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Published at 12th of April 2024 06:50:22 AM


Chapter 459.2

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Without delving further into this issue, Bai Lixin continued, “The direction of the investigation now can be basically confirmed as supernatural.”

He paused and suddenly looked at Dr. Garner, “I remember a tourist mentioning earlier that the museum had experienced supernatural events before. Since the museum archives records of visitor information on a daily basis, there should be records related to the supernatural events that occurred in this museum. Where are these archives stored?”

Dr. Garner was somewhat dumbfounded. He looked at the young man with a tangled expression for a while, then he shook his head, “There’s nothing like that. There are no supernatural events at all, those are just rumors spread among tourists.”

Bai Lixin did not continue to inquire. He just asked, “So, where is the place where the archives are stored?”

Dr. Garner: “On the fifth floor.”

As soon as he finished speaking, Lin Xiao added seamlessly, “I searched through the archives on the fifth floor but didn’t find any records of supernatural events.”

His tone was so nonchalant that Dr. Garner was dumbfounded.

Dr. Garner pointed at Lin Xiao with a trembling finger, “You, aren’t you too much? Can you say this kind of thing directly in front of me? I’m a count of the country. Can’t you wait until I leave to say such a thing secretly?!”

Lin Xiao retorted, “What’s the big deal? Anyway, you’re just one person. What can you do?!”

Dr. Garner was furious. His slightly trembling hands were clenched into a fist, “You’ve said too much, I can report this!”

Bai Lixin blocked Dr. Garner’s hand and said in a solemn voice, “You won’t.”

Dr. Garner, who was instantly entranced by Bai Lixin: “…”

‘Okay, I won’t.’

Seeing Dr. Garner put his hand down, Bai Lixin continued, “So, besides the fifth floor, where else has a similar archive room?”

He paused slightly, “It doesn’t have to be an archive room; it could be a place not often used but looks very mysteriously.”

“I can’t…” Dr. Garner opened his mouth, and was about to say something but Lin Xiao calmly interrupted, “There’s a small dark room under the east staircase on the first floor. Inside is an abandoned janitorial tools room. There’s also a hidden door on the wall on the west side, where some bronze utensils are stored.”

“There’s a small hidden compartment in the 21st exhibition hall on the second floor. It’s locked and contains some discarded work uniforms.”

“There’s also at the end of the east corridor…”

Lin Xiao listed them in detail, and with each location mentioned, Dr. Garner’s face darkened a bit, and his chest moved up and down incessantly.

After Lin Xiao finished, Dr. Garner exhaled heavily, “He knows more places than I do.”

‘Did he turn the museum upside down?

When did he do it? Are the museum’s security forces so weak?!

Damn it!’

Bai Lixin looked at Lin Xiao with a complex expression. Thinking of the Kowloon Coffin tattoo on Lin Xiao’s back and how much importance he attached to the “relics of civilization,” he couldn’t help but ask, “Lin Xiao, were you some kind of ‘grave robber’ or a similar profession previously?”

‘Aren’t you too good at finding hidden places? Even a mole isn’t as good as you?’

Dr. Garner didn’t even know as many secret rooms as he did. Bai Lixin suspected that even the museum’s management had forgotten about some hidden compartments.

For example, the secret door where they stored “discarded work uniforms.”

Lin Xiao pursed his lips and said coldly, “Impossible. I was just a helper.”

Bai Lixin held his chin in thought.

Just a helper?

His eyes swept over Lin Xiao bit by bit, and finally settled on his shoulder.

Nine dragons?

Just a helper?

Thinking of this, Bai Lixin laughed at himself and quickly dismissed this absurd idea.

It was just a tattoo, it shouldn’t come to life, right?

Lin Xiao’s identity was undoubtedly special, it wasn’t strange that he’d have some unique skills and tools.

Since the other party was unwilling to share more, pressing further would be hasty.

Bai Lixin redirected the conversation back to the main topic.

“The direction of our suspicion is currently towards the supernatural, but the entire museum doesn’t show any supernatural phenomenon.”

“Have those eight people been stuck in this place these days too?”

Lin Xiao: “Probably, I ran into them many times during my search here at night.”

“At first, they were calm, but after more than three days with no progress, they’re started getting anxious.”

Dr. Garner was so shocked that his pupils trembled, “What?! There are other people besides you that are sneaking into the museum?!”

‘What’s going on with the museum’s security forces?

They claim to have the strongest security team in the imperial capital, the strongest my foot!’

