Chapter 113: Accidents

Time in full immersion mode flows ten times faster than normal, i.e. ten days have passed on the inside and only one day on the outside.

The reason why the time multiplier is more exaggerated than the "Twilight Era" on the earth is entirely due to the fact that Lokan's magic technology is to some extent more developed than the earth's technology, one of the two mainly acts on people, and the other mainly acts on the environment, each with its own merits.

Philo and his party spent three days, or nearly 7 hours, in the dungeon town of Nighttown, during which they roughly figured out the ins and outs of the story behind Nightlight Town through overt and covert visits, and also witnessed a "looting" incident.

Mayor Simon first deliberately asked the captain of the garrison, who was familiar with the surrounding environment of the town, to take them out of the town, and then led a number of mercenaries to the flower garden himself.

Well, go and die.

The process is exactly the same as when they were first wiped out, Simon will stop at the edge of the flower bed and let the mercenaries go up first.

Then the crappy mercenaries were impaled one after another by the Wraith, and those who tried to escape also died at Simon's hands, and none of them were spared.

It's just that this time the flesh-sucking Wraithflower didn't go berserk - Simon came prepared, and when the battle was about to end, he asked his men to carry out a woman who had fallen into a coma, and it was the appearance of this woman that kept the strange flower sane, even the remains and relics of the mercenaries were taken away.

At first, Philo and the others thought that the Wraith Flower was colluding with the mayor, but later learned that this woman was Anthony's wife, the pretty widow of the village, Canspa, and they also guessed that the Wraith Flower was transformed by the dead merchant Anthony.

Even if it became a monster, even if it knew that its wife had betrayed her, it still maintained its love for her.

"He was a blind and stupid man in his lifetime."

Deres, who lurked beside Simon and his party and witnessed the whole process, commented.

"So what are you going to do?" He asked.

Philo habitually pinched his chin and didn't say anything for a long time.

Just as Deres was typing the draft and waiting for the other party to ask for a question before opening his mouth to say this suggestion worth 500 gold coins, Fello opened his mouth.

Not only did he speak, but he also took out a board full of words from behind him.

Deres raised his eyebrows, it turned out that His Royal Highness the prince had made so many preparations behind his back, and he was much more capable than he imagined.

"Surprised, Mr. Derees." Philo smiled, and there was a bit of "I didn't expect it" in his expression.

"Don't dare, don't dare."

"Actually, my plan is very simple." Philo pointed to the writing on the board.

He divided the current population of Nightlight Town into three parts.

The first part is led by the mayor Simon, including Orion, blacksmiths and others, because of the resentful flowers, a large number of adventurers have poured into the town, and Orion needs to lead the way, and they also need to repair equipment at the blacksmith, so the so-called "crisis" has become an opportunity for them to survive, so they fall to Simon, completely unaware of this matter.

The second part is the public faction in addition to the above. Most of them, including vegetable vendors and grocery store owners, were friends of Anthony during his lifetime, and the town's old scholar Mosen was faintly the leader of this group. These people were skeptical about Anthony's death, but they had to put it on hold for the time being due to the lack of sufficient evidence.

And the third part is the adventurers who have been cut off one by one like leeks, because of the high bounty promised by Simon, they are like ants who have found sugar water, and they continue to pour in.

"Since there are three distinct parts of people in this, it shows the meaning of their existence, that is, clues for us to dig and functions for us to use.

"We don't have enough evidence at hand to try this matter publicly, so we need an opportunity. Wait for the adventurers to gather, wait for Simon's next 'harvest' operation to begin, let the public faction witness this evil and dirty process, and then expose Simon's true face in the flower garden, and make the 'Mayor Faction' turn against him and make him confess!

"We got it wrong from the beginning, why is the dungeon called 'Nightshade Resentful Flower' instead of Nightshade Hibiscus Flower or 'Cannibal Flower'? It's because it's not a monster we want to fight, but a human being who died unjustly, and what we want to do is justice, not solve any trouble.

"When the truth is presented under the innocent sun, the so-called 'resentful spirit' will naturally dissipate, and at that time, the bad guys will be punished, justice will be served, and the crisis in Nighttown will be resolved, which is the right process."

Fello spoke sonorously and forcefully, and his followers listened to it with enthusiasm and applause.

Only Dress turned his face away, yawned, and then applauded weakly.

Forget it, since this highness has his own plans, he has no reason to say anything.

"Do you have any suggestions? Lord Derees? Philo seemed to notice his small movements.

Everyone's eyes brushed over, and this time there was even more of a warning.

Hey, what a loyal servant.

"Of course not." Deres waved his hand.

……

Everything was as Ferry had planned, they privately contacted the public faction that was not dealing with the mayor's faction, and the old scholar Mawson was furious when he heard this, and immediately agreed to his request, willing to stabilize the blacksmiths and hunters, and lead them to witness the moment when the truth was revealed.

Four days later, there were more mercenaries in the town again, and this time Simon changed his excuse, claiming that two Orions were missing, worried that it was a monster attacker, and entrusted Philo and others to take a look around, while he still took the mercenaries to send them to death.

And this scene happened to be clearly seen by the townspeople who had been ambushed for a long time.

As Simon was at a loss in the face of the old scholar Mawson's questioning, Philo quietly appeared behind him and easily controlled him, and the other Assassins subdued Simon's men.

"Confess your crimes, Mayor Simon." Philo smiled.

"Crime?" Simon flatly denied: "I don't think I have any crimes, I'm just thinking about the town, these adventurers are all voluntary!" I didn't coerce them! ”

"No, you know, I'm referring to something else."

