Mysterious Resurrection: Starting with Controlling Sadako

Chapter 108 Negotiation
Boom, boom, boom.

The dull knocking sound interrupted their argument.

Upon hearing the rhythmic tapping, Yang Jian was startled and abruptly turned his head. His face darkened, and he inwardly cursed Teacher Wang's perverse sense of humor.

Wang Liang leaned against the sports car, gently tapping the heavy coffin beside him, attracting the attention of several people.

"Alright everyone, the person is dead, and the argument has gone on. Now let's get down to business. You all came here for this, right, Professor Wang?"

"Wang Liang." Wang Xiaoming nodded to Wang Liang and walked over. "This is our second time dealing with each other."

"Professor Wang, I hope we can talk until the coffin is lifted," Wang Liang said noncommittally.

“It’s good that you got this coffin. It’s very important for my next experiment. What do you want?” Wang Xiaoming asked.

Seeing that Wang Xiaoming was about to walk over, Li Jun quickly blocked his way.

"Professor Wang, this person is dangerous. Don't get close easily, or I might not be able to handle it."

"Don't worry, he's the person in charge of Da'an City, he won't do anything reckless."

Wang Xiaoming calmly walked around Li Jun and came to the sports car. He didn't speak to Wang Liang, but stared at the black coffin that had been forcibly stuffed into the trunk of the sports car and examined it carefully.

Taking advantage of this moment, Zhao Jianguo walked up and smiled as he reached out his hand to Wang Liang.

"Hello Wang Liang, it's great to meet you. I'm Zhao Jianguo."

Wang Liang shook hands with him: "Team Leader Zhao, it's a pleasure to meet you. What do you think of what I said to Su Xinxi?"

Zhao Jianguo paused for a moment, then smiled and said, "This is not something a small switchboard leader like me can do. However, I have already conveyed your message to the higher-ups. They are taking the situation here very seriously and have criticized Professor Wang's behavior this time, prohibiting similar behavior from happening again. They have also escorted Professor Wang here in person."

Hearing this, Wang Liang nodded without saying anything, then turned to look at Wang Xiaoming beside him.

"Professor Wang, let's have a chat. Let's finish this quickly and then we can look at it later."

Wang Xiaoming turned his gaze away from the ghost coffin, and just then, a few people brought over some stools for them to sit and discuss.

After everyone sat down, Wang Liang spoke:

"Let me make it clear beforehand that the slot for controlling the vengeful spirit is a reward for resolving this matter, not the value of this coffin. This is what you told Yang Jian back then, so don't get confused."

Wang Xiaoming calmly said, "Naturally, once you resolve this matter, each of you will have a spot where I help you design and control a vengeful spirit, including you. That won't change. As for this coffin, what do you want?"

Wang Liang laughed and said, "Then I'll just say it directly: ten red ghost candles, twenty white ghost candles, all the remaining ghost money from headquarters, five supernatural items from headquarters, and a research requirement for the ghost coffin. This is the price of the ghost coffin."

As for compensation for modifying the files, give Yang Jian all the existing funds of your company. You shouldn't lack people to invest in experiments anyway.

Zhao Jianguo listened in a daze, and Li Jun, who was also listening, was equally stunned.

They both knew the value of what Wang Liang had just mentioned, which was why they were a little confused. When did things like ghost candles become something that could be discussed in units of ten?

"Wang Liang, you're really not being polite," Zhao Jianguo said with a wry smile.

Li Jun said in a deep voice, "Wang Liang, I've seen your file. You're not some clueless greenhorn who knows nothing. Do you know how valuable these things are? And yet you dare to bring them up with Professor Wang like this?"

Wang Liang shook his head: "You don't know the value of this coffin. I feel like I've already underpaid. But if I gave you more, you probably wouldn't agree to it either. So, agree to my current request, and I'll also give you some specific information about this coffin and the ghost inside."

Wang Xiaoming frowned slightly, pondered for a moment, and then said:

"I can give all the money in my company to Yang Jian, no problem. As for the other things you mentioned, I'm not interested in doing business. If I can make the decision completely, I don't mind giving them to you. But unfortunately, the quantity you mentioned is too large. Red Ghost Candles have been designated as a strategic resource. Even I can't easily mobilize large quantities. The current quantity is also limited, and production is very slow."

I can only give you three red candles, but I can give you ten white ghost candles. That's within my control.

The headquarters can give you one more four-yuan note and three three-yuan notes. The headquarters must keep at least one note of each denomination for backup. This cannot be increased and is not open to discussion.

