Chapter 237 The simple folk customs of Heishi Village
After saying that, he closed the door. The light in front of him dimmed. Xia Yu was in a daze. When he came to his senses, he suddenly realized that his clothes had changed. They were no longer the modern clothes, but a dirty black short robe with a tattered hat on his head and a fishy smell of soil.
Looking at the other players around, their clothes have also changed.
The Overlord was shirtless and had a tart cloth apron on his chest, covered with blood and oil. It seemed that the profession he chose was a butcher.
Xuanniao was dressed in black and was holding an oil lamp in his hand. He should be a profession like night watchman.
The leader was wearing a black robe and holding a Bible in his hand. He turned out to be a pastor.
Blowing snow carries a fishing rod, flying tiger carries a hunting crossbow, black cat carries a shepherd's cane, and dragon riders carries a mine pickaxe...
Everyone changed their clothes, and it looked a bit like a Renaissance COSPLAY group.
Everyone was staring at each other with big eyes and feeling interesting. The door of the hall was suddenly opened. A fat man with a big belly poked his head out of it and stared at everyone with wide eyes. "What are you waiting for? The judge is already impatient. Come in quickly, you lazy guys."
Everyone realized that the overlord was about to attack when he glared. Finally, the dragon cavalry behind him pulled him. Everyone pushed and walked into the gate. As soon as they entered, they found that there was a church hall inside, which was already crowded with people.
Xia Yu was a little surprised. He didn't expect that there were so many NPC villagers besides them. Should he kill all these people to win? Or just kill all the players.
His eyes glanced around, including the twelve of them, there were more than thirty villagers in the entire church.
A majestic beard sat next to the church podium. He was wearing a black velvet jacket, with golden buttons shining, a long sword hanging around his waist, and a golden revolver was inserted on the other side. The gun was carved with complex patterns full of religious style.
He wore a bowler hat on his head and a pipe in his mouth. Mars flashed in his pipe, illuminating a pair of eyes full of murderous intent.
Everyone looked for a seat and sat down quietly. The entire church was almost full of crowds. The NPC villagers did not realize the difference between the players and them. Some even greeted the players, as if they knew each other.
It seems that in the background setting of this game, players are all natives of this village, which is convenient for integrating into the plot.
Xia Yu heard the black cat behind him whispering something to a villager beside him, "Hey Bill, what happened?"
The villager named Bill said, "A judge came up from the town and said he wanted to catch the monsters that harmed people in the village."
Another villager said: "I think it's all nonsense. There are no monsters. They are all tricks to cheat children. They are simply done by robbers."
Bill said: "There is really a monster. That night I saw a black shadow running out of Old Jack's mill. The next day I heard that Old Jack was dead."
An aunt muttered: "I saw it too. I heard that the monster killed several sheep and two hens."
The farmer next to him immediately slapped her, "Shut up, you stinky woman, there is no place for you to talk to here."
The villagers exchanged opinions, making a noise like a vegetable market.
"Silent, quiet!" The fat man (should be the village chief) knocked on the table hard and looked at the villagers below fiercely, "Next, let our judge speak." After saying that, he turned sideways and gave up his seat.
The bearded judge stood up. His figure was surprisingly burly, almost two meters tall. He glanced at everyone with sharp eyes. When he looked at Xia Yu, Xia Yu couldn't help but feel palpitations. Fortunately, it was just a game scene, and the other party did not stay on Xia Yu too much.
The successful scan made the villagers quiet.
Judge: "I am Victor Francis from the Holy See. You can call me Lord Judge or Lord Victor. I have just checked the bodies of several victims. There is no doubt that there are indeed dark creatures that have been plagued into this village. As the Judge of the Holy See, my duty is to pull out these dark creatures and clean them up. I hope you can cooperate with my work.
In my experience, this or these dark creatures lurk among you. If it were the case, I would burn this village with you, the country bumpkins, but I am a reasoned person. For those innocent people, I am still willing to give you the greatest patience. From now on, I will gather everyone here every noon to solicit clues.
Look around you, your neighbors, and dark creatures, no matter how cunning they are, they will reveal some flaws. If you find any suspicious person or suspicious thing, you must report to me immediately. If you hide it, you will be regarded as accomplices of dark creatures. I will never be ruthless to such people.
Now, let’s talk, has anyone found a suspicious person?"
The villagers were all frightened by the judge's words. After a while, a fat aunt raised her hand tremblingly.
"Judge, there is indeed a suspicious person in our village recently. He is a foreigner. There has been no problem in our village in the past ten years. That guy died as soon as he came. I think it must be his fault."
Another villager said, "Yes, yes, it must be that foreigner. I tell you that these despicable foreigner people will definitely not trust them. That person actually exchanged silver coins for black stones and said that there were as many as possible. It was really suspicious."
The villagers exclaimed, as if they had heard something incredible.
An old man with a dirty body nodded in agreement, "That's right, that foreigner doesn't seem to be serious. He has to wash his hands before eating, and even cook milk. Even if he is not a dark creature, he is a scum like a wizard."
"Yes, wizard!"
"Dark creature!"
"It must be a spy sent by the devil!"
Listening to the villagers' shouts, the judge nodded seriously, "It sounds suspicious, where is he now?"
"That foreigner lives in an empty room on the second floor of the tavern!"
"What are you waiting for? Your Excellency the Village Chief, please take someone to arrest the man immediately and take it to the square of the village. I will conduct a 'sacred judgment' on him."
Chapter completed!