Chapter 41: Kuaishou
So the old lady began to tell the story of her son leisurely.
"My son has loved to run outside since he was a child, he really dares to go anywhere, he comes and goes freely on the slopes of the mountains full of ancient caves, many places are inaccessible and hidden dangers, but he seems to be attracted by the magic of those places, and every day he thinks about where to venture today."
Kuaishou's mother glanced back at her son, her face full of helplessness.
"His dad used to be a member of the hunting team and died early.... I couldn't control him, and after a long time, he never had any major things, so I didn't bother to care about him... When he was a teenager, he went to the mountains to collect forage for the Brahmins in the village, and he picked several baskets in the morning, and no one could compare with him... At that time, everyone said that this kid's hand speed was a talent, so I simply called him Kuaishou later, and Kuaishou eventually became his name. ”
Andy looked at the unusual little objects in the room and asked.
"The plants and stones in the house were all he found from all over the place, right? That's pretty impressive. ”
The old lady nodded.
"The kid then got hooked and went around collecting those things..... In the past, there was a village doctor in our village, and at that time, he would ask villagers like Kuaishou to run around all day looking for some rare plants in the mountains and hand them over to him.... But no one knows what those things are for.... After Merlin came here to take over the village doctor, Kuaishou seemed to be collecting those things for a while."
Thinking of this, the old lady had a puzzled expression on her face.
"No one asks him to do that anymore, so why is he still collecting flowers and rhizomes that he doesn't know what they are for? If there is anything strange about Kuaishou's behavior before, it is that I think it is strange here, he doesn't know how to deal with those plants, and he doesn't know what those things do, he must have collected them for other people.... But then he didn't do that. ”
"For whom?"
Andy subconsciously asked in his heart, thinking to himself that the original black-footed apothecary died shortly after Merlin came here, so it seemed that no one in the village would need these things......
Is that so?
He thought of a possible connection, the only possible reason why the plants were claimed by the village doctor was that they had medicinal properties, and that when the village doctor died, the person who replaced him was Merlin..... Now that the village doctor knows what these plants are for, does Merlin also understand them? If she also recognizes the value of those plants, then it is very likely that she asks Kuaishou to find them.
Andy turned his head and asked Kuaishou's mother solemnly.
"Do you know what unusual relationship Kuaishou had with Merlin before?"
The old lady shook her head.
"As far as I know, they have nothing to do with each other, and I've never heard anyone say anything like that, and our entire Blackfoot Village respects and fears Merlin's woman, in fact, many people, including me, want her to get out.... Hmph, I don't care if what I say will be heard by Hecate, anyway, my son is like this, if he dies I won't be alive! ”
After speaking, the old lady went out to fetch water for her son again.
Andy was standing in the room, where Kuaishou was still unconscious.
He wandered around the house, searching the contents of Kuaishou's house one by one. Most of the things were of little use, and he didn't expect to find letters in this native's house, because not every natives were literate.... Judging by his enthusiasm for going out and exploring since he was a child, he is not like a person who can read and write, so it is unlikely that he will find the letter he wrote or the letter written to him by others.
After tossing and turning for a while, Andy found nothing.
He looked at this small wooden house suspiciously, the contents of it can be said to be all at a glance, where else is there not to find?
At this moment, Kuaishou, who was feverish, said a few vague nonsense, and one hand slipped out of the quilt and fell to the side of the bed.
Andy walked over to help him put it back, and suddenly saw that there seemed to be something unusual under Kuaishou's bed.
He lay down and put his arm inside.
A box was dragged out by Andy.
This box is beautifully shaped, it is metal, and it has an Ouroboros pattern on it.
Andy's eyes froze, thinking that he might have finally found his target.
The box was unlocked, and when it was opened, there were several bottles of unknown liquids and powders, and in addition to a small and beautiful box in the corner, Andy took it and opened it, and found that it was actually a piece of hair, and it was hair tied into a dirty braid.
He immediately thought of Merlin's peculiar curly hairstyle.
Kuaishou's mother walked back, and Andy stuffed the box back, taking only the small box of hair with him.
He took out some anti-inflammatory drugs from the beep boy and handed them to Kuaishou's mother, and then went straight out, he was going to confront Merlin directly with this evidence, and the truth of this matter was likely to be very bloody.
Walking all the way to the Leader's House, there is a smaller room not far from the Leader's House, according to Andy's previous information, it may have been used by the Blackfoot Chief to receive foreign guests, but now it has been occupied by Merlin who came here and has become her "Shaman's House".
There were black-footed guards standing there.
When they saw Andy approaching, they immediately greeted him.
"Hey, if you're looking for Chief Craig or Chief Kuresu, go to the next room, this isn't where they are."
Andy shook his head, determined to keep walking.
"I'm not in the wrong place, I'm just going in and looking for Merlin."
Two guards stopped him.
"What are you doing here? Andy, you do have a Blackfoot friendship now, but there are still some places that you don't just enter, and I advise you not to enter this place..... Even if you want to go in, you'll have to say hello to the big guys..."
Andy pushes them away.
"Chief Kuresu has given permission, and I have no problem going in.... I'll tell you the truth, I'm here for the quick. ”
The two natives glanced at each other and slowly pushed a step away.
A guard grabbed Andy as he passed by.
"No matter what, don't be rough with Merlin, she's Hekate's daughter, hurting her may have some effect on yourself and Blackfoot Village, in short, it will definitely not be good."
Andy nodded and promised them that they would use words to solve the problem, and then he was finally let go.
So Andy walked over to the shaman's house.
The doorway of the wooden house in front of him was filled with all kinds of strange objects, such as sets of mole bones and various strange patterns painted in unknown bright paints, including the Ouroboros logo that Andy had seen earlier, similar to the pattern on Merlin's clothes.
Some dirty fur and strange bony objects of unknown purpose hung around, and when the wind blew, there was a loud noise, and the room was pitch black, as if only a few candles were lit, and from time to time strange smoke wafted out, the smell was indescribable...... Strange prayer-like sounds came from through the cracks in the doors and windows.
No matter how you look at it, this place looks like a demon cave.
Andy hesitated and stepped along.
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