Be the savior from Frostpunk

Chapter 13 Undead

Bernard couldn't see what was going on outside and could only tell by the sound that one of them was dead.

After Li Jianghao came back, he still wanted to sneer, but seeing the changes in Li Jianghao's body, he froze in place, not knowing what to say.

The horrific changes that had taken place in Li Jianghao's body reminded him of the story described in the letters sent back by his youngest and last son, Andu Bernard.

At the No. 416 construction site, the construction of the energy tower went smoothly until a worker digging underground dug up a stone wall, which caused some kind of poisonous gas to spread, and the construction skills used to purify the air were completely ineffective. None of the workers at work were spared.

On the corpses of the workers who were brought back, there was a black ring mark on the chest that looked like a living thing, like a demon's curse.Everyone's facial muscles struggled out of place, creating frightened faces.Even just reading the words, Bernard could imagine how terrifying those faces were.

The next day, all the bodies were brought back, and the camp owners burned them all instead of placing their bodies in coffins and transporting them home in accordance with Imperial Code.Andu only had time to send the last letter before losing contact with his father.It was not until two weeks later that Bernard saw the work records circulating within the empire. An earthquake occurred at Site 416. The energy tower construction task had been terminated, and there were no survivors.

In the more confidential documents, there is even a record left in the camp where the confirmed dead corpse suddenly woke up and frantically attacked the living before burning the corpse.It is marked behind it as a delusion of an alcoholic after being drunk.

Perhaps in order to block Bernard's mouth and prevent this official who had worked for the empire all his life from spreading certain remarks, the old man was selected for the New London residence quota.

The letters sent back by his dead sons were read word by word by him and remembered in his mind as a reminder of his son.

Li Jianghao woke up half an hour later. In fact, the severe pain made him conscious for a few minutes before he fainted.

When he woke up, the ring of darkness imprint on his skin had disappeared, but he understood what had happened to his body.After being marked with the ring of darkness, he will become an undead in the world where the first fire is about to go out.If he has enough obsession, he will continue to be reborn until he completes his obsession.

If one loses one's target during rebirth again and again, one will become a living corpse that only chases the power of flames, wandering in a daze at the place in front of one's body.

He let out a long breath, and the organs in his body seemed to be working, but his brain didn't feel any feedback.He seems to be able to feel physical needs such as hunger, but his soul consciousness has a clear boundary with his body.It's like when the soul has not fully controlled the feeling of the body when it just crossed over.

"Optional viewing of personal information."

The system reminded at the right time.Since getting the sacrifice of life, the system has become more active.The identity of Li Jianghao's savior is clarified. The purpose of the system is to train Li Jianghao to complete the rescue of these citizens, and he will not be silent about the doubts of all the hosts as before.

Li Jianghao ignored Bernard's eyes, sat up on his own, closed his eyes and rested.

"Soul code: E321199, native human."

"Material World Body Code: Richard Noz, a human with a ring of darkness, transforms into undead after receiving the first fatal injury. Warning, connection to primordial fire has not been detected, transformation into undead cannot be confirmed Where will people be resurrected later, it is recommended to establish a connection with the initial fire first."

"Where do I connect to the Prime Fire? This is not the world of Dark Souls."

"The savior, please find a way for yourself. As long as the basic needs of this body are maintained, perhaps this body will not be fatally injured and die when the task is completed. At that time, your soul will return to the original world and wait for the next task. Of course, if you are willing to inherit the state of this body, then your body in the original world will also get the state of the ring of darkness."

"Forget it, you can't come up with any solution." Li Jianghao stopped managing the system, and after his consciousness regained control of the body, the sense of separation between the soul and the body became weaker.He could feel that something was trapped in the ring of darkness. If the thing in it flowed out and contaminated his soul, he would lose consciousness and become a living corpse after death after death.

That should be the dark soul of the same level as the other three king souls distributed by the dwarf king to all dwarves (in the world of black souls, humans are regarded as dwarves, and the gods and those with the blood of the gods are huge in size. is the real giant), Gwen locked in the body of the dwarf with the ring of darkness.

"The mark on your chest, I know where there are details. If you promise me a condition, I will tell you everything I know."

Bernard waited for Li Jianghao to regain consciousness before speaking.

Li Jianghao was a little curious, and said: "I said before that I will not pardon you. After people get through the blizzard, you will be executed."

Bernard laughed and said, "I'm not begging to survive, but I'm also curious about how much you know. The problem of Winter House, and what kind of blizzard? You seem to be sure that the blizzard will come here, It seems that you, the mayors appointed by the empire, know some unusual secrets. You are much better than me, the secretary who secretly browses through the documents. One of my sons, Andu sent back a letter mentioned, There was a construction accident at construction site 416, and the corpses brought out from the well under the energy tower had black ring marks on them. Then there was an earthquake there."

He paused for a moment, noticed Li Jianghao's face when he mentioned the black mark, and found that there was no change, he sighed slightly, and then continued:
"Construction site No. 416 has also been wiped off the map, and I believe you don't know the inside story either. If the mark is the same as yours, and it happens to be related to the energy tower, I have reason to believe you will be interested there. I If you know the location of construction site No. 416, you just need to help me identify the body of my youngest son Andu, or bring it back to me with other surviving items. I will tell you what I know before I am hanged by you. Hand over all the knowledge about the energy tower."

Li Jianghao was indeed shocked by the appearance of something similar to the Ring of Darkness, but there is always a barrier between his soul and body, so it is very easy to control his expression, and he does not know whether this is good or bad.He nodded and said:

"The transaction is established. I will send people to the 416 construction site. You'd better ensure that what you said is true."

(End of this chapter)