The Demon King is unfathomable

Chapter 320: Not only the Lizardmen but also the Demon King have a good harvest
"It actually... grew." Looking at the corn field full of corn ears, the agricultural affairs officer of Assam could hardly believe his eyes and stood there in a daze.

It was not until the voice of Queen Aesemata was heard that he suddenly woke up from his daze.

"People of the United Kingdom, what are you waiting for?"

A gentle yet majestic voice came from the ridge of the field, like a soft yet powerful wind, blowing over everyone's heads.

When they looked up, they saw the "Chosen King" Aethelmata already standing in the field with a sickle in hand, standing with them.

"The miracle that the Demon King has bestowed upon us has already appeared! But he also warned us that eternal blessing is an eternal curse. We cannot always count on his power and mercy to solve all our problems!"

“To achieve true prosperity, we need not only piety in our hearts, but also creation with our own hands!”

"Now - the time of harvest has come! Pick up the sickles in your hands, and let the golden harvest fill our granaries! For ourselves!"

The lizardmen in the field raised their heads and looked at their honorable elected king, with pious light flashing in their amber pupils.

"Yes, Mother Hamaka!"

"Long live the Demon King!"

"Praise the Demon King!"

The sounds rose and fell, converging into a frenzy that resounded through the sky.

Looking at the cheers and devout prayers all over the mountains, Aiselmata felt her heart surging and she couldn't calm down for a long time.

What shocked her was not only the golden color swaying in the fields, but also the faces looking up in the same direction.

She had never imagined that the Ankylosaur Lizardmen would chant her name like the Sandridge Lizardmen and unite around her in the same name.

Her golden-green pupils trembled slightly, and she subconsciously looked at the tall figure standing not far away, and a trace of admiration involuntarily revealed in her eyes.

Is this the power of His Majesty the Demon King?
It’s simply unfathomable…

……

In just two weeks, 200,000 acres of barren land turned green at a speed visible to the naked eye, then turned into golden color, and finally turned into endless hope.

Tens of thousands of lizardmen witnessed this incredible scene together.

There were old lizardmen sitting on the edge of the field, tears in their eyes, their hands trembling as they stretched out to the sky, silently reciting the name of the one who brought them miracles. There were young warriors kneeling on one knee, with their foreheads close to the ground, piously praising the name of the Demon King; there were also mothers hugging their children tightly, guiding them to look at the incredible scene before them, planting the seeds of faith deeply in the hearts of the next generation.

At this moment, the miracle was materialized!
All doubts and confusion turned into unshakable belief!
Led by the elected king, they carried sickles and backpacks and went into the fields to harvest cartloads of corn.

However, even though their movements were fast enough and their strength far exceeded that of the old farmers in the empire, they still could not catch up with the speed of the expansion of the corn fields.

Unfortunately, there is too little arable land in Beifeng City, and most of the planting areas are located in the greenhouses of Beifeng Mountain. Players have not yet developed seeders and combine harvesters.

But then again.

If they did manage to do it, and replaced the lizardmen in the fields with machines, the power of the miracle might not be so amazing.

Anyway, this is probably the first time in this land that the speed of harvesting crops has been exceeded by the speed of crop growth...

……

Not only the lizardmen from Janna continent felt the favor of the Demon Lord, but also the night elf mages from the cemetery.

These days, they worked no less sweat than the lizardmen laborers who were busy picking corn, and their mouths almost never stopped chanting spells.

In order to ensure endurance, they drank blue bottles to replenish mana almost one after another, so much so that many night elf boys and girls who were not in good physical condition had nosebleeds from drinking so much.

From the perspective of physical fitness, they are stronger than the humans on the continent of Os, but they cannot withstand the "beast medicine" of hell.

However, thanks to this, their mental strength, physical fitness, and spellcasting proficiency have improved significantly.

Or in the players' terms, they have all been upgraded.

As a reward to these loyal night elves, Luo Yan generously shared the joy of the harvest with them...

In the suburbs outside Assam, in a military camp next to the holy lake, there is a large tent with its curtains closed.

Feeling the warm power pouring into the depths of her soul and filling her whole body, Helen's face showed a happy expression.

As the tightly closed eyes opened, a gleam of surprise and astonishment flashed from her emerald green pupils.

Feeling the unprecedented power, Helen knelt on one knee excitedly.

"Thank you, Your Majesty, for giving me the power."

Luo Yan nodded slightly and spoke in a gentle tone.

"Please get up, this is the reward you deserve."

