Chapter 639

The trial is starting to increase in difficulty.

"You are by yourself?

Where is that erudite scholar?"

After sending the blind man away, Cheng Shi looked at Qin Xin again. He finally had the opportunity to have a proper exchange with this 【Memory】 believer, who was suspected to be the founder of the Fire-Passing Sect.

Qin Xin smiled slightly, first glancing at the other corpse in front of Cheng Shi, and then pointing toward the direction outside the town to explain:

"The scholar is very at ease with me, so he decided to increase efficiency again and let me act separately from him.

He has some understanding of lava crystal mines, so he went there, while I stayed in town to wander around."

As soon as these words were spoken, Cheng Shi's expression instantly turned strange.

"He sent you away to go to the mine alone; aren't you curious?"

"Of course I'm curious. I secretly followed him for a short while. He is very cautious and seemed to sense someone, so he acted very normally.

You must know that this is a trial that requires trust. I couldn't waste time following a teammate without any reason, so after a while, having gained nothing, I came back."

"You came to find us?" Cheng Shi was slightly taken aback; he heard from the other's tone that he seemed to be heading toward him and the blind man.

"Correct. Compared to the scholar's selfish motives, I wanted to know the result on your side more. But now, I already know.

A pity."

"..." They are sharp, every one of them is sharp. In their eyes, it seems nothing needs to be said; just by taking a rough look at the scene, they can deduce the relationship between the two people present.

Cheng Shi sighed in admiration, but then frowned, because he suddenly remembered Qin Xin's attitude in the inn earlier, which seemed different from now.

He remembered the other party had frowned multiple times while looking at the blind man; that expression was clearly surprised by the blind man's prophecy and her staying behind. But now, how could he...

"Who is this person?" Qin Xin interrupted Cheng Shi's thoughts. He looked at Adelik and asked aloud.

"Adelik, an imprisoned miner. We discovered his memory is somewhat chaotic and suspect he is a breakthrough point for the trial, so we are taking him to find a second breakthrough point, a shack girl named Aromaney."

As he spoke, Cheng Shi even looked up at the sky, but those tracking threads, which had long been invisible to him, had completely dissipated with the blind man's death.

Qin Xin nodded: "In that case, we probably need to meet up with the scholar."

"Interesting. You don't seem worried about the blind man's death, nor do you care whether I join the Fire-Passers?

The blind man's invitation must have been made with your consent, right?"

Cheng Shi hoisted Adelik up again, preparing to go to the mine with Qin Xin. As for the blind man, until she returned, there was really no need to waste time waiting in place.

Qin Xin smiled slightly and casually took the miner's corpse over. This burly miner, set against him in his full gear, actually appeared somewhat petite.

He didn't carry the person on his shoulder like Cheng Shi, but simply held him by his side, walking forward without any effort.

"You are very curious about my identity. Perhaps you guessed right, but it might not all be correct.

I said, Cheng Shi, I trust you, so I don't worry about the blind man.

As for whether you are willing to join the Fire-Passers... I once discussed the invitation issue with the blind man. She is a person very sensitive to the future. Come to think of it, she is very much like you; she isn't a true Fire-Passer either. The relationship between us was nothing more than traveling companions, except that she chose to join while traveling, and you chose to refuse.

Perhaps that is precisely why she wanted to pull you in as well.

I originally felt this was an intrusion on you, because I knew that if another Fire-Passing Seeker met you, given her temperament, she might also invite you. But the fact that you hid your name and refused to reveal yourself meant you had already refused us once.

But the blind man insisted on doing so and convinced me. She said this wasn't giving you an opportunity, but giving the Fire-Passers an opportunity. She could feel your assistance to us, just as she could feel that she would stand with the Fire-Passers in the future.

However, I had also long anticipated your refusal.

Cheng Shi, I'm sorry. Perhaps it's because we are too weak that we wanted to strive for this opportunity, but you don't need to worry too much, because after this trial, the Remembrance Assembly will make the blind man and me forget everything.

Old Deng will die at the hands of the Fire-Passers, and Chen Shu... although he chose to join us, I still made him take the Oath of 【Silence】, so you are very safe.

