Chapter 232: It’s Actually Them?

"Is this the scene of the disappearance?" Under the guidance of the demon pets, Amakusa Jubei and I quickly stopped in an ordinary-looking mountain forest near the temple.

Amakusa Jubei was also a little surprised and asked: "This place looks no different from the nearby environment. Is there any problem with this?"

"The problem is not on the ground, but below." Ling, who was in charge of guiding, pointed to a big tree and said: "This tree has been moved as a whole. When the rose vine just passed below, I found that most of the tree The roots are all broken, which means that the tree must have been moved, so all the roots were torn off by brute force. Most of the nearby vegetation also has traces of being moved, and it is obvious that it was deliberately restored after being destroyed. It became what it is now. If you don't search carefully, you can hardly find anything special, but if you look carefully, you can find many problems." Ling said as he picked up a handful of dirt from the ground and said, "Although it looks like dirt, it looks like dirt. If you dig some soil in other places and compare it, you will find that the soil here is obviously different from the soil in other nearby places."

"Oh?" After hearing this, Amakusa Jubei and I quickly walked away for more than ten meters and grabbed a handful of soil. Then we came back and compared it with the soil here. Sure enough, we found that the soil quality was different.

Ling explained: "The soil here is called Yin soil, which is soil that has been buried at a certain depth under the ground for a long time. Basically nothing can grow in this soil. Generally, farmers who farm land encounter this kind of soil. The soil will be broken into small pieces first, and then exposed to the sun for one to two weeks. It would be better if there is rainfall during this period. It is best to repeatedly soak in the rain and then dry in the sun. After repeating several times, it will be dry. It is no different from surface soil. Since the soil here is still shady soil, it means that it has not been turned up for a long time. Otherwise, it will only take one to two weeks to naturally become the same normal soil as the surrounding soil. But Judging from the structure of the soil here, it must have been turned up within the last three days, otherwise the difference would not be so obvious."

After hearing Ling's explanation, Amakusa Jubei immediately praised with admiration: "It's really amazing. How did you find out that the soil is different?"

Ling said with a smile: "None of us noticed that the soil was different at first, but the pioneers discovered a tunnel underground. Then he paid more attention to the surrounding soil structure, and found that the soil was obviously different in several places. It was the soil from the ground that was turned up."

"According to this inference, it means that someone attacked the missing persons underground?"

"It's not people, it's the gods." Ling said directly: "I checked it after I discovered the tunnel. There is a weak divine power left in the tunnel. Although it is almost scattered, there is still some residue after all. So there are definitely gods in the tunnel. go through."

"Why would a protoss attack these talented monks?" Amakusa Jubei asked in confusion.

"The key issue is not the monk, but the talent." I said aloud: "There are people who are not members of the Buddhist sect among the targets of the other party's robbery. Therefore, the specific identity of a specific monk as the motive for the crime is not established. However, none of the people abducted The exceptions are all talented people, so the other party’s motive should be to capture a large number of talented people. The reason why they chose the temple as a target may be because there are relatively concentrated people here.”

Buddhism in the game and Buddhism in reality are completely different concepts. You must know that Buddhism can only rely on those teachings to persuade people to believe in and worship Buddha, but there is really such a existence as Buddha in the game. So the temples in the game are completely different from those in reality. These Buddhist temples in Japan are much more powerful than real temples, and it’s not that they accept them for any reason. Don’t think it’s an exaggeration to think that being a monk in modern times requires a college degree. The temple selection system in the game is definitely a hundred times more perverse than this. It is precisely because of this strict screening system that those who are finally chosen by Buddhism and stay will definitely not be losers. Besides, this Yuanbang City is a large city. Therefore, this temple is also a temple that is more valued by Buddhism. With this being taken seriously, the internal staffing will naturally be relatively high-end. If I want to recruit a group of talented people but am too lazy to choose from the free NPCs myself, then going to a Buddhist temple to find them is definitely the easiest way. Of course, there is a prerequisite for doing this, that is, you have the ability to prevent Buddhism from knowing, or you are confident even if the other party knows, otherwise it is best not to provoke Buddhism.

