Chapter 128 Chapter 126 "My dear child, Poli."

  【Five minutes ago】

  Su Ming'an put on [Wang Han's Human Skin Mask] and walked towards the mayor's house in memory.

   He expected the situation to be difficult.

  …To save those good players who stayed, he needs to ask NPC for help.

   He was close to the mayor's house, which had a high fence and a heavy solid wood gate outside. He stepped forward, and the door in front of him suddenly opened.

   "Squeak-"

  Some dull voice sounded, the kind-hearted mayor leaned on the dragon-headed cane and looked at him with a smile.

   "Ah..." The mayor laughed until his wrinkles were crowded into a ball, looking amiable, like a big parent who cared about his children: "You're finally here."

  …

   "…My dear child, Poiri."

  …

  Su Mingan was slightly startled.

   He suddenly heard the system prompt:

  【Because of wearing special props (Wang Han's human skin mask), NPC recognizes your identity. 】

  【NPC (Mayor of Mitchell Terry Township), has identified you as (son of Polly Mitchell's early death)]

  [Current Mitchell favorability: 80 points (family)]

  …

   "Ah." Su Mingan followed his words: "I'm back."

   As early as the first day, when the mayor saw his doppelganger, he said that he was like his untimely child Poli.

   After listening to his response, the mayor's smile became more intense, and he stretched out his hand tremblingly to help Su Mingan.

  Su Mingan could only accompany him in this scene of "filial piety to a father and a son". He supported Mitchell and crossed the threshold with him.

   He felt a little wet on his face.

…It's raining again.

   The door behind him slammed shut with a bang, with the weird chill of a spring day. Through the sudden rain, he saw the two red lanterns hanging at the door in front of the house swaying in the rainstorm, shining scarlet light in the haze, like a pair of beast eyes.

   The mayor who was a little short heard a somewhat resentful voice beside him:

   "You're finally back...Poli, I've been waiting for you for so long that I almost forgot when you left..."

  Su Mingan couldn't guess why Po Li left, so he didn't say a word.

   But combined with the word "early death", the real Pori may have already died on the way to leave.

"In the beginning, when you were about to leave, I persuaded you that Lord God will not forgive a betrayed child. It's too hard for you to travel a long way and climb mountains and mountains. However, since you are back now...then All is well, rest your feet first, and I will take you to the Lord God to atone for your sins..."

   After listening to the mayor's next words, Su Ming'an vaguely understood the reason why Po Li left in the first place.

   He said tentatively: "I travel far to find the faith in my heart."

   He saw the mayor suddenly cast his gaze, a little stagnant across the fine raindrops.

   "...then did you find it?" the mayor asked.

  The two men stopped in front of the door.

The    red lantern swayed slightly, revealing a strange light, like a pair of faint werewolf eyes.

  Su Mingan helped the old man up and helped him up the steps in front of him.

   "…No, so, I'm back," he said.

  Mitchell's smile seemed more real. He reached out his hand and knocked lightly on the door.

   "Squeak-"

  The girl with the braided plait opened the door. When her beautiful big eyes looked over, her eyes were as clear as the sea, sky and lake.

  …Jasmine.

  Su Mingan was not surprised to see her.

   Jasmine in front of me... Jasmine at night, what exactly are they?

   "Dad, this is..." Jasmine's eyes stopped at Su Ming'an for a moment.

   "I told you, my child Poli." Mitchell responded with a smile: "When he left home, you hadn't come here, and I didn't expect to see him again one day..."

  Su Mingan understood the meaning of the mayor's words - Jasmine might not be his biological daughter, but an adopted daughter.

   "Hello... Come in first." Jasmine nodded reservedly at him, opened the door, and let Su Mingan go in.

  Su Mingan walked in vigilantly, he had long guessed that this mission was dangerous.

   He has always been vigilant about the girl with "sin" in this system prompt.

   Entering, he smelled a faint incense burning in the room.

   White mist wafted from the stove, he sat down at the table, and he saw the two tablets on the side.

  The teacup is set in front of you, and the tea leaves are floating in the water.

   "Poli, you're back this time..." The mayor seemed to start a long speech again.

  Su Mingan remembered his purpose and spoke first: "Mayor."

