Conan Rick's Investigator

There is usually only one "inner feeder" in a person's heart.

"That's why those things just now rushed into the bodies of Kunyang people and Gai Ai-Yousi.

Although Koizumi Akako seems to have returned to normal now, there must still be an "inner feeder" in her body.

Although the influence of this one is limited, it will eventually have an impact.

However, there should be a way to get rid of this thing, just like Tomonori Kinoshita once wanted to exorcise them through a sacrificial ceremony.

At this moment, Qin Zhibo took out a pack of compressed biscuits and a bottle of water from his backpack and shared them with Koizumi Hongzi.

Originally, the two of them carried a lot of supplies, but after experiencing this series of adventures, many of the supplies were either actively or passively abandoned.

There was less than two days' worth of food left, but the two of them needed to cross the entire Yousi and Kunyang without the help of any vehicle.

Fortunately, Qin Zhibo left supplies at the entrance of Kunyang in advance, so as long as they could get to that place, it would be fine.

Although these Kunyang people had food on them, unfortunately, it was all food that needed to be cooked before it could be eaten.

Making a fire on the plain would undoubtedly expose one's position to the Kunyang sentries.

Considering that they have to avoid the Kunyang sentries on the plains, the next journey may be more dangerous than imagined.

Unless we can leave here through Xin's Tomb...

From the murals in the Nameless City, it seems that there is an entrance to the Dreamland's 'Tomb of Xin'.

But in such a vast plain, trying to find an entrance the size of a cave is like looking for a needle in a haystack.

Especially given the current shortage of supplies, this attempt itself is very dangerous.

Qin Zhibo was chewing a biscuit while thinking about how to leave this underground world next, when something suddenly came to his mind.

"It seems like you forgot to do something?"

"What happened..."

When Koizumi Hongzi heard Qin Zhibo mumbling to himself, she frowned and felt that something was wrong.

"It seems like there is something I promised but didn't do..."

Just as the two were wondering what they had missed on this trip to Enkai, shadows vaguely appeared in the air around the camp.

There were so many of them that they soon formed a "human wall" around Qin Zhibo and Koizumi Hongzi.

When Qin Zhibo and Koizumi Hongzi saw them, they suddenly remembered what they had forgotten.

I forgot to ask for the snake people!

In the canyon leading into Enkai, the snake people helped delay the Kunyang scouts.

But the condition is to help ask Tsathoggua whether he can help the snake people escape from the sea of suffering and lift the eternal curse imposed on them by Yig.

The snake people were standing far away around the camp at this time, staring at Qin Zhibo and Koizumi Hongzi like the heads of cobras.

One of the snake elders walked out from the shadows, and his almost translucent body came in front of Qin Zhibo.

"Have you asked Tsathoggua for us?"

Qin Zhibo forced a smile on his face, but he was actually thinking at the speed of light.

If I answer "I forgot" at this time, I will really become Tang Monk, and these snake people will definitely turn against me.

Tang Seng was a monk, and monks do not tell lies.

But what does the affairs of monks have to do with me?

This is called a white lie!

Thinking of this, Qin Zhibo put on a pity expression and shook his head regretfully, "Well, I asked for you."

"But Tsathoggua said that you must bear the curse by yourselves, and He will not interfere..."

"Although I tried my best to persuade you, you also know that God's will cannot be changed."

"I'm so sorry..."

Qin Zhibo's acting skills reached their peak at this moment.

Seeing that grief-stricken expression, even Koizumi Hongzi thought that he had really asked for the snake people secretly behind her back.

The snakeman elder and other snakemen watched Qin Zhibo's performance, standing there dully for a moment before reacting in various ways.

They either let out mournful hisses, or turned away dejectedly, or roared at the sky in injustice.

Qin Zhibo saw all of this. He was afraid that he would lose a lot of merit points this time for deceiving such a simple race.

In comparison, the snakeman elder was relatively calm, and his weathered face seemed to have been mentally prepared for this answer.

"Perhaps this is the fate of our Snake People. We can only appease the wrath of the Snake Father with eternal punishment..."

"Thank you, human."

The snakeman elder thanked Qin Zhibo, turned around and was about to disappear into the air.

Qin Zhibo hurriedly stopped him at this time, "Wait a minute!"

"Anything else? Human?"

The snakeman elder stopped and looked back.

Qin Zhibo didn't have a change of heart and want to tell them the truth at this time, but wanted to find out something.

"Excuse me, how do I get to Xin's Tomb?"

Chapter 1001 Possession by the God of War

"Xin's Tombs?"

The elder of the snake tribe stood there in a daze, thinking for a while, his tongue hissing back and forth.

"That place leads to a deeper world. What are you doing in Xin's Tomb?"

Qin Zhibo touched his nose and said, "We plan to leave this place through the Xin Tomb Group..."

"Wait a minute!" The snakeman elder suddenly became excited. "Are you saying that the Xin's Tomb can leave Yousi?"

"Yeah...don't you know?" Qin Zhibo asked in surprise.

"do not know."

The elder of the snake people shook his head like an ignorant child, which made Qin Zhibo feel for the first time that this intelligent species spanning 6500 million years was a little cute.

