Demon Realm Slaughter Trial Grounds 6
"Alright then." The Demon Lord patted Xie Guijin's shoulder and said, "My son is always so thoughtful."
"However, they come to the testing ground to fight in order to break through, not to make enemies. If they fight with their true forms, it may cause trouble in the future. All those who come must have their forms transformed by the demon officials of the testing ground," the Demon Lord added.
Xie Guijin quickly replied, "Father is right."
The Demon Lord finished his rounds, said "Do a good job," and left.
Xie Guijin said loudly to the group of demon craftsmen, "Did you all hear that? Change it according to what Father just said."
After saying that, she plopped down on the couch and personally watched over the scene.
The magician immediately got to work, without a moment's rest, and by the time everything was finished, it was already dawn.
This was Xie Guijin's fourth day in the Demon Realm. Time was of the essence, so she immediately wrote a letter and sent it to the princes and princesses of the Demon Palace, inviting them to a banquet at the manor at noon.
The sixth princess's brothers and sisters were all very respectful and arrived before the luncheon began.
Xie Guijin raised his wine glass, offered a few words of greeting, and then announced the start of the banquet.
She had just put down her wine glass when the Fourth Prince impatiently said, "Sixth Sister, what did you call us here for today? Just say it, we didn't come here for this meal anyway."
Upon hearing this, the demons all chimed in with their agreement.
Seeing that the demons didn't seem to be faking it, Xie Guijin immediately realized that this wasn't the social dinner she had been attending before.
He then said, "Everyone, please don't rush. We can't all come to this banquet and leave on empty stomachs. Let's eat and talk at the same time."
Next, Xie Guijin slowly explained his plan to establish trial grounds in various parts of the Demon Realm.
The demons did not object; instead, they offered some feasible suggestions. For example, the establishment of trial grounds in various places should be tailored to local conditions, each ground should be overseen by a demon general, and the cultivation level of the demon general should be appropriate. How many trial grounds should there be? The discussion went very smoothly, covering every detail, and they all expressed their willingness to implement these measures first in their own fiefdoms.
After finalizing the details, the demons had almost finished eating, so he took them to see the model house.
The interested princes and princesses even took to the field to experience it for themselves.
Because only one trial arena model room was built, and it can only accommodate two demons.
The demons fought for some more time.
After we finished experiencing everything, it was almost time for dinner.
Xie Guijin had already instructed the witch to prepare dinner and warmly invited the demons to eat before leaving.
The demons naturally agreed.
The guests and hosts parted ways only after everyone had enjoyed themselves.
The system was greatly puzzled and asked in surprise, "Why didn't they expose you? You clearly didn't deliberately pretend to be the Sixth Princess, so they couldn't possibly not have seen through it. And why did they so easily cooperate with you to make the Trial Grounds bloom all over the Demon Realm?"
“So you’re just a bunch of emotionless data,” Xie Guijin said, beaming, as she strode back to the model room of the trial grounds. “Although demons and I are not the same species, we both have thoughts, souls, and emotions.”
Upon hearing this, the system angrily said, "Host, if you want to say something, say it properly. You are not allowed to attack our system."
"I didn't attack you, I'm just stating the objective facts," Xie Guijin chuckled. "Don't you think about it? These demons in the Demon Palace are all vying for the throne, and they're all well-informed. How could they not know that the Demon Lord has already come? Since the Demon Lord hasn't exposed me, nor has any news spread that he has belittled me, why would they contradict him?"
"Besides, the struggle for the throne is just a factional struggle. The real issue is the overall improvement of the Demon Clan's cultivation." Xie Guijin said righteously, "Have you ever seen a dynasty's struggle for the throne that attracted foreign enemies or damaged the foundation of the country? If so, with such a short-sighted successor, the dynasty would not last long, and that idiot would be forever nailed to the pillar of historical shame."
"So that's how it is," the system nodded, putting Xie Guijin's previous assessment of the system as "data without emotions" out of her mind.
Xie Guijin summoned all the demon craftsmen again: "Hurry up and finish a batch, and send it to the fiefdoms of the princes and princesses first thing tomorrow morning. After they arrive, ask the demon official in charge of the fiefdom where to put it. Do not choose the location on your own."
"Princess, can we put it down?" the silver-haired magician asked.
Xie Guijin nodded and said, "Yes, the other matters will be handled by the fiefdom demon official."
The silver-haired magician said urgently, "Then aren't we just making wedding dresses for other princes and princesses for nothing?"
"How could that be? You're getting more and more impatient. I haven't finished speaking yet," Xie Guijin said in an unfriendly tone. "You can leave now. I will send a demon who is good at finance to collect the debt, and we will split the money 50/50 with them in the future."
"Your subordinate has misspoke, please punish me, Your Highness." The silver-haired magician kowtowed and bowed, his messy hair pounding the ground.
Xie Guijin couldn't bear to look at her directly and turned her face away slightly, saying, "Get up. I know you are thinking of me wholeheartedly."
After the silver-haired magician stood up, Xie Guijin continued, "Let's finish these for today. We'll make some more when you return tomorrow, and then put them in the non-fiefdom areas the day after tomorrow. After the trial grounds are finished the day after tomorrow, remember to make a large sign and write my name on it, understand?"
"Understood," the demon craftsmen answered loudly.
