ICP record number: Xiang B2-20100081-3 Internet Publishing Qualification Certificate: Xinchu Network License (Xiang) Zi No. 11 Network Culture Business License: Wen Wangwen [2010] No. 128

In a deserted suburb to the southwest of Royo, stands a special building.

The building is surrounded on all sides by tall walls, and there are hemispherical white magic towers every hundred meters.

A total of forty-two magical towers enclose the entire building into a large circle, as conspicuous as forty-two pearls on a black line, each with four warriors and a mage in the center.

Outside the walls were guards with swords and axes, and knights on scaly beasts roamed around.

The level of these knights and warriors may not be too high, but with the fierce and fierce dark-scaled beasts, their combat effectiveness has increased a lot.

This is the famous Spark Prison in Royo City.

Due to the large number of bandits, mixed races, and troubles in the area of the Villas Mountains, the Reims Empire built a large, well-fortified prison here to house prisoners.

Spark Prison has multiple layers of defense. The first line of defense is the outermost patrol guard, supplemented by a hundred Imperial Cavalry Regiment Guards with Darkscale Beasts. Their main duty is to keep no strangers near the prison and, if necessary, to hunt down prisoners who may escape.

The second layer of defense was a high wall of forty-two magic towers. Forty-two magic towers, each with a huge magic ball on it, when the forty-two magic balls release energy at the same time, they will combine into a magic canopy, forming a huge energy light shield, completely isolating the prison from the outside world, enough to resist the attack of any spell, and support at least a whole day.

The third line of defense was behind the wall. The tall walls block people's vision, so that people are unaware of the murderous intentions that are hidden behind them.

If anyone thinks that rushing through the wall is the sea and the sky, he is very wrong. Because behind the wall, there is a death warning zone up to 12 meters wide. In this area, all kinds of magic traps and traps are dense, and once it breaks in, its powerful flesh-devouring ability can destroy thousands of enemies in an instant.

After passing through the death zone, there is a fourth line of defense, which is guarded by a combination of a hundred high-ranking puppet warriors, twenty flesh golems, and forty demon spirits.

There is only one person who can command them, and that is the supreme commander here, Lord Strias, the warden.

The morning air is fresh after the rain. The light rain that fell in the middle of the night last night raised the grass on the ground a little higher.

The sound of kicking horses' hooves in the distance, the crisp jingle of bells.

A luxurious carriage drove towards the main entrance of Spark Prison, driven by a man wearing a large hat, the shadow of which could not see the driver's face clearly, except for a pair of large hands wielding leather whips, lean as dry bones.

The carriage stopped at the main entrance of the prison.

The driver jumped out of the carriage and handed the pass to the prison guard: "Invited by Count Sterrias to meet him, this is the pass." ”

The soldier guarding the gate carefully checked the pass and returned the pass to the other party: "You can go in." ”

The driver waved his long whip and urged the carriage forward.

The gate opened, and the carriage entered the prison with good footsteps. Behind the thick walls, soldiers were standing guard everywhere, and some of the trained monsters were being used as useful hunting dogs, and they were patrolling around under the guidance of the soldiers.

The carriage stopped in an open space inside the prison, and it was Xiu Yi who stepped out of it.

He straightened his glasses and straightened his bow tie before he said to the driver, "You wait here for me for a while." ”

"Yes, little master. The driver lowered his head and responded hoarsely.

The small white building in the prison was the office of the prison warden, Count Strias.

Led by the guards, Huey slowly made his way to the office of Count Strias.

The office in Strias is not too big, but it is fresh and elegantly furnished. A walnut desk with a double-layered quill holder and a delicate candelabra on the left-hand side that looks like a product of the Bauhinia period, or even older.

On one side of the doorway, there is a row of sand coffee tables made of fragrant wood, and amber teacups look like they are made of some kind of deep-sea secret stone.

