Wade didn't care about the story between the Lord of the City of Pride, Dewitt, and this high-ranking demon who was a playboy a hundred years ago. The high-ranking demon continued, "Of course, a strong enough mental power will allow a person to resist this fog. This is why I chose you."
"What was that you left there?" Vader asked.
"… A letter." The high demon said, "A letter that I never received because I left there early."
"This letter comes from Dewitt, the mayor of the City of Pride?"
"yes."
Vader accepted the task and told the high demons what compensation he would need after retrieving the letter: "I need the entire history of the Giant Kingdom from its birth to its destruction."
The high-ranking demon looked at him intently after hearing this, and after a long while, he smiled and said, "Now that you can make such a request, I have more confidence in you."
"Thank you for the compliment."
The high-ranking demon then ordered someone to bring an old parchment scroll and said, "I will now tell you the whereabouts of the Dragon Clan's sacred object. Searching for the history of the Giant Kingdom takes time and it is easy to violate various taboos. When you get the letter, I will give you all the information I have collected about the Giant Kingdom."
The parchment scroll was slowly unfolded, and the high-ranking demon raised his eyebrows at Wade and said, "You are lucky. The dragon race is an extremely independent race, and the whereabouts of their sacred object has been lost for nearly a hundred years. But I am fortunate to have heard of its whereabouts a hundred years ago... Its last appearance was related to the wizard 'Gray River'."
"Gray River?"
Vader had heard of this name. This was a human wizard who was famous for her seclusion. She was as famous for her mystery as for her power—but that was three hundred years ago. The wizard first appeared in a war that almost led to the destruction of the Kingdom of Ester. She used witchcraft and curses to destroy all the enemies of the Kingdom of Ester, and then quietly left and never heard from again. After she left, the elderly Queen Asta of the Kingdom of Ester also died a year later.
Witchcraft is different from magic. Magic is the use of elements, while witchcraft is mostly curses. Witchcraft is more harmful and affects the soul of the person who casts it.
Sixty years before that battle, the flames of the red dragon Edith nearly engulfed the entire royal family. One hundred years after that battle, this kingdom, which had once again been revived by the ruthless and powerful Queen Asta, finally succumbed to the decline and disappeared into the dust of history.
But no matter what, the last time "Gray River" appeared was three hundred years ago. As a human, no matter how powerful her magic power is, it is impossible for her to live longer than two hundred and fifty years.
"I met Huihe by chance a hundred years ago. She still looked like a human woman in her early twenties at that time—just like before." Wade listened to the words of the high-ranking demon and slightly opened his eyes. "She has the aura of the sacred objects of the dragon race, and has been studying the necromancy of collecting souls and resurrecting the dead. Even I didn't expect that she was still alive."
"Is it the sacred object of the dragon clan that allowed her to live for over three hundred years?" Wade frowned.
He didn't think a drop of blood from a fallen angel could have such an effect. Moreover, the authority of the dragon race was strength and mountains, not the "life" that the elves possessed.
"No, she sacrificed her soul and used witchcraft to refine herself into an immortal lich. She will not have reincarnation or afterlife." The high-level demons laughed, "That is an extremely taboo witchcraft. It is more of a curse than immortality."
Vader raised an eyebrow: "She desires eternal life?"
The high-ranking demon didn't answer this question. He just said, "Speaking of which, 'Gray River' is just a nickname for this human wizard. Her real name is..."
"Chloe Esther. She is the sister of Asta, the iron-blooded queen of the Kingdom of Esther. She was also the princess who was abducted by the red dragon on the night of the marriage three hundred years ago. The red dragon eventually died due to the attack on the Kingdom of Esther. The Kingdom of Esther received part of the dragon's legacy, and Chloe disappeared after the death of the red dragon. It was not until sixty years later when the Kingdom of Esther was attacked by the enemy and was at the end of its strength that she reappeared and used witchcraft to save this kingdom at the end of its strength." The high-level demon said, "But the Kingdom of Esther did not know that the red dragon had a deeper treasure house in the mountains. I guess Chloe found the sacred object of the dragon clan there, and finally practiced witchcraft to become a lich."
Wade asked, "Where is Chloe now?"
"I guess she won't be far from the lair of the red dragon. As for where the lair is, you need to find it yourself - it is said to be near the City of Greed. Someone once saw a map that seemed to lead to the lair of the red dragon near the City of Laziness, but it was taken away in a fight." The high-level demon said, "In addition, I can also give you a new piece of news -"
"What news?"
"Some time ago, Simon, the crown prince of the Dragon King's Court, also came to the Demon Realm. He seemed to be looking for something on his father's orders. Of course, I'm not sure if it is the sacred object of the Dragon Clan."
Vader got the information he wanted from the high demon. When he stood up and left the arena, the high demon was still trying to talk to him about love and desire, which was completely ignored by Vader.
He returned to the hotel from the life-and-death arena. The information he had received this afternoon temporarily drove Lucian out of his mind. To him, Lucian should never have been such a troublesome existence for him.
When they arrived at the hotel, Lucian was still not in the room, which made Wade look much gloomier.
—Maybe he should really be tied to the bed.
Wade suddenly thought this when he saw the wrinkles and dents on Lucian's side of the bed.
