Chapter 98: A Person of Integrity, Hidden Rules (Bonus Chapter)

"Grandfather, why doesn't he use this box himself?"

Louis asked.

Carl glanced at the man.

The man selling the box suddenly stiffened. "Uh, I feel that I can't protect such a treasure, so it's better to offer it to someone who can truly use it."

Everyone looked at each other; no one believed him.

At this moment.

"In fact, this box requires the lives of six people as the price to grant a wish, and it can only grant a wish of one word."

Carl said slowly, actually revealing the true secret of the box directly.

And on the box, there were indeed several Roman numerals written, from zero to six, and where the combination lock-like JACK was written, it was clearly also rotatable.

"And he, in fact, doesn't know this rule. He only knows that this box requires human sacrifice to grant a wish. He is worried about being backlashed because he doesn't understand the rules, so it's better to just sell it for money, which is why he followed the family's people back."

The man's face stiffened even more. Looking at Carl's calm but majestic eyes, he finally couldn't help but blurt out the truth. "This... I... I really didn't know. When my father picked it up at the Rose Manor, he just thought it looked good, and I just thought it was the legendary French Demon Box, so I wanted to sell it to you."

"I'm sorry, let, let me go."

"No, you don't have a chance anymore." Carl said unhurriedly, his tone calm but unquestionable.

"I gave you a chance, but you didn't respect me. You wanted to seek wealth in danger, attempting to deceive an old man who talks to you about integrity. Now, you have no chance."

"No, no, this gentleman, that is my box, I..."

The man couldn't continue, because Max had already directed the two burly men beside him to drag him out. As for what they were dragging him out to do, who knows?

Watching a person being dragged out with his own eyes, the atmosphere in the room seemed somewhat stagnant.

Carl, however, smiled, easing the atmosphere. "Don't be nervous. A person who deceives others is not worth everyone being like this."

"Now, let's continue talking about this box."

"I need to confirm whether this box has any hidden dangers, and whether it can truly grant wishes."

As Carl said this, his gaze turned to Elise.

Elise is the most famous medium in this area, and most importantly, she has a reputation, unlike other people with small tricks. Moreover, she has cooperated with the Kano family several times and can be considered to know the bottom line, which is why Carl chose her.

Louis understood his grandfather's meaning at this moment. This is to have him act as a monitor; after all, it's a matter of the mysterious side, and he isn't sure, so he needs his own family member here.

Looking at Elise, he also glanced at Minnie. Minnie noticed his gaze and nodded at him.

At this time, Elise looked at Carl somewhat arduously. "Alright."

Elise placed her hand on the Demon Box again and closed her eyes.

Louis also took this opportunity to watch Elise. He was very curious about what kind of power a medium like Elise has, and whether it is divided into categories?

Minnie's is soul out-of-body, and she can also carry a little bit of prophecy, so what about Elise?

Just by taking a look, Louis frowned. He didn't see soul out-of-body, but only saw a small amount of translucent power actually emanating from her body.

That power was very peaceful, like tiny tentacles, probing toward the Demon Box.

At the same time, it was also emitting some kind of fluctuation.

If you can't understand it, then look at the object she is applying power to in order to reverse-engineer it.

Louis shifted his attention to the Demon Box.

Unfortunately, he couldn't see anything.

After a while.

"Hoo!!"

Elise opened her eyes abruptly and took a deep breath. Minnie beside her hurriedly supported her.

After she eased up a bit, the gaze she looked at the Demon Box with was full of pity. "The origin of this box has even deeper secrets. Mr. Carl, I must warn you again, this box is very ominous. If you still decide to use it after hearing what I have to say..."

Elise shook her head and didn't say anything more.

She never interferes with other people's choices.

"Please speak." Carl's expression remained calm throughout.

"His name is Jack. That was at the end of the nineteenth century..."

His name was Jack, and he was originally just an ordinary person. Later, he was accidentally possessed by a demon and almost lost his body, but he had a strong will and had been fighting against it, not being completely eroded, and there were even faint signs of symbiosis.

At this time, he found a priest to ask for help. The priest had never seen a situation like his and actually restricted the demon to a certain extent. For a time, greed arose, and he crafted a special box, tricking the man into saying that walking into the box would exorcise the demon.

The result was sealing him and the demon together inside, and utilizing the demon's contract ability, using the box to distort it into a mechanism that could grant a wish by sacrificing six souls.

However, because the demon's ability was limited, the priest placed restrictions on the wishes, only allowing the four blank spaces on top to be rotated to form words to grant wishes.

The priest later sacrificed six people and successfully made a wish, obtaining a child of his own.

Just like that, inside the box, Jack and the demon gradually merged into one, forever enduring the torment of darkness and the soul.

Since then, the box has circulated throughout England and France, granting many wishes and causing many murder cases.

"The box also has three hidden rules. Jack told me that anyone who uses the box will definitely go to hell after death."

"A person can only make a wish once, because the soul of someone who has made a wish has already been reserved and has no value."

"The box's wish mechanism is fine; it won't break the contract, and the wishes of previous people were indeed granted. But in fact, whether it can be granted depends specifically on the demon's ability. If its ability is insufficient, then your wish will only be partially completed."

Elise said this, suddenly looked at Louis, and then looked at Carl seriously. "Jack also told me that the demon has taken a liking to your grandson. If it comes out, who knows what it will do."

???

Carl, who had always remained calm, gripped his palms tightly, and his cloudy eyes seemed to become sharp.

"Are you, sure?"

Elise nodded without fear. "Yes, that's what Jack said."

"By the way, there is also a hidden temporary rule, which was also set by that priest back then to prevent word games and sacrificing himself into it: the demon cannot harm the person who activates the box."

"That's all. Now, Mr. Carl, do you still want to activate this box?"

"..."

"..."

The entire room fell into an unspeakable silence.

Carl closed his eyes, not knowing what he was thinking about.

Max beside him wanted to say something but hesitated, turning his head to look at Louis, then at his father, the struggle on his face almost squeezing out.

Louis, on the other hand, didn't change his expression, just looked at the box and thought about those few rules.

(End of chapter) ===== CHAPTER 99 =====