Your Lord Has A Screw Loose?

Chapter 140: 142: Hell Church's Call for Help

Chapter 140: Chapter 142: Hell Church’s Call for Help

“How have sales been recently?” Qin Muye sensed the arrival of Shadow, knowing that aside from Shadow, no one would usually come to his laboratory.

Whenever Shadow arrived, it was to report various matters, large and small, but he also knew Qin Muye’s personality, so he always chose the most important issues to report, and kept it brief. Unless there was something significant that needed Qin Muye’s decision, then he would provide a detailed explanation.

“After eradicating a dozen or so powers, the rest have become much more submissive, and as a result, our sales have increased nearly twentyfold. These powers really are wealthy; we underestimated their financial capabilities in the past,” Shadow began.

In this round of sales, the main revenue came from the biological weapon Lickers. Not for any reason other than effective advertising—after all, it resulted in a shift of power due to the eradication of a dozen or so powers.

In battle, the main force was the Lickers. Even Heroes of the same tier could not match them in melee combat or assassination, and they were quite easy to maintain. The cost of acquiring one was much cheaper than training a Hero.

“Tsk, it’s a pity that the loot didn’t fall into our hands,” Qin Muye regretfully said.

The dozen or so powers weren’t directly destroyed by them but were indirectly annihilated through the support of proxy forces, hence all the captured wealth fell into the hands of these proxies.

“Don’t worry, Master, they still owe us a sizeable final payment. When it’s time to collect, the goods will fall back into our hands,” Shadow consoled.

Indeed, the rebellious powers were offered a discount on the arms, but even with significant discounts, these destitute forces couldn’t afford to buy them.

If it wasn’t for their desire to suppress these forces this time around, these arms wouldn’t even be aimed at this group, because they truly had no money.

As for supporting them as rebels or the oppressed, Shadow said they were powerless to assist. In a world with Transcendent beings, the first thing one should do to change the world is to acquire formidable strength—the kind that can suppress the whole world—then, and only then, would they have the ability to change the world.

Just forming a power group is meaningless. No matter how big the power is, it is trivial in the eyes of Divine beings and Great Mages—they could wipe it out with a flick of their hand.

Like Qin Muye, he too had strength, and that was why the arms sold so well. Everyone only dared to curse under their breath, not daring to take action.

“Hmm, noted. Anything else?” Qin Muye asked.

“The Hell Church from the Horror Universe has sent out a distress call; a Lord of Hell has escaped from Hell,” Shadow reported.

Qin Muye stopped his work, “What happened, the sealing at the entrance to Hell allowed a Lord of Hell to escape?”

They were currently closely cooperating with the Hell Church and the Church Court from the Horror Universe, and trading resources was a significant channel of resources for Qin Muye’s territory.

An 19th-century world undergoing an industrial revolution, with the existence of Transcendent beings, had quite an impressive production capability, at least in areas like steel, food, and so on; it was far superior to that of the Magic Continent.

“Someone released him, and this Lord of Hell is quite unique,” Shadow said.

“Go on,” Qin Muye didn’t immediately respond but chose to first understand the situation.

Who knew whether the Hell Church was intentionally setting a trap for him? It wouldn’t be the first time; they had claimed a trade before, when what they really wanted was to freeload off his Hell Power.

After a brief introduction by Shadow, Qin Muye was somewhat baffled.

Is there really such a Lord of Hell?

“So, the person who fulfills three of his wishes is the one who truly frees him? But is he really that generous?” Qin Muye was skeptical, thinking about the treacherous Lords of Hell… oh, he seemed to be one of them too.

“The wishes get twisted; for example, those wishing for immortality or wealth might turn into gold, and those who want to rule the world could turn into air, among various other outcomes,” Shadow explained, with the information naturally provided by the Hell Church.

Qin Muye fell silent for a moment, “Then what if I ask him to explain Schrodinger’s cat or to become a Perpetual Motion Machine? How would he twist that?”

Putting everything else aside, as long as he could fulfill the wish, how it got twisted didn’t matter.

After all, as long as the desired effect was achieved, it would be considered a success.

“By the way, how many wishes has he fulfilled?” Qin Muye inquired.

