Soul Echo

Things start from nineteen years ago—

It is no longer possible to know how hallucinogens became popular among Lyon's upper classes. Come on, which aristocrat was the first to use hallucinogens, and why hallucinogens became a sign of the upper class to show their 'nobility'...

Even if it's only been 19 years, But nineteen years ago, these things were going on in secret.

No matter which church is against hallucinogens, the nobles and the church have never dealt with them. Even if hallucinogens are used, they will not let the church know.

Therefore, at the very beginning, the church did not record it, and even if they asked the nobles later, they themselves said they didn't know, and this matter came to nothing at that time.

——The clergy of those days could not have imagined that nineteen years later, there would be an epidemic of hallucinogens, and not just a city in Lyon.

Nineteen years ago, the reason why hallucinogens could be regarded as something that showed aristocratic demeanor was that the price of this thing was so high that it was not affordable for the common people.

Secondly, although the hallucinogen is addictive, it will not cause any discomfort to the user, nor will it cause the body to lack nutrients, and will not cause muscle damage. Atrophy, skin decay.

On the contrary, the nobles after using hallucinogens are more energetic than before using hallucinogens.

However, this state of 'energetic' was later identified as 'advancement' by the clergy of the church. It was not the effect of the hallucinogen itself, but the hallucinogen overdrafted its own life force for the nobles. .

If the time is extended to ten or twenty years, the user of the hallucinogen will gradually feel that the body is constantly becoming weak and old, and this kind of weakness is difficult to make up with ordinary methods. Yes, because their bodies have been gradually eroded and weakened by the use of hallucinogens for many years.

Of course, if they reduce the use of hallucinogens, they can slow down the rate of body erosion, but how can there be fewer aristocrats who are greedy for pleasure?

If the church hadn't rescued them, many nobles who had used hallucinogens would have died violently within a few years.

If you look at it this way, the reasons for the popularity of hallucinogens back then may be somewhat different from the reasons for the popularity of hallucinogens today.

Speaking of this, the complementing documents looked at each other and continued to explain.

This time the hallucinogen epidemic began twelve years ago. According to church records, the first church to perceive the hallucinogen epidemic was the Church of God of Commerce.

Because they are constantly in contact with businessmen and occasionally mediate business disputes, they have many opportunities for in-depth contact with the bottom.

In an accidental incident eight years ago, the clergy of the Church of the God of Business discovered that some gang members were selling hallucinogens. They originally thought it was just an ordinary contraband transaction, as long as it was banned, it would be fine. Yes, but when they investigate further, they realize that hallucinogens are already flooding the town.

The local church was unable to resolve the incident on its own and reported the incident.

When the Church of the God of Commerce was investigating this incident, they suddenly discovered that hallucinogens were not only rampant in that town, but similar problems occurred in other towns.

It was also from this time that the Church of the God of Commerce felt that something was wrong, so it informed other churches, and other churches also began to pay attention to the trends in their own parishes.

So, eight years ago, the problem of the 'hallucinant epidemic' first entered the eyes of all churches.

By the time they brought attention to the matter, hallucinogens were already rampant.

Then they went all the way back, and in the next few years, they gradually traced back to 'twelve years ago'.

"...According to the latest records, that group of hallucinogen dealers should have appeared out of nowhere twelve years ago." A clerk held a note in his hand and pushed his glasses. " There was no warning, it just jumped out so suddenly, because it was more blooming, hallucinogens soon flooded the southeastern region of the kingdom."

At this point, it can basically prove this matter. There must be someone behind it.

It's just until now, they haven't been able to target the interest group behind these things.

"Is there still such a record in the church?" Hill bishop frowned, before they went to great lengths to find evidence of the existence of that interest group, didn't expect it to be in the church record There is 'evidence' in it.

"Yes, we only found this when we were rummaging through the records." A clerk said, "Twelve years ago, the first problem with hallucinogens was the Here we are."

"Lyon again?" Parrish's deputy bishop looked solemn.

"We were surprised when we found out just now..." The clerks shook their heads and sighed.

Hearing this news, Zhong Ye's brain began to turn.

Is there anything special about the city 'Lyon'?

Not only nineteen years ago, hallucinogens were popular among the upper class here, but twelve years ago, the problem of hallucinogen flooding in the southeastern region of the Kingdom of Gaul also started from here... ...

"teacher, is it possible that the production or transit base for hallucinogens is nearby?" Lilian whispered in Zhong Ye's ear.

Zhong Ye immediately understood what she meant, and asked: "Do you think it's dark under the lights?"

Lilian was stunned for a moment, thought for a while, and called the head, "No. , anyway, it's too close, and if there are too many doubts, it's easy to attract attention..."

"With this information alone, can't we find the production site of hallucinogens..."

Hill bishop heard the conversation between teachers and students of Zhong Ye, thought for a moment, then looked up at several clerks, "Continue."

Eight years ago, the hallucinogen dealers sold Hallucinogen is still something called 'Golden Leaf'. This hallucinogen is much more addictive, hallucinogenic and harmful to the human body than the 'flower butterfly' used today, but I don't know why, Five or six years ago, hallucinogen dealers gradually replaced 'Golden Leaf' with 'Butterfly'.

This hallucinogen is naturally unsatisfactory for addicts, but just as the name suggests, 'Golden Leaf' is more expensive, and the money of a 'Golden Leaf' can be used for Buy three copies of 'Flower Butterfly', plus the hallucinogen dealers are no longer available, even if they are dissatisfied, they can only replace with 'Flower Butterfly'.

"Wait, you just said, 'Flower Butterfly' is less hallucinogenic and less harmful to the human body than 'Golden Leaf'?" Zhong Ye noticed this keenly.

The document that was describing the record was stunned for a moment, looked at the record in his hand, and nodded said, "Yes, that's what the record says."

hearing this, Zhong Ye and Hill bishop looked at each other.

Zhong Ye's conjecture may be coming true, there is no reason for those hallucinogen dealers to suddenly replace 'Golden Leaf' with 'Flower Butterfly' unless that is not in their interest.

But 'Golden Leaf' is far more addictive and hallucinogenic than 'Flower Butterfly' - is it possible that those hallucinogen dealers still care about the physical condition of their clients? Planning to do a long-term business?

This thing is definitely hard to understand.

But after Zhong Ye made that conjecture, they were able to understand the logic.

—The people behind the hallucinogen dealers want the addicts to live longer!

"...Continue!"

Things have become clearer and clearer, and Zhong Ye's conjecture is being verified little by little.

The clerks obviously realized something, and continued to tell the story with a serious face.

Until now, the entire southeastern region of the Gallic kingdom has been 'fallen', and there are people who use hallucinogens in the overwhelming majority towns, but no matter how they look, they can't find hallucinogen dealers Where did the 'goods' come from?

The church does not have the right to seal off the town, check the people entering and leaving the town one by one, even if they can do that, the town may still have a secret passage to the outside.

Nowadays, the problem of hallucinogens is only concentrated in a few cities. Although some people have been found using hallucinogens in the remaining towns, hallucinogens have not spread.

However, the spread of hallucinogens is not limited to the southeastern region of the Kingdom of Gaul, and corresponding signs have also been found in the central, northern and southwestern regions.

It can be seen that the interest groups behind the hallucinogen dealers are not satisfied with 'preaching' in the Southeast region, and they will continue to occupy other 'turf'.

——So far, everything that has happened in the past nineteen years is in front of Zhong Ye and the others.