Volume V: Bloody Tomahawk Castle

Chapter 1

At around 5 o'clock in the morning, the ship finally arrived on the island of Amae. The first thing you see www.biquge.info is the dark outline of the Tomahawk Fort prison and the clusters of purple flames in the castle, and in addition to that, you can hear the intermittent barking of the vicious dogs. All this, against the backdrop of the blood moon, is like a hell on earth, which is prohibitive.

The Coast Guard arrived immediately, signaled the crew to unload the food from the ship, and led the military dogs to inspect it. After the inspection, the food was transported into the castle in a horse-drawn cart.

Subsequently, Isabel and Blanca disembarked together. Blanca is the supreme leader here, and the soldiers trust him, and as long as he is there, the soldiers will not pay attention to those who accompany him, and Isabel can take off her mask in the open.

The two were escorted into the castle by a patrol.

Isabel had come to "serve her sentence" at the behest of the king, and the first thing Blanca did was to arrange a cell for her, which was also a living cell, but the cell that Blanca had arranged for her was much more comfortable and spacious than the other prisoners' cells. Blanca sent someone to clean the inside, and also installed bookshelves, moving screens, dining tables, beds, sofas, etc., and even hung curtains on the windows, hoping that she would live comfortably, not only that, but Blanca also gave her the key to the cell, so that she could get more space to move.

When Isabel walked into her cell, she was shocked, flattered, even a little frightened, and asked Blanca, "I'm here to serve my sentence, why did I get treated like this?"

"I understand His Majesty's thoughts, what I have done is exactly what he thinks, 'let you serve your sentence' is false, 'protect you' is true, if I give you the same treatment as other prisoners, His Majesty will definitely not spare me in the future. Blanca replied.

"Blanca, I ask you, is the power of the state in the hands of the king, or in the hands of the ministers?"

Blanca hesitated, "This ......"

"Don't hesitate, tell me. ”

"I really can't tell you, because I can't say for sure, those ministers are all meritorious deeds of the state, they are deeply favored by the previous kings, and there are several old ministers who are not only important ministers of the previous kings, but also indispensable personnel of the state, and the current kings are also raised by them, so even if the king hates them, he cannot easily offend them. And you are just a newcomer, in terms of combat capability, you are the first, but to manage a country, you need to consider all aspects such as military, economy, science and technology, people's livelihood, diplomacy, etc., if you are not allowed to fight a war now, let you manage people's livelihood and economy, can you do a good job?"

"Of course I can't do it well, if a country doesn't even have the ability to defend itself against foreign enemies, everything is just fantasy. Don't those ministers of the Lord and the Ministers even understand this? The word 'peace' is only qualified for the strong. ”

"You are right, but you must be new, you have not established a certain relationship with the ministers, even if you do it right, no one will agree, if you do something wrong, you will only be laughed at by others, so whether you are right or wrong, you can only lay the foundation for the future. His Majesty has asked you to come here not only to protect you, but also to allow you to accumulate strength and keep your head down. ”

"My concern is for the king's safety, you see the ministers, when they talk to the king, they seem to be aggressive, there is no royal courtesy, it is unbearable. ”

"You can rest assured that the king is still the king, and the minister is still the minister. ”

"There is one more thing that must be told to the king, that he should watch out for Hans Orsing. There must be British spies in the ninth defense, and Hans is the most suspicious. ”

"Mr. Graham and Stoke have been secretly investigating the matter and cannot jump to conclusions until there is no result. Hans must be our boss, and we can only observe him for a while to see what he does. ”

"I'm relieved to have Mr. Graham here. ”

"Don't worry too much, you should live in the moment. ”

"Oh well. ”

"I'm going to get busy first, I'll arrange a boxing match tomorrow, and when the time comes, please go and watch it together. ”

"Boxing match, what boxing match?"

"You'll know when the time comes. Blanca did not continue to explain and left the cell.

Faced with a new living environment, Isabel can only live in the present. She took off her dragonfur coat, tied her hair into a twisted shape, found a more spacious place, and began to practice the chain blade that had not moved for a long time. She was so skilled that she cut the flying fly in two, and she didn't hurt herself, let alone damage the furnishings.

In addition to practicing her fighting skills, she would often make a cup of coffee and sit on the sofa reading Shakespeare's works or studying the manuscripts of Onardo da Vinci. She loved da Vinci's manuscripts and was so fascinated by the cutting-edge technology they mentioned that she often spent hours studying the principles of them, so much so that she often drank cold coffee by mistake. Her dedicated work often leaves drawers in short supply of ink and paper, and even quills have to be changed frequently. It was because of da Vinci's manuscript that she did not feel lonely, and in just a few days, da Vinci's manuscript was painted by her as a cross-sectional view and plastered all over the walls. Every time Blanca visited her cell, she would bring some paper and ink, and at the same time, she would be found taping new drawings to the walls.

