novellhall Chapter 200 Fortress of Sanity, welcome to trade
Chapter 200 Fortress of Sanity, welcome to trade
Chapter 200 Fortress of Sanity, welcome to trade
Ah!
A space passage to the whole world, this sounds perfect.
As long as you accept this gift, "Fortress of Sanity" will enter the era of short- and medium-distance space transmission.While other humans are still grinding on trains and planes, without practicing spells or dealing with dangerous mythical creatures like Byakhees, the employees of "Fortress of Sanity" can walk across the ocean to visit them in a short walk.
Saixi couldn't help but think of her former colleagues in "Green Delta". God knows if they would resign from their original jobs angrily and join Chen Qiang after knowing the benefits of "Fortress of Sanity".
However, Chen Qiang was very calm.
"trade".
There is no such thing as a free lunch in the world, and those who are courteous for nothing must have a conspiracy.
"So, what's the price?" He asked, "You provide us with this channel, what do you need to pay for the 'Fortress of Sanity'?"
"This is not a place to talk," said the elder, "let's go back first."
……
Kuroda woke up from his slumber.
He was in a daze, not knowing where he was at all.
When he finally regained his ability to think, he found himself in an iron cage.There were ghouls coming and going all around him.
【SC0/1D6】
[Kuroda Sanity Check failed 46/12, because of the influence of habitual fear, the actual loss is 1 point, and the current sanity is 11]
Kuroda stared blankly at the busy ghouls.
This is a huge underground space. Some ghouls are driving live livestock, some are carrying carrion, and some are carrying complete or incomplete biological skeletons—Kuroda swears, he saw a dinosaur skeleton—towards Go deeper into the corridor.
They wore all kinds of clothes, some of them looked like natives of Japan, some of them were dressed in West Asia, and some of them looked like African chiefs.
Then, he saw Fuyuki, unkempt and dull-eyed, in another cage next to him.With a silly smile on his face, the clerk dispatched by the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries danced in a strange rhythm in the cage.
"My father is...the highest...officer of Fuyuki City," Fuyuki challenged the ghouls like he was drunk, "he will save me... When I get out... I will... Kill you all, one by one."
"He's crazy." Kuroda sighed.
Because of a serious fire accident, Fuyuki's father resigned from the position of mayor of the city as early as last year, and the vitality of Fuyuki's family was also severely damaged. Fuyuki himself suffered a great psychological blow and has been unwilling to accept it. this fact.
Two figures in gorgeous purple robes and silver masks walked towards the cage.The other monsters bowed to them—these two must be members of the leadership of these monsters, Kuroda thought.
So what’s next?Will we discuss whether Fuyuki and I will be stewed?Kuroda thought giving up on himself.
The two priests whispered a few words.
"This one looks completely crazy," they pointed at Fuyuki. "Even if good treatment and recuperation can help him return to society, just a little stimulation can tear his mind into pieces again."
"poor guy."
Fuyuki, whose sanity value has returned to 0 and has no psychological support, is doomed to spend the rest of his life in a madhouse.
"Why did they break in?"
"Maybe it's just curiosity. As the famous saying goes, 'Curiosity makes people want to die'..."
"How come I didn't know there was such a quote?"
"You haven't dealt with humans enough."
The two ghouls muttered.
"This one." They looked at Kuroda again, and Kuroda was clearly trying to hear every word they said, "It seems that there is hope."
"He saw too many things he shouldn't have seen."
"Erase his memory and put him back."
Kuroda pricked up his ears.
[Kuroda listening test 15/25 success]
Kuroda did hear a few words between the two, but could not understand what they were talking about.
[Kuroda’s intelligence (knowledge) test failed 96/50]
In fact, the two spoke Pansi, the ancient language used by the skeleton eaters in the dreamland, but Kuroda mistook it for German.
The two priests discussed in such a low voice for a while, then turned and left.
They must be an evil organization somewhere.Maybe they were remnants of old Germany, Hydra or something, Kuroda thought desperately.They turned humans into monsters underground, and then plotted some counterattack to the ground.Is there any Avengers or Kamen Rider to save me?
In the distance, two priests sang.
Perhaps it was due to Stockholm Syndrome, but Kuroda actually found that song very nice.
"...Can monsters also sing? But, it's really a beautiful song."
Although he couldn't understand the content of the lyrics, Kuroda was still shocked by the elegant melody.
【Ghostly and bright, cold to the heart. 】
[Darkness and void, frozen bones and sausages. 】
[On the other side of the fantasy dream, wait for its purpose. 】
[Snare the lost image, and return to the world with clarity. 】
Hearing the two singing priests, the ghouls also sang.They were still busy with their respective jobs, but they sang the same melody in different languages.The languages that Kuroda can recognize include English, Chinese, and Japanese, and there are many more languages that Kuroda cannot understand.
The language is different, but the feelings are the same.
Kuroda suddenly had a desire: maybe this hidden underground society is not as bad as he imagined.
……
Chen Qiang and others who returned to the underground passage also heard the singing.The surrounding air was a little colder, but the melody of this song was really pleasant to the ear.
"Is this your hymn?" Chen Qiang asked.
"If you are interested," the elder said gently, "I can tell you the lyrics. It can be sung in any language."
"It's still free."
Cecilu happily took a bite of the hamburger in her hand - she just ran out and bought it from the M's burger shop on the side of the road.
The elder quietly told Chen Qiang that the entire street was the property of the Skeleton Eaters, so there was no need to worry about leaks.
"You can also ask Lao Xu to teach you," said the elder. "I taught him the magic of maintaining human form back then. He will also sing this song."
Uncle Xu's face appeared in Chen Qiang's mind.As the only ghoul employee of the "Fortress of Sanity", although Uncle Xu has no outstanding performance, he is impeccable in his loyalty to his duties.
"The topic of singing ends here." Chen Qiang didn't want to fall into the "friendship strategy" of the ghoul clan, "Tell us your purpose."
"I'm here on behalf of the great Mordiggian." Seeing that Chen Qiang didn't want to chatter any longer, the elder didn't dare to say any more, "Great Mordiggian, I hope you can do one thing for us."
"please say."
"Look at this first." The elder took out a large and complete ox bone from under his robe as if by magic.
The white beef bones are densely printed with complex black lines.
"what is this?"
Chen Qiang frowned and brought the cow bone closer to look at it.
Then, he saw clearly.
Those are not "patterns" at all...but densely packed small prints.
[Chen Qiang's mother tongue (ancient prose reading) test failed 85/70]
...roughly Chinese characters.
But the font is the feeling of the pre-Qin bronze inscriptions, and it is not very smooth to read together.Probably some kind of ciphertext that the ghouls still use to this day.
"Is this your... some kind of sacrificial oration?" Chen Qiang asked.
The original version of this spell can be found in Alan Goodall's related module.
(End of this chapter)