Chapter 180.1 – Air Show
Ascetic.
Hill is not unfamiliar with this term, there are many descriptions of it on Earth.
“Lord Demon King, do you have time to meet the ascetics? I’ve finished the pre-processing,” Teresa said to Hill.
This “pre-processing” is a bit interesting, it sounds like cooking.
“Actually, I don’t have much time.” These days, Hill’s schedule is indeed quite full, to see the ascetics are theoretically a big deal, Hill thought for a moment, “Forget it, bring them to the Air Show together, and then I’ll think of something to say to them.”
“Lord Demon King, you can say anything you want, just like the old days,” Teresa said.
What a joke. Hill thought to himself. He used to say things seemingly at random, but they were carefully planned and then pretended to be “random”, and then he could enjoy others’ admiration and respect and fear. He was reading the MLM, corporate culture, college entrance exam guidelines, and other inspiring things every day before going to bed, so he could open and close his mouth to come up with those lines. “You can say anything you want”, oh, if you really let him feel free to say anything he wants, he will only say dirty jokes to those ascetics and scare them to death.
Hill said outwardly, after a moment of sarcasm, “I see.”
Teresa bowed and then left.
The oil lamp burned quietly in the darkness, and Hill gazed at it for a moment, then closed his eyes.
“My King?” Irvine’s voice came from in front of him.
“Jasmine, orange peel, gray tree bark,” Hill said, “Then go out, I’m going to rest.”
“Yes, My King,” Irvine got down on one knee, then quickly added what Hill said to the incense burner. A light, bitter fragrance immediately emanated from the incense burner and spread throughout the bedroom, calming the nerves, relieving stress, and relaxing the mind and body.
There is nothing to worry about. I’m a demon king.
Hill said in his heart and then closed his eyes.
一一
Shortly after the end of Violet Evergarden, from top to bottom and bottom to top, the call for an Air Show rang out, and ministers signed a joint petition, to which both the Ice Emperor and King Magnolia agreed.
In order to show support for the Air Show, the Demon Malls supply free paper and provide free ghostwriting services – the ghostwriters are demons. Hill was just able to take this opportunity for humans and demons to spend more time together, and he really made use of every opportunity.
“A mosquito is still meat,” Joan Baker commented.
Hill suddenly began to bar: “Then you eat a mosquito for me to see.”
Joan Baker: …you just want to be amused.
The Air Show was very grand, with volunteer help from the common mages, imperial mages, and a few liches from the demon race, who together were responsible for making masses’ letters fly away with magic. Nowadays, with the passage of time and the deepening of concepts, humans are more curious to see the demons and there is not much hatred and discrimination anymore – of course, this is limited to the humans of Mulheim, Magnolia Empire, and Plague Islands.
The day was very lively, Hill, the Ice Emperor, and Olivia all showed up, Olivia wrote to Elizabeth – the heroine she played in “Pirates of the Caribbean”. In the letter, she regarded Elizabeth as a friend, and talked to her about her recent situation, telling her that she brought her a lot of positive influence.
“I’m really very lucky to be able to play you, your bravery, perseverance, and wisdom have given me great inspiration, I want to become a good person like you. You succeeded, you became a Pirate King, and I will succeed too. Wish me luck.”
Olivia wrote this.
The Ice Emperor, for his part, wrote to the Ice Emperor I of Mülheim, saying that he founded the Ice Empire, that he was the object of worship of all the succeeding Ice Emperors, and that now, Claude, had such ambitions to become an emperor no less than Ice Emperor I. If Hill and his plans go well, the glorious future of Ice Emperor Claude is just around the corner.
In Magnolia City, King Magnolia, Princess Delia, Old Jackson, Theodore, and all these people also appeared in the Air Show. In addition, Hill also let the demon realm’s today stars to participate in the Air Show in all major cities.
Oh, this kind of festival, of course, can’t avoid the live show of Bard Grant and Black Dwarf Copper Tooth. The two of them are now well known, and their humorous and funny hosting style is a big hit to the audience.
Before the Air Show began, Teresa sent the ascetics to Hill, Hill did not say anything at that time, only asked them to follow him, so the whole time, the three ascetics followed Hill, watching his every move and observing the whole Air Show.
They were a little surprised at first to see the demons and humans mixed together, but those humans/demons had smiles on their faces, which confused them greatly.
They knew that this festival originated from the demon race, but now, there are actually so many humans celebrating this festival, why is this? What is happening in front of them is confusing, but in connection with what Bishop Teresa Shelley said last night, they seem to have some clarity.
True Faith…?
Ice Emperor Claude did not know these three ascetics, he thought they were Hill’s three bodyguards. These three bodyguards looked quite human – Claude thought so in his mind at that time. As a result, Hill said to him, “These are the ascetics of the Church!” At that time, Claude was so shocked that he almost fell off the city tower.
Hey! Lord Demon King! Can’t you have a sense of crisis? These are ascetics, ascetics! Who can stop these three from turning into angels here? Wait, it seems that you can stop… problem is, this is too dangerous, right?
