Chapter 371: Boiled Frog in Warm Water
"The benefits? What are the benefits? ”
The demon god Mephistopheles was full of questions, and the eyes that looked at Roger were a little more strange.
"Of course, if it's not good, why should we help you?"
Directly kicked the demon god Mephistopheles twice, Roger said with disdain.
"Help...... Help me? Isn't this mutually beneficial, each seeking what he needs? ”
Looking at Roger's increasingly fierce eyes, the voice of the demon god Mephistopheles couldn't help but become quieter and quieter.
"It is said that the devil is cunning, but as a demon god, why are you so brainless?" Roger shook his head helplessly, "Your point is that we have the same goal, so we can work together for the time being, right?" ”
Isn't that nonsense......
Under Roger's glare, the demon god Mephistopheles didn't dare to make a sound, but he expressed his thoughts well with his eyes.
"From the devil's side, there's nothing wrong with your thoughts. However, from my point of view, there are many problems with your ideas. Roger said eloquently, not giving the Demon God Mephistopheles a chance to interject at all, "First of all, as a Demon God, of course, you can cooperate with us at will. After all, it was normal for the devil to trade with the mortals of Elia or something. ”
Of course, most of the devils use deception, seduction, and so on to deceive mortals. And those who "cooperate" with Roger and others like the demon god Mephistopheles can't even be called a minority, and can only be said to be an exception.
"But!" Saying this, Roger's eyes were cold, and he suddenly stabbed the tip of the Xuanyuan Sword on the head of the demon god Mephistopheles. When the demon god Mephistopheles howled miserably, Roger said slowly: "We are the Expeditionary Force of the Elia Continent that represents justice!" If we really cooperate with you, if this kind of thing is poked out by other devils, there is a good chance that the heroes and generals of the major forces present will be labeled as 'rapists' by the priests of the Church of the Gods, and will be wanted by the whole continent! With such a big risk, you don't have to say you don't know anything! ”
"Of course I don't ...... this kind of thing," the demon god Mephistopheles replied subconsciously, but when he noticed Roger's eyes, he quickly changed his words, "No, no, no!" I know! I know all of this! Of course, we have been prepared for a long time! ”
"Huh?"
Roger tilted his head and just stared at Mephistopheles, the demon god, in a gesture of listening.
"This ...... That ......" Demon God Mephistopheles hesitated for a moment, suddenly remembered one of his own arrangements, and hurriedly shouted, "Yes! I've taken precautions against this situation! My space lockdown is designed to prevent other demons from overhearing our conversation! ”
"I see...... Actually, you're worried that other demon gods or demon lords will know about it. Raising his eyebrows, the corners of Roger's mouth slightly hooked, "After all, you who have this idea of harming the overall interests of hell to profit for yourself can also be called a traitor." ”
"Demon? What's that? ”
Although the demon god Mephistopheles looked puzzled, he still replied honestly, "The devils are selfish, and it's actually normal for me to do this!" You know, if this plan of mine is known to other demon gods, there will definitely be demon gods who will try to use my plan to trick me in turn! This kind of thing is in hell, but it must be prevented! ”
Is that so...... Also, the values and morals of the devils are very different from the major races such as the human race, so you can't just speculate on the behavior patterns of the devils from the human mind.
While thinking so, Roger plunged the tip of the Xuanyuan Sword into the head of the demon god Mephistopheles.
"Woo-ah-ah...... Why are you stabbing me again! ”
Mephistopheles, the demon god who was stabbed around at random like Roger, was already driven crazy, and the pain was unbearable, it temporarily ignored the threat of the Xuanyuan Sword, and roared loudly at Roger, "And! Can't you just be a little lighter? ”
"Hmph, hum......" Roger sneered, mocking the demon god Mephistopheles very indifferently, "Don't be stupid, you don't think I can't see your little abacus, right?" ”
"Huh?"
The demon god Mephistopheles was stunned for a moment.
