Chapter 3500 Yizhi Town

Since he was a child, he has the ability to distinguish different hairs. Even with his eyes closed, he can feel the difference between different hairs just by touching them.

It sounds a bit ordinary, but it is actually a talent.

Moreover, as he grows older, this talent becomes stronger and stronger.

He can feel the direction of vitality and even the energy veins by touching the hairs.

Then, he weaves the hairs along the energy veins to make it smoother, and even make the old hairs glow with new power.

Slowly, his ability to weave hairs becomes stronger and stronger, not only can he retain the energy characteristics of some extraordinary creatures' hairs.

He can even give these woven hairs some new characteristics.

Later, after some ups and downs in life, Edward became a makeup artist. His biggest hobby is making wigs.

The wigs he makes are all woven from real human hair or the hairs of extraordinary creatures. Because of his talent, he can also give these wigs some extraordinary factors.

Especially some rare hair wigs, which are endowed with properties comparable to some alchemical props.

Edward made a name for himself in Lorenbir with his talent for wig weaving.

However, people are afraid of fame, just as pigs are afraid of being fat.

Edward's fame had just risen, and he encountered a disaster that trapped his life.

One day, a mysterious man in a cloak came to Edward's makeup and hairdressing shop.

He told Edward that his name was Ronan, and he came here because of his reputation.

Then, he took out a ball of hair stained with unknown blood, hoping that Edward could help weave it into a wig.

Ronan took out a draft drawing, which showed the style of the wig, which looked like a female wig.

And Ronan's request was: it would be best to bring out the hidden characteristics of the hair.

Although Edward can weave some wigs with extraordinary properties, it is not always successful. One in ten times is just luck.

So, in the face of Ronan's request, he told the truth: I can't guarantee success.

Ronan was very generous: "It's okay, just try it. It doesn't matter if it doesn't work."

Seeing Ronan's gentle attitude, Edward decided to give it a try.

After trying, Edward found that this ball of blood-stained hair seemed to have the nature of "living"; every time he weaved it, he wanted to soothe it along the life veins in it, and the next second its life veins would change, as if this ball of hair was playing hide-and-seek with him.

As expected, there was an accident.

Although he made the hair into a long wig with blood-red highlights, he did not successfully give it characteristics.

However, Edward did not destroy the "living" nature of the hair, but just changed it into a wig, which was the limit of what he could do.

Ronan held the long hair like a waterfall, his eyes flashed with intoxication, he seemed to like this wig very much, and he kept praising Edward's skills.

Edward was relieved to see Ronan's attitude: although he did not destroy the "alive" nature of the hair, he did not develop the characteristics of the hair as Ronan said. He was also afraid that Ronan would not like it. Ronan praised him, so he must like it, right?

Later, Edward found out.

Ronan did like this wig, and he did not destroy the "alive" nature, which actually conformed to Ronan's idea.

Ronan himself could not discover the "alive" nature, only a talented hairdresser like Edward could sense the "life" in the hair.

Ronan liked this wig too much, so he took Edward away.

Well... this logical relationship seems to be very inconsistent, but many things in reality do not need logic at all, and often when you look into it, it is absurd.

When Edward was forcibly abducted by Ronan, he realized that Ronan was actually an extremely powerful legendary wizard.

This shows that Ronan is definitely not from the Southern Region.

At that time, there had not been a legendary wizard in the Southern Region for more than 200 years. The last one who was closest to a legendary existence was Isabel, the "King of Dusk" in the Black Castle in the fairy tale world. However, even Isabel left the Southern Region to pursue the legendary path.

Facing an extremely powerful legendary wizard, Edward could only go with the flow.

In the next two days, Edward felt that he was constantly traveling through space and time.

He didn't know how many space gates he had crossed.

In the end, Edward only remembered that Ronan took him to a dark room and said to him: "Your hair-making skills are very advanced, and the wigs you weave are also very good. It just so happens that Yizhi Town is short of a makeup artist. You can live there in the future."

After speaking, Edward felt that he was pushed into a mirror.

