dognovel Chapter 138 My daughter is also a Sequencer!
Chapter 138 My daughter is also a Sequencer!
Chapter 138 My Daughter is Also a Sequencer! (Second Update)
Li Jiuhe and Luo Shuo remained silent, glancing occasionally at Shao Gang lying on the sofa.
Although Shao Gang had closed his eyes, he didn't fall asleep for a while, and time passed by second by second.
Li Jiuhe took the opportunity to retrieve and review the information about the mission's completion.
He has completed both of the mission lines he set. One mission was to "find out why he was being hunted and kill them back," which was related to the Guan family.
The other is "find out the cause of the haunting and leave Ye City", which is related to the space of the Boundary Stone.
The rewards for both tasks have now been credited to your account.
Li Jiuhe's reset point limit has been increased to 40 points, there are 7 reset time anchor points, and the chance to carry items from before the reset has been accumulated to 4 times. He currently has a total of 7 points, 4 random inferior labels, and the total mission duration has been increased to 5 hours and 30 minutes.
As for his "Quest Designer - Beginner" upgrade progress, it increased from 3% to 14%.
This is probably why Li Jiuhe completed both of the higher-level tasks well, since he fulfilled all the requirements of the tasks without any omissions.
Even the black box was obtained through duplication, which shows that the task settlement process also approves of this method.
That said, Li Jiuhe now believes that the most practical ability he has in terms of mission definition is "item duplication".
At least so far, everything he has encountered can be copied.
More common items like candles can be replicated either as a whole or individually, either in bundles or individually.
But this black box is extremely rare. He had a feeling that even if he wanted to make a copy, he could only carry one copied black box at a time.
Instead of packaging and directly bundling and replicating the candles like we did last time, we can't do it like we did with candles.
Now that I have 7 points, I can use those points to create new labels when I use substandard labels.
This thing is also very useful. If I draw a normal or high-quality label in the future, I might be able to use it to instantly kill an opponent who is several times stronger than me.
While waiting for Shao Gang to fall asleep, Li Jiuhe used 1 point to activate the "Scene Replay" before the final reset in the ghost fog outside Ye City.
He saw himself being blown to death by the metal ball in Guan Jikun's hand, his body parts flying everywhere. Then Guan Jikun stuck the black box onto one of the pieces of flesh, and the black box opened.
Then Guan Jikun looked surprised and doubtful, and the screen disappeared.
This series of actions was very fast, lasting only a few seconds.
"So as long as I die, sticking the black box to my corpse will open it, even my shattered flesh can open it. But why does Guan Jikun look so surprised? Does he not know what's inside the black box? Or—is what's inside the black box not what he wants?"
Li Jiuhe pondered, but couldn't find the reason.
"Speaking of which, if an entire family is taking this black box so seriously, what could Si Mingyu possibly be using his mental concentration to put into it?"
A moment later, Li Jiuhe was shocked: "Could it be his abnormally powerful mental strength?"
Si Mingyu's mental strength is beyond doubt, and this is his greatest asset. The Guan family might actually be tempted by it.
If the black box contains only spiritual energy, handing it over to a spiritual energy sequence user who understands this kind of fusion ability might have a great use that you are unaware of.
Moreover, Li Jiuhe knew very well that Si Mingyu knew how to plunder the abilities of other Sequence Users.
This method may have come from the terrifying guy hiding behind the scenes.
He analyzed the situation while waiting.
Luo Shuo observed that Shao Gang's breathing suddenly became heavy, indicating that he had fallen asleep.
Dark and hazy.
A large amount of pale white mist was suspended in mid-air. Shao Gang stood in the darkness, looking left and right.
He then touched his face and found that the Nuo opera mask he had worn before going to sleep had disappeared, seemingly not having gone into his dream with him.
However, based solely on his sense of touch, Shao Gang had no idea that some of the colors from that mask had now been imprinted on his face.
Although the colors have faded, they seem to blend into his face.
Unlike normal people, Shao Gang's special ability made him immediately aware of his surroundings the moment he entered this place.
I am dreaming.
He was just unsure if this place was the dream he was looking for, or if it could be connected to the Tongcheng in the deserted wooden house.
After observing for a moment and finding nothing, he stepped into the darkness ahead.
After wandering aimlessly for a while, a strong smell of blood suddenly entered my nostrils.
Shao Gang immediately became alert and stopped in his tracks.
