My Years in the Folklore World

Chapter 365 Civilization Relics
Jiang Xinghuo sat on a stone doorstep, quietly waiting for the arrival of the Black and White Impermanence. In less than a minute, the thick fog enveloped the surroundings again.

Two huge monsters, dragging their scarlet tongues, slowly walked towards this side, and the sound of rattling iron chains continued to be heard from the surroundings.

When Jiang Xinghuo raised his head, he saw two figures, one black and one white, approaching him, with their scarlet tongues hanging to the ground.

If an ordinary person saw this scene, he would have been scared half to death, but Jiang Xinghuo didn't feel that way. He didn't put up any resistance and let the Black and White Impermanence put the chain around his neck.

Black and white take lives, and impermanence takes souls.

A majestic sound from heaven arises from the darkness.

"It's time to hit the road!"

And at the moment this voice rang out, Jiang Xinghuo clearly felt his consciousness begin to sink, as if he had fallen into a dark and lightless world, following behind the Black and White Impermanence like a walking corpse.

But soon, Jiang Xinghuo broke free from this decadence, and his confused mind regained clarity.

However, he did not take this opportunity to break free from the Black and White Impermanence. Instead, he went with the flow and followed the two huge creatures to see where they wanted to take him.

Jiang Xinghuo walked on the dark and quiet road. There was no life around him, only thick fog and a looming gatehouse.

After walking for an unknown amount of time, Jiang Xinghuo finally passed through the thick fog and arrived in front of the gate tower. He looked up and saw three big words written on it: Ghost Gate.

There is a hurdle between life and death, and the gates of hell are just around the corner.

Jiang Xinghuo narrowed his eyes, a golden light flashed at his fingertips, and two god-binding talismans appeared in his hands. While the two evil spirits in front of him hadn't reacted yet, he "snapped" them and stuck them on the coccyx on the back of their waists.

Cinnabar emits light, and talismans can restrain spirits.

The two evil spirits were instantly frozen in place, unable to move.

Then, Jiang Xinghuo tore off the chains wrapped around his body, walked to the front of the gate tower and observed it carefully.

He stood in front of the gate, which was half-open. There were shadows behind it and he couldn't see clearly what was there.

However, Jiang Xinghuo felt that the building materials of this gate tower looked familiar. He couldn't help but wipe it off. His hands were covered with dust. Isn't this just concrete?
This is called concrete structure.

It turns out that this gate tower is made of concrete, no wonder it has not been damaged for so many years.

Theoretically speaking, as long as there is no disaster such as an earthquake, it is no exaggeration to say that this gate tower can exist as long as the Taiping Ancient Town exists.

Do you want to go in and take a look?
Jiang Xinghuo was a little hesitant. He looked back at the evil spirit that was immobilized, and then looked at the three big words on the gate tower.

gate of hell.

This is the boundary between life and death in folk legends, and it is also the gate between the yin and yang worlds. Once you pass the gate of hell, life and death are no longer controlled by God.

It seems that ancient civilizations also had the legend of the Gates of Hell, which is very similar to the culture on Earth, and even the writing is not much different.

Jiang Xinghuo stood there and pondered for a while.

Finally, I decided to go in and take a look. Since I had already come here, I would feel unwilling if I didn’t find out what was going on.

Thinking of this, Jiang Xinghuo no longer hesitated. He walked over and kicked the heavy city gate.

Boom!

There was a loud noise and smoke and dust flew everywhere.

Two alloy gates flew out, revealing a building similar to a mountain tunnel, and at the entrance of the tunnel, there was a thick metal gate.

Jiang Xinghuo went over and knocked on it. It was solid, at least thirty centimeters. If he tried to dismantle it by force, it would waste a lot of time and effort.

Moreover, the door is in very good condition, without any signs of oxidation or corrosion. It must have been made of a special metal melted in one piece.

Bang!
Jiang Xinghuo tried to punch the door, but there was no damage. It seemed that brute force would not work.

Then we can only rely on external forces.

Jiang Xinghuo took out the salt altar from his magic bag.

In an instant, countless high-concentration white salts swept out, and the white storm raged in the tunnel, quickly corroding the thick metal door.