When he opened his eyes, he found that he had come to a sunny town.

The town was bustling with people, and it looked quite lively.

But everyone's expression was not very good, like numb zombies.

When they saw Edward's appearance, they just glanced at him, showing sympathy, and shook their heads to continue to make a living in the town.

Edward turned around and wanted to find the mirror he entered, but found nothing behind him.

It seemed that the previous mirror was just a dream, and he had traveled to this world.

After Edward searched for the mirror to no avail, he asked people in the town about the situation, but no one paid any attention to him. Even if he told him that he was thrown into the mirror and it was caused by a wizard named Ronan... the people in the town still ignored him.

However, judging from the details on their expressions, they knew Ronan...

At this moment, Edward understood that perhaps, everyone here was sent here by Ronan.

Over the next few hours, Edward continued to walk around the town questioning the townspeople.

Perhaps it was Edward's persistence that impressed a town citizen. He told Edward: "Just live here, you can't get out."

"Also, it's getting dark. If you still want to maintain yourself, you'd better find a room to hide in."

Another month passed.

Edward understood why the people here were numb.

Because they all know that they cannot leave this world...The power of their souls has been marked by this "world".

As long as the moon that hangs high over Yi World at night shines on a person, it will consume the power of the person's soul and be marked, completely becoming a person of this world.

The people in the town are numb because their soul power is constantly being consumed. They look like humans, but in fact they have lost too much emotion and have turned into living zombies.

Edward was very lucky. On the evening of the first day he entered the town, he was taken in by the mayor.

"I took you in because of the rules. Everyone who enters the town of Yi will be taken in by me on the first day, but only for this day."

"Then if you want to hide from the moon and absorb your soul, you must own a house."

As for how to own a house of his own in the town, the mayor told him: "You can show your abilities. If your abilities are useful to the town, I will temporarily lend you a house. The house lent to you, Your rent is waived for the first month, but for the next six months, you have to pay me double rent.”

As for the "medium of exchange" in the town, or "money", it is the power of the soul.

Food, clothing, housing, and transportation can all be exchanged with others by consuming the power of the soul.

As for "how" the soul power is traded, it is actually very simple. As long as a living being is illuminated under the night moon, the soul power on his body will float out. These scattered soul powers can be condensed into a special coin.

In the town of Yi, this kind of coin is also called: soul coin.

From these rules, we can know that if you want not to be marked by this world, you must not be exposed to the moonlight.

If you want to maintain yourself, you cannot be exposed to the moonlight.

But if you want to live here, you must use the soul coins obtained after the moonlight shines.

Then there is only one way: either be marked by this world, or make other people's money.

At that time, Edward didn't know the hidden dangers of being marked, but he secretly felt that this would definitely not end well...

Therefore, if Edward wanted to avoid being marked, he could only agree to the mayor's request. Rent a room and open a makeup and hair salon to earn other people's soul coins.

Edward showed off his talent as a makeup and hair artist in front of the mayor. He can make wigs, and also knows how to dye hair and put on makeup.

To the mayor, this insensitive town doesn't need a makeup and hairdresser.

Who cares about their hair style when they can’t even live a good life?

So at first, the mayor didn't take a fancy to Edward's talent. He just said, "According to the rules, you can stay here tonight, but you can leave tomorrow."

Edward was stunned. He understood that once he had no house to live in, he would become one of those people outside who gradually became numb because of his lack of a fixed place to live.

That night, Edward felt sad about his bleak future. He seemed to see his bleak future.

However, things took a turn for the worse the next day.

The mayor agreed to rent him a room again.

Edward didn't understand the reason at first, he just thought it was a stroke of luck.

Later, after Edward's makeup and hair salon opened, he realized that the mayor's wife had turned a deaf ear to him.

The mayor doesn't care about appearance, but his exquisite and elegant wife has great needs for appearance.

The mayor's wife later became a frequent visitor to Edward's makeup and hair salon, and also introduced many of her sisters.

It was also them who helped Edward get through the most difficult period.

