"A man who tries his best to dissociate himself from the relationship, using pollution, madness, and compulsion to escape the killing ...... of his old age"

The other confessed all his blood debts and did not care in the slightest: yes, repeat the accusations you have made against me, and it is perfectly correct. One and a half million lives, I love that number. ”

"Isn't it obvious who is really human?"

“…… What a great abundance of humanity, Your Majesty. But what the gods need is not Huang Tao. How long do you want to play Huang Tao, Archon, Caesar, Tyrant, Slaughterer, Black Emperor, the great Russell Gustaf? ”

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Before we can talk about the greatest emperor and the craziest count in the history of Intis, we must know a premise: two kings were hostile to each other, sarcastic to each other, and yet believed each other better than anyone else in a given situation. When you can pay enough, the demon is the best person in the world to trade. Russell had no doubt that Edward would betray him, unless the demon had never been loyal in the first place. Edward never believed that Russell would reject Him, because his great deeds and purposes had long gone beyond the realm of mortals, and only He could put on the shelves goods that matched his ambitions at the right time, and their relationship seemed so close and inseparable.

The young man is certainly full of pride, as is written in all the time-traveling novels of the old era. Even though most readers think that they will die a variety of tricks when they travel through the past, Huang Tao Russell, who is young and unsuccessful in his previous life, is so confident.

He does have the confidence to do so, and with the help of the "Knowledgeable" potion, he has turned the great crystallization of human civilization from the old era into reality. If most of the inventors and greats of the earth stand on the shoulders of giants, then Russell stands on top of a group of stacking giants. The books he had read, the plays and music he had heard, the models he had fiddled with, the hot weapons and mechanical illustrated books he had studied for his hobbies, had all become the ladder of his status in this era, and he acted freely, with enthusiasm, without knowing anything, for the sake of his fame and a good life, dreaming of laying the mark of the earth in this foreign land.

And the devil also descended at this time.

The god who walked the earth sensed the breath of life of a dead civilization, and he discovered Huang Tao. Which god has worked tirelessly to bring this misfit soul over thousands of years into the present world? What good can this soul bring to itself?

And before Rouselle began to run three times faster on his own path of destruction, he could be said to have no affection for him at all. There are many reasons, such as a character that doesn't fit at all, such as no expectations and interest in the human race at all, of course, the most important factor is that he has never used his true face to get along with him, who would be interested in a person who was deceived by himself in the early stage, coveted his own power and the great benefits that can bring him in the middle stage, and began to restrict and suppress him in the later stage?

If Edward Vaughn was a real angel, he would have been indignant for a long time, and with his demonic personality, it would not be strange if he suddenly went crazy one day. But the Decayed King didn't care, just as Roucel, who had become Sequence One, began to mention the demon's name in a somewhat contemptuous tone in a private meeting to exclude him, and the Decayed King also enjoyed Roucell's performance from a higher perspective, and enjoyed the farce.

But if you care a lot, it's a pure lie.

Hobbies and jobs must be counted separately.

It is impossible for Roselle to find essentia, the path of a generalist has no interest in himself, he is just an excellent employee who helps him hone his acting skills, and he doesn't need it after helping him hone his acting skills. But he really didn't expect Roselle to shine so much after becoming the Black Emperor, if he said that the capital of his becoming an archon was four points of political talent and six points of plagiarism, then the Black Emperor was basically his innate courage, cruelty and selfish desire to become a ruler.

It is well known that the Grand Duke of Blood needed the title of duke, and the Black Emperor only gave him an earl. The position of Earl of the Imperial Palace is a wonderful irony beyond words, the Emperor does not trust you, but He needs you.

Now back to before their breakup – to say that the break is as good as if their relationship had been good. No gambler can make a million-dollar gamble when he first enters the casino, and Russell's deal with Edward started out as a pen: Russell was tired of writing a quill and "invented" a fountain pen, and Edward happened to see it, so he invested in the pen industry, which made Russell a little money.

A biscuit, a cabbage and pork dumplings, a plate of fried shredded pork with green peppers.

A victory in a conflict, the survival of a city of 400,000 people, and a major economic crisis that brought down a country other than Intis.

Edward could always find what Russell needed the most and give it the right price, which was as simple as giving a thirsty man a glass of water and a sleepy man a pillow. You can not buy a victory in a major war, but only choose an important turning point to defeat your opponent, and the demon will not ridicule your stingy behavior, but will gladly accept the soul and life of the person who died in vain. So you seem to have given nothing, but you have won in the end. In all the books, it is repeatedly emphasized that you should not trust the devil, because no one can refuse the icing poison from the devil.

"100,000 dead and wounded at once? You're really good enough to eat. Russell crossed Erlang's legs and flipped through the battle report, smacking his lips, "You shouldn't be lying to me, right, you are actually a cold-blooded murderer on Earth?" ”

Edward replied, "After crossing over, must it be a human?" ”

Russell: "Did you cross over into a demon?" It's exciting. ”

This result is exactly what Edward wants, the benefit is the strongest chain that binds them together, and the common source is Russell's lifeline. When Russell was in his twenties, their conversations rarely touched the customs of the earth, occasionally complaining about the city's backward technology and meagre entertainment. When Russell was in his forties, his children appeared in conversation, mostly Bernadette and Charles, and Benova, who frowned at the mere mention of Beaunova.

