The old monk smacked his lips, as if he was a little greedy.
Upon hearing the keyword "Yoshiwara", Youfang's eyes suddenly lit up. He crawled to the old monk using his hands and feet and spoke in a low voice.
"Grandpa, could you please elaborate on the topic about Yoshiwara..."
"That depends on whether your wine and food are ready..."
The old monk made a gesture as if he was holding the wine cup and drinking it all.
Maybe other temples have rules against getting close to women and eating meat, but in his Kuhua Temple, these are all non-existent and marrying and having children is completely allowed!
Although the old monk can no longer do that properly, but if there are young and beautiful prostitutes pouring wine for him while he is drinking and chatting, the wine will taste at least 50% more delicious.
"Yoshiwara? What is that?"
Obviously, there was no Saotome who was wandering around Edo like the one on the right, and he had no idea what the one on the right was talking about.
But when she turned around, Saotome found that Satonaka Itsuko also came close to the old monk with a familiar smile on his face, just like the one on the right.
At this moment, as a man, his intuition probably told him what they were talking about.
After all, some people in Saotome also come from Kabuki background. After all, Kabuki was created by Akuni, the shrine maiden of Izumo Taisha Shrine, and later promoted by the courtesans. It would be strange if some people in Saotome didn't know this. They just didn't react at that time.
So, this guy came over with a weird smile.
Even though he looks more delicate than a girl, the frequency of use of the lower part is really higher than that of the right part, if dreams are not counted.
The pervert is right next to me!
Three players surrounded an old monk and laughed strangely, and then...
Attacked by Mamahaha.
The three people on the right had feathers all over their heads. They sat obediently on the ground and listened to our blushing little witch preaching with her hands on her waist. The general idea was that love is sacred and they were advised to avoid going to that place where you can spend a few hundred coins to stay overnight.
As for why the little girl knew how much money it cost, they decided not to ask.
Logically speaking, Youfang has no idea whether the others have been there or not, but Youfang was interrupted by an unexpected incident before he could even go, so it is a completely false accusation.
"…Come to think of it, when Haohmaru came back to ask me for money on credit half a month ago, he seemed to have said that he wanted to have a sword fight with Tachibana Ukyo. But if I remember correctly, Tachibana Ukyo should have died of illness, right?"
The old monk held the bottle of wine (given by Kurama) that was secretly stuffed into his arms and sniffed it secretly. He felt a little excited and seemed to have awakened some fragment of memory.
"Where will the duel take place?"
The three people on the right turned their heads and asked in unison, listening to Nakolulu's sermon.
The old monk pulled his gray eyebrows and thought hard for a long time before he slowly spoke.
"It seems to be in a place called Kailiu Island..."
Chapter 703 Crow Communications at your service
The right side already looked like it wanted to summon a fleet.
If this wasn't an area that had nothing to do with mecha battles, perhaps the summon on the right would have been successful.
Hailiu Island is very far away, about seven or eight hundred kilometers away from the Kuhua Temple where they are now. Even using the special movement rules of this map, it will take a lot of time. This makes Youfang very hesitant about whether to go to Hailiu Island to find someone. After all, it is still unknown whether the person is there.
It seemed that it only took them about 1 minutes to move from the forest outside Jiangdai to the Kuhua Temple, but the game map time actually progressed for an hour. While they successfully supported the Kuhua Temple, the remnants of the heroes had already killed a lot of people.
There were quite a lot of demons and monsters in the evil camp. Maybe they sensed that the two hours when the aura fluctuations of the Hell's Gate would be the strongest were about to pass, so they finally couldn't help it and officially collided with the remains of the heroes temporarily stationed there and the strong men of justice who had not yet left.
Since the fragments of the black cup absorbed a lot of the leaked energy of the Hell Gate, the terrain effect that was supposed to increase the refresh amount of the Hell Demons was directly halved, and was even worse than before. In addition, with the remains of some heroic spirits and the guarding of the black beast, the Hell Demons were unable to form a pincer attack with the evil camp outside that tried to attack.
