Chapter 199 Merlin: Ansu, you come take my place for a day (two in one)
"You'll soon have a demigod girlfriend—Lister and Arthur introduced you to them."
Anzu said with pride.
He was a humble man who was not interested in fame and fortune. Arthur and Lister were both his good brothers. Naturally, he would not take all the credit for himself. He actively demonstrated the spirit of humility in traditional virtues and gave all the great achievements to his two good brothers.
From then on, he left after his work was done, hiding his achievements and fame.
Merlin became interested when he heard that it was the person introduced by Arthur and Lister.
He knew that Ansu was not a good guy, but Merlin had also seen Lister and Arthur. Although they could not be called human beings, they were definitely not as brave as Ansu and would not dare to tease him.
The families behind these two people are also of note. One has deep connections, and the other has a long history. It is reasonable for them to get to know the female demigod.
Although he was quite happy in his heart, Merlin was the God of Magic after all, and he could not show his joy on his face, which would make him lose his dignity.
"Hmph." Merlin's face hardened. He snorted coldly, and tossed his red robe. His pure white eyes were full of arrogance and disdain. "I am not interested. I am just asking out of curiosity. Who is the other party? Is he reliable?"
"I'd like to reiterate that I don't care at all."
Merlin was cautious to prevent Ansu from deceiving him, so he opened his mouth to test the water.
"Hmm." After thinking for a while, Ansu decided to answer honestly, "Your Majesty Merlin, as far as I know, you actually know this demigod."
The holy light flashed in Merlin's pure white eyes, penetrating Ansu's soul. He observed that there was no lie in this sentence, and then he showed a thoughtful look.
Which female demigod did he know? Was it Miss Anna from the Healing Church, or Miss Scar from the Chastity Church? The beautiful faces of several female demigods flashed through his mind.
"Besides, she has been paying attention to you for a long time." An Su said sincerely, "She has been protecting you all this year. Without her help, you wouldn't even be able to complete your duties."
Merlin was moved when he heard that this lady had silently sacrificed so much for him.
He didn't even know that someone was silently supporting him.
Thinking about it this way, it must be Bishop Anna of the Healing Church. She has a gentle and healing personality. Merlin has long felt that this female bishop has been secretly in love with him for a long time.
Ansu also showed a relieved smile. If Bishop Rada had not come to attack the Kingdom of Heaven, Merlin would have skipped work and left long ago. Naturally, he would not be able to fulfill the Kingdom of Heaven's duty of "defending against the enemy".
"What does she look like?" Merlin asked, completely forgetting to maintain a high-end image.
"A nice chest." Ansu commented that Bishop Rada has very strong pectoral muscles and is a man among men.
Merlin coughed lightly. He didn't realize that Ansu was lying. It seemed that everything the boy said was true.
"And now is the best time for you to make a move." An Su showed a calm smile, "This lady has just been heartbroken by a man and is lonely. This is the best time to take advantage of her."
Are there such amazing additional attributes?
The holy light in Merlin's eyes flickered.
"What's her name?" Merlin asked.
"When the time is right, she will tell you herself." An Su smiled.
"So when can I meet her?" Merlin asked.
"Tomorrow is fine." Ansu replied.
Merlin could hardly hold back his smile.
He had been trapped in this damned heaven for a whole year, and the people he dealt with most on a daily basis were the invaders of the Legion of Pain. He had hardly interacted with the opposite sex of the same level. Now he finally had a chance to escape from the sea of suffering and stay away from that damn Bishop of Pain. Merlin was very relieved.
Seeing that His Majesty Merlin was so satisfied, Ansu was also happy for him.
"Your Majesty, I have one more thing to report."
Taking advantage of the good mood of the God of Magic, Ansu was about to climb up the pole and took out the tattered magic scrolls he had found in the cult market. A quick glance showed that there were more than a dozen pieces of chaos magic. Ansu said solemnly, "These magics are the confidential knowledge that I obtained after working undercover in the cult at great pains and risking my life. Please take a look."
