Chapter 358 128: Hostage Exchange
The baron opened his eyes and stared blankly at the already impressive gray ceiling.
The sound of singing faintly coming from the ceiling was one of the few entertainment activities he had in this dark dungeon. The sound probably had some magic power that could restore his mood to peace and tranquility.
Even if the only light source around him was an oil lamp on the outer wall of the prison, he seemed to smell a trace of sunlight.
"Is the choir singing? Oh, today is Sunday"
The baron stretched out his hands that were wrapped in special chains from the thin quilt, and carved a deep mark on the wall next to the bed with his nails that had not been trimmed for a long time.
He climbed up from the simple wooden bed and slowly touched his hand all the way down from the top, counting silently in his mind.
"Twenty-seven, twenty-eight"
Before he knew it, he had been caught for almost a month.
Except for the initial interrogation, no one paid attention to him anymore, as if he had completely forgotten his existence, and the meals provided every day were barely enough to keep him alive.
He wanted to add a quilt, but unfortunately the fat man who brought him meals with a dark face every day ignored him completely.
Fortunately, the other party arranged for him to change the toilet every day, otherwise he would be numb no matter how optimistic he was, living in a sea of excrement and urine.
His physical fitness was not bad, and he resisted. Mr. Li didn't seem to be afraid that he would freeze to death if he had any shortcomings.
If he was trapped somewhere else, he would have some hope of escaping or being rescued.
But unfortunately, the place where he was imprisoned was under the Grand Palace, in the secret crypt of the Assumption Cathedral, basically under Ye Jie's eyes.
He didn't think Augustus would take this risk to save him. Ye Jie had already proven her terrifying strength to the world. Augustus also classified her as an opponent of the same level. If he took action rashly, the sacrifice would be huge. From a rational point of view, Starting from thinking is not worth it.
As for what Mr. Li wants, he probably knows that it is nothing more than his disciple Lisa, but Lisa is an important part of the Augustus Seed Project, and even he doesn’t know much about it. He even based the name on the Seed Project. Augustus's names for those people were inferred.
So he was completely unsure whether Augustus would trade Lisa for him.
For Heath's sake, I guess so.
What he needs to do is to maintain a good spirit and prevent his body from failing to keep up when the opportunity comes.
That's it for now, let's go back to sleep first.
The baron adjusted his mentality and listened to the singing that slowly stopped, and was about to fall asleep again.
Ta-ta-ta.
The sound of footsteps echoed in the underground space, reawakening the Baron who was about to fall asleep.
From the footsteps, he could tell that it was not the fat man who brought him breakfast in the past.
Seems a bit familiar
"You seem to be in good spirits."
In the crypt, Mr. Li held up a chopstick, which emitted a soft light, reflecting the surrounding environment and the baron's sloppy face.
The Baron blocked his eyes slightly. He hadn't seen stronger light for too long and his eyes needed to adapt.
"Thank you, Mr. Li." His answer sounded quite calm, without any resentment in his tone.
"Augustus agreed and was willing to exchange you for Lisa. It seems that you are quite important in his mind." Mr. Li glanced at the priest next to him, who picked up the key and opened the door.
The baron was silently relieved, but his face remained unchanged: "Oh, maybe Heath begged me for mercy."
Mr. Li looked at him carefully for a while and then said: "Let's go and wash up. We'll just go back for Christmas."
The baron said nothing and silently followed Mr. Li out of the dungeon.
"Finally, I saw the sun again"
Today is cloudy, but the baron feels the sun is shining brightly and the birds are singing and the flowers are fragrant.
"Sorry for bothering you these days, goddess." After walking out of the crypt, Mr. Li greeted Ye Jie outside the door.
"It's okay, it's just a trivial matter." Ye Jie glanced at the baron. This man had always been very honest, so she didn't pay too much attention.
In fact, there was no accident related to him, but she was a little surprised that there was no accident.
After all, she knew what an arrogant Augustus from the Soul Gathering was.
During the Mocheng Rebellion, he dared to risk the world's disapproval and seek skin from a guy like the Demon Lord, and even managed to escape unscathed, becoming the only force that should have benefited.