This time, the big monsters and strong men leading the evil side are the brothers "Feitian" and "Mantian" from the Thunder Beast Clan who obtained the Gintama fragments, the human-demon hybrid killer "Genan Shiranui" who came here under the orders of his superiors, and Genjuro Kigami, a man who is neither on the evil side nor on the righteous side and who pursues the path of magic in his own way to the extreme.
In terms of the number of powerful superiors, the evil side is indeed far inferior to the righteous side, but the number of monsters is indeed a bit too much, and even most of them are not following the evil side, but are just attracted by the breath of the Gate of Hell because of instinct.
It's just unfortunate that these demons encountered the Remnants of Heroic Spirits, which were essentially more demonic and more powerful than them.
The Gate of Hell produces a random DEBUFF suppression effect on the righteous warriors every fifteen minutes, while the remnants of heroes directly gain bonuses that only the evil side can get. Strictly speaking, the right side is more suitable for the evil camp than the righteous camp. The demons are basically fighting a civil war with more powerful demons!
With the fragments of the black cup that provide energy from the Gate of Hell, the remains of the heroic spirits can even consume the breath of Hell to revive. How can these demons with only one life fight back?
If the leader of the evil camp knew about the existence of a person like Youfang, he would definitely try to lure him to his camp. If he couldn't lure him, he would have to kill him anyway...
The person on the right actually knew the battle situation in Edo at almost the same time. As for how he knew it, that would involve the old method again.
In short, it is the crow voice method.
All the way from Edo to Hida, Youfang would consume all the stored food and throw a black-winged crow with specialized roar every few kilometers. The special frequency of bird calls emitted by this kind of crow can be transmitted to the ears of its own kind across a long distance. Through a large number of crows, Youfang temporarily built an information channel, and what happened at the Gate of Hell could be quickly transmitted to Youfang through sound. The time delay was about 70 seconds.
Of course, this cannot be compared with a telephone, but in this area where telephones cannot be used at all, the temporary crow communication on the right should be the fastest way to spread information in the entire Japanese region.
Even now, the right side is still using its blood recovery mechanism outside of combat to consume half a red heart to throw out a crow whenever it wants. If it weren't for the limited number of 666 black beasts, I'm afraid the right side would have set up a nationwide crow communication.
Although this act of spreading bird droppings all over the country will somewhat affect his ability to summon Digimon, what Youfang lacks the least right now is a variety of summoning abilities.
"……I see."
Avilux of Wind was holding the portrait of Haohmaru that the versatile old monk had drawn on the spur of the moment. With lightning flashing all over his body, he turned into lightning and disappeared into the night sky that was already beginning to glow slightly.
We have so many people at hand, and we are just looking for one person. We don’t need to do everything ourselves.
Youfang finally understood this truth.
"Oh, is this the so-called Thunder Shikigami? Although I have done some research on the Five Elements of Thunder, I can only transform into animals at best. Your Thunder Shikigami looks very intelligent~"
The old monk pulled his gray eyebrows and watched the lightning flashing across the sky with a smile.
Youfang laughed dryly, not knowing how to explain.
Remember those puppets that were eroded by the right-hand man who was transformed into a pseudo-life beast? They had been forcibly stripped from the state of being controlled by Adam Bos by the characteristics of the Sea of Life and turned into puppets on the right.
These creator puppets are hostile to begin with, and they are not very honest after being assimilated. They are not as lucky as Avilux of Earth and Avilux of Water to have the power to control everything. As long as the right side does not let them go, they can only be puppets for the rest of their lives.
What’s interesting is that the Creator’s puppets are not actually human beings. Their core part is just the small sphere that is soaked in the sea of life. Their bodies are just made up of energy or other substances. They can imitate the functions of the human body, but in the final analysis they are not human beings. They are a branch of artificial souls. This causes their existence to be very similar to that of Shikigami, and it is no wonder that the old monk would naturally admit his mistake.
The constant thunder transformation of Wind Avilux is absolutely unmatched in terms of running. Although the right side is also fast, he is good at short distances and micro-management. He is at a loss when it comes to long-term running. As the saying goes, every profession has its own specialty~
Let’s put the matter of Haohmaru aside for now and wait for news. How to find the corresponding successors of the other three spirits is another new problem.
