"So, you finally decided to do something?"
Thornmoon asked in confusion, "But why me?"
"Mithril is not suitable for this. The other employees in my Workshop are all children and are not suitable, so I have to find you." Angell arranged the equipment at hand and then asked, "Little Blood, are you unwilling?"
"Hehehe, how dare I disobey big brother's order?"
Thornmoon shook his head crazily and said, but even though he made a lot of money following Angell during this period, Game Table's business began to expand beyond Eastern Territory, and the look he looked at Angell was still a little weak.
In addition to the factors of "childhood shadow", it may also be related to the environment!
Thornmoon thought tremblingly.
He looked behind Angell and saw that the ground was like a knife cut by a sharp blade, falling straight down. Standing on the edge and looking down, he could see black-red mist rolling, like Sea of Void, spreading to the distant horizon, and the sky in the distance also smelled of ominous blood.
This is "Abyss"!
It is said that before Third Era, Demon Race was born directly within the mainland.
Every hundred years they will form a demonic tide and occupy human towns. Many dynasties were destroyed in Demon Race's attacks, so Second Era is called 'Era of Corruption' or 'Era of Blood'.
Until 10,000 years ago, Grand Mage Cecilia strangled an army of one hundred thousand Demon Race, drove them to this border land, used the forbidden spell to shatter the edge of the earth, completely drove Demon Race under Abyss, and built Cecilia City to personally guard the border here.
Also from then on, the Demon Race invasion had to climb up from under Abyss and bypass the Eastern Territory defense line before it could pose a threat to the mainland behind.
Grand Mage Cecilia is therefore called "Grand Mage who saved the world".
However, although Cecilia is guarding Abyss, Magic Capital is not really built next to Abyss - not to mention Commoner, Lian Mo Mage Even E can't stand the pollution of Demonic Energy - so the real Abyss is ten kilometers away from Cecilia City. Normally, except for the border patrol, no one dares to get too close.
Angell is an exception.
When he was twelve years old, he dared to steal Magic Broom from home and wander around Abyss.
Moreover, Angell would also pack mice, chickens, rabbits, and Blood Elf on his Broom from time to time, tie them with ropes and throw them under Abyss to observe the magic effect.
Oh, Blood Elf has never been thrown away yet, but Thornmoon always feels that one day he will be thrown away.
It seems that this day has finally come.
Angell What was packed today was not only Blood Elf, but also a long iron chain as thick as an adult man's thigh, and an iron cage that could fit an elephant inside.
Thornmoon remembered the little mice, birds, and rabbits that Angell had put in cages and thrown away... those little creatures were so lively and cute before they were thrown away, but when they were picked up again, they were either dead or turned into bloody monsters. Sometimes even the bodies could not be found.
Hey, hey, why do you want to sacrifice Blood Elf to heaven to protect Server from collapse?!
"It's just, brother Angell, don't you think this approach is very unreasonable?" Thornmoon trembled, "Mana Well can't replenish Magic Power with life, right?"
"Mana Well can't, but Sky Spring can. This method has a reliable record," Angell said while carefully checking the strength of each link on the chain. And with the blessing of solidification magic, he explained, "The first queen of the ancient magic empire, Inna, who raised Sky Spring to create Sky Kingdom, used this method."
"She first fed her Sky Spring with magic plants. When Magic Power was not enough, she began to capture magical creatures such as Magic Wolf Wind Bird. When there was not enough, she began to smuggle Elf Fairy slave, then started to slaughter the Mage in the country, and finally even sacrificed a demigod, finally allowing her Sky Kingdom to take shape."
"However, this approach angered Deity, and several Deity teamed up to tear her Sky Kingdom into pieces. She was originally thrown from the air to the ground. She cursed Deity and degenerated into the mother of many Magic Creature."
... So you also want to follow her example and become the master of Magic Creature?
Thornmoon was trembling. He felt that if Angell fell, he would be the most terrifying Demon King in history.
Thornmoon said with a dying struggle, "So, there are choices for sacrificial materials, right?" Blood Elf has no other advantages except good looks, higher agility, and stronger perception. It is not suitable!
It's a pity that Angell didn't hear Thornmoon's crazy hint, and only nodded in agreement. "The most suitable one is actually Alchemy division, but I have so many Alchemy divisions, why do I need to sacrifice? Isn't it better to just let them maintain Sky Spring? They can also be used repeatedly... Speaking of this, those newsboys under you are very biased!"
Not only do you have a crush on me, but you are also targeting the children?!
Thornmoon was shocked.
Blood Elf has made money in the past six months. First of all, he improved the living environment of his subordinates, including of course the little newsboys.
