Oh no! I'm surrounded by female ghosts!

At this very moment, Su Ming was squatting on the ground making a phone call to Zhou Zhengyang.

He was humming a little tune.

"The first level of the abyss is great, really great."

"The first level of the Abyss is awesome, absolutely fantastic!"

The first level of the abyss is filled with decorative scenes.

According to the scanning instructions, he has successfully obtained several ornaments.

Every time he gets a decoration, he takes a picture and posts it on his WeChat Moments.

Zhou Zhengyang almost crushed the phone while listening to it.

"Su Ming, what exactly do you want to say when you call me?"

He thought something serious had happened to Su Ming, which startled him so much that he immediately put down his work.

As a result, Su Ming kept praising how good and amazing the first level of the Abyss was during the phone call.

Has this guy gone insane?

Now, Zhou Zhengyang finally understands why Su Ming can date a ghost.

This guy's brain circuits are clearly not on the same frequency as his.

I reckon only a ghost could keep up.

"Old Zhou, don't worry."

That's right.

Su Ming coughed lightly, his expression becoming slightly serious.

His gaze swept over the damaged road sign not far away.

The broken road signpost was stained with a lot of blood, and the soil underneath was slightly raised, suggesting that something was hidden inside.

Su Ming has already done the analysis.

Hidden inside is a dangerously bizarre sight: half a dead body.

However, Su Ming was concerned about the words on the road sign.

【⬅ Changle North Road】

【⬆ Baishan Avenue】

【➡ Happy Children's Playground: 873m】

It is a standard three-way intersection sign.

Turn left onto Changle North Road, continue straight onto Baishan Avenue, then turn right onto Huanxiao Children's Park.

But the problem is.

Su Ming looked around.

I did not see the Changle North Road, Baishan Avenue, or Huanxiao Children's Park as indicated by the road signs.

The scene decorations that Su Ming had obtained before did not have such obvious information, so he did not think much about it.

But this road sign is different.

It's so specific, it's like it was pulled directly from a crossroads in a real city.

How did it get here?

As Zhou Zhengyang listened to Su Ming's account, his expression grew increasingly grave.

"Wait, let me check first."

A few minutes later, the phone rang.

"Found it."

"Su Ming, I've sent the photos to your phone."

Su Ming opened the photo sent by Zhou Zhengyang.

The road sign in the photo is exactly the same as the road sign on the first level of the abyss.

The only difference is that the road sign in the photo looks normal, there is no blood, and the soil underneath is not slightly raised.

"This is a road sign at the Changqing intersection in Xicheng High-tech Zone."

"The Changqing intersection was rerouted 30 years ago and is now a commercial building."

Zhou Zhengyang sent another photo, a picture of a building.

The modern skyscrapers stand in stark contrast to the gray, gloomy space before us.

"Su Ming, have you discovered something?"

Zhou Zhengyang had no choice but to ask.

Currently, only Su Ming is on the first level of the abyss.

Any discovery he makes is of great importance to the Dragon Kingdom.

Su Ming nodded: "I suspect that the first layer of the Abyss is related to Blue Star."

"But I don't have a clue what the specific relationship is yet."

"Okay," Zhou Zhengyang said solemnly, "I'll transfer you to someone else."

"Her name is Lin Jiajia, and she is... Dr. Chen's student."

"Currently, I am the head of the logistics and testing department."

"She was in charge of designing our bureau's abnormal odor detection system."

When Chen Zhiwei was mentioned, Zhou Zhengyang's tone remained extremely heavy.

Chen Zhiwei has disappeared, but the students she trained remain the most core talents in the Dragon Kingdom.

This gives you an idea of ​​just how valuable Chen Zhiwei is.

Before transferring the call, Zhou Zhengyang specifically reminded her, "She's a bit timid and introverted, so speak gently and don't scare her."

"Okay, okay, I understand."

A dozen seconds later, a faint voice came from the phone.

The other person seemed very nervous, spoke very softly, and appeared not to communicate with people often.

"Your Majesty, I am Lin Jiajia."

"Could you...could you tell me in detail what you've seen and heard during this period?"

The last few words almost vanished into thin air.

No wonder Zhou Zhengyang specifically told me to speak gently so as not to scare the other person.

With that volume, it's not that he's timid.

This is clearly the ultimate form of social anxiety.

