Han Fei wanted to stop it, he had no interest in building an altar but it was too late.
The statue on the altar was like a melting snowman under the sun. As it shrunk, the cracks on its body healed and the face looked more and more like Han Fei.
Eyes, nose, mouth, the statue looked exactly the same as Han Fei. The only difference was that the Han Fei in the statue was laughing maniacally and unrestrainedly.
Han Fei had never laughed like this in real life. Even the Evil Soul would not laugh so crazily.
'The laughter from the Scarlet Orphanage is affecting me!'
The thing that Han Fei worried about had happened. The Butterfly had extracted his three souls and awakened the blood memory in his mind. Even though the Butterfly's consciousness had dissipated, the memory that it awakened had not returned to its original state.
"Warning! Building an altar will attract misfortune and disaster! After the altar is completely destroyed, the player will suffer permanent damage!
"Warning! Building an altar requires a large amount of resources … Forcing it will cause heavy damage to the player!
"Warning! After the altar is successfully built, the player will be detected by the Ineffable! Please decide carefully! "
The warning was still ringing. Han Fei's scalp was numb but there was nothing he could do. "Just a warning? Why didn't you tell me how to stop it? "
After the statue turned into the laughing Han Fei, Han Fei's Health Points started to drop rapidly. It dropped to 1.
To make matters worse, Han Fei's Health Points were supposed to recover on their own but now no matter how much they recovered, they would be swallowed by the altar.
What did 1 HP mean? A single touch from a baleful ghost could kill him instantly.
Han Fei stared at the wooden spikes on the edge of the altar and the red ropes that littered the ground. He did not dare to move.
Due to the Midnight Butcher's talent, the lower Han Fei's Health Points, the better his physique and the sharper his senses. He could sense that the altar was forming some kind of connection with him.
Noticing the abnormality around Han Fei, all the neighbours surrounded Han Fei to prevent him from being attacked.
Han Fei wanted to warn the others but he could not even speak. He could only wait for the system's notification.
The old altar gradually changed. Its appearance did not change much, but the strange words, curses, and scars on the inner wall had all disappeared.
No one dared to act blindly without thinking. Everyone stood in the center of the ancestral hall.
After an hour, the singing in the black coffin in the ancestral hall suddenly stopped, and faint laughter came from the altar.
Everyone present heard the laughter. It was clearly Han Fei's laughter but strangely enough, the feeling it gave others was completely different from Han Fei.
"Notification for Player 0000! As the guardian of Yi Min Street, you have successfully built a shrine for yourself! "
"Han Fei's Shrine (???) : Unknown item. "
[Definition of Unknown Item: An item that has never appeared in the night, or an item that appears for the first time.]
"It is impossible for a Level 15 player to successfully build a shrine. It fits the definition of an unknown item."
"Shrine Level: Level 0"
[Please upgrade the Shrine to Level 1 as soon as possible. Before the upgrade is successful, it will continuously consume your HP.]
"When the shrine reaches Level 1, the shrine's basic ability will be unlocked! Behind every shrine is a pair of unspeakable eyes, and every shrine has a corresponding unspeakable ability! "
"Notification for Player 0000! You have successfully lifted the black cloth of the shrine and obtained the recognition of the statue in the shrine. You have unlocked the Hidden Attribute Reputation! "
"Reputation Value: 34."
"Reputation Value has reached 100, minimum requirement to upgrade the shrine is met!"
"By gaining friendliness with the people around you, you can indirectly increase your Reputation Value. By increasing their hatred and anger toward you, there is a chance to increase your Reputation Value."
"Notification for Player 0000! You have successfully built the shrine! You have unlocked the Hidden Attribute Dark Virtue!
"Dark Virtue (???) : 80. "
"By doing virtuous deeds in the dark, you might be able to increase your Dark Virtue. The shrine can be upgraded by consuming Dark Virtue!"
"Upgrading the shrine requires the player to have 100 Reputation Value and 100 Dark Virtue!"
After reading the system notification, Han Fei was dumbfounded.
The shrine was related to the Unspeakable. Without realizing it, Han Fei had taken a big step in his life. However, this step felt like he was being buried in the 19th layer of hell.
'Before the shrine's upgrade is complete, it will continuously consume the player's HP? If I don't upgrade the shrine to Level 1, will I have to stay in the state of one drop of HP? '
In this cryptic world that was filled with murderers, madmen and ghosts, even with the protection of his neighbours, Han Fei did not feel safe at all.
Not to mention anything else, if Great Evil woke up and rubbed against him, then he would be gone.
'Before the shrine's upgrade is complete, I'd better not encounter the Great Sin.'
Suppressing his raging heart, Han Fei did not even dare to eat Xu Qin's cooking anymore. Xu Qin's cooking could recover his HP but it also contained a curse.
Now was not the time to gamble, although Han Fei's luck had always been quite good.
"Notification for Player 0000! You have completed Grade F Mission, Ancestral Hall Street! You have completed the mission and successfully repaired the shrine! Obtained 3 basic reward Skill Points! "
"Mission completion rate over 90 percent, additional reward — Ancestral Hall.
