Isidor was secretly surprised after hearing this. If the Demon Lord would summon souls from the outside world to join the goblin's reincarnation, then this would explain why he was reincarnated here.
The reason why Aisina said that her soul was in good condition was because she had never experienced deprivation for generations, and her soul was brand new and complete. But if this continued, she would be reincarnated as a goblin for eternity, and forever be the nourishment of the magic well. Such a fate was unacceptable to him.
"This part explains the question I have been studying for a long time: why goblins have such excellent reproductive ability. Now it seems that all previous research directions were wrong." Esna sighed.
"It's quite interesting. Keep reading. I love listening to it." Fidna seemed completely unmoved by the dark truth and continued to speak with great interest.
Then... then... the rest were all four to six digits in a row, seemingly meaningless. 2548-9616-4420-53861... was it some kind of code?" Iovia turned to the back and found that the rest were all meaningless combinations of numbers.
"This is the spell on the inner wall. According to my research on cryptography, these numbers are likely to be ciphertext in a book," said Esna.
"What is that?" Fidena asked curiously.
"It is a simple and effective encryption method. The encryptor breaks up the information and matches it to a book. Then the ciphertext is written down in the form of numbers, corresponding to the page numbers and paragraphs of the book. For example, 2548 means the eighth line of the fourth paragraph on the twenty-fifth page, and so on. Although such ciphertext is simple, it is extremely difficult to decipher. If you don't find the book that corresponds to the ciphertext, it will be useless even if you guess blindly for a lifetime." Esna sighed.
"So, just knowing the information about the outer wall can't solve the problem of the elves' decline?" Iowa said worriedly.
"No, boss! Try harder and think of a solution! I came here from far away just to earn some hard-earned money. And even if there is no work, you have to reimburse my travel expenses!" When Fidna heard the possibility of breaking up, she immediately became worried.
"No, there is a way, but it's difficult and very dangerous." Aisina sighed, stood up and slowly told her plan.
"The information in the outer wall indicates that the person who obtained the magic well was the first Elf King. According to the records of the Elf Kingdom, that happened at least tens of thousands of years ago. During that period, the elves underwent a great migration, moving from the old capital in the north to the forests in the south. Moreover, the first Elf King did not gain immortality. It is said that after he ascended the throne, he ruled the elves for about a thousand years before dying. His descendants inherited the position of Elf King and have passed it down to this day. There are two doubts here: First, if the magic well has the power of immortality, why did the first king die? Second, if the magic well is located in the old capital, why did the elves give up the power of the magic well and move to the south to live?" said Esina.
“Perhaps the Demon Lord deceived the First King, and the power of the Demon Well cannot be maintained forever?” Iowa guessed.
"I have no way of knowing this, but what is clear is that the magic well is still absorbing the souls of the goblins. The only solution I can think of is to personally go to the abandoned ancient capital of the elves tens of thousands of years ago to investigate, find the magic well from that time, and if possible destroy it. On the one hand, it can prevent the resurrection of the Demon Lord, and on the other hand, it can also prevent the goblins from deteriorating. As long as the degradation of the soul stops, their descendants will slowly recover into elves, which will in turn solve the decline of the elves." said Esina.
"It's too dangerous to visit the ancient capital from tens of thousands of years ago, isn't it? Who knows what kind of monsters we might encounter? And will the seven demon lords just sit there and watch the magic well be destroyed? They will definitely try to stop it." Iowa said worriedly.
"It is indeed dangerous, but this is the only solution. I have made up my mind to visit the ancient capital of the elves. I will not blame you if you want to give up. After all, the difficulty of this adventure is much higher than I originally imagined. These three bags each contain a redemption ticket for 10,000 gold coins. Those who withdraw can take a bag as compensation for their trip for me." Esina took out three bulging bags and placed them in front of everyone.
Chapter 666
"Boss! I want..."
"One more thing, except for Fidena," Esna continued.
"Ah? Why should I be excluded? I'm obviously the one who needs money the most." Fidna said dissatisfiedly.
