Chapter 1024: Subjugating the Ghost Rider, the Real Saint Vanganza Village
"Really?" Carter Slay smiled disdainfully, "What can I get?"
"Long life and good health."
"An old-fashioned routine. Do you think these two things are attractive to me who has had enough of life?"
"There is definitely attraction. No one would choose death as long as they can live." Aaron said calmly, "It's just that these two things are not very attractive to you."
"So? Do you have any other leverage?"
“A divine path, as the name suggests, is a path to becoming a god.
Except for... two people, all the others in my family have a divine path." Aaron smiled meaningfully, and had already thought about how to arrange for Carter Slay.
Excluding the three predetermined divine paths, he still had nine divine paths left, and one of them was particularly suitable for him.
"The way to become a god?" Carter Slay was skeptical. "A god like Thor?"
"No, to be exact, it is a god similar to God."
Carter Slay was stunned for a moment, then he started laughing, "Hahaha! This joke is really funny."
Aaron looked at him with a smile, remaining silent.
Carter Slay looked at Aaron's calm expression, and his heart skipped a beat. "Are you really kidding?"
After all, he had lived for nearly two centuries and had even played tricks on the Demon King. He was not particularly reverent towards the so-called gods, but it also depended on what kind of gods they were.
Both the trainee angel and God can be called gods, but the trainee angel cannot be compared with God, who can kill him with a sneeze.
"I'm very serious." Aaron rubbed the space ring on his left hand, and ten bottles of potions were lined up on the table.
"This is a potion of the Death Path. From sequence nine to sequence zero, it is Corpse Collector - Gravedigger - Psychic - Necromancer - Gatekeeper - Undead - Ferryman - Death Archon - Pale Emperor - Death.
Sequence nine and sequence eight are low sequences, sequences seven to five are middle sequences, sequences four and three are demigods, sequences two and one are angels, and sequence zero is the true God.
The path to God cannot make you reach the sky in one step. Only by digesting these magic potions in sequence can you have the opportunity to become a god.
This period of time may be very long, decades, hundreds of years, or even thousands of years.”
"So you are only responsible for providing the path, and I have to rely on myself to reach the end, right?"
"That's right." Aaron spread his hands bluntly, "But you have to understand that this path is enough to impress those immortal beings high above in the universe."
Carter Slay remained noncommittal. There were a lot of gods in the universe, but not many that could be compared with God.
"Also, I have to emphasize one point." Aaron looked at him seriously and said, "Before Sequence 2, I will do my best to support my followers in their advancement. But after Sequence 2, unless they have sufficiently great and indelible achievements, I will not grant them the subsequent Sequence 1 and Sequence 0 potions."
After saying that, Aaron snapped his fingers, and the two bottles of potions on the right side of the table disappeared.
Carter Slay's mouth twitched. "After all the hard work, we're only able to reach Sequence Two?"
"Sequence Two is an angel. This status is rare in heaven and is at the level of an archangel. In the universe, it is also a strong person among the sub-fathers. What else is there to be dissatisfied about?"
Carter Slay took a big gulp of vodka and stared at the eight bottles of potions on the table.
After pondering for a long time, he smiled freely and said, "This is indeed an unimaginably generous reward. It even makes me think I am dreaming."
"Because I admire you very much, I give you this opportunity."
Carter Slay put his hands on the table, the smile on his face gradually faded, "Past experience tells me that there is no free lunch in the world.
The greater the reward, the higher the price to pay.
What do you want from me?"
"Life and soul." Aaron said sincerely, "Once you make the decision, your future will at least be that of a sub-father, and the price is to be loyal to me and never betray me."
puff!
Carter Slay suddenly burst into laughter, and he fell backwards with laughter, clapping his hands on the table.
“Hahahaha…the last person who made me sell my soul was the devil!
You are so straightforward that I feel embarrassed to refuse. "
"Again, don't compare me to a demon." Aaron waved his hand and said earnestly, "The Gaius family values credibility the most. Every promise made and every contract drawn up is real and valid."
