Great, I'm surrounded by villains.

Chapter 317 Deeper

It is reported that the debt collector's madness symptoms lasted for half an hour. With the "comfort" of the mechanical prison guards, he finally calmed down.

The price he paid was that his life energy went through another round of depletion. He began to become taciturn, and his reactions seemed to become half a beat slower.

After receiving the information from the production team, Owl couldn't help but worry about the current situation in the prison. This didn't seem to be an "operation" without any side effects. Compared with a frontal lobotomy, the only difference was that the side effects were less severe, which could barely be considered a slight improvement.

He now couldn't help but begin to suspect that the prisoners on Prison Planet were just the Judge's first batch of guinea pigs, and that this artificial intelligence would sooner or later popularize this technology and eventually apply it to everyone - just like the research teams that developed the prefrontal lobotomy surgery and won awards for it.

The way of thinking of humans and artificial intelligence is different. Perhaps in the eyes of artificial intelligence, eliminating strong emotional fluctuations is a beneficial choice for humans.

This means they have to speed up.

Owl's journalistic intuition told him that once this trial was over, something irreversible would happen on the Prison Star.

"One of my informants got some gossip. Although he doesn't know the exact location of the Eisenberg-Adler prison area, he can at least help us rule out some wrong answers."

He spread the map of the Prison Star prison area on the table and drew crosses on the excluded areas with a red marker.

Many people were sent in to get Eisenberg out of the cell. They tried every possible way but were still unable to get close to the prison area where Eisenberg was located. They could only determine through the process of elimination that Eisenberg and another prisoner with a sentence of 1721 were imprisoned in a deeper cell.

"That is, somewhere deeper than here."

Owl rested his hands on the table, his expression extremely solemn.

The deepest known prison area is D72, also known as Black Lake.

The entire D72 prison area only holds three prisoners, all of whom are unforgivable villains serving sentences of more than 800 years. The prison area is shrouded in darkness all year round. It is a very special darkness and no light can penetrate the web it has woven.

The prisoners' cells are cabins by the lake, and surrounding them and the elevator is the endless lake.

No one knows what is hidden in the Black Lake, not even the prison guards.

Darkness and the unknown are the "gifts" that the Judge left for these three people.

Since nightfall, the three have not seen the light for decades. Perhaps their vision has long since degenerated in the darkness. The prison guards who have come into contact with the three described them as being like wood. Even if their names are called, there will be no response. The only way to determine that the three prisoners are still alive is to observe their breathing and slight movements.

Owl said, "I know it sounds crazy, but the informant speculated that the way to get to the deeper prison is to jump into the Black Lake, hold your breath and swim to the deepest part, and maybe you can find the entrance to another prison area."

"Is the source of the news reliable?"

Duan Mingyuan had to raise questions.

This sounds like a group of people who could never find Eisenberg's whereabouts, and finally had to make up a location for Eisenberg and put him in a place that could never be reached by conventional means.

"I can only say that before he went to jail, that guy was also a war correspondent and my colleague."

Owl paused, deflated under Duan Mingyuan's probing gaze, and could only say awkwardly, "Well, I don't know either. He mentioned that the group of people he wanted to rescue had somehow reached the D72 prison area, and had obtained a set of diving equipment through a mysterious force."

This mysterious power naturally refers to the prison guards.

Places like this, where the work is leisurely and most of the people transferred there have some family background, are most likely to breed corruption.

Owl's former colleague did not mention the names of these people, nor did he explain who exactly wanted to get Eisenberg-Adler out of prison, but he did tell the story of what happened to them.

"After they went into the water, they never showed up again. No one in the prison ever mentioned their names again. It was as if they had never existed."

If nothing unexpected happens, they will be on the list of the few deaths in Prison Star Prison in recent years.

"This at least shows that there must be something hidden in the Black Lake. Otherwise, even if they didn't find Eisenburg, they wouldn't have drowned in the lake with diving equipment on their backs."

