In the dim corridor, two people walked one behind the other. Their footsteps swayed back and forth in the empty corridor, sounding like they were percussing a kind of music.
The little girl walking behind was wearing an old light yellow aristocratic dress with some stains on it. Even though she was a little embarrassed, she still maintained the demeanor of an aristocrat.
She has been receiving this kind of education since she was a child. Her father asked her to maintain her manners no matter what kind of dilemma she faced.
In this environment, she naturally insisted on the belief that the blood flowing in her body was unique. Even if she was in such a state of despair, she still held her chin high.
It can be said that she is a beautiful and proud girl. If her father had not been treasonous, she might still be attending high-end cocktail parties, surrounded by boys, as perfect as a white unicorn.
She followed a man in military uniform and asked nervously as she stepped forward: "My father really decided to sacrifice himself and die for me?"
"I think... maybe it's like this. It's similar to what you think. He is a great father." He opened an iron door and ignored the guards standing at attention and saluting on both sides. The male officer replied softly.
"He is indeed a good father... Every birthday, no matter how busy he is, he will come back to accompany me..." The girl seemed to be recalling something, and said to the male officer.
When the male officer opened the door to the room where she was being held, she was ready to face reality for a second.
She thought that the other party was here to enjoy her body. For a woman like her who was guilty, it would be more honorable to fall into the hands of an officer than to fall directly into the hands of a group of big soldiers.
She even fantasized about how to please the pretty good-looking officer in front of her and let him keep her by his side.
At least, this man has a decent appearance and is not very old - even if he becomes a concubine, the result will not be too bad.
But who would have thought that the other party did not come to cause trouble for her, but only came to take her to meet the father who had caused trouble for the whole family...
"He is indeed very busy... have you seen his file?" the officer asked the woman behind him sarcastically without looking back.
In his opinion, being loyal to His Majesty means dedicating his entire life to the outstanding soldiers of this empire. A woman implicated in treason is not qualified to defile his body.
Therefore, even if he sensed some small thoughts of the woman, he did not have any crooked thoughts at all - his other half should be an upright, gentle and virtuous perfect woman who is also willing to dedicate her life to her motherland.
"What file?" Upon hearing the officer's question, the little girl walking behind was obviously startled.
The officer did not hide anything, and replied with a sneer: "In order to annex the land, he killed 31 farmers; he colluded with the local city guards, and after becoming a citizen of the Eilanhill Empire, he also bribed the local police and bribed the rulers
official……"
"He never told me these things..." The girl understood what the other party meant and knew what her crime meant in this country.
If she were placed in other empires, those empires in the past, even if she was charged with treason, even if she was sold to another place, with her beauty, she would probably be able to survive.
If you give up your reputation, betray your husband, and seduce the local nobility, you can probably live a prosperous life.
But in the Eilanhir Empire, in this country where almost all the people love their emperor and their motherland infinitely, a woman who has committed treason may have less dignity than a prostitute.
This is the cruel reality, this is the ethos of the entire empire. Even if it is sold at a low price, most farmers with some ability will not consider marrying her.
Those even more humble refugees or those with poor settlements may not be willing to find a stupid woman like her who can't even do a job.
Her figure is completely inconsistent with the aesthetics of country people. She can't carry it on her shoulders, she can't carry it, she can't sew and it's not easy to give birth to... That beautiful face that requires countless money to maintain and care for, in front of those dirty hard workers, is at best nothing.
It only lasts two days.
Think about it, if she is really reduced to living with those untouchables, she might as well serve those prostitutes for fun - at least, I heard that those prostitutes are still willing to tip...
The officer walking in front didn't know that in just one second, the thoughts of the woman behind him had flown so far away like a spaceship.
He just thinks that this kind of stupid woman who lives in her own world and knows nothing is really ridiculous.
So he said calmly: "Yes, I know, but every piece of clothing on your body is stained with the blood of those farmers."
