The necromancer just wants to plant trees.

Chapter 528 Fountain of Bliss
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Without waiting for Matthew to make a decision.

Paradise Lost has quietly opened, and the spirituality emanating from Carmela was automatically captured by Matthew.

in a blink.

He sensed the presence of a brass rune in Paradise Lost.

The rune was between reality and virtuality, with a brass-colored glow flowing on its surface, giving people a feeling of mystery and majesty.

on the data column.

……

"Hint: You have obtained the "Gamera's Amulet of Consciousness".

With this amulet, you can enter Gamera's spiritual world at the right time and control several units within it."

……

Matthew was a little puzzled.

This amulet of consciousness is equivalent to a key. It is fine that it was automatically captured by Paradise Lost, but why are the wordings describing it in the data column so strange?

"What do you mean by several units within the spiritual world?"

"Is it a hint that there's a construct inside Carmella's head?"

He found it a little unlikely.

He and Carmela had been in contact for a long time, and the other party had never revealed any trace of constructed or mechanical life.

And the construct legendary priest?
To be honest, it's a bit too advanced...

Just as Matthew was surprised by the various abnormalities of the consciousness amulet.

The white light in the carriage flashed by.

Carmela's eyes quickly regained clarity.

She stood there in a daze for about five seconds, then looked at the others with clear eyes:
"By the way, what were we talking about just now?"

Lorraine shrugged:

"We were talking about why the customs clearance was so slow."

Carmela replied calmly:
"This is normal."

"The devils are extremely inefficient, which is the inevitable result of pursuing evil while advocating order."

"An evil order must go against biological instincts. Inefficiency is one of the byproducts of the flaws in the entire devil society mechanism."

"In a sense, demons are the least efficient and least creative race in the entire multiverse."

Hear this.

Sandrine was a little dissatisfied.

She raised her head slightly:

"According to you, even a devil with a high taste in art is not as creative as those devils who only know how to act recklessly?"

Carmela responded calmly:
"That's true."

"At least when it comes to artistic creation, demons are superior."

"The devil only comments on other people's works, but when it comes to his own creation, he usually shirks responsibility. Even if he manages to complete a work, the final result will only make him a laughing stock."

"Have you ever heard of a devil who was a great artist?"

Sandrine wanted to refute, but she was at a loss for words. After a long while, she finally said:
“That’s because…”

"We devils are not interested in creating art, we prefer to appreciate it!"

"Well... it's like this..."

Carmela smiled faintly:
"But there are many demon artists in the abyss."

"In fact, the top demon lords all have one or two artistic skills. Although their aesthetics are very biased and the artistic fields they cover are not comprehensive, their interpretation of violent aesthetics alone surpasses all demons, not to mention that there are indeed many alternative art masters among demons."

At this time, Luo Lan couldn't help but interrupt and said:
"I have seen many oil paintings from the abyss. Even if those paintings are of poor quality, most of them are from the hands of demon lords."

"Of course, I have also seen many paintings from Purgatory. They are all well preserved. Unfortunately, most collectors of paintings said that those paintings were retrieved from other places, and there are very few paintings created by themselves."

"So to be fair, demons are more creative than devils."

Sandrine looked frustrated.

Luo Lan smiled and comforted him:
"Don't lose heart. No matter how bad things are in other areas, at least the devil is invincible in the field of usury."

Sandrine retorted awkwardly:
"I have never lent money at high interest rates."

"I'm not very good at this..."

There was a hint of smile in Carmela's eyes:
"If a devil cannot even lend money at high interest, he is usually considered good for nothing."

Sandrine looked even more embarrassed.

She was definitely not convinced in her heart, but after a few days of contact, she had a general understanding of Carmela's strength, so she naturally did not dare to speak loudly at this time.

Fortunately, Matthew was considerate enough to help her out:

"it does not matter."

"Now you are no longer a devil, but a lonely ghost belonging to Paradise Lost."

"The devil's honor and disgrace have nothing to do with you."

Sandrine's expression became even more complicated after hearing this.

