I Live on the Land in Global Games
Chapter 97 - 96 Fragment

Chapter 97: Chapter 96 Fragment

"Evil Wolf, formerly known as Wolf, had hurt many girls in the surrounding villages, and today Red Cloak nearly fell victim to him too. Fortunately, these seven girls were vigilant and saved her..."

Nick explained the whole situation clearly.

"Hang him, hang him!"

The villagers cried out indignantly.

Evil Wolf was pushed onto the bridge by the river, and after his crimes were announced, a long hemp rope was tied around his neck.

Although Mu Ying felt that this arbitrary execution was somewhat cruel, Wolf deserved his punishment, for if they had not been there today, Red Cloak would surely have met with disaster.

There were two dried corpses hanging on the bridge already. Mu Ying whispered to the woman beside her, "Auntie, what did the other two on the bridge do wrong?"

"The one on the left was hanged for stealing things because he was not honest. The one on the right is a different story; he has been dead for a long time. I heard he was a witch!" the woman said mysteriously.

"A witch?" Mu Ying held back the others who were getting agitated, "Are there really witches in this world?"

The woman, clearly loving gossip, her eyes shining with excitement, said, "Of course, there’s one living deep in the forest. Unfortunately, ordinary people can’t find her. Decades ago, there was a witch who came to our village and even had a romance with the old Village Chief. She cured the almost dying mother of the Village Chief of all her ailments. The Village Chief’s mother passed away peacefully, never having suffered much."

"Sadly, that witch didn’t stay long, but people have seen her in the forest since then. So the old folks love living in the forest, hoping to meet her and get Divine Medicine."

"But it’s been a long time since anyone has seen her," the woman said wistfully. "It’s said that the witch’s eyes were green like yours. If you weren’t so young and had so many sisters, people might think you’re a witch too!"

"..." Mu Ying was speechless, "If a witch had saved someone, why would they hang a witch?"

"Not all witches are the same; the latter one wasn’t the good witch who healed and saved people. At first, everyone treated her well, and many people sought medicine from her. But the medicine she gave killed people, so..."

Mu Ying nodded with a complex expression. She didn’t fully believe that person was a witch, considering witchcraft is not something to be trifled with, and one wouldn’t just be hanged unless her Magic Wand had been taken.

"Let’s go back, I’m a little scared," Windsor said, staring at the body that was rumored to be a witch’s predecessor. She also didn’t excel in Magic Potion, fearing she might be hanged too!

At that moment, the executioner gave a gentle push, and Wolf became another hangman on the bridge, swinging alongside the other two corpses.

People in the crowd occasionally reminded their children not to trust strangers casually, as they might be man-eating wolves; Red Cloak and her grandmother almost got eaten.

Mu Ying and the witches quietly left the village.

"Humans are too frightening, the hanged witch is so pitiful!" Windsor’s fascination with the human world turned into fear.

Reni comfortingly patted Windsor’s shoulder, "You can’t say that; humans have their good and bad. They seem more merciful to those who help them, as evidenced by the treatment of the two witches."

"If you ask me, you all should learn two powerful spells before graduating. How could a witch be hanged by humans? It’s so shameful!" Margreta said indignantly, wishing she could burn those responsible to death.

"Maybe that wasn’t a witch at all? After all, there’s no evidence, right?" Lillian countered.

Rosie frowned, "Sigh, I’m a bit worried about the adult experience. This is just a village, but there’s already a precedent for hanging witches, not to mention other human places!"

Lucia, stroking her chin, said, "The previous good witch mentioned by the villagers, could she be Mu Ying’s mother?"

"If that’s true, the old Village Chief might actually be Mu Ying’s father. It’s just that he’s too old, it’s hard to tell if he looks like Mu Ying," Lillian said, pushing Mu Ying, "What about you? Why aren’t you saying anything?"

"Ah? Oh, I was thinking about something," Mu Ying came back to her senses.

She had just been checking a new prompt that had popped up.

[Your trial character Mu Ying in the Emerald World participated in the world process and obtained 1000 Source Power, 1 Consciousness Fragment of the world]

[Consciousness Fragment (Red Cloak)]

[Function: One of the actualized consciousness of the Emerald World]

[Physical Transformation: Cannot be transformed in its incomplete state]

[Physical Effect: A blank world consciousness, can recognize its master]

[Source Power Transformation: Cannot be transformed]

This was her first time obtaining Source Power in the Emerald World, and it was 1000 all at once.

Although compared to the Square World, where she obtained at least 50 Source Power daily, this thousand wasn’t much, she had finally gotten a hint of how the trials in the Emerald World worked.

Of course, more importantly, was the Consciousness Fragment, which she clearly got because she participated in the Red Cloak matter.

The fragment didn’t appear directly in her hand but was hidden in her Spiritual Sea.

It looked like a page from a book, written with the story of Red Cloak.

However, the part about the wolf grandmother was omitted, changing from Red Cloak almost being eaten to Red Cloak being highly vigilant, realizing something was wrong, and cleverly counter-killing the Evil Wolf.

The story changed from one that used a negative example to educate children to a model story.

As the true hero who caught the Evil Wolf, Mu Ying and the witches’ parts were blurred out and deleted.

It seems like the world consciousness doesn’t like witches much?

She had just been pondering this but was listening to the witches talking all along, and coming back to her senses, she said, "That so-called good witch must be my mom, she told me about the things at Redberry Village, but the Village Chief couldn’t possibly be my dad. Considering my age, my dad should be between thirty-four and forty years old, and the Village Chief is too old."

In the Emerald World, humans generally marry early, between ages 18 to 25.

"But do you really think, my mom was very beloved in this village?" Mu Ying asked the witches.

Although the witches always had the habit of not pampering children and fostering their independence, the young, underage little witches still had too little experience in social interactions.

This trip to Redberry Village, although not pleasant, had many aspects worth studying, and Mu Ying must shape the witches’ outward worldview well to prevent them from being deceived in the future.

Reni hesitantly said, "Isn’t it? After so many years, some people still remember her, and the elderly even moved into the forest because of her..."

"No, people remember her only because they want something from her, not because of who she is. If my mom hadn’t left and had stayed in the village, what do you think would have happened?"

Mu Ying looked at the bewildered expressions of the witches, sighed, and said, "She would become a medicine-making machine and would eventually find herself in danger because of it. Human desires are endless. Once she saves one person’s life, more and more people would come begging for magic potions. For a green witch, magic potions aren’t a big deal, but what about dozens, hundreds of people asking for them? To give or not to give?"