mesbooks Chapter 118 Workers' Goods Building
Chapter 118 Workers' Goods Building
Second floor, study.
Jiang Chaosheng sat in the chair, staring at the ceiling, his mind wandering.
The appearance of the sixth rule on that piece of parchment explained a lot.
First of all:
[Forbidden Number 0-01, the Emperor], actually controls the rules of the Zero Antique Shop.
Jiang Chaosheng wondered if that emperor was the founder of the Zero Antique Shop.
Based on the existing clues and experiences, the significance of the Zero Antique Shop is to prolong the life of the "Emperor" and to suppress forbidden objects in the world.
No matter how you look at it, it seems to be carrying out some kind of wish of that 'emperor'.
Secondly:
If that's the case, then why would such a powerful 'emperor' turn into a white jade skeleton and be imprisoned on a golden throne?
What variable is he referring to?
The variables that even he had to mention must be extremely dangerous and unpredictable.
The sixth rule is clearly intended to motivate the administrator to contain forbidden items and enhance their own combat capabilities.
Is it because of unforeseen circumstances that we must expedite the collection of forbidden objects from around the world, and also strengthen the combat capabilities of the administrators?
Jiang Chaosheng felt a little uncertain.
Why does the old emperor only say half of what he means?
The unknown is indeed what makes people most uneasy.
"In any case, becoming stronger is the most important thing. The stronger you are, the more confident you will be in the face of future uncertainties."
The variables that even the emperor has to take seriously are definitely not as simple as a financial crisis.
Perhaps, in the future, the entire human world will suffer terrible events.
A disaster like the simultaneous resurgence of dozens of forbidden items.
Jiang Chaosheng took out his notebook from his desk.
For him, there are two ways to become stronger.
The first method is to become stronger yourself.
To open one's spiritual aperture, or to comprehend the mystery of a forbidden object according to Rule Six.
If he had to choose a forbidden object to comprehend, Jiang Chaosheng would choose the Death Scythe.
The forbidden items in the sequence of the first digit (0) are all related to gods, and each one is extremely powerful.
The Death Scythe is the third item in the (0) forbidden sequence, and is currently the highest level of forbidden item besides the [Emperor].
The second method is to strengthen the taboo.
Currently, besides the Old Dragon King, Evil Crow, and Daji, there are only four members in the Forbidden Society.
Jiang Chaosheng wrote in his notebook:
"The focus should now be on the taboo meeting."
I don't lack money right now; I lack true geniuses.
In terms of money, he has Xia Li, his lucky charm.
The antiques collected by the owners of the antique shop over the years are all quite valuable.
In terms of connections, the Bureau of Anomalies is a valuable asset; at least for now, the Bureau of Anomalies treats him with great respect.
Furthermore, if some geniuses are recruited, the connections and resources behind those geniuses should not be underestimated.
The geniuses mentioned here are not just so-called young talents, but also those who have been famous for a long time and are considered the pride of heaven.
For example, a biology professor who has published major papers in internationally renowned journals, or a physics luminary with numerous patents.
Those who possess forbidden items have far greater control over them than ordinary people do.
If a physics genius specializing in electrical engineering were to wield a thunder hammer, the scene would surely be quite spectacular.
With his next main objective set, Jiang Chaosheng put away his notebook and prepared to enjoy writing in his diary.
Suddenly, Jiang Chaosheng raised his head, his gaze passing through the Zero Antique Shop, across the street, and landing on another city near the South China Sea.
He slowly frowned, a look of disbelief in his eyes:
"Has something forbidden resurfaced?"
Logically speaking, the resurgence of forbidden items occurs on average once every ten years within the Xia Dynasty.
Not long after the Sea Cleaner incident, a forbidden object has resurfaced?
Isn't this frequency a bit too fast?
Jiang Chaosheng was silent for a while, then muttered to himself:
"variable......."
......
Two o'clock in the morning, on the outskirts of Bay North City, in front of the ruins of the Workers' Department Store.
"Look, everyone, this is the location for tonight's live ghost hunt, an abandoned department store."
Two young men were carrying a video camera and filming the Workers' Department Store in front of them.
They come from a very small media company.
The company's premises are small, only a few dozen square meters, and there are only a few signed live streamers.
The company is named Rose Media Company.
Two young men, one wearing a red hat and the other wearing a blue hat.
Their short video account name is: Red and Blue Hats Take You to Catch Female Ghosts.
