Volume 2 The Philosopher's Stone Chapter 27 The Village
"The small village you are talking about, is this it?" Yang Haosong's eyelids jumped, and the scene in front of him made him suspect that he was dreaming.
Not only Yang Haosong, but also Zhao Wanyu and Zhou Lingyu are all frowning. Even Rhine, who was born as an international ability hunter, had a very unsightly face at this time. Only 戌, still calm and calm, without any special reaction.
Led by the Rhine, the five of them came to a rather remote village, where most of the houses were wooden and even stone, and they looked old.
Yang Haosong originally thought that such villages only exist in the Republic, but he didn't expect that Europa also existed. However, compared to some villages in the Republic, the houses here are slightly better. Most of them have a small courtyard, and they are generally two-story or even three-story buildings.
When he first arrived, Yang Haosong felt very strange. Because the village is exceptionally quiet. There is not the slightest sound.
It's unusual.
Even if the people in the village have to go out to farm or work during the day, there should always be some people in the village who are old and don't work. It looks like there are thirty or forty families in this village, and there shouldn't be no one without them.
Taking a step back, even if it really happens to be going to the market today, there is no one. But there must be some livestock, right? chickens, ducks, pigs, dogs, etc., don't make a sound at all.
Taking a step back, even the people in this village don't like to raise animals or engage in breeding, but at this time it is already the end of May, and the weather in the coastal tulip kingdom is already very warm. This small village near the woodland, surrounded by farmland and ponds, should have insects chirping, frogs and birds.
But there was none! The whole village was as if it had been cast with a sound-shutting spell, and there was not a single sound!
The group realized that something was wrong, and cautiously entered the small village, and then saw a scene that made Rao is already a well-informed few people, all of whom were stunned.
The village was full of insects, birds and the corpses of some small animals, there was no bloodstain or any trace of struggle, and a large number of corpses were scattered throughout the village. Some are on the ground, some are on the eaves, some are somewhere else. It seemed like an instant, and suddenly all the animals lost their lives together.
Several people were greatly frightened and hurriedly looked for traces of people, but there was none!
The doors of the more than 30 houses in the village were all open, but there was not even a single person in the room. Neither adults, children, nor the elderly, but some small animals, which were obviously pet cats and dogs, appeared in the room. Like the animals outside, they all lost their lives.
"What's going on?" Zhao Wanxuan looked at Rhine in confusion.
"I don't know!" Rhine spread his hands: "I found this place yesterday at noon, and then in the evening it was determined that it was the couple." And I'll let you know!" he said, pointing to one of the most dilapidated-looking wooden buildings in the innermost part of the village: "They live in that house!"
"Go and see!" Zhao Wanxuan frowned, feeling that things were developing in an unpredictable direction.
The five of them came to the dilapidated small building in the innermost, Yang Haosong glanced inside with his ability, and like the other rooms, there was no figure in half. But unlike the other rooms, the doors of this small building are closed very well! unlike other houses, the doors are all open.
"Go in and have a look?" Yang Haosong asked, and got a positive answer from Zhao Xuan. Quietly turned on the colorful Lingqi and walked to the door. In fact, in his heart, this guy should be done by Rhine, after all, he is the strongest one in the audience. However, Rhine was not a member of the Celestial Survey Division, but only because the mission led them to find someone.
After snooping with his ability, Yang Haosong didn't notice any danger. There was no Qi or spiritual power fluctuations in the room. Then he pushed the door with his hand. Although the door was tightly closed, it was not locked, and Yang Haosong was pushed open by him with a little force.
A pungent smell came from the room, and Yang Haosong hurriedly held his breath and retreated, but then he realized that it was just the smell of something after it was burned. In fact, in the center of the room, a completely extinguished pile of ashes was visible. However, just in case, Yang Haosong still took the air detection device from Zhou Lingyu's hand and tested it, and made sure that there were no toxic and harmful gases in the room, and several people entered the room.
As soon as they entered the room, Yang Haosong and the others knew that they had at least found the right place!
In the back of the room was a long table, on which a large number of utensils of various materials were densely placed. At first glance, it is likely that this is a test bed for civil chemists. However, if you look closely at some of the remaining scraps on the table, you will find that most of them are the tissues of some animals and plants, and they are not ordinary plants and animals!
Yang Haosong only glanced at it twice, and he recognized two kinds of magic plants that were more commonly used in both the East and the West.
"At least to be sure, there is indeed an alchemist living here!" Yang Haosong said.
Regarding Yang Haosong's obviously still a little suspicious words, Rhine smiled casually and didn't care. In contrast, he was more concerned about the owner of the room at this time, where the Algerian couple had gone, and where the villagers had gone!
