Devil's Bible

Chapter 52 The Choice (Keep reading, please keep reading!)
Opp couldn't help but instinctively consider this possibility.

It seems that the future proposed by Nemes is even brighter.

In comparison, the old pastor was an old, stubborn madman trapped in his own past fanaticism.

He won't talk to you about benefits; he'll just give you orders.

Every time his experiments required any materials, he would ask Op to do everything in his power to obtain them, but the old pastor didn't care how they were obtained.

He would occasionally mutter that God would provide guidance.

He had to do everything in his power, struggling and making a name for himself in the black market, all of which became what the old pastor called divine guidance.

This left Opp with a lingering resentment.

In comparison, both Poole's unwavering faith in Nemes and Towns's phenomenal improvement during this period are remarkable.

It's generally clear that Nemes might be a good leader.

“But, Lord Nair,” Opp said, changing his form of address at this moment.

"There is also a major problem—the old pastor is too strong; his strength may be beyond your comprehension."

"Without beating him, it's all just empty talk."

"The old pastor possessed extremely powerful spiritual strength; it is said that he was just one step away from becoming a golden seed."

“I have faced his power before. Even my spirit, which is just one step away from reaching the Iron Seed level, cannot distinguish between reality and illusion in front of him.”

"You can easily defeat us Blackstone race, but can you still win against the old priest?" Op asked seriously.

"If I can't, then I will never betray him."

This is what truly concerns their lives and livelihoods. If Nemes cannot give Opp enough confidence, then Opp might as well fight to the death here and choose to escape.

He still had some magical artifacts on him, and perhaps he could use the healing abilities of the nest beast symbiotic relationship to make it to the old priest.

“Betrayal? You’re joking.” Nems answered without hesitation; on the contrary, he even had a smile on his face.

“You’ve been to Tailwind Town quite a few times, so you should know about dung beetles.” Nemus then named a particular creature.

“The dung beetle spends its entire life carrying whale dung and absorbing nutrients from it, which makes it appear to have a huge body. However, the dung balls that it carries and stores for its own metamorphosis are quickly taken away by the church, because whale dung is a controlled resource.”

Without giving Opp a chance to answer, Nemus revealed the information about the dung beetle himself.

"In order to maintain its large size and for its own metamorphosis, the dung beetle has to risk falling again and again to go to the whale's tail to collect more whale dung, and then carry it to the relatively safe whale's back."

"It can only absorb some nutrients during transportation, and then the manure balls are collected again."

“A floating whale may have tens of thousands of whale dung beetles, but in a year, only one will be lucky enough to escape the search and complete its metamorphosis.”

"Most dung beetles never complete their final three molts to become adults."

"Mr. Op, do you think you'll be the one who successfully transforms?"

The target chosen by Nemes vividly depicts Op's state.

He risked his life to carry out the smuggling, but the old pastor ended up taking the lion's share of the spoils.

Opp himself knew very well that if he continued, he would eventually die.

Whether it's being exposed and punished by the church for illegally mining whale skin, or having problems with contact with cultists leading to the inability to obtain the compressed medicine, causing the hive beasts all over the body to go berserk, or even being double-crossed during a certain sales process.

"Moreover, although the bigwigs of the church have profited a lot from whale dung, they have always disliked the dung for being unclean. They consider adult dung beetles to be extremely dangerous creatures, and the church will kill them if they are found."

Op was merely a front man for the old priest. Even if the old priest successfully completed the experiment, Op and these sinners still had to die for his atonement.

“So you never had a choice.” Nemes exposed the fact that Op had been avoiding. “As for whether I can win?” Nemes smiled, a smile full of confidence.

"Let's sign the contract."

“Become my subordinates, become my strength.” Nemus said, and several contracts appeared.

[Party A: Neil Datmenley; Party B: (To be determined)]

[Clause 1: Party A, Neil Dartmentley, promises to guarantee Party B's basic life and property safety.]

[Clause Two: In situations not involving certain death, Party B shall obey Party A's reasonable orders and shall be obligated to be loyal to Party A.]

[Clause 3: Party A will provide Party B with a certain level of professional guidance, and will plan for Party B's advancement or make reasonable arrangements for the division of financial benefits.]

[Clause Four: Party B shall not disclose any intelligence or information related to Niall through language, writing, behavior, suggestion, or other means.]

[Clause Five: This contract is a fidelity contract and may be terminated if either party breaches the contract or if both parties agree to terminate it.]

This was the loyalty pact drafted by Nemus, specifically designed to subdue his subordinates.

At this moment, Op and his six subordinates all had contracts in front of them.

As for the others?

There is no one else here.

Op took a deep breath, glanced at the contract in front of him, and then at Nems.

Meanwhile, the two swordsmen had already signed their names.

He joined Op's caravan because he couldn't defeat Aro, and now, upon seeing the third clause, he knew that he had to pledge allegiance to Nemus.

After witnessing Nemus's swordsmanship, he revered Nemus as a god!

“I…” Aro was about to speak.

“I’ll sign!” Op’s voice interrupted Aro: “Aro, you all sign the contract too.”

He knew what Aro wanted to say: that he would only be loyal to him.

However, Op also knew clearly that the moment the contract was laid out, neither he nor Aro had any other choice.

Anyone with a modicum of knowledge would know that Nemus could never be the same paladin Nair from before.

The existence of the customary contract has a very clear direction—the demon.

The atmosphere quickly eased as Op and his men signed the contract.

Nemus told Op to treat the halfling brothers, lest they die right after signing the contract.

Nemus himself, on the other hand, began to focus on the gains he would make from his next operation.

After all, he had signed seven contracts this time and forgiven seven people at once.

These seven people have all become nourishment for the improvement of their own discipline.

And perhaps this was the first time that the precepts were completed on a large scale at the same time, which changed the precepts as a result.

[Discipline information has been updated]

Please make a decision.

　Thank you all for your support...

　　
　
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