01.
After filming "Pirates of the Caribbean" and watching the premiere with her father, Olivia immediately set off back to Winter City. As soon as she got off the airship, her subordinates reported to her that the cinema was closed down yesterday.
Olivia acted very calmly, she spoke to Hill first, and didn't just sit and wait for Hill to reply. She didn't panic either, but went home first and cleaned up carefully. The maid bathed her with nine kinds of flower petals and hot water to wash away the dust on her body, then rubbed her body with incense, and then dressed her in gorgeous and decent clothes.
Olivia closed her eyes and enjoyed all this, while thinking about what to do.
After bathing and dressing, she went to see Priest Ivan.
Since being reminded by Hill, Olivia has been communicating with the priests headed by Ivan. That exchange includes many elements such as bribery and flattery... The food that played an important role in it, as well as other interesting things in the Devil's Mall. Those people, including Ivan, are not greedy and vain people, but the food is so delicious that they can't control it, and Olivia didn't let them do things that violated the principle, so occasionally pass her some harmless , The news that hurts Xiaoya is also acceptable.
Then, Olivia learned of the seriousness of the problem from Ivan, and she immediately informed Hill about it.
If it was in the past, if she encountered various unsolvable things, her first reaction would probably be to go to her father who is a duke, but in Winter City, this special situation forced her to communicate with Hill after encountering things, He even said that he had to rely on him.
Olivia was originally a fan of Hill, and she was naturally tempted to rely on Hill for a while in such an isolated and helpless situation.
But she was in a similar situation to Elizabeth. Although Captain Jack is the deepest part of Elizabeth's dream and the embodiment of her ideal, she will not choose Captain Jack. She knows what she wants, and she knows that Captain Jack belongs to the sea. Olivia also knew what she wanted, and also knew that Greenwald was not something she could grasp.
She will keep this feeling in her heart, maybe before she gets married, she will tell Hill about her love, but the tone must be understated, for example, "Your Highness, do you know? I used to like you~ "That's fine. Then she hopes for Hill's blessing on her marriage... and that's all.
As for now, the important thing is the distance, and the important thing is the Demon Realm Mall.
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02.
Hill went to Magnolia City before going to the Dark Vatican, and told old Jackson about this. The two had a simple discussion, and Hill entrusted the matter of Yulan City to Old Jackson.
"You trust me so much, aren't you worried that I'll beat you up?" Old Jackson asked.
"Are you a pig?" Hill asked. ①
Old Jackson: ? ?
Why did you suddenly start swearing while chatting normally? This young man.
"Sorry, I just remembered a common saying..." Hill said, "I just followed suit."
"... Okay." Old Jackson said, "Although I know you are such a person, you still make this kind of joke when this kind of disaster is imminent... Is this a joke? Isn't it insulting me?" He asked uncertainly .
"Of course not." Hill said quickly. He remembered that Zhu Bajie's allusion, and he said something, and then he accepted it.
"...so joking around at a time like this still surprises me," Jackson Sr. concluded.
"I have two points to explain." Hill shook his finger, "One, this is not a catastrophe, but just the first test."
If his ambitions are followed, this is indeed only the first one.
"The second is..." Hill showed a big smile: "Why so serious?" Then he drew a smiley face on his face, "Come on, smile, old Jackson."
Although he was smiling, the surrounding light seemed to be much darker.
Old Jackson's heart skipped a beat.
It was because the other party's attitude had always been too peaceful. Today, he suddenly remembered that the other party was a terrifying demon recorded in the scriptures.
03.
According to the results of the discussion with Hill, Jackson Sr. went to see Emperor Yulan. Now his attitude towards Emperor Yulan is much more casual than it was back then, but Emperor Yulan has become closer to him, and sometimes discusses many trivial matters. In fact, if the old duke took the initiative not to mention it, Emperor Yulan only wanted to discuss trivial matters with him.
Old Jackson reported the seizure of the Demon World Mall to Emperor Yulan. Emperor Yulan didn't sleep well last night and was drowsy. When he heard that there was something wrong with his small treasury, he immediately woke up. "Old Jackson, what do you think should be done?"
If it was in the past, old Jackson might feel sad when he heard the words of Emperor Yulan. Communicate with Ice Empress and tell him that the Demon Realm Emporium is the property of the Duke of the Yulan Empire, and also has your own investment, I hope Ice Empress can communicate with his bishop."
"Is this okay? Will the church listen?" Emperor Yulan asked.
"That's the matter of the Ice Emperor." Old Jackson said. What he didn't say clearly was that this matter might stir up conflicts between the Mullheim royal family and the church. Although His Royal Highness Greenwald didn't mention this, of course Old Jackson did I can tell.
