The portable grandfathers that appear are all problematic.

However, what he did was to actively lure the Outer Gods, that is, the Apostles, to his world, and then obtain the Divine Tree through the Apostles' secret network. He then secretly cultivated the Divine Tree and used its power to build an organization of his own.

Through the power of the divine tree, he attracted a large number of angel investors in his own world and grew his organization.

Then, after the divine tree has absorbed enough energy, it intercepts and steals a fruit for itself, thus breaking through the shackles of the 5th rank and truly no longer being a pawn on the chessboard, but having the qualifications to sit on the chessboard and communicate with the outer gods.

If the story ended here, Xue's Law would still consider him a shrewd and cunning man, not exactly a righteous person, but at least he managed to become an apostle through his own schemes, thus gaining the right to speak with other apostles on an equal footing.

He transformed himself from a helpless fish out of water in the face of the apostles into a giant, flying, twin-tailed cockroach who would risk everything to disgust them.

He could still understand the story up to this point.

“My student, Mephisto, ultimately chose a ‘roundabout way to save the world’, which was to completely open up the access to his world to another apostle, allowing him to take whatever he wanted in our world.”

"His reasoning was that he believed he couldn't defeat the Outer Gods on his own, so he decided to sacrifice some people to save others. Those of us who originally followed him to build the organization naturally became his followers..."

"This is the indirect salvation plan. So he began to relinquish power, kill those old rebels who wanted to defy the Outer Gods, and sign treaties with the other apostles, saying it was to give the remaining people time to develop peacefully..." Faust smiled as he revealed Mephistopheles' plan.

"If he really can save some people, then... well, that's still a bit abstract. Judging from this, he must have been protecting that world for hundreds of years, right? How is your world developing?" Xue Dinglu asked.

Although he always felt that this kind of ceding territory to make peace and then becoming a comprador was very abstract, so abstract that it seemed to remind him of an old friend.

However, if one can secretly accumulate power and then launch a counterattack against the Outer Gods to regain power, then one can still be considered a person, albeit a somewhat abstract one.

"The development of the world?" Faust seemed to have heard the biggest joke in the world. "The mafia aristocracy continues to rule the world. The world has not changed much compared to the old society. It is lifeless, dull, disgusting, and filled with ubiquitous and pervasive chaos and boys and girls selling their bodies..."

Xue Law: "..."

Sure enough, one shouldn't have too high expectations of compradors... or rather, it would be utterly stupid of me to have even a shred of humanity towards these comprador bastards.

"So, I've rebelled!" Faust grinned, revealing a very healthy and sunny smile.

"I secretly collected the formula for divine descent and unleashed the Apostle Summoning Technique." The man named Faust revealed the formula that had caused Xue Dinglu's right eyelid to twitch incessantly.

"But just as I was about to begin the ceremony, I was discovered. What awaits me is the rest of my life being released into an eternal prison, but I don't care anymore."

“Because now, I’ve succeeded!” He looked at Xue Dinglu, revealing his gleaming white teeth.

"Just like my student Mephisto, I have successfully made contact with the 'Outer Gods'!"

"I can't solve the problem, but I can solve the people with the problem!"

Xue Law: "..."

Compromise and seek peace with foreign powers while launching a heavy crackdown at home, sacrificing others to ensure one's own rule—isn't this the operation of a certain old friend surnamed Wang?

Chapter 376 Not the Apostle I Like, Just Kill Him

"Mr. Faust, please enjoy your black tea." The wooden butler, formed from tree roots, elegantly poured the tea.

Faust seemed quite pleased with this elegance and manners, even though it was just a tree figure that Xue Lude had casually sculpted.

While waiting for this opportunity, Xue Dinglu quietly took out his phone and searched for something.

How does a comprador force form?

Then, after a moment's thought, a whole string of information popped up.

Domestically, it manifested itself in colluding with feudal forces, granting numerous preferential treatments to feudal remnants, and forming a malignant tumor that was too big to be controlled. Internationally, it sold out sovereignty and interests, and implemented a monopoly and parasitic system of bureaucratic compradors...

