Ed Wong stood there in a daze.
He looked down at the [Memory Wiper] in his hand and the empty plate on the counter. His heart started to believe what Kieran said.
Because it wasn't as if such a thing had never happened before.
A lot of unlucky bastards violated the operating rules of the [Memory Wiper] and became amnesiacs.
Fortunately, an hour's worth of memories wasn't a lot.
Unless it was a very unlucky bastard, it wouldn't be a big problem.
Sigh.
Lamenting in his heart, Ed Wong held onto the last bit of hope and asked Kieran, "That surveillance camera …"
"If you can fix it, I'll be very grateful."
Kieran smiled.
"Forget it."
Ed Wong shook his head and picked up the [Memory Wiper] again. The existence of the Herders must not be revealed to the commoners.
Or rather, the existence of the dead was a secret.
Those who knew must be kept a secret.
That was how [Memory Wiper] came into existence.
"I …"
Ed Wong wanted to use words to attract Kieran's attention and then use [Memory Wiper] on Kieran again, but the moment Ed Wong opened his mouth, he saw a clean molotov cocktail appear in Kieran's hand. Inside the crystal clear bottle, the slightly viscous, turbid liquid was shaking, causing layers of ripples on the surface of the bottle.
Ed Wong instantly swallowed the words that were at the tip of his tongue.
At such a close distance, he didn't have the confidence to dodge Kieran's molotov cocktail.
Once the molotov cocktail exploded …
He loved to eat barbecue, but it didn't mean he was willing to be one.
"I think …"
Ed Wong instinctively wanted to explain something.
But at the next moment, his face twitched, and he almost turned around and ran.
What did he see?
Four bottles of molotov cocktail appeared on the counter in a row, each of them clean and crystal clear, proving that the maker was very meticulous and the potency of the cocktail.
Including the bottle in Kieran's hand, there were five bottles of Molotov cocktail in front of Ed Wong.
"Let's talk this out!"
"Calm down."
Ed Wong spoke quickly and clearly.
If these molotov cocktails appeared in the hands of ordinary people, although Ed Wong would be careful, he wouldn't be afraid.
But in the hands of a person who had reached the peak of a normal person's physique, Ed Wong would never underestimate it.
If they were not careful, they would lose their lives!
It was like the difference between a child holding a knife and an adult holding a knife.
The difference was like heaven and earth!
"I think we have some misunderstanding!"
"Although it is somewhat dangerous, it is not fatal!"
Ed Wong said as he placed the [Memory Wiper] on the bar counter to prove that he meant no harm.
However, Kieran didn't put down the molotov cocktail in his hand. He looked at Ed Wong and said slowly, "Some things aren't fatal but they are more important than life!"
"For example, memories."
"Mr. Ed Wang, am I right?"
"Yes!"
"Absolutely correct!"
Ed Wong laughed awkwardly at Kieran's question.
Ed Wong never doubted the intelligence of the young man before him, just like how he didn't believe an idiot could catch a serial killer.
"So, you owe me another huge favor."
Kieran said.
"Another?"
Ed Wong was stunned, he unconsciously looked at the empty plate.
He thought Kieran was talking about the meal money.
"You said you are willing to exchange some useful information for this meal money, but it wasn't one of them."
Kieran!
"Then what did you say?"
Ed Wong looked at Kieran in confusion.
"I can earn up to 200 million a day.
A memory, a memory.
But what you did was to destroy both of them at the same time, so it's another. "
Kieran said seriously.
"Are you kidding me?!"
Ed Wong widened his eyes in shock.
He hoped that Kieran was joking, but Kieran's serious look told him he wasn't joking at all. More importantly, Kieran's empty hand took out a lighter and was moving closer to the molotov cocktail …
"Fine!
"I owe you two favors."
Ed Wong said loudly.
He knew the young man before him wasn't joking. If he didn't agree, Kieran would really light up the molotov cocktail.
By then, the situation would be messed up.
In the end, he would be the one to be punished.
He was the one who made the mistake first.
