honor me as god

Chapter 246 The Art of Processing
After Kino returned to Twilight City, he counted the casualties first.

There were 1174 cavalrymen accompanying them this time, of which 163 were killed and 394 were injured. Among the injured, 52 were irreversibly disabled, and they basically had to bid farewell to the front line.

The cavalry that were brought out were all elite, and the permanent attrition rate was nearly 20%, which was not a small loss.

But compared to hundreds of gold moons, tens of thousands of silver moons, countless copper and iron moons, and more than a hundred living assassin prisoners, this loss is obviously insignificant.

Elite cavalry can be raised by training and actual combat. Such a huge number of gold and silver moons is hard to come by, not to mention there are so many captives. If any important information can be obtained from them, the benefits will be huge. Unlimited.

Chino asked Baiza to deal with the funeral affairs of these people, appease the family members, issue pensions, then confiscated the seized monthly coins, and imprisoned the assassin captives in the dungeon.

The boxes of contracts with bloody fingerprints on them were brought back to his office by Chino, without letting anyone see them.

Kino closed the door and began to read these contracts, but flipping through them, he found that these contracts only had the name of the target, and did not mention who the employer was.

The only thing that can be distinguished is the symbols next to the names. Their writing structure is extremely complicated. Horizontal, vertical, and dots are intertwined like a maze, with infinite details. It is difficult for ordinary people to recognize the difference between them even if they deliberately observe.

But for Chino, who has undergone processing and engraving, and can even distinguish QR codes with naked eyes, the gaps between these signs are like an open book, and there is no secret at all.

I just don't know, what are these subtle symbols used for?
An encrypted language similar to a processor, used to convey secret information internally?
Or some kind of password, for pairing between different files?
Kino thought for a while, and asked Han Yi, "Is this kind of contract stored in two copies?"

Han Yi shook his head: "Not two, but three. One employer document - the name of the employer is written on it, usually with a code name, not the real name; one prey document - the name of the hunted target, This is the one in your hand; there is also an assassin document—the assassin who undertakes the task will leave a code name and press bloody handprints on it."

"A contract is divided into three parts and stored in three strongholds. Only by matching special symbols can they be pieced together and the entire contract restored."

"This is not only to protect the identities of the employer and the assassin, so that they do not know each other's identities. It is also to prevent a certain stronghold from being wiped out like it is now, and the content of the contract is spread."

Chino: "Then how did you know last year that Irene was the one who hired you to kill me?"

Han Yi: "I played a little trick - I tied a blood thorn to the "rudder master" and used Ling Chi on him. When I got 3123 knives, he did it. "

Kino looked at the "prey document" with his name written on it in his hand. From this, it can be seen that the "rudder master" who was tied up in the cold clothes was really not enlightened enough. He was already a management post of the Assassin Organization, and he even endured torture. Can't live.

But I have to say that the secrecy method of the Bloodthorn Club is a bit interesting. A contract is divided into three parts and stored in three different locations. If you want to see the full content, all three strongholds must fall, and you need to decipher the secret symbol to compare and match This kind of thing is extremely difficult, and thus guarantees the safety of the contract.

Employer, prey, assassin. If any of the three are missing, the truth cannot be restored.

Kino continued to flip through other prey documents, flipping through them, his fingers stopped suddenly, and he took out one of them, his tone became playful: "Interesting."

The paper of this contract is golden, which indicates an extraordinary and noble status. The target on it is actually "Bolton Van Dogolande", that is, Thorandell's brother, the seventh prince of the current royal family.

Han Yi said with great interest: "Golden assassination order, this is the highest level order of the Bloodthorn Society, and the reward needs to be settled in gold months, and all the assassins sent are the most skilled assassins, and some of them may even be above me—by the way By the way, Irene's commission for you last year was also a golden assassination order."

Kino looked at the golden assassination order silently, and the Bloodthorn would even dare to assassinate the prince, as their motto said: Bloodthorn will kill everyone.

Kino continued to search, and as Han Yi said, he found the prey document with his name written on it, which was also a golden assassination order. It seemed that Irene Troy was determined to put him to death.

Chino: "There should be more than one Blood Spurs in the Assassin's organization in the desert, right?"

Han Yi shook his head: "Not only that, the desert is mainly composed of two major forces - 52 horse bandit nomadic tribes under the command of "Desert Lord of the Desert", and 36 scattered assassin organizations.The two cooperate with each other and do not invade each other. "

"Bloodthorn will be at the upper-middle level among the 36 assassin organizations. We are not the strongest, but we have always had the best reputation. Customers who hire us may not be able to get the most satisfactory results, but there is absolutely no need to worry about privacy leaks or other issues. .”

