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On the windy and snowy plain, metal and masonry rose from the ground, stacked on top of each other, turned into iron-boron benches, and formed a small platform with an ordinary style.

The Kisaragi Station is constructed and manifested in Kamui, the root of Ainu mythology.

"It can really be summoned."

Kamiyagawa took the Kisaragi train key, looked at the platform that appeared next to Kamui, and nodded with satisfaction.

With Ruyue Station here, it will be very convenient to let your subordinates and foreign aid enter this map.

"Abba, Abba."

The little old man who walked around in a circle returned to the owner's side.

"Did you find anything?" Kamiya asked him.

"Abba!"

The scout seems to have sensed that there is an area worth exploring in the distance, but he is not sure what kind of place it is.

"Okay, let's go and have a look."

Shen Gu nodded and ordered the little old man to open the way.

...

The master and servant walked on the white snow field for a while.

"It's so cold here."

Kamiya wrapped the Jinhaori around her body.

The temperature in the Kamuyi wilderness is very low, the wind is cold, and snow dust is mixed with the cheeks.

Kamiya raised his head and narrowed his pupils slightly.

The place was so dark that there was hardly any light.

Even with the vision bonus provided by the [Autumn Cut] skill, he can see clearly in the dark, but in the midst of the wind and snow, without the little old man leading the way, it is impossible to tell the direction.

"It's kind of weird."

Kamiya looked back from the sky and called out Inugami.

Inujiro's tall body slowly stood up from Kamiyagawa's side, the fire of karma rose on his body, and sparks ignited, dispelling the severe cold.

After getting used to the meticulous, extremely gentle and comfortable heating of Rihefang at home, it is inevitable to feel a little rough when compared with Gouzi.

However, in this environment, having a heating source is very good.

Shen Gu raised his hand and patted Gouzi's hard head.

The three masters and servants continued to move forward.

"Abba!"

At this time, the little old man in front ran back all the way, making a lot of noise, as if he had discovered something.

Not far ahead, there was a dead tree, dark and withered branches, pointing to the sky in a mess.

Under the reminder of the little old man, through the extraordinary eyesight provided by the technique of [Autumn Hair Cut], Shengu saw a dead tree branch and a bird falling from a distance.

She is covered in snowflakes all over her body, but she can see the shiny black feathers under the white snow.

"What's that, a crow? It's a big one."

The bird that looked like a crow was almost as big as a hawk.

Standing still on top of the dead tree, his two eyes radiated golden light, staring at Shengu from a distance, motionless.

"Aw--"

On the edge of Kamiya, Inugami squatted in front of his master, his gnarled muscles twitched, his nose exhaled a rotten breath, he bared his long teeth in protest, and stared back at the big bird with a pair of red pupils unceremoniously.

This is the first "living creature" I saw after entering Kamuyi.

But the little old man didn't run away immediately, which meant that the big crow didn't show hostility or aggression for the time being.

Kamiyagawa patted Inugami's head again to signal him to stay calm, and at the same time let the little old man retreat behind him, holding down the handle of a single character on his waist with his left hand, and beckoned Inugami to walk towards the dead tree where the crow perched.

Buzz——

After taking two steps, the phone vibrated.

[The catalog of different visits has been updated. ]

[Ghost Story Name: Wutengu Kamuyi]

[Rating: Grade C]

[Status: In the strange world]

[Progress of different visits: 50%]

Wutengu, also known as Yatengu.

A type of tengu, named for its crow-like sharp beak and jet-black wings.

Wutengu, also known as "little tengu", can fly, and in the usual ghost stories, he is dressed in Yamabushi costumes like the big tengu. Moreover, Wutengu seems to be a weird story about using weapons well. In the legendary story of Minamoto Yoshitsune, there is a bridge section in which Wutengu of Anma Mountain taught Minamoto Yoshitsune swordsmanship.

"Is that a tengu?"

Moreover, the word "Kamui" in the name shows that the Wutengu is a god-like existence in Ainu legend.

But if it is only C-level, it should be a low-level "God".

The Ainu people believe in "animism", and it is normal for ordinary spirits to be regarded as "Kamui".

"In the Ainu mythology, there are also tengus? No, it should not be in the mythology, and more should be born from folk ghost stories."

Kamiyagawa recalled the materials collected last night.

He remembered that where the Ainu people lived, that is, the area north of Hokkaido, there seemed to be a legend of "kappa" among the people.

