Chapter 51: Death Without Death
The rolling wheels crushed the afternoon sun, and on the wide cross-shaped main road in the city center, another magnificent carriage galloped in the direction of the castle.
"The treasurer has arrived, too." On the side of the road, several uniformed surveillance team agents were going door-to-door to inspect the businesses along the street, and when they saw the gorgeous carriages passing by from time to time, they couldn't help but gather together and whisper.
All the shops are closed, those along the street are still sealed, and in the closed houses, people occasionally lean on the windows and look out. The inspectors turned a blind eye to these people, put up the seals and left, but the people who were sealed in the back room did not dare to say a word, and looked at the inspectors who seemed to be extremely stern in fear.
"Hey, the Third Highness is here too." Seeing another carriage slowly approaching from a distance, several inspectors stood in a row on the side of the road respectfully, and stood with their hands down until the carriage slowly passed by, and the inspectors breathed a sigh of relief and put up the seals even harder.
"These are smart people, too." Lowering the curtains of the car window, Monica sneered and said, "Knowing that my reliance is no longer there, they are all holding back to behave well in front of the new owner." โ
"There's no way, otherwise you'll have to be bullied by those who have been oppressed before." Babu shrugged his shoulders and said to the castle in the distance, "There are so many carriages hidden in Donggu City, even the widest street is blocked, it seems that we will have to wait in line for a long time, otherwise we will have to get out of the carriage and walk over." โ
"Don't hurry, wait in line slowly, now my behavior is on behalf of 'her' on this occasion to get out of the car and walk." Abby looked at the three travelers in front of her and said, "Have you figured it out?" It's too late to leave now, and if you don't leave now, once you get involved, maybe something will happen, and then it's too late to want to leave. โ
"Actually, we don't want to be involved." Babu said helplessly, "But you have given too much, with this skill......"
"Armed with faith."
"Well, with this kind of faith armed, we are equivalent to an extra hole card, although for some reasons, we can't use it often for the time being, but the hole card in hand, the future edge journey can be much safer." Babu sighed and stretched out his hands at Monica, "After taking the benefits of others, and now trying to stay out of the matter, isn't it bad for the reputation of our Babu and Monica Chamber of Commerce?" โ
"Yes, this is to discredit the Chamber of Commerce." Monica shook her long hair and said very cooperatively, "I don't agree to this, since the deposit can't be refunded, then we can only go deeper together, not to mention that you have been emphasizing that the weapon of faith is just a deposit, which makes us more and more curious, the deposit is already so tempting, how exaggerated is the final payment, so even if you drive us away now, we are not willing to do it." โ
Abby's expression was as calm as water, and she couldn't see her emotions, so she was silent for a long time before she smiled faintly and said softly: "The final payment is actually just a sentence, but it definitely exceeds your expectations." Well, since you're not ready to retreat, let's go and see what conspiracy Wesley has in store. I was curious, because I couldn't figure out what Wesley wanted to do to counter her anger after betraying her. โ
"Actually, I can guess some clues." "I mentioned to Monica before that if you want to get a fish to take the bait, you must first deduce what the fish really wants, and then set the bait according to his needs. This is true of fishing, and the same is true of anglers, and being able to accurately deduce what the target wants most is the first step to attracting people. Well? You don't have to look at me like that. โ
Before Babu finished speaking, he found that the other three women were staring at him with very vigilant eyes, especially Monica, and even moved into the distance, and then said from afar: "It's nothing, that's right, don't say it next time, we're afraid of falling into the trap." โ
Babu rolled his eyes, ignoring Monica's teasing, and continued, "So, if you want to know Wesker's plans, you must first know what he's most looking forward to. โ
"Of course, I want to live." Monica continued, "He sacrificed those innocent lives with blood, and even sent his troops to die, didn't he just want to live a few more days." โ
"The blood sacrifice is to prolong life, but what about betraying Ira?" The Bรกb asked Abby, "If you please that god, will you become an apostle and continue to live?" โ
