The boring life of the white devil

The castle is piled up with almost black stones, which looks very depressing and heavy, making people feel paranoid and crazy.True to its appearance, it's a brutal fortress, and the expressions on the faces of those passing through the aisles are polarizing.Those who wear heavy cotton-padded jackets and use cloth to cover their noses, although their expressions cannot be seen, can still feel domineering in their eyes.

Other people with thin clothes and sallow faces are slaves here. They were once residents scattered on the cold plateau. After the town was plundered, they were sent here to serve the king here.Regardless of whether they are men or women, they only have one layer of clothing to cover their skin, and the cold wind here can easily cut their skin.The bruises and scars on their bodies were not injuries from beatings, but from the howling salty sea breeze.

The waves hit the rock wall at the bottom of the cliff, making a frightening cry.This is the end of the world, and no one knows what exists on the other side of the endless ocean.Those adventurers who had no hesitation once held the great sailing ceremony and then were never heard from again.That whirlpool that would swallow up the remains of humanity.

The king of the Cold Wind Thieves Group is the king of thieves on this icy plateau, and he is also the king who rules this land.In this extremely cold place where the sun never seems to clear up, everyone must bow to him.

On a very few days a year, a beam of light will fall from one end of the sky.Some people once suspected that this was the light of hope given by angels. Whenever those slaves saw the gorgeous aurora falling in the sky, they would pray in their hearts.No matter how many times, no one ever gives up.They believe that angels will one day hear the cry in their hearts.

There is a gap of tens of meters between the cliffs of the Cold Wind Fortress and the nearby coastline. Near the towering fortress are some scattered docks and fishing villages.These scattered villages have no names, only code names.Under the unified management of the Cold Wind Thieves Group, there are only code names called "First Area", "Second Area", etc.

The real name of the village will not be allowed here, lest the serfs develop an unnecessary sense of community for the Cold Wind Bandits.Every three months, the serfs in each district will also be disrupted and redistributed.It is unnecessary to breed brotherhood or love.

In the past two months, the number of people in those farms and fishing villages has decreased sharply.Because half a year ago, someone found a deep cave under the cliff, deep in the cold water.Some people dreamed that there was a treasure there, which was an artifact left behind by people in ancient times.

And another time when the aurora appeared, it was like holy light coming from the sky. After passing through the clouds that made it difficult to see clearly in the sky, it shone into the sea under the cliff.And the place where the aurora shines is exactly where the man dreamed.

This rumor spread from person to person, and finally fell into the ears of the King of Thieves.

It is precisely because of this ridiculous and absurd reason that these slaves were sent to the seaside and sent to build a submarine wall with stones on the seaside.

This is such a foolish dream, and it is so crazy that those slaves cannot refuse.Obeying orders might lead to survival for a few more days, but resisting would result in immediate death.

The slaves living here have lost the ability to think independently. Since coming here, they have never used their own brains to think about things.Only by obeying can we survive, and only by surviving can we see the sun tomorrow.Even if the sun will no longer shine on people tomorrow, people still want to live.

A man with a whip was shouting to the slaves, "Hey, bugs. If you don't transport these rocks before night comes, you won't have dinner!" He has enough capital to be arrogant. .

Because in the area around this fortress, slaves are not treated as human beings. Only thieves are human beings. Slaves are only consumables that exist for use, and are smaller than maggots.

Slaves would carry stones as big as their bodies on their backs from the stone quarry outside the fortress through the fortress to the cliff, and then throw the stones into the seabed.This is the first part of the plan to separate the underwater cave from the sea water.This appalling plan is to use rocks to separate the sea from the underwater cave.So that thieves can enter the cave and dig out those ancient treasures.

Just because this kind of thing would make most people laugh out loud, slaves must devote all their sweat and even their lives to complete it.It was a joke, but the King of Thieves still gave the order, so the slaves had to do it.

Maybe this is just a game suddenly played by the King of Thieves. He is just fooling the slaves in the name of ancient artifacts, just like a child playing with ants.

The slaves had iron shackles tied to their feet, preventing them from running.

