A ghost storyteller can lose his life but cannot lose his job

Chapter 10: Let’s talk about our weird thoughts, okay? (Please read on)

[Player No. 8 kills his neighbor, and the game ends.]

The result of the game was broadcast in his mind, the barrier of the ghost story disappeared, the surviving participants returned to their original positions, and Zhong Xie also returned to the basement.

The difference is that after he returned, there were two small balls floating in front of him, one gray and one black, with several air currents swirling around them.

entry.

This is the reward for completing the ghost story event. Judging from the colors, there are gray entries and black entries respectively.

The level classification of entries is the same as that of the ghost story egg, which are gold, silver, black, gray and white. The performance of gray entries is considered excellent, and black entries are rare and exquisite. Even if an ordinary ghost story user has a full set of ghost stories, he may not be able to get two black entries.

Gray: Turbulence (Giant) - Unleashes a shockwave centered on itself, dissolving and neutralizing all nearby Turbulence. In its Complete Form, it increases its power by an additional 20%.

"It's a good output method for the giant system. Just configure it directly. This way I won't be at risk of being swallowed by other ghost stories." Kuster commented simply.

Strictly speaking, the entry for [Excitement] would not involve data like "20%". Its actual description is only "your weird talk power will produce waves of a dissolving nature", which is in line with the meaning of "the entry explains weird talk".

However, the human brain is an automatic decoder of ghost story information. After coming into contact with humans, the key information points of the entries will emerge together and be translated into more understandable literal descriptions, which look similar to game skills.

[Black Paradox Coexistence (Rule System)]: The main story can accommodate similar mutually exclusive entries.

Note: Commemorating the achievement achieved in the ghost story event [Ghost Hunting and Playing House] - "A harmonious family brings prosperity, and protecting the survival of most family members."

Similar mutually exclusive terms?
Zhong Xie tried to figure out the meaning behind it, but ultimately gave up due to his lack of knowledge.

However, he does not think this entry is useless, he has very high expectations for it.

This is not a high-quality, catch-all card that any deck in the card game should have (Chilias), but rather a core component that makes up a very powerful deck (Shadwalker).

"This should be your bonus," Kuster said. "Because of your unique performance in the strange story incident, you allowed the participants to 'coexist' with the strange story. This is probably the will of the Black Goat. However, I don't understand the rules very well, and I feel that this entry is not very compatible with 'Widower'. You can decide whether to configure it."

If the entries produced by the strange events were not absorbed, they would soon dissipate. Just when Zhong Xie decided to absorb them forcibly, thinking that he could not waste them, the door of the basement was pushed open by a familiar person.

"It's a good thing you're here." The man with the saber walked into the basement. He looked at the black ball in front of Zhong Xie and roughly understood what had happened. He threw a thumb-sized capsule at Zhong Xie, "Isn't this entry suitable for you? You can use the Ghost Story Capsule to collect it first."

"Oh?" Zhong Xie took the capsule curiously. This was advanced knowledge that was not mentioned in the booklet.

He could sense that the saber man had no ill intentions, so at his signal he touched the black ball with the capsule and put it into the capsule.

When I touched the capsule again, more information came to my mind.

【Ghost Story: Playing House with Ghosts】

[Article: Paradox Coexistence]

[Attribute: Rule system]

[Quality: Black]

"Are you a new Ghost Story Master?" the saber man asked, then explained to Zhong Xie, "Not every Ghost Story event can yield the desired entry, so we usually carry Ghost Story Capsules to store the Ghost Story events we conquer."

"Strange story incident?" Zhong Xie noticed that the man with the saber was not talking about "entry" but "strange story incident".

"Yes, if you open the capsule, it will be absorbed directly, but if someone else opens it, they will experience this strange event in their sea of consciousness. They must complete the strange event to obtain the entry. If you fail, the damage to the capsule is a small matter, but there are also many strange story users who lose their lives." said the man with the saber.

He further explained, "These ghost story capsules containing entries are very valuable on the black market, but to sell them you need a guide. This is the specific steps and ideas for completing the ghost story events. Only with your guide can buyers obtain the entries from the capsule."

Zhong Xie nodded, roughly understanding the transaction methods in the entry market.

In addition to obtaining entries through standard teaching and training, you can also obtain corresponding entries through ghost story capsules.

Of course, this method is only available to the rich, and the price of high-quality entries will inevitably be sky-high.

[Paradoxical Coexistence] Even if he doesn't need it, he can still sell it for money. After all, the black item must be expensive. This game was originally dominated by him, so his strategy is naturally extremely detailed.

Now that he thinks about it, Zhong Xie suspects there is another solution to the game. Since the rules set by Miss Black Goat work in the game, it means that the killing agent in the basement will also appear.

