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　In addition, many crop circles had some profound impact on the soil in the year they were created, which continued to affect the growth of crops in the wheat field area in the following year, so much so that the outlines of some crop circles can actually be seen when taking aerial or satellite photos. This phenomenon is called "ghost crop circle" and is currently impossible for humans to do, at least not silently overnight.

　What on earth could Doug Ball and David Jolly, two ordinary country old men, have done to be able to do such a thing?

　Crucially, these two old men claim they began fabricating crop circles in the 1970s. However, the earliest crop circles had already become a niche curiosity in Europe and the United States by the early 20th century. Furthermore, even after Doug Ball and David Jolly revealed the "truth," crop circles, both real and fake, continued to appear around the world, forming a unique mystical culture. Many people, both those interested in entertainment and rural residents hoping to attract tourists and earn extra income, enthusiastically fabricated crop circles, then posted pictures online or invited reporters to interview them.

　Although later investigations showed that 90% of crop circles were man-made pranks, the remaining 10% remain true unsolved mysteries.

　Because crop circles were hyped up by Western media at the tail end of the Cold War's "space craze," many people linked them to aliens, attempting to interpret them as traces of UFO takeoffs and landings, or as signals from aliens to Earth.

　But after decades of research, no one has been able to find any concrete evidence of aliens in the crop circles.

　However, although crop circles are mysterious, they do not involve too much interest and have not been very popular.

　Unlike the Easter Island statues that have been developed into international tourist attractions, crop circles are not stable and do not last long. It is difficult to use them as a gimmick to attract international tourists. Moreover, by the 21st century, they were somewhat outdated, so they were even less popular in China.

　On the timeline where Ferry is located, crop circles have only recently appeared in large numbers in Hampshire and Salisbury Plain in the UK, and have attracted the attention of the news media. The BBC also made a special program for this, and it was later broadcast on American variety shows.

　"It is said that this strange circle suddenly appeared on a foggy morning, and tourists visiting Stonehenge didn't notice anything unusual..."

　Looking at the Stonehenge of Salisbury Plain on TV, and the crop circle not far away, over a hundred meters in radius and composed of hundreds of circles of varying sizes, Fili couldn't help but stroke his chin and frown in thought. "As an unsolved mystery of another world, Stonehenge on Salisbury Plain is still considered a famous top tourist destination in the UK, and its visitor flow is probably quite large."

　Obviously, it is impossible for anyone to make such a big noise silently without being noticed by tourists in just half a day.

　So, either this is fake news made up by the local government in collusion with the TV station in order to revitalize the tourism industry; or this crop circle is really weird!

　Unfortunately, the UK is a bit too far from Los Angeles, and my "portal" can't reach there yet...

　It seems that the only way is to create a bigger crop circle in the United States to suppress the British one, and add some shocking news into it.

　However, where should this crop circle be placed to make it more meaningful?

　Superman's hometown of Kansas? No, the wheat over there has been harvested and the fields are bare. We can't wait until next year, can we?

　He pondered for a moment, then suddenly glanced at the map of Los Angeles hanging on the wall. Then, amid the puzzled looks of the slave girls in the room, he suddenly clapped his hands, a look of sudden enlightenment on his face. "That's right! President Nixon's hometown is in Yorba Linda, not far from the San Fernando Valley!"

　Since ancient times, whenever a sage king ascended the throne, his ministers would offer him auspicious signs!

　Let's do the whole thing tonight in Yorba Linda as a gift to President Nixon!"

　So, the next morning, a supernatural story that caused a sensation occurred in Yorba Linda, a satellite town outside Los Angeles...

　, the best choice for living in Los Angeles".

　In later generations, Yorba Linda became one of Southern California's most livable towns, on par with Irvine. However, while most Chinese Americans live in Irvine, Yorba Linda is a typical settlement for upper-middle-class white Americans, making Yorba Linda's reputation far less prominent than Irvine's on the Chinese internet.

