Chapter 289: Entering the Deserted Village at Night to Investigate Clues
When Xu Changqing was changing from mentality to a qualified exploiter, Vanessa, Julian, Todd and others, who were feeling that they had met a good boss, were doing their best to complete the mission given to them by Xu Changqing.
In the middle of nowhere, the indigenous people are generally ignorant, short-sighted, stubborn, xenophobic, and extremely wary of outsiders.
The people of this village were no exception, shooting arrows into the ground with hard bows as a warning.
Of course, this operation is Bai Xiu, it is still strong and powerful a hundred meters away, for ordinary people, such archery skills are not bad, and it can be used to deal with Vanessa and her party, which is obviously not enough to see.
Vanessa is also a fierce style, and when she saw this situation, she did not let Julian and them go up and persuade her, but first sent Delta and Gamma to show off the chicken.
The supernatural power of the foursome mainly comes from two aspects, one is the concentrated blood essence of the blood clan, and the other is the blessing of the power of nature.
Each of the four has its own elemental bias, and gamma is the earth. I saw that his fist was glowing, and he smashed it on the ground with a fist, and then a crack more than three meters wide was generated under his fist, extending all the way forward, directly damaging a section of the Zhuang wall.
How have the people of the village ever seen such power? This is a ravine more than 100 meters long, more than 3 meters wide, and at least five meters deep. Just rushing this ability, I am afraid that it will not take a few punches to turn the entire village into ruins.
With this play, Julian and they also know what to do next. When he stepped forward to shout, he told the other party very bluntly: "We can't look down on your little house, hurry up and open the door, don't make mistakes." ”
The villagers hiding behind the wall shrank their heads and discussed in a whisper for a while, and opened the door of the village.
The more powerful it is, the more domineering it is, this is the general perception of the villagers about the powerful. Powerful and gentle people are not nothing, knocking on the door in the middle of the night, they will be suspicious.
Julian also has a lot of dealings with each other, and he knows the temperament of this kind of person. This is a reflection of the strength and weakness brought about by strength, as well as class differences, lack of trust, and human nature.
In addition, the industrious and simple poor people are not necessarily the same as kindness, and the mountain natives also have a cunning and even vicious side, no matter what era.
As far as Julian knows, compared to the black shop, bandit village, and black village, where people eat people and don't spit out bones, there are many people who die in the hands of the villagers.
Even Vanessa has heard a little bit of a dark story about this.
She is not the kind of academic school that grew up in an ivory tower, and as a qualified magnate, the main skill she needs to master is to read people.
She knows very well that survival is not easy, and if she will only bow her head and suffer with her old age, she will not be able to survive in this remote place.
The people of Valyria are fierce, and the level of barbarism and danger here is still higher than that of Toin, and the harsh and barren environment will not raise good men and women.
Sure enough, in the face of the powerful forces, these natives seemed very well-behaved, without much resistance, let alone noisy, and soon gathered in the empty field in the center of the Zhuangzi.
Vanessa knew that being well-behaved was pretended, that this was patience, that it was one of the skills of survival, that there was no inwardness, a little panic but no panic, and these details already showed that they were not really lambs to the slaughter, but had a certain amount of strength to rely on, and could explode at any time.
Delta's words also confirm this from one side: "They are all werewolves. ”
Julian had a talent for language, and Vanessa continued to have him act as a speaker, but this time mainly translating her words.
"We come from a distant place, messengers of nature, who have followed the footsteps of evil. Those who can provide us with valuable information will be blessed by nature......"
Vanessa didn't just say or practice, Xu Changqing once handed her a very practical natural magic weapon, Life Dew.
The artifact looked like a delicate little kettle, with dew from the forces of nature in it.
This dew mainly embodies the vigorous power of the force of nature, and when drunk in water, it can strengthen the body's own functions. Some immediate results followed, strengthening the body and curing stubborn diseases.
Autonomous self-disease, with almost no side effects. Giving away health, which is affordable.
Vanessa swung the magic weapon, and a new green light erupted from the pot, scattering into a mist of light, and then spreading into countless small spots of light, flying and falling like dust.
The villagers who were shrouded in it clearly felt the benefits brought by this power, and many of them almost subconsciously stretched their waists, as if they were plants that were pulling branches and opening leaves.
Of course, with nearly two hundred people sharing, the buff effect can't be very strong. Vanessa also deliberately controlled the amount to prove that she didn't brag about it.
"We don't mind if you're different. Our enemies are all beings who distort nature, monsters that make this land gloomy and dark. We believe that every citizen of nature has an obligation to give back to nature's gifts. ”
The tangible benefits are indeed more impressive. But Vanessa thinks that it is really good to wrap it in some lofty arguments, so that it looks less vulgar and red, and it is more acceptable to people, after all, most people yearn for beauty, and the beauty of speech decoration is also a kind of beauty.
Sure enough, the villagers were impressed.