Under Angell's instruction, he sent the newspaper boy to Charity School to study, and also hired some Rune Master to open Rune technical school to supplement Angell's Workshop.
However, it is difficult to achieve results in half a year, and most of the street children such as newspaper boys have weak foundations and poor math scores, so they are temporarily unable to become Sky Spring maintainers.
Thornmoon feels very embarrassed. "I have tried very hard to help them find teachers to make up their classes, but Rune and the magic teacher are easier to find, but the math teacher is really hard to find."
There are teacher Rune and magic teacher because Cecilia is Magic Capital's background.
In any other city, Angell and the first batch of Rune Apprentice would not be available.
"Hmph!"
Angell also knew that this was a fact. He snorted coldly and pulled the chain hard, making a loud "clang" sound.
Thornmoon was shocked.
He trembled and said, "But my grades are worse than those children! Even if you sacrifice me, it will be useless!"
"That's not necessarily true. The Magic Power concentration of Blood Elf's bloodline is quite high."
Angell said so and opened the cage.
However, he did not let Blood Elf enter the cage, but walked in himself, and then said to Thornmoon, "Okay, you can almost put me down."
"Huh?"
Thornmoon stared at Angell in the cage for a while before he understood what the other party meant. "Go down by yourself?"
"Of course, how else would you hunt for sacrifices?" Angell said.
"... The sacrifice you are talking about is Magic Creature?"
"Is it you?" Angell looked at Thornmoon and asked.
"Hahaha, I'll let you down right away!" Thornmoon ran to the pulley block with a "swish".
This set of pulleys is specially manufactured by Angell.
When he was doing "Demonization Observation Experiment" as a child, he used a fishing method, using a long fishing rod to place small animals on the Abyss below for observation. Therefore, problems such as the line being torn off and the fishing rod being damaged often occurred. Once, a giant hand even stretched out from the Abyss and almost caught Angell and Thornmoon, who were holding the fishing rod at the time, under the Abyss.
This time Angell planned to go down by himself, so naturally he couldn't be so casual.
His pulleys, his chains, and his cage are all special Design, with Defense Rune engraved on them. Theoretically, even if you really throw Blood Elf in and put it under Abyss, there should be no problem.
It's just that Angell doesn't do that.
Thornmoon is very important to him now (tool man).
Its usefulness even exceeds Mithril.
After all, it is impossible for any one person to help Angell's Game Table business expand to the entire Eastern Territory, or even beyond Eastern Territory, and still be loyal in the face of large sums of money.
This guy is like a plug-in!
As expected of me, I was able to capture such useful talents right after I crossed over.
Angell looks at Thornmoon with unprecedented satisfaction.
(Thornmoon:... Actually, if you had come back from Mage Tower fifty years earlier, there would have been more juniors like me. After all, I was taught by you! Everyone seemed to be out of control of wild beasts, living very carefree... Only I was unlucky. Blood Elf's lifespan was too long, so I was caught by you again before I could die.)
But Thornmoon is just a tool man after all.
Even now.
Thornmoon stood and carefully adjusted its position, and slowly lowered the cage where Angell was toward Abyss.
While turning the wheel of the chain, he asked obediently, "Brother, is this position okay? Is the speed too fast? Do you want it to be slower? Hmm? Too slow? Then I will add more lubricant!"
So with the sound of chains, the cage hung down into the black-red mist.
Soon, Angell was no longer visible.
Thornmoon did not dare to let go of the handle of the pulley. On the contrary, he tightened his grip on the handle and relied on Blood Elf's keen perception to feel the subtle changes in force coming from the other end of the chain to judge Angell's situation.
For Thornmoon, this is almost the same as "fishing" back then.
Blood Elf's perception allows them to clearly sense whether the fish below touched the hook or bit the hook when fishing, and can even accurately calculate how much the fish below weighs.
Angell liked to bring Thornmoon to Abyss because of this, it can record data more accurately and respond first when an abnormality occurs.
Thornmoon is now also sensing the change in strength, and is determined to pull Angell up if something goes wrong.
But Thornmoon sensed it carefully for more than ten minutes and did not notice any change in strength.
This makes Thornmoon a little confused.
He remembered coming to Abyss to "fish" when he was a child, and every time something would be hooked quickly.
Is it because you were lucky(?) that you didn't encounter Magic Creature, or is it because the "bait" was too bad, so Magic Creature didn't take the bait?
Thornmoon thinks the latter is more likely.
Anyway, if he is Magic Creature, seeing Angell hanging in the cage, he will definitely not want to get close to see what is going on.
