01.
Ascetic.
Hill is no stranger to this term, and there are many descriptions of it on Earth.
"Master Demon King, do you have time to meet the ascetic monk? I have finished the preliminary processing." Teresa said to Hill.
This "pre-processing" is a bit interesting, it sounds like cooking.
"Actually, I don't have much time." Hill's schedule is indeed quite full these days, seeing that ascetic monks are a big deal in theory, Hill thought for a while, "Forget it, bring them, let them participate in the Aviation Festival together , and then I'll think about what to say to them."
"Master Demon King, you can just say whatever you want, just like before." Teresa said.
joke. Hill thought to himself. In the past, the seemingly random things I said were actually carefully planned and then pretended to be "casual" to say, and then I could enjoy your admiring, respectful and fearful eyes. Before going to bed, he read MLM, corporate culture, college entrance examination guidelines and other inspiring things and studied hard every day, so he was able to write those lines with his mouth shut. "Say something casually", hehe, if you let him speak freely, he can only speak yellow accents. It's okay to scare those ascetic monks to death with a yellow accent.
Hill slandered for a while, then said superficially, "Got it."
Teresa saluted and left.
The oil lamp was burning quietly in the darkness, Hill stared at the oil lamp for a while, then closed his eyes.
"My king?" Erwen's voice came from in front of him.
"Molly, orange peel, ash bark," Hill said, "and out, I'm going to rest."
"Yes, my king." Erwin knelt down on one knee, and then quickly added what Hill said to the incense burner. The slightly bitter fragrance immediately emanated from the incense burner and diffused throughout the bedroom, calming the nerves, relieving stress, and relaxing the body and mind.
Nothing to worry about. I am the devil.
Hill said in his heart, then closed his eyes.
02.
Not long after the completion of "Violet Eternal Garden", there were calls from top to bottom and bottom up for the holding of the Aviation Festival, and the ministers also signed a letter, and the Ice Emperor and Yulan Emperor both agreed.
In order to show support for the Aviation Festival, the Mojie Mall provides free paper and free ghostwriting services—the ghostwriters are demons. Hill just took this opportunity to let humans and demons get along more, and he really hit the nail on the head.
"No matter how small a mosquito is, it's still meat." Joan Baker commented.
Hill suddenly started to argue: "Then you eat a mosquito and show me."
Joan Baker: … as long as you like it.
The Aviation Festival was very grand. The voluntary field mages, empire mages, and a few liches from the demon clan were responsible for blowing up the letters of the masses with magic. Nowadays, with the passage of time and the deepening of concepts, human beings are more curious when they see the demons, and there is not much hatred and discrimination—of course, this is limited to humans in Mülheim, the Yulan Empire, and the Plague Islands.
This day was very lively. Hill, Ice Emperor and Olivia all showed up. Olivia wrote a letter to Elizabeth—the heroine Elizabeth played by her in "Pirates of the Caribbean". She regarded Elizabeth as a friend in the letter , talked to her about her recent situation, and told her that she had brought her a lot of positive influences.
"It's really very lucky to be able to play you. Your bravery, perseverance and wisdom have given me a lot of inspiration. I want to be a good person like you. If you succeed, you become the pirate king, and I will succeed too. Yes. Bless me."
Finally, Olivia wrote this.
The Ice Emperor wrote a letter to the Ice Emperor I of Mülheim, saying that I created the Ice Empire, and that he was the object of worship of all previous emperors, and now, Claude also has such ambitions to become a king no less than The first emperor. If Hill and his plan go well, the brilliant future of Ice Emperor Cloud is just around the corner.
In Magnolia City, Emperor Yulan, Princess Lydia, Old Jackson, Theodore and others also appeared in the aviation festival. In addition, Hill also made the current stars of the devil world participate in the aviation festival in major cities. This makes the atmosphere of the aviation festival more fiery.
