After slashing and slashing Clermont, the leader of the snake people raiders, Ahan was like a tiger into a flock, and almost every slash with his two-handed heavy sword would take the life of an elite snake man warrior, which can be called a battlefield harvester.

The corners of Bai Xiaowen's eyes jumped, judging from the strength displayed by Yahan, it was comparable to the level of a rare leader.

Just like Bai Xiaowen deduced, the difficulty of the main quest has been reduced by 50%, which is very simple for the awakened, as long as you find the mastermind behind the scenes, you don't even need to take the initiative to participate in the battle, Yahan, a powerful NPC, can do it alone.

What made Bai Xiaowen feel a little pity was that the leader of the snake people, Clermont, and the other snake warriors did not drop the treasure chest, but only symbolically gave Bai Xiaowen some spiritual energy points. The so-called sweat is a gain, and the awakened do not have the corresponding combat contribution value, and they will definitely not be able to benefit from the monster drop.

The only thing that made Bai Xiaowen feel relieved was that since he had lit a shot at each monster, he was considered to have participated in the killing, so the black soul stone could absorb the souls of the dead snake people, which made the growth of the black soul stone increase again.

Counting the hunting in the Necromantic Lake Treasure Land space for several days, now, Bai Xiaowen's Black Soul Stone has reached level 5 (475/2000) and has accumulated 510 soul essences.

The Serpent Marauders were all wiped out, and Ahan took his heavy sword and walked in front of Mayor Hiram of the town.

Hiram turned pale.

"Tie him up. Ahan was silent for a moment and gave the order to the militiamen.

"Alyosha!"

The sound of horses' hooves sounded in the distance, and a woman galloped towards her on horseback.

Bai Xiaowen narrowed his eyes and sighed softly: "If you should come, you will always come." ”

The woman who came was none other than Alexei's wife, Hirarm's daughter, Ginny David.

Ginny turned and dismounted, and came to Ahan.

"Alyosha, I beg you for one thing, can you spare my father?" Ginny called Ahan's nickname, and her beautiful face was completely bloodless, "You have to believe that it is never your father's intention to do such a thing, you know what kind of person he is, his nature is kind!"

Aham's eyes under thick eyebrows stared at Ginny: "You already knew about this, right?"

Ginny was a little cramped by Ahan's gaze and slowly lowered her head.

Ahan smiled gloomily: "It turns out that I have been kept in the dark all along. Mayor Hiram Mayor, can you now say why you kidnapped your own inhabitants and gave them to these long-tailed monsters?"

Mayor Hiram snorted, "I don't know why...... One day I was fishing at the beach, and the waves washed up a small wooden carving, and I was fascinated by the sight...... Later, in the bottom of my heart, there was a strange voice, constantly whispering in my ear, beguiling me to do something irrational...... Later, it was the snake man who appeared and used some of the mistakes I had made to blackmail me...... I really didn't mean to!"

Ahan shook his head and said, "That doesn't make it your reason. ”

Mayor Hiram sighed: "Alexey, I blame myself for being weak-willed for this matter, and it has nothing to do with Ginny. After she found out, she also dissuaded me many times...... It's just that I was bent on keeping my wealth and status at that time, and I could only go one way to the dark. ”

"Then you will have to be judged by the people. Ahan was expressionless.

Ginny stopped in front of Ahan and said with tears in her eyes: "Alyosha, I have not begged you since I married you...... This is the first time I've begged you to give my father another chance, okay?"

Mayor Hiram also said: "Alexey, as long as you can keep my reputation, after today's incident, I am willing to step down from my position as mayor and choose you as the next mayor, and your and Ginny's children will become the heirs to my title." I've always treated you like my son, and Ginny is my favorite daughter......"

Yahan had been silent, and Bai Xiaowen could clearly see that his big hand was trembling slightly: "Keep your reputation?" ”

Seeing that Ahan's silence was silent, Mayor Hiram added another fire and said, "Ahan, the situation has not reached the point of no return. The snake people who came to answer are dead, and these kidnapped residents, who have been held in secret, have never seen my face...... Just plant the accusation on the heads of these snake people! Your patrol militia is extremely obedient to you, and as long as you order the silence, they will never reveal the truth. ”

Suddenly, Bai Xiaowen received a reminder message from the rules of the spirit world.

