That night, I stood in the sky garden of the newly built palace and looked out over the city, and it felt a little unreal. Pen ~ fun ~ Pavilion www.biquge.info After all, everything that happened during the day reversed too quickly, so I still need a while to sort out the current situation. We were successfully honored by Karen and introduced to the king, and we were able to make it to the palace.

The old demon was intercepted by Cullen, and when he caught him, he was ready to take the ferry out of Duka. And not only him, but Cullen's men also found more than a dozen rings on his body.

A dozen identical rings.

I felt the wind at night, and it was a little cold. I asked, "So those two rings in our hands and Karen are fake?" ”

Luo Luo lay on the grass, opened his eyes slightly, and a smile appeared on the corner of his mouth: "Who knows?" ”

I looked back at him and said, "You already knew that the ring we had was fake?" That's why you gave it to Karen without any scruples? ”

Luo Luo sat up and said with a smile: "Those rings look exactly the same, how can I tell which one is real and which one is fake?" And when Karen pulled out the second ring, I was surprised. ”

"Then why did you give the ring to Cullen back then? I guess it must not be a whim, right? I asked, and sat down beside him.

"Do you remember when I had them keep an eye on the various shipping ports? It's just that I'm a little worried that the old devil is acting abnormally. No matter how much I think about it, I think it's a bit unreasonable for him to give us strangers just like that. I always felt that he had some deeper conspiracy, which was to disrupt our relationship with Cullen and mess up this underwater city. And I thought about it for a long time, and it dawned on me that it was actually better for us to have the ring in Karen's hands. Just imagine, if it has always been in our hands, then the current situation will not change at all, and we can only continue to stalemate with him. It can't wipe out all his forces, and it can't change the blind obedience of the people here to him. But the situation is different when this ring is in his hand, he will definitely find a way to break the seal, and then it will be another big show, and things are likely to take a turn for the better. In this case, why don't we be a favor and watch what he wants to do openly. Not to mention that there are so many identical rings now, it seems that there is still a toss! ”

I glanced at the demon who had been sent by Karen to watch over us in the shadows of the Hanging Garden, and it was clear that he didn't trust us at all, although he said it nicely, but it was even stranger when he did. Superficial harmony is enough for us. I continued, "What about Lord Sharon? Where is she now? ”

"She should still be with the Mage Guild guys, right? After all, a person like Cullen who climbed up from the bottom is more observant, and I believe that he must have a very good impression of the face of a superior person like Sharon, so it is better for her not to appear in front of Cullen. Otherwise, your identity will be revealed immediately. Rollo said, scratching his hair again.

I asked, "What about you?" Didn't you say you'd seen Karen before? Aren't you afraid he'll recognize you? ”

Rollo glanced back at me and smiled, "What if you've seen it?" I hadn't joined the Holy Court at that time. Moreover, I didn't look the same way I did it now, and I was confident that he wouldn't recognize me. ”

I still felt a little unsure, so I asked, "When will Karen start forcibly lifting the seal on the ring?" ”

"On that note, I think it's more important for him to find out which one is the real Cursed Ring first."

"Is it hard to tell if this ring is genuine?" I asked, turning my head.

"It's not just hard to tell," Rollo said, looking back at me, "You've seen that ring many times, and you don't think there's anything wrong?" ”

I thought about the appearance of the ring carefully, and felt a little puzzled: "Doesn't seem to be wrong?" ”

"Don't think about this ring from your own standpoint, think about it again, it's a demon's ring."

The Devil's Ring? I couldn't help but think back to the scene when I negotiated with Cullen during the day today, and the figures of those demons appeared in my mind again, and I suddenly realized something, and then suddenly realized: "Is there a problem with the size of this ring?" ”

"Yes, that's it. This cursed ring is Omira's thing, and Omira is a humanoid demon, so his rings are all normal human sizes, and you naturally don't feel anything when you see it. But humanoid demons are rare after all, and the appearance of red skin is the most fundamental form of demons. You should have also noticed that ordinary demons have generally thick fingers, and it is impossible for them to wear these rings at all, how can they activate the power inside? If it can't be activated, then there is no difference between this ring and an ordinary ring for them at all, and how can they identify this ring that looks exactly the same? ”

"Then they can't find ordinary humans to wear these rings?" I asked.

"There is the power of the curse in the Cursed Ring, and it is difficult for ordinary people to withstand the curse of demons, let alone Omira's curse, even ordinary demons cannot withstand it. If this ring is really worn by ordinary people, then due to the effect of backlash, this ring will forcibly fuse with the wearer and become a monster, it's hard to say. It would even lead to the rampage of the secret method sealed inside, and Karen would not dare to do this. ”

So, are we now in an inexplicable situation again? I thought for a moment and said, "Not necessarily, right?" Since the old demon had those rings with him, does that mean that the rings he was wearing were genuine? Or maybe he could tell which ring was real? ”

"As the saying goes, if you want to deceive the enemy, you must first deceive yourself. If you can tell the real thing from the fake ring just by its appearance, it can only be said that the craftsmanship of those fakes is really not good. I guess the old demon made those fake rings and mixed them up with the real ones, so he couldn't tell which one was real. Then he randomly gave these rings to different forces, hoping that different forces would fight against each other and get rid of them. But who would have thought that we would unexpectedly reveal the existence of fake rings to Cullen in advance, so that he could not distribute the rest of the rings before he was arrested again. But this doesn't have to be. There may or may not be other rings that have already been circulated. Maybe none of the rings in Cullen's hand were real. ”

"So what do we do now? Is it true that you really have to help Karen find out which one is really not successful? And even if we tried to find it, we couldn't help it, right? I asked, feeling that the situation was getting more and more confusing.

Luo Luo shook his head disappreciatively and said, "That's not necessarily. Although there are no demons in Undersea City who can wear that ring now, that doesn't mean that there are no in Castlevania. Although we knew that the high-ranking demons in Castlevania did not want to see him, after all, there were so many people under him, and it was impossible for a special individual with slender fingers to wear this ring. So I suspect his men are already on their way to Evenger. Soon, the demon who can bring this ring will come here. That's when the battle between us really begins. So we don't have to do anything now, we just do whatever he wants us to do. Although we don't trust each other now, after all, we have also asked him what we want, and we still have to do something to show our 'loyalty'. As he spoke, he looked at me again, "What do you think about this?" ”

"I just think there's something strange about Cullen, but I can't put it into words, because I think his attitude was a little abnormal during the day today, and his 'sincerity' was a little too much." Everything that happened during the day came back to my mind. It feels very subtle.

After agreeing on a goal with Karen, his attitude towards us immediately became cordial, and he shook my hand. The moment I touched his hand, I felt a little strange: although he was wearing gloves, I could still clearly feel that his fingers were not like human hands, very thick, which made me feel very strange, because it stands to reason that an individual like him, who could not see any demonic characteristics at all from his appearance, should be a very advanced existence, why is his hand in a very primitive state of a mid- and low-level demon?

Cullen seemed to see my doubts, smiled softly, looked at me with turquoise eyes, and said, "Don't think it's strange, I'm not a high-level demon, except for my face, the skin of my body is all dark red, which is why I always wear robes. It's just not confident in what you look like. Unlike you, who have always been decent gods. ”