dognovel Chapter 365 The Gift of Ancient Relics, the Invisible Release of Pressure!
Chapter 365 The Gift of Ancient Relics, the Invisible Release of Pressure!
A week passes in the blink of an eye.
The fourth episode of Gu Nan's version of "Ultraman Cosmos" premiered as scheduled.
At 8 p.m., countless tokusatsu fans were already waiting in the live broadcast rooms of various video platforms, eagerly anticipating the unfolding of the new plot.
This episode is the tenth episode of the original Gauss story.
The screen lights up.
The camera first focuses on the excavation site of the ruins, a scene of endless yellow sand.
The archaeological research laboratory of Xia State South City University has unearthed a variety of artifacts in the ruins of an ancient village in the western Gobi Desert of Xia State.
This major world-class discovery instantly attracted widespread attention from all sectors of society and the international archaeological community.
Among the many precious cultural relics on display, the most eye-catching item is not any dazzling gold and silver treasures, but a seemingly very ordinary glass box.
As the camera zooms in, the archaeologists are gathered around the glass case, marveling at its beauty.
"It's unbelievable! This is an artifact from 5000 BC. Did they already have glass cases back then?"
One of the archaeologists pushed up his glasses, his face full of disbelief.
Wow, glass dating back to 5000 BC being unearthed in 2030? That's a bit too far ahead of its time in terms of technology!
[For your information, according to the Gregorian calendar, 5000 BC is actually more than 7000 years ago, which is even earlier than the legendary Sumerian civilization.]
The earliest domestically produced glass in China was lead-barium glass, which appeared from the late Spring and Autumn Period to the early Warring States Period. It was essentially an imitation of jade.
[This level of clarity is beyond what you'd expect from an alien...]
Could it have been done by a time traveler from ancient times?
Among the crowd, a female archaeologist named Yoshii focused her attention elsewhere.
As a college classmate of Tu Jing, she was a major contributor to the excavation of this historical site.
"But look at its face, isn't it so cute?"
Yoshii pointed to a bronze statue inside the glass case, his eyes sparkling with curiosity.
The bronze statue has a simple and ancient design, presenting an indescribable sense of abstraction.
【cute?】
This girl has a rather unique sense of style.
This bronze statue is indeed adorably ugly.
[Bronze statue: 0o0]
[It seems there are many statues like this at Sanxingdui.]
The camera then shifts its focus back to the headquarters of the youth elite team.
The atmosphere in the command room was somewhat oppressive at this moment.
Tsuchikage, who is in charge of technology, is sitting in front of the computer, scratching his hair in frustration.
"I'm so stressed out by the problem of predicting where the Chaos virus will come from, ugh, my heart is pounding again!" Tsuchikage complained loudly, his voice full of frustration.
"He seems really irritable lately..." Musashi said curiously.
While organizing the documents, Rena ruthlessly remarked, "Does getting agitated make your heart race?"
"Isn't this how Tsuchikage-senpai is? Look, this is pressure."
"Oh, when I'm a little busy, all I need to do is eat something delicious, and all the stress disappears in one go!" Rena raised her eyebrows smugly.
"You're so naive..."
"What do you mean?!"
Just then, the automatic door to the command room opened, and Captain Haruka walked in, clutching his stomach, along with Vice Captain Mizuha.
"Looks like they've clashed with the defense forces again." Musashi shook his head helplessly as he looked at his captain.
"Lately, we've been arguing about some issues that give me a stomachache."
"I get headaches every time I attend a defense force meeting; it must be stress-induced migraines."
Captain Qingguang walked to his seat and sat down, his brows furrowed.
"Are you alright? Do you need some medicine?" Rena asked with concern.
"No need, it's been going on and on lately." Captain Qingguang waved his hand, it seems that the captain also suffers from chronic gastritis caused by stress.
[It seems even the captain can lose his temper when facing the God-like Defense Force!]
[Endocrine imbalance and nervous system disorder are among these conditions]
[The captain's life is so tough; he's constantly caught between the defense forces and the monsters, suffering all the consequences.]
On the other side of the command room, the hot-tempered Kaze was loudly berating Haru Musashi.
"Hey, Musashi! You forgot to send my Landes spear for inspection!" Kaze shouted angrily.
"Please wait a moment. Just tell me if you want it sent for examination. I'm waiting for you to give me a heads-up," Haru Musashi retorted innocently.
"Didn't I tell you that already!"
"I didn't hear that! I wasn't born to be your errand boy!" Haru Musashi retorted.
Seeing the two arguing more and more fiercely, Mizuha finally couldn't hold back anymore and shouted, "Both of you shut up!"
[The wind blows, revealing a fiery temper; people are indeed prone to rage when under pressure.]
[The Spring Breeze Duo's daily bickering is so sweet!]
Just as the command center was in complete chaos, a notification sound came from the communications station.
"Hello, this is the command center. Ah, okay, please wait a moment."
Rena answered the call, then turned to Tsuchikage, "Team member Tsuchikage, it's a call from outside, it's your classmate Yoshii."