"You can take a look at the contract first and then decide whether to sign it or not."
"That's not necessary!" Carter Slay sneered. Only he knew the price he paid to redeem his soul, but he had no interest in doing it again.
"Let's take a look!" Aaron took out the contract and placed it in front of him, "For the sake of our fighting side by side today and driving away the Witch Heart Demon."
"No, don't say anything about fighting side by side.
I'm sure you're holding back, perhaps just to gain my trust."
“I remember I said before that I can’t use magic casually!
Do you think it's easy for a magician to fight against the son of hell without using magic? "Aaron wanted to laugh speechlessly, and then patted Abe who was dozing on the table, "The reason why I dared to come here is because of it.
I have raised Abe since he was a child. Today, he has evolved into a hundred-meter-long dragon. A weakened Son of Hell really cannot defeat him.
But to avoid trouble, I won’t let it get too big unless it’s absolutely necessary.”
"So..." Aaron gestured as if to invite her, "check it out! You won't be disappointed."
Carter Slay hesitated for a moment, then picked up the contract and read it carefully.
The contract was not long and the content was very simple, but he still read it several times, for fear of missing a punctuation mark.
"This...are you sure you didn't take the wrong one?"
"Don't believe it?"
"No, aren't these conditions too lenient?" Carter Slay pointed at the contract in disbelief. "Are you serious about the fact that followers have the right to refuse missions that are extreme or against morality?"
"Nonsense, I'm not a bad person, why would I let you do something that is against the will of heaven and earth?"
"You don't care what I do normally?"
"As long as you don't go against me, it doesn't matter whether you do good deeds or commit murder.
This is the truth of the universe, the strong prey on the weak." Aaron said nonchalantly, "But the tasks I issued must always be put first."
Carter Slay looked at the contract several more times, took a deep breath and pushed it back.
"The conditions are very tempting, but please forgive me for declining."
Aaron frowned and asked in confusion, "Why?"
"It's been more than a hundred years. I've had enough of it. I don't want to go through it anymore."
"Oh! I see, no desires, no requests!" Aaron smacked his lips, "But I really don't want to look for Johnny Blaze. Although the prophecy shows that Ghost Rider will become my follower, it can't affect me if I don't want to.
So no matter what you think now, you will still sign this contract later."
"Let's talk about it later!" Carter Slay said indifferently.
"Are you sure?" Aaron asked with a half-smile, "Now I'm recruiting you, so I'm giving you the best conditions.
But when you come to me, your benefits will be..."
Snapped!
Carter Slay quickly pressed the contract, a gleam in his eyes, "I'll think about it."
"You can consider it, but time is limited." Aaron looked at the night sky outside, covered his mouth and yawned, "San Vanganza is still too close to here, only 500 miles away.
They will definitely get into trouble. Before the gates of hell open, I will stay away from this place to avoid being discovered by those big guys.
I am not sure about anything else, but Mephisto will definitely show up."
Hearing this, Carter Slay suddenly paused and followed Aaron's gaze in the direction of St. Van Gonza.
There seemed to be endless darkness there, so cold that it made him shiver.
"Gulu!"
Carter Slay swallowed and stared at Aaron seriously, "I can sign this contract."
"Congratulations, you made the right choice."
"But I have conditions."
"Hmm?" Aaron raised his eyebrows and pouted his lips with a dry laugh. "Are you embarrassed? The conditions I offer are so good that even an angel would praise me for my conscience."
"To be courteous to the wise is to bargain, isn't it?"
"Okay! State your terms."
"The Gate of Hell..."
"Change someone else." Aaron interrupted without hesitation, "None of my followers are as excessive as you. Finding enemies and removing brainwashing programs... these are all within my capabilities and can be considered a piece of cake."
"But the Gate of Hell is too excessive. I avoid it."
"I didn't ask you to get involved directly. What I meant was that once the situation gets out of control, you have to save the lives of the three of them. Can you do it?"
