Chapter 1,205 Cyndia Is Going Home

The fourth area is divided into several areas. The outer area is the twisted and absurd urban space when you first entered this space. It looks like an abandoned city in a crude horror movie. Looking into the distance from the outer area, you can see When you see a large black building, it looks like mountains in the shadow. It is the most important facility in District 4: the prison area. However, it is not possible to reach the prison area directly from the outer area. The two areas are separated by a twisted mathematical barrier. If you do not travel through space, you will never be able to reach those black buildings in your lifetime: the distance between them is infinite, and you The displacement will be cut to zero. This is why reception personnel are needed to enter the prison area from the outer area: they are responsible for opening the space door.

Ninety percent of the prison area is a no-go zone, and prisoners are randomly piled up in cages. Each prisoner does not undergo any management except identification and tracking to ensure that they can be found at any time. Nothing is prohibited here, not fighting between prisoners, killing each other, forming gangs, or even escaping, because no one can escape and no one can really be killed. All prisoners are controlled by a continuous resurrection effect, and they will never die until they have paid for the sins they committed before coming here - this crime standard is judged by the Supreme Court of the Empire, and only that court can It decides who to send to the Fourth District, and it makes a judgment for which only the Emperor can file an annulment case. There are only a few control personnel in the fourth area, and they basically only hold secondary jobs in the outer area. Those who are in direct contact with the prisoners are soulless war puppets and various elemental servants, because only such wardens can You won’t be driven crazy by the atmosphere in District 4. There are only four official senior personnel registered here, and that is Lilina who serves as the warden, Qian Qianli who serves as the honorary warden, and Sandora and I - because the head of the empire defaults to the highest authority of all violent institutions in the empire. Commander. However, Lilina is actually the only person who actually manages District 4 for a long time and is responsible for the daily affairs here. Qian Qian's personality was just a hot-headed one who came here to make a name for himself, while Sandora and I were not very interested in the fourth area.

The only "peaceful" zone in District 4 is the so-called office area. Lilina's weird office is in the center of the office area. It has terminal equipment that monitors the entire fourth area, allowing people to understand the current status of the prisoners at any time. Lilina is currently checking the surveillance windows, running from one end of the projection wall to the other, mumbling something. I've been watching for more than ten minutes, and I couldn't help but want to express my opinion: "Isn't this place a little too chaotic?"

"Don't worry, boss," Lilina said nonchalantly as she ran around. "I am an expert. To manage different groups, we need to use different methods. The fourth area contains the most extreme criminals captured from the macro world. If you want to know why they were caught here, there will be no I have no sympathy at all. People like Tojo Hideki who were placed in the Fourth District started out as moral models. No matter how cruel King Zhou of Shang was twenty times, it would not be enough to stay here for one night. Think about it. Sometimes four or five universes There is no bastard who is qualified to be punished in District 4. The guys in this place are the kind of people who are said to be the kind of people who can’t be forgiven for being shot for twenty minutes... Besides, the person in charge of the trial is organized by the head of Shandora. In the Imperial Court, I am the cell leader. The court thinks that these people should be thrown into the fourth area, so there is no doubt, right? Oh, there is another fight in Prison No. 3."

I feel like I can't argue with this guy, she's right. The existence of the fourth area is necessary, and this place is not just in such chaos because of Lilina's bad taste - in fact, it was Sandora who originally established the fourth area, and the purpose of establishing this area is to use It is just a prison and execution ground for punishing extreme crimes that occur in the macro world. The tribunal corresponding to the fourth area operates independently. When the entire system was established, Lilina basically had nothing to do with it. It was only after this place was established and we began to examine the macro-world that we discovered that sometimes there are almost no limits to evil, and some evil deeds can cause profound pain to the entire world that is even worse than the end of the world. Faced with such a situation. We felt a lot of pressure, but Sandora expressed confusion - because the old empire had never cared about the legal construction of "inferior races". Only the new empire would consider maintaining order among the "inferior races".

It was under this circumstance that Lilina took the initiative to take over the management task of this place, and this place has since become a place where "the evil of this world" truly gathers.

It's just that even if you know that the existence of darkness is indispensable, but you really have to deal with these dark things all day long... I think only Lilina, a weirdo, can endure it.

"Someone has to do the dirty work," Lilina moved a chair and sat in front of the surveillance image. "I know what I am doing. A special institution like District 4 cannot be left in the hands of unreliable people, right? The one here Every criminal is not only heinous, but also extremely dangerous, so I have to take care of it myself... After all, boss, you and the rest of the family are unlikely to be willing to come into contact with these..."

