Chapter 124 is simply a moving gold mine!

The battle was over quickly.

Faced with the tide of Skeleton Bombers, the Clay Golems of the Rock and Earth Soul Tribe were beaten without any chance to fight back.

Because before they could fight back, those newbies holding the bombs turned into a scorching meteor with a "bang! bang! bang!"

The terrifying power not only destroyed the clay golem blocking the cave entrance, but even the entire illegally built cave was almost collapsed by this group of fanatical skeleton soldiers.

However, the players were very happy with this and did not care about their lives! After all, for them, it was simply free contribution and experience!

If the battle hadn't ended too quickly and the resurrection point and equipment depot were not too far from the battlefield, they would have wanted to come back to play again after they were alive! Seeing that the warriors and children of the Stone Soul Tribe were about to be crushed to ashes by the minions of the Demon King, the "Moving Man" who had not taken the Demon King seriously at all a few minutes ago finally realized what evil and cruelty were.

In desperation, the humiliating voice finally came from the cave.

"Enough! We surrender! You win!"

Hearing the humiliation in that voice, Luo Yan laughed and said in a cold tone.

"I have to agree if you surrender?"

Fudo was speechless for a moment.

"Then, then what do you want me to do!?"

Luo Yan said expressionlessly.

"At least let me see your sincerity in surrendering."

Fudo: "For example?"

for example?

Luo Yan touched his chin. To be honest, he hadn’t thought it through yet.

Before coming here, he only made two plans: either these rebels would turn back and surrender, or he would just treat them as miners. He had never thought of the third possibility.

The clay golem actually gained self-awareness, and also possessed species awareness and fear of death...

This in itself is a very strange thing.

"Arakdo, what do you think is better?" At times like this, the treacherous minister's opinion is needed. Luo Yan touched the big spider's head.

The most intelligent general of the Shadow Weaver Nest immediately offered advice.

"It's very simple, Lord Demon! Let that rotten stone called Fudo come to you and confess his crime in person! Then demote those rotten stones who dared to oppose you into slaves! I think my construction team should be able to use them!"

That's a good idea.

Looking at the cave in front of him leisurely, Luo Yan shouted at Budong who was suppressing his anger.

"You have heard the opinions of my subordinates. What is your response now?"

A long silence filled the cave. Luo Yan waited for a while, but still received no response, so he raised his hand and prepared to order a second round of attack.

Just at this moment, a shaking tremor came from the depths of the cave, and a five-meter-tall rock giant slowly walked out of the darkness.

Each step he took seemed unusually heavy, as if it was going to cause the ground to collapse.

Due to his huge body, the spacious cave could hardly accommodate him. He could only bend his waist to the limit to walk out of the cave.

No wonder Reggie Dragun didn't bring him along.

Getting this thing to the surface would probably be harder than letting Queen Arachnos of Shadow Weaver's Lair see the sun.

Youyou floated to Luo Yan's side and spoke in a low voice.

"Master Demon! There is actually a soul in its body! And it is bronze level!"

Hearing this, Luo Yan looked at the big guy twice more.

He was only a bronze? With the physical and magical resistance almost written on his face, he had no doubt that this guy could fight a silver-level swordsman alone...if there was enough space for him to do so.

Under the gazes of the clay golems, their king slowly bent down, with his knees as towering as mountains touching the ground.

With his rock-like head lowered, Budong hid the humiliation and anger on his face and spoke in a muffled voice.

"I beg you to forgive our arrogance and disrespect, Lord Demon. Your Majesty, I can swear on my soul that the Rock and Earth Soul Clan has no intention of betraying Hell or the Labyrinth. We are just -"

"You just think I'm unworthy of being your lord, right?"

Luo Yan raised his chin slightly, looked down at his head with cold eyes, and said in a nonchalant voice, "I'm not interested in listening to the excuses you made up for betrayal, nor do I care."

After saying that, he raised his right hand.

Seeing this, Budong was horrified and said quickly.

"Please, please wait a moment! It's our fault... We betrayed Hell, please forgive us, we won't dare to do it again!"

