Reggie waited on the carved tower until midnight, but still did not see the appearance of the mud demon. According to the officer, the amount of mud tonight was less than last night, and it should not spread to the city lord's manor.
But he couldn't wait in vain that night. The Mud Demon couldn't come up, so Reggie had no choice but to go down and have a look. He took twenty officers with him, carrying muskets and grenades on his back, and walked downhill along the street. He didn't go far.
, a rotten smell floated over.
"Sir, you can't go any further. If you smell this smell, the mud ghost is close!"
Kitano Jing is the leader of the official clan. In order to ensure the balance of power, Reggie assigned a position to each family. It is said that this guy used his position to do a lot of shady things, but in the process of resisting the mud demon
, but he also performed very bravely.
Reggie ignored the advice and continued walking forward. When he was approaching the intersection, he finally saw the appearance of mud.
It was a large piece of thick blue-black mud, thicker than the bottom mud of the lake. Reggie was not sure whether it was a mud demon. He had seen the appearance of a mud demon, a small child trapped by the roots of a wave-tailed tree.
Human, at least that's human form.
This thing has no shape at all, it's just a ball of mud, with a few bubbles popping up occasionally, making it feel like it has a little bit of life.
"Are you sure this thing is alive?" Reggie looked at Kitano Jing.
"Sir, you'd better stay away from this thing. If it gets entangled in your foot, it's hard to pull it out. It's like there are thousands of hands inside, specifically holding the solitary crutch (ankle). If you fall in this muddy water,
Don't even think about standing up again." Kitano Jing pulled up his trouser legs, and there were a few scars on his ankle bones, which really looked a bit like fingerprints.
Reggie fired a shot into the mud, and there seemed to be a little ripple on the mud.
Reggie took the grenade and threw it into the mud again. He only heard a "pop" sound. The grenade instantly got stuck in the mud and failed to explode in the end.
The mud continued to spread under his feet. Kitano Jing panicked, but Reggie got playful. He took some black powder, sprinkled it on the mud, and then threw a torch.
The gunpowder burst into flames. Maybe it was because it was too dark. Reggie still didn't see any changes in the burning sludge. However, a few bubbles appeared in the sludge next to it, and a wooden barrel fell from the roof.
Swallowed by it.
Reggie took a few steps back and tried the white phosphorus again. After the firelight and white smoke passed, there was still no change.
It seems necessary to take a look at the whole picture of the silt. A large amount of silt pours into the city. This is definitely not a normal phenomenon, but Reggie must figure out one thing. Is this silt a certain kind of creature or a mage?
mischief.
Reggie got on the airship and first circled around the city lord's manor. This manor was really big. It didn't seem to be a problem to squeeze in another 20,000 people. From the sky, Tuodao City was not that big.
It is flat, and the city lord's manor is located in the center like a small hill. The silt is slowly "crawling" towards the top of the mountain, but it can be seen that their "stamina" is not very strong, and there is little hope of reaching the top tonight.
There was no moon tonight, and the visibility was very poor. Reggie could only use the lights in the manor to barely see the surface of the silt.
"See? No matter which direction they are in, they are at the same height."
No one understood what Reggie said, but Natalie could understand it.
"Like water in a cup, the surface is always flat."
Camilla said aside: "Nonsense, as long as the quilt is tilted over, the water surface will become slanted."
Natalie smiled; "The cup is tilted, but the water remains flat."
"You're talking nonsense and you still don't admit it!" Camila brought a cup seriously. "You see, as long as I tilt the cup, the water surface will become slanted. If I tilt it further, the water will flow out of the cup.
come out!"
Camilla's naive conclusion was unanimously recognized by the soldiers. Kitano Jing, who was still dizzy just now and was vomiting, also regained his energy and shouted loudly: "Sir Camilla is right, if the water surface is flat,
How could the water spill out!"
Natalie smiled bitterly and stopped talking. It was very difficult to subvert a person's common sense. No matter how obviously wrong the common sense was, even a smart witch like Camilla could not escape the trap of common sense.
"Is this the master you taught?" Camilla looked at Reggie proudly, as if she had just won a debate, "And you said that the water surface is always flat, it's ridiculous."
Reggie looked at Camilla with a smile and whispered: "My favorite healer, haven't you passed the secondary education exam yet?"
Camilla curled her lips and said, "What's the use of that kind of exam?"
"If you still can't pass the exam by the end of the year, I will go to the hospital and beat your ass in front of everyone."
Looking at the flat mud surface, Reggie did not believe that these were living mud demons. From any angle, they were just ordinary fluids.
Reggie took a look around in the air. The city was pitch dark and almost nothing could be seen. Natalie found some light in the south corner of the city. When she got closer, she discovered that there was a family hiding on the roof.
The mud has reached the eaves of the house, and the family is holding the remaining food and riding on the ridge to make a last stand.
"Such a murderous person, who refuses to listen to good advice, let's see if he can survive tonight!" Kitano Jing laughed loudly, and Camilla asked: "Why don't they take refuge in the manor?"
"It's not that I'm reluctant to part with that little food. The city lord has an order. Anyone who goes to seek refuge must hand over the food. We can't let others starve to death while they're full."
Camilla said: "This is not fair. They fought hard to get this food."
Natalie said: "There is nothing unfair. The city lord has provided shelter to the civilians, and the civilians have to pay the price."
"What about the civilians who don't have food? Why don't they have to pay the price?"
Reggie didn't want to hear these boring arguments, he cared about another thing more.
"I think they may not survive tonight, but why can they survive last night?"
"Such a unruly man has a tough life!" Kitano Jing scratched his head, he didn't understand what Reggie meant.
But Natalie understood Reggie's question. The terrain in the south of the city was very low, at least sixty feet lower than the city lord's manor. Last night, the mud had submerged the walls of the manor, and it was impossible that the house would not be submerged.
"In other words, the local liquid level is flat, but the overall liquid level is not flat. This does not comply with the principle of flat liquid level."
"You're right, this is no ordinary fluid," Reggie frowned and said, "Maybe these things are really alive."
Reggie walked around the outside of the city again. With the light of the flares, he could vaguely see the mud flowing, but if he wanted to see the full extent of the mud, he might have to wait until dawn.
Reggie persisted until dawn, but the result disappointed him. Before the sun rose, the mud disappeared without a trace at an alarming speed.
Back at the lord's manor, the citizens who had been suffering all night had just fallen asleep. Reggie did not disturb them. He took the officials to the street again. The place where the mud passed left dirty stains, but there were two lumps near the intersection.
Mudba looks particularly winky.
"We stayed here last night, right?" Reggie looked back at Kitano Yasu.
Bewildered Kitano Jing shook his head and said, "I can't remember."
Reggie looked at the houses on both sides and said thoughtfully: "This is it. Yes, there are two wooden barrels hanging on the eaves over there. One fell into the mud and was swallowed. It also bubbled. This is it.
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Reggie walked near a pile of mud, grabbed a piece, and said to Camilla: "Smell it and see if there is any smell of life. This is probably the mud demon that we burned to death."