.219: Strategic reserves and time bombs are only one line away

219: Strategic reserves and time bombs are only one line away

The birds are gone, the good bows are hidden, the cunning rabbits are dead, and the lackeys are cooked.

In many cases, the two parties who seem to be born and die are actually a symbiotic relationship.

Technical officials like Onmyoji, their official positions and salaries are to be expelled from evil and evil. If they really drive away all the monsters too clean and make the court feel that there is no Onmyoji in the capital, then the distance is to cut them in a whole department, and the days when they go home and eat rice will probably not be far away - don't overestimate the conscience and vision of any ruling person.

Therefore, when Onmyoji subdues and eliminates demons, they often deliberately leave some basically harmless little monsters without exorcising them, and let them wander in the noble mansions, creating some harmless pranks - this is actually always reminding the powerful and powerful people how indispensable these Onmyoji are.

And in the Ping'an Jing, where the emperor's residence and the imperial guards, they sealed these many monsters, even in the Yin-Yang Door in the palace, they were somewhat of a sense of self-respect. If you dare to take off the grind and kill the donkey and smash our job, we will dare to turn Kyoto into a ghost city.

Of course, the above things are just selfish and negative factors. In addition, from the perspective of positive and brightness, Onmyoji likes to choose seals rather than erase the monsters they defeat, and there is another more important reason.

——When the Onmyoji subdue demons and conquer monsters, in addition to casting spells themselves, the most powerful thug around them is Shikigami. The so-called Shikigami is actually the demons defeated by Onmyoji. The more fierce the demons defeated, the stronger the Shikigami they obtained after subdue. Once all the demons are wiped out, the Onmyoji naturally has no source of Shikigami.

In fact, as the spiritual energy of heaven and earth gradually dissipates and exhausts, the demons in later generations have become far less powerful than the demons of ancient times. The Shikigami that these Onmyoji can collect now are as ridiculous as children's toys compared to the Shikigami of the ancient Onmyoji.

In most cases, unless Shikigami died in battle, Shikigami and Onmyoji will be with you for life. Therefore, before dying, many famous Onmyoji in ancient times were unwilling to see their Shikigami break free from their shackles after their death and re-inflict the world as a monster. They also cannot pass the level of emotions accumulated in half their lives. They are really reluctant to wipe out these old partners who have been born and died many times together.

So, in the face of embarrassment, they could only seal the Shikigami who had accompanied them for their lives before they passed away, buried them in the mansion and the government office, or worshipped them in the family temple, waiting for a future descendant who is destined to release it and take it for their own use.

In addition, there are some demons who were defeated by ancient Onmyoji but were unable to subdue, and were sealed by them to give them to Onmyoji who might appear in the future, which is more powerful than themselves, for them to be accepted as Shikigami after the battle is subdued...

——In a sense, the ancient monsters buried in the underground secret room of Yinyangliao are definitely not time bombs that predecessors were lazy and left behind. Instead, they are an extremely rich and precious legacy - these are all good seedlings of the superior Shikigami

If the significance of burying these monsters is higher, it can also be regarded as an important strategic resource reserve, so that those future Onmyoji will still have a way to gain powerful Shikigami by opening up the reserve library of ancestors when demons in the mortal world are becoming increasingly rare and frustrated.

——Therefore, the significance of sealing rather than killing ancient monsters is just like the legend of an island country in another world using cement to seal coal at the bottom of the sea. It is only based on the various failures of this country since the Fukushima incident that their predecessors needed to seal the most back then, probably not coal, but should bury more fascist officers and soldiers in their shallow sea shelf in order to prevent the sealing now...

Of course, Onmyoji wants to subdue these monsters and force them to sign a contract with him and accept them as Shikigami. The premise is to have enough magic power. If you cannot defeat these monsters with your own hands and make them convinced, you will not be able to use these unruly guys for your own use.

However, the descendants of these Onmyoji are really too unsatisfied. As the demons decrease, they are becoming increasingly lazy in their hard practice. They spend most of their time on socializing and enjoyment. Even if they want to learn Yin-Yang, they prefer divination that can make money safely, Feng Shui and other things. As a result, all combat magic tricks are gradually lost, and their spiritual power and magic level are inferior to each generation... So that these Onmyoji in later generations dare not unveil the seal of their ancestors and try to subdue the legendary ancient monsters - even the most frustrating cat god fox fairy, they have to fight with big monsters like Shuitun Boy, Feitou Man... Isn't this a brain-sick look for death, and what is it?

——Give another corresponding example. A former superpower symbolized by polar bears, the countless nuclear weapons and nuclear facilities left to the rest of the world were originally powerful forces, but due to the deterioration of technical level after the decline of division and decline, the quality of talents decreased, especially the lack of the most basic funds. Now, they can only serve overtime under the conditions of severe maintenance, gradually being hit by wind and rain, slowly rusting and corroding, becoming a super time bomb that makes future generations increasingly worried... But they can't even make up the funds for dismantling and handling

By the same token, the precious legacy left by the legendary Onmyojis to future generations can only be regarded as a hidden danger and burden by the incompetent juniors, but there is no way to eliminate it. Therefore, they can only continue to lie in the secret room and fall into dust. Until now, a group of Essay barbarians who were forcibly invaded by a group of people, they accidentally released all these monsters... and then the situation became out of control.

