The Lord Demon King is Unfathomable!

Chapter 1319 387: Arrogance (2)

Unbelievable!

In their world, the Void Realm can actually be attached to the 'Demon Crystal', and everyone has the opportunity to observe and study it!

Currently, we do not know how they have achieved this, nor whether they can, conversely, use this technology to observe our world. But there is no doubt that these Gray Men have already far surpassed us in material prosperity!

Moreover, the "Divine Envoy" selected by Prince Colin mentioned concepts like "company" and "bank loans", which we had not previously observed. In their world, a "company" is different from our world's mere business unit; it is a social organization that transcends guilds and noble fiefs, possessing absolute power over individuals.

As for "bank loans", they are a harsh contract that allows individuals to preempt wealth but must use their future, even their soul, as collateral! While discussing this concept, the fear spiritual power ripples displayed by that Gray Man were even greater in intensity than Kael's reaction when talking about Raiders!

This could be a particularly valuable insight for us.

Additionally, if you could persuade Prince Colin to help us extract some "Resentful Spirit Refrigerators", that would be wonderful. I'm very eager to understand what exactly that is...

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"Haha, how foolish."

Seeing Merk's curiosity and obsession with refrigerators, Arist smiled faintly, a trace of a wise man's disdain flashing in his eyes.

Even though he was not directly involved in the research of the 178th Void Realm, merely from the literal meaning and context, he deduced the general concept of "Refrigerator."

If Resentful Spirit Charcoal is a medium attached to the faith and desires of the Gray Men, then this refrigerator naturally is a magic device that "can collect cold resentment"!

Analyzing this conclusion isn't difficult; the key issue lies in exactly what kind of magic device can collect resentment components from spiritual power.

He heard Hell had similar technology, and perhaps this is why they can analyze this information through the Void Lens.

The premise of the Void Passage's existence is "resonance," and information beyond cognition cannot trigger spiritual resonance, let alone be transmitted through the Void Realm.

Silently noting down the critical intelligence of the "Resentful Spirit Refrigerator," Arist's gaze continued to move downwards, landing on "company" and "bank loans."

Unlike the somewhat clueless Merk, Arist is familiar with these concepts.

Although the Academic State does not have these things, similar organizations exist within the commercial systems of the Empire and most of its vassal states.

As a scholar adept at manipulating power, Arist often interacts with the Rhode Kingdom's chambers of commerce and companies, simply never having imagined they could be combined into such an efficient and perfect oppression model.

Arist's lips curled into a smile of genuine interest.

What a delicate enslavement!

Through the clever design of rules, it doesn't require swords, chains, or even overseers. It merely needs to make every soul believe that everything they do is for a "better tomorrow."

And as long as this tomorrow never arrives, this self-circulating and infinitely proliferating system can continue to expand indefinitely!

"Ah... Such a beautiful creation, I even feel a bit reluctant to let that prince disrupt this wonderful serenity." Arist smiled gently, whispering to himself.

In the face of rigorously organized companies, his Thorne Association, sustained by economic and academic interests, seemed as crude as a child's sandcastle.

It turns out, power can be played like this!

For him personally, this is probably more valuable Void Realm insight than any report on Resentful Spirit Refrigerators and the Gray Men.

With a sense of discovering treasure, Arist read through Merk's report to the end, re-reading it twice before putting it back on the table.

His movements were gentle, as if caring for a fragile artwork.

Merk's report was merely a preliminary conclusion based on his brief glimpse into the Void Realm; a more detailed report on the 178th Void Realm will have to wait until a paper from Colin Tower can be seen.

Currently, Prince Colin has already instructed students to start writing papers, optimistically the sight of them could before the end month's All Souls Festival.

And before that, perhaps they could uncover even more interesting things...

Merk was full of optimism about this.

It is evident that the Divine Envoy named "Jon" seems more reliable than the previously selected "Kael."

Arist slowly got up and walked to the window of the study.

Overlooking Artisan Street and the snowy plain still lit brightly in the deep night, admiration and jealousy crossed his face, before he reluctantly uttered a compliment.

"Genius..."

Even though he harbors considerable bias against the Empire's nobles, he still cannot help but acknowledge that Prince Colin is a true genius!

Just as Merk mentioned in the letter, this method of transforming decay into magic has already transcended the mere Extraordinary Power.

It's more of an art.

An art that lets one manipulate civilization and the human heart, belonging to the "Divine."

If only such talent could be brought under one's command!

Arist has often had such musings in his heart, though quickly the genuine admiration in his heart is replaced by a faint chill.

If the success of the 440th Void Realm could still be explained by chance, then undoubtedly the experimental reproduction of the 178th Void Realm will elevate this prince to a true divine pedestal!