Oh, this kind of festival, of course, cannot avoid the live broadcast of the troubadour Grant and the black dwarf Bronze Fang. The two of them are now familiar to the audience, and their humorous hosting style is very popular.
Teresa sent the ascetic monks to Hill before the start of the aviation festival. Hill didn't say anything at the time, but let them follow him, so the three ascetic monks followed Hill throughout the whole process, observing his movements. Every move, observing the entire aviation festival.
They were a little surprised when they saw the demons mixed with humans at first, but those people/demons all had smiles on their faces, which confused them very much.
They know that this festival originated from the Demon Race, but now there are so many humans celebrating this festival, why is this? Everything that happened in front of them made them feel confused, but they seemed to have a clear understanding of what Bishop Theresa Shelley said last night.
true faith...
Ice Emperor Claude didn't know the three bitter monks, he thought they were Hill's three bodyguards. These three bodyguards look quite human - Claude thought so in his heart at the time. As a result, Hill told him: "This is the ascetic monk of the church!" At that time, Claude was so shocked that he almost fell from the tower.
Hello! big boss! Do you have a sense of crisis? This is the ascetic, the ascetic! The three of them turned into angels together, who can stop them here? Ah, it seems like you can stop it... The problem is this is too dangerous, right? !
Ice Emperor really showed a twitching expression on his face.
"Your reaction is a little big." Hill touched his chin.
"It's because you don't have a sense of crisis." Ice Emperor Claude clenched the railing tightly, and he really wanted to grin his teeth.
Hill showed a messy smile at Ice Emperor Claude, then turned to look at the ascetic monk over there: "The emperor of mankind is so hostile to you, what do you think?"
"I didn't say anything..." Bingdi Claude complained over there.
"You say it all," Hill said.
"I'm doing it for your own good." Ice Emperor Claude said.
"You sound like my mother," Hill said.
Ice Emperor Claude realized: "I'm a fool if I talk to you again."
Hill returned victorious, laughed a few times, and looked at the three ascetic monks: "You haven't answered my question yet."
The leading ascetic monk shook his head and did not speak.
"Teresa must have said all that should be said." Hill cast his eyes on the envelopes flying freely in the blue sky, one by one, "He asked you to come to see me, probably to let you further confirm your inner thoughts. .”
The third ascetic said: "Are you really the devil?"
Hill is wearing a black linen coat today, and a gray wool cloak pinned on his left shoulder with a gray-green gemstone brooch. He seems to be a low-key human, old-fashioned aristocrat, with a very comfortable temperament.
"That's a good question." Hill smiled and said, "Are you really a believer? I don't think believers would say such things."
The ascetic monk opened his mouth, but was speechless.
It seems that the power of the movie anime and Theresa is really great. Watching this scene, Hill realized something, "But I personally think that you are right to have thoughts. Your gods gave you brains just to let you You understand right and wrong. Let me ask you, you just participated in a festival advocated by the demons, do you think this festival is meaningful?"
Another ascetic said: "If it is written to a dead person, the person has already died, so it is meaningless."
"A letter to the dead can comfort the living, so how can it be said that it is meaningless?" Hill asked.
The ascetic opened his mouth and continued: "Those who take comfort from this are not pious enough..."
"But the masses are like that, the masses are so impious... Is this the church's fault?" Hill continued.
Ice Empress Claude listened with interest at first, but his complexion became more and more unsightly, and Hill's appearance at this time was a little scary. That's not to say that killing and arson is scary, but a kind of horror in other aspects.
Sure enough, the ascetic monks couldn't answer this question, and their faces were even more like dead wood.
"I have another question. The God of Light hangs high in the sky like the sun. No matter whether we admit the sun exists objectively, the insult and contempt of others can't affect it in the slightest. So why do you still spread the belief? Then why do you still want to sanction blasphemy? According to this, it is not the gods who are blaspheming, but your own IQ. So this is meaningless." Hill said lightly, "This is according to your theory, Of course, you can withdraw the theory just now."