I don't know how the other person became Chen Zhiwei's student.

But Su Ming still began to recount his experiences in the first level of the abyss and his general guesses.

After Su Ming finished speaking, Lin Jiajia said weakly, "Your Majesty, please wait for me for twenty minutes."

"I will contact you again in twenty minutes."

After saying that, the phone slammed down.

Su Ming stared at his phone, stunned for a full two seconds, before calling Zhou Zhengyang back.

"Old Zhou, this Lin Jiajia isn't just timid, she's clearly socially awkward."

"Hey," Zhou Zhengyang said seriously, "Don't underestimate Lin Jiajia, she's Chen Bozheng's beloved disciple."

"Let me give you a hint."

"Lin Jiajia's abilities are related to communication."

"Otherwise, do you think we could still contact you in a hellish place like the first level of the abyss?"

Su Ming raised an eyebrow: "You mean, Lin Jiajia is an Awakened One, and her awakened abilities are related to communication?"

Zhou Zhengyang laughed it off, saying it was top secret and couldn't be revealed for the time being.

"cut."

Su Ming scoffed dismissively.

He thought the world was truly amazing.

A person with severe social anxiety actually awakened the ability to connect with others.

This is absolutely hellish matchmaking.

"Oh, right."

"How are the sealed artifacts in our department?"

Su Ming thought of his recently updated system.

Containment ability allows him to acquire knowledge.

Sealed artifacts are the best way to acquire knowledge.

When this was mentioned, Zhou Zhengyang sighed, "The structural modules that sealed them all had problems."

"We are still trying to find a way to reseal it."

"If Dr. Chen were still alive, there shouldn't be any major problems, since the structural modules that sealed them were all researched by Dr. Chen."

"Some of the sealed artifacts have completely gone out of control. I don't know the current situation either, because no one dares to approach them."

"As for the strange creatures," Zhou Zhengyang's voice became somewhat wistful.

"After the black mist covered the globe, the presence of the strange creatures became more and more obvious, although the success rate of analysis increased significantly."

"But the time it takes for the monster to reappear has been greatly shortened."

"I don't know if it's good news or bad news."

"Anyway, the bureau has recently added a lot of abnormal items, high-risk items, and forbidden items."

"When you come back, you can choose whatever you like. After all, that's what Dr. Chen promised you."

After chatting with Zhou Zhengyang for a while, Lin Jiajia called him.

After answering the call, Lin Jiajia's weak voice came through the phone.

She got straight to the point, speaking much faster.

"It's forgetting," she said.

"Those forgotten deaths and murders."

"These events actually happened, but they were buried and hidden."

"What happened has happened."

"Burying it doesn't mean it will disappear."

"Your Majesty, there may have been a body buried beneath the road sign you discovered."

"This is my initial deduction."

After saying that, she seemed to have used up all her social energy, and then added one last sentence.

"Your Majesty, if there's nothing else, I...I'll take my leave now."

With a snap, the call ended.

Before the call ended, Su Ming heard a long, relieved sigh.

Su Ming glanced at his phone, a strange look on his face.

This Lin Jiajia is even more socially awkward than he imagined.

However, this guy is indeed quite capable; he can make what he considers a very reasonable judgment within twenty minutes.

According to Lin Jiajia's analysis.

The rotting ghost in the dry well was most likely a corpse thrown in by someone.

But no one knew that the truth had been buried.

And during this time, as I was walking, a hand would suddenly emerge from the ground and grab my ankle.

At the time, he thought this was a feature of the first level of the abyss.

Thinking about it now, I'm afraid that's not the case.

Humans are best at digging a hole and burying a corpse.

Many murder cases begin with the discovery of a body in the ground, which then leads to an investigation.

Su Ming believed that there must be many more bodies that had not yet been discovered.

"So that's how it is."

He gazed at the first layer of the gray abyss.

This layer is formed by the sedimentation of all the hidden and submerged truths of death on Earth.

That number is simply incalculable.

Su Ming and Lin Jiajia's phone call was not kept from Wen Qi.

Wen Qi added, "That's not all."

"And the truth has been altered and distorted."

Su Ming immediately thought of the Twisted Idol.

Open the receiving page and check the knowledge receiving progress.

[Unknown: 4.3% ⬆]

His sixth sense told him that this slowly unlocking "unknown knowledge" was most likely related to forgetting and distortion.