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

Chapter 11: Living Before the Last Will is Written (Please Read)
“Haha.” Seeing Kuster fall into a longer silence, Zhong Xie just smiled and said nothing more. It was not clear whether the plan just now was a joke or a long-planned one.

Kuster couldn't figure out Zhong Xie's true thoughts. He just felt that he couldn't get over the bad temper. He wanted to vent but couldn't find a good reason. Finally, he was shocked to find that his emotions were completely controlled by the trainer.

I'm so stupid, really.

Zhong Xie naturally shifted the focus back to the item configuration: "The booklet says that giant monster-type ghost stories will come with a 'huge body' item. The color of the item represents the current size limit of the ghost story."

White-Crocodile Grade (over 1 ton)
Gray-elephant level (over 10 tons)
Black-Dragon Class (over 50 tons)
Silver-Whale class (over 100 tons)
Gold-Titan class (over 1000 tons)
"Yes, after completing that strange incident, the 'Widower''s' giant-type ability was fully hatched." Kuster showed his entry to the trainer.

[Black·Big Body]: When fully released, it has a body weight of over 50 tons, and its ghost talk ability is increased to 200%.

"Why is it black? Aren't you the second weird story? You don't even have Jin Shuo's body?" Zhong Xie questioned Kuster's composition.

Kuster said helplessly: "Except for the root ghost story, the highest initial [huge body] of the giant series is black. Moreover, according to the level standard of you humans, the black huge body entry means that when I am fully released, I can release the ghost story power of level 50, which is already the level of mid-to-high-level ghost stories."

Having said this, his non-existent back straightened up.

As he continued to do so, he felt something was wrong, and Kuster began to wonder when he became so eager to prove his usefulness to this mouse.

"Sounds good." Zhong Xie nodded. The booklet also listed the official classification of ghost stories.

The visual energy level is divided into 1 to 100 levels, with every 10 levels as a threshold. This is the most easy-to-understand way of division. After all, it is necessary to take into account the ghost story masters of all cultural levels.

At this time, if you come up with a realm name like "Duangu Realm", "Honghe Realm", "Xinghai Realm", etc., I am afraid that other ghost story masters will not recognize it.

Who the hell wants to remember this stuff?
Ghost stories above level 90 are called "evil", and the root ghost stories of a city are all "big evil" above level 90, without exception.

The newly born monster can release the combat ability of level 50. As a giant-type monster, Kuster is indeed extremely powerful.

However, the "level 50" of the giant series is definitely a lot of water, which can be seen from the description in the booklet.

Although it possesses powerful strength, the prerequisite is to absorb enough strange power.

First, it takes time, and second, there needs to be such a huge amount of weird power in the environment.

Secondly, its movements are relatively slow. In this state, the giant type's explosive power and tankiness only reach the level of a level 50 ghost story.

And this is enough. The status of the giant system is like that of tanks in modern warfare. It is an indispensable part of the ghost story team.

When humans are trying to overcome a monster, they don't care about single combat. The conventional method is to contain the target first, give the giant monster room to grow, and then defeat the enemy with one blow at the critical moment.

But if you think about it carefully, the levels are divided into "levels 1 to 100", and the strange story entries are divided into colors...

I understand, this is Douluo Continent!

Kuster is Tang San, and the black goat is Xiao Wu, who have been captured by the Soul Palace (humans).

Just as Zhong Xie was matching the Douluo characters one by one, Kuster interrupted him.

He said: "My complete form is a dragon-level giant. You need to prepare these two entries for me in advance."

After careful consideration, Kuster decided to change his thinking.

Since it is impossible to occupy a dominant position openly, just package yourself as a "dependent".

First show weakness to gain the legitimacy of being supported, and then gradually grow into a leader through endless demands.

This trick is called "PUA" in the human world. He has seen many people doing this while watching short videos. It is very effective.

"What entry?" Zhong Xie didn't care about the twists and turns in Kuster's mind.

Kuster lists these two entries:

[Oxygen-producing Symbiosis]: Symbiosis with "oxygen-producing bacteria", providing strange power to enable rapid reproduction until it spreads throughout the body.

