Chapter 130: The Price
The steaming tea soon stained the outer wall of the teacup with water droplets, and began to form a thin layer of ice at a speed visible to the naked eye, such a tea, no one would drink.
"Oh, why don't you drink it, it's cold!" said Father Giroud, who had just finished taking a big sip of tea, "I didn't set any traps, did I lie to you?"
Unfortunately, except for Tsukizakura, the other three were all naked "you can't be trusted" reactions, which hurt Father Giroud very much.
"Hey, forget about the others, Lin Mingfeng, you have been on a skin-to-skin relationship with me, why don't you even believe me?I'm actually a good person-" Father Giroud shook his head, "In that case, in order to deepen the relationship between us, you can ask me questions next, and I will definitely answer what I know, but what~"
"It's really up to us to judge, right?" Blue Moon answered.
"That's right, you're very smart, after all, learning to judge the truth and falsehood is also a part of cultivation - don't trust people casually, don't doubt people casually, and strengthen your beliefs, this is the way of cultivation for cultivators~"
Although Father Giroud talked a little less nonsense when he was face-to-face, his way of speaking, which was basically not nutritious, had not changed, and he spoke quickly, and it was still a little difficult for these people to sift through the useful things from it.
"Brother Mingfeng, let me come. Blue Moon said.
Lin Mingfeng, who was angry, snorted and listened to Lan Yue's words, although he was very unwilling, he sat back obediently.
The reason why this is so is because Sheila told them before they set off: "A few of you, one is stunned, one is a fool, one is not serious, and the other is a follower, although Satsuki is a little young, she is smart...... Listen to her, hers, hers, โโ" echoed that Sheila's words were very important.
It's no wonder that although Blue Moon is not yet at the level of great wisdom, her brain can be regarded as the best among these people, and with Ferdy behind her to support her, it still has a bit of weight at the critical moment. Sheila didn't want to lose anything in this operation, and this rescue operation was a side story at best, but at best more important.
After confirming that Lin Mingfeng had indeed held back, Lan Yue asked, "What is your purpose?"
"I'll ask the main question as soon as I come, you're really a greedy guy, that's not good, the little girl has to be tactful, too direct will scare the little boy away - hey buddy, I'll adjust the atmosphere, can you put that thing down......?"
Ferdy silently withdrew his warning greatsword and returned to Blue Moon's back with a straight face.
Perhaps it was Ferdy's greatsword warning that worked, and Father Giroud's expression turned a little serious, "My purpose is simple, to fulfill 'my' wish. โ
"Wish?"
"I ate 'boss'. Father Giroud said with a smile.
Boss is a general term, sometimes not specific to whom, sometimes specifically designated - and in this case, a key person is designated.
The only person who can know who the boss is is is Lin Mingfeng.
"The boss?...... Do you mean ......" Lin Mingfeng's face became distorted.
"That's right, Sasanian's boss, the boss I helped him work for!" Father Giroud clapped his hands, "I have to say that his taste is quite unique, and I have been guarding it for half a year~"
"This eats ......"
"It's literally eating, brain, soul, memory, all in my stomach!" Father Giroud interrupted Blue Moon, he was now a little excited, but it seemed to be within the controllable range, "I didn't expect it, this is the effect of the magic channel! as long as you eat it, you can have anything! Although it has no combat power, it is very suitable for a pacifist like me." โ
"So...... Is a wish a price?"
Man-made things are always flawed, and man-made magic tools naturally have their limitations, the most common price is naturally to consume the user's magic power, and a terrifying and tricky magic tool like Father Giroud requires an absolutely terrifying price.
"Little girl, you know very well, that's right, the wish is actually what it is, yes, the last wish...... I'm not going to be able to absorb his soul completely without finishing it...... But the more troublesome the desire, the better it tastes!"
Lin Mingfeng's gaze wandered for a while, and he began to get nervous, "That original Waleed ......"
