Peter walked through the tall white marble arches and the small garden with the fountain, and he looked up to see the vast figure of the Holy Father's mercy.

Thinking of the news he had just connected, he couldn't help but feel bad, and the pace under his feet quickened a lot.

Peter was the most faithful member of the Church, and his devotion made him so rapid in his theology that he was able to wear the purple trimmed and magnificent red toga at the age of forty, a qualification reserved only for senators and cardinals.

Peter couldn't help frowning when he thought of this, he had proposed to His Majesty the Pope more than once to cancel the mechanism of the Senate, the empire can have its current glory, it is all because of the gift of the Holy Father, the power of light is behind it, and those pigs who will only make a lot of money behind their backs have no achievements at all.

Now, even a group of defeated people have been beaten to the doorstep.

Peter cursed in his heart, and then quickly recited several prayers to ask the Father for forgiveness for his petty sins.

Beneath the tall statue of the Holy Father, a gold-rimmed and white-robed figure stood behind him, and a heartfelt reverence rose in Peter's heart.

"Your Majesty. Peter shouted respectfully.

The white-robed figure did not look back, but only bowed slightly in response.

Only then did Peter remember the things that made him anxious and distracted, and hurriedly spoke: "The barbarians in the west of the crown have rebelled with the army and have crossed the border of the empire... The Senate asked us for help, hoping that the Holy See would help suppress it, and their lazy and incompetent soldiers did not even have the courage to take up arms and resist."

After Peter finished talking about the tense situation, the white-robed figure still didn't react, and he couldn't help but add: "Also, at dawn today, Antony the Great is dead."

Compared to the first bad news, the latter was obviously more touching to the white-robed man, he lowered his eyes slightly, and finally spoke: "What about the Senate?"

"Those idiots are arguing over the right to be regent.." With anger in his eyes, Peter shouted at the weakness of the Senate, but soon the white-robed man interrupted him.

"Then, let Anthony's second son succeed to the throne."

Peter was stunned for a moment, and subconsciously spoke: "Second son?.. But the kid was only seven years old."

"Seven years old.." The white-robed man chuckled, "Seven years old is the best age, isn't it? It can bring light to the world.."

Peter seemed to understand the meaning of the white-robed man, and his expression couldn't help but get excited, "I see, Your Majesty." But on the Senate side, maybe.."

The white-robed man turned his head, and his wise and deep eyes looked into Peter's eyes, causing him to bow his head in shame.

"Senate, there will be no need to exist in the future.."

"The barbarians of the west." Peter cautiously spoke, "Do you want to send the Holy See army to suppress it?"

"Nope. The white-robed man shook his head, "Doesn't the empire have garrisons in all the major provinces?

"As for the Holy See Army.." The white-robed man paused, looked up at the statue of the Holy Father above his head, and slowly spoke, "Their duty is to guard the light. ”

Peter's heart was inexplicable, he followed the gaze of the white-robed man and looked up, only to see that a long crack appeared on the face of the pale Father, and at some point there seemed to be black gas coming out of it, making the compassionate and holy Father look gloomy and hideous.

On this day, the Roman Empire underwent a drastic change.

Antony the Great died of illness, the Holy See fully supported the seven-year-old Prince Aurelius to succeed to the throne, the Senate was abolished, the imperial power was fully reduced, and the major provincial kingdoms that had been ruled by Rome for more than 300 years were ready to move.

On this day, it is also the time when the King of Wales, Wottigan, walks out of the underground palace.

...

In the deep forest, a gray hare was running wildly.

It was a nimble rabbit, and the mountain streams, the bushes, and the gravel were all thrown far behind, and even the most athletic elk could not catch up with it, but it still did not stop for a moment, as if it were chasing a ferocious jackal behind it.

Seeing that it was about to run out of this dense forest, the gray rabbit's eyes could not help but show joy, and suddenly, its steps stopped, and it stopped vigilantly to look around, and there seemed to be a hidden danger around it that made it feel uneasy.

The surroundings were so quiet and terrible that even the sounds of insects and birds were so strange that they disappeared.

A breeze blew through the woods, ruffling the hare's supple fur.

Gradually, the hare arched its nose, and it smelled a faint fishy smell, which came with the wind, getting stronger and stronger.

And the sound of wheezing.

The hare slowly raised its head, its beautiful ruby eyes shrinking instantly, reflecting a terrifying creature of great size.

Dragon!

A black dragon.

The scale armor was as deep as night, with sharp claws, hideous fleshy wings, red eyes, and saliva fangs.

"Don't kill me, I surrender. The hare's mouth suddenly burst into a crisp human voice, and its fluffy body rolled to the ground, transforming into a little boy of seven or eight years old.

Merlin frowned at the Dark Demon Dragon who was close at hand, and turned his head away in disgust, "Can you tell this guy to stay away from me? ”

Merlin was speaking to a strangely handsome young man sitting on the dragon's back, his smile warm as sunshine, but his eyes were extremely evil.

In the lower planes, Carlo prefers to appear in the form of a human, which is a quirk among demons.

Carlo patted the dragon's head lightly, a few days ago, the little guy was a timid and cowardly dragon.

Carlo did a few interesting little experiments, and of course got a few interesting experiments, one of which was the magic dragon underneath.

It was cruel and irritable, but to Carlo he was like a domesticated dog, which made him satisfied.

Carlo looked at Merlin with his chin in motion.

"This time it's a rabbit, last time it was an elk, last time it was a jackal.. My dear little Merlin, your magic is progressing very quickly, and it seems that dragon meat will do you a lot of good. ”

"Thank you for the compliment, Your Majesty Carlo. Merlin had a helpless expression on his face, like a polite and naïve aristocratic boy.

Carlo knew that this guy was far more cunning than he had imagined.

Merlin has two powerful veins flowing through her body. Elf King Bloodline and Nightmare Bloodline, the birth of this guy is nothing short of a miracle, God knows how his parents got together.

These two bloodlines allow Merlin to possess extraordinary cunning and viciousness (Nightmare) at a very young age, as well as some of the druid's magic, prophecy, divination, herbs, and other abilities (Elven King).

He is simply a proper template for the protagonist in the novel, when the high-level devil bloodline from hell officially awakens, it is when he hangs the whole world.

Carlo is definitely going to take Merlin under his command, and this gifted son of the plane will be a very important pawn for him, but Merlin's demonic bloodline makes it full of uncertainty.

Carlo could not guarantee that the effects of the Soul Pact would last forever, as he had been preparing to stay in this plane for a very long time.

So Carlo came up with a solution, which proved to be reliable and effective after two small experiments.

Now is the time to implement.

"Hey, what do you want to do?" Merlin cried out in terror, his tiny body involuntarily flying towards Carlo.

Carlo smiled, "I gave you three chances, but unfortunately you didn't make it.."

"Little Merlin, it's time for you to fulfill your promise. Isn't the devil most interested in the spirit of contract? Huh.."

Carlo's finger tapped lightly on Merlin's forehead, his crimson eyes like deep swirls, and his tone had demagogic power.

"I've said a long time ago, if you can't defy the darkness, choose to embrace it.."