This isn't a souls-like game at all.

"Then, sir, before we establish a new trading relationship, could you please settle the balance first?"

Ye Yiyi was stunned for a moment, then nodded, "That's right..."

"I'm just kidding."

"???"

Looking at Norsley who still had no expression on her face, Ye Yiyi thought she had heard it wrong.

"If you can lead me to find the witch, this is the best reward... As for the joke, it was Su Ke who told me."

The female psychic suddenly raised her hand and pointed at the metal mouse.

"He said that appropriate jokes can bring people closer together..."

"I didn't tell you to use it on Oscar!"

Suk let out a heart-wrenching scream.

"And are you human?"

Ye Yiyi scratched the base of his wings with the dragon's tail, with a strange expression on his face.

"Why do I feel like this is scolding me... Never mind."

Alatron temporarily returned to the underground to comfort the dead in the city, while Norsley returned to her original world from the spirit state by hunting the sharp ring.

Ye Yiyi grabbed Angel by the back of his collar, flew over the vast swamp, found Virgil and the dung beetle who had been waiting for a day and a night, and then returned to Amblet.

Although there is still an unknown stellar remnant left in the Day-Moon Tower that has not been found, and the task of repairing the Sanctuary has not been completed.

But after a whole night of high-intensity continuous exploration, even if I wasn’t physically tired, I was mentally exhausted.

So Ye Yiyi decided to take a break for a while, strengthen Virgil and the dung beetle to the point where they could travel with him, and then deal with the rest of the matters.

Chapter 391 Virgil and the Dung Beetle's Strengthening

It was afternoon when we returned to Amblet from Feilong Mountain.

The turmoil caused by last night's incident has just begun to emerge, and now Amblett is in the most tense state.

Not only was the gate to the city tightly closed, but fully armed soldiers of the kingdom and Knights of the Fire Crown were stationed there, seemingly not allowing anyone in or out.

Fortunately, Suke informed Aidan in advance, so when Ye Yiyi arrived, he was not stopped or questioned and went straight into the city.

Angel, who was already exhausted, followed the Fire Crown Knight back to the Winged People's residence. Suke had long since left the Rat's Eyes. There had been no news of him for a while, and no one knew what he was doing.

After entering the city, Aidan, holding a pipe, accompanied Ye Yiyi as they walked on the streets under martial law, where there was a sentry almost every ten steps.

"I have some bad news." The old man exhaled a cloud of mist, covering his face with a complex expression.

"what happened again?"

Ye Yiyi, who had turned back into his physical form, was slightly stunned. He glanced at the street where there was almost no one else except the soldiers, and frowned.

"Are there any remnants of the Curse Bender in the city?"

"No, Sir Sirius cleaned up the city very well last night. There are no more villains left in the city."

"what is that?"

"Alas..." Aidan sighed deeply. "This morning, when the guards were checking the lord's mansion, they found a viscount from the Kingdom of Campbell dead in his room..."

"Viscount? How did he die?" Ye Yiyi frowned slightly.

"The way others died, with their necks twisted dozens of times..."

Aidan's eyes were deep as he continued, "Besides this viscount, there's also the head of the Malta Chamber of Commerce from the Kingdom Alliance, a knight noble from the Fire Sparrow Flower Capital, whose father is a duke..."

"All dead?"

"Well, not one left."

"Tsk..."

Ye Yiyi gripped the reins, his brows furrowed.

"This seems a bit serious..."

"It's very serious." Aidan sighed again, "Gustav personally checked the visitor records and discovered that the viscount was one of the vice-masters of the Knights of the Campbell Gold Cup. He came here to visit the exhibition at the invitation of the lord.

"He died in Amblett. The Campbell Kingdom will definitely not sit idly by. It might even escalate into war..."

"Is it that serious?" Ye Yiyi was shocked, but then she became a little confused. "But I remember that Firebird Flower and Campbell are not adjacent to each other, right? If we start a war, where should we start from?"

