With the deliberate operation of Viscount Lister Roald, the news about the engagement between the foreign prince and Miss Mana quickly spread throughout the territory and even the surrounding areas.

It was obvious that he was deliberately creating momentum to arrange a legal identity for their offspring.

After all, illegitimate children have no inheritance rights in the aristocratic circle. The most they can do is to be trained as servants, attendants, coachmen or butlers.

Many noble parents didn't even care about the life or death of their illegitimate children, leaving them to fend for themselves without even bothering to ask a single question.

In order to satisfy the curiosity of local nobles about the "foreign prince", Viscount Lister Roald specially held a grand engagement ceremony and invited all the neighbors.

Zuo Si's performance did not disappoint him. He soon conquered the entire aristocratic circle with his temperament, demeanor, conversation and charm.

Because anyone who has seen this "Prince" in person will involuntarily sigh that this is a true aristocrat.

Compared with them, the local nobles were too shallow and low-class.

Whether it was their dressing style, food, clothing, housing and transportation, or their attainments in art, literature and philosophy, they were all without exception crushed in all directions and in all dimensions.

Especially that strong temperament of a superior and the habits that he inadvertently displays in his daily life are enough to prove that he is a ruler who is accustomed to giving orders and making others obey him.

So no matter what they thought at the beginning, all they feel now is envy and jealousy.

Because through this marriage, the Roald family not only successfully solved the hidden danger of inheritance rights, but also gained a new family member. It was simply a pie in the sky.

However, no one noticed the murderous intent hidden behind the happiness.

"Master, are you really going to marry Miss Mana? The total chat time between the two of you is not even more than five hours."

Paris, the personal maid, looked at Zuo Si who was standing at the window looking out. She was obviously shocked, puzzled and stunned by this sudden engagement.

She simply could not imagine that two people who had just met for the first time and had never had a deep understanding of each other could decide to be their life partner based on just a few words.

Zuo Si, in particular, did not show the slightest admiration, happiness or joy from beginning to end.

It was as if he was not planning to marry another noble lady, but just deciding what to eat in the evening.

Zuo Si nodded slightly: "Ah, that's right. This is the marriage of nobles. You are not used to it and you can't understand it at all, right?"

Paris smiled bitterly and replied, "I can't understand it. Because in my opinion, marriage is a lifelong thing for two people, and it must be done carefully, carefully, and carefully again."

“See, this is the biggest difference between commoners and nobles.

For the nobility, marriage is never a matter between two people, but a matter between two families.

Personal feelings and wishes never matter.

Because this is an obligation and a responsibility that every noble must bear.

The purpose of marriage is to find allies for the family and gain benefits.

As for the relationship after marriage, it is best if you get along well.

If they don't get along, they can just go their separate ways after the heir is left.

Men can have mistresses and women can have lovers.

Otherwise, where do you think so many love poems and love stories between noble ladies and knights in the court came from?"

Zuo Sikuai did not hide anything and openly exposed the halo of the nobility and the truth hidden behind the marriage.

For those who are truly rich and powerful, marriage has never had anything to do with love.

Rather, it is an exchange and combination of interests in order to ensure that the wealth and power owned by oneself, future generations, and even the entire family will not flow out.

Even go a step further on the original basis.

So what about the poor boy marrying a fair, rich and beautiful woman and becoming the winner in life, or the modern version of Cinderella drama where an ordinary girl is spotted by a domineering CEO and marries into a wealthy family...

Although it is not completely impossible, the probability of it happening is even lower than winning the lottery jackpot.

Even if there are occasionally some young masters or young ladies who are unable to distinguish the importance of things and are willing to do anything for love, as long as the family behind them cuts off all financial resources and connections, they will quickly succumb as they have been accustomed to a life of luxury since childhood.

Because when it comes to quality of life, it is always easier to go from frugality to luxury, but difficult to go from luxury to frugality.

It is impossible for a person who is used to living in a big villa to be like the low-level workers who have to squeeze into a shared house of more than ten square meters for years, share a bathroom and kitchen with several people, and haggle over the expenses of food, oil and salt every month.

