Following Dajir, they walked through twists and turns and walked into a cave entrance.
"Mr. Chenyao, this is the way to leave."
"Okay, you lead the way."
Entering the cave, speechless all the way, Chen Yao suddenly remembered a question that he had ignored before.
"Dajir."
"What's wrong, Mr. Chenyao?"
"What do you want to say about the previous disappearances of Shenmu Town residents?"
Chen Yao shined the flashlight beam at Dajir, with a serious expression on his face.
"Mr. Chenyao, this...this is because..." Dajier looked a little dodgeful.
"explain."
"Due to the long-term oppression of that being, my tribe and I have been in a state of high intensity overdraft for a long time. We have no time to look for food. In addition, we have eaten all the edible things underground, and even the roots of the surrounding trees have been eaten away. Eat them all!!”
"Please forgive me. This is a mistake made by my people! If you want to punish me, punish me!"
Dajir looked sad, obviously showing his true feelings...
"In other words, your tribe ate him because they were too hungry?"
"Yes...Mr. Chenyao, we really have no choice, so..."
"Okay, let's not mention this for now. In short, this is considered a serious matter. Although it is due to special circumstances, I can't make a decision until I get out. I will inform you."
"Yes..." Dajir looked a little lonely, but Chen Yao couldn't be arbitrary in this matter.
Before you know it, the passage has reached the end, and in front of you is a vertical upward exit.
"Mr. Chenyao, this is the exit. From here, it's only a few hundred meters to the town."
"Okay, then go back and remember to let your people soak in the holy water. You must pay more attention during my absence."
"I understand, Mr. Chenyao, thank you again for your gift. I and my clan will wait for your arrival again."
Dajir held the bottle of holy water, knelt down and said with his head lowered.
"Okay, I'm leaving first."
Chen Yao climbed out of the passage. The passage was surrounded by a circle of bushes. After walking out of the bushes, Chen Yao found a position with a wider view and determined the direction of Shenmu Town based on the light.
It's still dark, with almost no light. It seems that the lightless day has not passed yet...
Following the direction, Chen Yao walked through the jungle for a few minutes. After emerging from the jungle, Chen Yao came to the gate of Shenmu Town.
"You! Who are you? No one is allowed to enter or leave the city during the Dark Day!"
A guard guarding the gate held a torch and took a few steps forward to speak sternly, but when he saw the person coming clearly...
"Ah! Mr. Chen Yao! Why is it you!?"
The guard Chen Yao in front of him looked familiar, but he couldn't call him by name. He must have met him a few times.
"Please inform Captain Siwen that Chen Yao is back and see if you can be accommodating and let me enter the town..."
Chen Yao dusted off the grass clippings on his body and smiled at the guard.
"No, no, no! Please come in, Mr. Chen Yao, the captain is still waiting for you!"
The guard waved his hand and hurriedly opened the door with his companions.
"Thank you very much." After saying thanks, Chen Yao walked into the town.
Quickly arriving at the house at the entrance of the back street, Chen Yao took a look and saw that there were still some guards surrounding the house.
"Lotherbae?"
"What the hell! Mr. Chenyao?! Where did you come from??
Lao Sepei was shocked by Chen Yao.
"It's a long story, so don't tell me. Where is Captain Siwen?"
"Ah! Captain Siwen is still in the house."
"good."
Chen Yao walked through the human wall and entered the house.
"Brother Siwen?" Chenyao called tentatively.
"Chen Yao?! You boy!!" Siwen suddenly rushed out of the bedroom when he heard the voice and punched Chen Yao on the shoulder.
"Oh, brother, please be gentle..."
"Tell me, what happened after I went out? And did you never enter this cave at all?"
Siwen pulled Chen Yao and sat on a table and chair nearby.
"Well...it's a long story. I did enter this cave. A lot of things happened during that period, but I also found out the reason why the townspeople disappeared."
