Chapter 286: The Story

Another letter.

Liu Xing raised an eyebrow, surprised to receive the second letter so soon.

"This letter should be from Li Yongjie to Inoue Kenjiro, and Inoue Kenjiro is the owner of that house. But before discussing the contents of this letter, I must first tell you a story," Zhang Jingxu began.

"More than twenty years ago, Fisher's Village was an isolated fishing village. Its first-generation residents had fled to this island over a hundred years ago, so they had little interaction with the outside world. Moreover, due to the turbulent times, few outsiders visited Fisher's Village."

"Until more than twenty years ago, a journalist named Li Yongjie heard rumors about Fisher's Village and came here alone. He was the first outsider to visit Fisher's Village in many years. Inoue Kenjiro, the most outgoing person in Fisher's Village, welcomed Li Yongjie and became good friends with him."

"Then, Li Yongjie began gathering information in Fisher's Village and established a connection between Fisher's Village and the outside world. Inoue Kenjiro also learned Chinese from Li Yongjie. A year later, when Li Yongjie decided to leave, he gave Inoue Kenjiro a jade pendant and continued to send him a letter every month."

"A year later, Matsui Ichiro arrived in Fisher's Village and began promoting the Ocean True Deity Sect. He claimed that he had come to Fisher's Village under the guidance of the true ocean gods. Some superstitious villagers were deceived by Matsui Ichiro, but most remained skeptical."

"Then, Matsui Ichiro started performing various small magic tricks in the village, which he referred to as miracles. Because the villagers of Fisher's Village had been isolated from the world for so long, more and more of them fell under Matsui Ichiro's deception, becoming fervent followers of the Ocean True Deity Sect."

Zhang Jingxu chimed in, "You're talking about the Hypnotic Incense produced by the black market, right? My master once mentioned that this black market deals in all sorts of mystical items."

Liu Xing nodded again. According to "Watanabe Ryusei's" memories, a figure clad in a black robe, known as "the black market," annually sent invitations to well-known Secret Cults worldwide on January 1st, inviting them to attend a unique auction held on September 9th at 9:09 AM. The location changed each year, and when the auction began, the black market would appear with a cart containing various magical items.

During the auction, anyone could bid for the items the black market displayed. The highest bidder would claim the item, and once all items were sold, the black market would disappear.

Over the years, Secret Cult leaders had attempted to attack or steal from the black market, believing they were invincible. However, anyone who challenged the black market met a grisly fate, as did those who ordered the attacks.

As a result, Secret Cult leaders had learned not to provoke the black market, which sold superior items compared to those in the Cthulhu Role-Playing Game Hall, and they could be purchased with money, no points required.

However, Liu Xing couldn't help but wonder if the black market was the embodiment of someone taking the fall. After all, Hypnotic Incense was one of the lowest-tier items sold by the black market. Some of the higher-tier items could even be used against Great Old Ones.

Returning to the topic, if the Ocean True Deity Sect could purchase Hypnotic Incense from the black market, it indicated their significant status among Secret Cults. But why did they target Fisher's Village, a remote island? And why did they invest so heavily in it?

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