Chapter 104 The Last Chance (these few days the updates are divided into morning and afternoon, it seems that the follow-up reading can be better)
Looking at Miss Valente’s soothing expression and a little smile in her eyes, Lynch knew I made the right bet.
This was a trust test in itself, and Lynch passed it successfully.
The key is that Lynch can't refuse to take this test, and he has no right to complain, because he asked for it.
No matter how they deal with the mountain people in the future, the attitude of the Valente family is very important. Unless they are desperate to fight such a behemoth, there is no harm in maintaining the relationship between the two parties. Now that he had initially established a good impression with half-truths and lies, Lynch certainly hoped to further consolidate the relationship, but he ignored that he was facing the eldest daughter of a thousand-year-old family.
With this kind of identity, the vigilance against malice and the understanding of people's hearts have long been engraved in the bone marrow. No matter how gentle and kind the character appears, he will never be a fool. Even if he was blinded due to information asymmetry, he could not let Lynch manipulate him. With a simple act of kindness, he threw the problem to Lynch.
If Lynch doesn't dare to drink, Miss Valente probably won't take any action, but today's efforts will definitely be in vain. From now on, she will be an ordinary partner who keeps a distance at most. Only drinking it in person means that Lynch is willing to take the lead in trusting him, and his attitude will definitely be different in the future.
You have to solve the problems you asked for yourself even with tears in your eyes, so I gritted my teeth and drank the potion cleanly.
It's not a reckless gamble. Lynch has carefully analyzed it, and the possibility of it being poison is very small.
There is a high probability that the two of them met by chance. Since he is not sure that he will meet him, then this person is not mentally ill and cannot always carry a bottle of poison with him. Therefore, this bottle of medicine has no effect at best, and it is not really possible to use it. Send him away.
On the other hand, she often comes into contact with ghouls, so it is reasonable to have a bottle of medicine on her body to eliminate the smell of ghouls, so this bottle of medicine is probably real.
The most important point is that if there is a fatal threat, Ms. Luna will at least give a warning, so since the neighbor did not stop him, Lynch drank it all with confidence.
It tastes really bad, sour and bitter, and I don’t feel hot all over my body after drinking it.
"I'm waiting for Grant and Hoffman." Miss Valente smiled and took back the medicine bottle and put it away. Seeing that Lynch was a little confused, she patiently explained, "Howard Hoffman, The mayor of Rhine City.”
Lynch remembered that he was the gentle man sitting on the other side of Duke Wein.
"Nicoletto asked me to help with this matter. There are many things that he can't say directly, otherwise I will also be targeted mysteriously," Miss Valente explained while looking in the direction of the city hall, "I have investigated. The Best Mountain Tunnel project was mainly promoted by Grant's forces, but the entire Nolin-Rhine Railway project was mostly managed by Hoffman, so both of these people may control the selection of the Best Mountain Tunnel. Address."
"Maya said that there is collusion between Grant and the sewer ghouls. I don't quite understand what is the relationship between the sewer ghouls and the leader of the Nikolai clan."
< br>“Different tribes, and the relationship is very bad, just treat them as two groups.”
"Are they also interested in Zul-Hala-Sal?"
The second time he mentioned this weird name, Lynch still felt a little strange. He understood that this meant that it was just the pronunciation of the name, and it contained a lot of meaning. The mystery is already very strong. If I were still an ordinary person, I am afraid that this name would scare me.
“Oh, it seems that this is the first time you have come across this name. Zul Harasar was born in the Third Age and is the birthplace of their race. Although the city was swallowed up by the earth due to changes in the earth later. , but the city is still of great significance to them, not to mention that it is said that Mordiggian still has a ray of will sleeping deep in Zul'Harasar, which is tantamount to a holy place for their family."
"Hey, what's going on?" Lynch was startled, "Didn't you say that the evil gods are sleeping in the dreamland? Why did this Mordiggian change places?"
