Forbidden Zone of Deception

Chapter 60 Jiang Jin, let's get married!

"By the way, have your hunting dog remove the piece of Tomie meat stuck in its teeth," Liu Yan reminded her. "This stuff is very dangerous. This witch can quickly split and regenerate from even a tiny bit of flesh. Besides, this flesh might be contaminated by the ghost infant."

"That's alright, Deathstroke can handle it."

Deathstroke bit his lip, and his teeth ignited with eerie blue flames. Soon, all the bits of flesh between his teeth were burned away completely, leaving not a trace.

"Did you capture this female ghost inside the dungeon?"

"To be honest, I don't know if I can describe her as a female ghost... She appeared in the first horror dungeon I ever experienced. I killed seven or eight Tomies, and thanks to her, I'm now very knowledgeable about human anatomy. If there's a chance in the future, I'll give you more guidance in this area. Hunters need to learn more about how to handle prey and how to set up bait traps."

Tomie was originally an ordinary high school girl. She attracted many suitors at school, started relationships and then abandoned them. She also had an affair with her married teacher. In the end, she died in an accident and was dismembered by the entire class.

But after that, no matter how her body was cut, this woman could endlessly split and regenerate.

"However, immortality is a common trait of ghosts. What's most terrifying about Tomie is her terrifying ability to contaminate cognition. In her presence, a man's SAN value can almost immediately drop, turning him into her slave. However, if the SAN value drops too low, the side effect is that the man will uncontrollably dismember her. Reincarnators may have some resistance, but at a lower LV level, it's difficult to be completely immune. This ability is quite practical. With me controlling her with Gu worms, using her in the future when facing enemy reincarnators might have a miraculous effect. Not only that, her immortality is also very suitable for scouting in dangerous places."

Jiang Jin had experienced this firsthand. Whenever Tomie looked at him, he would subconsciously feel his movements slow down; otherwise, she wouldn't have been able to snatch the boning knife from him.

“I remember she just said something,” Jiang Jin said, “that she said… she could feel me cutting her?”

This is why Jiang Jin asked Liu Yan if she still had Tomie's body.

this point is very important.

"Can Tomie's spirit help us perceive the current situation of the Lost Layer?"

Having Tomie would be ideal, saving you the trouble of using Deathstroke.

"It's best not to. I'm worried that the curse might be passed on to Tomie in the Mysterious Layer."

At this moment, Liu Yan raised her wrist and looked at her watch.

At this point, there were less than two hours left until 16:45 PM.

"Jiang Jin, come out with me for a moment."

"Aren't you going to tell the school?"

"No way! They only yell and shout when they need me, but they never share information when they need it! Do you think I'm working for the Ghost Tamer headquarters for free? I have something important to discuss with you."

“Alright!” Jiang Jin nodded. “But I need to go hand over my shift first. There’s someone covering for me at the guardhouse.”

Fifteen minutes later, Jiang Jin and Liu Yan left Dachang No. 7 Middle School.

Then, Liu Yan found a Western restaurant that looked quite nice.

“Not bad,” Liu Yan said as soon as she entered, flipping open the menu displayed by the door. “They also have couple’s set meals.”

“Liu Yan,” Jiang Jin looked out the window and said, “We can’t stay away from school for too long, in case we offend those ghost tamers…”

"Let's order this couple's set meal. We can choose two out of three desserts: crème brûlée, Mont Blanc cake, and chocolate... Ugh, stop looking out the window! Which dessert should we choose? And for the main course, sirloin or filet mignon? How well-done?"

"So, Mont Blanc cake and crème brûlée? Sirloin steak, medium-rare is fine." "Okay. When the steak arrives, use the Blood Decomposition Technique while you're cutting it to cut off a few pieces to replenish your SAN."

After speaking with the waiter, Liu Yan looked at the blond, blue-eyed foreigner playing the piano in the center of the restaurant, walked over, and asked in English, "Hello, can I request a song?"

Jiang Jin was a little puzzled. A short while later, Liu Yan returned.

