Chapter 226
"Speaking of which, that kind of thing must be very important, right?" Ghost Duke hesitated for a moment before saying, "The safe zone is of great importance to this world, isn't it?"
He himself wasn't really sure, since he hadn't been to the safe zone many times. He only knew that food was produced there.
“It’s extremely important. A large enough safe zone is worth more than anything. I’d be willing to die for it.” The benevolent man said expressionlessly, “My life is only worth one safe zone.”
"That doesn't make sense. I heard that a thousand years ago, the safe zone was several times larger than it is now. But because of a great war between the church and the demons, the already small safe zone is now reduced to this size." Ghost Duke hesitated for a moment and said, "If it was really that important, then was that victory justified?"
“It was wrong.” The benevolent one replied instantly: “For six hundred years we mistakenly believed that our enormous losses were the right thing to do. But now we are absolutely certain that we made the wrong decision.”
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“We should have surrendered then. They could have killed us if they wanted, or they could have chosen not to,” the Benevolent One said softly. “The safe zone has lost too much, and there are only a few saints left.”
"So you should just lose?"
“Yes, if we simply concede, the twelve saints will defend only one city. There will be no losses whatsoever.” The Benevolent One turned and said, “We have already determined this over such a long period of time. Even if the number of saints increases every moment, reaching twenty times the current total, it is still a painful loss.”
Is it worth exchanging two hundred saints for one saint?
"If we could make this exchange, it would be such a great deal."
"How much of a safe zone, roughly the size of a city, could one saint be exchanged for?"
"It could be half the price. That would still be very profitable."
"Now I understand the importance of the safe zone." Ghost Duke hesitated for a moment before saying, "So, that war?"
“We have lost the most important thing,” the compassionate one said softly. “That is the conclusion.”
"It's not that if the Demon God were to be resurrected, things would be extremely..."
"The same goes for the resurrection of gods. Whether it's the resurrection of the serpent or the resurrection of a god, this world is unnecessary for them. If I were a god, I would also wipe this world away and recreate one." She paused, then turned and said, "It doesn't matter who wins or loses. The war was wrong from the beginning. In the end, if the gods and demons hadn't fought in the first place, we wouldn't have lost an inch of safe zone... we might not even have the concept of a safe zone. If everywhere is safe, then there would be no concept of a safe zone. Just like the place you used to live in."
Ghost Duke was silent for a moment, then nodded.
If we use the standard of this safe zone, then the world I used to live in basically had no place outside of the safe zone.
After all, I've never heard of an Abyss suddenly appearing somewhere... Otherwise, I would have been waiting for the Abyss rewards every day when I was in school... Something seems off? Oh well, I only lived there for twenty years. I've lived here longer than that. After all this time, it's gotten a bit out of place.
"So what exactly is going on?" Ghost Duke asked after a moment's hesitation.
“It’s none of our business. They need a saint to look after the newly added safe zone. No problem, but I can’t leave. I don’t want to talk to Benny. The Guardian can’t leave either. So in the end, it became a choice between the Immortal and me.” The Benevolent hesitated for a moment and said, “If he doesn’t agree, then I’ll go.”
"Forget it, I can already guess the plot. After you leave, someone will come and steal your collection. Then you'll go all over the world looking for the person who stole your things."
Even so, I must leave.
"Because the safe zone is important, right? So are you leaving?"
"The immortals agreed and have now left."
"So you don't need to leave?"
“Not for now. But depending on how things change, I might go.” The Benevolent One suddenly stopped and turned to look at Ghost Duke: “Speaking of which, this is the first time I’ve brought you here.”
"I've been curious about this for a long time." Ghost Duke looked around. "Wow, I always thought that perverts only existed in books. Now that I've actually seen it, I feel like I can die without regrets."
“You’re the first guy who hasn’t said a word since he came in.” The Benevolent One looked at him with a slight surprise.
She was surprised that this guy wasn't surprised, because before, whoever came in would first stand on a moral high ground and criticize themselves.
Because everywhere you look, there are countless glass vessels.
Each one contained a vague lump of flesh; let's skip the specific description. To put it simply, it's like removing everything from a person's body that allows them to survive independently.
They've already stuck together in a ball.
Calling those things people is a complete misunderstanding of what people are.
All that could be seen were these blurry lumps of flesh; there was nothing else noteworthy.
“I really want to talk nonsense, but I was always curious about specimens like this back in my original world.” Ghost Duke approached one of them, pinching his chin and whispering, “Wow, eyes, tongue, throat. And all the internal organs have been removed. Is it still alive?”
"Within my domain, I will continuously restore their bodies. Theoretically, they are all alive."
"Will you die if you leave them?"
“No, that’s not the case. The solution in the container can keep them alive for a few more days. But at most, only half a month.” She hesitated for a moment before saying, “If I leave for an extended period, I will completely cure them and then leave them in a coma.”
"This ability is truly powerful." Ghost Duke stroked his chin, looking at them and said, "I remember these were all demons, right? I didn't find any demonic marks on them. Are they here?"
“Here.” The benevolent one’s voice came. Ghost Duke turned to look at her, then shrugged: “Okay, I guessed it.”
The benevolent one's entire body was covered with hideous and terrifying patterns, including twisted objects inside his eyes.
Those were demonic marks, countless demonic marks were etched onto her body.
“The essence of the Demon Seal is to make a deal with the Demon God to gain power, but if you are not the chosen one, there will be a retaliatory price increase.” She said softly, “But I am a benevolent person, and I can pay any price or damage.”
"So you covered your whole body in this? It's pretty, isn't it? But this style doesn't really suit you." Ghost Duke tilted his head and said, "Why don't you try out what I wore before? The raven mask, the cloak, and the scythe. I think you'd look really cool in it."
