Wise People Could Still Make Mistakes
After realizing that the Ouija board had been given a "program" by some kind of power, Feng Xue perked up.
The setting is paramount, and even gods and immortals are targeted. This is something every Weird Tale must remember. Even gods can't escape slipping underfoot and encountering a targeted "setting." Even Thanos would only have one Infinity Stone left in the hands of an ordinary female college student.
If all the spirits in this world possess the coercive power of "settings," then it means that he too must be cautious in this world.
But the question arises: where does the power of this setting come from?
Excluding the powers of deceased predecessors, there are only two possibilities: the influence of Phantom Object and the perceptions of ordinary people.
If it's the former, then it should be a Phantom Object similar to the "Peerless Martial Art" that Feng Xue possesses, and most likely a book like a "Ghost Encyclopedia" or a "Ghost Encounter Notes." This way, just as Feng Xue anchored the "definition of martial arts" in the present world with her Peerless Martial Art, it could anchor the definition of ghosts in this world, causing all ghosts to deviate according to the power of the ghosts in that book.
This situation is undoubtedly the best outcome for Feng Xue. Once he finds that book, it's practically like obtaining a treasure for proving the Dao in the Great Desolation World. He can easily unlock Trait like "Lord of Hundred Ghosts" or "Father of Ten Thousand Ghosts" in any world. At the same time, he will most likely gain the power of a [Ghost], just like [Yan Country People Know Martial Arts - Source].
This is far more practical than his [Immortal] power, which is just a single circle and is his only means of proving his Dao.
Although the potential of the immortals is definitely greater, this thing is an instant combat power once you get your hands on it!
However, if it is the latter, Feng Xue has to be more careful, because it means that this world has a fairly complete system of ghosts and monsters, and each kind of ghost and monster has a very strict setting. All the powers of ghosts and monsters are fixed. Only in this way can there be a situation where ghosts and monsters that are not from the Weird Tale can also gain power.
In this situation, it won't be long before the Ouija board, which is not a ghost Weird Tale, becomes the vessel for the revival of the Ouija board's Progenitor Supernatural Tale.
However, considering that the Ouija board itself is not unique, it will most likely only become one of the backup forms.
But this is actually a minor issue. The real problem is that a state where all settings are fixed cannot possibly be naturally formed.
After all, myths and folk tales are essentially no different. Even officially recognized pantheons will inevitably change with the times. As the saying goes, "A story repeated three times becomes true, and a copy repeated three times will kill." Expecting folk tales to be identical to the originals is practically wishful thinking. Why should the ghost stories of this world be so stable?
But if someone deliberately did this, paying some price to correct the world's perception of ghosts, or even directly inscribing the concept of ghosts into a world that shouldn't have them in the first place, what was their purpose?
Without a doubt, Feng Xue, who had seen and done the same thing, could clearly state the answer.
Creating Weird Tale.
So now, at this moment of death of that Weird Tale in this world, the operation of all these rules, and the mechanism for selecting players to participate in the game, seem to overlap to a considerable extent with the actions of Hong and Jun in the previous world who planned the conferment of godhood.
The only difference is that one Jieyin a war, while the other, in a more subtle way, brought the war into the realm of "games."
"Phew, this resurrection mechanism looks quite interesting. Should I keep one for myself too?" Feng Xue pondered to herself. However, she felt that if she were to keep it, she should treat it with caution. If she was not careful, she might end up like Hong and Jun, trapped in a situation where they merged and neither of them could survive. Or she might be found by someone else who, like her, obtained information by tipping the bartender, discovered her backup plan, and then inherited her legacy.
"I'm a bit too big now. If I really die, it'll probably take a hundred years or so to resurrect. Although it's rare to be killed while wearing over twenty layers of resurrection armor and having resurrection items, it's better to prepare some backup plans before challenging the higher levels of the Tower of Babel."
Feng Xue muttered to herself, then took out her notebook, removed the cap from the Ouija board, and wrote "Resurrection Follow-up" under "Bloodline Curse" before turning her attention back to the game.
Once this game is linked to resurrection Weird Tale, everything becomes clear.
Both the well-developed supernatural elements and the rule of humans and supernatural beings partnering up demonstrate one thing—
The purpose of this game is to ensure that all participants deeply remember the characteristics of all the ghosts.
After all, it's a PvP game involving life and death. Remembering more types of ghosts means having more options when dealing with opponents. In fact, even the exorcism methods given to beginners are deepening the ghost setting.
To pass the novice assessment, you either need to unite everyone and have them memorize every piece of information, or kill everyone and gather all the information about ghosts and monsters into your own hands.
Furthermore, judging from the previous conversations with the police, these players will obviously return to reality, and they will take the data with them as a solution to deal with various ghosts and monsters in the real world. This is probably why the legends and settings of the ghosts and monsters in this world are so meticulous.
After all, it involves lives, and it's promoted by both the official team and players, so naturally no one would make casual remarks. It's like someone might joke about the Three Gorges Dam costing 500 million, but no one would joke about using alcohol to put out a fire.
"The arrangement is ingenious, but it also has significant problems." Feng Xue silently noted down the various details and came to this conclusion.
The Weird Tale that supposedly died in this world is probably related to ghosts. In fact, every ghost story in this world is Main Body a Trait from that Weird Tale.
In other words, as the game continues and knowledge about ghosts and monsters becomes more widespread, every ghost will become a vessel for his resurrection.
But the only problem is --
"This Weird Tale, which did not originate from the Infinite City, did not consider the possibility of an external Weird Tale violently breaking the deadlock."
Feng Xue took out the "Six Complete Dao Sutra" and the "Xuanjun Secret Scripture," and their contents had undergone new changes.
The former expanded wildly in the world of the Miss Ke Family, while the latter, through Jiang Ziya's efforts, continued to advance.
This senior's resurrection plan was based on the premise that "everyone can only rely on the ghost encyclopedia he transmitted to deal with ghosts," but once the world has magical powers, will people still be interested in recording every detail of ghosts?
Feng Xue held the two books, the pinnacle of culinary arts, but after thinking for a moment, she put them away.
Although a direct, violent approach would be the fastest way to resolve the situation, the only benefit would be another world filled with strange Weird Tale. He hadn't forgotten that his true purpose in coming to this world was to find the curse.
"Tap tap tap..."
Just as Feng Xue was putting the two books away, there was another knock at the door. He frowned slightly, but still put his expensive pen into his jacket pocket and turned to walk towards the door.
"I'll play with you guys for now, until I find a ghost I like."