This time, Jiang Xinghuo hardly had to use any effort to smash the heavy metal door into pieces.

The tunnel gate opened and the air from outside rushed in, forming a vortex that was visible to the naked eye.

Jiang Xinghuo waited outside for a while, wanting to take this opportunity to suppress the two evil spirits that looked like the Black and White Impermanence into acupuncture points.

However, no one knew whether it was because Jiang Xinghuo's power was too weak, or the quality of the two god-binding talismans was too low. The two evil spirits seemed to have merged with the ground, and could not be suppressed by any means.

Jiang Xinghuo had no choice but to give up the idea. However, in order to prevent the soul-binding talisman from suddenly becoming ineffective, he added a few more talismans on the two evil spirits.

After doing all this, Jiang Xinghuo walked into the tunnel with confidence. He saw many equipment and instruments set up on both sides, and voice-controlled lights lit up with the sound of footsteps.

In a trance, Jiang Xinghuo thought he had come to a scientific research laboratory. No, this should be a scientific research laboratory, but he didn't know what it was researching.

Jiang Xinghuo came to the end of the tunnel, and a room full of modern technological beauty appeared in his eyes.

As I walked through the door, the lights came on.

A figure suddenly appeared on a chair in the room.

But Jiang Xinghuo saw clearly that it was not a real flesh and blood body, but just a technological product similar to holographic projection, projected from a spherical mechanical device.

"Hello, future friend."

The figure on the chair turned around. It was a young man in a white coat and a pair of gold-rimmed glasses on his nose. He looked cynical.

"It seems that our research has failed. Otherwise, you would not be able to see this video. This world is finally heading towards destruction..."

The young man's face was full of sighs. He looked in the direction of Jiang Xinghuo and continued:
"Fortunately, we have left behind the spark of civilization for future generations. Otherwise, you wouldn't have come here."

"Although this world has perished, it has at least left you with some valuable experience. I hope you won't repeat our mistakes..."

"The professor said that after we die, if the flame of humanity can be rekindled in this world, then the results of our research over the years can help the new human race avoid many detours..."

"And I heard that a few days ago, the professor proposed a weird experimental theory, saying that eggs should not be put in one basket."

"They are trying to find a way to separate this world, and try to exile the separated fragments of the world to the other side of the distant starry sky..."

"That way, even if our world is completely destroyed, there might be new fires that will continue to burn in that world..." "But this is just an idea. If you want to implement it successfully, you need a lot of detailed deductions with huge amounts of calculations. No one knows if it will work, and it might even destroy this world ahead of time."

Jiang Xinghuo raised his eyebrows when he heard this, and had a vague guess in his mind, maybe... they really succeeded in this experiment.

At this time, the holographic figure stood up from the chair, went to the refrigerator and took out a can of drink, as if time was going back, replaying everything that happened here that year.

The young man took a sip of his drink, sat back in his chair, scratched his head, and continued to talk:

"I'm actually reluctant to record this video. It feels like I'm recording my last words, and I don't know if it can be preserved. But I'd be unwilling to leave nothing behind."

"If, I mean if, if you are a newly born human being, then I hope you can find the legacy we left behind. I also hope that the trajectory of our civilization is similar. At least you can understand what I am saying, right..."

"But all of this is my fantasy. Maybe your language and civilization in the future will be completely different from ours, or even you won't be human. The worst result is that this world will be completely dead, and no new life will be born from then on..."

"Of course, you may be much stronger than us. Maybe you are all handsome men and beautiful women, born with the ability to fly and create everything..."

The young man in the holographic image started joking, but he sounded a little lonely, with a look of sadness on his face.

"Forget it, let's not talk about those useless things. If you are a new human being in this world and can see this video and understand what I am saying, then as a predecessor who once existed, I have left some gifts for you. They are in the storage of this laboratory. They are all the results of my experimental research. The key is in the liquid nitrogen tank on the table."

"There are thirteen such laboratories in total, named after ancient folk legends: Ghost Gate, Yellow Spring Road, Naihe Bridge, Wild Ghost Village, and Hall of Rebirth..."

