Yu-Gi-Oh!: This card wants to go to you.

This means that both parties can touch and harm each other.

The gun is easy to hide, and the dark arrow is hard to prevent.

"Uh—" Mickey looked up blankly, muttering, "What did I want from you again..."

Luo Bai: ...

Are all the people here so dull?

"Oh—" Mickey exclaimed suddenly, "I remember now!"

"The new moon is coming."

"I'd like to have some artistic photos taken with you beforehand!"

As he spoke, his eyes gleamed with anticipation.

"A new moon? An artistic photo?" Luo Bai was taken aback.

I could barely understand the second word, but it was very abstract when applied to him.

I don't understand that word at all.

He looked up at the sky, which was completely dark, with no stars, moon, or clouds.

Does the coming of the new moon mean the moon is about to rise?

That sounds like a good thing.

“Oh—” Mickey paused again, “I forgot you forgot about the new moon.”

"so!"

A sharp glint flashed in his eyes.

"Can you take an artistic photo for me?"

"I'll answer one of your questions."

"This is a good deal, isn't it!"

Mickey's voice was filled with excitement, as if he were a little genius.

"What is an artistic photo?" Luo Bai was very interested in the reward of "answering a question," as he was currently in dire need of information.

But you also need to find out the price you'll have to pay.

"Will it cause me any harm?"

"Harm?" Mickey was stunned. "No way."

"An artistic photoshoot means you dress and pose as I instruct you, and I just take the picture."

It sounds like a typical photography requirement.

"Do you have any samples to look at?" Luo Bai asked warily, still uneasy.

If the other party requests particularly abstract clothing and poses, that's unacceptable.

“Of course.” Mickey flipped the camera around and showed Luo Bai the sample artistic photos that had been taken.

After looking at just a few pictures, Luo Bai's eyes lit up: "Your photography skills are pretty good, kid."

The photos are all normal.

Therefore, art refers to adjusting the lens to create a special effect.

For example, if a tall building is collapsing, have a model pose in a half-squatting position with a strained expression, raising their hand in the direction the building is falling, and then zoom out, it will create the artistic effect of the model appearing as a giant supporting the building.

The other person turned out to be a normal person!

"That's enough." Luo Bai interrupted Mickey as he flipped through the photos.

Mickey, however, seemed a little unsatisfied: "Aren't you going to keep watching? I have some amazing art to show you later!"

“I can grant your request,” Luo Bai said in a deep voice, “but if any harm or crisis occurs during filming, I have the right to refuse and make changes.”

Mickey stroked his chin, thought for a moment, and said, "Sure."

The moment both sides finished speaking.

A loud and majestic voice resounded throughout the entire underworld.

[Transaction Completed]

Upon hearing this, Luo Bai's eyes widened in shock as he looked at Mickey.

The shock lingered in my heart for a long time.

It's like playing an online game. You make a private agreement with another player, and then the server posts a banner announcing it to all players.

If this "transaction confirmed" is directed at the two agreements that were just made.

That likely means—

The man before you has a certain degree of authority in the underworld.

"Have we fallen for their trap?" Luo Bai's expression turned serious, and his entire body tensed up.

The previous smiles, friendliness, and normal photos were all deceptive and an illusion.

Is it all to lure me into making a trade?

The imagined scenario of someone turning out to be innocent but actually cunning did not occur.

"what happened?"

Mickey still looked harmless and said in a cute, innocent way.

"Now it's your question time."

Luo Bai frowned, looked around, pointed at the people on the street, and asked the question that concerned him most: "What's going on with them?"

He noticed something was off about these people as soon as he entered the market.

Point of suspicion 1: Their eyes were unfocused and vacant.

Suspicion 2: They were constantly moving. Whether it was the vendors, pedestrians, or children playing, no one was still. They were either shouting loudly, waving their arms and legs, or running around aimlessly.

Suspicion 3: No one came up to talk to them, as if they couldn't see them.

It looks chilling.

Luo Bai was worried that he or his friends might become one of these people, so he prioritized gathering information.

The question was very vague.

The other party's response may reveal more information.

Mickey frowned, pondering how to phrase it: "They... um..."

Generally speaking...

"When humans die in this world, the 'innervate' in their bodies will envelop their consciousness, forming a 'soul' that enters the underworld."

"That means them—"

He pointed at the figures on the street, his voice low and mournful.

"The Necromancer".

“The undead have no physical body, which means that in their natural state, the nymphs only go out and never come in.”

"Without the protection of Yina, [consciousness] will slowly dissipate, which is what is commonly referred to as [spiritual loss] in the modern world."

"The loss of spirituality is equivalent to the loss of memories and emotions."

"Exercise can provide a small amount of story points and generate a meager amount of spirituality, but unfortunately—"

"A drop in the ocean."

"Without a large supply of spiritual energy, the undead will eventually turn into this thing—"

Mickey sighed and casually pointed to the blue and white will-o'-the-wisps floating in the air.

"This blue-white one is called the Prayer Factor. There are also Chaos Factors, Arc Light Factors, Data Factors..."

"All the factors—"

He smiled bitterly, as if lost in thought.

"It will drift towards the Rebirth Snow Mountain, which is the main root of the Divine Star Tree, at the time of the new moon."

"To become the nutrients for the production of acetylene by the Divine Star Tree."

"This is the final fate of all the undead."

"To escape this fate," he winked playfully at Luo Bai, "first—"

"We need to find a physical body."

After hearing his entire explanation, Luo Bai froze on the spot, utterly shocked: "Who exactly are you...?"

He never expected this.

A casual question revealed one of the truths of the world.

Truth 1: The undead are the nutrients that the Divine Star Tree uses to produce nitric acid.

Chapter 553 The New Moon is Approaching (3)

"Me?" Mickey pointed to himself, looking bewildered. "I'm just a photographer."

"I don't believe you!" Luo Bai shouted.

"You're all so wicked, aren't you plotting something big again!"

This month has been quite eventful.

It gave him a bit of PTSD.

Such important information, even a glimpse into the truth of the world, was obtained at the cost of just taking an artistic photo.

The progress is too smooth.

Something just doesn't feel right.