Tianjin people will never lose SAN

Chapter 72: Black Stone

Liu Yonglu pushed the door and entered Box No. 7, and saw Millie Tang sitting there. What a coincidence! It turned out that his buyer was also waiting here, but why did he feel that the atmosphere was a bit tense...

Looking at the sofa again, a badger-head was sitting upright with three ancient books in front of him. It seemed that he was discussing business with Mi Li'er. Next to him, a penguin was lying. Liu Yonglu recognized it at a glance. It was Patrick. He was short and had a big belly. It must be him.

"Patrick, long time no see. I didn't expect to meet you earlier than expected. How are you doing recently? Are you in good spirits?"

Patrick knew who it was as soon as he heard the voice. He wanted to speak, but ever since he came out of the confused dream, his mental state had been very bad. He felt unbearable pain in his head, and there was always a sticky voice playing tricks on him. The emotional senses of his body were pulled by this voice and were out of control like a runaway force.

"Patrick is not in a good condition. If you want to discuss business, it's better to change the day." Giuly understood his companion's situation and came to the rescue.

"Tsk, take care of your health. It's time to lose some weight."

"You'll be in Saint Dao Ding City these two days, right? Mi Li'er, ask for his address later. We'll go find him tomorrow or the day after tomorrow."

Liu Yonglu said hello to Millie Tang and turned to leave. At this moment, Patrick suddenly spoke. It would have been fine if he hadn't spoken, but as soon as he opened his mouth, he roared at the top of his lungs:

"Wait a minute! Come back! Leave the Black Stone behind before you go! I want it now!"

Jiuli knew that Patrick's black stone was not in his hands, but the other party did not tell him where it was. At this moment, he realized that such an important ancient relic was in the hands of the tiger in front of him.

"Black Stone? Your Black Stone is with this guy?"

"Yes, it's in his possession. That's my Black Stone!"

At this moment, there was only one remaining obsession in Patrick's mind, which was to get his Black Stone back.

Jiuli wanted to help his companion, so he looked up and asked Liu Yonglu.

"Sir, wait a moment, whose black stone is that in your pocket?"

"Black Stone... I'll just take it, so why do you care whose it is?"

Ever since Liu Yonglu learned that he could use the black stone to send people into a dreamland, he made up his mind not to return it, and now he started to use his knives to fight back.

"His? Give it back to him."

Juri suddenly stood up from his chair, rolled up his sleeves to reveal his prosthetic limbs, and it seemed that he was ready to seek justice for Patrick.

When Millie Tang saw that the other party stood up, she did not show any weakness. She reached into her pocket and tightly grasped the potion. She stood behind Liu Yonglu and stared at Jiuli's arm.

"His? Give it back to him. That's easy for me to say. What if I give it back to him and he throws it away?"

Jiuli was stunned. He thought for a long time but couldn't figure out this person's logic. After a while, he opened his mouth:
"You gave it to him, and he threw it away. It's none of your business. It's someone else's stuff."

"This is his Black Stone, that thing...but I didn't take it from him."

Liu Yonglu really wasn't lying, he had snatched this thing from Old Jenny:
"Besides, what's the matter with me taking his black stone for nothing?"

Oh, it’s not for free. Jiuli guessed that the tiger must have paid a considerable price to borrow the black stone from Patrick.

"Patrick, this black stone is not given for free."

This sentence really caused trouble. When Patrick heard this, he couldn't hold it in anymore and sobbed and wailed:
"He took the black stone without giving me a penny, and even asked me to collect three ancient relics to exchange with him."

"Where did I get these three ancient relics? I finally pieced them together but was still missing one. I wanted to auction off the painting he gave me in exchange for it."

"He said it was not in vain. You should keep my Black Stone! My Black Stone!"

Patrick's mind was completely out of control by reason at this time, and only the most extreme obsession remained. He stamped his feet, beat his chest and burst into tears.

