Wizard: Become stronger by drawing cards from the potions variety show

Chapter 629 Rules

Nick replied, "Of course I haven't heard of it, because this is a festival unique to this town, but one important point is that around the Harvest Festival, some more names will appear in the subsequent records..."

After hearing Nick's answer, the members of Teresa's team immediately realized what Nick meant and asked, "You mean, it's very likely that people like us will appear at the Harvest Festival every year?"

"Not only that, we also visited nearby residential houses and found the names of the residents in the rooms, which shows that at least in some way, a large part of the residents here joined in this way."

After listening to this, the five members of Theresa's team looked at each other.

If this is really the case, then there are big problems in this small town. The abnormal events in this small town may not be as dangerous as they initially thought.

The fact that all the people here are raised as food sounds horrifying and unbelievable.

"Wait..." Theresa thought of the key point, "When did this harvest festival start?"

Nick looked at Theresa deeply and uttered a few words slowly: "1896... and the church was abandoned at that time."

"impossible!"

This year is 2033, which makes 137 years.

Theresa said decisively: "The existence of abnormal events was officially announced only last year. Even if it was earlier, it couldn't have been so much earlier. If it really existed at that time, this town would definitely not be like it is now, with so many people. I don't believe that none of them have discovered the abnormality..."

"So what if they are found? What if they are not alive..."

Someone spoke weakly, with fear in his tone.

"What are you talking about..." Theresa frowned. Hearing the voice coming from behind her, she looked at the person who spoke.

I saw the man staring straight ahead with a horrified look in his eyes and a pale face, as if he had seen a ghost.

Theresa followed his gaze and her heart suddenly tightened.

In the distance, the residents in the square were immersed in the joy of the celebration, but at the entrance of the town, a figure was walking towards them step by step.

Miles is back!

"Damn it, isn't she already...dead?"

The ten people looked at each other in bewilderment; they had seen Miles run away from the town.

It was only a few steps away. After leaving the town gate, Miles' figure disappeared. The townspeople who chased him quickly returned and shook their heads, indicating that they did not catch up.

Everyone thought Miles was dead, and in an abnormal event, there was no difference between disappearance and death.

But now, a living figure has returned and is walking towards them.

Could it be that this town really is supporting its residents, or that abnormal events have replaced them?

Nick stood up first and asked, "Miles? Is that you?"

Miles' return was somewhat unexpected. All ten people stood up. They all had their own plans in mind. If they saw that the situation was not good, they would probably flee in all directions.

Now Nick's question is like a thread that is tense for everyone.

There was fear, confusion, and a little bit of relief and surprise on Miles' face for surviving the disaster.

She had no problem walking at a fast pace.

At least on the surface, Miles is no different than before.

When Miles was about to approach them, he slowed down and asked cautiously, "What happened while I was away?"

Nick stared at her closely and asked, "I should be the one asking you this question. What happened during the time you were missing?"

Miles looked at Nick, hesitant.

Nick said, "Listen, the ten of us can testify for each other, there won't be any problems. Only you have been missing for so long, you have to explain what happened."

Miles thought about it and looked at the others inquiringly.

The others nodded, agreeing with Nick. They were also worried about Miles' sudden appearance.

"Well, I don't really know what happened."

Miles told her what happened after she escaped. After leaving the town gate, everything changed. She arrived in a strange space, like a huge maze, and she lost her direction.

There she saw many skeleton barrels and chairs. She wanted to escape, but failed and fainted. When she woke up, she appeared not far from the entrance of the town.

Everything seemed like a dream.

As strange as it sounds, she did survive.

"Also, I found something good. On the sign at the entrance of the town, I saw a strange set of rules."

Miles looked at the residents behind him and saw that no one noticed here. Then he pulled up his sleeves, revealing the parchment roll underneath.

The parchment scroll looked a little old, and there were some faint words on it, but because Miles was far away and it was dark, it was difficult to see what was on it.

Nick didn't take it lightly and asked, "You need to tell us why you ran at that time."

Miles answered without hesitation: "Because I saw that the bread we were eating was actually raw flesh and blood. I had never seen such a scene before. I felt scared. At that time, I didn't have many thoughts in my mind. I just wanted to leave here."

The ten people looked at each other. Theresa and Nick exchanged glances, but could not make a judgment for a long time.

Miles said a little aggrievedly: "I have already said everything you asked me to say. What else can I do to prove myself? What's more, I have found a clue."

She shook the parchment in her hand.

Nick hesitated.

Regardless of whether Miles in front of them is real or fake, the clues in her hand are a link that they cannot miss. If Miles is real, then they need clues. If Miles is fake, they can also use the clues on the parchment to judge what the abnormal things want to do.

Thinking of this, Nick pretended to relax, and the tense expression on his face turned into a smile. He said:

"Welcome back, Miles. I hope you can understand that at the moment, we have to be careful enough. I have to say that it's a good thing to be back."

"Can I take a look at the parchment in your hand? Perhaps we can find something from it..."

"Of course no problem." Miles agreed readily.

She slowly returned to this small group, but everyone kept a distance from her. At least until she completely proved that she was harmless, everyone would be wary of this guy who suddenly disappeared and reappeared.

Miles was also aware of this, so he walked into the middle of the crowd, and in front of everyone, he put down the parchment scroll in his hand, raised his hands, took a few steps back, and returned to a slightly farther position.

Nick took the parchment roll first.

