"Hai Return Ceremony?"
"Um."
The owner of the hotel is an uncle who looks to be in his thirties. Hearing that Chen Mo wanted to inquire about the fruit shop opposite, he hesitated for a moment, and then chatted with Chen Mo about a tradition in Crescent Town. .
"Maybe you know, Mr. Mo, that our Crescent Town relied on the fishing industry in the beginning. Our ancestors were a group of fishermen who lived a very simple life. They used boats as their home every day and wandered on the boundless sea for a long time. Relying on the resources in the sea, we have fed generations of Crescent Town people."
“When I was very young, my grandfather warned those of us in the younger generation: to be grateful to the sea and to be afraid of it. In order to survive, if we plunder and ask for what we need from the sea, then we will always One day, we should return ourselves to the sea, otherwise, we will face the wrath of the sea."
"It sounds complicated, right, but the actual operation is actually very simple. In short, the sea has nurtured us, and when we die, we need to return our most important bodies and souls to the sea."
"The ancestors of Crescent Town believe that in this way, a relatively balanced relationship between humans and the sea can be maintained, and the sea can continue to protect the people here in the years to come."
"Later, this tradition gradually got a name, which is what I just mentioned - the sea return ceremony."
Chen Mo nodded, his expression thoughtful.
The audience in the live broadcast room was also talking a lot.
[The so-called sea return ceremony is what we usually call sea burial, right? 】
[Perhaps some compatriots in inland areas who pay attention to "burying oneself in peace" may not understand it a little bit, so I, who live in coastal areas, would like to briefly mention that although burial at sea is not popular in our country, it actually has a certain historical origin. In ancient times, people sent the bodies of people into the sea after death. The main reason was to make future generations respect nature, and also to warn future generations not to overfish fish. 】
[I understand this. It is the secret path of nature. People come from nature and should return to nature after the end of their lives. Hahahaha, fellow Taoists, I understand! 】
[Don’t go crazy here! 】
After a pause, Chen Mo asked again.
"Did those government officials find Ms. Qin just for the return ceremony?"
"Yes."
The hotel owner nodded, looked through the door of the hotel, and glanced at the fruit shop that had closed its stall.
"Almost half a year ago, a big event happened here. Many wild elves living in the sea suddenly broke into the town."
"I know this."
Chen Mo echoed, an idea already popping up in his mind.
The innkeeper sighed softly.
"Unfortunately, Aunt Qin's son died in that disaster."
"..."
Chen Mo didn't say much.
According to what the hotel owner said just now, he had actually guessed this result.
"After the disaster, the relevant personnel found out the identity of each unfortunate victim, and most of the remains were claimed by their families, completing the sea return ceremony, but Aunt Qin refused to claim her My son’s remains, the obvious reason, Mr. Mo, you may have heard it upstairs just now, every time he said that he didn’t recognize such bones, and then drove away the relevant personnel sent by the government.”
"The obvious reason?"
Chen Mo caught the key words in the hotel owner's words.
"Yeah, the obvious reason."
The expression on the innkeeper's face was complicated.
"There are many rumors in the town about Aunt Qin's unwillingness to accept her son's remains. Some people say that Aunt Qin is resentful of her son's overestimation of his abilities. Others say that Aunt Qin is resentful of our town. Everyone.”
"Sounds weird doesn't it."
"But if you knew what kind of person Aunt Qin's son was, you would probably understand."
"Qin Kaicheng, this is the name of Aunt Qin's son. He is about the same age as me. He is a very righteous person and acts very free and easy."
"When the elves first came to this world, the people in our town, like most people in other places, were deeply wary of the elves. During that time, the fishermen in the town even reduced the number of daily trips to sea. The economy has grown a lot, and our place relies on the fishing industry for survival, so naturally, the economy has slowly declined."
"It was at this time that Qin Kaicheng, led by a man named Yu Heguang, began to promote with some people in the town, 'Don't be too afraid of Warcraft. If we don't take the initiative to harm Warcraft, Warcraft will not hurt us.' Such remarks.”
