Secretary of the Devil's Castle

Thanks to yesterday's werewolf assassinations and artificial souls, Fatalia discovered something new.

Fatalia's voice sounded again, and she stretched out three fingers: "In my plan, the penalties of the future imperial law should be divided into three categories. The first category, and the most important category, is The death penalty and the supplementary punishment after the death penalty, the lower limit of this type of punishment is direct death without pain, and the upper limit... Maybe there is no need to set an upper limit, it can be continuously added up according to the crimes committed by the criminal, through torture The way of the soul. Of course, there is no need to waste the remaining body. I happened to consult with Teacher Tiffany. Although it is difficult to create a sophisticated soul with an artificial soul, it is very convenient if you just simply enter a few commands , anyway, those sinners are going to die, and the remaining bodies can be used as tools without wasting. The most important thing is that this kind of punishment completely ignores the problem of lifespan. With the support of magic power, the demons and underground worms Soul endurance...isn't much different, that is, it's fair."

In the past, this kind of punishment only appeared occasionally when targeting enemies. Now Fatalia proposed to join the legal system of the Cairns Empire. Although it is a bit exaggerated and contemptuous of humanity, it seems to be feasible to a certain extent.

The spirits of Ender and Marquis Walker instantly became focused. Under the concept that all human nations on the mainland believe that death is the only way to rest, the punishment for the soul has never appeared at all. This aspect is blank, but after Fatalia's Only after reminding them did they realize that perhaps this punishment method would really be suitable for the Keynesian Empire. It had enough deterrence and could maintain the superficial fairness. There were no flaws other than being too cruel.

But cruel?Speaking of cruelty in a country dominated by demons?I'm really sorry, they are demons, and they are different from human morality. Demons have always been pragmatic, and they will use them if they are easy to use, so they don't care about the world's reputation.

While Fatalia was still talking, she withdrew a finger, "The second category is detention. This category is for criminals who are not suitable for the death penalty. In my imagination, the criminals who are suitable for detention should be Unavoidable, accidental, difficult and first-time offenders, etc., in short, they are not their intention and have no serious consequences. For this category of criminals, they can be punished by short-term detention. This punishment should be of a warning nature. Yes, the detention time should not be too long, a few days to more than a month is the best, after all, long-term detention is a serious unfairness to some races with shorter life spans."

Then Fatalia withdrew another finger, "The third category is economic penalties. This category of penalties should be a supplement to the first two categories of penalties. I won't go into details. After all, this category of penalties does not matter Whether it has been widely used in the empire or on the mainland, the specific strength is left to my father, Mr. Marquis Walker, and other people who are good at it to judge."

After finishing speaking, Fatalia paused, wrote these three laws on the blackboard behind her, pushed her glasses again and said: "Of course, these three laws are just my ideas, how to modify them specifically?" It needs to be considered again later, but I hope that humanity and equality can be achieved in the trial process. Under the premise of not violating the laws of the empire, the basic punishment can be increased or reduced according to the severity and attitude of the prisoner. Equality means that regardless of their status, whether they are rich or poor, whether they are famous nobles or ordinary people everywhere, they must be treated equally before the laws of the empire."

Marquis Walker was taken aback, and couldn't help but said: "Wait a minute, Your Highness, are you going to change the current aristocratic system of the empire?"

Fatalia gave him a strange look, "Mr. Marquis, do you like your title very much? If you say that Mr. Marquis is a loyal minister who dares to speak out to his father about legal issues, even if he doesn't care about his life, shouldn't he still give up his title?" You will miss your noble status."

Marquis Walker shook his head again and again, "No, that's not what I mean, it's just that the nobles are the foundation of the empire's maintenance. Although I don't believe in inherent nobleness, I have to consider that they really helped the empire maintain its rule. If we strike... the foundations of the empire may collapse."

In this regard, Fatalia turned her head and wrote on the blackboard again, "I want to correct your misunderstanding, Mr. Marquis, the foundation of the empire is not the so-called nobility, never has been, the foundation of the empire is the people—no matter what What kind of people are they, and it is not nobles who help the empire maintain its rule, but force, which belongs to the father, the twelve generals, and the force of the entire army of the empire. If there is no such force, then those who maintain the empire in your eyes The nobles ruled by the empire will immediately raise their swords to their father, and quickly carve up the entire empire, and among them, the group with the strongest force and tough fists will occupy the largest territory."

