Obviously, there are some mysterious existences hidden under the surface in this cellar!
He is always paying attention to his attribute panel, and if there is anything wrong at all, he will be ready to evacuate immediately.
But after observing carefully for a moment, it seemed that there was no danger.
[Joker] There is an attribute in the Joker's entry, and he has a probability of understanding the devil's whispers.
It seems that now that I have stayed in the cellar for a long time, I have heard the devilish whispers that sounded like ringing in my ears more often, and I have gained enlightenment.
It also allowed him to understand some meanings: sacrifice, joy, faith, ancient gods...
Not words, but an indescribable cognitive endowment that seems to point to something beyond human comprehension.
miracle?
Ji Xun was thoughtful.
...
But although I don’t understand what the indescribable is, the phenomenon it manifests is: mental pollution.
No wonder I always felt like my head was buzzing.
Ji Xun thought of something and reached out to touch the [Joker's Mask of All Things] card placed in the middle of his trouser pocket, chanting in his heart: "Solution!"
The mask has immunity to various mysterious forces. Since it is mental pollution, this mask is useful.
As soon as he put on this ancient relic, he immediately felt that his sensory world became clear.
And there were new discoveries immediately.
"Sure enough, there is something hidden..."
Without the interference of that indescribable external factor, Ji Xun's eyes immediately looked different in the cellar.
It was as if the blur filter had been eliminated. In the field of vision, the dark energy on the corpses seemed to be drawn by a mysterious force and converged on an inconspicuous wall tile.
Ji Xun walked over and looked at the brick in front of him that he had not noticed before.
Because cognition exists, it appears.
This fixed focus led to enlightenment.
【Secret Cause of Psychic Medium】
Detailed explanation: An energy condensation containing powerful dark extraordinary characteristics, a spiritual medium that touches the miracles of the past; flesh-and-blood evil material, with a very slight trace of divinity;
.......
"Is this still an extraordinary material?"
Although Ji Xun didn't know what the amber-like thing in front of him was, he could see the terrifying extraordinary properties.
If the energy unit of the extraordinary characteristics of time and space spilled from these corpses is 1, it is like stars; then Ji Xun feels that this piece of dark amber material is at least 100, as bright as the moon!
What surprised him even more was that the extraordinary properties of this thing seemed to be able to be swallowed directly?
Ji Xun looked at the extraordinary characteristics that were also overflowing, and wondered if [Feast] could be used.
Thinking about it, he reached out and touched it carefully.
Then, as if he had discovered a new world, his expression was startled.
The extraordinary characteristics poured into the body.
"You used Feast Devour, and your constitution is 0.021."
"You used Feast Devouring, power 0.018"
"You used Feast Devouring, toughness 0.009"
"You used Feast Devouring, Dark Affinity 0.04"
"..."
"It's really good!"
Ji Xun's eyes lit up instantly as he looked at his changing numbers.
What a surprise!
This exaggerated efficiency was dozens of times higher than that of any corpse he had devoured before.
The purity and richness of the extraordinary characteristics were something Ji Xun had never seen before!
He looked at the changes in the data after swallowing and made a rough calculation. If he really had to swallow this whole piece, the strength, agility, constitution and other attributes would most likely exceed 3.
What is the concept of almost all attributes being more than three times what they are now?
Physical combat effectiveness may be more than ten times what it is now!
This is definitely a treasure that can bring a leap in his strength.
"Good stuff..."
Ji Xun's mind turned around and it was the first time he encountered such a weird and evil supernatural thing.
But poison can also cure diseases. This thing is evil to others, but to him, it is a great tonic.
Seeing this medium, he now understood what happened to these corpses.
The corpses in these cellars seem to be some kind of evil ritual, and then the ritual gathered extraordinary characteristics and condensed into this [Secret Cause Medium].
But for some reason, he was discovered by the company's field agents and fled in a hurry before his things could be taken away.
I don’t know who arranged this ceremony, so there’s no need to guess. Using human sacrifices is obviously not a good thing.
Probably some kind of evil wizard, or an alien sect.
So taking away this piece of [Secret Cause Psychic] will inevitably lead to big trouble.
At this moment, people seemed to get a glimpse of the crime and disorder of Innocence City.
but...
big trouble?
No, no, no.
Ji Xun never considered this in his mind from beginning to end.
Ever since he discovered that this thing's extraordinary properties could be swallowed, his mind had already been deducing the various risks he would face after taking away this piece of psychic medium.
The cellar has been searched. The two men in suits outside obviously didn't know that this thing existed, and they wouldn't know if it was taken away.
The body had just died, so the cellar must have been raided before anyone could move the medium.
And if the person who arranged the ceremony is not dead, then he must know.
When he came back and found that his things were gone, his first thought must be that the field agents of the Golden Oak Security Company had taken them away.
If "that person" had a way to confirm that the company's field staff didn't take anything, they would definitely turn their suspicions on the body collector.
A series of causal plots were deduced in Ji Xun's mind.
But the problem is not big.
He needs this [Secret Cause Medium] not to sell, nor as a collection.
After all, you can catch a thief and catch a thief.
If this thing is absorbed, won't there be no evidence in the end?
