Chapter 577: Craftsmen and the Craftsmen Ancestor God

"Even if Master gives it to me, I wouldn't dare to take such a trophy!" Lu Yewu waved his hands repeatedly, "And if it can help Master Prajna, Master, just take it and use it."

Just like a red envelope "kept" by a parent, the final use right of the box that Kamiya kept for Xiaolu naturally fell into his hands as the master.

With this set of boxes, the authority direction of the Prajna Shrine can be initially determined.

It's related to the curse.

However, the shrines that Sister Kaku built for other shikigami before started with two authorities.

Prajna naturally cannot fall.

Moreover, after Satoru appraised this set and reserved it as one of the core materials of the Prajna Shrine, she said that she also had some ideas about another core material of the shrine, as well as other basic materials.

Maybe I got some inspiration from the box set.

"Since I have nothing to do here, let me go and give you the specialties I brought. I brought back a lot of them." After "gifting" the trophies that were nominally his own to the master for disposal, Kanoya stood up from the ground. Get up, "I'm telling you, Master, I also brought back a whole Matsuba crab! The Matsuba crab paste is now fat and tender and delicious. By the way, by the way! I have to put it in the kitchen quickly. ”

The girl pulled on her slippers and trotted away.

Kamiya smiled as he watched his apprentice's lively figure run away.

Therefore, Xiaolu's trip home for the holidays was really fruitful. He obtained the strange relics that strengthened the hearse group, and directly helped Prajna break the bottleneck in building the shrine.

Thinking about it carefully, the incident when the deer fell into Matsuzawa seemed to have brought benefits to Mary, allowing her to master an additional emotional core.

So, this girl... unexpectedly favored her sisters?

"but……"

Kamiyakawa turned around again and looked at the box on the floor of the utility room.

Although this box is very useful to us, Sister Jue has also verified it. There are no messy things left on the box, and it will not have any side effects when used to build a shrine.

But so far, there are still several issues that have not been clarified——

Who made this box set?

Why did the curser who built the box curse the entire Xiao Binze more than a hundred years ago?

Is all the creatures in the entire area cursed to death as a sacrifice, or is it because of some deep grudge?

When Kamiya was in Hakkoda, he also went to the area that was originally Xiaobinze to check.

There is still a slight trace of curse power remaining there, but after a long period of time, the remaining curse can no longer directly kill living creatures.

At most, it will cause some adverse physical and mental effects on ordinary humans who go deep into it.

The entire Xiaobinze was deserted. The vegetation had grown tenaciously, but no large animals could be seen.

"Although, Xiao Binze was erased more than a hundred years ago, and the curse master who made the box must have been dead at that time. But this kind of thing is impossible to say..."

Even a thousand-year-old antique like King Xingshi can revive and cause trouble.

If the curse master who made the sub-box was still alive now, Kamiyagawa would not be surprised at all.

…

"Hey."

Xiao Lu first packed the foam box and put the Matsuba crab, which was still vigorous after being soaked in sea water, into the kitchen.

Then he started giving the gifts he brought back from his trip to Aomori to all the weirdos in his family.

Everyone has a share.

Even Crab Princess, Isohime, Usagi Maru, and Xiaolu in the ordinary world have prepared gifts. Although these things without extraordinary aura cannot be sent directly to the other world, their feelings have been conveyed.

After working for a while, Kanoya returned to his room.

The Jizo statue of the eight-foot-old girl stands in the corner.

"Hachiku-sama, I brought you a gift too!"

As the words fell, the red silk scarf of the Ksitigarbha statue became a little brighter, and the ghostly figure of the tall and plump white skirt floated out.

Kanoya approached him affectionately and mysteriously handed a stack of hand-drawn drawings to Master Hachisha: "This is a special chapter that I took the time to draw while I was home."

Then she quickly ran out of the room and headed towards the second floor.

Probably going to Xiao Wu and Cai Zhi to give them gifts.

The eight-foot girl lowered her head and looked at the drawing in her hand. She saw on the cover that it read - [Qu Qiang Young Spiritual Exterminator VS Train Cat Demon]

Among the books drawn by Xiaolu, the last one with the title "Young Spiritual Exorcist" still had the heroine herself.

