Chapter 805 "The World After Death" (Ask for recommendation votes)
Nevaser, the third level of hell, is called "Burning City" by the magicians of the main material world.
In this seemingly boundless hell, there are no plains, no mountains, no rivers, no hills, no wastelands, only magnificent cities made of steel, but the flames underground never stop, even the steel will be scorched, and more steel buildings will be red-hot, making every pale ghost that approaches tremble all over, constantly emitting black smoke, as if it will "evaporate and disappear" at any time.
Choking smoke enveloped the sky, and all kinds of demons walked in the steel city, they were orderly, but they cruelly treated every soul who entered hell, captured demons, etc.
It is rumored that in the underground of the burning city, in the endless flames, there is a huge prison where different intelligent creatures are imprisoned, and the most direct evidence is that when walking on the scorching ground, you can often hear wails and screams of unknown origin.
A group of little devils pressed a group of pale and blurred souls to the tower in the center of the "Burning City", wielding a special leather whip from time to time, whipping these souls into hell to wail, and the more painful they were, the more excited the little devils were.
"No wonder all kinds of posthumous customs prevail, no wonder the spread of the Church of Truth is so rapid......" In a huge caravan, Lucian, who had not changed his appearance and dress, sighed with interest and pity, this was his first time entering hell.
According to past research by the Magic Council, after a person dies, if there is no special method, the soul will die on the spot, but in the river Styx that runs through hell and the abyss, there will be souls floating up, but there are no previous memories and appearances, and it is impossible to distinguish who is who, and these souls in hell and the abyss either degenerate into devils, demons, or are made into "soul gems" that perform special magic or extraordinary abilities - this is the hard currency of hell, or gradually collapse and disappear completely.
As for what the essence of the soul is, how it arises, and where it comes from, it is a difficult problem in current arcane research.
However, after discovering the Necromancer, the Arcanists had reason to believe that one of the "destinations" of the soul was the Necro Realm, and if posthumous customs could form a corresponding space within the "World of Doors", some souls with strong desires and wills could enter it.
Perhaps due to a feeling of being hurt by things, an idea came to Lucian's mind, after the council overwhelmed the Church of Truth in the main material world, it was necessary to take hell under control while exploring the vast starry sky and other spaces, of course, with the council's current strength and the enemies it faced, this goal was unlikely to be achieved for a long time.
"Incorporating hell into the rule of the council is something that the ancient magical empire could not even think of......" Lucian walked on the street with his feet floating, the stones underneath were all red and hot, and if you crack an egg, it will immediately zoom, except for the devil born in the flames, even the knights cannot withstand this heat and burning for a long time, so those souls and captives will suffer so much.
After all, the devil is not a "saint" with noble character and does not need food, resources and various enjoyments, they also need resources that hell does not have to forge weapons, improve their strength, and also need to maintain their own luxurious and enjoyable life, so they will entrust a small number of devil followers to help them collect various resources in the main material world, and then conduct relatively fair transactions.
Similarly, the Magic Council also needs special materials that are only produced in hell, and controlling this kind of transaction in its own hands will help limit the expansion of the devil's power, so that a few greedy guys do not unrestrained in providing strategic resources for the sake of treasure, strength, and the comfort of the soul after death.
Of course, it is also because of this trading behavior that the magicians of the past have become more evil.
Two devils with dark red skin greeted them from another street, kicked a human soul away, and then respectfully said to the leaders of the "trading group": "Dear gentlemen of magicians, His Excellency the Duke is waiting for your goods."
For the guests of the "Iron Duke", the devils did not dare to offend in any way, otherwise they would easily be given by His Excellency the Duke to the magicians as trading items - the devils are all "materials" and can be used as summons and servants, so they are two completely different appearances when facing ordinary human souls and this human trading group.
The leader of the "trading group", Hit, nodded proudly, then turned around and smiled at Lucian: "Your Excellency, are you going to the 'Tower of Steel'?"
As a high-level magician, how could he not know the famous "Atom Controller", "Destroyer of Three Views", and Great Arcanist Lucian Evans.