As he spoke, he raised his broad palm, signaling the clay golems behind him to give up resistance and kneel on the ground like him.

Luo Yan did not move, but just spoke expressionlessly.

"Just that?"

The mountain-like giant made a rock-grinding sound, just like the creaking of a millstone pulled by a donkey.

After a moment, he said in a low and hoarse voice.

"The Rock and Earth Soul Tribe...is willing to pledge our loyalty to you! From now on, we will become your most loyal servants!"

That's about right.

A trace of satisfaction finally showed on Luo Yan's face. He waved his hand to signal the summoned skeleton soldiers to put away their weapons, and at the same time, a pop-up window announcing the victory of the battle was sent to the players.

Looking at the rewards that had arrived, the skeleton soldiers, who either arrived late or had not had time to die, immediately began to beat their chests and stamp their feet and cry out.

"saute!!!"

“What a bummer!!!”

"I haven't even started the fire yet!"

"Brother, is it too late?!"

"It seems like it's too late...to change to green name."

"%￥#@!"

There was also someone who had been dead for more than an hour and had just returned from the resurrection point carrying corpses and explosives. This trip was in vain.

The creaking sounds of ghosts and wolves howling echoed throughout the cave, but they were particularly harsh in the hearts of the clay golems.

Enduring the humiliation of the victor, Budong lowered his head in humiliation... Although Luo Yan felt that this guy must have misunderstood something.

But whether it was a misunderstanding or not, Luo Yan didn't care whether these clay golems were loyal to him from the bottom of their hearts.

Anyway, the worst result is just being used as a mine, so there is no loss to the cemetery.

But then again, after listening to Youyou's words, Luo Yan had one more thought in his mind.

Why does the clay golem have a soul? He wants to find out what is going on.

"I hope you remember what I said today. You won't get a second chance. If something like this happens again, the Earth Dragon Clan, which has already been reduced to ashes, will be your fate."

Looking at the surrendered Immovable Man, Luo Yan threw out this meaningful warning.

Almost at the same time as he finished speaking, a nimble black shadow landed next to Arakdo who was sitting under his seat.

He didn't need to look to know that it was Sarah who had returned.

I saw two blood-stained daggers inserted in the leather holster at her waist.

In her right hand she held a pair of severed pointed ears, and in her left hand she held a small goblin. She looked up at the Demon King with sharp eyes, like a cat carrying a mouse back to its owner to seek credit.

The little fellow she was holding by the neck was terrified and trembling, with a puddle of waxy yellow hair hanging on his pants.

"Well done, put the little guy down... and throw away those ears too, we won't need them."

Looking at the pair of cat ears that were shaking with joy because of the praise, Luo Yan smiled and nodded, then looked at the goblin thrown to the ground by Sarah and continued.

"You are that Ke? What's your name?..."

“Za, za za…”

"Scumbag, huh? That's in line with your temperament," Luo Yan continued with a half-smile as he looked at the goblin that was almost scared out of his wits. "I just heard you say that the teleportation array in the maze had been wiped out a long time ago... What's going on?"

The scumbag stammered with a look of fear on his face.

"No, I didn't wipe it."

Luo Yan continued slowly.

"I know it wasn't you who wiped it. What I'm asking is who did it, and which level of the maze did it."

When saying this, Luo Yan's voice carried a hint of murderous intent, which made the trembling scum almost lose control of his pants.

"I, I don't know! I really don't know!" Feeling the murderous gaze from the side, Zha Zha screamed, "It was all said by our boss! He said that the four surviving demon generals of Reggie Dragun have ruled the lower level of the maze! They agreed on the areas they controlled, and then wiped out the teleportation array in the maze! As for the teleportation array on the upper level of the maze, maybe it was wiped out by them, or maybe it was wiped out by our boss!"

Luo Yan interrogated in a stern tone.

"Who's your boss?"

Zha Zha said in a shrill voice as if he was about to cry.