"Because the other three people came here for my sake, they naturally have to be compensated. You are a mercenary who does things for money. If I give you the money in advance, you will run away the next day, right?" Esina shrugged.
"So cunning! I was planning to take the money and run away tonight..." Fidna said depressedly.
"Of course I'll go with you. No matter how dangerous it is, I can only die." Iovia stood beside Esna without hesitation.
"I am willing to follow my sister. Anyway, I have no other relatives in this world." Emmeline slowly walked to Esna's side.
"The price offered by the boss is enough to buy my life. What else can I say? But if I die accidentally, I hope you can help me send the money to the designated place." Fidna said.
"I promise you, because of the increased risk, your reward will be increased to three times the original amount." said Aisina.
"Boss, from today on you are my dad. Even if you ask me to sleep with a cross in my arms, I won't say no!" After hearing this, Fidna immediately stood next to Esna.
"A paladin should always carry a cross..." Iovia complained in a low voice.
"I don't want to sound hypocritical, but since you can help me solve the problem of soul collapse, I am naturally willing to stand on your side. And I feel that my sensitivity to the cup has become stronger and stronger recently." Isidor said.
"Thank you for your trust. I don't want to use favors or rewards to kidnap you. In future adventures, please take your own lives seriously and you can quit at any time. I won't blame you at all." Esina took a few steps back and bowed deeply to everyone.
"There's no need to be so serious. It's not like we're attending a funeral." Isidor said with a smile.
"That's right. Let's stop talking about heavy topics. There won't be many comfortable days in the future, so you can enjoy yourself here. After Isidor feeds the succubus, we will set off for the ancient capital of the elves." Esina said with a smile.
Fidena cheered and ran to the open space to have fun. Iovia was worried that she would continue to break things, so she had no choice but to follow her.
Isidor had been worrying about the succubus for days and was already a little tired, so he went back to the house to rest.
However, before he could fall asleep, the Dice Girl, who had not spoken for a long time, suddenly jumped out of his pocket and unfolded into a human form.
"Master, you are in danger!" Dice Lady said in panic.
"Are you talking about going to the ancient capital of the elves? Of course I know it's dangerous, but in order to solve the problem of soul collapse, there is nothing we can do." Isidor said with a yawn.
"That's not what I mean. Your ghost value has increased to more than 600, right?" asked Dice Girl.
Isidor was slightly surprised, because he had never mentioned the evil goblin system to anyone. Even someone as knowledgeable as Esna only thought that he was a special goblin that could evolve, but Dice Girl easily said the three words "evil beast value".
But if you think about it carefully, Dice Girl claims to know everything, so it doesn't seem strange that she knows that she has a system.
"Yes, exactly six hundred. Any problem?" Isidor replied.
"So, do you know the upper limit of the ghost value?" asked Dice Girl.
"Ah? This thing has an upper limit?" Isidor said in surprise.
"That's right, the upper limit of the ghost value is 666. If it reaches this value, something quite dangerous will happen." said Dice Lady.
"Like what? What's going to happen?" Isidor asked.
"It hasn't happened yet, so I don't know what will happen... but at least, when your ghost value reaches 666, you must never touch the Cup of Babylon." Dice Lady warned.
Isidor pondered for a moment. Although in his previous life, people would deduct 666 when praising someone for being awesome, 666 also had another meaning, which was "the devil's number."
The last time I touched the Cup of Babylon, I inexplicably gained a passive skill called "Charm", but I merged it because I was worried that I would lose control. As the ghost value increased, my sense of the Cup of Babylon became stronger and stronger, so it was necessary to be vigilant about what the dice girl said.
"Your knowledge of everything is a bit exaggerated, but as far as I remember, the Ghost Beast Value always increases by tens, and there has never been a single-digit change. Anyway, I won't increase the Ghost Beast Value for the time being." Isidor nodded.
[Ding! The main quest has been triggered: Staring into the Abyss]
[Mission objective: Completely corrupt a female demon physically and mentally]
[Success Reward: Permission to enter the bottom of the abyss]
[Penalty for failure: death]
[Time limit: six days]
Just then, the long-lost system prompt sound came.