She wrote Nobility on the board, crossed it out, wrote People again, and ticked it under People.

"In the final analysis, the population is far more important to the empire than the so-called nobles. Even if the nobles have noble blood, it doesn't matter? Has Marquis Walker forgotten the demons on the Demon Island? Why haven't they been able to invade the mainland? Because humans There are a large number, and a large population can produce a huge number of strong people even if calculated by probability. This is one of the benefits of a large population. Then as long as the empire can attract these people, the nobles will be a burden. After all, the nobles are A leech that wants to lie on someone else's body and suck blood.

"Then answer Marquis Walker's question again. Is it necessary for the nobles to rule the empire? I have a negative attitude towards this. The reason why the nobles can maintain their rule depends on their fists in the final analysis, and more importantly, their monopoly on knowledge. ——Although we demons can have extremely strong power only by relying on blood, this power is completely incomparable to that of warriors and mages who have undergone systematic study. Therefore, those nobles who have mastered knowledge can be stronger than ordinary people. It is easy to grasp stronger power, and it is also very simple to change this situation. Imitate the establishment of a college in the mainland, but do not take the nobles as the main teaching target, but the common people as the target, and broaden the wisdom of the people.

"The advantage of doing this is that it can change the relationship between the nobles and the people, and facilitate future reforms. On the other hand, we will get a lot of extraordinary people. After all, our demons are very talented."

Ender stroked his chin and thought for a while, then raised his head and asked, "But Fatalia, have you ever thought about how these laws and strategies... will be implemented? After overthrowing the aristocratic system, what will the new ruling system be like?" Establish? How to rule the people who have become more powerful? Also, the torture of souls you mentioned at the beginning is actually very difficult to do, after all, mages are not rich enough to be used as executioners."

Fatalia had long expected that two words of survival and development would be written on the blackboard, "Father, your problem is actually not difficult to solve. The first is the problem of the mage, just like what you said, Father, The rune of pain is not even a complete magic, it is just a basic unit for casting spells. If such a basic unit is only manufactured and infused with magic power, it is not a privilege that only mages can do? Maybe mages only need to participate in it Part of it, and the rest can be completed by the civilians. And how to rule the people, the first thing to ensure is that we have enough power, then we can turn our eyes back to the rune of pain for a while.

"The pain rune is the basic rune of all magic that can give the soul pain, so there should be a lot of similar runes, right? The magic circle itself is composed of different spell runes, but as far as I know, whether it is magic The mages on the island are still the mages on the mainland. Everyone is obsessed with studying and developing more powerful magic, while ignoring the most basic runes that make up magic. They nest the spell model layer by layer, but they don't think about breaking down the model. , Maybe some genius once successfully decomposed the rune of pain from soul magic, but that was just an example. So I thought, if we can decompose the spell model and find the runes that are effective in different magic, Then develop based on these runes, wouldn't it be easier to develop new types of magic?

"Even, the magic rune is just an ordinary symbol before it is injected with magic power, and ordinary people can master it, so if we add some kind of energy storage magic to it, can even ordinary people cast spells? Or can it be mass-produced? Magic props? What if we don’t just study runes, but study magic at a deeper level? Although there are many people who study magic, deconstructing spell runes will definitely lead to different conclusions.”

Fatalia's eyes are shining brightly. This is her suggestion from the perspective of a modern person on this strange world of swords and magic that seems to be still stuck in the Middle Ages. She has been influenced by the scientific thinking of her previous life, even for this world. The understanding of the world is not in place, so many constructive suggestions can be made!

"Oh……"

Now Ender really sighed, this was indeed something he hadn't thought about before but took it for granted.

Just like... Columbus' eggs, it's very simple, just need to be discovered.

And Fatalia's speech continued: "In the final analysis, knowledge is power, and the more knowledge you have, the more power you have. The reason why human beings are stronger than demons is that they are the first to control demons. The stone is sharpened. We want the people to know a lot, but it does not mean to let the people know everything. The gap in this knowledge is the basis for us to maintain the gap in rule and power. Besides, not everyone has the desire to overthrow the rule In the final analysis, rebels are dissatisfied with the place where they live, or even unable to live, so if we can guarantee the quality of life of the vast majority of people, then their chances of rebellion will be greatly reduced. On this basis, we will give them The channel of ascension is to hand over the positions held by those nobles to the people, let them recommend them, let us select them, and then let the selected person be an official, responsible to the people, and directly responsible to us."

