Extraordinary Rise: Starting Contract with the Silver Dragon Countess

Chapter 246: Accompanying the Grand Duchess to take office!

Gillivos's voice was filled with inexplicable meaning:
"Ammi, the Fifty-Eighth Demon God, is the only one among the Seventy-Two Demon Gods who can trade life force with humans.

Since ancient times, there have always been one or two less gifted empire lords who sought immortality from Ami. This set of divine and demonic equipment blueprints he obtained in exchange with a former emperor of the Eastern Territory Empire."

Cohen suppressed his emotions, recalled briefly, and then asked:
"Phantom Dragon Wing Cloak?"

Gillivos nodded:

"That's the name. It seems His Majesty is determined to obtain this divine and demonic equipment."

Cohen smiled faintly and said:

"That depends on whether Mr. Gillivos is willing to cooperate. I believe the Pillar Demon God must have left very strict restrictions in his inherited treasure.

Without your help, even if I searched the entire Endless Sea, I still wouldn't be able to retrieve it."

A puzzled look appeared on Gillivos's face. He stared at Cohen for a moment and asked, "What do you think of me?"

"Your Majesty, what price do you think a set of divine and demonic equipment should cost?"

Cohen smiled confidently and said:

"I can help you remove the divine will from the fifty-eight demon gods Ami.

Let you completely break free from the control of your 'father'!"

Gillivos raised his eyebrows slightly, his eyes flickered, and he shook his head:

"With your Majesty's current strength, it's hard for me to believe what you say."

Cohen stretched out his hand and tapped the air a few times, outlining a mysterious rune.

Then the rune flew towards Gillivos's body.

The latter did not stop it and watched quietly as the rune entered his body. Then his body trembled violently. After a while, a look of extreme shock appeared in his eyes and he stared at Cohen.

A feeling of surprise and uneasiness burst out from the bottom of my heart, and my whole body became a little excited and trembling.

Cohen's eyes were calm and he responded indifferently.

Gillivos gradually regained his composure and said in a deep voice:
"The divine will deep within my soul has indeed weakened considerably, but it's not enough. This rune alone cannot completely eliminate it."

Cohen said:
"Of course this alone won't do. I possess a ritual that can purify God's will.

This is the prototype of the purification ceremony.

The complete ritual requires a semi-artifact containing the will of the Goddess of Light as a sacrifice, and then a Legendary Transcendent presides over the ceremony, which can successfully purify the divine will contained in the divinity."

Purifying the Will of God in Gillivos is much simpler than purifying the divine Will of God in the body of the first queen of the elves, Vilegis.

After all, the latter is a real main god, and the fifty-eight demon gods are at best just gods of medium power.

The Goddess of Light also has a strong inhibitory effect on creatures such as demons.

Gillivos fell into deep thought. He couldn't tell whether Cohen's words were true or not, but the wave that suppressed the will of God in his body was real.

After a long silence, Gillivos spoke:

"As a son of a demon, I'm afraid there's not much chance I'll ever get a semi-divine artifact that contains the will of the Goddess of Light."

A hint of joy appeared between Cohen's brows. As long as they were willing to speak, it meant there was a possibility of negotiation. He said:
"As long as you are willing to work under me, I can help you get this semi-artifact."

Gillivos remembered that the other party had cooperated with the saints of the Holy See of Light more than once. It would be inconceivable for others to obtain a semi-artifact, but for Cohen, it was very feasible.

Gillivos sighed and said:
"I originally intended this set of divine and demonic equipment for the Gaunt family, but Korglu was too impulsive."

Cohen's tone became much more serious:

“A set of divine and demonic equipment cannot change the overall situation.

Given the strength of the Southern Territory, I'm afraid the continent would have already fallen into chaos before they even understood the blueprints."

Gillivos nodded seriously:
"I need to sign a demon contract with His Majesty to bind him."

After he finished speaking, a black scroll appeared in his hand, and his eyes became very complicated as he looked at the scroll.

