Chapter 161 The High Price
Although Evin Kruger was wrong about most things, there was one thing that he did get right.
The agreement reached between Luo Yan and the Dragon family is indeed more than what the nobles of the Demon City see on the surface.
Although the Barony of Black Wind Valley is not a rich fiefdom, with only a few pastures and thousands of goats, its location is too good, right next to the Magic City.
If this kind of fiefdom were put up for auction, it would be sold for tens of billions of kelas, and it would be priceless.
In the face of this level of interests, a little fame is simply insignificant.
So what if the necropolis pours dirty water on the Dragon family?
Even if the Demon King of the Necropolis slandered Xino Dragon, who challenged him, as the "Chosen of Chaos", the current head of the family, Kamu, would only lose a younger brother.
As long as the righteous cutting speed is fast enough, the fire will not be able to burn him.
What's more, just a basin of dirty water cannot shake the foundation of the century-old tree of the Dragon family. On the contrary, if a casual threat can make the Dragon family give up so many benefits, then it will not be Luo Yan's turn to get gold coins from this wronged person.
The reason why Kamu Dragon reluctantly ceded these 100,000 acres of land was because Luo Yan put something in front of him.
That was the note of his father, Reggie Dragon himself.
At the same time, it is also a heavyweight bargaining chip...
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Late at night, in the meeting hall of the Dragon family, under the solemn murals, the bright candlelight lengthens the shadow of the obsidian sculpture.
The obsidian sculptures are the successive heads of the Dragon family, as well as the famous members of the Dragon family.
As the spiritual totem of the Dragon family, they stand around the long table in the meeting hall, looking at their descendants with majestic eyes, and warning the children to make every choice carefully.
At this moment, Kamu, the current head of the Dragon family, was sitting under the sculpture that symbolized the first generation of the family, letting the dark shadow engulf his shoulders.
On the long table in front of him, a map about five meters long was spread out. A land of nearly 100,000 acres was clearly circled by a red line.
That scarlet outline was like the blood flowing from his heart, ruthlessly digging out a piece of flesh from his heart!
And as repayment for filling this vacancy, it was just a notebook...
Even though he knew what the note meant, he still couldn't help but want to ask -
"Is it worth it?"
A low voice echoed in the council hall.
He has thought about this problem for too long, but he has not been able to convince himself.
After a moment of silence, a hoarse voice responded to him.
"Of course it's worth it...everything is worth it."
That voice came from directly across the long table, and sitting there was his dear grandfather-Zacro Dragon!
This Duke was the last head of the Dragon family.
More than a century ago, he passed the position of head of the family to Kamu's father Reggie, and then retreated from the stage to behind the scenes as a senator.
However, like most families in hell, this long-sighted terror has not given up his power because of his retirement. To this day, he still uses his status as a senator to exert influence on the current head of the family.
The first time after the deal was concluded, Kamu didn't even have time to appreciate his father's life-long efforts, and the notebook came into Zakro's hands.
Actually, this is nothing.
Kamu knows that he may not be able to understand the profound principles of magic, so it might be a good thing to let his grandfather with more experience and experience delve into it.
They are all a family anyway.
However, what made Kamu feel a little uneasy was that the greed and desire burning in Zakro's pupils had obviously suppressed the light of reason.
The skinny index finger rubbed the cowhide cover of the notebook. His grandfather's face was full of obsession and fanaticism, as if it was not a notebook, but a ladder to the kingdom of gods and the key to the door of Hades!
Kamu was silent for a long time, then sighed and said.
"I know this notebook is very important to us, but I'm really not sure...whether it is worth paying such a high price."
Zacro chuckled lightly and said in a slow voice.
"Kamu, my grandson, you are still too young... You don't understand what the power that is above the extraordinary power means. If what we have is the power of miracles, then it is the miracle itself. The person who possesses it can make the sun set and even let the sky fall with just one word. Two suns appear. In front of this power, what is a mere 100,000 acres of land? Even the entire land of the Demon City is as light as a feather in front of it. "
All land, wealth, and even power in the world are nothing but insignificant dust in front of that power!
The Dragon family is loyal to His Highness the Demon God Bayali, but more loyal to the great God of Hades and the truth inherited from Hades!
They are eager to rebuild Hades all the time.
