Cyber Ghosts

Chapter 171 Soul Coin Upsides Down Yinyang
“Corpse of soul coin?” Hearing this, Hao Ning and others thought that something must be wrong. “Why was it called this name?”

“Because once their souls were displaced, they were close to death,” Nezha drank his water and was reluctant to talk about this topic. He added, “Their souls were bitten a slice once they were displaced. They became soul coins until their souls disappeared. In terms of their bodies, they would die in a normal way, such as the way you always use in this secular world, like death from overwork.”

“Well…” Hao Ning became stuttering. Although Zhang Quan had told him the story, he still could not accept the factor when it was spoken by the insider — Nezha. “Do you have any way to help the souls not be bitten?”

“Well…” Nezha rubbed his temple and said, “I don’t know. I just know that this was a new method discovered by the Soul Hunting Sect. The aim is to hunt souls. As they aim to hunt souls, nobody has the impetus to research how to recover the souls. Am I right?”

“Err, what you said makes sense,” Hao Ning blinked. He had to acknowledge that he asked a low-IQ question: It seemed to be like that he asked a killer to bring a man who was killed by him back to life. What a stupid question it was!

“That means that you know how to let a man learn Kung Fu through a person’s soul,” Zhou Yuan asked and added, “But you don’t know how to recover his soul?”

“Not like that…” Nezha smiled with an embarrassment, rubbing his head and waving his arm, “I don’t know the details about how to let a person learn Kung Fu through his soul— you know, it was done by my men. I just came here not long ago. And, nobody asked me to do this kind of low-level things. As you know, I am a famous person, and I am one of the favorite men in Mr. Fei’s eyes. I am also the general manager of Southern China. So, I don’t know these low-level things. There is a saying in the secular world to describe persons like me. I remember it is like my words are more beautiful than what I do. Do you remember?”

“Have grandiose aims but puny abilities!” Hao Ning said.

“Reach for what is beyond one’s grasp,” Xiao Hong said.

“Have great ambition but little talent,” Zhou Yuan said.

“Shameless!” Liu Shuai said.

Nezha never expected that they said so many saying about him. It seemed that they were prepared for it earlier. The first three sounded nice except the last one said by Liu Shuai. He almost agreed with them when he heard what Liu Shuai said. He opened his eyes wider, looking at Liu Shuai with others, “Liu Shuai, what you said seemed to be not a good one for my behavior.”

“Err…” Liu Shuai felt embarrassed, rubbing his head and smiling, “I know. I know. What Nezha just said reminded me of my former CEO, and I blurted it out…”

“What you said should not be heard by him,” Hao Ning smiled, adding, “Or your career may be affected.”

“I know. Stop making nonsense. Let’s go to our points,” Liu Shuai looked at Nezha seriously and said. “What should we do with so many souls? Do we practice witchcrafts?”

“Witchcrafts?” hearing what Liu Shuai said, Nezha looked at Xiao Hong and smiled. He drank and said again, “What you said happened a long time ago.”

“As a matter of fact, I also want to know,” Xiao Hong asked lightly, drinking. He added, “Why did Mr. Fei’s secret Sects want to have so many souls in a sudden?”

“I don’t know the details,” Nezha stopped smiling and said seriously. “What I know is that it is related to an internal invention of Mr. Fei’s,” he said.

“What invention?” Hao Ning asked. Although he thought it was strange that the technological word was said by Nezha, he still asked.

“No name heard for outsiders, but to insiders,” Nezha looked at Hao Ning. “It was called the Soul Coin Engine,” he added.

“Soul Coin Engine?”

“Yes,” Nezha nodded. He hesitated as if he had not known how to describe, “They called it an epoch-making invention. They said it was a kind of energy which was transformed into what. It sounded like a delicious dish called what chicken. Yes, Water Vapor Chicken. I just remembered Jiaohua Chicken, Luhua Chicken. I never heard Water Vapor Chicken.”

As Nezha continued to talk without stopping, Hao Ning had an idea with shining eyes. He asked with hesitation, “What you said is energy transformation, right? It sounded like the steam engine invented by Watt hundreds of years ago?”

Liu Shuai and Zhou Yuan felt a little shocked when they heard what Hao Ning said. It was common knowledge that Watt invented the steam engine that prompted the development of the first industrial revolution. What Nezha mentioned equaled with the steam engine. What a surprise it was!

“Oh, yes, yes,” Nezha laughed. He said it while he ate his dish. “I always forgot about it. Due to my bad memory, I am always teased by Mr. Fei. However, he did not force me to remember it. The Soul Coin Engine, its most useful function is to be used with the Soul Coin Material, and…”

“Oh, I see!” Hao Ning looked at others. He stood up and walked back and forth in the room several times. Instantly, all the confusion was solved.

