quicksilver blood

Chapter 285 The Hunter and the Dog

Roland's lips moved slightly, but in the end he didn't say anything.

When Esther said this, Roland had already realized the ending of the story.

"Finally, the hunter fell, fell into a trap he had set, and died."

A surprisingly dry smile like a barbed wire appeared on Esther's face: "How about it, isn't it an interesting story?"

"...Ah, indeed."

For a moment, Roland didn't know how to respond.

This style of story is far from Roland's impression of Esther.

There is no doubt that this story must have meant a lot to Esther.

But what makes Roland a little confused is, who is Esther?

Is it a hunter?or a dog?Or the rich man?
Esther took a few deep breaths, and showed a warm and polite smile again: "Okay, it's time for you to reveal the answer. I'm looking forward to it."

"...No, my story is not as interesting as yours."

Roland shrugged and said very sincerely.

"It's okay. You say it."

Esther smiled lightly.

Tilting his head, recalling what he just said, Roland continued: "The dog ran home and gave the silver coin to the hunter."

"But the hunter is very angry—"

"'I asked you to keep an eye on the cart, but you actually stole a silver coin back!'"

Having said that, Roland paused for a moment:
"—then the hunter killed the dog."

The atmosphere was dull for a few seconds, and then Esther suddenly burst out laughing.

"Hehehahaha...ahhahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so...

At first Esther just chuckled as usual, but soon his laughter was completely out of control and turned into almost hysterical laughter.

In that laughter is a sadness that doesn't fit Esther's character.Just listening to Esther's laughter, Roland felt that his heart was tightly bound by the dry wire, beating in a depressing rhythm, the skin was cut by the wire, and coagulated blood oozes out.

The feeling was so sincere that Roland wondered if he had been deceived by Esther.Maybe the sadness Esther is showing now is just Esther's lie.

But just when Roland was almost sure of this in his mind, he suddenly realized that perhaps Esther had indeed revealed his true feelings before.But now he just continued to reveal his true feelings on purpose, to make the suspicious Roland doubt his previous guess...

And he did succeed.For a while, Roland couldn't tell whether Esther's previous emotions were true or false.

For a moment, Roland suddenly remembered the story of the wolf coming.

If a liar is known to no one, then he is a successful liar; if a liar is known to many people, then he is a failed liar, because everyone will be wary of him.

And if the world knows that someone is a great liar, it will be easier for the liar to successfully deceive people.

One must never believe anything about a liar if one does not want to be lied to—and the very fact that he is a liar violates this rule.

Roland couldn't help laughing at the subtle feeling of being educated by his predecessors.

"What a funny joke..."

After about another half minute, Esther's laughter dried up before he stopped and repeated, "What a funny ending."

"Is it interesting?"

"Insanely fun. I'm literally getting high."

"So say..."

Roland raised his face and casually talked and laughed with Esther, with a complicated smile on his face.

"Robert, he is just a joke."

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"...To put it simply, this is the case. Because all the witnesses committed suicide, and no matter what the interrogation, Orlando's confession could not be obtained, so there was a stalemate."

Naxi looked around, and then explained to Robert in a low voice: "The only crime that can be determined in Orlando is the murder of a young girl. However, murder in the White Tower is not a serious crime. If only one person is killed , no matter how serious the situation is, it is nothing more than a hanging. Unless it is a particularly large-scale murder, the execution of the fire will be carried out... After all, the soul of the fire will continue to suffer after death."

...The person killed by Orlando must be Hellan.

Hearing this, the dark anger in Robert's heart welled up.

No evidence?

Don't be kidding - everyone knows about Orlando's crimes, what difference does it make if there is no solid evidence?
If Robert's guess is correct, it's probably because the top management took money from Orlando.

Robert did know several ways to bring the dead back to life.

Among other things... just Ms. Anvilia, she has a certain method that can bring the dead back to life.Moreover, it is said that Su Ze also has a kind of alchemy that can extract the memory of the dead, and there is also a ghost master who can transform the dead into a spirit body with self-awareness in the Northern Wilderness.

Maybe Orlando wanted to be hanged because he wanted to be resurrected after death, so that he could keep his whole body?

Ah……

Robert would never let Orlando get his way.

Not to mention hanging, even if Orlando was executed at the stake, Robert could not be satisfied.

Even if the soul is set on fire, so is suffering after death.Orlando still has the possibility of resurrection from the dead.

Neither does crucifixion.

That just made Orlando's soul nailed to this land, unable to return to the divine kingdom of the gods.The possibility of Orlando being resurrected is still unavoidable.

If you want to eradicate this possibility, you can only bet on silver.

The soul that is infused with silver is too heavy to be resurrected as a ghost, nor can it ascend to the heavens and return to the kingdom of the gods.

No, it's not enough to inject silver into the veins.There is a question of quantity to consider.

Maybe the amount of mercury that killed Orlando was not enough to convert his soul into mercury. To be sure, Orlando's body must be completely submerged in mercury, and then buried deep underground together with the coffin.

In this case, Orlando's soul will be forever frozen in the coffin and buried underground.Even if Orlando's coffin was discovered by people from the underground race decades later, his soul has been completely solidified and can only be used as a material for enchanting equipment.

Only in this way can Hellan's death make up for Robert's pain.

Thinking of this, the anger in Robert's heart subsided a little.

"Thanks, Naxi. I owe you one."

After Robert and Naxi thanked each other, they immediately ran somewhere.

It doesn't matter if you reveal your identity.The identity of Prince Titan gives him some say in the White Tower.

Anyway, Orlando will die in the end. If Orlando's death sentence is suddenly turned into a silver bullet, he will have no ability to resist.

It is impossible for the White Tower to admit that he has a deal with Orlando in full view——

Robert, who has never done anything wrong, acted for the first time on the impulse that emerged in his heart.

For the first time in his life, Robert understood his father's way of doing things.

...To be honest, this feeling of being able to do whatever you want is not bad.

An unprecedented, transparent impulse gradually ignited in Robert's heart.

(End of this chapter)