Maybe it can be tolerated for a short time, but it will inevitably explode completely over time.

Therefore, love and marriage with unequal identities and status usually cannot last long. When the passion fades, all that remains are conflicts and resentment.

What's more, the efforts in aristocratic marriages are mutual.

If one party cannot give the other party what they want, then the basis for the marriage no longer exists.

Especially in this land filled with war, plague, disease, hunger and killing, any nobles who can survive the cruel elimination are often terrible in reality.

Because anyone who is a little stupid or emotional is basically dead.

"So you don't like Miss Mana at all?"

Paris was stunned as she digested this explosive information that she had never been able to access before.

Zuo Si chuckled and explained, “It doesn't matter whether I like her or not, what matters is what I can gain from this marriage.

Whether as a noble or a ruler, if you cannot put aside your emotions and weigh the pros and cons from an absolutely rational perspective, you are unqualified.

Because this weakness will be noticed by other nobles and then exploited.

He will bring terrible war and disaster to his territory and his subjects."

"I see." Paris nodded, not quite understanding. "So what exactly can you gain from this marriage?"

"It's simple, the inheritance rights of the Roald family.

Or to put it more bluntly, after Viscount Lister Roald dies, he will indirectly control the family through Mana.

It's like in some countries, when the old king dies but has no sons or brothers, the throne can only be inherited by women.

If her husband is smart enough, he can take this opportunity to gain enormous power, and even sideline the queen to become the de facto controller of the country.

Therefore, unless absolutely necessary, no noble would choose to let a woman inherit the throne.

Because her marriage alone would cause a host of problems and troubles.

Most importantly, if I had said no that night, what do you think Lord Lester Roald would have done?"

Zuo Si was very interested in teaching this personal maid who had only been following him for a short time.

Because after a few days of getting along, he found that this young girl had great potential in some aspects.

And perhaps because he works in a tavern and comes into contact with more people and information, he is much smarter and more clever than ordinary civilians.

"You mean that if I refuse, Viscount Lister Roald will kill me?"

Paris was so frightened that she shuddered.

She had never doubted the coldness and cruelty of the nobles.

Especially when conflicts and contradictions broke out between two noble lords, the first thing they usually did was to plunder, massacre and burn the other party's villages near the border.

When another noble lord learned that his village was burned down, his first reaction was not to save the survivors, but to bring his army to burn the other village in revenge.

The final result is most likely that the two sides will burn down a few villages and fight a few battles before they calm down and shake hands and make peace.

As for the villagers who were massacred and looted, they were merely victims of the nobles' venting of anger.

In addition, there are rumors that many missing young girls and even young children were sent to the nobles' manors and castles and never came out again.

Zuo Si nodded with a playful look on his face: "That's right.

In fact, in the eyes of Viscount Lister Roald, I was always under his control.

He can end my life at any time if he wants.

What's more, he has many more secrets than you can imagine.

To be honest, I am now looking forward to the showdown day and the moment when his true colors are revealed.

I believe it will be very, very interesting and exciting.”

"You treat such a dangerous thing as a game?"

Paris seemed to realize something and her eyes widened in disbelief.

She had obviously never imagined that such a crazy soul was hidden in the heart of her erudite, gentle, always polite and elegant master.

"Why not? After all, this world is sad enough, filled with darkness, pain, despair, and inexplicable cause and effect and fate. Wouldn't it be boring if we don't find some excitement and fun?"

After saying this, Zuo Si looked out the window at the towns and villages above and below.

In his opinion, this territory is already his own property, and it is also the key to integrating into the web of cause and effect woven by the God of the Abyss.

Although given the scale of this world's sea of souls and thoughts, the power possessed by the God of the Abyss cannot be compared with the Chaos God of the Warhammer Universe, but this does not mean that it has no research value.

On the contrary, the reason for its birth and its form of existence are completely the highest level of conceptual gods and philosophical gods, and it is the dark side born out of the collective consciousness of mortals transcending the individual.

