Deity Investigation Report

Chapter 234 The Emperor's Book (5,000 words)

"Is this a trap set for me?"

Under the dual impact of Han Su's smile and the revival of memories, Lu Neng was clearly unable to hold back, his eyes wide open.

His professional instincts told him that the operation had failed and he should either escape or silence the witnesses.

But another instinct held him back, making him look at Han Su with longing, wanting only to understand the problem.

"It's not directed at you..."

Meeting Lu Neng's incredulous gaze, Han Su listened to the commotion outside and quickly said, "But you've come at just the right time."

"Tell me first..."

He couldn't help but glance outside and said, "Since you can get in, you can surely get out too, right?"

"and many more!"

Han Su's vigilance triggered Lu Neng's professionalism; despite having just experienced such a strong shock, this guy also strangely calmed down.

She suddenly reached out and stopped Han Su, quickly went to the door of the room to take a look, and then came back.

First, raise your palm, open your mouth and bite it, then blow hard.

His body, which had just become thin and deflated, suddenly swelled up again, returning to the appearance of the food delivery worker.

Then he quickly said to Han Su, "I only have three minutes to retreat."

"That expert codenamed Moses is outside having a meeting with the other three Heavenly King-level monsters. If he is the only one who returns to this place, I still have a chance to escape. But if all four Heavenly Kings return here together, I am not confident of leaving."

"Alright, now it's your turn to explain..."

His expression suddenly turned unusually serious, and he asked, "Why did you throw away my cane back then?"

"I don't have extra time to explain what happened to us. I can only tell you about our castle..."

Before Lu Neng could finish speaking, Han Su hurriedly began to explain, as he was already quite familiar with the process.

But just as he finished speaking, he suddenly realized, "Wait..."

"What did you ask?"

"..."

"A walking stick!"

Lu Neng gestured: "It's such a long cane, stolen from the old man, he was almost bringing it out..."

Why did you throw it away?

"..."

"I rely on!"

Even under such tense circumstances, Han Su wanted to crack open this guy's head to see its structure.

What are you thinking?

You are facing an ancient castle, an incomprehensible monster, and a memory from a completely unfamiliar life that you have just recalled.

Others reacted with surprise or fear, shock or emotion.

You're asking me about my walking stick?
"If we don't throw them out, we won't be able to escape..."

He replied angrily, "Do you know that the old butler can freeze us both in place with just a clap of his hands?"

This is to show respect to the children from these castles, so you have to answer their first three questions politely. If you lose your temper or are in a safer situation, you should slap them.

"You know so much about this, you must have traveled back and forth a lot, right?"

Lu Neng accepted this explanation and looked at Han Su with surprise in his eyes: "Then you must have a lot of good stuff, right?"

"?"

His reaction caught Han Su off guard again, and he shook his head and said, "No!"

"Can we get down to business first?"

"..."

Han Su was starting to lose his composure. Looking at the face of the man before him, which was exactly the same as the fat chef's, he could vaguely guess what daring idea this guy had used to sneak in. The urgency of being discovered at any moment made him speak quickly and seriously:

"Now I need you to deliver a message to the current Queen of Qinggang. As for your question..."

"When you find her, she will explain everything to you!"

Do you understand?

"..."

Lu Neng squinted at Han Su, hesitated for a moment, and then nodded.

"very good!"

Han Su took a deep breath, his gaze serious, and said, "Now I will answer one last question from you."

Lu Neng's face showed a thoughtful expression. Han Su was already very anxious, but he could only wait.

Although children who emerge from the castle are said to have been distorted by fate and seem to have an innate affinity, this affinity has not yet been confirmed.

They are all living, breathing people with their own judgment and logic. Only by persuading them can we embark on some reassuring collaborations.

"so……"

Lu Neng pondered for a long time before finally realizing the most important issue. He glanced at Han Su's black briefcase and said:
"These things were originally mine?"

"?"

Han Su was completely baffled by his thought process.

Lu Neng said, "Do you remember that eye and the pocket watch?"

"I promised to get that book for you, but the glasses and pocket watch, shouldn't they be mine?"

"..."

"Your focus is really..."

Han Su almost laughed out of anger. He sighed deeply, then suddenly nodded and said, "That's right, it's yours."

Lu Neng's gaze towards Han Su suddenly took on a sense of closeness, as if he were looking at one of his own.

As if relieved, she asked with hopeful eyes, "Can I take this with me this time?"

Han Su said, "No."

Seeing that Lu Neng's eyes were about to change, Han Su said, "I will give you the things later, but I still need them now."

Lu Neng took a deep breath and said, "Deal!"

After saying that, he muttered something, packed up his things, pushed the food cart, and swaggered out of the room.

They even knocked on the door of the next room to continue delivering food.

