However, after finishing reading the letter, she finally understood what Fu Rong meant.
The reason is simple, because the situations of the two cities of Sicinna and Manion are somewhat special - their local people intermarry with the natives in the mountains.
All cities and towns whose economy is mainly based on mineral resources face a serious problem: of course, most of the people you employ in mining are men, but now you want these men to settle down and start families in the local area, so where can you become women?
Unfortunately, not all towns are called Fellington and can develop a sideline industry like the opera industry chain. Therefore, there must be more men than women in the local area, and every year there will be a group of young people who are of marriageable age but cannot get married, which makes the midwives worry about it.
This is a hard defect that cannot be helped no matter what. Faced with this situation, Wayne is unable to provide any help and can only say that subsidies will be provided to encourage relocation.
But in reality, anyone who receives this subsidy is a fool.
So these places can only find solutions on their own, the simplest and most brutal of which is to intermarry with the natives.
Sara is a typical feudal country. Even though they have invented the penicillin telegraph, they are not like the British who have a parliament.
There is no parliament, and the king is the only voice here.
This meant that it was bound to retain some customs characteristic of a feudal state, one of which was the existence of the slave trade in remote areas of Sara.
According to what Furlong had introduced in the letter, there was a huge slave black market in Manion. Every year, tens of thousands of slaves were secretly transported to Sicinna and then headed north from Sicinna.
Sarah has been suppressing this behavior, and the number of slave trade has gradually decreased in recent years. As a result, the local preference for native girls has been rising steadily.
Seriously, most of the native girls abducted from the deserted island tribes could not speak Sara. Most of them were treated as goods and reproductive tools, with low status and miserable fate. Some cases were too inhumane, which is why Sara legislated against it.
The situation of the natives in the mountains is quite different. Their villages and tribes have usually been trading with the outside world for more than a decade. Even if they don't know how to speak Sara at first, they have been exposed to it since childhood and can speak a few words and short sentences.
And because of the geographical location, the natives in the mountains are not much different from the Sara people in terms of race and appearance. The native girls there are also happy to marry and live in Sara's city. In recent years, a large number of young men and women from the native tribes have entered Manion City to work and earn money. Although the salary they receive is only half of the normal salary, the supplies they can buy are still very valuable to their villages and tribes.
Their influx and integration with the local community also led to the formation of large and small civil organizations. Fu Rong hinted that these people would become an obstacle to the investigation of the case.
What on earth did he want to say?
Hitzfeld frowned in thought.
What he meant was that he suspected that the broken bones of Manion were related to the tribe of natives in the mountains?
It's not impossible... Earlier, Hitzfeld and Xia Yibing discussed where the Eclipse Church would choose to make its next plan after the setback in Aisha Continent. Among the most likely locations, one of them was Bro Canyon.
The natives are always simple and honest.
Simplicity also means dullness and ignorance.
Hitzfeld believes that simplicity is like a mirror. If you look at it with good intentions, you will gain good intentions. But if you have ulterior motives, or even deliberately guide the simplicity to believe in something unclean, then what is reflected in the mirror will not be some simple evil thoughts, but a major disaster with widespread implications.
From this perspective, investigating the indigenous tribes is bound to involve these non-governmental organizations. If the other party regards our willingness to investigate as unilateral discrimination, conflicts may arise.
As expected, Fu Rong comes from the administrative system, and the suggestions he gives can be said to be very useful.
There was a pen and paper in the drawer of the desk. Hitzfeld took out a piece of paper and wrote a reply on the spot, thanking Furlong for the intelligence clues he provided.
She called the owl over, tied up the paper tube, and sent it away, then she prepared to go downstairs.
The morning job is to do the general cleaning with Walnut.
Ever since Pinocchio knew she was pregnant, he didn't want her to get involved too much, so she did more than watch, and waited until noon to prepare lunch with Walnut.
While eating, the blood crystal crow flew out along the corridor. As soon as it landed on the dining table, it twitched its head and said, "Who is it? Who made my favorite braised beef?"
Hitzfeld couldn't help laughing and served her a portion. Crow ate it with great relish.
After the meal, while Walnut was pouring tea, she mentioned the situation on Manion's side and the Blood Crystal Crow, and then humbly expressed her hope to get guidance from her mentor.
Ms. Yusilian is an antique of the epoch level after all. She knows a lot of lost history and perhaps there will be unexpected gains.
"I don't know about Manion, but I do know about Xixin."
Crow pondered for a while and said, "At that time, there was no city called Manion in Seran. This should be a new development of Sara."
"As for Xixinna? Xixinna was originally a coastal city. It seems to be the site of the first alien invasion, and the subsequent invasions did not let this place go."