"Ancestral Hall (Unique Building): The ancestral hall is a place to pay respects to family members and you are the only person in your ancestral hall.
"After entering this ancestral hall, there is a chance to increase your Reputation Value and Nether Virtue."
The system told him to repair the shrine, not to build one. But in a way, building an altar was another way of repairing the shrine. The only difference was that the god inside the altar was replaced by a person.
'I've heard of doves taking over a magpie's nest but I didn't expect an altar could be like this.'
Han Fei shared a look with his reflection inside the altar. He did not expect to be placed on the altar when he was only in his twenties.
It was a strange feeling and an indescribable terror. He knew the person inside the altar was not himself, or rather, it was not the person he wanted to be.
Slowly putting down the black cloth, Han Fei turned to the Mirror God in the mirror. "What … do you think I should do now?"
Mirror God from Apartment 1 and Shadow Dog from Apartment 2 were the earliest tenants at Happiness Neighbourhood. They were the most experienced and knowledgeable of the neighbourhood's residents.
"Altars have a special meaning in this city. Theoretically speaking, you won't be able to build your own altar." The Mirror God squatted inside the mirror. This was the first time Han Fei had seen him so close to the edge of the mirror. He said seriously, "Of course it's a good thing to be able to build an altar, this will pave the way for you to become an Unspeakable existence in the future, but …"
"But what?"
"You have to die before you can turn into a Lingering Spirit and then slowly transform into an Unspeakable existence. Do you think I'm right?"
Han Fei could not argue with the Mirror God. He was reminded of the previous building manager, Fu Sheng.
Fu Sheng had an altar but in real life, other than Fu Sheng's younger brother, no one knew about his existence. It was as if he was already dead.
Combined with what Zhuang Ren said, the CEO of Immortal Pharma was alone when he was young, he had never met Fu Sheng before.
Connecting these two clues together, Han Fei came up with a possibility.
Seeing Han Fei's silence, the Mirror God added, "Of course, all altars have at least one Unspeakable power. If we work together to nurture the altars, perhaps we'll have one more trump card to protect ourselves."
The Mirror God had been inside the mirror for a long time, so it was hard for him to come out. However, he knew the altars very well. He must have been through many things in his life.
"That's all we can do for now." Han Fei did not hide the level-up condition of the altar. He had to level it up as soon as possible to escape from the constant health drop.
Sometimes, he felt like the altars in the cryptic world were monsters. Without Yin merits to feed on, they had to consume health points to sustain themselves.
The neighbours gave the altars a try but Han Fei's Yin merits did not increase. This hidden value was not that easy to raise.
The Ancestral Hall Street was at the edge of the Ziggurat. It was a very dangerous place. After some discussion, the group decided to split into 2 groups.
The tenants of the Ziggurat held the music box and continued to search for the voice.
The neighbours of the Happiness Neighbourhood escorted Han Fei back to the Ziggurat to ensure his safety.
The reason why Han Fei went to the Ziggurat instead of the Happiness Neighbourhood was firstly because the Ziggurat was closer to the Ziggurat and secondly, there was a player who was' exploring the hidden map 'inside the Ziggurat. Han Fei had to ensure the player's safety.
Without meeting up with the Great Sin, Han Fei tried to level up his 2 newly unlocked hidden attributes inside the Ziggurat.
Han Fei talked to the tenants of the Ziggurat one by one. With his experience in psychotherapy, Han Fei walked into the hearts of the tenants one by one. He felt their despair and understood their obsession.
During the conversation, Han Fei was indeed touched by the Specters' past. From the bottom of his heart, he wanted to help them complete their last wishes.
Communication, guidance, promise, Han Fei felt like he was not a player who had entered the cryptic world, he was more like a traveler who wandered through a maze of despair. He tried to rescue the 'monsters' trapped inside the maze, to help these 'monsters' return to their original selves.
Han Fei spent eight hours to understand the past of all the surviving owners, including why the merchants were so greedy, the wish that the woman in red dress did not say before she died, and the people in the death group chat who silently left in the corner of the real world.
He had memorized everyone's past, leaving nothing out. He would be the last trace of their existence in reality.
In the 8 hours, Han Fei's Yin merits increased by 2, it was now 82. But he still had no idea why it increased.
'Yin merits refer to doing good deeds in the human world. The merits will be recorded in the book of the dead, does this mean I should do more good deeds in real life?'
Helping the victims' families was a good thing but so was capturing the real culprit. Han Fei reflected on his life. If that was the case, then most of his Yin merits should be related to solving crimes.
'We'll know after we try it in real life.' After giving the advice, Han Fei chose a safe room and logged out of the game.
His consciousness rose. When the blood froze the city, he could feel a blood vessel connecting his chest to the altar at Ancestral Hall Street.
His eyes turned to one of the buildings adjacent to the Ziggurat. The song was hugging the old man's head and looking at him silently.
'What's the meaning of this? The song is trying to lure me there? What is he trying to do? '
Opening his eyes, Han Fei removed the gaming helmet but his mind was filled with the song's last gaze.
'He's crying?'
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