Now Lucifer had left Mia and Amelia in the stable... now only Mia, Amelia, and the three horses would remain in the stable. After hearing Lucifer's warning, Opaline and Ysoria asked Mephis—
"Will the Master really chew them up and eat them right in front of their eyes?"
Mephis replied, "Yes… and this is his own solemn vow. He only made a promise to Madam Mia and Miss Amelia… but the terrifying, horrifying death he gave the Ashers everyone has witnessed it… and now this,it was both his personal oath and a promise to his unborn daughter who was killed, and to the daughter who is already gone."
While Mephis was explaining all this to Ysoria and Opaline, Mia and Amelia couldn't understand what he was doing. All they could hear were nickers, neighs, whinnies, and squeals. After all, neither of them was Lucifer—they couldn't understand the language of animals.
Mia looked at Amelia and asked, "Now what?"
Amelia asked Mia, "If Christopher and Sarah die, how would you feel?"
"It would hurt… after all, we spent 25 years together as husband and wife, and even though I broke all ties with Sarah… she is still my daughter. But what those two did… it was utterly disgusting. Poisoning a child developing in the womb and then suffocating it—that is in no way human."
Amelia said, "The moment I left that house, I truly severed all my relationships and ties. Today when I think about it, I realize it was a very good decision. And you shouldn't feel bad for them either… because there's no point. Lucifer only promised us that he would take revenge on the Ashers—you saw that revenge yourself. But this one is a vow he made to himself and to his daughter… who is no longer here. If you feel sorry for them, Lucifer's heart will break completely… and then, no matter how much he loves you, I don't think he will ever look at you again. You have already broken his heart many times before. But this time, he won't listen to anyone."
Mia said, "Are you my daughter or my enemy? I only said it would hurt… I abandoned both of them the moment they called Lucifer an abomination. And Sarah doesn't even value him. So tell me—what do you think will happen next?"
Amelia said, "First you tell me—who is this Rotveil?"
Mia replied, "I don't know… but as far as I know, he is some distant relative of the Purefield house."
Amelia said, "Mom, listen to what will happen now. First, Lucifer will kill Rotveil… then the entire Purefield family… and finally, when Sarah and that Christopher have nothing and no one left to support them, only then will Lucifer kill them. I have understood his pattern of killing."
Mia asked, "Will Luci really… eat them alive right in front of their eyes? Isn't that a bit too much?"
Amelia replied, "Mom, without saying a word he pulled Xavier's eyes out of their sockets and chewed them right in front of him before spitting them out. And for this one he has taken an oath. Now do you think it will really happen, or is it a lie?"
Mia said, "We'll see when the time comes."
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By now it was evening. The fearful atmosphere of the morning had ended. Some people were talking among themselves.
Just as Lucifer had instructed, Aunt Misty had called all the townspeople to the square. People were quickly gathering outside the ducal house. Slowly, more than 40,000 people had assembled.
At that time, Lucifer was in one of the halls of the ducal house. Allen was standing beside him, writing something on a notepad about the treasury.
Suddenly Lucifer said, "Allen… tell everyone in the house to get ready and come downstairs. And tell Mommy to dress especially well. You get ready too… along with Wess."
"Tell me, how much money is in the treasury?"
Allen replied, "Master, so much that even if twenty people counted continuously with me for a whole month, we still couldn't finish. Besides gold, silver, and copper coins… there are antiques, diamonds, rubies, topaz, amethysts, and many other precious stones."
Lucifer silently asked his Depraved System in his mind, "System, can you tell me how much wealth is in my treasury?"
[Yes]
"How much?"
[Answer is chargeable, 1000 DP]
Lucifer thought, "Were you short of those 10,000 DP that you're looting more?"
[Host… can't you even give this much to your dear System?]
Lucifer thought, "Take it. Now tell me."
[Host, in your treasury there is approximately 200 million gold,
750 million silver, and over 8 billion copper coins,
along with a variety of rare and unique ores and precious stones.]
[Deducted 1000 DP]
[Thank you, Host]
Lucifer looked at Allen again and asked, "Allen, how much did you pay for those three wagons?"
Allen said, "Master… roughly 7 silver and 600 copper coins."
Lucifer asked, "What is the exchange rate between gold, silver, and copper coins?"
Allen replied, "Master… 1000 copper = 1 silver, and 100 silver = 1 gold."
Lucifer asked, "What is the weekly income of an average person?"
Allen said, "Master, somewhere between 100 to 200 copper."
"And monthly?"
Allen replied, "Master… around 2–3 silver."
Lucifer asked, "And if we talk about an entire family?"
Allen said, "Master… salaries vary, but on average 3–4 silver if everyone in the family works."
Lucifer said, "Alright. How many people live in the duchy?"
Allen replied, "I don't know, Master."
