Anna knew that she could only trust three-tenths of what the woman in front of her said.
But this did not stop her from agreeing. These people were testing her, and she could also use the opportunity of conversation to test them.
As long as you control that red line in your heart, constant communication will only make you understand more about this organization and increase the possibility of escape.
"Put that shit away. Who is that today? Is it the same psychiatrist from yesterday?"
"No, other friends."
The screen quickly switched, revealing two middle-aged men sitting at a table.
When facing people she met for the first time, Anna first observed their appearance. Both of them looked very ordinary and seemed to have no special features at all.
Apart from the fact that one wears half-frame glasses and the other doesn't, if you remove this difference and say they are twins, I'm afraid most people would believe it.
"Hello. Nice to meet you. I heard your name is Anna, right? My name is Carlo." The man with glasses spoke first.
Then another person spoke up, "Hello, my name is Lucius." His voice was very hoarse, as if his throat was injured.
Anna came to the table and stood still, looking at them calmly. She was now a little curious about what these two men wanted to do with her.
After the two looked at each other, Carlo asked again: "Anna, I don't like to beat around the bush. Let's get straight to the point. What do you need? What is your purpose?"
"We know that you are different from those who have been affected by your rituals. You don't seem to particularly worship the so-called god Futan. As the chief priest, you even missed the daily prayers on the ship."
"And I also got confirmation from Wang Sheng and Li Long, who were the first people to contact you."
"Since you're not doing this for that god, then you must be doing this for something else. Tell us what you need and see if we can help. Perhaps we can both get what we need and achieve a win-win situation."
"We know you don't trust us now, but you have to know. If you don't tell us, we will definitely not let you out. To be honest, this station is built in the polar region. There is no living person within a radius of 500 miles. This is a natural prison."
"And this place holds anomalies far more powerful than you. They can't escape, and neither can you."
Anna silently recorded this in her mind. Her guess was correct. There were indeed other things imprisoned here. If she really wanted to escape, she might be able to take advantage of them.
Carlo stopped talking after saying a lot, waiting for Anna's response. To his surprise, the other party responded very quickly this time.
"How about you answer me a question? How about you answer me a question? It's a fair deal." Anna stared into the other person's eyes with the corners of her mouth slightly raised.
Hearing this, Carlo was delighted. The other party's words showed that he was finally serious about negotiating with him, which was a good starting point.
Before he came, he had heard that this 315 was difficult to deal with, but he didn't expect her to be so cooperative.
Although he was somewhat happy in his heart, there was no change in Roy's facial expression. If he acted too impatiently he would reveal his bottom line.
"Please wait a moment. We need to ask for instructions." The screen went black for a moment and then lit up again.
"We agree to your deal. Ladies first, you go first." Carlo put his fingers together and showed his palm to Anna.
Anna had already thought of the questions she wanted to ask, "Since you said that there are many kinds of anomalies imprisoned here, can you tell me which one is the most powerful?"
Carlo and the other man frowned slightly. The way this question was asked almost made it clear that they had bad intentions.
"I can't tell you that for now. Please change the question. Besides, things like anomalies can't be quantified in terms of how serious they are."
"Ms. Anna, I also don't feel your sincerity in this issue. If you really want to cooperate, then be sincere."
"You should know that you are currently being detained. In addition to normal negotiations, we have other options."
This straightforward threat made the atmosphere a little tense. Before Anna could reply, Lucius, who had been silent since the beginning, spoke.
"Okay, I'll tell you."
Now it was Anna's turn to be a little surprised. The other party actually said it. This kind of thing probably requires very high authority in the organization.
"A special anomaly is imprisoned in the deepest part of this site. In terms of danger, it should be the strongest."
"What's it called? What does it look like?"
Lucius shook his head. "It is something that is indescribable. When I say indescribable, I mean it in a literal sense, not an adjective."
"We can't name or describe it with a noun or description. If we want to express it, we can only use the negative form."
"The form of negation? How is it negated?" Anna was a little curious. She had seen many relics in the Earthsea, but this was the first time she had heard of such a situation.
"For example, I can tell you that of the three primary colors, it's not red and it's not green."
"I believe you have guessed which color it is, but some things are not so easy to distinguish and guess. For example, it is not a pure color, it is not clean."
"It's not heavy, it's not dead, it's not happy, it's not fond of people."
"It is neither square nor round, it is neither living nor plant. It cannot rub against anything."
"It doesn't possess wisdom, but it's not stupid."
Anna was stunned for a moment when she heard the other party say so many wrong things at once. This thing was really weird.
"No wonder you told me directly. It's the same as saying nothing after talking for so long."
"No, I've said a lot, but you need to find it yourself."
Anna did not refute the other party's words, and asked again: "So what is its ability? It causes the most powerful harm you mentioned in some way."
"One question for another. This is your second question. Now it's my turn to ask you, where are you from?"
This question made Anna's pupils shrink slightly, but the corners of her mouth rose slightly again. She found that there was nothing wrong in telling them some things.
"I come from Earthsea, an upside-down ocean underground. You can try to find that place. There are many good things there. I believe you will like them."
"That's nonsense. In the outer core, the pressure has reached 1.36 million atmospheres. Under such high pressure, it is impossible for such a large cavity to exist underground!" Carlo retorted.
"Have you been there? How do you know you haven't?"
(End of this chapter)