"Your coffee, sir."
There was a knock on the door and the waiter came in.
"OK, thanks."
Xiao Chen nodded and withdrew his gaze from Selro.
The mutual testing between the two ended with the arrival of the waiter.
Selro picked up the coffee, took a sip, and slowly put it down.
After the waiter left, he looked at Xiao Chen and said, "Mr. Xiao, how much do you know about the Son of Darkness?"
"I don't know much about it, but it should be similar to our heir. In the future, you may become the leader of the Dark Church?"
Xiao Chen asked calmly while stirring his coffee.
"Well, there is a saying that the Son of Darkness will become the God of Darkness and rule the Dark Church."
Selro nodded.
"But it's not that simple."
"Oh? How do you mean?"
Xiao Chen was a little curious. Could there be something else going on here?
"I have always had a favorable impression of China, and I am willing to learn more about this magical country with a long history..."
Selro looked at Xiao Chen and said softly.
Xiao Chen remained silent, waiting for Selro to continue.
"In ancient Chinese dynasties, the emperor had multiple sons, right? But in the end, only one son could inherit the throne!"
Selro became much more serious when he said this.
Xiao Chen understood a little bit. The God of Fire also said last time that the Dark Church did not have only one "Son of Darkness", but as many as ten!
That is to say, in addition to Selro, there are nine other [Sons of Darkness].
Among these ten [Sons of Darkness], only one [Son of Darkness] can ascend to the throne and become the [God of Darkness], ruling over the huge Dark Church!
Thinking of this, Xiao Chen looked a little strange: "Wait, Selro, the current leader of the Dark Church is your father?"
"yes."
Selro nodded.
"The other nine [Sons of Darkness] are all your brothers? In other words, the Dark Church is planning to stage a drama of ten sons fighting for the throne?"
Xiao Chen looked even more strange. This [God of Darkness] was quite fertile and actually had ten children.
"Ten sons fighting for the throne? What does that mean?"
Selro was stunned.
"Well, don't you like to study ancient Chinese history? The many sons of those emperors all fought for the throne... So many people, only one can be the emperor, that's about it."
Xiao Chen explained casually.
"Oh, I see."
Selro nodded.
"However, unlike the ancient Chinese dynasties, the ten [Sons of Darkness] of the Dark Church are not all brothers."
"What's going on? Is there also Lao Wang next door?"
Xiao Chen was stunned and blurted out something.
"From Lao Wang next door? What do you mean?"
Selro was stunned again.
"No, that doesn't mean anything. In other words, those nine [Sons of Darkness] are not your brothers?"
Xiao Chen shook his head. He couldn't explain to Selro what Lao Wang next door meant.
"Well, there are only four of them. They are my biological brothers... and half brothers, of course."
Selro nodded and said.
"Four? What about the remaining five? Who are they?"
Xiao Chen was a little surprised.
"They are all the most outstanding young people and... the most powerful people in the Dark Church. As children of the [God of Darkness], we just don't need to go through layers of selection to occupy the seat of [Sons of Darkness]."
Selro explained.
After listening to Selro's explanation, Xiao Chen finally understood.
Simply put, the Dark Church is relatively open, or to put it more bluntly, using the analogy of ancient dynasties, the imperial power is not that powerful!
In this case, it is a bit like "the emperor takes turns and it will be my turn next year".
As the child of the [God of Darkness], he can take the position of [Son of Darkness] as soon as he is born, which means he wins at the starting line.
The remaining five are not simple either. Either they are extremely outstanding and surpass their peers... or they have strong background support and occupy a seat.
In the end, one of these ten [Sons of Darkness] will become the [God of Darkness] and reach the pinnacle!
This situation gave hope to everyone in the Dark Church. As long as you are good enough, you may become the [God of Darkness] and obtain various inheritances.
The big families and big forces in the Dark Church also tried their best to train the outstanding children in their families and let them occupy the position of "Sons of Darkness".
In this case, if one day a member of the family becomes the [God of Darkness], then this family will suddenly become the 'royal family' and become immediately powerful!
"What do you think? Are you planning to just sit there and watch the power fall into someone else's hands?"
Xiao Chen looked at Selro and asked.
"Although my family is very large, there are also several families that are not much different! This can be considered a balance of interests."
Selro felt somewhat helpless when he said this.
"Well, it seems that your father is also unwilling, but there is nothing he can do."
Xiao Chen understood.
"Haha, by comparison, your position as the God of Darkness is pretty depressing... And I can see why the Dark Church has always been suppressed by the Light Church over the years."
