The Survival Rules of NPCs

Chapter 31: A melodramatic plot...

"Lady's body has been brought in, sir. Do you have any questions?"

Eliza looked at the corpse and asked cautiously, while Martin, standing far away, was clearly disgusted by the idea of ​​a corpse.

Looking at the mangled corpse before him, Brett couldn't help but sigh. Just a few months ago, this was someone he could only hear about in newspapers or in casual conversations—a city prosecutor who could monitor and investigate all the local nobles during special periods. This was even more impressive than the prosecutors of the Korean Empire in his previous life. Such an impressive figure, and now his corpse had rotted into a pile of flesh.

"No problem, I need to spend some time alone with this prosecutor."

Martin's heart skipped a beat, and he thought to himself: Could this guy be a necromancer?

Eliza looked at the other party with even more curiosity, because she knew that the other party's subordinate was the bastard who tricked her into drinking the bodily fluids. He had apparently died, but the next day he was standing alive in front of her. Could it be that the next day, this Lady, who had already turned into a pile of rotten flesh, would also be like that?

"I need a quiet environment. By the way, your knight, is his name Peter?" Bright asked Eliza.

Eliza nodded: "They've taken control and are being held in the basement."

She wasn't sure Peter was definitely up to something, but at a time like this, it was natural to play it safe.

Blythe nodded. This woman was quite ruthless. She had taken down the knight who had followed him for many years without hesitation. He then said, "Dr. Jack has successfully advanced. If you are willing to try, he can use surgery to temporarily separate Peter from his body to find out if he really has a problem. If he does not have a problem, we can consider releasing him at this critical time when we are short of manpower."

"Really?" Martin was immediately excited. Jack had actually advanced to the level of a superhuman doctor?

This is an incredible stroke of luck! Moreover, it's a superhuman doctor under my control. Of course, the empire stipulates that nobles cannot keep superhuman doctors in their private possession, but I can offer conditions to make them stay in Holy Stone City with peace of mind. A superhuman doctor will bring more attraction to Holy Stone City, especially to some nobles who are unable to establish themselves in big cities!

Eliza looked at Bright with excitement. Did this mysterious corpse collector really have a way to train extraordinary doctors? If so, the future of Holy Stone City was limitless!

"I have important business to attend to now, you all leave first," Bright said, waving his hand.

Both men respectfully withdrew from the basement, leaving only the mangled corpses of Brett and Lady.

He had finally managed to fool them away. He knew that the methods he had temporarily displayed not only gave them hope but also showed them future value. This was why the city lord and his wife were so obedient to him. However, to solidify this value, he still needed to do more.

After all, his current extraordinary power depends on the professional appointments granted by their seals.

"Who would have thought that a corpse collector would have such great abilities?"

A heavy voice sounded behind him. Bright didn't turn around immediately because he had already heard the voice. It seemed that the idea that the undead initially followed the corpses was correct.

"Lord Lady didn't expect many things. I'm afraid you also didn't expect to lose to Orland, that knight commander who's generally considered mediocre, did you?"

These words abruptly silenced the incessant chatter behind him. After a long pause, the other person's voice, tinged with excitement, asked, "Can you hear me?"

"I understand, you're a necromancer... no, you're a corpse whisperer!"

Bright paused slightly. He was somewhat surprised that the other party could recognize his extraordinary ability, but not entirely. After all, the prosecutor was trained by the Imperial Central Government and was well-informed. Bright naturally did not think he would be the first corpse talker in the world. The main reason why his profession was rare was that few high-ranking officials would waste their extraordinary characteristics on a corpse collector.

"It's unbelievable that there's a Corpse Whisperer in Holy Stone City!" Lady's spirit drifted back and forth. "This rare profession is only trained by special departments in the Imperial Central Government. Where do you come from? What's your purpose?"

"That's not important, Lord Lady," Bright sighed. "What's important now is how to quell this crisis in Holy Stone City!"

"Crisis?" Lady laughed. "Why should I care about this crisis? I'm already dead. You didn't cooperate with me while I was alive, and now I'm just a ghost about to enter the mortal realm. What use am I? If you wanted to cooperate, you should have done so before my duel with Orant!"

"I didn't expect you to be so impulsive." Bright tried to make his tone inscrutable. "If I had known you would solve the problem that way, I should have stopped you in advance. I'm sorry."

