Astartes of the Bear School

Chapter 1479 1151. Legends and Knowledge

I don’t know where Takenaka Hanbei is now, and how far he is from Iwamura Castle.

But at least I can't make it today.

After Lan En and Wu Ming finished their meal, they chatted about the guardian spirit [Shan Cha] on the fluff ball and then went to rest.

According to Wuming, Shanca is actually a harmless little monster.

However, in the normal operation of Japanese Shintoism, the identities of monsters, evil spirits, gods and Buddhas can be transformed frequently.

Monsters and evil spirits can be enshrined as gods and Buddhas through rituals of worship and long-term homage. If gods and Buddhas send down their incarnations that represent malice or evil in legends, they will also be treated as monsters and attacked.

So even though Wuming had never seen or even heard of the existence of the guardian spirit [Shan Cha], when she saw the strange phenomenon on the flannel ball, she accepted it completely without much effort.

But unfortunately, Wuming said that she was the leader of the monster hunters [Chu Ye Ya Zhong], but her understanding of many monsters was limited to "how to fight more conveniently".

On a deeper level, according to what she said, the origins and stories of monsters are completely beyond the understanding of a rough person like her.

That is precious knowledge that can only be obtained by nobles, wealthy families, or wealthy book collectors.

Lan En was not disappointed. At least from Wuming, he learned the basic concept of the guardian spirit.

It is equivalent to a [guardian spirit] that is blessed by gods and Buddhas. It will spontaneously choose someone who has a high compatibility with itself, or in a mysterious way: a person with whom it is destined to be.

Stay on that person.

Generally speaking, people who are possessed by guardian spirits can accomplish extraordinary things in this world.

As for whether it was the guardian spirits who blessed them and allowed them to accomplish something, or whether it was their own character and will that enabled them to accomplish something, and therefore they were chosen by the guardian spirits, no one could tell for sure.

However, nothing is absolute. Generally speaking, after being possessed by a guardian spirit, one can see the foul aura from monsters or evil spirits like Wuming, and then purify it.

However, some guardian spirit hosts don't even realize that they have been chosen to be possessed.

However, whether the person is aware of it or not does not affect the special abilities bestowed by the guardian spirit on the possessed person.

Originally, Lan En was going to get to the point by using the identity of the [Shanca] monster, and slowly and unobtrusively introduce the topic to [Guardian Spirit].

But unexpectedly, Wuming was very simple and straightforward, and told him the situation of his [guardian spirit].

It can be seen that this is a straightforward woman who speaks her mind.

The guardian spirit of Wuming is named Yaobahime, who is a woman who, according to ancient Japanese legend, ate mermaid flesh, became immortal and turned into a mermaid.

This guardian spirit gave her an affinity for the power of water and the ability to efficiently restore her body.

Even so, Wuming was not sure whether he had figured out all the abilities given to him by Yaobahime and whether she had really noticed them.

Just like the knowledge of those monsters, the abilities granted by guardian spirits are mostly hidden in the clues of those ancient legends.

Unless you are from a wealthy family or a family with a large collection of books, it is difficult for ordinary people to have the ability to integrate records in this era when knowledge is precious but scarce.

And it seemed that because he had gained basic knowledge about [Guardian Spirits] from Wuming, Lan En felt that he had a clearer sense of the currently invisible and intangible power around him.

He lay on the bed he had made for himself on the tung oil wooden floor by putting together two quilts.

In the dim and dark Japanese-style room, the only sounds were his and Wuming's steady breathing.

But even if Lan En closed his eyes, he could still feel that there was a strong and energetic beast lying quietly beside his bedding.

The beast's body radiated a heat that made people feel safe and warm, as if it was protecting him.

But when he really wanted to open his eyes and turn his head to look around, there was still nothing.

When Lan En knew that the [Guardian Spirit] was such a harmless and beneficial force, he thought about temporarily putting away his [Body Light] so that the power in the void could play a more direct role.

After all, it only took Kirin and the flannel ball one night to manifest their respective guardian spirits. Although they still didn't know what the powers given by these guardian spirits were, Kirin didn't even know what the guardian spirit was called. But after all, it had already taken shape.

However, his current [body light] still only had messy lines, without even a contour.

This efficiency is obviously quite poor.

But it seems that once those powers begin to carve on the perfect [Body Light], they cannot be transformed.

Even if he put away his [Body Light], the power would not fall directly on him. Instead, he was in a mess in the void, looking dazed and having nowhere to go.

