Chapter 906: Taiga Drama |
Takeda Shingen in history, like Uesugi Kenshin, also suddenly died of illness in his own territory, and then their family began to decline rapidly. However, the Takeda family fell more thoroughly because Takeda Shingen's successor was quickly defeated by Oda Nobunaga and lost all their territory.
However, in various rumors, it is said that Takeda Shingen died of a sudden illness, and the details are quite vivid.
Thinking of this, Liu Xing couldn't help but ask Shima Mitsuhiro a question, "Brother Hirodo, I'm suddenly curious about one thing, and that is the situation of your Shimazu Family's ancestors? Are they still existing in this world like Oda Nobunaga and others?"
As soon as Liu Xing finished speaking, he realized that his question seemed a bit inappropriate because no one likes an outsider to mention their ancestors out of the blue, especially asking if their ancestors have been laid to rest...
Seeing Shima Mitsuhiro's changing expression, Liu Xing knew he had indeed asked an inappropriate question.
Just as Liu Xing was about to apologize, Shima Mitsuhiro suddenly shook his head, sighed, and said, "Brother Ryuusei, your question is really a good one. Originally, I wanted to keep this matter hidden from you until I couldn't hide it anymore, but since you asked this question now, I'll tell you the truth. Although our Shimazu Family's ancestors are already dead, they still exist in this world in another form."
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Liu Xing and others looked at Shima Mitsuhiro in shock, not expecting that the ancestors of the Shimazu Family still existed in this world.
Compared to the Oda, Takeda, and Uesugi families, the Shimazu Family has many famous people, so Liu Xing and others were not sure which ancestor Shima Mitsuhiro was referring to.
Shima Mitsuhiro was silent for a while and then said, "Well, since I've already told you so much, there's no need to hide it anymore. The ancestor I mentioned is the Shimazu Four Brothers."
The Shimazu Four Brothers refer to the four sons of the first daimyo of the Shimazu Family, Shimazu Takahisa—Shimazu Yoshihisa, Shimazu Yoshihiro, Shimazu Toshihisa, and Shimazu Hisayuki. Among them, Shimazu Yoshihisa and Shimazu Yoshihiro both served as the chieftains of the Shimazu Family, while Shimazu Toshihisa and Shimazu Hisayuki were famous generals during the Sengoku period.
Unexpectedly, the Shimazu Four Brothers are still "alive."
At this point, Shima Mitsuhiro continued, "Actually, the reason my uncle sent me back immediately, besides wanting to deal with the traitor Shima Takeshi, is also because he was worried that Shima Takeshi would disrespect the ancestors. The ancestors are now resting under the Buddhist hall of the Shimazu Residence. Although Shima Takeshi probably doesn't know about the ancestors' existence, we are still worried that Shima Takeshi might dig up the Shimazu Residence for various reasons, demolishing walls and floors."
Because the Island Nation has long been influenced by China, the people of the Island Nation also like to hide valuables underground or set up interlayers in the walls of houses.
If Shima Takeshi wants to loot the Shimazu Family's accumulated wealth over the centuries, he might indeed carry out large-scale demolition in the Shimazu Residence. At that time, places like the Buddhist hall, which are rarely visited throughout the year, will definitely become Shima Takeshi's key targets.
"Then we really need to find a way to deal with Shima Mitsuhiro as soon as possible. But for now, we have to assume that Shima Takeshi knows the secret of the Buddhist hall." Yin En said while looking at Shima Mitsuhiro, "Although it is somewhat disrespectful, we still ask Brother Shimazu to tell us about the current situation of your ancestors. Is there a possibility that Shima Takeshi could awaken them, and if so, what would their strength be?"
Shima Mitsuhiro didn't think for long this time and directly sighed, "To be honest, I only heard about the existence of those four ancestors from my uncle two days ago. According to my uncle, the four ancestors should be considered as having entered a state of physical death. Although they have no signs of life, they remain unchanged from when they were alive without any preservation treatment. More importantly, they appear in the dreams of the family head every year on the ninth day of the ninth month, imparting their life experiences and helping the family head plan for the next year."
"As for awakening the four ancestors, it is actually quite easy. You just need to put on the armor they used in their lifetime. However, according to the ancestors themselves, they can only move in this world for one more year after putting on the armor. After a year, they will die forever. If they engage in battles, they will consume some of their time... But the most important thing is that the reason the four ancestors became like this is because of a precious pearl. Whoever obtains that pearl can control the four ancestors."
"Where is this pearl now?" Ding Kun asked.
Shima Mitsuhiro sighed again and said with a bitter smile, "It is enshrined opposite the four ancestors. So if Shima Takeshi discovers the four ancestors, he will most likely, no, definitely control the four ancestors. At that time, although the strength of the four ancestors is not comparable to the Great Old One, they are much stronger than those so-called Ghoul generals and Deep One warlords."
Hearing Shima Mitsuhiro say this, Liu Xing and others realized the seriousness of the problem—if Shima Takeshi controls the Shimazu Four Brothers, then this unique mission can be declared a failure.
After a moment of silence, Shima Mitsuhiro suddenly clapped his hands and said, "Everyone, don't worry too much. Our situation is not that bad now because there are many mechanisms set up in the Buddhist hall. It will take a lot of effort to enter it by force. So it is not easy for Shima Takeshi to see the four ancestors. Moreover, I have already contacted the hidden forces prepared by my uncle. They are also a good fighting force. So everyone, continue to rest in this hidden spot for a few days. Once the right opportunity comes, we can take action."
After the meeting, Liu Xing and others naturally gathered to play mahjong, using the newly restored Private Room time.
