Late at night, Song Lan and "Nihility" were invited to visit the prison located in the capital of the Kingdom of Odra-Nibulus.
This prison was designed by architects who came to support the insect swarm and was built together with the Death Crab. The "Sea of Souls" played a huge role. As the theory proposed by Song Lan, the large amount of knowledge stored in it is enough to make the Devourer in a short time. Builders with a lot of functionality are hatched in time.
Under the cover of night, most of the senior members of the Brotherhood fell asleep.
After all, it was undoubtedly a long and absurd day for them. When they attacked the Death Crab clan, their entire army was wiped out, and they eventually became prisoners of the Death Crabs.
The tip of the iceberg of an ancient kingdom that had never been recorded appeared before their eyes.
Death crabs are actually intelligent creatures - this is a theory that has never been proposed by any biologist before. They have learned construction from humans and have also set up prisons specifically for holding prisoners.
They are probably the first human prisoners of this ancient kingdom, and no one knows what their end will be.
Of course, not everyone can sleep peacefully in fear.
"Jack, Jack Roman, how's it going outside?"
In the darkness, everyone called Jack's name.
Jack Roman opened his eyes, and the sound came from the cell next to him. It was pitch dark in the prison, and he could only identify the other person's identity through the sound.
The strange thing is that after thinking for a long time, he couldn't match the number of the prisoner next door to any acquaintance.
But then he thought about it, as the Brotherhood grew, many new people came in, and some of the real talents entered the Brotherhood's management, because the leader mentioned more than once that their company in Lira needed some professionals to help manage it. In the past, Most of the members of the Brotherhood have made a name for themselves by fighting fiercely. Their essence is no different from street gangsters. It is naturally difficult for them to manage the company in an orderly manner.
Maybe he was just the nominal CEO of a certain company, but this time he was unlucky enough to be called to the front line by the boss to "see the world."
Jack thought so.
After a while, the voice came again, "You were the last one sent in."
"how do you know?"
Jack approached the wall where the sound came from and lowered his voice for fear of disturbing the death crab guarding the prison.
From the outside, the structure of the prison they are in is roughly the same as that of prisons seen in human society. This means that it is difficult to patrol inside the prison with the huge body of the Death Crab. To the beasts, this building is no different from a dog cage in front of them.
"I've been counting, and including you, a total of 37 people have been sent in."
The voice answered him.
37 people.
The number sent shivers down Jack's spine.
There are more than this number in the team that captured the artifact this time. As for the fate of others who were not sent here...
He didn't want to think about it anymore.
Because before setting off, each of them learned some common knowledge about the Death Crab.
All caravans recorded being attacked by Death Crabs, and ultimately all caravan members were missing. Biologists believe that Death Crabs are omnivorous animals, and in some cases, humans may also become their prey. object.
Jack desperately hoped that those biologists could also be locked up in this dark prison at this moment, and then tell them what it meant to be the prisoner of the Death Crab.
"It's been more than half a day since we were attacked, and the news should have been sent back to Lira."
The inmate next door said, "If the boss knew we were still alive, he would definitely send someone to rescue us."
Jack fell silent again.
This made the voice on the other end lose confidence and repeated it again in a low voice, "...right?"
"Didn't he tell you? All the elite forces have been transferred here this time."
Jack had to extinguish the other party's illusions.
The reality is that even if the boss knows that they have become prisoners of the Death Crab, and even if he knows that the legendary artifact is real, it is impossible to send another rescue.
Under the protection of the exoskeleton armor, they were unable to safely pass through the area with abnormal climate. In fact, the ground troops he led were completely wiped out before they had time to engage the Death Crabs.
"I knew it, I knew it-"
This sentence seemed to destroy the inner defense of the inmate next door. In addition to muttering to himself, he also heard a slight impact.
He guessed that the mentally fragile CEO of the company had never seen any big scenes. This was the first time the boss asked him to see the world, and he encountered such a thing.
"Everything has changed since he set his mind on the head of law enforcement in District 17."
The crashing sound became more and more violent.
Jack suspected that the other party had banged his head against the wall and made the noise through self-mutilation.
"Keep your voice down. It doesn't matter if you die. If you attract the Death Crab, I won't be able to spare you."
He gave the other party a warning.
Silence fell in the prison, and the people in the next cell didn't make any sound for a while.
"Hey, are you still alive?"
Jack couldn't help but ask.
In such a situation, someone who can say a word can relieve his pressure to a certain extent.
