The next day, Executioner Esther came to the prison again in a carriage and looked at the square fortress in front of him, which looked like it was carved from obsidian. From the outside, there was not a single window left.
This prison uses special volcanic rock from the Black Rock Province, which is a high-quality conductor of protective spells. It is more convenient to cast protective spells in a metamagic way, and can also be used as a medium for the long-term solidification of protective spells.
When the mages of the empire discovered this black volcanic rock, there was no Black Rock Province yet, and the area was still occupied by large and small farming indigenous tribes. After preliminary reconnaissance, they found that the soil here was fertile and rich in minerals, so they decided to make great efforts to capture it.
Here, the leading advocate is the legendary mage of the Tower of Pentagram - "The Fire Demon" Sidons.
Later, after several battles, plundering, and massacres, a large number of farming natives were finally forced into a large settlement and unable to escape. "Fire Demon" Sidons led the elite of the Pentagram Tower and turned the settlement into a sea of fire, completely seizing what was later to be a large settlement.
The land named Black Rock Province. The place where the final victory was laid is today's Fire Dance City.
Black Rock Province can be said to be the richest and most productive area around Fire Dance City. Compared to the two autonomous territories of Golden Crown Wood and Xuefeng, which are still wild and poor in the north, Black Rock Province has been transformed into a unique imperial style and culture.
area, and is still actively attracting colonists, continuously reclaiming land, and mining mineral deposits.
Under the black soil, gold, silver, copper and iron are all available. The two largest mithril veins that have been discovered in the interior of the New World are both in the Black Rock Province. Garnets, sapphires, colored corundum, red diamonds, moonlight glaze and other kinds of gems,
It is spread all over the mountains and is almost within easy reach.
The black volcanic rock used to build the prison was only the first product that made the Black Rock Province famous.
Executioner Esther came outside the prison expressionlessly, and several guards greeted him: "Hey! Are you coming today too?"
Executioner Esther smiled: "I can't help it, I'm working. Do you still have to search me today?"
The prison guard also said: "It's work, don't bother Mr. Esther." After saying that, someone took out a wand and scanned the executioner Esther up and down with a detection spell, and someone else came forward to search him.
Executioner Esther cooperated very well and took out the bracelet, ring and two wands. The prison guard on the opposite side smiled and said: "Huowu City is not peaceful now. You are alone without a guard. Aren't you afraid of being caught?"
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"Alas! I'm too lazy to bring it!" Executioner Esther complained: "I just hope that the legion commander and the acting governor can deal with the trouble as soon as possible, so as to save the people below us from running around!"
The prison guard opened the door and said, "That's right, now that we are guarding this prison, everyone is on tenterhooks, lest something goes wrong."
Executioner Aeser looked towards the dark prison door and said, "This place is well protected and there are high-ranking mages stationed there. Nelem doesn't dare to make a sneak attack, does he?"
The prison guard shook his head and sighed: "Who knows? You should have seen those collapsed houses and roads on your way here, right?"
Executioner Esser nodded, and the other party continued: "Many brothers in our legion are buried down there, and they were smashed into flesh alive. So don't look at what the legion commander and the acting governor are shouting fiercely all day long, and what the newspapers say."
We already know the location of the fugitive, but actually we are still confused now!"
"Anyway, everyone, please be careful." Executioner Esser followed the prison guards into the prison, and the magic light source coldly illuminated the corridor between the cages.
This prison has both collective detention cages and solitary confinement in dark rooms with closed cell doors. Normally, Nelum's mistress and children, such key figures should all be locked in a dark room with an anti-magic field, but the executioner Esther
They were previously transferred to collective cells.
"It's just a group of women and children. They may be executed one day, so why torture them? Those who have the ability to cast spells can just wear magic-forbidden shackles." - Executioner Esser said.
The executioner is not only responsible for the final execution, but also for interrogating the prisoners. These days, Executioner Esser will come to interrogate the prisoners one by one. When it comes to interrogation, it is inevitable that there will be severe torture and all kinds of cruel torture.
However, this executioner Esther was no ordinary person. He interrogated Nelem's mistresses and children one by one face to face, allowing these desperate people to reveal a lot of information about Nelem, as small as what perfume he had given.
The gifts, the posture used on the bed, and which chamber of commerce were involved in private transactions. In addition, they also asked about a secret base that was suspected to be Nelum's.
The executioner Esser who came out of the interrogation room wiped his sweat with a handkerchief and returned the "suggestion" wand to the senior mage sitting in the prison. The other party said with joy: "Your Excellency Esser, what did you do?
