"My name is Kadaisi Haji. Thank you Mr. William for your treatment."
"Um."
Yi Chen sat down in the reserved seat.
Two exquisite main dishes, soup and dessert are prepared in front of each person.
Avengrade style sashimi,
Red stewed fish fillet,
Large fish roe vegetable pie,
Mushroom fish bone soup,
The bright red, purple, green and white dishes placed in front of you would be hard to eat if it weren't for the overwhelming aroma.
During meals,
The boss asked in a low voice while chewing the fish:
"Have you seen through the nature of the town?"
Yi Chen waved his hands quickly, "Ah? I can't see through the essence, but I can barely understand the symptoms and process of the disease in Green Lake Town, or it can be said to be a screening mechanism.
If my analysis is correct,
Pathogenic infection can be divided into three stages:
Direct or indirect contact with Green Lake Township's water source can lead to the introduction of pathogens.
Thus begins the "first phase".
During this stage, some fish scales will slowly grow on the body, and the fish will begin to yearn for underwater life.
It should also be able to receive instructions from the 'parasitic mother'.
The main structure of the body is still within the human range, and not much change can be seen... They live normally in the small town, organizing various activities to attract more tourists here.
Wait until the status of the first stage stabilizes or reaches a certain indicator.
Individuals will be granted the right to go to Green Lake and have close contact with the lake water.
Officially entered the "second phase".
I personally call this stage - fishification
Due to the deep contamination of the lake water, the human body will undergo serious changes.
The skin will grow scales and the organ tissues will tend to adopt the structure of fish, gradually transitioning to the mermaid state.
As for the third stage.
This is the state you have reached now.
Return to the land, remove the fish-like structure on the outside, and transform into an individual with a sound consciousness. "
“You are indeed... different.
But there is one thing I thought about all night and still can't understand: why do they still provide help to us when they know that we are sick
You came here to investigate the root of the disease and eradicate it, right?"
Yi Chen listened to the boss's doubts, and slowly put a piece of sashimi into his mouth, swallowed it, and answered;
“To be precise, I am still in the probation period.
I am still not very clear about some concepts and ideas.
I just do things the way I think is 'right'."
At this point, Miss Cardesi beside her chuckled.
The boss also smiled and didn't say anything more.
Just then,
There was a loud explosion outside the hotel, coming from the direction of the town center... At the same time, there were all kinds of hurried footsteps and collisions, and the town seemed to be in a state of chaos.
Yi Chen was about to get up to check.
The boss motioned him to sit down and said softly:
"If a 'foreign traveler' lives in the town for two days and still has not been infected, we will take compulsory measures.
The tourists who came to the town this time all had extremely high self-control and were quite capable, effectively avoiding all forms of contact with water sources.
The mayor has designated tonight as the day of disease transformation, and you will be subjected to forced purification.
But don't worry... just stay in the hotel and no one will come to you."
"Um."
It is also a good choice to stay in the hotel until the end of the third day.
Yi Chen is self-aware.
Especially after meeting Edmund and the others, he knew very well that his foundation was very poor and he had not undergone any systematic training... If he encountered a more powerful diseased body, there would be almost no chance of winning.
Just as Yi Chen readily accepted this safety proposal,
Little Grape suddenly came out from his shoulder and jumped onto the dining table.
Rows of teeth and eyeballs are exposed.
Hands on hips!
A mixed noise comes from within the body.
"Hey~ William is helping you complete the important 'patient transformation'... You know, humans may regard such behavior as a crime, and may even send them to the guillotine directly.
Do you really think that you can just get away with it by cooking a meal
Give some useful information and some real help."
Although the little grape's puffy shape looks a bit funny,
But these words contained a hint of coercion.
The boss had no expression on his face.
But her younger sister, Cadesi, instinctively moved her chair away from the ball of flesh.
Although Yi Chen was a little surprised, his expression remained unchanged... He acquiesced to Xiao Pu Tao's behavior.
The boss looked at Little Grape's one eye and finally chose to compromise.
"I was going to talk about this after dinner.
