Chapter 145: Violent Means
The magic flowed in an orderly manner in the darkness, and they were one with the darkness in the room, and with a little light, the magic and the darkness were like a tidal wave.
The magic in this isolated studio is much more abundant than in the street, and even people who don't have much magic capacity can clearly feel the magic flowing in the air. It's like throwing a person into water, and the rich magic power brushes over every pore of the body like running water.
A sorcerer's workshop will always be located in an area with a relatively high amount of mana, whether it's a node where natural mana flows through or a high-level mana space made of artificial materials - only with enough mana can you do spell research or make spell items.
There is no doubt that the cost of building a space that can be used by mages to conduct experiments is astronomical using materials with magical elements. So a long time ago, mages began to choose to set up their workshops in places with a high concentration of magic.
Castles or towers, libraries or cabins - and even cellars. The sorcerers who were able to set up the workshop were naturally unearthly in their sorcery skills, but their aesthetic was sometimes unflattering. These studios became the prototype of some academies.
With the development of the times, the magic furnace to replace the natural magic node was also opened, and with it, of course, a major change in the direction of the mage's research. The advent of power traps allowed wizards to prepare spells on a larger scale, and also made research much easier.
In recent years, modern technology exhibitions have been able to transcend the limitations of some spaces, exchange magic for other energy to continue to transmit, and distribute the magic extracted from the magic furnace to various locations where it is needed. Thanks to that. The sorcerers have also made it easier for the sorcerers to choose the location of the studio, and even the desert of magic has been able to build an efficient spell studio through the guò electrical network.
However, this technology has not yet become widespread in the Dominion, and only a few public offices of academies and staffing agencies are connected to the magical network. That's enough for now, though, except for the areas where these Wizards are concentrated. There's no place where too much magic is needed.
Obviously, the room was not connected to a mana supply line, and was even designed to be an enclosed basement to avoid being overreacted by the mana. These tidal waves of mana do not fill the air with a centralized supply.
"When the time comes, how are you thinking about it...... Do you want to say it now, or let me beat you up before you think about it?" As if to reflect the feelings of the owner of the room, the air and magic swirled together. "Or let me turn your brain over with my own hands?"
Lizzie's expression remained mask-calm, and the threat coming out of her skinny mouth seemed unconvincing, but he clearly wasn't just talking about it. But the magic that flowed in the air had indeed conveyed her attitude to the teenager who was restrained in the chair.
Lizzie may seem weaker than him, but it's not just about his size - if Lizzie were going to kill him now. All you need is a dinner knife.
As Lizzie herself says, she has a taste for playing dead, but she will never kill someone casually - although she does have the ability to do so. She likes things that make her happy, but she doesn't want to feel the splatters and wails of other people's flesh through torture.
Lizzie is also not averse to using violence to solve problems, and she will not hesitate to use violence as a means as long as the situation she is facing does necessitate the use of violence to solve the problem. It's not that she doesn't care about the process, but she cares more about whether the result will achieve her goals.
So when using violence in all ways is the most appropriate path, she chooses to start using it. If it's for the sake of extracting information. Then the use of some relatively crude methods to inquire is not an unexpected situation - of course, she usually gives the other person a chance to consider.
"I'm not like someone who always wants to solve problems with dialogue, and I don't show mercy when I move. Lizzie seemed to want to give the boy one last warning. He leaned over and stood in front of the boy and said, "And even he will use violence if necessary." ”
Curt was a pacifist - at least as he himself declared, that violence would not be used if there was no need, and that it would never give in to any form of violence. Violence can solve many problems, as well as the object itself. But there is no way to solve all the problems.
But that doesn't mean he won't fight – Curt opposes most forms of violence and seeks gentle, non-violent ways to resolve conflicts and confrontations between people. But when circumstances force us to take up arms. His actions are often many times more violent than those who often keep violence in their hands.
