The Unemployed Demon Lord

Clardy turned pale with fright, it was hard to imagine that a person would owe such a huge amount of wealth, it was frightening to death!

Originally, he wanted to win Alice into the Bauhinia Knights, but now Clardy decisively dismissed this idea!

The Bauhinia Knights belong only to the Queen, and Alice is the Queen's person when she joins the Knights, and has the responsibility to help Alice pay off her debts.

But this owes too much!Not to mention that Britain did not dare to accept Alice easily, no empire would willingly accept this hot potato.

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"One by one... so many, haha ​​one by one" CC got excited again

A drop of cold sweat fell on Masefield's forehead, trembling with fright, wondering what the couple had done?A debt owed to a person for several lifetimes to pay off!

"I'm so obedient, little Alice... it's really different...

Blaise wiped the cold sweat off his forehead tremblingly, thinking with lingering fears that he always encouraged the princess to win over Alice, so it seems that he almost ruined the whole of France, and he will never mention winning over Alice again. something happened.

"Right." Alice shrugged helplessly. It's not impossible to be a Knight of Thorns, but the conditions are not allowed, "And it seems that after joining the Bauhinia Knights, it doesn't seem to be very free. I don't like it very much, so I'm sorry.

Clardy and Masefield looked at each other and exchanged a little eye contact.

Originally, they planned to attract a strong man to join the Bauhinia Knights, but now it seems that it is a loss-making business, and the queen is not easy to explain.

Masefield lowered his head and said in a very small voice, "Mr. Clardy...forget it, although I really hope she joins us, but I can't accept a trouble." Let's think about it again, if we can choose a compromise The best way is, if you give up this opportunity casually, where can you find a more suitable candidate to become the Thorn Knight? Clardy responded in a low voice.

"A...well, I'll listen to you, teacher." Masefield nodded without any objection.

Among Thorn Knights, Clardy's qualifications are very old, and other knights are basically young people in front of him.

In the Bauhinia Knights for more than 40 years, Clardy has become an elder in terms of experience and prestige.

Even many Thorn Knights have been promoted and instructed by Clardy, and even Masefield will respect his ideas.

Clardy turned to look at Alice, showing a hesitant expression, and asked tentatively, "I'm afraid we can't help you with your debts, but you are free... we can continue to talk..."

"Can I disobey the queen's order... something like that?" Alice asked puzzled.

"Almost, you don't have to obey orders, but you have to do things that go along with the interests of the empire." Clardy explained.

"What?" Alice became a little interested.

"At the beginning of the establishment of the Bauhinia Knights, it was to protect the safety of the empire as the primary goal. In addition to not having a chapter: 1 Thorn Knights and 2 Knight Commanders, there is also a relatively unique position that is not known to the outside world. It was set up to attract talented people who don’t like military life, and it’s called foreign thorn knights.” Clardy knew the composition of the Bauhinia Knights very well, and felt that foreign knights were very suitable for Alice.

"Foreign Thorn Knight?" Alice's mind was full of question marks, she had never heard of such a position.

"That's right, the foreign Thorn Knights have no real power and cannot participate in the management of the Knights, but they have the same status as the Thorn Knights and are respected. They are basically a noble class without real power." Clardy said slowly.

Alice thinks it's not bad. There are many nobles without real power, basically just a title.

But the title of nobility is still useful, basically you will not be suppressed by the local nobles, and you don't have to worry about getting into trouble and being chased away by the guards.

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But Alice was still a little worried, and Jingyi asked.

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"So... I'm free?"

"Of course, you can do anything, even if you continue to be an adventurer, you don't need to do things exactly according to the Queen's will, and you can still receive a salary of 1 gold coins every month." Clardy said seriously, the foreign Thorn Knight is just A force that nominally belongs to the empire, but will not be in charge, so it can barely be regarded as winning over Alice, and successfully avoiding her debts, which can be regarded as a way to kill two birds with one stone.

"Wow, long-term meal ticket~" Merlin commented abruptly, thinking that he could become a nobleman by taking a part-time job, and still receive money every month without worrying about being tied down. It sounds like a fat job~

"Your Excellency Merlin, please pay attention to your words. Foreign Thorn Knights are also Thorn Knights, and they have certain obligations." Masefield emphasized.

"Tsk tsk! Sure enough, there is no such thing as a pie in the sky..." Merlin cocked his mouth, but he still couldn't be too naive.

"What obligation?" Alice frowned, she finally became interested, but was splashed with cold water.

"Foreign thorn knights can allow you to enjoy all the treatment of thorn knights except rights. For the sake of these benefits, you need to help us when the empire is in crisis. You don't need to trouble you for other things. You can be yourself What I want to do." Clardy gestured with his hands, as if drawing a pie for Alice.

"So that's how it is... Ashley nodded in understanding.

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"I don't know what you mean?" Clardy looked into Alice's eyes.Then, "Then... I'll think about it again... Alice can't make up her mind, and is still in a state of hesitation.

Even though Clardy is very self-cultivated, he still hesitated when he saw Alice, and couldn't help but roll his eyes in his heart.

I kept making concessions, but I still didn't get things done directly, and I felt like a failure.

Clardy stabilized his emotions and felt that he couldn't remember the incident, so he could only keep smiling.

"Well, we won't force you, if you can come to me at any time if you can figure it out, we won't disturb you for now.

Clardy turned to leave, but out of the corner of his eye, he saw Beelzebub who had been silent in the corner, and he was a little concerned.

"I don't know who that Your Excellency is? Together?

"Ah... yes! My fellow!" Merlin hurriedly made nonsense.