Bai Lixin eyes wandered over the book’s spines absent-mindedly. After a brief moment of distraction, he murmured, “Since there’s no supernatural phenomenon, why not create one?”

Lin Xiao: ???

Dr. Garner: ???

‘What? What are you talking about?’

Under their puzzled expressions, Bai Lixin closed the notebook and said seriously, “That’s it. We’ll come back tonight!”

Dr. Garner: “…”

‘Do you guys really think the Imperial Capital Museum is your own home?’

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In the live broadcast room:

[??? Confused.]

[Confused too.]

[Three confused faces, formation intact.]

[Umm, I feel like I lost my head. Quietly asking, what does it mean to create some supernatural phenomenon?]

[It probably mean… pretending to be ghosts?]

[Could it be that God Xin wants to pretend to be a ghost to infiltrate the enemy’s ranks as a spy?]

[Fuck, is that so? So exciting, the dragon-slaying young man finally becomes a dragon!]

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At night, three figures entered the museum stealthily.

The one leading was exceptionally skilled, walking at the forefront and adeptly using one cover after another, easily evading patrols around.

The other two followed behind, smoothly infiltrating the museum without obstacles.

Shortly after the three entered the museum, a few more figures also quietly sneaked in. Everything happened in complete silence.

Security guards in uniforms left the first-floor hall in an orderly manner.

Not long after they left, three figures emerged from behind a curtain.

Dr. Garner was still in a state of bewilderment.

He looked around the pitch-dark surroundings, and despair flashed in his eyes.

‘What am I doing?

Have I gone mad?

I actually followed them in!’

If Her Majesty found out what he did today, even if he summoned his ancestors from their graves, he wouldn’t be able to save himself!

Why did he follow them in?

Dr. Garner pulled his hair in frustration, wishing he could stuff himself back into the womb.

His shoulder was suddenly tapped, and the startled Dr. Garner immediately trembled. He turned around and saw Bai Lixin retracting his hand, pointing towards the direction of the stairs and then upwards.

Meaning to go upstairs.

The museum had elevators, but their movement creates noise, which would attract the attention of the guard team. So, to go upstairs quietly, they had to take the stairs.

They walked up the stairs silently, and as soon as they reached the second floor, they heard footsteps and conversations.

Lin Xiao immediately grabbed Bai Lixin and Dr. Garner, pulling them into a concealed corner.

As soon as they were hidden, Dr. Garner quickly withdrew his hand.

He shuddered and rubbed his wrist, looking at Lin Xiao with confusion.

‘Why is this guy’s hands as cold as a dead person’s? It really frightened me!’

The orderly footsteps and hushed conversations slowly approached, as if coming in their direction.

The three held their breath, not daring to make a sound.

Finally, the footsteps stopped just a step away from them.

Then they heard a “click” and the pungent smell of smoke entered their noses.

“Ah,” one person sighed lightly, “thanks to this smoke. Without it to keep me alert, I’d have a hard time staying awake at night. There is no one around all night, it gets really boring and I feel sleepy. Fortunately, you guys are here.”

“Be content,” another person spoke up, “if there were really other people here, what would happen?”

“People are not an issue, what if it’s not a person…” This was the voice of a third person.

“It’s late at night, don’t scare people, okay?” a man complained, “I’m timid.”

“If you’re timid, why did you come to the museum?”

“It’s not like I have a choice. Besides, the pay for working here is three times that of other places. Except for the crown theft incident a few days ago, nothing major seems to have happened here, right?”

“Ah…” the voice of one person lowered, “if we talk about not much happening, it’s true, but overall, it’s eerie.”

“What’s eerie?”

“You just arrived, so you don’t know. After staying here for a long time, you will always have a chilling feeling on your back. Clearly, there’s no one around, but you always feel like there are many eyes staring at you from behind.” The man paused, “This feeling hasn’t stopped ever since I stood here smoking. It’s like someone is watching me from behind, making me too scared to turn around.”

Bai Lixin: “…”

Lin Xiao: “…”

Dr. Garner, who was now greatly alarmed: “…”

‘Please don’t turn around!’

A younger voice said tremblingly, “I’ve had this feeling since a moment ago.”

Another person: “Me too… should we just hurry and leave?”

“Isn’t there a curtain behind? Could there really be someone?”

Dr. Garner roared inwardly: Yes, there really are people! Not just one, but three!

“Look at you, so timid. I’ll just turn around and see what’s behind the curtain.”

After saying this, the sound of clothing rubbing together came from the three in front.

Dr. Garner was horrified.

‘Don’t come over!’