　More importantly, the most famous person to have come from Yorba Linda was President Nixon. And as is the customary in American presidential elections where one man's success brings success to everyone else, many of Yorba Linda's "respectable" people benefited, making other local residents happy and proud.

　It's true that having a president in town is quite prestigious, but prestige can't be eaten directly, nor can it be easily spent as money.

　At the same time, President Nixon, who had been overwhelmed since entering the White House, really had no energy to give back to his hometown and benefit his hometown.

　The social unrest and economic depression of the past few years have also significantly impacted Yorba Linda. The once-safe and secure city has been ravaged by the riots, forcing local residents to form militias and engage in repeated firefights with roving bandits, leaving the air ablaze with bullets.

　The beautiful green belt was crudely covered with sandbags, and the artistic fence was replaced with a concrete wall with broken glass on top.

　Like most upper-class communities throughout the United States during the Troubled Times, Yorba Linda became increasingly militarized and fortified.

　What’s even worse is that due to the economic decline, the originally wealthy residents of the town have generally become poor and have begun to downgrade their consumption - those who used to eat French cuisine now switch to Italian food; those who used to eat Italian food can only eat hamburgers now.

　I originally planned to travel abroad during the holidays, but now I can only wander around the mountains, deserts and beaches of California.

　People who used to enjoy playing a few rounds of golf have also switched to playing basketball and baseball, which are more cost-effective.

　In addition, they had to squeeze out their spare time to dig underground shelters in their respective yards, stockpile bullets and canned goods, as well as independent wells and water purifiers, etc. This left the residents with even less extra money and time to play and have fun as they did in the past.

　More importantly, many of the town's truly wealthy residents have relocated in recent years. They're said to have moved to the San Fernando Valley's Eden Town. Those lucky enough to have visited it say it's just like the Garden of Eden in the Bible, with blooming flowers everywhere, picturesque scenery, and crowds of handsome men and beautiful women. And those beautiful women, even naked, possess supernatural powers and immunity to all diseases...

　The most important thing is that the hot girls playing naked in Eden Town are very open! It's really easy to find a woman to have sex with!

　(If a "Tantric Master" wants to level up, unless Fili uses cheats, he can only rely on continuous sex in bed until he becomes an immortal. Therefore, most female masters who can perform H healing techniques are carnivorous and unrestrained women - after all, they are immune to all STDs.

　Although Firi is a very gentle cult leader, no matter how gentle he is, the cult he created is still a cult that goes against human ethics.

　This is simply the wonderful world from Playboy magazine! Just hearing it makes people yearn for it!

　All the young men who heard about this were fascinated by it and wished they could move into the Garden of Eden and enjoy the various naked women every day.

　Then, as a place where high-quality population is lost, after a large number of rich people left, the remaining people in the town naturally became poorer.

　Yorba Linda's golf course, once a popular high-end destination, soon went bankrupt in this economic downturn.

　Next, Citibank took over the golf course and prepared to find a new buyer for the property.

　But the problem was that soon, with the chaos in Manhattan and the dramatic changes in New York City after the nuclear bombing, Citibank itself was decapitated and suddenly fell to the brink of collapse. The business of its local branches also came to a halt. As a result, the golf course in Yorba Linda was abandoned and overgrown with weeds.

　However, the golf course didn't remain quiet for long before it became bustling again like never before...

　On the morning of October 8, 1970, the residents of Yorba Linda gradually rose, as usual. Housewives prepared breakfast in the kitchen, while men sat at the table, reading newspapers or watching TV. Others brushed their teeth and went for a stroll, lamenting soaring prices with their neighbors and discussing when the New York Stock Exchange would reopen and how long it would take to recover the money they had invested in stocks and bonds.

　Suddenly, a family living near a golf course discovered that there seemed to be some subtle changes on the lawn of the golf course, which was separated from their backyard by a small river. In addition, there was a strange object: round, reddish-brown, and quite large, which could be seen from a long distance.

