The red moon returns

Chapter 389 Including Us (Two Chapters in One)

Stephen Swain.

A native of the ancient continent of Saylor Republic, she was the daughter of Jeff Swain of Swain Farm in the suburbs. When she was young, she traveled to the ancient continent and Middle-earth with her elders. Later, she returned to her hometown of Norflan and settled there. She made a living by helping people cure diseases and exorcise evil spirits. She died in the invasion of ghouls in May 684 of the Third Age at the age of 5.

This is the introduction about Stephen Swain from the information provided by the Church of Suffering.

There wasn't any originally. This was recorded during the first two times Ms. Daisy organized personnel tests. In fact, even the small town of Novlan did not leave its name in history, let alone Stephen, an ordinary victim of the massacre.

The testers in the previous two times did not have much contact with the indigenous people in their memories and only wrote down a very small number of citizens. Doctor Stephen Swain was recorded by the testers because she was the subject of the memories.

There are too many omissions in the content. At least it does not record that this doctor enjoys beating small animals in the street.

The abused animals limped and ran away crying, which made Lynch think that this method of education should be vigorously promoted in the King District.

After listening to Judy's translation, Ms. Stephen stared at the four people for a few seconds, and suddenly snorted. Lynch was wondering if she would suddenly hit someone, and her expression suddenly softened: "Then come to my house. Those other houses may not have room. I have a few empty rooms for people who come to see the doctor. Anyway, there are not many patients recently, so I'll give you a discount."

"Why... huh?" Lynch suddenly realized that the other party had changed to a new language. The pronunciation and words were somewhat similar to the official language of Rand. He could barely understand most of it by guessing. "You can speak our language?"

"Your clothes are strange, and your accent is strange, but it sounds a lot like the languages ​​of the countries founded by the pioneers in Middle-earth. The difference is a little big, but I can guess it."

Yes, this lady traveled to Middle-earth, and it seems that today's Rand language evolved from the languages ​​of those pioneer countries.

"I like the outside world and the people outside. So, I'll give you a discount."

"That's great. I like that word." Lynch glanced at the ring on Ms. Swain's finger, signaled to the other three that he had a plan, and took out a silver bead the size of a little finger. "But we didn't exchange it for your money. This is all we have."

This was also prepared by the Church of Suffering, and was placed together with the seeds of the human-faced fruit, five for each person. Lynch wanted to ask for more, but was driven away by Ms. Nightingale, which made him very sad.

"Such a big silver bead." Doctor Sven was quite surprised. "Then I will cover your food and lodging for the next few days. It's getting late. Come with me."

As she spoke, the woman roared at the onlookers around her, scaring away all the onlookers. Even the naughty children who were laughing at the crazy old man were scared away. She then took the silver beads handed over by Lin Qi and motioned for the four to follow.

"Ms. Swain, you just said that the other houses that receive travelers have no room? Have there been many travelers recently?"

"It's been a bit chaotic outside the city lately. Many people have seen ghouls active. Travelers passing nearby don't dare to continue. At least the city is protected by the walls, so it's relatively safe, so they all stayed in the city. Didn't you hear anything nearby when you came here?"

"We don't understand what you said. You can't meet a worldly lady like you everywhere. Our translator doesn't know much about these things." Lynch winked at Judy, but found that the girl had already started to daydream. He could only say angrily, "Is it serious? Didn't you ask for help from outside?"

"In fact, there is a ghoul tribe nearby, and ghouls can be seen occasionally, but I always feel that something is wrong this time. Maybe it's an illusion." Doctor Sven shook his head and changed the subject. "To be on the safe side, the city lord sent people to the capital for help yesterday. It is estimated that the reinforcements will arrive in four or five days. There is nothing to worry about. You just stay here for a few days. Once the reinforcements arrive, everything will be fine."

Lin Qi sighed secretly. In fact, the reinforcements arrived after everything was over. They didn't even catch up with the end, but only caught up with collecting the bodies. Just as he was sighing, he heard the crazy old man's voice from afar:
"The undead scourge is coming, the ghouls are all around us, we are all poor abandoned creatures, it doesn't matter if you are a native or an outsider, we are all the same, everyone must die, die!"

Although the voice was faint, it left a shadow in the hearts of the four people.

Dr. Swain's clinic was not far from the city center, and the four of them soon saw a stone and wood building.

