Chapter 351 The ‘Awakening’ Man
The night was getting thicker, and in a corner of the slums of the imperial capital, the air began to fluctuate.
As if the curtain was torn apart, Sean walked out.
After entering the Imperial Capital, he quickly organized the underground forces in the entire Imperial Capital. "Big news" can be obtained from the royal family, but "small news" is best done by snakes, insects, rats and ants rooted in the Imperial Capital.
According to Sean's request, the gang bosses have spread their power to the whole city. They don't need loyal subordinates, they just need enough ears and eyes.
In this way, if something is wrong in the city, you can find out with a little research.
For example, now, the leader of the fox wolves, Black Fox, told Sean that there have been many 'accidents' recently in the largest slum in the west of the city.
Originally, this was not a big deal. People were captured to do hard work, kidnapped as slaves, and bought as toys by noble young ladies... Even in the seemingly prosperous imperial capital, this kind of thing happens all the time. occur.
However, when thinking about the big weasel's every move, something seems wrong here.
Bai Zhan released the crazy beast to deliberately create a fire situation to cover up the thousands of people who died in the fire. This reminded Sean of the sacrifice part of a cult ritual.
Clearly, statues of the Founding Fathers are more than just statues.
If the big weasel wants to hide, the place where it was safely hunted before is obviously a good choice.
Walking around silently in the slums, it is dark as soon as it falls at night. Electricity is not a valuable resource in the imperial capital, but for the poor, keeping the lights on all night is obviously a luxury. action.
Occasionally, the light of oil lamps and campfires shines through the leaky door panel, casting a long, blurry shadow on the people passing by outside the house, and then quickly disappears.
After turning around in a small circle, Sean frowned slightly.
I couldn't find any trace of the Mad Beast's life... Am I wrong?
Crazy beasts are different from mutants. Even if they are good at hiding, there will still be pollution in places where they have been active for a long time, let alone areas with such a high population density.
Therefore, crimson mad beasts usually appear in the wild. They are naturally incompatible with humans, but they will blend in when they become crimson.
I randomly opened the curtains of a broken room and took a look inside. Inside, a couple was discussing something by an oil lamp. Their two children had already gone to bed and fell asleep.
"The child's father, tell me, they are both six years old, why don't they be sent to a mental health center?" the woman in the couple asked irritably.
The man rolled a cigarette by himself, opened the oil lamp cover and put it in to light it. He took a deep breath and was about to spit it out. When he glanced at the children beside him, he puffed up his cheeks and changed positions.
Exhaling a puff of thick smoke, he coughed a few times, then grabbed his hair and said, "I don't know why, but I always feel that sending them to a wisdom clinic is not a good thing."
The Kaizhi Institute is a public education institution established by the empire. Every child can be sent to receive free preschool education for two years after reaching the age of five. This is also an important reason why the illiteracy rate in the imperial capital has been greatly reduced.
Many poor families can hardly afford high-end education. After the emergence of the Kai Chi Institute, almost every family will send their children there after they reach age.
In addition to the free preschool education, it is also a place for education on patriotism and respect for the emperor. There will be a blurred statue of the emperor at the entrance of every Kaiji center. On the first day of class, a teacher will teach students about the emperor. Your Majesty's greatness.
The conversation between the couple continues.
The woman seemed a little worried: "But everyone will send their children to a mental health center. From now on, we can only afford the schooling expenses for one child... If we learn more now, the tuition will be less. The other one...the other one can't go to school, so he doesn't even know his own name."
The man smoked irritably, and after a while he said: "In the worst case, I will go to Poison City to make a living. , it’s not impossible for both of them to go to school.”
The woman’s voice subconsciously became louder and lowered: “Are you crazy?! How can people like us be qualified to go to that place in Poison City? !”
“What can we do? There are only so many things we can do if we stay in the imperial capital... Children, they can’t be like us in the future, right?”
The woman choked and said timidly: "But our parents came here too... at least we can live, right?"
