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Chapter 69 : Strange Villager
Chapter 69 - Strange Villager
“So, what were you doing in town earlier? Don't tell me you have relatives here and went to visit them?” Winnie changed the subject.
“I'm not like Winnie, who idles around all day, am I?” Aesphyra clasped her hands behind her back, leaning slightly forward, raising her delicate eyebrows.
“Then what were you doing? Don't tell me you were scouting for new girls again?” Winnie clicked his tongue.
“That's so mean. Can't Winnie think better of me? Am I only capable of such things in Winnie's eyes?” Aesphyra pouted, this little white-haired bread intentionally acting cute in front of him.
Ẁ ёb.ñо̂ṽ еl Е́ n̄ u mä
“Isn't that the case?” Winnie tilted his head and retorted.
“Of course not. I'm not like Winnie, who acts like a headless fly, without any plan or thought, without any idea or detail.” Aesphyra teased.
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"Hey, what do you mean by that? I'm brave and resourceful, both wise and courageous, virtuous and talented, unparalleled in the world. Not to mention, I'm extremely handsome. How dare you say I have no brains?" Winnie immediately became dissatisfied.
“Then, Winnie, do you know what I was doing earlier?” Aesphyra asked.
“? What does that have to do with whether I know what you were doing earlier?” Winnie looked confused.
“When Winnie, you arrived at the assessment site for the practical task, you were like a headless fly, flailing around, completely clueless about what to do first.” Aesphyra played with her delicate fingers.
Ẽ n ůḿ а.i.ď
“Then do you know what to do? Why don't you do it then?” Winnie pursed his lips.
“Otherwise, what do you think I was doing earlier?” Aesphyra revised at Winnie.
“Oh? So, what were you doing earlier?”
“When you arrive at an unfamiliar place, the first thing to do shouldn't be to investigate whether the situation here differs from the information we have and to understand the specific situation of the destination from the locals, right?”
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“After all, no matter how much we know, our understanding of Lake Village is definitely not as much as the townspeople from the nearby town.” Aesphyra analyzed.
“So, you went to town to gather information?” Winnie's expression was somewhat strange. “However, based on my observations of the politeness of the townspeople, you probably returned empty-handed.”
Е́ ň ů m ӑ
“Just kidding, these townspeople gave me, a dashing young man, a cold shoulder, which shows that this place is quite unwelcoming to outsiders and very impolite.”
“Not so, on the contrary, the local residents were very enthusiastic.” Aesphyra smiled like a flower. “I learned quite a bit from them.”
“Tsk, then why is it that when I asked them, they didn't even bother to give me a glance?” Winnie said somewhat unbalanced.
“Pfft, so, Winnie got the cold shoulder?” Aesphyra covered her mouth and giggled, with a hint of mockery.
“What's going on? Could it be that your face isn't quite to their liking? Well, but that can't be blamed on others.”
Winnie immediately got angry.
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He knew that partnering with Aesphyra would definitely lead to her constantly exposing his flaws.
“Bah! What do you mean my face isn't to their liking?? These people don't know how to appreciate it! I'm a handsome young man, a handsome young man, do you understand? Even carriages burst their wheels when they see me, how dare you say I'm not to their liking!”
“No matter what, at least I'm taller than you, this white-haired short nut! I think the townspeople responded to you purely out of pity for a little baby!” Winnie was furious, so in his anger, he got even angrier.
No way, Aesphyra mocked him, and he really could only get angry.
As the saying goes, you can slander his character, but you can't slander his looks, that's the bottom line, got it??
And Aesphyra seemed to enjoy seeing Winnie lose his composure. Seeing Winnie's reaction, she smiled and chose not to continue the attack.
Е̇n̊ û_m а̄
“I got some information about Lake Village in town, let's talk as we walk.” Soon, the two reached the northwest corner of the town, walked out of the town, and came to the vast wilderness.
“Lake Village has been plagued by demon snakes for some time. Initially, after receiving the report, the city-state above Lake Village sent guards to drive away the demon snakes, and later even invited a clergy from the Church of Radiance. Now it's said that the snake problem has been controlled.”
