Soul echo

Chapter 416
Although I know a piece of information that may be related to the human trafficking chain, but for now, this information is not very useful to Zhong Ye and the others. It is just to let them know that the group of 'painted skins' may be related to the abyss , cannot advance the investigation process.

Spring and autumn are the seasons when plague believers sell a large amount of seeds and grains. Therefore, it is not easy to find clues from the ledger. It may take a long time, and it may not be possible to find them.

Therefore, Zhong Ye and the others decided to return to Schaffhausen.

They had suspected that the actual person in power in Schaffhausen was related to this human trafficking chain before, but Zhong Ye promised not to trouble him until the plague in Schaffhausen was resolved.

Now the plague in the northern part of the Hallstatt City-State Alliance has been effectively controlled, and all that remains is to clear the living animal corpses in the wild.

There are at least 200 clergymen who came to support the northern border. They don't need to guard the town. With their help, it is easy to remove the remaining animal corpses.

So, the de facto man in power in Schaffhausen, 'Paulino Baum' also lost his 'shield'.

At this moment, Zhong Ye could finally investigate this guy.

Although the incident had been resolved, Zhong Ye and the others rested until the next morning before heading back to Schaffhausen.

This is because they bought a carriage and two more horses--it was difficult for them to travel long distances on foot alone, so they decided to buy another carriage for future travel considerations.

By the way, most of their previous carriage and the contents of the carriage were filled into the fire in Constantia as inflammable materials and burned.

And this decision was made by Zhong Ye himself.

Because spring is not far away, they don't need to add any accessories to the carriage, so they just bought it in the afternoon, and they drove the carriage out of Winterthur the next morning.

The two newly bought draft horses were not spiritual enough and could not understand Zhong Ye's commands very well. Fortunately, Zhong Ye's driving skills were excellent, and he was barely able to command them.

After walking on the road for about a day and a half, Zhong Ye and the others returned to Schaffhausen.

Since the plague has not completely ended, the adventurers and priests who came to support are still staying in Schaffhausen.

Fortunately, when they came, they had already brought enough food and fresh water. These food and fresh water not only relieved Schaffhausen's immediate needs, but also met the needs of these temporarily resident people.

However, even if each adventurer brought a lot of food and fresh water, if they did nothing but consume it, the time they lived in Schaffhausen would be enough to consume them all.

Therefore, they also need to go out to hunt and collect food on weekdays.

Fortunately, winter is the hunting season, and collecting food through hunting is a good way.

While hunting, they can also monitor whether the animals in the wild have been infected by the plague of living corpses, which serves multiple purposes.

When Zhong Ye and the others returned to Schaffhausen, they happened to meet a few players who had just returned from hunting. The players greeted each other warmly, and Zhong Ye responded with a smile.

The Adventurer's House was already full of people, so Zhong Ye did not enter the town, and directly drove the carriage to the church on the outskirts of the town.

"Pastor Igor, we are back."

Zhong Ye greeted the pastor who happened to be returning to the church from outside. The moment he saw him, the pastor was taken aback for a moment, and then he reacted.

"Your Excellency Zhong Ye, are you here to investigate that matter?"

The plague in Schaffhausen was basically under control when Zhong Ye led the team to Constantia. Zhong Ye and the others stayed in Constantia for a few days, and then went to Winterthur and returned. It's another few days.

During this time, the plague in Schaffhausen has been completely controlled.

Zhong Ye had promised Pastor Igor that he would not investigate Paulino Baum until the plague in Schaffhausen was over, because he was the real ruler of Schaffhausen, so if he left him, Schaffhausen Sen may not be able to turn.

The plague in Schaffhausen still needed Paulino Baum's help to control it, and no matter what he had done before, at least at that time, Schaffhausen needed him.

But now, the plague in the town has been brought under control, and some priests are temporarily staying in Schaffhausen. Even if Paulino Baum is lost, Schaffhausen will not become chaotic.

Zhong Ye has fulfilled his promise, and then he doesn't need to pay attention to other things, and directly investigates Paulino Baum.

Therefore, Zhong Ye said straight to the point: "Exactly, I hope you can help me."

Pastor Igor took a deep breath and said solemnly: "It's natural. No matter what, I can't watch the human trafficking. I just didn't know about it before. Now that I know it, of course I can't turn a blind eye! "

Human trafficking may increase the possibility of abyssal invasion, because after human beings fall into despair, they may obtain "abyss enlightenment". It will happen sooner or later.

In fact, it is not unheard of in history that a female slave corrupted by the Lord of Pleasure used her master to pull the nobles of the entire territory into a feast of corruption, which eventually led to the corruption of a city. The gods had to take action and razed it to the ground.

Human trafficking is necessarily bad, and it may lead to the destruction of the world, even if it only increases the possibility a little bit, it cannot be allowed.

Not only Pastor Igor, but other clergymen will definitely choose to help Zhong Ye after they know about this.

After confirming this matter, Zhong Ye and the others temporarily stayed in the church.

Paulino Baum would have been wary and suspicious of them visiting Paulino Baum directly, let alone confronting him.

Now, they have no evidence at all to prove that Paulino Baum has a relationship with those traffickers, they just 'guess' that there is a relationship.

"...So, now we need to find an excuse to test Paulino." Zhong Ye sat in the reception room and said seriously.

Around him, there were Lilian and the others, Pastor Igor, and several priests who came to support Schaffhausen.

The lights in the room were flickering, and the night outside was already covering the land.

After finishing the day's work, several priests came to discuss with Zhong Ye and the others how to investigate the matter of Paulino Baum. Even so, they didn't feel tired at all, but their blood boiled up!
They never knew that there was such a hideous darkness hidden in this town.

"That is to say, to find an opportunity for him to show himself..." Lili summed up Zhong Ye's words and fell into deep thought.

Night happens to be the time when most players and spectators are active. Lilian has countless barrages jumping in front of her eyes. If she hadn't gotten used to it, she might feel dazzled.

A moment later, while the others were still thinking, Lilian's eyes lit up when she saw a barrage.

"Why don't we just contact the lord of Schaffhausen?" Lilian pursed her lips slightly and suggested, "Let's tell the story of the investigation of the human trafficking chain, and pass the news to Paulino through the lord. As the person involved, He must have something to hide, so we can watch from the sidelines."

Hearing this, Lili thought for a while, then laughed, raised her hand and rubbed Lilian's head, "Not bad, the little brain is quite smart!"

"Humph! Of course!"

Zhong Ye also nodded slightly, and turned to look at the others, "Do you have any other ideas? Just say, even if you don't need it, it can be used as a backup plan."

The priests looked at each other and shook their heads helplessly.

They are really ashamed that this group of people is no match for a little girl.

"Then it's settled." Zhong Ye looked at Lilian and smiled meaningfully, "Use the 'Lilian' plan."

(End of this chapter)