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Chapter 1130: Convincing people with reason

“If I told you that I could completely destroy those vampires, would you give up this cursed power?”

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Hearing Duanmuhuai’s question, Honglian was silent for a moment, and then smiled bitterly.

 “Sorry, I don’t have the right to make this decision...”

"I understand. After all, you have suffered a lot in order to survive here. It can be seen that surviving here is very dangerous and difficult. It is understandable."

Facing Honglian’s answer, Duanmuhuai didn’t say much, just laughed and passed it off casually.

"Then I haven't asked you yet...where are you from? There is no second human city nearby, and you certainly don't look like vampires..."

 “Oh, we’re from the surface.”

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"Um?"

 “Excuse me, everyone, what is the earth’s surface?”

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 Let’s start explaining from here.

Everyone was confused when they heard Honglian's curious inquiry, but if you think about it carefully, underground humans have been breeding here for thousands of years. It is estimated that for them, their knowledge of the entire world is limited to the underground. . Duanmu Huai still remembers a dwarf joke. It was said that a dwarf came out of the ground for the first time, and then he hugged a big wooden barrel and refused to let go. When people asked him what he was doing, he said, "I have to hold on tight, otherwise I won't be able to do it if I let go." It just fell into the sky! After all, there is no lid on the top of the head!

 It was also written in Drizzt's novels that there has always been a legend among the dark elves that there is a big fireball on the surface that is constantly burning the earth. Just looking directly at it will blind you. So in the imagination of the dark elves, the surface of the earth is actually no different from hell.

 But you can’t say this is wrong, after all, everyone knows not to look directly at the sun!

 So many things that are common sense to people living on the surface are simply unbelievable to underground races. And many things that are commonplace to underground races are also unimaginable to surface races.

Duanmuhuai didn’t bother to educate them about it. He simply said it was the space above their heads—Honglian understood immediately.

“I didn’t expect that there is a bigger hole above our heads...”

Hmm, let’s just treat it like this. After all, it’s not wrong in a strict sense.

 “Then why are you here...”

 “Oh, we fell down accidentally.”

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 Hearing Duanmuhuai's answer, An and Lorena looked at each other silently.

 It is true that it fell. It is hard to say whether it was accidental or not.

"I see."

Honglian nodded. Similar things were not uncommon underground. Many places would collapse and fall if they were not careful. Perhaps in his opinion, these people came to the underground because of similar situations.

 “Then everyone just entered the city...”

“Oh, we didn’t expect there to be a city here. We were just trying to find a way out, and we accidentally bumped into it.”

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Hearing Duanmuhuai's "sincere" answer, Honglian turned his head again and silently looked at the city wall not far away. At this time, the soldiers there had begun to clean up the surrounding environment and re-reinforce it - in fact, who I didn’t expect that the city wall here could be broken through!

 “That’s right, there’s really nothing we can do about it.”

"Yes, there is no other way, so I have a suggestion... You have also seen our strength. If we help you eliminate those vampires, will you help us leave here so that we can return to our own world? After all, you have lived here for a long time, so you should be very familiar with it.”

"this………"

Hearing Duanmuhuai’s suggestion, Honglian thought for a long time, and then showed a wry smile again.

“I understand what you mean. Do you want to help us eliminate the threat of vampires, and in return, we will find your way home?”

 “That’s pretty much it.”

"But maybe you don't know something. Vampires are so powerful that even if we have cursed weapons, we can only barely resist their attacks. Moreover, those vampires have always been keeping humans in captivity, and turning obedient ones into dependents to increase their strength. , If the vampires were not afraid of the cursed weapons that could kill them completely and did not dare to attack in large numbers, I am afraid that our city would not be able to support it now. "

“I understand that when it comes to sustainable development, people are not fools.”

Of course Duanmuhuai understands what the vampires mean. Just like Honglian said, if the vampires come in regardless of casualties, this place will be finished long ago. The reason is also very simple. Honglian said before that the ghost curse weapon is also selected by people. It is not just one hand, but it has to go through a series of selections. Otherwise, once the mind is not firm, it will be turned around by the sub-human beings among them. The space demon is controlled and becomes the host of the subspace demon in this world.

