Keep attacking girls and try not to be killed by them

After watching his future death scene, Jiang Ran was speechless for a moment.

He generated this "future death scene" as a paper image, and looked at it over and over again, but still couldn't figure out the cause of his death. For the time being, he could only come up with three guesses that lacked evidence.

The first guess was that he had suffered a fatal back injury, but this was quickly overturned by Jiang Ran himself.

The reason for overturning the verdict is that if the injury was on the back, the person should not have strangled his neck or covered his chest before death. Moreover, if the injury was fatal on the back, no matter how small the amount of bleeding was, it would be visible.

The second guess was that he was under a special skill or curse. This skill (curse) could take away the control of Jiang Ran's body, and then manipulate Jiang Ran to kill himself.

Jiang Ran also felt that this speculation was not right. If that was the case, then he should have been holding his neck with both hands. Why was one hand covering his chest? Could it be that part of his body had broken free from control and was struggling?

The third guess is relatively simple, that is, poisoning, and he was poisoned without knowing it, and the poison took effect very quickly, causing Jiang Ran's body to be out of control and die quickly.

The second and third guesses are a bit far-fetched and the logic is not very strict, but they are not impossible.

If we want to make further inferences, we need more clues.

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Jiang Ran finished his meal and returned to the hotel. Emilia was not there tonight, which allowed him to concentrate on continuing his thinking.

He tried to escape from the scene of death and began to think from a different perspective about who had the motive to kill him.

Jiang Ran has always adhered to the principle of eradicating the roots. Those who he has offended no longer have the opportunity to take revenge on him.

However, there is only one "enemy" who is still alive and well, and that is the "One and Only Demon God, the Unspeakable Name", and the forces behind her, such as the Earth Ghost and the Snake Shadow Society.

Speaking of the Snake Shadow Society, Jiang Ran once again recalled the "Star Position Message" left to him by the fortune-telling Rabbit Spirit Grandma. Could there be any clues about this "future death scene" in it?

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After much thought, Jiang Ran had no clue except that the murderer might be a member of the Snake Shadow Society.

However, if the murderer is a member of the Snake Shadow Society, then it is linked to the concept of "poison". This made Jiang Ran sound the alarm for himself. In the days to come, he will stay away from food prepared by others.

(Everything I import must be made by myself.)

However, Jiang Ran also had a question. If the food was poisoned, wouldn't he be able to tell with his identification ability?

A great man once said that practice is the only criterion for testing truth.

Jiang Ran immediately mixed a piece of black bread with poisonous herbal medicine, and then used his identification ability to find that the original name of "black bread" had become "poisonous black bread", and the description had also changed.

(So ​​it can be seen... That's even weirder...)

Since the identification ability can see it, Jiang Ran feels that the possibility of him being poisoned is extremely small.

Despite his doubts, Jiang Ran didn't give up thinking. Then, as the holder of the "Small Broken Station Level 6" identity, he actually thought of a way to poison that could bypass the identification ability, which is:

『Combination Poisoning』

There are some foods that are harmless and normal when eaten alone, but if they are mixed with certain other foods, they can become poisonous.

Some of the most common poisonous food combinations include: crab and persimmon, honey and tofu, dog meat and eel, etc. Depending on the amount consumed, severe cases may be fatal.

If the enemy knows how to use this method, then even if Jiang Ran has the ability to identify, he will inevitably make mistakes.

(The Snake Shadow Society... could there be such a sinister enemy?)

(Anyway, let’s say goodbye to eating out.)

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October 187, 6

6:00 AM

[Confession death countdown remaining: 19 days]

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When I woke up, a night had passed.

Before I knew it, the day had arrived to pick up the new equipment.

In addition, today is the day Jiang Ran may leave Sunny Town.

In order to avoid entering the "hell" of confession again, Jiang Ran calculated that if he wanted to leave, today would be the last deadline.

Faced with the choice, Jiang Ran did not panic. He decided to consume his magic power first and brush up on his skill proficiency to calm his nerves.

With his current magic power limit of 4790 points, Jiang Ran upgraded his "Trickster" from level 12 to level 15 in one go.

This not only increased his intelligence by 30 points and his dexterity by 5 points, but also strengthened the effect of the second entry, "Word Spirit", expanding the level range of the effective objects from "Level 3" to "Level 4"!

After brushing up his skills, Jiang Ran completed the "warm-up" of his brain, which allowed him to make a decision quickly.

(I’ve decided to leave Sunny Town today.)

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Jiang Ran checked out of the hotel room, found Branch Chief Oleg, and told him that he was willing to go to Dris Town as a representative of Sunny Town.

Oleg was overjoyed when he heard this and rushed over to hug Jiang Ran, but Jiang Ran dodged him.

Then, Jiang Ran asked Oleg to go to the mission union with him and explained the situation to Emilia in person.

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"I'm sorry, Emilia. I just heard from the branch manager this morning, but there's no other candidate for branch manager besides me."

Jiang Ran tried his best to speak tactfully, but the news of his sudden departure was undoubtedly a bolt from the blue for Emilia.

Because the branch chief and everyone else were present, Emilia tried hard not to show any sadness, but her legs were shaking uncontrollably.

At this moment, she was glad that she was standing inside the front desk and no one could see that she was relying on her hands to support herself from falling.

But at this moment, Banning accidentally scattered all the application documents on the table into the front desk.

"Oh, I'm sorry, I'm sorry..."

Banning hurried into the front desk and squatted to pick it up, which gave Emilia the opportunity to sit on the ground, using the pretext of picking up documents to give her exhausted body a break.

"...Don't be sad, Emilia, it's not like I won't come back."

