Chapter 4 Three Hypotheses, Music Box
Swimming in the ocean of knowledge, time always passes quickly. In his past and present life, Wang Xiaoming has never been like this before. Learning is like drinking water. He can feel his improvement in knowledge every moment.

If everyone could become knowledgeable, perhaps everyone would have already escaped from this supernaturally cursed planet in a spaceship.

Wang Xiaoming suppressed the desire to continue reading and looked at his watch. It was already four o'clock in the afternoon. It was a good time for him to go to other laboratories, use the identification spell, and then go off work.

Overtime? That's impossible.

He is not the same workaholic as before. He believes that the right way to go is to combine work and rest.

Also, the new knowledge he had just learned did not bring him any feedback from the potion, but Wang Xiaoming was not in a hurry. He thought that this was because the new knowledge he had learned was not enough, or there were some unclear reasons.

But he knew that as long as he persisted, he would definitely gain something.

According to the order, he came to Laboratory B, first passed through a changing room, put on a relatively heavy protective suit, and then walked through the aisle to actually enter Laboratory B. There, several experimenters were working hard, also wearing protective suits. Among them was the short Chen Wei, who was carefully checking the data.

Without disturbing them, Wang Xiaoming looked towards the direction of the golden glass. The layout here was almost the same as that of a Class A laboratory. In the observation room behind the golden glass, there was an evil spirit that was not imprisoned in a golden box.

The reason for this is that its degree of terror is not high, and its killing pattern has been figured out, so it has been transferred to the laboratory in the hope that new things can be researched from it.

In the observation room, the evil ghost appeared to be in the shape of a human hand, dry and black, with slender fingers and sharp nails.

The whole thing was firmly fixed on the test bench by golden chains. An instrument next to it that could prevent spiritual intrusion was operating at high power, emitting invisible rays at the withered arm.

However, under this high-energy ray that could kill an elephant in an instant, the withered palm only turned slightly red, without any damage, as if nothing had happened. Only the golden chain next to it showed signs of melting and deformation, proving the power of the ray.

When some changes were found in the golden chain, the X-ray instrument stopped working, various detection equipment started up, and the computer on the workbench instantly displayed a waterfall of data.

Then compare the data, the changes in the spirit body, the changes in the air, whether there are any spirit substances...

This is their experiment, which is endlessly repeated and exhaustive, tedious and boring, in the hope of finding a way to restrain evil spirits through scientific experiments.

Having read the original novel, he knew clearly that this was impossible. Only ghosts could fight ghosts. Until the later part of the novel, Yang Jian also used supernatural powers to put an end to the supernatural.

Taking a deep breath, Wang Xiaoming tapped his cheek twice through his protective suit and activated his spiritual vision.

The changes before his eyes were shocking. The observation room seemed to be occupied by darkness. The aura of the evil spirit was like a pitch-black abyss, which made people feel inexplicably fearful. The constant premonition of danger coming from the spirit made Wang Xiaoming take a step back.

Looking at the withered palm again, the terrifying feeling just now was gone. In the observation room, the aura of the withered palm turned into a dark cloud, filling the space, and the withered palm in the middle of the aura emitted a strange black light, which was very weird.

In the pitch-black aura, there was also a black light emanating from it…

Wang Xiaoming turned off his spiritual vision only after there were no new discoveries. He pressed the identification talisman close to his skin with his other hand, mobilized his spiritual power, silently recited the spell, and used the identification talisman.

hiss……

The talisman began to heat up, and energy was transmitted from the talisman into the body. Wang Xiaoming's eyes glowed again. He looked at the strange withered arm and used his identification ability.

'Unknown extraordinary substance...'

'Unknown extraordinary energy...'

'Unknown rule fragments...'

Three unknown messages appeared in his mind one after another. He began to feel his eyes sore. The energy of the identification spell was rapidly consumed. Just when Wang Xiaoming thought that there was going to be a problem with the identification, a complete message suddenly appeared -

'The dormant supernatural weapon contains the curse rule that will kill anyone who touches it. It will strengthen its own rules as the curse kills and will corrode the body of living beings if used for a long time.'

Wang Xiaoming slowly savored the last piece of information that appeared. At this time, the talisman in the protective suit had lost its energy. It did not last for a minute, but instead lost its power after identifying a supernatural thing.

