Zongman: My five senses are connected with the proud daughter of the world

Ultimately, the evil gods of that system would never actively bestow blessings with what humans understand as "goodwill."

The power gained by believers is essentially the result of exposure to knowledge beyond the limits of the human mind, and its use will inevitably lead to self-destruction.

Even if there is seemingly "active" interaction (such as responding to a summon), it is only the result of the evil god's unconscious behavior being misinterpreted by humans.

Back to Hastur, compared to Cthulhu's direct destructive tendencies, Hastur is often described as a more subtle mind manipulator.

Its symbolic areas are art, madness, and hidden knowledge.

Speaking of art, literary art is also a kind of art, which seems to explain to some extent why the source of the matter came from Kasumigaoka Utaha's light novel.

Jiang Lianqiu was also somewhat glad that the source of the pollutants he had come into contact with so far was the King in Yellow.

It would be fun if it was Mr. Ke and you could provoke him to give you candy.

"By the way, have you brought the person here?" Jiang Lianqiu suddenly remembered another thing.

Belfast nodded and smiled. "I've already brought it here. It's currently undergoing inspection. We've also discovered something..."

After listening to Belfast's report, Jiang Lianqiu's brows gradually furrowed.

On Earth... there has actually been an organization that believes in evil gods for a long time?

It wasn't what he initially thought. Everything had started from the moment he turned fifteen not long ago and his five senses connected with Su Shang! ?

This fact made the huge rock that was weighing on Jiang Lianqiu's heart disappear in an instant, and he felt relieved.

……Dividing line……

Even though she was a famous beauty and academic master in school, the object of admiration of countless boys and jealousy of girls, she would normally be somewhat proud of these things. But at this moment, Kasumigaoka Utaha became like a helpless little girl, tightly holding Machida Sonoko's hand.

She regretted that she shouldn't have agreed so easily to leave with those two suspicious people.

Biting her lip, Kasumigaoka Utaha followed closely beside Machida Sonoko as she walked along the alloy corridor. It was difficult for her to connect the various incomprehensible sci-fi scenes she saw along the way with the external image of this building.

(Oh, if the reporters knew that the interior of the famous super-consortium's headquarters, the Silver Crown Tower, was actually like this, mainstream media around the world would definitely fill their front pages with extensive reports at the same time.)

(No, who knows how many of those media outlets actually belong to the Silver Corona Tower? Maybe this place is behind all of them?)

——She only dared to think about such words in her heart, and she dared not say them out loud no matter how venomous her words were.

The power of the terrifying Shinomiya family is limited to Japan. The owner of this Silver Crown Tower, the chaebol called "Silver Crown Star Ring", has extended its tentacles to every corner of the world.

Koch's octopus at Western University is nothing compared to it.

Born and raised in a capitalist country, Kasumigaoka Utaha knew too well what such an exception meant, so when she found herself being taken to the Silver Crown Tower, she completely gave up all thoughts of resistance.

At the same time, Kasumigaoka Utaha's doubts grew.

In her eyes, it was just a small case of "a pervert stalking Editor Machida", so how come a monster like the Silver Crown and Star Ring was involved?

The girl's mind was in a mess, and she didn't come to her senses until she heard the voice "We're here".

"Where is this...?" Machida Sonoko held Kasumigaoka Utaha's hand tightly and looked at the two testing chambers in front of her vigilantly.

Only then did Kasumigaoka Utaha realize that they had unknowingly arrived in a strange room.

The room looked like an interrogation room, but the environment didn't feel oppressive.

But what really surprised Kasumigaoka Utaha was the huge floor-to-ceiling window in the room.

Through the floor-to-ceiling windows, she could see an extremely large experimental field opposite, and her room was located on the upper floor of this experimental field.

As she looked down at the experimental field, the girl's pupils suddenly shrank——

—A researcher hurried by, holding in his hand…wasn’t that the lucky cat piggy bank in her room?! ! !

Chapter 33: Hastur's Secret Cult

Jiang Lianqiu, who had just walked into the observation room, fell flat on his face in front of Belfast's horrified gaze.

Without thinking, Belfast yelled at the top of his lungs: "Help! There's an assassin!!"

In an instant, a level one alarm sounded throughout the Silver Crown Tower, and countless mechanical servants immediately rushed towards the observation room fully armed.

"Wait! Befa! I'm fine!"

Jiang Lianqiu stood up with a grin, shook his head, and asked the restless mechanical servants to return to their positions. Then, he rubbed his waist and walked to the chair next to him and sat down.

Once the ultimate move was used, he even beat himself up. Li Da Zhentou, you have caused me so much trouble!

Shaking his head, and with the help of Su Chang's vision, Jiang Lianqiu discovered that General Feixiao had appeared, and his brows frowned slightly.

