The Riddler Get Out of Terra

"That's all. It seems that you are very determined to go to the Tower of Babel, so I can only wish you well."

Hedley sighed, waved his hand to Qiao Lun, indicating that this consultation service had expired, and there was no remaining information to provide, and began to drive people away.

What can Qiao Lun say?Turn around and leave wisely.

Hedley had dutifully pointed out the specific strategy for the Tower of Babel. The money was well spent, and he naturally did not activate the need to hide his blood on the name brand string.

In any case, it would not be because Hedley knew so much about the Tower of Babel that he was afraid that the unfounded transaction would be discovered.

Chapter 34 Injustice

"...That's what happened, that's what the inside information was about the Tower of Babel."

Outside the chosen tent, the Blue Dot team gathered together with the cold light they bought, listening to Qiao Lun's story.

This kind of situation is especially common tonight. Many mercenary teams are gathering to think and discuss their stay in the Tower of Babel.

This organization, which often achieved more victories with less in the Kazdaele Civil War, used its goodwill and treatment to add more options to the mercenaries.

The regent is just a businessman. He treats mercenaries as rags to wipe dirty things. He throws them away after wiping them. As for whether they can be used again in the future?It depends on whether the rag can clean itself and whether it can be wiped well.

Even the most critical mercenaries on the princess's side have to admire Thearesia's friendliness and respect. For mercenaries who plan to lick blood and eat on the tip of a knife their whole life, how can they be like this amidst endless abuse and deception? The warm kindness was so unforgettable that many old mercenaries were tempted and tried to stay in the Tower of Babel.

Yes, kindness and respect cannot be eaten as food, but the efforts of the evil spirit of Babel have made every victory come as promised.

At that time, other forces that discovered that the regent was not an absolute advantage would naturally not give up the balancing strategy, and a lot of supplies were also tilted towards the Tower of Babel, which allowed the mercenaries who joined to fill their stomachs.

Comparing the two, the regent was directly compared to the feet of the princess. This man only likes tools and workers, and clearly sides with the Sakaz nobles and many foreign forces.

Qiao Lun even felt that he was setting up a character to fish, but a series of actions did not look like the image of a sin-eater serving the country and the people.

This person is very contradictory, and contradiction means conspiracy and calculation.

It is even less likely that the Blue Dot Team will join the Regent's army.

"OK, we already know the specific information. We will report to the Tower of Babel tomorrow. How about you, Blue Dot? When do you plan to go to Dayan?"

"Tomorrow our team will go together and talk about everything we can. I will play the bad guy and you can just be the white girls. That lady is not easy to get along with at first glance. I won't hang out in the Tower of Babel anyway. It’s okay, don’t interrupt when the time comes.”

"If we can finish the discussion tomorrow, I will leave early the day after tomorrow. Since you won't go with me, the money I have saved over the years must be enough. I will divide it into two parts and you can keep it. Don't refuse! Don't shake your head, Melt Core. , you have to have some initial funds in the Tower of Babel, otherwise you won’t even be able to buy better equipment.”

"We have to say goodbye to you thousands of miles away. I have nothing more to say. Don't forget the mercenary rules of the Blue Dot Team. Remember to protect yourself. Gather more things. If there are risks in the future, you might be able to use these things less Embarrassing.”

"Embarrassed? You've gotten through the situation at the beginning, what else can't you accept to be embarrassed? It can't be too short, and the young lady serving you will sue Kazdel in anger, right?!"

Dapple joked.

"I'm not lying. In the past, mercenaries would let us go because we were children who picked up a lot of things. But now they are mercenaries. If we pick up things, we will be outflanked. Of course, it will only make us more embarrassed."

An ugly smile appeared on Qiao Lun's face, and he felt a little uncomfortable.

Tiege didn't say anything, just gave him a dozen pieces of letter paper, patted his shoulder, and got up to go to bed. Qiao Lun had a negotiation to discuss tomorrow, so naturally he couldn't guard the rest of the night. Tiegela Let's go to rest early together with Zi Ban, preparing to change Qiao Lun back earlier.

Ruixin continued to be silent. She was like this. When faced with situations that were not part of the plan, she would remain silent and wait for others to direct her.

"What's wrong? You haven't spoken a word?"

Qiao Lun smiled and said, "If you don't change some things, it will be very miserable. You have always been quiet in the Blue Dot Team, and you will be easily bullied in the Tower of Babel in the future."

Rongxin picked up a wooden stick and drove away the mosquitoes attracted by the light source. He hugged his knees and looked as sluggish as if he had stayed up late for several nights in a row.

