Chapter 435: The Forsaken Realm of Gods (24) (1st + 2nd update) [VIP]
The creditor who would rather wear a pink maid outfit with twin ponytails and cat ears and a cat tail than reveal his identity must not be a simple creditor.
The members of the exploration team looked at each other and had more guesses about Enoch's past.
It is known that Enoch is the owner of an alchemical weapon shop in the city of Besser, and he has four dwarf craftsmen under him. Before they entered this space, they pretended to be white-bearded grandfathers to deceive adventurers and make a living by selling alchemical weapons.
Before entering Besse City, his Adventurer's Guild registration information showed that he was an adventurer a few years ago. It was unknown why he entered Besse City, but after entering Besse City, Enoch never left the city.
Judging from this point of view, there is nothing wrong with this experience. It can only be said that an adventurer who is used to adventuring outside finally stopped in a big city.
But after meeting Enoch's creditor, everything suddenly rushed in a mysterious direction.
According to the creditor, Enoch had many enemies when he was an adventurer, and he entered Besser City to avoid debts and enemies. According to Enoch himself, his creditor was once a member of the Assassin's Guild. When he was still an adventurer, the creditor could charge tens of thousands of magic stones for killing someone. He chose to borrow money from the creditor because he knew that as a member of the Assassin's Guild, he could not become an adventurer, and therefore could not enter Besser City.
That being said, all of Enoch's enemies and creditors should belong to this special group of people. Besser City is a city under the protection of the Grand Mage. No one can enter without the Adventurer's Guild emblem, and fighting is not allowed in the city. So after he hid in Besser City and disguised himself as the Whitebeard Wizard, these enemies and creditors could no longer find him.
The words of the spell wizard also verified this.
She hadn't heard of Enoch for many years and even thought he was dead. But for Enoch, this trick really worked. For so many years, not even a single creditor could personally enter Besser City to confirm his condition.
It was only the creditors themselves who were stopped outside the city of Besse. However, in the world view of "Breath of Slenkmed", the Adventurer's Guild was like a huge part-time platform. Adventurers would do anything as long as they had money. If it was simply a debt that was not repaid, the creditors could just look for adventurers who could enter the city of Besse to help collect the debt.
In the Adventurer's Guild, such commissions are not uncommon.
So, did Enoch, who hid in the city of Besser, really owe many people money and not pay it back?
Or, had he actually gotten into big trouble and had to hide in the city of Besser, and the matter was so big that his creditors dared not spread the news, so they could only swallow the loss in silence?
Everyone had an idea in their minds.
But confusion is eternal. It has simply transferred from the hearts of the exploration team members to the hearts of the creditors.
"What do you mean by incomprehensible play?" He looked at his spell mage friend with a confused look on his face, "What does it mean?"
"Since you can't understand the play, then I certainly can't understand it either," the spell mage said solemnly, "It's very complicated. Wait until I go to the cat girl cafe in Cyril City and drink a few cups of coffee and then analyze it with you in detail."
"Would you like to come together after you've dealt with the matter at the Perrin Mine?" She looked at the creditor solemnly. "If you don't like catgirls in maid outfits, there are catmen in that cafe. There are calico catmen, ragdoll catmen, tortoiseshell catmen, and they can also wear maid outfits."
Creditor: “Ah?”
Why did he suddenly become a cat man?
"You don't like these..." The spell mage pondered, "You're so picky... Let me think, do you like the cow cat man? But I don't recommend it, because I heard that cow cat men with too pure bloodlines are all mentally ill..."
"Wait a minute," the creditor interrupted her thoughts, "I just want to know why Enoch is running around in a maid's clothes now."
The Spellcaster immediately replied: "Because this world is a giant cat girl cafe."
"When did Cyril create this cat girl cafe?" the creditor finally couldn't help complaining, "Isn't it illegal?"