Of course, he was also afraid that there might be conditions that triggered unusual events on the parchment, but he had no choice now. When he gained the right to speak in the team, he had to take responsibility in exchange for the obedience of others.

Nick picked up the parchment and found that the text on it was actually written in Eagle language, and he could clearly understand the content.

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"The town will celebrate the Harvest Festival. On the day of the Harvest Festival, residents in the town cannot leave the town."

"On the day of the Harvest Festival, when the bell tower strikes seven times, please go inside and continue the celebration."

"If you see a child in a raincoat inviting you to play a guessing game, just ignore it and don't respond."

"All food on the blue tray is safe to eat. If the food on the plate has blood streaks, please throw the food into the pumpkin next to you."

"The Harvest Festival will last all day. Please stay awake at midnight. If you find a mirror, doll or anything else unusual, please say 'reject' in your heart."

"During the celebration, there is a certain chance that three identical clowns will appear. When you see the clowns, close your eyes and do not respond until you smell the scent of burning pine resin."

"If anything scary happens, you can go to the church and touch the relief on the church door to be safe."

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There are a total of seven words without a beginning or an end on the parchment scroll. The content is written in beautiful cursive script. The font is smooth and delicate, forming a sharp contrast with the age of the parchment scroll.

Nick took out a pen from his pocket and tried to write on the parchment.

The pen that writes smoothly on the palm cannot leave any mark on the parchment scroll. Even the tip of the pen is isolated on the parchment scroll by an invisible force.

Nick put away his pen.

It seems that there is no possibility of Miles modification.

Nick's companion behind him said, "I don't even know when you got a pen."

"While you were rummaging through the drawers looking for food." Nick responded simply.

Then he handed the parchment scroll to Theresa and said, "At least I didn't find any problems. It's a bit like a strange rule story, but it's much simpler."

"As for the above content, we can try it slowly."

Theresa took the parchment scroll and unfolded it. At the same time, several people behind her also came over to read the contents of the parchment scroll together.

While Theresa was checking the parchment, Nick said to Miles, "As you can see, we are currently divided into two teams. You can choose to join either team. Of course, it doesn't matter who you choose, because we will act together most of the time."

Miles thought about it and said, "Then I'll go with you."

Nick wasn't surprised.

Several people from Theresa's team read the contents of the scroll, recited them silently several times, and made sure they had memorized them before returning the scroll to Nick.

Nick reached out his hand, took the parchment scroll that Theresa handed back, and said to Miles: "Can I take this parchment scroll first? Maybe it has some other use. Of course, you can refuse it."

Miles answered readily, "Leave it to you, Captain Nick."

Nick was very pleased with Miles's tact.

Just as they finished their conversation, not far away, by the bonfire, the grand ceremony team gathered and began to march around the town, starting from the square.

Some residents will join in the fun, while others will drink and cheer on the sidelines.

The joyous parade soon came to a few people, and the residents in the procession extended their hands to them, inviting them to join the celebration parade.

Except for Miles, the remaining ten outsiders were somewhat hesitant.

Because one of the previous seven rules clearly states that there may be clowns in celebration parades.

This means that as long as they join the parade, there is a high probability that they will encounter clowns.

Jokers are also directly associated with unusual events, which means risk.

Nick hesitated, but at this moment, Miles had already reached out and shook the hand of the resident, inviting him to join the parade.

With his hands clenched tightly, the next moment, Miles quietly appeared in the parade.

Nick yelled, "Miles, what are you doing?"

Miles seemed to hear Nick's voice and waved to him, obviously signaling him to come over.

Nick weighed the pros and cons in his mind, gritted his teeth and hesitated for a while, then said, "Let's go."

After hearing Nick's words, the members of Nick's team didn't say anything, but Theresa was surprised: "Are you crazy? There's something wrong with that Miles. What if she showed up just to lure us over? Didn't you notice that the celebration officially started after she showed us the scroll?"

"Perhaps this scroll is the trigger for the abnormal event?"

In her opinion, following Miles, whose background she didn't know, was the real danger.

Nick looked at her and said, "No matter where we escape to, we will have to face it sooner or later. We might as well take this opportunity to see if the rules Miles gave us are correct."

"Besides, she has already said that she wants to join my team. Since she is a member of the team, there is no way I can abandon her."

Nick said to the people behind him, "I have decided to join the celebration parade. If any of you don't want to join, you can follow Theresa."

Then Nick shook the hand of the person who invited him, and his figure also disappeared from the spot.

The few people who had followed Nick did not hesitate and also reached out and shook the residents' hands.

Nick just felt his body go limp, and the next moment he appeared in the middle of the crowd.

Noisy cheers came from all directions, and Nick was carried forward by the crowd.

Not far away, Miles was waving at Nick.

Nick made his way through the crowd and squeezed next to Miles.

"I didn't expect you to actually come."

Nick looked at her and said, "You are my team member. There is no way I will give up on you."

"Besides, you didn't join this parade for no reason, could you tell me why you wanted to join?"

In Nick's opinion, whether Miles is a normal person or not, her participation in the parade is too abrupt. Even if she is an abnormal thing, as long as she still wants to use Miles' identity, she must give a reasonable explanation.

It is written in the abnormal incident handling manual that the more proactively you respond, the more likely you are to survive an abnormal incident, or even awaken your abilities.

Nick doesn't expect to awaken his abilities, he just hopes to survive.