From the seventh level of hell to the first level of hell, there are six levels in between. Mathematically, it's a very simple matter of addition and subtraction, but it's a dangerous expedition when you look at the distance your feet have to cover.

Each layer is different, and each has its own dangers. Humans can be corrupted, injured, corrupted, or die outright if they are not careful, but the devil as an aboriginal is no better. The evil of hell treats all living beings equally, and those devils who cannot stay alert and keep improving will be eliminated by hell without exception. There are many ways to eliminate, demotion is more common, and death is less punishable, but sometimes it can be a gift.

Feiqi didn't have the spatial coordinates of the first layer, so he couldn't use the three-barrel circle to teleport directly to it. However, every time Fei Qi goes, he can spend time contacting the three barrels of magic circles in the mortal world, and then he can reverse calculate the coordinates of the hell he is in. As a result, he can move forward one step at a time, with a certain amount of rest in between. However, every time you contact three buckets of magic circles, it is equivalent to creating half a three-barrel magic circle somewhere in hell, how to solve the consumption of magic materials? Moreover, these magic circles are left behind, which is equivalent to exposing the coordinates of the mortal world, if it is discovered by a dangerous existence in hell, God knows what kind of chaos will be caused later!

So Feige needed a portable, trace-erasing, and preferably one-time teleportation spell. In this way, when he needs to, he will directly return (escape) to the mortal world, and then calculate the spatial coordinates of the starting point in reverse, and then go back the same way next time.

"I didn't expect me to do this......"

The most fitting item Feige could think of was a summoning statue, and he had seen a nightmare have it. As long as there is a certain amount of sacrifice, the summoned statue can call the main body across space, and then open a passage to teleport the entity of the main body. He could place this statue in the mortal world, preferably on top of the three-barrel circle, and then have Xia Ni summon him back at regular intervals.

"Going from the seventh layer of hell to the first level? Isn't that the equivalent of going through almost all of hell? No, that's crazy. Feige, this is crazy. Hearing Feiqi's thoughts, Shani grabbed Feiqi's arm, her fingers trembling from excessive force. "You will die, there are countless devils in hell and you cannot defeat them. Not even the strongest angel could have done such an act!"

"I'm definitely walking in the form of a devil, so I'll avoid a lot of trouble. And don't I still have you, summon me, and I will be able to return to the mortal world safely. Feiqi's arms hurt as she grabbed them, but instead of breaking free, he stepped forward and clung to her. "With you here, I'll be back for sure. ”

Suddenly, Shani found herself unable to say anything but wanted to cry. Two tears flowed down his eyes, then wiped away by two snake hairs.

"I don't want to mess around with this life. "I can live in my current state, and it is possible to live a long life or even stay young forever, but I will not be able to present myself to you as a complete self, and I cannot accept that," Feige said. And by going on this expedition to accomplish my plan, maybe I will be able to get rid of the influence of the devil, or maybe I will still not be able to eliminate the devil's element, but I will definitely be myself. At least get rid of other demons. At that time, even though I was still partially deviled, I was who I was. ”

Xia Ni shook her head: "I don't understand, I just don't want you to die." ”

"I'm not worried about death, I'm just worried about becoming the devil. So, please always wait for me in the mortal world, and be sure to summon me back. I feel that the last ray of hope is not that little bottle, but you. Fei Qi quietly hugged Xia Ni for a while, feeling her emotions slowly stabilize, and said, "I will find a way to strengthen my immune paralysis ability as much as possible, so that I can see your face." Moreover, even if I can't see your face for the rest of my life, I will be with you, don't worry. ”

"Why do you always convince me?"

"Because what I'm saying makes a lot of sense!" Feige laughed, and then changed the subject, "Now let's think about summoning statues." What about midnight? Do you see midnight?"

The black ghost cat and demon pet suddenly woke up and pricked up its ears, and then exploded its fur like "Mao!" and made a gesture to run. Feige waved the cat-teasing stick, and the earth elemental binding quickly activated, and soon tied Midnight into a knot.

"What are you doing with the cat?" asked Shani as she helped Feige free Midnight from the Earth Elemental tentacles. Midnight is Feige's magic pet, this guy is very "sensible", never scratches Xia Ni, only sticks out his tongue to lick her, but he is never polite to Feige, scratching and biting are all sets. Especially when frying hair in the middle of the night, only Xia Ni is safe.