Then there was complete silence.

Matthew took the opportunity to turn to Carmela, wanting to tell her about the consciousness amulet through secret language. After all, he couldn't just take the key to his partner's spiritual world without knowing it, right?
Unexpectedly, Carmela shook her head slightly.

Followed by.

Her voice rang in Matthew's heart:
"Although I don't know what happened exactly, but since you just took the amulet, I hope you can keep it safe for me."

"It's not a very important thing. I can't decide anything when I am sober. It's just..."

"If one day my faith collapses... you can use it to help me."

"As for how to do it, everything will be explained once you enter that place with the amulet in hand."

Done.

She also passed on to Matthew a set of simple spells.

Matthew quickly switched his consciousness to Paradise Lost.

Use the spell given by Carmella.

He immediately analyzed a very complex spell matrix from the amulet -

Soul Editor.

Spell Matrix may not be an accurate term.

Matthew discovered that the matrix contained a powerful and complex soul editing technique. Many of these techniques had similar or even repeated effects, but the channels for implementation were different.

Divine arts, magic, psychic powers, mental strength...

Almost any kind of supernatural power can be achieved through the techniques in the matrix to enter a vast spiritual world, and then edit, cut, erase, or even completely destroy its soul, memory, and even feelings!

Soul Editor.

It is equivalent to the technique of fundamentally reshaping a soul!
"In the current spell system of Iendor, if you want to achieve a similar effect, you can only learn a spell called "Mind Distortion" after entering the upper legendary level."

"The only other thing that seems to be connected to it is the Deep Dive Project that Hibbert's daughter is in, but that's not a complete soul editor either."

"As for the contents of this spell matrix, as long as the mental strength is strong enough, the legendary stage can be reached..."

To know.

Even the gods of Tianlun Palace, who claim to be more proficient in the spiritual realm, can only tamper with a person's soul at a very superficial level, and there will usually be serious sequelae and recurrences.

In comparison.

The methods in this matrix are really too clever.

It’s almost the same method that Giza used to hypnotize the minotaur youth Kunda!

But the amount of knowledge in this matrix is ​​simply too huge.

Even with Matthew's mental strength, it would be difficult to fully interpret it in a short period of time.

He just gave it a quick glance.

He withdrew his consciousness before his temple started to throb with pain.

And this matrix did not disappoint him.

Supported by "outstanding wisdom".

Matthew quickly mastered the Matrix's version of the spell "Powerful Brainwashing".

There is also a part of "soul destruction".

The effect of the latter is to directly shatter a person's soul through close contact - the prerequisite is that there must be a certain degree of physical contact with the other person's soul storage.

If you want to skip this condition.

An additional series of additional spellcasting materials are required.

Matthew took a look and found that he could collect most of the materials, only a few were relatively rare.

And it just so happens that the rarest material is called "the riverbed sand of the rootless river"!
This is also the most important material for long-distance soul destruction.

"It seems that the riverbed sand of this rootless river is a good thing."

"It is needed to create a projection clone, and it is also needed to destroy the soul..."

"It should be a strange material that can directly act on the soul imprint..."

Matthew silently noted the key points.

With the fulcrum of Paradise Lost, he can also enter the secret realm of the Rootless River.

But Matthew was in no hurry to explore again.

Because he realized that there was a limit to the number of times he could enter the Rootless River, which meant that he had to maximize the benefits every time he entered, otherwise it would be a pity.

"I'll have to consult Linde when I get a chance."

"He is the only one in the alliance who has entered the Rootless River..."

Just when Matthew was lost in thought.

The caravan's carriage also successfully arrived at the inspection checkpoint.

The two intermediate devils in charge of the checkpoint inspection looked like they were not easy to mess with.

Fortunately, Sandrine is a genuine native of Purgatory and can answer all the questions with ease.

And Carmela's magic has also reached perfection.

Plus the gossip provided by Loran.

After spending more than an hour, they finally passed many levels and successfully entered the territory of the Phantom Baron.

But it is still some distance away from the real Baator Purgatory.