　There was definitely no such thing on the golf course yesterday - could a hot air balloon have fallen over there?

　As we all know, children's ability to move and their enthusiasm are generally far better than those of cautious adults.

　While the owner of this family was still looking at the golf course across the street in confusion, his son had already excitedly called four or five friends from the neighborhood, and rowed their small wooden boat to the golf course across the street to find out what was going on.

　——Although the United States has the "Castle Law", which says that the owner can kill any stranger who breaks in, on the other hand, the United States

　There's never a shortage of naughty kids and people having fun running around. Otherwise, why would there be so many young people courting death and encountering ghosts in Hollywood horror films?

　Just like that, a bunch of naughty kids rushed into the golf course that had been closed for half a year. Then they immediately burst into excited cheers: "Big mushrooms! Such big mushrooms!"

　"Dad, Mom! Come and see! This mushroom is bigger than our restaurant!"

　"Let me see if I can climb up... Ouch, the mushroom is so slippery!"

　"Lily, there's a ladder here! I'll bring it to you!"

　"Okay, one more time... Whew! I finally made it. (Bounces twice) This mushroom is pretty springy. Eh? Why are there strange patterns on the grass around it?"

　"Strange patterns? Uh, it looks like some of the grass is knocked over and some is burnt.

　Hey, I can't see clearly from the ground, I'll climb up to the guardhouse over there to take a look."

　"Huff, huff, it's coming up. Wow, what a beautiful pattern! I think I've seen it on TV. It's called something like... a crop circle?"

　"A crop circle? But this is a lawn! It should be called a grass circle!"

　“I heard that crop circles are related to alien UFOs. This big mushroom is right in the center of the crop circle. Could it be an alien mushroom?

　No, could it be a mushroom man from outer space?" A little boy wearing glasses suddenly pushed his glasses on the bridge of his nose and said so.

　Hearing this, the other children froze. Lily, the little girl who had climbed onto the giant mushroom earlier, jumped down in fright. Then, a group of children retreated more than ten meters and surrounded the giant mushroom standing in the crop circle. No, the giant mushroom in the center of the circle. They whispered among themselves for a while, and finally made a decision that was very appropriate for their age: call their parents!

　Soon, the husbands and housewives of several nearby households, all of whom had not yet gone to work, came to the bankrupt golf course and marveled at the huge reddish-brown mushrooms that were more than three meters tall and the traces of crop circles that appeared on the lawn.

　Then, more nearby residents, drawn by the screaming and shouting children, flocked to the golf course to see the excitement. Others living in towns farther away, informed by friends and family, rode their bikes or drove over to join in the fun.

　Suddenly, this golf course, which had been closed for nearly half a year, became a hundred times busier than when it opened last year.

　Since Yorba Linda is an upper-middle-class community, where most people live, no one did anything to spoil the mood by chopping mushrooms with an axe. Besides, they didn't know what such a large mushroom could be used for. They just took photos next to the big mushroom.

　Several hours passed, and the initial crowd dispersed. Reporters from nearby tabloids came to interview the audience, and the golf course janitor ran over to try to collect entrance fees from the onlookers. Only then did the town police finally arrive...

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　"Giant mushrooms? Crop circles? Right on our town's golf course? Who's behind this prank?"

　Linda, a rookie policewoman from Yorba Linda, followed her senior, Tom, into the overgrown golf course, mumbling, "I wonder if I can still make it back for lunch! I got up late today and didn't even have breakfast."

　Because there was no Internet, no cell phones, and no ubiquitous surveillance cameras in those days, the Yorba Linda police were completely unaware of the incident at the golf course until around 9:30 a.m.

　The police only learned of the incident when a police officer's wife, after visiting a golf course with her best friend to see crop circles and giant mushrooms, mentioned it to her husband while passing by the police station. However, they remained skeptical, believing it might be a prank by some joking individual.

