Chapter 659 The mysterious curse


    I have to say that in the face of Duanmu Huai''s sudden request, Kelben was also confused.


    He had thought that the Inquisition would find a place to preach. In fact, many believers would do such things, find local rulers, expressing their hope of preaching or something... Many churches in Deep Water City were also established in this way.


    but……


    "I can understand your thoughts, but the situation in Deep Water City is complicated, I personally..."


    "I don''t think you understand what I mean, Master Kelben."


    Duanmu Huai waved his hand and interrupted Kelben''s excuse.


    "I have no interest in Deep Water City. I hope you can introduce me to a more dangerous land, preferably a place where monsters appear in groups, basically deserted, no return, legends are full of curses and death... As the founder of Xingyue, you must be much more informed in this regard than me."


    "Well………"


    Hearing this, Kelben was also stunned. His eyes changed several times when he looked at Duanmu Huai. It has to be said that Duanmu Huai''s request is really strange. It''s more like going on a mission than going on a adventure. But what surprised Kelben even more was Duanmu Huai’s words just now. You know, only a few people knew about Kelben leaving the Harpist Alliance and creating the Star Moon. However, the Inquisition could even get such information...


    Well, of course Kelben doesn''t know that players have basically dug up the world''s historical information and other information, the kind that his family''s ancestors have not let go of for three generations.


    Of course, Duanmu Huai made this request not because he wanted to seek excitement. In fact, the more this kind of place, the weaker the boundary between subspace and reality, just as viruses always attack people with low immunity first, if the evil **** wants to influence the real world through subspace, he will most likely find this kind of place. After all, in such an area, even if a few thousand people die, it is no big deal. Kelben has already come forward to kill so many people around Deep Water City.


    Basically, the more people die in a place, the weaker the barrier between subspace and reality. Coupled with the fuel of those who are interested, it is easy to connect to subspace. This is the case with the plague in Wudong City. If Deszel succeeds in the end and takes all the people in Wudong City to sacrifice, then you can easily open the channel of the sub-space, and then you won’t know what kind of demons and monsters are coming out there.


    That''s why Duanmuhuai made such a strange request to Kelben. Monsters appeared in groups - killed each other and died at a high rate, and were deserted - no one would investigate and deal with the trouble, full of curses and deaths - the first sign of subspace erosion was the strange situation that caused various spatial instability.


    Basically, those who meet these three conditions are most likely to be the front line of the invasion of the evil **** army.


    Isn’t it natural to build a fortress on the front line?


    "I have to say that your request is indeed...unexpected."


    Kelben thought for a moment before looking at Duanmuhuai carefully. To be honest, even if he was as wise as him, he couldn''t figure out why the court asked him to introduce such a place. It would be fine if it was Tyr or Thom''s Paladin, but the Inquisition...well, maybe this is a good opportunity to investigate their style of doing things?


    Thinking of this, Kelben snapped his fingers, and soon, a map flew over from the bookcase behind.


    "If this is the case, then I can introduce you to a good place."


    As he said, Kelben placed the map on the table and reached out to go.


    "Did you know that to the east of the Supreme Forest, there is a wilderness called the Lost Land?"


    "I heard of it, but I haven''t been there."


    "Then it''s easy to say."


    Hearing Duanmuhuai''s answer, Kelben nodded and then frowned.


    "To be honest, we actually got some news not long ago, and there seemed to be something wrong with the Lost Land."


    "question?"


    "The specific situation is unknown. There is a place that has been forgotten for a long time. No one cares about their existence. But recently, strange things have occurred in other cities near the Lost Land. Some people claim to have seen demons from hell, and some places have been infected with unknown diseases."


    “Symptoms?”


    "Yes, according to the situation coming from the Shushui City, people in the small town near the Lost Land... suddenly couldn''t have children."


    "What does it mean that you can''t have children suddenly?"


    Hearing this, Duanmu Huai showed some curiosity.


    “Simply put, all the children born are dead babies.”


    "Didn''t you die of dying from a difficult delivery or a weak body after birth?"


    "no."


    Kelbourne shook his head.


    "According to the current situation, babies have died before they are born. Moreover, these babies are very distorted and terrifying, and they do look like signs of devils or demons."


    “Oh, so it’s not?”


    Hearing Kelben say this, Duanmu Huai had some guesses in his mind.


    "Of course not. In fact, the reason I know this is because a lady from Rock Town came to Deep Water City to seek help from the temple. Most of the above are heard from her. She said that many women in Rock Town died of having children, suspected that it was a curse, so she came to ask for help. The temple also provided help, not only sent the priest and paladin to investigate locally, but also conducted inspections for the lady, but... it had no effect at all. Even if she was guarded by the priest, the lady eventually gave birth to a dead baby. According to the priest''s examination results, the baby had been dead for many days."


    “This is not right.”


    Hearing this, Duanmu Huai frowned.


    "A dead baby stayed in his stomach for many days, but it had rotted long ago? That mother might have been poisoned by the corpse."


    "I don''t quite understand the reason, but according to my investigation, the appearance of the dead baby is not the effect of some kind of devil curse or magic, but more like a natural result."


    “There are a lot of individual cases.”


    Duanmu Huai immediately understood and understood why Kel was upset about this. Indeed, the level of civilization in this world is low, and it is not impossible for a baby to die before birth due to some reason. But this should be an individual case, but once individual cases become a common number, it is another problem.


    "I heard that there was a similar situation in the Silver Moon Alliance, and Ms. Elaszhuo is also looking for a solution to this. Although we don''t know where the problem is, the root of everything is pointing to that lost land. According to some rumors, even the Supreme Forest seems to have encountered problems related to this, but we don''t have enough news to prove it."


    "So you want me to solve this problem?"


    “This is your request.”


