Indescribable cyberpunk

"You have a new message from Olivia"

The information panel on the window pushed out a message prompt box, and the name of the sender was a bit ridiculously long.

Ouch~

Lying on the window frame, the wind chime, bathed in the orange-red sunset light, swung its tail, turned its head and looked at the window that suddenly made a sound, and called out to Zhu Jue, who was sitting behind the computer desk.

"1103, play message!"

Zhu Jue was holding a pen and copying some characters on his notes, and said without looking back.

"Now start playing the message: Zhu Jue, you must get your residence permit in Shuguang City before June 10. I will help you get a quota for the on-site assessment of the Archaeological Association. I need time to sort out the content of the assessment. This aspect should be There won’t be too many problems, after all, the combat department you are going to take the test does not require high archaeological expertise.”

After previously communicating with Olivia in Anling City, Zhu Jue, who returned to Shuguang City, thought twice and finally decided to follow Olivia's suggestion and find a way to join the Archaeological Association.

On the one hand, Zhu Jue needs a channel to obtain "zero" information. It is obviously unrealistic to investigate on his own. If he can find such an organization that is wanted all over the world, they are not worthy of existing for that long.

On the other hand, Zhu Jue's current abilities come from monsters that are the source of mental pollution. The result of enhancing his mental power through gems, ancient crystals and other things can only make his existing abilities stronger but cannot give rise to new abilities. In this regard, he Obviously, it was impossible to be satisfied, so he still wanted to get in touch with more things about monsters that were the source of mental pollution. Now that the Weird Studio was gone, the Archaeological Association was undoubtedly the best choice.

After listening to Olivia's message, Zhu Jue just wrote down the date of June 10th, set a reminder for this date in the computer's memo, and then returned all his attention to the booklet in front of him.

"The Book of Dekian"

Zhu Jue's initial concept of this book was roughly similar to the content about the summons of human-faced mice and ghouls that he had received. It was an unknown evil product, so although he had obtained it, he had never read it. intention.

But Olivia's description of the "Tao Master" and "Merlin" in the "Zero" religion made Zhu Jue realize that their abilities may not only come from sacrifices to evil gods or monsters that are sources of spiritual pollution. The source of power can never be that simple.

He took out the two remaining dark purple talismans in his hand and placed them next to the keyboard. His eyes stayed on the mysterious characters on the front of the talismans. After obtaining these two talismans, Zhu Jue had an exchange with the shopkeeper of Xiangfeng Restaurant. The latter mentioned "Xuanjun Seven Chapters Secret Sutra".

Therefore, Zhu Jue can conclude that this book is undoubtedly deeply entangled with the cult in Rongxia City. Now that he thinks about it, he is a little annoyed why he didn't stay a few more days, but couldn't wait to return to Yecheng. Now he wants to pursue the five Clues from years ago are naturally impossible.

But then again, Zhu Jue was not interested in these things at all at that time. Even if he knew about such a strange book, he probably wouldn't be too interested.

"Listen, children of the earth, hear the voice of your master, the children of the stars."

"You have to learn that here there is neither height nor depth, everything is integrated into one."

"The children of the Dark Mother fill the universe, and the great war is fought within and without them."

"This war will decide the fate of the universe, and everywhere the seeds of the gods will manifest themselves and manifest themselves again."

The book begins with a passage that Zhu Jue once heard from Flo's mouth. When he read out this paradoxical passage in person, vaguely expressing some mysterious message, he felt the long-lost sense of confusion without any warning. came to his mind.

It's just that compared to five years ago, Zhu Jue's spiritual will is stronger now, and this is just a summary of the knowledge obtained by Flo in the dream. It is incomplete and even contains many errors.

Zhu Jue just read a few paragraphs and found that there were many typos. Obviously, Flo's mental state was worrying when he wrote these contents based on his own memory. He did not want to go through the nightmarish feeling again to correct the typos. I probably have little interest in it, so a lot of these contents are just mistakes.

"Tsk, I can't stand it anymore."

I don’t know whether it was because of the typos and confusion in the booklet and the lack of understanding of the so-called paragraphs or because of the trance while reading. Zhu Jue only had to give up reading after reading for about 10 minutes, and passed by holding two agate stones. Absorb energy to keep yourself mentally stable.

The existing content did not give Zhu Jue much help. As mentioned before, most of it was content that was difficult for him to understand, such as "angels", "evolution", and "creatures". Such terms were often used in it. appeared, but it did not help Zhu Jue much in understanding this book.

After closing the book, he stood up and walked into the studio, putting it in along with the bags of gems. Zhu Jue just took a honey-colored agate stone and stuffed it into a necklace that he had customized when he came back yesterday.

