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Chapter 1411 Meijia’s Request (Finally arrived at Xiaoxitian)

As an old ruler, Duanmu Huai discovered that his vision became more and more different the deeper he dug into his clerical abilities.

 To put it bluntly, it is the perspective of the victim and the perpetrator.

 The setting of a standard Cthulhu story is this - a group of people are locked in a closed space in a state of ignorance. At the same time, in the corner of this closed space, there are some terrifying and horrifying beings who are trying to kill them. In order to escape from these terrible guys, the investigators worked desperately, and they paid the price of sacrifice and blood. Some people were killed trying to protect their companions. Some people are willing to sacrifice their lives in order to open the mechanism, while others choose to die with the monsters.

 Finally, the only survivor opened the closed exit. Carrying everyone's expectations, he was about to leave this eerie, terrifying, and evil place and return to the real world. At the same time, he secretly vowed to never forget the sacrifice of his companions.

However, when the survivor opened the door, what appeared in front of him was a city that had been razed to the ground and monsters raging everywhere. It was only then that he understood the truth of the matter - the entire world had been destroyed long ago, and this was the last refuge of mankind.

 But now, all that is left is despair.

  In the final analysis, the core of the Cthulhu mythology is the irresistible despair, the fear that human beings, as insignificant creatures, are as inconspicuous as dust in the face of the universe and those indescribable great beings.

Well, if we use the metaphor of the Human Empire - a group of Astra Militarum encountered cultists and demons at the bottom of the hive. When they fought desperately to repel the opponent's attack and opened the door to try to escape, they discovered what appeared in front of them. of Gray Knights and Inquisitors.

Hmm... My condolences.

This is also the essence of the Cthulhu mythology - the perspective of the victim.

 In the final analysis, investigators are powerless. In the face of the existence that humans cannot resist, all they can do is resist like a mantis trying to block a car.

 But the other way around, it might not be so dramatic.

For example, Duanmu Huai, as the inquisitor, learned that there were cultists summoning demons at the bottom of the hive, so he led the Gray Knights to investigate and destroy them. However, when they took the elevator to the bottom of the hive city, they encountered the Astra Militarum, covered in blood and half-broken. Considering that they might be contaminated, the choice Duanmu Huai gave them was to either turn around and sacrifice themselves for the empire, or be purified by the Gray Knights on the spot.

There is no drama, and he is not trying to scare these Astra Militarum. This is just Duanmu Huai's duty as a judge.

Similarly, if Duanmu Huai leads a group of night guards to massacre the Na'vi people, then in the eyes of the massacred Na'vi people, perhaps Duanmu Huai and the night guards are as terrifying as those indescribable demons. But to Duanmu Huai, they are just aliens that need to be eliminated, it's that simple.

so………

“…People feel terror because they are subjectively aware of the irresistible force, not because the other party is intimidating them, do you understand?”

Duanmuhuai looked at Medea sitting in front of him and said.

The reason why it became like this is that not long ago, Duanmuhuai taught Irisviel and Medea some common sense about the old rulers and outer gods. In order to explain better, Duanmuhuai Huai also gave the two of them several stories as examples.

 The result was that Medea nodded thoughtfully after listening, and then spoke.

"I understand, so the Old Ones are the kind of beings who try to make themselves more scary and scare others to the point of mental collapse? So MASTER, do you also want to become more scary? But I think you are already very scary. …”

 So next, Duanmu Huai had to spend five hours carefully explaining the difference to the two of them - I didn't get the priesthood of the Old One because of my scary appearance!

 …..probably not?

 Must not be!

 “Ming, I understand……”

Looking at Duanmuhuai, Medea nodded uneasily - she had never seen Duanmuhuai say so many words before!

 “Well, that’s good, I understand.”

Duanmuhuai nodded with satisfaction, and at this time Shajiuye also poked his head out of the stairs with dissatisfaction.

“Come and eat if you understand. Really, my brother is always troubled by some weird things.”

　　Why do you mean that I am always entangled in some strange things? If this thing is wrong, it will be over!

 Sinner was cooked by Shajiuye. It tasted good and the family had a good time eating. Only Shionji Yuko was a little reluctant. In fact, after she first came here, she stayed in her room and didn't go out. She even had to take Shakuya to her room to eat, and then come to the door to pick up the bowl after she finished eating. Take away the chopsticks.

But Duanmuhuai won't tolerate her. I'm not a hotel here, and Shajiuye doesn't do room service. If you want to eat, just come down and eat for me! Otherwise, I will starve to death!

So in the end, Shionji Youzi had to be obedient and come down to eat on time every day. The lobby was originally converted from a cafe, so there are many places to eat. It used to be a bit empty with only three people, but now with the addition of Irisviel and Medea, there are five people in total, and it seems a lot more lively.

 “That’s right, brother.”