"...It's not that I don't like to talk, but the consequences of saying the wrong thing many times are hard for me to bear."

After a long time, she spoke in a low voice.

"It's okay to say some witticisms in the team, but when it comes to big things, I don't want to say a word, for fear that someone will die because of me."

"?"

"As Tie Ge told you before when we measured the terrain with you, the other four people in the team are all from Kazdaele's former capital."

Qiao Lun nodded.

"Everything was good at that time, or rather, not so bad. I remember that it was winter before the civil war started, and there was no snow in Kazdare all year round. The nobles habitually purchased candles and lit them on silver candlesticks all night long without extinguishing the lights. , there are no stars in the sky.”

"My family is a helper for a noble family. That family is pretty good to the common people. They can bring some expensive ingredients back for the children to eat, and they can even take the children to the garden to see. I once saw the scene at night, drinking and drinking. , the lady and the gentleman held out their wine glasses to each other, and the clanging sound echoed in the house for a long time."

"I was still a child at that time, but I was still pretty sharp. I occasionally squatted outside the window to listen to a little gossip, and learned about some relatively private content. My life was ordinary, but there were also some new things."

"Later I grew up and became literate, and gradually understood some things. I knew what these people were talking about, and I also had some..."

Molten Core sneered.

"Some sense of superiority, because I feel that I know more than those classmates, and my achievements will be higher than them. At that time, how could I think that these people would also know powerful people? So in order to seek some... …”

She paused again, "Some attention and vanity,"

Rongxin's tone was very difficult, but he still continued with a guilty feeling, "I'm going to describe some of the situations and people at the party. I want to make everyone think that my family is relatively wealthy."

"But there are always some people who are young and precocious, although precociousness is not the place. They told some things to their parents, and they passed it on to tens of thousands. As a result, everything planned by the nobles was seen through early, and they suffered a lot. .”

Rongxin took off his mask and took a long breath, trying to calm down his mood. His wheat-colored skin was the same as Qiao Lun's, with ugly stains, and the girl's originally beautiful face could not be seen.

"So, they naturally went back to find the problem, so they found my home. Because I was a child, they thought it was my father who heard what he said to me. That day, I never saw my father again after that day. Mother

He just hugged me and cried, but didn't say anything. Before he left, my father comforted me and said he was just going to fine me some money and told me not to worry. "

"As for the result..."

Rongxin sniffed and sneered, "I only know that from that day on, we, mother and daughter, had to make a living. It was difficult to even eat. But my mother still refused to allow me to drop out of school. She said she would do her best to make a living. I will live a good life from now on.”

"But what was the result? The result was that her originally plump body was so thin that her bones were exposed, and there was a thick layer of calluses on her palms. It was difficult to eat. I even..."

She sobbed, "I even found that she couldn't make a fist."

"But how could those noble bastards just let us go? I don't know if there was an order or if they just wanted to please the dog master. I will go home that day... I will go home that day..."

Chapter 35 Nowhere to be found

"I went home that day..."

Rongxin's tone was trembling, and she couldn't even keep her tone intact. Everything she was about to describe was a nightmare that she didn't want to recall even now.

"What I saw was my mother with torn clothes and bruises all over her body. I can't forget the feeling I felt at that time. I just felt scared, like crazy. I didn't even know what I was afraid of."

"My mother was absent-minded for a long time. There was no light in her eyes. She just looked at the ceiling. Her pupils were terribly dry. It wasn't until she saw me coming back that she straightened her clothes and finally hugged me. Tears dripped on my back and burned me. My whole body was shaking."

"Later, what happened next? I can only say that it was full of malice. I went to the city guard, and it was indeed successful. The people from the guard went to trouble those bastards, but this dog has an owner. How can you just kill the owner’s dog and eat it for meat?”

"Normally speaking, after five years of hard work according to the law, another group of poor people took the blame, and the subsequent persecution intensified. I know what you want to persuade Blue Dot. Wouldn't it be better to just leave? But how can we leave?"

"The capital was the safest city in Kazdaele at that time. Natural and man-made disasters were everywhere in other places, and the nobles and their private soldiers became more serious. What's more, my mother would rather die to let me finish my studies so that I could have a good life in the future. "

"But in a good life, I have to trade my mother's life?! A good life is in being a dog with these nobles who took my father's life?! In a good life, I have to watch a bunch of bastards bullying my mother day after day?!"

"I had no choice. Everything in this world was betrayed and hurt. In one night, I lost everything about myself. That night, I inserted the rough Source Stone from the slum factory into my arm."

