Hao Ren did not know if Vivian's artifact would work. Anyway, Hao Ren did not have any nightmares for the next three nights. However, he did not think that it had anything to do with the Eight Trigram.
One reason was that he knew that the Eight Trigram was not used to ward off evil spirits. It could be used for Fengshui, Geomancy, and locating treasures. However, it was not used to ward off evil spirits. Another reason was that he found a small line of words in the corner of the Eight Trigram. It was the name of a woodworking factory in Sichuan. He could not explain it.
He decided not to tell Vivian the truth.
In any case, it was a good sign that he did not have any more nightmares. Although the wolf fur that he brought from the dream to the real world was still disturbing, and Hao Ren was almost sure that he was being watched by something terrible, he was a guy who could comfort himself. Even if the sky fell down, as long as Yao Ming was not dead, he could live happily. As for the nightmares, he could wait until he saw Raven 12345.
Speaking of Raven 12345, Hao Ren went to look for her once two days ago. After all, there were a lot of things that were not explained clearly the last time they parted. Hao Ren had a lot of questions at home. However, he did not see the strange "goddess" the last time he went to look for her.
Hao Ren used the same method as last time. He took a car to the "Bastard" and found the lamppost with the old Chinese medicine advertisement. He successfully teleported to the upside-down house that might be located in a different dimension. This proved that his previous experience was not a dream. However, there was no sign of Raven 12345 in the house. Hao Ren only saw a few blue mist people patrolling the garden and the big house. They should be Raven 12345's servants. They seemed to have high intelligence, but they did not seem to speak human language. Hao Ren felt that he could not communicate with them at all.
One of the blue mist people handed Hao Ren a note. Raven 12345 wrote on the note that she had to go to Centaurus and would be back in three to five days. If she went crazy, she might come back in three to five years.
Then, Hao Ren was chased out by the blue servant with this unreliable message.
"This is really unreliable …" Hao Ren was reading a magazine in the living room with the air conditioner. He thought of the "Space Administration Office in Bastard" (the full name was very important!). He didn't know when Raven 12345 would come back to answer his questions. Now, Hao Ren felt like he was shrouded in a fog. There were things he couldn't understand and couldn't even figure out. He didn't even know where to start asking questions. The only person who could possibly tell him everything was this crazy and unreliable "goddess."
If he wasn't broad-minded, his obsessive-compulsive disorder alone would be enough to drive him to death.
Of course, for the past two days, he had tried to find Vivian and Lily to understand more about the "otherworldlings". How should he put it … more or less, he had gained some understanding of the two otherworldlings, werewolves and vampires. He also had a vague impression of the "world" that drifted away from human society.
Otherworldlings — this was what Hao Ren subconsciously called Lily and Vivian. In fact, it was also what many humans called non-human creatures. Even Lily and Vivian called themselves that. They did not seem to be dissatisfied with it.
It was unknown when the otherworldlings originated. It seemed that they had been around since the beginning of human history. From the bizarre and dazzling mythological monsters of the ancient times, to the vigorous church's purging of monsters in the medieval period, to the occasional horror stories in modern times, half-true and half-false legends of otherworldlings could be seen everywhere. Otherworldlings such as vampires, werewolves, demons, and undead were just stories to scare people. However, in the era when these ancient stories were just formed, they were actual "eyewitness records."
Most of the unusual creatures were a threat to the human race. It was impossible to verify the details of the initial conflict, but what was certain was that the unusual creatures and the human race had been in constant conflict since before there were any historical records. However, at the same time, many of the unusual creatures and the human race had close contact and even lived together. During the era when humans lived in caves, the otherworldlings were the most primitive gods or beasts in the ancient stories. Many ancient books that had been passed down to the present day had mentioned "gods" and "strange people" with animal characteristics, three heads and six arms, or strange mutated beasts that did not conform to the theory of evolution. Some of these records were the imagination and exaggeration of the ancients. Some of them were deformed children due to inbreeding and diseases in ancient times. The rest were basically the actual otherworldlings that had existed.
They and humans of that time weaved the early history of Earth's civilization. They played the role of "gods" in the records of civilization.
Vivian had lived through that era. Her memory was a little messy (perhaps it was because she had lived for too long?), but she could still provide some basic information. But she could still tell him some basic information. The most horrifying thing Hao Ren heard from her was that Zeus was actually a thunder giant, and there was something wrong with his brain.
Obviously, in the early days of contact between the otherworldlings and humans, the former had an overwhelming advantage. Otherworldlings usually had special abilities that were beyond human understanding. They had long lifespans, tenacious vitality, and were not just a little bit smarter than the early humans. The otherworldlings had absolute dominance over humans. They could do whatever they wanted. They could become the scourge of the world or the primordial gods that protected the people. To put it bluntly, they were the result of a whim. However, as time passed, the situation changed. Vivian's memory was not very reliable. She was not sure how the otherworldlings suddenly declined. In short, there were three main reasons. First, humans had gradually become civilized. When the otherworldlings were lax, humans gradually learned to unite and create better tools to fight against the tyrannical gods. The latter, on the other hand, had always maintained a relatively loose and independent group. Those who were left alone were easily defeated one by one. Second, the otherworldling population inexplicably declined (for unknown reasons). Third, the demon hunters appeared.
The third point is also the most important one.
The demon hunters were strange beings with half human blood. No one knew how they appeared. It was as if they appeared out of thin air. As soon as they appeared, they began to hunt the "otherworldlings" all over the world. The name of the demon hunters was not like this in the beginning. They did not have a fixed title and could be called any way they wanted. It was not until the medieval period when the European Vatican popularized the term "demon hunter" that the name gained widespread recognition. At that time, Europe was the last place where the otherworldlings ran rampant (the otherworldlings in other regions were basically wiped out by the locals and the demon hunters). Therefore, the European Vatican's classification, appellation, and definition of the otherworldlings and demon hunters became the "final version", which was still in place today.
It was not known whether this was a blessing or a curse for Europe …
In short, the demon hunters' activity led to the "otherworldlings" gradually withdrawing from the stage of Earth's civilization. From the initial rulers, they became the marginalized. Although the otherworldlings still possessed great power (compared to ordinary humans), they basically could not cause much of a stir.
This was what Hao Ren heard from Vivian. It was the unbelievable side of the real world that he thought was peaceful for more than 20 years … Anyway, since his worldview had been rebuilt after the disaster, let it be.
As for the two superwomen at home, Hao Ren also took a serious look at them.
Lily was a "young werewolf" with only a few decades of life experience. She was also an experienced fool, so she could not provide much information. On the other hand, Vivian was said to be a high-ranking Blood Clan member who had lived for many years. When Hao Ren first heard about her, he was shocked by her experience: She had been active in this world since before humans invented currency. She could be said to be older than human civilization in many regions! However, it was strange that Vivian knew very little. Her memory of thousands of years was a little hazy. It was said that the most she could do was sleep in various places. Until modern times, human society was quite boring to Vivian. This eccentric veteran vampire was not as passionate about tormenting humans or "upgrading" them like her compatriots. She spent most of her time dealing with her bad luck … Anyway, she had lived in such a muddled state for so many years that Hao Ren felt that she was definitely the shame of the vampires.
But to humans, she was a good girl.
Hao Ren had no idea how her worldview was formed.
(There was a special situation at noon … I couldn't access the web. I've only just recovered.)
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