He still remembered that when he first met Helen, the soul level of this night elf girl was silver, and her strength was at the peak of the steel level, just like her sister Shirley.

Shortly after the decisive battle with the strange fog, her strength broke through to the silver level. However, due to the constraints of the soul level, she basically stopped there and never moved.

Now, with the promotion of her soul level, she has finally reached a rank that is not inferior to her father, Tyrael Moonblade - becoming the second gold-level powerhouse of the Grey Wind Tribe!
congratulations.

In fact, it wasn’t just Helen who got promoted—

The souls of every elf in the Night Elf Mage Corps have been upgraded with Youyou's blessing, some from bronze to steel, and some from steel to silver.

This is not only a reward for their participation in this operation, but also a recognition of their loyalty and hard work.

After all, there was a high risk in doing experiments with the players. As far as he could remember, several night elf mages had to be rushed to the hospital for emergency treatment due to carbon monoxide poisoning and hypoxia, and there were many more that he didn't know about.

Although this promotion cost a huge amount of power of faith, Luo Yan did not overdraw his influence because of it - after all, in the process of positive interaction with believers, he himself actually benefited a lot.

As his image in the minds of the lizardmen grew taller and taller, the power of faith gathered around him became more and more condensed!

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Godhead: Luo Yan

Legendary factors: the Demon King of Thunder County, the Flame King in the south of the Wanren Mountains, Prince Colin from a distant continent, the civilian councillor born in the Demon God Temple, the Holy King of the Janna Continent...

Influence share: 0.02% (↑0.01%)

Overdraft limit: 0%
Control efficiency: 100%
Myth Seed (Demigod): 0
Legend Seed (Grandmaster): 0
Amethyst Seed (Amethyst): 0
Diamond Seed (Diamond): 1
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"The influence share has doubled. It seems that there is still a lot of potential for the development of the spiritual world of these lizardmen."

The mark that Gutaf left on their spiritual world is too deep. The influence of thousands of years is no joke, and it is not something that can be removed overnight.

However, Luo Yan was already very satisfied, as he had one more diamond-level spot in his hand, or he could save up enough to combine into a purple crystal-level spot.

……

After finishing her work, Helen left the tent.

Looking at the ruddy and energetic night elves, Aethelmata's face showed obvious jealousy.

On the contrary, Sarah was more open-minded about this matter, and her expression did not change at all.

Although she didn't see it, she knew very well what happened inside - the Demon Lord had merely upgraded the soul of the night elf.

Her sensitive nose told her everything.

But unlike the calm Sarah, Taf, who was lying in her arms, was not so smart. The cunning dragon had a mischievous smile on her face.

Looking at Luo Yan who came out of the tent right after her, she chuckled.

"Did you do it—Ouch, why did you hit me?"

Looking at the little dragon cub that held its head in protest, Luo Yan said expressionlessly.

"It's good to learn something at a young age."

Don't be like a certain ghost, spying on the forum screen all day long and learning dirty talk.

But then again, this guy doesn't seem to be able to access the "Disaster Online" forum.

Hearing Luo Yan's complaints, Tafu's eyes widened and her eyelids bulged like copper bells.

"So young? Human, do you know how old I am?"

Luo Yan: "...Just one month old?"

Unsatisfied with her master's answer, Tafu grumbled.

"Bullshit! I've lived for almost 500 years! When I was at the peak of my powers, you were still just a cell! Bah! Your atoms are still soaking in the vast ocean!"

Luo Yan chuckled.

"But that was a lifetime ago."

At this point he still found it quite strange that this guy had lived for 500 years but was still as mentally immature as a little kid.

It shouldn't be.

Have we been doing questions for the past five hundred years?
"I've always wanted to ask you, how did you get through the 500 years in your previous life?"

"Well, I usually sleep in the hibernation capsule. Occasionally, when they need me to give orders, my believers will wake me up."

Tafu's eyes rolled around, and suddenly she smiled slyly, waving her hands with the little chicken wings on her back, her eyes looking at the monkeys in the zoo.

"Hehe, just now... you weren't shy, were you? Oh, there's nothing to be embarrassed about. I've seen everything. Whether it's humans and humans, humans and lizardmen, or a slime on top of that, you lecherous guys are really amazing... cough! Anyway, I understand it all. After all, you are primitive creatures who are in heat all year round. As a higher creature, I can understand!"

understood.

After all this time, Xuan is just too depressed.

Luo Yan looked at her with caring eyes and said.

"Don't worry, you will have spring in the future."

What Luo Yan didn't expect was that although this was meant to be a blessing, Tafu flew into a rage upon hearing this and said with a flap of her wings.

