Chapter 427: Shadow Underground

Soon someone came to answer the door.

He directed Yi Xing to the reception room, where he met his client.

Previously, he guessed that this mission should be to escort a batch of expensive beeswax to somewhere.

However, Yoshiyuki was completely wrong.

The candles involved in this work are much more expensive than ordinary beeswax (beeswax).

What he was entrusted with was to go to an underground mine and ignite the rune beeswax used to exorcise demons everywhere.

"Did anything dangerous happen in that mine?" After hearing what he said, Yoshiyuki couldn't help but question: "If you just want some wax, then it's the same thing to find someone else to do it. Why hire me to do it?"

"There is indeed this concern."

The client admitted.

"When I bought this mine, someone warned me not to dig it too deep. Otherwise, the shadows from the ground would emerge from it... But I didn't take it seriously. As a result, strange things really started to happen in the mine, and even Some people were so frightened that they went crazy. As a last resort, they had to seal off the bottom of the mine..."

"...So you want me to enter the blocked area and light the candles you gave me at the places marked on the tunnel map?" Yi Xing unfolded a tunnel map and looked at several parts marked with x. Frowning: "Can't you tell me more about these shadows in more detail? At least let me be mentally prepared."

Client: "To be honest, I'm not very clear. The workers' descriptions are also very vague. No one saw specific monsters, etc. They just said that when they were working, they suddenly felt hairs on their backs and felt like someone was staring at them. , Occasionally they will wander around in the tunnel for a long time, but they can't come out... maybe they just made it up to be lazy!"

Client: "Oh, some people seem to have said that they occasionally see twisting shadows on the walls of the passage illuminated by oil lamps. The twisting postures are very weird, not at all like what humans can do... It is said that their entire bodies seem to be like They can all bend and wave freely. But no one has seen the true appearance of the monster."

Yoshiyuki: "Perhaps they don't have physical bodies in the first place. The black shadows are their bodies. Or, these underground shadows are not some kind of monsters, but some kind of weird phenomenon."

Yoshiyuki: "By the way, could these shadows also be a form of nightmare? When I passed by a canyon eroded by nightmares a few days ago, there were also such twisted figures in it. It is very close to the scene you mentioned."

Client: "Only the devil knows. It seems that some people do think so, but if you ask me, it's not the case. The nightmare only appeared again more than ten years ago, but these shadows deep underground have always existed since ancient times. Almost... right , it seems that after the first nightmare invasion, it caused many permanent effects all over the world. These shadows are just one of them."

"Is it similar to the sequelae caused by the first nightmare invasion on Jiuyuan Township? In other words, these shadows may not originally belong to this world..." Yoshiyuki said, thought for a moment, and then asked this question: "These Where did the exorcism candle come from? Did the church exorcist give it to me?"

"Yes. I went to the church to ask for an exorcist, and they gave me this kind of candle and told me where to place it. If I connect these candles with strings in a specific way, I can see the magic circle. "Look like." The client said eagerly, looking at Yoshiyuki with expectant eyes: "Then Miss Yoshiyuki, can you do this for me? The reward is up to you."

"I'm sorry, it's better to call me Maekawa. We're not that familiar - but do you really want to make a price casually?"

"Of course."

When Yoshiyuki heard what he said, he showed a very satisfied expression.

So, he continued to speak like this.

"Okay! Actually, I don't want much. Just give me enough to buy a Dumpling Beast. It's only three hundred gold coins. You shouldn't mind, sir."

"The price is a little too high." The other party showed a very embarrassed expression: "You have to know that although this is a dangerous task, you are not the only one who can do it. Although it is difficult to find a strong person with courage like you, But so does hiring a few more people.”

"Uh-huh, that's right. Actually, I was joking too. Of course it's impossible to offer this kind of price." Yi Xing smiled and discounted the price: "One hundred gold coins. How about it?"

The other party hesitated for a moment, but still agreed to the price.

After all, the price of one hundred thousand copper coins is already very reasonable.

Yi Xing felt excited when he saw that the other party agreed to the price.

I'm really lucky to have made so much money in one fell swoop.

Opportunities like this are really hard to find!

With these rewards, after he finds Yukikaze Maru, he can travel across the ocean to find Asakura in the Twin Towers Country. After landing, you can even get a horse to ride on.

But buying dumplings is still very unrealistic.

"I need you to pay a deposit of 30 gold coins in advance. If you are worried that I will change my mind, you can give me more money before I go to the mine." Yi Xing asked, "Is it okay?"

"Of course." The other party agreed quite simply: "So, Miss Maekawa, when can we set off? I will suffer a lot if I stop work for one day, so I hope it can be solved as soon as possible. I can take you with me in my carriage. .”

"I can leave in a moment. But before I leave, I still have some questions that need to be clarified." Yi Xing picked up the candle and looked at it carefully, marveling at it: "It's a very exquisite workmanship of beeswax... It also has incantations engraved on it. . Can they push back the shadows as long as they are ignited and placed at a designated location?"

"That's what the church says."

"But the shadows seem to have been staying underground for thousands of years. Can such a simple ritual solve the problem? I don't think they will pop up again in the future."

"It seems impossible to completely make the shadow disappear. The magic circle formed after these candles are lit is similar to a dispersing barrier. It can last for a while. After confirming its effectiveness, I will buy more candles."

"What if the candle goes out?"

"It doesn't matter even if the candle is extinguished. The exorcist said that the effect of the magic circle on dispelling shadows is enough to last for a long time."

"That's not what I meant." Yi Xing shook his head and re-explained what he wanted to ask: "I mean, if the ceremony wants to be successful, then these candles must be lit in the designated position, right? What if? If these shadows appear and extinguish the candlelight, won't the formation be unable to take shape?"

"The exorcist didn't mention what to do if this happens. So there's probably nothing to worry about. They shouldn't be able to extinguish the candlelight."

"It feels so unreliable." Yi Xing clicked his tongue and asked about this matter again: "Okay, the last question. Why don't you know the exorcist is coming?"

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