This left Han Su, who was left in the room, a little confused. What the hell was this?
Anyone would have their worldview collapse and be filled with questions when faced with such a problem. They would cry and wail and grit their teeth. Think about how Wei Lan and Rong Qiyue were like that back then. The pot-headed guy's reaction was already an unusual calmness, but he did have questions and was waiting for his explanation. As for that skinny monkey, what was he thinking in his little head?

It seems like he didn't ask anything useful before readily agreeing to his conditions and leaving.
As the food cart rumbled and gurgled away down the corridor, the entire corridor gradually quieted down.

Only then did he have time to ponder the bizarre nature of this matter.

The bait given to Lu Neng in the beginning was just a casual move, but now it has turned into a game of chance.
Now, we can only hope that this guy doesn't get too cocky and can leave the base smoothly.

Judging by the time, that guy should have already gone far away, but the surroundings were still very quiet. About ten minutes later, they suddenly heard faint sounds of commotion all around.

Footsteps rushed through the corridor, moving back and forth.

Han Su's door was also knocked on. The person who came in was a burly middle-aged man in charge of security at the Red Sea Studio. He knocked on Han Su's door without saying a word, but just glanced at Han Su's room with a deep look in his eyes.

Han Su immediately asked, "What happened?"

The burly man hesitated for a moment, then simply shook his head to confirm that there was nothing unusual in Han Su's room before leaving.

"Looks like this guy has already escaped..."

"The Red Sea Studio must have discovered signs of someone entering and leaving, but they can't find any evidence, which is why they're in such a frustrated and helpless state..."

"..."

Relieved, Han Su could only sigh: Lu Neng is truly amazing...

He developed his talents in a skewed way from a young age, and continued to grow up with that skewed talent, turning himself into a complete oddball...

In addition, I felt a sense of relief:
As long as this information can be conveyed, there's nothing else to worry about.

Song Chushi was certainly not a fool. Even if the information he conveyed was minimal, just this one sentence was enough. As for Wei Lan, she didn't even need to find Song Chushi. She only needed to subtly spread this information within the mysterious circle, such as mentioning that the Four Heavenly Kings of Qinggang had taken action, to attract Song Chushi's attention.

After taking note, he's not incapable of investigating on his own.

For me, all I needed to do was convey this message as a form of reciprocation, and I didn't need to worry about anything else.

In fact, apart from Song Chushi, he had no complaints about the other work that the Red Sea Studio was doing. Capturing Bai Senmang, interrogating him, and pushing forward the kidnapping case were all things he wanted to see.

Now that he had removed the heavy weight from his heart, Han Su calmed down and began to use this time to think about another very important issue for him.

The second stage of promotion.

Originally, I was completely clueless. Although I knew how important the second stage of advancement was, I couldn't see the direction and had no mentor to guide me, so I didn't dare to take this step casually.

Now, Lee Moses has pointed himself in a general direction.

But should we follow the path he indicated?

Thinking about this problem, he wrote the words "Do Not Disturb" in large letters on his door with chalk, then sat back on his small bed, stimulating his mental activity and focusing on his inner world.

He saw, or rather "felt," the presence of that divine substance within his body once again.

This is the code of life, the source of everything.

In Han Su's perception, this substance is dim, fragile, and tiny. If his mental activity had not been higher than 70%, he would not even have been aware that it existed in his body.

If following the current popular methods in the mystical circles, Han Su would need to use coded incantations to access those mystical powers and, through this external force, stimulate the mystical substances deep within his mind.

This external stimulus will cause one's own divine essence to undergo changes that are of the same origin as those mysterious forces.

For example, in the [Banshee] sequence, when one begins to draw upon the power of the Banshee and stimulates one's own divine essence, that divine essence will affect one's body, causing one to gradually undergo changes similar to those of the Banshee.

After this change occurs, the human body becomes capable of bearing the power of the banshee, and can truly incorporate the banshee's power into the body.

It's as if something in the shadows of this world has been turned into "private property".

Is this theft?
At that time, people will no longer need to rely on coded incantations to cast spells, because they themselves will have become "succubi".

"But is this really the right path?"

Han Su pondered to himself, obsessively observing the mysterious substance within his body. It seemed that without any external power, this divine nature alone possessed infinite possibilities.

After all, it was this very substance that triggered all the changes in history.

It is this substance that enables "humans" to exhibit all sorts of incredible and impossible behaviors in harsh environments, and even grow into "gods".

Is it possible that the "understanding" in the second stage is the understanding of this divine substance itself?
Once you understand it, you'll understand why so many strange and wonderful species exist in this world, and why so many different mysterious forces exist.

If we're talking about the source, this substance is clearly the source...

"feasible!"

As Han Su observed this divine substance, he finally gained a direct understanding of it.