"Its soul is shared with me, and it's the perfect way to make a summoning statue. ”

Shani lifted Midnight above her head, avoiding Feige's hands, "No, you can't make Midnight a statue!"

"Make it into a statue? Of course not, how is it possible!" Feiqi's eyes blinked happily: "Summoning a statue is just a saying, its essence is a sacrificial space spell that uses souls to locate it. All I need to do is set up a circle on Midnight so I don't have to split some of my souls. ”

"If you don't need Midnight, then you need to split your soul again?" Xia Ni was stunned for a moment, and handed Midnight out without saying a word. The black cat didn't dare to scratch her, just licked hard, and it was the kind of licking that put away all the burrs on the tongue, leaving only the most gentle and lovely feeling. However, instead of holding it, Xani let Feige pull Midnight's fur at the back of his neck and pull it over.

Midnight began to sway in the air and wave his claws, his teeth bared.

Shani didn't quite understand why Midnight resisted so much until the next day when she saw it again: it was already half-bald. In order to use the circle on Midnight, Feige "brutally and bloodily" shaved off the hair on its body, leaving only the head, four claws, and tail still in the same fluffy shape, and the torso was thin and bald. Xia Ni only glanced at it, and suddenly couldn't help it, and laughed out loud.

The black cat staggered to Shani's feet, paws holding her, and her head pressed against her, looking pitiful. "Okay, I won't laugh at you, it's bad luck for you to be such a master. Oh, hug!" said Shanny, who picked up Midnight and didn't put it down for a whole day.

Shani's ability to hold the cat all day shows that Feige's previous experiment on Midnight had failed. Writing on the skin with spell rune ink produces a magical effect that fades quickly under the influence of the soul, as if the soul can recognize a function of the body that does not belong to it. So, the plan to tattoo yourself with spells was shattered, and in the end the magic matrix was still the best solution. The choice to place the rune mana track on the outer layer close to the skin inadvertently avoided failure.

The more I studied magic, the more I discovered that souls had all kinds of interesting abilities, and the more I understood why the devils valued souls in particular. However, the body is still necessary to value the soul, which is why after a big circle, Feige still has to find a way to solve the problem of the Friend Enhancement Ritual.

After a long circle in hell, Feige discovers that the solution to the problem is actually all around him, and all he has to do is knock on a door. Minas Ihir isn't the only one who is a priest, there is one more qualified one who is actually in the School of Magic. Rose was captured by Fitch to be the school's doctor and librarian, and when there were no wounded to be treated, she read books and nothing else.

"Ahh

"As long as you figure out the rune combinations, the ritual is not difficult, it's like presiding over a prayer, and at most some of your old job: performing healing magic. And I can solve the rune part, this time you don't need to worry about it. Feiqi thought for a moment, and then added: "Of course, you'd better also learn the enhancement ritual rune, it has a certain relationship with the magic rune, it's very fun." ”

"As long as you say yes!" Rose nodded vigorously, "Will you be watching from the sidelines?"

"Of course, of course. "Feige caught such a free laborer, how could he not hurry up and coax it?

The solution to the problem is often very simple, just think about it from a different perspective. Like this time, it's easier to find Ess than to go to hell, right?, so Feige changed his angle again, found a piece of parchment with very good toughness, wrote on it the circle that summoned the statue, and then approached Shani and asked her to help sew a garment.

"I've been thinking a little silly lately, isn't it much better to have Midnight wear a spell than to write a spell on it?" Feige looked at the "funny" black cat and felt very embarrassed: "The first magic equipment I made was a belt, but I actually forgot about it." ”

Xia Ni used parchment paper as a cloth, and without cutting it too much, she made a small jacket-like dress for Midnight. The black cat is still very resistant, but in the end it has to be put on. However, after putting on his clothes, Midnight immediately showed a puzzled expression, and kept rolling on the ground, searching around, as if he felt something strange but could not find it.

"Don't look for it, that's how you feel after the soul connection has been strengthened, just get used to it, stupid cat. Fei Qi grabbed the cat and put it in Xia Ni's arms: "The method of summoning is very simple, find three seven twenty-one gold coins, put them in front of the cat, and then the spell is: Heaven and earth are spiritual, urgent as a law, and sesame seeds open the door." ”

"What? you say it again?" said Shani, who was completely stunned, and her snakehead didn't understand at all, and all of them stiffened. Feige repeated it several times for her, slowly correcting the tone of the spell before she could make it clear.

