Chapter 234: Mutual Calculations (A Lot of Character Settings)
The feast lasted until late, and did not end until the heroes had drunk all the wine in the village.
Before going to bed, Zheng Shu sat in the stone house and summarized what he had seen and heard today.
Not to mention anything else, at least the existence of this group of discerning heroes and Vera made Zheng Shu understand that the people in this world have their own set of activity theories, and sometimes, what they see is not necessarily what they know.
Fortunately, until now, Zheng Shu's behavior has maintained a minimum impact, and even reduced his access to impact factors for this reason.
Because he has never forgotten that there are still two major inhibitory forces controlling the whole world in this world, and the names of these two profiteers are not in vain, Zheng Shu has been carefully looking for the reason why the other party put himself into this world until now.
As for the other gain, it is probably that Zheng Shu learned how many magic tricks the other party can do during the casual chat with Vera.
Although there is still a lot of gap between Zheng Shu and the top magicians who are extremely proficient in magic and can even touch magic, they are already much better than the ones he met at the beginning who are not so much wizards as warlocks.
Zheng Shu has always been very eager for all kinds of magic knowledge in this world, because only by knowing the basic operating rules of these extraordinary powers in this world can he transform the knowledge related to alchemy that he learned in the dragon world in his mind into this world.
Don't look at Zheng Shu's use of various things similar to magic arrays and alchemy on Nameless Island to transform the treasure house of the three Gorgonne sisters into a fairly modern one, but in fact, most of the "magic" in that treasure house uses the power of the three sisters.
It's not so much magic as magic.
So when he finally had an opportunity to get in touch with the essential power of this world and learn, Zheng Shu didn't want to give up so easily.
The only question now is how can he make the other party teach himself willingly, after all, Zheng Shu knows that even if his emotional intelligence is low, knowledge like this is definitely quite precious.
What's more, in the Moon World, whether it is magic or magic, its power depends on mystery.
By analogy, the magic power of a world as a whole is similar to a huge wireless network, and the more people who use it, the worse the "signal" is, so everyone who knows the relevant knowledge will try their best to ensure that the knowledge is not transmitted to ensure that their "signal" is in the strongest state.
In such an environment, Zheng Shu's difficulty in learning relevant knowledge has risen a lot, if he is a wicked person, it doesn't have to be so troublesome, but Zheng Shu feels that he is at least a human being with normal morals, so some radical methods will not choose to use.
However, judging from Vera's behavior, he should be well-educated, and his background should be considered noble, so I hope he can be more reasonable......
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On the other side, Vera was also silently reminiscing about the Zheng Shu she met today.
Zheng Shu's guess is actually very right, Vera's background is quite good, and it can even be said to be very good.
He was born in a country with more than a dozen city-states, and his father had a lifelong friendship with the king of the country, and the two of them were friends who grew up together, and his father was the strongest warrior in the country.
In terms of origin, Vera is almost at the top of the entire country.
And he was born with long golden hair exactly the same as the god of Apollo that the whole country believed, although he was born from a prosperous background, he had a good family education and was polite to others, coupled with a handsome face and specially studied knowledge in the palace, Vera could be regarded as the dream lover of every girl in the whole country.
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But such a life was shattered the moment he became an adult.
In the year he became an adult, Vera awakened his future vision, although his future vision could only be observed for a second after so many years of training, but at the moment of awakening, Vera had already learned of his death.
As a follower of Apollo, he would eventually die in a place where the sun could not shine.
Knowing the cause of his death, whether as a young man or as a devout Apollo, such a death was unacceptable to Vera.
So for a long time, he fell into great fear.
It is good to say that when there is a sun during the day, once it is cloudy or at night, he must spend the night in the temple of Apollo, and if he accidentally encounters a sudden rainstorm on the way out, he will even cry in fear.
At its worst, Vera didn't even dare to leave the Temple of Apollo, for fear that she would die if she left.
In the end, his father couldn't see his son's cowardly posture, rushed to the temple, and slapped him dozens of times in front of the idol of Apollo, which saved him from the abyss of fear.
After that, Vera became more loving than before, because for him now, every extra day he lives is earned, and it is a gift from the gods.
Under the pressure of death, he instead discovers beauty that he has never found in life before. In the end, in order to be able to see more things in his lifetime, he resolutely left the country where he completely believed in Apollo despite the opposition of his family, and stepped out of the world illuminated by Apollo.
So before she knew it, Vera had been out for several years.
But to be honest, even Vera, who thinks she is well-informed, felt a little unbelievable the moment she saw Zheng Shu.
Truth be told, Vera has seen a lot of humanity in her years of travel: violence, greed, lust, complacency, pride, humility, kindness......
Especially in those heroes, the shortcomings and advantages of human nature are infinitely magnified in them.
But in Zheng Shu, he felt an unprecedented strange atmosphere.
Truth be told, the first meeting between the two was anything but friendly, because of some too stupid guy, the atmosphere between the two sides could be called sabre-rattling at first.
But even so, Vera trusts the first impression that relies on her instincts β a reward from fate after he sees through death.
And Zheng Shu gave him the impression that he was...... Crazy.
It feels like an extreme, unstable mass of irritable energy that can be detonated at the slightest distraction and influence.