Having said that, Ender glanced at Marquis Walker next to him, and what Fatalia was going to say later seemed not suitable for him, so he lightly rubbed his fingers, and the spell model in his mind was instantly constructed, and Marquis Walker's eyes were blindfolded. Overshadowed and unconscious, Fatalia continued to speak. She drew a circle on the blackboard for survival, and wrote food, housing, surplus assets and laws below, "Safety The quality of life of the people is actually very simple, just let them eat and wear warm clothes, and the ecological environment on the island is relatively bad, so if we can ensure the supply of food, housing and clothing, it will be easy for the people to have a sense of belonging On this basis, the laws we implement cannot interfere with the daily life of the people. There can be taxes, but the taxes must be maintained within the acceptable range of the people...

"And, if there is enough knowledge as a backing, then whether it is food production or other things can be quickly raised, when our country becomes the most powerful country on this planet, coupled with education , can cultivate a sense of pride and belonging among the people, and make them willingly contribute to the empire...

"We give them food, housing, knowledge, security, and a way to ascend, so that they can realize their self-worth and realize their dreams that do not violate the laws of the empire. By then, their dreams will also feed back to the empire and become the nourishment for the empire to advance. "

Fatalia's speech speed gradually accelerated, and her emotions became a little elevated. She told Ender everything she could think of, and the precious property she left to her from her previous life at this moment.

The legal system, equality for all, scientific thinking, industrialization, assembly line operations, military system, centralization...

Wait, wait, all of this was entrusted to Ender in this room.

After confessing her thoughts, Fatalia's cheeks flushed with emotion. At this moment, she didn't even feel hungry, and she missed lunch time, but she had never felt so happy, maybe... …is this a premonition of building a country that will get better and better in the foreseeable future?

A lot of strange knowledge and scenes entered Ender's mind through Fatalia's mouth. He thought over and over the words that Fatalia said. His thinking was still limited and he couldn't imagine Fatalia at this time. What kind of country is depicted, but he thinks it will be better than the current one.

That's enough.

So Ende sighed, and said: "Then Fatalia, I have received your suggestion, I have received it completely, it is very valuable, very valuable."

Seeing that her thoughts and the knowledge of her previous life were recognized, Fatalia breathed a sigh of relief, then she stretched her shoulders a little tiredly, and said, "Father, I have finished my words, and the rest is Leave it to you, I will take my leave first."

Speaking of which, Fatalia turned her head and looked at the blackboard full of writing behind her, intending to sneak under it again. Seeing this, Ender snapped his fingers in a funny way, and the blackboard disappeared in an instant. Fatalia was stunned for a moment, then turned around He bowed and trotted to leave.

At this time, Ender suddenly said: "Fatalia, as a princess, you don't have much real power, so I'd better arrange a position for you. What kind of position do you like?"

Fatalia, who had already reached the door, was taken aback for a moment, turned her head to look at Ender who seemed to be very serious, thought for a moment, and smiled, "Father, you can do whatever you want, as long as it is not too troublesome."

After all, he opened the door and walked out.

"Don't bother me too much...? It's really a broad category, so it's quite difficult for me."

Thinking about it, Ender snapped his fingers, and the magic effect on Marquis Walker was lifted. He couldn't help panting, and at this moment, the figure of Fatalia walking out of the room suddenly flashed in Ender's mind.

It seemed... it was the first time he saw Fatalia smiling.

Ignoring the panting sound of an ancient orc beside him, Ender rubbed his chin with an inexplicable strange feeling.

(emmm, because the author has a lot of hair and doesn't study law, so I won't discuss the impact on this kind of law for the time being-in a word, it's the same as I said before, the setting is like this! It's a magical different world! )

(Then this chapter was updated a little later, it is a three-in-one big chapter, it can be regarded as repaying the debt of two chapters)

(The reward is open until I finish it, it is still valid)

(Bounty: 2/13)

Chapter 50 Menstrual Period

Fatalia put forward a lot of ideas, but there is still a difference between imagination and reality. Her ideas must be carefully selected and considered before they can be truly put into use. However, this aspect has nothing to do with Fatalia, it is Ende work.

Fatalia doesn't have the idea of ​​doing everything. After all, she knows that her advantage is that she has lived in modern society. It's just that she has more experience than others instead of being smarter.