Since you want to use the platform of 'Green Lake Town' to pass the so-called assessment and obtain a high score, I will give you a special path.
There is something good hidden in the deepest part of the lake.
It is this thing that oversees the "fishification" process and monitors and controls the diseased people.
Once this thing is killed, the root cause of the town's illness will be eliminated.
If you have such ideas, my sister and I will work together to disguise you as "sacrifices" and offer them to the things at the bottom of the lake... If we do this, we can easily avoid the interference of the fishmen and go straight to the target.
The dinner you just ate is enough to make you smell fishy enough so that you won't be suspected."
The boss's words reminded Yi Chen of the time when he was boating on the lake.
That feeling of being peeped from the bottom of the lake was like a huge eye staring at you.
current,
Green Lake Town is undergoing a "purge", and a large-scale battle is breaking out between the townspeople and other assessors. It is the best time to take action.
In this way,
Two roads leading to the end of the assessment are in front of you.
1. Stay in the hotel honestly and pass the test safely under the protection of the boss and sister.
2. Take advantage of the current best opportunity and go to the depths of the Green Lake under the cover of the brother and sister to kill the root cause of the disease hidden therein.
Before making a choice, Yi Chen had another question.
"If we fail and fail to kill the thing at the bottom of the lake, you and Miss Kadaisi will be implicated... Why do you want to do this?"
“Mutual benefit.
My sister has shed her scales and transformed into an independent individual.
But because of the thing at the bottom of the lake, we are still tied here... Only by getting rid of that thing can we leave the town. I promised her that I would go outside and take a look.
It is you who makes the decision, Mr. William. If you decide to go to the bottom of the lake, I believe you will also have confidence in it. "
"I need to think about it... give me five minutes."
Although he could not see any problem from the expressions of the brother and sister,
And from the information collected so far and the objective analysis, although the brother and sister are sick, they still retain a certain humanity.
but,
But Yi Chen is still completely unfamiliar with this world, and there are still many 'position rules' that he doesn't quite understand.
"Little Grape, can you trust me?"
"Of course it's believable. Why not? Because I am an independent individual who violates the 'origin of the disease' and was reassembled and born from the graveyard without any constraints.
I can understand the feelings and thoughts of these two guys.
With such a great opportunity in front of us, it is worth taking the risk.
If you can do this, your test scores will far exceed those of other humans, and you will be valued by the organization. You will have more opportunities, more chances of survival, and more possibilities to explore the world in the future.
You said so
"Do we have the ability to kill the root of the disease that controls and governs the entire town?"
"This kind of mother body, which needs to control a large number of parasites and is also responsible for the transformation into a fish, is often fixed in one place and cannot move.
Its essence is also a 'parasite' and it does not have much combat power.
The biggest difficulty is getting close.
Any outsider who goes into the lake will not only be contaminated by the lake water, but will also be attacked by mermaids.
Under the protection of the brother and sister, as long as we can get close to the mother body, everything will become simple.
Besides.
Even if your silver axe is not enough to kill the target, I still have so many teeth! 』
Little Grape showed off his white teeth proudly and couldn't wait to take action.
Yi Chen did not respond immediately. He crossed his hands in front of his nose and thought quietly.
He had noticed that Little Grape seemed a little abnormal and was more active in this matter than ever before.
When it’s hard to make a decision,
Suddenly I recalled my experience in the cemetery.
When fighting the zombies, he felt so close to death... He also remembered the important assistance provided by Little Grape. It was because of his enhanced vision that he was able to leave the cemetery alive.
Huh... Take a deep breath.
"If you want to survive in this world, you can't play it safe, just like when I didn't stay in the cabin, but took the initiative to go to Cemetery No. 4 to solve the problem.
I have no idea about Little Grape's origins, true nature, or specific stance.
Since it saved me once, I will trust it unconditionally this time.
If it can survive, it proves that it is trustworthy and can be used for long-term cooperation in the future.
And I also need to seize this opportunity and stand on a higher platform... Just like when I was in the orphanage, I must seize the opportunity to leave the orphanage at all costs. 』