"Ridiculous! How disrespectful! Do you think I am a beast like you? Would I hug another creature and bite each other? Isn't that disgusting? Absolutely not!"

Luo Yan looked at her in surprise as she looked extremely excited, but he was relieved in an instant.

Speaking of it, the Zeta Empire seems to be a super-materialistic interstellar empire that takes the route of universal castration, artificial incubation bases, controllable gene editing, disintegration of all non-productive social relations, and intensive upbringing.

In other words, this guy has watched monkeys mate for over 500 years and never tried it himself?
No wonder it's so depressing.

Seeing Luo Yan looking at her with rude eyes, Tafu glared back without showing any weakness, and blew hot air from between her teeth.

However, she gradually noticed that the human's slightly raised mouth corners did not reveal any mockery -

But mercy.

"What are you laughing at! I, I, I'm going to eat you!!!"

A mere prehistoric species actually dared to laugh at the citizens of the great Zeta Empire. The furious Tafu became even angrier and cursed in the language of the Zeta Empire.

Sarah didn't understand what she was saying, but she felt that she seemed very emotional, so she looked at Luo Yan for help.

'Do you want me to beat her up?'

'That's not necessary.'

Responding to Sarah's questioning gaze with his eyes, Luo Yan, who had been being polite and restrained, simply stopped acting and looked at Tafu, smiled faintly and said.

"I'm laughing - that's hard to say. The brain is often controlled by hormones, and people who haven't undergone desensitization training have almost no resistance to such hormones. And I heard that the estrus period of dragons... well, forget it, you'd better wait until you experience it yourself in the future."

I hope this kid won’t become love-brained in the future.

These days, dragons, both male and female, are rarer than giant pandas. If there is no other choice, he can only castrate this guy.

Tafu suddenly shivered and felt a chill creeping up her spine, but she didn't know where the chill came from. A quail egg that was not tightened fell into Sarah's arms.

Sarah's eyes lit up and she accepted it with a smile.

Recycling Tafu's eggs has become her daily pleasure. After all, as long as the Demon King eats dragon eggs, his body will emit a pleasant smell.

"My Lord Demon..."

Seeing that the dragon cub finally stopped talking, Eselmata, who had found an opportunity to interrupt, immediately stepped forward, nodded respectfully, and said with his right fist on his chest. "Thanks to the miracle you have bestowed upon my people, our granary is now full of corn. We are currently organizing workers to thresh and dry the corn. It is estimated that after this work is completed, we will have 100,000 to 150,000 tons of grain... May I ask how you plan to deal with this grain?"

In the past few days, the chiefs of various chiefdoms have been looking for her to inquire about this matter. The elders of Shaji State have also been hinting that she should help her people to gain more benefits. For a while, she was overwhelmed by these troubles.

Even if they had just united for a while because of their common suffering, the most difficult times had passed. Who would complain about having too much food in their granary?
In order to help the migrating Ankylosaurs, the various prominent families in the Sand Ridge tribe donated a lot of food to support Aesmata. This was not because they were kind-hearted, but because they saw that their mother had the potential to compete for the "Elected King" of the new kingdom.

Now that she has become the boss, they certainly have reason to ask her to pay the bill.

And those small tribes who are facing the risk of starvation certainly have reason to count on her. After all, they have lower risk resistance and they should get more.

As for whether they will distribute the food they get to their people, it depends on the moral level of each tribe.

Unfortunately.

This thing is also linked to the level of development. In theory, the only state that can really distribute food is Assam.

The corns that have been threshed, baked and dried are currently stored in the granary in Assam City, and no one dares to move them without the order of the Demon King.

Including Aethelmata herself.

She knew very well that there would be huge problems no matter which side she chose, and now she could only turn to the Demon King for help.

Seeing the worry and concern behind her eyes, Luo Yan thought for a moment and spoke.

"You don't have to worry about this matter. I will ask my acolytes and believers to deliver the food to the people in need."

In fact, if he didn't want to be a human being, Luo Yan could also sell the grain to the empire that was not so anxious.

Anyway, the lizardmen have already seen the miracle, so even if we don't give them the food, they will just think that the food is rotting in the chief's house. It's better to use these baits to lure General Hammerton and let the young men of the empire work harder to build the port.

There are too many historical data to prove that hungry believers are far more pious than well-fed believers. Letting believers eat too much is the fate of the God of Machinery.

Moreover, after the torture by Gutaf, the people of Gutaf have learned that their ability to digest tree bark is far greater than that of humans, so not many of them will starve to death.

