The Demon King is unfathomable

Chapter 313 The Devil's Work

In front of the teleportation magic circle deep in the castle, a faint light flows slowly.

Luo Yan stepped towards the teleportation array that was emitting faint light, but found that the ghosts who had followed him stopped outside the magic circle and were reluctant to approach.

Just as he guessed, pure souls could not be transferred through the subspace channel and had to be attached to a medium that could possess them.

This may be related to the particularity of the subspace.

Luo Yan stopped and looked back at them. He thought for a moment and then spoke slowly.

"Since you have chosen me, I will naturally not leave you alone."

"Your corpses will be resurrected in the cemetery of the Great Cemetery, and you will serve me as ghouls for fifty years."

"Fifty years from now, I will follow your own wishes and allow you to be reborn into the race you desire and enter a new cycle of reincarnation."

Luo Yan conveyed his will to those souls that cannot be seen by the naked eye through Youyou's mouth.

After hearing the promise from the Godhead, the dead souls were shocked, and gratitude and relief were revealed on their abstract faces.

Their war is not over yet.

But there is a deadline after all.

pretty good.

It's better than continuing to cycle through this endless torture...

They knelt on one knee devoutly, bowed their heads to express their loyalty and respect to Luo Yan, and then turned into misty white light spots, slowly merging into the feet of the huge statue of the Demon King in the Resurrection Square.

That is where the faith crystal is located.

The acolytes of the necropolis are replaced regularly and bring the crystals back to the necropolis as reserves waiting to be recruited by the "servants of the devil".

The quality of these souls is good.

Some of it is fine steel, some is silver, and there is even a little gold mixed in...and these things do not take up Luo Yan's own share of influence, but are the share drawn from the Seed of Creation of the planet Kao.

Luo Yan doesn’t need so many servants for the time being, but he can ask players with the acolyte profession to train them... anyway, they can be rounded off and counted as under his command.

After doing all this, he gave Sarah a look to follow him, then stepped into the teleportation array. With the prayers and chants of the acolytes, he returned to the Janna continent that was caught in a new storm...

……

Deep within the Stairway to the Sun Mountains, a dark light flickered, and three figures appeared on the teleportation array one after another.

"Huh! I'm finally back!" Tafu rushed into the forest and sucked in the fresh air hungrily, with an intoxicated expression on her face.

However, perhaps she took a deep breath too hard and accidentally failed to hold it in. With a plop, something fell into the grass behind her.

Before Taffy could turn her head to see what had fallen, Sarah had expertly picked it up and calmly stuffed it into her bag.

Unlike the agile cat and lizard, Luo Yan, who followed closely behind them and walked down the teleportation array, had a pale face and a stern expression.

Now he understood why his four great demon generals were so resistant to using the teleportation array.

As his strength increased, the negative impact of the warp on him was not just physical discomfort -

And in the sense of supernatural powers.

He still remembered when he had just broken through to the gold level, he only felt his MP slot was empty when he passed through the portal, but he still had enough energy to cast spells.

When he reached the platinum level, he felt that his strength had dropped a level and degenerated to the middle level of the gold level.

Fortunately, this weakening is not permanent.

He could feel that the influence of the subspace was slowly being eliminated, and estimated that the debuff on him would be completely gone in about a week.

"It seems that Hell's subspace technology is still not advanced enough."

We have to find a way to open a bigger portal!

or--

Think about how to circumvent the punishment of the warp.

Finally noticing the paleness on Luo Yan's face, Sarah quickly walked to his side, looked at him with concern and said.

"Master Demon, are you okay?"

"I'm fine, don't worry about me."

Luo Yan nodded to Sarah, then looked at the acolyte who was waiting respectfully on the side, and spoke in a dignified tone.

"Has anything new happened while I was away?"

The acolyte standing next to the teleportation array nodded slightly and spoke in a respectful tone.

"Your Majesty, the Empire's fleet has arrived at Deadwood Harbor on the northern coast. General Hamelton is currently negotiating with Baron Titch about the supply of Saint Ilburg. Following your instructions, Baron Titch has agreed to the trade agreement proposed by the other party, and General Hamelton has decided to use the construction team of Saint Ilburg to build a deep-water port for Deadwood Harbor..."

