I'm a monster in Demon King's Castle

【I saw the box floating away from here…】

“Huh? You can talk?” Li Yue was stunned, his hand freezing.

【I can't…】

The skinny horse snorted and shook its head.

“Then why can I understand you?” Li Yue moved his hand away, but the connection with the skinny horse remained.

【Don't know…】

“Holy crap, can I control beasts?” Li Yue realized he seemed to be able to sense the skinny horse's thoughts.

Is this some kind of ability from the previous owner?

Li Yue felt a little lost.

“You just said the box floated away from here?” Li Yue pointed in the direction of the path.

【Yes.】

“Just how many surprises did the previous owner leave behind…” Li Yue already knew that one of his eyes had X-ray vision, the other could determine the value of objects, his body was invulnerable to blades and bullets, and his combat power was off the charts…

Now he can even communicate with horses… or even wild animals?

Li Yue increasingly felt that the previous owner had an extraordinary background, and he was even starting to have trouble distinguishing which abilities the previous owner possessed originally and which he had gained by lighting up the punctuation marks.

But none of that matters.

What matters is using the abilities well.

“You said you saw it float past this way?” Li Yue confirmed with the skinny horse.

【Yes.】

Although the skinny horse wasn't very energetic, it was almost always willing to help.

【I can still smell its scent.】

The skinny horse twitched its nose.

“Very good.” Li Yue was overjoyed, thinking that his story with Gamma wasn't over yet, and he still had a chance to sell him for money.

So, the man and the horse continued on their way, heading towards the outpost of Iron Mine Town.

“How about I give you a name?” Li Yue inexplicably found the skinny horse more pleasing to the eye. “Horse-y?”

Unusually, the skinny horse didn't respond.

“Seeing as you're so skinny… then how about Rocinante… or Skinny? You choose.” Li Yue patted the horse's back and unhitched the carriage.

Skinny didn't respond.

Stuffing the remaining broken bread into his pocket, Li Yue strode forward.

…

There weren't many people in front of the outpost; the refugees had long been transported to the bottom of the mine, and only a few scattered merchants were coming and going.

A traveler and a skinny horse stood out in such a scene.

Of course, Li Yue was still a little worried, afraid that, as Gamma had said, some murders or clues would be discovered.

But seeing that there were only five or six soldiers at the outpost, all of whom looked gaunt and sallow, he could see right through them, even their muscles were a little atrophied.

Li Yue was at least certain that he could escape at any time, so he relaxed a little.

Of course, he dared not bring Kingston's broadsword again. Li Yue only had some scattered copper coins he had seized from passing thieves, and he didn't know if they were enough to enter the town.

“Name, where are you from, where are you going, what are you doing in Iron Mine Town, how long will you stay?” The soldier at the outpost asked a series of routine questions.

The outpost was different from the wilderness; the merchants coming and going were watching, and the soldiers couldn't ask for too much money. They also saw that Li Yue didn't have much to offer, so they seemed very lazy.

“Li, traveler, traveling, coming to Iron Mine Town to rest.” Li Yue didn't answer everything, and at the same time handed the soldier the entrance fee, which was the town entry tax.

“Traveler? Traveling in the south, aren't you afraid of death…”

The soldier muttered, seemingly having seen all sorts of strange things, and didn't bother to ask too much. He took the copper coins, made a simple registration, and led Li Yue to a machine at the entrance of the station.

The machine was more than one person tall, composed of various gears and springs. The main body was a huge mirror, with the emblem of Divine Oath City engraved on the mirror surface, and a base connected to the back.

The base was empty, and it was impossible to tell what the specific mechanism was.

“What is this?” Li Yue could tell that the machine was expensive, and when he used his X-ray vision, he didn't see any offensive devices, only some defective magic stones in the wooden box behind the mirror.

“Coming from the south? Then you really need to travel more…” The soldier replied unhappily, “It's just a routine check to see if you are a believer, coming here to preach.”

As he spoke, the soldier took out a magic stone from the wooden box and placed it on the base behind the mirror.

“Not going into town? You have to be checked if you want to enter town.” Seeing Li Yue hesitate, the soldier suddenly became a little nervous.

“Oh, check away, it's okay…” Li Yue wanted to minimize trouble, and the best way was naturally to enter the town through official channels.

Anyway, he was a non-believer.

