Please charm this NPC

This week, the investigators could be described as sitting on pins and needles, worrying about whether Liu Maojin's operation would be smooth, and at the same time staring at Father Anfeier's every move without daring to blink, for fear that the other party would notice something strange in the basement.

Fortunately, Father Anfeier did not act strangely even after the end of the service an hour later, and what was equally bad was that Liu Maojin did not come back either.

The investigators were a little confused for a while, not sure what to do next, Ran Wenyu thought about it, and whispered to Liang Yu and Liu Qianqian: "Augus will be in a coma for at least three hours, you two first Take him away, and see if Uncle Liu has left safely. Regardless of whether he has left the church or not, come back and report to me. I..." He took a deep breath, quite righteously, "I'm going to pester Ann now. Phil, lest he go to the basement and bump into Uncle Liu."

Ran Wenyu's arrangement is undoubtedly the most appropriate so far, and the two girls certainly have no objections.They helped up August who was limp into a muddy string from left to right, and then staggered into the group of believers who left the church, while Ran Wenyu went upstream and met An who was walking down from the high platform. Father Phil.

Seeing that Ran Wenyu approached on his own initiative, Anfeier stopped, showed him a gentle smile, and took the initiative to provoke the topic: "How do you feel this time?"

Ran Wenyu frowned, and decided to tell the truth: "It's not very good, really. When you were praying, I felt a huge sense of oppression and danger, and even had the illusion of being stared at by a terrifying existence—my One of the companions also fainted from fright."

Hearing Ran Wenyu's somewhat complaining answer, the smile on Anfei'er's face deepened: "I'm not mistaken." He stared at Ran Wenyu, with obvious approval and expectation in his light golden eyes, "Your inspiration is very Gao, is an existence that is truly suitable for serving the gods."

The corner of Ran Wenyu's mouth twitched, and he glanced at KP who acted as the spirit behind him, expressing his dissatisfaction in his heart.

—Serving the gods?No, my goal now is to make the gods serve me!

God KP: [……………………………]

Rebutting so triumphantly in his heart, Ran Wenyu still had a little panic on his face: "God? You said that the terrifying existence I felt...are gods?"

"Yes." Anfeier nodded slightly, seeing Ran Wenyu's frightened little face turned pale, he raised his hand and put it on Ran Wenyu's shoulder to comfort him, "Please don't be afraid, the gods don't have any malice towards you, you are afraid of him They feel that they are threatened, but because their power is too great, even if they do nothing, it is enough to make a weak creature like human beings tremble - your fear is the best of their greatness prove."

Ran Wenyu's expression relaxed slightly, as if he was persuaded by Anfeier, and his tense body gradually returned to softness: "Can such a great existence really listen to our prayers and answer our wishes?"

"If it is the prayer of ordinary believers, it is naturally impossible. God is high above. Even if we offer generous sacrifices, we may not be able to get a trace of His mercy. But it is different here." Anfeier He smiled slightly and pointed to the church under his feet, "This town is located in the center of the world, and the church is located in the center of the town. It is a holy place watched by the gods. So, as long as you pray to God devoutly here , then the gods will send down grace."

Ran Wenyu's expression became more and more shaken.

Just as he was thinking hard about how to continue delaying the time, there was suddenly familiar hurried footsteps outside the chapel.Ran Wenyu's eyes lit up, and he quickly looked towards the door, only to see Liang Yu running over panting, and when he saw Ran Wenyu, he suddenly raised his eyebrows: "You are still here indeed! Xiao Ran."

She slowed down, walked into the chapel, frowned, and said in a reproachful tone, "Why are you still in the church? After all of us gathered outside, we didn't see you. I almost died of anxiety!"

Ran Wenyu received the hint from Liang Yu's words, and immediately turned to Anfeier, apologetically offering his farewell.

Anfeier didn't intend to hold back either. He smiled and nodded goodbye, but suddenly said after Ran Wenyu turned around: "If you want to know more about the gods, you are welcome to come to the church at any time."

"...Okay, thank you." Ran Wenyu nodded, perfunctory.

After bidding farewell to Anfeier, Ran Wenyu followed Liang Yu and quickly left the church. As soon as he turned the corner, he saw Liu Maojin and Liu Qianqian who were carrying Augustus on their backs.

