The Demon King is unfathomable

Chapter 303: The Demon King of Janna Continent is decided to be you!

Three votes in favor and one abstention.

The voting results of the congressmen then appeared in the air, but Luo Yan did not look at them closely.

He was well aware that in "resolutions on important matters" involving cabinet ministers, the votes of MPs were only symbolic embellishments - unless the number of votes against reached "half of the total number of parliamentarians", it would have the effect of overturning the consensus of ministers.

This situation has never happened once in the 500-year history of the Bayeli era.

With a dull hum, faint blue flames rose from the central brazier, interweaving and converging in mid-air, condensing into lines of burning words.

That is the ultimate will of the Supreme Council.

[Resolution confirmed: From now on, Demon King Iger will represent Hell and establish the Demon King Territory below the Deadwood Harbor on the northern coast of the Janna Continent.]

[The resolution passed. Authorize the Hell Demon King Iger to go to the southern part of the Deadwood Harbor on the Janna Continent to establish a frontline Demon King Territory. The Ministry of Internal Affairs will directly supervise the affairs of this place, and the person in charge appointed by the Demon King Management Department will be in charge. The parliament is specially authorized to regularly review the implementation progress...]

As the last line of text slowly faded away, the lich Goligo, who was originally sitting on the stone chair, suddenly collapsed without any warning.

His figure was like sand crushed by the years, turning into a dark dust flow, drifting with the invisible wind towards the slowly opening door, and leaving quietly.

He didn't say a word.

Only one empty seat was left.

The meeting ended.

Caesar Colin grinned, lowered his arms and stood up.

"Since the meeting is over, I will leave first."

After saying that, he took a step and walked straight towards the gate.

But when he passed by Luo Yan, he stopped for a moment and patted him on the shoulder.

'Well done. '

He didn't say anything, but that brief acknowledgement was clearly conveyed through his eyes and actions.

Luo Yan nodded slightly and watched the iron-blooded prince leave.

In many ways, I have received so much care from him.

Also watching Caesar walk away, Karamos stood up with a smile on his face and patted his clothes without any sense of urgency.

"Then I will withdraw as well. Please give the written notice to the Ministry of Internal Affairs for processing."

The Minister of the Interior quickly stood up and nodded to him.

Karamos didn't see it, nodded slightly, and then walked towards the door leisurely.

But when he passed by Luo Yan, he suddenly imitated Caesar's action and put his hand on Luo Yan's other shoulder.

"Then I'll thank you for your hard work."

A touch of warmth and fragrance came through the soft palm, and these words seemed to be thanking him for his speech at the meeting.

But it also means that I will leave it to you later.

'If you hadn't interrupted me, I might have been more relaxed.'

Suppressing the goosebumps on his back, Luo Yan silently complained in his heart and was about to express his dissatisfaction in some tactful but decent way, but when he turned around, he found that there was no one behind him.

It's not just Kalamos.

Even Asmon disappeared quietly, like a shadow that had never existed in this conference room.

These guys all had such a special way of exiting -

On the contrary, Caesar Colin, who seemed the most difficult to get along with, turned out to be the most down-to-earth.

"End of the meeting."

"The resolution of this meeting is regarded as the will of the Demon God. I hope everyone will abide by it."

The Minister of the Interior read out the routine closing remarks with a solemn expression, and then nodded slightly to the master of ceremonies presiding over the meeting.

The latter understood and extinguished the blue flame in the brazier. In an instant, the shadow that fell covered the eyebrows and eyes of the tall demon statue.

Just like before, the pair of eyes as deep as obsidian were watching everything.

Luo Yan stood up from his seat and did not leave with the crowd. Instead, he stood at the door and waited for a while.

Not long after, Festina Padrich walked out with a leisurely pace.

"Would you like to have a drink together later?" Luo Yan looked at him and asked.

Festing replied with a smile.

"It's an attractive offer, but unfortunately I'm already engaged."

"That's a shame."

Festing raised his eyebrows slightly and said jokingly.

"Not necessarily."

Luo Yan didn't understand the meaning of this sentence at first, until he left the meeting room, then he realized why Mr. Festing said it.

Almost as soon as he stepped out of the corridor, a large group of demons swarmed over and surrounded him.

