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Uncle Tie received the book a day ago from another antique shop owner.

That antique shop owner had nothing else to offer, not even a good eye, but his only redeeming quality was his great fortune.

To quote Uncle Tie: "You must have saved at least a whole county in your past life to have such good fortune!"

To put it simply, although his judgment was poor, the boss never lost money. Even if he received substandard goods, someone would always find something he liked and buy them at a higher price.

And like this time, when he received something risky, he always stepped in to help Uncle Tie immediately.

"Uncle Tie, you received this book, but haven't the Satanists come looking for you?" Zhao Hao asked.

"Satanism? No, but two ordinary people sneaked in, I caught them and handed them over to the police station..."

Zhao Hao soon met the two men at the police station. One of them, a burly man, was the assailant who had attacked Mr. Adams from behind. He now had a broken leg, half a broken rib, and several missing teeth.

Running into Uncle Tie's hands must mean I did something wrong in my past life.

Zhao Hao took the two directly to the Mysterious Bureau and began the interrogation.

When ordinary people come here, they have to tell you how old they were when they wet the bed and how old they were when they started watching porn.

The matter then becomes clear.

A wealthy man in Europe, diagnosed with a terminal illness, converted to Satanism over a decade ago. But the devil is the devil, and your belief in him doesn't bring you any benefits.

Of course, the same goes for God.

Therefore, his last hope was to be baptized in hell, become a hellish superhuman, or even become a demon.

Of course, this is not simple.

Devil: We only accept elites, not trash! Hey, don't get me wrong, I'm not targeting you, I'm talking about everyone reading here… you're all elites! Just cast a monthly vote, and you'll be one of our reserve members!

The Ninth Gate is one of the gates left behind by the devils.

Only by passing through various trials and finding the means to strive in "The Ninth Gate" can one open the gates of hell and enter hell to receive baptism.

However, now that the book is in Uncle Tie's hands, it's likely that this door will never be able to be opened again.

Colt contacted Europa through the Security Council, urging them to arrest the Satanist.

But the matter didn't end there; others were still eyeing the book.

Chapter 260 is no different

There are many believers in the devil and Satan, and there are different organizations in various places that are remotely controlled and manipulated by supernatural beings within them.

Some of these organizations are even operating remotely from behind the scenes, like devils.

The Silver Serpent Society is a branch of the Satanic cult, and this branch is the organization that originally created the nine copies of "The Ninth Gate".

They can be considered the initiators of the Gates of Hell ritual. Founded before the psychic powers fell silent, it has a long history.

Information about this organization within the Bureau of Mysteries is scarce, given that it has been dormant for many years and its main area of ​​activity is Europe.

However, in Ami, there is a "celebrity" who has been confirmed to have been a spokesperson for the Silver Snake Society.

His name is Charlie Luciano, and he is known in the underworld as "Lucky Charlie".

He was originally from Sicily, Italy, and came to Liberty City with his parents when he was young.

Perhaps because of his bloodline, he had a smooth career in the underworld, becoming a big boss and even overseeing the development of the Las Vegas casino!

He died more than 20 years ago and was later called the father of modern organized crime by scholars and the spokesperson for hell by superhumans in the underworld.

It wasn't until more than a decade after his death, during the psychic resurgence, that some people occasionally discovered that this "father of modern organized crime" might be a spokesperson for the Silver Serpent Society, a prominent branch of Satanism.

However, there is also a saying that Lucky Charlie committed many evil deeds in his life and was "meritorious" after his death. He was reincarnated as a devil in hell, but he has to work for those devil dukes and devil kings for hundreds of years before he can gain his freedom...

If even devils have to work, then what's the point of me being a devil?!

It is said that a Bronze-level player once talked to him about his stance.

This is how he replied: "You say I'm using mortal souls as bargaining chips to flatter the devil, but do you think mortals themselves show mercy?"

"I merely offered them to hell, while those big tycoons offered them to capital."

"They exploit their lives, I exploit my afterlife, there's no difference between us!"

……

On March 18th, the day the dragon raises its head, Zhao Hao signed in and received a complete set of cultivation techniques.

【Thirteen Old Iron Kung Fu】

Black Iron 5-Star Ability Card

Use: Enables you to learn thirteen complementary exercises—Iron Finger Exercise, Iron Palm Exercise, Iron Arm Exercise, Iron Elbow Exercise, Iron Belly Exercise, Iron Head Exercise, Iron Knee Exercise, Iron Leg Exercise, Iron Foot Exercise, Iron Mountain Lean, Iron Shirt Exercise, Iron Qigong, and Cast Iron Hunyuan Exercise.

Note: From the outside in, each step is interconnected, no problem, bro.

This technique isn't particularly powerful, but its strength lies in its steady and reliable approach, and it doesn't require exceptional aptitude.

At least he's a normal person. If he follows the rules and is willing to work hard, he can achieve something in three to five years.

The first nine of the Thirteen Old Iron Techniques are all Black Iron 1-star, which can only be considered common martial arts techniques in the inner world, and are not rare.

Even some of the most prestigious martial arts schools and sects in the real world have such advanced techniques as their most treasured secrets.

Iron Mountain Lean, Iron Shirt, and Iron Qi Gong are all Black Iron 2-star, which would be considered a divine skill in the real world!

The final Iron-Forged Primordial Technique is a Black Iron 4-star technique, which is a very rare martial arts technique even in the inner world. It combines internal and external cultivation into a unified whole, and can probably be compared with something like the Leakless Vajra.

It's important to know that the Vajra Body without Leaks is the core secret technique of the Vajra School. Later, the Vajra School was attacked by a powerful enemy and couldn't survive, resulting in its disintegration...

