Calculating
"Marvel's Magnetic Field Rotation"
The value of an item is determined by the judgment of the subject. Just like the story of the little monk selling stones, the stone is still the same stone, but its value is different for different people in different situations.
Doctor Death believed he was worth the price, and the contract endorsed his judgment.
"Like I said, I know more than you think." Doctor Death finished the rest of his beer in one gulp, then said, "Your conspiracy is no longer a secret."
Mephisto brought his hand, gloved in deerskin, to his nose and said, "Your soul is so special, exuding an irresistible allure that even I have lost my composure."
The value of the Sanctum Sanctorum Contract was not very important to Mephisto. Human history spanned more than two thousand years, and over that long period, countless pure souls had fallen into sin. The thousand souls in the Sanctum Sanctorum Contract were merely a negligible part, utterly worthless.
But it is part of a grand plan by this Monarch Hell. If the Blackheart obtains the contract and devours the souls within, that would be one thing, but the Ghost Rider's Eye of Judgment will ignite the sins within those souls, burning all the evidence to ashes.
However, Blackheart is, after all, Mephisto's magical creation, and can be considered his descendant. The shared power tells Mephisto that Ghost Rider is no match for Blackheart at this time, and things will not develop entirely in the direction he envisions. Doctor Death is his best option.
As long as Doctor Death signed a contract with him, he could make a fuss about that contract. However, his greed for his unique soul ruined everything. His low-level method of projecting a clone disrupted all his plans.
"What do you know?"
Mephisto snapped his the Snap, and the blond waiter, as if he had heard the order, opened a bottle of beer for him and placed it on the bar... I really don't know how he could snap his the Snap while wearing gloves.
"Many," Doctor Death said with a smile. "For example, all the souls on this land beneath our feet will belong to you after they die."
Mephisto clapped his hands and said, "No wonder you dared to offer such a high price. It seems my plan failed in your timeline."
"So I say, you won't lose out in this deal. All the souls of humans living on the North American Continent, unless their personal virtue reached the level of Saint while alive, will belong to you after death," Doctor Death said. "Nearly an endless number of souls. That power could make you strong enough to seize the position of Lord of Hell. If you revealed this information to the other Hell Lord, what do you think they would do... You should know which is more important, a piece of knowledge that can be copied and reproduced."
"For so long, the only time I've felt I've lost out is when I do business with you." Like a street vendor's polite remark, Mephisto praised the Doctor Death: "To be precise, the souls of the descendants of those colonists, and the souls of those who follow the rules established by them and their descendants."
The American Continent were once very unfriendly to people from the Old World. Some of them couldn't survive there and made a deal with Mephisto, exchanging their lives for the help of the Native Americans, which allowed them to live. In return, they only needed to pay with something that was intangible to the Native Americans...
But coincidentally, some of their descendants were members of Congress who drafted and signed the Declaration of Independence, and the fourth clause establishing America independence conformed to the provisions of the Mephisto Agreement, which meant that the souls of all Americans would belong to him after death.
Of course, this clause infringes on the interests of certain entities, whose kingdoms also need the souls of believers to grow stronger.
In the Marvel World, the destination of every soul after death is predetermined. Depending on their beliefs and the sins they committed, they may go to Heaven or Hell, or have a journey to the Ten Kings of Hell. However, the vast majority of them return to the hands of the Death Goddess.
She is not the eldest princess of Asgard, but Death, one of the four cosmic entities in the Marvel Universe, and the goddess of Thanos and Deadpool.
Mephisto's move undoubtedly offended many forces, prompting the Hell Lord to devise numerous methods to deceive them, one of which was the thousand souls of sinners in the Sanctum Sanctorum Contract.
The previous Ghost Rider Carter Sorey, suddenly had a change of heart while retrieving the Sanctum Sanctorum Contract for Mephisto. He realized he shouldn't be working for the devil and aiding and abetting evil, so he hid the contract in a cemetery and concealed himself with the power of Yahweh.
Mephisto didn't care about this. The loss of the contract didn't matter to him, because he was one party to the contract. It was useless for others to obtain it, as they couldn't release the sinful souls within and therefore wouldn't know what they had done.
However, the Blackheart was created by him and belongs to his descendants. According to certain rules, it has the right to inherit his debts. It can be opened after obtaining the Sanctum Sanctorum Contract, so it must be destroyed, otherwise hundreds of years of planning will be ruined.
"Also, I need Ghost Rider's help. I can't find any trace of you demons, and I need his assistance."
"Okay." Mephisto did not refuse the Doctor Death's suggestion.
No matter how you look at it, Doctor Death is an evil person. His soul inevitably contains evil. If Ghost Rider comes into contact with him, it will definitely cause the Spirit of Vengeance deep in his soul to become restless. Since Ghost Rider cannot see through it, it is left to Wrath of God (the Spirit of Vengeance) and the ancient elemental demon Zarthanus to deal with it.
The plan is complete...
Doctor Death concealed a smile; he had Ghost Rider, and the problem of his long-standing Source of Magic Power was solved.
In the comics, Doctor Strange offended a group of multidimensional beings, and none of them were willing to make a pact with him to provide him with magic. In order to be able to cast spells, Strange borrowed Ghost Rider's Hellfire as the source of his magic.
Regardless of which timeline Wei Xiuming and Doctor Death in, they are unable to learn magic for various reasons. It's impossible to have Doctor Doom come all the way from Latovinia, as the Monarch is still busy managing the internal affairs of his country and simply cannot leave.
Furthermore, given the current situation between Latovinia and the United States, it is estimated that they could consider Doctor Doom's approach to the United States mainland as an invasion, and then launch a large-scale bombing of Latovinia's territory—don't forget, Latovinia's neighboring country has a United States military base stationed there.
As for the sorcerers of Kamar-Taj, even draining all their magic wouldn't be enough to complete a part of their plan, so Ghost Rider, who has endless magic as long as he is replenished by the souls of sinners, is undoubtedly the best choice.
Turning the ring on his left thumb, Doctor Death received another piece of good news: his counterpart in this timeline was also acting according to his plan.