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Chapter 451

Museum of Calamities (Five Thousand Words)

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After the preparations were completed, another impromptu meeting was held to agree on a general plan.

"I'm going over first, see you later."

Lu Xin smiled and said to everyone, and then together with Kid, boarded the modified car again and slowly started the car.

He also stretched out his hand from the car window and waved it, indicating that there was no need to give it away.

Kid followed suit, stretched out his hand from the car window and waved it, and even put his head in to reveal a smiling face.

"Um..."

Facing Kid's smiling face, everyone lowered their heads warily at the same time, not daring to look.

Gecko also muttered with emotion, "Why do these two people look like they are going on an outing?"

"Hey, team leader, are they taking advantage of official duties to have an affair?"

"..."

Chen Jing took a deep breath, resisted the urge to kick Gecko, and said angrily:

"If you can shoulder such a big responsibility, I will personally grant you the power and public funds to engage in private affairs while handling official duties!"

"..."

Gecko's eyes lit up after hearing this and said, "Power and public funds are not important. The main thing is, should the person you have an affair with be paid?"

Chen Jing's temples jumped slightly, he turned his head to look at Gecko, smiled slowly and said, "What do you think?"

Gecko immediately trembled and said, "I'm just kidding, I've found the partner myself..."

In front of the modified car is a winding road that leads directly to Happy Town.

Now that we were close, we could clearly see the twisted air above Happy Town that could not be dissolved.

The air density there is much higher than other places, so it can be clearly distinguished from the blue sky in other places around it. From a distance, it looks like a warehouse upside down on the earth, or like an ocean under the sun.

The wilderness is divided into two distinct halves by the ocean. If you don't consider the critical situation, it is a spectacular sight.

The modified car rattled over the rough road, arrived in front of the twisted air, and slowed down slightly.

Looking up, you can see twisted threads floating in the air two or three meters away.

Wisps of oil, like oil stains poured into clear water.

At this time, red numbers were dancing on the surface of his left eye.

Next to the warning is the number 1232.

Just at the outermost edge, there are already fifteen hundred spiritual levels.

This number is staggering.

"The evil night is lit by candlelight and the sky breaks the chaos of war..."

"Songs of mourning spread across thousands of miles to home to alleviate famine..."

"..."

"How can we comfort our lonely souls in this wilderness shrouded by Crimson Moon?"

"Dear listeners..."

"..."

"Cigarettes, just cigarettes!"

"Come to our Cigarette Market now, and you will catch up with unprecedented discounts and rewards..."

"..."

Suddenly, hoarse music sounded from the car radio system, and a sad song was faintly playing.

Before anyone could carefully discern what was being sung, the sound of the music had changed again. Some were the lonely voice of a wandering radio host, and some were the sounds of Cigarette Market advertising around them. The various sounds were mixed together, making a hissing noise that was extremely unpleasant to hear.

Lu Xin hurriedly turned off the radio station.

I know that this is because the spiritual radiation is too strong, causing chaos in the audio and video system.

Even the lens of his left eye, the picture was beating at this time and seemed extremely unstable.

As a result, he also had to turn off the lens system in his left eye.

It seems that the communication problem that Chen Jing and the others were worried about before is indeed a big problem.

Just by standing on the periphery, he could be sure that the spiritual radiation of Happy Town was now several times stronger than when he first entered Happy Town. What it was like inside was almost unimaginable.

"Let's go over there!"

When the ignition was turned on again, Lu Xin found that the car could no longer start.

It appears the ignition system was also affected.

So he had no choice but to say something to Kid, then he opened the car door and walked out muttering.

"It would be nice if you could start a car with a crank..."

"..."

Of course, I took out the car keys and put them away myself. After all, I still had to drive the car back when I came out.

A car with four wheels is very valuable, not to mention one that has been modified by Technological Church.

Taking a deep breath, Lu Xin walked towards the twisted space in front of him, his face still looking calm.

Kid seemed a little nervous. He pressed close to Lu Xin's left shoulder and gently stretched out his little hand to hold his palm.

Lu Xin smiled at her, indicating that there was no need to be nervous, and then took the first step.

It feels amazing when the body passes through this radiation area whose density is obviously different from the next one.

There is a feeling that the skin is covered by a weak electric current.

The pores all over his body seemed to be opening and closing at this moment.

It was as if the brain was passing through the water and the air, pausing slightly to adapt to another environment before working again. When Lu Xin opened his eyes, he found that he had come to a dark world, as if the surrounding sunlight had disappeared.

The light was very dim, but it was enough to see things, and a liquid-like feeling floated around him from time to time.

Lu Xin entered this area with his nerves tense.

He didn't dare to be careless and was always ready to deal with sudden attacks or other abnormalities.

But when his vision became clear, he was still slightly surprised by the sight in front of him.

What appeared in front of him at this time was not the wilderness outside, nor the hordes of dead people.

