The Old Gods Are Whispering

  Chapter 16 Novice gift pack, assessment task

  When Gu Jianlin saw this title, even if he didn't know much about the extraordinary world, he could still figure out some things.

   No wonder this artificial intelligence calls him a descendant of the Gu family.

   It's no wonder that in his childhood memories, the only memories related to family relatives are the mourning hall and the spirit card.

  At that time, he was still in elementary school. Because of the discord between his parents, he had been cautious since he was a child, and he studied hard at school. He never missed classes and almost never asked for leave, for fear of making his parents angry.

   The few times he asked for leave, he was asked by his parents.

   "Xiao Lin, your grandpa's birthday, please take a leave tomorrow."

"Oh."

   "Xiao Lin, your grandma's birthday, please take a leave tomorrow."

"Oh."

   "Xiao Lin, your second uncle is gone, please take a leave tomorrow."

"Oh."

   "Xiao Lin, the third uncle is gone..."

  At that time, Gu Jianlin was still young, and almost cast a shadow over Taipei Road Funing Garden.

  Every time he passed by, there would be one more tombstone there, and no one told him why.

Gu Jianlin was very lonely since he was a child, because his family structure was different from other families. He never got together during the holidays. up.

  The co-authors and their family are all sublimators, and they are full of heroes.

   "So, you just used the descendants of the Gu family, is it a euphemism?"

  Gu Jianlin said quietly: "Because more precisely, I am the only child of the Gu family."

  Taixu smiled and explained: "In order to prevent you humans from feeling uncomfortable and our resistance to artificial intelligence, I will also take care of your feelings. According to your humans, this is called emotional intelligence."

  High emotional intelligence, you are the only child of the Gu family.

  Low EQ, your whole family will die.

  Gu Jianlin didn't know what to say, so he could only move the mouse and click on the document.

"In the thirty-seventh year of the first emperor, Xu Fu returned from his first eastward journey without success, and the first emperor was furious. Xu Fu was afraid that Qin Shihuang would blame him, and falsely claimed that the sharks in the sea were very powerful. It was difficult for ships to get close to the fairy mountain to get medicine. He had to send a good archer to go with him Only by shooting sharks can they go ashore to ask for medicine. The first emperor then ordered a man who can recruit good fighters to help him hunt and kill sharks."

"He is a general under the first emperor's throne. When he was young, he fought in all directions, suppressed rebellions, and quelled disasters. He was the ancestor of the Gu clan in Langya. In the same year, a disaster occurred on the east coast, and the big shark made waves. Gu stayed on the shore, and his clan spread again. , He made great achievements in suppressing the sea chaos, and was rewarded by the first emperor, which is extraordinary and refined."

"In the following two thousand years, the Gu family experienced dynasties, and their descendants followed the order of the first emperor to search for the footprints of immortals in the mountains and seas. At the end of the Yuan Dynasty and the beginning of the Ming Dynasty, they entered the Fusang Shrine by mistake, and have been tortured by the curse for generations. , unknown in later years..."

   "This curse is weird and unpredictable. All members of the Gu clan, without exception, will die strangely between the ages of forty and fifty. It is suspected that they have encountered some kind of mysterious event related to the ancient gods. The specific circumstances are unknown."

"In 1979, Gu Qingcheng and Li Nianci, the last descendants of the Gu family, settled in Fengcheng. They tried to sever the curse of Gu's bloodline, and adopted three children from an orphanage to continue the family inheritance. However, it turns out that the Gu family still failed to escape the abyss of the curse... "

  Gu Jianlin was stunned when he saw this.

  He sat down on the chair with a blank expression and trembling eyes.

   It turns out that in the history known to ordinary people, some secret details have been erased.

  If the emperor who is now sleeping in Lishan Mountain is a demigod sublimator, then what he is after is definitely not the so-called immortal medicine, but the secret about the ancient god!

  Thinking about it, what Xu Fu was ordered to pursue should be the ancient god.

  The Gu family, probably the so-called scholar-bureaucrat family in history, has been a sublimator background since their ancestors, and has been secretly active for thousands of years, until they were cursed at a place called Fusang Shrine.

  Clan people are dying one by one.

   This curse has continued from ancient times to today, and it has been fulfilled on everyone.

  Gu Jianlin didn't have any impression of his grandparents, mainly because they died too early.