This means that it is the embodiment of evil and desire in human nature, and is the devil that exists in the deepest part of the heart of everyone in this world.

What Zuo Si wants to do is to touch it, understand it, replace it, and become it...

By making this God of the Abyss a part of himself, Zuo Si will be able to complete his transformation and truly become a symbol of evil in the entire multiverse with the help of the power of the Planeswalker Spark.

In addition, he will gain the ability to weave his own destiny.

Then such little things as catching little Annie and cleaning her up would be as easy as eating and drinking.

In fact, since arriving in this world, Zuo Si has been trying to integrate.

He could very clearly feel the vibration of the web of causality and destiny surrounding the entire world when he interacted with the people around him, or even did something that might affect the so-called "critical historical process."

It was obvious that the God of the Abyss felt the huge and terrifying evil in Zuo Si's heart and was trying to bring him under his control.

Because the God of the Abyss is a conceptual god and a philosophical god.

This means that although it has self-awareness, it must succumb to its innate nature and has no resistance to evil people who have strong desires and ambitions in their hearts.

In other words, the God of the Abyss is essentially a ruthless wish-fulfillment machine.

Anyone with a strong enough desire can make a wish through something like Behelet, but the price is that they must sacrifice their humanity and gradually become an extension of the will of the God of the Abyss.

The more humanity a person can sacrifice, the closer he is to the God of the Abyss.

This is also the biggest difference between the apostles and the Hand of God.

Zuo Si wasn't sure whether this God of the Abyss wanted to break through the barrier between the two worlds like the four vendors in the Warhammer universe.

But it is undeniable that as time goes by, its influence and control over the real world will become stronger and stronger.

From the birth of the first God's Hand to Griffith's ascension to become the fifth God's Hand, all of this has a traceable path.

In the absence of external interference, perhaps in the end all of humanity will be swallowed up and turned into one.

The God of the Abyss controls everyone like the will of the hive, or in other words, everyone is an extension of its spirit, thought and will.

Humans will no longer have so-called free will, and will not even need to think. Naturally, they will no longer have negative emotions such as pain, loneliness, anger, etc. They will just need to leave everything to God.

Although this kind of future sounds terrifying and frightening, it is the subconscious desire of most people.

Therefore, everything the God of the Abyss does can be summarized as fulfilling the wishes of mankind.

I have to say, this is really ironic and full of black humor.

"Are you planning to replace Viscount Lister Roald as the master of this territory?"

Paris raised her head and cautiously tested it.

Zuo Si turned around and walked straight to the maid, reaching out his hand to gently stroke her face which had become delicate and exquisite after being cared for by the magic ointment, staring into her emerald green eyes like gemstones, then bent down and whispered in her ear: "The owner of this territory?

No, I want this country and this continent.

A mere piece of territory cannot satisfy my appetite.

And from now on you must try your best to learn the knowledge I teach you.

Because if you want to keep up with me, it's not enough to just do some work like serving tea and water.

I expect more from you.

So please don't let me down, okay?"

Paris, who was born as a waitress in a small town bar, could not stand this kind of stimulation. Her muscles instantly tensed up, her heart beat wildly, her face was covered with an abnormal blush, and even her breathing became rapid.

Especially the hot air that came out of Zuo Si's mouth when he spoke, his magnetic voice, and his huge ambition that he couldn't describe in words...

All of this has a fatal attraction for a young girl.

Even though I know it is very dangerous!

Even if I will be burned to ashes like a moth to a flame!

She also wanted to follow the man in front of her, even if the price was being deceived, toyed with, and finally ruthlessly abandoned.

After several minutes, Paris slowly recovered from the excitement, anticipation, and desire, and responded with a trembling voice: "Please rest assured, I swear I will never let you down even if I die."

"Haha, I like your eyes and reaction right now, very cute."

After saying that, Zuo Si stretched out a finger and pressed it on the other person's forehead, then moved it down along the nose, across the lips, chin, neck, and stopped at the heart position in the chest.

