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"Wise choice." Chen Ce praised, then turned to look at Swain who was curled up in the corner and dying.

"Like you, I keep some people alive, so I won't bother you to add more dishes after you return to the realm of the dead."

"As you wish..." Mordekaiser didn't bother to care about just one - or a few mortals.

Since Chen Ce asked for it, he gave it to him.

Not short of this little ghost offering.

"Today's reckoning makes me happy...I am satisfied..." Mordekaiser looked down at his armor, and the twisted spaces around him were pulling at him.

His armor and figure became increasingly blurry.

With the connection to the Immortal Fortress, he could stay in the material realm for longer, but after all, there was a time limit.

In fact, he could also complete the last part of his plan now...retrieve what he had deliberately "sealed" by the ancient black magicians, and then return to the material realm permanently.

But he felt that the time had not yet come.

The empire of the underworld has not yet reached its peak, and it will take some time.

"From now on, I will leave it to you to clean up the Immortal Fortress... When we need to trade, bring me here... The Emperor of Noxus will order the people of Noxus to expand and slaughter for him. Aliens...I need more undead..."

"No problem." Chen Ce smiled and watched the other party leave until the huge figure completely disappeared in the twisted passage between the two worlds.

"Pleasant to work with..."

News of Noxus' second change of ownership spread quickly.

Not only the royal capital, but also the most remote and remote border towns heard the news, and there was a lot of discussion from the outside world.

But the "mastermind" Chen Ce doesn't care.

After using Rhaast's superb blood magic to cure and imprison Swain, he sat alone in the ruined Immortal Fortress drinking the wine Darkwill had left.

Hmm... not nearly as good as Gragas' brew.

But maybe Darius would like it.

Click, click... The sound of heavy armor stepping on the ground resounded in the same dilapidated corridor.

A tall figure came from outside.

"You spared Swain's life?" The visitor asked directly without any nonsense.

"Yes, my respected Hand of Noxus." Chen Ce also answered without thinking, while pointing to the drink at hand.

After a moment's hesitation, Darius sat down.

Then drink the wine in the cup.

As usual, he would never drink when talking about serious business - drinking would ruin things.Especially for a general like him who is in charge of the largest army in the empire.

But now it's different.

In other words, this glass of wine has a different meaning.

"Why not eliminate the root cause?" After drinking, he continued to ask.

"Because we cannot deny Swain's talent." Chen Ce replied without reservation. "Keeping him can bring greater benefits to the empire...Besides, I don't think you want your brothers to kill each other."

"Siblings?" Darius almost subconsciously wanted to retort, "How can Swain and I be siblings?" But he soon understood what the other party meant.

The hands and feet here refer not to Swain, but to his brother, Draven.

Swain was kind to Draven - although it was not a huge favor, this cunning counselor "brainwashed" Draven.

Draven regards him as a confidant, mentor, and even a talent-discoverer. If Swain is executed rashly...

Even if it is a reasonable and legal reason, I am afraid that Draven will feel resentful.

"Just keep Swain for now, it doesn't matter." Chen Ce also drank a glass of red wine, "When the right opportunity comes, you can ask him for advice on how to reform the empire's decadent system - even if he hates you, as long as he is against the empire He will also teach you everything that is beneficial."

Swain...it is indeed not an exaggeration to call him the embodiment of the will of the empire.

If they weren't each other's own, maybe he could be a good friend.

Chen Ce sighed and shook his head.

"So..." Darius mused.

After a moment, he stood up and said, "Then, let's do this for the time being... There is still a lot of finishing work waiting for me to deal with."

"Well, please." Chen Ce waved goodbye.

The Immortal Fortress returned to its previous silence.

There was no one on the ruins, and the piles of bones were in stark contrast to the noise outside.The Royal Capital is undergoing an unprecedented reshuffle, and perhaps it will soon accommodate new high-level officials...the people of the Black Rose, the Assassin's Guild, and the people of Darius.They all played a vital role in this change.

The commotion outside has been going on for several days, and conflicts in various regions have intensified, and have escalated into bloody riots.

But Chen Ce didn't care much about those things.

He hides away from the outside world in the ruined Fortress of the Immortal, only meeting Darius, Katarina, and LeBlanc.

Until now, he has almost finished handling the top priority of deciding the aristocratic position.

Finally, he had some free time.

He took out a scroll made of unique materials from the cloth bag.

It is light yellow and looks a little old, as if it is made of sheepskin... The words on it are densely packed, and they are all ancient symbols that humans cannot understand. There is some weird magical energy flowing in the words, full of evil atmosphere...

[Peering into the Devil's Deal Contract]

Something "got" from Swain.

Something that doesn't exist in the canyon - or even should exist in this world.

He had shown this thing to Mordekaiser before, but the latter seemed uninterested - Thane U'zul had been in contact with the Peeping Demon long before his death, but he failed to reach an agreement with the other party and was not very interested. I value this devil's power - or rather, I don't want to.