[Resistance Symbiosis]: Symbiosis with "resistance bacteria", providing strange power to enable it to reproduce rapidly until it spreads throughout the body.

It then explains:

"The movements of giant creatures are affected by certain physical laws. Their massive bodies must overcome at least two challenges: oxygen and gravity. For most giant creatures above Dragon State, oxygen-producing bacteria and resistance bacteria are essential."

"Oxygen and gravity? You're talking about science when it's all strange stuff?" Zhong Xie was surprised. This was indeed something that was not mentioned in the booklet.

This requirement only applies to giant creatures that reach Dragon level (level 50) when fully liberated, so there is no need to mention it in the beginner's manual.

He also wrote down a new weakness of the giant system in his little notebook - attacking with symbiotic bacteria as the core target would definitely achieve twice the result with half the effort.

"The only things clearly unaffected by the laws of physics are a few rule-based anomalies," Kuster continued flatly. "To obtain an entry, you must inoculate a 'mother' of two symbiotic bacteria. This thing is unique, and in most cases, you'll need to hunt a dragon-level giant."

There was a hint of thorn in his words: "As for buying it, you certainly can't afford it. Let's save our energy and not consider it."

This is the first move of "PUA" - suppression.

Find the shortcomings of the provider and mention them repeatedly, magnify them, and then, from a "goodwill" perspective, use the "I'm doing this for your own good" approach to erode the other person's self-confidence, ultimately achieving the purpose of mental control.

"Why buy it if you can hunt ghost stories?" Zhong Xie asked back, putting the matter on the agenda.

To be honest, he basically achieved his goal in the first ghost story incident, but he didn't have much fun.

The reason is simple: Kuster is too weak.

His weak ability limited his problem-solving ideas, and the solutions to the end became fixed and boring, which prevented him from fully exerting his subjective initiative.

However, if Kuster heard this, he would probably complain. Zhong Xie was so excited when he was chasing his neighbor, but he became boring afterwards, which was quite like pulling out... a ruthless carrot.

This is normal, after all, it is Zhong Xie’s first time.

It is normal to get excited about your alluring neighbor at first, but now is the time for sages to start reflecting.

The improvement of the rule system depends on the activities in the ghost story events, and the activities depend on the strength of the "Widowmaker" giant system, so [Oxygen Symbiosis] and [Resistance Symbiosis] are imminent.

This is the fail-safe measure.

On the same night, the authorities gathered reserve ghost storytellers like Zhong Xie overnight, and after they signed the "voluntary participation in May training" agreement, they took them on a plane to leave the Wangcheng area.

We must not let them enter the occupied area of ​​Kwaidan again. On the first day of rescue, there were only six reserves of this quality, and the second-ranked one (Cat Girl) died. This kind of unexpected loss is not acceptable to the authorities.

Human resources are resources, but they do not grow out of the ground, especially the high-quality reserve forces found in the occupied areas, each of which is invaluable.

So, Haicheng.

As the largest city currently recovered in the Eastern War Zone, it has long since resumed operations, and apart from the elements of strange stories that have permeated daily life, it seems to be no different from before.

Real cases have shown that forcibly blocking all information about ghost stories cannot prevent the spread of ghost stories in the city. Instead, it will breed a large number of rumors, which will then rebound and give rise to even more terrifying ghost stories. Therefore, the current official attitude towards ghost stories is not to be extremely cautious, but to explain the existence of ghost stories to the public in a scientific and rational way.

For many things, explaining them can reduce a lot of associations.

During the promotion process, the official referred to it as a "strange story" rather than a "ghost" which is more likely to lead to wild imagination.

The data shows that this has a certain effect in curbing ghost stories, but many works related to the supernatural have been banned (sad), which has to do with the national conditions.

The training base of the "May Plan" is located on the outskirts of Haicheng, covering a large area. A nearly ten-kilometer isolation zone has been cleared around it, with full surveillance coverage to prevent the spread of strange stories.

The helicopter landed on the helipad of the training base. The lights in the training base were on. After Zhong Xie and others got off the plane, someone came to lead the way for them. Everything was in order.

