Xia De still held the cross with his arms straight:
"I know what you are, but I'm not afraid of you. Evil demon, go stay in a dark corner. I bet that more and more ring sorcerers from the three major colleges and the Church of the Five Gods will gather in this city in the next few weeks. Even if you have your own plan, what dare you do?"
"How arrogant! How arrogant!"
The slick tone praised Shade:
"But you are right. I appeared in front of you this time not to kill you or do anything to you."
"You want to stop me from entering this manor? Is there really some secret hidden here?"
"No, no, young sir, I am not trying to stop you from entering this manor. On the contrary, since Stone Oxenfurt and Hela Oxenfurt can give you a commission, why can't I do the same?"
It asked with a smile, but that smile was really frightening. And, somehow, this smile reminded Shade of the demonologist Mr. Sean Asmon.
"Commission?"
Xia De snorted, and the heavy snow could not cover up the mocking expression on his face:
"I thought you were eavesdropping nearby from the beginning. You should know what I said: One of the common sense of the ring warlock is that you can't make deals with any demons. I don't even want to trade with the undead you corrupted, let alone you yourself."
The devil Goethe still had a sleek smile:
"No, I don't want to make a deal with you. I want to entrust you with something, just like Stone Oxenfurt and Hela Oxenfurt. I don't ask you to sign any contract, nor do I require you to complete it. But if you really succeed, I can give you something... interesting."
Xia De frowned slightly:
"You think I'm a greedy guy?"
The howling wind carried away his voice.
"Isn't it? I saw you fighting with Oxenfurt under that dead tree. You have the power of great sin, arrogant man."
The demon's voice was very soft, but Shad heard it clearly.
"The task I'm giving you does not conflict with the other two tasks you're doing right now. In fact, you can complete them all at the same time and get everything you want."
Its eyes turned towards the cross that remained motionless in the snow and wind, and its voice was quite soft:
"Besides, aren't you afraid of me? You are well prepared."
"Nonsense, if I'm really not afraid of you, why do you think I would keep holding this even though my hands are a little sore?"
Xia De asked back, frowning slightly as if thinking, then narrowed his eyes and asked:
"I want to know first, what exactly do you want me to do?"
"Easy. Very easy for you. Enter this manor, drive out some intruders, find an item, and then forge a weapon."
The demon looked at Shad:
"You should know the history of Watson Manor. The people of this manor offended me at that time, so I taught them a little lesson. As for those ordinary people, it was really surprising that they found a great thing to deal with me. But unfortunately, it was useless to me, and they didn't know how to use the treasure."
Xia De glanced at the manor in the snow:
"I'm going to enter the manor, and that's what I'm going to find?"
"Yes."
"Who is the intruder in the manor?"
"You will soon find out that they are a group of fearless, cowardly and dirty rats. They also want to find the item, but you don't have to worry. They don't have the ability to do so. They may even come out on their own without you. But I admire you. You can do it, right?"
Its eyes narrowed.
"And what does it mean to use that item to create a weapon?"
"Although the power of that item has no effect on me, it does work on others. Therefore, it can be used to teach Stone Oxenfurt a lesson."
The devil said with a smile, his mouth curled at an extremely creepy angle:
"I know all the little tricks he played, and I am also very clear about what he entrusted you to do. According to the contract between him and me, I cannot punish him without reason, but this does not mean that I cannot let others do this."
"A typical devil contract trap."
"No, my friend, this is not a trap. He just doesn't realize it. Find the object in the manor that the Watson family used to protect themselves, then forge it into a weapon and use it to teach Oxenfurt a lesson. Even if he has the immortality I gave him, the weapon can make him suffer... or even kill him."
Xia De was still holding the cross horizontally, which caused a layer of snowflakes to accumulate on the sleeve of his right arm:
"Aren't you worried that I could use the weapon made from that item to defeat you or even expel you?"
Oxenfurt pursed his lips and made a "tsk tsk" sound:
"That's really arrogant. Very arrogant. If you want to do this, I suggest you do it after I pay you the fee."
"Are you so sure that I should accept your commission?"