It was dark all around at this time, but after getting used to the darkness, he could vaguely make out some movement in front of him.

The curtain was thick, even blocking the glow of the cigarette on the other side.

Dr. Garner’s pupils widened, staring fixedly at the curtain. He saw the curtain swaying twice irregularly, as if someone on the other side had touched it.

Thump.

Thump.

Thump.

In the oppressive darkness, Dr. Garner could clearly hear the pounding of his own heart.

He held his breath and pressed his back against the wall behind him. His body was stiff and he felt helpless.

He could already imagine the consequences of being discovered.

Even if the Queen indulged him, she would never tolerate such absurd actions.

She would definitely punish him severely.

He wondered how tall the grass on his grave would grow next year.

Staring at the curtain, he watched with despair as it was lifted, and a face suddenly appeared in front of them, just a few centimeters away.

Dr. Garner could even feel the breath tainted with the smell of tobacco coming from the person’s nostrils.

Dr. Garner felt he was done for. His legs were a bit weak, his head was dizzy, and he felt like fainting.

An ice-cold hand supported his arm, preventing him from awkwardly falling to the ground.

Just when Dr. Garner had given up struggling and closed his eyes in despair, he heard the sound of the curtain rubbing and a man’s disdainful voice, “There’s nothing. You guys are just scaring yourselves.”

Another person said, “It’s better for something to be there than nothing. We’ve rested enough, let’s go, brothers and continue patrolling.”

“Be careful, the path is dark. I don’t know what the museum is thinking, asking us to patrol without turning on lights. How can we patrol in such darkness?”

In the pounding heartbeat of Dr. Garner, he heard the sound of clothes rustling and footsteps when they stood up. Then, the footsteps and conversations gradually faded, eventually disappearing.

He opened his eyes in disbelief and looked at the other two people beside him. Several seconds later, he recovered and whispered in a voice as small as a mosquito, “He didn’t see us even though he was so close?”

Bai Lixin silently put the invisibility card into his backpack, and said calmly, “It’s dark, his eyesight is probably not good.”

“Isn’t this more than a bad eyesight?” Dr. Garner still couldn’t believe it, “It’s basically blindness, okay? No wonder the Kiss of the Sun was stolen, no wonder you guys can enter and leave the museum at night without being noticed. I finally know why. They are all a bunch of useless people! I must report them to the Queen, let these useless trash get lost.”

Damn it, he was so scared he almost wet his pants. He almost embarrassed himself in front of the person he liked.

Lin Xiao looked at Dr. Garner with the eyes of caring for a mentally challenged child, then cleared his throat and said, “Creating a supernatural phenomenon is us pretending to be ghosts, right? If so, I can start now, we can started with those four people just now.”

“Don’t be so rude. We are all civilized people, how can we do such things?” Bai Lixin took out a black feather from his backpack, “Leave it to me.”

Under Lin Xiao’s puzzled gaze, Bai Lixin calmly broke the feather.

[Ding! The player uses [Token of the God of Misfortune] x1. The summoning of the God of Misfortune is about to begin. The available summoning objects are: 1. Black God of Misfortune; 2. Black and White Scarecrows + Little Black Furry Monster. What is your choice?]

Without hesitation, Bai Lixin chose 2.

The next moment, two terrifying and ugly black and white scarecrows and a fluffy round ball with big shiny eyes appeared out of thin air in front of the three.

Dr. Garner didn’t have any psychological preparation and directly fainted the moment he made eye contact with the black and white scarecrows.

The little black furry monster chuckled sinisterly, “Cunning player, what do you want us to do?”

Bai Lixin smiled gently, “Nothing much, I just hope you can scare the people outside a bit.”

The little black furry monster touched its black fur with its small paw, then extended its crimson tongue to lick its lips, revealing an extremely eerie and twisted smile, “We’re familiar with that. Do you need us to kill someone?”

Bai Lixin’s smile grew wider, “Let’s talk about that next time. This time, just scare, no harming.”

The little black furry monster patted its chest, “Alright, leave it to us!”

As soon as the words were spoken, three monsters with different shapes rushed out.

In an instant, Lin Xiao heard continuous screams ringing in his ears.

Those shrill and harsh sounds seemed to wake up every corner of the museum instantly.

“Ahhhh, there’s a ghost!”

“Ahhhh, run away quickly!”

“No, no, no, don’t come over!”

Lin Xiao: “…”

‘Don’t be so rude? We are all civilized people?

Who says you are a civilized person? Aren’t you a devil?’





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