To let these prisoners disclose the information in such detail? We have used many confusion and control spells before, but even if we can break through the prisoner's will immunity, it is difficult to obtain accurate information."
"Is there any water? My mouth is almost dry." Executioner Esther took the drink brought by the other party and took a few sips before saying: "Of course, you can't make the other party know all the known things by just relying on the magic control spell."
The contents must be spoken out, so language must be induced. And...why do you think I moved them to a collective cell yesterday? Especially those mistresses of Nelem, they are all mothers. If they cannot see their children, they will definitely die.
If you want to survive, you might as well relax a little and give them a chance to survive, and they will naturally reveal all kinds of information."
"Awesome, we may have to ask Mr. Esther for more advice in the future."
Executioner Esther waved his hand and said: "Oh! It's okay if this kind of thing happens once. I hope to catch Nelem quickly, so that we can restore stability and peace to Huowu City. When this matter is over, I may
I am retiring from the army."
"No way? Your Excellency Esser has gained the attention of the legion commander and the acting governor this time, and even asked you to be the executioner. You will obviously be promoted in the future! Why do you have to retire?"
"It's good to survive this time!" Executioner Aeser said in a low voice: "You have guessed it, right? Now that the news is being released that this group of women and children will be executed, it is deliberately to induce Nelem to appear, just in case
He is really coming to attack the prison, can you guys stop him?"
The other party patted the executioner Esser on the shoulder and said with a confident smile: "Don't worry, Your Excellency, Nelem alone will never be able to defeat the defense of this prison. Even if there is a group of 500 soldiers, don't expect to be able to defeat it."
Save someone from here!"
"If you can say that, I'm relieved!" Executioner Esser also responded: "If I really get promoted in the future, I promise to take care of you brothers so that you don't have to live in this shabby house that never sees the light of day.
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"Then we'll all leave it to you, Your Excellency!"
Executioner Esther, who was sweating all over his body, got on the carriage at dusk and left the Black Rock Prison where the prisoners were detained. With a tired face, he took out a handkerchief from his cuff and unfolded it gently. Inside was a handkerchief.
Hair of different colors.
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Esser suddenly woke up from his drowsiness. He seemed to have fallen into some kind of suffocation state just now. But when he looked again, the little sparrow in his palm disappeared, the lovely daughter in front of him disappeared out of thin air, and even the person he was in at this moment
The place is not my own home, but a strange mountain and forest scene.
In front of Esser is a long and narrow valley with rugged rocks on both sides and dense pine and cypress trees. The peaceful golden light hangs down from the dense canopy like strands. There is no way to go to the left, right or behind. There is only a stone slab hidden in the moss and grass in front of the valley.
small road.
I walked along the road with uneasiness and fear, and at the end there was a huge light blue rock, with two lines of words written on the flattened surface -
The Beidou shakes down, and the fairy wind is silent in front of Zifu Cave.
The elixir of Lingtai is completed, and the world outside the world hears strange things.
These two lines of characters were not carved with seals. Instead, they were like a flowing liquid of gold and jade, permeating the rock wall. Even though Esther did not recognize the characters at all, when he saw them, the mysterious meaning between the lines was obvious to him.
It emerged, but he still couldn't fully understand it.
And when Esther looked up again, the end of the road suddenly opened up and turned into a winding bluestone mountain path. Esther climbed the steps with some confusion. On one side was a cliff. Looking out, he could vaguely see the mountains.
It can be seen that the floating mountains appear and disappear between the sea of clouds and the rosy waves.
Witnessing the boundless wonderful scene in front of him, Esser had forgotten the previous uneasiness and fear. His body, which had recently felt a little clumsy and sluggish, suddenly became lighter, as if he had found the liveliness and liveliness of his childhood. The wind was blowing in his armpits, and his feet were like soaring clouds. Lightly.
Go up the bluestone mountain path along the nine-turn ladder.
Wherever you go, the sceneries change as you step by step, and the scenery around the sky will also undergo various changes. Some clouds and valleys gather, waterfalls are flying, or red clouds and fire flow, and there is endless music. Sometimes a boy holds a slip, a jade girl
Holding the pot, sometimes dragons and tigers leap, water and fire are cooking; sometimes wind and thunder stir, yin and yang are unpredictable, sometimes the sun and moon are in the same sky, and sweet rain falls...
Aeser's state of mind was not disturbed at all, and he finally came to a platform with purple and golden glow, surrounded by auspicious clouds, stars in the universe, smoke from the cauldron on the altar, and the beautiful sounds in the palace. It was hard to tell whether it was day or night.