"Even if no other demon god knows about your plans, once we start working with you...... You, who know our details and hold this handle, can also threaten us to do things for you! I don't believe you don't even have a cultist on Elia! Roger sneered, "On the other hand, we can't pose any threat to you!" So, if you're ready to implement this plan, you don't have much risk at all! Because the risk is all on us! And you, you don't even plan to give us the slightest benefit! ”
At the end of the day, you just want to get the benefits!
roared in his heart, and Mephistopheles, the demon god who knew the truth, was about to burst out of his tears. However, it is already subject to people, and it can only accept this reality honestly.
"That's fine! Whatever benefits you want, just say it! "Mephistopheles, the demon god who has been hit physically and mentally, is already planning to break the jar.
Unfortunately, Roger didn't intend to let it go.
"Don't worry, we still have a lot to say......" Roger said with a smile, looking like a little fox who had stolen a chicken cub, "For example, the clergy of the Church of the Gods in the coalition!" ”
"Huh?"
Hearing this, the demon god Mephistopheles subconsciously shuddered.
According to common sense, the clergy of the Church of the Gods and the devils from hell are absolute mortal enemies. The demon god Mephistopheles may be able to rely on the threat of his life to control the heroic generals of the major forces, including the Tower of the Nine Rings. However, only these clerics of the Church of the Gods who have faith are absolutely beyond the control of the demon god Mephistopheles.
The Church of the Gods, which has long regarded the devils and demons as mortal enemies, will naturally not fail to prevent the devils from corrupting the members of the church. Even if someone really fell into darkness under the temptation of the demon god Mephistopheles, the Church of the Gods would definitely be able to easily identify these people.
In other words, Mephistopheles, the demon god who tried to use Prince Robin and others, if he really wanted this news not to leak, the only way to kill all the personnel of the Church of the Gods was to kill them.
"Humph!"
Hearing Roger's words, the holy daughter Shalana, who was also well aware of these situations, couldn't help but let out a cold snort.
There is absolutely no possibility of compromise between the priests and the devils. Therefore, these people from the Church of the Gods, including the Holy Maiden Sarana, once defeated, there was only one way to die. But now, it was the demon god Mephistopheles who fell into the hands of Roger and others. If the Demon God Mephistopheles was not a captive of Roger, who was a child of nature, the Holy Maiden Sarana would definitely not mind letting the Demon God Mephistopheles know why the flowers were so red.
And Mephistopheles, who felt the cold gaze of the Holy Maiden Sarana and was also well aware of his situation, couldn't help but break out in a large cold sweat.
With its identity as a demon god, once it falls into the hands of the Church of the Gods, I am afraid that in the end, even death will be a relief.
"This, this, this ......"
Looking at the Holy Maiden Sarana, and then at Roger, Mephistopheles's face showed a pleading look for the first time.
"Hmph, hum, hum," chuckled twice, and then Roger looked into the eyes ......of the demon god Mephistopheles and said, "Now you understand your situation?" Okay, let's think about how you're going to compensate the people of the Church of the Gods. ”
"Huh?"
The demon god Mephistopheles's brain has been a little unable to turn, what is this?
"Don't understand?" Under the gaze of the demon god Mephistopheles, Roger slowly stretched out his left hand, and the thumb of his left hand kept rubbing back and forth on the middle of the index finger and middle finger, "Na! You're my captive now. And in my capacity, the members of the Church of the Gods are not qualified to snatch you from my hands without a suitable reason. However, the presiding officer of the Church of the Gods is, after all, the nominal leader of our coalition army, and in order to prevent them from forcibly purifying you, I naturally need some favor money to make some adjustments. ”
"So, how much do you think your little life as a demon god should be worth?" At the end, Roger also raised an eyebrow at the demon god Mephistopheles.
“…… I'm willing to pay all my money for my life. But most of the wealth I possess is beyond the reach of the clergy of the Church! Demon God Mephistopheles' face was quite tangled.
