Chapter 114 The Never-Ending Banquet

"Let's toast to victory!!"

“Ahhhhhhh!!!”

"cheers!"

The sound of clinking glasses and the roar of gongs and drums celebrating victory were deafening.

As the Demon King, holding up his glass, announced the start of the banquet, the dinner celebrating the victory finally kicked off.

The brisk and melodious sound of the accordion, accompanied by people's laughter, resounded throughout the entire bustling street. Pots of freshly baked delicious dishes were piled up like a mountain on the crooked long oak table.

As expected, the MVP of the game was won by the little demons from Nightmare Land. They were always the most enthusiastic in eating and swept the entire "battlefield" like a tornado.

As Sissi's right-hand men, Yossi and Missy flew into the sky like seagulls attacking a harbor, holding oak wine glasses that were one-third of their own height.

“Bang!”

The two cups collided, and a silver bell-like evil laugh rang out amid the splashing beer foam.

"Haha, it turns out that beer tastes best if it's stolen!"

"That's right! Compared to eating at the table, it's more fun to eat while flying on it! Hehehe!"

"Done! Yossi!"

"Ohhhh! Do it!"

The two little devils held the wine glasses that were bigger than their heads and started to slam them, not caring at all about the beer bubbles that were all over their bodies.

Resisting the urge to shoot arrows at the bats, the night elves dodged the beer foam and gracefully changed tables.

There are plenty of seats here anyway.

Not long after this group of pointy-eared men left, several lizardmen led by the Pig-Headed Knight rushed over at lightning speed.

"Mine! All mine!!!"

Looking at his good brother who had just been resurrected and was in a hurry to eat with the little devil's "bath water", the Minotaur warrior covered his old face with his hands and skillfully pretended not to know this Shabi.

At the same time, the "battle" in the sky was still going on. After finishing a glass of beer, Yusi and Missy dived again and filled their hands with a large glass of beer.

Seeing the two leaders with high fighting spirit, the little devils on the side immediately started chattering, wanting to watch the fun.

"What's going on?!"

"Boss, are you going to have a competition?!"

"I bet on Yousi to win!!! She'll eat anything!"

"It must be Missy!! Missy is the smartest!"

"Stupid! What's the point of being smart?! This is a drinking contest!"

"Ahhh! It's on fire!!"

Amid the cheers of the little devils, sparks gradually flew between Missy and Yousi's eyes when they met.

"Now we have to decide the winner."

"Kokoko... If you want to defeat me, you're still a hundred years away!" Imitating Queen Sissi's laughter clumsily, Youssi puffed out his chest confidently, not taking the opponent in front of him seriously at all.

Faced with the provocation of her lifelong enemy, Missy was not at all flustered and had a relaxed smile on her face.

"That's not necessarily true! I've already been fattened up by the Demon King!"

Yusi was shocked, "??? You! You really did eat behind my back!"

The battle was about to begin! The two little guys were small in size, but they had big appetites. They finished another glass of draft beer in a blink of an eye without even a burp.

Looking at their leader who was drinking like an ox, the little demons screamed excitedly, flapped their wings and applauded.

The Niu's alcohol tolerance was indeed extraordinary. Even Luo Yan, who was sitting far away watching the fun, couldn't help but reveal a surprised expression.

In terms of proportion, the human's cup is almost equal to the devil's bucket, and the latter can even get into it if he tries hard.

He seemed to see two pigs flying in the sky.

However, just as he and a group of little demons were waiting for the third round to begin, the two contestants seemed to have reached their limits and fell straight down like a crashed bomber, almost knocking the pig-headed knight who was craning his neck to look up off the line.

"Hahahaha! Look at how stupid you are! Referee! Missy vomited! Hurry up and announce the victory! The winner is Yousi!"

Yusi was the first to crawl out from under the table. He put his feet on the stool, flapping his wings slowly as if he was flying, looking down at Missy who was vomiting all over the place.

Missy slowly crawled out from under the table, with beer foam on her face, giggling. As she laughed, she suddenly burst into tears and hugged Yousi's legs.

"Woooooooo! Yossi! It feels so good to be alive!"

“Ahahahaha!”

Looking at the useless look of his colleagues, Yousi laughed proudly and said with his round belly sticking out.

"Really? Don't say stupid things like you're going to die next time! Yoshi, I was so close to dying!"

"Um!"

With tears in her eyes, Missy grabbed Yousi's skirt and rubbed it again.