He sat on the side of the bed, feeling a strong sense of irritation that made him want to destroy the entire city-state. He took out the stone that only glowed at night from the belly of the demon wolf last night from his ring and played with it in his hand to divert his attention.
He still couldn't figure out what the stone was, but he felt there was a faint energy fluctuation in it.
The cold anger in my heart grew with each passing moment.
Lucian's ankles would be perfect for shackles. His ankles were long, thin, white, and bony...
Dark thoughts rose up from the bottom of his heart again. That was the emotion he felt when he was infected by the evil spirit after fusing with the blood of the fallen god and the evil and cruelty in his heart were triggered. That emotion was filled with too much desire for destruction, sadism, anger and hatred, and Vader had been trying hard to suppress it in his heart.
But at this moment, this emotion became more and more intense, like some kind of dark evil spirit that was about to erode and control him.
It's like some kind of inner demon.
Wade had walked into the bathroom without realizing it. The bathtub was empty, but what he saw in the bathtub last night seemed to reappear in his mind.
Lucian was angry, ashamed, and wanted him to get out.
Lucian with long hair floating in the water.
Fragile, soft, fragrant, Lucien with sweet lips.
Lucian is always full of malice and tells lies all the time.
Lucian made him want to punish him, want to crush him, want to watch him twist and cry.
Make him want to see... those who are always craving for him, expecting him, needing him, and can no longer escape from him.
Lucian.
Wade didn't know that at that moment, the seeds of the inner demon had already sprouted in his spiritual world. Black branches sprouted from the land full of wine-red flowers, entangled with the trembling flowers' tender roots, and climbed up.
— until it is completely wrapped around the body.
The pale, slender fingers fell on the edge of the bathtub, as if stroking and pressing down another hand that had been there. He imagined that Lucian's hand was now under his palm, interlocking his fingers, trembling again and again, but unable to break free, and even holding him back with force...
At this moment, Wade heard a sudden voice coming from the opposite room.
The voice was very low, but Wade's hearing was very sensitive. At this moment, he felt as if he had been splashed with cold water and instantly lost all interest. Wade turned to leave the room, but caught a word from their conversation.
"Red Dragon Edith..."
"The lair..."
"Moon Goddess Mountains..."
Wade frowned at this vaguely captured keyword. Just as he was about to continue listening, the sound of a door opening came from inside the house.
Wade looked up and saw Lucian standing in front of the bathroom door. He was wearing a white suit with silver trim and a beautiful bow tie. His long silver-gray hair was tied behind his head with a ribbon. Lucian tilted his head to look at him, looking like a beautiful little prince.
The dark emotions that were surging in his heart were instantly suppressed. Lucian looked at him and asked in confusion: "Why are you... standing here?"
"..." Wade said hoarsely, "Nothing. Are you going out?"
He flicked his fingers, and a dark shadow like a crow emerged from the corner of the bathroom. It would follow the cracks in the hotel and quietly reach the room of the two people according to Wade's instructions, attaching itself to one of them to monitor their movements.
Vader sat on the sofa. Lucian didn't see his movements. He took off his cloak and sat on the bed with soft and beautiful calf lines. Vader looked at his ankles and thought that Lucian was indeed suitable to be held by the ankles.
—Then pull it over and stroke it with force.
"Master Wade, do I need you to report your itinerary?" Lucian untied his hairband and hummed, "Today I wandered around Greed City and met a man named Kane. This man is very enthusiastic, and he is the leader of the Black Ice Mercenary Group. Of course, this enthusiasm is his enthusiasm towards me - you won't be angry with me, right?"
"… "
The wine-red headband was removed, and the long silver-gray hair flowed down his back. Lucian bent down, bent his legs and took off his socks. Wade saw his arched back and the butterfly bones on his back...
Further down, there would be the sunken dimples in his waist.
"This mercenary group is very powerful. I got a lot of information from him. He said that their people had found a map leading to the lair of the red dragon Edith near the City of Laziness, but unfortunately they had a conflict with other mercenary groups on the way and the map was taken away. I heard in the Vatican that some people suspected that the sacred object of the dragon clan was in Edith's lair..."
The last sentence of course comes from Lucian's own understanding of the plot of the original book, not the Vatican.
His plan was to tell Vader about the Black Ice Mercenaries' plan to find Edith's lair - preferably, Vader could join the Black Ice Mercenaries' mission team. Then he would have a lot of room to operate against Vader.
Considering the Black Ice Mercenaries' arrogance, the vice-leader Kane's temper, Kane's interest in the two of them, and the horror of Edith's lair... Lucian believed that his plan would succeed.
As long as it follows the direction you want.
"You are very eager," said Wade.
"Of course," Lucian said with narrowed eyes, "You are my owner, Master Wade. I need your help to have enough food and live a good life..."
The words in the dream suddenly appeared in Wade's mind again.
The white-haired succubus moistened her eyes and said to him softly:
'Feed me...'
"Kane is also very interested in you. I wonder when you two met. He said that if you are free, he hopes you can come to his party - of course, bring me along." Lucian winked at Wade without noticing, thinking about his plan in his heart, "I wonder if you..."
His ankles were grabbed.
"Are you willing to..."
Wade grabbed his ankles and dragged Lucian, who suddenly screamed, onto him!