[You cast a suspicious look at the raven vendor, asking if the other party is secretly communicating with the bandits and deliberately harming you outsiders. 】

["Absolutely nothing! The vendor hurriedly waved his hand and flatly denied it. 】

["The bandits are also a huge disaster for our crow people, because there are often crow people who have accidentally encountered thefts by bandits, if you don't believe it, you can go to the village square to see the billboards, the reward order for the bandits has been hanging there for a long time, and there are a large number of cases of stolen property from the raven villagers! ] The crow vendor explained righteously, the implication is that the crows don't have any good feelings for the bandits, but they can't find out because they hide too deeply. 】

What this crow man profiteer said sounded good, but Mu You didn't believe it at all, because this crow tribe has existed for countless years, no matter how realistic those bandits are, if they really want to investigate ruthlessly, how can they not find any clues?

Mu You remembered the sign he saw when he entered the village before, which clearly stated that theft is strictly prohibited in the tribe, and there are 'guards' in this village, which is equivalent to the role of the police, and those who are stolen can go to the guards to report the crime.

Inexplicably stolen 2,000 divinity, Mu You definitely can't be so resigned, and is ready to explore the bottom of this tribe first.

[When the crow vendor saw that he was leaving, he hurriedly said: "Hey guest, do you still mortgage this short knife?" Now I can count 1500 divinities for you! ”】

Two options: [Mortgage] and [Reject].

Of course, Mu You chose to refuse, this short knife had already cost him a lot of 5-star materials, and it was really worth far more than 1500, how could it be so simple to sell it.

[You politely declined the vendor's request and turned away.] 】

[The Raven vendor didn't care, with a confident smile on the corner of his mouth, as if he expected you to come back sooner or later. 】

【…… When you come to the middle of the village, in the square in front of you, there are a lot of signs erected. 】

[You go up and check them one by one, and find that most of them are transaction information left by various vendors, and only a few signs in the corner are densely marked with notices of a large number of thefts. 】

[Mary, a Raven Villager who lost 3,500 divinities in July of the third year of the Mirage Season, reported to the guards on the same day, and successfully recovered her belongings with the help of the guards a week later......]

[Raven villager Ai Lin, in January of the fourth year of the mirage season, lost 2,000 divinities, reported to the guards the next day, and three days later, with the help of the guards, successfully recovered his belongings......]

[Rock Rabbit villager Abdo, in March of the fourth year of the mirage season, lost 1500 divinities, and reported to the guards on the same day...... The Raven Guards are searching, but no results have been found yet......]

……

Mu You was slightly surprised, it seemed that the report guards were really useful?

At least from this batch of bulletins, there are indeed many examples of the recovery of stolen property.

However, Mu You took a cursory glance and soon found the problem: the incidents of recovering property are basically large-value cases with losses of more than 2000+, and most of the small ones are still 'under investigation'.

And further down, there is a 'wanted warrant' for the bandits.

[Bandit Bounty Mission: Everyone gets and punishes them!] Capture a sparrow alive in your tribe and bring it to the guard, and if it is confirmed that they have stolen from your tribe, the captor will receive a 1,000 divine bounty! 】

This bounty order is well written, and the bounty given is not low, 1000 divinity, which is equivalent to the income of hunting a 7-star creature!

At first glance, it seems that this Raven tribe is really trying its best to catch the bandits and try to ensure the safety of everyone's transactions.

Of course, Mu You didn't believe it so simply, this may also be a kind of smoke bomb, specifically listing some examples of recovering property to praise merit and reassure those foreign traders. Otherwise, if you know that this is a den of bandits, who would dare to trade?

Regardless of whether it was true or not, Mu You decided to go to the guards first, report his situation, and see if he could get it back.

[Bypassing the notice area, you soon see a patrol of raven guards at the edge of the square.] 】

[These crow men with swords in their hands and fully armed are obviously bigger than ordinary crows, and the captain of the guard led by them is 7 stars, and the rest of the guards are all 6 stars. 】

7 Star ......

Mu You pondered for a moment, this guard chief is probably the highest combat power in this crow tribe.

If he is 7 stars, he can't beat it at the moment, not to mention that there are a bunch of 6-star guards to help, and if there is really a conflict, he can only escape.

[You stepped forward and stopped the guards. 】

[In the other party's inquiring gaze, you explain the whole process of your theft to the guard chief, and ask the other party to retrieve the lost divinity for you. 】

["Knowing the appeal of the ......", the guard captain just took out a pen and paper, briefly wrote down the time and the number of divinities you lost, and then ignored you and led the team to continue patrolling......]

“？” Mu You looked puzzled, he didn't ask his name in this report, he just remembered the number and left?

Even if he regains his divinity in the future, how will he return it?

