Chapter 1130: Convincing people with reason

"If I told you that I could completely destroy those vampires, would you give up this cursed power?"

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Hearing Duanmuhuai's inquiry, Honglian was silent for a moment, and then smiled bitterly.

"Sorry, I don't have the right to make this decision..."

"I understand. After all, you have suffered a lot in order to survive here. It can be seen that surviving here is very dangerous and difficult. It is understandable."

Facing Honglian's answer, Duanmuhuai didn't say much, just laughed and passed it off casually.

"Then I haven't asked you yet...where are you from? There is no second human city around here, and you certainly don't look like vampires..."

"Oh, we're from the surface."

"Surface..."

"Um?"

"Excuse me, everyone, what is the earth's surface?"

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Let’s start explaining from here.

Everyone was confused when they heard Honglian's curious inquiry, but if you think about it carefully, underground humans have been breeding here for thousands of years. It is estimated that for them, their knowledge of the entire world is limited to the underground. . Duanmu Huai still remembers a dwarf joke. It was said that a dwarf came out of the ground for the first time, and then he hugged a big wooden barrel and refused to let go. When people asked him what he was doing, he said, "I have to hold on tight, otherwise I won't be able to do it if I let go." It fell to the sky! After all, there is no lid on the top of the head!

It was also written in Drizzt's novel that there has always been a legend among the dark elves that there is a big fireball on the surface that is constantly burning the earth. Just looking directly at it will blind you. So in the imagination of the dark elves, the surface of the earth is actually no different from hell.

But you can’t say this is wrong yet, after all, everyone knows not to look directly at the sun!

Therefore, many things that are common sense to people living on the surface are simply unbelievable to underground races. And many things that are commonplace to underground races are also unimaginable to surface races.

Duanmu Huai didn't bother to educate them about it, he simply said it was the space above their heads - Honglian understood immediately.

"I didn't expect that there was a bigger hole above our heads..."

Well, let's just treat it like this. After all, it's not wrong in a strict sense.

"Then why you are here..."

"Oh, we fell down accidentally."

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Hearing Duanmuhuai's answer, An and Lorena looked at each other silently.

It's true that it fell. It's hard to say whether it was accidental or not.

"I see."

Honglian nodded. Similar things were actually not uncommon underground. Many places would collapse and fall if they were not careful. Perhaps in his opinion, these people came to the underground because of similar situations.

"Then everyone just entered the city..."

"Oh, we didn't expect there to be a city here. We were just trying to find a way out and accidentally bumped into it."

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Hearing Duanmuhuai's "sincere" answer, Honglian turned his head again and silently looked at the city wall not far away. At this time, the soldiers there had begun to clean up the surrounding environment and re-reinforce it - in fact No one thought that the city wall here could be broken through!

"That's right, there's really nothing we can do about it."

"Yes, there is no other way, so I have a suggestion... You have also seen our strength. If we help you eliminate those vampires, will you help us leave here so that we can return to our own world? ? After all, you have lived here for a long time, so you should be very familiar with it. "

"this……………"

After hearing Duanmuhuai's suggestion, Honglian thought for a long time, and then showed a wry smile again.

"I understand what you mean. Do you want to help us eliminate the threat of vampires, and in return, we will find your way home?"

"That's pretty much it."

"But maybe you don't know that vampires are so powerful that even if we have cursed weapons, we can only barely resist their attacks. Moreover, those vampires have always kept humans in captivity, and turned the obedient ones into dependents to increase their strength. , If the vampires were not afraid of the cursed weapons that could kill them completely and did not dare to attack in large numbers, I am afraid that our city would not be able to support it now. "

"I understand that when it comes to sustainable development, people are not fools."

Of course Duanmuhuai understood what the vampires meant. Just like Honglian said, if the vampires came in regardless of casualties, this place would be over. The reason is also very simple. Honglian said before that the ghost curse weapon is also selected by people. It is not just one hand, but it has to go through a series of selections. Otherwise, once the mind is not firm, it will be turned around by the sub-human beings among them. The space demon is controlled and becomes the host of the subspace demon in this world.