The breath of an ascetic monk over there became unstable. He began to gasp for breath, and holy light burst out from his eyes and nose. Ice Empress Claude subconsciously protected Olivia, Hill thought for a moment, he stretched out his paw and patted him on the shoulder, "I suggest you calm down, buddy. You all are."
Shengguang was forcibly squeezed back, and the ascetic monk took another breath and returned to normal, "Thank you, thank you..."
He actually said "thank you".
Hill knew immediately what he was going to say next.
"Go back and continue to think about it. Just don't explode. Remember that you are valuable. Remember, there are only four true believers in this world. One is Bishop Shelley, and the other is the three of you. The rest Believers have been blinded, only you have seen the truth, so you can’t die.” While talking nonsense, Hill showed a bright smile, “Next I have something I want to ask you for help, I don’t think you will Rejected. Well, that's what Bishop Shelley meant too."
At a time like this, when faith was basically defeated, a new system hadn't been established, and their minds were in chaos, Hill's order to them was even a kind of salvation for them.
After the ascetic monks returned, Hill looked at Ice Emperor Claude, "Brother Claude..."
"Don't talk to me," Claude said.
"What's wrong?" Hill asked.
"I feel that you are a bit outrageous, and I don't want to talk to you today." Claude said.
Hill couldn't laugh or cry: "Okay, okay."
He and Bingdi are getting more and more familiar, which is also very good.
Effortless envelopes were flying in the blue sky. Today was originally cloudy, but Hill asked the Liches of the Demon Race to disperse the dark clouds, giving the Aviation Festival a brilliant weather.
It was the sunniest day of this winter in memory.
At the same time, this is also the beginning of a turmoil in the entire continent.
03.
Teresa returned from Mülheim to the Holy City of the Eutin Empire before the Aviation Festival, but instead of meeting the Pope, he went home first.
Teresa is a second-generation official. His father was like a bishop back then. His father was a very qualified priest. He didn't do anything outrageous or sympathetic. Over the past few decades, he should have been corrupt when he should have been corrupt. When he stopped, he stopped. He had kindness in his heart and occasionally did some kind things, but most of the time he was abiding by his duties, so from Hill's point of view, he was essentially just a helper.
Hill has always believed that it is useless for you to just say kind words, you have to do kind things. Hill actually leans towards the consequentialist. Hitler was also a vegetarian, he advocated abstaining from drinking and smoking, had only one partner from beginning to end, and had a good temper with those around him... so what does this mean? Nothing means anything. He is a devil who killed so many people, there is no need to wash.
Teresa's home was a beautiful estate on the edge of the Holy City. Snow had just fallen at this time, and the white manor was like a big gem inlaid on the plain, and it was even more beautiful when the whole land was covered with snow. The pillars in front of the porch are the same color as the white snow, and the snowflakes cover the trees in the courtyard and look fluffy. The scene in front of me was like a fairy tale. When Teresa walked in wearing a red dress with a silver-handled cane, the whole scene came alive.
An evil cardinal walks into a snow-covered manor.
Like a sentence in a poem.
Now he looks like he has returned to his hometown, and the servants and cooks are excited to prepare all kinds of things to welcome their young master. Teresa went through the process in accordance with the etiquette, and then when talking alone with Old Shelley, she directly told Old Teresa that she planned to be Pope.
"I hope you can cooperate, Dad," Teresa said. He said this in the same tone as when he was a child begging his father to play games with him.
Old Shelley stared at his son, who looked familiar but unfamiliar now. After a long time, he sighed and finally expressed his deepest thoughts: "What if I want you to stop?"
"I can't stop now, Dad," Theresa said with ease. "I'm on a path of no return."
