I have a ghost diary

Chapter 138, No. 003

"What suggestions do you have?" Liu Xuewen was also wary of this little girl, but as the deputy minister, he still had to maintain his proper image, and his tone was very calm.

"Zhang Haoran, isn't he allowed to bring inanimate objects in and out of the Ghost Realm? Aren't sealed objects considered inanimate objects?"

The little girl's question surprised everyone. Many people weren't actually familiar with Zhang Haoran, let alone this particular characteristic of his.

Some people even only learned of Zhang Haoran's name today.

The female expert sighed and rubbed her forehead. She was the one who told the little girl about this, but it was the latest research result that needed to be kept secret.

If it is to be brought up and discussed publicly in a meeting, then an approval process is required.

Upon hearing this question, an expert from the research institute surnamed Liu provided an answer. He was a tall, thin man who looked cold and unsmiling, and he was also wearing a white coat.

“Sealed objects are considered inanimate objects, but there is a problem called ‘supernatural rejection’.”

"High-level ghost realms will spontaneously repel low-level sealing objects from entering, just as they repel other ghosts from entering the ghost realm."

"So if we want to carry out your suggestion, I'm afraid Zhang Haoran would need to bring in a level zero sealed artifact."

Upon hearing expert Liu's explanation, many people immediately began to consider its feasibility.

This direction seems to have the potential to be a breakthrough.

The problem is that Zhang Haoran cannot use the sealed artifacts; once he goes inside, he can only give them to the ordinary people or ghost masters inside.

But nobody knows what the situation is like inside Luohe City. What if everyone is already dead by the time Zhang Haoran goes in? Would this level zero sealed artifact be wasted, never to be retrieved?

This is not impossible, after all, the Black Sun has a record of annihilating a small European country.

Even if people haven't all died out yet and are still barely surviving, can the survivors really fight against the Black Sun with just a level zero sealed artifact?

Therefore, after some initial consideration, many people raised objections and listed their reasons, believing that the risk was too great.

After all, even Research Institute No. 21 doesn't have many level-zero sealed artifacts.

Many people only know that it exists, but they have no idea how much, what it's called, or what its function is.

Chen Yehua thought for a moment and said, "We can give it a try. Chu Jiang should still be alive."

Although Chen Yehua didn't believe that Chu Jiang could defeat the Black Sun, he also didn't think that Chu Jiang would die so easily, after all, he was someone who had survived from the clutches of Slender Man.

Amidst the discussions, Liu Xuewen hesitated. To be on the safe side, he should reject the proposal.

However, he also knew that Chu Jiang was under immense pressure in this matter. This put Liu Xuewen in a difficult position: should he place his hopes on that outstanding young man?

Just then, someone raised a new question, "Could Mr. Xu please take action?"

This question once again silenced the meeting room. Not everyone knew the truth; however, many knew that Mr. Xu was unlikely to act easily.

Liu Xuewen directly denied this, saying, "Now is not the time for that person to step forward, and you shouldn't think about looking for him as soon as something happens."

Just as someone was about to use this opportunity to bring up the matter of the Level 0 sealed artifact, the Dean spoke up again, "Wait a minute, Zhang Haoran is right next to me. He said he wants to go, so let him go. Let him take the number 003 with him."

This statement greatly surprised many people.

One unexpected thing was that Zhang Haoran had actually been attending the meeting the whole time. He had been sitting next to the dean, just listening quietly without saying a word.

Furthermore, the dean acted so "recklessly," knowing that doing so was very risky. Did that old fox have some special confidence?

At the same time, this statement also reveals a key piece of information.

Every sealed item that enters the research institute's warehouse is numbered. The first number of a Level 3 sealed item is 3, Level 2 is 2, Level 1 is 1, and Level 0 is 0.

Since there is 003, there must have been 002 and 001 before that. That is to say, Research Institute No. 21 has at least three level zero sealed items.

Although the negative effects of sealing artifacts of this level are generally terrifying, their power is equally formidable. Many demon masters dream of obtaining such an item.

This shows how wealthy the research institute is, and its headquarters may even possess more than three level-zero sealed artifacts.

Otherwise, why would this old dean be so generous?

There aren't many topics left to discuss, since this is everyone's "first time" facing an S-class paranormal event, and the solutions they can come up with are limited.

We can only rely on the aforementioned individuals to make an initial attempt in Luohe City before making any further plans.

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Meanwhile, news of the S-class paranormal event also spread overseas.

After all, this is much bigger than the commotion in Russia, and it's an S-class vengeful ghost that has already appeared once before, so foreign ghost masters can't help but pay attention.

Official organizations from various countries are monitoring the situation in Luohe City through satellites, video broadcasts, and other means. Some organizations even have branches in Kyushu and have dispatched personnel to the area surrounding Luohe City.

In a small church in the foggy city of England.

A mysterious, tall woman dressed in a black robe and wearing a hood stands in front of the cross, her hands clasped together and her head slightly bowed, as if she is silently praying for something.

Behind her were a male and a female believer, dressed in the clothes of the upper class, who looked like they had come to the church to pray.

But in reality, what the two were whispering about had nothing to do with prayer; they were reporting an S-class incident that had occurred in Sagawa City, Kyushu.

After listening, the mysterious woman simply nodded slightly and said nothing.

Upon seeing this gesture, the two believers nodded slightly in response; then, maintaining their respect for the former, they slowly withdrew from the church, closing the door behind them.

After everything quieted down, the woman, whose face was only half visible, revealed a slight smile.

