"If you've been hurt enough, just use your hands to cut it open..."
Igula, who had not slept all night, let out a long breath, jumped out of bed and was about to go out, but he suddenly stopped when he reached the door.
"Why am I in such a hurry? Wouldn't it be better if he were dead?"
Igula shook his head and went back to the bathroom to take a bath as usual. However, he did not feel as comfortable and relaxed as usual this time. He dried himself in a hurry after soaking for a while, and then went to brush his teeth and prepare to activate the revelation spirit.
But the premise of arousing the resonance of the revelation spirit is to keep your mood naturally calm, and Igula's mind is now in a mess, and he has no hope at all. But for some reason, the revelation spirit still activated, and the toothpaste foam left a line of words on the mirror:
"Don't be too surprised"
What are you surprised about
Is Ash really dead
Igula felt a chill in his heart. When he saw Gerard paying so much attention to Ash yesterday, he realized that the hunter captain was coming for the unreliable cult leader.
Although escorting prisoners and assisting the prison in arranging the Blood Moon Trial were also part of the hunter's job, it was never necessary to dispatch the captain of the law enforcement brigade. With Gerard's status, he could completely refuse any job he was not interested in, so he came to Shattered Lake because someone must have aroused his interest!
If it was just this, it would be fine, the worst that could happen is that Ash would just sacrifice his body. But Igula unexpectedly knew that people like Gerard had legal immunity!
In the Blood Moon Kingdom, the law is God's will, and the rules are God's desires. They cannot be violated or disobeyed! As long as you are proven guilty, even if you are the executive secretary, Mayor Kaimon, or a wealthy merchant, you must be tried according to the law. There is no room for negotiation!
Igula still can't forget the moment thirteen years ago when he was watching the annual National Blood Moon Trial in the orphanage. The elegant man with a calm expression on the screen was torn into pieces by the executioner!
That man is the legendary magician, 'Silent Performer' Thales Goldo! A legend of the Blood Moon Kingdom for nearly a hundred years! A magician whose four wings are fully spread out, almost touching the realm of the gods!
However, even such a strong man still has to bear the punishment of the hammer of judgment as the price of violating the law!
It was also from that day that Igula completely determined his development path.
In the Kingdom of Blood Moon, true strength lies in understanding the rules, utilizing the rules, and dominating the rules. Otherwise, no matter how powerful you are, you are just a slightly stronger ant in front of the laws set by the gods!
But during his many years as an insurance contractor, Igula unexpectedly learned that some people have legal immunity - even if they commit illegal acts, the law will not punish them. On the contrary, the parliament and the church must protect them, control public opinion, and calm the storm.
These people are extremely rare, and they must meet two conditions: first, they must be from the Blood Saint Clan or the Moon Shadow Clan; second, they must hold an important position!
The former is easy to understand. The Blood Saints and the Moon Shadows are the favored races of the Blood Moon Lord. Most of the preferential treatment will fall on these two races, and no one will be dissatisfied - if you are not satisfied, just take the test. Any race that passes the test can be transformed into the Blood Saints or the Moon Shadows. The research institute and the church recruit new members every year.
The latter "important position" requires some explanation, because in the eyes of most ordinary people, the mayor of the government hall and the member of the parliament are important positions, but in fact this is not the case.
The three most important institutions in the Blood Moon Kingdom are the 'Hunting Court' with law enforcement powers, the 'War Zone' responsible for suppressing the abysses in various places, and the 'Church of the Beloved' which governs all nursing homes, specializes in obstetrics and gynecology hospitals, and is responsible for population statistics.
Church Bishop, War Zone Commander, and Hunter Captain are the three most important positions.
Among them, the bishop of the church must be from the Moon Shadow Clan, the war zone commander can only be from the Blood Saint Clan, and as for the captain of the Crime Hunting Team, it can be from either clan. Therefore, these three types of people have legal immunity!
Gerard Westminster is a member of the privileged class who can ignore the law!
In other words, even if Gerard and Ash went into the dormitory together and he was the only one coming out, Gerard would not be punished and could even pretend that nothing had happened.
However, many people in the prison felt that Gerard was just catching up with Ash, and at most the two of them would have a friendly exchange - the kind where Ash couldn't fight back - and then it would be over.
After all, Ash was going to die in prison, and Gerald had no reason to damage his reputation for this dying man. To put it bluntly, killing Ash would only dirty Gerald's hands.
Igula originally thought so, but he suddenly realized a problem in the middle of the night.
