Listening to the conversation between Jiang Baimian, Shang Jianyao, and Gitis, Long Yuehong felt a strange sense of deja vu.

Gitis's experience was very much like a replica of some protagonists in the Old World entertainment materials:

Because of her kindness and goodwill, she received a dying gift from a seemingly insignificant character, and from then on, she surpassed the ordinary and had her own path.

After taking a glance at the Bodhi statue, Jiang Baimian put away her surprise and said:

"Put it back, it won't be good if someone accidentally sees it."

Gitis took a deep look at them, increasingly convinced that the "Old Tune Group" had no ill intentions.

After she put the Bodhi statue back in her backpack and placed it at her feet, Shang Jianyao asked:

"What then?"

"What then?" Gitis wondered if she had missed part of the conversation because she was distracted by manipulating other bodies.

But at this late hour, her other bodies were basically in bed, no longer needing her "maintenance."

Shang Jianyao had a look on his face that said, "The story isn't over yet":

"What happened after that monk died."

Gitis tucked a strand of her honey-colored hair behind her ear and recalled:

"At that time, both my parents were ill and unable to work. Although the family had some savings, it definitely wouldn't last long, and they had to keep taking medicine.

"I knew I couldn't rely on the family's savings to buy old-fashioned gene modification drugs to improve myself anymore. Without modified genes, it was difficult for me as a woman to join the army and gradually become a squire, or even be promoted to a knight.

"During that time, I felt like the sky was a lot darker, and the magic of that statue gave me hope."

"The sky in Gesterburg is already dark." Shang Jianyao pointed out.

Jiang Baimian glared at this guy and asked Gitis:

"Why did you choose to be an intelligence merchant?"

Gitis smiled, but without the distraction of maintaining other body activities, she didn't have that mysterious feeling this time:

"Buying gene modification drugs through formal channels was still too expensive. I initially considered going to the underground black market, which required intelligence support.

"Through this, I met Mol, and found that being an intelligence merchant was quite profitable and well-suited to the abilities that came with the statue. Mol himself also said that he was getting old, his energy was running out, and he would slowly retire."

"Then why work part-time at the front desk?" Jiang Baimian didn't quite understand.

Shang Jianyao helped explain:

"Life always needs a normal job, and worker, server, and relic hunter are not suitable for Gitis. She often gets distracted and can't concentrate."

"Yes." Gitis readily admitted, "Although the salary at the hotel front desk is relatively low, it's mostly free, and haven't you noticed? This is the center of Gesterburg, and the distance to the southeast, northwest, and north boundaries of the settlement is about the same, which is convenient for me to 'monitor'."

"I really didn't notice that." Jiang Baimian nodded slightly.

She suddenly changed the question:

"Which other bodies are you manipulating?"

Gitis smiled:

"Seven or eight, maybe. You've met one identity, Ester."

"Ester?" Long Yuehong blurted out in surprise.

Was that director of the Mining Federation another identity of Gitis?

Jiang Baimian recalled her interactions with Ester and found that other than being too easily fatigued and therefore a bit pensive and not focused enough, there was nothing that would connect him to Gitis.

"Nice acting!" Shang Jianyao praised.

"This identity has been used for almost two years. There were definitely many problems at the beginning. Now, even close people can't tell that Ester's soul has changed." Gitis wasn't proud.

Shang Jianyao suddenly put on a stern face and asked seriously:

"Did you kill Ester?"

"No." Gitis shook her head, "His body had collapsed a few years ago. He definitely wouldn't have lived this long normally, but I took a fancy to his identity, status, resources, and dying state. I made a point of seeing him near his death and asked him if he wanted to make a deal. The deal was that he would make a request, I would help him complete it, and his body would be lent to me until it could no longer be maintained.

"He agreed, hoping that I could help him fulfill a wish, which was to retrieve the bones or relics of his mistress and two children from Koninmiss.

"I know the danger of Koninmiss and can only tell him that I will try my best, but I can't guarantee it, and he still agreed to the deal."

Jiang Baimian nodded:

"Since Ester has become another identity of yours, then why are you worried about money?"

Wouldn't a large merchant who owns many private mines and controls a certain share of rare metals and liquor channels lack the money to buy new gene modification drugs?

