Witch, don't be so lazy

"That's too much~"

"Who told you that the city lord ignored you a few days ago? You had nothing better to do so you went to catch them and play with them, scaring them."

"Xiao Hui is jealous!"

"No, I simply sympathize with them."

The gecko on his shoulder sighed, then changed the subject, "Momo, how much do you think you can trust the words of the Kunda City Lord?"

"Well?"

Momo tilted her head. "What's wrong? I think he can believe it. He didn't lie, whether it was about Sutur and the Asda family, or about the Well of Silence later on."

"I know there's nothing wrong with the history the City Lord told me, but he must have hidden something. He clearly didn't tell me everything, especially about the Asda family's downfall due to their collusion with the Calamity Cult, and the reasons why he succeeded him as City Lord and the subsequent events."

Xiao Hui paused, organizing his words.

"Momo, think about it. The Lord of Kunda City said that his move to Asda City was a perfect match. He can learn the dragon language from Sutur and delve into the art of roaring. He can also use lullabies to help Sutur purify himself. He is also responsible for monitoring him to prevent him from going berserk."

"These reasons aren't without merit, but they feel a bit forced. First, there's Dragon Language. It's the pearl of musical magic and the best way to reach the spiritual realm of words. But Kunda doesn't need to rely on Sutur to learn. Sutur isn't a real dragon. Even with the influence of the Rock Dragon's corpse and the Chaos Dragon's flesh and blood, the Dragon Roar Sutur can master is bound to be incomplete and impure."

"If it were just some unconnected wizard, it would be fine. They might never come into contact with a dragon that truly understands the Dragon Roar in their entire lives. But Kunda is a graduate of the High Tower Academy. With the current relationship between the North and Dragon Island, and the presence of Her Majesty the Golden Witch Silsa, finding an adult dragon shouldn't be difficult... And if I'm not mistaken, Kunda's teacher should be His Excellency Uval, who teaches music at the academy. He's mastered the Dragon Language and powerful Word Spirits for countless years, and has made many dragon friends. How could he possibly still rely on Sutur?"

"Furthermore, if the Lord of Kunda City received an appointment from the Tower and had to come to Asda City, then it leads to another problem."

Xiao Hui hesitated for a moment, then said directly, "Given Sutur's current situation, there's no point in them sending Kunda!"

"Due to the interference of the Well of Silence and the destruction of the Asda family, the previous cleansing plan has long since failed. Black Rock City is reluctant to adopt a new plan. They later talked about letting Sutur purify itself and asking Kunda to help pacify it. This... this is obviously useless. Sutur will die if he doesn't advance now. I don't believe the bigwigs above can't see it."

"Even if the higher-ups don't intend to intervene anymore and intend to let Sutur die, what's the point in leaving this mess to the Kunda City Lord? Letting him stay here for decades for nothing? It would be better to let him go to the Wandering Sea to fight. After all, the mermaids and the sirens have a lot of new and old grudges to settle."

Xiao Hui's words were like a barrage of cannonballs, instantly firing out a bunch of questions.

"Not only is Lord Kunda's behavior confusing, but the Silent Guards and the Black Rock City Council are also very puzzled, as are the High Tower Academy, and even Master Kumo."

"They clearly knew about Sutur's situation in Asda City, but when they assigned you, Momo, they didn't mention it at all. They only talked about recruiting students and dealing with the Disaster Cult. This is really strange."

"Even if this matter is kept strictly confidential, it doesn't make sense. Although few people know that you are Master Kumo's disciple, the Silent Guards and the higher-ups on the Council definitely know. They've watched you grow up. And if they really wanted to keep it a secret from you, why would they send you here? Why would they give you the seal and authorization?"

"Oh, speaking of this, it's also very confusing. The letter and authorization could have been given to you right from the start, or Kunda could have been informed in advance. There's no need to file a report after you arrive in Asda City. Isn't that a waste of time?"

Xiao Hui said this with a look of confusion on his face, and in the end he could only come to one conclusion.

"This is so weird, there must be something we don't understand... Hey, Momo! Are you listening?!"

It looked at its contractor, and then found that the other party seemed absent-minded. It was so angry that it hit Momo's head with its gecko tail, and the volume of its voice increased by one degree.

