Baron Barry's castle is very large, and the entire town of Barry is the baron's sphere of influence.
"I'm sorry, we don't have this person in the castle. You can look for him elsewhere." The arrogant butler responded in a formulaic manner and asked people to drive Su Mo away.
Su Mo didn't force his way in, and he wasn't stupid. Not only were these NPCs high in level, they were also extremely numerous.
Moreover, Barry Town is a system town with a teleportation array where players can bind back to the city. Naturally, it is impossible to just turn it into a dungeon for him to clear.
So, what to do next
In fact, the choice is very simple. Whether something similar happens in reality or in the game, there is only one choice - report it.
The difference is that in reality, if you find something wrong, you can directly fight the monsters, but in the game, you have to go through an investigation. After all, Baron Barry is a noble, and it is impossible to conclude that he is guilty of murder just because you say that all his NPCs have run away.
The investigation will appear in the task record and requires not only the results but also the process.
Su Mo actually had some evidence. The letter he got after killing the lady at least proved Miss Barry's identity, and the tombs and servants in the manor were also evidence.
But this is not enough, it requires a process.
The reason why others were unable to complete this task was that their minds were not big enough. They never thought that the victim Tiedan was killed by the Barry family, and they did not focus their investigation on the Baron lady who was no longer in the castle.
After Su Mo said goodbye to the housekeeper, he first entered the tailor shop opposite the baron's house.
"Auntie, I am an adventurer. Do you know a baron's servant named Tiedan? His mother asked me to call him home." Su Mo chose to start with a few shops near the baron's castle.
"Tiedan? I don't have any impression. Maybe you can go to the butcher shop over there and have a look." The tailor aunt said.
Then Su Mo went into the butcher shop again.
"Tiedan, of course I know him. There was a time when he helped the baron's cook buy meat every day." The fat butcher didn't seem to think there was any problem and told the truth.
"and after?"
"Then another servant was replaced. If you want to find Tiedan, you can ask Mr. Santo, the butler in the castle." The butcher still transferred the clue to the butler of the Baron's family.
When players complete this task, most of them will go back to the housekeeper.
is that useful
If it doesn't work, then the task will be stuck here.
There are also a small number of smart people who have captured another key word from the words of butchers or other similar NPCs, and that is servant.
Just ask other servants.
So Su Mo stood guard outside Baron Barry's castle, waiting for someone who looked like a servant to come out.
Baron Barry had quite a lot of servants, and within a few minutes he had one of them squatting down.
"Tiedan? Didn't he go home? I don't know anything else. Don't ask me. I'm annoyed." The servant said impatiently: "Master Santo asked me to purchase twenty sand duck eggs. If you give me sixty silver coins, I need to go to the town to find the cheapest vendor."
This is another nail in the coffin. No matter how patient the players are, no matter which servant they get, they won't gain much.
The butler of the Baron's family had obviously given a gag order.
In fact, these servants didn't know much, otherwise they would have fled for their lives.
"Mergango eggs, I happen to have twenty merganser eggs that I can give to you. Just wait for me here and I'll get them for you. This way you can save your sixty silver coins. If I were you , I won’t tell Mr. Santo." Su Mo thought for a while and decided to use benefits to impress the other party.
Many methods in reality cannot be used.
If it were in reality, Su Mo could catch the servant and lock him in a small dark room, and then...
Is there anyone better than him at torture
Mergansers are a kind of wild bird in the game. They look a bit like ducks, but they can't swim or fly.
Twenty sand duck eggs are only one gold coin. If you wander around the town for a while, you might be able to find cheaper ones, but Mr. Su is also a decent person now, so naturally he won't go around looking for them just to save a dozen silver coins.
Upon hearing what Su Mo said, the servant looked around nervously, and then nodded in agreement without hesitation.
One is to make some money, and the other is to earn sixty silver coins for free. Do you still have to choose
After buying the merganser eggs back, Su Mo did not give them to the other party immediately. After giving them to him, he left without saying a word and he had no choice. The system did not prompt him that he had received the task of [collecting twenty merganser eggs].
"There have been a lot of missing servants in the castle recently. Can you tell me where they have gone?"
"This... Master Santo won't let me talk." The servant was very entangled, looking at the opportunity to make a lot of money.
"Mr. Santo, did you kill them?" Su Mo said without surprising.
"No, no, no, how is that possible?" The servant was startled. He waved his hands repeatedly and said anxiously: "Master Santo is not that kind of person. Those servants just followed the lady back to the country manor."
See, it's that simple.
The servant realized that he had let the news slip, and he wanted to die. He didn't know what kind of trouble he had caused, but once Master Santo found out, he would definitely be punished.
At the very least, he would be kicked out of the castle, and his high salary of two gold coins a month would be gone.
Su Mo handed the merganser eggs to the other party with satisfaction, and then asked: "Is it Pulmo Manor?"
This is the benefit of reverse reasoning.
"I don't know either, but Greta's mother must know that Greta is the lady's attendant. She takes Greta with her wherever she goes. No matter what happens, please don't tell me, okay?" the servant begged.
"Dude, don't worry, I'm just asking."
The system prompted Su Mo to complete the first phase of the task and settle the experience.
Wait, that's not right.
Su Mo pulled out his attribute panel and watched as his experience bar fell into a sluggish state.
He remembered that after he handed in the task of Orange Tree Heart, the experience bar should be 77% of level 26. He remembered it very clearly, and he was thinking that he would be able to upgrade tomorrow.
But now, the experience bar has firmly stopped at 94% of level 26.
17%!
One quest gave 17% experience
It is impossible to give so much for hidden tasks. The normal upper limit of experience for hidden tasks is 10%. The last time he skipped a level and did a task to kill the BOSS, Su Mo only got 13%, plus Su Mo who got a bonus from beating the BOSS.
Now for such a crappy mission, he didn't kill a single monster, but spent one gold coin to buy twenty sand duck eggs, and gained 17% of the experience.
There must be a BUG.
Will the system detect it? Will the extra experience be deducted
After mumbling for a while, Su Mo didn't even notice when the servant left. Su Mo then thought about it, if this was not a bug, there was nothing wrong with the system.
what does that mean