Chapter 52: Paper Copper Coins

The gestation time required by the Ghost Coffin is not short, but fortunately Zhang Hao is not a living person, so the needed time is reduced.

When the sky was dimly bright enough to barely see the black road, the Ghost Coffin in the small Laboratory room finally made a sound.

"Creak!"

The Coffin lid was slowly pushed open, and Zhang Hao walked out of the Ghost Coffin.

At a glance Zhang Hao shows little change, but a close comparison reveals his condition has altered dramatically.

First, the aura around Zhang Hao is a strong chilling presence; just looking at it makes one uneasy, like a true Fierce Ghost.

Previously, although Zhang Hao was treated as a Ghost by the Ghost Tamer, that was mainly because of his Funeral Clothes and the judgment of the ghost bride beside him.

Now, even when Zhang Hao appears alone outside, he can truly bear the title of Ghost.

During the Ghost Coffin's gestation, Zhang Hao's bones and blood have undergone a supernatural transformation.

Although the Terror Level compared to a true Fierce Ghost may be a bit low, perhaps even weaker than a deceiving Ghost, this is still not a Ghost.

A Fierce Ghost does not die, so even if Zhang Hao's body is cut into hundreds of pieces, his body will not die; it is merely dismembered.

Of course, this refers only to the physical level.

Perhaps the Ghost Coffin's power is insufficient; it cannot gestate Zhang Hao into a terrifying Fierce Ghost like a Ghostly Servant, let alone a full Fierce Ghost.

At this point Zhang Hao's consciousness has not changed much.

If someone attacks at the consciousness level, there remains a threat that can kill his consciousness.

However, the consciousness will not die with the body's dismemberment.

Even if divided into hundreds of pieces, his consciousness can still reside in one piece of flesh and continue living.

Of course, it is also possible that his memories are split among several pieces of flesh.

How exactly works, Zhang Hao does not know, nor does he wish to try.

"Come, bride."

Zhang Hao took the ghost bride's hand, lifted the Ghost Coffin, and walked to the place where Paper Money||Term had been found.

The Ghost Coffin's Ghostly Artifact has consumed much, nearly exhausted, yet a lingering power remains.

This does not boost Zhang Hao or the ghost bride's strength, but lying inside the Ghost Coffin feels comfortable.

It is a strange feeling; a Fierce Ghost should not feel comfort.

Besides the Ghost Coffin, in this Laboratory there are two things that attract him visually: Gui Qian and Paper Money||Term.

Compared with Gui Qian, a known single-use Ghostly Artifact, Zhang Hao prefers to first take the hanging paper copper coin.

At the doorway of the room holding Paper Money||Term, Zhang Hao looked left and right and quickly found a suitable item.

Although this Laboratory is interspersed with gold production, many items here are not made of gold.

Things like ordinary tables and chairs are merely iron or wood.

After all, not everything in the Laboratory is a Supernatural Artifact; researchers' meals and rests do not require luxurious gold utensils.

Zhang Hao went to an iron table in the middle of the Laboratory, applied slight force with his arm, and pulled a table leg off.

"Bang! Bang! Bang!"

With a few door‑smashing sounds, Zhang Hao easily punched a hole through the small room's door.

With a slight press of his Palm, the door panel was quickly smashed completely.

Zhang Hao walked over and grabbed the Paper Money||Term from the golden pillar; at that moment he realized the golden thread suspending the Paper Money||Term was not gold but a Supernatural Artifact.

It was called golden thread only because of its color; upon close inspection, Zhang Hao thought it was brass wire, and the brass wire hung the paper copper coin.

The brass wire seems capable of continuously generating paper copper coins, but the number hanging at once appears limited.

The brass wire can hold up to a thousand paper copper coins simultaneously; once that limit is reached, it will only replenish after some are removed.

At the same time, after grasping the brass wire, Zhang Hao discovered its side effect.

It can be seen that after Zhang Hao took a paper copper coin, his hand holding it turned markedly gray, leaving a faint copper imprint.

The cost of using this paper copper coin appears to be a curse; anyone who touches it becomes cursed.

Subsequent generation of paper copper coins by the brass wire will siphon the cursed person's vitality.

In other words, a cursed person becomes the fuel for the brass wire's paper money production.

"However, this curse has no effect on me."

After confirming the brass wire's side effects and effects, Zhang Hao hung it around his waist.

Now Zhang Hao's body has become a Fierce Ghost; no matter how the brass wire draws, his body will not die.

"Beep! Beep! Beep!"

At the same time, as Zhang Hao broke into the room, the Laboratory sounded an urgent alarm.

The door panel's destruction triggered some device.

"Looks like we need to hurry."

Zhang Hao heard the sound, immediately left the room, brought the ghost bride to the first small room they saw, and smashed its door.

He quickly entered the room, collected the Three Yuan banknote above, and Zhang Hao left the Laboratory with the ghost bride.

"What's going on? Why is there an alarm in my Laboratory?"

Wang Xiaoming received the alarm, his expression turning grim.

He recalled that the Laboratory seemed to have been opened by someone, and the Ghostly Servant was also deliberately released.

"Quick, Jiang Shangbai, take people to my Laboratory."

"I suspect the mastermind who released the Ghostly Servant is now at my Laboratory."

Wang Xiaoming looked at the present "strongest combat power" Jiang Shangbai.

Currently Jiang Shangbai is the only confirmed Ghost Tamer who has already mastered three ghosts and is present.

"Fine! I'll act immediately." Jiang Shangbai, eager to show off, naturally would not refuse.

By the way, Professor Wang, the coffin that the Ghostly Servant walked out of is also in your Laboratory, right? Shall we first go and take the coffin away?

Wang Xiaoming heard that and nodded.

Alright, go to the Laboratory; while searching for the intruder, also bring the Ghost Coffin out.

Wang Xiaoming thought for a moment, then spoke again: "Wait, I'll go together as well."

Now over at Yang Jian's side, a stalemate with the Ghostly Servant has formed; perhaps we can use the Ghost Coffin to devise a way to deal with the Ghostly Servant.

Upon hearing that, Feng Quan's expression shifted slightly, and he kept pondering.

Back then in Huanggang Village, they let the ghost inside the Coffin return to the Ghost Coffin itself, and that successfully resolved Huanggang Village's Supernatural Incident.

Is Wang Xiaoming now planning to imitate that situation?

(End of Chapter)