Conan's grammatical investigator

Hasaji, the captain of the Kunyang sentry team, had a strong warning in his tone.

Of course, Qin Zhibo knew the danger of Abyss Enkai, otherwise, what would Mr. Clock do to collect Panest fragments?
But now Qin Zhibo is also very sensible, since the other party said no, he didn't mention it anymore.

……

Qin Zhibo and Koizumi Hongzi followed the sentry team of Kunyang people along the ancient road to the short hill in the other direction of the plain.

Here, everyone can overlook the desolate panorama, including the deserted city on the plain.

Captain Hasaji of the sentry team introduced to Qin Zhibo that the Kunyang people have experienced hundreds of millions of years of long evolution, and have realized that a dominant race that can dominate nature and opponents does not need a large population.

So the Kunyang people gradually lose their desire to procreate, unless it is for some kind of experiment, they no longer reproduce.

This also makes them have several huge cities in the vast underground world, and now there is only the last surviving "Sato", where all the Kunyang people live together.

That cloud-shrouded city on the plain is the lost city that was abandoned due to dwindling population, and that temple.

Although the Kunyang people have conquered aging and death thousands of years ago and have an unlimited lifespan, they now refuse to live that long and will actively choose to die after a "time".

"Look at us people, the youngest ones have lived at least 500 years old, and I am the oldest among them, and I have lived 1500 years old."

"Although we are using our brightest brains to discover the joys in life, this is also an infinite torture to consciousness..."

"It's not like you humans, who can enjoy a short but wonderful life, and always feel the sense of urgency that time is not enough..."

"really not bad!"

Hasaji "expressed" this sentence to Qin Zhibo with a smile, which made Qin Zhibo feel a strong taste of Versailles.

It seems that Qin Shihuang sent Xu Fu to the wrong place, and it was right to come here...

The sentry team followed the ancient path on the hillside against the trend until they reached the top of the mountain, where the light blue clouds in the sky were within reach.

At this height, Qin Zhibo looked to the other side of the short mountain, and finally saw a majestic and majestic scenery.

It was still a man-made landscape, a populous, vibrant metropolitan city.

Overlooking the lower hillside, there are farmhouses and pastures in the suburbs, scattered temples, aqueducts, artificially planted trees, and checkerboard roads leading to the metropolis.

At the end of the road, Qin Zhibo couldn't help holding his breath, and observed the center of the "Sato" city with a telescope.

There are low-rise buildings densely stacked together, and several tower-shaped buildings soaring into the sky are closely connected, among which there are huge silver cables hanging from golden pillars.

This place seems like a metropolis that only appears in cyberpunk movies, except that there is no need for neon flickering and light pollution here in the eternal day, but this is enough to explain the technology and aesthetics of Kunyang people.

Qin Zhibo thought in his heart that the people of Kunyang already possessed all the characteristics of a highly developed society, such as infinitely prolonging the lifespan of residents, a densely populated developed city, and technologies that humans have not yet mastered...

If the Kunyang people want to, they can counterattack the humans on the ground at any time and occupy the "new world" for them.

However, they seem to have a commandment similar to the teaching of the ancestors, never to live on the ground.

Unless Cthulhu returns.

……

Along the checkerboard-like basalt roads, Hasaji led Qin Zhibo and Koizumi Hongzi into this huge and weird "Almighty City".

The two are like country people entering the city, looking around at the strange and novel things around them all the time.

In this unknown environment, Koizumi Hongzi hugged Qin Zhibo nervously with both hands without knowing it.

The Kunyang people on the side of the road also stopped from time to time, staring straight at the two who seemed to be new species.

Khasaj, on the other hand, seemed to be showing off, brazenly kicking the belly of the four-legged animal under his crotch, and was at the forefront of the team, accepting the crowning eyes of the public.

Among the people, Qin Zhibo saw some strange humanoid creatures working without raising their heads.

Their movements are mechanical and stiff, and they look like zombies in Lin Zhengying's movies.

Hasaji seemed to be aware of Qin Zhibo's doubts, and introduced.