It can’t be compared with the heavy brick and stone buildings of the Victorian era, but compared with the other simple earthen houses here, it can be considered a mansion.

The most important thing is that the door and window frames are decorated with vines and small flowers, which looks quite romantic and quite alternative in this small border town.

Along the way, the four people had already started working. While taking note of the route, they had thrown five seeds of the human-faced fruit into the bushes on the roadside.

These seeds looked like miniature shriveled human heads and had a very strange appearance, so the four did not dare to let Dr. Swain see them. Fortunately, they could take root as soon as they came into contact with soil, and sowing was very easy. The next step was daily maintenance. The most important thing was to water them once every night with water mixed with Lynch's blood, and it must not be interrupted.

The four of them had discussed before that they would spend two days planting all 20 seeds in different locations, and at the latest before the memory ended automatically, the last seed would mature and bear fruit. In this way, there would be 20 samples, and even if the process was bumpy, there would always be a few successful results in the end.

One plant of this thing produces four to six fruits, and we can exceed the mission as long as we bring back five fruits. If it is really difficult, we can barely bring back one.

Lynch also asked Ms. Nightingale the day before yesterday why this thing was needed and why it could not be replaced by something else?

The old woman stared at him for a long time with a creepy and strange look, and then she said quietly: "Yes, how about you cut off your head and put it in? These two can replace each other. The original one is more effective. One is enough."

Considering that he could not grow a second head in a short period of time, Lin Qi decided to bring the human-faced fruit back, and it would be best to bring as many as possible, not only for making medicine, but also as a substitute in case the two ladies suddenly became interested in his human head.

So he sowed seeds with extra enthusiasm and diligence, and finally when he arrived at Dr. Swain's door, he threw out all five of his seeds.

Dr. Swain lives alone. Her father, Jeff Swain, lives on a farm in the suburbs. It was precisely because her father was old and she was the only child that she ended her traveling life early and returned to her hometown to take care of her elderly father. But the stubborn old Swain still stays on the farm most of the time to take care of the farmland. This time, she used the excuse that it was too dangerous outside the zombie city, and the old man agreed to go back to the city to live for a few days after he finished his farm work.

The second floor of Swen's house is his own residence, and the first floor is similar to the most primitive clinic. There are indeed many guest rooms, as many as seven or eight. Lynch wanted to rent only one, but it was obvious that he was the only one who thought so, so his opinion was ruthlessly suppressed. But the good news is that at least before the first night, he found a place to stay, and there was a bed, bedding and hot food. Compared with the first experience in the out-of-control wonder, this place is like heaven.

"That's the only way to deal with those little bastards. The harder they hit, the better. The people in this city are the same. They are so crude. If we don't treat them harshly, who knows what they will do."

Thinking about it, it was not easy for a woman living alone. No one commented on what happened just now. In the gradually dimming sunset, everyone sat patiently at the dining table, watching Dr. Swen transform from a violent murderer into a housewife and serve five servings of stewed vegetable soup and white bread.

Even simpler than the dinner at No. 221, I wonder if Miss Diana can adapt to it. Lynch looked at Miss Diana, but saw her scooping up a spoonful of vegetable soup naturally, and then...

dong dong dong.

There was a sudden knock on the tightly closed door. The knock was rapid and forceful, full of urgency. "Sven@#￥!@#￥"

The screams were rapid, and it was obvious that something had happened. The four of them looked at each other and put down their tableware, while the female doctor walked out and opened the door.

Outside the door was a soldier in leather armor, speaking rapidly.

"What happened?" Lin Qi, who had no appetite, had already followed him to the door.

And Dr. Swain nodded grimly: "Something happened to Kemit."

"Who is that?"

"The soldiers sent by the city lord for help were suspected to be attacked by ghouls. We...will not receive reinforcements for the time being."

Ok?
Several people looked at each other, and doubts arose in their hearts.

Not right.

The reinforcements definitely arrived. The testers saw them enter the city with their own eyes, and the result was the same both times.

The memories of strange things are a fixed history and cannot change. Just like the plot of a filmed drama is fixed every time it is broadcast, how can there be sudden changes?
"I'll go check it out. I hope there's still hope. You guys eat first."

Dr. Swen couldn't understand the doubts in the hearts of the few people, so he went to the second floor to get some medicine, closed the door, and left with the soldiers, leaving the four tenants in the room. Before she left, Officer Natalie winked at Lynch, asking if he wanted to find an excuse to follow him, but Lynch shook his head.