"It's really tragic. Really, all the people in Xixin are probably dead. This land is full of disasters. It's like it's cursed."
"Alien invasion?" Hitzfeld was stunned.
"It's the little girl who treats you."
The crow lowered its head and preened its feathers.
"It's not much different from what's fused with her."
Did she mean Mimic?
That virus monster that's buried deep underground and existed before the epoch?
Frowning slightly, Hitzfeld remembered Sixus's strange attitude at that time.
Just as I was advised to go to the south for recuperation, the case was brought to me.
Is this a coincidence...
After thinking about it, she decided to go back to Wayne tomorrow.
Chapter 7: Inspection, Extraordinary (Two in One)
The night before his departure, Hitzfeld went upstairs early after dinner.
She did not go to the bedroom. She had no classes tonight. She had informed Blood Crystal Crow in advance about this and told her that she had things to do tonight.
The manor villa had many rooms in a row. Hitzfeld went up to the third floor familiarly, found the eighth room on the right, opened the door with the key, turned on the light, and saw her private alchemy laboratory.
This is a more ancient name. According to the new and modern names, this should be called the perfume making room or the medicine dispensing room. It is where she specializes in mixing some perfumes and liquid medicines.
There are two more laboratories like this in the villa. One of them is very similar to this one, but the materials placed there are more dangerous. The other is where finished potions are placed and designs are drawn. The goal of the latter is to go to the workshop for forging after the drawings are finished.
So if you live here alone, it's actually quite interesting. There is nothing missing here, and water and electricity have long been connected from the outside world. If it weren't for his sense of responsibility, Hitzfeld would really live here until he died.
Going to mix some spirituality-stimulating potions tonight.
Having read so many books, learned so much about history and mythology, and even acquired knowledge at the level of "Mystery 10" from the Gray Mist Evil God, Hitzfeld had already formed his own insights on the path of exploring the sublimation of life.
Yes, life sublimation. She believes that whether it is the Great One, the native gods of Namiia, including the Mother Tree, and Amen-Haven, all their actions are maintained by a core motivation, which she believes is sublimation and transcendence.
Try every possible way and at all costs to sublimate your body and spirit, escape from disasters, escape from death, and fight against the natural law of aging.
After establishing such a grand proposition, looking back at the nightmare system of "poltergeist-appearing spirit-possessed spirit", Hitzfeld no longer feels that it needs to be completely and thoroughly replaced.
I used to think this way. On the one hand, the nightmare system is really not very obvious in tapping into supernatural abilities; on the other hand, its power comes from nightmares after all.
It is not a force born from Namibia, but a new path that was developed under the influence of gray fog pollution and forced to develop under the erosion of pollution.
The price is very heavy, and the hidden danger of corruption is always there. The huge supernatural group derived from the combined population can only produce a few spiritual beings who can influence the war situation. Most of the supernatural beings are no different from ordinary people.
The cost is too great and the gain is too small. No matter how you look at it, abolishing and replacing it is the most appropriate thing to do.
But that was a view of the past. Now that Hitzfeld knew that there was no difference in the acquisition of power, because they all ended up in the same place, she could naturally look at it with a more peaceful mindset.
Awakening the spirit and then stimulating it with nightmares may carry the risk of corruption, but if controlled well, it can indeed speed up anyone's spiritual practice process.
She couldn't help but wonder, if the mythological particles had a chance to revive, and threw the current Namiyans back to the times hundreds or thousands of years ago, allowing them to practice the so-called control of magical power with their tempered spirits, would they go further on that path than their predecessors?
This is something that has not happened specifically, so she can't say for sure, but she feels that it is highly likely that it will go further.
So there are merits to it.
As for the cost, just find a way to cut and avoid it.
Put yourself in their shoes. Were the magic control techniques of the ancients safe when they were first studied?
That was originally the power of God. If mortals try to use their own thoughts to outline the music of the gods, will they really not be backfired?
I guess there must have been some, but it’s just that they were too far away from today and many cases have been lost.
Ever since he had this idea, whenever Hitzfeld communicated with his present spirit, that is, the dead bone ice needle, he found that he could control it more easily.
It was as if the ice needle had really become an extension of her own thoughts, a non-existent body that had appeared out of thin air in the void. The ice needle even had a sense of touch... She couldn't help but wonder if the ice needle could awaken more senses if she continued to communicate like this.
She felt that this was the result of insight into the soul and reconciliation with herself.
Many people reject nightmares, but no matter how much they dislike the experience, they are the ones who suffer in the nightmare.
Your power comes from your past suffering self. Your nightmare is your Good Friday. The pain and trauma you suffered on that day are reflected in your dreams in an extremely strong way. When this thought is strong enough, with the help of the gray fog and the dream world, its spirit can be materialized in reality and grow into the sword in your hand.
