Chapter 128
It was one thing to conspire with His Highness the Envoy of God and patiently deceive the human race, but when they were scolded, how could the demons swallow their anger? They immediately started to speak in a sarcastic tone, and brought up several things they had heard the God of Light had done in the past.
There were both true and false stories, and the people in the Church were so angry that they lost their usual noble demeanor and refuted again and again, "Slander! This is something that only you dark-minded demons would do. Don't frame our God!"
Regardless of whether the gods did these things or not, the shame of the God of Light is the shame of the Holy See, which means that they, the priests, will also lose face. Therefore, both the devout and the ungodly are anxious and have drawn their weapons.
Without the need for Al to stop them, people from other forces took the initiative to block the priests and paladins, "Calm down, calm down!"
Your life or death doesn’t matter, but don’t cause enmity between the two worlds and put the future of humanity at risk!
This feels like a street gang fight... Al held his forehead helplessly, really not wanting to bother with them.
Abner thought that Al was too tired from negotiating with the powerful demon king, so he patted the young man on the shoulder to comfort him and took the initiative to speak up to end this farce.
"Look at what you are like now. Please don't bring shame to your race, Your Excellencies."
The two parties who were arguing fiercely were stunned when they heard the words. The priests snorted coldly, dusted off their robes, and resumed their aristocratic pretense of elegance. The demons also stopped talking.
Race? It doesn't matter. What matters is that as believers, they must not embarrass their God in front of their opponents and must remain calm and wise!
The plan to delay the seal for repair was discovered. Mr. Eli, the head of Al's class in the academy, suddenly spoke to the demons, "Don't blame us for being so defensive. Imagine that all the celestials have entered the abyss, and you should be able to understand how we feel."
The demons were extremely disgusted when they heard this, and their first reaction was that the celestials were going to turn the abyss into a battlefield!
Eli habitually smiled with his eyes bent, looking very friendly. "The Holy Son and your Majesty have talked for quite a while. It is impossible that he only mentioned the peaceful coexistence between the two worlds. The demons are scattered. How can we ensure that they can abide by the law? Does your majesty have any measures?"
Someone from the Mage Guild complained, "What if you secretly eat people? It would be hard to detect if one of you lives alone occasionally."
The demons looked as if they had swallowed a fly. The devil said in disgust, "Who ate humans? Your human flesh is not as tight or tender as that of monsters, nor is it as energetic as that of monsters. But it is not as rich in flavor as the wild grass and fruits on the road. It is simply useless. What's the point of eating you? Oh~ I wonder which insidious and vicious humans like to gossip about you behind your back."
The humans were silent, and it seemed like... there was really nothing special about them.
The handsome blood prince raised his hand and clarified with a smile: "We just like to drink some blood and have sex. Of course, blood races are still very picky, and not every human can arouse our appetite."
"Ah~ By the way, I believe that humans with a short lifespan would be willing to line up and beg for my First Embrace, right?"
Human race: “…” What you said is true.
Someone whispered, "There are no demons who like to eat people in storybooks. The food they eat seems to be similar to ours, and the meat must be cooked."
“How can you believe the things in the story?”
The pale undead lady said sarcastically, "I was once a human. Don't think I don't know what kind of morals humans are. I'm afraid they raped and killed their compatriots, dismembered them, kidnapped them and sold them, and then framed them on the demons and said they were eaten by us."
Anita curled her lips and said, "The demons have been imprisoned in the abyss for many years. How can they go out to eat and harm people? I don't know which idiots believe such rumors."
Many fools present felt embarrassed when hearing this.
Al hid himself among his acquaintances, ignoring the air, hoping that everyone could clear up the misunderstanding at once.
Eli was not distracted and insisted on getting an answer, "How can you ensure that your people can follow the law and coexist with humans?"
"We can't guarantee that." The demon who answered the question showed admiration and yearning, "But with our great... His Majesty the Demon King here, all demons are willing to obey his orders!" It was a close call, he almost let the cat out of the bag.
The demon glanced at the human race opposite with disdain, "Unlike you humans who like to deceive your superiors and pretend to obey but actually disobey, the Abyss race is absolutely pious to His Majesty the Demon King and does not ask for anything in return!"
Klevich and his friend looked at each other and became alert at the same time - the demons admire the strong, and they didn't know how strong the demon king was to be able to control the entire abyss so easily.
