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At the happiest time in Miss Hilbert's life, something happened to her parents.They both died in an experimental explosion.The school paid her a generous pension, and her fiancé, Yassian, comforted her carefully by her side.Although Miss Hilbert has become an orphan, she has no worries about food and clothing, and is accompanied and comforted by lovers and friends.After one or two years at most, her mood will calm down, and she will be able to enter the palace of a new stage of life.

However, the Second Art School of Law did not know where the rumors appeared, saying that the Hilberts were murdered because they succeeded in researching some extremely valuable machinery, so they were killed—the killers may be other people The jealous teacher is a certain big businessman who originally entrusted them and didn't want the news to be leaked afterwards, or other unscrupulous businessmen who got the news and snatched the research results.

The matter got bigger and bigger, and finally reached the ears of Miss Hilbert.The death of her parents was too sudden and terrible after all, she subconsciously believed that there was indeed another reason for the death of her parents.She began to turn to her fiancé for help, but unexpectedly, a few days later, her fiancé also disappeared.

Some people said that Yasian was killed because he found something and was discovered again.Others said that Absian was actually related to the death of Miss Hilbert's parents, because Miss Hilbert became suspicious, and he ran away with a guilty conscience.

Miss Hilbert thought it was the former, because they had quarreled over a trivial matter the day before Mr. Yassian's disappearance.Yaboxien confessed to her the next day, and said that he would bring her a small surprise at night-the two had already lived together at that time.On the day of his disappearance, he took nothing but his clothes, a suitcase, and a few gold coins.

Miss Hilbert's already peaceful life was completely disrupted again, and she couldn't even live in the original home because there were always people pointing fingers.Later, a friend of her parents kindly asked her to work as a tutor in their home.But the uncle was going to the capital, Del Faro, with his family.

"...Uncle Bauer invited me to Del Faro and said he would help me introduce a wonderful man. However, I couldn't just leave Diller like that, so I stayed. In fact, I have been in the Find out the truth. What I want to ask the two of you for help is the truth about that year."

"Miss Hilbert, you should go to a private investigator, right?" Eldy frowned, "We have enough strength, but this kind of thing with a deep inside story requires social experience and connections more than strength. .”

"I've found out some truths... At the beginning of this year, there were rumors that there were undead in Siut Village on the outskirts of the city. Siut Village is next to a mountain, and most of the land in that village had been taken over by the first ten years ago. The Second College bought it, hollowed out the mountain, and established the Energy Stone Power Research Institute of the Second College. However, after the incident that my parents exploded, they heard that the mountain collapsed, and the research institute moved.”

Eldy frowned, this is not the truth, this is just a rumor, after so many years of investigation?He felt that this lady was really unreliable: "If it's about the undead, it should be the local church to solve it? Miss Hilbert never thought that this kind of news might reach your ears. Some kind of trap?"

Leon had an indifferent expression on the side, but... he was actually a little interested in this matter.Because this matter is related to the undead, the soul is invisible to ordinary people, and not all awakened people can see it.But in this world, undead legends are common,

The gods are far away, but the undead are near.

There are often rumors that someone in a certain place saw the undead, that someone was killed by the undead, and that someone's ancestors became undead.Generally, when such rumors appear in Diller City, no matter whether it is true or not, people will go to see it.Before the Freezing event, it was the gray hyenas who were in charge.After the freezing event, the church sent people to it—for example, the Church of the God of Nature, first the priests of each diocese went there, and if the priests failed to solve the problem, they would report it and send pruners over.

But seeing such things as undead, eight and a half out of ten cases are fake. It may be the drunkard's misjudgment, the neighbor's malicious planting, or the child's whimsy.Because the whereabouts of the soul after death in this world is a rule, if it is not for some special circumstances, it is difficult for the soul of ordinary people to violate this rule.

For example, the souls bound by the spirit-eating mushrooms, if Archbishop Huerta hadn't sent them away, they would gradually dissipate, and no mortal would see or hear them.

The undead left in the world, the undead who can be seen by ordinary people, in the legends and stories that Leon came into contact with, they are more like ghosts in the common sense of the earth.Leon is still interested to see what is the difference between these undead and that kind of soul.

