Because of Long Jiujiu's outspoken childish words, the atmosphere became awkward. Lin Xiaoman was speechless and wanted to kick Long Jiujiu. What nonsense was he talking about!
Taking a deep breath to ease the awkwardness, Lin Xiaoman pretended not to hear anything and changed the subject, "Master Shao, what's the status of my mission?"
Shao Qi: "I don't know either."
Lin Xiaoman: “Ah?”
Regaining his usual composure, Shao Qi quickly explained the situation. "After the establishment of the federal government and the conclusion of the main plot, the world's trajectory has become strange. It could be a demonic invasion, or perhaps some other reason, but monsters have appeared. The specific cause is still under investigation."
As for your original owner, Erica... We're in Harris now. I discovered she harbored the most resentment among the Black, so I tried setting up a quest and it worked. It's a little strange, though, that even with the predictions, I couldn't see the source of her resentment. How much can you see?"
Lin Xiaoman: "From my side..."
Lin Xiaoman blabbered about the memory she had seen, "After I fell asleep, the screen went black, and there was nothing else. However, I took the initiative to end it. The original owner's memory was continuously dark, and it remained in a dark state."
Shao Qi: "That might be due to an unknown reason causing the blockage, so we can't see it."
Lin Xiaoman: "I have a guess. I suspect the missing people in the town and the manor are related to the original owner, Erica. Could it be that she was invaded and assimilated by the monsters? And therefore lost her self-awareness?"
Shao Qi: "This possibility cannot be ruled out."
Lin Xiaoman: "Wasn't it possible to lose memory in the Gate of Life and Death dungeon? Could this monster have escaped because the Gate of Life and Death collapsed?"
Shao Qi: "Not sure. But if it's really related to the Gate of Life and Death, it would have appeared at the very beginning."
Lin Xiaoman: "Uh... the manor's steward said that it was the remnants of the royal family who opened the Demon Seal. Is there another place that connects to the Gate of Life and Death, but we don't know about it?"
Shao Qi: "It's possible, but we need to investigate the details."
Lin Xiaoman: "Investigation? Are we going to kill monsters? Has a power system appeared? Killing monsters to save humanity, saving people from suffering, should increase soul power, right?"
Shao Qi: "I haven't discovered any other power systems yet. Most likely, killing monsters and saving people can increase soul power."
Lin Xiaoman: "Then what are you doing? Are you also in Harris? Don't the strange things here appear in a month?"
Shao Qi: "We passed by Horis and were heading to the village of Serli. It was said that a monster had appeared there, and Executive Officer Sidney had issued a bounty mission to eliminate the monster."
Lin Xiaoman quickly said, "I want to go too!"
Lin Xiaoman recalled the environmental background.
While Harris was at most a town, the land area encompassed by a town was vast. The term "Harris" referred to both the land and the concentrated population of Harris, home to perhaps tens of thousands. The Hedi family's large estate was located in the heart of town, in the most prosperous area.
The village of Selley was one of the villages within the territory of Horis. The original owner had spent his vacation there, and he remembered it as a vast expanse of endless farmland, pastures, and orchards. The population was probably a few hundred to a thousand.
The original owner didn't know, but after Lin Xiaoman analyzed it, he knew that the original owner's father Sidney must have taken the knights to Selley to kill monsters. As for the result... it was probably a failure.
Anyway, it never came back before the black screen.
Although the mission was completed, there were still many doubts, so Lin Xiaoman naturally had to investigate.
Shao Qi had no objection to Lin Xiaoman going to Selley. "Okay."
Monster, could it really have come out of the Gate of Life and Death? Lin Xiaoman was puzzled, and immediately thought of the most critical thing, and hurriedly asked, Lin Xiaoman: "Master Shao, do I have the shining purple gold?"
Shao Qi: “No.”
Lin Xiaoman: ...
What a big basin of cold water.
Tiandao's grandson no longer recognizes her as his step-grandmother, sob...
Lin Xiaoman was secretly depressed when a private message came in. When Lin Xiaoman answered it, she heard Long Jiujiu's angry voice, "You bully children, even the heavens can't stand it, so they don't recognize you, humph!!"
Lin Xiaoman: "God is my witness, I didn't bully you."
Long Jiujiu: "Yes, you and Uncle Shao are in the same group!"
Lin Xiaoman lied with his eyes open, "No, no, no, you and I are in the same group! If I had to choose between the two, I would definitely choose you, seriously!"
Long Jiujiu: "Tsk, you're kidding me! Humph, huh, huh, I won't listen, I won't listen, I won't listen!"
Lin Xiaoman muttered to himself: Aren’t you just a child?
Just as he was about to say a few more words to appease the child, the topic suddenly changed and jumped to, "Xiao Linzi, your original owner's name is Erica? Could it be the Miss Erica from the family of this Harris's executive?"
Lin Xiaoman: "What a coincidence, that's right."
Long Jiujiu suddenly became excited, "Then you must be a wealthy woman!!"
Then the next sentence was, "I heard that the Hedi family is very rich, and the Hedi family only has Erica as an heir. The old executive might already be dead. Oh my God, didn't you inherit a large fortune?! Rich woman, protect me!!"
Lin Xiaoman: "It's just so-so. I don't know yet. I'll go to the vault and take a look later."
Long Jiujiu: "Oh my god, you actually have a vault!! I want to check it out too! Xiao Linzi, if you become rich and powerful, don't forget me! Give me some crystal coins!!"
Lin Xiaoman frowned. She had always thought Long Jiujiu was an Eastern dragon. Aren't Western dragons the only ones who liked shiny gold and silver jewelry? Could Long Jiujiu also have a penchant for collecting gems?
After all, it was a generous gesture from someone else, so Lin Xiaoman was very generous: "Okay, no problem. By the way, are you and Master Shao together? Are you going to go for a character setting? How did we meet?"
Long Jiujiu: "It's simple. Aren't you going to Selley too? You can post a bounty order and recruit free knights to accompany you. Why don't we just sign up? That's it, Xiao Linzi, hurry up and act as soon as the sun rises. You don't know, I've been running around with Uncle Shao all these days and haven't had many good meals. Uncle Shao's cooking skills are comparable to dark cuisine! I'm really miserable. I've lost more than ten pounds!"
Lin Xiaoman: "Uh, I'll do it as soon as possible, at dawn."
Long Jiujiu: "Yeah, hurry up. How many cooks are there in your Hedi Manor? They should be very skilled, right? What's for breakfast? Is it rich?..."
In the following time, Lin Xiaoman chatted with Long Jiujiu on the phone for a long time. From a lot of meaningless nonsense, Lin Xiaoman finally understood the whole picture of the world.
It was really like the Middle Ages. People traveled by carriage, used cold weapons, and communicated by letter...
(End of this chapter)
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