The magic stone was embedded in the base, and the mirror glowed, reflecting Li Yue's body, head, and face very clearly.

“Not a believer, very good.” The soldier breathed a sigh of relief and pointed to the skinny horse behind Li Yue, “And it, bring it over.”

“The horse has to be checked too?” Li Yue did as he was told.

He didn't expect the outpost's inquiry work to be so perfunctory, but the screening of believers was so strict.

“Of course, you're from the south, you should have experienced it, right?” The soldier led the horse to the mirror, revealing an ordinary skinny horse.

“Believe me, I know.” Li Yue recognized the spreading power of the evil cults.

Even a broken place like Red Oil Town could spawn a Red Oil Cult, and the Back-Bearing Sect, Bone-Cart Cult, and the like must be even more of a scourge.

“Then why ask?” The soldier saw that the man was a man and the horse was a horse, and stuffed the reins back into Li Yue's hand.

“If it's a believer, what will you see in the mirror?” Li Yue saw the Empire's creation for the first time, and was naturally very curious. His shadow moved, and he subconsciously asked.

“You see what you believe in… or so I've heard.” The soldier had never seen a believer of an evil cult, “Only non-believers or those who believe in the Empire's New Religion can enter…”

“New Religion?” Li Yue knew about the Old Church and the successor Pope Sixtrum, but he had never heard of any New Religion.

“Lord Tosos's New Religion is more enlightened, more devout, and more divine than the Old Church…” It seemed that this soldier was a believer of the New Religion, and he said many good things about it.

“There are churches of the New Religion in all five towns, and you can go to pray at any time…”

As he spoke, the soldier told Li Yue to enter the passage to check his luggage.

Li Yue pondered and realized that the most important link in this whole process was in front of the mirror—only by passing the non-believer test could one be qualified to enter the town.

“Tough days, huh…” The soldier waved Li Yue's rock-hard rotten bread and looked at the skinny horse that had followed him, sighing.

“It's alright.” Li Yue shrugged, not thinking that his outfit was miserable.

Anyway, they were just props.

“These are…” The soldier pointed to the iron nails, some long and some short, covered in blood.

“My weapons, convenient for exorcising demons.” Li Yue didn't see any signs prohibiting weapons, and thought that these could all be carried.

Indeed, they could be carried.

“Since you say so…” The soldier looked at the iron nails, then at Li Yue, not knowing what kind of demons these small nails could be used to kill, but he didn't ask too much.

“If you need money, there are some commissions on the signboard. If you have the confidence, you can go there and take a look…” The soldier pointed to the road into the town, “The mercenary groups here are almost all dead, and there's a serious shortage of manpower…”

Li Yue noticed a signboard at the intersection.

“If these nails aren't enough for you to complete the task, and you're about to starve to death, you can go to the church and become a believer…”

“Or you can just go down the mine and earn some hard labor money, that's also an option.” The soldier handed over a stamped piece of paper, which was Li Yue's proof of entry into the town.

The inspection was over, and the traveler was allowed to enter the town.

“Thank you for your advice.” Li Yue thought that this soldier was a pretty good guy, so he put away the proof, led the skinny horse, and slowly walked towards the town.

“Does the scent match?” Li Yue asked Skinny.

【Yes.】

Skinny twitched its nose, confirming that Gamma's scent had just passed by not long ago.

Li Yue also saw the light of Riftgold Mountain begin to fill on the map marker as he wished.

“Why haven't those two bastards come back yet?” Before he had gone far, Li Yue heard the soldiers behind him start to complain, “It's almost time for the shift change, I don't want to keep eating sand here…”

Li Yue quickly quickened his pace, afraid that they would smell the blood on his hands.

The base was empty, and it was impossible to tell what the specific mechanism was.

“What is this?” Li Yue could tell that the machine was expensive, and when he used his X-ray vision, he didn't see any offensive devices, only some defective magic stones in the wooden box behind the mirror.

“Coming from the south? Then you really need to travel more…” The soldier replied unhappily, “It's just a routine check to see if you are a believer, coming here to preach.”

As he spoke, the soldier took out a magic stone from the wooden box and placed it on the base behind the mirror.

“Not going into town? You have to be checked if you want to enter town.” Seeing Li Yue hesitate, the soldier suddenly became a little nervous.

“Oh, check away, it's okay…” Li Yue wanted to minimize trouble, and the best way was naturally to enter the town through official channels.