“Liu Shuai! Xiao Hong!” Hao Ning screamed seriously, shocking both. Hao Ning looked at them seriously and said, “Can you explain the principles for your magic weapons?”

“Magic weapons? Principles?” Xiao Hong was shocked, and he did not know how to answer it. Liu Shuai was a programmer and he knew the theology. He could understand what Hao Ning asked promptly. He wanted to make a joke about him. However, when he saw Hao Ning’s expression, he changed his mind. He had to answer it seriously, “In general, a magic weapon is made of various special materials through many methods. It is used for some special purposes, such as Fantian Seal, Yinyang Mirror, Immortal Tying Rope, and Hunyuan Vat…”

Liu Shuai gave some examples that Nezha knew. Nezha nodded while he was listening to him. Liu Shuai continued to say, “But there is a common characteristic of the magic weapons that is the user should have power. Nobody can use it if he does not have power. Even the Immortal Tying Rope, it requires less power. However, if the user does not have power, he is not able to use it.”

“Does it mean that these magic weapons, in essence, are machines?” Hao Ning muttered to himself. He added, “The weapons are like cars. And the power the user has is like gas or alternating current. The power is the power source for the weapons.”

“You, you can say so,” Liu Shuai rubbed his head. Although the examples Hao Ning made were strange, his examples were right. So, he continued to say, “As you know, few people would think refining magic weapons falls into the field of metaphysics or theology.”

“Don’t judge me,” Hao Ning said. As he knew a little about it and he could not practice power, he did not feel embarrassed. So, he continued to ask, “From my view, based on what I learned in school, can I say that a magic weapon is a tool to transform energy, and it can transform power into other energy and release it?”

“Err…” Liu Shuai said bitterly. “Hao Ning, what you said is right, but you should not say like that. We should not think that the Red Armillary Sash can transform Nezha’s power into the Red Armillary Sash’s energy, right?”

“What is the essence of Nezha’s power?” Hao Ning seemed to be a little crazy. He was reluctant to listen to what Liu Shuai said. He asked Liu Shuai in reply.

“Hey, that is what all of us knew already…” seeing that Hao Ning was nervous and Liu Shuai was serious, Zhou Yuan couldn’t help smiling and said, “Incense!”

“What is the essence of the incense?” Hao Ning looked at Zhou Yuan with red eyes.

“Souls’ beliefs…” Zhou Yuan was stunned after saying this.

“You also thought of it, right?” Hao Ning said in a trembling tone. “If there is an invention that can transform a person’s soul into energy like power, and further ignite the legend magic weapons through the Soul Coin Engine. By doing so, the persons who use the weapons do not need to have power. Right?”

“You mean?” Liu Shuai also got some points. However, he was not sure about it. He continued to ask Hao Ning.

“Do you guys consider that something was wrong here,” Hao Ning asked in reply. “The persons whom we saw had no power at all. However, they could use some weapons that looked like the magic weapons and machines such as fake Hunyuan Vat and apricot bamboo hat and the ones on the screen. All these magic weapons shared one characteristic. They had functions owned by legend magic weapons, and they could be used by inserting the Soul Coin Material. That meant that there must have an energy transformation device inside. This device could transform souls into power, and I guess this device must be the one Nezha mentioned…”

“The Soul Coin Engine!” Liu Shuai and Zhou Yuan understood. They sat on the bench, having nothing more to say in a sudden.

“What’s wrong with them?” Nezha did not understand fully what Hao Ning and others said. He was wondering how Hao Ning’s words could shock Zhou Yuan and Liu Shuai. But under the current condition, he did not dare to ask the reasons. He had to turn to Xiao Hong and asked, “Are they discouraged by only a few words?”

Xiao Hong was also shocked by what Hao Ning said. However, he was a boy belonging to Avalokitesvara. He calmed down and replied, “They found that Soul Coin Engine is too powerful to them.”

“Yes, very powerful!” Nezha said, shaking his head and then nodding. “So many magic weapons. My eyes cannot take them all.”

“This is not the most powerful one,” Hao Ning recovered from confusion. He patted Zhou Yuan’s and Liu Shuai’s shoulders. He did not want them to look like fools. He continued to say, “Nezha, answer me. In your company, are there many persons who have little power or no power use your machines— Err… they have the magic weapons to the Soul Coin Engine?”

“Well…” Nezha looked at the ceiling and recalled. He nodded and said, “It seemed to be like that.” After saying this, he looked at Hao Ning who had a serious expression. Looking at Hao Ning’s expression, Nezha thought he might say something wrong. He asked immediately, “What’s wrong? Anything wrong here?”

“Big problem…” Hao Ning said, patting the table with his fist heavily. The dishes on the table jumped up and down. He continued to say, “Let me ask you guys. If a person who does not have power but he can use a magic weapon. What will happen then?”

