Gu Fei drank a small glass of wine by himself. Seeing that Xiao Yu was sleeping soundly, he felt a bit tired. Eating and drinking in the game was just a sensory stimulation, it had no effect on the real body. Sleeping was the only way to relieve the body's fatigue. Of course, the effect was not as good as sleeping in bed. So choosing to sleep in the game instead of logging off was a very unwise decision.
Looking around, the inn was empty. Luminous Village wasn't far from Moonlit Night City and there weren't any popular leveling areas nearby, so there wasn't even a player to rest. Gu Fei and Xiao Yu walked around a few times and all they could see were NPCs.
It wasn't right to sleep like this, but it wasn't right to not sleep either. Gu Fei had nothing to do, so he got up and practiced with his sword, took out his staff, and practiced with his staff. Finally, he practiced with his fists and legs. The sky finally began to brighten.
"Get up, get up!" Gu Fei pushed Xiao Yu.
"It's daybreak?" Xiao Yu was still sleepy.
"It's daybreak." Gu Fei said.
"Lie down for another five minutes …" Xiao Yu fell down again.
"Quest." Gu Fei said.
"Let's go, time waits for no one." Xiao Yu woke up in an instant and stood up straight. "Wake up!" She said to Gu Fei.
The two left the inn and went straight to the hillside that they had followed at night. Since the coordinates were recorded, even though the surrounding environment was the same, they could still easily find it. There was no one around, so Gu Fei went up and pushed aside the camouflage of branches and leaves that covered the cave entrance.
The cave wasn't big, and it wasn't as complicated as Black Dragon Cave. After a few steps, they reached the deepest part of the cave, which was as big as a room. Gu Fei picked up a few pieces of gravel on the ground and looked at them. He then touched the wall.
This small cave was a gold mine that the richest man, Adrian, had given to Xiao Yu. He also found it in the forest behind Murphy's house. It seemed like this was the source.
Was this mine, as well as the sack of gold that Murphy had hidden, related to Adrian?
Gu Fei did not forget that the gold mine quest between Xiao Yu and Adrian had nothing to do with his quest chain. In other words, because Xiao Yu coincidentally came with him and Xiao Yu also happened to have such a mission, Gu Fei found out that Adrian had this batch of gold mines. If not for this incident, the current Gu Fei would never think of Adrian the moment he saw Jinkuang.
"What is this?" Just as Gu Fei was pondering, Xiao Yu found an earthen jar in the corner of the cave.
By the time Gu Fei walked over, Xiao Yu had already opened the earthen jar. She grabbed a handful of grayish-white powder from within and extended it in front of Gu Fei.
Gu Fei's expression turned cold. "This is bone ash."
"Bone ashes?" Xiao Yu was stunned.
"Dead people. If you burn it, it'll be ashes, "Gu Fei said as he guarded against Xiao Yu who was screaming and throwing the earthen jar away.
However, Little Yu was completely unmoved. She even asked, "Whose is this?"
"This village seems to only have one dead person," Gu Fei said.
"Murphy?" Xiao Yu said.
Gu Fei nodded. "Someone dug up Murphy's body and burned it to ashes."
"Why would they do that?" Xiao Yu asked.
"Looks like … … Murphy was a werewolf," Gu Fei said.
"Ah? So Murphy wasn't murdered, he committed suicide! "Xiao Yu said.
Gu Fei smiled and shook his head. "Murphy was a werewolf. This can explain a lot of questions. He was a werewolf, so of course he could fight evenly with another werewolf. Also, he had to hide his true identity, so the villagers didn't know that he was very good at fighting. In addition, he had already been buried, but he was cremated again. "
"What does this mean?"
"Legend has it that when a werewolf dies, his corpse will turn into a blood-sucking zombie. In order to prevent this from happening, someone cremated his body. "Gu Fei said.
"Who could it be?" Xiao Yu asked.
"His own kind. Only his own kind would know his true identity and worry that his corpse would turn into a blood-sucking zombie, "Gu Fei said.
"Is it the werewolf that killed him?" Xiao Yu asked.
"Maybe. However, for the ashes to appear in this place, it means one thing. "Gu Fei said.
"What is it?"
"Anyone who would come to this mine to dig for gold is a werewolf. I suspect that it's the ones who avoided me. They're all werewolves, "Gu Fei said.
"Ha! See, I already told you! "Xiao Yu said.
Gu Fei smiled bitterly. "You're so smart."
Xiao Yu said proudly, "I already told you, I'm a mission expert."
"Amazing, amazing!"
"Then what do we do next?" Xiao Yu asked.
"This group of werewolves live together with humans and don't seem to have harmed them. It seems like their target is the gold mine here. This mine isn't big, and if they work together, it can only hold four people. I estimate that four people come here every night to dig. But … Murphy, that guy, was up to no good. He hid a bag of gold for himself. He was discovered by others and was eventually killed. I think that's about it. "Gu Fei said.
