Chapter 54: Shadow of Madness The early cat has a burning fire
"Kingdom of Thorns, Yas."
Hidden between his long golden hair were a pair of wise and cold eyes. The Crown Prince from the Kingdom of Thorns slowly said, "I want to ascend the throne."
Chen Shuang looked at the Crown Prince in front of her quietly: "So what is your purpose in coming to the Lost Land?"
"I've had private contact with Heli," the unfortunate prince finally regained consciousness. He looked down at his tightly bound self and spoke calmly, "So I took this opportunity to come to the Forgotten Land just to communicate with you."
"The kingdom is plagued by numerous problems. My father is no longer able to handle them. The nobles and the church are watching covetously. I need new strength." He raised his clear eyes, "even if it means turning to darkness."
Time passed minute by minute, until his bound hands and feet became sore, then the prince finally heard a response from the darkness.
Chen Shuang picked up the black tea and took a sip: "A bold choice."
The prince secretly breathed a sigh of relief, then perked up again: "I will help the Dark Temple spread its faith, but only if you don't harm the people."
"For example?"
"Massive sacrifices, group fornication, forced slavery..." The prince dug out numerous horrific cases of evil gangs from his mind. "Although He Li said these were not done by the temple, I think it is better to make it clear in advance."
Chen Shuang: How many versions of the Dark God have been passed down by the outside world?
The prince looked at the black-haired priest before him and said, "As long as you stay within the security line, I and the royal family behind me will be happy to cooperate with you."
Yas lowered his head solemnly, his face remaining calm, but his palms were already wet with sweat.
He is negotiating with the darkness, seeking its help.
This was something the prince had never thought of before.
But thinking of the scene when he met with the young leader of the Karl family before leaving, he took a deep breath and put aside the hesitation in his heart.
Rather than just sit there and wait to be eaten up, it’s better to give it a try.
At that time, He Li had just emerged from the torture chamber, the whip still reeking of blood. She said lazily, "If you're here for that scumbag, then Your Highness can go back directly."
"If you came here for the sake of darkness, I can only say..."
Her eyes burst into a huge brilliance, like a lost person who has found the faith that will last only this life. She said obsessedly: "Go and see it, you will understand it after just one look."
"One look can rekindle the spark in those of us who have fallen into the mire and become rotten."
Chen Shuang had long known from various details how bad Darkness's reputation was, so this was within her expectations. She tapped the table and said, "I promise you."
"If you break your oath, my god will never be resurrected."
So far, the subjects of the Dark Temple have all been honest creatures who would not do such an outrageous thing. The only outlaw, Iper, is still asleep.
Well, the risk is controllable.
Magic power surged, and as Chen Shuang opened her palm, a pitch-black scroll appeared in the air, with the terms slowly written in scarlet font.
This is the contract scroll magic that Chen Shuang has just learned recently.
Party A (Yas): Entrusts the Dark Temple to help him ascend the throne, and is responsible for the dissemination of the temple's culture and the organization of subsequent activities.
Party B (Dark Temple): Accept the commission from Prince Yas, be responsible for clearing out the enemy factions and helping the Kingdom of Thorns achieve stable development.
"This is the temple's sincerity. Please sign your name," Chen Shuang said. "The party that breaches the contract will be hunted by the magic scroll until their soul disappears."
"I……"
The prince was stunned when he took the scroll. He browsed through the terms and felt the huge absurdity after seeing the description of the terms and various countermeasures.
He signed the contract in a daze, and questions slowly emerged in his mind.
Is this really the Dark Temple? Isn't this some kind of mafia mercenary organization?
The prince who successfully got promoted to Party A was finally released by the tentacles and gained the power to move freely.
But the black tentacles did not leave. Instead, they waited quietly by his side, like a guard monitoring the enemy.
"...that..." The prince glanced at the black tentacles coiled beside him, feeling a little uneasy. However, his good upbringing made it difficult for him to express his frustration, so he could only hold it in, his cheeks flushing.
Shen Shuang asked: "Do you have anything else to say?"
"It, can it..." The prince lowered his head and said in a voice as soft as a mosquito: "Leave here first."
Chen Shuang turned her gaze towards the tentacles, the pitch-black tentacles held their heads high fearlessly, even stirring a rebellious spirit at the prince's words.
Shadowless Corridor: This person wants to drive away the wise and brave guards, there must be something fishy going on!
The tentacles are full of fighting spirit, swaying from side to side, like a snake ready to strike, very aggressive.
It stared at the human sinisterly and pretended to attack a few times.
The dark extensions spread back onto the prince's clothes, becoming more unscrupulous after he shook violently.
The tentacles stood proudly on the prey's body like a victorious general, and then slapped the prey's chest with the flat tip again and again, like a threatening black dagger waving back and forth.
The prince's cheeks flushed: "You...you..."
It spread out its body viciously, trying to show its terror, then shook its tip triumphantly when humans panicked, turned around and made a heart sign to the priest behind it.
Shadowless Corridor: Boss, I have strong business skills!
Chen Shuang's conditioned reflex: "It wasn't my order."
"Ahem," she tried to dissuade him, saying to the tentacle, "Keep your distance. Please let go of this person first..."
Before Shen Shuang could finish her words, the situation in front of her had already escalated.
The arrogant bully's tentacles became more and more aggressive. The prince grabbed his collar tightly, and the calmness he had just had was instantly thrown away. He covered his shoulders in fear, like a young wife being molested, and said incoherently: "Don't do this!"
Tentacles: Hehehe!
Prince: "If you keep doing that I'm going to yell!"
The tentacles are baring their fangs and claws: hehehe!
The prince shouted, "You will be responsible for me if you do this!"