When the first person to eat crabs appears, after being rewarded handsomely by the means of Vanessa's daughter. The enthusiasm of the people was ignited.
Vanessa deliberately created a small environment for private chat, so that people can see but not hear, which makes many people anxious, worried that the information they have will not sell at a high price.
It was with this mentality that Vanessa quickly grasped the initiative, from the beginning of the other party casually said, to her asking, the other party answered.
In fact, if you just want to know all kinds of things about extraordinary evil, Julian and they are completely competent. Xu Changqing sent Vanessa to come forward, more to have a comprehensive understanding of this world and this era. He vaguely felt that if he could turn out of the main river of history and become a tributary, he was afraid that the changes inside would be great.
Indeed, Vanessa's knowledge of the Western Continent in 1782 of the Seventh Age, and the history of the previous five hundred years, was still above him. So Vanessa easily compares the differences, and in the words of her report when she returns, "the similarities in civilization are already very low, almost completely unfamiliar." ”
Of course, Xu Changqing didn't listen to Vanessa's exclamations, and he didn't have much interest in the differences in culture, customs, architecture and other utensils. Even, he is not worried about not being able to find all the righteous owners to deal with.
The twisted seed from the werewolf's body captured in the wilderness is an excellent clue to not only analyze the opponent's abilities, but also to trace the root cause.
Xu Changqing seems to have gotten from Vanessa's report that was the initial point of change. This point is the fork of the river of time.
To be more specific, the location of the first distorted event of great influence is the end of the series of quests on this trip, and all the way to that location, which is the general direction, where he will complete the final and most important correction and get out.
"My lord, we have to go to the big towns to get more accurate information."
Xu Changqing nodded, Vanessa was right, the inhabitants of the wasteland were not scholars who knew five hundred years in advance, for them, what happened thirty years ago was no longer certain, and it was almost a legend before that.
"Our next stop is Kabank. Okay, thank you for your hard work, let's go and rest early. ”
With Vanessa's retirement, the camp soon fell silent. One of the characteristics of the natural system is that it rises and falls, and runs in cycles. Rest is also an important part.
Especially for the guards and demon hunters who are still in a state of transformation, sleep is very important.
So the night watchmen, there are only four people. Even the werewolf Lucien is sleeping.
The camp was brightly lit, but it was very quiet, and the sound of wind and rain was cut off.
Even the highly alert and not very tired witchers sleep soundly, and such a relaxing sleep is usually only possible when the tense mood has calmed down for a few days after the mission is over, and they are in a safe place.
This is also a big reason why Todd has quickly developed a sense of belonging to the group. Home is safe, warm and relaxing, and a makeshift camp can create such an atmosphere. It's not surprising that witchers who are more or less loved by mental illnesses such as anxiety
In fact, there is the life-pacifying property of the forces of nature at work here. Nature is extremely inclusive, and it also has a rich and diverse influence on natural creations.
Ever since Xu Changqing became a natural punisher, he had been arranging a special time to study this kind of power. The use of earth, fire, water and wind is only one aspect.
In comparison, it is the foursome who have the worst natural affinity. Because by their very nature, they are unnatural, twisted creatures. Being able to use elemental power is based on Xu Changqing's ability to open them up and give them the power of the law, which is an additional power, and its power and growth rate are based on Xu Changqing's natural punisher's compulsion, rather than their own strength improvement.
Right now, the boys weren't out of the power fence, preferring to stand like statues in the rain outside the camp.
In this environment, they feel more comfortable and at ease, but when they are in the natural realm, they need to test the power of the law to adapt.
It was already the end of the night, and the rain had subsided, and it had become foggy again.
Xu Changqing, who was sleeping peacefully, suddenly opened his eyes.
His mind has an extraordinary connection to Lucien and the Four, which he personally created and cultivated with great effort, and has some characteristics of subjects and clones.
There are many similar ones, such as the three spirits of heaven, earth and man, and the five elements of the robin. The soul connection is very close, and it will not be cut off and out of control because of his apostasy.
In this case, if there is something wrong with the puppet, he will know it at the first time.
Xu Changqing sat up and scrutinized it with a solemn face, as if he was thinking about something.
Then, he discovered the source of the anomaly.
Mixed in with the sound of wind and rain, something like a devil's whisper, not particularly powerful, but continuing to affect the demon souls of the foursome.
This effect didn't even make the boys vigilant enough, but they didn't know it.
Xu Changqing knows where the main problem is. Demon souls, in essence, are distorted existences. Lacks resistance to the effects of this type of spell that distorts mental power. If he hadn't been vigilant enough, the quartet would probably have been aware of it until they were completely polluted and changed sides.
This is what he was worried about before, the other party is better than him in terms of knowledge and technology. No, taking advantage of a little loophole, you almost took advantage of the loophole.
He ordered the boys to return to camp. And when the other party saw that the sneak attack failed, the obvious means were immediately launched......