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"The old gods are dead? New gods have been born, and it seems that the new gods are even the sons-in-law of our Alban family? Isn't this a good thing!" someone in the Alban family immediately said.

"But the First Elder, the Second Elder, the Third Elder... and even the Patriarch seem to have been killed by this new god..."

“Wouldn’t that be even better? The Alban family will just split off and become the new main family, just like 400 years ago. The centenary has come, and we’re simply welcoming the branch family of Roland City back to the main family. We all have merit from God, so who knows, we might still have great power in the new Hymn Society, or even go further.” The nobleman said with a smile.

"But this new god seems to have his own organization, something called Akatsuki..."

"Do those peasants understand what good governance is? Do they understand what social development is? Without the rule of us nobles, wouldn't this world immediately become a breeding ground for chaos and evil? Only under the rule of us nobles can it flourish and thrive," he said disdainfully.
"Without the charity of us nobles, those peasants would starve to death!"

The others nodded in agreement. Although some remained cautious, the long-standing aristocratic rule and education had instilled in them a natural tendency to regard peasants as mere livestock.

Despite the lack of support from some, all the nobles loved to hear these words.

"Those peasants who have received the blessing of the one true God think they can stand above us? No way! We have a thousand ways to fight them and drive them out."

"We were born nobles, and we will never betray our class!"

"Don't even think about enjoying the same rights as us, or even about squeezing a single bit of supplies out of us!"

These words ignited the passion of all the Alban family members present, who cheered, applauded, and shouted in support.

"Your Excellency is truly wise! We are born as superior mystical nobles. Don't think that just because you commoners have allied yourselves with a new god by luck, you can take away even the slightest bit of our power!"

"Yes, yes, seeing those lowly people living well is more painful than my suffering."

"Yes, their lowly lives should be spent as henchmen and prostitutes, bearing children and providing more labor and population. That is their mission. Making them live a better life is more painful than killing me."

"Stop talking. After hearing this news, even taking Five Stone Powder tastes bland. I feel uncomfortable all over because I can't exploit the common people."

"I can't even imagine what those lowly people would do if they dared to demand power today."

"We must never let the lowly people sit at the table!"

Seeing so many people pandering to his ideas, the temporary head of the family felt that his power was limitless.

After all, they were nobles!

"So everyone, I'll go find members of the families recommended by the new god and fill all the seats in the New Praise Society!"

"good idea!"

"Count me in."

"That would be awesome."

"Ha ha!"

……

Meanwhile, a similar process occurred in the family councils of almost all the nobles. These well-informed nobles immediately learned that the Old God had been ambushed and killed by the New God, but none of them wanted to avenge the Old God.

All the nobles were thinking about how to curry favor with the new god, Mephisto? Who? Merciless.

And so, almost all the nobles sent their liaisons to Tulip City. On that day, the city of Tulip City, which had a teleportation array, was overflowing with people.

Such teleportation arrays are basically only found in a few mega-cities, so on the first day, countless noble envoys rushed over.

The largest group of visitors were actually members of the original Praise Society, all of whom were from the world's great noble families. They all came to fawn over Xue Luzhi and pledge their loyalty to him.

Xue Law had even wondered if there were any people in the Praise Society who were absolutely loyal to Mephisto. After all, she had been operating on this planet for so long, surely she had some confidants?

But there wasn't a single one!

No one sought revenge for her, the comprador's apostle; they all came to congratulate Xue Lude and to curry favor with the mystical aristocracy.

Even Su Su felt disgusted at the sight of these nobles.

"How can these people be so wicked? Don't these so-called nobles have a single loyal subject?" Su Su complained. "Nobles are just disgusting."

"Actually, you're also an aristocrat," Xue Dinglu retorted expressionlessly.

"Oh, me?" Su Su pointed to herself blankly. "Am I a nobleman?"

She thought about it and realized that she really was a noblewoman. Although she didn't know it before, she later learned that her mother was a member of the World Government and that some of the older brothers and uncles who had teased her when she was a child were members of the Saviors Team.

In her own world, she was definitely considered a member of the elite.

However, Su Su never really felt it was real. She died when she was 6 years old and then became a shrine maiden, starting her working life. The shrine maiden's duty is to exorcise evil spirits and demons. She started working at the age of 6 and has been exorcising evil spirits for more than ten years.

So rather than being an aristocrat, she had more of a street-smart, slightly naive vibe.

"So, brother, what are you going to do with them?" Su Su asked.

"kill."

On Xue Dinglu's expressionless face, only this one word remained.

Su Su: "..."

Well, these parasites will only drive up rice prices if they live, so let's kill them.

It's not enough to just kill them; we must expose all their deeds to the light of day, let everyone see them, and then kill them.

This was something she learned from a TV series she had watched before. She had forgotten the name of the series, but it seemed that the last emperor had to work as a sewing machine in prison to support himself.

After chatting with Xue Dinglu, Su Su suddenly asked, "Brother, did that apostle really die so easily?"

