Chapter 35: Divergence (3)
"What do you think we will want? In fact, we shouldn't mention it, you should mention it, what you think is what you can give, and we will want it."
"Gustav?" The soul fire in Richie's eyes swayed gently.
"Will you agree?" The Demon Lord smiled faintly.
"It's impossible to agree." Ritchie replied directly.
"Actually, I know you won't agree. Since that's the case, let's talk about some conditions that you are more likely to agree to. We hope to own a piece of land on the Celtics continent. I mean, a fixed piece of land, and it doesn't matter where it is. If you like it, it's okay to give us the top of the Dragon after capturing the top of the Dragon. I think this condition is not harsh, right?"
"There is nothing here, will you need it?"
"Yes, we need. We want to create a stable, path to the abyss."
"Yes, I agree."
"No, no, no, I haven't finished it. In fact, we have enough power to occupy a piece of land on the Celtics at any time. So the key point of this agreement is never whether you agree that we own a piece of land and use it to create a passage. The point is the additional conditions."
“What additional conditions?”
"The additional condition is that we can have it, but heaven cannot. If they have it, then you are obliged to work with us to eradicate it."
Ritchie was obviously froze. But soon, he nodded: "It's acceptable."
"Also. This is the last one. You must inform everyone that we are your allies. That is to say, what we signed will not be a secret treaty, but a real treaty that can be made public. There are three clauses in total, and there is no room for negotiation. If you agree, we can send troops to help you resist heaven. Do you agree?"
The Demon Lord grinned and smiled.
Ricky stared at the other person quietly, the soul fire in his eyes burning.
With a loud "boom", the whole world was instantly shrouded by a violent shock wave.
The light is flashing, the wind is whistling.
The trees were uprooted and thrown into the sky. The land and the rocks were floating in the gray magic.
Everything was pulled out of shape under the influence of this crazy force.
The turbulence swept across the entire "small world".
That power is as powerful as the end of the world.
This storm lasted for about one day. The main problem is that this space is too small and there is no place to vent its strength, so it can only keep restless in this small space.
The water that was rolled into the sky poured down, washing the entire land.
One day later, when the black cat opened the lid on the ground and walked out of the tunnel, he saw a scorched earth.
In the real scorched earth, the lush forests no longer exist. Not only the forests no longer exist, but even the green grass that was originally everywhere no longer exists.
The house they lived in could not even find pillars, as if it had never existed.
The lake located in the center of the land has only a small amount of water left, like a swamp.
The stream has been cut off, and there is a huge depression on the east side of the land, with a large amount of water accumulated. A large piece of the hill in the northeast has been cut off.
The terrain of the entire land has been changed, the sky is covered with dark clouds, and lightning and thunder are constantly roaring.
"My God is this terrible, right?" The black cat was stunned.
"I did this?" Gray, who followed the black cat out of the tunnel, was also shocked.
"Now you know why you have to dig a tunnel before the experiment?" Vivian said with her waist, "You were originally a magic perception of dark attributes, but you believed in light and became a saint, so you also had magic perception of light. The two extremes mean that your magic power is in the entire system. Your magic power accumulates faster than everyone."
Looking down at his hands, Gray said blankly: "I don't know that I'm so powerful."
"Hiss!" Tenidas said something hummingly, looking very excited.
"You just need time to grow." Catherine floated to his left, said: "It's still very far from your full status. After all, this space doesn't produce enough magic to absorb. Once you return to Celtics, you will become stronger."
"Hahaha, it's a good job." The old man in white, who had a face as vulgar as the Holy See, quietly appeared in front of Gray with a cane: "But it's not enough. Believe me, you can be stronger."
"Mr. Observer!" Gray quickly stood at attention and saluted.
"Mr. Observer." Catherine and Vivian hurriedly followed.
Even Tenadas and Black Cat bent down.
"Mr. Observer," asked Gray, "I'm like this now, can I go back to Celtics? I'm very worried about Richie and the others."
"Not yet, child." The observer sighed and said, "You are not strong enough."
"Maybe maybe I can go back first. After everything stabilizes, come back. After all, it is impossible for them to assassinate me with the previous method."
"Yes, but if you go back now, you will encounter bigger problems." The observer stroked his beard and said, "When you go back, heaven and hell will know that you are still alive. Not only that, they will also know that I am helping you. They will never allow an extremely powerful Lich King to exist, which is not in their interest. At that time, it may not be assassination. You will not have a chance to return here for the second time and improve your magic power. Unless you are so powerful that the Demon Lord and the Holy Spirit can't do anything to you."
Gray was silent, and the soul fire in his eyes was slightly dim.
"Be patient, child." The observer continued: "I know that your patience has always been very good. Just because of concern, please believe me. Every ten years here are only one or three years in the Celtics continent. Your two children can definitely support the situation. Even if they can't support it, the situation will not be so bad that you can't handle it even if you go back."
Hearing this sentence, Gray was suddenly stunned and looked at the observer motionlessly.
"What's wrong?" the observer asked.
"What happened to them?" said Gray. "You have never mentioned my two children before, and they always only mentioned Ricci. And when we talked about it, they always said that Ricci could solve it, not that the situation could not be broken even if I could not handle it when I went back."
Everyone present was stunned by this statement and quickly looked at the observer.
"So, it's a little bad now, right?" Gray looked at the observer and said, "Ritchie has encountered a lot of difficulties. Jones is already helping Ritchie, but the situation has not improved. Is that what it means?"
