"Are you doing this for freedom? For revenge? Or... are you enjoying the pleasure of being against the world?"
At this moment, Shivlin thought she saw a strange light in Ash's dark eyes. She had only seen this kind of look in her teacher's eyes - a look that wanted to see the world burn.
However, Ash soon revealed his familiar playful smile, causing Shiffrin to wonder if she had seen it wrong.
"I just hope I can dig my ears anytime, anywhere." He shrugged and laughed, "I don't have to go to the toilet even to dig my ears or pick my nose."
"Besides, being exploited but not making any money is far beyond the bottom line of a worker. Every time I think about this, I become depressed and my hormones become imbalanced and my endocrine system fails."
Shivlin asked, "Is this worth dying for?"
"It's not worth it, but I won't necessarily die." Ash smiled and said, "As long as I leave the Blood Moon Kingdom, I can naturally start a new life."
"Leave?" Shivlin was stunned: "Where do you want to go? How do you leave?"
"I don't know, do you have any recommendations?"
"Yes! I have seen many other kingdoms in books. The one I want to visit the most is the kingdom of monsters in the abyss. The second is the illusory kingdom where all souls have eternal life. The third is the kingdom of stars that controls the sky..."
Ash waved his hand: "No, I actually want you to recommend a way to leave the Blood Moon."
"How can I possibly know how to leave the Blood Moon... Each kingdom is a completely closed world, how can there be a conventional way to travel between the two kingdoms? If there was, they would have fought each other and become one kingdom." Shiffrin was a little speechless: "You don't even know how to leave, and you still want to leave the Blood Moon? Stop it, Ash, the Blood Hunter's hits are very painful."
"But I can definitely leave the Blood Moon."
"I'm now very suspicious of your statement just now that 'I'm the only normal person in the team'. There is no hope at all. What miracle are you expecting?"
Ash thought for a moment and said, "Although this may sound a bit far-fetched as evidence, I know from the fate quiz that I will leave Blood Moon in the future."
Shivlin was stunned: "Questions and answers about fate? Really?"
"real."
"… Damn it, how could such a good thing fall upon you!"
Ash blinked and said, "222, I am escaping from prison, not going on vacation."
"But I'm still so envious!" Shivlin said sourly, "For us... medical technicians, our future lives are determined long ago. We are only allowed to live under the glory of the blood moon. There are rules and regulations for everything we do, and there are cordons in every corner of our lives that cannot be crossed."
She said dejectedly: "Besides exploring the virtual world and performing surgery, my future has no passion at all. It's like a pool of stagnant water that is gradually stinking."
"Then do you want to come with me?" Ash said with a smile, "We are still short of a medical technician."
Shiffrin couldn't remember how many times she had been stunned by Ash's words.
"Are you serious?"
"Of course, I'm not inviting you to go to the bathroom with me. This is a prison break, so there's no room for jokes."
"You must be joking. I have a bright future ahead of me... Medical doctor, why should I live a precarious life on the run with you?"
"Why are you asking me?" Ash spread his hands. "I'm only giving you a choice for the sake of our friendship. You should ask yourself this question - do you want to abandon your current life and go with me?"
Shivlin hurriedly retorted: "What friend... Oh, right! You found so many excuses to borrow my medical uniform last time, did you want to use it to escape from prison?"
"yes."
"Then what do you mean by friend? You are clearly using me!"
"There is no conflict between being your friend and using you. Although I hope you can join my team, I also hope you can live the life you want. Working in a place you like is called living, and working in a place you don't like is called torture."
"Selfishness is inevitable, but I'm not so selfish as to think that others are selfless, so I won't tell you nonsense like 'trust me' that even a fraudster wouldn't bother to say."
Ash held out his hand to Shivlin: "I will only ask you, 'Do you want to come with me'?"
Boom.
The stagnant heart seemed to be beating, and the cold blood seemed to be warming up. Born in a double first-class foster home, she received strict quality education since childhood, entered the research institute before graduation and became a blood saint. Shifflin, who had never violated any regulations or laws, encountered such a rebellious and audacious invitation for the first time.
It's like a fish living in a pond, being asked by a passing bird if it wants to walk with it.
"… In no mood."
"it's a pity."
Ash didn't expect to kidnap the medic in a few words, so he walked over and picked up the ogre mayor, "See you next time, 222."
Shivlin suddenly had the urge to tell him her real name, but she held back: "Will there be a next time? Even if there is, you definitely won't recognize me."
"Then you have to remind me." Ash said with a smile: "Then I will tell you about the stories outside the Blood Moon Kingdom, so stay tuned."
"etc."
Ash stopped and looked at Shiffrin strangely. Shiffrin was stunned. She didn't know what she wanted to say - should she persuade him to surrender? Or persuade him to stay and wait for death
After a moment of silence, she turned her head away and whispered, "If, if I could find a way to clear you of your guilt, and even allow you to leave Broken Lake and regain a new life, and live an upright life in the Blood Moon Kingdom, would you be willing?"
