"So, let's first investigate the situation around the village. Pen %Fun %www.biquge.info "Brandt stood up and patted the dust off his buttocks. Putting the kettle into his back pocket, he walked up to the black horse in a coherent manner and removed the long sword hanging on the other side of the horse's back. He skillfully tied his greatsword to his back with the strap and took off his velvet hat. In constant succession, he became more and more like a warrior.

It took him a minute or so to make himself look like he had nothing to do with the bard, which convinced Dominic that this guy was not like other bards, and that he was in a special category. "What's your clue?"

"Since the villagers are afraid of something, we first need to make sure that there are some monsters around the village. If they do exist, we may be able to find their nests. Brandt explained.

"Nice inference, but ......" Dominic glanced at his dark brown horse. "I need to find a place to rest for my horses. ”

"It's easy to do, there's another abandoned stable not far from here, and you can lead the horses there. Brandt walked out of the stable, beckoned, and motioned for Dominic to come with him.

On the way to another abandoned stable, Dominic thought to himself. He was on due alert, so he hadn't fully trusted Brant until now. He had never seen such a bard, and although on the one hand he was intrigued, Dominic could not deny the possibility of bad intentions. It's just that the other party didn't act as nervous as himself, and Brant walked in front humming a song he had written, completely enjoying the breeze on the plains of Amiens.

Indeed, Brant's appearance is as if it was designed. Dominic came here because Evie had allowed herself to explore the forest where the Dark Order's stronghold was located and gather some useful information. He happened to choose this path to lead to the forest, because Dominic's original intention was to ask the villagers about the forest. But now, this guy has appeared, and with a mystery full of weirdness.

Dominic wasn't sure what the strange feeling he felt when he was about a hundred yards from the village had anything to do with the strange behavior of the villagers, but it was certain that Brant wasn't lying, and that the village was indeed bound by something...... To be more accurate, the village is threatened by some kind of force.

The abandoned stables gradually came into view of Dominic, in fact, on the other side of the village. Almost perfectly symmetrical with Brant's stables, Dominic wondered if the guy who had designed the two stables had done it by purpose. Brandt stretched out his hand and spoke. "That's it. ”

"Thank you, Brant. Dominic led the horse to the stable, and after leashing the horse, he left the stable and returned to Brandt. "So, what's next?"

"It is certainly unwise to search aimlessly, as far as I know, there are many monsters whose habitat will be far away from human habitation, but they will also appear at night to attack human villages. So we can't be sure if the monster is around here for the time being, and besides, the existence of the monster itself is a speculation. Come with me, I've mapped out a route in advance. Brandt told Dominic what he thought.

Dominic spread his hands, "Why not?"

The investigation began with the ruins on the west side of the village, which Dominic had not been able to find on the previous hillside. As he got closer, he realized why—the ruins were almost entirely covered in moss and vegetation. Dominic began to quietly start to perceive creatures after entering the ruins, but he didn't feel like it was a place where monsters lived.

Brandt used a more traditional method - observing the marks on the ground, examining every nook and cranny of the ruins, and then judging whether there were any monsters in the place based on his own guesses. "Not here, let's go to the next place. A few minutes later, Brant, who had inspected every corner of the ruins, walked back to Dominic's side with a grizzled face and shook his head regretfully.

Well, Brandt did do a very detailed investigation, but he wasn't necessarily right. After visiting a few places near and far around the village that were unusual, Brant disappointed and led Dominic back to the abandoned stables. "It seems that the idea of a monster has been rejected. ”

"Finding clues from within the village may be more direct and effective. Brandt paced the spot alone, muttering to himself.

After that, he stopped and turned his head to look at the other side of the horizon, where the sun would soon set. After a moment, he suddenly turned around, as if he had thought of a very good idea, and he seemed a little happy. "I thought we might be able to observe how the villagers reacted at night, maybe something interesting would happen?"

"I don't think you're going to find anything out of that. Dominic finally no longer wants to be led by the nose by Brandt, or to put it another way, he is no longer willing to waste time with Brandt. "Think about it, the clues you've gotten so far. ”

"What clues did I get?" asked Brant, hesitantly.

"A lot of blood bottles, horrible blood, and the strange behavior of the villagers. Dominic paused, glanced at the village, and continued. "The existence of those blood vials is not meaningless, we can imagine that there is an existence of bloodthirsty creatures that will come here often, and as you mentioned before, the villagers only have fear. It's entirely possible to assume that they're under some kind of threat, a threat from a creature interested in blood, and we can lure a creature that might appear to take the bait with something related to a clue. ”

Although Brant understood Dominic's words, he didn't know what to do. "So what are you going to do?"

"It's simple. Dominic held out his hand. "Open a wound in my arm and find something to catch my blood. Since that possible creature is sensitive to blood, I might be able to bait it this way. ”

"Are you sure you want to do this?" said Brandt, shaking his hand desperately. "That's too dangerous. ”

"Please, the time for our may be looming. Dominic said in a commanding tone.

This is a great psychological test for Brandt, wielding a knife at someone who is not his enemy, and it is also a request made by the other party, I believe that any warrior will not encounter such a strange situation several times in his life. Eventually, Brant nodded slowly. "Okay, I'll try. ”

"Easy, Brandt. It's a fresh try, a fresh ......"