Chapter 17 The Logic of Death
Dorotea did not act too eagerly on the matter of the soul eaters. Anyway, the broken bones are here, and they will definitely develop in a good direction.
"Don't Laem want to read a book? Send it to him quickly."
"Yes, Lord Marquis."
Helot held the book and brought it to him. Following Bresini and five third-level vampire guards, they walked out of the hall.
Coming to the dungeon again, dampness and rancid smell hit our face.
In the darkness, various strange sounds came from each prison. There are resentful murmurs; there is the knocking and rubbing of bones; there are angry roars; and there is laughter that numbs the eardrums.
Helot did not rush to find Laem, but stopped for a moment outside each prison he passed to observe what was locked inside.
The vampire guards are very responsible. Whenever Helot stops, they will automatically stand in a defensive formation to protect their new master within the circle. Their hands were always on the sword hilts at their waists, and their eyes were looking around vigilantly, ready to go into battle at any time.
Breshny stayed closely by Herot's side. While performing her duties, she also kept looking at her new master from behind.
He was confused as to why the Lord of Dorothea gave himself to such a weak human being.
"Breshini!"
A call made Breshny quickly recover her divergent thoughts, salute to Herot and ask: "Master, do you have any orders?"
Helot asked: "The Marquis said that you are a newborn vampire. What were you before?"
Braceny replied: "I used to be a blood slave who provided for vampires. After discovering his potential, he accepted the first embrace of Marquis Dorothea and became a vampire.”
After looking at the walking corpses in a prison, Herot turned and walked forward. Bresini and the vampire guards lined up to follow. The sound of steel boots on the stone slabs echoed in the quiet dungeon.
"It turns out that vampires are born like this! There are so many vampires in Scorched Earth City, so there should be many blood slaves to raise, right?"
Breshini followed Helot's step by step. Behind him, he replied at the same time: "There are many. Blood slaves live in the living area in the west of Scorched Earth City. By donating a certain amount of blood tax every week, you can exchange for daily necessities, but it can only guarantee that you will not starve to death. If you have some skills to make money, It can still improve the quality of life."
"What do blood slaves eat?"
The land of death has no real meaning during the day. Although the moon that is always hanging in the sky can provide lighting, Obviously it cannot provide enough energy for photosynthesis of plants.
Helot was very curious as to how to solve the problem of feeding as there were so many blood slaves in Scorched Earth.
Breshini continued to answer: "Bread mushrooms can be cultivated in moist underground caves, which are the staple food of the creatures living in the land of death. There are also some creatures that smuggle food and food from other planes through space cracks. Other things, but this kind of dangerous behavior has always been within the scope of the undead."
"Why?"
"Because the undead don't like things with the breath of life, and some intentions. Unscrupulous creatures are doing harm to the undead through smuggling.”
“For example, the Blue Society?”
"Yes, including the Azure Association. They attract people who believe in death to join their illegal activities by smuggling contraband."
"Do you think the Azure Association is doing the right thing?" The sudden sharp question made him Bresini didn't know how to answer for a moment, so after thinking for a while, she had to say: "I don't know."
Helot seemed to be very satisfied with Bressini's answer. He said: "This is a very good sociology topic. Maybe some of my knowledge can be used."
Braceny asked with confusion on his face: "What is sociology?"
"It's a very boring subject." Helot did not explain in detail because he had already arrived at the door of the prison where Laem was held.
Taking out the token and opening the door of the prison, Herot asked Bresceny to wait outside with the vampire guards, and he walked in alone holding a book, paper and pen.
Helot respected those who dared to sacrifice their lives for their ideals. He came to Laem’s side and whispered: "I brought the book you asked for, and there are other things you need. Paper and pen. "
"Put it down!"
There is no chair in the prison, so Herot did not put the book on the ground, but sent a vampire guard to find it.
When the chair was moved, he put the things in his hands on the table, and then helped Laem sit down on the chair.
Laem said: "You don't need to deliberately please me. No matter who is behind you, I will never surrender to Dorothea."
Helot laughed. He said: "I didn't deliberately please you. I just always keep in mind what my teacher said, 'In front of knowledge, you must have a heart of awe.'"
Laem turned to look. Looking at Herot, his sharp eyes softened a lot, and he asked: "Your teacher must be a famous wise man. Can I know his name?"
"His name is Ludelian. Not famous, he was my first math teacher.”
Laem thought for a moment, and really didn't remember any wise man with this name, so he said: "If I have the chance, I would like to meet him. I like mathematics very much, and it always brings me a lot of inspiration in magic. "
"I think he doesn't like necromancers."
"That's because he doesn't understand death," Laem picked up the logic of death and turned to the first page. : "Death is never the end of life, it is just the continuation of life in another way. The energy of life is transformed into the energy of death at this moment, which also opens the door to the world of the dead..."
< br>With the book in his hand, Laem was immersed in the content. He read it aloud as if no one else was watching. When he had insights, he immediately picked up a pen and wrote it down on paper. There was a missionary-like piety in that state, and it felt like he was reading out a classic from a basic book on necromancy.
Seeing Laem in this state, Helot was ready to leave. There were still many things waiting for him to do.
But as soon as Herot moved his steps, Laem immediately stopped reciting and said: "Stand next to me, listen carefully, and look carefully. I still have something for you to do."
Helot He retracted his steps and stood next to Laem: "I will follow your wishes."
Laem nodded, looked back at the book in his hand, and continued reading and writing. He not only read "The Logic of Death", but also read "Introduction to the Soul" and "Basics of Summoning" together.
Helot noticed the notes written by Laem. His records did not feel divided due to the interleaving of the three books, but instead connected the contents very smoothly.
Then Helot realized that he could read Laem's notes very smoothly and understood them clearly.
(End of this chapter)