"My name is Carlos! Lord of the Burning City! Your Excellency Luo Yan, your words today really made my blood boil, hahaha——"

"Alger of the Howling Night Forest! You may not have heard of my name, but it will soon be known throughout the entire Province of Sterling! If you need help in the future on the Janna Continent, just give me a call! We in the Howling Night Forest don't have any other specialties, but we are full of tough guys who can fight - oh no, werewolves!"

"I am Hezil, the Lord of Undercity. I am very happy to meet you at this grand event of the century! I have admired your deeds for a long time. I wonder if I can have the honor to have dinner with you."

A terrifying demon with a bull's head squeezed into the group of demons, stretched out its hand to Luo Yan with eager eyes, but before he could finish his words, an untimely voice interrupted him.

"Dear, it's so boring to have dinner with the Terror Demon. Why don't you come to my house and have a seat? Hahahaha..."

A succubus with silky eyes pointed her index finger at the corner of her lips, smiling like a hen that had just laid an egg, which made the Lord of Dark City very angry. Her thick dark purple long curly hair fell to her waist, and the lace skirt rope sank into her curvy flesh. The charming curves seemed to contain the philosophy of the depths of the universe.

no doubt--

This is a succubus from the countryside.

Luo Yan knew very well that the succubus in the Demon City was not like that.

For example, Miss Mia is much more reserved than her——

Ok.

Thinking about how she frequently "picked on" him in Demon King Academy, Luo Yan suddenly became less sure. Perhaps it was just the way of expressing it that was different.

He looked around. These strange-looking guys were all the demon kings who had been sitting in the audience. Their soul levels ranged from silver to diamond. As for their specific strengths, only they themselves knew... Of course, in a place like the Demon City, both soul level and strength were just for reference.

Luo Yan stood there, maintaining a decent curve at the corners of his mouth, but his mind was thinking about how to get out of here.

Just at this moment, a rough shout was heard from the crowd.

"I am Walsh Elefton! The Demon King of the Demon Castle! Respected Lord Luo Yan, do you... still remember me?"

The sound was long and drawn out, like the black smoke from an old steam engine.

After a moment, a pain demon with a horse face squeezed out from the group of demons and shouted at him excitedly.

"Mr. Luo Yan, do you still remember me?"

This guy's strength is probably not as good as Ms. Blancia under his command, and his bloodline is not as good as Xino Dragun who also has horns. His face is similar to that of an animal. He is a high-level demon, but not completely high-level.

Luo Yan stared at him for a while, but really had no impression of him.

but--

If you want to escape from the enthusiastic demon kings, using this guy as an excuse is not a bad option.

At least this guy had a look of genuine admiration on his face, unlike that succubus who wanted to swallow him whole.

"Oh, Walsh Elefton, it's you... I was just looking for you." Luo Yan showed a look of realization and gave Walsh a gentle smile.

Find me?

Walsh originally just wanted to get close to the Demon King, but he didn't expect that the Demon King not only remembered his full name, but also had something to ask him.

Happiness came so suddenly that he was caught off guard for a moment.

"Sorry, I have something to discuss with Mr. Walsh Ellefton... I will visit you all some other day." Luo Yan glanced at those overly enthusiastic "fans" with a little apology, then motioned to Mr. Walsh to leave with him.

The man and the demon finally escaped from the group of demons.

The flattered Walsh seemed to have not yet recovered from the sudden happiness. He looked like a little fan and followed Luo Yan closely.

Perhaps it was because the physical difference between the two was so great that their arrogant and respectful appearance was too funny. Along the way, many demons glanced sideways in this direction, but after seeing Luo Yan's face, they immediately looked away with understanding.

It turned out to be Councillor Luo Yan——

It's understandable to lick this guy, after all, this gentleman really gives it.

The last person who licked him, Karisman, had transformed from a small clerk into a distinguished congressman's secretary. Anyone who had a good relationship with this gentleman basically gained practical benefits, and he didn't take it to heart if someone accidentally offended him... as long as it wasn't the person who offended him the most.

The civil servants working here apparently regard Walsh as a similar character to Carlisle.

However, Walsh didn't take those looks seriously at all. He just kept talking to his idol about his admiration for him.

To be honest, Luo Yan felt a little embarrassed.

