I Have Become A Demon God. Did You Just Ask Me To Be A Minor Villain?

Chapter 58-1

In the temple, after reaching an agreement with Su Mo, the Crescent Moon Goddess was ready to leave.

"Goddess, wait," at this moment, Su Mo's voice sounded again. The Crescent Moon Goddess turned around to look at Su Mo. Su Mo reached out and poked her side.

"What's wrong?" The Crescent Moon Goddess was puzzled.

"Nothing, I made a mistake," Su Mo said.

"Then I'll go. I will arrange things with the Holy See according to your wishes," the Crescent Moon Goddess said. Her projection then turned into a large number of light dots, quickly dissipating.

After the departure of the Crescent Moon Goddess, Su Mo checked the Villain panel. Although the Crescent Moon Goddess descended in the form of a projection, Su Mo noticed a bubble next to her projection. After bursting it with the Attribute Pickup System, he obtained some decent rewards. If it were the true descent of the Crescent Moon Goddess, he might have picked up even better items.

The encounter with the Crescent Moon Goddess this time went smoothly overall. The Crescent Moon Goddess probably couldn't imagine that, despite her extravagant efforts, special exceptions, and extensive persuasion, the one she had obtained as her Holy Son turned out to be a Demon God!

This incident could be bragged about for a lifetime if it happened to any other Demon God in the Abyss. Currently, no Demon God had achieved such a feat, not even those innate Demon Gods!

Su Mo stepped out, and the Crescent Moon Queen saw him. A brilliant smile appeared on her face because she had just received the Oracle from the Crescent Moon Goddess.

In the Oracle, the Crescent Moon Goddess told her that Su Mo would become the new Holy Son, but she would still remain the Holy Maiden. However, ten years later, she could choose to marry Su Mo. For the Crescent Moon Queen, this news was undoubtedly excellent!

"Let's go, my Queen."

"Um!" The Crescent Moon Queen now treated Su Mo as her husband. She didn't expect the Goddess to set such a precedent for Su Mo. She also would have never anticipated that the Crescent Moon Goddess… had almost succumbed to depression this time.

Soon, the two left the temple and reappeared in the building behind the cathedral through a teleportation magic circle.

"Your Excellency the Holy Son!"

As Su Mo appeared, the Cardinal Ferren respectfully saluted him. He had already received the Oracle from the Crescent Moon Goddess, knowing that Su Mo had become the Crescent Moon Goddess's Holy Son. Therefore, Ferren's attitude towards Su Mo had changed significantly compared to the last time. It was not just politeness anymore; now, it was genuine respect!

Su Mo nodded slightly.

Ferren said, "Holy Son, I have received the Oracle from the Goddess. Since the Holy Son does not need a coronation ceremony, I will formally regard you as the Holy Son from now on. As for the identity of the Holy Son, I will keep it confidential."

Generally, when a new Holy Son or Holy Maiden took office in the Holy See, there would be a coronation ceremony similar to the coronation of a king.

The Holy Son and Holy Maiden represented the power of the Gods, which was different from the power of the king. In the World of the Gods, the power of the Gods was undoubtedly greater than that of the kings.

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However, most of the time, as long as the power of the king did not exceed its bounds, the power of the Gods rarely interfered with the power of the king. After all, the Gods also didn't want a Kingdom that believed in them to fall into chaos. It was unrealistic for the Holy See to govern the Kingdom.

Su Mo deliberately avoided the coronation ceremony. He was not like devout believers who genuinely wanted to become a Holy Son. For him, achieving control over the Crescent Moon Holy See in a practical way, openly and transparently directing the power of the Crescent Moon Holy See for his use, was sufficient.

After gaining control of the Crescent Moon Holy See, coupled with Crescent Moon Queen who had deep-seated affection for him, the entire Crescent Moon Kingdom was now falling into the preliminary control of Su Mo.

Although this control was still at its initial stage, Su Mo's current operational space was much larger than before.

Su Mo looked at Cardinal Ferren and said, "Cardinal Ferren, when there are outsiders, you can call me 'Count.'"

"Yes, Holy Son," Cardinal Ferren replied.

After settling the issue of how to address him, Su Mo continued, "Cardinal Ferren, you are retiring in a few years, right?"

Cardinal Ferren nodded, "Yes, Holy Son."

Su Mo inquired, "Has the Cardinal's successor been chosen?"

Cardinal Ferren replied, "Yes, the successor has been selected and is currently being trained in a secret location. The successor has already received the Goddess's recognition, and he is more suitable to be the Cardinal than I am. If possible, I hope to retire early and make way for him."

"Oh?" Su Mo showed a hint of interest. "What is the successor's name? Does he possess any special abilities?"

Cardinal Ferren responded, "His name is Lance. He has outstanding innate talents, seemingly born for the role of a Cardinal. As for special abilities, I cannot discern them, but as soon as he speaks in the Holy See, all believers are incredibly convinced and supportive."

Lance! This name was not unfamiliar to Su Mo. He had learned about this individual while investigating the situation at the palace from the two palace guards. It seemed that this guy was the Protagonist cultivated by the core of the Holy See. His plot armor was probably at the Silver Level, though Su Mo was unsure about the specifics.

Being chosen as the core cultivation target by the Holy See in a short time indicated that this Protagonist was extraordinary. It wouldn't be easy for regular Villains to target him. This time, if it weren't for Su Mo preventing Myles from succeeding, Myles could have killed all the other Protagonists, but he wouldn't have touched him.

Su Mo asked a few more questions, and Cardinal Ferren did not conceal any information, revealing everything he knew to Su Mo. Lance was being cultivated in the deepest part of the Holy See headquarters, a specially created space by the senior archmages of the Holy See. Even the Crescent Moon Queen rarely went there.

Once cultivated, Lance would first be placed as a regional bishop. If his performance was good, he would become the bishop of a city and then advance to become a Cardinal, similar to Cardinal Ferren's current position.

The Holy See had only ten Cardinals in total. The position of Cardinal was unique, and there was only one Cardinal Ferren. In some Holy Sees, this position was referred to as the Pope. However, the Crescent Moon Goddess did not establish the position of Pope; she did not want a "king" to emerge within her Holy See.

After understanding these details, Su Mo left Lance for later and focused on dealing with the other Protagonists in the capital first.