A mage's journey begins with a battle mage.

Chapter 385 Demon Metal

The meeting ended, and because of those sinful lords, Shirley could say she accomplished absolutely nothing this time.

But this cannot be blamed on the lords; everyone has their own interests, and this is the most fundamental conflict.

After all, you can't expect these sinful lords to be willing to give up protecting their own lives in order to consider the so-called bigger picture.

And who is in charge of the big picture?

Although Hell has a so-called King of Hell, namely Lucifer, this guy has autism and gets sick all the time when he's bored, so he has no way of managing Hell.

The ring masters of the other rings are all formidable, and basically, Lucifer is no longer able to command the Ring of Pride and has no control over the entire Hell.

However, even the Ring of Pride was beyond Lucifer's control. He was isolated every day, never establishing an effective governing body, and had no real authority whatsoever.

It's hard to imagine that the top leader of Hell, who is theoretically also the most powerful demon in the entire Hell, actually has autism.

Jiang Shuzhou even suspected that the other person might have depression.

After this whole thing, it probably won't be long before Heaven and Hell go to war, even without Jiang Shuzhou's intervention. It's inevitable.

"Bridget, did I mess up again?"

"I'm so disappointed," Shirley said.

"You've already tried your best."

Brigitte hugged Shirley and patted her back to comfort her.

Upon hearing this, Shirley didn't say anything, but simply hugged Brigitte tightly and began to sob.

"What's wrong?"

Jiang Shuzhou pretended that he had just arrived.

"Mr. Atlas, I messed up..."

"That's what Shirley said."

Then, she began to tell Jiang Shuzhou her story.

Jiang Shuzhou naturally knew what was going on, but he still pretended to be listening attentively.

"Shirley, this isn't your fault."

Jiang Shuzhou said.

"This is the fault of those sinful lords! They refused to consider the bigger picture and actually killed the angel. That's why you failed to persuade the others."

Upon hearing this, Shirley stopped crying.

"I attended meetings with them, I witnessed their crimes firsthand, and they were the ones who posted this on social media!"

"Shirley, you should know that some people aren't worth protecting. You're protecting them, but what about them?"

"They stabbed you in the back."

Jiang Shuzhou spoke in a silent, seductive tone.

"What should I do?"

Xia Li looked completely bewildered.

"Of course, you should get rid of these sinners. I'll even provide you with intelligence. Kill all these fools, and you'll be free to lead hell in the direction you desire."

"Think about it, Shirley, everyone is groveling at your feet, all the demons agree with your ideals, everyone is willing to stay in the hotel, and even take pride in it."

"What a wonderful world that is, don't you think?"

Upon hearing this, Xia Li's eyes flickered, and she felt a little tempted.

"like……"

"Shirley! Don't listen to his nonsense! He just wants you to help him eliminate the enemy!"

Brigitte looked at Jiang Shuzhou warily and said to Xia Li.

"But I..."

Jiang Shuzhou smiled and didn't bring it up again.

"If that's your opinion, then I have nothing to say. This is just a suggestion, a suggestion to avoid conflict."

"However, I have another suggestion. Would you like to hear it?"

"What plan?"

"Isn't your father a six-winged angel in Heaven? Why don't you go to Heaven and show the other angels what you've accomplished? Maybe that will change Heaven's mind."

Jiang Shuzhou was manipulating Xia Li.

In fact, this is completely useless, and may even have the opposite effect.

After all, most of the angels in Heaven have a very vague impression of Hell. They only know that such a place exists, but they don't know what it's like.

Shirley's arrival will surely expose the Great Purge, letting everyone know what's going on in Hell.

That will be Moriarty's time to shine.

He didn't need to give a long speech; he only needed to state the facts: the sinners in hell harbored deep resentment towards the angels and wished they could kill them all.

And these sinners show no remorse whatsoever; they are just as insane and depraved in hell.

At that time, as angels of justice, they will certainly be very willing to fight for justice and sweep away evil.

Even if there are some saints, it doesn't matter. Heaven operates on a democratic system, which means it's very easy to guide ordinary angels and thus implement the so-called "tyranny of the majority."

That is, through a vote, through the proposal to kill all sinners and demons.

After all, wasn't this the same Act 666 that was passed in the Federation of the Human Realm?

"But I can't get through to him on the phone..."

Shirley remained silent.

"He's just sick, not dead. Why don't you just wait until he's not having an attack before hitting him?"

Upon hearing this, Xia Li's eyes lit up; she was very interested in Jiang Shuzhou's idea.

If I could persuade the angels...

At this moment, Xia Li's heart had completely drifted into the beautiful world described by Jiang Shuzhou, and she had long forgotten what the world was like, indulging in her own fantasy.

Brigitte, standing to the side, looked displeased. She was very unhappy with Xia Li's current dependence on Jiang Shuzhou.

But she couldn't vent her frustrations, since Jiang Shuzhou seemed to be right.

However, her woman's intuition told her that something was wrong with Jiang Shuzhou.

But she couldn't pinpoint exactly what was wrong.

Therefore, he could only keep this matter in mind and prevent Jiang Shuzhou from communicating with Xia Li.

"Alright, Shirley's tired enough today, we need to rest. Don't bother us unless it's absolutely necessary."

After saying that, Biji, with a gloomy expression, chased Jiang Shuzhou out of the room and quickly locked the door, as if guarding against a thief.

With the door slamming shut, Jiang Shuzhou curled his lip, not caring at all.

Then, all fell silent.

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In the silent mine.

With a bang, a demon's head was blown off by the snake's tail.

"This is it."

"That old woman Camilla is really good at hiding her true colors."

The visitors were Vika and her companions.

Although they threatened to kidnap Camilla's two daughters, they didn't actually go.

There's no need for that; they've already found out how Camilla hurt the angel.

"Who...who are you people?"

"A demon said tremblingly."

"You don't need to know who we are. What I want to ask is, what exactly are they mining here?"

Vika asked.

"Metal, sacred metal."

The demon answered tremblingly.

"Are you talking nonsense? Mining holy metals in hell? Who are you trying to fool?"

With that, Vika killed the demon, and then she chose another one.

"And you? Are you willing to tell the truth?"

"Yes, it's a metal imbued with evil power; we call it Demon Metal..."