Mystery Paradise: Wishing Power Demon-Chapter 254 - 253 Meeting Again
Chapter 254: Chapter 253: Meeting Again
Chapter 254 -253: Meeting Again
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Two days later, in M City.
When Chaoyang returned to the castle manor, it had become eerily quiet. At the entrance, it wasn’t a guard or a butler who welcomed him and Ailuodi, but K himself.
He was still seated in his wheelchair, no different from before. Dan stood behind, hands clasped behind him, looking at the two with an added measure of respect.
“Has everyone left?” Chaoyang casually asked.
“Yes. Now it’s back to its usual state,” K said, his lips curving slightly, probably into a smile, “If you two find it too quiet, I can arrange for some lively entertainment to liven things up.”
“That won’t be necessary,” he cleared his throat and said.
In a way, Chaoyang quite liked the castle as it was now—the distant mountains stretched continuously, and the butler had said that snow would cover their peaks in winter. The garden was deeply tranquil, with winding paths partially hidden amongst the greenery. There was even an outdoor swimming pool on the second floor, maintaining a constant temperature of about 25 to 26 degrees Celsius, where one could soak and take in the view of the main tower clock and the foothills beyond. Previously, with outsiders around, he had felt restrained, but now with only their own people, the ambiance was entirely different.
More importantly, there was a buffet restaurant open for twelve hours a day and constant internet connectivity—perfect for someone who disliked wandering around.
The only issue was that it was too extravagant.
Although the guest rooms might not open even once a year, they were equipped like those of a hotel—it only showed that the manor’s owner knew how to live well.
As if reading his thoughts, K said, “You are always welcome here. At any time of the year, for any length of stay, you will be treated with the utmost seriousness.”
“Is that so?” Chaoyang smiled, “When I get older, I will certainly move in here.”
Ailuodi, however, did not join the conversation, her expression somber.
Clearly she was resistant to the idea of living here long-term.
This surprised Chaoyang, as the castle was undeniably a hundred times better than her warehouse base.
But he didn’t press further, “The Demon… The incident at Walazak Island, you are already aware of it?”
“We only know the gist of it, the details will only be clear after you’ve explained,” K motioned for Dan to push his wheelchair toward the main tower, “That day, Dan and Miss Dolly were at the Majuro Atoll. They saw the missile fly by and the military lockdown of the naval port. Later, insider intelligence suggested that the Marines landed on the island, and we knew that something significant must have occurred.”
“But back to the point—how did you manage to do all this? Why did you attract the attention of the United States Navy?” Dan asked curiously.
“That’s a trade secret,” Chaoyang spread his hands, indicating there was nothing he could do.
While controlling the weapons system of DDG17, he could have, incidentally, blocked the communication channels, preventing the navy from contacting the base. However, he had a simple reason for not doing so: he wanted to leverage their power to help investigate the secrets beneath the island floor. Cyber Eye could access any network information, but without a general direction or keywords, searching the vast sea of information for those snippets wasn’t an easy task.
Take Corona Company, for example, he had been searching for days but hadn’t come across any particularly useful information.
A multitude of companies with the same name and excessive spam made his search frustrating.
And the intelligence departments of the United States, with thousands of operatives at the very least, would certainly be more suited to searching the ocean floor for a needle than rolling up his sleeves and doing it himself.
After entering the underground chamber beneath the main tower, Dan, as before, took his leave early, leaving only K to meet with the two of them alone.
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Chaoyang nodded to Ailuodi, who immediately recounted the events that had unfolded in the secret base. She did not hide the fact that they discovered an Evil God, a decision the two had agreed upon. Before the crisis was completely resolved, someone should know what they were about to face.
Besides, K had witnessed Demons entering another world, which would make the explanation much more convenient.
After listening, K’s expression didn’t change, but his tone carried a hint of rare surprise, “Incredible—although I’m not fond of using this word, it’s the only one that fits my judgement. I’ll need more time to digest this information…”
“It’s fine, we appreciate that you believe we are not lying, which is more than most would do,” Ailuodi said softly. “Although Tiffany’s cause of death is confirmed, we can’t guarantee that other Angels won’t be attacked in the future. According to the so-called cause and effect evil… that thing, there are three fragments in total. The one located underneath Walazak Island is merely one of them. Perhaps their attack on the manor was aimed at capturing a large number of Angels in one fell swoop, to further their experiments.”
“Exactly, we have two conjectures,” Chaoyang added. “One, they have a method to make mutant creatures obey commands, and two, the spy must have been lurking near the main tower at that time, so they could capture more Angels while they were still weary.”
“Valuable information. I will re-screen the castle staff based on this,” K agreed. “Also… the fragment of the Evil God’s origin that you found, where is it now?”
Chaoyang placed the briefcase he had brought next to him on the floor and popped open the clasps.
The moment the lid of the briefcase was lifted, a blob of red Slime suddenly leaped out—
“It’s too stuffy in here; can’t you find a more spacious container for me?” The childish voice immediately appeared in everyone’s minds, “I am a divinity, your creator, and I deserve the most honorable treatment!”
“That is your main body, not you,” Chaoyang said disdainfully. “Moreover, you don’t need to breathe.”
“Stuffy is a feeling! And there is no difference between us, after fusion we will return to Unity!”
“Really? If my cells were to claim they represent me, I would just crush them into a pulp,” Chaoyang retorted.
The Slime closed its “mouth.”
It seemed unable to guarantee its response to this question either.
“Ha…” K found himself at a loss for words for a moment.
Ailuodi shrugged, “As you can see, it’s just learned how to communicate with people, and it can’t lie. Apart from hearing its voice even when you cover your ears, we haven’t discovered any other harm.” She paused then continued, “Also, it’s extremely sensitive to energy. If it goes too long without replenishment, it’ll revert to looking like stone again.”
Speaking of this, she was still quite annoyed; at first, she thought it was especially clingy to her, but as soon as it saw Chaoyang, it immediately switched its target.
However, the real reason they let down their guard wasn’t that it seemed harmless, but because of a mandatory constraint—yes, it had signed a demonic contract with Chaoyang. Without permission, it was forbidden from using its powers at will. Chaoyang’s condition in return was to supply it with a certain amount of wishing power, enough to prevent it from drying out completely.
Originally, Ailuodi mentioned it offhandedly, but to her surprise, a formless entity without hands or eyes could not only sign a contract but also enforce it!
“Harmful? That is Unity! You are all my children; how could I possibly harm you?” the opposition protested. “Of course, if you don’t wish to achieve Unity so quickly, just let me know. If you don’t say anything, how can I guess your thoughts?”
“Why… are we your children?” K couldn’t help but ask.
“Time gives birth to life, and life gives meaning to time. In a broader sense, all life is created by me. If it has not yet been born, it merely means the time is not yet long enough,” proclaimed the Slime confidently.
