The boring life of the white devil

This fortress is very large. Not counting open areas such as courtyards, there are also many rooms in the internal corner corridors. The fortress has about five floors in total, all of which are packed with densely packed rooms.If you want to find Soleichuan, there is no way to start.

Suddenly I heard someone shouting from some places outside the fortress, "A prisoner has escaped! A brother has been attacked!"

Some thieves rushed towards the door, some with weapons ready in their hands.

Only Aicilia and Wuzi Cuxi were walking against the flow of people. They also quickened their pace, racing against time to learn the whereabouts of Soleichuan.Even knowing that the result is nothing more than wandering around the world like a headless fly.The bloodstains in the snow were covered, making it impossible to find clues without anyone noticing.

In this huge fortress, coupled with the complicated atmosphere, Aicilia was already confused.Not knowing where to go, this feeling is just like when the Crimson Knights were wiped out, with no sense of direction.I'm just stepping up and moving forward.Seeing some black pieces of clothes on the ground, Aicilia could only silently pray that Soleichuan was still alive. As long as he was still alive, maybe Luo Di's alchemy could still heal him.

At the entrance to the third courtyard, the space was blocked by falling rocks. Aicilia and Wu Zikusi bent their bodies and passed through the gap.When we arrived at the third courtyard, it was still as depressed and dilapidated. A new trace of battle proved that there were a lot of battles when Soleichuan started to escape from the inside of the fortress.

The colder wind was blowing through the dark and cold fortress. Even with the thin warm flame covering her body, Aicilia still felt the chill in her heart.

"Uzi Kusi, you should be able to survive outside this fortress on your own, right?" Aicilia pulled Uzi Kusi to a corner and whispered.

"Well, it shouldn't be a difficult thing." Wuzi Cuxi could guess what she wanted to say next.

"Sneak out of the fortress alone, find Luo Di, and tell him what's going on inside. No matter how hard the city wall is, I think it's possible to break through with Luo Di's numbers." Aicilia said with a solemn expression, " Now that the thieves have discovered the corpse in the prison, it would be more conspicuous if the two of us acted together."

After speaking, Aicilia tore off a piece of cloth from the several layers of thick clothes wrapped around her body, rolled up her beautiful long red hair and tied it up.

Wu Zikusi just smiled, then turned around and walked in the opposite direction to the outside of the fortress.As he walked away, he still didn't leave the pipe in his hand, and said to Aicilia in an inconspicuous voice, "Then, take care of yourself."

Aicilia also immediately turned her eyes away from Uzi Cusi. She had noticed before that there was a staircase leading to the second floor in a corridor near the third courtyard.She planned to search for Soleichuan's whereabouts from a high place. Before that, she had already discovered that in addition to the thieves leading to the door, there were also a small number of thieves heading to the second floor.Aecilia recognized the appearance of a person among them.That was Claire who betrayed them, and he hurried up the stairs.Aicilia kept a certain distance and followed her among the other thieves. Most of the thieves were heading in the same direction, so there wasn't much sense of disharmony among them.

With various non-uniform costumes, it is possible that these thieves are the cadres of the thieves group who came from various places on the icy plateau to attend the Cold Wind Conference.The place we are rushing to now is most likely the venue for the Cold Wind Conference.Anywhere where there might be traces of Soleichuan, Aicilia wanted to try it.He took out the red mask from his pocket and put it on again. This was a piece he picked up randomly on the ground just now.The trouble now is to try not to let Claire notice him. Other than that, no one else seems to have seen his appearance, so he can disguise himself as a member of other gangs of thieves.

After walking in the corridor on the second floor for a long time, the basic layout of the rooms is similar to that on the first floor.The patio surrounding the courtyard is very wide, and when Aicilia can walk along the corridor on the second floor, she can have a panoramic view of the situation downstairs.After arriving on the second floor, we rarely see the ruffian thieves downstairs, and almost all of them are stern-faced characters.

When they reached a gate ahead, the thieves turned and walked in.Aicilia slowed down a little, and the few people who were walking with her had already walked in front of her.After she waited for Claire to enter, she waited for a while, and then observed from the door that Claire had sat down in a certain position, and then slowly stepped into the door.

