Chapter 162 Yellow Card
The rain outside the rain shelter kept falling from the dome in the sky. The ground seemed to be covered with a layer of mirror, which was as smooth as a mirror. As the raindrops fell, ripples appeared on the mirror.
At this time, the noise in the rain shelter had lasted for more than three minutes. The collision of hard objects and the painful groans also stopped immediately. Old Henry, who was dressed in a mess, dragged his bruised hands to Xia Xiu. In front of him, he bowed deeply.
"Thank you very much, Mr. Holmes."
"You're welcome."
The blond young man replied with a warm smile. At the same time, he looked at Hughes Robin, who was no longer a human being. He was still breathing heavily.
Looking at the dying Hughes Robin, he decided to use his helpful spirit.
"Mr. Henry, can you come with me to the opposite side for a while." Xia Xiu pointed to another far away rain shelter in the opposite corner and said to old Henry.
"he······"
Old Henry looked at the dying Hughes with a very troubled expression. Even if he went to jail for murder, he would never let Hughes Robin go. Now he was just wondering whether his actions would implicate... The respectable detective in front of me.
"Mr. Henry, come with me first. The show is about to begin."
Seeing the sincere expression on the blond young man's face, old Henry could only follow him towards the rain shelter far away on the opposite side. While walking with him, he once again confirmed that the other person was not an ordinary person.
The two of them were obviously walking in the rain, but the rain could not soak them. It was as if there was an invisible barrier covering them.
Soon, old Henry and Xia Xiu arrived at the opposite side.
After arriving at the rain shelter, Xia Xiu calculated the time and it was almost time.
Xia Xiu smiled at the somewhat absent-minded old Henry:
"It's time for the good show to begin. You can look back at the rain shelter opposite."
"What·······"
Old Henry looked back at the rain shelter where Hughes Robin was with a blank look on his face. In the dark rain curtain, a bright light suddenly appeared, followed by a rapid friction sound, and a rampaging dump truck lost control. Like rushing out of the rain curtain.
bump--
There was a loud noise, and the out-of-control dump truck crashed into the rain shelter. Then the entire rain shelter collapsed, and Hughes Robin was turned into a pulp by the dump truck.
"Ouch——"
A large hunting dog with white fur and red eyes floated over from the direction of the dump truck like smoke.
Jiam quickly arrived in front of Xia Xiu, and then looked at his boss with a flattering expression.
"Yes, your driving skills are good." Xia Xiu rubbed Jiam's dog head with satisfaction.
That's right, the dump truck just now was driven by Jiamu. He followed his boss's instructions and "smoothed" one over from the construction site where the dump truck was parked in the distance. Although it was his first time driving, he It drove pretty well.
Don't ask why a dog can drive a car. He already has three heads, so why should he drive a car?
At this time, old Henry was looking in shock at Hughes Roger who was killed by a dump truck in front of him. Facing this sudden scene, his brain had not turned around for a while.
"Destiny..."
The blond young man's sigh sounded in Old Henry's ears, and he subconsciously turned his head to look at him.
"Mr. Henry, it's time to settle the payment."
Looking at the blond young man with a warm smile, Old Henry took a deep breath and said to him with a decisive look:
"Even if you want my soul, I will give it to you without hesitation!"
Xia Xiu was stunned for a moment, and then he seemed to understand something. He shook his head at Old Henry and smiled:
"I'm not a devil, why would I want your soul?"
Xia Xiu had already felt the disturbance of EVE particles at this time. He turned his attention to old Henry's watch that was stained with the blood of his enemy. The watch was turning into an abnormal object.
"Then what do you want?"
Old Henry looked at the blond young man with a puzzled tone, and then he saw the other person pointing at the watch he was holding in his right hand.
"I want that watch in your hand."
"Are you sure..."
Old Henry raised his right hand with some uncertainty. This watch was just a cheap watch with rough manufacturing. At this time, the mirror of the watch was already stained with the blood of the enemy.
"I just need the watch in your hand."
"If this is what you want..."
