Naming Technique of the Night

Chapter 141 The Rules of Taboo Land

”The Jindai family has already encountered the wilderness maraudersʼ fleet.”

”The Jindai family activated escape mode, and they also launched drones intending to block with self-destruct mode, but the maraudersʼ jamming guns had already locked onto their drones in advance.”

”Itʼs confirmed that the Fire Pitʼs fleet has appeared, with the presence of an A-Class elder likely, and itʼs very possible they possess mental control abilities.”

The appearance of Fire Pit here was abnormal, and having an A-Class among them was even more unusual.

”The Jindai familyʼs fleet fell apart, and the members in the other vehicles began to cry out for a shattered jade raid, launching suicide attacks against the wilderness marauders. Only the vehicle carrying Jindai Yasuhito escaped the pursuit ring.”

It wasnʼt until then that the drones controlled by Xiao Gong rapidly withdrew from the battlefield and flew back to the vicinity of their fleet.

If they returned late, it was very likely they would be shot down by the wilderness marauders.

Before this, he had been using the walkie-talkie to broadcast the battle to the whole fleet, not so much because the battle was that important, but mainly because the dissolute heirs in the Autumn Hunting Team loved to hear about it.

The dissolute heirs of today are no longer quite satisfied with ordinary modes of entertainment. Some perverts like to have brutal virtual life videos recorded for them, slightly less perverted ones enjoy real-life fights, while others take pleasure in cockfights or dog fights.

They spend a lot of money to buy rare large breeds of dogs from the wilderness, then watch as two vicious dogs struggle ferociously within an octagon cage. This excites them and gives them a thrill thatʼs hard to find in the city.

The Autumn Hunt was also a way to relieve suppressed emotions.

What could be more thrilling than experiencing battle firsthand?

However, these dissolute heirs didnʼt have any real skills. Listening to the live broadcast now felt quite thrilling, especially when the Jindai family was getting trounced.

Within the consortium, there are factions that are hawkish towards the Jindai and those that are conservative. Even the conservatives just think that declaring war on another consortium is somewhat not worth the risk, and might lead to being taken advantage of by other consortia.

If a meteorite could destroy both the Jindai and Deer Island, everyone would be very happy.

Li Yinuo said over the communication channel, ”Xiao Gong, your live commentary needs improvement.”

Xiao Gong responded calmly, ”Understood, Miss Yino. Next time I will make it more vivid.”

However, just then, a strange voice in the walkie-talkie asked, ”Next time? When I kill you all? When I return to Fire Pit this time, I shall surely receive ancestral commendation and become even more powerful.”

The voice was very hoarse, suggesting that the speaker must be over 40 years old.

Li Yinuo turned around abruptly to look back, their encrypted communication had been breached by the wilderness marauders!

Li Yinuo glanced at Uncle Li Dong but did not ask for help.

She was very clear that asking for help from an elder of such stature was like using up her goodwill with him — help one time, and there might be a little less goodwill left.

Of course, Uncle Li Dong wouldnʼt watch her die at the hands of wilderness marauders. Before that happened, she had to rely on herself.

”Xiao Gong, Wang Bingxu,” Li Yinuo switched to the backup encrypted channel, ”head straight to Taboo Land 002. Weʼre going to play with the wilderness marauders there!”

They were already very close to Taboo Land 002!

Countdown 115:00:00.

Five oʼclock in the morning.

When suddenly, a streak of light burst from the East in the sky above.

Everyone in the Autumn Hunting Fleet saw it, and in the farthest reaches of their view, a thick and densely forested area appeared.

The density of the forest was unimaginable, and from a distance, it seemed like a green carpet laid over the land, with no gaps visible.

Yet what was most astonishing was that deeper into the forest, there grew an enormous tree that reached the heavens.

Qing Chen swore he had never seen such a gigantic tree, just as he had never heard of blue whales that were several, or even tens of, kilometers long.

All of this seemed to exist only in myths and legends.

It was as if a page from the ”Classic of Mountains and Seas” had suddenly been placed right here.

