Chapter 206 Immune to Pain
"Stubborn." Quincy Urser shook his head at Gothe.
"If you are locked up in a dungeon for more than three years, your originally bright future will be ruined." The Vice Chairman spoke up to help.
Three years is nothing to a high-level mage.
But for a young genius who was promoted to a first-level mage at the age of 14, it is extremely precious.
Gothe squinted his eyes and looked at Quincy Urther through the faint light of the dungeon.
His expression was calm, no one knew what he was thinking.
It seems that the transformation from a well-known genius in the academy to a suspect suspected of deliberately destroying the assets of the academy has not caused any psychological fluctuations in Gaode.
Quincy Urser also squinted his eyes and looked at the young student who was sent to the dungeon at his own signal. He was a little surprised at the other's calmness.
Logically speaking, people of this age cannot bear too many blows.
"If you want to say something, just notify the guards outside, but I won't give you too much time. You need to think clearly as soon as possible." Quincy Urther put down these words, turned around and left, and did not bother with Gaudeau again.
"Isn't it a good idea to just put the students in the academy into the dungeon without saying hello to Dean Schell first?" After leaving the dungeon, the vice-chairman gave a tactful reminder.
"There is no need to report this kind of trivial matter to Dean Schell," Quincy Urser replied calmly: "Besides, you should know Dean Schell's character better than I do."
“Dean Sher never cares about the process, he only cares about the results. As long as the final result is good, some of my transgressions in the process are nothing.” He affirmed.
"Have you searched Gothe's room?" Quincy Urser asked again.
He was collecting maid clams under the coolie cliff. It seems that the explosion of the magic circle had nothing to do with him. "
"It should be that He Xi set up an early warning mechanism when building the magic circle. Once he sensed that the magic circle was being cracked, it would activate and self-destruct." The vice chairman guessed.
He doesn’t understand runes, but he still has the necessary knowledge.
After hearing the Vice Chairman's analysis, Quincy Urser's face suddenly turned darker, but it was not obvious in the dark dungeon corridor.
————Isn’t this equivalent to accusing him of causing the explosion of the magic circle because of his lack of skill?
"This is not important, what is important is that we must find the rune structure left by He Xi."
"He Xi is alone, who else can leave the rune structure he made besides this disciple? "
"Even if it wasn't left to him, this kid must know some information."
"After all, He Xi left the rune workshop to him." Quincy Urser said hoarsely.
Because of the rune construction, he had already gotten angry many times in just a few hours.
These sets of rune structures are not only important to Shel Ian and the second prince, they are equally important to him, or even more important.
With them, he can "become" a third-level rune constructor.
The second-level rune constructor has a little weight in the second prince's camp, but he cannot enter the core circle and is not worthy of attention.
Now is a critical moment for "Fulong". The greater the contribution and value that can be made now, the more generous the rewards will be when rewards are given in the future.
Shel Ian is not the only one who needs to increase the bargaining chip for the second prince.
Quincy Urser also needs to increase his performance.
“How about giving him a little hardship first to let him recognize the reality, maybe it will make him awe of the disaster in prison.” The vice chairman put forward his own suggestion.
Quincy Urser frowned slightly, thought for a moment, nodded and said, "He's already in the dungeon, and he's still so ignorant. I really want him to feel how he's treated as a prisoner."
There are generally not many prisoners in the dungeon of the Mage Tower.
Even if there are, most of the time they are not humans, but other creatures.
Hence, the dungeon is extremely quiet, and the dim light is enough to create a suffocating sense of depression.
Gothe sat on the floor.
Because there is no bed in the dungeon.
"The teacher has left, and the data has been destroyed. Now, except for my head, there will be no place in the world that contains information about the six basic rules of runes and interference constants."
"There is no need to worry about the leakage of the results for the time being."
"What they want now is the rune construction."
"The teacher did not tell me about the rune construction, but since they are so sure, there is a high probability that the thing that the teacher has in the St. Sean City branch of the Oakenley Chamber of Commerce is the rune construction."
No wonder the teacher did not write these things in his will, and told him to remember to keep it secret and not to be known to outsiders.
The old man deeply understands that compared to the "knowledge" that is truly priceless in the eyes of him and Gothe, to outsiders, rune construction is the thing that is truly valuable.
It's just that the old man didn't expect that he had been neglected in the rune workshop for decades, but Sher Ian never stopped looking at him.