As one of the Seven Heavenly Generals of the Imperial Bow, he was already in the Yaoqing Immortal Boat. He was able to rush over so quickly, so he must have been not far away from Su Shang. All these factors made her realize that the place where Lan's gaze was just now was next to Su Shang, and Jiang Lianqiu was not surprised.

At this time, Jiang Lianqiu also happened to "hear" Feixiao's words "Who is Xiao Qiuzi".

On the other side, Su Shang, who was already frightened, immediately lost her composure after Fei Xiao said the second sentence.

The person in front of her was the famous General Tianji, the boss of her boss's boss, and he also knew her parents. If she went and said something strange to her father and mother, even if Su Shang was stupid, she knew that her mother would definitely press her against the wall and pinch her ears to force her to tell her whose son Xiao Qiuzi was.

"No no no no no!"

"I didn't say anything about Xiao Qiuzi! General, you heard it wrong! You heard it wrong!"

Su Chang's face flushed red, and she shook her head quickly, her twin ponytails hitting Fei Xiao - she looked a bit like Ying Lili.

However, Feixiao was experienced and could tell at a glance that the little girl was insincere. The spring water in her eyes and the shy and panicked look made Feixiao believe what Jiaoqiu said.

"What are you afraid of? Love between men and women is human nature. Can a young girl remain single for her entire life? Come on, tell me, which boy is so lucky? In the Cloud Cavalry?"

"No!" Su Shang shook her head decisively.

"Oh~ It seems that there really is such a person." Feixiao smiled immediately - innocent little girls are easy to deceive.

"Quack! General, you're trying to trick me!"

Jiang Lianqiu, who watched this scene from beginning to end: "..."

"I'm doing this for your own good." Fei Xiao patted Su Chang's shoulder. "After the training of the new recruits is completed, a group of them will be transferred to other immortal ships."

"If this general were to transfer you away from Yaoqing with a stroke of his pen, wouldn't you be separated from your lover?"

Su Chang frowned and said solemnly, "As a soldier of the Cloud Cavalry, we have an obligation to obey orders! Whether we serve in Yaoqing or guard other immortal ships, it does not affect our chivalrous deeds!"

The little girl pouted her lips. She had always dreamed of becoming a Cloud Cavalry soldier and a great hero, but she didn't want to be taken care of like this.

"You have ambition, alright? Since you don't say anything, I won't ask any more questions." Fei Xiao stopped paying attention to Su Chang's lover. "However, since you have been favored by Emperor Gong Siming, I think your future achievements will be limitless. This general looks forward to your performance."

Feixiao waved his hand and prepared to leave.

After confirming what had happened, she felt relieved. She still had to rush back to deal with various official documents and war reports.

Just as Feixiao was about to leave, Suchang suddenly spoke up, "General, can...can you wait a moment?"

"What's wrong?" Feixiao turned around and asked curiously.

Su Shang scratched her head, not knowing how to start for a moment, and instinctively began to ask Jiang Lianqiu for help.

(Xiao Qiuzi! I'd like to ask if there's any good way to deal with your situation, but I don't know how to ask... Ugh! My brain doesn't work when it comes to the critical moment!)

The chivalrous lady Shang Shang was kindhearted and good at fighting for justice. This action warmed Jiang Lianqiu's heart, so he replied, "Don't bother. I already have a preliminary clue. As for more..."

Something like the evil god is probably not a problem that can be solved by a general of Xianzhou, not to mention that Feixiao is far away in another universe.

"All in all, Shang Shang, you have already helped me a lot."

If it weren't for Su Shang, he wouldn't have been able to ask the Patrolling Star God to help keep an eye on it.

Although she didn't understand what help she had given, since Jiang Lianqiu said so, Su Shang felt happy. She patted her chest and subconsciously wanted to answer. Then she glanced at Fei Xiao guiltily and muttered in her heart:

(Hehe, if you need anything in the future, just let me know. I'll always help those in need! This is what my father and mother taught me since I was a child!)

After saying that, she apologized to Feixiao with a slightly awkward look: "General, I... I'm fine, hey?"

Feixiao laughed helplessly, treating it as the child's temperament that changed as quickly as the weather in June. After sighing, "She's still a little girl," he disappeared silently from the spot.

"Wow! So awesome!"

Su Shang widened her eyes, not being able to see clearly how Fei Xiao left!

She was the only one left at the moment, so Su Shang quickly put away her sword, looked around guiltily, stepped forward quickly with her skirt flying, and went back to her girlhood with her sword in her arms, starting to "immersively experience Xiao Qiuzi's perspective."

……Dividing line……

After Su Shang's problem came to a temporary end, Jiang Lianqiu turned his attention back to himself.

