“According to your plan, we have infiltrated the cities of the 12th Earl in the inner wall. We have secretly bribed the civilians in the inner wall to spread the rumors. At present, nine of the cities have been burned by the rumors. The people in the other three cities have been found out and killed. However, they haven’t been traced back to us...”
A short middle-aged man reported to Dudian.
Dudian nodded slightly, “Tell them that the chaos is caused by the Monster Institute. The military and the monastery are accomplices. It is just a conspiracy for them to shelter the refugees. They will be secretly caught and dissected at any time. If necessary, let the people over there create several ‘experimental accidents’for the people in the shelter to see. Pay attention to the hidden identity.”
The middle-aged man bowed his head: “Yes, Chairman.”
“Go.”
Dudian waved his hand to dismiss the middle-aged man. Both the middle-aged man and the people working for him in the inner wall were elites who had been selected from the dark church. They had been working for the dark church for a long time. Although they weren’t strong but they were hunters, however they were cunning and cruel. It was appropriate for them to do this kind of thing.
He chose people different from others. He only focused on temperament. Strength was the second choice.
Although he didn’t have many trusted aides but there were many people who worked for him.
After the middle-aged man left, neuss said to dudian: “Master, the gunpowder produced by the alchemist camp has been buried in the wall of Sighs. However the current amount is only enough to destroy a small gap in the wall of Sighs.”
“Let them seize the time and continue to produce.”Dudian said. The Dark Church had been integrated into six divisions. The top alchemists from the twelve divisions formed the alchemist camp, the potioneers formed the potioneers camp. They were his two sharp swords to deal with the upcoming war.
“Master, we have almost dug out the saltpeter mines. The rest of the saltpeter mines are in the hands of the nobles. Should we buy them from them?”Neuss knew that Dudian was very serious about this matter, “What if they don’t agree to the acquisition?”
“Then let them agree.”Dudian’s answer was very simple.
Neuss understood his meaning. He nodded and didn’t say anything else. With Dudian’s permission, he was able to do things freely.
Dudian went to the dungeon after he finished explaining things. He looked at Hiro and Ronon who were on the verge of death. The two of them looked more miserable than the last time he saw them. They were naked and their armors had been stripped off, there was only blood on their bodies. Their hair was messy and their heads were drooping. They looked like dead bodies hanging on the chains.
There were hundreds of burly men living in the cell next to the dungeon. They were all from the military and Thorn Flower Prison. More than half of them were lascivious criminals, however most of their targets were beautiful women and children. There were even some who liked old women and children. There were only a few who liked men.
Dudian had just arrived at the dungeon when he smelled the strong smell of semen in the air. It wasn’t the authentic old era cigarettes but a special kind of cigarettes made from poison, both of them had been passively addicted to drugs during this period of time.
“Have you taken care of them today?”Dudian asked.
The two men in charge of the execution were trembling in fear: “Not yet.”
“Then what are you waiting for?”
Both of them replied: “Yes, my Lord.”They took out the instruments of torture and whipped them.
Both of them woke up and screamed like frightened mice. Their messy hair covered their eyes which were full of fear and pleading, hiro shouted: “Don’t hit... Don’t hit...”
Both of them lashed out one whip after another.
Dudian quietly looked at them. After a while he raised his hand to signal them to stop. He came in front of them: “What do you think?”
Hiro heard Dudian’s voice and stopped screaming. He looked up at him but there was no hatred or resentment in his eyes, “Please kill me! Please! I’m willing to do anything! Please kill me!”
Dudian raised his hand to touch Hiro’s hair but found that his hair was stuck in bundles. He retracted his hand, he calmly said: “If I Kill You Then my efforts will be in vain. Are you two willing to fight for me?”
“I’m willing! I’m Willing!”
Hiro shouted as he heard Dudian’s words. It seemed that he didn’t hesitate at all.
Ronon said: “I’m willing as long as you let us leave this place. I’m willing to help you kill the people of the military!”Although his expression was calm but his words were very serious, there was a trace of urgency and desire in his eyes.
Dudian didn’t expect that the time was so short to torture their consciousness to such a fragile state. It seemed that drugs and dignity were enough to completely destroy a person! In other words, either one of the two could completely defeat a person!
He had long been aware of the concept that people were fragile. Whether they were hunters or pioneers, they were equally deadly in soft places.
“In that case, you will cooperate with me to complete an experiment. You will be by my side from now on.”Dudian said.
Hiro’s body slightly trembled as he heard Dudian’s words. Tears flowed out of his eyes. He looked like he was crying because of joy. However, there was a sense of sadness and despair in his eyes.
Ronon was silent as he lowered his head.
Dudian asked the supervisor to untie the shackles of the two and take them to wash their bodies.
After a moment they changed into a set of clean clothes. Dudian took them to the side hall at the top of the mountain. It was his own alchemy laboratory.
There were many strange materials inside. The largest object was a metal war chariot in the center of the laboratory. The dark body of the war chariot exuded an ancient aura, there were sharp spikes protruding from the outer rim of the war chariot. The spikes were different in length and curvature. If one looked carefully they would find that they were the horns of unknown monsters!
The base of the war chariot was connected to several dark ropes which were hanging upside down on the war chariot.
Dudian came to the war chariot. He asked Noyce to carry Hiro who had his hamstrings crippled. He put on sterile gloves and took out a scalpel. He pressed on Hiro’s head, he whispered: “It’s a bit painful. Bear with it.”
