I loaded the ghost talk game

The matter of the Jinshan God has been discussed for a while to no avail, so we can only put it aside for the time being, waiting for follow-up investigation.

Later, Kamiya submitted the box set again: "Kaku, what you said last time was to combine this box set with the second core material of the Prajna Shrine. Has there been any result?"

"Yes." The craftsman sister nodded, "Because the curse once sealed in this set of curse boxes is too strong. The other core material I want is preferably a divinity with a certain degree of compassion to neutralize the murderous killing force of the curse. Meaning. And then it has to fit in with Miss Prajna’s own characteristics other than the curse..."

"That's what you said last time, and then you said that there are very few materials that meet such conditions, and I can't think of any suitable ones at the moment."

Kamiya had brought this set to Gao Tianyuan before to pick up the box and show it to Sue. The answer she gave at that time was similar to the answer she gives now.

"I just didn't think of it at the time." Jue waved his hand, "Before you came, I discussed this matter with the medicine seller, and he gave an idea."

It sounds like the craftsmen are still very concerned about Kamiya.

I bet they had discussed the situation of Prajna Shrine before.

The combination of Sister Jue's knowledge as a master craftsman and the medicine seller's rich experience can indeed solve many problems.

Medicine Seller: "There is a god who may have materials that meet your expectations."

"God?"

"Well, the Mother Goddess of Devils."

The Goddess of Guizi is also called the Mother of Joy or the Mother of Love.

Originally a Buddhist deity, the Sanskrit transliteration is Kaori Emperor Mother. With the spread of Buddhism, it was first introduced to China and then to Japan, and then after a long period of localization of the belief, it was an imported god.

According to legend, the Devil Mother Goddess was originally a Yaksha evil spirit, and she was particularly fertile, giving birth to five hundred devils. It walks at night every night, capturing human children to feed its own devils.

After Shakya knew about this, he hid one of her children while she was away.

After Yasha returned, she could not find her child, so she finally had to ask for help from Sakyamuni. Shakya advised her to put herself in the perspective of a mother and compare her feelings——

You have five hundred children, and you are so worried about losing one of them. And what will be the state of mind of those parents whose children you have kidnapped?

After some persuasion to put himself in someone else's shoes, the evil ghost Yaksha received enlightenment and achieved great enlightenment. He converted to Buddhism and transformed into a ghost child mother, becoming one of the twenty heavenly beings protecting the Dharma in Buddhism.

In Chinese folklore, the authority and function of the devil's mother is similar to that of the queen who gives birth to her children. In Japan, it is regarded as the protector of children.

"The Ghost Mother possesses maternal divinity, and as a Ghost Mother, she is consistent with Miss Prajna's aspect of 'controlling ghosts'. She should have the materials you need." The medicine seller further stated. illustrate.

"That's right!" Sister Jue clapped her hands, "Kamigu, you want to be the king of ghosts and gods, and the Prajna under you is the mother of ghosts, so she will be the queen of ghosts. How about it? Isn't it a great match?"

Kamiyagawa:……

Thank you so much for not forgetting to help me in this situation.

But if you think about it carefully, it seems to make sense.

Moreover, Prajna also likes children and has a certain connection with Buddhism.

The material that the Ghost Mother God can provide seems to be very suitable for her.

Kamiyagawa: "It sounds very good, so the question is, where should I find this god?"

Medicine Seller: "In the eternal world, it is unknown whether this god still exists. I suggest you try your luck in this world first."

"In reality?"

"In the Buddhist temple or shrine of the Ghost Mother, there may be a place where he is worshiped, and there will be remnants of his power."

"It's just materials, it's not like we need to obtain the bones of gods." Satoru took over the words, "As long as I get the gift of his power, I am still confident to build a beautiful shrine for our ghost queen."

"Understood."

Kamiya nodded.

The purpose of finding the Ghost Mother Goddess is different from that of finding the Jinshan God.

The Jinshan God himself did not die, but something seemed to have gone wrong and he lost control, so he began to persecute his believer craftsmen. To solve this problem, we must find the true nature of Jinshan God.

But on the side of the Demon Goddess, Kamiyagawa and the others only need the power of this pillar of god. Once you get the carrier that carries His power, you can take it back and build a shrine.

As the two craftsmen said, go to the corresponding shrine or temple to try your luck first.

"Oh, by the way, and -" Jue gently touched the foot seller next to him with his elbow.