"Huh? Obviously there were only the two of you before? When did you get one more?" Blaize scratched his head.

"Haha, this... We are so lucky to have met them nearby. Their family is in a hurry, and we have to send this lunatic back." Merlin's smile was a little stiff, and he felt that this group of people asked a lot.

Clardy's expression was normal, and he felt a little weird, so he secretly mobilized his magic power and probed towards the mysterious guy for a second.

However, Clardy spied a horrified scene, which made him almost faint directly.

Chapter 40: Doubt

Clardy has a deep understanding of ancient civilizations, and naturally knows some mysterious magic.

Ordinary investigations are just people who can understand the level of coercion of the other party and judge which level the other party belongs to.

But Clardy's investigation is different. Using the knowledge of ancient civilizations, the investigation will instantly see the essence of a person.

At the moment when he probed the mysterious Beelzebub in the corner, Clardy saw a scene that horrified him—a pitch-black space with no end in sight, full of jumping fleshy walls, the sky and the ground were made of flesh. Yes, as if in the body of some monster.

Endless tentacles spread all over the world, a huge ancient tree comparable to a thousand years, with octopus-like suckers growing on it, spewing yellow-green liquid.

If you look carefully, you will find that the suckers covered with tentacles are actually human mouths, but the teeth are sharp and jagged.

Countless tentacles are dancing, like a hungry monster, desperately devouring the ferocious man-eating flies in the air.

When Clardy saw the scene like hell, his consciousness was gradually swallowed up, as if it was difficult to escape.

Fortunately, Beelzebub sneered a series of sneers at this moment, with a very contemptuous attitude: "Hmph, don't play with fire...

Clardy regained his consciousness and felt a sharp pain in his head, as if he had suffered a mental attack.

People around have no idea what's going on?It's just seeing Carat's big face in pain, covering his forehead, as if he is enduring something?

"Mr. Clardy? Teacher Clardy!" Seeing that Clardy was reacting strangely, Masefield called continuously, holding his small body with his hands.

"What's the matter? Mr. Clardy, what happened?" Blaise was in a mess, not knowing what to do?

"Huh?" Alice was puzzled, and looked at Merlin, thinking he knew the answer.

As a result, Merlin remained expressionless. After thinking for a while, he looked suspiciously at Beelzebub who was silent over there, thinking what the hell was going on with this guy?

Clardy's pain was only short-lived, returning to normal after a few seconds, and all the pain in his head disappeared.

He breathed heavily, and the white lining of his chest was soaked in cold sweat.

Clardy silently looked at the mysterious guy, thinking to hell!Why would you be eroded?Guys who can have this kind of means are not ordinary people.

"Ms. Clardy! What's wrong with you?" Masefield asked worriedly.

"...It's nothing, it's just a headache, maybe I'm too tired and need to rest.

Clardy smiled reluctantly, looking at the mysterious Beelzebub from time to time, with doubts in his heart.

He was a little confused as to whether this mysterious guy was playing tricks, after all, the other party didn't make any moves at all.

There are many secrets involved in ancient magic, and the common feature is that there will be side effects. The human body is not a machine like a magic cannon, and it will be backlashed.

Clardy himself did not dare to say that he had fully mastered it. It is possible that his consciousness was backlashed just now because of the side effects of using ancient magic.

"I made everyone laugh, so let's take our leave first.

"Go slowly." Alice responded politely.

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After Clardy waited for the three to leave, the room returned to calm, as if nothing had happened just now.

"What happened to Mr. Clardy just now? Some...Alice couldn't help but ask Merlin directly.

After thinking about it, Merlin turned to look at the silent Beelzebub, and asked, "You bastard did it just now, right?"

"Lucifer, don't trap me again. It's obviously that arrogant human being who wants to die. If I don't open my mouth, he is already dead. Instead of hurting him, I even saved his life. Is it wrong?" Seeing that there was no outsider in the room, Xibul lifted his dull hood and let out a long breath.

"What do you mean? What happened just now?" Merlin didn't quite understand what it meant. Perhaps only Clady and Beelzebub knew what happened just now.

"I don't know what method he used to try to probe my soul, but he was almost swallowed by me because his own soul was too weak. You should understand the strength of the Demon King. Our soul already has divinity, so how could it be possible for mortals to pry into it? " Beelzebub asked with a sneer

Merlin didn't say a word, thinking that Clardy almost set himself on fire, and the demon kings are considered the apex of the world, aren't they just kidding? "Huh! In the end, humble human beings don't know their own weight, and they always do dangerous things like curiosity that kills cats. I still abide by the agreement between us, and it doesn't matter if I devour that fool's soul." Beelzebub said with a cold snort.

"What the fuck? If there was trouble just now, we'd have nothing to eat!" Alice couldn't help scolding Beelzebub.

"None of my business~" Beelzebub spread his hands.

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"Okay, okay, didn't this cause no trouble?

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Merlin signaled Alice not to make noise, and asked her directly about the foreign Thorn Knight.

"Speaking of which, what do you think of the conditions they offered?"

"... Any suggestions?" Alice looked at Merlin out of the corner of her eye.

"I think it's okay. The key is freedom. You just need a little help. Long-term meal tickets, wouldn't it be nice~" Merlin looked very excited.

"...Think about it 55n Alice lowered her head, showing a hesitant look.

Tsk! "Melin was speechless, and said cheekily, "If you don't want to, then give me the chance, I'm very interested, hehe~"

"You have a good idea. They are wooing me, okay? They are not extending an olive branch to you." Alice gave Merlin a white look.