A middle-aged man, naked and covered in whip marks, was lying on the ground unconscious.
His hands and feet were tied with a hemp rope as thick as a thumb.
The body that twitches from time to time and the chest that rises and falls prove that this man is still alive.
at this time.
There was a sound of the door being pushed in the silent room.
Geez~cheep..~
The closed door was opened from outside.
A mysterious figure holding a staff and wearing a dark cloak walked in from the door.
Looking at the unconscious man lying on the ground, the cloaked man smiled slightly and gently raised the staff in his hand.
Boom~
As the staff in his hand landed heavily, dots of blue fluorescence began to appear in the air involuntarily.
Under the pull of an invisible force.
A water ball the size of a human head quickly formed in front of him.
"Go~"
A magnetic male voice sounded in the room.
The gathered water balls quickly hit the naked man on the ground.
Bang~
The water ball that hit the man immediately shattered and scattered.
I don't know whether it was due to excessive torture or other reasons, but the man on the ground reacted a little slowly, and remained indifferent even after the ball of water hit him for a few seconds.
Still lying on the ground like a smelly salted fish that doesn't know whether to live or die.
As the initiator of the incident, the man in the cloak seemed to believe that the man on the ground had woken up:
"Mr. Eric, I don't have much time. How are you thinking about cooperation?"
"As long as you nod your head, everything in this city will become your property."
However, faced with the temptation of the cloaked man, Eric, who was lying on the ground, remained unmoved and lay still quietly.
His eyes are still clear.
The will has not been weakened by physical torture.
"Oh, Mr. Eric, don't act like you are rejecting others. This will make me very embarrassed."
"You must know that I came here with enough "sincerity" this time."
"Perhaps Mr. Eric can take a look before making a decision."
The man in the cloak was not angry because of Eric's silence. Instead, he seemed like a descendant of a noble family with a long heritage.
The staff in his hand struck the marble floor twice again.
Boom! Boom!
"Bring my 'sincerity' to Mr. Eric."
As the cloaked man finished speaking, the closed wooden door opened again.
In fact, Eric didn't really care about the cloaked man's so-called sincerity, but he still couldn't help but take a glance out of curiosity.
But when he saw the scene at the door, the pupils in his eyes couldn't help but shrink sharply.
.........
"Eric, have everything been cleared up?"
"Who is so brave and dares to plot against my Edward family?"
Looking at Singed lying unconscious on the ground, Andre smelled a strong smell of conspiracy.
obviously.
Everything that happened to Singed was planned by others.
Even if he didn't find Singed today, things would still happen.
My family knows their own affairs.
A few slightly reproachful words would at best bring out the chaotic personality Singed had suppressed in his body and wreak havoc on the alchemy room.
There will be no dragon transformation phenomenon at all.
Moreover, Singed has always been wearing a bloodline restrainer that he uses as a headband.
This is the treasure that Andrei bought from an ancient ruins at a huge cost.
Neither the quality nor the effect can be said.
It has only one function, which is to limit the side effects caused by ultra-high concentration of blood to a certain extent.
The so-called dragon transformation mentioned above is also one of the side effects of ultra-high concentration of blood.
That's right.
Blood concentration does not mean that the higher the better.
Everything has a degree.
If it exceeds this degree, things may develop in another direction.
Among the many descendants of blood people, there are always one or two peerless geniuses.
Since their birth, they have contained a concentration of blood that far exceeds that transplanted by one generation of human ancestors.
But this is not a good thing.
Excessively high blood concentration will cause the bloodline user to move closer to the source of the bloodline, causing varying degrees of atavism on the body.
At the same time, excessive blood concentration will awaken the most primitive wildness in the blood.
The wild nature will gradually erode the spirit and body of the bloodline.
Eventually it turned into an irrational monster.
The function of the blood vessel restrainer is to limit the side effects caused by these high-concentration blood vessels to the greatest extent, so that the blood vessels can live more like a human being.
This also means that each unearthed bloodline restrainer cannot be measured by ordinary money.
But even having a restraint doesn't mean it's foolproof.
When the bloodline of a blood user is strong enough, the restrictions of the restrainer will still be forcibly broken under the stimulation of certain special conditions.
"Your Excellency, we have no idea about this matter yet."
"But according to the information given by the mouse, many strangers from the south have come to the city recently. I think this time the matter may be related to them."
Eric.
Born in Waterdeep native forty years ago.
The defense commander of Waterdeep.
On the surface, he manages the army and public security issues in Waterdeep City, but secretly handles some shady matters for the Edward family.
It can be said that he has been entrusted with important responsibilities as Andre's confidant.
"I understand. You don't need to worry about their affairs for the time being. Just keep a close eye on their every move in secret."
"Is there anything else? If not, just go ahead and get busy."
"After all, such a big thing happened in the city, and you need to arrange and handle a lot of the aftermath."
"And Sir Earl, the damage to the noble area is relatively serious this time, and those nobles are waiting for you to give them an explanation."
"Explanation? What explanation?"
"Tell them to be honest with me. Regarding compensation, my Edward family will not give them a penny less."
As soon as he heard Eric mentioning those vampire-like nobles, the anger hidden in Andre's heart couldn't help but surge up, and even the tone of his speech could not help but become a little heavier.
It seemed that he realized that his attitude was a little wrong, and Andre quickly adjusted it back.
"Is there anything else?"
"there is none left!"
"Then you get off first."
"yes."
Looking at Eric's back as he silently turned away, Andre couldn't help but frown.
"Shadow, how much do you think this matter has to do with those Nanjing guys?"
"Andre, you shouldn't ask me this kind of question. Don't you already have the answer in your heart?"