A moment later, the stench of blood did not diminish but instead grew stronger, rushing towards him directly in front of him.
Upon closer inspection, Tong Cheng's figure quickly appeared, his face contorted in a ferocious expression, his upper body naked, revealing numerous gaping wounds.
On Tong Cheng's body, a strange, clay-like object tightly wrapped around him. Some black clay had already seeped into his body through the cracked wound, connecting with his tendons and flesh, and beating in sync with his heart.
Shao Gang's first impression was that Tong Cheng had been parasitized by this thing in this strange way.
"Kill them all! Kill them all, kill them one by one!"
Tong Cheng grinned, his eyes bloodshot. He seemed not to recognize Shao Gang after seeing him. He kept muttering to himself, his arms bulging with veins, and quickly approached.
Shao Gang did not back down, but instead roared, "Tong Cheng, wake up!"
With a hum, the dream world trembled, as if the space itself was shaking.
Tong Cheng, who was charging towards Shao Gang, suddenly shuddered and stopped abruptly. His ferocious face slowly returned to normal, the bloodlust in his bloodshot eyes faded, and his gaze gradually became clear.
A short while later, he looked bewildered and looked around, as if he had only just come to his senses.
The moment he saw Shao Gang, his eyelids twitched, and he thought he was seeing things.
"minister?!"
"It's good to finally see you." Shao Gang smiled. "It seems you're not doing too well."
The intense pain made Tong Cheng's lips twitch. Looking down, he discovered that his body had merged with the strange clay monster, and he had been parasitized by it.
At this moment, realizing that he had broken free of control, the clay monster was trying to salvage the situation and regain control of Tong Cheng's body. The speed at which the clay body rose and fell increased.
"You can run wild in my dreams!"
Shao Gang snorted coldly and reached out to grab the clay monster.
In his hands, the thing was like a piece of toy clay, grabbed and pulled out of Tong Cheng's body like tentacles, completely detached, and then let out a terrifying scream.
The clay monster immediately flipped its body over, preparing to take the opportunity to merge into Shao Gang's body through his arm.
Shao Gang remained unmoved, and with a gentle squeeze, the clay monster exploded, turning into dust and dissipating completely.
Tong Cheng then spoke: "Minister, am I in your dream right now?"
Shao Gang nodded: "Yes, your consciousness was corrupted by that thing and has been erased. How is your body in the outside world? Are you injured?"
Tong Cheng then remembered everything and shook his head, saying, "It's nothing serious, just minor injuries. I found Li Jiuhe's daughter, Li Yi, and I also saw my old friend Zhou Yiwen, who had also entered the wooden house to look for Li Yi."
"Are the three of you together now?" Shao Gang asked.
"Um."
"Where's your teacher? Any news?"
Tong Cheng's eyes dimmed: "We found him too, but his condition isn't very good. Li Yi is helping me."
"What? You're saying Li Jiuhe's daughter is helping you?" Shao Gang asked, puzzled.
Tong Cheng explained, "That wooden house is an extremely rare sequence item. Although it's called the 'Wasteland Wooden House,' I feel 'Yin-Yang Wooden House' would be a more fitting name, because its interior is a place where Yin and Yang converge."
"A place where Yin and Yang meet?" Shao Gang was puzzled. "Didn't the Order Rectifiers say that the rules of the world are that Yin and Yang do not infringe upon each other, meaning that we in the mortal world cannot see things from the underworld?"
"That was before," Tong Cheng said. "I only learned after entering the wooden house that this Yin-Yang convergence area is expanding, and the Yin and Yang places in the wooden house have already merged. Currently, only those with special sequences can enter in a special way."
"You mean, Li Jiuhe's daughter—is also a Sequencer?" Shao Gang asked in surprise.
Tong Cheng nodded: "She is currently in the awakening period, but she is confirmed to be a Sequencer, and she has an extremely strong affinity for things in the underworld. Teacher's life was in imminent danger, and we didn't know if he could be saved. It was thanks to Li Yi that he was able to keep him alive."
"Then how can we get you out?" Shao Gang asked.
"Li Yi's sequence ability is very special; perhaps she can get out," Tong Cheng said, frowning. "Because I'm trapped in the curse, I probably won't be able to get out. Now, we're trying to get the teacher out of the cabin. As for Zhou Yiwen, he was already dead. The cabin was just a transit point for him. He'll leave soon and go where he's supposed to go."
