The old man stood tremblingly in front of Su Hao, plucked up his courage and said, "I am the village chief here. You should be a great warrior. The village of Molosch has not seen a figure like you for many years. We honor the warriors and worship the greatest. There is no doubt that you and your men are one of them, even the best of them. ”

After a brief flattery, the village chief got to the point: "We don't know what your intentions are. If I'm not mistaken, that thorny bear should be your handiwork. Whatever your orders and requests, we will do our best to meet them. You see, the living are worth more than the dead. ”

The subtext in the words is very obvious, that is, to ask Su Hao and other outsiders to stop killing.

Su Hao glanced at the village chief, whose entire body was almost on his knees, and a slight mocking smile appeared on his face.

"Killing people is also out of necessity. If it weren't for their desire to take my prey, I wouldn't have sent them to hell. ”

Speaking of this, Su Hao turned his gaze to Kaka, who was sitting by the fire and looking at this side: "I have clear grievances and grievances, and I will not kill innocents indiscriminately." Kaka has always had a lot of respect for me, and he deserves to be treated as he deserves. ”

The old village chief nodded vigorously again and again, but he still didn't understand, what was the "treatment" Su Hao was talking about?

"Have you ever seen this?"

Su Hao took out a maroon zircon from his backpack and put it in front of the village chief: "I need this thing." ”

The village chief picked up the zircon and approached his eyes to take a closer look: "I have seen this kind of stone, and there are many of them in the deserted mountains to the north. ”

Su Hao asked quietly: "How much is a lot?" ”

The village chief is very clever and has found the crux of the problem in a few simple words. He slowly rubbed the rough surface of the zircon, and replied in a conspicuous tone: "Go all the way north, and in about two days, you will see a large valley full of this maroon stone. There are so many of them that no one can count how many. ”

Mo Xingkui came over from the side and asked in disbelief, "Are there really so many?" ”

On the Empire's industrial raw materials table, Zircon belongs to a "significant resource" with a blue label. Although it is possible to make steel have almost the same amount of hardness and elongation as other substances, the effect is not as good as that of a similar material with the addition of zircon. Its importance is self-evident, and the Empire has never found a vein with huge reserves. In contrast, Mo Xingkui would naturally feel that the old man was lying. At the very least, there are a lot of unsubstantiated falsehoods in the words.

Su Hao didn't think so. He had already "seen" patches of maroon zircon from the memory cells of many dead people in this spatial realm. On this point, the village chief is indeed not lying.

"I need a cart full of these stones."

Su Hao glanced at the village chief, and his eyes immediately fell on the flatbed truck placed outside the house. He said lightly to the village chief: "I'll give you three days, you'd better do what I say honestly." You are right in saying that the living are indeed more valuable than the dead. However, there is one thing you need to understand: for liars, we have always killed one and killed as many as we wanted. ”

The village chief's face, which had just been slightly relaxed, became nervous because of Su Hao's threatening words.

He thought seriously for a few seconds and nodded heavily: "In three days, you will get what you want." ”

Su Hao didn't plan to let the village chief go like this: "What do you use to guarantee?" ”

The village chief stammered, not knowing how to answer for a while.

"Cut off the little finger of your left hand."

With cruelty and indifference, Su Hao said calmly: "I only believe in the contract made by blood. If you can do that, you'll get my friendship and much more. ”

……

The village chief's fingers are not tasty. The meat is very old, with a thick layer of cocoon skin on the outside. For this kind of food that is not tempting at all, Su Hao only feels that just looking at it is very disgusting. After the old man left, he walked alone to the back of the room with the severed finger, and looked at the dirt covered in semi-congealed blood for a long time before pulling out the fighting knife, carefully picking out a little bit of barely clean meat from the part connected by the white finger bones, frowning, with indescribable disgust, stuffing it into his mouth and chewing slowly.

Su Hao felt more and more like a cannibal, a monster dressed in the cloak of human nature. He repeatedly admonished himself not to eat people, or to eat less people, and to try to use an inquiry-based approach to obtain information. However, no one will voluntarily hand over their secrets. They would rather die than open their mouths. It is because of this that the cruel punishment is created, but how much effect can it actually have? I'm afraid even the executors themselves don't know.

The easiest and most effective way to find out the secrets of the other person's mind is to make him a part of his body. Or, put the other party's cells into the control range of the black particles in your own body. In this case, no matter how deep the secret is hidden, it is all visible.

The meat tastes very fishy, and the taste of blood is sticky. When swallowing the chewed cotton-like body, Su Hao only felt indescribably sick to his stomach, and something unknown in his body was churning violently. Although a large amount of information has been quickly transmitted to the brain through the nerve endings, Su Hao has no pleasure in exploring secrets at all, only the discomfort of being unable to speak, the emptiness that only he himself will understand.

After Earth, they reached the planet Red Dragon.

Now, it's the third stage of the world.

Here, Su Hao was unable to find any information about the pyramids or the Atlanteans. However, the fear in my heart grew stronger. The worlds of different stages after another are like sets that are integrated with each other. When you walk out of one, you'll find another one outside. Perhaps, the order is from the outside to the inside. But no matter what, this almost unlimited cycle has made Su Hao tired.