Hence, his actions were not concealed from the outside world.
"I just don't know if Jelika can help me. I have accepted her investment, and at least at this level, I have a direct interest in her."
"But the extent of her willingness to pay in this matter is still unknown. If they really believe that I know where the rune construct is, the price of trying to get me out is definitely not something she can afford."
"So, I must kill those who don't know about the rune construction. At least the teacher has never told me about it. The current guesses are just guesses. Even if I am [tortured] or pulled into the [Realm of Honesty], I can handle it calmly."
Gothe was silent and thinking.
Among the spells of levels 0 to 3, the only spells that can be used for interrogation are [Torture] and [Region of Honesty].
[Torture], Master Seda has already let Gothe experience it once.
【Realm of Honesty】is a 2-level spell. Compared with 【Torture】, which allows the caster to know whether the target is lying, its spell effect makes the target within the domain unable to lie.
However, the affected target can be aware of the existence of the [Realm of Honesty], so when answering questions, they can avoid the more important ones and choose the less important ones. As long as they do not exceed the scope of the truth, there will be no problem.
"But, if Jelika is not willing to take action, and I don't know how to construct runes, I might really have to stay in prison for several years under their embarrassment."
The consequences are not trivial.
But will he hand over what the teacher left him to these villains?
Definitely not.
Then there is no need to think too much about the consequences.
"The life span of a first-level mage is 150 years. With the [Aoki Sutra] and Yugatha Sheila, it can be even longer, let alone a few years. Even if it is delayed for more than ten years, it is not unacceptable."
Of course, this is the worst-case scenario.
After sorting out his thoughts and mentally preparing himself to withstand the worst-case scenario, Gaode stopped thinking about it.
But in the dungeon, there is actually nothing to do.
Gaode simply started trying to build a spell model.
Fortunately, the three-element array representing the coordinates disassembled by the spell model has long been remembered in his mind.
But his stability did not last long.
About half an hour later, there was a dull and depressing sound of footsteps in the corridor outside the dungeon.
The already dim light in the dungeon became even darker.
The originally dead atmosphere became colder and weirder as the footsteps approached.
There is an ominous atmosphere in the air, which makes people shudder.
Immediately afterwards, a figure shrouded in a black hooded robe appeared outside Gothe's prison.
His face cannot be seen clearly under the shadow.
But Gaode could sense that the other party was looking at him with a sinister look.
That gaze was not only sinister, but also cruel and indifferent, giving Gaode a bad feeling in his heart.
The next moment, an indescribable aura of anxiety filled the air.
Gothe's face was instantly distorted and his eyes widened.
An indescribable and uncontrollable severe pain came like a tide, sweeping through his body in an instant.
The pain came so suddenly and so violently that Gothe felt as if his soul was being torn apart.
His body began to tremble violently because of the severe pain, and his muscles were so tight that they were almost torn apart.
He felt that at this moment, every inch of flesh and blood in his body, every part of his skin, seemed to be experiencing the torment of flames, biting ice, insect bites, and sharp blade cuts at the same time.
Sweat rolled down his forehead like broken beads, instantly soaking his clothes and blurring his vision, making everything around him distorted.
His breathing became rapid and disordered.
Even Gothe fell to his knees in pain.
He clenched his hands into fists and dug his nails into his palms, hoping to relieve even a little bit of the pain, but to no avail.
In this irrelievable and indescribable torture, Gothe's only consciousness has reflected what he is experiencing:
This is the necromancy system's second-level spell [Howling and Severe Pain].
Causes extreme pain to the target's body.
But it will not cause any harm.
It is simply unbearable pain.
Normally, it is used as a control spell.
But now, it is being used as a torture tool to torture him.
In the world of mages, punishment will naturally not be common physical methods such as "whips" and "fire".
Spells are the most advanced torture instruments.
It will not cause any wounds, but it can bring pain and torture that other torture instruments cannot do.
Gothe has never been in jail.
This is his first time in jail.
But even in the previous life, Gothe had not heard of the black prison, let alone the Principality of Xi'an where the order was far less than in the previous life.
So, Gaode understood everything.
This is "extorting a confession through torture."
The pain lasted for tens of seconds before it ended abruptly.
“Have you remembered, where did He Xi put the rune structure?” A hoarse voice with an indiscernible tone came from the figure at the door of the dungeon.
