Before Xia Nuo had time to react, the young man who was receiving him quickly took a step forward and stood in front of him.
The little snake immediately changed its route, got into a shallow puddle beside the road, and disappeared in an instant.
At this time, the child also ran over, saw the young man with a straight face, stopped in resentment, and called out: "Brother Zhuoer."
Naturally, he also saw Xia Nuo, the boy's style of painting was completely different from that of the villagers of Nasulu.
He was wearing a pure white clergyman's robe embroidered with gold thread, with the hem hanging down to his ankles, revealing the same light-colored boots. A black crow stood on his shoulder, and he held an ivory staff in his hand. It is inlaid with magic gemstones of various colors, reflecting the moving light under the reflection of the setting sun.
Not only the clothes, but the boy's skin is also fair and moist. Putting it together with the dark and rough Nasulu people who have been exposed to the wind and sun all year round, the difference can be clearly seen.
The child couldn't help but touched his face, and heard Zhuoer reprimand him: "How many times have I told you, don't be so rash in doing things, it's fine if you didn't cause any trouble before, but this time you even rammed Honorable guest, hurry up and apologize to the guest."
"I'm sorry." He lowered his head obediently, but his eyes couldn't help stealing the boy's expression.
"It's okay, it's okay." Xia Nuo is still not quite used to Zhuoer's respectful attitude towards him, "Kid, it's normal to be lively, don't be too harsh."
Seeing that Zhuo Er was not obviously relieved after listening to his words, he couldn't help but wondered in his heart: Do I look so scary
As everyone knows, Drow is also grateful for his good temper. Before he was a teenager, he had received several brave men one after another. Most of them had their eyes above the top and were domineering. Among them was a female brave man with a very bad temper. Because the clothes were accidentally sprinkled with water by his companion, he yelled at his companion.
Although the boy looked friendly, he didn't dare to make judgments based on appearances alone.
Xia Nuo didn't know about Drow's slander, he thought of the little snake just now, and couldn't help but ask the child with his head bowed in front of him: "But why did you throw that little snake with stones just now?"
Judging by his actions and expressions, it was as if he was treating a sworn enemy.
The child raised his head, and his black and white eyes were full of reason: "The village chief said that as long as you see snakes, you must kill them! If you don't do this, they will eat the roots of the tree and destroy the sacred tree!"
Drow also added: "Here, you must be careful to beware of these creatures, and don't take them lightly when you see their weakness. Since you were sent by Her Majesty the Queen to solve the snake disaster, you must also know that the snake disaster happened recently in Nasulu How many murders have there been?"
Of course Xia Nuo knew, that's why he came here.
In the game "The Calamity of the Python", there are three tasks given by the system.
Main task: Solve the python plague in the Nasulu area
Reward: 3000 points
Side Quest: Survive to the end of the game
Reward: 3000 points
Special task: solve the mystery and help Nasulu out of the predicament
Reward: 5,000 points
At the same time, the system also gives the game background.
Nasulu is located in a remote place, almost isolated from the outside world. Most of the residents here are poor. They live by planting a unique plant of Nasulu. They are self-sufficient and rarely communicate with the outside world.
A year ago, a magician accidentally discovered a rare magic ore in Nasulu, and this remote village became lively.
But the excitement only lasted for a short period of time. Because everyone found that, for unknown reasons, only Nasulu people can mine ore. Once outsiders participate in mining work, the efficiency of ore mining will be greatly reduced.
For this reason, the queen gave permission to replace Nasulu's original tax with ore, and at the same time withdrew the miners who were sent to Nasulu after learning the news.
However, some magicians who are full of research spirit or have other purposes have not left. They want to investigate the hidden secrets and make profits.
But they didn't know that there were several thick pythons with a length of seven or eight meters that were discovered together with the magic ore.
The first tragedy happened about five months ago. The body of a magician was found in the forest. The blood in his body was sucked dry, and there were marks on his body that had been twisted and squeezed by a python. There was still a terrified expression on his face, as if he had seen something extremely terrifying.
When people investigated his body, only a tiny wound was found on the neck. Experienced villagers said that it looked like a mark bitten by a snake's teeth.
Although the murderer has been found, it is not so easy to catch him.
The local residents have a firm belief in a giant tree growing in the forest, and they call it the "Holy Tree". If you want to enter the mountain forest, you must ask the opinion of the ancestor tree. The ancestral tree never agreed, and the villagers refused to enter the forest, so the matter was soon over.
