◎The evil aura of the villain◎
With a crowd of demons watching, Warren publicly announced the punishment decision for the Skeleton Warriors.
A fine of twenty-four gold coins, one month of compulsory labor, and a public apology to the dragon and the goblin Xili on the podium in the Lava Square.
"During this period, if you dare to violate the rules of the Demon King's Palace again, I don't mind letting you taste the fire of hell," Warren threatened coldly, "Or do you prefer dragon breath?"
The skeleton warriors, who thought they were doomed, almost cried. Even though their bodies were made entirely of bones, their legs were still weak and they couldn't even stand up. They huddled together, trembling and thanking the king for not killing them.
"Hehe," the little dragon gloated, wagging his soft tail back and forth, and making faces at the skeleton warriors. "With so many gold coins, you will definitely go bankrupt! Let's see if you dare to bully dragons again!"
The skeleton warriors shook their heads frantically: Even if they were not punished, they would not dare to attack the Dark Night Dragon! Unless they really didn't want to live!
They did not understand what the gold coins meant until the demons from the logistics team accepted the gifts they brought, calculated them, and converted them into thirty-two gold coins and seven silver coins. Then they deducted twenty-four coins, leaving them only eight gold coins and seven silver coins.
The skeleton warriors were first shocked that these gifts could actually be exchanged for money, and then they began to feel sorry for the gold coins that were deducted from them for no reason.
They have to do voluntary labor for a month and have no time to hunt or work to earn money. They dare not violate the rules of the Demon King's Palace to steal money or food from other demons. Therefore, these eight gold coins must support their entire clan to live in the Demon King's Palace for a month.
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Then they can only eat basic meals every day, rent a hotel, and can't even afford French fries and candy!
"They can actually afford to stay in a hotel," Warren said after hearing the report. "I miscalculated. I thought they only had three gold coins left at most. I didn't expect they brought so many gifts."
Feeling relieved, Xiao Long jumped for joy. "Their voluntary labor this afternoon was to fertilize the bushes throughout the Demon King's Palace! Their expressions were so funny when they found out that the fertilizer was made from excrement!"
"How did they know that?" Warren was a little confused. After all, the processed fertilizer looked a bit like flowing redstone and had no smell at all. It was a high-efficiency fertilizer that Barlow made with the inspiration from redstone. He had intended to keep it secret and then sell it to various ethnic groups.
Xiaolong puffed out his chest proudly: "Of course I told them!"
Warren: “…”
Seeing the devil's expression become subtle, the devil dragon shrank his neck timidly: "Did I do something wrong? How about I make them all lose their memory now?"
"No, it's okay." Warren smiled and stuffed a lollipop into the dragon's mouth.
The process of making fertilizer is very complicated. The planting team not only used gears, springs and various mineral metals to forge sophisticated magic weapons, but also asked Tok and Sur to work together to research and develop more than a dozen complex magic arrays to engrave on them. The processing process also involves a variety of equipment such as magma crystals and ceramic screens. Just knowing the raw materials is useless.
Moreover, if there really is a demon who can research and develop fertilizer on his own, he would be overjoyed - such a smart demon would definitely become the backbone of the Demon King's Palace research team!
"Oh, that's good," Xiao Long breathed a sigh of relief, biting his lollipop happily, "I don't actually know how to perform amnesia magic, so I can only beat them all until they lose their memories."
Warren held his forehead.
He pinched the dragon's horn viciously, and took out a box of lollipops from his arms.
"Do me a favor. Keep a close eye on the Skeleton Warriors this month. If they bully other demons or threaten them to pay tribute, beat them up and bring them back. If they treat other demons badly, just beat them up. Don't be too harsh. You still have to let them continue to work."
"I like this task!" Xiaolong's eyes sparkled and he rubbed his hands, obviously unable to wait.
Warren smiled and said, "Great! This box of lollipops is your reward. They are the new grape flavor. Have them. If you can catch a Skeleton Warrior that doesn't follow the rules, you can get a lollipop for each Skeleton Warrior."
Xiaolong happily took the lollipop and nodded vigorously with great joy.
He slurped his saliva and hopped out, running so fast that he almost disappeared. In the blink of an eye, he rushed to the redwood forest and slammed the door of the Winged Demon Tree House with his tail: "York! Xili! Come and taste the delicious food! We have work to do tomorrow!"
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In the hall of the Demon King's Palace, the familiar Lier, who had watched the entire process, couldn't help but say, "The Skeleton Warriors are going to be tortured badly by the Demon Dragon."
There was no sympathy in his tone, but more of regret that he couldn't be there to watch the show due to his busy schedule. He was even silently cheering for the dragon in his heart.
The Skeleton Warriors were so disrespectful to their king in the past, and now they finally know they are afraid and want to show their loyalty, yet they still dare to be arrogant. They deserve to be severely punished!
"People like them who use their strength to bully the weaker demons should feel the fear of being bullied by the strong."
Warren took a sip of bubble tea and snorted, this time really having the evil aura of a villain.
"Besides, they are not honest even after being caught. They even dare to lie about the situation of the Blood Wolf Clan. If I don't teach them a lesson, they will probably think that I, the Demon King, am easy to bully."