She said to herself, "The opportunity has come, my lord. Everything is just as you predicted."

"We listen devoutly to your whispers, your holy words guide us; may your kingdom come, may your will be done on earth as it is in heaven..."

The woman's voice was slightly hoarse and magnetic, filled with an alluring, almost criminal, quality.

After the prayer was finished, the mysterious woman raised her right hand, and a leaflet inexplicably appeared in her hand, with the words "Sacred Word Church" at the top.

One thing is strange; this flyer doesn't seem to be intended for missionary work in the local area. The language it uses is a mix of Kyushu Chinese characters and native English, making it look somewhat incongruous...

Chapter 139 The "Protection" of the Ghost Diary

In Luohe City, Chu Jiang was driving a beat-up Mazda, recklessly speeding along the highway.

Because many car owners abandoned their vehicles and fled, and because the streets were filled with black fire skulls that tried to attack any living thing in sight, there was not a single living person in Chu Jiang's line of sight at this moment.

However, there were a lot of obstacles, and Chu Jiang didn't have time to move these empty cars. If he couldn't get around them, he would just ram them open, and he even forcibly removed the airbags.

If you're in a hurry, Chu Jiang could consider using Ghost Domain to travel faster.

Chu Jiang was never the first person to possess the Ghost Domain. His research and mastery of the Ghost Domain could actually be based on the experience of his predecessors.

Putting aside the fact that, through the research institute, Chu Jiang could obtain many research papers that folk ghost masters dreamed of.

Exploring the limits of one's own abilities and developing entirely new uses means constantly using supernatural powers. This is a painful act, practically squandering one's life, all in the pursuit of learning how to become stronger.

However, if you can obtain the relevant research literature, you can save a lot of effort. By following the clues and trying a few times, you can significantly enhance your abilities.

For example, one paper mentioned that ghost masters who possess ghost realms can actually fly.

The principle is quite simple: within the ghost realm, the master can teleport to any location instantly.

While the size of a ghost domain has its limits and cannot be as abnormally large as that of an S-class vengeful ghost, a ghost master can change the shape of the ghost domain once they have mastered it.

In this way, although the volume inside the Ghost Realm remains unchanged, the Ghost Master can stretch the Ghost Realm into a long straight line. It's like stretching a round dough into a long noodle.

After being stretched, although the Oni Master can still teleport from one side to the other, the teleportation distance is significantly increased.

That's not all. After the Ghost Master teleports from point A to point B, it doesn't end there; he can also make the Ghost Domain move forward, as long as he himself is still inside the Ghost Domain.

In this way, although the Ghost Master is standing still, he has returned from the head of the long noodle to the tail of the long noodle, that is, the coordinates have changed from point B back to point A.

This cycle repeats itself: teleporting, extending the ghost realm; teleporting, extending the ghost realm... Ghost Masters can possess a terrifying speed of travel, almost like spatial leaps.

Finally, the Ghost Realm can be suspended in the air, without relying on the ground, thus achieving the effect of flight.

Of course, the research paper also mentioned that doing so not only requires top-notch control over the ghost realm, but also consumes a great deal of energy for the ghost master.

Unless you're in a hurry to die, or you're certain to die if you don't use this method to escape, it's better not to use such an extravagant way to travel.

After Chu Jiang obtained the Ghost Realm of the Theater, a series of events came one after another, leaving him no time to practice flying.

Moreover, now is not the time to recklessly use supernatural abilities. He needs to conserve his strength and fight a tough battle against the black sun!

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Based on Chu Jiang's previous communication with Yun Changfeng, Yun Changfeng should now have met up with the three local folk ghost masters and are waiting in the rented room of ghost master Zhang Xiaogui.

Chu Jiang went to the West District to find Yun Changfeng.

In reality, Chu Jiang didn't think that Yun Changfeng bringing along a few folk ghost masters would be of much help to his side.

It's already a miracle that Yun Changfeng was able to restrain those people and prevent them from being killed by the black sun, thus preventing the ghosts inside them from escaping.

Chu Jiang hadn't forgotten that back in Luoxi No. 7 Middle School, librarian Chen Tianrang was killed by the Slender Ghost; some time later, the Ghost Tree revived from his body and ran off to kill people everywhere.

Even Chu Jiang's English teacher wasn't killed by the ghost shadow, but by the ghost tree.

This is one of the important reasons why you can't just gather a lot of people in a paranormal event.

When a ghost master has just died, the ghosts inside them are relatively easy to deal with; but once they are fully revived, it will be a big problem.

Therefore, Chu Jiang's purpose in this trip was never to have those four ghost masters stand shoulder to shoulder with him; he wanted to borrow something, a sealing artifact.

That red embroidered ball that Yun Changfeng jokingly called the "Death Delay Ball".

Chu Jiang had a plan in mind, a plan with a very low probability of success only if he obtained the red embroidered ball.

Without this thing, or if it's useless against S-class vengeful ghosts, Chu Jiang would be 1000% certain to die.

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On his way to the rented apartment, Chu Jiang didn't waste a single moment. He mentally reviewed the entire S-level incident.

Although Chu Jiang's previous prediction was wrong—the descending S-class vengeful ghost was not a false god but a black sun—the rest of the parts should be logically correct.

In chronological order: The Black Sun event occurred in Europe, destroying a country, after which the vengeful spirit disappeared.

Several months later, the vengeful ghost reappeared, this time silently infecting three members of the Secret Spirit Society.

But these three, by sheer bad luck, came to the country to carry out a secret mission, which was to investigate the river god belief.