Anyway, he was a non-believer.

The magic stone was embedded in the base, and the mirror glowed, reflecting Li Yue's body, head, and face very clearly.

“Not a believer, very good.” The soldier breathed a sigh of relief and pointed to the skinny horse behind Li Yue, “And it, bring it over.”

“The horse has to be checked too?” Li Yue did as he was told.

He didn't expect the outpost's inquiry work to be so perfunctory, but the screening of believers was so strict.

“Of course, you're from the south, you should have experienced it, right?” The soldier led the horse to the mirror, revealing an ordinary skinny horse.

“Believe me, I know.” Li Yue recognized the spreading power of the evil cults.

Even a broken place like Red Oil Town could spawn a Red Oil Cult, and the Back-Bearing Sect, Bone-Cart Cult, and the like must be even more of a scourge.

“Then why ask?” The soldier saw that the man was a man and the horse was a horse, and stuffed the reins back into Li Yue's hand.

“If it's a believer, what will you see in the mirror?” Li Yue saw the Empire's creation for the first time, and was naturally very curious. His shadow moved, and he subconsciously asked.

“You see what you believe in… or so I've heard.” The soldier had never seen a believer of an evil cult, “Only non-believers or those who believe in the Empire's New Religion can enter…”

“New Religion?” Li Yue knew about the Old Church and the successor Pope Sixtrum, but he had never heard of any New Religion.

“Lord Tosos's New Church is more enlightened, more devout, and more divinely powerful than the Old Church…” It seemed this soldier was a believer in the New Church, and he spoke many good words about it.

“The New Church has churches in all Five Towns, and you can go to pray at any time…”

As he spoke, the soldier called Li Yue to enter the passage to inspect his luggage.

Li Yue pondered this and realized that the most important part of the whole process was in front of the mirror—only by passing the test for the faithless would one be qualified to enter the town.

“Tough days, huh…” The soldier waved Li Yue's rock-hard, rotten bread, then looked at the skinny horse that had followed him, and sighed.

“It's alright.” Li Yue shrugged, not thinking his outfit was that miserable.

Anyway, they're just props.

“These are…” The soldier pointed to the iron nails, some long and some short, covered in blood.

“My weapons, convenient for exorcising demons.” Li Yue didn't see any signs prohibiting weapons, so he assumed these were allowed.

Indeed, they were allowed.

“Since you say so…” The soldier looked at the iron nails, then at Li Yue, not knowing what kind of demons these small nails could kill, but he didn't ask further.

“If you need money, there are some commissions on the bulletin board. If you're confident, you can go over there and take a look…” The soldier pointed to the road into town, “The mercenary groups here are almost all dead, and they're very short on manpower…”

Li Yue noticed a bulletin board at the intersection.

“If these nails aren't enough for you to complete a mission, and you're about to starve to death, you can go to the church and become a believer…”

“Or you can go down to the mines to earn some hard labor money, either way is fine.” The soldier handed over a stamped paper, which was Li Yue's proof of entry into the town.

The inspection ended, and the traveler was allowed to enter the town.

“Thank you for the advice.” Li Yue thought that this soldier was quite nice, put away the certificate, and led the skinny horse, slowly walking towards the town.

“Does the scent match?” Li Yue asked Skinny.

【Yes.】

Skinny twitched its nose, certain that Gamma's aura had just passed by not long ago.

Li Yue also saw, as he wished, the light of Cleftgold Mountain beginning to fill on the map marker.

“Why haven't those two bastards returned yet?” Before he had gone far, Li Yue heard the soldiers behind him begin to complain, “It's almost time for the shift change, and I don't want to keep eating sand here…”

Li Yue hurriedly quickened his pace, afraid that they would smell the bloody scent on his hands.

The base was empty, and it was impossible to tell what kind of mechanism it was.

“What is this?” Li Yue could tell that this machine was expensive to build, and at the same time, looking through it, he didn't see any offensive devices, only some defective magic stones in the wooden box behind the mirror.

“You came from the south? Then you really need to travel more…” The soldier replied impatiently, “It's just a routine check, checking if you are a believer, here to preach.”

As he spoke, the soldier took out a magic stone from the wooden box and placed it on the base behind the mirror.

“Not entering the town? If you want to enter the town, you have to be checked.” Seeing Li Yue hesitate, the soldier suddenly became a little nervous.

