I, the screenwriter, have experienced a resurgence of inspiration.

This was the first time Song Mo had discovered a related instance in the materials, so even though it would cost 20 script points, she still decisively chose to capture it.

[20 Script Points consumed to capture Route 404 Yin-Yang Bus... Capture successful! Please create your character settings for this material.]

"You can even create character settings? That's my specialty; it's just creating character designs and biographies—"

At the end of the Song Dynasty, a smile appeared on his face. Almost as soon as he thought of it, a string of characters-like ink appeared from mid-air and completely covered the bus.

The tangible words overwhelmed the physical reality, and Song Mo's mind was flooded with rumors and speculations about bus route 404—

[Draft Concept 1: This is a bus that travels between the realms of the living and the dead; it possesses the ability to traverse life and death...]

[This setting requires 1000000 script points; setting failed.]

[Draft Concept 2: This is a bus with a life of its own. Every night, it appears near Taiping Cemetery...]

[Settings failed, please continue to refine your settings.]

At the end of the Song Dynasty, slightly anxious, he bit his thumb, thought it over carefully, and then continued writing:

[Draft Concept 3: This is a creature born from local legends of Jiangcheng. It is neither a ghost nor a spirit. It was born from fear and curiosity at the end of the Song Dynasty and is naturally loyal to the end of the Song Dynasty...]

It is the embodiment of all the ghostly phenomena on public transportation; its presence only grows stronger whenever it is mentioned…

Taiping Cemetery seems to hold a special significance for it...

Every full moon night, from midnight to dawn, it appears in the thick fog, randomly taking away those returning home late and leading them to Taiping Cemetery...

A long string of ink-wash characters floated motionless, seemingly indicating that the system was making a judgment.

Just when Song Mo thought the setup had failed, the next second, the ethereal text floated up again, slowly outlining in mid-air.

[Under judgment—]

[A supernatural creature has been successfully created!]

【Paranormal Creature No. 001: The Ghost of Bus Route 404 (Loyalty: 100%)】

After years of slumber, the old, lifeless bus began to melt away at a visible rate, and the characters created at the end of the Song Dynasty seemed to come alive, densely filling the interior of the bus—

Then, this inanimate object, which shouldn't have been moving, suddenly shuddered, and the old windshield wipers on the wide glass windshield creaked and started moving.

"Crunch... crunch crunch..."

[Biological Characteristics: Formless and intangible, existing between reality and illusion, with a gentle and peaceful nature. (Feeding with low-level materials may yield train tickets.)]

[Location: Taiping Cemetery in the north of the city - Old Furniture City in the south of the city. You can take the bus to the dungeon "Taiping Cemetery" (undeveloped) with your bus ticket.]

The dungeon "Taiping Cemetery" has been added to your inventory.

Should we name the 404 bus route "Ghost"?

It worked!

The moment the bus ghost started moving, Song Mo felt his heart suddenly pound violently in the left side of his chest.

It wasn't an illusion, nor was it a psychological effect; it truly came to life!

"So creating scripts and supernatural creatures can have an effect on oneself, which means that if I create enough scripts and creatures, it's not impossible for them to actually 'come alive'."

Song Mo suppressed his excitement and approached the old-fashioned bus, which was painted entirely in green.

Unlike a shadow, it is a colored, living "inanimate object".

It is no longer a cold, rigid lump of iron, no longer a lifeless old object—the rigid mechanical shell has come to life.

……

……

"Beep beep! Beep beep!"

The bus ghost rushed out of the exhibition stand, but strangely penetrated reality, nimbly circling around the end of the Song Dynasty, just like a puppy begging for food from its owner.

"...Are you hungry? What should I give you to eat, engine oil, gasoline?"

Song Mo reached out and patted the big guy, and surprisingly felt a faint "joyful" emotion coming from his palm:

"Wait, you're a ghost from the bus, should I burn paper money for you to burn as engine oil?"

Having received no food from its owner, the bus ghost sounded its horn twice more, this time with even greater anxiety:

【Hungry……】

I want to eat...

Song Mo had a sudden thought. He remembered the system's previous hints about low-level materials and tried to retrieve the shadow he had captured earlier.

The hazy shadows transformed from words into reality once more. She didn't even see how the bus ghost moved before the shadows vanished.

hum-

The bus ghost's body trembled slightly, and the front of the bus swayed, as if it were letting out a satisfied burp.

