The Unemployed Demon Lord

"Seriously, Arnold, you are the earl's son. You have too many choices. Why hang yourself on a tree in Alice? I think Rossetti seems to be interested in you~" Hobbes couldn't understand a nobleman. Brother, why are you so obsessed with civilian washboards?

"I just don't want the first love in my life to be perfunctory." Arnold shook his head pretending to be profound.

"You seem to be trying to say that you are a virgin." Hobbs looked strange.

"Don't worry about these details, forget it..." Arnold put the roses in Hobbs' wine glass, held up an umbrella and walked into the street, "It seems that Miss Alice will not come back today, I'd better go back first ,See you!"

Hobbs picked up the rose in the wine glass, smelled it, and felt that it was quite fragrant, and he could just take it home to make his wife happy.

Looking at the empty town streets, Hobbs couldn't help touching the blue stubble on his chin and thought, Arnold is really naive. Now that he has a younger sister as a pig teammate, I'm afraid he will only be farther and farther away from his dream what……

After a while, a small donkey cart stopped by the Adventurer's Guild.

Under the hazy light rain, the whole person was wet, the blond hair on his head was tied together, and there was still a trace of fatigue between the brows.

Merlin drove for a long time without even sleeping, and directly returned to Wrexham from the village of Lowwicker.

No one in that village survived, they were all frozen to death, turned into ice sculptures, and disappeared on the map of Britain.

What trouble might arise afterwards?But Merlin is still busy with other things now, and has no time to think about other things.

"Yo~" Hobbs shook the wine glass in his hand and greeted, "Merlin, are you back? Come in and have a drink together."

"Sorry, I'm in a hurry now." Merlin said lightly, his eyes lost a lot of carelessness, "Hobbs, is Miss Da Vinci in the guild?"

"No, she must be in the library at this time, what's the matter?" Hobbs asked strangely, feeling that Merlin was eager for something.

"Really, thanks." Merlin drove the donkey cart straight to the town library.

Hobbs stared wide-eyed, feeling a mess inside, thinking

Eh?What are you in such a hurry for?

I still want to chat with him.

By the way, why didn't I see Alice...

Wrexham Library.

Da Vinci, as an honorary member, has his own laboratory here.

In addition to the dedicated laboratory, there are many privileges.

Da Vinci is not only an adventurer, but also has superb insights in alchemy, and is fully funded by the Austin family.

In the laboratory at this time, Rossetti dozed off on a book, the pages of which were soaked with saliva.

As Da Vinci's partner, Rossetti has always been inseparable, almost misunderstood as Lala.

Da Vinci was still doing various experiments on the mysterious key, and there were piles of books, experimental test tubes, and various alchemy reagents in front of him.

Now in front of Da Vinci, the mysterious key has been put down in the test tube. After a long period of experimental investigation, she has already understood the key, but further verification is needed.

Leonardo Da Vinci poured the highly pure holy water of the Holy See into the test tube. After being blessed by many cardinals and soaked in the holy vessel, it was like poison to dark creatures.

The key was bubbling and bubbling in the holy water, and then the holy water became cloudy, and pungent black rocks emerged.

Da Vinci quickly observed carefully, twisted his monocular glasses, and suddenly a blue magic god appeared, and various spells slowly flowed on it.

The vague auditory hallucinations sounded in Da Vinci's ears

"We are willing to dedicate our souls to the great Satan and become the minions of hell. Our souls will burn forever in the fire of karma without fear..."

Da Vinci further twisted the glasses, the flow of the operation began to speed up, and the scene in front of him fundamentally changed.

The line of sight passes through the layers of fog and enters the deep void, followed by endless flames and dead spirits falling out of thin air, howling and screaming, begging for rebirth.

In the darkness, there are countless skeletons burning with the fire of hell. They seem to be waiting for something, screaming constantly, and holding the weapons of hell.

