science wizard

Chapter 16 A Problem From the Devil

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With the opening of the Pampas Box, a gust of wind blew out, and the entire cell was filled with dust.

Then a thick black mist spewed out, strongly suppressing the dust and condensing on the ground nearby.

There were panting and coughing sounds in the black mist, and a person was vaguely seen standing up slowly.

Gradually, the black mist dissipated, and a person appeared.

From the looks of it, it was a middle-aged man, about 40 years old, wearing an exquisite tuxedo, with a high nose bridge, like an aristocrat.

However, the skin was extremely pale, neither the face nor the bare hands and neck had any blood color, like a corpse in a coffin that could not see the sun, with a slightly gloomy aura all over its body.

In contrast, the other party's eyes were looking around with sparkling and fiery eyes.

After looking at it for a while, the middle-aged nobleman said in surprise, "Am I released?"

"Haha, I was released, I am free, haha!" The other party showed an ecstatic expression, took a deep breath, and carefully felt the taste of freedom.

Then his eyes fell on Li He, Wei Er, and Fei Er.

"You released me?" the other party asked aloud, with a smile on his lips, "Very good, very good, thank you very much for your kindness. As a reward, I can give you a rich reward, a reward beyond your imagination !
What do you want?money?I can give you countless gold coins!Beauty?Haha, I can give you countless beautiful women or...men.right?I can make you great nobles who dominate one side. "

The other party paused, then carefully looked up and down the three of Li He, touched his chin and said again: "Oh, you don't seem to be very old, and you don't need money, beauty, or power yet, maybe you want toys, candy?
Haha, it’s okay, it’s okay, I can satisfy you all.When you grow up, it will not be too late to give you money, beauty, power and other things you want. "

"However..." The other party's tone changed suddenly, his eyebrows raised slightly, and the corners of his mouth curled up, "But there is a small condition for me to meet your request. That is... to be my master. I will only Serving my master will only dedicate all my strength and talents to my master. For the rest, I am sorry, it has nothing to do with me."

Li Hyuk watched the other party "perform" calmly, without saying a word.

The other party was not embarrassed, and continued to talk, asking and answering: "Why, do you want to know how to become my master? I was just about to tell you. Speaking of it, this is a story.

At first, when I was just locked up, I swore that whoever releases me, I will treat him as my best friend, and I am willing to use all my strength to help him fulfill his three wishes.But no one released me, and I waited in the cold darkness.

I started to get anxious and lost the bottom line.So I swore anew that whoever rescued me would serve him as my master and serve him as long as I lived.But even so, no one released me, let me continue to wait in the cold darkness.

I became angry and irritable. I swore for the third time that no matter who rescued me, I would not thank him at all. I would just kill him in the cruelest way I could think of.Why?Simple, because he came too late and I waited too long!But... But even so, no one rescued me, I waited, I could only wait.

I waited so long that I forgot the time, gradually lost my memory, gradually forgot the past, and I began to become fearful and hateful.I renew my oath: If I am saved, I will serve my saver as my master for the rest of my life, but I have one condition.That is, he must be a formidable character, either in strength or in wisdom, there must always be one that surpasses me.Such a person is worthy to be my master.Such a person deserves me to wait so long to be released! "

"So, do you understand?" The middle-aged nobleman asked Li He and the others.

"You mean, we have to prove ourselves to be your masters?" Mayfair replied.

"Yes, quite right."

"But what if we can't prove it? How will you treat us?" Wei Er asked, frowning slightly.

"Haha, it's very simple, I will kill you." The middle-aged noble man smiled, his smile was full of coldness, "Weak people are not worthy of being my master, nor are they worthy of making me wait so long to release them!"

After the middle-aged aristocratic man finished speaking, he turned his head to look at Li He, and said viciously: "Do you understand what I said? If there is anything you don't understand, ask immediately. After a while, the situation may be different."

Li He glanced at it, and didn't speak in a hurry, but silently took out a bottle of "Forbidden Blood", opened the cork and drank it, adjusted the magic-modified rifle "Ambition" to the easiest shooting state, and then made a sound.

