Rotgar was waiting for Anna's answer, but Anna asked Balan with interest: "Can you tell me what you can do? I'm very curious about the relationship between the demon world and the human world."
"The method varies from person to person. What I like is to let the other party bear my mark, so that I can take her back to the demon world. There is no direct passage between the demon world and the human world, and you must pass through the teleportation array. The environment on the two sides is very different. , ordinary humans will die immediately if they come into contact with the air there, but high-level mages can resist for a period of time." Balan explained casually, and then brought back the previous topic, "Are you willing to follow me back to the Demon Realm? In the Demon Realm, you You can get whatever you dream of.”
Of course Anna didn't want to. She was just asking questions because she was curious about Balan's mention and wanted to increase her knowledge base.
Of course, if she becomes a great mage in the future, she would be willing to go to the Demon Realm if she has the opportunity. She has even memorized sixty ways to kill monsters. It feels like a big loss if she doesn't go to the Demon Realm!
"Really?" Anna deliberately hesitated, not wanting to irritate Balan by refusing too much, even though he seemed to have a good temper.
In the past, another demon always possessed other people and proposed to her, which meant that he must have some scruples, but Balan appeared directly in front of her... I always felt that if she refused directly, Balan would slap him to death. she.
Then she could just give him some buffering time.
"How could I lie to you?" Balan smiled, "You know, I rarely make such promises to people."
In other words, has he ever said this to others
You have deceived many poor souls!
Anna felt that this request to invite her to the devil's world was similar to the devil's proposal. Maybe as long as she agreed, her soul would not be at her own disposal.
"But I don't know anything about the devil world. If I just go there, I will feel very uneasy." Anna said hesitantly.
"Don't you still have me? I will help you and won't let you face it alone." Balan smiled. His smile seemed to have a kind of magic. Just a normal smile made people feel that he was affectionate. .
However, his smile was destined to be seen by the blind man. Anna seemed to hesitate and struggle for a while before saying with regret: "I'd better stay in the human world. I will let down your kindness. I want to become a human being in the human world first." Great mage, I will go to the devil world to find you when the time comes."
She thought to herself that when she became a great mage who could take charge of her own business, she could go to him to eliminate harm for the people.
Balan did not expect that Anna would eventually refuse after hesitating. He looked surprised, but he had new words: "Anna, if you want to become a great mage, the classics in the human world are not enough. You may not be able to do it." See. But in my castle, there are countless precious books that can help you become the greatest human mage in the world."
The precious books he was talking about were in Rotgar's castle. Rotgar used to like to come to the human world to collect various classics, hoping to find a way to lift the curse of the abyss. But when he came to the human world, he only liked to find cute ones. girl.
But what does it matter? Rotgar is his friend, and a friend's things are equivalent to his things.
Anna's heart moved for a moment, it was really just a moment.
She is just a mage apprentice now. Is it useful to give her any precious books? What kind of quantum mechanics textbook was she reading when she couldn't even figure out the problems of small wooden blocks and landslides
Anna raised her hand, a small flame burning pitifully in her palm.
"Look at my level, what's the use of reading precious classics?" Anna seemed to think about it seriously and suggested, "Otherwise, let's make a hundred-year agreement. After a hundred years, I will finish my studies in What knowledge can be learned in the human world, and then come to the demon world to play with you?"
The more Balan listened, the more he felt something was wrong. What was a hundred-year agreement, and what did he mean to come to play with him
This is obviously a scene where an evil devil lures a pure girl to go to the demon world and take possession of it as his own. How come it turns into a good devil and a studious girl making a century-old gentleman's agreement
Balan asked again without giving up: "Anna, don't you want to come with me now? If you follow me, you can save a hundred years of hard work. I can satisfy any of your requirements."
Anna shook her head: "I think hard study is good. I love hard study. Hard study makes me happy."
Balaam: "..."
Then why did you look like you were trying to seduce me just now
After Balan came into contact with Anna, he did understand what Rotgar said about her complexity, but now, he feels that she is much more complicated than he thought before.
Does this count as a failure for him
Seeing the bright light in Anna's eyes when she said "hard study makes me happy", Balan knew that he would not succeed.
Under Anna's innocent smile on the surface, but secretly alert and ready to say something nice at any time, Balan smiled without seeming to be angry at all: "That's a pity."
Next, Balan said that he wanted to take a look around again and left, while Anna looked at the crackling fire and reviewed her performance just now.
Of course, Balan would not give up so easily. Seeing that conventional methods were not working, he planned to use a secret weapon.
The three-headed demon eagle did not go far under his command, because it was injured by him before. The demon eagle still shrank when it saw him, but it did not dare to run.
