Chapter 679 Return


    ??The so-called trouble is also a trouble that Alleria needs to worry about. After all, the holy sword is drawn out and the seal is lifted. Then you go back and tell everyone that the devil has escaped. Isn''t this a trap?


    ??But if you want to say that the Demon King has been sealed, then as soon as he shows up in the end, your **** will be directly exposed.


    But this is an issue that Aurelia has to consider, and Duanmuhuai doesn''t care about it.


    ?But having said that, he is quite familiar with this brave man''s cool moves.


    Selling out one’s descendants in order to gain power—well, a certain emperor also did something similar.


    ??I wanted to default on the debt later, but it turned out that the creditor was not easy to mess with either.


    ??So what Duanmu Huai despises the most is this kind of clever person. If you have the ability, you will do it, but if you don''t have the ability, you will be cowardly. If you have to be a fool and dance in the minefield, you will eventually explode one day. As the saying goes, if you often walk by the river, your shoes won’t get wet. What’s the point of being clever? If you win, you won''t be on the stage. If you lose, it means you are stupid...


    The player''s attitude towards the Emperor is almost the same. The more they know, the less respect they have for the Emperor. All the emperor''s glorious deeds were basically crushed by him. Whenever the Emperor causes trouble, most of the time he insists on wasting his time and ends up overturning the situation. And again and again and again and again...


    In the final analysis, the emperor was too self-righteous.


    Take Imperial Truth as an example. The Emperor''s original intention was to block information about subspace and chaos through Imperial Truth. But here comes the problem. There are so many people in the Human Empire, and he dares to pat his chest and guarantee that no one in the world will go from now to the future. Exploring the subspace? Interested in chaos?


    ?Science cannot prove the existence of God. Are there too few people who believe in God?


    ??Furthermore, the Evil God is not the final BOSS in the game. It won’t move unless you touch it. Wouldn’t it take the initiative to seduce mortals?


    Not to mention the existence of psychics. When humans come into contact with the subspace, their first reaction is, is this different from what the emperor said? Second reaction, am I dazzled? The third reaction is, I’m not dazzled. Is the Empire’s truth a **** lie? This stupid emperor lied to me?


    ??Yoho, isn’t that the end of the world?


    ??So Imperial Truth was a fool''s errand from the beginning. Unless the Emperor controls all humans to create a collective consciousness that does not allow any individual thought to appear, and then kills all psykers, then you are just fooling yourself and others.


    Not to mention that the subspace itself is chaotic. Players once made a joke, that is, even if the Emperor successfully implements the Imperial Truth, and humans fully believe in the Imperial Truth, then maybe a famous person will appear in the subspace. As an "atheistic" evil god. And all the people of the empire are followers of this evil god, and if they imitate Slaanesh and roar when they see injustice, they swallow all human souls and become the fifth evil god, then aren''t you humans the second spirit race?


    After all, subspace is here. Whether you deny it or not, does it have anything to do with it?


    When you close your eyes, it will be dark. It’s your business. The sun doesn’t care.


    So the emperor’s so-called imperial truth seems to players to be a standard deception and a pure joke.


    Forget it, I digressed, let’s bring it back.


    The most troublesome thing now is the devil.


    From the current point of view, the Demon King should be about the same size as an ordinary person, and he is not a ten-meter-tall monster spitting fire. Moreover, he has been running around for so many years. Where can he find it?


    ?But since the Demon King signed a contract with the Hero, that means he will definitely not take action within five hundred years.


    It has been five hundred years now?


    Although it was indeed a huge blow not to find the Demon King, fortunately, Alleria acted resolutely when leaving the fortress without making a big fuss, so most people didn''t know what happened. After sending scouts to conduct reconnaissance and confirming that the monsters on the ice sheet had completely dissipated, Alleria announced that the defensive operation of the North Fortress had been successfully completed, and most of the legions would follow her back to the Royal City of Ruminas, leaving only Some regular soldiers were dismounted and continued to defend here.


    ?And Duanmuhuai naturally followed Alleria to the royal city of Ruminas.


    After learning the news that the monster army''s attack failed, the whole country in Ruminas was also excited. When Alleria led the army through the city gate, flower petals were flying in the wind, cheering people were everywhere on both sides, and the loud bells echoed over the city.


    As for Duanmuhuai...


    “Well, I have to say, this scene is really familiar.”


    Watching Aurelia walking through the streets with flying petals towards the palace, Duanmuhuai murmured to himself. He stretched out his hand and took the flying petals, only to see the delicate and bright petals on Duanmuhuai''s side. The fingertips become shriveled and withered. Then Duanmuhuai threw the petals aside and continued to move forward.


    Next, Alleria should open the door, walk into the throne room, come in front of the king and kill her father with a sword... Well, this is overthinking.


    “You have returned safely, Alleria.”


    ??The old man sitting on the throne looked skinny. If Duanmuhuai hadn''t sensed the undead aura from him, he would have even suspected that this old man might have become an undead lich.


    “You did a good job in the battle in the Northland...”


    ??The old king was panting like an ox. To be honest, looking at the old man in front of him, Duanmuhuai suspected that he might just breathe out without Alleria doing anything.


