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Chapter 183 Train
The new passenger on the train is a strange-looking monster.

Its appearance is similar to that of a reindeer in the real world, with two legs standing upright, nearly two meters tall, and its body covered with fluffy gray hair. The part that should have been the face of the skull was cleanly shaved off, and three pairs of bright yellow eyes grew on the cut surface of the flesh.

On the top corners of his head hung strings of bone bells, which collided with each other and made crackling sounds when he walked.

Such an evil monster actually has some elements of human society in it——

It was wearing an Arc'teryx jacket from previous years, carrying a canvas bag on its back, with a sun hat covering the cross-section of its skull. Its left front paw held a fishing rod and its right front paw held a metal bucket. The sound of a large fish's tail slapping the water could be faintly heard from the bucket.

This monster is actually a fisherman? !
Except for Li Sheng, the expressions of the other three people were somewhat stiff, with their weapons hidden under the table, and they were extremely alert.

The reindeer monster seemed not to notice the solemn expressions of the people. It nodded to the humans in a friendly manner, then put away the fishing rod and put it on the ground, and found a seat near the front of the car and sat down.

He even adjusted his sitting posture, looking like a leisurely retired old man enjoying life.

boom!
The carriage doors closed and the train started again, heading into the ocean and drilling into the seabed rock.

'It's dangerous, I can feel it'

Not wanting to make any sound, Midnight Howl wrote some words on the paper with a pen, his expression extremely solemn.

As a member of the [Monster Alliance] guild, Midnight Howl has seen all kinds of strange monster transformations, and the oppressive feeling that the reindeer gave him was even more intense than that of the senior cadres in the guild.

Zhao Zijing rubbed her brows. She tried to input the physical characteristics of the reindeer monster into the tablet computer in text form and search it in the database of the Global Occult Alliance.

But every time she tried to type, her thoughts became jumbled and disorganized, and she had no way of describing the reindeer monster in human terms.

Apparently, reindeer possess the properties of memetic contamination.

Suddenly, Zhao Zijing had an idea. She quietly held up the paper and used it to cover the back of the reindeer.
First, I traced the outer contours of the reindeer using the light and shadows, then I cleared my mind and filled in the internal features manually based on the vague impression, and finally placed the traced pattern under the tablet camera to scan.

then
[Scan failed, please change to a clearer image]

Looking at the window that popped up on the tablet, Zhao Zijing's expression was a little stiff, and he silently closed the prompt.

Her drawing skills were as bad as her telekinesis skills. The reindeer she drew looked 30% like a donkey, 30% like a dog, and 40% like a pig.

The headless reindeer didn't pay any attention to the slight movement behind the car. It opened the canvas bag, took out the metal lunch box and knife, fork and spoon, and started enjoying its meal.

The lunch box gave off a strong stench of decay, and no one knew what species of rotten meat it contained.

The Red Driver wrote something on a piece of paper and asked Zhao Zijing: "Why don't you just take a photo?"

Zhao Zijing wrote helplessly: "There are several levels of memetic contamination. Low-level ones will cause cognitive dissonance, and high-level ones will distort reality. GOC management regulations stipulate that no matter what level of memetic contamination source, its initial test photos cannot be directly input into the computer to prevent the spread of contamination."

"As long as it's not the first test photo, it's fine?" Li Sheng's eyes lit up and wrote: "I have a way."

'Really?'

The red driver breathed a sigh of relief. Although this ant brother was usually erratic, had bad tastes, peculiar thinking, and his brain circuits were different from those of ordinary people, he was still quite reliable in doing things, right?
Snapped!
Li Sheng slapped his forehead, and quickly drew on the back of the paper with a pencil with his left hand, and soon finished a detailed sketch.

The details are exquisite, the lines are beautifully arranged, the light and shadow are impeccable, and even the bucket at the reindeer's feet is painted with a metallic texture.

