The security level of the spirit room is obviously much higher than that of the arsenal.
In addition to the heavily armed night watchmen, there are also agencies and magic circles here.
They are not only used to guard against foreign enemies, but also to guard against the supernatural items kept here.
After carefully examining the warrant presented by Qin Shaoyou, a night watchman took him into the spiritual object room and introduced him to the various supernatural objects kept here.
After listening to the introduction, Qin Shaoyou realized that supernatural objects can be roughly divided into two categories based on their sources.
One is refined by experts.
This kind of supernatural items often have less side effects, but the disadvantage is that they are weak in power or require a long time to move forward and cool down.
The other type is the relics left in the world after death by strong people or people with great karma, as well as evil spirits, great demons and other evil beings.
This type of supernatural items are either very powerful or have very weird and weird uses.
The disadvantage is that the side effects are large and often cause harm to the user.
For example, the bronze bell that was used in the prison to fight against the ugly flesh trees chanting murder sutras falls into this type.
Although it has the miraculous ability to suppress evil thoughts, if a person listens to the sound of the bell for a long time, not only the eardrums will be shattered, but also the head will be cracked.
After hearing the introduction about the bronze bell, Qin Shaoyou was a little scared.
Fortunately, they killed the ugly flesh tree quickly after suppressing its murderous tendencies.
Otherwise, they would not be torn to pieces and devoured by the ugly flesh tree, but they would also be maimed and killed by the copper bell.
After introducing the copper bell, the night watchman who led the way pointed to a translucent bead placed on cashmere next to him:
"This is a mirage."
"Twenty years ago, a mirage came to the mainland through the river to cause trouble. Our Luocheng Town Demon Division dispatched a large number of masters to kill it in the Minjiang River. Later, this mirage bead was found in the corpse of the mirage. It was
Soaked in blood, it can release fog and block sight..."
Fog? Blocking vision?
Isn’t this just a smoke bomb?
Qin Shaoyou's eyes lit up.
As a qualified old bastard, how could he not know the beauty of smoke bombs?
Whether it is isolating the field of vision or diverting attention, it is very useful.
Although this mirage bead has the problem of sucking blood, its flaws are not outweighed by its flaws.
There is no need to contribute your own blood anyway.
After Qin Shaoyou had a detailed understanding of the mirage bead, he decided on the first supernatural item: "I want to take this mirage bead away."
Next, he selected several other supernatural items in the spiritual object room that were easy to carry, functional, not easily fatal even if they had side effects, and could even find ways to cause bugs.
After the 'purchase' was completed, Qin Shaoyou hummed a tune and walked out of the spiritual object room with satisfaction.
The night watchman who followed him out looked at Qin Shaoyou, then looked at the list in his hand, with an expression that had been squeezed dry.
He hesitated, wanting to say something, but in the end he didn't speak.
When Qin Shaoyou returned to the mission room, Zhu Xiucai, Monk Ma and others had come back a long time ago. They also brought a few good horses and were putting the received equipment on the horses' backs.
Except for the armor he was wearing, as well as the saber, sleeve arrows and other items he carried with him, the rest of the weapons and equipment were all wrapped in cloth and placed on the horseback.
At a glance, it looks like a piece of cargo.
And Qin Shaoyou and others all wore the uniforms of the Demon Suppression Department inside and large burqas outside. They looked like traveling businessmen.
Although he brought a knife, it was normal. In today's world, it would be strange to go out without a weapon for self-defense.
"grown ups."
When they saw Qin Shaoyou coming back, his subordinates all clasped their fists and saluted. At the same time, they looked at him curiously, wanting to know which supernatural items he had received.
Unfortunately, Qin Shaoyou did not introduce them to them. After nodding in return, he asked seriously: "Are you all ready?"
Several strong men tightened the straps on the horse's back, pulled hard, and then responded: "Ready."
"Then let's go!"
Qin Shaoyou took the reins from Zhu Xiucai, turned over and mounted the horse.
Fortunately, he retained the memory of this body and practiced riding horses after he recovered from his injuries. Otherwise, he would have made a fool of himself today.
A group of people mounted their horses and galloped out of the city.
After leaving the city, Qin Shaoyou asked Zhu Xiucai to lead the way.
In his previous life, he had to use the navigation system wherever he went. Relying on him to lead the way to Mianyuan County was as unreliable as winning a big lottery ticket.
After Zhu Xiucai led the way, Qin Shaoyou looked around.
This is his first time out of the city after traveling to this world.
Although in the memory of the original owner and the stories of others, he already had some understanding of the world outside the city.
But when he really left the city and saw the scene outside the city, his mood couldn't help but become very heavy.
The inside and outside of the city, although only separated by a city wall and a few city gates, seemed to be two completely different worlds.
As soon as Qin Shaoyou and the others left the city, they saw several rotten human corpses lying in the distance. In addition to attracting a large group of bloodthirsty flies, there were also wild dogs and crows vying for food.
Even if they see someone passing by, these wild dogs and crows eating carrion will not hide.
Not only are they not afraid of people, they even look at the passers-by greedily with their red eyes.
He seemed to be thinking about whether to knock down these people so that he could have a bite of fresh flesh and blood.
In addition to corpses, wild dogs and crows, there were also some living people with sallow faces and thin muscles kneeling on the roadside.
Although they are alive, they are like walking corpses. They have long lost their energy and hope in life.
They either put marks on their children or put marks on themselves.
Whenever I see someone coming out of the city, I will rush to 'solicit business':
"My lord, please do me a favor and buy my child..."
"Please buy me, I can endure hardship and work, I can do any kind of work, and I still eat less."
"Buy my child. I don't want money or food. I just ask you to give him a way to live... If you do well, the Bodhisattva will definitely bless you."
Qin Shaoyou, who was born in a peaceful and prosperous age, where had he seen these?
He stayed on the horse's back for a long time before murmuring: "This is a woman selling her daughter..."
In the past, when reading history books, we would always see that during famine years, sons sold their daughters.
To be honest, at that time, the simple four words in the book made it difficult for him to have any feelings.
But at this moment, after witnessing the miserable scene of selling one's son and daughter to sell oneself, Qin Shaoyou realized what kind of despair and helplessness was hidden behind these seemingly simple four words.
Not to mention, on top of Wan'er selling his daughter, there is also the even more cruel Yi Zi cannibalism...
Qin Shaoyou couldn't help but shudder and didn't dare to think any more. He turned his head and asked Zhu Xiucai and Monk Ma: "What's going on with these people?"
Zhu Xiucai sighed: "Because I can't survive for various reasons, I have to sell my children and sell myself. Especially in the past two years, with the constant natural and man-made disasters, and the evil done by demons and ghosts, there are even more people who can't survive.
.”
Monk Ma clasped his hands together and said in a serious tone: "The situation here is considered good. I heard that over there in Qinzhou, due to years of severe drought, there are people dying of hunger and mourning all over the land. It's like a hell on earth...
"
"Does the court not care?"
"No matter what, but in today's world, there are bandits, famines, and demons everywhere, and the court can't control it at all. In addition, some corrupt officials are getting in the way and making money from natural disasters, which has caused more man-made disasters.
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Qin Shaoyou did not stop Zhu Xiucai from complaining this time.
He sighed quietly, feeling increasingly heavy.
In troubled times, humans are inferior to dogs, let alone such troubled times with famines and monsters.
Really, people are like ants and their lives are like grass.