There was a young man with yellow hair. In such a cold air, his thin undershirt was still soaked with sweat.

"I can't do it anymore. I don't want to endure this kind of life anymore." He suddenly started spinning on the spot as if going crazy, and then slammed the rocks on his back to the ground.The stone rolled several times on the uneven ground, crushing the other person behind it.

The thief with a whip whipped the yellow-haired young man from behind without mercy.Every blow left a deep bloody gash on his back.

The man squatted on the ground holding his head, crying loudly, "Kill me, I really can't stand the life like this anymore!"

Occasionally, there are people like this. Once their tight nerves are broken, they will give up everything like crazy.But the other slaves seemed to have not heard the miserable sound at all and continued to do their own things. If anyone was distracted and was seen by the thieves.Then the next one to suffer will be himself.

The thief kept kicking the man's head, trampling on his face until it was covered in blood. The broken nose bridge made the nose crooked, and a large amount of blood flowed from the nostrils.

Although the pain was excruciating, I no longer had the energy to scream anymore.The yellow-haired young man used his last strength to maintain his breathing.

The thief took out the dagger from his waist, then pressed the yellow-haired young man's hand with one hand, and then stabbed the dagger with the thief's joyful laughter.The thief did not intend to kill him immediately. He removed the young man's fingers one by one and slowly tortured him until he went into shock.

The young man's severed fingers immediately flew a short distance away.Some slaves who had thrown stones from the cliff were walking back, preparing for the next move.While the thief was still enjoying the pleasure of the violence, a middle-aged man quietly hid the severed finger in the sole of his shoe.

Even if it were the fingers of a human like himself, it had a meaty taste that he had not tasted in a long time.The young man is dead, and the slaves will thank his remains for the gustatory satisfaction they provide them.Scavenging the corpses of abandoned slaves has become something that slaves secretly do among themselves.

Even if the thieves knew that sometimes they were in a good mood, they would not interfere.It's fun to watch what they consider to be scum eating each other up.

Chapter 41 Dark Court

The location of the Cold Wind Council was underground on the side of the fortress. Soleichuan and his party followed Claire into the side door.It was a wide spiral staircase, and according to Claire it took about half an hour to reach the complex conference room.

Aicilia and Uzi Cuxi put on thick, gray cotton clothes like the thieves around them, and also wore red headbands on their hair.According to Claire, anyone who does not wear this kind of red headband here will be executed on the spot as an unrelated person outside the department.

On the way into the fortress, Soleichuan and the others witnessed the strength of the Cold Wind Bandits on the icy plateau, and they had almost become the sole ruler of this land.Traveling through the ice and snow all the way, from Linfeng County to this extremely cold place.I have never seen a single soldier of the Hero King's army.

What happened in Linfeng County was not simply due to the lack of reinforcements due to the failure to pay taxes.Three feet of ice is not frozen in a day, and the Cold Wind Bandits will grow to such an extent that it is certain that the empire has completely abandoned this place.The icy plateau is another country entirely.

After entering the fort, among the slaves I saw along the way, the female complexion was slightly better than that of the male slaves.Because if women are too malnourished, thieves will not be able to "use" them.Inadvertently, you can see female slaves being bullied in those dark corners.

Their faces were expressionless, and they were silently enduring all the ravages, only making slight sounds of pain.

Soleichuan knew how to control his angry emotions, and so did Aicilia and Wuzi Cuxi.The purpose of their coming here is to find the Valkyrie and the Valkyrie Sword.Before reliable intelligence is obtained, it is obviously irrational to have a conflict here.

"If it weren't for world peace, I would definitely be angry right now." Soleichuan had no choice but to vent a little bit of his emotions by whispering this boring language to Aicilia.

"How about you use your loving words to influence them?" Aicilia smiled brightly. Even in such a filthy place, her clean face could always make Soleichuan feel... Wash it down a bit.

Almost all the thieves around were gray-headed and disgraced, and a dark mass of people was circling underground.The regular meetings every three months are crowded with people, and no one will neglect this meeting.Those thieves who didn't take it seriously have been eliminated from this land forever.