The man in the red hat explained the situation to the camera:
"This used to be the only department store in the workers' village."
Later, a fire reduced the place to ruins.
Ten years ago, a boss bought this place and rebuilt it.
Strangely, just one year later, another fire broke out here.
Sheriffs said the fire was caused by sparks from firecrackers set off by nearby residents accidentally igniting a gas cylinder inside the department store.
The man in the red hat paused, looked around, as if he were wary of someone:
"But I've also heard another version."
He leaned closer to the camera and said mysteriously:
Another version is...
When the department store first caught fire, several sales clerks and security guards who were unable to leave perished in the flames.
The spirits of the dead are filled with resentment, so it was their revenge on the department store that caused the second fire!
The man in the red hat pulled out two talisman papers he had bought for 9.9 yuan from Xianyubao:
"Today, Red Hat will take you to explore this place and see what's really going on inside!"
After saying that, the man in the red hat turned and walked into the department store.
"Click!"
The man in the blue hat shouted "Cut!" and stopped filming.
They weren't doing a live stream; they filmed the footage and then did post-production editing.
Only by doing this can such ghost-hunting programs manipulate the background music and rhythm to create a terrifying atmosphere.
The man in the red hat glanced at the dilapidated department store.
This sentence is like a sickly, giant old cat lying there.
It looks very unsettling; it gives off an ominous feeling.
The red-hatted man said:
"Could there really be something fishy going on here, bro? I'm getting a little scared."
The man in the blue hat glared at him fiercely.
"Stop messing around!"
Hurry up and get to work, the sooner we finish, the sooner we can call it a day. I have a date with a girl!
Our boss is really something, making us film a show in this godforsaken place in the middle of the night.
It really proves the saying: the more beautiful a woman is, the more ruthless she can be!
The man in the blue hat muttered to himself while adjusting the camera, saying:
"After we entered the department store, I took photos on the first floor, and you took photos on the second floor with your phone."
Ideally, there should be some bumps or jolting to create the atmosphere of encountering a monster and running away.
The man in the red hat glanced at the department store, feeling uneasy, and swallowed hard.
"Okay, I understand."
The blue-hatted man suddenly said:
"By the way, I heard there's a gold shop in this department store."
After cleaning up the mess, the gold shop owner might carelessly leave some gold behind.
If we're lucky enough to actually find that lost gold, we'll be absolutely thrilled.
Upon hearing this, the person in the red hat suddenly felt that the department store wasn't so scary after all.
Two years ago, when they first joined Rose Media, they found a gold necklace while searching for spirits.
From that windfall onward, the two brothers hoped to find another treasure.
They had inquired about this department store beforehand and found that it had several small gold shops, so the chances of finding lost gold were not low.
......
The two entered the department store.
The man in the blue hat carried a camera and began filming in various locations on the first floor.
Later, the red hat will add voiceover based on the blue hat's filming content.
In order to leave work early, they had already planned to make up a fake video for their boss.
Standing at the top of the stairs on the second floor, looking up at the dark building, the man in the red hat felt a chill run down his spine.
He sighed:
"What a life of utter misery!"
The man in the red hat turned on his phone's camera and walked towards the second floor, nervously saying as he went:
"Oh no! Brothers!"
We really encountered something dirty, and I got separated from the blue hat!
That thing keeps chasing me!
The man in the red hat was panting heavily as he ran quickly.
"But in order to uncover the secrets of ghosts and monsters, I am still willing to continue filming for everyone!"
This might be my last video.
You might not see this video on my account, but rather in the news!
The camera, with the red hat on it, pans through the dilapidated shops on the second floor.
The shops were burned beyond recognition, resembling piles of abandoned, rotting flesh.
Places that have experienced fires don't need any deliberate effort to create an eerie and terrifying atmosphere.
Just then, the red-hatted man's camera suddenly caught something, and he widened his eyes, looked up, and stared ahead.
At the far end of the second floor, the man in the blue hat stood there, watching the camera filming him.
The red-hatted man frowned:
"Didn't we agree that you'd be on the first floor and I'd be on the second, so we could finish filming sooner and call it a day?"
The man in the blue hat shouted:
"Holy crap, bro, we're rich!"
I found the gold shop, it's on the third floor!
Holy crap, there's so much gold! Come quick!
The man in the red hat's eyes lit up, and he laughed and scolded:
"So you separated from me to find gold! You've done a great job, now take me there!"