From Earthbound Spirit to Tokyo Evil

"That's probably the case." Xia Chuan replied.

"There have indeed been many such incidents in Neon history. Even when the shogunate was at its strongest, there were always feudal states that were secretly opposed to it," said Hitomi Kamio. "The shogunate's power was overwhelming that of each feudal lord, but it was not strong enough to suppress all the feudal states at the same time. Although it was not impossible to destroy one or several of them, the price to pay was too great to make such a decision easily. So as long as the other party still maintained even a false obedience on the surface, the shogunate would turn a blind eye to their situation."

"Right? This is indeed feasible, right?" Her words made Xia Chuan excited.

"However, how can we make them realize and accept this outcome? If we continue to attack the people and politicians of Neon like the Styx Society did, will the Watchers really feel pain, feel unable to bear such a price, and be willing to accept the fact?"

Xia Chuan looked at her in surprise.

"If you are afraid of the support that the Watchers may send, and therefore dare not do anything, then doesn't it mean that the existing strength is not enough to support your ideals? Then why do you want to do something meaningless?"

"I understand!" Her words made Xia Chuan suddenly figure it out. "Thank you very much!"

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"Why don't the Watchers send more powerful people to quickly deal with those Styx guys and then go back?" Xia Chuan asked Derek in a bored tone during another afternoon of doing nothing at Yokota Base. "With the Watchers' strength, this shouldn't be a difficult task, right?"

Derek glanced at him and narrowed his eyes slightly: "What do you want to know?"

"I just think that it's meaningless for us to stay here like this. There are so many US military bases, the Styx can just start from another place, and it's meaningless for us to wait passively like this." Xia Chuan said. "J and M are obviously unable to solve the problem in Tokyo, why don't the Watchers send more capable people over? If they are arranged in alphabetical order, there should be at least 26 people? Can't we just temporarily transfer a few people here? It won't take long to fly from the United States, right?"

"That's not something you should be thinking about," Derek said.

"Then what should I consider? Just stay here day after day and get bored to death?" Xia Chuan complained. "That's not what we agreed on at the beginning."

"Tokyo isn't the only place the Watchers have to consider," Derek finally explained. "The Styx is just a small problem."

"I don't think they are a small problem." Xia Chuan muttered. "Derek, don't the Watchers have anything that can find the hidden enemies?"

Derek was silent for a while, then said, "Of course there is, but..."

"If you have it, why not use it?" Xia Chuan was slightly surprised and said immediately. "If we find and kill the guys from the Styx Society as soon as possible, won't all the problems be solved!?"

"Do you think this kind of thing can be used casually?" Derek sighed. "There are restrictions on the use of prophecy tools, and a price must be paid. The more powerful the enemy and the more secretive and complex the organization, the greater the price of predicting against them. Moreover, do you think the Cheka and the Special Management Office will watch us take such a precious tool to Tokyo without trying to destroy it?"

"Is this thing very precious?" Xia Chuan was a little confused. Before, Long Qingting easily showed his ability to track targets in front of him, which made him think that similar abilities were not uncommon.

In fact, the reason why he was worried about the arrival of more powerful officials was that he was afraid that one of them had similar abilities to Long Qingting.

"It wasn't a very valuable thing a long time ago," Derek said. "But people and props with the ability to predict have always been one of the most important resources in war, and have always been the top priority for both sides to destroy. Even in peacetime, hostile parties will never miss the opportunity to destroy the opponent's predictive ability. Over time, things that were not valuable before have become valuable. Given the importance of the Styx Society, it's not worth using them."

"I see..." Xia Chuan said meaningfully.

I accidentally got very important information. It seems that I have to maintain this undercover identity.

Moreover, is his organization secretive and complex enough?

Should we make it a little more complicated?

"I also know that this action is meaningless." Derek continued. "But our actions are not to solve any problems, but to make people think that we are working hard to solve the problem so that their anxiety can be calmed. So, continue to be patient for a few more days."