The first skeleton was wearing heavy armor, with hairs growing on his head, riding on the skeleton dragon, and the flames on his body were stronger than anyone else's.

It suddenly turned back to meet Da Vinci's gaze, with a terrifying head on its head, red flames burning in its eye sockets, and a strange smile.

"Jie Jie Jie Jie..."

Da Vinci put away the spell like lightning, backed away frightened by the sight of the undead, did not hold the test tube with his hand, and fell directly to the ground and shattered.

The red key lay quietly on the ground, as if nothing had happened.

Da Vinci gasped heavily, cold sweat spread from his forehead, his heart was beating violently, and he looked at the key with uneasy eyes, feeling that his soul almost couldn't come back just now, and he had never seen such a terrifying scene.

"Eh!? What's wrong!" Rossetti was awakened immediately, with drowsy drool still on her mouth, she looked at Da Vinci blankly, "Fa... what happened?"

Da Vinci calmed down a bit, looked at Rossetti, and said with lingering fear

"This key comes from hell..."

Chapter 5: Monthly Ticket Addition

"Hell?" Rossetti frowned, and said in surprise, "Does this place really exist? It's like heaven, it's all fabricated."

"It has been mentioned in many ancient books that our world is just one of them. Birth, old age, sickness and death all follow the destiny in the dark. There are insurmountable barriers between worlds, and it is not easy for mutual interference to occur." Da Vinci was cautious. Picking up the red key, wrapping it in a cloth and putting it on the table, he began to look through the books, "I believe hell exists. Although alchemy is popular now, there is a reason why theology can be passed down."

"Then Alice and the others got the key, isn't it a treasure?" Rossetti asked curiously.

"No, I preliminarily concluded that the material of the key came from hell." Da Vinci said while reading the book carefully, "According to the records in the ancient books, when the emperor of the former kingdom completed the unification, he used the power of hell."

"No one will take the unofficial history of 400 years ago seriously?" Rossetti seems to have heard this rumor.

"Since someone wrote it, someone will believe it, right? And now this key corresponds to the unofficial history, so it must be related." Da Vinci said lightly.

"Relationship?" Rossetti seemed to have gotten used to Da Vinci's chattering manner.

"It is said that the emperor of the former kingdom contacted the apostle from hell, and gave his soul to Satan, and obtained four keys. With the four keys combined with the ancient magic circle, they can open the gates of our world and hell, allowing countless The undead return to the real world."

"Still...is there such a thing?" Rossetti's expression showed a hint of consternation, "I remember that history said that the British dynasty launched an uprising 400 years ago, using Satan, who sold the people's souls to hell in the former kingdom, as an excuse. An excuse, a 20-year civil war, and the help of the Vatican, is that excuse true?"

"Who can tell clearly what happened more than 400 years ago? But the former kingdom and the legendary hell must be connected." Da Vinci slowly closed the book, feeling that he had understood everything.

Rossetti looked at the key wrapped in cloth in surprise, "The rumored key, isn't it this one?"

Da Vinci was silent for a while, raised his head and said seriously, "I think it's very possible."

"Boom boom boom!"

There was a knock on the door, interrupting the conversation between the two.

Da Vinci thought it was the curator of the library, "Please come in."

Merlin walked in directly, all wet and impolite.

"Miss Da Vinci, you are indeed here..."

"Mr. Merlin?" Da Vinci was surprised. He didn't expect Merlin to come directly to him.

"Hey, brother Merlin, have you returned from your pleasant honeymoon trip with Alice? It's pretty fast." Rossetti couldn't help but tease.

Merlin looked at Rossetti, the cow, thinking about honeymoon trip?Not pleasant at all, okay?

"Miss Da Vinci, how did you study the key last time?"

"This key is full of dangers. I advise you to leave it to the royal family or the Holy See." Da Vinci suggested.

"How do you say?" Merlin asked in surprise, but he didn't expect that there would be unexpected gains.

