Dragon, choose cultural victory to make money

Chapter 229: How many steps are needed to cleanse the devil

Drogo was not surprised by Asmodeus's idea.

The devil wants to establish diplomatic relations with the main plane, and in addition to the church, he certainly hopes to establish trade with other kingdoms.

A good reputation comes in handy at times like this.

Although profit is the priority in all trades, reputation and credibility are still very important.

The devil's current reputation can neither be said to be good nor to be redeemed.

After all, no matter how tempting the benefits are, if the company always betrays its customers, sets traps everywhere in the contracts, and occasionally likes to send customers to hell and turn them into slaves, which is the so-called "selling souls", then trade will be difficult to continue.

"Selling your soul" from the devil's mouth is indeed a scary thing.

Perhaps because of the differences in the rules of different planes, it is difficult for demons to die in the main plane. After suffering a fatal attack, most of them will turn into a pool of pus and return to hell. It is only in hell that they can die easily.

Similarly, it is difficult for humans who are captured as slaves to die in hell, and their lifespan will be extended. What's worse is that they don't have the talent to return to their original plane after suffering a fatal injury, so they can't live well and can't die for a while, which prolongs their torture.

"I think the image of your devil is okay. You have many admirers in the continent of Felin, don't you?" Drogo said jokingly.

This is not nonsense. After hell lost its demigod-level characters and the main passage was closed, the number of people worshiping the devil has decreased a lot, but it cannot be said that there are no more devils.

However, there have never been any decent characters. They are all people who are desperate or overwhelmed by greed. They have no other choice or their brains are not working well, so they seek strength from the devil.

Most of these worshippers have similar fates and are now working as coolies in hell, doing jobs that inferior demons are unable to perform and that decent demons look down upon.

So when Drogo learned that it was the Mammon sect that changed the source time of the magic vision machine, he felt very strange. The devil followers on the continent had been exhausted long ago, so where did such huge energy come from?

"Haha," Asmodeus laughed stiffly twice, "What a funny joke. Do you know what kind of people those devil followers are on the continent now?"

He counted on his fingers, "The gambler who owed a lot of debt, the lunatic who took psychedelic mushrooms and damaged his brain, and the one who obviously had no talent but insisted on thinking that he was a genius, and that others who didn't appreciate him were short-sighted, and were hostile to him, and thought that he, uh..."

"Unappreciated talent?"

"Unappreciated talent! Wow, that's what it means. Anyway, what's the point of having such followers because of this psychopath who wants to take revenge on society! What is hell for us, a prison?"

Asmodeus' disgust for those devil worshippers was evident in his words.

In his opinion, those people were indeed sick. The devil itself did not have all kinds of bloody and disgusting rituals. They were a very pragmatic race. Instead of designing those weird rituals, they would rather plant more fields.

The increasingly perverted rituals were all devised by the believers.

They themselves are not normal, and the "Great Tyrant of Hell" rarely responds. The reason for the lack of response is that the church has cut off the main response channel, but they blame it on their own lack of piety and the fact that the rituals failed to satisfy the tyrant's desire for entertainment.

Therefore, people take the initiative to iterate the rituals more and more crazily.

Incidentally, it also ruined the devil's reputation.

"So how do you want to change the devil's image?" Drogo asked at this time.

Asmodeus looked puzzled. Shouldn't Drogo be the one to think about how to change it? However, he still answered: "Just like you changed the goblins, orcs, and drow. Now these races on the continent can all appear in human cities, right?"

"No, you're still different."

"How is it different? I've seen reports about that good song by Feilin. A spider elf, that's a spider elf! She's a mentor, guiding elves! The mentor chair that her big spider butt sits on is two times bigger than other mentors."

Asmodeus felt that improving the image of the devil would be much easier than having the drow and the elves appear in the same picture and not fight each other.

"I didn't change the goblin. He might be an unlucky guy who was misunderstood, or he just didn't have the opportunity to show his talent. As for the other two, they are okay by nature. They are just hostile to other races because of resource conflicts. They will naturally improve after there is no conflict."

What Drogo meant was that demons are not good by nature, at least most of them are not good.

Perhaps it is the severe scarcity of survival resources that has caused every devil to develop an extremely selfish character, otherwise they would not be able to survive.

Poor mountains and bad waters are the birthplace of evil spirits.

