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

Chapter 4 Is it difficult to do something like this? (New author, new book, please read it)

widower.

There are dual-attribute ghost stories of the Rule System and the Giant System. The booklet summarizes the ghost stories of each attribute. Zhong Xie had already read it in its entirety before.

There are five types of ghost stories, namely bloody, parasitic, energy, rule-based and giant.

The bloody type has a strong entity, and the ghost power is used to shape and maintain the entity. It tends to fight on the physical level, such as various types of zombies, the killer Uncle Mai in "Halloween", and aliens.

The parasitic system relies on some physical object, and its abilities are strange and changeable. Since they are based on something, it is easier to find an "explanation" for them, such as the Pen Fairy, the Sword Spirit, the Machine Soul, etc.

The energy system has no entity and is good at manipulating energy of a certain nature, such as water, fire, earth, and wood, as well as dream energy and positive and negative emotional energy, such as Ragnaros, the Firelord, and Lu Shu.

The rule-based type is the most mysterious type of ghost stories. It has an irregular form and has mandatory rules.

Satisfy the conditions → trigger the result

A simple and clear one-way channel that ignores common sense but is logically self-consistent.

The rule-based weird stories related to "death" are the best among them, because the rule-based weird stories cannot be countered once the conditions are met, and the "death" ending that cannot be countered is naturally the most unsolvable trick.

As for the characteristics of giant-type monsters, they are naturally huge, but they are not giant under normal circumstances. They will absorb a large amount of monster power in the environment during battle, and release their forms in stages. In the complete form, they can dominate the battle with their terrifying size and majestic monster power.

The "strange story" widower that Zhong Xie currently controls has dual attributes, and the rule term it controls is [Wife's Death]. Although the triggering conditions are very harsh, it is at least a rule directly linked to "death".

It has great potential as the "second weird story", and is much more interesting to explain than weird stories like "The Big Rudder".

"Of course." Mr. Custer's voice came from the bottom of his heart, and his tone was quite sad. "I never thought that I would become a strange story for a little mouse like you."

fair enough.

As early as the manor period, Kuster began to study the connection between "humans" and "ghost stories". He intercepted an Internet cable from the human city so that the short video software on his mobile phone could come in handy.

Under normal circumstances, short videos would be interfered with by Miss Black Goat's rules and twisted into strange content, but in the dead of night, he could secretly connect a VPN outside the manor and receive messages from the human city.

Only he knows how fast humans are developing in the field of ghost stories, and only he knows that Miss Black Goat’s power is ultimately a mirage (that’s what people exaggerate).

Humans are constantly conquering ghost stories and retaking cities.

The Black Goat Manor was too close to the human stronghold and would become a target sooner or later, so he had to plan ahead.

His identity is Miss Black Goat's "husband", but strictly speaking there is no love between them. After all, he has only had self-awareness for three years.

Ever since the Black Goat Ghost Story came to Wangcheng, its own rules have affected countless creatures, causing them to develop intelligence and become ghost stories in a short period of time, cooperating with Miss Black Goat to weave a "Manor House" fantasy ghost story.

During the three years, he figured out one thing through his own research:

Reason is the key weapon for mankind to fight against weird stories.

Therefore, as a "boastful" and "sophisticated person", Kuster always held himself to high standards, and he spent his short life pursuing reasonable rationality.

When the Black Goat fell, Kuster happened to be in the utility room, and he was reduced to a ghost egg.

At this time, he examined himself and quickly determined that he would not be able to hatch and regain freedom in a short period of time. The vague sense of crisis made him feel uneasy, so when he noticed the arrival of the familiar human "Rat Big", he chose him as the ghost story teller without hesitation.

The reason is very simple.

Rat is far away from human society and does not understand ghost stories. In the past, he was influenced by the rules and was timid in character. It is relatively easy for him to fully listen to his opinions and recognize him as the leader.

The ghost story master and the ghost stories rise and fall together. Kuster naturally does not want to be harmed by some stupid ghost story masters. Secondly, he wants to verify the results of his research.

As long as the black goat exists, it will never be able to break through to become the root of the weirdness. The current situation can be regarded as a situation where there is no creation without destruction.

Freedom and hope were within reach, and he could use this method to successfully "infiltrate" the human camp. At least in his opinion, this was the first step to gaining safety.

The second step is to convince the ghost storyteller to "interpret" the ghost story in his way.

A strong, wise, rational and handsome ghost who has been training himself from scratch will surely reach the top.

