Knowing what Anna and Yinsko encountered after the magic wave began, it is difficult not to admire the tenacity of these two people.
Although Lu Yu and Sera had already told them to "just do what they can," under the continuous natural disasters of the magic wave and looking at the increasingly decaying scene and the scarred ownerless situation, Anna still couldn't completely ignore it.
I chose to do my best to save everyone one by one.
Anna always lowered her head when she said this, because it was obviously inconsistent with the instructions and even somewhat self-assertive.
But Mei Qiu never thought that saving people was a wrong thing, and he should not be harshly criticized for it. On the contrary, Mei Qiu recognized and appreciated Anna's decisiveness, and was even more pleased with her action and kindness from the heart.
Seeing Anna's tearful look, Lu Yu said to Yinske: "Make a list for me."
Yinske didn't understand what Lu Yu meant and was stunned.
"Who is directly involved, who is secretly assisting, and who is supporting them, list them out and write down the details clearly."
When Yinske handed over the entire scroll full of writing, Lu Yu glanced at it briefly. Several names made his mind flood with memories. They were specially left behind when they left Ke Lai because they were worried that the orphanage would suffer a loss.
Some connections, but now he is clearly on the list of perpetrators.
Lu Yu laughed playfully: "Interesting."
He pointed to "Crazy Kevin" who was at the top of the list and asked: "Is this the person who gave you a gift package of dead animals?"
Yinsko nodded slightly: "Crazy Kevin is a well-known magician around Boen. Money is paramount. After mastering the necromancy magic, he became more and more arrogant. Since he did not conflict with the business association, he has always been able to swim.
Walking around the city and doing shameful things."
"It's the undead again..." Lu Yu clicked his tongue, "Then this 'Brandon the Wind Breaker' is so far ahead, but you didn't write down any details. Does that mean you don't know anything about him?"
Anna felt ashamed and said: "We only know that he suddenly emerged from the slums after natural disasters occurred one after another. He accumulated a little capital through continuous lending to the poor. He seems to have hooked up with a powerful person, but who he is is unknown."
"Then I'll trouble you to find out. You've been operating here for so long, so it shouldn't be difficult, right?"
Hearing this, Yinske, who had been holding back his anger for a long time, quickly went out to make arrangements.
Sera wiped away Anna's tears with her tentacles, looking at her haggard appearance and feeling a little distressed: "The Dawn Territory is on the right track, and we have many more partners, but you have never seen it with your own eyes. Now may be the right time to leave here.
It’s time.”
Anna stared at the briquettes in surprise: "Lord Sera..."
She suddenly clenched her fists and shook her head slightly: "No, if I leave now, these people sheltered by the welfare home will become homeless again and suffer natural disasters one after another. They are as fragile as paper. Giving them up is no different than murder."
Sera once felt that Anna was very similar to herself, but she didn't expect that besides being similar, she was even more obsessed with him.
Just when Sera was about to give up persuasion and let everything take its course, Lu Yu spoke.
"Anna, before you make a decision, you might as well watch a show with us."
"Performance?"
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In the dim basement, a flesh-and-blood werewolf was tightly bound by chains and hung in mid-air close to the wall. Two people who were almost exhausted after being whipped with salt-water whips wiped the sweat from their heads and looked at him cautiously.
A middle-aged man sitting on a chair behind him.
It was winter, but Crazy Kevin was still wearing a short shirt, and his exposed skin was tattooed with various evil spirits and beasts from legends. His bulging muscles undulated with his movements. Those legendary creatures
The monster seemed to come to life.
The face of the unruly werewolf showed fear, whether it was for the lifelike tattoo or Crazy Kevin himself.
Although he was weak, he still shouted with all his strength: "You have found the wrong person. I don't know you, and I have never offended your people. I am just a passing adventurer!"
Crazy Kevin enjoys the change in the werewolf's attitude very much. He has always believed that making people fear him is the first priority for survival, especially in troubled times.
"Don't worry, I found the wrong person, it's you."
"But I really don't know you!"
"It doesn't matter, I just need a test subject who looks strong and can withstand the torment, and you are a perfect fit."
