My Years in the Folklore World

Chapter 654: Grain Man

The game character triggered the talent of Tathagata and soon discovered the extraordinary nature of this longevity lock.

"You discovered that underneath the complex patterns on the longevity lock, there was actually a simple map hidden."

"You have obtained the map of Huaiyin Waterway."

"This map records the distribution of Huaiyin waterways. It can lead directly to the location where the Ghost Flower Ship sank. However, if you want to enter the Ghost Flower Ship, you must find the Oiran Order, otherwise you cannot enter the ship."

"The Oiran Order (special item), the key to enter the Ghost Flower Ship, is said to be a token from the Huaiyin Oiran back then. With this token, you can become the Huaiyin Oiran's lover and share the bliss of the world."

At this point, all the things found in the anatomy room have been counted. The first few items are not of much use and can only be regarded as novice equipment. Only the last one, the longevity lock and the oiran order, are the key props to unlock the new map.

Huaiyin Waterway.

He had seen this name a long time ago. It was a water map of the Jiangnan area. It seemed to be quite large, but he had never had the opportunity to explore it. Unexpectedly, he found the relevant map here today.

I guess some unlucky guy was killed by the cook in Guifan Building, so these things were left behind.

"You have triggered the Golden Casket Collection of Books."

"Searching for terms..."

"Please wait……"

"Editing the entry for you."

"Entry editing completed."

"You have learned information about the ghost flower ship."

"The Huaiyin waterway stretches for 800 miles, with intricate routes and countless secret places of sunken ships hidden within."

"The Ghost Flower Ship is one of them."

"That was the era when the Lord of the Secular World ruled. The courtesan of Huaiyin rode on a flower boat on the water, drinking and discussing poetry with many scholars and writers."

"But for some unknown reason, the flower boat suddenly sank underwater. What was even more surprising was that the rescuers searched the surrounding waters but could not find any trace of the sunken flower boat."

"The courtesans and scholars on the ship also disappeared without a trace. No one saw them alive, and no one saw their bodies dead. It was as if they had evaporated from the face of the earth."

"It was not until the dawn of the night that someone found traces of the flower boat deep in the Huaiyin waterway. It was drifting on the water, and there were sounds of singing and dancing coming from it."

"But if someone approaches, the sound will immediately disappear without a trace, leaving only an empty and dilapidated flower boat. Only people holding the Oiran Order can enter."

"As for what you can get after entering, it depends on everyone's luck and opportunity."

That’s all the textual introduction about the Ghost Flower Ship.

Jiang Xinghuo put away the Oiran Order and the Longevity Lock, planning to find a chance to go over and take a look later, perhaps he could find the secret hidden in the ghost flower ship.

Afterwards, he controlled the character to search the autopsy room again, and only left after making sure that nothing was missing.

"Where are you planning to go next?"

"Will you choose to go and look for the clone of the Lord of the Five Grains Reincarnation? Or will you choose to follow the map drawn by Gray Mouse to track down the trace of the painting of the crane playing with the sun?"

"Of course, you are also free to choose other places to explore. There are many secrets and relics hidden in the huge Guifan Tower, which may bring you some unexpected gains."

"Attention, the Lord of the Five Grains Samsara has sensed your arrival and has sent out his Five Grains Samsara people, who are heading in your direction."

"If you don't want to meet the incarnation of the Lord of the Five Grains Samsara right now, then it's best to stay away from those people of the Five Grains Samsara for the time being."

"Moreover, the attitude of these Five Grains Samsara people towards you may not be as good as you imagine. You should know that the Lord of the Five Grains Samsara has been entrenched here for many years, but has never passed on his latest research results."

"You happened to show up at this time, it's hard not to make others think too much, maybe they will think you are the one who picked the fruit. Although they dare not do anything to you openly, they may not dare to do anything to you secretly."

"You have to know that this is Guifanlou, a lawless place. Evil people can be found everywhere, and life is the cheapest thing here."

"What are you going to choose now?"

"Are you going to wait here for the arrival of those Grain Reincarnations?"

Jiang Xinghuo thought that he would have to go sooner or later, so he might as well wait here. Even if those people of the Five Grains Reincarnation wanted to harm him, he could prepare in advance.