"Then I'll go around and take a look around." Xia Chuan stood up.

Although I didn't get all the information I wanted from Derek, I did get some very important intelligence. I also learned that important officials would not easily leave their jurisdiction and run around.

So, how do you test whether your abilities are strong enough to support your ideals?

While thinking about this question, Xia Chuan gave orders to Octopus Paul.

"Leave Tokyo Bay and go south."

"south?"

"Haven't you seen the world map? You should know the locations of islands in the Pacific Ocean, right? Let's go to Guam," Xia Chuan said.

In this world, the power of the United States in Asia is far less powerful than the world that Xiachuan knows. In addition to the major military bases throughout Japan's Honshu Island and Shikoku Island, the most important military bases of the US military in the Western Pacific are the Ogasawara Islands, Guam, Palau and New Guinea.

Among them, Guam, due to its geographical location, has become the most important node of the US military in the Western Pacific after years of land reclamation. It has completely replaced the position of Okinawa in Xiachuan's world and become the fulcrum of the US military's Asia-Pacific strategy.

To test the reaction of the Watcher, it would not work if it was too close, and it would be meaningless if it was too far, so Guam became Xiachuan's most ideal choice.

However, there shouldn't be any important members of the Watchers in a place like that?

"It's very far..." Paul was not so talkative after leaving Xiachuan. Maybe he found something new to do to pass the time in the sea, or maybe he was still adapting to his new body shape and thinking about the ice arrow and ice shield spells that he had not yet fully mastered?

"I'll find you a companion as soon as possible." Xia Chuan said. "Just get over it first. Contact me when you get there. Have a safe trip."

The ocean covers 70% of the earth's surface, and it is difficult for his priestesses to keep marine creatures as pets, so he is ready to raise another pet.

The species have been thought of, and they are also creatures known as alien monsters in the ocean.

When it becomes a shikigami and enters the ocean, the terror it causes would probably be no less than that of Paul.

"Meow... What kind of monster is this?" When the aquarium store delivered the new exotic pet to her home, the black cat Victory couldn't help but jump into his owner's arms and look at this guy with her.

Completely different from when Paul first arrived, this guy in front of him started to patrol the fish tank shortly after entering the water, as if to determine his territory. But what is more eye-catching is the overly bright colors on his body. The previous octopus Paul could also change his body into a variety of colors, but compared with the guy in the tank now, Paul is simply plain and simple.

"Mantis...Shrimp?" The name on the brochure provided by the aquarium store seemed a bit strange and difficult to understand to Chiyu Moriyama.

This multi-legged and ferocious-looking guy in front of him was much more terrifying than Paul.

"We'll know what it is when Kamiya-kun comes back." She said to the black cat. "Don't tease it. The manual says it might shatter the fish tank!"

Chapter 170 The Missing Warship

There are many things in this world that the more you tell people not to do them, the more people commit suicide by doing so.

When Natsukawa finally returned home from Yokota Base, he saw that the cabinet where the fish tank was supposed to be was empty, but the bathtub was filled with sea water and reefs for hiding. A colorful mantis shrimp was moving its abdomen, patrolling its territory in the bathtub.

"I'm sorry, it's all my fault for not taking good care of it..." Moriyama Chiyu said while holding the black cat. Looking at the guy's flattering expression, Xiachuan immediately understood what was going on.

"It's not your fault, Qianyu. I didn't buy the right one. I shouldn't have bought an adult. I should have bought a juvenile and brought it back to cultivate it slowly."

Natsukawa glared at Kuroneko fiercely and said to Moriyama Chiyu.

Because when I was bored at Yokota Base, I would chat with Yui Aoki and Chiyu Moriyama through the magatama. At night, I would usually send a crow to Kamio Hitomi to chat in her dreams. Although I had been away for many days, I didn't feel strange at all.

However, the play had to be performed, so after a moment, Natsukawa put the phone into the box, and under the complicated gaze of Moriyama Chiyu, he smiled awkwardly and began an impromptu performance that only the monitors could hear.