After saying that, Crazy Kevin put his hand on the werewolf's forehead. Along with the chant, the magic power turned into countless threads and penetrated into the werewolf's body. The strong werewolf couldn't hold on for long before his eyes turned white and his whole body trembled.
After a while, there was no life left.
As Crazy Kevin watched, the werewolf's spirit slowly emerged on top of the corpse. It couldn't wait to pull it with magic power, like a puppeteer in a circus. This fresh spirit smoothly obeyed the orders and acted.
.
After being stunned for a while, Crazy Kevin burst into laughter.
Since exploring and mastering necromancy, he has been improving his attainments in this area, and now, he can finally obtain spirits by creating death itself, instead of only manipulating fragile spirits that are about to break for his own use.
"Master Chief, that guy Yinske is here, and he also brings a weirdo with a mask."
Crazy Kevin, who had just made a breakthrough, smiled and wiped his hands, but after seeing Yinske, his smile quickly faded - he did not see Yinske bringing what he wanted.
Crazy Kevin sat down with a sullen face, without saying a word, staring at Yinske with disdain, and glanced at the masked man next to him. The slight fluctuation of magic power made him even more contemptuous.
Yinsko took out a large gold brick from his pocket and placed it on the table: "This is one of the few we can provide you."
Crazy Kevin said angrily: "Are all the people in the orphanage so deaf and unable to understand my request? When did I say that this is all?"
"I'm sorry that I cannot satisfy your request." Yinske said solemnly, "For fist-sized forbidden magic materials, or at least a large number of high-level materials that can be used in alchemy or medicine refining, our welfare institution has already spent a lot of money on it.
To purchase medicine and food, there is simply not enough surplus."
"Not enough surplus?" Crazy Kevin laughed loudly, "If you don't have a surplus, just don't do it. You can fool anyone. Anyone who is willing can spot your generosity. Although I don't know where you got your savings.
But it is better to give it to those poor people than to me, at least I can give you some protection."
His voice suddenly became low: "Yinske, I'm warning you one last time, meet my conditions, otherwise, next time you won't see a dead animal, maybe a dead companion."
"Are you too shameless for what you did to an orphanage that is always keen on helping ordinary people?"
The temperature in the room suddenly dropped to freezing point. Crazy Kevin's cold eyes stayed on the masked man who spoke for a long time, and finally emphasized viciously: "You should be glad that I am in a good mood today, otherwise even if you came with Yinske,
I also want to keep my life here."
"You say I'm shameless, aren't you shameless?" Crazy Kevin looked at Yinske and said meaningfully, "Who would run a business that has no profit for a long time, unless there is a big profit in it, so that
Let me think about...those people who died of illness for no reason in the orphanage, tsk tsk."
Yinske clenched his fists, but thinking of what his lord had said, he endured it.
This reaction could not escape Crazy Kevin's eyes. He snorted coldly, waved his hands and asked his men to take away the gold brick, and then issued an ultimatum: "I will give you three days in the end, you can choose to use money to buy peace."
,or……"
Crazy Kevin snapped his fingers, and the werewolf's spirit floated in through the wall: "Wait until I enslave your broken souls and let them personally show me where the treasure is."
"You know necromancy, and can you also guide their remaining consciousness to obtain information?"
The masked man's surprised tone was very useful to Crazy Kevin. Although he had no grasp of the latter, he did not intend to show his cowardice here.
"if not?"
Not giving a direct answer, letting the other party make their own guesses, and allowing it to complete its image in fear can further enhance the level of intimidation. This is what Crazy Kevin has learned from his experience in survival.
The room fell into a long silence.
Just as Yinske was about to say something, he heard two rhythmic beats under Lu Yu's clothes. This signal of agreement made him calm down and choose to leave.
When Lu Yu returned to the orphanage, he got more information about the people on the list. He looked at it carefully, but he did not issue any instructions.
Anna on the side hesitated to speak, but finally turned into a sigh.
The three days given by Crazy Kevin passed quickly. Naturally, Yin Ske did not meet his conditions. Naturally, the door of the welfare home received a gift from Crazy Kevin. It was no longer an animal carcass, but a bloody deer man.
The head was planted, and the logo of the Mad Kevin organization was placed next to it.
