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"Don't you want to eat it? This fruit is quite sweet." Lian Yun took a bite of the red fruit in his hand, which was similar to an apple but much smaller.
It's so crunchy. I'm going to bring some back for Gary and the others to try.
The short-haired woman sitting opposite her had a sullen face and said nothing.
"Why are you looking at me like that?" Lian Yun's eyes were full of innocence. "We came all the way here to play with you. Aren't you happy?"
They searched for three whole days.
Fang Suo smiled wryly and twitched the corner of his mouth: "What do you think?"
"Come to think of it, we're really destined to be staying in the same hotel."
Fang Suo took a deep breath and said, "What do you want from me? Tell me quickly."
"Why are you in such a hurry? You're already injured, aren't you going to treat it?"
Buck had been following her since she entered the city, but he didn't see her go to the pharmacy to buy medicine.
Fang Suo glanced at his right arm and shook his head: "It will be fine."
Want to save money?
Lian Yun took a few steps forward, grabbed her wrist directly, and suddenly let go as she pulled back.
"Did you know you were poisoned?"
Fang Suo frowned: "What?"
"[Grassflower Beast Venom: The vines from high-level Grassflower Beasts carry a toxic liquid that enters the body along with the blood from the wound.]"
This is a debuff. As time goes by, the poison spreads more and more seriously, and will cause death after fifteen days.
After being reminded by the woman with heart disease, Lian Yun realized that his medicine bottle was not a panacea.
It can flesh out bones, but it cannot revive the dead.
Only when there is no damage to organs or the root, can the blue potion play its real role.
As for this increasingly spreading poison, Lian Yun was not sure on which day his medicine would lose its effectiveness.
It’s better to deal with it early.
"Don't you often go out to fight monsters? How come you don't even know this? You don't even buy medicine, how long are you going to put it off?"
Lian Yun glanced at her, sighed slightly, and took out a blue medicine bottle and handed it to her: "Here, drink it."
"...I've only fought low-level Flower Beasts before, so I didn't know there was such a thing."
Fang Suo said as he took the medicine bottle and looked at it with a little caution.
"Hey, your look really hurts me." Lian Yun said with a smile, "It's just an ordinary potion, drink it."
Fang Suo glanced at her.
There was really no need for the other party to drug me.
She pulled out the cork, put it to her nose and sniffed it, and it was a light sweet fragrance.
Under Lian Yun's gaze, Fang Suo raised the medicine bottle and took a sip.
The medicine was poured into his stomach and quickly absorbed by his body. Fang Suo could feel a slight chill and itchiness coming from the wound.
She paused, removed the gauze, and watched as the flesh and blood on the wound scratched by the vines continued to reconnect and slowly heal.
Facing Fang Suo's surprised look, Lian Yun smiled slightly: "This is our secret, please keep it secret."
Fang Suo swallowed the last sip of the potion, looked at the gradually healing wound and pondered for a few seconds: "Why are you helping me?"
I only met a few of them once, not to mention that it was not a pleasant encounter.
"I have something to ask you." Lian Yun said concisely.
Fang Suo's mind was filled with unpleasant memories, and he reluctantly said, "Ask."
"Did you know there were three cases this month?"
Fang Suo thought for a moment and said, "You mean the cases where criminals died while guards were arresting people? Aren't there two such cases?"
"It happened again three days ago. Searle, a boy who needs to take care of his seriously ill mother, has been in jail for theft repeatedly in recent months, until three days ago."
Hearing her say this, Fang Suo nodded in understanding: "So you are looking for me for this matter? Then you may be disappointed. I have been taking missions this month and have not paid attention to what is happening in the city."
"I don't have the sympathy to pay attention to these things." Fang Suo said expressionlessly, "Can I go now?"
"Is that so..." Lian Yun seemed to be lost in thought. "Are you familiar with the pub on the next street?"
Fang Suo: ...
A few minutes later, the group walked out of the hotel. The black-haired girl and the short-haired woman walked side by side in front, heading towards the tavern "happily".
"Why do you look unhappy?" Lian Yun smiled with curved eyebrows.
Fang Suo paused, then sighed helplessly: "Forget it, what do you want to know? I'll ask for you."
"It's simple. I want to know the identities of the deceased in the previous two cases."
Fang Suo's mouth twitched slightly: "Can't you ask such a simple question yourself?"
Is it worth letting them stay in jail for three days?
"It's different. I'm an outsider. If I rashly inquire about the local situation, it will easily alert the enemy." Lian Yun said seriously.
Fang Suo was silent for a moment, then turned his head to look at her with a half-believing, half-doubting look: "If you're afraid, just don't meddle in these matters, or you might end up in trouble."
Lian Yun: ...She didn't particularly want to, but the mission came and she had to do it.