As a psychological master with a deep understanding of human nature, he obviously knew very well what his personal maid really desired in her heart.

To be precise, it should be what most young women desire in their hearts.

That is the excitement that is the exact opposite of a comfortable life!

This is also the reason why most women actually prefer "bad men" in their hearts.

Perhaps as they grow older and mature psychologically, they will gradually compromise with reality and find an honest man to marry and live a stable life, but the desire for danger and excitement deep in their bones has not disappeared.

Countless people who have been good wives and mothers for more than ten years suddenly cheat on their spouses when they reach middle age. It is likely that this desire has been suppressed for a long time and then suddenly got out of control.

Therefore, in a relationship between men and women, the more honest, conservative, dutiful, and introverted a man is, the less likely he is to win the favor of women.

Unless it's your first love who you've been with since school days, there's a high chance that you'll end up being the one to take the blame.

This is like animals like peacocks, where males must show off their colorful feathers to females in order to win the right to mate.

And women are always more emotional than rational.

It is far from enough to simply satisfy their desire for material enjoyment, otherwise once that feeling comes, they will rush forward regardless of everything.

Just when Paris's vision began to become strained and her sanity was on the verge of collapse, the sound of hurried footsteps suddenly cooled the raging fire in her heart. She took a deep breath and forced herself to calm down, then took two steps back to create a distance of two or three meters.

Just three or five seconds later, Mana, wearing a white long dress, appeared at the door of the room, opened her arms, turned around and asked, "How is it, does this dress look good on me?"

"Of course! You are always the most beautiful in my eyes. You look beautiful no matter what you wear."

Zuo Si has never been stingy with compliments like this that can win the other person's favor without having to pay anything.

What's more, the other party is just a sixteen-year-old noble girl, who is at the age that is most likely to be immersed in sweet words and cannot extricate herself.

What's more, she was about to lose all her loved ones and witness the most horrible and dark side of the entire family.

"Thanks."

A shy blush appeared on Mana's face, and she was completely unaware of the envy and jealousy in Paris' eyes.

The latter was obviously very clear that with his background he would never be able to stand beside Zuo Si as openly as the other party.

This has nothing to do with appearance, ability or figure, it's simply because he doesn't have aristocratic blood.

In other words, this is a job that tests one's reincarnation skills.

Unfortunately, the maid was obviously not lucky enough in this regard, so she had to choose another way.

However, what made her feel relieved was that compared to this noble lady, Zuo Si obviously trusted her more and even took the initiative to share many secrets with her.

The ambiguous and needed feeling made her feel a strong sense of satisfaction involuntarily.

"You came running up from downstairs just to show me this new dress?"

Zuo Si obviously noticed the reactions of the two young women in the room, and the corners of his mouth slightly raised in a playful smile.

Before the spark of becoming a planeswalker was ignited, he once heard people say that men who were two-timing or even multiple-timing scumbags were essentially animals who thought with their lower body and could not control their belts at all.

But after experiencing it personally, he found that this statement was actually wrong.

In addition to being driven by the primitive instinct of reproduction and continuation of their own genes, what these people really enjoy is the satisfaction brought by manipulating, deceiving, and playing with women, which is more like a disguised desire for dominance and power.

It is not difficult to tell from the tone and attitude of this noble lady that she, without too much scheming, has completely regarded Zuo Si as the person with whom she will spend the rest of her life.

After all, compared to marrying those old and ugly men, or those greedy and lustful perverts with all kinds of unknown special hobbies, Zuo Si's performance is simply outstanding, like a prince charming from a fairy tale.

Coupled with the amazing charm attribute, Mana will offer herself voluntarily as long as there is a slight hint.

"Oh? Now?"

Zuo Si touched his chin with a thoughtful expression, obviously realizing that Viscount Lister Roald might want to confront him.

Because the other party has been constantly testing them these past few days, and deliberately took away the magic giant sword and armor under the pretext of helping to keep them.

Mana nodded quickly: “Yes.

And I'm a little worried about my mother.

