Soul echo

Chapter 186 Return to the Game
Lilian, who was lying quietly on the bed, opened her eyes, and a screen unfolded.

[Player 'Lilian', welcome back to "Echo of Soul", the system update has been completed, the update information is as follows——]

[Accelerated Learning System: Players can invest in soul debris to accelerate the acquisition of skills]

[Monster Illustrated Book: After hunting a monster, the player can check which attribute bonus the monster can provide to the player when upgrading, but the specific information needs to be further understood, but as long as the player has read or understood the relevant information of the monster, the player does not need to memorize it. , open the illustrated book to search]

[Dungeon system: "Echo of Soul" will open the "History Retrospective" dungeon function. After players or aborigines complete great achievements, the event will be recorded in time. When the number of copy clearance times is exhausted, the relevant copy will disappear. The number of clearance times is common to all players, and each player can clear the same copy at most three times)]

['Extraordinary Source' is open, 'Extraordinary' is open, 'Advanced Profession' is open...]

[——For more detailed information, please search according to related words in the 'Database' by yourself]

The screen in front of her reminded Lilian that this was a game world, not reality.

The girl sat up and let out a breath.

Looking around the room, Lilian realized that this was her room, but if she remembered correctly, it was already ten o'clock in the morning.

Annecy is a small city, there is no glass factory, all the glass must be transported from other cities, but there is almost no road in this era that can be called 'good', the bumpy road is enough to make glass a luxury Taste.

Although there are craftsmen in Annecy who can burn glass, the supply is small, so only a few places in the Adventurer's House have glass installed, and wooden windows are still used in places like the guest rooms.

The room was not dim, and a little light shone in through the gap in the window, at least allowing Lilian to see what the room looked like.

Because of these invisible gaps, the room became much colder.

She didn't feel this way when she was lying on the bed wrapped in a quilt, but when she left the bed, she felt a chill sweeping her whole body.

He gritted his teeth tightly, so he didn't shrink back.

"Is it so cold in winter..."

Lilian muttered, and hurriedly put on some clothes for herself.

The thermal performance of clothes in this era is not very good. After wearing three more clothes and two more pants, Lilian felt warm.

Pushing the door and walking out of the room, she found that it was even colder in the corridor, and standing here, she could already hear the wind and snow raging outside the house.

While walking downstairs, Lilian looked through the diary and found that yesterday's 24-hour actions were quite different from usual - her game character was sent back to the room by Zhong Ye!

Not only that, but even the daily study was not done much.

When the system is updated, will the game's plot calculation also stop?

With doubts, Lilian came to the lobby on the first floor, but she didn't see Zhong Ye here, and there were very few adventurers.

The only few adventurers were full of resentment, gloomy expressions, and more or less wounds on their bodies.

What's going on here?
Seeing Lilian walk into the hall, the old dwarf chuckled and shouted, "Little girl, your teacher asked me to tell you that he is in the warehouse behind."

His shout attracted the attention of several adventurers, and their eyes fell on Lilian for a moment. Lilian saw that one of them got up, and seemed to want to walk towards her, but was held back by the people around him.

Judging from their reactions, even during the period of system upgrade and update, the calculation of the plot still didn't stop, and it didn't speed up, it was calculated according to the usual speed.

This is pretty good, at least you don’t have to feel out of touch with the times as soon as you enter the game.

Lilian thanked her, turned around and walked out of the hall. Since she didn't specify which warehouse it was, it should be easy to find.

The same is true-there are several buildings behind the lobby of the Adventurer's House, the stables, the warehouse, and the training ground.

Just a few steps away from the hall and into the flying snow, Lilian heard some voices coming from one of the warehouses.

Braving the wind and snow, she walked quickly towards the warehouse.

After getting closer, she was surprised to find that the sound coming from the warehouse was howling.

In an instant, countless thoughts flashed through her mind. She stood in front of the door for a moment, until a ray of cold wind slipped in through her collar, and Lilian came back to her senses and tried to open the door.

She didn't expect that the warehouse door was opened by her with just such a light pull.

An even harsher howl poured into her ears, and Lilian immediately frowned.

She walked in, then closed the door again, imprisoning the sound in the warehouse.

There was no light in the warehouse, so Zhong Ye lit candles here, and the oil lamp on the wooden box beside him was the only light source here.

Under the dim light, Lilian walked into the warehouse and saw Zhong Ye.

He sat on a wooden box not far from the gate, half of his body was sunk in the darkness, his shape was indistinct, it looked like a hill.

In the deeper darkness, Lilian saw a group of squirming shadows. They lay on the ground, moaning, or remained motionless, their eyes staring blankly at the dome.

The dim light exposed their ugliness, and Lilian felt horrified after just two glances.

Shivering, Lilian quickened her pace and walked towards Zhong Ye, greeting in a low voice: "Teacher..." Glancing at the shadows crawling in the darkness, "What's the matter with those people?"

Zhong Ye frowned, "A group of hallucinogen dealers, now it's just a withdrawal crime."

"A hallucinogen dealer?"

Lilian was stunned for a moment, and looked at the barrage, she was still streaming live now!
"Didn't you read the information before? The black market in Turin did not find out the real cultist activities, they only found out related, suspected activities - Valais is 'human trafficking', and here in Annecy is 'human trafficking' Hallucinogens'."

Zhong Ye knew that Lilian should be on the live broadcast, so these words were not just for her, but also for the audience watching her live broadcast.

"I spent some money, hired adventurers, and asked them to help me catch the hallucinogen dealers. These guys are."

Hearing this, Lilian turned her head involuntarily and looked over. The six people were lying in the darkness, animal skins were laid under them, and there was an extinguished fire not far away.

"I pried their mouths open and learned from them that their upline is a man named 'True Whitefish', all of them sell the same type of hallucinogen and use the same one, it's just weird ..."

Zhong Ye stared at the darkness, and said in a deep voice: "It's obvious that they used the same hallucinogen, but the withdrawal reactions were different, and the onset time was when they were about to reveal more information."

Lilian opened her mouth slightly, "Then, is this still a withdrawal reaction?"

"I've invited someone to look at it." Zhong Ye shook his head, "Although it doesn't sound like it, it's a withdrawal reaction."

What withdrawal reaction kicks in just as you're about to reveal more?That sounds more like a curse!

"...Is there something wrong with the hallucinogens they used?" Lilian could only think of this.

"no doubt."

Zhong Ye nodded, "Based on this alone, it can probably prove that they are connected with the cultists. Except for the cultists, no one would use such evil means to control others - they are just the end of a sales chain, but Controlled, unable to speak."

Glancing at the barrage, Lilian used her brains and asked, "So, we're going to find that 'true whitefish' next?"

"And the protectors of these people." Zhong Ye pointed to the hallucinogen dealers who gradually stopped their convulsions.

"If no one sheltered them, they would not be able to develop in this city. If there is no accident, we will be able to meet the lord of Annecy today, or his agent..."

(End of this chapter)