Game of the World Tree - Chapter 276

276. Chapter 274 There is something wrong with this housekeeper

. After saying it, Xiao Xian Miao asked it herself without waiting for other players to answer:

“Do you remember the human housekeeper we caught when we were doing the Crocodile Mercenary Corps mission?”

“That housekeeper is also in this town?”

Li Mu was slightly stunned.

He was the one who asked the question at the beginning, so he still had a deep impression of this cowardly housekeeper.

“That’s right, but… he looks like he’s not recognizing me now.”

Xiao Xian Miao said, and threw a screenshot of the time when he was secretly peeping into the chat group.

It was a picture of the thin guard talking to Anders.

The thin guard had a flattering look on his face, while Anders’ expression was not good.

However, the expression was secondary. What attracted the players was Anders’ current appearance.

This old housekeeper was not as plump as he was at the beginning, but was as thin as skin and bones, and his face was sallow and his hair was dull. He looked like he had been fleeing from famine for several months.

The clothes he was wearing were far from the housekeeper’s uniform. Instead, he was wearing a villager’s winter coat that didn’t fit him well.

“Oh my god, how did this guy lose so much weight? I remember when I first saw him in the Crocodile Mercenary Group’s camp, 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 Xian Miao smiled and continued to send messages in the chat channel:

“I asked around. It seems that he was lost outside for almost two months and finally got back. That’s why he is in such a mess. Well, I heard from the villagers that he came to town a little earlier than us.”

“Pfft… lost?”

“Isn’t this amazing?”

Li Mu raised his eyebrows slightly:

“He was traveling with quite a few villagers?”

“I asked around. The others didn’t come back. He was the only one who came back among the dozen people we let go that day.”

Xiao Xian Miao replied.

After reading the message she sent, Cuckoo frowned:

“Others? In other words… Myriel robbed this village?”

“Ahem… Yes, he bought it, um… forced it, but it seems that the villagers were not forced to buy it. The villagers were just captured as coolies. Myriel directly forced the human earl to buy a nearby property…”

“In its words, you can make more money by trading with nobles, and you can’t get any oil or water by trading with those poor guys…”

Little Salty Cat explained with a little weirdness.

Cuckoo:…

“I was thinking, aren’t we going to Maple Leaf City? This cowardly guy is the earl’s steward in Maple Leaf City, and it’s just on the way! And… the reason why the guards who received us are going to the city tomorrow seems to be to escort him back.”

“So… I think, can we get on the road and see if we can follow the steward’s line to get in touch with the nobles of Maple Leaf City or the auction chamber of commerce…”

Little Salty Cat said.

After hearing her words, the players were all excited:

“This is a good idea!”

“Sure! I remember when I interrogated this guy, he seemed to know a lot, and it will definitely work if we get in touch with him!”

However, some players were a little hesitant:

“But the problem is… how to gain his trust, and… will he recognize our identities?”

“He didn’t recognize us.”

Xiao Xian Miao shook his head and continued:

“Just now he seemed to be asking the guards about our origins! I just don’t know why he didn’t come to ask us in person…”

“I think it should be because it was still dark when we raided that day, and when we finally defeated the mercenary group, everyone’s face was covered in blood, and it was originally difficult to see their appearance. Now everyone has changed their appearance a little, so he never recognized us…”

“By the way, he didn’t recognize our carriage either, which shows that our transformation is still very effective.”

Xiao Xian Miao expressed his judgment.

After hearing Xiao Xian Miao’s words, the players nodded one after another.

This makes sense.

However, after hearing Xiao Xian Miao’s words, Hefan frowned slightly.

He pondered for a moment, and suddenly asked:

“Is he asking about us?”

“Yeah, I saw it with my own eyes.”

Xiao Xian Miao nodded.

Hefan frowned even deeper.

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

“What’s wrong, brother Hefan, is there a problem?”

Hefan nodded slightly and said in a deep voice:

“It feels like… he is hiding.”

“Hiding?”

The other players were confused.

Li Mu opened his mouth and was about to ask something, but saw Hefan suddenly look at Demacia:

“Clothes, take them out.”

“What clothes?”

Demacia was slightly stunned.

