Chapter 737: Chapter 597, My Heart Aches Chapter 737: Chapter 597, My Heart Aches The others began to react with realization, anyone entering was marked by their black hair and black eyes.
It was about the Island Lord.
Not too different from the stories of the Great Detective.
Now, everyone began to grow interested.
Island Lord Wu Heng had appeared.
Which meant, this was still a real story.
The stories of the Great Detective started from Watson's perspective, but this time it was Bella.
But what business could the Island Lord have with a maid from a remote place?
“It must be the Island Lord, probably part of his experiences.”
“Maybe the Island Lord's lover, when I was young, I grew up with the help of Ophelia at the tavern.”
“If it's that sort of story, I really want to hear it.”
“Enough talking, I want to hear this story.”
The male and female protagonists appear, and the story became easier to understand.
Bella, seeing him for the first time, recommended a kind of alcohol with a milder taste, and Wu Heng invited her to sit down and inquired about any outsiders from the Yeko Kingdom with a southern accent.
After pondering, Bella provided the clue of the person she had encountered.
“Asking for a clue, still a detective story.”
“Looking for a person from the south, must be a fugitive.”
The crowd whispered quietly, their thoughts following the narrative.
After receiving the information, Wu Heng left.
He then found the criminal hiding in the city based on the information provided by Bella, killed the criminal, and rescued the missing child.
In the tavern, they met for the second time.
Wu Heng brought her a share of the bounty, told her about the rescue, and the gratitude of the child's parents. Hearing this, Bella smiled, knowing she had helped rescue the missing child.
Wu Heng left, and Bella gazed long at his departing figure.
Later, Wu Heng came to say goodbye to Bella upon his promotion.
Bella felt reluctant, wanting to leave with him, but felt inferior due to her status, and did not speak up. The next day, she stood at the back of the crowd, watching as Wu Heng boarded the train to another city.
The two seemed to have lost all connection, one became a captain, and the other continued working in the tavern.
Everyone frowned.
It wasn't a romantic story, nor a detective story.
The case was resolved too smoothly at the beginning, getting the information and directly killing the target, nothing like the exciting tales of the Great Detective.
Just when everyone thought the story had ended.
And were about to curse the story as trash.
Mr. Saban's story still continued.
He shifted the topic, starting to introduce a cult.
“Heaven Destiny Cult, a cult wanted by the association, with a leader above level 18, many high-level professionals inside, went to the northern part of the Kingdom, spreading their doctrine, recruiting believers.”
But neither the association nor the locals had received this news.
Bella heard some news about the cult in the tavern and went to the association intending to investigate and exchange it for the status of a Secret Speaker.
Heading to Gold and Silver Island…
Clang~!
A tavern patron's glass fell to the floor, splashing liquor everywhere.
The story implied that a common person was investigating a cult with level 18 professionals?
Could she survive that?
Moreover, even if the information was gathered, such a small place couldn't contend with such a cult.
As if verifying everyone's speculation.
Bella was discovered by the cult while sending a letter outside, and they trapped her inside a house.
Facing the mockery and scolding from cult members.
Bella went from being terrified and timid to steadily fierce, cursing the level 18 leader and all the cult members who killed villagers.
The leader was furious, and the cult members were extremely angry.
Just when they were about to seize and execute her.
Bella knocked over a lamp and slowly walked into the fire.
Standing in the scorching flames, she still said that the ghosts of the villagers would wait for them, and Wu Heng would also come back to avenge her and the villagers.
The fire grew fiercer, engulfing her figure.
The audience was silent.
From a corner of the tavern, the quiet sobbing of the tavern maids could be heard.
“Damned cult, I really want to tear them apart.”
“What's the association doing, letting a common person investigate level 18 professionals, making a commoner a spy.”
“Such a pity for such a good girl.”
“Where's the Island Lord? The newspapers even reported it, and he didn't do anything? At least he could have sought revenge for her.”
“Level 18 cult, not near Gold and Silver Island, how to kill them?”
“My heart aches, today's story is too painful.”
The patrons clenched their fists, muttering curses, and the growing sobs around them made the atmosphere in the tavern even more depressing.
No one expected this kind of story.
A tavern maid had done what most people wouldn't dare to do.
Mr. Saban exhaled a sigh from his chest, then continued reading the last part, “Bella's relatives could not be found, so the local association sent a letter to Gold and Silver Island…”
The sobbing stopped, and the patrons also quietened down.
They all stared intently at the stage.
Hoping for a better ending.
“Island Lord Wu Heng went to the place, casted a spell to awaken Bella's ghost, and Bella revealed all the information she had gathered.”