The kappa in Hokkaido is called "Mingchu Qi", and in Ainu language it is also called "Mingchu Qi Kamuyi".

The image is similar to the kappa in various parts of Honshu. The skin is purple or red, the feet are shaped like birds or sickles, and they are also bald, but there is no water on the top of the head.

The difference between Ming Chuqi and Honshu Kappa is that the kappa in the Honshu story can confuse and tease people, but Ming Chuqi can protect people instead, and can be regarded as a kind of water god.

"The Ainu people in Hokkaido have been influenced by Japanese culture for a long time. There are some similar ghost stories in the folk ghost stories. It seems quite normal. There are Kappa, and it should not be surprising that there are Utengu."

Kamiyagawa thought so, and continued to walk towards Utengu in the distance.

But it's not quite close yet.

"Wow--"

The crow-shaped tengu screamed, flapped its wings and jumped up from the dead tree, shaking off the white snow from its body.

Because the snow flakes were shaken away, Kamiya only noticed at this time that the Wutengu was not pure black.

Its facial feathers seem to be white.

The black and white tones on the body are distinct, like a big crow covering a white mask on the face.

Wu Tengu landed far away on the ground, and then continued to watch Kamiyagawa.

Then try to get closer.

The Wutengu was still the same, before making official contact, it flapped its wings and flew up, and landed in the distance, keeping a certain distance from Shengu all the time.

"It doesn't look like it wants to communicate with me."

No way, Kamiya temporarily gave up communicating with Wutengu.

Moreover, the shikigami were not called out to attack each other actively.

When he was active in the inner and outer world, he always maintained the code of conduct of "no one offends me, I will not offend others".

Wu Tiangou has not shown hostility yet, so there is no need to attack it.

Since it tends to observe from a distance and look at itself, let it look at it first.

"If you're friendly, so am I."

Kamiya said this to Wu Tengu, calling out to his subordinates and continuing on their way.

And along the way, the big crow with black feathers and white face always kept a certain distance from him, following him from a distance.

...

On the wilderness for another half an hour or so.

Kamiyagawa saw a group of buildings from a distance, and there seemed to be a settlement in front of him.

This is the place where the little old man noticed at the beginning and wanted to bring the master.

"There are settlements, so this map is somewhat similar to Fusang Township?"

Kamiyagawa continued to walk forward.

At this time, Wu Tengu, who was far behind, flapped its wings violently, and flew down to the gathering area in front of it against the mixed wind and snow.

"Is that tengu somehow related to the settlement here?"

Kamiya guessed so.

He came to Kamuyi on this trip to look for "Shenwei". Since there are settlements ahead, he might be able to get some clues related to "Shenwei".

outside the settlement.

Kamiya saw some strange sculptures here.

The stone human figures are very short, and each sculpture is only about half a meter high.

But judging from the shape, there are old and young, not a boy.

Kamiyagawa stopped in front of a statue closest to him, and raised his hand to brush off the accumulated snow on its body.

The stone statue in front of him was in the shape of an old man, and his movements seemed to be walking.

The details of the carving are very vivid and lifelike, and even the wrinkles and fine lines on the old man's face can be seen clearly.

In addition, the old man's ears are pointed, long and big.

Protruding ears, or like fairy ears.

Other humanoid sculptures also have this same ear feature.

"Dwarves? No...these are the Kropokuru villains?"

After all, Kamiyagawa did his homework seriously.

In Ainu legend, there is a spirit monster called Keropokuru.

"Keropokulu" means "people who live under the oyster grass" in Ainu language.

It is said to be a monster, but it is actually more like a small human race. It is honest by nature, will not play tricks, and will not harm others.

It is said that Keropokuru once lived in groups in the Ainu area, and it is said that these villains taught the Ainu people tattoos. In the real wilderness of Hokkaido, there is a plant called ghost oyster. The leaves are so large that they can almost be used as umbrellas. Keropokuru likes to live under this plant, and one ghost oyster can accommodate several small people.

This is also the origin of their name.

In short, Keropokuru is a kind of existence similar to western goblins, and is also considered to be the real aboriginal people in the Hokkaido area before the Ainu moved to Hokkaido in legend.

"These things don't look as simple as stone carvings."

Kamiyagawa looked away from the sculptures beside him and walked towards the settlement.

The houses in this villain settlement are small and dense, and most of them are barren and collapsed. The few intact houses seem to be piled and burnt from clay, and the tallest one is only more than two meters high.

"The little people who used to live here are not your distant relatives?"