"Uncle Liu, is the operation going well?" Ran Wenyu hurried up to greet him and asked eagerly.

"It's okay, it's not convenient to talk here, Augustus is still in a coma, let's go back to the mayor's house first." Liu Maojin glanced at the townspeople passing by around the church, and replied in a low voice.

When Liu Maojin said this, the investigators would naturally not refuse—after all, Augustus was really heavy on his back.The group hurried back to the mayor's house, only to find that Ge Zongnian was not at home, which made it even more convenient for them.

Throwing Augustus who was like a dead pig onto the sofa, Liu Maojin stretched his sore shoulders and sat down on the sofa next to him.The rest of the investigators also gathered around him, looking at him expectantly with their eyes wide open.

"Uncle Liu, have you found the imprisoned person?" Liang Yu asked impatiently.

"I see." Liu Maojin nodded, "It's a long story, I'll tell you slowly from the very beginning."

Seeing that Liu Maojin looked pretty good, and knowing the most important answer, the investigators breathed a sigh of relief and patiently listened to Liu Maojin's story.

Since everyone in the church was in the chapel, Liu Maojin's sneaking into the basement went smoothly, but to his surprise, the basement of the church was like an underground labyrinth—at least, after Liu Maojin entered the basement, it was very easy. It was blind.

"To be honest, after I passed out in the basement, I was worried whether I would be able to leave alive." Liu Maojin smiled wryly, "It stands to reason that my ability to recognize the way and sense of direction are quite good, but there seems to be something in that maze. What a strange magnetic field, I can't tell the difference between east, west and north, and even my mind is confused, and I can't clearly remember the path I have traveled."

"Then what? Uncle Liu, how did you find the target? You didn't just walk around, and the blind cat ran into a dead mouse, right?" Knowing the result, Ran Wenyu was not nervous, and asked half-jokingly.

"How is that possible." Liu Maojin also laughed, "Just when I didn't know what to do, a helper appeared. It seems to be a small bird, right? It's the size of a pigeon, and I can't see what it looks like. Clearly, after all, the light in the basement is too dark, and that thing is very vigilant, whenever I pretend to inadvertently want to shine a flashlight on it, it will quickly avoid it and keep hiding in the dark."

"In such a dangerous environment, you still dare to follow an unknown creature. Uncle Liu, you are really brave." Liang Yu sighed with admiration.

"Hey, isn't there nothing I can do? Let's treat a dead horse as a living horse doctor." Liu Maojin shrugged his shoulders, "In short, following that creature, I finally met the person imprisoned in the basement. It was a young I didn't see the specific appearance of the man, he should look pretty good - after all, the man is an important clue for us to pass the customs module, I dare not light him with a flashlight casually, for fear that it will leave a bad impression on him. Impression. He was bound by chains in a cell, and there were strange patterns painted on the walls of the cell, a bit similar to spells, I don’t quite understand this.”

Hearing Liu Maojin get to the point, the investigators all listened attentively, for fear of missing any clues.

"That man called himself Milk, and said that he used to be a priest in the church—" Liu Maojin was suddenly interrupted by Ran Wenyu, "Milk? Father?"

"Yes, what's the matter?" Liu Maojin asked suspiciously.

Ran Wenyu didn't answer, but just motioned his little friend to wait for a while, then he hurried back to the house and took out the book that recorded the amnesiac stranger.

Turning to the story of a foreigner with amnesia, Ran Wenyu glanced at ten lines, and then pointed to a name: "Look, the kind priest in the story who helps foreigners find their memories is called Milk!"

The rest of the investigators didn't have much impression of this name. After all, there were too many names in this story, and this Father Milk was mixed in, making him appear inconspicuous.What's more, except for Augustus, the rest of the investigators are all Chinese, and they are really not very good at remembering foreigners' names.And Ran Wenyu read this story several times when he was free, and only then did he have a slight impression of it.

"The mayor said before that the author of this book said that the stories in the book are true. If this is true, then Father Milk must also exist. He is now locked in the basement?" Liu Qianqian Thoughtful, "Is... the age right? This story seems to have happened a long time ago, but this Father Milk, according to Uncle Liu, is still quite young."

"There are too many weird things in this town, and I think it's quite normal." Liu Maojin smiled wryly.

"... That's right." Liu Qianqian nodded and said nothing more.

