"Yawn~"

Satan Ye gently opened her eyes. Wearing a cute patterned pajama, she reached out and rubbed her eyes. She sat up, looked at the familiar bedroom ceiling, and then lazily leaned back on the bed again.

It was really tiring before, running around in the country.

"Your Highness Satan Ye, you're awake..."

As Xilina waited by the bedside, she asked this question, and then, with Satan Ye's nod, she began to help the dazed girl get dressed... This was how Satan Ye always got up.

Therefore, Shirina is a very competent head maid (mother).

...

"Everyone, it's been a long time! Is there anything you need to report lately?"

Satan asked this question as always, and the various leaders had indeed accumulated some work content and intelligence during this period.

"While you were away, the war between the Empire and the Duchy intensified."

Senata reported, relaying the intelligence gathered by her informants, saying, "The Duchy's original strategy was conservative and restrained, but with the emergence of an army called the [Caesar Royal Guard], the Duchy's strategy has become aggressive and radical."

Looking at the battlefield report in her hand, Senata gave a brief overview of the recent battle situation: "Of the four territories that the Duchy had originally lost, two have now been recaptured by the councilor's forces in conjunction with the Royal Guard... The battle is still at a stalemate."

It sounds like the duchy has suddenly become more assertive...

Regarding this matter, not to mention Satan Ye, who knew little about the Duchy, even the other leaders were puzzled as to why the Duchy would suddenly change its attitude... Logically speaking, the Duchy's strategy should always have been to rely on external forces to stabilize the domestic situation.

The Duchy's current attitude clearly indicates that it intends to fight the war to the bitter end... because the Empire will not allow the Duchy to both reclaim its land and resolve its domestic conflicts.

You can't let the other person have all the good things.

In other words, the duchies seem to have truly found the empire's weakness, or perhaps they have found the real strength to defeat the empire... but such a thing should not exist.

Yinla frowned in thought, then shook his head at Satan Ye, indicating that he could not comment on the matter, so everyone quickly put the matter aside for the time being.

Even so, Illa still decided to ask Grand Duke Novak when the time came.

"Our sales of Bee & Flower Snow Moon have also been affected to some extent as a result."

Youyou pushed up her glasses and gave a brief report: "Fortunately, the impact on sales is not significant for the time being, but I cannot predict whether they will continue to decline due to the war."

This is quite normal, since war will cause the prices of luxury goods to gradually decrease, eventually approaching their intrinsic value.

"Next, there's the matter concerning the lesser demons and goblins..."

As Shirina spoke, standing next to Satan, she described the changes in the lesser demons over this period of time... or rather, the changes in the lesser demons that had only recently been discovered.

"In the past few days, the lesser demons born from the blood pool and the newborn goblins have all developed varying amounts of [Mana aptitude]. It's not strong, but it allows them to control their automatic wands better."

To Sirina's words and the leaders' surprised expressions, Yinla nodded and said, "Similar to the results of the Three Towers' previous investigation... it seems that the gap between races and bloodlines is narrowing."

This is undoubtedly a good thing, especially for the Demon King's territory... Just as ordinary people (little demons) have been strengthened, the Demon King's territory undoubtedly has an advantage over other countries.

This is true both in terms of the number of people and the level of obedience among civilians.

"Then there are us, the orcs you rescued from Hazlothar, who asked us insectoids to help teach them about the forest, and we agreed... We are now undergoing arduous training."

It seems the insectoids and the orc children are getting along very well lately, which is good, as it will increase the number of people able to participate in the monster hunts each spring.

After that, we may need to focus on training some demon dog trainers to lead those non-quadrupedal monsters to participate in large-scale hunting of quadrupedal monsters... In this respect, the Demon King's territory and those monsters are a community of shared interests.

"In recent trades with the Silvermoon Tree Court, the Naga have been encountering sea monsters more and more frequently on the shipping routes. Although they are not as big as the giant octopus sea monster we encountered in the previous trial trade, the frequency is very annoying."

Wolf looked quite helpless. Having completely integrated into the atmosphere of the Demon Lord's territory, she reported with a sigh, "Jana asked me to find a way to forge stronger magical armor... but I refused them."

Indeed, there really aren't any stronger magical armors available.

Thinking this through, Yinla said after a moment's thought, "If they feel the guards are not strong enough, they can just tell Sirina to help them arrange some available monsters."

Then, seeing that no one seemed to have anything to report, Yinla gave a somewhat embarrassed smile... and then, amidst everyone's ominous gazes, pulled out the parchment book from her bosom.

"I have a lot to say this time..."

As he spoke, Yinla looked at the leaders, who were sweating profusely, and at Satan Ye, who was in shock. He glanced at the dawning sky, grabbed a whiteboard, and said, "Mr. Lem, you probably don't need to listen. Could you make something to eat for everyone?"

For some reason, although Mr. Rum's expression was unreadable, he clearly seemed to be in a better mood.

"After all, I'm worried that the leader who hasn't had breakfast won't be able to hold on... My explanation this time may last until noon. I apologize, but it is indeed quite important, so I hope everyone will listen carefully."

As he spoke, Yinla looked at the leaders who were rolling their eyes and seemed about to faint at any moment. He put away his smile and said seriously, "This concerns the life and death of the Demon King's territory."

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Almost instantly, the atmosphere in the entire hall changed... from a slightly comical and quirky atmosphere to a solemn one, as if from the depths of hell, with every leader becoming serious.

The change in atmosphere was so rapid that it felt somewhat abrupt, but it must be said that this familial attitude was the norm in the Demon King's territory.

For some reason, I feel that this kind of country is really cool.