Hidden moth

Chapter 57 The Key to the World

Seeing Huang Xiaopang's serious expression, as if he was about to make arrangements for his final care, He Kao quickly sat down and asked, "Are you okay?"

But looking left and right, there was no sign that Huang Xiaopang was about to die. He just looked a little weak and tired, which was actually normal. He Kao was in a similar condition.

Huang Xiaopang: "I don't know what I'll be like when I wake up tomorrow morning, or if I'll even wake up. But if I don't finish what I'm saying today, I'm afraid I'll die.

I'm going to tell you something now, and it's also to save my own life. I know you have a lot of questions, but don't ask anything yet. Listen to me, listen to me, I'll tell you everything..."

He Kao put down the Coke and crossed his arms: "Okay, then tell me!"

Huang Xiaopang: "Those emails I received must have been sent by you. You already know that I am Yin Moth, so have you noticed today what the limitations of Yin Moth's abilities are?"

He Kao: "Let me think about it and summarize briefly. I just saw two main points.

First, when using the ability of the stealth moth, it cannot be sensed by anyone in any way, otherwise the ability will become ineffective.

Second, the cryptic moth can appear anywhere and disappear just as easily. But it can only disappear in the same place where it appeared before, and then reappear in the next place.

Huang Xiaopang nodded and said, "The first point is basically correct, but the second point needs to be supplemented. I can indeed appear in a place out of thin air, but it must be a place I have been to and can remember.

Luckily, today is Happy Valley, a place I've been to many times, and I've also walked around that indoor shopping street many times. I bought this bracelet, what you call a hidden moth item, there..."

As he spoke, he took out the synthetic beeswax bracelet from his trouser pocket and placed it on the table.

He Kao was surprised and said, "What? You actually found the Hidden Moth item at a street stall! Didn't someone pass it on to you?"

Fat Huang slammed the table and feigned displeasure, saying, "Didn't we agree on this? Listen to me first! If you have any questions, I'll be the one asking them. Don't ask me yet! You'll have a chance to ask questions in the end."

He Kao readily admitted his mistake: "Okay, I was wrong. I shouldn't have said so much. Please continue!"

Huang Xiaopang sighed again: "The hidden moth item is chosen by oneself. I don't know what your father's hidden moth item is. But mine is this bracelet.

As for my father's hidden treasure, it was a silver ring he wore. It wasn't actually made of silver, but of an aluminum-nickel alloy, made by a village jeweler using a five-cent coin.

No matter what it is, it needs to contain a closed loop, such as this bracelet... It doesn't matter if the rope breaks, just replace it with another one and connect it again. There are no other requirements.

But it is best to choose something that is easy to carry with you and not easy to lose. The more ordinary it is and the less it will attract other people's attention, the better. At least no one will steal it.

He Kao, I want to ask you, if, just if, if you were asked to choose one thing right now to be your hidden gem, what would you choose?

This passage is incredibly informative, and it indirectly confirms He Kao's earlier speculation. The "identity" of Yin E was passed down by his father, Zhou Du, to Xiao Pang's father, Director Huang, who then passed it down to his son, Huang Si.

As for how it was spread, let Xiaopang tell you himself.

He Kao took out four pendants, shook out the tangled ropes, picked out one of them and said, "If you want me to choose, I'll choose this one. Do you think it meets the requirements?"

The one he picked out was made by Wu Yanjun's "junior sister," and it was the crudest of all the fake pendants. After he put it on, no other "expert" had any idea of wearing it.

Huang Xiaopang nodded and said, "Of course, it's perfect! Put it together with my bracelet."

He Kao had a vague idea of what Xiaopang might be trying to do, but Xiaopang had just repeatedly asked him not to ask too many questions, so he thought about it and decided not to say anything.

The bracelet was spread out in a circle on the table, and he placed the pendant in the middle of the circle.

Huang Xiaopang reached out and took all the red ropes hanging outside into the circle, and continued: "The hidden moth needs to pass through a space to use its ability.

The abilities that people speculate about the Hidden Moth are just incidental appearances. The Hidden Moth's real ability is actually to enter and exit that space - let's call it the Hidden Moth Space for now.

The Hidden Moth Object acts like a key, unlocking the Hidden Moth Dimension. Even if you lose the Hidden Moth Object, you can still find it by feeling its location.

If you can't find it, it's a bit of a hassle, but not a big deal. You can always cultivate another one, but it takes a while. The cultivation method is not difficult. Just find another one that is as similar as possible to the original one and carry it with you in the same way.

As long as you are a hidden moth, the things of the hidden moth are yours. Others cannot take them away, and killing you will be useless.

To enter the hidden moth space from our real world, you need to find and open its door. After entering, you can choose to come out the same way, or you can choose to give up that door, which is equivalent to making the original door disappear and then opening another door.

This door can lead to any place in the world you have been to and can remember, but if you want to return to the Hidden Moth Space, you must go through the new door you opened.

So when using the ability of the stealth moth, be especially careful about the location of the door, otherwise you may not be able to go back!

