Chapter 391: Investigation begins
Speaking in half-understood language, the five of them chatted until midnight.
Doctor Swain was quite interested and did not feel nervous about the ghoul attacking the messenger. Perhaps at this time, she just thought this was a very common dark incident, which should be what most people thought.
However, through the opportunity of chatting, Lynch and the others had a preliminary understanding of the only doctor in the city - or, following the custom of this era, he was called a therapist.
Ms. Swain is an arcane mage, and her level is pretty good. According to Diana and Judy, who have a certain understanding of arcana, her strength is roughly equivalent to that of a second- and third-level soul shifter. It is relatively low for people in the third era, but from the perspective of the third era, it can be considered as a mid-range combat power in a big city.
She has been traveling to two continents with her mentor since she was fourteen years old, solving many aliens and cultists, and also helping many people. After her mentor died of illness on the way, she followed her mentor's plan and completed the entire journey. At the age of twenty-nine, she returned to the Sailer Republic to take care of her elderly father nearby. But perhaps because she had been away from home for too long, her father didn't want to get along with her too much. He was very unfriendly every time he saw her and told her to get lost many times and not come back to Norland again.
In the past fifteen years, she has long been accustomed to the outside world. Therefore, when she saw the four Lin Qi coming from outside, she took the initiative to invite them to stay. She also had an instinctive affection for the four people's occasional abnormality. Performance, she also actively ignored it.
Natalie and Diana were afraid of being exposed and pretended to have a language barrier and rarely spoke. However, Lynch based on the characteristics of the architecture and the customs of his hometown in the Middle Ages, softening the historical background of the Quaternary Period, and compiled He talked about the customs and customs of Middle-earth for a long time, and deliberately said it in an exaggerated way, so that even if he missed something, he would be considered to be bragging and laughed off.
In general, they got along well. Not only did they get closer, but they also managed to figure out a lot of information about the city without any trace.
In the deep mountains next to the small town, there has always been a tribe of ghouls. However, Dr. Swain has only been back for less than two years and there are still many things she doesn’t understand. Therefore, when Lynch asked her about this just now, she really didn’t know. . But what is certain is that since the ghouls wandered around the city, most people have been somewhat panicked. This is a normal reaction. It may be certain that at least there is no large-scale collusion with the ghouls.
After chatting, the four of them can confirm that everything that happened here has really changed a lot.
The attack on the messenger today made several knights of the city lord alert. In the past, some people had seen ghouls wandering around, but no actual action had been taken. Calling for help was just a backup plan. But now that there have been casualties, we must be prepared. The patrol that Diana and Judy saw just now is one of the preparations.
Although he had been mentally prepared, after the confirmation, Lin Qi was still a little uneasy. He had lost his biggest reliance on foresight and had to rely on his own efforts for everything.
However, I have never struggled to survive in a difficult situation. This difficulty is not enough. At least now I can temporarily think that Dr. Swain is not the one who wants to cause trouble. The four of them have a stable relationship. In the rear, you can have a good rest and spend the first night.
As for the subsequent investigation, of course we will discuss it tomorrow.
This was the first time he spent the night in the memory of strange things. Lynch always felt uneasy. Sometimes he missed the soft bed on the second floor of No. 221 and the soft and dry bedding. Sometimes he imagined the two ladies separated by a wall on the left and a wall on the right. I was thinking about what I was doing, and finally fell asleep. .
I don’t know whether it was interference caused by high inspiration or because his mental quality was not strong enough. He kept dreaming that night. The content of the dream was completely different from what he expected. There was no ghoul element. On the contrary... on the contrary, he couldn't figure out what he was dreaming about. He only saw endless distorted light and shadow in front of him.
Weird and dazzling.
These lights and shadows did nothing, they just existed there quietly, regardless of Lin Qi's will. However, Lin Qi felt keenly that there seemed to be thousands of eyes hidden in the lights and shadows, using their cold and uncaring eyes. A clean line of sight, spanning endless time and space, spying on his every move.
There is nowhere to escape, nowhere to hide, weird sights are everywhere, staring at Lynch all the time, he himself doesn’t know that he will be tortured by these twisted dreams How long, until it seemed like countless people were beating gongs in their ears.
No.
Lin Qi opened his eyes suddenly. It was already bright outside the window, and the first night passed safely.
The knocking sound did not disappear with the departure of the dream. His slow brain slowly resumed its rotation, and Lynch finally realized that it was someone knocking on Dr. Swain's door.
Going home early in the morning, something happened? After slapping his face hard to wake himself up quickly, Lin Qi jumped out of bed, reached out and copied, but found nothing.
By the way, walking sticks were not popular in this era, so the Temptation of Blood was put in Miss Diana's bracelet.
As soon as I came out of the bedroom, I found that several ladies were also walking out of their rooms sleepily. When they looked at Lin Qi, the three ladies were obviously stunned and almost screamed, and then they remembered where they were. , the expression was a little embarrassed.
, and Swain had already ran downstairs to open the door, and a burst of rapid conversation came over.
"What are they talking about?"
"I'm listening." Judy made a gesture of silence, hid in the corner and listened quietly for a moment, "He said Kemet Dead.”
Um? The courier who was involved in the accident last night is dead?
Lin Qi's face darkened and he felt a headache.
This man is a direct manifestation of the variables in the whole thing. He has a strong symbolic meaning in occultism. What happens to him often has a very complicated connection, especially this kind of life and death. key issues.
His death was anything but simple.
But before Lynch had time to think deeply, he saw that Dr. Swain had turned his head and ran towards Lynch.
“I’m going out for a trip. Kemir is dead and his body is in the military camp. I want to go and have a look.”
"Didn't you say that he started to get better last night? Is this a sudden deterioration of the injury?"
"Not only did he start to get better, he already had a reaction last night. That is a sign that he is about to wake up." Dr. Swain There was no warning to the four people from Lynch, and he explained naturally, "He died suddenly this morning. He may have woken up before he died. It is said that he looked frightened."
Lin Qi frowned: "Where is the silk screen? ?”
Dr. Swain showed a subtle expression: "I want to know too, that's why I went to see him. I suspect that his death was not as simple as a recurrence of the injury. He might have been killed by something. So we need to check him as soon as possible."
It seemed that they had the same idea. The four of them exchanged a look, and Lin Qi took the initiative and said: "Let's go with you, is it convenient?"
"It's not inconvenient, that's all. Just say that you are people I met when I traveled to Middle-earth before. People in the military camp dare not stop the people I brought. "
"If we don't find out the truth about his death as soon as possible, people in the city may fall into panic. If the harvest is affected, our trip will be in vain." Lynch then explained, "We are from a big city after all. At least they are more knowledgeable than the locals, and they might be able to help. It’s better than letting you worry about it alone.”
“Okay, but you’d better do it first. Be mentally prepared." Dr. Swain whispered, "It is said that the death state of the corpse is very strange, don't scare you."
Hiss, Lynch felt a chill in his heart and nodded cautiously.
(End of this chapter)