In the room is a long black wood table with fine carvings. There is a dragon head with an open mouth on the four legs. Under the dragon head is a prostrate body, with two wings fully extended, and it is majestic. Looking a bit lazy.The tabletop also has thick lines along the edge, which makes it look heavy.

Not everyone has a seat. Dozens of people have entered the room, but there are only a dozen chairs.Most people stood near the wall of the room, facing the pure black table.

Claire was sitting on a chair next to her. Aicilia tried her best to avoid his perspective and chose to stand directly behind him to avoid sight.There was a man sitting at one end of the table. He had all his hair tied up in a piece of cloth, but his white eyebrows and pupils could still be seen.

That was not Soleichuan's face. Aicilia calmly controlled her emotions to prevent her breathing from being disordered.It was a man with a much larger frame than Soleichuan, and he also had almost sickly white skin.Sitting on a throne-like chair with a red cushion on the back and many precious-looking gems surrounding it.He crossed his arms on his chest, leaned his back on the chair, and remained motionless with his eyes closed.

Chapter 53 Purging

When those seats were almost full, the originally noisy hall automatically became quiet.

Everyone began to tighten the skin on their faces.

Crawford slowly opened his eyes. The meeting began without any pleasantries or any prescribed steps.

Crawford spoke directly, "In this regular meeting, I hope that all of you, the commanders affiliated with the Cold Wind Bandits, will return the military power in your hands to me." His eyes were very sharp, as if The cold wind that penetrates deep into the bones.

This commanding tone made the room become noisy again.Although the Cold Wind Thieves Group is an alliance as a whole, the leaders of almost all regions do not interfere with each other, and have detailed and clear boundaries.Even for Crawford, there is no need to obey his orders. He just pays taxes every three months.Crawford also never ordered whose military power needed to be controlled.

For so many years, the Cold Plateau has been controlled in this way. No one could have expected that the always cold and arrogant king would say that he wanted to take back his military power.I think the Cold Wind Council was just a meeting to count the tributes handed in and report on some affairs in various places.Everyone is seeking relative peace with each other on this cold plateau.

One of them, a fat man with a beard, frowned, moved his butt on the chair, and then said, "My ** Lawford, the morality of the cold wind thieves has always been non-interference with each other. Although I very much yearn for my ** For the glory of Lawford, I also hope that you will submit to your command, but...I am afraid that my subordinates have been with me for many years and have too much undisciplined atmosphere. I am afraid that it will be difficult for my king to get used to it." That was a respectful tone. .

Adding "my king" before calling Crawford's name has become a common habit among the Cold Wind Bandits. It seems that not adding these two words would be very disrespectful to Crawford.The thieves who can hold meetings in this conference hall are almost all the first and second-in-commands in various thieves groups, and they are still somewhat decent in terms of etiquette.Crawford almost only dealt with these people. Most of the soldiers and thieves would take a detour when they saw Crawford's appearance.

In Crawford's eyes, these soldiers are no better than maggots, and they often kill unseen low-level thieves at will because of their mood swings.

Crawford tilted his head slightly, "It doesn't matter at this point. I will kill all the useless soft-legged shrimps without leaving a trace. Useless humans should not exist in this world."

At this time, Claire stood up and walked to the fat man with beard who was two chairs away.Then he pulled out the short sword from the waist of a thief beside him.

When the fat man with beard saw that Clyde's expression was not friendly, he immediately drew his sword and blocked Claire's thrust.

"My dear Lawford, what's going on?" The fat man with beard seemed to be very nervous, "As for the items and money paid as tribute to my king, I am always in the top three among all the thieves groups. How dare you ask this? What means."

Claire's second blow came, and it was aimed at the bearded man's eyes.This is a way of fighting that wants to make it fatal, and Claire's actions were not stopped by Crawford, which shows that this is something recognized. To put it in a worse direction, this is what Crawford expected. things.

