Chapter 230: Chapter 230 Land Deed
Translator: 549690339
Basement.
The wall of corpses was not intended to block anything, but was created deliberately.
There was only one purpose.
To create the atmosphere of an ‘underground graveyard’ with this type of corpse wall.
Increase the total amount of Yin Qi in the underground area, fostering a better environment for pathogenic fungi and facilitating the cultivation of ghouls.
Not just the place where Han Dong and others lived.
The basements of other buildings also have similar structures, but one has to dig a bit deeper to discover the structure of the underground passages.
The passage to Han Dong’s dwelling only involved a wall.
Besides, the scent of contamination in the basement passages was intense; ordinary people wouldn’t know where they led, and without enough information, no team would rashly venture deeper.
Han Dong came alone to the basement.
Re-opening the originally sealed wall exposed a passage overflowing with the scent of contamination.
“As I thought… this path leads directly to the [Ghoul Factory].”
When Han Dong reached the end of the fungus-covered passage, he was met with an unbreakable stone wall blocking the path, with a small keyhole in it.
If any brute tried to destroy the wall, they would be met with a flood of ghouls ready to devour them.
As for Han Dong.
Knock, knock, knock!
He merely tapped on the stone wall lightly.
No more than two minutes later, the stone wall immediately opened.
A ‘Swollen Doctor’ with a head roughly three times the size of a normal person’s, stood in the interior passage, bowed slightly, wringing his tiny hands in greeting as he welcomed Han Dong’s arrival.
Having detected someone’s presence via the monitoring devices and further verified that it was the ‘Huang Yi Messenger’, the Swollen Doctor immediately dropped his work.
He rode his ghoul steed to the location where Han Dong was knocking.
A ghoul steed with its skull pierced with pipes and its neck bound by an iron chain was waiting for him.
“The Great Lord isn’t below, right?”
“He’s not… please come in, Lord Messenger. Let’s discuss in my private laboratory to avoid eavesdroppers.”
The modified ghoul steed wasn’t bad; it had a pad added to the grooves on its back to serve as a seat, and it crawled at a speed comparable to a common horse.
In the laboratory, reinforced with multiple iron doors
A large blackboard displayed a diagram of a human analysis. Each area was extended through dotted lines, separately detailing and describing the pipes, forming a systematic human analysis diagram.
The experimental table was filled up with conical flasks, alcohol lamps, funnels, beakers.
The glass cabinets on either side contained various experimental drugs and related experimental active samples.
The ‘Swollen Doctor’s’ desk was piled high with various files, drafts… most of them were ‘Ghoul’ research materials.
However, such an isolated approach naturally had its limitations.
Han Dong, touched these familiar experimental instruments, and couldn’t help but recall some things from his previous life.
“Lord Messenger, are you proficient in experiments too?”
Instead of directly answering, Han Dong pointed at a distiller.
“There’s a problem with this simple distillation device you have; the distillation separation effect may not be very good right? Purity is very important.
You could use a crucible, a distillation furnace in combination with 2~4 U-tubes to create a multi-stage distillation device. An additional uniform heat transmission layer needs to be added to maintain a constant temperature of the device as a whole.
This way, the efficiency of distillation purification could greatly increase.”
“Lord, you!!!”
Han Dong’s words directly pointed out the problem.
The ‘Swollen Doctor’, who essentially was a subordinate, felt an additional sense of reverence for Han Dong.
“Once I have complete control over this place, I’ll try to get some brand new experimental equipment from the Holy City for you… relevant research will be revised too, it’s not necessary to only conduct ‘ghoul’ research.
Research on entities like the Crowman and alternative evils outside the city is also possible.
Moreover, if feasible, I intend to build an Alchemy Workshop… we’ll talk about that when the time comes.”
Hearing that this Lord Messenger was going to provide him with brand new experimental equipment and initiate alternative research, the Swollen Doctor’s brain cortex squirmed with excitement.
Dealing with ghouls every single day was rather monotonous… if not for the Great Lord’s compulsion, he would have quit a long time ago.
“Great! Thank you, Lord Messenger.”
Because Han Dong mentioned researching [Crowman] in his conversation.
Caw, caw, caw
The glove that was worn on his left arm immediately decomposed, turning into a Crowman and revealing a pitiful look.
“Master, please, don’t research me… I’m afraid of pain.”
This Duo Zeya was really a coward; he had fully forgotten his promise of facing death.
Han Dong simply explained, “Researching doesn’t necessarily mean you guys will be tied to an experimental table, it’s just a simple check to see if there are any areas for optimization.”
“Oh, thank you, Master.”
“If I’m able to take over this place, you could consider moving your Crowman tribe in… since you all have undergone an anthropomorphization, you should be able to adapt to the lifestyle of humans in terms of daily life, right?”
“Hmm… I will relay Master’s ideas to the chieftain. Speaking of which, Master… this place is really terrifying!”
The ‘Swollen Doctor’ who was on the side, glaring at this Crowman,
Unconsciously visualized a juicy roast crow feast in his brain, his mouth watering… this scared Duo Zeya into trembling.
“Haha, you cowardly crow.”
Being tickled by Duo Zeya’s cowardice, a rare smile appeared on his face.
When it came to discussing the ‘acquisition’ matter,
The doctor on the side, who was salivating thinking about roast crow, remembered something important.
“…By the way! Lord Messenger… You should have obtained the ‘Land Deed’, right?”
“What Land Deed?”
The Swollen Doctor looked surprised, “Huh!? Lord Messenger, you really don’t know about the ‘Land Deed’… That would be troublesome! Lord, you’re not busy now, are you?”
“Not busy, I’m planning on formally entering the castle tomorrow.”
“That’s fine. Let me tell you about the ‘Land Deed’.
Even if you kill the Great Lord, you’ll still not get the real control here… after all, this is another person’s territory.
Two hundred years ago, as humans had lost control over the world,
The ‘Old Kings’ drafted the [Land System] dividing global territories according to different ranks and purposes.
Common terrains like mountains, plains, wastelands, rivers, etc., were considered lower-grade lands, and didn’t need a Land Deed.
As for areas where humans used to be active, since they held abundant ‘resources’, they could be developed into a believer areas, which were significate to the ‘Old Kings’.
Manors, towns, large tribes, etc., smaller common areas, were considered medium-grade lands and were claimed by the ‘Old Kings’ through the form of Land Deeds.
Only with a ‘Land Deed’ could one have ruling rights over the area.
The current ‘Land Deed’ of [Stuart Manor] should be stored in the deepest part of the castle’s vault… its value is even greater than the life of the Great Lord.
And the Land Deed corresponds to the Old King…”
Voicing the names of the Old Kings were taboo.
The Swollen Doctor could only write [M.O.] on a notepad and pair it with the ‘withered palm’ symbol.
This was the symbol of that particular ‘Old King’.