3. People who deserve their name
Tesla ordered the waiter to take paper and pen, sit on the inside, and signaled the merchant to sit down: "Lu Li's story is very long, so we can't keep looking up at you."
The businessman sat in a silent place.
After taking the pen, ink and notebook, Tesla said Lu Li could start the story.
Tesla will sort out the event process and hand it over to the headquarters, and merchants will provide contribution points based on the value of the information.
Jojo consciously pulled Fran out of his seat and sat at the farthest position from them.
"The two evil gods in the Shadow Town incident are the mother of the new swamp and the mother of the old swamp." Lu said straight to the point.
The tip of Tesla's pen that was about to fall stopped slightly. Although Lu Li had previously disclosed some information to him, he could not have expected that the result would be like this.
"Before the Hurricane "Arthur" that swept across the Allen Peninsula disappeared, the old mother who controlled the South Shadow Swamp, followed by the Mother of the Swamp that sealed the Old Mother. The Shadow Town incident was caused by the believers of the Old Mother sneaking into the Shadow Town, using the townsmen to hold sacrifices, converting them into servants of the Old Mother, or relatives, to help the Old Mother get out of the seal."
From beginning to end, there was no foreign invasion, it was just a struggle between the old and new evil gods in the same body. Shadow Town was just a nest of ants that were affected.
"The night demon, human head balloon, monkey, and faceless figure are servants of the old mother. They represent the chaos of the old mother. Six-legged monsters, shadow people, banyan trees, they represent the human nature of the new swamp mother. The human faced worm is the source of power of the old mother's body, just like the blood of our human beings."
"The Night Demon has a tall and strong body, and its form is like a bat that has magnified dozens of times. When it discovers the enemy, it will dive and use its power to destroy everything it sees. The entity can be solved by physical means."
"The human head balloon, the hanging rope-like spine will wrap around the human neck, and then pull it out together with the cervical spine. The human beings killed by it will be assimilated into a human head balloon. When they meet someone familiar with them before their lifetime, their faces will change. They are very fragile, like real balloons. But the screams that burst after the piercing will attract other servants."
"The monkeys are short and have no skin. Those who have been stripped of their skin will assimilate into monkeys. They can wear skin and imitate the sounds of humans they hear. Similarly, only sounds will attract them. They can be solved by physical means."
"Facialless figure. When people gather together and more than three people and their voices are heard by the other two, she will appear and dig out the faces of the people around her, and the women will be assimilated into a faceless figure. There is no entity, but it is very weak, and simple exorcism can be solved."
Tesla and the businessmen play the audience well, keeping them quiet, with only the nib of the pen falling on the paper.
As the steam train passed the rails, Lu Li, who had told the background, talked about everything he encountered after entering Shadow Town.
...
"Guess what they are talking about?"
Qiao Qiao took back her peeking move and sat back into her seat.
"I don't know..." Fran was worried. He had been like this since Jojo told him that the evil spirits had been like this.
"Are you saying true? I saw my parents in the swamp..."
Jojo nodded seriously: "Other than that, I can't think of the reason why they do this."
"I want to see them..." Fran whispered.
"You should know that they were dead long ago."
Jojo replied, looking sad, she remembered Oliver and the familiar figure walking on the jungle trail.
But Qiao Qiao knew very well that her brother had died on the big ship. The familiar figure was just a disgusting monster that occupied his brother's body.
So the subsequent gunshots mean that Jojo has already put it down.
Fran hasn't let go.
The sorrow of empathy made Jojo understand Fran, and she continued: "And Lu Li returned the bracelet, they couldn't recognize you."
Fran was silent and did not respond.
"If you persist... go back. The swamp is no longer so dangerous, and the new evil god is still Lu Li's friend."
Qiao Qiao's words sounded in his ears made Fran look up at the beginning. Qiao Qiao smiled: "Lu Li told me not to make choices that will make you regret."
Fran nodded seriously: "Thank you... Thank you Mr. Lu Li... I will make the right choice."
...
The steam train emitting thick smoke drove lonely across the desolate plains.
The outline of Shadow Town can no longer be seen outside the window.
"Human-faced worms are the souls of all those who died of their old mother. They are imprisoned in the old mother's shell, and resentment and hatred occupy their hearts. They have never had peace and can only be accomplices of the old mother. My appearance changed these things, and they were redeemed and liberated, and their strength gathered, began to resist, igniting the long-accumulated powder barrel."
Finally, Lu Li said: "The old mother was born because of human faith and died because of human hatred."
Bang—bang—
The carriage swayed gently and drove towards the distance to the plain.
"A moment of the death of the old mother, sequence 1 pulls me into her death segment."
The story has not ended, and Lu Li began to tell the final scene.
Concealing information is meaningless and will only make the Exorcist Joint Organization make wrong judgments.
While telling the story, Lu Li took out the red agate bracelet from his arms. The corrosion of time made its surface no longer smooth and smooth, and its color became dull, just like jewelry that was spread out on a few shillings.
After a brief silence, Tesla breathed a sigh of relief and said slowly: "Grand Duke Edra, the actual controller of the old Duchy of St. Mark, 530 years ago, was the real leader of the old Duchy of St. Mark. He once married his youngest daughter to the 14th successor of the Kingdom of Allen, but when he went to his fief, Shimfast, the Alan Peninsula, to disappear in the Shadow Swamp."
His eyes left the bracelet and looked at Lu Li: "The Mother of the Swamp was once a human, and had a prominent position."
"Are there any portraits of her?" Lu Li asked.
Tesla thought for a while and replied: "The Principality of St. Mark has long been included in the Kingdom of Allen, but the royal family should have portraits. After returning to Belfast, I will contact the headquarters and ask them to get her portrait."
"Um."
Lu Li nodded, picked up the long-cooled coffee and drank it all, pursed his lips slightly and looked at the businessman: "How much is this information worth?"
Lu Li's words sound a bit realistic.
But except for this Shadow Town incident, Lu Li's actions revolve around shillings.
"7600 survey point." The merchant quoted the price.
Multiplying by ten is part of the reward Lu Li received this time.
Lu Li's eyes fell on Tesla.
"We have no businessmen who are generous, only ordinary survey points rewards and special medals for excellent investigators, as well as upcoming promotions."
Tesla knew why Lu Li looked at him, stood up and answered with a smile, and then bowed slightly and said.
Chapter completed!