"I see……"

The elder of the snake people stared into the void, recalling the past and some history of the snake people.

In the cognition of the ancient snake people, there is no concept of dreamland.

They believe that the Xin Tombs and Yousi are the same space, just deeper than Yousi.

As the curse of Yig, the father of all snakes, gradually descended, all the snake people who believed in Tsathoggua entered the Tomb of Sin.

These heretical snake people also said that they took the initiative to enter the deeper space in order to appease Yig's anger and accept punishment on behalf of the entire race.

In fact, these snake people who believed in Tsathoggua simply fled into the Tombs of Sin under the guidance of Tsathoggua.

The curse of the Father of Snakes could not penetrate into the other world, so only the snake people who originally believed in Yig were left in Youshi to suffer eternal curse.

"We were lied to!"

"We've been tricked! Hiss—"

The elder of the snake tribe roared twice towards the sky, and his grievances and unwillingness were madly swallowed by his snake tongue.

Qin Zhibo couldn't help but feel a little sad when watching this magical version of the story of "good people should be pointed at guns."

As the saying goes, a good man is often bullied and a good horse is often ridden.

These snake people have it all: they are deceived by their own people and ridden like livestock by outsiders.

The snake people cried miserably, and the hissing sound on the plain could not be silenced for a long time.

……

After a long time, the snake people's crying and lamenting about the unfairness of fate gradually subsided.

During this period, Qin Zhibo and Koizumi Hongzi did not leave, but sat beside them and watched them cry.

Qin Zhibo was fine, but Koizumi Hongzi originally liked snakes very much.

In ancient Egyptian civilization, the snake is a symbol of strength and wisdom, rebirth and transformation, and is also the guardian of the Styx.

The ancient Egyptian pharaohs carved snake shapes on their headdresses and crowns, which also represented the supreme royal power granted by God.

Therefore, Koizumi Akako, who loves ancient Egyptian culture, also made a golden snake shape on her clothes.

But now, seeing these snake people from 6500 million years ago being deceived and crying, Koizumi Hongzi suddenly felt no love.

he, Tui~

Fortunately, the two of them finally achieved some results during their boring wait.

The elder of the snake tribe told Qin Zhibo the location of Xin’s tomb and promised to take the two of them there personally.

The condition is that if you encounter those heretical snake people who believe in Tsathoggua in the Tomb of Xin, you must scold them harshly on their behalf.

These snake people of Yousi are now in the state of souls, without physical bodies, and cannot access the space passage leading to the Tomb of Xin.

War of words is the only way they can vent their anger at the moment.

As for Qin Zhibo, he has now become a great philanthropist in their eyes and will definitely help them.

Qin Zhibo: "Well, don't worry, I will definitely help you!"

……

5 kilometers east of the Nameless City is a ruin surrounded by several ruins. The entrance to Xin’s Tomb Group is here.

Under the eager and hopeful gaze of the snake people, Qin Zhibo and Koizumi Hongzi jumped into the dark entrance.

This place is different from the outside world. There is neither day nor starry night in Yousi, so the entrance to the dreamland is always open.

As the two jumped into the pitch-black entrance, the space around them became blurred and quickly darkened.

When their vision cleared again, they were already in a dark world.

Ashes like snowflakes float in the dark world, so Qin Zhibo unilaterally calls this place the "Ashes Space".

In fact, this is also the dividing line between dreams and reality. Only filthy creatures severely exiled by the gods will live here.

"Be careful, this place is inhabited by demons and goblins..."

Qin Zhibo was reluctant to use the space channel of Xin's Tomb Group at the beginning. He wanted to find Xin's Tomb Group through dreaming first. These were the two major threats to the Ash Space.

If there were no zombies to protect them, for ordinary humans to break in here with their physical bodies would be like walking into a den of dragons and tigers.

But now it’s different. I have just gained 30000 general skill proficiency and can buy anything in the store.

Qin Zhibo checked the system and found that his current proficiency was 38373, which was enough to buy the remaining two items of this week.

This also indicates that the world will enter the "next week" in the near future.

But now Qin Zhibo is still hesitating whether to buy it. The effect of this item is "Grace of Blood", which can use blood to quickly repair serious injuries on the body, similar to a vampire.

But the side effect is that dreams are connected to the ancient gods. The more times you use "Blood Grace", the closer the connection becomes.

At present, the best way for Qin Zhibo to restore his willpower is to sleep, as the saying goes, "A good night's sleep can relieve a thousand worries."

But if you lose sanity even in dreams, I'm afraid the way to restore your willpower by sleeping will be completely cut off.

This is not "blood grace", but "will in exchange for blood bar".

Therefore, Qin Zhibo is not in a hurry to exchange this now.

But correspondingly, it must be exchanged now, because whether it is to get through the current dangerous situation or to rescue Hiroki Sawada next, these props must be used.

Qin Zhibo had an idea and exchanged the props.

The system showed that the proficiency number was rapidly decreasing. When it stopped, the proficiency had decreased by 12000.

This made Qin Zhibo feel a little painful.

Looking at the new item that appeared in the system's item bar, he stretched out his right hand, and a large sword slowly materialized in his hand.