chsdbacks Chapter 637 Intelligence
Chapter 637 Intelligence
A few seconds later, Jemin withdrew his hand.
The man collapsed to the ground, and two other men and a woman also fell one after another under the influence of the soul-searching witchcraft.
The four people stopped breathing simultaneously, their pupils dilated, and their vital signs died out as quickly as a candle flame being extinguished.
Jemin crouched down and searched the four people.
Weapons are meaningless to him, but the world's currency is needed.
He found a leather money bag containing some metal coins and a few banknotes.
The coins are made of copper or silver, while the banknotes feature exquisite designs, printed with various portraits and text.
The quantity isn't large, but it's enough for one person to survive in an unfamiliar city for a period of time.
He put the money pouch into his inner sanctum, stood up, took one last look at the abandoned settlement, and then turned and walked into the night.
The energy orb in his hand emitted a steady, soft white light, illuminating an area of several meters around him.
The sense of being watched from the darkness receded far away under the light, not daring to approach.
As he walked, Jemin sorted through the flood of information in his mind.
These four men were a unique type of bandit in this wasteland.
It used to be a fairly large gang, but a few days ago it was wiped out by the authorities, leaving only these four people who barely escaped.
In this person's memory, the most important thing is naturally the information about the bizarre.
The people of this world have coexisted with the supernatural since ancient times, and naturally have a fairly clear distinction between the supernatural and the supernatural.
The official authorities of this world classify these bizarre entities into five levels based on their extreme destructive power: Dangerous, Hazardous, Cataclysmic, Natural Disaster, and Destructive.
The most common level is the Danger level, which includes Salty Fingers and the Fear Snake.
This is the lowest level of the bizarre, capable of killing, but the scope is limited and the methods are singular.
Graffiti that is bizarre is considered a higher level of danger, with a wider range of impact, more ingenious methods, and often possessing a certain degree of intelligence.
And the night is eerie...
Jemin paused slightly.
It's devastating.
Of course, since the supernatural is integrated with the laws, if it wants to cause damage to the outside world, it needs to abide by various rules.
In theory, as long as you figure out a strange killing rule and find the corresponding solution, you might be able to survive even if you encounter a powerful monster.
Therefore, although the level of eeriness of the night is high, because the rules of killing have been clearly analyzed, it does not pose too great a threat to conventional society.
Of course, even if the bizarre rules are clearly explained, it doesn't mean that the bizarre thing is without danger.
Not to mention that many bizarre murder rules do not have a natural "way out," even the bizarre rules that are clearly defined can cause considerable losses if deliberately exploited by certain people.
Such a disaster had occurred in that person's memory before.
A terrorist organization once cut off the entire power supply to a city.
It was nighttime, so the entire city was plunged into absolute darkness.
The eeriness of the night "awakened" in that city.
After daybreak, the city became a ghost town.
Except for a few exceptionally lucky individuals, the entire city's millions of inhabitants vanished, leaving behind only mindless pets and deserted houses.
This is the bizarre destructive power of a devastating scale; if the conditions are met, it could easily destroy an entire civilization.
Besides the bizarre level, the technological state of this plane also became clear in his mind.
As Jemin had previously speculated, the overall technological level of this plane was roughly equivalent to the late 20th century in the world he came from before he transmigrated.
However, "roughly the same" does not mean "exactly the same".
In some areas, the development trajectories are quite different.
The most obvious difference is in aviation technology.
As it turned out, Jemin's earlier caution was correct.
In this dimension, high-speed flight is forbidden.
When an object breaks the speed of sound, the resulting sonic boom creates huge "ripples" in the eerie world, attracting things that are sensitive to sound and vibration.
Flying too high is the same; there is an eeriness in the high sky that lingers above the clouds.
Therefore, this plane has no supersonic fighter jets, no high-altitude reconnaissance aircraft, and its aviation technology is generally lagging behind.
But marine technology presents a completely different picture.
Huge ocean-going cargo ships shuttle across the sea, and huge fishing nets haul up tons of fish from the deep sea.
It can be said that the ocean is the lifeblood of human civilization in this dimension.
The reason is that someone once tamed a marine monster, and based on that, they continued to tame new monsters.
These marine creatures possess a variety of strange abilities; some can calm storms, some can drive away dangerous creatures, and some can "bless" ships with extra speed and stability.
However, the deep sea remains a forbidden zone for humankind.
In the memories of those bandits, descriptions of the deep sea were imbued with an almost religious awe.
There is a “big thing” in the deep sea, and no one knows what it is, because no one who has been to the deep sea has ever returned.
In terms of weaponry, the development of individual weapons in this dimension far surpasses the level of Earth at the same time.
The reason lies in some "gene drugs".
It was a body-enhancing drug developed using bizarre properties, capable of significantly improving strength, speed, and reaction time.
However, the side effects are significant, and apart from a few particularly expensive varieties, the success rate of most ordinary products is less than 10%.
Besides gene therapy, there is an even more dangerous path: becoming a "psychic".
He seals the strange within his body to borrow its power.
The host of that serpent of fear was such a being.
The potential of psychics is far greater than that of gene drug users, but their strangeness can backfire at any time, and their lifespan is generally very short.
However, in general, most people in this world are still ordinary people who rely on firearms to survive.
From the bandits' memories, Jemin also learned that, in addition to some well-known strange occurrences, each city has its own unique strangeness due to its different circumstances.
The original destination of these people was a city called "Fog City".
Located on the eastern coast of this continent, Fog City is a densely populated, rainy, and heavily industrialized outlying city.
It is shrouded in gray fog and black smoke from factory chimneys year-round, and the air is filled with the smell of coal smoke, sea fog and chemical waste.
The city is large and chaotic, and the official forces cannot cover every corner.
Numerous abandoned factories, slums, and underground spaces serve as hiding places for various illegal spiritualists, black market dealers, and fugitive criminals.
For those who want to "lie low," this place is perfect.
These people originally planned to go to the foggy city to lay low for a while, and then return to the wilderness to resume their old ways after some time.
Jemin raised his head and looked up at the northern night sky.
In that direction, it's about a day's journey to the Fog City.
His current goal is clear: to find an inconspicuous corner in that city to settle down, lie low, observe, and study.
Figure out the bizarre mechanisms by which this world was created, understand how they relate to the laws of nature, and learn the relevant knowledge.
It would be best to find a way to capture some strange creatures of different levels to accumulate research materials for the upcoming breakthrough to the Dao Integration Realm.