"Werewolves are also greedy … …" Xiao Yu said.
"With so many werewolves, I don't think the mission is for me to kill them all, right? There must be another way. "Gu Fei said.
"What do we do?" Xiao Yu said.
"Let's find the guy who attacked us yesterday first." Gu Fei said.
"You know who he is?"
Gu Fei smiled. "His right hand was injured by my blade, and my silver-plated blade has the ability to prevent regeneration. Werewolf wounds won't heal that quickly. I think this is the system's clue to find this werewolf. "
"A person with an injured right hand is a werewolf!" Xiao Yu said.
"That's right."
"Then let's go!"
The two left the mine, covered it up again, and returned to the village.
The NPCs in the village were all in their positions, and Gu Fei was hesitating. If he directly went up and pulled the other person's right hand to see, would it immediately lead to a fight? After thinking about it, he felt that it was better to take a peek. Fortunately, the NPCs in the game all had the characteristic of blindly gesturing when they spoke. Xiao Yu went up to talk to the people, and Gu Fei waited for an opportunity to observe from the side.
In the end, all the people who avoided Gu Fei, which was the werewolves, didn't have an injury on their right hand.
"How could this be?" Gu Fei was dumbfounded.
"Is there anyone else we missed?" Xiao Yu asked.
Gu Fei had already asked the village chief about the number of people in the village, and now that he counted, there was no one missing. The entire village was out in the sun!
"Let's take a look at everyone!" Xiao Yu said.
"That's the only way." Gu Fei helplessly accepted this stupid method.
These people would also pay attention to Gu Fei if he went up, but after another round, there was still no one.
"Why not?" Xiao Yu said.
"Now, there's only one person who didn't look … …" Gu Fei said.
"Who?"
"Adrian." Gu Fei said. All the villagers in the village were around the main road, and only Adrian was squatting in his big house next to the church.
"Yes!" Xiao Yu nodded, "He also has gold, and people with gold must be werewolves."
"That's not necessarily true. He's the richest man in the village, and he might have bought the gold from a werewolf. Let's go find him first! "
The two arrived at Adrian's house, and Xiao Yu was familiar with the place. She went up and knocked on the door, but there was no response for a long time.
Were there even NPCs who weren't home? Gu Fei was depressed.
"Maybe in the cellar in the backyard." Xiao Yu said.
The two arrived at the backyard, and saw a lock hanging on the cellar. Adrian obviously couldn't be in there.
When the two of them returned to the door, they were surprised to see Adrian returning from the outside. Gu Fei hurriedly called out to him.
"Oh, beloved warrior." The richest man was indeed unique, and his attitude towards Gu Fei was the friendliest and kindest in the village.
"I heard you saw the werewolf that killed Murphy." Gu Fei said.
Adrian's face immediately showed a look of fear. "That was a terrible night." He said, and then described the werewolf's terrible appearance.
"Murphy was already dead at that time, right?" Gu Fei asked.
"Yes, poor man." Adrian said.
"Did you see how he was killed by the werewolf?" Gu Fei asked.
"No, when I got there, he was already dead. The werewolf also left very quickly. "Adrian said.
Gu Fei thanked him, and Adrian very happily accepted, making way for the two to leave.
"His right hand didn't seem to be injured?" Xiao Yu said.
"No." Gu Fei nodded. He felt depressed. He didn't think that this method wouldn't work. However, after the conversation with Adrian, Gu Fei had a new question in his mind.
If Murphy wanted to fight, he would have to show his true form. Then when he died, he should have been a wolf. Why did Adrian, and the villagers who arrived later, only see a human corpse? No one could casually change into a werewolf's form. The only one who could do this was the werewolf themselves.
This meant that at the last moment, when Murphy knew he couldn't win, he used the last bit of his strength to change back into human form. He would rather die than let the villagers know that he was a werewolf. What kind of train of thought was this? Wholeheartedly doing good, abandoning darkness for light? A wolf with the heart of a man? So he wasn't a werewolf, but a lycan?
"How depressing!" Gu Fei roared towards the sky. This chain of quests was giving him a headache. Just as he was about to make a discovery, he realized that something wasn't right.
He looked up and saw an NPC in front of him. It was the guy who had secretly gone to mine last night. F * ck, what was the point of going around in circles with a bunch of system-designed robots? Wasn't the quest just to try and activate the right conditions? At worst, he would just die. What else could he do? With this thought, Gu Fei strode forward, pointed at the guy, and said, "Hey, you!"
The NPC immediately looked at Gu Fei with an evasive expression.
"I saw you digging for gold." Gu Fei went straight to the point.
The NPC's expression changed, and he suddenly turned and ran.
"Don't run!" Gu Fei shouted as he chased after him. You see, activating a new plot was sometimes this simple.
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