"But I don't know whether these laboratories can be preserved intact. I can only pin my hopes on luck."

"And those two big guys outside are the artificial humans I cultivated. I suggest you take them in for your own use. They are very good for guarding the house. The method to control them is in the gift I left for you."

"Having said so much, I should also pack up my things. What I wish in my heart is that humanity will flourish and the flame of love will be rekindled one day..."

The holographic light and shadow disappeared from the chair, and peace returned to the laboratory.

But Jiang Xinghuo stood there quietly, without saying a word for a long time, his heart sometimes sad, sometimes excited, and he couldn't calm down for a long time.

Judging from the content of this holographic image, the destruction of the last civilization was due to some uncontrollable crisis.

Although the researchers tried their best to reverse the crisis, they failed in the end.

Today's secular world is just a new civilization rebuilt on the ruins of that world.

The earth is also a fragment separated from this world.

As for the reason for the destruction of this world, the video did not provide a detailed explanation. Perhaps they did not know either, or perhaps they simply did not want to say it.

Of course, it is also possible that it is hidden in other laboratories.

Just as the young man said, there are thirteen such doomsday-dealing laboratories, located in different places with very different names.

I just found one of the laboratories by chance. If I want to unlock all the secrets, I'm afraid I have to find other laboratories.

Jiang Xinghuo took a deep breath, looked up and around, and found a door on the inside of the laboratory with a metal plate on it: Storage.

This should be the place that the researcher mentioned.

He left some things in there for later humans, saying that they were experimental products developed by himself, but no one knew what they were.

However, judging from the two big guys outside who looked like the Black and White Impermanence, the things left behind by the other party should not be bad.

This person is definitely a genius, otherwise, it would be impossible for him to enter a laboratory that deals with doomsday.

Jiang Xinghuo first opened the liquid nitrogen tank, which contained an intact index finger. Then he walked to the door of the storage room and saw the fingerprint lock on the wall next to it.

"Ding!"

"Password verification successful."

A cold mechanical voice was heard, and the door of the storage room opened. Jiang Xinghuo pushed the door open and walked into the storage room.

There was only a small alloy box in the huge room, on which was also the password setting of the fingerprint lock.

Jiang Xinghuo used his index finger to open the fingerprint lock and opened the alloy box on the table.

“Ka-ka-ka…ka-ka-ka…ka-ka…”

The sounds of mechanical metal deformation and gear friction suddenly rang out, and the originally integrated alloy box in front of me was seeing a change in a futuristic sci-fi feel.

In just a few seconds, the box turned into a watch. The sudden change opened Jiang Xinghuo's eyes.

If this technology could be developed in reality, even if we don't become the richest man, one or two small goals would be within easy reach.

Jiang Xinghuo tried to pick up the watch and put it on his wrist. The strap automatically buckled onto his wrist and fit perfectly with his skin.

Looking at the crystal-like dial again, it clearly showed the time, and there was a faint fingerprint shape flashing.

Jiang Xinghuo pressed his right index finger on it, and a spell immediately appeared on the dial, projecting a virtual storage space.

The area of ​​the space is nearly 100 square meters, and you can clearly see what is stored inside.

Jiang Xinghuo immediately understood.

This watch is actually a storage tool. After being integrated with scientific and technological civilization, it has evolved into its current form.

After trying it several times, Jiang Xinghuo became familiar with how to use it, and then took out the things left by the young man from the virtual space.

The Tathagatagarbha is triggered, and small pupils appear.

Jiang Xinghuo was greatly surprised that the thing that the young man left behind was actually the method of making the God-Binding Talisman.

However, it is much more complicated than the God-Binding Talisman he currently possesses. The God-Binding Talisman he obtained in the secular world can only be considered a precursor version.

"So that's it..."

Jiang Xinghuo murmured a few words to himself. This God-Binding Talisman should be the product of the previous secular civilization, but for some reason it was lost in the current secular world.

It was also by chance that his Tathagatagarbha was able to analyze the corresponding production formula.

But compared with the complete version of the "God-Binding Talisman", it is probably far behind in both power and effect.

(End of this chapter)