Vivian and his party carried the boiled medicine and headed towards the injured person's home. As soon as they entered the house, they heard murmurings.
"Akino...Akino-sama..."
The sound came from the bedroom. There was a semi-conscious young man lying on the bed. He had a cold compress on his head to reduce fever. Although he was unconscious because of the high fever, he kept talking as if he was talking in his sleep. chanting.
There was an elderly woman standing next to the bed, who must be his mother. Seeing her son in this state, she was anxious and anxious, but there was nothing she could do except take some simple care of him.
When footsteps sounded outside the door and saw the little girl coming in with hot medicine, her mother, with tears on her face, immediately went to greet her. After thanking her profusely, she hurriedly gave the medicine that Vivian handed over to her on the bed. The child took it.
Within a short while, the effect was immediate. Soon the murmur of the young man on the bed disappeared, his breathing became much more steady than before, and his face, which was red from the high fever, finally faded away.
The mother was so excited that she almost knelt down in front of Vivian and others. After the little girl waved her hands repeatedly, she calmed down a little and sent Vivian and others away.
"Xiao Hei, you must have noticed that the medicinal herb I brewed just now is based on a trace amount of amethyst grass. I originally wanted to give it a try... but I didn't expect it to be really effective on their diseases."
After going out, Vivian discussed with the little wolf cub a little solemnly, and the little girl also noticed another detail.
"Like the child's disease just now, there have been seven or eight cases in this village, and most of them are young men. According to their parents, they all appeared after buying a new type of drink on Baengnyeong Island. And the characteristics after the onset are also very similar, they are all characterized by persistent high fever, half asleep and half awake, and the name of a Thousand Islands girl is kept uttering at the bottom of the mouth."
"The locals said that the girl named Qiuno is the most popular candidate for this Thousand Island Divine Witch election. If it is just like this, it may not matter. When people are sick and weak, they will subconsciously think of the people they rely on. No. It's strange, but... the kid from our family just now is not a fan of Ms. Akino. He doesn't even know who Akino is. He doesn't care about the witch election. He only bought it after the strong recommendation of a friend. Drink that kind of drink.”
"As a result, now...even after getting sick, I started to recite the name of Miss Akino, so...Xiao Hei, I feel that the fall into the abyss in them seems...not quite the same as the one in our Yanyu. Same?"
Unknowingly, it was Vivian's turn to make some reasoning, which made the little wolf cub also think deeply.
He carefully recalled the main storyline about Falling into the Abyss on Thousand Islands in his previous game. If he had to say there was an obvious difference between it and Yanyu, there was indeed one!
From their previous experiences, it can be seen that the most powerful ability of the Fallen Abyss in the Flame Domain is that it is the same as the zombie virus, with extremely strong infection and corrosive power. For example, in the original Terrorclaw Forest, as long as one monster is infected Falling into the abyss, then maybe in a few days, all the creatures in the entire forest will fall to the infection one after another.
Shirley was infected with the Fallen Abyss because she was bitten by a Fallen Abyss creature while purifying the wolf clan.
But in Liao Zixuan's memory, the Qiandao Abyss Legion did not have this ability. Even if they were injured by an attack, they would not be infected by mutations.
Or...
In the Fallen Abyss of Thousand Islands, there is no such thing as a "legion". The most important boss of the Fallen Abyss that their players face is the corrupted Yamata no Orochi.
The abyss of the Flame Domain is quantity, while the abyss of Thousand Islands is quality.
In the game forum of the previous life, there were actually a fallologist who put forward a similar point of view as Vivian now, that is, the fall into the abyss is also classified, and even... has a purpose.
Liao Zixuan still remembers the post he accidentally browsed. The fallologist defined the fall of Yanyu as the responsibility of the "production field", that is... responsible for the continuous production.
And define the Thousand Islands' Fall into the Abyss as...
brainwashing.
At that time, Liao Zixuan and most of the players actually didn't care much about these things. They only knew that Sui Yuan was the villain in the game, so that post quickly disappeared and no one paid much attention to it.
But now she was suddenly mentioned like this by Vivian...
Today, Liao Zixuan has personally come into contact with the God of Fire and the God of Water.
