Now I am looking forward to winter coming soon, and then I am looking forward to winter leaving slowly. Human beings are really willful creatures.
But one day after this conversation, the wind from the north had already carried a cold wave and passed blatantly around the Endless Fortress, and the temperature dropped at a speed visible to the naked eye.
Therefore, the original decoration process had to be carried out early.
Before this cold wave completely changes the place, at least transform the hotel into a warmer house.
Ice had already condensed on the windows that had just been replaced a few days ago. When I woke up from the bed, it was still dark outside.
This phenomenon at least proves that this world is still on a planet, and at least there may not be many mistakes in astronomical cognition.
So I suspect that what I once heard about the absence of heaven is actually the physical absence of heaven...
But this is just a joke.
At least the teachings of the Papal States confirm the existence of gods in the Kingdom of God.
It is probably in another dimension like Hades, right?
Now that I have learned space magic, I at least realize that it is not difficult to create such a space in principle, and it is even much simpler and cruder - just cut the space.
The difficulty is how to support the cutting space and fill the gap in the space.
It is said that the space dragon clan seems to have such a method, but it is not recorded in the original canon.
Based on this belief, I confirmed whether the space can be divided. However, there is no reasonable way to divide the space, and there is no way to separate it from the original space. Nolan Lusi also said that although his original magic It seems that space can be divided, but in fact it is not possible to separate a space independently to form a subspace, so in the end I reluctantly gave up.
Let’s go back to the simplest decoration incident in front of us...
In the end, I found that it saved me a lot of worry.
There are many craftsmen among the refugees, so when I asked if there were any craftsmen available, there were quite a few people who actively participated even though they heard that I was coming to a remote village.
So I was a bit at a loss what to do.
Today... is the day to prepare to start work.
Although the structure of the entire hotel is quite old, it obviously requires more effort to rebuild. However, the structure of the hotel will most likely not be able to support the newly covered insulation layer, so some key structures must be supported. .
I let out a soft breath and walked out of my room.
"Good morning, Boss Lin." Kellas said hello listlessly, and then lay down on the table, "I always feel like it's getting colder and colder recently. If I don't rely on magic power to stay warm, I can't hold on any longer."
Glancing sideways at Kellas, I said helplessly: "Then you can't light the fire yourself?"
"It's such a cold day, I don't want to move at all!" She waved her hands feebly and said, "Besides, isn't it you?"
"I'm not a nanny." While complaining like this, I walked to the brazier in the center of the hotel, pulled the charcoal a little, then snapped my fingers and lit the brazier.
Kyle Russ leaned slightly closer to the brazier, and then said with a happy smile on his face: "Haha... it's really warm."
"So it's because of Cerberus that it's so sensitive to low temperatures?"
She shook her head and said, "Of course she is very sensitive! Think about it, the temperature in the place where she lives usually goes from 40 degrees upwards, and she often swims in lava for exercise. Of course there is nothing she can do about the low temperature."
"There's nothing we can do about the low temperature." I sighed and looked outside the store.
The appointed time has almost arrived, but the craftsmen don’t seem to be there yet.
Come.
But I wasn't in a hurry, I just made breakfast slowly.
The craftsmen were hired at a relatively low price, and a very important part of the reason was that they could have food and lodging included during the few days they worked.
I don’t plan to worry too much about the catering, just provide it normally.
But until breakfast was all finished, there was no sign of the craftsman.
Did you oversleep?
I still somewhat believe this.
After all, the distance from the Immortal Fortress to here is really not short. If we don’t start early, we won’t be able to get here so quickly.
So I didn't pay much attention, I just brought out the breakfast and put it on the table as usual.
"Mr. Lin...good morning."
As soon as she heard this tone, she knew it was Teresa. Normally, she was a late riser.
But since other early risers basically don’t need sleep, it’s actually already very early.
Others came down one after another, and after a rough count, there were quite a few people sitting around the table.
Although... I am the only one whose race here is human.
"Didn't I say that there will be decoration people coming today?" Villier has given people a more and more direct feeling recently, which is very different from the previous image, but this is probably the sequelae of transforming into a sword god.
"You must have been delayed on the road. It's not a short journey from the Immortal Fortress to here." I said casually, "There's no way we can get there so quickly without using magic."
The incident was merely a sideshow during breakfast.
It was only when I hit three poles that I felt something was not right.
"...Why haven't the renovations arrived yet?" The first person to ask was still Verrier, "Although I understand that it is slow to travel, but now it seems that maybe it was really delayed by something, right?"
I sighed and said, "Then let me go look for it."
Not a big deal.
I did go with this idea in the beginning.
It's just that when I searched all the roads along the way, I couldn't even see the shadow of the craftsman.
So I had to go to the Immortal Fortress again, but when I got there, I found that the Immortal Fortress was under martial law.
As a businessman who often comes to the Immortal Fortress to purchase food, I am also an acquaintance of the guards, so I can easily learn from the guards what is happening in the Immortal Fortress even without using my privileges.
It turned out that on the night when I negotiated the price with the craftsman, a deceased person appeared in the refugee camp.
Although it is said to be deceased, in fact, even if it is checked with magic, it is impossible to conclude that the deceased is dead.