The night breeze was cool. Zhong Xie looked at the not-so-tall buildings around him and the bright skyscrapers of the city in the distance, his mind in a trance.

For the past few years, he had either been confined to a mental hospital or holed up in a rat hole, with only rare moments of freedom. Normal people probably couldn't understand the excitement hidden within him. After the revival of ghost stories, life had improved, and even someone like him could wander freely.

In fact, he is not a casual stroller. Reserve ghost stories like him who have not yet completely eliminated safety hazards require special control.

They are not imprisoned, but cannot leave the base at will.

There are a large number of excellent ghost story tellers here, and only here can we guarantee that they will not cause any trouble.

Such control will not last too long, and suspicion can generally be eliminated within a month.

Survivors who are too deeply influenced by ghost stories will indeed become obsessed and become brutal and bloodthirsty if they cannot hold on for a week. After all, ghost stories like Kuster who advocate rationality are still a minority.

A sleepy-eyed man walked towards Zhong Xie while comparing photos on his phone. After confirming Zhong Xie's identity, he introduced himself: "Hello, Zhong Xie, I'm your first week guide. My name is Tong Haitao. You can ask me if you have any questions."

"Yes." Zhong Xie nodded. The other party didn't look like a professional guide. He was probably some kind of part-time worker.

Tong Haitao yawned several times in succession: "Sorry, I grabbed the task that was posted temporarily. I haven't even woken up yet."

"It's okay." Zhong Xie didn't care and asked, "You're not a teacher here, are you?"

Judging from his appearance, Tong Haitao is probably in his early twenties. Although the strength of a Kwaidanshi has nothing to do with age, he doesn't think that he is already a mentor.

"No, I graduated last year. I didn't join the army. I was just a free agent in school to earn points." Tong Haitao explained, "After graduation, there are usually only a few options: join the army, open a ghost story agency in the city, or become a mercenary to attack the occupied areas. I'm considered... an academic mercenary?"

School?

Do people here prefer to call it a school rather than a training base?
"Let's go. Let's go to the Teachers and Students Activity Center for the physical examination and registration. I don't know what's wrong with them. How can we enroll at this time?" Tong Haitao muttered a few words, but still took Zhong Xie to follow the procedure.

Zhong Xie was curious: "Why are there still staff members at this late hour?"

"The night shift allows ghost storytellers with the [Night Walk] and [Sleepless] entries to work part-time. Their ghost stories with these entries will also affect the main body to some extent." Tong Haitao explained, "The school is basically full of ghost storytellers, and there are quite a lot of tasks like this to earn points."

Physical examination.

check in.

Information entry.

"You already have your own ghost story?" The registrar's gaze shifted from the computer screen to Zhong Xie's face, his tone somewhat surprised.

Normally, all the ghost story masters who participated in the "May Plan" have ghost stories, and the potential of such people is easier to discover, but the group of ghost story survivors is different.

How could there be strange stories about people who had just been liberated from the occupied area?

Survivors who enter the training base will take in ghost stories before school starts. They can join the official expedition team into the occupied area to look for ghost story eggs, or they can directly choose the ghost story eggs given by the official.

The former is not difficult to understand, while the latter can be compared to the starter Pokémon in the Pokémon world, which are given away at the beginning.

There are quite a few lost areas that have been recovered, and some of them can regularly produce fixed ghost story eggs.

The nature of this kind of strange stories is uncertain, but they all have obvious social characteristics, often ants, bees, humans, etc.

The advantages are obvious, excellent quality and systematic training methods.

It’s just that it’s impossible to supply all the ghost story users. At most, it can supply some potential reserves, especially the ghost story users of the military faction.

The ghosts with gregarious characteristics often have group skills and a high degree of unity, which can guarantee the lower limit of each ghost user to the greatest extent, and are the favorites of the military.

Zhong Xie responded: "What information do I need to enter?"

"Just state the attributes and approximate level range. The name of the strange story and the entry status are personal privacy." The recorder said, "If possible, it is best to release it and preserve the image record."

