It was approaching noon, and many townspeople were returning to the town one after another after a morning of hard work. However, today many people did not go home directly as usual, but walked straight towards the church in the town. Many people stayed behind. Women and elderly people at home also took their children and left their homes to go to the church in the town.
Early this morning, the mayor of the town, Rogge, sent people to notify the townspeople that a town hall would be held in the church at noon. He hoped to have a discussion with the town residents about some discoveries about the flute player incident last night and the tradition of the witch trial. Discuss in detail.
Rumors about witch pets have been spreading privately among the townspeople after fermenting all night long. The experiences recounted by the night watchmen after they woke up, as well as the stone statue fragments and busts that have not been cleaned up in the town, have added a lot to these rumors. Authenticity.
Many people are speculating that after last night's incident, the mayor finally faced up to the matter and prepared to implement the town's long-standing tradition of witch hunting. Some townspeople who have always supported witch hunting are dismissive of this, thinking that the mayor should have taken action in accordance with their wishes. If their previous witch trial had not been blocked, I am afraid that the witch in the town would have been punished long ago. There are sanctions.
Of course, regardless of what other townspeople thought about this matter, the ones who were most affected at the moment were the night watchmen who had faced the stone monster. The stone monster rampaged last night and not only smashed several walls in the town, but also killed them both. The solid views established over the past thirty years were shattered. They had left the small town to live in the big cities or received education. They were originally the ones who least believed in the legend of the witch in the town. However, the appearance of the stone monster last night made them... The existence of the witch was revealed to them in the most violent and direct way by pressing their heads. Several people even began to doubt whether the legends they heard as dark fairy tales when they were children were actually things that actually happened in the town.
There is no doubt that the appearance of those stone monsters last night directly changed the town's view and direction of the witch trial.
People filed into the church, and from time to time they could see some townspeople who had just returned from the fields carrying farm tools. After a while, the church was crowded, and the rows of benches were filled with people. Everyone was whispering to the people around them. Acquaintances were communicating, and the sacred and quiet church suddenly became extremely noisy.
Wu Ming and Alex had already made an appointment to meet at the church at noon, so they naturally came to the church, but they were not among the crowd, because the townspeople did not like their status as outsiders, so they were just Being able to stand behind the last row of seats in the church, Otto had fallen asleep against the wall because he was too exhausted. Siegfried held the Crimson Queen and looked around, while Wu Ming and Alex were talking about each other this morning. harvest.
These are basically our results this morning. Alex glanced at the crowded church, which was noisy like a vegetable market. He had to raise his voice slightly so that his companions could hear him: Bro, how are you doing there? Have the things you want to confirm confirmed?
Wu Ming's expression looked a little heavy. He recalled what he had experienced a few hours ago and couldn't help but sigh: Although something unexplainable happened, and he also met another stranger, she said there was something wrong with the Witch Trial. Ray Mang's actions are very dangerous, and he hopes to join forces with us to fight against him. In short, I finally confirmed what I originally wanted to confirm. I have been to this town before.
Another stranger? ! Problems with Witch Trial? Been here before? ! Alex's eyes were as wide as bells. He clearly understood every word spoken by the other party, but he couldn't understand it when they were connected into sentences. What was going on?
Seeing that there was still some time before the *** started, Wu Ming shook his head and sighed: Let’s start from the beginning.
Time goes back to a short time ago, shortly after Wu Ming and Siege Fei met Anastasia.
Join forces? Is Clement dangerous? Problems with Witch Trial? When Wu Ming heard what Anna said, his brows gradually furrowed, but he did not rashly agree to the latter's request for cooperation. What was going on? Speak clearly.
Anna seemed to have known that he would say this for a long time. She turned around and walked forward without explaining, and waved her hands for the two of them to follow: Come here, this is not the place to talk. If other townspeople see that I am still here, I'm afraid. Come up and fight with me
As she said that, she turned around
After leaving, Siegfried, who was wearing a mechanical mask, cast a questioning look at Wu Ming: What should I do? Could it be a trap? Should I cut her off now?
Wu Ming shook his head and said with his eyes: "Stay steady first and check the situation." Then the two of them took big strides to keep up with Anna's pace. The group avoided the main roads in the town that were densely populated by pedestrians, and chose remote paths and gaps between buildings. They left after a while. After arriving in the town, they entered the wild mountain forest that has not yet been conquered by human civilization. They stepped on a thick layer of fallen leaves in the forest. From time to time, there would be a crisp crackling sound under their feet due to stepping on dead branches. The three of them walked around in the mountain forest. After a long time, just when Wu Ming began to wonder if the other party had other intentions, she suddenly stopped.