Things that had been concealed by the welfare home were instantly exposed, and the entire city of Boyne knew that they were entangled with the difficult mad mage.
Briquettes, who used ready-made tools to make soda, enjoyed the stimulation on the tip of his tongue like a normal person. The discussions were all about naming the summoned objects and rearranging the numbers and who came first, as if everything that happened in the orphanage had nothing to do with him.
Anna was repeatedly questioned by more than 200 people in the orphanage about the authenticity of the information. She kept emphasizing that the orphanage would find ways to solve the problem, but everyone was still worried.
After calming down the emotions of these people, she took the list of people who had been rescued by the orphanage and asked for their help one by one.
From morning until the sky filled with stars, the exhausted two people returned to the orphanage and sat in silence looking at each other.
Coal Ball saw it, but still said nothing.
Early the next morning, Crazy Kevin's gift arrived again, this time it was a poor human wanderer, his body was separated, and there was a note on his forehead - it's your turn next.
Anna and Yinske could no longer see the people who had been helped this time. According to some witnesses, they seemed to have suddenly left the city of Beaune before the two arrived.
Those who meet Anna and Yinsko will tactfully remind them of the importance of saving money and avoiding disasters. As for help... they are willing to provide any help except support.
Brandon, the Windbreaker on the list, suddenly visited the orphanage, and this feminine-looking guy bluntly stated his purpose.
"For a high-level dragon material, I can help you block Crazy Kevin."
Yinske said in a strange tone: "Other magicians are afraid of Crazy Kevin's attitude of not being afraid of death and exchanging lives for lives. Aren't you afraid?"
"The people behind me can make promises."
"And every time Crazy Kevin Lion opens his mouth, I have to pay you?"
"These are the rules of the game. I thought you should understand them very well, instead of being incompetent and raging like a child." Brandon knocked on the table and reminded impatiently, "Do you think you have the right to choose?"
"Please leave."
Yinske's strong refusal made Brandon laugh instead of being angry: "You are afraid of the life-threatening crazy Kevin, but aren't you afraid of the person who can really make your welfare home unable to stand? You don't think that the chosen one from another continent is still alive?"
If you have time to take care of the bad things here, the crew members who came back from Solon have told us that she has eloped with a foreign barbarian. She is not a noble God's choice. You, a missionary, are just a remnant of the previous dynasty at best."
"As long as they think about it, your orphanage will get into big trouble at any time and disappear naturally, including you and that guy named Anna."
Insko's eyes were filled with anger, but Brandon showed no fear.
"Be as angry as you want. This is the only thing you can do. Starting tomorrow, we will also let you taste our methods and let you learn to fear us."
Brandon did what he said, and the police officer who was active on the street suddenly asked for benefits from the people who went out to buy things in the orphanage the next day. After being refused, they confiscated the purchased items on the grounds of searching for contraband.
Not only that, rumors began to circulate in pubs and markets that the orphanage was secretly doing illegal things, one of which was selling the organs of the deceased for use by puppet masters in experiments.
The spread of rumors was undoubtedly astonishing. Soon, someone had seen the orphanage engage in such activities "with their own eyes." Then there were people who doubted the source of the orphanage's funds and questioned their fundamental purpose of public welfare. Then came a flood of condemnations.
It seems that everyone has seen evil deeds happen with their own eyes, and everyone is a witness to evil.
No one talks about the good things the orphanage has done.
Before the boarders and patients in the orphanage could recover from the fear of being threatened by Crazy Kevin, they were dominated by new opinions. They no longer questioned whether the orphanage could still protect and treat them, but gathered their own
He had only a few possessions, but there was a hint of caution in his behavior.
Sera looked at the gradually chaotic situation and let out a long sigh: "Aren't we doing this too cruel for Anna?"
"You have the answer in your mind, so why ask us?" Lu Yu said, "We haven't done anything, right? Everything happens naturally. If she is made to realize that all this is too cruel, is it possible for her to still be enthusiastic but be rejected?
Is it correct to be deceived?”
"It's true that right and wrong are very ambiguous, but I didn't expect that no one was willing to help her, even just verbally. I just..."
Thousands of words came to her lips, but Sierra finally only said...