"Main quest: Truth in the fog, progress has changed, and the criminal in the missing person case, Hiram Davy, tries to deceive the public by striking a deal with Sheriff Alexei Yahan. ”

"If the truth about the disappearance cannot be made public, the main quest will be declared a failure. ”

"Please prevent the two parties from coming to an agreement. ”

Li Shuyi's face changed slightly, and she obviously received the same prompt. She looked at Bai Xiaowen.

Bai Xiaowen waved his hand slightly, signaling Li Shuyi to be calm and calm. For this situation, Bai Xiaowen has actually been prepared.

"Mayor Hiram Mayor, if you want to deceive the people, I'm afraid it's impossible. Bai Xiaowen stood up and said.

Hiram glared at Bai Xiaowen: "Who are you, and what qualifications do you have to talk like that?"

Ahan said in a deep voice: "The Skelboom brothers and sisters are my right-hand men, and without their involvement, I still don't know what the truth of the case looks like. He is qualified enough to speak on this matter. ”

Hylam's eyes were full of consternation, resentment and jealousy, and he looked Bai Xiaowen and Li Shuyi up and down, and his tone suddenly softened: "The two of you are friends of Yahan, and you should know that if this incident is exposed, it will deal a heavy blow to Yahan's family and his own reputation, and the residents may no longer believe Yahan, and his position as a sheriff will be deprived...... For the sake of Ahan, I ask you to conceal the truth of this incident. ”

I have to say that Hiram can be the mayor of Hodge Town, and his IQ is not low. At this time, for Bai Xiaowen and the others, they must not be intimidated, that will only have the opposite effect. And taking Yahan as an example, the possibility of making Bai Xiaowen and the two shut up is much higher.

However, it is impossible for Bai Xiaowen to regress. He shook his head and said, "It's a pity, it's irretrievable now." ”

"What do you mean?" Hiram's face changed slightly.

"Someone's coming!" a lot of people ......," said a militiaman in the distance, panting.

Noisy footsteps and human voices rang out, and from the western intersection, a long line of torches could be seen, and hundreds of residents of Hodge Town rushed over.

"Where's the murderer?"

"Punish kidnappers severely!"

"My son...... I beseech the Lord of Light to keep him safe!"

Hirham's face turned pale again, this time there was really no blood at all.

Yahan's eyes fell on Bai Xiaowen.

Bai Xiaowen said lightly: "I notified the families of the missing people, and of course, during the notification process, some residents with excessive curiosity also followed, and the number was more than I expected. I believe that residents have the right to know the truth – at least the families of the victims. ”

After a pause, Bai Xiaowen continued:

"If Mr. Mayor can keep all the families of these angry victims silent, then I can only admit that you are powerful and have outstanding acting skills, and I will not care about this matter anymore. ”

Mayor Hiram was pale, and it was easy to silence a small group of people, but how could it be so easy to silence hundreds of people, especially the families of the victims?

Mayor Hiram suddenly thought of something, and suddenly stepped forward and grabbed Ahhan's arm: "There is no time, now is the last chance, to announce to these residents, it is these snake people who have captured the residents......! I'm here to help you solve the case!"

Bai Xiaowen shook his head slightly, there is no time left, there are still two patrolling militia groups here, to conceal the facts, in addition to giving orders with the prestige of Ahan, the mayor of Hiram also has to use gold coins to buy the militia, and then unify the voice and make up a lie that everyone can accept.

In addition, Bai Xiaowen will not sit idly by and watch Mayor Hiram fool the past, it is necessary to stand up and expose it. The identities of the two were originally residents of Hodge Town, not outsiders, so the credibility of their words was still very high, which was also the benefit of cutting into the identity.

Ahhan's big iron pincer-like hand took Mayor Hirham's wrist, slowly but resolutely removed his hand, and said word by word, "I won't do this." The people have the right to know the truth, and you can tell the truth about your demagoguery and ask for the people's forgiveness!