"……Um."
After a long time, a voice came from the other side.
"It's not completely hopeless. Sometimes I always feel that the boss has changed. It's been like this since we started cooperating with that biopharmaceutical company."
Jack said, "But if you think on the bright side, maybe people from the company will come to rescue us."
After the research of the biopharmaceutical company was completed, each member of the Brotherhood received a copy of their drugs that they claimed could help humans evolve and reach the most perfect form. However, the leader emphasized to them more than once, such as The use of these agents is prohibited except as a last resort.
The boss must know something inside. The company may have hidden the side effects of the drug from all of them.
But now they want to use drugs to no avail.
The drugs on his body were gone after he fell into a coma, and he guessed that the same was true for all the prisoners held here.
"It was also the company's idea to capture the head of the law enforcement department."
"Why?"
Jack paused and swallowed back "Knowing too much is not a good thing". This was originally a secret of the Brotherhood. He should not talk about it under any circumstances, but now their life or death is uncertain, and he is not open-minded. To the extent that you can take these secrets to your grave.
In particular, they became prisoners because the leader deliberately concealed information from them.
"Because there can only be one successor."
"Heir?"
"I just happened to hear about this. Do you remember the archaeologist from the Chamber of Commerce? She was the person the company wanted by name. We spent a lot of time avoiding the Chamber of Commerce and brought her to Lira. "
The destruction of the Skeleton Gang and the "Garbage Treatment Plant" can be regarded as the Chamber of Commerce's revenge. The leader also strictly prohibited them from provoking a war against the Chamber of Commerce.
The Chamber of Commerce's power is spread across every town in the "outside world", and even they cannot find out the details of these businessmen. There was no conflict of interest between them and the Brotherhood in the past, and the two parties have been living in peace until now.
"You should know what she went through after coming to Lira."
The company founded a church for her and made her the high priest of the church. It also established churches in the most impoverished and backward places. While sending supplies to the local people, it also preached doctrines and made them believers in the God of Life.
Although the boss and the company have never responded directly to this matter, Jack has already made speculations.
"Maybe the company wants that girl to be the successor. Whether it's the artifact in the desert or these mutated crabs, it has something to do with it."
"You mean, the head of the law enforcement department is also an heir? She has never been to the oasis, how could she be?"
"That's not something we can know."
Jack changed the topic, "Remember, if, I mean if you and I can escape from this hellish place, you have to keep this in your stomach, otherwise the company and the boss will never let you go."
Jack felt that the man next door was right about one thing.
The leader of the fraternity changed.
Maybe they had bigger plans that made the brotherhood irrelevant to him.
He secretly made up his mind that if he could return to Lira from this hellish place this time, he would try to find out what the boss and the people in the company were plotting.
"Plop——"
Another strange sound from next door interrupted his thoughts.
"Hey, are you okay?"
he asked anxiously.
In this dark and closed environment, he subconsciously regarded the prisoners in the next cell as friends.
That must be the sound of heavy objects falling to the ground. He was worried that his "friend" would choose to commit suicide because he could not accept the blow of reality. After all, the company's CEO was different from them, and their hearts were too fragile.
"Sorry, Mr. Jack Roman."
I don't know how long it took before the voice came again, "Based on the crimes you committed, I'm afraid it will be difficult for you to leave this prison in the future."
In an instant, all the hairs on Jack's body stood up, and a terrible thought emerged in his mind - who was talking to him next door to the prison?
He smelled blood.
Although it was very faint, it did come from the cell next door.
"Although I can't release you from here, since we had a great conversation just now, I can entrust the Death Crabs to add a chicken drumstick to tomorrow's prison meal - what kind of chicken drumstick do you like?"
"W-who are you?"
Jack couldn't speak clearly, and another question kept circling in his mind.
Why was this man in the cell next to him, and what happened to the prisoners originally held there?
The questions in his mind were quickly answered.
"In addition, I must inform you with great regret that your cellmate next door, Mr. Henry, unexpectedly suffered a myocardial infarction when he attacked me. I'm afraid it will be difficult to see the sunrise tomorrow. Please forgive me and bear with me."
Jack was much more familiar with the name Henry than with the unfamiliar sound.
In Oasis, this is a common name, but for the Brotherhood, this name has huge meaning.
In the early days of the establishment of the Brotherhood, Henry led a group of thugs to seize the first territory for them. In the past few years, Henry has been the ace thug of the Brotherhood. He has experienced the siege of Oasis. war, and personally executed more than ten politicians who opposed them.