The boy's eyes were full of sincerity, his dark blue pupils were as pure as the sky after the rain, and could not tolerate any pollution or lies.
It's no exaggeration to say that he put a lot of effort into it. These low-level scrolls in the market are sold by weight. Ansu bargained with the priest for a long time, using the knowledge he had accumulated over two lifetimes, from the composition principles of magic to the economic scale of the market, from the original doctrine theory of the Chaos Cult to the psychological game of "then I'll go to another store to have a look". It can be said that Ansu exhausted all his wisdom.
After a lot of effort, Ansu finally lowered the original price of 'three hundred dedication points per pound' to 'two hundred and fifty dedication points per pound', which was not easy.
He bought a pound of magic, a total of ten low-level chaos magics.
The description of "escaping from death by a narrow margin" is even more apt. After Ansu made his purchase, he discovered that there was something wrong with the weights on the scale. After arguing with the chaotic priest who was in charge of order in the market, Ansu escaped from death by a narrow margin.
Merlin glanced at the magic scrolls, frowned slightly, pondered for a while, and finally his brows slowly relaxed.
With his vision as a god of magic, he could tell at a glance that the magic was not of good quality and had average effects, which could be considered useless. But despite this, it was indeed a unique magic that could only be circulated within the Chaos Church, and belonged to the category of forbidden magic.
Some of the magic circuits were new even to Merlin.
There is very little forbidden magic circulating in the market, especially the magic of the Chaos Cult, which is almost non-existent.
Coupled with the severe crackdown by the Order Church, chaos magic is basically in a situation where it is priced but not sold.
Ordinary saints couldn’t get to it, and Merlin, who was imprisoned in heaven, couldn’t get to it at all.
For Merlin, a plagiarist, the quality of the magic itself is not important. What is important is the magic circuits of these chaotic magics. As long as he copies the magic circuits, he can create more powerful magic.
Women can deceive the gods, but magic cannot.
The holy light in Merlin's eyes became brighter and brighter. To the God of Law, this forbidden knowledge was more attractive than his girlfriend. The inspiration for plagiarism burst out like a spring. He waved at Ansu, "Bring it closer so I can see it."
"Your Majesty, the God of Law." An Su put away all the scrolls, still with a calm and polite smile on his face, "This is precious knowledge that I have obtained with all my efforts and nine deaths and one life."
He deliberately emphasized the pronunciation of "trying his best" and "nine deaths and one life", and even a fool would understand what he meant.
Merlin wanted to roll his eyes at Ansu, but he realized that his eyes were already very white, so there was no need to roll them. He glared at the boy with dissatisfaction and said unhappily, "What do you want to benefit from?"
These magics were not meant to honor him, which made the glorious and upright Bishop Merlin quite dissatisfied. He believed that this kid Ansu had absolutely no future and that the end of his life was clear. The best he could do was to become a regional bishop.
"How dare I ask for any benefits?" An Su showed a sensible smile and presented the scroll with both hands.
"I just want to exchange knowledge with you. I took out these things just to ask Mr. Merlin for guidance and enlightenment, so that we can criticize these evil and dirty knowledge together."
Upon hearing what Ansu said, the glorious and upright Bishop Merlin was quite satisfied. He felt that this kid Ansu definitely had a bright future and his future in this life was limitless. At the very least, he would be someone wearing red clothes.
"Then I will have to criticize this evil knowledge."
Merlin calmly took the magic scroll handed over by Ansu. He promised Ansu seriously, the night breeze of heaven blew gently, his scarlet robe swayed in the wind, and bright golden spots rose in the air, reflecting the sacred and ancient temperament of His Majesty the God of Law.
Their words were rather euphemistic. Translated, the God of Law criticized these evil knowledge. If he accidentally criticized something strange, he would share it with Ansu, under the pretext of knowledge exchange.
"Ahem." Merlin coughed lightly. "In the future, if you have this kind of knowledge that you want to criticize, you can bring it to me for criticism. I'm mainly worried that you won't be able to criticize it. Do you understand what I mean?"
"Clear and understandable." An Su showed a sensible smile. This is what plagiarism with a critical nature looks like.
