Chapter 252 The Layout of the Salt Lake District: The Conflict Between the Old and New Demon Races
When Sasa arrived at the teaching area, her students had not yet finished breakfast.
To prevent the new demons from skipping school, the only canteen in the expanded underground city of Salt Lake District was built entirely within the teaching area.
The current Salt Lake District is divided into multiple circular zones, with the core area located at the very center, which is the residential area painstakingly built by the new demons under the organization and leadership of the construction department.
The new demon race's residential area is divided into two parts: water dwellings and underwater dwellings. The water dwellings offer three types of housing: stilted bamboo houses, floating fixed wooden houses, and floating mobile rattan houses. The underwater dwellings also offer three types of housing: water-filled caves, caves with air chambers, and giant bubbles.
From the core circle where the residential area is located, outwards are the planting circle, the industrial circle, and the outermost teaching circle. However, the demons and flower fairies are more accustomed to calling these functional areas the planting area, the industrial area, and the teaching area.
The reason why the Construction Department named the functional area "Circles" is actually because the Salt Lake area is a huge underground cave. In order to accommodate nearly 10,000 new demons, while further expanding the underground cave and increasing the land area, the air space also needs to be fully utilized.
In the water-based sections of the residential area, bamboo houses are built one after another, either partially or fully suspended on the water. Wooden houses are suspended and fixed from the top of caves, constructed layer by layer from top to bottom. Rattan houses, with the help of levitation runes, large wind magic arrays, and the properties of the wind vines themselves, float in the air one by one.
Compared to fixed bamboo and wooden houses, rattan houses can be moved within a certain range, and the corridors connecting them are also movable. It can be said that rattan houses are the most popular among the new demons. However, there are strict requirements for weight when living in a rattan house, and all the demons who eventually live in it are slender and light.
Large demons can only live in bamboo houses, not even wooden houses, because only giant dragon bamboo can support their weight. The building materials used in these bamboo houses are naturally the normal version of giant dragon bamboo that can be used as a high-level magic material, not the albino version of giant dragon bamboo that flower fairies use as houses.
Many of the new demon race's hybrids possess red dragon bloodlines, and with the Sinful Lands now having ample water, the dragon bamboo, even though it's being forcibly accelerated to grow, is still thriving. Perhaps it's a case of quantity leading to quality; the hardness of this dragon bamboo is even enough to withstand ordinary blows from demons, though it certainly can't withstand strong crushing...
It was precisely because the giant dragon bamboo was used to build the bamboo house that the flower fairies in the construction department were of no help at all, and the demons had to rely entirely on their own efforts.
The woven rattan houses that were finally built floated in the air and were very green and lovely. The wooden buildings at the top of the cave could also be described as fresh and natural. However, the large area of blood-red bamboo houses on the water could only be described as deep and magnificent. All the flower fairies who came to the Salt Lake District to teach students were frightened when they first saw that blood-red bamboo house.
When Shu Xin came to check on the progress, she was also startled. The bright red bamboo houses would be okay if they were placed on a sunny surface, but they were terrifying in a dark underground cave. And they were built on water. The dark, blood-red bamboo houses, with their blood-red and blurry reflections on the water, created a truly terrifying effect!
Outside the residential area with its drastically different art style, the planting and industrial areas are not yet fully built. The teaching area that has been put into use is actually quite rudimentary. The classrooms are actually just countless holes dug out of the walls of underground caves. Because nearly 10,000 new demons need to eat, the construction department has dug out an additional 40 large holes to serve as canteens.
Small wall holes can accommodate dozens of demons, while large wall holes can accommodate hundreds of demons. The visual effect is quite amazing. When Shu Xin came over, she looked up at the densely packed caves of all sizes and thought of the Buddhist caves in her original world. This place should probably be called the Cave of Ten Thousand Demons.
As Sasa flew towards her classroom, she passed by a cafeteria.
Inside the spacious cave, a simple fence made of red bamboo strips from the giant dragon bamboo divided the dining area and the waiting area. Some demons were already sitting at tables and chairs made of the same giant dragon bamboo in the dining area, eating heartily, while others were anxiously, impatiently, or restlessly queuing in front of large bamboo buckets filled with food and soup in the waiting area.
The entire interior of the cave dining hall was made of red dragon bamboo. The gray-yellow and black cave walls, combined with the demons with their colorful skins, created an eerie and lively atmosphere.
Initially, the old demons were in charge of serving food to the new demons, but one time the new and old demons got into a fight in the canteen. Although the bamboo buckets containing the food were well protected, the old demons were removed and replaced by flower fairies from the service department.
However, after the flower fairy finished distributing today's breakfast, the old demon clan still needed to help recycle and clean the used food buckets, since the red dragon bamboo's excessive hardness and sharp aura could easily injure the flower fairy.
