The villain's way to tame the protagonist

"So, I gave her this opportunity. Regardless of whether she seizes it or not, she will have to accept my favor in the end... Lian is a person with great ideals. If she accepts this favor, she will definitely treat the civilians of Donggang better."

Elalo's tone and expression became more relaxed, because after saying this, even Xin understood why she did these things.

Time is too short, and Elalo believes that what she can do is always limited, but she does not accept such limitations.

Therefore, after she came to power, she showed extreme paranoia and madness in terms of benevolent governance and people's livelihood, from being so paranoid that the nobles were puzzled, to being so crazy that the nobles were terrified.

They were afraid that such a person held enormous power, and they were afraid that she would issue completely irrelevant decrees next.

And when such a madman is pushed down and a new ruler comes to power, if he can be a little more restrained, he will be accepted by these nobles who have been driven to rebellion by Ellalo.

In fact, even if the new ruler cut the benefits of Ellalo's policies in half, it would be a great benevolence for the current civilians. For the nobles who would never consider these benefits, they would only think that the new rulers are finally more normal, and would not think that they would never do such a thing in the past.

"It is actually very unrealistic to ask the nobles to return the benefits that the common people deserve."

Elalo said calmly: "Creating something from nothing is the most difficult, and I have too little time to slowly accumulate this kind of accumulation. I am not sure whether Lian will focus on this matter after he takes the position, so... I can only do this."

"In fact... the best way to make them obey is to use irresistible power and force. After all, if it was you, or even if it was my father who issued those decrees, the nobles would have endured it for a long time."

"It's just that I don't have that power, Your Highness the Regent. All I have is the opportunity and possibility that your kindness and goodness have given me... It's fleeting and cannot be missed."

Sheen is correct.

From the beginning, Elalo knew exactly what he was doing.

She knew that her time was too short, that it would be almost impossible for her to achieve results while in power, and she knew even better how difficult it would be to get the nobles to share their profits with the common people as a guarantee and welfare.

So she acted decisively and crazily, making people feel absurd and even fearful, and then in this fear they temporarily forgot their stinginess and greed. When her successor came to power, even if she still maintained those policies, as long as the originally exaggerated data were drastically cut, even if the nobles still complained, at least they would feel that it was not so excessive in the light of the former, and would basically do as she said and would never be at a loss.

As for how to stabilize the nobles and maintain this policy for a long time in the future, it depends on the ability of those in power.

But Ella Luo thinks she doesn't have this ability, she thinks Lian De is the person who is more trustworthy.

This is... impeccably correct.

Even though the soul has been completely transformed by salvation, it has not become stupid and blind because of this transformation. Instead, it has found the possibility to realize the vision in its heart to the greatest extent possible among many limitations.

"The only flaw..." After a long while, Anser slowly said, "You should have killed all the leaders as soon as the unrest started. That would have brought the greatest deterrent effect."

Even he could only point out this one flaw.

"…I'm sorry to have embarrassed you. After all, in this situation, the family's opposition is also very strong, and the resources I can mobilize are really limited."

If she could use Anser's name, then Ella Luo would naturally have no shortage of resources and manpower. However, she had to make it clear to the family internally that she was going to do it herself and it had nothing to do with Anser. She could not use Anser's name, so naturally she would not get support.

But Elalo has done her best for that sincere vision.

If her plan succeeded, if Lian De really worked hard to improve people's livelihood after taking power, the forgetful civilians would not even remember this triumphant grand duke who only appeared briefly in the history of Donggang.

She even had to pay with her life for her offense against the Regent.

But she didn't care, neither about fame nor her life, let alone the authority that she could bestow upon her friends.

Elalo Triumph, she was truly transformed by that redemption... into a pure and perfect person.

A perfect person who makes people feel an inexplicable fear.

Anser stared at the redeemed man for a long time and asked softly, "Do you think it's worth it?"

Elalo laughed: "My life is so valuable and meaningful... I have only had this feeling twice, Your Highness the Regent."

"The first time was when I was redeemed by the Saint."

"The second time is now when I am telling you everything."

Elalo showed no remorse, hesitation, flattery, and knelt down in pain.

"Please punish me for my arrogance and presumption, Your Majesty the Regent."

