Book IV, 139: A Deal with the Devil

By this time, the huge main hall of the Basilica of San Gaudí had been mostly destroyed.

The mythical dome has been completely torn off, half of the walls on both sides have been lost, and the remaining columns and the main wall inlaid with mosaic stained glass are also covered with burn marks and signs of damage from the fight, except for the figure holding a cross in the middle is still intact.

This is the sign of the Episcopal Communion – Saint Peter.

Legend has it that at the cost of his life, he turned the ruined situation facing the end of the world in one fell swoop, leaving true hope to all the surviving human beings who survived the Black Death and survived the three hundred years of darkness and tragedy. The Basilica of St. Gaudí, the symbol of the Anglican seat in Fieldland, is no exception.

Of course, according to the secular narrative that can be accepted by ordinary people, there must be some differences from the truth.

The Anglican account for the touching story of Saint Peter finding a cure for the Black Death and leading the remnants of humanity to re-establish a peaceful home in the Staple region, which was almost dead at the time. And after his death, his followers and those who were moved by his actions broke away from the framework of the Cult of the Light and changed to an idolatrous shrine with Saint Peter as an idolatrous.

"It seems that you still respect him, the spiritual leader of the hostile force actually keeps his statue intact" Chen Xi saw this somewhat abnormal scene, and couldn't help complaining, "This kind of spirit is really worthy of all human admiration and learning from you!" ”

According to his nature, the more humiliated the portrait is, the better. It is better to provoke the people sent by the Prophet to lose their minds and become angry like schoolchildren, and then they can easily take their heads.

"Don't talk, be serious, you're a captive now!" Hearing Chen Xi's question, a blade demon walking in front said angrily, the blade-like part of his face made a tinkling sound because of the excessive movement of his mouth.

What made the surrounding aliens depressed and eye-catching was that Brother Chen didn't have the consciousness that he should have as a captive at all, not only wandering around casually under the watchful eyes of many powerful middle-level aliens. There's a little bit of fear and worry, not to mention. And his eyes are always looking around, looking at all parts of their bodies with a look of taste, for fear that others will not know that he is now in a state of "XXX to visit here".

This kind of completely stressless appearance makes them always take pleasure in intimidating their enemies with abuse. There is actually a kind of "miscellaneous family has not come out for a long time." Is it the illusion that it has become kind and kind-eyed.

"If you don't say it, you don't say it. Fierce what! Chen Xi muttered quietly, the volume was just enough to be heard by all the aliens.

"Believe it or not, I'm going to kill you alive right now!" The blade demon Huo Ran turned around, and the countless sharp blades covering the surface of his body suddenly made a clanging explosion.

However. When it saw the alpaca-like face with a look of utter contempt, it was helpless to find that it did not dare to disobey Friedlin's will. looked at Chen Xi hatefully, it could only speed up its pace hatefully, and hand over this guy as soon as possible, so that out of sight was clear.

By now, it finally understood what the evolutionaries were relieved about when they handed this person over to themselves, and the farther away this kind of guy really was, the better.

Passing through the main hall, which covers the largest area, the group soon arrived at a simple stone house that looked like an ascetic room.

The room had no windows, only an unopened hole, and Fredlin, who had returned a step earlier, sat on the stone bed inside.

It seemed to be full of interest in Chen Xi, and before it could come in, it asked, "You seem to be very concerned about that question just now?" ”

"Well, I'm more mindful of anything that is out of the norm, because I think that some of the information hidden in it may have a big impact at some point, whether it's good or bad, and it would be of great help to me if I could understand some of it beforehand."

Hearing Chen Xi's answer, Fredlin smiled: "It's a smart approach, many people just don't pay attention to the details, so they will be caught off guard when the crisis comes, in fact, many things have been foreshadowed before, but they can't find out, so I'm more curious about what is the purpose of your coming to see me?" I usually have a great sense of anticipation for someone who is a complete stranger and has good strengths, because it usually represents some unexpected surprise. ”

"Of course, if it doesn't meet my requirements, I will also turn this disappointment into a motivation to let others die."

It stood up and walked in front of Chen Xi, its body that looked drooping and old exuded a compelling momentum, at least in Chen Xi's senses, it was much more stressful than the situation surrounded by monsters that he encountered when he came over before, and it seemed that he might die at any time.

Under the strong sense of threat, Chen Xi involuntarily put away his previous relaxed mentality, and said seriously: "I plan to make a deal to make it easier for you to deal with the Holy Communion." ”

"Making a deal with the devil, interesting idea You should have heard a lot of stories about witchers that have been handed down, and their worst ending is a tragedy, and their souls are taken away by the devil, and you decide to trade with me, so you are not afraid of falling into such a fate?" Fredlin seemed to be reminding Chen Xi kindly.

"I don't believe this, because the rumors are often deliberately processed for a certain purpose, not to mention that you who have a lot of negative images are completely stress-free to fabricate, but the reality tells me that there are already many people doing things for you, so I can at least believe that there will definitely be a return, and I am still relatively confident in this regard, I believe that it will not end up in a tragedy," Chen Xi said quite confidently.

"Can I get an idea of what you're looking for in return? Based on this, I can almost assess how much help you can bring, after all, a smart person will definitely not do anything like a lion to open his mouth, especially in the enemy's lair. Fredlin sat back on the bed, it was satisfied with Chen Xi's answer, and believed that the help that the other party could provide should also be good.

But as soon as Chen Xi's voice fell, Fredlin stood up again with a snort, and his old face showed a truly moved look.

Because Chen Xi's answer was: "Help me transform into a devil." ”

"I have to say, once again I was surprised by your request"

Fredlin smacked his tongue and said: "I thought that the practice of helping us kill Rometh was already very unexpected, but I didn't expect that the content you put in the back is even more exciting, the ritual of transforming the devil is not cheap, usually the witchers who trade with us to obtain the strength can only be transformed into a medium rank at most, and if you want to transform into a devil, as far as I know, in the past few hundred years, there are only a few witchers such as Faust, Constantine, and Dewey who can meet the standard, and only recently have they increased." ”

"Well, I can't figure out what your conditions are, I'm looking forward to your answer." Fredlin's eyes were fixed on Chen Xi, trying to find some information from his face that was relevant to the answer.

But it is clear that this attempt failed. For aside from contempt and ridicule, Fredlin could not find any other expression on the alpaca-like face.

"I'm starting to hate this kind of image depravity," Fredlin grumbled.

Compared with Friedlin's depressed performance, Chen Xi breathed a sigh of relief.

He has successfully hung up the opponent's appetite, and he doesn't have to worry about being easily killed, although he has a life-saving hole card for a safe return, but he can not use it or not.

Therefore, looking at the conspicuous yellow curious light in Fredlin's mood, Chen Xi could finally let go of his bold words: "Before that, out of a fair principle, I also want to know an answer to your question, why did you send so many people to besiege Romes, Scarlett, and Peter Pan." ”

"One question is the key point, but unfortunately I can't tell you the answer completely." Fredlin smiled wryly, but still gave some explanations sincerely, "I can only say that they are very important to my plan, but don't worry, I will compensate you for the credit of killing Romans after you are transformed into a devil, and then you will be my man, and the return will only be a little less than the request you made." ”

"As an alternative to this question, I can explain your earlier question, and do not do anything to the figure of Saint Peter, because I think that it is the greatest irony of the Anglican to leave it intact" (to be continued......