In the world of Moe King, I became the ruler of ice.

Krut cried out loudly, tears streaming down his face.

"Okay...okay..."

"Didn't we come back safely?"

"Get up." Rimuru patted Kruto on the back. "It's a shame you're the head of a clan... Look at all those muscles, you have no presence at all."

Krut touched his nose; although he had been reprimanded, he was still very happy.

"By the way, have Benimaru and the others returned?"

"Not yet, but it'll be soon. I just received the news of their triumphant return."

"Is that so?" Rimuru excitedly pumped his fist. This time they were fighting on two fronts: the Demon King's banquet on one side and Kruman's 30,000-strong demon army on the other.

This time they have completely resolved the trouble, and the village can now enjoy peace for a while.

"We'll have a victory celebration when Benimaru and the others get back!"

"Okay!"

...

Gransta led Salion around the village, and she also showed surprise at the unknown.

"The architectural style here is similar to, yet different from, that of the human empire."

"I never imagined that monsters could live such an orderly life like humans."

Gransta stopped and looked at the goblins and pig-headed men bustling around, saying:

"Why is it impossible? They fought desperately for their children, for food, for survival."

"But now there are people who can lead them down a different path, who can accept them, who can give them meaning in life, who can..."

As they walked, Granstad chatted, talking about future developments and even cracking jokes occasionally.

Salion also used his powers to eliminate the presence of the two and draw the attention of others, making them appear as if they were two invisible people walking down the street.

"You just said you nominated a Demon King at the Demon King's banquet. Is that something that can be done so easily?"

Granstas shrugged. To be honest, it was just a coincidence, and Xue'er's Demon King position was just a name.

"Under those circumstances, it would have been unreasonable for me not to make any demands."

"It's just a Demon King's seat; to put it more bluntly, Xue'er filled a vacancy."

Salion always felt that Gransta seemed to have some kind of goal, or rather, was plotting something.

"Do you have your own agenda, or are you setting up a scheme?"

Guransta stopped and remained silent.

After a while, Gransta suddenly pointed to a barbecue stall set up by Gobuta at an intersection and said with a smile:

"How about we go check it out over there? I heard this shop is famous for its takoyaki (octopus balls), let's try it."

After saying that, Gransta walked towards the shop, and Salion followed silently behind, his thoughts becoming even more certain.

Gransta accompanied the Sorcerer Kingdom's ruler to many places, from local specialties to fine wines, and she was very interested in the place.

"Gransta, I am very interested in the kingdom you have established, and especially in its subsequent development."

"How about establishing a friendly relationship with Tempest? Many things we have here would be very helpful to your country."

Salion hesitated for a moment,

"it is good."

"You should discuss such important national matters with Rimuru."

After Gransta accompanied Salion on the tour, he took her back to the office hall and explained the situation to Rimuru.

Rimuru was naturally delighted; he wished they had more and more friends so that the country's position would be recognized and their situation would be safer.

After leaving the council hall, Gransta immediately returned to the ice sculpture castle.

On the way, I ran into Zhu Lai and touched her soft hair.

"Julai, I have important matters to attend to right now. Don't let anyone disturb me."

"Um."

She obeyed Lord Granstas's words unconditionally.

Granstas went down to the deepest level underground. When the castle was being built, he had designed a space underneath to facilitate future concealment.

Gransta opened the innermost door and went inside.

Then the door closed.

"Ether, reschedule the room space."

"Yes."

"Define it as something that can only be opened from the inside, and has the effect of isolating sound, breath, and magic..."

"learn."

Gransta's eyes were vacant as his gaze swept across every corner of the room. A thin film of fluorescent light adhered to the walls, eventually merging into them.

The room appears unchanged on the surface, but strangely, the outer door has disappeared, as if the room no longer exists.

"Lord Gransta, the redefinition is complete."

"Okay, let's begin then."

After saying this, Gransta walked towards the center of the room, where there was a display stand nearly half a meter high, surrounded by a cold mist.

When he approached the booth, he saw clearly that there was something frozen on it.

It was a corpse.

And the face was that of Krugman.

As Gransta approached, the fog seemed to sink a little deeper, allowing him to clearly see the fatal wounds on Kruman's forehead and chest.

In order to preserve the vitality of his body, he was specially frozen.

Granstas carefully examined the corpse and spoke calmly:

"The corpse of an awakened demon lord... might also be a rare find."

"Ether, give me a detailed explanation of the creation of gods!"

"OK."

Just as Ether finished speaking, a screen appeared in front of Gransta.

The first image shown is a miniature sprite with blue hair and the same eyes.

"Lord Gransta, the creation of gods, as the name suggests, is the creation of deities!"

"The ultimate definition of the ruler is the ruler of all gods, also known as... Sequence One."

"Sequence One?" Gransta uttered the unfamiliar words. "So you mean there are more sequences to come?"

"Yes."

"The ability to create gods is for the purpose of creating a complete divine order, and you will always be at the highest level!"

"..."

Gulansta let out a long breath. He finally understood the sequence that Ether had mentioned, and he also fully understood the ability to create gods.

simply put,

If he wants to continue to improve his strength after awakening as a demon king, he must follow the advancement path given to him by the ruler.

Create gods!

The "gods" here do not refer to transcendent beings, but rather to awakened demon kings.

He is now in Sequence One, the absolute master of this path, but this path is not yet perfect and a complete sequence must be created after Sequence One.

"Ether, the awakened Demon King?" Upon hearing this, Gransta felt that the difficulty had increased even more.

"Do you mean you want me to create an awakened demon king?"

"How much time and effort will it take to succeed?"

The last real-life example was the "Pig Head Emperor," who also failed.

This shows how difficult it is for an awakened demon king to be born.

"Lord Gransta, it may be impossible for others, but you are different."

"Given the right material, the possibilities are endless!"