She greeted the end so calmly and peacefully, as if she had fulfilled her happy destiny.

"...That's enough."

The regent waved his hand in annoyance, and Elalo, who was kneeling in front of him, fainted.

"This foolish and weak sense of fatalism," he murmured expressionlessly, "is unpleasant."

Xin could feel that Anser's words contained a lot of information, but she didn't have the time to analyze it now.

Just trying to suppress the upturned corners of her mouth consumed most of her energy.

"That... Mr. Devil."

She asked softly, "Do you think Miss Elalo has been redeemed?"

"..."

The woman clasped her hands tightly together in front of her belly and stared at the boy's back. The heat in her belly and the longing in her soul all reached their peak.

Then, she heard the words that made her lose her mind for a moment.

"You win, Miss Xin, and I lose completely."

ah... ah...

Xin felt her throat was a little dry, and a faint moan seemed to be coming out of her throat. She suppressed all her restlessness, but this patience made her even more... abnormal.

Mr. Devil, admit defeat to me, I won... I won Mr. Devil.

The illusory body could feel the violent beating of the chest, the weakness and soreness of the legs, and the burning heat flowing through the body.

It's like a poison that you can never get rid of once you experience it.

Not only did I win this time, Mr. Devil doesn't even know that I have been deceiving him till now. Mr. Devil, you finally...

"It turns out that it really works."

"..."

This murmur interrupted Xin's increasingly frantic thoughts.

She looked at Ansel's profile, and saw loneliness and...confusion on that charmingly handsome face that she had never seen before.

"Your Excellency the Saint."

Anser turned his head and looked at Xin. He had always been like a teacher, calm and dignified, but at this moment he revealed the confusion that was befitting of a teenager.

"Is your salvation really correct? It turns out that..."

Mr. Devil, I have always doubted the effectiveness of redemption.

That's right, if it wasn't like that, he wouldn't have lost. It was because Mr. Devil didn't believe at all that Miss Elalo was redeemed that I was able to win.

But, if this is the case, does it mean that Mr. Devil does not accept salvation and thinks that salvation is ineffective?

Does this mean that Mr. Devil is actually...

Always waiting for redemption?

Not only this thought, the sadness and confusion between the beautiful boy's brows, the melancholy and hesitation in his sea-blue eyes, all made Xin's already almost frantic thoughts, at this moment... completely distorted.

Xin met Anser today, whom she had never seen before.

Cold, angry, majestic, and full of murderous intent, Anther was angry at Elallo for believing in God instead of obeying him. He was like a child whose toy was taken away. That kind of "childish majesty" made Xin restless.

And now, after learning that redemption is correct, Anser is unwilling to admit his mistakes. Anser who shows such emotions has become so, so... fragile, which makes Xin Jue lose his ability to think.

The devil who enlightened her, guided her, taught her, was always high above her and could easily toy with her, the devil who was so impeccable and invincible, would actually reveal such an expression.

Such a weak, fragile look.

I really want to see more.

I really want to see Mr. Devil more vulnerable and helpless. I want to see him... I want to see him begging me to grant him salvation. Will he be more vulnerable than he is now? Will he be more confused than he is now? Will he hug me, even shed tears, and beg me... beg me to bring him such righteousness?

This illusory body suddenly felt real, as if it was hollowed out, light and floating, and as if it was suddenly injected with something hot, surging and surging non-stop, making Xin feel weak and powerless. He wanted to pour out all the crazy and twisted thoughts in his heart, and wanted to see Mr. Devil's dazed and panicked look right now, and wanted to...

I really want to...save Mr. Devil.

For Xin, this redemption has transcended her duties. All her attention is now fixed on Anser, driven by that... morbid desire.

Xin's figure disappeared.

She really couldn't control her emotions in this situation, so she could only run away.

As Anser watched her disappear, he sat back down without any surprise, lazily looking at the endless Lost Sea. After a long time, he rubbed his cheeks and sighed softly:

"If I can, I really don't want to act so shamefully."

"If Luo saw me, she would definitely laugh at me for a long time; if it was Xier... well, she would have pushed me to the ground."

"But the good news is..."

