Chapter 653: chapter 558 Shopping
The light and shadows outside the carriage window change in an instant.
Fu Qinghai noticed the change in position.
"Has the magic secret door been activated?"
The purple giant turned his head and looked around.
He stood up and handed Bando Tetsuto to Qingming to continue beating him, and the purple substance retracted into his body. Fu Qinghai felt something and turned his head to look at the door. The side door of the subway car automatically slid open to both sides, and a black girl with fluffy hair appeared outside the door.
The girl was shocked when she saw the scene inside the car.
Open your mouth and shout:
"Sha... ugh!"
Fu Qinghai raised one hand as if to grasp something.
The Force chokes the throat!
The little black girl opened her mouth wide, and her neck, throat and even tongue seemed to be locked tightly by some invisible force, unable to move or make any sound. No matter how hard she tried, she just couldn't utter the word "Shazam".
You can't yell "Shazam!"
She couldn't complete the transformation.
She was always just an ordinary eight-year-old child.
Fu Qinghai now thought that it would be great if Zhang Yuning was here. After all, the Force throat lock can only control one object, and "tongue pulling" and "dead silence" are Mary Shaw's signature skills. If the Queen of Wraiths is in this cave, no one in the entire Shazam family will be able to shout out the word "Shazam" to complete the transformation.
Fu Qinghai did not kill her, otherwise the girl would have been completely suffocated by now according to the power of the Force's throat lock. He just controlled Du Deli to prevent her from shouting out the word to complete the transformation, then raised his other hand to Qingming and said,
"True Knowledge Crystal."
Qingming stopped beating up Bando Tetsuro, stood up and returned to his seat, picked up a backpack, took out a blue-gray crystal ball with a jade base, and threw it directly to Fu Qinghai.
Fu Qinghai caught it steadily and pressed his palm on the surface of the crystal sphere. There was a "boom" in his mind and in an instant he had a telepathic connection with Chen Xinlu who was far away in the suburbs of Star City.
Both parties share thinking and vision.
Chen Xinlu saw the scene outside the car.
"Sizzle, sizzle…"
Soon a cluster of fire rings appeared out of thin air.
Chen Xinxue and Chen Xinlu stepped out of the dimensional gate.
The two men were both experienced in combat, and they understood the situation at the scene with just a quick glance: Fu Qinghai was controlling the little girl with one hand and holding the crystal of truth with the other; Qingming was holding half of the car door with one hand and smashing it against a flaming skeleton on the ground, the skeleton constantly shattering and then reassembling.
Compared to other superheroes in the Marvel multiverse, Ghost Rider's physical fitness is not that strong. He mainly relies on hellfire and immortality to gain a foothold in Marvel. The attribute of hellfire, which burns the flesh and directly hits the soul, is particularly difficult to deal with, including many skills extended from it, such as the Eye of Judgment and enchanted weapons - but Qingming happens to have no soul, so hellfire is just an ordinary flame with a relatively high temperature for her.
"Leave Du Deli to me."
Fu Qinghai turned his head and said:
"You guys take care of the Ghost Rider."
Ghost Rider?
Chen Xinxue looked at the flaming skull on the ground.
"I see."
The beautiful lady nodded with a sharp look in her eyes and said in a deep voice.
The two sisters looked at each other and waved their hands at the same time. Golden red sparks collided and splashed in the air. Chen Xinxue held a complex disc and Chen Xinlu held a magic secret fan. They stood on either side of Bando Tetsuro, chanting and casting spells. Then the blazing flames on Bando Tetsuro's body began to flicker and twist randomly. The red evil ghost skeleton opened its jaws and screamed miserably - it didn't scream like that even when it was beaten by the master and servant! It
started from Bando Tetsuro's legs.
The fire of hell faded upwards bit by bit.
The flame-wrapped bones turned into flesh and blood.
"Ahhhhhh!"
Bando Tetsuto's screams became more intense.
The spirit of vengeance was being forcibly torn from his body.
In essence, Ghost Rider is an enchanted warrior. The Spirit of Vengeance grants immortality to the human host. It is the Spirit of Vengeance, not the host, that is truly immortal. It is said that only God can destroy the Spirit of Vengeance. However, some targeted magic or props can cause substantial damage to Ghost Rider or make the Spirit of Vengeance escape from the host, such as the sacred weapon made by Randkiel using Heavenly Paving Stone Bricks, the black magic of the Hand, and the spell of Mephisto.
The Sorcerer Supreme School is an expert in soul-out-of-body operations. In the movie, Ancient One easily slapped Dr. Banner's soul out of Hulk's body with a palm. Although Chen Xinxue and Chen Xinlu are not as powerful as their master Ancient One, the binding between the Spirit of Vengeance and the human host is also very strong, but the two of them worked together to forcibly pull the Spirit of Vengeance out of Bando Tetsuto's body. According to the description in the comics, this separation will have extremely disastrous consequences - for the host.
Finally, after the unremitting efforts of the two sisters.