"That belongs to Ester's family. I'm just keeping it safe for Ester and can't misappropriate it." Gitis replied quite seriously, "If I were willing to violate my own principles, there would be too many ways to change my life and cure my parents with the help of the statue."

Principles... you're not a knight yet... Long Yuehong muttered to himself.

Clap clap clap, Shang Jianyao clapped his hands and sincerely praised:

"Law-abiding."

Jiang Baimian did not skimp on her smile:

"Are the other bodies also from trades you made with the dying?"

"Two of them are not. One coveted the money I earned from selling intelligence, wanted to kill my whole family, and rob all the property. I directly shattered his consciousness and occupied his body." Gitis slightly raised the corners of her mouth, "And one is Iman, whom you know, the vice-captain of the Gesterburg 'Courage Knights', the assistant of Grand Knight Havel."

"What did he do?" Shang Jianyao didn't hide his desire to know.

Gitis looked at the lights on the street outside:

"On the one hand, killing Iman was Franz's last wish."

"Franz? Franz, the president of the local Hunters Guild?" Jiang Baimian asked with a complex expression.

The expressions of Bai Chen and the others were also quite colorful.

"Yes." Gitis chuckled softly, "Franz is another identity of mine."

Good heavens, three of the five names on the list are you yourself... No wonder you dare to take on the deep inquiry mission and charge one Grand Knight gold coin per person. Isn't this just using 'divine vision' to flip through memories? Long Yuehong didn't expect the truth of the matter to be like this.

Shang Jianyao was "shocked":

"Is Smith also you?"

"No, Smith is someone who is relatively easy to get information from. Mol is too, um, as long as you can give enough reward." Gitis shook her head in denial, "Just seven or eight bodies make me feel mentally distracted, like I could split at any moment, I really don't dare to add any more."

She didn't say exactly how many bodies she controlled, leaving herself some leeway.

Shang Jianyao thought for a moment and said:

"You must learn to reconcile with yourselves."

Gitis looked puzzled and couldn't understand what he meant.

"Why did Franz want to kill Iman?" Jiang Baimian brought the topic back on track.

Gitis sighed:

"Iman is a strict person and would give severe punishments even for small mistakes made by people around him.

"Franz's son originally followed him as a knight, but accidentally made a mistake and angered Iman. Normally, that mistake would only be punished with ten lashes, but Iman doubled it and did it himself.

"Franz's son was seriously injured as a result, and then had bad luck and contracted another disease, which ultimately took his life."

Gitis paused and then said:

"I agreed to Franz's request for another reason:

"After mastering so much intelligence, I learned that so many people in the factory get sick, injured, overworked, and even die, not because there is no way to solve it, but because a large part of the people above are unwilling to solve it, believing that this will reduce their own gains. Iman is a representative of this group. Hehe, he occasionally practices knightly spirit and donates to hospitals and relief organizations. It's really touching.

"When I found a chance to shatter his consciousness and occupy his body, his collapsed, painful, and weak appearance was no different from the ordinary people and low-level knights he looked down upon."

"What about now? Has the situation in the factory improved now?" Shang Jianyao was concerned about this.

"With Iman's efforts, there have been some changes." Gitis replied.

Shang Jianyao was very gratified:

"He is now a true knight."

A undead knight... Long Yuehong couldn't help but mutter to himself.

Jiang Baimian thought for a moment and asked Gitis:

"What illness do your parents have?"

"My father has a severe lung disease, which is related to the factory environment. My mother is overworked and her body is near collapse." Gitis said with a sad face, "I have been buying corresponding drugs and biological agents for them, but they can only barely maintain them. They haven't gotten worse, but they haven't improved much either."

Too bad, the biological agents we carry are either for prolonging the lives of the dying, or for treating various external injuries and infectious diseases in the wild, not enough to address the symptoms... Well, there is a nutritional biological agent that can be used for a collapsed body, although it is aimed at Xiao Hong's recovery after a serious injury, but it can also improve the physical condition of overworked people to a certain extent... Jiang Baimian nodded thoughtfully and said:

"We have a biological agent that should be a little helpful to your mother. I want to exchange two of them for Iman's and Franz's answers, and three Grand Knight gold coins."

Two are the money still owed to Gitis, and one is used to replenish food reserves.