The jar, large enough, was originally a large jar for pickles, and worked in the mines all year round, and the dwarves had their own knack for carrying and preserving food. But now was not the time to judge the quality of the dwarves' pickles, the jar that was supposed to contain food was now filled with strange worms that fed on people, their hairy bodies rubbing against the walls of the jar with a creepy rustle. The cat elf carefully guarded the jar to make sure that the contents did not crawl out on its own or that the mage was too rude to throw bugs into it, causing the jar to tip over and have disastrous consequences.

As the mage took off his gloves, the sheets were already stained red with blood, and although the child's body was not riddled with holes, there were more than a dozen places where the skin could be cut. If it weren't for the fact that Cheese had stopped the operation and prepared the potion for him to drink first, this incident alone would have killed the poor man. But the current situation is not a happy one, and whether the child can survive depends on what kind of number the dice throw.

"Did these bugs turn him into this?" asked Kailas, pressing the lid against the clay pot, with a relational touch. He had seen what dwelt in the heavenly wood, and knew the power of His son.

"No, he's going to turn into a monster entirely because of bestiality. A calm, somewhat hoarse voice rang out from the room. The cloaked figure was already standing in the room.

The eyes of the dwarves and the cat goblins immediately became alert, even if they had just been distracted by Cheese's operation, but they really shouldn't have been walked in from the outside by a large living person. Instead, Cheese looked at the nezumi slowly after checking the patient's condition on the bed, "Sounds like you know something about the bestiality you talked about, would you mind sharing some knowledge before we get down to business?"

Jerry was silent for a few seconds, then took off his hood, and his appearance made Charinder almost grab his chair and smash it over. In fact, the dwarves did just that, but the nezumi's agility allowed him to dodge the flying projectiles with ease. Then, Cheese stopped the shopkeeper who was still trying to do something, "Don't be impulsive, he is my friend, he is a human like me, and he is the result of illness." ”

Charinder opened his mouth, he instinctively wanted to scold Cheese for such a terrible disease in the world, which could turn a person into a big rat, but the patient's timely cough reminded him that such a terrible illness was not only there, but it was not far away. The dwarf's facial expression twitched, and he waved his hand and turned to say, "I'll go get you and the kid something to eat, and hopefully his teeth will still work." ”

The dwarf's stance means that the people in the room are more or less at the junction of light and dark, and there is no need to be taboo anymore. The cat fairy didn't leave, he wanted to see more closely what this former human would say, but he could keenly notice that it was different from the first time they met yesterday, and after seeing him again, Jerry obviously reacted a little stiffly, as if he was afraid of himself. Why?

The rat man's fear was not obvious, and he quickly reined in his state and returned to the original topic, "My knowledge of bestiality comes from a wizard, he is the target of one of my missions, and judging from the manuscripts and materials I obtained later, his research has a lot to do with bestiality, including the name, which I learned from his manuscripts. After that, I also went to many places to inquire about this disease, after all, it may be related to me. ”

"It turned out that I was thinking too much. Bestiality is not a contagion, nor is it a curse, at least not a curse with a clear origin, it appears like a deformed child, completely irregular, and in many places is regarded as a punishment from the Divine. In fact, it is also true that only a very small number of children with bestiality can grow into adulthood, and their appearance will exhibit highly beastly characteristics, looking like a combination of man and beast, well, just like me. However, most children with bestiality do not survive until they are ten years old, and their bodies die in a state of conflict. Jerry's voice was a little low.

"Where I met him, I heard someone say they wanted to eat him, what was going on?" the mage suddenly remembered the hooligans who had been drunk, and their words didn't sound like they were all trying to gain the upper hand in the negotiations.

"Foolish customs. In areas where bestiality is common, it is believed that children with bestiality have some kind of mystical power, which is why the wizard I killed studied it. In short, they would treat the beastly children who had grown up safely as oracles, and imprisoned them in temples to pray to them, like some kind of living gods. For those who died, the bones were cooked and eaten, believing that the gods they believed in were using this to transmit their power to the people. And this damned custom has also been naturally brought into the stream. However, some localization changes have taken place. ”

The nezumi looked out the window, and the sky was getting darker, but the difference between day and night might not be as clear as it was in other parts of the city, "There is no act in this city that is condemned except to condemn others, and all habits and beliefs that are not acceptable anywhere else can find ground here." Among them, of course, cannibalism, some out of evil customs, some out of worship of evil gods, and some simply to prove their strength to others. Bestialized patients are monsters, and eating them is not a cannibalism, this is the default fact here. ”

Cheese and Kailath glanced at each other, they both saw in each other's eyes the same complex emotions as themselves, if what happened at the Night Market last night was still within their acceptable range, and even if they still enjoyed the freedom of the rules, what the Nezumi said really made them feel a lot less good about the city. But they also knew that only their own perception of the place would be lowered, and forcing people from all corners of the city to follow their rules would only make the place lose its vibrancy. It's a lot like the belief of the spirit of the earth, which gives birth to everything, buries everything, and its beauty comes from its ugliness.

At this time, the dwarf knocked on the door again, "You better go to the next door and eat, and I will find someone to change the child's sheets." Or if you don't know, you'll think I've killed someone here. ”

In the next room were Jian Qi and Ata, the two wounded were not suitable for movement now, so they were semi-forcibly ordered to lie down on the bed to rest. As soon as the three of them entered the house with dinner, the swordswoman's eyes were completely drawn to Jerry, who had missed the meeting with the nezumi yesterday. As for the latter, he was a little surprised when he saw Atta at first, and was ready to explain before scaring others, but to his surprise, Atta didn't scream or wave her limbs hysterically, she just looked at him calmly, like she was looking at an ordinary person.

"Surprised? Taran doesn't look at people by their looks, her eyes can see your heart. The cat fairy said leisurely as he walked by.