Myth News Forecast

Du Wang was also somewhat surprised when he saw his ranking.

In his plan, to advance to the top ten, he would need to participate in at least three Advent events.

After resolving the level-one ghost realm issue, the account 【乌】 jumped to tenth place.

This means he has already gained knowledge of mythology.

Du Wang glanced at the date; there were still 5 days until the rankings were settled on Sunday.

"So what kind of knowledge is there in mythology, and how is it acquired?"

Is it being directly injected into the brain?

Not knowing much about this, he sought out Professor Zhuang after starting work.

Professor Zhuang explained: "Based on our observations and experiments over the past six months, the top ten mythological knowledge items can be divided into the following categories."

"The first category concerns the consumption of relics."

"It allows you to know in advance the attributes of the relics needed to advance to Tier 2 and Tier 3."

"The second category is promotion ceremonies at different levels."

"Advancing to the second rank is the simplest and most direct. But advancing to the third rank requires a specific ritual to succeed."

"The third category is knowledge of mythical creatures or personal spirits."

"This knowledge can be used to improve your control and enable you to master new skills more quickly."

"The fourth category is fragments of mythological stories."

"The story fragments obtained from mythological prediction websites are often not recorded in ancient books, and we suspect they are closely related to the truth of the advent events."

"The last category is clues about certain demonic and immortal abodes."

"This is also the most common type. However, if you obtain clues about the Immortal's Dojo in the future, you must not act rashly, because the danger of the Immortal's Dojo far exceeds that of demons and evil spirits."

After explaining these basic facts, Professor Zhuang picked up his teacup and took a sip.

Du Wang asked, "So the mythological knowledge gained by the top ten is all random?"

"No, that's not it."

Professor Zhuang shook his head: "You should know that the higher the ranking, the greater the value of the knowledge gained."

"But this value is often different from what you expect."

"For example, you rank first and receive an unknown fragment of a myth. But you don't actually need it. You need to piece together more fragments to decipher a small amount of useful information."

"On the contrary, you ranked tenth, but you obtained information about the relic that allows you to advance from Tier 2 to Tier 3, which is more valuable to you."

Professor Zhuang put down his teacup: "However, the higher the ranking, the easier it is to obtain high-value information."

"You can think of mythological knowledge as a large fishpond, where the top ten fishermen are all fishing in the same pond."

"Thirteenth to seventh place, use a beginner fishing rod."

"For sixth to fourth place, use a mid-range fishing rod."

"Third place to second place, use a high-grade fishing rod."

"The first place winner uses a top-of-the-line fishing rod."

"You can't say that other people can't catch big fish, because fish swim back and forth. The tenth-place person can also catch the best fish, but the first-place person has the best equipment, so the probability is indeed higher."

Du Wang suddenly realized: "I see."

Professor Zhuang smiled and said, "You have great potential. You've already risen to 35th place after just two missions."

"After a few more arrival events, we might break into the top ten."

Du Wang asked, "Is mythological knowledge directly instilled into the brain?"

"That's right, received it precisely at midnight."

Du Wang then thought of another question and asked, "How do we determine the accuracy of mythological knowledge? If someone conceals or alters the knowledge they have acquired, how do we judge that?"

There is no direct solution.

Professor Zhuang said in a deep voice, "However, we can cross-reference the information we have obtained in the past to prove its authenticity."

"Understood."

After finishing his studies, Du Wang left the research lab. When he returned to the office area, he saw Chen Qingyao waving at him.

"Team Leader Chen."

Du Wang walked into the office and sat down in front of her.

"Based on your report, the researchers have roughly determined the identities of the two ghosts."

"Among them, the ghosts that parasitize the hair should be the hanging ghosts, which are commonly known as the hanged ghosts in folklore."

"The ghosts that parasitize the head could be head-changing ghosts or flying head monsters."

Team Leader Chen handed over the tablet, which contained relevant ancient books.

Hanged ghosts are mostly recorded in the form of stories in ancient books and novels such as "Zi Bu Yu", "Yue Wei Cao Tang Bi Ji", and "Liao Zhai Zhi Yi".

The spirits that possess these spirits usually suffered great pain or injustice in their previous lives and must find a replacement to be reincarnated.

The "Head-Changing Ghost," also known as the "Head-Changing Ghost," is recorded in the "Records of the Netherworld."

The description is: "In my dream last night, there was a person with blisters, a lot of beard, and a big nose and eyes."

The translation is: "The person in the dream has rough, blistered skin, is hairy, has a big nose, and half-rolls their eyes."

It is adept at swapping heads, and can switch the appearances of two people.

As for the Flying Head Barbarian, there are many ancient books that record it, and it is considered a very classic character, but it is still quite different from the ghosts and monsters that Du Wang and others encountered.

"I think it should be the Head-Changing Ghost," Du Wang concluded.

"Yes, that's what I think too."

Captain Chen said, "The abilities of the Head-Changing Ghost are more suited to your situation."

"Furthermore, we have identified the girl and roughly pieced together the entire story."

As she spoke, she picked up three photos from the side.

These are front-facing photos of Chu Wen, the woman in the bathrobe, and the girl in the wall.

Team Leader Chen first pointed to the woman in the bathrobe who had a delicate appearance and a slender figure and said, "Her real name is Zeng Jiaqi, she is 22 years old, a recent college graduate, and a resident of 1621."

She then pointed to the mature-looking woman who was shoved into the wall and said, "Her real name is Zhang Yue, she is 28 years old, a hostess, and a resident of 1609."

"The room where you first met Chu Wen was 1621, which is Zeng Jiaqi's room."

Du Wang suddenly realized why the woman in the bathrobe looked mature with a broad jaw but had such a delicate and slender figure; it turned out that Zeng Jiaqi and Zhang Yue's heads had been switched.

In other words, the face they saw belonged to Zhang Yue, but the body belonged to Zeng Jiaqi.

Similarly, the girl on the wall had a delicate face but a much stronger figure, clearly indicating that her body belonged to Zhang Yue.

Having figured this out, he asked, "Then why was Zhang Yue stuffed into the wall?"

Captain Chen replied, "We suspect she was murdered by her friend because of a money dispute."

"I heard from people in the bar that Zhang Yue and a female friend, Duan Ying, lived together in room 1609 and usually went to and from get off work together."

"A week ago, Zhang Yue and Duan Ying had a conflict at a bar."

The next day, Zhang Yue resigned, and Duan Ying helped with the paperwork.

"After that, she disappeared."

"We reviewed the surveillance footage from this week and found that Zhang Yue returned to the Youth Commune on the evening of May 26 and has not been seen since."

"That night, a suspicious man entered the Youth Commune. He was in a relationship with Duan Ying, and we suspect that the two of them murdered Zhang Yue together and hid her in the wall."

"However, Duan Ying died in this ghost realm."

"Police are pursuing the man and expect to arrest him soon."

After listening to Captain Chen's account, Du Wang said, "If it weren't for this case, perhaps ghosts wouldn't be so difficult to deal with."

"Yes." Captain Chen paused for a moment, then changed the subject.

"We obtained three relics in total from this mission."

"They are a strand of hair from the hanged ghost, and their attributes are ominous and water-based."

"The mask of the Head-Changing Ghost is two, and its attribute is the ominous wood element."

"Since Liu Qiang died in the line of duty, you and Cheng Huo can distribute these three relics yourselves. You can sell them to the team or keep them for yourselves until you reach Tier 2."

"OK."

"Also... Liu Qiang's funeral is scheduled for the day after tomorrow. Do you want to attend?"

Du Wang nodded.