Great, I'm surrounded by villains.

Chapter 313 Very delicious

The prisoners gave their souls voluntarily.

The moment they input their names into the instrument, their souls were extracted from their bodies.

Duan Mingyuan and Owl agreed that the judge might have a wrong understanding of the word "voluntary". Depriving someone of their soul without their knowledge could not be called voluntary. However, the mechanical prison guard came up with an irrefutable reason.

Even the prisoners themselves had no objection.

In order to prove this, it specially invited a prisoner who had signed up, and told the prisoner the whole process of losing his soul in front of Duan Mingyuan and Owl without hiding anything.

The prisoner was not angry, and as the mechanical prison guard said, he didn't mind.

He also admitted that he had never felt so good. Negative emotions such as anger, hatred and unwillingness had left him. Now, even if he was in a cage, he could remain calm.

He got what he really wanted.

"What happens to those who have their souls taken away from them?"

On the other side of the video, Jiu Yue almost put her chin on the phone, so that her face almost filled the entire screen.

Before making the call, she had just finished taking care of her tail, applied skin care lotion on her face, and then lay on the bed with great interest to listen to Mr. Mingyuan's stories about prison.

Although they were only a few kilometers apart physically, they seemed to be in two different worlds.

She recalled some words written in a book, "People say that once you lose your soul, you become an empty shell."

This is also the most mainstream view at present. Many philosophers believe that the human soul is much more important than life. All life is eroded by time, and only the soul can last forever.

But in reality, no one has ever really known what would happen to humans after they lost their souls.

No one is even really sure whether the soul exists.

"They become kind and calm, like a different person."

Duan Mingyuan said.

They lost their souls, and thus their desires. They no longer had the hunger for victory, and they also gave up their obsession with leaving the prison.

He soon discovered that the real difficulty of this trial was not hiding the souls in a place where the prisoners could never find them, but making them completely lose the desire to compete.

Just as the mechanical prison guard said, they will remove the prison restrictions on these prisoners. They can go anywhere they want, do whatever they want, and believe that these villains will never embark on the path of crime again.

Duan Mingyuan suddenly thought of something and asked, "Have you watched the previous trials? There should be video replays on the official website."

Most prisoners are afraid of the trial itself. Although there is no restriction on registration, only the "warriors" in each prison area can muster up the courage to go up to the platform and enter their names into the instrument.

"I saw it, it's delicious."

September blinked a few times. She was watching the Purification Trial with great interest. She ate six fried chicken legs without noticing. "In the finals, the robots used white bandages soaked in some kind of solution to wrap the prisoners like mummies, and then placed them in the Iron Maiden and set it on fire from the outside."

It was dinner time, and she looked at the light blue flames burning in the video and seemed to smell the aroma of roasted chicken.

"The one who lasted the longest was the 'debt collector' from D17, Bo, Bo... I forgot his name, but it's said that he worked for a debt collection company before he was imprisoned. He is proficient in all kinds of torture methods. He not only tortures those who owe money to the company, but also likes to use these tortures on himself."

The reason for his imprisonment was that he went too far in a debt dispute and tortured the other party to death. The deceased was a prince of a planet, and his father had some relationship with the Sixteen Star Summit. In his grief and anger, he used all his connections to make the matter bigger. In order to give an explanation to the summit, the company handed over the "debt collector" as a scapegoat.

"According to the information, this person has suffered from a rare disease since childhood. His body can convert pain into pleasure. When he was released from the Iron Maiden by the mechanical prison guard, he was almost roasted, but he was still smiling."

The scene shocked the audience greatly and made the "Debt Collector" the well-deserved winner of the Purification Trial.

"I downloaded the videos of other trials and plan to watch them later."

Jiu Yue thought this was very delicious.

This was a high compliment, as she used to only feel hungry when watching food shows.

"I see. In the past, the judges would torture the prisoners' bodies during the trials. That's why they called the trials the games of the brave."

Duan Mingyuan suddenly realized, and combined with what Warden Norton said, he guessed that each trial had a deeper meaning.

Norton believes that the Judge has changed over the years, becoming more and more like a religious fanatic.

The scene described by September is roughly what is described in those doctrinal texts, placing extremely evil people in hell and burning them in the fire of karma.

