◎That person looks like me◎
After seeing Dogger and his group rush out from the Nergal Highlands and head straight to the agreed-upon Revenge Coast, the pathfinder orc Abern immediately weighed anchor.
Dog, Collins and Arthur quickly boarded the ship. The sails were quickly unfurled in the darkness. As the sea breeze blew, the wooden boat, under the control of Abern, headed towards the Saye continent across the sea.
"Thank you for your hard work. Our plan was successful." Seeing that everyone's tense nerves had finally relaxed, Doug breathed a sigh of relief and expressed his appreciation and condolences to everyone.
As Abern controlled the ship's direction, he sighed, "I never thought that human alchemist would actually help us."
As soon as he said this, everyone on the boat's expression changed.
The sound of the sea splashing was heard everywhere, and the atmosphere inside the wooden boat suddenly froze, as if the inside and outside of the boat were divided into two worlds.
I don't know how long the silence lasted, but it was finally Arthur, the grouchy one, who broke the ice: "Actually... I don't think she's as awful as everyone says."
Everyone's eyes immediately fell on him.
Arthur was shocked. How could he have said such a thing? He hurriedly shook his head and waved his hands: "No, no! That's not what I meant! Ugh, I must have lost my mind just now to say such a thing!"
"No, you're not crazy."
Surprisingly, not only were they not surprised by his words, but their eyes hinted at a slight affirmation of his point. Bank was the first to respond, analyzing seriously, "She clearly could have attacked us outside the city and rounded us up, but she didn't. Inside, she had several opportunities to report us to the soldiers and have us arrested, but she didn't."
"Not only that, they also used that round little dumpling to change our appearance, so that we appear on the street as humans, so that other people won't suspect us." After listening to this, Wen Li couldn't help but speak her true feelings. However, because this was the first time she spoke well of the human race behind Saye's back, Wen Li felt that her tone was not strong enough and her expression was a little unnatural.
"It is said that humans and demons are mortal enemies, not to mention her special identity. She is our enemy after all. Why is she willing to help us?" No matter from which angle he thought about it, Bank felt that the other party's actions were really incomprehensible.
"Could there be some conspiracy?" Thinking of what Saya had taught them, Wen Li's first reaction was this. However, she immediately denied it, "Well, it shouldn't be. She has so many opportunities to act. There's no need to go through so much trouble to come up with a conspiracy."
Bank nodded in agreement.
Listening to Bank and Winry's back-and-forth, Arthur felt like he understood, yet also seemed to not understand. So he tentatively asked, "So... not all humans are as treacherous and cunning as Saye says?"
Bank and Winry lowered their eyes, unsure how to respond.
Doug looked at the three of them without expressing his opinion.
It's not just them. In fact, all the demons on the entire Saye continent believe that humans are the most despicable race in the world. They are cruel and selfish. Brothers can kill each other and fathers and sons can fight each other for the sake of profit. They can be close to each other one second and turn their backs on people the next second.
In the eyes of the demons, a race without conscience like this is not worthy of living on the continent across the sea.
Every Saye told them that the demons were the purest and noblest race, and that there must be conspiracy and intrigue behind the actions of the human race. If they had not been deceived by the insidious and cunning human race hundreds of years ago, the demons would never have lost the current Xia continent.
Therefore, in order to take back what rightfully belongs to them, fellow demons must unite to capture the Xia continent, because only in this way can they live with dignity!
In his mind, Douge kept thinking about what Saye had repeatedly told them: the human race is evil, the demon race is righteous, the human race is evil, the demon race is righteous...
It seems that this concept has been deeply rooted in the hearts of every demon since birth.
But is what Saye said necessarily correct?
A strange thought suddenly popped up in his mind, and Doug couldn't help but be secretly shocked. At the same time, a wave suddenly hit him, and the wooden boat shook violently for a few times. He hurriedly reached out to hold the side of the boat, but unexpectedly a pair of warm hands held him tightly.
The owner of the hand was Collins. Doc looked at him and was about to say thank you, but the latter moved his lips slightly.