[You look at the departing guards, who are standing in a daze, when you suddenly hear a dark laugh from behind. 】

[When you look back, it turns out that it was a crow villager who happened to be passing by, and watched your actions throughout the whole process, seeing your dazed appearance, and kindly reminded you: "To find the guards to report the crime, you must first find the patriarch, join the crow tribe, and become an official resident, otherwise they will not deal with your report at all.] ”】

“……”

Mu You was speechless. It's no wonder that the previous notices all started with 'villager xx', and it turned out that the outsiders didn't even have the qualifications to apply for a report.

[You asked the Raven villagers where the patriarch lived, did you go there immediately?] 】

"Yes."

【…… You have reached the highest point of this mountain, a luxurious wooden building stands on the top of the mountain, where the Raven Patriarch lives. 】

[The patriarch of the Raven Man is a gray-haired old Raven Man, with a pair of mini glasses on the bridge of his nose, and a cane, and he walks tremblingly. 】

[For your arrival, the patriarch didn't seem to have any surprises, led you into the house, walked slowly to the desk, and rummaged through the drawer: "If you want to join the tribe, you must first buy a property of the Raven tribe, I'll take a look at ......"]

Hearing that he needed to 'buy a property', Mu You already had an ominous premonition.

Sure enough, the patriarch then quoted an outrageous price.

[The patriarch pulled out one of the items from a stack of lists: "At present, the cheapest property in the tribe, located on the north edge of Hill No. 4, a thatched house, the listing price is 20,000 divinity, and the property right is 50 years ......"]

"Hiss......"

After Mu You, the molars sounded faintly, and the cheapest houses were sold for 20,000 yuan, which was not permanent......

He has vaguely understood the routine of this tribe, there is a connection between these crows and bandits, and the reason why the bandits are allowed to exist is to force outsiders to buy houses and settle down here through continuous property losses......

To put it bluntly, this is not the house money at all, but the protection fee, as long as the money is paid, the bandits will not rob you again.

And the bandits also know the rules, even if they accidentally rob the wrong one and steal the villagers' money, they will quickly return the money.

"Okay, okay, that's it, right?" Mu You's eyes narrowed.

If he was simply stolen by a thief, and the crow man was not responsible for helping him find it, he would not say anything, and he would silently catch the murderer, and if he couldn't catch it, he would not blame the crow tribe.

But whoever made the collusion between the two sides so obvious, and made it clear that they were joining forces to trap people, then Mu You would not stop there.

"Are there any divinities left?" In the pet shop, Mu You looked up and asked.

The three doppelgangers looked out of the game and looked at him.

"Unfortunately, I just finished spending ...... an hour ago" was helpless.

"I'm in my early 2,000s, and it's useless." Said the herb picker.

"I have more than five hundred...... What's wrong? Linglong asked curiously.

The main body suddenly asked them for money, and his face was serious, obviously something was wrong.

"Give it all to me, and I'll pay you back."

Mu You asked for the crystals of the two clones, and finally gathered about two thousand six hundred divinities.

"What the hell is going on?" All three of them gathered around curiously.

Mu You briefly told them about his theft.

"Rub, it turns out that there is a special thief race!" The watchman was a little surprised.

"It's obviously a double reed performed by the underworld and the white way." The herb picker hugged his chest and gave a conclusion.

"It's unbearable! There has always been only our Mu Jiajun prostituting others for nothing, how can there be a reason to be prostituted for nothing, they must be killed! Linglong was indignant, looking more anxious than Mu You.

"Don't worry, let's find out the situation of this 'bandit' first......"

Mu You returned to the game and pulled the character back to the Raven vendor at the entrance of the village, pretending to be sifting through the goods, and at the same time quietly sent the divine crystals into the game.

[The boss of the crow man saw you go and returned, showing such an expression, and continued to enthusiastically sell you his 'mortgage' service. 】

[You quietly hung the cloth bag full of divinity on your waist, and at the same time activated the blood law 'existence'. 】

[Your sense of presence instantly became extremely powerful, and the pedestrians around you instinctively looked at you, just noticing the movement of your hand touching the cloth bag around your waist. 】

[The bulging pocket around your waist seems to be infinitely magnified in the eyes of the crows around you, and you have heard a lot of swallowing saliva around you. 】

[The crow boss's sales pitch also stopped abruptly, and he looked at you in surprise, I really didn't expect that you could take out more divinity so quickly after losing a lot of divinity. 】

[The crow boss's surprise quickly turned into a more enthusiastic smile, looking at your gaze, as if he had seen a peerless fat sheep. 】

Mu You didn't pay attention to the reactions of the others at all, but kept an eye on the panel all the time, the reason why he deliberately leaked money was to attract the bandit just now to make another move.

He doesn't know the thief's method of theft for the time being, but no matter how powerful a thief is, if he wants to steal from him, he must get close to him first, right?