This also violates the prison's long-standing rules - in other prison areas, no matter how dying you are, the mechanical prison guards will save you. When you wake up, you will find yourself lying on the bed in the infirmary, seeing the white ceiling above your head, and returning to civilized society for a short time. When your condition stabilizes, they will mercilessly kick you back to hell again.

"Whatever is hidden in there, it is important enough to make the AI ​​violate its own principles and shut up forever."

After saying that, Owl and Duan Mingyuan looked at each other.

As he said at the beginning, it sounds crazy.

Leaving one's fate to the unknown and luck seems to fit the melody of the D72 prison area.

He fished out a prison guard ID card from his pocket, a smile on his face, "But it's worth a try, isn't it?"

Owl had spent a lot of effort to get this ID card, and he hoped that his efforts would be worth it.

Universal Company hopes to transform Prison Planet into the most bizarre and fun entertainment venue in the entire universe, but that is not Owl's goal.

He has never been a law-abiding person, otherwise he would not have fallen to the point of being hunted down by the Yinlian Family.

Darkness and the unknown have a fatal attraction for journalists like him.

Perhaps all the secrets of this planet are hidden under the Black Lake in the D72 prison area, and he is very sure that with Duan Mingyuan's skills, he will not become one of the missing people like those before.

"I can get a full set of diving equipment and matching lighting tools. Of course, in addition to these, we also need courage and some luck."

"At least it's better than just sitting here and doing nothing."

Duan Mingyuan nodded and said, "You go and prepare the diving equipment and lighting tools, and I will try to get some luck."

"……What?"

Three question marks appeared above the owl's head. "You should know that the last two are just to make up the numbers, right? The purpose is to make this action sound more mission-oriented."

"I can get lucky."

Duan Mingyuan tried to use the owl's language so that he could understand, "I also know an informant. She should be able to help us get enough luck."

Thanks to Yu Yu for the reward of 100 Qidian coins!

Thanks to book friend 20230111153743622 for the 100 starting coins!

(End of this chapter)

Chapter 318 The feeling of heartbeat

Before Owl got the diving and lighting equipment, Duan Mingyuan had found luck.

He originally planned to ask Jiu Yue about the production process of the lucky sachets, but Jiu Yue asked him to open the outermost layer of the suitcase, unzip it, and two red sachets embroidered with gold thread came into view.

This was prepared by Jiu Yue before Duan Mingyuan set out. She would always put two small sachets in Duan Mingyuan's suitcase when he was going on a long journey. This was the tradition of the Ruihu clan. They always prayed for their loved ones in this way to ensure that they would have good weather and good luck on their journey.

The small sachet also exudes a faint fragrance, which is the scent of the incense that Jiuyue usually uses to take care of her tail.

Duan Mingyuan put the sachet into the waterproof bag. The next place they were going to was a prison area where there was no light and no one knew what secrets were hidden.

"Are you sure this will bring us good luck?"

Owl took the small sachet placed in the waterproof belt and asked curiously.

He had indeed heard that the fox spirits on Blue Star could bring luck to people, but he felt that was mostly feudal and superstitious thinking.

"can."

Duan Mingyuan said, "The luck it can bring is more obvious than you think."

"In that case, I have to verify it."

The owl's expression immediately turned serious.

He unlocked the phone screen, clicked on a game with a cartoon girl as its icon, and then skillfully selected the card drawing interface.

"Old Duan, do you know what this means?"

He showed Duan Mingyuan the remaining card drawing resources. The card drawing interface was a beautiful girl with a determined look.

"I didn't expect you to play this."

"I call this a tough guy with a soft side."

The owl looked like he had seen through the ups and downs of life, and said in a conscientious manner, "You don't understand our industry. Although we make a lot of money, we have nowhere to spend it. We are always on the front line and we may die at any time. There must be a place for us to rest our souls."

He found his own paradise in the beautiful world of games, where there is no intrigue or deception.

And now, the owl decided to do something big.