"Bad boy, you're asking so many questions to Momo. Momo isn't a magic mirror that can answer every question. I can't help you solve your doubts~"

Momo stretched out her tone, and before the little gecko could yell angrily, she continued slowly,

"But as long as we know Kunda's origins, it will more or less answer some questions. Although he did deliberately omit some information, there are some things that cannot be hidden~"

"……What's the meaning?"

Xiao Hui was stunned for a moment.

"It's very obvious. There are so many details. For example, when he was discussing cleansing the pollution in Surtur, he said that the Golden Witch and the Almighty had better methods, but Black Rock City was reluctant to pay the high price. However, he intentionally or unintentionally omitted another person. It is obvious that he is the one who is most skilled in playing with negative energy in the entire North, the one who is most confident in removing the erosion of the Well of Silence, and the one who is most interested in fiddling with spirits and skeletons..."

Momo stretched lazily. "Besides, since she knew that members of the Well of Silence were active in Asda City, how could she remain indifferent? The City of Winter Bone was able to suppress the Ruined Shepherds and force them to hide everywhere. Knowing that the enemy had sent people here to cause trouble, how could they not take action?"

"Stupid Little Gray, where do you think Kunda got the Requiem Record? He's so bold as to claim that it can definitely target undead creatures and restrain the necromancer of the Well of Silence... Ah, what's that expression on your face, you naughty Little Gray? You didn't always think Momo was stupid, did you?"

Momo looked at the little gecko, puffed up her chubby cheeks, and yelled in dissatisfaction.

"Do you think Momo was just being lazy and overly suspicious while observing the City Lord's Mansion and Kunda for a month? He's obviously not from Black Rock City, otherwise Momo would have found him long ago!"

Xiao Hui was just in a trance and felt moved.

God bless you, the contractor who was always offline has finally become a little normal!

Although we know that Momo has always been very sensitive about key issues, her silly behavior and abstract thought processes most of the time are so confusing that people always worry that she will suddenly fail.

After finally regaining his composure, Xiao Hui murmured:

"You're right. If you think about it carefully, Kunda doesn't seem to be from our Black Rock City faction. He should be loyal to Her Majesty Margaria."

Margoria, the eighth seat of the Tower Council, the Witch of Bone, the ruler of the City of Winter Bone, whose sphere of influence is mainly in the western part of the North.

"In that case, Kunda must have had other motives for coming to Asda City. His so-called study of the Way of the Roar was just a side job. As for Sutur... it's definitely not just about self-purification. Yeah, I find it strange that he's been staying underground playing lullabies. He must have been doing something else."

"So, um, why did Lord Kumo send us here? Besides supporting Kunda, there must be other purposes, right? Why didn't Black Rock City tell you about this in advance? Was it because of the agreement with Winter Bone City? Or was there something they couldn't reach an agreement on?"

Xiao Hui pondered for a moment, then looked at Momo again.

Although the latter looked daydreaming again, the little gecko became full of anticipation.

then.

"Ask Momo, how does Momo know~"

The girl curled her flaxen hair with her fingers and played with it, her amber eyes were extremely innocent.

Eyes wide open.

Xiao Hui was silent for a moment.

It accepted the fact that its contractor was only stunned for a moment and then started to go offline very calmly.

"...So what are you going to do next?"

"Just proceed as normal. The key is to deal with the Disaster Cult first. That's the official mission for me. I'll recruit some students as well. As for other matters, since they want to cover it up, Momo doesn't care. If something happens in Asda City, Momo will be the least responsible... Well, I'll help if I can. After all, Asda City is in the south and is nominally under the jurisdiction of Black Rock City."

Momo muttered, "Investigate the Well of Silence, how do we investigate... Ah, could it be that what Little Anke said was right? That skull, that Silver Fang, the member of the Calamity Cult who contacted Estherin, might really be related to the Well of Silence."

Xiao Hui was stunned for a moment, then came to his senses: "Yes."

At dusk today, when they were delivering clay dolls to Encore, the girl mentioned the Well of Silence. Although after further questioning, she obviously didn't know anything, it was good that she had an idea.

