Astral Apostle

   Chapter 48 "Indigenous"

  Frost Wood Village, the village chief's longhouse.

  Jason's body was covered with a white cloth and placed in the room.

  Baron and many hunters gathered together, the village chief, Griff and others were on the sidelines, and there were circles of villagers outside the house, chattering in shock.

   After the many hunters finished talking about the witnessing process, the room fell silent, except for the crackling sound of the fire burning dry wood.

   "...This is what the lord said, and what we saw. When we arrived, he had killed the lord's guard and was seriously injured. We still don't know why Jason did such a thing."

  Weiss was confused.

   This is also the puzzling point of all hunters.

  Balon was saddened by Jason's death in battle. Hearing this, he immediately thought of something, his face trembled, and said solemnly:

"Two days ago, Jason and I broke through a shady transaction. The food collection team came to the village. There was a person in charge of the pharmacy store. They asked the doctor in our village to smuggle the potion, bring it back to Baiyuan City, and replace it with inferior potion. Inventory in the pharmacy... We caught these two, and I asked Jason to take them to town to find the lord to expose..."

   Everyone was stunned for a moment, and immediately cheered up.

   "Could it be..." Weiss' eyes narrowed.

boom!

  Baron thumped the table, with a look of anger on his face: "Jason's death must have something to do with this!"

   When he discovered that the potion was corrupt, his first reaction was to find the lord to expose it. He felt that only the lord could thoroughly investigate the matter and clean up the pharmacy to ensure that the hunter potion supplied in the future was no longer defective.

   did not expect to send Jason into the fire pit.

  Although he hasn't figured out the deeper inside story of what the lord did, he decided that the lord must not be able to get involved!

  Weiss, Webber and other hunters also darkened.

It was also the first time they knew about this. The potions they usually bought at high prices were actually mixed with inferior products. Although most people have never bought them, some people do encounter occasional situations where potions have poor effects. They thought it was normal quality fluctuations. , Unexpectedly, it is the shady curtain of corruption.

  The crowd burst into anger.

   "So, do you think the lord is silenced, so Jason came to fight back?" Weiss frowned.

   "I can't think of other possibilities." Baron said in a serious tone: "I know Jason's temperament very well. He will not attack the lord for no reason."

  Weber rubbed his chin and said solemnly: "So, the lord explained that this was the private action of the guards, maybe it was just an excuse to use the topic to play..."

   The group exchanged information and deduced the whole reason. Although there were some deviations due to the lack of some information, the cause and effect were roughly clarified.

   After figuring out the ins and outs, the trust of many hunters in Root fell to the bottom.

   "I didn't expect Root to be this kind of person, but I thought he was a good lord before..."

   "These people in power are really dirty."

  The faces of everyone were different, and they were full of anger.

   Who would listen to the lords if they hadn't volunteered to protect people?

   But now, the lord dared to turn against one of them, regardless of his identity as an alien hunter.

  The alien hunters are the most respected group, but the lord dares to risk the world and wants to kill the hunters... Root can attack Jason today, and he can attack them tomorrow.

   "This matter can't be just let it go!" Baron clapped the table and said angrily, "Root must pay the price for Jason's death!"

"But what should we do? We can't just follow Jason and kill the lord, right? The empire has laws, and a group of alien beast hunters join forces to kill the town lord. What is this? What do other people think?" Couldn't resist plugging in.

   "Don't you care?!"

   "Of course not, you calm down." Weiss held Balon's arm.

   Everyone looked at each other.

   They are angry at what happened to Jason, but it is one thing to be willing to stand up for Jason, but if they kill the lord, they will also be wanted on their backs. Maybe there are other ways to solve it.

  Weber kneaded his knuckles, pondered for a moment, and said:

"There is no need to confront the lord, he will not admit it, but we are not suitable for direct revenge for Jason... Maybe we should expose the lord to the empire, expose the problem of the pharmacy, make a big deal, let the empire's Someone to investigate thoroughly, find out all the inside information, it is best to appoint a new lord."

   "...does this work?"

  Weiss was skeptical.

  Although the alien beast hunter group is highly valued by the Terra Empire, will the empire directly replace the lord of an area because of the hunter's report?

  Weber said slowly:

"Try and talk about it... In short, if the lord does not change, I will definitely leave, and I will not serve under the rule of such a person. Although I am willing to eliminate the threat of alien beasts for Baiyuan City, I don't want to be attacked by the lord's people one day. Died inexplicably."

   "Yes." "Me too."

  Many hunters joined in.

   Many hunters don't want to continue their activities around White Plains City, even if they go to another place to start over.

   "Do you have to use this twisting method? I just want to kill Root with an axe!" Balon looked fierce.