Lady paused slightly upon hearing this. In fact, he had reflected on it afterward and realized that he had indeed been too reckless. He had been too comfortable using the prosecutor's abilities, which sometimes made him too dependent on them. He hadn't expected to be used against him. In fact, if he did nothing, the other party would not be able to control Holy Stone City so quickly. After all, he still had the ability to crush the other party in places where the other party had broken the law!

"No matter what, it's no use anymore, the outcome is already decided!" Lady said in a dejected voice.

"No!" Bright said seriously, "I need your help, and only with your help can we deal with that troublesome being, Orant."

"Help? Me?" Lady asked curiously. "What can I do right now?"

"Orland's ability to defeat you that day was not his own."

"I know..." Lady nodded. He only saw it after he died. There was a terrible spirit on Orant's body. The spirit was accompanied by a blood power, which turned his original injuries around. Although Orant had very good fighting skills, what really determined the outcome was the power of the spirit on his body!

"Many people believe that Orant's power comes from his extraordinary characteristics as a demon hunter. He only gained this ability by hunting high-level blood demons. Therefore, all the warriors now awe him. A demon hunter who can hunt blood demons is respected even on the battlefields of the empire. But the truth is that he is not. If the warriors of Holy Stone City knew that his ability came from a cult, respect would turn into fear, and the situation could be reversed."

"Of course he doesn't have that ability!" Lady exclaimed angrily. "That piece of trash? Hunt down a Blood Demon? Humph, I knew it from the start, he definitely used crooked methods!"

Bright: "........"

"But how can you expose him?"

"Naturally, we'll use your method to expose them in public!"

"My method?" Lady frowned. "You saw it yourself that day. He's not only a demon hunter, but also a formidable fighter. Add to that his Blood Demon-like abilities, and to beat him in a duel, you'd need at least a high-level demon hunter, and a way to counter Blood Demons. What makes you, a mere Corpse Whisperer, capable of exposing him?"

"So I need your help..." Bright said seriously, "You already showed me that day, in terms of raw strength, he is no match for you."

"Of course!" The spirit Lady straightened her back, but then added, "But I can't be resurrected. You're not thinking of turning me into a zombie to solve this, are you? The people won't accept that, and the Corpse Whisperer doesn't have that ability, right?"

"I have a solution, but I need your cooperation."

"Why should I cooperate with you?" Lady took a step back. "Even if you have special methods, why should I help you?"

"You are the Empire's prosecutor, how can you bear to watch the people of Holy Stone City suffer such torment? Once the forest to the north of the city is invaded, you should know what will happen to the people here!"

"So what?" Lady said coldly, "I'm already dead, and... I'm not exactly a righteous person either."

"And what about your nephew?"

Upon hearing this, Lady froze.

His previously calm emotions surged forth suddenly, almost distorting his spirit.

He couldn't bear to think about one thing: the other party knew about his initial scheme, knew he would send his nephew to the capital for help, and since they knew in advance, his nephew most likely...

"Don't tell me he's not dead?"

"I don't know that, but I do know that they have the ability to make people restless even after death. You wouldn't want that, would you?"

"you......"

"Help me, and I'll give your nephew peace. After all, he died because of your mission, and it was a terrible one."

Lady: "........."

Bright waited quietly for a reply. The reason he brought up this point was because of the new intelligence that had been updated half an hour earlier.

Intelligence 1: The secular faction of the Heart of the Forest possesses considerable financial resources and controls the economic lifeline of the sect. Michel, who resides in Milandil, remains a figure that many elders of the Heart of the Forest dare not offend.

Intelligence 2: The fanatics' actions were driven by the selfish motives of a few individuals, but many elders were skeptical about the fanatics' capabilities.

Intelligence 3: Dog Egg has successfully met with Michelle, who possesses the power to destroy the Heart of the Forest cult and is considering whether to use it.

Intelligence 4: Lady's nephew Will is dead and was transplanted into a cult member in the most painful way. The one who performed the surgery is the mastermind behind the Forest Heart fanaticism cult, a soul doctor.

Intelligence 5: Will is Lady's illegitimate son with her sister-in-law, Mrs. Olivia, and Lady's only son!

The last piece of information made Bright exclaim that it was too melodramatic. He never expected to encounter a storyline featuring Jin Yong's Ouyang Feng in this other world. However, although the storyline was melodramatic, it was the best tool to control the opponent.

Sure enough, after a long silence, Lady's voice held a hint of compromise: "What do you want me to do?"