"If we find anything along these lines, we'll take little Anke to the ruins of Tekir and let her experience the magic of the earth veins. We can also catch a vampire and a troll to play with—Oops, something went wrong! Little Gray!"

Momo was startled.

"what happened?"

Xiao Hui asked.

"The clay figurine is so far away from us now. It still has little Anke's aura and magic on it. When did she run away from Asda City? Why didn't she stay in the Adventurer's Guild?"

Momo was very surprised. "We ran over 20 kilometers. What happened? Did Xiao Anke get kidnapped by bad guys? Or did she sneak out to play at night? I spied on her before, but I didn't see her going out at night. Instead, she stayed in her room practicing."

"Ah? Something happened?"

Xiao Hui was also stunned for a moment. "That's not right. If she was really in danger, why didn't she use the puppet and feather? Could it be that she was attacked by a powerful wizard, and she didn't even have time to use the props? But she is still alive. She can't be so bad at such a young age, running out to meet someone in the middle of the night, right?"

"I don't know. Now she seems to be moving quickly towards the direction of Asda City. Come on, Xiao Hui, let's go and take a look!"

Put your hands together.

Vigorous magic power surged from the earth's veins, and in almost an instant, the girl's figure disappeared into the night.

Chapter 120 Explanation

The cliffs were filled with fog. Even though the moon was high in the sky, only some vague outlines could be seen, and the full picture inside could not be seen.

Until a bright light streaked across the sky, like a flaming meteor, piercing the deep night and the invisible barrier.

The bright moonlight finally illuminated the mess in front of the cave.

Two mages lay in a pool of blood, with several shattered undead creatures beside them, as well as supplies scattered around, mostly rotting monster corpses and twisted organs soaked in jars.

Xiao Hui took a quick look and came to a quick conclusion.

"He's newly dead. He was killed with one blow. The wound was so big, his bones and internal organs were all shattered."

It was a familiar attack method, similar to the one that had injured Estherine before, but this time he didn't hold back and killed her directly.

Xiao Hui and Momo exchanged a glance, then looked at the girl standing obediently beside them. (1) Ling (1) Qi Si V Pulling Silk% (9) After that, they couldn't help but ask:

"Are they the members of the Well of Silence who abducted you?"

"Yeah, that's them!"

An Ke nodded heavily. "That abominable Mammon leader took the money and then cooperated with them to kidnap spellcasters in Asda City, collecting a large amount of intelligence and supplies for the horrific sacrificial rituals."

She pursed her lips in grievance, feeling as if little pearls were rolling in her eye sockets.

"I was just thinking of visiting the Mammon Guild in Arstar City, so Uncle Catro introduced me to the Mammon Guild's manager, Black Panther, saying he had a good relationship with the Adventurer's Guild. Who would have thought he was secretly colluding with the Well of Silence?"

"If I had known earlier, I would have stayed in my room today. I had been in seclusion for over a month without any problems, but I ended up running into the sinister Estherine while having afternoon tea, and then I had the misfortune to run into the cultists of the Well of Silence in the evening..."

"Asda City is so dangerous. I don't want to stay here anymore. I want to go back to Xueshan Town... Wuwu... Why are there so many bad guys in big cities..."

As Anke was talking, she began to wipe away her tears.

Part of it was fake, part of it was because the wounds he created were more painful, and the other part was indeed his true feelings.

The reason why she was willing to arrive in Asda City early, in addition to the convenience of practicing and seeing the world, the most important reason was for safety.

After all, it was known earlier that Thornes of Cedar Town was in collusion with the Scourge Cult, and Lord Jon was injured in the battle with the leader of the White Walkers, leaving the town with a lack of strength. This made it very easy to be attacked no matter how you looked at it.

On the contrary, Asda City is a large inland city farther away from the coastline. It has eight second-level mages and a third-level city lord. No matter how you look at it, it is not the target of the Disaster Cult.

As a result, the Disaster Cult wanted to use the Wailing Angels to destroy the city of Asda, and there was even the Well of Silence watching closely from behind.

When Encore found out the truth, she was actually a little devastated and felt extremely miserable.

If she had known this, she might as well have stuck to Hans. Although the old man's words about "going out for a trip" were a lie and he was most likely out to cause trouble, his concealment made it so that Kunda and Momo could not see anything wrong. He was definitely a master, and it would feel safer to follow him.

