The door opened again, and Barritt walked out of the crime scene with a relaxed expression, and the little ghost returned to the place of eternal sleep to rest in order to avoid wasting his hard-won energy.

The two devils waiting outside glanced sideways at the door, their expressions were a little strange, but they didn't say much. The three creatures looked at each other on the street, tacitly agreeing not to mention it.

As long as the promotion opportunities of these two devils are still tied to them, they should always help themselves. Barrett thought.

"Go back now, or do you want to sit down and relax?" asked the pinpriker.

Relax, that's a good suggestion. "Since you still have some time, you can take me around the city casually. "It's best to find a tavern, whatever you want, even if it's just the worst rye beer." ”

The barbarian felt his saliva suddenly surge, so he subconsciously smacked his lips, "Then again, why don't you provide some liquid with alcohol in your prison, believe me, if there is alcohol, the prisoners will be more cooperative." Haven't you heard the saying, 'A drunk man dares to make a deal with the devil' (generally used to describe drunken behavior without scruples), and I think that's exactly what you need. ”

"No, no, alcohol is not a good thing because it brings chaos. The Barb Demon shook his head solemnly, "And chaos will eventually lead to destruction, the destruction of the entire universe!"

It feels indescribably awkward when it comes out of the mouth of a devil, as if a thief is advising you not to litter, and what he himself is doing is no better, if not worse.

"It's not that serious. Barrett chuckled, "Have you ever seen a glass of wine cause ...... Forget it, just let me have a drink, and you can just watch it. Don't tell me that a city of this size doesn't even have an ordinary tavern. He wanted to say that he had ever seen someone who died because of a glass of wine, but when he thought about it, there were quite a few such people.

"I know a tavern that fits your requirements, not far from here. "And on the way back, we can stop by for a while." The owner of that tavern is just like you, a human. ”

Barrett would like to know about his fellow human beings living in hell, "Come on, I don't want to waste all my limited time standing stupidly." He urged.

......

In the barbarian's keen perception, it seemed that their group was returning the same way in the general direction, but the surrounding scenery was very different from when they came, as if it was a completely new area that they had never been to before.

"Why did you design the city like this?" he asked, curiously, "I mean, is it just to keep the whole city in constant change just to prevent people like me from escaping?"

"No, these changes are not meant to prevent anything, and the speed at which this landscape changes is not beyond the control of any worker. "Here, whether it's the ever-changing street buildings or the illusions like dreams, it's the reaction and embodiment of the mind of the lord of the castle. The devil said solemnly.

Barrett didn't understand too much, and he wanted to know more about the subject, but the two devils waved their hands at the same time, signaling him not to ask more.

After about a cup of tea, Barrett suddenly saw a strange devil with a stout physique, reptilian appearance, six pure black compound eyes on its head, and thousands of half-melted soul coins inlaid on its scaly skin, hanging in the middle of the crossroads.

The devil tirelessly flapped its huge wings behind it, greedily scrutinizing all the passers-by.

"It's bad luck, it's the tax collector 'Kalback'!" the needle prick frowned.

"Damn, it's not good to meet him!" "I just made some money recently, and I have a little more money on hand, so I didn't expect to meet this guy right away." ”

"There will be tax collectors in hell, too?" Barrett slowed down as the devil followed.

"Of course!" said the Barb, "otherwise how do you think this city works? We are low-ranking devils with no status, but we are not slaves, and we need wages. You know, we devils never do free things, whether it's internal or external. ”

"Can't we just go the other way?" Barriet looked around, and saw that between a small building with a plaque that read 'Minalos Worm Sightseeing Group Registration Office' and a building called 'Magma Bath', there was an extremely narrow, dark alley, and it happened that a little devil with a silver collar around his neck turned into the alley in his gaze, indicating that it was indeed a road.

"We can go around that way and then go to the tavern the other way. Pointing to the alley, the brute said, "If it's not a dead end." ”

"It's useless. "As long as you see Kalback, no matter how much you take a detour or dodge, you'll still end up at that crossroads." And waiting at the intersection, if not Kalbak, will be other tax collectors. Unless, you obediently pay the last tax. ”

"Are the taxes high?"

"It's different every time anyway. The Barb Demon groped for a money bag around his waist and reluctantly opened it, "Ranging from a few blood coins to hundreds of soul coins, and sometimes even directly asking for valuable equipment and items, and even souls." Hey, say it up front, we'll pay for it. ”

Since there is no escape, you can only face it. Barrett followed his fellow devil on his way, but was unsurprisingly stopped by the devil covered in coins.

The tax collector of hell looked at them condescendingly, and scratched and scratched his coin body with his paws, and when he realized that Barrett was a human, he said in a strange lingua franca, "Taxes are the best guarantee of order!" and it said word by word, "Let me see how much you have to pay, and everyone is no exception." ”

Kalback lowered his body and stretched out his head to sniff the barb magic Mitanu, "Thirty blood coins." It quotes a number, "Looks like your recent harvest is okay." ”

"So-so, so-so. The barb demon was vaguely perfunctory, and counted the corresponding amount from the money bag, and handed it to the other party with a heartache.

The next one was the Acupuncture Demon Saige, and Kalbuck sniffed and sniffed, "A blood coin." "You've been earning less than your arm lately." ”

"I'm not too interested in making money. The Needleprick Demon presented a blood-red coin.

Finally, there was Barrett, and the devil's tax collector sniffed vigorously at him with the same motion, "Oh, oh, this smell, this smell, so sweet!"

Barrett took a step back in disgust, but the other party followed closely, "It's the smell of souls, so many souls!" the guy said happily, "Your recent harvest has been so great that it will make most devils jealous." ”

The devil stared at the brute with six compound eyes at the same time, "Three ordinary souls, not one less!" it said loudly.

"How can your nose smell how much someone else has recently harvested?" Barrett asked, aloud.

"It's not smelling. Kalback replied, "Rather, look." It pointed to its compound eyes, "This city has no secrets from the city lord, and we are just acting on behalf of the city lord's will." ”

"Then why are you doing this?" the brute learned to sniff the other man's nose.

"It's my habit, and it has nothing to do with you. Also, don't ask about a devil's secret, it's rude!" Kalbak was a little impatient, "Hurry up, human, or I'll call the guards." You will be imprisoned in Mantili and lose your freedom for the rest of your life. ”

Don't bother, I'll be there in a moment. "Can this be replaced by something else?" Barrett tried to negotiate, "Like, gold coins, yellow-orange-orange gold coins?"

“...... Gold coins will also do. The Devil's Tax Collector reluctantly agreed, "But you have to pay more, are you sure you need to use gold coins? Isn't it more convenient for souls? I know you have a lot of them." ”

"Just gold!" Barrett said firmly.

“...... All right. The other party was a little dissatisfied, "At today's exchange rate, plus the handling fee, you need to pay, well, two thousand nine hundred and four gold coins." Put it all together, and it's 3,000 pieces. ”

Why don't you round it down? Barrett still wanted to argue a few words, but he was afraid of other accidents, so he obediently paid the tax in full.

They then crossed the intersection and continued on their way, and it didn't take long for them to reach the tavern in the mouth of the Needle Piercing.

The tavern is called 'Soul Song', and the decoration on the outside is no different from that of an ordinary tavern in the main material world. When Barrett pushed the door open, the needle demon next to him suddenly tugged at him.

"What's wrong?" asked the brute, confused.

"That's the opponent you're going to be against. The pinprick replied, "It's the guy sitting in the corner." ”

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