"Oh, his wish is relatively simple, he just wants to sleep once on the corner of the street to spend a few hundred dollars, compared to the boss's wish is troublesome, otherwise I wouldn't be mixed with that troublesome little girl, although we were already a bad fate before this~ Eh, how did I become an accomplice with her, I can't remember. Father Giroud said with a puzzled expression at the end.
"After eating too many people, my memory will be confused. Blue Moon's voice was a little dry.
Giroud slapped his fist on his palm, and suddenly realized: "Yes, little girl, you are very smart, this is also a shortcoming, after all, a man-made magic guide cannot be perfect~ A magic guide without defects is an artifact, how can it be a person like me, right?" โ
The human soul and memory are not such fragile things, especially when several souls are crammed into one body, which can produce incompatibility and even exclusivity - just as the body parts of two different people cannot be swapped casually.
Of course, it would have been much easier to simply tear the soul apart and absorb the fragments, but Father Giroud's magic guide was clearly not such a low-level thing. But no matter what, anyone who can use a magic guide at the soul level is a madman.
"So, what is the boss's wish?" asked Tsukizakura.
"I can't tell you about that. Father Giroud grinned: "I mean I won't lie to you, but I also have things I don't want to tell you, everyone has privacy, and I don't want to show you everything." โ
Father Giroud's words made Blue Moon and the others fearful, slaves, massacres, abuse, these things hidden in the dark side of society will not disappear, but cannibalism is the bottom line of society. Even the orcs in the western part of the continent of Calido who people think are the most savage do not treat their own compatriots and humans as food, and once they use their own kind as food, it means that this person no longer thinks of himself as a human, but as a beast, or ...... It's a higher level of creature.
Blue Moon felt bad, Lin Mingfeng was already about to explode, the anger of Reori's abduction and the fear of ogres were already about to make this time bomb unbearable, Blue Moon didn't want to end this conversation here, there were still many questions, even if Father Giroud was lying from the beginning, Blue Moon thought that he could get useful information from it.
Moreover, if you can not use force, you will not use force, this is the consensus of Sheila and Blue Moon.
"-Well, what are your accomplices going to do?" Blue Moon shifted her target, not wanting to linger here.
"Oh, she's very simple, she just wants revenge, but the object of revenge and my wish are a bit duplicated, so this time we also cooperated, and that's how the fate came about. "Obviously looks like a middle-aged priest, and he sells cute...... Well, it's still a little uncomfortable.
But because of his magic guide device, maybe this guy is actually only a teenager and then gets the appearance of an uncle to swagger and deceive, but since they are all cannibals, it is also very normal for his mental state to be unstable.
"Actually, you don't have to be afraid that I'll eat you, I'm a gourmet, I'm not a special person, I won't have the desire to eat it, if you have to say, the big man over there is still my dish, I haven't eaten an orc yet!"
Looking at Father Giroud's hearty smile, even Ferdy couldn't help but break out in a cold sweat behind his back, it was not a joy to be targeted by an ogre.
"As for that accomplice of mine, it's a little bit related to the old West Street...... You all know what happened 6 years ago. Not only Father Giroud, but the rest of the people looked at Lin Mingfeng, who gritted his teeth and his eyes were red, "What do you mean?" โ
"The accident 6 years ago caused the destruction of the entire West Street, thousands of casualties and ...... Orphan. Lan Yue felt that if it hadn't been for Ferdy who had pressed Lin Mingfeng's shoulder, Lin Mingfeng would have rushed up and killed this guy who owed his mouth, "To cut a long story short, my accomplice was the one who survived that catastrophe, but left a wound on his body that couldn't go away - and now, she's back to kill the person who left the scars on her...... Simple, straightforward reason, right?"
It's not as simple as it gets, it's even a matter of course, it's definitely not a problem to say it, and it's a subject that can be made into a movie.
"Then do you know who caused the accident?" Lin Mingfeng clattered the handle of the chair, as one of the victims, he had been looking for many years, but there had been no clue, and now, the truth seemed to be in front of him.