Chen Mo was stunned.
The barrage in the entire live broadcast room also exploded instantly.
【real or fake! ? 】
[It seems that this person named Yu Heguang is obviously a fan of Teacher Mo, right? 】
[Brother in front, what are you thinking about? Pay attention to the timeline. Teacher Mo started live broadcasting in February this year. It was also in early February that Crescent Town was invaded by wild elves. According to the current statement of the hotel owner, Yu Heguang’s promotional activities , obviously earlier! 】
【Things are starting to get interesting...】
Chen Mo was slightly shaken in his heart, but quickly calmed down.
There is always no shortage of enlightened people in this world.
Although most people are deeply hostile to the sudden arrival of extraordinary beings like elves, there are always a small number of people who realize that elves are not as evil as ordinary people imagine.
Chen Mo had actually come into contact with such people a long time ago.
That's right.
It was Professor Zhou who gave Chen Mo a lot of conveniences and is still fighting for the common future of humans and elves at the United Earth Conference.
For Chen Mo, they are the real pioneers.
A slight hint of respect arose in my heart.
The innkeeper continued to talk.
"They also invited me at that time, but I was too scared, so I refused. Now that I think about it, they were really a group of guys who had to do it. Before we could think about it, they had already taken the most important step. That step, and even in order to show the harmlessness of elves, many people inside took the initiative to raise elves."
"It's a pity, it's really a pity."
The innkeeper told two surprising things.
The top eight players in the Pikachu Cup, Gao Tianming, is a member of that team and the youngest among them.
When the wild elves in the ocean invaded Crescent Town, it was this group of people with lofty ideals who stepped forward, brought their own elves, and tried their best to prevent the destruction of the wild elves.
But the result was not as good as imagined.
Except for Gao Tianming, who was not in Crescent Town at the time, everyone else, including the team leader, Yu Heguang, died in the disaster.
The atmosphere in the live broadcast room became much heavier with the hotel owner's description.
[I don’t know why, but I suddenly felt very uncomfortable. 】
[You may have forgotten that before Teacher Mo was born, the situation in Zhuxia was such a mess. If you don’t believe it, you can go and look abroad and you will know how bad it was. 】
[No, no, no, what makes us uncomfortable is not how much better the current situation has become, but that Yu Heguang and Qin Kaicheng of Crescent Town at that time clearly advocated harmonious coexistence with the elves, but in the end they died at the hands of the elves. Yes, it sounds too ironic. 】
【Evil Elf! Can Teacher Mo punish them? That’s not right, it’s been so long, the original group of elves may have disappeared long ago...]
[So, why did those wild elves living in the sea suddenly attack Crescent Town? 】
[It’s not good. There are foreigners watching in the live broadcast room. This wave may have a big psychological shadow on them. Ahem, I hope foreign friends don’t panic. Most elves are actually very friendly. 】
[I feel sorry for Gao Tianming. I feel that Gao Tianming’s performance in the Pikachu Cup has always been very sunny, but I didn’t expect that he actually has such a past...]
Chen Mo also sighed slightly in his heart.
He glanced at the fruit shop across the street, then looked back at the innkeeper.
"Is that charming cat the elf that Qin Kaicheng used to be?"
"Um."
The innkeeper nodded slightly, his expression full of guilt.
"After the large-scale invasion of elves occurred, the residents in the town who had changed their view of elves once again became extremely disgusted with elves. Together with the group of elves who once protected us and belonged to Yu Heguang and the others, they were also disliked by us. He was expelled from the town, but only Charming Cat was adopted by Aunt Qin at the time."
"Um…"
Chen Mo's brows wrinkled slightly.
He felt something strange.
If Ms. Qin really resented her son, she would not have taken the initiative to adopt Charming Cat. Moreover, judging from the behavior between Ms. Qin and Charming Cat in the fruit shop, the relationship between one person and one elf was obviously very strong. Be good.
"Teacher Mo, it seems you have discovered it too."