"At the same time, the high-level demon from the Demon City has arrived at the maze you prepared for him and placed the Demon King Territory Core at the location you specified."

"As you expected, he was confused about the statue of you placed in the maze, but we quickly told him that it was a trick to confuse human adventurers and prevent them from discovering the real core of the maze."

"Mr. Eager was more deceitful than we expected. He believed the story you told us in advance."

"In addition, like General Hamelton, he hopes to talk to you in person...about the future arrangements for the Demon King Territory."

The cloaked acolyte told Luo Yan everything that had happened during this period, including the actions of General Hamelton and the garrison of Fort Saint Il in Deadwood Harbor in recent days, and the activities of the Demon King Iger of the Janna Continent in the Stairway to the Sun Mountains.

It is worth mentioning that the imperial general from St. Irburg seemed determined to see him and had been living in Deadwood Harbor all this time without leaving.

Obviously, the fleet staying in the port put a lot of pressure on Iger who had just arrived, so that the latter was completely confused.

Luo Yan thought for a while and decided that it would be better to comfort Brother Iger first. As for General Hamelton, he was not so anxious.

Hasn’t the port already been repaired?

Then let’s fix it first!
and--

He needed to go through Iger to put a little pressure on the fleet of Fort St. Il, and at the same time make General Hamelton aware of his "difficulties".

He would never admit that it was because he felt a little weak and needed to take it easy.

"Take me over there and have a look."

Understanding the Demon King's intention, the monk nodded respectfully and said.

"As ordered."

……

Deep within the Stairway to the Sun Mountains.

In a maze passage that has not yet been fully completed, the stone walls still bear traces of being burned by fire and dug by hammers and chisels. Crooked magic crystal lamps hang on the damp rock walls, flickering in the cave.

Iger was standing on the makeshift command platform, pacing back and forth with a tense expression.

While wiping the sweat off his face with his hand, he kept looking down at the densely packed schedule in his hand, and heard complaints and requests for help one after another.

"Lord Yig! A section of the transport tunnel has collapsed, and my brothers Ouka and Og are stuck inside and can't move!"

"Report! The goblins in the west mistook the trap for a door and opened it. Now two beastmen and a little devil are seriously injured! Damn it - I told you that those little guys can't be trusted!"

"Get lost! It was obviously you orcs who did it!"

"Say that again!"

"babble--!!!"

"You, stop arguing! I'll take care of it right away!"

Seeing the orcs and goblins about to fight, Iger rushed forward and pulled them apart. He was so anxious that his voice broke.

The acolyte who assisted him couldn't bear to watch any longer, and finally sighed, turned around and walked aside, calling on the descendants of Lord Arakdo to clean up the mess of the rookie demon king's subordinates.

Anyway-

We have to dig out the buried orcs first.

As for the transportation channel, there is no need to rush. After Lord Arakdo digs out the second layer, the logistics route of the entire maze will have to be redesigned.

As for the monsters in the west area——

Just assume they died of stupidity.

Not worth pity.

"Ahhh!"

Looking at his subordinates in a mess, Yiger held his head in pain and couldn't help but groan, "God of War, why did you choose me to do this kind of thing... I, I'm really not good at doing the job of a demon king!"

Until a month ago, he was serving on the front lines as a loyal soldier under the Demon God.

Generally, he would go wherever his superiors told him to go. Although he had commanded a few soldiers, he was basically just following orders.

Now he was suddenly asked to take charge of the overall work, and to build a new Demon Lord's territory from scratch. Rather than being at a loss, he had no idea where to start.

The same goes for the "confidants" he brought with him, who are both incompetent and hardworking, and often work hard and make the situation worse than before.

Now Lord Arakdo has banned his subordinates from entering the second level of the maze, and even threatened to eat anyone who dares to come.

However, facing the burrow spiders that were much weaker than himself, Iger didn't show any temper at all.

After all, he also realized that he had not accomplished anything good since he came here except placing the core of the Demon Lord correctly.

On the contrary, if I had done nothing from the beginning, maybe the situation would be better now!

Looking at the goblins rolling on the ground, the little demons running around under the ceiling, and the group of slimes that were blown away by accidentally touching the talisman, Iger has begun to suspect that the devil has been reborn, and his lifeless eyes exude a bad aura.

But his despair did not last long.