"Brother Siwen, can you take me to see Mayor Dadik? I want to ask him something very important."
"Hey? You kid is still cheating on me!"
"Brother Siwen, this is really important."
Seeing Chen Yao's sincere face, Siwen had no choice but to believe what Chen Yao said.
"Okay, then I'll let them watch over here for me."
"No need, Brother Siwen, just evacuate the people and lock the door."
"Why?"
"Oh, just do as I say, I promise you there will be no problem!"
"Oh well..."
After Siwen removed the surrounding guards and locked the door, he took another nervous look inside the house.
"Is it really okay?"
"Really! When the mayor comes, I will tell you everything I know, and you will understand."
"Okay, that's what your kid said!"
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The mayor's residence is at the top of the middle street near the restricted area, and two guards are on duty at the door.
"Hello, Captain!"
"Yes." Chen Yao nodded to the two guards, and then led Chen Yao straight to the second floor.
The residence was very quiet, without any noise. When he came to a door, Siwen knocked lightly.
"Mayor Dadik! It's me, Siwen."
"Please come in." An old and powerful voice came, and Siwen and Chen Yao pushed the door open and entered.
The room is very simply decorated, with a uniform dark brown color scheme, several rows of bookshelves, a coffee table, and a huge desk.
Behind the desk is a swivel chair, and an invisible figure is sitting with his back to the two of them.
When the swivel chair turned around, Chen Yao saw clearly the appearance of the mayor. His head was full of wrinkles and was smooth. What shocked Chen Yao the most was the huge shell carried on the mayor's back.
Turtle man? ?
"Are you Chen Yao? I've heard everything about you. You're very good. How about it? What did you find in the cave today?"
"I came to visit you today just to discuss something with you about today."
"Okay, please sit down."
The mayor stood up and walked slowly to the coffee table, inviting the two of them to sit down. Chen Yao also began to briefly describe today's encounter, but concealed the purpose of the excavation, energy related matters, and the surrender of the rat people to him.
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"I see, you're saying that those rat people were controlled and enslaved by unknown beings, forcing them to dig to find something. The disappearance of the townspeople was also caused by not eating for a long time during the period of being controlled?"
Mayor Dadik observed Chen Yao's expression while summarizing, but found nothing unusual.
"Yes, mayor, I have lifted that state of control and used special means to restrict the leaders of the rat people. They have now temporarily stopped all activities."
"Oh? Not bad..." Mayor Dadik showed appreciation in his eyes.
"Mayor Dadik, I have a request..."
"Chen Yao, tell me."
"Such a mayor, I want to know, does Shenmu Town have spare binding rings? I think the main reason why those rat men were controlled was that they did not wear binding rings, which is equivalent to not being protected by Lord Binding God , no different from those goblins..."
Mayor Dadik immediately understood what Chen Yao wanted to say.
"Oh? You want me to distribute the binding rings to those rat men? This matter..."
Seeing the mayor's hesitation, Chen Yao immediately put out the words he had planned for a long time.
"Mayor, if these rat men are controlled again and continue to dig beneath Shenmu Town, it's hard to say what unforeseen consequences will happen. Although the half-rat men are now under my temporary control, I cannot guarantee that I will control them forever."
"Why not give them binding rings, expel them from Shenmu Town, and only leave them the right to enter and exit the town, what do you think?"
Chen Yao's nonsense made the mayor stunned for a moment.
"Okay, I'll think about it first, and then let Siwen give you an answer."
"Siwen, recently the temple guards told me that there are problems with the temple's energy supply from time to time. They suspect that there is something wrong with the energy pillars underground. Please check this matter."
Hearing this, Chen Yao was shocked, but he pretended to be confused on his face.
"Mayor, is there a possibility that this is caused by the excavations of the ratmen? To be honest, the underground space is really very wide..."
"Oh! You are right, Chen Yao, then please go underground and confirm the situation of the energy pillar. This matter is no small matter!"
"no problem!"
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