Something's wrong with my roommate

Chapter 597
Originally United States, New York State, Thousand Islands area.

The reason why it is called the original is because this country, which was once a superpower in the world, was unable to restore order after the disaster. It was completely divided amidst internal and external troubles, and several states have declared independence.

With the loss of the coalition government, New York State was forced to become an autonomous region, especially the world-famous New York City, which seemed to have become a paradise for capable people and various militants. Compared with Gotham City, it can be regarded as a civilized city.

In the Qiandao Islands area, in a dilapidated hotel, the four of Qiu Gongyue surrounded a dejected and beautiful white girl in the middle.

It's a good thing they're all women, otherwise the scene would have looked like some sort of round-robin poker campaign.

The white girl's name is Ellie, she is a native American, and also a senior killer of the Shadow Sect.

Although Qiu Gongyue has announced to draw a clear line with Yue Yue and others, but as a pragmatist, she does not reject borrowing things from the Shadow Sect.

In order to recover the power of the Shadow Goddess, Yue Yue once sent a large number of killers scattered all over the world to investigate, including the saintesses of the Goddess Cult.

After years of investigations, a lot of information about the saintess race has long been obtained.

After Xu Cheng left, Qiu Gongyue took the rest of the people back to the Shadow Sect and intercepted the information about the saintess race. Afterwards, the four of them traveled across the ocean to North America. Investigate Ellie of the Saintess Race.

After the two sides met, Ellie suddenly realized that something was wrong, subconsciously wanted to escape, but was caught by Qiu Gongyue and others.

"What are you running for?"

Qiu Gongyue asked: "We are the messengers sent by the Shadow Sect to contact you, and are responsible for investigating the ethnic group of saintesses. Why did you run away?"

I believe in a ghost.

Ellie slandered in her heart, she could tell at a glance that these people were not Shadow Sect killers at all, but under the threat of death, she didn't dare to speak out her doubts, lest she be killed.

Dinah stood on a chair and looked down at her condescendingly: "Sister, you must have betrayed the Shadow Sect, so you ran away when you saw us, right?"

Annoyance flashed in Ellie's eyes when she saw that the obviously underage girl in front of her was the first to file a complaint.

However, she knew that her life now depended on the attitudes of these strangers in front of her, so she could only swallow her anger and explained: "If I betrayed the Shadow Sect, I wouldn't come here. Choose to escape."

Ito Rika smiled slightly: "Then do you think we are real or fake?"

Ellie could only say against her conscience: "You guys are real, I admitted my mistake, I'm very sorry."

After the disaster happened, she lost contact with the headquarters, and now these people come over according to the signal from the headquarters, whether they are real or not, let's save her own life first.

Evelyn observed Ellie's expression and knew that she had succumbed, so she asked, "What's the current situation of the saintess race, tell us everything you know."

Ellie didn't resist, and answered the questions honestly.

She has been investigating the saintess race for many years, and no one knows this family better than her.

After the disappearance of the Shadow Goddess, the Saintess race left Guangming Mountain and followed the European pioneers to settle in North America.

This family has a very long history, and they have maintained a good relationship with the founding figures of the United States in private.

During this period, the Holy Maiden race was divided because of their beliefs.

One of the tribes continued to believe in the Shadow Goddess. They left North America and settled in Japan. This tribe became the Moon Clan.

The Saintess tribe who stayed in North America changed their beliefs. They began to believe in the moon, thinking that there is a great god living on the moon, and created a religion that believes in the moon. Therefore, it should not be called the Saints race now, but should be called Luna believers or luna believers, Luna is the moon goddess in Greek and Roman mythology.

The believers pursued the origin and greatness of the moon to a very crazy level, and even used family relationships and spent huge sums of money to push the US government to explore the moon.

The United States has so far landed 24 astronauts on the moon, at least 15 of whom are Luna believers.

However, landing on the moon did not bring any gains to the believers of the Moon God. They spent huge sums of money and contacts to land on the moon, but found nothing on the moon. The whole family seemed to have fallen into some kind of madness for this, and began to decline.