"Then it may be a deep depression." Sudan's answer suddenly made Ye Yiyi feel a little uneasy.

"The Knights of the Golden Cup have reclaimed the Deep Depression several times, attempting to incorporate it into their national borders, but ultimately failed due to heavy losses.

"This made Dino Campbell, the leader of the Golden Cup Knights and also a prince, very dissatisfied. However, due to the obstruction of the royal family and the Church of the Holy Nineteen, he ultimately had no choice but to abandon the reclamation plan.

"But if you use the death of a vice-captain as an excuse..."

Having said that, Aidan exhaled another breath of annoyed mist.

"...Maybe he can use revenge and war as an excuse to restart the reclamation of the Xuimi Depression." Ye Yiyi frowned and continued the second half of the sentence.

"Yes."

Aidan put down his pipe in frustration and extinguished it.

"The vast swamps and deep depressions west of the Fire Sparrow Flower—the former is the territory of the dragons, and the latter is rumored to be inhabited by undead. Both are the Fire Sparrow Flower Kingdom, or the natural geographical barrier between the plains and the west.

"Once they occupy and cross this barrier, tsk tsk..."

Aidan didn't continue speaking, but pointed towards the lord's mansion.

"Don't forget, there's an unprecedented, super-large ancient site right here. If those so-called curse-controllers leak the news, then..."

"An inevitable war..."

Ye Yiyi also sighed softly, and then asked, "What does Gustav think?"

"He has already sent people to the capital this morning to report the situation to the Pope and the Ecclesiastical Council.

"As for this place, we'll forcibly seal off the city under the pretext of identifying potential villains to prevent information leaks. However, this won't last long. After all, Ambright is a border trade city.

“Not only is the Kingdom Alliance’s major chamber of commerce stationed in the city, but many demihuman tribes and nations also have representatives living here.

"Plus, the commotion last night was so loud that we can't keep it secret for long."

"Is that so..." Ye Yiyi was silent for a moment.

"But this matter has nothing to do with us anymore."

Aidan stopped in front of a pub with its door wide open, turned around, opened his arms and smiled brightly at him.

"I heard from Suke that you are the incarnation of a noble ancient dragon, and the scale of our Dragon Cult is not something that can be challenged by just two kingdoms. Even if Ambrite changes its owner, we will still remain here and our doors will always be open to you."

"What you said..."

Ye Yiyi stared at Aidan with a strange expression. "Just listening to Su Ke's nonsense... don't you have any doubts about my identity?"

"Actually, well..." Aidan suddenly felt embarrassed and hesitant, and couldn't help but raise his hand to scratch his sparsely haired head.

"As for the Rat-Blind Eye, it's actually a magical item that can record and display images to outsiders... In other words, we were able to revisit your heroic image of bravely defeating the enemy."

"There is actually such a thing?" Ye Yiyi was slightly surprised.

"But please rest assured!" Aidan said nervously, "These images will never be leaked. I guarantee this to you in the name of the Bishop of the Dragon Cult!"

"..." Ye Yiyi stared at Aidan who was swallowing nervously, suddenly shook his head and sighed.

"Old man, you've changed. When I met those budding graduates from the Zhige Hall before, I boasted to them about the legendary experience of a certain dragon man. At that time, I also praised you for your great righteousness and said you were a friend worth making.

"But I didn't expect that when I came back, there would be a tragically thick barrier between us."

"Forehead……"

Aidan was stunned for a moment, then suddenly reacted and spoke repeatedly.

"Yes, yes, you are Oscar, and that dragon man, uh..."

"Hawkwood, the name of the legendary dragon man is Hawkwood." Ye Yiyi closed his eyes and sighed.

"Yes, yes, yes! I understand!" Aidan said quickly.

"No, you don't understand." Ye Yiyi shook his head.

"The legendary dragonman Hawkwood decided to explore the Deep Depression tomorrow, but Oscar disappeared without a trace. No one has seen him since. As for Michaela... who is Michaela?"