There are no Mental Monsters all over the ground, or fully armed soldiers with guns.

He found that he was actually standing in a dark hall at this time, with a rough floor covered with sticky stains, and walls made of huge rough stones on both sides. There was an ancient brass fallen lamp above his head, and the light was dark and damp.

The surroundings were unusually quiet, and there was a clear musty smell slowly pouring into the nasal cavity.

But other than that, there was nothing unusual. Lu Xin didn't even see any living things.

Everything looked old, shabby, and the whole place had a weird style that made people feel particularly uncomfortable.

About three or four meters in front of him, there was a brass bracket with a complex copper pattern on it.

Looking carefully at these copper patterns, I found that they seemed to form some abstract pictures, including people kneeling on the ground praying, an eye gazing at the earth faintly appearing in the sky, some flying flies, and groups of monsters.

In the middle of the bracket, there is a piece of white paper with a line of Song font printed on it.

Museum of Calamities.

"A hallucination?"

At the first moment, Lu Xin took a step back slightly.

With this retreat, a soft palm tugged, and Kid followed Lu Xin and took a step back.

"Huh?"

The younger sister stuck her head out from behind Lu Xin and looked at the surrounding scene curiously.

"What the hell is this place?"

His father's voice rang next to Lu Xin. Lu Xin turned around and saw his father walking out of the shadow. He was wearing a straight suit. The beard on his face seemed to have been carefully repaired. His eyebrows were rough and his eye sockets were deep.

"Father actually came out, is he still so real?"

Lu Xin was somewhat surprised. He turned around and saw Mom.

She had been following Lu Xin just now, but at this time, she had already changed her clothes.

Wearing a milky white casual gift, she has a large, exquisite and dazzling red diamond necklace around her neck, a hat with an unknown colored feather on her head, and exquisite high-heeled shoes at her feet. Even the uppers are dotted with dazzling diamonds.

Surprised, he reached out and fished out his sister. Hey, what's going on with this little red lace skirt?

"Huh?"

My sister seemed to have noticed that she was wearing a lace skirt, and her eyes suddenly looked surprised.

She subconsciously looked at Kid, as if she wanted to see who was more beautiful, between herself and Kid, but she quickly looked away.

Lu Xin didn't care about his sister's reaction, but looked for the changes around him in surprise.

Mom's clothes have changed, so have his father's clothes, and even his sister has put on new clothes.

From the corner on the left, there was a sudden sound, and a tall and powerful hound slipped out in a daze. Its fur was smooth and shiny, and it had a fierce look on its face. While looking around curiously, it rushed towards Lu Xin.

Lu Xin was taken aback and hurriedly flew up.

The hound was kicked more than a meter away, showing an excited expression and wagging its tail wildly.

"So it's you?"

From the enjoyment in its eyes, Lu Xin finally recognized that this was actually a spectacled dog.

He has grown a lot of skin and is a bit unrecognizable.

It's strange that it actually ran out on its own initiative. Obviously after the Central City incident, I have a stronger grasp of spiritual power, and there are fewer opportunities to use it. When it is outside, it will not run out casually...

Why did it run out again without intentionally letting it out?

And turned ugly.

With doubts in his mind, Lu Xin took a deep breath and looked around.

It seems that only his and Kid's clothes have not changed.

"If something goes wrong, it becomes a monster..."

With this thought in his mind, he took a deep breath, closed his eyes slightly, and then opened them again.

Everything in the field of vision has not changed, the ancient dark hall, the damp and rancid air. There were some strange bone ornaments hanging around, several of which looked like shriveled human heads with benevolent eyes closed.

An old-fashioned wall clock turned quietly, and the silver pendant swayed from side to side, making a subtle "tap-tat-tat" sound.

Everything is quiet and true.

After carefully sensing it, Lu Xin didn't even notice the existence of spiritual radiation.

"This is so weird..."

Lu Xin turned around and saw a black wooden door behind him, which was tightly closed.

It seemed that he had walked in through this door just now.

But he was very sure that he just abandoned the modified car and directly entered this field shrouded in spiritual radiation.

Happy Town He has been here before, and he still remembers that this place should be a wilderness, and there is still a long way to go to the farmland of Happy Town. So, why did he just take one step and suddenly come to such a shabby and weird place?

Museum of Calamities.

What is this, a special parasitic item, or an illusion caused by some ability?

Was it that while passing through that field, he was transported to other places by some mysterious power?

Or in such a short period of time, Technological Church built such a weird museum here?

There are too many doubts.

"Did you feel anything strange?"

Lu Xin felt suspicious, turned around slowly, and asked Mom and his father.

"What you feel is strange, we can feel it too."

Mom smiled, gently brushed his fingers over the mottled wall next to him, and said softly, "What you feel is true, so do we."

"This place is quite fragile. How about demolishing it?"

The father chuckled and said something. At some point, he actually took a cigar in his mouth.