“Oh, check away, it's okay…” Li Yue wanted to minimize trouble as much as possible, and the best way was naturally to enter the town through official channels.

Anyway, he was faithless.

The magic stone was embedded in the base, and the mirror shone, reflecting Li Yue's body and face, very clearly.

“Not a believer, very good.” The soldier breathed a sigh of relief and pointed to the skinny horse behind Li Yue, “And it, bring it over.”

“The horse needs to be checked too?” Li Yue did as he was told.

He didn't expect the questioning work at the outpost to be so perfunctory, but the screening of believers was so strict.

“Of course, you came from the south, you should have experienced it, right?” The soldier led the horse to the mirror, revealing an ordinary skinny horse.

“Believe me, I know.” Li Yue recognized the spread of cults.

Even a broken place like Red Oil Town could produce a Red Oil Cult, and sects like the Burden Sect and Bone Cart Sect must be even more of a scourge.

“Then why ask?” Seeing that the person was a person and the horse was a horse, the soldier put the reins back in Li Yue's hand.

“If it were a believer, what would you see in the mirror?” Li Yue was seeing an Empire creation for the first time, and was naturally very curious. His shadow moved, and he subconsciously asked.

“You see what you believe in… I've heard.” The soldier had never seen a believer of a cult either, “Only the faithless or those who believe in the Empire's New Church can enter…”

“New Church?” Li Yue knew about the Old Church, knew about the successor Pope Sixtolum, but had never heard of any New Church.

“Lord Tosos's New Church is more enlightened, more devout, and more divinely powerful than the Old Church…” It seemed this soldier was a believer in the New Church, and he spoke many good words about it.

“The New Church has churches in all Five Towns, and you can go to pray at any time…”

As he spoke, the soldier called Li Yue to enter the passage to inspect his luggage.

Li Yue pondered this and realized that the most important part of the whole process was in front of the mirror—only by passing the test for the faithless would one be qualified to enter the town.

“Tough days, huh…” The soldier waved Li Yue's rock-hard, rotten bread, then looked at the skinny horse that had followed him, and sighed.

“It's alright.” Li Yue shrugged, not thinking his outfit was that miserable.

Anyway, they're just props.

“These are…” The soldier pointed to the iron nails, some long and some short, covered in blood.

“My weapons, convenient for exorcising demons.” Li Yue didn't see any signs prohibiting weapons, so he assumed these were allowed.

Indeed, they were allowed.

“Since you say so…” The soldier looked at the iron nails, then at Li Yue, not knowing what kind of demons these small nails could kill, but he didn't ask further.

"If you need money, there are some commissions on the board. If you're confident, you can go over there and take a look..." The soldier pointed to the road leading into town. "The mercenary groups here are almost all dead, and they're very short on manpower..."

Li Yue noticed a signboard at the intersection.

"If these nails aren't enough for you to complete your mission, and you're about to starve to death, you can go to the church and become a believer..."

"Or you can just go down to the mines to earn some hard labor money, either way is fine." The soldier handed over a stamped paper, which was Li Yue's entry permit to the town.

The inspection ended, and the traveler was allowed to enter the town.

"Thank you for your advice." Li Yue thought to himself that this soldier was quite nice. He carefully put away the permit, led the skinny horse, and slowly walked towards the town.

"Does the scent match?" Li Yue asked Skinny.

"Yes."

Skinny twitched its nose, confirming that Gamma's aura had just passed by not long ago.

Li Yue was also pleased to see the light of Riftgold Mountain beginning to fill up on the map marker.

"Why haven't those two bastards come back yet?" Before he had walked far, Li Yue heard the soldiers behind him start to complain, "It's almost time for the shift change, and I don't want to keep eating sand here..."

Li Yue quickly quickened his pace, afraid that they would smell the bloody scent on his hands.

The base was empty, and it was impossible to tell what kind of mechanism it was.

"What is this?" Li Yue could tell that the machinery was expensive to build. At the same time, looking through it with his power, he didn't see any offensive devices, only some defective magic stones in the wooden box behind the mirror.

"Coming from the south? Then you really need to travel more..." The soldier replied unhappily, "It's just a routine check, to see if you're a believer who's come here to proselytize."

As the soldier spoke, he took out a magic stone from the wooden box and placed it on the base behind the mirror.

