When Lynn arrived at the harbor wharf, a group of people were gathering in the dark lane beside the "Broadaxe Tavern". After squeezing in, they saw a squat corpse lying on the ground.
Ralph's height is only about 1.3 meters, and his body looks very strong. However, his whole upper body is bloody, and his neck has no small part. His eyes are staring, his face is full of fear, and his hand is still holding an iron wrench.
"Oh my god, poor Ralph, who would be so cruel to him? If he died like this, what would Little Demi do?" A female halfling kept sobbing with her handkerchief in her voice.
"Damn bastard, if I knew who did it, I would smash his head with a hammer."
Half of the people on the scene were also filled with indignation, and they used their rough and calloused fists to smash the earthy street walls.
Even Lydia, who is usually lively and cheerful, is angry and clenches her fists tightly
Suddenly, Lynn frowned, squatted down and put his hand on the top of Ralph's robe. Under the effect of [Magic Hand], a little white powder adhered to the other person was absorbed.
After decomposing by using [Primary Material Analysis], Lynn found that this was not anything recorded in the system database
"This is the powder of withered grass roots, which is usually used to help release a ring of magic [lethargy fog]..."
Behind him, a voice sounded. Lynn turned his head and saw a middle-aged wizard.
The other party wore a standard gown, and the medal on his chest was inlaid with three bright gems, with a silver eagle like mark.
Before Lynn asked, the man took the initiative to introduce.
"I'm the sheriff of the port of Iyeta. You can call me Leia!"
Lin nodded and asked. "Hello, your excellency, I want to know why Ralph died here. Any other discoveries?"
"I have just asked the staff of [Kuax Tavern]. The halfling came here early in the morning and got drunk. Then he went out alone. About ten minutes later, someone heard the voices of fighting and crying for help in the alley. By the time we arrived, the halfling's body had been corroded so badly that there was no possibility of rescue."
Leia told the story very succinctly. After a pause, she continued. "I think it is probably the hand of a wizard apprentice. As for the reason, it is still uncertain. In short, I have sent the security team to inquire and investigate..."
Lynn nodded, which was to acknowledge Leia's guess. If it was a formal wizard, Ralph would not have the ability to resist.
Only apprentices need to use magic materials when they use low-level magic.
Lynn looked down at the yellowish powder suspended in his hand. The other party should have used [Sleeping Fog] first.
So you want to capture Ralph alive?
However, it is obvious that the wizard apprentice underestimated the physical quality of the halfling, and [Sleeping Fog] did not work well, even aroused Ralph's resistance
If you hit any part with a wrench with the strength of the other party, it will inevitably cause considerable damage.
As for the end of Ralph, it should be a ring of magic [Corruption]
"Who knows what Ralph has done these days? Has he made any grudges with others? Or is he quick to say something he shouldn't say..." Lin Enwang asked a group of halflings.
"Ralph has been making airships in the workshop for more than half a month, staying with us and never going anywhere... Yesterday afternoon, he drove a airship instead of Lydia..." Darren sobbed. "Last night, only last night, we went to drink to celebrate, and Ralph was responsible for watching the airship, so that no one would sneak in to make trouble on the airship..."
"It's all my fault... If I hadn't arranged his vigil, he wouldn't have stopped to go to the pub to have a drink in the morning..." Darren sobbed, with big tears falling from the corners of his eyes and his nose pumping.
Lynn thought for a moment, and remembered that he had met Ralph several times when he went to the workshop. The opposite side was one of several halflings who were responsible for making the airship cabin.
Is it for the design drawing of airship?
Lynn couldn't help thinking of this possibility, because the timing of Ralph's death was too opportune.
Yesterday morning, he had just conducted a flight experiment in the square. Today, one of the core makers of the airship died, and the first non destructive magic such as [Sleeping Mist] used by those who started to do it was obviously intended to directly take people away for torture.
Despite this conjecture, Lynn still routinely asked Ralph if he had any strange behavior recently, and then called several people who first heard the cry for help, asking them to repeat the process of hearing the cry from beginning to end, and then entering the roadway to find the body in detail.
It's a pity that after some questioning, Lynn found out that there were too few clues, because after hearing the news in the lane, the townspeople's first reaction was not to go in to check, but to run quickly. It's their best effort to inform the guards and the sheriff.
The appearance of the killer was completely invisible
Lynn understands this behavior very well. Even a wizard apprentice can cause terrible damage if he uses fireball. Under such circumstances, no one can take the initiative to gather in dangerous places.
Considering this, Lin En looked helplessly at the sheriff and said.
"Sir Leia, please pay attention these days and find a person who is about 1.7 to 1.75 meters tall and may have leg bones, arms or waist and abdomen injuries..."
"I can understand the injury, but why is it 1.7 meters tall? Could Professor Lynn have seen the murderer?" Leia said in doubt.
"Shoe size!" Lynn pointed to the ground in front of Ralph's body and replied directly.
Darren and Lydia immediately looked in the direction Lynn pointed out, but their eyes were dazed because they didn't see anything.
Leia was different. She walked directly to the place where Lynn had just stood, and could see the footprints formed by a little residual dust on the ground through the perspective of perception.
"Generally speaking, his height is about seven times the length of his feet. Of course, I mean... if it's a normal human!" Lynn explained, for example, his own height and the proportion of his feet are very consistent with this standard, but if it's something strange like a beast man or an elf, that's not necessarily true.
At least it can be used as a useful clue.
As for tracking down the footprints? That is simply a fantasy.
The whole roadway was trampled on by the onlookers, and only the one near the corpse was slightly clean, leaving some traces.