Hearing Xiao Chen's words, Selro frowned slightly, but had no way to refute it.
"The one in the Church of Light has the final say, while I, the God of Darkness, am checked by others... There must be a lot of internal fighting, right? There must be a lot of frame-ups, assassinations, and other such dramas, right?"
Xiao Chen looked at Selro and asked with a smile.
"Um."
Although Selro didn't want to admit it, he nodded.
"Hey, has your Dark Church never had that kind of [God of Darkness] who is so powerful that everyone else can't even raise their heads and obeys him obediently?"
Xiao Chen asked curiously.
"Yes, the previous [God of Darkness] was such a being. That was also the most glorious era of the Dark Church... Unfortunately, he fought with the God of Light at that time and perished together!"
As Selro spoke, there was a fanatical look in his eyes.
"Okay, but didn't you just say that four of your brothers are Sons of Darkness? Together with you, that's five, occupying five of the ten seats. As long as you brothers work together, it shouldn't be difficult to kill the other five, right? As the saying goes, brothers working together can break metal!"
Xiao Chen was too lazy to inquire about the glorious past history of the Dark Church. In his opinion, if the Dark Church did not raise a powerful leader, it would definitely be suppressed badly by the Light Church!
Hearing Xiao Chen's words, Selro looked a little embarrassed.
"What? No way? Don't tell me that you brothers are also fighting with each other?"
Xiao Chen noticed Selro's expression and was stunned.
"Well, I don't want to argue, but...I almost died at the hands of my own brother."
When Selro said this, the embarrassment on his face turned into anger and pain.
“…”
Xiao Chen opened his mouth. Damn, the Dark Church was even more chaotic than he had imagined!
Finally, he couldn't help but utter: "What about your father? Does he know about these things?"
"Know."
Selro nodded.
"He doesn't care?"
Xiao Chen was surprised.
"He doesn't care, and he can't care."
Selro shook his head.
"Father is not in good health, and he believes that 'the strong are kings', so he doesn't care about the affairs between us brothers."
“…”
Xiao Chen didn't know whether he should say that this [God of Darkness] was stupid or what!
"Serro, I think you should let your father listen to the song "Many Rowing Together to Drive the Big Boat" and listen to some more Chinese fables. There are some truths that even children understand, so why doesn't he understand them?"
"'Everyone Rows the Boat'? What song is this?"
Selro was stunned, feeling a little strange.
Without waiting for Xiao Chen to answer, he took out his mobile phone, opened the app, found the song, and pressed the play button.
"One bamboo pole is not enough to cross the vast ocean; many people rowing together can set sail..."
A familiar melody sounded, and Xiao Chen had an extremely strange expression on his face. This guy...his ability to act is really strong!
"A single chopstick can be easily broken; ten pairs of chopsticks can be firmly held together..."
"Did you hear me? A single chopstick can be easily broken. How can you five brothers have the upper hand if you fight against others alone? But if five chopsticks are tied together, it will be difficult to break, right? The five of you brothers will first stick together and kill the other five people... As for who will be the [God of Darkness] later, unite first and face the outside world, and then compete after you kill them!"
Xiao Chen looked at Selro and said.
"I can understand your father's thoughts. He hopes that you will grow up through various struggles, but struggles also require strategies...
You just said that our ancient Chinese dynasties fought for the throne, right? If someone rose up and wanted to rebel, do you think those princes would still fight for it?
They will definitely unite first to destroy the rebels, and then the brothers will fight each other... In this way, no matter how they fight, the throne will belong to them, right?
You guys are so good, you haven't done anything to others yet, but you are the first to rebel, and then the cranes and clams fight, while others are the ones who benefit!"
Xiao Chen felt that this was caused by the culture of China and the West. Those who could fight their way out must be the strongest, but they also had to be strategic! If they fought to the end and even the throne was not theirs, what was the point!
Listening to Xiao Chen's words, Selro seemed to be thinking about something, but then he smiled bitterly and shook his head.
"It's already very difficult. As my father's health is getting worse, the ten [Sons of Darkness] have already resorted to various means."
"All right."
Xiao Chen nodded, not bothering to care about it. After all, it was the Dark Church's business and had nothing to do with him.
However, what is Selro's purpose in looking for me today?
He thought about it and asked directly without beating around the bush: "Serro, what do you want to talk to me about today? You're not here to tell me how chaotic your Dark Church is, are you? Your circle is quite chaotic, and I've learned a lot."
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