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After buying a hood... oh no, a mask, Paredes left, but Fu Qinghai and the other two did not leave immediately. Instead, they stayed in the room because they had not finished their work at the Order-Maintaining Alliance. They drank their tea slowly and waited for Paredes to call other staff members in.

One of the signature features of the Order-Maintaining Alliance is the identification service it provides to the majority of players. They have an identification team that is knowledgeable, experienced, and pays close attention to the details of Easter eggs in various movies and comics. When players obtain props or equipment of unknown origin or purpose, they generally have to take them to the Order-Maintaining Alliance for identification in order to maximize their value.

The three of them have a lot of things to identify this time.

Paredes led a fat man in:

"Everyone, this is our DC expert. He has knowledge of all kinds of things in the DC multiverse."

"Hey, hello, you three."

The fat man with glasses rubbed his hands and greeted him. This image is consistent with the stereotype of otaku in European and American comics.

"Excuse me, what is this?"

Fu Qinghai took out a small magic wand.

It is the size of chopsticks, golden in color, with a hollow cup-shaped end with a pointed-beaked bird carved inside.

"Oh, I know that."

The fat man took the staff and looked at it carefully:

"This staff is called 'Ibisti'. It belongs to an 18th-tier superhero under DC Comics, Prince Amontep. His title is 'Invincible Ibis'. This staff gives him many abilities, such as: flight, invisibility, teleportation, magic amplification, detection of dark magic, etc."

Ibistick, literally translated, means "Suzaku".

The fat man put down his staff and looked up and asked:

"I guess you found this staff in the Rock of Eternity, right? Invincible Ibis and Thunderbolt Shazam used to be superheroes belonging to Foster Comics. Later, Foster Comics was acquired by DC Comics, and they became part of the DC multiverse. There are some subtle connections between them."

Even the origin of the staff was guessed.

The three of them immediately stood in awe.

Now, that's called professionalism.

The Ibisti Staff, or the Ibis Staff, is still very useful. Apart from other things, flying seems to be a standard ability of superheroes, but many superheroes actually cannot fly. Even Doctor Strange, who is as strong as him, relies on the magic levitation cloak to fly. Kamar-Taj does not have flying magic, and Chen Xinxue has to rely on the "vortex cyclone" ring in the Ten Rings to fly.

Of course, it is also possible to rely on Fu Qinghai in a broad sense.

Khan is good at making women take off in bed.

A digression:

Among the eighteen Primarchs, only Sanguinius could fly.

Chen Xinlu was spinning the staff in her hand, feeling very happy.

Neither Fu Qinghai nor Chen Xinxue argued with her.

It is assumed that this staff is hers.

"And what is this?"

Fu Qinghai took out another transparent box.

Inside was a black rose with red tentacles. Its shape was a bit weird and creepy, but at the moment it was very well behaved, just quietly sticking to the inner wall of the bulletproof glass.

"this..."

The fat man was a little unsure.

"It was also found in the Rock of Eternity."

Fu Qinghai reminded.

"Those magical wooden doors in the Rock of Eternity?"

The fat man asked again.

"Yes."

Fu Qinghai nodded.

"That could be 'Black Mercy'."

The fat man thought for a moment and said,

"It is a deadly plant from one of the seven magical continents. It absorbs spiritual energy from the brain of the host and makes them dream of the perfect world in their minds. The so-called 'seven magical continents' are the different dimensional spaces that the magic wooden door of the Eternal Rock leads to. I remember that Black Mercy should come from one of the magical continents called 'The Savage Land'."

"Um..."

Fu Qinghai thought about it and felt that it was useless for him to keep it. He was about to ask the fat man how much the Alliance of Order would buy it for, but suddenly he remembered that a female night elf druid might be interested in this plant, so he put it away.

"I also saw three crocodiles playing cards..."

"That's the villain from the Shazam comics..."

The two chatted casually for a while, all of which were bits and pieces of information that were of no use. The appraisers of the Order-Maintaining Alliance charged by the piece and also charged a consulting fee by the time, but Fu Qinghai didn't care. He could afford this little money.

"Do you understand Marvel too?"

Fu Qinghai suddenly asked.

"A little bit, a little bit."

The fat man said with a smile.

Fu Qinghai then took out the ghost-catching cage.

And it was opened with the help of sisters Chen Xinxue.

A ball of strange flame floated in the air.

"This is the spirit of vengeance..."

The fat man was interrupted before he could finish his speech.

"I know."

Fu Qinghai looked at him seriously and asked,

"I know this is the Spirit of Vengeance. I want to know how I should make someone a Ghost Rider. Don't worry, I will pay for the consultation."