Vulcan's sarcoma-shaped monster that fell into the abyss in the future like a Zerg mother... is indeed in line with the birthplace, and Vulcan's philosophy of governing the country is to take care of her children meticulously like a mother, even at the cost of making the entire Flame Territory low-demonized. Used to prevent internal fights between each other.
And the current water god... stubbornly pursues the so-called destiny. From a positive perspective, it is a firm belief, but from another perspective, is the transitional stubbornness also a kind of... brainwashing?
"Maybe I'm overthinking it, Xiao Hei..." Vivian shook her head first.
"How can there be more than one kind of Fallen Abyss?"
The little girl comforted herself, but the little wolf cub saw fear from the depths of Vivian's eyes, because the Falling Abyss in the Flame Domain was scary enough, but if we say this, this was only in the big Falling Abyss. A tree is just a branch of a certain node...
Just thinking about it makes me shudder, so the little girl subconsciously chose to avoid it.
"Magic witch! Master witch, you are here!" A shout came from not far away, coming from an older middle-aged man.
"Mr. Village Chief, I, I'm not a witch yet...I haven't even qualified as a candidate, so just call me Vivian."
From Vivian's conversation, we can know that the middle-aged man with deep wrinkles on his forehead is the village chief here. He must have heard that the little girl came in a hurry after treating the family just now. .
"Sir Vivian, we don't care about this. You saved many people in Wutian Village with your superb medical skills. You, you are the witch in our hearts!"
The village chief said, taking a bag from the accompanying villagers and wanting to present it to Vivian.
"Master Divine Witch, this is a small thank you gift that we all pieced together. Please be sure to accept it. Although the quantity is not large... it is also our heart!"
Naturally, Vivian would not accept it. After several attempts to shirk the offer, the village chief finally gave up after seeing this.
"Mr. Village Chief, the top priority now is to tell the villagers as soon as possible not to buy that problematic drink again. If possible, I hope you can send one or two to take me to see where this drink is sold. .”
"Hey, Lord Divine Witch, you don't know something. Those profiteers all moved away after the illness appeared in the village. Now we don't know where they have gone. We only know that they are the representatives of the so-called candidates for this year's Divine Witch. product."
The village chief became very angry when he said this, with anger on his face.
"The witch candidate named Sugatani Akino used some kind of witchcraft. Not only young men from our village, but many other surrounding villages are also extremely obsessed with her, as if they are possessed by a demon!"
"They go to buy that kind of drink on time every day, and some even buy a lot of it at once. Even if they can't finish the drink and throw it away, they still continue to buy it. They say...what to support Akino-sama!"
"Out of curiosity, I bought a cup and tasted it. Although the taste was indeed a bit unique, it wasn't to the extent that I would forget to leave. So I really don't understand what the recent young people and Qiandao... Got it!"
The more he spoke, the more he sighed. The village chief seemed to have aged many years, but Vivian showed an unexpected expression. She quickly asked:
"Eh!? Mr. Village Chief, have you ever drank that kind of drink?"
"Yes! I understand what you mean, Lady Vivian. This is also where we are troubled. Not everyone will get that kind of strange disease after drinking it. At present, it is true that only a small number of people have such symptoms. Because of this, When we complained to the local surveyor and asked for a strict investigation, it was to no avail."
The more the village chief talked, the darker his face became. He could see to some extent that Vivian's concern for this matter was not only to explain to her benefactor, but also to hold on to her inner desire for someone to come and change the current situation. The village chief's concern for the little boy The girl told everything.
"Actually, there are rumors that those profiteers have long bribed the local Sanfengxing. If any village dares to complain and report again, it will lead to secret retaliation."
"We didn't believe it at first. San Fengxing was serving the palace minister. How could he be taken advantage of by a traitor? But who knew... In the beginning, Muyu Village, the only female doctor in their locality, discovered the dangers of this disease. , started to persuade him to resist, but not long after, the person who followed Da Zu said that he was the candidate for the witch chosen by the palace minister, and he was taken away at once!"