Xue's Law: ...

The more he listened, the more familiar it sounded. He changed the terminology in Faust's story: the old days became warlords, the Outer Gods became capital and Japan, and the sacred tree became a secret service...

It seems like an old friend has come...

Xue Dinglu felt that there was nothing new under the rule of the king. Now even such a standard bureaucratic comprador pseudo-government has appeared?

Is it possible to run into the principal who is also the head of our transportation team?

Xue Law even felt that his thoughts were like a wild horse that had broken free of its reins. Perhaps he was a little different from a certain old friend surnamed Wang, but more like Vichyfarin who surrendered after 42 days.

So this Faust is the "De Gaulle" who rebelled against Vichyfarne?

Xue Dinglu immediately laughed. Comprador governments are all the same. Back then, Vichy Franz did everything he could to maintain the superior status of his original team, so he relentlessly exploited local workers and suppressed revolutionaries.

They may not have the ability to fight off Mustache, but they do have a great deal of ability to suppress revolutions.

Xue's Law thought of Vichy France and said, "Are the females in your world also used as bargaining chips, or are they actively dependent on them?"

Faust immediately stopped sipping his tea and sighed, "Your Excellency, you can even deduce this. In my world, according to statistics, legal prostitutes account for more than 12% of the total population. You should be able to imagine what this number represents, right?"

Xue's Law doesn't need to consider the current state of this data; he only needs to think about Vichyfaryn's white feathers to know what it looks like.

Xue's Law suddenly felt very fortunate, fortunate that his mother was still a decent person. Sixty million years ago, she knocked out the descending divine tree with her elbow, and 3000 years ago, she gave herself a special elbow that killed Zeus at that time.

Xue Law originally thought that the 12th Apostle would be a guy with some special skills, a very difficult opponent.

This time, he didn't actually want to deal with the mess over there; he just wanted to quietly kill the 12th Apostle.

After all, he was just a guy who had entered parliament a few hundred years earlier than him, and especially so, he seemed to be full of the comprador class's compromising nature and weakness.

He seemed to be the complete opposite of the 11th Apostle. In the meeting before the death of the 9th Apostle, Xue Lude knew that the 11th Apostle's home planet had been invaded by the 9th Apostle. Back then, the 11th Apostle directly advanced to the 5th rank and drove the 9th Apostle out of the home planet, thus forging a deadly enmity. When the 9th Apostle died, the 6th Apostle's first suspicion was that the 11th Apostle had killed the 9th Apostle.

Previously, Xue Law always thought Zeus was the best of the best, but after experiencing many things, he still finds himself marveling at it every time…

Are there any experts?

Thinking about it this way, it seems that Zeus's elaborate schemes and plans, all aimed at seizing world power, weren't such a big deal after all.

This 12th apostle is even less capable than the God-King. At least the God-King is truly committed to action when trouble arises. He actually dragged the Divine Tree and the then-complete form into a creation-themed Schrödinger's Law, resulting in a fierce confrontation at Xuanwu Gate.

The Divine Tree and the Destruction Giant God waged a divine war under the Xuanwu Gate in front of the entire Holy City and its followers, a battle to determine who was superior and to decide life and death.

Although the God King is abstract, at least he had the courage to fight back at Xuanwu Gate. After fighting for several hours and realizing he couldn't win, he thought of making peace.

Unlike this 12th Apostle, who didn't even have the courage of Xuanwu Gate, he simply surrendered himself to become a comprador force and then brought all his angel investors over to become his followers who managed the world.

"6." Xue's Law could only offer this assessment.

Faust didn't say anything more. Perhaps the situation wasn't as simple as he made it out to be. There might be more untold secrets and inner struggles among the newly appointed apostle and his retinue.

But Wang once wrote, "I will draw my sword and die, and not betray my youthful spirit." Pétain, a Vichy Franzian surrenderist, was once a Franzian hero during World War I and was once hailed as the next Napoleon or Joan of Arc. Who would have thought that he would become a lackey of Hitler?