That is the long-cherished wish of the Dragon family.
This is also his ambition as the original head of the Dragon family!
It was also the most direct reason why he encouraged his son Reggie Dragon to take over the hot flaming crystal in Thunder County Labyrinth!
"I mean, the price we paid is too high. Besides, can the miracle you mentioned be achieved with just this notebook?" Kamu couldn't help but ask, "If my father had really figured it out, he wouldn't lose to a mere chosen one."
There was one more thing he didn't say.
If this note is really so magical, how could the Demon King of the Necropolis take it out and exchange it with them?
If he were Luo Yan, he would not admit the existence of this notebook at all, but would regard it as a forbidden book and hide it in a place where no one knows and study it by himself!
Hhearing his grandson's complaint, Zacro just smiled lightly and said nonchalantly.
"When did I say that he had researched it?"
Kamu was stunned and subconsciously held his breath.
"Then why do we still..."
Zacro said in a slow and sure tone.
"If our career is compared to a tower that reaches the sky, then the work he does is similar to firing the bricks that build this tower. Including creating life, creating souls, and even creating the world and so on... He has completed all the topics I asked him to study, and he has done it very well, and he almost put these puzzle pieces together." When he said this, Zacro changed the subject, and the smile on his face became meaningful.
"It's a pity that my dear child didn't know how to build this tower to the sky. He was eager for quick success and did not contact me as I said. Instead, he put all his chips on a plan that was impossible to succeed, thus attracting the attention of higher beings."
Kamu swallowed hard and said in an unbelievable tone.
"You mean... you know how to build this tower to the sky?"
h "I know more than that."
Zacro had a pleasant smile on his face and continued in a slow voice.
"The whole research started from me!"
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The candles were flickering in the Dragon family's meeting hall, and ulterior plots and ambitions were brewing in the whispers.
At the same time, Xino Dragon, far away in the necropolis, still knew nothing about the deal between the Demon King and his brother.
Looking at the newspaper sent from the Magic City, this troubled terror looked at Luo Yan with a grateful expression and spoke from the bottom of his heart.
"Thank you...I have caused you so much trouble, and you still help me like this! I, I really don't know how to thank you!"
Although he has always denied that the opening of the Chaos Gate had anything to do with him, he still admitted deep down that it had nothing to do with him.
Kasen Skullbreaker is certainly the culprit, but if his faith in the Demon God is strong enough... just like the Demon King said, fighting for his faith, he will not be eroded by Chaos.
With such a guilty feeling, he saw from the newspaper that all the blame was placed on the head of the ogre named Carson Skullbreaker.
As for his problem, it was brushed aside by the Demon King, and the curse of the Chosen God of Chaos was not even mentioned in the report.
Thinking of what he had done, Xino Dragon felt increasingly ashamed and wished he could give Luo Yan a kiss on the spot.
Looking at Xino who was still counting the money for him after being sold by him, Luo Yan felt a little embarrassed for a moment and coughed lightly.
"You're welcome, please raise your head, I believe you are loyal to His Majesty the Demon God, and being cursed by Chaos was not your intention."
Hino looked at him gratefully, and then continued.
"But I don't understand why the curse on me hasn't disappeared yet? I have faced the threat of Kalmandes as you said..."
Comparing to the report of "Mortal Daily", eliminating the curse of Chaos is what he is most concerned about.
Ever since he knew that he had the mark of Kalmandes on his body, he had not slept peacefully for a day, and would wake up from nightmares almost every night.
For a Terror, there is nothing more humiliating than this!
Looking at the confused Xino, Luo Yan thought for a moment and said in a gentle tone.
"The mark of chaos cannot disappear, it will accompany you for a lifetime... But you don't have to be too desperate. Although the curse itself cannot be eliminated, its negative energy can be suppressed. Just like now, except for you, you can still feel its existence, and others can no longer feel it."
"Can't it be completely eliminated..." There was a disappointed expression on Xino's face, and he was visibly depressed.
"Yes, so I suggest you treat it as a medal. After all, not everyone can defeat Chaos. This is something to be proud of." Luo Yan paused and continued, "It's not just you, I also have... from the strange fog Norville."
"So that's it, I understand! Ah... Don't worry, I won't tell anyone about Norville! I can swear to you with my life and honor!"
