Indescribable cyberpunk

A beige linen shirt with two rows of buttons on the chest, a tan coat with some kind of animal skin as a waistcoat on the shoulders, looser trousers and a pair of short leather boots.

Zhu Jue always thought that people of that era wore either tattered commoners, exquisite and complicated aristocratic costumes, or loose coats of priests.

However, when he received the goods and unfolded them on the bed, he didn't believe that these were actually clothes from the medieval period. He even had a special chat with the seller about this, and the other party said that this was a performance costume and must have been through some process. Processed, in this day and age, unless it is specially made to order, who would be able to make a suit of clothes according to the tailoring techniques of the Middle Ages?

Of course, the other party also assured that this set of clothes was generally made in the medieval style. It would be difficult for someone who did not have an in-depth study of the clothing design and tailoring skills of the time to recognize it.

Zhu Jue couldn't say anything about this. Time was tight and it was good to be able to get this set of clothes.

Zhu Jue took off his shirt and tried to see if the clothes fit him first. Fighting was inevitable during the first trip, and he couldn't fight those monsters wrapped up like a rice dumpling.

Ding dong~

Just as he was taking off his pants, the doorbell suddenly rang.

"1103, who is at the door?"

He put his pants back on, grabbed the Mikazuki Taito next to him, and asked aloud.

The image of the door to the room immediately appeared on the smart screen on the window.

Olivia was standing sideways at the door looking to the right, not knowing what she was looking at.

He threw the entire set of clothes into the closet before opening the door. The current address was the one he told Olivia when he came back from Guangling City, but Zhu Jue didn't expect that she would come to the door.

"What do you want from me?"

He opened the door and welcomed Olivia in. The storage box was locked in the studio, and Zhu Jue wasn't worried that she would find it.

"I sent you several messages, didn't you see them?"

Olivia looked at the room and looked at Zhu Jue with confusion. She had been contacting Zhu Jue two hours ago but had not responded. She thought something had happened to him again, so she came to visit him.

"Information. Oh, I played games all morning and was unpacking a package just now, so I didn't pay attention."

Zhu Jue looked back at the mobile phone that was thrown on the sofa, and wanted to ask the scavenger to get it for him. When he realized that Olivia was in front of him, he could only walk over by himself.

"It's been five years, why are you still playing games whenever you have free time?"

He looked helplessly at the VR equipment and a lot of snacks on the carpet in the center of the room. He was like this five years ago, and he is still the same five years later.

He was obviously so reliable during the video shooting process, but as soon as he returned to the studio, he was like a salted fish lying on the sofa all day long, and it was troublesome to even flop twice.

"Hey~ It's been five years for you, but it's only been a few months for me. Besides, I'm usually very tired, so I have to find a way to relax for myself."

Zhu Jue casually opened the bag of dried fish that Feng Chi had picked up, and looked down at the information on the TALK.

"Would you like to follow me to see the corpse later? The Archaeological Association has just transported it from the Agate River Valley. According to the data, it is a very special corpse."

Taking the initiative to bend down, she picked up all the junk food and piled it on the edge of the low table. Olivia looked up at the man who was reading messages on his mobile phone while nibbling small dried fish one by one.

"Hey, I'm eating. Can you stop being so heavy on food when we meet?"

Zhu Jue looked at the photos of corpses in TALK and the abstract black and white paintings that revealed weirdness everywhere. He was still very interested in these things recently. Evolutionary meat could no longer satisfy Zhu Jue. He needed to find other ways to obtain abilities. method, he thought about it and then continued,

"Is it appropriate? I haven't joined the Archaeological Association yet. If someone discovers it, won't you be punished?"

"I was promoted to the leader of the field team the day before yesterday. I am fully capable of handling special matters alone. This is my job. There is no need to ask anyone for instructions. Moreover, I am going to the affiliated organization of the Archaeological Association in Dawn City. , the people inside only authenticate documents, you can preview what you will do after becoming my subordinate."

Naturally, this special corpse cannot be placed within the Archaeological Association. Instead, it is agreed to be sent to an affiliated institution with professional equipment.

Since there was no impact, Zhu Jue was bored after being an assassin all morning, so going out to look at the corpses could be considered a mood change. God knows what kind of mood he wanted to change.

"Where did you get this photo?"

Walking into the elevator with only his mobile phone and wind chime, Zhu Jue handed the phone over and asked.

The content in the photo is a very strange abstract painting, with only two tones of black and white, white as the base, and black lines on top to outline a terrifying portrait.

