Please charm this NPC

This dinner can be described as a feast for the guests and the host. The investigators drank the red wine in their glasses cherishedly, and felt an indescribable sense of security for the first time. Ge Zongnian also found a new cutie, and he chatted happily with Ran Wenyu and was in a good mood .

After dinner, the investigators planned to go back to their rooms to rest and recharge their batteries for tomorrow, but Ge Zongnian stopped him: "If you have time, please come to my study."

The investigators looked at him in surprise, but Ge Zongnian smiled slightly: "I have already found the book I mentioned to you before."

This is undoubtedly good news.The investigators were excited and followed Ge Zongnian to the study.It is conceivable that even after hearing Liang Yu describe the horror of Ge Zongnian's study, Liu Maojin and Augustus were still deeply shocked. They couldn't imagine how Ge Zongnian found a book from this huge study. .

Seeing the surprise of the investigators, Ge Zongnian was very calm: "I bought and read these books one by one, and the order of arrangement is also in accordance with my personal habits. Do you think it is right to find a book from here?" It's possible, but for me, it just takes some time."

After introducing it like this, Ge Zongnian picked up a not-so-thick book from the desk, and handed it to Ran Wenyu.The other investigators immediately surrounded Ran Wenyu, looking curiously and nervously.

The paragraph describing the amnesiac outsider has been marked by Ge Zongnian and bookmarked, so that the investigators can quickly grasp the key points.Ran Wenyu first looked at the title of the book, then flipped through the table of contents and preface, and judged that it seemed to be a book about wild history and monsters in the countryside. Generally speaking, this kind of book is read for fun, and its credibility is not high. .

However, even so, he still turned over the page marked by Ge Zongnian and read the content carefully.

The story of the amnesiac stranger is very short, about two pages. It records that five strangers suddenly appeared in the town. They dressed strangely and spoke uniquely. They claimed to have lost their memory and asked the townspeople for help.The townspeople are very repulsed by their strange behavior and are unwilling to approach them. Only a kind priest is willing to help them.The priest led them to pray to the gods, and the benevolent gods heard their prayers. Finally, this group of strange amnesiacs disappeared in the golden light from the gods.

The whole story is not exciting, it can even be said to be dull to boring.But in the eyes of the investigators, there is quite a thrilling feeling.

"What does this story mean? It tempts us to pray to the gods?" Liu Qianqian frowned, a little incredulous.

"At the end of the story, it's just that the outlanders who lost their memory disappeared in the golden light from the gods. It doesn't say that they regained their memories and returned to their hometown." Augustus shook his head.

"...Disappearing in the golden light, doesn't that mean going back?" Liang Yu asked in a low voice.

"It depends on one's understanding." Ran Wenyu shrugged his shoulders, "It may be that they were sent home by the gods, or they may have become the nourishment of the gods and were swallowed and digested by the golden light."

The investigators showed hellish expressions and stared at Ran Wenyu in shock.

Ran Wenyu blinked and revealed a harmless smile.

Because the whole story was too simple, the investigators read it over and over several times, but they didn't see any noteworthy clues.

"Can you lend us this book first?" Ran Wenyu closed the book and turned to look at Ge Zongnian.

Ge Zongnian smiled and nodded: "Of course." Seeing that the investigators were a little helpless, he was a little helpless, "I told you before, this record should not help you."

"Then this story... did it really happen in the small town?" Ran Wenyu asked doubtfully.

"According to the author—yes, the content in this book is true. But how much you can actually believe it depends on your own judgment." Ge Zongnian replied.

The investigators left the study thoughtfully, and returned to their rooms one after another. Ran Wenyu also opened the door of his own room, only to find that Ge Zongnian did not go to the next bedroom, but followed behind him.

Ran Wenyu turned to look at Ge Zongnian, a little surprised.

"Tomorrow, you are going to church, aren't you?" Ge Zongnian frowned slightly, with a worried look on his face.

"Yes." Ran Wenyu nodded, "Now all the clues point to the church, we have to go and find out what's going on."