"Nope." Abby shook her head affirmatively, "The act of betraying Ira may make him an apostle of the other party, but not every apostle of the gods can be revived, 'she' is just a special case, most gods can't do it." โ
"That's the problem, betraying Ira doesn't directly rejuvenate him, it's not in line with his fundamental purpose, unless he can get some kind of method from another god through this act, and indirectly achieve his own purpose." Babu subconsciously let a silver coin dance on his fingertips, and the silver coin spun and jumped on the back of his hand as if it was glued, and while playing with the coin, he squinted his eyes and thought, "If that's the case, then their deal should have been completed, Wesley is likely to have gotten what he wants, and as for how it will develop in the future, it doesn't matter to him which of the two will win and return." โ
"I guess it's still important." Monica reminded, "It can't be Ira who wins, or he's miserable." โ
"How miserable?" Babu looked at Abby again, "How would Ira show her anger?" โ
"Take what little life he has left." Abby doesn't have to think about it, "The act of betraying has broken through the bottom line of 'her'." โ
"Just kill him." Bรกb nodded, "So you see, this is not in line with his fundamental purpose. Of course, it is not ruled out that he will only bet on the other person, betting that Ira will never come back, but the safer way is to bet on both sides, and make some preparations, adding a layer of insurance to himself, so as to avoid that it is the angry Ira who comes back, and kills him easily. Well, this is in line with his fundamental purpose of living smoothly, so ...... And he just did it? โ
"What did you do?" Seeing that everyone else was silent, Aurora asked suspiciously, "I haven't heard of him doing anything special." โ
No one responded, and all three looked at her with a look of pity.
"Roar, if you look at me like that again, you'll kill you all."
"He did." Monica relented, sighed, and explained for her, "He's dead, and as long as he dies fast enough, Ira can't kill him." โ
"Huh? What does this count? Aurora opened her mouth wide and was stunned for a long time, then pointed at Babu and stammered, "But didn't he just say that he did this to survive?" โ
"That's right." "So, maybe he's found some way to keep him alive while he's dead." โ
"Do you want to hear what you just said?"
"No, I'm sober." Babu brushed aside Aurora's hand to touch his forehead, looked at the patterns on the castle that were mostly obscured by the external scaffolding, and said thoughtfully, "I wonder if this is the way he got from that foreign god, both to keep him alive and to avoid Ira's revenge by faking his death." Well, in this way, most of the doubts can be justified, and the question is ......"
"The question is that it can really be done to this extent?" Monica was also a little incredulous, and asked suspiciously, "Abby, is it possible that they have such an exaggerated method?" โ
"Sorry, I don't know." Abby smiled bitterly, "The edge is incomparably wide, and the phantom world is even more mysterious, and no one can say whether there is such a method that is very strange when you hear it." In addition, even if there is, but what does it have to do with the fact that he hurriedly gathered three descendants just after he died, it can't be that this is also part of his immortality. โ
"I had a bad feeling." Babu subconsciously played with the silver coin in his hand, and looked at the castle that was getting closer and closer, "If the situation is allowed to develop, I'm afraid he will be the final winner, and we, no, even Ira don't even have a chance to know his tricks, we will only think that he is dead and let down his guard, and then, next time, there will be a more dangerous betrayal and calculation." By the way, Abby, what will happen if Ira's body is found? โ
Abby instantly became expressionless, staring at Babu with cold eyes, in the face of the sudden change, Monica, who was originally half-lying and half-leaning on the seat, subconsciously got up and moved sideways for the first time, and pulled out the dagger to block in front of Babu, but as soon as the dagger was halfway drawn, Babu's hand was held by Babu, Babu shook his head at her, and smiled calmly at Abby.
Perhaps it was the reaction of the two that played a role, Abby only stared for a few seconds, then her gaze gradually softened, and she turned her head and whispered: "I will tell 'her' this question, and it is her business whether she will answer or not." โ
"Sorry, it looks like this is a sensitive issue."
Babu smiled helplessly, although there was no abnormality visually this time, but just now, from Abby, Babu felt quite a powerful force, although it was not as good as the leader-level mutant he had killed just now, but it was not inferior to the female mutant on the farm. was stared at by such a person with a gaze full of murderous intent, and it was a shame that Babu was able to stabilize and not lose his temper on the spot.
