The night had deepened, and in no time it was midnight, yet the queue of Players outside Seven Families Town's Desire Restraint Center had only grown longer.
The map of this Star Gate had a strange layout. The Seven Villages were only connected at night, and only for one brief hour. However, Players from every village could enter Seven Families Town simultaneously after 10 p.m.
That meant the Players in Seven Families Town came from seven different villages. Naturally, their numbers were considerable, making the place crowded.
While queuing earlier, Ren Ye had heard Players from other villages mention that each of their villages also had around seventy Players. Across seven villages, that made roughly 490 Players.
Outside Consultation Room No. 1 at the Desire Restraint Center, the burly man in black robes was also quietly waiting in line.
He had acted alone tonight. Although plenty of unexpected things had happened along the way, his overall gains had been satisfactory.
Earlier, the Yin Soul he had been watching in the courtyard had suddenly fled like a thing possessed under the influence of Xu Qingzhao's Soul-Gathering Formation. In the end, however, he had caught up with it and forced an important clue out of it.
That clue had also earned the burly man five hundred points, so he could now easily afford the Desire Restraint Center's services.
After waiting a little longer, the silent man also saw several Players with a Mental Health Value above 92 being forcibly dragged away by a group of mental patients. The scene briefly descended into chaos.
"Next."
A woman called loudly from inside Consultation Room No. 1.
The burly man in black robes stepped inside and slowly approached the shabby long table. He did not sit, merely stood over it and asked, "How do I