Wang Xiaoming compared the information with that in the supernatural files and found that this identification was very successful. He had even identified the killing pattern of the withered arm.

As for the fact that it would grow with killing, he had guessed this in his mind, and this time it was completely confirmed.

However, the naming of the supernatural weapons surprised him a little. After all, in the eyes of humans, these supernatural beings are walking ghosts and can be regarded as a kind of strange life. Why are they considered weapons during identification?

Or is the name of the weapon more in line with his understanding? After all, the information about the appraisal emerged from the bottom of his heart.

Regrettably, the appraisal did not tell him the source of the supernatural power. It was also impossible for him to uncover the biggest secret of the world with just the ability of Sequence Seven.

However, he also has many guesses about the origin of the supernatural in this world, whether it is in his previous life or this life.

For example, he once thought that the supernatural in this world was like the devil fruit in the world of One Piece. The supernatural was the fruit that grew from a tree, and when the fruit was ripe, it would appear randomly anywhere in the world.

If you want to completely solve the supernatural problem, you need to form a team, travel around the supernatural land, find the magic tree that breeds the supernatural, and knock it down.

This was an idea he had in his previous life, a supernatural version of One Piece.

Another possibility is that there is some kind of advanced civilization behind the supernatural, and the supernatural are rule-based robots made by them, which is very consistent with the supernatural weapons given by the identification.

The earth is actually an alien testing ground, used to test the power of rule-based weapons.

It’s just that some parts of this idea don’t make sense. Aliens never appeared in the original novel, and there were no aliens causing trouble when Yang Jian became a god in the ending.

There is another guess that is most likely, that these supernatural things are part of the real ghosts and gods. When all the supernatural puzzle pieces are put together, the ghosts and gods will be revived.

This is what most book lovers think.

This conjecture began to germinate in Wang Xiaoming's mind after he obtained the ancient inheritance, because the supernatural and extraordinary characteristics have many similarities, both have the ability to be immortal, and both have the characteristics of gathering to find puzzles. Digesting extraordinary characteristics or controlling supernatural ghosts will gain extraordinary power.

While gaining extraordinary powers, they all faced madness and loss of control. In short, there are many similarities between the two, which makes Wang Xiaoming somewhat suspicious that there are Old One-level terrors entrenched around the Earth.

There is no point in thinking too much, Wang Xiaoming cut off his spreading thoughts and put his perspective back to the present. At least he knew the original plot and had the ancient heritage, so he was full of confidence in the future.

After taking a final look at his dry palm, Wang Xiaoming left Laboratory B and went to Laboratory C. Like Laboratory B, experiments were also being conducted on an evil ghost, a pitch-black paw, and the rule for killing was to step on its shadow.

The experiments here are quite noisy. The experimenters use drills made of gold to try to destroy the bodies of the evil spirits. The whole laboratory is filled with the sound of friction between the gold and the evil spirits.

No problems were found. The experimenters were working very seriously. Wang Xiaoming did not waste the identification spell here and turned to go to Laboratory D.

Unlike the previous laboratory, the supernatural thing here is an object, a shabby wooden box, which is the music box that appears many times in the original book. As long as you open the music box, you can hear a strange music, and as long as the music continues, you will not die.

Of course, the so-called immortality is only relative. According to the original work, Yang Jian is only as strong as the sixth level of the ghost realm. It is no longer effective when he reaches the seventh level.

There are very few experimenters here, only two. Because these are special supernatural items, the experiments here are very gentle and do not involve high-energy rays, high-voltage currents or the like.

In addition to the music box, there is a little white rabbit in the isolation area. The rabbit is still alive and kicking. It is locked in a small cage and is given food and clean water from time to time.

The music box is open, and it seems that the little white rabbit opened it... Haha, of course not.

Supernatural objects are only relatively safe, not without danger. If there is no gold to suppress it, when a living creature approaches, the music box will open by itself. The protective consciousness is just a manifestation of the music box's protection of food.

This laboratory is mainly used to test the changes in organisms during the protection of the music box, and how to save lives from the hands of the music box.