Lucifer said, "Call Aunt Misty and Uncle Borris."
A little later, Misty and Borris arrived.
Misty said, "Yes, Master," and Borris said, "Speak, child."
Lucifer said, "Aunt… how many families are there in this duchy? The same question for you too, Uncle Borris."
Borris said, "Child, I live in a farming village outside the duchy."
Lucifer said, "Perfect. Then you tell me how many people live outside the duchy—men, women, children, and elders combined."
Borris replied, "At least 2500+ families… meaning anywhere from 15,000 to 35,000 people, young master."
Then Misty spoke, "Master, inside the duchy itself… roughly 800–900 thousand people live here. Some of them go out to work, some work in the mines; most are either blacksmiths, forge workers, or farmers."
Lucifer asked, "Aunt, how many people live in this town?"
Misty and Borris gave their estimates together:
"40–60 thousand."
"45–55 thousand."
Lucifer said, "So I'll assume at least 40 thousand and at most 70 thousand people live in this town."
Lucifer nodded, then said, "Both of you may go. I will meet everyone who has come in two hours down in the square. Please inform them as well."
Hearing this, the two left.
Lucifer told Allen, "Allen, from the treasury take 350 million copper coins and 280 thousand silver coins… pack them properly in one crest. If needed, call the elves, Edmund, Agnes—everyone—and take their help."
Lucifer suddenly called out, "Aurethia, Bellatrixa, Velerica."
The three Shadowborn wives appeared and said in unison, "Master."
Lucifer looked at them with loving eyes and said in a sweet voice, "One of you keep watch so that no one takes coins from the treasury for personal use. The other two will help Allen and the rest properly pack the coins."
The three said together, "Yes, Master."
Lucifer looked at them, then spread both his arms. Seeing this, all three Shadowborn wives melted into his embrace at once and hugged him tightly.
Then Lucifer whispered softly, "Very soon… I will spend proper time with all of you. Wherever we are—just us five sisters, Lovertia, and me."
After that, he left Allen and the three Shadowborn wives there and walked away.
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Allen had always felt that Lucifer was a little different—no, very different. His supernatural speed, strength—everything felt divine. But now… he felt that however strange and different Lucifer was, his wives were equally mysterious.
For now, he stood up and ran to Westeria. "Honey, Madam, Miss—tell everyone to get ready. And you get ready nicely too. We have two hours; then Master has called us down to the square."
Without giving Westeria a chance to speak, he ran off again.
Then Allen hurried to Edmund and said, "Everyone here—quick, go to the treasury. There's a lot of work and very little time."
Next he ran to the elves, who were still ploughing one another. It looked as if they didn't need any aphrodisiac at all—they were always aroused, always ready for sex, light moans and soft groans filling the air as bodies moved rhythmically.
Allen went to Vibrosa, who was currently ploughing a dryad named Valencia, her hips thrusting steadily while Valencia let out breathy little moans—"Ahh… mmm…"—and said, "Master needs everyone's help for a task. Please come quickly."
Silva came from behind, hugged Allen, and slowly slid her hand down to his cock, which instantly hardened. But Allen controlled himself and said, "Lady Silva, I came to ask for everyone's help with Master's work. I don't have time to fuck you right now—I only have two hours to finish the job."
Selene came up beside Allen and said, "Sir Allen, let's go. Tell us what help you need. What task has our husband given you?"
Allen asked, "Our?"
Silva said, "Today we proposed to Lucifer, and he agreed to make us his wives. So I am his wife now, and he is my husband. Come on, there's no time to talk."
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Everyone followed Allen to the treasury. The girls who had come with Lucifer's crew—Catherine, Rowena, Mitalda—and the men—Edmund, Cedric, Baldwin… everyone arrived except Cesar and Aleric, who had gone to Virexion. Jeff and Jason were there too.
Allen explained, "Master said to pack 350 million copper coins in groups of 5000 each, separately. And on the other side, 280 thousand silver coins in pairs of 4 each, to be kept with those 5000 copper packets. That means each bundle will contain 5000 copper coins and 4 silver coins together. We need 70,000 such packets."
As soon as Allen said this, everyone got to work—time was short, and the task was huge.
Meanwhile, Westeria went to Mia and Amelia and said, "Mother… Sister… Aunt… Allen was saying that 'my dear husband' has asked all of you to dress nicely and come down to the square in two hours." She blushed deeply and added, "And me too… Miss… Sor… Sister… and Aunt… please help me get ready properly as well… because I think… I know why Master has called us."
Mia asked, "Why has Luci called us?"
Westeria looked at Mia and blushed even more. Amelia then asked, "Why has Lucifer called us?"
Westeria looked at Amelia, blushed harder still, and said, "Suspense and surprise…" but didn't answer directly. Later she added, "Mother, Sister—just wait a little. Everything will become clear."