Look through the drawings.

Sure enough, the protagonist, the young spirit slayer, looked the same as last time, with ten or even nine points like Kamiyagawa.

"Is this going to be a series?"

Continue to turn back.

The heroine of the special episode can also be seen——

It is a train cat demon wearing a somewhat tattered visiting kimono, looking like a monster girl, and stepping on two huge burning wheels.

It's majestic and oppressive, but also has an indescribable charm, especially the train's headlights, which are so big and thrilling.

However, it is a little less interesting than the eight-foot girl.

In terms of figure, the eight-foot girl is still very confident in herself.

"This kid Yukino, let's not talk about the train...why did she still draw her in the book?"

It’s weird, keep tasting it.

The eight-foot girl raised her hand, and the door to the bedroom on the first floor closed with a clang.

…

Gao Tianyuan.

Next to the red torii gate in the center of the shrine, thick yellow and green fluorescent lights dance.

Kamiyukawa's figure emerged from it.

He brought the set to pick up the box to find sister Jue.

But after coming up to the shrine hall, he found that his three craftsmen and his ally, the medicine seller, were all here.

Jue, the foot-selling old woman, and the medicine seller were talking about something in a corner of the shrine hall.

The candle-making monk sat cross-legged beside them, not participating in the conversation, just listening, and was busy rubbing the candles with his hands.

As a boss, Kamiyakawa really likes such hardworking employees who don't want to waste a minute.

"Ah~ The ghost and god leader is here."

Jue turned around and waved to Kamiya.

The medicine seller nodded at him with a smile, and the foot-selling old woman and the green-skinned monk bowed respectfully to their patrons.

"Why are you all here?"

It is still relatively rare to see all the craftsmen gathered together.

Especially the medicine seller who is elusive. Kamiya didn't ring the bell to find him these two days, which means that he came back to Takamagahara by himself.

This trip is free, no minimum consumption.

"I found some useful clues, so I came back to Takamagahara." The medicine seller's face was painted with oil paint, and he still looked like he was smiling, with an unpredictable expression.

"Is it related to your master?" Kamiya walked to the side of the craftsmen.

"That's not the case." The medicine seller shook his head, "It's related to the ghost story craftsmen."

"Could it be..."

"Well, we are looking for the source of that power, and I seem to know what it is."

In Kamiya's impression, there is only one important matter related to the craftsmen at present -

that is, there is an invisible force in the world that persecutes the ghost story craftsmen.

The master of the candle-making monk and the master of Jue both disappeared because of this power, and it is very likely that they have been killed.

The little monk and Sister Jue chose to stay in Takamagahara because of this.

The craftsmen ghost stories are an indispensable special group under Kamiya Kawa. After protecting the craftsmen, Kamiya has been looking for the source of this strange power in the world.

Unfortunately, no results were obtained.

At the same time, the medicine seller who was walking freely in the world, in addition to worrying about his master, was also paying attention to the craftsmen.

Obviously, he had made some progress in the investigation.

Kamiya Kawa: "So, what's the reason?"

The medicine seller did not continue to keep the suspense and gave a direct answer: "Because of Konzan Bikoshin."

"Huh?"

Kamiya, who had been learning folklore and mythology, was not out of touch with the topic.

Konzan Bikoshin, he knew the situation of this god.

This is the second generation god under Izanagi and Izanami. According to the records of mythology, Izanami was burned because of giving birth to the fire god Kagutsuchi, and her body could not bear the burden.

At this time, Konzan God was born from Izanami's vomit.

In Japanese mythology, many gods were born from the filth separated from the father and mother gods, and even Sankiko was no exception.

Judging from the generation of the gods, Konzan God and Sankiko are of the same generation.

The name "Kanzan Bikoshin" means "a great male god who guards the metal produced in the mine and makes people feel awe", so this is a craftsman god.

And it is the earliest craftsman god born.

Later, other gods related to craftsmen were born, such as the son of Jinshan God, the god of forging "Kanwuji God"; "Yuzuming" related to jade and gem processing; "Eighty fierce gods" in the wood construction industry, etc.

But these subsequent craftsman gods are lower than Jinshan Bikoshin.

Jinshan God can be understood as the "artisan ancestor god".