The Ice Emperor really showed a face like seeing a ghost kind of expression.
“Your reaction is a little big, ah,” Hill touched his jaw.
“It is you who has no sense of crisis, right?” Ice Emperor Claude gripped the bar tightly, he really had to grit his teeth.
Hill flashed a carefree smile at Ice Emperor Claude, then turned his head to look at the ascetics over there, “What do you think of the human emperor being so hostile to you?”
“I didn’t say anything…” spat Ice Emperor Claude over there.
“Some things just can’t be put into words,” Hill said.
“I said it for your own good,” Ice Emperor Claude said.
“You sound like my mother,” Hill said.
Ice Emperor Claude understood: “I’d be a fool if I talk to you again.”
Hill returned victorious, laughed a few times, and looked at the three ascetics: “You haven’t answered my question.”
The leader of the ascetics shook his head and did not say anything.
“I’m sure Teresa has already said what needs to be said.” Hill cast his gaze to the blue sky filled with flying envelopes. “He asked you to come to see me, I think it is to let you further determine your inner thoughts.”
The third ascetic spoke: “Are you really a demon king?”
Today, Hill is wearing a black linen coat, gray wool cloak with a gray-green gem brooch pinned to the left shoulder. He seems to be a low-key human, old-school aristocrat, the kind of temperament that can make people feel comfortable.
“That’s a good question.” Hill smiled and said, “Are you really a believer? I have a feeling that believers don’t say such things.”
That ascetic opened his mouth and actually couldn’t say anything.
It seems that the power of movies and anime is really quite big, watching this scene, Hill had some clarity, “But I personally think you guys are right to have thoughts, your god gave you brains just to make you understand right and wrong. Let me ask you, you have just participated in a festival advocated by the demons, do you think this festival has meaning?”
Another ascetic spoke up, “If it is written to a dead person, the person is already dead, so it has no meaning.”
“How can one say that a letter written to a dead person is meaningless when it comforts the living?” Hill asked rhetorically.
The ascetic opened his mouth and continued, “Those who are thus consoled are not pious enough…”
“But the masses are like that, and the masses are so insufficiently pious… Is this the fault of the Church?” Hill continued to ask.
Ice Emperor Claude, at first, listened with interest, but his face was getting worse and worse, Hill at this time also displayed a terrible look. Not the kind of scary murderer and grim face, but a kind of horror in another sense.
As expected, the ascetics cannot answer the question, their faces are as dead as the wood.
“I have another question, the God of Light is like the sun hanging high in the sky, whether we recognize the sun is objective existence, the insult and contempt of others cannot have the slightest impact on this, then why do you still want to spread faith? Why then do you sanction blasphemy? According to this, it is not the gods that are blasphemed, but their own intelligence. So, it doesn’t make sense, does it?” Hill said lightly, “This is according to your theory, but of course, you can withdraw that theory.”
One of the ascetics over there got up with unsteady breath, he started panting heavily, and holy light came out from inside his whole eyes and nose. Ice Emperor Claude subconsciously shielded Olivia, Hill thought for a moment, he reached out his paw, and patted him on the shoulder, “I suggest you calm down, man, all of you.”
The holy light was forcibly squeezed back, the ascetic took another moment to catch his breath and returned to normal, “Thank you, thank you…”
He actually said “thank you”.
Hill immediately knew what he should say next.
“You guys go back and think about it, just don’t explode, remember, you are valuable, remember, there are only four true believers in this world now, one is Bishop Shelley, the other is you three, the other believers are blinded, only you see the truth, so you can’t die,” Hill bullshitted while showing a charming smile, “Next, I have something I would like to ask for your help, and I think you will not refuse. Oh, it’s also Bishop Shelley’s intention.”
At a time like this, when faith is basically shattered, new systems have not yet been established, and their brains are in chaos, Hill giving them orders is even a salvation for them.
After the ascetics went back, Hill looked at Ice Emperor Claude, “Claude, my brother…”
“Don’t you talk to me,” Claude said.
“What’s wrong?” Hill asked.
“I feel like you’re a little heinous and I don’t want to talk to you today,” Claude said.
Hill didn’t know whether to cry or laugh: “Okay, okay.”
He and the Ice Emperor are really getting more and more familiar, which is good.
The scattered envelopes were flying in the blue sky. Today was supposed to be cloudy, Hill let the liches dispel the clouds and give the Air Show a splendid weather.
It was the sunniest day of this winter in memory.
At the same time, it was also the beginning of a storm for the entire continent.
Chapter 180.2 – Remove Followers
Before the Air Show was held, Teresa returned from Mülheim to the Holy City of Oitin Empire, but he did not go to see the Pope first, but went home first.
