Half an hour later, on the road leading to the town center.
"So that's how it is~"
After a detailed explanation from Old Man Li, Er Zhuzi, and Cui Fen, Ye Feng finally had a general understanding of the eerie Green God Town.
It turned out that this white-haired old man was named Li Tou, the former village chief of a village in Green God Town.
And Green God Town was originally called Maple Leaf Town.
Because the maple trees in this small town turned red in autumn and were incredibly beautiful!
Especially when bathed in the glow of dawn and dusk, it was like a paradise on earth!
But after the goblins arrived, everything changed.
The goblins began their rampant destruction upon arrival… burning houses, ravaging crops… The men were killed and eaten, the women were captured for breeding, and even violated in front of their husbands…
But later, for some unknown reason, the goblins suddenly reduced their atrocities.
The price was that the townspeople had to worship the goblins as gods, calling them Lord Green, and the town was renamed Green God Town…
This was far from enough. The town also had to regularly select virgin girls for sacrifice, to be offered to the goblins… and those girls chosen for sacrifice never returned…
Yet, despite this, girls in the town still went missing frequently…
The "gu gu" sound with an echo that Ye Feng and the others had just heard was the signal to select sacrificial offerings before a ritual!
And the lone goblin Ye Feng had killed earlier was the messenger who notified the town residents of this sacrifice…
"No wonder I barely saw any women on the way here… it seems they were hiding out of fear~"
Ye Feng quickly understood.
"That Xie Zijun and his father Xie Ding, they said the goblins protect this town, and you just believed them?!"
He paused, Ye Feng said with surprise.
"It's not just us, many people don't want to believe that a group of monsters who rape, kill, and plunder are the guardians of this town!"
"But… some things are very strange…"
Speaking of this, Er Zhuzi's expression became quite conflicted.
"Strange?"
"What's going on?"
Ye Feng frowned.
"Adventurer, let me explain!"
At this moment, Old Li picked up the conversation. "Maple Leaf Town was originally peaceful, but one day goblins suddenly arrived… and after the goblins, desert army ants also came~"
"These desert army ants devour everything, plants and animals… turning the land they pass into desert, extremely terrifying…"
"Just as we thought Maple Leaf Town was doomed, those advancing desert army ants suddenly stopped, only operating around the outskirts of Maple Leaf Town…"
"Coincidentally, the goblins also reduced their atrocities around the same time…"
"Then came the Xie father and son's theory about the goblins being gods… saying the goblins were specifically here to save and protect Maple Leaf Town… that they were the link between the goblin gods and the townspeople…"
Old Li quickly explained to Ye Feng.
"The goblins clearly came to harm you first, and the desert army ants came later. For them to say it was to save you, the logic simply doesn't hold…"
Ye Feng was a little perplexed, but he didn't ask further.
Most likely, the Xie father and son used some method, in cooperation with or by the help of the goblins, to instill fear in the people of Maple Leaf Town, making them afraid to question.
"Adven… Adventurer, are you willing to help us kill the goblins?"
Ye Feng was the only one Er Zhuzi knew who dared to act against the goblins, so he looked at Ye Feng with great hope.
He hadn't chosen to risk escaping in the direction of the desert army ants before, not only because of Old Man Li's persuasion, but more so because he saw hope in Ye Feng to defeat the goblins!
"What for?"
Seeing the look in Er Zhuzi's eyes, like a drowning person finding a life-saving straw, Ye Feng frowned slightly.
"If you help us kill the goblins, I… I can offer you a reward…"
"I… I… "
Er Zhuzi quickly fumbled through his pockets, only to find he had nothing to offer Ye Feng as a reward.
"I… I can let my wife accompany you for a night!"
"Oh, no, a week, a month, even a year, to have her bear you a child!"
As he spoke, Er Zhuzi pushed Cui Fen towards Ye Feng.
Cui Fen was stunned at first, then blushed slightly, and finally nodded her head slightly, agreeing.
"This… ?!!! "
Ye Feng was stunned by Er Zhuzi's lightning-fast words and actions.
And Cui Fen's agreement made Ye Feng unsure how to react for a moment!
"Uh… I'll go kill the goblins~"
"Just don't get in the way then~"
"As for the reward, we'll… we'll talk about it later…"
Saying that, an uncomfortable Ye Feng walked forward as if fleeing.
Xiao Xiao was momentarily stunned, then smiled sweetly and followed.
Leaving only Old Man Li, Er Zhuzi, and Cui Fen looking at each other.
…
Meanwhile,
In Green God Town,
Inside a relatively luxurious building, the Xie family.
"Dad, that's what happened. The messenger of Lord Green was split in half by someone with a single sword!"
Xie Zijun had just described to his father, Xie Ding, what he had learned that afternoon.
"What's the background of those two adventurers? Have you figured it out?"
"How did they come from that direction? That area is infested with desert army ants!"
"And how could it be such a coincidence that Lord Green's messenger was killed?"
"After the last great purge, there should be no one left in Green God Town who dares to harm Lord Green and his messengers!"
Xie Ding was a middle-aged man with a receding hairline, a brutish face, and a burly physique.
After listening to Xie Zijun's words, he took a deep puff of his homemade cigarette as thick as a thumb, exhaling smoke rings as he spoke.
"Dad, I've considered this too!"
"Ignoring the little girl, the man should have some strength, but his physique is probably only slightly better than an ordinary person."
"Their ability to pass through there is likely due to luck, having coincidentally not encountered the desert army ants."
"Haven't we encountered outsiders and adventurers who stumbled in before?"
"After all, that waterfall flows continuously. It's normal for someone to happen to float down from upstream and not encounter desert army ants that fear water!"
Xie Zijun recounted his analysis, which he had painstakingly come up with, to Xie Ding.
As he explained, a satisfied smile spread across Xie Ding's face.
"And Lord Green's messenger was cut in half instantly by something extremely sharp!"
"Those two adventurers are staying at the Green God Inn in Sangyang. Sangyang sent people to test them!"
"The two adventurers have no weapons in their backpacks. Even if they did, at most they would be short daggers or something similar, not a sharp long sword or saber!"
He paused, Xie Zijun added.
"Very good, excellent!"
"I didn't misjudge you!"
Xie Ding was very pleased with Xie Zijun's analysis.
He, Xie Ding, considered himself exceptionally intelligent, otherwise, he wouldn't have been able to collude with the goblins and fabricate the theory of goblins as gods…
And he named his son Xie Zijun, hoping his son would be as talented as himself.
Xie Zijun's performance just now had greatly satisfied him!
"Then how do you plan to deal with the death of Lord Green's messenger?"
Suddenly, Xie Ding spoke again.
"Dad, don't worry about this, I've already thought of it!"
Xie Zijun smiled coldly, his face filled with cunning and cruelty.
…