Scepter of Thorns

"Okay." He agreed, taking off the scepter of lies.

When I touched it again, there was no strong impact. Edward finally tied it to the inside of the back of the waiter's uniform. The cloak is almost invisible.

"Sir, please hurry up."

He pushed open the door, and the attendant put the pocket watch back into his shirt pocket, bowed respectfully, and led Edward to the garden.The lifeless mist lingered in the sky, and the originally exquisite garden was drenched by the rain. Dozens of huge umbrellas were inserted into the ground, forming a road leading to the spar square table.

Even so, the environment here is still cold and humid, which is not a suitable place for meetings at all.Lilith was sitting on a high-backed chair covered with velvet and was reviewing the documents. After hearing the guard's announcement, she raised her head and glanced at Edward, just a glance.

He was startled.

Her face overlapped with that of her mother, and her wavy purple curly hair and heavy make-up were all in harmony with her memory.It's just that she has black lipstick on her lips, and her mother's favorite is red.At this time, the plump lips parted, and a word came out lightly: "Sit."

Edward lowered his head and sat on the stone chair opposite Lilith without saying a word.There was no soft material on this chair, and the stone was eroded by the cold air. When he sat on it, his body trembled, but Lilith obviously didn't think about it for him: "Do you know your father's identity? ?”

"I don't know." Edward let Liu Hai hang down to cover most of his face, "He never mentioned it to me, not even his name."

"Oh, so what's your name?"

"Doyle Sass."

"Occupation at Mersack?"

"...priest." With such a strong light element in him, no one would believe that it had nothing to do with the temple.

"It's best just like this." Lilith took out a piece of black paper from the pile of documents on the table, wrote a few words on it and handed it to the guard at the side, "After we finish talking, take him to handle the magic crystal."

Then, she frowned and looked at Edward: "This is a bit difficult, can you classify and organize documents?"

"meeting."

"Okay then, let me arrange it for you." Lilith said in a strong tone that could not be refuted. She picked up the long strip of black paper placed on the top and wrote a few more strokes. The corner was being played by a black cat. As if the bat had been summoned, it flew up to her arm wrapped in black gauze with a "huh", and the rolled paper was put into the small tube on the bat's leg. The bat's folded bone wings spread out and flew into the rainy sky. among.

"You will go to work with Caesar in the future. I believe he will provide you with good treatment. Of course, you can also choose to come back to live, but I must remind you that Tinta is separated from the 'Swan' by a red river, and the teleportation array cannot pass through it. . " Lilith issued an order to evict guests, anyway, whoever wants to come will handle it by herself.

Caesar?

Caesar!

"...Yes." Edward's eyes suddenly darkened.He has no right to object and can only accept obediently.

If the woman in front of him wasn't Lilith, if it wasn't His Highness the Earl who was as powerful as a duke, then he would definitely think it was the same name, because this world is really small.

Edward no longer dared to think about what insane things Caesar would do when he discovered his identity.He lost all the chips the other party gave him, and he should bear all the anger of the other party.

Edward was promoted by Caesar. Caesar intervened in the affairs of the human world very early, and he took a fancy to his mixed-blood status. The fundamental reason was that both of them were pacifists, and they wanted to develop foreign trade between the human world and the demon world. Reciprocal conditions are met.And both of them are very clear that as long as the main god is not dead, no matter how much the two races struggle with each other, it is impossible to gain too much advantage.

The Demon Realm is rich in mineral resources, and the spars mined can replace energy consumption. However, due to years of mining, the quality of the land has been damaged, resulting in a shortage of food. Every year, a large number of demons die of famine and self-inflicted. massacre.

A small number of demons began to prey on the orcs. Although there were clear regulations prohibiting them, this phenomenon continued to emerge. The relationship between the two races became more and more rigid. In the end, the orcs completely cut off contact with the demons.

This is relatively tolerable, and it is really good that there is no crusade against the demons.

The human world is also facing difficulties. It has an extremely terrifying population, accounting for about 60.00% of the entire race.There are not many resources available in the human world itself, and with the annual population increase, it has reached the point of scarcity.

The human race is second only to the elves in terms of food production. Because of the vast territory and extensive land resources available, many people are dry grazing and farming, and their technology has lagged behind the demon world by a large margin.

Although the bloody history of jihad is the first, and the Holy See of Light has intervened in the human world with the dogma of "death to heretics is innocent, and the evil of darkness is responsible", there are more or less republican factions between the demons and the human race. , They gathered together to form a force that cannot be underestimated, slowly but effectively promoting the development of the two worlds.

As the leaders of the two parties, because they share common aspirations and Edward's identity is special enough, the two hit it off.

So here comes the problem.

Edward said that not everyone is as far-sighted and enlightened as I am. The people in the temple are shouting and killing all day long. You have to put me in a position where I can speak, right?

Caesar said that this is a bit difficult. I can't get into the muddy waters of the Holy See. I can only resort to violence. As for how to win people's hearts and establish a legal position, it's all up to you. But if you dare to go back on your word, I will disclose your identity as a demon, and I There is sufficient evidence here to prove that you colluded with the demons.

