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Chapter 180 Weddings and Funerals, Lovers in the Wall (asking for monthly tickets)
"Unfortunately, I was unable to change my fate in the end."

"Too much is as bad as too little? Are you too clever to be so scheming?"

"I have already maxed out my skills, what is going to happen?"

Xu Shu, who was only eighteen years old, sat in the third-floor room of the supply point hotel at the wasteland coordinates (8, 3) in the D19B18 area, looking back on his legendary experiences, and couldn't help but sigh.

He has been walking on thin ice all his life, with death like the wind always by his side. He has fought his way from Raccoon City to Soul Society without even blinking an eye.

However, I didn't expect that even so, it would not be able to change the disaster that Izanami launched to destroy the world six months in advance.

It is obvious that Kamiya's first-class account only has a green fate.

Not to mention that Arthur can have double destinies this time, the key is that one is blue and the other is green. Judging from the quality of the destinies alone, they are much higher than Kamiya's.

This made Xu Shu feel a little bit upset.

"Could it be that I used the fate incorrectly this time and it didn't match the original meaning of the fate? This seems to explain it..."

"Thinking about it carefully, I was indeed a little too crazy this time. I should continue to use [Death is like the Wind] and turn the passive into active! Although I can't meet Kamiya Ichiru, I can directly kill all the living people in Japan before Izanami arrives!"

"This way, it will be me who destroys the world, not her. Haha, of course, maybe the whole magic world will unite to kill me in advance."

After reviewing the situation, Xu Shu shook his head and sighed.

In fact, the rewards this time are pretty good.

Directly upgraded two levels and obtained a new epic cursed altar.

But in the end, there were still some regrets. After all, he didn't live to the end. It can't be said that he died of old age. He died early.

And this time I feel a little guilty towards Kagami Xiaohua. She trusted me so much and had such great ambitions and ideals, but she died under Izanami's wrath. In the end, she never saw the entrance to the sacred mountain that she had been searching for all her life. It's a pity.

In this regard, Xu Shu could only sigh that it was indeed the will of heaven that had always been difficult to understand, impossible to fathom or comprehend.

There are still many secrets to be discovered in the Taichu Volume, and I can work harder.

So many legends have come, but almost every time they ended in failure.

The only time he was closest to natural death was when he was obsessed with pursuing extraordinary existence, and was killed by a strange and weird being who came and talked to him at the last moment.

I just want to ask if you dare to let him truly complete the Legend once?
"Come to think of it, I finally got the achievement of [Death's Blessed One]. Doesn't that mean that Arthas is the God of Death?"

"I don't know whether the battle between Ksitigarbha and Him has ended or not, and who won. Alas, I haven't received any useful information since then."

"In this case, the origin of the tail-bearing Jizo is very interesting."

"Could it be that after Jizo was finally defeated, part of his body turned into the Tail Jizo, and directly affected reality from the corresponding ruins?"

"According to the logic that every one of my legends is related to the relics that descended from the real world, this is not impossible!"

"But it is also possible that the One-Tailed Ksitigarbha is just some evil spirit who has seized this period of history and used it to flatter itself. After all, from a strength perspective, neither Arthas, the God of Death, nor Ksitigarbha is someone it can challenge..."

"However, I now know that there must be a connection between it, Arthas, and Ksitigarbha. At the same time, I also know some more secret knowledge related to Him, such as a sacrificial prayer that can summon Arthas!"

"Of course, whether this prayer can be used successfully in the real world is still unknown and needs further verification."

Xu Shu stretched out his index finger and tapped the table repeatedly.

The information he has obtained so far is still too little to allow him to know the whole truth.

"Well, let's just take it one step at a time. It hasn't taken the initiative to provoke me yet. I still have time to test its trump card."

"If it doesn't work, I'll withdraw first."

"Anyway, this is in the wasteland, so it can't be too arrogant."

Xu Shu raised the corner of his mouth.

So what if there is a connection with a god-level being?

I don’t know how many evil gods were kept out by the array.

If you have the guts, come to the border and fight me!

"It's getting late today, and now that things have come to this, let's eat first."

Xu Shu tidied himself up, then went to the first floor of the hotel and ordered dinner.

There are quite a lot of people here, and it is a pretty good and lively supply point nearby, so there is also a cafeteria that provides some hot dishes.

The hotel owner is a business-minded man and set up a buffet restaurant.