Old Henry glanced at the blond young man with complex eyes, then he held the watch in both hands, bent down and handed the watch to the other person with a bow.
Xia Xiu took the watch and smiled at old Henry:
"I have completed your commission and received the reward. By the way, you'd better not tell anyone about this matter, otherwise it may cause unnecessary trouble."
Listening to the instructions of the blond young man, the bent old Henry subconsciously straightened his back and wanted to say something more to the other party.
"Mr. Holmes..."
Unfortunately, when old Henry looked up again, there was no one in front of him.
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Inside a hotel near Stockholm.
Xia Xiu played with the cheap watch in his hand. He could feel that the watch had completely turned into an abnormal object, and this was the ticket that the [Crimson King] had given him.
"Everything is empty, everything is the same, everything is in the past."
Xia Xiu slowly recited these words, and as he finished speaking, the pocket watch in his hand began to gradually rust and decay. Reddish-brown rust soon covered the entire watch, and then became stained with rust. The watch began to disappear, and a yellow card appeared in his hand.
[Whoever can climb the highest mountain has the right to laugh at all the sad games and bleak solemnities. 】
A line of text flashed across the card, and then new words appeared on the card again.
[Welcome to join "Encore"! 】
[The jester in yellow clothes lies high on the throne of thorns; he looks down and gently plucks the puppet strings; unintentional sentient beings also follow the chaotic music; they dance the blind dance steps together, obsessed for a long time; in blood and fire In the midst of sinking, killing, and laughing crazily; the noose becomes tighter and tighter, suffocating in ignorance! 】
[Current camp: not selected]
[Remaining number of betrayals: 1 (only allowed to be used once per performance)]
[Defection]: After selecting a camp, you can use [Defection] to reselect a camp. After [Defection], the reward will be further reduced by one-half. (Loyalty and betrayal are timeless narrative themes!)
Looking at the yellow card representing [Jester in Yellow] in his hand, a deep luster flashed in the eyes of the blond young man. He could feel that this yellow card had been bound to him, and he could now keep the yellow card in his possession. inside the body.
"Conduct deductive inquiry."
Xia Xiu spoke to Huang Card, and after he finished speaking, Huang Card immediately projected a holographic projection interface.
[First performance: "Dragon Slayer"]
[The second performance: "Alice's Game"]
[Third performance: Unannounced]
[Fourth performance: Unannounced]
[The fifth performance: "The Fall of Icarus"]
[Sixth performance: Unannounced]
Sure enough, the performances other than the first, second, and fifth performances are still unannounced.
Xia Xiu was not surprised by this result. The order of the "Encore Performance" was that the first and fifth performances were held at the same time, then the second and third performances.
For the unannounced performance, [Crimson King] felt that it was not time yet, so he stopped the performance.
Xia Xiu began to think about the information about the deduction in his mind.
"Dragon Slayer" ended too quickly in his previous life, and he didn't know the specific details. However, Mr. Ye did not get the [Holy Sword of Barumuk] this time, so the opponent should not be able to find the destined Dragon Slayer through the holy sword, and Wu There is a high probability that the smog incident will not happen in the city, so the white card is safe now.
There were some traces of "Alice's Game" that could be found earlier. The six rabbits representing [Mr. White Rabbit Module] had been found missing in the Deer Park earlier. They may have been stolen by Seven Alice. Agul, one of them, has been recalled, which also means that the Alices are gradually waking up.
Xia Xiu did know what the next three unannounced performances would be, especially the third performance. He had made a lot of preparations for the third performance earlier.
The third performance will be a big gamble for Xia Xiu. If the bet wins, then the [Great Deeds] he needs for Stage Four [Crown] will be gathered in advance, and [Great Deeds] are [Deeds] The prototype of communication].
Terra's most famous [Great Deeds] and [Deeds Spread] are [The Twelve Trials of Heracles]. The powers represented by this [Deeds Spread] are [Twelve Resurrections from the Dead] and [Twelve Arms] ].
[Great Cause] is the anchor point for thaumaturges to crown their authority. When the pheromones possessed by thaumaturges reach a terrifying level, their spiritual projection in the [Ether Ocean] will change into [Information Form] , this is the prototype of [Crown].