However, Luo Yan, who came from hell, still had some bottom line. After all, abiding by contracts has been a tradition of demons since ancient times.

He would instruct the death priests he appointed to distribute the food to the monks of each tribe through the temple, and through these "faith workers" who went deep into the grassroots, he would directly deliver the cooked corn porridge to the Lizardmen in need of relief, and mobilize these assisted Lizardmen to learn the planting techniques of the cemetery and reclaim wasteland.

That should help them get through this difficult time.

Upon hearing this, Aethemata breathed a sigh of relief and felt the pressure on her shoulders was relieved a lot.

When she was the tribe matriarch before, she had never experienced the feeling of being caught between her tribe and the royal court, but now she has a deep understanding of the impossible triangle of the interests of the center, the local area and the people.

If the temple is willing to intervene in this matter, it will naturally be the best outcome for her who is currently unstable. After all, the temple in the cemetery has no involvement with local interests at present, and no one dares to disobey the supreme demon king.

Luo Yan paused for a moment and continued.

"What do you usually do with the corn cobs after threshing?"

Aethelmata was slightly stunned and could not answer for a while.

"This... this is our first time planting something. Does it have any special uses?"

Luo Yan nodded.

"It's quite useful. It can be ground into powder and fed to cattle or other ruminants. It can also be fed to pigs after fermentation. I remember that you have a lot of livestock. If those livestock can digest ferns in the desert, corn cobs should be no problem. I don't know, but you can keep an eye on it... If this can be accomplished, I think hundreds of thousands of tons of feed should be able to help you quell some discordant voices within the tribe. You don't have to please them, but don't let them feel at a disadvantage. I see their contributions."

Aeselmata's eyes gradually brightened. She didn't expect that His Majesty the Demon King would even think of this, and she didn't expect that this lord would actually think about her.

"Thank you for your grace!"

Luo Yan nodded.

"It's decided now, let's do it."

"Yes!"

Like Helen, the satisfied Aeselmata also left the Demon King in high spirits, so much so that when she left the military camp, the night elves who were sitting by the fire to rest looked at her in surprise and felt incredible.

Miss Helen and the others could understand. After all, there had always been many humans interested in the night elves. It was rumored that the Grey Wind Tribe was favored and blessed for this reason. But how come even the Lizardmen...

Isn't this right?

Several night elf mages exchanged glances, whispered to each other, and watched Aeselmata leave with ambiguous eyes flashing in their sight.

Although the Demon King is extremely powerful, there is always a lot of gossip about him in the cemetery, but he just doesn't hear it often.

As for why it turned out like this.

That has to start with a little devil who speaks without restraint...

dinner time.

Sarah squatted by the campfire to heat the pot and cracked all the dragon eggs she had saved into it.

This is the cooking method that the Demon King had instructed her to do. Fry the eggs first and then rinse them with hot water before cooking. This way the whole pot of soup will turn milky white and be full of rich aroma.

but--

This is true for chicken eggs, but it obviously doesn't apply to dragon eggs.

Sarah was startled when she saw the magic light suddenly bursting out of the pot.

"Wow ah ah..."

She hurriedly poured the boiling water in, and with a sizzling sound, the soup turned into a milky white color, but the smell it emitted was a pungent, foul odor.

Why does it stink so much?
Sarah's furry ears drooped on her head and a frustrated expression appeared on her face.

After a struggle between her conscience and her own desires, she finally couldn't bear to throw away the dragon egg in the pot, so she quietly picked up the half-cooked egg and put it in a bowl, poured the soup into a small ditch beside a nearby tent, and then hurried to the well to wash the pot.

Passing by Sarah who was sneaking away, Helen looked at her strangely, always feeling that this lady guard was a little different from usual.

But he was the Demon King's confidant after all, so she didn't think much about it. She lifted the curtain and went back to the tent, sat cross-legged on the sleeping bag, and began to meditate.

She has just broken through to the gold level, so now is the time to seize the time and work hard.

And she was surprised to find that, unlike usual, her efficiency in gathering elemental power seemed to be higher...but her concentration became more difficult.

Is it because of the excitement of promotion?
Realizing this, Helen immediately calmed down and even patted her face hard to concentrate.

Ok?
Why is it a little hot?
Forget it…never mind.

Luo Yan, who was flipping through a magic book in the tent at the moment, had no idea what was happening outside. He was busy cramming diamond-level magic theories and spells.

Tafu, who was squatting on his shoulder watching the fun, couldn't help yawning, and suddenly something came out of her mouth.

