Orphanage

When Luo Di was still in high school, he worked as a handyman in the kitchen of the No. 4 High School cafeteria. He only needed to help unload goods and do simple food processing to earn a considerable amount of money for his education.

The kitchen at No. 4 High School was very clean and always filled with the aroma of spices, which left a good impression on Luo Di at the time. Later, during his senior year of high school, he and his friends often enjoyed food in the cafeteria.

current,

This is Nameless Orphanage located deep within the Moon City.

When Luo Di, disguised as an apprentice, pushed the ingredients into the kitchen area.

A strong, pungent, fishy stench hit me, which explained why the apprentice was wearing something like a breathing mask.

The kitchen is several times the size of the one at No. 4 Middle School.

A large number of muscular chefs were working here, all wearing the same metal masks, some even dressed in black leather skirts, giving them the look of butchers from a horror movie.

According to the guidelines,

Luo Di pushed the ingredients into a foul-smelling pool of warm water to thaw them quickly.

Oil and a little bit of rotten flesh floated in the pool, making it bloody and murky.

Packets of frozen meat sealed in black plastic wrap were poured in, and after ten minutes, they were scooped out with a large strainer.

The chef will be watching the whole process, so you have to be quick.

Some of the meat pieces shrank after thawing, and the plastic wrap also fell off, revealing a type of meat that was completely different from pork and beef, some of which even retained obvious limb characteristics.

The thawed meat chunks are sent onto a conveyor belt, where different chefs select the meat chunks they need and cook them with pre-cut vegetables.

Although the environment here is terrible, the meat source is also terrible.

However, there are many kinds of vegetables, and they also make soups made from pork bones, so the nutrition is comprehensive.

"Bavell, what are you daydreaming about! Get ready to serve the food."

With another apprentice calling out, Luo Di finally learned the imposter's name and jogged over to the huge food cart.

Looking at the steaming dishes, at the strips of meat or ribs inside, even with their strong aroma, Luo Di could only smell a nauseating odor that made his stomach churn.

Including his apprentice Luo Di, there were a total of ten people in charge of this vegetable delivery trip.

Pushing the heavy food cart, Luo Di followed the group through the corridors inside the Orphanage.

Soon they arrived at the so-called "cafeteria".

It was huge and spacious, more like an indoor playground than a canteen.

There were no dining tables or chairs.

There were only about three hundred round plates placed on the ground at equal intervals.

There were no lights, and no windows.

The only light came from a few candles, and visibility was very low, as if simulating the environment of night.

A short while later, the door on the other side of the cafeteria opened.

A group of children, mostly under the age of fourteen, quickly rushed into the cafeteria, the youngest being only about five years old.

In addition, several masked trainers exuding a murderous aura followed him, standing in different areas of the cafeteria, monitoring the upcoming meal process.

The children came to their respective plates, squatted down, and waited quietly.

Most of the children had fresh wounds on their bodies, some so severe that the bone was visible, but none of them slowed down their movements because of their injuries, and none of them even showed the slightest sign of pain.

It's more of an expression of hunger; their intensely trained and growing bodies desperately need food for energy.

From the moment they arrived at the cafeteria, they had been longing for the food to arrive.

As one of the trainers shouted, "Serve the food!"

Luo Di and the other deliverymen then took out large ladles and scooped the food from the food cart into their plates.

There were no designated serving plates; all the food was simply piled haphazardly onto the plates, and the portion sizes were entirely a matter of luck. Luo Di also noticed that there seemed to be a lot of orphans, and those children at the back of the line might not get any food.

Luo Di had taken a look at the portions of food that others had taken, thinking that he could distribute the food evenly to everyone.

As a result, when the food cart was almost empty, several children still hadn't received any food, so they had to try to distribute it as evenly as possible.

As for the children at the back of the line, most of them were relatively thin and seriously injured.

Clearly, their dining order was likely based on some kind of performance record.

After all the food was distributed, at least seventeen children had only some soup or broth to eat.

The trainer shouted again, "Time to eat!"

Instantly, all the students bent down and began eating the food on their plates quickly, using both their hands and mouths. Luo Di had seen this same action in the basement the night before, just like Wendy.

It doesn't look like humans eating at all; it's more like the most primitive wild beasts.

It seems to be training them to eat quickly and effectively in any environment, or it seems to be just a simple arrangement of servility.

