The next day, as the morning light gilded the ivory curtains of Paradiso Mansion, Mil awoke in the guest room.
"Good morning, my fiancé."
Lilith was already dressed in her wizard robes, leaning back in a chair by the window. Today, she had braided her auburn hair into a fishtail braid that hung over her left shoulder, and she held a cup of hot coffee.
Having slept too comfortably, Mil abruptly sat up:
"What time is it?!"
"Eight in the morning. What would you like to eat?"
Lilith stirred the sugar cube she had just dropped into her coffee, speaking indifferently, but Mil's vision went dark:
"Don't you know I have to go to the church in the morning?"
This meant he had lost his perfect attendance for the month, and combined with several days of leave, he wondered how much money would be deducted.
"Sorry... I didn't know what time you had to go to the church."
"Did you drug me with a sleeping potion last night?"
"Not really... just a little magical suggestion. My friend asked for it."
Lilith shrugged, and Mil gritted his teeth in anger, yet he was helpless against her:
"Trying to test me, huh? Fine... tell your friend to prepare for punishment."
Mil had actually expected this. The main purpose of last night was to clear his own identity of suspicion.
As for Lilith's identity... he could only find another opportunity later.
He had previously used the succubus book to stimulate Meridiana during class;
But because he sat quite far from Lilith, it was basically impossible to tell...
And when they sat close, he didn't dare to take out the succubus book.
Upon hearing Mil's threat, Lilith's heart chilled, but she had already prepared herself mentally. This test was still very necessary;
Many of her recent actions had been kept from her mother, including many things that happened in the Royal Capital and with the demon tide. She hadn't told her mother or Ibon about many things.
Lilith didn't ask for much, just an ordinary and normal life...
But she also understood that she couldn't control the future of the demon race with her own strength alone.
As for the stimulation of the Demon God's Child, Lilith was also researching ways to numb the magic nerves;
Although it was remarkably effective, it only worked on the magic nerves.
And last night, the Demon God's Child seemed to be doing it on purpose, going wild after synchronizing body perception...
Putting chili water on him was truly excessive!
Lilith put down her coffee, got up and walked to the bed, unbuttoning Mil's shirt as she smiled and said:
"Let me check the progress of your magic nerves."
Mil, despite his anger, was still very dependent on this private tutor.
Lilith's finger lightly touched Mil's heart, and a network of green veins spread across his chest;
But as soon as the pattern appeared, Lilith's eyes suddenly widened:
"The number... has increased?!"
Generally speaking, magic nerves can grow, but the total number of main trunks is inherent;
They can be extracted, but not added...
And being bound to the soul, their inherent meaning is the concrete manifestation of the soul's roots in the physical body.
Mil looked down and counted, but didn't quite understand:
"How many... roots?"
"When I checked you before you enrolled, there were only 9 roots. Now there are 11. Your talent evaluation should be E+."
Saying this, Lilith took Mil's hand and counted on his chest as she spoke:
"Among them, these 7 roots are present in everyone, representing the seven desires. The minimum requirement for magic aptitude is 8 roots."
"Then how many do you have?"
Lilith smiled alluringly, lightly hooking her finger into her collar:
"Hmm? Want to see?"
"No need. I wouldn't be able to count them clearly even if I saw them. You might as well just tell me directly."
"Talent evaluation, S+, 21 roots. That's the human limit, but there are about four or five others like me at Sibyl Magic Academy."
Mil sighed. The extra roots must have appeared after the demon tide erupted.
"Then... how many roots should the Demon God's Child have?"
"Theoretically, divine envoys, angels, and perfect beings all have 22. But the Demon God's Child shouldn't have any now. A thousand years ago, the saints stripped his origin and sealed it within the chaos holy stone. However, I don't really understand the specifics, after all, it was a thousand years ago."
Mil nodded thoughtfully. No wonder he couldn't be tested when he was 12; it turned out he was sealed!
"Alright, change your clothes, eat something, and get ready for school. Your previous talent evaluation has already been recorded, so it's best not to expose it."
"No, I'm not eating. I need to go home first."
After saying that, Mil changed his clothes and went straight home, mainly to retrieve the succubus book.
In the room, Alice, as agreed, closed the book and placed it in Mil's drawer;
But when Mil saw the table full of tools, he couldn't help but feel a little overwhelmed...
What exactly did Miley go through last night?
Hmm... could it be that Alice didn't understand what magic nerves referred to?
But she nodded at the time?
He picked up his things and tidied up. Just as he was about to leave, he was called by the butler again:
"Young Master Mil, Prince Fafner of the Dragon Royal Family came looking for Miss Alice last night."
Mil's footsteps paused, a wave of displeasure washing over him. Was he trying to steal his cabbage right at his doorstep?
"What did they talk about?"
"Prince Fafner wanted to invite Miss Alice to dinner tomorrow night, but she said... um, er... she didn't agree."
The butler pulled out a handkerchief, wiped the sweat from his forehead, his tone somewhat evasive, but Mil breathed a sigh of relief:
"Heh... I thought Alice would ask for an exorbitant price?"
After saying that, he turned and headed for school.
All the way there, he kept thinking about the path of the Demon God's Child, walking on thin ice. Could he truly reach the other side?
He had thought that transmigrating into this real-time strategy game would involve building a main city, summoning lumberjacks;
Then stockpiling troops and food, campaigning north and south, sweeping across the six kingdoms with his sword!
But it turned out...
The main reason was that it was his first time being the Demon God's Child, and he lacked experience.
Of course, Mil wasn't discouraged and began to brew a new plan in his mind!
He carefully reviewed the previous situations and found that the main problem was information asymmetry;
Who would have thought that the Royal Knights, who came to support, would actually be elite werewolves?
To gain sufficient intelligence, he needed to establish his own intelligence network and have his own organization;
Just like those monarchs in movies, every move in the world would be under his control!
Upon arriving at school, the first class was Magic Art Appreciation...
So, Mil went to the last row, opened the succubus book, and began to make arrangements:
"Meridiana, starting today, we must re-establish the Abyss Follower organization!"
"Lord, the demon spies, cults, and Abyss Society in the Holy City have already been uprooted."
"Then we can develop them again!"
"It might take 5 to 10 years to develop to a certain scale."
Miley's tone seemed somewhat evasive. Mil was silent for a moment, then smacked his lips and asked:
"Then can't organizations from other places infiltrate? From the Royal Capital? From your Paradise?"
"There are some, but they might not be able to help much with operations in the Holy City. And it's not advisable to contact them too early."
"Why?"
"Concern... that they might be exposed too early and wiped out in one go."
"Hey you! Hiss... Fine, the Holy City should be redeveloped, right? Set yourself a target!"
Although Mil felt she was implying something about him, what she said was indeed reasonable.
However, Lilith on the other side was getting a headache...
"Yes, Lord, please give me some time. I'll search for targets first."
Lilith's mother had established a blasphemous cult in Mian Ruo Village, but Mil had tricked a group of students into raiding it;
Later, Ibon used his power in the church to secretly protect it, only for Mil to raid it a second time.
Mil slapped his thigh and said:
"How about this... I see Lilith's magic talent is good, you go and get her!"
"Yes... I will try my best to do so."
"Also, have Ibon contact me."
"Yes... But you should know, Mr. Ibon has always been trying to find your secular true body."
"Of course I know. I've long seen through his intentions! You just go do it, I'll deal with him."
After making arrangements, Mil closed the succubus book and began to consolidate his thoughts;
As the castle bell rang, the class also came to an end.
And then, a shout came from outside the door—
"Mil, a 16-year-old student is looking for you!"