The bearded Hu Chao took a few steps back and knocked over several empty chairs.The thieves cadres sitting around had already evacuated their seats.He stood in the corner with the ordinary thieves.Everyone could tell that Crawford had ordered Claire before the meeting. Anyone who had different opinions would be executed to scare the monkeys.

Although Claire's dagger did not hit the bearded man, he immediately cut the dagger horizontally and cut off the bearded man's nose.The blood spilled onto the black wooden table, almost invisible.

When the fat man with the beard was about to cover his nose with his hand, Claire's hand was already on his forehead, and Claire's calloused hands held the fat head.Then a flash of black lightning flashed, and parts of the bearded fat man's head began to bulge, forming things the size of sarcoma.Suddenly, the head exploded, and the blood and flesh flew everywhere, and the white brains sputtered out and scattered all over the floor.

The thieves know that this ability is inspired by the medicines possessed by those cadre-level thieves.This was not the first time they had seen this way of human death, but they were still so frightened by the sight that they could not make a sound.

"Hahahahaha!" Crawford laughed slyly, "How dare a useless scumbag talk big words!" He was not angry, but simply happy, watching human beings killing each other like this. Lawford felt extremely happy.

This further proves that humans are a hierarchical race, and as long as one person is given some benefits, they can kill each other.For the sake of power, money, and strength, they will kill the same kind for a different race.Seeing such a funny scene, how could Crawford, who resented mankind, not feel happy?He wants to control and make the people here completely obey his will, so fear is the best weapon.

Most of the thieves here are a ragtag group of people who bully the small ones. They rarely have any sense of dignity or glory. They are just some gangsters who have joined an organization to bully others.

No one said another word.The fat man with beards didn't actually say anything that was very contradictory to Crawford.But Claire's action made everyone know one thing. Crawford doesn't need a talking human now.He only needs some humans who desperately help him do things. In his eyes, there is not much difference between thieves and slaves.

"You bastards, listen up. From today on, both you and your subordinates need to start obeying my orders. No one of you is allowed to leave this fortress without authorization. No matter which cadre of the thieves group leaves, This fortress, then you and your band of thieves will be completely wiped out from this cold plateau and from this world!" After Crawford said these words with a ferocious expression, he started laughing again, " Put your lives in my hands, and my orders are everything to you! Give me your self-esteem, self-love, and self-awareness, if you still want to live."

This is a very difficult choice to make. Those thieves who are arrogant and sloppy have to choose their lives and their own dignity as human beings.

Chapter 54 Imperial Library Investigation Team

Some thieves started to take a few steps back out of fear in their hearts.Crawford can be seen at regular meetings every three months, but these new thieves have never seen Crawford say so much.In previous years, regular meetings were conducted with silent accounting and reports from various thieves leaders.Crawford can barely speak, and today, he seems to be a different person, changing his usual silent state and saying some crazy things.

"Does anyone else have anything to say?" Crawford's mood calmed down, and his tone could not be said to be dull, but there was a lot of weirdness in it.

No one dares to say a word anymore, no matter what language they have, it should not be said at this time. Anyone who says anything that they disagree with will end up like the fat man with the beard.The remaining body continued to expand, and then exploded, with some plasma and meat sauce splashing on the thieves, and they did not dare to move.

This was Crawford's purge, rooting out all those who were not determined to follow him.His ambitions extend beyond this barren, icy land.He wants to spread his anger and ambition to every land in the world.The production quantity of the medicine gospel is also sufficient, and the collection of obsidian is also sufficient.

The next step is to wait for the undersea cave on the seaside. According to what Crawford knows, this fortress was once the place where the Imperial Library Investigation Team was stationed.The ground and second floors are for administration and administration, and the fortresses from the third to the fifth floor are all places for experiments and research.

According to the information abandoned in the fortress, the bottom of the cliff was also an experimental site, but there is no record of how to enter it.

The sea water here is as cold as minus ten degrees Celsius. Humans will be frozen and comatose to death within ten seconds after falling into the sea water.There is a sufficient concentration of salt in the sea water, so it does not freeze. You can see the majestic waves hitting the shore all year round.Crawford also tried to throw the slave down and ordered him to explore the place where the aurora shined.