Molten Core closed his eyes and spoke indifferently, as if he was back to that time again. He couldn't tell whether it was anger or despair.

The girl who had nothing but malicious intentions had no choice. She inserted the sharpened Source Stone that she had risked stealing into her left shoulder, and let the blood stay. She looked blankly at the sky. There was no rain in the sky, and it was filled with gray clouds. Everything from Tongren.

"Only a few infected people can awaken the Source Stone skills after being infected. Most people only have one or two simple Source Stone light bombs. I didn't think about the Source Stone skills at all at that time. Even the Source Stone light bullets are very useful to a little kid who has nothing. It’s a life-saving straw for girls, because I have no choice, I only have this way to go.”

"Fortunately, I awakened the Origin Stone Skill. This made me ecstatic. At that time, I didn't think about getting ahead. I only thought that revenge was possible. The rest didn't matter. I didn't care whether I died or lived after revenge. care."

Molten Core stretched out his left hand and displayed a small Source Stone light bomb in the palm of his hand. This can be said to be the standard equipment for those infected with the warlock talent.

Then she heated the air on her hands, and the air was slightly distorted in the palm of the special insulated gloves.

"The newly awakened Source Stone skills are all weak. Follow-up development and appropriate equipment assistance are the evolution of Source Stone skills. But at that time, I felt great. I really won't live much longer, but I can have it. The lives of those scum.”

"But everything changed again after that. The princess ascended the throne and strictly investigated the problems in the capital. Those scum were imprisoned and interrogated by the ministers sent by the princess. They were soon sentenced to prison. I suddenly lost the goal in front of me."

"But I am still an educated person, and I know that those nobles are the culprits who ordered the scum to be imprisoned, so I tried to ask Uncle Gemuir who lived next door. The uncle looked at me with a wry smile. He didn’t say anything, he just told me not to cause trouble and live a good life in the future.”

"I don't understand it very much. At that time, I was thinking in black and white. I just thought that if the princess could do it, she must be a good person, and there must be no problem in trying the culprit."

"When I was preparing to submit the imperial petition, Uncle Gemuir was arrested for slandering the nobility and spreading rumors. He never came out after being imprisoned. After asking other neighbors, I found out that his two daughters disappeared in the aristocratic territory a few days ago. Looking for them When I saw signs of struggle, I reported it to the police, and they insisted that there was something wrong with that nobleman."

"But that noble is from the royal family. Unfortunately, the prosecutor took the standpoint of the noble and insisted that the two have nothing to do with each other. How could Uncle Gemuir endure it? He yelled and made a fuss in the capital like crazy, and The consequences...haha."

"Later, I went to do a lot of research and exploited loopholes in the previous manor. When I eavesdropped, I found that this was indeed a conspiracy. The enemy nobles had done many such things, and they all relied on the new rich to try to discredit the other party. However, the other party acted vigorously and without mercy. Kill with hesitation and let the person behind the scenes return without success."

"The nobles scolded with red faces.

I blamed the other party for being despicable and shameless, but I felt cold all over. Where is Uncle Gemuir?Where are his two daughters?What do they think we are? "

"I'm speechless. Forget about reporting it, I just stay in the ghetto and can't do anything."

After finishing speaking, Rongxin took a sip of hot water. The sound of grinding his teeth was clearly audible. He breathed in the air-conditioning. Qiao Lun lit the bonfire, while Rongxin looked at the torch in front of him in a daze.

"Your Majesty the Princess is indeed very powerful. She has managed very well since she came to power. Our life has indeed improved again. Mother can take on some small jobs. There will be no scum and scum to ruin our lives. Revenge will be diluted by life. Adults will Occasionally calling in my dreams. But the empty room next door and the hidden family photo have become a permanent thorn in my heart."

"The civil war broke out and everything was ruined. My mother took me to flee. At that time, the civilians had nowhere to go. It was the princess who organized the crowd to leave, saving many people's lives. The nobles chose the regent at both ends. Because they I still think about the old days, the days when I could bury my father casually."

"Is the emperor's rule good? I can't tell, because I couldn't take revenge until the end, and no one avenged me. The noble who dealt with the servants, and the noble who imprisoned Uncle Gemuir who died unjustly in prison are still alive. It's fine, I'm following the regent, I don't know where I am now."

"Isn't it bad under the emperor's rule? I can't tell, because this person saved my mother and I twice and gave us hope. She would rather miss the opportunity to kill the regent to ensure that the fleeing civilians could Orderly evacuation, I really have no position and no face to blame her."