Kuster would not harm or enslave Rat Da, because he was far more civilized, elegant and rational than those cruel and brutal monsters, but he knew that he had to firmly occupy the position of "leader".

After all, "human beings" are just tools for him to strengthen himself, and he just needs "human beings" to lie down.

To this end, Kuster chose to package himself as the "portable grandfather" in the ancient fantasy novels. In the past three years, he has fully understood human culture and knows how lethal this golden finger is to a normal 20-year-old young man.

"Then please give me your guidance." Zhong Xie smiled when he heard that. "It just so happens that I also have a few questions for you. We don't have enough time now. Let's talk in a safe place."

"No need." Seeing that Zhong Xie had a gentle personality, Kuster immediately decided to take the initiative in one go, so he pulled him into the sea of consciousness.

Although they are said to have a gentle personality, they are actually more likely to be cowardly and indecisive when faced with problems, and to blindly follow authority.

Taking advantage of the fact that "Rat Da" has just obtained the ghost story and has no time to think, he quickly fools him and lays a solid foundation for future dominant position.

As soon as he thought about it, the surrounding scene changed, and Zhong Xie found himself sitting in the living room of Miss Black Goat's house. The familiar environment made him feel at ease as if he were home.

The table that was once as big as a mountain was now just a normal size, and some kind of reptile that looked like a lizard man was sitting in front of him.

Mr. Custer.

He explained, trying to release his kindness as much as possible: "This is your sea of consciousness, similar to the memory palace. From now on, all the strange stories you master will exist here. Normally, you can actively enter the sea of consciousness after successfully mastering the strange stories. I am just advancing this process now."

"Thoughts move very fast, so it doesn't matter if we chat for a long time. In reality, only a few seconds will pass. If you have any questions, you can ask them now."

The question that Mr. Shu is talking about must be about doubts about ghost stories. Let me, "Mr. Ku", guide you on the road to ghost stories.

Jie Jie Jie.

"You can ask anything?" Zhong Xie was prepared. "Then I'll ask. If you don't want to answer, don't tell me. Just don't lie to me."

Custer said sincerely: "You and I are already one. I will never deceive you."

"You are a widower, and Miss Black Goat was killed by you?" Zhong Xie asked with sharp eyes. This question was very important to him.

"No." Kuster shook his head. "I used to be a simple giant-type ghost story. After Miss Black Goat left, I transformed into a ghost story egg and became a 'widower'. At the same time, I also gained another layer of "His" rule-based attribute."

Zhong Xie nodded silently.

So, a man becomes a widower (meaning a person who has lost his wife) because his wife dies, rather than becoming a widower and then his wife dies. At least this is how the "widower" legend came about.

That's reasonable.

"Okay, second question." Zhong Xie stared at the lizard man in front of him, his eyes sparkling, "Did you kiss Miss Black Goat?" Kuster answered quickly: "Of course, we were originally husband and wife."

"What's the feeling?" Zhong Xie's eyes immediately lit up and he became interested.

Kuster said while recalling the experience: "Actually, I didn't feel anything. Miss Black Goat liked to stick her long tongue in, along my respiratory tract and esophagus into my stomach, and lick my stomach acid. At first, I felt a little blocked by a foreign body, but to be honest, this experience was quite exciting, with a warm feeling of intimate contact."

He didn't know why he had to answer this question truthfully. It might be because he promised Zhong Xie that he would answer truthfully, or it might be because Zhong Xie's curious eyes could stimulate the desire of him, a "spiritual human being", to talk.

"Envy." The curiosity and jealousy in Zhong Xie's eyes did not seem fake.

Custer was speechless.

Then he came back to his senses. The curiosity in Shu Da's eyes seemed to be calculated separately.

Besides the pursuit of knowledge, there is desire. Aren't you a human being?
Why would humans like such a tentacle-goat-head monster? She is my wife after all. Are you sick?

For a moment, Kuster was a little overwhelmed, but after thinking about it, he regained his senses.

No, it was just a trick to disrupt my emotional control of the conversation, and that was the only way it could be explained.

So Kuster decided to change his approach: "Forget it, let me ask you. What do you think of when you mention 'widower'? You need to think outside the box."

When you come into contact with strange stories, the information you hear appears in your mind in a standard format. If the word "widower" is used, then it must be the meaning of "widower" that can be understood in human society, and divergent thinking can quickly find inspiration to "explain" the strange stories.