This person is indeed alive.
It's just that part of the memory is missing, and it's also the most important part based on the testimony of their relatives.
[Memories before and after death]
Because he has never died, it should be normal to have no memory of before and after his death. However, after confirming the fact of his death from the testimony of his relatives and friends, this contradictory matter was deemed to be false because of this small flaw. The Necromancer intervened.
But this time it was only because they were recognized that something was wrong. It was still unclear how many similar undead souls were mixed into the refugees. It was also unclear what their purpose was. And Binelle finally made a decision The decision was left to the refugees themselves, allowing them to conduct internal investigations.
only……
Although the soldier said that, even I can know that both the execution and the final result of this matter are largely flawed.
Therefore, I don't think this method is useful.
The refugees are still conducting identity checks, but because there are too many people, the process is extremely slow. In addition, there is a high probability that there will be some lucky people who will not tell the truth.
So after I briefly asked the soldiers guarding the city to get a rough idea, I planned to go find Binelle to find out more.
There are not many changes in Binelle's office, but compared to before, Binelle's expression is slightly better.
Although it was a request without an appointment, Binelle still let me in. I didn't plan to talk too much and asked directly: "Is there any problem among the refugees?"
"There are a few undead who have sneaked in... or rather, the undead who have been transformed recently." Binelle said helplessly, "Because these people are too suspicious, we have no choice but to temporarily lock them up." Woke up."
"The undead?" I frowned slightly, "I've met some of them before."
Rather than being an undead person, he is more like a wretch whose soul is imprisoned and cannot be freed until all his value is drained.
"...These undead are a little weirder." Binelle rubbed her temples and said, "Normal undead are essentially magical products that forcibly imprison the soul into the body. Some people think that this is a Curse, but it does not hinder our normal understanding of this kind of undead... they will also be injured."
Thinking of this place, Binelle sighed slightly.
"This is because the body of the undead is not immortal, it is just that it cannot be restricted by age. However, the undead we meet now do not follow this rule. After they are injured, they will recover quickly, and there are also wounds in them. Blood will flow out normally. Our doctors have examined him and found that all his body functions are normal and there is no damage to any of his organs. In other words, we believe... that he is alive in a normal sense."
"But the recovery speed is much faster than ordinary people, right?" I said in a deep voice.
"That's right... that kind of scene." Binelle smiled bitterly, "It was really weird to the extreme. The wound healed almost at a speed visible to the naked eye. Even he himself was shocked. The most important thing is , he himself seemed to realize that this was not normal, so he voluntarily accepted our detention."
"Now we have no way of knowing who programmed them into the undead, and we also cannot determine whether the person who turned them into the undead had any malicious intentions."
"Perhaps I can be of some help." I hesitated and said, "Kyle Russ, you have done a little research on necromancy..."
"Really?" Binelle's eyes lit up slightly and she said, "That would be great. I wanted to start investigating this matter from the aspect of necromancy at first, but I was suffering from the fact that no one could Yes, since Miss Kellas has research on necromancy, then I can feel at ease a little bit."
I smiled helplessly and said, "That being said...she only did research in theory, but she has never put it into practice."
It would be better to say that Kellas does not know necromancy at all. He only relies on the fact that he is from the underworld, so he is a complete staff member, so he can detect details that we cannot find at all.
"It would be nice to have a possible solution." Binelle said as if she had a headache. "Even if the unknown undead appears in peacetime, it is a big deal. In this tense moment, I I don’t even know what to do.”
She said helplessly: "This is a matter in the professional field. If there are no professionals to solve it, I'm afraid there will be no way to proceed. I was already prepared to strictly guard the undead, but your appearance still made me worry. A possible option.”
Binelle straightened her body slightly and said, "For this reason... I hope you can make your request."
"Even kings and ministers should have clear distinctions between rewards and punishments. Not to mention that we are not kings and ministers now, but have an in-depth cooperative relationship. You have helped me solve so many problems without asking for extra compensation. Even as a monarch who should be shameless, it is really I feel sorry for you, so within my ability, you can ask for what you want... just think of it as a reward for you."
"Your Highness, there is no need to worry." I smiled softly, "It is true that every investment expects a return, but it is not a good idea to start calculating the gains and losses before the investment has results... So just treat it as Let this be proof of my cunning, and I will make my request in the future when the need arises."
"Sure enough, she is cunning and treacherous to the point of disturbing people." Although Binelle said this derogatory term, she was smiling, "While leaving me speechless, she also spoke as if she was declaring her ambition. , Lin Zhihe...what do you want? It really makes me curious."
Probably... peace between humans and demons.
Although I have often reminded myself of the final goal, I still selectively ignore it because it is too ambitious and even difficult to achieve. But when I really reach the goal, I have to face this grand goal again. issues.
Every investment I make now... I see possible expectations in Binelle.
As long as there is an open mind, at least at the level of the policies implemented by the monarch, and the integration of demons and humans is solved, then this goal will be closer. But until now, there is only a faint hope on Binelle's side, so I reluctantly agreed to her invitation.
Let's see if the final act of rebellion can equal the merit.
"My ambition... is very big." I laughed. "Don't be frightened until the day you hear it."