However, there is no rush to agree now.Even if it proves that Miss Hilbert is not a believer of an evil god, Leon doesn't have a good impression of her, although it can't be said to be a bad feeling, let's see what Eldi thinks.If he is also interested, then go, if not, it’s good to stay at home, it’s almost October, autumn is coming, winter is not far away, the weather is going to be cold, and I’m going to start preparing things for the winter.

"In addition, Miss Hilbert, if there is indeed a conspiracy in the death of your parents and the disappearance of your fiancé, then why are you the only one who survived?" Aldi was still asking questions. .

"I thought about it, I thought about it. I even used myself as a bait. If I could die after learning the truth, my soul could at least lie peacefully beside my parents and fiance, but nothing happened. "Miss Hilbert said bitterly, wiping the tears from the corners of her eyes, "Although I am a believer in Ms. Silence, I am not a smart person. No matter how many books I read, it only makes me a nerd. I've been looking for it, but I really haven't found anything. The undead thing... Even if it's a trap, it's the only clue I know where I can find a clue."

She covered her face, sobbed for a while, then forced herself to raise her face again, wiped the corners of her eyes with a handkerchief, and faced the two children again: "I, I still went to inquire about the undead in detail, Siu After the research institute moved out, Te Village was not re-sold. It still belonged to the Second College, and the village was not rebuilt, and the land was always vacant. So, now only some homeless people live in abandoned houses. The rumors of the undead also came from the homeless, but it was only to the extent of witnessing ghosts, so there was no church to solve it.”

Not all priests are conscientious everywhere, especially when rumors of undead haunts often turn out to be false.In the Siut village that Miss Hilbert mentioned, there is not even an incompetent church. It belongs to the wilderness with no responsible church at all, and it is indeed normal that no one cares about it.

"Why don't you go to the Church of Lady of Silence for help?" Eldy was rather surprised. "If you donate the reward you want to us to the church, they will be willing to help you see it."

This is also the benefit of money. The only thing the poor can offer to the gods is devout belief.The rich can offer a lot to the gods. The gods may not need ordinary money, but the agents of the gods on the ground do.

"I would have done that if I hadn't met you, but I know that you are powerful awakeners, and I hope to be able to watch the whole process."

It is understandable to say so, the church is likely to prohibit her from accompanying.If innocent believers were injured in the exorcism incident, the local church personnel would be severely punished, so it was impossible for Miss Hilbert to follow.

Eldi: "You have to know that if it is really the ghost of your parents, then someone should have solved it as early as after the explosion. In addition, if there is really an insider story about what happened back then, it will be so troublesome. Once something about the undead happens, it is the black hand that should move the most."

"I know, in fact, after I got the news, I have been watching to see if someone or an organization is going to solve the undead incident, but there has been no one. I don't want to wait, because I heard that ordinary undead cannot stay on the earth For too long, I don't want to miss this one-in-a-million chance."

It seems that Miss Hilbert doesn't quite understand the difference between undead and ordinary souls.

"Okay, let's discuss it." Eldy pulled Leon out.

After closing the door, Leon asked, "It looks like you want to agree?" Otherwise, it would be rejected directly, and he would not be allowed to discuss it.

"Yes, our tutor still hides a lot of things. But I think this is an opportunity to exercise myself. After all, I know that you are behind me." Eldy smiled.

"I'm also very interested in the undead." Leon nodded.

"We promised to pay the money first." After returning, Leon stretched out his hand, "You don't need to pay for the rest of your life, five thousand gold coins are enough. Tomorrow we will go to Siut Village. But as we said before, we can't There must be ghosts there. Therefore, if there are no ghosts, we will return the gold coins to you. If there are ghosts, even if the ghosts are not your parents or your fiancé, nor the ghosts of any insiders, we will still not Return your gold coins."

"Yes." Miss Hilbert nodded, "I am also mentally prepared for this!"

"In addition, we are going to take the knight of the Church of the God of Nature with us." Eldy continued, "You can rest assured that the knight will not drive you away. And what we are going to investigate is the private territory—Xiu Although the research institute in Tecun is abandoned, it still belongs to the Second Academy, right? Even if you are investigating your father's whereabouts, we are not qualified to trespass on other people's private land."

This is also negotiated, don't be afraid of accidents, don't be afraid of accidents, but don't be too careless.