With the book confirming the identity of Father Milk, the credibility of this person will be greatly improved. After all, in the story, Father Milk is one of the few positive images.

"According to Father Milk, originally, this was just a very ordinary town, not considered rich, but the people's life was peaceful and peaceful, but one day, without warning, the town suddenly changed. The case of missing townspeople, no matter how much we investigate, can’t find the culprits, as if they disappeared out of thin air. The people around them disappeared one after another, and the whole town fell into a state of extreme panic. They were shaken because they realized that the gods they believed in wholeheartedly could not protect them.” Liu Maojin tried hard to recall Father Milk’s words, and tried to repeat them as they were, “Father Milk ran around, but he couldn’t save the townspeople. For the loyalty of faith, under such circumstances, the townspeople began to go astray, praying for the protection of evil gods."

"Father Milk doesn't know how these evil gods appeared. It seems that some townspeople obtained divine revelation in their sleep, or they read blasphemous books that were secretly circulated and whose origin was unknown—in short, in Milk In the hopelessness of the priest, the townspeople surrendered their faith to the greatness of evil."

"Surprisingly, since the townspeople began to believe in the evil god, the cases of inexplicable disappearances have gradually subsided, which has made the townspeople's faith even more fanatical, and those townspeople who believed in the evil god have gradually developed strange behaviors. Change. They became more beautiful, healthier, stronger, and even possessed some kind of god-given power."

"As the cult grew, they were no longer satisfied with worshiping in private, but instead began to ask Father Milk to hand over the church so that they could pray to their gods in the church."

"As the only person who adheres to the light faith, Father Milk naturally refused to agree, so he was locked up by the angry townspeople. They tried to kill him, but Father Milk's faith was sheltered from these cultists. He, the cultists couldn't hurt Father Milk, and feared the existence of his 'heterogeneous', and finally imprisoned him in the basement of the church, sealing him with chains, mazes and spells."

After finishing the story of Father Milk in one breath, Liu Maojin took a big sip of tea and moistened his throat: "That's all he told me."

The rest of the investigators looked at each other, not knowing what to say for a moment.

"...This story... seems to be fine, but I always feel that something is wrong." Ran Wenyu narrowed his eyes slightly, rubbing his chin, "And then? This Father Milk sent someone to lure us to find him, is it for what?"

"According to Father Milk, although he is sealed in the basement, he is also protected by the gods and possesses certain divine power. He has been working hard to break free from the seal, and has been paying attention to what happened in the town. Several foreigners appeared." Liu Maojin spread his hands, "He said that he has a way to send us away, provided that we can release him from the basement and help him regain his freedom."

This transaction was already expected by the investigators, so everyone was not too surprised.

"Didn't he still have helpers? Like that Lilith? Why didn't he let Lilith let him go?" Liang Yu asked.

"Father Milk is now the enemy of the whole town. Anyone related to him is under strict surveillance, and it is impossible to get close to the key points that lift the seal. But we are different." Liu Maojin replied, "We We are foreigners and have no contact with Father Milk, so the townspeople will not guard against us, as long as we are careful and concealed, we can achieve our goal."

"The key point of breaking the seal? What is that?" Ran Wenyu grasped the key point.

"Father Milk said that this town is actually a huge seal. The church is located in the center of the town and is guarded by the key points of these seals." Liu Maojin asked Liang Yu for a map of the town and put it on the coffee table.The investigators leaned over to see him holding a pen and marking one by one on the map.

Cui Zheng's bar, Abler's hunter's hut, Ge Zongnian's mansion, the doctor's clinic, and a pet shop.

The five positions are connected to form a five-pointed star, and the center of the five-pointed star is the church where Father Milk is imprisoned.

"These five points all have a seal, which is said to be a strange pattern, with a wooden cone inserted in the center. What we need to do is to pull out this wooden cone." Liu Maojin said after finishing drawing the map.

"Just pull it out?" Liu Qianqian asked.

"It is said to be so." Liu Maojin shrugged his shoulders, "Of course, for the stability of the seal, the wooden cone cannot be easily pulled out, so Father Milk gave me a bottle of blood." He took out a small bottle of bright red liquid from his pocket, "Only by pouring the blood in the bottle on the wooden cone can the wooden cone be pulled out."

The investigators looked at the blood bottle in Liu Maojin's hand, and at the five seal points on the map, deeply feeling that there was a long way to go.