It would be too easy to arouse unnecessary suspicion if I followed him now. It would be better to wait and see what happens, and then find a way to get Dr. Sven to talk after he comes back. There are more important things to do now.

Read the suppression conditions.

Lin Qi originally thought that he would have to wait at least three days for the fruit to mature before he could get rid of it, so he didn't rush to read it, but the sudden change made him smell the breath of danger. This also made him remember that in the future, when suppressing out-of-control strange objects, no matter whether it is urgent or not, he must read the suppression conditions first, at least to know where the retreat is, otherwise if he encounters such a strange situation again, it is easy to be caught off guard.

"But it's really strange. Have you ever encountered, or heard of, a similar situation before?"

Among the three ladies, one is a professional mystery hunter, one is a theoretical mystic, and the other is simply an apostle of the evil god. They all have a deep understanding of the mysterious world, but all three shook their heads. It was indeed unheard of that fixed memories would suddenly change.

"My father once told me that the memories of strange objects are not completely unchanging. In fact, suppressing strange objects is essentially reversing the direction of memories. When the memories reach a certain level, the memories will naturally end." Officer Natalie said hesitantly, "The people in the memories are essentially normal people. Their reactions will change according to what we do. The greater our influence on the memories, the greater the changes. I think the situation this time may be related to this, such as our contact with Ms. Swain."

"But... we haven't done anything yet." Lin Qi rubbed his forehead, feeling overwhelmed. "And the timing doesn't make sense. If we calculate it backwards, we hadn't come in or had just come in when the messenger was attacked. It's impossible for us to have had enough time to make an impact."

"Perhaps history was originally like this, and some unexpected circumstances occurred in the end, resulting in the arrival of reinforcements." Miss Diana speculated, "It is a bit too early to conclude that memories have changed just because the messenger was attacked. It is better to assume that history should have been like this, and then look for the cause in depth when there is definite evidence."

"Well, that's right. Ms. Swain just said that there would be no reinforcements. It may not be true. I overreacted a bit." Lynch laughed at himself. "But to be on the safe side, I'll start reading now. It will take forty-five minutes to an hour. Natalie, you help me protect me."

"Then Miss Judy and I will go out for a walk together." Miss Diana said, "We will plant five more human-faced fruits around this building, and the remaining ten will be planted tomorrow morning and evening."

After this incident, although everyone put aside their doubts temporarily, no one was in the mood to study the food issue anymore. It only took a few minutes to hastily finish their dinner without any taste. Then, Lynch sat cross-legged on the ground, put his right index finger against the ground, and entered a deep reading state.

Seeing that Lynch had already started, Miss Diana and Judy did not waste any time and left Sven's house with their seed wine.

As soon as I stepped out of the door I felt something was wrong.

It was already dark. Based on the experience of the two tests, due to the hidden danger of zombies, the first few nights were very quiet here and basically no one went out. But at this time, Miss Diana discovered that there were several teams of people patrolling with torches in the distance, making the atmosphere even more tense.

It’s different from what was said in the introduction. Has there really been a change?

Miss Diana was a little worried, but regardless of whether there were any abnormal changes, the main task still had to be completed. The two carefully avoided the patrolling citizens, circled Sven's house several times, and threw the seeds in different locations.

The most troublesome problem with this thing is that the person watering it must use his own blood for it to survive. This is why Lynch must come in person. As for who sows the seeds, it is actually the least important. As long as it is a human being, it will be fine.

After finishing the planting in a hurry, the two hid in the dark and listened to the conversation of the patrolmen. It seemed that the attack on the messenger Kemit made the city lord and the general feel dangerous, so they strengthened the patrols.

After listening to Judy's translation, Miss Diana became even more confused, but seeing that the time was almost up, the two of them had no intention of listening anymore and quickly returned to Sven's home.

As soon as I entered the room, I found that Lynch had regained consciousness and was sitting face to face with Officer Natalie, both of them were in a daze.

Seeing that Diana and Judy had returned, Lynch said without waiting for them to ask, "The results are out."

"Ok?"

"Terminate the Ghoul Transformation Ritual."

"who?"

"Everyone in the city." Lynch pointed at himself with a wry smile, "Including us."

(End of this chapter)