Teresa is a second-generation official, his father’s status back then was a bishop. His father is a very qualified priest, did not do anything to harm God, nor did he do anything compassionate. These decades of serving the church, in front of corruption and embezzlement, his hands are always closed, and so are his eyes. He has a good heart, and occasionally do some good things, but he spends most of his time abiding by his duties. So, in Hill’s point of view, in essence, he is just an enabler.
Hill has always believed that if you only say kind words, it is useless, you have to do kind things. Hill actually leans toward the consequentialist. Hitler was a vegetarian, he advocated quitting drinking and smoking. He only had one partner from beginning to end, and he had a good temper with the people around him… So, what does this mean? It means nothing. He’s a devil who has killed so many people, he cannot be whitewashed.
Teresa’s home is a beautiful estate on the edge of the Holy City. The snow had just fallen, and the white manor was like a big gem set in the plain, and it was even more beautiful when the snow covered the whole land. The pillars in front of the porch are the same color as the white snow, and the snowflakes look fluffy on the trees in the courtyard. The scene in front of him is like a fairy tale. When Teresa walked in with a silver-handled cane and a red coat, the whole picture came alive.
The evil bishop walks into the snow-covered manor.
Like a sentence in a poem.
Now, he has a few moments of honor returning to his home, the servants and cooks are excitedly taking the initiative to prepare various things to welcome their young master. Teresa went through the process very much in accordance with the etiquette, and then when talking to Old Shelley alone, he told Old Shelley directly and generously that he planned to be the Pope.
“I hope you can cooperate, Dad,” Teresa said. He said it in the same way he begged his dad to play games with him when he was a kid.
Old Shelley stared at his son, who looked familiar but unfamiliar now. After a long time, he sighed, and finally said what was hidden in his heart: “What if I want you to stop?”
“I can’t stop now, Dad,” Teresa said lightly. “I’ve come to a point of no return.”
Stop? How? By pretending to gradually change from a Hawk to a neutral party? Then the Pope will be wary of him. Teresa’s actions over the years have not been impeccable. If the Pope really put a lot of effort into investigating Teresa, what awaits Teresa must be a tragic ending. The Pope is a ruthless man, although he looks a little confused now, it is completely based on the disparity of information. The Pope can stay in this position for nearly a hundred years, it is not by luck. And Teresa understands that one of the main reasons why he can get to where he is today is that he is lucky. Otherwise, he would not be the Pope’s opponent.
Continue to be a hawk? If he continues, he will have to do a fake show. In such a situation, can he stop the demons? The first unlucky person after the demons gain power is him.
Completely cut off contact with the demons? This is even more impossible. Assuming Teresa can do it himself, but the other side can do the same to screw him over. One of the reasons why Teresa admired Monroe and Hill was their sanity, knowing that if he really betrayed them, they would have absolutely no mercy on him. Teresa didn’t think that Hill would let him go if he wanted to quit. At most, Hill would not let him die, but he would deprive him of everything, making his life worse than death.
Old Shelley sighed slowly, he realized that his wish for his son to be safe and sound for the rest of his life was just an extravagant hope, “I’m sorry, I’m so incompetent.” There was sadness in Old Shelley’s voice, he was really old.
The snowflakes were falling quietly outside. This was the first snow in the Oitin Empire in winter.
“You just did what you were supposed to do within a certain range.” Teresa looked at the snow outside, his tone was a little ethereal, “I had a lot of complaints at the beginning, but now I find it’s not easy for you.”
Old Shelley also turned his eyes to the scenery outside, and he sighed again. “No one in this world has an easy life.”
“Since it’s not easy, it’s better to do something big.” Teresa looked back, his voice was still relaxed, he didn’t realize that he was deliberately imitating Hill’s temperament, “Anyway, it’s a long life, it’s better to do something big.”
Old Shelley stared at his son’s face without saying a word.
Teresa continued: “I brought a lot of demon specialties, and the canned food you said last time you thought tasted good. After I got used to the food of the demon realm, I found that most of the food of human beings is really hard to swallow. Just as I’m used to living awake and thinking that living with my eyes closed and drifting with the flow is a completely unacceptable nightmare.”
Old Shelley understood his son’s determination from this sentence. He felt sad, but there was relief in the sadness. This was his son, and his son would surpass him. “The Pope sent someone to see Ms. Gina,” he said. “Will there be a problem?”
Teresa replied: “Oh, this matter is controlled by me, don’t worry.”
Teresa gave Gina to Old Shelley, she was the mother of the Pope’s illegitimate daughter, which Old Shelley knew about.
However, Teresa did not tell Ms. Gina and Old Shelley that he had let Alice go, but Old Shelley should be able to guess. Ms. Gina really thought her daughter was dead, she cried at first and then tried commit su*cide, but was saved by Old Shelley.
Teresa is mainly out of prudence. Ms. Gina is just an ordinary human being. If she is exposed to the Pope, the Pope will definitely come over to interrogate her through various magical means, or hypnosis, in case the Pope knows that Alice is not dead, everyone will have to say goodbye. Teresa’s work is relatively thorough, he was Monroe’s deputy in the past.