Therefore, there are probably less than 500 people in this city who can use ghost-cursed weapons, so just give them a try. Moreover, vampires can also create monsters. Even if they don't fight you desperately and create thousands of monsters to rush towards you, humans probably won't be able to stop them.

So why don't vampires just kill humans?

It's very simple. If you want to become extinct, then you can only go to the zoo to see domesticated ones, and there will be no wild ones.

They are both horses, but the price of a Przewalski's horse starts at 1 million yuan. It is a protected animal that is more valuable than a giant panda. Anyone who dares to kill it will be sent to prison or a shooting range in a matter of minutes.

But it looks no different from an ordinary horse. Why is it precious? Isn't it because it is wild?

If you keep it at home, it is not illegal to kill it and eat its meat.

There are tigers as well. There are zoos, but people generally don't care about wild tigers. After all, there are few tigers now, and we should pay attention to environmental protection. What if they are killed like the South China tiger? Isn't it a pity?

Of course, with the strength of these people, Duanmu Huai said that they are not as good as the South China tiger. At most, they are at the level of wild wolf packs. This thing is deadly to ordinary people, but if you want a fully armed army to deal with a wolf pack, it will just be a killing spree.

But who would do such a thing out of boredom?

Obviously, vampires would not do this either.

"So, from our perspective, we don't want to anger those vampires..."

"I understand, I understand."

Facing Honglian's answer, Duanmu Huai nodded with a smile.

"In short, I will report this matter to the Elders Council immediately. As for you all... please stay here for the time being."

As he spoke, Honglian stood up.

"No problem."

Watching Honglian leave, Duanmu Huai laughed.

"Don't worry, our Tribunal is very reasonable. It was just a misunderstanding before. After all, we thought... just like you said, people controlled by the power of the subspace will become evil demons... So... um, sorry."

"Then I'm relieved."

Hearing Duanmu Huai's answer, Honglian also nodded.

"I will send someone to take you to rest temporarily. As for your situation, I will talk to the Elders Council first."

After saying this, Honglian turned and left, and it was not until his back disappeared that An rolled his eyes at Duanmu Huai.

"Mr. Knight, are you serious about what you just said?"

"Hmm? What did you say? Of course I'm serious."

"Who are you kidding......"

An didn't believe Duanmu Huai's answer. It was a joke. The Inquisition was reasonable. She had been with Duanmu Huai for so long. When had she ever seen the Inquisition be reasonable?

"Do you think they are untrustworthy?"

"Tell the truth? Any existence that uses the power of the subspace is hard to trust."

Duanmu Huai could understand the principle of the ghost curse weapon, but because of this, he became more and more wary of these people. In the final analysis, this method of summoning the subspace demon to possess and seal it is just like the soul stone in the dark world. It is simply a way to smuggle the subspace demon into the real world.

And I heard from Honglian that this actually requires a contract?

Well, even the host is prepared for you. It's really considerate.

Look at how the demons in the dark world affect humans. Leoric, such a powerful king, was finally driven crazy by the devil's muttering. Who gave you the illusion that you can control this weapon like the dark soul stone? This is exactly the same as the idiot who inserted the soul stone into his head. He was so confident that he was overturned... It was only a matter of time.

Duanmu Huai gave the answer decisively, and An frowned.

"But Mr. Knight, I think it's unrealistic for you to convince them to give up the so-called ghost curse weapon. Mr. Honglian looks like a soldier, not a politician. And from what they said, these ghost curse weapons are the only weapons these humans have against the enemy... Will they agree to your request and give up their military force?"

As the princess of Manalia, An is very knowledgeable about politics. She naturally understands that Duanmu Huai's request to Honglian is simply impossible. If someone else asked Manalia to give up magic, they would definitely not agree. Even if An, as a princess, agrees, others will not agree... So in An's opinion, under such conditions, the two sides can't talk at all.

Originally, political consultations should be done by An, but An also knows Duanmu Huai... He is definitely not the kind of person who likes to use roundabout ways or compromises to achieve political goals.

"You can rest assured about this. Our court has always convinced people with reason."

Facing An's doubts, Duanmu Huai spread his hands with a smile.

"Believe me, when the time comes, I will make an offer they can't refuse."

Then he spoke.