It's a bit twisted, but it's also an intuitive summary of the devil race.

"We are also in conflict over resources. The demons are just a little more warlike, violent, and sinister. Orcs are also warlike. Well, it's true that orcs have a stronger sense of honor than we do. The drow don't have a sense of honor either, but they are not that violent..."

Asmodeus lost confidence as he spoke.

From this perspective, it seems that the devil deserves to be hated by everyone.

"How about I also have my entire team on the show, for example, a group of succubi singing and dancing. They are definitely more open-minded than humans, and have their own characteristics, like your maid. She has white hair, all white. I heard that some people like white hair."

Asmodeus spoke his mind.

If we promote a few devil stars, their fans' impression of the devil will definitely change. After the show, if the little devil shadow takes another shot, maybe groups of humans will take the initiative to travel to hell.

It makes me angry just thinking about it. Now, Drogo is the owner of several natural landscapes in Hell.

Drogo rejected Asmodeus's plan and explained, "This is not a good idea. Compared to idols of other races, the only advantage of succubi is that they can be open. If they are too open, they will lose value and appear low-end. Besides, there are already succubi in this ecological niche."

In the field of sex, succubus are still more competitive than horny demons.

After all, a succubus is originally a warrior, but is naturally suited to lust, while a succubus is a specialist in this field.

You can't use your hobby to challenge other people's jobs.

"Besides, if they really do that, their image may be irreparable. People will enjoy watching their performances, but at the same time despise them in their hearts. You know, these two emotions will exist together."

"No, why do you know so much about humans?"

"Well, you always have to study your clients. I work very hard on this." Drogo said casually.

Yes, I worked very hard, so hard that I was able to do it for decades.

Asmodeus scratched his bald head helplessly. He had thought the matter was a bit too simple.

Drogo continued, "And there is no such thing as a perfect lie. If you portray the devil as kind and peaceful on the screen, it will be exposed sooner or later."

Just like when improving the reputation of the North, first let the barbarian princess wipe out the banditry, and then launch a public opinion offensive.

Public opinion has only accelerated the process. The main reason why the North has been able to transform into a tourist destination is because tourists who come here will not be robbed eight times in one day.

"Is there no solution?" Asmodeus was very distressed. It was too difficult to change the nature of the devil, but the devil urgently needed to transform.

With the church weighing on their heads, the brave and warlike devils must become “good at singing and dancing.”

Seeing that the Lord of Hell was in great pain, Drogo said, "It's not completely impossible."

Asmodeus glanced at Drogo and suddenly laughed.

"Ha ha ha ha……"

He realized that the foreshadowing laid by Drogo was centered around one thing.

His ideas were not working, he had to follow Drogo's ideas and want Drogo's ideas.

Not enough pay.

Just investigating how humans transform into tieflings is not enough reward to improve the devil's image.

Need to pay more.

Asmodeus took Drogo to the study in his abode.

There were a large number of books written in the devil's language in the study. Judging from the wear and tear, these books were not just placed there for show; he really read them.

A studious devil.

"Don't tell me what you want, tell me what you want to do."

Drogo glanced at the sand table in the study.

It seemed to be a battle line between devils and demons. The chess pieces used to mark each legion were very realistic, and there were attack movements, but they seemed to have no entity, and it didn't seem like the illusion that Fulin was good at.

Interesting devil creation.

Drogo retracted his gaze and said, "We don't need to change the image of the devil. We only need to change other races' perception of this image."

"What do you mean?"

"Being bellicosity, violence, and cunning can also be understood as bravery, determination, and intelligence. If you just look at the problem from a different perspective, it may become an advantage."

"Tell me more about it."

"When the first generation of Asmodeus existed, the devils had no shortage of admirers. They pursued power and believed that the devils were a race that represented power. Now people can still believe this, and the devils have been made into a fighting race, a cultural symbol, and something very handsome and cool."

The public's perception of many things has been quietly changed in this way. For example, ninjas were originally intelligence personnel who lacked positive abilities and acted insidiously and despicably. For most of history, they were not something that could be put on the stage.

However, with the changing times, this profession has long been eliminated. But with the support of a bunch of works, ninja has become a popular culture that is sought after.

In fact, the essence has not changed. It is still doing the unpresentable work, but the attractive elements are extracted and strengthened.

Risk, excitement, eliteness, mysterious training, coming and going without a trace...

