Love and passion, cutting up the wasteland

There is no way out, as expected from the dream.

After arriving at Scone House, the guards did not make things difficult for them.

After just a brief registration, a group of guards escorted the Hornless Man to the foot of a high tower.

This is Scone's prison.

The person in charge of the reception was a tall and powerful Shaq warrior. He led everyone up to the second floor.

The lightbulb flickered on and off, and a putrid smell filled the tower.

There are special guards here. They are used to the environment here and put the prisoners directly into the cells.

The hornless people were almost paralyzed, but they still had to be shackled.

The guards were very "humane" and bandaged the superficial wounds on their bodies to avoid bleeding in the prison.

Lu Meng stood at the top of the stairs and looked up and down.

From low to high in the prison tower, the more serious the prisoner's crime, the longer his sentence will be.

The first floor is the lobby, where the prison guards work.

The second floor begins with the formal cells, which are used for daily detention in Scone. In the past, it was the place where the Shaq soldiers were kept in solitary confinement.

The third floor is for prisoners of war. If there are any survivors of the bandits who attacked Scone Town a few days ago, they should be locked up there.

If no one pays the ransom within the stipulated time, ordinary prisoners of war will be executed soon, so there is no need to lock them in a high place, and escorting them on the road is troublesome.

Only prisoners of war with special status and certain value will be sent to higher floors.

Further up are the prisons used for long-term sentences.

The city guards came out of the tower one after another.

Chief Shaq was very proud that he could carry four prisoners. Such a burden was indeed nothing to him.

Just a second thought.

Before the guards arrived, the human had already experienced a battle with his bare hands.

This is very tiring.

Chief Shaq's self-satisfaction became weaker and boring, so he continued to patrol with the guards.

'In the end, they are just ordinary people. In Scone Town, they who are not warriors have nowhere to pursue glory no matter how powerful they are. ’

It reminded him of his past.

Soldiers from other places passed by his hometown and were cheered by the most beautiful and strongest girls in the village, but as a young boy, he could only squat on the roadside with a group of friends and secretly envy them.

I felt a little melancholy for a moment.

Fortunately, things are different now.

…

Late at night, the street lights along the street were not extinguished, but slightly dim.

Even though Scone was in a canyon, the recent wind was only moderate.

Lu Meng was the last to walk out of the prison tower.

He turned around and looked at the tower.

There is an open-air platform with rectangular cages erected one after another.

The people locked inside can only stand up straight all day long, enduring the wind and sun, until their bodies are so thin that they lose their human shape, and then they can have a little space to curl up at the bottom of the cage and rest.

Now.

On the top of such a large tower, there is only one cage holding people.

There was no light above, and the figure could not be seen clearly. It could only be seen that he was still standing.

Lu Meng concentrated his attention and scanned the man's face with a hunter's gaze.

He noticed that the man's eyes seemed to be looking at people like him - they occasionally flashed a glimmer of light.

"Are you concerned about him?" A tall figure suddenly stood next to Lu Meng, "Before I joined the company, that person was locked up there."

Shaq Kang crossed his arms and watched with the same interest.

"I'm just curious about who is qualified to be locked up there and valued so much." Lu Meng replied casually, "I haven't seen him during the day."

That's the top floor of the prison tower.

The scene here can be seen from any corner of Scone.

Every move of the prisoner will be under everyone's surveillance.

Even if they can escape from the iron cage, as long as the guards lock the door to the lower level, the only thing waiting for these escaped prisoners is to jump from the top of the tower.

Compared with the strict monitoring, the prisoners who are qualified to be detained here are also unusual.

"According to colleagues, he was a warrior who had his horns cut off but was still unwilling to give up his weapon." Kang thought, "He curled up and slept during the day, probably because he didn't want other people in the city to see his humiliated look."

"... I would like to ask, is it possible for him to be released?"

"Being locked up on the top floor of a prison tower has almost no chance of being released - at least not yet."

Simply being unwilling to give up the weapon will never lead to such a serious crime.

There must be something fishy and hidden in it...

But for Lu Meng, he had already guessed who it was.

Another rebel.

But Lu Meng also knew that this man would establish his power in the wilderness in the future and was obviously not imprisoned in this heavily guarded prison.

He decided to stay away from the prison tower in the near future.

In order to avoid any drama of escaping from prison or robbing a court.

"General Kang, what do you want from me?" Lu Meng looked at Shaq, "The two guards should be back soon."

Xiao Huo has already gone back first, and the two remaining guards will soon get the news that the mission has been completed.

And himself.

I just wanted to take the opportunity to go out with the guards and take a fair look at the night view of the street.

Although there is no clear curfew in Scone Town, pedestrians will still be questioned strictly if they encounter patrolling guards.

"I saw your plank-making table." Kang got straight to the point without making any excuses, "But I remember what you said at the city gate that day - you should be a weapons craftsman."

He saw that Xiaogu's backpack contained swords.

Lu Meng also said that it was his work.

"People always have something to pursue," Lu Meng said: "The production process of a set of armor is complicated, which best reflects the level of the craftsman."

"Not enough time."

Kang shook his head: "It's just a plate-making table. Even if you can make armor pieces, without complete armor, we will not recognize you as a qualified craftsman.

“In Scone Town, there are very few armor craftsmen. Even if there is some demand for armor pieces, their own apprentices can meet the supply. They are easy to use and will not buy them from other companies.

"Your armor plates cannot be sold, and our military will not purchase them."

"Either you can come to me with a complete set of armor, even the simplest one." Kang looked into the human's eyes, "Or you can change the equipment early and prepare to build weapons."

Lu Meng did not respond.

Turn around and leave.

This human ignored him, and Kang actually didn't feel offended, but took a step forward and followed him.

The two of them didn't say a word, just walking on the road carelessly.

The guards patrolling along the way would come up to say hello to Kang when they encountered them.

As for Lu Meng, a human who was still wandering around in the middle of the night, they ignored him.

There was a guard chief accompanying him, probably a prisoner being escorted, so there was no need to ask any more questions.

"Anyway, after three days you have to come up with a new finished product."

Finally, Shaq couldn't hold back his anger and said:

"Otherwise I have no reason to change your permanent residence number plate."

"I remember," Lu Meng nodded and stood still: "General, why are you so interested in me, an ordinary foreigner?"

"——I'm so grateful."

Logically speaking, even if Lu Meng was expelled from Skun three days later, it would have nothing to do with Kang.

"... Just think of it as my good intentions." Kang's face changed as he realized he had made a mistake, and turned and walked away.

Looking at his hurried away figure, Lu Meng smiled silently.

Kindhearted?

Where are there so many good intentions?

Although Kang is a special character in the game who can become a teammate.

But in this world, he is just an ordinary Shaq officer, and he is not the protagonist player. The two parties should be "complete strangers".

"It seems like someone is watching."

Kang said at the beginning that Lu Meng was a warrior and wanted to lure him into the military camp, but now he kept silent about it.

I happened to be on duty tonight, so I came to his house and reminded or tested myself many times.

If there wasn't someone behind the scenes, how could there be so many coincidences.

It's just that he is a Shaq after all, so he is still too immature in terms of details to do this.

"But judging from Kang's performance, at least the other party doesn't have much hostility yet... I even feel that the person behind the scenes still hopes that I can stay in Scone Town."

"——But after all, you still can't place your hopes on the 'goodwill' of others."

The guards have made their rounds and there is no one on the street now.

Lu Meng brushed his hand across the door of a shop and touched the keyhole.

After feeling the shape, he turned and left.