Chapter 11 The Secret in the Valley (1)(1/2)
Bi strangled.
The blood in his body was sucked dry by the blood-sucking bees. His body was lying on the ground, shriveling like a weathered mummy.
This is the first time Gong Hao has witnessed someone dying.
Whether it is the past world or the present world.
And the way of death is so miserable.
He wanted to vomit, and a strong feeling of wanting to vomit deep in his heart.
But he could only stand there and watch, holding back the disgust, as if he was fine.
Biller, who was lying on the ground, had his eyes wide open, and even before he died, he couldn't figure out why the blood-sucking bees would attack him.
Andrew's face was also a little gloomy.
He looked at the corpse inside the iron cage, then picked up the bottle of insect-treating water and sniffed it a few times.
With a deep brow locked, Andrew said: "It's because there's something wrong with this bottle of medicine. It seems that someone has mixed it with water, which has reduced the efficacy of the medicine."
"The potion was brought by Bielle from Sach." Gong Hao glanced at Sach who was standing not far away.
When such a thing happened, Andrew had come, and it was even more impossible for the two servants to come.
Sac angrily shouted: "Glair, don't talk nonsense! How could I give him a medicine for something wrong? I think it's almost the same for you to kill Biller. Don't forget that when something happened, you and him were the only one here."
"Sacre, I didn't say that you added water to the medicine. I just said that Beer had taken the medicine from you, that's right. All resources are under your care and Siser, and others are not qualified to preserve and contact these things at all. Do you think Beer would watch me pour water into his medicine after he came with the medicine?"
"This..." Zach moved his mouth, trying to say something, but he couldn't say it. He looked at the corpse in the cage, and his fear continued to increase.
Andrew looked at Sach: "Tell me, Sach, what the hell is going on?"
Zach lowered his head guiltily: "An... Lord Andrew."
"Tell me the truth." Andrew's voice became more and more severe.
"Sir, I really didn't mean it!" Sach screamed.
When Gong Hao heard this, he couldn't help but sigh. After all, he was young. Faced with the situation of a dead person, Sakh had not yet learned to endure the questioning of adults under such psychological pressure.
The matter was actually very simple. Zach accidentally sprinkled insect-treating water and lost half a bottle of potion. Because the castle strictly used and cared for the potion, Zach did not want to destroy his image in Andrew's mind, so he took the initiative to add some water to the potion. In his opinion, this was not a big trouble. The diluted insect-treating water still had the effect of insect-treating. He had tried this, but the effect was a little worse. But he did not expect that it would still cause such serious consequences.
The irresponsible nature of young people is revealed at this moment, using one mistake to cover up another, thus causing greater mistakes. This is a situation that almost every young person will experience during his growth.
However, the problem is... this is Purgatory Island.
This is not a place where mistakes can be made.
Andrew looked at Zach as if he was looking at a dead man: "Zach, you disappointed me."
Zach shivered in fear.
Andrew said coldly: "From today, you will no longer serve as the servant chief. At the end of this month, I will take you out of here and go to a new place to do your work."
"Yes...yes, I understand." Sak nodded helplessly.
Gong Hao closed his eyes.
He knew that he would never see Sac again from then on.
Although Sach tried to frame him just now, it was just a sign of a child being flustered and shirking responsibility after discovering that he had caused trouble. This sign might have been slapped hard, but it should never be missing from now on.
"Shuy Glair." Andrew's cold voice sounded again.
Gong Hao took back his mind: "Sir."
"From today on your behalf, you will be the Chief of the servants. Siser is mainly responsible for the delivery of the servants in and out, personnel arrangements and management, and you will mainly check the progress of the servants' work and make a summary of attitude. I know that you often help other people and your work performance has always been excellent. I think this position is suitable for you."
Gong Hao was slightly stunned.
It is not surprising that he is the chief servant. There is actually no big difference between the chief servant and the servant. Just look at the experience of Sac, you will know this. They are both lowly servants, but they are just the heads of servants.
But he is responsible for checking the progress of the servant's work...that is, starting today, if someone's work performance is not good, then he will record him and submit it to Andrew?
In other words, will the fate of the young servants in the future be in their own hands?
Gong Hao quickly lowered his head and said, "Yes, Lord Andrew, I will do my job well."
"Very good." Andrew nodded with satisfaction: "Siser, there is one less person in the area of 42. You can arrange it and see who can come here to take charge of it. Before coming next month, someone must be able to take over."
Gong Hao said: "Sir, leave the area No. 42 to me."