“Wu Heng contacted the local association to conduct an eradication of the Evil Cult, killing them all,”
“For Bella, and the villagers of the three nearby villages to seek revenge.”
Sigh~!
Everyone breathed a sigh of relief.
It seemed like a decent outcome.
At the very least, Bella had gotten her wish to stay by Wu Heng's side, and those from the Evil Cult were all dead.
The tavern became lively again.
Meanwhile, on the stage, Mr. Saban's gaze sharpened, and a surge of energy rose from his body, deepening his understanding of the Bard profession.
“Mr. Saban, what's wrong?” the bartender asked quietly.
Swallowing hard, Saban whispered, “I've reached level ten.”
The Association.
Ophelia had returned from an outside mission.
Looking at her sister, she asked, “Is there a new newspaper? Did the culprit appear?”
Shi Yali handed over the newspaper from the table, “Today's story isn't about the Great Detective; it's about Wu Heng and a tavern maid.”
“A tavern maid? He wouldn't, would he?” Ophelia asked as she removed her Battle Armor.
“Read the story below for yourself,” Shi Yali said.
Curiously, Ophelia looked down and raised an eyebrow.
Bella!
A maid at the tavern.
“So, his outing a few days ago was for this matter,” Ophelia sat down on the chair.
Curious, Shi Yali asked, “Aren't you jealous?”
“It's quite good, a righteous Necromancer,” Ophelia commented, then realized, “Why would I be jealous.”
Island Lord's Mansion.
Wu Heng was in the courtyard, testing his new characteristics.
The effect was very satisfactory, equivalent to wearing two pieces of leather armor, which was quite impressive.
It significantly increased his safety.
He hadn't expected to complete the development of the Level Three Potion that day.
Naturally, it was a good thing.
Once developed, the subsequent production would run smoothly, like an assembly line.
Thinking about this, he casually opened his panel.
His gaze sharpened.
[level: 18(257831/305000)]
[Fame: 18(48552/48000)]
Fame exceeded the limit.
This wasn't just the fame gained this time.
But also, the cumulative increase from the Lundham City newspapers and this current issue.
Last time he went to Lundham City, his fame had already reached thirty-three thousand.
Up to now, two issues of Lundham City's newspapers had been published exactly when the story was most explosive.
Exceeding the limit was quite normal.
“The fame is over the limit, but there's no change,” he mused.
He analyzed and concluded that although the fame was sufficient, the experience needed for the level hadn't been met yet.
Fortunately, the fame was still accumulating and wasn't being disregarded.
Turning around, he said, “Mini, I'm going back to my room. You girls have fun.”
“Do you not need me to take care of you?” Mini asked.
“No need for potion now, I'll call you if needed.”
“Okay, Master.”
Mini responded and went to the orchard with the other two maids.
Wu Heng returned to his study.
The three Ghosts he had sent out also returned from outside and floated in the room.
“How was the story's impact?” Wu Heng asked.
Even if fame couldn't all be attributed to this issue.
But it was clear the effects were quite good.
“It was explosively good!” Xiao Xiao flew in excitedly, then said, “Sister Bella became famous; almost the whole island will recognize her now.”
Lady Glenda's tone was calmer as she said, “At first, when they heard it wasn't a Great Detective story, people were somewhat resistant, but after hearing the story, the feedback was quite good.”
“Yes, when they heard about Sister Bella being engulfed in a great fire, the whole tavern was in tears,” Xiao Xiao added quickly.
It appeared the story's impact was indeed good.
Being able to move the readers' emotions proved it was a success.
Bella's story had been somewhat altered.
It didn't mention Black Stone Town, and the Heaven Destiny Cult was changed to the Heaven Spirit Cult.
Although the probability of the newspaper reaching the remnants of the Heaven Destiny Cult was slim, precautions were necessary. Changing the name didn't affect the overall story.
Wu Heng looked at Bella and asked, “Bella, how do you feel?”
“I don't feel anything special, just that Lady Glenda exaggerated my greatness. If I had known it was that dangerous, I wouldn't have gone,” Bella said, laughing.
Bella had worked in the tavern for several years.
She wasn't shy, even hinting that the place in the newspaper for Wu Heng's story should be hers instead.
It felt like being looked after.
Wu Heng nodded, then continued, “Let's continue with the Great Detective story in the next issue, we still need to gather fame through it.”
“The next issue can be released two days earlier,” Glenda said.
“That works too.”
Search the lightnovelworld.cc website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality.
If you find any errors (non-standard content, ads redirect, broken links, etc..), Please let us know so we can fix it as soon as possible.
Report