If you don't accept yourself as you are, you will be torn apart from your spiritual world.
Part of it is your nightmare, and part of it is you who are afraid of nightmares. How can you make further progress on the path of spiritual cultivation? Of course, you will be attacked by nightmares sooner or later!
And Hitzfeld...she has met her parents now.
Her nightmare and her heart knot have been resolved. She can calmly and firmly look at everything that happens to her. She will not hesitate anymore, and naturally there will be no possibility of backlash.
To some extent, this is a more precious gain than the opportunity to become a god.
She was not sure whether this could be considered a new path, because if she continued along the fixed path of the nightmare system, her next step would be to move towards "spirit possession".
Spirit possession refers to the spiritual power being so powerful that it overflows and can cover a large area, or it can be possessed at will within the control range.
As for what kind of changes will occur to the possessed objects, no book has a detailed record.
"Are you preparing for the impact of 'Spirit Possession'?"
When the potion was half prepared, a blood crystal crow flew in.
She recognized that Hitzfeld had mixed a potion to awaken the spirit fragrance.
The effect is not much different from that of the refreshing incense, but it can make the spirit and thoughts slightly excited and keep them active. In her understanding, this kind of thing should be used to assist meditation. The old-school controllers in the past also had similar methods.
"If you follow the path of 'nightmare awakening spirits', your spirits should have surpassed the level of recorded present spirits. You can try to go higher."
"But I don't think it's 'possession' from now on."
Hitzfeld threw the beaker onto the alcohol stove and began to heat it up, which gave him some free time to reply.
"Oh? Why do you say that?"
"Because Sisso-Grest is dead."
This is the basis for her identification.
Currently, the only person who has ever been possessed by a spirit is Grest. If Grest had taken the same path as her, then he would not have been corrupted by the evil god game.
He should commit suicide.
Being unable to defeat the evil god is not an excuse; falling is a complete defeat.
It was precisely because he had fallen so thoroughly, even to the point of revealing a face that could be described as ugly, that Hitzfeld was so certain - he must have failed to reconcile with his nightmares, the source of his power, and the suffering self within his heart.
His heart has holes.
Although she wasn't quite sure how such a person like Grace could cultivate his spirit to such a majestic level, she instinctively felt that he was on the wrong path.
The means by which you acquired power had hidden dangers from the very beginning. Now that you have reached a high point, instead of being eager for quick success and instant benefits and wanting to continue climbing, you want to fill the hidden dangers?
Of course you will be smashed to pieces.
Hitzfeld felt that her current state was correct, and it was the next stage that the "manifestation" should reach in the "nightmare awakening", but she was not sure after all, so after arriving in Wayne tomorrow, she would have to talk to Pusance in person.
As for the purpose of preparing the potion tonight, it was indeed the same as Crow thought, which was for meditation.
The process was almost complete, and a pink smoke began to linger in the room. As time went by, the color became lighter and lighter. Hitzfeld took the opportunity to close his eyes and lean back in his chair to get into the state.
It is no longer a direct entry into the dream world, but a state between entering and not entering. Take advantage of this state to examine yourself.
This was something she was able to do only after returning from the Ice Lake. She was not sure whether this was because she was on the right path, a new function created through the advancement of the spirit, or a privilege bestowed by the mother tree.
But it is very beneficial.
The most direct impact is that in this state, she can thoroughly examine her body and see the root causes of disease and hidden dangers in various parts of her body.
Even if ordinary people can do it, they can only take targeted medicine for recuperation. But don't forget that she has the original blood species. She doesn't need to use the blood species completely and doesn't plan to practice blood and flesh magic. She only needs to use the blood species to distribute the energy converted from eating to the worn parts, and those injuries will recover quickly within a few days.
Therefore, only a certain Shadow Lion leader knew in private... Count Xieyang's skin became more and more tender and smooth, and his body was like a masterpiece of God, which made her addicted and attached.
However, Hitzfeld insisted on this step not to please someone, but mainly to examine the baby in her belly.
In this state, she could clearly feel that there was a weak life growing inside her body.
Very healthy, no defects.
The only thing she couldn't understand was that this thing grew too slowly.
She had read books and looked up information, and came to the conclusion that the development of this thing was more than ten times slower than that of a normal embryo.
If this conclusion is true, doesn't it mean that we have to wait ten years before giving birth?
After the conclusion came out, she herself didn't know whether to laugh or cry, so this is why she had to do another checkup every few days even though she had done it some time ago - she wanted to continue to observe the growth progress of this new life, and not let her make any mistakes in the meantime...
