When the City Lord's Mansion was upgraded, it was an all-encompassing enhancement for the Lord's Small Tower.

Not only were the appearance and size upgraded, but the room decorations and furnishings also saw a noticeable improvement.

For instance, the current large bed is not only soft and comfortable but also very sturdy and spacious.

If he were to wrestle with Luna again, it wouldn't make "creak, creak" sounds anymore.

It is highly suitable for well work operations.

Zong Shen lay on the bed, slowly turned over, and lay facedown on the bed.

It was only a little past ten at night, definitely the earliest he'd gone to sleep since landing.

Today he completed the territory expansion, upgraded the territory to level eight, and successfully reached first place in the [Territory Level Ranking].

He then raided a secret supply point of the Calamity Raven Church, acquiring a significant amount of munitions and grain, and spent the afternoon hunting down Burrow Monsters, going straight into the evening.

Could be considered busy, yet when you think about it, it doesn't seem that busy.

But when lined up, each task was indeed time- and energy-consuming.

Zong Shen was very fatigued, just somewhat unaccustomed. Sleeping this early felt like a waste; he kept thinking he should be doing something of significance!

He lay on the bed, thought it over, and suddenly remembered something.

He flipped over sharply, kicked off his war boots, and sat directly on the bed.

He flicked his wrist and took out a ragged doll.

The doll was a bit old, covered with stains, and the button eyes looked somewhat eerie.

The strangest thing was the doll's mouth, sewn into an X with black thread.

It was like a silent protester, trying to convey something but unable to speak.

Indeed, this was the [Cursed Doll] Zong Shen got from Sangui Yingshu, according to the strategy guide, a Resentful Spirit was attached to it.

Every midnight at three o'clock, the Resentful Spirit would appear, capable of revealing some secrets about the Burial Ground.

Tonight, Zong Shen planned to explore the secrets hidden behind this doll.

Outside the window, it was very quiet, the moonlit night silent, farmers and kobolds rested early.

The Warriors of the Exploration Squad, except for the mages who went to the [Magic Hall] for meditation cultivation, were also all resting, making the surroundings very quiet.

Only the occasional sound of the Arrow Tower firing and the trampling of Wolf Cavalry passing the city wall perimeter faintly reached inside the Lord's Small Tower.

Silvery moonlight shone into the room, illuminating the eerie ragged doll. Amidst the shifting shadows, Zong Shen seemed to see a boy's face on the doll's face.

Just a fleeting glance filled Zong Shen with cold sweat.

The face lingered in his mind, haunting and unshakeable.

The boy had golden hair, snow-white skin, with eyes tightly shut and tears of blood continuously seeping from the corners, his mouth sewn shut in an X, his expression terrified and filled with malice.

Even just looking at it for a moment, you could sense some extremely malevolent curse hidden within.

Indeed, the boy himself was a medium for a curse, in other words, the curse utilized his body and life as driving force.

"Damn, this is really freaky."

Zong Shen cursed and threw the doll aside.

He almost wanted to take the Dragon-Slaying Heavy Sword and cut the thing in half.

"Letting this thing stay in the room until three a.m..."

"No way, I need to call some people over!"

Zong Shen looked at the doll, shook his head forcefully.

This ragged doll was too creepy, and Zong Shen definitely didn't want to be alone with it until three in the morning.

He needed to find some company.

He jumped off the large bed, put on his war boots, grabbed the ragged doll, and dashed away.

Luna hadn't rested and was sensing and absorbing the power of Moonlight outside in the small courtyard.

This was her training method, by inhaling and exhaling Moonlight, she could gradually increase her experience value.

Over time, she could rely on inhaling and exhaling Moonlight to level up, which was one of the unique leveling methods for the Dark Night Female Hunter King. While absorbing Moonlight, she could also regenerate energy, much better than mere sleep.

Zong Shen, clutching the cursed doll, hurriedly ran out of the Lord's Small Tower. Upon reaching Luna's side, he gently tugged her arm, soft as a young lotus root.

"Luna, come with me to the [Magic Hall]!"

As Zong Shen shouted quickly, he ran towards the [Magic Hall].

Beside Luna, who was lazily sleeping, Black Panther was disturbed by Zong Shen, who let out a soft growl of dissatisfaction.

Luna was also a bit puzzled; she looked down at where Zong Shen had grabbed her arm, seeing a black handprint rising with a vicious black smoke under the moonlight, sizzling in the Moonlight before eventually being obliterated by the moonlight.

"Your hand..."

"What an evil power of curse it is!"

Luna exclaimed, hurriedly following, stepping in Zong Shen's footsteps as they entered the [Magic Hall] one after another.

By this time, Zong Shen had already awakened all the mages who were meditating.

Including Tasuya, Aisha, Milani, and Favide, the mages surrounded Zong Shen.

They were watching the [Cursed Doll] in Zong Shen's hand, busy discussing amongst themselves.

Among them, the Necromancer Tasuya seemed particularly focused. Her eyes were fixated on the doll, almost unable to look away.

Evidently, among these mages, the Necromancer had the most authority to speak about the [Cursed Doll], which was clearly related to spirits and the like, areas of expertise for a Necromancer.

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