This puts Thornmoon in a bit of a dilemma.
If you still don't take the bait, do you have to pull Angell up?
Even a guy like Angell will be eroded by Demonic Energy if he soaks in Demonic Energy of Abyss for too long, right?
But if you pull him in too early, Angell might get angry.
Thornmoon was hesitating in his heart when he saw the red-black mist below Abyss rolling up, like a sea preparing for a tsunami, turbulent and earth-shaking.
Logically speaking, in such a rolling mist, the cage hanging below Abyss cannot be unaffected, but Thornmoon did not feel any changes in the pulley handle in his hand, and even the chain hanging in the mist did not move at all, as if he was in another space, so calm that there was no change at all.
Thornmoon cannot be as calm as a cage.
The rolling mist was not only a change in Abyss, but also a terrifying noise coming up from below. Every word had an impact on Blood Elf. At this time, his overly keen perception became an obstacle. Thornmoon felt that something was about to rush out of his body and turn him into another existence.
Thanks to the fact that Blood Elf is a hybrid of Demon Race and Elf, it can withstand the pollution of Demonic Energy better. Otherwise, if it were a Elf or a human, it would turn into a monster in minutes.
Even so, Thornmoon did not let go of the pulley in his hand.
"Let go--"
At this time, the voices in Abyss finally gathered words that Thornmoon could understand, and the mist in Abyss was completely rolled up. They formed a huge ferocious head, pressing down on Thornmoon, and it seemed that it could swallow Blood Elf in one bite.
"Stop joking! How can you let go! That guy will be angry!"
Thornmoon shouted back.
That's right, he would never (dare) betray Angell.
Not because of the half blood oath, nor because of the large amount of money, but because of Angell itself!
That thing is much scarier than Demon Race or Demon King! Even if Angell tells him to die, Thornmoon will choose to obey the order because he doesn't want to know what will happen if he goes against the other person's will.
The choice of Thornmoon is undoubtedly the right one.
Seeing that the ferocious head was about to swallow him up in the next moment, Thornmoon stood still, but the moment the rolling Demonic Energy actually touched him, Demonic Energy completely dispersed, and the noisy noise suddenly subsided.
The ferocious giant Big Head head was frozen in mid-air, struggling silently.
Its expression changed from Wrath to pain, to pleading, to despair, and then to pieces.
After the head formed by the fog dissipated, Abyss also returned to calm.
Finally, there were three tugging sensations from the other end of the chain. This was the signal that Angell and Thornmoon had agreed to pull him up from Abyss.
Thornmoon didn't dare to neglect, he turned the wheel with his almost strengthless hand and pulled up the cage.
Even so, he kept the force uniform to prevent Angell in the cage from having any uncomfortable reactions during the ride.
However, the moment the cage came out of the mist, Thornmoon's hand relaxed a bit and almost put the cage down.
In the cage... what the hell is that?!
Big, black, slimy, full of eyes...
Thornmoon confirmed that Angell was still in the cage, safe and sound, so he turned away without daring to look further. He felt that the more he stared at the thing in the cage for a second, the more likely he would go crazy.
And another thing that frightened him was that there was such an object filling the cage, but Thornmoon did not feel any change in the weight on the other side of the pulley block.
It seemed as if there was only Angell in the cage from beginning to end.
But is the weight of the cage really the weight of Angell?
Thornmoon gave up thinking.
Anyway, this terrible "fishing" trip finally came to an end. Thornmoon sped up the speed of twisting the pulley handle. Soon after, he heard the sound of the cage falling to the ground.
"Little Blood, thank you for your hard work." Angell greeted.
He dragged the indescribable object out of the cage, and one of the eyeballs rolled down from the object, and rolled in front of Blood Elf, making eye contact with Thornmoon.
Thornmoon almost fell to his knees.
But he quickly turned his head and pretended to run away from the eyeball, but in fact he grabbed the sticky eyeball and handed it to Angell.
"This... can it really stabilize Sky Spring?" Thornmoon asked in a trembling voice.
He seems to think that this thing will cause pollution to Sky Spring.
"Magic Power and computing power pass the test." Angell took the eyeball and inserted it into the ball.
However, he did not let go of Thornmoon's hand. Instead, he entangled his fingers and recited a mantra.
Suddenly, red Rune spread upwards along the palm of Thornmoon's hand. Thornmoon felt a burning sensation, but because of this stinging pain, the confusion of hearing the noise, the fear of seeing the foggy head, and the mental pressure of seeing something that could not be seen directly disappeared in this moment.