"Another one? Then there would be no crime! ”

The dagger in Philo's hand squeezed hard again.

"Let's be honest, don't struggle uselessly, and apologize to the dead Mr. Anthony in front of everyone."

He winked, and one of his men picked up Canspah.

"And voila, another criminal was brought in as well."

However, just as all eyes were on Simon and the fainting Canspah, Mayor Mare smiled.

He laughed so wildly that Philo had to choke him by the neck to force the unpleasant burst of laughter.

"What are you laughing at, Mayor Mare?" He asked, picking it up.

Simon looked embarrassed, but with a victorious smile, he raised his right hand and pointed at it.

Philo looked over, and the blacksmiths and hunters who had been crowded in the crowd raised their weapons at some point, and their targets were the old scholar Mawson and his party......

Philo couldn't help but be stunned.

"You ......"

"To survive, my lord." An old hunter with gray temples stepped forward, "You have an extraordinary appearance from the way you walk, you are not like an adventurer, but more noble than the master, although I don't understand why you came to such a place, but I am sure you cannot understand how hard it is to survive in this remote place." ”

"That's right, Your Excellency." Another blacksmith answered, "I only had a week to get a deal before that damn monster showed up, and the winter in Kansa was so damn cold. But now, almost every day, adventurers come to me to maintain their weapons, and they are much more generous, and I have saved enough money to survive two winters, all thanks to the mayor. Anthony is dead, and there is no value in upholding justice for a dead man, not to mention, you don't have enough evidence that Mayor Simon and Canspah had an affair, what if you have taken a fancy to this pretty widow and persecuted our mayor? ”

"Shut up!"

"Rude!"

"Stand down!"

The two subordinates wanted to step forward, but were drunk back by Fello.

But as soon as the killing intent exposed by the two of them was stimulated, the scene suddenly stiffened a lot.

Even the way the Mawson scholar looked at Fellowe was not quite right.

This kind of heartfelt maintenance and prohibition seems to exceed the binding force of the mercenary leader to his subordinates, and is more like a master and servant......

"Kudos to your forbearance, Lord Fello." Simon said in a voice that only two people could hear, "Actually, I was suspicious of your identity from the beginning, and now I am even more convinced that you are a big man." At the dinner that day, you and your men simply had disdain written on their faces. Although I am the lord of a small place, I also brought out the best food and wine to entertain you that night, and those mercenaries who are really bitter have long since had no time to take care of me, and your subordinates still have the heart to 'praise me loudly' one by one...... Am I really confused about what is complimentary and what is ridicule? ”

At this point, Simon's face was no longer submissive, replaced by a rich sarcasm.

"I'm underestimating you." Philo nodded, "And then, what else?" ”

"And then? Then, of course, let me go, everyone has something to discuss. Simon said, "I don't know what you're here for, but you're certainly not here to kill meβ€”it's not worth the trouble, and with your strength, you can do it from the beginning." So, everything is still negotiable. ”

"What if I want you to confess your sins and give Anthony justice?"

"Heh......"

Simon scoffed, a look that made Philo almost lose his mind, but he held back for a moment.

"I'll tell you the truth." Simon gestured to the fainting Canspah. "I guessed that there would be today's scene, so the woman is dead, and there is no proof of death, do you understand? Without her admission, those people wouldn't really believe it, look at those skeptical eyes...... They will think that you forced me to confess, after all, you have the biggest fist now, and even if you let me recognize you as a father, there is nothing wrong with you......"

This sentence completely infuriated Fellowo, and His Royal Highness lost his usual demeanor, grabbed Simon's neck with one hand, and lifted him into the air, and the green tendons on his forehead burst out, like a mad beast.

For a while, the people holding the townspeople hostage also panicked, and they couldn't help but use a little more force under their hands.

The hunter who was holding the old scholar Mawson hostage was overly nervous, and accidentally pressed the knife into Mawson's neck, and the blood flowed instantly.

"Oh no! The Mawson Scholar is dead! ”

Someone suddenly let out an exclamation.

"Not dead! He's not dead yet! Orion hurriedly retorted, but was quickly drowned out by the sound of cursing around him.

"Damn it, are you brutes!"

"You guys are still human beings when you shot at Mr. Mawson?"

"Let him go, he's not dead! He's still saved! ”

The crowd began to agitate, like goods pushing forward on a conveyor belt, and the noise overshadowed everything.

Orions and blacksmiths with weapons could not get Simon's instructions, and uneasiness instantly took over their brains.

"Don't come here! Don't come here! ”

"You stand still!"

"Don't force me to do it!"

They waved their weapons in a panic, and many people were scratched, which immediately set off an even bigger mess, shouts and screams intertwined, and the scene got out of control.

Fello also came to his senses when he heard the riot, and he hesitated for a moment before letting go of Simon.

"Tell your people to stop!" The prince roared.

Simon patted the folds on his clothes slowly, glared at Fellowo with a swaggering glance, and then Shi Shiran turned around.

But the moment he turned around, a vine came out of the ground and pierced his heart.

The blood stained the vines red, seeping into a sponge and disappearing without a trace, and then the entire vine turned red.

Only then did Philo and the others realize that at some point, the flower garden had spread to their feet, and in the center, it happened to be Canspa's corpse.

A huge hibiscus flower rose from the ground, and countless vines weaved a bed, gently lifting the canspa, as if caring for his lover.

The flower bones also slowly drooped, gently touching the already cold corpse, and then bean-sized tears oozed from it.

In the end, the world is flooded with endless red.