   He didn't know until today that his father and the others were adopted.

  According to this file, the grandparents should have died of a curse shortly after adopting their father and uncle.

  As for the father and the others, they grew up dependent on each other. Although they were adopted, they still couldn't escape the curse.

   Died one by one.

   This curse does not seem to continue with the blood, but really wants to drive you to death.

  Gu Jianlin continued to look at this file, and the mouse slid down.

   "Gu Qingcheng, a sixth-level sublimator, who passed the ancient martial arts path, died of a turbulent flow of supernatural elements at the age of forty-nine."

   "Li Nianci, a fifth-level sublimator, a pharmacist, died of drug out of control at the age of forty-six."

   "Gu Cijiu, a third-level sublimation person, passed by Shensi, died in a cliff accident at the age of forty."

   "Gu Cixin, second-level sublimation, sword sect path, cause of death is unknown, at the age of forty-two."

  Currently, this file only retains the information of modern Gu clan members.

  Gu Jianlin's pupils flickered, almost every accident was an accident.

  A coincidence of coincidences can no longer be a coincidence.

  It must be manipulated by someone.

  For no reason, Gu Jianlin thought of the terrifying silhouette he saw before he was seriously injured.

   That monster-like thing that looks like a ghost car.

   Gu Jianlin finally slid down and saw a line of writing marked in red.

   "Gu Ci'an, the sixth-level degenerate, the way of the celestial master."

   "Suspected to be polluted by ancient gods, severely out of control mental state, has caused many accidental casualties, opened the seal of Qilin Fairy Palace without authorization, slaughtered 13 A-level investigators, armed with mythology!"

   "Wanted Range: Worldwide."

   "Level of danger: Alpha level."

   "Target Status: Dead!"

  Seeing this, Gu Jianlin suddenly felt a little weak, and the blood in his whole body was cold.

  In the middle of the night, the cool sea breeze blew in, making him shiver.

  He did not expect that behind his family was a family of sublimators with a long history.

   What he didn't expect was that all members of the family died because of the curse.

  In fact, he once complained when he was a child why his family was always different from others.

   Now he understands.

   It's not that the family members are bad, but because of helplessness.

  There is always too much helplessness in this world.

  The joys and sorrows, the ups and downs.

  Maybe, maybe grandparents want to hug him too.

  But all he could see were some letters left to him by his grandparents.

  When he read those letters, he felt that the words were cold.

  But now that I think about it, I am a little touched.

   Including the uncles, the reason why they have not been in contact with each other is also clear at a glance.

  Dad is busy all year round, probably to lift the curse...

  So regardless of his wife or son, he even gave up his family to solve the case.

  Maybe he already knew when his uncles died.

  Their father and son cannot escape this fate.

  However, what he couldn't accept the most was the last file about his father.

   "Ethereum Association has been trying its best to help your Gu family lift the curse these years, but in the end there is still no way. Until your father's generation, he lost control due to unknown reasons and finally died of this unknown curse."

   "And this curse will also be fulfilled on you."

  Gu Jianlin fell silent.

  At this moment, he once again recalled the terrifying silhouette on the highway, the monster with nine heads, and those terrifying faces.

   After four months, the shadow of death enveloped him again.

   And fear.

   "In other words, if this curse is not lifted, I will die too."

   After a long time, Gu Jianlin asked softly, "Is that right?"

  Taixu replied: "Theoretically, when you are about forty years old, you will also die because of the curse."

  Gu Jianlin silently clenched his palms.

  The so-called curse, is that monster?

  How strong should that monster be?

  Father has been busy for half his life, but he has not been able to lift the curse.

  For a moment, he was in a state of disarray.

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   After a while, Tai Xu still maintained his smile, and said in a humanized way: "It has been detected that there is a problem with your mental state and heart rate, I suggest you go and pour yourself a cup of hot water?"

  Gu Jianlin was silent for a moment, then waved his hands and said, "No need. What does my father's file mean?"

  Taixu replied: "Literally."

  Gu Jianlin stared at him and paused every word: "Is he a fallen person?"

  Taixu confirmed: "Yes. If it is an ordinary newcomer, maybe I will introduce in detail what is a fallen person, but as a person who has already fought against the fallen person, you should be very clear."

   "The so-called degenerates are sublimators who are polluted by the breath of the ancient gods. The lower the sublimation, the easier it is to be polluted."