Only two months later, the second tragedy happened. This time, the identity of the deceased was the nephew of the deceased magician. In order to investigate the cause of his uncle's death, he entered the mountain forest regardless of the villagers' obstruction, and finally ended up in the same fate as his uncle.
Two people died one after another, including a precious magician. The Magicians Association began to intervene in the investigation, but after the investigators they sent also died in Nasulu, they still died in the same way. As a last resort, they asked The queen called for help.
Xia Nuo's identity is one of the brave men sent by the Queen to resolve this matter, and the other four are also players. But they are different from his "birth point". According to Drow, they are one step earlier than him.
Xia Nuo's name in this game is "Chang'an".
Since the last time he seriously asked about memory loss but was perfunctory by the system, he no longer trusted what the system said as before.
Therefore, when the system asked him what props he got in the last game, he hid the existence of "Raven's Eye" and only told the system that he got an invitation letter.
I don't know if the system has also noticed his distrust, but its attitude suddenly became much colder. Before entering the game, it just reminded him coldly: This time the player is not alone, please pay attention to the player, protect your personal information, and don't let other players and npc know.
So when he entered the game again, before meeting the queen, someone asked his name, so he told him the name "Chang'an", and planned to use this name as his game name in the future.
Before he answered Zall's question, Zall continued on his own: "Although the investigation revealed that the murderer was a giant python that strangled people to death, it is well known that giant pythons don't suck human blood, so we suspect It is the little snakes it raises that suck blood, so when you see such little snakes, you must drive them away or kill them."
"...Is that so." Xia Nuo showed a thoughtful expression.
As soon as he finished speaking, a burst of familiar tiredness hit him, and Xia Nuo couldn't help yawning.
Zhuoer said quickly: "You must be tired after driving here from the capital for so long, right? The rest place and dinner have been prepared for you, let's go there quickly."
Seeing Xia Nuo nodding, he told the child again: "Tuba, it's time for dinner at your house, go back quickly."
At this time, the sun was setting, and the afterglow of the setting sun was about to be swallowed up by the night. There were bursts of smoke from the chimneys of every household, and the smell of food gradually spread out.
On the way to the tall building, Xia Nuo couldn't help but yawned several times.
He didn't tell Zall that this was not the reason for the rush at all. He almost slept all the way on the train, but he still couldn't resist the sudden sleepiness.
Because the system did not remind him, after entering the game, Xia Nuo discovered that his character in this game world was suffering from narcolepsy.
During the day, I always feel sleepy regardless of time and place, and I will fall asleep without knowing it. Fortunately, he used the props in advance. When strangers approached, the crow would always make a cry, so Xia Nuo would not be robbed of his belongings on the train.
——Even if his possessions are only a lonely staff.
He is considered a poor class, right
Xia Nuo teased himself a bit, resisting his drowsiness and walking to the destination.
It was a house completely different from other buildings in the village. Most of the other houses were made of mud, and the houses were low and not very neat. However, this building was made of blue bricks and stone tiles. Much taller than its peers.
Not only are the architectural styles and materials different, but the house with a back-shaped structure inside is also neatly regulated, exuding a solemn and simple atmosphere.
As soon as he entered the door, there was a huge courtyard. Drow was leading the way in front, and Xia Nuo followed behind him, and suddenly noticed a strange line of sight.
That line of sight followed him closely from the moment he entered the courtyard, so focused that no one could ignore it.
He couldn't help but follow that line of sight and saw a fleeting shadow by the window of a certain room on the west side of the courtyard.
He pointed to the room and asked, "Who is the owner of that room?"
Even though it was just an ordinary question, Drow showed a complicated expression, Xia Nuo saw a trace of unconcealable fear in his eyes, he paused for a moment before answering: "You probably mean the son of the village chief. He had a serious illness a few years ago, and the root cause of the disease has not been completely removed, so he can only stay in the room to recuperate. He may have come here because he was curious about you, please don't mind."
Shano pursed his lips tightly.
He always felt that that gaze didn't seem like a curious look, but more like the desire to find something strange and want to keep it for himself.
He didn't realize that from just now, the crow on his shoulder turned his head away, staring at that room closely, a gleam of light flashed in his scarlet eyes.
The author has something to say: This one is from yesterday. As I expected, I did not finish writing last night_(:3∠)_Updated as usual tonight, sorry for making everyone wait so long
If the update is delayed in the future, I will say it again in the copy. Some little angels seem to ignore the words_(:3∠)_
Let's solve the puzzle together!
Tips in this chapter: Please note that there is a big difference between what children say and what Drow says.
The boss of this chapter has appeared! Although it's just a shadow ⊙w⊙