Simply put, some hot dishes are classified and placed in large bowls. Diners can take their plates and choose what they want to eat and how much they want to eat. Finally, they go to the cashier to pay by weight. Of course, the dishes will be distinguished according to the difference between meat and vegetables.

This kind of restaurant was actually very popular in human society before the catastrophe.

Nowadays, you can see a lot of them in the safe zone.

However, this supply point on the border, which is 250 or even 260 kilometers away from the safe zone, does seem a bit luxurious.

On the one hand, there are few diners, and on the other hand, what to do if the food is not finished and is wasted?
Xu Shu noticed that many of the plates were not in order, and were of varying ages. It was obvious that this buffet restaurant was only recently established.

Xu Shu was not good at doing business, and he was too lazy to worry about whether the boss would lose money.

Anyway, having hot meals and hot dishes is better than eating those dry compressed biscuits and canned bacon.

Most of the meals are, of course, vegetarian, with some livestock that are easy to raise.

Among the meat dishes, there are a large number of turtles, eels, and various kinds of fish, braised, boiled, and grilled.

"Oh, it's still a good seafood."

Aquaculture was the most common before the disaster, but it has become a rare and precious dish after the disaster. Because of the hidden dangers underwater and the greater possibility of being attacked by inexplicable things, it is difficult to ensure the safety of anglers in the wasteland, unless they build a fish pond themselves, but maintenance becomes a big problem, and the fishy smell is likely to attract monster attacks.

So these days fish is more expensive than beef and mutton.

These dishes looked delicious, which made Xu Shu's appetite grow. He lavishly selected a braised soft-shelled turtle, a braised yellow eel, a whole boiled crucian carp, and some green vegetables. The bill came to more than two hundred yuan. This meal was considered quite luxurious in those days, but Xu Shu could still afford it.

When paying the bill, I asked curiously, "Boss, do you have a fish pond here?"

The person in charge of collecting the money was a young girl with an oval face, round and cute. She looked quite similar to the owner of the hotel here, so she was most likely his daughter.

Hearing this, the latter smiled sweetly and said, "No, sir. The river in the north suddenly flooded these few days, and this is all flooded from the river."

"So that's how it is." Xu Shu suddenly realized.

The cashier girl tapped Xu Shu's cheek, bit her lip and said, "If you think the taste is okay, dad will make a stir-fried shrimp later. I recommend you try it."

"Okay, let's see later."

Xu Shu did not directly reject the other party's enthusiasm.

Because there were people queuing behind him and it was not convenient to talk much, he paid the bill quickly, found a quiet seat by the window, and sat down to enjoy the food.

I have to say that the chef of this hotel has really good skills.

The turtle meat is very tender and smooth, with a mainly fresh and salty taste.

The eel meat is extremely soft and melts in your mouth, attracting people with its sweet taste.

Xu Shu, who hadn't tasted seafood for a long time, enjoyed a great feast.

The only thing was the braised crucian carp, which had no particularly obvious taste. It was bland and tasteless, and it would be a pity to throw it away, but I just ate it all up quietly.

Not long after, shouts came from the kitchen, and two women came to the front carrying a large steaming iron basin.

The aroma was so rich that many people came over after smelling it and ordered the hot dishes.

“Stir-fried shrimp…”

Xu Shu had almost finished eating, but the food was indeed very fragrant. Although he was not an old gourmet who was good at commenting on food, he knew from the aroma that the chef must have not skimped on the spices. Things like star anise, pepper, fennel, and cumin were definitely used. At least five kinds of spices were used.

As we all know, a meal that uses a lot of spices may not be healthy, but it will definitely taste good.

"I've been a soldier all my life, fighting all over the place. It's time for me to enjoy myself."

Xu Shu's appetite was aroused, so he stood up and prepared to go get the food.

Seeing him coming to line up, the cashier, who had already let her mother take over the work and started eating in the back, came over with bright eyes and whispered: "Sir, do you want some fried shrimp too? Xiaoli can help you get one first~"

Ok?
Seeing the girl's secretly lovey-dovey look, Xu Shu's eyebrows twitched, thinking that being handsome actually has this benefit, which is not bad.

It's a free privilege that should not be wasted. Xu Shu was not a reserved person. Just as he was about to nod his head to express his gratitude, he caught a glimpse of someone in the front of the line scooping a large spoonful of "dry-fried shrimp" from the basin.