The fire of hell left Bando Tetsuto's body.
"Got it."
Chen Xinxue said excitedly.
A ball of twisted and jumping flame was surrounded by countless golden-red translucent secret spells in the air. The flame rushed left and right but still could not break through the surrounding spells. The flames were also squeezed inward little by little by the spells, and their movement space was squeezed.
Everyone's eyes were fixed on the flame, thinking that this was the legendary "Spirit of Vengeance" that gave Ghost Rider immortality.
As for Bando Tetsuto, no one paid attention to him anymore. After escaping from the Spirit of Vengeance, this guy died instantly and turned into a pool of broken and rotten flesh. He was deader than dead.
"Qingshan, we can only temporarily trap the Spirit of Vengeance, we can't destroy it completely. You have to think of a way!"
Chen Xinlu reminded in a deep voice.
"Uh, let's think of a way, let's think of a way...Um, who among you wants to become Ghost Rider?"
Fu Qinghai looked at the two sisters and asked.
The two sisters shook their heads at the same time.
Ghost Rider is a curse.
After becoming the host of the Spirit of Vengeance, the host will have to face the influence of the Spirit of Vengeance on his personality every day, and his spirit will be tortured to the point of collapse. If his will is not strong enough, his consciousness may be devoured and burned by the Spirit of Vengeance. Not only that, the Ghost Rider's wife, children, relatives and friends will be implicated by the curse and encounter various misfortunes, so they are destined to be lonely for life, and this curse is usually passed down from generation to generation and cannot be escaped.
Fu Qinghai doesn't want to become Ghost Rider either.
Ghost Rider is positioned as a tragic hero.
Not a comedy hero like Shazam!
"Let me think...wait!"
Fu Qinghai suddenly had an idea:
"I have a way."
Fu Qinghai ignored the anger in the little black girl's eyes, forced a towel into her mouth, then tied her up with sealing tape and put her aside.
Then he opened his white space equipment briefcase and took out a spindle-shaped cylindrical device. After examining it, he held the device up and asked the two sisters:
"Let's see if the ghost trap works."
This was Fu Qinghai's first time using a ghost-catching cage, because the regiment had no need to capture ghosts before - he was not a Thousand Sons who liked to play with things called "guardian elves" but were actually "demons", nor was he a Chaos Space Marine who needed to mass-produce enchanted warriors. Even if he caught a warp creature or a warp demon, he would not know how to use it, but now he had a chance to try this equipment.
"Then give it a try."
Chen Xinxue nodded.
Fu Qinghai opened the ghost-catching cage, and two boards in the center of the cylindrical device opened to reveal a hole. Chen Xinxue and Chen Xinlu controlled the Spirit of Vengeance to move there remotely, and a beam of light burst out from the hole and sucked the Spirit of Vengeance in, and the two boards closed inward. Everything went smoothly without any accidents - according to the plot in the movie, even the Sumerian god Gozer and his gatekeeper were locked in, which shows that this device is very reliable.
Haven't entered the Rock of Eternity yet.
A vengeful spirit has been harvested.
Although I don't know where to use it yet.
"So..."
Fu Qinghai looked around:
"Beginning to explore the Rock of Eternity now?"
"uh-huh."
Chen Xinxue nodded.
Bando Tetsuro was already dead. Qingming carried the little black girl who was tied up like a dumpling in one hand. Fu Qinghai took the two sisters out of the carriage and walked onto the platform, then walked into the legendary Rock of Eternity - which looked like an ordinary cave.
When they walked into the cave, they found it unexpectedly vast and spacious, not cramped at all. The first thing that caught their eyes was a long, huge stone table, on which were piled various magic scrolls, the most eye-catching of which was a standing violin that was blazing in flames.
"Nero's violin."
Fu Qinghai said the name of this magic prop.
"Hmm?"
Du Deli, who was carried by Qingming, looked at him in surprise.
"Is this some kind of magical artifact?"
Chen Xinlu asked curiously.
"It is named after Nero, the fifth Roman emperor, who is said to have played his violin on the city wall while Rome, the capital, was engulfed in flames."
Fu Qinghai explained the historical allusion:
"As for the function of this violin... it has no function, it just keeps burning and never goes out. It can be used as a permanent lighting fixture."
Chen Xinlu looked at Fu Qinghai with bright eyes.
I thought: He knows so much.
"It depends on how many assimilation points are needed."
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Chen Xinxue shrugged and commented,
"It feels pretty good to use as a magic lamp. It can decorate my Sanctuary. If it requires too many assimilation points, it won't be worth it."
Fu Qinghai then remembered that Chen Xinxue was the person in charge of a Magic Sanctuary - the manager of the Hong Kong Magic Sanctuary in the Marvel (Earth-616) universe, a woman who could truly be honored as "Master Chen Xinxue".
Compared to this magic violin, the two women were obviously more interested in the magic scrolls on the table. Regardless of whether they could understand them or not, they opened a dimensional door and kept digging inside. Their whole style was very extravagant.
