Talent Recruitment

"Of course. I'll pay you generously for this, and I'll make you a promise as well."

Looking at Chardo, Arthur smiled and made his pledge. "As long as you help me get this done, in fifty years at most, I'll honor my promise and wage war on the other Demon Lords."

"I imagine that's what you need."

The Church of Destruction was helping Arthur not only to gain certain benefits. More than anything, they hoped he would wage war in the Abyss and slaughter and destroy his way through the territories of other Demon Lords.

Through these acts of destruction, they could obtain a little Destruction Power from Arthur's actions and offer it to the God of Destruction they worshipped, helping their god recover faster and return to full strength.

That was why Arthur had made this promise.

But at that moment, as Chardo listened to Arthur, he simply froze.

He stared blankly at Arthur's face, standing there completely dumbfounded.

"What did you just say?"

"I said I'd make you a promise. In no more than fifty years, I'll wage war on the other Demon Lords..."

Arthur glanced at Chardo in puzzlement, then repeated himself.

"No, I meant the sentence before that..."

Chardo gave Arthur a strange look and clarified.

Arthur paused. But seeing how old Chardo looked, he figured the man's age had made it hard for him to hear, so he repeated himself.

"I'd like you to bring over a group of teachers from the Material World to teach my subjects..."

Once he understood what Arthur was after, Chardo's mouth twitched. For a moment, he had no idea what to say.

Was he crazy, or had the world gone mad?

Demons, renowned for destruction, mindlessness, and slaughter, were actually seeking out teachers of their own accord?

Had even