"Oh, that, wasn't your previous business illegal? You're now meddling in the coffee shop," the spell wizard said calmly. "Besides, don't judge others by yourself. You keep thinking about all kinds of nonsense. The employees in this coffee shop are all regular employees. How can lions, leopards, tigers and the like not be felines? They can all be called cat ladies. If you dare to touch them, be careful that the cat lady with tiger bloodline will pin you to the ground and beat you."
"I have no intention of going to this cafe. Didn't you hint at it first? Besides, I haven't been an assassin for a long time!" The creditor stressed, "Can you all listen to others today and not talk to yourselves? I just want to know why Enoch wears cat ears! He still owes me 5,000 magic stones!"
"I don't know," the spell mage shrugged and added, "By the way, I just tried, and the silence spell on you can't be removed."
The creditor paused and asked cautiously, "Can't you solve it? Is there any spell in the world that you can't solve?"
"Yes," the spell mage frankly admitted his own weakness, "I'm not omnipotent. There are always people who are better than you. And as I was talking to you, I suddenly realized that I also have a silence spell on me."
She shook her clothes curiously and concluded with surprise, "It can't be removed. The person who cast this curse is really powerful."
"No, you are not in a hurry. There is a spell on your body for no apparent reason..." The creditor said helplessly, "Aren't you afraid that someone will use this spell to cause trouble for us?"
"No, I know what it is for," the spell mage said as a matter of course, "This silence spell just prevents us from telling others about Enoch's current situation. It's not a dangerous thing."
"Like this," she gave an example, "if I say Enoch is running around in..." a maid outfit.
"Well," she nodded, "I just can't tell."
The creditor frowned slightly: "Just for this one thing?"
Someone made Enoch leave Bethel dressed as a woman, but also prevented anyone who saw him dressed as a woman from spreading the news.
Who has Enoch offended again?
"Hmm." The spellcaster nodded enthusiastically and looked at Enoch, who looked like he had lost his soul and hope, in front of the crowd.
There are so many people here, and I don’t know who is the culprit who caused Enoch to die in front of everyone.
She quickly scanned everyone with her eyes, and suddenly stopped at two strange necromancers.
"What is that?" She subconsciously stopped looking, moved her lips slightly, and squinted her eyes to see more clearly.
There seems to be some complicated spell coexisting on these two people. Could it be left by the mysterious wizard?
The spell master had never seen this kind of spell before. The patterns of this spell were too simple. This simplicity was relative to the simplicity of spell literature, which meant that each pattern had its fixed function and there were no redundant circuits. It was not like the mainstream spells circulating now, which sacrificed a large number of patterns for stability and universality, creating too many useless patterns that had no actual effect on the spell effect.
Every line here has a corresponding function. Countless lines are superimposed to form a very complex three-dimensional pattern in geometry. With her current attainments in spell literature, this pattern is already so complex that she cannot imagine what purpose such a complex spell was created to achieve.
In an instant, countless speculations flashed through the spell mage's mind.
The next second, her vision was suddenly burned, and her eyes felt sharp pain like needles pricking them.
This thing can't be looked at closely!
The spellcaster reacted quickly and looked away.
"Enoch," she quickly changed the subject, trying to be more relaxed, "It's been a few years since we last met, and you've gotten into trouble with someone so terrible again. How pitiful."
Enoch, immersed in shame, did not notice her mistake: "...Don't act so gloating. I still believe that you really feel sorry for me."
The barrage did not miss the spell mage's momentary gaffe.
【What happened to her just now? 】
[It was as if I was looking at the God of Virtue, and suddenly I was burned? ]
[De Shen doesn't like people other than his partner looking at him, so he took action? 】
[That shouldn’t be the case… I feel like she seems to have seen something? ]
[Did you see the couple outfits of De Shen and his partner...]
[Even you guys admit that it's a couple outfit? ]
[Don't mind your own business with God of Virtue.]
We Should Stop Interfering in God’s Business
[I don't think so. I think she might have seen something that we can't see. Only by seeing the God of De in person can you see that kind of thing... But I suggest that if you see the boss, don't stare at him like that. ]
[…Friend in front, you really think too highly of us. Don’t even think that I dare to stare at the boss like that. Even I can’t see the boss. You think too highly of us.]
