Chapter 149 Inspection
The banquet was coming to an end.
Goron, who was drunk and red in the face, seemed to finally remember that he had forgotten to ask something important, so he burped and said.
"...Speaking of which, there is one thing I don't understand. Isn't there a teleportation array in your territory - the great cemetery?"
Luo Yan said.
"That's not the case. What's the matter?"
Goron touched the back of his bald head and said embarrassedly.
"Nothing, I just find it strange. Since there is a teleportation array, why don't you fly there directly, but take a detour through me? Of course, I welcome you to come often."
Although he forgets things when he drinks too much, Goron is not really confused. He does have some scheming in his mind, but he is not as shrewd as the demons in the Magic City.
He had received news from the Ministry of Internal Affairs that the Demon King was going to pass by his place, so he called a meeting with his advisers.
Although they were drunk at the meeting, that's a story for later. Anyway, they came to a conclusion - the Demon City hadn't sent an envoy for so long that they doubted the sincerity of their faith. So they asked the Demon King, who happened to be returning to his territory, to stop by and take a look.
Goron touched his conscience and said that he was not a devout believer. If he could not stand the habits of the dwarves, he would not have fallen to the point of shaving his head.
However, he had no other choice in the entire underground world except the Demon God's family. In order to get the protection of hell, he still had to pretend.
This is also one of the reasons why he is so enthusiastic about Luo Yan.
Looking at Goron who was asking questions indirectly, Luo Yan was slightly stunned and spoke in an uncertain tone.
"Didn't the Ministry of Internal Affairs tell you about the situation?"
Goron looked at him in confusion.
"Situation? What situation?"
"Regarding the Chaos invasion," Luo Yan coughed softly and explained as he looked at the stunned Goron, "Due to various reasons, a Chaos Gate appeared in my territory... I went back this time to resolve this matter."
After he finished speaking, Goron did not react at all, but just sat there motionless.
Different from the demons in the Demon City.
When almost all the demons heard the word Chaos Gate, their faces changed slightly, as if they were facing a formidable enemy!
Looking at the calm leader of Disaster Castle, Luo Yan was admiring this guy's ability to remain calm in the face of danger, but the next second he heard a pretentious snoring sound.
"snort……"
Gronn Cyborg, who had his head buried, actually started snoring on the spot, while the Hell Dwarves sitting around him seemed not to notice and continued to eat and drink loudly.
Luo Yan didn't expect them to send troops to help, but he didn't expect that the respected Lord of Disaster Castle would be so shameless.
really--
He still overestimated these guys.
"In fact, the situation is not that bad, and this is not the first time we have encountered this thing." Luo Yan put down his wine glass and sighed softly, and then said, "If I was not absolutely sure, I would not have given up the good life in the Magic City and come back here."
This sentence seems to be quite convincing, and it also inadvertently reveals that the identity of this demon king in the Demon City is not simple.
After sneezing, Goron finally woke up and gave Luo Yan an embarrassed smile, as if he had fallen asleep accidentally.
"Haha, sorry my friend, I just accidentally fell asleep... Where were we talking about? Oh, Chaos, damn Chaos... We are old enemies with that thing."
…
After the banquet, Luo Yan declined Goron Cyborg's invitation to stay for a few days, and left the territory of the Disaster Castle with Ork and thousands of goblins.
The Demon King's Territory cannot do without the Demon King, especially at this critical juncture, he really has no time to relax.
After walking along the tunnel, Luo Yan confirmed that no one was following him, and then he took his subordinates who had just set out not long ago to find a cave nearby to set up camp.
Looking at the demon king who ordered the camp to be set up, Oak asked with a puzzled look on his face.
"Master Demon, why don't we just live in the castle of the hell dwarves? It doesn't seem too far from here..."
He didn't dare to question the Demon King's decision, but felt that doing so seemed a bit unnecessary.
Luo Yan replied casually.