"I'm not sure if what you're saying is true. Blue Moon looked at Father Giroud in disbelief, not quite believing his words.
"I'm not going to do it alone, but I'm going to change it to another...... You should believe it. Father Giroud tilted his head with a confident expression, "Yes, Subject 13-2." โ
This strange title makes everyone wonder - except for the person concerned, Father Giroud, and Tsukizakura.
"Tsukizakura?!you?" Lan Yue shouted in disbelief as she looked at Tsukizakura who stood up.
Father Giroud said proudly, "Don't be so surprised little girl, this is his original name, and the ridiculous name of Tsukizakura is just a code name after he is free...... But the name is a code name, isn't it? So you don't have to worry about it, just know that I'm really calling him. โ
Tsukizakur looked directly into Father Giroud's eyes, and in those confident eyes, Tsukizakura couldn't see a doubt, "Your accomplice will be the same person I want?"
"Absolutely the same!"
"Okay, take me to her...... I also have a lot of things I want to do. โ
"Ferdy!" with a shout from Blue Moon, Ferdy stepped forward and slashed Father Giroud in half with a single sword.
The internal organs and blood splattered everywhere, and some of them had frozen as soon as they hit the ground.
"You're still really violent, violence will bleed, you will be mentally unstable, I hate violence the most!I'm best at running away, I'm not an indicator of combat effectiveness, hey~" Although the body is indeed dead, Father Giroud's voice is still there.
In the direction where Father Giroud came, the full Father Giroud was standing there, grinning his teeth, as if it really hurt,
Ferdy snorted and was about to pursue when Blue Moon's muffled snort made him stop, and Ferdy looked back and found that Blue Moon had begun to have broken ice on his body, not only Blue Moon, but Lin Mingfeng's body was also covered with white ice.
"Hey, what am I talking about, the violence is not good, now it's a loss, you can't move~" Father Giroud said with a smile, "You guys are also a little careless, this fog is not only effective for ordinary people, but for people below level 6, in other words, only Subject 13-2 and the big man over there can ignore this ice fog, of course, this fog will not let you die, but the cold air will not enter the body for a period of time and cannot move, don't worry." โ
"Uh......h Despicable!" Lan Yue forced these words out of her immovable mouth.
"What, I didn't make this ice fog, and I asked you to drink tea from the beginning, and you can at least resist it for a long time after drinking tea...... Do you think I'm okay now?" Father Giroud moved out of the way, and now, everyone could see that there was an elevator at the end of it, the elevator door had been opened, and the lights on the negative 3rd floor were flashing, as if urging something.
"So, Subject 13-2, are you coming? My accomplice has been waiting for you for a long time, and I believe ...... You want to see her too. โ
"Your Excellency Moon Sakura!" Instead of the blue moon who couldn't speak, Ferdy stepped forward and grabbed Moon Sakura's arm, "Never!"
Faced with Ferdy's stopping, Tsukizakura only glanced at him slightly, and then shook her hand to break free, "This is my business. โ
"That's right, that's right! Both of you have reasons why you can't forgive each other, and you can only make yourself feel at ease by killing each other, hurting each other, and destroying each other from this world! This is a spiral that cannot be untied, and it is a shackle that cannot be broken free ofโwow!"
Retracting her fist, Yueying said lightly, "Shut up and lead the way." โ
"Deed~" Like the most conscientious dogleg, Father Giroud pressed the elevator button, "Ah, yes, don't chase after you, there's a terrible thing coming by...... If you don't stay here, the two of them will be ......," Father Giroud gestured fiercely, and the meaning was self-evident.
Without his prompting, several people present felt that an extremely chaotic aura was approaching, maybe not strong, but it was more than enough to deal with the two people who couldn't act, and it was precisely because he sensed this aura that Ferdy didn't continue to pursue.
As the elevator doors were about to close, Tsukizakura lowered her head, her golden pupils already burning fiercely.