Tentacle: Hehehe... huh?
Chen Shuang: “?”
I agree to this marriage...wait, what the hell is this marriage?
The tentacles that had been so brave just now seemed to be hit hard, and retreated a little stiffly, like a vigorous young girl who just realized that her behavior was inappropriate, or a playboy who was frightened by the word "responsible".
It hummed for a long time, then moved to Chen Shuang's side and shook her sleeve.
Tentacle: Ying!
It shyly covered its "face" with its tentacles, if the upper half of the tentacles could be called a face, and its black body shyly twisted back and forth.
He put me in charge. Alas, I am too charming. What should I do, Lord Priest?
Chen Shuang: “…”
You have to put out the fire you started yourself... Wait, how come she was brought in too?
The prince realized what he had just said, his face flushed red, and he lowered his head and turned away.
The tentacles lowered their heads shyly on this side, and the prince lowered his head shyly on that side.
Chen Shuang wanted to say, "Just give in to it," but her remaining conscience made her speak with difficulty: "What you are doing... is not appropriate."
Chen Shuang, who broke up the couple: What a weird CP feeling.
"No, no," the prince finally realized what he had just said and stammered, "I mean, being responsible for my injuries is not what you... think..."
His voice became lower and lower, and his face became redder and redder.
The tentacle puffed out its chest, stood up bravely, pointed at itself, then pointed at the shy prince, and made a heart shape with its hands.
He and I are serious!
Chen Shuang: “…”
Why does a tentacle have such rich body language?
She rubbed her temples: "As long as you are happy."
There is one more strange creature in the temple.
The prince was kidnapped by the excited bully tentacles, and the unconscious soldiers on the spot were also taken away and resettled by the tentacles. The temple, which had been noisy just now, suddenly became quiet.
After Chen Shuang inspected all the buildings and facilities in the temple, she delivered the newly acquired cotton seeds to the farmer Skeleton.
Mr. Skeleton, who had a rare moment of leisure and didn't have to chase away birds, stood up, took the seeds carefully, and then started working "click, click". Soon, neatly arranged earthen holes appeared in the farmland.
Chen Shuang was already used to being pushed out again. She turned around and left naturally, stepped onto the teleportation array, and instantly returned to the Moonlight Garden.
"Now all that's left is the egg."
However, the mysterious egg was not in her hand now, but was placed in the relatively warm temple.
The item description only mentioned heating, but did not say how to heat it. Chen Shuang could only temporarily use a safer method.
You can't really roast it in the fire.
After working overtime in class at night and not getting enough rest, Chen Shuang sat on the vine swing in the garden, and her mind cleared a little as she swayed.
I had just been idle for a while when the system suddenly made a "ding dong" sound.
Your 20-centimeter egg is beating your 20-meter dragon.
Your [egg to be hatched] is calling for help.
"Chen Shuang, Chen Shuang, help!"
A huge black dragon flew towards the garden from a corner of the night sky. The dragon tiptoed around the exquisite buildings in the garden and jumped in front of the swing. The wind and waves it created blew the swing backwards.
The dragon was the first to complain: "That egg, that egg will hit the dragon."
The dragon born in flames has a hotter body temperature than ordinary creatures, so Chen Shuang asked the dragon to help her look after the eggs temporarily.
The dragon complained: "I sneezed this morning, and soon after, this egg started chasing me and hitting me."
He showed his tail that had been hit, and said even more aggrievedly: "It hurts."
Before the Black Dragon could finish venting his grievances, a roasted black egg fell from the sky.
It chased the dragon angrily and smashed it, frightening the dragon so much that it hid behind the priest in panic.
The burnt and blackened egg turned around and met the eyes of the priest sitting on the swing.
Chen Shuang: I confirmed from the look in his eyes that he was the victim.
The eggs banged against the ground, angrily accusing the hatching dragon of negligence.
Chen Shuang tried to comfort her: "Calm down first, I already know."
The egg doesn't listen.
The eggs continued to hit the ground.
The egg chased the screaming dragon and continued to smash the ground.
Chen Shuang: Will it really not crack with this kind of force?
“Crack—”
As if to confirm Chen Shuang's thoughts, at a certain moment when the egg hit the ground heavily, a crisp shattering sound rang out in the space.
The broken eggshell peeled off piece by piece, revealing the black scales inside.
It gracefully shook off the debris on its body, looked at the human priest with its inky vertical pupils, and then gave a very standard "meow".
Chen Shuang widened her eyes slightly.
It's a cat.
But it's not just a cat.
The cat in front of him did not have soft fur, but instead had hard black scales, exactly the same as the dragon scales next to it.
The cat raised its paw to lick its fur, but suddenly found that its body was covered with scales, and its ears flew back immediately.
It turned its head with a "humph" and stopped chasing the black dragon. Instead, it walked lightly to Chen Shuang.
The cat sat down gracefully, then raised its head and meowed in a clear voice. It touched its head with its paw and looked at the human priest expectantly.
The dragon, having escaped the crisis, came over and looked at it for a long time without understanding it. He asked in confusion, "What is it doing? Is it itchy head?"
cat:"……"
It was only twenty centimeters long, so it glared at the dragon, successfully scaring the twenty-meter dragon back.
Chen Shuang said with a smile: "Do you want to touch it?"
She reached out and successfully touched the smooth scales.
The cat rubbed the human's palm happily. The moment it touched the human's skin, the dark scales faded away quietly, and what reappeared in front of the human was a smooth, hairless cat.
Finally getting rid of the hard scales, the cat gracefully raised its paws, then leisurely licked its paws to wash its face.
The system prompts.
[Your [egg to be hatched] has been hatched successfully]
Congratulations, you have obtained [Shadow of Madness]
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