The attacks on the Slots in Khatris had already risen to double digits, and the addition of this incident only made the number rise again.

If it is only a continuous number of injuries committed by a single prisoner, then this number is no longer reasonable, and this number does not count the number of events that have not yet been realized, and if those are also included, then the conservative estimate can be increased by more than half.

Curt's warning had some effect, and the guards present were all in good spirits, otherwise on weekdays, it would not be certain whether there were people from the garrison coming. Ever since the Dryad's attack, the air in the city had become a bit strange, and every bit of wind and grass caused a commotion.

The most known points are none other than "the dead were all Slots", "they looked strange after being killed", and "the location of the deceased is not remote". The conditions are so scarce, and the scope of the search is so great that there has been no progress until now.

The Dominion of Osattaria is a region open to immigrants, where ethnic groups from all over the world meet and then evolve into the "Osatarians" with the habits of their ancestors. Among the large number of immigrants, the proportion of Slots is also very large.

There are hundreds of thousands of Slots in the area around Catrice, and a large number of humans of this ethnic group are active in all the industries of Catrice. From the most honorable capitalists to the lowest beggars, these people can always be seen on the streets of the city. This has become the biggest obstacle to the investigation.

If something had happened to a noble bourgeoisie, the news would have been enough to make the front page of the newspaper, but if it was just an old beggar who had disappeared. Hardly anyone will notice. Those people seem to have their eyes on this, and the targets of the attacks are small people who do not cause mass commotion.

Curt pulled out a map of Catrice City, which had been annotated by Lizzie in various inks. Each place marked with a cross in red ink represents a remnant of a Slotic who has been revealed. This is what Lizzie marked not long ago.

Crimson crosses appear in many places in and around the city of Catrice, and they represent the blood of the victims who are about to be sprinkled on the land of Catrice. There are already a lot of red scattered in the map, and counting the one in front of him, Curt has to add a new mark to the map.

"No one has to die. ”

There was some helplessness in Curt's tone, these Slots may have different identities and experiences, but when death visits. Without exception, they all died. They have their own lives, their own relationships, but none of them make sense anymore.

"yes, they're innocent...... No one has the right to deprive them of their lives. Yugili, who was in charge of managing the on-site investigation, was rather indignant. But Curt always felt that his appearance was a little false, "Those criminals only dare to attack these citizens who are powerless to resist, a bunch of despicable fellows." ”

Death is a result, it is not just the end of a person's life. It also declares the disappearance of all the relationships that a person is connected to. The act of killing a person is not just taking life away. It is also denying the existing value of the other party and the possibility of saving in the future.

"No, no one is 'innocent'...... All people die, the difference is only when and how they die. Richie's voice suddenly sounded in Curt's head, and she flatly denied the conversation between Curt and Yugili, "These people may be innocent, but in the eyes of those who are eyeing them, they are not even human. Being 'killed' means that they have been effectively 'used'. ”

For those who are capable of wiping out anyone. These Slots are just some lambs to the slaughter to their ability. It's too easy to kill these ordinary citizens who can't resist. And their killing of these Slots was not a senseless massacre.

Listening to Lizzie's tone, don't say that these Slots are not considered "people" by those people, or even "creatures". Killing them is no different from tearing off the hands and feet of the rag doll: "You actually say 'use'...... It's almost like saying they're just props. ”

Treated as human or not, these Slots are at least living creatures, and it would be unforgiving to use them as tools.

"These Slots have indeed become 'props', and they are one-time consumables. Instead of denying it, Lizzie reaffirmed Curt's statement, "In many of the ancient spells, there are indeed many ways to use human materials as means of casting spells. ”

Ancient spells that use human materials as casting materials do exist, and like all materials in the world, human materials also have magical powers, and it is not impossible to use them for casting spells. Although some spells can only be cast through these materials, in places where modern civilization is widespread, such spells are often dismissed as evil ways.

