Chapter 10: Rumors
In the past few days, Gaya, who has been addicted to the newly learned alchemy, has locked himself in a laboratory and indulged in alchemy, in order to heal more people. Qing Chi woke up from the gorgeous bed and sighed, no matter when, born in the nobility, he will always enjoy more wealth than the poor. The slaves in the mines are afraid that they have been doing countless jobs day and night.
However, this is the case with the system, and an average player cannot change the order in which the world runs.
As usual, on this day, Qingchi still went to Glory City and wandered around the bazaar. She found a lot of extinct plant or animal material recorded in the Great Library, and that humans and tribes were in exchange at this time, so there were many other items in the trade market, such as the Dwarven Power Crystal. After actively triggering a communication with a vendor, you can get material rewards by helping to do some small tasks.
Strangely, she didn't see Eve these days. The Dark Elves also stayed quietly in the castle all the time, and nothing happened. Could it be that my guess was wrong? Qing Chi couldn't help frowning.
At this moment, I suddenly heard a commotion ahead, followed by the church and the city guards.
On this unusually silent early morning, a major event broke out, the plague spread, and the Black Death raged. This time, not only Thorn City, but also the people in the small towns around Glory City were unfortunately infected.
Overnight, rodent infestations and farmland were destroyed. At a time when communications were extremely underdeveloped, it was only a few days before the symptoms of the plague first became known. Countless people have been found dead in their own homes, or walking down the streets, suddenly collapsed and turned into a stiff corpse, the funeral bells constantly ringing for the dead.
Seeing a vendor in front of her suddenly convulsive and fall to the ground, Qing Chi was startled, and quickly stepped forward and took out the antidote to the plague. However, after drinking the potion, he vomited blood from his mouth and died.
"Oh, what a terrible disaster! This is no more plague, this is the devil! The surrounding shops hugged their heads and fled the streets, as if they could avoid death by hiding in their houses.
"Excuse me, what is the situation like now?" Qing Chi stopped one of the guards and asked. The guards were hindered by Qing Chi's identity, so they had to tell the truth. It turned out that the cardinal, who had the ability to foresee, believed that a devil from the earth was about to be born. Evil thoughts attract demons, who cannot possess physical objects and can only be caused by demagoguery and the spread of plagues, and the devil casts a curse from hell through witchcraft. Now the bishop of Glory City has ordered to search for suspicious people from house to house, even the residences of nobles.
The Black Death began with cholera, rumors were rampant, and people were panicked. Regarding witchcraft, Qing Chi immediately thought of the dark elf. Just as she was about to return to Gaya's castle, she heard a man shout, "The witch has been found!" ”
Escorted by heavy guards, with a haggard face and scarred face, came a young woman in a black robe.
"Burn her! Burn her! The enraged crowd shook their fists and burst out into a violent cry, and the stones and rotten leaves were smashed into the woman's face and body by the enraged crowd. Qing Chi turned his head to look, and his heart twitched.
That's Eve! At this time, she was completely unable to resist, her hands and feet were shackled, and she looked like she had been beaten.
"What the hell is going on? Why was this woman who was incapable of resisting accused of being a witch? "She's an apprentice to a nobleman! You can't just take her! ”
Qing Chi pulled out his knife and put it on the guard's neck, gritting his teeth, his eyes full of anger.
"Unmarried and pregnant, such an unfaithful and unclean woman is sinful in itself! Besides, she can't identify the father of the child in her womb! Oh, let's lift her robe and look at her ugly belly! It turned out to be a big black meat ball! She is the Mother of the Devil! If you don't get rid of her, there will never be a peaceful day! She killed so many people that she would soon be burned in the execution ground, and the Cardinal Church took it upon herself to start the ritual of eradicating the plague! Even the aristocracy has no right to stop it! The guards were filled with righteous indignation, and were not afraid of Qingchi's threat.
Eve was trembling, scarred, pitiful and helpless, and her eyes were numb. Suddenly, when she passed in front of Qing Chi, her eyes suddenly lit up: "Help me!" Find him, and the adults will come to my rescue! ”
Qing Chi took a deep breath and turned his head abruptly. Now, she had to get there as fast as she could to inform Gaya, maybe there would be a way. If Eve is really burned to death, all misfortunes will cycle again.
"Zheng-" A short knife suddenly struck, and Qing Chi swerved violently, nimbly dodging the blow.
"Heh, the response is still so sensitive. I had a hard time finding you. It took me a lot of work. By the way, should I call you February, or February Qinglate? The gray-clothed black feather crooked the corners of his mouth, and his tone was sarcastic. The two people standing beside him were no strangers to Qing Chi, Spades and Mei Jiu.
"Yo, players in the dark camp level up quite quickly. I'm underestimating you. Now I realize that I used to play on you, and I really have a low IQ. Qing Chi smiled slightly, and his tone was cold.
"You-" Mei Jiu glared, and was stopped by Spades' gloomy face. February, who pretended to be innocent and harmless, deceived them like fools, and it was really this huntress who was really ashamed.
"I don't have time to play with you right now!" Qing Chi immediately flipped back, pulled the bowstring, forced back the close range of Black Feather, and then ran at a rapid speed. She didn't have time to talk nonsense with them right now, and she had to inform Gaya right away. Or was she too careless, that dark elf's dark magic was the most powerful, and she should have been eliminated in the first place.
"Stop her! This Faction Mission cannot afford to fail. Black Feather was furious, and flew after him.
Several people desperately chased after him, Qing Chi took advantage of his agile speed and the ability of the satin, turned into the alley and threw out the satin, quickly climbed to the top of the eaves, and then quickly ran to the edge of the house and spread his hang glider.
One yard away! With only a yard to go, the Dark Control Technique was in control of Qing Chi. However, at that moment, she made a deflection as if she had eyes behind her back, and the spade was slightly sluggish. At this moment, Qing Chi's shadow was no longer visible. "I know where she's going, come with me!" Black Feather snorted coldly.
Finally got rid of the pursuers and arrived at Gaya Castle, Qing Chi rushed into the underground laboratory of the castle in a rage. The prepared words had been brewed to the extreme, however, when he pushed the door open, he did not find Gaya.
"He's gone outside the city to treat the Black Dead. I informed him that Eve was there too. ”
Standing inside the door, wearing a maid's suit, but looking like a hostess, the dark elf Garren smiled solemnly.
"Unfortunately, he just left before you came." Jia Lian teased her pointed black ears, and her sharp red eyes swept across Qing Chi's face, with a hint of madness: "I know, you have long doubted me." So what, what can you change? Now Lord Gaya's return is too late, and Eve will be burned at the stake immediately. What if he came back? Will he give up everything, abandon his people, and save that witch despite everyone's opposition? What a rebellious sin that would be, and at this point, he would be stripped of his nobility and renounce the magic he had been pursuing. I will never tolerate anyone defiling Lord Gaya. ”
When the strong desire for exclusivity reaches its extreme, when it is entangled with dark jealousy, it will lead to a great explosion. The shift from simple kindness to pathological and twisted viciousness may just need an opportunity.