The corners of Kino's lips raised slightly: "It seems that the reputation of the Bloodthorn Society has been ruined by you alone."

Han Yi rested his chin on Kino's shoulder, and said in a joking tone: "Now, you have also made a feud with the Bloodthorn Society. Do you want to take the kitten to the end of the world together?"

Kino didn't accept the joke, and continued on to the topic: "How many strongholds does the Bloodthorn Society have in total?"

Han Yi shook his head: "I don't know, these things are only known to the higher-ups above the "Guardian". The assassins and envoys below, including the helmsman I caught last time, only know the stronghold they belong to, and they don't have any information about the rest of the strongholds. I don't know. "

"I can only tell you that only one type of file will be placed in a stronghold. You can see the prey file with your name on it, which means that what you took away is the stronghold I used to work for—a nomad settlement in disguise, There is an oasis next to it, and there is a ground dragon, right?"

Chino nodded.

Han Yi thought for a moment, and suddenly showed a bad smile: "Since you have captured the captives, how about we go to the dungeon to have a look, if you are lucky, there is a living Dharma protector inside, I will point it out for you, you can try Pry open the opponent's mouth."

This was a good idea, and soon, Kino appeared in the dungeon with the little black cat in his arms.

These assassins were imprisoned in separate compartments, all their limbs were locked, and their mouths were forcibly separated by a device to prevent suicide by biting their tongues.

Kino carried the little black cat and walked in each compartment. As soon as the assassins saw the little black cat, their eyes suddenly showed fierce killing intent. They obviously recognized it, but they couldn't do anything.

In the compartment where Omani was, when he saw the little black cat, he kept opening his mouth and said vaguely: "Blood thorn. Don't let it go. Any traitor"

The little black cat pushed its head against Kino's chin, and Kino reached out and held it up in front of Omani.

"bia!" The little black cat patted Omani's bald head with a meowing paw. If the strength was light, it would be stroking, if it was heavy, it would be scratching, and if it was not serious like now, it would be insulting.

Omani was panting like a cow, his eyes were wide open, but he couldn't even spit out a mouthful of phlegm, only impotent and furious.

Kino left the cubicle and continued to recognize people with the little black cat.

When walking in front of a woman with a glamorous appearance, the little black cat suddenly puffed up its back hair and bared its sharp canine teeth: "Ha——"

Kino patted the little black cat's head, looked at the woman with a smile and said, "It seems that you are the protector of the Bloodthorn Society, can you tell me the location of your other strongholds? In return, I will give you a painless death .Trust me, I'm a professional."

The woman just looked at him coldly, without saying anything, like a statue.

"Humans are not sages, and no one can make mistakes. A person will inevitably make many mistakes in his life, and no one can avoid them. I am the same, and you are the same." Kino put the little black cat outside, gently closed the door, and then looked at it. To the woman, her amber pupils were filled with a smile, "But the mistake you are making now will be the most serious one in your life."

The little black cat was waiting outside the door, and there were constant rustling sounds from inside, but strangely, there was no sound of pain, and Kino didn't know what he was doing.

After 47 minutes, the door reopened, and Chino was spotless, waving for the little black cat to come in.

The little black cat turned into a human form and walked in the door. When she saw the scene in front of her clearly, she lost her mind for a moment.

What a beautiful picture this is. There is no skin on the exquisite work of art, but not a single drop of blood. The scarlet body is as crystal clear as a ruby, and the butterfly bone behind it is exquisitely carved, pure white. Like an angel spreading its wings, the clear candlelight sprinkled on it, like the holy light from heaven.

Han Yi felt his heart beating faster, and muttered to himself: "I have mastered thousands of torture techniques, but I have never seen this kind of art."

"Do you like it?" Kino's fingers pressed against the curve of Hanyi's neck, touched his handsome chin, pinched it gently, and said with a smile, "Always remember, respect every raw material, they are not formed yet. artwork."

Han Yi gently held Kino's hand, rubbed it on his cheek, his eyes seemed to be filled with drunken light: "Teach me, why is there not a drop of blood here?"

Chino: "While removing the skin, I used a highly effective hemostatic drug. The time it falls on the wound must be carefully calculated - if it is too early, it will have no effect and cannot act on the wound. If it is too late, it will cause blood to overflow, and the artwork will Dirty. So it must be absolutely precise, from dropping the knife to applying the medicine, the interval should not exceed 0.2 seconds."