[It’s so real…]
[I came to watch the live broadcast, not to look in the mirror. 】
…
"Feeling that you are quite pitiful does not conflict with my gloating over your misfortune," the spell mage on the screen hastily looked away, quickly adjusted his own gaffe, and waved at Hector in a brisk voice, "Adventurer, what are you doing here?"
Hector repeated what his teacher had said earlier.
"Looking for the wizard who bought the magic sand from the Perrin Mine," the spell wizard thought for a moment and said something similar to Enoch's creditor. "It might be hard to find him. The Perrin Mine is a private mine now, and I'm afraid you won't be able to find anything here recently."
"Recently?" The exploration team members asked thoughtfully, "Has there been an accident at the Perrin Mine recently?"
It sounds like something went wrong at the Perrin Mines.
Something happened to this mine belonging to the great magician?
"Yes, something happened," the spell mage said in a deep voice, "If you stay here any longer, you might lose your life."
The mine in the distance was shockingly quiet. Everyone then realized that it was broad daylight, when the mine should have been working, but after entering for such a long time, they didn't see any miners in the mine except the gatekeeper and the spell mage in front of them.
In the mine in the distance, it was supposed to be working hours but there was no sound coming from it. The entire mine was shockingly quiet, as if there were only a few people there.
So serious?
Everyone frowned, and Yun Guang spoke first: "Can you tell us what happened? Did anyone here have an accident?"
"Dead? Ran away?" Zhao Yinglai guessed, "You are a spell caster. Are the people here cursed? Is this mine cursed? Then why doesn't the boss do anything about it?"
Isn’t this the Grand Mage’s mine?
Is the disappearance of the Grand Mage related to what happened in the mine?
Everyone looked at the spellcaster with burning eyes. Even Enoch, who was still worrying about his maid outfit a few minutes ago, looked over with a little worry.
The Perrin Mine is such a large mine, and now it is privately owned by the Grand Mage. The Grand Mage even made a large number of alchemical carriages for it to transport goods, which shows how much importance he attaches to this place.
If this place is cursed, then the curser must be targeting the Grand Mage.
Why are so many people heading towards the Grand Mage recently?
He couldn't help but look at Delmis, who had entered Besai City a few days ago and said he wanted to rob the Mage Tower.
Could this person... be the one Delmis and the others are looking for?
"Oh, I actually don't know what happened either." Being stared at by a group of adventurers, the spell mage blinked and said innocently, "I just got here too, about an hour earlier than you."
Everyone: …
What you just said is very serious.
"Manuel came to me," she pushed Enoch's creditor who was speechless beside her, "If you want to know what happened in the Perrin Mine, ask him. I don't know either."
Enoch Creditor: ...
"How come you haven't been beaten in all these years..." He took a deep breath, looked at Bai Jin and told them, "There are indeed not many people in the Perrin Mine these days, because the mine was haunted a few days ago. Most of the miners should have left the mine now, and the mine has been temporarily closed. I found someone to deal with the haunted matter."
"Haunted? We are familiar with this," Guan Hongyan blinked and looked at the necromancer Delmis. "What kind of ghost is going on here? We will dig out all the dead bodies from the ground for you. Just let us see the transportation routes of the magic sand in recent years."
"Right?" She looked at Bai Jinshu.
Bai Jinshu nodded and glanced around the Perrin Mine.
They came here originally to investigate the movements of the Grand Mage. No matter what method they used, they would be happy to get information about the mine's operation and transportation routes over the past few years.
"But," Enoch's creditor thought for a moment, "but I have found a friend..."
"I have no objection," the spell mage raised his hand, "Master, do you want to investigate with me?"
"Well," Bai Jinshu nodded, pulled the hood of his wizard robe, and raised his chin towards Enoch's creditor, "Be more specific."
What is going on in this mine?
