Alien paradise

"That's true." Chaoyang leaned against the guardrail, "But don't angels pursue wish power? You should also accumulate wish power by doing good deeds, right?"

Although humans are different from demons, they don't need to consume anything just to stay alive.

"Doing good for us is a spontaneous hobby, rather than doing good for a certain purpose." Elodie shook her head, "What's more, if you want to achieve the effect Tiffany said, for example, through operating a charity fund, you can save more than ten people at a time. Thousands of people, she simply can't do it with her own abilities. Even if she can succeed, the wish power gained may not be as good as saving a few rich people alone. Since ancient times, there has been only one way for angels to obtain a large amount of wish power..."

Kill the demon and bathe in its blood.

"Why do I feel like demons have become wish collectors, while angels are the top predators?" Chaoyang scratched his head.

"According to K, most of the time in the contest between the two sides, the demons have the upper hand. Although they are not superior in terms of force, their way of confusing people's hearts is unparalleled. Even angels like Joan of Arc are ultimately defeated because of He was burned at the stake because of the devil's wiles."

"Wait a minute, why did Joan of Arc become an angel?"

"K told me. He said he kept a directory that recorded outstanding angels from all ages..."

"This is not believable at all!" Chaoyang interrupted disapprovingly, "Anyway, there is no way to trace history. If you catch a person with a good reputation and give him the title of angel, this approach is just to put gold on the faces of today's people. That’s all.”

"Why are you so excited? I didn't say this must be true." Elodie bumped him with her elbow in dissatisfaction, "Do you still want to hear it?"

"Listen. You continue."

"Later on, our differences became more and more serious, and the quarrels continued one after another, until one day Tiffany was completely disappointed in me and went to the United States alone. Since then, we have never been in contact again." Elodie sighed softly. , "If she comes to this party, I want to apologize to her."

"Why are you apologizing? You think you were wrong?"

"I'm right, but she's right too. The more I help others, the more deeply I feel that kindness without power is ridiculously humble, and sometimes it even has to rely on the mercy of the perpetrator. Tiffany is just Taking money and status as her strength, I shouldn't have ridiculed her so harshly."

"Uh... are you scolding me harshly?" Chaoyang asked.

"Very cruel. I was hanging out in the slums every day at that time, especially when she reduced my partners to nothing, I said all the ugly words." There was a hint of guilt in Elodie's tone. , "In the end, I followed a similar path to her and formed the Skeleton Hand."

"So that's what happened." He said thoughtfully, "But according to this statement, she should also apologize to you. Your friends... at least I think they are pretty good."

Speaking of this, Elodie showed a smile, "Indeed. Although they have not awakened as angels, in my opinion, they are no worse than angels! As for whether Tiffany will apologize, that is not something I can decide. All I have to do is be myself."

She is indeed mentally more mature than her peers, Chaoyang sighed inwardly.

"I actually came here to tell you one more thing," she paused and then said, "There is one person who has helped me more than the hands of the skeleton, and that is you. I used to think that demons are always carrying Act according to the purpose. The rewards of the contract are too straightforward, which makes it easy for the user to do whatever it takes, and it is natural for it to be regarded as evil. But after getting to know you, I found that being able to obtain power simply and clearly is not a bad thing."

"Ahem...Should I ask for any reward?"

"Maybe there will be in the future, who knows?" Elodie chuckled, "I'm hungry after talking so much, let's go eat now!"

…

At two o'clock in the afternoon the next day, Butler Swick came to the door of Elodie's room on time and led her to the party venue.

Lovisya took Reske to the racecourse north of the castle a long time ago. It is said that there is a track for horse racing, and it is all free.

Chaoyang stayed in his suite and was connected to Elodie through a chain of consciousness. In this way, he could watch the entire party even without the organizer's permission.

This meant that Elodie had completely let down her guard against him.

After all, letting the devil "enter" the venue means that the true colors of the angels present will be exposed. If Chaoyang wants to attack them again, no one can stop him.

Elodie followed the butler through the quiet atrium and sun-drenched gravel walkways until they reached the heart of the castle. The deeper you go, the less luxurious the hotel feels; the fluorescent strips hidden on the roof are replaced by brass chandeliers, and the walls change from smooth marble slabs to rough and uneven masonry. When the other party stopped in front of a thick wooden door that was four meters high, she seemed to have returned to the era when knights ruled and there were many castles.

"Is this right here?"

"I can only send you here, and you have to go there by yourself." Schweik bowed and saluted.

Seeing that he had no intention of opening the door for her, Elodie could only step forward in person, support the door with both hands, and bend her knees to exert force - the door was indeed heavy, but it was not so heavy that she could not push it at all. With a dull creaking and rubbing sound, the wooden door slid open to both sides little by little. When the gap was almost one person wide, she ducked and jumped in.

Inside the door is a narrow passage, and the only source of light is the candlesticks on both sides.

"It's enough to make the house look like this." Elodie complained as she walked, "If I were K, I would go crazy if I lived here for a long time."

"It's probably a defensive passage built in imitation of an ancient castle. When the enemy breaks through here, they will be stabbed by spearmen on both sides - they only need to hide behind the wall to kill the enemy without leaving a single piece of armor behind. .”

"It's true." She took out her phone and took a photo disapprovingly, and was shocked! There are really many small holes all over the dark stone wall. The other side is bottomless and I don’t know where it leads. It’s very scary to see.

"The speed of the wind!"

Elodie was instantly enveloped in the strong wind and rushed forward quickly, even if she had to expend some of her will power. Fortunately, this passage was not too long. After running fifty meters, she saw another wooden door.

This time the door opened with a slight push.

Opposite was a church-like hall.

Stained glass windows occupy all the walls of the house, and the midday sun shines through the windows onto the ground, reflecting the granite slabs beautifully. There is a giant mural on the ceiling, which looks a bit like a replica of Genesis. Various human stone sculptures are carved on the pillars around the hall. Judging from their folded or open wings, these statues undoubtedly represent angels.

Elodie moved her gaze to the center of the church.

There was only a long table covered with white cloth, and many people had already sat down at the table.

"This scene reminds me of a painting..." Chaoyang whispered.

"What painting?"

"The Last Supper." He suddenly had a bad feeling in his heart, "Is this gathering of yours to catch the mole?"