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"Lillian-sama, it's great that you're back safely."

A man dressed as an investigator was half-kneeling in the room where the magic lamp was lit, his head bowed so deeply that it was about to touch the streaked floor.

"Mr. Andy, there is no need to say more polite words. You and I both know that we are just a mercenary relationship, and I am not the man-eating devil that the bard calls me. So, you'd better hurry up and report on the current situation of the temple, don't waste my time. ”

The response was a pink girl sitting on a high-backed soft chair, she was clutching a quill, lying on the stone table, quickly recording something, and a lazy black cat squatting in the empty space next to her.

They were none other than Lilian and her gang who had returned from the Nya Desert.

Due to the long time of going out this time, there are a lot of accumulated problems to deal with here in the Demon City, so as soon as she got home, Lilian began to get busy, and at the same time called Andy, who was inquiring about the information, to inquire about the situation.

In fact, from Andy's point of view, he was reluctant to come to the Demon City. The reason when the heat is not the so-called loyalty to the temple anymore; He really didn't want to face Lillian directly.

Unlike the others, Andy, who was spelled and had a contractual relationship with Lillian, was able to feel the vast and restless dark magic beneath Lori's exterior. Every time he met Lillian, he had to endure the horror of a natural enemy.

After coming back this time, the pressure brought by his petite body simply increased exponentially. Of course, it wasn't an energetic oppression, but a spiritual fear...

Feeling the coercion of the soul, Andy became more and more respectful.

"Yes, Lillian-sama." Ignoring the cold sweat oozing from his forehead, Andy said solemnly,

"The temple not only dispatched hundreds of elite knights this time, but also sent the cardinal of the main hall to participate in the operation, and even hired tens of thousands of adventurers to accompany it. But in the end, because the demons were not captured, the operation ended in failure. ”

Andy paused, and then the conversation changed,

However, this is only an external announcement. According to a friend who was on duty at the main temple, instead of punishing the bishops who participated in the action, the temple convened a closed-door meeting of the adults prophesied by the temple director. After the meeting, the cardinal who led the team was even praised by the Pope. ”

"Oh? Is there such a thing? ”

Lillian stopped the quill in her hand, raised her head, and frowned deeply, for some reason, she felt a little uneasy in her heart.

"What is the Bishop doing now?"

"Huh... I would like to inform you that although Bishop Lawrence, who led the team, received a commendation from the Pope, he himself resigned from his position in the main hall and came to the north to become the executive master of the northern branch hall. ”

Andy replied respectfully, and the moment Lilian's tone changed, he seemed to feel an invisible giant hand grabbing his neck. The feeling that your life is no longer in your hands is terrifying.

Andy became more and more suspicious of the authenticity of the contract...

"Executive Hall Master? Is the bishop higher than the master of the temple in the temple? ”

"No, the bishop is generally an honorary officer, and the lord of the temple is the one in charge of affairs. However, this is only the rule of the branch hall, the main hall in Zhongzhou is the core of the power of the temple, where the pope is the supreme leadership, and then the cardinal.

Lawrence's cardinal was almost the core of the temple's power, but he resigned as bishop and came to the branch to become a bishop, so he was actually demoted. ”

"He demoted himself? Still in the North? ”

"Yes, it was appointed the day before yesterday."

Lilian put her hand on her face, thought for a moment, and then said,

"Has there been any abnormality in Beishu Town lately?"

"Tell my lord, there is nothing abnormal in Beishu Town, but I have heard from a wealthy merchant passing by that the imperial capital Scott City seems to be not very peaceful recently, and there may be a huge turmoil."

"Scott's royal capital? Leave it alone for now, is there anything else? ”

Andy thought about it carefully and said affirmatively: "Not for the time being." ”

"Alright, that's all for the temple, you can continue to help me find out when you go back, but don't expose yourself; The person you arranged, you can find him a job in Beishu Town. That's it, you go back to Beishu Town. ”

"Yes, Lillian-sama." As soon as Andy heard that he could leave, his heart was relieved. But he still saluted respectfully before turning away.

"Buzz!" With a bang, the door of the cave fluctuated like a living thing, and then turned into a tightly knit wall.

"Prophecy," Lillian muttered as she looked at the closed door.

Everything in the world has a normal trajectory, whether it is a living thing or a dead thing, a human or a demon, they can't escape the eyes of the world.

There are people like the Prophets on the continent of Dahlak, who are not as evil as the fortune tellers of the earth and cannot accurately tell the ins and outs of a certain matter.

But these prophets can study the trajectory of all things to get some seemingly vague but direct to the truth.

For thousands of years, major changes have been made to the strange prophecies of these 'true gods'. This is enough to prove the truth and horror of the prophecy.

In the inheritance of the demon race, Lilian also has a certain understanding of these special groups, and knows that their help to the temple and the harm to themselves, if they are left alone, what awaits her will be a tragic end.

'Looks like I'm going to pick up my pace...'

Thinking of the magic city and her future, Lily's peace of mind became more and more urgent.

"Hey! Lily, did you see that guy's face? Giggle~ It's as white as paper, he's so afraid of you, hehe~" The black cat said Andy's embarrassment to Lilian, and sneered exaggeratedly.

"Of course he saw it, he was afraid that it was normal, it was all a side effect of spells." Thinking of Andy's frightened expression, Lillian was also a little amused.

Although the spell will be executed in strict accordance with the contract, if it is only like this, how can it be regarded as a treasure by the demons and put into the inheritance.

Yes, spells can be said to be a powerful contract, but in addition to the main use of contracts, it also has a powerful additional ability, and that is the essential difference between contracts and spells - hints!

Anyone who signs a contract needs to do what it says, and the same goes for a spell, but it can be used to imply the target through the contract itself.

Due to the concealment of the contract energy, it is almost impossible for the recipient to perceive this faint energy fluctuation.

And unconsciously, the unit that has been enchanted will be strengthened and distorted the most intense feelings in its heart.

Like Andy, he doesn't have much guts, so he is feared by suggestion, and it's permanent.

This is also the fundamental reason why Andy is terrified when he sees Lillian.

"It's a spell..."

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