"Karsen Skullcrusher! The ogre from the dimensional desert! The ruler of the Blood Arena! The leader of the Skullcrusher tribe! Zaza... We can't do anything about it. He is too powerful. We can only obey him!"

When he said this, the goblin's face showed a flattering expression again, and he complained with tears and snot.

"Demon, Lord Demon... To be honest, we... We have actually been waiting for your return! Those ogres do not take Lord Demon seriously at all. Not only do they treat us as servants and cannon fodder, they also use us as food reserves... We, we have a very hard life under their rule!"

Luo Yan laughed in his heart.

Three minutes ago he didn't realize how miserable this guy was. Isn't it comfortable to ride on the backs of a bunch of stupid rotten stones?

At this time, Fudo, who was kneeling on the ground, seemed to finally come to his senses and realized that he and his people were being used by the rulers of the fifth layer.

The mountain giant slowly raised his head, glared at the goblin messenger, and growled in an angry voice.

"Wait, what do you mean by not taking the Demon God seriously? Didn't you tell me that the Skull Crusher Tribe is the Demon God's true servant? This is not what we agreed on—"

"Shut up, I didn't give you permission to talk."

Luo Yan shut the mountain giant's mouth with a word, looked down at the goblin crawling on the ground at Arakdo's feet and continued speaking.

"What are the Four Demon Generals?"

The goblin continued stutteringly.

"I don't know their names! I only know that they are the real masters of the maze - bah! What I mean is, they are rebellious warlords! They completely betrayed the trust of His Majesty the Demon God! Oh, and I also heard that they want to kill you! They bribed the humans in Thunder City and drew the teleportation array near the Adventurer's Guild in Thunder City!"

The truth finally came to light.

Except for the fifth floor which was occupied by ogres, the sixth to eighteenth floors of the maze were all in the hands of the four surviving "demon generals".

These four demon generals constitute the ecosystem of warlord separatism in the maze.

At the same time, they also colluded with humans on the surface and attempted to murder the new devil sent by Hell.

At present, Luo Yan is not clear about the names of these four demon generals, nor whether they are related to Reggie Dragun's family.

But there is no rush for this.

He would always meet them.

Looking at the shivering goblin, Luo Yan pronounced his fate.

"Octo, take him to the dungeon of the Demon King's territory."

Octo grinned grimly and clasped his hands together to accept the order.

"Yes, sir!"

Looking at the goblin being taken away, Fudo was about to say something, but due to the Demon King's previous order, he dared not open his mouth and could only stay where he was in silence.

As the goblin was taken away, the demon king riding on the spider's back finally looked at him and asked in a majestic voice.

"What is your relationship with the rebels on the fifth floor?"

Fudo was silent for a moment, then spoke slowly.

"Those ogres claimed to be the most loyal followers of the demon god. After the death of His Majesty Reggie Dragun, they came to us and proposed an alliance to defend the labyrinth from the hands of humans. We agreed to their request and we were allies for a time, but now it seems that this is just wishful thinking on our part."

Luo Yan looked at him and continued to ask.

“How do you work together?”

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Fudo answered.

"They provide us with charcoal, magic crystals, and other things we need in exchange for our excrement."

Luo Yan raised his eyebrows slightly.

"charcoal?"

Fudo nodded slowly.

"Yes, that is one of our foods and can provide us with abundant energy."

Luo Yan continued to ask.

"What else do you usually eat?"

Fudo continued.

"Coal, soil - especially soil rich in bioclasts. And, of course, the most important thing is magma, the hotter the better."

Luo Yan looked at him in surprise and said.

“Is there magma here?”

Fudo nodded and replied.

"There is a lava pool deep in our lair. When His Majesty Reggie Dragun was still here, one of our jobs was to monitor it and prevent the magma from suddenly becoming active and pouring into the labyrinth."

The crustal movement near the Wanren Mountains is frequent, especially near the northeast coast of the Whirlpool Sea.

High-temperature silicate lava often contains rich minerals, and Luo Yan speculated that the excrement of these clay golems should contain rich metal resources. The ogre tribe relies on these metal resources to forge weapons or produce other alchemical equipment.