"... Ever since your duel with Shino Dragun, I have always admired you! It's just that I never had the chance to talk to you... By the way, I asked Miss Mia to introduce you to me before, but nothing happened."

Is there such a thing?

Luo Yan had no recollection of Mia having mentioned this to him. He guessed that she had good intentions and didn't want to be disturbed by some inexplicable demon.

"Come to think of it, I still don't know where your territory is..."

"In the territory of the Kingdom of Rhodes!" Walsh said with a sharp gaze, "We are actually quite close to each other!"

Is it close?

Luo Yan carefully recalled the map of the eastern region of the Aos continent.

The Kingdom of Rhodes seemed to be in the north of the Kingdom of Ryan, close to the Empire's Academy... The "Prince Colin" he played passed through there in his fictional resume.

Is that place near the sea?

Even if we rely on it, we should rely on the North Sea, right?
"Has the aftermath of the storm affected your territory?" Luo Yan looked at him puzzledly.

Walsh shook his head like a rattle.

"no!"

Luo Yan was stunned.

"So what did they invite you to do?"

"Invite...what?" Walsh looked at Luo Yan blankly, completely unaware of what was going on.

"Okay, just pretend I didn't say anything." Luo Yan was silent for a moment, then sighed and said.

After all this time, it turned out that this guy was just passing by to join in the fun and had no idea what was happening in the Supreme Council Chamber.

Walsh: “……???”

Looking at the confused Walsh, Luo Yan did not explain, but just dropped the topic.

However, he was not a snob who would treat people differently based on their status. Even though he knew that this person was probably just an insignificant nobody, he still patiently listened to him talking for a long time, all the way to the door of the Parliament Building.

"...Speaking of which, I've always wanted to ask you, how do you manage to make those goblins so obedient?" Looking at Luo Yan, Walsh's eyes were filled with undisguised admiration.

The miracle of Black Wind Castle was no longer news in the Magic City. However, the demons only saw the power of the magic crystal tank and how Councillor Luo Yan used it as a bargaining chip to overthrow the "prosperous" Dragun family, and simply attributed the miracle of Black Wind Castle to the inevitable result of the power struggle.

This may be true to some extent, but it is obviously not comprehensive enough.

After all, Black Wind Castle was just a pasture in the hands of the Dragun family before, and it had nothing else except a large area.

In terms of power in their hands, Elder Zakro in his heyday was far higher than a mere human demon king. Why didn't the miracle of Black Wind Castle happen in their hands?
This cannot be explained by just saying that the Dragun family doesn't care!

They obviously care, and they care a lot!

Walsh carefully studied the news at the time. Only as a true fan, he saw something that all the demons subconsciously ignored from the clues.

Those are the goblins of Black Wind Castle!
He knew the nature of those creatures too well.

As a poor demon king whose territory is located on the edge of hell, he only has goblins available, so he raised a large number of them and stuffed them into the maze to make up the number.

However, those guys are too weak. They like to slack off no matter they are fighting or working. If they are thrown into the battlefield, not to mention fighting adventurers, even a group of conscripted peasants with muskets can beat the shit out of them.

Even if he hired overseers from the Hell Dwarves to train them, it was of no avail. In the end, they could only let them do some mining or odd jobs, and he couldn't expect more.

It is for this reason that, in Walsh's opinion, Luo Yan, who can turn goblins into treasures, is so powerful!
It seems like there are no cards in his hand that he can't use!

Seeing Walsh looking at him fanatically, Luo Yan was slightly stunned.

It was the first time he saw a pain demon so interested in goblins.

To be honest, those little guys were just insignificant pieces on his chessboard, and he usually didn't pay much attention to them. But seeing that Mr. Pain Demon was so curious, he still said a few words.

"It's not that hard, you just have to understand what they want and give it to them."

"This... isn't that difficult?" Walsh looked at him in astonishment, and said with a smile while touching his head, "I feel like they want too much. They are even harder to serve than the few human staff members under me!"

Luo Yan smiled faintly.

"That means you're missing the point."

Walsh swallowed and fished out a small notebook from his pocket.

"The point? Is it a coward? I tried it, but they didn't take it seriously."