The man shook his head resolutely, his eyes sharp and firm: "No, not in the future. Let them stay in the imperial capital."
The woman frowned and said worriedly: "First we didn't let them go to the Kaishi Institute, and now we don't plan to stay in the imperial capital... What do I think about the child's father? You are not normal these days... ..."
The man lowered his eyes and said, "You will understand... Also, did someone tell you something?"
The woman hesitated for a while, but then said. : "The women from the shop at the corner of the street in front...while they were working these past few days, they secretly told me...that their men overheard something while working with you...about you...that you were dissatisfied with the emperor. Your Majesty does not pay attention to..."
Sean, who had just stopped to relax and listen to a short story, suddenly perked up his ears.
Do you not pay attention to the emperor? This is not a 'little thing'...
The man's breathing suddenly became faster. After a long time, he said in a muffled voice: "I just think... it's unnecessary to build that statue... Our life is already difficult. , we have to spend ten days on construction site every month to build that statue...so we just complained a few times."
The woman was shocked and asked quickly: "Did you and your co-workers complain? ...If we are reported, won’t our family be destroyed?”
The man said irritably: “I just said a few words...and I was scolded by a few of them...But I can’t report it. As for..."
"What if?"
"What if..." The man suddenly looked at his wife, paused for a moment and then said in a deep voice, "The child's mother, didn't you notice?"
< br>"What did you find?"
The man laughed self-deprecatingly: "In the past, if I had said such things, let alone my fellow workers, even you would have reported it to the Security Bureau without hesitation. Me."
The woman's expression stiffened.
The man continued: "But now, I have not sent the children to a mental health center, and you are only discussing with me. You are just worried... Although the workers are talking about me behind my back, no one has reported me..."
The woman's expression gradually became frightened: "You mean...we are beginning to disrespect His Majesty?"
The man gritted his teeth: "What's the difference between respect and disrespect? Have we seen your majesty? Did your majesty give us a good life? Is there any difference between our life and that of our parents? Oh, we don’t have to worry about the crazy beast... But our parents also helped to build the imperial capital. This is what we deserve."
The more the man spoke, the more excited he became: "Damn it, aren't our lives still miserable? Why did my dad and your dad die because of the establishment of the imperial capital? My body was exhausted from doing that bullshit masonry work, and my lungs were broken."
"But what about the things that the imperial capital promised to our family at that time? The elders in the family died, and they said it was for the future. They are willing to pay for the empire for the benefit of their generation. Shouldn’t the words they said have just happened in the blink of an eye? ”
He puffed hard on the cigarette until his mouth was a little hot before blowing out a puff of smoke. He subconsciously wanted to throw the cigarette butt on the ground angrily, but he put it down as soon as he raised his hand, and put the cigarette butt into a small bucket - a bucket of cigarette butts can Bring back some crushed tobacco.
The man spat: "I have finally figured it out these days. Before, I thought all day long that this life could go on. His Majesty the Emperor is our great benefactor... But, don't think about it. Think about it with your stomach, can those vegetable gangs and a few pieces of oil residue who have worked hard on the construction site for ten days still shout "Long Live Your Majesty?"
The woman fell silent, and she realized that what her husband said It seems that they are all right...
The voices of the couple are getting softer and softer. They don't know if they are afraid of being heard or something, but the expressions on their faces are getting richer and richer.
Shawn, who had been listening, gradually showed surprise.
These most ordinary poor people, their awe of the emperor is disappearing... You must know that most of the residents of the imperial capital have that kind of black nematode in their bodies, and the black nematode is the emperor's way of maintaining the people's awe of him.
Sean has been thinking before, what is the relationship between the emperor and the prisoner at the bottom of Black Pigeon - used and then imprisoned? Or is it that he has been used too much and cannot be controlled, so he can only be locked up...
Unexpectedly, the ordinary people in the slums here began to gradually lose their respect for the emperor.
