"So, everyone hold on a little longer, their offensive is almost over, and then everyone can have a good rest."

"It's really good, in fact, my aunt is also hungry. Oh, don't worry, everyone, I have already sent people to the farm outside to collect grain, hold on for another day or two, and they will be back soon. ”

"Thank you, it's because of you warriors who are bleeding that Tanuki Town has been able to hold on until now, and it will definitely continue to persevere, you are all good."

Several people finally left the underground shelter and returned to Linda's small room on the first floor, along the way, someone kept holding Linda's hand and admonishing her, and Linda's back was always straight, like a pillar that would never fall, talking and laughing comforting everyone who was worried, so that their faces quickly returned to calm, and some even smiled.

However, as soon as she returned to the small room, as soon as the door was closed, her shoulders drooped, and she leaned her back against the door for a moment, before she smiled at Babu and Monica reluctantly: "Sorry, it's okay, go on, that's the case, you also saw it." ”

"You see that door is our last defense, if all defenses are broken, we will retreat inside, as long as we bring in enough food and water, space and other supplies for thousands of people to defend it for a while, it is impossible for the locusts to be consumed by us."

Linda turned back to confirm that one side of the door was closed, and then slowly walked to the corner, sat down against the wall, and curled up in the corner of the room with her knees crossed. She said wearily with her chin resting on her knees.

"The door wasn't locked at all, he controlled the switch with a mechanical device, and the control device was in the backyard. As a result, John Sr. was the first to get back on his feet a few days ago, and after getting up, he went berserk and destroyed many things in the vicinity, including the control device of the security door. ”

"Huh? Then important controls. Monica asked with some surprise, "Is it so easy to destroy?" ”

"That thing must have been deliberately made and easy to destroy, and it was the kind that couldn't be repaired once it was destroyed." Babu explained in her ear, "After all, that thing is for foreign enemies, and it took a lot of effort on your side to destroy it, and the enemy would have chased it in, or if you just closed the door and destroyed the controls, and the enemy turned around and repaired it, then it would be a joke." ”

"Heh, it can be repaired, but it's more troublesome." Linda empathized with Babu's description, and even if she was in a low mood, she couldn't help but smile a little, and corrected, "It takes a lot of work, and it takes a lot of time, and it can't be completed in ten days." So you get it? No matter how you know where it is, and no matter why you are looking there, it doesn't make any sense, we can't wait for another ten days for the door to be repaired, and even if we can, no one will have the energy to do such a big repair project. ”

"The purpose? Oh, I've already said it again. Babu simply ran to Linda's huddled corner and sat down cross-legged in front of her, and Monica soon came too, so that the three of them had no chairs to sit on, and just shrunk together in the corner. Anna seemed to find it amusing, and happily climbed on Babu's shoulders and hugged her neck, but Babu ignored her and continued to say to Linda, "I repeat, we are here to get you. ”

"Huh?" Linda's eyes roamed back and forth on the faces of Babu and Monica, as if she wanted to find a flaw in someone's face, but after trying hard for a long time, she didn't succeed, so she forcibly suppressed the hope that resurfaced in her heart, and asked tentatively, "At this point, you don't plan to change your mind yet?" If you have any other ideas, please say it directly, there is no need to deliberately let me see hope and hit me again, I ......"

"Don't worry, we're not that shady." Babu subconsciously took out a copper plate and played with it on the back of his hand, and said with a smile, "You had a lot of questions before, so I'll answer you one by one first." The first is how we can help you. ”

"How long do you think 3,000 kilograms of flour can help you last longer?" Monica held her chin with one hand and tacitly continued, "If it is properly distributed, can a thousand people hold on for eight or ten more days?" What if you add two more whole pigs? Can you hold on for another half a month? ”

Linda Teng stood up, her body shook for a while, and she barely stood firm by holding on to the corner, holding Monica's hand in a gaffe, her lips trembling slightly: "Impossible, absolutely impossible, I peeked at your truck, and there was nothing ...... except for dozens of kilograms of strange fruit and a lot of fruit wine."

She couldn't go any longer, because right in front of her, she watched as Babu pulled out a smoked chicken with a missing leg from Monica's purse, and the aroma in the room instantly made her stomach twitch.