He laughed and said:
"Ironically, this scroll was originally given to me by the Fifty-Eight Demon Gods, Ami, so that I could seduce King Effiin into signing a contract with the devil.

After many twists and turns, it was finally used between me and His Majesty."

Gillivorth unfolded the scroll and began writing rapidly on it.

After writing, he pricked his fingertip, blood flowed out, and a blood seal was made on the scroll.

Then he threw the scroll to Cohen.

Cohen picked it up and looked at it, but didn't find anything unusual. He pricked his finger and left his mark on it.

The scroll was instantly broken into two pieces, and each of them kept one.

With the constraints of the Demon Contract, Gillivos seemed much more relaxed.

He hid his identity and tried his best to avoid breaking through to the legendary level, all in order to find a way to eliminate the will of God from his body.

Now that I see the hope of complete liberation, I feel more energetic.

He stopped talking nonsense and looked at the mysterious sea under his feet. Powerful magic suddenly surged around his body. Then he waved his hands lightly, and a dazzling black light burst out from his palms, forming a sharp contrast with the blue sea.

As a spell was recited, a powerful magical power surged out, like an invisible giant hand, fiercely plunging into the sea.

A dull roar came from the sea water, and it was forcibly pushed to the sides by this force, revealing a deep underwater passage emitting black light.

The sea water on both sides is like towering crystal walls, sparkling with strange light under the reflection of magic.

Gillivos leaped into the underwater passage.

Cohen was about to follow in when Rosalina stopped him and said:

"Why don't I go? After all, this man is the son of the devil and cannot be fully trusted."

Cohen smiled slightly and said:

"Don't worry, I'm sure. You two just wait here and make sure no one else gets close."

After saying that, he followed Gillivos into the underwater passage.

The passage was filled with silver mist. As we moved forward, all kinds of strange and ancient sea creatures looked out curiously from outside the water wall, their bodies emitting a faint fluorescence, adding a bit of fantasy to this underwater passage.

The two of them moved forward rapidly along the passage. After an unknown amount of time, Gillivos stopped and a giant stone pillar appeared before them.

The stone pillars rise from the depths of the seabed, as if piercing the sky, emitting a chilling and profound aura.

The surface is covered with twisted and complicated patterns, and is made of black boulders that look like the embers of a dying hellfire. At the joints between the stones flow crimson threads that seem to be alive, emitting a sickening fishy-sweet smell.

Gillivos's voice rang in Cohen's ears:

"A projection of the fifty-eight demon god Ami. Unless someone carries his aura, anyone who approaches will attract the demon god's attention.

Your Majesty is waiting outside, I'll be right back."

"it is good."

Gillivos came to the magic pillar and placed his palm on a huge rock. Ancient spells flowed out of his mouth continuously. At the same time, a dark light flashed in his eyes and the blood in his body began to boil.

Then a huge space vortex appeared in the middle of the stone pillar and sucked Gillivos in.

Time passed minute by minute. After an unknown amount of time, a noise came from the magic pillar again. Gillivos walked out with a pale face, holding an ancient box in his hands.

Gillivos handed the box to Cohen and said in a deep voice:
"God and Demon Equipment, Phantom Dragon Wing Cloak!"

……

Ever since receiving the news that the new Grand Duke of the Southern Territory, Red Dragon Duchess Asuna Iliad, will arrive in the Southern Territory in three days.

Officials of all ranks throughout the southern region were caught up in an indescribable heat.

Officials spared no expense to find out the hobbies and interests of the new Grand Duke of the Southern Territory. Some of the more cunning ones had already sent people to the Central Empire to investigate the Grand Duke's background, hoping to find an opportunity to please their new boss.

The identity of this newly appointed Grand Duke is not simple. In addition to holding the ancient secret position of Dragon Tamer, he was also personally appointed as a Knight of the Attendant by Her Majesty the Queen, and his status is extremely noble.

