Chapter 73 Feeding the "Evil Dog"
"Ah~"
Start with the classic fat-burning exercise after waking up.
In the stone hall, Guan, Tia, and Luca.
The same place, the same things, the same postures, everything is harmonious and beautiful in its familiarity.
Perhaps the only difference is that Luca didn't look very energetic today.
She was tied up with a wooden yoke, lying on a stone bed, and was forced to watch Tia endure the impact.
Under normal circumstances, given her temper, she would definitely use simple "tones" to express rich "emotions" at this time.
However, the reality was not like that. Not only did Luca not behave excessively at this moment, but her eyes were unfocused and lifeless. She looked weak and powerless, like a broken doll, and her face was pale and almost sickly.
The reason for this situation is very simple.
Two days had passed since the vice-president was murdered, and Luca had been visiting the Goblin Cave for three or four days.
During this period of time, she not only received Gu An's special "TJ" several times, but she had also become numb to such sports scenes.
The brain and thinking have almost stagnated, and the devastated heart has long lost its active passion.
Through repeated stimulation and suppression, she became fully aware of her identity and situation, and understood who was the master of this cave.
Resistance will only lead to more severe punishment.
If you want to survive and not suffer more cruel torture, you must learn to obey.
These ideas, just like what Gu An had planned, were already deeply ingrained in her bones.
The seeds of fear were deeply buried, and all pride and dignity collapsed. The mind of this ordinary girl gradually changed from hatred to numbness, and then continued to distort.
What is the reason to live?
Should I wait for my sister to rescue me and then take revenge?
Or is it the reluctance to see life end like this?
Luca couldn't figure it out and had already fallen into a vortex of despair and confusion. Only the instinct for survival was still holding her back.
Hungry……
thirsty……
Having not eaten for several days and having no water to quench her thirst, the girl's body was extremely weak and she was filled with an endless desire for food and water.
This desire goes straight past the brain and comes from the depths of the soul. It is irresistible and uncontrollable. It is an obsession born out of instinct.
Both mentally and physically, Luka was on the verge of collapse. She was exhausted, dazed, and curled up in despair and helplessness. She looked extremely miserable.
She wants to eat...
whatever……
"Tsk, tsk, tsk."
"Ms. Luca, you don't look like a proud elf at all."
"I still like the energy you showed when you first came to visit me."
After the fat-burning exercise, Gu An came to Luca to see how far this unruly dog had endured.
He pulled out the cork, and the saliva on it had already dried up. This was enough to prove how dehydrated Luca's body was now. Even her mouth had become extremely dry.
"water……"
"food……"
Finally having the chance to speak, Luca's eyes were dim and her pale face was numb, like a robot with rusty parts, and her pleading voice was hoarse and weak.
"please……"
"beg……"
Luka was extremely weak, her voice became smaller and smaller, until at the end only her mouth was still slightly opening and closing, but no sound could be heard at all.
Hunger and thirst, these instinctive needs are enough to erase and distort a person's entire mind.
Dignity, hatred, and all emotions will become insignificant in the face of this kind of "torture". This is Gu An's purpose.
If you want to tame a vicious dog, you must first push it to its limit, and then give it "favors". Repeating this process will make the "master-servant concept" in its mind clearer and grind off all the stinging barbs.
Knowing her master's methods, Luca will probably never dare to have any "unreasonable thoughts" again, and will honestly play the role of a "prisoner" slave, becoming an obedient and submissive plaything.
Gu An's original intention had been half accomplished at this point. He had punished a wanton "evil dog" and successfully subdued an arrogant elf toy.
The polishing stage is almost over. After these few days of "learning process", Luca will not dare to do anything disrespectful for a long time to come, even if she doesn't need ropes and wood.
But that's all, it's still far from Tia's "state of mind".
Because she had become a monster, the princess had reached the point where she could not survive outside the cave, but that was not the case with Luca.
Although she has lost her dignity and pride, she will definitely still have the ignorant fantasy of "possibly being rescued" in her heart after she recovers. If she wants to completely give up hope and stay in the dark cave forever, giving up all hope, she still needs an opportunity.
Gu An was very clear about this and had already made a plan in mind.
The Elf Saint is the most critical link among them.
Sooner or later they would have to face this enemy anyway, and as long as they could bring it under their control and make it their new servant, all of Luca's hopes would naturally be shattered.
However, the reason why he made this decision was not simply to TJ out a qualified plaything for his own amusement, but there were deeper reasons.
The root of this reason comes from the conversation with President Hetoheti a few days ago.
Gu An thought carefully about the details over the past few days and realized some very important issues.
First of all, in the original game plot, there was no "national subversion" feud between the Purple Moon Kingdom and the Blue Moon Kingdom.
The emergence of such inside information is enough to prove that the complexity of this world is far more complex and richer than the game plot.
However, although the direction of the world plot is different, from what we have understood so far, the knowledge in the game can still be used universally, at least in terms of props and some important settings.
Secondly, he had previously tried to transform Luka into a demon, but was rejected by the system.
He couldn't figure out the reason at the time, but now that he knew that Tia was a descendant of the royal family and the "Saint of the Human Race", he finally found the difference between the two.
The system once unlocked achievements such as "The Saint's First Night".
Because I didn't know Tia's true identity before.
He had always thought that this was some kind of evil taste of the system, but now it seems that it is probably not that simple.
The "saints" of each race may have extraordinary value to the system, but the system cannot give an answer for the time being as to why.
However, Gu An speculated that this "special achievement", very similar to the "key options" in certain games, may be the key factor affecting the final outcome.
Moreover, in the original game plot, the "goddess" and "demon" are just tools used to fill the world view and advance the game process.
But now, considering the world's discriminatory attitude and sadistic concept towards monsters, I am afraid that this tool man setting has also been rationalized and enriched in some way.
The Saint is a key figure in the Goddess camp and a special "collection" of the system. Moreover, Tia's profession after transformation is "Apostle of the Devil".
Various clues indicate that as the host, he may have broken the delicate balance between the two camps after traveling through time.
Now it really is like an immersive adventure game, and he is the only player and the one and only chosen one. Every move he makes determines the final outcome of the world.
However, it is still unclear what is a happy ending and what is a bad ending.
Choose the goddess or the devil?
This seems to have become a new problem, and it doesn't seem very reliable.
Although things were very complicated, Gu An's decision after thinking it through was very simple.
If it's hard to choose, don't make any choice.
Believing in the goddess and believing in the devil are things that only fools would consider.
Developing territory, capturing the saint, exploring all the truth of the matter, and taking the initiative completely into his own hands, this is his style.
The human race's saint has been obtained.
The next person closest to him is naturally Luca’s sister, the Elf Saint.
As long as all the "Saints" are collected, there will be enough bargaining chips to negotiate with the whole world, including goddesses and demons.
However, those are all gradual things. The most urgent task now is to feed this "evil dog" that has already surrendered.
Gu An grabbed Luka's smooth long hair and said with a sunny smile: "Since the vicious dog has begged so much."
"Then the master will reward you well."
"Tia worked so hard just now, but I don't even have the gift she has."
“Don’t waste it.”
As we all know, milk is rich in calcium and various nutrients.
Hunger and thirst have made Luca lose the ability to think.
Her eyes were dull and almost numb. She no longer cared what she was eating. She opened her mouth out of fear and eating instinct.
"Thank you... for the reward..."
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(End of this chapter)