Upon hearing the name, Tsuchikage stiffened abruptly, then feigned composure and answered the call: "Hello, Yoshii, Yoshii-kun, is there something you need?"
After hanging up the call, Tsuchikage, without saying a word, grabbed Haru Musashi and drove to the research institute at Nanjo University.
Upon arriving at the research lab, Yoshii pointed with a worried expression to the glass case containing the bronze statue.
"I really want Tsuchikage to investigate this matter, but I'm already struggling to decipher the inscription, and besides, I just can't open this box no matter what I do." Yoshii sighed helplessly.
She was hoping that Tu Jing could develop the technology to open the glass box.
Tu Jing stepped forward and rubbed his hands together: "If it won't open, I'll try."
He gripped the lid of the glass case with both hands, without even applying much force.
With a "click," the glass case was opened easily.
"It opened easily." Tsuchikage smiled smugly.
However, the moment the box was opened, something strange happened.
In their eyes, the bronze statue suddenly became a double image.
Tsuchikage and Haru Musashi both froze on the spot. They both keenly felt that the lingering unease and pressure in their hearts had completely vanished in an instant.
Instead, it brought an unprecedented sense of exhilaration.
"What's wrong?"
Seeing the two of them looking dazed, Yoshii asked in confusion.
"No, it's nothing." Tu Jing quickly waved his hand, but his heart was in turmoil.
Yoshii excitedly grasped Tsuchikage's hand: "But that's amazing! I couldn't open it no matter what I did, as expected of Tsuchikage, no wonder he's the best at investigations!"
When praised like this by a girl he once had a crush on, Tu Jing's heart started pounding again.
[Is it really that careless? Touching artifacts of this level with bare hands...]
[The worldview of tokusatsu (special effects) is just something to get the gist of.]
[That kid Tu Jing's racing heart isn't from work pressure, it's from suppressed emotions.]
The pressure vanished in an instant? There's definitely something strange about this bronze statue!
On the way back to base, Tu Jing was still savoring the exhilarating feeling he had just experienced.
"Ms. Yoshii is very assertive. When she gets into a study, she ignores everything around her. She's a typical woman who does things her own way."
Haru Musashi, sitting in the driver's seat, took the opportunity to make a joke.
"No, it's probably because opening this glass box suddenly made me feel better, so helping out isn't a big deal," Tsuchikage explained, blushing.
"Is it the same for Tsuchikage-senpai? I was feeling a bit irritable, but suddenly I feel much more relaxed. It's like the pressure just disappeared on its own," Haru Musashi chimed in.
For further research, the two brought the glass case and bronze statue back to the command room of the elite youth team.
As soon as Rena saw the bronze statue, she immediately moved closer: "Wow, it's so cute! Please let me see it more clearly!"
"I really can't do anything with you. Well, this is the last time." Tsuchikage walked forward helplessly, wanting to open the glass box again.
But this time, no matter how hard he tried, the lid of the glass box wouldn't budge.
"What's wrong?"
Chun Musashi stepped forward.
"It won't open, Musashi, you try."
Despite exerting all his strength, Chun Musashi could not budge it even slightly.
The wind, unable to bear it any longer, impatiently pushed the two aside: "You're driving me crazy! Honestly, I'll do it!"
The wind only requires a gentle lift of both hands.
With a "click," the box was easily opened again.
"This kind of thing isn't something you can open easily."
The wind blew in an annoyed tone, but the next second, his expression changed.
Feng Chui, who was originally full of anger, unconsciously smiled slightly.
"What's wrong?" Haru Musashi keenly sensed something was amiss.
"Nothing, I just suddenly feel good." Feng Chui revealed a rare relaxed smile.
Not only him, but everyone else in the command room also felt the strong change.
Captain Qingguang touched his stomach, his face full of disbelief: "It's nothing, I just feel that my stomach doesn't hurt anymore, and I feel much better."
Vice-Captain Mizuha looked at his hands in surprise: "Really, my body feels light as a feather."
[Whoever is under pressure is the one who can open the box?]
[The wind was blowing the hottest part, so it pulled out immediately!]
[It's a shame this bronze statue isn't a psychologist; it could instantly cure gastritis and bipolar disorder.]
This thing not only absorbs pressure, but it also removes physical limitations; it's definitely alien technology.
[They're probably trying to create some kind of pressure.]
Tujing immediately compiled this discovery and provided a professional analysis.
"Senior Tsuchikage, could it be that this bronze statue has relieved the pressure?" Haru Musashi asked.
Subsequently, Tsuchikage and Musashi brought the bronze statue to Yoshii.
Tu Jing projected a structural diagram of the glass box onto the large screen: "Let me explain what I know about this glass box."
He then took out a video recorder, connected it to the computer, and placed it inside the glass case.
"Are there any images of Musashi team members on screen right now?"
At this moment, the video recorder, which was not yet covered by the glass box, was recording images.
"Then close the glass box, and let's do it again."
In the video footage, once the bronze statue was covered by a glass box, it was impossible to see what was happening outside from inside.
"Is it a semi-transparent reflector?" The group immediately realized.