The other three players were all stunned. The painting skills were already amazing, but what surprised them even more was that the ant could easily block memetic pollution.

Could it be that he was carrying some equipment or props? That shouldn't be the case, as such props are extremely expensive and usually come in the form of helmets, glasses, headphones, etc.

The three of them were puzzled. They didn't know that ever since Li Sheng became a player by killing the Ink Spider, he had been paying special attention to memetic creatures and looking for ways to deal with them.

When Li Sheng slapped his forehead just now, he was actually using the special effects of [Assembly Puppets] to cut open the corpus callosum of his brain.

The corpus callosum is a fiber bundle that connects the left and right cerebral hemispheres. When the corpus callosum is severed, the left and right brains become separated.

This type of surgery was first used by doctors to treat epilepsy patients in the 1940s. During this process, scientists discovered that split-brain patients would experience many strange symptoms.
For example, when a patient goes shopping in a supermarket, he picks up the goods with his left hand and puts them down with his right hand. Each hand is controlled by half of the brain, which is contradictory, like a fight.

For example, when the patient looks at an object with his right eye, he can clearly say the name of the object. When he looks at an object with his left eye, the patient cannot say what he sees, but can easily draw it.

The left brain is more logical, and the right brain is more visual.

Li Sheng took advantage of this and used the [Assembly Puppet] special effects to separate the left and right brains. Without thinking at all, he only used his right brain and left hand to draw the specific image of the reindeer monster.

After the drawing is finished, use the [Assembly Puppet] again to install the left and right brains back.

The entire process takes place in the brain, which seems like magic to Zhao Zijing and others.

Li Sheng took out an eraser and erased the sketch, erasing several parts of the reindeer, then handed it to Zhao Zijing and asked her to search the sketch.

(Too realistic, like a photo, easy to cause meme contamination, need to be manually erased)

Zhao Zijing used a tablet computer to take a picture of the sketch, which was successfully scanned this time and the relevant entry was found in the database.

[Species name: Headless reindeer

Danger level: 1
Species characteristics: The headless reindeer was first discovered in the wild by members of the [Mechanical Society] guild, who then came into contact with it.

The headless reindeer claims to be a unique native species in the killing field. Its IQ is above the human average. It can communicate with humans by controlling sound waves. It is relatively friendly to humans and does not mind helping people in distress.

The powers it exhibits include but are not limited to flight, telekinesis, telepathy, sonic control, plant manipulation, short-distance teleportation, energy rays, passive meme shielding, etc. It is at least equivalent to a Lv33 transcendent.

The headless reindeer likes to wear a windbreaker and go fishing. Its diet consists of fish, moss, and young branches of woody plants. It loves to devour the corpses of powerful and extraordinary creatures (regardless of how rotten they are).

In addition, the Headless Reindeer does not like meaningless socializing, and it is not recommended for ordinary players to take the initiative to approach and talk to it, unless they happen to have high-quality jackets, fishing rods, or corpses of extraordinary creatures as gifts.

In view of its powerful strength and communicative nature, the Global Occult Alliance has classified it as a low-risk target and can cooperate with it under special circumstances by paying compensation.]

There is a lot of content at the end of the document, such as humans that the headless reindeer knows, friends he has interacted with, etc., which makes it easier for players to get close to him.

Unfortunately, because Zhao Zijing did not have enough authority, much of this part was blacked out, making it difficult to read.

Lv33 level extraordinary creature.
The four players looked at each other in bewilderment. This level was enough to be worshipped as a demigod or even a true god by mortals in some scenario worlds. The key was that they could communicate.

'Native species should not be restricted to killing grounds.'

Midnight Howl wrote: "The killing field sent us radar equipment and arranged this route. Is it a hint that we can get help from the headless reindeer?"

'It is possible.'

Li Sheng wrote: 'You guys stay here, I'll go over and see if I can get close to you.

The database entry says that the headless reindeer has made some human friends. Maybe we have mutual friends?
For example, a strong man who likes to sit in a vehicle and be pulled by nine extraordinary creatures to fly in the sky.'

