Wang Qi and his party stayed next to the saplings for two nights, took out the seeds and left without any intention of forcing a look at the camp.
The refugees realized later that they had let go of the savior until they actually collected syrup and nuts from the trees.
But if you think about it carefully, with the gap between the two parties, if others want to leave, they will not be able to keep anyone.
Fortunately, someone in this group of people had carefully observed the totem on the collar of the "priest". It was only slightly larger than a copper coin, but the embroidery skills were excellent and the details were very detailed.
After I managed to restore the graphics, it didn't look very serious no matter how I looked at it.
The main body should be a ball of noodles, with two eggs hidden inside, which may represent the meatballs in the noodles. Since there are exactly two symmetrical ones, they really look like other "eggs", and the other two are supported by eye stalks. The eyes protrude from the noodles between the two eggs.
With the overall image of the totem as a reference, after further observation, I also found that one of the patterns on the priest's cuffs should be a simplified version of the symbol... like a soft-legged crab.
Refugees were divided over whether to worship this strange god.
One side believes that giving food out of nothing is a true divine gift and should be repaid with faith.
The other side thinks that the priests didn’t say they needed believers, they didn’t teach the Gospel, and they didn’t know how to pray. Is it legal to worship a totem? Will the three major churches cause other troubles if they see this?
In the end, several of the senior professionals came together and decided not to worship publicly, but they did not prohibit everyone from carving and drawing totems privately. However, it was best to only use symbolic symbols, so that they could be interpreted as crab lucky charms when asked.
After settling the differences in beliefs, everyone began to plan a way out again.
...In fact, there is no way out.
Although the refugees are almost out of touch with the normal world, they can still come into contact with the caravans, and they know that they are just being harmed by the little devil, which is not particularly serious.
If... if, ah, none of the three major churches can withstand it, in the end most areas of the main world may be worse than the local one.
I was originally thinking about moving, but now the sacred tree gifted by the Flying Noodle Monster can provide two barrels of syrup and half a basket of nuts every day. Even if I can't catch any other prey, I can still barely maintain a living. It seems that there is no need to move. necessity.
Of course, this necessity is different for different people.
The few senior professionals who have been guarding the refugees will naturally have a better life back in the normal world, but if they can let go of other refugees, they will not stay here.
As a civilian, if you move to a strange place with nothing, although your life safety will be slightly better, it is not absolutely safe, and basic life will only become more difficult.
In short, regardless of whether we have to move in the end, the top priority is to make good use of the sacred tree to store some food.
While the refugees here were still considering whether to clear a dirt road, monks from the Church of Light came to their door, scaring everyone.
It has to be handled by professionals who have seen a little bit of the world.
"Have you ever seen this group of people?" The monk's attitude was not arrogant, but it was not kind either.
The hunters and mages who came to the reconnaissance position took a look at the painting in the monk's hand, and felt a little nervous, but they still confessed: "I have seen it."
"They seem to have been delayed around here for two days. Do you know why?"
When the words of the leading monk came out, it was obvious that he was chasing the Flying Noodle Priest from the opposite direction. The hunter felt that his vest was soaked with cold sweat, and he did not dare to tell the truth, and said:
"It seems they camped out there by the swamp for two days."
With a flick of his finger, he was a few kilometers away from the direction of the sacred tree.
The more timid mage also hurriedly helped to make amends: "I heard that they killed a big snake to eat. It was at least ten yards long."
This is indeed what happened, but it was because someone took the bear monster to hunt when they had nothing to do. The two of them talked about it as if they came specifically to eat game.
"A serpent? A Dornish anaconda?"
"Yeah."
"Is there any other suspicious behavior?"
"Suspicious behavior?" The hunter asked in a hurry, "For example?"
"For example..." The monk asked as a matter of habit. If anything particularly suspicious could be done in this place that has been plagued by demons before, it is not something that only two fourth-ring professionals can come into contact with. " Such as summoning the advent body.”
"ah!?"
The monk touched the holy book in his arms with some embarrassment: "Forget it, you point me in the direction again, and we'll go take a look."
The hunter's hands were shaking a little, but he didn't dare to stray too far when he lifted it up. He just hoped that they wouldn't burn the sacred tree.
"Thank you for your cooperation. May the Lord protect you and others."
...Your Lord is really not worthy of others.
I dare not express my inner complaints, but I really need the Church of Light in front of me: "Please wait, we still have a request."
The monk stopped and said, "Please speak."
"There seem to be more and more little devils nearby. Is it possible to send people from the church to clean them up again?"
The monk did not answer immediately, but asked after a moment: "How many of you are there?"
"There are more than a hundred people, half of whom are women and children. There are many more like us in this area. I can't tell you how many there are specifically."
"We will report it when we get back. I can't guarantee you whether we will send people or not." At least he was being truthful and didn't open his mouth to deceive.
"Praise the light!" The hunter flattered him at the right time.
The two groups separated, and several monks couldn't hold back their words while heading in the direction pointed by the hunter.
"What do you think Ellison suspects? How did these people provoke him?"
"Who knows, just think we are unlucky."
"The towns around here are all deserted. I think we can go back directly after exploring this place." A wise monk suggested.
"...I think it will work."
They were also unlucky enough to be sent out to investigate this group of people. Not long after leaving the border of Thunder Kingdom, the road branched into the deserted area and the chaotic area.
The chaotic area is the former northwest neighbor of Lei Ming Kingdom. Because the entire administrative system has collapsed and towns have basically fallen into a state of self-care, various places have begun to collect city entry taxes.
The eastern trade route separated by a low mountain range is a deserted area. People are running to death. There is no even a city-level management framework, and bandits are everywhere. But it is precisely because of this that the goods in this area can be sold at higher prices. Some caravans with less capital and who are reluctant to pay the city entry tax prefer this route.
The group of people just walked this route, but the few monks couldn't follow because there were too few pedestrians on the route. Once the other party stopped at any point, it would be easy for them to bump into each other.
So they chose to go from the rugged business road in the low mountains to a small town in front of them where there were thousands of people waiting to directly collect their activities in the town.
As a result, we had to go back and find out why they were delayed on the road.
This is the case with investigation work. The trajectory must have uninterrupted continuity, otherwise it will be impossible to determine and rule out suspicion.
It's not difficult to find the other party's camping spot. Use the exploration magic to quickly locate the camping area where the grass has been burnt.
Naturally, we also saw a big banyan tree, but even though the roots of this banyan tree circled a pool of clear water in the swamp, it did not arouse suspicion.
There are too many plants in the world, and there are also spells specifically used for plants. No one can claim to know them all.
No abnormal growth caused by the influence of magic was found on this tree, and no behavior of monster transformation was found on this tree. It was just a very ordinary tree, slightly taller than other trees nearby.
Conclusion: The codename "Abnormal Priest" may have temporarily decided to camp and hunt here because of the clear pond.
The monks don't care whether the conclusion is biased or not. Anyway, they are just little monks who can't even use magic. Even if they want to review the clues along the way, it's not their turn to make another trip.
"Priest" can be used as a code name, because in the Church of Light, priest is a very special position. Only monks and nuns serving in the temple of the Holy City can be called priests. There are no formal priest positions in the entire Church of Light combined. Fifty people, by whom the local bishop is chosen.