According to the rules of the Herders, if one made a mistake, one must accept the punishment. If one refused to repent and caused more damage and mistakes, the punishment would be a few times more severe than the initial punishment.
Ed Wong didn't want to lose the big picture for the small.
Although the situation before him was a little troublesome, it wasn't unsolvable.
"Your father and I are acquainted."
That was before the Dark Moon Treaty. After the treaty was signed, he wasn't satisfied with the content, so he went into seclusion in the mountains.
You two came to Ai City because your father told you to come to me before he passed away.
"And with your identities, you're destined to know things that many people don't. Do you understand?"
Ed Wong said as he closed his eyes and recalled the information about the young man and his brother.
"Em."
Kieran nodded.
Ed Wong smiled when he saw Kieran nod.
He liked talking to smart people like Kieran, who understood what he was talking about without further explanation.
Moreover, he wouldn't interrupt me and ask what the 'Dark Moon Agreement' was in the middle of the conversation.
"Although it's very troublesome to slightly alter your identities, as your senior, what else can I say?"
Come, call me uncle.
It's been a while since I last saw my junior. "
Ed Wong took a deep breath and looked at Kieran with anticipation.
Then …
He saw Kieran light up his lighter and throw it towards Molotov's cocktail.
In an instant, Ed Wong's face turned green.
"Stop!
Hold on!
Your father must have told you to call me Ed Wong when you meet him, no need to call me uncle.
You must remember. "
Ed Wong spoke clearly again, speaking quickly.
"Em."
Kieran nodded again and the lighter went out.
Huu!
Ed Wong heaved a long breath. He felt like he had been on the edge of death a few times and then escaped unscathed.
The young man before him really wanted to light up the molotov cocktail!
Ed Wong was confident that if he didn't give in, the other party would definitely perish together with him.
Family …
Inviolable in any way?
Ed Wong looked at Kieran's cold face, silently guessing Kieran's character.
Kieran stared back at her without saying a word.
Kieran had quite a lot of experience dealing with this kind of bastard who wanted a yard after taking an inch. When the bastard wanted a yard after taking an inch, Kieran would punch him first and then kick him to express his attitude. If he felt wronged, he could kick him a few more times to vent his anger.
Kieran didn't have to worry about the bastard getting hurt.
His face was already so thick, the flesh on his body would be even thicker.
A few more punches would be fine.
Both of them stared at each other in silence for around 3 seconds before Ed Wong spoke first.
"What do you want to know?"
Ed Wong asked.
He didn't say anything like 'I can only answer three questions'.
Since there was already a hypothesis, there was no need to say anything like that.
The more Kieran knew, the more real his identity would be.
As for him?
Of course he wouldn't have to face any punishment.
But why did he feel so unwilling?
'Did I forget something important?
What is it? '
With doubts lingering in his heart, Ed Wong instinctively asked Kieran, "How much is the food here?"
"Roast rabbit 1000, fried rice 150, chicken soup 100, plus an extra 10% service charge, you've paid for it just now."
Kieran said without changing his expression.
"So expensive!
But it's worth it. "
Ed Wong nodded with the lingering taste in his mouth and switched back to the topic.
"Go ahead, ask me all your questions, I'll answer them one by one.
Ask me all the questions that I've been through since I came to Ai City. "
Kieran didn't hide anything and asked directly.
"What you've been through, others have too, but they all forgot about it in the end — just like what your father said, this world is much more complicated and mysterious than what you see."
"What common people know is another world."
"What you know is another world, a world where life and death intertwine and intertwine endlessly."
"In this world, the line between life and death is blurred but the confrontation between life and death has never ended."
"Greed, hatred, disgust, rage, brutality, and unwillingness will always make things worse. Our existence is to make this horrible ending easier for people to accept."
Ed Wong said.
"Are these the reasons why the dead came back to life?"
Kieran asked.
"Part of it!
We concluded that most of the dead will come back to life because of strong emotions but a small number of them will come back to life because of special circumstances — you don't need to know the details because your father shouldn't have access to them. "
Ed Wong reminded Kieran.
