You are not allowed to do underworld operations in the world of the living!
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Jiang Lu finally understood why Yin Di had never considered Hades’ existence:
“He knew from the beginning what Hades was planning, and he couldn’t get away to stop him from invading the underworld, so he dared to attack in such a crude way with such fanfare.
And what Hades is planning is likely to be linked to the underworld itself. As long as the Yin Emperor captures enough territory or meets other conditions, Hades will be frustrated and the chances of success will be greatly reduced. “
“But how did he know about it? I have also been paying attention to the underworld battlefield, but I have never…”
Lucifer stopped talking midway.
The moment he saw Jiang Lu’s eyes, he understood the reason.
There is someone else behind the Yin Emperor. If it is something that can only be perceived by people at that level, then it is understandable that Lucifer cannot perceive it.
He probably attacked the underworld at the instruction of someone.
Thinking of this, Lucifer asked tentatively: “By the way, I suddenly remembered something to ask you.”
“You say.” An Dan replied.
“Do you know everyone around Yin Di? Have you ever seen anyone around him that you haven’t seen before?”
“Of course I know them all. Although my relationship with them is not good, at least no one will make things too ugly on the surface.” An Dan answered seriously.
As for why Lucifer asked this, although he felt a little strange, he put away his curiosity.
The superior will naturally tell you what he wants to say. If he doesn’t mean to say it, it’s best not to ask. This is one of the most valuable experiences he has learned from all these years in the underworld.
However, this answer obviously could not satisfy Lucifer.
He could conclude that there must be such a person around Yin Di. An Dan had never seen him perhaps because his level was not high enough. Yin Di might not trust him as much as he and Jiang Lu imagined.
But even if I’ve been avoiding him on purpose, it’s still a little scary that he hasn’t revealed anything for all these years.
“Have you ever noticed that someone or some people around Yin Di would behave a little abnormally at certain times?” Lucifer did not give up and continued to ask.
“No, everything is normal.” An Dan shook his head and said with certainty: “I don’t know since when, I became very sensitive and very concerned about what others think of me. I can detect any subtle changes in emotions, so I always like to observe the actions of people around me, but apart from their contempt for me, I have never noticed anything else abnormal.”
“That’s strange…”
Seeing that Lucifer was still nitpicking, Jiang Lu, who knew exactly where Nyarlathotep was hiding, finally couldn’t help but said, “Okay, stop asking. That person is not with him.”
Lucifer was stunned, and immediately realized that Jiang Lu had hidden something from him before, and asked, “Where is it?”
But Jiang Lu didn’t answer immediately: “I’ll tell you later.”
Lucifer nodded and said nothing more.
“Anyway, this is all I know.” An Dan was a little embarrassed: “I don’t know if I can help you.”
“It’s still not very clear, but it’s pretty good.”
Hearing this, An Dan was somewhat delighted.
He was very worried that his performance would not satisfy Jiang Lu, because Jiang Lu was the first person other than Hu Ji who gave him respect and needs, and he did not want to disappoint this expectation.
But there was no way, these were all he came into contact with.
It was not until he heard Jiang Lu say that it was very good that he finally felt recognized again.
Jiang Lu changed the subject: “But this is just what I want to know. There are other things you really need to do to fight against the Yin Emperor.”
“You say.” An Dan had made up his mind completely at this time, completely ignoring his past concerns: “I will definitely go through fire and water.”
Seeing how motivated he was now, Hu Ji beside him showed a look of relief, and then cast a grateful look at Jiang Lu.
Although this change in attitude was understandable, it was still somewhat beyond Jiang Lu’s expectations.
This made him think of a piece of little-known knowledge.
Excluding the huge difference in body size, when a person faces a wild beast of similar size with bare hands, he is actually capable of fighting.
But the reality is that even when facing a dog that is much smaller than oneself, people will subconsciously retreat when they see their mouths full of sharp fangs and hear their barking.
This is because people are always profit-seeking and always want something. What they always consider is a blood transfusion without injury. If the price of subduing a fierce dog is getting injured, even if it’s just a slight scratch by the teeth, people are unwilling to do so.
But if they are already injured and bleeding, the situation will be different.
Driven by the desire for revenge and adrenaline, the person’s mind will only think about how to kill you, without considering whether they will be injured. They can’t even feel the pain. Before killing the other person, they will only feel excited and trembling.
At this time, humans are no longer humans, but truly horrific upright apes.
They would remind those wild beasts who thought they could terrorize mankind how they were dominated and hunted by the terrifying upright apes in ancient times.
Now, Andan is obviously equivalent to a terrifying upright ape that has been injured and decided to take revenge. When there is only the determination of either you die or I die in his eyes, questions such as “is it necessary”, “is it worth it”, and “what is the cost” are no longer what he considers.
In short, as long as he can bite off a piece of flesh from the clitoris, he will do anything.
Feeling An Dan’s determination, Jiang Lu also believed that he would be able to carry out the next task assigned to him.
“I need you to destroy the alliances between the various circles.”
“Destroy? Me?” An Dan pointed at himself in astonishment: “Well… the alliance is already a done deal, how can I destroy it…”
“Don’t be impatient. I’m certainly not asking you to go against the Yin Emperor or other worlds.”
Jiang Lu explained:
“What you really need to do is actually very simple, just cause internal conflict.”
Although it is still difficult, at least causing internal conflict sounds easier and safer than sabotage.
“So, what do I do?”
“I have already paved the way.”