"You probably don't know what a symbolic spell is, do you? This is a relatively out-of-the-way ancient spell, even in the era when ancient spells were heavily studied, this kind of spell was a partial of a part-of-the-way. These spells are used using a lot of animal materials, including people. ”

Of course, this kind of magic is an evil way, but even if it is an evil way, there will be a small number of people who worship these evil ways in private. Like the "secret rituals" that have long been widely known, minority beliefs attract those who are in the minority, and those who only thirst for power do not care about the source of power.

"So these Slots are being used as material for spells?"

Curt was stunned for a moment, because a picture that was almost the same as the map in his hand suddenly appeared in front of him, with some differences except that it was a somewhat awkward Rubik's cube drawn by Lizzie. The sharing of memories from the Soul Bond had sent the vision to Curt's mind, allowing him to correspond to the scene in front of him.

"Look at the locations of the dead on the map, they didn't kill them just for complacency, they did it for a purpose. The 'decorative paintings' were all symbolic symbols, and it seemed that they were intending to target the city of Catrice with a giant spell. ”

Curt looked at the map in his hand, and at the same time paid attention to Liqi's explanation, his movements suddenly became hectic, and the security officer next to the guide noticed him. But he could no longer be distracted by them, so he took a pen and drew on a nearby table.

Connecting each location of the life event will end up with a strange pattern that is crooked and disproportionate. However, in the method of connection used by Lizzie, there are certain rules for the interconnection between each place on the map, and according to these rules, a pattern is gradually formed, and rectangles, circles, and polygons are connected to each other, and finally a complex geometric pattern is obtained.

Lizzie's words in the commentary were so fast that Curt could only search for every spot in her newspaper in the dazzling array of map signs. But often before he found the first target, Lizzie had already reported the third location, and looking at him and her confidence, it made people suspect that this Rubik's cube was designed by herself.

"These people also think that their opponents are too simple, as long as they know the principle, it is not difficult to deduce the basic structure of a Rubik's Cube. I don't know what came to mind, Lizzie's voice was smiling, "Maybe I think not many people know about symbolic spells anymore...... But I dare say that the 'Wind of the Twelve' must have already seen something wrong, and it won't be long before these things appear. ”

Although the process was a bit troublesome, Curt finally drew the half-finished Rubik's cube on the map in his hand under Lizzie's instructions. An exaggerated Rubik's Cube envelops Catrice City and many surrounding areas, and it seems that the goal of the True Eye is to power it.

The Slots who were revealed were on top of the nodes of the spell structure, and were undoubtedly the key points in the operation of the Rubik's Cube. There are also many remote areas that have been circled in different colors at Liqi's request, and the words "careful investigation" or "key patrol" are marked in small letters next to them.

"There's a good chance that the mage who designed this Rubik's cube is the one who showed up in the monastery. The monastery's strange magical structure was designed to experiment with the way to supply energy to this large area of Rubik's Cube. Seeing that he was in a hurry to make the next victim, he obviously couldn't bear it anymore, that is, this unstable element was now like a bomb that had been ignited, and it could explode at any time. ”

Through simple psychoanalysis, Lizzie thought that the pathologies expressed by the black-clothed sorcerer were already very strict. This kind of person likes to be noticed and feared, and he will only get some satisfaction when everything is to his heart, otherwise he will attack him brutally, as happened to Lizzie.

Keeping such a person in the team is an extremely dangerous unexploded bomb, even if he has the ability, he can't be trusted, and he will only act for himself.

"By allowing this element of instability to persist in the group, the managers of the organization will consider the strengths and weaknesses that this element brings to the overall team. If this 'element' were in fact a person, how do you think he would be treated when he appears to be less useful than the risks he might bring?"

From the point of view of pure interests, human resources can always play a specific role, as long as all aspects of manpower have not yet reached saturation, such people can always stay and use. But when he endangers the entire organization, he must eliminate it as much as possible.

And before they are cleared, these people are often used by their affiliated organizations to use the last residual heat as bargaining chips, or as discarded children.

"If nothing else, the last bit of value of that guy is about to be squeezed out by that 'True Eye'. Lizzie's voice was slightly meaningful, as if she had caused the situation, "All we have to do now is eat this outcast before he is used up in our favor." ”

As she spoke, Lizzie seemed to chew on a snack with her molars, and there was a clicking sound in her mouth. (To be continued......)

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