The copy has 0 error tolerance, and the last words on the ground are all wrong for me.

Chapter 67: Newspaper Clippings and Hidden Branches

At daybreak, Wu Chang left the post office and followed the map to the police station.

The police station is on the west side of town, and the post office is on the far east side.

On the way to the police station, he almost crossed the entire town, which gave him the opportunity to observe the town.

Brivaux is both an island and a town.

Only one-third of the island is flat land, while the remaining two-thirds are mountains, forests and beaches.

The town's urban area is concentrated in one-third of the flat land.

The town was established only 20 to 30 years ago, and the townspeople are diligent in maintaining it, so the town is clean and orderly during the day.

When they meet each other, the townspeople will stop and say hello to each other.

Even though their greetings were a little stiff, as if they were some kind of programmed setting, they still looked harmonious after all.

As an outsider, at first glance, you would think that Briver is a quiet and peaceful island town.

Most of the buildings in the town are two-story buildings. Each house is not large in size. Most of the buildings are made of wood and have a simple structure.

Standing at the beginning of the street and looking towards the end, the houses on both sides seem to be copied and pasted from the same model, with no difference at all. The only way to distinguish each household is by different colors and house numbers.

There are three landmarks in the town that stand out the most.

One is the cathedral in the residential area of ​​the town. The church is nearly 15 meters high and is made entirely of white marble. Its huge and beautiful body makes it impossible to ignore its existence.

In a small town with simple and low houses, it can be said to stand out from the crowd.

The second landmark is Earl Jermaine's Manor. If the cathedral can be seen by just looking up, then Earl's Manor can be seen by just looking up.

The Earl's Manor is built on the top of Seabird Mountain in the mountain area on the west side of the island, which is the highest point on the island.

Every evening, the sunset overlaps with the majestic main house of the Earl's manor, as if the manor was built in the sun.

It's a scenery you'll never forget once you've seen it.

Unfortunately, ever since Earl Jermaine disappeared, strange things have happened frequently in the manor, and it has now become abandoned.

The last landmark is the port of Briver.

As a transit point for maritime trade routes, merchant ships enter the port every day to load and unload goods.

I just don’t know why the frequency of merchant ship traffic has been decreasing in recent days.

It seemed as if Brever Island was being forgotten by the world.

The police station and the cathedral are located at the two ends of the same street, and you will pass the cathedral on the way to the police station.

In the marble square in front of the church stands a faceless statue of a woman.

The sculptor poured his emotions into this statue. Even without facial features, one can feel her compassion and kindness just by looking at her posture.

But after looking at it a few more times, Wu Chang saw some different meanings.

It is a feeling that can only be judged through inspiration and cannot be described in specific words.

This feeling was also felt in the resentment of the former postman last night and on the bronze statue that witnessed the postman's death.

In front of the statue, a fox spirit dressed in nun's clothes is sweeping fallen leaves.

Without the blessing of cosmetics, Linghu's appearance is still acceptable, but it can't remain delicate. She has dark circles under her eyes that are unique to working people, and her skin tone is a little darker.

Combined with the shock of accidentally entering a C-level copy, she looked very depressed at the moment.

Wu Chang greeted her as he passed by and asked, "How was your night?"

The fox yawned and complained, "It's terrible. People here don't seem to sleep at night. There was an old nun in her fifties who kept talking to me about prayer rituals all night."

Wu Chang shrugged. "It's almost the same for me. Last night at nearly three o'clock, there were still townspeople lining up to pick up their mail."

He pointed to the statue and asked, "Did the old nun tell you what this statue is about?"

The fox thought hard and said, "The old nun said that her name is the Virgin Mary, the patron saint of the suffering."

"Then why doesn't she have a face?"

"It is said that the craftsman died of illness halfway through the carving, and no one on the island switched to become a craftsman afterwards, so the face remained empty."

Due to the lack of people to do the corresponding work, the work was put on hold, and no one moved the statue or tried to improve it.

It was very typical of Briver. After chatting for a while, Wu Chang found that he could not get more information, so he waved goodbye to the fox. Just as he was about to leave, the fox grabbed his wrist.