The red driver quickly wrote: 'Could it be Santa Claus?'

Santa Claus, who delivers gifts everywhere on a reindeer sleigh, is a fiction. A headless reindeer doesn't really think of itself as a reindeer just because it looks like one.

'What Santa Claus?'

Li Sheng was puzzled and said, "I'm talking about the bronze coffin that is pulled by nine five-clawed black dragons."

? The fucking nine-headed extraordinary creature refers to the Nine Dragons Pulling Coffin, right? Do you know Ye Fan? Do you think I haven't watched "The Great Ruler" and "Perfect World"?

The driver looked extremely annoyed, and Zhao Zijing almost couldn't hold it in as he watched Li Sheng get up from his seat and walk to the front of the car.

In order to give full play to the spellcasting ability of the mechanic, Li Sheng's three-dimensional warehouse is filled with a large number of strange and wonderful goods, including fishing gear.

He prepared an emergency escape card as a precaution.
He picked out a different style of Arc'teryx jacket and sun hat and put them on. Holding a high-end fishing rod in his hand, he walked to the front row of the carriage, sat in the same row across the aisle from the headless reindeer, and took out a fishing magazine to read.

Midnight Howl was stunned and wrote, "This brother's backpack column is really full of slots. He has everything."

"You'll get used to it." The red driver gave a helpless look and continued to observe Li Sheng's operation.

The sound of Li Sheng turning pages soon attracted the attention of the headless reindeer.

The latter stopped eating (the lunch box contained the rotten spine of some animal), turned his six eyes to look at Li Sheng, and then was attracted by the fishing rod next to his seat. He couldn't help but asked, holding the knife and fork, "Is this a sea fishing rod?"

As the database says, reindeer have the ability to control sound waves and produce human voices directly by vibrating the air.

The voice was unexpectedly young, like that of a teenager.

"Yes." Li Sheng put down the magazine, smiled and nodded.

In his personal attribute panel, the trait of [Barbecue Lover] reduced his charm a little, and activating the temporary skill [Misleading Slander] added a little more charm, returning it to 6 points, which is considered to be a handsome level.

Charm attributes are not entirely determined by appearance, but rather a combination of factors such as temperament, personality, ability, moral character, words and deeds, etc.

A person with high charisma can make people feel warm just by talking even if he covers his face with a cloth.

This also gave birth to a point allocation style called the Charm Flow, where players rely on their personal charm to directly persuade or sleep with the scenario boss.

(In the strange talk section of the Killing Field Forum, there is also an urban legend called "Sad Wind". It is said that this person has a strange XP and especially loves various animals. With his fertility comparable to that of Zeus, he has created hundreds of orc races in different scenario worlds by himself.)
Back to the topic, Li Sheng's charm of 6 points is neither high nor low, at least it has not been classified as annoying, and she can communicate normally with the headless reindeer.

"Your Excellency likes fishing too? What a coincidence, I do too."

"My boss fired me because he didn't allow me to fish, my wife divorced me because she didn't allow me to fish, and my child gave me away because he didn't allow me to fish. My peak performance was catching five silver carp, six crucian carp, seven catfish, eight black carp, five yellow eels, and two floating carcasses in one night."

"This fishing rod? Oh, forget it. It's the latest generation product on the market, with high-strength cut carbon cloth, one-piece carbon fiber grip, and anti-fouling and waterproof coating."

In less than 20 minutes, Li Sheng and the headless reindeer became acquainted and enthusiastically gave the carbon fiber sea fishing rod worth tens of thousands of yuan to the other party.

The headless reindeer also took out a hideous-looking fish from the metal bucket and insisted on giving it to Li Sheng as a return gift.

Midnight Howl and the others looked at their companions chatting and laughing with the reindeer monster, and for a moment they didn't know what expression to make.