Angell carefully checked Thornmoon's soul, and after confirming that there was no problem, he released his hand.
"Let's go back!" Angell said.
After he found the "sacrifice", he felt much more at ease.
Anyway, you have already worked hard. If Server crashes or freezes in the future, it is a natural phenomenon. If it doesn't work, you can only compensate for it in the whole server. He Angell has seen too much in the world, so he is not afraid!
Angell dragged the clattering "sacrifice" and walked towards his flying prop.
Thornmoon did not follow immediately, but looked at the calm mist under Abyss expressionlessly.
Haha, just Abyss.
This is really just the fish pond of boss Angell, right?
*
Angell and Thornmoon flew away from high altitude, ignoring the group of Carriage below who were heading in the direction of Abyss.
That's a pretty large fleet.
It has one hundred and twenty-eight soldiers in black uniforms holding flags to clear the way, sixty-four knights in silver helmets riding white horses as escorts, and thirty-two guards in red military uniforms carrying rifles guarding the gorgeous Carriage.
On the body of Carriage, there is a coat of arms composed of □□ and violet.
That is the symbol of the royal family.
At this moment, Crown Prince, Hyde·Atvela of the Central Empire are located in this Carriage.
But right now, His Highness Crown Prince is obsessed with something and has no time to pay attention to the endless introduction from the guide outside (rainbow fart):
"Further forward, there is the terrifying Abyss."
"Eighty years ago, our great Emperor defeated the invading Demon Race with his artillery corps here, proving that people without talent can defeat Demon Race without the help of Mage, thus starting the 'Devil-free Era'!"
"Subsequently, Human Kingdom developed unprecedentedly..."
Listening to the guide's voice, another being in Carriage showed an uneasy expression.
"Your Highness...Hyde, Your Highness, isn't it the time for you to do this?" Miss Sue said with a blushing face.
Miss Sue is a genuine sweetheart.
She is not a stunning beauty, but she is the type that makes people feel more and more fascinated the more they look at her, especially her eyes, which seem to contain a whole sea of stars, making people unable to bear to look away from her eyes.
At this moment, Miss Sue was looking at His Highness the Prince with her irresistible eyes, and said softly, "Now that we are all here, we should take a good look at what Abyss, who has been sealed by His Majesty the Emperor, looks like!"
"What's there to see? It's just a desolate border anyway!"
"But..." Miss Sue puffed up her face cutely, "Since Your Highness is not interested, why do you still come here?"
"Weren't you curious before? Of course I have to fulfill your wish... Damn it, the internet is disconnected again!"
Prince Hyde moved the Magic Wand in his hand twice with force, wanting to throw it away, but he did not give up and raised it up, hoping to receive the nothingness Mana Network.
Miss Sue:...
This visit was planned in advance.
However, the process is different from His Royal Highness's original idea.
Prince Hyde was originally going to personally explain his father's great achievements to Miss Sue and receive Keren'er's exclamation and praise. However, from the moment he entered Cecilia City, he became addicted to the mini-games in Mana Network.
If Magical Girl's Magic Wand had not been connected to the external network, Miss Sue even doubted whether this trip would be cancelled.
But now it seems like we can't continue here.
Because the network range of Magic Wand is also very limited, it can't really go too far away from Cecilia City. I just didn't know what happened, but suddenly it felt better for a while, and now it seems to be gone again.
Miss Sue was speechless as he looked at His Highness the Prince doing the exercises with Magic Wand, and managed to squeeze out a smile.
"However, Your Highness Hyde, you have already arrived at Cecilia City, but why don't you accompany me to Abyss here? You should go and meet your fiancée first, right?"
"There's no need to rush to Roy House! After all, the engagement was originally made by them themselves." Crown Prince finally gave up after finding out that they couldn't connect to the Internet anyway.
He finally had the mind to understand the lovely girl in front of him. "That little girl is only in her teens. I don't have such perverted hobbies. You don't have to be jealous." The prince showed an evil smile.
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It will look more presentable if you put down the Magic Wand in your hand.
"I'm not jealous," Miss Sue sighed, "It's just that Roy House is now very close to Alchemy Workshop who built Magic Net. I heard that your fiancée not only built Roy House in her school Mana Base Station, even before Mana Base Station, had already placed an order with Magic Gear, funded Game Room, and bought limited games. I wonder if this betrayed her original position."
"Hmph, that's Roy House's usual trick. They always bet on both ends." Prince Hyde said disdainfully.
He paused and suddenly asked, "Wait a minute? Game Room? Limited game? Is it more interesting than the ones on Magic Net?"
Miss Sue:... Haha.