"Next is a foreign mine not far from us. It is said that the owner is a Guili businessman. They ordered a ban because some of their employees fell ill. As a result... it may only take a week. People closed down the factory on the grounds of safety risks, which not only caused heavy losses to the businessman boss, but also caused many people in the surrounding villages to lose their jobs!"
"The reason why our Baengnyeong Island is so named is because it is rich in an ore called Baeryeong Stone. The biggest feature of this ore is that it is very stable and does not interact with any elemental magic. It is a kind of mineral that can be produced in prisons. It is one of the main raw materials for the Demon-Sealing Handcuffs widely used in China. It has been mined for many years and there has never been an accident. How can we say it is completely hidden danger!"
The village chief clenched his fists, his hunchbacked body trembling faintly. He seemed extremely unwilling, but finally sighed.
"Once these two things spread, no one dared to openly resist the other party. However, we are not just at the mercy of others! The local Sanfeng is corrupt, so let's go to Yueyuan Island! There is a Where the Palace Secretary is, go there and think of a way to respond to the situation! Calculate the time... It should be almost there. Hey, I hope Wu Ping will go well. "
The little wolf cub in Mei Ji's arms did not expect that the thread was actually connected here. The Wu Ping mentioned by the village chief should be the man who rushed onto the stage when Sugatani Akino performed before.
Unfortunately...
Seeing the village chief's expression full of expectation, the little wolf cub thought for a moment and did not reveal the fact that the man had actually been captured and was almost imprisoned.
"Master Shenwu, you have done so much for our village, we are really grateful, but before Wu Ping comes back, we dare not resist them without authorization, in case they also target our village... So I don’t know if it’s a good thing or a bad thing, because there are a lot of cases in our village, and they may be afraid, so they took the initiative to move away first.”
"I know you are kind-hearted, and like the female doctor from the previous village, you are the witch of our Bailing Island, but you, you must be careful, don't be targeted by them! Once you are detained If you wear the "candidate" hat, they will snatch you away and send you to who knows where!"
After the exchange with the village chief, Vivian realized what the young military attache had told them in the last "cycle" about the chaos that existed in Thousand Islands due to the "magic election".
The nobles in Yanyu do not dare to snatch women directly and openly. Because of the restrictions of the Knights and the Vulcan Cult, most of them buy them as "servants". But in Thousand Islands, they only need to rely on a "candidate" document. Being able to take away folk women without any scruples is really too...
"Don't worry, Mr. Village Chief, I am very strong, and...I promise you, soon, whether they are these evildoers on Bailing Island or the entire Thousand Islands, I will bring them... Bring it to justice!"
Vivian's eyes were firm. The little girl before might have only wanted to obtain the title of "Magic Witch" as soon as possible, but now, she wanted to rescue the suffering and oppressed people of Thousand Islands.
Or in other words, to be a real... divine witch, rather than just a title that leads to the abyssal sea.
Mei Ji had a look of admiration for such a little girl. If she looked deeper, she would also find a few blurry colors. It was the little wolf cub in the girl's arms that patted her paws as a reminder before blushing. Come to your senses quickly.
Next, the little wolf cub briefly recounted his situation on Yueyuan Island to Vivian, and based on the detailed map obtained from Naosuke Kondo, he found a secret villa base on Bailing Island.
In order not to alarm others, the little wolf cub simply groped around for a while, then turned back and temporarily stayed with the little girl in a nearby village, waiting for the rendezvous with the young military attache that he had agreed to meet in three days.
However, just on the second night, a flash of red light flew into the night sky and disappeared quickly. After sensing it, the little wolf cub in the room quickly opened its eyes with a look of surprise.
After that, he immediately called Vivian and Meiji and headed towards a waterway at the foot of the mountain forest.
We arrived at the appointed place, where, under the moonlight, stood a familiar burly man. He was none other than the young military attaché appointed by Dazu, Kondo Naosuke.
The little wolf cub continued to look back. Behind the military attache, civilian boats slowly docked. Three to four hundred soldiers landed quietly in the night and arrived near the Bangling Island stronghold.
It can be seen that Kondo Naosuke is not only two days ahead of schedule, but he can also be said to have mobilized all the people under his command to move from Yueyuan Island!
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