Villains of All Worlds: Starting with the Beautiful Vampire Bride.

Chapter 123: The Demihuman Country and the Northern Witch

Low-level sub-humans only possess beast-like consciousness and slightly stronger power than ordinary people.

The purpose of the existence of this kind of sub-humans, apart from becoming slaves, is to become reproductive machines in the hope of raising mid-level or high-level sub-humans.

The higher the level of the demi-humans, the higher their intelligence, and the higher the chance they will have of comprehending elemental power.

Among the advanced sub-humans, in addition to the previously mentioned cave dwellers who are good at elemental enchantment, the gray dwarves who are good at alchemy and forging, and the Lemons who are good at communicating with mysterious powers, there are also many other sub-human groups, each with their own strengths.

The main purpose of Vlad's coming this time was naturally to purchase slave creatures and prepare in advance for the upcoming plane war.

War is not as easy to fight as imagined, nor can it be resolved by just thinking about it and everyone joining forces.

Except for special circumstances, a war between countries would require more than half a year to a year just for the preliminary material preparation and military mobilization. In some cases, it would take several years or even more than ten years to prepare.

What’s more, it is a war of planes, a collision and “communication” between worlds.

The plane war is not just a war between one force, but a battle between the entire planet and the entire world.

This is also the reason why Vlad established the Dark Council to win over various major forces.

Now that he knew about the existence of various sub-human races in the underground world, Vlad naturally wanted to come and find out whether they were worth winning over.

And winning over the two sides does not mean that they can just meet and exchange words. It involves many interests and calculations, as well as factors left over from the history of grievances between the underground and the surface. These will have to be discussed later.

Even if you fail to win them over, it would be a good choice if you can complete an order for slave creatures.

I think that in the underground world where supplies are extremely scarce, no one would refuse such a huge temptation. After all, to them, these low-level subhumans are just a burden.

This time, Vlad was accompanied by not only Angelique, Cretia, and Cinderella.

It also includes Ani, the captain of the guard Dumitru, and the Solomon sisters who have been serving as the commanders of Vlad's airship.

As a spellcaster, you will naturally feel curious and have a strong desire to learn about anything mysterious and unknown.

Vlad would not stop them from their tireless exploration and pursuit of knowledge and truth.

Led by Cretia, the group began to move deeper into the underground world.

Even Cretia needs a map to guide her in this intricate underground world.

The underground world is not only inhabited by demi-humans, there are also many monsters living in the underground world.

Monsters are a general term used by humans to refer to magical creatures. Warcraft, dryads, ghosts, etc. can all be called monsters.

Strictly speaking, all subhuman races, including Vlad, can be considered as a branch of monsters.

Vlad and the others moved deeper into the underground world without deliberately restraining their own aura.

The life level of a third-level strongman can be said to be the top existence in the entire dark world. Even if the sub-humans discover their traces, they will not seek trouble.

Except for encountering some blind monsters along the way that took some effort, the group soon arrived deep underground.

The City of Lava is a city close to an underground volcano and the first underground city that Vlad encountered.

From afar, you can see a low crater, constantly spewing out thick mist, and red rays of light constantly illuminate the sky above the city.

The Lava City is a border city belonging to the Gray Dwarf Kingdom. The arrival of the group was not hindered at all.

Vlad and others could clearly see that there were many witches and demon hunters in this gray dwarf city.

According to Cretia's explanation, these witches are all affiliated with the Northern Witch, including these witch hunters, who are all vassal knights of the witch.

After nearly a thousand years of development, the Northern Witch Organization has already reached some consensus with certain ethnic groups in the underground world. This city is one of the cities in the Gray Dwarf Kingdom that is open to Northern Witches.

And it was through Cretia that Vlad learned that the Northern Witch Organization was able to maintain orderly development thanks to certain secret connections with the underground world.

Before Vlad's rise, there were already three second-level witches in the North, which shows how terrifying their strength was.

Among them, Vivian, the leader of the northern witches, is even more unfathomable in strength.

It is still unknown whether he has reached level three, but judging from Vlad, even if he has not, he is probably not far from a breakthrough.

"Take us to the best shop first. I heard that the gray dwarves are best at alchemy and forging. It's a good opportunity to see if there are any items I need here." Angelique said to Cretia.

After getting Vlad's consent, the group went to the best shop in the city.