"Wait, I'm going to try!" Xia Ni picked up Midnight: "I've got the gold coins, I'll go to the circle." You're here to make a mess, wait for me to summon you!"

Hey, I was worried about Feige's trip to hell, how can I get so excited now? Feige is a little confused about a woman's mind. He waited quietly at the school of magic, waiting for Shani to summon him. Unexpectedly, she ran back after a while, panting and said, "What is the door open, I forgot!"

"Sesame!" Feige let out a long sigh and had to wait again.

Fortunately, this time Xia Ni did not forget the spell again, nor did she forget to bring twenty-one gold coins. Being summoned feels a lot like hearing someone shouting "get up" in a daze, and the outside voice gradually reveals the environment, responding to the call is like deciding to get up. Feige took a deep breath and answered the call.

It didn't feel good to be summoned, especially the twenty-one gold coins as a sacrifice was too shabby, resulting in a long and narrow passage in space, and the whole process was like being dragged by a horse on the Gobi Desert for ten kilometers. Fei Qi did appear in the center of the three-barrel circle, but he was covered in blood and miserable.

"It's okay, it's okay! These injuries will heal in a moment. Fei Qi hurriedly stopped Xia Ni, and then reached out to wipe the blood from his face: "Next time, put more money, ten times the gold coins should be no problem." I've only counted the minimum number of summoning offerings, and I should have left a few more to spare. At least the summoning was successful, though. ”

"I'm scared to death! You just came out with blood all over your face, I thought I had lost you!"

"Don't be nervous, I'm not still alive after being sucked dry by the Blood Fiend?" Fei Qi comforted Xia Ni a few words, and after making her laugh, he quickly took out the paper and wrote a large series of complex spell runes on it.

Completing the summoning is only half the battle, and the next step is to be able to calculate the bearing coordinates backwards. The calculations are complicated, but fortunately there is a cat teasing stick to assist. After about half an hour, Feiqi got a set of runes, and then activated the three-barrel magic circle, replacing the direction of the teleportation channel that had been searching for demons with a newly calculated direction.

The circle activated, and the portal surrounded by claws slowly opened, which was the room where Fei Qi had been before, and the deviation was only about three or four meters, which was already very satisfying. Of course, now that the teleportation distance is relatively close, the accuracy will be higher. If teleported to Hell, the calculated location could be hundreds or even kilometers away - but this error is still acceptable for traveling across the world.

So, the biggest problem of the Hell Expedition can be solved at any time. Fei Qi was also a little impatient, after all, the matter of the fork in the road demon had been pressed in his heart for too long and too long, and he would be liberated one day sooner sooner if he solved it sooner. It was just the end of the autumn harvest, and the immigrants from Elven Island would have to travel a short boat ride to arrive, and there was no urgency for a while.

Due to the chaos caused by Feinberg's war, even the bandits have now left the model collar and gone to the easier Feinberg. As soon as winter begins, the snow makes the wilderness quiet and dangerous, and people can only be seen near roads and villages. Road construction will continue this year, but the water conservancy project has been halted in preparation for the migrants. Besides, those things are carried out by Eddie, who is a new official, and Feige will not be needed for a while.

However, in order to fulfill his responsibilities, Feige went to Dedereal and Eddie to ask if there was anything important. The two of them were curious as to why Feige was asking, and he prevaricated with "large spell research and experiments". Both of them were very supportive of Feige's magical research, only urging him to have time to make a few more "refrigerator" circles to preserve food. That circle plays a crucial role in the preservation of potato dough, and it can certainly be used for other things as well.

"It's going to be winter soon, and the fridge doesn't work. I'll remember it when spring comes. But when will our Spell Ink Workshop open? Can't we recruit craftsmen from the Sect?"

Didrite smiled slightly: "I have already discovered this problem. The artisans are excusable for their reluctance to leave the Holy Three Castle, and I can't force them. However, it was a sure thing for the elves to leave the elven island, so I specially asked for some talents among the first thousand elves. Elves who can make best-selling products can quickly improve the lives of immigrants, and this reason is easy to convince the Elven Council. ”

"I don't think it's just a reasonable reason, it's mainly your tough attitude and energetic drive that can convince them!"

