The red sun rises slowly from the eastern sky. The golden sunshine dispels the darkness shrouding the earth, but it cannot dispel the clouds of war on this land.
On the cliff, Ning Tao looked down at the scene of thousands of people rushing for water below. There were densely packed heads and various water containers. No one was queuing up, and the scene was chaotic. That much water is enough for thousands of people to drink for a week, but what about after a week? You will die without water, so when there is still water, everyone wants to store more water for themselves and their families. As for whether others have water to drink, who cares
This is human nature.
"What's the use of saving them? They won't be grateful to you. In their eyes, you are actually just a heretic. Do you know how they deal with heretics?" Ramsey's voice.
Ning Tao looked back at Ramsey who was leaning on a rock in the river bed. In the golden morning light, he smiled lightly: "I saved them because they were in danger. I don't care if they are grateful or not." I don’t care if they regard me as what you call a heretic. I only seek justice from heaven and a clear conscience.”
Ramsey shook his head, obviously he couldn't understand what Ning Tao said.
Ning Tao walked to Ramsey's side: "You care about what they think of me, who cares about you?"
Ramsey suddenly became nervous. Ning Tao didn't kill him, but he didn't let him go either. These words and the pain on his body brought him back to the cold reality, but he couldn't guess how Ning Tao would deal with him.
Ning Tao said calmly: "I won't kill you because you still have value. However, if you can't reflect your value, there will be no benefit to me at all, and I will kill you."
"What... do you want me to do?" After a whole night of pain and torture, Ramsey's desire to survive became even stronger.
Ning Tao said: "Aren't you a spy? You can do things for Nicholas Conde and the Pentagon at the same time. I think you can also do something for me."
Ramsey said in surprise: "You want me to be your... spy?"
Ning Tao's voice was slightly cold: "Don't you want to?"
Ramsey said hurriedly: "No, no, I just want to make sure that I'm fine. I can do anything for you." Then he added, "As long as you don't kill me, I swear, I will let you You see my value."
A smile appeared on Ning Tao's lips, which was why he kept Ramsey.
Even trash has value for reuse, let alone a werewolf double agent
"You mentioned Xerxes last night. You said Xerxes also wanted to get the black fire oil. I think you must know some stories about Xerxes. Tell me." Ning Tao said.
Ramsey nodded obediently, then collected his thoughts before speaking: "I have to start with my story, okay?"
Ning Tao nodded.
Ramsay then continued: "My mother was a slave girl in the Kingdom of Greece during the reign of King George I (1862). Her master was my father, a very old earl. One night, he raped her. My mother, and then my mother became pregnant, but she did not get any luck because she was pregnant with the count's child, but it was the beginning of a nightmare... "
"My mother's belly grew bigger day by day and could not be concealed. The old count finally found out about her pregnancy. He imprisoned my mother in the dungeon, where my mother gave birth to me. I was covered in hair, I have the characteristics of a werewolf, but I am not a pure-blood werewolf, I am just a half-werewolf, which can also be said to be a half-demon... "
When the word "half-demon" entered Ning Tao's ears, he couldn't help but think about a question in his heart, that is, if he, Qing Zhui and Bai Jing gave birth to a child in the future, would that be considered a half-demon? Is the child with Qing Zhui half human and half dragon? With Bai Jing's child, if Bai Jing fails to transform from snake to dragon, will Bai Jing be half human and half snake? There is also Jiang Hao. Although Jiang Hao is also a human being, he is also a new demon. What kind of half-demon will the child he and Jiang Hao have in the future be
Ramsey continued: "When I was three months old, the old earl bit my mother to death in front of me. Poor woman, she didn't even hear me call her mother. Because I My blood was impure, and the old count abandoned me in a forest. A group of wolves took me in, and I grew up drinking the milk of the wolves. I hunted and played with the wolves, and I became stronger and stronger. Ten years later, I found the old count, and he was still the same. The lifespan of a werewolf could reach five hundred years, and he could probably live for several decades, but I didn't give him that chance. He was too old, not me. My opponent, I seriously injured him in his castle, and then took him to the basement where he killed my mother. I tortured him, and in order to survive, he told me a secret... "
Ning Tao was attracted by his story: "Is it related to Xerxes?"
Ramsey nodded: "Yes, the old count told me that Xerxes led an army to occupy northern Greece and snatched something from the Temple of Hera. That was the purpose of his attack on Greece. It has nothing to do with the territory of the Persian Empire. In the old count’s description, it was a torch.”
"A torch?" Ning Tao suddenly felt a sense of absurdity in his heart, because he had just thought of the Olympic flame. Every time the Olympic flame is lit from the ruins of the Temple of Hera in Greece, and then passed around the world.
