467 Spirit of Vengeance

Siberia, one of the coldest regions in the world, where a large population of humanity exists. When talking about Siberia, many people inadvertently think of a dull, monotonous wasteland. But, it is an extremely vast area. Aside from ​​snow and gelisols, there is also a large area of tundra filled with mountains, cold vegetation, and icy swamps. Tens of millions of people live in this cold and snow-covered wilderness. Most of them are clustered in the few milder and more temperate towns in Siberia, while other areas are sparsely populated.

Unfortunately, Hao Ren and the others were not there to enjoy the life and culture of this fighter nation. They were actually in the most desolate, most inaccessible place in Siberia, just next to the Arctic Circle where humans were a rare species.

Before their departure, they had prepared thick coats. Although most of them were not afraid of the cold, the coats would at least help them to blend in. Looking at the desolate wilderness and the snow, which was vaguely visible in the the end of the horizon, Vivian instinctively pulled her clothes closer to herself. "I remember being here in the Arctic Circle..."

"Why were you here?" Hao Ren glanced at her. "If we rewind time and look a few years back, I'm afraid you probably didn't see a single human in Siberia, did you?"

"My memory fails me." Vivian scratched her head. "It's not that you don't already know. But for the most part, it's probably because I was poor."

Everyone was speechless.

At this time, Hao Ren felt something wriggling on his collar. Lil Pea poked her head out, holding on to the furry collar of his coat tightly. She watched excitedly at the vast world outside. "Big... Big... So big!"

She was struggling for words to describe what she saw. All she knew was "big". It seemed that the little one still had a long way to go.

Hao Ren quickly put his hands around the collar to prevent Lil Pea from falling out. At - 30 °C, if the little one fell out, the warm water fish would become a piece of frozen fish in no time. In fact, he did not want to bring Lil Pea with him in the first place. After all, they were going to an icy cold place, and Lil Pea was a child, who would hibernate in freezing temperatures. At sub-zero temperatures, she would be frozen, but he just could not stand her nagging.

Nangong Sanba mentioned that the vengeful spirit was entrenched in the ancient house of a reclusive elite family. The house of the family, whom he called a "parvenu" was still hidden deeper in the snowy steppe. After the MDT teleported them to a wide-off-the-mark location in Siberia, there were still a long way from their destination. Hao Ren looked around, and it was definitely not a place for sightseeing. He reached into his Dimensional Pocket and said, "We'll drive there."

Nangong Sanba was a little startled when he saw Hao Ren yanking out a vehicle out of nowhere. But then he calmed down quickly. Meanwhile, Wuyue came up to him and giggled. "You seem to be more composed, eh? Not surprised anymore?"

Nangong Sanba hemmed and said, "Who doesn't have a secret weapon? On top of that, he's someone who runs a shelter. I'm used to it, so to tell you the truth, even if he pulls out a spaceship from his pocket now, I won't be at all surprised."

Hao Ren glanced at him. "Are you sure?"

Nangong Sanba was appalled. "Do you really have one?"

Hao Ren was not very worried about revealing too much high-tech stuff in front of this outsider. He was at the very least experienced at this point. He had been met with bigger trouble before, so this little thing did not worry him. He just needed to ensure that he complied with the administration's system, or else he would be grilled by the goddess.

Nangong Sanba was not taking Hao Ren seriously; he was just acting surprised. He turned to look at the vehicle Hao Ren yanked out of "nowhere", and said, "Do you think this will work with all the snow in Siberia?"

Hao Ren glared at him. "You're looking down on it because of its small displacement, isn't it? Let me tell you, although it looks tiny from the outside , it's really big inside."

Before Nangong Sanba could say anything more, he was already being shoved into the car. When he got inside, he was shocked by the spacious cabin. With just a glance, he knew there was something off about the interior. But some sort of sensory confusion made him unsure of where the anomaly began and where it ended. He could only vaguely feel that he had just passed through a distorted space, which was probably the car door.

Hao Ren slid into the car, and placed the MDT into the card slot next to the driver's seat. Then, he drove into the distant white world.

The small Northstar galloped across the frozen wilderness of Siberia. Despite the rough terrain with virtually no actual road present, the car moved like it was running across a track. This would have become another unsolved mystery if people had spotted it. Inside the car, Lil Pea was lying on Hao Ren's shoulder, looking through the window at the scenery outside. She made loud exclamations from time to time, "Wow! It's snow!

"Wow! It's rock!

"Wow! It's food!"

The last one was because she saw a few dead trees zooming past.

As the car entered the snowy land, the scenery became even more monotonous. The undulating wilderness was devoid of vegetation, only static, white snow, which had been accumulating since time immemorial. Faint images of mountains and shadow of the woods could be seen in the distance. Aside from that, it was just white. The were already in the Arctic Circle, and they were still travelling north. To be honest, it was unimaginable that there would anyone rich who would like to live in this ghostly place. But the reclusive elite, whom Nangong Sanba called the "parvenu was indeed living in this desolate place.

"Igor's family is a very special group of people. They've been extraordinarily wealthy since a long time ago. Despite experiencing many social changes, conflicts and turmoils in the world, they stayed as wealthy as ever," Nangong Sanba began to tell the story of the reclusive elites they were visiting, and he finally stopped calling them "parvenus". "They have properties all over Europe, but their families are very low-key and remain mostly anonymous. People say that they're blessed by gods to enjoy their massive wealth from generation to generation, but I think it's under the curse of the vengeful spirit: they're so wealthy that even the October Revolution wasn't able to shake their foundation. However, each one of them has been afflicted by catastrophes outside of human disasters: all kinds of supernatural deaths, sickness, madness, accidents, suicides, and even disappearances in their own bedrooms. For years, they've been looking to witchcraft and the dark world for help—exorcists, priests, and even Chinese mediums. But luck has never been on their side. They've never been able to find a real expert, though I was one of the most professional ones they've ever got. If I had known earlier what exactly troubled the family, I would have been better prepared. Unfortunately, before vengeful spirit appeared, I only knew about what kind of stuff they provoked."

"How could such a wealthy family live in this place?" Lily curiously asked. "Most parts of Siberia have been places of exile for prisoners a few hundred years ago, especially where we are now. It's close to the Arctic Circle and far from the bustling world of humanity. It's extremely costly for any human to settle down here."

Hao Ren glanced at Lily in surprise. "Why are you suddenly so serious? And you sound pretty learned."

Lily grinned, looking at Hao Ren. "I'm the one with the highest qualifications here, don't you know? I just don't show it off because I'm lazy."

Vivian pushed Lily away and said, "Save it! You were just blessed by your homtown in the Arctic Cirle."

Nangong Sanba smiled. "Like I said, Igor's family are reclusive elites. Even though they are ordinary people, they are unfortunate to be exposed to the world of otherworldlings, and naturally, they have been greatly affected by them. Withdrawing from the crowd, weird behaviors, unidentified wealth, genetic diseases that Science has failed to explain, seeking help from witchcraft and taboo knowledge—these are all things most likely experienced by families who cross paths with otherworldlings. The family we're going to meet moved to this area 300 years ago, and they've amassed great wealth at the same time. The 'evil spirit' that's been haunting them for generations appeared at that same moment too."

Hao Ren asked, "What did they do 300 years ago?"

"Summoned the dead." Nangong Sanba shrugged. "I didn't ask them for the details. In the beginning, I thought it was just another evil spirits intrusion and I went ahead without investigating much. Never did I expect I to be nearly KOed by the vengeful spirit."

Soon, the ancient house which was being invaded by the vengeful spirit appeared ahead of them.