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Chapter 27: One hammer into the soul

Realizing that the materials arranged by You Hong were about to be delivered, Ji Xiu gave up the idea of ​​going to the vegetable market.

The electronically synthesized voice on the phone should be the robot daddy that You Hong mentioned in the chat software.

According to You Hong's explanation, his father was originally a soldier of the Saints, but he did not choose to retire when he was about to die. Instead, he took the initiative to apply to participate in the "Consciousness Transfer Plan."

This project comes from analytical data of a prehistoric ruins and was initiated by the Prehistoric Research Institute of Starlight City.

More than a hundred people participated in this project, but in the end only Dad completed the transfer of consciousness, and the rest died suddenly due to some unknown reasons. After that, Dad continued to serve the Saints in the body of a robot, and his identity was equivalent to that of a Saint. The steward of the apprentice group.

Therefore, the soldiers in the Saints group respectfully call this old man "Dad".

You Hong also said that if you receive a call from your father, you should have a correct attitude and don't treat him like a robot.

When Ji Xiu returned to his dream apartment, he found a self-driving truck from the Saints group parked in front of the building.

According to the process his father told him on the phone, Ji Xiu came to stand in front of the truck door and put his palm on the fingerprint lock on the truck door.

"verification failed!"

Hearing the word "verification failed", Ji Xiu suddenly remembered that although Li Tan left fingerprint information in Yu Jingguo's database, he had erased all his fingerprints after becoming a killer.

He had no choice but to call his father back and ask if there were other ways to unlock the door.

As soon as the call was connected, he heard an electronic synthesizer sound:
  "Number password: 786..."

Before Ji Xiu could ask, Dad had already reported the 12-digit password.

Ji Xiu subconsciously raised his head and looked above the truck. He saw a pinhole camera installed above the truck. If he didn't look carefully, he couldn't find it at all.

It can be seen that Dad is viewing the surveillance screen in real time.

Follow the prompts to slide down the fingerprint unlock screen, switch to the password input interface, and enter the 12-digit password given by his father.

The door of the unmanned truck slowly opened, revealing the metal box placed inside.

After Ji Xiu lifted up the metal box, the door closed automatically, and the unmanned truck's engine started and drove toward the end of the street.

Back in the living room of the apartment, Ji Xiu placed the metal box on the coffee table and pressed the metal button on it.

Suddenly, the top cover of the metal box slowly opened, and white ice mist overflowed from the inside.

There are eight types of materials sent for this application.

They are energy crystals, spirit pattern powder, prayer candles, etc.

Among them, prayer candles are a kind of material used by Yu Jingguo when worshiping gods. They are very precious. It is said that candles made of this material can shorten the distance between people and gods after being lit, and even listen to the whispers of gods.

There are only three mines in Yujing that can produce this kind of material, so it is controlled and basically out of reach of ordinary people.

Mainly provided to the garrison priests of Yujing Church, Prehistoric Research Institute, and Saints Group.

After taking out the materials and counting them, Ji Xiu came to the living room after confirming that they were all correct. He decided to try to perform a sacrificial ceremony according to Han Yun's method and try to enter the mist space.

If you're lucky, you might be able to return directly to Earth.

But Ji Xiu felt that the probability was not high.

After previous analysis, it is believed that he fits the protagonist template very well. According to the plot development in the novel, it should be the beginning stage of the plot. It is impossible to fast forward to the finale just after entering the different world and let him return to lying down and collecting rent. days.

This does not conform to the plot logic that the protagonist should have...unless it is a eunuch novel.

He took out his mobile phone, clicked on the Han Yun case record in the Saints APP, and scrolled down to the evidence picture page.

The photos taken of the sacrificial ceremony had detailed labeling and placement instructions for each material. Ji Xiu followed the above instructions and started busy.

First, he placed 12 thumb-sized crystals on the floor of the living room in proportion, forming a symmetrical diamond shape.

Then, using the position of each crystal as a node, he sprinkled the spiritual pattern powder, constantly adjusting the position to achieve a symmetrical effect. For this reason, he also took out a ruler from the utility room, trying to replicate the sacrifice Han Yun laid down. ceremony.

In the next step, Ji Xiu brought a fruit knife and rice bowl from the kitchen.

The sacrificial formation laid out by Han Yun requires using his own blood as a guide and mixed with spirit pattern powder to outline the pattern of the sacrificial formation.

Frowning and reluctantly making a cut on his right index finger, he pinched the front end of his right index finger with his left hand and started squeezing it.

But after a few drops of blood, the index finger stopped bleeding.

Since the blood supply of the finger is not very sufficient, it only penetrates the dermis, and the amount of blood flowing out from the capillaries is very small, which is not enough to depict the sacrifice formation.

This made Ji Xiu subconsciously glance at his wrist.

"useless!"

Thinking that Han Yun had killed himself in this way, Ji Xiu decisively gave up this stupid blood collection method.

If you don't understand the game clearly and don't stop the bleeding in time, the ritual will turn into self-sacrifice.

Standing up, he decided to go to a pharmacy near his home to buy a vacuum blood collection tube for blood drawing, and draw blood through a vein in his arm to obtain the blood needed to depict the sacrificial ceremony.