"Not entering the town? If you want to enter the town, you have to be checked." Seeing Li Yue's hesitation, the soldier suddenly became a little nervous.

"Oh, check away, it's okay..." Li Yue wanted to minimize trouble as much as possible, and the best way was naturally to enter the town through official channels.

Anyway, he was an unbeliever.

The magic stone was embedded in the base, and the mirror emitted light, reflecting Li Yue's body and face very clearly.

"Not a believer, very good." The soldier breathed a sigh of relief and pointed to the skinny horse behind Li Yue, "And it, bring it over."

"The horse also needs to be checked?" Li Yue did as he was told.

He didn't expect the questioning at the outpost to be so perfunctory, but the screening of believers was so strict.

"Of course, you came from the south, you should have experienced it, right?" The soldier led the horse to the front of the mirror, revealing an ordinary skinny horse.

"Believe me, I know." Li Yue acknowledged the proselytizing ability of the cults.

Even a broken place like Red Oil Town could produce a Red Oil Sect. Factions like the Burden Sect and the Bone Cart Sect must be even more of a scourge.

"Then why even ask?" Seeing that the man was a man and the horse was a horse, the soldier stuffed the reins back into Li Yue's hand.

"If it's a believer, what would you see in the mirror?" Li Yue was seeing an imperial creation for the first time, so he was naturally very curious. His shadow moved, and he subconsciously asked the question.

"You see what they believe in... I've heard." The soldier had never seen a believer of a cult either. "Only non-believers or those who believe in the Imperial New Church can enter..."

"New Church?" Li Yue knew about the Old Church and knew about the succeeding Pope Sistolrum, but he had never heard of any New Church.

"The New Church of Lord Torsos is more enlightened, more devout, and more divinely powerful than the Old Church..." It seemed that this soldier was a believer of the New Church and said many good things.

"The New Church has churches in all five towns, and you can go there to pray at any time..."

As he spoke, the soldier called Li Yue to enter the passage to check his luggage.

Li Yue pondered for a moment and realized that the most important part of this entire process was in front of the mirror—only by passing the non-believer test could one be qualified to enter the town.

"Tough days, huh..." The soldier waved the rock-hard, rotten bread that Li Yue had, and then looked at the skinny horse that had come along, sighing.

"It's alright." Li Yue shrugged, not thinking that his gear was miserable.

Anyway, they were all just props.

"These are..." The soldier pointed to the iron nails, some long and some short, covered in bloodstains.

"My weapons, convenient for exorcising demons." Li Yue didn't see any signs prohibiting weapons, so he assumed that these were all allowed to be carried.

Indeed, they could be carried.

"Since you say so..." The soldier looked at the iron nails, then looked at Li Yue, not knowing what kind of demons these small nails could be used to kill, but he didn't ask any more questions.

"If you need money, there are some commissions on the board. If you're confident, you can go over there and take a look..." The soldier pointed to the road leading into town. "The mercenary groups here are almost all dead, and they're very short on manpower..."

Li Yue noticed a signboard at the intersection.

"If these nails aren't enough for you to complete your mission, and you're about to starve to death, you can go to the church and become a believer..."

"Or you can just go down to the mines to earn some hard labor money, either way is fine." The soldier handed over a stamped paper, which was Li Yue's entry permit to the town.

The inspection ended, and the traveler was allowed to enter the town.

"Thank you for your advice." Li Yue thought to himself that this soldier was quite nice. He carefully put away the permit, led the skinny horse, and slowly walked towards the town.

"Does the scent match?" Li Yue asked Skinny.

"Yes."

Skinny twitched its nose, confirming that Gamma's aura had just passed by not long ago.

Li Yue was also pleased to see the light of Riftgold Mountain beginning to fill up on the map marker.

"Why haven't those two bastards come back yet?" Before he had walked far, Li Yue heard the soldiers behind him start to complain, "It's almost time for the shift change, and I don't want to keep eating sand here..."

Li Yue quickly quickened his pace, afraid that they would smell the bloody scent on his hands.

The base was empty, and it was impossible to tell what kind of mechanism it was.

"What is this?" Li Yue could tell that the machinery was expensive to build. At the same time, looking through it with his power, he didn't see any offensive devices, only some defective magic stones in the wooden box behind the mirror.

