Chapter 142 Ancient Capital Follow-up
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At the same time, the Magic Palace.
The plague of undead in the ancient capital has indeed been solved, but now, a bigger problem has arisen.
“Devil, what is that?”
In the spacious conference room, Shao Zheng, who returned to China, promptly organized an offline meeting. Han Ji and several surviving senior officials in the ancient capital also participated.
Since the demon god disappeared, the undead around the ancient capital have also disappeared, or in other words, they have all returned to their tombs, barely leaving their homes.
The last time this happened was hundreds of years ago.
But whether all this is because the Black Vatican's plan to resurrect the ancient king was successful, or whether it is because of the summoned demon god, no one knows at all.
Furthermore, what are the attributes of the Demon God is now a complicated issue.
The appearance of the devil did save the ancient capital, but it also brought a new problem.
“The statistics are out. Under that big fireball called the Demon God’s Wrath, nearly 30,000 people in the ancient capital fled the barrier out of fear and died tragically at the hands of the undead.”
“Yes. Nearly half a million people had their souls burned, ranging in severity from severe to nearly 50,000, of which nearly 7,000 People were burned into idiots.”
“Under our inspection, we found that the minds of those people seemed to have been purged, and they could not remember anything. They were more terrifying than the Wangchong of the Black Vatican.”< br>
“In addition, nearly two thousand people were burned directly into the soul state.”
As he spoke, the reporter put the photo of the so-called "soul state" on the big screen.
"This..."
Looking at the screen, kneeling on the ground, twisting and struggling to look up into the sky, like the "soul" image of an evil ghost in a horror movie "The expressions of everyone present changed somewhat.
“These souls cannot be touched or transferred, and even ordinary people can see them.” The rapporteur said.
“No matter it is a psychic mage, a curse mage, or an undead mage, they cannot touch these souls. They look like images, but they are extremely real. Even when they are close, they can They personally felt the fear of that soul at that time. According to the explanations of the witnesses, they watched those people being burned alive by the fire."
"Currently, we can only ask the earth mage to cast a layer of earth wall around those souls to surround those things and minimize the subsequent impact."
"However, the people of the ancient capital... they are all opposed to putting those things away." The person whose soul was burned is hiding."
"Why?" Shao Zheng asked.
Just looking at the photos can make people feel creepy. Why would you object?
"Because they are worried that it may attract the wrath of the devil." Han Ji said.
"Now in the eyes of the people of the ancient capital, those souls that were burned are damned people who disrespected the Demon God. Instead of hiding them, we should let everyone know that that is the consequence of disrespecting the Demon God."
“…”
The conference hall suddenly fell silent.
Including Han Ji, who said these words, his face was a little unnatural.
This reaction is really like the state after being brainwashed by a cult!
However, this is not just one or two people, but now the entire ancient capital, nearly a million people, are like this!
It was the devil who saved the ancient capital, not the mage, nor the government. Even, I don’t know who said it, the higher ups had abandoned the ancient capital.
The atmosphere in that city is very strange now, and any disrespectful remarks towards the devil are not allowed. Even foreign mages who go to help with post-disaster reconstruction will be chased away by the locals in minutes if they say similar words. go out.
There have even been many incidents of conflicts between ancient capital mages and outside aid mages!
"We originally suspected that the fireball might be some kind of special magic capable of mental brainwashing, but..." The reporter unconsciously looked at Han Ji and several senior officials who had personally experienced the incident in the ancient capital.
"No." Han Ji shook his head.
“It’s not mental brainwashing.”
“It’s the fear dominance brought about by absolute power.” Zhu Meng said.
He was also burned for a while. After all the disrespectful thoughts towards the demon god disappeared in his heart, the burning feeling that his soul was ignited slowly dissipated.
The reaction of people in the ancient capital today is not because of some little trick of the devil, but because of the fear after the psychological defense line was shattered by that intuitive and shocking power!
The people of the ancient capital are not defending the Demon God, they are purely out of reverence!
Even he can't raise any doubts about the demon in his heart.
Don’t dare!
“Human mages’ understanding of the dark plane is still too shallow. I have also investigated a lot of information in this area during this period, but I have gained nothing.” Shao Zheng said.
“The dark demon who can repel the millions of dead armies led by the dead kings from all directions is undoubtedly an emperor. Moreover, judging from the changes in the world caused by that demon god, he is not an ordinary emperor.”< br>
"For now, I'm going to characterize the Demon God as the resurrected ancient king."
"I'm afraid this doesn't make sense." A middle-aged congressman said.
“The magic controlled by the ancient king Ying Zheng during his lifetime did not include fire, and the method of burning the soul should be curse magic. In addition, storms...”
"It may be that the ancient king has resurrected. Is it possible that you plan to tell the world that we have summoned a dark demon?" Shao Zheng interrupted.
“What to do with the people in the ancient capital?”
"We failed to detect the catastrophe in the ancient capital in advance and were unable to provide timely support. We almost watched the ancient capital being devoured by the undead. Now that the ancient capital has survived the catastrophe, is it possible that you still plan to hold them responsible for using dark forbidden arts?"
Forbidden magic, at least in On the surface, it is explicitly prohibited by the Magic Association of the Five Continents, and this terrifying forbidden technique that involves millions of people summoning an imperial-level dark demon will arouse huge international public opinion. Once used by someone with ulterior motives, the ancient capital will be destroyed. The survivors are identified as evil followers of the devil. What should they do?
Destroyed the ancient capital?
The preparation of the forbidden technique was ordered and supported by Han Ji, and he also approved it. If they can't save the ancient capital, is it possible that the ancient capital should not be allowed to save itself?
