Your Lord Has A Screw Loose?

Chapter 141: 143: King of Ruby

Chapter 141: Chapter 143: King of Ruby

“Is this the place?” Tian Qi’s voice, accompanied by the wriggling of tentacles within his body, sounded rustling.

Not far away, in a house, a man was intently browsing through books, evidently having found something, with his forehead covered in cold sweat.

“Yes, he is the one who released the Lord of Hell, and under our deliberate guidance, he has already discovered the origins of the Lamp God,” another replied.

“According to the books left by the last Magician of the Achamenid Dynasty’s court, the downfall of the Achamenid Dynasty was due to this Lamp God.”

“King Atashata had only made two wishes before the Achamenid Dynasty nearly fell apart, and the last wish was stopped by the court Magician and was not successfully granted.”

On the side, Luo Sang, a priest in red from the Hell Church, was explaining the situation to Tian Qi.

“I’m not interested in these, I just want to know where this so-called Lamp God is,” Tian Qi expressed his thoughts about the Lamp God. He wished more to capture this entity.

Luo Sang frowned, his feelings towards Tian Qi and the Evangelical Spirit Monsters were not very good. In his eyes, these Spirit Monsters were merely minions under the new Lord of Hell, the King of Rubies. If it weren’t for the demands of his mission from the Hell Church, he would definitely not collaborate with these Hell minions.

They and Hell were mortal enemies.

Therefore, he felt disgusted by Tian Qi’s words.

“We do not know where the Lamp God is hiding; he is the Lord of Hell, immensely powerful,” Luo Sang stated bluntly. If it were possible, he would have already taken Tian Qi there, hoping both parties would fight and preferably inflict mutual damage.

“Two days, I’m only giving you two days; if you don’t find any information, I’ll have to leave. I don’t have the time to waste with you,” Tian Qi said, not mincing his words.

As a bodyguard, he naturally knew his duties, and he absolutely couldn’t stray from Qin Muye for too long; he didn’t trust the capabilities of the Spirit Monsters in the territory.

If Demon Blood were still there, he could have been somewhat reassured as Demon Blood, truly fierce in madness, was vastly superior in combat and slaughter compared to him, despite having inferior Magic Power.

But now, with Demon Blood and Evil Speech gone on campaign, he regarded neither the Doves nor the Plague as strong in the territory.

“Two days? No, that’s just too…”

“I am not discussing with you; I am informing you. Remember this, I’m here to deal with the Lamp God, not to investigate him. This is already your negligence,” Tian Qi said coldly, cutting Luo Sang off.

He was merely responsible for providing physical force, not meant to solve everything—not something a laborer for the Hell Church would do.

Saying it unkindly, he didn’t consider the Hell Church worth his regard; he might restrain himself in the presence of Qin Muye, but away from Qin Muye, he saw no need to hold back.

Feeling the aura emanating from Tian Qi, Luo Sang repressed his intended rebuttal, finally coming to his senses.

The other hadn’t shown the terrifying nature of Hell’s minions during the journey, but his identity couldn’t be denied. Should it come to blows, he definitely wouldn’t stand a chance.

“I will mobilize the resources of the Hell Church and locate the Lamp God as quickly as possible,” Luo Sang stated, suppressing his fear.

“That is your business with the Hell Church, not mine. If you find him within two days, I will take action; if not, I will leave,” Tian Qi was not about to indulge them.

From when they had brought him for the search and failed to handle things properly, he knew they were putting him in a tight spot.

Tian Qi came to provide military support, not to conduct investigations from start to finish. If he has to handle such minor matters, then what is the Hell Church for? To act as throwaway managers?

Luo Sang suppressed his fear and anger, naturally harboring a deep-seated aversion to Hell.

However, the thought of both parties suffering losses seemed appealing.

“Understood, it will definitely be done,” Luo Sang eventually said, albeit somewhat resentfully.

He truly couldn’t comprehend why the higher-ups would collaborate with this newly arisen King of Rubies. Though the gateway to Hell had been sealed, these Hell minions seemed to move in and out freely, which was an insult to the Hell Church.