Due to the plane's topography, at least one-third of the baron's territory is a deserted Fufeng Slope.

This is a curved slope that slopes upward at seventy degrees.

Except for a small number of wind demons and bird demons living on the slope.

Most demons prefer to live on sloping plains or in the mountains.

This resulted in Fufeng Slope being extremely sparsely populated except for a few troop transport roads.

soon.

The group came out of the checkpoint and followed the steep upward road until they arrived at a three-way intersection.

"To the left is Morgan Purgatory."

"Freiza is on the right."

"We just need to go along the middle."

Sandrine quickly read the signs at the intersection.

"and many more."

Matthew suddenly poked his head out of the carriage and threw a small bag of acid stone powder at the road sign.

This powder is slightly corrosive.

They are generally not able to cause serious damage, but are quite effective at detecting disguised entities.

next second.

The areas covered by the acid stone powder showed slight distortion of light and shadow.

A sharp cry quickly rang out.

A monster with a bird's head, a human body and wings suddenly jumped down from the sign!

at the same time.

The order of the content on the signboard has also changed.

The left side points to Morgan Purgatory;

To the right is Baator Purgatory;
Freiza's Purgatory is right in the middle!

boom!
A ball of fire flew out.

The bird demon, who was still cursing, was instantly ignited. After struggling for a while, it died miserably on the side of the road.

"Let's go, right."

Matthew calmly pulled down the curtain.

"It seems that Freiza Purgatory is also short of people..."

Seeing this, Luo Lan groaned and said:
"Frequent merchants will definitely not be fooled by such a trick. If a newcomer is really tricked into taking the middle road, the end result may be that he will be refined into soul coins by a demon lord of Freiza."

Matthew nodded:
"It feels like all the Infernal Lords are trying to snatch people."

This is his comprehensive feeling along the way.

Compared to robbery.

They encountered more robbers.

Perhaps this is because a brand new soul without a contract has extremely high value in the hands of the devils.

They always try every possible means to trick living people into purgatory.

This is in stark contrast to the demon who always wants to get out.

Passed the three-way intersection.

The group continued to move up the Fufeng slope along the spacious troop transport road.

Half a day later.

They passed by a Fengmo Inn.

Matthew and others did not stop, but just kept on going.

But when passing by.

They saw several posters about a magnificent manor outside Fengmo Inn.

The content of the painting seems to be calling on the devils along the way to participate in a celebration.

Matthew didn't have time to take a closer look.

But it doesn't matter.

There are poets here.

"That is a manor called Fountain of Bliss, and the owner of the manor is the owner of this territory, Baron Phantom."

"Legend has it that in this manor, all entrants must strictly abide by two completely different sets of rules."

"That is, indulge in lust during the day and keep silent at night."

"It is said that during the daytime in the manor, every life that meets must vent their desires to each other to the fullest, otherwise they will be considered unqualified by the manor and forcibly expelled..."

Roland's ears moved, and a piece of gossip began to unfold.

Sandrine asked curiously:
"What if it's a group of people?"

The other three looked at her as if she were a fool.

The latter suddenly became extremely embarrassed.

"As for the night, you must stay in your room and not leave the door, otherwise you may encounter unexpected events!"

"The manor's daytime is certainly enviable, but its true essence is the night. It is said that many powerful demons died in the corridor outside the room. Their deaths were very miserable..."

Loran introduced it with relish.

Matthew felt strange:
"If there is a possibility of death, then why would the devil be willing to come? Just to covet the pleasure of the day?"

This is not in line with the devil's lawful style.

Loren replied:
"It's like this. It is said that a treasure placed by the Queen of Lust herself is buried in a room of the manor. The treasure is suspected to be related to the former Lord of the Nine Hells, Baator. The treasure will only be discovered when night falls..."

Hear this.

Matthew just thought it was another weird story fabricated by someone.

But at this time.

He suddenly sensed that the black businessman from Purgatory who he had imprisoned in Paradise Lost was actually slowly recovering!
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(End of this chapter)