"Because it's just a tool, and the tool itself is not the key. You have to learn to see the essence through the phenomenon," Luo Yan said patiently, "Also, don't always look at what the goblins are shouting about, but observe when they are not shouting. Whether it's a demon or a goblin, what they shout the loudest is never their deepest desire, but on the contrary, they don't shout for what they want from the bottom of their hearts."

"You don't shout for things you want from the bottom of your heart..." Walsh hurriedly wrote it down in his notebook, and looked at Luo Yan with shining eyes to ask, "For example?"

"For example, you can pay attention to whether they scream louder when you are cruel to them or louder when you are kind to them."

"Shit..." Walsh seemed to suddenly wake up, his eyes widened, and he looked at Luo Yan with more admiration.

This really woke up the devil from his dream.

Luo Yan had not expected that his words would cause this pain demon to admire him so much.

How did he become the Demon King if he doesn’t even know such things?
no--

Don’t you demons listen in class at Demon King Academy?
You can't always be thinking about how to scare humans.

That's useless.

"In fact, you shouldn't ask me this question. You will know the answer naturally if you observe the goblins you raise more. For example, you can see how they treat other goblins. I guarantee that you will be amazed." Luo Yan paused for a moment and continued, "Of course, I actually recommend that you pick one of them who can control the other goblins and make him their leader. After all, you are the Demon King, not the Goblin King. It is not feasible to use the method of dealing with goblins to deal with other monsters, although the 'methodology' is the same."

Including dealing with demons.

When he was in Demon King Academy, he had been carefully observing the personalities of different demons, and this was the most direct reason why he was able to grow up safely in hell.

Walsh was scribbling notes, writing them longhand instead of with a magic feather to make them more memorable.

Looking at this demon of pain who was sucking his knowledge eagerly, Luo Yan showed a teachable smile on his face.

This guy is a demon that can be created!
He was not worried about his skills being learned.

On the contrary, he hoped that the Magic City could have more allies with the same political views.

Being too closely tied to a single family would only make him a vassal of the other party, which was why he had always tried his best to avoid getting direct help from the Padrich family.

Perhaps a brand new faction will appear in the Demon City in the future, and he will be the leader of this faction.

As for them——

Then they will all become his followers.

Luo Yan had a strong intuition that he might make use of this guy who currently looked insignificant.

The two arrived at the door of the Parliament Building.

Walsh suddenly looked up as if he remembered something.

"By the way, what do you want to talk to me about?"

Luo Yan was stunned for a moment, then spoke after thinking for a moment.

"I forgot. I'll tell you next time I remember."

Walsh: “……?”

……

After leaving the Capitol, Walsh was of no use for the time being. After Luo Yan separated from this promising demon king, he got on a carriage to the Ministry of Internal Affairs.

Although Karamos asked the Ministry of Internal Affairs to issue a written appointment, he clearly patted him on the shoulder when leaving the meeting room.

Luo Yan knew very well that the gentleman was actually hinting at him to do this favor before the Ministry of Internal Affairs issued the official document, and to give Yige, who was appointed in a critical moment, some time to make some arrangements. For example, he could ask his family to take care of the relationship in the Ministry of Internal Affairs, or he could arrange for his subordinates or confidants on the front line to retire in advance while they were still in the military system, and then arrange for them to go to his own demon king's territory.

Those who take office without preparation will become cannon fodder.

For example, a demon king who was pushed into a fire pit in Thunder County...

In fact, Luo Yan had originally planned to do so without Karamos's hint.

I just don't know why Karamos is so concerned about this matter...

Hopefully it's Mr. Festing's fault.

Do not--

It must be because of him!

The carriage stopped at the door of the Ministry of Internal Affairs. Luo Yan asked around and soon found Yige who was supplementing the files.

When we were having dinner together at Padrich's house before, Iger had mentioned that he had returned to the Magic City this time not only for vacation, but also to complete his front-line internship file as a trainee officer, and if nothing unexpected happened, he would be here for the next few days.

This is the tradition of hell.

Although the trainee officers selected from colleges and universities are under the management of the Ministry of War, their files for the first year are kept in the Ministry of Internal Affairs. After they are regularized, they are transferred to the Ministry of War and appointed as official officers by His Majesty the Demon God.