Jiang Lu replied:
“Remember how I embarrassed Old Man Moon in public during the day?
After this incident, no matter whether Old Man Moon would show it or not, he must have complaints about the other world, Mount Sumeru, and even the underworld in his heart.
Perhaps in his opinion, he was maintaining the alliance and the underworld, but not only did the Yin Emperor fail to stand firmly on his side, but the other world and Mount Xumi, two allies whom he regarded as on the same front, did not help him, and even took advantage of his misfortune to rob him and devour his entire family, and diverted all the small worlds that might have clung to Sumer to form their own small groups.
He had complaints, and the other two vested interests knew it too. Even if they seemed to be at peace on the surface, they had probably completely given up on making friends with Sumer.
So what you need to do is, on this basis, further intensify this gap.
As for how to do it specifically, I think you should have a rough idea of it. It’s nothing more than focusing on core issues such as distribution of benefits or how much effort to put in.
People are more worried about inequality than lack of it. If everyone gets about the same, even if it’s very little, they might be able to tolerate it. But if it’s unequal, that’s bad. They look at each other with tinted glasses. When there are new hatreds and old grudges, there’s no need to worry about them becoming a group of scattered sand.”
After Jiang Lu’s advice, An Dan immediately understood.
“I understand.”
He pondered and asked:
“In principle, every world will come up with some proposals by then, and as the Grand Marshal of the Underworld, I will naturally have the opportunity to draft them.
Therefore, as long as I put forward some proposals that are beneficial to one sector but may harm the interests of another sector, there will definitely be people who support it and people who oppose it.
Since the decision is made by voting, it doesn’t mean that as long as a proposal is put forward, it will be passed. So it doesn’t matter if the proposal is a bit radical. As the proposer, I can stay out of it. The real confrontation will be between the two parties, those in favor and those against.
This is equivalent to putting the conflict of interests on the table, and the existing contradictions between them will naturally be intensified. “
“You are very good at it.” Jiang Lu praised with surprise.
In fact, even he didn’t know what to do specifically, because Hell had been expelled a long time ago. Hell would not be brought to the alliance meetings, and he had no chance to participate in other activities.
So when he proposed the security order, he only put forward an outline and pointed out a general direction.
He didn’t expect that An Dan would come up with a method that perfectly fits this plan in an instant.
It can only be said that even if An Dan’s qualities were average and he rose to the position because of his looks, if he was really just a vase, Emperor Yin would not be at ease letting him stay as a marshal in such an important battlefield of the underworld for so many years.
Besides, after being in a high position for so many years, even if you are a newbie who knows nothing, or even a pig, it is time for you to grow up.
What was even more surprising than Jiang Lu was An Dan.
It was not until now, after listening to Jiang Lu’s explanation, that he realized that he and Lucifer were not arrogant and domineering during the day, but were actually rough but meticulous. They created a rift in the alliance without anyone noticing, and personally gave rise to the current situation.
Although An Dan had already discovered that the rumors were unreliable and that Jiang Lu was not just the tyrant who was addicted to wine and sex as the legend said, he still looked at him with new eyes.
Because there was not even any content about this part in the rumors. Even if it was said that he was not good at political scheming, An Dan was mentally prepared. After all, the vilification would definitely be in all aspects. With the previous experience, he could draw inferences from one instance and find that being not good at political scheming meant being good at it.
But no, there is nothing relevant in the rumor.
This shows that Jiang Lu had never used these methods in the past, and there is no basis for later comments.
Of course he didn’t know that Jiang Lu had no need to resort to such tricks in the past. During the heyday of the underworld, he was even more arrogant and domineering than Hell is today.
Therefore, for An Dan, this new master can be said to be a genuine treasure boy.
“But I really didn’t think about what you just said. So, Yin Di’s final olive branch to you was also part of your plan?”
An Dan asked expectantly.
He liked to hear stories like this about the clitoris being played with in the palm of someone’s hand.
But unfortunately, honesty is also Jiang Lu’s virtue.
“That’s not the case.” He shook his head. “I know that Yin Di has no bottom line, but I didn’t expect him to be so bottomless, so the last part was beyond my expectation. But the good news is that this can also be used as part of the article. If I use this matter to insult Old Man Yue in public, he won’t be able to stand it no matter how stubborn he is.”
“Is that so?” An Dan nodded.
Although it was a pity that Yin Di was the clown himself instead of being designed, it was enough to make him secretly happy.
Anyway, he felt good when he saw his clitoris being humiliated.
Seeing that everything was arranged and the time was almost up, Jiang Lu planned to leave with Lucifer: “Then you have roughly figured out what to do. Let’s leave it at this time today. We will meet here tomorrow.”
“clear.”
After leaving Hu Ji’s courtyard, Jiang Lu and Lucifer began to walk towards the mansion.
Seeing that the street was empty, Lucifer, who had originally wanted to go back to the mansion to talk, couldn’t help himself.
“In fact, you have known for a long time that there is someone behind Yin Di, and you are still playing the game of exchanging information with me, right?” He was vaguely dissatisfied.
Jiang Lu was also a little embarrassed.
He said, “Well, after all, we haven’t met many times before. We are just casual acquaintances. It’s normal for me to be reserved, right?”
“Just an acquaintance? I’ve helped you so much, and you tell me it’s just an acquaintance?”
Lucifer sighed in disappointment:
“Although we were exchanging information, I told you almost everything I knew without reservation. I completely treated you as a partner on the same front, but the result is just an acquaintance?”