Edward agreed, and after some twists and turns he became Pope.As for his competitors, all of them were tricked, and they would be disabled even if they didn't die.

At this time, Caesar also said that after getting you up, my side is not unified. The two political parties are fighting back and forth, and my words don’t work. Don’t you have any ideas?

Edward replied, I am in a dangerous period not long after I ascended the throne, and the empire does not recognize my status now, because the superior means are not very bright, and the old department is about to move around, and the financial resources are short, so I can't help you for the time being.Of course, he also knew that the cunning demons questioned his position. After thinking about it, he sent the portrait of the current holy son, Amiens Black, and marked his identity and resume.

Then Edward received a reply, very short but full of weight.

"Give him to me, and you can set the price."

Although I was curious why Caesar didn't take the opportunity to make a fortune because of the refusal of aid, but wanted to pay back the money, Edward still made a price-the number was relatively low, so Amiens was sold like this.

And later, huh, huh.

The god-like development caught him off guard. It’s fine that such a tricky matter of choosing a god envoy fell on him, but after signing a treaty with Caesar agreeing to assist in the fight against the Black Queen, he was directly thrown into the God Realm and couldn’t get out. It's too late to clarify.Now that he has become a demon, he has no money and no rights, and his use value is cleared, and he has to be sent to work with the other party, which is not much different from courting death.

Edward was suddenly glad that Lilith didn't see his face, since it was necessary to wear a mask in the future.

Lilith: "It's such a happy (?) decision. Henry, you can go to deal with the magic crystal now, and ask Sophia for the space ring when you come back. The necessities of the demon world are stored in it, which can be regarded as a small compensation for the aunt. .”

The dark-skinned demon standing on Lilith's left side like a javelin, he first bent down to Lilith, then turned and knelt down to Edward, his hoarse male voice could not be heard clearly amidst the crackling rain, "Servant Henry, please also go with me, sir."

... The etiquette of the Demon Realm is indeed extensive and profound.

Lilith explained: "Henry will follow you from now on, and I am no longer his master. You are unfamiliar with the place, and I really don't worry about you walking alone. He will guide you and teach you how to become a qualified demon, including Flying, magic and the use of crystals."

"Thank you, Auntie." Better to guide than monitor.

Edward's obedience satisfied her, and Lilith's black lips curved coquettishly, with a lazy and charming style: "Okay, let's go."

Edward leaned down: "Farewell."

Henry led him out of the corridor, and he had to admit that Lilith is indeed a very attractive woman, her smile is always full of playfulness and bewitchment, and it can invisibly arouse the sin in people's hearts.

He thought of his mother again.

The two returned to the temporary guest room, Edward cleaned up briefly, and left Tinta Mansion.

Henry held up a huge black umbrella to envelop them. The mansion is the economic center of Tingta, not far from the personnel registration office. It took about ten minutes to reach a dark blue square building. Henry Putting away the umbrella, he handed the black piece of paper written by Lilith to the registrar at the door.

The registrar took it and looked at it carefully, and when he looked at Edward again, his eyes were full of inquiry.He put away the paper and made an invitation gesture: "Please come here alone, we will make a special registration for you."

Henry did not follow. Edward followed the registrar into a small room. There was a low crystal stone platform in the middle of the room, and a clear crystal ball was floating half a meter away from the stone platform. Putting his right hand on the sphere, a strong suction instantly sucked in some of the magic energy in his body, and black lines similar to lightning slowly appeared on the crystal ball, and the forks became more and more fine, like cracks engraved on the crystal ball. on the crystal.

He is a little uncomfortable.

"The magic energy 'exploded'." The registrar came to a conclusion, and then took out a crystal card and wiped it over the crystal ball, and the black lines spread all over the card in an instant, and then he handed Edward a pen and paper, indicating that the other party should fill it out first.

Edward took it and glanced at it.

Name—let's use Doyle Sass, nobody knows anyway.

Sex: Male.

Native place—it's already filled in, Tinta.

Birthday - forget, subtract 26 from the year this year.

Religious belief—this...but the Dark Church has been written on it, and it feels a little subtle.

Marital status——single, not even double.

Number - also filled in.

Educational level - it says graduated from the seminary, the god of darkness.

Occupation - Priest, also the God of Darkness.

He filled it out and returned it to the registrar.The demon looked at it, and after confirming that there was nothing wrong with it, he pasted the paper and crystal card on a black tile on the wall, as if being sucked in by an invisible mouth, the two things disappeared.

"Okay, now we can..." Just as the registrar was about to open the door, the crystal ball floating in the air suddenly became very unstable. In essence, one after another exploded from the center of the crystal ball.

"Boom—"

Lei's violent roar perfectly covered up the sound of explosions.

The change happened only in an instant, and the sudden pain hit him. Edward gritted his teeth and pulled at the end of his hair, and the gold covered by his hand was rushing up little by little.And those bright red blood-like vertical pupils are gradually dulling, returning to dark gold.

Backlash begins.

----Chapter22. Mishap & End----

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