 So in this city, it is estimated that there are less than 500 people who can use ghost-cursed weapons. Just break an egg. Moreover, vampires can also create monsters. Even if they don't fight you desperately and create thousands of monsters to rush towards you, humans probably won't be able to stop them. So why don’t vampires just kill humans?

 It's very simple. If you are going to become extinct, then you can only go to the zoo to see domesticated ones, and there will be no wild ones.

  They are both horses. The price of a Przewalski's horse starts at 1 million. It is a protected animal that is more valuable than the giant panda. If you dare to kill it, you will be sent to prison and put on the shooting range in minutes.

 But it looks no different from an ordinary horse, so why is it so precious? Isn't it just because it's wild?

If you raise a horse at home, it is not illegal to kill it and eat its meat.

The same goes for tigers. It’s true that there are none in the zoo, but wild tigers are generally ignored. After all, the number of tigers is small now, and environmental protection is important. What if they all become extinct like the South China tiger? Wouldn’t it be a pity?

Of course, as far as the strength of these people is concerned, Duanmu Huai is not as good as the South China tiger. The level of the wild wolf pack is the level of the wild wolf pack. This thing is fatal to ordinary people, but you need a fully armed army to deal with the wolves. Group, isn’t that just a massacre?

 But who would do such a thing out of boredom?

 Obviously a vampire wouldn't do this either.

"So, from our standpoint, we don't want to anger those vampires..."

  “It’s understandable.”

Facing Honglian’s answer, Duanmuhuai nodded repeatedly with a smile on his face.

“In short, I will report this matter to the Presbyterian Council immediately. As for everyone... please stay here for the time being.”

As he spoke, Honglian stood up.

"no problem."

 Watching Honglian leave, Duanmuhuai chuckled.

"Don't worry, our Tribunal is very reasonable. It was just a misunderstanding before. After all, we thought... like you said, people controlled by the power of subspace will become evil spirits... so... well, Excuse me."

"I can rest assured that."

Hearing Duanmuhuai’s answer, Honglian also nodded.

“I will send someone to take you to take a short rest. As for your situation, I will wait until I communicate with the Presbyterian Council.”

 After saying this, Honglian turned around and left, and it wasn't until his back disappeared that An rolled her eyes at Duanmuhuai.

“Mr. Knight, are you serious about what you just said?”

 “Huh? What did you say? Of course I am serious.”

"Who are you kidding..."

As for Duanmu Huai's answer, An was in disbelief. She was joking, the trial court was reasonable. She had been with Duanmu Huai for such a long time. When had she ever seen the trial court be reasonable?

 “You don’t think they are trustworthy?”

“Honestly? Any being using the power of the Warp is hardly trustworthy.”

Duanmuhuai could understand the principle of ghostly cursed weapons, but because of this, he became more wary of these people. In the final analysis, this method of summoning subspace demons to possess and seal them is just like the soul stone in the dark world. It is simply a way to sneak subspace demons into the real world.

And I heard from Honglian that this actually requires a contract?

 Well, even the host has been prepared for you, which is really considerate.

Look at how the group of demons in the dark world affect humans. King Leoric, who is so awesome, was eventually talked about by the demon and went crazy. Who gave you the illusion that you can control this kind of darkness? A weapon like a soul stone? This is exactly the same as that idiot who inserted the soul stone into his head. He was so confident that he overturned... it was only a matter of time.

Duanmu Huai gave the answer decisively, while An frowned.

"But Mr. Knight, you have to convince them to give up those cursed weapons. I think this is unrealistic - Mr. Guren seems to be just a soldier, not a politician. And from what they said, these cursed weapons are These are mankind's only weapons against the enemy...will they agree to your request and give up their own force?"

As the princess of Manalia, An is well-versed in politics. She naturally understands that Duanmuhuai's request to Honglian is simply impossible. If it were other people who asked Manalia to give up magic, they would I definitely won't agree. Even if An, as a princess, agrees, others will not agree... So in An's view, under such conditions, there is no way for the two parties to negotiate.

 Originally, An should be left to handle political consultations, but An also knows Duanmuhuai... He is definitely not the kind of person who likes to use roundabout ways or mutual compromises to achieve political goals.

“You can rest assured on this point, our court always convinces people with reason.”

Facing An’s doubts, Duanmuhuai spread his hands with a smile.

“Trust me, when the time comes, I will make an offer they can’t refuse.”

Then he spoke.

 (End of this chapter)