"But speaking of it, how could you convince Luo Di before and be able to help us after Lilith is returned?" Soleichuan seemed to suddenly remember something.During his coma, Luo Di's transformation was something that surprised him.

"Probably," Icilia seemed to think for a moment, "can I remember his full name?"

"Huh?" Soleichuan almost laughed at this answer, but if you think about it carefully, it does make some sense.

Perhaps Luo Di has never been called by his complete name since he was born.Just like when I started to be called "Mr. Cooktern" recently, I felt very awkward in my heart.Now I can somewhat relate to it.

Luo Di, who had lost his parents since childhood, must have endured a loneliness several times higher than his own.And it took such a long time to develop such paranoia.A mind that has been calm for a long time may experience obvious fluctuations as long as there is the slightest moisture.

At the bottom of the basement of the fortress, there is a very large room, but it is not like a conference room like Claire said.

The room was surrounded by black stone walls, and Suoleichuan always felt that he had seen such strange stones before.

But what made Soleichuan feel even more uneasy was that this was not a conference room at all.Instead, it was a prison with cages everywhere, filled with slaves who were so hungry that they were skin and bones.There was a foul smell inside.The feeling of chaos makes people feel irritated.

"Claire, can you explain what's going on?" Soleichuan clearly felt something was wrong in the atmosphere, "Does your thief king like to share happiness and sorrow with prisoners?"

The thieves with their faces covered around them drew their weapons and surrounded the three of Soleichuan.

"If you were here, you wouldn't be able to call out that Rody, right?" At this time, a hint of sycophancy appeared on the corner of Claire's mouth, "Without that little boy who has an astonishing number, plus here is the Cold Wind Thieves Group The headquarters. No one has ever escaped from this castle alive. The fortresses and walls here will definitely not be afraid of countless boys." The twisted expression finally showed anger.Claire must have endured it until now after Elitus died, "Mr. Cooktern, I think you are a smart man and should be able to understand what I am talking about."

"It seems that all this was planned by you." Soleichuan laughed at himself, laughing at why he had trusted this deputy general under the enemy leader in the first place.

There are about 100 people here. It is not difficult to get out with the two pervert-level women beside you. But when you first came in, you saw the headquarters area outside. There would be at least five or six thousand thieves.No matter how capable they were, it would be impossible for them to break through.That's why Claire swallowed her anger and led herself here before changing her face.

It was indeed Soleichuan who was careless this time, and then raised his hand, "It seems that you have no intention of executing us on the spot, right? Otherwise, you wouldn't have gone to all the trouble to bring us to this dungeon."

"You want to imprison us?" This was Aicilia's simple guess. "It seems that we have no value to you, right? You don't want to use us as slaves, do you?" After finishing speaking, she sneered. A sound.

"Then let you understand something." Claire said lightly, then took out a packet of white powder from his pocket and poured it into his mouth.

Suoleichuan was shocked when he saw it. He was very familiar with this white powder, which was "gospel". There were shining crystals in the white powder.

Then it was obvious that Claire's neck had bursting veins, and he was twitching slightly as if a burst of electricity passed through his body.Then he slowly raised his right hand, and black lightning appeared around his right hand.

"Impossible!" It was Wu Zikusi who screamed this time, seeing her panic expression for the first time, "How can such a thing be possible!"

Although the ball of lightning was not as dark as what Soleichuan could release, and was closer to dark gray, it was undoubtedly the "original sin".

Then Claire walked to a cage, and a slave who fainted on the ground exposed his hand outside the cage.Claire brought the black lightning into contact with the slave.The slave's arm suddenly became swollen, and then continued to expand like a balloon. With a bang, the entire arm exploded, and small pieces of minced meat were scattered and stuck to the wall inside the prison.

The remaining body parts of the slave were also expanding and then shattering.The scene was exactly the same as when Eddie died.An exaggerated death, turning into minced meat without a complete piece.

The other slaves kept shrinking their bodies inside, not breathing out, fearing that they would be next.

Claire laughed loudly, "If Elitus hadn't banned the use of this drug, how could we have been defeated by scum like you!" His eyes were bloodshot.