When Belfast saw her master, who had been sitting motionless in the chair, stand up, she knew that the matter of the "Miss in Plain Clothes" was probably over. She walked forward and the wall on one side of the observation room suddenly became transparent, allowing Jiang Lianqiu and her to see the huge experimental field below at a glance.

At the same time, the transparent wall also provides four separate screens on the left side.

The first three were humans who were "recovered" from Machida Sonoko's home and were being held in solitary confinement. At this moment, they were lying on an alloy table, their bodies tightly bound. Not only were they unconscious, but they were also plugged with all kinds of tubes.

On the bottom screen, Kasumigaoka Utaha and Machida Sonoko are being questioned.

"Master, we have already investigated and found out that the three people are Shunsuke Yamada, Eito Yonetani, and Nozomi Yasunaga."

"On the surface, these three are just ordinary people in society, but secretly they are members of an organization called the 'Carcosa Mystic Cult'..."

Chapter 34: What the hell?

Jiang Lianqiu narrowed his eyes slightly and his gaze fell on the three people who were unconscious on the screen.

He was not surprised that Belfast was able to obtain enough information from the three people so quickly. The mechanical servants had plenty of means and did not need people to speak voluntarily. They could dig out all the information Jiang Lianqiu wanted to know from their minds.

"Carcosa..."

Adjusting his cuffs, Jiang Lianqiu repeated the name.

In the Cthulhu mythology, it is the name of the ancient city where Hastur's body was imprisoned. Its ruins are located on the shores of Lake Hali on the planet Pleiades.

The very name of this sect proves beyond a doubt that they are an association that secretly worships Hastur, the Great Old One.

"You really don't know how to live or die. It's hard to trust anyone."

"Befa, send a reconnaissance ship secretly to the vicinity of the planet Pleiades in the Pleiades cluster. I need to know what's there—but don't act rashly."

"Understood!" A glimmer of data flashed across Belfast's beautiful rose-purple eyes, and the order was transmitted to the central star port through the command link.

A moment later, a reconnaissance ship that had just been manufactured slowly sailed out of the star port and disappeared into the boundless sea of ​​stars.

After dispatching the reconnaissance ship, Belfast continued his report, "Based on the memories of the three individuals excavated, the Carcosa Cult's existence on Earth is uncertain. Its organizational structure, headquarters location, and specific membership remain shrouded in mystery. This secret society is so well-hidden that most members themselves are unaware of the cult they belong to."

"They don't have a standardized method for recruiting new members, nor do they use any modern communication methods to communicate with each other. Furthermore, upon joining the society, members must undergo an initiation ceremony, during which they repeatedly recite a text called the 'Yellow Mantra.' Unfortunately, it seems that the 'Yellow Mantra' that the Carcosa Cult possesses is only a fragment."

"After analysis, we discovered that no matter which language on Earth it is recited in, the syllables of this fragment of the 'Yellow Robe Sacrifice' create a sound wave with powerful psychological suggestion and hypnotic effects. When a believer recites the fragment of the 'Yellow Robe Sacrifice' for the 19th time, some of the brain's neural structures undergo incredible, counterintuitive physical changes."

"This will make them permanently and absolutely loyal to the Karsak Esoteric Cult, while also permanently forgetting some secrets that their level within the cult does not allow them to know."

"But..." Belfast paused briefly, his expression strange, "that's all."

"We haven't discovered any other effects of the fragments."

"And then?" Jiang Lianqiu continued to ask, "Why did they target Machida Sonoko and Kasumigaoka Utaha?"

Belfast walked to the glass curtain wall and pointed at one of the people on the screen.

"This Yamada Shunsuke is an editor at the Fuzugawa Library, just like Machida Sonoko. When Kasumigaoka Utaha sent the manuscript for the second volume of 'Love Metronome' to Machida Sonoko, Yamada Shunsuke's desk was right next to Machida Sonoko's."

"The information contamination carried by the manuscript caused Machida Sonoko to unconsciously recite the fragments of the Yellow Robe Rite, which caught the attention of Yamada Shunsuke. He took advantage of Machida Sonoko's inattention and secretly printed a copy of the second volume's manuscript."

"Then……"

"This Yamada Shunsuke saw "Yellow Clothes Festival" through the original manuscript of Kasumigaoka's novel?"

Jiang Lianqiu had already roughly guessed what happened next.

"Yes." Belfast nodded. "Yamada Shunsuke is also an editor. He quickly found Ms. Kasumigaoka's information. His personal ability is not enough to see the complete 'Yellow Ritual' through the original manuscript, but he is well aware that this is a great opportunity to complete the sect's incomplete manuscript."

"After informing his superior, Nozomi Yasunaga, who was now lying in another room, of this matter through a one-way communication, Nozomi Yasunaga took Shunsuke Yamada and the remaining Eito Yonetani with him, preparing to retrieve Sonoko Machida and Ms. Kasumigaoka."