"Plop plop~"

A jet-black bat flew through the night sky, its small eyes scanning the Demon King's castle. It then precisely located the kitchen and slipped inside... Upon entering, it was startled by the humanoid figure standing in front of the door.

After confirming it was Mr. Rum, the bat cursed under its breath and then cautiously slipped through one of the large doors in the kitchen... If it remembered correctly, all the valuables were kept behind this door.

The vigilance in the Demon King's territory remains as lax as ever.

"..."

Once behind the door, the bat became much more audacious. It searched for the task given to it by the adult outside the gate, muttering to itself, "Stone slab, stone slab... I wonder what kind of broken stone slab it is that our ancestors cared so much about."

However, whether it was just his imagination or not, it hadn't been long since he rebelled against the Demon King's territory, but for some reason, the gold coins in his warehouse seemed to have increased dramatically... and the rare materials had also become incredibly plentiful.

What was originally just a few chests of gold coins has now turned into a super-sized hill... the kind of gold coin mountain that even a giant dragon could easily lie on.

Oh, the Little Demon King is also a dragon... although he's a young dragon with little status or presence.

"Ah, I found it, isn't that the one?"

The bat, talking to itself, saw a stone slab mounted on the wall and secured with a frame. Looking at the completely unfamiliar characters on it, it transformed in mid-air into a young man of about twenty years old.

Wearing an elegant and noble tailcoat, with handsome features... there is no doubt that he is a vampire.

"Frantisek Bruch, what are you doing?"

"..."

Suddenly, such a voice came from behind the vampire, startling the vampire known as Franticek, who immediately turned around and began chanting: "..."

He opened his mouth, but the male vampire said nothing.

Not only that, but his turn was completely silent, even the sound of blood flowing was drowned out, and there was only silence in his ears... It was as if no other sound existed.

Appearing before this male vampire was his former colleague...

Mr. Lamb, it's been a long time.

The male vampire wanted to say that, but he could only mouth the words without actually uttering them. However, he knew... Mr. Rim could tell what he was saying.

“Long time no see, Mr. Franticek… but you’re probably not here to catch up or apologize for your defection, are you?”

Mr. Lem said this, even though he was just a cook, he stood there casually, speaking as if he were an unparalleled expert... even though Franticek was a true legend in terms of strength.

Or rather, several lords in the Demon King's territory are legendary in strength, such as Lotia, Celina, Little Black, and Little Gang... Rainbow Shell is considered to be below average.

Strictly speaking, Rainbow Shell should be considered a legendary goalkeeper.

Those who can defeat Rainbow Shell head-on are practically legendary figures... So after being reconstructed, legends are no longer a rare thing.

In the past, every legend's fame was earned through genuine hard work, either by doing good deeds or bad deeds that were passed down through generations... Later, it became a synonym for someone with great strength.

"Of course not, I've already led my people to independence... I advise you to quickly sever ties with that governor; this is my advice as a former comrade."

Clearly, this vampire named Franticek still harbors some lingering feelings for his former companions; he's not exactly a despicable person... though, not many.

"Is there any explanation? Also, now that we've become independent, shouldn't the offerings from the vampire territory during this period be made up?"

Mr. Rem said that this is the rule of the Demon King's territory. As a resident, you do not need to make offerings because your output logically belongs to the Demon King's territory. However, if you are independent, there is naturally no problem.

There are many reasons for independence... For example, there is too much rain in the Demon King's territory and they are not used to it, so they want to move away; for example, the houses here are too crowded and they want to move to a big house; for example, they are not used to the houses and want to live in the mountains.

These are all reasons, and none of them will be targeted... as long as you pay your offerings on time.

Franticek nodded, resting one hand on the stone slab, and then, under Mr. Lem's gaze, uttered the following words in silence: "If we have the chance, we'll make up for it... but it might not be. The one eyeing that guy is someone else entirely."

"..."

Seeing Mr. Lem remain silent, assessing the veracity of the information, Frantic chuckled... He smiled silently, lifted the stone slab, and prepared to leave.

To be honest, if you said that the Outer Ones had their eyes on the Demon King's territory, Mr. Rem certainly wouldn't believe it. But if you said that the Outer Ones had their eyes on Ira, then Mr. Rem really couldn't help but believe it...

It's not that I don't trust Yinla; on the contrary, I trust Yinla's great achievements too much, and I believe that the limits Mr. Yinla can reach will alarm outside the community, so I think it's normal for outsiders to be watching him.

but……

"What does this have to do with you wanting to take this away?"

As Mr. Lem said this, spikes instantly extended from his body, forcing Franticek, who was completely unable to use his abilities, back. At the same time, he said, "Not to mention that you haven't paid your offerings yet... this stone tablet is not for sale."

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