I am also glad that the Fire-Passers did not cause you any further influence."

"..."

This was the first time Cheng Shi didn't know what to say to respond to the other party. Qin Xin had covered everything, from the cause to the process to the result, and had even thought of the aftermath issues that he usually had to handle himself. Besides listening, he couldn't make any other reaction.

Thus, the scene suddenly fell silent. A heavy-armored warrior just carried a corpse like that, walking side-by-side with a Weaver of Fate toward the mine outside the town.

But the two hadn't walked long before they ran into Wang Mou, who was returning from the mine outside the town.

This erudite scholar, just like Qin Xin, was carrying a woman who appeared to be unconscious, and bumped into the two of them on the small path out of town.

Cheng Shi raised an eyebrow and said happily: "Scholar, this lady in your hand wouldn't happen to be a shack girl named Aromaney, would she?"

Wang Mou was stunned, then tilted his head to look at the corpse in Qin Xin's hand, and nodded:

"It seems we both had gains. I found this lady with confused thinking in the medical room at the mine; she was receiving treatment from a quack doctor.

Of course, I can't say whether that was a treatment or a transaction. In short, I discovered some fishy business in their conversation; this lady's memory seems to have some problems.

So I disposed of that quack doctor, thinking of bringing this lady back to find out some clues under everyone's witness."

Hearing this, Qin Xin nodded in approval, but Cheng Shi was amused.

He looked at the scholar with great interest and smiled: "Why not ask privately first? Scholar, you should know that sometimes the timeliness of clues is often fleeting."

"We are not short on time. Furthermore, that investigator is a believer in 【Order】; I don't want my private investigation to invite his suspicion, as that would only reduce efficiency."

That makes sense, and the actions were cautious enough, but...

Cheng Shi curled the corner of his mouth and smiled again: "Scholar, since you care so much about efficiency, then eavesdropping on others' treatment... doesn't that affect efficiency?"

"?" Wang Mou's expression suddenly stiffened. He looked up at Cheng Shi, then glanced at the smiling Qin Xin on the side, his gaze shifting slightly. "I heard it by accident while checking for clues everywhere. Actually..."

"Fine, it's not very important. I was just joking; why are you explaining?" Cheng Shi teased with a smile. "The mine looks quite large. Besides this lady, are there any other clues?"

"There are, but one unit of manpower is far from enough to explore the standard. Since a meeting time has been set, we should first conduct an information exchange and formulate a more in-depth plan, and then gather everyone's strength to re-investigate this place.

Doing things with a method is the only way to be efficient. I suggest..."

Before he could finish speaking, the three of them heard a "Boom—" sound. A thunderous explosion suddenly erupted in the town. When they turned back with solemn expressions, they were stunned to find that a certain area in the southeast of the town had been completely erased from reality by someone.

"!!!"

The Annihilator!

This irritable mage ultimately failed to control her desire for destruction and really turned up the intensity for this trial.

Wang Mou's gaze was deep, Qin Xin frowned slightly, and Cheng Shi looked stunned.

Reasonably speaking, at this level, if one cannot suppress their desire for destruction well, believers in 【Annihilation】 are easily attacked by everyone. So generally speaking, players who can make it here often have a method to balance their desire for destruction.

But this Wu Cun, she was fine just a moment ago; what happened now?

The three people present looked at each other with solemn eyes, seeing in each other's eyes that everyone wanted to win this trial. Thus, they shouted "Go" in unison and instantly sprinted toward the erased area.

Before the Annihilator wiped away all the clues for the entire trial, they had to find a way to control the other party. If they let her continue to lose control, there would be no hope of clearing this trial. But they didn't yet know what kind of opponent they would face. If the situation collapsed, as a last resort, even a teammate would have to be... killed.

Thinking of this, Cheng Shi's mind recalled the prophecy made by the blind man again.

Five people!

On the last day, only five people sat around the table talking.

And at this moment, he glanced at the watch in his hand; the time had just passed the hour, and it had been no more than two and a half hours since everyone dispersed. Could this prophecy be fulfilled on the morning of the first day?

Today is the 914th day of writing novels on Tomato. From today on, I am a diligent student who has been writing books for two and a half years... Heh.