This was one of the most punishing tortures in the doctrine, but it still failed to truly purify the prisoners.

The "debt collector" became a hero and brought a bathroom to the D17 prison area. Instead of changing their ways, the prisoners regarded every trial as a bridge for them to negotiate with the prison guards and the company.

So the judge changed his approach in disappointment and decided to solve the problem from the root.

"But then again, aren't those mechanical prison guards artificial intelligence? How come they have become so thoughtful?"

September asked curiously.

In her impression, artificial intelligence would only faithfully execute the instructions they received, and from Duan Mingyuan's description, the judge's actions were no different from those of humans, like a real warden.

She thought of something else, "Also, why can it take away other people's souls so easily?"

"These questions can only be answered after meeting Eisenberg-Adler."

Duan Mingyuan said.

At least Norton was sure that it was Eisenburg's doing. All the changes in the judge started after Eisenburg was imprisoned. They also found that the mechanical prison guards paid special attention to Eisenburg, and even the prison guards found it difficult to get close to him.

At first, Norton thought it was an order from Universal Company, but after staying in prison for a long time, he realized the special relationship between Eisenberg and artificial intelligence through various details.

"Go to bed early. If everything goes well, you will be able to meet this legendary scientist tomorrow."

"Then, you have to be careful not to have your soul stolen."

September half joked.

"Ah."

"Also, don't hang up the phone, put it on the bedside table and sleep with me."

(End of this chapter)

Chapter 314 D17 Prison Area

The next day, before dawn, an owl knocked on Duan Mingyuan's door.

Universal Studios attaches great importance to this trial and hopes that the production crew will follow the entire process. Last night, the company transferred a group of personnel and assigned them to various prison areas. The prison guards were also mobilized to ensure that the audience can see the dynamics of almost every prison area.

Interviews with the contestants were arranged in the morning, and the first guest to be interviewed was the winner of the previous purification trial, Mr. "Debt Collector".

In the previous competitions, he won one championship, one runner-up and one third place. He is undoubtedly the most watched player in this competition. The company's betting website announced the latest odds this morning. The website management department has been very happy. Every second of the live broadcast will bring them countless wealth.

"I heard that this 'debt collector' is very difficult to deal with, especially because he doesn't get along with the people in the company."

The owl looked a little nervous.

The production crew sent him the information of the "debt collector". It was no wonder that the "debt collector" held a grudge against Universal Company.

The debt collection company is a gray industry under the Universal Company, and as a veteran when the debt collection company was first established, he can be said to have worked hard for the development of the company. What's more, there are some internal information pointing out that torturing the prince of the little planet to death did not seem as simple as it seemed on the surface.

This was an order from higher authorities and it was a politically motivated order.

Just like most of the company's abandoned children, the company pushed all the blame onto the "debt collector" and publicly sent him to the Prison Planet, where he was sentenced to 577 years in prison, which means he can never leave this planet.

Owl seriously suspected that someone in the crew wanted to murder him.

God knows whether the "debt collector" will suddenly attack them with a knife after hearing their identities.

"Old Duan, I heard that prisoners are allowed to carry weapons in this prison, and most of them carry knives."

On the way to D17, Owl had already started thinking about the aftermath. "If I'm unfortunately stabbed by a prisoner and sent to the infirmary, remember to tell the prison guards to order blueberry jam bread with cheese and meat sauce rice for lunch."

"You won't get stabbed."

this is a good news.

The bad news is that they will have to stay in the prison until late at night, and Mr. Owl is destined to not be able to eat the cheese and meat sauce rice he has been craving for.

"Are you so sure?"

"The mechanical prison guard said last night that these prisoners will never commit crimes again."

Duan Mingyuan chose to believe in the judgment of artificial intelligence. After all, the soul was extracted by artificial intelligence, and he had no interest in the dispute between the "debt collector" and the company. He carefully observed the map of the D17 prison area, which was located on the 17th floor underground. When the elevator door opened to them, a heat wave swept towards them.

Unfortunately, Eisenberg-Adler's wing was not marked on the map; he lived deeper inside the prison.

The D17 prison area is also known as Purgatory, and the temperature there remains at around 47 degrees all year round.

It's hot and dry, like a steamer.