"I will also be at the church during the exchange. If anything happens, I will arrive as soon as possible." Ye Jie said.
"Thank you, this is just what I need."
Paradise Node has always maintained in-depth cooperation with the Paladins. For example, the choir recently trained by Ye Jie relies on the help of Paradise Node to quickly select qualified candidates from the sea of people and experiment with the most scientific training plan.
Let a qualified singer be baptized by Ye Jie's holy light. As time goes by, he will be infiltrated to a greater or lesser extent by a part of the power of the holy light. If he receives her blessing and a blessed weapon at the same time, then a The extraordinary low-end version was born.
Although this kind of transcendence is not strong, it must be replenished every time it is consumed. It is difficult to condense the true power of holy light on its own, so it can only be regarded as a borrower of power.
But it has miraculous effects on demons and sins, and as long as the Heaven Node helps screen out the right people, there is no need for teaching or enlightenment. Ye Jie just needs to use the Holy Light more on them, and it does not consume Ye Jie's mental energy. .
The only limitation is that there are not many suitable people and there is a risk of contamination.
Once their pure hearts are contaminated, everything they have gained from Ye Jie will be lost and they will become ordinary people again.
Ye Jie was convinced of this, and the fallen were naturally not qualified to continue to use the power of the Holy Light.
The first batch of choirs who have mastered the power of the Holy Light have become proficient. Next, they will be sent to Rio to relieve the suffering of the people there, while also honing their skills and growing themselves.
This is the meaning of the power of holy light.
The baron was not as funny as before. Facing Ye Jie's gaze, he only responded with a faint smile, and then lowered his head, as if closing his ears.
The exchange is scheduled for noon.
The Baron was removed from his restraints, had a bath, and had his hair cut.
"Don't you want to cut your beard?" Mr. Li asked.
"I won't cut it anymore, just keep it as a souvenir." The baron touched his beard and felt that it looked pretty good.
"You should remember it well." Mr. Li's eyes were dark.
The baron smiled and didn't reply.
It's time to swap.
The Red Square monument outside the Dak Palace.
Mr. Li seemed to be relaxed, but his body was quietly tense. Today, the square has been sealed off and the surrounding area is empty. If anyone appears, you can see it at a glance.
But he didn't wait for the arrival, but instead waited for a military vehicle guarding outside.
"Mr. Li, this Miss Lisa said she is the person you are waiting for." The sergeant got out of the car and opened the door. A woman with long brown hair and a delicate face got out of the car.
"Teacher!" Lisa hugged Mr. Li excitedly.
".Lisa."
Mr. Li was stunned for a while, and then finally let out a long sigh of relief.
He was certain that the person in his arms was indeed Lisa herself.
Finally, he replaced the person.
As his first official disciple, the energy and emotion Lisa put into him are indescribable.
He even once trained her as his successor, but later on, his talent and personality were not suitable, so he gave up this plan and turned to observe Louis.
"How did you come here? Didn't anyone from the Soul Assembly bring you here?" Even though Mr. Li still has many things to ask, the exchange has not been completed yet. Is Augustus so relieved that he is not afraid of breaking the contract?
"They gave me this." Lisa took out a mask and glanced at the baron next to her with a complicated look of hatred. "Teacher, we don't need to talk to them about the spirit of contract. What they did is not what you think." Isn’t it clear? Thousands of people died because of them, and even the death penalty is not enough to offset one ten thousandth of their crimes.”
Mr. Li took the mask. He knew that this thing should be a space prop developed by Augustus, which can allow people to exchange places, almost achieving the effect of teleportation.
But if faced with an enemy siege, the person exchanged will basically die.
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It is in line with the consistent style of Soul Gathering.
"Augustus dares to do this, so he naturally has something to rely on." Mr. Li looked at the mask for a while before handing it to the baron who had been silent. "This exchange is complete. No matter where I fall in the future, In your hands, or will you fall into my hands again"
"Of course, thank you Mr. Li for your careful care this month. I will always keep it in mind."
The Baron bent down to salute him, slowly put on his mask, and finally his eyes met Lisa's twinkling eyes.
