Chapter 254 - Give All to Me (2/2)
Sherlock noticed the elderly Gno, and he continued to speak, “Truth be told, I’m a special superior Devil I don’t abhor the Power of Sacred Light When I was exploring the Surface World, I had soood friends ere Grand Priests, like so and so” Sherlock explained and said, “I ordered Marco Polo to meet up with you, so don’t be wary of me”
The elderly Gnome bowed to Sherlock and said, “Respectable Lord Sherlock, please pardon e In order to accommodate these servants, I believe you must be very different from other Devils”
“Thank you for your trust” Sherlock nodded at the elderly Gnoesture Then he said, “I feel syerous belief in the Underworld Your fortitude is admirable, but it will cause incidents one of these days Fro activities of your residents and my servants have been reported to the authorities”
“Reported to the authorities? I It’s i!” the elderly Gnome said firmly, but his eyes flickered
“When I caain any inforuards”
The elderly Gno as we deny it and they have no evidence, they can’t do anything to us”
Sherlock nodded and said, “Indeed If you insist on your innocence, unless they discover your private collection of learning ht, they will be unable to take further action But haven’t you thought about the day when you can learn freely in public?”
“Learn freely in public?”
The elderly Gno manner, “A day where there’s no need to hide or use the dark alleys to learn Where you can even have your own Sacred Light Worshi+ping Chapel and teach your future generations to study hard every day!”
Sherlock spread out his hands and gestured a beautiful vision He said convincingly, “Think about it They could do homework at home daily, take examinations once every two months They could attend classes daily with no holidays Don’t you wish for this kind of a life that seems like a dream?”
“But… this is ieon Core, ouldn’t be able to survive for long Soon, ould be infested by the Underworld’s ideology and beco creatures”
The elderly Gnome was dispirited, but Sherlock smiled and said, “Why isn’t it possible? I have trained the Houndhead Men to be construction workers Haven’t you seen the Houndhead Men? They are ive you a chance to realize that dream”
“Lord Sherlock, what do you mean?”
“You can be dom There is a satellite town called Marsh Inkspewer Town The location is pretty good with serenity, security, hygiene, and scenic views The place is full of rocks, and it’s relaxing The wilderness is also packed witharound Theis…”
Sherlock smiled and said, “You can freely study and learn, and nobody will care about you My only desire is… to obtain all the land in the old district”