Pirate Kingship-Chapter 856 - 512: Crisis! Is the Old Continent Actually the New Continent? (3)

"What? Why is there only one wish? Shouldn't it be three?

Where are the other two? Did you, the greedy middleman, pocket the difference?"

George, who had lost his vigilance due to the devil's temptation, although he hadn't encountered a real "sprite," was already familiar with the market. After the initial joy, he quickly turned to angrily feeling cheated by a swindler.

The [Genie of the Bottle] glanced up and down at his bony frame, chuckled a couple of times:

"Sir, I'll assume your first wish is for a healthy body, capable of satisfying once a day, every day, waking up in the morning still full of vigor."

George felt entirely seen through by the other party, turned to look at the people he brought with him, realizing they were all frozen in place as if the pause button had been pressed, unable to hear their conversation.

Only then, with a flushed face, did he utter:

"Yes, you're right, I did want that."

The [Genie of the Bottle] wagged his finger at him and continued:

"I'll assume your second wish is to have endless wealth.

With plenty of gold coins at your disposal, you can have beauties when you want, build an army when you want."

George's eyes immediately glowed with golden light, his freckles reddened slightly with excitement:

"You're absolutely right, I wanted that too.

With money and a strong body, I can play as I please; not even exchanged for a king of a small country."

The [Genie of the Bottle], as if a master deeply familiar with human nature, calmly said to him:

"As a sprite who has helped many achieve greatness, I'm well aware of the real desires of humans. After all, it's always the same tale.

Alright, now tell me your wish."

"I want..."

George was about to state his final wish when he suddenly remembered that the "sprite" had mentioned that whatever he received, his enemy would also receive.

Want to know who his enemy is now? Of course, it's his brother, Edward IV, sitting on the throne mocking his audacity.

George thinks letting Edward IV enjoy the benefits of his wish is worse than death.

Besides, he heard that his brother's health is in jeopardy currently, wasting away due to excessive bedroom indulgence with the sister-in-law.

If Edward IV could freely enjoy [The First Beauty of the Channel Islands], what could be worse?

He's waiting to kill his brother in the future and inherit his gorgeous sister-in-law, imprison her in Kingston Tower as a cherished possession as the perfect choice.

So George stared into the "sprite's" eyes and said:

"For the third wish, I don't want anything else; I'd rather give up better treasures to make sure my enemy gets nothing. Is that possible?"

The [Genie of the Bottle] chuckled, gave him a thumbs up:

"Good, harming others without benefiting oneself, you've got the makings of a devil.

So... as you wish."

Byron watched this scene from afar and commented:

"Humans are indeed placed at the center of the world by God, capable of ascending through choice, or of falling due to a single wrong thought.

It's no surprise if another new devil is born."

He read another similar story in a book.

A girl and her fiancé lost their way deep in the mountains, the fiancé accidentally ate poisonous mushrooms with red caps, seeing nothing but bouncing little people, possibly facing death.

Fortunately, they met a real sprite living in a forest cabin, offering the girl one wish.

The girl was overjoyed, hurriedly wished: "Then please give me a secret for delaying aging to keep my skin permanently fair and smooth!"

The sprite granted her request.

So the girl's skin became fair and smooth, never tanning, eternally 18 years old.

Sometimes, what one encounters may not be a real devil, but unchecked human desire always is.

The way the [Genie of the Bottle] fulfilled George's wish was the same as the [Devil Duke] and [The Kingmaker], giving him a forbidden book "Abyssal Beast Mark."

Moreover, the first step of the ritual, "Selfish Choice," has already been completed, allowing direct initiation.

Besides "harming others without benefiting oneself," ways like "killing innocents," "contract fraud," "murdering one's wife to achieve enlightenment," "offering the whole family to the heavens," and more, the more extreme the means, the more potent the power gained.

With forbidden knowledge, not only can one maintain a healthy body, but also draw real gold and silver treasures using collected "Fifth Element," indistinguishable from reality.

Having a large number of souls equals having everything.

Of course, what the devil didn't explain to George was that through the ceremony he hosted for initiation, George, Richard, and Warwick as his subordinates, would passively transfer 30% of the Fifth Element to him.

Every gift has long been tagged with its price in secret.

In fact, the [Genie of the Bottle] himself also has to turn over a portion of his gains to his superior.

The Eastern Continent is already a red ocean, where the ruling powers have long been divided by major sects, yet this place remains an undeveloped blue ocean virgin land.

After arriving here, he felt like a rat jumping into a rice bin, developing whichever subordinate he desires.

Perhaps it's easier to understand from Byron's perspective.

It's like members of a certain club, a large group standing on one side of the strait, affectionately calling out to the other side:

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