The shrimp was huge, more than ten centimeters long, with a long body. Each of its little feet was covered with the unique fat of stir-fried shrimp, and it looked very delicious.

However, when Xu Shu saw it, his face suddenly turned green.

Holy shit, deep-sea mantis shrimp? Not only their appearance, but also the size of their claws and the lack of tail fins on their tails were exactly the same as the subspecies he had encountered before when he encountered the deep-sea octopus brother.

At that time, these things directly parasitized the brains of some victims, connecting to the esophagus and neck. Although they did not cause much physical harm to Xu Shu, they still caused some mental damage.

And it lasts very long.

For example, now, many people's minds flashed through Xu Shu's mind, white, green, red, a large area.

Normally I don’t feel anything, but when I think about eating, this feeling of nausea will be magnified infinitely.

vomit~
"No... no thanks." He lost his appetite on the spot and politely declined the girl's recommendation. Under the latter's puzzled look, he walked upstairs silently.

Speaking of which, where did these mantis shrimps come from? Could it be that they were brought up along with Squidward when he came here last time?
The shrimp meat has reached the point of being "shaped and broken", and the quality is really not good enough to be praised.

Xu Shu stopped and looked back at the hall, observing the diners at several tables who were already eating stir-fried mantis shrimps, and found that they were all eating with their mouths full of oil.

"It seems that these shrimps have not yet mutated. They are edible, but..."

Xu Shu hesitated for a moment, but finally gave up. His appetite had been wiped out by their appearance.

At this time, he noticed that the fat boss, with a big smile on his face, pushed out a small cart of glass bottles and jars, which were filled with various wines, both red and white. They were obviously aged, at least eighteen years old, or maybe even twenty-one years old - after all, before the disaster, the wine industry was still relatively developed, especially since this was once the territory of the Xia Kingdom.

"Everyone, I'd like to invite everyone to free wine tasting tonight! This batch of wine was dug up by a friend of mine. It's been aged for a long time, and it looks like it can still be preserved, but whether it's still drinkable is not certain. Just consider it a gift. If there are any wine lovers, come and get it yourself, haha. But if it has gone bad, you can't blame me, Old Hong." The fat boss looked very generous.

"The boss is so generous." Many people in the hall immediately cheered.

Many of the scavengers and wasteland refugees present here today are over 40 years old and may have been alcoholics before the disaster.

Now that such a good thing has happened, naturally everyone is unwilling to lag behind.

As someone opened the bottle cap, the atmosphere in the entire hall was instantly lifted by the rich aroma of wine.

Between strangers, they toasted each other, complimented each other, and greeted each other, just like old friends who had not seen each other for many years.

This lively scene, which was like a festival, made them sigh with emotion at how rich and beautiful the world was in the past, and how hopeless the world is now. They also cursed the unfairness of today's things. If it were them, everyone could enjoy wealth and glory and would not have to suffer from hunger and cold in this wasteland.

Xu Shu also found it funny and thought that alcohol was a magical tool to bring strangers closer together.

He was about to move forward when he saw the girl who called herself Xiaoli coming over with a bottle of wine. Her face flushed as she asked, "Sir, don't you want to join me for a drink? I'll treat you."

The beauty has a date, and her bold and enthusiastic look makes it difficult for ordinary men to refuse.

But Xu Shu was not an ordinary man, so he refused calmly: "Thank you, no."

In his previous life, he often drank alone in the dead of night, but it was to relieve his loneliness. In this life, he has never touched alcohol, and he does not need to relieve his loneliness, so naturally he does not like drinking.

After being rejected, Xiaoli was obviously disappointed, but she still insisted: "Then I'll give this to you. It's a good thing."

She looked innocent and pure, and didn't care whether Xu Shu accepted it or not. She just put the wine into Xu Shu's arms, then turned around and ran away.

"Uh..." Xu Shu paused and shook his head helplessly.

This girl is quite bold.

It's a pity that Xu Shu likes women who are more reserved and graceful, preferably the kind who can resist. If under his strong pressure, she can only resist and even gradually get into the mood, then he likes her the most.

On the contrary, he doesn't like girls who are particularly proactive.

Of course, appearance is also important.

Xiaoli's appearance is obviously not good enough to make Xu Shu compromise his preferences.

In this regard, Xu Shu could only say sorry, the flower has feelings, but the water is merciless.