If a skeleton warrior heard this, he would definitely cry out in injustice: They were so cowardly that they emptied the tribe's granary to pay tribute to the Demon King. How dare they think that the Demon King is easy to bully? They lied just to save their lives! Otherwise, how could they be forced to apply fertilizer, be surrounded by a group of demons and pointed at, and swallow their anger without saying a word!
However, the one who heard this was Lier, the Demon King's die-hard fan. Not only did he not think there was anything wrong with it, but he nodded vigorously in agreement: "That's right! My king, these guys should be taught a lesson! When the Blood Wolf Tribe arrives at the Demon King's Palace, if they dare to rebel again, we will execute them in public!"
There are so many demons coming to the Demon King's Palace, and many of them have heard about the situation of the Blood Wolf Clan. Sur had already summarized and organized what they said and reported it to the Demon King.
Therefore, long before the Skeleton Warriors arrived at the Demon King's Palace, Warren knew that the Blood Wolf Tribe had been captured by the Stone Demon Tribe.
The Skeleton Warrior Clan also wanted to get involved, but the Stone Demons were too fast. By the time the Skeleton Warrior Clan reached the Blood Wolf Clan's territory, they had already disappeared without a trace.
The Skeleton Warriors hurried to the Demon King's Palace, traveling day and night, trying to meet the Demon King before the Stone Demons, and then explain the situation of the Blood Wolf Clan to the Demon King and share the credit of the Stone Demons for subduing the Blood Wolf Clan.
"The Skeleton Warriors look down on the small and medium demons. They didn't even think that the demons who knew the situation would reach the Demon King's Palace faster than themselves, nor did they think that these weak demons would dare to expose them," Warren snorted. "Even if they didn't bully Xili and Xiaolong in public, they still have to do voluntary labor for me just because they dared to deceive me."
"But why haven't the Stone Demons arrived yet?" Lil was puzzled. "Are the Skeleton Warriors so much faster than them?"
"How do you think the Stone Demons were able to capture the Blood Wolf Tribe without anyone noticing, without even letting the nearby Skeleton Warriors detect them? Obviously, the Blood Wolf Tribe volunteered."
Warren rested his chin on his hand and sighed softly.
"As for the conditions that would make the Blood Wolf Clan willingly be captured, well, I guess it should be to ensure the safety of their cubs?"
Lier was stunned for a moment, and then he was furious: "How dare the Stone Demon Tribe collude with the Blood Wolf Tribe!"
"After all, they are neighboring tribes that we have known for many years," Warren said helplessly, spreading his hands. "I have already sent the Flying Crow Squad to track the whereabouts of the Giant Stone Demon Tribe. They will soon be able to capture all the hidden members of the Blood Wolf Tribe."
Putting himself in their shoes, he could understand the sacrifices made by the Blood Wolf Clan for the continuation of their race. However, as the object of hatred by the Blood Wolf Clan, he certainly could not leave any hidden dangers for himself, so he had to exterminate the clan thoroughly.
It's not like he's really strong enough to slay a dragon single-handedly. If he were to encounter an assassination or sneak attack, he wouldn't even have a chance to dodge. Moreover, there's a curse DEBUFF of unknown effect. How could he be merciful in such a matter?
Lill looked at him with admiration: "My lord, you are truly a master of strategy!"
"Okay," Warren laughed and ruffled his hair. "Let's go back. There's a show called The Lion King at Lava Square. Don't you want to go and watch it?"
"Tono's Scar was really vivid and particularly abominable," Lill couldn't help but complain about his performance in The Lion King. "When he left the stage, several demons wanted to throw mud at him, and Tono almost got into a fight with them."
He said this, but he really didn't want to miss the Lion King's performance. After reporting the work of the logistics team, he quickly left the Demon King's Palace and ran happily to the Lava Square.
Watching the familiar happily leave, Warren slowly drank a cup of lava bubble tea and tapped the Demon King's crown on the table with his fingers.
"I still find it a little strange," he said to the system. "If the Blood Wolf Tribe really revered their leader like the Lich Tribe, and was even more courageous than the Lich Tribe, and was unwilling to compromise after knowing that I had subdued the dragon, why did they sign an agreement with the Stone Demon Tribe to protect their cubs and then surrender?"
Under normal circumstances, shouldn't they just rebel and risk self-destruction in order to leave a few wounds on the Demon King?
Why do the Blood Wolf Clan act so disheartened and have absolutely no will to seek revenge against the Demon King?
"Could it be that Xiaolong's deterrence is so strong that they don't even dare to think of resisting? But the previous Demon King also drove away the dragon, and they also rebelled," Warren rubbed his fingertips, thinking, "They can't be pretending to be tied up to assassinate me, right?"
Without figuring it out, he shook his head and decided to wait until the Stone Demons and Blood Wolves came to the Demon King's Palace, then find a reason to call Xiaolong to guard them in case these guys really launched a surprise attack.
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The next day, noon.
"My lord!" the demon soldier reported, "The Giant Stone Demon Tribe has arrived, and they have also tied up a bunch of Blood Wolf Tribe members."
Unlike the Skeleton Warriors, the Stone Demons were able to recognize the situation very well. They did not act like a large clan at all and were very polite to the Winged Demons that stood in their way.
Food wrapped in animal skins, precious magic weapons, and the tied-up blood wolves were piled up in the front. They stood obediently at the entrance of the Demon King's Palace, waiting respectfully for the Demon King's summons.
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