Entering the 21st century, Luna believers are already a small religion and family that few people know about, and even the number of members is very small.

After the disaster, they collectively moved to the Qiandao Lake area in New York State, adopting a closed-door attitude and isolating contact with the outside world.

After listening to the narration, Qiu Gongyue asked: "Have they not found the successor of the saint for many years?"

"It's not that I haven't found it for many years, but I haven't found it for many years."

Ellie corrected: "They no longer consider themselves believers of the Shadow Goddess, so naturally they won't choose a saint."

"What about the inheritance of the saint?"

Qiu Gongyue frowned. The inheritance of the saint is a derivative power of the power bestowed by the goddess of shadows. It will not disappear out of thin air. Even if the holder dies, it will always remain in the world.

Ellie shook her head: "I don't know, after all, the last holy heir was a hundred years ago."

Evelyn interjected, "Then what are you investigating here?"

Under her sharp gaze, Ellie dared not lie: "I just want to investigate the inheritance of the saint, and this is also the task assigned to me by the headquarters."

Evelyn then asked: "How many believers are there now? What is the most powerful level among them?"

What she thought in her heart was that if the current strength of the Moon God believers was weakened, maybe they could directly arrest all the Moon God believers and force them to find out the whereabouts of the saintess inheritance.

"There are only more than 1000 people, and there may be more, but they are all bloodlines left outside. The most powerful person is a superpower. But according to my investigation, she is not using the inheritance of the saint, but The mysterious power obtained after believing in the moon."

Ellie explained, and suddenly understood the meaning of Evelyn's question, and hurriedly said: "Don't mess around, these Luna believers are a bunch of lunatics now, if you mess up, the devil knows what they will do Response. And I have already found a little clue of the saintess' inheritance, so don't let me waste all my efforts."

"What clue?"

"The heir of the last saint disappeared about 100 years ago. I am investigating the secret history of the Moon God believer's family, and I have already found some clues about the whereabouts of this heir."

Seeing Akimiya Tsuki and Evelyn lost in thought, Ito Rika also asked: "If we want to conceal our identity and enter Bolt Castle, what can you do?

Bolt Castle is now the settlement of Luna believers, located on the heart-shaped island.

"impossible."

Ellie shook her head: "Moon God believers are very xenophobic now, only people with the same blood as them are allowed to enter and settle inside."

"Then how did you break into them?"

"Because I am a descendant of the moon god believers."

This is also the reason why the Shadow Sect specially sent her to investigate inside the moon god believers.

Ito Rika and the others immediately looked at Qiu Gongyue in unison.

She is a direct descendant of the Moon Clan, and also a branch of the Saintess Race, so she can be mixed into the Moon God believers.

From the reactions of these people, Ellie immediately understood something, raised her head and looked at Qiu Gongyue in surprise, she didn't expect that there was also a fellow clan here.

"Wait, why are you Asian?"

And it's so unfair to be so beautiful.

Qiu Gongyue explained: "My ancestors are the branch that left North America to settle in Japan. After years of mixed blood in the local area, can mixed blood pass the test?"

"That depends on your blood concentration."

Ellie said a little sourly: "I see that you have even changed your race, and there is a high probability that you will not pass the test."

Dinah tilted her head and looked at her: "Sister, I smell jealousy from your speech. Are you jealous that sister Yue is prettier than you?"

"no!"

Ellie immediately denied that she was not jealous, just envious.

Qiu Gongyue ordered: "In short, we are going to enter Bolt Castle next, you can arrange it for us."

If they want to find the inheritance of the saint, they have to work with Ellie to investigate the whereabouts of the heir a hundred years ago.

Ellie raised her finger and pointed at the other three people: "What about them? Do they also have the blood of the saintess race?"

She also pointed at Snow Wolf God: "Don't tell me this dog is too?"

"You don't have to worry about it, you just need to tell us the detection method."

Ellie was forced to sign a soul contract with Evelyn, unable to do anything unfavorable to the four of them, and then was released.

Two days later, she finally made arrangements and took everyone to the Heart-shaped Island by boat.

