They found a port that had just experienced an earthquake and were surprised to find that the people here also spoke Sarai, so at least communication was not a problem.
"This place is called Inian Harbor."
Just as Sixus found a place to stay, Cornell came again. He didn't care how the doctor ignored him. As soon as he entered the room, he found a place to sit down and then talked about the information he had found at the port.
"Many houses collapsed, apparently due to an earthquake. But they were only busy repairing the city walls... To be honest, I don't quite understand."
“What do you not understand?”
"Gray fog," said Cornell. "There's no gray fog anymore, right? This is something even Sarah is craving for. Nightmares still haunt Wayne Port from time to time. There's no gray fog here, so there shouldn't be any threat anymore."
"Have you ever been out before, Cornell?"
"If you mean going out that far, then no."
"Then I advise you to talk less and watch more." Sixus concentrated on sorting out his box. "There are more threats to people than just evil spirits in this world. There may be many terrible beasts here that can swallow you in one bite."
"…Are you kidding me?"
Sixus ignored him, picked up the box and was about to go out.
"Wait, where are you going?"
After finally getting on Sisyphus' carriage, Cornell sat opposite her, taking out a handkerchief to wipe the sweat from his forehead from time to time.
Aisha Continent is geographically close to the tropics, which means its temperature is destined to be hotter. It hasn't rained in the past few days, and Cornell feels like he's about to get cooked.
Why is she okay?
Occupational disease made Cornell notice the doctor's abnormality.
According to his observation, no matter who it is, even the smelly local natives will sweat due to the heat, but Conte-Sixus has always behaved perfectly. She has never let sweat soak her clothes and always maintained aristocratic demeanor.
how did you do that?
Is there some secret about her?
"Go to Neptune City and see her. What will you say to her?"
Sixus looked up from the book and asked him without warning.
This was why she had suddenly set off - it seemed that someone at the port was watching her, and after asking her who she was, he directed her to Neptune City and said that the people she was looking for were there.
They must be sentries specially placed here. They have learned their lesson...
"What are you talking about..." Cornell's attention was indeed diverted. He thought for a while and said, "Just ask a few questions according to the procedure."
"Is this the procedure for interrogating a prisoner?"
"You are kidding me..."
"I'm warning you, Mr. Cornell." Sixus interrupted him with a smile, "Don't use your past experience against her, you will suffer a great loss."
"...I don't understand what you mean." Cornell frowned. "Can you explain it more clearly?"
"Guess for yourself." Sixus lowered his head to read again, "Keep quiet and don't bother me."
What kind of attitude is this!
Cornell was furious, but there was nothing he could do about her.
The Internal Audit Department has considerable power, but no matter how one looks for an excuse, it is not justifiable to target doctors for surgery.
As long as she is not clearly involved in some incidents, and as long as everyone still hopes to enjoy the high-end treatment of Dr. Shadow Lion, this loophole will not be opened.
But she seemed to know something... otherwise she wouldn't have given me such a warning.
what is it then?
Cornell frowned, somewhat puzzled.
It sounded as if she knew for sure that the detective, Ezun Hitzfeld, was fine.
Where did she get the news?
Damn it, this news can't be from the White Shadow Palace, otherwise why would His Majesty send me here?
After thinking for a long time without any clue, Cornell soon became bored and began to inquire about various news about the continent along the way.
The more he inquired, the more frightened he became, because the description of the "survivor" was too scary.
what?
Were there more than a dozen evil gods here?
what?
There is also a blood of salvation myth? And there was a blood king in ancient times? There is a treasure of the Blood Knight family overseas?
what?
The previous changes in the world were caused by the resurrection of the evil god? Nearly half of the people in each settlement died?
Is it that exaggerated?
Instinctively, Cornell was reluctant to believe these confessions.
But the scenes they saw along the way could not be false, whether it was the collapsed cliffs, the houses buried by rubble, or the dark red blood mud remaining on the ground, the piles of bones and skulls everywhere in the dark alleys... These things were all proving what kind of trauma this land had suffered not long ago.
“Too many people died.”
After receiving the investigation report from his subordinates, Cornell's face looked frighteningly gloomy.
"Forty to fifty people died in a village with a population of 100, and thousands died in a town with a population of over 10,000! According to this calculation, how many people died in the entire Aisha? What on earth happened here?"
He offered money and other valuables to bribe the locals to provide more reliable and detailed intelligence, but the effect was minimal.
Sara's currency is not valid here, and most locals don't like gold and silver, but they accept food.
The few who were willing to cooperate kept saying weird things, like they heard the north wind singing... Cornell almost couldn't help but slap them to death.
After two days of fruitless work, he felt like he couldn't hold it any longer.
"Be still, Officer."
As if sensing his temper, Sixus finally put down the book and said, "Can't you see that they are actually mentally ill? It's really not decent to argue with lunatics."