“Liu Yan…”

"You know my personality; I'm not one to beat around the bush, so I'll get straight to the point." Liu Yan adjusted her chair and said, "Jiang Jin, will you marry me?"

At this moment, the piano music was playing a rather soothing tune, so Liu Yan's words attracted the attention of some onlookers at the next table.

After all, it's extremely rare to see a woman proposing to a man!

"Jie..." Jiang Jin was stunned for a moment, and it took him a long time to say, "Liu Yan, of course I'm willing... but in this situation and at this time?"

Jiang Jin had certainly considered marriage, but the problem lay in housing prices. Houses in the city center of Muxu were too expensive, and he couldn't possibly afford to buy a house in the suburbs outside the outer ring road with Liu Yan. After all, the average SAN value of residents outside the outer ring road was declining every year, and the risk of memetic pollution was far higher than in the city center. He had originally planned to wait for a promotion to receive a housing subsidy before taking out a loan to buy a house.

But now, buying a house is no longer an issue. The Reincarnation Camp Handbook mentions that the government strongly encourages reincarnators to sell resentment crystals or resentment fragments to them. A wedding house? It's nothing at all!
“The Reincarnation System has a function that allows reincarnators to get married to gain a buff. You may not have read the instructions in the watch carefully yet,” Liu Yan continued, “but this is different from marriage in the game. This marriage is very formal, and the imperial court recognizes the marriage notarization registration conducted by the Reincarnation System.”

Jiang Jin was taken aback, and he quickly checked his watch.

[Explanation of the Reincarnated Marriage System]

I. Registration Requirements:
1. The man and woman must not be related by blood within three generations, and both must be officially reincarnated individuals (not reserve personnel) who are at least 18 years old.

2. Marriage registration must be entirely voluntary.
3. A registration fee of 3 Resentment Crystals is required to complete the marriage registration ceremony at the Notary Office in the Reincarnation Camp. If you wish to marry within the instance, a temporary notarization is required, which costs 5 Resentment Crystals.

II. Marital Restrictions:
1. Bigamy is strictly prohibited (the system will automatically detect this, and violators will have 25% of their SAN value deducted. The system will recognize real-world registered marital relationships).
2. If couples voluntarily separate or cohabit without any marital relations for three consecutive months, the system will determine that the relationship has broken down, automatically divorce, and randomly divide property (to prevent sham marriages).

3. Both parties share all their assets (the internal spaces of their respective Reincarnated Watches are merged, allowing them to access any of each other's items).
III. Punishment for Betrayal:
1. If one party initiates violence against their spouse (regardless of whether it's a man against a woman or a woman against a man), the first time, the reincarnation system will randomly deprive them of one item; the second time, they will be deprived of five items; and the third time, a divorce will be automatically granted, with all property belonging to the other party.

2. If you actively kill your spouse, you will be marked as a "parricide" by the reincarnation system. Not only will you be ineligible to inherit the deceased's estate, but the difficulty of all dungeons will increase by 30%. Furthermore, the parricide mark will be communicated to other reincarnators through the reincarnation system. After a parricide is killed, the number of items that can be extracted from the skull key formed by their watch will be up to six.
IV. Distribute a pair of wedding rings

Appearance: Black and gold intertwined, inlaid with a blood-red gemstone.

Features:

1. Soul Link (Passive): When both parties are in the same plane, they can communicate through a mental link and can sense the approximate location of their spouse (error ≤ 100 meters).
2. Damage Sharing: You can choose to share 50% of the damage with your spouse. If one spouse's SAN value drops to 30%, the system will automatically deduct 10% of the other spouse's SAN value to compensate them, without their consent.

3. Teleportation Function: When one party is near death (SAN value reaches 10% and is judged as near death), the other party can forcibly teleport them to their side (cooldown 24 hours).

V. Career Resonance (Active Skills; details vary by profession; users can input each other's professions to search)

Then, Liu Yan handed Jiang Jin a piece of paper.

"Looking at electronic screens is quite tiring. I've summarized it for you. This is a detailed explanation of the professional resonance we've gained since getting married. Take a look. This is also... the biggest immediate boost that marriage can give us!"

(End of this chapter)