Don't Swindle People

"Huh?"

Professor Tu Erqi, who was usually calm and serious, spoke in a voice that sounded like a cute, innocent girl.

As she watched the demons devouring Aide Jia, the only word that came to her mind was "Eh."

Hey, how did you die?

I just can't understand it. These demons should be strictly confined, so how did they escape?

Moreover, given Aide Jia's strength, he shouldn't have died at the hands of just a few demons.

Moreover, these demons are physically weak due to their long-term imprisonment; even a few old farmers could probably beat them all to their knees.

But at that moment, time no longer allowed Tu Erqi to stay in place, seemingly lost in thought but actually having a brainstorming session, because the demons were rushing towards her.

To improve her survivability and participate in the Battle Festival, Tu Erqi personally underwent a long period of combat training, and even her skills became much faster than before.

So when those demons showed even a hint of hostility towards her, she had already raised her magic wand and hurled several Glintstone Swift Pebble at them with a speed that surpassed even American Iaijutsu.

Perhaps this should be called magical iaido.

Those demons were already physically weak, and when they encountered the magical Iaijutsu of a professor-level mage, they naturally didn't have time to react, and couldn't even put up a fight before their heads were blown off.

"Pat-pat-pat—"

The demons' mutilated bodies fell heavily to the ground, splashing blood into the pools and onto the surrounding walls.

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Tu Erqi's expression changed several times, and finally she frowned deeply, gritted her teeth, and leaned in to poke Aide Jia with her magic wand.

The other party remained motionless and lifeless. Even Healing Magic was ineffective, as their body temperature had dropped to zero. Sending them to the Resurrection Room would likely be futile.

"Completely dead."

Her lips twitched slightly.

Why did things turn out this way? A whole host of questions swirled in Tu Erqi's mind, but she couldn't find the answers for a long time. Logically speaking, this kind of scene shouldn't have happened at all.

Fortunately, Aide Jia has already helped them decipher Yuenka's most important research materials, and they can take their time with the rest.

Unfortunately, there were still many areas where Aide Jia's talents could be utilized, and it would be a waste for him to die like this.

"Call"

Tu Erqi exhaled a breath of stale air, looked at the corpses lying haphazardly in front of her, and finally fixed her gaze on Aide Jia.

After staring at it for a while, her expression changed.

"That's what happened, Your Majesty. Yuenka's legacy was deciphered, but the decipherer died in an accident."

In the Royal Palace, the minister finished reporting the origins and details of the matter and then fell silent, leaving Bontou time to think.

"Is that so? That's a real shame."

Bontou tapped his fingers slowly on the armrest of the throne, his gaze deep, and said:

"I never imagined that the demons would have such a use. Why doesn't Yuenka make this public? If this information were made public, the Warlock of the Life School would definitely go crazy for it."

"Yes, I never expected this," the minister echoed with a sigh, "I never imagined that demons could be used as the best adhesive for life fusion."

The legacy deciphered by Aide Jia notes the role of the demons—the adhesive.

Life fusion is a category of magic, generally a field where Warlock excel. To put it simply, it involves fusing different organisms together to create a variety of new creatures.

Classic monsters such as chimeras and abominations are products of the fusion of life forms. Chimeras, in particular, have formed stable and fertile populations, making them arguably the most perfect masterpiece in this field.

However, other products are different. The monsters that are fused often have abnormal problems such as rejection, which eventually leads to various kinds of death. Even if the new monsters born after fusion can survive for a period of time and show some special abilities, they can only survive for a very short time.

Later learners of life integration were unable to replicate the miracle of the Chimera people.

Scholars have proposed many possible reasons for the failure, but in the end, an issue that cannot be ignored has emerged:

The fused monsters lack a stable center.

Just as building a house isn't simply about stacking bricks, but requires something like cement to hold them together, what fused monsters lack is precisely something like cement.

Scholars searched for many magical materials in an attempt to fill this gap, but in the end they were unsuccessful.

Until now, people have basically given up the search, and the use of the magic of life fusion has gradually changed from exploring new species to temporarily creating combat power in battle, and its positioning has gradually become no different from that of summoning magic and Undead.

This was already a lukewarm magical realm, but who would have thought that Yuenka's legacy would bring new surprises?