Tonight in the hotel is destined to be another sleepless night.

After being influenced by a red and white wine party, many people participated in it and were as busy as wolves and tigers at night.

Xu Shu's room was on the third floor. From time to time, one could hear intermittent screams of "ah ah ah" from the beds upstairs and downstairs, which made people feel deeply moved.

People in this world really love to have children.

Unfortunately, the excitement belongs to them.

Xu Shu could only stay alone in the empty room. Fortunately, he didn't have any obvious needs in the past two days. After all, he had just entered the sage mode not long ago.

At night, Xu Shu remained the same as usual. He lay under the bed with the quilt rolled up, turned on the upgraded network, and scanned the communication area of ​​the online world channel, paying special attention to things like "Changes in XX ruins".

As long as it appears and matches some of his own actions, Xu Shu can determine that the ruins are the "Return of the Dead" he has just performed.

Once the ruins are confirmed, it means that a [beacon] will exist inside.

No, it should be said that there are two.

One is naturally this time's [Arthur], and the other belongs to the last legendary [Kamiya Ichiru].

Since these two landmarks are in the same legendary world, if Xu Shu has the opportunity to take them all back at once, that would naturally be a very good gain.

However, after taking a quick look tonight, I did not find any similar information that agreed with Xu Shu's judgment.

He was not in a hurry. According to usual practice, it was probably because more people had not discovered it yet.

After all, it was only a short time ago.

"I eat my food one bite at a time and walk my path one step at a time. Now that I have an epic mark, I can accomplish great things."

"Unfortunately, the path is from the [Yin Shen] series under the evil spirit, and it is also a mark of the Gui San family, but it does not belong to an alien species."

"I'm already level 18, and will soon reach the maximum level of 20. If I can't find the mark of the alien path, I might as well take the mark of the Yang God or Yin God path first, and use the Xuan Zhang to fuse it into the Lishi path, and give it a try."

"Perhaps the terms of the three strange families are interchangeable?"

Xu Shu had already started to make the second option in his mind, and if it really didn't work, he would try it.

Others would die if they tried, but he was not afraid. When he was indecisive, he did sit-ups and survived the first forced containment. Now that he was so much stronger, there was nothing for him to be afraid of.

Besides, Wang Teng already has the Dao Seal in his hand. He may not be able to afford other seals, but he can consume the seal of the Hercules Path as much as he wants!
The screaming and shaking in the hotel gradually subsided, and Xu Shu fell into a light sleep with wild thoughts in his mind. He kept imagining that he owned a huge mountain of high-level spells of powerful warriors, and countless big guys came to him to ask him to allow their children and descendants to become his disciples, but they were all asking for a spell and were denied.

In order to achieve their goals, they did not hesitate to use all kinds of beauties to seduce themselves, such as the most beautiful empress, the noble fairy, the invincible female general, etc.

This beautiful dream was disturbed by a series of strange screams.

Xu Shu was not sleeping very deeply, so the small noise made him open his eyes alertly.

“Zizizizi…squeak…squeak…”

The unclear sound seemed to come from the floor beneath me and from the ceiling above my head.

But after listening carefully for a moment, Xu Shu finally discovered that the sound seemed to be some kind of speech.

Moreover, it came from within the walls!
What's that noise? What's making that noise in the hotel?
Xu Shu instantly became completely alert, leaning against the wall and listening carefully.

It is well known that solid-borne sound is relatively fast.

So after sticking it on the wall, the sounds instantly became much clearer.

They were still very noisy, and it was impossible to hear what they were saying. There was also a lot of interference, like a mouse scratching in the wall, making a constant rattling sound.

Sometimes there were women's voices, sometimes men's voices, the thick voices of old people, and the tender voices of children, all mixed together in a chilling sound.

Among them, there was a female voice, and it sounded like the voice belonged to the same person, which kept appearing.

Faintly, I could hear her mumbling something.

"No, what the hell is going on?"

"Why are you still cursing?"

While Xu Shu was puzzled, he heard bursts of strange chewing sounds coming from inside the wall.

clack clack...

The dense chewing sounds merged into one, and finally gathered into a sentence that he could barely hear:
"Soaking... done..."

Then there was the indistinct sound again.

Xu Shu's brows suddenly frowned.

Although I don't know what it is.

But looking at the current situation.

If nothing unexpected happens.

It must have been an accident.

(End of this chapter)