The innkeeper said softly.
"If Aunt Qin really resented Kaicheng, she would not take the initiative to raise Charming cats. Therefore, regarding Aunt Qin's unwillingness to claim Kaicheng's remains, I personally prefer the second theory. Aunt Qin is resenting us. Everybody in town.”
Although we still don’t know the specific reason why the wild elves in the ocean invaded Crescent Town, the vast majority of Crescent Town residents, and even some experts, generally believe that it was after the conflict between humans and elves intensified. inevitable result.
after all.
At that time, not everyone in Crescent Town was convinced by the organization led by Yu Heguang. Some people still held on to their inherent ideas and hated the elves who suddenly came to this world.
Therefore, in the eyes of some residents of Crescent Town, Ms. Qin hates the residents of the town. If the residents of the town were willing to put aside their prejudice against elves, they might not have caused the disaster. Her son Qin Kaicheng also He won't die to protect the residents of the town.
——
"Thank you, Brother Xiaochuan. Thank you for taking the time to answer my questions despite your busy schedule. Thank you so much. When I return to Anping City, I will definitely bring you some specialties here."
Back in the hotel room, Chen Mo immediately launched his own connections, hoping to find the answer he wanted from the official internal investigation.
"Then I won't be polite. I heard that the dried salted fish over there is pretty good. You can bring me twenty or thirty pieces later. Since Geng Gui is here, you can bring as much as possible. I will save them all when the time comes. .”
On the other end of the phone, Zhou Yichuan was just as he said, without the slightest hint of politeness.
"But having said that, you are still hiding deep. You actually went directly to that place in Crescent Town. Forget it, you should pay more attention to your own safety anyway. There are too many mysteries in Crescent Town. If you can Once all the mysteries of this incident are solved, we can finally come to an end."
"That's it, remember my dried salted fish and contact me anytime if you have any questions."
Zhou Yichuan, who behaved quite freely, hung up the phone without saying any nonsense.
Chen Mo, who originally wanted to ask something, shook his head helplessly when he heard the busy tone in his ears.
Every cause must have an effect.
Regarding the massive invasion of Crescent Town by wild elves from the sea, the experts' analysis has a certain degree of truth, and it is certain that the conflict between humans and elves will intensify.
but.
Judging from some of the behaviors of Crescent Town residents in the past, although there were minor frictions, the conflicts between the two sides would not cause a group of elves living in the sea to take the initiative to go to sea and invade the town.
The logic of the behavior is not very reasonable.
Chen Mo felt that there must be other hidden factors that caused the wild elves to go out to sea and invade the town.
The Countermeasures Bureau also thinks so, so they continue to send people to Crescent Town to investigate.
But unfortunately.
The team headed by Yu Heguang had a very awkward position in Crescent Town at the time, and very few people were willing to contact them. Therefore, after Yu Heguang and others who were obviously deeply involved in the incident were killed, the incident It became completely confusing.
"Are you so sure that the human named Yu Heguang is related to this incident?"
Marshado's figure emerged from the shadow world. It skillfully picked up a box of elf cubes on the table, opened it, and asked Chen Mo curiously.
"Unsurprisingly, that's the case."
Chen Mo said softly.
"Otherwise, there would be no need for Yu Heguang and the others to spare Gao Tianming, who knows nothing and has a carefree personality, during that time."
That's right.
The Countermeasures Bureau provided Chen Mo with a very important piece of information.
As if they had expected the disaster, Yu Heguang and others sent Gao Tianming to a town far away from Crescent Town on the morning when the wild elves invaded the town, and asked him to help carry out operations in the town. promotional activity.
This timing was so clever that Chen Mo and many people in the countermeasures bureau had to doubt it.
but……
Chen Mo, who was standing at the window, frowned slightly as he looked at the soft light on the second floor of the fruit shop.
After the hotel owner's explanation and the Countermeasures Bureau's investigation information, Chen Mo found that not only had the confusion in his heart not been completely resolved, but he felt that there were more and more mysteries here.
