Having identified his first target, Oschin put away his skateboard. Instead of rushing inside, he peered through the open gate into the yard, making sure his actions wouldn't disturb any potential clues on the ground, before cautiously entering. After a
brief observation of the rooms in the small courtyard, Oschin deduced that it was the residence of a family of five. Besides the middle-aged couple, there were likely two elderly people and a child in the house. The main house and the east wing on the right served as bedrooms.
"Although I think it's unlikely, I'll still check the kitchen and storeroom first.
Judging from the layout and location of this house, this should be the village chief's house. If that evil spirit master arrived in this village before making his move, then he would most likely have stayed at the village chief's house. To entertain a spirit master, the village chief of this small village would probably use his most treasured possessions. In less than a night, there are definitely traces of some infrequently used items being moved in the kitchen and storeroom."
Fifteen minutes later, when Oschin walked out of the kitchen, his face, hidden under his spirit-guided mask, showed obvious disappointment.
"Sigh, the things in the storeroom haven't been moved for a long time, and the signs in the kitchen also indicate that there was no meat in what this family ate last night. It seems that it will be difficult to find any clues in the villagers' houses." However,
Oschin, who was somewhat listless as he walked towards the main house in the courtyard, was completely unaware of just how outstanding the power of the "True Fragrance Law" was, having evolved to the level of truth. Just when Oschin had given up hope of finding any unusual clues in the house, the unusual clues appeared quietly.
Stepping over the threshold of the main room, Oschin originally intended to go straight to the bedroom, but several small black balls located under the main beam of the room made him stop.
"What are these?" Oschin silently pondered as he picked up one of the small black balls with his gloved right hand, while looking up to search the beam.
With the magnification function of his soul-guided mask, Oschin could clearly see all the grain patterns on the wooden beam. "
The beam is in good condition. I don't see any signs of insect damage or obvious cracks, so these small black balls that have fallen here shouldn't be rotten wood chips or insect excrement.
Does this mean that something outside the family has been on this beam before? Well, I'll go up and take a look."
Taking out his anti-gravity soul-guided skateboard again, Oschin used the skateboard to raise his field of vision to be level with the beam and carefully observed it.
After inspecting the entire roof beam, Oschin still couldn't find anything amiss.
"Perhaps my reconnaissance experience is insufficient. In any case, to me, this is a wooden roof beam in good condition, seemingly capable of lasting for many years,"
Oschin said with some disappointment as he landed back on the ground.
After collecting the few small black balls from the ground into a new small wooden box, Oschin reluctantly walked towards the east wing of the courtyard.
Pushing open the door and taking a step, Oschin stopped again beneath the main beam of the house. The reason was simple: the same small black balls that appeared under the main beam had reappeared here.
"Isn't this a single case?" Thinking this, Oschin immediately ascended to the height of the roof beam using his anti-gravity soul-guided skateboard and began inspecting the beam before him.
Three minutes later, Oschin landed back on the ground using the skateboard. As he squatted down and picked up the small black balls into the small wooden box, Oschin silently pondered.
"Although I still can't see anything on the roof beam, I believe there must be some information hidden in these small black balls. Their appearance under the beam twice in a row can't be a coincidence.
I didn't find them in the kitchen or the storeroom, but they were in both bedrooms. Is there any connection between the bedrooms and these small black balls?"
Feeling he had grasped some information, Oschin didn't linger and quickly went to the next villager's house.
Half an hour later, standing in a house at the easternmost edge of the village, Oschin once again bent down and picked up the small black ball from the ground.
"Although I only inspected a third of the house, these things were present under the beams of almost every bedroom in that third of the house.
Can I boldly speculate that the villagers, young and old, 'voluntarily' gathering at the threshing ground in the center of the village at dawn were because of these small black balls, or rather, the influence of the thing that created them?
While not entirely certain, I'm about 80% sure these small black balls are the excrement of some kind of creature.
Hopefully, this rather decaying beam in front of me can provide some information about this mysterious creature. Determining the type of creature based solely on excrement and a few short hairs is far too difficult."
Under the control of his soul power, the anti-gravity soul-guided skateboard beneath Oschin's feet once again propelled his body to the same height as the beam. His sharp gaze, hidden beneath his soul-guided mask, moved inch by inch along the wooden beam before him. Suddenly, Oschin's gaze settled on a scratch on the beam that was clearly not a natural crack.
"This mark looks like it was made by claws, but judging from its location and direction, it was hanging upside down from the roof beam? This behavior... a bat?
But blood is a standard ingredient for bats.
Unfortunately, there's only half a claw mark on this beam. I wonder if Master can analyze what it is based on this half-claw mark and the other fragments. I
'll take a picture of it first. The villagers in this village generally don't live well, so there must be more than just this one house with rotting beams. Keep searching; maybe we can find a complete claw mark."
With a clear goal in mind, Oschin sped up his search, his anti-gravity soul-guided skateboard carrying him quickly through the village. Finally, thanks to the villagers' poverty causing the beams to rot, Oschin's soul-guided camera successfully captured two complete claw marks.
"Hmm, is it already eleven o'clock? I wonder if Tang San's inspection is finished. Boss Dai hasn't messaged me yet; they probably haven't found a place to stay."
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