If I go looking for the Lord of the Five Grains Reincarnation by myself, who knows what I might encounter on the way.

"You chose to wait here for those people of the Five Grains Reincarnation Clan."

"You have triggered the effect of the Kirin's Blessing."

"You accidentally discovered that there seemed to be something in the interlayer of the cabinet in the anatomy room. Do you want to go over and take it out?"

"You moved the cabinet and took out the things in the mezzanine, and found that they were notes left by the cook."

"You have obtained the human cook's autopsy notes."

"The human chef is obsessed with vivisection. In order to improve his skills, he visited masters everywhere in Guifan Tower. Not only did his skills improve, but he also learned a lot of secrets, which he recorded in this notebook."

"You read it roughly and found that there are also records about the Lord of the Five Grains Reincarnation."

"According to the records in the notes, the Lord of the Five Grains Reincarnation has been living here in recent years and has developed a new drug, but no one knows what this drug is."

"The Five Grain Samsara members under his command were also very jealous of this. Some of them were even bolder than others and came up with the bad idea of ​​secretly harming the Master of the Five Grain Samsara and stealing the research results."

“But in the end, those people became prey to human cooks, and were given to the Lord of the Five Grains Cycle to become specimens.” Jiang Xinghuo became interested. Could the research results of the Lord of the Five Grains Cycle be related to what was studied in the City of Origin?

He remembered that the Lord of the Five Grains Reincarnation stayed in the City of Origin for quite some time, but later he had to leave because he could not withstand the invasion of the power of the end of all things.

Moreover, the game text also mentioned at the time that the Lord of the Five Grains Reincarnation in the City of Origin, based on the power of the filthy curse he possessed, developed a method to counteract the invasion of the power of the end.

However, this method only exists in perfect theory, and whether it can be truly realized still needs to be proven by a large amount of experimental data.

Could it be that the latest research results mentioned in the game text are the experiments that have been perfected by the Lord of the Five Grains Reincarnation?
If this is true, then he must find a way to obtain this research result. As long as he can resist the invasion of the power of the end, he can enter the Forbidden City to explore.

The Forbidden City is the largest map in the world and the place where the whole game begins. The treasures and secrets hidden in it are absolutely beyond people's imagination. However, due to the end law and madness fire inside, no one dares to go in and explore.

Even if he had a fragment of the Golden Law, he could only use it on the outside. If he went deep into the Forbidden City, it was estimated that the Golden Law would not be able to completely offset the damage caused by the insane fire.

This is not to say that the Golden Law is inferior to the Law of the End, the key is that the fragments of the Golden Law are not complete enough to compete with the pure power of the End.

While Jiang Xinghuo was thinking about it, the game text underwent new changes.

"The people sent by the Lord of the Five Grains have arrived outside the anatomy room and are waiting for you. Do you want to go out and meet them?"

"You walked out of the anatomy room and saw the Five Grains Samsara group standing outside. The leader came over and said that the Lord of the Five Grains Samsara had sent them to pick you up."

"In order to avoid unnecessary trouble and to protect your personal safety, you should leave with them as soon as possible. The Lord of the Five Grains Samsara is waiting for you. Do you want to go with them?"

"You have triggered the talent of the Hundred Flavor Eyes."

"You sense strong malice from these Five Grain Samsaras. Although they appear to be smiling, they are actually thinking about how to kill you without making a sound. What do you plan to do now?"

"Will you choose to tear your face off and kill them here? Or will you pretend to be friendly and leave with them, quietly waiting for them to show their true colors?"

There are two choices, one is to act immediately, the other is to wait for the opportunity.

Jiang Xinghuo thought about it and chose to wait for the opportunity. Since the other party did not break up first, there was no need for him to fight them directly. He should wait and see what they wanted to do.

"You pretended not to sense the ill will of these Five Grain Samsaras and followed them out of the anatomy room."

"On the way, these Five Grain Samsara people also began to ask you indirectly why you came here. How do you plan to answer their questions?"

"Do you make up an excuse to get away with it? Or do you tell the truth and say that you are here to look for the inspector of the police station?"

