Chapter 40: Making Up Stories
This digression is simply clumsy.
The moon is obviously a muddy brown yellow—
Connie froze.
When he raised his head, the crescent moon reflected in his pupils was clearly glowing red.
The guards surrounding Jiang Feng also made a commotion, and they looked at each other in disbelief. Some people drew some prayers on their chests, some prayed with their hands folded, and some whispered in horror the words "devil", "devil" and so on......
When these people's attention successfully shifted from the anomaly of the manor to the ominous blood moon, Jiang Feng continued to speak in a divine tone.
"Chaos has come."
"I've done my best."
What is Chaos Coming?
And what is the best effort?
Two questions popped up in Connie's head in an instant.
Without giving Connie time to digest the information, Jiang Feng continued.
"I'm here to buy supplies for the experiment, and to help Baron Fred solve the curse on him."
"Cursed? How come I've never heard an adult mention it? Connie was stunned, subconsciously looked at Jiang Feng and asked.
"Why did he tell you? It's your fart. If you have a mole on your thigh, will you hang it on your mouth again? Or are you a wizard and you have a way to lift the curse on him? Staring at Connie with eyes like an idiot, Jiang Feng said coldly.
The sheriff quickly closed his mouth, although his gaze at Jiang Feng was full of suspicion, but he was half convinced in his heart.
"The process of unraveling the curse is quite smooth, but people are not as good as the sky, and tonight the blood moon is in the sky, causing the curse on the baron's body to attack. Under the spell of the curse, he slew Lady Delain, turning her into a stone statue with the power of the curse, and the next to suffer was his son, Master West, and then Miss Delia......"
There was a hint of compassion in that slightly hoarse voice, as if he was feeling sorry, Jiang Feng sighed softly.
"Miss Delia is dead? No, it's not true......"
The young guard looked blankly at the manor, shrouded in red mist, and the veteran next to him patted him on the shoulder. His comrades-in-arms knew that the young lad had a crush on the baron's second daughter, and every day he cried out to become a knight, for which he was teased by his comrades. But no one teased him anymore, just sorry for him.
"That'...... What about Baron Fred? ”
Connie asked nervously.
Young Master West is dead when he dies, and Miss Delia doesn't care, even if his wife and children are dead, as long as Baron Fred is still alive, the bloodline of the Vicky family will not be broken. He was a knight canonized by Baron Fred, a magistrate of Port Sevit, and no matter what his status he was in, his main concern now was whether the Governor was still alive.
"I said, I've done my best." Jiang Feng shook his head and said.
Connie looked at Jiang Feng in a daze, and only swallowed hard for a while before spitting.
Ignoring the expression on the sheriff's face, Jiang Feng continued to say in that regretful voice.
"I tried to seal the curse on the baron, but he had sunk too deep. Chaos took possession of his body, and he eventually forgot his last name, forgot everything about Baron Fred, and called only one name out of his mouth. ”
"What's the name?" Connie asked in a trembling voice.
Staring into his eyes, Jiang Feng slowly said the name.
"Sololl, the god of blood and destruction."
……
A truly perfect lie is one that blends facts and blurs false half-truths. As for whether Baron Fred voluntarily defected to the arms of Chaos, or whether he was really bewitched by the God of Chaos as Jiang Feng said, it didn't matter anymore.
After hearing the name Solol, no one suspected that Jiang Feng was lying. In the Church's Covenants, the name is repeatedly mentioned in the chapters on hell, death, and destruction, and is said to be a deity under the command of the God of Chaos. Even if his legends from the Covenant Age are no longer remembered and the concept of Chaos is blurred, the name Solo will be familiar to any believer.
Of course, there are also people who do not believe in evil.
A young guard stepped forward and volunteered to go to the manor to investigate.
Connie praised his bravery, and as for Jiang Feng, who had just escaped from there, he stood aside and watched coldly, watching the thin figure walk into the manor with a spear, and watching his back gradually disappear into the fog.
After being engulfed in the red mist, no one can come out again.
No matter how many people outside shouted at the top of their voices, there was no response from inside.
Seeing a fresh life disappear in front of them, these colonists who were slow to danger finally realized the seriousness of the problem, and there was a trace of awe in their eyes when they looked at Jiang Feng.
Although Jiang Feng was unable to suppress the curse on the baron in the end, at least he was the only one who came out of this manor alive.
Sheriff Connie sincerely apologized for his previous actions, hoping to obtain Jiang Feng's forgiveness, and implored Jiang Feng to help Savit Harbor solve the strange red mist entrenched over the manor. Jiang Feng didn't immediately agree to him, just stared at the red mist silently, as if he was in thought.
It's not that he's pretending to be deep, Jiang Feng is also weighing the pros and cons in his heart.
Even if he doesn't help Port Savit solve this problem, it won't affect him much. There is an entire crocodile island between his territory and the port of Sevet, and as long as the half-elves are aware of the dangers of Chaos, they will not allow the power of chaos to spread into the forest.
As for helping the port of Sevit, the benefits are definitely indispensable.
Although the risk is not small......
At this time, there was a "boom" sound not far away.
The voice was very soft, and if it weren't for Jiang Feng's perception at 4 o'clock, it would almost be imperceptible.
Apparently, the voice was made by Miss Leia.
Feeling bored that Jiang Feng had resolved the crisis so easily, the half-elf lady left the place in disappointment.
“…… Wizard-sama? ”
"Hmm," retracting his gaze from the manor, Jiang Feng looked at Connie with a worried face, and said lightly, "Seal this place off and don't let anyone get close." ”
"Yes, I'll do it!" Connie hurriedly nodded and said nervously.
"Also, prepare a room for me to rest in."
Connie looked at Jiang Feng in surprise, thinking that the wizard master was going to stay and help Savit Harbor deal with the red fog in this manor, so he hurriedly said.
"Is it possible to have a guest room in the Doge's Palace? There was hot water and clean bedding, and although it wasn't quite as good as the Doge's manor, the environment would surely make you—"
"It doesn't matter, I'm only staying one night anyway."
Leaving the magistrate stunned there, Jiang Feng took Xiaobai and walked in the direction of the Governor's Mansion in Port Sevit.