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About half a minute later, she returned to the room and walked slowly to the desk.
"Well?" Avril was holding up a porcelain cup and blowing the cold tea. She caught a glimpse of Maura's somewhat stiff expression from the corner of her eye. "What did Oliver say to you?"
"Lord Oliver..."
"Your Highness." Mora knelt on one knee. "Mr. Zhang Mu was in Bala City, and he died in battle with the local magicians."
"Snapped--"
The exquisite porcelain cup fell to the floor, the white porcelain fragments scattered everywhere, and the tea flowed into the distance along the straight gaps in the wooden floor.
Avril stood up, her white hands trembling slightly as she pressed on the table: "You joke with me about something like this, I will punish you severely..."
"Your Highness!" Mora lowered his head deeply and raised his voice, "Mr. Zhang Mu died in Bala City!"
Chapter 94 God doesn't care? (Update, the debt is paid)
Royal Capital Church.
Today is the weekend, the church is not receiving worshippers and the doors are closed.
The sky was clear and the sun was shining brightly, but the doors and windows were closed, and the light in the solemn church was dim because the magic crystal was not turned on.
"crunch-"
The tall crystal glass door was pushed open a crack, and Hagrid nimbly came in and closed the door.
He walked through the aisle between the two rows of benches and came to the feet of the faceless statue.
The bishop of the Royal Capital Church, Jarvis, knelt on a cushion, looking up at the statue, his eyes contemplating something.
Jarvis was wearing a loose white priest robe, and his long hair, a mixture of gray and white, was draped over his back.
His face was so covered in wrinkles that it was difficult to tell what he looked like, and deep in his cloudy eyes was a hint of confusion.
He held a church Bible in his hand. Apparently, this book, which was said to be a gift from God, was not enough to answer his questions.
"Teacher." Hagrid stood behind him and whispered, "News came from the Bala City branch that Potter's students violated church regulations and fought with professionals in the city.
In the end, both sides perished together.”
His cloudy eyes showed no sign of fluctuation. He asked, "Are you sure?"
"The new bishop of Bara witnessed and strictly inspected the battle scene."
"I see."
"Teacher, should we..."
Waving his hand to interrupt him, Jarvis said in a hoarse voice: "Can he become a ghost?"
"The body was blown to pieces, and it was within the radiation range of the church's monitoring crystal. It's impossible."
"So, why care about a dead person? Isn't it a waste of time and life?"
"The teacher's words are remembered by the students."
He looked up and squinted, examining the statue shrouded in darkness, its smooth face without any facial features. "Hagrid, do you think there are gods on the continent of Thor?"
"Students' faith in God is pure piety without any impurities."
"speak English."
"If there really is a God, He will definitely punish everyone in the church first."
The wrinkles on Jarvis' face squeezed together: "Including you and me?"
"Including teachers and students." Hagrid smiled.
"Hahaha... So you think there are no gods in Sol Continent."
Frowning, Hagrid thought for a long time: "There should be."
"why?"
“Miracles do exist.”
"Then." Jarvis's eyes were even more confused. "Why doesn't the gods punish us for our evil deeds?"
Without waiting for Hagrid to speak, he muttered to himself, "Of course it's because God doesn't care?"
Hagrid behind him didn't quite understand, so he nodded in agreement.
……
The city of Bala.
After Zhang Mu was resurrected, he activated the shadow technique and left the mansion of the Marvin magic family, quietly hanging behind the church team.
Following them to the church and watching the bishop and the fanatics go in, Zhang Mu did not leave. He stuck his head out from the alley opposite the gate and kept watch all night.
It was not until dawn that he made sure the other party had not noticed anything unusual, and then he patted his butt and left.
He found an empty corner to cast the shadow spell, then used the transformation spell to create an image of an ordinary knight adventurer for himself, and staggered back to the inn.
I went upstairs and knocked on Frederica's door, but no one opened it for a long time.
He ran to knock on Sardari and Ellie's doors, and the same thing happened.
Scratching his head, he went downstairs to the bar to ask, and the receptionist told him that the three elves checked out at dawn in the morning.