It is telling the truth, as a demon god, most of the items it possesses, of course, are highly poisonous demonic items for the clergy of the Church of the Gods. And this kind of thing is obviously not suitable for "buying" the clergy of the Church of the Gods.
"Tsk!"
Pouting, Roger kicked the demon god Mephistopheles twice: "You are really not enlightened!" Of course, those demonized items can't be taken out to be embarrassing. But! As a demon god, you must have some loot from the Church of the Gods on hand, right? Although those things should have been polluted by you, the things that can make you look at them must be very important things for the Church of the Gods. Even if you don't have any of these items, you can exchange them with other Demon Gods or Demon Lords! ”
As mortal enemies, the devils and demons have been fighting the clergy of the Church of the Gods for so long, and of course it is impossible not to have no loot at all. Demons like to destroy everything related to the gods, and the devils like to contaminate these magical items and equipment as decorations in their homes.
Just as some nobles who like to hunt will hang the heads of the prey they have captured on the wall as decorations, contaminated magic items and equipment are very high-end decorations among the nobles of the devil's lineage, and the number of these ornaments can often quite intuitively reflect how powerful a devil nobleman is. Therefore, the devil aristocrats can be called eager for such ornaments.
And the demon gods, as the top of the devil's lineage, will definitely have this kind of ornament in their hands from the devils below, so Roger will ask the demon god Mephistopheles to hand over all these kinds of things.
With these things to deal with, even the most stubborn old diehards in the Church of the Gods must turn a blind eye to Roger and the others who have contact with the Demon God. After all, retrieving these lost relics is a task that every church has been doing.
Therefore, with these "gifts" that can only be used to give to the Church of the Gods, Roger does not have to worry about being approached by fanatics of the Church of the Gods in the future, and may even be mixed with an honorary bishop or something like that in some small churches.
Hearing Roger's words, the eyes of the Holy Maiden Sarana couldn't help but glow. If she could really regain these holy relics that had been used as trophies by the devils and demons, then her status in the Dawn Church would definitely be further improved, and the conservative elders would no longer have the confidence to point fingers at her.
Similarly, because of this exchange between Roger and the Demon God, the angels of the Angel Legion who made them look at Roger with very unkind eyes are now looking at Roger with a little more kindness. Even these angels knew that if Roger could recover the lost relics for the churches, he would be famous in the churches.
At the very least, ordinary bishops must not be able to point fingers at Roger and the Oaks Kingdom.
And after listening to Roger's words, the demon god Mephistopheles also suddenly realized, and it nodded again and again and said, "Yes!" I have a lot of this kind of stuff! There are a lot of them in my castle! ”
"Now, that's the way it is." Roger slapped the demon god Mephistopheles on the head with a kind face, and then pointed at Prince Robin and the others, "In addition to the Church of the Gods, if there are things belonging to other forces, you can also take them out, so that I don't have to torture you again." ”
"Oh." The demon god Mephistopheles nodded subconsciously, then stiffened, and then looked up at Roger suddenly, "What?" Isn't it just a matter of handing over what the church is doing? ”
"The church stuff is going to be hush money for these church members." Roger smiled and said, "Of course, other forces will definitely need these hush money, what do you say?" ”
Without waiting for the Demon God Mephistopheles to answer, Roger glared suddenly: "Of course, you definitely don't have so many important items on hand that belong to the rest of the forces. But it doesn't matter, the various forces are more or less short of money or something, you just need to use some precious items from hell to offset the price. ”
The demon god Mephistopheles looked at Roger dumbfounded, and then said, "Human, you are really an angel in human skin!" ”
For the devil, calling so-and-so an "angel" is like a mortal calling so-and-so a devil, which is full of the deepest malice.
However, in the face of the malice of the demon god Mephistopheles, Roger just smiled and bowed, saying, "Thank you for the compliment!" (To be continued.) )