Even in the modern world, Jinshan God's influence as the ancestor of craftsmen cannot be underestimated. Toyota Group, a Japanese auto giant, has been worshiping Jinshan Bikoshin since its establishment.

Medicine seller: "Kinzan Bikoshin is the ancestor god of craftsmen. You should know that once a ghost story in the world chooses to become a craftsman, it will be different from other ghost stories. Sacrificing one's own combat effectiveness in exchange for craftsmanship is one of the manifestations. In addition, the craftsman ghost stories are all tacitly believers of Kinzan God, and their various skills can also be understood as being exchanged from this god."

"So, this is related to the power that persecutes the craftsmen..."

"According to my investigation, Kinzan God has probably not fallen yet... but He may have lost control for some reason. Ghost story craftsmen all tacitly serve this god, and when they grow to a certain stage, they will naturally become His subordinate gods. Once a craftsman becomes a subordinate god of Kinzan God, he will be backfired by the power from Kinzan God."

Hearing the explanation of the medicine seller, Kamiya thought of the previous events-

The master of the green-skinned little monk, the candle-making monk, disappeared and his whereabouts are unknown.

The little monk was left alone in the deserted temple of Inunaki Pass until he was picked up by Kamiya.

As for Sister Jue, her master seemed to have died in front of her.

Afterwards, Jue was attacked by an unknown force and several of his tools were destroyed before he was able to escape and fled to Fusang Township.

"So, the candle-making monk may have realized that something was wrong with his body, so he chose to leave suddenly? As for Jue's master, he probably didn't have time to react, so he died on the spot? These two craftsmen, before disappearing and dying, probably became the servants of the Golden Mountain God."

Following the information given by the medicine seller, Shen Gu made such a guess in his heart.

Then he looked at the medicine seller with a little confusion.

"Well, I'm a little special." The medicine seller understood the meaning of the inquiring eyes and gave an explanation spontaneously, "I had my own shrine a long time ago, and later I accepted the divine bones sold by Habebi, and happened to get rid of the affiliation with the God of Jinshan."

Well, it sounds like that.

"Fortunately, the medicine seller brought important information in time." Jue sighed, "Before that, I didn't know that I was a believer of the God of Jinshan. I thought... the skills and knowledge that came out of my mind from time to time were all inherited from the divine craftsmen. And I got so many soul crystals from Shen Gu and exchanged so many candles, my skills improved very quickly. It probably won't take too long to cross the threshold of the God. Now, I don't dare to improve it anymore."

Sister Jue's skills improved very quickly, and it is estimated that she is about to touch the threshold of the God of Jinshan.

The candle-making monk is still a long way off.

But for safety reasons, the two of them probably won't continue to improve their skills in the future.

Kamiya Kawa: "So, to solve this problem, we must either find where the out-of-control craftsman ancestor god is, or we must build a shrine for Sister Jue and the little monk like the medicine seller?"

"It should be."

"Hmm..."

Kamiya looked at the old woman selling feet next to him.

The latter understood and said, "I don't have the experience of extra knowledge in my brain, so I probably don't belong to the believers of the Golden Mountain God."

It seems to be like this.

The old woman selling feet, who came from a wild way, has never been a formal ghost story craftsman.

Relying on her own "my thinking" power and communication and learning, she has developed to this day. The current ghost story flesh and blood research is also completely based on her own exploration.

It should be much safer than the little monk and Sister Jue.

But to be on the safe side, Kamiya has to consider limiting the candles issued to her.

It's not that I, as a boss, want to delay your salary, it's really because of the situation.

"So, the matter of the Golden Mountain God must be solved, but where is He?" Kamiya was a little distressed.

"I don't know yet, but I will pay attention to it next." The medicine seller said.

In the activities in the world of the living, Kamiya has to rely on the sacred casket, so he can't collect information as well as the medicine seller who acts freely.

Now I can only ask him for help.

However, as he established his power in the world of the living, Kamiya Chuan's subordinates also had some strange stories about strange visits.

"I will discuss it with Isohime later to see if we can draw out some suitable personnel to form a scout team, led by one of the little old man's bodies, to go to various places in the world of the living to help me collect useful clues."