　——Just like those naughty kids in August who play with firecrackers and shit.

　But since something strange happened in the town, the police had to go and take a look.

　So, Linda and Tom, a temporary pair, one old and one young, were sent over.

　Then, on the bustling golf course, they spotted the striking giant mushroom and, after touching it, finally believed that this place might, perhaps, seemed to be the site of some truly supernatural event.

　"This ugly mushroom... doesn't look very pretty, and the surface is bumpy, but it's really huge!"

　Linda, the uneducated policewoman, carefully examined the mushroom for a while but couldn't recognize its species, so she could only make this comment.

　Compared to the cartoon-like fake mushrooms at Disneyland, the shape and color of this giant mushroom aren't particularly beautiful in American eyes. The reddish-brown color with purple spots, or the flat, rough cap, don't suit their aesthetic taste.

　However, as soon as she said this, she was attacked by someone who refuted her.

　"What an ugly mushroom! Do you understand? This is Ganoderma! I've read this book several times, it must be Ganoderma!"

　An Asian student, holding an illustrated martial arts novel, pointed at a masked female knight who was taking out a Ganoderma lucidum from a treasure chest and said confidently, his eyes full of fanaticism, "This thing looks like

　It’s bigger than a car! It must be the legendary thousand-year-old Ganoderma lucidum! No, ten-thousand-year-old Ganoderma lucidum!

　"What do you mean by thousands of years? Ten thousand years? This thing has only been around for a day! I remember clearly that this lawn was still empty yesterday evening."

　The old golf course caretaker curled his lips and said disapprovingly. But he still leaned over with his cane to look at the book in his hand. Then, after taking another look at his appearance, he asked tentatively, "Are you saying that this giant mushroom is very valuable in the East?"

　"Of course it's valuable! It's priceless! More valuable than its weight in silver! It's a legendary elixir that can prolong life!"

　The Asian student answered without hesitation,

　If such a large Ganoderma appeared in ancient times, even the emperor would go crazy! "

　Although the gatekeeper didn't fully grasp the Asian's meaning, he understood that this seemingly heaven-dropped mushroom must be valuable. His eyes lit up, and he sprinted to the base of the mushroom. Clearing his throat, he shouted, "Get out! Get out! All of you, get out! You're trespassing on private property! This mushroom and this land are now the property of Citibank!"

　However, the townspeople present were not so law-abiding, and few of them walked away after hearing the noise.

　On the contrary, they rushed forward, curiously pushing aside the gatekeeper, wanting to see and touch the legendary "Eastern miracle medicine". Some of them were so greedy that they took out fruit knives from their pockets, trying to take advantage of the fact that the majority could be punished, and cut a piece of the "giant Ganoderma" to take home.

　Seeing this, the golf course's caretaker and two police officers, Tom and Linda, one old and one young, quickly waved their crutches and batons in an attempt to stop them.

　However, three sticks could not stop dozens of hands. Even if they swung six sticks in one second to leave afterimages, they could not stop the many civilians rushing over.

　At this chaotic moment, some bastard stabbed the mushroom hard with a knife.

　Then, there was a loud "bang" and the whole big mushroom suddenly exploded like an inflatable toy. A light purple smoke instantly gushed out and spread across the entire golf course with the wind, and then drifted towards the town.

　Caught off guard, the people who were pushing and shoving around the mushrooms were all caught in the attack and had their heads and faces covered in smoke.

　Fortunately, the smoke composed of mushroom spores did not seem to be poisonous gas - at least, when the giant mushroom gradually deflated and the lavender smoke gradually dissipated, everyone at the scene was still alive and well, and no one died on the spot.

　But then, they all showed innocent smiles like children and started to do some strange things.

　According to a report written by a third-rate tabloid reporter after an on-site investigation and interview, the following horrific incident occurred: "On the golf course in Yorba Linda, where geometric patterns similar to crop circles and giant mushrooms appeared, a loud explosion-like noise accompanied the lavender smoke that spewed out from the mushrooms, covering at least half an acre of land and the more than 200 people on the scene.

