The Death List Novel - Chapter 83

Chapter 83 Sell Oneself
After the Demon Girl entered the hall, she did not feel any discomfort when faced with the naked gazes of some of the apostles. Instead, her bright eyes flowed and she generously threw a charming glance at them. As a member of the Demonic Beast Race, she had seen too many similar gazes from males. Seducing powerful males was an instinct of the Demonic Beast.

Of course, she did not forget her original duty to come here. After flirting with the apostles for a while, she began to explain the rules and regulations of the Corner of the Devil.

The apostles’ gaze finally shifted away from some parts of the Demonic Girl’s body, and their attention gradually focused on the explanation.

Compared to Berylseth’s private conversation, Demonic Demon’s explanation contained more content, but its wording was also extremely official. It only emphasized the protection and welfare of the new apostles in the Horn of the Abyss, and emphasized the need for the new apostles to seek help from the security forces as soon as possible in the event of trouble.

Qin Lun compared the explanation to the information provided by Berylseth and found that the official introduction to the apostle city did not alert the new apostles to the hidden rules of certain cities. It was entirely for everyone to experience.

In comparison, the information Berylseth provided was extremely precious. This was an old devil cultivating a personal relationship between the two sides.

It was understandable that the governing council of the Horn of the Devil did not remind the new apostles of these things. This was the first time a dozen new apostles had entered the Horn of the Abyss. If no one could squeeze out any oil or water, Beelzebub and the others would probably arouse the jealousy of some of the apostle guilds.

The devil girl’s lecture lasted for more than half an hour, and then she gave each new apostle a booklet and an electronic identity token. The pamphlet contained the rules and regulations of the city and the map of the city, which she had just explained. It showed the various uses of the facilities and the routes.

The electronic identity token records the identity of the new apostle, the metropolitan points, and the address of the current temporary residence. The Horn of the Abyss generously gave each new apostle five points, which allowed them to live in the Horn of the Abyss for a week.

The temporary addresses on the identity plates were basically in the safer inner layer of the city. Of course, if the points were used up, they would have to pay for the broken crystals. After all, the Corner of the Devil was not a charity hall.

In addition to this, the electronic identity token records the level of honor that the apostles receive in the city. This level of honor is related to urban points and also to urban hiring missions performed by the apostles. Honor level does not enjoy management authority, but can receive higher-paying employment tasks, while enjoying certain preferential treatment in the consumption of various services in the city.

In comparison, although the new apostles were able to obtain some shelter in the city, they did not receive any preferential services. It was also easy to get rid of the new apostle status, so he could cancel it on his own initiative.

Of course, if a new apostle chose to enter the alien realm at the Horn of the Devil, after successfully crossing three alien missions, the electronic identity token would automatically cancel the identity token of the new apostle.

Unlike other floating cities, it was very safe to enter the alien realm at the Corner of the Abyss. There was a special teleportation hall. The teleportation hall was surrounded by protective formations. Even the top high-level apostle teams were unable to destroy the formations in a short period of time and harm the apostles in the hall.

After the demoness finished her explanation, an arched door quietly slid open in front of the reception hall, allowing the apostles to officially enter the horn of the devil.

After passing through the arched door, another huge glass hall appeared in front of the apostles. In this long glass hall, there were many rows of seats, and there were some similarly masked and cloaked apostles sitting scattered about.

This scene reminded Qin Lun of a book that depicted an illustration of the Earth Federation terminal. On the other side of the Veluriyam Hall, there were more than ten corridors lined up side by side. Clearly, they were all gates that allowed one to enter the Corner of the Devil.

Qin Lun thought for a moment before stopping and taking Didi to two empty chairs.

Edeline, who had been quietly following behind Qin Lun, curled her lips and sat expressionlessly to the side. She whispered, “Malfoy is at the corner of the Abyss Devil now. Give me your address. We’ll come and find you at night!”

Qin Lun smiled and handed the identity token to the elven beauty. Edeline remembered the address and got up to leave. Before she left, she glared at Qin Lun angrily, causing the young man to feel puzzled. He didn’t know where he had offended this elven beauty.

As soon as Edeline walked into the corridor, Berylseth appeared beside Qin Lun like a ghost. He smiled and said, “Sir Qin Lun, did you know that I would come looking for you?”

“No, I don’t know!” Qin Lun looked at the old Abyss Devil and shook his head honestly. He pointed at the new apostles gathered in front of him and said, “I’m just waiting for them to go out first!”

“Sir Qin Lun, you are truly wise!” Berylseth looked at Qin Lun in surprise and whispered in admiration.

“Is there anything you need me for?” Qin Lun asked calmly.