"It seems that this Public-Military Conflict is more interesting than we imagined. Not only Oda Nobunaga, but even Uesugi Kenshin and Takeda Shingen are still alive. And the Shimazu Family has four fierce men who can come back to life at any time. I think by the later stages of the Public-Military Conflict, all the famous figures from the Sengoku period will appear." Liu Xing took a sip of water to calm his nerves.
Zhang Jingxu nodded and said with some emotion: "Yes, I was a bit puzzled before why the families of the Island Nation could be on par with the secret cult, because logically speaking, the combat power these families can provide is far inferior to that of the secret cult. So I thought that after the Public-Military Conflict officially started, the secret cult would continuously annex those families, just like the situation in England - the Cult of the Cadaver took in the nobles of England and, without special circumstances, at most gave them a middle-level position."
"It seems that those secret cults also know what the final trump card of each family is, so they did not take action against these families. However, in this way, it seems that the Public-Military Conflict has been preparing since the Warring States period." Ding Kun said, touching his chin: "It seems that Nyarlathotep is planning to stir things up again."
Undoubtedly, Nyarlathotep is indeed stirring things up - discussing how a group of famous generals from hundreds of years ago would lead their modern descendants to pacify the world.
At this time, Yin En looked at his mobile phone and said: "If nothing unexpected happens, at least those big families back then should still have the protection of their ancestors, such as the Otomo Family, the arch-enemy of the Shimazu Family, the Imagawa Family, the stepping stone of Oda Nobunaga, the Chosokabe Family, the overlord of Shikoku, and so on. So I think the later plot of the Public-Military Conflict is likely to evolve into a battle between the East and the West, and then it may open up a rare big battle in the Cthulhu RPG Game."
As always, in the Cthulhu RPG Game, battles are just a side dish, so the battles that occur in the Cthulhu RPG Game are generally small in scale, and those so-called big battles are just background boards, and players basically do not participate.
But there are exceptions to everything. There was once a module where a big battle was directly led by players.
It was a module set in the 1920s, and the parallel world where the module was located had not yet experienced a world war, but the entire parallel world was undercurrents, and anyone with a discerning eye could see that a big war was about to break out.
As a result, the first to start the war was France and Germany, because a player in Germany successfully replicated the rise of the Führer and gained the support of other players in Germany, so they happily declared war on France.
After all, Germany has a damage bonus against France.
As a result, this parallel world's France did not surrender immediately as the German player imagined, but directly chose to confront Germany head-on, and a fierce battle began.
As for the other players, seeing this situation, they all started various activities with the mentality of watching the excitement, and as a result, more and more countries were drawn into this big battle, and even secret cults and mythical creatures began to appear openly on the battlefield.
Then this module evolved into a world event in this parallel world, and the players unknowingly became the leaders of this world event, with the high-level positions of various countries basically held by players.
As a result, the "Cthulhu RPG Game" became an online version of "Hearts of Iron", and countries around the world started a big melee. The first to be destroyed was England, because it was notoriously troublesome; then the United States of America was landed by a coalition of ghost-knows-how-many countries, because everyone did not want to see the United States of America quietly making a fortune on the sidelines; finally, after fifty years of this event, it ended with the self-destruction of the Soviet Union.
And in this event, the side quests that the players in this parallel world received were basically to lead troops to capture certain areas and defeat certain troops, in short, just fight.
And now, the Public-Military Conflict seems to be developing in this direction... although the scale of the Public-Military Conflict is much smaller.
"Although large-scale battles are indeed quite interesting, after all, we are used to playing various small scenes, and now it is quite good to play a big one to change the taste. But the problem is that once the war starts, it will not end without more than ten years of player participation." Zhang Wenbing shook his head and said: "I don't want to stay in this parallel world for more than ten years."
Liu Xing thought about it. If he had to stay in this parallel world for more than ten years, or even decades, then after returning to the real world, he would probably need to spend a month or two to adjust his mindset. Otherwise, he might not be able to help but call his father brother, and he might even feel like a ghost father when dating Tian Qing...
After all, the Cthulhu Role-Playing Game Hall plays for real. Every day he spends in this parallel world is no different from every day he spends in the real world... except that it is occasionally "more" exciting.
"So, we must find a way to make this secret public, so that players are prepared not to let those undead who have lived for hundreds of years seize power." Yin En suddenly said, "If those undead from hundreds of years ago regain control of the major families, then the plot of the Public-Military Conflict will definitely evolve into a battle between the East and the West, and it may even bring the Island Nation back to the Warring States period. So we must unite with other players and strive to turn those undead into soldiers rather than generals, so that the Public-Military Conflict will proceed according to the trajectory we want to see."
Liu Xing and others nodded in agreement.
"That's right, we absolutely cannot let Oda Nobunaga and others... if they can still be considered human, become the heads of the families again, because their way of thinking must still be maintained in the state of hundreds of years ago, so they will definitely choose to come forward and defeat their opponents by force. If this plot is reflected in the real world, then it will be troublesome." Zhang Jingxu sighed.
According to Liu Xing and others' previous thoughts, if the Public-Military Conflict is reflected in the real world, it will not cause too much sensation, because in the eyes of ordinary people, it is just two major factions of the Island Nation fighting for power, with some small-scale conflicts occurring during the period, at most adding the plot of Hokkaido and Ryukyu separating from the Island Nation.
For the onlookers, this is just a good show.
However, if a group of famous people from hundreds of years ago suddenly appeared in this good show and began to divide the land, this good show would not just become a historical drama.
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