[Divine Crystals you carry: 2601 points......]

Mu You held the pocket watch, stared at the line of data in the panel, and waited patiently.

After waiting for about two minutes, he finally saw that the panel data had quietly changed.

[Divine Crystals you carry: 66 points......]

The Divine Crystal instantly dropped from 2600 to 66, and there was still no hint in the game that he had been stolen.

Mu You hurriedly traced back according to the table, and at the same time asked the character to secretly observe the surroundings.

[Time passes, this time you finally notice the whole process of your divinity being stolen, and the afterglow sweeps behind you. 】

[Soon, among the many pedestrians behind you, you found a crow man who acted a little abnormally: due to the effect of 'existence', when other crow people passed by you, they would instinctively glance at you, but this crow man, whose eyes always looked straight ahead, seemed to care about you, and calmly passed three meters behind you......]

[And just as the other party passed by your position, you noticed that the package around your waist instantly dried up......]

"Sure enough, it's it!"

Mu You's eyes lit up, and he finally identified the criminals, and hurriedly went back again to observe the state of this crow man.

[Unknown Raven Man (5 Stars): Divine Power 37, Divine Defense 37, Real Life: 7450, Possession: Unknown ......]

5 stars, the star rating is not too high.

However, as natural thieves, these sparrow people seem to have concealment abilities and strong escape abilities, and if he wants to capture the other party alive alone, I'm afraid it won't be so easy......

Confirming the target, Mu You didn't rush to startle the snake, and operated it in the game first.

[Before you do it, you take off the cloth bag and open it, revealing that it is full of crystals. 】

[This time, in front of everyone's eyes, the crow man passing by in the back really didn't dare to make a move, frowned, and walked straight past you, but didn't go far, stopped in front of another vendor not far away, pretending to buy goods. 】

[Your property has been preserved. 】

"How's it going?" Linglong asked.

The three of them all noticed the change in Mu You's expression just now, guessing that he might have discovered the clue.

Mu You told the information about the crow man found in the game just now.

"5 stars, and the ability to hide and escape, then I'm afraid you won't be able to keep it alone......" The herb picker analyzed after listening.

"Need us to come back and help?" Linglong is eager to try.

"Forget it, you're too far away, and it's going to take a few days to come back, so I'm afraid you won't be able to wait that long...... I ask people. Mu You.

The four of them were separated and explored in four directions, and now they were all far apart from each other.

After speaking, Mu You opened the forum and turned out a group chat called 'Dawn City Vaccine Discussion Group', and Aite said to everyone: "Who is online?" ”

Suddenly, a bunch of people lined up below, shouting 'I'm here', 'worship the great god', 'good afternoon to the city lord', and so on.

This group was created when the vaccine was distributed before, and it was filled with officials of various positions in Dawn City, as well as the leaders of the major forces.

After the vaccine distribution ended, this group was also retained by Mu You to provide a communication platform for the various forces in Dawn City.

Mu You visually inspected it, there were more than two hundred people in the group, and there were forty or fifty bubbling just now, which shows that there are quite a few people online now.

"Is anyone near Spider Forest Area 7?" Mu You asked again.

'Spider Forest' is the name chosen by the players themselves, because the players don't know the real names of the nearby places at all, for the convenience of the map, the map made by the blue-eyed white dragon before, the surrounding areas are specially named.

And Spider Forest Area 7 is the same low mountain where he encountered the big bird before.

"I'm here." The blue-eyed white dragon left a message.

"And my ......"

……

Several members of the dragon group left messages one after another, and their team happened to be brushing up on the mission nearby.

In addition, there are a small number of people from other forces, and they leave a message saying that they are also nearby, including Lu Yao.

"That, I'm also ......" The message of the fire-bearer looked a little unconfident, and he made a sweaty expression of raising his hand.

The person who spread the fire was Lu Yao, who couldn't have entered this group with her identity, but was pulled in by Mu You purely as a relational household, and she was an ordinary player with no power, and she seemed out of place among the leaders of this group of forces.

Of course,'The person who spread the fire' is actually not low.,As a famous businessman and troll on the forum.,That mouth sprays air.,Leave a deep impression on everyone.,It's rumored to be a Lori girl.,Many people like this tune.,It's said that there are special private messages to her every day to ask for scolding...... In short, in the few months since the launch of the service, her store has accumulated a considerable number of loyal fans.

Mu You had forgotten about Lu Yao's existence, but it was just right that she was nearby at this time, and her relics could help others to hide their tracks perfectly.

"What's the matter, City Lord?" Someone asked.

"If you have time, you might as well wait for me for a while near the hill in District 7 and help me block someone." Mu lobbied.

"Oh?"

Everyone was a little surprised when they heard this, thinking that who was so short-sighted and provoked the city lord, and could make the city lord shake people so excitedly.

(End of chapter)