Chapter 217: Extradite Souls and Increase Fortune!

It was drizzling in the sky.

At this time, Chen Ye returned to the pedestrian street and passed by the "Insomnia Treatment Center".

With his excellent hearing, he could hear the breathing of a young woman in the store when she was sleeping, but the frequency was chaotic and fluctuating, and it seemed that her sleep quality was still worrying.

The buildings on both sides had restored the ordinary white fog, which did not have a big impact.

"It should be fine for the time being."

Chen Ye stopped for a moment, looked around the "Insomnia Treatment Center", and left after confirming that there was nothing abnormal.

While he was on his way, he used the talent of [Blood Word Research] to open the forum in the lower left corner of his vision, and brushed the information about the paradise, so that he knew that this pedestrian street, as a large public copy of the "polluted paradise", was actually not over.

After most of the players in the forum gave feedback and gathered information, it can be determined that this area has not yet completely become a safe zone.

Whenever it was late at night, there would be inexplicable noises around.

There are also some houses in the old city, which are abandoned, uninhabited, and have no real estate...

In the middle of the night, you can always hear inexplicable knocks on the door or the sound of flushing the toilet in that area.

This makes many "tenants" uneasy...

Some even canceled their long-term rental with Hua Shao, and would rather move to Mingke Street to sleep on the floor than stay in this place.

After all, some players think that Hua Shao's rent of one copper coin a day is relatively affordable. They need a safer area, so they will choose to pay hundreds of copper coins at one time and sign a long-term contract to avoid future price increases.

But if you break the contract and leave early, the rent will not be refunded.

Therefore...

Most tenants hold the mentality that since they have spent money, they might as well stay. Over time, they get used to these small problems and naturally endure them.

When they came to the entrance of the old city, Chen Ye looked into the depths and vaguely saw the ink-colored vortex corridor, but it was not obvious, as if it was buried under the gray fog.

Most areas of the main road were shrouded in white fog.

Above the houses on both sides of the field of vision, the information boxes that appear are mostly [Ordinary Residence], [Abandoned Residence], [No One's Residence]...

However, occasionally one or two houses can be seen with [Unlucky Residence] popped up.

"The rent in this old city is cheaper than the pedestrian street. One copper coin can be rented for three days."

"Even if a long-term contract is signed for a month, it only costs ten copper coins, which is a friendly price that Hua Shao can offer."

"Therefore, many players with poor capital flow will choose to use the old city as a shelter and spend dozens of copper coins to rent it."

These days... Hua Shao is almost numb from collecting rent because of the rent price war.

But compared with the huge assets he spent, this little income is like a drop in the bucket.

However, for this month's [Asset Rising List], the rental income of the entire park alone is enough to keep Hua Shao stable in the top two of the list.

It's a very strong competitor!

In the past few days, Hua Shao even made a ruthless statement in the forum that he would definitely win the first place this month and wash away the shame of last month.

After learning the lesson, Hua Shao became more cautious, wearing the [Pendulum Pendant] tightly, even taking a bath and sleeping, without leaving it, giving Chen Ye no chance to control it.

It was so stable as if he had lost something before.

Chen Ye stood at the entrance, his eyes extended to the main road, and noticed the hidden luck aura in the old city. He pondered for a while:

"The ink-colored vortex...may be related to the residual pollution characteristics."

"But it is different from the ink-colored evil spirit that was filled with blood at the beginning."

"These dark vortices are not bloody at all, but are swirling with gray fog. I wonder what they symbolize?"

A new luck aura appeared!

The ink-colored and gray fog swirled, and the center was swirling. Scattered ink marks were dotted everywhere in the old city, as if some crisis was brewing quietly.

Chen Ye was not in a hurry to explore these things.

Since he used [Sacred Mercury] to penetrate the squid, he knew that it was difficult to kill it completely from the root, and it was omnipresent.

Anyway, there were players living everywhere in this area, and if there was any disturbance, they could quickly get information from the forum.

Unlocking the talent of [Blood Research] had another great benefit!

Chen Ye could open the forum at any time and constantly observe what hot information appeared on it, while he was looking for strategies and scanning the intelligence.

Since his spiritual power was enhanced, Chen Ye could do two things at once, or even three or four things at once... He didn't have to worry about not noticing the dangers around him because of distraction, thus improving his efficiency.

Soon, he went west from the only way through the old city and came to Xijiang.

In the hazy rain and fog, it was almost difficult to see any human figures on this road. Most players chose to return to their own properties and sleep to avoid the rain.

Including the upper reaches of the Xijiang River, where pollution has been lifted recently and the flow is getting busier, only three homeless people can be seen at this time, wearing ragged clothes, half-kneeling by the river, with their hands in the water, splashing water on their faces to wash them, and drinking happily.