A large part of the reason why he traveled back in time and space to Earth before the outbreak of the virus was to save that world. Su Hao has seen too many human tragedies in the future world, and he is fed up with the almost dark life at that time. Since we cannot change the reality, we can only work on the source and fundamentally strengthen the ability of human beings to deal with the virus. If you simply take "change" as the conclusion, then Su Hao has undoubtedly done it.

However, "change" is not "salvation". To put an end to this qiē once and for all, you have to go inside the pyramids, enter the portals, and find the Atlanteans.

They do not exist with the second stage world, and the third stage world has never heard anything about this mysterious race.

They disappeared like air, leaving no trace.

There are only powerful empires here, and humans are pitted against dark creatures, just like the survivors and mutated creatures of the Earth Age, the central mountains and the outer world on the planet Red Dragon.

Does this mean that, inside the Dark World, clues about the Atlanteans can be found?

Su Hao was not sure about this.

He really felt tired and wanted to lie down and rest.

What about the heroes of humanity?

Heroes are also human beings, they also have families, they also need rest, they don't like war, they want to enjoy peace.

The figure of Xinyan appeared in Su Hao's mind.

She was wrapped in a brilliant soft light, still so beautiful, with a charming smile on her face. Su Hao couldn't help but raise his head, the feeling of nausea and vomiting caused by the flesh and blood had disappeared, he stretched out his hand, wanting to grab the beautiful figure like a bubble in the void, but the foam was foam, and the moment his fingers just touched the edge of the light curtain, they all disappeared.

Expectation and impulse froze on Su Hao's face, and all his eyes saw was darkness and the rough and hard wooden wall across the street. He stood for a few minutes, leaning back against the wall, as if all the strength in his body had disappeared in an instant, and slowly sat down on the ground.

"Squeak--"

The door of the wooden house opened, and Mo Xingkui walked out of it. Behind him, there was a flickering light and shadow reflected in the flames.

He slowly walked to Su Hao's side, picked up a fairly clean place, bent down and sat down, took out a cigarette from his pocket, handed one to Su Hao, lit the other one himself, and smoked it slowly.

"I know you're not an ordinary person. From the time you brought me back to life and came to my senses, I had already decided of this. ”

Su Hao didn't have any expression on his face, just lowered his head, letting the cigarette between his fingertips burn silently, and he didn't know what he was thinking.

"I once had a daughter who died in childbirth while giving birth to her. At that time, I was somewhat wealthy. Living in the inner realm of the empire, there is a whole set of luxury villas and a large deposit in the bank. Even if I don't do anything, the interest alone is enough for me to spend every year. ”

Mo Xingkui leaned against the wall, staring at the boundless darkness above his head, the wrinkles on his face became deeper, and he was completely immersed in the memories of the past.

"I put all my heart and soul into my only daughter. Give her the best education, and I'll buy her whatever she wants. I felt like I owed her a lot and wanted to make up for it. But I was wrong, things never go your way. She has some inexplicable friends around her, all of whom are out-and-out thieves, hooligans, and scum. She learned to take drugs, came home later and later, and didn't even see anyone for days on end. I began to try to discipline her, but she laughed at me for being a slacker lying on top of her mother's inheritance. That's when she stopped calling me "Dad" and even deleted my communication number from her phone. ”

"I don't know what went wrong. I may not be a good husband, but I definitely should be a good father. I gave her a qiē and didn't get what she deserved. The arguments between me and my daughter are getting more and more, and they are no longer as warm and sweet as when she was a child. Until one day, the police called me and told me that she had died in the hospital due to a drug overdose. ”

"At that time, I was completely stupid. What a responsibility! Obligation! Angry! It's all gone. I feel like I've aged a lot overnight, and I regret why I didn't stop her in time? Why gave her too much material things, but never thought that she needed a real father. There are some things that money can never replace. I didn't figure this out until many years later. However, it was too late, and I had already lost a qiē and was disheartened. I wanted to die, but I didn't want to kill myself. So he chose to become a mercenary and donated all his property. ”

Mo Xingkui was very calm, but Su Hao heard a trace of desolation in his words.

"You have a strange ability."

Mo Xingkui sighed and said, "When I woke up, I already realized this. I suffer from organ failure and have to be injected with bio-hormones for a specified period of time. I don't know what exactly you've done during the surgery, I don't need the potions in the vacuum hose anymore, and I don't have to stick a needle in my arm with a syringe every day. Perhaps, you are a very clever doctor. After all, to have such an operation, only people from the Royal Society of Medicine are eligible. But you're obviously not, and those people will never come to Konoha Town. Even if they commit a felony of disobedience to the emperor, they still have important use value. ”

Su Hao didn't answer, just maintained a fixed posture and slowly smoked the cigarette one after another.

"Kenson and I have exchanged opinions, and he thinks the same thing as me, that you are a good person, a trustworthy person."