Shao Gang, who never believed in fate, replied, "The great sorcerer Zhou Yiwen is with you right now. Let him think of a way to reverse your curse, or use a new curse to get you out of the cabin. Also, tell Li Yi that her father and I are waiting for you to come back."
At this moment, Shao Gang had already realized that this dream world was becoming unstable.
Tong Cheng nodded: "Okay, I'll do my best. Tell Li Jiuhe not to worry, her daughter is no ordinary person. Also, she told me that it was her mother, Li Jiuhe's wife, who saved her, otherwise she would have died and wouldn't be stuck in the wooden house."
Shao Gang asked in surprise, "So, Li Jiuhe's wife is also a Sequencer?"
Tong Cheng looked puzzled and clearly also puzzled: "The little girl couldn't explain the specifics. She only knew that she saw her mother before entering the wooden house. But as far as I know, her mother had already died, killed by a truck."
Shao Gang gasped, feeling that the situation surrounding Li Jiuhe was becoming increasingly perplexing.
"Li Jiuhe's situation is not simple. He is currently being targeted by the Guan family, and I need to find a way to help him avoid this trouble."
At this point, the dream began to shake, clearly on the verge of collapse.
"The Guan family of Xiongfengling? Why is that?" Tong Cheng looked surprised, then thought for a moment, "Actually, there is a way. Minister, you should have fallen asleep wearing my teacher's Nuo mask. Li Jiuhe already has one of my opera singer masks. You just need to do this—"
As he finished speaking quickly, the entire dream world collapsed, scattering like shards of broken glass, and the dream vanished.
Shao Gang suddenly woke up with a start, moved slightly, and opened his eyes.
However, his face was completely covered by the Nuo opera mask, so Li Jiuhe and the other person on the opposite sofa did not know that he had woken up.
Then Shao Gang coughed lightly, took off his mask, and slowly sat up.
"Minister Shao, how is it?" Li Jiuhe asked hurriedly.
Shao Gang nodded: "I saw him—"
He then recounted his conversation with Tong Cheng to Li Jiuhe and Luo Shuo without missing a single word.
Li Jiuhe was stunned, his heart pounding, and he felt overjoyed.
Not only was her daughter unharmed, but it turned out she was also a Sequencer, and the person who saved her was none other than her deceased wife, Lin Fengya.
No one knew the reason behind this, which made Li Jiuhe even more determined to go to Yuanmeng City to find more information about Lin Fengya.
Could it be that his wife didn't die, but instead experienced the same fate and condition as his daughter, Li Yi?
Because Yu Minmin did indeed kill Li Yi with her own hands at the beginning. According to Meng Chao, the former director of the Wangchuan City Investigation Bureau, this vicious woman even strangled Li Yi's neck.
But Li Yi presented two possible outcomes: either death or entering the wooden house where yin and yang intersected.
Therefore, it is highly likely that the wife, Lin Fengya, had experience in this area, which is why she was able to save her daughter and cause this outcome.
Could it be that my whole family are Sequencers?
Li Jiuhe was just surprised that the Guan family of Xiongfengling was a Sequence Family, but now it seems that if all three members of the family are Sequence Users, they can also be considered a Sequence Family.
However, their family was too small, practically insignificant compared to other families.
After Li Jiuhe had fully absorbed all the information, Shao Gang spoke again: "You don't need to worry about your daughter's safety. Although they are currently in the place where Yin and Yang meet, and although they have been attacked by some strange things, with Tong Cheng there, they are basically not in any danger. Besides, there is also the old sorcerer Zhou Yiwen there, along with Teacher Xu, who might be able to think of a way for them to leave the wooden house."
Li Jiuhe frowned and nodded.
As long as my daughter is not in immediate danger, I know she is safe.
As for this place, he will continue his investigation to find out what's going on with his wife, Lin Fengya, and also about the Guan family.
Then Shao Gang continued, "Wait here for a moment, I'll have a good friend of mine come over."
As he spoke, he picked up his phone, made a call, and said a few words.
After hanging up the phone, he said to Li Jiuhe, "Tong Cheng also found out that the Guan family is going after you. He said that the mask he put on you last time was seen through by someone with a very high sequence level. So this time, just to be on the safe side, we can put this Nuo mask on top of that mask."
As he spoke, Shao Gang picked up the Nuo opera mask he had been wearing.
Li Jiuhe asked in surprise: "So you only need to apply it twice? But this is Tong Ge's teacher's. Minister Shao, you know how to do this too?"