Eli kept smiling, as if he was not the human being mocked. He probably couldn't ask anything else useful, so he politely replied, "Okay, you all seem very sincere, but the outcome of this transaction still has to be decided by our Queen and others. Before that, please restrain your fellow tribesmen and don't leave this area, okay?"
His Highness the Envoy of God had also reminded them that the human race would take their time to make some preparations, and if they pressed further it would be counterproductive. Several demons reluctantly agreed.
Before leaving, the Blood Prince suddenly turned around and looked at the silver-haired young man, bowed slightly and saluted, "Beautiful Holy Son, are you willing to leave with us? Your pure and dazzling soul will surely illuminate the dark abyss~ Please bring light to us~"
The elegant succubus echoed, "If you are not happy in the Church, you are always welcome to become His Royal Highness the Son of the Abyss. Believe me, dear, you can gain more power and favor in the Abyss~"
Before Al could open his mouth, he was pulled behind Abner to block his way. Chris, who admired him, angrily said, "Humph! Can't you in the Abyss find an excellent demon to be the Son of God? You actually want to steal someone else's Son of God!"
The vampire who made the invitation shrugged, too lazy to argue with the human brat, and turned around and jumped into the abyss.
The archbishop glanced at the young candidate for the Son of God and felt that his cursing appearance was very shameful. He said impatiently: "Alright, be steady. Wait until my god repairs the seal and see how these lowly demons can come out and talk nonsense."
When the demons were talking here, the surroundings were quite quiet because everyone wanted to listen to what they were saying. As soon as the demons left, thousands of people immediately started talking and the wilderness became noisy.
Soon a rumor spread - in fact, the seal had a problem a long time ago! The demons had been hiding among the human race for several years, and they were the authors of those storybooks!
"I see! If we read too many of those books, we will find the demons very interesting. Over time, we will naturally lower our guard..."
"Hiss—what a good plan!"
"I thought they liked to solve all problems with force, but they actually have the patience to do something like this."
“Are the images in the book real?”
“It’s hard to say…”
Klevich suddenly remembered that more than a hundred years ago, when the great devil was summoned to the mortal world, Al showed him a handwritten story.
So the demons had already started planning for contact between the two worlds so long ago...
It doesn't seem right. Klevich has read stories written by the Great Devil, and he has also read many other stories over the years. They all involve the protagonist killing everyone, or they are about the myriad races of people. The main point is that it's fun to write and read, but there's no strategy involved.
Spending time promoting storybooks, allowing humans to gain a better understanding of them and paving the way for the two worlds to coexist peacefully, this method is too gentle... and is totally unlike the style of the demons.
The dean pondered secretly, and suddenly looked at the silver-haired young man a few steps away. He couldn't explain the reason, but he subconsciously thought of this child.
Al, who was talking to his colleague, felt that gaze. He looked back, tilted his head, and looked puzzled, silently asking the other person why he was looking at him?
The dean smiled kindly and said nothing. He believed that Al was a good boy and would not harm anyone.
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A day later, there was no movement on the seal side, and the humans stationed there complained in their hearts that the God of Light was a little slow.
Two days later, some people began to wonder if the God of Light was going to come here in person from the distant divine realm?
I heard that every time the Son of God is chosen, a miracle occurs on the same day. How come there is still no movement after two days?
Three days later, someone went to ask the Son of God if it was because too much time had passed and the God of Light had forgotten where He had sealed it before?
Should we build a statue here, draw a summoning circle, and pray to the god again?
Before Al could answer, the archbishop next to him raised his eyebrows and said, "Of course the omniscient and omnipotent Lord of Light would not make such a low-level mistake. It is very likely that our God wants to give us some time to find the Son of Darkness!"
The great swordsman who did not believe in the God of Light turned around and rolled his eyes. Omniscient and omnipotent? Then why didn't he know what race the Sons of Darkness that he had been talking about for so many years were?
On the fourth day, the fifth day...more and more companions came to help. If this continues, this wasteland will become a new human town!
A few days later, people with a say in the mortal world had begun to consider trying to contact the demons, and the alien races that had already received the news had the same idea.
Even the alien races are happy to see this, because they have no prejudice against those with dark talents. It would be great if their existence could suppress and balance the powerful human race a little more!