The tree towered over mountain ranges, its crown perched atop the real clouds like mist.

The sense of ancientness that faced him, as well as the sense of bizarreness, evoked a certain inexplicable longing.

It was a yearning for something beyond ordinary life.

”Teacher,” Qing Chen whispered, ”could there come a day when the Taboo Land expands to completely cover the entire world? When the ancient myths become reality, and the mythological creatures recorded by the ancients reappear in this world? Peng Qi, Vermilion Bird, Xuanwu...”

The scene was so breathtaking that Qing Chen was somewhat incoherent.

Uncle Li Dong looked at his student with a smile brimming in his eyes, ”What you speak of might indeed happen one day. Humanity would no longer be the master of this world, and the world would be resplendent once again. But while admiration is fine, remember, while longing for the admiration you must remember that place is very dangerous.”

Qing Chen murmured, ”Teacher, in the Outer World there are myths about Pangu creating the heavens. The myths say his left eye became the sun, his right eye the moon, his teeth turned into metals and stones, his bones became trees, flowers, grasses, and mountains, his blood became rivers... Do you think this resembles the reasons for the formation of the Taboo Land?”

Uncle Li Dong thought for a moment, ”Then this Pangu... is he cross-eyed?”

Qing Chen: ”???”

Iʼm discussing serious matters with you, what are you making jokes about?!

Uncle Li Dong laughed, ”However, this myth does indeed bear some similarity to the formation of the Taboo Land.”

”So what kind of Transcendent would be capable of creating such a tree?” Qing Chen asked.

”Oh, this tree wasnʼt created by anyone; it is itself an existence of a transcendent species,” explained Uncle Li Dong, ”Even before this place became the Taboo Land, it was here. Oh, thatʼs not quite right, either. Itʼs said that where it stands, in the last era, had been hit by a nuclear bomb. The bomb destroyed an entire city.

It might have been the nuclear radiation or something in that city that nurtured this strange piece of land.”

Driven by curiosity, Qing Chen said, ”Everyone thinks the Taboo Land is dangerous because the creatures inside have evolved to a point where they threaten humans, right? Do they attack humans proactively?”

”Uh, yes,” Uncle Li Dong replied, ”Thatʼs not entirely accurate, actually. Inside, thereʼs a complete ecosystem. Once you enter, you become either the Hunter or the hunted, but they wonʼt attack you simply because youʼre human. Youʼre just a part of its body.”

”But the Taboo Land is like a Taboo object itself; it has its own rules. If you violate its rules, it will kill you as a whole. At that point, even a flower could be deadly.”

”Just like the Taboo object ACE-089, which will kill anyone who sings in front of it. It canʼt be destroyed, is difficult to stop, and even if it is temporarily contained, it will still seek to kill its target if it ever regains freedom. Itʼs a highly vengeful Taboo object... Nowadays, it should be contained in a sealed, soundproof metal box by the Contraindicated courts, motionless.” Enjoy new adventures from empire

”How do you know about this Taboo object?” Qing Chen asked curiously.

”Oh,” Uncle Li Dong explained, ”there was an old B-Class superhuman who was quite aged. The Contraindicated courts were concerned that his sudden death might create a new Taboo Land, so they attempted to contain him beforehand. However, the individual went into hiding when they tried to contain him.

Eventually, the Contraindicated courts played an audio recording of him singing to ACE-089, and it came in defiance of all rules to face the superhuman and killed him. God knows how the Contraindicated courts got their hands on that audio recording. At the time, it was considered quite the bizarre news story.”

”Those are the rules for a Taboo object, so what are the rules for the Taboo Land?” Qing Chen inquired.

”Strange and varied,” said Uncle Li Dong with a smile, ”Iʼm not exaggerating—really, strange and varied. Of course, there is one universal rule: Do not tell anyone else in the Taboo Land about the rules of the Taboo Land.”

It doesnʼt like being discussed.

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Countdown to going live: two days.

Looking forward to the early morning of June 1st!