Although I thought so in my heart, I definitely couldn't say it.
She nodded and said righteously: "Great love. I can't help it, this is just who I am."
Fang Suo: ...Just pretend I didn’t ask.
Lian Yun sent Fang Suo to a place not far from the tavern and left with his men, leaving Jamie waiting here while she and a few others wandered around.
Lian Yun went to the pharmacy for a walk.
The shelves behind the counter were lined with bottles of various medicines. She ordered a bottle of both tonic and poison, intending to study them later. She also placed an order with the boss, intending to return the day she left Quoge City to stock up.
After all, I still have to stay for a few days, and it would be too easy to attract attention if I just go on a shopping spree every day.
About ten minutes later, Fang Suo returned to the hotel again accompanied by several people.
A little girl named Kuo Kuo hid behind the front desk, looking at them with her big round eyes.
Lian Yun smiled and said, "This little girl is very well behaved. When I asked the boss lady about you, she kept secretly pulling at her apron."
Fang Suo was stunned for a moment, then stepped onto the stairs. She sighed softly and said regretfully, "Yes, I've lived here since a year ago. She's very well behaved."
This is also the reason why she doesn't want to move away.
Lian Yun caught her mood and asked curiously as he pushed open the door, "I know she's adopted, but the boss lady treats her well, right?"
At least in places where everyone can see, there is no skimping on food, clothing and other expenses.
Fang Suo followed the others into the room and said sullenly, "Indeed, but she still won't let an adopted child go to school. That would cost a lot of money."
go to school……
Lian Yun hasn't thought about this yet.
There are quite a few children in Bubu Town, and there will be more in the future, so something like a school is indeed worth setting up.
“Is it expensive to go to school here?”
Lian Yun's country has a system that guarantees schooling, and he is fortunate enough to enjoy this benefit and be able to complete university.
Fang Suo nodded.
"One gold coin and five silver coins a year. That's the price of learning."
Lian Yun took a deep breath. For Fang Suo and his friends, who were living a decent life, one gold coin was enough to cover five people's expenses for a whole month. But for an ordinary family that couldn't earn high wages by taking on missions, it might be enough to cover an entire quarter's expenses.
It takes a family half a year’s savings to send a child to school.
As if seeing through Lian Yun's thoughts, Fang Suo raised an eyebrow and said, "You want to build a school too?"
Lian Yun nodded and looked at Lanna.
The latter understood: "I'll go to the school later to take a look and learn a little, and then come back to gather with Buck."
Fang Suo was surprised and asked, "Did you learn anything else?"
Lian Yun counted on his fingers: "Guard system, mission hall, weapon shop, I have to let them study it carefully when I get back, and..."
She pointed to the medicine bottles piled on the bed and said, "I'll need you to analyze these for us later."
She knew she didn't have any genius-level strategic thinking or practical experience. Therefore, the best way to truly build and perfect it was to learn. This was also the only thing she had excelled at for over twenty years.
Fang Suo didn't say anything. She understood that Lian Yun was not without the ability, she just didn't expect these people to be so proactive.
Come to think of it, they seemed to have always had confidence in that dilapidated town...
"I've asked around for you. The first person to die was a 23-year-old man with no special abilities. He lived off the land at home. According to those around him, he was always diligent and hardworking."
"But starting early last month, he suddenly stopped caring about his own land. He left early and came back late every day, and no one knew what he was doing. It wasn't until he was arrested by soldiers earlier this month that everyone realized he had deliberately destroyed the farmland on the other side of the city."
The people living nearby all depend on this for their livelihood, and the man suddenly became a rat crossing the street that everyone wanted to kill.
On the day of his arrest, the families implicated by him came to watch and curse, and the man who had remained silent since his arrest suddenly began to struggle desperately, and the guards naturally tried their best to stop him.
During the argument, the man died.
Some say the guard did it on purpose, others say the man deliberately bumped into the guard's knife.
But no matter which explanation is given, there is no reasonable reason.
"The second one was a teenage girl who... killed someone."
Fang Suo was silent for a few moments.
"They killed two children younger than her. Even after being arrested, their deaths remain unclear."
"Different cases, but both individuals shared the same drastic personality changes and unusual behavior, as well as... a seriously ill family member. However, since their deaths, their families' illnesses seem to have improved significantly. When I asked about this in the tavern, quite a few people pricked up their ears, listening even more intently than I did."
Everyone looked at each other. This similar process seemed to verify their previous guess.
Fang Suo looked at their knowing expressions and asked, "Do you know the reason?"
Lian Yun remained noncommittal. "Back home, we have a special word to describe this kind of guided, almost insane behavior."
The girl's lips opened and closed, and she uttered two words: "Brainwashing."
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