A dozen slaves were tied with ropes around their waists and thrown off the cliff. No one could survive in the sea water for half a minute, and they were dead when they were pulled up again.Their hungry bodies made them even more intolerant to the cold. After their wet bodies were pulled ashore, the blood and body inside them had completely frozen, turning into hard bodies.

Crawford chose this place as his residence because it was the former research institute of the Imperial Library.There is a large amount of information on forbidden magic research here, but books on conventional magic are rarely seen.Most of the recorded content is enough to frighten and shock the imperial people of the Central Continent.

It is incomprehensible that this fortress, home to so many shady books, had been deserted before Crawford came to occupy it.The neat equipment and equipment were not damaged, and the books and materials were not taken away.Even when you come, you will see a quilt and a plate on some tables with black crumbs on them.Then there were clothes discarded on the floor everywhere in the hallway, in the room, and outside.

If Crawford were to judge, rather than saying that this place was abandoned, it would be better to say that the people here seemed to have evaporated directly.The body was directly taken away by something, but the clothes were retained. This happened only in an instant.There are too many secrets hidden here, so Crawford asked all the slaves to use their lives to fill this wave because of a slave's dream.

Among the people who followed Crawford, not many knew magic, and only a few were good at magic construction and analysis.The deciphering of those books has been going on for many years, and now we only understand less than one-third of the original experiments.In just one third of it, Crawford already understood that the world had gone crazy.From the once chaotic world of nobles to the now powerful Percy Empire that occupies half of the continent, everything has fallen into madness.Many of the experiments done in those laboratories are practices that make people feel irrational.

What Crawford really wants to do is to use Angel's power to rule the entire continent after liberating the angels.Create a world truly centered on angels and ruled by angels.By then, he will be above all living beings and second only to angels.The era of human dominance on the continent will be ended by itself.

"Gentlemen, dedicate your lives and hearts to me. Your lives are insignificant for the sake of my ideal world!"

The way Crawford spoke disgusted Icelia.To be honest, she was very angry now, but among the enemy, her reason told her that she must not act rashly.If you act impulsively, you will basically die in this dark and magnificent castle.Therefore, she still appropriately performed some expressions of fear on her face, and by the way, she also evaporated a little bit of resentment.

"In two months, we will launch a southern expedition." The person who spoke after that was Claire, who now seemed to be Crawford's right-hand man. "As for the Astar of the empire, they have been allowed to be free for a long time. . They have lived in that warm and peaceful world for too long, and have forgotten the horror of blood and war. We will raise our weapons and smash the heads of those who are addicted to stupid peace!" Claire Yue said He became more and more excited, and then raised the dagger he had just used to cut the bearded man's nose, "For my **** Lawford!"

Aicelia immediately raised her weapon along with the clever thieves and shouted, "For me, Lawford!"

Claire suddenly stared at a small man. It seemed that his shout just now was slower and the sound was not very loud.Before the little man could say anything, Claire slashed directly, using only a small and light dagger to remove the little man's head from his neck.

"We don't need weak-voiced sissies!" Claire continued to raise her dagger high, "For my mother-in-law Lawford!"

"For my **** Lawford!" This time, no one in the hall dared to hesitate anymore, and they all yelled this sentence heartbreakingly at the top of their lungs.

Crawford, on the other hand, kept watching on the chair with a very indifferent look. He just changed the right hand that was originally supporting his head to his left hand.He seemed very satisfied with Claire's performance.

Chapter 55 Claire Wood

Claire used the surviving Soleichuan to bring him to Crawford, and presented him with the person Crawford wanted, and that was how he gained his current status.There are only a handful of people in this fortress who can make loud noises and kill with weapons in front of Crawford.

When Claire carried the half-dead Soleichuan to Crawford, he knelt down on one knee and said, "My mother, Crawford, I am willing to dedicate my soul to you, and I hope to become your flesh and blood. "Claire suppressed her anger and did not give the dying Soleichuan the final fatal blow.