"Well, you can't come here for nothing. There are a lot of magic spells that can be exchanged on the fourth floor of the Magic Guild."
Merlin thought about it for a while, and considering that Ansu was so sensible, and that it must be difficult for Ansu to obtain this knowledge, and as the Glorious Bishop, it would not be easy for him to just get it for free, he just gave some token of his appreciation.
"All this knowledge that needs to be criticized is worth fifty contribution points per scroll."
The price Merlin offered was quite generous.
He showed a satisfied smile. In fact, he was still getting something for free. It was the guild that was bleeding anyway.
Because Merlin is the vice president of the Magic Guild, he can use the public account directly and apply for contribution points directly from the guild. Then, as the vice president, he can review and approve his own accounts.
Contribution points are different from faith points. They are not blessings bestowed by gods, but trading points created by the Magic Guild itself. They can be faked however they want.
Merlin often does this, and he has embezzled countless contribution points.
No matter how you look at it, this shady deal makes more money for me.
If Merlin had not been distracted today and had seriously ensured the safety of Ansu and the other two, and had monitored Ansu's undercover movements throughout, he would have known that this stuff was a shabby and cheap item bought from a street stall, and he would not have shown such a satisfied smile.
On the other hand, Anzu's smile was brighter than Merlin's.
There will be ten scrolls for one pound, which adds up to five hundred contribution points.
The cheap goods that cost 250 esoteric contribution points per pound were sold at Merlin's place for 500 contribution points. Merlin laundered a lot of points for free and made twice the profit. There was actually such a comfortable business in the world.
An Su looked at Merlin with even more relief, feeling that it was worth it for him to introduce such a beautiful girlfriend to His Majesty the God of Law.
Merlin was in a good mood and found Ansu pleasing to the eye.
"Anything else?" Merlin waved at Ansu, trying to drive him away. He couldn't wait to study forbidden magic. "If you don't have anything else, get out."
"Your Majesty Merlin, my residence is not safe now. Can I stay here today?" Ansu said to Merlin with a serious face, "There are evil secret followers wandering around my home. I am worried that they will take over my body at any time."
No matter how evil the cultists are, can they be as evil as you? Merlin's face darkened.
"Get lost." Merlin raised his brows, "Don't even think about living in heaven."
An Su said righteously, "But if you are caught by the enemy and framed by them with a beauty trap, and accidentally reveal some secrets of the Holy See, especially if you want to criticize these taboo knowledge, it will have a bad impact if others know about it."
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This guy really dares to think.
Merlin's face turned even darker, the beauty trap had already come, he didn't even dare to have such a sweet dream.
He could see that Ansu wanted to stay put because the magic power of heaven was strong and his soul was not destroyed.
What's so good about this shabby place? Merlin sighed. He has been here for a year and can't wait to leave. But Ansu, this kid, is even thinking about living in heaven.
You really don't know how lucky you are.
It would be better to let the two of them swap.
Wait, there was a glimmer in Merlin's eyes. Maybe he could really let this guy swap with him and take his place to work tomorrow, so he could go out on a date. The more Merlin thought about it, the more he thought this was a plausible idea. He had previously come up with a plan to take over someone else's body, so that he could let someone else take over his body, control it when he was at work, and control it when he was off work.
For the soul of Merlin, the god of law, the so-called body is just a restraint. As long as the soul is still there, the body can be created or taken back at any time.
Including Merlin's current body, it was actually molded by holy light, but because he was not skilled in shaping mud and could not shape facial features, he had no face.
This is also the origin of the title of 'Faceless Man'.
And now, we can also make something similar.
"Ansu." Merlin looked at Ansu with a kinder look, which made the latter feel creepy. "You can live in heaven if you want, but I have one condition."
Ansu's eyes narrowed, and he felt the breath of another life as an instinct of his birth.
"Come and help me with my work for a few days?" Merlin said kindly.
".What are you talking about." An Su's mouth twitched slightly.
"I'll give you temporary authority over Heaven for one day." Merlin's smile became more friendly. "You come and help me work for one day. I'm going on a date."
