The sheriffs discussed the ghost experience for a while, and then thanked Gallo one after another. Although their consciousness was vague at the time, they still roughly remembered it, and they also knew that Gallo saved everyone.
Of course, some people were very curious about what happened next and asked Gallo what happened after they fainted. Gallo answered truthfully:
"There are a bunch of man-eating plants in the woods, which are very dangerous. I burned them all and then rescued you."
"Burned?"
The sheriffs couldn't help but be stunned. Their professional habits led them to care more about arson than about plants that eat people...
Set fire to the mountain and sit in jail. Although there is magic and magic in this world, it is still very dangerous once the mountain fire starts. This is an absolute felony! You will be caught in prison and tortured and beaten!
They subconsciously thought that Gallo used ordinary flames to burn the plants...
Fortunately, nothing worse happened! Otherwise, those mages would have charged a lot of money again...
Of course, even if a wildfire started, no one would try to catch Gallo, and they all swore to help Gallo keep his secret.
As for Undine...
She was not in a good state of mind at the moment, and didn't say anything. She huddled in a corner of the car, her hands tightly hugging her legs with only the torn stockings left, her head lowered, and her chin resting on her knees. The expression on her face
It also changes frequently, sometimes shy, sometimes angry, sometimes ashamed, but always red...
I don’t know what you are thinking about again?
The group took an ox cart all the way back to the Sinless City, and then went to the Miya Church to ask the old bishop to help treat their cold and fever.
Although the old bishop did not refuse, he treated 20 people at once, leaving him breathless, dizzy, and almost unable to stand still.
The sheriffs felt a little embarrassed when they saw this, so they quickly collected the money they had and stuffed it into the offering box.
When leaving, Undine stayed at the end, looking at Gallo eagerly, blinking her big eyes, looking at the flickering, and hesitatingly said:
"I...I'm leaving...I'm going back to report the situation..."
"Don't worry, you saved us, we will definitely not reveal that you set the fire..."
"If...if you have time..."
As Undine spoke, she was suddenly at a loss for words. Her pretty face turned red for an unknown number of times, and finally she managed to squeeze out a sentence:
"If you are free, you can...come to our place and report what happened last night!"
After saying that, she left a little dejectedly.
Gallo watched her leave and asked suspiciously:
"Lieutenant Undine's condition is not good? He seems to be seriously ill? Your magic is not working?"
"How is that possible? I am very good at healing magic."
The old bishop said very confidently, his face was not red and he was not out of breath. Where could he look as tired as before?
"But why does she look so depressed?"
Gallo asked curiously.
"If you had taken the opportunity to ask her to have a meal just now, her mood would have improved immediately."
The old bishop replied meaningfully.
"Oh, I see. She must be hungry. Come to think of it, she hasn't eaten all day since she was caught by those plants..."
"I should have baked a potato for her just now..."
"Alas, I'm still not careful enough after all!"
After Gallo said this, he reflected on himself a few times.
"well..."
The old bishop sighed helplessly and asked again:
"What exactly happened last night?"
Gallo then told him what happened, and then took out the strange sea urchin-like stone from his arms.
"Anyway, it's very strange. Those plants are quite dangerous. After all, they want to eat people, and they can also spray out hallucinogenic poisonous gas, making people crazy, talking nonsense, and even wanting to bite people!"
Gallo said with lingering fear, and then added:
"But apart from being able to move and eat people, they don't have much intelligence. They are also afraid of holy flames. Are all plants afraid of fire?"
"Well...it may not be the holy flame that they are afraid of..."
The old bishop hesitated to speak, and looked at the stone carefully. Then he went back to his room, found several books and notes, and read them for a long time.
Gallo was waiting for him to look through the information while making various speculations:
"This must be the work of those cultists, right? Only they can do such a crazy thing as cannibalism!"
"Of course, it's also possible that it was caused by those insidious and vicious mages. They can also do such things!"
"They definitely want to cultivate an army of man-eating plants, and then counterattack the City of Innocence! Eat all the people in the city, even the little milk cats!"
"Of course, the City of Innocence is very tightly defended. They may also attack other cities and turn the entire country into a man-eating botanical garden! Then they can in turn surround the City of Innocence!"
"In the end, only the last fortress of the Innocence City is left, and the remaining humans are living in it, eating only potatoes every day..."
"Why are these people so bad and vicious? How can we kind and good people live in peace and stability?"
The old bishop didn't answer, but several little kittens were frightened and hurriedly ran to Gallo's feet, meowing.
"Don't worry, as long as I, Gallo, am here, I won't let them succeed even if I risk my life!"
Gallo said swornly, then lowered his head and said to the little milk cats:
"So, you have to work hard, grow up quickly, and protect your city with me in the future!"
After hearing this, the old bishop finally couldn't bear it and asked:
"What did you do when you were in your hometown?"
"Priest? He is still a very powerful priest. He fights against an evil organization called Blizzard every day to protect world peace, and he also competes with mages for equipment, so I hate mages the most..."
Gallo replied, then asked another question:
"Isn't this what I told you?"
"No, I think you might have been writing scripts back then..."
The old bishop made a casual remark and returned to the topic:
"This matter is basically certain that it is not man-made..."
"This stone is not an ordinary thing. It has a very high status. My divination was interfered by it... How could someone leave such an important thing in the wild without anyone guarding it?"
"Even if you really have some evil conspiracy, you won't take the initiative to provoke the Sheriff. Wouldn't that expose yourself and arouse vigilance?"
After Gallo heard this, he quickly asked:
"Isn't it man-made? Is it naturally formed?"
"Yes, this is really a rare natural phenomenon. The book calls this 'spiritualization'..."