"Well, you're right, those help a lot, too. Now I find that the Elven Council is not so difficult to deal with, as long as I can figure out what they want and what they have. I learned your habit of smuggling nobles this time, and asked for more craftsmen and druids. ”

"You're doing the right thing!" Fitch complimented. There's no better news than Dedewlett becoming a lord in his own right. Similarly, Eddie also performed well in the position of treasurer, and Feige's encouragement to her, especially the early words that "women are never worse than men as long as they work hard", made her build up her self-confidence early and grow up quickly.

Everyone else is improving, and of course Feige can rest assured that he will go to hell. After opening the three-barrel magic circle, throwing it in the afternoon, and then saying goodbye to Xia Ni affectionately, Feige came to the hall of hell.

"What are you going to do, Feige?" Before Feige could sit on the throne, the voice of the Fork in the Road Demon came: "It's a great waste to use your human body to go to Hell. And you haven't been killing demons lately to build up Hell's goodwill! Are you really going to take over my power forever and trap me in this tiny crystal?"

"No, there is no such thing. Feige leaned on the back of the throne's chair and leaned over to watch the mist-like face of the fork in the road loom in the mirror. "I'm sure I'll still find a way to get rid of you, the promise to part ways hasn't been broken, it's just that I'm not in such a hurry. Besides, you've been lying to me all along, and Master Hall is just another face of yours. So I decided that I couldn't always listen to you, I had to learn from more sources. So I'm going to go out and see what the other devils have to say. ”

"Then you're going to die. Other demons will kill you, or deceive you so that you are worse off dead. ”

Feige shook his head: "I'm a contract demon outside, and I'm not a human figure who can be easily deceived, what's so scary." And do you think I'm going to be scared of death? Anyway, there are enough soul crystals in them to resurrect me many times. It's the prerogative of the Devil of the Territory, isn't it?"

"You just have nothing to show for it, and you don't have the knowledge to deal with the devil!"

"That's because you didn't tell me!You're hiding too much from me!" Feige suddenly became angry and shook his fist at the fork in the road, "You should start praying now, I don't want anything to happen." To whom does the devil pray? to hell or to the devil king? In short, I will be careful, but if I find myself unable to get out of this situation and face a terrible end, then I will tell the news of the existence of this realm, and maybe I can change a chance of life. Trading, after all, is a very important order in hell, right?"

"No, you can't reveal the territory, that's a self-defeating way!"

So, you can start praying. Fitch stopped talking nonsense, and he raised a middle finger at the fork in the road, and strotted out of the halls of Hell.

The work of setting up the smoke was enough, and Feige didn't want the hellhall to be discovered, so he buried the entrances and exits. The area where the hall is located is a relatively new ruin, and according to the devil's habit, no new construction work will be carried out here for at least a few hundred years.

In the distance, the ruins stretched as far as the eye could see, reaching the edge of the void on the horizon. The Hell is divided into nine levels, each of which resembles a circular platform that overlaps from top to bottom. The outside of the platform is an empty space, and if you jump out, you may fall to the next floor. If this does not happen, then what falls out will be completely destroyed and will not exist in every sense of the word.

According to the Church's account of the expedition of angels and saints to hell, there is a direct geographical connection between each level of hell, usually the lowest point of the upper level and the highest point of the next level. In other words, if you find the highest point and climb up, you will definitely be able to reach the next level. These connections are often made up of towering mountains, towers built by demons, or thick chains piercing through the clouds, but they are all very conspicuous. Feige looked in all directions, picking what appeared to be the tallest mountain and moving forward. It towered into the sky, its tip disappearing into the blood-black canopy. In the same position, in the diffuse clouds, the foundation of the upper layer was faintly visible.

Feige first moved away from the throne hall, and then blew up his own human body with an augmentation ritual. In the black lightning package, a contract demon reappeared, standing firmly on the dusty and bloodstained ground, wrapped only in the contract scroll. This contract demon moved his body a little, adapted to the new form, and then walked towards the peak step by step.

He didn't bring anything, no pit sword, no cat teaser, after all, neither of these things was too inconsistent with the painting style of hell. And Feige didn't know what dangers he would encounter in front of him, he himself still had a chance to be reborn, but the cat teasing stick and the pit sword couldn't. If you lose it, you lose it (Pit Sword?), the cat teaser has its own intelligence and ideas, and it can use emojis, how can it be made to risk being lost?

The Pact Demon's body can still use magic, but the efficiency of the magic matrix has become less effective. Feige will need to re-hone the magic runes as he advances before he can make better use of spells, including teleportation spells. The spell that "can only teleport into the field of vision" can't be used for cross-world teleportation, but it's great to use it for travel.