Chapter 55: A Dog Woman
Sometimes killing is not the best option, it is all the easiest way to do it.
After leaving the city of Houston, Little Red Riding Hood has been sullen and will never speak unless necessary.
Sean expressed his frustration, but did not have the idea of explaining, and when he arrived in Black Rock City, he would complete the first stage of the task, hoping that Little Red Riding Hood's grandmother would tell him what he wanted to know.
Luckily, Black Rock isn't far from Houston.
Adhering to the commission of sending the invitation to the private person to complete Haile Caesar's commission, Sean took Little Red Riding Hood towards Black Rock City without any baggage.
Legend has it that there was no human being in the world, and when the gods felt lonely, they created man.
In the land of assimilation, there are two most widely circulated theories, which correspond to two different churches.
One is a sacred mountain located in the easternmost part of the continent, while the other is a sanctuary that has always guarded the sleeping queen, believing that when the queen wakes up, the gods will come.
Rather than the Holy Mountain's desire to maintain the stability of the continent, the Sanctuary strives to isolate itself from the world, and their existence is more like that of the Queen's servants.
Today, in the endless Gobi Desert in the west, without warning, the sand is constantly falling, and a huge city emerges from the ground.
If someone who knows the annals of history is there, then he will definitely be able to recognize that this is the ancient city of Loulan, which has disappeared for hundreds of years.
In the past, this land was not a barren Gobi Desert, but a paradise where grass and everything frolicked.
Cattle and sheep do not worry about pasture, birds do not worry about the free sky, people do not have to worry about the cruel war, happy to thrive on this land.
There is no clear record, and no one knows the reason, the ancient city of Loulan suddenly disappeared from this world, and the land here also faded to green and turned into an endless desert.
A crowd of people who had wrapped themselves tightly and showed only their eyes gathered at the highest point of the city, and the man sitting on the throne had sharp eyes and a solemn smell.
"Catalina."
With his words, he could only see from the exposed eyes and the long eyelashes that the person who was nominated was a woman.
"Whoa!"
Half-kneeling and bowing her head, Catalina listened to the bishop's teachings.
Neither she nor the rest of the believers gathered here could understand why their city had regained its daylight, could it be that Her Majesty had woken up.
With this in mind, Catalina and the rest of the faithful had a nervous heart, hoping to hear from the bishop that the queen had awakened, so that they could see their gods and tell their heart's desires.
The hope did not happen, and even the bishop could not understand why the ancient city of Loulan, which had been buried underground for more than a hundred years, should be restored.
"Queen, she didn't wake up."
The bishop's words made everyone look very disappointed.
Catalina, however, did not sigh as others do, having been chosen to be the saint of the sanctuary since she was born, and who had been with the bishop since she was a child, was the one who knew him best.
"Your Excellency, have you received an oracle?"
For a while, it was quiet again.
The reason why the believers of the sanctuary guarded the queen who had been sleeping for an unknown number of years was so that when the queen was awake, they could have access to the gods of the sanctuary.
If God had bypassed the queen and sent down an oracle, it would be the first time in hundreds of years.
The bishop nodded, agreeing with Catalina's answer, and announced to the crowd: "Loulan is no longer hidden in the world, and from this day on, Loulan will let everyone know that the former kingdom has returned, and God needs us to spread his glory and let the world bathe in his love......"
After informing the people of the contents of his oracle, and after the excitement of the believers had passed, the bishop looked at Catalina worriedly, and said with determination, "Catalina, God needs you to go to Middle-earth. ”
"Catalina knows that she will not let the gods down."
When the crowd dispersed to prepare for the revival of Loulan's former glory, the bishop left Catalina alone.
There are some things that he doesn't want to say in front of everyone, and these things are closely related to Catalina.
"Is there anything else you have to say, Lord Bishop? If you want me to bring you wine from Middle-earth, please forgive me for not agreeing. ”
If you think about it, when Catalina says it, the bishop is a little confused.
The old face flushed slightly, and it took a long time to spit out a few words, "I...... Am I that kind of drunkard? ”
Catalina didn't answer, her scrutinizing eyes spoke for themselves.
"Alright, I'm looking for you for something else."
The bishop put his hand into the visor, touched his gray beard, and looked at the holy woman he had seen since he was a child, if it were not for God's command to let Catalina do this, he would not have let Catalina do such a dangerous thing.
With danger comes opportunity.
The bishop said: "In addition to spreading the brightness of the Lord along the way, there are two other things that you should keep in mind. ”
Catalina nodded, and said that as long as she didn't bring wine to the bishop, everything was fine.
"You are going to take a trip to the city of Malte and banish the black disease from this world before the holy women of the Holy Mountain. Second, you're going to find a man named Sean and bring him back. ”
After Catalina left Loulan, the bishop returned to the basement where the queen was placed, and he sighed deeply as he looked at the queen wrapped in huge blocks of ice.
