The Demon King is unfathomable

Chapter 301 This information was provided by the Demon King of Thunder County
Magic City.

Deep inside the Capitol.

With a low hum that seemed to come from the depths of the earth, the heavy obsidian door slowly opened under the drive of magic power, revealing the most secretive and strict place of power in the magic city.

This is the Supreme Council Chamber, known as the power center of hell.

It is also rumored to be a place closer to the devil than the cabinet.

This was Luo Yan's first time stepping into this place.

Although he was also closely related to the last time this door was opened, he was not the one sitting at the table to discuss matters at that time, but the one standing at the table and being examined.

The dark blue flames of magic flickered on the walls inlaid with magic runes, illuminating the circular long table and the audience seats arranged like stairs. Every stone brick seemed to be quietly listening to the fate that was about to be announced.

Luo Yan could feel the eyes cast at him from the table, quietly watching him.

Some came from the councillors in front of the circular table, some came from the demon kings in the audience seats, and some did not belong to any specific direction, hiding only in the silent structure of this conference hall... just like the dark and deep demon statue on one side of the wall.

It was not a hostile look, but more like gamblers sitting at the card table, staring at a chip that had not yet been turned over.

Since he entered the power center of the Magic City, more and more eyes seem to be focused on him...

Having already gotten used to such occasions, Luo Yan did not take those glances to heart and entered the venue as usual.

When he made eye contact with Mr. Festing Padridge, he nodded slightly and then walked to his seat.

The granite chair was slowly pulled open by an invisible hand, and Luo Yan sat on it, looking calm and composed as if this was his audience hall.

Afterwards, he followed the local customs and joined the army of people observing everywhere.

The whispers in the seats gradually died down.

As a low bell rang, a chill suddenly and silently spread in from the door of the conference hall, causing the temperature in the room to drop by more than ten degrees.

Feeling a huge pressure, Luo Yan looked at the entrance of the gate and narrowed his eyes slightly.

Almost at the same time, a figure appeared in the shadow of the gate.

It was a lich wearing an ancient divine robe.

The rotten skull was exposed in the air, and two balls of ghostly green soul fire embedded deep in the bone eyes were flickering like an eternal fire of curse.

There was no sound of footsteps as he walked, as if death itself had slid over the threshold into this temple of power, leaving behind a sickening, stale smell.

Different from Principal Irvin's restrained personality.

As a demigod-level warrior, he is not only more powerful, but his aura is also significantly different from that of the lich who stays in the ivory tower and deals with students all year round!
"Grigor Soran..."

"It seems that he is not in a good mood."

"I heard that there was a conflict with Caesar Colin."

There were whispers from the audience.

Although the demons who were talking kept their voices low, they were still exceptionally clear in the silent conference hall.

Obviously, it was the first time for those demon kings to come here and they were not very familiar with the situation in the Supreme Council Hall.

As if he heard the discussions in the audience, Goligo slowly raised his head and swept his eyes over everyone.

Almost in an instant, the whispering sounds stopped abruptly, and the breathing of those people was also frozen.

Several congressmen looked at the stiff-faced young devils in the audience, with a hint of mockery in their calm expressions.

These rookies obviously didn't understand their identities.

The fact that they are sitting here only because the bigwigs allow them to does not mean that they have the qualifications or strength to speak here.

The demon kings who had come many times were very smart. They folded their arms, closed their eyes and listened with only one ear.

In this way, they maintained their dignity or style, and avoided offending a specific big shot by making rude remarks or provocative looks.

This is a smart choice.

However, Goligo did not bother with those not-so-intelligent demons and quickly looked away from them.

Those high-level demons seemed relieved, as if their throats were loosened; they gasped for breath, their faces slightly pale.

They are all local emperors in their respective demon territories, with countless monsters and demons under their command, and they themselves have platinum or even diamond level strength!

But in front of the Devil's spokesperson, their pride is still like that of an ant...

Goligo taught them a lesson with just a look, without even uttering a single syllable of the spell.

Luo Yan had been observing his words and actions carefully.

However, what he didn't expect was that Goligo's gaze shifted away from those rude demons and fell on him.

But it's different from those demons.