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Shao Gang shook his head: "That's why I asked someone else for help. This person is on the same talent line as Tong Cheng and Teacher Xu, just a little weaker. He's one of our headquarters' advisors, known as the 'Strange Writer.' He has a way to put this mask on your head. Um, you can just call him 'Advisor' from now on."
"Okay." Li Jiuhe nodded.
Tong Cheng's teacher, the Nuo Mask Man, is even stronger. If he were to attach another Nuo Mask to the other party, with double insurance, he believed that even if the mastermind was strong or the Guan family was powerful, they could sever their sense of identity in a short time.
The three waited in the office for half an hour before a knock came at the door.
Shao Gang got up and opened the door, removing the eerie atmosphere that had enveloped the office like a dream, revealing its former appearance.
A short, middle-aged man with a small mustache stood outside the door. This man was one of the State Administration of Radio, Film and Television advisors that Shao had just mentioned—the "Strange Writer".
The two clearly had a good relationship; instead of shaking hands, they gave each other a warm hug upon meeting.
The middle-aged man with the small mustache looked around and asked, "Where's that guy Tong Cheng?"
"It's a long story."
Shao Gang invited him to sit down and introduced Li Jiuhe and Luo Shuo to him.
When introducing the man with the small mustache, Shao Gang only said that he was an advisor to the General Administration, without revealing any other information.
The two of them wisely refrained from asking any questions.
After a short while, Shao Gang gave a general overview of the current situation, but omitted many details. He simply asked the bearded man to help him stick the Nuo mask onto Li Jiuhe's face.
The little mustache picked up the Nuo mask and stroked and examined it with great affection, as if admiring a priceless treasure.
Looking at his expression, Luo Shuo felt as if he were seeing himself when he had obtained a priceless treasure, but he had no interest in the mask.
Unless the mask is made of gold and inlaid with an imperial diamond, it might not be able to attract him.
After the man with the mustache examined the mask for a while, Shao Gang finally asked, "Any problems?"
The man with the mustache shook his head: "Since it was your request, how could there be a problem?"
He then placed the Nuo mask on the coffee table, reached into his robe, took out a stack of paper and a light blue ink pen, and began to write on the paper while thinking.
Shao Gang sat to the side, calm and composed, without saying a word.
Li Jiuhe and Luo Shuo were somewhat baffled, wondering what this guy was writing with a pen and paper.
But they soon realized that something was wrong with the office. They couldn't quite put their finger on what was wrong, but they felt that the space was being restricted in some way.
Of course, Li Jiuhe's task definition ability is of a very high level. Although this office, like the dream ability that Shao Gang just used, has a kind of restrictive feeling, his task definition is still not affected in any way.
The task can be reset at any time, and others will not be able to detect this almost invisible task definition ability.
At this moment, Li Jiuhe understood why Shao Gang had removed the dream-like ability that enveloped the office beforehand; it turned out he didn't want to affect the "mysterious writer's" ability to perform.
Soon, the bearded man stopped writing, turned the paper he had written on halfway around, and pushed it in front of Li Jiuhe.
Li Jiuhe took a look and found two inexplicable paragraphs written on it.
The handsome investigator before me seemed quite curious about the Nuo opera mask; he couldn't resist picking it up and putting it on. The moment he put it on, a bizarre scene unfolded: the mask merged into his face and vanished without a trace, becoming one with the opera performer's mask he had previously worn. This completely erased his identity in the eyes of those with ulterior motives.
[While it's unclear how long the combined effect of the beach surface and the mask will last, it will likely maximize its effectiveness. Best wishes to this young and handsome investigator!]
Just then, Li Jiuhe suddenly felt a curiosity he had never felt before. He couldn't help but reach out and pick up the Nuo opera mask. Without looking at it closely, he put it on his head.
The actions and the scene that unfolded were exactly the same as described in the text.
The mask quickly blended in and disappeared after being put on, just like when Li Jiuhe was painted with a mask by Tong Cheng last time.
At this moment, he was double-insured by both facial makeup and Nuo mask.
Li Jiuhe had a strange feeling he had never experienced before. He touched his face and could no longer feel the rough and hard Nuo mask.
Unable to resist looking at the "mysterious writer" in front of them, he and Luo Shuo suddenly realized that this little mustache could also form a kind of "domain", similar to the power of the stage in Tongcheng.
The "mysterious writer" is the power of writing.