"They will be attracted by the aura of liberation?"
Kieran nodded and continued asking.
"Yes!
The aura from afar is quite attractive to those dead, it's considered an instinct but some of them treated it as a 'hunt'! "
"Each time the aura from afar appears, it will last for at least three days and these three days are a 'celebration' for those dead!"
"So, next time when you send those dead to afar, try to find a place with no one around.
If you really can't find it, remember to use Crossing Coin. "
Ed Wong then placed a copper coin on the bar counter.
It was a whole copper coin without a square hole in the middle. The top side had a sun pattern and when Kieran picked it up, the back side had a moon pattern.
[Name: Crossing Coin]
[Type: ETC]
[Rarity: Magic]
[Attack: None]
[Defense: None]
[Attribute: Cover the aura of souls heading to afar]
[Effect: None]
[Prerequisite: None]
[Able to bring out of dungeon: No]
[Remark: The Crossing Coin appeared much earlier than the Herders. No one knew what it was used for in the first place, but after the aura of concealing one's soul was discovered, it became the common currency of the Herders and the mystical side.]
…
Kieran squinted his eyes at the copper coin in his hand.
It wasn't because of the system description, it was because when he held [Crossing Coin] in his hand, the Origin Forces in his body became active.
Due to the active state, he clearly felt there was a dash of extremely pure energy in [Crossing Coin].
It was similar to the energy of the dead when they headed to afar.
Kieran quietly pushed [Crossing Coin] back to Ed Wong.
"Keep it.
This is the only valuable thing your father left for you.
You used it to get out of your current predicament. "
Ed Wong took a glance at [Crossing Copper Coin] and said, "I don't want to part with it.
"Thank you."
Kieran thanked him and turned around to the money box. He took out half of the remaining coins and placed it in front of Ed Wong.
"Roye and I still need to live, this is all I can give you for now.
I'll slowly give you the rest. "
Kieran said.
"What a strange fella.
Forget it, just treat it as me returning a favor. "
Ed Wong said in a casual tone.
"No.
That's a different matter. "
Kieran shook his head.
How could a favor be returned so easily?!
Stingy people didn't like to owe others, but they also disliked being taken advantage of.
Ed Wong looked at Kieran again. His heart couldn't help but sigh at Kieran's unwavering gaze and put away the money.
It was really unfortunate to owe a favor to a person like Kieran!
"Anything else you want to ask?"
Ed Wong continued to ask.
"Those bastards devour human souls and become stronger?"
Kieran asked the question that interested him the most.
"Yes!
But the souls must meet their 'standards'.
The 'standards' are all kinds of weird, like the one just now, they need to chop off some 'delicious meat'! "
Ed Wong said honestly.
"I see."
Kieran nodded in realization and looked at Ed Wong again.
This time, his gaze was a little different.
It had the sharpness of a dagger being revealed at the end of the map, it also had an unknown pressure.
Ed Wong couldn't help but shrink his neck, a bad feeling rising in his heart.
At the next moment?
Such a bad premonition immediately came true.
"You are here to hunt down that bastard?
"Then how did you deal with that guy?"
"Like me?"
Or … "
"What kind of special weapon do you have?"
Each time Kieran spoke, Ed Wong's heart would sink a little more.
In the end, Ed Wong was on the verge of bursting out.
The mission, which was supposed to go smoothly, was completely disrupted.
Although from a certain aspect, his mission was a success, Ed Wong would rather the mission fail temporarily than to have anything to do with Kieran.
One needed to know, a standard weapon was not something a [Crossing Copper Coin] could compare to.
Not to mention those unique weapons.
Once he thought about the value of those unique weapons, Ed Wong felt like vomiting blood.
"You are robbing me by force!"
Ed Wong almost moaned.
"No!
It's an equivalent exchange.
After all, you owe me two big favors. "
Kieran put up his index and middle finger and said with a smile.
Ed Wong, on the other hand, slumped on the chair.
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