Naming Technique of the Night

Chapter 1021: 634, Black Coffin

In City #18, there were only three people inside a quiet bar.

The bartender, Li Dongze, and March.

“Is this real whiskey or fake?” March looked at the amber-colored whiskey in the glass and asked Li Dongze beside her.

Li Dongze was still wearing his exquisite suit and vest, with the pocket watch chain on his chest polished bright. His shoes had just been polished as well.

No matter when and where, this Godfather of the Heng Society lived meticulously.

He looked at the glass and said, “…fake whiskey.”

March looked at Li Dongze, displeased: “You’re serving me fake whiskey?”

Li Dongze patiently explained: “The tobacco and alcohol businesses within the Federation are monopolized, and no one is properly brewing wine. Unless it’s specially supplied to the residences of various consortiums, the quality is even worse than this fake whiskey I have here. Don’t worry, the industries under Heng Society are all legitimate brewing companies; we just can’t get a brewing license.”

March chuckled softly; Li Dongze rarely spoke this much, and when he did it meant he was a bit nervous.

She took a sip and said blandly, “It’s indeed good, better than over in City #19.”

Li Dongze’s expression became a bit more natural.

March said, “I’m setting out again.”

Li Dongze frowned slightly: “You just got back, and you’re leaving again?”

“This time it’s happening in the south; the Six-eyed Crow in the tribunal has been calling day and night; something big is about to happen,” March said, “There’s something very strange to tell you: Jindai Chika died, but the crow didn’t guide us there, which indicates a problem. Naturally, I can only tell you about this, and you must keep it confidential.”

Li Dongze honestly said: “According to what you said, he might still be alive. My boss has wanted to kill him for many years. If he’s faking death, I must tell my boss this news.”

March shrugged beside the bar: “I didn’t say he’s still alive.”

Li Dongze was puzzled: “Huh? What do you mean.”

Could it be that Jindai Chika’s corpse was sacrificed to some Taboo?

March seemed to guess what Li Dongze was thinking and said: “Even if he was eventually sacrificed to a Taboo, the Six-eyed Crow would have cried out before his death, just like Qing Chen made us make a wasted trip before. Moreover, across the Federation, there are only a few Taboo able to sacrifice Transcendents, apart from the Puppeteer, the rest are all in our hands. Jindai Chika’s corpse wasn’t sacrificed but rather information about it was concealed, even a Taboo like the Six-eyed Crow can’t find him.”

Actually, the Taboo held by Contraindicated courts is like having wall hacks in a game.

As long as the number held is sufficient, one can infer some information.

For instance, there are four Taboos capable of sacrificing Transcendents:

Taboo ACE-103, the Scarlet Pen.

This Taboo enjoys sacrificing corpses, although it’s puzzling that such a cruel Taboo can write blessings…

Sacrifice a corpse, and you can write a wish. Sacrifice ten corpses, and you can write ten wishes, saving them.

The wishes the Scarlet Pen can grant are very small, like hoping someone will give you a gift, hoping someone will wash the dishes, hoping you don’t have to work overtime tomorrow…

But these small things will definitely come true.

For example, if you’re living in a no man’s land, even if there’s no one within 1000 kilometers, as long as you wish, tomorrow there will definitely be some unfortunate guy who comes to this desert for some reason and washes the dishes for you…

For example, you can wish for someone to treat you to a hotpot tomorrow, then even if there’s a flood tomorrow, someone will treat you to a hotpot.

In the early years, the wielder of the Scarlet Pen was a Wilderness Hunter.

One time he fought against the wild men, killing the opponent.

The Hunter sacrificed the wild man’s corpse and wished to have a hot meal the next day.

His request wasn’t that low; he just knew this thing’s power was limited.

The unexpected happened. That night, it suddenly poured rain, the river breached, and he was swept downstream.

The Wilderness Hunter thought, now he certainly couldn’t have a hot meal, survival itself was uncertain.

But before he could think further, he saw a motor boat from upstream, picking him up.

The next morning, the boat owner even cooked him a bowl of hot porridge…

At that moment, the Wilderness Hunter suddenly realized that this was the luck brought by the Scarlet Pen’s wish!

Rule power!

Among many current Taboos, the Scarlet Pen can be said to be quite a worthless one, usually used in April for wishing hotpot, nothing else.

Look at other Taboos, such as Taboo ACE-089, the Predatory Singer. As long as it hears you sing, even if you’re B-Class, no matter where you are, it’ll hunt you down.

Or Chen Yu’s pair of Stone Lions, combined they can kill A-Class!

Or Qing Xing’s mysterious Taboo that can arrange misfortune.

Everything seems more effective than the Scarlet Pen.

The second Taboo capable of sacrificing Transcendent corpses is ACE-107, the mighty lighter.

Sacrifice a corpse once, use the flame once.

This thing is quite useful; anything it ignites turns to ashes, burning bodies till not even slag remains.

Use it to light steel, it will burn until even the molten iron evaporates.

This lighter’s flames won’t spread, even when burning a corpse, it will only burn the corpse, not the clothes.

Once, someone tried to use it to destroy Earth, and stopped after just burning a stone…