The sea is always restless at night. Another wave hit the deck, soaking everyone of them. Everyone's attention was immediately drawn to the waves. Arthur complained with a sad face, Bank wrung the water out of his clothes, and Winry held on to the railing tightly, fearing that she would be overturned by the waves in the next second.
Doc quickly glanced around at everyone to confirm that he was the only one who heard what Collins said.
He looked at Collins in surprise. Although a trace of doubt had already arisen in his heart, as a candidate for the Son of Saye, he could not easily express doubts about Saye like Arthur and others, so he remained silent when Arthur and others expressed their opinions one after another.
However, Collins, who was also a candidate for the Son of Saye, had no scruples at all and asked him directly: "Do you think this is a scam?"
“Kneel down!”
Two soldiers, one on the left and one on the right, pushed the person down hard. Xia Li knelt on the ground with a thud. The eyes of the entire palace were cast on her.
The Queen's gaze was fixed on her for a long moment, and her tone was filled with majesty: "Xia Ri Lihua, do you know the consequences of betraying me and the entire human race?"
Xia Li raised her head and looked at Queen Shia on the throne. "Your Majesty, as an alchemist and a warrior among the human race, devoting myself to you and the entire human race is my lifelong pursuit. I wonder why Your Majesty has given me the reputation of a traitor?"
The queen sneered and gestured to Orgrim, who was standing beside her. The latter quickly stepped forward and repeated what he had said to the queen before. However, this time, with the queen's support, Orgrim suddenly became arrogant: "Xia Ri Lihua, you used disguise to pretend to be my subordinate and even threatened me in the name of the queen. Don't be so bold!"
Bubble Water on the side was so proud that he listened to Orgrim's angry accusations while carefully observing her reaction.
However, what made him quite unhappy was that even when facing the interrogation of two heavyweight NPCs, the Queen and Orgrim, her expression was still so calm, as if what they were talking about had nothing to do with her.
Bubble Water sighed inwardly. Even at this point, she was still pretending to be calm. It was too much of a face-saving move. He wanted to see what excuse she could come up with.
As Orgrim finished pointing, Xia Li withdrew her gaze and said slowly, "I don't know why the warden has such a strong hatred for me. You know, I was wandering around the East Street of the Royal City tonight. How could I have used disguise to sneak into the prison and rob the prisoners?"
"What?!" Orgrim tried hard to keep his squinting eyes open and immediately burst into curses. "Impossible! I saw you standing in front of me tonight with my own eyes! The jailers saw it too! You even teamed up with the demon hunters to attack me. Don't even think about denying it!"
Xia Li said, "Then please ask the warden to call the guards up so we can face the court."
"Okay! Since you are so shameless, don't blame me for not giving you face!" Orgrim said as he cast a pleading look at the queen on the throne. The queen waved her hand gently, and the soldiers immediately called up the jailers who were present that night.
However, the jailers shook their heads, saying they had not seen the summer pear blossoms.
Orgrim immediately jumped up and pointed angrily at the nearest guard. "Are you blind? He's that big! And you say you've never seen him before?!"
The little jailer shook his head in fear and grievance: "Boss, I really didn't see the alchemist you mentioned. The one who attacked you was the demon, and that one... that one..."
The young jailer's voice suddenly dropped.
Orgrim grimaced angrily, "What's that? Tell me now!"
The little jailer timidly glanced at him, then timidly looked at the silent queen on the throne. Finally, he took a deep breath and said with courage: "Isn't the remaining one the Bart you value the most..."
"You...what did you say?!" Orgrim took a deep breath, which went straight into his chest, causing him to cough violently in front of the queen.
The queen narrowed her eyes and spoke slowly, "Orgrim, can you explain what is going on?"
Xia Li buried her head and curled her lips slightly.
Orgrim was shocked and angry. He stared at the little jailer in disbelief and was about to ask him why he lied, but the next second he suddenly realized something.
Damn it! Because he had the skill of Wisdom Eye, he could see the true body beneath the disguise from beginning to end, but his jailers were different! They were just ordinary people, without any special skills, so how could they see the summer pear blossoms like him?