This time I was much calmer:

[...I want to go out and have fun...]

Born of fear and curiosity, it naturally yearns for the night and instinctively wants to leave the cramped exhibition hall.

Song Mo sized up the obedient and docile bus ghost in front of him, quickly weighing the pros and cons in his mind.

It was the first ghost that he had written and created himself, and it was more gentle and harmless than a zombie.

More importantly, it is extremely loyal and completely controllable.

After a moment's thought, a faint smile appeared in Song Mo's eyes, and she softly agreed:

"You can tour the city at night and move freely, but you must not disturb ordinary people, but you must not create panic."

You must take me home before dawn, understand?

"Beep beep! Beep..."

As soon as the words were spoken, the bus ghost obediently trembled slightly, and its headlights flashed rapidly several times.

Song Mo finally agreed—she needed to gather as much low-level material as possible before dawn, and also take advantage of the bus ghost's ride.

call!

The moment Song Mo entered the carriage, the bus ghost let out a cheerful hum and crashed straight into the thick, solid wall—

"Who's in the car? We've already called the police!"

"stop!"

"The police are coming right away! Get out of the car immediately, it's been abandoned for over ten years and can't be driven!"

A chaotic sound of footsteps came from not far away, clearly from security guards who had been attracted by the loudspeaker.

But the next second, countless lampposts swayed, and this old and worn-out No. 404 bus, right in front of everyone, went straight through the wall and slowly drove into the fog.

!!!

"A ghost, a ghost train!!"

"Ghosts! It's haunted!!"

The flashlight beams flashed, and the men instantly saw the empty driver's cab. A chill ran down their spines, and the leader, without hesitation, scrambled to his feet, letting out a heart-wrenching scream:

"Run! There's a ghost!! The 404 ghost car is out!! Help!!"

"There really are ghosts! There really are ghosts!"

A piercing scream shattered the silence, leaving them with only an empty exhibition area.

"Feel sorry."

Song Mo mouthed something to a few people through the window—even though she knew no one could see her.

It's just that after today, there will probably be another strange story about bus route 404.

……

……

The bus ghost is an excellent tool for capturing low-level content!

As Song Mo sat on bus 404, he quickly stretched his hand out the window, and immediately, ink-wash characters appeared before him:

[Low-level material: Shadow (Significantly increases capture success rate)]

[Low-level material: Shadow (Significantly increases capture success rate)]

[…Capture successful!]

[…Capture successful!]

[Capture failed.]

[Capture successful!]

In just half an hour, Song Mo's backpack had accumulated more than a dozen low-level materials.

"Very good."

Song Mo's eyes lit up with joy. Originally, she only wanted to use the bus ghost to create a new script, but she didn't expect such a pleasant surprise.

Not only did they acquire a docile and law-abiding ghost, but they also unlocked a new method for capturing materials.

The bus ghost seemed to sense its master's joy and became even more excited, its body shrouded in mist as it steadily drove along the city road.

Perhaps due to its prototype, despite being able to penetrate objects, bus route 404 still obediently follows traffic rules and even waits for traffic lights.

If someone were to observe from a surveillance camera's perspective, they would see a strange sight:

On the empty asphalt road, a thick fog suddenly appeared out of nowhere, and an old-fashioned bus without a driver creaked and groaned as it moved along the road.

The fog stretched along the entire road, enveloping the whole street.

It was believed that it wouldn't be long before the authorities discovered the existence of Route 404.

But she wasn't worried. She focused on capturing footage until dawn, when she reluctantly let the bus ghost take her home.

The success rate of capturing low-level materials by riding the ghost car is almost 100%!

With so much material, she could easily create a new horror script.

The moment I arrived at the building where I was renting a place, the first rays of dawn pierced the darkness.

Song Mo drifted into the room and watched the thick fog depart.

The streets returned to their usual quiet, and the fog dissipated.

Its daybreak.

As his senses returned to his body, Song Mo slowly opened his eyes. His eyes were clear and bright, filled with a sense of accomplishment and surprise, without any signs of fatigue.

[Screenwriting points: 30]

[Remaining lifespan: 25 days and 11 hours...]

Number of concrete scripts: 1

Number of ghosts created: 1

Please keep up the good work.