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"I think their bodies should be a kind of grayish green, although their bellies are white. Most of their bodies are shiny and smooth, but they have scaly ridges on their backs. Their figures have vague human-like features, but their heads are like fish, with huge, protruding eyes that never close. On either side of their necks, there are constantly trembling gills, and their long hands and feet have webbing. They leap forward in a disorderly manner, sometimes using their hind legs, sometimes all fours... Their hoarse, sharp throaty sounds... convey all the dark emotions that their faces cannot express." Tianjie read the text in a low voice, and the oil lamp in the room also swayed gently, casting shadows that flickered like a ghost realm...
"Stop! You put books in the storage compartment for the end of the world??" Tiangang quipped.
"How fresh! Don't I have gold and food all packed? Is there any space left?" Tianjie stared at him with dead fish eyes.
"...Stop giving me that look, every time I see dead fish eyes, I think of the leader of the rescue team."
"Then don't mention me." Tianjie continued to glare at him with dead fish eyes.
"Okay, okay, so where does your book talk about this?"
Tianjie held "The Complete Works of Lovecraft," turned to "The Shadow over Innsmouth," and then handed it to Tiangang, saying, "Here, this, merfolk, dead fish eyes, fishing. The attack on us outsiders last night was probably for sacrifice and trade with the deep divers. The situation isn't too bad. This is Innsmouth."
"How can you be sure it's definitely the Cthulhu mythos, and not Azeroth's merfolk? Or the merfolk from One Piece?" Li Mu, who was standing by the window on guard, expressed a different opinion.
A few minutes ago, several people escaped from the hotel and found that the terrain was completely different from when they entered the hotel. The hotel, which was in the city center last night, was now located on a cliff, with the raging sea below. The hotel, which was originally dozens of stories high, now only had 5 stories left, resembling a building from the early 20th century.
Li Mu realized that he couldn't handle this unknown situation and decided to descend from the sky to meet up with Tiangang Tianjie.
Several people were exhausted from not sleeping at night, so they found an abandoned cabin to rest and keep watch. It was around 3 or 4 in the middle of the night when everyone woke up to discuss their plan.
"Take a look at the panel, first of all, let's make it clear that we are not in the real universe," Tianjie said.
"Do you really need to say that?" Liu Yu retorted, expressing his dissatisfaction with Tianjie without reminding them.
"Liu Yu!" Li Mu shook his head.
"Hmph."
"......" Tianjie was speechless. "But it doesn't show up in the instance, and every time you want to enter the instance, the system will prompt you. This kind of eerie situation only happens with Cthulhu and its related systems."
The crowd nodded. "Secondly, what you just said, I have thought about it. The merfolk of the Azeroth continent do not coexist with humans, let alone have human buildings. And there are no factions inside, only guarding their own territory. Clearly, the merfolk we encountered will lure humans in and prey on them..."
"Where are you trying to lure them in?" Li Mu asked.
"Here, in Inverness... I don't know how to get out or how to get in," Tianjie shrugged, "Thirdly... this."
Tianjie took out a golden item resembling a crown, with the word "Dagon" engraved on the inside of the crown.
"I had Tiangang steal this from the hotel lobby. It was just sitting there in the middle of the first floor, and I didn't even notice it at first..."
"What is this?" Liu Yu asked at the right moment.
"Daigun Esoteric Buddhism is dedicated to purifying the bloodline of merfolk who are born from the union of deep divers and merfolk," Tianjie explained.
Li Mu's eyes twitched: "Are we being targeted by a lunatic?"
"Yes, and we've been brought to this ghostly place. The most urgent issue now is how to get back," Tianjie said.
"When I was practicing alone, I witnessed the barrier of Nasan Island, even the divine tree could only cover the island. This place, even if it's a barrier in a different space, should have a range. Perhaps if we exceed that range, we can leave," Tiangang analyzed based on their own observations.
"...We can only try to find a way to leave here first." Looking at the sky, Tianjie suggested, "We'll leave at dawn. If this is Inverness, there should be a bus. It shouldn't be a problem to exchange gold for a ticket."
"Ten taels of gold per person?? Are you trying to cheat me? Ah?" BolMa Yunyang shouted at the boss. Clearly, when I checked in yesterday, it was only doubled to 1248, but this morning when I asked to leave, the room rate became ten taels of gold.
"Yunyang, don't be so rude," Huangpu Xin advised in a calm tone. "This innkeeper, we prepaid for the room yesterday. By treating us like this, aren't you afraid we'll report you to the authorities for fraud?"
"Hmph, who are you trying to scare? Even if the King of Heaven himself came today, you'd still have to make way for me. Zhao Shao is staying at my Yuan Chun Inn, so clear the place out!" The boss was fearless.
"Hey? Look at my temper?!" Ma Yunyang rolled up his sleeves and was about to beat up the boss, but Zhuge Ning quickly stepped in when he saw the situation turning bad.
"Brother, who is Zhao Shao in the Zhao family?" Huangpu Xin asked the person next to him who was also being evicted. It was only because Cui Cui mentioned this city, and only knew about the four major family businesses, but didn't know the details.
The young man glanced at him and left after saying "country bumpkin."
The old man beside him couldn't stand it and said, "You don't know the four major families in Kunyu City?"
Huangpu Xin arched his hand and said, "We have traveled from the south and have not heard of any local powerful figures. We have only heard of these four major families engaging in business. We do not understand why there is such a grand display. Please enlighten us, old sir."
"Heh, you barbarian kid actually has more manners than those so-called gentlemen." old man stroked his beard and said, "Go to the teahouse on the west side of the city to find me."
After saying that, he turned and left.
"Strange old man," Ma Yunyang complained.
"Be careful not to be overheard," Huangpu Xin was speechless.
"Now what do we do? We don't even have a place to stay," Ma Yunyang said before leaving, still glaring at the boss.
"Hmm? Wait a moment, wait a moment. Something just 'jumped' in my senses! It seems to be a similar source of power..." Huangpu Xin stopped and carefully sensed, then frowned and said, "It's gone... or weakened. It's too noisy here, it's hard to concentrate. Let's go and find a quiet place."
Then, turning back to Ma Yunyang, he said, "We don't know the area well right now, so it's better to avoid conflict if possible. Let's head to the west of the city to talk to the locals, then find a place to stay. If there are any sects, you can go directly..."
"Hey, are you blind? Can you afford to compensate for wrinkling my immortal robe?!" Huangpu Xin had just finished speaking when a sharp cry rang out, causing everyone to feel a sense of impending melodrama.
"I'm sorry, it was not intentional..." Zhuge Ning realized that he had bumped into this person.
This person has a pointed mouth and monkey cheeks, a hawk-like nose, and eyes like a hawk's. His features are crookedly set, but he is dressed in a shiny feather coat, showing his noble air.
Huangpu Xin could tell at a glance that this was probably a second-generation rich person from somewhere, so he immediately went up to greet him.
"Hey, isn't this Mr. Zhao? I am Yelu Xiaohu. I really shouldn't have disturbed you, my apologies." Before Zhao's young master could respond, he took out a few gold bars and said, "Boss, bring out your best wine. I want to offer a drink to Mr. Zhao as an apology."
"What kind of person are you..." his follower was about to scold.
"Uh..." Zhao Xiuyi raised his hand to stop the people around him. "Since this barbarian intends to make reparations, refusing would make me, Zhao Xiuyi, seem narrow-minded, wouldn't it? However, my celestial robe is priceless and cannot be exchanged for a mere jar of wine... I'm afraid it's not quite enough." Zhao Xiuyi glanced at Huangpu Xin's iron wheelchair, calculating in his mind.
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