At this time, judging by their appearance alone, they are already peers.

Russell likes to imagine, babbling about how many fun and delicious foods he would buy for them if the children were born on Earth, saying that he would buy the best for his baby girl Bernadette, and then reflecting on whether he was not fair enough, whether he was too partial, and Charles would show a lost expression every time he looked at his sister. It's not that he doesn't want to stay with them, it's that he's really busy, Charles should be a little more sensible as the eldest son, and like Bernadette, Benova never complains that his father comes back too late or doesn't play with him...... As he spoke, Russell became angry again. Irritably, he dropped his wine glass and went around in circles in the garden.

Edward watched him spin in circles, spinning around Russell and then turning to himself, half-drunk and half-conscious to ask him, "Bonova was born in Sequence 5, and when he reaches the right age, the Steam Church will definitely send someone to make him a demigod." My son has not yet had time to understand what man is about to lose a part of his humanity, and the god of steam is so calculating! Is there anything you can do? ”

"Yes."

The demon said, "I can make him weak, self-conscious, precocious and more like a normal child, what can you give me?" ”

Mr. Gustav was silent for a moment, then he sat down again, looking at the blood-red moon in the sky. The drunkenness on his body gradually disappeared without a trace. He narrowed his eyes and replied in a very calm tone:

"You haven't had much of a chance to digest potions since the Fifth Age."

This was the end of the conversation, and neither of them needed to communicate further to understand each other's meaning immediately. Russell wants his young son to become ordinary, so he chooses to sacrifice the lives of countless children and their parents to exchange what he wants with the demons, and by the way, he uses their corpses to build the ladder he wants. Politics is like a novel, and the death of some people will make the world a better place. Since the dead are destined to die, let the dead shoulder the role of driving the plot forward, so that they don't even look good for death.

The next day, Russell saw that Bonova had changed his aloof and detached behavior, and became a little more friendly, approaching the playmate he had arranged for him, and the two children were playing with the blocks together.

Bernadette stood far behind the door and peeked, Charles' eyes widened in disbelief that it was her brother. As he approached, he heard his youngest son timidly call out to him, "Father? ”

Russell's eyes were so hot that he almost burst into tears.

The demon kept his promise so much, and naturally he couldn't break his word. Lecture tours, rallying rounds, private dealings, and all sorts of actions were premeditated, and within a few months, the entire kingdom of Intis was in a frenzy of preparations, and the call for Russell Gustav to become king was growing. At the end of the year, Russell staged a coup d'état, completely overthrew the Sauron dynasty, reformed the state into a republic, and came to the throne in person and became an archon.

The following year, the consul Gustav declared war against Rune.

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Since Edward Vaughn became Supreme Judge of the Republic of Intis, there have been far fewer complaints in the national courts and prisons than before. He has the ultimate pursuit of efficiency, and seems to have a pair of eyes that can directly distinguish whether a person is guilty or not, and the interval between trial and execution is getting shorter and shorter, and finally even to the point where the chief judge announces a direct execution at a glance. Defying the law, but never as if it was wrong. He doesn't seem to have any mercy for anyone, and only mechanically enforces the contents of the Codex.

Legend has it that Miss Bernadette went to her father to ask for a prisoner, but received her friend's head at noon that day.

After a dozen guillotines were broken in the execution ground, His Excellency the Archon introduced the most effective tool, the guillotine. Its wide blade and cold light all made the officials present tremble, and they couldn't control the picture in their minds of imagining that they were being held on it and the knife fell and their heads were broken. But the consul and the presiding judge looked at each other and smiled and whispered as if they were some kind of fun toy. Their reaction is more chilling than the blade.

So the presiding judge simply set up a table next to the guillotine and "worked" while flipping through the file. Heads large and small rolled down to his feet, splatters of blood on his cheeks and collar, his face did not change, he did not even move his eyebrows, he calmly read hundreds of names one by one, and finally, the red blood stained the long street and the hem of his clothes.

In the consul's office, Russell met with the presiding judge and asked in displeasure, "Why did you kill Bernadette's friend?" ”

Edward replied, "He heard our plans for the Southern Continent. ”

"So?"

"He was the eldest son of a superior member of parliament and advocated the abolition of slavery."

Russell nodded, and stopped mentioning the kind young man, and began to think about how to soothe his sad daughter. He had a letter in his hand, and a nascent charitable organization had written to the Archon, hoping for some help. Russell thought about it and decided to allocate a little money. He quickly finished writing the note, turned his head and saw Edward still standing in front of him, and couldn't help but be a little curious: "Aren't you very busy, what else is going on?" ”

"I'm thinking about the Southern Continent."

Edward asked, "Do you really want to colonize?" ”

It was strange to be asked by people from the old capitalist countries on the planet, which was what the empire of the sun never set best, but it was always reprimanded in his history textbooks.

