Witch, Fireball and Steam Evil God

Chapter 124 Damn, I'm so smart!

It was late at night when they returned to Creekwood Town. Maomao was used to going to bed early and getting up early, and she fell asleep several times while sitting on Ethan's shoulder along the way. As soon as they approached the town, a deafening roar scared her so much that her fur stood on end.

"Brother Ethan, brother Ethan! I knew you were still alive!"

The first person to rush over to greet him was Hagrid, who was carrying a gas lamp and lying in ambush at the entrance of the town like an axeman. The moment he saw Ethan, he rushed over excitedly.

The tall body ran like a black bear, "I knew you wouldn't die that easily!"

Hagrid heard about what happened outside the mine from the guards who came back later. They said that the Chamber of Commerce President Taron, who led the team, had mutated into a monster, and everyone fled in all directions. The scene was extremely dangerous.

He counted the number of people and found that everyone had returned, except Ethan.

"The riot of the Heywood miners is related to the sacrifice to the evil god. I went to Gear City to report on the work."

"Just come back, just come back!"

Hagrid couldn't sleep every night these days, so he simply wandered around the outskirts of the town with a gas lamp. Before entering the mine, he asked Ethan to help them take care of the guards, fearing that Ethan would be eaten by the mutated president of the Chamber of Commerce in order to cover the guards' retreat.

He met many people one after another.

A mother who came to live in the town with her paralyzed daughter, and a few orphans with gray faces, holding iron bars in their hands, took the initiative to act as bodyguards for the mother and daughter.

The orphans said that the mother and daughter were good people who usually gave them food, but it was a pity that they suddenly met with misfortune.

Mao Mao glared at Hagrid unhappily. She had just dreamed about the contents of the forbidden book and was about to explore the ultimate mystery of life with Ethan, but was woken up by Hagrid's loud voice.

I really want to scratch this annoying guy who disturbs my sleep!

"Brother Ethan, come with me. I have something important to discuss with you. I happen to have a bottle of good wine at home."

Ethan didn't answer immediately, but glanced at Maomao subconsciously.

The cat was unhappy and meowed a few times, but still waved its paw - it worked.

Then he landed lightly on the ground and walked towards the apartment with graceful steps.

"You are such a smart cat, you understand human nature very well."

Hagrid stared at Mao Mao's back and sighed. He knew that it was a bit abrupt to call Ethan to drink at this time, but the matter of Heywood Mine had been in his mind for several days. The miners caught up with the gang's car and escaped from the imperial border. Even more fortunately, the sudden appearance of the contaminated area made the imperial army think that the miners were all dead and no more wanted orders were issued.

The only thing that suddenly appeared was the person who was suspected to be the one who could not be mentioned, which left Hagrid puzzled.

He led Ethan back to his home, a small house in a civilian area. Although it was not as luxurious as the apartment Ivy bought, it was also fully equipped. He took out the good wine he had collected for many years. This was a reward from Baron Gladin to him. He had planned to take it out to entertain everyone when he got married in the future, but the result of the last divination was not ideal.

He had no chance of marriage for the next twenty years, so he might as well use it now to treat his best brothers and celebrate Ethan's survival from the incident in the Heywood Mine.

Hagrid locked the door mysteriously and drew the curtains. The room was dark except for a gas lamp that looked like it would go out at any time.

"What I'm about to say is shocking, so you have to be prepared."

After finishing everything, Hagrid returned to the table, sat face to face with Ethan, unscrewed the cap of the bottle, and poured a glass of wine for each of them.

Even the goblet was something he had treasured for a long time, and of course it was a high-end item given to him by Baron Gladin. Ethan nodded, but Hagrid thought that was not enough, and added, "I mean, you have to be fully prepared. You will never believe what I encountered in the mine."

"I'm ready."

"Okay, I said it then."

Hagrid took a sip of wine to give himself courage, wiped the corner of his mouth, and said, "I met that man."

Ethan deliberately showed a confused expression and asked knowingly, "Which one?"

"That's the one... the one whose name cannot be mentioned, the one with white hair, red eyes, and who is good at ice magic!"

"you sure?"

"Of course I am sure. How can you say such a thing? I thought I was dead!"

Hagrid inevitably raised his voice. He had been thinking about this matter for the past few days.

According to the Vatican's description of "that person", all of them should have been taken by her to sacrifice to the evil god, and didn't the Vatican publicly execute her a long time ago?

But the fact is, "that person" not only did not kill them, but also used ice spikes to open a passage for them, allowing them to escape from the mine unimpeded. He and the miners went down along the valley and finally found the gang's convoy. Everyone kept this secret tacitly and did not mention their experiences in the mine to the gang members.

Since returning to Riverwood, this matter has become a knot in Hagrid's heart and he has been holding it in his heart.

Although "that person" had a bad tone, judging from his actions, he was undoubtedly helping them and did not ask for any kind of reward.

"Listen, this is my guess."

As a representative of the reckless faction in Riverwood Town, Hagrid rarely used his brain. "Tell me, is it possible that 'that person' was actually framed? I know it may be difficult for you to understand at the moment, but I looked up some old newspapers. Many of the claims made by the Church are inconsistent, especially the reason given for the public execution, which is even more difficult to understand. 'That person' is an elemental shaper, not a magician proficient in charm. Why did she suddenly learn charm?"

As Hagrid began to use his brain, he felt a door opening to him.

Ethan thought the first half of what he said made sense, but he reserved his opinion on the second half. He had to point out that when "that person" put on a maid uniform and meowed at him, it really looked like she was casting a charm, the kind that most people could not resist.

"Hagrid, do you know what you are talking about?"

Ethan reminded him.

These remarks could have been made between the two of them in the room, but if they had been heard by someone with ulterior motives, Hagrid would have been burned at the stake the next day.

"I know, I'm wide awake!"

Ever since Hagrid began to think, he felt that the world before his eyes seemed to have changed and became clearer and clearer. "'That person' came back this time to take revenge on those who framed her. That's why she showed up in the Highwood Mine, which is an important source of energy-storing crystals for the Empire. The miners launched a riot and became enemies of the Empire. What's the saying? The enemy of my enemy is my friend. That's why she helped us!"

Hagrid had thought about this conclusion over and over again in the past few days, and felt that he was getting closer and closer to the truth.

At the same time, he also realized a shocking fact.

Damn! He's so smart!
(End of this chapter)