"Haunting is just what ordinary people say," Enoch's creditor considered his words, "In fact, I think it is more likely to be some kind of magic."
He had met many wizards in his early years, and his understanding of this continent was deeper than that of ordinary people, so he naturally thought of more possibilities.
"A few days ago, a miner suddenly disappeared in the mine. When everyone realized that one person was missing, they couldn't find him no matter how hard they tried."
The disappearance of a worker in a mine was no small matter, so the mine immediately sent people to look for him. However, strangely, no matter how hard they looked, they searched the entire mine, but after a whole night, they still couldn't find where the missing worker had gone.
If we can't find the body, we can't confirm whether the person is dead or alive. No clues were found in the mine. After a night, the others were also worried.
The other workers who swore last night that they went down the mine with the missing person also began to doubt their memories, wondering if the missing person had never gone into the mine at all, but had asked for leave.
The next day, when it was time to open the mine, the workers took turns going down the mine.
When we left in the evening, strange things happened again.
"Another person is missing," Enoch's creditor spread his hands, "and we searched the mine all night, but still found nothing."
On the third day, the mine operated as usual, but when we came up in the evening, there was one person missing again.
Three people disappeared for three consecutive days, and the whole mine was in a panic. There were all kinds of speculations. On the fourth day, most people said they didn't dare to go anymore. The manager had no choice but to give everyone a day off and temporarily close the mine because he was afraid that more people would go missing if they went down.
"Something happened in the mine, and the originally scheduled delivery date has been postponed. This month's orders have not been delivered yet. If they are delayed any further, they will probably be asked to pay. The person in charge can't wait and is in a hurry to find someone to solve the problem. There is no time to post a commission at the Adventurer's Guild, so I asked a friend to take a look," he said casually, "I guess it's a prank by the goblins in the forest below. If we scare them, they will release the missing miners."
Enoch's face suddenly froze.
"But it's unclear whether these people can survive," Enoch's creditor added, "The goblins have no knowledge of humans. They may not even realize that humans need to eat. It has been five or six days since the first miner disappeared. I estimate that they are in great danger."
"Has everyone in the mine left now?" Yun Guang looked at the quiet mining area and residential area ahead.
"That should be the case," Enoch's creditor thought for a moment, "most of the miners in the mine can go home. There are several mountain villages and a town over there. Most of the miners are from the town. If you want to ask, you can go to the town to ask. But the miners are ordinary people and don't know anything."
"If it's the goblins..." The spell mage touched his chin, "then these missing miners may still be in the mine, but the goblins' magic has hidden them, so you can't find them."
"I'm not sure about that," Enoch's creditor shrugged. "I don't know much about this, but if you can find these missing miners, the person in charge of the mine will definitely be willing to help you find the maker of the alchemical item."
"Hmm," the spell mage poked his head out to look at the mine in the distance, "But fairies are a species that hold grudges very much. If you destroy their magic, they may retaliate against your mine in the future."
"What should we do?" Lu Changfeng blurted out, "Do we have to hire a wizard to prevent the goblins from hiding the miners?"
"It's not that troublesome," the spellcaster said in a long tone. "The fairies are not unreasonable and will not play pranks on humans for no reason. It is probably because the mining entered their 'territory' and they felt offended, so they attacked the miners."
"As long as you promise to seal off that section of the mine and not mine further, that'll be fine," she said cheerfully.
"If we don't mine further in the future..." Yun Guang frowned, "Will this mine be abandoned?"
The magical materials in the mine are limited. If you want to continue mining, you must keep digging down. If you can't mine down anymore, the mine will be abandoned in disguise.
"That's not something we need to worry about," the spellcaster shook his head. "This is an agreement that the person in charge of the mine needs to reach with the fairies. Fairies are extremely possessive species. If you want to take things from the fairy territory, you will have to bleed a lot. You may have to pay far more than you can get."
"I remember that goblins once attacked the city of Besser," White Moth said, "because the Lord of Besser has a goblin sword in his collection."
This is the main storyline of the game.
