Chapter 440 Invitation to the Abyss Party (Two in One)

After slaying Clement, the leader of the snake-man marauders, Yahan was like a tiger in a herd of sheep. Almost every cleave of his two-handed epee would take away the life of an elite snake-man fighter, which can be called a battlefield harvester.

The corners of Bai Xiaowen's eyes twitched. Judging from the strength Yahan showed, it was comparable to the rare leader series.

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

What makes Bai Xiaowen feel a little pity is that the snake leader Clement and other snake fighters did not drop the treasure chest, and only gave Bai Xiaowen some symbolic power points. The so-called perspiration pays off, the awakened person does not have the corresponding combat contribution value, and certainly cannot get benefits from monster drops.

The only thing that made Bai Xiaowen feel gratified was that since he shot every monster, it was regarded as participating in the kill, so the black soul stone can absorb the soul of the dead snakeman, which increased the growth rate of the black soul stone by a factor of 1 cut.

Counting the consecutive days of hunting in the treasure land of Necromancer Lake, now, Bai Xiaowen's black soul stone has reached level 5 (475/2000), accumulating 510 points of soul essence.

The whole team of snake-man raiders who came was wiped out. Yahan raised his heavy sword and walked up to the mayor, Hiram.

Hiram paled.

"Tie him up." Yahan was silent for a while before issuing this order to the militiamen.

"Alyosha!"

The sound of horseshoes sounded in the distance, and a woman came galloping on horseback.

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

The woman who came was Alexei's wife and Hiram's daughter, Ginny David.

Ginny got off her horse and came to Yahan.

"Alyosha, I beg you one thing, can you let my father go?" Ginny called Yahan's nickname, her beautiful face was completely drained of blood, "You have to believe that if you do such a thing, It's definitely not my father's original intention, you know what kind of person he is, and his nature is kind!"

Yahan stared at Ginny with eyes under his thick eyebrows: "You already knew about this, didn't you?"

Ginny was a little embarrassed by Yahan's gaze, and slowly lowered her head.

Yahan smiled bleakly: "It turns out that I have been kept in the dark. Mayor Hiram, can you tell me now why you kidnapped your own residents and gave them to these long-tailed monsters?"

The mayor of Hiram murmured: "I don't know why... One day I was fishing by the sea, and a small wooden sculpture washed up by the waves, and I was deeply fascinated by it at first sight... Later, my heart , there was a strange voice, whispering in my ear constantly, bewitching me to do some irrational things... and then, the snake man appeared, using some of the mistakes I made before to blackmail me... I It really wasn't intentional!"

Yahan shook his head and said, "This can't be your reason."

The mayor of Hiram sighed: "Alexey, I blame my own weak will for this matter, and it has nothing to do with Ginny. After she found out, she tried to dissuade me many times... It's just that I just wanted to keep myself Wealth and status, there is only one way to go to the dark."

"Then you can only accept the people's trial." Yahan said with a blank expression.

Ginny stopped in front of Yahan, and said with tears: "Alyosha, I have never begged you since I married you... This is the first time I beg you, give 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 as mayor and choose you as the next mayor. You and Ginny's children will Be the heir to my title. I have always regarded you as my son, and Ginny is my favorite daughter..."

Yahan has been silent all the time, but Bai Xiaowen can clearly see that his big hands are trembling slightly: "Save your reputation? I don't have the ability."

Seeing Yahan's silence, the mayor of Hiram added fire: "Yahan, the situation has not reached the point of no return. The snake man who came to rescue him is dead, and these kidnapped residents, I have been held in secret all this time, and I have never seen my face... Just put the charges on these snake people! Your patrol militiamen are extremely obedient to you. As long as you order to keep your mouth shut, they will never won't tell the truth."

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

"Main quest: Truth in the Fog, the progress has changed. The criminal Hiram David in the missing persons case tried to reach a deal with Sheriff Alexei Yahan to deceive the public."

"If the truth about the missing persons case cannot be made public, the main mission will fail."

"Please prevent the parties from reaching an agreement."

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

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

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

Hiram glared at Bai Xiaowen: "Who are you? What right do you have to say that?"

Yahan said in a deep voice: "The Skelboom brothers and sisters are my right-hand assistants. Without their participation, I still don't know the truth of the case. He has enough qualifications to speak about this matter. "

Hiram's eyes were filled with astonishment, resentment, and fear. He looked Bai Xiaowen and Li Shuyi up and down, and his tone suddenly softened: "You two are Yahan's friends, so you should know that if this incident is exposed, it will hurt Yahan." Han’s family and his own reputation have been dealt a heavy blow, and the residents may no longer trust Ahan, and his post of sheriff will be deprived...For Ahan’s sake, please conceal the truth of this incident.”

It has to be said that Hiram's IQ is not low to be the mayor of Hodge Town. At this time, Bai Xiaowen and Bai Xiaowen must not be intimidated by words, that will only have a counterproductive effect. And taking Yahan as an example, the possibility of shutting up Bai Xiaowen and the others is much higher.

However, it is impossible for Bai Xiaowen to regress. He shook his head and said, "Unfortunately, it is irreparable now."