Millie Tang also turned her head to glance at Liu Yonglu and thought: It turns out you were so wicked before I met you. Look what you have done to this old man.

"You are such an annoying person. You took someone's black stone and said it was not for free, but in the end, they gave you three ancient relics in exchange." Liu Yonglu saw that this strong-armed man was so arrogant, so he quickly explained:

"Although I didn't give him money, it's better than giving him money."

"I got this black stone from old Jenny. She kept entrusting it to me."

"I don't know what's wrong with Mr. Patrick. He speaks in a vague way and doesn't know what to do. He can't even hold Mass properly and he doesn't allow us to see God the Father."

"Take this black stone. You are smart, study it more and help Patrick when he is doing things outside. If he is lacking in ability, take him to see the Father."

"So, this black stone just came to me."

Jiuli turned around and wanted to find Patrick to confirm, but Patrick was in a state of confusion at this time. He kept repeating the same few words over and over again, and his words were really vague and he didn't care about the end.

"So, you can help him see the Father?"

"Hey, big brother, you finally asked the right question, let's take a look at this thing!"

As soon as Liu Yonglu finished speaking, "Snap!" he slapped the black stone on the coffee table. This time the noise was quite loud, and the other three people in the room were not deaf either.

The furnishings in the box began to fade instantly, and when the four opened their eyes again, they had arrived at that desolate beach.

Jiuli stood on the beach and looked around. He was someone who had been to a dreamland before. He took out the compass in his hand and compared it again. There was no problem. It was a genuine dreamland.

He also noticed a detail. The tiger activated the dreamland directly without any mass ceremony. This meant that he had reached some kind of contract with the gods in the dreamland.

There are three ways to enter the dreamland. The first is what Liu Yonglu did, which is to activate it directly, but the conditions are very harsh. In the entire Church of Wisdom, only the Pope and one or two ordained priests can do it.

The second type is passive, where one is accidentally affected by ancient relics. In this case, once one enters the dreamland, there is basically no return, and one becomes a sacrifice to the gods' followers.

The third method is the one most mystics use, just like what he and Patrick did just now. They have to prepare complex materials and perform mass in order to enter the dreamland.

From this perspective, the tiger head in front of us is not simple.

At this time, Millie Tang came up to Liu Yonglu and talked to him. What she said was roughly introducing various common sense about the Dreamland. She knew that Liu Yonglu's understanding of the Dreamland was very rough, and he couldn't even figure out the activation conditions.

This scene fell into Jiuli's eyes again, and his fear became stronger. Before Liu Yonglu came in, he had fought with Millie Tang and knew that this young man was not simple either. His knowledge of mysticism was only better than his, not worse than his. Since they were of the same kind, then what kind of force was this?
The other party knew Patrick and obviously came for the rally, so why hadn't I seen them before? This didn't make sense.

At this time, Patrick was kneeling on the beach, breathing in the humid air mixed with the smell of the sea on the wild island.

From time to time, he bowed down and kissed the ground. This was the dreamland of the Father God, the place where the gods came across the starry sky to meditate. Now he had finally entered, and all the knowledge of the gods that he had learned throughout his life finally had a place to devote.

"Look, isn't it like what I said? It's better for me not to give him money than to give him money."

Liu Yonglu showed off his legs and looked at Jiuli.

Just at this moment, Patrick ran two steps to Liu Yonglu and hugged his thigh.

“Please, take me to see the Father!”

On the weekend, everyone sleeps in, reads a book and laughs while brushing their teeth.

Before putting it on the shelves, I will also sort out the subsequent development context. After all, this short story has reached the middle and late stages, and I will try to give everyone an unexpected ending. It also lays the groundwork for the exciting stories that follow.

So don’t be impatient. There will be more chapters after the book is on the shelves next week. Now, I start writing as soon as I wake up every day. I’m really not lazy.

As usual, I’ll give you a preview. It will be on the shelves next Wednesday. Everyone is welcome to support it.

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(End of this chapter)