　When the town police and militia arrived at the scene wearing gas masks an hour later, they found that the air of the entire golf course was filled with a strange sweet smell. Around the exploded mushrooms, there were more than a hundred people lying on the golf course, chewing grass and calling like goats, seriously damaging the "suspected crop circle" traces left in the grass.

　Others sat in a trance under the trees, grinning foolishly, or fighting each other. A female police officer stripped naked and used a baton to poke the buttocks of another male police officer who could be her grandfather. The old police officer, who was about to retire, had a happy expression on his face as his buttocks bled.

　Afterward, these people became mentally unstable. Some claimed to have seen aliens, angels or demons, and even deceased relatives and friends. In addition to the victims on the golf course, at least 2000 nearby residents were also affected to varying degrees, experiencing hallucinations, mumbling, and sleepwalking.

　According to the detection of police experts, the spore smoke emitted by the giant mushroom contains anesthetic ingredients that can cause people to suffer from collective hallucinations.

　Some Chinese people claim that the giant mushroom looks very similar to the legendary Oriental medicine "Lingzhi", but the actual species is completely different..."

　Dozens of kilometers away in the San Fernando Valley, at Firi's refuge, Zhao Qiuniang, upon learning of this, was speechless. "Master, how did you come up with the idea of ​​planting crop circles and poisonous mushrooms in President Nixon's hometown? And even enlarged the poisonous mushrooms and disguised them as Ganoderma lucidum? What the hell are you doing?"

　"I'm sending auspicious signs to the president. According to Chinese historical records, when great emperors of ancient times ascended the throne, auspicious signs would appear. For example, strange lights appeared in the sky, unusual fragrances wafted through the house, clusters of Ganoderma lucidum grew on the ground, and immortals descended to earth, etc."

　Fieri argued, "If it were the hometown of the American president, there would be flying saucers in the sky and crop circles on the ground.

　As for an even more magical sight, I placed a super-large magic illusion poisonous mushroom in the center of the crop circle. As long as you pop it and let people inhale a few mouthfuls of the spore smoke, I guarantee that all kinds of bizarre illusions will emerge in your mind!

　Now at least the president's fellow countrymen are having a great time. If this is not a good omen, then what else is?

　Rui?"

　Author's words: PS: Assad is not dead, he used the strategy of escaping well.

　Chapter 527: Using magic to fake science fiction?

　Perhaps it was because the Eastern auspicious culture was copied to Western society and was somewhat not acclimatized, and it seemed a little different from what Ferry had expected. The "illusionary Ganoderma" and "grass circles" that appeared in Yorba Linda on October 8, 1970, did not arouse much public response.

　There were even traces of strange circles in the grass on the golf course, which were severely damaged by people who had hallucinations after inhaling the poisonous mist of mushrooms and were chewing the grass with their heads down. In fact, the people who came to clean up the mess later didn't even notice the traces on the lawn and directly cleaned them up with a lawn mower!

　Los Angeles newspapers and radio stations did report on the incident, and a TV reporter went to Yorba Linda for an exclusive interview.

　A professor from Stanford University also came to collect samples of the "super giant poisonous mushroom" and clashed with local narcotics growers.

　Seeing such a massive poisonous mushroom in the world, and reportedly growing overnight, drug dealers and farmers in Los Angeles were amazed and wanted to try their hand at cultivating it. Sharing such a ridiculously large poisonous mushroom at a drug party would be even more impressive than serving a dinosaur to a barbecue and treating guests to a "grilled whole dragon."

　But in the end, the news was just that hot, far less eye-catching than the frequent rebellions, riots and armed conflicts across the United States.

　At the same time, the daily soaring US prices and the suspension of the New York Stock Exchange so far have made the American people more worried.