Curt once said to Lizzie: "Intelligent beings do not master language to curse and slander each other, and language as a tool for mutual communication is also the basis on which we can cooperate." As long as it is not an irresolvable contradiction. It is still possible to solve problems through communication between people. ”
Tolerance and mildness are not out of weakness, but rather out of another way to solve the problem. In order to be able to achieve "peace" between people, it is sometimes necessary to take up arms - to bring back to reality those who cannot communicate in words.
"Humph......"
Unfortunately, the boy seemed unimpressed by Lizzie's threat, and he finally had his first reaction when he entered the studio...... But it was a cold snort of disdain. Perhaps in his opinion, even if Lizzie was a sorcerer, a weak girl could not do enough "violent acts" to threaten his safety, and he even began to look at Lizzie with contempt.
Not to die is not necessarily not to die, but to die is to die - especially in this environment. It seems that this young man does not know what he is doing, and it is very unwise to continue to provoke the other party with words and deeds when the ownership of his life is in the hands of others.
"Very good, very good, it looks like you've made your choice. Lizzie nodded helplessly, the last expression on her face disappeared, and some only replied mechanically, "Didn't you know you were on the gallows without the noose around your neck?"
The voice didn't ask a question, "Won't you judge the situation?" and other ways of asking for the other person's opinion, not a threat to let the other person know about their situation. This is just a lament for the attitude of the young man, who, like a martyr ready to die, is as oblivious to Lizzie's threats.
Liki's reaction to the boy who looked at her without changing her face was also direct - if you can't get cooperation without violence, then do what the other party wants.
With a few simple gestures, the shadowy tentacles that wrapped around the boy pulled him from his actions, hanging him from a height that could touch the ground on tiptoes. This was followed by a simple, direct jab, and Lizzie's skinny fist sliced through the dull air and plunged into the boy's chest.
Syllable!
The limbs were constantly colliding, and the expressionless Liqi simply beat the boy who was suspended by the tentacles like a sandbag. Suddenly, a series of blows broke the silence that covered the studio, and the boy's body writhed under the punches and kicks, and his face wrinkled in pain.
But he still gritted his teeth and did not cry out.
"Ahem, ahem!"
Finally, Lizzie stopped her fists and kicks, and silently looked at the wrinkled young man, who was attacked continuously at this time, and finally was able to catch his breath, but there was a series of choking coughs. Boxing without magic lacks destructive power, but it can easily cause pain. With each attack, Lizzie aimed at inconsequential locations, simply applying pain to avoid inflicting severe damage to his body.
"This is the first time, so you should take it as a greeting gift. I'm always welcome to tell me what you know, but if you don't want to say anything, then I'll have to gradually increase the force, and you can rest assured that since I promised that guy, I will try my best to control it. ”
There was no mood swing in Lizzie's voice as she spoke. Her gestures controlled the magic in the air, and spells that were used to heal her body gradually formed in her fingertips. But in an instant, the scars left by the punches and kicks were erased by the spell, leaving the boy with only pain.
The content of their conversation is indeed a very important thing - however, even if Lizzie is using violence to extract information, she is not as excited or exuberant as ordinary people should be. In the dark, even if she was threatening with words, her attitude was too weak. There was no emotion in her eyes, and her eyes that were as dark as mud just stared at the boy coldly.
"Anyway, even if I really want to tear down a few of your bones, I'll still use simple healing spells. Anyway, it's just that I can't kill you, which means that I can do anything if it's not lethal - and honestly, I wish you could change your decision before it's too late to regret it. ”
Death was only a momentary thing, and it was the most terrible thing to beg for death—there was still plenty of time, and she still had time to slowly get something out of the boy's mouth. Anyway, the damage can also be easily healed through the guò spell, and Lizzie is not worried that she will accidentally beat the boy to death.
Next, it depends on how far this teenager can last.
With a snap of her fingers, the magic in the air slowly flowed again, and Lizzie relaxed her wrist casually, as if to announce that the conversation in the form of a tool was over.
"Hahaha, hahahahaha!"
But for some reason, the boy suddenly laughed, and the laughter, which gradually became high, rubbed against the air, and pulsates echoed in the deep darkness. (To be continued)
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