"This is Immo-bihe. They are dead creatures. They are a kind of machinery that we use nuclear energy and ideas to resuscitate. They can perform various tasks like slaves."

Hasaji introduced that this is a kind of "machine", but in Qin Zhibo's eyes, it is a person, a person in the state of a dead body.

Their eyes are empty and their skin is lifeless, similar to the "revenant corpse" of voodoo.

This shocked Qin Zhibo, and he couldn't help worrying whether the next fate of the two foreigners would be to be made into this kind of "imo-bihe".

In this regard, Qin Zhibo felt that Koizumi Hongzi behind him might also be a little uneasy, because the hands around him became tighter.

……

On the way to a certain place, Hasaji stopped to introduce some noteworthy temples to Qin Zhibo and Koizumi Hongzi.

These temples are closely arranged on the side of the road, surrounded by dense groves according to the custom of Kunyang.

The gods enshrined in each temple are different, including Cthulhu, Yig, Nag and Jebu, Shab Nicholas, and the nameless.

"That temple, it used to be dedicated to Satogua."

"But after some terrible adventures, the owner of the temple was replaced by Shab Nicholas, Mother of All Things and Wife of the Unspeakable."

Khasaji sat on the livestock and casually introduced the origin of the temple to the two.

These temples are similar to the abandoned temple on the plains, they only have a gate to connect to the outside, and they are not abandoned.

Passing by the temple, Qin Zhibo and Koizumi Hongzi also arrived at the destination of the trip, an apartment very close to the tower.

Hasaji brought people into this single-family apartment and explained what happened next.

As it is getting late today, the council of the Kunyang people will ask some questions to the outsiders tomorrow and evaluate the value of the two staying here.

If the two pass the evaluation, they can stay in Kunyang forever and become free people here.

This made Qin Zhibo and Koizumi Hongzi look at each other. When did they say they would stay here?

But Khashoggi simply said this and concluded by wishing the duo good luck tomorrow.

"Go to sleep and see you tomorrow."

Hasaji was about to leave the apartment when Qin Zhibo hurriedly stopped him.

"Wait a moment!"

The sentence was in English, and Khasaj did not understand it, but he still turned his head when he heard the voice.

Qin Zhibo conveyed his thoughts to him, "What will happen if you fail the evaluation?"

Hassaj thought for a moment, then gave a vague answer.

"It's hard to say, the council will send you to a useful place..."

"But don't worry too much. It has been almost 15 years in your human calendar since the last time outsiders entered here."

"Perhaps it is still necessary to obtain the information of these 15 years."

After speaking, Hasaji pushed the door and left without looking back.

Qin Zhibo immediately followed to the window, watching Hasaji order two Kunyang people to guard the door, while he rode away on the animal.

Although it was said that they were invited as guests, the two were actually under house arrest.

"What should we do now? Wait until tomorrow?" Koizumi Hongzi came over and asked.

Qin Zhibo thought for a while, then shook his head, "I'm afraid that won't work."

"Whether we pass the so-called council or not, these Kunyang people have no intention of letting us go."

"They don't want the outside world to know of their existence, so they can only keep us underground forever."

Just now, Qin Zhibo had a lot of communication with Hasaji, and he already vaguely felt the attitude of these Kunyang people towards outsiders.

If the outsiders could leave here easily, the Kunyang matter would have been spread on the ground long ago, and it would not be just a legend.

"Besides, the agreement with Mr. Clock won't last long, I don't know where he is now..."

Mr. Clock went directly to Enkai with an earthquake mining machine, the progress should be faster than them, and he did not meet Kunyang people.

Once Mr. Clock didn't abide by the agreement and entered Enkai directly, he would be in vain.

After thinking again and again, Qin Zhibo still told Koizumi Hongzi his decision.

"We're leaving Sator tonight."

Koizumi Hongzi nodded, agreeing.

But immediately her eyes became lonely again, and she asked, "My mother...will she be in this city?"

"The person just said that 15 years ago was the time when my mother disappeared."

"But I used the spell just now, but I didn't find my mother's location, and I didn't even have a sense..."