But the fragrance was soon gone, and as if he had realized that he had taken the wrong thing, Babu stuffed the smoked chicken back again, and then pulled out a loaded sack that was obviously much larger than a handbag, but shook his head and stuffed it back, and finally took out a string of purple beaded fruits, picked one and handed it to Linda: "Strange fruit means this, do you want to taste it?" We estimated that someone would peek at our carriage, so we put away all the food in advance, and had to reluctantly move out four boxes of beaded fruit to make room, and some people were about to cry in distress. ”

Linda took it and stuffed it directly into her mouth and swallowed it, in fact, she didn't taste it at all, she closed her eyes and took a few deep breaths before she forced herself to calm down and said in a trembling voice: "It's not right for me to peek, but at least I couldn't help but eat this at the time, oh, beaded fruit." No, that's not the point, it's you guys...... Don't you dare to tell me this directly, and you're not worried at all? ”

"Of course we are worried if the pressure from the outside enemy is not so great, but now...... Hehe, these foods are just foreshadowing, the real key content is still to come, will you really lose your mind for the foreshadowing? Judging from our short contact, we are still willing to make this bet, heh, I guess it's positive. ”

As Babu spoke, he flicked up the copper coin in his hand and dropped it into his hand, and when he opened his hand, it was face up.

Linda was silent for a few seconds, then retracted into the corner and sat down with her knees crossed, seemingly unchanged, but her eyes suddenly became a little more agile, and her eyes seemed to turn faster.

"I'll eat even the bait, let's be honest, what do you want?"

The two didn't speak, just turned their heads in the same direction, and only saw the wall along their line of sight, but Linda suddenly thought of something, subconsciously held her breath, and her eyes widened.

The two of them are right, just in the direction of the top of the bell tower.

"Yesterday Argan lied to us, but we don't care." Monica chuckled, pointed to the top of her head, and said, "He made up a bell to summon the story of the townspeople's daily assembly so that we don't pay attention to that thing." However, we are not as stupid as he imagined, such a small bronze bell, even if it is surrounded by amplification equipment, the sound is difficult to even spread through the center of the town, how can it be heard by the whole town? If you don't usually hear the bell, you can't get into this strange habit. ”

"So, from the beginning we knew that Algum was lying." The Báb added, "It's certainly not a matter of everyday habits. Then there is only one possibility that can calm down those crazy 'people' and enter a state of peace. ”

"It's an edge gear, and it's a very special range edge gear." Monica leaned forward and looked down into Linda's eyes, "Our ulterior motives, the purpose is this, and it has been decided from the moment we entered this auditorium." ”

Linda was silent, bowed her head and was silent for a long time before hesitating and said: "The Requiem Bell was obtained by chance more than thirty years ago, and for it, more than thirty combatants were sacrificed in the town, which can be regarded as a heavy price. ”

"Well, it's really miserable." Babu nodded, "However, if you use it to trade with us, you can save more than thirty people." ”

"It's not enough, it's just that there is definitely not enough food." Linda raised her head abruptly and said in a deep voice, "Food can only make all of us live for ten more days, but we still have to die, and we can't save it." ”

"Tsk, just now I said with a desperate face that it's useless to do anything, we can't help you, why did you suddenly become afraid that we would help less?" Monica sneered and teased, "It's too fast, isn't it, so fickle?" ”

Linda pursed her lips and said nothing, resolutely ignoring Monica's hateful smile.

"Hehehehehe, that's funny." Monica, as if her strange hobby had worsened, laughed a few times before nodding to Babu.

"Then the foreshadowing is over, and now it's the main topic." Babu played with the copper plate and said slowly, "You're curious how I know about the cave, right, and why I mention it." Well, now for you the answer, I'm asking for you. ”

"Huh?"

"Don't ask me how I know, I won't say, what I can tell you is that what you can't find is actually there."

When Linda first heard this, she still looked puzzled, but after a few seconds, her expression became more and more strange, and her fists became tighter and tighter: "How do you know?" Well, you answered in advance, then I'll change the question, are you really sure? ”

"Ninety percent, what's the matter, do you want to gamble?" Babu handed the copper coin on the back of his hand to Linda, "Whether it's true or not, it's actually easy to verify." ”

"How to verify." Linda gritted her teeth and said, "You know you can't get in now." ”

"Poof", Linda's words seemed to remind Monica of a certain experience, and she couldn't hold back her laughter, and Babu spread her hands and replied with a smile: "If you really can't get in, then what am I doing with all this nonsense." The only reason for the existence of such a thing as a door is to wait for someone to kick it open. So now the problem is, we will give you food, help you open the door, and even help you to go together to defeat the root cause of all disasters, in exchange for your requiem bell. ”

"What about your decision? To change, or not to change? ”