Unlike the Silent Island Hotel and the Lampa Clubhouse, where the artworks are merely ornaments, most of them are reproductions and have no real art appreciation value, but in this small office are real art treasures, each one is genuine.

On the opposite side of the desk, two chairs are placed. Huey noticed a clear difference between the two chairs, one made of wood and rattan and the other made of steel with iron rings on them.

This means that they are for different guests, respectively.

At this moment, Count Strias was working behind his desk, and behind him hung a large oil painting.

A young woman with a halo of sun rings on her head and a scarf on her face is standing tall and looking down under the slanting light of the setting sun. She stood on the top of a mountain, with the wind roaring at her feet, and her eyes showed a faint sadness, as if she was taking pity on the world.

At the bottom of the picture, countless civilians pray to the sky, and behind them, a hideous and terrifying devil is waving a long whip out of the ground, looking up to the sky and laughing madly.

This is Alec Dortrie's famous "Saint of the Sunset".

The picture of the sunset saint, in the whole Fengming big 6, can be said to be a quite famous painting. This is not about the level of the person who painted the painting, but the key is the meaning behind it.

Legend has it that Alec Dortri, the creator of the Sunset Maiden, was a bard who once saw the demons of hell crawl out of the Nine Abysses and wreak havoc on the world. However, no sooner had the demon come to this world than a veiled saint suddenly appeared, repelled the demon, and then disappeared again.

Alec Dortri thought it was a apparition of the Virgin and painted this picture of the Saint of the Sunset.

From the analysis of time, in the past three hundred years, Fengming Da 6 has experienced two major events when the gate of time and space suddenly opened and demons invaded the world.

The events recorded by Alec Dortri coincide with the Second Invasion.

Due to the sudden opening and disappearance of the space-time portal, only a small number of demons have a chance to come here. Although they were powerful, they were eventually wiped out by the combined efforts of the human powerhouses. But just the few demons who came over had already caused this big 6 to suffer irreparable damage.

The power and horror of the demon are terrifying.

The doctrine of doom was all the rage at the time, and many believed that sooner or later, the gates to hell would be completely opened. At that time, thousands of devils will pour into this world, and the entire Wind Roaring Big 6 will no longer be able to resist and will be destroyed in one fell swoop.

The Cult of Doom was born, and it gradually became a powerful religion in this Big 6.

Alec Dortri's painting of the Holy Maiden was once revered as a sacred relic, as a result of which the savior was longed for in the legends of nothingness.

However, the doctrine of the end of the world was undoubtedly extremely detrimental to the sect of the Holy Spirit, which was dominant at the time. Therefore, the Holy Spirit Sect dispatched the Holy Knights to encircle and suppress the Doomsday Cult, and this picture of the Sunset Saintess also fell into the hands of the sect.

Without the mad cult of the Doomsday Cult, the Sunset Maiden lost its specific meaning and gradually became an art collection sought after by wealthy gentlemen. It contains a story rich enough for its owner to tell for days and nights.

After a few twists and turns, it finally fell into the hands of the current Spark warden, Count Strias.

The earl's office was filled with a strong artistic atmosphere, and even Xiu Yi had to admire the count's collection and wealth.

And now, thanks to a bet made yesterday, Count Sterrias is going to give up the painting.

Xiui guessed that he must be very unwilling.

"You're here. Seeing Huey coming in, Count Sterrias said without raising his head.

He is in the process of signing an amnesty.

Casually pointing to the chair in front of the desk, Count Sterrias said, "Please sit down for a while, while I am busy with the business at hand." ”

He was referring to the chair with steel rings and made of steel.

An understated smile tugged at the corner of Huey's mouth.

Standing in front of the iron chair, Huey said, "Prison Chief, I guess you're wrong? ”

Count Sterrias glanced up at Xiui in some surprise, then nodded, "Yes, you're right. Sit down, I'll be fine soon. ”

"Actually, I don't think I need to sit. Lord Count Strias, you know what I'm here for today. I think if you have the heart to keep your promise, you can stand up and give me the painting behind you. I assure you, it won't waste a few more seconds of your time. ”

Count Stryas looked up a little annoyed, and he finally stopped what he was doing.

