Bride of the Great Demon King

"The main function of this magic circle is to control rather than kill. As long as the sword of the seraphim is stained with a little blood of the devil, the contract will be established. Dear Theodosius, I am very much looking forward to the scene where the devil of death crawls at your feet .”

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"Enemy attack! It's an enemy attack!"

"Your Majesty, are you alright?"

"Your Majesty!"

"Ah! Wright!"

Before the god knights who rushed into the holy hall had time to see clearly the situation in the ruins, they were dragged away by an enemy who fell from the sky amidst the chaos.

"I'm fine." The calm voice of the middle-aged man lifted the spirits of the knights.The Pope in silver armor stood up from the shards of glass while propping up his famous shield of thorns. Although his face was a little pale, his imposing manner remained as motionless as a mountain.

"What's going on outside?" The Necromancer who had re-disguised looked down at his palm.The opponent can actually cut off the string of curses with pure holy power.And the blood race just now is not afraid of the sun, and can even resist the magic of light. How come this kind of situation seems to have been heard somewhere?

"It's the blood race! Many strange blood races suddenly attacked the Great Church! They are neither afraid of sunlight nor holy water, and can even devour the holy power of priests. Although the white mages have activated the defensive magic in time, we Still lost a lot of people in the beginning."

"Understood." The Necromancer thought for a while expressionlessly, "The opponent should be an angel bat that appeared hundreds of years ago. Don't use holy power to attack, use bows and brimstone crossbows instead. Everyone form an formation , Repel them with me! Holy light spreads all over the earth!"

"Holy light shines on the earth!"

The holy knights immediately formed a customary triangular formation, surrounding the pope and fighting outward again.Although there were a lot of blood clans attacking, under the tyrannical combat power of all the divine knights, the battle situation gradually began to tilt towards the bright side.Especially after the brimstone crossbow on the top of the cathedral came into play, the angel bats who finally attacked had to leave nearly a hundred corpses in a hurry and leave the battlefield.

After repelling the strong enemy, the preliminary casualty statistics work was soon over.

"How big is the loss?" The pope's face seemed to be extremely gloomy.

"Most of the dead and injured were white mages and priests, and there were also a small number of paladins. We lost about a quarter of our combat power. There are also two holy knights missing. I'm afraid it's too bad."

"Yes." The Pope nodded, "Send the wounded to receive treatment. All corpses must be thoroughly purified before being buried."

"Yes, Your Majesty." The divine knight under the steps hesitated to speak, "There is one more thing."

"Say."

"Because I'm not sure when the opponent will make a comeback, under the current circumstances, I suggest holding the coronation ceremony ahead of time. After all, temporarily being unable to use the holy artifact will greatly reduce our combat power."

"Agreed. The coronation ceremony will be carried out at noon the day after tomorrow. All the knights will be on duty in shifts, and the meeting will be adjourned."

"Yes, Your Majesty."

After the holy knights filed out, a gleam suddenly flashed in the eyes of the man sitting on the pope's throne.The advance of the coronation ceremony means that the time for holding the holy vessel is greatly shortened.The opponent chose to launch a surprise attack at this time, is this a coincidence, or...

"Hiss—it's over here, let me go!" Since he was promoted to Duke, it was the first time that Brutt was carried flying with his head upside down, which somewhat annoyed the blond vampire.

The person who flew him glanced around, and let go of his arm graciously.With a crisp sound, Brut "landed" on the ground in an extremely unsightly posture.

"Hey! I didn't ask you to just leave me, did I?" The half-broken bat wing happened to be the first to land, which made Brut twitch his brows in pain.

"Suck him dry."

A dull-looking man in armor was casually thrown at the feet of the blond duke. It was the divine knight Rhodes who revealed his true colors in the holy hall.

"Bad words first! Even if you not only saved me but also prepared healing blood for me, I won't be grateful to you!" Brutt bit the god knight's neck unceremoniously, with a high concentration of holy Li's blood quickly restored his batwing to its original state. "Duke of Seth." The blond vampire said the opponent's name bitterly.

The patriarch of the angel bat clan who returned to the ground with the help of the great devil frowned.Seeing his blood descendant again, and discovering that the other party has been promoted to duke, he was somewhat caught off guard.

"Your..." The rigid man suddenly stopped.

"what?"

Now that he has grown into a nobleman, there is no need to worry about that person's situation, right?What's more, when he left, he had already asked the patriarch of the Fanzhuo clan to take care of him.Duke Seth thought for a while, then changed the subject in a cold tone: "What are you doing here?"

"Of course I came to find you!" Brut pointed angrily at his blood father.If it weren't for the fact that this person is still alive, why would he have to go through the gates of hell to the world on the ground, and go to every famous temple and sanctuary to find the foothold of the angel bat? ?

"It was your mother who asked you to come to me?"

"You are not allowed to mention your mother! I am the one who came to you!" The blond nobleman paused, "I want to get married!"

"so?"

"For a wedding between nobles, if the father of the suitor is still alive, the father must come to propose marriage in person!"

"...Then why did you come to me?"

"Because I'm getting married! Bastard! Don't you understand? Is it easy to get the blessing of the Demon King?"

"your mother……"

"Shut up! You don't deserve to mention her!"

"..."

"Sai, Te, Gong, Jue! Are you going or not? I want you to propose to my master on my behalf!"

