Chapter 228: Gentle Means
The lights went out, and the hair that had just been in the room disappeared with it. Cheese slung Breath of Dawn back to his waist and stood up to look at Anderson, who was comparing the man's condition to the condition of the patients he knew. Although Bunyan did not allow him to meet any of them in the afternoon, he could still know the identity, gender, and age of the patients, judging from their children, living conditions, and the layout of their homes. He needed this information to confirm his conjectures. If the guess is correct, then the problem of Yufa Town is half solved.
The two walked out of the break room and returned to the lobby of the tavern. After seeing the scene just now, everyone looked thoughtful, except that Emma and Kenqi were more surprised by what they saw and the strangeness that Cheese displayed. The cat fairy and Atta were already surprised by this, thinking about the message that might be behind the sight. The mage himself, after closing his eyes and thinking for a moment, reopened his eyes and locked his gaze on one of the people present, and the person he was staring at quickly noticed this and immediately understood what this gaze meant.
"You think my hair has those things attached to it, too?" said Emma's face turned pale. In fact, this question has been answered in her heart for a long time, but she still holds on to a little luck, hoping that she is lucky.
"Just take a look at it. "Cheese has always believed that speculation with experiments is more credible than purely theoretical deductions. So as he spoke, he stood up and walked behind the female shopkeeper.
Emma closed her eyes tightly and clasped her hands together on the table, as if she was about to be beheaded. Atta gently held her hand, reassuring the former in this way, and she also felt the tension. At that time, when the new molten iron was asked to be inspected by the cheese, she was not much better, and of course it was not good to be judged by others, but people often couldn't rely on themselves to recognize themselves.
The light of Dawn's Breath came back on, and strands of pale blue hair appeared around the tavern, looking like the silk used by burrowing spiders to detect the condition of the cave. Emma wasn't a spider, of course, she was just a girl who had been overly frightened today, especially when she saw the pale blue lines extending from the ends of her hair, her eyes were already full of fear. The outstretched hand ran through the thin lines, and no matter how much they tried, they couldn't hold on. Only by fiddling with the hair will the pale blue substance that is attached to the ends of the hair sway with it. Emma realized something and immediately ran to the counter.
"Wait. Jian Qi stopped between the female shopkeeper and the counter with an arrow, "It's not certain that you can get rid of these things by cutting your hair." If something happens after cutting your hair, we don't necessarily have time to react. I know you're scared, but wait a little longer, be patient. These things have probably been on you for a while, and you haven't fallen for them, have you?"
"But..."Emma, who was stopped, had no idea at all, and what was happening in front of her was completely beyond her knowledge of the world. Fortunately, Atta was used to dealing with such people, and the female swordsman slowly led her to the side and sat down, whispered to reassure, and motioned with her eyes to the two male companions to hand it over to her. Only then did Jian Qi breathe a sigh of relief.
"Although I have seen some alchemists below, I have never seen anyone as bright as you. No wonder Miss Ah walks with you, compared to you, her eyes are just too pretty. The sword-seeker, who sat back across from Cheese, said in a slightly mocking tone. This was the first time that the gray robe had shown his skills in front of him, although Cheese had told Jian Qi that he was a spellcaster before, but it was not enough to withstand the shock of seeing is believing. Moreover, there are many kinds of spellcasters in this world, most of them are only tricks at best, and the more ones tend to only have an impact on specialized things, and there are very few who do it at will, without pretending to be rituals and incantations, and without the need for magic weapons and altars. Even a walker like Jian Qi regained a sense of novelty when he saw the methods of the gray robe.
"Beauty itself is also a kind of magic, gemstones, eyes, gold and limbs, and the pursuit of beauty has a natural magic. The narcissistic god drowns because he covets his reflection in the water, and although it is an exaggeration, this is not an inexplicable story. In the same way, Atta could use those eyes to bring unimaginable chaos to the world if she wanted to. Cheese tilted his head and replied, "As for me, I'm not more magical than her." It's just that I happen to be trained to drive this energy better than ordinary people. You can understand it as a craft, like forging a sword. ”
Jian Qi will not take the mage's words seriously, although his family is immersed in forging swords, but after all, it has been passed down for many years, and his understanding of this world is not as rigid as ordinary people. Besides, there are many famous swords created by the Sword Gate with some kind of magical function, and if you only think of casting swords as casting and forming melted metal, you will never be able to make them. It's just that the sword seeker also knows that it is too complicated to explain to a layman like him where the power used by cheese comes from and what kind of rules are circulating, so the other party will use metaphors in a way that he can understand.
"Then, as you can see, what should be done about the situation in this town, and the situation of the townspeople?" the sword-seeker leaned back in his chair, and there was no anxiety in his tone. This may be because Cheese's attitude makes the people around him realize that the current situation is not beyond the mage's ability and that he can solve it, so there is no need to be anxious. Thinking about it this way, it is likely that Cheese chose to show him now is also motivated by this consideration, and when Emma calms down, she will also realize that although what she sees is shocking, the group of people with the same incredible abilities are on her side.
"Actually, the simpler way to deal with it is to go straight to the source of those hairs, see where they lead, and then solve them. It's just that before that, I still have some things to worry about, so I'll stay on my ground tonight and let me investigate some things on my own. If my guess is correct, the matter may not be that complicated. Even if I'm wrong, it's not too late to wait until tomorrow. People are very strong, and the people of this town have been in this situation for some time, and it was not bad on this night. Moreover, even if the body is weak, it is an accident to have phlegm. Cheese leaned back in his chair and said what he was going to do.
"Don't you need us to go with you, although I can't help with the arts, I'm still a little confident in my skills. ”
The mage smiled and shook his head, thanking Jian Qi for his kindness, "I'll just go by myself." There are too many people, and I'm afraid things won't go well. This is not a big deal, although the people in the town are weak, no one has died. The stolen vitality has not affected the roots, as long as the absorption is stopped, those people will be able to recover in three to five days, and there is no need to make a big deal out of it. I'll try to be gentle tonight. ”
"It's fine. Then we're here to wait for good news. ”