Soul echo

Chapter 175 The Dust Settles
"...A total of 23 people died in the Aumu family, and eight people died in the subordinate caravan. They had different identities, including deacons, soldiers, grooms, servants, and the subordinate caravan was the same."

It was late at night, but the city was brightly lit.

People had never seen such a scene, and they hid behind the windows and peeked into the street.

The most important of these is the castle of the Aumu family.

The clergy of the Church of the God of Commerce moved out all the candles in the warehouse, illuminating all corners of the castle—including the stables.

The clergyman who reported the report paused, and continued: "According to our investigation, all the deceased died at the same time as Laritue Aumu, and it can be speculated that their lives are likely to be tied to Laritue Aumu Set together, as long as Laritue Omu dies, they will die with him..."

After hearing the report, the bishop of the Montreux area of ​​the Church of the God of Commerce turned his head to look at Zhong Ye, and asked slowly, "Your Excellency Zhong Ye, what do you think?"

At this time, Zhong Ye was playing with the ring he had taken off from Laruitue's hand. Ever since that young man committed suicide, he had returned to normal, even more silent.

Hearing the question, Zhong Ye raised his eyes, looked at the corpses that filled the hall, and then sighed: "Whether they were coerced or they themselves are Laruitue's subordinates, it is very likely that they have handled Laruitou's body." Laritue's cultist career, knowing some news, that's why Laritue bound their lives to himself... No, it may be control, and he can control their lives in his own hands. He can end their lives at any time Life, and once he dies, these people will also be buried with him to prevent the news from leaking."

He wasn't even a witcher, how could there be a 'True Spirit Elixir' - he didn't even know if such a thing existed.

He just wanted to use such a gimmick to bluff Laritue, but he didn't expect that guy to be so fanatical and not spare his life at all. He just confirmed that he couldn't beat him and ended his life decisively.

Laruitue's fanaticism and determination made Zhong Ye shudder and feel very sick.

Apart from committing suicide and ending many lives, nothing was found in the castle to prove that Laritueh was a cultist.

The bishop couldn't help sighing, and looked at the corpses, frowning.

If this kind of thing happened in his diocese, he would definitely be condemned from within the church, and maybe he would be punished.

Even though he was old and no longer interested in continuing his upward climb, his involvement put the rest of the clergy in the diocese of Montreux under scrutiny.

The Aumu family, whether it is the old lord or Laritue, does not have a good impression of the church, and rarely has contact with the church. In the church, only a few people can directly contact the Aumu family, and the people who have the most contact with this family it's him.

If he could have discovered the true face hidden under the dark side earlier, this kind of thing would not have happened...

Just as the bishop was immersed in self-blame, Zhong Ye stretched out his hand from the side, and there was a ruby ​​ring quietly lying in his palm.

"My lord, can you help me identify this ring?"

Seeing the ring, the bishop blinked, "This is... the one in Laritue's hand?"

He had seen the ring, more than once.

Laritue seems to like this ring very much. Every time he talks or thinks, he rubs it involuntarily, making it hard not to notice it.

Zhong Ye nodded, "Yes, I think it might be a magic item, because I can feel something inside."

As the priests of the business itself, appraising items is their job. During the apprenticeship period, they have to learn how to appraise gems, treasures and artworks. After becoming official priests, they can appraise spell items.

Generally speaking, the higher the rank of the clergy, the more knowledgeable and well-informed they are in this area, but this is not necessarily the case in reality, because such knowledge will be forgotten if it is not used for a long time.

The bishop is already an old man, and he is not yet a superhuman, his brain has long since become dull.

He took the ring and observed it for a while, and finally used a magic spell to successfully identify the root of the ring.

"Hmm... this is a ring that stores [Charm Human], the number of times it can be used is once a day, and the spell can be restored every eighteen hours."

The higher the spell's power level, the better. As long as it is used at the right time, a first-level spell can also produce the same effect as a fifth-level spell.

This ring can make other people believe in Laritue's words and make it easier for him to hide his identity. For him, it is much more useful than [Fireball] and [Floating Shield]— ——As the eldest son of a lord, he rarely faces danger directly. [Fireball] is not as useful as a pistol most of the time. With the protection of a supernatural being around him, he can better hide his identity with [Charm Human] Obviously more suitable for him.

Zhong Ye took the ring, looked at the reflection on the ruby's cut surface, and suddenly asked: "Master Bishop, you have come into contact with La Ruituer before, can you tell me what kind of person he used to be?"

"Laruitue...he should be regarded as a relatively mediocre nobleman..." The bishop fell into the memory, "When I was young, I went to other cities and countries, Laraitue and the nobles I usually see There is no difference between the children, they guard the family honor, are proud of their own blood, have some minor problems that are not too serious, and they will not be extravagant and lustful...

"Overall, average and didn't impress me too much."

'Normal'...

Looking at the ruby ​​ring, Zhong Ye fell silent.

Ordinary is the best mask to use. When you wear it on your face, people around you will subconsciously ignore the wearer. At this time, no matter what happens around the wearer, people will always subconsciously focus on the wearer first. To those who are different from ordinary people, so as to ignore the pretenders.

Because you are ordinary, you will not do extraordinary things; because you are ordinary, you will not be ambitious; because you are ordinary, you will not go crazy...

Mediocrity has become the camouflage color of Laruitue, allowing this little-known eldest son of the lord to hide behind the scenes and control everything... No, whether he is the "eldest son of the lord" is another matter!
The search of the castle is still going on, but the Church of the God of Commerce has fully taken over here, and there is nothing left for Zhong Ye.

After saying goodbye to the Bishop and Priest Langston, Zhong Ye took Lilian's body back to the North City Hotel.

At this time, the hotel is still open.

The priests of the church sent Paul's daughter back, and according to Zhong Ye's entrustment, healed the spirit of the somewhat insane father. Now Paul has basically returned to normal.

To celebrate, Paul paid for a drink for the hotel owner.

After Zhong Ye returned to the hotel, he was naturally thanked by Paul. After learning that he helped Paul find his daughter back in the lobby, they also toasted him from a distance.

He got a glass of low-quality warm ale at the counter, drank it in one gulp, and regarded it as a reciprocation to everyone, and then Zhong Ye returned to the room with Lilian's game character - tomorrow morning, he will get up early to exercise.

There was only one bed in the narrow and dark room, and Zhong Ye gave up the bed to Lilian, while he himself sat on a chair and spent the night by the window.

After an unknown amount of time, a pair of black and white clear eyes suddenly opened in the darkness.

Zhong Ye woke up from sleep, opened the window according to his feeling, and took out his pocket watch to take a look at the dim light from the stars.

It's still early, but I have enough sleep, let's start exercising directly, and extend the exercise time today.

When he opened the window and jumped out, Zhong Ye did not forget to close the window. If the cold wind blows into the room and makes his students catch a cold, it would be bad.

From the time when the moon faded to the sun and the sun rose, his exercise lasted for several hours without stopping.

Now his body is stronger than before, if he maintains the previous amount of training, he will definitely not be able to make himself stronger, so he needs more exercise.

But at this point in time, the city is gradually waking up. If he continues to exercise, it may affect other people. He is also hungry, so he stops.

Zhong Ye wiped off his little sweat with a towel, and walked back to the hotel. On the way, a message suddenly popped up in front of him.

[——"Soul Echo" 'Chapter 2·Omen' trailer has been released, come and watch it! 】

Seeing this message, Zhong Ye couldn't help but smack his lips.

—— How long ago was this propaganda language, and it is still used now?

This is the aesthetic of the gods game production team!

(End of this chapter)