Of course, in addition to this, there was another piece of gossip that was spreading widely, and almost every official in the southern border had heard of it.

This Red Dragon Duchess is also the lover of His Majesty the King!

Compared with the above identities, this one is the most deadly and the one that officials in the southern border fear the most.

As we all know, whispers in one's ears are much more effective than impeachment memorials.

Nanjun, the seat of the Southern Territory, was the former headquarters of the Gaunt family, the Grand Duke of the Southern Territory.

Since the fall of the Gaunt family, all buildings bearing the Gaunt family label have been demolished and rebuilt, with an effort to build a brand new and luxurious Grand Duke's palace before the new Grand Duke takes office.

The entire southern region, people so powerful that the ground would tremble with the stomping of their feet, all gathered in Nanjun, eagerly waiting for His Royal Highness the Grand Duke's carriage.

If His Highness the Grand Duke’s maids and servants had not arrived in Nanjun as the vanguard, His Highness’s repeated statements would have been received - the welcoming team could not leave Nanjun.

These officials will probably go to the southern border to welcome the Grand Duke's carriage.

Among all the dignitaries and nobles, the one who stood first was the political officer of the Southern Territory, Baron Forlan David.

Originally, the Southern Territory was the private territory of the Gaunt family, and the political officer was just an unnecessary position. All political affairs in the Southern Territory were decided by the Grand Duke of the Southern Territory.

After the fall of the Gaunt family, Florence immediately sent an experienced old governor to the southern territory to serve as a political official, aiming to assist the Red Dragon Duchess to take over the entire southern territory as soon as possible.

Needless to say, this political official is also the future Duchess's trusted minister.

Standing next to the Southern Territory Political Affairs Officer was a soldier with a serious face. Unlike Baron Foren David who was surrounded by the crowd, the serious soldier seemed much more deserted.

The new commander of the Southern Frontier, Beor Angryn, could be identified from his surname alone.

Commander Beo is from the same family as Her Majesty the Queen and the Prime Minister. The reason why Florence sent such a person to guard the southern border is self-evident.

Therefore, it is not that these people do not want to flatter the commander, but this person is too powerful. No one knows whether he is carrying out some secret mission of the queen behind him. If they try to flatter the commander but end up getting a cold shoulder, it will not be worth it.

Except for Administrative Officer Foren and Commander Beo, the rest of the officials are mostly native officials and nobles from the southern border.

Political Officer Fulun looked at the eager crowd behind him and coughed lightly:
"I just received word from His Highness that his carriage has just arrived in Hongshi County. It will take about three days to get there. There's no need for everyone to wait here. Please go back."

When His Majesty arrives, he will definitely call everyone to a meeting, so it won’t be too late to come then.”

"No, no, Master Fulun, it's only three days. We are all extraordinary people and can afford to wait."

"That's right, His Highness has come a long way, and it would be unreasonable for us, as subordinates, not to greet him in person."

Everyone was talking at once, full of energy, determined to wait here for three days and three nights.

These veteran officials knew very well that the newly appointed Grand Duchess was very young, and was said to be only in her twenties.

The younger you are, the more face you care about.

With so many people here, Your Highness may not be able to remember who came, but he will definitely remember clearly who didn't come.

Seeing that everyone had the same opinion, Fulun, as the leader, felt it was not appropriate for him to go back alone, so he turned his head and glanced at Commander Beo.

Beo said calmly:
"If they like to wait, then let them wait. The Queen and the Prime Minister have no other instructions. Mr. Forlan can rest assured."

Fulun nodded slightly and waited with everyone else for the Red Dragon Duchess's carriage.

However, the Duchess was not on the Grand Duke's carriage at this moment.

She and His Majesty the King were in disguise, preparing to go on an incognito visit to investigate the customs and practices of the southern border.