However, after more than a dozen rounds of experiments, we have only found that the protection time limit of the music box is no more than ten days. Once the time is up, the rabbit will die. There is no way to guarantee that the rabbit will survive.

And as the music box is used, it becomes more and more weird, and the red paint on it seems to be turning into blood and flowing out.

Holding the bronze talisman in his pocket, Wang Xiaoming looked at the music box and chose to use it again. A familiar scene appeared and he entered the state of identification again.

'A mysterious weapon that has frozen, a music box containing cursed music. When the music is heard, the consciousness will be protected by the curse. When the music disappears, the remaining consciousness will be destroyed. It can be revived by exercising the rules to strengthen its own rules. Long-term use will corrode the body of the living being.'

'The music box is exercising the rules at this time.'

"The computer is frozen... The so-called supernatural items are nothing but evil spirits of the frozen computer. Sooner or later, it will revive." Wang Xiaoming recalled the results of the appraisal just now.

"If that's the case, then those ghost riders who are controlling evil spirits are actually controlling a supernatural object."

"Is there any difference between silence and freeze?"

He tapped his cheek to open his spiritual vision and looked at the music box. He saw that the originally worn-out music box was emitting a rich blood-red light, like a dazzling ruby. Unlike his dry palm, he did not see the aura of the music box, only the light emitted by spiritual power.

No, it should be the light emitted by supernatural power.

"It seems that this is also the difference between them. Even if the dormant evil spirits have not revived, they will still affect the surrounding environment, while the power of the dead evil spirits is completely restrained and will only affect reality when they are used. I just wonder what the fully revived evil spirits look like in the spiritual vision?"

Wang Xiaoming saw some differences, and he could feel that what he was seeing now was just the tip of the supernatural iceberg.

He then looked at the little white rabbit next to the music box. Because it was a living creature, he could clearly see the different colors emanating from the little white rabbit.

The most conspicuous one is a ray of blood in the brain. As the little white rabbit moves, Wang Xiaoming finds that it is a ring emitting blood-red light, which is the same as the light observed on the music box.

"This should be the curse of the music box." Wang Xiaoming thought, "It's just a little unclear. It would be better if I could see it more clearly."

Just as he thought about it, Wang Xiaoming was surprised to find that his super eyesight and psychic vision brought by the secret peeper combined, everything in front of him was magnified, and he saw the true side of the blood-red circle, which was composed of countless musical notes, constantly rotating and jumping in the little white rabbit's brain.

After reading the true curse of the music box, Wang Xiaoming did not immediately exit this special state, but was obsessed with seeing more.

However, the speed at which his spiritual energy was being consumed was too much for him to bear, and he reluctantly exited this state.

Wang Xiaoming did not expect that the ability of clairvoyance could be combined with the super eyesight of the Secret Peeping Man to produce even more powerful abilities. No wonder the Secret Peeping Man sequence is said to be able to peek into the truth.

I really can’t imagine how powerful the Eye of Secrets will be after this sequence.

Back to the present, Wang Xiaoming began to recall the information about the music box.

According to the description of the music box in the original novel, when the music stops, the host will die. Now that I can see the curse intuitively, I will have the opportunity to see how the music box erases the host's consciousness.

But how do we determine the time of death of the little white rabbit?
"How long has the music box been opened?" Wang Xiaoming asked the experimenter beside him.

"Professor!" The experimenter stood up quickly and looked down at the record. "The music box was opened for two days, eight hours and seventeen minutes."

After that, the experimenter handed Wang Xiaoming a flat-plate-like object and said, "Professor, this is all the experimental data of the music box."

Wang Xiaoming took the tablet and checked the death record of the experimental white rabbit. The probability of death within two days was 77%.

The chance of death within three days is 95 percent.

"It seems that the time for this little white rabbit is almost up." Looking at the data in front of him, Wang Xiaoming made a judgment in his mind, and then returned the tablet to the experimenter in front of him, "You go ahead and do your work, don't worry about me."

After seeing that the laboratory had returned to its original appearance, Wang Xiaoming sat down in the rest area, which was similar to the rest areas in other laboratories, with sofas and coffee tables as well.

Taking out a pen and paper, Wang Xiaoming wrote down what he wanted to predict on the paper - the little white rabbit would die today.

(End of this chapter)