Miss Hilbert's face turned pale, and her breath froze briefly: "I, I didn't expect...you are right." She pressed her chest, "I will follow your arrangement."

Even if the deal was concluded this time, Miss Hilbert gave Leon the bank's bearer draft at that time, which was very generous.Leon sighed with emotion, senior awakened people are easy to make money, so he went to church with Eldi and walked there.

Leon said: "Do some private work with us tomorrow? We need the official identity of the Church of the God of Nature as a signboard."

Morifio asked: "Is there any reward for me?"

Leon said: "I have five thousand gold coins as a reward, how much do you want?"

"Giving me five hundred is enough, even being a knight is poor."

"Ok."

The matter was decided so easily and happily. Early the next morning, Marcos came to ask them if they wanted to use a car. Of course they did. There were two adults and one child, Morifio's deer mount, and a bunch of equipment.If it wasn't for Leon's support by Yin Yin (the same support he had when he came back from hunting in the sewer last time), the two old horses that Marcos pulled the cart would probably not be able to pull the cart.

Siut Village is in the southwest of Diller City, farther away than the Jerome Manor that I visited last time. I set off early in the morning and hadn’t arrived at the place at noon. The group could only stop for a meal, a short rest, and some activities. body, and then move on.It was after three o'clock in the afternoon that they finally saw Siut Village.

This village is really deserted on a large scale, and the weeds on the road leading to the village can drown people's feet.Most of the houses that can be seen have no roofs. After all, they are thatched houses, and there are not a few collapsed ones.Foxes, weasels, and wild dogs scurried around in the grass, and there were faint shadows of humans, but they huddled in dark corners, trying to cover their own shadows as much as possible.A few pieces of harvested land can be vaguely seen, but the area is small and carefully hidden among the dense wild plants.

——There is no one here, but it does not mean that the land has no owner. Farming other people's land privately is equivalent to a robber. If you are caught, at least you will have letters on your face, and at the worst, your head will be cut off directly.

"It's just an explosion. Even if the institute doesn't continue to operate, why is the land deserted?" Morifio asked.

"I don't know, it's just been abandoned since the explosion five years ago. I tried to investigate, but the people at the time just said that because their colleagues died here, they wanted it to be my parents' resting place. "Miss Hilbert said, "Five years ago, I was very moved when I heard it, but now, I don't know."

It seems that the rumors of the undead are just secondary, and this place itself is not normal.

Eldy asked: "Miss Hilbert, now that we're standing here, are you sure you've told us everything you know?"

"I... I don't know much."

Morifio looked at Miss Hilbert, but joked to Leon and Eldy: "You came to investigate an abandoned building, don't you even have a schematic diagram of the interior here?"

Leon squinted at him: "You followed us to handle a private matter worth five thousand gold coins, but don't you even know what we are here for?"

"..."

They all belong to people who are very proud of their abilities, so when things come to the fore, they realize that they are not prepared.So what to do?Turn around and go back to continue preparing, or continue to move forward and use your own head to hardtop?

"Yes, why don't we go back?" As the client, Miss Hilbert said tremblingly.

The three of you looked at me and I looked at you, and said in unison: "No, keep going."

Xiwut Village was built with its back against a mountain, probably out of safety considerations. Many villages here are built with their backs against mountains or rivers.When he reached the end of the village, he didn't see any research institute, but he vaguely saw a road among the weeds, paved with stones, not a dirt road into the village, so the car got on the stone road and continued on its way.

Although this is a stone road, the long-term untraveled road has made the road bumpy, and the wooden carriage is so bumpy that people can fly, and the four people in the car have no time to talk.When it was past four o'clock, Marcos finally shouted: "I see the wall!"

The fence was also made of stone bricks, with a layer of white plaster painted on the outside, but it is now mottled. There are still small iron arrows on the top of the wall, which are decorations and to prevent theft. The gate is completely gone.

"Marcos, stay here." When the car entered the door, Leon motioned for Marcos to stop, pointing to the gatekeeper's hut at the door.

"Okay, sir." Marcos also felt frightened in this kind of place, and it was a good thing for him not to go deep.

Leon raised his hand, the wind picked up, and Marcos and his carriage were in the safe eye of the wind.

"Don't go out."