One night, Blanca returned to her cell and brought her three things, a box of butter biscuits that the king had given her, a badge confiscated by the king, and a gold mask with elaborate carvings. It can be seen that the king still thinks highly of her, which touches her deeply. "Who sent this?" she asked curiously.

Blanca raised the corners of her mouth, "This is sent to you by Duke Odense on behalf of His Majesty the King. ”

"It seems that Mr. Graeme is right. ”

"The badge is already in your hand, I hope you keep it well, and you will definitely be able to use it when it is critical. That box of butter biscuits was the best in the court, and His Majesty wanted you to taste it too. ”

"We can share it together. ”

"Thank you!"

"Is Duke Odense gone?"

"Yes, he came in a hurry, and he left in a hurry. Rest assured, I have thanked him and His Majesty the King on your behalf. ”

"Thank you!"

"You can't always work so hard, you have to give your mind a vacation, the boxing match in prison is very exciting, do you want to watch it?"

"If you don't say it, I'll really forget it. What boxing match?"

"I'll take you there tonight. ”

In the evening, Blanca ordered the soldiers to arrange the boxing match, and then took Isabel to the arena, and the two went directly to the top stand, where it was dark, but if you looked down, everything was clearly visible. In order not to feel bored during the game, Isabel also brought butter biscuits from the king, which she planned to taste with Blanca.

Every boxing fight, it's always buzzing with people. Under the stands there is a square ring covered with a large iron cage that coincides with the perimeter of the ring, and two doors on it for the fighters to enter and exit. The arena is surrounded by cells where the prisoners can watch the bloody game up close.

The game was about to start, and the audience fell silent. First up is a team of soldiers with military dogs, who gather around the ring to prevent the contestants from rebelling. Next, the referee came out, and the audience burst into cheers. The referee bowed to Blanca in the stands before stepping into the cage. Being a referee in such a prison is undoubtedly the most dangerous profession, and they are likely to become victims of the fighter's loss of mind.

The referee then announced the fighter's appearance: "First up is last month's champion, ...... from Russia, known as 'Hungry Bear'" When he was about to say the name of the fighter, he raised his voice and shouted, "Alek Karlov." ”

The cheers from the audience were even more boiling, and along with the cheers entered was a bearded man who was more than seven feet tall, and after entering the iron cage, he let out a roar that pierced the clouds and cracked stones, as a way to show his momentum.

The referee then announced: "Next, let's have John Rayson from England, known as the 'Britannia Monkey'." ”

This time, along with cheers, it was a strong, red-haired man who was slightly shorter than the Russians. After the two fighters entered, they went out of their way to fight to the death without waiting for the referee to speak, and the boiling sound of the prisoners instantly drowned out the beastly roars of the fighters during the fight.

In the face of such a brutal match, Isabel, who was calm in the stands, opened the box of butter biscuits, intending to watch the game with Blanca while tasting the best of the court. She pinched a biscuit and put it in her mouth, and said as she chewed, "Yes, sweet but not greasy, His Majesty the King is really considerate." Blanca, you taste it too. ”

Instead of touching the cookies, Blanca watched the game and said, "This is for you by His Majesty, keep it for yourself, how can I win the love of others?"

"That's up to you. ”

"Let's watch the game. ”

"Who started these entertainment projects?"

"Me. ”

"Does the king know?"

"His Majesty will never bother with these things, and even if he knew about it, he would support my way of management, and without these competitions, sooner or later the prisoners would have become ill and even rebel from loneliness, excessive depression. With these competitions, they can live a good life, and participating in the competitions will also allow them to win more treatment. ”

Isabel also began to get excited about the game, staring intently at the field, "Look, the Englishman has a tooth knocked out. ”

The scene became even more intense, and the Englishman was beaten to the ground, and the fierce Russian clamped his opponent's head under the armpit, and then slammed it into the guardrail, and the Englishman died on the spot.

The people in the stands and the prisoners in the cells congratulated the Russians. Blanca then instructed the jailers to give the Russian an extra pound of bread a day and a bottle of vodka a week. The soldiers carried the bodies of the Britons down, and the Russians were taken back to their cells.

The second match is about to begin, and it will be a five-a-side melee where only one person will make it out of the cage alive, and all five are from France. In order to make the arena less crowded, the referee left the iron cage. With the fighters in place, the bout began. In the beginning, the five fighters were testing each other, and none of them dared to act rashly. After a while, the audience couldn't stand it anymore, the referee lost patience, and the soldiers outside the stadium also put sharp spearheads into the iron cage and stabbed the fighters' legs, and the fighters could only fight each other in order to no longer endure the torture of the spearheads.

Isabel wondered how there were French prisoners here, since Denmark and France were allies, and she asked Blanca, "How can there be French here?"