“But...”
"After I finish speaking, who objects?" Shao Zheng asked.
"..."
There was silence in the conference room. If you object at this time, it is equivalent to advocating that millions of people in the ancient capital who have just escaped from the gate of hell will be sent to death again. No one here has This courage. By default, after the incident was revealed, it was Shao Zheng and Han Ji who were responsible, and had little to do with them.
"What about... Lu Cheng's treatment?" asked a middle-aged congressman.
"Threatening the National Magic Association, secretly researching forbidden arts, and the two strange dark creatures around him, the vampires, and the Black Vatican, Hujin Archdeacon Mu He, under our investigation, he was in Bo City At that time, he took great care of Lu Cheng. Although we have no direct evidence to prove his relationship with the Black Church, he is highly suspected."
"So?" Shao Zheng narrowed his eyes.
While I was away, you caused trouble and almost summoned a space storm to the imperial capital!
Now that I am back, why do I still want to cause trouble?
“……”
Noticing the change in Shao Zheng's attitude, the middle-aged councilman wisely shut his mouth.
Didn’t he just mention it casually?
What does this murderous look mean?
Why, is it possible that Lu Cheng is still your illegitimate son, Shao Zheng?
Isn’t that Su Lu’s nephew?
Or when did you get married?
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"How is Lu Cheng's situation?"
After the meeting, Shao Zheng went to Pang Lai specifically.
According to Han Ji’s report, Lu Cheng entered the Evil Abyss at that time, and when he reappeared, he had fallen into a coma. According to Ling Xi, the elder of the Hunter Alliance, they got lost after entering the Evil Abyss. They were separated and later brought out by the two people who broke into the evil abyss.
Being able to freely enter and leave the evil abyss is no longer a skill that a super-level mage can have.
Forbidden curse!
And it’s a space system!
"It should be fine." Pang Lai said.
“Otherwise, when we are having a meeting, there will be a space storm hanging above our heads.”
Shao Zheng lowered his voice, "You didn't go and take a look?"
Pang Lai's eyes twitched slightly, "Am I crazy? Go and get beaten now?"
Song Qiming is in the Magic City , that old guy doesn’t even dare to go!
He dares?
"Go and have a look and understand his attitude." Shao Zheng said.
"The experience of the World University Competition is about to begin. If he is still interested, I will try my best to persuade these people and leave him a place. If he is not interested, I will not force him."
The Nature of the World University Competition It's a bit special. It's a competition of strength between domestic aristocratic families, and it's also an exhibition match for countries around the world to show off their muscles. Therefore, Lu Cheng's situation is indeed a bit troublesome.
Chinese people are very sensitive. If this matter gets too big, it will be an issue of national dignity.
“No need to ask.” Pang Lai shook his head.
"He will definitely go."
"Why?" Shao Zheng asked doubtfully.
“Because some people don’t want him to go.” Pang Lai said.
“If it hadn’t been for this, he probably wouldn’t have had much interest in the school competition. At most, it would have been regarded as just a trip, and there would be a high probability that he would not be able to work hard, but now some people don’t want him to go.”< br>
“Then he has to go.”
Rebellion from generation to generation!
"By the way, you'd better deal with the previous matter." Pang Lai reminded.
“This is not something I can decide with just one word.” Shao Zheng sighed.
For such a big thing as the ancient capital, millions of people died, and although the beheading plan was radical, it was the only thing they could do at the time.
As for adding Lu Cheng, a high-level mage, it is just a matter of one sentence. With so many super-level mage, even Zhu Meng has been involved, is it possible that there can be anything to say about public revenge? Who has a grudge against Lu Cheng?
“Besides, this matter didn’t happen out of nowhere.” Shao Zheng lowered his voice.
"According to the news from the trial, Lu Cheng does have a special connection with the Black Church. He has even had many contacts with Salang."
Pang Lai's expression changed slightly, "Where did you get the news?"< br>
“There are undercover agents from the Black Vatican among our people. Naturally, there are also our undercover agents in the Black Vatican.” Shao Zheng sighed.
“I couldn’t object to this matter before, just because of this news.”
The Trial Conference’s undercover agents in the Black Church risked their lives to spread the news that Salang does have a special connection with Lu Cheng , so the Supreme Court told Han Ji to keep an eye on Lu Cheng.
Even if there was no incident in the ancient capital, Lu Cheng was already highly valued by the Supreme Tribunal!
In fact, for the beheading plan in the ancient capital, the Supreme Court of Justice initially planned to use Lu Cheng to lure out Salang, and the others were just a cover.
But they did not expect that the scene caused by the Black Church was so big. Even the evil abyss was controlled. An army of millions of undead surrounded the ancient capital, causing communication interruption. Han Ji could only decide what happened next.
However, at the beginning of the decapitation plan, he had already asked the Supreme Court to give Han Ji hidden instructions. If the plan failed, Lu Cheng could not really take action against him, regardless of whether he was a member of the Black Vatican or not.
This is not because he is bending the law for personal gain, but because reality is so fucked!
Lu Cheng is the Black Church?
What then?
Kill him?
And then let millions or tens of millions of people across the country become Momo in Su Meng's space storm?
Unless Lu Cheng really does something blatantly harmful, they can't take action. Even if the kid really goes astray, they can't kill him, they can only restrict him!
This is not to say that he is afraid of trouble, nor is he afraid of Su Meng.
This is a compromise that must be made for the safety of life and property of millions, or even tens of millions, of people across the country!
This is reality! Fucking reality!
(End of this chapter)