The Hero Reborn as a Demon King Loli

He truly had no intention of hiding this matter at all.

Because in his mind, "Senior Li Wen" was a "demigod-level powerhouse" who also possessed a system. Rather than making up excuses, he decided to tell the truth directly to avoid misunderstandings.

Besides, he still needs "Senior Li Wen" to complete the mission, so it's always good to be clear about it...

After answering Chloe's question, Lance quickly explained his mission to her.

After hearing Lance's answer, Chloe remained silent for a moment.

"His system is quite interesting. It can actually recognize me as 'Li Wen' directly. Could it be that this system judges a person based on their soul? And it can even know what I'm troubled about... Tsk, how come other people's systems are so awesome?"

Chloe thought to herself.

However, Chloe had to admit that the task issued by Lance's system could indeed solve the problems she was currently facing.

Once she secures the title of Hero and Lance takes her place, all that's left is for the time being; these human problems will be none of her concern.

As for the Abyss Order's next move after their failed plan... let Luluxin worry about that.

With her connections in the church, Luluxin could easily protect a person, let alone a "young hero," which was perfectly legitimate.

Thinking this, Chloe nodded and said to Lance:

"Helping you complete this task will indeed benefit both of us..."

"So you mean you agree?"

Before Chloe could finish speaking, Lance said with some delight, after all, Chloe had already nodded, so it couldn't be...

"But, I refuse!"

Chapter 146 What is a Heartless Capitalist?

Chloe naturally passed the so-called "trial left by the previous generation's hero".

Of course, the process was actually a little "twists and turns".

As expected, the Abyss Order played a dirty trick with this belt.

Chloe had been saying that Lance's "halo" ability was clearly a product of magic, so how could he possibly have no magical aptitude at all?

Moreover, Chloe could also discern clues from the behavior of those two members of the Abyss Cult…

Even though Lance and her score were higher than those two guys from the Abyss Order, why did the people from the Abyss Order seem completely unconcerned?

Aren't you afraid that either she or Lance will successfully transform?

Do they think they're the only ones who know the transformation password?

In that case, not only would they seem foolish, but even the church elder who helped them would appear rather simple-minded.

So it's normal for them to play dirty tricks... but the way they play these dirty tricks is kind of funny.

Do you really think nobody recognizes "genuine toys"?

Chloe only realized what kind of "dirty trick" they had played after picking up the transformation accessory... which was a cell phone that looked like a pistol.

The feel is off; it touches like plastic, and it's a bit too heavy... This is a high-quality fake toy!

After all, there is no such thing as plastic in this world, so it is impossible to replicate it 100%. Therefore, Chloe, who is "in the know," immediately noticed that something was wrong when she touched it.

No wonder it's said that apart from the guys from the Abyss Order, no one present was able to successfully transform.

Was it a case of "switching the beams and pillars" all along?

I suspect that the "genuine toy" was secretly replaced with a "pirated" one by that judge, who then handed the genuine one over to the Abyss Order... Hmph, what a petty trick.

Although Chloe could report this directly to the judges, since the "owner of the belt" is definitely knowledgeable, the report would likely be successful.

But Chloe insisted on playing along with the Abyss Order...

After all, it's just a "toy," and Chloe can easily project an identical... suit.

She can even perfectly replicate the transformation effects.

The pirated version looks even more realistic than the original!

Aside from the fact that the "suit" she projected was a simplified version, it looked flawless from the outside.

Thus, amidst some people's "unacceptability" and "impotent rage," Chloe successfully secured the position of hero.

There was no way they could say that the "suit" Chloe conjured up was fake, could they?

……

The fact that "Mami Tomoe" became the hero was not only unacceptable to the members of the Abyss Order, but even the audience expressed their dissatisfaction with this outcome...

Although many people had guessed that the champion of this "Hero Selection" was predetermined, no one expected that the champion would be the "prankster" they had underestimated...

As for the refund, let's not talk about it. After all, those who should have been refunded have already been, why would they wait until now?

The question that most viewers are most concerned about now is whether "Mami Tomoe" is capable of fulfilling the role of a hero.

After all, this "Mami Tomoe" looks to be less than ten years old. Can she really be a good hero?

However, smart people didn't care about this issue... After all, how many people have ever seen such a young "high-ranking" person?

But Chloe's reaction is none of her business.

All Chloe knew was that it was all over... probably.

Anyway, she'll leave the rest of the tedious stuff and the Abyss Order's next move to Lulu Xin's headache; all she wants to do now is go back and see Lulu Mu.

She hadn't seen Lulu for almost 8 hours, and she was starting to experience withdrawal symptoms.

However, before she left, there was one last important thing to do...

After Chloe was announced as the champion of the "Hero Selection", she was also informed by the judges that she would have to go through an "inheritance ceremony" starting tomorrow... Chloe was familiar with this process, after all, she had gone through it once before.

If nothing unexpected happens, the entire "inheritance ceremony" should be completed by the afternoon, and she can "take a taxi" back to the Demon Realm that evening.

So she can't go back right away yet.

……

Going back to Lance's story, Lance said he wanted to be her "stand-in" and become the hero in her place.

Chloe had considered similar arrangements before, and such arrangements were indeed good for both of them. It wouldn't be a problem for Chloe to accept them.

But why was this seemingly "win-win" proposal ultimately rejected?

That's because... the feeling of being completely controlled by someone else's system was really making Chloe quite unhappy.

If anyone should be making arrangements, it should be her! Being arranged by a system... or someone else's system, what kind of situation is this?

Even her system hadn't assigned her any tasks!

Since you're going to make things difficult for her... then don't blame her for not playing by the rules!

Since Chloe and Lance's previous conversation took place at the "assessment site," after Chloe rejected Lance's suggestion, she invited him offstage to discuss the matter further...

