Chapter: Chapter 2: New Century (Epilogue)
Chapter 152: Felton’s Clever Plan
It wasn’t time to educate Connie yet.
Otherwise, the little perverted dragon might go on strike.
“The keywords are Love Poison Curse, Heart Puppet Curse, Soul Seizing Curse, Life Release Curse, and Curse Stacking.”
Xi Wei pondered for a moment, recalling the panel of Sakura he had seen before.
“That sounds evil!”
Connie grumbled, a chill running down her spine.
As a dragon with a strong sixth sense, she instinctively felt uncomfortable just hearing Xi Wei read out the names of the curses.
“OarenThEyaTrenth!”
【True Sight】
A soft draconic voice spoke.
Connie’s sapphire blue eyes lit up with a gentle purple glow. At the same time, all the documents on the table began to spin around her.
Xi Wei could vaguely sense a profound rule rapidly scanning the documents.
Soon, the flying documents returned to the table, neatly stacked. Only five pieces of information remained floating before Xi Wei’s eyes.
“Darling~ Connie is so tired~”
Connie whined, pouting with her red lips as she threw herself into Xi Wei’s arms.
Her soft, pretty face nuzzled back and forth in Xi Wei’s embrace like a little pig, making muffled “hnngh” sounds.
“Are these the documents I was looking for?”
Xi Wei directly reached out and poked the tip of Connie’s dragon tail. The little loli, like a robot that had run out of power, shivered and immediately stopped moving.
“Yes… yes, these are… but they only involve them, and might… might not be entirely comprehensive…”
Connie buried her little face in Xi Wei’s chest, her small body trembling slightly, her voice even stuttering.
“Mmm~ Good, good~ You did wonderfully. I need to read these documents carefully now. Don’t disturb me.”
As Xi Wei spoke, his finger gently swirled in the indentation at the tip of Connie’s dragon tail.
This little perverted dragon was indeed very obedient.
She stayed completely still, biting her red lips and saying nothing.
Only her pretty face grew redder and redder.
Her heart rate also increased.
However, Xi Wei’s attention wasn’t on Connie at the moment.
So he was unaware.
The first document before him was a yellowed piece of parchment that told this story:
【There was a handsome knight who was deeply in love with the baron’s daughter. He also served as the baron’s daughter’s personal guard. However, the baron’s daughter did not think highly of this knight of humble status.】
【The lord’s daughter’s wish was to marry the duke’s son and become a true noblewoman, ascending to the ranks of the socialites of the entire royal capital.】
【To achieve this, she had made many efforts, even going so far as to exploit the knight who loved her deeply.】
【The duke’s son did not like women; he preferred handsome men. So, the baron’s daughter, under the guise of a candlelight dinner, got her personal guard drunk and offered him to the duke’s son.】
【The pitiable knight was unaware of this. When he returned from the duke’s castle the next day, he had already gone mad.】
【The knight sought help from a friend, a wizard who sympathized with his plight and severely criticized his sycophantic behavior.】
【After the knight swore he would no longer fancy the baron’s daughter.】
【The wizard friend gave him a scroll.】
【This scroll contained the Love Poison Curse.】
【The knight cast this curse upon the baron’s daughter. From then on, anyone the baron’s daughter fell in love with would rot and die.】
【However, the knight did not cease to love the baron’s daughter as he had sworn. He still loved her, and thus he was also affected by the Love Poison Curse, decaying into a pile of rotten meat.】
…
This story was recorded in “Cain’s Folk Tales,” and its authenticity was high, as the author of this book was the Pope of the Church of Light, that smiling old man with a white beard.
With this,
Xi Wei roughly understood Felton the Demon Lord’s plan.
This demon likely already knew that he, the King of Winter, had peculiar tastes and only liked demi-humans with ears and tails, and had specifically set a trap for him.
Felton could not leave the Abyss Plane to enter the Material Plane.
So, he could only cast a curse on the demi-human princess and send her to him.
Given the charming and adorable appearance of the demi-human princess Sakura, as soon as he fell for her, he would immediately be cursed to death by the Love Poison Curse.
On the other hand, as her savior, even if he didn’t fancy Sakura, over time, Sakura might fall for him.
In that case,
The Love Poison Curse would also take effect.
It had to be said, this curse was quite vicious.
Xi Wei looked at the other curses, which were also stories and explanations. Regardless of their authenticity, they at least seemed plausible.
【Heart Puppet Curse】When the cursed individual acts contrary to the instructions pre-instilled by the caster, the curse will activate. During the curse’s effect, the cursed individual loses control of their body, becoming like a puppet.
【Soul Seizing Curse】Upon the cursed individual’s death, their soul will be seized by the caster.
【Life Release Curse】The cursed individual cannot commit suicide. When the thought of suicide arises, they will experience pain akin to soul tearing.
【Curse Stacking】A profound casting technique that only demons with innate talent and strength reaching the level of an Abyss Lord can master.
After applying Curse Stacking to a curse,
its effects will be enhanced, its range of influence will increase, and its trigger conditions will be lowered.
“It seems that once the Love Poison Curse takes effect and triggers Curse Stacking, it will not only infect me but also spread from me to Loli and Ruo Yi.”
“Even everyone close to me, be it maids or subordinates, will be affected.”
“Subsequently, under the effect of the Soul Seizing Curse, everyone will be cursed to death, and their souls will be held in Felton the Great Lord’s hand to be toyed with at his whim.”
“What a brilliant plan!”
Xi Wei muttered, a killing intent flickering in his eyes.
It was one thing for Felton the scoundrel to target him, but he also had to involve the people around him.
Shouldn’t he be dealt with properly?
Xi Wei pondered deeply. The most important thing now was to research how to resolve the curse on Sakura. If it couldn’t be resolved, then he would have to kill her.
Killing was the simplest solution.
Felton the Great Lord would never imagine that he was a person with a system.
However, killing Sakura just like that would make him seem too incompetent.
He still had to try.
With that thought, Xi Wei focused his gaze below the parchment describing the Heart Puppet Curse.
At the very bottom, there was a line of small text:
Method to break the Heart Puppet Curse: Succubus heart, protected by Holy Light power, and consumed directly.
“System, have the players left the affected range?”
Xi Wei summoned the system.
There were distance limitations for issuing missions. If the players had already left the affected range, he would have to rush and send a knight to deliver the message.
【Ding! Players have not yet left the affected range. As the host only gave them five copper coins, these players cannot afford carriages.】
“Nonsense!” Xi Wei was almost amused to death by this.
“They kill monsters every day, and occasionally take citizen missions from the task board in Winter City. How could they not have money for a carriage?”
“But it’s good that they haven’t left the range. Add another restriction to the Mission Objective: try to capture succubi, and if you can’t, kill them to obtain their hearts!”
Xi Wei’s gaze was fierce, and his tone was stern.
