Chapter 663 – Compromise (3k)
Driving, Su Jiu’s attention was entirely focused ahead. Listening to the other person’s words, she couldn’t help but slow down slightly. Could this relic be related to “Ghosts”?
“Back then, the area most affected by the Hundred Ghosts Night Parade was the vicinity of Tokyo. The local houses and rivers were destroyed by the power of [Ghosts]. [Dragons] joined forces with the local human powerhouses to resist them. The two sides engaged in an extremely fierce battle near the Yamaguchi relic that we are investigating.”
Glancing at Su Jiu’s reaction, Lin Chujiu smiled faintly, her gaze falling on the outside where it was drizzling. She spoke softly, “The battle lasted for several days and nights. Fresh blood flowed into the river, turning almost the entire river red, and the stench spread to several nearby cities.”
Listening to her words, Su Jiu quickly understood some information. She then tried to deduce, “Could that relic be related to this war? Was it built by people to commemorate these [Dragons] and the ancestors who resisted the disaster?”
“It is related… but it is very likely not built by humans.”
Lin Chujiu withdrew her gaze, her expression also becoming solemn. She took out her smartphone, opened a photo of a stone pillar, scanned the photo repeatedly, and finally paused at the strange katakana on the stone pillar.
“Analyzing the photos from the local survey team, this is very likely a relic built by a [Ghost] from back then. The purpose of its construction seemed to be for some kind of ritual, but the other party seemed to have encountered an emergency and did not proceed. Later, due to the war, this relic was submerged. It was only recently, with various geological activities, that it was rediscovered by people.”
Listening to Lin Chujiu’s words, Su Jiu couldn’t help but think of the [Ghost] on her map. The location of this [Ghost] was also in Tokyo. Could it be related to this relic…
And what was the relationship between that small red river shrimp and the relic they were going to investigate?
That’s right, that old man Lin had tricked her into believing this relic would be related to a War God-level fire demon. What they had just discussed were stories and conjectures. She should ask about the things she cared about.
After all, it was very likely that this relic would be related to a top-tier fire-attribute demon, which would have a major impact on her advancement to War God level.
She immediately asked, “Mr. Lin, I heard that this relic has many fire-type demons?”
“Yes, quite a few.”
Nodding, Lin Chujiu chuckled lightly, blew at the rain outside the window, and then slowly said, “The areas near that place do have many fire demons, but the situation is very special, and they cannot be generalized with ordinary fire demons.”
“Special demons?”
This time, it was Su Jiu’s turn to be stunned. In her carelessness, she almost hit a utility pole with the car. With a strong turn of the steering wheel, she managed to regain control. Her heart became somewhat excited. Could this be the demon she needed?
Lin Chujiu quietly asked, “Student Su, do you know Mermaids?”
“Mermaids? Sea Monster Sirens? What does this have to do with fire-attribute demons?”
How could Su Jiu not know such demons? Her first mission was dealing with such demons. They were special demons that could enter water and soar through the sky.
She remembered that the Siren Queen had given her a conch shell, but it was no longer there.
“You should know that most of us are graduate students in marine exploration, right?” Lin Chujiu asked.
“…Mm.”
Su Jiu blinked her eyes, unsure why. But she still nodded silently and responded softly.
“The reason they ordered us to come is precisely because most of those fire-attribute demons are mutated demons with sea, land, and air varieties, and they mostly inhabit coastal caves.”
Seeing Su Jiu nod, Lin Chujiu continued, sighing with a hint of curiosity in her eyes, “And those demons are not of the same category. Even though two categories are separated by the distance between mammalian demons and fish demons, they have similar habits. This is very incredible.”
“Precisely because of this, the local government of Sakura Country wants to decipher this phenomenon in order to master and apply it to the army as soon as possible.”
At this moment, Su Ze, sitting in the co-pilot seat, chimed in, clearly having done some background research and knowing a lot about Sakura Country’s operations.
Su Jiu was not surprised by this. The Sakura army had always been trying to break free from the restraints of Eagle Country. They had even cooperated with the Kamishiro Family to develop the [Divine Blood Potion]…
Thinking of this, she suddenly froze.
Divine Blood Potion…?
The two matters likely had some connection.
Su Ze interrupted her thoughts again, speaking with a hint of helplessness in his tone, “Tomorrow, we need to prepare to go to the Taiji Dojos in the city center for a friendly meeting. They call it an exchange of experience, but it’s more like a display of strength and competition. Not only will there be young survey personnel from other countries, but some local powerhouses from Sakura will also be present.”
Fearing that Su Jiu would not understand the significance of this competition, Lin Chujiu added, “Although this exchange competition is not formal, it is a matter of national pride. The good news is that powerhouses over forty years old will not participate. The bad news is that some schools are actually sending combat professional teachers who are not in the survey major to participate.”
“With Mr. Lin here, victory will surely be easy.”
Listening to their words, Su Jiu smiled, not caring about these things at all. If they really wanted to fight, would those students be enough for her, a Night Watcher who had walked out of seas of corpses and blood?