"Well..."

The fat man hesitated after hearing this:

"To be honest with you, I am different from the two ladies around you. I am not a spellcaster. I am just an ordinary person. I don't know the process of releasing any magic. I just read a lot of comics. If you want to ask me how to do it specifically, I don't know. But if you want to know the origin and setting of Ghost Rider and get some inspiration from it, I think I can answer one or two questions for you."

It can be seen that the fat guy really wants to earn this consulting fee.

Unfortunately, he is not a wizard.

"Then tell me?"

Fu Qinghai signaled him to just say it.

"Well, Ghost Rider's setting is very complicated and there are many versions of its origin. I don't know where to start..."

The fat man fell into thought.

"Then let's summarize it."

Fu Qinghai tapped the table with his fingers.

"Okay, I'll make it short."

The fat man nodded and said:

"The Spirit of Vengeance in your hand belongs to the second generation Spirit of Vengeance, the God of Marvel. You also know that the Marvel pantheon is indeed disorganized. The God in heaven developed this thing called the 'Living Spirit Weapon' six thousand years ago, and descended on the earth in the form of fire rain to actively search for human host souls to combine with, becoming the so-called 'Ghost Rider' to cleanse the sins of the world. You can think of it as the FBI of heaven."

"The second batch? Isn't that meaningful enough?"

Fu Qinghai asked.

"Not really."

The fat man shook his head and said:

"When the second batch of vengeful spirits first appeared, there was a cruel rule among the vengeful spirits that they devoured their own kind and improved themselves. However, this also allowed the surviving vengeful spirits to be better improved in terms of ability and form, making them much stronger. And every time a human host transforms into a Ghost Rider, his own will will be influenced or occupied by the vengeful spirit. This is a significant drawback of it."

"Without exception?"

"Perhaps those with strong wills can be exceptions."

"Is that so..."

Fu Qinghai stroked his chin and pondered.

According to Fatty, the Spirit of Vengeance does not choose its targets. In other words, it is not picky about food. Theoretically, any human who encounters the Spirit of Vengeance may become a Ghost Rider. However, if the host's mental will is not strong enough, he will be completely controlled by the Spirit of Vengeance.

Who is more suitable?

Fu Qinghai silently counted the officers of the regiment.

"Speaking of which, the Ghost Rider I met had a red skull head and two short pointed horns growing out of the top of his head. What's going on?"

Fu Qinghai thought of another question.

"You have to know that although Ghost Rider seems to act as he pleases and judge crimes, there is actually a leader behind the scenes who manages them. It's just that the guy doesn't show up easily, so many Ghost Riders think they are not restricted."

The fat man narrated:

"The mastermind behind the scenes is called 'Randkiel', the Archangel. In the comics, he is responsible for doing the dirty work for Heaven. God appointed him as the general manager of the Spirit of Vengeance project. For thousands of years, he has been monitoring and controlling the fate of the Ghost Riders behind the scenes. I guess in order to make the punishment effect of the Spirit of Vengeance more prominent, Randkiel quietly designed the appearance of each Spirit of Vengeance to make them conform to the religious and cultural image of the region where they are located."

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"For example, the image of the Indian Ghost Rider is Shiva, the image of the Japanese Ghost Rider is Prajna, and the Ghost Rider in the UK and Germany is also related to some local urban legends or dark fairy tales. So you see the red devil."

Fu Qinghai understood.

God sent the spirit of revenge to punish mankind. Killing is not the purpose, but deterring evil is. But God is the god of Western religions. The mainstream faith in many parts of the world is not Christianity, Judaism, Catholicism or Orthodoxy. For example, Hinduism in India or Shintoism in Japan are the mainstream religious beliefs in their respective regions.

At this time, if the image of Ghost Rider resembles the hell in Western religions, can it bring punishment to bad guys? Obviously, the effect will not be very ideal - why should I, an Eastern bad guy, be judged by Western gods and subject to long-arm jurisdiction? So the Archangel came up with such a localized solution that adapts to local customs.

Speaking of when in Rome, do as the Romans do.

The Warhammer 40K universe also has its own gods...

Fu Qinghai is very interested in Ghost Rider.

This reminded him of a special kind of space warrior.

The Iron Pagoda had fought against the Warp Demons before, and they knew how difficult this thing was. In a place where the reality barrier was weak, the Warp Demons could open the Warp portal at any time, appearing wherever they wanted, with tactical mobility far exceeding that of human troops, and they were almost immune to long-range weapons.