"Alas, it's not easy to be the leader these days. I like the corpses of the extraordinary creatures I hunted myself, but unfortunately I can't beat the ones that are too strong, and I don't like to eat the ones that are too weak. I finally found one with equal strength, but it turned out to be a social creature. I still can't beat it."

The reindeer monster raised his fishing rod and sighed, "I can only use fishing to calm down."

"Fishing is the best way to cultivate your character. By the way, Brother Deer,"

Li Sheng pondered and asked, "This is my first time riding this train, so I don't know the rules. Who built this train? Where does it usually stop? And do passengers need to buy tickets?"

"You've asked the right person."

The headless reindeer is actually quite easygoing, and he casually said, “There are some things most of you humans don’t know.

In fact, many creatures in the killing field are intelligent, but you humans cannot understand and communicate with them with your logical thinking.

I gained self-awareness four years ago and made friends with many local creatures. According to them, this train has existed for at least two hundred years, and no one knows who built it.

There are two ways of it appearing. The first is to travel back and forth between some fixed platforms.

The second is that passengers are standing on the platform, with a strong urge to travel in their hearts, and the car will suddenly appear, pick up the passengers, and take them to the platform closest to the place they want to go. "

Li Sheng understood it in his mind. It turned out to be a fixed round trip with random response.

The entire group of players is only as large as a small street, which is not even a drop in the ocean compared to the killing field entity.

There are even fewer extraordinary people who stay in the killing field all day and have the courage and strength to go out and explore. No wonder there are no posts mentioning this train in the forum.

Of course, it is also possible that someone discovered the wonders of the train and deliberately hid the secret.

The headless reindeer continued, “The first mode of travel does not require passengers to buy tickets, and the travel speed is relatively slow. The second mode has a faster response, but passengers also need to pay a corresponding price, which may be a part of a limb, a memory, an emotion, or even a part of their personality.

It depends on how far the train is at the time, and the mood of the train itself.”

Woohoo——

The whistle sounded again from the front of the train. The train emerged from the rock layer on the seabed and suddenly came to a wide asphalt road.

There were lush green grass on both sides of the road, some taller than a person, swaying in the wind under the moonlight.

The blue arrow on the radar in the player's hand immediately turned and pointed to the eight o'clock direction of the road, which meant that the mission target was nearby.

Zhao Zijing and others took the batteries and radar equipment, stood up, and got out of the car through the back door. Li Sheng also stood up and said goodbye to the headless reindeer.

"I've never been to this place before. It's a pity that I have to get on the bus to the next place to fish, otherwise I could explore this place with you guys."

The headless reindeer sighed with some regret, then took out a business card from his jacket pocket and handed it to Li Sheng, saying enthusiastically: "This is my cell phone number. Brother, if you find a good spot to fish in the killing field in the future, please give me a call."

Woohoo——

Listening to the whistle and watching the train fly away again, Midnight Howl sighed regretfully, "It's a pity that we couldn't let it stay to help us complete the mission."

"It's not too bad. At least we got some information. For example, this small area is absolutely safe."

Li Sheng took out a piece of white chalk and roughly drew a rectangle on the asphalt road.

The asphalt in this area is slightly lighter in color, and you can't see it at all if you don't look carefully. It should be the fixed platform for the train.

In the killing field, there is an unspoken rule that mystery will succumb to higher-level mystery.

The nameless train can travel through the battlefield at will and is extremely mysterious. There is a high probability that there will be no danger near the platform where it is located, so it can be regarded as a safe zone.

The wind was howling. Li Sheng suddenly turned his head and frowned and asked, "Did you hear any sound?"

"what sound?"

Not only did the Red Driver not hear it, but even Midnight Howl, whose senses were sharper than the others, looked confused.

"It's okay, maybe I heard it wrong."

Li Sheng suppressed his doubts. Just now, he vaguely heard an extremely familiar cry for help in the wind.

A cry for help from the red driver.

(End of this chapter)