"Do you want to contact the Ministry of Magic here?" Zhou Lingyu frowned, all the people in this village had disappeared, and a large number of creatures had died. If this is in China, it must be reported to the Sky Survey Division as soon as possible. But whether this is outside the borders or in the Tulip Federation, which is not very official, is debatable.
"Let's see. Zhao Wanxuan replied a little vaguely. They didn't have any contact with the Ministry of Magic of the Tulip Federation, and in a sense, they were stowaways. At this time, if you contact the official, there will be more trouble. Zhao Xuanxuan obviously didn't want to cause these troubles.
As he spoke, Yang Haosong had already turned upstairs and downstairs. On the first floor is the living room, which of course is used as an alchemy laboratory, as well as a dining room and kitchen. Upstairs are three bedrooms. One of them has traces of recent use, and it can be seen that the two of them live alone. The other two were full of debris with a thick layer of dust on them, and it should have been a day when no one went in.
It's no surprise that the kitchen and dining room are also barely usable. The Kingdom of Yingge has magical food, the kind that can satisfy hunger for a day in one bite, although the taste is terrible, but it is indeed very convenient. By all indications, it is very probable, as Rhine said, that the Algerian Crabbes lived here. Now the question is, where did they go!
"Is there any more hidden place around here?" Zhao Wanxuan thought for a moment and asked Rhine.
"Yes!" Rhine nodded, "There is a small woodland not far to the south, with some puddles and swamps scattered in it. Because people have drowned, there are not many people who have passed. "Obviously, Rhein did his homework in the process of finding people.
"As things stand, it seems very likely that the Algerian couple used some means to coerce the inhabitants of the village. I guess it's not a good thing!" Zhao Xuanxuan frowned and said: "Obviously, this kind of thing is not suitable for doing in front of people, although the Ministry of Magic of the Tulip Federation is a rookie, but it is not useless at all! They must be looking for a more hidden place! It is not easy to take a person from a village to go too far without being noticed, and that forest should be the most likely place!"
Yang Haosong and the others all nodded when they heard this, thinking that Zhao Xuan's analysis was very reasonable.
"Then let's go over and take a look!" Rhine raised his eyebrows and said, "If the death of these animals in this village is related to that couple, then the villagers who are being held hostage by them are probably also in danger!"
The people were unanimous on this matter, and went out and walked towards the forest of which Rhine had spoken.
The forest in Rhine's mouth is not far, but it is not close! Moreover, since there is only a field road from the village, it is inevitable that the field will be crushed when the car drives in, and Zhao Wanxuan and Rhine are unwilling, so they can only go by legs.
Rhine's physical fitness is very good, Yang Haosong is not bad, and even Xu looks very calm, but Zhao Wanyu and Zhou Lingyu are a little bit different!
To say that when she usually goes shopping, Zhou Lingyu, who is wearing high heels, can go shopping for a day. Zhao Xuanyu was a little worse than her, but it was still easy for half a day! This was all Yang Haosong's personal experience! But at this time, after only walking for more than half an hour in comfortable combat shoes, Zhou Lingyu was already tired. Although the field path is indeed difficult to walk, it can be seen that the endurance of the girls is really only used for shopping!
Fortunately, the forest is already in front of us. Zhao Wanyu and Zhou Lingyu can finally hold on.
"Be careful, everyone, there are a lot of puddles and swamps here!" Rhine reminded as soon as he entered the woods. The trees in the forest are very lush, which shades the sunlight and makes the forest very dark. A large amount of fallen leaves accumulate on the ground, and it is indeed difficult to find puddles or swamps. Of course, with the water system ability, Lingyu is here this week, and there is no danger to a few people whether it is a puddle or a swamp, but getting your shoes wet is obviously not something that everyone wants to happen.
"Look there!" Yang Haosong, who had excellent eyesight, suddenly opened his mouth, and following his fingers, several people noticed that there was only a faint path in the woodland. It's not that there really is a road, but that the originally fluffy fallen leaves seem to have been trampled on a large number of times in a row, thus forming a path.
Yang Haosong stepped forward to take a look, there was still faint juice in some of the broken grass blades, and it seemed that the time that had been stepped on was not too long! And judging from the width and stamping on the solid situation, at least dozens of people lined up to pass from here, which was probably in line with the number of missing people in the village, Yang Haosong and the others knew that they should have found the right place!
"Follow this trail, you should be able to find them. At least we should be able to find those villagers!" Zhao Xuanxuan didn't care about walking for too long at this time, and his feet were sore, and urged: "Let's hurry up a little, I hope those villagers haven't had an accident yet!"
Others also nodded, and even Zhou Lingyu, who had complained about sore feet before, did not object. The five of them walked quickly along the trail towards the depths of the woodland. After walking for about ten minutes, my eyes suddenly opened up. There was a large clearing between the woodlands, and in the middle of the clearing, there was a large house made of stones. Yang Haosong and the others immediately knew that this was the place!