"It's really sensitive, but I can see that you have no malicious intent, so it's acceptable." Abby also smiled, at first reluctantly, but quickly returned to normal, as if nothing had happened just now, and asked, "So, what do you think is the solution to the hidden danger?" The problem now is that I have no use for strength, and even if I want to stop him, I have to know what he intends to do before I can stop him, but now we don't even know if he is dead or not, let alone his scheme. You can't rush up and burn him directly whether it's a corpse or not, after all, he is still the city lord, he can't do this, not to mention that now I let you say it, I'm not sure if I did it to his heart. โ
"I want to dive in and have a look." Babu hesitated for a moment, gritted his teeth and said, "It's useless to just guess outside, only go in and test it for yourself to know if our inference just now is correct." โ
"No kidding." Abby and Aurora didn't react yet, Monica had already pulled out the hand that had been held by Babu just now, grabbed him by the collar, and dragged him in front of her, almost nose-to-nose whispering, "It's not like we haven't been in before, there are so many servants in it, there are still groups of soldiers, and there may be spies of the monitoring team in the shadows, it is still a normal time." Now that something so big has happened, think for yourself how many guards and how many servants will be inside, sneak in...... How is it possible, I'm afraid that someone will find out after just a few steps, don't forget that your current weak state is better than mine, in case you are discovered, you can't even run. Or, if you plan to take Anna with you, then it's not called infiltrating but breaking in, then it's better to let Abby rush in and make trouble, it's better than letting you die for nothing. โ
"Calm down, calm down." Babu patted Monica's hand and motioned for her to let go of her neck, "Actually, infiltration has little to do with weakness or not, unless that kind of high-intensity extreme infiltration requires strength to improve the margin for error." The only difference between these patrols and undefended ones is that they can waste more manpower, and at the same time make the scene more chaotic and give the infiltrators more opportunities to take advantage of. Moreover, there is not even a single security device here, it is like waving at me with the door open, shouting to me Come on, come on, come on, I'm sorry for such a lax guard if I don't go in and take a turn. โ
"Are you sure?" Monica squinted at him, her eyes full of suspicion, "I know you like to have nothing to do, and I know you like excitement, but there is really no need to use your life to pursue excitement, not to mention that this matter may also be related to the future fate of the whole city, and acting rashly will not solve any problems." โ
"Can you recall that since I joined your team, I said something I wasn't sure about?"
"Every day."
"Ahem, I mean business." Babu blushed, and hurriedly coughed a few times, "It's true that I like the thrill of life and death, but it doesn't affect the business, since I said that I can sneak in, I am completely sure." โ
Monica bit her lip and stared at Babu's eyes for a long time and hesitated, then reluctantly nodded: "In case it is discovered, a fireworks signal will be issued immediately, and I will create chaos from the outside to answer you, don't fight hard, you ......"
"Actually, this is a good way, if you can really sneak in, it is the most direct way to explore." Abby said unconcernedly, "As for safety, you don't have to be so nervous, even if he is really discovered, it doesn't matter, I will take action and snatch him out, so don't worry at all." โ
"Your Royal Highness."
As Abby spoke, a few ordinary soldiers greeted her. When I looked around, the carriage had arrived at the gate of the castle, and almost all the upper class people in the city had gathered here. Seeing Abby and Aurora appear at the same time, many officials bowed and saluted from afar, Abby just raised his hand casually, and asked the soldiers guarding the door, "What's the situation now?" Why do I think I'm being stopped waiting outside? โ
"His Majesty's last words are for the three Highnesses to come to his office first to pay respects to the body and then deal with the follow-up issues. I heard the bell just now, and His Highness was the first to arrive. The soldier explained in a low voice, "I wanted to wait for the Second Highness to go in with the Third and Third Highnesses, but the Second Highness didn't know why, and it hadn't arrived yet, and the Third Highness had to rush back from the outer city gate." His Royal Highness waited for a long time, but he couldn't wait, so he went in first. โ
"The three of them went in before they arrived, and no one stopped them?"
"Your Majesty didn't say that you want the three highnesses to meet together, so no one stopped you."
Abby frowned and sighed, nodded to Babu, who gave a thumbs up and muttered a few more words in Monica's ear before slowly retreating, disappearing into the chaotic queue of carriages, and disappearing in the blink of an eye.