At the same time, he also learned a lot of secrets about the world from the mayor's wife.

For example, this world is called the Yi World.

For example, most of the people here were arrested, and one of the arrestees was Ronan.

For example, those captured are not necessarily humans, there are many humanoid, even inhuman creatures, and even beasts. However, the beasts and monsters live outside the town.

For example, although Yi Zhi Town looks very deserted and deserted, it is still better than outside the town. There are dangers everywhere outside the town, not only ferocious beasts, but also some unfathomable horrific disasters.

The mayor's wife revealed a lot of this kind of news, but the news that excited Edward the most was——

"According to legend, there is a way to leave the ritual world and return to the outside world."

"I don't know the specific method, but it seems to be going somewhere. But where that place is, it's a mystery."

"Oh, that's right. If you want to leave this world, there is an absolute prerequisite, and that is... you must not be marked by this world."

At this moment, Edward felt deeply lucky.

After he entered here, he had never been illuminated by the moon. All the soul coins he earned were obtained from other people.

As long as there is no mark, it means that he has a chance to leave here.

Yes, Edward never thought of staying in Yi Town forever. He wanted to leave.

He wanted to touch more fur and weave more wigs; he wanted to go back to Lorenbill and see his family who always scolded him for being a traitor.

He also wanted to become a strong man and no longer be trapped by others.

Edward began to earn coins actively, preparing to pay off his debts while continuing to find ways to leave.

However, just when Edward deposited 500 soul coins, something happened.

——The moon turned red.

He thought of something the mayor's wife told him: Legend has it that the moon in the Yi world occasionally turns red. Once it becomes a red moon, even if you hide in the house, you will still be illuminated by the red moon.

At this time, if you don't want to be marked by the red moon, there is only one way: consume soul coins to resist the red moon.

The mayor's wife just told Edward about the "red moon" as an anecdote. Because since the mayor's wife entered this world, the moon has never been red, but she has only heard the legend of the red moon from her elders.

Unexpectedly, the red moon really appeared, and it was half a year after Edward came to the ritual world.

That night, Edward supported a protective shield by constantly consuming soul coins.

In the protective shield, he successfully spent this sad night.

When the red moon dissipated the next day, he had less than fifty soul coins on him.

Although he was helpless, looking at the empty money bag, Edward knew that he had to start making money from scratch again...

In the following life, Edward started saving money again.

It is worth mentioning that Edward's makeup business is very popular, which is completely beyond the mayor's original imagination. In the mayor's view, this is just a small road, and few people will pay for appearance.

But the facts are completely contrary to what he thought.

Driven by the mayor's wife, not only noble ladies would come to his shop, but also many men would come to customize their hair and makeup.

After all, Edward is a man, and men understand men's needs better.

Almost all men who come out of Edward's hair and makeup shop are praised.

Sloppy ghosts can become elegant gentlemen after entering the hair and makeup shop. Edward's craftsmanship can be called magic.

This hair and makeup method has even spread to other small towns and even distant big cities...

More people have flocked to Yizhi Town to find Edward for hair and makeup customization.

It can be said that Edward has made a lot of money with his craftsmanship.

It is worth mentioning that since the last Red Moon incident, it seems that some mechanism has been triggered. Every six months, the Red Moon will come as scheduled.

The Red Moon incident is no longer a legend, but has become a habit of "seeing once every six months".

Today, Edward is no longer worried about the Red Moon incident. He has earned a lot of soul coins. Not only has he paid back the money he owes to the mayor, he also has a lot of savings. Even if the Red Moon event happens once a month, he can afford it.

The good news is not just about making money.

Because people from big cities come to his makeup shop to customize their makeup, he also got a secret information from these big city people.

This secret information is about leaving the ritual world!

It is said that if you want to leave the ritual world, you must first find a "secret place".

The so-called "secret place" is those places that are not seen by ordinary people, hidden in special spaces, and surrounded by special rituals.

There are many "secret places" in the ritual world, but it is difficult for ordinary people to find secret places.

Because most of the secret places are in the dangerous wilderness.