Qin Zhibo knew that Koizumi Hongzi was thinking too much again. The lady in red, the servant, and the old gray eagle 15 years ago were indeed probably the outsiders who came to Kunyang 15 years ago in what Hasaji said.

But just now Qin Zhibo didn't dare to inquire about the fate of these people face to face. Once the answer pointed in a bad direction, Koizumi Hongzi might run away on the spot.

He could only comfort him: "Although these Kunyang people are powerful, they probably can't imprison a person who can use magic."

"Your mother should have thought of a way to go to Enkai, and it has succeeded."

Koizumi Hongzi heard the words, didn't say anything, turned and left with a heavy heart.

……

Kunyang people have no concept of nighttime, but have their own set of routines.

There were still several hours before the rest of the Kunyang people, and Qin Zhibo was not idle.

They first searched the entire apartment to see which room had a better window to escape from.

When he found a bedroom on the second floor, Qin Zhibo found a bright spot under a wall.

Take a closer look, it's an investigation point!

【Topographic Survey√】

【Loose bricks are often a good place to hide secrets】

The construction style here is similar to the Mediterranean style. There are brick skirting lines under the walls, and the gap between one brick and the other bricks is obviously much larger.

Qin Zhibo got the machete, stuffed the blade into the gap, and took a lot of effort to dig out the long bricks.

Inside the brick lay a piece of letter paper rolled into a cylinder.

Unfolding the letter paper that has been completely shaped, there are densely packed small characters inside, and all of them are in English.

【A letter to the latecomers】

[When you read this letter, I assume that you have become a captive of those Kunyang people]

[About this underground world, I want to tell you that you must escape as soon as possible! 】

[The faster you run, the better!Never stay! 】

【Kunyang people are a degenerate race. They lack original aggressiveness in their long-term evolution and ignore all life except them! 】

[In order to pursue sensory stimulation, Kunyang people carry out crazy entertainment, abuse, and various depraved carnival rituals, accompanied by unspeakable horror]

[In order to make up for the emptiness brought about by a long lifespan, the Kunyang people invented many methods of torture, and scientists used barbaric games to stimulate their lack of spiritual world]

【If you fail to pass the review of the council, let me tell you what will happen】

【You may become a slave of the Kunyang people, your body will be made into a machine, and you will work endlessly】

【You may become the gladiator that the Kunyang people use to please themselves, and you will be sent to that crazy arena to fight Gaia-Yos and other slaves until you die】

[Or your body will be used for inhumane experiments, your organs will be displaced, the lungs will be moved to the kidneys, the kidneys will be moved to the stomach, the bladder will be moved to the head, the brain will be moved to the buttocks... and then the dead body It’s like you were exiled to the ground to warn outsiders not to approach]

【As long as all the entertainment methods that can bring them freshness, no matter how cruel the method is, they will try it without thinking】

【Even if you are lucky enough to pass their council and become a free man of Sator, don't think that all the crazy things are over】

[Kunyang people will set up a strict daily activity schedule for outsiders, and outsiders are forced to participate in their horrible religious activities, Tulu, Yige, Shab Nicholas, Nag and Jebu, unknown people...]

[Kunyang people do not have a family as a social unit, they only have a large emotional community, in which there are some extremely beautiful and artistic men or women]

[They will claim you, and use their infinite lifespan to consume the limited you every night, fifty people... take turns... never stop! 】

【Let me tell you another piece of information. If you are unfortunately sent to review with your companions, remember to be more knowledgeable than your companions】

[Kunyang people will not leave too many low-quality outsiders in the same batch of intruders. You must show more value than your fellow travelers in order to hope to pass the council]

【…】

[The longer I stay here, the less I can bear the danger and terror here, I know I have to leave]

[But all the entrances to the ground are guarded by Kunyang people, and it is impossible for me to leave here from those places]

【The only possible way to leave alive is to challenge the taboo and terrifying abyss in Kunyang's population - Enkai】

【I will go to Enkai, even if death is ahead, I will never turn back! 】

[If you are also determined, use silk thread to hang Kunyang's metal coin, the special magnetism of this thing will point you to the road to salvation]