"...In fact, if there are thin spiritual energy in other places on the island, these powerful monsters from ancient times will not be able to jump for a few hours even if they break through the shackles of cages and seals. They will be dying because of their exhaustion of magic power, and it will be easy to deal with it."

The old Onmyoji spread his hands helplessly and said to Feili with a bitter face, "...but this is Heian Kyo, where the spiritual veins of the whole country gather. Even in this end of Buddhism where ghosts and gods are declining, the spiritual energy is much stronger than elsewhere, allowing the ancient monsters to move freely. What's more troublesome is that a few months ago, the magic circle that originally sealed the Kyoto Spirit Vein in the legend gradually became invalid. Now, by this moment, the many monsters that escaped were completely collapsed, and even caused a rare spiritual blowout since ancient times..."

He raised a thin and shriveled arm, pointed to the colorful light column that penetrated the heaven and earth in the direction of the palace, and sighed long, "Ah, after so much spiritual power surged out, Kyoto has completely become a paradise for monsters. How can we humans still live?"

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In the evening, Miss Ryuki Mitsui also came to the outskirts of Kyoto. The people who accompanied him, Emperor Kumazawa and Prince Mengdeng, who were dragged all the way by a magician with a flying broom, were vomiting as soon as they landed. They finally recovered, but they had to face the unprecedented bad news that Kyoto turned into a demon city, and almost fainted on the spot...

——The descendants of their exiled royal family have been wandering from generation to generation. No matter how poor they are, they are still obsessed with returning to Kyoto. It has been hundreds of years since then. Now, with the east wind of the chaebols and Westerners, they have finally successfully defeated another royal bloodline. They are about to rule the world. But this dream-loving city of Kyoto has turned into this absurd appearance. How can they go back?

But whether it is the dual voter of Miss Ryuki Mitsui, the magic goddess and the goddess of wealth, or the Emperor Kumazawa and the Prince of Moeta, who are descendants of Amaterasu Daijiji, they are helpless and helpless in the Kyoto City, which has completely become a turbulent person and has almost become a demon city.

——This kind of violent mutant phenomenon of spiritual veins cannot be solved by human power at all. It is even more terrifying than almost any natural disaster.

Although unlike Feili, who is a candidate, there is a small handful of silver fire in his hand. It is pitiful that Feili discovered this silver fire from the ruins of the temple on the Mazka continent. However, because he was not capable enough, he could not use it. As a result, he was confiscated by the Magic Goddess and used it to reward the newcomer (Yuji Mitsui) - but if you want to use this thing to solve such a large-scale change in the world, it is even more unreliable than if you use a bucket of water to extinguish the Burning City Fire...

Therefore, after inspecting the scene, Miss Ryuki Mitsui could only spread her hands and express her weakness.

Relatively speaking, Emperor Kumazawa, the "grocery shop emperor", relies on some secret royal scriptures that have been passed down to this day, but he has a little knowledge of how to suppress the restlessness of Heian Kyoto's spiritual vein - it's just that it cannot be implemented at all...

"...I was in the Edo palace (actually the grocery store that was harassed by little gangsters all day long - the prince in the Mengding Palace secretly interrupted), and I heard the explanation from the former emperor that in the outskirts of Kyoto, there were four symbols of Fukiokayama, Kasukagawa, Giant Kazuki and Yamayodao, which corresponded to the four gods of Xuanwu, Qinglong, Suzaku and White Tiger. In Kyoto, the court built Yanli Temple in the north of Heianjing, and Todaji and Nishidaji in the east and west, and Rakawa Gate to the south.

These buildings seem to be nothing special, but in fact they have been repeatedly sacrificed by ancient Onmyoji. In fact, they are huge magic circle nodes, corresponding to Chuanokayama, Yasukawa, Giant Pond and Yamayo Road, forming a double guardian magic circle covering the entire Kyoto. This is used to control the four spiritual veins gathered underground, preventing the sudden burst of spiritual power and harming the people of the capital... Unfortunately, later generations are ignorant and have forgotten all the key points..."

The elderly Emperor Kumazawa stretched out his thin arm and pointed at the mountains and rivers around Kyoto from afar. Then he sighed helplessly, "... What's more terrible is that I heard that the Onmyoji said that a few months ago, the pseudo-official court in Kyoto actually issued the order to destroy Buddhism, and he burned the Yanli Temple, Todaji and Nishidaji, which guard the capital, were still there, but the giant pond dried up in the drought this year. The entire magic array system that sealed and controlled the Kyoto Lingzhi was destroyed completely. How could it still suppress the restless Lingzhi?"

"...Since that's the case, then do we still have a way to restore this formation and suppress the spiritual vein's rampage?"

Feili was actually not very concerned about the causes and consequences of this change. The only thing he cared about was whether this crazy magical city could be restored to normalcy, especially the magic network disorder in this area, and how much money it would cost.

