World Occult User Guide

Zhou Qingqing walked through the filthy streets of Ditli City.

The shadow was dragged very long by the setting sun, showing the shape of a furry tail.

Strangely, her waist was empty, and the shadow of her tail swayed with Zhou Qingqing's steps.

"Snapped!"

A withered hand stretched out from the street and grabbed Zhou Qingqing's arm. It was an old man with a withered face and unkempt hair.

"Let me go!" Zhou Qingqing scolded with raised eyebrows.

"Are you going to go near the International Bridge?" the old woman muttered. "I can see that you are a mysterious person and a stranger, so I kindly remind you. As of now, anyone who wants to do business there must abide by the rules. A few rules, do you know what they are?”

"It's weird." Zhou Qingqing held up a will-o'-the-wisp on her fingertips and looked at the old woman warily, "You tell me, I don't know."

"First of all, for your own safety, don't use any occult techniques easily. At least make sure you are in a private space. Prevent people from witnessing it, posting it for discussion on the dark web, and being noticed by that 'existence'."

"Secondly, you must not reveal your intention to use mystical techniques to endanger the safety of ordinary people. Otherwise, the 'existence' will easily come upon hearing the news and leave you dead without any body parts!"

"Finally, don't get close to the International Bridge! Once that 'being' sees you, he will know your appearance, find you effortlessly, and appear by your side anytime, anywhere." The old woman opened her arms, "Like a ghost Same!"

"It's a ghost again." Zhou Qingqing curled her lips, "What does exist and doesn't exist? Do you think you are Descartes?"

"What I said is true! Don't you believe it? Haha, he will find you soon!"

"Let him come."

Zhou Qingqing picked up the plastic bag in his hand, and the packing boxes collided with each other.

"Those 'beings' in your mouth were ordering on the phone last night, 'I want chestnut-flavored cake and a cup of cappuccino', another being said, 'plus donuts'; the third one said Existence says 'are there any puffs'."

"ah?"

The old woman was completely stunned. When she took a closer look, she saw that Zhou Qingqing was no longer where she was. The person she had just spoken to was just her shadow, which now turned into a faint ghost fire and disappeared with a pop.

The beautiful shadow fluttered and fell on the bow of the Paradise. Zhou Qingqing walked through the steaming central swimming pool and saw four people surrounding the city, talking about it, and not at all interested in her arrival.

Zhou Qingqing cleared her throat, but was ignored, so she shouted angrily.

"It's three o'clock, let's drink tea first!"

Lin An turned his head reluctantly and saw Zhou Qingqing standing with one hand on his hip and subconsciously speaking.

"Senior, what are you doing here?"

"Die, it wasn't you who begged for food with me yesterday. Was it a piece of barbecued pork?" Zhou Qingqing put down the plastic bag in his other hand, "Forget it, I won't argue with you today. Xiaoli, Xiaobai, Xiaoanna, you guys I also brought the things."

"Thank you, Fox Fairy."

Joshua and the Witch, who were nicknamed juniors, did not object and picked their "takeaways" with anticipation.

Even if they bring endless panic to the Foundation, the Free Mystics and the entire city of Detli, they don't want to offend the only cook.

In fact, the three of them hardly need to eat, but they were ordinary people not long ago and still retain their appetite.

Especially Joshua, if he wasn't a mysterious person, with the speed at which he ate and drank, Lin An suspected that he had gained at least twenty kilograms from all kinds of roasted goose and roasted duck claypot rice.

"Today is my favorite spring roll." Joshua tore open the wrapping paper ferociously, "I want to eat thirty."

"Xiao Bai, please take it easy."

"Ah, shrimp dumplings!" The witch held her cheek and exclaimed, "Why are you so delicious!"

"Xiao Li, there are also meat shaomai and water chestnut cakes here."

Anna ate the fried noodles without saying a word. Within two weeks, her face visibly turned from pale to rosy.

She is only a disaster-level mystic. She does not have a "self-healing" state like Joshua, so she has gained a lot of weight.

If the old woman had seen such a happy scene, she would probably be so frightened that she would jump over on the spot, because in the state of Michigan, [Ghost] is already a god-like existence.

"Senior sister, please treat them like food." Lin An said in Chinese, "Aren't these the giants who sell the rest of the restaurant all year round?"

"I made the fried noodles, which are nutritionally balanced." Zhou Qingqing only denied one thing, "Little Anna is only 14 years old, and she is still growing up. Her family is really crazy. They hire tutors all year round and are not allowed to go out. Let’s eat a few greasy meals.”

"By the way, where's my food?"

Zhou Qingqing gave him a sharp look, and Lin An changed his tune wisely.

"Excuse me, do you have my share? Thank you senior sister for feeding me. You are my only sister."

Zhou Qingqing nodded with satisfaction and rummaged through Lin An's takeout. The latter took a look at the system data and the panel was clearly displayed.

[Name]: fox demon, vixen, demon fox

[Rating]: Disaster D

[Radiation value]: 6.2%

[Pollution level]: 13.1%

[Media]: God of Farming

The vixen is said to be a monster trained by a fox. It has often appeared in the legends of the Dragon Kingdom for thousands of years until today.

As early as "The Classic of Mountains and Seas", the monster "Nine-tailed White Fox" was recorded. It later became the sacred beast in front of the Queen Mother of the West, guarding the peace of the country.

