"First of all, we need to understand the meaning of the curse." Jiang Zuo continued to think.

"In the case of the village, the curse most likely has two meanings."

"The former owner of a kind of ruin, in order to protect the ruins from destruction, placed a curse on something. On the other hand, the curse is to control the person who intrudes into the ruins in order to achieve a certain purpose. ”

"It is possible that the villagers broke into the ruins and plundered the ruins, thus touching the taboo and thus being punished by a curse. But it was not only the villagers who trespassed into the ruins who were punished, but also the villagers of the entire village were cursed. ”

"From a scientific point of view, either the curse is contagious, or there is some kind of consciousness that actively curses the rest of the villagers."

"If the curse is contagious, the outsiders who come to help after that should not be spared, or most of them will not be spared. But as far as Bartley said, the cursed death of outsiders is only a small part, about the third or so. There is no modern science in the game, and it is not effective in preventing the spread of the virus, and the curse can infect the entire village, and the infection rate is extremely high, and the number of outsiders infected should be higher. ”

Jiang Zuo recalled some of the questions he had asked Bartley, and sensed some contradictions.

From the analysis of the abnormal death ratio of outsiders, Jiang Zuo can basically rule out that the curse is a passive infection.

Unless this curse is infected, it can only be transmitted to people with certain constitutions.

This may exist, the villagers can be seen as having the same constitution, and some outsiders may also have the same physical characteristics as the villagers.

There is really no way, Jiang Zuo will investigate in this regard.

It's just that this will take too much time, and Jiang Zuo has to rule out other possibilities first.

After eliminating passive contagion, there are only two ways for outsiders to be cursed.

One is that they entered the ruins and, like the villagers, broke taboos in the ruins and were cursed to death.

In this case, it is necessary to explain why the villagers who did not enter the ruins were also cursed.

Many of the villagers had never entered the ruins, but they had all been infected with the curse. If he wanted to explain this, all Jiang Zuo could think of was that the curse had the ability of "time limit contagion".

For a certain period of time, if a person who is cursed in the ruins comes into contact with someone else, the person who comes into contact will also be cursed.

From a magical point of view, it's not hard to do that.

The problem is that there is no explanation why the children born in the village have since been infected with the curse.

Newborn children are infected, they haven't been in the ruins, so they're either passively infected, or they're actively cursed by some kind of consciousness.

After the passive contagion has been ruled out first, all that remains is active curses.

If it's an active curse, everything is much easier to explain.

"If you take the initiative to curse, the existence of the curse is the second meaning, the villagers of the village are controlled by a certain consciousness, using the means of curses. As long as you don't leave the village, the curse won't break out completely, thus achieving the purpose of control. Outsiders will die, probably because they have discovered the clues, and thus be killed and killed, as in the comics. ”

"It's likely that this curse-inflicting consciousness is already attached to a villager, otherwise it wouldn't be able to fully control the situation of all villagers and outsiders. Well, it's clear if someone asks if all the dead outsiders have entered the ruins. ”

After comparing it with the comic plot, Jiang Zuo strongly felt that there was a consciousness controlling the curse.

If any of the dead outsiders hadn't entered the ruins, that consciousness would have been hidden in the village.

After thinking about it, Jiang Zuo returned to the game and walked back to the village.

The night was dark, and it was rare for even the villagers to see one, and it was terrifyingly eerie.

Jiang Zuo didn't rush to find the village chief Bartley, he walked around the village and unexpectedly saw that the old man who asked for directions before was still there.

"Uncle, the village chief of Bartley agreed to let me help investigate the curse, I wonder if you can answer some of my questions?"

Jiang Zuo immediately stepped forward and asked.

This old man named Barney, who seems to have a good heart, should be able to answer his question.

"No problem, what do you want to know. But I'm old, and I can't remember many things clearly, so I may not be able to help you. ”

Barney smiled, looking much bigger than the rest of the village.

"I don't know if you remember, uncle, among those cursed outsiders, have any of them not entered the ruins?"

Jiang Zuo asked directly.

"Have you never been in the ruins, but are you an outsider who has been cursed to death? I remember there were, I don't know how many, but there was one person who must have never entered the ruins but was cursed to death. That guy doesn't look like a good person, he came to the village purely for money, he looks very cunning, he runs around the village, he just doesn't go into the ruins to investigate! ”

Barney thought for a moment, then replied in the affirmative.

Jiang Zuo's heart suddenly moved when he heard this.

It is very likely that such a person will not enter the ruins for his own safety.

He ran around the village, he was cunning, and it was estimated that he might really find some clues and be killed.

"Uncle, have you ever thought that the curse in the village was imposed by someone in the village?"

Jiang Zuo thought for a moment and asked again.

Barney wasn't as insensitive as the other villagers, and he might have noticed it after living in the village for so long.

"What are you talking about? Young people, don't talk nonsense. This curse is not something you can lift if you want to, and I think you should leave as soon as possible before you die without being cursed. You are still young and promising, don't be blinded by illusory rewards. ”

Barney paused, then smiled.

"Well, I'll think about it, thank you, old man."

Jiang Zuo smiled and said goodbye and left.

Barney's words seemed to mean something, and they seemed to be the words of an ordinary old man.

But Jiang Zuo had already gotten the information he wanted.

There are people who have never entered the ruins, but they are cursed to die!

It is enough to confirm this.

There is a high probability that there is a consciousness in the village that is actively applying the curse!

"If this consciousness is attached to an object, then it can only count on some kind of special prop. Until you find a special item, this may be ruled out. So if you are attached to the human body, who is the best candidate? Jiang Zuo pondered.

"First of all, it is very likely that this person was one of the first people to enter the ruins, and that consciousness was attached to him and returned to the village. Secondly, this consciousness can rely on the dependent person to grasp the information in the village openly and honestly, and maximize the contact with the villagers. ”

"The best person to fit the bill...... Village Chief Bartley! ”

As in the comics, Jiang Zuo speculated on one of the most suspicious people.

There is no evidence, but comics can set traps, and so can he.

……

"What's the matter at this late hour?"

The village chief looked at Jiang Zuo and asked.

"Chief Bartley, you killed all the dead villagers, right? Those outsiders also died because they wanted to discover your secrets, right? Don't deny it, I've got your secrets, and I've got the proof! Tell me what you used the curse to control the entire village, or I'll reveal your secret right away! ”

Jiang Zuo said fiercely.

Bartley paused slightly, and slowly looked at Jiang Zuo.

"Die!"

Jiang Zuo thought Bartley was going to say something, but all he heard was a dead word.

I was shocked, but before he could make any movements, his body was crooked and he fell to the ground.

"The curse on your body is detonated, and you are cursed to death!"

Day, is it so strong?

Jiang Zuo thought that with his attribute state, he would at least save his life by turning his face with Bartley.

Unexpectedly, his body had already been cursed by Bartley, and he was directly killed in seconds!