Rosalina had been sent back to Florence by Cohen. Firstly, she had to escort the blueprints for the "Phantom Dragon Wing Cloak", a piece of divine and demonic equipment, and secondly, she had to inform Adele about the affairs concerning the southern demons, especially those involving Gillivos and his "Scarlet Plunderers", one of the three major pirate groups near the coast of the Kingdom of Ceylon.

Cohen and Asuna stayed in the southern border, and after Asuna officially took office, they would go to the Kingdom of Ceylon from here.

There are numerous factions within the southern territory, and the relationships are complicated and intertwined.

Cohen was really worried about Asuna taking the position alone. He had to help Asuna establish her authority in the southern territory, completely unite the entire southern territory into a fist, and lay the rear foundation for the future conquest of the Kingdom of Ceylon.

Otherwise, when the war breaks out, if instability occurs in the southern border, which is the rear area, it will easily cause irreversible consequences for the entire plan.

Gillivos went back temporarily to settle the demons that were sent to monitor him.

Cohen's opinion was that although he could turn a blind eye to Gillivos raising demons, the demons could not do evil in the territory of Effiin.

Therefore, Cohen asked Gillivos to take all the demons to the Kingdom of Ceylon and cause trouble in the territory of Duke Gavan.

After Gillivos returns from the Kingdom of Ceylon, he will serve as a special operations commissioner of the Military Control Commission to assist Asuna in dealing with the remnants of the Gaunt family in the southern border.

On the broad avenue, the chief of the Military Control Commission's Southern Border Station, the seventh-order transcendent Leif Zion, disguised as an ordinary coachman, drove a luxurious carriage towards Nanjun, the capital of the Southern Border.

Cohen leaned on Asuna's lap and looked through a list that Gillivos had handed over before leaving.

Several of the families listed here have had secret transactions and dealings with the Gaunt family over the years.

However, after the Battle of Florence, these families quickly severed all ties, disappeared, and became very low-key.

These families are all large families with a long history in Effiin. Each of them is cunning and shrewd, and they are accustomed to hedging their bets.

During the rebellion in the South, these people did not stand out, but secretly funded the purchase of weapons and equipment for the Grand Duke of the South. Therefore, when the Gaunt family's power was liquidated, no concrete evidence of their involvement in the rebellion was found.

In addition, these families had more or less some connections with some high-ranking officials and nobles in Florence. After some work was done, they all avoided the first round of liquidation of the aristocratic forces in the southern border by the Military Control Commission.

However, Cohen did not intend to let them go, especially since some of them had the support of the Kingdom of Ceylon. If these people were allowed to continue hiding, they would become huge hidden dangers when the war with the Kingdom of Ceylon officially broke out.

This time they must all be eradicated!
Cohen looked at the name on the list that was highlighted in red by Gilliesworth - George Luca.

The Luca hereditary viscount family has existed since the founding of Effiin. They were generals who fought alongside Cohen's ancestors and were later canonized as a hereditary viscount family with their fiefdom in Mado County in the south.

The Luca family is mainly engaged in grain trade and controls more than half of the grain supply in the entire southern region.

According to Gillivos, the food for the rebels in the southern border was secretly supplied by the Luca family.

Some members of the Luca family were even related to some nobles of the Kingdom of Ceylon. He suspected that the Luca family had been hedging their bets and had secret deals with the Kingdom of Ceylon.

Asuna also noticed Cohen's gaze at this moment. She leaned over to look at the list in his hand and asked curiously:
"Sir, I heard that many officials in Florence are from the Luca family, and they are in contact with several ministers in the cabinet. Should we take action against this family?"

Cohen felt two dark shadows rushing towards him, almost suffocating him.

He patted Asuna's plump breasts in annoyance, causing the latter's cheeks to blush. She quickly covered her chest and gave Cohen a reproachful look.

Cohen said:

"Let's go check out the situation first. If Gillivos's speculation is correct, then we'll start with the Luca family to help my Red Dragon Duchess establish her authority!"