"Alright, everyone get back to work." Xie Guijin once again stood by the side to supervise the work.
Seeing that Xie Guijin hadn't slept for two days, the system asked curiously, "Host, do you distrust them that much?"
"No, it's just that I have something on my mind, and I won't be able to sleep when I get back." Xie Guijin covered her mouth and secretly yawned, saying, "Besides, everything is difficult at the beginning, and we can't afford any mistakes in this first batch."
"But you're useless here, aren't you?" the system asked, confused. "You can't understand it anyway."
“I don’t understand it, but the Sixth Princess does.” Xie Guijin casually picked up a golden fruit and took a bite.
The system was startled upon hearing this: "What do you mean? You contacted the Sixth Princess without me?"
“No,” Xie Guijin swallowed the fruit and said, “What I mean is that they don’t know I’m not the Sixth Princess. They think the Sixth Princess is supervising the work, so of course they’ll work hard.”
The system first said "Oh," then realized what it meant and asked, "Wait a minute, why don't they suspect you at all?"
“Not only do they not suspect me,” Xie Guijin said leisurely, wiping the juice off her hands after finishing the fruit. “Didn’t you notice that those in power who discovered I wasn’t the original owner were all those in positions of authority, while those in lower positions didn’t notice anything amiss, and none of them showed any unusual behavior?”
"That seems to be it," the system recalled and said, "Why is that?"
“Perhaps your setting of ‘no need to consider the original owner’s nature, others will rationalize their words and actions’ is too weak and can only be applied to those in lower positions,” Xie Guijin said, resting her chin on her hand and looking at the busy demon craftsmen in front of her. “Or perhaps this world has a clear hierarchy, and those in lower positions dare not question those in higher positions.”
Under Xie Guijin's personal supervision, nearly twenty training grounds were completed on schedule by dawn.
Xie Guijin pretended to inspect it, then ordered the magic workers to send it to their respective fiefdoms.
With the first payment successfully deposited, Xie Guijin said happily, "Once the trial grounds open in various places tomorrow, the local demons will all know that these trial grounds belong to the Sixth Princess. After they use them to increase their cultivation, they will definitely be grateful to the Sixth Princess and will naturally harvest a wave of demon hearts. Then I can retire successfully."
"Ah, finally I can rest." Xie Guijin happily jumped onto the bed and rolled around. "Now all I have to do is wait. When the mission time is up, I can leave. Hahaha."
Unfortunately, things didn't go as planned.
Xie Guijin was about to sign a big deal, but her boss disagreed with giving the client a gift, and she was arguing with him.
Suddenly, a voice entered her ears, one after another, without end. Before Xie Guijin could figure out the source of the voice, the leader in front of her shrank, spun around, and disappeared.
Opening her eyes, Xie Guijin realized that she had just been dreaming. A thought popped into her mind: "Sure enough, after so long, that little boss is still as stingy, incompetent, and hateful as ever."
"Your Highness, Your Highness," the witch was still calling from outside the door, her voice panicked and anxious.
Xie Guijin composed herself and asked, "What is it?"
"Your Highness, something has happened at the training grounds." The witch had barely finished speaking when Xie Guijin appeared before her, urgently asking, "What happened?"
The witch immediately replied, "All the demons who fought in the trial grounds this morning are dead."
"all?"
"Yes, they all died from having their demonic energy drained. The Demon Envoys from the Demon Law Hall have arrived, saying they want the demon craftsmen who built the trial grounds to come to the Demon Law Hall to assist in the investigation." The female demon trembled uncontrollably as she spoke of the Demon Envoys from the Demon Law Hall.
Without saying a word, Xie Guijin went straight to the main hall to see the Demon Envoy.
Upon seeing Xie Guijin arrive, the Demon Envoy bowed and greeted her as "Sixth Princess."
"The Demon Envoy wants to take away my subordinates?" Xie Guijin didn't urge them to get up, but slowly sat down and said.
The Demon Envoy remained bowed, but spoke resolutely: "This is my duty, and I hope the Sixth Princess will forgive me."
"What a joke! How could I let you take them so easily? What about my dignity?" Xie Guijin exclaimed, her aura fully unleashed, mimicking the Sixth Princess's tone as she sternly said, "Besides, they built the training grounds; they should go and see where the problem lies."
"That's precisely why I must take them away to facilitate the investigation," the Demon Envoy insisted with a forced smile.
"To be honest with you, I don't trust any demons right now," Xie Guijin said, softening her tone. "I want to investigate the case myself."
“Ah,” Xie Guijin said before the Demon Envoy could object, “Give me one day. If I fail to find out the truth, the Demon Law Hall will handle both of us.”
The Demon Envoy said in fear, "This humble servant dares not."
"Alright, go and report back," Xie Guijin said as she got up and walked out, "Tell the Lord of the Demon Law Palace that this is my will. If he has any objections, tell him to come to see me in person."
The Demon Envoy dared not stop Xie Guijin and had no choice but to agree, returning to the Demon Law Palace Master.
When Xie Guijin arrived at the manor and saw the demon workers in a state of panic, she shouted, "What are you afraid of? I will take care of everything. Come with me and see what's going on."
The other princes and princesses of the Demon Palace also rushed to their respective fiefdoms, and none of them came to question Xie Guijin.
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