"Yeah, who is Michaela?" Aidan also frowned and thought.

"Ahem, well, I'm tired after a long day of traveling. Let me find a yard to rest for a while..."

"Understood, please~~~"

The Dragon Cult's assets in Amblett were even larger than Ye Yiyi had imagined, with several taverns and hotels under its umbrella.

He moved into the yard arranged by Aidan for him and sent away all the irrelevant people. Ye Yiyi carried the dung beetle on his shoulder and called Virgil, who had bright eyes, to introduce a new friend to them in the yard.

"Let me introduce you. These are the tentacles of a small fish..."

Looking at the translucent octopus tentacles sticking out from the deep blue mist and waving happily in the air, the dung beetle was fine, but Virgil's eyes widened, his limbs trembling, and he almost ran out of the door.

Compared to the dung beetle, Virgil is more intelligent, so he can easily feel the terror of the small fish.

"Why are you running away? You've really wasted your name!"

Ye Yiyi's face darkened as he switched to the Power, and with brute force, he pressed the tall horse to the ground with one hand, then pointed at the somewhat depressed tentacle and said to the horse face.

"Look at it! That's a little fish! It will be our partner from now on! Got it?"

"Woo~~"

Virgil let out a long whimper, probably saying he understood.

Ye Yiyi released his hand that was holding him down. Virgil got up, but he was still a little scared. However, he stayed where he was and did not run away. He snorted and said:

"That's more like it,"

He took out the [Dragon Soul Life Spirit] from behind and used it on Virgil. The sparkling blue crystal immediately turned into light and disappeared into Virgil's body.

Ye Yiyi thought about it, and perhaps because he was afraid of being unsafe, he pried open the horse's mouth and poured a few bottles of life essence into its stomach.

"With the aborted green sprouts as a base, and the life essence to replenish vitality, this should be enough."

After moving the sleeping Virgil to a corner of the yard, Ye Yiyi looked at the dung beetle that was staring at Xiaoyu, and waved to call it over.

"How's it going, getting along with new friends?"

The dung beetle raised its large spade-shaped horns, as if to express confusion.

"Uh, you said you don't understand what Xiaoyu wants to express? Is it because of the language barrier?"

Ye Yiyi couldn't help but fall into deep thought, not quite understanding why a dung beetle that could become friends with a half-stone man couldn't communicate with the little fish?

Looking at the somewhat dejected little fish, a strange idea popped into his mind.

Could it be that because the little fish came from outer space, we can't speak the same language?

"Forget it, let's strengthen it first, and talk about communication later."

He took out the Heart of Evolving Life and used it on the little fish. Watching the colorful metal turn into streams of light and sink into the dung beetle's body, Ye Yiyi walked into the room and placed the dung beetle on the table.

Virgil's absorption of the dragon's soul and life force lasted for seven days, while the dung beetle's absorption took even longer, taking a full half month.

For Ye Yiyi, who had originally planned to rest for a night before heading to the deep depression, this obviously disrupted the original plan.

But this kind of strengthening cannot be done in a hurry. Although Ye Yiyi is worried about the problem of the deep depression, there is nothing he can do.

However, he was not completely idle. The next day, he and Xiaoyu went to Panyalong City again to collect the star dust needed to repair the Pishan constellation.

But what surprised him was that as the daytime moon disappeared, most of the stars hanging high above the city also disappeared out of thin air.

Although he successfully found two weak stars that did not have time to leave with the help of Xiaoyu, and obtained the stardust and 6900 soul echoes needed to repair the Pisang constellation, this matter still puzzled him.

Finally, it was through Alatron's explanation that Ye Yiyi understood the reason.

"Have the stars, bathed in moonlight, been transformed by it, becoming the stars that frame the moon?"

Recalling the situation before when the stars became more aggressive when the moon was obscured during the day, and then beat up the undead dragon shadow, Ye Yiyi finally realized.

If you think about it carefully, isn’t it the same for small fish?

But compared to those wandering stars, the little fish is more special.