Xue Dinglu also showed a puzzled expression for a moment and replied, "Why do you have this idea?"

For some reason, Xue Dinglu had the same thought, and it was so deeply ingrained that whenever he had a moment of free time, he would think, "Is the 12th Apostle really dead?"

Su Su shook her head, her face full of confusion and bewilderment. "I don't know either. I just have this feeling, as if everything went too smoothly and too easily before. Something seems off. Even though it was Faust's achievement through self-sacrifice, something still feels wrong..."

Su Su stammered for a long time, and that was all she could say. The whole thing was about how she felt, how something was wrong, and her intuition.

However, Xue's Law has the same feeling.

But in fact, he has already begun to take control of the planet, and the 12th Apostle who died in the consciousness space could never be resurrected on his own planet. Xue's Law has already severed all control over the planet.

Consciousness space is a subspace. This region is not even in the original universe, but in another universe that partially overlaps with this universe, not to mention the planetary authority that can only act on its own planet.

No matter how strange the 12th Apostle is, she is still just the will of a planet. Even if she possesses the invincible power of the planet's native land, she also has the characteristic of losing all power once she leaves the native land.

After thinking about this, Xue Dinglu shook his head, shaking off these illusions from his mind.

And even if the 12th Apostle has some other tricks up its sleeve, he is not afraid. He is now the temporary representative of the planet. Even if the original 12th Apostle had come, he would not have been a match for Xue Lude, this hostile guest.

Now, if Mephisto dares to come, then she is the challenger!
Xue Dinglu immediately ignored this slight asymmetry and began to deal with these nobles.

……

"My lord, facts have proven that only nobles can govern the world well. Without nobles, society would explode."

"Yes, sir. We are all nobles. It is their duty to make those commoners loyal to us."

“If you, my lord, are unwilling to deal with these trivial matters, you may entrust them entirely to us, the mystical nobles. The thoughts of the common people will only hinder the progress of the world!”

"By the way, sir, your Akatsuki organization should tone it down a bit and not let those prostitutes eat at the table."

As time went on, more and more nobles gathered in Tulip City and came to meet Xue Dinglu.

The nobles chattered on about their ideas, and even though Xue had lost his emotions, he was shocked by these shameless fellows.

How dare these guys say such things so brazenly? Aren't they afraid their entire family is being exploited?
Xue Dinglu remained silent, not directly refusing, but said: "Okay, as long as you all settle the family head's residence in Tulip City, I will give you the strongest blessing, limited to before tomorrow. No noble family member can be missing from any of the families who come to Tulip City."

Xue Dinglu tapped his fingers silently on the table and said, "Yes, sir, no problem, sir!"

The noble envoys who came to negotiate were all smiles, as were the former gods. The first group of nobles who followed the old gods all became members of the Hymn Society, and would later become the greatest nobles in the entire world.

These people can now feast on meat.

“However, I will abolish the current system of gangs and prostitutes, and convert all other children into prostitutes. This will greatly reduce the labor force,” Xue Dinglu said calmly, voicing his probing questions.

"That won't work!"

"No, sir, that's too radical!"

"Yes, sir, prostitutes are part of the underlying logic of how the world works. Your thinking is too extreme!"

"Such a method will only cause turmoil and instability in the world, and may even lead to the collapse of the world's structure! My lord, please think twice!"

……

All the nobles were talking at once, each one seemingly a loyal, virtuous, and good minister, each one concerned for the world, earnestly advising them, as if they were no longer afraid of the power of Xue's Law.

Xue Lu silently noted down the family names and crests of these people, and prioritized these families on the purge list.

Xue Lude looked at them and continued, "How about we lower the price of the bread? 50 for bread is still too expensive."

"No, sir! This is too radical!"

"The bread must be worth more than 50 for the whole world to keep running."

"Sir, if the price of bread isn't high, those lowly people will become lazy bums who only know how to lie down and do nothing!"

……

Then came a barrage of words of advice and admonition, as if the officials were good, honest, and compassionate, caring only for the common people, and coaxing Xue Dinglu like they were coaxing an emperor.

Xue's Law simply recorded this batch of families, and you will definitely have a place on the list of Nine Clans Elimination Game.

As for how to solve the problem of the nobility?
The former Demon Emperor set an example for Xue's Law. Although the former Demon Emperor learned it from the history of a certain Eastern power on Earth, it was to drag the nobility to the market and criticize them, stripping them of all their rationality and sanctity.

Then, amidst everyone's angry curses, they were all killed.

Heaven creates all things to nourish the nobles, yet the nobles have nothing to repay Heaven with.

How should we deal with these nobles?

Kill kill kill kill kill!

We must fight our way out and create a bright and peaceful world.

However, at this moment, a strange idea suddenly popped into Xue's mind.

Wouldn't this be too radical? Is there any real need for the nobility?

The nobility maintains social stability and is the cornerstone of society. Furthermore, I need to prepare the population to hand over to the Fourth Apostle. Killing all the nobles would be too extreme.

