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"How do you know this, a stranger?"

Zhu Jue repeated what Atal called them, and his body that had been relaxed tightened again.

Although there is an essential difference between the regions described in "foreign land" and "another world", this still aroused Zhu Jue's vigilance.

It's only your first day here, and your identity has been discovered?

"Don't get me wrong, I didn't discover anything from you, but the fact that you know Sir Nelson proves that you are a foreigner. As I said before, I have stayed in Ultha Town for too long. Almost all the adult residents in this town are familiar with me, and even if it is not a sacrificial day, they often come to me to pray or seek help from me, so if something happens in this town, it is difficult for me not to know."

The dream world may be much behind compared to the world Zhu Jue lives in, but this does not mean that the residents in this world are stupid. They will also pay attention to some special situations, and even the aborigines can easily communicate with each other because of their close communication. Identify some outsiders.

No one would find it strange that an outsider occasionally behaves in a strange way.

However, in recent years, a few people have popped up every once in a while in Usa Town asking about treasures or monsters in a roundabout way.

Usa Town is not the entrance to a dungeon, so where can there be so many treasures and monsters?

"You think you are hiding it well, and it is indeed the case. The problem is that the behavior of you people is basically the same. You only have a few questions back and forth. Anyone would be surprised. Many of you have found Usa Town Church, I happened to have nothing to do, but after asking a little, I found out that each of them has a close relationship with Sir Nelson."

While sorting out some clutter in the temple, Atal casually talked about what he had discovered. He paused for a moment, as if he had thought of something, and then continued,

"You all came to this world through the ladder of dreams? I have never seen dreamers appear so frequently. This is unprecedented."

Obviously, Zhu Jue was wrong.

What Great Elder Atal knew was far more detailed and extensive than what he currently knew, which undoubtedly aroused the latter's thirst for knowledge.

Zhu Jue's understanding of this world is really shallow. At first, he thought it was a world similar to the European Middle Ages. However, there are special powers and various magical phenomena and items here.

When he regarded this place as some magical world he had seen in his previous life, he discovered that even in this world, indescribable things still existed and were known to people.

As a result, I now met an old man who seemed to know a little bit about everything. He even knew the origins of these people and proposed a concept that he had never heard of.

Dream staircase?

Zhu Jue's mind was filled with complicated information. For a second, Zhu Jue regretted why he agreed to the gentleman to come to this special world.

"You just said it was unprecedented. Did this situation only appear in recent years?"

Since there are many things that you can't figure out, let's solve the problems around you first. Zhu Jue caught some of Atal's words and asked.

According to the gentleman, Shuojin Bank controls the space gate, and he is just a captain in this organization, which means that the space gate they passed through has existed for a long time.

With so many travelers coming and going, have Atar and the town of Usa begun to pay attention in recent years?

"As far as I know, it was about 6 years ago that foreigners began to appear frequently in Usa Town, and a new batch of people appeared almost every other year. The residents didn't feel much about this because they were busy with their own affairs. But who leaves me idle with nothing to do."

"Are you sure it's a new face?"

"Just because I'm older doesn't mean I have vision problems, not to mention that if it's the same people, they have to repeat what they did a year ago. What makes me even more curious is that with the emergence of these new faces, what happened before Those people seemed to have completely left Usa Town, just like the strong man I met a month ago who bought all the prayer coupons. He said he would continue donating to the church recently but never showed up again.

Atal's words were like an ice pack pressing on Zhu Jue's forehead, and his previously hazy thinking immediately became clear.

Where did those disappearing people go, the other teams at Shinojin Bank?

I'm afraid not so!

Sometimes it's like this, once you figure something out, the details you accidentally discovered before now seem so unreasonable.

Other members of the Shining Gold Bank who only exist in the mouths of gentlemen and have never been seen.

You must be blindfolded to enter the area where the space door is located. There is no trace of anyone else except the two android guardians.

It is said that in order to ensure one's own safety, it is necessary to deliberately avoid other teams' operation time and that in the dreamland, except for the team members, one cannot reveal his identity to anyone else, otherwise he will be killed.

There is also a man who has been in the dreamland for nearly three years, but is described by the gentleman as a black swan who has only come in five times.

Even the information given by the middle-aged man I met in Pacifica was a bit weird in retrospect.

Traveler, dream eater, dreamer.

The middle-aged man only mentioned these three identities at that time. Why was there no mention of Shuojin Bank in his words?