All he needs to do is find three rats to dig a hole into the basement to get this rule-level weapon. If the game drags on until the third round, he will try to get it because at that time the neighbor may be carrying both human and rat masks.

Using "killing agent" to kill "humans" and using "cat" mask to kill "rats" are the two optimal solutions.

"If you have anything to ask, just ask." Zhong Xie knew that the man with the saber must have something to ask him.

"I want to know how you killed your neighbor," the saber-wielding man asked. "I later realized that the story about the 'widower' you told in the conference room was purely a lie to deceive your neighbor, right? You guessed that your neighbor could hear our conversation, right?"

Zhong Xie replied, "We searched the corridors but couldn't find any trace of the neighbor. She either has a hidden room or can become invisible. In any case, the probability of her eavesdropping is very high. Besides, she can force the information out of No. 6."

He paused and said, "Of course the contents of the ghost story are fake. With such a strong ghost story, I will try to kill my neighbor in the first round of lights out. Killing the neighbor is the rule of 'cat and mouse'."

"What?" The man with the saber didn't understand.

"This rule was set by Miss Black Goat herself. A mouse cannot resist a cat in front of her and Mr. Kuster." Zhong Xie explained simply, "As for how I know this, there's no need to tell you. Anyway, with this rule, you should be able to figure out what happened in Room 7."

The saber-wielding man pondered for a moment, then smiled and pulled out a business card from his pocket. "I've said so much, but I haven't introduced myself yet. My name is Han Dong, and I'm an active-duty ghost story user. I doubt you've participated in the 'May Plan' training yet, have you? With such a great talent, it would be a shame not to study systematically."

Han Dong could see that Zhong Xie was not opposed, so he continued to introduce him.

The two walked out of the basement and headed towards the camp.

As the backbone force in fighting against ghost stories and regaining lost ground, the ghost story envoys will naturally receive absolute attention from the authorities.

It has been two years since the establishment of the "May Plan". It aims to quickly train available ghost story users. After each recovered city is stabilized, a training base will be established to accept high-quality ghost story reserves for a "five-month" training period.

The training content covers all aspects of ghost stories, and is both theoretical and practical.

Even in already stable cities, strange stories continue to emerge. They are often not as dangerous as those in occupied areas, but they are still deadly to ordinary people, which requires the help of reserve forces to clean up.

After that, the Kwaidanshi can join the army, continue his studies at a training base, or become a free man who obeys orders but not announcements. This "May Plan" resume will be greatly enhanced.

Simply put, this is the Whampoa Military Academy of the ghost story world, and not every ghost story teller has the opportunity to enter.

"The May program officially enrolls students in March and September each year. It's August now. You can bring your business card to the training base in Haicheng and see Principal Jiang. I'll recommend you, so admission will be a breeze."

Different from his cold image in the game just now, Han Dong now seems much more enthusiastic, which gives Zhong Xie the feeling that -

You're a veteran of a niche game, and one day, someone suddenly wants to join the game, a newbie who's already quite good at it. Your instinctive love for talent compels you to help them overcome all the obstacles they face in getting started. Thinking carefully, the place the person in charge, Ding Lihai, is planning to recommend is probably this training base.

Zhong Xie was not opposed to systematic training. This "May Plan" was not intended to create a group of academicians. During the training period, there would be plenty of opportunities for actual combat, and they would also be organized to enter the occupied areas to obtain powerful entries, which would be of great benefit to any ghost story user.

Unless you are some evil kaiju who needs to secretly eat people to feed the kaiju, there is definitely no need to refuse.

Humans are developing rapidly in the field of ghost stories, and their most significant advantage is the sharing of high-quality information.

Going it alone is naturally no match for professional analysis, not to mention that humans always have good ways to transform technology-intensive industries into labor-intensive industries.

When a person decides to live in a new place, he almost gives up his previous network of contacts. Zhong Xie's network of contacts is basically all in the mental hospital, which is even in a city further north of Wangcheng (Black Goat area).

I can go back and take a look when I have time in the future. That place must be a hotbed for breeding powerful ghost stories. It must be very interesting.

After returning to the camp, the strange incidents in the Black Goat Villa did not attract much attention and were only simply registered.

After all, ghost stories always happen. It would be better to say that the authorities encourage scavengers and ghost story tellers to trigger ghost story events. After all, Wangcheng needs to be immigrated after it is completely unsealed.

Only the cat girl's death made some noise. The disappearance of a ghost story survivor is still uncommon. Under the guidance of the kind-hearted man Zhong Xie, the search team found her in Room 7 on the third floor of the villa.

The corpse was a big issue, but it was ultimately left unresolved.