However, Xue Lude had already secretly prepared to kill the 12th Apostle. He did not believe that the 12th Apostle, who had only eaten one fruit, could not be killed by himself.

Even if there's really no other way, he still has a final trump card: the power of the self-destructor.

"So, in the end, you also chose to use divine intervention, preparing to find another apostle to break the deadlock in your world?" Xue Dinglu put down his teacup and looked at Faust.

“This is the only way out. Only a true god can kill a god. Although I don’t think introducing another apostle would be better for the situation, I have no other choice.” The gentleman laughed, and then, as if he had a split personality, he went into a frenzy.

"The worst outcome is extinction. Choosing to perish is better than living in a world worse than death." He smiled and revealed another piece of information to Xue Dinglu, "Furthermore, I failed, but my comrades have not failed. They are still secretly accumulating strength and preparing to resist Mephisto. They will still be our steadfast allies."

"Aren't you afraid that after I conquer your world, I'll carry out a genocide against you?" Xue Dinglu asked tentatively. "If you let me in, then what's the difference between you and that guy you hate the most?"

This is what Xue's law can't understand. Since the 12th Apostle used the method of seducing "Outer Gods" to successfully become the ruler of the world and smoothly become a comprador force, and you want to rebel against your own student, the idea you have is to bring another Outer God of the Apostle level into this mess.

In this kind of operation, what's the difference between you and your students?

Xue Luding merely glanced indifferently at Faust. He knew this gentleman understood the nature of the Apostles; if he had drawn any other Apostle besides Xue Luding in the entire Mist Council, his fate would not have been much better than it is now.

Moreover, from an outsider's perspective, if Xue Dinglu were to acknowledge the identity of an apostle, he would naturally be one of the most notorious villains in the entire universe.

In what manner and with what purpose did this Faust invite him?

This is the question Xue's Law really wants to know.

But Faust didn't spout a bunch of theories to Xue's Law, or discuss any exchange of benefits. He simply remained remarkably calm, like a madman constantly suppressing his madness: "Because, a lose-lose situation is always better than a win-win situation..."

At this moment, Xue Dinglu was surprised by this person's thoughts, and then narrowed his eyes.

"That's it?"

“That’s enough,” Faust said with a smile. “I’m prepared for utter ruin by making a deal with the Apostle. A brilliant, meteoric demise is better than a world where selling one’s body is a source of pride.”

"So, burn that place to ashes, Your Excellency!"

"A madman." This was Xue's final assessment of Faust. He was like a guy with one foot in hell, half human and half devil.

"Thank you for the compliment." Faust smiled and accepted Xue's praise. "Give me some paper and pen, and I will tell you most of Mephisto's abilities, weaknesses, and habits. You know, I am his teacher, and no one knows him better than me."

“In fact, I taught him all of his basic techniques.”

Xue Dinglu stopped talking to the madman and instead manipulated the divine tree to create a "Wood Release: Three Rooms and One Hall Technique," then had the wooden figure deliver the pen and paper the madman needed.

“Thank you for your hospitality, Apostle,” said the mystic wearing a monocle.

Just as Xue was about to leave, the World Consciousness Mother suddenly said to her, "Have Faust look for any creations or related items of the 12th Apostle?"

Xue Dinglu looked slightly puzzled, but still asked a question.

After a moment's thought, Faust did not refuse. Instead, he quickly took out a book called "The Book of Soya," stroked the cover made of human skin, and said, "This is my record of spells. I lent it to him to look through a long time ago. I don't know if this will meet your requirements, sir."

Xue Dinglu took the item, which should have belonged to the category of magic books, and handed it over to the world consciousness. After that, his mother did not respond at all.

……

Back at the magic academy, the little witch curiously approached and asked, "What was that dead man's purpose in coming here?"

Xue Dinglu glanced at her sideways: "It's nothing, just a guy who invited me to their world to kill people."