For Zhao Hao, the first nine techniques were all very simple. This was because his strength, physique, and spiritual energy had already far surpassed the beginner level.

To put it simply, he was confident that he had mastered the first nine techniques within a week.

However, Iron Mountain Lean, Iron Shirt, and Iron Qigong require more effort and can take one or two months to master.

Only after mastering all the previous techniques can one begin practicing the final Iron-Forging Primordial Technique.

According to the information given by the card, once this technique is mastered to a minor degree, the body becomes as hard as steel and iron, impervious to swords and spears, water and fire, and immune to all poisons.

Upon reaching the pinnacle of cultivation, one's inner and outer selves become perfectly integrated, with essence, energy, and spirit becoming one, leaving no flaws. Internal demons cannot arise, and external evils cannot invade; one also possesses extremely high resistance to curses and spells. One can directly reach the peak of Black Iron 5-star!

Of course, it's not easy to cultivate to that level, and it's even possible to never reach it in a lifetime.

This card belongs to the skill category within the ability cards. It doesn't directly grant you any ability, but rather teaches you certain skills.

Therefore, although Zhao Hao has already mastered the basics, he still needs to practice on his own.

However, he has far exceeded the entry requirements in all aspects. Just like Zhang Wuji's mastery of the Nine Yang Divine Skill, he can easily master any kind of martial art.

It was the day the dragon raised its head, so Fatty treated everyone to pig's head meat, and Zhao Hao and the others ate their fill.

During dinner, the fat man said, "I recently received a mission, and I'm still investigating. I might need your help, Ritian. Wait for my call~"

Zhao Hao: Good grief, I knew you wouldn't invite me to dinner for no reason. First it was for the discounted "Manly Suit" set, now it's to get my help! I'm not eating, forget it!

Orange: Hey! If you won't eat, I will! It's just helping out, right? Fatty, give me two more pig heads, and I, Orange, will definitely help you out!

Although the fat man said he would help, he didn't hear from him for several days.

Zhao Hao thought the matter was over and he had gotten a free meal, but on Easter Sunday, March 24, the fat man called and said he wanted to help.

Zhao Hao received a box of candy as a Easter gift.

【Sticky White Rabbit Magic Contract Candy】, Black Iron 5-star, 12 pieces in total... This is a magic contract item. After eating it, you cannot reveal the specified secret in any way.

Zhao Hao had originally planned to spend Easter with Elena, but a large-scale supernatural event broke out in Liberty City, and was even listed as an "event monster" by the Bureau of Mysteries.

Easter has the tradition of searching for colored eggs, and legend has it that the rabbit is the one who delivers the eggs.

Because rabbits reproduce so easily, they may symbolize the arrival of spring.

Starting at 9 a.m. that day, the entire city of Liberty and the surrounding 30-kilometer radius were filled with rabbits.

Those rabbits, which came from who-knows-where, were of all sizes and shapes, and they ran around wildly like madmen.

Some might even grab your legs and jerk around for a bit, then fall to the ground, completely bored!

According to statistics released afterward, more than five million rabbits appeared in this area that day!

However, by the next day, they were all gone, leaving only holes dug out of the ground.

Although this incident did not result in any direct casualties, its impact was still significant. It was a large-scale supernatural event affecting the entire region.

How do you suppress such a large-scale incident? Just by having experts refute it? That's really enough to make things difficult!

Colt later said he wanted to resign and didn't want to work there anymore.

As a result, Zhao Hao spent the whole day catching rabbits in his magician's hat, and he still had to help the fat man at night.

This mission takes place in the surface world. Because force cannot be used, and even too much psionic energy cannot be used, lest it alert the enemy, the fat man is in a dilemma and asks Zhao Hao for help.

The fat man was asked to do this by someone else. At first, he didn't expect it to be such a big deal, but the more he investigated, the more suspicious it seemed.

The task at hand is to investigate a nursing home.

In places like Europe and America, the cultural norms are very different from those in China; the concept of supporting the elderly doesn't exist there.

Therefore, many very old people usually take care of themselves or go to nursing homes or similar institutions.

The nursing home that Zhao Hao and his companion were investigating was a long-established institution. Founded over eighty years ago, it had always been a high-end facility with hefty fees.

However, the daughter of the fat man's former employer, the very beautiful one, had a friend's grandmother move into a nursing home and eventually disappear.

It was initially believed that the body was dead, but an investigation revealed that the body had not undergone cremation.

His parents didn't think much of it; they might even have felt relieved. But she had always had a good relationship with her grandmother and couldn't accept the fact that her grandmother was missing. Even if she had truly died of old age, where was her body?

The fat man initially thought it was just a typical case of elder abuse in a nursing home and didn't pay much attention, but he paid a private investigator to investigate.

That private investigator was quite capable; he actually uncovered some suspicious activity.

However, as the investigation continued, the private investigator also disappeared.

The fat man sensed something was wrong and checked the area several times under the cover of darkness, but found nothing suspicious. He only noticed from the records that a lot of elderly people in the area had passed away.

Knowing he wasn't good at such scheming and intrigue, he asked Zhao Hao to take a look. After all, many things would be exposed under Zhao Hao's eyes.

Zhao Hao originally had a very simple method: he could use his transformation magic to become an old man and stay there, which would surely allow him to discover all the secrets.

But he was impatient to stay here for ten days or half a month. What kind of bullshit high society retirement home is this? As long as you can't use force against me, then naturally I won't.

Zhao Hao scanned half the area with his Fate-Guiding Eye and immediately discovered the problem.