The only uncertainty is that it takes some time to absorb.
There are definitely risks.
But compared to the rewards, it’s definitely worth the risk!
.......
Ji Xun made a decision almost instantly after thinking about it in his mind.
Not far away, Gibb was still carefully disposing of the body in the dim light, and did not notice it.
Such evil material can be taken away without any psychological burden.
Ji Xun won't hesitate when he thinks about it.
He carefully removed the piece of [Secret Cause Medium], and then quietly stuffed it into the abdomen of a corpse, hiding it in the flesh and blood tissue.
Usually, no one will touch these corpses before they are burned, and things will be safe inside the corpses.
The rest of the work of collecting the corpses will be done step by step.
The three corpse collectors from Dongjiu upstairs showed no intention of going down to the cellar to help. Ji Xun and Jibu were busy dealing with the sixteen corpses.
After working for more than half an hour, the sixteen body bags were moved upstairs one after another.
...
Captain Dongjiu called to everyone, "Okay, let's call it a day!"
Hearing this, the two men in suits who had been guarding the door also walked in.
After counting a total of eighteen corpses on the ground, they opened the body bags to check.
Ji Xun thought he had passed the test smoothly, but at this moment, the white-faced man in a suit suddenly took out an antique camera and said casually: "I'll keep a photo of the scene."
Before anyone could react, he clicked the switch towards the corpse collectors in the room.
"Pfft~"
The spotlight illuminated the place with dazzling light and white smoke, making people blind for a moment.
What's even more strange is that the moment the fire light came on, the whole room seemed to be swept by some mysterious force.
The soul is in a state of wandering.
In this strange state, a man in a white suit and a white suit asked in a low voice: "Did you find anything unusual while collecting the bodies?"
The three people from Dongjiu and Jibu all shook their heads and responded as if they were hypnotized: "No."
Beside the crowd, Ji Xun looked at him with the same expression as the other four people, and responded.
But he muttered in his heart: "It's really coming..."
When he came up just now, in order to protect the hidden piece of [Secret Cause Psychic] from being revealed, he had already guessed that he might encounter some situations.
Such as hypnotic questioning.
So when he came up, he put on a clown mask.
I didn't expect to encounter this incident.
But the enlightenment already showed what happened just now: "You were exempted from memory tampering."
The mask plus the joker entry can exempt all cognitive tampering that does not exceed the rules of the mark.
Be prepared and hit the right note.
.......
Hearing this, the man in the white-faced suit didn't care at all. He took out a photo-like card from the camera and shook it.
It was as if some of the memories of the corpse collectors had been pulled out by this photo.
They had already searched it, but they didn't think anything was left behind.
The questioning is just a routine procedure.
The white-faced man was already very proficient in this procedure. After questioning, he said something with strong psychological implications: "You just collected some ordinary corpses and forgot the details in the cellar. There is nothing worth remembering."
As soon as these words came out, there seemed to be some kind of magic power. The expressions of several corpse collectors froze for a moment, and they nodded as if they were absent-minded.
When the white smoke from the spotlight gradually dissipated, the eyes of several people gradually focused.
Ji Xun's professional performance did not let anyone see any flaws.
Erase memory?
Seems like necessary confidentiality procedures for these field agents.
After thinking about it for a while, Ji Xun felt that he could understand.
Due to the nature of their profession, corpse collectors often come into contact with corpses and crime scenes. There are some sensitive incidents among them. But if even low-level temporary workers know about some top-secret incidents, then the whole city may know about them.
It is normal to have confidentiality procedures.
He just didn't expect that this world still has this magical method of "camera tampering with memory".
...
After taking the photo, the bearded man was no longer interested in staying in this shabby house. He waved his hand and said, "Okay, you can take the body away."
Captain Dong Jiu also seemed to have no memory of what happened after taking the photo, and said with a smile: "Captain Lu, let's leave first."
Field agents are part of the company's official establishment, and are not comparable to temporary workers like corpse collectors. But Dongjiu has already submitted a field service application, and they may become colleagues in the future, so naturally they have to get familiar with them in advance.
Ji Xun remained silent the whole time and helped carry all the eighteen corpses onto the truck.
After getting in the car, Dongjiu and the others seemed to have recovered from their abnormal mental state.
Dongjiu has reached the seventh level of spell power and is the person with the strongest body collection capabilities. He seemed to have noticed something and murmured to himself: "It's weird, I seem to have forgotten something. Did you forget to take something away..."
It was as if I had done something in my memory, but in the blink of an eye I had no memory at all.
Several others have completely forgotten about it.
No one took it seriously.
The steam car carrying the corpse sped down the street.
In the carriage, Ji Xun remained silent.
After experiencing this incident, he realized that the water in Sinless City was deeper than what he saw.
The profession of body collector is not as ordinary as it seems.
He had previously wondered why he had never heard from old employees like Dongjiu and others who encountered so many corpses and murders every day that they had encountered any bizarre missions.
Now it seems that maybe it is not impossible.
It's that they have already dealt with similar bizarre incidents, but they just don't remember it.
Thinking of this, Ji Xun's eyes had a strange look, and he suddenly felt that this job was becoming more and more interesting.