Many humans, upon hearing this, began to have their own ideas. They already harbored prejudice against the demons, and seeing their superior numbers, they thought, "What difference would it make if we kill a few demons?"
If the demons cause trouble, we can simply complain to the human leaders here. After all, the demons have a bad reputation, and they're always on the side of justice whenever a dispute arises.
Besides, the Demon Clan's Holy Maiden is still human, so what are they afraid of?
Thinking of this, some humans also responded, clamoring for it to be free. The noise only subsided when the Demon Commander arrived with his troops.
The human who led the disturbance felt a little intimidated when he saw the high-ranking demon general and his entourage of high-ranking demon officers, but he still retorted defiantly, "What, you want to start a war? Aren't you afraid of provoking a war between our two races?"
The seventh-tier demon general sneered disdainfully, "If anyone's going to cause trouble, it's you who started it. Arrest them!"
"You've bullied humans! The powerful humans won't let you get away with this!" someone shouted in fear.
"Don't worry, we won't do anything to you. After all, our two races should be on good terms, right?" Just as the human who caused the trouble breathed a sigh of relief, the demon general who was leading the disturbance laughed and said, "The demon soldiers have recorded the whole thing with the recording stone. We will publish your performance. If the human powerhouses still think it's the demons' fault, then we have nothing to say."
"What? A recording stone? How could you possibly have such a thing?" Even among the major sects, recording stones are rare treasures. How could the Demon Realm, a remote and impoverished place, possibly have one?
"Oh, we demons may not have much else, but we are rich in resources. The ore for making recording stones is everywhere. This thing is nothing special in the demon realm." After saying that, he took the recording stone from the guarding demon soldier and recounted what had happened.
The scene clearly shows the troublemaker's greedy and opportunistic face, while the demons remain polite throughout until the troublemaker accuses them of having a conspiracy, at which point their attitude changes.
Some humans who wanted to fight the demons swallowed their words upon seeing the scene, and even felt somewhat ashamed.
One of the humans cupped his hands in greeting, saying, "Gentlemen, we humans do not intend to provoke conflict between our two races; these are all personal actions."
The Demon General nodded and returned the greeting, "We naturally know that the human race has always loved peace. However, every race has some who harbor ill intentions, which is something that cannot be helped."
Look how eloquently they speak! Compared to them, the human race seems to have been outdone once again.
The Demon Commander looked at everyone and said amicably, "Please don't panic. We will temporarily detain these humans, and release them after reporting the situation to the major sects. Our demon race sincerely wants peace between the two races, and we will never tolerate any behavior that undermines the friendship between our two races!"
Look how righteous and eloquent they are. From this perspective, it seems like the human race is the villain who's looking for trouble.
What could the humans say? They couldn't say anything. The other side had the recording stone, the evidence was clear, the facts were undeniable, and they had already been lenient enough. If they continued to argue, it would truly become a case of the humans trying to provoke a war between the two races.
Just as the crowd was about to disperse, they saw a demon soldier hand over another recording stone. Someone asked, puzzled, "What's this?"
The Demon General said casually, "Oh, it's nothing, I just recorded the scene of how this was handled."
Everyone... what's going on with you demons?
Some people then remembered what the demon soldiers had mentioned about the memory stones, and couldn't help but ask in surprise, "Does every demon in your race have a memory stone?"
"No, that's not it."
Everyone breathed a sigh of relief. That was good. If such precious things were readily available in the demon realm, it would make them, the humans, seem ignorant.
"The recording stones are still being produced at a rapid pace and will be widely available on the market in the future. If you have the money, you can naturally buy them. However, as you have seen, the Demon Realm is not wealthy, and ordinary families generally will not buy them unless necessary."
Everyone... you might as well not say anything! The thought that something that was once a rare commodity would become something that could be bought anywhere in the future made them feel so uneasy.
The Demon General seemed unaware that his words had provoked the human race, and continued, "However, our Holy Maiden plans to build a Skynet system in the future. At that time, there will be recording stones monitoring all public places in the Demon Realm. Once a violation of the rules occurs, the recording stones can be used to collect evidence. Everyone can rest assured when visiting the Demon Realm in the future, as the security of the Demon Realm will only get better and better."
"What a rich bastard!" This thought arose in everyone's minds simultaneously.
Although they couldn't understand some of the words, they could guess the general idea of how many recording stones would be needed to set up that thing called "Skynet".
Because of the Demon Commander's words, everyone noticed how many treasures were hidden in this dilapidated demon realm.
Hey old man selling things on the street, is that palm-leaf fan you're holding made of jade bone? That's a rare and precious medicine, and pharmacists would go crazy for even a tiny bit of jade bone!
That simply dressed old lady, do you know that the bowl you're using is made of Tianshan stone? That's a great material for forging weapons. Just a little bit of it can allow a weapon refiner to forge a weapon of a higher grade!
That child playing there, you're actually playing with beads made of glass! Glass is a material that array masters are desperately searching for.
The humans were heartbroken to see what they considered treasures become commonplace among the demons. Some couldn't resist trying to snatch them, but as soon as they got their hands on something, they were captured by demon soldiers who descended from the sky. Then, their actions were repeatedly replayed using a recording stone.
Shameful! Even if we are not human beings who have committed crimes, we are ashamed to have such fellow human beings!
Under such circumstances, even if humans coveted these treasures, they wouldn't dare to act rashly. Who would have thought that besides demonic soldiers, even small vendors would have image-recording stones?
Everyone immediately thought of the Heavenly Net that the demons had mentioned. Although the Heavenly Net had not yet been completed, everyone could already glimpse its power.
Zheng Hao and his companion watched the whole thing, and their initial disdain for the demons instantly turned into the joy of discovering a treasure.
The woman, Zheng Yiyue, excitedly grabbed Zheng Hao's hand and said, "Senior brother, according to the Demon Clan, these things will be traded. As long as we buy them and then sell them to the human race, we can make a fortune. Even if Father finds out that the two of us secretly came to the Demon Clan, he will give us a lighter punishment because of our meritorious service."
Sword cultivators are already poor, and those from small sects are even poorer; otherwise, they wouldn't be short of money to build teleportation arrays. This trip to the Demon Realm has truly been a treasure trove.
The demons' treasure will be discovered sooner or later; they just happened to be there "early." They must seize the opportunity to make a fortune.
Thinking of this, Zheng Hao couldn't help but get excited. If he hadn't been thinking about meeting An Ge, who was changing the plot, he would have even wanted to directly purchase goods from the Demon Clan and then trade them with the Human Clan.
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