“Everything is in your plan,” Old Shelley sighed.
“Everything is in the plan of me and Lord Monroe and Lord Demon King,” Teresa said lightly, and then he thought for a moment, leaned over and kissed Old Shelley’s face.
Old Shelley almost fell off the chair in shock: “What’s the matter with you?”
Pfft. Scared enough to use “you” (formal).
“Communicate feelings, your reaction is too big.” Teresa smiled, because of his actions, the atmosphere at this time was much more relaxed, “Okay, then I will go to see the Pope, Father.”
“Be careful,” said old Shelley.
“No need to be careful.” Teresa had changed into Bishop Teresa Shelley, and he said solemnly: “Everyone knows my loyalty to the church, and I am willing to dedicate my body and soul to the God of Light, His Holiness the Pope also knows this.”
Play in a second. The kind of wonderful that can double-click 666.
一一
The official reason for Teresa’s return to the Holy City this time is as follows: “The assassination is about to begin, and I need to avoid it.”
The Pope laughed a little at Teresa’s caution, “The other side will not drop their suspicions because of this move of yours.”
“But a part of the people will give up their doubts. The Bishop of Winter City has already left, so it is not the church that assassinated Olivia. At that time, I will issue a statement of heavy condolences, saying that if I were in Winter City, I would never let something like this happen,” Teresa said.
“You have more ideas than before,” said the Pope.
Teresa’s heart skipped a beat, but he said casually, “Being alone in Winter City, I have learned a lot.”
The Pope nodded, “That’s very good.”
Yes, Teresa’s return this time is indeed to avoid and confuse some people, but the object is not the people, but the Pope himself – you see, I’m back from Winter City, so the assassination is none of my business, the assassination failure has nothing to do with me, it is the incompetence of the ascetics, it is not my business.
Treacherous, really treacherous.
——
There were countless things in front of Hill, and he tried to sort out his thinking as best he could, dealing with them one by one, and appointing others as he could. Fortunately, he has been taking Goldnia and the others with him from the beginning and has been instilling all sorts of things in them, raising soldiers for a thousand days, and finally, the time has come to use them.
The Demon Realm Amusement Park next to Winter City is divided into multiple areas. The area where the wedding is held is the fairy tale area. The fairy tale area is actually a small Disneyland. Hill made it according to the drawings of Disneyland. The rest are Dark Elf District, Fallen Angel District, Demon Dragon District… These areas are all built with the characteristics of the main races of the Demon Realm, each with its own characteristics.
Hill directly moved the skeleton construction team to the human world, and then hired many civilians to participate in the construction. The builder’s treatment is very good, including food and shelter, and this alone makes almost all the commoners excited. You must know that every winter, many commoners will freeze to death every year – this is a unique situation in Mülheim. Hill’s offer of a warm house plus food is enough to make the commoners crazy. At the same time, among the people of Mulheim, the prestige of the demons is getting higher and higher, and many people regard working for the demons as a kind of honor.
Because Hill has been living in Olivia’s house in Winter City, the Ice Emperor Claude directly gave Hill a manor (…).
The manor is built on the hot spring, even in such a bitter winter, the temperature at home is warm.
The house is surrounded by bischofia trees, which are better known by their other name: autumn maple trees.
The tree itself is lush and beautiful, suitable for decoration, and the wood has a fine structure and heavy mass, and is durable and resistant to rot and water and moisture. The fruit pulp can be made into wine, which is not very tasty if eaten directly, but the birds like it very much. And its seeds have high oil content, which can be practical and can also be used as a lubricant. If you use this lubricant and then contact the bird in front of you… Oh, this logical thinking is very smooth. Cough. Cough. In addition, its leaves and roots have the effect of expelling wind and swelling, and have medicinal value. Oh, plus the bark can be extracted red dye.
Hill is currently looking for all kinds of natural dyes. He is looking for cochineal insects all over the world. This insect is widely used on Earth. A large amount of carmine acid is extracted from the corpse of the insect, and many high-end lipsticks use this. Emmm, yes, the extracts of your fancy lipsticks are probably from insect carcasses.
After another piece of paper was pasted on the task wall, Hill felt that the task wall was simply horrible. He directly called the five elders and some of his subordinates and asked them to claim what they could do by themselves, and just ask him again when they really don’t know how.
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The next day, an ascetic tried to assassinate Olivia in public at the end of the Air Show, and was stopped by the guards and the demons. He shouted “For the God of Light”, and this voice was heard clearly by the gathered nobles and commoners in front of the palace.
—Before that, Hill had already made a statement that the people who want to destroy the wedding of Olivia and the Ice Emperor would be the enemy of all mankind.
That night, the church announced that the ascetic was a traitor to the church, and that the church supported the wedding of Miss Jackson and the Ice Emperor.
At this point, the public opinion of the entire continent finally sided with Hill.
The ascetics who failed the mission returned to the Holy City with projection stones of anime and movies. They were ready to liberate the minds of other ascetics and let them realize what true faith should be like.