The blood-red information boxes floating above the heads of the three homeless people read respectively——

[Painter], [Storyteller], [Poet]

"It really fits the image of the creator."

Chen Ye sighed secretly, then passed by them, walked along the deserted road, and headed downstream.

Going deeper downstream, walking a distance, you can reach the dock that was washed away by the flood.

In the early stage, when practicing suona, Chen Ye was discouraged by the giant strange eye covering the river surface downstream, and did not explore the further area.

At this point, there are no more people nearby. Although the river surface has returned to its normal blue color, the players seem to be instinctively afraid of this area, including most of the "profit-seeking and harm-avoiding" aborigines.

Taking advantage of the fact that there was no one around, Chen Ye took out the "white flute", facing the hazy river surface in the rain, and played it as usual, just like when he was practicing suona as an apprentice.

The ethereal melody echoed by the riverside, and the cold wind around came through the "door" of nothingness, and the light seemed to be dimmed.

The ‘ferry boat’ came from the other side and slowly stopped in front of Chen Ye. In addition to the two horizontal oars, in the center, the mysterious runes were like dragons lingering on the handle of the trident, the surface was shining, and it was placed quietly, showing the magic.

A noble and noble aura emanated faintly from the [Trident of the Sea God].

“It seems that the mode of placing the [Trident of the Sea God] in the ‘ferry boat’ and storing it in the gray fog space cannot completely isolate the aura of the ‘authority of God’.”

“If it is an existence with a certain level of status, or a high-sequence profession that has a connection with the [Sea God], they can all feel that I have this trident.”

“Carrying this ‘authority of God’ is like carrying a signal amplifier with you…”

Chen Ye frowned secretly, wondering if he could put the [Trident of the Sea God] in the “Integrity Restaurant” in the future, maybe it would be safer?

But after thinking about it, the "white flute" in his hand combined with the [Trident of the Sea God] seemed to have a good chemical reaction.

The gray fog space stored on the other side can at least be taken out and used.

If it is left in the estate, the safety can indeed be better guaranteed, but at the same time, a powerful trump card that can be called at any time will be lost.

"Let's go in first."

Chen Ye glanced at the sky and found that it would soon be night.

Although he was no longer afraid of the night, he was still used to acting quickly and returning to the "Integrity Store" before dark.

Stepping onto the "ferry boat", holding the oars tightly with both hands, Chen Ye's body quickly passed through the "door" of nothingness in front of him.

The next second...

With the elongated light and shadow around him, Chen Ye seemed to have traveled to another world.

Crash! Crash!

Under the dim sky, the skeleton wave set off huge waves and slapped the hull.

These skeletons seemed to sense that there were outsiders, and suddenly laughed strangely, jumping around in the air, as if they were going to pounce and bite!

"You haven't learned your lesson yet, have you?"

Chen Ye raised his eyebrows slightly, and then blew the "white flute" in his hand, resonating with the [Trident of the Sea God].

Clang!

The high-frequency sound that wanted to pierce the sky reverberated under the entire sky, and the Sea of ​​Dead Corpses suddenly became quiet. The skeletons that filled the entire sea area became completely peaceful and friendly, as if they were dead, motionless.

"That's more like it!"

Chen Ye smiled slightly, then turned his head and looked at the gray fog behind him.

At this moment, the blood words in front of him gradually condensed into a message box-

[This area is not a good place. ]

[Do you want to be with the dead? ]

[The abyss is just a stone's throw away! ]

"In other words, different directions of gray fog lead to different areas of the spirit world?" Chen Ye stared at the blood-colored words, thinking.

At this moment, the gray fog boundary near the dock showed bad results...

Chen Ye was not in a hurry to go to the ocean of the other side of the world. He planned to trigger the characteristics of [Soul Swing] first and wander around nearby.

He paddled with both hands and ferried aimlessly on the sea made of bones.

At this moment, Chen Ye suddenly found that there were several gray air masses in the air, wandering around in confusion.

He moved his mind and played the "white flute" in his hand, playing [Soul Crossing Sound].

Then, the gray fog gradually formed several hazy human figures, successfully passed through the "door" of nothingness and crossed to the other side.

Before leaving, they turned around, looked at Chen Ye with gratitude, and waved goodbye.

At the moment of passing through the "door", the purple air like silk suddenly separated from the dissipated spirit body and gathered in Chen Ye's luck aura.

"This is..."

Chen Ye was slightly startled. This purple air slowly merged with the condensed purple air above, and it actually grew stronger!

The purple air became more conspicuous, and the energy became more active, which was a sign of great fortune!

"Could it be that..."

"By extraditing the souls trapped in this area, we can increase our fortune?"

Chen Ye immediately realized something, his eyes suddenly lit up, and he glowed with a strange look.

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PS: I am currently refining the outline of the second volume, so I will slow down for now and make up for it in a few days.