The devil, a race that has fought for thousands of years, can also follow this route.

Drogo gave an example, "For example, we made the war of the devils a destiny. Every devil has to receive combat training since birth. The devil's coming-of-age ceremony is to be thrown into the wilderness and hunt a monster alone. Mature devils are elite warriors. Insidious means are just the most efficient choice in war, so we despise those who use a sense of honor as an excuse."

To sum up, if the devil cannot be cleansed, then don't clean it. Just paint it in a dark way to attract people who like it.

Asmodeus was truly enlightened after hearing this. The phenomenon that Drogo described was indeed very common among demons, but after he described it, it felt a little different.

"This will surely attract many Chuunibyou people to become obsessed with the devil."

"What is Chuunibyou?"

"It's the period of growing up when you are so stupid that you don't even want to recall it."

Asmodeus nodded and understood. When he was a child, he also stood on the hill where he was born and shouted that he wanted to become the lord of hell, counterattack the main plane, and turn the goddess of magic into his sex slave.

There is no hope of counterattacking the main plane now, even the devil clan has become the bootlickers of the magic goddess.

"Then we will launch a series of entertainment works to strengthen this cultural symbol, including variety shows, movies, and games."

"for example?"

"For example, we can use the fact that demons are very difficult to kill in the main plane to hold a demon fighting competition or a weapon fighting competition. It will definitely be the bloodiest fight."

"Like the old gladiatorial arena?"

"Yes, almost. But in addition to the serious fighting ones, we can also produce one with a plot."

"Plot?"

Asmodeus never thought that battle could have a plot.

"Yes, in name it is a competition, and the fighting is real. The devil can't be killed anyway, so you can fight however you want to attract attention on the ring. The difference is that each participating devil has a script. Some are villains, some are heroes, and some are dark horses."

"Take the battle as a demonic shadow?"

"That's what I mean. But you can watch it live. It's absolutely thrilling. In addition to the fighting part, the interactions between the players off the field are also quite bloody." Drogo said excitedly.

He has even thought of a name for Felin Wrestling Entertainment.

It just so happens that high-level devils can both fight and act, and these two qualities are brought into play when participating in this project.

"This is so bloody again?"

"Well, it's probably about arranging in the script who has a grudge against whom, who used to be friends, family, or husband and wife, and then turning against each other, colluding for profit, and 'accidentally' being filmed spitting trash talk behind the scenes. In short, the drama is here, and it's not only necessary to act out the script on the stage, but also in life, to give the audience a sufficient sense of immersion."

Asmodeus touched his chin, feeling that this living devil could do it.

“People like villains?”

"You can check it out online. Believe me, villains never lack fans. In some works, villains are even more popular than the protagonists."

Drogo thinks that a movie like "The Silence of the Lambs" is very suitable for the devil, and he wants to find a charming devil Hannibal.

The character's temperament is more important than the appearance.

Teach the audience of Feilin Continent a lesson on how to behave.

"The only thing you need to pay attention to is that you need to be cunning but keep your promises at the same time. Only such a villain is attractive. You should stop setting traps in contracts to trick people into going to hell and doing hard labor."

"That's easy to say. Hell isn't that short of labor right now, so it's useless for people who sell their souls to go to the battlefield."

Asmodeus agreed.

“This will be a long-term project with many works.”

"Make a price."

"One work, five mines."

"There are no valuable mines in Hell."

"Just the black oil mines and the small, messy mines will do."

Asmodeus smiled.

"Is that a deal?" Drogo asked.

"no!"

"why?"

"Five is not enough."

"You have no use for those mines!"

Asmodeus shook his head. "I don't know what those minerals are used for, but you know that if I ask you, you will definitely not tell the truth. But I can guarantee that they are very important to you, and five minerals for one work is definitely not a fair price."

"You don't trust me so much."

"Yes." Asmodeus answered without hesitation.

"Well," Drogo hesitated for a long time, looking very embarrassed, "three, no less."

"one!"

"one?"

"Just one!" Asmodeus said firmly.

"Then what else do I earn?"

"That's your business, and you'll definitely make some money."

Drogo paced around the study, silent for a long while, with a conflicted expression, as if he was cutting his own flesh.

"Okay! Just one at a time."

"make a deal."

Drogo signs a pact with Asmodeus.