Pollution throughout the territory

He looked in disbelief: "Doctor too?"

Niu Changshou nodded: "Laban Thuleius Bailey is a professor of anthropology at Miskatonic University. I haven't seen him again for a long time."

What he said about the Wuji Icefield can be corroborated with Xia Ren's experience in the ancient dream, but he didn't expect that Professor Qin was also from Miskatonic University. If he had been able to chat with Professor Qin carefully, maybe he would have Can learn the truth about Arkham early.

Xia Ren looked into his eyes: "But you haven't told me yet what drastic changes happened that caused Arkham to be sealed in darkness forever. And since the founder of the Superman Association is also from Miskatonic University , which means... you are not actually a plague scholar, but the leader of the Superman Association?"

Niu Changshou said: "It is true that I am a plague scholar, but it is also true that I have a certain influence in the Superman Association. As for what happened in Arkham, I can't tell you yet."

Xia Ren frowned and asked: "As far as I know, the Wizards Alliance is different from the Superman Association and the Foundation. The wizards' stance is more inclined to be neutral and evil. The friendship between the same schools decades ago can really make Are they willing to help you?"

"You don't have to worry about that."

Niu Changshou said: "Sinny Grant, the great magician of the Wizards Alliance, is my student."

Xia Ren's eyes widened: "That arrogant blond young man?"

Niu Changshou nodded with difficulty.

Xia Ren immediately looked at him with admiration.

Niu Changshou's connections turned out to be deeper than he thought.

"Who are you talking about...tsundere!"

In the room, Sine Grant's figure suddenly appeared without warning.

He still speaks in the same way, always emphasizing the tone with two or three words at the end of a sentence.

Lily stood up immediately, her eyes wary of him.

Although Xia Ren was a little surprised, he still held her hand, asked her to sit down again, and comforted her: "It's okay."

"Cinny?"

Niu Changshou was obviously surprised by his appearance.

He stood up excitedly.

"teacher."

The condescending look on Xinni's face disappeared. He seemed a little excited. He took two steps forward, but then he remembered something. His expression gradually converged and returned to its original appearance. He lowered his head and said, "Teacher, long time... no see." !”

He turned to look at Xia Ren: "I'm here to negotiate terms with you!"

"It's okay to fall in love, but nothing else can be discussed."

Xia Ren knew what he wanted, but the problem was that he was not familiar with Yibon, so how could he provide him with such information.

"..." Xinni.

It seemed that no one had dared to talk to him like this for a long time. Xinni raised the corner of his mouth and said, "I know where your women are!"

Xia Ren hesitated for a while: "...you say it first."

Xinni took two steps and faced the window to show them his back.

"We have signed a contract with the ghouls, so we can know their information. Recently they are going to hold a dark ceremony and need a group of human women as sacrifices to make peace with the ghouls and the old god they believe in, Nyogda. Together, we will give birth to blasphemous heirs. These human women must be excellent. Ghouls cannot move in human society, so they can only seek... help from people with ulterior motives!"

Xia Ren immediately remembered the original ghoul cub Zhang Xiang and the school that Zhang Xiang's adoptive parents had established to satisfy their son's perverted appetite, and he couldn't help feeling a little disgusted.

"So you're just providing them with human females?"

Xinni did not answer his question directly and continued: "Recently, an apostle contacted the ghouls and brought several women to them. Your two women are also...among them!"

Xia Ren immediately clenched his fists.

If you fall into the hands of a ghoul, you will definitely not end well, especially when the other party just said that he would use women to give birth to blasphemous heirs...

"Where is the Dark Ceremony held!"

He wished he could go to the ghoul's lair right now and rescue Qin Yun and Lu Yi.

"This, I... don't know either!"

Xinni continued: "The Dark Ritual is very secretive. In an independent space outside of dreams and reality, only a small number of wizards and apostles who are closely related to the ghouls will receive their invitations and follow the instructions. I didn’t receive an invitation from them, so… I don’t know!”

"Invitation card……"

Xia Ren muttered a few words and suddenly remembered a task that the system had issued.

【Hunt ghouls! 】

He has not yet completed this task. He managed to kill the ghoul Zhang Xiang, but the latter was still a cub and had not completely transformed into a ghoul, so it did not count.

Among the rewards of the mission, there is the option of Dark Festival Tickets. Tickets are probably the same thing as invitations.

Fortunately, I didn't complete this task at the beginning. Otherwise, without knowing the importance of the ticket, I would have chosen one of the other two achievement points and the reward of ancient dream fragments.

"Ghoul, I need to know where the ghoul is."

"Remember that... painting you got at the auction?"

Xinni crossed his arms and said, "That painting was made by a ghoul. Maybe it can provide you with... help!"

He turned back: "Exchange of equal value, where is the...information I need?"

Xia Ren thought for a while and said: "In the dreamland, on the seaside where the Earth-Drilling Demonic Insect is sealed, there is a building. That is Yibon's residence, and everything he owns is in that study. I can only tell you so much. "

In fact, he didn't know anything else.

"study!"

Xinni's eyes lit up and he looked extremely excited.

Having a study room means that there are various manuscripts and books in it, which represents more knowledge.

Maybe there's a...way to that door!

This is an unparalleled temptation for Xinni.

The next second, his figure disappeared from the room just as he came, without any warning.

Niu Changshou looked at the direction in which he disappeared, feeling very melancholy.

"Where's the painting?"

Xia Ren couldn't wait for a moment. The dark festival would start without knowing when. He had to rescue Qin Yun before she was harmed!

"I have brought the painting out. We are not in Arkham now, but in a nearby city."

After Niu Changshou finished speaking, he turned around and went out.

After a while, he came back holding the painting.

After several months, this painting traveled thousands of miles from Dongzhou to Xizhou, and now it is finally back in his hands.

The moment he touched the painting, the system sent a prompt.

[Contained object found: Pickman’s painting.

Known information: Not compiled. 】

[Main mission three: Capture the escaped containment objects. Mission completion update!

Current progress 4/7

Mission reward: 1,000 achievement points, and the ability to read ancient dream fragments*1. 】