For Mordekaiser in the mortal period, although the power of the devil is not weak, but if you want to get the power of the devil, you must pay a corresponding price... This is a kind of transaction.And Mordekaiser refused to be controlled.

That was once the case, and now Mordekaiser is even less interested in spying on demons.

He didn't even bother to explore the deal behind the contract.

Then Chen Ce can only rely on himself to explore.

"Making a deal with the devil..." He stroked the contract scroll carefully, and the slightly rough touch without any fluff made him convinced that this scroll definitely did not come from the material realm.

After a moment of hesitation, he still checked how to use the contract in his mind - he had been thinking about it for a few days.

[Peering into the Devil's Deal Contract]

[How to use: Offer blood]

[Effect: Unknown]

Very brief introduction.

There are only usage methods, no usage effects, and no precautions... This risk is why it needs to be treated with caution.

The devil's benefits are never free.

All seemingly generous gifts have already been secretly priced.

"It's worth a try. If it doesn't work, just stop the deal..." Chen Ce murmured and put his finger on the blade of the darkin scythe, "If this spying demon refuses to stop, let Mordekaiser beat it... "

【New Year’s Eve? ] The moment blood flowed out from his fingertips, Laast, who was supposed to be sleeping, suddenly woke up.

Fortunately, he didn't eat up all the blood and wipe it clean. He still left a drop on the contract scroll.

The red blood seeped into the scroll.

Then it spread around like a piece of paper, until it covered the entire scroll.

Chen Ce suddenly felt dizzy - as if he had lost too much blood.

He is ready to use [Reincarnation Desperate Situation] to open the door to the underworld at any time.

Fortunately, the weird dizziness stopped quickly.

What replaces it is the "sinking" of consciousness.

Chen Ce could feel the presence of his body, and he could mobilize the magic power in his body to use skills at any time... But his vision became very strange, as if he was in a unique space.

He was sure that he was still sitting in the hall of the Immortal Fortress, and the familiar breath was still echoing in his nose... It was just that his "consciousness" had entered a strange "space".

The door to the underworld could be opened at any time, so he decided to wait and see.

Soon a raven flew by.

Then came more and more ravens.

They stayed on the eaves and between the beams, their scarlet eyes looking at themselves at the same time. They were like hungry carrion birds... They opened their mouths and screamed shrilly.

Chen Ce looked at them calmly and saw his own reflection in the scarlet glow.

A hoarse voice gradually sounded:

"It was you...you found me...you found the devil..."

"Well, it's me." Chen Ce said without hesitation, "You abandoned Swain in the battle, so I'm here."

"Do you also want to make a deal with me...become my second 'partner'..." There is no doubt that this is the voice of the spying demon Ram.

"Even if you have witnessed me abandoning a human..."

"Abandonment also requires principles." Chen Ce smiled, "Within the scope of the contract, you shouldn't be able to abandon Swain, right? I think... he violated a certain regulation at the last moment? Or he He had already violated it earlier, but you deliberately did not take back the power you gave him?"

"Who told you these secrets..."

"Azakana."

Chen Ce smiled and patted the strange mask on his waist.

Azakana is a race, but they are also demons.

Although demons are evil, they are absolutely trustworthy in terms of the spirit of the contract - or in other words, their existence itself depends on "rules".

Just like Azakana, its rule is that "if the individual's true name is recited in the spiritual realm, then it will die."

Accordingly, each demon - or each type of demon has its own unique rules.

As long as it is within the rules, the devil is absolutely trustworthy and can be exploited.

"Maybe we can discuss the terms." Chen Ce showed the contract scroll in his hand again, "Based on this contract."

"Hehehehe..." Ram let out a terrifying laugh, "Swain is the human being I chose... You ruined the contract between us... Now, you immediately want to replace him and become me A contractor..."

"Why, you demons still choose people to make contracts? Aren't you only interested in the conditions offered by the contractors?"

"You misunderstood me, human..."

"Then what do you say?"

"I mean..." The demon's voice paused for a moment, and a vague black shadow loomed among the ravens.

"Conditions must be added..."

"..." Chen Ce was silent for a moment.

Are you also a layman who adds money?

The devil also adds money?

It's a bit outrageous.

But... that's fine too.

Things that can be solved with "money" are the most assured things.

Rather than hiding traps in the contract regulations, it would be more reassuring to mention more conditions in one go - as the saying goes, it is easy to hide from an open gun, but difficult to guard against a hidden arrow.

If the conditions are really too harsh...then it's over if you don't sign the contract.

"Are you hesitating..." Demon Ram's sinister laughter came again.

Chen Ce showed a generous smile and said, "Yes, you can mention it."

"As usual... before I make any conditions, let me tell you the fatal temptation that the devil can give to humans..."

"You said."

"I can give you the power of the devil... I can give you the eyes to see into all secrets... You will see the truth of everything..."