Chapter 82 [Mist of Sleep] and [Corrosion]
When Lynn arrived at the harbor pier, a group of people were gathering in the dark alleyway next to the [Broadaxe Tavern]. After squeezing in, they saw a chunky corpse lying on the ground.
Ralph's height is only about 1.3 meters, and his figure looks very strong, but his entire upper body is a **** mess, with half of his neck missing, his eyes are wide open, his face is full of horror, his hands There was also an iron wrench in his hand.
"Oh my god, poor Ralph, who on earth would do him such a cruel thing? If he just dies, what will little Dimi do?" A female halfling kept sobbing while clutching her handkerchief. , said with a choked tone.
"Damn bastard, if I knew who did it, I would definitely smash his head with a hammer."
The half-length people present were also filled with righteous indignation, and angrily smashed the earthy street wall with their rough and callused fists.
Even Lydia, who is usually lively and cheerful, is furious now, clenching her fists tightly...
Suddenly, Lynn frowned, knelt down and put his hand on top of Ralph's robe, and under the action of [Magic Hand], some white powder stuck to Ralph's body was absorbed.
After using [Elementary Material Analysis Technique] to decompose, Lynn found that this is not anything recorded in the system database...
"This is the powder of the withered grass rhizome, which is usually used to assist in releasing a ring of magic [sleeping fog]..."
Behind him, a voice sounded, Lynn turned his head and looked over, and it was a middle-aged wizard who spoke.
The other party was wearing a standard robe, and the medal hanging on his chest was inlaid with three bright gems, and there was also a silver eagle-like mark.
Before Lynn could ask a question, the man took the initiative to introduce.
"I am the sheriff of Iyeta Harbor, you can call me Leia!"
Lin En nodded and asked. "Hello, Your Excellency the Sheriff, I want to know why Ralph died here. Do you have any other discoveries?"
"I just asked the staff of [Broad Axe Tavern], this halfling came here early in the morning and got drunk, and then went out alone. About ten minutes later, someone heard a fight in this alley And the sound of calling for help, when we arrived, the halfling's body was already corroded so badly that it was impossible to rescue him."
Leia explained what happened very succinctly, and then continued after a pause. "I think there is a high probability that an apprentice wizard did it. As for the reason, I can't be sure yet. In short, I have asked the security team to inquire and investigate..."
Lynn nodded, as if he accepted Leia's conjecture. If the person who did it was an official wizard, then Ralph would never have the ability to resist.
Only apprentices need to use magic materials when casting low-level magic.
Lin En looked down at the yellowish powder suspended in his hand. The other party should have used [Sleeping Fog] first.
So are you trying to capture Ralph alive?
But obviously, the wizard apprentice underestimated the halfling's physical fitness, and [Mist of Sleep] did not have a very good effect, and even aroused Ralph's resistance...
If you use a wrench to hit any part with the strength of the opponent, it will definitely cause a lot of damage.
As for what ended Ralph in the end, it should be a ring of magic [Corrosion]...
"Who knows what Ralph has done in the past few days? Did he have any grudges with others? Or he said something that shouldn't be said quickly..." Lin Enwang asked a group of halflings.
"Ralph has been making airships in the workshop for more than half a month. He stayed with us and didn't go anywhere...Yesterday afternoon, he drove the airship for a while in place of Lydia..." Darren said with a sob. "Last night, only last night, we went to drink and celebrate, and asked Ralph to watch over the airship, lest someone sneak in and make trouble on the airship..."
"It's all my fault for killing him... If I hadn't arranged for him to watch the night, he wouldn't have held back until early in the morning before going to the tavern to have a good drink..." Darren said choked up, with big tears falling from the corners of his eyes, The nose twitched.
Lin En thought about it, and remembered that he had met Ralph a few times when he went to the workshop. The other party was one of the halflings who were in charge of making the airship cabin.
So it's for the blueprint of the airship?
Lin En couldn't help thinking of this possibility, because the timing of Ralph's death was too coincidental.
He just carried out a flying experiment in the square yesterday morning, and one of the core makers of the airship died today, and the non-lethal magic that the person who did it first used [Sleep Fog] was obviously planning to directly destroy the airship. People are taken away for torture.
Despite such speculation, Lynn still asked Ralph if he had any strange behavior recently, and then called a few people who heard the cry for help first, and asked them to hear the call for help from the beginning to the end. , and then recounted the process of finding the corpse in the laneway in detail.
It's a pity that after some cross-examination, Lin En found helplessly that the clues he got were too few, because after the townspeople heard the movement in the alley, the first reaction was not to go in and check, but to run quickly. Notifying the guards and sheriffs by the way was the best they could do.
The appearance of the murderer was completely unseen...
Lin En understands this kind of behavior very well. Even an apprentice wizard can cause terrifying damage as long as he uses fireball. Under such circumstances, no one can take the initiative to join in dangerous places.
Considering this, Lynn looked at the sheriff rather helplessly and said.
"Your Excellency Leia, please pay attention these days, and find someone who is about 1.7 to 1.75 meters tall and may have injuries to his leg bones, arms, or waist and abdomen..."
"I can understand the injury, but why is the height of 1.7 meters, is it possible that Professor Lynn has seen the murderer?" Leia questioned in confusion.
"Shoe size!" Lynn pointed to the ground in front of Ralph's body, and replied directly.
Darren, Lydia and the others immediately looked in the direction Lynn pointed, but their eyes were blank for a while because they didn't see anything.
Leia was different, and walked directly to the place where Lynn was standing just now, and through the perspective of perception, he could see the footprints made of some residual dust on the surface.
"Generally speaking, the height will be about seven times the length of the feet. Of course, what I mean is...if it is a normal human being!" Lynn explained. For example, the ratio of his own height and foot length is very consistent with this. Standard, but if it's some strange things like orcs and elves, then it's not necessarily so.
At least it can be used as a useful clue.
As for following the footprints? That is simply a fantasy.
The entire alleyway was trampled in a mess by the onlookers, and only the area near the corpse was a little bit cleaner, leaving some traces.
(end of this chapter)