So Zhong Xie naturally diverged his thoughts: "Get promoted, get rich, fishing and chess. She disappeared, happy bus, woo hoo hoo, let's go!"

Kuster was speechless again.

What is all this mess?

"No, your thinking is too divergent. When interpreting ghost stories, the configuration of entries is of utmost importance, and it is also related to the actual effect of the ghost stories." Kuster's expression was serious, but he was glad in his heart, "Your ideas are wrong."

It's good that this Rat has some knowledge of strange stories.

Therefore, he also naturally proposed to take back the custody of Kaidan: "If you have no ideas, I can help you..."

"Oh, you mean the configuration terms? I can give you a brief explanation." Zhong Xie pretended to understand and explained, "You are a rule-based weirdo. The source term is [Wife Lost]. With this term, the definition of 'widower' is very clear. The actual effect is the death of the wife, which can barely be considered a lethal rule."

His thinking was exceptionally clear:

"First, we need to simplify the process-related entries, make 'Conclude a Marriage Contract' as simple and quick as possible, and change 'Lethal' to 'Instant Death' to enhance the ability of real-time combat."

"The second thing is the casting range. It would be best if there was an entry for [Gender Identity Disorder]. You need to distort the concept of gender in a controllable way so that everyone is female. Otherwise, there are too many restrictions."

"Then it would be better to create an entry for Yasasi's [Harem King] to turn a single kill into a group kill. Do you understand what I mean?"

"Mass marriages, indiscriminate killings, it would be even better if [Xingshang] could collect the woman's inheritance."

Kuster was stunned when he heard this. He didn't expect Zhong Xie to come up with such a wonderful plan in just a few seconds. He couldn't find any fault with it for a while.

It’s reasonable. It’s too reasonable.

Being a rational being, it couldn't help but cheer for Zhong Xie and applaud him.

No, if you keep thinking like this you will be at a disadvantage.

This is just divergent thinking, and the entry configuration still needs to be implemented.

"The entries you mentioned are a bit too fantastic. How can we obtain them?" Kuster pointed out the problem. He knew that the library of strange stories mastered by humans could not meet Zhong Xie's requirements.

Where are the entries like [Harem King] in the normalized entries?

"It's not hard to find entries that simplify the process. Examples are given in the introductory manual, such as [Ritual Simplification] and [Not So Good]. As for the last two entries..." Zhong Xie paused and recited the original text, "Carrying out 'special activities' in areas where strange events are triggered can easily trigger the birth of corresponding entries. This is also called 'customized entries'."

The cases show that customized entries have a very high degree of freedom and are almost impossible to copy, because they often carry the characteristics of "the power of my thinking" and are closely related to the spiritual thinking of the ghost story teller.

He shrugged. "Isn't that just a job? Is it difficult?"

For example, in the Kaidan Occupied Zone, they launched the LGBT movement, distorted the cognition of all creatures, turned them all into little Nan girls, and created a world with only "female creatures".

In this way, Kuster can reach a high level where he only sees "female creatures".

It's difficult, but I can barely make it.

Another example is hosting dating variety shows and developing dating games, such as "Harem Wars" and "I'm Surrounded by Rat Girls", and easily achieving the achievement of "Harem King".

Isn't this a very reasonable way to obtain entries?
Did you listen carefully in class?

"This..." Kuster didn't know what to say for a moment. He really didn't expect Zhong Xie to be able to master the settings of ghost stories with just an introductory handbook of ghost stories. He hesitated, "Such an entry configuration... is it a bit dangerous?"

As a rational creature, Kuster will not make unreasonable arguments, nor can he do anything to harm the ghost master.

Now Zhong Xie’s plan was too reasonable, and even its rebuttal seemed a little weak.

"It's foolish to configure too many contradictory terms in order to be powerful."

This is the original words in the introductory booklet, and Zhong Xie added the last sentence for the author.

"Configuring a large number of inefficient entries for the sake of security is almost cowardly."

The goal of cultivating ghost stories is to make them strong, nothing more.

If you like a comfortable life, why don't you just stay in a mental hospital?

Zhong Xie obviously didn't want to say anything more to it. He just stood up and patted Kuster's shoulder gently:

"These things have nothing to do with you, just understand them."

"Pokémon just need to work hard to become stronger, but trainers have a lot of things to consider."

"This is my responsibility as a trainer."

"Let's encourage each other, Mr. Custer."

Kuster was speechless.

Don’t just use ghost stories as tools!
　I've been reading this for a while now QAQ This is really important
　　
　
(End of this chapter)