“Uh…” Su Su suddenly didn’t know how to respond. First, Xue Dinglu had honestly stated his purpose. Second, she looked at the hundreds of billions above Xue Dinglu’s head.

I have a feeling that this number is going to rise even higher.

Xue Lude looked at the little witch and asked, "Do you want to be resurrected?"

Su Su was stunned. She was indeed in a spirit form, but she had been living in this form since she was six years old. However, she used to be a free spirit, but now she was essentially locked in Xue's "Divine Purification Demon Eye".

Xue's so-called resurrection is clearly not as simple as making her the same as before, but rather a real desire to restore her to the way she was when she was alive.

But suddenly, he became a little scared. After being resurrected, would he still be able to stay like this and not leave?

"Do you want to go back to your hometown? There are still hundreds of thousands of people living there." Xue Dinglu revealed his purpose. Although he couldn't directly revive the little witch now, it wasn't too difficult. He could find an opportunity and perhaps revive her in a few months.

"No...no need to trouble yourself. Actually, I feel that my life is pretty good now. I just play on my phone every day after waking up, and then I go to sleep when I'm tired. The bed is also quite big. When I'm resting, I can also see the outside world through your Divine Eye of Purification. This kind of life is something I never dared to dream of before..." She quickly shook her head.

As for the last few hundred thousand people in his hometown...

What can she do if she goes back? She didn't even attend kindergarten until she was six. All she can do is go home and feed the rice. With the evil spirits and demons gone from her hometown, all her abilities are useless. She'll just be a complete social outcast.

She even doubted that if she went back to her hometown, she would really eat all the food that had been grown with great difficulty, and then everyone else would go hungry. Wouldn't that just be causing trouble for others?

It's so much better here. There's an endless supply of bread and snacks every day, and every time I refresh my phone, there are countless new and interesting things to do. When I have nothing to do, I can play mobile games while watching tokusatsu dramas.

By the way, she can now use two phones at the same time.

Xue Law had no expectations for this homebody who had already given up and given up; as long as she didn't cause trouble, he would let her be.

After all, she's just an illiterate little girl who became a shrine maiden at the age of six. Don't have too high hopes for her. If she goes back to that survivor camp, her role might just be to make sure the rice is expensive.

The survivors there are already living a hard enough life; let's not add any more burdens to their lives.

Just as Xue Dinglu was about to leave the consciousness space, and the break time was about to end, Earth's consciousness suddenly sent a message.

"That 12th Apostle is very likely an Earthling."

Ok?

Ah!

"What?!" Xue Luding was stunned for a moment, and couldn't help but blurt out a foreign language.

No, an apostle born in an unknown galaxy hundreds of years ago, my mom actually said he might be a time traveler from Earth?

This truly shocked Xue's Law for a whole year, and he immediately asked, "What happened?"

"I found his notes in this book, extracted his information, and found similar individuals in my database," Earth Consciousness stated directly.

"Name: Mo Fei, male, son of a Jinyiwei commander during the Chongzhen era. He died in 1647 and his soul was lost... No wonder I sensed a familiar scent and pulled him from the void. So that's how it is... Did that lost soul actually enter the void, be taken away by other planets, and then successfully reincarnate?" Earth's consciousness thought to itself.

Xue Law: "..."

It wasn't Faust's own divine intervention that brought him to Xue Dinglu's presence; it was simply that his mother sensed the presence of the 12th Apostle and brought him over.

He had always been arrogant, thinking that his spell had been delayed for hundreds of years before he was able to successfully activate it and meet another apostle. He never expected that he was only able to get here because of the scent of that Mephisto.

Xue Dinglu remained silent for a while, then decided not to tell Faust the truth about the tragedy.

Only then did Xue Dinglu realize that the 12th Apostle was actually a time traveler from Earth.

This really is... a coincidence...

Xue Lu thought to himself, and at the same time became curious about the 12th Apostle. What kind of person could successfully accept time travel and become the leader of the comprador forces?

Could it be that he's also an outer disciple of the Tang Sect?