"You?" Andrew was a little surprised: "You are already doing a lot."
"Trust me, sir, I can do it well."
Andrew nodded in appreciation: "Okay, let me leave it to you. Oh, by the way, I heard that you have cultivated the Bloody Orchid, which is a great thing. From next month, you will no longer be responsible for Area 13. In addition to the responsibilities of the servant chief, you can go to each area to decide your work arrangements. I hope you can make more contributions like raising the Bloody Orchid. I will let the Liberty bring an additional new member to take over your work in Area 13."
"Thank you for your cultivation."
"It's better to thank you for your own efforts. Siser, go and get a new bottle of insect-seeking water and drag the boy's body out first." Andrew pointed to the body and said.
"Yes." Siser immediately went to get the potion.
Gong Hao suddenly felt a sudden movement in his heart and said to Andrew: "Sir, I have a good relationship with Beer. My death makes me very sad. Please allow me to bury Beer's body."
Andrew immediately shook his head: "No, you don't have to worry about this matter. I will solve his burial problem myself."
Gong Hao's heart beat violently: "Okay, sir, can I accompany Biel on the last journey?"
Andrew looked at Gong Hao strangely and thought, "Okay, drag the body out first, and then you carry him with me."
The night is quiet and desolate.
Walking on the path in the wilderness, there is no other movement except the rustling sound of falling leaves.
The night on Purgatory Island is always dark, with heavy fog blocking the moonlight outside the sky, and the surroundings are pitch black and there are no five fingers.
Under the influence of the barrier, the light of the magic lamp did not escape a trace, causing one step outside the castle to fall into that darkness.
A small light rose from the palm of your hand, which was a faint light emitted by the fluorescent insect. This light would not be noticed too far, but it could already help Gong Hao vaguely see the road under his feet.
Even so, Gong Hao no longer knows how many times he fell.
If he hadn't practiced the fighting spirit, the sharp grass leaves in the middle of the woodland might have cut him all over his body.
But such a dark night also has its benefits - it makes his actions safer.
Gong Hao didn't know why he was so persistent.
In fact, he had long guessed what kind of horrible facts were happening on this island, but perhaps out of his desire for survival, he hoped that he was wrong.
However, whether it is right or wrong, there must be an experience that can be witnessed to confirm the results.
For this reason, he was willing to take a big risk and sneaked out on this night to find out.
During the day, he followed Andrew all the way with his body on his back.
The direction is east.
There is a valley to the east that is forbidden, and servants are also not allowed to enter and exit.
After following Andrew to the valley, two puppet warriors guarded him. Andrew asked him to put down the body and asked him to go back.
The road is not easy to walk, there are several forks on the road leading to the valley. During the day, Gong Hao deliberately took the wrong path once, but was scolded by Andrew: "Do you want to die? Look forward to the road and follow me, you idiot!"
Gong Hao immediately understood that all forks were traps.
"Left."
"right."
"middle."
"Left."
There are so many forks here. It seems that the Empire has put a lot of effort into laying out the place. But Andrew never expected that Gong Hao had already remembered the terrain after just a trip.
When he reached the fourteenth fork, Gong Hao stopped.
He remembers it very clearly that even on the right path, there are mechanisms.
That's a sound trap.
Once you step on the road, the weight is only 70 pounds higher, the machine will issue an alarm. The alarm is not loud and there will be no problems during the day. However, when it is late at night, the sound tells the person in charge of the guard that someone has sneaked into the valley at night.
This is an inevitable trap. Anyone who walks up will send an alarm, which is simple but effective.
As long as you pass this fork, you can enter the valley.
Gong Hao concentrated his mind and calmed down. He began to try to transfer all the qi in his body to his feet.
Lancelot taught him how to use Dou Qi to his arm strength. Although this is just one of the countless ways to use Dou Qi, many things are consistent. It is like when you learn to be a chef, you may only practice cutting ginger, but as long as you can cut ginger as thin as your hair, cutting other things will not be too problematic.
Gong Hao has long mastered this by being able to use the fighting energy on his arms and naturally using the feet.
The only problem is that this time, he is not going to improve his offensive and defensive ability through the outward release of fighting spirit, but to reduce his body weight as much as possible.
Different needs have different ways of applying them, Gong Hao experienced them carefully.
Yes, the release of Dou Qi is actually to concentrate Dou Qi on the external limbs, which is a manifestation of concentration of strength. If you simply apply this method to your feet, you will not lose weight, but increase your weight.
It should be restrained, Gong Hao thought.
To be continued...