"Coming from the south? Then you really need to travel more..." The soldier replied unhappily, "It's just a routine check, to see if you're a believer who's come here to proselytize."

As the soldier spoke, he took out a magic stone from the wooden box and placed it on the base behind the mirror.

"Not entering the town? If you want to enter the town, you have to be checked." Seeing Li Yue's hesitation, the soldier suddenly became a little nervous.

"Oh, check away, it's okay..." Li Yue wanted to minimize trouble as much as possible, and the best way was naturally to enter the town through official channels.

Anyway, he was an unbeliever.

The magic stone was embedded in the base, and the mirror emitted light, reflecting Li Yue's body and face very clearly.

"Not a believer, very good." The soldier breathed a sigh of relief and pointed to the skinny horse behind Li Yue, "And it, bring it over."

"The horse also needs to be checked?" Li Yue did as he was told.

He didn't expect the questioning at the outpost to be so perfunctory, but the screening of believers was so strict.

"Of course, you came from the south, you should have experienced it, right?" The soldier led the horse to the front of the mirror, revealing an ordinary skinny horse.

"Believe me, I know." Li Yue acknowledged the proselytizing ability of the cults.

Even a broken place like Red Oil Town could produce a Red Oil Sect. Factions like the Burden Sect and the Bone Cart Sect must be even more of a scourge.

"Then why even ask?" Seeing that the man was a man and the horse was a horse, the soldier stuffed the reins back into Li Yue's hand.

"If it's a believer, what would you see in the mirror?" Li Yue was seeing an imperial creation for the first time, so he was naturally very curious. His shadow moved, and he subconsciously asked the question.

"You see what they believe in... I've heard." The soldier had never seen a believer of a cult either. "Only non-believers or those who believe in the Imperial New Church can enter..."

"New Church?" Li Yue knew about the Old Church and knew about the succeeding Pope Sistolrum, but he had never heard of any New Church.

"The New Church of Lord Torsos is more enlightened, more devout, and more divinely powerful than the Old Church..." It seemed that this soldier was a believer of the New Church and said many good things.

"The New Church has churches in all five towns, and you can go there to pray at any time..."

As he spoke, the soldier called Li Yue to enter the passage to check his luggage.

Li Yue pondered for a moment and realized that the most important part of this entire process was in front of the mirror—only by passing the non-believer test could one be qualified to enter the town.

"Tough days, huh..." The soldier waved the rock-hard, rotten bread that Li Yue had, and then looked at the skinny horse that had come along, sighing.

"It's alright." Li Yue shrugged, not thinking that his gear was miserable.

Anyway, they were all just props.

"These are..." The soldier pointed to the iron nails, some long and some short, covered in bloodstains.

"My weapons, convenient for exorcising demons." Li Yue didn't see any signs prohibiting weapons, so he assumed that these were all allowed to be carried.

Indeed, they could be carried.

"Since you say so..." The soldier looked at the iron nails, then looked at Li Yue, not knowing what kind of demons these small nails could be used to kill, but he didn't ask any more questions.

"If you need money, there are some commissions on the board. If you're confident, you can go over there and take a look..." The soldier pointed to the road leading into town. "The mercenary groups here are almost all dead, and they're very short on manpower..."

Li Yue noticed a signboard at the intersection.

"If these nails aren't enough for you to complete your mission, and you're about to starve to death, you can go to the church and become a believer..."

"Or you can just go down to the mines to earn some hard labor money, either way is fine." The soldier handed over a stamped paper, which was Li Yue's entry permit to the town.

The inspection ended, and the traveler was allowed to enter the town.

"Thank you for your advice." Li Yue thought to himself that this soldier was quite nice. He carefully put away the permit, led the skinny horse, and slowly walked towards the town.

"Does the scent match?" Li Yue asked Skinny.

"Yes."

Skinny twitched its nose, confirming that Gamma's aura had just passed by not long ago.

Li Yue was also pleased to see the light of Riftgold Mountain beginning to fill up on the map marker.

"Why haven't those two bastards come back yet?" Before he had walked far, Li Yue heard the soldiers behind him start to complain, "It's almost time for the shift change, and I don't want to keep eating sand here..."

Li Yue quickened his pace, afraid they would smell the blood on his hands.

The base was empty, and it was impossible to tell exactly what kind of mechanism it was.