Hiro’s voice trembled: “What... What are you going to do?”
“It’s just a small experiment.”Dudian took anesthetic from the side and injected it into his back. He cut his back. The scalpel rotated between his fingers as if it was sculpting a piece of art, he cut the layers of silk from Hiro’s back. Soon, the skin on his back was completely peeled to both sides. The flesh was rolled up to reveal a centipede-like long back.
Dudian narrowed his eyes as he took out the chain hanging on the chariot. With the cooperation of the scalpel, he slowly inserted the chain into his back. After half an hour, the operation was completed.
Hiro’s back had been sewn up. The thread on the surface of the skin was extremely neat. It looked like an excellent tailor’s clothing. However there was a chain protruding from the skin of the cervical vertebrae. The chain went deep into his flesh.
Dudian took healing powder from the side and smeared it on his back. He took out two small red pills and put them into his mouth: “Eat it.”
Hiro hesitated but didn’t dare to resist. He licked his mouth and swallowed them. He didn’t dare to pretend.
After taking the healing powder, the wounds on Hiro’s body healed quickly. Especially the wounds on his back. He could see that the flesh was slowly sticking together and new flesh was growing out of the gaps.
Dudian estimated that his wounds would heal completely. At least three hours later. The healing powder was made by the top pharmacist and it was also due to his own self-healing ability.
Three hours passed by quickly. During this time Dudian was fiddling with the chariot. He removed the thread on Hiro’s back and asked him to stand up: “Take Two Steps.”
Hiro walked down the experimental platform. At the moment his hamstrings and tendons had healed. Perhaps it was because he hadn’t walked for a long time. His walking posture was a bit unfamiliar. Every step he took made a tinkling sound.
Hiro looked back and was stunned. The chains on his back were connected to the bottom of the chariot. He was like a horse tied to the chariot.
“From now on, this is your nest.”Dudian said to him: “Try to see if you can pull my chariot.”
Hiro turned his head to look at him. Suddenly two lines of tears flowed out. He roared in grief and anger as he punched the test bench. He was like an angry beast as he rushed towards Dudian!
Dudian’s eyes were cold. He kicked Hiro’s chest and sent him flying.
Although Hiro was at the peak of the wilderness level but he had been imprisoned for many days. He was seriously injured and his limbs had just recovered. His strength wasn’t as good as before so he was directly knocked down by Dudian.
Dudian stomped his feet and jumped onto the chariot. He put his hands on the metal table and hit one of the buttons.
“Ah! !”Hiro was convulsing on the ground as he jumped onto the shore.
Dudian hit the button again. He looked at Hiro: “You have no choice unless you want to go back to the previous days.”
Hiro stopped convulsing and panted. His hands were still trembling. He stood up and looked at the youth on the chariot. His eyes were full of hatred but there was more fear in them, he shouted: “Then let me go back to the days before. I would rather stay in the dungeon than be your slave!”
“Didn’t you say that you are willing to do anything?”Dudian said in a light tone: “You have to keep your word.”
Hiro’s heart was filled with grief. He thought that Dudian wanted him to fight for Dudian. If that was the case then he would have a way to escape and return to the inner wall. But Dudian had tied him to such a chariot. It was obvious that Dudian intended to enslave him forever until he died!
He would rather return to the dark days of Hell and give up his dignity!
“You, You Devil!”Hiro wanted to cry but he couldn’t. He had hated him so much that he was numb to it. There was only regret in his heart. Why did he come to the outer wall, he wanted to enter the temple!
Dudian indifferently said: “The experiment has been completed. It is impossible for you to go back to the old days. But as long as you listen to me and fight for me, you can at least survive. If you still hate me, you would rather be humiliated than to work for me. I can only make you take off your clothes and pull the chariot to go around the inner wall. Your family, your lover, your children or your parents will see your appearance. Oh right, there should be no need for your penis to exist.”
“You! !”Hiro’s hair stood up in anger. He was like a berserk beast as he stared at Dudian. However Dudian didn’t care about him. Hiro wished that he could kill Dudian with his eyes. If his will could kill Dudian then he would have destroyed him. But he stared at him for a long time but nothing happened, but his eyes were more dry than before.
His heart was full of bitterness. The hatred slowly faded away. Just like a person who couldn’t maintain a happy mood for a long time, he couldn’t fall into a frenzy for a long time. The hatred and anger were like the waves, rolling to the climax, then it gradually faded away and gradually subsided.
He once again deeply experienced what it meant to live a life worse than death. He also knew what it meant to be happy at this time because there would be worse situations in the future.
He suddenly felt that his days in the dungeon were nothing -- if Dudian really wanted to castrate him and expose his ugly behavior in front of his loved ones.
“It’s also a kind of courage to accept fate. What do you think?”Dudian said.
Hiro lowered his head. He was so sad that he couldn’t cry. He squatted on the ground.
Dudian looked at Ronon who was sitting in the corner: “It’s your turn.”
Ronon’s face was ugly. His fingers were tightly clenched into fists. He wanted to commit suicide but it was difficult for him to do so. His heart was full of fear.
Dudian saw the struggle in Ronon’s eyes. His expression was calm. After the humiliation and torture, their willpower was no longer comparable to the past. They were even more fragile than ordinary people. It took courage to commit suicide, hope was an evil thing. As long as people saw a glimmer of hope, even if they knew that there was a greater possibility of facing a worse situation, they would still yearn for that glimmer of hope.
Dudian was very clear about this so he wasn’t afraid of his self-destruction.