"Its main body must still be hidden Deep in the dreamland, the present world cannot carry the meaning of their existence. Once they enter the present world, it will be a devastating disaster. Usually, this situation means that there is a fragment of will left in the present world. The fragment does not exceed the limit of the present world and will not. Cause a large-scale disaster."
"What if this ghost city is dug out?" Lynch already realized the seriousness of the problem and asked with a twitching corner of his mouth, "What will happen to this fragment of consciousness? Won’t wake up? What will happen after waking up? ”
"I also want to know the answer." Miss Valente sighed and said faintly, "Maybe you can enjoy the sacrifice once and then go to sleep, maybe you can directly return to the dreamland body and never come back, but you can also pull the dreamland body away. To the present world. There are too few samples, and there is no conclusion in mystical science."
"Uh, the consequences of these situations are very serious"
"Well, The lightest one has to sacrifice thousands of souls to it to appease it and continue to sleep. Otherwise, when it returns to the dreamland, the entire world will be disturbed, and disasters will continue on Mount Kallos, possibly half of the Rand Kingdom. They will be affected all year round. As for the third possibility, hey, when the original ruler of the old world comes to the world, it will inevitably cause a devastating disaster, not only the Kallos Mountains and the Best Mountain, but also the entire Rhine will cease to exist. It’s a lucky outcome that half of the people in the kingdom survived.”
"Will no one take care of such serious consequences? What about those strong men?" "Zul Harasal sleeping under the Best Mountain is just a folk legend among ethnic minorities. It has no actual basis and even fewer people know about it. And even if It is useless for people to know about it, it will only be because of those fanatical archaeologists and naturalists, because the sleeping fragment of the old ruler is a legend among legends. If you are not familiar with the mountain people, it is almost impossible to believe it. "It's a matter of course."
"But if the superiors don't know about such a dangerous thing, it's okay. If they know, they should at least investigate..."
Lin Qi suddenly couldn't ask any more questions. He realized that those in higher positions were not numb and refused to investigate, so he made his own entrustment.
“Huh, I understand, so Chief Nikolai and the others don’t want the holy land to be disturbed, and the sewer ghouls colluded with Grant to dig out Zul’Harasar? But why did they do this? "Things?"
"Don't delve into the reason, Mr. Leviv, this is a taboo behavior in occultism, because the minds of mysterious aliens are harder to guess than cultists." Miss Valente shook her head gently, calmly. Said, "They definitely have a purpose, but we normal humans may not be able to understand this purpose. Any attempt to understand will make our thinking more confusing, and our will will move closer to them. Including Mr. Nicklay, it must also have us The purpose is incomprehensible. Before everything is found out, it is difficult to say what is more in line with human meaning, but at least for now, it seems that helping Mr. Nicklay investigate the incident is the least bad outcome, so I choose to help you, Li. Mr. Viv, you drank my potion, and I give you one last chance to make a choice.”
‘Neighbor, neighbor, is she telling the truth? ’
[Unsure. 】
‘You can’t even be sure? Doesn’t it mean that gods are omniscient? ’
【But I am already dead. 】
‘It makes sense and is completely irrefutable. ’
[If it is true, you will be in danger, but it is not a dead end. 】
‘And profitable? ’
[Hmm. 】
"Maya is my client, Miss Valente, and I am also a human being." Lynch immediately showed a righteous expression and said firmly, "For the benefit of mankind, of course I must firmly cooperate with You stand together.”
"Oh, thank you very much, Mr. Leviv." Miss Valente's eyes flickered, she nodded with a half-smile, put away her things and stood up, "Then I'll go back and sort out the information first, and in two days I’ll pay you a visit, and I’ll leave you with the task of tracking them today. Once you see Grant or Hoffman, follow them.”
With that said, Lynch turned around and left with the novel in his arms. .
Why did she run away?
Lin Qi was a little puzzled until he turned his head and saw the waiter standing next to him with a smile but not a smile.
"Huh? She didn't pay the bill?"
The waiter nodded deeply.
"Not even her cup?"
Continue to nod deeply.
So, these nobles are simply the most vicious creatures in the world, bar none!
(End of this chapter)