Chapter 147 The Pied Piper and God Pan's Flute
Shuimo Town.
Under the dim afterglow, the town was desolate and dead.
The pale church stands in the center of the town, with a flock of crows flying past in the dusk.
There are only a few pedestrians on the street, and all of them have empty eyes. Beside the well, Crane Doyle, twirling his big beard, asked the village elder in ragged clothes:
"You mean, the man in colorful clothes played the flute and disappeared without a trace with more than a hundred children in the town?"
The village elder nodded, his lips trembled slightly, and he said uneasily:< br>
“The incident was discovered only at sunrise yesterday... The night before yesterday, the night watchman in the village said that he heard the sound of the flute in the middle of the night. He thought it was the devil at work and did not dare to approach. However, when it dawned, he discovered that the town There are more than a hundred children missing in the house.”
“Sir, this must be the devil in the floral dress who is doing it, please, Lord Baron, please be aware of it.”
Old man! The look of fear does not seem fake. Out of detective interest, Crane, who came to investigate, rubbed his chin and asked:
"As far as I know, Shuimo Town was plagued by a rat plague a while ago. Why can't we see a single rat now?"
"This..."
The old man's eyes dodge. , under Kelan's repeated questioning, he hesitated and said:
"Indeed, a while ago, the streets of Shuimo Town were full of rats, and the terrible rat plague was about to submerge the town... The one in floral clothes was blowing The flute man arrived and said he could solve the rat plague, and then he played his flute and controlled a large group of rats to jump into the river. The rats in the town were thus eliminated."
Klan frowned slightly: "So, what conditions did you agree to before he would help you solve the rat plague?"
The old man's face turned pale. Seeing that he could no longer hide it, he immediately knelt down to Crane and said tremblingly:
"We didn't expect at the time that he could really solve the rat plague. We just wanted to give it a try... … He wants us to enshrine a statue with a goat’s head and a human body in the church, but that is clearly an evil spirit. How dare we! Sir, he must have taken those children away for revenge. Please save them!”
Kelan held his big beard, his eyes shimmered, and he was deep in thought.
In his dark blue pupils, the scene of that day seemed to emerge: the streets were filled with dense rats, and the rat plague and epidemic had tortured the town to the point of death.
At this time, a man in colorful clothes arrived. He played the magic flute to solve the rat problem. Because his request was not met, he played the flute in a rage late at night and took away more than a hundred children...
"Goat-headed person -" Crane asked, "Did the flute player mention any other characteristics of the statue?"
The old man's eyes were frightened and he said anxiously:
"That statue, with goat's legs, curved horns and ears, is exactly the same as the devil the priests talked about!"
Klan was startled slightly, and a specific image emerged in his mind.
Which god does this flute player believe in?
As a detective, Baron Crane Doyle had the habit of walking when he was meditating. He walked alone in the fields outside the village at dusk.
The breeze blew through the swaying wheat grass, and in the empty and lonely wilderness, Crane suddenly felt a panic——
He remembered this name.
"Pan's Terror".
Shepherds often feel fear in empty places, either from the sound of wind or from loneliness, and they regard this fear as the authority of Pan.
"Yes." Crane's eyes shimmered and he said to himself excitedly, "That Pied Piper is most likely a follower of Pan!"
According to legend, in the last era, half-human beings Pan, the half-goat god, holds the power of music, poetry and panic.
The bards will also worship the god Pan and practice the way of poets under his guidance.
But in modern times, Pan's belief has long declined, and in church records, Pan is regarded as the evil god of hell.
The Pied Piper, trying to revive the faith of Pan, disappeared into the mountains and forests with more than a hundred children and their whereabouts are unknown——
Crane looked at the bloody Aries Mountain near the execution ground and murmured:
"Such a large formation cannot disappear out of thin air through teleportation, and once it is transferred, it will be discovered immediately... Between them Therefore, the only possibility is that the whereabouts were covered up by Pan Shen’s power.”
At this time.
Klan saw a snow-white owl passing above his head.
Its yellow eyes are bright and bright, revealing the light of wisdom, and when it flaps its wings, it actually reveals the aura of a commander-level demon pet.
