Chapter 287: Demon Contract
If someone asks Leon, is it suitable for a man with a rough line, or to put it bluntly, a fool to be a witcher?
Leon will definitely answer, it's a good fit.
The heavier the thoughts, the greater the desire, and the more likely it is that the evil energy will be corrupted, causing the witcher to lose control and become a monster.
Of course, the witcher does have to be meticulous in order to fight the cunning demon with wits and courage, so Leon changed the traditional lone ranger model of the witcher and adopted a new model of two people with complementary personalities working together.
It can be difficult for informal witchers to lock down the identity of demons, as they are still unfamiliar with the aura of evil powers.
So Frigila and Serena didn't act rashly, but waited for the demon to show his feet and take the initiative to attack them.
After a brief dinner, they chose a room under the guidance of the innkeeper, a shy young man.
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The first Witcher apprentices have begun to return, leaving only Frigila's group.
So Leon simply handed over control of the puppet birds that oversaw them to Scati, and opened the Demon Hunter's Codex to examine the page of the Abyss Lord's storybook from the Brain Demon.
It is said to be a storybook, but it is empty, like an ordinary blank page, and it is impossible to see that it has the terrible ability to distort reality.
He didn't think about it anymore, but simply chose the first item, so that the Witching Codex included the page in the storybook.
Then, the white page faded and yellowed at a speed visible to the naked eye, and looked exactly like the rest of the pages of the Demon Hunter's Codex.
At the same time, at the top of this page, a small line emerged: "Abyss Lord's Contract".
[You have gained the ability to make a contract with the beings of the world, and the contract itself has a certain reality-bending function, and you can use it to fulfill the contract. 】
Leon felt as if his consciousness had come to the universe, surrounded by twinkling stars, and he reached out and tentatively touched one of the stars.
In front of his eyes, the scene changed, replaced by a middle-aged man lying on the bed, tossing and turning and unable to sleep.
He muttered in a low voice: "I'm thirty-five years old, and I'm still alone, do I really want to be a bachelor for the rest of my life?"
"Want a wife?"
Li Ang frowned, this is the other party's wish?
So, every star here represents a "wisher"?
Li Ang silently withdrew his consciousness, it was obvious that this ordinary middle-aged bachelor did not have what he wanted.
If it was a real demon, he might still be able to look at his soul, but it was useless for Leon to ask for a mortal soul.
He returns to the "universe" again, this time he picks an exceptionally bright star, and the scene changes again.
He saw a woman bathing in a wide indoor pool.
Her appearance was somewhat familiar, and after a little thought, Leon was able to identify the other party—the widow of Emperor Arenal and the current Regent, Lady Flosia.
They had met in the square in front of the Imperial Palace, where the Empress was under the control of a demon disguised as the Grand Magician Antonios.
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Floria lay on her back on the pool with some tiredness, her cheeks flushed with heat.
As the queen of the empire, she is forty-two years old this year, but with good maintenance, she still looks quite attractive, like a ripe peach.
The years didn't seem to diminish her beauty in the slightest, but she didn't care about it anymore.
Her mind was full of thoughts about the scene of the senators in purple robes this afternoon, raising their arms and shouting, demanding the passage of the Four Emperors Co-governance Act.
The Senate of the Empire was once a deliberative body composed of the patriarchs of the 100 most prominent families in the Empire, and the Empire at that time was still a republic.
However, with the proclamation of the first dictator Mallotius as emperor, the Senate continued to expand and dilute the power of the senators, and now the Senate has a full 300 senators.
Of these, one hundred and fifty senators were born of the nobility, and the other one hundred and fifty were born of the common people—wealthy merchants, factory owners, and large estate owners, to be exact.
When they quarrel, the entire roof of the Senate is torn off.
Flossia never found these people scary, only bored.
Under the influence of Emperor Arenix, she knew very well that the empire must not be helmed by these people, and the emperor could not fall off the altar and become a puppet of these people.
Especially under the premise that the entire human race is already in danger and is at war with the terrifying demon army, there can only be one voice in the empire, and that is her!
But Elder Treant and other guardians of the Empire did not intend to support her in launching a hasty purge, and in their opinion, the most important thing for the Empire right now was stability.
"If I want to clench my fist, I'm going to cut off a finger, should I do it?"
Floria muttered to herself.
"Of course!"
"Only by getting rid of these moths and taking all the power of the empire into your own hands can you compete with the demons. ”
"Although the gods on high have already died because of the demons, it is impossible to win them over to help me complete the 'Great Purge', but if I directly use the army, it will undoubtedly cause a civil war. ”
Floria muttered to herself, and a deep male voice suddenly sounded in her ears: "I can help you cut off the rotten flesh of the Empire." ”
"Who?"
Flosia, who had been manipulated by a demon, immediately became vigilant, but then, a trace of doubt could not help but emerge in her heart.
His Excellency the Tree King is in the palace, how did the owner of this voice sneak in?
You must know that the Tree King, also known as the Tree Elder, is not a true god, but as the most ancient demigod, he has a longer life than many main gods, and his strength, even compared with the true god, will not be much worse.
"I'm the Red Knight, Leon, and we've met before. ”
"Red Knight...... I remember you, thank you and His Excellency the Phoenix King for helping me get out of the demon's control, but isn't it a little rude for you to meet on such an occasion?"
Floria asked aloud.
Leon opened his eyes and said nonsense: "You misunderstood that I am still in Lotherne, but I sensed that you needed help, so I met you in your consciousness." ”
"I can hear your voice, but I can't see everything around you, and in fact, I didn't recognize you as Her Majesty at first, but guessed by your own words. ”
Floria breathed a sigh of relief, but it was clear that she didn't fully believe Leon's words, and quickly covered her chest and grabbed a bath towel from the edge of the pool to wrap herself.
Floria asked, "Do you sense that I need help? What does that mean? Did you do something to me in advance or something?"
Leon was silent for a moment, then replied, "I was planning to take over the fallen God of Covenant and take charge of the Covenant Priesthood, so I could feel the emotions of those desperate need for help. ”
"Covenant priesthood?"
Floria was a little puzzled, "As a Red Knight, shouldn't you inherit the priesthood of Lady Nasha's Patron Deity of Flame and Knight?"
Li Ang said very simply: "This is my own choice, and naturally I have my reasons." ”
He said solemnly, "Then Lady Flosia, are you willing to sign a contract with me in exchange for my help at some price?"
"What do you want, Lord Red Knight!"
Floria hesitated in her tone: "Do you want my body, or do you want wealth and power?" or do you want me to be your slave, a puppet?"
Leon said very simply: "I don't need your body, let alone wealth and power, in fact, I am happy to help you for free, because I agree with your philosophy very much, the empire needs to unite and condense all its forces into a fist to deal with the demons, instead of continuing internal friction." ”
Floria asked, "But what?"
Leon approving, "But you know, the contract means that there is a gain and a loss, and since I want to take over the priesthood of the contract, I must follow this as well. ”
Floria said very dryly, "So, Your Excellency the Red Knight, what do you want from me?"
"I'm going to pick out a treasure from the Imperial Treasury. ”
Flossia replied decisively: "Deal!"
In the void, a yellowed piece of parchment slowly fell.
Leon's voice followed: "Then please sign the contract, my majesty. ”