Chapter 180.1 – Air Show
Ascetic.
Hill is not unfamiliar with this term, there are many descriptions of it on Earth.
“Lord Demon King, do you have time to meet the ascetics? I’ve finished the pre-processing,” Teresa said to Hill.
This “pre-processing” is a bit interesting, it sounds like cooking.
“Actually, I don’t have much time.” These days, Hill’s schedule is indeed quite full, to see the ascetics are theoretically a big deal, Hill thought for a moment, “Forget it, bring them to the Air Show together, and then I’ll think of something to say to them.”
“Lord Demon King, you can say anything you want, just like the old days,” Teresa said.
What a joke. Hill thought to himself. He used to say things seemingly at random, but they were carefully planned and then pretended to be “random”, and then he could enjoy others’ admiration and respect and fear. He was reading the MLM, corporate culture, college entrance exam guidelines, and other inspiring things every day before going to bed, so he could open and close his mouth to come up with those lines. “You can say anything you want”, oh, if you really let him feel free to say anything he wants, he will only say dirty jokes to those ascetics and scare them to death.
Hill said outwardly, after a moment of sarcasm, “I see.”
Teresa bowed and then left.
The oil lamp burned quietly in the darkness, and Hill gazed at it for a moment, then closed his eyes.
“My King?” Irvine’s voice came from in front of him.
“Jasmine, orange peel, gray tree bark,” Hill said, “Then go out, I’m going to rest.”
“Yes, My King,” Irvine got down on one knee, then quickly added what Hill said to the incense burner. A light, bitter fragrance immediately emanated from the incense burner and spread throughout the bedroom, calming the nerves, relieving stress, and relaxing the mind and body.
There is nothing to worry about. I’m a demon king.
Hill said in his heart and then closed his eyes.
一一
Shortly after the end of Violet Evergarden, from top to bottom and bottom to top, the call for an Air Show rang out, and ministers signed a joint petition, to which both the Ice Emperor and King Magnolia agreed.
In order to show support for the Air Show, the Demon Malls supply free paper and provide free ghostwriting services – the ghostwriters are demons. Hill was just able to take this opportunity for humans and demons to spend more time together, and he really made use of every opportunity.
“A mosquito is still meat,” Joan Baker commented.
Hill suddenly began to bar: “Then you eat a mosquito for me to see.”
Joan Baker: …you just want to be amused.
The Air Show was very grand, with volunteer help from the common mages, imperial mages, and a few liches from the demon race, who together were responsible for making masses’ letters fly away with magic. Nowadays, with the passage of time and the deepening of concepts, humans are more curious to see the demons and there is not much hatred and discrimination anymore – of course, this is limited to the humans of Mulheim, Magnolia Empire, and Plague Islands.
The day was very lively, Hill, the Ice Emperor, and Olivia all showed up, Olivia wrote to Elizabeth – the heroine she played in “Pirates of the Caribbean”. In the letter, she regarded Elizabeth as a friend, and talked to her about her recent situation, telling her that she brought her a lot of positive influence.
“I’m really very lucky to be able to play you, your bravery, perseverance, and wisdom have given me great inspiration, I want to become a good person like you. You succeeded, you became a Pirate King, and I will succeed too. Wish me luck.”
Olivia wrote this.
The Ice Emperor, for his part, wrote to the Ice Emperor I of Mülheim, saying that he founded the Ice Empire, that he was the object of worship of all the succeeding Ice Emperors, and that now, Claude, had such ambitions to become an emperor no less than Ice Emperor I. If Hill and his plans go well, the glorious future of Ice Emperor Claude is just around the corner.
In Magnolia City, King Magnolia, Princess Delia, Old Jackson, Theodore, and all these people also appeared in the Air Show. In addition, Hill also let the demon realm’s today stars to participate in the Air Show in all major cities.
Oh, this kind of festival, of course, can’t avoid the live show of Bard Grant and Black Dwarf Copper Tooth. The two of them are now well known, and their humorous and funny hosting style is a big hit to the audience.
Before the Air Show began, Teresa sent the ascetics to Hill, Hill did not say anything at that time, only asked them to follow him, so the whole time, the three ascetics followed Hill, watching his every move and observing the whole Air Show.
They were a little surprised at first to see the demons and humans mixed together, but those humans/demons had smiles on their faces, which confused them greatly.
They knew that this festival originated from the demon race, but now, there are actually so many humans celebrating this festival, why is this? What is happening in front of them is confusing, but in connection with what Bishop Teresa Shelley said last night, they seem to have some clarity.
True Faith…?
Ice Emperor Claude did not know these three ascetics, he thought they were Hill’s three bodyguards. These three bodyguards looked quite human – Claude thought so in his mind at that time. As a result, Hill said to him, “These are the ascetics of the Church!” At that time, Claude was so shocked that he almost fell off the city tower.
