The red moon returns

Chapter 13 A new beginning (big chapter, updated today)
  When telling the time, Officer Natalie looked at Lynch's expression worriedly.

After all, I have just gone from sadness to joy, and my mood has not been adjusted yet. It is difficult for normal people to bear it again from happiness to sadness.

However, Lin Qi sneered abnormally, shook his head and said:
  "Oh, a month is at least more than five hours. Should I feel lucky?"

"are you OK."

"Don't worry, people like me are very good at adjusting their mentality. If you tell me that I will die in an hour, I will be very scared, but if it is changed to a month, then wait for a few days first, don't worry."

What Lynch was thinking about was to stay at home for a few days first. This is the adjustment ability of a homebody, and even if he really died in a month, it would not be a loss to see this weird new world for a while:

"Besides, since it can be extended from the five hours of death to one month, I am confident that I can continue to extend it until the problem is completely solved and I won't be intimidated. But why is it one month? Is it so punctual?"

"This dates back to the mythical age of the First Age. At that time, in addition to sacrificing captives and livestock, sometimes people of the same ethnic group with more noble status were also sacrificed. People would select the sacrifices a month in advance and serve them with the highest standards. sacrifice until he was sent to the altar to be killed a month later. This custom continued for many years and gradually formed rules, so all evil gods were the same. Even if the selected sacrifice died on the spot without completing the ceremony, it would last for one month Their souls will also be taken away later, which is the result of the automatic operation of the rules of the world."

"So I was still harmed by Randall." He glared at the weird head on the side with hatred, "Do you have any countermeasures? Ah, you said that my only way out is to become a soul changer. It's probably because of the current situation. "

"Yes. In fact, there are many preventive measures before becoming a sacrifice, but once you become a sacrifice, the result cannot be changed. There is almost no way to stop it. Unless you can defeat the evil god's body head-on, it will be difficult to survive. However, sacrifice Pin can also escape, as long as he is not found."

Lin Qi suddenly had an idea: "No wonder I want to become a soul shifter. Is this because I want to manipulate my soul so that the flicker can't find me?"

"You react so quickly. No wonder you behaved like this today. You are worthy of being a detective. Yes, the process of alienating one's own soul by a soul-shifter can just eliminate the imprint of the sacrifice on the soul. This is your only way out."

"Becoming a soul-shifter within a month?"

"Yes, actually it is not easy, because becoming a soul shifter is very complicated, and it requires long-term contact with the sacred mysteries and feeling the historical echoes from the mysteries left by the gods. But there is a month, at least there is time to give it a try .You can see the soul image, which means that you have the potential to become a soul changer, and it is worth a try. In fact, normally, letting you become a soul changer is harming you. I would not suggest this, but in the current situation If you are forced, you won’t have so many worries.”

"Wait a minute, why is becoming a soul-shifter harmful to me? The more forbidden knowledge you have, the faster you will die?"

"What do you think will happen if you play with your own soul? Contact the mystery, understand the mystery, and then...become a mystery. This is our journey. Every time alienation is completed, the soul will get closer to the mystery, and the erosion of the mystery will become more serious. Once they fail to resist the erosion, they either turn into murderous madmen or twisted monsters, and eventually die at the hands of their former companions. This is the end of most soul-shifters. When I become like that in the future, Remember to deal with me with your own hands, I will thank you in the underworld."

"You..." Looking at Officer Natalie's calm expression, Lynch felt a little heavier and depressed.

"Don't use this expression. We are all used to it. If you survive in the future, you will get used to it. You are used to living on the edge of madness and distortion all day long. When you open your eyes every morning, you must be grateful that you can still stay awake. Someone once said, we Either you are already crazy or you are going crazy. There is no third state. So, do you dare to take this road?"

Lin Qi squinted his eyes and breathed a little quickly. He did not doubt that Officer Natalie was exaggerating, but he had been longing for the world of extraordinary beings in his previous life for a long time, and after tonight's experience, he was even more eager for the power of self-preservation, not to mention...

"I had no choice at all."

"Survival or death, this is the choice." Officer Natalie wrote an address on the paper, "Go back tonight and think about it carefully. No matter what the outcome is tomorrow, come to this address to find me in the afternoon. If you plan to walk This way, I will take you to meet a person who can introduce you to some ways to help you become a soul changer."

34 Ale Street, Scarecrow Club.

"This name...is this the headquarters of your Watchers?"

"Fine, I'll notify security to let you in."

Officer Natalie said as she checked the two strange objects several times before closing the box.

"and this."

Lynch opened his palm, revealing the ring in his palm.

Officer Natalie seemed not to have seen it, and her eyes drifted to the side: "Lynch, tonight's cooperation has allowed me to see the will and ability of ordinary people. I am looking forward to the opportunity to cooperate next time, so I am more... I hope you show up tomorrow. But if you don’t, I wish you good luck."

