Falsifying history is good business

Chapter 152 New Contract
Lucifer's joking tone was so confusing that Lin You was stunned for a long time before he came to his senses; the ring that shone with a holy light was taken out, but it didn't look like a key at all.

"If you say it's a keychain, I'd be more likely to believe it." Lin You complained.

Lucifer laughed and said, "Don't be silly. Hell is not a prison. How can there be a gate with a key? My breath represents the authority of hell. It is the pass to hell, and it is also the key to hell. As long as I want, I can attach this authority to any object, whether it is a key or a keychain; even a peanut will do."

Now that he knew the truth about the ring, Lin You couldn't help but feel disgusted with this ring from the Lord of Hell; he was a man who didn't like to get into trouble, and this ring just represented huge trouble.

"So, you made the bet with me on purpose, including losing to me?"

Lucifer was very dissatisfied and complained: "What do you think I am? It is a formal bet. You can cheat when betting and take any action to interfere with and sabotage your opponent, but you can't lose on purpose; because that is no different from lying."

How could Lin You believe it? He held up the ring and asked, "What's going on here? If it wasn't intentional, would you use the key to hell as a bargaining chip? I don't believe you can't find another way to fulfill the contract."

It is no wonder that the writer was suspicious; with Satan's status and authority, there are many ways for him to send someone to hell. How could he just give someone the key to hell right away?
It’s like someone says that something fell into your balcony and asks me to go in and pick it up or for you to take it out; at most you can just open the door temporarily, but you just come in and give someone the key to your front door?
Seeing the writer trying to hand the ring back, Lucifer waved his hands and took several steps back.

"Okay, okay, I'll tell you the truth! Actually, I just want to hide away." The Lord of Hell defended himself eagerly, "Think about it, if the key remains in my hand, even if I leave, there will still be countless things chasing after me; but if I declare to the public that the key is lost and it is indeed not with me, these trivial matters will not bother me."

"Then those people or things that chase you will chase me." Lin You rolled his eyes and raised his hand to throw the ring to Lucifer. However, he found that the ring was firmly attached to his palm and could not be thrown away or pried off.

Lucifer on the other side repeatedly assured, "No, no, no, don't worry. Apart from the three of us present here, no one else will know the whereabouts of the key. I swear in the name of Satan that the news that you hold the key to hell will never leak out from me, not even Maz will know."

The "solemn and sacred" oath only earned Lin You a sneer. "Do you know that there is an old saying in my homeland that describes exactly what you are like now?"

"What?"

"The King of Hell posted a notice full of nonsense. These nonsense you told can only fool ghosts!"

Lucifer said helplessly: "However, you can use the quill pen to make any necessary and safe changes to the image, ownership and even definition of this ring; I promise that I will take it back after a while."

"One month!" Lin You gave a direct time limit; although he did not have the rich experience of signing devil contracts like Constantine, the writer at least knew that he could not leave any ambiguity for the devil.

How long is a period of time?
"That's too tight... a century," Lucifer bargained.

Lin You's eyes flashed with ferocity, and he impatiently prepared to summon the Ophiuchus Cloth, trying to see if he could "replace" the ring when the cloth wrapped around his palm.

"All right! You win!" Lucifer immediately realized something was wrong; although the two divine powers had different strengths, if they really collided it would mean that both sides would be completely on opposite sides - He did not want to fall out with the writer.

"You will hold the ring until the year 2000 in the big world. Then I will come to take the ring and assume my responsibilities again." Lucifer looked pitiful. "It's only seven or eight years, isn't it? You can seal it in a safe place with a quill pen." "Why do you have to hand it to me?" Lin You was still dissatisfied.

"Who else can I give it to? I don't trust those who are capable of protecting it, and those who are trustworthy certainly can't protect it. Remember the plot of the TV series? I cut off the wings and hid them in a secret place, but the result is that someone can find them from the corners. In my opinion, only you, the writer, can keep the key properly."

"Although your words are easy to please people, I won't buy it... Just listen to me!" Lin You raised his hand to stop Lucifer who was eager to speak, "You can ask me to help you, but you have to pay me."

Lucifer was stunned.

"How much do you want to add?"

"I haven't thought about it yet. When I have thought about it in the future, you must promise to do something for me within your ability." Lin You asked for an irregular and immediately redeemable bond.

"Ahaha, you are actually quite suitable to manage hell, because you are much greedier than the devil." Lucifer's figure slowly disappeared, "It's a deal!"

After the Lord of Hell completely disappeared, the writer looked at the silent God and said in an inexplicable tone: "He is scared of you. Even if you are just a godfather, He is eager to prove to you that He can be an obedient son. I guess the entire DC world is scared of you."

"In your eyes, everything Lucifer did was to flatter me? Am I so terrible?" God asked with a smile.

"Want to hear the truth?"

"of course."

"I dare not say!" Lin You handed the ring over, "What should I do with this?"

God was almost shocked, and smiled, "Since I've given it to you, you should keep it! After all, you have to abide by the contract. You can't be worse than Satan, right?"

Lin You spread his hands disapprovingly, and tossed the ring up and down in his hand for fun. It was obvious that he did not take the "Key to Hell" seriously. He was more concerned about another issue -

"In the DC world, Lucifer represents the uncertainty of the world created by God. His existence directly affects the survival of the world. As for the giant beast, whether it is the original setting or the later revised setting of the 'Hand of the Void', it represents darkness - at least part of darkness. But now that you have become the God of DC, will you still acknowledge these self-binding settings?"

"You also said that this is the setting of the DC world, so how can it be brought to the big world?" God's peaceful demeanor and tone made it difficult to tell the truth from the false. "Admitting that darkness is the opposite of light is equivalent to admitting the supremacy of both light and darkness at the same time. How can those gods agree to this?"

"That is to say, the light and darkness of DC will be downgraded, and Lucifer will also be downgraded; He really played the role of a good son for nothing."

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