The dowry he had was not even enough to buy a ten-draw lottery, but now he decided to use this remaining resource to marry this beautiful girl with a determined look.

Owl used to be a kryptonian, but the conflict with the Silver Lotus family caused several of his frequently used bank accounts to be frozen, resulting in the originally prepared betrothal gift being unable to play its due role in time.

He cautiously extended his index finger and said, "Old Duan, you said I am extremely lucky now."

The owl chose to believe.

What Duan Mingyuan took out must not be ordinary.

Duan Mingyuan remained silent.

In fact, Duan Mingyuan had already witnessed Jiuyue's card-drawing ability. In order to prove how lucky he was, the little fox once turned a card-drawing resource into 6+5 in front of him.

Every payment made could no longer measure September's luck. She felt that was a trick of low-level Ruihu. A truly high-end Ruihu not only brought luck, but also possessed a keen mathematical mind. Theoretically, as long as she wanted, she could turn a single draw of resources from any game on the market into unlimited resources.

"Fuck!"

There was a flash of golden light, and the owl shouted out the interstellar universal language.

He spent the next minute in a dream.

No, this is a scene that would never happen even in dreams!

Owl was immersed in the afterglow of luck for a long time. After a moment, he discovered a more terrifying fact - Duan Mingyuan watched the whole process of his card drawing, but there was no ripple on his face. He only saw three words in Duan Mingyuan's eyes - "small scene".

"Old Duan."

Owl looked away from the screen, the flame of jealousy burning in his eyes, "Old Duan, have you ever seen such a scene?"

"Ah."

Duan Mingyuan nodded calmly.

In fact, if measured solely by the amount of money, September's actions in the court were much more outrageous.

She went out and picked up a million dollars on the street.

Duan Mingyuan admitted that he felt a strong sense of frustration when he heard the news. He had worked hard for several months, but the money he earned was not as much as what he earned by strolling around the street in September.

However, when Jiu Yue noticed his abnormality, she asked in confusion, "Isn't what I picked up yours? Why do we have to separate the family members so clearly?"

“You——!”

Owl placed his hands heavily on Duan Mingyuan's shoulders, and his whole body was burning.

The virtual wife I just drew is suddenly not attractive anymore.

This was not the news he wanted to hear, and he was so envious that his teeth were about to break.

"I just have one question, does Miss September have any sisters? No, aunts and uncles are fine too."

"Don't you only like virtual pretty girls?"

Duan Mingyuan frowned. He couldn't help but doubt the value of Mr. Owl's "tough guy with a soft heart". He was so easily bewitched by the fox demon.

"There's a reason for this. I haven't told you about my relationship history yet, right?"

"Actually, I'm not very interested in your relationship experience."

Owl ignored Duan Mingyuan's opinion and talked about his tragic emotional experience. "When I was an interstellar mercenary, I fell in love with a local girl on a distant planet, but... but she turned out to be a spy sent by the enemy, and she approached me just to extract information from me!"

Although the relationship lasted less than a week, it was a heavy blow to the "boy" Owl, who had already considered how many children he would have.

This made him disheartened and he could only find warmth in the virtual world.

After all, a cartoon character that cost him real money wouldn't lie to him.

"It's tragic, but fox spirits don't usually like to interact with outsiders. I'm afraid I can't help you with your sisters and aunts."

"Auntie, or old lady?"

The owl still didn't give up. He forgot where he had heard that fox spirits had a very long lifespan, much longer than that of humans.

"No, sorry."

"I still have 200 million Bei in savings."

"Rui Hu is not short of money."

This is an even sadder story, as it usually only takes them a few days to earn the money that Owl has worked so hard to save over the years.

However, Duan Mingyuan understood that love was not just a problem faced by the younger generation on Blue Star, but was not much different for people in all parts of the universe.

"Ok."

The owl felt that the heart that had finally come back to life was dead again.

After many years, he finally rekindled his feelings for the fox demons, but the fox demons were unwilling to give him even a chance to meet them.