◎A fluffy cotton ball◎
Using control magic to place the last piece of black gold ore, You Wu floated in the air and rolled over happily as he looked at the full mine cart. He raised his head to see the setting sun in the sky, then dragged the mine cart to the Dark Iron Dwarf who was inspecting it not far away.
"Three pieces of black gold ore, nine copper coins, one cart of stone, one copper coin, a total of ten copper coins," the Dark Iron Dwarf Silver Ingot carefully checked the mine cart, ticked a few boxes in the account book, handed the reward to You Wu, and smacked his lips in amazement, "You are really amazing, you dug the most ore today."
The distribution of ores in the Demon Realm is very peculiar. They are not piled up in one place in the form of mines, but are scattered in the rock layers. The Dark Iron Dwarves have been digging for ores for thousands of years, but have not found a pattern in the distribution of minerals.
Therefore, when the wandering demons were digging for stones, if they were lucky, they might be able to dig up various ores. However, it was rare for someone to dig up so many pieces in a row like Youwu did.
"We, the Nether Clan, have a high affinity for magic, and can vaguely sense the magical fluctuations of the ore," You Wu shyly shook the long white hair on his head, stretched out his spherical claws on both sides of his body, and solemnly took the copper coin, "Thank you, see you tomorrow!"
Yinding waved goodbye to her, then quickly turned back and busied himself calculating the harvest of other demons.
With a bag full of copper coins in his pocket, You Wu floated in the air excitedly, thinking about his and his sister's dinner.
They could be a little more extravagant today and buy a box of French fries to try - ever since a French fry stand was set up not far from the cafeteria entrance a while ago, many demons have lined up to buy French fries, and every time You Qi passed by there, she would stare at them for a long time.
The sensible You Qi knew that her sister earned money with difficulty and needed to save it for emergencies. Just like their math teacher Fei Wu said, she must save some copper coins for food and medical treatment when she was sick. Otherwise, she would not be able to afford food or rent and would be driven out of the Demon King's palace. Even a kind-hearted king would not give a demon two chances.
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But she was still a cub after all, and when she smelled the delicious French fries, even though she tried hard to act like she didn't care, her fluffy body couldn't help but float over there. She covered her mouth with her two round paws, pretending that she wasn't drooling.
You Wu had no choice but to pretend that he didn't hear the sound of his sister slurping saliva.
"Sister!" A fluffy cotton ball flew over from a distance, chirping, "Here I come!"
As a cub, You Qi was not assigned such heavy tasks as quarrying stones. Instead, he was taken to kindergarten by the Demon King's Palace every day to learn mathematics, listen to stories, and occasionally play with building blocks on the swing. There was no need to worry about food, as the Demon King's Palace would provide them with three standard meals a day for free.
In the kindergarten, there are many older children like You Qi who have certain working abilities. After all, if a cub is too young, even if he is protected by a big demon, he simply cannot withstand so many years of wandering life.
Taking into account the quality of life and vigorous energy of these cubs, the Demon Palace also assigned them different tasks so that they can earn some snack money, such as coloring building blocks and using rattan baskets to sift out redstone from the lava soil.
You Qi was responsible for cleaning the Demon King's Palace today. He picked up garbage and cleared dust everywhere, and successfully received a copper coin as a reward.
She held the copper coin in her hands as if it were a treasure and happily handed it to her sister: "Look, sister!"
You Wu took the copper coin with his eyes bent, and praised You Qi: "You are really great. Sister also dug out several pieces of black gold ore today. Let's go eat French fries?"
You Qi opened his eyes wide.
She was so happy that her whole body swelled up into a snow-white cotton ball, as if she would fly into the clouds in the next second. However, she still had some concerns. She blinked her eyes and swallowed hard, "But French fries are expensive."
"Don't worry, we can afford it," Youwu touched her head, "The loan we owed before has been paid off, and we can save all the money we earn in the future. Besides, I have passed the math and magic exams, so I can study more deeply tomorrow. Once I finish all the exams, we can officially join the Demon King's Palace!"
You Qi cheered softly, looking at her sister with sparkling eyes full of admiration.
"Sister, you are so awesome!"
"Our king has given us such a precious opportunity, so we must not let him down. You Qi, remember, we are living our current life because we are lucky enough to have a wise and benevolent king."
You Wu shook his white hair and said it very seriously. She was extremely glad that she had made the decision to go to the Demon King's Palace, but she was even more grateful for the Demon King's Palace that was willing to accept them. That was why, after she was able to start working, she saved money and paid off her debts first.
"Come on, let's go eat some fries."