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

"Someone is coming! Many people..." A militiaman rushed over from a distance, panting.

There were noisy footsteps and voices. From the west intersection, a long queue of torches could be seen. Hundreds of Hodge Town residents rushed over.

"Where is the murderer?"

"Severely punish kidnappers!"

"My son... I beseech the Lord of Light, bless him safe and sound!"

Hiram's face turned pale again, this time there was really no blood left.

Yahan's eyes turned to Bai Xiaowen.

Bai Xiaowen said lightly: "I notified the family members of the missing person. Of course, during the notification process, some residents who were overly curious 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 have this right.”

After a pause, Bai Xiaowen continued:

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

Mayor Hiram's face was pale. 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?

The mayor of Hiram suddenly thought of something, and suddenly stepped forward and grabbed Yahan's arm: "There is no time, now is the last chance to announce to these residents that these snakemen have captured the residents! I... I am Here to help you solve the case!"

Bai Xiaowen shook his head slightly. There was no time. There were still two teams of patrolling militias present. To conceal the facts, in addition to relying on Yahan's prestige to order, the mayor of Hiram had to use gold coins to buy the militiamen, and then unified the caliber to fabricate A lie that everyone can accept.

In addition, Bai Xiaowen will not sit back and watch Mayor Hiram fool him, it is necessary to stand up and expose. The cut-in identities of the two were originally residents of Hodge Town, not outsiders, so the credibility of their words is still very high, which is also the benefit of cut-in identities.

Yahan's big hands like iron pincers held Mayor Hiram's wrist, slowly but firmly moved his hand away, and said word by word: "I will not do this. The people have the right to know the truth , you can tell the whole story of how you were bewitched, and ask for forgiveness from the people! Then, give up your noble status to offset your death penalty!"

This is the benefit of the evil feudal system. Aristocratic crimes are completely different from civilian crimes. Small crimes can be redeemed with money, and even major crimes such as serial kidnapping can be redeemed by depriving them of their noble status. But for nobles, this is no different from killing him.

Mayor Hiram sat down on the ground slumped, and murmured, "No, you can't do this... The Davy family can't fall into my hands, Ginny, Ginny!"

Ginny's face was full of tears, and she hugged Mayor Hiram: "Father, this is your best choice. In order not to endure the torment of conscience, it is acceptable to give up your noble status."

Next, the team of the families of the victims arrived at the pier, and Yahan dispatched his militiamen to tell the residents the whole story of the missing persons case. Some were outraged, some were stunned, but most expressed gratitude that their abducted family members were not in danger, which is a good thing.

Yahan didn't take the credit, and credited Bai Xiaowen's "brother and sister" with all the credit 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 thanked by so many people."

When the residents followed Yahan's instructions and were about to thank the two brothers and sisters for their brave actions, they were nowhere to be found. Yahan couldn't find it anywhere, and the expression on his face was very complicated. Now he really regards Bai Xiaowen's "brother and sister" as upright people who do not seek fame and fortune, but only seek justice, and he is ashamed of his previous hesitation.

"The main task: The truth in the fog has been completed, do you want to submit it?"

"submit."

"You completed the main mission within three days. You got a special item: 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 power points, equipment and props you have obtained in the Kuroshio plane world will not disappear .”

"Abyss party...invitation letter?"

The first thing Bai Xiaowen thought of was the poisonous milk powder game in the AD era, and the voice of a certain blonde girl:

Those who are in trials, I hope that you, like this cross, will drive away evil with your tenacious will!

In another time and space, Bai Xiaowen was addicted to tainted milk powder when he was in college and gradually lost weight. The reason why he finally got out of the pit was...he had no money to protect Arad. Well, that's probably the case, the past is too bad to look back on.

After letting go of his thoughts for a tenth of a second, Bai Xiaowen checked the description of the invitation to the Abyss Party.

[Abyss Party Invitation Letter: An invitation letter containing mysterious power, which can only be used in the world of the Kuroshio Plane. Using this item will trigger a new main quest. The dwell time brought to you by the new mainline mission does not conflict with the dwell time brought to you by your first mainline mission. 】

[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 task may not match your awakener level. 】

On a slightly old parchment scroll, there is a line written in ancient Latin:

"Those who stare into the abyss, the abyss also stares into you."

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

The two looked at each other.

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

Bai Xiaowen nodded with a smile: "I choose...to use!"

Bai Xiaowen has already checked the rules of the spirit world. The second main line task and the stay time in the spirit plane brought about by the previous main line task are independent of each other and do not conflict with each other. That is to say, after Bai Xiaowen takes over the second main line task, the task period obtained will not affect the remaining 7 days of free exploration time for the first main line task.

If Bai Xiaowen accepts the second mainline task and gets a 10-day completion deadline, and completes it on the eighth day ahead of schedule, then the newly added two days of free exploration time will be superimposed with the free exploration time of the first mainline task, and finally get More than nine days of free exploration time.

And if the time limit comes and Bai Xiaowen fails to complete the second mainline task, his newly obtained power points, equipment, props and other benefits will be invalidated during these ten days, but the income from the first mainline task and the following seven days will be invalidated. The free exploration time still exists, and it will not suffer.