Seeing that Ran Wenyu's expression was firm, Ge Zongnian didn't persuade him too much: "Well, I can only remind you to be careful."

"Thank you." Ran Wenyu thanked with a smile. Seeing that Ge Zongnian was about to leave, he suddenly had a flash of inspiration, "By the way, mayor, do you know about this child Lilith?"

"Lilith?" Ge Zongnian looked puzzled, "What Lilith?"

Ran Wenyu thumped in his heart. He didn't expect that he just asked a random question, but it seemed to hit a certain point.

"It's just a little girl, about this tall." He compared himself to his waist. "A cute little girl with twin ponytails. She calls herself 'Lilith'. She came to us on her own initiative, let us Play games with her."

"And then?" Ge Zongnian asked, "Have you played games with her?"

Although Ge Zongnian looked calm, Ran Wenyu instinctively felt the tension and seriousness in his tone.Ran Wenyu didn't think about whether to tell Ge Zongnian everything, but as a team, he should at least discuss this matter with his friends, and he couldn't casually tell this important clue to a person whose position was not right. Definite NPCs.

"No." Ran Wenyu shook his head, "Both Cui Zheng and Abler warned us not to have too much contact with the townspeople, and the townspeople have always been very indifferent to us, with the exception of this little girl. So we are a little Uneasy, and didn't have much contact with her."

"That's good." Ge Zongnian's expression softened, the corners of his mouth curled up, and his tone was gentle, "Your decision is correct. If she still comes to you next time, don't play games with her."

"Okay." Ran Wenyu blinked and obediently agreed.

Entering the room and closing the door, Ran Wenyu's obedient expression instantly disappeared, frowning with a bit of bitterness and hatred.

He put his ear on the door, heard that Ge Zongnian had returned to the bedroom, waited for about half an hour, and after confirming that he had indeed gone to bed, he opened the door lightly and quietly went up to the second floor.

Next, all the investigators who had washed up were called up and gathered in Augustus' room again.

"What happened?" Liu Maojin yawned and asked first.

Ran Wenyu motioned everyone to lower their voices, and then recounted Ge Zongnian's reaction when he heard "Lilith".

All of a sudden, the sleepiness of the investigators dissipated.

"At first, when I suddenly asked about Lilith, Ge Zongnian was very surprised. I suspected that he didn't even know the name." Ran Wenyu looked serious, "Because his answer was 'what Lilith' instead of 'Lilith What's wrong'."

"Yes." Augustus nodded in agreement, "The previous answer means that he is very unfamiliar with the name 'Lilith', and if he asks 'What's wrong with Lilith', it means that he knows Lilith."

"So, what happened to that little girl? Even the mayor doesn't know her?" Liang Yu shivered.

"Maybe there are too many people in the town, and Lilith is a child, so the mayor didn't remember?" Liu Qianqian put forward another opinion.

"It's impossible. From the fact that he can clearly remember an ordinary story without any highlights in so many books he has read, and he can even find it in just two days, we can see how good Ge Zongnian's memory is. Amazing." Ran Wenyu shook his head and denied, "The number of people in the town is far inferior to those books, and the mayor needs to manage the town, so he must often deal with the townspeople, and it is impossible not to remember them."

"One more thing, I think the little girl Lilith is quite conspicuous." Augustus added, "I have observed carefully that most of the townspeople are young people, and there are very few old people and children—I have to say, this It does not fit the age group of a normal town. Of course, this town is abnormal everywhere, so there is no need to discuss this abnormality. I just want to say that in such a small town with few children, Lilith This kind of little girl should be very unique."

The investigators talked to each other, and the discussion was extremely intense. As for Liu Maojin, the only one who had never met Lilith, he could only watch from the sidelines.

After some speculation and additions, the investigators can be sure that Ge Zongnian does not know Lilith—at least he has never heard of the name "Lilith", so it is reasonable for him to take a very cautious and vigilant attitude towards Lilith. As it should be.After all, a "stranger" suddenly appeared in the town, and Ge Zongnian, as the mayor of the town, would definitely be nervous and worried.