Although it still has the same sweet voice as the AI singer, the punishment it brings this time is particularly terrifying.
Penalty for failure: Death
In the past, the failure penalty was nothing more than deducting attributes and skills. Even if you really failed, you would only become a little weaker, which was not worth mentioning compared to the benefits given by the system.
But this time, the price of failure is death. This means that I have to do it.
The goal of the mission is to corrupt a female demon physically and mentally. There is no doubt that this mission is tailor-made for the succubus Norma.
These days, although I sowed Norma every day, my ghost value did not increase. This was mainly because long-term sowing became a task and burden, so that the evil thoughts in my heart did not grow much in substance.
But if I subjectively let Norma fall, then it will undoubtedly lead to a surge in the ghost value. In other words, the system is forcing me to increase the ghost value!
And I have just made the decision not to increase my ghost value for the time being. Is all this just a coincidence?
Isidor felt a chill.
But no matter what, I have to do this task. No matter what happens when the ghost value is increased to 666 points, it is better than dying directly.
Thinking of the terrible punishment for this mission, Isidor was completely unable to fall asleep. He simply got up, packed some necessary props, and went directly to the monastery.
Because she had to sow every day, Norma simply gave Isidore a key to the monastery. Isidore walked into the nun's room and dragged her out of bed without saying a word.
"Mr. Isidor? Hasn't today's homework been handed in?" asked the sleepy nun.
"That's right, but I still want to do a few additional questions." Isidor smiled evilly, pulled off Norma's panties and stuffed them into her mouth, wrapped her in a quilt, and took her directly to the cellar where food was stored.
Chapter 82: The Birth of the Succubus
"Mr. Isidor, what are you going to do to me? If it's about sowing seeds, you can just tell me. There's no need to do this, right?" Norma said angrily.
"Nothing, I just want to help you awaken your succubus nature." Isidor said with an evil smile.
"What are you talking about? I am a nun who has dedicated my body and soul to God. The reason I do this with you is just to better suppress my instincts and not hurt others!" Norma said angrily.
"What you think has nothing to do with me. What does it have to do with you if I let you fall?" Isidor grinned evilly, summoned countless tentacles from behind, and used fantasy to materialize and create many strange props.
"Evil Summoning and Fantasy Materialization are both very promising skills, but unfortunately my magic power and spirit can't support them for too long. However, it is relatively easy to replenish them in non-combat scenarios." Isidor said, taking out a box of magic potions from his clothes and summoning evil creatures while drinking.
Before long, the entire cellar was wrapped in tentacles, forming a huge "worm wall". Isidor picked up Norma and threw her into the worm wall. Although Norma struggled hard, she still fell into it in the end.
The way to make the nun completely corrupt without increasing the evil value is to use evil summoning and fantasy materialization to create a fully automatic corruption device, and lock the nun in it until she corrupts.
With the experience of making the dice girl surrender last time, Isidor successfully transformed the cellar into a tentacle hell of ecstasy for the demon ninja. Isidor believed that no matter how firm the nun's faith was, six days would be enough for her to completely fall.
"Master, what are you doing? I just reminded you that it would be dangerous if the ghost value is capped!" Dice Girl said in amazement.
"Shut up, or I'll throw you in too." Isidor said as he looked at the nun dancing with the tentacles in the insect wall.
The dice girl quickly closed her mouth and shrank into the dice obediently.
Seeing that his beastly value did not increase immediately, Isidor breathed a sigh of relief and climbed out of the cellar to go back to sleep. However, as soon as he came to the ground, he felt a pair of eyes staring at him in the dark.
Isidor quickly turned around and saw a bat hanging on the tree trunk behind him.
"I knew that you came here in the middle of the night for no good reason. Is the body of a succubus so tempting? It's not enough to eat every day, and you come here in the middle of the night for a snack." Fidna said, standing out from behind the tree.