In terms of wisdom and ability, Ender Keynes, who has 300 years of ruling experience, is obviously more reliable than Fatalia, a little kid—even if you count the memories of previous lives, he just came out of the ivory tower of the university. How long.

Therefore, Fatalia is also very clear about her position. It is good to be a mascot who can propose possibilities and methods. The specific way to go is someone else's business.

Ender sat at the desk, flipping through the notes left by Fatalia, this note was specially organized by Fatalia for Ender, thanks to 【#

This note basically included everything that Fatalia said in front of him, and there were many additions and other thoughts. Although it was basically full of inexperienced fantasies, it was still precious.

Ender has already been inspired by it so much, he turned a page again, his eyes fixed, and he saw a paragraph at the end of the note: Father——probably it’s time for me to call you that, if Father’s dream is If you go to the starry sky, it is not enough to just conquer the world. The difficulty of interstellar travel is far beyond your imagination. Everyone must understand that there is an endless starry sky beyond the vast land, and the future of all our races lies there In the sea of ​​stars, let your dream become everyone's dream.

"Everybody's dream."

Ender muttered to himself, closing the notebook with a few words but shocking content, "That kid Fatalia, you really dare to think about it."

He stood up, put the notes in his arms, and walked out of the study.

Perhaps it's time for some experimentation.

While Ender was thinking about national affairs, Fatalia was worrying about a small matter that seemed serious to her personally.

After finishing talking with Ender and Marquis Walker, Fatalia made up for the lunch she didn't have time to eat, settled for dinner, and went back to her room and fell asleep. She had no choice but to be too tired.

She has hardly rested in the past two days, and she still has the functions of glasses and quills-although these two magic props are said to be powerful and have the effect of replenishing energy, but their ability to concentrate, speed up writing and reading, etc. It will aggravate energy consumption, and the effect of supplementing energy is like a drop in the bucket under Fatalia's almost non-stop work. It has a little effect but not completely that effect.

As a result, Fatalia's energy was severely overdrawn. After her task was over, she finally couldn't hold on and fell down, lying on the bed and sleeping soundly.

……

"Um-"

Just waking up from a dream, Fatalia curled up in the quilt and stretched before even opening her eyes. The small body covered by the quilt twisted and twisted with excellent flexibility, twisting the whole body. The quilt was twisted into a ball.

Only then did Fatalia wake up fully. She blinked her eyes, sat up and stretched again, then yawned and opened the curtain of the bed, and then she saw the water falling through the gap in the curtain. Under the bright moonlight, "Did I only sleep all afternoon? I always feel that I should have slept longer."

At this moment, the door opened, and Favna pushed it open and walked in. When she saw Fatalia's figure, her eyes widened indiscernibly, and then she walked quickly to Fatalia's figure. Ya said next to her: "Master, you are awake."

Fatalia rubbed her eyes and asked, "Favna, how long have I been asleep?"

"Back to the master, two days, four hours and 37 minutes."

Favna's expression remained unchanged, and she gave a very accurate number. Fatalia was taken aback immediately, "... No wonder I feel like I have slept for a long time."

Gollum~

The gluttonous stomach that has not received anything for two days has also begun to protest, Fatalia looked at Favna again, and the latter said as expected before Fatalia said: "Master, you You can take a shower first, and I will notify the kitchen to prepare food."

"Oh, oh, it's time for me."

Fatalia scratched her cheek and replied, then watched Favna's back disappear into the door of the room, then frowned and patted her cheek vigorously.

Why did she feel that Favna seemed more beautiful just now... No, she was a little more attractive?

With flushed cheeks, Fatalia shook her head, then tugged at her white nightgown, planning to take a bath.

Immersed in the water with only her head above the water, Fatalia felt that her stiff body came alive again. She breathed out lightly, and a little scent of flowers mixed with spices wafted at the tip of her nose, but she soon realized that Something is wrong.

Fatalia stuck her arm out of the water, sniffed it close to her nose, and her face was a little weird - she found that her succubus body fragrance was a little stronger, even if it was covered by the scent of flowers and spices. Notice the subtle deodorant in it, and there is a little magic in it.

Fatalia frowned slightly and thought carefully, then suddenly remembered that Favna seemed to have mentioned this phenomenon a few days ago.

The menstrual period of the succubus.

It is said to be a menstrual period, but considering the various phenomena displayed by this so-called menstrual period, Fatalia thinks that another name may be more suitable for it-but for the sake of review, it is better not to mention it.