"Oh, that's true." As long as he doesn't have to take care of it himself, Emperor Yulan thought, and then he complained: "But the Devil Realm insists on making movies where the devil is a good person, no wonder it was banned."
The old prince chuckled in his heart, why didn't you say that when you were watching a movie? Then the old Jackson remembered His Royal Highness Greenwald's comment on Emperor Yulan: Emperor Yulan had nothing wrong with him, he was just a mediocre person, but in his position, mediocrity is the original sin.
Even though he had such thoughts in his mind, Old Jackson was still respectful on the surface: "In Winter City's Demon World Mall, those movies were not shown, only Pirates of the Caribbean were shown."
"Oh...then they won't let it go, it looks like it's really going to die." Emperor Yulan said, and then he had an idea: "Can you tell them that it's okay to seize the movie, but don't seize the others, and there will be a lot of income. Bar?"
The old duke continued to hehe in his heart, "Movies are our main source of income, Your Majesty, without movies, many other things cannot be sold." He made a worried expression, "And the Demon Realm may be angry, if they put the Demon Realm Mall Get out of our place..."
Emperor Yulan remembered, "And those two demon beauties... Where is His Highness Greenwald? Where is he now? I want to see him."
"He went to the Dark Holy See." The old duke replied.
"The Dark Holy See still exists?" Emperor Yulan said, "I thought it was basically destroyed."
Old Jackson didn't want to complain anymore, he said: "No, after all, this is the foundation of the demons in the human world..." He thought for a while, put on a very casual look, and sighed: " The Church of Light is really troublesome, it would be great if the Holy See of Darkness presides over the theocracy in the mainland. It would not be so much trouble."
Emperor Yulan also complained unhappily: "Yeah. And they always get together with Oitin to trouble us, it's too hateful. Damn Oitin, with the support of the Illuminati Church, dare to challenge our status Challenge, damn it. Why doesn't the Church of Light support us?"
The old Jackson continued to put eye drops: "In this way, we won't have movies, anime and food, and they won't agree with the demon beauty around you..."
"Oh, forget it." Emperor Yulan changed his mind.
"Actually, we can get the Demon Realm to support us." Old Jackson continued, "That's a whole world, so we have other allies..."
Emperor Yulan became interested: "How to do it?"
"First of all, the movie theater must be saved..." Old Jackson said. He knew that the negotiations with Emperor Yulan had been settled this time.
It was snowing again when he left the palace, and a gust of wind blew in. The luxurious purple robe fluttered in the snow curtain, and the cloak inlaid with gold trim fluttered in the wind. The coachman next to him held a wind lamp and bowed his head to greet him. Old Jackson glanced at the heavy snow falling in the night, and then got into the car expressionlessly. The coachman hung the lantern outside the carriage and whipped his whip.
The clatter of horseshoes shattered the night, and many people were destined to be sleepless tonight.
04.
"You can let go and do everything you think you should do, and leave it to me.
Yours, Greenwald. "
Olivia read the words on the note back and forth several times, and then turned on the oil lamp shade to turn the note into ashes.
Before, she had collected all the notes from Hill with a girlish heart, but after filming "Pirates of the Caribbean", she returned to Winter City and burned them all - just to be safe , apart from comforting her girlish heart, the only function of the note is to expose information. So weighing the pros and cons, Olivia chose to abandon her girlish heart.
Yours, Greenwald.
She read it in her heart, then smiled faintly, and blew away the last ashes in her hands.
The light shone on her face, and the light and shadow flickered in her eyes.
She is no longer young.
05.
Olivia first went to Winterhold, and she and her uncle Anthony Blake explained the seizure of the mall. This matter is currently raging in Winter City, but it has little impact on other places. The nobles who hold the real power live in their own territories, and their sons and daughters live in Winter City, as well as the ministers of the royal court. If the nobles with real power lived in Winter City, it would be easier to solve the seizure, but unfortunately some of them are currently only in the state of "I heard that there is a demon shopping mall in Winter City". After the sowing of the seeds, the social month will begin, and all the nobles will gather in Winter City, and there will surely be a wave of explosions.
When Olivia thought of this, she couldn't help but had an idea. It would be great if the Demon World Shopping Mall happened to be opened during the social month. to Hill.
"You have a good idea, girl, what we should do now is get this thing out of the way and have other movies in Networking Month."
Olivia was stunned. This smooth sailing is worthy of His Royal Highness Greenwald.
Olivia made the request as a niece.
