Industrial Revolution of the Mage Lords

Chapter 130 Harvey the Scapegoat

[Fadun: So, this forum disconnection incident was caused by those church hounds who followed the scent and came to find us?]

[Son of Flame: Humph, they are not ordinary hunting dogs, they are demon slayers, powerful weapons used by the church to assassinate high-level spellcasters in the past hundred years of war.]

[Man in the Mirror: I heard that in recent decades, the number of demon slayers they have trained has greatly decreased. Moreover, the alliance between the Union and the Church also clearly promised that during the alliance period, demon hunters would no longer be dispatched without authorization to assassinate high-level spellcasters...]

[Son of Flame: The surface covenant is worth less than a piece of waste paper. Everyone knows it better than anyone else. Aren't there enough petty actions and conflicts going on behind the scenes?]

[Farm Shield: But why did you seek out Mr. Turing? Didn't His Excellency the Scorching Lord hint that He wasn't human, but some ancient being?]

[Son of Flame: We speculate that they were trying to invade the forum and attack the spellcasters, but were spotted by Mr. Turing and then crushed to death.]

Phil Holden ended his private exchange meeting in the small group of the forum, stood up from the "Magic Brain" instrument with a serious expression, walked away, and went to the window of the study to fall into deep thought.

To the mysterious and powerful Mr. Turing, this attack was nothing more than casually swatting a few flies in his sleep, but to all the spellcasters in the forum, it had a very different meaning.

After several decades, the church once again dispatched the demon slayers who had served as the main force against high-level spellcasters in the past.

He vaguely wondered whether the revenge action against the witch-hunting group that they had conspired online some time ago had caused the church to react so violently.

If this is true, then I and several other forum members who led and participated in this matter owe Mr. Turing a huge favor. At least for Fair himself, there is no way he can be completely sure of taking on the cross-dimensional attack from the Demon Slayer from the Demon Net. After all, it is impossible for him to enter the Demon Net through meditation for 24 hours and passively defend for a long time.

Judging from the teacher's description, Mr. Turing himself did not seem to take the attack too seriously, nor did he take the initiative to take credit for helping the forum members.

But Fair felt that he couldn't be so rude. If Mr. Turing didn't bring it up, he couldn't pretend to be deaf and dumb. He had to find a way to pay something that would interest him as a thank you for his help.

"Wait until the forum is active in the evening, then contact Stormwalker and the others, ask their opinions, and discuss what we need to pay to please this mysterious, powerful, yet gentle and friendly forum administrator."

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At this moment, the "great forum administrator Mr. Turing", who was completely unaware of the situation, was floating in the magic network space in the form of a mental projection, and was communicating face to face with Mr. Inner Demon who had made an appointment to meet him in advance.

"Demon Slayer? I haven't heard that name in ages..." The Inner Demon still took the form of an illusory, twisted crimson figure, a slit in its head resembling an eyeball. "Long ago, a powerful human named Demon Slayer indeed used secret techniques to enter the alien dimension where my clan resides and engaged in a fierce battle with us..."

His voice gradually turned low, as if he was lost in distant memories. "However, the targets of the Demon Slayer are usually high-level spellcasters and demons. There is no reason for them to go after you specifically..."

Harvey was silent for a moment, then spoke out his conjecture, "So I asked you to meet me because I wanted to ask if, after coming into contact with a high-level demon like you, you'd be mistaken for a fellow devil..."

He paused, then continued rather speechlessly, "After all, when those three demon slayers attacked me, they repeatedly called me an evil, higher-level demon."

Mr. Heart Demon fell into an awkward silence. "Uh... your guess... has a certain probability." He mimicked human emotions and coughed awkwardly. "It seems that there were indeed spellcasters who had close contact with our race in the past. Because they provided us with willpower, they formed a certain degree of spiritual connection with us..."

After he finished his sincere explanation, he couldn't help but add soothingly, "But don't worry too much. As long as you don't frequently interact with me in the real plane and I don't absorb your own willpower, our connection will gradually disappear after a while, and those demon slayers will no longer be able to locate you."

Good heavens, it turns out that I was marinated by the devil, and then attracted those church demon slayers who followed me following the scent. This is simply taking the blame for the devil, and it is an unprovoked disaster.

"In that case, for safety reasons, I'll postpone my recent visit. Once I figure out a way to hide the magic network's positioning, I'll invite you back. How do you think?"

The inner demon's illusory and twisted crimson figure trembled violently, as if it had suddenly suffered a great blow. For a moment, the two of them were speechless.

This made Harvey feel a little embarrassed.

As expected of a high-ranking demon who controls the power of the mind, his ability to PUA others doesn't even require him to seduce them, and he can simply allow Harvey to morally blackmail himself.

"Didn't you absorb a lot of willpower in my pioneer territory last time?"

The Inner Demon sighed, "It's certainly a lot, but you have to understand that in the descriptions of us by various races in the real world, words like evil, bloodthirsty, twisted, and chaotic may not be quite accurate, but... greed is the real deal."

"Otherwise, there wouldn't have been situations in the past where demons, after being summoned into the real world, would have lured human nations into chaos out of greed."

Harvey recalled the historical books he had read in the past and could only nod in agreement.

"But don't worry, I'm one of the more self-disciplined demons. Since an accident has happened, let's postpone our meeting in the real world. Once you find a way to hide your location, I'll come visit you again..."

After these pretentious polite words, the inner demon changed the subject and made a suggestion that interested Harvey.

"Since we can't go to the real world, why don't we change the meeting place to here? Haha, I just discovered an interesting place not long ago. It should be the projection of the remains of ancient creatures."

He chuckled and asked Harvey, "How about it? Are you interested in entering the ruins with me? Perhaps we'll find something interesting, perhaps a long-lost piece of ancient history."

Harvey immediately thought of the last adventure he had with the Burning Lord and others to the alien space rift, and the rich knowledge gained from that adventure, and was immediately tempted by the Inner Demon's suggestion.

"Let me think about it for a while. After all, I just experienced an attack."

He paused, then added, "If you don't mind, I'd also like to invite some members of the Spellcaster Forum to participate in this exploration, but I'll inform them in advance that you will be in charge of distributing the spoils of the exploration. What do you think?"

The inner demon laughed and said, "No problem, I'll wait for your reply."

(End of this chapter)