Close hand? How to stop? Pretend to be gradually transforming from a hawk to a neutral party? In this case the Pope will be wary of him. Teresa's actions over the years have not been impeccable. If the Pope really puts a lot of effort into investigating Teresa, what awaits Teresa must be a sad ending. The Pope is a ruthless person. Although he is a little confused when he looks at it a lot, it is completely based on the unequal information. It is not luck that the Pope can stay in this position for nearly a hundred years. And Teresa understands that one of the reasons why she can get to where she is today is that she has better luck. Otherwise he would not be the Pope's opponent.
Continue to be hawkish? If it continues, it will be a fake show. Under such a situation, can he stop the demons? He was the first to be unlucky after the demons gained power.
Completely sever contact with the demons? This is even more impossible. Suppose Teresa can do it by herself, but the other party can also do it to kill him. One of the reasons Theresa admired Monroe and Hill was their reason. He knew that if he really betrayed, they would never show mercy to him. Teresa didn't think that Hill would let him go if she wanted to quit. At most, Hill would not let him die, and then deprive him of everything, making his life worse than death.
Old Shelley sighed slowly. He understood that he hoped that his son would be safe and sound for the rest of his life. "I'm sorry, I'm too incompetent." There was sadness in Old Shelley's voice, he was really old.
The snowflakes outside are falling quietly, this is the first snow of winter in the Eutin Empire.
"You just did what you should do within a certain range." Teresa looked at the snow outside, and his tone was a little misty, "I had a lot of complaints at the beginning, but now I find that your life is not easy."
Old Shelley also cast his eyes on the scenery outside, and he sighed again. "No one in this world has it easy."
"Since it's not easy, it's better to do something big." Teresa looked back, his voice was still relaxed, and he didn't realize that he was deliberately imitating Hill's feelings, "Anyway, it's a lifetime, so it's better to do something big .”
Old Shelley stared at his son's face without speaking.
Teresa continued: "I brought a lot of demon specialties, and the canned food you said last time you thought it tasted good. After I get used to the food of the demon world, I will find that most of the human food is really hard to swallow. Just like when I'm used to being awake, I think living with my eyes closed and drifting with the flow is a completely unacceptable nightmare."
Old Shelley understood his son's determination from this sentence. He felt sad, but he was also relieved in his sadness. This is his son, and his son will surpass him. "The Pope sent to see Ms. Gina," he said. "Will there be a problem?"
Teresa replied: "Oh, this matter is manipulated by me, don't worry."
Teresa told her old Shelley that Gina was the mother of the Pope's illegitimate daughter, and this old Shelley knew about it.
But Teresa didn't tell Ms. Gina and Old Shelley that he let Alice go, but Old Shelley should be able to guess that Ms. Gina really thought her daughter was dead. They wanted to commit suicide, but they were all saved by Old Shelley.
Theresa is mainly out of caution. Ms. Gina is just an ordinary human being. If she is exposed to the Pope, the Pope will definitely come to interrogate her. Through various magical means, or hypnosis, in case the Pope knows that Alice is not dead. , everyone has to GG. Teresa is quite thorough in her work. He used to be Monroe's deputy.
"Everything is in your plan." Old Shelley sighed.
"It's all in the plans of Monroe and I, Lord Demon King." Teresa said lightly, then he thought for a while, leaned over and kissed Old Shelley's face.
Old Shelley almost fell off the chair in shock: "What's wrong with you?"
puff. Everyone scared out a "you".
"Communicate your feelings, you seem too excited." Teresa smiled, because of his actions, the atmosphere was much more relaxed at this time, "Okay, then I'm going to see His Majesty the Pope, father."
"Be careful," said old Shelley.
"Don't be careful." Teresa has changed into the appearance of Bishop Theresa Shelley, and he said solemnly: "My loyalty to the church is known to everyone, and I am willing to dedicate my body and my body to the Church of Light." Soul, His Holiness the Pope also knows this."
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04.
Teresa's official reason for returning to the holy city this time is as follows: "The assassination is about to begin, and I need to take a break."