After solving the hygiene problem, she was about to crawl out from under the table, but suddenly her face changed and she vomited again.

Yusi, who was vomited all over, screamed.

"Hey! Don't spit on me!"

"I'm sorry--ooh--!"

Yusi flapped his wings and tried to create some distance, but Missy, who couldn't stand losing, grabbed his legs tightly and rolled under the table together.

The scene can only be described as eye-sore.

This time it wasn't just one table of guests. More than a dozen tables nearby all moved their tables and ran away, leaving the battlefield empty for the two little demons.

Only the pig-headed brother who was knocked unconscious remained there.

I just don't know if he was really dizzy or just pretending to be dizzy...

Not far away, Shark Diao, Whale Luo and Xiao Wan, who were flapping their wings, were watching the show among the NPC little devil's team.

Looking at the empty arena, Shark said eagerly.

"Brother Whale! Let's try it too!"

She might not be able to win in other things, but she would never lose in eating! Whale Luonanbei rolled his eyes in annoyance.

"Try your head! I don't want to go around the streets looking for a toilet... and there's no benefit in winning."

"No benefit?" Shark was shocked. "I thought this was some hidden competition... Isn't it common? It's a small game at the celebration event. You can earn points and redeem the Demon King's mysterious prizes!"

"Maybe our demon king is a bit stingy... I'm also wondering, is this event all we can do except watch and eat? Or do players have to explore on their own?"

Jingluonanbei stroked his chin and fell into deep thought.

Xiao Wan, who was floating aside, stared at the little demons in the sky with a worried look on her face.

"How do you think the monsters were solved?"

"Solved?" Sha Diao looked at Xiao Wan and tilted his head in confusion.

Just as the three were talking, an adventurer at a long table not far away suddenly wiped his shiny forehead, looked up at the foggy sky and muttered.

"It's raining?"

The drunken mercenary nearby hooked his shoulder and said with a grin.

"What nonsense are you talking about? This is a maze, how can it rain?"

After saying that, he raised the cup in his hand and shouted at the waiter who was busy as a madman.

"Wine! Boss! I've finished my drink - eh? When did you refill my glass?"

Looking at the mercenaries that were sprayed out and the noisy banquet scene, Whale Fall and Shark Fall looked at each other with subtle expressions.

"Damn it... As a little devil, why do I feel like I've lost?"

"Well, I lost."

Xiao Wan: “……?”

Looking at the little demons who made a mess of the banquet without exception, Arakdo, who was busy eating, laughed at them rudely.

"Hahaha! How embarrassing!"

He always felt like something was missing if he didn't say this.

Sure enough, just after he blurted out this sentence, he felt that the bread and barbecue in the bowl became more delicious.

When some people are having fun, naturally others will be embarrassed.

As the king of the little demons, Sissi was forced to bear everything without exception.

Sitting on the raised chair, her expression was as if she was sitting on pins and needles. She kept changing her sitting position, but she still felt itchy.

Especially her colleagues from the night elves frequently cast critical glances at her, which made her feel humiliated as she tried hard to maintain her elegant demeanor in front of the Demon King.

Do these pointy-eared guys want to fight? !

She clenched her bean-sized fists in anger, but eventually loosened them and looked at the Demon King beside her in frustration.

"I am truly sorry, Lord Demon, my subordinates have gotten a little too carried away..."

Luo Yan said with a smile.

"It's okay. It's a rare day to celebrate. It's just a little prank. It's harmless. As long as they don't go too far, let them be!"

Who wants the little devils to be the heroes?

Those who have been pranked should just bear with it.

Anyway, no little devil dared to play a prank on him. On the contrary, he gained a lot of faith from the guests' anger that had nowhere to vent.

Speaking of which, I really miss it. Looking at the "bombers" whizzing in the sky, Luo Yan couldn't help but recall the days in the Demon King Academy.

In the past, he wanted to leave that place all the time, but when he really went to that faraway place, he began to miss the life there.

I wonder how Reverend Jeffrey is doing these days.

I'll go back and take a look after a while.

Looking at Luo Yan's half-smile, Xixi misunderstood and thought that the Demon King really did care about him, but just didn't say anything for her sake. Her depressed expression suddenly became even more ashamed.

"Thank you for your generous understanding. I will definitely discipline my subordinates strictly after I return..."

She emphasized the words "strict discipline" so much that the sentence seemed to contain some irresistible magic.

Feeling the overwhelming anger, Yusi and Missy, who were playing not far away, were suddenly startled and quickly shrank their necks to restrain their lawless nature.