"I didn't expect you knew so much trivia."

Luo Yan, who was flipping through a book, ignored her.

"..."

Seeing that Luo Yan ignored her, Tafu felt bored and muttered something again.

"But those guys are really stupid. They have been growing corn for so long and they don't even know that corn cobs can be used to feed livestock."

This question sounded so stupid that Luo Yan didn't want to answer it. However, considering that this guy would be his future mount after all, he couldn't bring him out and embarrass himself, so he said it.

"The people who grow corn are the Ankylosaurs. It is possible that Zeer in Assam is unaware of this, but he just deliberately did not mention it."

There was one more thing he didn't mention -

Didn't you tell them?
Tafu's eyes rolled and she suddenly smiled slyly.

"Hehehe...they kept it a secret from you? It seems my children aren't that devout to you either."

I don’t know if it’s because he’s been hit too many times or if he has awakened a strange attribute, but this guy seems to be addicted to provocation.

However, these means of provocation are too low-level, probably at the level of a little devil, or even slightly lower than Missy.

Not to mention that she was full of defensive GPA points, so much so that Luo Yan was too lazy to watch her embarrassing scene of throwing a tantrum.

"Everyone has selfish desires, and gods are the product of human selfishness, including the extraordinary powers bestowed by the gods... I am even more surprised that you don't even know this."

Tafu's expression froze, and she let out a dry laugh, puffing out her dragon chest and speaking.

"I... who told you I don't know! I know how greedy these guys are. They slack off when I'm not paying attention. If they didn't work hard, there wouldn't be any Hell Empire? I would have taken it down long ago! Little, kid! Do you know what the civilization gap is? I still have many tricks that I haven't used yet!"

Is it?

That's not what you said in your diary.

Luo Yan smiled faintly and didn't bother with this guy.

I think when she was in the Zeta Empire, she was just a leek of the Zeta Empire, and if a leek is suddenly allowed to play chess at the table, it will become like this.

This really isn't the Lizardman's fault.

They have not been driven to extinction, so their vitality is very strong, otherwise he would not be so sympathetic to these guys.

At this time, the curtain of the tent was lifted, and when Tafu saw the owner coming back with noodles, she shut her mouth instantly.

Unless she couldn't control herself, she would hardly rebel against Luo Yan in front of Sarah. After all, Luo Yan would not argue with her, and this cat-eared girl was very eager to protect her master.

And that fat spider too!
Every time he looked at her, her scales tingled.

"My Lord Demon King... I'm ready and will do as you say." Sarah said in a low voice with her head down and her cheeks flushed.

"Well, thank you."

Luo Yan took the noodles, tasted it, and frowned slightly.

Sarah, who was secretly observing his expression, asked quickly.

"what happened?"

"nothing……"

Have you been eating too much heavy food recently?

I always feel that the taste is a bit bland and the "aura" is also very thin.

Is it a cooking method issue?
Next time, don’t fry the eggs, just boil them.

Seeing that Luo Yan seemed to have something to say, Sarah, who was waiting on the side, quickly changed the subject and took the initiative to speak.

"Master Demon, where are we going next?"

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

"Let's go back to Deadwood Harbor. It's been two weeks. It's time to give General Hamelton an explanation."

This guy still trusts him very much.

When he passed by the Wind Howl Tribe, he specifically instructed the wind lizards there to pay attention to the airspace and not let any griffin rider cross the border.

Perhaps he was concerned about his own safety while on a diplomatic mission, or perhaps he was really intimidated by the strength of the Gutaf United Kingdom, so this guy did not send any flying units to infiltrate the depths of the Janna continent.

After visiting Deadwood Harbor, he planned to return to the Principality of Campbell. Although it would only take a moment for him to go back, it was still necessary for him to get on and off the ship at the port.

And before that, he had to get rid of Hamelton, who was staying at the port and eating and drinking for free.

At the same time, in the tent not far away, Helen, who was meditating, had a red face.

I saw that her forehead was covered with fine beads of sweat and her lips were trembling slightly.

The elemental power gathered around her became more and more surging, and was even about to exceed the limits of her control. However, her mental strength was unable to be focused, and a handsome and majestic face always appeared in her mind unconsciously.

What...what is going on?!

On the verge of going crazy, she finally gave up meditation, dived into her sleeping bag, and used a pillow to cover her red face and her mind full of inappropriate thoughts.

Time flows quietly like a stream under the moonlight.

Tonight's night is exceptionally long.

(End of this chapter)