"We are just pretending to borrow the passage from the Calamity Castle. After all, some things are hard to explain, and it is not convenient for the Magic City to know."
As he spoke, Luo Yan took out tools from the suitcase and drew a standard circle on the ground as the base of the teleportation array.
Seeing the actions of the Demon Lord, Oak was stunned at first, and suddenly a surprised expression appeared on his face.
"Are you planning to go back via the teleportation array?"
"It's us," Luo Yan, who was drawing the teleportation array, corrected Ouke's statement without even looking up, "This place is hundreds of kilometers away from the cemetery. I don't have time to take you on a hundred-kilometer mountain road."
Oak's eyes instantly turned into horror.
“But, but…”
Luo Yan was too lazy to talk nonsense and shut him up with just one sentence.
"Not so many buts. Just do whatever I tell you to do."
Although Goron was not a very kind guy, he was too embarrassed to mention the expenses of the teleportation array, so the magic crystals allocated to Luo Yan by the Demon King Management Department were silently kept by the latter.
Based on the amount of magic crystals used by the "Crown of Malice" mercenary group when using the teleportation array, this batch of magic crystals is enough to pay for the rest of the journey.
After drawing the teleportation array, Luo Yan cast a spell to activate the magic array in front of the goblins' terrified gazes, and then drove them to the front of the teleportation array.
"Hurry up! Get in now!"
Faced with the Demon King's urging, even if the goblins were extremely reluctant, they had no choice but to step into the teleportation array with the intention of heading to the execution ground.
After a dizzying jolt, the goblins that passed through the portal fell like dumplings onto the teleportation array at the end of the subspace channel.
To their surprise, what came into their sight was not an unknown chaotic wasteland, but an ancient castle that looked quite decent.
How strange!
Didn't they say that the Chaos Gate would hijack the subspace channel? Why didn't it have any effect?! Ouke stared in astonishment, looking around in disbelief, but saw a familiar figure here.
"Hey, long time no see." Miranda, floating in the air, waved at him and greeted him with a shy smile.
Not only the Demon Lord's researchers! There are also giant spiders and cat ears here!
Ouke exclaimed.
"What's going on?! Could it be that... you solved the impact of the Chaos Gate on the Warp Channel?!"
"Not really, I'm not that great," Miranda smiled sheepishly and said modestly, "But I have made some other progress in my research."
Oak looked at him in confusion, unable to understand.
"Then why are we—"
"Because this is not a cemetery at all, but the planet Kao."
There was a flash of emerald green light, and Luo Yan, who was at the end of the queue, also passed through the portal and stepped onto the hard stone floor before the passage closed.
"That's right!" Looking at the confused Ork, Miranda said with a smile, "Welcome to the outpost fortress of the planet Kao. This is the first colony we established in the Chaos World."
"Colonization... of the chaotic... world?" Oak's eyes widened in surprise, his jaw almost dropped to the ground, and he couldn't close it for a long time.
If this is not a joke, then isn't a terrifying evil spirit looking down at them from above their heads?
Looking at Ork's frightened expression, Miranda knew that he was overthinking, just like the orc mercenaries who had just arrived.
"It's not as exaggerated as you think. Although the corruption of Chaos is everywhere, it cannot directly affect us. It's just like the Demon God Bayeli and Saint Sith. There are very few people who have actually seen them. They can only affect a few 'chosen ones' who face them directly... I don't know if you can understand what I mean."
After all, Oak is not an ordinary goblin, but a slave who has done odd jobs under the magician of Xuebang. In other words, he is a graduate student.
After he calmed down, he immediately understood what Miranda meant, and his frightened look was replaced by pure surprise.
"I see……"
Miranda said with a sunny smile.
"It's amazing, isn't it? By the way, these are not the only things I discovered..."
Just as a ghost and a goblin were discussing academic issues, Sarah, wearing a black cloak, had already knelt on one knee on the ground.