By then, maybe we can even create a Mammon double ghost combination, one old ghost and one young ghost, one of them so hateful and annoying that even dogs would shake their heads when they see him.

Alas, this is all hindsight, something from another world line...

"Don't, don't cry, it's okay. Miss Anke is already very powerful, smart and brave. She not only defeated the terrifying cultists, but also successfully thwarted their sacrifice. At the age of thirteen, she can achieve such performance. There are not many people in the whole North who can do this!"

Xiao Hui looked at the aggrieved little girl and quickly spoke to comfort her.

Even though they had heard the explanation once before, they probably wouldn't have been able to accept it immediately unless they saw the base and corpses of the Well of Silence members with their own eyes.

After all, the matter was so outrageous that it was almost the same as the story told by the bards.

- Wandering around the black market at night, she didn't expect that the manager of the stronghold she had trusted was a bad guy, and was then deceived to the outskirts of the city. It was not until she entered the underground palace and saw those undead creatures that she realized something was wrong. However, because she was scared and there were several necromancers around, the girl did not dare to resist. When she found out that they were going to hold an evil sacrifice, she had to summon up her last bit of courage and make a desperate fight.

Thanks to the cultists who were in a hurry to hold the ceremony and did not conduct a thorough body search, and did not know that she had mastered the "Shadow Hiding" skill, they mistakenly thought she was an ordinary apprentice. Due to their carelessness, she successfully used the "Feather of Dorendel" to disrupt the ceremony, escaped in the chaos, and killed the two mages guarding the gate with a sneak attack.

Finally, he stumbled all the way to Asda City, and halfway he met Momo and Xiaohui who were rushing over.

In just a few hours, we experienced such a dramatic and bizarre story, which was simply astonishing.

"It's not that there are too many bad guys. This is probably a chain reaction. After all, the traitor Eselyn has been found, and the city is under martial law again. The Well of Silence must be anxious and planning to indiscriminately capture a wave of spellcasters. At the same time, they can't wait to perform sacrifices, hoping to use this opportunity to increase their strength."

Xiao Hui comforted An Ke while giving his own inference.

"But I also want to criticize Miss Anke. Don't be reluctant to use your treasure just because you feel sorry for it. The clay doll is given to you for self-defense. Use it when you need it. Got it?"

Although he was criticizing her, Xiao Hui's tone was still very gentle as he looked at the bruised little girl.

Anke did have quite a few wounds on his body. Some looked like knife wounds, but were actually caused by forcibly activating the "Feathers of Dorendel". Some were bruises from falling. Maybe he was too anxious to escape, and fell several times, and his robe was also dirty.

"I understand. Next time there's danger, I'll definitely use the puppet first."

An Ke nodded, looking pitiful, like a little quail.

Because he was born into a common family, the most precious thing he had ever seen in his life was the treasure given by Momo. It was clearly said to be for self-defense, but when something really happened, he was reluctant to use it and only used the second most precious feather...

Xiao Hui sighed. How should he put it? It really fits the thoughts of ordinary children. Only through these small details can he truly realize that the other party is just a poor child who has not even participated in the examination. It is exactly consistent with the information in the background check.

"Momo, how is it?"

Xiao Hui looked at his contractor.

"There's no sign of life in the underground palace. According to Little Anke, the guy who presided over the ceremony was that Silver Fang. As a second-level necromancer, in his own base, it doesn't make sense for him to die so easily. When did Dorondel's feathers become so powerful?"

Momo tilted her head, "Are you sure no one was chasing you at that time?"

"...No, I destroyed the site with the wind and then ran away. They didn't catch up, but instead I heard a lot of screaming and wailing. The patrolling undead creatures also became dazed and even started fighting with each other. It was very strange..."

Anko answered nonchalantly.

"Most likely something went wrong with the ritual."

Xiao Hui muttered, "Let's go in and take a look?"

Before Momo nodded, An Ke nervously reminded:

"There are many undead creatures in here, especially the black warrior. He is very scary. I used the perception spell to take a peek. He is a very powerful second-level undead."

"It's okay, let's go. All the undead creatures in the underground palace are dead. Come here quickly, little Anke."