Heart Island is located on a small island in the St. Lawrence River. It is the most famous of the Thousand Islands. There is a Bolt Castle on it. It was originally a tourist attraction, but it was later occupied by Luna believers.

The boat was sailing in the river, Qiu Gongyue and others stood on the bow of the boat, looking at the heart-shaped island in the distance.

As the distance approached, the Bolt Castle above finally appeared in the eyes of everyone.

It was a huge white and red building, as if it had been transplanted from an old German castle. The towering spiers, magnificent arches, and exquisite balconies all revealed a kind of romance and luxury.

This castle also has a story about love and death. In order to surprise his wife Louise, Bolt, the first owner, spent huge sums of money to build this magnificent castle and plan to dedicate it to his wife on Valentine's Day. .

But just a month before Valentine's Day, Louise died of a heart attack and Mr Boulter was distraught and ordered construction on the castle to stop.

The castle was abandoned for 73 years until 1977 when the Thousand Islands Bridge Council took over the castle and turned it into a museum and tourist attraction.

After listening to Ellie's story about the history of the castle, the three adults were not interested, only Dinah held the Snow Wolf God tightly with both hands, and there was a touch of sadness on her immature face.

Ito Rika touched her head: "What are you thinking?"

"Mr. Bolt, he must love his wife very much."

Dinah whispered: "If Archer also builds such a castle for me, then I would rather die in his arms."

While speaking, she also looked at Qiu Gongyue and Evelyn with her small eyes.

Neither of them had the same knowledge as this dead girl, but only they knew what they were thinking.

Ito Rika laughed: "That Mr. Bolt really loves his wife, but in the second year after his wife passed away, he married another wife."

"what?"

Dinah's face collapsed: "Forget it, the world of adults is really dirty."

Is there such a thing?
Ellie looked at Ito Rika suspiciously, but was warned by her eyes, so she had no choice but to keep her mouth shut, not to disturb her naive romance against the little girl.

The ship soon arrived at the heart-shaped island and was questioned by the guards.

Ellie came here to settle down with the Luna believers, and she was already a familiar face here. She quickly passed the security check and came to Bolt Castle.

The castle was very large, with statues of stags on the top, and around it was a green garden with a fountain that glistened in the sun, and a garden of roses that exuded a faint fragrance.

After going through the strict security check again, the group entered the castle. Along the way, they could see many young people with happy smiles, and some children were teaching in the classroom.

Compared with the chaotic world outside, this place seems like a peaceful and happy Eden.

Soon, Ellie took Qiu Gongyue and others to find a priestess who was a believer of the moon god and also the director of the castle, responsible for the daily life of the entire big family.

"Ms. Mia, these are the descendants of the family that I told you yesterday."

Ellie introduced Qiu Gongyue and others to a middle-aged woman named Mia: "They are living in a difficult situation outside and hope to return to the family."

This is the false identity arranged by Ellie for them, pretending to be the descendants of the moon god believers left outside, this is the easiest way to pass.

Ms. Mia wore thick gold-rimmed glasses, and she looked like a very old-fashioned woman.

With an interrogation-like gaze, she looked at the four young women who were too good-looking in front of her. She focused on Qiu Gongyue's face for a long time before she said in a tone of mockery or doubt: "I don't know yet, There are Asians in the ethnicity of the Moon God?"

Ellie's heart suddenly rose. If Qiu Gongyue and the others were seen as having problems, she would also be implicated.

"Madam, I don't know if you still remember that a branch of the family once left North America to settle in Japan."

Qiu Gongyue explained calmly: "We are from this branch, and our ancestor is George Justin."

Ms. Mia's eyes showed a touch of surprise. The family branch left North America for Japan. This is a history that many people know, but few people know the key person who decided to leave with the branch. His name is George Justin.

If it is a branch of the family that settled in Japan, the descendants will indeed appear of Asian descent.

Qiu Gongyue's identity couldn't be more real, so she behaved extremely confidently, without flaws at all.

"Hmph, there's no evidence for what you say."

Ms. Mia pushed the glasses with her hand: "Let's go through the blood test, Nina, and take them for a checkup."

"Yes, Ms. Mia."

