The bone of sin domain is king

Chapter 76 No.12 Act. The Shadow of Byron Weiss

"The shadow of the city"

Rosen thought to himself, and began to recall the information he had received from Fiona earlier.

The demon tide of the past few days had little effect on Byron Weiss. The residents here are currently plagued by another kind of disaster, that is, the plague.

At first, it was a continuous fever and cough, followed by dehydration, skin ulceration, and finally black death. If Rosen guessed correctly, this should be the plague, also known as the Black Death.

In the history of the previous life, this disease swept across Europe in the Middle Ages, causing more than 2000 million deaths. It can be regarded as a rather terrifying disease.

However, in this world, although the technology is not well-developed, the epidemic did not cause too much damage when the magic and divine arts and the average human physique were strengthened. A small number of people died, but it also caused a certain degree of panic.

As for why the epidemic is related to the cultists, Rosen has no clue yet.

Apart from the plague, the disappearance cases that have existed since a few months ago are also a noteworthy place. According to Fiona's statement, the missing people have no specific characteristics, and it is possible for them to be male, female, or young. Like a random crime.

This reminded Rosen of the scene where some cultists came to sacrifice living people. Compared with this, this one seems to be closely related to his own purpose.

Rosen also inquired about the grievances between the Izarian family and the Durant family. As White said, the Durant family is a big force on the Byron West side. It has been rooted here for nearly a hundred years and raises private soldiers. , control the economy, almost at the same level as the baron in charge.

This is not only because of the financial power of the Durant family, but also because their eldest daughter, Elena, is the wife of the Viscount of the province of Brunnhill, and the eldest son is the viscount's confidant. How dare you take them.

In fact, the local lords are well aware that except for some government affairs that must be personally attended on weekdays, most of the remaining affairs of Byron Weiss are entrusted to the Durant family to preside over them, while they spend their days and nights in the mansion .

This seemingly ridiculous situation is exactly the current situation of Byron Weiss.

"It's really chaotic."

Rosen sighed.

White did not remarry after losing his wife in his early years, so he left no children, so he regarded Joshua and Sophia as his own, and loved the two siblings very much on weekdays.

Helplessly, the youngest son of the Durant family, Richard, was a lustful person. After a gathering of high-class people, he actually wanted to rape Sophia, who was only 12 years old at the time. Joshua couldn't help but did it, but was beaten violently. In the end, he still Richard's father, Mulla Durant, came and stopped Richard's horrific behavior.

The enmity between the two families, or the enmity between Richard and the Izarian family was thus forged.

From then on, whenever he saw Joshua, Richard would humiliate him wantonly, and Joshua could only endure it silently because of the interests of the family. Fortunately, the two brothers and sisters generally lived in Reggios. Only then did the lazy Richard lose many opportunities.

Richard is the heir left by Mulla's late wife, so he is well cared for. Mulla couldn't bear to be too harsh on him. Unexpectedly, Richard developed such an arrogant and frivolous character, often causing trouble outside. It gave Moura a headache.

The reason why I brought Richard to the office today is probably because I want him to cultivate his self-consciousness as a person in power, but he still made a fool of himself.

Faced with this kind of dude, Rosen would be interested in educating him if he had the chance, but this is not Rosen's primary goal now.

He wondered what the so-called shadows of the city really meant, whether it was literal or had a deeper meaning.

There must be many small cliques in a big city like Byron Weiss. On this commercial street, Rosen saw people who were brutally beaten in alleys more than once, which fits the saying of the dark side of the city. .

However, since it is related to the epidemic, Rosen believes that another explanation may be more reasonable.

As he walked along the street, from time to time, the voices of women from all walks of life could be heard calling for customers. The air was filled with an intoxicating fragrance, but as Rosen went deeper, the surroundings became quiet.

At the end of the street, apart from the dilapidated and unattended shops, there are piles of rubbish, and many rats can be seen running through them. These rats must be a major way to spread the disease.

The air began to smell a bit of decay, Rosen walked straight forward, and finally stopped at a hole.

From then on, the dirty water flows into the ground and is finally discharged outside the city. As a primitive sewage treatment system, the urban sewer of Byron Wiss is full of simplicity and practicality. The disgusting smell of corruption.

Rosen saw several rats lining up in a row, crawling into the sewer one by one. The deep and dark cave was like the mouth of a giant beast, devouring any creature that tried to get close.

If the plague is a natural disaster, then the sewers will not be given much attention. Most of the guards in the city are devoted to burning household garbage and eliminating rats. But if it is man-made, then Rosen thinks that there is nothing more suitable than the sewers. stronghold.

The stench prevented most idlers from entering, and the intricate corridors made it extremely difficult to search through the carpet. Before the lord and the Durant family knew that all of this was caused by heretics, this place was simply a breeding ground for evil. the best soil.

"Anyway, let's take a look."

After making up his mind, Rosen walked directly into the hole of the sewer.

The shadow gradually engulfed his body, the noise behind him faded away, and he only felt the surroundings were peaceful.

No, it's actually not peaceful.

Under Rosen's powerful perception, no disturbance can escape him, no matter it is the slowly flowing sewage, the slight cry of a mouse, or the sound of leaking water droplets hitting the stone, all of these are in his mind A three-dimensional picture is formed.

Sending out his perception, Rosen's mental power climbed through the sewer with many forks, searching for any noteworthy existence.

As he walked forward, he was amazed by this complex and exquisite underground palace. Rosen had read some reports in his last life about the urban drainage systems built in modern times in many large cities. He didn't quite believe it at first, but what he saw now, This seemingly ordinary building is indeed the crystallization of human wisdom.

Before Rosen thoroughly searched the sewers, his outward perception was blocked for a while, and then, at an astonishing speed, three small dots appeared in Rosen's living radar, and they were rapidly moving toward his body. The location moves.

These three objects were smaller than humans, but they were extremely fast, and they were quite familiar with the structure of the sewers. In the blink of an eye, they came within a few hundred yards of Rosen.

really.

His conjecture was confirmed. Rosen pulled out the great sword on his back, recovered his mental power, and concentrated on the front.

A sparse sound echoed in the sewer, and with the creepy low roar, Rosen relied on the night vision of the undead to see clearly what the monsters surrounding him were.

That's a mouse.

A rat the size of a wolfhound.

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