"A completely meaningless outfit."
"But it's cool." Ghost Duke said nonsensically, "By the way, can you use the abilities of many demons? It sounds really amazing."
“I just think it’s a bit silly.” The benevolent man remained unmoved by his words.
"That's because you don't know how to appreciate it."
As the two talked, the markings on the Benevolent One's body slowly faded away. She glanced at Ghost Lord following behind and felt a slight pang in her heart.
This guy really doesn't care about anything. Even though he's revealed such confidential information, he doesn't seem interested at all.
"Do you want a magic seal? Several are fine too. I can give you some if you want." The Benevolent One smiled helplessly: "I think you can be of great use, but it would be best if you could make yourself more useful."
"No," Ghost Duke replied instantly.
Why?
“You’re clearly a villain. By the time the protagonist arrives, this place will be destroyed. As the villain, you’ll be gone too.” He answered very frankly: “Right now I’m so weak, it’ll be easy for me to pretend to betray him. And I can also join the protagonist’s team. How great is that?”
"That's quite frank." The benevolent one paused for a moment, then chuckled helplessly.
"What's there to hide?" Ghost Duke looked at her, hesitated for a moment, and said, "Seriously, once the main character arrives, you should obediently side with him. Maybe you can even become an important supporting character... Otherwise, you really will die."
"Thank you for your advice. I'll play along with your act then. If I really lose, you can just side with me." The benevolent one nodded and said with a smile, "How about that? Am I good to you?"
"You're so good to me. You're the only one who treats me like a human being since I got here." Ghost Duke looked at the jars around him. "Although it's really not something a human would do. But it doesn't matter. As long as she's a cute girl and treats me well, being a dog doesn't seem so bad."
"Do you have dignity?" the benevolent man smiled. "I have no interest in humiliating others."
"You've come with good morals." Ghost Duke said, then suddenly stopped, looking at the lump of flesh placed in the very center.
What's unusual is that it's a complete creature, even wearing simple clothes.
“Lori,” Ghost Duke recognized the guy and said softly, touching the glass jar, “I thought you had made her into those kinds of things too.”
"I haven't figured out a way to remove the Demon God's Seal yet," the Benevolent One said after a moment's hesitation. "Besides, a junior has been violent towards me many times because of this child. In the end, I had no choice but to heal all her injuries. But I felt it wasn't right for her to just hang here, so I put some clothes on her."
“She’s important, isn’t she?” Ghost Duke looked around and said, “Judging from the layout, this should be where the most important things are stored.”
“Yes, this is the most important thing I have here,” the Benevolent One said softly, touching the glass jar. “Do you remember what we discussed back then? We concluded that war was the only wrong thing to do. We can’t turn back time, we can only try to prevent war from happening again. The Demon Seed will be the fuse. Its importance is extraordinary. I don’t know how many people are waiting to get it and plunge the world, which has finally calmed down, into chaos again.”
"She's a very cute little girl," Ghost Duke said casually. Looking at her, he hesitated for a long time before asking, "Aren't you going to take her Demon God Seal for yourself too?"
“I can’t activate it. The Demon God Seal is very different from other seals. It can’t be used by anyone other than the person who created it.” She hesitated for a moment. “Or I could try to force it, but I’m not sure if I can succeed.”
"What does that mean?"
"Use all the other magic seals to supply this one demon seal for its use."
"But it's worth it to get the use of a Demon God Seal."
"Disposable".
"...That's a loss." Ghost Duke hesitated for a moment before saying, "It is indeed a bit of a loss."
"Because the effect of this Demon God Seal is that everything outside of itself, as long as it's within the domain, will turn to ashes. Whether it's my own flesh and bones, my demon core, or even other demon seals, they will all be directly burned to ashes." The Benevolent One sighed, "This thing is too domineering. I'm not sure if my abilities will be assessed before it. Otherwise, I might be killed too."
"Will you die too?" Ghost Duke asked after a moment's hesitation.
Although he just said that the benevolent character's setting is like a villain, and he'll be defeated by the protagonist sooner or later, this guy's abilities practically make death impossible. (78 updates fastest www.78zω.cδм)
"What do you think caused the deaths of the saints? There were twelve saints in total, and only three survived. The remaining two were newcomers, still full of youthful vigor." The Benevolent One looked at Ghost Duke and said, "Your temporary task is to look after this guy here. Any problems?"
"Me, take care of her? Whether she goes berserk or someone comes to rescue her, there's nothing I can do." Seven or Eight Chinese geniuses said, "Then wipe the jars and clean up. I'll come and chat with you when I'm free, or rather, there's nothing else I can do."
Ghost Duke could only nod, tilting his head to look at Lori, who was inside the jar.
"Why not kill her? If the child dies, you won't have to keep her imprisoned anymore, will you?" he said softly. "I don't understand."
“A Demon God’s Mark is different from a Demon Mark; it’s directly bestowed by a Demon God. And each Demon God only bestows one Demon Mark, which is gone if we burn it with holy fire,” the Benevolent One explained. “However, this Demon Mark is Flalos’s Demon Mark, so holy fire has almost no effect on her. If I simply kill her, she will one day be resurrected, just like the one we killed before, who knows where she’ll be reborn. So, of course, it’s safer to keep her by my side.”
"So, there's only one Demon God Seal left?" Ghost Duke tilted his head and looked at it. "So you're in charge of looking after these things now? It seems pretty easy. You even found a bunch of people to help take care of them."
"Hehe, it's indeed not a difficult job." The benevolent one didn't deny it: "Otherwise, I wouldn't have time to chat with you."
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