The children who didn't have much to eat didn't fight or show any change in their eyes. They patiently waited for others to finish eating, then licked the remaining soup clean to barely maintain their energy supply.

The entire dinner session should be kept within ten minutes.

The orphans left one by one under the supervision of their trainers, about to begin their nighttime training.

Luo Di and the other delivery workers were responsible for collecting the plates and cleaning the cafeteria area thoroughly, ensuring no unpleasant odors remained. Once that was done, their work for the day was considered complete.

Their dormitory was also arranged inside the Orphanage, a two-person room, and the conditions were not bad.

Luo Di didn't know where his room was and could only follow behind the other apprentices.

As they walked,

Creak~ A door suddenly opened beside him, and a dark-skinned hand pulled Luo Di into the room.

Looking at his roommate, Luo Di's brain immediately went gray.

Click!

The door closed, and the Black roommate immediately took off his hood, revealing Wendy's mouthful of rotten teeth.

"Master, welcome home. I killed your roommate half an hour ago, and the body has been disposed of so no one will find it."

The Orphanage has relatively lax supervision of its staff, so we don't need to pretend while staying indoors.

"Besides, I've also put plastic wrap on the door, so no one will force their way in."

"Um."

Wendy suddenly became a little shy, twisting her arms between her thighs. "Master, um... there's no basement here, so should I sleep in the bathroom? But won't it be inconvenient for you to use the toilet?"

"Keep the disguise." Luo Di gave the same reply as always.

"Master means I can sleep in the same room with you now, oh yeah! If Master feels I'm disgusting or smells bad, just tell me and I'll go sleep in the bathroom and wrap myself up in a balloon."

Luo Di didn't respond; he just sat on the edge of the bed and stared at her.

Wendy immediately understood and began to tell the story:

"Master, you've already seen the cafeteria, right? You saw those children, I wasn't lying to you, was I?"

This Orphanage was a large and well-established training camp for serial killers.

Most orphans are sent here shortly after birth; some are abandoned, some are sold, and some are lost.

Few of them lived to be fifteen.

Or rather, very few people maintain their human identity and live to be fifteen.

Most orphans die prematurely due to extreme training, or develop brain lesions prematurely; either way, they are considered unqualified.

Only those children who can survive, endure the Orphanage's brutal training, and avoid developing Mind Corner are the talents they truly want.

Of course, in your eyes, Master, it's still just trash.

After all, even an outstanding graduate like me is nothing but a complete failure in your eyes.

"What would happen if you lived to be fifteen as a human?" Luo Di asked, seizing the key question.

"Yes..." When talking about this, Wendy's emotions became excited even though she was under a gray shadow. "A specific, targeted 'ritual' will be performed."

A ritual to utterly destroy what you love in front of you, to completely extinguish your hopes, and to utterly destroy what you depend on.

Everyone who makes it to fifteen years old will experience a "Mind Corner" at this moment, and I am no exception.

certainly.

Those Pseudo-Human are transformed through this ritual are often quite special and will be recognized by the organization as "murderers," which is considered normal graduation.

Just like me, I can move freely and kill freely... but the final result is still just death.

Once our pituitary glands are fully ripe, they will be taken away by the "venerable ones," either for their own use or as a gift to the capital.

certainly,

Orphanage really wanted to cultivate was a "perfect killer" who could persevere until the age of fifteen and still pass through the rituals normally without developing Mind Corner.

But since its inception, no such person has ever appeared; at most, it can only produce special Pseudo-Human like myself.

Luo Di caught a key phrase. "Tell me more about the Venerable One."

Wendy pointed to her head. "The Venerable One is the organization's supreme leader, and also the one who has planted a [bomb] in the minds of all of us."

Because of him, no information about the Orphanage will leak out.

Because of him, the entire Orphanage was able to operate stably and continuously produce outstanding serial killers.

Because of him, the children here are deeply brainwashed, and from the moment they become aware of things, they are determined to become murderers.

However, he himself is not here.

He would only personally preside over the ceremony if a child reached the age of fifteen... He himself greatly enjoyed watching the children transform from despair during the Ritual Chamber.

I remember hearing his laughter then, a lewd laugh.

If we are lucky, someone may turn fifteen and attract the Venerable One in the near future.

"The arrival of the Venerable One will inevitably bring with him a group of murderers similar to myself, produced by the Orphanage. Perhaps then they can satisfy your bloodlust, Master."