If nothing unexpected happens, Iger should be at least a centurion when he returns to the front line this time. It will not be a problem for him to become a thousand-man or even ten-thousand-man commander based on his own strength.

But, isn’t the accident happening?
When Luo Yan walked behind Yiger, the powerless little brother was being harassed by the nightmare clerk who had just woken up.

"Your battlefield record lacks the unit's signature!"

Yige fumbled around and found it.

"Wait! I clearly covered it, look! It's on the bottom page!"

"That's the seal of your squad, not the direct legion." The nightmare clerk turned the file upside down with a stern face and said impatiently, "I checked. The one stationed in the Central Fortress is General Skelter's 11th Legion. Without his seal, we can't store this record."

Probably because it was the first time for him to deal with these people, Yige lowered his head nervously, like a student being scolded.

"...But, but I couldn't contact General Skerrit's headquarters at that time. They had been transferred to the western front, and we stayed behind."

"That's none of my business."

Looking at Iger, whose body was shrinking smaller and whose shoulders were trembling slightly, the nightmare clerk laughed and became more aggressive.

He didn't know why he wanted to make things difficult for this guy, but it just felt good.

"If I don't strictly review your battle reports, who knows if I won't use even more outrageous numbers to fool the respected Demon Lord next time? If everyone is as casual as you, how can we fight the Empire?"

The amazing thing is that Iger seemed to be convinced by him and really thought he had done something very bad.

"Then, what should we do?"

"You can take the teleportation array to the western front to get another one now."

"How, how could this be possible?!"

Yige was so anxious that he almost cried.

Luo Yan looked at his back and fell into deep thought. For the first time, he doubted whether he had made the right choice.

But it's too late to regret now.

It is easy to control, which can be considered an advantage.

Sighing, Luo Yan walked forward and placed his hand on the counter.

"I think a mere 10-man team won't affect the entire war situation. This is just an 'internship report' and will not be counted in the casualty statistics of the War Department. If his comrades and the captain have acknowledged his contribution in the front line, how can you, a guy sitting in the back enjoying their protection and dozing off at your workstation, question its authenticity? If you have doubts, you should go to the front line to take a look, not let him go."

Hearing the voice behind him, Yiger was stunned for a moment, turned around, and opened his eyes wide in surprise.

"Senior Luo Yan?!"

"Luo, Luo Yan... Councillor?!"

etc--

Senior?!
The nightmare clerk's face changed instantly, and Yiger also realized in an instant that he had said the wrong thing and should not call Luo Yan like that here, so he quickly shut his mouth.

That wasn't a conscious reaction.

After all, if he really wanted to use his power to pressure someone, it would be enough for him to simply hint to the guy that he had just had dinner with Mrs. Padridge a few days ago.

Of course, the smarter approach would be to hand the file directly to Mr. Festing and resolve the issues that arise after handing over the file.

Luo Yan didn't want to make things difficult for the guy who had developed a sense of mission by idling away his time, so he just spoke briefly.

"Can it be put into the file?"

The clerk's face was instantly filled with smiles, and he nodded rapidly, and his lost memory also began to recover.

"Yes! Yes! I remember that the special review regulations mentioned that if a trainee officer is unable to stamp his seal due to military deployment on the front line, the seal of the officer with the highest command authority at the time of the operation will be deemed to be valid, regardless of his rank—"

"Okay, it's enough for you to know about this kind of thing."

Luo Yan tapped the document with his index finger and gently pushed it to him.

The nightmare demon grabbed it and stuffed it into the file bag in an instant, fearing that he would be a second late.

Seeing the person he respected the most solve the problem that he himself could not solve in a few seconds, Yiger felt grateful and admiring, but also a little guilty. He always felt that his blurted out "senior" had caused him trouble, but he didn't know how to apologize appropriately.

Luo Yan didn't waste time talking to him, and was too lazy to waste time on such insignificant matters. He put his hand on his shoulder and pulled him to an empty corridor.

Yiger's face turned red and his voice began to stutter, as if he was confused by this sudden scene.

"Study, senior?"

You are so embarrassed!
Luo Yan coughed, put on a serious face, and spoke briefly to Yige, whose brain had crashed.

"The organization has studied it."

"The Demon King of Janna Continent—"

"It's up to you!"

(End of this chapter)