"What is this?" Li Yue could tell that this machine was expensive to manufacture. At the same time, looking through it with his [Mind's Eye], he didn't see any offensive devices, only some defective magic stones in the wooden box behind the mirror.

"From the south? Then you really need to travel more…" The soldier responded unpleasantly, "Just a routine check to see if you are a believer, here to preach."

As the soldier spoke, he took out a magic stone from the wooden box and placed it on the base behind the mirror.

"Not going into town? If you want to enter the town, you must be checked." Seeing Li Yue's hesitation, the soldier suddenly became a little nervous.

"Oh, check away, it's okay…" Li Yue wanted to minimize trouble as much as possible. The best way was naturally to enter the town through official channels.

Anyway, he was an unbeliever.

The magic stone was inlaid in the base, and the mirror shone, reflecting Li Yue's body and face very clearly.

"Not a believer, very good." The soldier breathed a sigh of relief and pointed to the skinny horse behind Li Yue, "And it, bring it over."

"The horse needs to be checked too?" Li Yue did as he was told.

He hadn't expected the sentry station's inquiry work to be so perfunctory, but the screening of believers was so strict.

"Of course, you came from the south, you should have experienced it, right?" The soldier led the horse to the front of the mirror, revealing an ordinary skinny horse.

"Believe me, I know." Li Yue acknowledged the cults' ability to spread.

Even a broken place like Red Oil Town could produce a Red Oil Sect. Factions like the Burden Sect and the Bone Cart Sect must be even more of a scourge.

"Then why ask?" Seeing that the man was a man and the horse was a horse, the soldier stuffed the reins back into Li Yue's hand.

"If it's a believer, what will you see in the mirror?" Li Yue was seeing an imperial creation for the first time, so he was naturally very curious. His shadow moved, and he subconsciously asked.

"You see what you believe in… I've heard." The soldier had never seen a believer of a cult either. "Only unbelievers or people who believe in the Imperial New Church can enter…"

"New Church?" Li Yue knew about the Old Church and the succeeding Pope Sistorum, but he had never heard of any New Church.

"The New Church of Lord Torsos is more enlightened, more devout, and more divine than the Old Church…" It seemed that this soldier was a believer of the New Church, and he said many good things.

"The New Church has churches in all five towns. You can go to pray at any time…"

As he spoke, the soldier told Li Yue to enter the passage to check his luggage.

Li Yue pondered it and realized that the most important part of this whole process was in front of the mirror—only by passing the unbeliever test could one be qualified to enter the town.

"Tough days, huh…" The soldier waved Li Yue's hard, rotten bread, then looked at the skinny horse that had followed, and said with emotion.

"It's okay." Li Yue shrugged. He didn't think his outfit was miserable.

Anyway, they were just props.

"These are…" The soldier pointed to the iron nails, some long and some short, covered in blood.

"My weapons, convenient for exorcism." Li Yue didn't see any signs prohibiting weapons, and thought these were all allowed to be carried.

Indeed, they could be carried.

"Since you say so…" The soldier looked at the iron nails, then looked at Li Yue. He didn't know what kind of demons these small nails could be used to kill, but he didn't ask much.

"If you need money, there are some commissions on the bulletin board. If you have confidence, you can go take a look over there…" The soldier pointed to the road into the town, "The mercenary groups here are almost all dead, and there is a great shortage of manpower…"

Li Yue noticed a bulletin board at the intersection.

"If these nails are not enough for you to complete the task, and you are about to starve to death, you can go to the church to become a believer…"

"Or you can go directly to the mines to earn some hard labor money. Either way is fine." The soldier handed over a stamped piece of paper, which was Li Yue's proof of entry into the town.

The inspection ended, and the traveler was released into the town.

"Thank you for your suggestion." Li Yue thought to himself that this soldier was quite nice. He put away the proof, led the skinny horse, and slowly walked towards the town.

"Is the scent right?" Li Yue asked Skinny.

【Yes.】

Skinny sniffed, certain that Gamma's aura had just passed by not long ago.

Li Yue also got his wish and saw the light of Riftgold Mountain begin to fill the map marker.

"Why haven't those two bastards come back yet?" Before he had gone far, Li Yue heard the soldiers behind him begin to complain, "It's almost time for the shift change, and I don't want to keep eating sand here…"

Li Yue quickened his pace, afraid they would smell the blood on his hands.