"Of course, sir!" Marcos nodded violently, as if trying to shake himself out.

Then Morifio and Eldy began to wear their equipment, Miss Hilbert also had clothes to change, the carriage was left for the lady, and the two men, big and small, changed their equipment outside.

"You guys wait here, I'll go explore the way first."

No one objected, Leon walked towards the wind wall, and when the whirling and whistling wind faced Leon, it was like a curtain, separating to both sides to let Leon pass.

This abandoned research institute has a three-story main building. Although it is a little smaller than the main castle of Dillier School of Law, it is about the same size as the main building of an ordinary school on Earth. This is here, at least in Diller. In the city of Lil, it can be considered a large-scale building.On the left side of the main building are stables and an open space for parking carriages. Judging from the scope, there should be a lot of staff here.On the right is a row of one-story houses, whose purpose is temporarily unknown.

The back of the main building, as Miss Hilbert said, was hollowed out as a test site, and another explosion took place.

From them to the main building is a spacious stone road, and there are tall trees planted on both sides of the road, which should be poplars.The strange thing is that although the weeds on the ground grow luxuriantly, these tall trees are all dead.Now the trees are full of red-eyed and red-footed crows.But the next moment, these crows disappeared like hallucinations.

There is also a stone road from the main building to the mountain, but when this road approaches the side of the mountain, it is buried by large and small gravel.And from this distance, it can be seen that the mountain is obviously missing a piece.But Leon looked at it... It didn't seem like the inside of the mountain exploded and collapsed.It exploded outside like a mountain, and the mountain collapsed, blocking one side.

Eldy and the others came out, Morifio didn't ride the deer, and now the deer was carrying the equipment of both of them.Both he and Eldi wore light leather armor, with a sword in one hand and a shield in the other.Miss Hilbert changed her long skirt and put on a women's trouser suit, which should be a horse riding suit or a hunting suit, and she also wore a small piece of armor on her chest.

"Would you like to visit the main building?" Leon asked, and the other two also looked at Miss Hilbert.

"If possible, I'd like to go and see where my parents' office is..."

A few people walked towards the main building first. The gate of the main building, like the gate of the yard, had disappeared. The wall skin was cracked, and a small sapling grew obliquely at the gate. And moist.It seems that there are many animals that make their homes here.

The deer stayed at the door, avoiding the feces on the ground, and the three of them followed Miss Hilbert up to the second floor. Most of the stairs were rotten, and Morifio deliberately walked at the end, because he was the heaviest, and he must not be able to hold the handle. Yes, be careful with every step under your feet.

The condition of the floor on the second floor was even worse. The varnish on the floor was gone. Some of the wood was covered with moss, and some even had mushrooms. Miss Hilbert was afraid to step.

Leon snapped his fingers, a gust of wind blew past, and there was a layer of slowly flowing wind on the ground: "Don't worry, just go."

"Thank you." Miss Hilbert walked to the left first, and there are no doors on the second floor. Most of the houses are empty, either when they moved out, the place was also emptied, or over the years, This place has been completely "patronized".

After passing through two offices, Miss Hilbert stopped in her tracks: "It seems not, I went by the wrong way."

She walked across the body and walked in another direction. She walked through three offices and entered the fourth office. It was still empty, the walls fell off, and plants grew tenaciously from the corners. One of the walls had a very Big hole, where there must have been a built-in safe, and now that the safe has been removed, all that remains is the hole, and some kind of bird's nest in the window.

Miss Hilbert looked at the empty office, showing a trace of regret, and then looked at the scenery outside the window - just facing a small river flowing down from the mountain, her expression became nostalgic again: "In fact, when I was young, I often Come here to play, there should have been a few notches to measure my height..." The place she pointed to had already peeled off the wall, leaving only the damp and dull wall tiles , "We also often go to the mountains to have picnics..."

After watching for a few minutes, Miss Hilbert took a deep breath: "Okay, let's go."

"Miss Hilbert, did you know what kind of research your parents were engaged in back then?" Morifio, who came without asking about the situation, finally found out when he was changing clothes.

"I don't know." Miss Hilbert shook her head. "When I was a child, I went to those factories that used energy stone machines. I thought it was terrible. That kind of...that kind of black steel, when they move, they are dirty and dirty. Noisy, like a monster."