It shouldn't be a problem being so far away, right? Anna muttered softly, then turned around with an apologetic smile on her face: "Sorry, I took you around for so long. This is actually to avoid the witch's eyes and ears from monitoring our words."
Siegfried did not respond, and said in a stiff and indifferent tone: Can we get straight to the point now?
This is also some measure to prevent the piper. Anna smiled apologetically again, completely ignoring Siegfried's harsh and harsh tone. Wu Ming slowly spoke at this time: How much do you know about the witch incident in this town? What's wrong with Witch Trial? Does Clement's danger refer to himself as being dangerous, or does it mean that what he is going to do next is dangerous?
Faced with a barrage of questions, Anna did not panic or be at a loss, and replied calmly: I know a little more about the legend of witches in the town than you do. It has been confirmed that there should be two to three people in the town. Witch, and the piper who repeatedly caused the incident was one of the witches. According to my investigation, it can be confirmed that the victims so far were all killed by the piper.
Wu Ming frowned: What about the missing children?
I haven't found the specific whereabouts of the missing people. Anna shook her head, but there is no evidence that these missing people are still alive. I'm afraid.
She did not tell her speculation, but everyone could understand that the missing people might be in danger.
Anna did not dwell on this issue for long. When Wu Ming was thoughtful, she turned to another issue: Clement was dangerous because he was the agent sent by the church. After entering the town, he said nothing. Time encouraged the townspeople to launch a witch hunt, cleverly taking advantage of the townsfolk's frenzied and out-of-control emotions to persecute the people suspected of being witches in the town. Fortunately, I arrived in time to stop him, otherwise the innocent Abigail would have died. She will be burned at the stake as a witch. If such a lunatic is really allowed to take the initiative in the witch trial.
That would be like dropping a few drops of cold water into a hot pan, which would lead the situation to a completely uncontrollable direction. Wu Ming nodded and figured out the problem. What about the Witch Trial itself?
At this moment, Anna's expression is not as relaxed and freehand as before: This is the key point I want to say. According to my recent investigations and agency documents, witches rely on misfortune and suffering to accumulate strength. The witches in the town Judgment can only temporarily suppress the counterattack of the witch's power, but it cannot eliminate the accumulation of this power from the root. The current witches are just carriers of the witch's power, containers used to breed and cultivate the witch's power. If the container is broken The power will be shared with other witches. If the legend in the town is true, then the original witch should have accumulated extremely huge witch power during the more than 600 years that she has been wandering here.
In other words, Melas Town is now like a volcano about to erupt. No one knows when the volcano will erupt.
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The entire forest became quiet. Wu Ming and Siegfried looked at each other for a long time, speechless. Only the hoot of the owl resounded in the forest for a long time.
Unexpectedly, the witch lineage has been secretly brewing here for more than six hundred years. After Alex heard this, he felt a chill in his back. He naturally knew about the gestation of witch power and the transfer of witch power between different containers. The secret of the secret, and as an old hunter who has experienced that era, he knows far more than Anna. It seems that we need to correct the dangers here.
Wu Ming keenly noticed his emotional changes: What's wrong?
Alex's expression was serious, and he lowered his voice and said: "You already know that the witch's power can be transferred, right?"
Wu Ming nodded and looked at the old hunter with some doubts, and the latter bared his teeth: In fact, the power that the witch keeps giving birth to is not transferred to other people, but that all of them share the same power. The power of the witch is always If the quantity remains constant, the more witches there are, the less and more scattered the power they can exercise. On the contrary, the fewer witches there are, the more and stronger the power they can exercise. If there is only one witch left, he can use it. With the power, I'm afraid we will have to fight another witch crusade.
Past experiences flashed before Alex's eyes again, and the sacrifices made in that war are still shocking when thinking back today.
Listening to his words, Wu Ming couldn't help but widen his eyes and took a breath.
Everyone in this town, please be quiet! Be quiet. Mayor Rogge’s expression was serious. He waved his hands repeatedly and tried hard to get the townspeople in the church to quiet down. Today, I invite you all to come, mainly about matters related to the witch trial.
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