Soul Trigger

Chapter 624 The Foreign Knight
Anya originally wanted Ji Li to have dinner at home, but when she saw the bright lights in the house and saw that she was exhausted, she immediately backed down.

So Ji Li ended up riding back on the bicycle that Anya had bought four years ago.

The first day's investigation yielded good results; both the presence of three "World Tree Imprints" and the arrangement of the small chess piece, Jansen, went very smoothly.

Although the secrets of the spiritual land have not yet been fully understood, the progress has been remarkably rapid.

Of course, Ji Li finally got some exercise, which relieved a lot of the discomfort he felt in the Black Sun Mansion, so the potatoes at dinner weren't so hard to eat anymore.

However, today they added fish and chips, which is said to be a classic dish on White Island. Aunt Duke made it herself, and it wasn't too bad.

Seeing Ji Li's uncouth eating habits, the single mother smiled with pride, just like an ordinary family, and asked the two about their classes that day.

Aiquier would steal glances at Ji Li from time to time, seemingly trying to find the "female ghost" who was following him.

After failing to spot Clementine, they gradually withdrew their gaze.

But his expression changed when he noticed that Ji Li wasn't wearing the pendant he'd given him around his neck:
Where's the pendant I gave you?

What pendant?

Ji Li answered casually, and Aiquier's expression darkened even more.

However, Ji Li also realized what she meant, glanced at her chest, and knew what she was talking about. The scene at Anya's old house that afternoon flashed through her mind.

Unlike the situation where she was exhausted to death in the end, Anya, who had never experienced this before, did not realize the importance of the problem at first and just did whatever made her happy.

As a result, the dopamine was over-injected in less than three minutes, causing a dopamine overload.

Anya, who was experiencing a profound sensation for the first time, trembled violently and completely lost control of her limbs while clinging to Ji Li.

Then, as he collapsed, the hand that was tightly wrapped around his neck accidentally tore off the four-leaf clover necklace that Aquile had given him...

It seems to have landed in the hot oil that Anya had sprayed all over the ground:

"Sorry, I forgot it at school."

Aquil rolled her eyes instantly—

Ji Li discovered that the people of White Island, especially the girls, particularly liked this gesture.

"Don't think I don't know you skipped class with Anya Foster this afternoon!"

"Skipping class?"

Aunt Duke, who had previously had a kind expression, suddenly looked up and said seriously:

Pulitzer, did you skip class?

Tsk, you tattled on me just because I made you angry? You really have a childish mentality.

Ji Li said no, she went with Anya to participate in an extracurricular history practice activity, and the teachers all know about it.

The aunt immediately pressed for details about the activity and began to question why Anya Foster was hanging out with him.

After all, Auntie knew how bad Pulitzer was in the past and how cool Anya was in school.

Although Ji Li was not used to such ordinary family matters, he was perfectly dealt with by saying "You can ask the teacher" and "The results of extracurricular research on the eight ways of writing runes".

Aquil, standing nearby, was so angry he wanted to bite his teeth, but he didn't say anything.

After asking Ji Li, Aunt Duke then started asking about the sailing competition with Aiquet.

The latter could only sigh:

"I haven't found a partner yet, but don't worry, I'll be fine in the competition. Even without a suitable partner, it won't affect my chances of winning the championship."

When it came to winning the championship, Eguier's eyes gleamed with confidence.

"What's the deal with the people from the city you mentioned?"

Aiquier glanced at Ji Li:

"I thought you weren't going to ask me anything. Weren't you focused all your attention on the vice-captain of the cheerleading team?"

Urged on by Mrs. Duke's concerns, Aquile finally spoke:
"They said it was from the county police department and that it was related to the murder case upstream."

Because you, Jason, and Anya are all not here, the time has been rescheduled to tomorrow.

……

The next day, outside the registration area, groups of students gathered, completely blocking the corridor.

If someone were to take a closer look at these students, they would find that they were all people who participated in the jungle party that day.

The county sheriff from the city is sitting inside now.

A row of chairs was set up near the porch, and Ji Li was sitting in one of them. The seat next to him was empty, but he had reserved it with his shoulder bag.

This caused Jansen, who was standing in front of him, to stare at him with a displeased expression, trying to force Ji Li to give up his position with his gaze.

"Excuse me, could you please move aside?"

Anya's voice immediately brought a smile to his face, and he turned around to greet her.

Then she saw her sit down on the chair where Ji Li had put away her handbag and hand a bottle of coffee to Ji Li.

Immediately, Jensen's expression darkened, and he was about to lash out.

But then, as if struck by a sudden thought, he clenched his fist, scurried into a corner, and opened a dusty book to read.

Many people around who had originally wanted to see Ji Li make a fool of himself were suddenly confused, including Grayson, who had been badly beaten by Aquil earlier.

He walked over suspiciously to ask Jason what was wrong, but the latter chased him away with the excuse that he needed to concentrate on reading. What's wrong with this world? The school bully is reading today?

Anya immediately suppressed a laugh and looked at Ji Li:

She clearly remembered the scene from yesterday when she urgently needed information from Jason, and chuckled to herself.