The latter reacted and quickly rummaged through the flesh and grease bottles on the side of the hall to find a purple strip of air-dried meat.

That's an umbilical cord.

This thing also has a certain origin. It is a composite of "ghost's umbilical cord" and "god's fetal blood".

The umbilical cord comes from the childbirth girl, the mother of little Crayon Ayaori.

The fetal blood comes from leeches.

Kamiyagawa had placed these two materials on Takamagahara before, and later asked Fu Bao to bless these two materials that had a probability of being processed and synthesized.

However, I don’t feel particularly good at handling flesh and blood materials.

In the end, it was only through cooperation with the foot seller that the two materials were combined.

The successful synthesis of this thing also shows that the skills of the foot seller are really not limited to "putting together hands and feet".

"Guizi Mu is the divine mother of ghosts, containing the power of flesh and blood. This divine blood umbilical cord may help you find His power. It is also the most suitable power carrier for Gui Zi Mu that we currently have. You can bring it with you Be prepared for any danger." said the medicine seller.

The craftsmen consider things very carefully.

After leaving the box and taking away the divine blood umbilical cord, Kamiya discussed some recent matters with the strange craftsmen.

Mainly because Sister Jue made a request to him——

"While you are now beginning to develop permanent power under Kamiya, there is one thing you can put on the agenda. That is to ask the mermaid princess under you to find a suitable apprentice for me and the young monk. Whether it is the work of a divine craftsman. , it’s still the job of the young monk to make candles, and we are a little too busy at the moment.”

Due to the power management of Kamiyagawa New High Amahara, Sister Kaku's workload has indeed increased a lot.

Not only do we have to deal with various commissions and orders from the Co-Master of Ghosts and Gods, but some commissions also begin to appear in the Paradise Market.

For example, Crab Girl wants to prepare some weapons for her standing army; and the processing of some products also requires the guidance of craftsmen.

Although Sister Jue is already writing an encyclopedia on material processing, it is better to ask Jue to bring one or two Kaitan apprentices with craftsmanship talents than to let the Kaidans involved in production follow the script, and then put them into the production of Changshi Go inside.

Not to mention the candle-making monk.

Nowadays, the demand for requiem candles is extremely high, not only to meet the daily needs of cultivating gods and monsters in Kamiya, but also to regularly put some candles into the paradise market for circulation.

The little green monk's candle-making tools were almost smoking.

Kamiya naturally agreed to the reasonable request of arranging craftsman apprentices immediately.

After that, leave it to Ishime to look for.

…

Kaori Emperor Mother, the Mother Goddess of Devils.

This god was introduced to Japan and after localized belief spread, it has many different images among the people. The protector of children is only one of the broader ones.

In some places, the Ghost Mother is believed to be a beautiful and elegant goddess, while in other places she is believed to be a ferocious Yaksha ghost.

Some people believe that the ghost mother is the mother of all things, in charge of the cycle of life and death; others believe that the ghost mother is the king of evil spirits, and as a ghost mother, she breeds many negative emotions such as jealousy and violence.

Anyway, everyone has his own opinion.

"There is a shrine of ghost mothers in Zoshigaya in Tokyo. In addition, there are different ghost mother beliefs in Mima County, Kiso County, and Kitamurayama County. You should be able to find corresponding shrines or Buddhist temples in the local area..."

Kamiyagawa compared the information obtained from the countermeasures room and began to plan the places to visit in the near future.

Prajna's shrine lacks this core material, so of course you have to look for it carefully.

In the next few days, Kamiya visited Zoshigaya in Tokyo, and also explored the surrounding areas of Mima City and Kiso City.

However, no useful progress was made.

A week later, he came to Kitamurayama County.

Kitamurayama Gun is located in Yamagata Prefecture in the southwest of the Tohoku region of Japan. It has many mountains and extremely high forest coverage. It is a good place to get close to nature.

noon.

Among the mountains of Bukmura Mountain County, a ghost car stopped on the road in front of the mountain.

Kamitani got out of the car and looked at the map in his hand.

"It seems like this is it."

He looked up and saw a dark mountain road in front of him.

Although it is winter, the pine trees in the mountain forest are lush and covered with white snow, and the sea of ​​trees stretches as far as the eye can see.

In the morning, Kamiya used [Thousand Silver Needles] and his identity as an intern folklorist to inquire about information from nearby residents.

Finally, I learned from some old people that deep in the mountain in front of me, there used to be a Ghost Mother Shrine.

