Zhang Heng had done two things in one go tonight. First, he solved Yogurt's kidnapping case. After that, he accepted the Shadow-set test.
The former went smoothly. Although he didn't get any points, he finally obtained the corresponding item. For Zhang Heng, his efforts were not in vain. As for the grudge between Yogurt and 1810, as well as the love and hatred between Yogurt and Shen Dongxing, they had nothing to do with him.
As for the Shadow-set test, there was a lot of information.
Until now, Zhang Heng still hadn't fully figured out what was going on.
According to his previous analysis, he should have entered the Shadow-set test after inhaling the white smoke. However, perhaps because of his body, he returned to the strange town in his dream. This time, he had basically investigated the reason for the town's decline.
After that, Zhang Heng noticed Fabericotte's attitude. For the first time, he began to doubt whether or not he should continue to investigate his life.
In the end, he didn't choose to go to the black reef and meet the creature there. Although Fabericotte claimed that the creature was his most loyal servant and follower, based on Zhang Heng's experience, when a person went to great lengths to get you to do something, it often meant that there were unfavorable factors behind it.
From the first time he came to this town, Zhang Heng instinctively felt that this place had some kind of connection with him.
If he was right, the creature on the black reef should be the leader of the half-man, half-fish-frog monsters.
If Fabericotte didn't lie, and that creature was really his servant and follower, then who was he?
And what about the Shadow-set?
If he just returned to his dream, why did the Shadow-set still appear on him? And what's with the last choice?
Did he pass the Shadow-set test now? But strictly speaking, if tonight's dream was related to his body, and the Shadow-set failed to pass the test, what was the point of his extra wings?
And what did the bartender have to do with this matter? Did she know that an accident would happen during the ritual? Was she one of the people who knew about Zhang Heng's life?
What was her relationship with the old man in the Tang suit? Did they know each other? If that was the case, it wasn't a coincidence that the old man in the Tang suit asked him to come to the game checkpoint where the bartender was.
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There were a lot of problems, but Zhang Heng wasn't in a hurry. After leaving the bar, he found a hotel, booked a business suite, and slept from morning to afternoon. Although the mysterious and depressing atmosphere in the town didn't affect him too much, killing his way from the Gilman Hostel to the rural swamp consumed a lot of his energy.
After returning to the real world, Zhang Heng did not want to use his brain for the time being. Instead, he took a long nap.
The quality of his sleep was quite good. There were no interruptions, and he didn't have any strange dreams. Zhang Heng opened his eyes and looked at the watch in his hand. It was 4: 20 in the afternoon.
Zhang Heng went to the bathroom to take a shower. After that, he turned on the computer on the desk and began to sort out the information at hand.
Whether it was intentional or not, Fabericotte never mentioned the name of the town, but he did mention that he was traveling in New England.
New England wasn't in the United Kingdom. It referred to six states in the northeastern region of the United States. They were Maine, Vermont, New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, and Connecticut. Newburyport was a city in northeastern Massachusetts. Zhang Heng's previous two quests were in the United States, and he had a slight impression of the place.
The name Arkham, however, was a little unfamiliar to him. Of course, those who were familiar with American comics would know that there was an Arkham Asylum in Gotham City. There were many talented people there, and everyone was very friendly. However, there didn't seem to be such a place in reality. To verify this, Zhang Heng searched for an electronic map.
Sure enough, he couldn't find the place.
So did Fabericotte lie about that?
Zhang Heng didn't rush to a conclusion. After that, he searched for July 15, 1927, the date that Fabericotte and the townspeople were very concerned about. However, the results were still not ideal. Even the 1946 plague didn't help him find the place he was looking for.
Zhang Heng frowned.
Suddenly, his phone vibrated. Zhang Heng picked it up and saw that it was a message from Chen Huadong. There were only four words in the message: "Come and help me!"
Chen Huadong also sent him a location.
Zhang Heng looked at the location and saw that it was on a commercial pedestrian street, not too far from where he was.
Zhang Heng didn't want to be on edge all the time. Recently, he had been dealing with supernatural incidents, and he needed daily life to help him relax.
So he turned off the computer, went downstairs to check out, and took a taxi to where Chen Huadong was. The latter was waiting for him on the street, scratching his head. There was a girl beside him.
The girl was not tall, only about 1.5 meters tall. She looked very petite. She had dyed her hair silver and was dressed in a very 2D style. Her bangs were slightly curled up, making her look like she was still in a daze.
Zhang Heng remembered that Hayase Asuka told him that she had a junior who loved anime and was also here as an exchange student. She wanted to find someone to practice her Chinese with. So, Zhang Heng recommended Chen Huadong, who had been wondering why he didn't have a girlfriend, to promote international friendship.
However, after Zhang Heng received Hayase Asuka's contact information, he gave it to Chen Huadong without asking how they communicated after that.
This was the first time Zhang Heng saw Chen Huadong in person.
He had to admit that Chen Huadong was really lucky this time. This girl's beauty was almost on par with Hayase Asuka's. Although her facial features might be slightly inferior, she was cute and adorable. Many boys kept stealing glances at her along the way, and it was rare that she had the same hobbies as Chen Huadong. No wonder Chen Huadong was so enthusiastic about learning Japanese recently.
"You're finally here." Chen Huadong's eyes lit up when he saw Zhang Heng.
"Yeah, what's up?"
"We're going to the bookstore. Nanako … oh, right, I haven't introduced her to you."
Chen Huadong spoke in broken Japanese. "Nanako, this is Zhang Heng. Zhang Heng, this is Nanako Mukaiji."
Nanako Mukaiji extended her hand generously. "I've heard about Zhang-san from Asuki-senpai. She visits him almost three times a day. Recently, she's been complaining about why you don't contact her. She really admires you, Senpai."
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