    Faced with Duanmu Huai''s inquiry, Kelben smiled and spread his hands.


    "At present, there are indeed products like curses in the Lost Land, but we have no way to find the source yet, and there are twisted monsters, and few people go there..."


    "Okay, I get it."


    Duanmuhuai nodded and then stood up.


    "I will go to investigate and see the situation. By the way, will I tell me which temple the lady delivered? " "Of course, it''s in the temple of Tyre, the **** of justice... Ah, Miss Emilia and the others should be there too."


    Duanmu Huai didn''t care about Kelbendo''s answer, but just nodded.


    "That''s it, say goodbye."


    Watching Duanmu Huai and others disappear into the magic circle, Kelben''s expression also became solemn. Although this was just a seemingly ordinary meeting, Kelben was not completely unrealized. First he found that the Inquisition did not seem to be a fanatical religious organization, and secondly, they did not seem to follow certain dogmas similar to the church, they felt more like a mage organization, with some kind of cynical and weird treaty, and seemed to have no more interest in most of the world.


    So, where does their power come from?


    The power of the church comes from the gods, and the power of the mage comes from magic.


    What about the trial court?


    Kyle could have felt a powerful sense of oppression from Duanmu Huai. The sense of oppression made him walk on thin ice, as if he was facing the bottomless abyss after taking the wrong step.


    Kyle could have been sure that the problem of Lost Land would be resolved, and that way, Deep Water, Supreme Forest and Silver Moon Alliance would have to face a new neighbor.


    I don’t know if this new neighbor will be easier to deal with...


    Kelben shook his head, then he withdrew his gaze. With Kelben''s movements, the entire interior of the mage tower became dim again, and only the lit candle light shining in it. Kelben walked to the desk and sat down, stretched out his hand to read the magic book in front of him.


    For him, there are still many things to do.


    Finding Tyre''s temple is not so difficult, especially with Kelben''s recommendation, it is even simpler. But unfortunately, when Duanmuhuai and others arrived at the Temple of Tel, they were told that Emilia and the others had already set off yesterday to board the ship to the Baldur Gate - well, it was a bit regretful that they didn''t meet everyone by the way, but Duanmuhuai didn''t take such a small matter to heart. After all, for him, the problem of the lost land is even more important.


    Because that is very similar to the precursor of subspace erosion, just like the plague in Wu Winter City, it seems like a common disease at first, but when the number reaches a certain level, it will begin to accumulate - the barrier between reality and subspace will become weaker until the power of the evil **** begins to invade.


    If this is the case, it means that there is a problem somewhere.


    Duanmuhuai found the Priest Tel who delivered the baby for the lady of Locke Town. He was a middle-aged woman in her forties, with a sad face on her face.


    "I have already received the message from Master Kelben. What do you want to ask?"


    "Please tell me about the situation of that lady in Rock Town, I need detailed instructions."


    "OK………"


    After hearing Duanmuhuai''s inquiry, the priest nodded, and Mary next to her also took out her notebook and recorder - now she is getting more and more adaptable to this identity.


    "That was half a month ago, a lady suddenly came to our temple and begged us to save her child. She said she was from Rock Town and said that she was cursed there, and the women gave birth to children were dead babies, and she was pregnant. She was afraid that she would give birth to dead babies, so she came to the temple to ask for our help."


    "I heard from Master Kelben that you sent Paladins and Priests to investigate... What is the result?"


    “Nothing gained.”


    The priest shook his head.


    “It is true that many babies die at birth, and the small grave is heartbreaking just looking at it, but we have not found any useful clues, magic, magic, curse, and no signs, and even Thiel did not give us clear guidance, as if it was just an accident.”


    "According to an accident in which everyone in a small town is born dead babies."


    Duanmu Huai continued, and the priest nodded with a complicated expression.


    “We didn’t find clues, so we returned to the church and we prepared the best protection for the lady to bathe her in the light of Thiel until the moment of birth arrives, but……”


    Speaking of this, the priest paused for a moment and looked at the girls beside Duanmuhuai.


    "It''s okay, you can continue to say it."


    Duanmu Huai understood what she meant, but just shook her head, while the priest continued to speak.


    "I was responsible for delivering my baby during delivery. To be honest, I have done thousands of similar tasks. It is not difficult for me to deliver a baby. Under the holy light of Tyre, I also have the confidence to do my job well. But that baby is different. When I reach out and touch it..."


    "You said...it?"


    Duanmu Huai keenly noticed that the words used in the priest’s mouth were obviously wrong.


    "Yes, sorry for my words that I used such impolite words, but for me personally, I really can''t think of a better adjective... The baby was cold and had no temperature at all, like a piece of meat that had long lost his life. When I took it out, it was covered in black... To be honest, it didn''t seem like it was just dead, but more like the baby''s body that had been dead for many days and was stuffed back into the mother''s belly..."


    “Woo……!”


    Hearing this, Gureya covered her mouth, and An also looked pale, and Mary shook her expression, biting her lips tightly, and even stopped the recording pen.


    “Are there any signs of rot?”


    "No, but... it''s not accurate."


    "What does this mean?"


    "It looks... very strange."


    The priest thought for a while, as if he was considering how to explain it.


    "It looks like a human, but the body part shows the characteristics of a wild beast. We also doubt that the lady was once lured by a demon or a devil, but... she didn''t feel the evil aura from that dead baby. Sorry, although they are very similar to the sons born to a devilish mixed-race like Tifflin, I always feel that there are some things that are not right."


    Subspace pollution.


    Hearing this, Duanmu Huai''s face darkened.


    "Is the baby''s body still there? If it''s convenient, can we take a look?"


    "…………sure."


    Faced with Duanmu Huai''s request, the priest was silent for a moment, nodded, and then she stood up.


    "plz follow me."


    (This chapter ends)