   "A high-level sublimator will have much stronger resistance. Once contaminated, there is a high probability that they will actively contact some taboos, or be bewitched by the power of the ancient gods, thus betraying the human camp."

  "—We don't recommend joining the association for low-level sublimators who are usually easily polluted, and we don't send missions to enter the ancient gods. However, because the treasures buried in the ancient gods are too precious, there are still countless people who follow them."

  Li Changzhi, that fake policeman, is a magician.

  Gu Jianlin fought against that magician before he became a sublimator.

  His evaluation is, dishes!

  Of course, if it wasn't for the fact that he possesses the power of a unicorn, he would probably have been hypnotized and headshot on the spot.

  And the mutation that that guy showed in the dying state is simply as terrifying as an alien.

  Gu Jianlin felt that even if there were fifty of himself, it wasn't enough for the other party's teeth.

  Although that guy was finally hit by one move in seconds.

   It's just that the guy's mental state is indeed very crazy.

  As an artificial intelligence, Tai Xu's wisdom cannot be underestimated. He seemed to be able to see through his doubts, and answered: "In evolution, there are often variations. This is the eternal law of life."

   "Take Li Changzhi as an example. Before he lost control, he was a public official of the Asgard project. However, when mining the remains of the Kylin Asgard, he lost control due to his own desires and various reasons."

  She paused: "And he is also a survivor of several killings caused by your father."

  Gu Jianlin was silent, because he didn't believe that his father would do such a thing.

  It was raining heavily that day, and he was waiting for his father to come back at the airport.

  Although Dad was in a hurry that day, he bought him some clothes and a brand new Switch.

  I can talk and laugh along the way, and I can't see that I'm out of control.

  Furthermore, even if Dad is a person from the extraordinary world, with his personality, how could he kill innocent people indiscriminately?

  Back when his parents hadn’t divorced, the man would have to talk about it for half a month to kill a fish.

  Mom often thinks he is useless.

  —The most paradoxical thing is that the fallen people are crazy and aggressive, but the father I saw that day was very normal.

  Taking Li Changzhi as an example, that guy’s pollution level didn’t seem to be very serious, but he went crazy after a few words, and his IQ plummeted…

   What's more, Gu Ci'an is still at the sixth level.

  Gu Jianlin didn't believe it, there must be something wrong with it, he didn't believe that man would be such a bloodthirsty maniac.

   "I want to see the evidence."

  He said in a deep voice, "I want to see the detailed accident report."

  Taixu said: "Entry search, please wait a moment."

  Just a second later, the humanized soft voice sounded again: "Sorry, reserve investigator, Gu Jianlin. Your authority is insufficient, and you have no right to view related events."

  Gu Jianlin wiped his face vigorously, feeling discouraged.

   No wonder Lu Zicheng said before that even if he joined the Ether Association, he would not be able to learn the whole truth.

  It seems that the matter about Dad is a high-level secret in the Ethereum Association, and ordinary people have no way of accessing it.

   "What kind of permission is required to be eligible to view this matter?"

   Gu Jianlin asked calmly.

  Taixu searched again for a while, and replied: "Sorry, your authority is insufficient, and you have no comment."

  Gu Jianlin took a deep breath, and his blood pressure surged upwards.

   But he knows that losing his temper is useless.

   What's more, the other party is just an artificial intelligence.

   Gu Jianlin never expected that what he got after entering the extraordinary world would be such a jaw-dropping result.

   Not only is the cause of Dad's death confusing, but he is even suspected of becoming a fallen man who committed a felony.

  —More importantly, if this curse is true, then he himself will die when he is about forty years old!

  Suddenly, the shadow of death enveloped the boy again.

  Taixu smiled and said: "Then next, I will register your information into the database."

  Gu Jianlin froze for a moment.

   "Name: Gu Jianlin."

"Sex: Male."

   "Blood type: Type O."

   "Date of Birth: August 13, 20xx."

   "Talent Classification: Independent Sublimation."

   "Inheritance path: Divine Division."

   "Level: Level 0."

   "Merit: 100."

   "We will send you a gift package for newcomers soon."

   "Ding, the gift package for newcomers is ready, please click to download."

   "The assessment trial is about to start, and the task is being dispatched."

   "Ding, your assessment trial is a high-risk hunting mission—target, first-order fallen, code-named clown!"

  (end of this chapter)