Although Favna said that she would have an abnormal desire for that aspect, Fatalia didn't feel that she had that need... Wait, maybe there is.

Fatalia remembered that her feelings towards Favna seemed to have changed a little. Is this the reason for her menstrual period?

But fortunately, it is still able to support it, but there is a slight change in the feeling of Favna, this change can be ignored if you pay attention to it, and the charming body fragrance on your body can also reduce the impact of going out. , as long as you pay attention, the menstrual period or something will have no effect at all!

Fatalia patted her cheek hard again, splashing a lot of water, then she stood up from the bath and rubbed her growling stomach.

Compared with that menstrual period, filling the stomach is obviously more important.

(Chapter 1)

(The update may be a little slower because of the start of class)

Chapter 51 Still too full

"Favna, what are you having for dinner tonight?"

After taking a bath, Fatalia sat on her seat covered with moisture, her white hair was half-wet and draped over her shoulders, and her fair and tender skin was a little rosy because of the bath she had just taken. Perhaps because of her menstrual period, her scarlet eyes, which were always calm, sparkled now, with a hint of coquettishness.

But Favna still replied calmly: "Return to the master, because the dinner time is over, so this is made by the maids temporarily, and the staple food is stew."

Fatalia's nose moved, she could already smell the strong smell of meat, she couldn't help but rubbed her hands in anticipation, and stared closely at the large iron pot in the middle of the table.

Although it is a temporary extra meal, it may be because it is specially prepared for Fatalia who has slept for two days and two nights. The portion of this extra meal is even larger than the main meal, and every dish is very hungry. That kind of vegetable salad and the like can't be seen on this table at all, it's all meat, bread, meat, potatoes and meat.

Except for the smoky stew in the middle, 70.00% of the dishes on the entire table are composed of various meats. I absolutely can't eat so much meat—of course, this problem does not exist for Fatalia.

As a glutton, her appetite is completely bottomless, let alone such a table, even coming to another table is a breeze.

Favna leaned forward and used a spoon to serve Fatalia with stewed meat. Although she was wearing a traditional maid uniform, but because her upper body was slim, she could still show off her good figure, which was originally beautiful. And applicable design, but right now it is another feeling for Fatalia who is in her menstrual period.

Seeing Favna's graceful body curves, Fatalia subconsciously thought of the soft touch when she hugged Favna that night, and then turned her head with a stiff expression, not daring to look at Favna again, after all, the current situation In particular, Fatalia always feels that she will think about things on another level. It is better not to look at it for safety.

Thinking about it, Fatalia cut a piece of bread and chewed it with her eyes closed. The sweet taste spread in her mouth, which made her stomach feel better and at the same time diverted her attention a lot.

After all, although Fatalia is a succubus, she also has a gluttony identity that is one of the seven deadly sins. Besides, how can mere physical desires compare with Fatalia's iron will?

There was a soft sound in front of her, and Fatalia opened her eyes, just as she saw Favna put a bowl full of stewed meat in front of her, and the fragrance from the girl's body also wafted over, Fatalia immediately felt With a flicker, she didn't expect that while she was restraining her desire, there was a witch alluring her around.

At this time, Favna came over with a slightly doubtful voice, "Master, the smell on your body..."

Fatalia was taken aback for a moment, and then realized that Favna was referring to the uncontrollable charming body fragrance on her body, so she replied: "Don't worry, I seem to be in my menstrual period, and I am a little out of control—you have recently Also remember not to get too close to me."

"...Understood, master."

Favna nodded, and took a few steps back to make sure that she would not disturb Fatalia, and Fatalia scooped up a spoonful of stewed meat, tasted it in her mouth, and then showed a satisfied look. Then she asked, "Favna, where is the father?"

"Returning to the master, His Majesty the Demon King seems to have something important to do. After seeing that the master has not woken up this afternoon, he told us to take care of the master, and then left the Demon King's City."

"Is that so..."

Fatalia rolled her eyes, obviously she didn't expect Ender to leave the Demon King City so soon, saying that she had something important to do, could it be that she was going to put her ideas into practice so soon?No, no, he should not be so impulsive.

Forget it, what Ender wants to do is his business, Fatalia should worry about her menstrual period now.

"Favna, how long does a menstrual period usually last?"

"About seven days, master."

a week...

Fatalia stirred the stew with a spoon, thinking for a while, this time is shorter than she imagined, it shouldn't be so difficult, right...?