But the key point is that this matter itself cannot be publicized, and only a few people can act. Because once too many people know about it, it will inevitably lead to information leakage. Even if the heir of the Three Spirits is as strong as Haohmaru, he will inevitably be targeted by the evil side. There shouldn't be too many people who want them dead, okay?
The old monk naturally understands this problem better. Maybe he is a little afraid of the guy on the right, but since the little witch Nakolu can supervise him, it at least means that there is no problem at this stage. He should not be an undercover sent by the evil side or something.
Of course, it is definitely not because the old monk wants to take some wine from the right side that he has a good feeling about the right side.
After rummaging around inside his robe for a while, the old monk pulled out a small tortoise shell that was as smooth as jade and had obviously been polished for who knows how many years, and then handed it to the person on the right.
"Take this, it should guide you to the Four Spirits at the right time."
Chapter 704 Cybertronic Merit Box
[Sanlang's Shell: The tortoise shell shed by the little turtle "Sanlang" who was personally gifted to Hua Fengyuan and Zhong by the "Old Man Xuanwu" as a symbol of friendship. Since it is a spirit tortoise raised by the Old Man Xuanwu himself, it will have some special reactions when encountering the power of the four spirits. Sanlang's shell is especially sensitive to the power of "Xuanwu".
Passive effect: when encountering the power of the four spirits, corresponding text will appear on the turtle shell.
Additional explanation: The lifespan of the spirit turtle is enough to see off more than a dozen generations of the family...】
The Old Man of Xuanwu, just from the name we can tell that he is one of the four spirits, and it is very likely that he is the Xuanwu himself who guards the gate of hell.
Having a long age does mean that you have enough people to interact with.
"This is not for you, I'm just borrowing it, remember to return it to me~"
The old monk squeezed out two drops of salt water from the dry corners of his eyes, and the person on the right side felt numb all over.
"I'll give it back to you! I'll definitely give it back! Can I still smash it?"
He took a half step back on the right side, his face full of black lines.
It was obvious that the old monk had been handling this tortoise shell for who knows how many years, and he took great care of it. Although he felt very sad to take it out, he was also thinking of passing on the blame.
Even though he was once a powerful exorcist who had been active in the martial arts world for decades, he is now old and lacks energy. He can no longer run around like a young man. If the right side does not take the blame, then he will have to straighten up his old back that often suffers from back pain.
It’s so good now. Throwing the blame around gives people an instinctive sense of pleasure.
Now it’s time for rewards.
The timing of rescuing Kuhua Temple was quite timely. It was impossible for the old monk to let the group of people on the right just touch some incense ash and leave. Although the old monk was stingy enough, he knew clearly who to invest in. Otherwise, how could he teach disciples like Haohmaru and Yagami Genjuro?
As for how a Yin-Yang magician monk could teach two top swordsmen...
Youfang had already noticed that there was actually a sword hidden in the tin staff that the old man casually threw aside. This man's swordsmanship skills were probably higher than his master's, after all, he was older.
And judging from the calluses on the old monk's hands, it's probably some form of Iai sword-drawing technique.
While You Fang was thinking, Li Zhongyigang and the others were already dazzled by the rewards, but at the same time they also expressed their deep disgust for the old man's shamelessness.
The old man led the group of people on the right directly to the box where believers threw incense money in the temple, which is the so-called merit box. This thing is a device that provides rewards.
Unfortunately, the merit box was also burnt in many places, which meant that it was also damaged when the fire broke out. Fortunately, the copper coins inside were very resistant to fire. Although they were a little black, you could still roughly see the words "Ping An Tong Bao" if you rubbed them. So in fact not much money was lost.
As for why there are only copper coins, it is because any gold and silver thrown in by some dignitaries would be taken out by the old man at the first time and exchanged for food and drink to make the whole temple happy. This makes people extremely suspicious that Haohmaru and Kibami Genjuro's behavior of not knowing how to save money is actually caused by the influence of the old monk.
Although it is a bit distracting, the merit box is obviously like a self-service vending machine. Once the player approaches it, an electronic list will pop up automatically. The UI design of this list even makes the player on the right think of a certain unscrupulous businessman who can only laugh.