Hey! Lord Demon King! Can’t you have a sense of crisis? These are ascetics, ascetics! Who can stop these three from turning into angels here? Wait, it seems that you can stop… problem is, this is too dangerous, right?
The Ice Emperor really showed a face like seeing a ghost kind of expression.
“Your reaction is a little big, ah,” Hill touched his jaw.
“It is you who has no sense of crisis, right?” Ice Emperor Claude gripped the bar tightly, he really had to grit his teeth.
Hill flashed a carefree smile at Ice Emperor Claude, then turned his head to look at the ascetics over there, “What do you think of the human emperor being so hostile to you?”
“I didn’t say anything…” spat Ice Emperor Claude over there.
“Some things just can’t be put into words,” Hill said.
“I said it for your own good,” Ice Emperor Claude said.
“You sound like my mother,” Hill said.
Ice Emperor Claude understood: “I’d be a fool if I talk to you again.”
Hill returned victorious, laughed a few times, and looked at the three ascetics: “You haven’t answered my question.”
The leader of the ascetics shook his head and did not say anything.
“I’m sure Teresa has already said what needs to be said.” Hill cast his gaze to the blue sky filled with flying envelopes. “He asked you to come to see me, I think it is to let you further determine your inner thoughts.”
The third ascetic spoke: “Are you really a demon king?”
Today, Hill is wearing a black linen coat, gray wool cloak with a gray-green gem brooch pinned to the left shoulder. He seems to be a low-key human, old-school aristocrat, the kind of temperament that can make people feel comfortable.
“That’s a good question.” Hill smiled and said, “Are you really a believer? I have a feeling that believers don’t say such things.”
That ascetic opened his mouth and actually couldn’t say anything.
It seems that the power of movies and anime is really quite big, watching this scene, Hill had some clarity, “But I personally think you guys are right to have thoughts, your god gave you brains just to make you understand right and wrong. Let me ask you, you have just participated in a festival advocated by the demons, do you think this festival has meaning?”
Another ascetic spoke up, “If it is written to a dead person, the person is already dead, so it has no meaning.”
“How can one say that a letter written to a dead person is meaningless when it comforts the living?” Hill asked rhetorically.
The ascetic opened his mouth and continued, “Those who are thus consoled are not pious enough…”
“But the masses are like that, and the masses are so insufficiently pious… Is this the fault of the Church?” Hill continued to ask.
Ice Emperor Claude, at first, listened with interest, but his face was getting worse and worse, Hill at this time also displayed a terrible look. Not the kind of scary murderer and grim face, but a kind of horror in another sense.
As expected, the ascetics cannot answer the question, their faces are as dead as the wood.
“I have another question, the God of Light is like the sun hanging high in the sky, whether we recognize the sun is objective existence, the insult and contempt of others cannot have the slightest impact on this, then why do you still want to spread faith? Why then do you sanction blasphemy? According to this, it is not the gods that are blasphemed, but their own intelligence. So, it doesn’t make sense, does it?” Hill said lightly, “This is according to your theory, but of course, you can withdraw that theory.”
One of the ascetics over there got up with unsteady breath, he started panting heavily, and holy light came out from inside his whole eyes and nose. Ice Emperor Claude subconsciously shielded Olivia, Hill thought for a moment, he reached out his paw, and patted him on the shoulder, “I suggest you calm down, man, all of you.”
The holy light was forcibly squeezed back, the ascetic took another moment to catch his breath and returned to normal, “Thank you, thank you…”
He actually said “thank you”.
Hill immediately knew what he should say next.
“You guys go back and think about it, just don’t explode, remember, you are valuable, remember, there are only four true believers in this world now, one is Bishop Shelley, the other is you three, the other believers are blinded, only you see the truth, so you can’t die,” Hill bullshitted while showing a charming smile, “Next, I have something I would like to ask for your help, and I think you will not refuse. Oh, it’s also Bishop Shelley’s intention.”
At a time like this, when faith is basically shattered, new systems have not yet been established, and their brains are in chaos, Hill giving them orders is even a salvation for them.
After the ascetics went back, Hill looked at Ice Emperor Claude, “Claude, my brother…”
“Don’t you talk to me,” Claude said.
“What’s wrong?” Hill asked.
“I feel like you’re a little heinous and I don’t want to talk to you today,” Claude said.
Hill didn’t know whether to cry or laugh: “Okay, okay.”
He and the Ice Emperor are really getting more and more familiar, which is good.
The scattered envelopes were flying in the blue sky. Today was supposed to be cloudy, Hill let the liches dispel the clouds and give the Air Show a splendid weather.
It was the sunniest day of this winter in memory.
At the same time, it was also the beginning of a storm for the entire continent.
Chapter 180.2 – Remove Followers
Before the Air Show was held, Teresa returned from Mülheim to the Holy City of Oitin Empire, but he did not go to see the Pope first, but went home first.