Only the Holy See of Light firmly opposed peaceful coexistence between the two worlds, but the opposition of one force was ineffective.
I've given you time to solve the seal, but I can't tell you how long it will take for the miracle to come. Why are you still dragging everyone to wait? Are you waiting for the demons to get impatient and start a war?
More than ten days later, news that aliens might appear in the city reached every city lord's mansion, asking them to register in and out of the city in advance and arrange more patrol teams.
More and more civilians learned about this. They were worried and frightened. There was nothing they could do except go to church to pray for God's protection and get some psychological comfort.
The object of human beings' prayers was sitting upright on the throne, his head supported by one hand, his eyes closed and taking a nap.
He accepted more and more faith into his body, but he didn't even bother to take a look at the tragic scene in the underworld after the seal was lifted.
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Seeing that everyone was mentally prepared, Al secretly contacted the demons and asked them to come up to confirm the transaction.
If we don't finalize this matter quickly, will we have to stay in this place for a few more years?
He didn't want to be polite with too many people every day, and it was inconvenient to live in the wild. Samuel, who "rushed" over a few days ago, was furious because in a crowd of people, he had to keep a distance from his little partner at all times, not to mention kissing, he couldn't even hug him!
The Lord God's face became darker and darker, which made those who came to talk to the Holy Son feel cold on their backs... The knights His Highness found were so fierce! They were completely different from the paladins over there!
Soon, several representatives from the Abyss came up to finalize the deal with the human race. After the conversation, they even enthusiastically stated that they could now bring the human race to visit the Abyss.
"You all spread rumors that we eat people. I guess the abyss is a sea of blood and corpses in your eyes. If you have the guts, follow us and go down. If you are a coward, forget it."
The humans who appeared here were not timid. After being provoked like this, ha! Even if it was a sea of blood and corpses, they dared to leave!
Moreover, the God of Space Magic is with them, and can immediately transfer them away if there is an ambush.
Except for some old priests of the Holy See who firmly believed that the demons had bad intentions and did not want to go deep into the enemy's territory, everyone else, including His Royal Highness the Son of God and his good colleagues, all participated in the several-day tour of the abyss.
Seeing is believing. After returning from the trip, many of our prejudices were indeed broken down.
What the human race didn't expect was that the demon race actually took the initiative to control the number of people that came out.
Each ethnic group registered their fellow tribesmen who had been sent out, and required them to return and re-register within a time limit. They even did not allow those fellow tribesmen with bad tempers, impulsiveness, and violence to leave.
Anyway, the broken seal is very small, and there are high-level demons guarding nearby, so there is no way to sneak out, so it is quite convenient to operate.
The humans compared this behavior with their stereotyped impressions of the demons, and felt that the real demons were so considerate and reasonable! They were even moved!
His Royal Highness the Holy Son stayed quietly among the crowd, hiding his merits and fame.
The two sides agreed that if the demons are interested in human gathering places, they will go to nearby cities first, and human talents will also be dispersed to these places to provide protection so that ordinary people can feel more at ease.
Soon, the foreigners who looked strange in the eyes of the common people swaggered into the city.
Even though the City Lord's Mansion and the Holy See had notified them in advance and said that the two worlds were trying to have friendly exchanges, the elderly were still too scared to go out.
Only young people who like to read storybooks dare to take a few more glances secretly, and can even recognize the race of the person who just passed by, what he is good at, and what his preferences are.
Because the Holy See failed to ask the God of Light to repair the seal in time to prevent the invasion of the demons, in order to save face, many bishops of the branch courts began to tell believers that it was the negotiations between His Majesty the Son of God and the terrible Demon King that gave the two worlds a chance to live in peace.
His Highness, who has a pure soul, has even won the respect and love of the demons. On the day of the negotiations, some demons even wanted to kidnap His Highness from the Vatican!
As a result, the already high status of the Son of God in the hearts of believers was further elevated. Gradually, some believers stopped praying for the protection of gods and instead prayed for the Son of God's protection.
There was a child who listened to his parents’ stories about the Son of God before going to bed and felt very safe. He even saw a demon with black wings waving at him when he looked out the second-floor window at the street.
"Hello, Mr. Devil, have you ever seen His Royal Highness the Holy Son?"
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