As they were talking, the voice of Leif Zion, the stationmaster of the Southern Border Station, came from the carriage outside:

"Your Majesty, Your Highness, we have arrived at the Luca family's territory, Prilanka Town in Madoo County. Would you like to come down and take a look?"

Cohen asked:

"Let's go and have a look. Let's find a place to eat first."

"it is good."

Ralph drove his carriage to a relatively large restaurant. What was puzzling was that the restaurant was very deserted and had no business.

Seeing a luxurious carriage parked in front of the restaurant, many passers-by in the town couldn't help but look over, their faces becoming very strange.

Cohen took Asuna's hand and got off the carriage. Asuna's stunning beauty immediately caused a big exclamation. The expressions on the faces of passers-by became even stranger, and there was even a hint of regret and pity.

Cohen naturally noticed the unusual situation in the scene. He couldn't help but feel curious. He looked up at the restaurant not far away and wondered if there was something fishy going on here.

While he was hesitating, a farmer passing by the town came up to Cohen and whispered:
"Sir, are you coming to this restaurant for dinner?"

Cohen raised his eyes slightly:

"Why, is there something wrong with this restaurant?"

The farmer lowered his voice, looked at the restaurant, and said:

"Sir, I advise you to leave here as soon as possible, otherwise your wife's appearance will easily cause you unnecessary trouble!"

Cohen immediately showed interest, threw a few silver coins to the farmer, and asked:
"What's wrong? Could it be that this restaurant also eats people?"

The farmer hurriedly took the silver coin, a look of surprise on his face. After thinking for a moment, he gritted his teeth and nodded seriously.

"Not only does he eat people, he also eats beautiful women!
Sir, you seem like a nice person, but you'd better not go. There is more than one restaurant in Pulilanka town.

If you need, I can take you somewhere else."

Cohen laughed and said:

"Thank you for the timely reminder, fellow villager, but my wife is very picky about food, and this is the only formal restaurant in our town.

I'm also very curious about how this restaurant eats people!"

Seeing that Cohen did not listen to his advice, the farmer sighed and shook his head, muttering, "Another self-righteous playboy."

There is no doubt that in everyone's eyes, Cohen is just a playboy who goes out for fun with beautiful women.

Asuna, who was standing next to him, probably understood what he meant. She stared at the hotel with its door ajar, a cold look in her eyes.

Ask Cohen:

“Is this a shady shop?”

From the words of the townspeople, "he specializes in eating beautiful women," Asuna was able to deduce a lot.

Cohen smiled faintly:
"Go in and take a look, it could be a rumor."

Cohen signaled Leif not to go in yet. He pushed open the door of the hotel with Asuna and walked in steadily.

Like its exterior, the interior decoration of the hotel is also extremely luxurious and extravagant. It should be considered the most upscale hotel in the entire Madoo County.

But the only puzzling thing is that there are no guests here.

There was just a bored middle-aged man standing at the front desk.

He looks like the owner of a restaurant.

The boss was obviously very surprised when he heard the sound coming from outside the door. He looked up and glanced casually, and immediately couldn't take his eyes off it.

Asuna's beauty was absolutely stunning in this small town, and the restaurant owner couldn't help but widen his eyes.

It is hard to imagine why Asuna, who is so beautiful, would appear in this small town and even walk into his own restaurant.

Compared with Asuna's beauty, the handsome Cohen next to her is somewhat overlooked.

This also made Cohen quite helpless. In terms of appearance, he was not bad, but women had a natural advantage in this regard.

Compared to a handsome guy, most people's attention will be attracted by a beautiful woman with extraordinary beauty.

Asuna had a cold expression, and she exuded an awe-inspiring, inviolable aura.

The boss thought to himself, a woman of this level must be from a prominent family. Should he report this to the young master?

He soon made a decision in his mind - never mind him, no matter how noble his status was, it had nothing to do with him, since he had the young master to back him up anyway.

If I don't report it, and the young master finds out in the future, the responsibility will be on me.

(End of this chapter)