Two cotton balls, one big and one small, floated slowly in the air. A winged demon flying by saw them, waved its wings and greeted them. Not far away, a few stray demons were walking towards the dormitory, talking and laughing, discussing the math problem of roasted chickens laying eggs.
There was a long line in front of the French fry shop's stall. Youwu and his sister floated to the back of the line, smelling the aroma of French fries, and waiting happily.
The chef in charge of frying French fries today is the familiar Ah Tu - when the Demon King released the naming rights of the familiars, he pondered for several days and lost a lot of hair. So, finally, he had a sudden brainwave and simply registered the strange name "Xiang Bald" - so everyone called him Ah Tu.
He waved a colander, scooped out the fries from the frying pan, put them in a ceramic bowl, and handed it to Youwu: "Remember to return the ceramic bowl later."
Youwu carefully took the fries and nodded happily.
She was holding the ceramic bowl and was about to find an empty table with her sister to sit down and taste it, when she suddenly heard a noisy sound coming from not far away. A group of demon soldiers ran out in a panic, shouting as they ran: "Go find the king!"
The pain that had been healed by the happy life in the Demon King's Palace was suddenly awakened. You Qi remembered what had happened to his tribe when the beast tide came, and clung to his sister in fear.
"Don't worry," Ah Tu comforted her, "The king is here."
"That's right, the king is invincible!" A nightmare demon behind You Wu said proudly, "But this is just a small matter, there is no need to trouble the king, we can handle it - please fry me some French fries, I will come to get them later!"
As he spoke, he rushed out of the team like an arrow and ran towards the place where the team of demon soldiers had left.
You Wu looked around - whether it was the demons who were eating or strolling and chatting, almost all of them put down their work and rushed over there without hesitation. Some wandering demons looked around, gritted their teeth, and also picked up shovels or brooms, howling and rushing over - she suddenly had tears in her eyes, and felt a great sense of peace in her heart.
Maybe we are from different races, she thought, but we are all willing to use our lives to protect the safety of the Demon King's Palace.
"Wait here," she handed the ceramic bowl of French fries to her sister, and this time, without any hesitation, "I'll help too!"
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Warren landed gracefully, his silver-white hair blowing in the wind.
"Have you discovered the hidden formation?" He raised his eyebrows and looked around. "Why are so many demons crowded here?"
Tiechui scratched his ear.
"It seems that Alec ran too fast at the time, and they thought there was an enemy attack." He was also a little confused. He just went to find the king, and when he came back, he found that the Demon King's Palace was surrounded by demons. "Let's go and explain it to everyone now."
Upon learning that they had only found an unknown formation left under the demolished Demon King's Palace, all the demons couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief, looked at each other, and all laughed.
They all saluted the Demon King in unison, then dispersed. Some went to eat, some went back to the dormitory, as if they had forgotten the incident that had just happened. Instead, they all chatted happily with the unfamiliar demons around them, as if they were brothers from the same tribe.
The fastest flying crow touched the tips of its wings which were heated by its excessive speed, and turned back to glare at Alex: "Can't you just explain yourself clearly?"
Alex said pitifully: "I was shocked when I saw the formation. There was no magical fluctuation in this formation. It must be hidden. And the scale is so large--"
He didn't finish his words as he looked towards his king worriedly, and all the demons present understood what he meant.
The one who could create this formation must be a demon king. But if this formation has the function of protecting the demon realm, will there be problems if they rashly dig it out?
Warren lowered his eyes and looked towards the Demon King's Palace.
Due to preparations for reconstruction, the Demon King's Palace had been torn into pieces, leaving only a small layer of incomplete stone foundation. A strange red light shuttled above the foundation, like some kind of twisted and deformed snake.
He did not seem to be in a hurry, but had a calm expression, as if he had everything planned out. This calmed down all the nervous demons, and they looked at their king with admiration.
——That’s right, even if this magic circle is of great use, our king is so powerful, why not just rebuild it!
The familiar butler Ril, who rushed over after hearing the news, was so tired that he almost gasped. He had just been lying beside Tiechui to rest, and finally recovered: "When I was a familiar butler beside the previous demon king, I never saw him set up a magic circle."
Warren nodded.
He could not feel any fluctuations of magic power, let alone see the shape of the magic circle. He pursed his lips and was considering whether he could just walk in and take a look at the situation inside when he heard the system prompt sound.
[Trigger Mission: Mysterious Array]
[Task 1: Destroy the formation]
[Task Content 2: Obtain the truth behind the magic circle]
[Task Tips: The array has lost its power after its energy is exhausted. Without fresh flesh and blood, the array will not be activated again.]
Warren paused and frowned subconsciously, thinking that this mission was very strange: "System? When did you have the function of triggering missions?"
[……]
The system snorted in disgust.
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