This is the benefit of the evil feudal system, the crimes of the nobility and the crimes of the commoners are completely different, small crimes can be redeemed with money, even if it is a big crime such as serial kidnapping, it can also be atonement by depriving the nobility of identity. But for the nobles, it was no different from killing him.

Mayor Hiram sat down and muttered, "No, you can't do that...... The Davids can't fall into my hands, Ginny, Ginny!"

Ginny's face was full of tears, and she hugged Mayor Hiram Town: "Father, this is your best choice, in order to no longer suffer the torment of conscience, it is acceptable to give up your noble status." ”

Next, the procession of the victims' families arrived at the docks, where Yahan sent a militia to tell the residents about the disappearance. There are those who are angry and those who are shocked, but most are glad that their abducted family members are not in danger, which is a good thing.

Yahan did not take credit, and credited Bai Xiaowen's "brother and sister" for solving the case.

Bai Xiaowen watched this scene silently, and suddenly said to Li Shuyi: "Let's go." In the spirit world, I'm not used to being watched and thanked by so many people. ”

When the residents followed Ahan's instructions and were ready to thank the two brothers and sisters for their bravery, they could not find them. Ahan couldn't find it either, and the look on his face was complicated. He really regards Bai Xiaowen's "brother and sister" now as an upright person who does not seek fame and fortune, but only seeks justice, and is ashamed of his previous hesitation.

"Main Quest: The Truth in the Mists has been completed, do you want to submit it?"

"Submit. ”

"You completed the main quest in three days. You have obtained a special item: the Abyss Party Invitation. ”

"In the next 7 days, 15 hours, 23 minutes and 05 seconds, you can freely explore and leave the spirit world at any time, and the benefits of psionic points, equipment, and items that you have obtained in the Kuroshio plane world will not disappear. ”

"Abyss Party...... Invitation?"

Bai Xiaowen's first thought was the poisoned milk powder game in the Common Era, and the voice of a certain blonde girl:

O Trial, I hope you will cast out evil with perseverance like this cross!

In another time and space, Bai Xiaowen was addicted to poisoned milk powder during college and became thinner and thinner, and the reason why he finally got out of the pit was ...... He no longer has the money to protect Arad. Well, that's probably it, the past is unbearable.

After his thoughts flew for a fraction of a second, Bai Xiaowen looked at the description of the invitation to the Abyss Party.

[Abyss Party Invitation: An invitation containing mysterious powers, which can only be used in the Kuroshio Plane World.] Using this item will trigger a new main quest. The dwell time that the new main quest brings to you does not conflict with the dwell time that your first main quest brings to you. 】

[Warning: The mysterious power on this invitation is rapidly dissipating, please choose whether to use it as soon as possible.] 】

[Warning: The difficulty of the triggered quest may not match your Awoken level.] 】

On a slightly old parchment scroll was written a line in Old Latin:

"He who stares into the abyss, the abyss is staring at you. ”

At the end of the parchment roll, a line of sparks ignites and then spreads at a speed visible to the naked eye. Judging by the speed at which Mars is spreading, within a minute, the invitation will completely self-immolate, which is probably the first warning: "The mysterious power of the invitation is rapidly dissipating".

The two looked at each other.

Li Shuyi reacted quickly and said decisively: "You make a decision, don't be burdened." ”

Bai Xiaowen smiled and nodded: "I choose...... Use!"

Bai Xiaowen had already inquired with the rules of the spirit world, and the second main quest and the stay time in the spirit plane brought by the previous main quest were independent of each other and did not conflict with each other. In other words, after Bai Xiaowen takes the second main quest, the quest period obtained will not affect the remaining 7 days of free exploration time in the first main quest.

If Bai Xiaowen accepts the second main quest and gets a 10-day completion deadline and completes it on the eighth day in advance, then the additional two days of free exploration time will be superimposed with the free exploration time of the first main quest, and finally he will get more than nine days of free exploration time.

And if the deadline arrives and Bai Xiaowen does not complete the second main quest, then the gains from his newly obtained psionic points, equipment, and props in these ten days will be nullified, but the benefits of the first main quest and the free exploration time of the next seven days or more still exist, and he will not suffer.