She had locked herself in her room for many days, and even her meals were delivered to her room by servants.

My uncle said that she might be a little sad because seeing that I was getting married reminded her of her dead father.

I don’t know why, but I always feel that my mother has been living in great pain since my father passed away, and has never really smiled.

Besides, the entire castle from top to bottom seems to be trying hard to hide something."

"Relax, don't forget that I am here. No matter what happens, I will protect you and won't let you get hurt."

Zuo Si held up the noble girl's face and kissed her forehead.

Mana's whole body tensed and stiffened as if she had been electrocuted, but then quickly softened. Her head rested lightly on the broad shoulders, and an inexplicable sense of security arose in her heart.

As for the maid standing by, she was almost going crazy with jealousy. She clenched her hands into fists and wished she could push the man away and take his place.

But unfortunately, she couldn't do that.

Because this is part of Zuo Si's plan and also the starting point of his huge ambition, no accidents are allowed.

However, Zuo Si, who had a bad taste, obviously felt that this was not enough. After calming the girl in his arms, he pushed her to Paris and said, "Mana is in your hands. Remember to take good care of her, and don't run around before I come back."

"clear!"

The maid suppressed her burning jealousy and managed a smile in response.

"You two should get along well."

Zuo Si said this with a half-smile and turned to walk out, completely ignoring the weird atmosphere between the two women behind him.

After all, the most important rule for being a scumbag is to never waste energy on internal affairs, but to let the women around you waste energy on internal affairs and constantly compete for your favor in order to please you.

Just like a PUA man who solicits girls will always show how popular he is, and then let his suitors, backup men and bootlickers compete with each other to give him money and gifts.

Passing through the long and narrow corridors and stairs, Zuo Si was led by a servant to the basement of the castle.

This place was originally used to imprison criminals, torture and interrogate prisoners, so a lot of dried and coagulated black blood can be seen on the ground and walls.

Various torture instruments are also available, as if telling of the terrible things that have happened here.

But now the cell is empty, only dirty rats and cockroaches occasionally crawl out from the dark corners, and then quickly disappear into the hidden corners.

"What do you think of this place?"

Viscount Lister Roald, who was standing outside one of the iron fences, suddenly asked a question out of the blue.

"Do you mean this dungeon, or the instruments of torture?"

Zuo Si, who had just walked down the stairs, asked casually.

Viscount Lister Roald explained meaningfully: "All of them.

You know, my father was once a cruel lord known far and wide.

He enjoyed torturing and abusing anyone who dared to disobey him.

All these things you see were built during his reign.

When we were young, my brother and I were forced to watch cruel scenes of prisoners being tortured, which left us with huge psychological trauma.

Because of this, after their father's death, my brother decided to become a benevolent and kind lord.

He not only released all the prisoners, but also gave them a large sum of money as compensation, and abolished the harsh decrees issued during his father's reign.

From any perspective, my brother is a good man, a rare noble lord with noble morals and conscience.

But this world always seems to have an inexplicable malice towards good people.

Instead of receiving any gratitude for what he did, everything he did was regarded as a sign of weakness by everyone.

Not only did other noble lords in the surrounding area begin to covetously want to annex and occupy this land, but even the common people within the territory began to no longer respect and obey the lords' orders.

In some places there were even violent resistance to paying taxes.

Well, doesn't it sound ironic?

A kind-hearted lord would end up like this, while a cruel lord would win the respect of everyone.

Finally, under internal and external troubles, a powerful neighbor assembled thousands of troops to attack us.

My brother was defeated in that war and even lost his life.

If I hadn't stepped forward to turn the tide and repel the enemy, the entire family would no longer exist.

From then on, I gradually began to change from hating my father to understanding him, and even becoming him.

Because in this turbulent world, if you don’t want to become a prey eaten by others, you must show your fangs and claws to prove that you are a beast.

Even if you are not a ferocious beast, you have to pretend to be one.

Otherwise the real beasts will come and kill you and eat you."

