Section 4: The Devil's Gamble (Part II)
Time passes slowly.
Auston struggled to no avail, and his bound hands and feet gradually lost sensation, as if they had disappeared from his torso. As his head drifted, he began to worry, not for the safety of the demons, but for his own life—once it was dark, there were countless wild beasts in the wild, and for these hungry beasts, being tied up was simply delicious.
So it didn't take long for him to sincerely hope that the demon would return safely.
In Auston's knowledge, there were very few people who could survive alone in the wilderness, not even the most powerful hunters he knew, and only those who stood above them, such as the Anomalous Master and the Church Knights, had the ability to defy the darkness and unknown dangers of the wilderness.
In this regard, the demon opened his eyes, he would use the flesh and even urine of animals with a few traps to open a safe camp in a short time, he would choose any location, it would be easy to defend and difficult to attack, he would never look when he walked, and he would definitely follow the shortest route.
In fact, Auston wondered if the demons were so versatile, that he could hunt, read aloud, use needlework, roast meat, and whistle when he was happy. Even when he's not crazy, there's a laid-back demeanor in his gestures.
If the demon had a temperament, it would have been something like this: a little lazy, but unusually calm, as if he would not be disturbed by anything, and nothing would really bother him. He'll doubt, he'll doubt, but never more than three seconds.
And, at first glance, he doesn't look like a demon. Although the majestic face is a little pale and the lines are stiff, it is very attractive, trusting, and intimate. Even when arguing with Auston, the demon showed great patience, and many strange and crazy ideas flowed out with his words, trapping Auston like a chaotic rope.
"There is only a piece of paper between the dream and the real, and I can see through it with a little spittle with my fingers. This is the end of the devil's argument yesterday when the two argued: "The perception of what is known in the world is, of course, based on accumulation. But for your understanding of yourself, such as what kind of life you want to live and what kind of faith you want to have, it's best not to follow others...... Look at your cannon fodder face, you don't even know how big the world is, and you dare to call yourself pious?"
Well, how big is the world outside of the Church Preparatory Institute, the Seminary, the Shining Holy City?
"No, it's all a demonic temptation!" Auston looked up at the starry sky and muttered to himself, "God above, my lord, please grant me firm faith so that my soul will not be corrupted by heresy!"
"Don't take yourself too seriously, eat away at your soul?" said the demon's cold words. Auston is creepy and almost didn't get scared to pee incontinence!
"Does the demon have any other hobbies besides eroding the souls of the loyalists?" he quickly recovered, feigning indifference. As he turned his head, he saw the demon and the two large packages he had in hand, as well as a few traces of blood on the placket of his clothes—if it weren't for the verbal confrontation, he wouldn't have had this opportunity to observe the demon up close.
"I want your soul to be a fart, you're not a beauty with big breasts and a big ass, so I don't have any thoughts about your body. The devil had a playful smile on his face, and the whole person looked free and evil: "Destroy your faith, this one is more interesting." ”
"You!" Alston could not hold himself even if he was sophisticated. However, the consequences of nonsense were very traditional, and he was beaten again. Fortunately, he saw the opportunity quickly and quickly changed the topic with an inquiry.
“...... I tied up the cobbler out of town, saying he would be able to get it done in a day. ”
"With your ability, it won't take so long to kidnap a cobbler, right?" Alston secretly complained, he had been kidnapped for half a month, and he still had the leisure to kidnap others, wasn't he afraid that people would find out that he was abnormal and be surrounded and suppressed?
"Of course it won't take so long, because I also visited the garrison where you had high hopes, and I really ate the scum waiting for death. The demon shook his head: "The people in the blacksmith shop are also stupid, and they can't make a weapon for half a day......"
"Do you have a bit of common sense? The blacksmith shop can only make agricultural tools! If you make weapons privately, you will have to go to the gallows!" Auston was angry: "You are abusing your power to coerce civilians! What kind of ability is it to bully ordinary people?"
"Is it bullying to teach ordinary people to build weapons? I'm generous, and the other party is the one who takes advantage. The demon laughed and cut the rope off Auston with a slightly longer dagger: "But when it comes to bullying, I did it, and your boss didn't cooperate, so I burned this grandson's house." ”
"Houses, his houses, missions?" Hearing that the place he longed for in his dream had been burned, Auston turned pale with anger on the spot: "You dare to desecrate the sacred temple!"
