Pato City Dust Settles

The evening sun was gathering its last rays of light, and faint starlight was gradually appearing in the dim sky. Everything seemed so peaceful, as if the farce that had taken place not long ago had never happened.

Of course, that wasn't true. It was just that Mo Tan, who was standing not far outside Pato City, couldn't hear the city's noise and clamor. The impact of this cultist incident on the small city was akin to an earthquake, and there was no possibility of it calming down in a short period of time. It was even possible that as time went on, a large number of people would come here to gather information or fish in troubled waters.

So there was no reason to stay here any longer...

"Besides, I should have been noticed by those fanatics by now," Mo Tan chuckled. "Although they may not pay too much attention to a small fry for too long, or may not care from the start, I should still keep a low profile recently..."

To be honest, even he didn't believe that.

Although tasking the Thieves' Guild with sending the message, 'Evil God Descends on Pato City,' which was exaggerated countless times, to Saint would definitely cause Mo Tan a lot of trouble, he, having just obtained a lot of interesting information, didn't plan to be idle. At least, he didn't want to be while in his current persona.

Mo Tan stretched luxuriously and continued walking south along the forest, far from the main road. The fresh smell of soil always invigorated him, and the dry air was comfortable. Moreover, there didn't seem to be any legendary monsters like 'mosquitoes' in Innocent World, so he felt very comfortable strolling through the forest like this.

A few minutes later...

Four figures suddenly emerged from behind a tree not far in front of Mo Tan. Two of them greeted him with a friendly smile, while the other two, who were older, had rather complicated expressions, but were still considered friendly.

Cole, Ai, Bayes, and Ledo had been waiting here for a long time...

"Sorry, I'm late~" Mo Tan wasn't surprised at all, just raised his eyebrows, apologized insincerely, then glanced at Bayes and Ledo, and smiled: "I thought you two would be eager to go back and get hot and heavy after dropping them off here."

Bayes blushed slightly and looked away, while Ledo, being a woman, completely abandoned her cultivated and elegant image of many years and rolled her eyes, saying, "That's not urgent. We're just a little worried about these two kids."

"Two?" Mo Tan looked at Ai, and seeing the little priestess's firm and determined expression, immediately smiled at her meaningfully: "I hope you've considered this carefully, little girl."

The little priestess, who used to be as pure as a blank sheet of paper, shook her head: "I've considered it very carefully, sir. This place is not suitable for me, and there is nothing worth staying for."

Mo Tan then looked at Cole, narrowing his eyes slightly: "I should have only agreed to take you away."

"I tried," Cole said with a wry smile. "But the effect... was almost non-existent."

"You saved my life." Ai Vaniel revealed her most serious expression and said softly to Mo Tan, "And avenged my companions. In the name of Tisu, the Sun God, I am willing to follow in your footsteps forever, serving by your side."

She spoke these words, which were almost a vow, without much hesitation. You should know that in this world, declarations in the name of a god are extremely solemn and sacred, let alone when spoken by a cleric. The consequences of violating such a vow would definitely not be much better than Dave's.

Mo Tan shrugged: "I thought the followers of the gods wouldn't have any good feelings towards me."

Ai smiled: "Does that mean you agree?"

"No." Unexpectedly, Mo Tan shook his head immediately, then raised a forefinger and shook it: "I'm not very impressed by what you just said, unless..."

He paused slightly: "Unless you swear to follow me in your own name."

"Okay!" Ai was overjoyed: "I..."

"Wait!" Bayes suddenly interrupted her at this moment, crossed his arms, looked at Mo Tan, and said in a deep voice: "Before that, I want to know, who exactly are you... otherwise, I don't intend to let Cole and that girl leave with you."

Cole was shocked: "Uncle!"

Ai also looked at him in confusion: "Uncle Bayes?"

"You're too dangerous..." Bayes ignored the two of them, walked up to Mo Tan, looked directly into his eyes, and said in a low voice: "To be honest, I've never seen anyone like you. You're like a wise man, a gambler, a madman, a demon, and even a bit like a hero."

Mo Tan tilted his head: "And then?"

"I don't know which one is the real you." The uncle, who seemed to have a story, sighed: "So I'm really worried about letting my only nephew and another naive little girl leave with you, so I want you to tell me in person, who exactly are you!"

"Don't you already have the answer yourself?" Mo Tan smiled at the somewhat bewildered Bayes: "Wise man, gambler, madman, demon, hero... I can be any of them, and of course, I can be none of them. It depends on the surrounding environment and my mood."

Bayes was stunned for a long time after hearing this, and finally showed a wry smile, looking at Cole: "Are you serious?"

"Yes." Cole nodded: "I've never been so serious."

Ai immediately said, "Me too!"

Mo Tan spread his hands out to Bayes at this time: "I wouldn't mind if you forcibly took them back. Of course, it wouldn't matter even if I did mind. My strength is very weak~"

"Yeah, it's pretty weak, I can see that." Bayes rolled his eyes: "But that doesn't stop you from casually screwing over two Longes who I couldn't beat even if I added them together, and a bunch of mumbo-jumbo cultists, sigh..."

He took a deep look at Cole, then turned towards Pato City: "If you don't regret it, go your own way."

After saying that, he walked away without looking back, and Ledo quickly followed him after giving the three of them a slight smile.

"If you don't want to cause trouble," Mo Tan laughed behind them, "If anyone asks, tell them everything about me, believe me, it won't hurt."

Bayes paused, still not turning his head: "We'll weigh these things ourselves."

"He's showing off~" Ledo turned back and smiled sweetly: "Thank you this time, don't worry about us."