I glanced at Lilina. Her eyes were focused on the monitor in front of her. What she just said was casual, but the touch her words brought to me could not dissipate. Those who do dirty work... Yes, Lilina has given herself this definition from the beginning: those who do dirty work. Some things must be done by someone, some things must never be out of control, and some things can only be handled by the most reliable people around me. Lilina once looked around and found no one in the First Family who could bear these shadows, so she happily took over everything and became the head of all extreme institutions and shadow institutions in the Fourth District... and even the entire empire. She has now split herself into three. One is spreading the gospel of the goddess, smiling, gentle and compassionate; one is acting as a mascot at home, acting cute, ridiculous and out of touch; one is sitting alone in the darkest place of the empire. In the corner, hands were stained with blood, cleaning the filth that most people wouldn't even dare to look at. She has long been torn apart, but she looks more carefree than anyone else... I'm not a fool. If I don't even think about these things, my life will be in vain.

The Eighteenth Level of Hell also needs administrators...and Lilina took on this role in order to prevent the management rights from getting out of hand, because she is very aware of her own mental state. In such a twisted place, there is only one person who will not become more twisted. Only people can control it.

I patted Lilina on the head and put her shoulders around my legs. This curiosity-seeking loli rubbed hard twice and muttered: "As long as the boss is willing to give me a hug occasionally, I can hold on forever... Okay, boss, go back, this is not a place for you to be sane like you." People, this is a madman’s paradise, I have to work for a while.”

"Speaking of which, those two Melovas shouldn't be so evil that they need the Fourth District, right?" I said casually.

Lilina nodded: "Of course, although treason is serious, District 4 is not such a simple place, and those two prisoners are not qualified. But I heard that the key must be tortured from them as soon as possible. Then it’s okay to take some extreme measures. It’s also good to let them scare them here for a few days. Oh, it’s time for Slaughterhouse No. 5 to be activated, boss, do you want to take a look?”

Me: "...I'd better withdraw, this place is too spicy."

After coming out of District 4, I felt that the whole world was clear. Of course, the main reason for this is that the outside world is indeed much fresher than the absurd and weird atmosphere in District 4, but it is undeniable that the atmosphere lingering in that area is refreshing. A certain atmosphere called "living hell" in space does indeed exist, and that kind of atmosphere can make even myself, who has dared to say that I have experienced hundreds of battles, feel depressed. I really don’t know how to describe Lilina... Admittedly, she is a bit mentally disturbed. But she was able to maintain her abnormality within an appropriate range in that environment. This is really a psychological miracle. I can only comment on this: Nothing is more difficult than making a madman mad again. It's a matter of fact. Only Lilina can manage a place like District 4.

I took a deep breath of the fresh air outside and looked at the bustling streets of Shadow City in the distance. Most civilians didn't know what was going on in District 4, but everyone would subconsciously stay away from this military outpost - even though they would never You won't be caught going to the fourth area - so the area within a few hundred meters is quite quiet. The soldiers in front of the checkpoint gave me a military salute, and I waved in response. Teleported directly home.

Sandora came back first. She was lying on the coffee table and continuing to mess with the data terminal her sister used back then. She had almost read through all the information in this thing. After unlocking all locks on the data terminal using my identification code. Sandora's power of gossip burst out, and Her Majesty the Queen, who used to appear serious and serious in the past, would now let out a suspicious "oh ha ha" laugh while playing with the private diaries of her former colleagues. This makes my sister keep showing embarrassing expressions. I guess she must feel weird - after all, in her previous life, she was a narcissist who used her military uniform as the startup screen. This setting is enough to make the low-key sister The head is as big as a bucket.

Hearing the sound of the portal opening, Sandora looked up at me and smiled: "Oh, Arjun...huh? You don't look too good, as if you just watched the 80th episode of a Korean drama."

"It's worse than that," I waved my hand, hoping to adjust my mentality before dinner time came, "I just came back from District 4."

"Ah, did you really go and see for yourself?" Sandora said in surprise, "Where are the two prisoners being tortured by Lilina?"

"They don't need the punishment from the fourth district yet, but I'm afraid it won't be easy these days." I threw myself on the sofa, and Little Bubble, who was talking to the toy next to me, immediately crawled along the edge of the sofa and got in. In my arms, the little one didn't understand anything - maybe she knew everything, but just like Cyndia, she insisted on not wanting to grow up. I picked up this little girl who seemed to never grow up, and turned to look Xiang Shandora, "You also know where the fourth area is. As long as you are locked up, you will die seven or eight times a day without being executed. The two Merova people seem to have been transformed, are mentally paranoid, have reduced pain perception, and seem to Negative emotions such as fear are also suppressed, and ordinary interrogation methods will not work, so Lilina is prepared to take the route of psychological shock."

Sandora didn't even raise her head: "Well, it's her usual method, but it works every time. But the transformation you mentioned... have you noticed that it feels like a familiar sight?"

"What?"

"Mental paranoia, decreased pain perception, and autonomous suppression of negative emotions. If we go one step further, it will be absolute goal logic, autonomous shutdown of some senses, and absolutely rational thinking. These are the abilities of Xiling Apostle," Shandora was finally willing to put the data terminal To the side, "It seems that they have learned a lot during the days of serving the empire... Their goal is to transform into a life form like the Xiling Apostles, and now it seems that this possibility is getting more and more likely. It's just that they don't have the key original body technology at hand. So they can't create artificial souls, and they don't know how to inject souls. Transforming based on their existing life forms, after all, there is a limit... The two captives can't resist it. Lilina’s interrogation, now it depends on when the girl can come up with the results.”