Lu Xin really wanted to take the cigar over to see if it was real or fake, but considering the current environment, he didn't do so.

"I like it here so much..."

My sister didn't need to ask, she took the initiative to answer, "It's just that this dress is not good."

"I put on new clothes, but they are not as beautiful as her."

"..."

While talking, he glanced at Kid faintly.

Lu Xin touched his sister's little head sympathetically and excluded her from the staff.

No longer asking about his family, he just looked at the layout of this ancient hall and then turned to look.

With his eyes wandering, he immediately saw that there was a small vortex of air just four or five meters away from him. In the vortex, there was a person wearing a black top hat, with big eyes and a small body, Mental Monster, looking at him with a pious expression.

In its two little paws, one hand is holding a ballpoint pen, and the other hand is holding a stack of shorthand stickers.

"Being able to see Infiltrator means that I was not suddenly transported to another place..."

Lu Xin took a deep breath and decided to test it first.

"Entering that area with strong spiritual radiation, I found myself in a clean hall."

"It's very tall, it's big, and it looks very advanced."

"I can't feel Mental Pollution here, but I can clearly feel that something is not right about this place..."

"So, I plan to go deeper and observe more."

"..."

After slowly finishing these words, Lu Xin looked at Infiltrator.

The little monster wearing a top hat was writing it down, and then continued to look up at Lu Xin.

Lu Xin nodded to him and said, "Send it out!"

The little monster immediately pressed his black top hat, saluted Lu Xin, and then slowly sank into the whirlpool.

Immediately afterwards, another whirlpool appeared next to it, and another little monster came out of it, also holding a ballpoint pen and a stack of shorthand stickers in his hand, looking at Lu Xin's mouth with wide eyes, ready to record everything at any time.

"So professional..."

Lu Xin sighed with emotion, but did not set off in a hurry.

After waiting for a while, another whirlpool appeared next to him. The little monster from before came out and handed him a shorthand note.

Lu Xin took it and took a look. There were only two elegant fonts on it. "Be careful."

The signature is "C1".

This is the agreement between Lu Xin and Chen Jing.

After all, it was their first time to use the power of Infiltrator to deliver news, so they had to make more preparations.

Whenever Lu Xin delivers a message and Chen Jing and the others reply, a letter will be left below as a signature.

And after the letters, leave a small number, indicating that this is her Xth reply.

Moreover, the two people responsible for giving the receipt to Lu Xin are Gecko and Chen Jing.

They cross-reply and leave their initials and the number of times they have replied.

This will avoid confusion or other surprises.

"There is no problem with information communication."

Lu Xin nodded slightly and looked around him again. "Mom, sister, father, Kid, are all here too."

"Then, keep exploring!"

"..."

He stepped forward, and everyone around him followed him. There was also a little monster with a big head and a black top hat following him.

Walking along the hall, Lu Xin found that it was unusually quiet, and no pedestrians were seen.

In every corner of the hall, there are many pure white sculptures standing there quietly.

The style is something I have never seen before, and the size and height are different.

The small one is only a few tens of centimeters high, but the large one directly touches the dome and is at least twenty or thirty meters tall.

The shapes vary, and some have a sword pierced through the chest.

Some were pierced by a spear from above their heads, passed through their bodies, and nailed to the ground.

Some of them were lying on the bed, and their chests were opened, revealing their ferocious hearts.

Others were sitting on chairs, with their Tianling lids opened, revealing their brains, but the expressions on their faces were slow and enjoyable.

The sculpture style is strong and gives people a sense of calm cruelty.

What's even weirder is that occasionally when Lu Xin's eyes are not on these sculptures, he has a feeling that those sculptures are secretly opening their eyes and looking towards him. But his eyes suddenly moved away and fell on them, but everything was as usual.

Lu Xin calmly walked through the sculpture.

I was mentally prepared that these sculptures might suddenly attack me, but the result was disappointing.

His family members followed him in quietly, looking at the surrounding arrangements curiously.

Mom seems to be appreciating the artistic language, and nods slightly when he sees something he is satisfied with.

The father was bored, pressing his cigar against the legs of a sculpture that had been burned at the stake.

I don't know if it was an illusion, but the sculpture seemed to shake slightly.

My younger sister was more obedient. When she passed several shriveled human head pendants, she secretly pulled one out and put it in her pocket.

In this way, they slowly went deep and walked through the hall.

At the end of the hall, there are many corridors connected.

Based on his memory, he chose a corridor that should theoretically be close to Happy Town and strode in.

He didn't act too cautious, because in a place like this, being careful was useless.

Another reason is that Mom, his father, his sister, and even the skinless puppy all came out.

With my family, my puppy, and the strongest thug in Qinggang, Kid, I shouldn't need to be careful...

With this thought in mind, I became more and more calm as I walked.

Even accidentally, he stepped out of a gangland pace.

There will be another chapter in a while.

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