Great, I'm surrounded by villains.

Chapter 314 D17 Prison Area
The next day, before dawn, an owl knocked on Duan Mingyuan's door.

Universal Studios attaches great importance to this trial and hopes that the production crew will follow the entire process. Last night, the company transferred a group of personnel and assigned them to various prison areas. The prison guards were also mobilized to ensure that the audience can see the dynamics of almost every prison area.

Interviews with the contestants were arranged in the morning, and the first guest to be interviewed was the winner of the previous purification trial, Mr. "Debt Collector".

In the previous competitions, he won one championship, one runner-up and one third place. He is undoubtedly the most watched player in this competition. The company's betting website announced the latest odds this morning. The website management department has been very happy. Every second of the live broadcast will bring them countless wealth.

"I heard that this 'debt collector' is very difficult to deal with, especially because he doesn't get along with the people in the company."

The owl looked a little nervous.

The production crew sent him the information of the "debt collector". It was no wonder that the "debt collector" held a grudge against Universal Company.

The debt collection company is a gray industry under the Universal Company, and as a veteran when the debt collection company was first established, he can be said to have worked hard for the development of the company. What's more, there are some internal information pointing out that torturing the prince of the little planet to death did not seem as simple as it seemed on the surface.

This was an order from higher authorities and it was a politically motivated order.

Just like most of the company's abandoned children, the company pushed all the blame onto the "debt collector" and publicly sent him to the Prison Planet, where he was sentenced to 577 years in prison, which means he can never leave this planet.

Owl seriously suspected that someone in the crew wanted to murder him.

God knows whether the "debt collector" will suddenly attack them with a knife after hearing their identities.

"Old Duan, I heard that prisoners are allowed to carry weapons in this prison, and most of them carry knives."

On the way to D17, Owl had already started thinking about the aftermath. "If I'm unfortunately stabbed by a prisoner and sent to the infirmary, remember to tell the prison guards to order blueberry jam bread with cheese and meat sauce rice for lunch."

"You won't get stabbed."

this is a good news.

The bad news is that they will have to stay in the prison until late at night, and Mr. Owl is destined to not be able to eat the cheese and meat sauce rice he has been craving for.

"Are you so sure?"

"The mechanical prison guard said last night that these prisoners will never commit crimes again."

Duan Mingyuan chose to believe in the judgment of artificial intelligence. After all, the soul was extracted by artificial intelligence, and he had no interest in the dispute between the "debt collector" and the company. He carefully observed the map of the D17 prison area, which was located on the 17th floor underground. When the elevator door opened to them, a heat wave swept towards them.

Unfortunately, Eisenberg-Adler's wing was not marked on the map; he lived deeper inside the prison.

The D17 prison area is also known as Purgatory, and the temperature there remains at around 47 degrees all year round.

It's hot and dry, like a steamer.

The judge has thoughtfully designed a special environment for the prisoners on each level of the prison to ensure that they can enjoy the torture to their heart's content on the Prison Star.

Therefore, the prisoners in D17 cell block are in great need of a bathroom.

It not only washes away the sweat on their bodies, but also brings precious water.

After the purification trial, every prisoner in the prison regarded the "debt collector" as a hero.

Fortunately, the prison guards equipped the crew with an RV, which was equipped with air conditioning, clean clothes, some canned food and the most precious water source.

Warden Norton personally accompanied them, although he seemed somewhat reluctant.

But it makes sense. No one in the world likes to work overtime, especially this kind of work that is busy from morning to night and has a full schedule. In the past, the trials did not require the participation of prison guards like them. Originally, Norton should have been in the office at this time, enjoying the air conditioning and savoring this issue of the magazine, instead of staying in a steamer and getting in close contact with the smelly prisoners.

However, the company hopes to turn this into a long-term entertainment project, and even turn the surface of the Prison Star into a curious tourist destination.

The D17 prison area is as big as a city, but it only has the most rudimentary wooden houses.

These wooden houses seemed unable to withstand the scorching heat. The prisoners we met along the way looked almost the same: they were listless and looked like they were dying of the heat.

Norton introduced the situation of D17 prison area to everyone. "There were no houses here originally. All the houses were built by the prisoners. Later, they gradually became a symbol of status. Only those big names who were famous in the prison area could live in these simple houses."

But that is just a symbol of status. "In fact, there is no difference in temperature between inside and outside the room. The extreme heat in D17 is not caused by the sun, but is the result of artificial intelligence control. Regardless of day or night, regardless of how the seasons change, the temperature here will not change."

The production crew turned the camera to Norton, and the conversation was broadcast live.

The audience who came to watch the live broadcast early in the morning suddenly realized what was going on.

No wonder the "Debt Collectors" won the championship in the Purification Trial. They live in a steamer every day.

The owl clicked his tongue.

He could see that the air outside the RV window was distorted. He couldn't even stay in this hellish place for three days. It was hard to imagine how these prisoners would serve their entire lives in this purgatory.

The hot environment reminded him of the Mechanical Planet.

When his spacecraft just landed, the planet was also a desert. The residents on the planet had dark skin, and people died every day from lack of water.

Owl coughed lightly and faced the camera. "Good morning, ladies and gentlemen. I am your good friend Owl. Our next destination is the public bathhouse that the "Debt Collector" contestant won in the last trial. Please join us in witnessing the changes that the last winner has brought to this purgatory!"

A building looms in the distance, looking particularly out of place in this empty and desolate place.

The bathhouse was crowded with prisoners, most of whom had queued all night just to get in and take a bath.

Originally, the public bathhouse, like the cabin, was a privilege reserved for the "big guys", but after yesterday's registration, the "debt collector" seemed to have a sudden change of heart and decided to open the bathhouse to all the prisoners in the prison.

Owl downed a full bottle of water, took a deep breath, and opened the door to the RV.

The production crew carrying camera equipment followed closely behind, and they squeezed out a path through the smelly prisoners. They didn't want to stay outside for even a moment.

However, when they finally squeezed into the bathhouse, they found that it was much hotter inside than outside.

The stench seemed to be even more pronounced due to the humidity.

Owl held his breath, trying not to vomit in front of the audience.

"Didn't I tell you?"

The experienced Norton had already prepared an air purifier for himself and wore it on his face. This could not change the temperature in the bathhouse, but at least it could prevent him from being tortured by the stench.

"This is a prison, not a resort. The judge will not let any prisoner have an easy time. Although a bathhouse was built for them after the purification trial, the water temperature inside is also strictly controlled."

Specifically, the surface temperature of D17 prison area is 47.5 degrees.

The water temperature in the bathhouse is 62.4 degrees.

(End of this chapter)