The Pope laughed at Teresa's cautiousness, "The other party will not give up their doubts because of your actions."
"But some of the people will give up their doubts. The Bishop of Winter City has already left, so it is not the Church who assassinated Olivia. At that time, I will issue a statement of heavy condolences, saying that if I am in Winter City, I will never let something as bad as this happen," Theresa said.
"You think more than ever," said the pope.
Teresa's heart skipped a beat, but she said nonchalantly on the surface: "I have learned a lot by being alone in Winter City."
The Pope nodded, "That's very good."
Yes, Teresa came back this time to avoid and confuse some people, but the target is not the people, but the Pope himself—you see, I have returned from Winter City, so the assassination is none of my business, The failure of the assassination has nothing to do with me, it is the incompetence of the ascetic monk, and it has nothing to do with me.
Treacherous, treacherous.
05.
There are countless things in front of Hill. He tried his best to clear his mind and deal with them one by one. He delegated everything he could delegate to others. Fortunately, he has always brought Gordenia and the others by his side from the very beginning, and has been instilling various things in them. He has raised soldiers for thousands of days, and finally it is time to use them.
The Demon World playground next to Winter City is divided into multiple areas. The area where the wedding is held is the fairy tale area. The fairy tale area is actually a small Disneyland. Hill built it according to the drawings of Disneyland. The rest are the dark elf area, the fallen angel area, the dragon area... These areas are all built with the characteristics of the main races of the demon world, each with its own characteristics.
Hill directly moved the skeleton construction team to the human world, and then hired many civilians to participate in the construction. The remuneration of the builders is very good, including food and housing, which almost makes all the civilians excited. You must know that winter is approaching, and many civilians will freeze to death every year—this is the unique national condition of Mülheim, and now Hill can live in a warm house with food and accommodation, which naturally makes the civilians crazy. At the same time, the prestige of the demons among the people of Mülheim is getting higher and higher, and many people regard working for the demons as a kind of honor.
Because Hill has been living in Olivia's house in Winter City, Ice Emperor Claude directly gave Hill a manor (... ).
The manor is built on top of the hot springs. Even in such a harsh winter, the temperature in the house is warm.
The house is surrounded by eggplant trees, which are more famous by another name than their real name: autumn maple.
The tree itself is luxuriant and beautiful, suitable for decoration. The wood structure is fine, heavy, and resistant to decay, water and humidity, so it can be used. The pulp can be used to make wine. It is not very tasty if eaten directly, but the bird likes it very much. And its seeds have high oil content, which can be used practically, and can also be used as lubricating oil. Speaking of seeing this lubricating oil and then contacting the little bird in front... this logical thinking is very smooth. cough cough. In addition, its leaves and roots have the effect of dispelling wind and reducing swelling, and have medicinal value. Oh, plus the red dye can be extracted from the bark.
Hill is currently looking for various natural dyes. He is looking for cochineal insects all over the world—this kind of insect is widely used on the earth. Carmine acid, extracted from bug corpses, is used in many high-end lipsticks. emmm yes, the extract of your high-end lipstick is likely to come from dead bugs.
After pasting a piece of paper on the task wall, Hill felt that the goal of the wall was too horrible to look at. He directly called the five elders and some of his subordinates, and asked them to claim what they could make by themselves.
06.
The next day, an ascetic monk assassinated Olivia in public at the end of the aviation festival, and was stopped by the guards and demons. They heard it clearly. Boiling against the sky.
—Before that, Hill had made a campaign to say that those who destroy the wedding of Olivia and Ice Emperor are the enemies of all mankind.
That night, the church announced that the ascetic monk was a traitor to the church, and the church supported the wedding of Miss Jackson and Ice Emperor.
So far, the advantage of public opinion in the entire continent has finally come to Hill's side.
And the ascetic monks who failed the mission returned to the holy city with the projection stones of animation and movies. They are ready to liberate the minds of other ascetic monks and let them realize what true faith should be like.
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