A girl with the appearance of a secretary stood up and bowed slightly to everyone: "Everyone, please follow me."

Several people left with Nina, and when they were all gone, Mia suddenly stood up, left the office quickly, entered a secret passage next to her, and walked quickly in the secret passage.

After going through a labyrinth-like tunnel, Mia came to a secret room.

She raised her head and looked at an oil painting hanging on the wall of the room, her body began to tremble slightly.

The composition of the oil painting is a bit like the smile of the Mona Lisa, depicting an extremely beautiful Asian woman.

If Qiu Gongyue was here, she would be shocked to find that the Asian woman in this oil painting looks exactly like herself.

At this moment, Mia's face was filled with a shocked expression, and she resisted not showing it when she was in front of Qiu Gongyue just now.

"Is this... a coincidence... or..."

Mia muttered to herself that she had seen this painting since she was young, her mother, her grandma, and even her great-grandmother, because this painting has a history of hundreds of years.

Hundreds of years later, a girl who looks exactly like the person in the oil painting suddenly came to her door.

Is this a coincidence, or an arrangement of fate?

……

Led by Nina, a group of people came to the medical department in the castle. A female doctor gave everyone a needle and used a needle to draw blood as a test sample.

"No, I'm afraid of injections, don't!"

Dinah yelled like a little kid who was afraid of injections, and the Snow Wolf God in her arms howled reluctantly.

Taking advantage of everyone's attention being attracted, Evelyn secretly manipulated the shadow to replace the blood drawn by the doctor.

The replaced blood was Qiu Gongyue's blood mixed with theirs, and the proportions were different.

Soon, Dinah was "pacified" and took blood honestly. Afterwards, Nina, who was the secretary, took them to a place to wait. They had to wait for the blood test results before deciding whether they could stay. live in this castle.

After Nina left, Evelyn immediately asked Ellie, "Didn't you say that everyone here is crazy?"

The rest of the people also looked at Ellie. She said before that this group of Luna believers had fallen into madness, but what they saw along the way were all normal scenes. They even thought that they had returned to the peace before the disaster. Era.

Ellie didn't know how to explain it, so she could only say: "They are behaving normally now, but NO.15 of every month is the time to sacrifice to the moon, and then you will know where they are crazy."

"Have you noticed something?"

Ito Rika suddenly said: "The number of men here can only be a little bit small."

She didn't need to remind, besides Dinah, Qiu Gongyue and Evelyn had already found out.

From the moment they landed on Heart-Shaped Island, most of the people they saw were women, and the number of men was extremely rare, and they only saw one or two occasionally.

Everyone looked at Ellie in unison again, always feeling that she was hiding a lot of things.

"The Luna God has always been regarded as a deity exclusive to women, so Luna believers tend to repel men."

Ellie had to explain: "Anyway, there will be a lot of weird things here. If you want to investigate here for a long time, you will soon see them. You have to be mentally prepared in advance."

When night fell, Nina brought them blood test reports, and all of them passed the test.

Ellie held the report in her hand and looked at Qiu Gongyue with surprised eyes. How high is her blood concentration?After mixing other people's blood, it still passed the test.

"Everyone, welcome to our big family."

Nina smiled and looked at the crowd, her eyes stayed on Qiu Gongyue's face for a few more seconds, and she remembered Ms. Mia's advice: "I have prepared the room for you, please come with me."

The four were assigned to four rooms side by side, not far from where Ellie lived.

"Everyone can live in the castle indefinitely in the future without paying any fees, but occasionally you need to accept some jobs sent by Ms. Mia, such as cleaning, or trimming the garden, etc. You need to apply for going out, and some places that need to be kept secret cannot be approached. Otherwise, you are free."

Nina told about the rules of living here. It is indeed very loose. Compared with the chaotic outside world, it is simply a paradise.

"correct!"

Nina, who was about to leave, suddenly turned around and looked at the four of them: "No matter what noise you hear at night, it's best not to leave the bedroom."

The four of them kept her exhortations in their hearts, and began to wonder if there was any secret hidden here.