"I have three questions." Li He said, "First, what is your origin, and why were you locked in the Pampas Box? Second, do you know the Countess of Blood, and what is your relationship with her? The third one, you said that if you want to prove that we are very powerful, you are willing to be the master, how to prove it specifically?"

"Three questions, I'll answer you one by one." The middle-aged noble man looked at Li He seriously, "First of all, my origin. I can tell you, but I hope you don't be afraid-I'm actually a devil!"

"Devil?" Li He raised his eyebrows.He has seen records about the devil in the castle's collection, but the writing is very vague.According to the book, the devil is a rare life with extraordinary strength and wisdom, known for its cunning.They will try their best to lure human beings to fall, and capture human souls in the process to enhance their own strength.

"Yes, I am a devil, and the devil is me." The devil in the shape of a middle-aged noble man said proudly, "I come from a hell full of death and depravity. I have an immortal body, an extraordinary Wisdom, power of terror!"

"Immortal body, extraordinary wisdom, terrifying power?" Li He repeated in a low voice, thought for two seconds, and took out another bottle of "Forbidden Blood" from his pocket.The color is darker than the previous bottle, showing a purple-black color, and it is a highly concentrated version.

He narrowed his eyes, pulled out the cork, drank it down, and then looked at the devil and asked, "If you are as powerful as you said, how did you get locked in the Pampas Box?"

"Well... this question is a bit difficult. In fact, I really don't know how to get in. It's been too long, and I forgot the reason why I got into the box. I just remember waiting, waiting, waiting. However, I will definitely find a way to figure it out, and I will definitely 'repay' those who locked me in, I swear in the name of the devil!"

"Okay. Then do you know Elizabeth Gray, Countess of Blood, and what does it have to do with her?"

"Elizabeth Grey, Countess of Blood?" The devil showed a thoughtful expression, then frowned and shook his head, "This name seems familiar, but it's the same sentence, it's been too long, I can't remember it. Maybe give me a while, I can Remember slowly."

"Okay, the last question, you said that you want to prove that you are better than you, how to prove it?"

"That's a good question, and it's the best question you've ever asked." The devil smiled when he heard that, "It's very simple, compete with me."

"Competition?"

"Yes. For example, if you want to prove that you are wiser than me, then I will answer my questions and then ask me questions. There are three of you, I will ask you three questions, and you will ask me three questions. If you can answer my questions but I can’t answer yours, it means you are smarter than me. Otherwise, it means you are stupid.”

"By the way." The devil added, "The questions I ask you are all very difficult and test your wisdom. I hope you will ask me the same questions. Don't use "what's your name, your father's, your grandfather's name?" What's the name'. That's an insult to me, and I react strongly to insults, get it?!"

"I understand." Li He nodded lightly, "Then what is the difficult question that tests your wisdom that you want to ask?"

"Why, you want to challenge now?"

"Is it not possible? Or, do you need to prepare?"

"Of course I can, of course I don't need to prepare, because I have been preparing for too long in the Pampas Box.

On the contrary, you, without any preparation, came to accept my challenge. I admire your courage.

However, courage will not make me soft-hearted, and then use your wisdom to meet my challenge. "

"Okay, please tell me."

"Ahem, listen." The devil cleared his throat, his expression became serious, "I have such a question.

Long, long ago, there was an ancient kingdom, which had a beautiful capital, and the center of the capital was the palace. In the deepest part of the kingdom, there was a very beautiful garden, and in the garden, grew a hundred strange trees.

On the first tree, there is only one leaf, on the second tree there are only two leaves, on the third tree there are only three leaves... and so on, only one leaf grows on the hundredth tree. Hundred leaves.

My question is, how many leaves do these hundred trees have?You are limited to one hundred breaths to answer! "

"It's over?" Li He asked.

"It's over," replied the devil.

"No more content?"

"There is no other content, this is enough."

"..." Li He stared at the long silence.

"What?" The devil glanced at Li He, "You can't answer? Think it's too difficult? Haha, don't give up in such a hurry, I gave you enough time, you can still..."

"5050 leaves." Li He suddenly interrupted the devil's words.

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