Chapter 198: Feast for the Soul
"The third group is those who have fallen here, who do not join the rebel nature of the redeemers, nor do they help those who still have souls. They are just content with pleasure, with the idea that living one day at a time is a day, and they mingle in the city. Drunk and dreaming of death every day, knowing that sooner or later his soul would be robbed of his soul, but he didn't resist. Instead, use this limited time to enjoy your current life. In the banquet, the loudest applause was given to these people. They have accepted their fate and have given up resistance. There are two parts to this part of the people, one is the people whom Fathir deliberately spared, and the other part is the part of the redeemers, who really can't stand the life of starvation and give up the struggle. ”
Meng Yuan sighed and said, "It's really sad, have you given up resisting?" Just willing to be turned into a puppet? ”
Keer said: "Life is compelled, there are always some people who would rather enjoy themselves for a while than suffer for a long time. ”
Meng Yuan said: "But the power of these redeemers should not be weak, why haven't they killed Fatil in ten years?" ”
Keer said: "The Redeemer is just a general term, and in fact there are many organizations inside. Each organization has its own name. As if we we, we can now also be called redeemers. ”
Meng Yuan said: "To put it bluntly, the redeemer is the survivor?" ”
"Yes, master."
Kerr continued: "It is precisely because of this that there is not a lot of unity within the house. Of course, there are many other reasons for this, such as the shortage of materials, their lives are difficult, let alone resisting? The weapons and equipment are insufficient, so the Redeemers do not have the strength to resist Fatil head-on. For example, they can't get close to the city, otherwise they will easily be robbed of their souls, etc., for many reasons. The most important thing is that they are still intrigued internally~~ so it is difficult to succeed. ”
Meng Yuan said: "These are all told to you by an organization? ”
Ke'er said: "No, I got the information through trading through several organizations. ”
Meng Yuan said: "If you say this, the information should be true. So do they have any information about the castle? ”
Keer said: "After so many years of confrontation and exploration, there is some intelligence, but not much. ”
"First of all, it's about the feast of the soul in the castle."
Meng Yuan was puzzled: "Soul feast? ”
"Yes, it's a feast that takes place once a week. In 10 years, it hasn't changed. And the pattern of the banquet hasn't changed, so this is the easiest information to get. ”
"First is magic, then a feast, and finally indulgence. It's been this routine for ten years. ”
"The Redeemers have deduced some information based on ancient magic. The first is magic, which is actually to choose a sacrifice, and this sacrifice is, of course, human. The magic trick is actually just a cover-up, and the real purpose is to perform the ritual. The chosen ones will have their souls taken away during this ritual, and the remaining bodies will become soulless puppets, and as a reward for the sacrifice, the sacrifice will become infinitely reborn and immortal. ”
"It sounds wonderful, but it's really just a puppet that has lost its soul and doesn't even have its own consciousness."
"For the second feast, the Redeemers don't have much information, so it's not clear why Fatil did this second step, because theoretically, the first step has already completed all the rituals, so the second step is redundant."
"Of course, another reason for the lack of intelligence is that the people sent have already had their souls taken away from them in the first step, so it is difficult for them to find out the true purpose of the second step."
"But the efforts of the past ten years have not been in vain, at least they know that the food at the banquet is actually the product of the combination of the soul and a special ingredient. To put it bluntly, the souls that have been taken away are made into food and distributed to others to eat. ”
"The third step is indulgence. Whoever eats food will enter a state of euphoria, and people in this state need catharsis, so there is a third item. ”
The redeemers felt that this might be a side effect of eating a feast of souls, which caused their souls to become unstable. As for why Fathir did this, it is not known to outsiders. ”
Meng Yuan nodded knowingly. "No wonder I think the taste of that food is familiar, it turns out to be the taste of the soul~~~"
Kerr flipped through the last piece of information and said, "By the way, master, there is one thing you must be aware of, and that is that it rains once a week. In ancient magic, this rain is called the cleansing of the soul, and those who are drenched by the rain can easily lose themselves and enter a strange state. The redeemers say that this is also the work of Fatil, and as for the purpose, it is not yet known. However, it is better to stay away from the rain. ”
Meng Yuan: "I seem to have been drenched twice, but fortunately, Lao Tzu's soul is strong~~"
Kerr: ...
Ke'er said: "So when it rains, let the little cheap go on a mission." Because he has no soul, he is not afraid of these magics. ”
Meng Yuan said: "Every time it rains, it seems to be on the day of the banquet. Did you say that Fatil added this rain to increase the castle's defenses? Let these rains hold back the redeemers? ”
"It's very likely, but it shouldn't affect us, because our soldiers don't have souls. So you can wait until the next time the castle is opened, and then attack it. ”
Meng Yuan nodded and then said, "Okay, then I'll rest first, and I'll go to test the castle in the evening to see if I can enter it usually." You organize people to continue to scrape supplies, including those who have refreshed. Although they don't have a soul, they still have DNA, so they should be sampled. And these guys are kept in the underworld, which is still of some use, at least they can be used as a possessed body for those ghosts. ”
Kerr: "It's the master~~"
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I have to say that this soulless city is indeed beautiful, although it lacks the bustling crowd, but the lights at night reflect the stars in the sky, and it looks even more beautiful and charming. Coupled with the unpolluted air, people can see a more brilliant starry sky. Perhaps, this is the flamboyance of death?
Meng Yuan went straight to the castle without stopping, and came to the periphery of the castle unimpeded all the way. Looking up at the castle in the dark of the night, it looks even more majestic and mysterious. However, what worries Meng Yuan is that this castle doesn't even seem to have a door or window, how can he get in?