The woman also had grievances, and she burst out as she walked: "Is this the reason why you arrested my mother and me, and then sent us to the devil's world?"
She was actually very aggrieved. In the past, which of those men didn't surround her like flies at the cocktail party, swaying in front of her eyes, showing her their own advantages, trying to make her smile?
What now? Such an officer, whom she didn't even know his official rank, dared to look down on her - she really wanted to stop him and ask: Are you blind? Isn't my aunt beautiful? Are you?
What attitude?
"Absolutely." The male officer continued to play his role as a straight man without giving any face.
According to his train of thought, a simple summary is: I rely on my own strength, what can you do to me?
This is typical: I like you, what do you say? I don’t like you, what do you say you are? These two people are not on the same channel at all, so there is no solution to the problem at all...
"So, why did you change your mind now, just because my father agreed to some strange conditions of yours?" The girl finally brought the topic back to what the male officer was interested in.
Ever since, the conversation and exchange had entered the rhythm that the male officer wanted. He nodded and replied stiffly: "Yes, it's pretty much what you thought. Originally, your father was going to die, but he was willing to try a life worse than death.
The challenge... So, he paid more, and you will get a new life."
"You want to take me to see him now?" I don't know why, but the girl felt a little uneasy and full of hope.
"You are a smart girl... Perhaps the most worthwhile thing your father has done in his life is to protect you with everything he has." This time, the male officer felt that the woman behind him was quite smart, and she was smarter than he thought.
It's a little bit stronger.
"Did someone tell you that you are actually cruel?" The girl, who had been depressed all the way, finally found an entry point at this time and started to retort.
"Yes, you won't be the last person to say that." The officer lowered his eyes and replied seriously.
He knew what he was doing, and he also knew that it might be infringing upon the gods in this world... This was a kind of blasphemy, and it was also a kind of greed that coveted the power of gods.
This time it was the girl's turn to be a little confused and asked in confusion: "Since you know everything, why do you do such cruel things?"
The officer raised his eyes, and this time his eyes were full of determination: "For mankind...for the future of mankind, for the progress of mankind, in short, it is a great reason that you can't think of."
"Aren't you afraid of going to hell?" The girl sneered, feeling that the other person was trying to find reasons for herself to cover up the crimes she had committed.
The man did not respond to the woman behind him, but continued as he walked forward: "If we succeed, even if our souls fall into hell, we will be happy... This is our belief, this is what we use our lives to fight for."
Something to chase!”
The girl finally couldn't bear it anymore and muttered bitterly: "I hope you won't succeed."
The officer heard this, but did not continue to defend himself. He pushed open the last iron door in front of him: "Our success and failure... cannot be determined by your prayers."
When the iron door was pushed open, the girl saw a puppet sitting in a wheelchair whose entire head was a giant magic crystal.
The puppet had no eyes or nose, but through the thick glass, she still felt that the terrifying humanoid monster was looking at her.
It felt like a long-hungry beast staring at a weak prey.
She took a step back slightly. At this time, a strange, hoarse voice with a strange tone came from the speakers hanging at the top of the room: "Daughter... my child... I finally... once again..."
…See you!”
"You, who are you..." The girl retreated to the door. When she heard the call, she subconsciously stopped, covering her mouth and staring at the terrifying puppet with wires inserted into its body.
"I am...your father..." The puppet seemed to want to stretch out his arms, but when he made this action, he failed.
Then, other voices came from the speakers at the top of the room. They were the voices of other technicians, and their voices were full of tension and despair.
"The sync rate is decreasing! It's too fast!"
"There's a surge of energy... Damn it! Find a way!"
"The pain may have exceeded a threshold... Damn it! He's dying!"
Amidst a series of noisy sounds, the god puppet raised his palm but could not stretch out his arm. A whole piece of crystal on his head began to crack and break, and some small fragments were falling continuously.
He seemed to be smiling at the girl on the other side of the glass window, and then murmured in his hoarse, mechanical voice: "It's so nice to see you again..."