But now probably few people visit it, so it is deserted.

In addition, although the Ghost Mother is essentially an imported Buddhist deity, Buddhism has been dominant in Japan for a long time, while local Shintoism has been reduced to a vassal. The two have influenced and penetrated each other for a long time. Moreover, the belief in ghost mother exists widely among the people, so it is normal for this god to be enshrined in a shrine.

"According to the old man I interacted with this morning, the Devil's Mother Shrine in the mountains was used to bury babies who died in infancy. I hope that the dead children can become Buddhas under the protection of Devil's Mother..."

Continuing to recall the information he had gathered in the morning, Kamiya then turned around and said to Dashi in the car: "You guys just wait for me here. If anything happens, call Mary as soon as possible."

"No problem, boss!"

The strength of the Hearse Troupe is no longer what it used to be, especially recently as Takayama Mai has just absorbed the strange relics of the train.

Even the driver in Kamiya's family is quite good at driving.

There's nothing wrong with keeping them here.

After a brief explanation, Kamiya went up the mountain road alone.

There is a chill in the mountain forest in winter, probably because no one has been near it for a long time, and there is a strange feeling of loneliness in this area.

After walking for a while, a torii gate appeared on the mountain path.

It's not a red color, but a mottled wood color.

On the top of the torii, there are some bells tied with hemp ropes. I don't know if they are made of copper or some other material. They are a little white in color and sway softly in the whining mountain wind.

Snap, snap.

Kamiya clasped his hands together in front of the torii gate and patted it twice.

Saying hello is a basic skill for a visitor.

Then, he walked through the torii gate with ease.

jingle--

The bell on the torii seems to be a little louder.

According to Shintoism, the torii gate is actually a symbol of the barrier.

Beyond the torii is the real world of human life, and beyond the torii is the territory of gods and ghosts.

Continue upward.

Some Ksitigarbha statues began to appear on both sides of the mountain road, standing scattered among the forest.

The temperature here seems to have dropped a bit.

The forest wind blew by, shaking some withered weeds on the ground, but it could not shake the heavy Jizo statues. Those stone statues just stood still and chaotic.

"This place..."

Kamiyakawa sensed it and narrowed his pupils slightly as he glanced to the side.

He saw a strong ghostly aura permeating the mountains and forests, and there seemed to be something spying on him from behind the Ksitigarbha statues.

"Hee hee." "Woo hoo."

Kamiya heard the sounds of children playing and crying, whimpering in the silent mountain forest.

There seem to be a lot of undead babies in this place.

And you can clearly see the aura of other more powerful monsters in the depths.

"Maybe we came at the right time."

This weird atmosphere was nothing to Kamiya, and it even made him slightly excited.

Keep going up.

The number of Ksitigarbha statues on the edge of the mountain road increased, and the actions of the children and infant spirits became bolder.

There were even a few crimson baby ghosts, laughing and crawling along the visitors' feet.

Kamiya didn’t pay much attention to them, they were just some wandering ghosts.

After walking for a few more minutes, my vision broadened a little.

There is an open space on the side of the mountain road, which is a large cemetery.

There are hundreds of Jizo statues standing in it, row by row, column by column, pressed together like tombstones, so oppressive that the midday sun here looks dim. In other words, these Jizo statues originally represented tombstones.

According to the local elders, children who died in infancy were buried here a long time ago, so there should be a child's grave under each Ksitigarbha statue.

It’s just that such a huge scale exceeded Kamiyagawa’s previous estimates.

Moreover, the atmosphere of this place is very different from the mountain road we just passed through.

"They're afraid to come in... There's something here that scares them."

Kamiya turned around and looked at the entrance to the cemetery.

The infant spirit children and imps who had just followed him up the mountain path were all crowded outside the garden, peeping in cautiously.

"Woo-"

Pairs of empty pupils were filled with blood and tears, flowing down their delicate or wrinkled little faces.

They were crying and waving towards the Valley of Gods.

It seemed to be beckoning him to leave.

Kamiya shook his head at those brats and continued deeper into the cemetery.

Ahead is a dilapidated wooden building.

It is not large in scale, and although it has been in disrepair, you can still see the outline of the shrine.

This should be the abandoned Devil's Mother Shrine.

Huhu——

The mountain wind blew through, and the air was a bit colder than in the mountain road.

The wooden shrine made a creaking sound, and the stacked, dark group of Jizo statues behind it seemed to be shaking with it.