Hidden Corners

"They also want the silver ones, but they also want the ones I brought. Thinking about them, these guys are really a bit perverted." Iserine frowned.

"What about gems and diamonds?" Li Chengyi continued to ask.

"I don't know. I don't have those things either. My blond hair is also made from the gold jewelry that my sister gave me last time." Etherine replied.

Li Chengyi planned to go out this time, so he bought some various things to try and see what is the hard currency of the Black Sea.

He still wanted to ask questions, but saw Estherine stretch out her finger and hiss against her lips.

Immediately understood that it was coming.

He turned to look ahead.

On the other side under the bed, a dim light was slowly glowing from the darkness.

But that shimmer is not the bright yellow or white of the lighting.

But a faint red light.

Some hazy, some quiet red.

Looking out from the bottom of the bed, one can see a large black bookshelf that occupies the entire wall. slowly emerge.

There are many books standing upright on the bookshelves.

Some are very thick, with a hard outer skin, and weird and twisted unknown characters are written on the cover.

Others are very thin, randomly inserted in the gaps between the bookshelves, and placed on top of thick books.

On the left side of the bookshelf, there is a small round table made of black wood with cloud patterns on the legs.

On the right side, there is a black and brown leather sofa, a single sofa.

The armrests of the sofa have been worn for many years, and some of them are faded, revealing the gray underneath.

Everything looks normal.

This is like a study used by ordinary people, a study with a sleeping bed.

This is also normal, some people like to sleep in the study.

Li Chengyi and Iselin looked at each other.

"Have you been here?" he asked.

"No, the first time." Etherine replied.

"Do you want to go out and try?" Li Chengyi asked again.

"Wait, different places have different stay times. If you switch right after leaving, you may be completely lost and you won't be able to come back." Iselin whispered.

"how do you know?"

"I did," Etherine replied. "After going out and returning to the bottom of the bed, the starting point is different. After lying there for a long time, I came back by relying on the connection with the main body."

"Okay." Li Chengyi once again felt that Iselin was really useful.

If it weren't for her, I guess I would have stepped on a lot of pitfalls.

The two just lay there and waited.

About five minutes later.

Crash, the sound of a sliding door came.

Immediately afterwards, a greasy noise, like a mop being dragged on the ground, entered the ears of the two of them.

Soon, a tall figure in a black robe with golden patterns printed on the edge walked slowly to the sofa and sat down.

It wasn't until they sat down that they saw clearly that the man in black was wearing a pale mask, and his lower body was covered with black tentacles, like the tentacles of an octopus.

"It's a believer!" Etherine breathed a sigh of relief.

"Quick, take out your things, and I'll change them for you!" She quickly patted Li Chengyi.

Li Chengyi immediately took out his greedy heart and handed it to her.

Watching Estherine carefully place the can of Greedy Heart on the ground and push it out.

Only then did he remember what a believer is.

Last time, Estherine mentioned that believers believe in a group of strange existences in Asla Duni.

Etherine said they were friendly enough to swap.

He wants to see what he can get in exchange.

The can of Greedheart was pushed out and landed on the thick black and red carpet of the room.

The believer also noticed the movement here, he looked here with a masked face, and stood up.

With a hiss, it walked slowly to the bed, bent down and picked up the can on the carpet.

After looking at the can for a while, it seemed a little interested.

Turn around and go back to the sofa.

After thinking about it, the believer reached out and took a book from the shelf.

The book was neither thick nor thin, and the outer skin was brown-black, with a little red, like tree bark.

Then he took the book, went back to the bed, put it on the floor, and pushed it under the bed.

"Hurry up, this is a replacement!" Iselin patted Li Chengyi.

The latter nodded, stretched out his hand, and gently pinched it with five fingers wearing a flower-scale glove, and took it in.

"Go back." Etherine gave him a hand and slowly backed out from under the bed.

Li Chengyi also stepped back, and quickly got out from under the bed with the book in hand.

"What's the use of this thing?" He picked up the book and flipped through the outer packaging.

On the cover of the book, there are two patterned bands drawn vertically.

The pattern belt is composed of many smaller water droplets, balls, and figure 8 patterns, which are fused and squeezed together.

In the middle of the two patterned strips, a white symbol the size of an egg is drawn.

This symbol is like a sharp bone knife, wide at the top and narrow at the bottom, with a hole in the middle and a handle, like a ritual tool.

"Open it and have a look?"

Etherine was also curious on the side.

Li Chengyi nodded and opened the cover.

Unexpectedly, the book is full of neat and weird characters, without any abnormality.

It seems like this is really just a book.

"How is it?" Etherine asked curiously.

Li Chengyi was about to answer, but suddenly felt the surrounding light distorted.

With awe in his heart, he knew that he might have to quit.

There was no movement under the bed before, but now it seems that there may be no way to completely exit the flash while under the bed.

After all, he had been in for some time.

"Brother? Brother?" Estherine's voice seemed to be elongated and slowed down, and it sounded from far away.

Li Chengyi grabbed the book, dizziness flashed through his mind.

puff.

In a blink of an eye, Etherine disappeared.

The room instantly returned to its original state.

The marks made by the iron bed on the wall also disappeared automatically.

He came back to reality.

There is a wonderful characteristic of the blind spot of Clasping Hands: when it enters, the scene is the same as reality.

And Estherine, as the main body of the clenched hand, is likely to control a part of the blind area.

The other part is the other existence at the other end of the bed.

So far, Li Chengyi still doesn't know how to completely withdraw from the clenched hands, because with Estherine around, this blind spot is more helpful than troublesome for him. He also doesn't want to quit.