"I want to talk to you, boy of House Dardanelle. ”

"So you don't want to fulfill the bet and give me the picture of the Sunset Maiden?"

"You deceived me by devised a trap for me to drill. ”

"Oh, that's a serious offense. ”

"Last night at the clubhouse, you yourself openly admitted it. ”

"I think being honest with each other is the best way to get friendship. ”

"The premise is that there is no fraudulent means to defraud someone else's property. ”

"Why didn't you just say no yesterday?"

Count Strias's face flushed slightly. He was a nobleman, a gentleman. A gentleman can't do anything in public anyway, but that doesn't mean he can accept the fact that he lost the Sunset Saintess and gave it away, especially after the other party publicly admitted that little trick, which made him extremely psychologically unbalanced. Therefore, when Huey came to pick up the painting today, Count Sterrias had already planned to give the other party a little color

But he didn't expect that Xiu Yi had seen his mind from the beginning, making it impossible for his plan to proceed.

The most taboo thing to negotiate is an opponent who doesn't cooperate with you at all, and it is clear that the little heir of the Dardanelles knows this very well.

"How much money do you need? I can pay for my paintings. Count Sterrias changed his tone at the right time.

"That's pretty much it. Huey laughed: "But you know that the Dardanelles are not a family that is very short of money, and for us, what we lack is the approval of the upper nobles. We can spend money to make friends, but we can't use friends to sell money. ”

"If you agree to give up the picture of the sunset saint, you have me as a friend. The warden said seriously.

"I think friendship should be a feeling of self, an emotion that feels good in our dealings with each other, is full of appreciation for each other, and is willing to continue to be in a relationship with each other. It's not a deal, it's just a means to get to know each other and feel good. It's like I can buy a lot of money to buy countless flowers to please a beautiful woman, and eventually get her heart and her body, but I can't just give her money to have sex with me. The same goes for friendship, Lord Count Strias, you can't equate friendship with your picture of the Virgen of the Sunset, that would make me think you...... There's a purpose. ”

Count Strias's face turned red, he glared angrily at the other party, and thought for a moment, "Young Master Dardanelle, what do you want me to do to show my sincerity?"

"Well. Xiuy's face showed thought: "You know I don't have to have this painting, when it comes to friendship, I do have an idea. ”

This sentence gave the Count a hope. He was overjoyed and asked:

"What thoughts?"

"Oh, I've heard that Spark Prison is the strongest prison in the Reims Empire, and it's heavily guarded, but it's because of its reputation that many people are proud to be able to visit Spark Prison once. I've heard that there aren't a few people who ask the warden to visit this place every year?"

"Yes, it does. ”

"But only a very small percentage of people will be able to get approved?"

"It has to be a friend I trust. ”

"Look, here's the problem. You said you wanted to be friends with me, right?" said Huey, grinning, "I hope the Earl is really willing to be my friend." ”

Count Sterrias froze slightly, the shrewd little heir had a problem for him, if he wanted to persuade the other party to give up his beloved "The Saintess of the Sunset", then he must first show enough sincerity to prove it all.

After thinking for a while, he finally sighed: "Yes, you are right, Master Dardanelle, you are my friend, you have obtained my invitation, you are free to visit my prison." ”

Ringing the bell on the table, a guard walked in.

"Take our guest around and don't snub him. Count Sterrias commanded.

"Yes, my lord. ”

Walking out of the little white building, Huey said to the coachman by the carriage, "You go back to the carriage, and I'll walk around first." ”

The driver, wearing a hat, returned to the car without saying a word.

"Where are you going to visit first?" asked the guard respectfully.

"Let's take a walk around the periphery first. Huey replied.

"Yes, Master Dardanelle. ”

Finishing cloth.

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