On the way, everyone inevitably looked at the surrounding buildings. The first impression of this city was rough, which might be related to the character of the gray dwarves.

Since low-level gray dwarves are not qualified to enter the city, the sub-humans encountered here are all intermediate gray dwarves with considerable intelligence.

It is precisely because of these intelligent mid-level and above sub-humans that it is possible to establish a sub-human nation that is not inferior to human civilization.

Their clothing was not much different from that of humans, except that it looked more shabby. To a certain extent, it was even worse than that of the civilians in ordinary human towns.

This may be related to the social system or the shortage of materials.

"I'm sorry, Miss Witch, I'm afraid our store cannot meet your requirements." The gray dwarf boss, who was 1.5 meters tall, wearing a gorgeous black robe and a pair of single-frame metal glasses, said politely to Angelique.

This is a high-level gray dwarf, which forms a sharp contrast with the middle and low-level sub-humans outside who are as dirty as gophers and dressed in rags.

From this we can see that in the subhuman country, there is a more serious class concept than in humans.

The best micro alchemy power furnace in this alchemy shop is slightly inferior to the one Angelique is using now. If you want to buy the equipment you want, you must go to the City of Sharp Blades, the capital of the Gray Dwarf Kingdom.

It just so happens that whether it is to purchase large quantities of slave cannon fodder or to win over the gray dwarves, it is necessary to make this trip.

After the Solomon sisters each picked out a high-magnification elemental microscope, Vlad and his companions left.

"Cretia, we won't cause any trouble if we enter the Gray Dwarf King's City, right?" Vlad asked.

"Don't worry, this Gray Dwarf King gets along well with us, and many of the resources we need come from him." Cretia whispered.

It seems that the Northern Witch Organization and these underground sub-people have been secretly doing a lot of resource exchanges.

Aren't you afraid of backlash one day? Or is there another hidden story?

Vlad gave Cretia a meaningful look.

Led by Cretia, Vlad and his party headed towards the Gray Dwarf King City, Sharp Blade.

Along the way, Cretia briefly introduced the origins of the Gray Dwarf Kingdom and the Northern Witches.

In the dark world underground, there are many subhuman races, including the gray dwarves, who have established four subhuman kingdoms. In addition to the four subhuman kingdoms, there are many subhuman races that live in the form of tribes. Our ancestors said something very good: those who are not of my race must have different hearts.

This sentence also fits the current actual situation of the dark underground world, due to factors such as population growth, scarce resources, and food shortages.

There have been constant disputes among the major sub-human races in order to compete for their own interests and living space. Over the past hundreds of years, countless blood feuds have accumulated between the major sub-human races. All kinds of calculations and interests have long been filled in the dark underground world.

It is precisely because of this that these sub-human groups do not have enough strength and ambition to break out of the underground.

Their minds had long been focused on the internal disputes among themselves, and things were getting out of control.

As for the conflicts of interest among the major sub-human races, are there any powerful human beings intervening and stirring up trouble?

Haha, based on the principle that whoever profits is the most suspicious.

One only needs to look at the current development trend of the Northern witches and the various secret connections that exist between them and the subhumans to understand what role the Northern witches play in it.

And in fact this is indeed the case.

Cretia's somewhat vague description did prove Vlad's guess.

In addition to the kingdoms established by the gray dwarves and cave dwellers mentioned earlier, there are also kingdoms established by the Lemons who are good at communicating with mysterious powers, and the Tauren who are good at driving magical beasts and growing magical herbs.

These four sub-human kingdoms fought against each other, and in turn involved many sub-human groups, large and small, and were deeply involved in it.

As for who initially instigated the incident and what kind of chaos occurred, Cretia did not reveal it, or she was not very clear.

Just tell Vlad that the North Witch once saved the Dwarf King and thus gained the friendship of the Gray Dwarf Kingdom.

In addition, there are many sub-human groups that have certain interests involved with the witches.

From this we can see that the Northern Witch is quite extraordinary.

As a result, Vlad had to change his next strategy.

As soon as he came into contact with the Dwarf King, he would immediately attract the attention of the Northern Witches, and Cretia, the chess piece, would be immediately exposed, causing the Northern Witches to be unreasonably suspicious of him.

For Vlad, this not only goes against his original intention of forming the Dark Council, but is also a very unnecessary conflict.

"Angie, you don't have to follow us on the next trip to the Moore Forest. You will be responsible for contacting the Northern Witch lineage, and through the Northern Witch, you will contact the subhumans.