"Missy! I have a bad feeling!"

"Me, me, me, let's fly farther away!"

"That's exactly what I meant!"

Feeling the Queen's wrath from the resonance of the magic web, the little demons flying over the banquet all scattered.

Watching the little demons flying in the sky go away, Tyrael, who had not said a word since the beginning of the banquet, picked up the napkin and wiped his mouth elegantly, then turned his gaze to the Demon King.

"I heard that you reached an agreement with humans?"

Those deep and sharp eyes were penetrating. Rather than being like the eyes of a hunter in the forest, they looked more like the misty forest itself.

Luo Yan could see some of his cunning, but not much.

After all, true cunning is not written on one's face, but is often hidden behind a harmless smile that is invisible to others.

In contrast, he was more concerned about the withered cane that Tyrael leaned against next to his chair.

He always felt that there seemed to be a pair of eyes full of wisdom hidden in those dry wrinkles.

"Yes, what's the problem?"

"Excuse me for being so presumptuous," Tyrael nodded slightly and said in a meticulous voice, "For such an important matter, don't you intend to consult with your subordinates before making a decision?"

"How arrogant," Sissi swayed the stone goblet, narrowing her eyes slightly, with a hint of danger in her lazy gaze, "Are you questioning the decision of the Demon King?"

"I have no intention of questioning, I am just expressing reasonable doubts," Tyrael looked at Sissi expressionlessly, and continued in a steady voice, "I think that reasonable advice is what a minister should do. Doesn't the Nightmare Land care about the future of the maze?"

"Nightmare Land supports all decisions made by the Demon King, both now and in the future."

Facing Tyrael's questioning, Sissi casually stated her position, and then suddenly as if she had thought of something, her bright red lips slightly raised.

"Tyrael, stop pretending. Why didn't you have so many problems when Reggie Dragun was here? Were you no longer his subjects then?"

Many pairs of eyes turned to her, and many night elves had anger in their eyes.

Facing those murderous gazes, Sissi could no longer suppress the mocking expression on her lips, and her fangs were faintly revealed.

"I was right. You are a guy who fears power but not morality."

"You guy..." Shirley stood up with her eyes wide open and clenched her right hand into a fist.

"Shirley!"

Tyrael scolded his daughter and used his authority to force her back to sit on the chair. Then he looked at the Demon King and nodded slightly.

"Please forgive my daughter's rudeness... and if my expression is offensive, please forgive me."

Luo Yan smiled faintly and spoke in a casual voice.

"It's okay. Your concerns are understandable. I was planning to hold a meeting after the banquet, but since you brought it up, let's talk about it here."

After a pause, he continued.

"To be precise, what I reached with the humans on the surface was not an agreement, but a tacit understanding."

"tacit agreement?"

Like Charles, Tyrell also expressed confusion, and Sissi, who was puzzled by the word, also looked at him.

Putting down the wine glass in his hand, Luo Yan spoke in a chatty tone.

"To put it simply, it is to make the uncontrolled war proceed under a certain order..."

It is impossible to stop a war that has lasted for thousands of years. Not to mention that humans are unwilling to do so, the demons cannot accept it either.

However, on the other hand, although both sides are unwilling to cease fire, they have suffered enough from the war and realize that continuing to fight will not benefit anyone.

As a result, both sides have the need to reduce the intensity of the war, and this creates room for bargaining.

Luo Yan spent about ten minutes laying out the consensus reached between him and the future supreme commander of Leiming County.

After listening to the concept of "Glorious War", Sissi's eyes immediately lit up and she said with a sly smile.

“Isn’t this good?”

I didn’t expect that the Demon King had such a trick and actually corrupted the future high-ranking officials of the Trident Knights!

Even more than that!

Using the pass to trick adventurers into giving up their vows to defeat the demon king, and then luring them into depravity step by step... This is simply too evil! Obviously, Xixi didn't really understand what Luo Yan did, but from her own perspective, there was actually nothing wrong with it.

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The bottom line is broken step by step.

If an adventurer dares to say today that he is not here to defeat the Demon King, he will dare to live a careless life tomorrow, and the day after tomorrow he may end up working for the Demon King.

It is for this reason that, from a human perspective, any compromise agreement with the devil is a blasphemy.

This is indeed the case.

If they had not fought side by side, if their faith had not been shaken by the betrayal of Knight Commander Mel... Charles, who graduated from a seminary, would never have agreed to these conditions.