Xia De asked again.
"Of course you will accept it. After all, it won't do you any harm, right? Besides, I told you these things. Even without my commission, wouldn't you enter the manor and find the item first to forge the weapon?"
The devil's voice was like the whisper of tarsal bones, light, slick, but very reasonable:
"All you have to decide is whether or not to teach Ossenfurt a lesson."
At this point, it made an exaggerated expression of sudden enlightenment:
"I almost forgot that you accepted Hela Oxenfurt's commission to pierce Oxenfurt's chest with a sword and kill him. You see, I even found a weapon for you. As for whether you can kill him, it depends on you."
"Have I fallen into your trap since the first time I met Oxenfurt?"
Shade asked, the devil still smiling:
"Always winning makes people arrogant. It's the same with Oxenfurt and you. But fortunately, I'm not very interested in you. The aura on you is too complicated. Experience tells me that this often means big trouble."
It looked at Shad:
"So it seems that you have no reason not to accept my commission. After all, this is what you are supposed to do."
"What can you give me?"
This time Xia De did not refuse. He needed to lure out the devil again to make it easier for Dr. Schneider to take action. He accepted the commission and waited for the other party to show up and pay him. That would be the best opportunity to take action.
Moreover, accepting the commission would make the ancient evil demon think that Xia De was under his control, which could effectively make the other party relax his vigilance.
"I have many treasures that are good for mortals—eternal flames, relics that increase lifespan, alchemical items that turn stone into gold, and bottles of inexhaustible wine. If you want, I can even give you a book of demonic knowledge. I know that even though it is dangerous, it is still very attractive to ring sorcerers... Complete my commission, and you can choose any one of the five items."
Xia De deliberately waited for two seconds before asking:
"In addition to these, can I make my own request? I want to know about another ancient evil demon."
"Oh, it seems your adventures were more exciting than I thought. What do you want to know?"
"You know, desire?"
The name of the beautiful "mermaid" was spoken by Shade in the snowstorm, and in an instant, even the snowstorm around him seemed to tremble. For the first time since the demon appeared, the smile on its face disappeared, but then reappeared, and then clapped as it did when it appeared just now:
"So that's how it is. So it was she who inspired your great sin. Yes, that's how it is."
It nodded to Shade:
"Then including this information, the reward is one out of six. Once you complete my commission, you can naturally choose whatever you want."
"But how can I find you again?"
Xia De asked that if the other party could directly tell him where the animal was hiding, Xia De would call Dr. Schneider tonight.
"When you complete my mission, I will come to you. I know that demons may have a bad reputation, but don't we always do what we promised?"
Xia De nodded slightly:
"Well, I will go into the manor now and see who the intruder is."
Although the other party's so-called commission seemed simple, it was definitely related to the conspiracy against the "Guardians". Xia De didn't believe that the other party didn't know that he had the power of the earth. This was a tacit understanding, and it only depended on who had the more clever means in the end.
"No, no, there is one thing that is not done yet."
The demon shook his head at Shade:
"Although you have agreed to the commission, what if you leave this city or tell the Orthodox Church about this? Let me give you a mark, an ancient demon mark, which can even increase your chances of obtaining the power of blasphemy and whispers, and strengthen your sin power."
"I don't want any marks."
Before Shad finished his words, a strange feeling suddenly came over him. In his eyes, the snowflakes blowing diagonally towards his cheeks were almost completely still, and "Stone Oxenfurt" seemed to be walking towards him step by step in slow motion, making a big circle to avoid the blasphemous cross he was holding, and then stretched out his burnt yellow hands, trying to grab his face.
The power of time, it almost stops time.
"Since it stops time, why did I... ... almost forget, because I know the secret of time and understand the bridge between the previous five eras and the present era, I can selectively be immune to the power of time."
Thinking in his mind, as the snowflakes almost stopped and the devil slowly approached with an oily smile, Shad stared into his black eyes, turned on the spot at a normal speed, and pointed the silver cross in his hand at the devil again.
Because of the other party's slow motion, Xia De clearly saw how the smile on the devil's face disappeared stiffly.