In this case, the characteristics of the Rock and Earth Soul Tribe can complement those of the mole people in Iron Fang City.

Exchange of defense?

It always feels a bit heavy.

At this moment, Fudo had no idea what the intriguing expression on the face of the new young demon king meant.

Luo Yan looked at the clay giant that was as big as a mountain and asked the last question, which was also the one he was most curious about.

"There's one thing I don't understand. How did you gain self-awareness?"

Fudo shook his head and said in a deep voice.

"We don't know either. It happened suddenly one day. Many clay golems, including me, suddenly realized that we were different from other clay golems. As for us who have awakened our self-awareness, His Majesty Reggie Dragun generously took us in and gave us this area on the third floor of the maze for us to recuperate..."

In addition, Fudo also talked a lot about their tribe.

For example, their way of reproduction, their living habits and so on.

After telling these things, the majestic mountain giant was silent for a long time, and finally asked the question that he was most concerned about.

"What are you going to do with us?"

Luo Yan spoke without thinking.

"As my men have said, some of your people will be reduced to slavery until you prove your loyalty."

Having said this, he paused for a moment and continued.

"In addition, from now on, your name will be 'Stone Men'. I will treat you differently from the mindless clay golems. As for what your tribe is called, it's up to you. Apart from ensuring your faith and loyalty, I will not interfere too much in your internal affairs."

Hearing this half-joyful, half-sad verdict, Fudo sighed softly and lowered his head respectfully in front of the demon king who was much younger than him.

"Thank you for your kindness."

The winner takes it all.

Since they lost, they can only accept their fate.

He had no choice but to be grateful for the Demon King's mercy.

…

It’s different from when we conquered the gecko clan.

Since the Rock and Earth Soul Tribe are all "stone men", Luo Yan cannot use their corpses to summon corpses to place his own spies, so he can only give them a high degree of autonomy and send acolytes from the Gecko Clan to be responsible for their education.

Fortunately, in addition to the Rock and Earth Soul Tribe, the third level of the maze also has the Iron Fang City composed of mole people, who can keep an eye on them for us.

After completing the occupation of the Rock and Earth Soul Tribe, Luo Yan immediately notified Iron Tooth City and asked its chief Zhuangzhuang to arrange hundreds of moles pushing carts to transport the "clay mine" that was originally intended to be delivered to the fifth-level ogre tribe back to Iron Tooth City.

At the same time, Luo Yan also gave instructions to Arakdo, asking it to take a group of cave spiders to pull some of the coal that was about to explode in the Demon Lord's warehouse to Iron Fang City as a trade item for future transactions with the Rock and Earth Soul Tribe.

Rather than unilateral exploitation, he prefers mutual benefit and win-win results.

Even the tribes he conquered by force.

Luo Yan believed that as time went by, the stone people of the Rock and Earth Soul would sooner or later realize that following him was not a bad idea.

It's even more comfortable than working with the ogre tribe.

Apart from anything else, the thing that the cemetery has the most is coal mines, which are piled up in the warehouses of the Demon King's territory and cannot be used up at all.

On the other hand, after learning that the Demon King had conquered the Clay Golem's tribe, Ironfang City Chief Zhuangzhuang, in addition to expressing his admiration, actually took the initiative to offer advice.

"Dear Demon King! Your most loyal servant has an idea that will make those clay golems never dare to betray you!"

Looking at Zhuangzhuang standing next to Bond, Luo Yan, who was inspecting Tieya City, smiled and said casually.

"Oh? Do you have any ideas?"

Zhuangzhuang chuckled and gestured with his fat palms.

"It's very simple! The bodies of those stone men are natural carving materials. You only need to carve some dark characters on their necks, which can be activated remotely! In this way, if they dare to resist you, you can kill them all with just a thought!"

As he spoke, he also made a gesture of wiping his neck.

Luo Yan looked at the little guy in surprise. He didn't expect that there was such a vicious plan in that little head.