Taking advantage of the front desk blocking other people's sight, Banning quietly held Emilia's hand, and this handshake gave her great strength.

6.34 - My Journey is Delayed (Part )

The warm touch passed from Banning's hands to Emilia's heart.

——(Yes, whenever Benning is around, I can feel at ease.)

Just like craving for the warmth of the quilt on a winter morning, Emilia held Banning's hand, as if as long as she held it like this, Banning would never leave.

However, Emilia could vaguely feel that even though she had held Banning's hand, he was still extremely far away from her.

This sense of alienation does not come from distance, but from the gap in strength between the two people.

Although there was no evidence, Emilia vaguely understood that Banning had grown a lot since coming to Sunnytown. Now, his entire temperament had been reborn.

If this continues, sooner or later, she won't even be qualified to stand next to Benning - Emilia thought so.

——(The direction I should strive for is not to hold Benning’s hand, but to keep up with Benning’s pace.)

Thinking of this, Emilia let go of Banning's hand, and then responded to Banning's words with a burning look.

"Banning, you don't have to come back. I'll find you."

It was at this moment that Emilia made her decision and made up her mind.

She wanted to be a reward hunter again, she wanted to become a better magician, she wanted to challenge the advanced trials so that she could fight alongside Banning instead of relying solely on his protection.

Seeing Emilia's changes, Banning showed a look of surprise and joy. He touched Emilia's head and ears, then pulled her up.

"Okay, then I look forward to seeing you again."

This time, Banning extended his right hand towards Emilia, which was a handshake to give her approval, and Emilia also shook Banning's hand very firmly. As long as it was to be able to be with Banning, she could endure any hardship or difficulty of training and test.

Not far from them, Branch Minister Oleg looked at the young couple with a smile on his face, feeling deeply moved.

——(It’s wonderful… This is youth…)

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After saying goodbye to Emilia, Jiang Ran followed Branch Chief Oleg to his home to get the letter of recommendation.

Only with the letter of recommendation could Jiang Ran prove himself as the representative of Sunny Town in Dris Town, where he was unfamiliar with the place.

Watching Oleg writing at his desk, Jiang Ran recalled the incident of the "Future Death Scene" and his growing fame in Sunny Town. An idea suddenly occurred to him, and he asked Oleg to change the name of the Sunny Town representative to "Fike".

"Fike?... Is this your real name, Lord Banning?" Oleg was a little surprised and couldn't guess the truth of Lord Banning's request.

Jiang Ran smiled and told Oleg that the name was just a code name, and he didn't need to worry about it too much, just write it as he said.

Oleg was a sensible man and did not dare to ask any more questions. He obediently wrote a new letter of recommendation, sealed it with wax, and handed it to Lord Banning.

Before leaving, Banning entrusted Oleg with something.

"Branch leader, Emilia is planning to challenge the advanced trial later. I'd like to ask you to find someone to guide her."

"Don't worry, I've long considered Emilia my own granddaughter, and I've already found a mentor."

Since his combat profession (professional mercenary) was far different from Emilia's (junior magician), Oleg made friends with some second-level intermediate magicians very early on, waiting for the day when Emilia would cheer up again so that he could pass on his experience to her.

And now, Oleg not only waited for Emilia's passion to rekindle, but also waited for his future grandson-in-law to come. It was truly a double happiness.

"Then I'll leave this matter to you, Branch Chief."

"Okay, leave it to me!"

Oleg made the promise confidently, and then watched Lord Banning leave with some reluctance.

Just as Lord Banning had reached the door, Oleg finally couldn't help but ask the question that had been bothering him these days.

"Lord Banning, the person who passed the purple trial a few days ago... could it be... you?" Oleg asked cautiously.

Banning turned around and looked at Oleg with great confusion.

"Branch Chief, if I had this ability, why would I come to a small town like this?"

After saying that, Banning left.

Only Oleg was left standing there, confused.

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Standing on the streets of Sunnytown, Banning reviewed the to-do list in his mind one by one.

He has said goodbye to everyone he should say goodbye to. Speaking of this, let me mention Cavalry Pride. He set off for Cuilin City yesterday.

In fact, Pride himself insisted on staying to serve Lord Banning, but Banning didn't like the feeling of having another person around to get in the way, especially a man.

Therefore, Jiang Ran ordered Pride to go back to Cuilin City and do what he should do. If necessary, he would go to Cuilin City to find him. Only then did he send the loyal Pride away.

Getting back to the topic, after saying goodbye, Jiang Ran’s next thing was to get new equipment.

Jiang Ran came to the equipment store, and before he even entered, he was shocked by the scene outside the store.

More than a dozen craftsmen were lying there in a mess, like burnt wood, with ecstatic expressions on their faces that said, "I'm satisfied~ I have no regrets in this life~"

Jiang Ran looked inside again and found that the scene was similar.

These craftsmen really put all their enthusiasm into creating new equipment for him.

Jiang Ran was moved by the enthusiasm of these old men. He couldn't wait to walk into the equipment store and saw four pieces of equipment neatly displayed on the huge workbench.

These equipment may look familiar at first glance, but if you look closely, you can find the differences.

Jiang Ran activated his identification ability and immediately confirmed the names of the new equipment. They were:

The "Fir Dragon Bow" with dragon scales fused into the bow limbs;

The "Black Sword Flame Dragon Horse (jū)" has a faint dragon pattern on the sword;

The "Corrupted Dagger: Poisonous Dragon Claw" has tiny dragon teeth extending from the blade;

There is also the "Shadow Dragon Boots: Ghost" which are wrapped in a layer of dragon hide to enhance durability.

Even after just a quick glance at the changes in each piece of equipment after upgrading, Jiang Ran clenched his fists in excitement.