"This key is very likely to be a treasure of the former kingdom. It can open the door of this world and hell. If it falls into the wrong hands, the consequences will be disastrous, and the whole of Britain will be in crisis." Da Vinci said succinctly.

"Is that so..."

Merlin didn't doubt Da Vinci's words too much, because he had cut the messenger from hell himself, so he naturally knew that hell must exist, but they were all undead, and he was not very interested.

Thinking about it all now, why are the remnants of the former kingdom so attached to this key?Merlin has almost understood that it must be to obtain powerful assistance. Back then, the apostle of hell also offered him generous conditions, but he didn't agree.

"Miss Da Vinci, please give me the key?"

"I said that this kind of thing is not something you and Alice can handle, and should be handed over to the royal family or the Holy See." Da Vinci frowned.

"It can't be handed over to others, it must be handed over to me." Merlin said without doubt.

"Hey, little brother Merlin, Da Vinci will not harm you, she will tell the truth about anything dangerous." Rossetti said next to him.

"I know, to be honest, Alice was arrested by the remnants of the former kingdom, and this key is needed to redeem her. Time is running out." Merlin said with a serious expression.

"Eh?" Da Vinci's eyes widened, he didn't expect such a thing to happen, "Miss Alice was taken away?"

"Really?" Rossetti stood up in astonishment.

"Really, they need that key." Merlin said helplessly, he really didn't like such troublesome things.

"However, if the key falls into the hands of people with evil intentions, many people's lives will be in danger. If you are still a little bit sensible, you shouldn't hand over the key to the remnants of the former kingdom." Da Vinci lowered his head and thought for a while, then continued, "And You don't have to worry too much about Alice, I heard the news that the Knights of Purple Gold Flower have locked the stronghold of the remnants of the former kingdom, and now the Ninth Thorn Knight may be on the way, and Alice will be rescued by then."

"It's better for me to do this kind of thing myself. I don't trust others very much, I only trust myself." Merlin waved his hand, thinking about the Thorn Knight, who knows how strong he is?And what if the other party becomes annoyed if he delays in sending the key over?

"Mr. Merlin, I think you are acting out of emotion." Da Vinci felt that the safety of the entire kingdom was at stake, and Merlin could not be absolutely alone.

"Maybe, but Miss Da Vinci, I hope you can understand me..." Merlin smiled, thinking that Alice knelt down, would he pay off the debt by himself soon?This is too bad.

Da Vinci looked at Merlin, thinking completely differently from Merlin, that's right, Miss Alice is Mr. Merlin's wife, if something like this happens, she must be very worried, right?It seems that Mr. Merlin loves Miss Alice from the bottom of his heart.

If Merlin could read minds and hear what Da Vinci was thinking, he might vomit three liters of blood.

Da Vinci felt that the key belonged to Merlin and Alice in the first place, and they had to decide how to deal with it. He had already said what he had to say, so he handed the key wrapped up to Merlin.

"It's in here."

Merlin opened it and looked at it, nodded after confirming that there was no problem, "Thank you for your assistance."

"Really, the Thorn Knight has already gone, what can you, a black iron adventurer, do to help?" Rossetti wanted Merlin to calm down. Do you have credit? What if you give the key and refuse to return it?"

"Of course I will send them all to hell." Merlin said flatly, putting the key in his pocket.

"Ah?" Rossetti frowned, her huge chest trembling, "You are a low-level black iron adventurer, and you can't do many things."

"Ha, so what about the black iron adventurer?" Merlin smiled lightly, walked to the door, and grabbed the raincoat, "Lend me the raincoat."

"Mr. Merlin, I won't stop you, but I just want to say one thing..." Da Vinci paused, and said very seriously, "You are not a hero, don't indulge in romantic heroism."

"This..." Merlin looked back at the two of them, and replied in a casual tone

"Of course I know I'm not a hero."

"Romantic heroism isn't for me either."