Looking at Xino who swore a poisonous oath, Luo Yan smiled faintly.
"Even if you tell others, no one will believe it."
The mark engraved on the soul cannot be seen by mortals at all. It is like the level of the soul, only gods can see it.
Only when the mark of Chaos resonates with the Chaos in the Void to some extent, such as when the "cursed" actively or passively throw themselves into the embrace of Chaos and receive the power given by Chaos from the Void, the stinking breath can be smelled from a long distance away.
Luo Yan never surrendered to Nowell from beginning to end, so a curse of that magnitude would naturally have no effect on him.
Just when Xino was about to pull Luo Yan to say something, an acolyte suddenly came over, bowed and said.
"Dear Lord Demon King, a new package has been sent from the Demon City. Judging from the size of the package, it should be some letters."
Luo Yan looked at the lizardman acolyte and said.
"Bring it here."
The lizardman acolyte nodded slightly and said respectfully.
“Yes.”
Looking at the acolyte who was ordered to leave, Xino Dragon said wisely.
"It seems that you still have official business to deal with, so I won't disturb you for now."
Luo Yan nodded with a smile.
"If you have anything, come back to me."
Watching Xino's back walk away, Luo Yan waited for a while, and the acolyte who left earlier quickly took the package from the magic city from the transfer room.
As the acolyte guessed, the package mainly contained some letters, and then the procedures and contracts for transferring the territory, etc.
Thankfully, Xino Dragon is not here.
If he saw this land deed, I don’t know what he would think in his heart...
Floating beside Luo Yan, Youyou approached the land deed and whispered.
"Lord Demon King... Is it really appropriate to give them that notebook? Youyou always feels that the things in that notebook are quite valuable."
Luo Yan replied casually.
"There's nothing wrong with it. It saves them from having to worry about it, and I can get some benefits from them."
That notebook was a gift to him from the 18th floor of the labyrinth, the Lord of the Old Demon King's Palace, "Shadow Demon General" Thanos. It recorded various experiments that Reggie Dragon had done in the territory, as well as the research results of each experiment.
Including man-made miracles.
Including the creation of souls and so on.
Just as Luo Yan expected, the stone people on the fourth floor of the maze are Reggie's masterpiece!
In the past, Luo Yan was confused as to why Reggie Dragon did these things, but after reading his notes, he finally got the answer.
This guy is imitating Lint Isaac!
He is trying to condense his godhead!
After realizing this, Luo Yan finally understood why Reggie Dragon did so many seemingly unnecessary things.
It took me a long time to become a god!
In fact, from an objective evaluation, this former Demon King still has two skills, especially his research on the soul, which made Luo Yan marvel and admire him endlessly.
Even from an academic point of view, even Principal Alvin Kruger, whom Luo Yan knew, would be hard to come by...even if the latter has demigod-level strength and has lived for thousands of years.
However, unfortunately, this guy's efforts were completely in the opposite direction. He took every step in the right direction, but went terribly wrong in the general direction.
Although Luo Yan's own godhead fell from the sky, based on his understanding and research on the Isaac Dynasty, he also knew that the path to becoming a god was by no means what Reggie Dragon imagined, just repeating what Linte Isaac had done.
"...The key to becoming a god is not magic, but Tao. Reggie Dragon is exploring the way to become a god by pursuing extraordinary power, so his failure is almost inevitable."
"Tao? What is that." Youyou asked curiously.
Luo Yan thought for a while and said.
"My understanding is "human heart"."
On the surface, Lint Isaac became the god of machinery because of the steam engine, but in fact the reason why he became a god was not because of the superficial machines, but because he gained the heartfelt worship and respect of the people at that time.
To this day, even if Saint Sith labels it evil, there are still many people who remember the Isaac dynasty.
Luo Yan paused for a moment and continued.
"On the surface, it is the gods who create miracles, but in the final analysis, they are still humans. Reggie Dragon imitated almost everything Lint Isaac had ever done, and even exceeded it, but he only ignored the most critical and important human heart. His troops were completely scattered on the battlefield, not to mention their faith in him, and even their faith in the demon god could not be maintained."
"If his descendants plan to continue along his path, the only outcome will be to fall into a state of obsession like him."