Seeing Kamiyakawa's puzzled and speechless look, the little old man became a little anxious and waved his hands even harder.
Then he used that strange running posture to sprint to the side of the fluorescent shrine on the roadside.
"Abba!"
The little old man struggled to climb up the lifeless tin statue, then pointed at the metal statue under him, then at himself, and finally at the Kamiya River.
The dry old face was full of expectation.
Kamiyagawa:……
I seem to understand a little bit what he means, but not completely.
Buzzing.
Mobile phone vibration.
[Your character gains a new status.]
[The little old man’s heart as a servant]
[Look what I saw? A shikigami statue! Could it be that Onmyoji, who has not appeared in this world for almost a thousand years, is back!]
[This is an opportunity, my opportunity. If you rely on this master, you will have the chance to grow into a powerful ghost story! No one will dare to underestimate me anymore.]
[Young Onmyoji, I will serve you as my master.]
[Owner!]
Kamiyagawa finished reading the new entry in a black line, clicked on the screen, and there was a new text behind it——
[The little old man hopes to make a contract with you and become your shikigami, for you to drive and provide you with assistance.]
Kamiyagawa:……
What are these TikTok declarations?
According to the real-time voice translation provided by the game text, Kamiyagawa completely understood the little old man's thoughts: "Do you want to be my shikigami?"
"Abba Abba!"
The little old man sitting on the tin figure nodded vigorously.
Although this thing cannot speak human language, it seems to be able to fully understand human speech.
Kamiyagawa pressed his upper teeth against the thumb joint of his right hand: "There is actually a weirdo who wants to take the initiative to become a shikigami?"
It feels quite interesting.
However, I refuse.
As for the little old man in front of me, I feel like even the mass-produced monster Xiqi Boy from Hualing Ghost School can kill him at will.
What's the use of contracting this thing into a shikigami? Can it be used as a mascot?
"Sorry, I can't promise you."
Kamiyakawa shook his head at the little old man and refused neatly. The latter drooped his short hands in frustration.
However, after a while, this little weird talker seemed to cheer up again, waved his hand and started talking something.
Of course, Kamiyagawa didn't understand a word of it.
[The little old man believes that if friendship is not enough as a shikigami, you can still do business. He plans to help you in another way.]
[The little old man cannot engage in combat, but he is extremely good at concealing traces and gathering information. He hopes to make a deal with you. For 100 soul crystals, he will tell you all the important information he can find in Inuning Pass.
]
[Do you want to pay 100 soul crystals?]
[whether]
Looking at the texts that kept popping up on the phone screen, the corners of Kamiyakawa's eyes twitched twice:
"Where is your promise to serve the master? Is it okay to collect money from your master?"
Judging from the current development, after rejecting the little old man's request to become a shikigami, this little weirdo seems to have become an NPC selling information.
By paying soul crystals, you can exchange information from him.
"So, if I agree to turn the little old man into a shikigami, his role will probably be similar to what it is now, a scout collecting intelligence?"
If this is the case, Kamiyagawa thinks there is nothing wrong with the judgment he just rejected.
Why waste precious initial shikigami slots when you can buy information with money?
As a co-owner of ghosts and gods during his growth period, the last thing Kamiyagawa will lack is money.
After all, whenever a Kaitan dies next to him, a certain number of soul crystals will be exploded and automatically settled on him.
In the world of ghost stories, Kamiya River is simply a walking money-printing machine.
After coming out of the Novice Village Hualing School, Kamiyagawa probably has nearly 600 soul crystals on his body.
A small part of it was saved by the Gaxiqi boys in the early stage.
The rest was a windfall, which came about after Mary eliminated Hanako's family, and Kamiyagawa got the advantage in the end anyway.
"If you need money, I have a lot. It's not impossible to spend a lot of money to buy some information."
"That's it... I only need 100 soul crystals to learn a full set of swordsmanship in Novice Village, and they also provide high-quality after-sales service. Buying some information here also costs 100 soul crystals. I always feel like I'm tricking this little old man."
Kamiyagawa clicked the [Yes] button.
In any case, if it is accurate and timely information, it is indeed worth buying.
100 soul crystals consumed.
A faint black ghostly aura rose up from the little old man's body, and disappeared after a moment.
He excitedly jumped down from the tin statue, struggled to pick up a small stone from the roadside, pushed it to his chest, and began to write and draw on the ground.
"Can this thing be able to write?" Kamiyakawa leaned over curiously, "Then you were gesticulating with me for so long just now..."
After a few minutes, the little old man finished writing, dropped the stones, and sat down on the ground, panting.
The handwriting on the ground is crooked, like an earthworm crawling, and extremely ugly, but if you try hard to read it, you can still make out what is written——
"Powerful ghost story, earthbound spirit, white car, went to another world, maybe near the tunnel."
"Powerful ghost story, ugly old woman, ran very fast, went to another world, on the highway."
Kamiyagawa spent a lot of effort rearranging and combining the words that the little old man left on the ground, and then he could barely read through:
"The powerful ghost story about going to another world, does it mean a foreign visit? The earthbound spirit related to the white car is near the tunnel; the ugly old woman who runs very fast is on the highway."
If these two spirits are visiting from another place, it would indeed be in line with the prompts given by the game mission.
"Is there nothing else?" After reading the two sentences, Kamiyakawa looked at the little old man beside him.
Is this the end?
Are these two little tipsters going to be paid for just one piece of money?
Is the money a bit too easy to make?
"Aba whined."
Seeing Kamiyagawa's questioning eyes in front of him, the little old man waved his hands repeatedly, screamed strangely for a while, and then made a few unexplained gestures. Then the place turned into a faint black ghostly aura and disappeared.
Buzzing.
[The little old man is about to start searching for information in the Inuming Pass area. If he finds anything, he will return to Kamitsu with the information.]
Kamiyagawa:……
What a traveling frog.
Seeing that the scouts he had paid to hire were already at work, Kamiyagawa was not idle either. He picked up the [blood-stained hatchet] and started exploring the new map.
The route he chose was to the rear.
Follow the deserted small road and walk all the way outside Inuming Mountain.
Because you are likely to enter the legendary Inuming Village after passing the Inuning Tunnel, it is most likely safer to go out from the back.