Industrial Cthulhu, starting from the island lord

Chapter 287 Zoe, It’s You

After weighing the pros and cons for a moment, Zeus's eyes became firm. He quickly sorted out the approximate direction of the silk threads in his hand, chose the densest bundle, pulled out one at random, and tied it together with the others.

The silk threads in this direction are new, so dense, and the direction is right, it can only be Castel.

Pulling someone in Castel into the link was actually something Hughes had planned long ago. He needed someone to share Castel's situation with him and find out what was happening outside.

Castel was isolated overseas and had very little contact with the outside world. Xiusi didn't know a lot of common sense information, and he couldn't ask himself.

As for who this person is, Zeus feels that it is most likely a banshee. They are all extraordinary beings, have closer connections with himself, and there are quite a few of them, so it is easy to guess.

But when he felt the breath coming from the other side of the link, Xius found that he had guessed wrong.

Zoe flipped through the novel in her hand with little interest. Although she was reading the book, her thoughts were wandering somewhere else.

Finally, she sighed, put the book aside, and lay down on the table.

For some reason, no matter how hard she tried, she couldn't finish reading those knight novels recently.

These were obviously her favorite topics and her most beloved stories, but they could hardly stir her emotions.

When Zoe saw the plots in those books, she felt as if she was watching a stage play, with actors performing carefully constructed stories. It was exquisite, ingenious, and amazing, but it was far from reality.

Reality, reality, it is obviously boring, but after seeing the suffering and happiness of too many people, Zoe always feels that those stories are not in the same world as her own.

She is no longer the protagonist who follows the ups and downs of the plot and experiences a brand new life, but has become an indifferent audience sitting under the stage. No matter how wonderful the scenery on the stage is, it is difficult to touch her heartstrings.

What's wrong with me?
Zoe had no answer. Recently, many banshees had shown interest in her novels, so she simply took out all her books and made a small library for the banshees to read.

If it were in the past, she would never have contributed these novels, as they were her treasures.

She was originally a maid in the manor, and later taught literacy classes. Now that most of the islanders have completed literacy, her level is not enough to teach advanced classes, and the school is temporarily closed. In the end, she had to return to Zeus and help him with odd jobs.

I always feel like a waste. After going around in circles, I'm back to working as a maid. Every day is getting boring, and I even lost my only hobby, which was reading novels.

Zoe sighed again.

"If only life could change a little bit."

Scepter: 『.』

fries:"."

French Fries: "There's actually a newcomer?!"

Zoe raised her head from the table suddenly, but her movement was so big that it hit the novel that had just been placed aside, so she lowered her head again, covering her hands.

"It hurts so much, it hurts so much!"

French Fries: "Uh, are you okay?"

French Fries: "I'm sorry I can't help you share your pain, but maybe talking about it will help?"

French Fries: "Let me introduce myself. I'm French Fries. Here's a link. We're not entirely sure how it works, but we're just using it. Besides me, there's Ms. Scepter, Mr. Captain, and Sister Gwen. Except for Gwen, everyone else uses a codename. You can give yourself one, too."

French Fries: "Speaking of which, Gwen, do you want to come up with a code name too?"

Zoe rubbed her slightly red and swollen forehead, her heart filled with shock.

Chain, link?
What on earth is this? Is it dangerous? Will I be caught by the other party through the link?
Calm down, Zoe, calm down, use your brain and think of a solution!

Zoe was a little flustered. She subconsciously looked around and soon saw the novel on the table. The book had just hit her forehead and now it happened to be open, revealing the contents.

Zoe's eyes suddenly lit up. Her current situation seemed like a plot in a novel.

The protagonist has accomplished nothing and is a loser, but then he suddenly gets a golden finger and becomes unstoppable from then on.
Oh no, the sense of immersion is coming.

Zoe took a few deep breaths, trying to suppress her chaotic thoughts. She encouraged herself and felt that she had a great advantage. Her long-term reading of novels made her very familiar with this situation. What would the protagonist in the novel do?

Well, first of all, you have to be calm, so that others will subconsciously think that you are very powerful, and even make up a lot of details in their minds. You just need to slowly strengthen this process.

Come on! Zoe, you can do it!

Zoe: "Link? That's interesting! I'll give myself a nickname, too. You can call me Writer."

French Fries: "Writer? That's impressive. You must have published many books and written many stories, right?"

Writer: "Huh? Well, not really. I've only written a little bit, but not really!"

Writer: "Ahem, just a trivial work."

French Fries: "Wow, that's amazing!"

captain:"."

Scepter: 『.』

Zoe felt her face burning and she subconsciously tapped the ground with her toes. She had never written a complete story, let alone a book. She only had experience in writing promotional materials for the lord.

But in order to maintain her calm and strong personality, she could only accept it despite the shame. She didn't expect it to be so difficult, and she almost succumbed to shame.

But fortunately, she successfully deceived the other people in the link, and it really worked!
She has a wealth of experience (from novels) and will definitely be able to use this golden finger like a fish in water!
Now that I think about it, maybe my talent actually lies in this area. Although I am a bit useless in other aspects, I can perform perfectly here. I can apply the plot I saw in the novel so quickly and succeed in one go.

I'm a total genius.

Zoe thought secretly.

Really useful!

Hughes breathed a sigh of relief.

Although the person who was pulled in was Zoe instead of the banshee, she successfully diverted the attention of the other people and the matter was successfully covered up.

The next step is to guide Zoe to inquire about things in the outside world. This is not difficult, and Zeus has already thought of a way.

Wasn't he planning to send a ship to Blood Harbor to contact the prince next?
Zoe was chosen to lead the team.

Next, she knew that she was going to lead the team out, and she would definitely have to take the initiative to ask a few people about the situation outside. Xius just needed to listen from the side. It was a perfect solution!

At the same time, she would also pass on some information in exchange. All she knew was Castel's current situation, so that Ken and Jeremiah could rush back after knowing it.

Hughes didn't even have to send anyone to look for it.

I'm a total genius.

Hughes thought to himself.

(End of this chapter)