Each individual demon is unique, possessing immense inherent plasticity. This plasticity is weakest in old age and strongest in the period immediately following birth, before their bodies have fully developed their distinctive features. Incorporating them into a life fusion at this time can dramatically extend the lifespan of the fused demon, with a stabilizing effect beyond imagination.

These are the original words from Yuenka's notes. It seems he must have conducted many experiments to reach this conclusion.

Another truth revealed in the notes is that the monsters that roamed the Imperial Capital Black Rock City and other cities were actually released by him by accident, but this matter is no longer important.

The fetuses of demons have a miraculous effect on the fusion of life.

If this news gets out, everyone interested in life fusion will probably take immediate action and restart research in this field.

"Your Majesty," the minister said, "Perhaps we can release this information publicly. That way, the magicians, alerted by the news, will surely capture a large number of demons, and the safety of the continent will be guaranteed!"

"The fetus has the best fusion effect."

Bontou said without changing his expression:

"Those magicians won't kill the demons they capture; they'll definitely cultivate demon fetuses for experiments. If a leak occurs, what do you think the consequences will be?"

He never trusted the reliability of magicians.

When dealing with any experiment conducted by a magician, one must first consider the premise that the other party will definitely fail; only in this way can one protect oneself.

The minister lowered his head, admitting that he had indeed failed to consider the matter thoroughly.

"Don't spread this news for now. It might be useful later. As for Aide Jia, bury him with the honors due to Court Magician as a way of thanking him for his contributions."

He always separated rewards and punishments. Now that everything was settled, Bontou was about to leave.

But just then, footsteps came from outside, accompanied by a guard's report.

Tu Erqi arrived unexpectedly.

"Your His Majesty the King, there is new information that may require your review. It was just discovered."

She took out a thin piece of paper, but her expression was very serious.

Bontou sensed the change in atmosphere and took the paper.

After glancing at the text above.

His face, which had previously remained expressionless, suddenly widened its eyes.

This contains the notes of Yuenka, which Aide Jia finally deciphered.

Different individuals within the demon race also have varying degrees of strength. The teacher once said that if one could obtain a fetus with the bloodline of the Demon King, it might be possible to recreate the miracle of the Chimera. He said that he once had two fetuses with the Demon King Bloodline, but unfortunately, they were not used for life fusion.

I asked him where the two fetuses were used, and the result was as I expected.

[As expected, it was those two experiments that turned dragons and dungeon monsters into humans.]

After my teacher died, I took over his work and lived here, observing the progress of these two experiments. The results showed that the effects were better than expected. Excluding a few minor problems, the country has been operating normally to this day. The offspring of the dungeon monsters created using the improved experimental method are more stable than the offspring of dragons and are completely human. My teacher was a genius, an unparalleled genius. I dream of conducting such an experiment myself.

[Suppose I could acquire immense power, enough to ignore the miasma of the Western Continent, I could capture more Demon King Bloodline for experimentation. But what level of power would be safe?]

[For example, becoming a god?]

[It seems that the teacher also left behind relevant research materials, but they only remained at the conceptual stage.]

This time, let me refine this experiment.

The notes end here, and the results of that experiment have been witnessed by people.

Yuenka is a genius; he actually managed to pull off that bizarre experiment, and he was close to succeeding.

But none of this concerned Bontou. His pupils dilated violently, and he was thinking about only one thing:

When Yuenka's teacher turned the dragon into a human, he added demons as a binder. Doesn't that mean...?

He clutched his heart abruptly and muttered to himself:

"Do demons still exist in our blood?"

Now that things have come to this, what exactly are the people of the Warrior Country?!

If people only have dragons in their blood, they can console themselves and it's not a big deal.

But the demon race is absolutely out of the question; the implications are completely different!

Bontou's beliefs are being tested.

Tu Erqi used Tranquilizing Spell on Bontou.

Bontou has returned to normal.

"No, this matter absolutely cannot be made public, it absolutely cannot be leaked!"

He slammed his fist on the armrest of the throne, panting heavily, and said:

"I must die so that no one knows!"

He dared not even imagine the unpredictable impact that would have on people's mental well-being if the news were to spread that he might still have demonic blood within him.

His gaze shifted to Tu Erqi, who nodded and said:

"We will keep this a secret and swear an oath in the name of the magicians. This is too bizarre to be true; nothing like this has ever happened in history."

