NOVPUBChapter 66: Chapter 69 Saint Lance Market _1
Chapter 66 -69 Saint Lance Market _1
Lin Xun furrowed his brows, if the merchant wasn’t in the moat, chances were he was in the cemetery.
[You gaze into the distance, a path overgrown with weeds, a desolate cemetery with tall fences vaguely visible in the distance.]
[Do you want to go to the cemetery?]
He pressed the ‘Yes’ option.
[You spur your horse on, heading towards the distant cemetery…]
[A desolate and gloomy cemetery, fenced by tall, sturdy metal grids, with debris strewn all over, overgrown with weeds, broken tombstones standing upright.]
[As you get closer, you notice a swarm of black ghosts hovering over the cemetery mouning, their piercing cries and screams resonate in your mind, giving you a splitting headache, preventing you from taking another step towards the cemetery.]
[Do you want to attack the ‘Wandering Ghost’?]
“Looks like I won’t be able to enter the cemetery without eliminating the minor creatures.”
Lin Xun frowned slightly, the hovering ghosts gave him a “noob” vibe.
Not the type of noob one would find in a farm, but the red “noob” character used by the underworld game to mock him.
He opened his inventory, looking at each item individually.
After searching for a long time, he didn’t find anything suitable for this situation.
“Let’s try attacking first, maybe it’s something a photon cannon could solve.”
He opened the menu and selected ‘Profane Sunlight’!
[You lift your ‘Thunder Dragon Staff Spear’ and recite the incantation…]
[A flash of red light…]
[‘Profane Sunlight’ only dissolved a small portion of the ‘Wandering Ghosts’].
[Your attack startled them, with heartbreaking cries, more ghosts swarmed towards you like a tide…]
Lin Xun quickly opened the panel, thinking of possessing the dancer and then run away invisibly.
[You are swallowed by endless ghosts.]
[You are dead!]
“I knew it.”
Lin Xun took a deep breath, the bad news was that he died, the good news was that the horse was okay.
But his death wasn’t in vain, at least now, he knew the ghosts’ attack mechanism.
The mechanism seemed to be that the ghosts would only retaliate against those who attacked them, so the warhorse could survive.
Moreover, when eradicating the ghosts, it did not show that he gained experience points, which suggested that ghosts are not normal monsters, but special beings, like traps or derived monsters.
It was somewhat similar to the plant roots he encountered at the gate of Fox Castle.
[The weak Wandering Soul reincarnates in the familiar Small Church…]
[You possess the ‘Shell’ of the ‘Fallen Ancient Dancer’].
He possessed the dancer’s shell, mounted the warhorse again, and went straight to the cemetery.
After opening the panel and using the invisibility skill.
[Swarm of black ghosts hover over the cemetery, with piercing cries filling your mind and a splitting headache that prevents you from getting any closer to the cemetery.]
The game text was the same as before, and he still couldn’t get near the cemetery.
It seemed that even invisibility couldn’t avoid the mental attack of the ghosts.
[Do you want to attack the ‘Wandering Ghost’?]
Such text frequently popped up in the game.
Lin Xun ignored the underworld game.
“Perhaps, I haven’t gotten the key item to enter the cemetery.”
He hadn’t explored the market of Saint Lance yet, perhaps the key item was hidden there.
Currently, the only surviving shell in his shell list was the dancer’s.
Lin Xun put down his phone, planning to wait until nightfall when his soul power recovered before he would explore again. 𝓃𝓸𝓋𝓅𝓾𝒷.𝒸ℴ𝓂
By then, he could switch between the Yellow Bishop and the dancer. There would be more operating space than just having the shell of the dancer.
He opened his laptop, clicked on the writer’s assistant, and started his writing task.
His mind was constantly on the game, which interrupted his writing, leaving him without any inspiration.
After making it through the night and recovering his soul strength, he only managed to write two chapters.
After publishing the chapters, he notified his loyal fan, Ye Xiaoqi, to tell her that the online novel has been updated to prevent the tomboy from texting him for updates.