The look in Han Yi's eyes became even more blurred, and the whole person was mesmerized, and a seductive voice came from his mouth: "Why didn't I hear any sound outside?"

Chino: "Put the needle in from the second vertebrae at 45 degrees without the slightest deviation, and you can cut off the connection between the central nervous system and the base of the pons. The motor efferent function will be lost, and only the eyeballs will be able to move. In this way , her consciousness is still clear, and she can feel everything on her body, but because her vocal cords can’t vibrate, she won’t make any sound—to use a vivid metaphor: the house is lit, but there is no one.”

The delicate body in the cold clothes kept trembling, her beautiful little face turned red with excitement, like a ripe apple, she rubbed her red lips on Kino's hand, her voice trembling intoxicatingly: "I seem to love fuck you"

Kino lightly pinched Hanyi's cat ears, leaned over to her ear, and smiled like a temptation from a devil: "Then study hard."

After finishing the slow processing, Kino directly used telepathy to connect with the female guardian, and asked her about the locations of the remaining strongholds of the Bloodthorn Society.

In Kino's mind, the tenacious female protector cried out the information.

Immediately afterwards, the telepathy was cut off, and her voice disappeared forever in this world, leaving only a body with only movable eyeballs, and thus became a real statue, dedicating herself to art.

Kino asked Hanyi to study the essence of slow processing here, walked out of the dungeon by himself, and left Twilight City again.

This time, he didn't take the cavalry with him, but flew at a high speed with telekinetic power throughout the whole process, as if turning into a bird. After 18 hours, he flew to the hinterland of the desert, and found the base of the Bloodthorn Society based on the clues provided by the female guardian.

However, the Bloodthorn Society was still a step ahead.

The demise of one stronghold has aroused the vigilance of the Bloodthorn Society. Before Kino's arrival, the other eight strongholds confessed by the female protector had already been emptied. There are only some dilapidated furniture and the traps set by the assassins before they left.

The desert was full of flying sand, and the footprints would be covered within 5 minutes, and the visibility was even lower. Kino couldn't locate the evacuation direction of the Bloodthorn Society, and the clues were interrupted.

It was already the afternoon of the third day when Kino returned to Twilight City. After taking a shower, he changed into new clothes and set off to visit Solandelle.

When Lorna outside the door saw Kino coming back, she stomped her feet angrily: "Why did you go to the desert by yourself a few days ago? You didn't call me when you were fighting! I heard from Lu Ge that the enemy has a ground dragon that came to you Take me! I'll call Fei Ye out, and let that lizard that can only crawl on the ground see what a real dragon is!"

Kino smiled helplessly: "I called you up, and you let Solan stay here alone?"

Lorna froze for a moment, touched the back of her head and said, "That's right, forget it if no one takes care of Solan, and take me with you next time."

Chino: "How is Solan these days?"

Lorna: "It's okay. You woke up the second day after you left. You could walk in the garden yesterday. It's nothing serious."

Kino knocked on the door lightly, and walked in after getting permission.

Solandelle was leaning on the pillow and reading a book at this time, when she saw Kino, she immediately showed a sweet smile: "You are finally back!"

Chino sat on the edge of the bed and stroked Randall's hair: "Is it better? Little princess."

Solandelle nodded obediently: "It's much better."

At this time, Kino noticed Solandelle's wrist, she was very obedient, she was always wearing a thread to lead the red rope, but there was another thing tied to her wrist, which was a piece of sackcloth torn from nowhere, although It has been cleaned, but it is still very worn and old.

"Is this on your wrist?" Chino didn't understand why Solandelle was wearing such an ugly thing.

Solandelle looked at the sackcloth on her wrist, her azure blue eyes getting deeper and deeper, as if lost in memory: "This is a very important thing, I want to use it to remember someone, I must not forget her, otherwise There is no trace of her in this world anymore."

"A few days ago, what the hell are you?" Before Chino finished speaking, he noticed that Solandelle's eyes were a little evasive, and there was an unspeakable loneliness.

Chino changed the subject directly, and asked with a smile, "Do you want to eat something delicious?"

Solandelle was distracted, and nodded like a chicken pecking rice: "Yes, I want to eat something sweet!"

Chino: "Okay, wait for me here, and I'll buy you some dessert."

"Ok!"

(End of this chapter)