He even thought of various ways to escape from the clutches of the devil, such as climbing over the wall while going to the toilet, or secretly using the edge of the bed to prop up the shackles in the middle of the night in an attempt to break them. However, he was caught by Irving and beaten up.

After being beaten several times, Abel, who was so hungry that he had no strength left, had to temporarily give up the idea of ​​escaping. The temptation of food became stronger and stronger.

It was not until the evening of the next day that Abel finally couldn't bear it anymore. He waited until Owen started to enjoy his dinner, then he carefully picked up a piece of white bread, ready to take a small bite to replenish some energy.

Even if some psychedelic substances are added to it, small doses will not have much effect.

Abel took a bite with a fearless look. The soft and glutinous texture of the white bread immediately spread on his tongue. The instant stimulation made Abel, who had been hungry for two days, almost cry. He immediately forgot about his face and the non-existent danger and ate with relish.

A bite of white bread, paired with the delicious beef sauce, this feeling is simply irresistible...

At this moment, he seemed to have arrived at heaven from hell!

Owen looked at Abel who was eating voraciously and was not surprised at all. He thought that someone with a confused mind like him would be fine if he starved for a few days.

Owen, who had suffered from hunger many times as an experimental subject in the past, could naturally understand that feeling, so when Abel went on a hunger strike to show his determination, he simply ignored him.

After a delicious meal, Abel collapsed on the bed. His original idea changed a little. He no longer wanted to die. He decided to keep his useful body and get some information. What if he escaped? In the past two days, Abel also keenly noticed some strange things. Although his magic power was suppressed, the other party did not completely restrict his personal freedom.

If he wanted, he could wander around the manor, but someone would follow him, and if he showed any intention of running away, he would be beaten up.

"Are you really from the land of wizards?" After two days of silence, Abel looked at Owen and asked for the first time.

"Of course." Owen nodded.

"Where is the land of wizards? How did you come to the Kingdom of Hadratha?" Abel asked continuously.

Owen hesitated for a moment before saying, "I need to ask Master Lynn if he can tell you."

"Wait..." Abel hurriedly stopped Owen who was about to stand up.

Over the past two days, he had vaguely sensed that this kid named Owen was an honest child, without so many messy thoughts, and at most he just used too much force.

He is an excellent target for questioning, but if he reports this to the wizard named Lin En, his plan will be ruined.

Thinking of this, Abel quickly calmed Owen down, skipped those sensitive topics, and said that he was just very interested in the so-called wizard holy land, so he wanted to learn about it.

Under Abel's constant indirect questioning, Owen told him what he saw and heard in the wizarding land...or to be more precise, in the harbor of Yieta.

What about an airship that is bigger than a house and can allow ordinary people to fly into the sky? An alchemy vehicle that can travel across the entire city in just one hour... The wizards at the Magic Research Institute have also developed an alchemy machine that can automatically sow and cultivate the land...

"Yieta has built a lot of new factories recently. As long as you are willing to work hard, no one will go hungry!" Owen said seriously.

This was unthinkable a year ago! Born in the South City, Owen knew very well the arrogance and indifference of the wizards. In their eyes, the worthless poor were just tools for experimenting with magic, so Owen had no good feelings towards wizards, but Lord Lin was different! Lord Lin would give high amounts of relief funds to the poor who were affected by the tragedy in the South City, rent out the obsolete steamboats to fishermen for free so that they could go fishing farther away, and send wizards to kill the more ferocious sea beasts in the nearby waters.

Before he left Yieta, there were rumors that Lord Lynn was preparing to build a large ship made entirely of steel, install the latest internal combustion engine, and make a very large fishing net that would be able to drag dozens of tons of sea fish back to the port in one trip.

At that time, everyone's lunch will include white bread and an egg or tomato, as well as a grilled fish.

Many townspeople thought that this fantasy was unrealistic. How could a large steel ship float on the sea? Even if it was made using magic, no one would use such a giant steel ship to fish.

But Owen firmly believed that Lord Lynn would not lie, and every word he said had come true, no matter how ridiculous it sounded.

Abel just listened to Owen bragging about someone's great achievements, and his expression became more and more strange. In the other party's description, the wizarding land was as beautiful as the paradise promoted by the Vatican.

Does such a place really exist?

A place where there is no hunger and even the poor can eat white bread and grilled fish.

The sincerity in Owen's words made Abel a little confused for a moment. Was it true or false...

While I was thinking, a loud noise suddenly came from outside the door.

Abel subconsciously stood up from the bed. His first reaction was that someone came to rescue him, but he quickly rejected this guess because he did not hear any panicked shouting or explosion caused by the interweaving of magic.

"It should be the airship carrying cargo that has returned." Owen was not surprised at all. After calculating the time, he quickly came to the conclusion.

"Airship?" Eble paused for a moment, then realized that it was the alchemical machine that Owen had just mentioned, which was bigger than a house but could allow ordinary people to fly into the sky. "I want to go out and take a look!"

Owen did not stop him either. Lord Lynn only asked him to monitor Abel to prevent him from escaping, and did not restrict his actions in the manor.

The two of them quickly opened the door and went outside.

On the open grassy field in the manor, Lord and the others had already been waiting there. Everyone looked up at the sky, as if they were waiting for something...

But there was nothing in the sky except the blue sky and white clouds...

(End of this chapter)