"I also think...but we are alien beast hunters, not only on behalf of ourselves, the impact of killing the lord is too great, Jason's approach is too violent, it is really... In short, when there are other ways, don't directly Use knives. Our knives are aimed at beasts, not people."

  Weber stretched the muscles on his face and pursed his lips.

  Baron's bald head burst into blue veins. He didn't like this method, and felt that the fire in his heart was difficult to vent.

  According to his meaning, wouldn't it be fun to rush into the castle tonight and hack the culprit directly? !

   But the concerns of other hunters are justified, and other people are not that familiar with Jason, and they are willing to help just because things are closely related to themselves, and they share the same hatred, so they can't force them to take radical methods.

   It may be more important for other hunters to make sure that this doesn't happen than simply revenge.

   "I see." Baron responded in a muffled voice.

  Weiss persuaded: "Now we are reasonable, you don't do stupid things, Jason's affairs, there will be an explanation."

  Baron shook his head, stood up suddenly, picked up Jason's body, and whispered:

   "I buried him first."

   After saying that, he strode out.

   Seeing this, everyone stopped discussing and followed them out.

   Numerous villagers outside clung to the back, watching Jason's body with sad expressions.

   The group came to the cemetery, dug a grave, and buried Jason's body next to Will's cemetery.

  Baron took out his carving knife and paused for a while before carving an epitaph on the tombstone.

   "Jason Wood's Grave"

   "A genius hunter, a companion, a close friend"

   All the people present looked at the tombstone in silence, feeling a little sad.

  The villagers in Frostwood Village were even more emotional. After getting along for half a year, Jason eliminated the threat of the Earth Skeletons for the village. Everyone was thinking of his goodness, and they were very sad at the moment.

   "Jason..."

   Griff has a heart.

   The scene of the first meeting half a year ago is still vivid in my mind.

   But now, he is still standing outside.

   That heroic and open-minded man lay on the grave.

  Reiner blinked in the crowd, wondering what he was thinking.

  Baron looked at the graves of Jason and Will, silent.

   In the past few years as a hunter, although he was used to seeing life and death, he was still unable to let go of the death of his "beloved".

   "Your future should not stop here..."

  Balonmo was holding the tombstone, and his mood was uneasy.

  …

   As time goes by, gossip in Baiyuan City spreads more and more widely.

   Almost everyone in the city knew what happened that night, and knew that there was a hunter named "Jason Wood" who openly attacked the lord's longhouse and almost killed the lord.

  The alien hunter slashed the lord, this is the first time that the earth is earth-shattering!

  Because of the lack of entertainment, this rumor quickly became the main topic of discussion for most residents in Baiyuan City after dinner, and the analysis was straightforward.

   Regarding the reason, the hunters did not keep silent, claiming that the lord planned to silence and cover up the secret of the pharmacy’s secret exchange of stocks.

   This caused an uproar in the city.

  Although the lord sent troops to seal the pharmacy immediately, he said that he would investigate the matter, and posted a notice throughout the process denying that he instructed the guards to attack Jason, claiming that the guards made their own decisions.

  But the residents in the town believed the hunters more.

   Rumors have been rampant for a while, Root's reputation that was not bad has fallen off a cliff, and the residents have expressed strong distrust of the current lord.

   And after the conflict that night, Root was frightened and remained in bed.

   He didn't do anything, let alone show up again, and he didn't even care about petitioning by citizens.

  Lord Longhouse.

   The damage caused by the battle that night was barely repaired, but some traces can still be seen.

  The inspector of Shirahara Castle walked up the stairs to the master bedroom, pushed open the door and entered, and at a glance, he saw Root leaning on the bedside listlessly.

   "You're here, please take a seat." Root was weak.

   The inspector of Baiyuan City did not answer, and asked himself:

   "Lord Root, I need to know about the recent events and rumors in the city."

  The various towns of the Terra Empire are ruled by lords and have a high degree of autonomy, but the Terra Empire will not be indifferent.

  A few years after the founding of the country, the Terra Empire set up "clear posts" in all towns and cities, that is, local inspectors.

   Only has the responsibility of monitoring, and is responsible for transmitting information to the empire, such as what happened in this town, what system the lord has established, etc., and basically will not interfere with the lord's local rule.

   On the bright side, there must be nothing wrong with each other, the local inspector will not disturb the lord, and the lord will not take care of the local inspector.

   As for privately, there are basically quarrels. There may be inspectors who want to use their rights to intimidate the lord, collect "protection fees", or the lord bribes and deceives the inspector. There are all kinds of operations.

   Of course, the control of tribal lords and airborne lords is not the same.