Kelan was in awe, and then a little surprised. This snowy owl seemed familiar?
On the small road outside the village, three pedestrians came on horseback. The young man headed by them was handsome, with good appearance and temperament, and his silver hair highlighted his heroic appearance. "Your Excellency Yeats?" Crane called.
Yeats followed the sound and was startled when he saw a familiar figure.
"The bearded detective!" Gray exclaimed.
Your nickname is quite appropriate... Yeats coughed lightly, dismounted, exchanged greetings with Crane, and asked him why he was here.
"I'm here to investigate the missing children in Shuimo Town." After Crane finished speaking, he glanced at the white-robed mage next to Yeats and said in surprise, "If I guessed correctly, this This should be...Master Candela?"
Kandela smiled kindly and nodded: "Yeats and I are here to investigate this matter."
For a moment, Crane. His eyes flickered, looking back and forth between Candela and Yeats, as if guessing their identities.
This time he came to Shuimo Town, Yeats also had the mentality of increasing his soul power. Moreover, if I remember correctly, the quality of the Pied Piper's flute was quite good.
The musical instrument transformed into a musical instrument brooch is a kind of snake oil. The Magic Flute has additional bonuses on hypnosis and control spells.
Yeats thought to himself.
As the Chosen God of the Mist, this flute is obviously the flute I lost earlier!
Fokas has been promoted to the third ring, and Yeats asked him to return to Morning Frost Ridge first, and later find a way to arrange a feast of Warcraft to bring him back to the peak of the fourth ring.
At the moment, he, Gray, and Candela arrived in Watermill Town, and unexpectedly they met Crane, the "interest-driven detective."
Yeats asked curiously: "Your Excellency Crane, have you gained anything in terms of progress?"
Crane said seriously: "To be honest, I did find some clues, and these clues are related to Pan, the Shepherd God. ..."
He slowly relayed his experiences and analysis to Yeats and his party.
Yeats was slightly startled and said:
"According to your analysis, the Pied Piper may have brought those more than a hundred children into Pan's labyrinth? ”
"That's right." Crane nodded and said, "If my reasoning is correct, the location of Pan's Labyrinth is on Aries Mountain next to the execution ground!"
Yeats was speechless.
According to this, wouldn’t it be a step closer to God Pan’s treasure?
God Pan has a special musical instrument called 'Pan's Flute'. This is a real bard's artifact, much more powerful than the magic flute!
Although even if you get the artifact, with the soul power of the second ring, it is impossible to exert the true effect of the artifact, Yeats can't help but daydream.
Pan's reed pipe is said to be able to hypnotize even the fairy in the lake.
With it, wouldn’t it be possible to hypnotize Gray and make her work hard to get into Jianhe University?
Yeats shook his head, drove away the association, and cast a questioning look at Candela.
Candra said thoughtfully: "If the matter is urgent, Yeats, you and Gray will stay in the town for one night. I will go to Aries Mountain tonight to find out what's going on."
Yeats took the initiative and suggested: "Teacher, let me go with you."
"My musical attainments are not necessarily inferior to that of the Pied Piper. I may be able to provide you with some help." Yeats said seriously.
Candra thought for a long time, then nodded and said: "Then tonight, let's set off together."
Clan was full of surprise... Baron Yeats not only called Candela his teacher, but he also gave him Candela help?
There are specialties in the art industry.
Although Candela is an all-rounder, his musical attainments are not as good as the artistic choice.
In addition, Candela knew that extraordinary people must go through tempering if they want to improve their soul power. This investigation is also a good opportunity to cultivate Yeats.
“I am also very interested in the truth of the incident.” Crane offered himself, “Can you please let me accompany you?”
As a noble and detective, Crane’s strength is quite extraordinary. Su Shi is even more outstanding than the third-level Dragon Vein Warlock Gray, and is already a fourth-level 'Battle Master'.
At the level of the Fourth Ring, he could have been famous as a Golden Lion, but Crane is a low-key person and is obsessed with the fun of pursuing the case.
Yeats nodded in agreement, and the four of them discussed and prepared to act tonight...
(End of this chapter)