Chapter 627 Requiem
Tess was already two months pregnant at this time, suffered a shock, and felt deeply disillusioned.
She returned home and couldn't help but tell her parents about her experience.
When Tess's parents found out about this, they were angry and frightened, so they quickly found a family for her to marry into to cover up the scandal of being pregnant out of wedlock.
The "successor" chosen by the Deberbers for their daughter was Angel Gray, a poor student who had just graduated from the business school and worked as an intern accountant at the business firm across the street.
Tess was obsessed with Alec, the handsome young man, and looked down on Angel, a poor man. She had no choice but to ask him to take over the business and cover up the scandal.
On their wedding night, Tess couldn't bear the guilt of her conscience and couldn't explain why she was not a virgin, so she had to reveal the truth to her husband.
Angel Gray was deeply humiliated, so he left Coast City the next day, took a boat to work in the Grabelen Colony, and was never heard from again.
Seeing Tess's belly getting bigger, the D'Urbervilles were worried about whether to let her give birth to the child.
If it is born, it can only be claimed to be the child of Tess and her new husband Angel Gray. But if Gray returns from the colony and refuses to admit his guilt, announces the truth that he was deceived into a marriage, and claims that the child is an illegitimate child, the d'Urberville family Your reputation is ruined!
After much deliberation, I finally had no choice but to abort the fetus that was about to reach full term.
In the Holy Ashan Empire, which has strong religious traditions, abortion is illegal, and one can only secretly ask quacks to prescribe abortion pills.
After Tess took the medicine, she successfully aborted the fetus. Looking at the poor little guy, she almost had a nervous breakdown in pain.
Tess dressed the dead baby in small clothes that she had sewn by herself, put it in a small coffin, and buried it under the fig tree.
I thought that was the end of the matter.
Unexpectedly, the baby's resentful spirit would never die, and soon after, he would turn into a ghost and cause trouble in the home.
After listening to Mrs. Gray's confession, Gao Fei, Jiang Feng and Martin all fell into silence and deeply sympathized with her experience.
When he was writing the module script, Gao Fei did not describe in detail the causes and consequences of the ghost haunting incident. He just wanted to find an entry point for the male and female protagonists to meet.
The plot completed by the design department was largely divorced from his first draft, so he could not fully grasp the development direction of the plot during the game.
As far as Tess’s experience is concerned, it is actually nothing new.
It's nothing more than the old routine of the rich second generation playing tricks on poor girls, always getting into trouble and eventually giving up.
However, it is precisely this kind of vulgar tragedy that can make people soberly realize that they are not special.
No matter how the times develop and society changes, the vast majority of players, like Tess and Angel, are ordinary members of the insulted and damaged class, and at the same time have the vanity to achieve a class jump.
The tragedy that happened to Tess and Angel yesterday is still happening countless times today; tomorrow, maybe you and I will also fall into a similar predicament.
Jiang Feng sighed, turned around, walked to the grave of the dead baby, and sprinkled holy water on it.
A small black shadow floated over quietly.
The ghost baby was suspended above the tomb, with horror and grievance mixed on its face.
Jiang Feng turned around and looked at Tess sympathetically: "If you have anything else to say to this child, this is your last chance."
The young woman sobbed and nodded.
She walked to the grave, stretched out her trembling hands, and tried to hug the illusory baby.
"Son...I'm sorry, mommy loves you and will always love you!"
The resentful expression on the baby's face gradually disappeared and was replaced by a relieved smile.
He stretched out his chubby little hands, imitating his mother's gesture, and hugged her.
After that, the little figure disappeared.
The mother's sincere repentance resolved the resentment of the dead baby.
This haunting ghost can finally sleep peacefully.
At the same time, both Gao Fei and Jiang Feng received system prompts:
"You have completed the main plot of this chapter, and your astrolabe energy and career level +1!"
Goofy's "Spell Thief" has been upgraded to level 4.
HP +7, attributes +1 (Charisma 20).
Two new professional abilities have been added, "Evasion" and "Remote Technique".
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Ranged Sleight of Hand: The character learns "Mage Hands" and can use "Mage Hands" to make long-range "Sleight of Hand" checks.
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The 0-level magic "Mage's Hand" is the most elementary mind control technique.
The palm shaped by magic power can extend up to 30 feet and can bear a maximum weight of about 5 kilograms.
Due to the low weight, the "Mage's Hand" is almost unable to cause damage, and its main purpose is not to attack enemies, but to grab lighter items from the air.
The magic thief's unique skill "remote technique" significantly enhances the flexibility of the "mage's hand" and allows for more precise operations.
After learning this trick, Gao Fei can use the "Mage's Hand" to remotely pick locks and open doors, dismantle traps, or steal wallets from others.
Speaking of "stealing", Gao Fei naturally thinks of the spell thief's signature skill "stealing spells".
"Remote techniques" are also applicable to stealing techniques.
With this move, Gao Fei can hide 30 feet away and steal magic from the caster, which greatly enhances the practical value of stealing magic.
When the spell thief reaches level 4, he can save up to 4 stolen spells.
Counting the two additional spellcasting levels provided by the "skilled caster", Goofy's current comprehensive spellcasting level reaches level 6.
According to the rules of magic theft, he can now steal up to 2 levels of magic.
Looking at his spell list, Gao Fei felt that the 0-level "Magic Explosion" and "Whip of Thorns" were both good and worth keeping. As for the 1-level "Detect Undead", after completing the ghost incident in the grocery store, it seemed unnecessary to keep it and could be replaced with a more practical spell.
In this way, Gao Fei can still steal two magics, preferably both 2-level magics.
Unfortunately, there is no suitable target yet.
There is no need to rush.
Tomorrow he will be able to enter Ma Yun's wizard module "The Wizard of Oz" as an ally, where magic is the most abundant thing. Good days are still to come!
Jiang Feng's "Temple Raiders" has also been upgraded to level 4,
HP +7, attribute +1 (perception 20).
The new professional ability he learned is "Cut with the Trend".
In addition, Jiang Feng also got the second 1-level divine spell.
After some consideration, he finally chose "Shrinkage".
When necessary, you can cast a "Shrink" spell on yourself to increase your agility by 2 points and dodge by 1 point, which is very useful for a quasi-thief profession like "Templar".
In addition, "Shrink" can also be used as a debuff to be applied to the enemy.
Especially those big guys with brute force, it is easier to deal with them after shrinking.
Martin is promoted to a 4th-level ranger.
HP+9, attribute +1 (perception 18).
Learned two professional abilities, "Trap Expert" and "Emerald Vision".
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Emerald Vision: Vision penetrates plant obstructions.
