Chapter 125: All the conveniences given to you by lies
The wind and snow stopped unexpectedly. On the second day of the station square incident... the sky was still gloomy, and in fact the temperature was not much warmer than when there was wind and snow.
But the view is much better.
After a group of people packed up hurriedly, they continued to search for supplies. Some useful items they finally found on the train yesterday were all lost when they were in the conductor's square.
Monsters generally do not move during the day. They like to sleep in dark corners. During the day, they can move more boldly as long as they do not enter places where no light can be seen.
These words were told by Mr. Katz to Remia.
Probably because of the incident at the Commander’s Square, Remia felt that Kaz and Taromaru were obviously more enthusiastic towards her than before.
“How is it? What did you see, [Z]?”
On a high tower, [Z] is observing the distance with a telescope.
Hearing this, [Z] put down the telescope and looked down, only to see Taromaru carrying Remia on his back and jumping up easily.
“There is still wind and snow outside the city.” [Z] shook his head: “It’s everywhere, but it only stopped here, which is a bit strange.”
Remia thought for a while and said: "I heard people say that typhoons will appear in a location called the eye of the storm. Inside the eye of the storm, there will even be calm weather... Could it be the same thing?"
【Z】still shook his head, not sure whether it was in the negative or because he didn't know it himself.
“Can I take a look?” Remia looked at the telescope in [Z]’s hand with a look of anticipation.
【Z】did not refuse.
She used it immediately, looking at the gray area in front of her, as if she was trying hard to find something. For a long time, she fixed the telescope in a certain direction.
“Want to go and take a look?” 【Z】said suddenly.
Remia subconsciously put down the telescope in her hand, and looked at [Z]'s pair of eyes as if absent-mindedly... Those eyes didn't seem to be really smart.
【Z】is not a human being, he...it is just a...
"That place." [Z] smiled slightly and said, "The place where I found you and your companions... there."
He stretched out his hand and pointed, and the direction pointed by his finger was surprisingly the same as Remia's position when she held the telescope.
Remia nodded subconsciously.
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“Why am I doing this here?”
“Do you think I can move these rocks?”
In the ruins of the station square, the temporary and unscrupulous employer Mr. Sunny is making trouble for the tireless armored man Kaz, making him do unpaid illegal work.
“What are you looking for?” Kaz raised a large stone and threw it aside [Sunny Sky] asking it to dig out a passage as much as possible.
"There's something I'm more concerned about." Mr. [Qingtian] said thoughtfully at this time: "We have been traveling for so long. Is this the first time we have seen a plant-type monster?"
“It seems like...that’s it?” Katz was startled, “Then what?”
"I saw it." Mr. [Qingtian] said seriously at this time: "When I was fighting against the Christmas tree monster, I saw something, but the situation was very bad at the time and I didn't have time to look carefully... So, I want to study it. Okay
Okay, let’s continue working!”
“Okay.” Mr. Iron Man replied weakly.
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Before this place turned into ruins, it should have been similar to a bank... Remia and her classmates spent the first half month in the ruined city here.
On the way, Remiya's words gradually became less and less, until Taromaru put her down in front of the door.
“This gate is blocked, the gap is too small. Taromaru, please watch from the outside while Remia and I go in.” [Z] said at this time.
“Don’t worry, if anything happens, I will call out to you.”
Remia was at the entrance, seemingly hesitant... She glanced at [Z] subconsciously, then nodded silently and walked in.
The space inside is actually not small.
“Did you ever open the bank’s vault while you were hiding here?” The voice of [Z] suddenly came.
Remia seemed to be frightened, "What did you just say...?"
"Vault." [Z] said casually: "We have found some before, and the contents inside will be well preserved."
Remia shook her head and said: "The world is like this. Even if there is a lot of wealth, it still doesn't exist."
【Z】But said: “It is not wealth, but it is also something of wealth.”
Remia looked puzzled.
[Z] explained: "It seems to be something called a safe. People in the past would put the things they considered the most valuable in it to keep. So in addition to things like banknotes, gold and gems, you would occasionally find some other things...