Is it the original version of the Olympic torch
This guess seems absurd even if you think about it.
"Yes, a torch. Hera is the wife of Zeus. The old count told me that the torch is Hera's artifact. If it is filled with black fire oil and lit, the torch will guide the dead souls to return to the world. "At this point, Ramsey was silent for a moment, and then said: "I killed the old count and tore him into pieces. I paid homage to my mother in that basement and screamed what I wanted to say twenty years ago. called my mother. Then I went to the old count's study and found the secret room hidden behind the study wall. I found some ancient books and his research materials in his secret room. The old count had been looking for the torch all his life. And black fire oil. I just found out that the torch was called Immortal, and he wanted to use it to summon a dead werewolf leader... "
The immortal torch.
Ning Tao remembered this name, and for some reason, he also thought of his father and mother.
The deceased is gone, but if the souls of the dead can be summoned back and their loved ones reunited, wouldn’t life be perfect
"I want to find the immortal torch, I want to light the immortal fire for my mother, see her again, and call her mother..." Ramsey's eyes were full of sadness, "In the past hundred years, I have I have been working hard for this, and I am willing to do anything to find the immortal torch. I don’t care about other people’s lives. During World War II, I came to the United States based on a clue. Then I met Nicholas Conti, and he listened. My story, he said that he was willing to help me, but his condition was that I would do things for him. I had no better choice. The old count had not found it for hundreds of years, so how could I easily find the immortal torch. ? I needed help, so I agreed to work for Nicolas Conti..."
"Did he provide you with clues about the Immortal Torch?" Ning Tao asked.
Ramsey said: "Yes, some have been provided intermittently, and I have investigated them, but most of them are false clues. Occasionally there are real clues, but the whereabouts of the Immortal Torch cannot be found. Not long ago, he gave me a I came here to find the black fire oil for him."
"Then what did you find?" Ning Tao asked.
Ramsey shook his head: "I told you, I didn't lie to you. Nicholas Conti only told me that there is black fire oil in this area, but even he is not sure. He has a treasure house with many treasure maps in it. Some of them are real treasures, but some are also fake treasure maps. I think this is just one of them. In fact, I am not the only one looking for spiritual materials and treasures for him, there are many people.”
No wonder Nicolas Conti did not come in person, but instead used Ramsey as bait to bomb the Drinking Horse Valley with Tomahawk missiles. If Nicolas Conti was sure that there was black fire oil or even an immortal torch here, he would probably lead an army to grab it.
In fact, until now, only Ning Tao had seen Xerxes and his Persian army. Ramsey didn’t know, and neither did Nicolas Conti. This was why he stayed in Drinking Horse Valley, and now Ramsay's story only heightened his curiosity about this canyon and the treasures hidden here.
"I have nothing suspicious to tell you," Ramsey said.
Ning Tao put away his thoughts: "I will give you a test."
"What test?" Ramsey reacted a little nervously.
Ning Tao said: "There is a non-governmental armed organization upstream. They cut off the water flow. You blew up the dam they built. This is also your atonement. You did it. Not only can you survive, you are also qualified to do things for me. Keep pursuing your dreams.”
Ramsey looked at Ning Tao with sharp eyes, as if he wanted to penetrate Ning Tao's mind.
Ning Tao said: "You took refuge in Nicolas Conde because you needed help. If you insist on a lord, would you rather trust Nicolas Conde or me?"
"You." Ramsey gave the answer without hesitation, and then said: "I really want to gain your trust, but like I am now... I can't blow up that non-governmental and unorganized control dam. "
Ning Tao opened the small medicine box, took out a powerful holding charm and placed it on Ramsey's sunken chest. With a trace of spiritual power activated and a spell recited, Ramsey's sunken chest was "plucked out" in the blink of an eye, and then there was another series of sounds of bone movement.
Ramsey's eyes changed when he looked at Ning Tao.
The mana of a powerful holding talisman was completely consumed, and Ramsey's broken ribs were all reattached. He tried several violent chest expansion movements without feeling any pain. He even felt that his muscles and bones were more flexible than before. , the operation of demon power is also smoother than before.
"This..." Ramsey didn't know how to describe the feeling in his heart and the feeling in his body.
Ning Tao said: "I am a cultivation doctor. This talisman is just a small thing. Go ahead and blow up the dam before midnight tonight."
Ramsey was stunned for a moment: "You just let me go, I don't have to come back."
Ning Tao smiled calmly: "I can inject you with a bad disease for a day, the one you got last night, and it will make you obedient. But I don't want to do that. You can blow up the dam for me, or you can escape. Why? Do it, make your own decision.”
Ramsey turned and walked away.
Ning Tao watched him leave along the river bed.