Claire could know that Soleichuan was what Crawford longed for.He had heard before that Crawford was going to meet Soleichuan.This has never happened before. For a person who has never met and may only have heard of his name, the order is not allowed to kill him, and he must also meet him.

It was difficult for him to guess what kind of background this Soleichuan was.When Elitus fought with him before, he had seen his abnormal power and thought it was just magic that was not common on this cold plateau.Later I realized that the power was similar to the power I exerted when I accepted the gospel.

There are not many people in the Cold Wind Bandits who know the gospel of medicine.No one knew how Crawford used his power to rule this icy plateau. Claire had never seen Crawford let down his hair. He always wore the cloth around his ears and wrapped it around his head. Be strict.

Claire didn't know that Crawford could use "Original Sin". He had never seen Crawford kill anyone personally, and the person he fought with never even existed.

"I will remember your declaration." Crawford didn't have much expression, he just directed people to take over Soleichuan who was in shock.

Claire waited until Crawford completely disappeared from her sight before slowly standing up.And what was arranged for Claire to do afterwards was just to send someone to convey it.

Claire didn't feel any emotion like loss.In other words, Claire is actually a person who is very accustomed to using reason to control her emotions.

There is no doubt about Elitus's loyalty, even if Elitus is much younger than herself, Claire admires him greatly.That kind of arrogance and heroic demeanor was something he had never seen before on this cold plateau.Human beings who are accustomed to being destroyed by cold wind and hunger are already full of timidity.As long as others can give you some food, you can do anything, as long as you can do it.Claire was once such a wanderer.

However, what Claire wants to do more is to overthrow the Percy Empire that he hates.If Soleichuan is necessary for Crawford, then he will have to put down this hatred for the time being.He wanted to see the end of that false empire of peace.

Claire Wood, who was born into a wealthy family, could read some books since she was a child, and she also yearned for the legends of heroic kings in epic stories.In the words between the lines, even if the King of Heroes only exists on paper, Claire can be excited.

His father was the consul of a county on the once icy plateau.There was no Cold Wind Bandits on the icy plateau at that time.

Claire always pestered her father to ask some questions when his father put down his affairs, "Father, is the King of Heroes really as great, so heroic and full of glory as in those epics?"

"Claire, the King of Heroes is the greatest king in the world. No matter it is the first, second, or now third life." The kind father would often push the glasses that were about to fall off with his hands.

At that time, Claire was only ten years old. Full of fantasy, he believed in his father's words very much, "Then father, why is it that the King of Heroes has such a powerful power, but why has he still not brought the whole world into a wave of peace?" What about the Western Empire?”

"Because what the current Hero King III wants to implement is benevolent government, he hopes to use peaceful means to put the world on the right track and keep people away from war and disputes." Claire's father pushed his eyes again and looked at it happily under the oil lamp. With his son, he also likes to discuss such topics with his son.

"Father, isn't the benevolent government approach of Hero King III the act of overthrowing the first and second generation? Obviously following the actions of the first and second generation, I think the entire world will soon become the soil of the Persian Empire. So then Who did the right thing and who did the wrong thing?"

There is no summer on the cold plateau, and at this time Carlisle's father felt a little tight in his chest, "Well, this question may be too difficult for you to understand. I will tell you when Claire grows older. Bar."

Seeing her father's somewhat embarrassed expression, Claire nodded and believed her father's words.My father has always been known by the people of the county as a very good and benevolent governor.Whenever little Claire goes out to play, the owners of those shopping streets will be happy to give some products to little Claire for him to take home.They knew that the honest old Wood would not take anything from county citizens, and would always pay in cash whenever he took something.

That day, when little Claire happily returned home after playing with her friends while holding some fruits.He found that the usual nanny at home did not come to greet him.Claire's home is not big, just like an ordinary civilian's house. Because Claire's mother passed away relatively early, the family always hired a nanny.Although it has changed several times, there has always been only one nanny in this family.It is basically used to serve and manage some of Little Claire's daily life.

He obediently put the fruit in his hand into the kitchen.