"I'm looking forward to it too." Lynch smiled and took back the ring, "I will show up, after all, I don't want to die yet."

"You have just experienced so many things. Don't make a decision in a hurry now. Go back and have a good night's rest. Don't worry, you will be safe during this period."

"Won't the 'master' behind the scenes do anything else?"

"You are already the sacrifice of the Flasher. Unless he wants to snatch the sacrifice from the Flasher, he will not dare to do anything. This is a very sensitive matter."

"I understand. I'll write down the address. See you tomorrow." Lynch stood up and put on his hat. Seeing that the police officer seemed relieved, he tilted his head and asked with a strange expression, "Officer, are you in such a hurry?" Driving me back to rest, it’s not because I haven’t figured out how to solve the bet problem yet.”

"You, you, you..." Officer Natalie didn't know what she thought of, her face turned red instantly, and she stammered, "You, you, what are you talking about? You are still a sacrifice now, and you are not sure you can survive. , Now it’s not over yet, we won’t see the results until a month later.”

"I see, then what are you thinking about? I will definitely show up tomorrow. You must seize this opportunity to survive. Otherwise, why would you raise the stakes again in a month?"

"I, I, I'm not joking with you." The police officer who had just given a one-to-one performance suddenly became like a little girl who was being talked about. She said with wandering eyes, "This and this kind of thing is very serious, and there is no room for regret." ,you……"

"Yeah, I understand, I understand."

Lynch strode up to Officer Natalie, looked down at the seated police officer, and when she looked increasingly embarrassed, he solemnly bowed deeply and said sincerely:
  "Although there are still many questions that need to be clarified about what happened tonight, I know that you saved my life. Without you who have been working hard with me, I would not be alive today. So, thank you, Natalie ·Officer Angell, I will never forget your help tonight."

"Don't get me wrong, I'm not interested in rescuing you. It's just my duty." The police officer looked away and said awkwardly, "I'll arrange a carriage to take you back. Remember to think about it tomorrow before making a decision."

Lin Qi nodded and turned around to leave, but before he could take a step, his movements suddenly froze in place.

"What's wrong?" Officer Natalie followed his gaze and her expression darkened.

This is the living room of the Randall family. There are huge oil paintings hanging on the far wall, all of which are portraits.

The ghost of Danis House of Strange Things was found from behind one of them.

However, looking over at this moment, the two saw a strange scene.

The frame of one of the portraits is empty, turning into a blank background.

Lin Qi felt a shiver run through his body, as if a dark wind was blowing through him.

I quickly ran under the portrait and took a closer look. Everything on the canvas was normal and there was no sign that it had just been replaced.

It's like the people in the painting left on their own initiative.

"Ability..." Officer Natalie's voice came from beside her. "When I came back from suppressing the strange objects just now, these portraits were still normal. Someone was spying on us from the beginning, and it ended just now."

‘Traveling companion, what’s going on? Isn’t it mysteriously related? '
  [Ability, illusion and reality, needs to be arranged in advance. Peeping remotely through the portrait is a mysterious power. 】

'But...well, you said before that at least two mysterious reactions are strange objects. Is this the mystery other than strange objects? ’

[Yes, what is shown here is only the effect of the ability and not the source. There is no obvious mysterious reaction and it cannot be distinguished in advance. 】

‘Can it be traced? ’

【cannot. 】

'I see, thank you. ’

Lynch sighed and looked at the police officer who had walked beside him: "It seems that Randall put us in the living room from the beginning, not just to confuse us."

"It's very possible." The lady said with a stern face: "I'm afraid this is the 'master' Randall calls us, and he has been spying on our actions. Damn it, he actually doesn't care about Randall's outcome at all, he just watches from the side. What do you want to do?"

"No matter what he wants to do, as long as he doesn't follow his whim, he will definitely make the next move." Lynch stared gloomily at the blank frame, "I was also worried that he would hide and not show up. Since he is willing to show up, then I Sooner or later he will be caught out. But before that, I have to survive first. Oh, it seems there is no need to think about it. Even in order to catch him out, I have to become a soul shifter and survive."       "Okay. , if this is your choice. I’ll have someone take you back first, and remember to come over tomorrow afternoon. I won’t be there if it’s early.”

Lynch nodded and followed the leader in blue uniform out of Randall's mansion. More police officers had already surrounded the place, making the mansion a noisy mess.

When I walked out of the door and looked up at the sky, it was past twelve o'clock. The red moon and the silver moon met in the sky, making the moonlight as bright as water.

Dragging his sore and tired body onto the carriage, he closed his eyes and tightened his grip on the pendant around his neck, silently enjoying the feeling of the crimson moonlight shining on his body. The fear and anxiety of a few hours had quickly gone away, leaving only Yi Ruqian. Thousands of years of peace.