He didn't feel any obvious pressure, but only felt that the chair behind him was slightly cold, and even had a layer of frost that was barely noticeable.

Perhaps this was the help that the divinity brought him.

Even a demigod-level lich couldn't easily penetrate the wall of his heart.

After all, that is a higher level of supernatural power, the power of rules directly condensed from the thoughts of everyone!
"Youyou, is he the chosen one?" Luo Yan held his breath and concentrated, resisting the prying of his soul while silently communicating with Youyou in his heart.

He knew Youyou was right next to him.

"Do you even need to ask this, Lord Demon? You are surrounded by demons marked by the Demon God, even you... Of course, your composition is much more complicated than theirs." Youyou whispered, not knowing whether to laugh or cry.

Luo Yan: "......"

Ok.

It seems that I did ask an unnecessary question.

A strange color flashed in those burning green pupils, as if he was surprised by Luo Yan's calm reaction, and as if he was examining something.

The man and the lich made eye contact briefly, and then Goligo's gaze slowly moved away, floating like a ghost to the seat of the cabinet minister.

Festing looked at Luo Yan again, his eyes showing a hint of concern from an elder for a younger person.

Luo Yan nodded to him to indicate that he was fine. Then, under the latter's surprised gaze, he calmed down and waited quietly for the meeting to begin.

Entering after Golico was Caesar Colin, the military minister of Hell and the master of the Grand Duchy of the Blood Clan.

As the "Iron Prince" of Hell, he is not only the real "Prince Colin", but also the pillar of Hell's War Department, and a legend in the eyes of many young soldiers.

His posture is as straight as a gun, his face is handsome and calm, even though the knife of time has left grooves on his face, it has not taken away the sharpness and edge in his eyes.

Luo Yan had seen him at the graduation ceremony of the Demon King Academy. At that time, Caesar was standing with Principal Ivan, and he had a brief eye contact with him.

Although the two did not have much interaction after that, they still communicated a lot over the magic crystal tank project.

Just as Luo Yan was thinking, their eyes met again unconsciously. To his surprise, he actually read a hint of approval from them - or a smile of appreciation?
Before Luo Yan could carefully savor the deep meaning of this, Caesar Colin had already shifted his gaze, walked across the conference table in a swift and decisive manner, and sat down in the chair belonging to the Minister of Military Affairs.

Different from Coligo's gloomy and corrupt aura.

His arrival made the air in the meeting room much hotter...

Shortly after Caesar Colin took his seat, the third person to appear was Kalamos Melusine, the Minister of Intelligence of Hell.

He was a handsome and elegant gentleman, although Luo Yan almost mistook him for a lady at first sight.

He was wearing a neat suit, his long hair like a waterfall casually draped over his shoulders, his fair skin was like polished marble, and there was a faint smile at the corner of his lips.

Every pixel on his body is so exquisite that it would make women jealous...and men too.

no doubt--

His race is succubus.

Luo Yan always felt that his features were unexpectedly familiar, as if he had seen them somewhere before.

Unlike the two ministers who were arguing with each other before, the intelligence minister seemed to be there for the show. He walked leisurely to his seat with one leg resting on his knee, as if he had no intention of speaking in the next meeting.

But maybe it's just a strategy to lower the opponent's vigilance.

As if noticing Luo Yan's gaze, Karamos suddenly looked over with a smile and waved to him gently.

Luo Yan subconsciously looked away, and then began to feel confused and regretful——

What the hell am I hiding for?!

Youyou, who was floating nearby, was giggling and had already rolled onto the table. It was a pity that no one could see its embarrassing appearance.

Looking at someone's subconscious "shy" reaction, Karamos smiled with his lips pursed, but his eyes were flashing with an unfathomable look.

The last person to arrive was Asmon Ankein, the Archon of Mordor, the Chief Minister of Hell, and the nominal head of the cabinet.

His titles could not be written in a single page. If Goligo represented the will of the devil, then he represented the will of hell.

However, the will of Hell seemed very weak in front of the Devil, so much so that the Chief Minister's presence was even weaker than that of the Minister of Intelligence.

This may also be related to the fact that his race is a shadow demon.

