Chapter 1448 Five (1/2)

Li Du squatted at the door to take a look. The little ones forgot their distress and what happened when they entered the house. They followed Li Du to the door.

As a result, when they reached the black brick, they shrieked and then backed away in a panic.

In the cottage-style of the villa, the floor of the house was a layer of stone, which was related to the living environment of the colonists from the past. When the European colonists first reached America, they were in the east of the Appalachian mountains, such as Philadelphia, New York and other places, which were rich in stone.

As was known to all, the high-grade houses in medieval Europe were castles, which were built chiefly out of stone. After arriving in North America, the colonizers still wanted to build castles.

However, they lacked a sufficient budget, as well as human and material resources. Secondly, because of the threat of the natives, it was better to stay in a small house. Building a castle would take a long time and natives could easily destroy it.

Eventually, cottages emerged, which was why these modern villas had such names despite being quite luxurious. One reason was that the style was originally born in villages and small towns.

Of course, just as it was now, the cottages were built against hillsides, for towns and villages were built on top and around hills for protection.

The cottage had not been built entirely of stone, but the floor and walls were. The floor in the hall was made of flagstones, and a sort of black stone was used around the door to distinguish the area.

Lu Guan looked at the stone and asked, ”Is this thing radioactive? Would it lead to death?”

”Making an illusion that you saw a ghost and died?” asked Firecracker.

Lu Guan nodded. ”Yes, could there be such a thing? However, the ghost has nothing to do with the stone. The rancher from Montana didn't die here.”

Li Du, who was studying black stone, was stunned. ”He didn't die here? Then how did he die?”

Lu Guan said he was hit by a car, a truck, to be exact.

Hearing this answer, Li Du was speechless, ”Why did people associate his death with this house, then?”

Lu Guan explained, ”Supposedly, the ghost of the house pestered him. Anyway, he was driving fine, but suddenly swerved around and hit the oncoming truck. Who in their right mind would do that?”

”It could be a curse.” Young Markelov added. ”There's a legend back home…”

Big Markelov gave him a big kick. ”Don't bring out those stupid tales from hometown. Are you feeling that the atmosphere here is not gloomy enough? Want to add some more fear?”

”What exactly is this black stone?” Li Du asked.

He put out his hand to touch the stone, and a feeling of crispness shot up from his fingers along his arm, making him shiver a few times.

Lu Guan was panicked. ”Ah, this is the channel of the Evil Spirit! Where is the holy water that I brought? Hurry up and give it to the boss…”

”Shut up!” Li Du took back his arm and shivered again. He pointed at the stone and said, ”There is an electric current on this thing. It can conduct electricity!”

Others tried, and sure enough, the whole group began to shudder.

Godzilla shook his numb hand and said, ”Shit, this current is too strong.”

”No wonder the little ones were afraid to step over it. Must have been because of the electricity,” said Big Markelov.

Lu Guan said in puzzlement, ”How could this happen? Where is the current coming from? The stones themselves are insulators. They are not conducive.”