Kamiyagawa asked the little old man.

The three masters and servants went deep into the settlement, only to see more dwarf stone carvings, most of which were covered with white snow and became small snow bags.

"Whoa - whoa -"

When the master and servant of Kamiya were exploring the settlement, the previous Wutengu appeared again.

This time, it was circling around the heads of Kamiya and the others.

"Do you want to take me somewhere?"

Kamiya observed Wutengu's trajectory for a while, then raised his head and asked.

"Wow--!"

The Utengu circling in the sky flapped its wings and flew forward.

...

Somewhere in the small human settlement.

It was dark, cold, windy and snowy.

There are also some small snow bags standing on the snow here.

"Wow--"

Wu Tengu landed on one of the snow packs, constantly shaking its wings.

The snow was swept away a little, revealing the small stone statue below.

The statue this time is an old woman with curly hair, but her face is covered with a primitive-looking shaman mask, which is mysterious and hideous.

There are six eyes on the simple mask.

Kamiyagawa walked forward holding the handle of the knife, and Utengu, who was standing on top of the stone sculpture, twisted his head, his golden pupils were always watching him.

"Is there anything special about this statue compared to others?"

Kamiya looked up and down the stone sculpture of the old woman.

Then, at a certain moment, he suddenly felt a faint breath coming from the stone carving.

He heard an old female voice from among the stone carvings: "Yausikpu."

The voice was a little vague, and it should be Ainu, so I didn't understand it.

"This thing is alive, at least it used to be alive."

Kamiya thought so.

But no big surprises.

Entering the village of villains, I saw a large number of stone sculptures of villains in the village, either buried by snow, or standing half naked in the wind and snow.

Those naked stone figures are either walking, standing or sitting, and each of them maintains a peaceful posture of daily work and rest.

Such a scene makes people wonder whether the Keropokulu who used to live in this settlement suffered from some unknown accident, and all of them were petrified in an instant, which is why they left this scene. kind of scene.

After the sentence was finished, the stone statue of the old woman made another sound.

But this time, it wasn't the Ainu language.

Although the intonation and accent were a bit strange, Kamiya could barely understand.

"The sun...is gone...we...need the sun," she said.

"Wow!"

After the stone-carved old woman finished speaking, the Wuten dog above her screamed shrilly, flapped its wings, soared into the air, and disappeared into the wind and snow.

Only a group of foreign visitors remained in place.

Shen Gu raised his eyes, wanting to see if the shaman-shaped stone sculpture had anything else to say.

But at this moment, there seemed to be a faint aura of ghost talk in the entire settlement.

Those snow-covered or half-covered stone carvings have sounds, layered and overlapping.

His voice was swallowed by the cold howling wind and snow, whimpering.

The stone people seemed to be speaking in Ainu language, and Kamiya couldn't understand it at first, but at this moment, it seemed that he could understand the strong emotions contained in the words.

The Keropokurus are saying, "Save... us..."

Kamiyagawa pressed the knife and looked around, a word buzzed.

But the noise just now stopped after a while.

The stone statues of Keropokulu were completely silent, standing motionless in the snow.

This is also normal, stones can't speak in the first place.

In the dim sky above Kamuyi, the wind and snow covered the sky, the cold wind howled, and the sky was dark.

...

Kamiyagawa took Inugami and the little old man to spend time exploring the entire gathering place, and found nothing else.

The stone statues never spoke again.

You can only temporarily exit the map and return to reality.

But before leaving, he moved the Kisaragi Station, which was originally standing on the Snowfield God's Trunk, to outside the Keropokuru gathering point.

In this way, the next time you enter [Lost Kamuyi], you can come directly by train, saving you the trouble of traveling.

The living room at home.

While drinking the white coffee brewed by Hannya, Kamiyagawa reviewed the harvest of the first exploration of Kamuyi.

"Kropokurudu in a village petrified and turned into a statue. The reason is unknown."

"The 'Yausikepu' mentioned at the beginning of the shaman stone carving seems to be a spider-like god in Ainu mythology. It has a name and a surname, and it is also recorded in the mythology system. Maybe it can be regarded as divine power."

"If we can get in touch with Yausikup, maybe the mission will be completed."

"The shaman said that they need the sun...the land of the lost Kamuyi seems to have no sun? But since the shaman said that, it means that Kamuyi originally had a sun, right? The petrification of the Keropokuru, Maybe it has something to do with the absence of the sun."

But...if this is the case, where did Kamuyi's original sun go?