"It turns out to be you. You're not sleeping in the middle of the night and you're following me." When Isidor saw that it was Fidna, he felt inexplicably relieved.
"I'm a vampire, and it's not normal for me to sleep at night," Fidena replied.
"Iowa is also a nocturnal creature. If you can't sleep, just go and play with her." Isidor said with a smile.
"Tsk, I don't want to be with an inferior race." Fidna said disdainfully.
"According to what you said, I, a goblin, am even lower-class," said Isidor.
"Forget it, never mind that. At least you don't want to run away. I'd be bored if you weren't around." Fidna sighed.
"Don't worry, I just couldn't sleep so I came out to play with the succubus." After finding out Fidna's purpose, Isidor was completely relieved.
"Hehe, I'd like to try that too, but unfortunately I lack the tools to sow the seeds for her." Fidna laughed evilly.
"If you had the tools to commit the crime, you would definitely be more dangerous than me." Isidor said with a smile.
With Fidena's company, the tension of the main quest was slightly relieved. Isidor returned to the courtyard, practiced swordplay with Fidena during the day, and took care of the succubus at night.
On the fifth day, Isidor opened the cellar and found that the tentacles inside had become limp, as if they had been drained of their strength. The various small toys he had made were also scattered all over the floor.
Isidor jumped down to the cellar out of curiosity and found that the insect wall had shrunk and Norma's had disappeared.
"Thank you, Mr. Isidor, you have successfully helped me find myself again." At this moment, a cold voice sounded behind me.
Isidor quickly turned around and saw a graceful woman standing behind him.
He looked closely and found that the woman was Norma, but her expression and temperament no longer had any sense of holiness, but were filled with desire.
"Are you Norma?" Isidor asked uncertainly.
"I guess so. After five days of torture, my body finally lost its sanity completely and sank into pleasure. But my subconscious mind was still unwilling to give up its faith. Under the intense conflict between body and soul, I split my personality and separated the 'succubus' and the 'nun' into separate ones. What you see now is the personality of the succubus Norma." Norma replied.
"That's quite a lot of fun, but given Norma's personality, the nun must be the dominant personality, right?" Isidor asked.
"Of course, I'm just a puppet derived from her to handle her desires. But having said that, without you, I wouldn't have been born, so I still have to thank you - although the main personality probably hates you to death." Succubus Norma laughed.
Just as Isidor was about to say something else, the system's notification sounded:
[Staring into the Abyss Completed]
[Permission to enter the bottom of the abyss has been obtained]
[Ghost value has been increased to 660]
[Sword mastery has been increased to LV9]
Obviously, there are still many doubts about this mission, such as the first appearance of the word "main mission", what does this mean? What is the purpose of the system training itself into an evil goblin?
Moreover, the reward of "Permission to Enter the Abyss" was also inexplicable. Isidor looked at his panel and found that he had not gained any skills, so what exactly was this permission?
Although there were still many doubts, the threat of death had finally disappeared. Isidor let out a long sigh, and the stone that had been weighing on his heart for these days was finally put down.
Although the Ghost Animal Value has increased a lot, at least it has not been capped. It seems that my strategy has worked to some extent. Moreover, the skill upgrade brought by the Ghost Animal Value increase is directly added to the sword mastery, which is quite practical for me.
"Thanks to you, I'm already full, and the spell is completed perfectly. Now you can probably let me go, right? After all, your tentacles are meaningless to an awakened succubus." Succubus Norma said, showing Isidor the pink and purple spell on her lower abdomen.
"No problem, my goal has been achieved anyway. But you should be more restrained in the future and never damage the reputation of the nun, okay?" Isidor said.
"Don't worry, I'm not that stupid. Once my identity as a demon is exposed, I'll be doomed." The succubus Norma laughed.
Isidor was afraid that his evilness would continue to rise, so he didn't dare to look at the succubus Norma anymore. He simply grabbed her by her horns, brought her to the ground, and then ran away without looking back.
Chapter 83: Conflict between Vampires and Dark Elves