Then he reached out to wipe off the minced meat on his face and threw it on the ground.

"What Claire used was not pure 'original sin', but it was enough to kill someone with one blow." Uzi Cusi explained, "But this kind of thing... why did it happen here..."

Chapter 42 Futility

"The person who killed Eddie should be Claire."

"First we killed County Sheriff Joseph and the others, deliberately posing as a sacrifice that would be related to the devil. Then we let Eddie die in that way, which aroused the anger of the people of Lingfeng County towards us. Let us and Lingfeng People in the county were suspicious of each other, and then drove us out there alone, and then Claire found a way to lure us to this place."

"Our previous guess that Dao was the culprit seems to be wrong. His nervousness and secretiveness at the time were probably to protect his subordinate Eddie. At first, I'm afraid Adao also thought it was Eddie's doing. But When Eddie was treated so cruelly, he still couldn't help his anger and turned against us with swords."

"I have to say that we have indeed been deeply calculated. And this place may not be easy for Emperor Luo to invade."

Soleichuan was making assumptions about what had happened before.

"This reasoning is really wonderful, Mr. Detective Soleichuan." Aicilia clapped her hands, closed her eyes and leaned on the iron railing, "But everything you said is meaningless. Now we have to find a way to escape from this The ghost place is real, right? According to that, the Valkyrie and Valkyrie Sword legends are probably made up by Claire."

Of course, the previous confrontation between Soleichuan and Claire ended with Soleichuan's surrender.After putting the three of them into a prison, all the thieves went out.Not even a guard was left behind.

"When I entered the fort, I saw a large number of slaves carrying stones back and forth. Maybe some kind of construction was going on?" Although the thieves took away their weapons, they took Uzi Cuxi's The pipe was left behind, and she blew out a pale ring of smoke and continued, "I don't want to say whether it has anything to do with the Valkyrie or anything. Anyway, I want to investigate those white powders first."

"Eh?" Soleichuan made a strange sound.

"You crazy woman, there must be a limit to your madness." Aicilia is not timid, but in the current situation, it is good to be able to escape from here smoothly. "If the empire itself knows that the icy plateau is like this So what's the mentality of just sending us here? Let us liberate the icy plateau?" Although it was a language of complaint, it was in a calm voice.

Aicilia should start to re-examine the issues within the empire.The peace and prosperity that the empire once enjoyed may be just a false mirage.The news here cannot be conveyed to those prosperous cities at all. Everyone thinks that as long as it is within the empire, everything is prosperous and peaceful.

"You are really some strange people." It was a dying voice.It came from a scrawny voice from the prison next door. He was lying on the ground and did not move. "I haven't heard such a heartless voice coming from here for a long time." He coughed painfully. Several times, "Stop struggling in vain. I have never seen anyone escape from here alive."

His age cannot simply be judged from his appearance. His pale lips and skin that has been wrinkled by hunger make him look like an old man.

"That's right." The reason why Soleichuan maintained a relatively relaxed mood was because he had full confidence that this iron railing could not stop him.

He reached out to touch the iron bars of the prison, and then unfolded "Original Sin". However, using it to this extent would not cause him to fall asleep.

But nothing happened.

"Hey, are you kidding me?" Soleichuan couldn't believe it. He used "Original Sin" again, but the black railing still didn't change at all.

"Is that really the case?" Wuzi Cuxi did not show much surprise, "Look carefully at this cell and the railings."

If you look carefully, you will find that this is not ordinary iron.Closer to a stone material.

Suoleichuan suddenly seemed to have remembered something and touched his collarbone through his clothes.This is related to the effect of "divine punishment" on his collarbone, and the crystals produced seem to be the same substance.

Suoleichuan seemed to be a little desperate and slumped on the ground, "Hey, are we really going to spend the rest of our lives here?"

Aicilia shrugged helplessly.

"Have you ever thought about it, this is the coldest place on this continent. For such a powerful group of thieves, there is no need to build their headquarters in this barren place." Uzi Cuxi took another sip from her hand. Pipe, "Such a large number of slaves, this obsidian-like crystal, a white powder that can produce a power similar to 'Original Sin', and the empire's lack of governance of this land."