The school bully started reading not to study properly, but to seize the time to study the runes and decipher Odin's "oracle".

Thinking of what happened yesterday, Anya's eyes shifted, her blue eyes blinking beneath her long eyelashes, and she leaned close to Ji Li's ear and whispered a breath.

Her long, black-stockinged legs unconsciously pressed together under her shortened school skirt, rubbing against each other lightly without her noticing.

Clearly, the young European girl, experiencing this for the first time, couldn't help but think about other things.

Jason, standing next to him, clenched his fists and took one deep breath after another.

Compared to the oracle, wouldn't it be a loss to clash with this strange Pulitzer again over a seat and Anya, ultimately failing to interpret what was missed in time?
Moreover, he is now Odin's chosen one, so what is a mere Pulitzer?

If he can successfully decipher the runes above, he will become a Valhalla warrior.

Tell Anya all this, and show her Odin's power. She will surely change her mind and walk into Valhalla with him!

That damned Pulitzer was whispering in Anya's ear, his chatter even more annoying than Aquile arguing with the sailing team.

And he even dared to grab Anya's hand... Wait, they only bought one bottle of coffee, and they were planning to drink it together??

With a confused and distraught mind, Jason turned and walked away with a cold face.
Just bear with it a little longer; out of sight, out of mind.

Just then, a clear, penetrating female voice rang out from the registration room:
"Next up, Pulitzer."

Ji Li stood up.

Inside the registration room, a woman in a suit and tie sat upright behind a desk.

As Ji Li pushed open the door and entered, he took a step forward and sized up the woman in front of him.

Young, beautiful, with slightly deep-set eyes and a straight nose, she is a classic European beauty, with a touch of aloofness that keeps strangers at bay.

What's most eye-catching is her medium-length, side-parted silver hair, all hanging down to the side with wavy curls at the ends, which gleams brilliantly in the sunlight streaming through the window.

More importantly, he is an awakened one.

The only way to tell from the leaked aura is that it is at least a fifth-tier Overlord.

Traveling alone, so she's a knight? But what's her connection to the patrolling knights who appeared upstream...?

After learning of the other party's existence from Aiquier yesterday, Ji Li used the spiritual circuit on his wrist to check the tomb keeper's movements.

This guy has left the town upstream and is doing who knows what in the wild, so Ji Li has lost all information about the town upstream.

He had not seen the woman's face among the two patrolling knights in the previous movements of the gravedigger.

The fact that this person appeared here and gathered students who were all survivors of the jungle party incident suggests that this patrolling knight may have connected the murder upstream with the events in Red Maple Town...

The deep red of the tombstone had a strong ritual effect, and he deliberately lowered his affinity rating to avoid drawing too much attention in the crowd.

However, he was not familiar with White Island's system, and in order to avoid giving the other party any clues, he decided to be a little more cautious.

After all, the fact that she was able to gather all the members of the Jungle Party under the influence of the Crimson Ritual is enough to prove that she must have some tricks up her sleeve.

As Ji Li approached, the woman naturally picked up her black tea and took a sip.

He noticed some silver-black lines on the back of her hands, which were hidden by the cuffs of her suit.

It looked somewhat familiar to him, but because it was covered up so much, he couldn't tell what it was for a moment.

Similarly, the woman was also sizing up Ji Li as he walked in:

He was of average appearance, healthy, and well-proportioned, and compared to other students, he was very energetic.

But he doesn't look European... Did Pulitzer Olin take his foster family's surname?

As Ji Li sat down, she smiled:
"It's a pleasure to meet you, Mr. Orin. First of all, I apologize for disturbing your regular classes. Please have some tea."

A school supervisor approached respectfully and poured Ji Li a cup of White Island morning tea. Clearly, the silver-haired woman's identity intimidated the working class.
"Hello, ma'am. What are you investigating?"

"I am Angelica Laurent. You can call me Angelica or Ms. Laurent. Relax."

I'm here to find out about your party at the mansion in the southwest corner back then..."

So something was indeed discovered at the mansion... But Ji Li has completely sealed it off, and unless an immortal above the Echo level arrives, they shouldn't be able to find anything.

Ji Li answered the other party's questions about the party. In the end, everyone thought that the bear had disrupted the queue. Ji Li naturally answered questions about the bear as well. Throughout the process, Angelica was also taking notes in her notebook.

Then he asked about the local Odin faith and Ji Li's views on the Odin faith, which seemed to be some very ordinary questions.

Ultimately, Angelica requested a blood sample:

"It's for comparing information, so please don't worry."

Really?
Ji Li raised his hand and used a small-scale soul vibration to dispel the fusion of spirit and flesh in his right arm, allowing the other party to take his blood.

Just as Ji Li was about to leave, Angelica called out to him:

"Excuse me, there's one more thing. Have you seen this person before?"

Ji Li turned around and gave a polite smile:
It was a wanted poster, and it showed him in Shulong.
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P.S.: About 700 words were cut from yesterday's chapter. I will put the full version in the subscription group later.

(End of this chapter)