I don’t know if I was overthinking it, but Luo Yan found that when he entered the venue, he stared at him for a while before looking away.

Realizing this, Luo Yan couldn't help but laugh and cry.

All four ministers saluted him.

Those who don’t know would think he is the devil... I hope I’m just being too sensitive.

All the participants had arrived, and the Minister of Internal Affairs walked to Asmon's seat, leaned over and whispered a few words.

The demigod-level shadow demon's expression never changed, and he only nodded slightly when he heard the last sentence.

"let's start."

The Minister of the Interior looked serious, turned back to his seat, then faced the audience and announced in a solemn voice.

"The Chief Minister has given the go-ahead for the meeting to begin."

"Thank you for taking the time out of your busy schedule to attend this meeting. I believe you have already understood today's topic from the meeting briefings in your hands, so I will not elaborate on it..."

There are many topics for this meeting, including the subspace storm on the vast ocean, the aftermath of the storm that shook the Magic City, and whether the enemies of Hell suffered more losses in this storm, etc.

However, there is only one core issue:

That is Hell’s strategic direction for the Janna continent.

Should we win over the country with appeasement, or continue the war that lasted a thousand years?

Hell's cabinet ministers and members of parliament will make the decision here.

Although this detail did not appear in the meeting briefing, it was tacitly understood by all the demons present.

The Minister of Internal Affairs turned to face the audience and said in a deep voice, "The Supreme Council has officially entered the first phase of the agenda - intelligence summary."

As he slightly turned sideways, a demonic flame rose out of thin air, illuminating one side of the conference hall.

It was a granite platform located at the foot of the demon statue.

An MC in a dark purple robe and holding a scroll walked slowly forward, stood on the stone platform, cleared his throat, and read out in a steady voice.

"The first piece of information with the highest priority was provided by the Demon King of Thunder County, the Baron of Black Wind Castle, and Councillor Luo Yan."

"According to reports from his servants trapped in the whirlpool of the Vast Ocean, the Great Storm originated from a broken seal in the middle of the Vast Ocean. The aftermath swept across the entire sea area, affecting the coastal areas of the New World, causing heavy losses to several important military towns of the Empire, including the Port of Saldo. This is also seen in the battle report on the front line of the Bloody Wasteland..."

After a pause, he continued.

"A large-scale land uplift has appeared on the sea surface in the center of the storm. After field investigation and comparison with historical documents, it has been preliminarily confirmed that it is the Janna continent!"

There was a commotion among the members of the parliament.

Several veteran congressmen were whispering to each other, while several young demon kings sitting in the audience were obviously sternly looked, with disbelief in their eyes.

The name of the Janna Continent has appeared in countless dusty files, but no one has ever actually witnessed its existence, so most people who have seen it regard it as a legend.

Facing the whispering audience, the conference host paused for a moment and continued.

"According to historical records, the Janna Continent was the place where the Dragon God went on an expedition in the First Era. It has always been isolated from the outside world due to a large barrier. Now, due to a storm of unknown cause, the large barrier has collapsed, so the land has reappeared."

"There are several local tribal remnant regimes on it. The current ruling party is called the 'United Kingdom of Gutaf'. This regime has a complete military system and belief structure. It has demonstrated strong combat effectiveness in several battles with the Os Empire, forcing the Imperial Fleet to avoid its edge... It can be seen that their relationship with the Empire is not harmonious and is currently in a truce."

At this point, he added another sentence.

"This information was also provided by Lord Luo Yan."

Hearing this, many demons looked at Luo Yan at the same time, especially some older demon kings sitting in the audience.

Unlike the congressmen who had known about it for a long time, although they had read the meeting briefing, they did not know that all this valuable information came from Luo Yan alone.

Why are this guy's hands so long?

Bathed in the gazes of the demons, Luo Yan sat quietly, his expression unchanged, just placing his fingers lightly on the table, as if he was listening to a story that had nothing to do with him.

The MC continued.

"The third piece of core intelligence is still provided by Lord Luo Yan - his servants have successfully infiltrated 'Deadwood Port', which is the colonial outpost established by the Empire on the coastline of the Janna continent."