If you do this kind of thing too much, it will really cause you to have a split personality, especially when facing Chiyu Moriyama herself, your feelings are quite complicated.

"Maybe I will go overseas in a while?" In order to eliminate the embarrassment, he said to Chiyu Moriyama through the magatama.

"overseas?"

"Yes. Although it deviated from its course at the beginning, Paul has now figured out how to determine its longitude and latitude through the stars. It is now less than 50 kilometers away from Guam and will soon start causing trouble. After the news comes, Scott's team should need to go over for support. I will try to get a spot in it."

"One spot?" Moriyama Chiyu actually wanted to play a greater role, but now it seems that Black Cat Victory is used more times than she is.

"Try to see if you can train this guy first..." Xia Chuan tried to put his hand into the bathtub, and the mantis shrimp immediately retreated into the gap formed by the reef, but rushed out after a moment, hit Xia Chuan's finger hard, and even pricked his hand with something sharp.

Considering its size, it was indeed very powerful, but it was just a tickle to Xia Chuan. However, it did prove that this guy was a bad guy with a bad temper and was ferocious and aggressive.

"Hey? This guy... don't force it. If it doesn't work, just wait until I come back." Xia Chuan then gently tapped its head with his hand, but it attacked again, so he had to retract his hand. "I was too impatient. I could have bought it back when I had time."

"I will definitely train it well!" Moriyama Chiyu said immediately. "As long as you establish a master-servant relationship with it before you leave, and occasionally take the time to give it some spiritual energy. Leave the rest to me!"

This can be considered a new attempt. Although Xia Chuan does not have high hopes, some things can only be confirmed to be successful after they fail.

"Don't get too caught up in this. While I'm away, take some time to adjust to your body."

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In the ocean near Guam, on the Japanese container ship "Polang", two crew members are on the deck, trying to look out at the surrounding sea.

"It's really strange, is there fog in this season?" One of them said uneasily while looking at the surrounding sea through a telescope.

It was still evening, but the fog around us was already as thick as night. Even with the spotlights on the boat turned on, we still couldn't see very far.

"Occasionally? But there aren't any reefs nearby, and don't we have US warships guarding us? It shouldn't be a problem, right?"

"I'm worried because there's a warship nearby!" the man said. "Didn't you watch the news? Wasn't there a US warship that was damaged by a container ship like ours earlier this year? Oh, if it really hits..."

The fog was getting thicker and thicker. The American warship about 70 or 80 meters to the right of the freighter sounded the whistle, probably considering the danger of a collision between the two ships and using this to inform the freighter of their location.

"It's okay, it's okay..." In such thick fog, the freighter has slowed down its speed. At such a distance, the possibility of a collision should be very small, and the two men felt relieved.

But at this moment, they suddenly heard some strange sound, like the cry of a whale, but it seemed to be obviously different, and it was very close to the previous location of the warship, as if it was in the same location.

Did you happen to see a group of whales passing by?

However, they shouldn’t...

Suddenly, there was a flash of red light in the distance, followed by a loud bang.

boom!

Both of them were startled and subconsciously hid behind the side of the ship. At this time, continuous bright light penetrated the thick fog and reached them, followed by a high-speed and continuous "da da da da" sound.

The explosion sounded again, and there was a bigger and brighter flame, but it all lasted less than a minute.

With the last explosion and huge waves hitting the side of the freighter, everything suddenly became quiet.

Both of them subconsciously held their breath. They didn't know when all the lights and even the engine of their ship were turned off, and it just floated quietly on the sea.

The waves continued to hit the side of the ship, and they waited anxiously like this. After an unknown amount of time, they suddenly realized that the thick fog had dissipated.

"boom!"

Something hit the hull not far from them, and the two were so scared that they simply lay down on the deck. A few minutes later, they finally mustered up the courage to get up and look out, only to find that it was a capsized lifeboat.

There was oil and debris all around, as well as various items that should have been from the warship.