It was not until he released the [Body Light] again that these forces seemed to have finally found the right track, and continued to run on their own, carving on the [Body Light].

In this case, Lan En no longer insisted on efficiency, since it was impossible to obtain it anyway.

But he was still a little curious about what the Guardian Spirit that would be chosen for him would be.

The next morning, an uneventful night passed.

Wuming and Lan En both put on their coats and armor as usual.

People who have been engaged in fighting and traveling for a long time generally cannot be pretentious.

Just as Lan En expected: before the person who could help Ando Morijo analyze him arrived, the lord of Iwamura Castle adhered to the principle of "do less, make fewer mistakes" and chose not to have more contact with him. The demon hunter also thought it was just right, as his main focus now was on dealing with the [Residue]. It would be better to put personal interactions on the back burner.

Early in the morning, two people came out of the castle tower and went straight to the family where Wuming accepted the commission.

The castle town of Iwamura Castle has become busy. Porters wearing only shirts and loincloths begin to pant and work hard, and carts collecting feces are rushing out of the city.

The few grocery stores that existed opened their doors, while more people left the city to cultivate the land.

When commercial activities were not strong enough, there were not enough jobs in the cities to support people, and the main population was still concentrated in agriculture.

Low wooden houses connected together are the normal appearance of a military fortress.

Not long after they left, Wu Ming brought Lan En to her client's home.

In the residential division of Iwamura City, this family belongs to Unit 16, C.

It was similar to the room where the two men had a brief fight due to a misunderstanding and the hanged old woman lived. It was an inconspicuous room among a group of houses.

The combination of a demon hunter and a tall man with strange armor obviously made people retreat even more.

As a result, people looked at the house belonging to the unknown client with strange eyes.

But since they are the clients, even if they are reluctant to contact monster hunters, they have to do so now.

“Please, please come in!”

The person who opened the wooden door was a man with a turban on his head and a dazed look on his face.

He bowed and extended his hand to invite people into the house, but his face subconsciously showed a reluctant expression.

Fortunately, both the leading demon hunter Wuming and Lan En are completely accustomed to ignoring other people's not-too-excessive rejection.

By the time Lan En bent down and dived into the door frame, Wu Ming had already walked in lightly.

The male owner of the house hadn't noticed anything just now, but now he looked up in a daze and saw Lan En's figure. He staggered back two steps and almost fell to the ground.

"Eh~!" He made a sharp voice like a woman, "Monster, monster!"

Before he could finish the word "monster", Wuming patted his shoulder in a familiar manner.

The man's legs were really weak, and he was slapped down to sit down as if in greeting.

There was an old couple, a woman and a little boy in the not-so-spacious room. They immediately gathered around, helped the man away from the two men, and looked at them with vigilance and fear.

It seems that this is a still intact family from the Japanese Warring States Period.

"Well, he's not some monster."

Wuming was completely accustomed to the frightened looks of others.

And unlike the occasional self-pity of a demon hunter, her dedication to her profession comes from hatred, so she is even more free and easy than that old guy Geralt.

As he spoke, he sat down with his legs crossed on the only small wooden step in the hut.

This wooden floor is where the family rests every day.

If there are guests at home, they will be invited here first.

The difference in status represented by the wooden floor and the yellow earth floor in the house may be the semantic source of the sincere apology gesture of "土下座".

The person receiving the apology sat on the wooden floor on the steps, while the person kneeling to apologize lay prone on the ground.

Describes the difference in status and a sincere and humble attitude.

"I've accepted your commission, but things seem to be a bit unsettled here lately."

Wuming looked very heroic and spoke with his elbows supporting his knees.

The employer's family calmed down a little when they saw that the two people who came in looked difficult to deal with but their attitudes were not violent.

"Can we pay more?" The man, the head of the family, said with difficulty, gritting his teeth. "Please! We can only live here. If we move to another place, we won't be familiar with the place. There are five people in my family!"

"Please help us clean up the [filth]!"

"Do you think," Lan En, who was standing at the door and blocking most of the sunlight, interrupted and asked, "that the problem you are facing now can be solved by just moving?"

The family looked at Lan En in confusion, not understanding what he meant.

Lan En and Wu Ming looked at each other briefly and then nodded.

It seems that the employer did not intend to conceal the truth, but he himself did not notice the problem.

In this way, ignorance will no longer be hidden.

"There's something wrong with your [Filth]." The demon hunter stomped his foot on the ground, pointing to this room, with a serious expression, "If you want to solve it, I have to ask you a few questions first."

(End of this chapter)