Amakusa Jubei said with some confusion: "But. As a protoss, if you want some talented people, you don't need to use this method, right? Let's not say that these people will definitely resist after being captured, even if these people are I don’t care how I got there, but why did the other party use such troublesome and dangerous methods? With the status of the God Clan, if you want talents, just send out a recruitment notice. There should be a lot of people lined up. Are you going to apply for the team?"

There is a saying in China that says, "Learn martial arts and sell them to the emperor's family." This sentence is also quite appropriate in the game. If the executive agencies of the God Clan, such as shrines, Taoist temples, temples, etc., want to find people, there will naturally be a large number of people among their believers willing to join. Isn’t it clear that such a good person who actively joins is unnecessary to kidnap someone else’s organization? Let's not talk about loyalty. Even if those people are kidnapped, they will immediately accept their heads and recognize them as their masters. But does it not matter if you offend other gods? Even for a protoss as powerful as Heaven, when they were slaying demons in the past, they had to use the pretense of doing justice for Heaven before they dared to do it. Who is so awesome this time? You dare to tear the flesh from the Buddhist body and eat it without saying anything? This is much worse than snatching meat from someone’s mouth!

After listening to Amakusa Jubei's words, I suddenly felt something flash in my head, but I couldn't seem to remember it for a while. Amakusa Jubei wanted to continue talking, but I reached out to stop him. Ling and the other demon pets also stayed aside and didn't speak anymore. They obviously knew the key points I thought of.

Sure enough, after just a few seconds, I suddenly thought of what the flash of inspiration was.

"Haha, I thought about it! It's really effortless to get through the iron shoes and find nowhere!"

"What did you think of?" Amakusa Jubei looked at me doubtfully and asked.

I said excitedly: "I know who did it this time. As for the Buddhist side to blame, you don't have to worry about this matter. As long as you know who did it, just say it directly and let the Buddhists look for it. Forget that guy’s trouble, whoever wins or loses has nothing to do with you.”

"But who are the people who attacked those people?" Amakusa Jubei asked with a question mark on his head: "We have only just discovered a tunnel and a trace of divine power so far. How did you guess who it was? Did you do it?"

I said with a smile: "I didn't expect it to be very difficult, but once you figure it out, it's actually very simple."

"Please teach me, President Murasaki." Amakusa Jubei asked with a solemn salute.

Thinking of the reason, I immediately explained in a good mood: "In fact, the evidence now is enough. First of all, the tunnels found underground and the residual divine power in them show that this is not a simple disappearance but a kidnapping. And the person who did it is the Protoss. , you have no doubt about this, right?"

Amakusa Jubei nodded to show that he understood this.

Seeing that he understood, I continued: "We have just analyzed it. Those who were arrested are all geniuses, and the other party's goal is very clear, which is to steal talents. However, this method of kidnapping has many disadvantages, and it can be said to be quite stupid. A way. The normal protoss can do things by just issuing a notice, but the person who did it has to make it so troublesome. Normal people obviously will not give up simple methods instead of using complicated methods. So explain There are only two. Either the opponent is really out of his mind, or the opponent has some reasons why he cannot issue such notices and recruit people openly. Can you understand here?"

Amakusa Jubei nodded again and said: "I can understand this. Can this be used to determine who is responsible?"

I smiled and nodded: "Yes. Because the powerful physique of the Protoss is impossible to go crazy, so the explanation that there is something wrong with the brain is purely a joke. The real explanation must be that the other party cannot openly recruit people for some reason, so they can only grab them. . Now that you have thought of this, isn’t it simple who the other party is? There are only those protoss forces in Japan. They can recruit people openly and openly. There is no need to use this method to collect talents. Therefore, the person who started this attack It is not these known divine forces in Japan, but an emerging divine force."

