Game of the World Tree

After speaking, without waiting for other players to answer, Xiao Xianmiao said it herself:

"Do you still remember the human butler we caught during the crocodile mercenary mission?"

"That housekeeper is also in this town?"

Li Mu was slightly taken aback.

It was he who asked at the beginning, so he was quite impressed by this butler who was afraid of death.

"Yes, but...the way he looks now, I feel that you may not recognize him."

Xiao Xianmiao said, and threw a screenshot of when she was peeping in the dark into the chat group.

That's the picture of the skinny guard talking to Anders.

The skinny guard's face was flattering, while Anders's expression was unpleasant.

However, the expression is second, and what attracts the players is Anders' current appearance.

This old housekeeper was not as rich as he had seen him at first, but was skinny and skinny, with a sallow complexion and dry hair, as if he had escaped for a few months.

The clothes on his body were far from the original housekeeper's clothes, but changed into a winter coat of a villager who was not very fit.

"I'm going, why did this guy lose so much weight? I remember when I first saw him in the camp of the Crocodile Mercenary Corps, he was as fat as a ball."

"It's really him... I almost didn't recognize him."

"Why is he in this town?"

Looking at the surprised expressions of other players, Xiao Xianmiao smiled and continued to send messages in the chat channel:

"I've inquired about it, and he seems to have been lost on the road for almost two months before he finally made it back. That's why he was tossed like this. Well, according to the villagers, he came to town a little earlier than us. "

"Pfft... lost?"

"Is this too showy?"

And Li Mu raised his eyebrows slightly:

"Are there many other villagers with him?"

"I knocked on the side, but the others didn't come back. Of the dozen or so people we let go that day, he came back alone."

Xiao Xianmiao replied.

After reading the message she sent, Cuckoo Bird frowned:

"Other people? That is to say... Merrill robbed the village at the beginning?"

"Cough cough cough... I bought it, uh... I bought it by force, but it seems that it wasn't the villagers who were forced to buy it. The villagers were just caught as coolies. Merrell directly forced the purchase of a nearby property of the human earl..."

"In its words, you can make more money by trading with nobles, and you can't get any oil or water when trading with those poor ghosts..."

Xiao Xianmiao explained a little weirdly.

Cuckoo Bird:  …

"I just thought, aren't we going to Maple Leaf City? This guy who is afraid of death is the Earl's butler of Maple Leaf City, so he happened to be on the way! And... the reason why the guards who received us are going to the city tomorrow seems to be escorting He goes back."

"So... I think, can we rub the road and see if we can follow the line of this steward to catch up with the nobles of Maple Leaf City or the auction chamber of commerce..."

Xiao Xianmiao said.

After listening to her words, the players were moved:

"That's a good idea!"

"Okay! I remember when I interrogated this guy, he seemed to know a lot, and he would definitely succeed!"

However, some players are hesitant:

"But the question is...how to gain his trust, and...will he recognize us?"

"He didn't recognize us."

Xiao Xianmiao shook her head and continued:

"He seemed to be asking the guards about our whereabouts just now! I don't know why he didn't come to ask us in person..."

"I think it should be that the day was not bright when we raided that day. When we finally won the mercenary group, everyone was bloodied again, and they couldn't see clearly, but now they have changed their appearance a little bit. So he never recognized us..."

"By the way, he didn't recognize our carriage, which shows that our transformation is still very effective."

Xiao Xianmiao spoke out her judgment.

After listening to Xiao Xianmiao's words, the players also nodded.

This makes sense.

However, after listening to Xiao Xianmiao's words, Bento's brows were slightly wrinkled.

He pondered for a while, then suddenly asked:

"He's inquiring about us?"

"Well, I saw it with my own eyes."

Xiao Xianmiao nodded.

Bento's frown deepened.

Seeing him like this, Li Mu's heart moved slightly:

"What's the matter, Brother Bento, is there a problem?"

Bento nodded slightly and said solemnly:

"It feels...he's hiding."

"hide?"

The other players were dumbfounded.

Li Mu opened his mouth and was about to ask something when he saw Bento suddenly look at Demacia:

"Clothes, take them out."

"what clothes?"