“Up to now, two. There’s one left, but it seems the one who released him has become wary because of the outcomes of the first two wishes. They’ve guessed the situation of the Lord of Hell, so they outright refuse to express the third wish, and currently, both parties are in a deadlock,” Shadow concluded.

“So, they want me, the complete Lord of Hell, to just take out that other Lord of Hell who hasn’t fully escaped his predicament?”

“Isn’t that bullshit? How is me, with my feeble strength, taking on this task any different from seeking death?”

Qin Muye made a sarcastic comment. He might have abundant magic power, but that didn’t mean he was strong in battle. Currently, his most proficient skills were the Magic Divine Arrow and, oh, self-destructing. Beyond that, he hadn’t really learned much else.

“Then I, on behalf of my master, will decline their request…”

“Let Tian Qi take a trip. I’m actually quite curious about this Lord of Hell. If things go smoothly, maybe I could even devour his hell,” Qin Muye thought to himself. This was an opportunity.

Hell could be devoured by another hell, and he had thought he would have to wait until he was free to handle it. He hadn’t expected to come across this now.

This was likely just a probe by Hell Church and Church Court. Not to mention the current, semi-escapable Lord of Hell, even a fully free Lord of Hell would definitely have these two powers sending him back.

So, they were preparing to test him.

“Yes, master, I will make the arrangements right away.” The Shadow said and naturally left.

Qin Muye, however, was thinking that this setup seemed vaguely familiar: “Lamp God? Spirit Monster or Titan?”

He vaguely remembered it as a scene from some movie, but it was so long ago he had forgotten, much like the Book of Death he had encountered earlier. He had an impression of it but couldn’t recall much more.

His previous life was now so far removed from the present that many things had become blurry.

Had he not experienced the modern world, he might not have been able to regain a modern person’s personality. Only the more deeply ingrained concepts like aliens and Iron Blood Warriors remained clear in his memory, while these similar settings or viewed scenes had faded to just a hazy impression.

But knowing them was just that, nothing special, because this was the Horror Universe, not a genuine movie fanfic, just as the Magic Continent he was in – it possessed a shadow of Heroic Unrivaled, but in reality, it was nothing like Heroic Unrivaled.

Even if he were to recall correctly, so what? Should he follow the script?

That was impossible. Qin Muye never relied on such things. If he had depended on so-called plot armor, he would have died countless times by now.

Moreover, this time Tian Qi, the strongest in his territory, would step in as Qin Muye’s bodyguard.

If they couldn’t win… then they just wouldn’t fight; after all, in the Horror Universe, if the sky fell, there would be someone taller to hold it up. He might not be able to withstand it, but how could Hell Church and Church Court not be able to?

Just Hell Church’s Lord Leviathan backing the Church Court was strong enough, let alone the Church Court itself.

He was actually quite curious about the Lord of Hell behind the Church Court. He wondered who it could be, someone able to hold sway over the Church Court.

As for the idea that there was no Lord of Hell, that was impossible. Without Hell Power, the Church Court would have been gone long ago.

“We should catch this one alive; I want to meet this Lord of Hell,” Qin Muye said to Tian Qi, who was beside him.

“Yes, master, I’ll definitely catch him alive,” affirmed Tian Qi.

Qin Muye meant it would be best to catch him alive, but to Tian Qi, it became an absolute must. That kid really couldn’t understand subtlety.

“I mean, if you can catch him alive, do so; if not, just kill him,” Qin Muye explained helplessly.

“I understand, master,” Tian Qi still seemed to prioritize capturing him alive.

Looking at the situation, Qin Muye realized his words had not sunk in, and finally, he just sighed in resignation.

Never mind, let him go. Tian Qi was strong enough, it probably wouldn’t be a big problem.

After all, with a Divine Artifact in hand, along with a host of Advanced Treasures, plus a series of high-level skills, top talents, and powerful Gospel Magic, defeating a semi-free Lord of Hell shouldn’t pose much of an issue.

“Fine, then. Take a hundred Evangelical Spirit Monsters with you. I’ll be at Mage Tower anyway, secured by others, so we can spare this few. Make it a quick trip and try to settle it within three days,” Qin Muye thought for a while, then decided to let Tian Qi take the Evangelical Spirit Monsters with him, just to be safe.