I think he spoke in a lowered voice on purpose to prevent Gothe from recognizing his identity in the future.
ifies in sweat, as if Gothe had just been fished out of the water, she wriggled her pale lips and said with difficulty.
"What mother did you say?" The figure frowned, thinking it was an address, and quickly asked: "I can't hear clearly."
"Actually, I admire you for having the courage to challenge me after such torture," the figure raised his eyebrows slightly and smiled condescendingly: "If you beg me for mercy, you might be able to feel better today."
"You are really tough. I just stopped because I was afraid that you would faint from being overstimulated."
"In this case, I will play with you slowly. I hope your bones are as hard as your mouth." The figure joked.
"Come." Gothe laughed.
【Continuously enduring severe pain, your ability to withstand pain will increase by 6%】.
After spending an afternoon at the bottom of the river, [Adaptive] only provided 0.6% cold resistance.
In just a few dozen seconds of pain, Gaode's ability to withstand pain increased by a full 6%.
One can imagine how terrifying the pain caused by [Howling in Severe Pain] is.
But similarly, the more terrifying the pain, the faster Gaode will adapt.
What doesn't kill him will only make him stronger.
This is the power of [Adaptive].
The figure glanced at Gothe, and the corners of his eyes twitched.
The next moment, the anxious aura filled the air again.
The familiar intense pain swept over me again.
Gothe's whole body was like a shrimp, twisting on the floor, his back arched into a ball, and he let out waves of dull hums.
The 6% increased pain tolerance does not allow Gothe to ignore this pain.
But I can definitely feel that I feel much better than before.
And this number is accompanied by pain and is still increasing at a speed visible to the naked eye.
6.1%6.2%6.3%
This time, [howling in severe pain] lasted for a full minute before stopping.
Because of that figure, he noticed that Gothe's humming was getting smaller and smaller, and he was afraid that Gothe's consciousness could not bear the excessive stimulation and would pass out directly.
He was going to play slowly with Gothe.
"That's it?"
What he didn't expect was that as soon as the spell effect ended, Gothe had already spoken "provocatively" again.
He snorted coldly, did not waste any more words with Gauthe, and used [Howling in Severe Pain] again.
Gothe's just-stretched back arched again, twisting and squirming on the ground, as if he wanted to relieve the pain in this way.
This time, [Howling in agony] lasted for nearly two minutes before it ended.
After this time, Gothe did not speak again for the first time.
"It's nothing more than that." The figure sneered, thinking that he had already caught Gothe.
“That’s it?”
As soon as he finished speaking, Gothe's weak voice sounded again in the quiet dungeon.
This time, the figure finally changed his expression.
The torture that 【Howling in Severe Pain】can bring, even the most tolerant Ninja Rock Elephant cannot endure for long, let alone a human being?
But the person in front of me can be so fearless. How strong and tenacious willpower does this have?
"I don't believe I can't cure you today." This time, it was the figure's turn to grit his teeth.
He said fiercely.
As a perpetrator, he cannot see the victim's plea for mercy, which makes him feel particularly defeated.
The next moment, Gothe's suppressed humming sounded again in the dungeon.
In the blink of an eye, more than half an hour has passed.
That figure's face hidden in the shadows was already full of disbelief.
He cast [Howling in Severe Pain] on Gothe again and again.
After casting spells for half an hour, he started to pant slightly, but Gothe seemed to be getting more and more awake and in better and better condition.
At the beginning, Gaode was still in pain.
At the back, even the muffled sound was no longer heard, and he just lay hunched over on the ground.
He had never heard of a person who could endure [howling in agony] for half an hour without fainting or surrendering, not to mention he had seen him before.
Is this a human being, or a stone that feels no pain?
The pain that came from the body disappeared again because the spell casting ended.
Gothe climbed up from the floor tremblingly and grinned at the figure outside the dungeon.
"That's it?!"
This time, it's really not "hard-talking", but completely "adapting".
【Continuously enduring severe pain, your ability to withstand pain increases by 67%】.
At the beginning, [Adaptive] can increase Gaode's pain tolerance by 6% in just a few dozen seconds.
But this speed of improvement becomes slower toward the back.
Even just now, the [Howling in Severe Pain] that lasted for a full three minutes only increased Gaode's ability to withstand pain by 1.2%.
The reason is also very simple.
He has gradually adapted to this pain.
Now, [Howling and Severe Pain] can still bring him pain, but to Gothe, it is nothing. At most, it can refresh his mind.
(End of this chapter)