Soul Echo

Zhong Ye walked out of the blacksmith shop with a still bulging purse. The boy who had led him before had joined the wrought iron team, and when he walked out of the underground , and none of them looked at him.

Their attitude gave Zhong Ye a deeper understanding of this era, just like the intelligence officers in the underground room.

This world is not as 'black and white' as he is. Through the words of the intelligence officers, he can already infer that Annecy's contraband business is not just a problem of this city, they are related to Other cities and other nobles are also connected.

He had more than 30 gold coins in his wallet, but the intelligence officer pushed it back without even looking at it.

Even the Thieves Guild, regardless of the law and of natural morality, don't dare provoke. There should be few in this city.

Leaving the blacksmith shop in a frenzy through the back door and came to the alley of cold wind whistling, Zhong Ye exhaled a white breath, turned and walked back to the street.

Walking down the street, the brain kicks in.

Unlike human trafficking, the group that controls the contraband business must not be limited to one city, it can be a huge interest group because this thing is more hidden—whether it's transportation, trafficking, or use.

The local nobles are not enough to make the Thieves Guild fear, and there is not much difference between the lords of Annecy and the puppets.

The real controller of this city is the church of the family Goddess, because there is a titled chapter of their church stationed here, and the private soldiers of the nobles are no better than a titled chapter.

There are not many forces that can make the Thieves Guild fear, and the church of the family Goddess is one, but that Spiritual God will not allow such filth in his church.

This also means that there is a bigger shadow behind these contraband businesses, and Annecy is only part of the shadow.

Therefore, in this city, only the family Goddess Church can help him. After all, their fists are the biggest, and no one should be afraid.

However, unlike the Thieves Guild, the family Goddess Church impossible told him more information, and let him find out the dealers who were dealing in contraband - if they could, they would have done it already, no way. Don't need his help.

Breathing the icy air, Zhong Ye came to the door of a church.

The door of the church is closed, the wall above the door is white, and there is a relief of the family Goddess showing the Divine Vestige, saving mankind, and above it is a large holy emblem.

It is a pair of slender hands that take care of children, palms slightly together, holding a child with simple strokes.

But looking closely, one can see the appearance of youth, middle age, and old age in the child, which shows that this is a church sheltered and recognized by the family Goddess.

Upon arriving in the city, Zhong Ye had already surveyed Annecy's landmarks, such as the adventurer's house, as well as the local church and the lord's castle.

Lightly knocked on the door, and when there was a gentle "please come in", Zhong Ye pushed the door and walked in.

He nodded to the little apprentice who was guarding the door, looked past the homeless people sitting in a ball in the hall wrapped in blankets, and looked at the priest who was examining the homeless person.

Annecy was small but had a titled warband stationed there, so the family Goddess Church deliberately divided the area around the city into a parish, giving the city a 'bishop'.

Once you have a bishop, you will naturally need priests, altars, and priests. Just because the parish is small, the corresponding quota is cut in half, and a parish is only equivalent to half the number of priests in other normal parishes.

In this church, Zhong Ye saw only a few apprentices and two pastors.

Of course, he also knows that this time of year is the busiest time for churches, and churches like the family Goddess Church that think they have a huge responsibility will send priests to the countryside. During inspections, sometimes bishop-level great characters will be dispatched.

This is an opportunity to mature the youngster who has been studying and growing up in the church, and also to prevent the spread of heresy in the countryside.

Zhong Ye walked past the homeless and went straight to the priest.

He didn't disturb the priest who was treating the homeless, but stood by and watched the destitute.

The homeless people he swept across would always feel uncomfortable, and they all shrank their heads and turned their heads to the side.

Zhong Ye waited for a while before the priest straightened up and turned his head to look at him.

"Excuse me, what's the matter with you?"

The pastor saw Zhong Ye's extraordinaryness, which was exactly what Zhong Ye hoped he could see.

Zhong Ye smiled slightly, "I'm Zhong Ye, I wonder if you've heard my name before?"

"Zhong Ye..." The pastor was stunned for a moment, and immediately Surprised, "You are 'Zhong Ye'?!"

He looked at Zhong Ye's face and couldn't help nodding, "Yes, I heard that 'Zhong Ye' is an Easterlander, you look It's really not very similar to us...are you 'Zhong Ye'?"

Annacy is not far from the border, and it is quite close to Etrull, the priest heard from Yit very early Legendary stories from the Ruhr.

In the story, an Easterland adventurer named 'Zhong Ye' sees through a demon disguise that has been hidden by the Grand Duke of Milan for several decades, and fights the Legion from the Demon Summon. In the end, he destroyed the gate of the abyss, did not let the devil's tricks succeed, and successfully saved Milan.

Zhong Ye in the story is handsome, tall, and holds a knife and a sword in both hands. The adventurer who calls himself 'Zhong Ye' in front of him is in line with the story except that he does not carry a big sword. describe.

"Yes, I am Zhong Ye." Zhong Ye smiled and nodded.

The priest took a deep breath in shock, as if a character from a myth had suddenly appeared in front of him, and he couldn't contain his excitement.

"I'm here for something, related to hallucinogens."

Speaking, Zhong Ye took out a small notebook and handed it to the priest.

The pastor took the notebook suspiciously, flipped through it a few times, and slowly rounded his eyes.

"This, this is..."

He looked up in amazement and saw Zhong Ye make a mouth shape: 'Cultist'!

"Although I didn't find those guys in Valais, I followed the clues to Montreux, where I found someone who looked like those guys, just when I wanted to swindle them out of his mouth. During some information, he committed suicide, and with his death, dozens of people died."

The pastor watched Zhong Ye open the second information recorded in the book and pointed to it , said: "And this one points to Annecy - I asked a demonhunter to help find these information, and that demonhunter asked a black market to help them find these things.

" Compared with churches and nobles, those who crawl and roll in dark places can obviously have access to more dark things, and these information have a certain degree of credibility.

"Now, I want to check Annecy's contraband business and hallucinogens."

After finishing speaking, Zhong Ye picked up the small book from the priest , and his eyes swept over those homeless people.

He could see that some of those homeless people had used or were using hallucinogens, but it was impossible for him to ask something out of their mouths—unless pressed.

A heavy and pathetic wall separates him from them. Rather than tearing down the wall with violence, it is better to ask a priest who is more able to relieve their inner pressure.

Zhong Ye lowered his head and said a few words in the pastor's ear, and the pastor's expression changed a little.

Shaking the small book in his hand, Zhong Ye turned around and walked towards the door, "I want to cooperate with your church, you can report this matter, I live in the adventurer's house. , the past few days will not leave Annecy."

Laughed to the little apprentice standing by the door, opened the door, and stepped into the cold wind and snow.

The smile on his face narrowed, looking at the cold and cheerless streets, Zhong Ye whispered to himself: "Where should I go next?"

After thinking about it, suddenly A light flashed.

"Have it!"

Zhong Ye grinned, identified the direction, moved towards the adventurer's house and walked back.

The Thieves Guild knows who stands behind the hallucinogen business, but the adventurers don't know!