The villain's way to tame the protagonist

"Yeah." Xin nodded without any burden. "I never thought about these things before, so I don't think about them at all."

"It doesn't matter, just start from what you know." Anser said with a smile.

"...I will?"

"Your power - even if it cannot directly erase sins, you can still use your perception of sins and souls, right?"

Before Anser began to teach Xin, the first thing he forbade was for Xin to use her power at will. After all, the purpose of this teaching was to allow Xin to achieve redemption without relying on the spiritual essence called [Awareness].

It’s just that Miss Xin was a little too obedient. If Ansel said it couldn’t be used, then she really wouldn’t use it at all.

"Sense... sin?"

Anser's reminder made Xin a little confused: "This is indeed not difficult at all, but... what's the use?"

"This Marquis Jingfeng should be filled with sin right now." Mr. Devil, as a good teacher, taught him carefully, "Tell me, what is that."

Xin saw it right away: "It's greed. This old man... is a vulture, Grandpa Vulture."

"Okay, think about it, Miss Xin. Why would he be greedy at this time? When the army is approaching and his territory and people are about to be destroyed in the flames of war, he has such a clear sin of greed. What is the object of this greed?"

After saying this to Xin, Anser finally responded to Marquis Jingfeng's question. He interlaced his fingers, leaned forward slightly, and his gentle voice carried a bit of the majesty that a regent should have:

"If we just want to conquer the North, I don't mind you fighting on your own. After all, they fight each other. But now it's different. Since the rebels have gathered together, for the sake of the empire and its people, we should have a joint army."

When Anser said this, a gleam of light flashed in the old but extremely sharp eyes of Marquis Jingfeng. This was even more obvious from Xin's perspective - the old vulture kept flapping his wings and looked extremely excited.

Grandpa Vulture was very excited, and his sin of greed grew even stronger. Was it because of what Mr. Devil said... the army?

Army, greed...

"It's... status."

Almost in an instant, Xin murmured these three words as if driven by instinct.

She herself wasn't quite sure why the answer came out of her mouth so easily, without any logical thinking.

At the same time, Marquis Jingfeng also bowed his head deeply and saluted Anser. His old voice was fiery and powerful: "In this case, Your Highness, the Regent, my Jingfeng family will serve as the vanguard of this army and will kill all these rebels for you!"

And Anser smiled with great satisfaction, but it was not known who this satisfaction was for.

"I think His Excellency the Marquis wants more than just the vanguard position."

At this moment, Marquis Jingfeng raised his head and responded fearlessly: "The Jingfeng family has ruled the northern border for more than three hundred years, and I have ruled that bitter cold land for more than fifty years. Your Highness, you have been to the north, you should know how wild that area is, and you also know how chaotic the border of this wild land is."

"If you are willing to trust me and give me the command of this army, I will definitely bring you... victory and glory!"

At this moment, from Xin's perspective, Marquis Jingfeng's greed reached its peak.

And just as she guessed, his greed came from his desire for status and power.

Anser did not directly answer Marquis Jingfeng's request, but instead expressed the hope that "perhaps we can talk about this topic again in the near future", making Marquis Jingfeng think that he had won the opportunity and left with satisfaction.

After the old man left Anser's study, Xin immediately stood up and couldn't wait to grab Anser's arm and shake it gently: "Mr. Devil, Mr. Devil, am I right?"

"This is not guessing, Miss Xin." Anser tapped his temple, "It's thinking."

Xin touched his temple in a learning way and said thoughtfully: "Is this what thinking is?"

"Of course, but your thinking...is different from normal."

Anser casually pulled out a piece of manuscript paper from the table and began to write and draw on it:

"First of all, the problem starts with your confidence, right?"

He wrote the word "confidence" and then circled it several times.

Xin, who was standing beside Anser and looking at the manuscript paper, was stunned for a moment, then said a little embarrassedly: "I almost forgot that this is just the beginning."

"It's ok."

Anser continued to write and draw on the manuscript paper with a smile, and soon he wrote out a logical chain that even a baby could understand.

Confidence → The Marquis is confident because he thinks he can defeat the Northern Alliance → He has helpers.

"This is the first time Miss Xin has come to this conclusion. Regardless of whether it is right or wrong, from a logical point of view, there is nothing wrong with it, right?"

He looked confident even when he was about to be beaten up by a group of people. It was indeed quite logical that he could either turn around and run away or had someone behind him.

"Hmm...it seems so."

No matter how you look at it, Xin Baobao looks like someone who can feed a baby, and now he is not confused at all.

"But in fact, the starting point of His Excellency the Marquis is not whether he can defeat the Northern Alliance. His confidence is just a disguise, a disguise to achieve his real purpose—"

"During the entire conversation, he first explained his hatred for the Grand Duke of Grey Tower and stated his determination to fight to the death. He then used a relatively crude method to test my response to the Northern Alliance. After confirming that I would form an army, he immediately emphasized his own abilities and the incompetence of others. Ultimately, this was to seize the position you mentioned..."