Demacia was slightly taken aback.

"You picked it up."

Box lunch said.

Demacia was taken aback.

He patted his head, and then took out a tattered, blood-stained clothes from the accompanying car, and muttered as he pulled it out:

"I almost forgot about this... I thought it was some plot item, but it turned out to be in the village, and there was nothing. I was about to throw it away..."

However, as he spoke, he did not speak.

Because he suddenly saw Bento and Li Mu's expressions gradually become serious.

Even fried tomatoes with tomatoes narrowed their eyes slightly.

They all stared at the clothes in Demacia's hands, thoughtfully.

"What... what's wrong?"

Demacia suddenly felt a little guilty:

"I didn't hide the treasure this time, really, if you don't believe me, I haven't turned over this dress... and it's not a mercenary's dress, and it's not oily or anything..."

Li Mu:  …

Xiao Xian Meow:  …

Cuckoo Bird:  …

Sauteed Tomatoes:  …

"What's the mess?"

Li Mu didn't know whether to laugh or cry.

He examined the clothes in Demacia's hands for a while, and sighed slightly:

"Demacia, don't you think this dress looks familiar from a closer look?"

"look familiar?"

Demacia was slightly taken aback.

He carefully picked up the clothes and looked at it, suddenly a little surprised:

"This... a bit like the clothes of those humans who were kidnapped by the black dragon."

Bento's eyes froze, he grabbed the clothes from Demacia's hands and unfolded them...

It was a rather shabby piece of clothing, the center was stained black with blood.

But after unfolding his clothes, Bento's expression became more serious.

He pointed to the blood on his clothes and said:

"The wound is on the back."

"It's a knife in the back."

After listening to his words, Li Mu's expression moved slightly:

"What do you mean...that housekeeper did it?"

Bento glanced at him:

"Great probability."

Cuckoo Bird also changed his expression.

She frowned and thought, and suddenly realized:

"It's very possible... On this journey, he is the only one who walked in this direction with us."

"But if it's really him, why did he kill those who fled with him? There's no benefit..."

Demacia is a little weird.

"It's probably related to the battle of the crocodile mercenary group. He is afraid that he is killing his mouth, and he is afraid that he has some idea in his heart... Maybe, it is also related to us."

Li Mu said.

After speaking, Li Mu's eyes flickered:

"I heard from the returned elf NPC that the frontiers of the Holy Mannia Empire, like the half-orcs, also made their fortunes from elves."

"Not only that, he is powerful, and the high-end combat power below the legendary level is even stronger than that of the half-orcs... If the half-orcs were not blessed by the true gods, maybe he could wipe out tens of thousands of half-orcs with just one frontier uncle. "

"When we raided the crocodile mercenary group, the scale of a thousand people, and the black dragon Merrell, in his eyes may be a threat or a prey..."

After hearing his words, Demacia's expression was strange:

"Brother Mu, you mean that the butler is silenced, and then intends to take credit for our news?"

"Probably."

"But, if he really did it, what would he do with this dress? Didn't he expose himself to murder?"

Demacia was still puzzled.

However, he soon ushered in the eyes of Cuckoo Bird and Li Mu Qiqi:

"what season is it now?"

"winter?"

Demacia was stunned.

He widened his eyes and patted his thigh:

"So that's the case! His housekeeper's clothes are so thin, they don't look like they're keeping warm. He brought these clothes to keep them warm. When he got back soon, he threw the clothes away in a guilty conscience, but I didn't expect them to be picked up by me!"

Li Mu nodded slightly and said at the same time:

"The dozen or so people didn't come back."

Demacia frowned:

"Brother Mu, do you mean that the housekeeper killed everyone else? Just him? He was so timid, we were scared to pee his pants!"

"That's because we are afraid that we have a lot of people, and we can replace it with a dozen ordinary NPCs who are not even professionals?"

Xiao Xianmiao asked back.

Demacia was at a loss for words.

Li Mu thought for a while and said:

"This housekeeper... has a problem."

"We are a little careful with him, and we can consider peers, but we must be cautious."

"No... this time, it's better to walk with him, maybe we can figure out what he's doing..."

"If you can't get it right, you can't tell if it's another hidden plot."