Then I walked to the study room, intending to read more books when it was dawn. The oil lamp at night always made me feel uncomfortable when reading.Little Claire received a very good education from her father since she was a child. When she walks, she does not jump around like some children, but walks quietly.There is absolutely no sound when you step on the carpet in your home.

Little Claire, who is only in her early teens, likes to immerse herself in the stories of heroes, whether it is the legendary stories of the King of Heroes.Or some adventure stories written by later generations. In short, the arrogant and righteous characters in those stories made little Claire unable to extricate herself.

Halfway towards the study, he couldn't wait to open the book and enjoy the pleasure of reading.

Chapter 56 Claire Wood

When little Claire opened the study door, he was stunned by what he saw.

The nanny was kneeling on the carpet in the study room, licking his father's body, making a puffing sound.My father was sitting in front of the desk, panting.The hot breath spreads in the air, and the white mist can be clearly seen.

Claire, who has loved reading since childhood, has already learned things in the adult world from books.He knew what his father was doing with the nanny.

Seeing Claire's intrusion, Old Wood pushed the nanny away.

Old Wood immediately put on his pants and put on an awkward smile, "Claire, why did you go home so early today?"

Little Claire was a sensible child. He suppressed his emotions and pretended as if he hadn't seen anything just now. "Kerry fell down today, and his mother took him home first."

Kerry is the leader among little Claire's friends. Generally, it would be difficult to play games without him.

"Yes, yes. Kelly, how are you preparing dinner? If you are not ready, go quickly." Old Wood pretended to be fierce. He would never speak in this tone normally. "I hope Kerry's injury is okay."

The nanny came to her senses at this moment, put on her clothes and put away the breasts that had been exposed.Then he ran out in a hurry without saying anything.

Claire had entered the kitchen before and saw the long-prepared meals being placed next to the boiler to keep them warm.Obviously this was just a clumsy lie from my father.

In fact, that might not be a big deal, but Claire felt jealous of the nanny.She is not a mother, but she seems to possess her father, and has an overly close relationship with him in unknown places.And these are all things that I don't know, and I feel like I am excluded by these two people.

Claire began to change in her heart. If one day her father and the nanny gave birth to a child, she would live as a redundant existence in this family.This feeling was something Claire didn't want, and it was a very unpleasant experience.

The nanny may take away the father who smiles at her every day at any time. Claire, who no longer has a mother, does not want to experience the feeling of being alone.During the day, while his father was busy with county affairs, Claire could only indulge in those stories. He did not want the opportunity to talk to his father at night to be taken away by that hateful and lowly nanny.

"Father, I want to read a little more before dinner." Claire told herself with reason that she should laugh at this time.He also did this, without too much of a disconcerting smile.

This made Old Wood feel even more psychologically uncomfortable, so he just said "yes" and left the room.

When Claire slowly came to the desk, she felt that the air in the whole room had become very filthy.

When he saw a book on the ground, the remaining sanity in his heart was shattered.It was a book about the King of Heroes. It was a novel for young people adapted by later generations based on the story in the epic of the King of Heroes.The book was spread out and discarded on the ground, the paper was very wrinkled, and there was still a white turbid liquid attached to it.

Claire felt nausea in her abdomen. This was the last thing he could tolerate.At this time, Claire seemed to suddenly realize that her father had betrayed him, and the deeds and views of the King of Heroes that his father had told and discussed with him were all lies.My father is a liar and is not as kind and kind as he appears. The appearance of kindness and kindness is just the leather coat he uses to disguise himself.His father had tarnished his own heart and even more tarnished the hero king in his heart.

None of my father's words can be trusted.

At dinner, the nanny who usually ate with the Woods and his son did not show up. Instead, she left the table on the excuse of tidying up the room.

After dinner, Claire read a book in the study as usual, and her father would also go out to hand over some work after dinner.When he came back, he knocked on the study door and said, "Claire, I have something to tell you." Without getting any reply from Claire, Old Wood stepped into the study.

He saw little Claire reading the King of Heroes novel for younger readers, and said, "It seems that you really love King of Heroes for ten minutes. I remember buying this book for you a long time ago, right?"