Balan gave these instructions. After receiving the instructions, the three-headed demon eagle drooped its head, reluctant but unable to do anything. This place is far away from the line between life and death. It is not comfortable to stay here, but because of the devil's coercion, it can only stay here with humiliation and continue to cooperate with him in acting.
Anna had already started to review the words after reviewing the test, but suddenly she heard a loud noise coming from the direction Balan left. She was so shocked that she quickly looked over, but because it was getting late now and the moonlight was not bright enough, she could only I saw two black figures, one large and one small, fighting in the sky about a hundred meters away.
The big one is probably Balan, his flesh wings are very huge and distinct, and the small one...could it be the monster that caught her and ran away, right
Anna was a little worried at first, but after taking a general look, although she was still worried, she had gone in another direction completely.
That monster was obviously arranged by Balan. What drama is he playing now...
If you don't think about the conspiracy behind this play, then this play, which is like a shadow puppet show, is still very interesting to watch.
Two black shadows were coming and going in mid-air. Because of the difference in size, it was clear who was who. For a while, the big black shadow has the upper hand, and for the next time, the small black shadow has the upper hand. From time to time, dark or gorgeous elemental light flashes, collides, and explodes...
After a while, Anna couldn't help but want to applaud. This fantasy blockbuster is full of special effects!
Finally, the big and small black shadows collided together and both fell into the forest.
At this moment, Anna remembered what she should do, took two steps towards the direction where Balan fell, and shouted meaningfully: "Balan, are you there? Are you okay?"
After Anna waited for a while, she saw a black shadow moving slowly in the forest. The shadow seemed to be seriously injured. It walked extremely slowly and staggered, as if it might fall down at any time.
When the black shadow came within the light of the fire, Anna saw that it was Balan who was in a state of embarrassment.
Thinking that she was too dedicated, she ran over and exclaimed: "Balan, what's wrong with you!"
Balan fell to the ground with a thud when Anna ran to him, and Anna hurriedly squatted down next to him. Although according to the routine in film and television dramas, she should pick up his head and put it in her arms. Listen to what he said from the bottom of his heart... But she thought it was better to forget it.
So, Anna knelt down next to Balaam and asked her soul in a tone that seemed concerned but actually questioned: "Balan, aren't you the most powerful Duke of the Abyss in the demon world? How could you be injured like this!"
Balan covered his chest, looked up at Anna and told a little lie: "When creatures from the demon world come to the human world, they will be affected just like human creatures when they go to the demon world. My strength in the human world is not even close to that of the demon world." No… "
After explaining something to rationalize his injury, he immediately went on to the topic: "But, that three-headed monster is following you, and I can't let it have the chance to hurt you!"
Although Balan was saying his "death speech", Anna was a little distracted. So, the devil had been possessing her and proposing to her because if he didn't possess him, his strength would become very weak
Then when she completes her studies and tricks the devil into revealing his true form, wouldn't she have a chance to kill him
Anna was still distracted, but she heard Balan say: "Anna, actually I just lied. I want to take you back to the devil world because I fell in love with you. The devil will only fall in love with one person in his life, and you are me. The destined one. Anna, if I survive, will you marry me?"
Here we go, showman!
When Anna heard Balan's "true confession", her face showed a moved expression: "Balan, you are so kind to me, you are such a good person."
Balaam said affectionately: "For you, I will die without regrets."
Anna then said with a moved face: "Thank you, you are really a good person."
After being dealt two "good guy cards" one after another, Balan also felt that something was wrong. He suddenly coughed up a mouthful of blood. Similar to humans, the blood of demons is also red.
"Anna, will you marry me?" he asked again.
Anna was moved and said: "Thank you for being willing to die for me. If you die, I will bury you well."
Balaam: "..."
The proposal was ignored several times, and Balaam finally understood that he really couldn't get Anna to agree to marry him. Unexpectedly, his ultimate trick of being willing to die for his lover would also fail one day!
The play still had to go on, and Balan didn't want Anna to really bury him, so he said bitterly: "Anna, it turns out that I can't get your sincerity until I die... There's no need to bury me. After the devil dies, he will return to his best form." Original natural elements, just let me lie here and return to nature."
Anna also didn’t want to dig a hole for show. Balan was so big that she could dig a hole until dawn, so she said kindly: "Okay, I will remember your Balan. There was once a demon who was willing to do it for me." And death is something I will never forget.”
Balan always felt that Anna's words sounded strange, but now he was eager to get out of this situation, so he didn't delve into it. He looked at Anna affectionately again, closed his eyes and "died". Demons have stronger control over the body than humans, and their heartbeat and breathing can be gone as long as they stop.