In the dark night, it doesn't look like the human world.
"...The common people are enlightened, but I am alone in the dark. The common people are observing, but I alone am depressed..."
Suddenly I heard the sound of chanting, and looking for the sound, I saw a lonely and solemn figure among the jade trees and flowers. He was looking at the flowers with his hands behind his hands. He was wearing a nine-color fairy cloud and a mysterious feather cloak, and a cloud seal crane hairpin and a fish tail crown on his head.
There is a short table next to him, with a harp, a sword, a scroll of books, and an incense burner on it. However, the harp has broken strings and the sword has a broken edge, which looks somewhat withered and dilapidated, which is inconsistent with the surrounding sky.
"You..." Esser couldn't help but speak, and the other person turned around after hearing the words, describing him as rich and handsome, pure and transcendent, causing a fairy wind to linger.
Esther didn't say anything when he saw the other party. He just sat on the ground. With a flick of his sleeves, a pot of fragrant tea appeared in front of him. The cups were complete and he closed his eyes to enjoy it.
"Where is this place? Who are you?" Esser always felt that the person in front of him looked familiar. He looked at it carefully and suddenly remembered the pictures of wanted criminals he had seen in newspapers before, and couldn't help but shout: "You, you are
That Dr. Olenso?!"
When Esther was panicking, the other party just replied calmly: "At the Nine Turns Spiritual Platform, I am Xuan Weizi. Doctor Olanso is just a name walking around the world."
It was also a language that he had never heard before, but it pointed directly to the depths of his consciousness, allowing Esther to understand it without any difficulty.
"Nine-turn...spiritual platform?" Esther thought in a daze.
Xuan Weizi pointed casually, and a futon appeared at Esser's feet, gesturing for him to sit down, and at the same time said: "Just think of it as my spiritual world. Anyway, before you leave, I will re-create a memory for you.
Forget everything here."
"What do you mean? How can I be in your spiritual world?" Esther was confused.
Xuan Weizi said: "I used the bird scouts and the wandering Yinshen to perform a 'mind exchange' on you. Now your body is controlled by me. And your mind and soul, sorry, can only stay here temporarily.
It’s the ninth spiritual stage.”
Esther stood up in fright: "You took over my body? What do you want to do? I, I..."
"Your status as executioner will help me do some things." Xuan Weizi smiled: "Nelem said that if you are willing to help, you will be the governor of Huowu City in the future."
Esser immediately understood: "Are you trying to rescue people from prison?! No! As an executioner, I have no power to let people go! You are trying to kill me and my whole family!"
"It's not about letting people go, it's just about replacing prisoners. When the time comes, you will still be responsible for executing the prisoners. It's nothing more than hacking to death a few high-level simulacra that can bleed." Xuan Weizi shook the ice-patterned celadon cup in his hand and said:
"And I have already contacted Nelum's family by controlling your body, and secretly took their hair to create a simulacra."
Esser stepped forward and cried: "You can't do this! I was forced by Forsman and Finn Byron to do this! My daughter is still young, please, don't take risks!"
Xuan Weizi did not speak, and Esser quickly begged: "Don't you want to escape from Huowu City? I may be able to help you. I know that there is a secret passage in Huowu City that is not part of the sewer system. It was used for smuggling a few years ago.
Even Nelem himself doesn’t know the newly dug one! I can tell you the location and help you leave Fire Dance City smoothly!”
"Ha." Xuan Weizi chuckled, holding his chin and said: "It seems that I made the right choice to make you the governor. I value your abilities and connections more than Nelem who always uses his position as a bargaining chip.
Fire Dance City needs a person who can reconcile the interests of all parties, but it is best not to be a die-hard loyalist to Nelem."
Esser looked stunned and asked, "What do you mean? Wasn't it Nelem who asked you to save people?"
"Women and children are weak, even if it is a threat, I don't like such crude methods." Xuan Weizi smiled: "And if Nelem's family cannot be rescued, don't worry, I won't let you take the risk... I won't let you
Your body is at risk."
"What on earth do you want to do?" Esser felt a little scared. He suddenly understood that the person who turned Huowu City upside down now was not the famous Master Nelum, but the Xuan Weizi in front of him!
"Looking at the world and entering into delusion, acting will turn it into delusion." Xuan Weizi said: "If I just want Huowu City to turn into a world of ghosts, then I have many tricks and scheming. But how to turn a dangerous situation into a dojo to save all sentient beings?
This is the calamity of my delusional mind. Either the whole world falls into delusion, or the truth is destroyed by delusion. These achievements are not sought in concentration, but found in action."