Transforming into a semi-infernal creature? That's not good news.

But for some reason, Elvis's words inexplicably reminded Barrett of the old Phil who was nervous all day, and the strange creature he raised, Hourglass, who didn't know if it was a cat or not.

Barrett still remembers the last time he went to see Old Phil, the guy made himself a very strange soup, saying that when he went to the 'butterfly's territory', this soup would help him protect himself from the 'butterfly's scales'.

The old man's crazy words seemed to mean something, and if the butterflies were the devil, Barrett hoped that the strange bowl of soup would help him resist the 'scales' in his territory.

But whatever the real situation is, it's beyond Barrett's control.

At this time, our barbarian adventurers are desperate to know about the 'Bato Hell', the 'City of Dis', the prison 'Mantili', and the purpose of the devil's imprisonment', and the only way to get this information at the moment seems to be to ask the "neighbor" Elvis.

The guy's voice was hoarse, as if his throat had been broken, but he was quite talkative, and it was hard to stop when he spoke. Perhaps it was the dullness of life in the prison that made the neighbor talk to Barrett very well.

Elvis answered many questions in the barbarian's heart, giving him a preliminary understanding of the current situation. When Barrett asked the last question, "The Devil's purpose in imprisoning mortals", the guy groaned for a moment, and after a long pause, he said slowly:

Truth be told, the answer to this question isn't the only one, but most people are locked up because the devil wants to extract more value out of them. Elvis said in a heavy tone in the last two words, "For example, to persuade or force him to sign some special agreements so that they can serve the devil for eternity, or to reveal the information of his imprisonment to his family and companions, and then tempt these relatives, lovers, descendants, and other valuable things such as giving their souls in exchange for that person's freedom." Of course, the end result was not satisfactory. ”

Or maybe the devil wants to learn some more important secrets from this man. These secrets may be of little use to the devil itself, but it may be exchanged for many souls, a lot! You know, in this multiverse, many forces are quite interested in those secrets that are not known. ”

I see, Barrett nodded silently in his 'room'.

"You have to remember that. Elvis said to Barrett, "Devils are not creatures that kill like demons, and mere killing means nothing to them. All the actions of the devils have a purpose, whether they are for a rare promotion, or as a foreshadowing for some larger conspiracy, or for some kind of benefit, such as the soul. These two words are important, and they form the basis of the entire devilish society. ”

After that, Elvis asked, "How did you get to Hell? It's rare for a living person to come here, and I mean ordinary people who don't know magic." ”

"Spatial rifts. Barrett replied in a vague voice, "The space somewhere on the main material plane was torn apart for some reason, and I was sucked into it by accident, and then I went to hell, and fell somewhere outside of Dis City, and then I was captured by a few flying devils. What about you?" he didn't want his neighbors to ask too much.

"I'm a businessman. "I buy some goods from one place and sell them from another place to make a difference." However, there was an accident in the transaction, and the quantity of goods I provided was different from the one signed on the agreement. To be honest, I don't know how it happened to this day, but I've checked it repeatedly before, and nothing went wrong. ”

"And then?" Barrett didn't understand, "just because the quantity of goods traded at one time didn't match, you came to this place of the hell?"

"No way, that's how to make a deal with the devils. Elvis sighed helplessly.

"You're actually making a deal with the devil?" Barrett was taken aback, "so those 'goods' refer to ......"

"Yes, soul. Elvis admitted.

"You're a devil believer?" the brute's tone turned cold.

I've killed many of your peers and ruined your evil plans. I don't know what happened to the follow-up progress of San Nino City, I hope that the bowl-shaped seal will be successfully lifted after the explosion, and I also hope that the mage and reinforcements will arrive in time, so that I am unlucky to fall in this ghost place, but I can barely say it. Barrett comforted herself.

"No, no, I don't believe in the devil," Elvis explained, "I'm just making some deal with them, just a deal." I buy souls and then sell them and that's it. ”

"'That's all?' Hmph......" Barrett scoffed. He didn't agree with the other party's statement, "Buying souls? That's just another way of saying it, and the things you do are no different from the devils." ”

"There is a big difference! I can assure you that every soul I have sold is voluntary, completely voluntary! There is not the slightest inducement or persecution, there is no hidden or misleading clause in the contract, those souls know what they are going to do, and the acquisition is only for themselves and not for other unrelated people, these are fundamentally different. Elvis said solemnly, "You may not know, but many people live in pain in this multiverse, they want to change, but there is nothing they can do. And I have given them another possibility in life. ”

"By selling your soul?" Barrett said disdainfully.