In the middle of the silver chain is a hollow iron ball, and the gem is placed there. However, wearing it close to the body allows Zhu Jue to absorb the energy anytime and anywhere. He plans to absorb as much as possible in the next week to prepare for that day. Prepare for a field trip.

But before that, he still had things to do.

Put the prayer certificate belonging to the Church of Uzzah on the table and one of the three types of coins on the table into your pocket.

"Wind Chime, let's go shopping~"

After shouting towards the window sill, Feng Chime rushed over and jumped into Zhu Jue's arms.

The gentleman could not disclose any information about Shuojin Bank on the phone, but he did not prohibit Zhu Jue from investigating on his own. This prayer scroll and these coins themselves are a collection of information.

In order to be somewhat sure about the next meeting, Zhu Jue decided to take these two things to ask someone before that.

where to?

Naturally, it’s the Watson area.

Zhu Jue has inquired about the situation in various urban areas of Shuguang City. Watson District is, to a certain extent, a "market" and "entertainment area" for the middle and lower-class residents of Shuguang City.

There are many antique shops in this neighborhood that he is looking for.

Via Metro Line 3, take about 6 stops and go up Parakeet Street.

The building in front of me is very different from that in Heywood District.

The entire Watson District can be said to be a gathering place for the world's diverse cultures. However, while the cultures blend together, it retains some of its own unique style in some places, such as the aristocratic community here.

Don't get me wrong, the "noble" prefix in this aristocratic community is not because of the status of certain people, it is purely a name given by the people living here to enhance their style.

Western restaurants, pubs, and nightclubs are the main theme here. Although the buildings are still tall, the style is mixed with ancient Roman and Gothic styles. For example, the bell tower that Zhu Jue is passing by now is a very representative building.

Among the people coming and going were blond men in tuxedos, and ladies in tutu skirts dotted with a circle of lace flowers. Occasionally, you could see a group of holographic projections of men in Scottish skirts playing with some strange musical instruments in their hands. Playing melodious music.

The setting sun was still hanging in the sky. Its light passed through the tall city buildings and reflected on the surface of the big red fire hydrant on the roadside, scattering an unknown color of light.

There were several unknown birds with white feathers between their wings squatting on the signboards of several nearby shops. Zhu Jue also saw a pile of bird droppings left on one of the signboards, hanging diagonally in the center. Follow the fluorescent light signs to "shine" in the sunset.

The streets here are not spacious. Although they are better than those in Heywood District, they are still not as good as other urban areas that Zhu Jue saw online. They are only three lanes. The number of aerial rail cars is no different from that in Heywood District. How many.

It was probably because Zhu Jue and I hadn't been out shopping for a long time. Feng Ling seemed very excited. From the moment he got out of the subway, Zhu Jue started running around in the area around him. After a while, he jumped on a fire hydrant and pretended to be a meerkat, using his three tails to support his body. , half-squatting like a human, with two little paws on his chest, exposing his belly to the sunset. After a while, he ran to the window of a nearby western restaurant and stared at the steaks on other people's tables. He had the intention of eating the steak with his eyes. When the guests inside noticed it, he trotted back to Zhu Jue and walked between his legs as he stepped forward, almost letting the latter get himself mixed up. A fall.

Ouch~

Passing by an alley by chance, the wind chime stopped suddenly. It stared at a nearby alley and shrugged its nose. It smelled the smell of blood from there.

"What's wrong? Oh, it turns out to be an underground market."

Zhu Jue followed him and took a look. There were more than a dozen stairs between the streets and alleys here, and there were some glass doors at the bottom. Zhu Jue, who had read the "Raiders" before coming here, immediately recognized that it was an underground shopping mall. entrance to the city.

Above ground mall, underground market.

This is a succinct description of the current situation in Watson District in an online forum.

The two words shopping mall and market have similar meanings, but in many people's minds, the former is obviously more formal.

To put it simply, the Watson District is a commercial area above ground that is open to ordinary people in Dawn City, while the underground market is specially prepared for those "special people".

The things and items sold there are quite different from those sold in above-ground shopping malls. For example, the above-ground supermarkets sell toy guns loaded with plastic BB bullets, while the underground shops may sell heavy-duty sniper rifles loaded with armor-piercing bullets.

"We will go shopping later, now is not the time."

The underground market is not open during the day and can only be opened after ten o'clock in the evening. This is to a certain extent to protect ordinary people and avoid unnecessary conflicts as much as possible.

After passing through two blocks, Zhu Jue quickly saw his destination.