No one knows about Loulan
When is lonely, just like no one knows when the queen will get up.
He couldn't remember how many bishops had changed, and perhaps it was time for him to consider a successor.
Catalina is his most satisfactory candidate, but unfortunately she has already been ordained a saint by God, so what about the rest of the people.
As the Bishop pondered his successor, he didn't notice that the Frozen Queen opened her eyes and looked curiously at the world.
The scenery of Black Rock City, to be honest, is nothing good.
It was probably built on top of a hill of black rock, hence the fame for it, and the most common thing in the city is the swarthy man with his muscles exposed.
People are either quarrying or walking on the road to quarrying, and the most common thing is the pig's blood snack.
Presumably, it is so that people living in dusty cities can often clean their lungs and not die young.
Pig's blood became the most common food besides bread.
For the sake of prevention, even if Little Red Riding Hood couldn't stand the congealed pig's blood snacks, Sean still forcefully let her eat it, as for how to help Little Red Riding Hood eat it, just look at the little girl's tearful appearance.
Sean states that he only used two fingers, and his movements were not as rough.
If you look at it from a distance, you can understand the characteristics of Black Rock City, which is not worth visiting compared to other cities.
Sean was a little skeptical that Little Red Riding Hood's grandmother was going to separate him from Little Red Riding Hood, so he said nonsense.
Fortunately, Sean successfully found the lord of Blackstone City at the mine, and handed over the invitation of Haile Caesar to this sturdy man.
"Hahaha It turned out to be an invitation from Haile Caesar, thank you for your hard work, little brother, when I break this stone, I will take you back for a drink."
Tactfully declining the invitation of the city lord of Black Rock City and avoiding his hug, Sean did not want to get the smell of sweat on his body, nor did he want to have a warm hug with a man from the Kingdom of Bulgaria, because the matter of going off fire was something to be guarded against.
When everything was over, even in the midday sun, Sean still took Little Red Riding Hood and rushed to the Sunset Forest.
Sean wasn't worried that he was going to get lost, or that he was on the verge of getting lost.
Because, he gave the job of leading the way to Little Red Riding Hood.
As soon as Sean stops to confirm the direction, Little Red Riding Hood simply rejects Sean's proposal and goes in the opposite direction.
This is the first time Sean has compromised on the fact that he has lost his way, and this is also to send Little Red Riding Hood back to her grandmother as soon as possible, and then he will go to Alice and hang the half-talking woman and beat her.
Life is often full of surprises, whether it is a good one or a frightening surprise, it is always with people.
The smell of blood made Sean stop Little Red Riding Hood, who was about to enter his grandmother's house.
"Oak, I know you're here, take her away."
When Sean and Little Red Riding Hood enter the Sunset Forest, Sean discovers Oak's traces, although he doesn't understand why Oak doesn't come to see Little Red Riding Hood, Sean pretends to be stupid and doesn't tell Little Red Riding Hood about it.
Maybe it's a game unique to them.
At this time, Sean understands that it seems that Oak has long understood that Little Red Riding Hood's grandmother was killed, and he has not dared to show up to inform this ignorant little girl about it.
"Oak?"
As soon as Little Red Riding Hood heard Sean's words, she was involuntarily grabbed by the collar by a wolf, and Oak gave Sean an an apologetic look and left with the girl.
The thick smell of blood dispersed as Sean opened the door.
It's late.
Looking at some of the congealed blood, Sean understood that they were a step late.
Looking at the cluttered room with some chagrin, Sean felt that he was being targeted by someone, it was impossible for anyone to know when he would return, and even God could not have predicted how he would come back.
But now, it was someone who rushed ahead of Sean and killed her grandmother, who knew Alice's information.
However, this is not the first thing to consider, because, in the room, Sean also sees the presence of another person.
"Kid, this is not the place for you."
Provoked by the anger of being played, a hypocritical smile on his face, Sean's right hand behind his back, gripping the hilt of the sword.
Probably only half the height of Sean, and that's not counting the big hat, Sean's first impression was that it was a child, the size of Little Red Riding Hood.
He immediately dismissed this view.
It is impossible for a normal child to stay indifferent in a room full of blood, but more to observe everything in the room.
He was prepared, although he did not see any traces of blood from this child, but he could not deny the fact that this child had something to do with the murderer.
Sean had only taken three steps before he had to stop, because it was not only a child, but also a mage.
"Stop, stupid fellow."
The staff was aimed straight at Sean, and three centimeters from Sean's toes, there was a small hole in the floor, which was emitting green smoke, innocently telling about his innocence and misfortune.
Sapphire eyes, not so much a child, but with the body of a mature woman, Sean can see from her eyes that he may be a grasshopper?!
It's been a long time since I've been so despised by someone, and Sean is about to laugh at the woman's attitude.
"What can you do if I don't stop?"
