my cthulhu game

Chapter 260 You may not have seen...

The abandoned theater was empty.

"I didn't expect to be able to visit the old place again." Pickman thought to himself.After 100 years, it has long been demolished.

If his memory is not wrong - since [-], this secluded and spacious place has been secretly used by Arkham wizards as a gathering place.Later, as the wizarding society chose a more remote place to meet, the Empire Theater became a paradise for ghouls.

There are often ghouls who "eat" collectively here-mostly the carcasses of livestock, and some precious "food" is the corpses of unclaimed homeless people bought cheaply from funeral homes.

The collector at Arkham Undertaker is very careless, and he never refuses such a good thing that saves him time and makes "extra money".

"...I really miss it." Pickman sighed.

However, he also felt a little uneasy in his heart.There was silence in the theater.In the impression, if he pricked his ears, he could always hear the sound of his companions eating...

[Pickman's Listening Check 25/95 succeeded]

"..."

Nothing.

Pickman was quite sure that, save for his own footsteps, there was not even a rat in the theater at this moment.

"Strange." Pickman said to himself.

A few idle brothers stayed in the Empire Theater in this era.Maybe it was a bad idea not to use the contact spell upfront?
Pickman walked up the creaking wooden steps, and the stage was close at hand.The familiar smell of blood is getting stronger and stronger, but Pickman also smells something else...

Pickman then saw the scene on stage.

In the next second, his eyes turned blood red from surprise and anger.

[Pickman Clarity Test 1/1D4]

……

after an hour.

Miskanitoke University campus.

It is midsummer, and the beautiful environment and tree-lined campus attract many local residents and tourists to come for a walk.

"I've decided, Professor," said young Walter Gilman firmly, "this is my ideal college campus."

Beside Gilman, Professor Upam, the head of the Department of Mathematics, showed a satisfied smile.He admired this young genius very much, and this promising student will officially enter the Department of Mathematics of the University of Michigan next month and become a student under him.

The scale of the Department of Mathematics of the University of Michigan is not enough to be called a college, but because of the financial support of the generous local businessmen Astor and his wife, the lineup, degree of freedom and prestige of the Department of Mathematics have always been the envy of other departments of the University of Michigan.

"It looks like I'm going to be in Arkham for a long time," Gilman said. "If nothing else, I think I'll be here for graduate school."

Gilman felt very comfortable listening to the remaining students discussing various academic issues in twos and threes.Isn't this the university campus he dreamed of?

This was young Gilman's first visit to the University of Michigan.The style of the University of Michigan at this time was different from that of 100 years later: professors worked in British colonial-style mansions; old family mansions were renovated into brand-new apartments for senior students, graduate students and The faculty and staff live there, and there are also dedicated maids to clean it; with the sponsorship of a wealthy wife, the girls also have a brand new building as a dormitory.

"The fly in the ointment is that the younger students are still confined to the noisy, drafty old dormitories on the east side of the campus," Professor Upham said. Find another place to live in Mucheng District."

"I hate rats," Gilman said. "When I was passing through the French mountains, I saw a lot of cheap rental apartments there, and I thought I could find a suitable house there."

The passing boys and girls greeted Professor Upam one after another.

Michigan is a strict institution—at least in the eyes of some staid professors.They would lock up students who refused to stand during class and insisted that boys and girls leave the classroom separately.

But not every professor does it, and the bans don't work very well.During the holidays, there is nothing to restrain the students anymore.

Gilman noticed that there were many foreign faces on the UM campus during the summer vacation, including Orientals and even Africans.

"Because the principal is preparing to open the 'Department of Oriental Studies'," Professor Upam explained, "he is very interested in those Arabic books and oriental antiques."

The two walked past a lawn.

Gilman's eyes fell on the sign on the roadside. The text on the sign pointed out that in the near future, a brand new liberal arts building would be built here to replace the old building that was old and smelled of mold.

At present, the comprehensive building, science building and gymnasium on the campus are all new houses built in recent years. Only the literary and ink students are still staying in the old building, eagerly waiting for the foundation stone of their new building.

"Without Ms. Agatha Pickman," Professor Upam sighed dryly, "without her funding, it would be difficult for this building to break ground in a few years."

Ms. Agatha Pickman is also an enigma at UM.No one knows how old this lady is. She looks at most 40 years old, but she often calls those professors who are in their [-]s and [-]s in a tone of addressing juniors, and her knowledge also makes all the professors admire.

"Hey, excuse me..."

Suddenly, a gentleman wearing a bow tie interrupted the conversation between the two.He looked to be in his 30s, his suit was in a mess, his eyes were red and bloodshot, and he had a sensitive temperament unique to an artist.

Professor Upam felt as if he had seen him somewhere, and Gilman guessed that he might be an art teacher.

[Pickman's appearance test failed 91/70]

A strange man——Pickman looked a bit rough, which made Upam and Gilman have a bad impression of him.

"Is there anything I can do for you, sir?" Gilman asked politely even though he didn't have a good impression of the man.

Pickman looked around.

[Pickman detection check 100/75 big failure]

He looked at Upam and Gilman, and finally made up his mind.He knew that Upam was a very understanding professor, and he was better at fooling around than the vigilant Professor Armitage and others.

Behind Pickman, there was a sound of footsteps.

"I'm sorry, but have you ever met a Huaguo person?" Pickman said in as much detail as possible, "Around 20 years old, very young, but with an extraordinary temperament, very different from the Huaguo people you usually see .Size, about the same size as me, maybe with a female companion..."

Upam and Gilman looked at each other suspiciously.

"Sir, if you're not fooling us," Upham said gently, "you probably didn't see—the man you're talking about is standing five meters behind you."

"..."

Pickman turned sharply.

Chen Qiang: ヽ(￣▽￣) I’m right behind you, but you don’t seem to see me =V=
"Yo." Chen Qiang greeted Pickman leisurely.

　Note: Gilman, the protagonist of "Dream in the Witch's House". PS: In the description, Pickman did not notice Chen Qiang when he was looking around. However, in fact, no additional test is required for the "you can find it when you see it" situation. This is a big explanation of Pickman's search for people after he came to the campus. The consequences of failure in this overall behavior are described o(╯□╰)o PS: There will be another chapter later.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)