Looking at the figure on the teleportation array, his amber eyes were filled with longing, and the cat ears on his head swayed.
"Greetings, Lord Demon!"
If she hadn't been so reserved, she would have pounced on him.
Not only Sarah, but also Arakdo who was waiting in front of the teleportation array, looked at his master returning home and excitedly stamped his eight legs on the spot.
"My respected Lord, the Supreme Demon King, you are finally back!"
"Yes, I'm back, Arakdo, your way of greeting is still so embarrassing."
Luo Yan greeted her with a smile, then looked at Sarah and said kindly, "Get up, let me see if you have been slacking off during the days I was away."
"Um!"
Sarah nodded and stood up happily, her eyes full of anticipation.
In fact, as early as when he walked down the teleportation array just now, Luo Yan had already seen Sarah's attribute panel through Youyou, and the reason why he said this was mainly to respond to her expectations.
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ID: Sarah
Race: Demon
Soul Level: Bronze (Level Cap LV30)
Level: LV.15Physique: 14Strength: 16Agility: 21Intelligence: 10Spirit: 10】
"Not bad, it seems you have worked hard during this period."
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An expression of approval appeared on Luo Yan's face.
In just a week's time, she has risen from the peak of Black Iron level to Bronze, and her level has also risen to LV15.
After going through a series of battles, she can now be considered a warrior who can stand on her own.
Thinking back to how they first met, Luo Yan couldn't help but sigh in his heart. Her changes could truly be described as astonishing.
Hearing the Demon King's praise, Sarah's face flushed with a rosy glow, and the corners of her mouth curled up slightly in satisfaction.
"I am just exercising according to your instructions...Thank you for your training."
Seeing the cat ears being praised by the Demon King, Arakdo came forward unwillingly and shouted as if to take credit.
"Master Demon! Arakdo has lived up to your expectations! I have been honing my hunting skills these past few days!"
Seeing how anxious Arakdo was, Luo Yan also opened his attribute panel and took a look.
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ID: Alacdo
Race: Crypt Spider
Soul Level: Bronze (Level Cap LV30)
Level: LV.15Physique: 17Strength: 16Agility: 8Intelligence: 4Spirit: 3】
This guy really didn't lie. He did train hard during the time I was away, but his growth was still a little slower than Sarah's, so much so that his level was caught up by the latter.
In addition, as the wisest general of the Shadow Weaver Nest, this guy's spirit and intelligence attributes still have not increased at all, only his physique and strength have improved slightly.
But this guy is a mount after all, and his status is different from Sarah, Octo and others. Luo Yan naturally doesn't have such high requirements, so he still spoke in an encouraging tone.
"Well done, Arachnos! I hope you will keep up the good work and strive to surpass Ms. Arachnos one day."
Luo Yan said with a smile, reached out and patted his big head, then looked at Sarah who was standing beside him.
"Take me around the area and show me how my minions have built our outpost fortress!"
Sarah gladly accepted the order.
"Yes! Lord Demon."
Following Sarah, Luo Yan left the teleportation room in the castle basement and headed to the main hall of the outpost fortress.
There is a statue of the devil made of granite, surrounded by a circle of faith crystals, and at this moment, each of the crystals is filled with surging energy! These are all the power of faith collected by the acolytes of the Palace Guard through prayer.
Perhaps because of the decline of life, the "per capita disposable faith power" in this world is unusually abundant. Dozens of acolytes collected 40,000 faith points in just a few days! This amount of faith power is enough to upgrade four Iron-level players to Bronze! In the cemetery, the efficiency of these acolytes in collecting faith power may be only a quarter or even less, and they have to cooperate with the prayers of ordinary believers to achieve the same effect.
Although this planet is desolate and barren, the fact that it is rich in the power of faith is enough for Luo Yan to attach importance to this outpost fortress.
After all, the stronger the players are, the more cards they have in their hands.
Moreover, these powers of faith can not only be used by players, but also by himself and other subordinates who are loyal to him.