After Nina left, Qiu Gongyue entered her own room. As soon as she entered the door, with years of experience, she immediately noticed that there was a pinhole camera hidden in the room.

She didn't act rashly, and walked around the room of the other three people, only to find that there was no pinhole camera in their room.

Qiu Gongyue didn't know whether it was a coincidence or intentional. If it was intentional, why did it only target her?
Dinner was eaten in the group cafeteria. The four of Qiu Gongyue caused a sensation when they came, because their looks were too much above the average.

Most of the cafeteria is full of young women. They are like meeting transfer students in school. They surround the four of them excitedly, asking questions, and everyone's attitude is very friendly and enthusiastic. They don't see Ellie at all. The so-called madness.

The four of them had never encountered such a situation before, and they were all a little disturbed, and even the Snow Wolf God was treated as a husky to blow up his hair.

After finally finishing dinner, the four of them fled out of the cafeteria in a panic and hid in their room.

Reunited in a room without a pinhole camera, the four began to discuss what they saw today.

The place is more of an all-girls school than a big family, mostly women, and everyone seems innocent and friendly.

"But is it possible?"

Evelyn crossed her hands, and her voice was calm: "There are intrigues everywhere. After all, there are only a few enthusiastic and cheerful people. Don't you find it strange that everyone in a place is enthusiastic and cheerful?"

Yes, this is also the strangest part, except for a few people, such as Mia or Nina, most of them seem to be carved out of the same personality template.

But neither Qiu Gongyue nor Evelyn could see any signs of camouflage, as if they were born with this kind of personality.

As for the religious atmosphere, I didn't see any symbols or decorations about the moon. Is this a family that believes in the moon to the point of madness?

Because Ellie's statement was somewhat inconsistent with the real situation, everyone didn't trust her very much, and didn't pull her in to discuss it together.

There was no result of the discussion, and seeing that the night was already dark, Qiu Gongyue could only announce the end of the meeting.

Ito Rika suggested: "A Yue, do you want to go out to check at night?"

Qiu Gongyue thought for a few seconds, then shook her head and said, "Forget it, on the first night, don't attract attention."

After the meeting, she returned to the room where the pinhole camera was installed, pretended not to know, lay down directly under the blanket, closed her eyes and meditated, thinking about today's experience by the way.

Suddenly, she felt a significant change in temperature, and there were subtle footsteps in the corridor outside the bedroom.

She immediately opened her eyes and looked at the clock hanging on the wall, with a surprised expression in her eyes.

It's already two o'clock in the middle of the night?

She and Evelyn and the others went back to the room separately, that is, at 11 o'clock in the evening, it was less than half an hour after she lay down, how did the time go so fast?
Qiu Gongyue thought for a while that the clock was malfunctioning, and immediately got up to check and found that there was no problem with the clock.

The temperature is still dropping, obviously it is spring now, but the temperature has gradually dropped to close to zero.

There were soft footsteps outside again.

Qiu Gongyue immediately went to the back of the door and gently opened a crack in the door. She noticed that there was no light outside, and the pale moonlight came in from the window.

A woman in pajamas with disheveled hair walked unsteadily from the corridor.

Qiu Gongyue remembered Nina's advice today, telling them not to go out no matter what they heard at night, is it because of this reason?
Just when Qiu Gongyue was about to close the door, she suddenly stopped and her eyes fell on the wall opposite the room. There was a picture of the moon hanging on the wall, which was obviously not there before.

Even if someone sneaked up to hang this painting, she would definitely hear it, but she didn't hear anything except the footsteps of the mysterious woman passing by just now.

The painting appeared out of thin air.

At this moment, Qiu Gongyue changed her decision not to attract attention on the first day, gently opened the door, and stepped out.

The moment she stepped out, she felt as if she had passed through an invisible barrier.

In the gloomy corridor, the walls on both sides are covered with various pictures about the moon, showing the moon's ups and downs.

Qiu Gongyue came to Ito Rika's room next door, reached out and knocked on the door, but no one responded.

She immediately opened the door, and there was no one there, and it was the same when she went to other rooms.

Except for Qiu Gongyue, everyone else disappeared.

(End of this chapter)