458. Mephistopheles' Deal
There are only four people, Zhou Chu and Larmi, Alaissa, and Gao Ming, and they didn't make any big moves, Alaisa just looked at the old man in a tuxedo with a high hat curiously, Larmi was also curious, but there was some exploration in the curiosity, and Gao Ming ...... There he muttered to himself.
"Mephistopheles? Nine or one of the dozen demon kings? ”
Mephistopheles is one of only a dozen demon kings in Hell, also known as Mephiss or Mephisto. Fellers, the English name is Mephisto.beeies or Mefisto.fele.
According to scholars, it may come from two sources, one is from the ancient Hebrew language, which originally meant "destroyer", "liar", and "one who hated light", and the other is derived from the Greek, which means "one who does not love light" and "one who does not love Faust".
Mephistopheles is also known as the god of medieval magicians, a demon god betrothed to the German Doctor Faustus - in Goethe's book "TragicalHistory of Doctor Faustus" and his 19th-century opera "Faustus", Mephistopheles is described as a magician of demons to lure humans to fall, and the book also claims that he is loyal to Lucifer, the king of hell.
But that's not the case, maybe Mephistopheles and Lucifer have a better relationship, but Mephistopheles doesn't serve anyone, he serves himself, or the whole hell.
He has no servants, but all the demons in hell who wield magic are servants for him. He has no territory, but hell and all the places he can go are his territory.
He is the god of magic in hell, the god of trade and contracts, the most popular "equivalent exchanger", and the most guarded "fraudster".
The only demon king in hell who is called a demon god, Mephistopheles. Ferres.
After hearing Gao Ming's self-talk, Zhou Chu seemed to answer him, and said as if he was sure of himself.
"Well, Mephistopheles."
He turned to the old man, "This should be expected. But it was also unexpected. So, Master Mephistopheles, what do you want to make a deal with me? ”
"Before I say anything about my deal, I want to confirm a little bit with Mr. Cadias. What is the purpose of your visit to Hell? ”
"Originally, I just came to hell by mistake. But since coming to hell. I happened to understand the general status quo, so I know that I have a way to bypass the forbidden spell and directly pass through it. And with the road to the ground safely, why don't you let the demons return to the ground? Most demons have thoughts and thoughts like this, and I'm probably going to need you to cause more chaos and destruction on the ground, so why not? ”
Zhou Chu ended his elaboration with a rhetorical question, his meaning is obvious, since this is a win-win solution, then why don't you take this as the purpose, or why don't you take this as the purpose to execute.
In response to Zhou Chu's rhetorical question, Mephistopheles just smiled and asked again.
"Mr. Cadias, too, should know which are the most difficult to convince other kings to lead their men at this time, and to get them to allow and permit you to return to the surface with the demons?"
No matter which ones they were, Villa was definitely among them anyway, and at such a time, in such an occasion and place, to ask such a question, Mephistopheles's intentions could not be more obvious.
So Zhou Chu also smiled a little, and then said to Mephistopheles.
"Master Mephistopheles, are you going to make a deal with me about how to convince Villa? If you can convince him, then what do I need to pay in exchange for the terms and rewards? To be explained in advance, I don't have a soul, and I won't give it. ”
What Zhou Chu hinted at and complained about happened to be in "Faust", Mephistopheles made a deal with Faust in order to lure him to degenerate his soul and fulfill his countless wishes, just for Faust's soul degeneration.
Regardless of whether Mephistopheles understood the hints and complaints in Zhou Chu's words, he laughed and replied to Zhou Chu's words.
"No, I won't want your soul, and I don't dare to ask for it, Samael's strength is still beyond my ability to compete with at the moment." Mephistopheles said, "And, what I'm going to tell you is not a deal to convince Villa. ”
"Oh?" Zhou Chu narrowed his eyes, "What kind of deal is that?" ”
"Before I elaborate on my deal, I hope you, Mr. Cadias, will be well prepared."
Mephistopheles said.
Zhou Chu was silent for a moment, and countless thoughts flashed through his mind at that moment, but in the end, he quickly returned to Villa's body, and locked on the seemingly impossible maximum possibility.
"Please, Master Mephistopheles." Zhou Chu said, "No matter what deal you say now, I won't be surprised, I promise." ”
Mephistopheles smiled slightly, and at the same time, his eyes circled around all the people present before he spoke unhurriedly.
