Ch 288: Bury Them Deep
Listening to Chen Wen’s explanation, Vils widened her eyes, swallowed her saliva, and unconsciously took two steps back. She suddenly found Chen Wen terrifying.
She wanted to retort, to tell Chen Wen, “Humans aren’t like that! You, a dragon, what do you know about humans?”
But she stammered for a long time, finding herself unable to refute him, because the more she thought about it, the more she realized Chen Wen was right.
He’s clearly a dragon, how does he understand the Human Race so well?
Chen Wen, seeing the fear in Vils’ eyes, was taken aback.
“…”
Could he have scared her? These were just theories he’d read in books out of boredom in his past life, never put into practice. Based on his understanding of the people in this world over the past few years, he could basically confirm that this theory was valid, so he decided to try it.
Anyway, even if it failed in the end, it didn’t matter. He could just beat them up until they talked. Even if they were stubborn and he interrogated them to death, he had Revival Potions to resurrect them and continue the interrogation. He wouldn’t lose anything.
No, that sounds even more evil.
He looked at Ge Wei, his eyes pleading for her to help him explain and not scare Vils.
After hearing Chen Wen’s explanation, Ge Wei suddenly understood. That’s right, once people start suspecting each other, all sorts of problems will arise.
She didn’t expect Chen Wen to understand the Human Race better than she did, a human herself. She was surprised, and even more so that he could devise such an unsolvable scheme.
“He truly is my student!” She secretly felt pleased, then looked at Chen Wen with a doting expression.
Meeting his pleading gaze, she noticed Vils’ unusual state. It seemed Chen Wen had scared her.
She gave Chen Wen a reassuring look, then pulled Vils to a place where Chen Wen couldn’t hear them.
“What? Scared?” Ge Wei smiled gently.
“He’s clearly a dragon, how could he be so smart and understand the Human Race so well?” Vils said.
Ge Wei was silent for a moment, then said, “Have you forgotten our speculations in the Western Continent?”
Vils recalled their speculations about Chen Wen in the Western Continent—only that he might be the same as Ge Wei and the others, the ninth genius created by those people.
“You mean he’s so smart and understands the Human Race so well because he’s like you?” Vils asked.
Her emotions gradually calmed down. Knowing the reason made it less frightening.
After all, none of the eight of them were normal. Before, their Guild Master was the most normal, because he carried the weight of the entire Magicians’ Guild.
But now, after Ge Wei’s injury and years of quiet reflection, she was the most normal one.
Chen Wen being so smart and understanding the Human Race so well was abnormal for a dragon, even bordering on insane.
Ge Wei nodded.
Receiving Ge Wei’s confirmation, Vils breathed a sigh of relief.
When they returned to Chen Wen, Vils had already returned to her cheerful self.
Over the next few days, Chen Wen and the others proceeded according to plan, adding two or three Dragon Riders to the food list each day.
They didn’t give the other Dragon Riders nothing at all; they gave them a tiny bit of unappetizing food, keeping them alive but not letting them starve.
The Dragon Riders became even more smug, knowing the others were afraid they would die.
At first, some still held to the idea of sharing hardship, refusing to eat. But soon, hunger forced them to succumb. They secretly ate a little, then more and more, until finally they were devouring the food, making the others drool.
Those without food were already drowsy from hunger. The Elves only gave them a little something to fill their stomachs each day; it wasn’t enough to even fill a crack between their teeth. They thought, judging by the speed at which food was being distributed, it would soon be their turn. They just needed to hold on a little longer.
After a few days, half of the Dragon Riders received food and ate it without hesitation.
The others drooled, watching them eat with relish. Resentment simmered in their hearts, but they thought they could endure a little longer.
But that day, the dragons didn’t bring them for interrogation, and no more Dragon Riders received food. They didn’t even get the barely edible scraps that kept them alive.
They were puzzled and wanted to ask the Elves guarding them if they had made a mistake.
At that moment, a group of Elves came and took the Dragon Riders who had received food away, saying they were taking them to bathe.
Then another group of Elves came and started digging holes nearby.
!!!
The remaining Dragon Riders were shocked. What did this mean?
Why were they digging holes?
Were they going to bury them?
Why?
Why were some of them eating delicious meals every day, while they only got a little bit of awful food to survive?
They were taken to bathe, yet they were going to be buried?
At this moment, anger, resentment, and hatred surged through their minds, instantly overwhelming their already drowsy brains and robbing them of their ability to think.
They frantically beat on their cages, saying they had intelligence to share.
But the Elves ignored them. When they got annoyed, they used whips to beat them into silence.
Seeing the Elves’ intent to kill them, they were certain that the Dragon Riders who had been taken away must have confessed a lot. They had agreed to keep their mouths shut and say nothing.
Those bastards.
Ignoring the Elves’ whipping, they frantically beat on their cages until the Elves finished digging the holes, dragged them out, pushed them into the pits, and started filling them with dirt. Their hearts were breaking, and they cried and begged for mercy.
When the pits were almost filled, Chen Wen and Ge Wei appeared.
Seeing the main players arrive, they felt as if they had seen a savior and immediately said they had a lot of intelligence to share.
Chen Wen said, “You have intelligence we don’t know?”
“Yes, yes, yes! They may not know as much as we do!”
All they wanted was to live; they didn’t care about anything else. First, survive, then worry about whether their intelligence was more valuable than others.
“Is that so?” Chen Wen said with suspicion.
The Dragon Riders in the pit nodded quickly.
Chen Wen pretended to think, then went aside to pretend to discuss with Ge Wei and the others.
After a long time, they didn’t return, and the Dragon Riders began to worry. They wouldn’t even give them a chance, would they?
They prayed silently that Chen Wen would give them a chance; they promised to tell him everything they knew.
Whether it was because of their prayers, Chen Wen and the others returned to the edge of the pit and ordered the Elves to bring the Dragon Riders up.
Chen Wen said, “We have no more questions for you. Say whatever you want to say. We will decide whether you return to this pit based on the value of the intelligence you provide. Also, we will separate each of you. If what you say doesn’t match what others say, then this pit will be your grave.”
The Dragon Riders nodded frantically like chickens pecking at rice; their pride was gone.
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