Requesting paranormal items from headquarters is unprecedented. You need to apply to Minister Cao, but I will speak on your behalf and guarantee that you can choose at least one item. However, you must go to Dajing City to pick it up in person afterwards. The location where the paranormal items are stored and the information about the items inside are confidential, and the list cannot be disclosed.

As for the last one, what does the research requirement refer to?

Wang Liang sighed, "Let's discuss the research requirements after we've finished discussing those things. Professor Wang, this is our second transaction, and you still like to cut the price in half right away."

Wang Xiaoming said calmly, "You still like to ask for such high prices right from the start, which always surprises me."

"Wait a moment." Yang Jian raised his hand and interjected, "Before we continue, let me ask you something: what are ghost candles and ghost money? What are you talking about?"

Yang Jian was somewhat displeased. As early as when Li Jun said that Wang Liang was not a hothead, he felt that Li Jun was actually subtly criticizing him.

But he really didn't understand what any of this was.

Wang Xiaoming explained to him, "The ghost candle is a product I developed. Once the red ghost candle is lit, it can completely avoid attacks from vengeful ghosts before the flame goes out. The white ghost candle, on the other hand, can attract vengeful ghosts. As for ghost money, you should probably ask your teacher; that's not part of my research."

"Avoid attacks from vengeful ghosts!" Yang Jian's pupils contracted. This was indeed a good thing, but it was a white ghost candle.
He looked at Wang Liang, who understood the meaning in his gaze, shrugged, and replied:
"The more the better, including ghost money. As for what ghost money is, I'm still researching it."

"Forehead."

Wang Liang couldn't explain the function of the ghost money to Yang Jian on the spot, otherwise Wang Xiaoming might not have traded those ghost money, which was much more useful than the ghost candle.

Yang Jian fell silent, while Wang Liang continued, "As for the ghost money, it's fine as it is; you guys seem pretty poor. But I need at least two supernatural items. Go and talk to Minister Cao about it."

As for the ghost candles, there should be at least six red ones, which is easy to distribute. There are twelve white ones, which is also easy to distribute. If you exceed the quantity you can decide, you need to apply for one. In any case, you will need to contact Minister Cao.

To get your application approved, I can give you the specific information about this ghost coffin right now, so you know just how dangerous it really is.

Wang Xiaoming nodded: "You can speak first."

“I gave the ghost in the coffin a code name: Ghost Messenger. As the name suggests, it is an envoy who captures vengeful ghosts and brings them into the underworld. This ghost has an unsolvable ability to suppress vengeful ghosts, and can instantly silence the vengeful ghosts within the ghosts or the ghost tamers,” Wang Liang said.

Afterwards, Wang Liang explained the abilities of the ghost messengers to the people at headquarters.

Being alone means certain death. There is no way to suppress or limit the number of slots. Killing the ghost tamer or capturing a vengeful ghost can increase the number of slots. Even the real ghost messengers are a ghost realm that cannot be imprisoned. The imprisoning vessel will inevitably restart.

The terrifying power caused those present who heard this information to gasp in disbelief.

Even Wang Xiaoming, who had learned about some of the Ghost Coffin's abilities through Feng Quan, never imagined that the ghosts inside would be this terrifying. Otherwise, he wouldn't have dared to modify the files on it.

Regarding the issue of suppressing combat power mentioned by the ghost messengers yesterday:
I don't like suppressing combat power. The performance should be what it is. If it can hurt the protagonist, then it must be reasonable damage. The situation where a minor ghost tamer who is riding a ghost can knock the protagonist who is riding two movie ghosts flying will never happen in my game.

As for the claim of suppressing combat power, the setting of the ghost messengers is controversial. Before I wrote this, I thought about how many ghost messengers the protagonist should have.

There are two possibilities. One is that each supernatural event is a quota, just like how the scattered pieces of the ghost puzzle in the original work can also take up a quota among the ghost messengers. But it feels... strange. If we calculate it this way, the Slit-Mouthed Woman alone is equivalent to four quotas, which feels... not quite right. Sadako can also be counted as four, at least four. Adding them together feels a bit strange and exaggerated.

Secondly, considering the whole picture, I believe that the vengeful spirits controlled by the demon tamer are normally only used for balancing and limiting, so two spirits are considered two slots. It is only when the other spirits begin to be truly absorbed into the puzzle that they can be considered as one entity. That's why Sadako and Kuchisake-onna are each counted as one slot. This way of writing it makes more sense.

As for Fang Shiming's claim of having three ghost slots, that was against Yang Jian's ghostly hand; he stole a bit of the ghost messenger's supernatural abilities, so he should only be considered a low-tier version.

If there are any parts that are unacceptable, please consider this a minor revision.
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