Soul echo

Chapter 306 Believers of Nature

After resting for one night, Zhong Ye and the others drove away from Blois Castle.

The Earl of Blois repeatedly tried to persuade him to stay, but Zhong Ye had made up his mind to go, so he didn't stay for a few more days, and took Lilian and the others on the journey again.

The jar was packed in a suitcase filled with rags and cotton and placed under Lillian's seat.

"Next, are we going to the territory in the middle of the kingdom?"

Lily Lieber unfolded the map in front of her, and the noble territories mentioned by the Earl of Blois had been marked by Zhong Ye.

The closest territory to Blois is 'Dipoix'. Judging from the name, it should be a territory with abundant tree resources—of course, it may have been owned before.

This town is not far from Blois. If calculated based on their past speed... it only takes about two days to reach that territory.

"Then, are we going to track down those 'painted skins' while tracking down the whereabouts of Nemo's paintings?"

Lily's voice came from the carriage, Zhong Ye nodded, and said, "No matter what kind it is, it will bring great trouble to human society, and the threat they can pose to human beings is no less than that of cultists. Find them all and destroy them all."

After finishing speaking, he silently added a sentence in his heart: whether it is for this place or for the earth.

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After driving on the road for about three days, Zhong Ye and the others finally arrived at Di Puwa.

This was because a river blocked their way, and after a long detour, they found a stone bridge that allowed the carriage to pass.

It took some more time on the road before we came to Di Puwa.

True to its name, this territory is covered by forests except around human settlements.

Since there was only a snowfall yesterday, the branches were covered with snow.

The weight of the snow made the branches bend, and the icicles that hung beneath the branches faltered.

The wild animals living in this area seem to have adapted to such an environment. Regardless of whether it is snowing heavily or not, they hide in their dens and refuse to come out.

Zhong Ye let go of his senses, and could feel that there were many small animals hiding in some tree holes and ground holes, but they didn't choose to go out for food.

Walking in such an area is extremely dangerous.

If the wind is stronger, the icicles will fall when the cold wind blows. Sometimes, the icicles will be blown by the strong wind and fly obliquely towards the road.

It is also because of Zhong Ye's skill and boldness that ordinary people walking on this road may not even be able to protect their own lives.

Deepua is surrounded by forests, however, they did not cut down these dangerous trees.

There are many trees in the forest that can be seen to be very old at a glance. If they were in other places, these trees would have been surrounded by nobles to make furniture, build houses or build ships, but Dipois did not do that.

On the way to Dipuwa, Zhong Ye had already guessed, and when he entered Dipuwa, the scene that appeared in front of him further confirmed his guess.

There is a tree planted in front of every house in this town, and the types of trees are different.

In addition, every household's houses are made of stone, mud and the like, and wood is rarely used.

After coming to Di Puwa's Adventurer's House, Lily and Lilian's doubts were lifted.

——It turns out that Dipua is a town rarely seen in human society, where the mainstream belief is the father of nature.

Lily suddenly realized, "Simply put, this is a city of 'Druids'."

Lilian also understood at this time that this town can make people change jobs to become 'Druids'.

The news streamed from her live broadcast also caused a lot of discussion on the forum - 'Druid' is a relatively traditional occupation in many RPG games. It is impossible for "Echo of Souls" to exist without it, but no one has found out how to change occupations That's all.

The town that Lilian discovered now may have the heritage of 'Druids'!

But after discovering this, people began to wonder again.

Doesn't anyone spawn in 'Dipua'?If so, why hasn't news leaked out before?
As part of the Kingdom of Gaul, although the mainstream belief in Dupuis is the Father of Nature, this place also has a lord.

And that lord was what Zhong Ye and the others were looking for on this trip.

Before Zhong Ye left, the Earl of Blois prepared some letters of introduction for him. As long as these letters of introduction were handed over to the nobleman's subordinates, if the nobleman was willing to sell the Earl of Blois' face, they would be able to meet the nobleman.

And in fact, it is true.

Zhong Ye and the others came to the gate of the lord's mansion in Dipois, handed the letter of introduction to Baron Dipois' subordinates, and successfully met the baron.

Although Baron Dupoix knew that the person who wanted to meet him was 'Zhong Ye', the legendary 'door breaker', but the letter of introduction was also written by the Earl of Blois himself, and he recognized the earl's handwriting.

This also means that the Earl of Blois has met Zhong Ye, and he is still alive!
Baron Dupois didn't think he had any problems. He neither believed in evil gods nor used hallucinogens, and he didn't have any bad habits other than a little extravagance.

If this is the case, it shouldn't have any relationship with cultists or evil gods...

Therefore, Baron Dipois chose to meet Zhong Ye.

At Baron Dupois's place, Zhong Ye learned that the painting in his hand had already been sold, and that was two months after Nemo was identified as a 'cultist'.

It was also because he sold his collection at a low price and failed to recover the cost that he complained to the Count of Blois about it.

And he himself was checked by the clergy, and there was nothing on his body that could be related to the evil god.

The nobleman who took over the painting he sold was located in 'Valencey', a city southeast of Dupois.

Although Nemo's painting was not found, but the whereabouts of a painting was also known, which is considered to have achieved the goal of this trip.

After leaving Baron Dipois's mansion, Zhong Ye returned to the Adventurer's House, let Lily and the others have a good rest, and then went to the Temple of the Father of Nature with the suitcase.

The temple of the God of Nature is located outside the city, and before entering the temple, Zhong Ye felt many gazes focus on him, stopped in his footsteps, stood where he was, and returned their gazes one by one.

Those who were hidden in the shadows came out of the woods knowing that they were found.

They are dressed in leaves, animal skins, and carry wooden sticks, looking extremely primitive.

They are druids, they are the guardians of nature - of course, many of them are not enough to be called 'druids', not worthy of this title, just a member of the druid sect, Equivalent to an apprentice.

Zhong Ye stood in front of the temple door, opened the suitcase without going in, and exposed the contents inside to the eyes of many druids.

Without waiting for these believers of the Father of Nature to ask, he told them the details of the black mist in the glass jar.

Watching their expressions gradually change from indifference to seriousness, they became even more furious when they heard 'maybe they can create an altar that erodes the natural environment'.

From the beginning to the end, Zhong Ye never had a conversation with them, but just talked to himself.

But he knew very well that these druids had already listened to what he said and remembered them deeply.

——They are the guardians of nature, facing a group of monsters that can erode the natural environment, they will definitely not give up.

After finishing speaking, Zhong Ye put away the gas tank, and even though the druid made a sound of convincing him, he did not stop to leave.

All that should be said has been said, and he doesn't know more, even if he stays, he has nothing to say.

He doesn't like these druids very much. Although it seems that these druids can already be regarded as "moderate" among the druid sect, he knows from the fact that they don't accept handmade products. When human civilization developed, they were also 'radical'.

Therefore, he didn't plan to talk more with them, it would be useless to talk more.

(End of this chapter)