Teresa is a second-generation official, his father’s status back then was a bishop. His father is a very qualified priest, did not do anything to harm God, nor did he do anything compassionate. These decades of serving the church, in front of corruption and embezzlement, his hands are always closed, and so are his eyes. He has a good heart, and occasionally do some good things, but he spends most of his time abiding by his duties. So, in Hill’s point of view, in essence, he is just an enabler.
Hill has always believed that if you only say kind words, it is useless, you have to do kind things. Hill actually leans toward the consequentialist. Hitler was a vegetarian, he advocated quitting drinking and smoking. He only had one partner from beginning to end, and he had a good temper with the people around him… So, what does this mean? It means nothing. He’s a devil who has killed so many people, he cannot be whitewashed.
Teresa’s home is a beautiful estate on the edge of the Holy City. The snow had just fallen, and the white manor was like a big gem set in the plain, and it was even more beautiful when the snow covered the whole land. The pillars in front of the porch are the same color as the white snow, and the snowflakes look fluffy on the trees in the courtyard. The scene in front of him is like a fairy tale. When Teresa walked in with a silver-handled cane and a red coat, the whole picture came alive.
The evil bishop walks into the snow-covered manor.
Like a sentence in a poem.
Now, he has a few moments of honor returning to his home, the servants and cooks are excitedly taking the initiative to prepare various things to welcome their young master. Teresa went through the process very much in accordance with the etiquette, and then when talking to Old Shelley alone, he told Old Shelley directly and generously that he planned to be the Pope.
“I hope you can cooperate, Dad,” Teresa said. He said it in the same way he begged his dad to play games with him when he was a kid.
Old Shelley stared at his son, who looked familiar but unfamiliar now. After a long time, he sighed, and finally said what was hidden in his heart: “What if I want you to stop?”
“I can’t stop now, Dad,” Teresa said lightly. “I’ve come to a point of no return.”
Stop? How? By pretending to gradually change from a Hawk to a neutral party? Then the Pope will be wary of him. Teresa’s actions over the years have not been impeccable. If the Pope really put a lot of effort into investigating Teresa, what awaits Teresa must be a tragic ending. The Pope is a ruthless man, although he looks a little confused now, it is completely based on the disparity of information. The Pope can stay in this position for nearly a hundred years, it is not by luck. And Teresa understands that one of the main reasons why he can get to where he is today is that he is lucky. Otherwise, he would not be the Pope’s opponent.
Continue to be a hawk? If he continues, he will have to do a fake show. In such a situation, can he stop the demons? The first unlucky person after the demons gain power is him.
Completely cut off contact with the demons? This is even more impossible. Assuming Teresa can do it himself, but the other side can do the same to screw him over. One of the reasons why Teresa admired Monroe and Hill was their sanity, knowing that if he really betrayed them, they would have absolutely no mercy on him. Teresa didn’t think that Hill would let him go if he wanted to quit. At most, Hill would not let him die, but he would deprive him of everything, making his life worse than death.
Old Shelley sighed slowly, he realized that his wish for his son to be safe and sound for the rest of his life was just an extravagant hope, “I’m sorry, I’m so incompetent.” There was sadness in Old Shelley’s voice, he was really old.
The snowflakes were falling quietly outside. This was the first snow in the Oitin Empire in winter.
“You just did what you were supposed to do within a certain range.” Teresa looked at the snow outside, his tone was a little ethereal, “I had a lot of complaints at the beginning, but now I find it’s not easy for you.”
Old Shelley also turned his eyes to the scenery outside, and he sighed again. “No one in this world has an easy life.”
“Since it’s not easy, it’s better to do something big.” Teresa looked back, his voice was still relaxed, he didn’t realize that he was deliberately imitating Hill’s temperament, “Anyway, it’s a long life, it’s better to do something big.”
Old Shelley stared at his son’s face without saying a word.
Teresa continued: “I brought a lot of demon specialties, and the canned food you said last time you thought tasted good. After I got used to the food of the demon realm, I found that most of the food of human beings is really hard to swallow. Just as I’m used to living awake and thinking that living with my eyes closed and drifting with the flow is a completely unacceptable nightmare.”
Old Shelley understood his son’s determination from this sentence. He felt sad, but there was relief in the sadness. This was his son, and his son would surpass him. “The Pope sent someone to see Ms. Gina,” he said. “Will there be a problem?”
Teresa replied: “Oh, this matter is controlled by me, don’t worry.”
Teresa gave Gina to Old Shelley, she was the mother of the Pope’s illegitimate daughter, which Old Shelley knew about.
However, Teresa did not tell Ms. Gina and Old Shelley that he had let Alice go, but Old Shelley should be able to guess. Ms. Gina really thought her daughter was dead, she cried at first and then tried commit su*cide, but was saved by Old Shelley.
Teresa is mainly out of prudence. Ms. Gina is just an ordinary human being. If she is exposed to the Pope, the Pope will definitely come over to interrogate her through various magical means, or hypnosis, in case the Pope knows that Alice is not dead, everyone will have to say goodbye. Teresa’s work is relatively thorough, he was Monroe’s deputy in the past.