Zhang Mu suddenly realized.
He thought he was dead and the exploration of the maze was complete, so he left the city of Bala where there was no reason to stay for long.
Well, next we have to go to the dangerous Quiet Forest to look for treasure, which will inevitably require the use of mutation magic, so it will be more convenient to act alone.
See you again if we are lucky enough.
After finding out the reason, Zhang Mu decided not to waste time and turned to walk towards the gate.
"Have you heard about that rumor?"
“The whole city of Bala should know about this, right?
Every late night, a terrifying monster roams the streets.
Many townspeople who were throwing out garbage at night saw monsters with fangs jumping out of the garbage dump, opening their bloody mouths to devour humans.
Zhang Mu took a few steps and almost died of laughter.
What kind of outrageous rumor is this?
Although I don't like the church very much, I can't deny that in a city with a church, no monsters can sneak in quietly.
Even if such a powerful monster really lurks in, it must have been kicked in the head by a donkey and would hide in a garbage dump?
Don’t monsters have dignity?
Zhang Mu shook his head with a smile and continued walking, but when he heard the next words of the two girls, he stopped.
"Not only fangs, I also heard that the monster has a pair of ears growing on its head, which can absorb human spiritual energy!"
Turning around and rushing to the bar, Zhang Mu almost put his upper body inside the bar: "What kind of ears are they?"
“Ah?!” Frightened by his ferocious expression, the girl trembled and made a “V” sign with her index and middle fingers, placing them on top of her head, “Listen, I heard it’s like this…”
Rabbit ears? Not cat ears?
Zhang Mu's eyes became confused: "Are you sure?"
"Sir Knight, I also heard it from Aunt Mary next door." The little girl was so scared that she was about to cry.
Did I guess wrong?
But... because the Kingdom of Lake is extremely hostile to sub-humans, the number of sub-humans in the country is already very small.
How could two demi-humans appear in the remote city of Bara by such a coincidence?
After thinking for a while, Zhang Mu asked, "How tall is the monster? Is it small and skinny or big and strong?"
"My Lord Knight, I really don't know..."
Seeing that he couldn't get anything out of her, he apologized to the girl, turned around and ran out the door.
Standing on the street looking around, Zhang Mu frowned, wondering where to find the "monster".
When we say that the city of Bala is remote, it is relative to prosperous cities.
It is a city after all. It would take a long time to find a "monster" by yourself in the streets and alleys that are interconnected. You may not even find it in the end.
"No other way, let's look for it first."
If it was really Leah, and she was wandering around the city by herself, then the people of Cass Town must have been killed...
Wandering at night, garbage dump...
Zhang Mu's eyes lit up and she turned around. She didn't dare to reveal her whereabouts and probably didn't dare to go to the garbage dump on the street.
After making a judgment, he deliberately went into the remote alleys where few city dwellers went and rummaged through the garbage piled in the corners.
From bright sunshine to sunset, I gained nothing.
After turning over another pile of garbage and failing to find anyone, Zhang Mu sighed and slumped down against the wall.
After searching for a whole day, I didn't find a single hair. Hey, there's a pile of garbage at the entrance of the alley.
Standing up in surprise, Zhang Mu strode towards the alley.
Chapter 95 Leaving Bala City
Although it was called a surprise, Zhang Mu actually didn't hold out much hope.
After all, I've been searching for the whole day and have turned over countless piles of garbage. How could I be so lucky as to find it right at the entrance of the alley?
However, when he stopped at the garbage dump and sensed a slight breathing inside, he felt that he was really too lucky.
Reaching out and slapping aside the topmost melon and fruit peel, the tips of a pair of golden cat ears poked out from the garbage.
As if he was a little scared, his breathing became rapid and his ears were pulled deeper into his body.
Judging from the cat ears, Leia should be squatting with her thighs hugged. He put his hands directly into the garbage pile, found the armpits accurately, pulled out, and a dirty cat girl appeared in front of him.
"Leah didn't steal anything, don't hit her!" The little cat girl who was being lifted up waved her arms and kicked her legs.