She thought that since they were going to exchange strength tomorrow, wouldn’t the Alchemical Items on her person sell for a high temporary price? At that time, she would be rolling in Magic Crystals. After the batch of goods at the embassy was used to enhance General Feng, these Magic Crystals could also be used to improve the strength of those fish phantoms.
She wondered, although these survey teams represented their respective countries, how many of them at their age had good Alchemical Items? In a competition, these Alchemical Items could determine the outcome.
Although it was drizzling, the hotel Su Jiu booked was not far away. They soon arrived at the hotel. After exchanging phone numbers with Lin Chujiu, she returned to her room.
“The Magic Crystals will be delivered tonight. I originally planned to use points to exchange for level three Extraordinary Attributes, but now I think it’s better to strengthen my existing strength.”
After returning to her room, Su Jiu glanced at the message from the embassy, then let out E Huo, and leisurely took a bath, shedding much of the sea breeze scent.
Living a life without the need for fighting and killing was truly enjoyable.
E Huo’s voice came from outside the bathroom door, “Mama, there are two messages!”
“This is… the relic’s map.”
After coming out, Su Jiu found that her phone had received a map, which contained specific details about the relic sent by Lin Chujiu. Her gaze casually swept over it, but she was slightly stunned and frowned deeply.
“The location of this relic seems to be on the same river as the [Ghost] I found the scroll for. The scroll is located downstream of a river, and this relic is at the bottom of a large mountain. The former is downstream, and the relic is upstream. Could they really be related?”
“Even if they are related, we still have to start by investigating the special river shrimp. The place of the [Ghost] cannot be easily approached. Ibuki’s residual soul could unleash that kind of combat power. If there was a [Ghost] with a physical body, it might even be stronger, after all, it has received enhancements from The Others (Evil Immortals).”
Shaking her head, Su Jiu felt that thinking about these things now was useless. She had to wait until tomorrow and explore to get some basic information before she could judge.
She then scrolled down. Another message was from a white-haired anime girl avatar with the nickname [Lin]:
18:16
Lin: [You’ve come to Tokyo?]
Me: [Yes, here’s the specific location – Link JPG.]
The other party was silent for a while, then sent an emoji pack, and then slowly sent text messages.
Lin: [Little Mary poked her finger JPG.]
Lin: [Did you bring that little blue flower? I’ve earned a few Intermediate Magic Crystals…]
Su Jiu raised her eyebrows, a smile appearing on her face. Was the fish taking the bait itself? She deliberately left the other party hanging, waiting for them to reply first.
As expected, Lin couldn’t hold back much and tentatively asked:
[Is it not okay?]
Seeing this, Su Jiu chuckled and slowly started typing:
Me: [I’ll give it to you if you sign a master-servant contract.]
This time, Lin almost didn’t hesitate and directly sent a little Mary shaking her head emoji pack, clearly disagreeing with Su Jiu’s request.
Me: [Those few Intermediate Magic Crystals are not enough to repay the debt. The blue flower cannot be given to you.]
Lin was silent for a while, as if relieved:
[Wait a few more months, and I will definitely raise enough Magic Crystals for you.]
Seeing the text above, Su Jiu realized that the other party wanted to slowly recover. After the seal was broken, with her strength as an intermediate War God, it would be easy to find a large number of sea demons to repay the debt, becoming a poor young lady who didn’t owe money.
But how could Su Jiu let the duck that had flown into her mouth easily escape? She then typed:
[I’m short on money recently. Tomorrow, I’m going to the Taiji Dojos in the city center to sell some spoils of war.]
Me: [If you don’t come, I’ll sell them to others. Blood Princess sighed JPG.]
“Con artist!”
On the other end, in a cheap rented room that didn’t require identification, the long-haired girl looked at the messages on her phone, almost gnashing her teeth in anger. Her entire small face turned red, wanting to smash her phone. She stopped halfway through.
She was undocumented and couldn’t move without a phone.
Taking a deep breath, she looked at the windowsill, picked up the pillow beside her, puffed out her cheeks, and punched it repeatedly. The sound of air explosions sounded continuously.
“Bang bang bang!!!”
Beat you to death! Beat you to death! Beat you to death!
For a moment, cotton scattered throughout the room with the sound. After a moment of silence, she silently grabbed her phone and was silent for a while. She first sent a [Little Mary was troubled JPG.], and before Su Jiu could reply, she added:
[Can we continue to sign a debt contract?]
Lin stared at her phone, mentally calculating what to do if Su Jiu refused. But soon, the “ding ding” sound from her phone made her sigh in relief. Her light purple pupils reflected two words:
“Can.”
Lin glanced at the messy room, then showed a relieved smile, wiped the sweat from her forehead, and began to clean up. Her mood didn’t feel as bad anymore.
She didn’t even ask what the additional conditions were…
Unbeknownst to her, the smile on the other end of the phone was even richer than hers.