"Balan!" Anna shouted deliberately, and then said sadly, "It's a pity that we met at the wrong time, otherwise, maybe I would fall in love with you."
Then she stood up and walked slowly back to the fire.
Knowing that another demon was still staring at her, Anna couldn't act too happy.
She hoped that another demon could be inspired by this scene and think that she was still doing this. If he planned to show up in front of her in the future, it would be good to do more self-mutilation to entertain her.
As if to soothe her own spirit, Anna began to meditate, but in fact she was giving Balan a chance to "disappear".
Balan lay motionless on the ground, feeling uncomfortable lying there for a long time. After a while, when he saw that there was no movement from Anna's side, he left quietly.
When Balan came face to face with Lotgar, Lotgar's happy mood almost rushed to his face.
Balan spread his hands: "She is indeed very complicated. I understand why you haven't taken her down yet."
Rotgar smiled almost gloatingly: "Balan, didn't you realize that you were being played by her from the beginning to the end?"
"What?" Balan actually felt something vaguely, but he was unwilling to admit that his charm was completely useless.
Rotgar, who was deeply experienced in the methods Anna had used on him, had a sarcastic look on his face: "She never thought of getting anything from you in the first place. You are a devil, she just wants to stabilize you and prevent you from letting go." You only hurt her. Now that you're 'dead', she'll be happy to be rid of a threat."
He never mentioned how angry he was when Anna acted like she wanted to seduce Balaam, much less that he thought Anna would really go with Balaam. Instead, he acted as if he was watching the joke from the beginning.
He actually felt a sense of familiarity when Anna coquettishly talked about going to the Demon Realm. Wasn't this how she was when she was perfunctory with him
At that time, he possessed different people, but they all had something in common - his status was much higher than Anna's and he could hurt her at any time. So although she rejected him, she always gave him the feeling that she was not really rejecting him, because she was afraid that he would hurt him, so she kept perfunctory and steadying him.
But when it came to Dibian, she was much more straightforward, because Dibian really liked her and would not hurt her, and the two of them would be separated soon, so she didn't even mean to be perfunctory.
Now, a powerful demon who could take her life at any time saved her and walked with her. She initially acted like she was seducing him just to stabilize him and protect herself.
Later, Balan made it clear that he wanted to take her away, and she slowly revealed her true intentions. Perfunctory as it was, her rejection was always unambiguous.
He also saw through Anna's intentions because of this sense of familiarity. Balan's performance just now was completely in vain, and it made Anna happy to see it.
"I think you are just jealous of my charm." Balan did not want to admit Rotgar's judgment.
Rotgar said nonchalantly: "You can deceive yourself or others if you like."
Balan felt a little unhappy when he saw Rotgar's cheerful look, especially since he lost in the field he was good at.
However, it’s not like he can’t regain his face, right
Balan sighed and patted Lotgar on the shoulder. Unexpectedly, the latter quickly dodged it. He didn't care. He took back his hand and said, "Lot, one-third of the time we agreed on has already passed." , and you haven’t even managed one yet, so you’re probably going to lose this bet.”
Rotgar's face darkened: "I will not lose."
"Don't be sad, it's really difficult to meet someone like Anna." Balan continued regardless of what Rotgar said, "Well, after all, we are friends, so I will slightly modify the bet."
Rotgar frowned: "How do you want to change it?"
Balan replied quickly: "Our original bet was that if you can get a hundred human women to agree to your proposal within half a year, I will plant the abyss tree for you. Otherwise, you must come to my wedding with Catherine. Seeing how difficult it is for you now, for the sake of our friendship, I have reduced the conditions to one. That is to say, you only need to make Anna agree to marry you. But the stakes must also change, no matter you succeed If you still fail, you have to come to my wedding, but if you succeed, I can plant the abyss tree for you."
It doesn't matter to Rotgar whether he attends the wedding or not. He cares more about the abyssal tree species, so this change in the bet is beneficial to him.
He has been dating Anna for two months and knows her well enough. In the remaining four months, as long as he changes his method and does not propose to her as quickly as he did in the beginning, it will not be difficult to win over her.
"Deal." Rotgar thought that the abyssal tree seed would soon be in his hands, with a smile on his face as he was sure to win.
"Then I'll wait and see." Balan couldn't help but smile happily at the thought of the wall Rotgar would hit next.
Beside the fire, Anna thought that she had let Balan act in vain, and that she might see another demon acting in vain for her in the future, and she couldn't help but laugh happily.
In the dense forest, the three-headed magic eagle, which had just put in a big show with Balan, was flapping its wings with scars and excitedly rushing towards the line between life and death. It was finally able to go home alive. It was also very happy!