Damn it, he actually forgot about this!
Seeing that he didn't say anything, the queen asked again coldly.
Orgrim froze, his lips trembling uncontrollably. "My Queen, my jailer doesn't have the Insight skill, so he can't identify the real body at a glance like I can."
"So, you are the only one who can prove that it was Xia Rilihua who attacked you all night?" The queen's tone rose slightly.
But just such a simple challenge made Orgrim sweat profusely.
He stood there, his mind racing.
Suddenly, as if he had grasped something, his eyes suddenly lit up. "Your Majesty, she just said that she was wandering around East Street all night. So, I assume that since she was wandering around, there must have been witnesses who saw her on East Street, right?"
As soon as she finished speaking, the corners of Xia Li's mouth curled up even higher, but she buried her head so no one noticed.
The Queen thought for a moment and said, "Well, I'll order someone to find a witness right away."
Xia Li didn't know how the Queen found the witnesses. She probably issued a temporary task throughout East Street. In any case, a large number of players came into the palace very quickly.
Among them is mantis shrimp.
Xia Li turned her head and looked at him, who smiled at her.
Bubble Water watched the entire thing from the side. He couldn't help but feel something was amiss. Even if Xia Ri Lihua had a good attitude, she couldn't be so careless, could she? She was both an NPC and a player, and after making such a fuss, wasn't she afraid of the consequences? Or had she really figured out a way to get out of this?
Without the previous smug momentum, at this moment Sparkling Water only felt the faint sound of retreat in his heart.
After hearing the queen's words, dozens of players present shook their heads. This undoubtedly dealt Orgrim the final blow!
"Impossible! I saw her in the palace tonight. How could she be on East Street?" Orgrim roared, almost losing his composure. Impossible, absolutely impossible! His keen eyes had never been wrong! There had to be something wrong!
At this time, an unknown player stood up and said, "Your Majesty, I have been attending events on East Street tonight. Xia Rilihua was right next to me. I am sure of this."
Another player followed suit, "Yes, Your Majesty. I've also been on East Street and saw Xia Rihua participating in a card game. Unfortunately, she didn't seem to be very good at it and ended up losing. Many other players saw this game."
Xia Li, who had been smiling faintly, couldn't help but stiffen upon hearing this. Damn it! The Pathfinder Orc Abern actually played cards right in front of her face! He was just playing, and he actually lost! What a disgrace to her!
Fortunately, Pipixia stepped in to prevent people from suspecting that she was a fake. After all, no one had ever seen her play cards, and no one knew her true abilities.
Half an hour later, all the questions had been asked and the Queen got the answers she wanted.
A cold gaze swept over Orgrim, who shuddered with fear: "Your Majesty... I am the wronged Queen...!"
"The royal city doesn't need people with poor eyesight. The warden should be replaced." Queen Shia said expressionlessly, "Oh, and your confidant Bart, too. Let's replace them all."
[King: The Queen's Witness - Completed]
[Rewards: Experience Points +800, Gold Coins +50]
[Reputation +5]
Seeing the experience points and gold rewards, which were more than enough for him, Pipi Shrimp was so excited that tears almost flowed! This is the benefit of following the right people. When they first entered the game, they were still living a life of hunger and being beaten by monsters every day. However, after devoting themselves to the Pear God, the fate of him and his shrimp soldiers and crab generals changed completely!
Since completing the first task list that day, he received a considerable amount of gold coins as a reward from the Pear God. With gold coins, he can get equipment, and with equipment, he can fight monsters and level up. After leveling up, he has both gold coins and combat power, and then he can go to the mercenary guild to continue taking orders and earning coins. Such a virtuous cycle is simply wonderful!
When he thought about the good life he had now with enough food and drink, Pipixia was grateful to Xia Lihua from the bottom of his heart, so when the other party asked him to do a small favor tonight, he naturally agreed without hesitation.
[Summer Pear Blossom: Stay on East Street tonight. Don't go anywhere. Just follow someone. That person looks like me. Try to get other players to notice her.]
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