"What I want to do with you is a deal to kill Villa."
As soon as these words came out, everyone gradually relaxed because of Zhou Chu's composure, and once again immediately changed instantly, because of Mephistopheles's self-detonation identity, he instantly entered the combat state, and this time, it was the feeling of collective gasp.
Are you kidding? This was the thought of all the people present, and even Gao Ming, who didn't care the most, came up with the idea that this old man was here to make fun of himself.
Only Zhou Chu and Alesa were still very calm, Alesa didn't care, but Zhou Chu had countless thoughts flashing in his mind before, and he locked on this most unlikely possibility, so he was not surprised when Mephistopheles said it.
In other words, this is what Mephistopheles will do, and compared to the deal he wants to do, convincing Villa that such an unchallenging and exciting deal is not what a demon god should do.
So Zhou Chu was very calm, and he didn't ask anything about it, nor did he ask Mephistopheles what his certainty was, because if he wasn't sure, Mephistopheles wouldn't rashly propose a deal, because it was he who proposed to kill Villa, and it was him who couldn't be killed, who was leaked and responsible, and the contract and punishment that the soul took effect were not fake.
So he just asked what should be the most critical question.
"What do I need to pay, or pay you for?"
At this moment, even Mephistopheles was a little surprised, such a single knife went straight to the point, but asked if the possibility was a joke with him, but directly asked what the price was...... This guy is really not afraid of death.
Mephistopheles coughed a little, and then answered Zhou Chu's question.
"One-third of Samael's strength."
Zhou Chu immediately calculated in his heart the benefits of killing Villa and the disadvantages of losing one-third of Samael's strength.
Killing Villa, there is no doubt that the biggest advantage is that the entire kingdom of Villa will be temporarily in Zhou Chu's hands, and when the time comes, with the name of Samael and the banner that returns to the ground, he can immediately pull up a powerful demon army, so that even if he doesn't need the consent of other kings, Zhou Chu can directly return with these demons.
And the uncertain good, it may also be the disadvantage, that is, after killing Villa, the reaction of other demon kings, maybe some demon kings are happy to see it, some demon kings may not be, some demon kings may become allies because of their grievances with Villa, and some may become enemies.
Therefore, the only certain benefit is that after killing Villa, Zhou Chu temporarily owns and occupies a kingdom, and can raise the flag of Samael and return to the ground, but with it, there are more uncertain and unknown factors.
Samael's strength was lost by one-third at once, and compared to the benefits, the loss was permanent.
Sure enough, it was Mephistopheles, a good idea to play.
Seeing that Zhou Chu was still thinking, Mephistopheles quietly added another bargaining chip: "If Mr. Cadias is worried about the reaction of other kings, then we can add this clause to the transaction, and I will ensure that all kings will not have any dissatisfaction and behavior towards you after killing Villa." ”
So good? Zhou Chu was a little moved for a moment, but quickly calmed down again, there may be something hidden in this, Mephistopheles is not like a person who can do loss-making business, and the most important thing is Samael's strength, no matter what Mephistopheles does, this is secondary, the important thing is that for Zhou Chu, the loss of this strength is permanent, not only limited to this world.
So he was still thinking, but in order to deal with Mephistopheles, he still hypothetically threw out a question that he didn't really care about at all.
"If I may, I would like to ask what is the use of Samael's strength to Lord Mephistopheles?"
His question seemed to make Mephistopheles a little embarrassed, but even if he wasn't embarrassed, no matter what Mephistopheles answered, he just asked for an answer at random, and then let Mephistopheles answer, and then he took the time to go back and forth, and pretended to think about Mephistopheles's new answer, to complete all the thinking and thinking about the gains and losses.
So Mephistopheles hesitated for a moment, Zhou Chu was still thinking, this is not a very good deal, that is to say, the real benefits are all in Mephistopheles, and on his side, he only has a temporary convenience, but what he loses is a permanent price and strength.
Unless......
A thought flashed through Zhou Chu's mind, and immediately called out to Alaisha in his consciousness, and after listening to his words, Alaisha answered him in the voice of consciousness.
"Well, yes, as long as it's that world, it's not necessarily Silent Hill, as long as there is Samael's resurrection, or his strength sprouts and recovers, the lost death power can be replenished." (To be continued......)