Anthony Black was silent for a while after hearing Olivia's description, and then said: "Olivia, it stands to reason that I, as your uncle, should help, but the consistent policy of the Black family is not to interfere in any political affairs It just so happens that your matter is related to the church this time, and I can tell you the truth that the relationship between the royal family and the church is relatively delicate at present. I can mention this matter with His Majesty, but I can’t do anything further.”
Of course Olivia is a little bit disappointed, but there is only one thing, she is no longer the girl whose whole world should revolve around her and whoever disagrees with her is a substandard existence. So she suppressed the disappointment in her heart, changed the expression of the junior, and put on the expression of the noble lady, and thanked Anthony Blake gracefully. She knew that this would increase her impression points with her uncle.
Later, Olivia relayed the matter to Hill. Hill encouraged her, telling her she was doing well.
"Is His Royal Highness Greenwald also in action?" Olivia asked.
Hill's reply came quickly from the teleportation array: "Of course, we are fighting side by side."
Olivia's blood boiled instantly.
Originally, it was only the cinema that was closed, but Hill asked Olivia to close the entire Demon World shopping mall. —He asked Olivia to find Ivan, and asked Ivan to send some paladins to guard the entrance of the Demon World Mall, making it look like the church had sealed off the entire mall.
The bishop asked Ivan about this, and Ivan replied: "They closed the door by themselves. I will mobilize the paladins to control the situation."
It's not a big deal either—at least in the Bishop's eyes. So Ivan got away with it just like that.
The closure of the Demon Realm Mall made the people in Winter City even more angry.
But at present, the more angry this side is, the more determined the bishop is to seal the Devil's shopping mall, so he doesn't even bother to answer the people's questions.
06.
demon world.
Hill stood with Albrecht on a hill.
A broken old castle was just under their feet. The windows on the fortress had no glass, and the wind blew past them empty, as if there would be an echo. The wall outside the castle has collapsed, and the jagged black trees are growing stiffly. Besides, there are gravel everywhere, in the courtyard, in the room, and by the trees. The orcs pitched tents on the ruins, lit a warm campfire, and resisted the cold winter.
"My lord," Albrecht called out.
"What's wrong?" Hill asked.
"You make me walk with you and then you don't talk..." said Albrecht.
"Why, simply standing with you can't satisfy you anymore?" Hill joked.
The night elf immediately knelt down on one knee, "My lord, I don't mean anything superfluous, I just respect you wholeheartedly."
"I know, I was just joking, you... Forget it, you should continue to react like this. If one day you don't react too much, it means that there is something wrong with you." Hill said.
Albrecht didn't understand Hill's words. After scratching his head, he said, "My lord, I heard that there is a problem with the Demon World shopping mall in the human world."
"Yes." Hill said.
"I don't know what I can do, but if there is anything I can do, please use me, my lord," said Albrecht.
"Don't worry, I've been using you to my heart's content." Hill smiled, and then said, "As for why I'm standing here idly, because I'm waiting."
"wait?"
"After I returned to the Demon Realm, I gave an order to produce hundreds of one-time projection stones of "Pirates of the Caribbean" and distribute them to people in Winter City for free. In addition, I asked Olivia to borrow Earl Black's hand One to the Ice Emperor." Hill smiled and said, "This is the first time we have lost money in business... Then, we have to earn a lot of money from other places."
Wait for the negotiation between Emperor Yulan and Ice Emperor.
Wait until the people of Winter City continue to rage.
Wait for the huge conflict between the imperial power of Mülheim and the divine power.
Hill raised his legs and walked towards the orc's tent, "The weather is really good, it would be great if this good weather can last forever."
"But it's snowing heavily now, my lord," Albrecht replied.
Hill didn't answer right away. He walked into the tent, and Albrecht immediately stepped forward and respectfully untied his cloak.
The orcs lit the brazier in the tent for Lord Demon King. The flame was bright and warm. Hill sat down on the skeleton seat in the middle, and the shadow was stretched and cast on the ground.
The combination of the flames and the dark night outside created an indescribable atmosphere.
Then Hill beckoned Albrecht over, and he ruffled his hair with a casual smile on his lips.
Only then did he respond to his words.
"So cute."
He said so.
The flames in the brazier suddenly rose up, making Hill's figure more radiant and full of dignified majesty.
But the shadow behind him had a terrifying aura, like a ghost wrapped in darkness.
"My king..." the night elf called out in a daze.
From Winter City to Magnolia City, and then to Oitin... Many people have been bound with invisible silk threads.
Hill folded his fingers, listened to the crackling sound of firewood, and then smiled little by little.
"It's okay, I'm excited now..."
He closed his eyes, the smile on his lips disappeared, and when he opened his eyes again, there was cruelty in his eyes.
"very excited."
The wind was howling outside the window, and there was heavy snow.
This is the last snow this spring.
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