The evil devil slowly revealed a smile that truly suited him: "It seems that our Saint Lady is also very fond of this."

Xin believes that the fundamental reason why Anser does not believe in Elalo is that Anser completely does not believe in the power of redemption, but the fact is just the opposite.

Ansebising himself was aware of the horror of that power. He knew that Elalo was truly redeemed, and he could also infer what she wanted to do from Elalo's actions.

The purpose of acting for such a long time is nothing more than to allow the Saint Lady, who thinks she has made great progress, to gain the "sense of accomplishment" she deserves.

The sense of accomplishment is a wonderful thing.

In the memories of the time traveler friend, games occupied a large part. Anser often played some games based on his memories when he was a child. Among them, there was a kind of suffering game, which was characterized by high difficulty and various underworld designs. However, both the time traveler friend and the players in that world enjoyed it and were very addicted.

After going through numerous hardships, both the in-game data and the players themselves have grown sufficiently, and the joy and sense of accomplishment that burst out when the monster that could easily kill you at the beginning is chopped into ashes and the blood bar returns to zero and the monster falls to the ground can make people collapse in their chairs.

For Xin, her Mr. Devil is just such a monster.

God's all-conquering gift has no effect on the devil. And because they have never learned to save others without using the gift, they can only take their first steps like a baby, and still learn and move forward with the devil. In the process, they develop a deeper and deeper awe and even fear of the devil.

And what if one day, she suddenly found that she had grown enough to hurt this monster, or even repel and defeat him?

The frustration of God's gift being unable to take effect, the repression and confusion accumulated from long periods of study, and all the awe and even fear of Anser will be fully released at this moment...

To be honest, Ansher had no idea how happy Miss Saint would be.

“It’s not enough to just put faith aside.”

Mr. Devil half-closed his eyes and lazily basked in the sun.

"For the sake of duty... it's a bit too annoying."

Anser certainly knew that Xin had temporarily put his faith aside. After all, this was also part of Xin's sense of accomplishment, but was it enough? Obviously not enough.

Because Xin is still performing her duties for the sake of fulfilling them, she sees her duties as a great honor and mission, which is essentially not much different from believing in God.

This sense of accomplishment, as well as the many additional emotions that come with it, make Anser the most special and unique of all the people Xin has redeemed.

It had nothing to do with duty, mission or glory, but for the sense of accomplishment and pleasure that fascinated her, intoxicated her and made her unable to get rid of it, and made her realize that saving Mr. Devil was itself much more meaningful than the so-called duty.

Moreover, only Mr. Devil possesses this meaning.

The devil didn't want her to save herself in order to do her duty.

To save the devil, to save Ansir Hydra, this is the right attitude towards "salvation", isn't it?

"Well... just take it step by step. The road is still long. You will realize how happy it is to save me."

The devil chuckled and whispered in a boyish voice:

"Never mind God... Come save me, Miss Saint."

As always, when others think they are one level higher than Anser, they are actually always one level lower than Anser, or even many levels lower.

But this time, although Anser was still at the top level, he did not anticipate, or perhaps... he miscalculated something.

If he knew what was going on in the Saint Lady's mind at that time, he would definitely try to keep a distance from her immediately after being stunned.

The redemption was completed only to fulfill duties and missions, and to gain a sense of honor and mission from that "correctness". Your Excellency, who had never experienced this complex, indescribable, and inescapable pleasure, felt really good.

...but maybe a little too much.

Chapter 5: Miss Saint is learning by peeping (K)

The chaos in the Triumph family's territory quickly subsided with the deaths of several leaders.

After all, the nobles did not expect that Elalo would be so crazy. Even the Marquis wanted to kill her, so who else would not want to kill her?

This was just as Ellalo had arranged. They began to anxiously desire to push down the crazy new Grand Duke of Triumph and replace him with someone who might not be normal, but at least not so abnormal.

However, things would not be that simple. Although Ellalo created a perfect opportunity for Lian De, His Excellency the Grand Duke of Deep Blue remained cautious.

After all, with Ming Fuluo almost threatening to kill someone on the spot, who would dare to do anything beyond the limit?

"But you haven't fallen behind in working for Miss Zeger... How can I trust you, Ella?"