"It would be very difficult to crack the navigation computer."

"It's more troublesome than expected. The self-destruction device is extremely sensitive and highly intelligent," Sandora curled her lips. "The thing vaguely felt that something was wrong from the surrounding environment, and now it has begun to check every part of the entire fighter plane. Fortunately, Sister Asida got the thing back while ensuring that the fighter plane was intact, otherwise The navigation computer must have found itself under arrest. Experts have now suspended readings of its core to prevent anything from happening."

I understand, it seems that these things cannot be rushed. Now there seems to be nothing he can do to help. The rest is waiting. When I was bored, I started thinking about the future of the empire, the balance of the void, and the final pattern of the empire - at least at first I felt like I was thinking about these things, but soon I started thinking about what to eat tonight... It seemed like I It is really not material to worry about the country and the people.

There were heavy footsteps from the entrance. I turned around and saw a golden fox that was nearly two meters tall and as huge as a jeep, walking over with its head swaying, looking lazy and leisurely. The nine tails behind her butt were dangling feebly in the air, and there was a little little Devin sitting on the tip of each tail. On the head of the giant fox lies a small black cat with a dark body. The fox wandered to the sofa where I was sitting, rolled on the spot, and turned into a girl. First, it swept my face with its tail as usual, then it rubbed towards the coffee table with its nose raised, and curled up the two sides with its tail. He ran to the corner of the room and turned on the small stove alone. The whole behavior pattern looks more and more like a husky. The little black cat jumped twice lightly, lay on the back of the sofa, and made a soft little girl's voice: "Meow - no. Uncle. I'm going home..."

Well, this is Cyndia... By the way, when did she and the nine-tailed husky form a duo in the animal world?

"Going home now?" I was a little surprised. I raised my hand and scratched the little black cat's chin. The other person's reaction was as obedient as a cat: he raised his paw and shined it on the back of my hand, "Hey - this kid. What? Are you bored here?"

"No," the little black cat twisted and purred from the back of the sofa. By the time it landed on the cushion, it had turned into a little lolita in a black dress. Cyndia leaned over to grab the snacks on the coffee table and was filled with excitement. He muttered resentfully, "My mother asked me to go home and practice the harp... Oh, parents in the world are so stupid, why does the princess have to practice the harp! My mother is tone-deaf herself, okay!"

Me: "...So it turns out that the Gods also have the custom of enrolling their children in cram schools?"

Cyndia immediately gave me a resentful look: "Don't say that terrible word!"

Then the little girl rolled around on the sofa with a bag of potato chips: "I don't want to go back, I don't want to go back, I don't want to go back! There are a lot of delicious and fun things here, and there are also big foxes. I have nothing at home and I have to learn something every day...Uncle How about you write a letter to my dad and tell me that I have rebelled against the Gods and decided to serve as a soldier in the empire?"

Me: "...Your dad must have a very optimistic attitude towards life."

Cyndia twitched the corner of her mouth and made a helpless expression in a very humane manner: "Okay, okay, I'll go home. Otherwise, my father will definitely send an army to escort me back to do my homework. By the way, uncle, can I take him with me?" How many days will Sister Anweina stay back? I like the snacks she made! Jiadi will also like them!"

Before I could answer, I saw the little ghost suddenly emerge from the mirror not far away, and then rushed to the corner with a roar and hugged the big cabinet tightly: "No, no, I am the earthbound spirit here! No rental, no borrowing!”

The whole family: "..."

This is the first time I've heard that Earthbound Spirits can be used like this!

Because Cyndia had to go home, the little ones in the family were very sorry. Although it was only a few days, these little girls had already played together. How can I put it, after all, how lonely are the children of the royal family? Although I feel that the weird people in my family and the two naughty children raised by my father do not seem to fit the characteristics of the conventional royal children, but there is still no problem in terms of loneliness. . Due to various reasons, it is basically difficult for these children to make ordinary friends. They always have only a few playmates, and most of them are their sisters. This time they finally met new friends, and they suddenly had to break up. It seemed very sad. In the evening, we prepared the most sumptuous meal for Cyndia as a farewell: After a few days of contact, I found that besides being weird, the biggest characteristic of this child is that she is a snack food, although she does not have an appetite. I can't compare to Sandora, but my enthusiasm for delicious food is definitely that of a foodie.

A sumptuous meal served as a farewell, and then Anweina worked in the kitchen for a long time, preparing a mountain of snacks and various delicacies. This was Cyndia's request. She wanted to bring some delicious food to Jiadi. : From this aspect, this is a very sensible child.

Then I just waited for the next day to send this little ancestor home...

wxs.o