"So what? Is it really bad for the soul to go to hell?" Elvis said righteously, "Is it true that the soul suffers all kinds of pain while alive, and after death the soul completely dissipates in the main material world, which is used to strengthen the spatial barrier and contribute to the safety of others? Why should the family be so selfless?" the neighbor asked rhetorically, Barrett was speechless, not knowing how to refute it, and he had never been very good at using his tongue. After a long time, he held back a sentence, "This is just your quibble." ”

"It's a quibble, but it's also true. The neighbor's tone returned to normal, "Compared to that painful life, when you are alive, you fulfill some wishes, and after you die, you go to hell, re-transform from the shell of your soul, and become an inferior demon, maybe you will become promoted step by step, and eventually become the Devil's Grand Duke, just like the lord of the first layer of hell - Baier." ”

In fact, the specific situation is far from being as simple as this soul merchant said.

When a fallen soul enters Hell, it is subjected to a series of horrific tortures and tortures, from which it is stripped of its only remaining personality. These processes cause fallen souls to emit special energies that fill the entire Bato Hell, sustaining the existence of the devils. Most of them will be supplied to the lords of each layer, the powerful devil archdukes, and some special high-level devils can also directly squeeze energy from these fallen souls to strengthen themselves.

The empty shell of the soul that has been drained of energy and completely stripped of its personality will be thrown into a specific pit. There, they will quickly decay and be reborn as mindless demons, suffering forever in their bodies and no longer retaining any memories of their lives.

The barbarian naturally didn't know anything about the above things, and Elvis definitely wouldn't take the initiative to say it, which made Barrett not as repulsed by this soul merchant as before.

"It's not a good business...... Elvis said, "but it's not all for nothing." It is located in a gray area that is neither black nor white, and has its own unique existence value. You may not know that even the mages have acquiesced to the existence of merchants like us, so we can walk in the sun with dignity far from those devil believers. ”

"I've never heard of you before. Barrett's voice softened.

"There are so many professions that you haven't heard of, and in this multiverse, anyone will do anything weird, as long as it can be profitable. And the profession of 'soul merchant' is not something that anyone can do. ”

Elvis said proudly, "It requires you to have a wide range of contacts and information channels, to know where souls are to be acquired, to be extremely cautious and intelligent, to be able to read the rules and regulations of the devil's contract, to know how to negotiate with the person who sold the soul, and to have enough strength yourself, after all, whether it is to satisfy people's wishes or deal with the devil, it is not as simple as drinking afternoon tea." People who can engage in this kind of profession are the elite of the multiverse. ”

"But you're still here, and you're imprisoned. Barrett poured cold water on it.

"There is no way, there are always times when people fail, just look for an opportunity to start over. Elvis was much more optimistic about what was going on than he thought.

At that moment, three of the devils, armed with machetes and barbs in their claws, approached from the passage with a human covered in scars. The devil reached out and opened the cage across from Barritt, and when the human staggered in, he locked the cage again and disappeared around the corner.

"Hey, isn't your strength good, I didn't expect you to survive again. Elvis shouted at the human opposite, "What is your first show today?"

"The third one. The scarred human lay on the ground and replied with his eyes closed.

"Is it still a scuffle?" Elvis asked again.

"Well, but not next time. The human said.

"How many did you kill this time?" the soul merchant's tone was a little excited.

"Killed two. The human replied lazily,

"I really want to go and see it, and I don't know when my ransom will be delivered, so I'll go and cheer you on when the time comes. ”

"Thank you. I'm tired right now, so I'll sleep for a while and call me when it's time to eat. The human was facing the wall, and in a moment he began to snore.

Barrett was confused by the conversation. The two men obviously knew each other, and the human on the other side was obviously not just locked in, "Who is he?" the brute asked Elvis.

"His name is Hunter. The Soul Merchant replied, "He used to be an adventurer, but now, he is a gladiator in the city of Dis. ”

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