Chapter 709

After splitting into their respective groups, both groups started reporting on the information they had gathered from the villagers. "I asked the villagers, and they said that they don't worship any gods. They just go to the plaza to pray on important days." "The village also only became rich in recent years." "I asked around online," Zarah said mysteriously. "I asked whether there was anyone from Coningsby Village around who could tell me about what exactly is going on here. But there are both genuine and fake comments on the internet, and I can't tell them apart, so I just picked out some comments that sounded authentic." The main reason she had done so was because the villagers were no longer as willing to answer their questions as they had earlier in the morning. They acted secretive and kept asking their own questions in return. "Are you allowed to ask around online? Isn't that cheating?" Rebecca asked suddenly. Zarah plastered an innocent look on her face. "Is it? I don't t