Consumables unique to Kuhua Temple, as well as skill books related to Buddhism, Onmyoji, and even swordsmanship will appear on the sales list, but Huafengyuan and Zhongquede have the unethical habit of only showing ten items on the sales list at the same time.
Yes, the reward for rescuing Kuhua Temple is to open up the rights for the people on the right to purchase local specialties.
There are many varieties of these products on sale, and the prices are also uneven.
Especially the charging talisman "Niouza" on the list that appeared on the right, which sealed the abilities of Hanakoin and Naka and had no prerequisites for use, and was directly followed by the terrifying price of 10 Musashi Kinkoban, made the right side, who had a rough idea of the prices of that era, instinctively widen his eyes.
In fact, to be fair, this is a conscience price only for players. If it were an NPC, not only would they not sell it at all, it would be inevitable that the price would increase ten or a hundred times.
It’s a waste of money for the famous person if you don’t say anything.
When he saw a group of people on his right staring at him with weird, resentful and contemptuous eyes, the old man straightened his back with confidence without even blushing.
"My temple has been burned down like this, how can you still have the heart to exploit an old man!"
After they thought about it for a while, they realized that this was indeed the case, but the feeling of being cheated still lingered in their heads for a long time.
However, the trap is obviously not over yet, as there is a double arrow rotating clockwise below the list of ten items for sale.
This is the refresh button. If you want to refresh your list and get new items, it will cost ten cents.
On the right, I threw ten copper coins into the merit box, thinking that it was only ten coins for half a bowl of soba noodles, so I just gave it. The list was refreshed to other things as I wished, but the second refresh price on the refresh arrow directly increased to 20 coins...
Fuck! This old man is really evil! Is he planning to let me fill the chessboard with copper coins?
This time, they really experienced Hua Fengyuan and Zhong Si's style of asking for money.
Compared to Youfang, who just made a fortune unexpectedly at the cultural festival and hasn't had time to spend it all, Satonaka Itsuko and Saotome are obviously much short of money. Although they are a little better off than Youfang, who used to earn 1500 yen a day by clinging to his sister, their situation is still limited. They can't even afford high-end consumables, let alone more powerful skills.
But expensive things are terrible. Some skills and consumables are really useful, especially for the monk Ritonaka Itsuko. The degree of improvement is huge. Faced with such a situation, Ritonaka Itsuko and Saotome obviously added "making money" to the task bar of this plot mission.
They estimated that other powerful people on the right probably had similar settings, but they were definitely not as dark as the old man.
Some copper coins were thrown in from the right side one after another. Fortunately, the third time consumed 30 coins instead of 40 coins. I guess the old man didn't understand what square numbers were.
From the various skills with extremely high prices flashing on the list, Youfang has roughly determined that the old man is indeed a legendary master of the triple-part time of Onmyoji, Monk, and Swordsman. When he turned the list for the fifth time, Youfang's eyes were fixed on one skill.
At first glance, the description of this skill seems to conflict with that of a long-term item on the right, but if you look closely, you'll find that this skill is definitely more versatile.
Since there is a prerequisite for learning the profession, this skill is not as expensive as the charging talisman, but it is also as expensive as 3 Musashi Kin Koban, which is equivalent to 24 yen, which is more than half of the current property held by Youfang.
Money is a bastard! I will earn more after I spend it!
Under the sparkling eyes of the old man and the envious and jealous gazes of his teammates, Youfang threw three pieces of gold into the merit box.
Fuck those rich people!
A lot of things appeared in Youfang’s mind, and a lot of training was simulated in his mind in an instant.
A new skill appears in the list of inherent skills on the right.
[Shapeshifting: Hanakoin Kazunaka, a master of Togakushi-ryu Onmyojitsu, developed a special technique for surviving by combining the techniques of many ninja schools based on his own characteristics.
Only players with "summoning" related professions can learn it.
Active effect. After activation, it consumes 1 energy/magic/mana, and you can exchange positions with your own shikigami/summoned creature.
Additional description: There is no limit on the distance when exchanging positions, and there is no cooldown time. 】
Chapter 705: Skeleton Island
Youfang always carries a certain number of substitute paper figures with him. This is a habit he has developed since the group date went wrong.