"But am I willing? I can give my life to the princess, but can I ask those bastards who share my blood, eat my flesh, and even want to kill me to give their lives to me too?"

"Then I thought about it again and found that everything started because of a few words I casually said at that time, which caused everything to fall into the abyss. So should I hate myself? What's the use of hating myself? Can I get revenge?"

Molten core spoke in a low voice, and the fire flickered, reflecting her shadow in different colors, as if thousands of emotions were moving in response to the shadow, but in the end they all fell silent, turning into a silent black.

Chapter 36 Everyone has a past

"This is my story, Blue Dot."

Molten Core didn't look at Qiao Lun's current expression, but just stared at the fire, as if there were some rare treasures there.

"I can talk nonsense in the team, but I will never say a word in front of others. Because I know that no matter how vicious or gossipy I say, you will not care, and you will even brag about it together, and the malice of outsiders is enough to destroy me. everything."

"As for the general direction, the reason why I just asked instead of chatting is very simple, because I can't find the way back. The regent is certainly heinous, but the princess is not perfect. It doesn't matter where I go, as long as I'm with my teammates. Just together."

"I know you want me to go to Yan Country with you."

Molten core finally looked at Qiao Lun, and found that he was about to speak but stopped, then he raised his right hand to stop Qiao Lun from speaking.

"But my parents and my enemies are all here, so I will never leave. I will never give up revenge. I must make those bastards pay with their blood."

"As for the Great Flame you mentioned? Blue dot."

An ugly smile spread across Molten Core's lips, revealing teeth that had been cleaned for many days, shining brightly in the firelight, but what he said shocked Qiao Lun.

"Don't think that Great Yan is what you think. Terra doesn't have the beautiful homeland you think. Everything here is suffering. Everyone can't even think about leaving. They have to finish their suffering in this world. The Great Yan you are talking about is A castle in the air."

"..."

"Don't you believe it? The most open gantry in Great Yan right now is the mobile city closest to Kazdel. You can go and take a look. This is the most lenient city in Great Yan towards aliens and infected people. It is also the city where the Sakaz people enter Great Yan. entrance."

"Blue Dot, you can go take a look and see what the Sakaz will suffer in the Great Yan. See why the Sakaz people can only work as mercenaries everywhere. See why none of us are willing to leave."

Melting core spoke to Qiao Lun in an unusually bright tone, as if he was back to the beginning, with the chirping little girl being the pistachio in front of the team.

But thinking about what this man has been through, pistachios become a joke.

Qiao Lun was speechless. Both of them stared at the fire, casting long shadows.

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"I" am a fool.

Only my brother was willing to take "me" with him, and eventually the two of us lived together in the wilderness of Kazdare, surviving by picking up leftovers every day. My brother raised "me" with difficulty.

Both of us are infected, and the infection is very deep. Maybe the Originium in the compressed biscuit pierced our tongues, or maybe a mercenary carried a dagger with Originium coating on it as a gift. We don’t know. Infected.

But the uninfected Sakaz in this damn place like Kazdale are rare visitors, and the infected are ordinary people.

We are luckier. We have all awakened the Origin Stone skill. My brother affects the optic nerve of others through contact, causing the light and shadow in the other person's sight to change and distort. This can make the other person see what the caster wants him to see, and can also make the recipient change. Becoming blind.

This control ability within a radius of 20 meters can last for a long, long time, so long that my brother can no longer control the surge.

The source stone is infected and dies.

The first thing my brother did was to leave his mark on "my" vision - two fists clenched together.

My brother said that he once couldn't find "me" in the dark night. After searching all night, he saw his silly brother lying on a tree at dawn and did not dare to come down. It was a long time ago, but the fear and despair at that time still left a deep impression on him, so he woke up. His original memory is naturally to try every means to keep his silly brother from going too far, with only a 20-meter contact range.

After 20 meters, "I" find that the mark disappears, and then I will look for him.

"I" found it very funny and giggled out loud.

"I"'s Origin Stone skill is to disperse the spiritual will throughout the body, or in other words, use these spiritual wills as control targets to forcibly control the body, such as suppressing fear, stopping trembling, blocking pain and other small things, but this is too Weak, "I" could not allow my brother to overdraft the infection to protect "me", so "I" tried to peel off my own skin.

It's just a point on the abdomen, and the effect is very good. The separated spirit twists and dances according to the preset movements. When it is connected with the brother's skin, the brother can hear the voice of "my", and "I" can sense the blur. Rough real-time psychology.

At this moment, our hearts are connected and we face each other. The two of us are no longer alone. This time the range is a radius of ten kilometers. Maybe it’s because this is my body?