“You picked it up.”

Hefan said.

Demacia suddenly realized.

He slapped his head, then pulled out a worn-out piece of clothing with blood stains from the accompanying car, and muttered as he pulled it out:

“I almost forgot about this… I thought it was some plot item, but when I entered the village, there was nothing. I was just about to throw it away…”

However, as he spoke, he stopped talking.

Because he suddenly saw that the expressions of Hefan and Li Mu gradually became serious.

Even Tomato Fried Tomato narrowed his eyes slightly.

They all stared at the clothes in Demacia’s hand, thinking.

“Why…what’s wrong?”

Demacia suddenly felt a little uneasy:

“I didn’t hide the treasure this time, really, if you don’t believe me, look, I haven’t turned over this clothes yet… And this is not a mercenary’s clothes, there is no oil or water…”

Li Mu:…

Xiao Xian Miao:…

Cuckoo Bird:…

Tomato Fried Tomato:…

“What a mess?”

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

He examined the clothes in Demacia’s hand for a while, and sighed slightly:

“Demacia, don’t you think this clothes look familiar?”

“Familiar?”

Demacia was slightly stunned.

He picked up the clothes carefully and looked at them, and suddenly he was a little suspicious:

“This… looks a bit like the clothes of the humans who were captured by the black dragon.”

Hefan’s eyes became serious. He took the clothes from Demacia’s hands and unfolded them…

This was a very worn-out piece of clothing, and the center was stained black with blood.

After unfolding the clothes, Hefan’s expression became more serious.

He pointed to the blood on the clothes and said:

“The wound is on the back.”

“It’s a knife in the back.”

After hearing his words, Li Mu’s expression changed slightly:

“You mean… it was done by the housekeeper?”

Hefan glanced at him:

“High probability.”

Gugu Bird’s expression also changed.

She frowned and thought, and suddenly realized:

“It is very likely… He is the only one who walked with us from this direction along the way.”

“But if it was really him, why did he kill those who escaped with him? There is no benefit…”

Demacia was a little surprised.

“It is very likely related to the battle with the Crocodile Mercenaries. He is trying to silence us and has some plan in mind… Maybe it is related to us.”

Li Mu said.

After speaking, Li Mu’s eyes flickered:

“I heard from the returning elf NPC that the Border Lord of the Holy Manya Empire, like the orcs, also made his fortune by relying on the elves.”

“Not only that, he is very powerful. The high-end combat power below the legendary level is even stronger than the orcs… If the orcs were not blessed by the true god, maybe he, a Border Lord alone, could have destroyed tens of thousands of orcs’ troops.”

“When we raided the Crocodile Mercenaries, there were thousands of people, and the black dragon Myriel. In his eyes, it is hard to say whether they were threats or prey…”

After hearing his words, Demacia looked strange:

“Brother Mu, do you mean that the butler is silencing us and then intends to take credit for our information?”

“It is very likely.”

“But if it was really him, why did he wear this clothes? Wouldn’t it expose that he had killed someone?”

Demacia was still a little confused.

However, he was soon greeted with a roll of the eyes from Cuckoo Bird and Li Mu:

“What season is it now?”

“Winter?”

Demacia was stunned.

He widened his eyes and slapped his thigh:

“I see! His butler’s uniform is so thin, it doesn’t look like it’s warm. He brought these clothes to keep warm. When he was about to come back, he threw the clothes away out of guilt, but he didn’t expect that I would pick them up!”

Li Mu nodded slightly and said at the same time:

“Those dozen people didn’t come back.”

Demacia frowned:

“Brother Mu, do you mean that the butler killed everyone else? Just him? He was so cowardly that he peed his pants when we were scared!”

“Is he afraid that we are outnumbered and replaced by a dozen ordinary NPCs who are not even professionals?”

Xiao Xian Miao asked back.

Demacia was speechless for a moment.

Li Mu pondered for a while and said,

“This butler… is problematic.”

“We should be careful with him. We can consider traveling together, but we must be cautious.”

“No… this time, it’s best to travel with him. Maybe we can find out what he is doing…”

“If it goes wrong, there may be another hidden plot.”

(End of this chapter)