Who can tell the truth about strange stories?

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Is it true that the master of strange stories knows how to cultivate strange stories better than strange stories themselves?

correct.

Eh, that's not right.

After the neighbor incident, Kuster thought about it for a long time and realized that he had completely lost the decision-making power in ghost stories.

In terms of rule-based training, he is not as good as Zhong Xie.

Zhong Xie's wild imagination and strong ability to take action were initially demonstrated, and Kuster believed that this guy could really realize his ideas.

When it comes to ghost stories, he is not as good as Zhong Xie, okay.

Zhong Xie's sharpness was far beyond his imagination. Kuster was clearly aware of the situation around him, but he didn't realize that there was so much hidden information and rules in the game.

Kuster is a rational and advanced ghost story creature who always respects objective facts, so he can give the guidance of these two items to Zhong Xie, but!

"The Widower" is a dual-attribute strange story, and the other attribute is exactly his innate attribute, the giant system. Can a mere Zhong Xie understand the value of the "second strange story" of the giant system?

Obviously it can't be done.

"I've thought about this for a long time, and I've discovered there's a significant flaw in your item configuration plan," Kuster said seriously. "You're overly focused on the Rule-based attributes of 'Widower,' but 'Widower' also has the Giant-based attributes that need to be explained. A one-sided interpretation will inevitably backfire."

"Elaborate."

A good trainer is always willing to learn from others.

"The little book you read before contains basic information about the giant system, but it is not comprehensive enough." Kuster pretended to be profound. He had to make Zhong Xie realize his indispensable position in the cultivation of ghost stories.

Zhong Xie recalled a brief explanation of the giant system in his mind:
The giant type has an extremely large entity. When fighting, it needs to absorb a large amount of strange power, thereby releasing its form in stages. After the complete form, it can often dominate the battle.

"Giant size and abundant Kwaidan Power are typical characteristics of giant-type Kwaidans, but we can't maintain this fully unleashed state for long, at least not for those below the Origin level," Kuster explained. "Under normal circumstances, they might only be tons in size, or human-sized like me. Only when engaged in battle will they absorb large amounts of Kwaidan Power from the surroundings to expand their size."

It tries to use a simple example to describe it: "Do you know League of Legends? Each battle of the giant system is equivalent to a game, and it takes time to develop until you reach level 18 and dominate the battlefield."

A weird creature uses League of Legends to explain the differences between weird stories to you, and even asks you if you know them. It's pretty counter-intuitive when you think about it.

Zhong Xie then used another game to explain: "Other attribute strange stories are like Pokémon games. The level you reach when you fight is the same as the level you reach. But the giant type can develop rapidly on this basis, temporarily gaining power far beyond the current level."

"This isn't a simple, temporary, leapfrogging battle." Kuster shook his head. "The combat capabilities of the giant-type are entirely based on their unleashed forms. Their immense Kaidan power will devastate everything around them with overwhelming force. Our Kaidan power can often blend and counteract other Kaidan powers, transforming the battle into a pure contest of strength."

Zhong Xie understood.

The combat characteristic of the giant type is to eliminate the characteristics of other attribute monsters, and finally use the advantages of size and strength to crush the battle.

Of course, before doing this, the giants still need to hide and develop secretly. Their strange power does not come out of thin air, and they need to devour madly in battle.

After understanding this, Zhong Xie made a logical association: "So I need to prepare some [Fast Growth] and [Hide] entries for you, so that you can reach level 18 faster and safer."

In a flash of inspiration, he began to mutter again, sending a large amount of junk information to Kuster:

"Another [Delay] entry, like 'Sildenafil' or something, to extend the duration of the complete form."

"Restore your masculinity and strive to be the strongest 'widower'."

"By the way, your reptiles' mating time isn't very long, but you can leave this to me. I grew up in a hospital, after all, so it's not difficult for me to prescribe medicine. Just increase the dosage of the veterinary medicine tenfold."

"Look at you, Pan Lu, Deng Xiaoxian, you have to do something, right? Otherwise, how are you going to seduce someone into marriage? Do you rely on a sky-high bride price?"

"They're trying to get money while you're trying to kill people. You're truly a match made in heaven."

"In that case, I need to give you the whole entry of collecting corpses and making money, inheriting your wife's estate to return the betrothal gift. Is that too much?"

Kuster was silent, but he had already developed a resistance to Zhong Xie's nonsense, so he continued: "Stop joking and be serious."

Zhong Xie wondered:

"Why do you always think I'm kidding you? This is your upgrade path, little widower."

"What else are you going to do?"

"Build the foundation first and then the golden elixir?"

"Please, let's get our mind weird talking, okay?"

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