this.
Spirit beasts are not physical beings, and usually rely on objects. Huang Quan took out a pendant. It can be used as a necklace, or made into a brooch, earrings, etc.
It was a pale blue gem the size of a fingernail, set in a heart-shaped platinum base.
"This is the spirit beast Lei Yan. Of course, you can give it other names."
Lei Yan was a ball of thorns that flashed with lightning, like a little hedgehog. In Lingye's opinion, it was really no different from a new monster.
So, in addition to sealing the Killing Stone, Nasu Shrine also captures monsters as spirit beasts? What a strange shrine.
Just as Huang Quan worried, Ling really didn't need this.
There are too many monsters in Gensokyo. If she wants a shikigami, even Renlong will let her command it. So there is really no need for such a spirit beast.
But since it is a thank-you gift from Huang Quan, it would be impolite not to accept it.
She reached out and touched Lei Yan.
Huang Quan was shocked. Who would touch a spirit beast with their hands directly before signing a contract?
There is an extremely high voltage on Lei Yan's body. According to records, when this kind of spiritual beast grows to its full form, it can even be comparable to lightning in the sky under extreme circumstances!
But before she could stop Lingye, his hand touched the spirit beast.
Nothing happened.
Huang Quan was surprised, but soon he was relieved. This was the Sun-Shining Priestess, who could even seal the thousand-year-old demon Tamamonomae.
There was no need to sign any contract. Lei Yan was very obedient and had no intention of resisting at all.
Ling also played with the lightning flame for a while, and then returned it to the pendant. With a thought, lightning flashed from her fingertips. After shooting toward the sky, the lightning pierced the air for more than ten meters.
The air smells of ionized ozone.
It's quite interesting. She was thinking that now she has really become bilibili.
We sat by the lake for a while. The scenery here is very beautiful, and Ling also brought some fish food.
Although there seems to be no fish in the fish pond in winter, most of them are actually hiding under the rocks at the bottom of the pond. You can still attract some of them after scattering fish food.
Feeding animals is a very interesting thing. Kagura had a lot of fun. Huang Quan was reserved at first, but soon joined in.
"Next, are you going to visit anywhere in Tokyo?"
Since she lives here after all, Ling feels that she should do her part as a good host.
"No, we'll take the tram tomorrow morning and go back."
"Are you going back now? It's a rare trip to Tokyo."
In fact, Kagura also felt it was a bit of a pity. It was a rare opportunity to come to Tokyo, and she only saw the Tokyo Tower, which was still under reconstruction. She didn’t go to Ginza, Shinjuku, or Akihabara.
"How about I take you guys out to play tonight?"
"At night? What's fun at night?"
It’s true. As a high school student, of course the next thing to do when going out is to sing karaoke.
Shinjuku Wolf Spider Bar
The bar owner, Lantz, personally brought a fruit plate and drinks, but not daring to disturb the lady and her friends, he cautiously left the box.
At that time, in order to build the Dream Amusement Park, Ling also found this place. When she saw this box, she wondered when she could come here to sing, but she forgot about it later and just remembered it.
She still remembers the bartender who refused to give her strawberry milk.
It's been more than a year, and the waiter without a visa is still here. Tokyo is a noisy city, but it's actually not bad if you can settle down and live here.
This time the other party quickly gave her some milk, which was indeed made from freshly squeezed strawberries.
In this era, there are few KTV rooms with luxurious decoration, let alone in Nasuno, even in Tokyo.
It really reminds Ling of the time when she sang karaoke with her high school classmates.
She doesn’t have many friends, but there are always people willing to go to karaoke with her. It’s one of the few activities where she can blend in with the crowd.
As for why she didn't have many friends, she knew it very well. Who would want to be friends with such a boring person? He didn't know how to manage friendships and was boring as hell.
I have a lot on my mind, but I never dare to speak it out. What I want and what I want to say are all kept in my heart. Who would be willing to take the trouble to guess?
Even her parents didn't want to.
She came here because Gaia's power gave her confidence. If she lost that, she probably wouldn't change, right?
When they arrived at the box, Huang Quan and Kagura were a little reserved at first, but they quickly relaxed after a few songs.
As expected, there is no girl who doesn’t like karaoke. No matter what emotions you are feeling, you can vent them by singing loudly.
The song library in the song-ordering machine is very complete, with almost all the songs you can think of. Before I knew it, the song I ordered was queued up three or four pages later.
Almost all of them were ordered by Kagura and Yomi. I couldn't help but click on the familiar song titles from the recommendation list.
They are exactly the same. Ling also laughed softly, but no one noticed her in the noisy box.
After the New Year, flights to Mars were launched one after another.
The guests we receive are all from Earth who are traveling to Mars. Traveling to other planets was something we only imagined in the past, but now it has become a reality.
Mars, AQUA, became the first extraterrestrial colony that truly belonged to humans after the Yabo people left.
Humanity has taken a major step forward in its exploration of deep space.
Because Yabo had already built the foundation of the city, it was much easier to settle on Mars. Scattered, there were travel companies and various shops that began to move in.
The city is located in the sea, with beautiful scenery and pleasant climate.
The only problem is that meteorites fall from the sky from time to time. The meteorite belt was formed when the evil star Koala was shattered.
The Yabo people's defense system is still there, and they can eliminate threats, but the occasional alarm is still annoying. If one of them is missed and falls to the ground, it will be a huge trouble.
"Yoshimura, you have served in the TAC team. Do you think our human military capabilities are capable of clearing these meteorites?"
Yoshimura thought about his teammate's question.
“If the ownership is confirmed here, it should be possible.”
"What do you mean?"
The defense forces built by China, Japan, Russia and other countries, the Atlantic Alliance formed by the United States, Canada and some European countries, and the Pacific Alliance, if Mars belongs to any of these forces, they all have the ability to clear these meteorites.
But Mars doesn't belong to anywhere. Now it is an independent tourist planet, so no one will do their best.
After all, it was a meteorite left behind by the destruction of a planet. The difficulty in cleaning up such space junk is not the difficulty but the workload.
"Unless these meteorites are worth mining, no one will try their best."
But if it has mining value, why would the Metrons throw it here as garbage?
So my colleagues also understood.
“It’s really uncomfortable, but it’s the truth.”
After leaving the TAC team, Yoshimura joined the secretariat of the Defense Forces, but he was not suitable for that kind of clerical work, and recently took the initiative to ask to come to Mars.
Life here is leisurely and the work is not too tiring.