Although, very little.”
"I haven't opened it." Remia shook her head, as if thinking of something, and then turned away and whispered: "How can I open it as an ordinary person?"
“We’re here, it’s just ahead.” 【Z】At this time, he stretched out his hand and pointed ahead: “The place where I found you.”
Remia hummed slightly... She walked a little slower.
She is familiar with the environment here. After all, it is a place where she has lived for a period of time. She even knows it well. In order to facilitate her smooth escape from monster attacks, she has already memorized the layout of the surrounding environment.
Remia finally came to a bank clerk's office... There were still some traces of her temporary life here.
The girl subconsciously took a sip of warm air on her hands and asked in a low voice: "[Z], did you help move my classmate's body away?"
"No." [Z] shook his head: "But I moved her to the table, but...it seems to be missing."
Remia looked at the only table in the room absentmindedly, and subconsciously said: "What does missing mean...?"
[Z] thought for a while and said: "The temperature is so low that it cannot be corrupted. I still believe that your companion indeed has no vital signs... In other words, the most likely thing is that he was taken away by a monster.
.Of course, there is a very small other possibility.”
"What?"
"Besides you, there are other companions here." [Z] thought for a while and said: "If they find the body and they happen to know each other, they will probably take it away. But... maybe it's some kind of
We don’t know the situation yet.”
Remia looked suspiciously.
【Z】 simply means that there are no traces of monsters moving around here. At most, there are only the footprints of him and Remia...the bodies may have disappeared on their own.
How could the corpse disappear on its own?
Remia shook her head. She hoped that the other extremely rare probability [Z] mentioned was true.
"I...I want to stay here for a while." Remia suddenly whispered: "Is it okay to be alone?"
“I’ll go inside and take a look.” [Z] nodded: “Maybe we can open the vault and find something.”
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She realized that [Z]'s footsteps started to move away from her. It turned out that [Z]'s footsteps were quite heavy. Probably because [Z]'s body was much heavier than a human being.
No wonder...I can’t hear my heartbeat.
Remia huddled in a corner, which was a temporary place built to keep warm at night when she was hiding here.
She hugged her legs and gradually buried her face in it.
It was here in the beginning.
In such a small, cold, dark room.
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This is the dungeon in the village used to imprison villagers who have committed crimes... The dungeon is dark, damp, and even more chilly at night.
“Daxiu, Daxiu...Daxiu, can you hear me?”
The sound of calling.
In the dungeon, the little boy sitting in the corner with his knees in his arms subconsciously raised his head and looked at the only skylight above his head, "Remia..."
The little boy got up in an instant, rushed under the skylight, raised his head, "Remia! It's really you!"
"Shh... don't be so loud." The little girl made a silent gesture at this time, then took out some roasted potatoes from each pocket of her clothes, and stuffed them into the dungeon through the skylight grid.
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The boy must have been hungry for a long time, so he caught one and ate it in a hurry.
She saw... saw the crisscross wounds on the little boy's back. This was the punishment for desecrating the temple, and there were three more wounds in the next month.
Had Dashu not been just a child, the punishment would not have been so light...compared to the burning.
Silently, Remia shed big tears and said, "Daxiu, I'm sorry, I..."
The boy who was devouring his food stopped suddenly... His nose felt sour, and he knelt down on the ground while eating, and quickly wiped his face with his clothes.
When he raised his head again, he smiled: "Hush! Don't be so loud, the high priest has already told me!"
The little girl opened her mouth, her face turned extremely pale, and her voice trembled: "The high priest... what did he say to you?"
Dashu said: "The high priest said that this is the only way to be good to you and to me... If I don't admit that I have offended the saint, Remia, you will most likely be disqualified from being a candidate for the saint girl. Anyway,
It’s impossible for me to become a holy girl, right? But you are different, Remia, that is your dream. Besides, this little injury is fine! You all said that I don’t look like a man. It’s better now that I have these scars.
, I don’t think anyone can say that I don’t look like a man!”