When this logical chain was presented on the manuscript paper, Xin was confused again. He watched Anser mark a link with an arrow, and then draw arrows from some links to annotate them, such as personality factors, territory conditions, family history, etc. Xin couldn't help but rub his eyes, and quickly look at the extremely simple thread of the logical chain above to relax.

"Don't you understand?" Ansher chuckled and reached out to pinch the Saint Lady's nose.

Xin nodded obediently: "I don't understand."

"It doesn't matter if you don't understand, because you don't have to use this method. I told you, use it when you can."

Anser drew a long curved line upwards on the circled word "confidence" and marked two big words again - greed.

"You can see the sin and desire in his heart, right?" Anser said softly, "You have seen his greed, and you have also seen the greed of many more people, so you can always quickly understand what this sin is pointing to."

It was as if even though he had never tried to eliminate sins without using the power of awareness, in the process of trying to redeem Shitana's sin of rage, Xin almost immediately figured out Shitana's taboos, figured out how to appease the always furious Miss Wolf, and figured out... how to deceive her.

Xin's life as a saint made her unusually slow and even stupid when thinking with normal logic, but on the other hand... in the field of sin and punishment, her analysis and understanding of human nature has become so profound that it has become instinctive.

With just a few key words, Xin almost instantly found what Marquis Jingfeng coveted - further status and power.

Because she had seen similar people before, ambitious people who had been trapped in the status quo for a long time and would never miss any opportunity, so she immediately found a familiar taste in Marquis Jingfeng.

Being old means not much time left, losing the chance to become a Grand Duke means huge regrets and unwillingness, and a strong body means that the other party is always prepared...so this greed points to the desire for further status.

These things do not require as much intelligence and information to infer the results as the chain listed by Ansero, and do not even require sufficiently rigorous logic.

They will form inferences in Xin's mind. As long as there are a few key sentences or even words, even if it is just a reaction to something, Xin can see the essence of human nature through the sins that entangle the other party...

Because that's her duty, she was born to do it.

"Ms. Xin, the essence of any plan is nothing more than a gap in information."

Anser picked up the manuscript and shook it gently: "I know everything about him, but he knows nothing about me. He doesn't even know that I know everything about him. So any so-called plan is just a game as simple as playing house."

"You want to make plans and designs like I did, and change Xi'er, A'Luo, Marina, or even me in some way... Then you must first create, find the information gap between us, and find things that only you know but we don't."

Looking at Xin who seemed to be thinking about something, Anser smiled even more: "Or just like what I said, let us not know that you actually already know it."

"This kind of thing..." Xin couldn't imagine it. "Can this kind of thing be done just by sensing the sin?"

"This is an ability close to mind reading, and mind reading is devastating to all plans. On the other hand, the help it provides to the holder is also immeasurable."

Xin seemed to understand something.

When the topic turned to areas she was familiar with, everything seemed less difficult to understand.

"For example... Miss Wild Wolf."

Xin gradually realized something and murmured softly: "I know when she will be angry and why she will be angry, but she doesn't know. So I can take advantage of her anger and make her..."

Anser raised his eyebrows: "It's not nice to openly tell me how you plotted against Xier. Just because I allow you to do this doesn't mean I don't mind at all, Miss Xin."

"I didn't intend to use Miss Wild Wolf. I was thinking if it was the other way around..."

The more Xin thought about it, the more excited she became. Anser's words were like divine revelation to her! It made her understand a lot of things at once... No, divine revelation is not as effective as Mr. Devil's words. Divine revelation is always vague and I can't really understand it.

Well, that's not right. Although Mr. Devil is very powerful, he can never be compared with Divine Revelation.

...At most, just a little bit.

With Mu's promise, Xin, who regarded "asking for advice from Mr. Devil" as God's will, even had such a rebellious idea.

"It's no use imagining it now. I found a ready-made target for you to practice with. Come and give it a try, Miss Xin."

The devil took in the taboo-breaking joy on the ignorant lamb's face, raised the corners of his mouth happily, and clapped his hands gently: "Let her in, Marina."

"Yes, Mr. Anser."

A slightly hoarse female voice suddenly sounded in the study room where no one was present. After a while, a tall, mature woman pushed the door open and walked in.

She did not perform the ladylike greetings that would have highlighted her status as a lady, but instead bowed very appropriately: "I hope I am not disturbing you, Your Highness the Regent."

Lian De Shenlan, the winner in the fight for Grand Duke Shenlan's inheritance, is also the first heir to win among all the grand duke's families.

She came to the desk and said earnestly:

"I have something important to discuss with you."

At this moment, the Saint Lady, who had received the assessment notice, was looking at the Grand Duke's daughter with a very innocent look.

As naive as a soul butcher who could dig out everything inside her in the next second...

