Chapter 395 Coincidences in the Mysterious World

The four of them circled around for a few times and threw out five more seeds of the human-faced fruit. With the last five left, Lynch decided to go out of the city at noon and plant them in the woods where the few people appeared.

After circling the drying yard for a few times, Lynch realized that the ancient city was not as beautiful as he imagined.

Rough and dilapidated houses, narrow and bumpy roads, complicated and chaotic streets...

If these were still tolerable, then what Lynch, who came from a civilized society, could not tolerate the most was the sewage flowing on the streets and the feces scattered on the streets.

In fact, the Rhine City in the Fifth Epoch was inevitably prone to similar phenomena, but at least the surface was clean and bright, and most of them were hidden in dark alleys. Lynch could choose not to go.

As long as I didn't see it, dirt and darkness didn't exist.

But the ancient city was dirty everywhere. He even saw men defecating on the roadside. The air in the whole city was filled with the smell of sour excrement from garbage and sewage, and the sight was unbearable.

"Diseases often spread in this way."

As a professional, Miss Diana could only sigh. The limitations of the times could not be changed by a few people. The group could only turn a blind eye, bypass the dirt on the ground, and follow the shouts into the drying yard in the city center.

In the Third Age without clocks, time can only be estimated. It should be more than eight o'clock in the morning, but there are still many farmers gathered in the drying yard, and they have no intention of going out of the city to do farm work.

The farmers gathered in groups of three or five and whispered. Each of them looked nervous and uneasy, and their eyes glanced in the direction of the fortress and the tall castle on the east side from time to time.

A dozen well-dressed outsiders sat around the square, looking sad. No one spoke anymore, just sighing occasionally. Behind them was a tavern with a beer mug sign, the only entertainment facility in the town, but the tavern was also closed at this time, and it was obviously not open for business yet.

People were panicked and there was a haze.

"Everything is already doomed, give up all hope and enjoy the last peace."

The crazy old man's voice was as sharp but hoarse as always, echoing over the drying yard like a crow announcing a death.

"Shut up, old lunatic."

A farmer finally couldn't stand the repeated bad news, so he picked up the garbage on the street and threw it at the grain pile. The white-haired old man was hit with stains and bruises all over his head, but the crazy old man was still unaware, still dancing crazily, loudly spreading the voice of doomsday.

"Now the city lord and his knights are very upset. Do you think if you beat this madman to death, will they take it out on you and sentence you to murder? You don't have to kill him. He is so old. He might fall to death directly. Then you will be the murderer. What is the death penalty in this city? I hope you like it."

When passing by, Lynch said leisurely, and Judy translated it to the farmer immediately. The four of them then walked straight past without looking back, and the farmer's face turned green. He looked up at the crazy old man standing steadily and quickly hid a few steps away.

Lynch curled his lips and thought to himself that he was not hit enough by the scammers, and the old man dared to hit him.

Ignoring the old madman who continued to go crazy, Lynch first found those sad-looking travelers.

Compared with the farmers in the remote town, these travelers are more outstanding in terms of knowledge and logical thinking. More importantly, as outsiders, it is much more difficult for these people to secretly do things, so it is unlikely that they are the masterminds behind the scenes, and the information obtained from them will be more credible.

Moreover, common identities are the easiest to resonate with. Citizens may be wary of the four people, but these people should not, especially when they can't even drown their sorrows in wine. When Lynch took out two pots of strong whiskey like magic, he immediately won everyone's favor. The fine wine from the Fifth Epoch quickly conquered these travelers, and all the travelers showed enthusiasm, allowing Lynch to quickly clarify everything.

The traces of ghouls appeared nearby seven days ago. The ghouls were just wandering around and did not attack humans. Therefore, the travelers at that time were not too scared, and many people left Noflan and continued their journey.

However, three days ago, someone found the bodies of several travelers, all of which were covered with huge teeth and claw marks, which were obviously left by wandering ghouls.

The discoverer was terrified and quickly ran back to Noflan to inform everyone. Now everyone from citizens to travelers began to panic. Travelers no longer dared to leave the city, and farmers also tried to avoid going out. For three days, the city fell into panic.

Lin Qi listened silently, instinctively felt that there was a big problem here, but he couldn't figure out what the problem was for a while, so he could only put it aside for the time being.

Then, the four of them found the farmers who were whispering in the drying yard, and their identities as transnational grain buyers made them stand out among the farmers.

In fact, these farmers were not qualified to sell grain. The grain would be managed by the city lord, but after selling it, everyone would share some small profits. Therefore, Lin Qi and his team were treated well since they entered the city, and they quickly won the trust of the farmers at this time.

Unfortunately, the farmers didn't know much. Many people couldn't even explain what a ghoul was. They only knew that a ghoul tribe had been lurking near the city many years ago, but they lived in peace with each other. There are even rumors that those monsters occasionally disguise themselves as humans and sneak into cities, secretly kidnapping human children as food, but that is just a story to fool children and is not credible enough.

The farmers actually learned about the ghoul crisis from travelers. In the days before, several people had seen ghouls wandering around. There were witnesses at the scene, but due to historical factors, no one paid attention. It was not until the travelers found the scarred bodies that the farmers became nervous.

Lynch frowned and asked thoughtfully: "So... In fact, apart from hearing about it from the travelers who reported the news, none of you have really seen the broken bodies?"

"No, no, no, many people have seen it." A farmer corrected, "The bodies of those travelers were found by different people, and after they came back to notify, the soldiers had already transported the bodies back. When they were transported back, many people saw it."

"Yes, yes, I saw it, such a long wound." Several farmers gestured, "Many people vomited, it was too bloody."

Seeing that the citizens echoed each other and said it quite vividly, Lynch did not doubt it, but the feeling just now came back.

The narrations of both parties made his feeling that there was something wrong more and more obvious.

There must be something wrong here.

After re-examining the information, he found nothing unusual, and these people didn't seem to be lying. Lynch suppressed his annoyance of not being able to find an answer, and asked casually, "What did Ms. Swen say? Is she the only healer in the city?"

"Yes, in the past, everyone had to endure when they were injured, but now it's much better with her around." Many middle-aged farmers smiled innocently, "We all grew up with her, and it's great that she can come back. She has been a good girl since she was a child, and she cares about everyone. I heard that several big cities wanted to invite her, but she refused. She insisted on returning to Norfland for everyone, and seeing that everyone was scared, she also specifically suggested to the city lord to ask for help from the capital."

Hmm? She suggested it?

Lynch was shocked, and realized that this doctor lady seemed to be more complicated than he had imagined. Judging from her suggestion to ask for help, she was less likely to be the mastermind behind the scenes, and she was indeed trustworthy, but...

But this change started with the attack on the messenger asking for help, and she was the initiator of the request for help. Is this a coincidence?

Ha, a coincidence in the mysterious world?