Then, the scene of Lee Moses summoning a sea of ​​blood in front of the White Mansion flashed through his mind.

At that moment, Li Moses acted directly to destroy the Bai Mansion's security system in order to avoid casualties, but at the same time, his eyes and reminders touched Han Su.

Perhaps he also wanted to see clearly how he controlled that mysterious power...

"Without any family or friends, did he really need to go to this extent?"

Han Su didn't actually have an answer to this question, but he knew very well that Li Moses had indeed done so, showing it to him without reservation.

It's like a master showing himself his proudest work of art.

Han Su was also certain that he had indeed seen something extraordinary in his presentation.

"The core of the mysterious power lies in confrontation."

"The essence of life lies in endless war."

"..."

The ideas that Li Moses had told him before flashed through his mind, along with Miss Ai's reminders, and gradually merged into one. Then, a resolute look flashed in Han Su's eyes.

"Then, let's use this theory to try and take the first step into the second stage of mystical power training..."

Thinking it over, he activated his spiritual power and examined his divine essence once again.

Following the bold idea in his mind, he abandoned the eye and the pocket watch for the time being, since the mysterious power inside was too great and needed to be used in the second step.

As a first step, he invoked the power of the Pale Giant to bring the divine matter into contact.

The power of the Pale Giant, in this life trajectory, does not actually exist in Han Su's body.

However, this power has been recorded in the fishermen's chant, and it can be summoned to establish a connection with Han Su's spirit.

Because it was a preliminary attempt, Han Su did not do anything bold, only a little bit.

"Om..."

The moment these two forces came into contact, Han Su almost forgot to breathe, his nerves taut as if on a string.

As he had predicted, the divine substance within Han Su's body underwent a sudden change the instant the two came into contact.

That numb and sluggish state was activated, vaguely transforming into a state similar to this pale power.

As the divine substance changed, Han Su even felt that his entire being was changing.

His skin instantly turned pale, and every cell seemed to be injected with powerful adrenaline, becoming abnormally active and excited, as if it were about to detach from his body and exist independently.

The pale power is of too high a level and also possesses an extremely terrifying polluting quality; divine matter is instantly assimilated once exposed to it.

The assimilation of divine matter immediately triggered a chain reaction in Han Su himself, which was exactly the same as the reaction of an ordinary person when polluted. The next step was that his self-awareness was impacted, and then his whole body melted into paleness.

This is already a sign that things are spiraling out of control.

Fortunately, Han Su had made preparations in advance.

The instant he realized the problem, he silently recited in his heart: "I am a deity, issuing this decree!"

In an instant, the pale power was expelled.

Han Su's divine substance, amidst the strange tremors, lost all its properties and reverted to its dull and stable state.

"it works……"

Han Su breathed a slight sigh of relief. The fishermen's chant was a safety valve he had set for himself, and also the reason why he dared to try it.

Once it's confirmed that the spell can block the attack during your attempts, then the approach is feasible.

Next…

……what?

Han Su recited the fisherman's chant in an attempt to restore the divine substance and try again, but unexpectedly, a change seemed to occur that was beyond his imagination.

At this moment, although his attention was focused on the divine matter, his mental activity had been activated, and he could use the radiation of his mental power to bring everything around him into the range of his senses.

It was this spiritual influence that made him notice that as the fishermen chanted, the black briefcase beside him suddenly trembled slightly.

Something inside the suitcase was activated by the recitation of this incantation, and even produced a strange resonance, gradually unfolding before him.

"The Emperor's Book?"

Han Su felt both surprised and amazed.

He could sense that certain words in the Emperor's Book resonated with the fishermen's chants.

The text seemed to come alive all at once, and the Emperor's Book in the briefcase opened automatically.

The words inside seemed to have a life of their own, following the radiation of his spirit, climbing one by one onto his body and into his spiritual world.

They covered themselves, and also their divine essence, radiating a golden light.

"The fishermen's chants are actually related to the Emperor's book?"

"..."

"..."

Meanwhile, in another room at the same time, Lee Moses, who had just returned to the base, looked at the bewildered fat cook who had just been found in the bathroom. He listened to the report from his security personnel, knowing that someone had just entered the base and left safely, but his face showed no emotion.

He did not approve his subordinates' suggestion to call Han Su back for further questioning.

If someone barged in, it was because their work was inadequate and they couldn't obtain evidence, so they had no right to question without cause. After pondering for a moment, they shook their heads.

"Strengthen security. Also, we need to establish a reality anchor point and have that arrogant woman come and see her son..."

　I'm currently attending an awards ceremony in Chengdu, so there might be some delays in updating my manuscript. Although I have a few chapters saved up, I simply don't have time to revise them. I'll post 5,000 words today and take a day off tomorrow. Please understand.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)