"Hmm!"
The little black girl's eyes widened in anger.
"what?"
Fu Qinghai squinted at her and said,
"These magic scrolls have been here for a long time, haven't you five understood a single word? Have you researched any magic skills? It would be a waste to leave these things to you. Only when they are handed over to people who truly understand magic can they play their role and value. Do you understand, kid?"
Classic gangster logic at the British Museum.
However, Fu Qinghai was not wrong. The Shazam family had obtained the Eternal Rock as their base for a long time. With so many magic scrolls placed here, the six children had not developed any new magic skills or moves. They just used the same moves that Shazam had used in the past.
This shows that they really have no talent for magic.
Just like Qingshan Khan himself.
Sweeped away all the magic scrolls on the stone table.
The four of them began to look at other items.
A magic pen engraved with intricate patterns.
"Oh I know that."
Chen Xinlu pointed at the pen and said in surprise:
"It's called 'Steve', a magic pen, which is equivalent to an intelligent voice-to-text conversion tool."
"It's not smart at all… It can't even tell what to write and what not to write. It's as dumb as ChatGPT."
Chen Xinxue rolled her eyes and complained.
However, the pen understood their conversation, stood upright in the air and began to write automatically:
"You are very rude."
Ignoring its protest, everyone continued to look at other items: a small golden metal wand with an Egyptian style, the end of which was a hollow cup with a bird with a sharp beak carved inside. Chen Xinlu fell in love with this wand at first sight. Chen Xinlu already had the Ten Rings, but she didn't have her own exclusive magic item. Although the Supreme Mage School could cast spells as long as they wore the Suspended Ring, who would complain about having too many equipment?
"What's this?"
Chen Xinlu picked up the staff.
"I have no idea."
Fu Qinghai shook his head honestly.
"Neither have I."
Chen Xinxue said she didn't know.
At this moment, Fu Qinghai suddenly saw a round floor-length mirror next to the stone table. He recalled a plot from a movie or a comic, pointed at the mirror and said,
"I remember this magic mirror. There seems to be a woman in it. She will teach Shazam how to learn magic. Why not ask this woman if she knows the functions of these items..."
Before he finished speaking, a woman's figure automatically emerged in the mirror. This woman was covered in silver white as if she was made entirely of mercury. She looked at Fu Qinghai and said coldly:
"You are right, intruder, but I will only provide guidance to the successor of the power of Shazam."
Qing Ming raised one arm upon hearing this.
A plasma cannon extended from his palm and pointed at her.
"Even if you smash me to pieces, I will never surrender to you, you bastards who have defiled the Rock of Eternity!"
The silver woman said with a firm look.
"snort!"
The little black girl snorted in triumph.
"Oh, that's not up to you."
Fu Qinghai waved his hand:
"Move everyone away!"
Fu Qinghai's idea is: It is a rare trip to the Eternal Rock, so all the things should be moved away, no matter whether they are useful or not. At the end of the trip, we will see how many assimilation points are needed. We will take away the worthwhile ones and return the unworthy ones.
It's that simple.
However, as they passed the stone table and continued to go deeper into the Eternal Rock, Fu Qinghai suddenly realized that he had thought less: behind the stone table was a huge library with rows of bookshelves standing in between, and the dazzling array of books was overwhelming.
"Ah? What should I do?"
Chen Xinlu said worriedly as she looked at the rows of bookshelves.
"No matter how many points you have, you can't assimilate them all..."
Chen Xinxue frowned and looked around.
The number of books collected by the ancient wizards in the Rock of Eternity far exceeded everyone's imagination. Looking at this huge magic treasure trove in front of them but unable to take it away, the two sisters became very anxious. For some reason, they suddenly looked at Fu Qinghai at the same time.
"Well... I have an idea."
Fu Qinghai said after a moment's silence:
"I asked Qingming to quickly browse all the books in here. She can record the contents of the books, including the pictures, word for word, and then return to the anchored world to restore them perfectly. This way, she doesn't need to consume any assimilation points."
About how to take away intangible knowledge.
Fu Qinghai is very experienced.
"Good idea."
The two sisters' eyes lit up.
Qingshan always has a way.
Qing Ming put the girl down in his hand, walked to the bookshelf, took out the books one by one and began to flip through the pages quickly. His movements were so fast that afterimages appeared. He finished scanning a row of bookshelves in just a few minutes. He was like a human scanner.
Qingming was busy, and Fu Qinghai picked up the little black girl and walked through the rows of bookshelves to the back. There was a long passage here, the light was a little gloomy and dim, and there were rows of stone statues standing on both sides of the passage, each of them was hideous and terrifying.
Fu Qinghai counted them and there were seven in total.
"Mmmmm!"
The little black girl shook her head desperately.
And he twisted his body left and right and struggled.
"What do you mean? For me to leave them alone?"
Fu Qinghai lowered his head and asked.
"Uh-huh!"
The little girl nodded vigorously.
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(End of this chapter)