   He met the other party's gloomy eyes in the mist of tea.

   He changed his mouth instantly: "...Father."

   The mayor's expression softened.

  Su Mingan suddenly realized—perhaps the mayor didn't fully consider him to be his child Poli.

  When he showed a slight deviation, the other party's eyes were so gloomy that he was shocked.

   Mayor Mitchell, like a man immersed in his own fantasy, wandering in a vision that is on the verge of shattering.

  Mitchell seemed to hypnotize himself, forcibly identifying him as a "returned child".

  Su Mingan probably knew what to say.

   "Father." Su Ming'an shouted this word that was somewhat unfamiliar to him: "I met many foreign travelers during this trip."

The mayor    listened carefully, and Jasmine on the side was also silent.

"They have helped me a lot, and some people have saved my life." Su Mingan touched the teacup and paid attention to the other party's expression: "They have been persuading me to go home... They said that the conflict is only temporary, but the family love is not. It's eternal. I was too naive when I left with anger..."

   "Father, I will go to atone for my sins." Su Mingan raised his head and looked at the gray-haired old man opposite him with a very earnest look: "The beliefs of the outside world are all false, and this is where I go."

  …

  【NPC (Mitchell), favorability: 80+10】

  [Current Favorability Rating: Beloved]

  [Note: The current favorability has reached (family line, the highest)]

  【Because of your status as a person in power, you can make certain demands from the other party. 】

  【Note: The highest favorability has pros and cons, please proceed with caution. 】

  …

   "I want to ask you to help me with one thing." Su Mingan looked at the old man whose expression gradually became eager, and said:

   "Those travelers from the outside world were once my companions. I want to suspend their fighting temporarily before I complete my atonement."

  ...He didn't make a request to wipe out the werewolves.

  According to the wording of the system prompts, these NPCs have limited ability to intervene in the battles between players.

   They can't meddle in exiles, they can't meddle in night behavior, because these are made by invisible rules, like being separate from the town.

   But the fights that take place during the free movement during the day... can be interfered with.

   He only needs to save the players of the good camp during the day, and prevent them from being out due to the direct attack of the werewolf.

  The real outcome...will have to wait until night.

   He watched the mayor's expression, and watched the other party's expression gradually ease.

   "Poli..." The mayor sighed slightly: "Are you sincerely atonement for the Lord God?"

   "Yes." Su Mingan nodded.

   He confirmed his guess—Mitchell didn't fully recognize him as Perry.

   Otherwise, Mitchell would not have agreed to his request without asking for any reason, or even carefully considering the loopholes in his words.

  This old man...I just want this "Pori" to follow the gods and satisfy his unfinished regret.

   "Okay." The mayor nodded, stood up tremblingly, leaning on his dragon-headed cane: "I will temporarily stop the travelers from fighting in the daytime... But what happens later depends on them."

   He turned his head and gave Su Mingan a deep look:

   "My child." He slowed down from the fire like a frozen person, with fiery eyes in his eyes:

"…wait me back."

  The old man ignored the pattering rain curtain and plunged in. His small figure gradually disappeared in the light of the red lanterns.

   "Squeak-"

  Jasmine got up and closed the door, then turned around, her eyes were as calm as a lake.

  Su Mingan originally thought that Jasmine, who saw through his true identity, was going to attack, but she suddenly said:

   "Pori."

   That's what she called.

  Su Mingan vaguely felt something bad.

   This kind of unpleasant feeling... He had also felt it when he was facing Shen Xue, who was at the same table.

  Jasmine stepped forward, supporting the table with both hands.

   Those clean eyes were like mirrors, and he could even vaguely see himself in them.

   "Since you're back..."

   Her posture was extremely strong compared to before, and he heard her close voice, with an indisputable meaning:

   "...When are you going to marry me?"

   "Ding dong!"

   A system prompt sounded in Su Ming'an's ear.

  [Trigger S-level single copy: "Before Dawn"]

  【Mission description: She was driven to a dead end without knowing anything, but she still embraced her incomplete attachment and prayed for the dawn.

  —Please see the dawn for her. 】

  …

  【The time flow rate of the single-player copy is synchronized with the outside world, please do not miss the night action session. 】

   (end of this chapter)