Zhu Jue didn't think much about it at that time.

Now it seems that the business card with the gentleman and special mark is actually easy to make, isn't it?

Just find a gold shop and given a template, it only takes half a day to make a bundle.

He said that a key goes with a box, but the wild boar opened the box that was supposed to match the key in his hand.

He said that Shuojin Bank has strict rules and extremely cruel punishments for betrayal, which prevents all new members from acting randomly and obeying his orders.

He said that everyone must hand over all the special items they have before entering the dreamland. Unfortunately, the boxes that store those items are taken away when they go out, instead of collecting them when they arrive at the place.

he said, he said, he said

Haven't discovered it yet?

He was talking from beginning to end!

The gentleman repeatedly emphasized the significance of this organization and his own existence. He used various details to make everyone accept the concept of Shuojin Bank and the rationality of his captain before entering the space gate. status.

Will anyone discover the same thing as me?

In Zhu Jue's opinion, there is definitely one!

Once or twice may just be doubts, but as the number of trips increases, everyone will start to think about the issues they are thinking about now. Maybe someone will ask the gentleman because of this, but it is more likely to choose to investigate secretly.

What is false is false, even if you say it a hundred times, it will still be a lie!

The gentleman should also know clearly that there are times when his lies cannot be concealed, but he cannot test the thoughts of his team members at will, because this in itself is an act of "there is no silver here" and risks exposing himself.

So how can he ensure that he can prevent things from getting worse before the team members discover the truth?

From a gentleman's standpoint, Zhu Jue thought about what arrangements he would make to ensure his safety if he were him.

Yes, this is the meaning of the existence of black swans!

Except for Zhu Jue, who discovered the transaction between Black Swan and Brown, if others have special ideas, they will naturally find ways to find other team members for confirmation.

Who to look for?

A companion who has only participated in a few trips like him and is also in the fog, or a black swan who has experienced five trips when they first joined the team and can vaguely compete with the gentlemen?

This is not a multiple-choice question that needs to be discussed.

However, what they don't know is that this taciturn woman is not a companion, but the fuse of a bomb!

Death upon contact!

This is probably the reason why they change one group every year, because they are worried that someone will gain great power through this year's travel and eventually devour them.

"What are you thinking? I'm just asking you if you want the opportunity to practice magic. Is it so difficult to decide?"

Zhu Jue's long silence made Atal a little surprised. In his impression, this seemed to be the purpose of these foreigners coming here, but the man in front of him seemed to have heard something extraordinary.

"I just thought of something very interesting. Of course I am interested in practicing magic and obtaining more powerful power. I will help you expel the monsters in Usa Town. As for investigating the whereabouts of the "Nakter Codex", you can do it yourself. It is said that all traces here have been destroyed, how can I, a foreigner who has just arrived in Usa Town for less than a day, help you check?"

Keeping the gentleman's matter deep in his heart, Zhu Jue was not prepared to expose him immediately, because the consequences would probably be a life-and-death affair, and no one could get away with it.

After all, the gentleman is in control of how to use the space door anyway. If Zhu Jue wants to enter the dream space again, he must continue to cooperate with the gentleman's performance before he understands the ins and outs of the whole thing.

What he needs to act is to turn a blind eye.

"Since I entrusted this matter to you, I will naturally give you the direction of investigation. There are some things I can't do, but you can. Just walk east along the River Skye for about 2 hours, and you will see a special town, get there"

"One thing I must declare in advance is that I cannot stay in Usa Town forever. I will return in the afternoon of the day after tomorrow. The next time I come to Usa Town may be a month later. It won't cost too much to expel the monsters in the town. Time, but what happens next doesn’t sound easy.”

Before Atal could finish what he said, Zhu Jue interrupted directly. He didn't want to get into trouble for no reason just because he heard some secrets.

Since he decided to cooperate with the gentleman before thoroughly investigating the whole matter, even though Zhu Jue didn't take seriously the idea of ​​damaging the soul, he had to follow the gentleman's rules and come once a month, and he could only stay in this world for three days at a time.

Therefore there are many things he cannot do.

"You have something urgent to deal with?"

"It's not an emergency. Anyway, I can't stay here for too long."

Zhu Jue responded vaguely.

"You can only stay in this town for three days next month?"

Atal seemed to have guessed something, frowned and continued,

"If you just drive away monsters, then the reward I will give you will be much cheaper."