It is quite normal for a few demons to easily wipe out a company of Space Marines - as long as the Chapter does not have a Librarian. And many Chapters do not have a Librarian, perhaps because there is no psychic talent in the gene seed of the parent Chapter, such as the Iron Hands and its successor Chapters, or perhaps because of extreme rejection of psychic power, such as the Black Templars and their successor Chapters.

However, in the 41st millennium, a new legend began to emerge along with various eyewitness reports: on certain battlefields, whenever the Imperial Army was in dire straits, a group of mysterious Space Marines would suddenly appear to support them. These Space Marines were burning with flames, had no serial numbers or signs on their shoulder armor, and never took off their helmets...

They always appear inexplicably, kill the enemies of the Empire, and then disappear inexplicably, just like demons. They are almost invulnerable to any physical attacks, even when facing a volley of hot molten plasma, they are still unharmed, just like demons. The Inquisitor also found that these Space Marines only appear in places where the reality veil is weak... just like demons.

Some say they are the Fire Hawks that disappeared into the Warp, and were corrupted by the etheric energy and became what they are now. Some say they are the echoes of the psychological trauma suffered by the Space Marines who encountered the Istvaan Massacre or the Fall of the Primarch. Others say they are the projection of the anger and desire for revenge of many Space Marine Librarians in the Warp.

In short, the truth is confusing and there are many different opinions.

But in Fu Qinghai's view.

If the living saint is the emperor's great demon.

Then this group of Space Marines is the Emperor's Demon Army.

Emperor Enchanted Warriors: The Cursed Legion!

The new alien space marines created by Fu Qinghai have made the Primaris space marines appear 10,000 years earlier.

Now that he has a spirit of vengeance, perhaps he can also make the legendary Cursed Legion appear ten thousand years earlier.

"Thank you for answering my questions."

Fu Qinghai said to the fat man.

"You're welcome, Master Qingshan."

The fat man waved his hand and said.

"I have one last request."

Fu Qinghai looked at the fat man and said sincerely.

He used the word "request" instead of "deal."

"Speaking."

The fat man quickly sat up straight and said.

"Mind if we open the dimensional door here?"

Fu Qinghai asked first.

"Please help yourself."

The fat man raised his hand to signal.

Chen Xinxue waved her hand and opened a dimensional door.

Ron walked out holding a thick book.

The fat man was surprised when he saw the book:

"Hey, this isn't..."

He participated in the authentication of this book.

But no conclusions were reached.

"This map of the Infernal Affairs network, I want to know who sold it to the Order-Maintaining Alliance, can you tell me?"

Fu Qinghai said word by word.

"I'm sorry, sir. We promise to keep all customers' identity information confidential. Even if you are a VIP member, we cannot provide you with the seller's identity information."

The fat man refused without even thinking.

"Don't rush to refuse, just listen to me."

Fu Qinghai raised his hand and gestured:

"I don't mean to cause trouble for him. You should contact the seller first and tell him that I am very interested in the source of his items. I am willing to buy this information for a fee and trade it at the venue of the Order-Maintaining Alliance. You can reveal my identity appropriately. I think Qingshan Khan's reputation still has some weight in the reincarnation world. What do you think?"

"this..."

The fat man hesitated after hearing this:

"I have to consult Master Paredes."

Fu Qinghai waved his hand to signal him to hurry up:

"Then I'll trouble you."

…

At this time, in front of the Continental Hotel.

The auction has ended long ago.

The reincarnations dispersed one after another.

The location of the Mainland Hotel of the Order-Maintaining Alliance is very clever. It is less than two streets away from the headquarters of the Daily Planet. You can see it just by standing under the big iron ball on the roof. This location seems to remind many players who are ready to do something bad and can't wait to kill and rob:

Even if you don't care about the rules and order of the Order-Maintaining Alliance, do you dare to do something under Superman's nose?

At this time, Qingming turned into a cleaner, standing on the roof opposite the Mainland Hotel, quietly overlooking.

She saw Moira Robinson walk out of the hotel door holding the helmet, with a smile on her face. But then the Queen of Fungi did something unexpected—she squatted down and pulled open the manhole cover, then turned into a ball of black unknown substance, wrapped around the helmet, and disappeared into the narrow square waterway.

"snort."

Neon lights flickered in Qingming's eyes:

"Do you think you can get away like this?"

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　1. I forgot to post some of the illustrations for the previous chapters 237 and 238, and I just posted them in the description of this chapter. Book friends who like to see the illustrations can go back and take a look. I will try to post the rest in the new chapters.

　　2. This chapter also has a lot of illustrations. The pictures posted on Qidian need to be reviewed, so sometimes book friends who catch up quickly cannot see them because they have to wait until the review is completed before they can be released.

(End of this chapter)