Chapter 26: Miss Saint's Random Test - Part 1

Xin saw a huge spider.

In her eyes, this calm and mature lady was a huge half-human, half-spider monster. The four pairs of compound eyes on the spider's abdomen would make most people shudder.

"It's still greed." She whispered in the soul link.

Of all sins, the sin that Xin has judged and redeemed the most is greed, greed for money, greed for power, greed for strength... People are never satisfied, so this sin is always difficult to atone for.

Xin held his cheek and looked at the huge spider with its fangs and claws bared, and saw saliva dripping from the hideous mouthparts in the spider's abdomen.

This spider lady... is even more exaggerated than the old vulture grandfather just now.

If we were to rank them, the greed of this Spider lady would be in the top 20 of the crimes of greed that Xin has dealt with, which is a pretty exaggerated ranking.

By the way, Mr. Devil is undoubtedly number one on all lists, and by a large margin.

According to Mr. Devil, I just need to do what I know how to do.

Greed... What is Ms. Spider greedy for?

She thought so and waited quietly for the conversation between Ansel and Lian De.

Facing Lian De's earnest gaze, Anser agreed with a smile. He leaned against the backrest with a relaxed posture, and at the same time extended his hand to signal Lian De to sit down: "Ms. Lian De, there is no need to be so restrained. Since it is an important matter, just tell me directly."

After getting Anser's permission, Lian De also sat down openly, with her legs crossed. She was wearing a classical long dress, with almost no skin exposed. Even with a silk scarf wrapped around her neck, she maintained a sense of propriety in her demeanor, without any intention of using her gender advantage.

"Thank you for your tolerance." The woman nodded in thanks, and then said seriously, "According to some of my family's business channels in the North, I learned a very important piece of information - the rebellion in the North intends to split into two groups: Iron Blade and Gray Tower will concentrate their forces to attack the central part, while the rebels in the New World want to bypass the Harel Fortress in the northeast, cross the mountains, and go straight to East Port."

Anser couldn't help but laugh: "With that little force, they plan to fight on two fronts?"

At this moment, Xin saw Miss Spider's mouth open wide, and his greed swelled.

"I also think this is extremely stupid, but you know... there has never been any large-scale war since the founding of the empire."

Lian De's reaction was completely different from what Xin saw. Her expression was extremely serious. "It is no exaggeration to say that neither of us knows how the war will proceed. It is very likely that the final outcome will be decided by a melee between high-level transcendents."

"Hmm..." The Regent nodded slightly with interest, "Continue."

Lian De placed a crystal block on the desk in front of him, and several light screens were immediately projected above the crystal block, showing lush mountains and forests, majestic and steep fortresses, and bustling and prosperous ports. Finally, it turned into a huge three-dimensional bird's-eye view.

She drew a route from the White North to East Harbor on the bird's-eye view. "They can't bypass the Forest of Death when marching to East Harbor, so they want to go through the Harel Fortress that guards the Forest of Death and take the route to East Harbor... But will they really 'march' like this?"

"The eleven commanders of the rebel army are all responsible for their respective duties. They are fully capable of airdropping directly into Donggang... To be honest, although the number of fifth-level extraordinary people in Donggang can barely match theirs, in terms of combat power..."

Lian De sighed bitterly: "My uncle died in a family feud, and the Triumph and Dream families also lost two powerful fifth-level extraordinary people in the fight for the inheritance. Even if we seek support from an independent extraordinary organization, we may not be a match for the rebels who have come out in full force."

"At the same time, not being a match is one thing, but more importantly, fighting with the leaders of the rebels will bring terrible destruction to East Port."

The woman leaned forward slightly and looked at Anser sincerely: "Your Highness, I am a businessman. My city, my people, my order... all are my property. I have finally gained the power of my family. I do not want everything I have to be destroyed by those rebellious people."

Xin, who was listening to all this quietly, felt the greed in Lian De, and her spider legs began to wave.

Oh…it turns out that Miss Spider is worried about damage to her property, but if that’s the case, shouldn’t the sin that’s entangling her now be mainly rage?

Xin really wanted to ask Anser, but she forced herself to hold back. She had to let Mr. Devil see the small results she had achieved.

"So, Ms. Lian De, do you want me to send more people to Donggang? Or do you want me to help you stop the rebel army commanders in advance?"

Anser still maintained a relaxed attitude: "Or maybe you are not interested in the interests on the front battlefield, but just want to protect Donggang?"

"...None of them." Lian De took a deep breath and lowered his head slightly, his voice a little dry, "My ideas may seem extremely stupid and weak in your eyes, but I hope you can listen to them."

"When have I ever stopped you from expressing yourself? Go ahead, Miss Lian De."

After getting the answer, Lian De Shenlan raised his head, clenched his fists on the table, and his solemn expression still contained a bit of nervousness that could not be relieved.

"I hope you can... talk to the rebels in the North."