Hearing this, Zuo Si immediately smiled and shook his head and responded: "The law of the jungle is the law of the jungle, and it is also the inevitable result after the collapse of order.

I think it has nothing to do with kindness or cruelty, but everything to do with faith in law and order.

If the king could severely punish every noble who provokes a war without authorization, deprive them of their titles and territories and demote them to commoners, I believe no one would dare to take the risk easily.

But unfortunately, few monarchs on this continent can do this.

The long-term war has intensified chaos and disorder, making people more inclined to measure strength and weakness through the simplest and most direct violence.

Your father ruled with brutality to display violence to keep the people of the realm in awe, while deterring other noble lords around him.

But your brother did not clearly realize the harsh environment he was in.

His failure was not due to kindness but to stupidity and incompetence."

“Stupid and incompetent?

Ha ha ha ha!

You summed it up very well! My brother is indeed a stupid and incompetent lord.

Maybe he shouldn't have been the heir to the family from the beginning, but just his good man.

I'm glad you agree with me on this.

After all, kind and benevolent people cannot survive in this cruel and dark world."

Viscount Lester Roald laughed heartily, his eyes revealing naked and undisguised admiration.

There is no doubt that Zuo Si's remarks were very much to his liking.

Especially the evaluation of his deceased brother, which was exactly what he had always wanted to say but was not able to say it out loud.

"You called me here just to talk about this, didn't you?"

Zuo Si picked up a pair of pliers specially used for extracting teeth from the table. He looked very relaxed, not affected by the eerie and terrifying atmosphere in the dungeon at all.

Viscount Lister Roald shook his head: "No, of course not, I just want to confirm what kind of person you are.

After all, you have always given people the impression of being so polite, well-educated, and elegant, as if you would never be angered, and there is always a faint smile on your face.

But now I can be sure that you are very similar to me at heart, both of us are pragmatists who put profit above all else.

Now, it's time to show you the true face of this family.

I hope you don’t get scared when you see this.”

As the last word came out of his mouth, Viscount Lister Roald's body began to swell at a speed visible to the naked eye. His clothes were completely torn after just a few seconds, and a large amount of thick hair grew on the surface of his skin. His head turned into that of a lion, and the vertical pupils of his eyes emitted a creepy glow in the dim environment.

But unlike a real lion, his body remains in a standing position, and his lower body has several arms covered with suction cups, at the ends of which translucent tubes can be vaguely seen.

There is no doubt that any ordinary person would be frightened to death after seeing this scene.

But Zuo Si, who already knew the truth, did not show the slightest emotion. Instead, he looked him up and down with an interested look.

"You don't seem surprised? Or have you seen other apostles like me?"

A strange look appeared on Viscount Lester Roald's hideous and terrifying face.

Because this was the first time he didn't see shock, fear and trembling on the other person's face after the transformation.

That kind of indifference and calmness made him feel vaguely uneasy.

"No, I have never seen a creature like you before."

Zuo Si gave a very straightforward negative answer.

"Then why are you still calm? Aren't you afraid that I will kill you or eat you?"

Viscount Lester Roald suddenly leaned forward and opened his bloody mouth full of fangs.

Fortunately, his threats were apparently useless.

Zuo Si answered directly: "If you want to kill me or eat me, there is no need to waste time and energy on such a grand engagement ceremony. And even if you want to kill me, you have to wait until Mana becomes pregnant and gives birth to a healthy child."

"Yes! I am becoming more and more satisfied with you now.

There are not many people on this road who can remain calm and rational when seeing the apostles. Most of them will instantly have a mental breakdown and turn around and run away.

He is indeed a prince from a foreign country who received a royal education."

There was a hint of appreciation in Viscount Lister Roald's tone.

“Thanks for the compliment.

I don't see the point in running away at this time.

Now that you have revealed your true identity, does that mean you can also tell me what happened in the first place?"

Zuo Si obviously wanted to continue exploring the other party's inner heart hidden beneath the monster's appearance.

Because almost everyone who becomes an apostle will most likely have a story filled with sadness, pain, and despair.