Just as the orcs and goblins were about to destroy another tunnel, clear footsteps suddenly came from the entrance of the maze. Along with the footsteps came a huge pressure that even stopped the rising dust.

All the noisy monsters, orcs, and goblins fell silent as if by reflex, stopping their movements instantly as if the pause button had been pressed, and all looked towards the entrance of the maze.

That is--

Councillor Luo Yan?!
"Luo, Senior Luo Yan!!"

Seeing that familiar face, Yiger was slightly stunned, and then his heart was filled with ecstasy from the bottom of his heart, and his face blossomed with a light as if he had been saved.

He jumped down from the command podium in a flash and almost ran to Luo Yan's front, his eyes filled with excitement and tears.

"You are finally here! Yes, I am sorry! I have failed to live up to your expectations...but I really don't know what to do!"

"Don't panic."

Looking at his old classmate who was at a loss, Luo Yan first reached out and patted his shoulder, and then spoke to him in a gentle tone to comfort him.

"I've already heard from my subordinates about the situation here. It's not a big problem. Take a deep breath and don't panic."

Yiger obediently took a deep breath and tried to calm his heartbeat. Finally, he no longer felt like a headless fly.

At this time, Sarah returned to Luo Yan's back and reported in a low voice.

"The disturbance in the west district has subsided, and the monsters that got into trouble are still alive... But just in case, I have temporarily closed the trap there."

"very good."

Luo Yan nodded approvingly.

At this time, Yige noticed the demon lady behind Luo Yan, blinked curiously and asked in a low voice.

"Who is this?"

"Sarah, my men—"

"Tafu! The fifth demon general of the Demon King and the owner of the most ancient dragon bloodline!" A young dragon crawled out from Sarah's arms, coughed loudly, and interrupted Luo Yan's words.

It folded its wings like a chicken and nodded, performing a gentlemanly courtesy, but it scared Iggy who was unprepared.

He hadn't noticed at all just now -

There's a dragon hidden under this lady Sarah's cloak? !

Even though it's a cub...

Luo Yan was slightly displeased at being interrupted. He made Tafu shut up with a look, then looked at Yige and continued.

"Don't mind this guy, she's not in her right mind."

Tafu's eyes widened, she wanted to curse but couldn't open her mouth, so she could only grind her teeth.

Yige looked at Luo Yan with admiration, and the admiration and respect in his heart were so much that it could not be added.

well known-

Dragons are wild and unruly by nature, and are almost impossible to tame.

There is only one way to gain the loyalty of a dragon cub, and that is to go deep into the dragon's nest, steal the dragon eggs, and then hatch them!
A newly hatched dragon cub will recognize the first living creature it sees as its father, and this is the only way to tame it!

Given the nature of a dragon, it is almost impossible to steal its eggs while it is alive, and even if you steal them, you will face the dragon's endless revenge and pursuit.

And now, Senior Luo Yan not only stole the dragon egg, but also hatched it safely!

There is only one explanation——

He completely defeated the dragon guarding the dragon eggs!
I never expected that my most respected senior had quietly accomplished a feat that only happened in epics, such as "slaying the dragon"!

This is amazing!!!
Looking at Iger with his shining eyes, Sarah felt a little uncomfortable for some reason, but she couldn't tell why. She just unconsciously moved closer to Luo Yan.

Her little action did not escape Iger's eyes. When he met her vigilant eyes, he immediately realized what she had misunderstood.

Your Majesty the Demon God can see clearly!

He completely admired and respected Senior Luo Yan, and there was absolutely no feeling beyond friendship, not to mention that it was impossible, okay?!

However, just when he was about to explain with a smile and tears, he suddenly realized something even more incredible.

etc--

Could it be that Ms. Sarah and her senior...are in that kind of relationship? !
Iger's face turned red.

Even if he was slow-witted, he realized that the respect contained in those eyes was definitely not the same pure and innocent respect as his own.

There is something else in that sight!

Yiger swallowed nervously, and when he looked at Luo Yan again, the look in his eyes was not just the admiration of a younger generation for an older generation, but also a bit of admiration from the perspective of the species.

As expected of a senior who even succubi would bow down to—

He was not surprised that Miss Sarah was attracted by that reliable and gentle shoulder. After all, if he were a woman, he would probably fall for her in minutes. It would not be surprising if something really happened.