In the border cities, everyone shuddered when they heard Henry's name.
What's more important is that Henry's health has always been very good. He has undergone no less than 10 prosthetic transformations, and all his body parts have been updated. He will never show symptoms of sudden myocardial infarction.
Jack thought of the crashing sound coming from the next door just now, and connected these things together.
Henry launched an attack on the other party while they were communicating, but not only did the attack fail, but he himself was killed in an instant without even having time to warn others.
It was hard for Jack to imagine who could kill an ace thug like Henry in an instant.
The "pop" just now was the sound made when Henry's body fell to the ground.
Jack was filled with regret, he should have thought of this situation earlier!
Death crabs cannot produce wisdom out of thin air. There must be other people behind all of this who are secretly manipulating everything. They gave the death crabs wisdom and helped them establish this ancient kingdom with a very human style. I am afraid they will exist for as long as Much longer than they imagined.
And all of this is related to the God of Life.
"Mr. Jack, I don't have much time. I still have a lot to do next. Please answer my question as soon as possible. What kind of chicken legs do you want to see in your lunch tomorrow?"
While speaking, Song Lan looked down regretfully at Mr. Henry who fell to the ground.
This muscular man's eyes lost focus.
From a medical point of view, the penetrating wound on the chest was caused by a sudden myocardial infarction. Many sudden deaths in the coalition government recently showed the same symptoms, including the Secretary-General of the Council.
When the Secretary-General was discovered, he collapsed in his office in much the same manner as Mr. Henry.
This is such a shame.
If Mr. Henry could have remained quiet and not made violent movements during the attack on him, he would not have died of heart disease at a young age.
He might even get a delicious chicken drumstick for lunch tomorrow.
He waited for a long time, but Jack Roman next door never responded to him. Song Lan didn't want to stay any longer in this cell full of sadness, and said, "Since you don't answer me, I'll just treat it like braised chicken legs." ”
Braised in soy sauce, a classic and delicious way to cook.
It's still not out of date in 2167.
After saying that, he pushed open the cell door and walked towards the prison entrance.
"Is this the detective method you're talking about?"
Although he was outside the prison, he used his spiritual power to observe everything "nothingness" and raised questions, but Song Lan did take the initiative to let Jack reveal the secret of the biopharmaceutical company's search for Lu Xiang.
He couldn't help but pointed out the problem, "You are obviously committing fraud, right?"
Pretending to be Jack Roman's roommate, he used his fragile heart at the moment to get him to reveal the information that betrayed the brotherhood.
This is essentially no different from the extortion method of pretending to be a relative of the victim, claiming to have had an accident and asking to transfer money.
"A white lie, to be precise."
Song Lan believes that this is a good result for everyone, and Mr. Jack also got what he wanted - a braised chicken leg.
However, for the top brass of the Brotherhood who have been riddled with crimes, this can only be regarded as a small step toward atonement.
Next, after visiting the History Museum of Odro-Nibulus, they had to deal with the company again.
Thank you for the 100 starting coins for the reward!
Small theater its two hundred and seventy-three:
Monday, a certain day, a certain year, a certain month, in the morning
Song Lan felt that it was unclear whether the child had any talent for cooking, but what was certain was that she at least inherited Lu Xiang's greedy characteristics and could distinguish good food from bad at a young age.
She was very sensitive to toxic substances, so she didn't take a single sip of the porridge cooked by Lu Xiang.
"Song Lan."
Lu Xiang took a deep breath.
Just now, she deeply reflected on what she had done in the past period of time and came to a conclusion.
She must have been focusing on the baby recently and neglected to "discipline" Slowbird, so that he became more and more floating. If this continues, he may evolve into a floating bird.
"How dare you put harmful substances in front of her?"
"...But that was the porridge you cooked."
Song Lan was obviously stunned for a moment.
He didn't expect that Lu Xiang would classify the food he cooked as harmful substances without any hesitation.
This is……
Have better self-awareness?
"I'm asking you a question."
Lu Xiang's face was straight, and her raised eyebrows expressed her mood at the moment.
"Well, regarding this issue..."
"Walk."
An irresistible force grabbed Song Lan's wrist and pulled him forward, "Don't block the child's face. Come back to the house with me and explain everything!"
The lively child in the crib stopped making noises. She looked at the two people's retreating figures with confused eyes, and finally disappeared around the corner.
