Chapter 323 Aiwass's Activity Panel
Come out of Private Room No. 1 and walk deeper until you reach a dead end at the end of the passage.
Two ferocious statues stood at the end—winged beasts crouching on pillars. They have bat wings and ferocious heads like vicious dogs, as if they are guarding something.
Turn the statues inward so that they go from guarding the outside to looking at each other. Then unscrew the portrait at the end, revealing a gap that only allows one person to pass through.
"——The entrance to the so-called 'secret passage' is right here."
The middle-aged man with short red curly hair introduced Miss Bayard respectfully and politely: "But strictly speaking, it is not a secret passage, but just a hidden underground passage."
"underground tunnel?"
Bayard crossed his arms and asked with interest: "What is it used for? Could it be... to prevent rape?"
"It's good that you know."
The middle-aged man who looked like a butler straightened his back and just smiled: "There are also some important people whose identities cannot be revealed. They occasionally come to Huyue Manor to play. But they are not suitable to enter from the main entrance. Then they will Come in directly from here. You can go directly to the private room without going through the banquet hall, and then just call the blood slave to the corresponding room."
"Is this the soundproofing of your private room?"
Bayard couldn't help but pull No. 14, who was holding his hand, towards him, complaining: "How do you do this soundproofing?"
"oh……"
The middle-aged man nodded thoughtfully and readily admitted his mistake: "I'm very sorry, Miss Bayard. I think the staff misunderstood your request, and I will teach him a lesson later.
"It's like this. Generally speaking, our private rooms are given next to each other. The room has no sound insulation effect for the next door, but has a sound amplification effect for the people lying on the bed. This is a special design. It is used to entertain shy guests and blood slaves, but it is not that the soundproofing is bad. At least you can't hear what is going on inside from the door, which is enough to prove that our soundproofing technology is fine.
"And if the guest needs to keep the gameplay confidential or wants to discuss something, we will give the room at the back and leave the left and right sides free."
"So that's it..."
Bayard nodded.
"You already know," the middle-aged man walked into the secret passage diligently first, leading Bayard forward, "or we don't know each other well enough. Is this your first time ordering a private room?" I will definitely ask them to arrange a room at the back for you next time you come to play.”
"No need, No. 14 is with me."
Bayard blurted out: "I guess I won't be here for a long time."
"Oh, it will come eventually."
The middle-aged man seemed to have seen this kind of thing and heard this kind of words many times, so his expression did not change at all: "We have a long lifespan, but the same is not true for blood slaves. They will grow up one day. , will age, the appearance will fade, and the body will no longer be light and soft.
"Wait until then, you can come here to take a look. Maybe you will fall in love with the new blood slaves and buy them - of course, we also support the trade-in of old ones, and the old ones can be sold back to us at a discount. If you feel that If the blood slaves you buy are too unruly and have too deep feelings, you want to discard them but can't bear to do it... You can also give them to us, but the recycling price may not satisfy you, especially if you want to get rid of them. A rich man like you who is not short of money.
"But we also have other ways of dealing with it. You also know that our business has just started in the empire for less than a year, so many of the businesses are old projects brought over from Anxi. And we now know that the people of the empire are very romantic And nostalgic... So we also recently launched a new business.
"We have noble Moonchild alchemists and jewelers who can turn those aging partners into various gemstones and further polish them into beautiful and eternal jewelry. Freeze them in the most beautiful moments, so that they remain in the memory. It's all good - just feed them to sleep one day and they'll be immortalized in a completely painless ritual.
"If you are willing to spend more money, we also support gem designers to design a unique set of themed jewelry for you. We also have amber craftsmen here... If you spend more money, we can also save their souls to Inside the gem. If you suddenly miss them, they can wake them up and chat with you as usual."
The man talked non-stop, warmly and politely: "Of course, if you want to torture these souls..."
"——We will talk about the future later."
Bayard angrily rejected the man's business promotion and interrupted him: "I just want to take my little pet and leave here quietly. If possible, I can also take her for another midnight snack."
"Of course, of course. She's yours now. You decide."
The man who seemed to only be able to say "of course" and "you have the final say" just smiled gently.
But then, he turned slightly and glanced at Aiwass.
The passage was pitch black, and only Moonchild, who had night vision, could move forward normally.
The activated night vision made his pupils scarlet, dirty and bloody. The man had an elegant and gentle smile on his face, but it was chilling: "I hope I won't see you again, No. 14. Miss Bayard spent six figures of gold coins to buy you. I hope you know what Miss Bayard did for you and appreciate the huge price she paid for you."
No. 14's body seemed to be a little scared and trembled slightly. She shrank into Bayard's arms weakly, and Bayard hugged her back.
"Don't scare her, Director Cornelius. This child is very weak, she can't help being scared."
Bayard warned: "And I didn't spend hundreds of thousands directly-I just wrote off our debt."
"Of course, you have the final say."
Cornelis put his hands behind his back and said with a smile.
And listening to Director Cornelius's introduction, Aiwas gradually understood a lot of common sense at the end of the empire.
This is indeed a chaotic era where human life is worth less than grass.
The Alchemy Association and the Art Association soon united again, and together with the Moon Sons, they hunted down those high-ranking demon scholars... In the end, the demon scholars who were pushed to the limit summoned powerful demons, which led to the extinction of the imperial family and then triggered the six-year-long Earth-Splitting War.
——A year before the Earth-Splitting War, the famous painting "The Alchemist" was born, which triggered the fierce conflict between the Alchemy Association and the Art Association.
And now, these Moon Sons can raise blood slaves in the manor openly. They have obviously gained enough status and influence. This means that the Moon Sons have appeared in the imperial capital for some time. According to Director Cornelius, they have been here for almost a year.
So at most, it will be less than a month before the large demon summoning that will destroy the empire.
A large empire that was originally disintegrating, with many factions, endless infighting, and endless hatred. If its royal family and all legal heirs suddenly die out one day...
That means the real chaos is coming.
There must be many "high-ranking people" who died in such a chaotic world.
Miss Bayard is just a shadow awakened by the ritual, but the shadow demon is real. She has Bayard's memories, so she must know many people of this era.
——Maybe when Aiwas follows his mentor to do archaeological excavations in the future, he will be able to dig up Bayard's friends.
Because of the violent chaos at the end of the empire, many historical records at that time are no longer traceable. Now many contents of the empire's history are based on the truth restored by archaeologists' investigations... but there are still a lot of speculations and conjectures.
Since the shadow demon comes from this era... that is to say, she is a living fossil from the end of the empire era.
She must know a lot of secrets.
For example, where a certain strong man is buried, or where there are hidden resource points...
——From this point of view, the shadow demon is simply Aiwas's activity panel!