It's not just Sissi.

After listening to Luo Yan's narration, Tyrael's face showed a hint of surprise. He obviously didn't expect that this new Demon King was so good at playing with people's hearts.

"If that's the case, I have no objection... But there is one thing I want to ask you. What about those forces deep in the maze?"

"No big deal."

Picking up the wine glass on the table and taking a sip, Luo Yan said in a matter-of-fact tone.

"They didn't show up when we needed them the most, and now they have to bear the consequences."

The emotionless voice made Tyrael and other night elves feel a little cold in their hearts.

When they came to their senses, a bloodless blade had already passed by them.

The sharp edge was just a little bit away from touching their scalps.

"The second meaning of the existence of Misty Town is to drive out wolves and devour tigers."

"The reason why I set up a safe zone on the fourth floor of the maze is to transfer the adventurers on the first four floors to the lower floors."

…

To celebrate this hard-earned victory, everyone tried their best...even if some people used more force than necessary.

The survivors of Misty Town generously took out food from their own homes and their neighbors, the night elves of the Grey Wind Tribe took out their treasured wines, and the little demons played a role similar to that of court jesters... taking on the fun and unnecessary pranks of the entire banquet.

As for the majority of players who played the role of skeleton soldiers, they were sensible and consciously took out their mobile phones to order takeout.

Although some unwilling guys tried to force it down their mouths, the end result was that it all spilled out through their ribs.

It is shameful to waste food.

They soon received a warning from the system.

[Server Announcement: Please cherish food! Don't waste it! If you are found abandoning food, you will be punished by deducting ghost money according to the market price! ]

Looking at the pop-up window that appeared in front of him, Hu Wan said with a depressed look on his face.

"Now I can't even get rid of my urge to talk."

Yi Ye Zhi Qiu who was sitting next to him smiled.

“Although I can’t eat, it’s good to experience the local customs and culture.”

Listening to the adventurers' conversations, he learned a lot about this world.

Thunder County is located in the upper right corner of the Whirlpool Sea. It is just a corner of the human world, and the entire Whirlpool Sea is like an enlarged version of the Mediterranean Sea. In addition to the territories directly under the jurisdiction of the empire, there are many large and small kingdoms, principalities and city-states along the coast.

Not just a human kingdom.

The dwarves, elves, ratmen, ogres, even orcs, goblins, goblins, etc. in this world... they all have their own unique culture, and on this basis, they have formed their own countries or tribes.

In short, this world is bigger than he imagined.

Much more than just a maze!

"What a waste of time," Hu Wan shook his head and stretched his newly repaired bones, "I might as well go level up."

Looking at this restless guy, Yiye Zhiqiu couldn't help but tease him.

"You are too curly."

Hu Wan glanced at him sideways.

"How dare you say that!"

It would be fine if others said he was unrestrained, but this unrestrained king said he was unbearable.

It was the first time for him to see individual players working so hard!

Right next to the two of them, the people from Long Xing Tian Xia were also sitting at a table.

Looking at the dazzling array of tributes but not knowing where to start, Long Xingbaili's face was filled with envy, jealousy and hatred.

"Damn it, I'm already regretting this! I should have changed my job to become a lizardman with the boss!"

It's too uncomfortable to only be able to look but not eat! [Failed Eel] and [Failed Dirty Eel] were feasting on the table. When they heard Brother Baili's complaints, they took the time to express their condolences.

"It's okay bro! We'll eat it for you!"

"That's right! Aaaaaah! This barbecue is really good!"

"Juejuezi!"

Long Xing Baili: "I'll kill you! I'll starve you to death! %￥#@%!"

Long Xing Qianli glanced at the furious Baili and couldn't help but complain.

"Isn't it just skipping a meal? What can't you eat in real life?"

Long Xingbaili shook his head, looked up at the sky and sighed.

"Can it be the same? Is there dragon meat in reality?"

Long Xingqianli was speechless.

“…There isn’t one here either.”

The Lizardmen and the Skeleton Soldiers do not share the same joys and sorrows.

While Qianli and Baili were staring at the table full of tributes and unable to eat anything, Long Xing Wanli was drinking and eating meat with gulps of wine.

"Hahahaha! It feels so good! It feels so damn good!"

In real life, if you eat a little more, you're afraid of high uric acid, but in the game, you can eat as much as you want without any scruples. It's so cool! He dares to bet.

This realistic cooking system alone is enough to make this game popular all over the world! Long Xing Wanli drank tons of beer while the cross crack on his stomach was still leaking water, and soon it was all over the floor.