"That's right, you can't see outside from inside, and no sound can get in. It's completely soundproof." Tu Jing nodded affirmatively.
"Why is that?" Yoshii asked, his face full of confusion.
"Although we don't know why this was made, it seems to have taken into account what's inside. This bronze statue is the real major discovery."
Tu Jing pushed up his glasses. "That bronze statue can absorb pressure. When the bronze statue was placed outside the glass case, everyone had a strange feeling. Whether it was irritability or stomach pain, it all suddenly disappeared."
Everyone then realized that the ancients thousands of years ago created this one-way transparent and completely soundproof glass box not to protect the bronze statue, but to seal it and completely isolate it from the world!
Why would the ancients seal away something that could relieve stress?
There are definitely side effects! There's no such thing as a free lunch; absorbing so much stress will eventually lead to an explosion.
Why not go and get some Cigella...?
[666, there's even one from the Ultraman Tiga universe!]
night……
A chilling paranormal event has occurred.
The bronze statue that had been sitting quietly on the table vanished in an instant!
"No way, how did the bronze statue get here?"
Reina, sensing something, turned her head and was horrified to find that the bronze statue had moved in front of her at some point.
She caught it instinctively.
Before she could react, the bronze statue's face suddenly cracked open!
The face that originally looked simple and even a little cute was instantly twisted into a fierce, ferocious, and terrifying appearance!
"ah--!"
Rena screamed in fright and instinctively threw the bronze statue away.
However, the bronze statue did not fall to the ground. Instead, it seemed to have gained superpowers and floated steadily in mid-air.
Immediately afterwards, to Rena's astonishment, the bronze statue vanished without a trace, as if by magic.
Rena quickly contacted the others.
"The bronze statue flew away? There's such a thing?!" Tsuchikei received an urgent call from Reina and jumped up from his chair in fright.
In order to retrieve this dangerous unknown item, the elite youth team was immediately mobilized.
on the street.
Haru Musashi and Tsuchikage drove a patrol car and conducted a thorough search in the heart of the city.
"What are you doing? Sudden braking!"
"I complained from the passenger seat," Tsuchikage said.
"Is it a real bronze statue or not? It really changed its face and it really flew up!" Haru Musashi shouted, pointing at the bronze statue floating in mid-air.
The two men immediately got out of the car and tried to capture him by flanking him from both sides.
However, this bronze statue seemed to possess self-awareness, not only moving nimbly but also seemingly playing tricks on them.
It deliberately hovered in front of the two of them, and whenever they were about to touch it, it would instantly release its ability to absorb pressure, causing them to lose the urge to move, and then disappear into thin air again.
"Damn it! Here we go again, absorbing stress again!"
Tu Jing was so angry he was jumping up and down, but his body was so weak from the pressure that he couldn't muster any strength.
This bronze statue is so cheeky!
The bronze statues didn't move; they all teleported.
This monster is clever; if it can't beat you, it'll drain your mana bar, leaving you helpless.
Just when the elite youth team was being completely outmaneuvered by the bronze statue, the latest intelligence report sent everyone's hearts sinking to the bottom.
"The latest eyewitness report says the bronze statue is now over 3 meters tall!" Rena anxiously reported over the communication channel.
This bronze statue, capable of absorbing pressure, is constantly increasing in size as the pressure it absorbs increases.
Meanwhile, Yoshii from the research institute finally completed the full interpretation of the ancient inscription.
"I am a terracotta landscape!"
"It's Yoshii! He's deciphered the entire inscription!" Yoshii's voice came through the communicator, carrying an undisguised solemnity.
"According to the inscription, it was because of that bronze statue, Geshet, that the ancient village was able to maintain its peace. However, if Geshet accumulates too much pressure, it will grow enormous, releasing the pressure while rampaging!"
Tu Jing's face turned deathly pale instantly: "So that's how it is. Is this the day of God's wrath?"
"Furthermore, it also says that the bronze statue of Geshet was a gift from a friend in the sky," Yoshii continued.
"Friends from the sky? Probably aliens from outer space who initially gave them the bronze statue that could absorb pressure as a gift." Tsuchikage quickly sorted out the logic.
"I think so too. They must have felt sorry for Earthlings who were burdened with too much pressure. But even though they were ancient people, Earthlings still had a lot of pressure. So, the bronze statue, having absorbed too much pressure, grew to a gigantic size and became the angry god Geshet, and started rampaging?"
Yoshii took a deep breath, his voice filled with despair.
"Miss Yoshii, does the inscription mention any way to stop Geschott from getting angry? If Geschott continues to grow, the consequences will be unimaginable!" Tsuchikage asked anxiously.
After a brief silence, Yoshii's helpless voice came from the other end of the communicator.
No.
Although the aliens kindly sent this gift, the machine didn't come with any instruction manual or stop button; it could only start, not stop.
Once Geshet reaches its limit of pressure, it will go completely berserk, transforming into a raging god of destruction.
Now, fueled by the immense and immeasurable pressure of modern society, this anger, which has been accumulating for thousands of years, is about to erupt completely!