The observer was so scared that he coughed dryly: "Well, there will always be difficulties in life, right? It is impossible for anyone to have smooth sailing. You are not smooth sailing either."
Vivian and Catherine couldn't help but open their eyes.
"Can they really hold on?" Gray asked.
"Of course, you have to believe them, they are your children." The observer replied with a smile.
"What about Shelley?"
"Your wife is doing well, she doesn't even know about you. Your son Richie is posing as your handwriting to communicate with her. I think this can't be better for her. When you go back in three years, she will feel like you've just been on an expedition."
"That's good."
Salted fish port.
Clouds flying in the sky.
Shelley lay quietly on Gray's desk and looked into the distance through the castle window.
The sunset in the sky dyed the sea like fire. The fishing boats on the sea have returned one after another, and the workers at the port are loading and unloading goods to the sky. The scene is as beautiful as a painting.
After breathing a long sigh, Shelley closed her eyes and said to herself, "I said I would come back, but it suddenly turned into an expedition. The Black Dragon City has been broken, and I will not come back yet."
Holding her cheeks, Shelley tilted her head and muttered to herself: "I don't know what both father and son are doing now. Otherwise, I will be with them next time the expedition, right? But it shouldn't be the next time. The Black Dragon is the last enemy."
"Trade." Ritchie replied softly.
"Happy cooperation, my second generation Lich King. Hahahaha. The army in the abyss will attack immediately to serve you. Time is running out, let's start drafting the details of the agreement." The Demon Lord said with a smile.
"What did you say? Did you reach an agreement with the Demon Lord?" Jones was stunned in the same stone chamber: "Why don't you discuss with me first."
"There is no time, the Angels will arrive soon, and we must be ready immediately. And the conditions are very good, aren't it?" Ritchie said lightly.
"Do you really think such conditions are good?"
"Isn't it? They just want a piece of land. There is still a lot of undeveloped land on the Celtics continent, and they can even accept the Dragon Top. After we break through the Dragon Top, this place will become a barren land, and no human will live here. It is equivalent to we are just responsible for nodding."
"What about the second one? We will work with them to eradicate the passage of heaven in this world."
"Even if they don't say it, we will do it. If we can."
"So, the point is actually the third one." Jones opened his eyes wide and looked at Ritchie.
The fire on the oil lamp was burning, reflecting Ricci's cold mask.
"I don't think there is any problem with Article 3. When an agreement is reached, we are de facto allies."
"Then how do you explain it to others?"
"We are allied, it's that simple. No more explanation is needed. Isn't it?"
Ricky looked indifferent.
Jones was almost angry: "I'm sorry, I can't agree. At least I know if it was my father here, he wouldn't agree to such an agreement anyway."
"Why?" Ritchie asked back.
"Do you really don't understand?" After a long silence, Jones continued: "When a person firmly fulfills the knight's oath, it is the best interpretation of the chivalrous spirit. As for the result, it is not that important. Do you understand what this sentence means?"
Ritchie stared at Jones quietly.
Jones continued: "What the demon preaches is the opposite of the spirit of the chivalry. When a knight admits an alliance with the demon, whatever you try to do with the power of the demon, this is itself the greatest betrayal of the chivalry."
With his eyes wide open, Jones looked at Ritchie. Ritchie seemed to hear nothing, just standing quietly.
Jones was stunned: "Don't you understand the seriousness of this matter?"
"I don't understand. At least in my opinion, no matter how serious it is, it is not as serious as the difficulties we are facing now."
"Do we lose everything we have done all the time to win a war? When we admit that demons are our allies, how do we introduce them to the outside world? We also accept what they preach? Denying the limited justice advocated by heaven does not mean that we are going to accept the evil of demons. They claim that if we defeat the Black Dragon clan, the entire Celtics continent will fall into our control. But is this really the case?"
"Did we rule this land like lords? Have we set up churches in every place like the old Holy See? We didn't do that. In fact, we are just alliances with humanity, and our tentacles are not reaching every corner."
"If we allied with the demons, it would indirectly recognize the concept of the demons. They would be able to walk freely in the human world, and people would accept them. Because, they are allies. The abyss will gain victory that has not been won in the past ten thousand years, and freely promote their concepts in the human world. This is what they want!"
"How can we justify the infinite justice we advocate? If we can't justify it, then what is the difference between us and the old Holy See? Haven't you ever thought about this problem? We are indirectly guiding people to evil, don't you understand? This is completely contrary to what my father pursues!"
After a big call, Jones was already extremely excited.
Ritchie still looked cold and had no reaction.
The two people were in a stalemate.
"Brother." After a while, Richie said softly: "I know what you think, but I still feel that only by winning will there be a follow-up. If we fall here, everything will become meaningless."
"But we won't fall here." Jones said anxiously: "We just need to negotiate with the Black Dragon, and we must have some control over the punishment for them. Elder Ge Jiashitafu has a right saying, not every black dragon participated in the assassination of his father. Not extermination of the Black Dragon Clan is not our failure. On the contrary, killing all the black dragons without distinction is the real thing."
"Enough! My brother!" Ritchie roared suddenly, "I have already said that, I know what you think! This is the case for the time being! The agreement has been signed, and this matter is up to me!"
Jones opened his eyes wide and stared at Ritchie blankly.
Chapter completed!