However, if we assume that the so-called crop circles mentioned in the game's background information are indeed some kind of sacrificial ritual pattern...
It's not surprising that two good-looking people would be chosen as sacrifices.
Just like the sacrificial rituals in some literary works, which often depict the offering of young boys and girls as sacrifices to worship gods.
Meanwhile, Mayor Blanco was talking to Gu Xinghe and leading them into the town.
"Detectives, we are your clients who hired you to investigate the root cause of the insect infestation."
In fact, it's not that we're completely clueless about this disaster phenomenon.
I believe that the information and clues we have will be of some help to you.
However, it was already getting dark, so the two decided to rest in the town for a while.
We can discuss the rest of the relevant information in more detail tomorrow.
With that, Mayor Blanco led Gu Xinghe and Chu Liang to a stop in front of a house.
This clearly indicates that the house in front of them was their temporary residence during their investigation in the town of Wheatfield.
As complete strangers, Blanco did not arrange for Gu Xinghe and his companion to stay at a hotel.
Instead, they were given a house that didn't look small to live in.
This move sounds much more sophisticated than staying in a hotel room.
However, in reality, due to the frequent insect infestations in the town in recent years, and the house that is suspected to have become the insect's stronghold.
Many people who had lived in Wheatfield Town for generations began to move away from the town.
As a result, there are now quite a few vacant houses and fields that are not cultivated in the town.
If this situation continues, Wheat Field Town may even become a "ghost town" in the future.
In addition, the town of Wheatfield itself is located in a remote and isolated geographical environment.
Gu Xinghe did not see any hotels or other buildings serving potential tourists along the way.
Therefore, at this time, it was the best choice for Blanco to arrange for Gu Xinghe and Chu Liang to live in this vacant house.
Upon hearing Blanco's arrangements, Chu Liang, who was participating in a game instance for the first time, was clearly very satisfied.
“Yes, Mayor Blanco, it would be great if you could provide us with any leads.”
Upon hearing this, Gu Xinghe turned his head and glanced at Chu Liang.
Chu Liang's tone in response to the other party was filled with barely concealed excitement.
The two players were warmly welcomed at the entrance of the town.
They arranged suitable housing for them and proactively provided them with clues and intelligence to help them complete their mission.
Given the seemingly enthusiastic attitude of Blanco and Sandy.
Chu Liang clearly regarded these two as friendly quest prompt NPCs in the game instance.
But what he clearly didn't expect was that Blanco and Sandy would welcome them so warmly and even provide them with clues.
The real reason was to send them directly into the insects' lair.
But Gu Xinghe clearly didn't intend to give it away for nothing.
Before actually heading to the house that, in Blanco and Sandy's perception, had seemingly become the Zerg hive's headquarters.
He definitely needs to make more thorough preparations first and investigate to uncover some more crucial information.
But Gu Xinghe, seeing Chu Liang chatting happily with Blanco, didn't interrupt or remind Chu Liang.
Rather, it's more accurate to say that someone is there to communicate directly with others on his behalf.
And the fact that he silently read their thoughts and secretly collected various intelligences behind the scenes was actually quite good.
Regardless of whether they are fans who seem to have known him for a long time or just his tools.
Gu Xinghe's attitude towards his fellow players who entered the same instance as him has remained unchanged.
After the two sides had talked for a while, Blanco and Sandy finally left the temporary residence where Gu Xinghe and Chu Liang were staying.
Seeing this, Gu Xinghe and Chu Liang also prepared to enter the house in front of them.
Unlike Chu Liang, who walked in casually after pushing open the door, seemingly without any precautions.
The moment Gu Xinghe was about to step into the house, a warning signal quickly appeared in his mind.
His body seemed to sense danger, and it began to tense up involuntarily.
It's as if he's walking into a house that isn't a safe and harmless ordinary house.
Instead, like prey unaware of its surroundings, it willingly walked into the jaws of the abyssal beast.
Could this house, like that suspected source of the insect infestation, have also turned into an insect nest?
Is this yet another nest for insects?
And the people living here are actually just food waiting to be digested?
Thinking of this, Gu Xinghe couldn't help but picture a stomach that was constantly wriggling and contracting in his mind.
Those who entered this room at this moment were clearly like food waiting to be digested and corroded by stomach acid and mucus.
At this moment, another guess arose in Gu Xinghe's mind—
Those people who moved away from this town, as Blanco and Sandy remembered, really did leave safely.
Instead of being eaten by insects as food, weren't they?
But on the other side, Chu Liang had already entered the house.
When they saw Gu Xinghe still standing at the door, seemingly observing the entire house.
He didn't say much, but began to tidy up their temporary residence.
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