What exactly did Yuenka's teacher want to do? If we're talking about the scale of the experiment, which directly impacted the entire Warrior Country, he would definitely be remembered in history.

Confused, Tu Erqi decided to return to the association and dig deep to find out more information about this person.

Bontou sat back on the throne, but he no longer looked so composed.

He really wanted to erase the memory of what just happened, so he could still immerse himself in the joy of the successful holding of the Battle Festival and not have to worry about these absurd things.

"You can rest assured for now, Your Majesty. The Demon Detection Magic has no effect on any of your citizens. Perhaps the demons have acted as a glue, but they will not affect your bloodline. The citizens have no connection with the demons. I will conduct in-depth blood tests on the citizens and strive to provide results in a short time."

Faced with the professor's words of comfort, the King forced a smile.

"I'm leaving this to you, Professor."

"Um."

Tu Erqi nodded and then said, "Oh, right, there's one more thing."

Meeting Bontou's gaze, she said earnestly:

"Please issue an arrest warrant for Aide Jia, treating him as a top-priority wanted criminal."

Issuing a warrant for Aide Jia? Isn't he already dead?

"There's definitely something fishy going on. Someone like him couldn't have died so easily at the hands of the demons. Besides, I had Slave Contract with him. Although my contract expired after his death, I didn't even feel it when he died. That doesn't make sense of the contract's effect."

She made a very reasonable deduction:

"He may have faked his death to escape; we must bring him back."

A very reasonable speculation.

Assuming Aide Jia wanted to escape, although dying at the hands of demons seemed very unusual, the atmosphere of national revelry after the Battle Festival was perfect for escape. Moreover, he dropped such a heavy bombshell as the Yuenka Notebook, which would likely plunge the Warrior Country into chaos for a short time, thus keeping people from paying attention to him. By the time the chaos subsided, he would have already made his escape.

This was Tu Erqi's deduction based on her understanding of that guy, and it might just be Aide Jia's thought process.

"Okay, I understand."

Bontou's face darkened, and his tone sounded like he was about to kill someone.

Soon after, Aide Jia's Wanted Poster was posted and quickly spread throughout the country.

The Warrior Country, the Imperial Capital.

"Such a high bounty! That's terrifying. What heinous thing did this guy do?"

"If I can catch him, I'll never have to worry about food and drink for the rest of my life."

People gathered in front of the bulletin board, discussing the Wanted Poster. At the same time, guards chased after several ragged men, creating a noisy scene.

The guards were arresting refugees from Scamellon again.

Local residents are already used to this kind of scene, and have even started betting on which side will have the last laugh.

After a while, a refugee peeked out of the alley in a panic. Seeing that he had finally shaken off the guards, he breathed a long sigh of relief.

"Damn it, wasn't it said that everyone in this country knows about Frenzied Flame? Why did those unruly people immediately call for the guards when I went to preach and said I believed in Frenzied Flame?"

This person is a classic Scamellon, and what makes him classic is that he is flexible enough to change or even create his own beliefs for the sake of his own interests.

When these people are too eager to achieve quick results and lack a deep understanding of things, they often end up making things worse than they are actually done.

Like this guy who claims to believe in Frenzied Flame, even though he's heard that Frenzied Flame is known to everyone in the Warrior Country.

But it seems they didn't investigate the well-known reasons behind the Frenzied Flame" at all, and instead used the " Frenzied Flame " as a pretext to swindle and deceive people.

"That must have been a mistake. Maybe I just ran into someone who hates the Frenzied Flame faith. Damn it, I haven't eaten for four days. This time I must find a way to convincing myself to do my missionary work!"

The refugees were walking along the alley when they suddenly saw someone ahead of them.

His eyes lit up because the person squatting in the alley with his back to him was an old man.

Old men are the easiest group to fool!

"Hello, lost lamb, I have received a whisper from the gods and have come here to guide you in the direction of your life."

The refugee straightened his clothes and walked up, speaking in an aria-like tone.

To be honest, his tone was quite convincing, just like a devout believer, and his professional skills were pretty good.

However, the old man he had spoken to remained unmoved.

The refugee frowned, then continued:

"My God of Frenzy Flame has brought you revelation, can't you hear it?"

This time, the old man finally reacted.

"What did you just say you believe in?"

The old man, Dorian, turned his head and stared at the refugees, hot blood dripping from the corner of his mouth.

In front of him was the mangled carcass of a large animal.