Soul echo

Chapter 166 Contact

"This is...the Adventurer's House?"

Standing across the street, Lilian looked up at the building that was about to be completed, wondering why Zhong Ye brought her here.

It had been three days since the old lord was assassinated, the street had long since returned to its previous appearance, and the death scene had been cleaned up long ago.

——The people in Montreux would not let their lord's body be parked here for three days, and people in this era have no concept of protecting the scene, so even if they come here, it should be impossible to find any clues.

Looking at the construction site opposite, Zhong Ye suddenly said: "Back to the original point, why did the old lord come to this construction site that day? Why did he bring so many guards with him? Did he know that he was going to be assassinated, or did he have to travel far away? Or did he feel less safe without so many guards?"

This series of questions made Lilian stunned for a moment, and then she started to think along Zhong Ye's train of thought.

From the words of the masked woman, they could know that the old lord brought a group of guards on the day he was assassinated, and he was accompanied by an extraordinary person.

Although through the barrage analysis, Lilian had already begun to think that the person who assassinated the old lord was most likely a player, but it was impossible for Zhong Ye to know this kind of thing.

As an NPC, he doesn't know what will happen to the player after being killed by the aborigines, so until now, Zhong Ye should still have great doubts about this matter.

However, having been with Zhong Ye for so long, Lilian also knows Zhong Ye's way of doing things. If he can't figure out something in a short period of time, he will temporarily give up thinking about it, don't delve into it, and turn to And start from other directions.

Since it is not clear how the assassin could assassinate the old lord under the protection of so many people and escape under their siege, then he will study the "killing of the old lord" and "the disappearance of Paul's daughter" from other directions. The connection between the two things, and the 'connection between the old lord and the cultist'.

These things are very strange from the beginning to the end - they came to Montreux to investigate the 'Lake of Chillon', this caravan has contact with the Lord of Montreux, and now, they also learned that a little girl's disappearance and The old lord who was assassinated inexplicably was related, and it was hard not to think of the relationship between these things.

It might be a bit of a stretch to say that the old lord is a pervert who loves children, but if we connect the 'disappearance of Paul's daughter' with the 'Lake of Chiyon' they are investigating, it can probably be explained.

Back to the topic, why did the old lord come here that day?

Lilian thought for a moment, and suddenly realized that the Adventurer's House is an official organization jointly funded by the nobles and the church. It is the first such organization in the Western Continent.

After the setting of the Adventurer's House came out, the players still discussed it in the forum for a long time, but at that time she was not a strong player, and her activities were only around Belgrade, so she was not able to participate in the discussion.

But just watching from the sidelines also made her remember many things subconsciously.

An answer slowly emerged in her heart, and Lilian said with some doubts: "...The old lord is here to inspect the progress of the construction site?"

Zhong Ye nodded, and said, "The director of the Adventurer's House is jointly recommended by the local nobles and the church. He must be approved by both parties, which means that the person has a good relationship with the nobles and the church."

Lilian suddenly realized, and asked: "So, next, we are going to find the director of the Adventurer's House?"

However, she never expected that Zhong Ye immediately denied her idea: "No! Let's go to the church!"

A look of astonishment climbed up Lilian's face, she stared blankly at Zhong Ye, and before Zhong Ye could explain, a bullet screen flowed in front of her eyes.

--【I see!Although the director of the Adventurer's House is jointly recommended by the nobles and the church, he may not know Zhong Ye's identity. The connections between the nobles in various places are not as close as those within the church, so it is not certain that Zhong Ye will find him. can be interviewed.In contrast, if it is a church, no matter what kind of god it believes in, it should also know the news that Zhong Ye saved other cities. With this identity, Zhong Ye can obtain more information]

The sender of this barrage should also be watching the live broadcast with a game helmet, and only in this way can such a long barrage be sent in a short time.

Later, Zhong Ye explained the same to Lilian on the road, the content was similar.

The more she got to know Zhong Ye, the more Lilian felt how powerful he was. The reason why he was powerful was not only because he was proficient in various martial arts, but because he was indeed 'fighting' with his mind.

This is not only reflected in the fight with the enemy, but also in the brain game with villains on weekdays.

Looking at Zhong Ye's back, the girl silently clenched her fists.

This approach is applicable even in reality, even if the reality does not require fighting, but the contact with other people, living on the earth is not a kind of battle?
Lilian thought wildly for a while, and when she came back to her senses, she found that she had arrived in front of a church.

This church is not very magnificent, but it looks quite clean and tidy, which makes people feel relaxed and happy at a glance.

The door was open, and many neatly dressed and clean people came in and out.

Unlike other churches, the gods enshrined in this church seem to have few poor believers.

The fact is also the same, Lilian followed Zhong Ye into the church gate, looked up, looked over the heads of many believers, and landed on the statue facing the gate.

That is the god of commerce named 'Coselius', and his priesthood includes commerce, travel and messengers.

Business in this era can often have a relationship with the nobles, so Coselius is a rare god who has a good relationship with the nobles.

Of course, this 'good relationship' can only represent His followers, not Himself.

In this era of gradual industrial development, the original financial system has gradually failed to keep up with the pace of the times, and the banking industry, which has always been in its infancy, has begun to flourish.

Unlike the banks opened by nobles or merchants themselves, the banks established by the Church of the God of Commerce are closer to the concept of modern banks, such as cross-regional money deposits and withdrawals, fixed deposits can earn interest and other services that other private banks cannot match.

If you are a player who is not good at history, you will definitely feel strange about such a church, but they don't know that in the real medieval Europe, except for the Jews, the church is the main force of lending, even the nobles are inferior.

In Dan's world, people have long been accustomed to the existence of the Church of the God of Commerce, and they don't feel that there is anything wrong with it.

There are many tables and chairs in the church. The clergy and businessmen are sitting on both sides of the tables and chairs, discussing matters of depositing and withdrawing money and business contracts. Zhong Ye, who is out of tune with this atmosphere, was noticed by the clergy as soon as he stepped into the church. .

The very different features from those of the Xilu people made the clergy who noticed Zhong Ye suddenly curious about him, and reminded them of the character that had been spread in the church recently.

Zhong Ye glanced at the church, walked straight to a clergyman, and said, "I'm Zhong Ye, and I want to talk to your bishop about something. If the bishop is inconvenient, I can find the priest."

After hearing Zhong Ye's words, the clergyman did not show any doubts, but his face was full of excitement, "You are His Excellency Zhong Ye?"

Hearing this, Zhong Ye raised his eyebrows, it seems that his reputation spread far faster than expected.

Then he nodded, "It's me."

The priest laughed, but then he suddenly remembered something, suppressed his excitement, suppressed his smile, took a deep breath, and looked at Zhong Ye seriously, "Sorry! We have to confirm your identity, then Next, I will cast a magic spell on you, I hope you will not resist."

"It should be so."

With Zhong Ye's consent, the clergy turned around and ran into the back of the church through the side door, and soon came out holding a golden short staff.

He pointed the scepter at Zhong Ye, and then those 'stories' about Zhong Ye that he already knew or did not know flooded into his mind.

The priests froze in place for a long time before they came back to their senses, looking at Zhong Ye with amazement in their eyes.

"You, please follow me to the reception room first, and then, I will inform the priest..." Clutching his staff tightly, the cleric lowered his eyebrows, restrained his surging heart, and stammered to invite Zhong Ye to the meeting guest room.

This scene was watched by other people, and they felt extremely surprised.

who's that person?Why would that priest treat him so respectfully?

Similar doubts appeared in people's minds, but even if they used all their imaginations, they couldn't imagine what a shocking scene the priest saw!
(End of this chapter)