The key point of this matter is not whether Gerald is willing or not, but whether he can - why did Gerald ask to live with Ash? He was judging whether Ash was worth committing a crime!
At that time, Igula felt that Ash was doomed. With Ash's low EQ eloquence, underdeveloped brain, and infant-level facial expression management, Gerard might just hack him to death if he didn't like him.
But isn't this good? If the wish is dead, he doesn't have to fulfill Ash's wish...
Just as Igula was trying to convince himself and walked into the restaurant, he saw an unimaginable scene: Ash and Gerard were eating breakfast face to face, even talking and laughing.
It seemed that Ash told a very bad joke. The arrogant and cold white-haired hunter actually laughed out loud. The decibel level of his voice even exceeded the "Regulations on the Management of Public Places". If it were a death row prisoner, he would definitely be silenced by the chip.
"Ah, Igula, over here!" Ash saw Igula at a glance and raised his hand to greet him.
I've never seen you look so good at other times... Igula, who wanted to hide aside and observe the situation, was forced to walk over with breakfast in his hands, "Good morning, both of you. Did you sleep well last night?"
"Good, very good." Gerard said, "The accommodation here is better than my home, but I haven't slept for many years. Fortunately, Ash is here, so I don't get bored."
"Oh?" Igula raised his eyebrows.
"I played very late last night with Gerald," Ash shrugged, "I haven't had so much fun in a while."
Play? Igula and the people around him showed subtle expressions.
"Why don't you stay one more night? I'll give you a chance to turn the tables. But you need to change your impatient habits. I didn't even try my best last night, and you got yourself into trouble."
The expressions of the death row prisoners nearby became more and more weird, and the look they gave Gerald also changed color—Gerald was actually so vulnerable in front of Ash
Hiss, the 'evil demon' Ash is so terrifying!
"No, no, the city is urging me to go back. I'm actually taking this trip to the prison as a vacation. If I don't go back to work, the director will make trouble for me."
At this time, Gerard and others seemed to have received a message. The Blood Crazy Hunters who were dining in the restaurant stood up at the same time. Gerard waved his hand: "The ship has arrived. See you next time, Ash."
"Are you leaving so soon? Have a good trip, and remember to write to me when you have time."
"no problem."
As the blood-crazed hunters left the restaurant, the death row inmates looked at Ash with respect.
He was able to establish a deep friendship with the hunter captain Gerard. Could the 'Black Beast' do it? Could the 'Diamond' do it? But the 'Devil' Ash could do it!
They knew that Ash was captured by Gerard himself, but after just one night of sleeping together, Gerard was conquered by Ash!
No wonder he could become a saint favored by the Four Pillar Gods, no wonder he could become the only madman who established a cult in the Blood Moon Kingdom in nearly a hundred years!
As expected of Ash Hiss, he can easily do what we can't!
Quietly, the 'evil demon' Ash has become the feared king of death row prisoners in Broken Lake Prison - although he is still a death row prisoner.
Igula dragged Ash directly to the sea-viewing terrace. At this time, the transport ship carrying the Blood Hunters had just left the port and sailed northward through the wind and waves of the Broken Lake. Many early-rising Finger Sharks were very active in greeting the ship with their teeth, and the sunlight fell on their scales, causing them to sparkle.
"What did you play with him last night?"
Ash was slightly startled—this is your first question
"What else can we play? Of course, we can play cards."
"Play cards?" Igula was confused for a moment: "What cards?"
As an extremely developed fantasy society, Blood Moon Kingdom naturally has playing cards. Although the details are slightly different, they are basically the same. Ash found that there was no "Black Jack" 21-point game here, so he modified it and taught it to Gerald, and the two played Black Jack for a whole night.
Although Gerard learned it quickly, his playing style was unexpectedly aggressive, and he often accidentally exploded, so Ash beat him all night.
Igulla's eyes lit up after hearing this gameplay: "Not a bad game. If the casinos knew about it, it would definitely become a popular gambling game... But Gerard didn't plan to do anything to you? I thought he was coming for you on purpose."
Ash looked at Igula: "Are you worried about me?"
"Of course, you still owe me a wish." Igula said calmly: "Who should I ask for repayment after you die? I am the only one who owes others in this world, and no one else can owe me."
"Sure enough, no matter how lonely a person is, there are always people who care about him - such as tax collectors and creditors." Ash complained, and then said: "Professor Schilling asked him to come and kill me."