When his strength breaks through gold or even platinum, he will consider letting his minions enjoy the pleasure of soul upgrading.
Looking at the demon king standing in front of the demon statue, a lizardman acolyte walked up to him and spoke in a respectful voice.
"Sir, according to your instructions, we have stored the power of faith in these crystals. Please take a look!"
“You are doing great, please keep it up.”
Luo Yan nodded in appreciation, and at the same time, in front of a group of monks, he absorbed the power of faith and incorporated it into his own godhood.
Witnessing the scene before them, the monks were in awe, and the expressions on their faces became more pious.
Only gods can absorb the power of faith attached to tributes. For mortals and ordinary demons, they can collect faith but cannot use it directly.
Therefore, in a sense, what Luo Yan was doing at this moment was almost equivalent to showing them miracles as a god.
If it was in the Magic City, Luo Yan would never have done this.
No matter how tempting the Crystal of Faith placed under the statue of the devil in the Nightmare on Elm Street Temple was, he never thought of taking it.
If it were discovered that he could absorb the power of faith for his own use, the people from the Ministry of Truth would be there to deal with him in minutes.
However, this is Chaos, and those standing here are all his believers, so Luo Yan didn't hide it.
The leading monk nodded slightly and spoke in a respectful and sincere voice.
"Yes, sir!"
Luo Yan nodded and did not stay here. Instead, he followed Sarah to the front of the hall and stepped into the area where the players were active.
This area belongs to the "Quality Square" of the new map, which is mainly a place for players to form teams, receive tasks and trade materials. Undead and demons wearing heavy armor engraved with underworld words come and go in the spacious hall.
The players active in this generation are mainly "leaders" above the Black Iron level.
Some of them were exchanging strategies, some were sitting on the ground setting up stalls to sell equipment or themselves, and a few were just here to join in the fun and sightsee.
Compared to the maze, Chao Planet is a good leveling point. The only drawback is that the materials dropped by monsters are relatively simple, so not all players like it here.
Luo Yan also didn't want all the players to come over.
Firstly, large cemeteries also need people, and secondly, the marginal utility of local human resource investment has obvious diminishing returns.
The role of the players here is mainly to ensure the military presence of the Great Cemetery on the planet Kao and to harass the forces of chaos. As for the "blood crystals" obtained by the players from killing monsters, he has not yet figured out how to use them.
Although the power flowing in the crystal is also a supernatural power, it is different from any known power on the continent of Os.
The reason why Luo Yan sent Miranda here was to crack the mystery and find a way to utilize the scarlet energy.
At worst, it would be a good idea to transform it into magic crystals that can be used in the continent of Oss.
Compared to the magic crystals dropped by monsters on the continent of Os, these crystals that condense all the essence of the monsters' flesh and blood are obviously purer and much larger.
Looking at the Demon King who suddenly appeared in the Quality Square, the players coming and going cast surprised glances at him.
They were not surprised that the devil suddenly appeared here, but they were surprised that this guy disappeared for a long time and suddenly reappeared.
"How bizarre... I didn't even notice that our Demon King has been offline for a week?"
"What are you doing here?"
"That's not right. I remember that this fortress seemed to have been picked up by Yiye Zhiqiu and his men a few days ago?"
"Did this guy go back to the Magic City for a blind date?"
"puff--"
"Who cares? I don't care what he does. I just want to kill monsters and level up!"
The players talked about it for a while, but couldn't come up with anything, so they stopped paying attention to him soon.
Luo Yan had no intention of interfering with the players' gaming progress, at least there was no need for that now.
He walked around the square and then went straight to the entrance of the castle.
It happened to be the time when the patrol team changed shifts, and Sano was checking the post at the castle gate.
When he saw Luo Yan appearing at the castle entrance, an expression of surprise immediately appeared on his face. He temporarily put down the work in his hands and went to greet him.
"Master Demon King... why are you here?"
(End of this chapter)