"Then you will die....... Well? How can it be?! ”
The woman frowned, very angry at Sean's provocation, she wanted to find Cranti's brother quickly, but she didn't expect that Clandy's brother had already turned into a monster and entered the house and murdered an innocent person.
Dorothy, who was already dissatisfied in her heart, didn't say much, and recited the incantation silently, wanting to give the rude guy in front of her a good look.
Before she could get ready, she had to stop the spell casting, and the back of Fate's neck was firmly grasped by Sean.
Like carrying a grumpy kitten, when a mage can't melee combat, she'll be in the situation she is in.
Being approached, disarmed, lifted, and helplessly waving his legs in his bare hands, as he was naturally shorter than his peers, even though Dorothy tried to reach out and stretch his legs, wanting to deliver a fatal blow to Sean.
The idea is good, and the target she is hitting is also correct, but she can't reach it.
What is lacking in life is not opportunities or motivation, what is lacking is only a little shorter than people.
You don't need to think much about whether it's enough or not, growing up and being rough is the king.
Obviously, Miss Dorothy did not understand the true meaning of this world, and wasted her strength in vain, until she, unable to move her legs and feet, was carried by Sean in embarrassment.
"Murderer? I don't think so, if it is, you're the stupidest murderer I've ever seen. ”
"Biting you! Whew"
Biting the air, is the back of the neck of fate a joke?
Sean had already excluded this child-like woman from the murderer, not to mention entering the room unsuspectingly, this IQ alone could not be the murderer.
Is the murderer so easy to be?
As a qualified murderer, not only must you know several occupations, but also trivial tasks such as laundry and cooking, and most importantly, a qualified murderer should not have hair.
After the woman no longer had the strength to resist, Sean was finally able to put her down and let his hand relax.
"Tell me, what's going on here, is that old man still alive?"
"Whew"
"I'll go, you're a dog!!"
Sean once again realized that a woman's vindictiveness does not mean that it is not absent.
Looking at the deep tooth marks on her arm, a pleasant smile appeared on the woman's face.
Sean doesn't plan to worry too much about it, the most important thing now is to find out if Little Red Riding Hood's grandmother is still alive, and if so, who is the murderer, and how should he tell Little Red Riding Hood about this fact?
The two people who have been with her since she was a child, the hunter was buried by Sean because of the self-explosion, and if Little Red Riding Hood's grandmother suffered another misfortune, Sean couldn't believe how much of a blow these things would have caused the child.
"So, you chased the murderer and lost his trace. It's rubbish. ”
Sean clasped his hands in his arms and mercilessly mocked the woman who had left a tooth mark on his arm.
After the two calmed down, normal communication took place.
Sean also understands what happened, a child named Benjill turned himself into a monster because he ate up a house made of candy.
The witch named Dorothy wants to stop Bengil from doing something irreparable, so she hurriedly tracks down Benjir until she finds Little Red Riding Hood's grandmother's house, where tragedy has already occurred.
Faced with Sean's questioning, Dorothy retorted with a red face: "It's not lost, you bald man heard it clearly to me, it's not lost." As long as he's still carrying that candy door, I'll be able to follow the candy crumbs to find him. ”
"You don't want to think about how you stalked him, Candy Crumb? Not to mention whether those candies will be eaten by passing animals, how big that door is, there will always be a day when it disappears, and how will you find him then? ”
No matter what Dorothy says, Sean just needs to find fault. From today on, he wants to let women understand that not only women have careful eyes, but his Uncle Sean is careful with his eyes, but he will not be a human being.
"That'...... Then what do you say, I didn't let him eat candy, just eat a little, who knows he'll eat it all, woo woo"
Six short men with their hands and ice picks on their noses stared at the dwarf with the match, and they could only urge the guy with their eyes to light the bonfire.
Otherwise, they will be like the servants of the whole castle, turning into cold and hard ice sculptures.
This is the territory of the Ice Queen, just like the title of ice and snow, her territory is covered with snow all year round, and the people are fortunate to be able to rely on thick coats and fire to keep warm, and life can go on.
However, the royal city is the other extreme, except for the seven dwarfs who are still trying to light the fire, probably only the Ice Queen is still able to move.
The servants of the palace still had the same words in their mouths as they were to prepare for the day, the frozen steward scolded the maids who were not quick with their hands and feet, and the guards glared at the eyes of the gong, not even a fly could enter the palace.
And the fly, which was being stared at, had already fallen to the ground and was motionless.
All of them were sealed in ice, and their minds were still active, telling about their daily chores, trying to keep the palace in order.
"Quick...... It's almost a success. ”
The match is struck and the flame appears on the match head.
The seven dwarves turned their heads with a look of comfort on their faces as they followed the arc of the falling match, waiting until the flaming match fell on the pile.
The expressions of the seven dwarves are frozen, and together with the flames, they become the new works of art in the palace.