"What's wrong?" Cornell was on the verge of rage, but he actually had the courage to fight back. "I think they are just fooling me! I must let them know how powerful I am!"
"parking!"
Sixus ordered.
The car stopped, for no apparent reason, in the middle of the street.
Connell saw her raise the curtain of her door and ask her servant to call a passer-by on the street, as if she wanted to speak to him.
Is this the last few settlements?
Cornell relaxed and leaned back on the cushion.
He wanted to see if her medical skills were really as superb as the legend said.
The passerby looked to be in his thirties or forties, with a frail body and not much flesh on his arms and legs. He was wearing a very loose and dirty robe. When he was called over, his face looked numb and no expression could be seen.
Sisyphus asked him a few questions, similar to those Cornell had asked before.
The man answered honestly, and his answer was not much different from the "nonsense" Cornell got.
"Humph!"
Cornell wanted to laugh, thinking she was nothing special.
"Are you scared?" Sixus suddenly changed the subject and stared at the man's eyes seriously.
"I……"
Cornell couldn't laugh anymore.
He saw the man's expression twisted for a moment, and then he forced a stiff smile: "My lord, what are you talking about..."
"Do you still have family?"
"Yes... I have a younger brother..."
"Do you care about him?"
"Yes...I care..."
"Did you forget something important?"
"I...I don't know..."
"Those piles of blood, mud and bones on the street, do you know who they belonged to?"
Sixus's questions were sharper and sharper, and soon the man was overwhelmed by his questions.
“Ah!!!” He screamed for no apparent reason and held his head, “My…brother…my brother Lias! He’s dead! He’s dead!!!”
He broke free from the guards and ran and shouted like a madman, and was soon lost in the crowd and could no longer be seen.
"...???"
Cornell was stunned. He couldn't help but stare wide-eyed and carefully study the expressions of other passers-by, and found that they were not surprised at all.
Really...crazy!
All of them are abnormal!
After the shock came the horror. When Cornell thought about living in a settlement formed by these crazy people all these days and communicating with them along the way, he felt itchy all over and wanted to take a bath with perfume right now.
"How could this be?"
He cast a curious look at the doctor.
“It’s too stimulating.”
Sixus also kept shaking his head.
"It's clear...something happened here. Whether you believe the stories or not, there's so much blood, mud and bones in all the settlements we passed. This isn't normal."
"Massacre?" Connell asks. "Or cannibalism?"
"There is no electricity here, and the efficiency of information transmission is extremely low." Sixus denied this statement, "I prefer to think that there was an incident that affected everyone at the same time...spreading from a certain point to the entire continent, killing so many people and scaring the remaining people into madness."
It would be an exaggeration to say that he is a madman, but there is no doubt that he has mental problems.
Sarah: In modern medical classification, there is a diagnosis called "post-traumatic stress syndrome", which refers to cognitive disorders caused by severe mental stimulation. Symptoms include but are not limited to amnesia, memory tampering, logical confusion, epilepsy, etc. Most of the people who have come here have similar symptoms.
That's not numbness.
It's just a self-protection mechanism of forcibly suppressing the fear in your heart.
Sixus was also quite emotional, because she couldn't imagine how terrifying it would take to scare so many people at the same time.
She thought again of the person she had met in Port Inian.
Those people seemed more normal. Although they also looked very cautious, at least they could show fear on their faces.
You walked too fast.
You should ask them clearly.
Continuing on their journey, they arrived at Neptune City in the evening.
Everything along the way was a scene of devastation. The black soil in the wilderness emitted a lingering smell of blood, and the cold wind blowing over our heads sounded like the cry of a monster. At the beginning, the team would chat and laugh with each other to liven up the atmosphere, but gradually they were infected by this atmosphere and fell into silence one after another.
Is this the Sea King City?
Pulling aside the curtain and looking outside, Cornell first saw a section of collapsed city wall.
Then he was soon shocked by the large amount of dry bones buried under the city wall. The dry bones spread from under the wreckage all the way around the wall to the end of the sight. Wouldn't there be nearly tens of thousands of them?
And these are not human bones.
Seeing that there were many rough skeletons that were obviously large predators, Cornell grinned, remembering that the people in Port Inian repaired the city walls before repairing the houses.
There were guards checking at the city gates, which made Cornell feel more at ease.
Among the settlements along the way, only Neptune City requires checks on people entering the city, and there is still a guard system in place, which indirectly shows that the order here has not collapsed.
This is certainly a good thing as it makes it easier for them to conduct investigations.
The guard must have been assigned a task. When he saw the carriages coming, he stepped forward to block the road and asked, "Is this the envoy team from Sarah?"
Without waiting for Cornell to answer, Sixus took the initiative to open the door and get out of the car: "It's me! My name is Conte Sixus."
"Then the name also matches... You can follow me to the Posuo Mansion first. Everything is prepared there for you to rest."