But, but what about Miss Padridge? !

Although hell does not have as many dogmas and rules as humans on the surface, can the Padrich family accept such a thing?
Iger hesitated for a while and decided it would be better not to tell Mia about this sad thing.

Although his father often taught him that if something could break down the Padrich family's defenses, then just go for it, but he didn't think it was right.

Feeling that this guy was thinking of something rude and impolite, Luo Yan speechlessly reached out and knocked him on the forehead.

The speed was so fast that even the silver-level succubus didn't react. It was only when she felt the pain that she covered her forehead and let out a scream of "Ouch".

"…I'm talking to you, can you hear me?"

"Listen, I heard it!" Iger, who heard nothing, nodded hurriedly, as if his name was called by Professor Oenos, and acted as if he had heard everything.

Luo Yan didn't have the same bad taste as Professor Ernos, who would often make his students wet their pants in class.

However, looking at Yiger who didn't listen at all, he couldn't help but sigh.

He probably knew what this guy was doing during class.

Meeting that guilty look, Luo Yan calmed himself down, skipped the "Newbie Tutorial" and began to give instructions.

"Tomorrow you will lead a team to attack Deadwood Harbor."

"Yes! I promise to complete it - huh? Attack Deadwood Harbor?!" Suddenly realizing what he had agreed to, Iger's face turned pale in an instant, and his thin lips trembled slightly, "Me?! Go attack Deadwood Harbor?! Deadwood Harbor where General Hamelton is stationed?"

Hamelton, the legendary general on the Eastern Front!
The Imperial Griffin that defeated General Sebes!

Don't talk about strategy and tactics——

Just talking about supernatural powers, he and that guy are not on the same level!
Luo Yan raised his eyebrows.

"Are you afraid?"

He is not a person who likes to force others to do things. If Yige wants to become stronger, he will certainly be happy to help his old classmate and friend.

But if he really does not have the heart of a strong man, forcing him to a higher position will only harm him.

Yige was about to nod subconsciously, but suddenly met a pair of serious eyes.

Just at this moment, he, who was good at imagining, suddenly remembered something.

Speaking of which——

When Senior Luo Yan first faced Grand Duke Campbell, he seemed to be only a bronze level!

Not to mention Grand Duke Campbell.

At that time, Senior Luo Yan might not even be able to defeat himself. Even the knights under the Grand Duke could easily crush him!

However, he did not back down!
Not only did he withstand the pressure from within the maze, he also twisted the broken Thunder County maze into a rope, so that even the Dragun family admitted that they had misjudged them, and even greedily and shamelessly wanted to pick up the trouble that everyone had once discarded.

No matter how powerful General Hamelton is, there is obviously still a huge gap compared to the true legendary bloodline.

And I am even at the silver level!

In terms of the disparity in strength and bravery, the gap between himself and General Hamelton is no match for Senior Luo Yan and Grand Duke Campbell!

Yiger gritted his teeth and raised his head stubbornly.

"I... am not afraid! Iger, I promise to complete the mission!"

At this moment, he showed his awareness of living towards death.

He wanted to become a manly devil and get rid of his cowardly self... and this was his first step!
Although there was not a one in ten thousand chance that this guy would die, Luo Yan nodded approvingly as he looked at Yiger who had mustered up his courage.

Not bad.

energetic!

At this moment, he finally saw some manliness in him...it seemed that the sand he had eaten for more than a year was not in vain.

"As you have been taught in the Demon King Academy, spreading fear to the humans on the surface is the most important daily routine for a Demon King. The humans who fear you will make your labyrinth stronger, and this power gathered by fear will become the driving force to help you spread fear. But if you fear your enemies in turn, you will no longer have the slightest chance of defeating them... You can mess up everything, but you must not make a mistake in this one thing."

"I'm glad you took the courage. This is a good start."

Looking at Yiger with his chest puffed out, Luo Yan reached out and patted his shoulder, then continued in a soothing tone.

"Don't be too nervous, just relax. I will let my subordinates follow you tomorrow—"

"Just consider it as a chance to familiarize yourself with the Demon King's work."

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(Happy Labor Day! Brothers, I am still working... I really want to go collect materials. TT)

(End of this chapter)