Why is my anime art style so weird?

"I have no problem."

After reaching an agreement with Kato Megumi, Xu Ming proposed to leave the 'Soul Jade' behind and exchange it directly for money.

Kato Megumi agreed and directly transferred 1200 million yen to Xu Ming, a price comparable to that at an auction.

Xu Ming was delighted and immediately said he would treat her to an iced cola another day.

It's not that Xu Ming is stingy; he needs to save money for the future.

Even if Shiyu gains a normal human body in the future, she will be considered dead in official records and will no longer be able to show her face and make money.

The responsibility of supporting his family in the future will fall entirely on Xu Ming's shoulders.

Xu Ming didn't want to mistreat his older sister, so he naturally worked hard to earn and save money.

He set himself a small goal: to earn 100 billion!

Xu Ming sat for a while longer, listening to Kato Megumi talk about all sorts of strange and unusual stories in the exorcist circle.

For example, Ashiya Dōman, a legendary "evil sorcerer" who was said to be able to go toe-to-toe with Abe no Seimei, survived for a thousand years by using some kind of evil secret technique.

For example, in the mountainous area west of Tokyo, there was once a village called Konoha. For unknown reasons, the village was destroyed overnight, and all the villagers died.

For example, there is a district called Fuyuki located on the border between southern Tokyo and Yokohama. For unknown reasons, it has been completely abandoned and turned into a ghost town, and no one lives there to this day.

……

Kato Megumi spoke with utmost seriousness, and Xu Ming listened with utmost seriousness as well.

Afterwards, seeing that it was getting late, Xu Ming took the initiative to say goodbye.

Kato Megumi got up and escorted Xu Ming to the entrance of the side hall, then had the shrine maiden guarding the door see him off.

After Xu Ming's figure disappeared into the distance, Kato Megumi suddenly spoke.

"Hong, what do you think?"

Without Xu Ming noticing, the figure of Xi Yanghong appeared in the shadows beside Kato Megumi. Perhaps she had always been there, but Xu Ming simply hadn't noticed.

Upon hearing Kato Megumi's question, the kneeling woman in the sunset paused for a moment before answering.

"Just an amateur who has never received any training but has luckily mastered the method to deal with 'strange' things."

Kato Megumi's lips curled slightly, revealing a faint smile.

"But I think he might be the one to disrupt the game."

The setting sun remained silent.

As Kato Megumi's bodyguard and hunting dog, she knew very well just how powerful... terrifying this seemingly ordinary girl in front of her really was.

When Xu Ming arrived home on the Yamanote Line tram, it was almost 7 p.m., and night had already fallen.

As usual, Xu Ming bought a discounted bento box at Lawson convenience store.

This time, however, he did not see Aoyama Nanami. There was only a male clerk standing in front of the cashier. Xu Ming immediately lost interest in chatting and paid the bill and left.

When I got home, I saw a cute little pink piglet leaning against the sofa, watching the new anime on TV with great interest.

"Xu Mingjun, welcome home!"

When the little piglet saw Xu Ming return, it immediately jumped up from the sofa and waved a little pig hoof at him.

"Yes, I'm back, Arita-kun."

Xu Ming raised his hand in response.

Before leaving home, Xu Ming left the "Hyakki Yagyō" (Night Parade of One Hundred Demons) at home.

The binding force of the 'Night Parade of One Hundred Demons' is not strong. The 'mysteries' that signed contracts with Xu Ming are not slaves, but partners. Therefore, the 'mysteries' that signed contracts can choose whether or not to manifest from the 'Night Parade of One Hundred Demons'.

However, the 'weird' usually doesn't choose to come out during the day.

The 'weird' are not afraid of daytime, but the sunlight is too strong during the day, which not only weakens their power and makes them feel very uncomfortable and weak, but also makes most of the 'weird' choose to act at night.

Xu Ming learned this from Haruyuki Arita.

After eating his bento, Xu Ming told Haruyuki Arita to go play by herself, while he opened the system panel to check things out.

While browsing the letter of authorization from the University of Tokyo, a new task popped up in the system.

—A new bizarre incident has been discovered: 'Tokyo University School of Medicine Morgue (1-2 stars)'. Do you want to accept the quest? (Yes/No)

A hint of surprise flashed in Xu Ming's eyes. How could the difficulty of the event fluctuate?

Xu Ming immediately inquired with the system.

That's what the system told him.

—The difficulty of all bizarre events may change over time, either increasing or decreasing.

—The difficulty level is determined by the system's real-time simulations. Fluctuations in difficulty indicate that the event may undergo significant changes in the short term, leading to uncontrollable consequences. Please be careful, host.

What else could cause such a dramatic increase in difficulty?