Actually, if Lance hadn't looked at her with a desperate expression, as if he were about to be "annihilated," after she said "no," she would have secretly gone to find him.

However, considering that Lance might be judged as having "failed the mission" by the system and might actually be "erased" by the system, Chloe had no choice but to invite Lance in advance.

Chloe chose a private room in a restaurant to have a detailed conversation with Lance. While eating, Chloe spoke to Lance:

"Don't just stand there, eat something! We still have serious business to discuss..."

"I'm sorry, Senior Li Wen, I don't have much of an appetite... Please reconsider that matter from before... It concerns my very life!"

Lance, with a mournful face, said to Chloe.

Seeing Lance's expression, Chloe said with a crooked mouth, "Whether I agree or not is my problem... Who told you to be so useless? You can't even recognize a 'bootleg toy'."

Seeing Lance's face turn ashen instantly, Chloe was once again certain that the punishment for his mission failure might really be a matter of life and death... so she could "ask for an exorbitant amount" when negotiating.

Chloe thought to herself, and then laughed and said, "Alright, alright, I'm not teasing you anymore... Come on, sign this contract, and you can become my 'stand-in'."

With a friendly smile, Chloe handed Lance a strange-looking note... on which were written the various conditions Chloe had set.

Lance took the note, looked at the lines of "terms" on it, and after a few seconds said he understood it.

What was written was not "terms and conditions," but a dense mass of "cannibalism"!

What kind of unscrupulous capitalist could write such a "contract"?

Chapter 147 Completely Excited

Looking at the "contract" Chloe handed him, Lance forced a smile and said, "Are you sure this isn't a contract of servitude? And how am I supposed to know that the driver that can actually 'transform' is made of plastic (whispering)... Senior, could you perhaps revise the terms here...?"

After hearing Lance's whisper, Chloe first waved her hand and said:

"We were just using a tired joke before, since not many people besides me knew that thing was made of plastic... so don't worry about the details there."

After Chloe reassured Lance that her previous words had no special meaning, she then chuckled and said regarding the matter Lance wanted to "discuss":

"As for your dissatisfaction with this 'contract'... Change it! Of course it can be changed! After all, I'm not some kind of demon... We can talk about this properly. Look, I've given you so much room for discussion..."

After hearing Chloe's words, Lance's eye twitched involuntarily... This "room for discussion" is too big, isn't it?

They've basically maxed out the "vampire" mechanic!

If Lance were to draw a parallel between the contract Chloe offered and this one, all Lance could say was... it was a work contract that required someone to work 007 and expect it as a blessing, and even have to pay them extra.

How could there not be much "room for discussion"? Even slave contracts weren't this harsh!

However, since we can talk, that makes things easier...

"I think these clauses need to be changed..."

Chloe smiled at Lance, who, despite being extremely dissatisfied with the contract, only humbly expressed his willingness to discuss it.

He really is a clueless newbie; he can't even see that this "contract" is obviously invalid. It seems there's even more room to exploit him now...

This written "contract" was actually something she had just asked Lulu Xin for; it was just an ordinary "contract scroll."

Moreover, it is an "equal contract" with the most stringent conditions for its establishment.

Why is it said that the conditions for this contract to be established are harsh? It's because this contract will only be established when both parties agree to "equal" conditions.

But Chloe's clearly "unequal" clauses in the contract were "valid".

Clauses such as "24-hour standby," "absolute obedience to orders," and "all profits to be handed over" are even more ruthless than a "contract of servitude," and would normally be impossible to establish.

Furthermore, because the contract scroll itself has "anti-fraud" measures, these terms would not normally be written into the contract.

However, Chloe only used a little trick to make this seemingly unreasonable contract "take place".

Because she modified the penalty for signing the contract, changing the penalty for violating the contract from the default "damage to the soul" to "severe punishment".

In writing, it states: "If Party B violates any of the above terms, it will be subject to severe punishment."

This "severe punishment" sounds intimidating... but in the contract, there is no such thing as "severe punishment"... simply put, if the conditions for punishment are not met, it's equivalent to violating the contract without any consequences.

Therefore, no matter how unreasonable the contents of this contract may be, it can still be "valid".

To be honest, this contract can only fool obvious newbies like Lance...

Finally, after some revisions to the treaty, Chloe and Lance signed the "contract".

Some unreasonable requirements were completely revised. For example, clauses such as "24-hour standby" and "absolute obedience to orders" were changed to "When Party B acts as a hero, he must obey the arrangements and hand over the hero status to Party A at any time." "All spoils must be handed over" was changed to "Party B's spoils obtained as a hero shall be split 30/70 with Party A."

Of course, the most important thing is the punishment for breaking the contract, which Chloe changed to the default "damage to the soul".

On the surface, he was telling Lance, "This is to reduce the severity of his punishment," but in reality... those who know, know.

Although this contract seems much more reasonable, it is still quite problematic when you include other supplementary clauses.

But Lance was indeed "satisfied" with the agreement being reached, because the contract had been established.

After Lance signed the contract, Chloe's smile became even brighter.

"Who told your system to give you this kind of mission? And it even tried to assign me one too... I'd feel bad for my foul-mouthed system if I didn't mess with you... Consider this my first lesson as a 'veteran hero'."

Chloe thought to herself.

With the contract in place, Lance could be considered her true "tool"... or perhaps more accurately, her "substitute"?

In conclusion, both sides are very satisfied with the result.

Lance completed his mission, ensuring his brother's life wouldn't turn into a death, while also gaining protection and abilities.

Chloe, on the other hand, was completely out of control... On the surface, she was just a retired, hands-off hero, but in reality... she became the biggest mole within the human race.