Jiang Ran felt that the mountain didn't care about Rusger's life or death at all. That made sense, as a person from the Sakura Country, he had no reason to care about the life or death of the Northern Alliance people.
Not long ago, the two were enemies.
Aisha tapped her forehead lightly: "Talking about our previous allegiances is completely pointless now. Rusger was originally from China, but later joined my Northern Alliance. Jiang Ran and I have a reason to rescue him. Yama, if you don't want to come, just stay in the hotel."
"You're saying that Rusger was originally from China, but later changed his nationality to the Northern Union?" Something seemed to have appeared in Yamagami's eyes. "Look at what you're saying. I never said I wouldn't save him. Since you say that a direct attack won't work, then so be it. We'll think of another way."
“This Marid is definitely not simple. If we directly ask to buy dogs from him, he will definitely not agree, and it will only expose us.”
"So let's just go and pull off a heist tonight and steal the dog back!" Shan Shang clenched his fists. "According to Jiang Ran, the contamination won't take effect immediately. That blue-haired girl only showed symptoms after a whole night. We can rescue Rusger and immediately return to the base to remove the contamination!"
Gwen (▼皿▼#): "What you said makes a lot of sense, but what does 'blue-haired girl' even mean?!"
“Gwen only showed up after a whole night, but you’re just an ordinary person, you might have died on the spot.”
"Alright then, let the blue-haired girl continue!"
"My name is Gwen! Gwen! Not some blue-haired girl!"
“That’s not a good idea.” Jiang Ran pondered for a few seconds. “I can’t guarantee that the same person will be more seriously affected by the second contamination. We can keep this as a backup plan. Besides, we haven’t found Aransta and the others yet. If we leave rashly and trigger another restart, they might be in big trouble.”
Jiang Ran didn't really believe that this place automatically restarted the next morning. Since this was the "director's" territory, Jiang Ran was more inclined to believe that it was their departure that caused this place to restart.
"So if we want to leave, we must find everyone and leave together. That way, even if time here restarts, it won't affect us."
“Alansta…” Shan Shang also crossed his legs, “Who cares about him? Let him fend for himself.”
"When you're out in the world, remember the principle of betraying your brothers, and you'll live a more comfortable life!"
Jiang Ran covered his face again. If it were just Alansta alone, he felt it wouldn't be impossible to sell him out. Cough cough, that's called being cautious! Unfortunately, Dog Brother was with him all the way, and Jiang Ran wasn't about to betray even his dog.
"Let's set the rescue plan for tonight. Marid can't possibly sleep with his dog all the time. All we need to do is have Aisha turn Rusger back into a human, and we'll be there to meet him."
"He ran away on his own, so it has nothing to do with us and naturally doesn't count as theft. As for Aransta, let's just take it one step at a time."
As long as theft and assault are avoided, there is still a lot of room for maneuver. Jiang Ran decided to take advantage of the afternoon to explore the town, not only to find Alansta, but also to see what kind of shady dealings this town was up to.
After leaving the library, the group found a noodle shop in town and had lunch. Jiang Ran was actually a little lost about his goal. He said he was going to gather intelligence, but what kind of intelligence was he supposed to gather?
"Perhaps I should take some time to visit the town mayor here."
To prevent any accidents, leave after finding everyone and wait for this place to restart before visiting again.
After this incident, Jiang Ran became even more cautious. Unlike last time, they did not split up and instead went to the tavern together. Last time, Jiang Ran had just listened to Song Yang brag without any purpose, but today, he planned to ask Song Yang some targeted questions.
As expected, just like last time, Jiang Ran didn't take the initiative to find Song Yang. Seeing that the group were outsiders, he came over on his own.
"Judging from your clothes, you must be people from out of town," the little boy chuckled. "I wonder what brings you here?"
"We were just passing by."
"I've never been outside, and I haven't seen anyone from outside in a long time," the little boy said, leaning closer. "Could you tell me what it's like outside? I don't know why the mayor keeps forbidding us from going out, and those who have gone out have never come back..."
"I am Song Yang. There's nothing I don't know in Tianguang Town! So if you have any questions, feel free to ask me!"
“Then let me ask you—” Jiang Ran met Song Yang’s gaze, “What did the outsiders who arrived here before us look like?”
Gwen didn't know why Jiang Ran had to ask again. Hadn't Song Yang already asked this question before the restart? He had only glanced at the person from afar, and the person left after a short while.
"Hmm...it was probably three years ago. I remember that guy had a dog and liked to go to the library. I only saw him once in the morning. I heard that he disappeared in the afternoon and I haven't seen him since. I guess he left."
"Speaking of dogs, let me tell you, there's a big dog owner in our town named Married..."
Just as Jiang Ran had expected, this time he received a different answer!
One person and one dog, and it was this morning? Jiang Ran strongly suspected that the timeline Song Yang mentioned was this morning, and that the one person and one dog were Alansta and the big black dog. Perhaps for some reason, any outsiders left behind before the restart would remain in the memories of the local residents from three years ago.
The outsider that Song Yang mentioned earlier was most likely someone who entered after the anomaly occurred on Blue Star! The ghost storytellers aren't always running dungeons; they only do so once a month. Most of them stay at home. After the strange occurrences, most of them probably lost their lives, but there will always be survivors who are more talented and skilled in combat!
Was it just one person and one dog...? Jiang Ran didn't think Rusger would act alone, so was it because of the dog incident that his memories were also erased?
"Oh? Marid? Now that you mention it, I'm quite intrigued. Could you tell me more about him?"
"I would really like to visit him. Could you tell me his address and when he's home?"
"That's easy! He lives at 44 East Street, but you don't need to go to his house to look for him. Just wander around the streets, and you'll have an 80% chance of running into him! He usually doesn't go home before 7 o'clock."
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