"I thought you would hate it." Edward looked at Russell, and in this moment, Russell felt as if he had become a different person, asking with a scrutinizing gaze, a downward attitude. Because there was no disgust or affirmation in Edward's tone, there was nothing, "What's more, after you opened up a new shipping route to the Southern Continent, a large number of merchants immediately went to this land to look for business opportunities, plus slavery...... To put it bluntly, do you even want to replicate the triangular trade here? ”

"What does it matter, this is the bloodshed necessary for the development of civilization." Russell frowned, a little unconcerned, "The history of the earth has also developed like this, and in the end, didn't the African people also smoothly become independent?" ”

"What's more, Intis is now full of martial spirits, if we don't fight, if we don't attack the city, our preparations will be self-defeating. The war costs so much, so it doesn't matter if you borrow the gold and land of the Southern Continent. ”

Edward looked at Him.

The King of Decay looked at this human.

"What a brilliant idea, I love it." The demon said, "Of course I am subject to His Majesty's request. According to our plan, the homes of the great nobles have been copied by me, and next year's military and administrative expenses are more than enough, and almost all the voices against you have been eliminated by me, and you can fight whenever you want and wherever you want. ”

"That's right, Fenerport has already surrendered, and when Rune and Fursack are beaten by me, the next step is to conquer the Southern Continent."

Russell also relaxed, and as usual, he made a joke that only each other could understand: "It's so young to call yourself Caesar, you should call me Napoleon or Alexander the Great!" By the way, you still know more about comprador companies and colonization, and the follow-up operation of this part will be handed over to you...... The East India Company, the southern continent is close to the Sunia Sea, located in the mid-latitudes, so how about establishing a Central Sunia Company? It should be enough to lay gas pipes for the locals, build houses and cities, open schools, and give them some of the civilization of the Northern Continent. ”

“…… They will be grateful to you. "It's like the black tribes of the day." ”

"I don't want to hear anything like triangular trade anymore." Russell said this seemingly casually, and then beckoned Edward to come closer, leaning back in the soft high-backed chair very relaxedly, looking completely unguarded, and smiling, "It always feels like a strategy game." Have you ever played a game of P Society? Especially steel ambitions. Ding, having discovered the New World, did he conquer their empire? Be! Choose who you want to send, choose your troop formation, and wait for the news that the Byron Empire has surrendered to you and is part of the Republic of Intis! ”

"yes." Edward smiled too, "It's really funny. ”

yes, it's like a strategy game. "The natives of the West Bailang colony have rebelled, killing the officers you have appointed to revolt, are they suppressed?"

"Yes."

"Please give the battle order: "Clean up there." 」

"Please choose the person to play: Edward Vaughn."

So, two days later, the message was updated: "He has completed your mission, and now the rebellious city-state has completely quieted down, and the surrounding rebellious city-states have also calmed down and begun to accept your rule."

What arrogant human beings. The King of Decay thought to himself. What interesting human beings. In his early years, for the sake of fame and influence, Russell also needed to fight his own wars and experience how difficult people's lives were. Now, the Archon, who is in a high position, will no longer look down at the straw under his feet.

As long as the order is issued, the casualty report is heard, the memorial service and the speech are all in one go, who needs to know what happened in the process?

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A long, long time later, when the war broke out, the whole continent was in ruins, and everything was like paradise. The Black Emperor sits on His throne, and the Demon stands at His right hand. Beneath them are distorted black shadows, vast empires shrouded in the shadows of gods and the wings of demons.

There were more and more followers, more and more speculators, and by this time Russell was already looking older than Edward.

Many things have changed over a long period of time, and the weak kingdom of Intis has become the king of the continent, and the kingdoms tremble and submit. The rich and peaceful southern continent ushered in war and destruction, and men were worth a horse, women a piece of cloth, and children were cheap gifts. But there are always things that remain the same, high on the throne, far from the words of the dust. Like the Archon's study hundreds of years ago, the Abyss Angel stood at his desk, watching Him write and draw on the map of the world, listening to Him plan wars and coups d'état in a calm and excited tone, and pronounce the death sentences of countless people in understatement.

The tyrant and his executioner, the black emperor and the angel of the abyss.

You don't trust me, I deceive you, you are human, I am God, but we are also cold-blooded. Our perfect cooperation can bring about the greatest glory and the most tragic fate of people.

But, in the midst of all the barren beauty, how much an eyesore is the vigorous Intis and its emperor.

And so the glory ended, and the emperor died.

Then He opened his eyes in the mausoleum, looking down on all beings.

"There are thousands of sins in the world, but those who betray the emperor cannot be forgiven!"

"You and I have blood on our hands, and the sin is so great that you and I should die without a place to bury! Come on, come on! My friend, my executioner! Thou shalt not live alone, but thou shalt come to the Jedi of death to be my companion!"

END

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One shot.

Write about the plastic friendship that everyone seems to like to see.

A dear reader was in love with Old Love and Russell (?). I made up my mind to write this article that was swirling in my head. A lot of small things have finally been connected by me, and this one may be more controversial (but I warned at the beginning!!). So you readers are free to discuss, and I wrote my heart of Russell, and I'm very happy with this extra.