But in the direction where it should have been before, there was nothing there, and nothing could be seen in the darkness.

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"Since the submarines and other equipment haven't found them, what's the point of having us come here?" Xia Chuan quickly flipped through the documents that Derek had placed on the table with an indifferent look on his face. It seemed like he was flipping through them randomly, but in fact he had already memorized all the contents.

Weather data, satellite images, ocean current data, seabed topography data, the possible locations of enemy warships and submarines in the surrounding waters at the time of the incident, sonar positioning records, divers' reports, reports from cargo ships that happened to be nearby at the time of the incident, and even submarine detection reports and photos taken by deep-sea detectors. The U.S. military base in Guam has done its best to find these two warships that suddenly disappeared in just three days.

However, he had asked Paul to tow the warship into the deep sea dozens of kilometers away and bury it with sand and gravel on the seabed.

The US military was able to find them like a needle in a haystack, so they should not have used Earth technology, but Zenith technology.

"Do you want to use that...prophecy tool you mentioned before?"

"Unless we can prove that supernatural forces are involved, and they will continue to cause greater damage." Derek replied. "Are you ready? If you are, then go to sea!"

Chapter 171 In the Thick Fog

"What exactly are we looking for?" Xia Chuan asked. "Are we just going around in circles like this?"

"You were so interested in this matter before, I thought you really wanted to participate in such a mission." Derek said.

"I just... just want to go abroad. You know, my memory is less than a year old, and I have been in Tokyo all the time." Xiachuan said. "It's not that I don't want to participate, but I really don't understand what the purpose of doing this now is? Or is it like before, pretending to let people think we are working hard to solve the problem?"

"This is where the frigate that disappeared two days ago lost contact," Derek said. "Can you see anything unusual? Evil spirits? Grudges? Or anything else supernatural?"

"I can't see anything." Xia Chuan said matter-of-factly. "It feels like the water is flowing fast, and I can't see the bottom. The water here should be very deep? Even if there was something before, it shouldn't be left now, right?"

Derek sighed. The speedboat they were on was equipped with a large abnormal wave detector, which was specially used to detect bizarre shipwrecks, ghost ships and other incidents, but the same work had been done by the Watcher branch at the Guam base before. So what Kamiya Hiroshi said was actually not wrong. In fact, they were just trying to pretend to solve the problem.

But they can't just do nothing, right?

Even if the possibility is slim, at least try it.

"Our mission is to help the military determine whether these two incidents are related to supernatural elements, and if so, to determine as much as possible whether they are isolated incidents or organized and targeted hostile actions."

"What do you mean by organized and targeted hostilities?"

"The other two superpowers, or a country or organization trying to create trouble." Derek said. "That's why we have to be very cautious. If we make a mistake and the Watchers retaliate against the wrong target, it is likely to cause very serious consequences!"

"It's impossible for them to decide to retaliate based on our judgment, right?" Xia Chuan suddenly felt a little stressed. Would the world be inexplicably dragged into a nuclear war because of their own actions?

"Of course not, but our report will definitely be one of the important reference materials, so, for the sake of world peace, work hard!"

"Are you kidding me?" Xia Chuan couldn't help asking. "It's impossible for a war to break out just because two ships disappeared, right?"

"One of the missing ships is a Perry-class guided missile frigate. Kamiya, you should take a look at the information. It's impossible for a ship like this to disappear suddenly. The whole world is watching this place now. Kamiya, we must..."

"Wait a minute." Xia Chuan suddenly said. "What's that gray mass over there? Is it foggy all of a sudden?"

Paul's actions finally produced results, but he didn't expect that the guy could use the simplest ice shield to such an effect.

The warm and humid sea surface suddenly cooled down, and the fog immediately condensed.

Derek immediately became nervous and quickly ran to the control room, grabbed the walkie-talkie and contacted other ships on the sea, while also informing Guam of the situation.

The fog was getting thicker and thicker, and anyone could see that it was definitely not a scene that could be formed naturally.