Common people worship the Queen Mother of the West, but they believe that the "little gods" active in the countryside can better solve the trivial problems in life than the "big gods", and they also build temples for the fox gods.

During the Han, Wei and Jin dynasties, Taoism among immortals was prevalent.

In order to practice and become immortals, famous people often went into the mountains alone. When they encountered animals, they thought that they might also become immortals, so they wrote many stories.

Ge Hong's "Baopuzi" of the Jin Dynasty recorded a story, saying that a fox in the mountains turned into a human form, and its name was "Gong Chengyang". As long as you call its name correctly, you will not be harmed by it.

Later, "Taiping Guangji" continued to create, adding new colors to the legend of fox demons. It was believed that if they cultivated to a certain level, they could transform into fairy-like beauties, seduce strong men, and seduce people's hearts.

Zhou Qingqing's prototype comes from the biographies of strange monsters written by literati in the Ming and Qing Dynasties, similar to "Strange Stories from a Chinese Studio", in which he is an elusive and good demon who silently helps scholars.

The mystery of the Dragon Kingdom seems to have many different attributes depending on the region, original canon, and inheritance. Lin An thought.

"No, let's eat."

Zhou Qingqing handed Lin An a bowl of steaming hot noodle soup and a piece of chestnut cake with a colorful lotus candle on it.

"This is……"

"Cake and longevity noodles. Today is your 22nd birthday." Zhou Qingqing tilted her head pretending not to care, her ponytail falling from her shoulders, "There is a red dot on my calendar."

Lin An was startled, remembering the scene where his senior sister helped him celebrate his birthday two years ago. The fragments of the past were so far away, but they surged up at this moment, making his memory still fresh.

"White Pigeon, lend me a fire."

Joshua, who was busy with work, said OK in his busy schedule. A ball of flame suddenly appeared, the lotus opened with a "pop", the petals fell, and the rather hellish melody of "Happy Birthday to You, Happy Birthday to You" sounded.

"call."

Lin An blew out the candles, and the high-pitched melody was still lingering, as enduring as the great sorrowful mantra.

"What wish did you make?" Zhou Qingqing asked.

"It's related to occultism anyway." Lin An replied, "Senior sister, how long will this candle be noisy?"

"At least a week."

"..."

"Xiao Lin, I have seen all the news that is either true or hot news." Zhou Qingqing wiped the dust with his sleeves and sat on the floor, "The ghost of Ditli City, right?"

"Can you please read it out loud?"

"Why, everyone else calls you that."

"That's in English. If you read it in Chinese, it will be very..." Lin An pinched the candle that kept singing and threw it aside. "You are not afraid of me, nor are you afraid of the witch and the white dove."

The two looked at each other in silence until Zhou Qingqing broke the silence.

"Xiao Lin, I don't mean to point fingers, because I hate it when someone directs my lifestyle. But I have to remind you that 'Comes' is just a decade of reflection and a passing cloud."

She spread her calloused hands, and a will-o'-the-wisp emerged.

"No matter how powerful the power is, it is just a projection of another planet. If you indulge in it, where will you go when the prosperity dissipates? The land under your feet never belongs to 'Comes'."

Lin An was silent for a while and then replied.

"Sister, I had hoped that 'Comes' would last forever, but this is unrealistic. Therefore, I just want to use this rare opportunity to touch the true spirituality in a limited time. This is very important to me. It is very important to me and can be said to be the meaning of my life.”

"Life doesn't have so many metaphysical things." Zhou Qingqing said, "Living, living, and living in various ways is the meaning of life."

"This is our disagreement."

"It's exactly the same as the last blind date." Zhou Qingqing waved her hand, "It seems that you and I are not destined to get married. Let's stop talking and eat first."

Lin An took a mouthful of noodles and took the initiative to change the topic.

"Senior sister, the wish I just made is 'I hope this experiment will succeed.'"

"Master Ghost is going to create a new urban legend again?"

"...senpai."

"What's wrong, Master Ghost?"

"Did you do it on purpose or accidentally?" Lin An put down his chopsticks helplessly.

"I'm kidding you. Xiaolin, I don't like this title at all, it's like a ghost." Zhou Qingqing unscrewed the lid of the thermos cup and let the hot tea inside cool down, "What kind of experiment?"

“A test of the ‘man-in-a-bottle’ transfer among visionaries.”

"The artificial life you placed in the [Philosopher's Stone]?"

"That's right."

Lin An pointed to the center where the four people were just watching, and took out a [pipe gift] made of clay. The smell of licorice penetrated Zhou Qingqing's nose faintly, like a forest with clear skies after rain.

"In addition, the witch located the coordinates of its maker from this mysterious object."

"where?"

"The rainforest of Brasilia." Lin An played with his pipe, showing a nostalgic and expectant look, "Unfortunately, the mythical visionary can't send me to such a distant place, but the 'little man in the bottle' is lighter than a human being. 'There's a chance of success."

"You want to go to Dongzhou? Now?" Zhou Qingqing said in surprise.

"Recently, my radiation value has increased by 2%, and my pollution value has also increased by 5.5%. The medium has been collected, and it is time to make final preparations and gain insight into the use of the 'little man in the bottle'."

Lin An glanced at the three people who were immersed in cooking.

"But you have to wait until they finish eating - did you put poppy shells in there? Why can't they stop?"

"It's tempeh, I added tempeh." (End of chapter)