"Do not think that all the French are our allies, these are the remnants of the French Jacobins, the great trouble of Napoleon, and if they fall into the hands of the French Strange Barracks, the consequences will be unimaginable, and it is because they have fallen into my hands that they have survived until now. These fighters should be grateful to me, because it's because I started these events that they get more rewarded. This place has prisoners from all over Europe, as well as domestic ones. Domestic fighters who win all their fights within a year can apply to work as laborers in Norwegian Forest and Greenland. A foreign fighter can be selected as a mercenary if he wins all the fights within a year. ”

"All in all, no matter how hard they try, they can't be acquitted?"

"If you want to be free, you must defeat a red-eyed monster. ”

"What red-eyed monster?"

"I can't tell you yet, right now, I'm going to watch the game, please don't disturb me watching the game. ”

Isabel seemed a little upset, and she raised her voice a little and responded, "You think I want to ask the end?" Listen to me, Blanca, from now on, I promise not to ask you a second time." ”

A mischievous smile appeared on Blanca's face, completely unconcerned about her emotions, "Then go ahead and eat your cookies and watch the game." ”

The game became even more brutal, with three of the original five people killed and the remaining two exhausted. In order to get the fighters back to form, Blanca ordered the three bodies in the arena to be carried out, allowing the remaining two fighters to rest for ten minutes before continuing the duel.

Once again, the two fighters, who must have been formerly Jacobins, really didn't want to entertain each other by fighting each other, so they exchanged glances and then slammed headlong into the sturdy guardrail, causing their brains to burst and they both fell to the ground.

The audience was shocked, and several vicious dogs were also licking and eating the brains that had splashed outside the iron cage. Blanca was so struck by the actions of the two fighters that he ordered their bodies to be buried by the sea.

"How many games like this are there every day, and when will it end?" asked Isabel.

With a wicked smile on his face, Blanca replied, "Maybe there will be a few fights, it depends on my mood, and the fight won't really end until I say, 'That's the end of today's game.'" ”

"It seems that there are not enough cells here, which is why you came up with this way to reduce the number of prisoners. ”

"Of course the cells are enough, but the food is too small, and the appetite of these prisoners is amazing, and we have to prepare enough food for them every day, and sometimes we will give them some food for the dogs. My goal was to reduce the number of prisoners so that there would be no shortage of food, and the prisoners who had been killed could be given food to the dogs. ”

"No wonder people call you 'hungry wolf who gnaws at the bones of the Grim Reaper'. ”

"'The hungry wolf who gnaws the bones of the Grim Reaper' is a good name, I'm used to hearing it, and you can call me that if you like. ”

"How many games are there tonight?"

"Then I'll arrange the last one, actually, tonight's game is not exciting, because of the lack of cold weapons and beasts. ”

"It's a good idea to use this bloody way to deepen the prisoners' fear of you. ”

"The 'hungry wolf who specializes in gnawing on the bones of the god of death' not only likes to gnaw on the bones of the god of death, but also likes to eat the bones of people, prisoners are prisoners after all, don't be polite to them. ”

"I want you to use this bloody mentality of yours on the battlefield against the enemy. ”

"I wish His Majesty the King would give me this opportunity. ”

"There will come a day, if you want. ”

The cleaning crew quickly wiped the bloodstained ring clean, and the more brutal bout was ready to take place. A muscular and bare man with a double-edged axe walked into the cage amid the shouts of the crowd, and the second man entered the cage with a hammer ball and a strong body. It's a life-and-death match, and the winner must smash the loser's head into a mash and eat it before the fight is over.

There is no referee in this match, and as long as Blanca gives the order, the two warriors will spare no effort to start a duel. The two warriors were like two beasts from hell, beads of sweat rolling down their bruised faces and bodies.

The court soon fell silent, the air seemed to freeze, and many people turned their eyes to Blanca, hoping that he could get the match started as soon as possible. Even the two warriors turned their gaze to him, eagerly waiting for his order.

Such a match has become commonplace for Blanca, and for him, it is just an ordinary matchup. Therefore, he only nodded calmly to the crowd, which meant that the game was on. The scene that was quiet for a while suddenly erupted in cheers, and the two warriors in the iron cage also started a head-on death duel like crazy lions.

"It's finally going to be a decent game. Blanca muttered.

Isabel always thought that the fighters' movements were too slow, "The movements are still too slow, they can only use brute force, they don't know how to use them, and in the end they can only exhaust themselves to death." ”

Thinking she was interested in this fight, Blanca asked, "How's it going, is this fight okay?"

"No wonder they became prisoners, it turned out to be a bunch of fools. ”

"If every prisoner were like you, I'm afraid I'd be the one inside the cage. ”

"I suggest you train them well for a while before you get them to compete. ”

"These prisoners cannot be trained, and once their skills become stronger, they will start an uprising like Spartakus. ”

"You're a hungry wolf who gnaws on the bones of the Grim Reaper, and you're afraid that they will revolt?"

"I had to guard against it. ”

"Okay, I won't tell you, I've seen enough of today's game, I still have a few drawings to finish, I'm going to go back and finish it. Isabel picked up the box of butter cookies and left the dirty, bloody place.