It would be fine if it could be restored simply. If there is too much manpower and material resources required... Well, although this city seems to have irreplaceable political and historical significance, the relevant authorities cannot throw the tight funds and materials into the bottomless pit. If things are really difficult, then there is only the Emperor's order to move the capital and move the capital and the palace to other places - for example, Kamakura, who was originally reinstated by Emperor Kumazawa, is good. Anyway, the old man has no official or ministers around him. As long as he and his daughter are built in a luxurious house...

Emperor Kumazawa's answer also verified Feili's vague judgment in his heart.

"...Absolutely impossible," the old man shook his head and said firmly, "...Not to mention how to enter the current Kyoto City to start construction, even if there is really a way to temporarily suppress the monsters running around the streets, the drawings and documents at that time have long been lost. I only know a little rumors. And the current Onmyoji are incomparable to the ancestors such as Abe Harumaki of the Peace Dynasty..."

He looked at the Onmyoji who were timid like quails, and then turned to look at Kyoto where demons danced in the sunset. He couldn't help but choked up tears, "Haha, since the defeat of the Southern and Northern Dynasties, the merciful wish that my ancestors have been thinking about day after day is to see their glory return to Heian Kyo. But he never thought that at this moment, I finally came to the gate of Kyoto, but what I saw was a demon city... Hehe, I was exiled from Kyoto, and I was not allowed to return. Is this the destiny of my tribe that was destined by my tribe?"

Seeing the old man looking at Kyoto ahead, he was so excited that he cried and laughed, Feili couldn't help but feel speechless for a moment. From this, he also vaguely understood that some things he could look down on were probably more precious than life in the hearts of others...

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Everyone discussed this rare strange phenomenon in the world for a long time, but they could not come up with any decent countermeasures. In the end, they had to decide to stay in the outskirts of Kyoto for the time being and continue to wait and see for a few days before talking.

Since most streets and towns in Kyoto City near the northern palace have become wildmagics in the spiritual vein changes, the consequences of anyone using any magic and magic are absolutely unknown - the lowest level zero flash technique will turn into a level nine-level forbidden spell tsunami technique, the healing magic technique will turn into a deadly death finger, the kind blessing will turn into a vicious curse, the meteorite magic will turn into a summoning undead, and the evil undead natural disaster will turn into a sacred perfect resurrection technique... Therefore, no spellcaster can adapt to this damn environment, and even stay for a minute will feel like he is like a year.

In order to avoid this terrible energy vortex and the various monsters filled the city, after observing the situation in Kyoto, Feili ordered the troops around him to retreat slightly southeast for a short distance and stay in Tofukuji, outside the Rakawa Gate (South Gate).

Tofuku Temple seems to be just a Buddhist temple. In fact, it is surrounded by tens of thousands of people. And under the leadership of pilgrims from all over the world, the business is prosperous and there are many shops. Strictly speaking, it should be regarded as a satellite town in Kyoto, and it is the most prosperous one - the famous "Kyoyo Chan" precious silk, which is a specialty of Tofuku Temple, as well as the traditional handicrafts such as lacquerware and dolls here are also very good.

——Of course, that was all the past peaceful years.

Under the repeated destruction of famine, war, plague and the destruction of Buddha's destruction, Tofuku Temple has long been reduced to a desolate death.

Because it is so close to Kyoto, Tofukuji Temple has no resistance to the "king-supervisors" who came to destroy Buddhism under the orders. The Buddhist scriptures recited by monks day and night not only cannot save all sentient beings, but they cannot even save themselves. When Feili led his army past the mountain gate with only two charred wooden stakes, he saw several spears erected on both sides of the road, and they were like candied haws, poking a string of monk's bald heads layer by layer... Because the heads of these monks seemed to have been treated with lime and salt, and it was the colder winter day, so they had not rotted yet, so they could clearly identify their ferocious expressions before they died.

In the temple, traces of arson can be seen everywhere. Mountain gates, Buddhist temples, pagodas, robes, monks' yards, stables, and countless scriptures, all destroyed in the fire. Only a few towering temple exterior walls were not many defects. Therefore, Feili ordered to set up tents along the walls, and then lit a bonfire in the open space to keep warm and cook. His main force was still resting and waiting in Fushimi City behind. There were only a few hundred elite veterans around him, so just a large temple was enough to accommodate the entire army's camp.

The neighborhood market outside the temple was originally deserted in the turmoil, but now there are many new residents. They are all Kyoto citizens who escaped by chance. There were about three or four thousand people in total, and they each found a few unmanned dilapidated houses to live in. Others either fled to other directions or had become delicious food for monsters in the midst of the changes. At present, Kyoto City is absolutely impossible to live in.

Out of the psychological instinct of following the strong, after they fled out of Kyoto in panic, they saw the advance team of the Giant Bear Legion, eagerly posting it, hoping to obtain protection. Under the repeated requests of Emperor Kumazawa, who had a strong sense of responsibility, Feili agreed without any hesitation. Because the military rations he carried with him were quite abundant, he even distributed several pots of relief rice porridge to these refugees, which won countless gratitude for a while.
Chapter completed!