   In the face of tribal lords who are like local snakes, local inspectors are generally very interesting, and they can be a decoration with peace of mind, and they live every day.

   However, Zhou Jing's attack on the lord recently has spread all over the city and is quite sensitive, and the inspector of Baiyuan City can't ignore it.

  Root was not surprised that the other party came to the door, looking tired: "What do you want to know?"

   "What happened to that hunter attacking you? There is also the so-called inside story of the pharmacy, you have to give the empire an explanation!"

   The inspector of Shirahara Castle is rude.

"I know……"

   Root coughed weakly, and said it again and again, again the same set of shirking rhetoric.

   The inspector of Baiyuan Castle frowned slightly, obviously not believing it, but he couldn't do anything about Root.

   He suddenly changed the subject and warned:

   "The trouble this time is not small. You angered the hunters in the entire area. I will pass it on to the center of the empire. They may think that you are no longer capable of being a lord."

   "...If I were to be replaced, the successor could only be chosen from my clan blood relatives."

  Root face does not change color.

   The inspector of Shirahara Castle found that Root did not seem to be worried about this issue, and his brows could not help but wrinkle even tighter.

   "Okay, then I'll report it truthfully."

   After saying that, the inspector of Baiyuan City did not stay, he turned his head and left.

   Root's face suddenly sank, and he was in a very bad mood.

  These days, he has been on the verge of fear that other hunters will attack.

  With no extraordinary guards around, he could only mobilize more than half of the army to guard the castle day and night.

  Fortunately, the other hunters still kept their senses, and they did not ignore the attack on the lord's mansion and started killing.

   However, the truth claimed by the hunters caused gossip in the city and made him exhausted.

   Dozens of hunters in Baiyuan City showed strong rejection to him, and he couldn't suppress the rumors.

   As long as he dares to be tough, the hunter will leave at any time, so the residents of Baiyuan City will be dissatisfied with him to the peak, and even if he can still be the lord, Baiyuan City will become more and more depressed.

   However, he still needs to hold on to the position of the lord, and now only this identity can protect his safety... Hunters who recklessly cut down the lord like Jason are, after all, a minority.

   He could see that the hunters were trying to get the Empire to replace him.

   But not too worried.

   The person who pulled him into that huge plan was a powerful man in the imperial court and his backer in the court.

  Root believes that the backer will find a way to keep his position... Even if it is to stabilize him and not expose everyone's plans, it must be done.

   "There is no need for me to worry about the center of the empire. My most important task is to clear the clues and prevent the people of the empire from tracking them down..."

   Root's face was uncertain.

   The empire cannot discover the plan behind it, otherwise the entire plan of the patron will be affected.

   As for the bitter fruit of the depression of Baiyuan City, it can only be swallowed temporarily.

   However, as long as the day when the arm is raised, the loss today will definitely be made up!

   He was convinced of it.

  …

   Alien world, somewhere.

  In the dark cave, people come and go, and supplies pile up into mountains, like a stronghold.

   Several people in different costumes sat in a circle around the stone table and talked in low voices.

   "The person sent to Baiyuan City to protect the lord was killed."

   "Who did it? People from Chidu, Hein, Dongluo? Or the smuggling explorers of a giant consortium or illegal organization?"

   "None of them. It seems that he was only involved in the conflict between the natives and died with a native hunter."

   "Are you sure it was the natives who killed?"

"It has been checked. The killer is called Jason Wood. Originally, he was an ordinary person. He lived in a village around Baiyuan City. He only underwent alien blood enhancement a few months ago and transformed into an extraordinary person. I have drawn it according to the description of others. I have the portrait, ready to take it back for comparison, and confirm it again... Let me judge, this person is most likely a true native."

   "Tsk, it was actually killed by the natives, shameful... What level of power user was the one who died?"

   "Level 1, is an artificial power user who has taken genetic medicine, has practiced some martial arts, and is Marvin's assistant... Marvin went back in the first two batches and is not in this world now."

   "Okay, since it was done by the natives, there is no need to interfere. Take the assistant's body back and put it on the list of dead."

"good."

   After a few discussions, the topic was quickly ended. Obviously, in their opinion, it was just a small matter.

   At this moment, the figure like the leader knocked on the table and said solemnly:

   "This time the confluence period is coming to an end, you can stop all plans, withdraw all the people outside, go back to the various strongholds and wait for the withdrawal from this world, don't go outside."

"clear."

   The rest of the people responded.

  Someone can't help but sigh:

   "I don't know how long this gravitational tide will last. When the last confluence period ended, the Terra Empire hadn't been born yet... I don't know what the world will be like when the next confluence period comes back."

   (end of this chapter)