Ex-Machina in Dimensional Travel

The latter seemed to understand something.

He squatted down and looked at the girl's hands that were constantly searching for something.

"What's missing?"

"Alas!"

Alice was startled by the sudden voice beside her, and then she immediately realized who the owner of the voice was.

She turned her head, and the expression on her face surprised the other person.

After hesitating for a few seconds, the blonde girl chose to tell the truth.

"It's gone. Everything valuable is gone."

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Chapter 33: The Truth of the Attack

After dealing with the bodies of these poor people.

Xiuer looked at Takson and Alice who were squatting beside the wreckage of the carriage not far away.

Because he was constantly collecting information about the surrounding environment, he heard every word of the conversation between the two people.

All the money is gone?

Xiuer immediately grasped the key point.

Logically speaking, monsters would kill or eat people at most, and would never touch human money. Moreover, according to the information Alice had previously provided, there were no dragons among the attacking monsters.

Then, it was other people passing by who came to pick up the body.

This is very possible, and there are footprints of far more than 14 people on the ground at the scene. This is the information that Xuer obtained when he first scanned the scene.

Two people, even if they wear the same shoes, can have different heights, weights, walking styles, and the type, size, and weight of equipment they carry.

This also means that even if the footprint patterns produced are the same, there will be differences in depth and direction.

And Xuer distinguished a total of more than thirty people from the footprints of monsters and humans on the ground.

Originally, it was common for a caravan to be attacked by monsters and wiped out, and for the lost money to be picked up by passing bandits or other people.

But the situation here is a matter of details.

Because he found that if he restored the scene according to the footprints at the scene.

You will get this information:

After dealing with Alice's caravan, those monsters stood there, waiting for later people to come and pick up the money!

At this time, Xuer's gaze shifted from the marks on the ground to the direction where the footprints left.

If the entire army is wiped out by a monster attack, it is a natural disaster and bad luck.

But if someone deliberately lures or drives the monsters to attack the caravan in order to gain money, then the nature of the situation is different.

At this moment, Xiuer had already figured out a specific answer in his mind.

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"Don't be nervous. Do you think it's possible that the things on the carriage have been picked up by passing adventurers or bandits?"

Takson patiently comforted Alice, who was very panicked because she couldn't find the money.

"After all, it's the second day now, isn't it?"

But the blond girl, who was comforted, did not feel much less panicked.

"No, that's not it..."

Alice retorted tremblingly.

"It's a commission. I can't give you a commission now..."

She was taught by her parents to keep her word since she was young, so in her heart it is very important to do what she says.

The original plan was to hire these two adventurers to take him to the caravan's disaster site to retrieve valuables, and then use the money to entrust them to take him to his relatives' home.

Now, the money was gone, and she had nothing to pay the commission she had claimed she could afford.

I have become the "dishonest person" that I hate.

This made her feel very uneasy.

Yes, what Alice cares about now is not that her money was taken away by others, but that she cannot pay the commission and has not kept her promise.

Moreover, in Alice's understanding, Shule and Takson were willing to accept the commission only because of the commission.

In this situation, wouldn't he abandon himself? !

It is no wonder that the girl speculated so much about the character of Master Xiuer and his apprentice, because she herself firmly believed that there is no such thing as an action without seeking reward.

She did not deny that there were such kind people, but she did not believe that she could meet one.

After hearing these words, Takson in front of the girl finally understood what she meant.

So that's what you're worried about. It seems her parents gave her a very good education.

"Don't worry, the teacher and I will still take you to a safe place, such as the relative's house you mentioned earlier."

Because the woman was a woman, Tuckson couldn't touch her head or put his hands on her shoulders to comfort her.

It can only be told verbally.

In order to dispel the other party's concerns, he also made some appropriate additions.

"When the time comes, just ask your relative to help pay the commission. Your relative should be able to do that, right?"

After hearing Takson's answer, Alice finally managed to calm down.

He wiped the tears of anxiety from his face and quickly made a promise to the other party.

“Well, Uncle Joseph is a gentle man. If he knew about this, he would definitely not be stingy.”

Seeing that his words had indeed worked, a gentle smile appeared on Takson's tough face.

"Then it's a deal?"

"Well, it's a deal..."

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"[Affirmation] Alice's individual mood swings are stable. Takson, you did a good job."

"hey-hey."

After receiving praise from the teacher, the burly man touched the back of his head embarrassedly.

"Then teacher, shall we send her to her relative's house next?"

"[Veto] is not a high priority at this time."

"Eh? Anything else?"

Takson, who was originally wondering why Xuer rejected this proposal, suddenly realized what the other party meant.

"Teacher, have you finished checking the scene?"

"..."

Xiuer didn't reply, but just glanced at the black-haired young man beside him.

"Ahahaha... That's right, hahaha, look at what I'm asking..."

After laughing, Takson's expression immediately became serious.

"So, someone did this on purpose?"

"[Confirmed] Based on the information from the scene, it can be inferred that the monster attack was deliberately guided by someone."

"Who is it?"

"[Answer] There's an 84.6% probability that it was done by bandits, 18 individuals, and one magician."

"[Speculation] The monster attacks are highly correlated with this magic user."

"Yeah......."

As Shul explained the results, the expression on Takson's face gradually turned cold.

The two avoided talking to Alice, so the girl now didn't know the truth about her family's murder.

Having said that, Xiuer looked at Alice. As if she felt her gaze on her, the girl who was originally trying to calm herself down beside the carriage also turned her head and met his gaze.

Then he turned around immediately in fright.

In her mind, Shule was the complete opposite of the affable Tucson.

The coldness that kept others away, the strangeness of not being able to sense any popularity from him, and the strange way of speaking made her afraid of Xiuer.

Even with the friendly Tucson's assurance:

"Don't be fooled by the teacher's appearance. She is actually a very gentle person."

This is what Tuckson had said to the girl before.

Looking at Xiuer's cold face, you tell me this is called [gentleness]?

I don’t believe it anyway.

And such a terrible person is actually the benefactor's "teacher"?

Alice, who originally thought that Xuul was Takson's sister who was brought out for adventure, was extremely surprised when she learned that they were master and apprentice (Xul was the master and Takson was the apprentice).

Seeing Alice avoiding his sight, Xiuer didn't take it to heart.

"Should we tell Alice?"

Takson also looked at Alice and asked the teacher beside him.

"[Answer] Your decision, I will not interfere."

"Really... I understand."

Exhaling, Takson immediately walked past Xiuer and towards Alice...

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In a hidden cave in the woods...

At the entrance of the cave, there were two humans guarding it. Their clothes revealed their identity as "bandits", and inside the cave was this group's stronghold.

Today, cheers from the bandits could be heard constantly in the cave, and it sounded like they were preparing a feast.

It turned out that just yesterday, their leader brought back a considerable sum of money from outside, enough for them to squander for several months.

A group of bandits gathered around a stone table filled with food and wine.

Among them, a burly man with a stubbled face was sitting on a "throne" made of animal bones and fur.

You can tell at a glance that this person has an extraordinary status and must be the leader of these bandits.

"Boss, you are worthy of being me. This plan is really amazing."

A shriveled man came up to the bandit leader, praising him profusely.

After hearing the praise from his men, the man looked very happy and laughed out loud.

"Little ones, eat as much as you want today!"

“Great!”

The bandit leader drank the wine in the glass in his hand, then glanced at the man standing on his right holding a staff.