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“Ah? It's already controlled?” Winnie frowned. “Then why did they call us here? If the snake problem has already been controlled, isn't this trip a waste? Let's just go back and report the task.”
“I say, maybe the teacher who assigned the task was careless, or the information was outdated, and gave us a task that no longer needs to be dealt with.”
“I don't know about the rest, but do you think we can just go back like this and report it?” Aesphyra asked.
“How else? Just report it truthfully, saying the task can't be done, it's already over. The Church of Radiance is definitely more professional in demon extermination than us. If the high clergy has already dealt with it, what's left for us to do?” Winnie held the back of his head, nonchalantly.
E ǹ u m а_
“What, do you want to stir up trouble and embellish the report?”
“You always have to see for yourself before concluding, right?” Aesphyra said calmly. “We're already here.”
“I think it's better if you don't go and cause trouble for them.” Winnie's tone became somewhat subtle.
As everyone knows, the chosen one of the Terraria continent, to put it bluntly, a jinx, wherever she goes, trouble follows.
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This time, perhaps Lake Village is fine, but if Aesphyra goes, it might not be so certain. Maybe something will happen because of her aura.
“Honestly, Aesphyra, haven't you noticed that you're a jinx? Wherever you go, there's trouble. Not that you caused it intentionally, but there's something off about the aura around you.” Winnie complaining.
Ѐ n ŭm̄ ä.id̂.
“Really? But I feel like it's when I'm with Winnie that I get into the most trouble.” Aesphyra tilted her head.
She was hinting at something, because Winnie's changes had made the world's trajectory completely unpredictable.
Winnie really couldn't refute this, not to mention, the incident with Mirexia some time ago didn't exist in the original story.
“You...”
“But I really feel that something is off this time?” Aesphyra didn't give Winnie a chance to speak, interrupting.
“Really?” Winnie's expression changed. He trusted the intuition of the chosen one. Generally, if she felt something was wrong, then something unexpected was about to happen.
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“Don't you feel it? There's a low pressure around here.” Aesphyra said something Winnie didn't understand. He didn't know if Aesphyra was just bluffing.
What low pressure? Why didn't he feel it?
“Winnie, when you asked the townspeople for directions, what was their specific reaction?”
“Why are you so concerned about such details?” Winnie glanced at Aesphyra, thinking she was deliberately mocking him again.
“They just didn't say a word? Like they didn't hear me, completely ignored me. Sigh, so impolite.” Winnie shook his head.
Hearing this, Aesphyra remained silent, seemingly lost in thought.
En̂ u m а̃
Before evening, the two arrived at Lake Village.
It was an unremarkable small village, about the size of a few training grounds at Carillian Academy.
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It was already dinner time, and smoke rose from the village chimneys as if the villagers were cooking. People could be seen coming and going within the village.
“I think everything here is normal? Normal beyond normal.” Winnie looked at the village from afar, his brows furrowed. “It doesn't look like a place plagued by snakes at all, everything seems fine.”
Aesphyra didn't respond, just walked ahead into the village.
“Hello, sir, may I trouble you for a minute?” Aesphyra found a passing villager, a middle-aged man. She curtsied towards him, her tone is polite and elegant, clearly a noble lady.
Е ṅu.m̂ а̊ . і̊_d́
Hmm, completely different from how she talked to Winnie.
Winnie was indignant. This petite bread spoke to a stranger with more courtesy than she did to him.
However, the middle-aged man nearly acted as if he didn't hear Aesphyra at all, ignoring her and just walking his own way, leaving Aesphyra at a loss.
“Pfft, hahaha.” Winnie watched, amused, and immediately stepped forward to mock. “Oh my, our self-proclaimed charming dwarf, what's wrong? Your charm completely ignored? Weren't you mocking me earlier for not being acknowledged because of my face? Now it's your turn, huh? Could it also be because of your face that they don't want to acknowledge you?”
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Aesphyra didn't speak, just silently watched the departing middle-aged villager, silent.