As for the purchase of slave creatures, you are also responsible for it. I will send people to assist you!"

Without hesitation, Vlad immediately made new arrangements.

While everyone was talking, they arrived at the Gray Dwarf King's city, the City of Blades.

This is a majestic and magnificent city made entirely of obsidian. In this city with the aura of countless gray dwarf creatures, Vlad suddenly discovered that there were dozens of auras that were obviously first-level witches and demon hunters.

It seems that my decision was correct, Vlad thought to himself.

With a thought, Vlad immediately suppressed his aura to the first level so that he would not be conspicuous.

As they walked through the city gate, there were indeed several mental power fluctuations that swept over here. After discovering Cretia, they were retracted. One of the mental power fluctuations came from a lineage of a northern witch.

Everyone nodded silently, and without hesitation, they followed Cretia's lead and headed to the top alchemy shop in Sharp Blade City.

I heard from Cretia before that high-level gray dwarves possess alchemical forging skills that would make most spellcasters ashamed. This is indeed true.

In this alchemy shop, Angelique found a miniature alchemy power furnace that met her requirements, and even a set of large-scale alchemy equipment that required higher precision, which was urgently needed on Sky Island.

Precisely because of the lack of higher-precision alchemical equipment, some strategic weapons and equipment that were being developed for the plane wars have been at a standstill until now.

According to Angelique, it would take at least 20 to 30 years for the Sky Island Alchemy Laboratory to develop it on its own.

If there is such a set of samples that can be disassembled for research, we can develop it ourselves and start mass production in less than ten years.

When Vlad heard this, he was so surprised that there was such a good thing that he bought it!
At the same time, he looked at Angelique with great appreciation. Although he did not achieve the original goal this time, it was worth the trip to have such a gain.

"Thank you for your patronage. Thirty level two energy essences, or three hundred level one energy essences." The high-level gray dwarf who entertained Vlad and others was a rare level one sub-human, but his mercenary look was really annoying.

Hearing this number, Vlad was obviously stunned. It was not that he felt it was expensive, but that it was much cheaper than he had imagined.

So, he happily took out thirty Level 2 Energy Essences, which made the shop owner's eyes light up: "Fat sheep~!"

"Ahem, distinguished guests, our store has just acquired a Starlight Stone that can communicate with other worlds. I wonder if you are interested."

Apparently, the alchemy shop owner was attracted by Vlad's generosity. After completing the transaction, he immediately started selling other products.

Cretia obviously knew that Vlad knew little about the magical products in the dark underground world, so she quietly introduced them to the others.

The Star Stone, also known as the Star Gate, is a rare, disposable space prop used to communicate with unknown alternate dimensions.

On the other side of the Starlight Gate, there may be powerful warriors above level four, or there may be weak ordinary creatures from another dimension. Whether one can benefit from the Starlight Gate depends on one's luck and character!
"You can rest assured. I smuggled this from the country of the Reid people. It has been authenticated by the witch of the North and the forging master of our gray dwarf tribe. It is definitely the best stuff." The senior gray dwarf boss introduced it diligently.

The Reid people are good at communicating with mysterious forces, and their achievements in astrology are not inferior to those of astrologers, and are even slightly better. The introduction of the gray dwarf boss is indeed very practical.

"How much?" Angelique asked. Spatial props that can communicate with different dimensions are indeed rare, especially props of this random nature.

"Fifteen level two energy essences." The demi-human boss rubbed his hands happily and said.

Here we have to talk about the currency used in the supernatural world today.

Generally speaking, everyone tries to use gold coins as the main trading unit.

Energy essence is only used when it comes to trading important magical materials or props.

Energy essence exists as an important energy material. It is used to assist in cultivation, in alchemy and magic experiments, or in the manufacture of magic arrays and equipment.

Given the barrenness of today's dark world, the more you use it, the less it becomes. It is a precious and non-renewable resource.

The plane wars are not only fought for money, but also for obtaining greater resources to feed themselves. Otherwise, with the current resources in the dark world, it would be difficult to give birth to a fourth-level creature.

The most basic energy unit is the energy crystal, which is applicable to creatures below level one, while the first-level energy essence is applicable to creatures at level one.

Currently, the highest level of energy essence discovered in the dark world is level two, and it is extremely rare.

This is also related to the barren energy environment of the dark world.

(End of this chapter)