Looking up at the red tower in the center of the burning city, Lucian smiled and said, "I won't go, the Iron Duke may not want to see me."
At the top of the "Tower of Steel", the iron-black Duke of Steel looked down with a solemn face, a legendary peak, a legendary peak who had caused many legends to fall, was really not a good "guest", this was especially true for himself, who only had the second level of legends and could barely fight against the third order of legends by relying on the "Burning City".
"If anything happens, you can contact Colin of 'Soul Scale'." Hitt didn't say much, and it was not wise to ask about the whereabouts of a great arcanist.
"Soul Scales" is the "Alchemy Hut" opened by the Magic Council in the Burning City.
Lucian nodded lightly, quickly blending into the devils and a small number of "merchants" coming and going in the steel giant.
"The 'Lord of Hell' should already know that I am coming to hell, will He stop me?" Lucian knows very well that hell is equivalent to the incarnation of the "Lord of Hell" in a certain sense, no matter how much he hides his traces and sneaks into hell, it is difficult to hide it from Maldimos, so it is better to come in openly, "Next, go to the 'Silent Hell' on the eighth floor to see if you can find that special star core, indirectly test Maldimos' attitude, and then enter the ancient hell ruins below the ninth layer."
As soon as the thought appeared, Lucian suddenly felt something, looked back to the other side of the street, and saw a young man with a satisfied smile on his face walking towards the edge of the "Burning City" with a bag of materials.
The only people alive here are the magicians who came to trade and a few devil believers, so the boy is undoubtedly a soul, as can be seen from his floating state, translucent body.
However, the souls in hell are either muddled like fools, or full of resentment and viciousness, and cannot maintain a normal spiritual state, but this young soul is sunny, giving Lucian the feeling that he is still "alive".
"I also 'smelled' the smell of 'Silent Hell', where did he come from to 'Burning City' to trade?" Lucian secretly guessed and guessed.
The "Burning City" is the "external window" to the "trade" of hell, and the other layers of hell only carry out some secret transactions for various reasons.
Thinking that this eccentric young soul came from the "Silent Hell", Lucian, who was curious about the arcanist, followed him, intending to see where he was going.
"Grandpa, grandpa, I bought the 'Ghast Stone', 'Elf Leaves' and 'Scorched Volcanic Steel' you wanted." The boy turned into a very remote place in the Burning City, where even the devil rarely came.
Outside a steel building wrapped in flames, an old man with a withered face stood there with a pestle and a cane, and in front of him were bottles of "flame wine", which the devils loved to drink, seemingly a tavern owner who came to "burn the city" and "purchase" goods.
Humanity? Lucian was slightly stunned, is there still a human being living in hell who is not torn apart and eaten by the devil?
Just as Lucian was about to unfold his mental force field to see if there was any magic covering up on the old man, he suddenly raised his head: "Ma Man, you brought a guest, why didn't you say anything?"
"Boy" Ma Man turned around in astonishment, and happened to see Lucian who was not hiding his whereabouts: "I, I don't know him......"
"I'm sorry, but I just happened to want to meet your grandfather, so I followed you here." Lucian said casually.
Ma Man scratched his head suspiciously and shyly: "My grandfather is just an ordinary tavern owner, nothing special, you may have recognized the wrong person, guest."
"Ordinary tavern owner?" Lucian laughed and said, it is indeed ordinary in the main material world, but this is hell.
The thin old man bent down and sorted out the "flame wine", looked at the "young man" with cloudy eyes and said: "Ma Man, go buy another hundred bottles of 'Water Soul Wine' and send them to the old place."
Ma Man nodded and ran away happily.
"Very special soul......" Lucian said softly.
The old man's eyes suddenly lit up: "What do you want to do?"
"It's nothing, I'm a little curious." Lucian smiled, "No malice, if you are from the 'Silent Hell', then allow me to inquire about something."
The old man looked Lucian up and down: "Are you a magician? This outfit should be a member of the Magic Council, didn't Douglas teach you not to enter hell casually?"
"Do you know Your Excellency, Speaker?" Lucian raised his left eyebrow, listening to his tone, he didn't seem to know that His Excellency the Speaker had been promoted to a god-like position?
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