Ghost stories are not absolutely unique. Two similar ghost stories may appear one after another in different areas, so the authorities need to have information on more types of ghost stories.

Correspondingly, by comparing the information in the Kwaidan database, the official can also give guidance on the Kwaidan user's entry configuration plan.

Zhong Xie knew that it was impossible for him to escape from "human" life, nor did he want to, which was why he actively participated in official training.

Of course, he wouldn't be so foolish as to reveal all of Kuster's details. In the official database, Kuster was just a giant monster.

The Black Goat Ghost Story is a rule-based story, while Kuster is apparently a giant-based story. The properties of the Second Ghost Story are basically the same as the Root Ghost Story. The Black Goat and Kuster are apparently different, so no one would suspect that Zhong Xie is in control of the Second Ghost Story.

The tip of the tail, which is invisible to ordinary people, swayed slightly, and the entity of the "widower" Kuster appeared in reality for the first time. As soon as he appeared, Zhong Xie was stunned on the spot.

The rodent is 2.5 meters tall, with a golden back and white belly, covered in fur, and its round black eyes keep moving around, with a human-like expression of shock on its face.

The current Kuster is no longer the lizard man in the sea of consciousness, but more like a chinchilla (a type of hamster), and the hamster in the classic emoticon "I'm here to help you".

Rat is so cute.

The recorder on the other side quickly entered the information, inputting the visually observed data such as "appearance", "height" and "shape" into the computer, and then took a picture of the giant hamster with the computer's front camera after asking Zhong Xie's permission.

These ghost story information does not need to be absolutely accurate, as long as the ghost story can be identified by its general appearance. Kuster is also referred to as "Golden Bear" in the database.

Only Kuster couldn't accept all this.

He didn't understand why he had changed from a cool, handsome, scaly lizard man into a giant hamster.

Will the trainer’s cognition also affect him when he hatches from the ghost egg?

There is such a thing?!
The only thing that can be confirmed is that this appearance cannot be changed.

Unlike the Bloody Type, the Giant Type does not have the ability to transform its body. He will always appear in the form of this cute hamster. Maybe his form will be completely different, but he will most likely remain a rat.

Zhong Xie: Hehehe.

"This is your nameplate. The guide will take you to your accommodation. All your daily necessities are ready." After saving the information, the recorder pressed the bell to call the next student in.

Tong Haitao came forward and saw the nameplate in Zhong Xie's hand. "Are you from Class 3? I'll take you to Lao Qin to report. This way you don't have to get up early tomorrow and can sleep in until lunch."

"Lao Qin? The class teacher? He's still working so late?" Zhong Xie was surprised. The notice sent out along with the nameplate mentioned that he had to report to the class teacher.

"It's hard to say about others, but Lao Qin is definitely still here." Tong Haitao said cheerfully, "If he doesn't work, he will die."

Zhong Xie originally thought that this sentence was praising the diligence of office workers, but he didn't expect it to be literal.

The name of Lao Qin’s strange story is known to everyone in the academy—“The End of Last Words.”

When you are about to die, you need to write a will, otherwise you cannot die.

"I've been writing this will for two or three years now. It simply means he won't die. At first, some people were worried about him, but later they discovered he was already self-sufficient."

Tong Haitao had a "this is fucking awesome" expression on his face, just like your high school classmate talking about the weirdo he met in college.

He told me about the gossip he had heard: "I heard that he was on the verge of death in the occupied area, and he managed to get the [Insomnia] entry while writing his last words. He can also consume his Strange Talk Power to replenish his energy, and he also got a parasitic Strange Talker, so he can write without stopping."

Zhong Xie's eyes suddenly lit up.

Is there such an interesting weird story?

This world of ghost stories is more wonderful than I imagined!

Even when I was kind enough to write you a will, you still refused to die, right?
What’s the difference between that and immortality?
But you actually use this endless life to work?

You must also have a strange story about forced "distribution according to work", right?
　I can't update too much during the new book period. The requirement is 4,000 per day. I have basically exceeded it by a lot during this period. I have tried my best. QAQ
　　
　
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