The fox spirit was very close to him, so close that he was the only one around who could clearly see the fox spirit's expression.

Dejection and listlessness were just her protective colors. At this moment, her face was full of fear, anxiety, fatigue and anger.

Her will had already been weakened a lot before the copy attacked her.

Her voice trembled as she asked in a low voice: "Aren't you afraid?"

Wu Chang shook his head, "I'm not afraid."

"Why not be afraid? I remember you are only level 7, the lowest among us." Linghu couldn't understand.

Wu Chang said expressionlessly: "I'm not afraid."

Not only was he not afraid, he even felt like laughing.

"Am I too weak? You too, and the hamster too. I really envy you for being able to withstand this kind of pressure."

Linghu's voice weakened, she lowered her head even lower, completely hiding her expression, and let go of Wu Chang's hand.

Wu Chang originally wanted to leave Linghu alone, but when he caught a glimpse of the faceless statue out of the corner of his eye, he vaguely felt that the statue's face had a hint of outline and was looking at Linghu.

Tsk, is it that the spirit fox's willpower is too low, or did it violate some conditions, causing this ghost thing to target it?

Linghu is not only his colleague, but also his companion in conquering dungeons together. At the same time, as a nun, she can also collect important information related to religion.

Whether from the perspective of identity or functional considerations, as long as the fox spirit does not hold him back, he has no reason to stand by and watch him die.

He quickly put his hands on Linghu's shoulders and shook her hard.

Being suddenly caught by Wu Chang made Linghu at a loss, allowing her to temporarily escape from her negative emotions.

Her face flushed slightly and she asked in surprise, "What are you doing?"

Wu Chang breathed a sigh of relief when he felt the statue's sight disappear. He lowered his head to look at the fox, his eyes met hers, and he said in an extremely serious tone:
"Listen, as a player who likes to survive, I have a lot of experience in how to survive in dungeons. Maintaining your mental state and not letting your will be affected is the top priority."

"With an experienced player like Jianxing here, you don't have to worry about the battle, you just need to stay alive as long as possible. I promise you, as long as you do your job as a nun and don't break any rules, everything will be fine!"

His determined gaze, coupled with his strong will, exudes a strong sense of security.

Although Linghu knew that the man in front of her was weaker than her, she still subconsciously chose to believe Wu Chang.

"I know, let it go."

Wu Chang stayed for a while and made sure that Linghu's mental state had stabilized. After sending her back to the cathedral, he continued to the town police station.

As a small town with a population of only a few thousand people, the town police station is not large. Including the sheriff, there are only four people in total.

Seeing Wu Chang coming, Morena ordered her newcomer to take out a messenger bag from the evidence room. The newcomer in the police station was Hamster.

Just like Linghu said, the hamster is in good mental state and still looks full of energy.

Morena handed the messenger bag to Wu Chang and said:
"Postman is an indispensable profession in this town. It has been more than a month since you took office and committed suicide. You should quickly deliver the letters in the packages to everyone. They should be waiting anxiously."

Wu Chang took the messenger bag and didn't know where to start complaining.

The townspeople are not in a hurry to receive their mail, so they go to the post office in the middle of the night to urge the postman to do his job.

You say they are anxious. The messenger bag has been left at the police station for more than a month, but they refuse to come to claim it and insist on waiting for the next postman to appear and deliver it to them.

The zipper of the messenger bag was twisted and deformed when the previous postman was attacked, and the lock had to be removed to open the bag, but more than a month later, the deformed lock was still on the bag.

This means that no one has opened the package to check what is inside.

In the minds of the people of Briffraff, it seems that only postmen can use messenger bags.

Back at the post office, he removed the lock and found five letters inside, as well as newspaper clippings made by the previous postman before his death.

Just as he was about to close the messenger bag, he suddenly had an inspiration and reached out to touch the inner wall of the messenger bag.

He found a hidden compartment inside the bag and pulled out a wax-sealed letter.

As soon as the letter arrived, his title "Perfectionism" began to react.

Hidden side quests are triggered.

(End of this chapter)