If you can't open the door in the hidden moth space, it means that someone in that place can notice it at that time, for example, it is right under someone's nose. In this case, change the place or change the time... This is why I couldn't enter your room just now.

It’s a bit confusing, do you understand?”

He Kao: "It's not complicated at all, I understand everything." Huang Xiaopang: "I've basically explained the abilities of the Hidden Moth. If you have any questions, you can ask them now."

He Kao: "You just said that if you reopened a door in the Hidden Moth Dimension, it would lead you to any place you wanted to go. So what about those legendary places, like heaven, hell, or the world of fantasy?"

Fatty Huang glared and said, "What kind of question is that! I said it very clearly. It has to be a place I've been to and can remember! How could I possibly have been to that kind of place?"

He Kao: "How do you feel? It's just a feeling."

Huang Xiaopang: "I think it's okay, as long as you've been there in person! Don't waste my feelings, ask something useful."

He Kao: "Where did you get those guns? Did you steal them from the armory? If they were discovered, it would be a huge case and they would be investigated thoroughly!"

Upon hearing this, Fatty Huang became excited, his eyebrows dancing with joy as he said, "Your experience is still too limited, you can only think about the domestic situation..."

After a long time, it turned out that Xiaopang got those guns from abroad. The specific location was not an arsenal, but a shooting range in Sawa that specially received tourists. Xiaopang had been there to play when he participated in department team building.

At that time, he had just started working in the gaming division of the Tengxin Group, which was the most profitable and cash-rich division.

The project team led by Gao Xue'e usually has a team-building activity by having a meal at a high-end restaurant. If they have enough time, they will go on a trip to the suburbs, such as to a place like Qile Villa.

At that time, the department that Huang Xiaopang worked in had a team-building event that went abroad... After watching the show that day, we rode an elephant. There was also a live-fire shooting range next to it, where we could play with pistols, rifles, submachine guns, and shotguns. It was a pity that there were no grenades, RPGs, or anything like that.

He Kao suddenly realized, "So that's what happened. How could they not find us? Did you steal it?"

Huang Xiaopang: "How can I get it in time if I go there last minute? What if someone happens to be watching? After receiving your second email, I found an opportunity to get a batch of guns and bullets and temporarily stored them in the Hidden Moth Space. They really came in handy today."

He Kao: "What kind of place is the Hidden Moth Space? Can it be used as a warehouse?"

Huang Xiaopang hesitated and said, "I'll leave you in suspense. I won't tell you today."

He Kao: “If you don’t want to tell me, then I won’t ask.

Huang Xiaopang: "But there's one more thing I have to tell you. You can move things from outside into the Hidden Moth Space, and you can also take things out of the Hidden Moth Space, but it's best to do this as little as possible.

If you bring anything in with you, take it out again when you get back. Don't use the Yinmo space as a warehouse. If you really have things, put them in the Yinmo space. Small items are not a big problem, but don't treat it like moving house.

Anything you've taken from somewhere else using your Moth's abilities, like the guns we used today, should be returned to its original location. I just returned the guns to the shooting range, and as for the spent bullets, forget about it."

He Kao: "Did you take the time to go to Sawa just now?"

Huang Xiaopang: "Whether we go to Sawa or Happy Valley, it's the same for Yin Moth."

He Kao: "I still have two magazines here."

Huang Xiaopang: "Those little things are nothing serious. You should keep the gun and use it for self-defense in the future.

Actually, these words were all reminded to me by my father. He has been a Hidden Moth for much longer than I have, so he should know more than me. It won’t be wrong to listen to him.

Having said this, both of them suddenly fell silent for some unknown reason.

After a long while, Xiaopang drank the remaining half bottle of Coke in one gulp and finally broke the silence and asked, "Do you have any other questions?"

He Kao: "Let's change the subject. I once watched a movie called "The Teleporter". It talked about a superpower, which is that you can go anywhere you want, even places you have never been to, just by looking at a photo.

I originally thought that the ability of the stealth moth was similar to the superpowers described in that book, but now it seems that it is not the same thing."

Huang Xiaopang: "Of course it's different! I've seen that movie too. It's just a superpower idea, totally baseless and illogical.

Traveling through space is just a phenomenon displayed by the Hidden Moth Power. The essence of the Hidden Moth Power is to open up the Hidden Moth Space, just like opening up an endless unknown world..."

He Kao: "Where does the energy come from for the hidden moth to enter and exit that space and reach all parts of the world?"

Huang Xiaopang: "Haven't you read a book? Energy doesn't disappear, it only transforms from one form to another. What increases is only entropy." Then he sighed, "To be honest, I don't know either."

He Kao lowered his head, as if talking to himself: "Perhaps entropy can also be conserved, but we don't know in what form. Or perhaps... dark matter and dark energy really exist."

Huang Xiaopang finally sat up straight and raised his voice, "You're beating around the bush and almost bringing up the Big Bang! Why don't you just ask—how I became a hidden moth?"

He Kao looked up at him in the darkness: "I've been waiting for you to say it."

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(End of this chapter)