Mo Xingkui's expression was very emotional, with the gentleness and friendliness unique to older people: "No matter who you are or what you have done, you are our friend." Actually, there are some things you don't have to carry behind our backs. We can even do it for you when you need it. It is very foolish to bury your worries and pains in your heart. You have to release them and re-stuff them with something that makes you happy. We have all made mistakes, and the key is not how to repent of the past, but to face the reality. ”

Su Hao still didn't speak, and the cigarette between his fingertips was almost burning.

For a few seconds, Mo Xingkui felt as if he saw a glittering flash in the corner of Su Hao's eyes. It appeared so quickly, so delicately, that the fluid that had just oozed from the edge of the orbit was only left for a moment, and then disappeared immediately. Only the slightly fluttering eyelashes proved that it had indeed appeared, but left no substantial evidence.

……

The village chief is a guy who keeps his promises. Of course, is this virtue born out of fear? Or is it dominated by the primitive consciousness of the village chief's own brain? It is indeed worth putting a huge question mark.

In the allotted time, he got enough zircon. In order to meet the amount that Su Hao needed, the zircon brought by the village chief filled two flatbed trucks. He was afraid that because of the lack of numbers, he would annoy these strange "brave men" who were dressed strangely. Anyway, the maroon stones were worthless, and they were everywhere in the deserted mountain valleys.

The message delivered by the flesh confirms this. Including the villagers who were killed before, there are relevant parts of the red valley in the memory cells. Under Su Hao's order, the rest of the villagers of Moloshi Village packed all the collected ore, tied it tightly with ropes, and temporarily placed it in Kaka's cabin.

The severed finger of the village chief's left hand was wrapped in a thick cotton cloth. He hunched his waist and stood in front of Su Hao with a smile on his face.

"You're a man who keeps his promises."

Su Hao's words made the village chief somewhat get rid of some of the panic in his heart. However, his next actions made the village chief feel a sudden ecstasy and happiness in addition to being stunned.

Su Hao took out an imperial silver coin from his pocket and put it in the palm of the village chief's hand, his words were gentle, with obvious encouragement: "I won't let you do things in vain. Hold, this is for you. ”

The round silver coin reflects a dazzling metallic luster in the sunlight, and the standard appearance stamped by the machine qì is simply the most perfect work of art in the eyes of the village chief. The double-headed eagle on the obverse of the coin looks fierce and furious, and the head of the emperor on the north side is full of majesty. Although there are similar gold and silver coins in this space field, the process of making zuò is very rough, far less smooth than this silver coin, and you can't feel the raised pattern on the surface when you hold it in your hand, only a very uncomfortable scratching sensation.

Even if it's just an ordinary metal, it's worth much more than any other currency in space. What's more, the silver luster that floats on its surface is absolutely impossible to fake. It is indeed silver, and it is very valuable.

The other villagers who were standing around and were in charge of transporting the zircon slowly gathered around, staring at the silver coin in the village chief's hand with envious and jealous eyes. Wanting to get rich is everyone's common desire. Soon, there was a sound of admiration and surprise around the village chief. The old man suddenly felt threatened, and hurriedly covered the silver coin in his hand tightly, refusing to relax at all.

Su Hao smiled, the smile piled up on his face was obviously formulaic, without the slightest emotion, but it had an unexpected seductive effect on these people.

"I like to deal with people who know the rules. As long as you are willing to obey orders and do what I say, each of you will get what you want. ”

Su Hao immediately became the focus of attention of all the villagers. He paused, cleared his throat, and said in a volume loud enough for everyone to hear, "Who can take me on a trip to a deserted valley?" I want to see those red stones with my own eyes. ”

There were dozens of scrambling responders. No one ever associated Su Hao and them with a murderer anymore. Perhaps, they are indeed devils, but they are the kind of devils who are very reasonable. Murder requires a reason, and these strangers are no exception. If it weren't for the fact that Akamori and Puro's family wanted to fight for the thorny bear at that time, they wouldn't have killed the killer on the spot. When fear is occupied by interests, there is a reasonable explanation for many of the original hatreds. These strangers are not our enemies. Kaka is the best example of this. He is still alive and a friend of these strangers. Especially during this time in the village, they never robbed or occupied anything. They are even very polite and well-behaved.

The silver coin in the village chief's hand is proof of this.

As long as you have money, even if you sell your soul to the devil, it's not a big deal. Be the center of attention of all the villagers. He paused, cleared his throat, and said in a volume loud enough for everyone to hear, "Who can take me on a trip to a deserted valley?" I want to see those red stones with my own eyes. ”

There were dozens of scrambling responders. No one ever associated Su Hao and them with a murderer anymore. Perhaps, they are indeed devils, but they are the kind of devils who are very reasonable. Murder requires a reason, and these strangers are no exception. If it weren't for the fact that Akamori and Puro's family wanted to fight for the thorny bear at that time, they wouldn't have killed the killer on the spot. When fear is occupied by interests, there is a reasonable explanation for many of the original hatreds. These strangers are not our enemies. Kaka is the best example of this. He is still alive and a friend of these strangers. Especially during this time in the village, they never robbed or occupied anything. They are even very polite and well-behaved.

The silver coin in the village chief's hand is proof of this.

As long as you have money, even if you sell your soul to the devil, it's not a big deal.