Half an hour later, Ji Xiu returned to the living room carrying a plastic bag.

Putting the vacuum blood collection tube, needle, hemostatic cotton, and disinfectant solution similar to iodophor on the ground, Ji Xiu began to pat his right arm, looking for a blood-drawing vein.

He was not professional in this area. He poked the vein several times but failed to poke it. Instead, he grimaced in pain.

Finally, he successfully punctured the vein, and then inserted the hose into the bottom of the vacuum blood collection tube. The dark red viscous liquid was extracted into the hose along the needle. After drawing 500CC continuously and changing several blood collection tubes, Ji Xiu stopped.

Ji Xiu didn't know whether the blood was enough to depict the formation, but he knew that if he continued to draw like this, his lifespan would definitely not be able to withstand it.

"Sparse it."

After pouring the blood and spirit pattern powder into a bowl and stirring to mix, you can see a little bit of inconspicuous crystalline substance flowing in the dark red blood.

Picking up the phone and looking at the sacrifice formation again, Ji Xiu began to smear it on the ground.

In order not to waste blood, Ji Xiu was very cautious in every step he took. He didn't want to give himself more injections because he didn't have enough blood.

After several hours of work, the prototype of the formation was completed and the blood collection was exhausted.

Ji Xiu stood up. The dizziness caused by excessive blood loss almost made him unable to stand still.

After picking up his mobile phone to compare the sacrifice formation at his feet, Ji Xiu took the blue "prayer candle" from the coffee table, placed it symmetrically next to the energy crystal, and lit it.

When he was done, Ji Xiu tiptoed to the center of the formation and sat down cross-legged.

Judging from the successful experience last time, he only needs to drop blood at the center of the ritual, and his consciousness will be sent to the mist space.

Ji Xiu solemnly raised his right hand, scratched the scabbed index finger with a fruit knife, and the corner of his mouth twitched slightly.

As a drop of blood slipped from his fingertips, Ji Xiu closed his eyes.

"Mist Realm, listen to my call and get out!"

……

After more than ten seconds, Ji Xiu opened his eyes.

The imaginary feeling of weightlessness and space distortion did not appear. He still kept his right hand raised and sat in the center of the formation, and did not turn into a thin consciousness and enter the mist space.

This made him feel bad.

If Li Tan's body cannot initiate the sacrificial ritual, then every time he strengthens his will, he will have to return to the starting point and use Han Yun's body to initiate the sacrificial ritual.

Ji Xiu stood up at this moment, stepped out of the sacrificial formation on tiptoes, took out his cell phone and began to carefully compare the photos.

There may be a possibility that there is a discrepancy between the sacrifice formation he arranged and the sacrifice formation arranged by Han Yun, causing the sacrifice formation to fail to activate.

So Ji Xiu lay on the ground and compared it carefully, trying to find any detail errors that he had not noticed.

But after comparing them from beginning to end, he found that there was no superficial difference between the sacrifice formation he arranged and the sacrifice formation arranged by Han Yun.

There are detailed parameters of the formation in the photo. He used a ruler to draw them, so there is no problem with the size.

So what's the problem?

He didn't know whether it was due to physical reasons or whether there were unknown factors that were not included in the sacrifice formation.

With doubts, Ji Xiu compared it again.

As a result, no deviation was found.

Returning to the center of the formation and sitting down cross-legged, Ji Xiu opened his index finger and dripped blood, trying to do it again.

But this time there was still no expected spatial distortion or strong sense of weightlessness.

The attempt failed, and Ji Xiu was completely speechless. The 500 CC of blood seemed to be wasted.

Just as Ji Xiu was about to compare the pictures again and try again, the door of An An's room was suddenly opened. An An came to the living room with a yawn. After scanning the messy scene, she looked at him with a puzzled expression:
  "What are you doing?"

At this time, An An's eyes were clear, and he knew at a glance that the wisdom in his mind had regained the upper hand, and the top number was online.

Facing the inquiry, Ji Xiu said what he had already thought of:
  "It may be possible to establish contact with the original god behind me through this formation, but the activation failed."

An An heard this and came to stand in front of the formation. He lowered his head to examine the formation carefully and shook his head:

"There is no problem with the structure of the formation, but I have seen High Priest Yu Jing activate the God Praying Formation connected to Yu Jingshen. Compared with your formation, your formation lacks a ray of divine power."

"What do you mean?"

"It's just missing that critical start-up energy."

Realizing that An An might know how to solve this problem, Ji Xiu immediately asked:

"Sister An, how to solve this problem?"

"Simple, I have divine power."

As she spoke, An An raised her hand and waved, and suddenly the blue hammer mark on her right forearm burst out with bright light, turning into a blue war hammer that solidified in her hand.

"coming!"

As he spoke, An An raised the war hammer in his hand and slammed it at him.

The strong wind blew against his face, and Ji Xiu almost thought he would be hit to death by a hammer.

However, when the war hammer fell on his forehead, he felt no pain. Only energy ripples spread on the surface of the blue war hammer. The sacrificial formation under his feet seemed to be stimulated by some kind of stimulation, and energy ripples also appeared.

The surrounding space distorted and changed, and the familiar feeling of weightlessness gradually increased.

(End of this chapter)