 During dinner time, Shajiuye thought of something and looked at Duanmuhuai.

 “Are you free next week?”

 “What’s wrong? What’s the matter?”

Duanmuhuai thought for a moment, and found that he had nothing else to do recently besides tracking down the light of the universe. Duanmuhuai also handed over the task of tracking down the Cosmic Light Sect to Irisviel, Medea and Shionji Yuko. The former two can detect in reality through familiars, while the latter can track in the information field through the network, which just makes up for the weaknesses of both parties. But so far, there has been no movement from the Cosmic Light Sect. Apart from that, Duanmu Huai... seems to have nothing to do at the moment. "Meijia invited us to a banquet..."

"?again?"

"Well………"

Facing Duanmuhuai’s complaints, Shajiuye also looked a little embarrassed. After all, the last time Meijia invited them to a birthday party, something went wrong.

 The result comes again now.

and………

“Actually, Meijia wants you to help her investigate a case.”

 Sure enough, I knew it wasn’t that simple.

 “Tell me what happened.”

So Shajiuye also quickly explained the situation.

 Strictly speaking, this is not a matter of Meijia, but of the Baifan family.

 The theme of the event is "divine hiding".

 As mentioned before, the Bai Fan family has many properties, including a hot spring hotel located in the mountains. Due to the strategic location, the environment is also good. The Bai Fan family launched a series of industrial expansions around the hot spring hotel. Of course, they also hired many local people to work there, intending to build it into a high-end health care community.

 The Bai Fan family has always cooperated well with that village. After all, they hired local people to work there, which can be regarded as providing a lot of jobs for the local area. The village is also very supportive of Bai Fan's work, and it can be said that the cooperation is pleasant.

 But there is no banquet that lasts forever, and even partners who work well together will one day part ways.

Not long ago, the son of the village chief found the person in charge of the White Sail Hotel and had some private negotiations. To put it bluntly, it requires money. After all, in the eyes of the village chief's son, these lands belong to the village. As a large capital company, Baifan's previous price was too low. Therefore, he believed that Baifan Company was maliciously lowering the price, so he asked them to replenish the land. Pay the difference, or we'll see you in court!

The Bai Fan family is naturally dismissive of this. They are engaged in capital, and the lawyers they hire are all on a group basis. Any land acquisition contracts and the like are naturally handled clearly. The Bai Fan family wants to make this place a high-end one. Naturally, a health care community cannot leave any hidden dangers. Everything is clear and clear, there is no price difference at all.

So they rejected that person's request - although the Bai Fan family has a big business, the money didn't come from the strong wind, and this kind of person is greedy. If you give it to him this time, maybe you will get it next time. Next, of course this hole cannot be opened!

The village chief's son failed to get the money, so he left with a shameful face. At that time, no one took it seriously. After all, the village chief's son had a bad reputation, and he left the village after graduating from junior high school, saying he wanted to go there. Create a career in a big city. As a result, more than ten years have passed, and when he came back dejected, he looked even poorer than before. On the contrary, the country people he looked down on were making a lot of money because they got close to the big tree of Baifan Enterprise. No wonder he thought Find ways to get money.

 But a few days later, something bad happened.

 First, the village chief disappeared mysteriously, and then the village chief's son also disappeared, which immediately caused people in the village to talk about it. Not only that, after that, several people disappeared in succession. Although the police were called, the police investigation made no progress.

This is naturally not a good thing for the Bai Fan family. After all, the residents there are now panic-stricken. Some even think that the village is cursed and want to escape from here. After all, they also made a lot of money while working at the White Sail Hotel, so they felt confident about moving.

Originally, this has nothing to do with the White Sail Hotel, but the problem is that the White Sail Hotel employs local people! If all the locals ran away, where would they hire people?

And if there is another rumor about a curse, will others come after hearing it? Isn't their high-end health care community in vain?

 “I understand the situation.”

 After listening to Shajiuye’s explanation, Duanmuhuai nodded.

“So Meijia wants me to investigate the disappearances there? What does this have to do with her?”

Even if the hotel belongs to Bai Fan's family, it doesn't mean that Meijia needs to come forward. Who is the owner of the hotel?

“Brother, don’t you know? It was originally a birthday gift from Bai Fan’s family to Meijia, and she is the boss there...but she is currently represented by someone else.”

　　　…………”

 Well, rich people are great, I won’t play anymore.

Duanmu Huai sighed silently, so you see, this is capital. This little girl is only 16 years old, and is not even old enough to drink. She is already running a hot spring hotel.

But ordinary people who work hard all their lives may not be as good as this.

 Speaking of which, your family also sends birthday gifts to the hotel? When will you send me a plane?

Duanmu Huai finished complaining silently in his heart, and then thought for a moment.

 “Okay, I agree.”

 After all, being idle is also idle...