Chapter 60: The Death Delay Ball
With a change of thought in his heart, Fang Tianci glanced at Yun Changfeng and Shi Tao, and warned, "I suppose you both agree, right?"
Shi Tao nodded repeatedly, being very sensible, "Indeed, it was an accidental death that I witnessed myself."
In reality, Shi Tao was quite happy inside, as he never liked this person named Zheng, so his death came at a good time.
As for Yun Changfeng, he didn't react much. At this moment, he had already picked up his red embroidered ball, but just wiped it with a cloth and casually put it away, without any special attachment.
To be honest, Chu Jiang expected the responsible person's response mechanisms.
Of course, he also considered what he would do if Fang Tianci didn't help.
Based on Chu Jiang's current understanding of Fang Tianci, the most he would do is not help, but he wouldn't join forces with the Sincerity Company against him.
Because of their minor conflicts, it hadn't gotten to the point of life or death between them.
Even if they join forces, it doesn't matter, Chu Jiang will join Research Institute No. 21 through Li Buhuo's connection and become a leader.
Or you could say he had planned to join the research institute regardless of whether this happened or not.
When it comes to pros and cons, Chu Jiang has already thought it through. At this stage, he is still weak, so there's no need to talk about things like freedom and wandering freely.
His best choice is to rely on a powerful force to develop first, and then consider other things.
Having strength and being able to survive is the key to having everything.
There are many advantages to becoming a leader. At the very least, he will have the support of a powerful force, and as long as Chu Jiang doesn't do anything too extreme, others will fear him because of this position.
Plus, his family will receive better protection, so Chu Jiang won't have to worry about them as much.
To put it bluntly, even if Chu Jiang were to die in half a year, his family would receive a large amount of compensation. At least they wouldn't have to worry about their livelihoods for the rest of their lives, as long as the outbreak of supernatural events doesn't completely spiral out of control.
Lastly, when it comes to keeping secrets, Chu Jiang can't possibly give up the Ghost Diary.
As for the ghosts on their bodies, the research institute wants to study them. If they don't study them, they won't be able to create a "treatment" plan specifically for Chu Jiang.
Anyway, let's wait to join first. I should be able to pass that assessment thing.
If I can pass, I wonder if Chu Jiang can choose which city to work in...
Clearing his mind, Chu Jiang looked at Yun Changfeng. He still had some questions to ask, but he decided to ask later.
The next thing is simple. Fang Tianci called over some people to wrap things up.
And Fang Tianci didn't ask Chu Jiang for the Stretching Ghost. He just told him to keep it safe and consider selling it to the research institute whenever he wants.
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On the other end of 18th Avenue, Chu Jiang and Yun Changfeng walked out slowly. As for the payment, Fang Tianci said he would contact them later and told them not to worry.
"Can I ask you about that sealed object?" Chu Jiang voluntarily brought up the matter.
Yun Changfeng smiled and said, "Sure, I think anyone who sees this thing for the first time would be really amazed."
"But in reality, it's not as wonderful as you imagine. I call this thing the 'Death Delay Ball'."
Chu Jiang thought for a moment and said, "Like when a dog fetches a Frisbee?"
"Yes," nodded Yun Changfeng. "When I asked for your help to delay the ghost's approach, I mentioned that we shouldn't let it come near me, or else someone will die."
"This 'someone' doesn't just refer to Fang Tianci being killed by the ghost. In fact, the first person to be killed will most certainly be me, because I'm the one who threw the red ball."
"Using this thing is quite simple. You just need to throw it in front of the ghost, and the ghost will instinctively go pick up the ball."
"Once the ghost picks it up, it will definitely return the ball to the one who threw it, and then kill that person, regardless of whether they triggered its killing pattern or not."
"Or you could say that once the ball is thrown, the one who threw it becomes the ghost's top priority for killing."
"So, without anyone's help, this thing can only slightly delay the time of death."
"Actually, even with the help of companions, it's still the same, there are only three outcomes: winning, losing, or a stalemate."
"If you can win, there's not much need for this thing, at most it can change the order of hatred."
"If you can't win, there's not much need either, anyways the damned ones still have to die."
"If it's a stalemate, there's also not much need, what should be a stalemate will remain a stalemate. Not to mention that humans can't outlast ghosts, if they keep stalemating, sooner or later they will die."
"So, the biggest use of this thing is: to change the target of hatred and slightly delay the time."
Chu Jiang pondered for a moment, "Even so, it's still quite useful, otherwise Fang Tianci would have lost his head earlier."
"By the way, what if there are multiple ghosts around?"
"It depends on who grabs it first, but they won't fight because of it. If they grab it at the same time, then two ghosts will chase after you with the ball," Yun Changfeng shrugged and said.
This left Chu Jiang speechless for a moment, realizing that the more ghosts there were, the scarier it became.
"Well... if you have a super fast buddy, so fast that even ghosts can't catch up, then you can go ghost chasing, right?"
Yun Changfeng shook his head, "When the Red Embroidered Ball is a certain distance away from the ghost, the ghost will automatically give up the ball and immediately come back to chase the one who lost it."
"Besides, if I have such a strong companion, why would I throw a ball? I can just have my companion take me and run away, right?"
"Since getting this thing, I've tried almost all the experiments. In the end, I can only say that it has some value, but it's not as useful as I imagined."
Chu Jiang nodded silently, "Actually, I quite like it. If there's a chance in the future, can I trade with you using other seals?"
As soon as he heard this question, Yun Changfeng hesitated for a moment, "Let's talk about it when the time comes and see if what you bring can catch my interest."
Chu Jiang nodded again and exchanged contact information with the other person.
"Next, I will leave this city and possibly join the research institute, but there are a few things I want to ask you."
"Go ahead and ask," Yun Changfeng didn't mind at all that Chu Jiang had so many questions.
"For now, what methods can solve the risk of the ghost reviving inside the body?"
Yun Changfeng shook his head, "There's simply none. Currently, there's no way that can perfectly solve the ghost's revival."
"The current methods only address the symptoms, in short, let's just delay as much as possible, and live as long as we can."
"Supernatural revival didn't actually start just half a year ago, it was just a concentrated outbreak from half a year ago."
"After a long period of exploration, along with combining some methods leaked either intentionally or unintentionally from larger organizations, we, the civilian Ghost Masters, have summarized a few paths."