The judge has thoughtfully designed a special environment for the prisoners on each level of the prison to ensure that they can enjoy the torture to their heart's content on the Prison Star.

Therefore, the prisoners in D17 cell block are in great need of a bathroom.

It not only washes away the sweat on their bodies, but also brings precious water.

After the purification trial, every prisoner in the prison regarded the "debt collector" as a hero.

Fortunately, the prison guards equipped the crew with an RV, which was equipped with air conditioning, clean clothes, some canned food and the most precious water source.

Warden Norton personally accompanied them, although he seemed somewhat reluctant.

But come to think of it, no one in this world likes to work overtime, especially this kind of job that is busy from morning to night and has a packed schedule.

Previous trials did not require the participation of prison guards like them. At this time, Norton should have been in the air-conditioned office, savoring this issue of the magazine, instead of staying in a steamer and having close contact with the smelly prisoners.

However, the company hopes to turn this into a long-term entertainment project, and even turn the surface of the Prison Star into a curious tourist destination.

The D17 prison area is as big as a city, but it only has the most rudimentary wooden houses.

These wooden houses seemed unable to withstand the scorching heat. The prisoners we met along the way looked almost the same: they were listless and looked like they were dying of the heat.

Norton introduced the situation of D17 prison area to everyone. "There were no houses here originally. All the houses were built by the prisoners. Later, they gradually became a symbol of status. Only those big names who were famous in the prison area could live in these simple houses."

But that is just a symbol of status. "In fact, there is no difference in temperature between inside and outside the room. The extreme heat in D17 is not caused by the sun, but is the result of artificial intelligence control. Regardless of day or night, regardless of how the seasons change, the temperature here will not change."

The production crew turned the camera to Norton, and the conversation was broadcast live.

The audience who came to watch the live broadcast early in the morning suddenly realized what was going on.

No wonder the "Debt Collectors" won the championship in the Purification Trial. They live in a steamer every day.

The owl clicked his tongue.

He could see that the air outside the RV window was distorted. He couldn't even stay in this hellish place for three days. It was hard to imagine how these prisoners would serve their entire lives in this purgatory.

The hot environment reminded him of the Mechanical Planet.

When his spacecraft just landed, the planet was also a desert. The residents on the planet had dark skin, and people died every day from lack of water.

Owl coughed lightly and faced the camera. "Good morning, ladies and gentlemen. I am your good friend Owl. Our next destination is the public bathhouse that the "Debt Collector" contestant won in the last trial. Please join us in witnessing the changes that the last winner has brought to this purgatory!"

A building looms in the distance, looking particularly out of place in this empty and desolate place.

The bathhouse was crowded with prisoners, most of whom had queued all night just to get in and take a bath.

Originally, the public bathhouse, like the cabin, was a privilege reserved for the "big guys", but after yesterday's registration, the "debt collector" seemed to have a sudden change of heart and decided to open the bathhouse to all the prisoners in the prison.

Owl downed a full bottle of water, took a deep breath, and opened the door to the RV.

The production crew carrying camera equipment followed closely behind, and they squeezed out a path through the smelly prisoners. They didn't want to stay outside for even a moment.

However, when they finally squeezed into the bathhouse, they found that it was much hotter inside than outside.

The stench seemed to be even more pronounced due to the humidity.

Owl held his breath, trying not to vomit in front of the audience.

"Didn't I tell you?"

The experienced Norton had already prepared an air purifier for himself and wore it on his face. This could not change the temperature in the bathhouse, but at least it could prevent him from being tortured by the stench.

"This is a prison, not a resort. The judge will not let any prisoner have an easy time. Although a bathhouse was built for them after the purification trial, the water temperature inside is also strictly controlled."

Specifically, the surface temperature of D17 prison area is 47.5 degrees.

The water temperature in the bathhouse is 62.4 degrees.

(End of this chapter)

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Chapter 315 Boiling Point

The prisoners in D17 are very sick.

Along the way, Duan Mingyuan saw many prisoners whose skin was covered with blisters from the burns. Far from being in pain, they had satisfied smiles on their faces. When they saw the cameras carried by the broadcasters, they posed in front of the cameras in an exaggerated manner and took the initiative to greet the audience in the live broadcast room.

The number of people in the live broadcast room is increasing, and the discussion in the barrage is becoming more and more heated.