"No, there won't be any scars! I will pray until your scars disappear!" The little girl said quickly in fear, then paused and said hesitantly: "Then... the high priest, and...
What did I say to you?"
"No more." Dashu shook his head: "The high priest asked me to stay here well, and he will let me out when the time is up."
he does not know.
Da Xiu, he... doesn't know, it's actually me...
“Actually, it’s me...” The little girl’s lips trembled.
However, a deep voice suddenly appeared here, together with the high priest of the temple in white robes.
"You shouldn't have come here." I heard the high priest of the temple say calmly: "Remia, have you finished your homework today?"
The little girl didn't dare to look into the eyes of the high priest. She lowered her head and could only see Dashu under the dungeon. At this time, Dashu stuck out his tongue at her and waved his hands quickly, signaling her to leave quickly.
The high priest turned around and left. The little girl gritted her teeth and could only follow silently... The temple was burned down, and she could only temporarily study at the high priest's home.
There was almost no conversation along the way.
It wasn't until he was about to see the residence that the high priest suddenly stopped, looked up at the starry sky, and said calmly: "Do you have anything to say?"
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Remia opened her mouth, "Why... why didn't you tell Dashu that it was... me."
"Does this make sense?" the high priest said: "You will lose your qualifications as a candidate, and you brothers and sisters may eventually be exiled because you have violated the temple. But now, you continue to be a candidate for the Holy Maiden, and your
Brother, you just need to endure some suffering. Don’t worry, I will release Daxiu after a while, and you can still live as before."
“Isn’t this...a lie?” She looked at it in horror.
"Lying?" The high priest turned around and looked at the little girl in front of him expressionlessly: "The truth will cause you to have nothing, but lies can preserve your tiny happiness... In this way, the truth and lies are still different.
Do you need to care?"
She seemed to feel something terrible, and she subconsciously took two steps back, "Then...then the high priest, you said, you said...a revelation from a saint?"
The high priest in front of him gave the little girl a meaningful smile, "Soon, you will realize all the conveniences that lies give you. But if you try to expose the lie, let's not talk about anything else...
I don’t know, what would it be like for my brother who loves you so much to know that he was betrayed by you first?”
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Shake.
Remia slowly raised her head, and [Z]’s face was very close at hand.
“You cried.”
"Well..." Remia hummed softly and said quietly: "I remembered the moments when I lived with my companions before. At that time, we had just entered school and were assigned to the same dormitory. We even chatted together.
At dawn, we also made an appointment to graduate together, together..."
With tears in her eyes, her voice suddenly stopped here. She hugged [Z] tightly and burst into tears, "I'm really scared...really, really scared!"
【Z】patted her shoulder and said, "When you were at the station square, I thought you were quite brave."
"Pretending." Remia said softly: "At that time, I only knew that if we didn't fight hard, we would all be in danger...I said it again, I will definitely not be able to do it...I, I don't have you.
Imaginary bravery.”
【Z】blinked his eyes and looked at the excited girl in front of him. What he heard instead was the rather steady heartbeat of the girl.
“I found something inside, do you want to go take a look?”
The girl raised her head in confusion and nodded subconsciously.
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Wow!!!
Ouch oh oh ah!!
Something started to fall from the sky, and then fell directly into the gray snowdrift. Then, like a groundhog, it stuck out its head.
“Okay! It’s this kind of blank slate start again... We can’t use our strength in this damn place again.”
“【Yuliya】chan?”
“What’s wrong, Senior Eleven? I’m sorry, I bumped into you!”
"That's not it!" The young man laughed heartily, "I want to ask you, are you running fast?"
“Not bad!” The woman raised her nose without saying a word.
"That's good." The young man nodded: "Then, let's start running away!"
"Eh?"
Suddenly, Senior Sister [Yuliya] looked around and saw dark shadows all around, as if something was approaching in groups.
It is a group of creatures that look like snow wolves, but have far sharper teeth and claws than snow wolves, and they also have a single horn on their head!