Then the two quickly disappeared into the quietly approaching night.

Perhaps they had too much to say to each other...

"This night~" Mo Tan looked in the direction the two had left, and chuckled: "Perhaps for many people, it will be very, very long..."

Cole and Ai couldn't help but smile knowingly, with more of a sense of relief.

The difference was that Cole's relief carried a trace of expectation, while Ai's smile seemed somewhat lonely.

But Mo Tan didn't intend to give them too much time to reminisce...

"Take these." Mo Tan threw two money bags to them: "Go straight to Kalan City now, don't be in too much of a hurry, you can find some villages, towns, or small woods along the way to rest. I'll go over and meet you within three days, and we'll talk about what to do after that."

Ai was slightly stunned: "Then you..."

"I have other things to do." Mo Tan smiled: "Don't ask stupid questions."

Soon, Mo Tan was alone again. He casually found a place to sit and began to count his spoils.

There was a reason he'd casually given Cole and the others two bags of money. The loot he'd plundered from the Whisper Sect's stronghold in Pato City was ridiculously abundant.

First, a large number of possessions, totaling about two thousand gold coins. Thanks to the out-of-spec game system, these rather heavy metals turned into a string of numbers after entering his inventory, and he could take them out in the form of small money bags at any time.

This was definitely a fortune. Mo Tan remembered that the compensation fee for Yaya demolishing half of someone's house was less than a hundred gold coins.

Then there were various potions, again not listing them one by one. They were mostly common recovery and enhancement potions, as well as a small amount of high-quality slow-acting poisons.

He also had some gains in terms of equipment. Mo Tan found a lot of weapons and armor inside, but not much that he could use. There were only a few pieces he could immediately replace. Let's talk about it next time he's online...

And then, the most important thing is...

Information about the Whisper Sect!

The contents made Mo Tan very happy, because this wasn't just a weak chicken cult organization based in a city. In fact, someone like Lange was at most a grassroots manager in the Whisper Sect, and the Pato City branch that Mo Tan had destroyed this time was just the tip of the iceberg...

And with his current personality, if any unlucky iceberg revealed a corner in front of him, it would most likely be completely dug out. He wouldn't stop until he had his fill. That's how a black car gang was destroyed many years ago. In the end, they even voluntarily surrendered to the traffic police brigade and the urban management compound to seek refuge...

Ahem, that's going too far.

In short, he was particularly interested in this cult group with branches all over the Innocent World.

And he was also interested in the Whispering God they worshiped!

However, the information he had at this stage was still too little, and the power controlled by the other party was far beyond imagination, so Mo Tan didn't plan to make a big fuss immediately. This game world, full of strange charm, seemed to hide a lot of interesting things, and the so-called 'fun' could only be experienced to the fullest when enjoyed slowly.

After doing a little information sorting, Mo Tan suddenly had an idea and immediately chose to exit the game...

After coming out of the game pod, he casually glanced at the time, then nodded contentedly, slipped into the kitchen, cooked himself a bowl of noodles with almost zero nutritional value, and then quickly swept it away on the spot.

And then...

He didn't choose to log in to the game, nor did he actively switch personalities, but sat down at the table, turned on the computer, and began to browse the forum quickly.

After a while...

"There's no relevant information." Mo Tan rubbed his forehead and said in a low voice, "But it's also expected. After all, [Innocent World] hasn't become popular yet, the player base isn't too big, and everyone's level is generally low now, so the information they can grasp is also very limited... Haa... Am I overthinking it..."

He spaced out for a while, then shook his head and said, "No, if it's really what I think, then no amount of vigilance is too much. I won't log in to the game today. Let's see if there will still be a time gap..."

Having made up his mind, Mo Tan turned off the computer, walked into the bedroom that hadn't been visited for many days, threw himself on the bed, and prepared to get a serious sleep.

As a result, he was happy to see that he had insomnia...

"Boring!!" He scratched his hair and pouted a little depressedly: "I really want to play, this game is poisonous..."

"Sigh, let's reflect on how I spend my time..."

Mo Tan closed his eyes.

I was a little too hasty when testing that idiot Dave. At that time, I didn't have any concept of the max level of stealth. If there was an accident, I might even die there on the spot. I need to pay attention next time...

The Unbeliever's talent doesn't seem to have much impact on Ai. The specific reason needs to be verified again. Before, I actually had time to learn more about the various deities through her. It seems I was a little careless in this regard...

That square-faced Holy Knight arrived much later than expected. It's necessary to further understand the operating procedures of the major organizations and forces in the game...

I was a little too hasty when silencing that guy dressed as a civilian...

There was too much salt in today's noodles...

I haven't paid attention to Shuangye these few times I've been online. It wouldn't be good if that girl lost interest in 'games'. Next time I'm online, I need to communicate with her a little...

Hmm...

A little sleepy...

Will that side of me... really appear in the game...

I can't feel any anticipation at all...

Dawn broke.

Just after seven o'clock, Ji Xiaodao immediately straightened up from the game pod, her eyes a little dazed, and once again ignored her sister who was saying good morning to her...

"You don't look too good." Ji Xiaoge didn't play a prank this time, but looked at her twin sister with some concern: "What's wrong?"

The girl, realizing that her expression was strange, immediately shook her head and forced a smile at the former: "It's nothing..."

"It's nothing, my foot!" Ji Xiaoge snorted softly: "I've never seen you so absent-minded!"

"I'm going to help Mom prepare breakfast." The younger sister left the room as if running away, and muttered in a low voice the moment she closed the door: "He... didn't appear..."

Was it I, unable to bear to let him be alone, who felt lonely first...

Chapter 43: The End

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