According to him, they should have been exterminated at their emergence rather than engaging in cooperation.

There were many in the Hell Church who shared his views.

Although it was said that the newly emerged Crimson Hell produced a special ore called Demon Crystal, they might not know the use of this ore, but that didn’t mean they were ready to compromise with Hell.

It would be better to charge in while the enemy was weak, and by then, they could have as much Demon Crystal as they desired.

Luo Sang was not a high-ranking official, so he didn’t know the specifics of Demon Crystal and Magic Power.

After multiple verifications, the upper echelons of the Hell Church, the Church Court, and the Federation also confirmed the true effectiveness of the Demon Crystals.

In other words, if one had enough Magic Power, the various tempting abilities like eternal life and everlasting youth could truly be achieved by accumulating Magic Power.

They also confirmed that this new type of energy, obtained after the Demon Crystals were converted to Magic Power, genuinely belonged to them, unlike Hell Power, which belonged to certain Lords of Hell.

Therefore, such an excellent resource was only circulated among the upper echelons and was never distributed further down.

After all, while the production of Demon Crystals seemed high, it was actually quite limited. How many high-ranking officials did the three powers have? Resources like Demon Crystal were being consumed all the time, and a hundred tons a month was not considered excessive.

Moreover, Demon Crystals could effectively restore bodies eroded by Hell Power and were also ground into powder for use as rewards.

Because of the scarcity, even when converted to Magic Power, it was quickly dissipated by the treatment of Hell Power and didn’t form Magic Power, but they still developed many new things through the Demon Crystals.

For example, bullets charged with Magic Power using Demon Crystals, or incorporating unstable Demon Crystal powder into grenades to create more powerful Magic Grenades, and so on.

The elite only consumed the purest Demon Crystals, which not only could convert a substantial amount of Magic Power but also provided dual-level enjoyment for both spirit and body.

Today, Demon Crystals had become a strategic material for the Hell Church, the Church Court, and the Federation.

So, Qin Muye was guessing that maybe this probe was the three powers’ unwillingness to allow the Demon Crystals to remain under his control, wanting to gain the initiative.

But they were particularly wary of him because of his identity both as a Lord of Hell and a Lord from an Exotic Realm.

They had secretly sent people to investigate already; under normal conditions, there were no people in his Hell.

They also suffered considerable losses, as ordinary people who entered would instantly turn into statues due to radiation, only those with certain levels of strength could barely resist.

As for the title “King of Rubies,” it naturally referred to the Demon Crystals. Although the Demon Crystals were fused with Hell Power, they still resembled the color of rubies, plus they had been named during the previous Crimson Invasion, thus earning Qin Muye the title “King of Rubies.”

And Qin Muye’s Hell was also called Ruby Hell.

Qin Muye didn’t know this, but even if he did, it was just a name to him.

Just like his territory in the Red Wind Plain was known as Red Wind Territory to the native inhabitants of the Magic Continent.

After Tian Qi and Luo Sang left, a man who was browsing through a book glanced up with a spark of fire in his eyes, finally breathing a sigh of relief.

Then he muttered softly, “A strange aura mixed with Hell Power? It couldn’t be the Magic Power spoken of by the Hell Church, could it?”

The book the man was looking at was open to an illustration of a Devil advising the King, while the court Magician rushed in, ready to send the Devil back to Hell.

In the hands of the court Magician, a brilliantly shining gemstone radiated light that enveloped the Devil.

“Letting me out on purpose? Ha, humans really are amusing,” the man said, holding a fragment of a gemstone.

He was the Lamp God, also an Elf of Fire and Air. He was not sealed in Hell but in a gemstone.

The court Magician who had sealed him was a high-ranking official of the Hell Church of that epoch.

However, that court Magician had long since died, but the sealing gemstone had fallen into the hands of the Hell Church.

Making wishes was real, not being completely untrapped was also real, but the difference was that he had occupied the body of the person who released him and taken control of that person’s soul, which was the equivalent to a final wish, to be fulfilled whenever he chose.

But he did not complete it right away, rather he wanted to ask what exactly the Hell Church was up to and then… give them a surprise.