"Goblin, I've been feeling so comfortable lately~"

"Quack, indeed."

Before the sun had risen, a little imp and a goblin who had woken up early sat at the entrance of Bee Flower Snow Moon's factory, waiting for their working hours to begin.

Recently, both the goblin and the little imp have been sleeping better... With a nice house to shelter them from the wind and rain, and soft cotton blankets, they can fall into a very comfortable deep sleep almost as soon as they lie down.

The little monster's sleep quality is so good that it's enviable.

"Lady Yoonra is so kind~"

"Quack, indeed."

"We must work even harder to repay the kindness of Yoon La-da!"

"Croak! Indeed!"

"..."

Goblins and lesser demons actually have a good relationship. Although they don't usually communicate on a large scale, as the two most numerous low-level monsters in the monster-controlled area, they can be considered a community of interests to some extent.

Although sometimes I do envy the other party... For example, I envy the goblin's nimble hands and the goblin's powerful evolution path.

As for other low-level monsters... well, slimes are still the best example. But you can't really expect slimes to do any work. Although they can understand commands, they won't be able to do anything until they evolve into solidified forms like Mr. Slime or Ms. Slime...

There aren't even any hands.

...

"Gob~ But, I feel like we're still not good enough..."

As the goblin looked at the bustling factory and the little monsters arriving one after another while waiting for his shift to end, he said, "Is there any way to produce ten times the amount of food and ten times the amount of medicine bottles (Bee Flower Snow Moon)?"

As the goblin spoke, a strange light flickered in his eyes. He gestured and said, "Just like a door that rises when you pull a chain, is there a structure... Goblin, let me think."

After thinking for a moment, the goblin fell silent. He realized that he couldn't come up with a good idea with his brain. He could only say, "We pull the chain, and then a plank will lift up and throw the bottles into the box... That way we won't have to put them in one by one."

"Quack...that's true."

"..."

For some reason, this little imp was just agreeing with something today, which is not how the two usually talk... Although the goblin was a little confused, he didn't pay much attention to it.

At this moment, other goblins who were also very interested in the topic of "structure" gathered around and discussed incessantly whether there was any way to create a more efficient production line.

Although the opinions were not very meaningful due to limitations in wisdom and experience, this ten-minute discussion was equivalent to Vera's ten days of thinking, who was supposed to be in charge of improving the production line.

Vera is even dumber... and she's always slacking off.

"Croak..."

The little imp let out a weak sound and sat down on the ground, looking limp. Everyone's attention was drawn to it... The goblins looked worried, while the little imps were somewhat delighted.

"Gob? What happened to it?"

"Are you sick, Gob?"

"..."

"Evolution! Awesome!"

"The first one in this batch has evolved! Then we'll be next!"

"Evolve! Evolve!"

...

evolution?

The goblins looked at the little imp lying on the ground with a puzzled expression, while the little goblins inside the factory also heard the commotion and flew out to look at the little imp... At this moment, the little imp, whose skin was originally red, was gradually turning grayish-white.

The grayish-white shell gradually swelled, as if the body was about to explode... It really looked like a bloated corpse, seemingly ready to burst open at any moment and scatter blood and flesh everywhere.

But that's not the case... A new life form is being conceived within the body.

It is about to emerge from its cocoon.

Under everyone's gaze, the little demon, which had remained motionless for a long time, suddenly had a crack appear on its back with a "crack," revealing the white skin underneath.

"Kacha~"

"Kacha~"

"Kacha~"

As the shell shattered, a brand new little imp gradually emerged from its original body... What appeared before everyone was a little imp with white skin, whose overall appearance had not changed much.

At least it's not a dramatic transformation like turning into a Baroque Flame Demon, Baphomet, or Hilder Ice Demon, where you directly become humanoid.

However, this is the inevitable path to becoming that way...

This little imp has become noticeably thinner, and its claws have now turned into hands with distinct fingers... although the sharp claws at the tips are still there.

Its skin became smooth, and its already long, pointed ears on its head became even larger and longer... drooping backward, making it look just like a rabbit.

Special keratinous material, similar to clothing, has appeared on its body, covering the key parts of its upper and lower body... No matter how much it evolves, its sexual characteristics will not appear.

"Quack, I've evolved! I'm a Little Ice Demon!"

Wuhu!

"Yay!"

"Congratulations, you've evolved!"

The lesser demons and goblins cheered, genuinely happy for the evolved lesser demon. And now that it had evolved... the rest of the lesser demons from the same batch that had undergone the training should also evolve soon.

Although the evolutionary path is rather random.

After evolving into a Little Ice Demon, the next step is to become a [Frost Demon], and the next step after that is to become a Hilder Ice Demon... becoming a Hilder Ice Demon who looks like a loli.

Therefore, the other little monsters all looked at it with envy... because Vera said that Illa liked lolis the most.

(Yinla: ...)

The little fairy immediately flew towards the Demon King's castle, leaving the little demons who were having a heated discussion behind. She said, "I'll go and inform Lady Sirina and Lady Inra."

"You've evolved?"

The little ice demon nodded at the goblin it was on good terms with, its long ears swaying behind it, and replied with a smile, "Yes, I've gotten stronger~"

"Congratulations."

As the goblin spoke, he looked in the direction of the factory and sighed, "Goblin, you'll be able to do so much more in the future. I also want to do more for the Demon King's territory... Goblin, Goblin."

Little Ice Demon: "There will definitely be a way, Goblin."

Goblin: "Quack, that's true."

The two, exchanging their race's verbal tic-tac-toe, looked at each other simultaneously, then laughed in unison... The goblin and the lesser demon are striving to reclaim their past glory.

Because of them, I really want to do more for this Demon King's territory.