"At this stage, it has been confirmed that the area has become a zone where two forces intersect. An Imperial Navy ship briefly stopped after the storm, and it is suspected that it is investigating the cause of the storm and evaluating the possibility of restarting the colonization route."

"It is unclear what the Empire will do next. More information about Deadwood Harbor remains to be seen."

After the three pieces of information were read out one after another, the entire conference hall fell into a brief silence.

The eyes that looked at Luo Yan were not just surprised, some even contained respect and admiration.

Of course, some people are suspicious and critical.

How does this guy know so much?

This can't be made up.

They were half right.

This information was indeed diluted by Luo Yan.

Although none of the statements are completely false and all have stood the test of history, they are like the flags flying over Deadwood Harbor, which were actually put up by the Devil's servants themselves.

And it was at the instruction of the Devil.

However, even if these outside demons were beaten to death, they would never think of this.

After all, the truth is much more bizarre than what they imagined, so the latter is more gentle.

For example, the Demon King of Thunder County intends to take advantage of the opportunity to gain more bargaining chips.

For example, this was to please Caesar Colin and put pressure on Coligo, who had different political views from him.

If you think this way, your vision is too narrow.

Luo Yan ignored the suspicious or admiring glances cast upon him and quietly continued to wait for the meeting's agenda to continue.

The MC continued to flip through the scrolls, speaking in a steady tone.

"The following is a summary of the damage reported by demon kings from various places after the storm:"

"The black crystal vein on the fourth floor of the Silverhelm City Labyrinth has partially collapsed. The estimated annual output of magic crystals has dropped by 23%."

"The smuggling passage leading to the Principality of Seret in the seventh deep layer of the labyrinth near Wulan Port, the 'Abyssal Tide Cavern', has been broken, and the monster group is out of control and needs to be eliminated... Currently, the Empire's Adventurer Guild has intervened, but they have not yet realized that they are working for Hell."

"The wreckage of an Ossian courier ship was found in the northern Broken Ridge cliffs. The remaining files contain tax records for the northeastern coast of the New World. It is currently impossible to confirm that the shipwreck is related to the 'Great Storm'. The files have been taken over by the Intelligence Department."

Although the information is messy, it does reveal to a certain extent the comprehensive impact of the storm on the entire surface and underground order.

The Demon King councillors and ministers at the table listened attentively.

But some people felt sleepy after listening to it.

After all, that person knows best.

The so-called great storm was actually just the aftermath of the removal of the barrier and had nothing to do with the Chaos Gods behind the Warp.

It was just an echo from thousands of years ago.

of course.

Compared to Hell's serious misjudgment of the strength of the "Gutaf United Kingdom", this misjudgment seems insignificant.

Mr. Festing frowned in thought.

Luo Yan gently turned the quill pen, observing the expressions of other congressmen and analyzing the possible positions they might hold.

This is critical.

He has to determine which part of them is worth winning over, and then draw the line that divides the interests within the scope of "what everyone thinks".

At least that's what most people think.

After the old MC counted the scrolls in his hands, he turned his gaze towards the Minister of Internal Affairs.

Seeing the latter nod slightly, he looked around the room and asked in a hoarse voice:

"The above is all the confirmed information at this stage."

“Are there any mistakes or additions?”

A moment of silence.

No one spoke.

"In that case," he nodded slightly and continued in a solemn and respectful tone, "The intelligence gathering phase is over, and we are entering the formal discussion phase—"

Before he finished speaking, he was interrupted by a heavyweight voice.

"Let me say a few words."

Caesar Colin lowered his arms, slowly stood up from the tall granite chair, and placed his hands on the circular conference table.

When Luo Yan saw him for the first time, he realized that this was also a person who did not play by the rules.

"For me, there is only one piece of important information, which is that the United Kingdom of Gutaf and the Empire have a territorial dispute and are in a truce."

His eyes swept across Luo Yan's face, and then like a sharp spear, pierced straight into the soul fire swaying in Goligo's skull.

"His Majesty Bayeli taught us to win over all the forces that can be won over. I believe that any sane demon would agree with my strategy—"

“Those reptiles are indeed unpleasant, but they are definitely worthy of being recruited!”

(End of this chapter)