"Yes," the spell mage clicked his tongue, as if he had just remembered something, "being possessed by a goblin is very scary."
"But don't worry, we can't get involved," she said, changing the subject. "We are only responsible for rescuing the people. The rest is none of our business. When the time comes, I will pay you to find out the information about the producer. It will be the best of both worlds."
"I'll notify the person in charge," Enoch's creditor nodded, "You are responsible for finding the missing person first, whether dead or alive. At least you have to bring out the body, otherwise the other miners in the mine will not dare to go down."
"No problem," the spellcaster snapped his fingers and walked forward, "Let's go! If we can finish this before dark, I can go to Cyril's cat girl cafe for a drink!"
Enoch Creditor: "Don't think about your cat girl cafe!"
"If you're really jealous, I can take you with me," she winked at Enoch's creditor, then turned to look at Bai Jinshu, "Big Boss, please go first, big Boss, please go first."
The exploration team walked towards the mine.
However, compared to the others, Enoch's expression seemed particularly anxious, his eyes darting around, and he looked like he wanted to run away at the next second.
"This kid wants to run away," Xu Zichen lowered his voice, "He won't want to take advantage of us entering the mine to find an opportunity to escape, right? Be careful later, don't let him get away."
"Okay, Brother Xu," Hector said with a firm look in his eyes, "I am definitely optimistic about him."
What a joke! If Enoch ran away, he would be the only one in the team wearing women's clothes.
Enoch will never get away!
"Hector," Guan Hongyan pulled Yun Guang's sleeve, winked at him, and whispered, "There must be something fishy about Enoch's past. He must be hiding something from us."
"Well," Yun Guang nodded, "His creditor may not be simple."
"Should we change our tactics?" Guan Hongyan said softly. "Given his situation, he may not respond to simple threats or inducements. We need to change our strategy."
"What do you want to change?" The white moth poked its head out.
"A simple interrogation technique, the good cop and the bad cop," Guan Hongyan said meaningfully, "We should assign one person to play the bad cop role, and the others to play the bad cop role. This way, he will naturally rely on and trust the good cop role, and maybe he will tell her everything."
"Then who will play the good guy..." Su Hao twitched his lips and took a step back cautiously, "Don't set your sights on me!"
The first step to resonate with others is to be in the same predicament. What other predicament could Enoch have? He was forced to die socially.
Whoever plays the good guy will die with him, so it would be better for him to just die.
"You should sacrifice yourself for the benefit of everyone," Guan Hongyan persuaded, "otherwise how are you going to get any clues?"
"She has a shadow puppet," Su Hao pointed at Zhao Yinglai, "Let her shadow puppet wear it."
"Tsk," Guan Hongyan looked up, "Isn't that not real enough..."
How can the shadow puppets created by Zhaoying compare to the shame that comes from the heart.
"Then why don't you ask Xu Zichen?" Su Hao pulled people into the water.
"I threatened him with a feather pen," Xu Zichen shrugged, "He definitely doesn't trust me."
"That Lu Changfeng..." Su Hao shifted his gaze.
"The rice noodle rolls are too eye-catching, pass." Guan Hongyan said quickly.
"Yun Guang..." Su Hao struggled desperately.
"Well... I don't mind. I'm fine with anything," Yun Guang said gently, "but it should be hard for him to trust me, right?"
If you are too calm, it won't resonate with the other person, right?
"Then you can't be sure that Enoch's creditor is the clue," Su Hao argued, "You just want to persecute more people."
Doesn’t persecuting indigenous people satisfy your evil taste?
"The creditor he's hiding from is most likely not a human," Bai Jinshu's voice rang out as the exploration team members huddled together, "He might be hiding from a goblin."
"Fairy?" Everyone who was still trying to guess who was wearing women's clothes looked up.
"When I mentioned fairies just now, his face froze for a moment," Bai Jinshu looked at Enoch who was still trying to escape at the edge of the crowd, "The alchemical item in his hand belongs to a fairy."
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