The struggle of humanity in these stories, and the final endings of being swallowed by evil and darkness, will make him experience extreme pleasure.

"If you really want to know, then come with me."

Viscount Lister Roald quickly returned from the apostle form to the human form, and turned a torch on the wall naked.

Boom boom!

Along with vibrations and noises, a spiral staircase opened on the wall of the dungeon.

The two of them climbed up the stairs one after the other until they passed the bookshelf and entered the room in the tower.

As soon as he stepped over the threshold, Zuo Si saw an extremely explosive scene.

Mana's mother, Narberal, was shackled and naked on the bed with a belly as big as if she was ten months pregnant. There were more than a dozen cribs around her, all filled with lion monsters that looked very similar to Viscount Lister Roald's apostle.

The only difference is that they don't have wriggling tentacles on their lower bodies.

And the gender of all babies is male without exception.

The oldest one is already nearly one year old in height and weight.

Just as Zuo Si's attention was attracted by these half-apostles, Lady Narberal, who was tied to the bed, suddenly let out a painful scream, and then struggled violently, as if she was enduring some great pain.

Two men in the room who looked older and were dressed as knights immediately stepped forward and forcibly spread her legs apart.

In just less than thirty seconds, a strong little monster crawled out of the mother's body.

The people in charge of the delivery quickly picked up the scissors and cut the umbilical cord as quickly as possible, then bathed the newborn baby and put it in one of the empty cribs.

"No! Don't come over here! Please let me go! I can't take it anymore! Let me die! Let me die!"

Lady Narberal collapsed upon seeing Viscount Lister Roald, and cried out in an extremely weak voice.

It was obvious that all the half-apostles in the room were bred by her.

"So this is why Lady Narberal has been keeping the door closed to visitors recently?"

Zuo Si asked in a tone without a trace of emotion.

Viscount Lister Roald grinned cruelly: "Ah, yes, it is thanks to the magic medicine you provided that she regained her fertility."

"Why must it be her? Can't other women do the same?" Zuo Si continued to ask.

“Unfortunately, no.

Because I have experimented on hundreds of women, and without exception, they all had deformed dead fetuses in their wombs, resulting in two deaths.

Perhaps only the female members of my family can bear offspring for me.

Mana is a good choice.

But I can't take the risk.

If she were to also become a mother, the Roald family's bloodline would be completely cut off.

After all, all of my descendants aged and died very quickly.

In just a few years, they will grow from babies into old people and will no longer be able to reproduce.

I guess this is the price you have to pay to become an apostle."

There was not a trace of sympathy or pity in Viscount Lister Roald's eyes when he looked at his brother's widow. It was not as if he was looking at a person, but a tool.

"So my mission is to give birth to more offspring with Mana to continuously expand the size of the family bloodline so that you can get more and better quality mothers?"

As he said this, a cold and sharp light flashed in Zuo Si's eyes.

Viscount Lister Roald nodded without hesitation: "You guessed right.

Whether it's a boy or a girl, the more the better.

When they grow up, get married and have children, the number of family members can increase exponentially.

By then, I will have an inexhaustible supply of matrices, and through them I will create an unrivaled legion of apostles to sweep across the entire continent and establish an immortal thousand-year empire.

I want you to sleep in the same bed with Mana starting tonight."

"Hahaha! So I'm just a reproductive tool in your eyes?"

Zuo Si let out a laugh that he couldn't tell whether it was self-mockery or mockery of the other party's overestimation of his own abilities.

"What else do you think you are? An ally?

Family members?

No, no, no, I don't need any of that.

Because the army composed of offspring is enough to tear apart any enemy who dares to stand in the way.

Of course, as a reward for your contribution, I can promise to leave you a rich fiefdom in the future empire, or even allow you to serve as my deputy.

It all depends on whether you are willing to cooperate.

Now make your choice!"

As the last word came out of his mouth, Viscount Lister Roald transformed into an apostle again, looking down at Zuo Si from above.

He dared to show his hand at this time, obviously he was sure that the other party would not dare to refuse him.