Looking at the two options given by the game, Jiang Xinghuo's heart suddenly moved. If he wanted to find the detective, it would definitely take a lot of effort. But if it was the local snakes like Wu Gu Lun Hui, it would be much easier to find them, right?

Or, he could take advantage of the ill will towards him in the hearts of the Five Grains Reincarnation people and find a way to track down the detective from the police station.

Thinking of this, Jiang Xinghuo no longer hesitated and directly chose the second answer, truthfully stating that he was here to look for the detective chief of the police station.

"After hearing the purpose of your coming here, these Five Grains Reincarnations exchanged glances with each other, indicating that they happened to know the whereabouts of the inspector of the police station and could guide you to find him."

"Led by these Five Grain Reincarnations, you have come to a secret stronghold. A rusty iron fence blocks the darkness ahead. The inspector of the police station may be hiding inside. Do you want to go in and take a look?"

Found it so easily?

Jiang Xinghuo raised his eyebrows, feeling that something was wrong, but he had nothing to be afraid of, so he controlled the character and walked directly into the darkness.

"You have come to the base. This was where the workers lived when they were repairing the underground sewer. Although it is located in the underground sewage channel, the surrounding area has been well protected from corrosion and odor. It can also exchange fresh air with the outside world, so there is no odor here. Instead, it seems very comfortable."

"There are no facilities in the stronghold. There is only a stone bed against the wall and a table. The oil lamp on the table can only illuminate a range of two or three steps. I can vaguely see a figure sitting on the stone bed. The power of the Law of the End is still emanating from his body. His limbs and spine are firmly locked to the wall with iron chains."

"You have discovered it, Gokuro."

"Wu Gu Lang, a disciple of the Lord of the Five Grains Samsara, had a problem in his training and was accidentally infected with the Law of the End, which made him confused and insane. Although the Lord of the Five Grains Samsara treated him in time and prevented him from being burned to ashes by the fire of insanity, he only stays awake for a short time every day. After falling into confusion, he will not recognize his relatives, so he imprisoned himself here to prevent him from accidentally hurting others."

As soon as Jiang Xinghuo got to this point, he immediately understood that those people of the Five Grains Reincarnation wanted to kill someone with a borrowed knife. If he died at the hands of this Five Grains Man, he would have no chance to meet the Lord of the Five Grains Reincarnation.

Anyway, this Wu Gu Lang was affected by the Law of the End and was in a daze all day long. Even if he accidentally killed himself, it would be reasonable.

It can be said that the Five Grains Reincarnations accidentally woke up the Five Grains Man, which is why they suffered at his hands.

"Your arrival awakened Gogulang. He slowly opened his eyes, a trace of confusion flashed in his eyes, and a large number of germs rushed towards you like a tsunami."

"However, these germs did not affect you at all when they landed on you. Your physique is now completely immune to most germs. Although Wu Gu Lang's germ power is strong, it still cannot do anything to you. Instead, it has slightly improved your physique."

"Your physical fitness has been enhanced, +2."

"Wu Gulang's confusion was partially released by the attack just now, and his eyes regained some clarity for a short time."

"Wu Gu Lang told you to leave here quickly and find Wu Gu Samsara Master. Don't stay here any longer. He can't hold on for too long and it's easy for him to accidentally hurt your life."

"You left the place where Wu Gu Lang lived and returned to the sewer outside. When the Wu Gu Lun Samsara saw you walking out safely, they launched a crazy attack on you without hesitation."

"Unfortunately, the cultivation of these Five Grains Samsara people is far inferior to that of Five Grains Man. The attack containing a large amount of bacteria fell on you, but it didn't even cause a ripple. Instead, it filled up most of your bacteria collection bottle."

"You have killed the Five Grains Reincarnation +13."

"You have received incense +1500."

"Look at the last of the Five Grains Samsara creatures and let it lead you to find the Five Grains Samsara Master. Otherwise, kill it as well."

"That Five Grain Samsara creature hurriedly led you to the fork in the road. It didn't dare to have any other thoughts, for fear that you would kill it if you didn't like it."

"In addition, this Five Grains Reincarnation Clan also told you the news about the inspector..."

(End of this chapter)