Most likely, the 'strange' element in the incident is due to an unknown reason causing the soul level to surge, greatly increasing the danger of the incident.

Reality is not a static game, and this situation is entirely possible.

Xu Ming did not immediately accept the task, but continued to scroll down the panel.

As Kato Megumi chatted with him about various strange tales about exorcists, the system beeped three times in a row.

Sure enough, three new prompts appeared below.

—A new bizarre incident has been discovered: 'The Evil Mage Ashiya Dōman: A Thousand-Year Obsession (4-Star)'. Do you wish to accept the quest? (Yes/No)

(Note: This event is extremely dangerous. Please consider this carefully!)

—A new strange event has been discovered: 'Konoha Abandoned Village: ? ? ? ? (4 stars)'. Accept the quest? (Yes/No)

(Note: This event is extremely dangerous; please consider carefully, host!!)

Chapter 55 The World of Academic Superstars and Geniuses

Xu Ming couldn't help but look at the last item, which read:

—A new bizarre event has been discovered: 'Fuyuki Dead Castle: ? ? ? (5 stars)'. Accept the quest? (Yes/No)

(Note: This event has a 100% fatality rate. Please leave a will before accepting this mission!!!)

WTF !?

These three events are all more difficult than the last.

As if afraid he wouldn't see it, the system deliberately highlighted the precautions in a scarlet, blood-like color, and the color gradually deepened, from a bright red to a purplish red, and finally to a blackish red!

Looking at the malicious message, even if Xu Ming were out of his mind, he wouldn't touch these three seemingly extremely dangerous tasks right now.

To be successful, you need real ability.

A bold and capable person is called reckless!

Those who act recklessly without real ability are just asking for trouble!

On the contrary, Xu Ming only thought about the task of 'Tokyo University School of Medicine Morgue (1-2 stars)' for a short while before immediately accepting it.

The series of quests at 'Blood Moon Academy' are not something that can be completed quickly or easily.

On the contrary, the opportunity to observe firsthand how experienced practitioners in the field perform exorcisms is extremely rare.

Therefore, Xu Ming decided to postpone the mission of 'Blood Moon Academy' for the time being.

The incident at the University of Tokyo's Faculty of Medicine was a single incident, and it would take him at most a day or two to resolve.

As for the varying difficulty levels of the 'Tokyo University School of Medicine Morgue Department', Xu Ming was quite confident.

First of all, Xu Ming already has experience in solving events with a difficulty level of 1 star.

Secondly, even if the difficulty of the event suddenly increases to 2 stars, with an experienced player like Kato Megumi, it shouldn't be too much of a problem.

Finally, even if Kato Megumi is unreliable, with the slow-down function of the Spirit-Snatching Phone, plus the new piglet, Arita Haruyuki, who just signed a contract with Xu Ming, Xu Ming can easily make a retreat.

There will definitely be risks, but they are negligible.

After reviewing the system panel, Xu Ming began searching for intelligence online.

Xu Ming searched and searched for a long time, but couldn't find any major news about the Dongda Medical School.

I don't know if the incident didn't escalate or if it was suppressed by someone.

Having no other option, Xu Ming went to the university's internal forum and found the section for the medical school.

As soon as he clicked in, Xu Ming was immediately bewildered by all sorts of complex medical terms.

Color Doppler flow imaging

Ultrasound-guided percutaneous hepatic portal vein angiography

brain falx

延髓

……

o((⊙﹏⊙))o

He recognized each of the individual Japanese characters, but when they were put together, they recognized Xu Ming, while Xu Ming did not recognize them individually.

It truly lives up to its reputation as one of the most difficult departments to get into in all of Asia, a gathering place for academic superstars and geniuses.

The posts above are mostly about various difficult and complicated diseases. There are even well-known professors and foreign experts posting in a mix of English and Japanese.

These experts are not those 'experts' who just take advantage of others' money; they are truly accomplished medical professionals.

It's too difficult to find clues like gossip in such academic sections.

Xu Ming flipped through more than a dozen pages in the medical school section and finally found a post at the bottom that could barely be considered a clue.

The poster said that one night a week ago, he went back to get some personal belongings he had forgotten. When he left, he found the lights on in the morgue and heard some noises coming from inside.

The poster was in a hurry to get back, so they didn't open the door to check, but only made a couple of sarcastic remarks at the end of the post:

At this hour, there are still people performing autopsies in the morgue; they're incredibly diligent.

Later, some people commented that they had also heard noises coming from the morgue at night.

Then someone explained that because there is a severe shortage of forensic doctors, some professors in the medical school often take on autopsies for the police. Because they are afraid of affecting normal teaching, the autopsies are usually conducted at night.