If it's just crazy, it won't interest Vera, because there are too many crazy people in this world. What interests him the most is that in the midst of madness, Zheng Shu has another emotion in his heart: pity.
These two personality traits, which are theoretically almost diametrically opposed, are now concentrated in one person.
Vera discovered at the beginning that Zheng Shu looked at people completely differently from others.
No matter who he faced, whether it was a civilian or a hero, he was curious and not afraid, neither inferior nor arrogant, but very ...... Calm.
So Vera judged that Zheng Shu should have received an excellent education and was once a nobleman of extremely high status, because only in this way would he look at others from beginning to end.
And under such an appearance, Zheng Shu's heart is full of danger.
His mind was full of hesitation, and after hesitation came madness. Like the pathetic devastated ones that Vera had seen before, they wandered around the world, lost their faith and morality, and became more and more crazy and depraved in despair and hesitation, and in the end, those people became very extreme and hysterical.
Because for them, this world has long since lost their place in life - they have no home.
Zheng Shu gave him the feeling that he was very similar to those who lost the country, and even won it. It's just that his own willpower is strong enough, so he controls the change and decline of his spirit, but Zheng Shu's own mental state is still very unstable, and as long as there is a little stimulation, drastic changes will occur.
"I need to take a good look at him, and if I can, I want to know his story." Vera sat on the bed as straight and straight as a sculpture, but there was a different light in his eyes.
In a sense, Vera is a real "outlaw".
When he breaks through the fear of death, the only thing that can drive his activities is the exploration of the unknown, and the appearance of Zheng Shu's "cherished" existence in front of him will naturally trigger his desire to explore.
"But to know his story is to touch the pain in his heart," Vera thought frowned.
He is still a moral kingdom warrior at heart, and he doesn't like to influence others with overly drastic and immoral means, so this matter can only be done slowly.
However, Zheng Shu's background seems to be quite noble, and I hope he can be more reasonable than ordinary civilians......
So, Zheng Shu, what kind of person are you?
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"What? Missing? β
Zheng Shu looked at the village chief in front of him with a confused expression, he had just woken up and heard a major news.
"Yes, half of that heroic group disappeared that night, including their leader, DΓΌr." The old village chief touched the sweat on his face with his hand, and his expression looked quite eager.
After this happens, the remaining heroes become extremely restless, and if they are not careful, their village can be destroyed by them.
In desperation, the village chief had no choice but to ask for Zheng Shu's help, and why he came to look for his help was probably because Zheng Shu let the villagers know that he was a good person when he rescued the villagers that day.
Zheng Shu frowned, although he slept very deeply last night, he did not let his guard down, and Lingjue did not mean any warning at all.
After thinking for a while, Zheng Shu very simply picked up the mace placed beside him and walked out of the room.
When approaching the open space where the banquet was held last night, Zheng Shu had already heard all kinds of noises coming from there. It is not difficult to hear from the voice that not only the heroes, but also the villagers themselves seem to be worried all the time.
After all, even the heroes who were incomparably powerful in their eyes were missing, and if the enemy found them, the villagers did not think they would be able to hide from them.
"What happened?" Zheng Shu saw Vera in the crowd at a glance, and walked straight up to him and asked.
The surrounding heroes and villagers also quieted down immediately after seeing Zheng Shu coming, Zheng Shu had already proven his strength last night, so after such a thing happened, they must be hoping to rely on the strong man.
"Dur and more than a dozen heroes disappeared in one night, and we explored his room, there was no sign of a fight, and the weapons and luggage were not taken, indicating that they did not leave on their own suddenly." Vera described it in great detail, and it looked like he must have observed the scene.
"So any special findings?" Zheng Shu asked.
"Not sure...... Vera looked hesitant, "you know that I learned a little bit from a wizard, so I can feel a strange aura of energy in their room, but this aura is strange, not the usual magic fluctuations. β
"Take me to see it!"
Vera also took Zheng Shu to the place where they were stationed before, and Zheng Shu took a look, it was the few stone houses left in this village, which were larger than the one Zheng Shu lived in, and there were more people living in one room.
"This is it." Vera pointed to the two largest houses in the very center, "Last night, all the people who lived in these two houses disappeared. I lived in the room next door, but I didn't feel any movement. β
Zheng Shu took a look, the distance between the house where Vera lived and the two houses that had an accident was not too far, and the farthest distance was about ten meters, which was completely face-to-face for heroes with keen perception.
Not to mention that there is an enemy attack, even if the people in the house come out to go to the toilet, they will be discovered by several other people in the house.
Zheng Shu looked at the two houses that had an accident a little strangely, because he felt some familiar aura inside.
walked in and took a look, Zheng Shu didn't find any special clues.
As Vera had said, their luggage and weapons had not been touched, and even the money bags were well placed, and it looked as if they were just going out for two laps and were about to return.
"What's going on? It can't be that this group of people is too bored, so they sneak out quietly at night to play, right? Zheng Shu was a little confused.
When he walked out of the room, he saw the villagers around him, and suddenly a flash of inspiration flashed in his mind, and he turned his head to look at Vera, who had been standing behind him: "Do the villagers have any losses?" β
(PS: There is another chapter in the afternoon.) οΌ
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