"What?" Igula was shocked: "Shilin actually... Then how did you escape? If Gerard wants to kill you, no one in the entire Broken Lake Prison can protect you!"
Ash said proudly: "Of course it's because of my sincere eyes, kind heart and eloquent eloquence!"
"Don't joke, I'm serious."
"I'm not kidding! I really tried to reason with him and appealed to his emotions, and then he gave up on killing me and played cards with me all night."
Igula looked at Yaxiu for a long time, and after confirming that the latter was not lying, the expression on his face could no longer be maintained.
A three-winged blood saint who had lived for more than a hundred years was actually easily convinced by Ash
Are you also a psychic, Ash? Otherwise, it would be hard to explain how you could master a hypnotic technique that could control a powerful person in the Holy Land.
Or is this the power of the Four Pillars? Can it allow Ash to change the will of others invisibly
Igula looked at the transport ship that was about to disappear on the sea level, and suddenly remembered something: "You said that Gerard played blackjack with you all night, and he lost more than he won?"
Ash shrugged, "Yeah, I didn't expect Gerard to be so weak."
Igura wanted to say something, but he kept his mouth shut.
According to him, although the playing methods of Blackjack are ever-changing, for a three-winged sanctuary magician, this amount of calculation ability is not worth mentioning at all. In theory, Gerard can rely on his memory and calculation power to master all the cards of both sides and even calculate his own optimal decision.
Even if it is his first time, he should be able to master it quickly and not lose more than he wins.
But it could also be that Ash is really good at playing Blackjack, Igula thought.
... ...
...
On the transport ship, a group of blood-crazed hunters were playing cards together.
"Ahaha." Gerard revealed his bottom card. "It's exactly full. I win. Five silver coins each."
"No, Captain, you are not allowed to play!" A hunter shook his head and said, "You are cheating!"
"You were the ones who shuffled the cards and dealt them out. I didn't use any magic, so how could I be cheating?" The white-haired hunter played dumb.
The hunter couldn't help but curse, "Your memory and calculation ability are better than ours. You analyzed all the situations as soon as we got the cards. How could we win? You are simply crushing us with your Sanctuary ability!"
"Okay, okay, then don't play." Gerard whistled, walked to the railing next to him, and stared at the Broken Lake Prison gradually moving away through the glass curtain wall.
A skinny orc hunter came over. He was different from most hunters, skinny, short, and at first glance he looked like a goblin.
However, like Gerald, he also has a pair of ruby-like blood-red eyes.
"Captain, I'm very curious." He leaned against the railing and asked, "What did Ash Seath do to make you let him go?"
Gerard laughed and said, "Bass, how do you know I'm here for Heath?"
"This isn't the first time you've done something like this." Bass said, "The captain of the law enforcement team is often the one who breaks the law frequently. Don't think I don't know who did the assassination of Senator Will. Captain, every time you want to do something, the entire Crime Scene Investigation Department has to help you clean up the mess. It's not a big deal to just go through the procedures..."
"However, this is the duty bestowed upon you by the Supreme Lord. I believe there must be a deep meaning behind it."
"That's why I'm curious, because you have so many reasons to kill Ash Seath. The fact that he's the leader of the Four Pillars is enough for you to take action. And you must have received some intelligence and thought that Seath was still dangerous, so you came to Broken Lake on purpose, right?"
Gerard said leisurely: "Sure enough, it is more comfortable to use our own people, they are insightful and smart. In comparison, Aimi is really not good enough..."
Bass raised his eyebrows and said, "Captain, your words violated the rules of gender discrimination and racial discrimination, and involved provoking conflicts between the two Blood Moon tribes. If others heard it, the media in Kaimon City would not need to find other news this month, and the pages would be filled with criticisms of you alone."
Jerad smiled and said, "As for Ash Heath... You are right. He has many reasons for me to do it, such as he reads the romance comics that I hate the most."
"So what did he do to make you, the captain, change your mind?"
"He didn't do anything, or rather, nothing he did shook me. I let him go because I had to give someone some face."
Bass was stunned. "... Is there anyone else who needs your respect?"
"Of course."
Gerard looked towards the Broken Lake Prison in the distance which was about to disappear from his sight, and recalled the Crow uniform hidden under the bed in Ash's dormitory, and the sweet and fishy smell of Ash's blood.
"I smell the scent of colorless blood."
"As a fellow countryman who graduated from the four major research institutes, I dare not snatch the sacrifice that the new tribe has been waiting for for a long time."