If you want to talk about emerging guilds, there will be one, two or even more emerging guilds in every country every day. But this emerging protoss is not a new guild. Of course it is impossible to risk one today and two tomorrow. There has been only one emerging protoss in Japan in recent times, and it may not even be considered an emerging protoss. And this emerging protoss is that guy Yamata no Orochi.

Although the scale of this emerging protoss is so small that it almost only has a single commander like Yamata no Orochi, it is true that Yamata no Orochi has a divine core in his hands anyway, and as long as there is a divine core, it is actually equivalent to establishing a power. Support the power of the gods.

Think about the conclusions we made earlier. Because the other party has no way to recruit people openly, it uses this stupidest, most inefficient method with the greatest side effects to recruit people. Think about Yamata no Orochi. Did you find that he fully meets all the above characteristics?

Yamata no Orochi has a fully charged divine power core in his hand. In other words, the energy is huge, but he has no people under him. Yamata no Orochi's original name was Ghost Car, and his true form was a nine-headed bird. Before, he was beheaded by the Heavenly Court and deported to Japan. Because of the serious injury, Yamata no Orochi no longer dares to move on the ground, so he can only hide underground all year round. Even if he appears, he will only reveal his eight remaining heads at most. It is precisely because of this that Yamata no Orochi has its current name.

So. Since Yamata no Orochi has had contact with Tianting and fought with it, as an enemy, he naturally knows a lot about Tianting. Unlike those local Japanese monsters who don't know how high the sky is, Yamata no Orochi has a deep understanding of what kind of organization Tianting is. He also knows how strong they are because he has tested the depth of the water inside with one of his own heads.

Precisely because of his understanding, Yamata no Orochi knew that even if he had the core of divine power, he would not be able to really do anything to Heaven. What he clamored to the outside world before was actually just a bluff. To put it bluntly, it was just for others to see. In fact, he had several purposes this time. First, an attack on mainland China was a small revenge against Heaven. Second, he planned to take advantage of this opportunity to secretly gain some practical benefits. He knew that Heavenly Court was currently restricted by the rules of the system and could not deal with him with all its strength, so he planned to use himself as a bait to attract attention, and at the same time send some of the Gods' men to various places to get some practical benefits.

This plan is not only feasible, but also more down-to-earth. It is actually more reliable and very maneuverable than the plan that Yamata no Orochi has been clamoring for before. However, although this plan is good, there is a huge loophole in it, that is, Yamata no Orochi has no one under his command.

Yes, Yamata no Orochi did recruit a group of people from the Gao Tianyuan Protoss during this period, but the number was still too small. So generally speaking, Yamata no Orochi has no soldiers available. It is precisely because he does not have enough manpower that he needs talents. It's a pity that in order to avoid a complete break with the Gaotian Yuan Protoss for the time being, he hasn't taken up his own banner yet. Although it is now half-hidden, in fact Yamata no Orochi has not really established its identity. It is precisely because of this embarrassing situation that Yamata no Orochi is completely unable to conduct public recruitment activities.

Due to the restrictions of this special situation, Yamata no Orochi could only use kidnapping. Moreover, not all of these people may have been kidnapped. Maybe some people were contacted by Yamata no Orochi and others in advance, and then finally made these people "disappear" from Buddhism in the form of kidnapping, and then appeared on Yamata no Orochi's side and became their people.

As long as you understand this, many of the previous doubts will be correct. The identity and special circumstances of Yamata no Orochi perfectly explain why these people disappeared so inexplicably. Moreover, what interests me now is that Matsumoto happened to congratulate them on saying that Nobunaga and Yamata no Orochi have disappeared collectively, and It was actually discovered here that the person who kidnapped the people was Yamata no Orochi. This is equivalent to merging the two sides into one thing, and we have a lot more clues in our hands. In this way, I might be able to discover Yamata no Orochi before Matsumoto Masa and the others. The whereabouts of Ki-no-Norochi and Ghost-hand Nobunaga are also uncertain. (To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to vote for recommendations and monthly votes. Your support is my biggest motivation.)