My Cell Prison-Chapter 1212 - 1211: Chains

Miss Chen held Talisman Smoke in one hand and pointed downwards with the other.

Han Dong still thought he had just been sparring with a Minion and hadn’t managed to put his pants on properly.

However, after discovering there was nothing wrong with his pants, Han Dong, whose thoughts had escaped from "Opening the gate," suddenly realized something, "Are you saying this guy escaped to beneath Corpse Country, to the land down along the chains?"

"Exactly, such a high-level criminal who has killed officials from the Ministry of Punishment’s Black History will be directly hunted by the Central Ministry of Justice. There’s simply no place for him in the entire Corpse Country.

Moreover, Luo Gaocheng is definitely not someone who would cower in a corner, clinging to life.

According to reliable information provided by a friend, an area on the land corresponding to the end of the chains has experienced numerous cases of monsters being frozen to death, very likely connected to Luo Gaocheng."

"I remember you mentioned before that the ’Monsters’ on the land involve a major imperial secret, which even your current position does not permit you to know."

"Mmm... This secret is probably known only to the current Emperor and the officers of the court he trusts."

Han Dong was somewhat skeptical of this remark but chose to skip over it for now.

"Has Miss Chen been down there?"

"Not yet, as there’s been no proper reason... There are only two situations where one might go down there.

You should be aware of the first, those demoted to ’Locksmith’ status cannot enter the city and must proceed down along the chains to carry out certain tasks.

The second case involves troops specially permitted by the Ministry of War to head down under extraordinary conditions to suppress monsters."

"So, how do we go down?"

"There’s an acquaintance inside the Ministry of War, and as for a ’legitimate reason,’ you just happen to have one."

With that, Miss Chen pointed towards the end of the corridor on the right side of the large house.

A faint green light continuously spilled from beneath the door.

Zhang Xiliang, whom Han Dong had "personally nurtured," was inside practicing the "Great Internal Toxin Classic" bought from the Book House.

Compared to Han Dong, Zhang Xiliang’s training speed was naturally not as fast.

He was still at the Green Zombie Stage.

However, having trained with the all-new Black Corpse Collection, his strength had greatly improved, and if he went to the Ministry of Punishment, he could easily rise in rank, even having a chance to achieve the status of a Green History official.

"Being a ’Demon Zombie’ is quite rare, with him as a legitimate reason, we can go down through the Ministry of War to check it out.

Han Dong, at that time you’ll pass as my ’Corpse Servant’ and just stay close behind me..."

"Understood... Haha!"

Perhaps it was the exhilaration of breakthrough, or maybe it was the excitement about descending beneath the chains; Han Dong inadvertently let out a loud laugh.

Such Laughter immediately caused a resonance.

Zhang Xiliang in the room at the end also laughed and then stepped out from the room... Around his lips, he had smeared a green venom, displaying a thrilling smile.

"What are you laughing at?" asked Miss Chen.

"Nothing... This is just a way of calling him."

"Oh."

Han Dong glanced at the expressionless Miss Chen and immediately retracted his laughter.

...

Ministry of War - Talisman District Branch.

Since Taoist Masters were already part of the Ministry of War, Miss Chen was quite familiar with the head of this branch.

"... That’s roughly the situation.

The ’Demon Zombie’ I’m nurturing has shown signs of Pill Condensation, and I will take him down to hunt some monsters of the same kind for him to absorb and refine, aiming to add another strong member to the imperial ranks."

The head of the Ministry was a Black Zombie with his entire right side replaced by Machinery Entity, his right arm resembling a cannon, and his back was further fitted with numerous precise firearms.

Although very familiar with Chen Xinying, he was still cautious about this matter.

A hand rested on Zhang Xiliang’s body, feeling the density of his inner energy, and he nodded slightly.

"And what about this one?" The head turned his gaze towards the small-statured young zombie at the very back, with a Talisman stuck on his forehead... It was Han Dong.

"He is the most powerful Corpse Servant under my command... Going to the Demon Region, naturally, one must be cautious."

"Black Zombie? Why haven’t I heard you mention that before?"

"Lai Zhushi, with the relationship between us two, would I deceive you? If a low-level Taoist Master like Xu Zhengyang can cultivate a Black Zombie, why can’t I?

Besides, this guy is quite formidable, one of my ’trump cards’—you must keep this a secret for me."

"All right, I’ll personally take you guys there."

Each district’s Ministry of War has a secret passage that leads directly to the depths of the underground, in the area where Corpse Country intersects with its chains—the "Link Area."

During the journey,

Lai Zhushi suddenly brought up a matter.

"Have you heard recently? The demand for ’Locksmith’ has noticeably increased... The court has issued new management measures, beginning to distribute more Corpse Collections to the surrounding Floating Islands, even enclosing some smaller Floating Islands to boost zombie production.

At the same time, they’ve also begun to use some low-level soldiers as temporary locksmiths.

I already have over a hundred soldiers who were arranged to assist in locksmith-related tasks without prior notice.

In the next batch of troops you’ll be following, which is headed to suppress demons in the lower areas, some of them will be arranged for temporary locksmith work.

If the supply from the surrounding Floating Islands can’t keep up, more conscripted soldiers will emerge, and problems will certainly arise in Corpse Country.

Miss Chen, since you’re going down this time, please check out what the situation is like down there."

"No problem."

...

"Link Area"

This is an underground space akin to an armory.

At the central location, there’s an approximately fifty-meter-long giant chain’s end, tightly locked to the ground, connecting to Corpse Country.

A hundred zombies in military uniform gathered here.

After Lai Zhushi negotiated with the military academy responsible for this suppression task, the latter looked at Chen Xinying with a face full of respect, after all, in terms of official rank, a Dragon View Cultivator outranked him by several levels.

"Taoist Master, please follow us down, and you can act freely once we step into the Demon Region."

"Um."

The soldiers gathered here are all newly advanced to the Green Zombie stage, some even had corpse energy that hadn’t fully turned green.

"Stick close to me later, and don’t get separated," Chen Xinying transmitted her voice directly to the two of them through talisman paper affixed to her forehead.

"Get separated? Aren’t we taking a Dragon Boat or some kind of elevator down?" Han Dong was a bit puzzled.

"No... the Ministry of War has regulations, before heading to the Demon Region, we need to warm up in advance to better and more quickly get into combat readiness. The ’warm-up’ means we run directly down along the chain."

"Um?"

Having said that,

the military academy had already opened a switch on one side.

The ground cracked open a huge crevice, giving the sensation of a transport machine opening its rear doors, ready for a parachute jump.

What unfolded before their eyes was a dense fog, and a huge chain clenching onto Corpse Country and stretching towards the ground.

"Depart!"

The zombies each controlled their cultivated Corpse Collections and swiftly descended along the chain.

Some zombies could fix their feet onto the chain, jumping normally at a vertical 90°, while others free-fell for a distance before slowing themselves using their nails hooked onto the chain, then continued to fall.

According to different properties, they exhibited various descending methods.

As for Han Dong, he pretended to step on the chain performing a ’zombie jump’, although he could actually float freely in the air.

Zhang Xiliang stabilized his body using a toxic bacterial plaque beneath his feet.

As for Miss Chen, she easily ran along the chain surface using talisman paper affixed to her left and right calves.

However... during the descent, Han Dong frowned a bit.

He had not seen any locksmith the entire time.

"Could it be that locksmiths aren’t actually used to repair these chains?"