First, she went to the classroom to draw the runes that needed to be explained that day, and then Sasa flew to the cafeteria to help with the work.
The bamboo buckets full of bread and mixed vegetable soup were quickly distributed. Sasa flew over and pulled the little bell on the ceiling. After a few crisp rings, demons appeared in the teleportation array in the corner of the waiting area.
The demon who came to collect the buckets today was an acquaintance of Sasa Mi's, whom she had met a few times before. She greeted him happily, "Good morning, Phifis!"
The flower fairies all knew that Phifis was the daughter of the physician Manmanli, and when they saw Phifis, they all greeted her with smiles. Phifis also happily greeted these gentle and kind flower fairies.
The demons in the canteen were originally engrossed in taking big bites of bread and drinking sweet soup, but after Fifis teleported over, they heard the flower fairy and Fifis chatting intimately with smiles. As a result, many demons unconsciously slowed down their eating speed. The soft and fluffy bread in their mouths suddenly became a little dry, and the sweet soup that was radiating heat next to them didn't seem so fragrant anymore.
Just as the demon who had finished eating was about to hand over her used utensils, she also found the harmonious scene in the waiting area extremely annoying. When she met Phifis's gaze, the bright smile on the other's face vanished in an instant. She gritted her teeth and almost couldn't help but throw the plate in her hand at her.
If it weren't for the rule against fighting, she could have smashed this guy's head flat with one punch!
Suppressing her anger, she threw her utensils into the food bin. Even though she had no desire to sit idly in the classroom, the demon was still seething with rage. She turned around and jumped out of the cafeteria entrance.
With a cold snort, Fifis was even more unhappy than the person opposite her. She pursed her lips, stacked the bamboo buckets, and was about to urge these guys to finish their meal quickly when her sleeve was gently tugged.
"Breakfast time isn't over yet," the flower fairy gently advised.
Phifis shut her mouth, looking sullen.
Another flower fairy glanced at the demons, who were still eating but whose expressions were no longer as satisfied as before, but rather somewhat resentful. She then looked at Fifis, who had been all smiles when she arrived but now looked displeased. Perhaps because Fifis was considered half one of their own, she asked the question that had been buried deep in her heart for a long time: "Aren't you all of the same race? Why do you always act like you're meeting enemies every time you meet?"
Phifis felt frustrated: "What kind of kinsman is this! You all saw it just now, didn't you? The way she looked when she came over, it was like I owed her eight hundred acorn loaves!"
“The vegetables in their mixed vegetable soup included some that I grew. Even these tables, chairs, buckets, fences, and the plates and bowls in their hands were all made with our hard work!” Phifis became more and more angry as she spoke. “Not only do they not know how to be grateful, but every time we meet, it’s as if we owe them something. How can anyone be happy about that? It would be better if we didn’t have any of these people!”
These new demons who just arrived in the Land of Sin clearly eat much better than the old demons did back then, and their living conditions are even better than what the old demons live in now. They even have their own classrooms and canteens for classes, and gentle and considerate flower fairies as their teachers. They don't even get punished by copying if they can't learn something. What more could they want?!
But every time I see those old demons, they all act all wronged, as if they've suffered some injustice. By the Demon God's grace, what injustice could they possibly have suffered?
"Let's not talk about them! I'll treat you to some candied moss, I made it myself!" Fifis eagerly stuffed the moss into the flower fairies' hands. "Try it, try it! Although it's not as good as my mother's, I think it's quite delicious!"
Sasa took a piece of dried moss and was somewhat surprised to find that, unlike the thin and crispy dried moss she usually ate, the dried moss handed to her by the demon was large and thick. She took a bite and tasted it carefully: "Hmm, it's sweeter and crispier than any dried moss I've ever eaten. How did you manage to make such a big piece?"
Phifis was very proud, her bright red eyes sparkling: "Marinate it in syrup for a longer time, don't sun-dry it directly, air-dry it! My mom made a lot to put in the medical room for the children to eat, but after the children were sent to daycare and kindergarten, it all came to me! It's just that the ones my mom made were all too small, so I specially made big pieces! Isn't it more satisfying to eat?"
Listening to Phifis and the flower fairies' excited discussion, the new demons were practically grinding their teeth in frustration.
Don't they eat the same food as the old demons? It's not like they're getting special treatment! The old demons made the tables, chairs, and fences, but they dug out these classrooms and canteens! They just arrived a little earlier than them, so why do they have to suffer every day learning to read, while the old demons live comfortably every day? They can easily do the work they're doing!
They're all demons, yet the old demon, relying on his long-standing acquaintance with the flower fairies, keeps badmouthing them. What kind of kinship is that? By the Demon God's grace, they haven't done anything right!
And then there's the mother—where do mixed-race people get their mothers—why don't they have mothers?!
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