"It's not blasphemy to light a fire, is it? If you're really religious, you should even thank me. Because when I went in to borrow money, your boss was women inside. The demon took out the food in the package and laid it out: "On the eve of my adulthood, I must learn to do art before I can become a woman." Your boss is so happy, you can ...... in uniform."
"I don't believe it, you devil of lies!" "Insulting oneself is not the same as insulting one's own community, if Auston only has the courage to resist, then he will spend all of it on defending the Church of Radiance.
"Do you believe it or not, what does it have to do with me?" the demon didn't pay much attention to him: "That woman also wears a robe like yours, what is her name? It seems to be called Nora Poli?
Auston's face changed again, Norapolly was a trainee priest at the same time as him, but was promoted two months ago, and it was his boss's doing. He had some speculations, but he did not do so, for he could not imagine that a priest who had just begun to serve could be so corrupted.
Nora Poli, in particular, has the purest face in her parish.
But he wasn't going to argue any further, whether what the demon said was true or not, he didn't want to ask for it, and it was never a good thing in the end. Perhaps subconsciously, he had believed the demon's words.
"That's right, instead of worrying about a woman who has nothing to do with you, it's better to see what you look like in the eyes of your boss. The demon took a bite of food in his mouth and pulled a stack of papers out of the package. With just one glance, Auston recognized that he was holding a church paper with a distinctly dark badge on it.
"The report of the trainee priest Auston Christopher, who has been missing for half a month, has an interesting description. The demon flicked the letterhead in Auston's expectant, puzzled gaze, "...... The trainee priest had been slack, indulged in teaching affairs, slandered his colleagues, failed to assist in the general affairs, and was in arrears with the donations due to the jurisdiction for six months. Recently, inappropriate remarks have been circulated, and it is now suspected that the Trainee Priest Alston is related to the theft of a large donation from the former branch......"
"Nonsense!" When the demon read this, Auston's face turned red, and he could no longer remain calm: "Nonsense! Falsehood! God is above, I will pay the monthly donation in full! The theft has nothing to do with me!"
"Don't get excited," the demon threw the letter to him, "Actually, this is also a test, and the true God has given you an opportunity." ”
"He's a hell of a test!" Alston waved his letterhead, "He swallowed the money himself, and then carried it on me, do you think I'm too stupid to see it?!"
"And Noraberry's circumstantial evidence, this is going to kill me!"
"I don't see the need for that. The demon yawned boredly and threw away the money bag in his hand: "Just frame your subordinates for this money? ”
"Of course not for this little money! Do you know how much a trainee priest's vacancy can be sold for?! Although the rank of a trainee priest is low, this is a real job! A status more noble than a minor nobleman!" Alston tugged at his hair: "This is a copy, the original must have been issued, I'm finished!"
"You won't blame me in your heart, will you?" the demon stared at Auston with malicious intent: "Maybe you will think in your heart, if I don't kidnap you, if you don't go missing for more than half a month, these things won't fall on you......"
"No, I wouldn't think so. Auston instantly looked like a deflated ball: "Even if you don't appear, as long as he has this mind, it is inevitable that I will be framed...... Because he didn't know the details of my disappearance, the charges were not ironclad...... If I hadn't disappeared, maybe the charges against me would have been even more serious, and he would certainly not have given me a chance to defend myself. ”
"You've come to your senses, I'll send you a loaf of bread to celebrate. Jam yo. The demon smiled mysteriously: "Eat, eat, eat, when the sky falls, you have to eat first." ”
"Eat?" Alston wept blood, "Because you can't argue, do you want to use food to kill yourself?"
"In my world, there was once a philosopher who wrote a poem that I loved. The devil replied solemnly: "He said, If life has deceived you, do not be sad and do not be depressed, for you can be deceived back!"
"Liar, liar?" Auston was dumbfounded, thinking to himself if such a flamboyant and vulgar man was a philosopher?
"The original text is too long, so the second half of the sentence is my own scribbling, and it's a little interesting, right?" The demon seemed to be obsessed with the memory, but after just three seconds he returned to normal: "I'm suddenly interested in your boss's boss, maybe I can find something more interesting." I guess you wouldn't object, would you?"
"Who can handle you?" Auston turned and said vaguely, "I'm just a kidnapped hostage." ”
The reason why his voice was muffled was because he was chewing a piece of jerky in his mouth, and his eyes were spurting with unwillingness and anger in the night.