The spirituality of [Crowned Ones] is [Information Authority], and they will gain the terrifying power to control the [Ether Ocean]. Through the three laws of thaumaturgy, [Crowned Ones] can modify environmental information, biological information, and physics according to their own authority. Information······
[Crown] needs to obtain more authority through the combination of various information, and finally relies on the acquisition of other information to evolve. And the information that can anchor the [Crown] and bless the [Crown] can only be an extraordinary [great cause].
With the blessing of huge information, the pheromones spread by the [Crown] itself will be ten thousand or even a million times that of ordinary people. Therefore, ordinary people or the weak cannot look directly at the [Crown], and their brains cannot understand it in an instant. A huge flood of information.
And now, the anchor point of [Great Cause] that can lead to [Crown] is appearing in front of Xia Xiu, how can he not be moved.
"Piercing Mr.····"
Xia Xiu slowly murmured the name of the third interpretation in his mouth. When he thought of what he would do next, his blood couldn't help but start to boil and tremble.
"call--"
Xia Xiu let out a breath of white air.
If he wants to get that [great career], he needs a prerequisite, that is, he must win the first or second performance. Only in this way can the plan be implemented.
Xia Xiu quickly calmed down his inner excitement and turned his attention to the fifth performance: "The Fall of Icarus".
This performance is related to the "workers' strike" that took place in the Daevite Empire. The white card in this performance led millions of Daevite people at the bottom to resist the ruthless exploitation of the empire and [factories].
The replacement speed of the white card in this performance is very fast, and its replacement conditions are also very simple.
When the leader, the current white card, dies, as long as someone is willing to lead the people to continue to resist, then he is the holder of the white card.
Ironically, the red card for this performance was held by the leader of the Daevite Empire.
Therefore, the red card showed his card without hesitation, while the white card could only choose to show his card because of his position.
The result of this interpretation naturally does not need to be said. The leader of the Daevite Empire is the [Miracle Man] who stands at the top of the thaumaturges, and the holder of the white card is just a person who lives in the extraordinary public, abnormal state. An ordinary person in a deformed society in power.
The name of the performance already makes the ending obvious. Icarus's wings will never touch the sun. Under the abnormal rule of the Daevite Empire, the sun will never shine on them.
In this performance, you can see the bad taste of [The Crimson King].
He gave false hope to the people living under the high-pressure rule of the Daevite Empire. That hope was like the wings of Icarus: it had to fly in mid-air and could not stop. If it flew too low, the wings would touch the sea water and be stained with water. If it gets wet, it will become heavy, and people will be dragged into the abyss; if they fly too high, the feathers on their wings will catch fire because they are close to the sun.
The fearless and ignorant "Icaros" kept flying towards the sun under His evil intentions, and then burned again and again.
The iteration speed of the white card holders of "The Fall of Icarus" is the fastest among all "Encore", with a total of 569 white card holders.
What is even more tragic is that in Terra, which has an extraordinary social structure, even the flames of their rebellion are just the evil taste of the [Crimson King].
The rebellion of the Icaros brought not hope to the people, but a deeper despair.
Bloody repression, book burning campaigns, seed factories, alienated education...
This is how the Daevite Empire dealt with the rebels.
Coincidentally, an interpretation also took place in the Oletin Empire in the Far East, and the white card holder of the interpretation was the emperor Augustus of the empire, who sat in the terrifying city of [Constantinople]. The Emperor of War Arms began his own centralization of power.
The increasingly extreme heterogeneous regime of the Daev Empire and the centralized power of the Oletin Empire have deeply stimulated the Kingdom of Heaven.
Faced with the tyranny of the Daeva Empire and the growing military threat of the Oletin Empire, there is only one way before the Kingdom of Heaven: war.
Liberate the Daevite people through war, and end the crazy military expansion of the Oletin Empire through war.
And [The Crimson King]'s "Encore" is the fuse that intensifies the war. What he wants is a war that will affect the entire Terra, and human beings will kill each other!