“I’m here to give you a gift!” Beelzebub smiled as he took out a cyan mask and handed it to Qin Lun. “This mask is a magical item, but unlike the mask provided by the elves, it can isolate some of the other apostles’ detection skills. In the trading market, auction houses are very useful.”

Qin Lun did not immediately reach out to take the mask. Instead, his expression sank. He lowered his eyelids and said indifferently, “If you want me to wear this mask, the favor you gave me earlier is not enough. I’m afraid you will have to pay a price!”

The old Abyss Devil’s masked hand froze in the air, but the flames in his pupils grew brighter and brighter, and he began to shake rapidly.

Didi obediently jumped off the chair and walked away. Although it was very clever, it could not understand what kind of riddle its master was playing. Anyway, it was always right to walk away. If its owner wanted it to know, it would know sooner or later.

“Your performance really surprised me. If those old elves were half as stubborn as you, I’m afraid we would have a headache.” Beelzebub said with admiration, “I’ve only seen a few new apostles as confident as you. I’m sure the elders of the Abyss Devils will agree to my private sponsorship of you. Ten points. What do you think?”

Qin Lun lowered his head and ignored the old devil. He flipped through his palm as if he wanted to find a flower from the patterns on his palm.

The face of Berylseth’s Abyss Devil twitched slightly. After a long stalemate, he finally gritted his teeth and said, “Twenty points is the limit. After all, you are just a new apostle who has just crossed an alien mission. Don’t push your luck!”

Qin Lun finally raised his head and smiled charmingly. He said bashfully, “Is 20 points the maximum authority granted to you by the Abyss Devils? It doesn’t matter. In terms of our personal relationship, it’s not too much for you to support me with 5 points.”

A few minutes later, Berylseth pulled Qin Lun’s electronic identity token off his own and threw it to Qin Lun in a bad mood. “Compared to me, you are the real devil!” He said heartache.

Seeing the old Abyss Devil stumble away like a middle-aged woman who had just been raped, Didi widened his green eyes and stared at his master curiously.

“Haha, if your grandfather is here, I definitely don’t need to explain it to him.” Qin Lun smiled and circled the demon mask around his fingers. “Although this mask is very useful, look at what the pattern on it is!”

“Abyss Devils!” Didi replied without hesitation. As soon as he said that, he immediately came to an understanding. “Are you saying that wearing this mask will make people think that you have joined the Abyss Devils?”

“Almost, little fellow, you’re really smart!” Qin Lun sighed and touched Little Goblin’s head. “You won’t be any weaker than your grandfather in the future! Let’s go, those guys have been out for a while now. It’s time for us to go. Let’s go see our new home!”

Didi’s analysis was correct, but there was a slight deviation in his statement. There were five major ruling races in the Horn of the Abyss. Although the intelligent races did not completely rely on the apostles, and the apostles could not completely join a certain intelligent race, each ruling race had their own support in this apostle city.

It’s like a parliamentary election in the Earth Federation, where voters can only vote for one person. It wasn’t like Qin Lun didn’t stay in seclusion at the Evil Demon Corner. As long as he wore the Evil Demon Mask and moved around the city, he would immediately be seen as a supporter of the Evil Demon Race by some people.

Things are good things, but they are also sugar-coated cannonballs. If Qin Lun hadn’t understood at that time and rashly changed the camp’s support, he would have been despised by others.

Of course, the demon mask was not something that could be handed out as soon as one saw someone. After all, it was a magical item. It could isolate an apostle’s detection skills, so it was naturally not a bargain.

The apostles who could obtain the demon mask were either high-level apostles or the potential stocks that the demons were extremely optimistic about. If one or two alien missions were to die, what value would such an apostle have in investing?

Qin Lun put on the demon mask and tossed the electronic identity token, feeling extremely satisfied in his heart. There were now a total of 30 urban points, and in terms of millions of points and 20,000 people, he was now about half as wealthy as an ordinary apostle.

Of course, from another aspect, this was the harvest he had obtained from selling his body. However, he was satisfied that a new apostle who had just entered the Horn of the Devil would be able to sell for this price. After the previous voting, as long as he was still alive, he would naturally have another choice as his status and strength increased.

As for why Qin Lun didn’t choose the Fairy Race, the reason was very simple. The problem the elves were facing now was not something that a new apostle like him could interfere with. One more vote for him, one less vote for him, was completely irrelevant.

Most importantly, Edeline hadn’t handed him the healing ointment yet. Qin Lun had already acknowledged that he had returned Malfoy’s favor. Naturally, he no longer had to worry about the feelings of the elves.

After thinking for a while, Qin Lun brought Didi out of the Veluriyam Hall and finally entered the Corner of the Devil.