"That's it. Ha."
The baron disappeared and was replaced by a knocked unconscious soldier.
The sergeant's expression changed, this is really his person!
"Get up!"
He kicked over and woke up the soldier who had just been sleeping.
Mr. Li didn't have the mind to pay attention to such things. After saying hello to the sergeant, he took Lisa and left.
He desperately needed to know what Lisa had been through in the past few months.
Although, just from the outside, there are no scars, and his face is rosy and healthy.
Very different from the Baron who had been imprisoned for a month.
"The person who captured me is the Baron. He is the person in charge of Moon Shadow. He has some Moon Enlighteners under him with weird abilities. I was caught without any precautions."
"At the beginning, Augustus wanted me to be a spy and hoped that I could reveal information about the Heaven Node to him in the future, so he never harmed me. But then something happened and they suddenly didn't pay much attention to me. ”
Lisa roughly told what happened to her.
Mr. Li asked for some details and continued to listen to her after receiving a reply.
"They also want to study the reason why divine grace and Yue Qi's ability coexist on me. I don't know if they have found anything."
After Lisa finished speaking in one breath, she exhaled and wiped the tears from the corners of her eyes.
"Everything is over. This account will be settled slowly in the future"
Outside Mocheng.
The baron changed into warm clothes, feeling the long-lost, obscure and flowing power of divine grace in his body, and finally showed a reassuring smile.
"It seems that these days are not without benefit to you."
Heath on the side spoke with an indifferent tone.
"I will remember this time well." The Baron lost his usual carelessness and nodded, "Thanks, brother."
"You'd better think carefully about how to get through in front of the president." Heath shook his head.
The baron's brows trembled: "Lisa, is she really going to give heaven a node like this?"
"Otherwise? If we do anything, Mr. Li will not be able to tell." Heath did not mention Lisa being the Chosen One. "When the time comes, will we replace your hand, or will we replace it with yours?" Replace your head?”
"If you can, change it back to holding it in your mouth. The epitaph will read, 'It's such a bad holding in your mouth.'" The baron shook his head and finally made his first joke in a month.
Heath threw a bunch of keys to him: "Let's go. There is a mobile phone in the car. It will tell you how to leave next. There will be Shuangling to pick you up on the way."
"What about you?" The baron sensed something was wrong.
"Do you really think Mr. Li will let you leave so simply?" Heath said lightly.
The baron frowned, feeling his own strength, and was not very confident: "I can still help to some extent."
"Forget it, actually I don't know if it was Mr. Li's arrangement." Heath waved his hand and told him to leave quickly, "After all, there are quite a few people who want to kill us. Do you remember Carl?"< br>
"That Skeleton King?" Heath's lips twitched.
This man's fighting ability is also extraordinary. He had found the three of them in Mocheng.
"I'll take him on a detour. If you're by my side, you'll be a burden." Heath said ruthlessly.
"Okay, okay, I'm going, I'm going, but don't die here or in Hans, you are a Gaul."
The baron had to admit what Heath said, took the car keys and left the pastoral house.
Heath watched him leave, his expression becoming solemn.
Stretching his right arm and removing the sword from his back, he walked outside the door and inserted the sword into the ground.
Snowflakes were falling from the sky, and the cold wind blew down the last batch of withered and yellow weeds.
I don't know how much time passed, but a special-looking motorcycle made a noise and drove in front of Heath. It drifted and stopped not far in front of Heath, raising a cloud of snow and ash.
Karl dropped the cigarette casually, put it out with his kick, took out the wine from his arms, and took two sips.
The motorcycle quickly deformed and shrank, wrapped around Karl's right hand, and turned into a rough white bone giant sword that he carried on his shoulder.
"Mr. Li is still too strict with the rules."
Carl squinted his eyes, examined the cabin behind Heath, and said slowly.
"So, they are the heaven node, and we are the gathering of souls." Heath's hand tightened on the sword stuck in the ground.
Karl nodded and agreed: "Yes, it is easier to be a free man. When you want to follow the rules, you can follow the rules. But I don't need such a thing to deal with you."
"I agree."
Hiss drew his sword.
(End of chapter)