The black and white wasteland stretched as far as the eye could see, with nothing on the horizon.
Against this backdrop, the dilapidated town appears lonely and desolate.
"It seems there really aren't any vengeful ghosts."
Jiang Qiao strolled along the street, cautiously observing his surroundings.
The town's architecture resembles that of the 1950s or 60s—old-fashioned and rustic, with the word "poverty" clearly visible at a glance.
Of course, for Jiangqiao, the style of the town is not important.
The important thing is that the whole way there was a deathly silence, with nothing but some collapsed houses.
This surprised him quite a bit.
"I heard that the reason this town was targeted by the adventurers in the search team, and that they eventually wiped out all the evil spirits, is because it contained a very powerful supernatural item."
"This is absolutely fucking awesome."
"If you're weak, even a vengeful ghost will be slaughtered like a fat sheep."
Jiang Qiao said with some emotion.
Liu Yuanyuan said it was safe here, and he was initially a little skeptical.
After all, once you enter the supernatural world, you'll find that most of the relics left by human civilization are haunted by vengeful spirits.
There were almost no empty spaces.
"However, to break through a town like this, those adventurers must be incredibly strong."
Jiang Qiao didn't stop, and followed the main road straight to a street on the east side of the town.
Here stands an old train station.
"You can tell that the train station used to be quite bustling."
He looked around and found shops and restaurants everywhere, and he even saw abandoned roadside stalls.
It's unclear how many years old it is, but it's remarkably well-preserved.
"These railways and train stations probably existed before the Great Catastrophe."
"This town must have once been inhabited by humans."
"pity..."
What the supernatural world looked like before the cataclysmic event is impossible to verify, and even the original inhabitants know very little about it.
So far, Jiang Qiao only knows that the local earth god he met in the "underworld" might know something, because he claims to have lived from before the Great Cataclysm to the present.
In addition, there may be some ancient indigenous settlements in the world.
At least when we were in Gujing Village, according to the members of the "New Humans", Gujing Village had not been destroyed for many years, and there were still survivors living in the village.
"Perhaps the so-called buses and ghost trains are actually controlled by skilled indigenous people."
Jiang Qiao guessed.
"Beep beep beep"
"Beep beep beep"
"Beep beep beep"
Just then, Jiang Qiao suddenly heard a message notification tone.
"Um?"
He looked up at the system interface and saw Liu Yuanyuan's name flashing under the [Friends] option.
"Finally online?"
Easily open the chat window with a simple tap.
Messages appeared immediately:
"Hello Mr. Jiang, I'm sorry I haven't been able to reply to your messages these past two days because I've been busy."
The very first sentence was an apology.
They were quite polite.
But I can't believe I didn't reply.
The system isn't a phone; you don't need to take it out to look at it and then type or send a voice message.
It's basically all controlled directly in the mind using thought.
Very convenient.
It has a very futuristic, high-tech feel to it.
Jiang Qiao didn't care about this. Maybe the other person really had something to do and didn't have time to check the system?
For example, being chased or something.
He then read the following information:
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"Recently, Caomiao Village has been recruiting people to explore Wild Dog Ridge."
"I remember the bus stops at Wild Dog Ridge. Could it be that Mr. Jiang encountered adventurers heading there to explore?"
Jiang Qiao raised an eyebrow when he saw this.
This girl is quite clever; she guessed what had happened to him right away.
Next, Jiang Qiao saw Liu Yuanyuan answer all the questions he had raised.
"The area in your photo should be an indigenous village, so the middle-aged man in the car is an indigenous person."
"Mr. Jiang, you'd better not deal with these people. They behave strangely, and sometimes it's impossible to tell whether they are human or ghost."
"We humans from Earth rarely interact with the native inhabitants."
After reading Liu Yuanyuan's reply, Jiang Qiao thought for a moment, then edited a message and sent it over:
"Wild Dog Ridge is very dangerous. Only two of those adventurers survived. They got off at the Hundred-Mile Flower Sea."
Do you know what Caomiao Village is doing at Yegouling?
Jiang Qiao was very interested in what was going on deep inside Wild Dog Ridge and thought to himself that he would go in and take a look when he got back.
"have no idea."
"Although Caomiao Village is no longer considered a truly ancient village, its strength should not be underestimated. If they don't publicize it, very few people dare to inquire about their affairs."
Liu Yuanyuan seemed to have some free time, and she replied to messages very quickly, almost instantly.
This made Jiang Qiao feel slightly uncomfortable.
However, the other party's meaning was very clear: Caomiao Village was very powerful, and it was best not to easily investigate their secrets.
Jiang Qiao wasn't surprised by this.
Even a starved camel is bigger than a horse; at least it's a heritage village.
Has Mr. Jiang arrived in Beiquan?
"Was the journey smooth?"
Liu Yuanyuan asked with concern.
Jiang Qiao thought about it and decided not to reveal the supernatural events he encountered in Yancheng to others for the time being.
So he replied:
"It went fairly smoothly, but I encountered a supernatural event along the way, and I killed that indigenous person."
After sending the message, Jiang Qiao looked at the end of the railway tracks in the distance.
The ghost train may not arrive for some time.
Perhaps because only one train is in operation, the ghost train's route is not fixed.
Today we're passing through this station, but next time we might turn onto another line at the intersection and avoid this place.
To this day, no one knows how to lock the train.
Basically, all we can do is wait.
If you're lucky, you might get it in just a few hours.
If you're unlucky, it might take several days, or even more than ten days, to catch a train.
However, this is also the strangest part.
If you're on a train, even for three or six months, you might not encounter the same station twice.
However, if you wait on the platform, you can board the train in at most half a month.
Adventurers have even conducted experiments on this.
Have one person board the train, while the other waits at the same station. See if they'll encounter the previous adventurer on the next train.
Unfortunately.
To date, no one has succeeded.
Everyone who boarded the bus for the experiment eventually disappeared.
They were never seen alive, nor were their bodies ever found.
...
"sharp!"
After reading Jiang Qiao's message, Liu Yuanyuan sent two words followed by a string of exclamation marks.
She then reminded him:
"If you kill the indigenous people, you should be careful of their retaliation."
"Indigenous people have many strange abilities, and they can even locate you across an area."
"Moreover, they are vindictive and difficult to deal with."
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