"Save my life?" Aaron murmured, and agreed after thinking it over. "Okay."
Tony Stark is a veteran, and Vision has the Mind Stone, so if they work together, it won't be a problem for them to stay alive.
As for Johnny Blaze, Ghost Rider can be resurrected perfectly even if he is torn into pieces.
In other words, he doesn't have to worry about it at all, because even if these people mess up, they are capable of getting away with it.
"Write it into the contract."
"Ah this..."
"What? No?"
"It's not that I can't, I just didn't expect you to distrust me so much.
It really makes me sad!"
Carter Slay was unmoved. "Put this in the contract and I'll sign it."
"Okay!" Aaron could only add one more clause to the contract, "You may sign it, my dependents."
Carter Slay simply picked up the pen and wrote his name at the end of the contract.
As the last stroke of the pen was made, the contract turned into a point of light and dissipated.
"Now..." Aaron collected the potions of sequence eight to sequence two on the table, leaving only the sequence nine potion, "You can become a corpse collector of the sequence nine of the Death God."
"Drink it directly?"
"What else? Are you going to pray to God first?"
"I guess I am betraying God now!" Carter Slay shook his head with a wry smile, then picked up the sequence nine potion and poured it into his mouth.
As the potion slid down the esophagus into the stomach, a piercing coldness instantly spread throughout the body.
Carter Slay couldn't help shivering, but as soon as he opened his eyes, he stood up in shock and couldn't help but take a few steps back.
In his sight, the sky in the distance was almost covered by black air. Countless evil spirits were struggling frantically in the darkness. The breath of decay, coldness and death spread around like a virus.
It was just an invisible barrier that blocked these evil spirits and confined them within a certain range.
Carter Slay blinked hard a few times, and the horrifying scene completely disappeared. "What is that?"
"The real Saint Vanganza Village." Aaron said with a meaningful smile, "If these fallen saints rush out with evil thoughts, it will definitely be a disaster."
“I’ve also been to San Vanganza, but those evil spirits hid and refused to come out. They are protected by the San Vanganza contract, and the Ghost Rider can’t do anything to them.
So every time I only felt the oppression deep in my soul, and I have never seen it so directly. "Carter Slay said in horror, "Can you see it too?"
"Although I cannot use magic, my eyes are quite special." Aaron pointed at his eyes, "The eyes can see through illusions and see the essence of things.
But after seeing so many similar big scenes, it’s not surprising anymore.”
"The corpse collector potion you just drank also gave you the ability of clairvoyance, allowing you to directly see evil spirits and find their weaknesses.
In addition, it can give you some of the characteristics of a corpse, preventing you from being attacked by unintelligent evil spirits."
Carter Slay mused, "This path really suits me."
“It has to fit.
The fastest way to digest a potion is to act. You have been a gravekeeper, a sequence nine corpse collector, and a sequence eight gravedigger for so many years as a Ghost Rider. You can definitely digest it at the fastest speed and then be promoted to a mid-sequence psychic."
"What do you want me to do?"
"You can do whatever you want, but you have to play your role well. I don't want you to be so weak when I need you." Aaron said half-jokingly, "If you have any troubles that you can't handle, you can contact me in time."
“My eulogy is:
God of the Contract;
The ancient and noble inheritor;
Creator of the mind, master of shadows."
“Pray to me with a sincere and thankful heart, and I will sense it.
But whether or not I will help you depends on my mood and the interests involved. "
"understand."
"One more thing, if you call me by my name when there are outsiders around, I won't blame you, but if there are no outsiders..."
"Boss, Boss, Master, or Master?" Carter Slay quipped playfully, "Is that what you mean?"
"Almost, almost." Aaron smiled awkwardly, "There still has to be respect for the inferiors!
I can choose not to mention it, but you must understand it!"
Carter Slay laughed in silence and had to admit that Aaron Gaius was more humane than Mephisto.
"Besides me, who else is your dependent?"
"I will call a meeting of my followers every three months, and you will understand by then."