The base was empty, and it was impossible to tell exactly what kind of mechanism it was.

"What is this?" Li Yue could tell that this machine was expensive to manufacture. At the same time, looking through it with his [Mind's Eye], he didn't see any offensive devices, only some defective magic stones in the wooden box behind the mirror.

"From the south? Then you really need to travel more…" The soldier responded unpleasantly, "Just a routine check to see if you are a believer, here to preach."

As the soldier spoke, he took out a magic stone from the wooden box and placed it on the base behind the mirror.

"Not going into town? If you want to enter the town, you must be checked." Seeing Li Yue's hesitation, the soldier suddenly became a little nervous.

"Oh, check away, it's okay…" Li Yue wanted to minimize trouble as much as possible. The best way was naturally to enter the town through official channels.

Anyway, he was an unbeliever.

The magic stone was inlaid in the base, and the mirror shone, reflecting Li Yue's body and face very clearly.

"Not a believer, very good." The soldier breathed a sigh of relief and pointed to the skinny horse behind Li Yue, "And it, bring it over."

"The horse needs to be checked too?" Li Yue did as he was told.

He hadn't expected the sentry station's inquiry work to be so perfunctory, but the screening of believers was so strict.

"Of course, you came from the south, you should have experienced it, right?" The soldier led the horse to the front of the mirror, revealing an ordinary skinny horse.

"Believe me, I know." Li Yue acknowledged the cults' ability to spread.

Even a broken place like Red Oil Town could produce a Red Oil Sect. Factions like the Burden Sect and the Bone Cart Sect must be even more of a scourge.

"Then why ask?" Seeing that the man was a man and the horse was a horse, the soldier stuffed the reins back into Li Yue's hand.

"If it's a believer, what will you see in the mirror?" Li Yue was seeing an imperial creation for the first time, so he was naturally very curious. His shadow moved, and he subconsciously asked.

"You see what you believe in… I've heard." The soldier had never seen a believer of a cult either. "Only unbelievers or people who believe in the Imperial New Church can enter…"

"New Church?" Li Yue knew about the Old Church and the succeeding Pope Sistorum, but he had never heard of any New Church.

"The New Church of Lord Torsos is more enlightened, more devout, and more divine than the Old Church…" It seemed that this soldier was a believer of the New Church, and he said many good things.

"The New Church has churches in all five towns. You can go to pray at any time…"

As he spoke, the soldier told Li Yue to enter the passage to check his luggage.

Li Yue pondered it and realized that the most important part of this whole process was in front of the mirror—only by passing the unbeliever test could one be qualified to enter the town.

"Tough days, huh…" The soldier waved Li Yue's hard, rotten bread, then looked at the skinny horse that had followed, and said with emotion.

"It's okay." Li Yue shrugged. He didn't think his outfit was miserable.

Anyway, they were just props.

"These are…" The soldier pointed to the iron nails, some long and some short, covered in blood.

"My weapons, convenient for exorcism." Li Yue didn't see any signs prohibiting weapons, and thought these were all allowed to be carried.

Indeed, they could be carried.

"Since you say so…" The soldier looked at the iron nails, then looked at Li Yue. He didn't know what kind of demons these small nails could be used to kill, but he didn't ask much.

"If you need money, there are some commissions on the bulletin board. If you have confidence, you can go take a look over there…" The soldier pointed to the road into the town, "The mercenary groups here are almost all dead, and there is a great shortage of manpower…"

Li Yue noticed a bulletin board at the intersection.

"If these nails are not enough for you to complete the task, and you are about to starve to death, you can go to the church to become a believer…"

"Or you can go directly to the mines to earn some hard labor money. Either way is fine." The soldier handed over a stamped piece of paper, which was Li Yue's proof of entry into the town.

The inspection ended, and the traveler was released into the town.

"Thank you for your suggestion." Li Yue thought to himself that this soldier was quite nice. He put away the proof, led the skinny horse, and slowly walked towards the town.

"Is the scent right?" Li Yue asked Skinny.

【Yes.】

Skinny sniffed, certain that Gamma's aura had just passed by not long ago.

Li Yue also got his wish and saw the light of Riftgold Mountain begin to fill the map marker.

"Why haven't those two bastards come back yet?" Before he had gone far, Li Yue heard the soldiers behind him begin to complain, "It's almost time for the shift change, and I don't want to keep eating sand here…"