"How do I go to work?" An Su hadn't finished his words when he saw the holy light suddenly blooming all over the sky. Dusk and sunset overlapped above the sky, the holy light fell down, and the door to heaven slowly opened. He felt the holy light slowly merge into his body.
"Turn on your Holy Light Transfiguration."
Merlin had already seen through Anzu's own transformation magic, and ordered.
"Don't resist. This is a good thing for you, too."
Ansu was helpless and had to extract his soul. On the other side, Merlin had already created a new body with the grand holy light of heaven. Ansu's soul followed Merlin's guidance and entered that body.
Ansu slowly opened his eyes and found that he had no face, but instead there were bright and numerous starlight.
He could clearly feel his current state and see his current appearance. His temperament was somewhat similar to Merlin's, and his crimson robe fluttered in the wind, but there was no pure white holy light in his pupils, but pale blue stars.
The vast and huge magic power of this body was enough to make Ansu's scalp tingle just by feeling it.
The whole heaven is providing him with energy.
Even if Anzu's soul strength reached that of a saint, it would not be enough to support so much magic power, and he could only exert less than one-fifth of the capacity of this body.
Even so, he barely reached the level of an ordinary demigod.
If an ordinary person enters this body, he will die instantly.
"I used the holy light of heaven to create a temporary shell for you." Merlin looked at his masterpiece with satisfaction, "It can last for a day. It can also withstand the situation you encounter for a while, and it can hold on until I come back."
Merlin felt that his idea was a good one. Ansu was the most suitable candidate. His soul strength had reached that of a saint, and he could just barely use this body. He was not afraid that this kid would rebel. After all, the real authority of heaven was still in Merlin's hands.
He felt that his skills were getting better and better.
If baba can be molded, so can people.
[You have obtained the temporary authorization of the rotating ruler of the Kingdom of Heaven for 24 hours. Note: it can be revoked at any time]
【Ansu Morningstar】
[Demigod Form (24 Hours)]
"So what are you going to do tomorrow?" An Su said with no expression on his face.
"I'm going on a date and taking a vacation." Merlin replied with a smile.
Can I hire a substitute for this thing?
Ansu was silent for a long time. His soul was forced to stay in a body that was far beyond his level. He was always under terrible pressure and pain, but this opportunity to hone his soul was also further improving the quality of his soul. And feeling the magic power of the demigod level in advance would also be helpful for his future development.
"What if the leaders above come to check?" An Su said expressionlessly.
"There's no one above me." Merlin said with a smile.
"There's someone above me, and the dormitory manager wants to check my dormitory!" An Su's face darkened.
"You are going to live in heaven soon, so you must have asked for leave long ago."
Merlin saw through Ansu's plan. "Don't worry. I will announce to the public that Ansu is on a confidential mission and will be missing for a day. And considering your birth level, the longer you are missing, the happier the dormitory manager will be."
My dormitory manager is actually Miss Enya. An Su sighed lightly.
Is the secret mission to help you pick up girls? An Su raised his hand with difficulty, and the bright light poured down from the gaps between his fingers. The magic power of heaven covered An Su's hand. He had never mastered such a wonderful power.
"Okay." After weighing the pros and cons, An Su decided to temporarily change the plan.
"I have one last condition. I need to go home first." An Su said, "I will return to heaven tonight."
"Why?" Merlin asked.
"The secret followers are trying to lure me with money, beauty, and knowledge today. I'm going home to collect the money first."
An Su replied with a smile, his dark blue eyes full of helplessness, he didn't want these things at all. These secret believers insisted on giving them to him, it was really annoying.
Merlin froze when he heard Ansu's words.
I felt unbalanced instantly.
Didn't they say that some evil secret cultists were coming to attack you? How could there really be a honey trap? "Also, tell my dorm keeper that I won't be back tomorrow, so she won't worry again."
An Su sighed, then looked at Merlin with a pleased smile on his face and gave him a blessing.
"Have a wonderful date tomorrow."
(End of this chapter)