"Let's go inside and check it out first. Maybe we can find some clues." After a while, Enzo said.
Afterwards, the convoy entered Giethoorn.
The small village that had been burned by the fire was now a piece of scorched earth. Among the collapsed ruins, the broken bones of some villagers could be vaguely seen.
"Three months ago, Giethoorn experienced a death incident." As he walked forward, Olandon recounted, "More than 3,000 people in the village died quietly in their sleep. No injuries were found on their bodies.
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"I received the news at that time, and when I rushed here, I could clearly feel the residual energy fluctuations around me!"
"Energy fluctuations?" Enzo raised his eyebrows and asked, "Have you found the source?"
"Unfortunately, not." Olandon shook his head and sighed, "The energy fluctuations at that time were very strong, and I did not dare to act rashly. But in the following time, the energy fluctuations became weaker and weaker, and I could not
Let’s find the root cause.”
"Chip, scan the surrounding area." Enzo calmly ordered in his mind.
"Ding! Scanning... Mild radiation energy is detected in the surrounding area." A mechanical voice sounded, and the chip gave an answer, but Enzo frowned slightly.
"Could it be that some kind of energy really broke out in Giethoorn, causing all the villagers to die?" Enzo's eyes flashed with thought, and he asked in his mind: "Chip, what is the intensity of the energy detected by the analysis, and what are the consequences for the human body?"
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"Under analysis... The radiation energy contained in the air will gradually weaken ordinary people if they endure it for a long time, and may eventually lead to death. However, the host has magic power that can automatically produce resistance."
"Wizards can resist, but mortals can't bear it." Enzo stroked his chin and thought, "What could it be?"
"Since we want to investigate here, let's work separately." Arriving at the central area of Giethoorn, Olandon suggested, "It can go faster this way."
"Okay, okay." Enzo thought for a moment and nodded.
Afterwards, everyone in the convoy separated. Olandon ordered the cavalry to go to the north to investigate, while he headed to the west, while Enzo and Diaz also walked towards the east and south respectively.
Separated from Oranton, Enzo can act more freely.
"Radiated energy can kill ordinary people, but it often takes a long time." Enzo walked forward, looked around the scene, and thought, "The deaths in Giethoorn happened overnight. It is not radiation at all."
Caused by energy.”
Entering a collapsed house, Enzo squatted down next to a charred corpse.
"The body has been burned by the flames, and no clues can be found." He reached out and grabbed a ball of ashes and murmured, "The timing of this fire was too coincidental to be an accident."
"What is Olandon hiding?" Enzo's eyes flickered.
Standing up, he continued to check the surrounding houses, trying to use the chip to detect some useful information, but due to the fire, all traces related to the strange events had been erased.
A morning passed and Enzo found nothing.
"Ding! Residual traces of soul energy were found 100 meters ahead." A mechanical voice suddenly sounded. Enzo raised his head and saw a rock tower standing not far ahead.
It is the tallest building in Giethoorn. It survived the baptism of fire but did not collapse.
"Trace of soul energy? Is it a place where the undead have haunted?" Enzo's eyes flashed and he planned to step forward to check.
At this moment, a shout suddenly came from the north side of Giethoorn.
Enzo looked stern and rushed over immediately.
Quickly arriving at the place where the shouts came from, Olandon had already arrived in advance. Surrounded by a group of cavalry, there was a big tree. Its crown had long since withered, but its gray trunk was extremely thick.
"Sir, we just discovered this place during our investigation."
A cavalryman bowed and said to Olandon, "The fire spread through Giethoorn and everything was burned, but this tree was unharmed. It's really strange."
"Well, something is indeed wrong." Olandon nodded slightly and glanced at Enzo from the corner of his eye.
"Chip, test!" Enzo took a step forward and turned his attention to the big tree.
"Ding! Energy radiation is found ahead..."
"You guys, dig up this tree." Before Enzo could say anything, Olandon had already ordered the cavalry to get started, found tools and started digging under the tree.
A large amount of soil was dug up to reveal the roots of the tree.
"Sir, a piece of ore has been discovered!" Half an hour later, as the cavalry dug, a cold atmosphere gradually emitted around the tree, and a blue ore the size of a skull was dug out.
"This is... tungsten energy stone!" Olandon exclaimed.
Enzo's eyes moved, and he searched for information about the tungsten energy stone in his heart.
According to the data recorded by the chip, tungsten stone is a radioactive mineral. Under certain special circumstances, it will release its own energy to the surroundings, causing certain energy fluctuations.
"The deaths in Giethoorn were all because of this tungsten stone?" Enzo murmured to himself.
"Apparently, it's because of this thing!" Olandon took the tungsten energy stone presented by the knight and said with a wry smile, "This kind of ore is not common in the world. It is usually used by wizards for experiments."
Enzo lowered his head and said nothing, but his eyes flashed with the luster of thought.
"It's really lucky that we found this on the first day of the investigation." After a moment, he raised his head and chuckled, "Senior Olandon, can you give me the tungsten energy stone as a voucher for this mission?"
"Of course there is no problem." Olandon nodded quickly and said with a smile: "The junior was ordered by the college to investigate the deaths in Giethoorn. Now that the cause has been found out, it is natural to submit the mission certificate!"
"Thank you very much, senior." Enzo nodded and thanked.
A hint of joy flashed in Olandon's eyes, and he breathed a sigh of relief. He handed the tungsten energy stone in his hand to Enzo, and then ordered the cavalry to return to Snowhoof City.
After a morning of investigation, I successfully found the tungsten stone.
The cause of the deaths in Giethoorn seemed to have been discovered in this way. Olandon and Enzo returned to Snowhoof Castle. After Enzo proposed to write an investigation report, he returned to his room.
"Tungsten energy stone? Humph!" In the room, Enzo played with the blue ore in his hand and sneered, "Olandon really put a lot of effort into fooling me."
"If I didn't have a chip, I might have believed his lies!"
According to the information recorded in the chip, tungstenite is indeed a radioactive mineral, but the energy it can produce can kill some poultry such as chickens and ducks at most, and it is impossible to cause the collective death of 3,000 people in Giethoorn.
"Are you trying to mislead me through the tungsten stone to hide the true meaning of the matter?"
Enzo narrowed his eyes and a smile appeared on his lips.
"A third-level apprentice who has been sent out by the academy for twenty years and has no hope of being promoted to a formal wizard in this life. What kind of secrets does he hide?"