“Everything is in your plan,” Old Shelley sighed.
“Everything is in the plan of me and Lord Monroe and Lord Demon King,” Teresa said lightly, and then he thought for a moment, leaned over and kissed Old Shelley’s face.
Old Shelley almost fell off the chair in shock: “What’s the matter with you?”
Pfft. Scared enough to use “you” (formal).
“Communicate feelings, your reaction is too big.” Teresa smiled, because of his actions, the atmosphere at this time was much more relaxed, “Okay, then I will go to see the Pope, Father.”
“Be careful,” said old Shelley.
“No need to be careful.” Teresa had changed into Bishop Teresa Shelley, and he said solemnly: “Everyone knows my loyalty to the church, and I am willing to dedicate my body and soul to the God of Light, His Holiness the Pope also knows this.”
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The official reason for Teresa’s return to the Holy City this time is as follows: “The assassination is about to begin, and I need to avoid it.”
The Pope laughed a little at Teresa’s caution, “The other side will not drop their suspicions because of this move of yours.”
“But a part of the people will give up their doubts. The Bishop of Winter City has already left, so it is not the church that assassinated Olivia. At that time, I will issue a statement of heavy condolences, saying that if I were in Winter City, I would never let something like this happen,” Teresa said.
“You have more ideas than before,” said the Pope.
Teresa’s heart skipped a beat, but he said casually, “Being alone in Winter City, I have learned a lot.”
The Pope nodded, “That’s very good.”
Yes, Teresa’s return this time is indeed to avoid and confuse some people, but the object is not the people, but the Pope himself – you see, I’m back from Winter City, so the assassination is none of my business, the assassination failure has nothing to do with me, it is the incompetence of the ascetics, it is not my business.
Treacherous, really treacherous.
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There were countless things in front of Hill, and he tried to sort out his thinking as best he could, dealing with them one by one, and appointing others as he could. Fortunately, he has been taking Goldnia and the others with him from the beginning and has been instilling all sorts of things in them, raising soldiers for a thousand days, and finally, the time has come to use them.
The Demon Realm Amusement Park next to Winter City is divided into multiple areas. The area where the wedding is held is the fairy tale area. The fairy tale area is actually a small Disneyland. Hill made it according to the drawings of Disneyland. The rest are Dark Elf District, Fallen Angel District, Demon Dragon District… These areas are all built with the characteristics of the main races of the Demon Realm, each with its own characteristics.
Hill directly moved the skeleton construction team to the human world, and then hired many civilians to participate in the construction. The builder’s treatment is very good, including food and shelter, and this alone makes almost all the commoners excited. You must know that every winter, many commoners will freeze to death every year – this is a unique situation in Mülheim. Hill’s offer of a warm house plus food is enough to make the commoners crazy. At the same time, among the people of Mulheim, the prestige of the demons is getting higher and higher, and many people regard working for the demons as a kind of honor.
Because Hill has been living in Olivia’s house in Winter City, the Ice Emperor Claude directly gave Hill a manor (…).
The manor is built on the hot spring, even in such a bitter winter, the temperature at home is warm.
The house is surrounded by bischofia trees, which are better known by their other name: autumn maple trees.
The tree itself is lush and beautiful, suitable for decoration, and the wood has a fine structure and heavy mass, and is durable and resistant to rot and water and moisture. The fruit pulp can be made into wine, which is not very tasty if eaten directly, but the birds like it very much. And its seeds have high oil content, which can be practical and can also be used as a lubricant. If you use this lubricant and then contact the bird in front of you… Oh, this logical thinking is very smooth. Cough. Cough. In addition, its leaves and roots have the effect of expelling wind and swelling, and have medicinal value. Oh, plus the bark can be extracted red dye.
Hill is currently looking for all kinds of natural dyes. He is looking for cochineal insects all over the world. This insect is widely used on Earth. A large amount of carmine acid is extracted from the corpse of the insect, and many high-end lipsticks use this. Emmm, yes, the extracts of your fancy lipsticks are probably from insect carcasses.
After another piece of paper was pasted on the task wall, Hill felt that the task wall was simply horrible. He directly called the five elders and some of his subordinates and asked them to claim what they could do by themselves, and just ask him again when they really don’t know how.
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The next day, an ascetic tried to assassinate Olivia in public at the end of the Air Show, and was stopped by the guards and the demons. He shouted “For the God of Light”, and this voice was heard clearly by the gathered nobles and commoners in front of the palace.
—Before that, Hill had already made a statement that the people who want to destroy the wedding of Olivia and the Ice Emperor would be the enemy of all mankind.
That night, the church announced that the ascetic was a traitor to the church, and that the church supported the wedding of Miss Jackson and the Ice Emperor.
At this point, the public opinion of the entire continent finally sided with Hill.
The ascetics who failed the mission returned to the Holy City with projection stones of anime and movies. They were ready to liberate the minds of other ascetics and let them realize what true faith should be like.