But by the standards of hell, there doesn't seem to be anything to complain about.

Luo Yan weighed the issue for a while and said.

"I can't use it for the time being, but I will let you help me when I need you."

Hearing the answer from the Demon King, Zhuangzhuang showed a slightly regretful expression on his face, but he still bowed respectfully and said.

"As long as you give the order, Iron Tooth City is always willing to serve you!"

At this time, a group of mole people pushed carts and trotted in from the entrance of Ironfang City.

The cart was filled with the metabolic products of the stone people.

As Luo Yan expected, these large and small stones loaded in the two-wheeled cart were indeed silicate ores rich in metal minerals.

Among them, iron and aluminum minerals are the main ones.

In addition, there are small amounts of copper and even gold and silver!

No wonder the ogre tribe on the fifth floor had to skip the fourth floor and come to the third floor to do business with these stupid stone men.

These guys are simply a group of living gold mines! And what surprised Luo Yan was not just this.

A group of mole men turned over the ore, spread it on the ground, and sorted it into different categories, preparing to transport it to the newly built blast furnace to be smelted together with coal.

At this moment, a mole man suddenly held a piece of serpentine-patterned phlogopite peridotite in his hand and screamed.

"Diamonds! There are diamonds in it!"

Hearing the sharp shout, Zhuangzhuang, who was standing next to Bond, was startled and ran up using his hands and feet in surprise.

"Where?! Where are the diamonds?!"

Collecting colorful stones is one of the few hobbies of the Mole People, and this is inherited from their former masters, the dwarves.

Especially diamonds.

This thing can carve inscriptions on any rock or even metal, so it is particularly popular among the mole people.

Zhuangzhuang came closer and found a layer of fine diamonds as dense as sweat beads on the surface of the yellow and gray peridotite! Although the quality of these diamonds was average, just a few fine particles, but as the saying goes, if you have one, you will have two.

Hearing that there were diamonds hidden in this pile of rotten stones, a group of mole people immediately came into action, pounced on it excitedly, and even fought over a few broken stones.

Looking at the chaotic scene, Luo Yan's face was full of surprise. He didn't expect that the stone men could absorb minerals from the magma and have this ability?! This must be studied!

Due to the harsh formation conditions, diamonds are extremely precious treasures even in the mineral-rich Magic City.

Not to mention the surface, where mineral resources cannot catch up with those of the underground world, and treasures like diamonds are monopolized by the dwarves living in the Wanren Mountains. Only in the New World are there a few diamond mines in the hands of humans.

In this world where spirit can influence material things, the meaning contained in jewelry such as diamonds and gold is far more than just wealth.

As symbols of wealth and power, they have embodied certain natural beliefs since they were discovered by human society.

In addition to silver, which is endowed with the properties of repelling and destroying demons by religion, the more precious something is in people's subjective perception, the stronger the "magical properties" it is endowed with.

This characteristic is found in rare gems, diamonds, jade, gold, crystal, brass, amber, agate, etc. Therefore, people in this world have the habit of inlaying diamonds and gems on weapons and accessories, not only to show off wealth and status, but also to store magic power that is not used temporarily.

In a sense, this is the same behavior as the demons collecting the power of faith by scaring humans, but the method and target of collection are different.

Luo Yan had studied this a long time ago and found out that the so-called faith crystals were actually just quartz crystals that had been blessed by the temple.

Looking at the mole people who were usually afraid of death but were now fighting for a few diamonds, Luo Yan signaled Bond to draw his sword and knock on the ground.

Hearing the crisp clanging sound, the mole people who were fighting with each other suddenly calmed down and looked at the devil in fear.

At Luo Yan's signal, Bond stepped forward and pulled Zhuangzhuang, who had several tufts of hair pulled out, out of the rat pack.

Looking at the shivering mole people, Luo Yan spoke in a majestic voice.

"That's enough! These diamonds belong to me!"

"If I find out that someone has taken my treasure without my permission, I will make him eat the whole stone in front of me!"

(End of this chapter)