Standing in the bedroom, he raised his hand and glanced at his right hand.

He was still holding the book, between Hualinyi's sharp claws.

With a thought, Li Chengyi's scale clothes disintegrated in an instant, collapsed, and disappeared into countless knotted purple petals.

He took the book, walked to the only window in the bedroom, and looked at the book in the light from the outside.

Take a photo with your phone first.

The camera is blank, obviously like the products in the quiet shop, this thing cannot be used by the person himself.

As a trade item given by believers, Li Chengyi did not believe that this was an ordinary book.

He thought for a while, turned around and walked out of the room, went downstairs thumping, and came to the lobby on the first floor.

"Who has a pen and paper, please lend me it?"

Among the few people present, Xiao Zong who was serving the dishes raised his hand.

"I have it, boss, I'll get it for you."

He put a bowl of dark dishes on the dining table, turned around and ran out of the hall to his room.

Not long after, he came in with a notebook and a gel pen.

"Boss, did you find anything?"

He handed the things to Li Chengyi with a trace of curiosity on his face.

"I just want to remember something all of a sudden." Li Chengyi didn't want to tell what Iseline could do for him.

There is a blind spot where people can communicate. Once this point is spread, it is likely to attract many people with ulterior motives.

One thing more is worse than one thing less, so the book in his hand is not easy to say.

After all, this book was traded by Estherine.

Holding the pen and paper, he quickly returned to the room, sat down at the only table, and began to copy the symbols on the mysterious book.

It's a brand new language without any clues, and he can't learn it by himself.

But relying on computers and AI, there may be hope for analysis.

As for the origin of the text in this book, it is not completely without any clues.

Believers, believe in the giant beast Asraduni.

So looking from this clue, we may be able to find some key points.

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Yunshan County.

In the forest, a group of men and women in camouflage uniforms, with fully armed field equipment, drove slowly along the forest path towards the Wolf Cave.

The person leading the team, walking in the front, is a middle-aged man who is somewhat bald and fat.

The weather was slightly cold and it was already December, but he was still sweating a little at this time, and wiped the sweat from his forehead and temples with a tissue as he walked.

His name is Zhao Shengpeng, and his name is very powerful, better than Dapeng.

It can be seen that his parents expect him.

But in fact, he is thirty-nine years old this year, and he has worked hard for more than ten years before finally taking the position of Director of Security in Yunshan County.

Because of the remote location, there are not many people around this place, and there were murder cases a while ago, which put him under a lot of pressure.

In Yiguo, the Security Department and Jiuyi are not governed by the same department.

but two separate systems.

If it is said that the federation is the highest administrative body, it determines the promotion of other officials.

Then Jiuyi is a powerful omnicist organization in China that is equivalent to half-Zhaoan.

The Security Agency is a complete national organization.

In Jiuyi, a group of the most powerful omnicists in the entire Yi country gathered, most of them were trained by the state, and a small part were top masters recruited from various places.

So the composition is more complex.

The Security Agency is much worse in terms of force, and it has functions similar to the police. Among them, there are also high-ranking omnicists, but not many.

And one more thing, the head of the General Safety Administration is also one of the most powerful omnicists in high positions in Jiuyi.

"Director, how many times have we been to this place, and we haven't found anything, just running around like this is not an option."

There were six people in the team, and one of them, a fat middle-aged man, complained.

"I can't help it. Several people have been missing and lost here recently. The satellite positioning can't be found. It's just him. The disappearance case of the Wolf Cave has been closed, and it has been placed in the archives. It is only now How long has it been, come again?"

Zhao Shengpeng was also very helpless.

"But it's not a solution for us to run around like headless chickens." Another person in the team sighed.

"Speaking of which, a few days ago, a dozen people from the No. 2 Labor Prison in the county suddenly disappeared. They were discovered during the counting of the number, and they also disappeared when they came to a nearby farm for labor reform." The third person said.

"Someone must be causing trouble!" Zhao Shengpeng gritted his teeth. "I don't believe in this evil!" He clenched the gun tightly in his hand.

"Are you afraid? If you are afraid, go back to me!"

"Director, what you said is meaningless. We are the Security Department! Yunshan County is blocked by us, on the front line. If we are all afraid, there is still hope for this place?" The slightly fat middle-aged man was upset road.

"To be honest, no one who can stand here is a coward! All the cowards are in the office!"

"well said!"

The rest applauded.

"Here you are!" Zhao Shengpeng gave him a thumbs up.

"We were born and raised in this place, and the neighbors around us are all people we know, uncles, aunts, grandparents, counting carefully, which family has not been friends for decades? I can understand some benefits. But at critical times, you have to be able to afford it and stand up!"

Zhao Shengpeng sighed.

"That's the reason! The director is right! Chicken blood is well beaten!" A group of people shouted again.

"Let's go, first go around the wolf cave, maybe"

puff!

Zhao Shengpeng's expression froze, and he suddenly stood there in a daze.

He slowly lowered his head and saw that in the middle of his chest, at some point, a black sharp claw appeared.

The sharp claw pierced the body armor from his back, pierced through the breastbone, and pierced out from the front, with a large amount of blood.

The rest were stunned.

No one responded at all.

Even the various detection equipment they carried on their bodies did not respond.

"Director!!"

Bang bang bang! !

Suddenly there were bursts of roars and gunshots in the mountains and forests.

But soon, in less than five seconds, they all disappeared and went out.

Everything returned to the quietness before.