There is indeed a way to get a cult leader who has committed heinous crimes out of prison.
That is to turn the criminal into Blood Saint Moon Shadow.
The crimes of the Blood Moon Clan will not go through the normal trial process, but will be handled by the church and the institute alone. If a criminal becomes a Blood Saint, he must be handed over to the institute. The most common punishment the institute imposes on its compatriots is house arrest and compulsory labor, and the term is generally in units of "hundred years", but it will not execute its compatriots.
But whether it is the Blood Saint or the Moon Shadow, changing races requires a complicated process, which is definitely not something that a death row prisoner can complete, unless...
Unless the most primitive method of reproduction is used, such as the embrace ceremony.
However, in addition to the strong will of the Blood Saints themselves, the Embrace Ceremony also has corresponding requirements for the recipient, which is that the recipient needs to fall in love with—
Shiffrin suddenly realized a problem.
Why did she want to keep Ash and even embrace him for the first time? Because she didn't want Ash to leave, she wanted him to stay.
The fish in the pond will not follow the bird away, but will drag the bird into the pond hoping that the bird will become a fish too.
Does the First Embrace Ceremony really require the recipient to fall in love with the Blood Saints
In many biological implant surgeries, there are examples of the recipient's personality changing due to the implant. Mechanical implants will reduce material desires and turn to the pursuit of spiritual satisfaction; Abyssal implants will increase the desire for destruction and become more irritable; Eagle implants will cause the recipient to like eating insect dishes...
Not all Blood Saints are psychics. How could they possibly know the Embraceee's true feelings towards them
They just thought that the first embracer fell in love with them.
This may not be the premise of the ceremony, but the result of the ceremony.
The name "First Embrace" may have originally meant literally, the first embrace. The truth behind the First Embrace ceremony may be more romantic and cruel than what is recorded.
"No."
Shivlin looked at Ash, who shrugged: "I don't know what method you're talking about, but I don't think I'd be willing to do it."
"Why?"
"Although it may not be fair for me to judge the whole world by a small part, from what I have gathered in prison, I feel that the Blood Moon Kingdom outside may just be a larger Broken Lake." Ash sighed: "I don't think I am a free terrorist, but I feel that I would be suffocated outside."
"It's not that the blood moon can't accommodate me, it's that I can't accommodate the blood moon."
"You are so arrogant," Shivlin said with a faint smile, "You really are a true cult leader."
"I'll take this as a compliment. I'm sorry for letting you down."
"It doesn't matter. I regretted it as soon as I said it. Fortunately, you didn't agree." Shiffrin waved her hand: "See you next time, Ash Hiss."
Ash suddenly remembered something at this time: "Come to think of it, I don't even know your name yet."
"If I tell you my name, I will be violating the rules. You said you are not the leader of a cult, but you wanted to tempt me to commit a crime before you left?"
"That's true, but it doesn't feel good to say goodbye like this. At least we should shake hands."
Ash threw the ogre aside and stretched out his right hand towards Shifrin.
"Although it's not worth mentioning to you," Ash said seriously, "but I'm always grateful to you for pulling me back from death every time. I felt like I heard a group of people commenting that my death was not exciting enough..."
"This may be a sign of schizophrenia. I suggest you change your brain."
"Every time you speak, I can refresh my understanding of biotechnology..."
Shifflin looked at Ash's hand, and suddenly felt an impulse in her heart, so she walked over and hugged Ash.
At the moment Ash was stunned, she let go of his hand and stepped back a few steps, muttering softly, "It's not that simple after all... Okay, the farewell ceremony is over, you can leave now."
"Hey? This? 222, are you really a woman..."
"Do you have any opinion? Keep guessing. The more you guess, the closer I get to committing a crime."
"That's totally fine. In order to preserve the feeling just now, I decided not to take a bath anymore—"
"Get out of here!"
Watching Ash carrying Fenance out of the treatment room, Shiffrin felt a little depressed for some reason and felt empty inside.
She shook her head, shook off the boring thoughts, and turned back to the lounge.
This was just a trivial episode in her thousand years of life. She could not accept Ash's invitation. Her blood, her soul, and her mission would not allow it.
Because she is Shiffrin Gowen, the most talented descendant in thousands of years.
Just as she grasped the door handle of the side door, she suddenly heard the sound of a heart beating.
But that wasn't her heart.
But it came from below the prison, deep in the Broken Lake, to the black coffin tomb guarded by the Finger Shark!
"... Junior... do you need help with your... blood lock...?"
Shifflin did not push the door open. She looked at the shiny black door panel in front of her that could almost be used as a mirror.
She saw her blood-red pupils painted black.
It looked like an ordinary person's eyes, like Ash Hiss's eyes.
"No need, go back to sleep."
The sound of my heartbeat gradually faded and disappeared into the waves of Broken Lake.
Shiffrin pushed open the door and returned to the medical staff's lounge.