"However, if Ge Zongnian is only worried because Lilith is a stranger, why didn't he just say so?" Ran Wenyu cupped his face in confusion, "He can tell me directly that this Lilith is not from the town. Let us be more vigilant. But from his words, I feel that he doesn't really know nothing about Lilith."

"Indeed, if he said that, it must be more persuasive to us." Augustus echoed.

"In other words, Lilith is indeed from the town, but she has changed her name and even her appearance? That's why Ge Zongnian acted so strange after hearing her for the first time." Liu Maojin finally interjected. He said, "Since many people in this town are monsters that can turn into humans, it's not surprising that they can change their appearance."

"If Ge Zongnian has confirmed Lilith's real identity under the surface, but prevents us from contacting her, does that mean... he is preventing us from meeting the person imprisoned in the basement of the church?" Liu Qianqian guessed.

While everyone was discussing, Liang Yu kept writing and drawing in her little notebook.Her mind is not as flexible as that of her companions, but she can summarize when they discuss.Soon, she displayed her achievements in the paper industry, so that everyone can see more clearly.

"According to what everyone said, I think this town can be divided into three factions based on the few NPCs we met." She pointed to her notebook, "I call one side the neutral faction, or the friendly faction, The leader is Ge Zongnian, and the other members include Cui Zheng, Abler... Well, maybe the black cat is also added; the second party is the church faction, the leader is Father Anfeier, and the members are unknown, but according to Cui Zheng, Most townspeople have gods they believe in, and they respect this priest very much, so his faction should not be underestimated; the third party, the prisoner faction, is just emerging, and the leader is the NPC imprisoned in the basement of the church. The only known member is Lilith. As for the doctor—I can't judge his faction yet."

After Liang Yu finished speaking, she looked up at her friends and saw that they had no objections, so she continued to summarize.

"The prisoner faction NPCs are locked in the basement of the church, so the prisoner faction and the church faction should be opposites." Liang Yu said while crossing the two.

"The neutral faction Ge Zongnian is very vigilant against Lilith and prevents us from contacting each other, so the two factions should also be opposed." Liang Yu crossed again.

"As for the neutral faction and the ecclesiastic faction..." Liang Yu hesitated, "I think they are both cooperating and opposing, right? They are both enemies and friends. Ge Zongnian and the others are very wary of Father Anfeier, but they also acquiesce in the existence of the ecclesiastic faction."

"It feels more like the separation of church and state in the Middle Ages in the West." Ran Wenyu shrugged, "The neutral faction is in charge of managing the town's affairs, while the church faction is in charge of the spiritual world of the townspeople."

Liang Yu nodded, first made a check mark between the neutral faction and the church faction, and then made a downward stroke on the upper part.

So far, the most basic character relationship map of the town has been completed. The investigators looked at the three factions and fell into deep melancholy.

"I always feel that it's really dangerous for us to meet the leader of the Imprisonment faction tomorrow." Augustus sighed, "I'm afraid neither the church faction nor the neutral faction will be happy."

"But we don't know anything about the Prisoner Faction now. I think we can see the reality of the town more clearly only if we have a deeper understanding." Liu Maojin hesitated, "Although Xiao Ran thinks that Ge Zongnian and Cui Zheng are trustworthy, I think This small town is full of weirdness, and there are not many good people in the townspeople running around on the street, maybe the prisoner faction who was rejected and imprisoned by the townspeople is the real good side?"

Hearing Liu Maojin's conjecture, the investigators' eyes lit up, and they looked forward to tomorrow's action.

At present, although the neutral faction is good to them, it really can't help them. The church faction has given them a solution, but no matter how you look at it, the solution is not intended to save them, but to harm them.

In this way...maybe...the Imprisonment faction is indeed a better choice for them?They rescued the imprisoned person, and in exchange and reward, the other party sent them away?

——If this is the development, then even if they try their best to fight against the church faction and the neutral faction, they still have to fight!