    “This is all thanks to everyone.”


    Alleria lowered her head, her expression unchanged.


    “Without the sacrifice and hard work of all the soldiers, we would not have been able to defeat the monsters and achieve victory.”


    "Well, I know...the sacrifices of the soldiers...are heartbreaking. I will give them adequate rewards...yes, rewards..."


    The old man''s voice was so unclear that Duanmuhuai had to wonder whether the king had Alzheimer''s disease. In fact, during the whole process of speaking, he seemed to have only Alleria in his eyes. Duanmu Huai was clearly standing not far behind Alleria, but he didn''t even look at Duanmu Huai.


    ?Well, if he''s not blind, he must be blind.


    "Your Majesty, I have something very important to report to you..."


    “Cough…cough cough cough…!”


    However, just when Alleria raised her head and planned to say something to the king, she saw the old king coughing suddenly and violently. His broken breathing sound, as if a bellows was being pulled, echoed in the royal court, and just then At this time, a man wearing a black robe and a look that said "I am suspicious" walked to the king and whispered something to the king, and the king nodded. , looking at Alleria again.


    Then, the man raised his head and spoke.


    "Your Majesty is in poor health, so let''s stop here. Your Highness Alleria, the military department will be responsible for the rewards for the legion."


    "…………I see."


    Aurelia''s expression did not change at all, and her eyes seemed very silent. She bowed, then turned and left the hall, while Duanmuhuai glanced at the man who helped him up, and walked back like a hemiplegic stroke patient. The old king left with Alleria.    "…………Feel sorry."


    ?Out of the royal court, Alleria turned her head and apologized to Duanmu Huai.


    “Originally, my father said that he would grant you the title of Commander of the Holy Sword during this meeting...”


    ??So it turns out that the title of player was given by this paraplegic and Alzheimer''s man?


    ?This is too much!


    "It doesn''t matter, that person... doesn''t seem to be in good health?"


    “Yes, my father had a sudden illness two years ago, and his health has been deteriorating since then...”


    Speaking of this, Aurelia shook her head.


    “As for your reward, the military department will take some time.”


    “It doesn’t matter, I just want to take a walk in the royal capital.”


    "Okay, then...I will send Erica to contact you later."


    “Haha, see you later.”


    Duanmu Huai didn’t pay too much attention to it. After all, he had already accomplished half of his goal when he arrived at the royal capital.


    As for the other half...


    "Owner!"


    As soon as Duanmu Huai walked out of the palace gate, Ogis and Qiangwei rushed over and hugged him.


    “You came out so soon?”


    "There''s really nothing to do...well, that''s wrong, there''s still something to do."


    "What''s up?"


    “You will find out if you follow me.”


    Duanmu Huai patted Qiaowei''s head, while Qiangwei proudly threw a provocative look at Ojisi. Faced with Qiaowei''s expression, Ojisi''s brows frowned slightly, and then returned to their original state again. .


    Duanmuhuai didn''t care about the affairs between the two puppet sisters. He had not forgotten that one of the purposes of coming to this world this time was to obtain the Holy Sword and the title of Commander of the Holy Sword - well, the Holy Sword should be regarded as the title of commander. Are you there?


    ?The other one is to find talents for his territory, and by chance, Duanmuhuai happens to know that there is indeed such a place in the royal city of Ruminas!


    “Let’s go, we have a lot to do next.”


    In a dark alley in Luminas King City, there is such a shop, which is very famous among players.


    The reasons are as follows.


    First, the shopkeeper is a beautiful girl.


    Second, this store is genuine.


    Third, among the businesses of this store... there is a human resources person!


    That''s right, just like a modern professional agency, it introduces members to you. In the game, players can obtain a series of "neutral" soul cards by trading with the store manager, many of which are related to domestic and foreign affairs. Talents in this field are extremely useful for players, especially those in the Soul Messenger profession.


    ?Of course, these soul cards are also valuable and cost a lot of money, but... fortunately, Duanmuhuai is rich and not afraid of spending money.


    ??Now I''m afraid that the store is a website officially operated by the game and does not exist in reality. Duanmu Huai would be in trouble if that were the case.


    ?But fortunately, when Duanmuhuai walked into the alley and arrived at the destination according to his memory, he was relieved when he saw the familiar shop.


    ?Then, Duanmuhuai stretched out his hand and pushed open the door.


    “Dingle bell…”


    ?The doorbell rang, and then Duanmu Huai walked into the shop and looked around.


    There is almost no difference between this place and the game. There are a large number of display cabinets placed next to the walls on both sides, and in these display cabinets, there are soul cards - yes, this is also in the game. The only place where soul cards are openly displayed and sold!


    ?At the same time, a clear and sweet voice sounded.


    “Hello, distinguished guest, welcome to the House of Fantasy.”


    Following this sound, Duanmuhuai saw a girl with silky black hair and a cloak covering her whole body walking out.


    “I am Stifal, the manager of this store. What do you need?”


    Then, the girl looked at Duanmuhuai and asked with a smile.


    (End of this chapter)