“A beautiful world,” Nezha blinked, looking at Hao Ning. He added, “Mr. Fei had told us that before, only immortals could fly in the sky. And now, an ordinary person can fly in the sky by planes invented by humans. However, it is still inconvenient. Moreover, humans cannot stop many natural disasters. If everyone in the world can use a magic weapon. Many disasters can be avoided. I had this great aspiration before. There is an old saying: The road was also for the public. It should not be privately owned by people who practice Taoism, nor should it be abandoned by divisions between immortals and ordinary people.”

“Wow, you have modern thinking! If you were born hundreds of years ago, the leader of the Revolution of 1911 would be you definitely,” Hao Ning said with a bitter smile on his face, looking at awe-inspiring Nezha. He did not know what he should say about him. So, he asked in reply, “You answer me. If everyone has power, what will happen to this world?”

“Well…” Nezha lowered his head and said. “Will all of us be good persons? Because we all have the power to protect ourselves.”

“No,” Liu Shuai shook his hand. He added, “At that time, the magic weapons will not be handed out without payment. People should pay for it. If so, the rich will use them to exploit the poor more. The gap between the rich and the poor will be wider and wider. And at last, it becomes the gap between death and life.”

“Yes,” Zhou Yuan nodded. He continued to say, “I would like to give an example. If two men have a spat, in general, they will fight. And the fight may not hurt their bodies. But now, if somebody steps on the other’s foot, they will not fight. One will take out his Yinyang Mirror, and the other one will take out his Hunyuan Vat. A small quarrel will become a war and many persons within hundreds of meters may lose their lives due to their war.

“But the persons around can also use their apricot bamboo hats,” Nezha answered promptly without second thinking. He looked at others and rubbed his head, saying, “You are right. There are so few apricot bamboo hats in the world. At that time, it will be very expensive for an ordinary person.”

“Yes,” Liu Shuai understood Hao Ning gradually. He continued to say, “If one aggressive person who buys as many magic weapons as he can. There will be a weapon race in the world again. It took us hundreds of years to shape the idea that everyone was born equally. Due to this invention, people are in an unequal position again overnight. The people’s living standard may lower to be in tandem with the old days!”

“The old days?” Nezha was a little confused about these new words. He asked, “What old days? Back to where?”

“Google it…” Hao Ning rubbed his temples. He continued to say, “And, this is not the most serious one…”

“Not the most serious one?” Liu Shuai was stunned. He asked, “What else?”

“Energy supply,” Hao Ning continued to say, adding, “Cars use petroleum. That is the reason some major countries control the world through petroleum. And, the Soul Coin Engines use souls, then what will happen?”

“Some special Sects will be established for souls hunting,” Nezha understood and said. It was his business scope. He said, “The exorcism gate is established for this aim.”

“In a short time, it is,” Hao Ning nodded to agree with Nezha. He added, “But if the magic weapons produce massively out of the Soul Coin Engine. What will happen? The souls hunted by the Soul Hunting Sect will not be enough for this. Then in order to hunt more souls, you guess what people will do then?”

“Subsequently, a special Sector will be in charge of this. People will hunt for souls even in the black market.” Liu Shuai understood what Hao Ning said. He was also shocked. He said again, “Oh, My God. The world will be in a total mess. People will be evils, too.”

“More scared than being an evil,” Xiao Hong shook his head. He added, “Before, people sucked other’s soul for practicing evil Kung Fu. They risk being counter-sucked. That is the reason people were reluctant to acquire it. However, using magic weapons like the Soul Coin Engine will have no risks…”

“Then, people will do things without holding accountability!” Zhou Yuan nodded, shocking.

“Are there moralities to constrain people?” Nezha also understood the cause and result of it. He still held a sheer of hope, “No one will observe moralities?”

“Moral constraint?” smiled Hao Ning. He added, “In the early days, it worked. Yet, with time passing by, maybe some persons benefit from breaking moralities. On the other hand, people who abide by moralities and protect souls may be hurt. If it lasts a long time, the old moralities may be broken. The malformed new one may be established. Seeking for huge profits, people will not observe laws or moralities. I hold a pessimistic attitude to moralities.”

“Well. Some persons may write articles for kissing others’ asses,” Zhou Yuan said in a cold tone. He added, “In order to follow people’s degraded trend, they will find reasons and theoretical basis for hunting souls. On that day, hunting souls will be a lofty job. And soul protection will be obstacles for further development.”

Zhou Yuan was so good at analysis. His analysis shocked everyone. After hearing what he said, others looked at him straightly.

“You…” Hao Ning did not expect Zhou Yuan’s deduction. He said, “How is it possible? Don’t make nonsense.”

“Don’t forget I am a moment god,” Zhou Yuan smiled, replying. He knew that what he just said shocked everyone. He continued to say, “Everyday, there are so many articles in my moment. Many of them confused right and wrong deliberately. The root reason is that they seek for their ‘interest’.”