The painting shows a person surrounded by dozens of tentacles. His or her cheeks are not in a normal human shape, but more like the flesh and blood exposed after the skin has been peeled off. The eye sockets are deeply sunken, and there are two dark eyes inside. The pupils and hair are still there, but they don't bring even a hint of humanity to the portrait. Instead, it makes people feel more and more weird.

The person in the portrait has his hands in front of him, but this action does not look like a normal placement. Instead, he is grabbing the skin on his chest and abdomen as if he is suffering some kind of pain. The scratched parts are even more densely covered with The lines and black shadows suggest something unsightly.

"It was found near the corpse. The painter and holder have not been found yet. The Archaeological Association has done an internal evaluation. It seems that the original painting can have an impact on the human spirit. This is a direction for investigation. After the corpse report here comes out, I’m going to take people to the local area to check. Have you applied for your citizenship certificate?”

There are only a few days left before the Archaeological Association's external recruitment. Olivia obviously wants Zhu Jue to participate in her first field mission by asking this.

In her opinion, even today, five years later, no one in the Archaeological Association has as much experience as Zhu Jue in fighting monsters that cause mental pollution.

"It was done two days ago. Let's go. I have something to do in the evening, so I only have one afternoon."

Although Olivia said that she wanted Zhu Jue to preview what he would do as a subordinate, the latter opened the passenger door of the car as a matter of course.

There was no way, Zhu Jue really didn't know anything about the high-tech vehicles of this era.

When the two of them arrived at the door of the affiliated institution of the Archaeological Association, there were already people waiting here.

"Team leader, I have already communicated with the people in the institution and asked them to conduct a more comprehensive test on the body. Who is this?"

As Olivia's long-term assistant, Zhang Ming naturally transferred to the new department after she was successfully promoted to the field department. Within the Archaeological Association, the field department is the most dangerous department with a high mortality rate. Because of this, the Field Affairs Department has always been the department with the best welfare within the Archaeological Association besides the Scholars Association.

Not only can you get free matching test opportunities for special potions, but every mission will have extremely generous rewards.

And this time is not only Olivia's first mission, but also his first mission. Naturally, he is particularly concerned about it. Who would have thought that the team leader suddenly diverted to another place on the road, and when he came back, he actually brought a person.

Zhang Ming remembers him, the man photographed by drone at the Telecommunications Bureau!

"This is my advisor. When others ask, you can tell them this."

After a brief introduction, Olivia didn't say much, and Zhu Jue didn't want to spend time here. He simply shook hands with Zhang Ming and walked in after being acquainted.

Zhang Ming was startled for a moment, then seemed to realize something and took a few steps to follow.

The incandescent lamp on the roof suddenly turned on, and some dazzling light filled the morgue, which was mainly gray and white.

"The corpse is very badly decomposed. I suggest you put on a mental protection device first. If you are weak, it is best to wait outside for the test results."

The researchers in the affiliated institutions were wearing white coats, holding recorders in their hands, and recording something on them with electronic pens.

Olivia didn't answer, but stepped forward and lifted the white cloth. The moment the body appeared, the breathing of everyone in the room involuntarily stopped.

Zhu Jue and the researchers were undoubtedly the fastest to recover. The former had seen something more disgusting, while the latter had seen it several times before and was mentally prepared. Olivia frowned and quickly adjusted her state. As for Zhang Ming next to him, his face turned pale and he kept swallowing his saliva.

"If you can't bear it, you can go out first."

Olivia, who sensed something was wrong with her assistant, spoke up and said that in her opinion, it didn't matter whether Zhang Ming was here or not.

"It doesn't matter, I can persist."

Normally, Zhang Ming would have left, but when he saw the man next to him whose expression had not changed at all and who was still eating dried fish with ease, he couldn't take a step forward.

But Zhu Jue had no time to look at the state of others at this time. The corpse in front of him attracted all his attention.

The appearance of this corpse is 70% similar to the one in the portrait. The only special thing is that on its chest, there is a bloodshot network with a diameter of nearly 10cm.

"How did this come about?"

Zhu Jue pointed to the piece of skin with a special abnormality, looked at the researcher and asked directly.

"There are no detailed evaluation results yet. We suspect that it is based on some kind of physical mutation, because the condition of this corpse is very strange. Its current state can be said to be a veritable 'death by exposure to light'."

The body was delivered in the early hours of yesterday and today, and the overall examination has not yet begun, so researchers can only give the known situation.

"Die in the light?"

"I'll do an experiment for you and you'll find out. Wharton, turn on the ultraviolet light."

The researchers took a portable ultraviolet lamp from the side and pointed it at the palm of the corpse.

In just a few seconds, the area hit by the light began to rot!