Soul echo

Chapter 180 The ignorant is fearless
Zhong Ye walked out from the underground of the blacksmith's shop with his still bulging money bag in hand. The young man who had led the way for him had already joined the wrought iron procession, and when he walked out of the ground, none of them looked at him.

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

The world is not "black and white" like him. Through the words of intelligence personnel, he can already deduce that Annecy's contraband business is not just a problem of this city, they are also related to other cities and other nobles .

There were more than 30 gold coins in his purse, but the intelligence officer pushed them back without even looking at them.

There should not be many in this city that even the lawless guys like the Thieves Guild dare not provoke.

Leaving the bustling blacksmith shop through the back door, and came to the alley where the cold wind was howling, Zhong Ye let out a breath of white air, turned and walked back to the street.

Walking down the street, the brain goes into action.

Unlike human trafficking, the group that controls the business of contraband does not have to be limited to one city, it can be a huge interest group, because this kind of thing is more hidden—whether it is transported, sold or used.

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

The real master of this city is the Church of the Goddess of Household, because there is a named battle group of their church stationed here, and noble private soldiers are no match for a named battle group.

There are not many forces that can make the Thieves Guild fear. The Church of the Goddess of Household is one, but that god will not allow his church to be so filthy.

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

Therefore, in this city, the only one who can help him is the Family Goddess Church. After all, they have the biggest fists, so there is no need to be afraid of anyone.

However, unlike the Thieves Guild, it was impossible for the Church of the House Goddess to tell him more information, allowing him to find out those traders who were dealing in contraband—if they could, they would have done that a long time ago, and they didn't need his help at all.

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

The door of the church is closed, the wall above the door is white, there is a relief of the goddess of the family showing miracles and saving mankind, and above that is a big holy emblem.

It was a pair of slender hands that cared for children, with their palms slightly closed, holding a stick figure of a child.

But if you take a closer look, people can see the appearance of teenagers, middle-aged, and old people from the child, which shows that this is a church that is protected and recognized by the goddess of the family.

When he first came to this city, Zhong Ye had already investigated Annecy's landmark buildings, such as the Adventurer's House, the local church and the lord's castle.

He knocked lightly on the door, and waited until a gentle "Come in" came from inside, before Zhong Ye pushed the door open and walked in.

He nodded to the little apprentice who was guarding the door, looked over the homeless men wrapped in blankets sitting in a group in the hall, and looked at the pastor who was helping the homeless to check their health.

Although Annecy is small, there is a named battle group stationed there, so the Church of the Goddess of the Family specially divided a parish for the surrounding area of ​​the city, allowing the city to have a 'bishop'.

After having a bishop, priests, acolytes, and pastors are naturally needed, but because the diocese is small, the corresponding quota is cut in half, and a diocese has only half the number of priests equivalent to other normal dioceses.

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

Of course, he also knows that this time of year is the busiest time for all churches. Churches like the Household Goddess Church that think they have a huge responsibility will send priests to inspect the countryside, sometimes at the bishop level. The big shots will also be dispatched.

This is an opportunity to mature the young people who have been learning and growing up in the church, and it is also to prevent the spread of heresy in the countryside.

Zhong Ye passed through the homeless people and walked straight to the pastor.

He didn't bother the priest who was treating the homeless, but stood aside, observing the downcast.

The homeless people caught by his gaze always felt uncomfortable, and they all shrank their heads and turned their heads to the side.

After Zhong Ye waited for a while, the pastor straightened up and turned to look at him.

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

The pastor saw how extraordinary Zhong Ye was, and this was exactly what Zhong Ye wanted him to see.

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

"Zhong Ye..." The pastor was taken aback for a moment, and then he was very surprised, "You are 'Zhong Ye'?!"

Looking at Zhong Ye's face, he couldn't help but nodded, "Yes, I heard that 'Zhong Ye' is a native of the East, and you really don't look like us... Are you 'Zhong Ye'? ?”

Annecy is not far from the border, and is quite close to Yitrul. The pastor has long heard the legends from Yitrul.

In the story, an Eastern native adventurer named "Zhong Ye" saw through the disguise of a demon that had been hiding beside the Duke of Milan for decades, fought against the legion summoned by the demon, and finally destroyed the army. Through the gate of the abyss, the evil tricks of the devil did not succeed, and Milan was successfully saved.

Zhong Ye in the story is handsome and tall, holding a knife and a sword in both hands. The adventurer who calls himself "Zhong Ye" in front of him conforms to the description of the story except that he does not have a big sword on his back.

"Yes, I am Zhong Ye." Zhong Ye nodded with a smile.

The pastor took a breath in shock, as if a character from a myth suddenly appeared in front of him, he couldn't hold back his inner excitement.

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

With that said, Zhong Ye took out a small notebook and handed it to the pastor.

The pastor took the notebook in doubt, flipped through it a few times, and slowly widened his eyes.

"This, this is..."

He looked up in astonishment, and saw Zhong Ye make a mouth shape: 'cultist'!
"Although I didn't find those guys in Valais, I followed the clues to Montreux. There, I found a person suspected of those guys. Just when I wanted to swindle some information from him, he committed suicide Now, with his death, dozens of people died with him."

The pastor watched Zhong Ye open the second piece of information recorded in the notebook, pointed to it, and said, "And this one points to Annecy—I asked a demon hunter to help me find these pieces of information. The people asked a black market again, and they helped to find these things.

"Compared to the church and the nobles, those guys who have been crawling around in the dark place are obviously able to get in touch with more things on the dark side, and this information has a certain degree of credibility.

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

After finishing speaking, Zhong Ye picked up the small notebook from the priest's hand, and glanced over those homeless people again.

He could tell that some of the bums had used or were using hallucinogens, but there was no way he could get anything out of them—unless he was forced to.

A thick and sad wall separated him from them. Instead of tearing down the wall with violence, it is better to let the priest who is more able to relieve their inner pressure to ask.

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

Shaking the small notebook in his hand, Zhong Ye turned and walked towards the gate, "I want to cooperate with your church, you can report this matter, I live in the Adventurer's House, and I have not been here for a few days. Will leave Annecy."

Smiling at the little apprentice standing by the door, he opened the door and stepped into the cold wind and snow.

The smile on his face narrowed, looking at the deserted street, Zhong Ye whispered to himself: "Where should we go next?"

After thinking about it, a flash of inspiration suddenly flashed.

"Have it!"

Zhong Ye grinned, identified the direction, and walked back towards the Adventurer's House.

The Thieves Guild knew who was behind the hallucinogen business, but the adventurers didn't know!

(End of this chapter)