Wuzi Cuxi looked at Soleichuan intently, "Do you really think all these things are coincidences? Do you really not want to know the connection between these things?"

After being reminded by Wuzi Cuxi, Soleichuan came to his senses, "Are you trying to say that there may be secrets in this place that can reveal my life experience and my physique?"

The most likely hypothesis is that there is a large amount of minerals similar to obsidian crystals here, as well as raw materials for the gospel of medicine.

Aicilia fired a fireball, and the fireball was instantly absorbed by the railings of the cell. "Is it true that the physique of Soleichuan can absorb magic like that of Soleichuan?"

If this kind of ore is mined in large quantities here, and it allows people to use a weakened version of "Original Sin", I am afraid that the ambitions of the Cold Wind Bandits are definitely not on this icy plateau.

"Don't worry about it anymore, the will of the world is under Crawford's control." The dying man still managed to say this with his lips pulsing, "No one can escape, those who are not on the cold plateau Sooner or later, people will be shrouded in the shadow of Crawford. He will devour the world with his appetite and ambition, and there will be no safe place in the world, and everything will become silent and gray." After finishing speaking, He laughed like crazy.

He had long been tortured into a trance by this prison where he could not see the sun. Several mice jumped out and made a chirping sound.The rats are accustomed to facing those thin and weak humans and will not be afraid of humans.

"It seems like you are really helpless if you are trapped in this kind of prison."

Aicilia saw her sword hanging on the opposite wall and wanted to use the magnetic field of electric magic to attract the sword.But every time lightning is released, it will be attracted by those black railings and disappear into nothingness.Those electric fields cannot reach the outside of the cage at all,

"There's no need to work in vain. Magic and alchemy are useless for these stones." Wuzi Cuxi sat quietly on the side. "It won't take long before someone will come to us. I think they will lock us up." If you get up without directly killing it, you definitely don’t want to use it for viewing.”

Chapter 43 The King of the Icy Plateau

After a while, some sporadic footsteps could be heard coming from the spiral staircase leading to the ground.

Three figures came down from above, followed by two large men behind a woman holding a whip.

They came to Soleichuan's cage, and the woman said to Soleichuan, "That man with white hair, you are Soleichuan, right?"

"There shouldn't be anything wrong, right?" Soleichuan smiled.

"Lawford, the queen of our cold plateau, wants to see you." The woman then snorted coldly, "I don't know what you are like, scum, but not only did my king not kill you, he also allowed you to meet his majesty. My face." There was a strong look of dissatisfaction on the not very pretty face.

Then the two men took off their muskets from their backs, loaded the bullets, and pointed the guns at Aicilia and Wu Zikusi, "You guys stand back and let the man come to the door alone." It was a low voice. the sound of.

Uzi, Kusi and Aicilia raised their hands and crouched down to the inner part of the prison.

When Soleichuan just arrived at the door, the woman holding a whip quickly opened the cell door, then grabbed Soleichuan out, and put the knife against his back.

When Soleichuan was about to use Original Sin, a man pulled out a dagger and put it on Soleichuan's neck.Another man had already closed the cell door before Aicilia and Wu Zikusi had time to react.

They seemed to have guessed that Soleichuan and the others might try to resist this time, and now Soleichuan had three knives on his body threatening them at the same time.

"Even if you have true 'original sin', it seems that it can only occur in one part of your body." The woman whispered in Soleichuan's ear, "Don't resist, just come with us."

Aicilia grabbed the bars of the cage and shouted expressionlessly at Soleichuan, "Soleichuan, if you dare to lose your virginity, I will kill you when you come back!"

"Hey, they asked me to come over. They couldn't possibly do this kind of thing, right?" Soleichuan smiled helplessly.

"You must come back." Aicilia looked at Soleichuan, as if looking at her husband who was away from home.

"It shouldn't be this kind of atmosphere, right?" Soleichuan wanted to reach out and scratch his forehead, but was stabbed by a knife in the back.I had to sigh.