Winnie thought she was just using silence to cover her embarrassment and continued to mock.
Ŵ ѐb nо̇ v̇ е̊ l Eǹ ŭ m а̀
“Ah, they didn't even glance at you. I say, Aesphyra, don't be discouraged. Maybe they didn't want to ignore you, but when they turned around and didn't see anyone, they thought it was a ghost, hahaha.”
“There's a faint smell of alchemical potions, very faint.” However, Aesphyra seemed completely unaffected by Winnie's mockery and ridicule, as if entering a certain state, muttering to herself.
“Ah? The smell of alchemical potions? Why didn't I smell it?” Winnie tried to sniff hard, frowned, but didn't smell any alchemical potion.
“By the way, the people from that town and Lake Village are all problematic, right? They ignore outsiders, just asking a question, do they have to act like they didn't see us? So impolite, even a glance would be nice.” Winnie looked at the departing middle-aged man and continued to complain.
“…” Aesphyra remained silent, her delicate brows slightly furrowed.
“This little village hasn't seen outsiders for a long time.” At this moment, an old voice came, catching the attention of the two.
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Winnie and Aesphyra looked in the direction of the voice and saw a hunched old man with a cane.
“Old man, who are you?” Winnie asked.
“I'm the village chief of this village. You two look unfamiliar, judging by your attire, you must be young masters and ladies from a wealthy family?” The old man asked.
“That's right, sir. We are students from Carillian Academy, here to help you deal with the demon snake problem. You must have received the notice from our academy, right?” Aesphyra's tone was polite and friendly. When dealing with the hardworking masses, Aesphyra's attitude was always very good and patient.
Hmm, except when dealing with Winnie, she was always sarcastic, eager to make him lose his composure.
“Oh, Carillian Academy, I thought you weren't coming.” The old village chief looked at the two's school uniforms, seeming to remember that there was such a thing.
Ẃ е̄ b̈ nōvе l̈ Е́ n ǔ m̆ а
“But you're a step late. Those rampant demon snakes can no longer cause any trouble in our village.” The old man said.
“See, I told you.” Winnie spread his hands. “This village is normal, it doesn't look like it's suffering from demon creatures at all. They've already solved it themselves, our trip is a waste.”
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“Sir, do you know that middle-aged man I talked to earlier?” Aesphyra ignored Winnie and continued to ask.
“Oh, of course I know him. There are only so many people in our village, we all know each other. That man's temperament isn't great, but he was never so stiff before.” The old man shook his head.
“Then, can you tell me what happened to him?” Aesphyra asked.
“Of course, it's no secret. Some time ago, our village was plagued by demon snakes. The lord of the nearby city-state guards sent to drive away the demons, and even invited a clergy from the local church. Many demon snakes were exterminated, but then, probably wanting revenge, one night, many people in our village suddenly disappeared, including that man.”
Ẃ еb.ń о̄v̊е l Е̇ń ú m̆ а̌
“Demon snakes? Disappearance?”
Winnie looked at Aesphyra, confused.
“After that?”
"After that, the clergy from the church led us to the demon lair outside the village and found the missing villagers, treating them. At the time, they had all lost consciousness. When they woke up, they became like what you see now."
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"The clergy said it was due to demon contamination and excessive fright. Only time can gradually heal them, letting them slowly recover their spirits. Perhaps after a while, they will fully recover." The old man explained.
“Then, what about the guards from the city-state? After helping you exterminate the demon snakes?”
Е̇n̊.u mа. ĩď
“You mean the lord's guards from the city-state? Ah, those guards were very arrogant, looking down on our country folk. When they came to drive away the demon snakes, they were very careless. Knowing our village's snake problem was resolved, they quickly left. They're too precious to stay in such a remote place.”
“So, those people in the village who don't speak, who act like they don't see people, are the villagers who were once kidnapped by the demon snakes?” After the conversation, Aesphyra picked up on many doubts. There were too many things that didn't add up upon thought closer.
“Yes, their families have no choice but to follow the clergy's advice and take care of them.”
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