"Is the other party the Duke of Vatican?" The old Duke looked at his descendants suspiciously, then nodded, "I will go."

Brut couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.God knows how much effort he had to put on the wedding dress for his master!

"but not now."

"What do you mean?" The blond blood almost frowned.

"I have to make sure that some things go smoothly." Duke Seth said vaguely.

"You...couldn't you be working for someone?" Brut thought that the other party had come to save him specially, but after thinking about it carefully, he realized that it seemed more like a coincidence.How can saving people need to launch such a large-scale attack?It is estimated that he "smoothly" rescued himself during the attack on the Great Cathedral, right?The gratitude in the blond vampire's heart was finally cleared smoothly.

"You don't have to ask, and I won't tell. Take care of your people, and I will go to hell as soon as possible." Duke Seth flew into the sky as soon as he finished speaking.

"That's your clansman!!!" The blond blood clan bared its teeth at the sky resentfully, and dropped a corrosive magic to destroy the corpse of the god knight who had been sucked dry.

"Forget it. Let's report to the king first!" Brut said to himself.

The king's study--

In other countries on the mainland, it is almost unimaginable for the leader of a caravan to be personally received by the king.However, in Florence, due to the existence of the golden lion, people's attention to class is far less than before.On the contrary, as long as they are talented people can be reused by the king, even if they are born as slaves, they can be deeply respected by the people.Therefore, it is not so unusual for merchants to occasionally appear in the king's study.

"Your Majesty is not satisfied with my price?" Seeing the golden lion's brow slightly wrinkled, the brown-haired girl immediately asked with a smile.

"No. It should be said... I am very satisfied. Miss Lina, can I ask you something?" Despite his easy-going tone, Theodosius' eyes were fixed on the girl's face, "Why is your price 50.00% lower than the average person?"

"Hehe, when I set the price, the prices of other merchants are not within my consideration. The prices I give are all carefully calculated and matched with the value of the goods themselves." The girl was not in a hurry Explained eloquently, "Except for the expenses of the caravan on the road, the cost of hiring mercenaries, various unexpected expenses, and necessary special expenses, the profit percentage of all my caravans is the same everywhere. Of course, due to some life Necessities are very scarce in the north, and these goods have been discounted a little, which is probably one of the reasons why you think the price is low."

"That's right, that's what puzzles me. Why do you give discounts to those trade items that are most suitable for making huge profits?" The golden lion's gaze became sharper.

"As I said just now, they are all necessities, and the people need to rely on them to live. And my consistent principle is that items related to the lives of ordinary people should not be exchanged for benefits." The girl's eyes were calm and calm.

"Hahahaha... you are indeed the Rose Duchess!" Theodosius couldn't help but let out a sigh of admiration, "I'm afraid that you are the only one in the whole continent who can break through Jialan's blockade and transport the large-scale trade goods to Florent! "

"No, everyone is fine, I'm just a part of this huge 'smuggling group'." The girl blinked playfully, "And my little title...it's not even an official title of nobility , it’s just a nickname given to me by the elders in my hometown. Please don’t mention it so solemnly again, Your Majesty.”

The golden lion laughed softly: "A talented businessman from the Misty Swamp, the wealth in your hands is far more than one or two small duchies. Come, tell me, how did you escape the eyes of the Jialan people?" , I've heard that 'smuggling' is quite a skillful thing."

"On the contrary, the skills are for small-scale luxury goods traders. The scale of transactions like mine is far from being achieved by people sneaking a few space items. In fact, Jialan's soldiers personally escorted When my caravan left the country, they even resold some standard military weapons to me." Lina said quite proudly.

"Oh? That's even more incomprehensible to me. If I remember correctly, Garland has been blockading the north for over 200 years. What made them disregard the king's decree?"

"Actually, it's very simple to put it bluntly. Bribery, as long as the joints are opened, the officials will naturally open the door for me." The eyes of the Duchess flashed ridicule.

"Haha! A corrupt dynasty. It seems that Jialan has been completely eaten away by these moths, and it is not far from being destroyed." The golden lion couldn't help but let out a cold snort.

"Hehehehe, after all, it is very rare for a kingdom like Florence where officials don't care about their own interests." The Duchess praised in a timely manner, "But from the standpoint of a businessman, trading in an environment like Florence It’s a little boring. Human greed cannot be suppressed forever, only by releasing it properly can everything around you be kept in balance.”

The girl's words made the king fall into deep thought.At most, he can guarantee that Florent will be clear when he is alive, and then what?Can this kingdom really maintain its vitality and fighting spirit forever as imagined, and go on like a perfect machine without stagnation?

The brown-haired girl sighed softly: "Power cannot bring about permanent peace. In my opinion, if various races can get what they need through trading, then it is not necessary to completely control each other. Your Majesty, what do you think?" Am I making sense?"

The king was silent for a moment, and responded to the girl's question with firm eyes.

"Humans must stand at the apex of all species, otherwise peace can only be an illusion!"

"Your Majesty!" A soldier with a golden bow and arrows rushed into the study, interrupting the conversation that might affect the direction of the entire human world.

In Florence, the color of the bow and arrow behind the messenger usually indicates the urgency of the situation, and the golden bow and arrow is the highest level among them.

The king couldn't help showing a serious look on his face: "Say!"

"The Great Church was attacked by unknown dark creatures, and the Pope was injured. The Holy Church sent someone to ask His Majesty to discuss countermeasures!"