The four hundred and thirteenth chapter is only the enemy of evil
Annan followed the "teacher" out of the narrow and dark alley.
She raised her head and looked at the gray-white sky.
Annan could clearly see that there was a layer of gray-white barrier in the very far sky. It looked like frost formed by morning dew condensing outside the window in late winter.
On the outside of the frost shell, one can even vaguely see the howling snowstorm with the naked eye.
Annan knew that this was not a barrier arranged by the old grandmother to isolate the curse. It was a constant-temperature barrier arranged by the wizards ordered by the Tower of Storms.
In the very center of a large city, there will be a semi-automatic device called a "Large Barrier Generator".
The semi-automatic execution of the spell formed by the command spell can infinitely renew the barrier that originally only lasted for three days. As long as the materials are continuously replenished, the barrier can be maintained forever.
Annan asked from Father Vasily that this kind of barrier in the Principality of Winter is actually fully automatic. One of the things that many ritual masters do not want to reveal is that "rituals do not necessarily require 'people' to participate."
", this is to prevent the automation of the ritual.
"Automated rituals" have reached a considerable level of technology in the Principality of Winter and the Theocracy. This has directly caused many ritual masters to lose their jobs.
They can't even find other jobs.
Because if a ritualist loses his job, it is actually equivalent to losing the "necessity of existence." After all, every ritualist is dangerous. No one knows how much knowledge they have in their minds, and whether they will be used in the future.
A dangerous ritual was performed on a certain day, or a failed ritual caused severe distortion of the surrounding environment.
——There are indeed some rituals that can only be performed by people. But this is actually because some rituals have special conditions that "must be performed by living people with self-awareness."
But the effect of the ritual is directly related to its cost.
Taking into account the cost issue, the Principality of Winter, which is itself poor, cannot use a barrier that is too effective to cover the entire city. Although this barrier is called a "constant temperature barrier", its main function is to isolate cold wind and snowstorms.
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The chill seeping from the ground still cannot be dispelled... It's like a huge, transparent glass cover.
Even so, these large cities have become the last hope for people in the winter.
What is really used to block the gray fog curse is the cold blizzard itself that can even freeze the curse.
But although the blizzard can freeze curses, it can also freeze to death ordinary people, and it can also freeze ordinary beasts and crops to death...
Therefore, the subway usage rate in the Principality of Winter is dozens of times higher than that in other countries. It can be said that it is fully used by civilians.
The subways in other countries are only used for import and export and for transporting extraordinary people in and out of the country...The Kingdom of Noah is even preparing to build an above-ground railway specifically for domestic passenger and freight transportation.
However, for the Principality of Winter... let alone ordinary people, it is almost impossible for even extraordinary people to walk from one city to another alive.
Another meaning of [being able to freeze curses] is that extraordinary people will not receive mana replenishment in a snowstorm.
In the never-ending blizzard, even the metal will be frozen and cracked, not to mention that the temperature is even lower than the blizzards in other countries... Therefore, they can't even build above-ground railways at all.
Buried in the snow in the wild are almost all corpses.
Most of them are illegal extraordinary beings who have been expelled from the city and left to fend for themselves - ordinary people can be beheaded directly if they commit a capital crime, but extraordinary individuals cannot.
If they die, they will cause trouble to the people in the city...
But being expelled from the city in the dead of winter is basically the same as expelling people from the boat with a canoe and a day's worth of food and water. The mortality rate is about the same.
Ordinary people can only take the subway.
But "Bella" - today's Annan is different.
It is difficult for a werewolf to buy a subway ticket, and Bella is a werewolf without money.
If Annan guessed correctly...
She must have braved the never-ending blizzard, step by step in the wilderness covered with deep snow, spanning dozens of miles, and rushed from one barrier to another.
…Annan himself didn’t know how Bella did it.
But in short, Annan was taken directly to the subway station by the "teacher".
It is different from the subway station in Annan’s impression.
In the brass-toned station, there was a faint roar like an old factory. The water on the ground was slightly frozen, and there would be a crunching and cracking sound when someone walked up.
The crowd gathered together in a bustling manner, talking to each other. White mist was sprayed out rhythmically from the mouth and nose as they breathed.
Although it is a civilian subway, the people coming and going are still dressed decently.
In other words, they only come here to take the subway after dressing up.
Among them, Annan, who was wearing shabby clothes, looked very strange.
"Is this your first time taking the subway?"
Looking at Annan looking around, the old man glanced at Annan.
There was no emotion in those cold eyes.
But Annan just showed a naive smile and responded sincerely and enthusiastically: "Yes, teacher!
"This is my first time taking the subway in my life!"
Her loud voice caused the people around her to look over with slight disgust.
But she didn't have any special reaction to this. On the contrary, she didn't care about the sight of passers-by.
——Annan did not lie.
This is indeed Annan's first time taking the subway "in this life".
The old man just stretched out his hand to grab Annan's arm and let her lean against him. His other hand inadvertently revealed a ring that exuded cold air. At the same time, he silently raised his head and scanned the crowd.
When the passersby around saw the ring, their expressions suddenly changed. They immediately turned around, pretending not to see anything, and even the sound of conversation disappeared for a while.
Although Annan knew it was rude to speak at this time.
But for the sake of acting, Annan still asked curiously: "Teacher, are they afraid of you?"
"Afraid."
The old man replied simply.
There was no emotion at all in his pupils.
He took Annan into the train that had just arrived and sat down in the front seat of the first carriage. Annan was hidden by him in the seat near the window, further inside.
After sitting on his seat, Annan continued to ask:
"Why? They didn't commit a crime."
"Because they know that they are not perfect."
The old man replied slowly: "They all know that they may commit crimes in the future. That's why they are afraid of me."
"is it right?"
"yes."
The old man replied calmly: "You also want them to be afraid of you. The more afraid they are, the less they dare to commit crimes.
"You must also remember...we are not righteous, only the enemies of evil."
Annan raised his head the moment he heard these words.
Annan suddenly felt that the world around him turned scarlet in the blink of an eye——
Intermittent screams, roars, and cries came from all directions, as if they were in deep water.
It's like a TV with bad signal.
The bustling subway station suddenly shook a few times, and then the scene completely disappeared and turned into a dark room.
The surrounding area is extremely narrow, dark and damp. It is more like a bathroom than a ward...
And his body turned into a man in his twenties - he was only wearing underwear, his hands and feet were tied behind his back, fixed to a chair, and he was breathing heavily.