He didn't wait too much, but opened the door and gently twitched his fingers.
The couple's eyes became confused.
Deceitful heart, activated.
After a moment, Sean opened his eyes in surprise.
The black nematodes in the man's body are still there, but they are sleeping in a way that he doesn't quite understand.
The black nematodes in the woman's body are similar, but the black nematodes still retain the last trace of vitality - this is probably the reason why she still has a little awe.
How could the black nematodes in the couple's bodies go into deep sleep...and what caused the nematodes to go into deep sleep?
With doubts, Sean turned his attention to the two sleeping children.
After a while, his eyes became more and more surprised. There were no black nematodes in those two children? !
"That's interesting..."
Shaun left the house.
After walking around the slums, Sean was surprised to find that many people in this place were in the same situation as the couple.
The black nematode fell into a deep sleep in a strange way and temporarily lost its function.
The conditions of the children here are different. Some children already have black nematodes in their bodies and are even quite active. Some are the same as adults, and some have none at all.
At the same time, Sean noticed that the children without black nematodes were basically under five years old.
He immediately thought of a place—Kaizhi Institute?
Sean arrived near the largest wisdom clinic near this slum area.
As soon as he got closer, he narrowed his eyes.
There is no smell of pollution, but you can smell a hint of sulfur and gun smoke.
The big weasel is nearby.
Silently blending the illusion into the air, Sean floated into the institute like an invisible ghost.
The overall structure of this place is similar to that of a primary school. After entering the gate, there is a statue of His Majesty the current emperor standing at the front of the playground.
Different from the statues of the founding fathers, the statue here shows the emperor sitting on the throne, but his face is blurred and majestic.
When Sean detected the black nematodes in the residents of the Imperial City, he also tried to investigate various areas, including the Kaizhi Institute.
However, he is the only one who can check for black nematodes. With limited energy, he naturally cannot check everyone in every place.
Sean still remembers that he pretended to be a tourist and visited the Kaizhi Institute, but he left immediately after finding nothing useful.
Now, it's time to investigate carefully.
Shaun was not in a hurry to find the big weasel, he just floated around in the institute.
This place is neither big nor small. Sean quickly finished walking around. At the same time, he also discovered the location of the big weasel.
There is a basement in this place. Although I didn’t open the door to see it, judging by the smell, the big weasel is probably inside.
However, excluding the factor of the crazy beast, there seems to be no abnormality in other places in the Kaizhi Institute.
"This is unreasonable..."
Finally, Sean set his sights on the emperor's statue.
The first thing he checked was this thing, but he didn't find anything.
After circling the statue again, Sean frowned slightly.
Still not aware of anything wrong...
Wait...
Many children who have not entered the mental health center do not have black nematodes in their bodies. Those adults whose black nematodes have entered a deep sleep are also reluctant to send their children to the mental health center... There must be some in this. The connection, moreover, is likely to be the changes brought about by the black nematode's sleep.
After all, it is related to the etheric layer. The subconscious of the parasite has changed but he does not know why. This is an obvious reaction...
Then if we say that the wisdom center is to implant black Where are the nematodes?
I can't detect anything unusual... Could it be because of my current state?
After thinking for a moment, Sean just continued to cover up his aura, and then revealed his figure.
At the same time, he also temporarily hid the huge energy in his crimson middle layer.
Standing in front of the statue, Sean looked directly at the emperor whose appearance he could not clearly see.
Suddenly, Noah issued a reminder.
“Three Saints, there are etheric creatures invading your etheric body.”
And Sean's eyes also lit up, and the statue reacted.
Sure enough, only those who have never been implanted and are weak will be actively implanted, and this sleeping statue will wake up.
The black threadworm that invaded Sean's etheric body crawled outside the hall of thinking. Sean didn't care, but looked at the statue.
At this time, the emperor's statue looked unchanged. However, Sean, who had been observing, keenly noticed that the statue sitting on the throne moved upward slightly.
(End of this chapter)