Seeing this, several skeleton soldiers nearby immediately clicked the report button with jealous eyes.

"There's someone wasting food here!"

"Report! We must report!"

What a hero fears most is a villain.

Looking at that group of skeleton soldiers who were jealous of others, Long Xing Wanli suddenly panicked.

"What the hell?! How is this considered a waste?! Damn it, wait! I'm going out there to give myself away!"

After saying that, he took off his equipment and threw it to his teammates, then rushed out of the town to look for monsters that were not picky eaters.

The [Ayanami Little Devil] floating in the sky had a sudden idea.

"Wait, if I keep dying, can I keep eating?"

Le Le on the side couldn't help but burst out laughing.

"Are you crazy?"

Even though they just ate the whole banquet, not all the Demon King's soldiers were gluttons.

In addition to the players who were busy eating and watching others eat, there were also some players who were capable of doing big things and had never stopped since the banquet began.

After diluting the gunpowder collected from the human soldiers according to the calculated ratio, it was poured into a conical paper tube along with the ground metal powder in a chemical pool, made into a simple firecracker, which was inserted into the tallest bell tower in the town.

Following the order to ignite the fire, a green light shot up from the bell tower and exploded into alternating red and green fireworks in the air.

Looking at the sparks flickering in the sky, everyone at the banquet showed surprised expressions, even the night elves sitting in the corner.

Like elves, they naturally like beautiful things...especially new and strange things they have never seen before.

Shirley looked up at the sky with her mouth shaped into an O shape and couldn't help but exclaim in admiration.

“So beautiful!”

It's not just Shirley.

Sarah, who was sitting not far away, did the same, looking at the sky with shining eyes and her furry cat ears shaking.

"Is it magic?" Tyrael muttered to himself, then shook his head, "...It seems not."

With her chin lazily resting on the back of her hand, the slightly tipsy Sissi stared at the fireworks in the sky, a hint of fascination rising in her scarlet eyes.

"Master Demon, look up in the sky... there are stars."

"Yes, I saw it, but it wasn't a star, it was a firework."

Luo Yan probably had guessed which player's idea it was, and a knowing smile appeared on his face.

It seems that guy is still somewhat useful.

Not all the work is bad.

At the same time, under the bell tower, the triumphant brother Yikou was bathed in the cheers of his "little brothers".

Gou Shi: "Oh my god! That's awesome, bro!"

Knowledge explosion: "6666!"

He drank the chemical pool in one gulp and chuckled, saying modestly without any humility.

"Keep a low profile! It's just basic operations."

Not far from the skeletons, a lonely ghost was floating under the eaves, staring at the fireworks blooming in the sky in disbelief.

At first he thought it was magic.

However, as the sparks fell, he was shocked to find that he could not feel the power of magic at all!

"How, how did you do this?!"

When I heard that ignorant voice, I swallowed the chemical pool in one gulp. Even without translating Crystal, I could guess what he was surprised about.

Although people in this world know how to use gunpowder, it seems that the so-called ability to use it was taught to them by someone, so that most people just know how to use it but cannot truly control this power.

"This is called fireworks! You ignorant fellow."

Hearing the sound coming from the crystal on the skeleton's neck, Miranda looked at the skeleton soldier in surprise and said in astonishment.

"Wait—you can talk?"

He drank the chemical pool in one gulp and smiled proudly.

"Hey, are you startled?"

Miranda nodded subtly.

But in comparison, he was more concerned about another thing——

"That 'firework'...how does the flame change color? Can you tell me?"

Looking at the ghost whose face was full of curiosity, he said with a gulp of chemical pool smell.

"Have you heard of the flame reaction?"

Miranda shook her head and looked at him excitedly.

"I'd like to hear more details!!"

The evening breeze was quiet and peaceful, and the banquet was gradually coming to an end.

And beyond that quiet and peaceful atmosphere, pairs of brass-colored pupils were hiding beneath the mist-covered forest, cruelly staring at the noisy banquet scene.

There is more than just greed in those bloodthirsty eyes.

There was also a hint of disbelief.

Human?

Demon King?

These guys actually celebrated together.

Watching the lizardman zombies rushing towards the depths of the forest, the two green-skinned hunks glanced at each other, and coincidentally saw a look of vigilance in each other's pupils.

This bargain doesn't seem so easy to get.

"The hunt is canceled!"

"We must go back and report to the king!"

(End of this chapter)