Chapter 395 Coincidence in the Mysterious World
The four people walked around a few times and threw out five more seeds of the Human Face Fruit. With the last five remaining, Lin Qi decided to go out of the city at noon to plant seeds. In the woods where several people appeared.
After walking around the sunbathing field a few times, Lynch realized that the ancient city was not as beautiful as he imagined.
Rough and dilapidated houses, narrow and bumpy roads, complicated and chaotic streets...
If these can be tolerated, what is most unbearable for Lynch, who has traveled from a civilized society, is the traffic flowing on the streets. Sewage and feces littered the streets.
Actually, the Rhine City in the Fifth Age would inevitably have a similar phenomenon, but at least the surface was clean and bright, and most of them were hidden in dark alleys. At worst, Lynch could choose not to go.
As long as I don't see it, the dirt and darkness don't exist.
But filthiness in ancient cities could be seen everywhere. He even saw men excreting on the roadside. The air of the whole city was filled with the smell of garbage, sewage, sour excrement, and everywhere he could see it. An unsightly sight.
“That’s how diseases tend to spread.”
As a professional, Miss Diana could only sigh. The limitations of the times cannot be changed by a few people. The group could only turn a blind eye, avoid the filth on the ground, and follow the shouts into the sunbathing in the city center. field.
In the Third Age without clocks, time can only be estimated. It should be past eight in the morning, but there are still many farmers gathered in the drying field, with no intention of going to do farm work outside the city. .
The farmers gathered together in small groups and whispered, each of them looking nervous and frightened. From time to time, their eyes glanced in the direction of the fortress and the tall castle on the east side.
A dozen or so well-dressed outsiders were sitting around the square, looking sad. No one spoke anymore, only sighing occasionally. Behind them was a pub with a beer mug sign, the only entertainment facility in the small town. It's just that the door of the tavern is closed at this time, obviously it hasn't started business yet.
People are in panic and gloomy.
“Everything is already decided, give up all hope and enjoy the final peace.”
The crazy old man's voice was as sharp as ever, but hoarse, echoing over the sunbathing field like a mourning crow.
“Shut up, old madman.”
A farmer finally couldn’t stand the repeated bad luck preaching, so he picked up the garbage on the street and threw it on the grain pile. His hair turned gray. The old man's head was smashed with stains and bruises all over his head, but the crazy old man acted as if he didn't notice, still dancing crazily and spreading the sound of doomsday loudly.
"Now the city lord and his knights are very upset. Do you think if you beat this madman to death, will they take it out on you and sentence you to murder? You don't need to beat him to death. He is so old. He might just fall down. If you fall to death, you will be the murderer. What is the death penalty in this city? "
Lin Qi said leisurely as they passed by, and Judy immediately said. After translating for the farmer, the four of them walked straight past without looking back. The farmer's face turned green, he looked up at the crazy old man who was standing steadily, and quickly took a few steps away.
Lin Qi curled his lips and secretly thought that the old man would dare to hit him because he was beaten less often.
Ignoring the old lunatic who continued to go crazy, Lynch first approached the sad-looking travelers.
Compared with the small town farmers living in a corner, these travelers are more outstanding in terms of knowledge and logical thinking. More importantly, as outsiders, it is much more difficult for these people to do things secretly. There are many, so the possibility that they are the masterminds behind the scenes is very small, and the information obtained from them will be more credible.
And a common identity is the easiest to resonate with. Citizens may be wary of the four people, but these people should not be, especially when they can’t even drink to drown their sorrows. Lynch magically When he brought out two jugs of strong whiskey, he immediately won everyone's favor. The wine from the Fifth Age quickly convinced these travelers, and all the travelers became enthusiastic, allowing Lynch to quickly clarify everything. The traces of ghouls appearing nearby started seven days ago. The ghouls were just wandering around and did not attack humans. Therefore, the travelers at that time were not too afraid, and many people left Norland and continued their journey.
However, three days ago, someone discovered the corpses of several travelers. The corpses were all covered with huge tooth marks and claw marks, which seemed to be left by wandering ghouls.
The discoverer was frightened and quickly ran back to Norland to inform everyone. Now everyone from citizens to travelers began to panic. Travelers never dared to leave the city again, and farmers also tried their best to avoid going out. By the end of the day, the city was in panic.
Lin Qi listened silently, instinctively feeling that there was a big problem here, but couldn't figure out what the problem was for the moment, so he could only put it aside for the time being.
Subsequently, the four of them approached the farmer who was whispering in the drying field, and their identities as transnational grain purchasers allowed them to immediately gain a foothold in the farmer's camp.
Actually, these farmers are not qualified to sell grain. The grain will be managed by the city lord, but after selling, everyone will get some small profits. Therefore, Lynch and the others have been treated well since they entered the city. Shi also quickly won the trust of farmers.
Unfortunately, farmers don't know much. Many people can't even explain what a ghoul is. They only know that many years ago, there was a tribe of ghouls lurking near the city, but they live in peace with each other. There are even rumors that those monsters will occasionally disguise themselves as humans and sneak into the city, secretly abducting human children for food storage, but these are just stories to coax children, and their credibility is too low.
In fact, the farmers learned about this ghoul crisis from travelers. In the past few days, several people had indeed seen ghouls wandering around. At this time, there were Witnesses, but due to historical factors no one paid attention. It was not until the travelers discovered the bruised bodies that the farmers became nervous.
Lin Qi frowned and asked thoughtfully: "So... in fact, apart from hearing from the travelers who reported the news, none of you have actually seen a broken corpse?"< br>
"No, no, no, many people have seen it." A farmer corrected, "The bodies of those travelers were discovered by different people, and after they came back to notify them, the soldiers had already brought all the bodies back. Many people have seen it."
"Yes, I saw such a long wound." Several farmers gestured, "Many people vomited. It was too bloody." br>
Seeing the citizens echoing each other and speaking quite vividly, Lynch did not doubt it, but the feeling just now came back.
The narratives from both sides made his feeling that something was wrong more and more obvious.
There must be something wrong here.
After combing through it again, no abnormalities were found, and these people did not seem to be lying. Lynch suppressed the irritability of not being able to find the answer, and asked casually: "What did Ms. Swain say? ? Is she the only healer in town? ”
"Yes, we used to have to endure when we got hurt, but now it's much better with her here." Many middle-aged farmers showed silly smiles on their faces, "We all grew up with her, and it's great to have her back. She has been a good girl since she was a child and cares about everyone. I heard that several big cities wanted to invite her but she was rejected. For everyone's sake, she insisted on returning to Norland. Seeing that everyone was very scared, she also specifically suggested to the city lord to ask the capital for help. Looking for help.”
Huh? What did she propose?
Lin Qi was shocked and realized that this doctor lady seemed to be more complicated than imagined. Judging from her suggestion to seek help, the suspicion that she was the mastermind behind the scenes was even smaller. She was indeed trustworthy, but ……
But this change started when the messenger for help was attacked, and she was the initiator of the request for help. Is this a coincidence?
Ha, a coincidence in a mysterious world?
(End of this chapter)