The police carriage of the Department of Order soon stopped outside the apartment in the River Valley District. The lock on the door had been broken by Officer Natalie and was left ajar as it was when he left. After walking into the house, pulling up the chair and closing the door, Lin Qi breathed a long sigh of relief, flopped down on the sofa, and looked at the bloody full moon outside the window, feeling a little dazed for a moment.

Is this my new life?

Am I really resurrected, am I really traveling through time?
  Although it was difficult and I almost lost my life several times, at least I survived.

He took out his detective notebook, thought about it, and wrote the latest page in Chinese characters just to be on the safe side.

On May 1399, 5, I traveled to a new world and successfully survived the most urgent death crisis. Starting from tomorrow, I will spend my new life in this new world.

Putting down the pen, Lynch leaned on the sofa, all the experiences before and after the time travel swirling in his mind.

Starting tomorrow, the top priority is to find a way to become a soul-shifter, break through the one-month time limit, truly gain a foothold in this world, and take life into one's own hands.

The second thing is to find out the truth about why I was selected as a sacrifice. We must find out the purpose of the mastermind behind the scenes, and the sooner the better, otherwise there will definitely be a second and third conspiracy. It is better to prevent thieves for a thousand days. Find the thief and kill him.

The third thing...isn't right.

How could I forget the most important question.

Damn Randall, you never paid me until you died.

Who can I get my six pounds and fifteen shillings from, and how will I live on from now on?

Trembling, I took out my purse and turned it inside out. I still only had three shillings and sixpence.

In the Kingdom of Rand, twelve pennies are worth a shilling, and twenty shillings are worth a pound. One penny is equivalent to five dollars in the previous life, and now the total wealth is only two hundred and ten dollars. Even if you have one meal every two days, It only lasts about twenty days.

It seems that there are also rent, water, gas, and steam boiler bills. In total, the landlord has to pay three pounds, and the deadline is the middle of the month.

Isn’t that the day after tomorrow? No, tomorrow.

You have really completely cut off my way of survival, damn the mastermind behind this, I will be sworn in with you from now on.

What to do.

Lynch suddenly climbed up with his exhausted body, opened the closet and began to rummage through all the pockets of his clothes.

In the previous life, you must leave some change in your pocket for me, please, otherwise I will have to go out to pick up garbage in a few days. No, you should keep more than just change in your previous life. You must also hide some savings in your pocket.

It doesn’t take much, just a few dozen pounds is enough. I’m not greedy at all.

However, no matter how many times he searched, all the pockets were empty and there was not a single coin. In the end, Lynch had no choice but to give up and close the closet.

Starting from tomorrow, I have to start thinking about my livelihood. I have to worry about my livelihood after traveling through time. I am definitely the most shameless time traveler.

Alas, I will ask Natalie to help sell the ring tomorrow. Although I am a little reluctant to part with it, food and accommodation are more important.

Then I'll look for a cheaper house. It's too expensive here. There should be cheaper houses.

After that, I just wanted to see if there was any way to make money. If there was no way to make money, I would quickly restart the office. After all, I still have memories in this area and am considered a proficient person.

Then slowly solve the problem of the mastermind behind the scenes, otherwise even if you sell the ring, the money will be spent sooner or later, and you will eventually become the first time traveler to starve to death in another world.

Forget it, let’s talk about it tomorrow, go to bed.

The formal clothes were hung neatly in the closet. The windbreaker was stained with a lot of blood and soil in the memory of the strange object, but after returning to reality, it was as clean as before. It is said that it was not real blood, but the manifestation of the mystery. It's a pity that the rips in the clothes are still there, and they will have to be repaired tomorrow.

Alas, another expense.

Throwing himself into bed, Lin Qi realized the feeling of lying down and sleeping again after an unknown amount of time. However, he didn't know whether to choose a seat or the world, and couldn't fall asleep as he tossed and turned.

‘Traveling companion, are you still there? ’

【Yes. 】

‘Now that I’m finally free, it’s time to find out what you are. ’

There was silence in my mind.

‘You can give me a hint and I’ll guess it myself. ’

Still silent.

‘Actually, I have roughly guessed who you are. You are looking at me with no sense of existence, and there is also the existence of this pendant. ’

Still silent.

'Forget it, no matter who you are, it seems that you won't harm me. You will always stay with me and witness my journey to awakening. ’

【Yes. 】

‘Tsk, I knew you were still here, you could always chat with me, I can’t sleep. ’

Silence again.

Lin Qi was harassing his traveling companion by chattering in his mind, when suddenly an idea flashed through him and he sat up suddenly.

'I know why I can't sleep. ’

He climbed out of the cot, dragged the bed under the window, opened the curtains, and then lay down on it again.

The crimson moonlight shines through the window and shines on Lin Qi, as if he has returned to the days before time travel.

The chaotic mind immediately calmed down. Lin Qi smiled and closed his eyes. His mind was still nagging at the various dangers he encountered today, but his consciousness became increasingly blurred.

‘Tomorrow we will go witness this world together, good night. ’

【OK, good night. 】

(End of this chapter)