This idea popped into Xue's mind. For a short time, Xue didn't notice the problem, but soon, Xue, who had lost his emotions, suddenly realized something was wrong.

Why do I have this kind of thought?

Xue Dinglu was stunned for a moment. He had lost his emotions and was now basically a rational thinker. Why did he have such "emotional", "thoughtful" and absurd thoughts?

If he were in a normal state, Xue Lude might have forgotten why he had such thoughts in an instant, taking it as just a slight pity for the nobles. But now, Xue Lude is under the influence of nothingness, in a state of complete emotionlessness!

Why would you still have this thought?
Xue Dinglu was completely bewildered, and he kept thinking about the reason.

Seeing Xue Luding's thoughtful expression, the nobles secretly thought that they had a chance. As long as this new god listened to them, they had a thousand ways to make him stop caring about these trivial matters.

Gods only need to rule from behind the curtain and never care about the mundane affairs of mortals, but these mystical nobles who are dedicated to the well-being of all people have much more to consider.

So they tried even harder to persuade him, like clowns in a circus desperately displaying their ugliness.

Xue Dinglu didn't even listen to their nonsense. Instead, he waited for these nobles to move to Tulip City, and then simply called out their names one by one.

'No, this won't do, it's too radical, the world will be in chaos!' The thought suddenly popped into my head again.

Xue Dinglu is now only showing horror and disbelief. Why would someone who came out of the college entrance examination and was born in the 21st century have such an outrageous idea?
He completely ignored the nonsense spouted by these mystical nobles and said directly, "Meeting adjourned! Tomorrow we want to see all of your families present!"

Then kill!

'No, without mysticism, aristocratic society would inevitably regress, and productivity would inevitably decline!'

A sudden thought flashed through his mind again, and Xue Dinglu finally realized that he had made a mistake!

It's not just the emptiness affecting one's emotions; it's a much more terrifying problem.

It seems that my thoughts and consciousness have been invaded!
Xue immediately thought of the 12th Apostle, Mephistopheles. According to Faust's intelligence, she possessed all kinds of means, including deception, illusion, mind control, and making the fake real!

"Could it be that Mephisto isn't completely dead yet? How is that possible!" Xue Dinglu had an extremely terrifying thought.

The instant his thought fully emerged, even the particles in the consciousness space that had been crushed into molecular states by the annihilation energy began to move.

Xue Dinglu immediately arrived in the consciousness space and began to study the problems on his body. Suddenly, he was horrified to discover that a face had grown out of the heart of the body he had possessed.

A Mephisto face!
Even Su Su looked over in horror, followed by deep worry: "Brother, what exactly is going on?"

“The 13th Apostle, A-Guang, we meet again!” Mephisto’s face opened and spoke.

"Pfft!" Xue Luding pierced through the chest of the face in an instant, and also through the heart of the body. But his face was expressionless, his brows furrowed, because he realized that when he pierced the chest, Mephisto seemed to be dead already, his breath gone...

But this time, there was no joy, only confusion and horror.

“Brother, you…” Su Su was stunned for a moment.

"It's nothing, just a minor fatal injury." Xue Dinglu didn't care about this possessed body at all; all he wanted to do now was find out the principle behind Mephisto's "resurrection"!

She clearly died within the realm of consciousness, and all her contingency plans relied on the authority of the world to sustain them. So why is she now affecting me? And even beginning to influence my thinking?

"Ah Guang, do you think you can kill me? I am immortal. Even the teacher can't kill me, so you can't either. No matter how many times you kill me, I can be resurrected in you, unless you die with me!" she said, as if mocking, as if declaring her victory.

Xue Lu, expressionless, pierced the man's shoulder with a single blow, causing his face to rot and killing him.

This time, however, his face appeared in his palm. He laughed and said mockingly, "Ha, you can't kill me, you stupid Number 13. You think you're saving others? Your useless, saintly heart will only kill more people. You're just a piece of trash and a coward. You don't understand that only my methods can save more people."

"You think you're saving them? No, you're just pushing them into an even deeper abyss. In that respect, you're far more cruel and disgusting than I am! I can already see that your end will be much worse than mine!"

The mouth on the palm mocked hysterically.

“Brother, I know, it’s cognition! Faust said that Mephistopheles’ power is to make the false real. As long as enough people believe that he is still alive, he can be resurrected!” Su Su said.

Xue Dinglu immediately looked at the mouth on his palm, while Mephisto just smiled and said, "Have you been discovered? But it doesn't matter. As long as you believe that I still have a backup plan, then I am invincible."

"But can you control your subconscious? As long as you think of me in your subconscious, and my existence appears in your mind, then I will be resurrected in you!"

"As long as there is a 'knowledge of Mephisto,' the concept of 'Mephisto' will exist forever!"

Xue's Law finally made sense; it revealed the underlying principle.

The face on his body was not the real Mephisto, the world consciousness, but rather something entirely new, existing alongside "Zeus the Progenitor" and "Faust the Projection"...

The Deceiver - Mephisto!

In other words, cognitive meme organisms! (End of Chapter)