Lin Xun took out his phone and started his conquest.
After consuming 1 point of soul power, he reformed the Yellow Bishop.
The bishop possessing him mounted his battle steed, all the way to the crossroads near the market.
[As you raise your hand to look along the road to the left, it appears to lead towards a market at the end. It’s eerily deserted, with absolute silence hanging in the air, and numerous rectangular wooden stakes supporting filthy pieces of canvas here and there.]
[You ride your horse along the road to the left, and after a short while, you come across this entirely deserted market.]
[You have entered ‘Saint Lance Market’.]
[The once prosperous and noisy market is now nothing but deserted shops, with scattered limbs and broken pieces strewn across the ground.]
[Do you want to compare the ‘Portrait of the Blind Merchant’ to search for clues among the debris on the ground?]
Lin Xun perked up and quickly clicked ‘Yes’.
[After searching and comparing one by one, you notice that most of the scattered debris contains broken fragments all mixed up, and the flesh and blood are indistinguishable.]
[After careful inspection, you do not find any debris resembling the ‘Blind Merchant’.]
[You shake your head in disappointment and proceed.]
[Ahead, the path to the market diverges into three branches: left, middle, and right.]
[Which one will you choose to take?]
The text did not describe the differences among the three paths, so Lin Xun decided to choose one at random.
As per usual, choose the one on the left first.
Just as he was about to make his choice, the game text suddenly changed.
[At the corner of the distant market, you notice a sneaky figure about to turn into the right path ahead of the market.]
[What is your next move?]
[1. Raise your staff spear, recite an incantation, unleash the ‘Profane Sunlight’ and send him to heaven.]
[2. Silently follow the suspicious figure to see what he’s up to.]
[3. Pretend not to notice, and continue searching for clues about the ‘Blind Merchant’ in this place.]
Given two long and one short choice, choose the short one, a rule of thumb for those below average in academia.
This sneaky figure should be a random plot trigger; if missed, it may not reappear.
Just as Lin Xun was about to choose the second option, he squinted his eyes slightly.
His hand swiftly operated in-game commands.
[You possessed the ‘Shell’ of the ‘Dancer of the Lost Ancient Theatre’.]
[You used the ‘Blood Shadow Dance’, taking graceful steps and gradually disappearing into thin air.]
[You’re now invisible.]
Click on option two, follow silently.
[Stepping without a sound, you secretly trail behind the figure.]
[As you get closer, you get a clear view of his face…]
[He looks slightly different from the ‘Devoted of the Lost Blood Sun’, with blood-red eyes, emaciated figure, and regal attire, indicating his high status in life before his death.]
[He frequently looks back. Seeing no anomalies, he takes a winding path, and quickly enters the depths of the market.]
Thankfully, Lin Xun reacted quickly, chose to possess the dancer and used his invisibility skill.
If he had been discovered, he would definitely have failed in his trail.
He guessed that success in tracking might trigger some special events.
[Without breaking your cover, you follow him into a shop selling fruits and vegetables. The produce on the outdoor stand has long been rotten and infested with flies.]
[You follow into the shop, only to find that he had vanished. Inside the shop, all that left are decayed fruits and swirling flies.]
[Do you want to thoroughly search the shop?]
Lin Xun guessed that there must be something like a secret room or hidden passage inside the shop. The suspicious figure must have entered it, and that’s why he disappeared.
[You thoroughly search the shop…]
[You discovered a rotten melon peel (scrap).]
[You thoroughly search the shop…]
[You discovered a withered muggle (scrap).]
[You thoroughly search the shop…]
[You found an old candlestick on a wooden cabinet in the corner of the store. There were signs of friction around the base of the candlestick.]
[You tried turning the candlestick, the wooden cabinet door automatically opened, revealing a stairway made of stone leading downwards.]
[On both sides of the stairs, there were lanterns burning brightly. As you look towards the end of the stairs, there was a large door that had been pushed ajar.]
[You discovered a secret place hidden deep in the market.]
[The broken memories within the dancer’s shell gradually began to awaken…]
